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The Chicken And The Egg
The very newly crowned Alicorn Princess Twilight Sparkle was practically bouncing as she slipped through the open doors of her mentor’s private suite. Her coronation party was winding down, giving her a few moments to seek out her teacher / fellow princess and thank her once again for such an incredible opportunity!
“Princess Celestia! I just wanted... to... thank you? Again?” Twilight trailed off as she took in the scene before her. “What’s going on, Princess?”
Twilight had been in her mentor’s private suite numerous times in the past. A quick glance showed it to be more or less unchanged from her last visit. Except for the wooden crate in the center. That was new. So was the sight of the Alicorn of the Sun attempting to shove something into said crate.
Something furry. And purple. And rather familiar looking.
“Ah! Twilight!” Celestia jumped slightly, startled. With a quick shove, she pushed.. whatever it was.. over the top and into the crate before turning to give her student a sheepish smile.
“What an unexpected surprise! What can I do for you, my faithful student?”
Twilight just raised a hoof and pointed at the crate. Where a disturbingly similar looking leg and hoof were dangling over the edge.
“Oh, fiddlesticks...” Celestia sighed and shook her head. A golden glow surrounded the limp appendage, shoving it up and into the box.
“P.. Princess? What.. what was that?” Twilight’s eyes were as big as dinner plates, her hoof shaking as she continued to point at the crate. “I.. It looks li.. Like...” She stammered and stopped, the words refusing to leave her throat.
Celestia hurried over to her beloved student and quickly draped a wing over her back to calm her. She sighed heavily and shook her head.
“I’m sorry Twilight. I had hoped to spare you a few... uncomfortable facts about your ascension.”
“So tha.. that’s m... Me... In the c...crate?” The newly ascended alicorn stuttered, her mane rapidly becoming more and more frazzled.
“Oh, of course not my dear Twilight Sparkle!” Celestia laughed gaily at the very thought. She could feel Twilight relax beneath her wing. “You are right here beside me. That is just some leftover bits and pieces.”
“L... Leftover bits and pieces?” And just like that, the shaking and frazzled mane returned.
“Well, yes. You can think of your ascension as being like... a baby bird breaking free of its egg!” Celestia gestured grandly, smiling. “At first all that can be seen is the shell. Its true nature and potential hidden inside. But then comes the momentous day that it hatches!” She hugged Twilight more tightly to emphasize her words.
“And on that wonderful day, the world is blessed with a beautiful baby bird, eager to spread its wings and soar!” Celestia’s hoof stretched out, gesturing towards an imaginary horizon.
Twilight smiled and relaxed, gazing up are her mentor / teacher / idol in awe.
Then Celestia glanced at the crate and grimaced.
“Yes, all that’s left is a beautiful baby bird. And lots of bits of icky, gooey, disgusting shell fragments all over the place.” She rolled her eyes. “And let me tell you, they do get all over the place.”
“In any case, you should head back to the party, my dear Twilight. I’ll take care of getting this detritus down to the Royal Incinerator.” She gave the purple alicorn a big smile and a gentle nudge with her wing. She carefully ignored the way Twilight’s mane was standing on end, or the fact that her pupils had shrunk to pinpoints.
“Y.. Yes... Of course Princess... the party...” Taking one last, terrified glance at the crate, Twilight turned around and slowly, calmly, regally walked out of the room.
The sound of insane galloping didn’t start until she was out of sight.
Luna’s hoof pounded on the table, almost upsetting the tea set as laughter took her. Her sister’s tale nearly had her falling from her chair, she was laughing so hard!
“Oh Tia, I can not believe thou hast played such a prank on thy favored student!” She exclaimed as she wiped away tears of mirth.
Celestia giggled in response. “Opportunities to prank newly ascended Alicorns are so rare Luna. It would be a crime to let one pass without my best efforts!”
“But does thou not worry that thou might someday regret thy pranking ways, sister?” Luna asked with a raised eyebrow.
Celestia pondered briefly, then sipped her tea with a serene smile.
“Nope.”
“Princess Celestia! I just wanted... to... thank you? Again?” Twilight trailed off as she took in the scene before her. “What’s going on, Princess?”
Twilight had been in her mentor’s private suite numerous times in the past. A quick glance showed it to be more or less unchanged from her last visit. Except for the wooden crate in the center. That was new. So was the sight of the Alicorn of the Sun attempting to shove something into said crate.
Something furry. And purple. And rather familiar looking.
“Ah! Twilight!” Celestia jumped slightly, startled. With a quick shove, she pushed.. whatever it was.. over the top and into the crate before turning to give her student a sheepish smile.
“What an unexpected surprise! What can I do for you, my faithful student?”
Twilight just raised a hoof and pointed at the crate. Where a disturbingly similar looking leg and hoof were dangling over the edge.
“Oh, fiddlesticks...” Celestia sighed and shook her head. A golden glow surrounded the limp appendage, shoving it up and into the box.
“P.. Princess? What.. what was that?” Twilight’s eyes were as big as dinner plates, her hoof shaking as she continued to point at the crate. “I.. It looks li.. Like...” She stammered and stopped, the words refusing to leave her throat.
Celestia hurried over to her beloved student and quickly draped a wing over her back to calm her. She sighed heavily and shook her head.
“I’m sorry Twilight. I had hoped to spare you a few... uncomfortable facts about your ascension.”
“So tha.. that’s m... Me... In the c...crate?” The newly ascended alicorn stuttered, her mane rapidly becoming more and more frazzled.
“Oh, of course not my dear Twilight Sparkle!” Celestia laughed gaily at the very thought. She could feel Twilight relax beneath her wing. “You are right here beside me. That is just some leftover bits and pieces.”
“L... Leftover bits and pieces?” And just like that, the shaking and frazzled mane returned.
“Well, yes. You can think of your ascension as being like... a baby bird breaking free of its egg!” Celestia gestured grandly, smiling. “At first all that can be seen is the shell. Its true nature and potential hidden inside. But then comes the momentous day that it hatches!” She hugged Twilight more tightly to emphasize her words.
“And on that wonderful day, the world is blessed with a beautiful baby bird, eager to spread its wings and soar!” Celestia’s hoof stretched out, gesturing towards an imaginary horizon.
Twilight smiled and relaxed, gazing up are her mentor / teacher / idol in awe.
Then Celestia glanced at the crate and grimaced.
“Yes, all that’s left is a beautiful baby bird. And lots of bits of icky, gooey, disgusting shell fragments all over the place.” She rolled her eyes. “And let me tell you, they do get all over the place.”
“In any case, you should head back to the party, my dear Twilight. I’ll take care of getting this detritus down to the Royal Incinerator.” She gave the purple alicorn a big smile and a gentle nudge with her wing. She carefully ignored the way Twilight’s mane was standing on end, or the fact that her pupils had shrunk to pinpoints.
“Y.. Yes... Of course Princess... the party...” Taking one last, terrified glance at the crate, Twilight turned around and slowly, calmly, regally walked out of the room.
The sound of insane galloping didn’t start until she was out of sight.
Luna’s hoof pounded on the table, almost upsetting the tea set as laughter took her. Her sister’s tale nearly had her falling from her chair, she was laughing so hard!
“Oh Tia, I can not believe thou hast played such a prank on thy favored student!” She exclaimed as she wiped away tears of mirth.
Celestia giggled in response. “Opportunities to prank newly ascended Alicorns are so rare Luna. It would be a crime to let one pass without my best efforts!”
“But does thou not worry that thou might someday regret thy pranking ways, sister?” Luna asked with a raised eyebrow.
Celestia pondered briefly, then sipped her tea with a serene smile.
“Nope.”