Baby Sister~

Princess Skyla strode nobly through the halls of the Crystal Empire’s immense palace, her golden horseshoes making a loud staccato racket on the crystalline floors. She walked as a princess should, with her wings flared and head held high, and she had nearly reached her destination when a familiar voice rang out behind her.

“La-la.”

Skyla’s face immediately soured, but she tried not to let it show. Princesses were professional after all. With a sigh, she turned to face her older sister.

“Flurry.”

Flurry Heart was beautiful. She was tall and slender, with a voice like sunshine, and even now, her eyes twinkled with love as she looked down at the filly princess. Everything about the alicorn was utterly perfect, and she remained the glittering apple of the Crystal ponies' eyes. It made Skyla cringe.

“Where are you off to in such a hurry, baby sister?” Flurry dipped her head down and blew a raspberry kiss on Skyla’s cheek, making the younger sister gag. “It’s too early in the morning for little cuties to wander the castle alone.”

“I am not wandering.” Skyla huffed. “I have debate lessons scheduled in ten minutes. Fencing lessons after that. I’m doing my best to become the best princess the Crystal Empire’s ever had.” To prove her importance, she stuck out her tongue at Flurry.

Flurry's smile did not fade. “Oh, I’m sure you will be.” She smiled, indulgent, and ruffled her little sister's mane. “You’re shaping up to be quite a wonderful little lady, Skyla.”

Skyla was taken aback by the genuine praise, and her cheeks turned pink. She scuffed at the floor awkwardly with a hoof. “Y-yes, well.” She cleared her throat, turning to go. “Ahem. I, um...I should be getting back to my lessons-”

“Skyla, honey, wait.” Flurry stopped her sister with her wing, and for a moment her serene princess facade fell away, leaving her looking quite worried and...vulnerable. She bit her lip, and spoke in a conspiratory whisper. “Listen, baby sister. You...you don’t have to do all this princess stuff just yet. You’re just a little filly. You’re free to do whatever you want.” Flurry placed her hooves on Skyla's shoulders. "That doesn't last forever."

“Flurry, I don't have time for this-" Skyla squirmed away from the alicorn's touch. Her sister was talking crazy again...


"That's exactly what I worry about." Flurry muttered. For a moment, there was silence.

“...Play hooky with me.” Flurry smiled suddenly, just a little too wide. “Just for today...just you and me, La-la. No princess routine, no delegations, no uncomfortable hoof shoes-” She indicated the golden slippers that adorned her own hooves. “No stuffy aristocrats-” She blew air out of her nose, and her voice grew more frantic. “Just...c’mon, let’s go flying!” She suddenly flared her enormous wingspan, momentarily blocking out the morning sun.

“Flurry-”

“Please. I have to fly.” Flurry whispered desperately, more to herself than Skyla. “I need to fly, I need...something, something other than smiling and waving like...like an ornament-”

“You’re shirking your princess duties.” Skyla accused. Her sister flinched, hurt.

“N-no, I would never. I just...need a break sometimes.” She smiled at Skyla, but it was tinged with sadness.

“It...pains me to see you acting so grown up, baby sister. It feels like just the other day, you were just a teeny, pudgy foal, always hiding under my wing during thunderstorms...and now you’re becoming a full fledged royal. I know you want to make everyone proud of you, Sky, but being a princess…” Flurry grasped for the right words. “...It’s....it's just a pretty cage.”

Skyla regarded her sister with a frown. Since she could walk, she’d always looked up to Flurry as the picturesque ideal of what a princess should be. Radiant, warm, kind, beloved by all. Perfect. It burned Skyla up with jealousy to even glance at her sister these days. But now her perfect, beloved older sister was gazing dejectedly at her reflection in the crystal floor.

Skyla didn’t know what to say. Her debate lessons were beginning soon, and she opened her mouth to remind Flurry of that.

Then her big sister sniffled.

The spell was broken. In an instant, Skyla became aware of the shine in Flurry’s eyes, and the miserable slump of her wings, yearning for the sky. And in an instant, she’d reached out awkwardly, and hugged her sister’s leg.

“...I’ll go flying with you, you big dummy.”

Flurry’s eyes went wide in surprise, before she broke out into the widest, brightest, most obnoxious grin Skyla had ever seen. Skyla, to her squawking protest, was scooped up in a crushing hug and peppered with kisses.

“Thank you thank you thank you baby sister-”

“Unhoof me at once you massive-winged cretin-”

But her protests fell on deaf ears. Flurry snuggled her little sister tight to her chest, and began to babble excitedly about all the things they could do together on their "day off"-flying, pranking the aristocrats, sneaking sweets out of the kitchens-and Skyla groused to herself about her sister's ever-unprofessional, excitable attitude. The gift of alicorn status wasted on a goofball. But then her sister beamed down at her, genuine and grateful, and Skyla felt her own grumpy expression fall away a bit. She squirmed out her her sister's hold.


"Well, c'mon then, Flurry Fart." Skyla challenged, sticking out her tongue. "I'll race you to the kitchens."


 Flurry gasped when her sister suddenly took off down the hall. She gave chase immediately, her longer legs easily allowing her to catch up. The gleaming hallways of the Crystal Castle soon echoed with Flurry's melodious, joyful laughter-and Skyla's too, if the little princess was being honest.


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Flurry get your shit together
decided to make Flurry Heart a canon addition to the pandoraverse
skyla ain't happy about her new "big sis"

went "full girly" with flurry's adult design, borrowed elements from older gen ponies star catcher and silver swirl. I always loved their pretty swirly fur patterns. Flurry is a very sparkly pretty snow princess and often overshadows Skyla, not that Flurry would ever deliberately overshadow her precious grumpy widdle baby sister

i kinda figured their dynamic would be that skyla is mad jealous of flurry, but flurry doesn't even want to be a princess in the first place. I dunno, I just have a thing for when the younger sibling is stronger and more mature than the other. Skyla looks up to Flurry, but she doesn't know Flurry admires her too.



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