Cadence, Alicorn of...what?

Yep. You caught me. I spell her name with an 'e.'

What do you mean, I've been avoiding this?

I, PuddingNPie, officially commit to my decision.

Anyway, back to the crystalline heart of the matter. I had a dream last night, and in it I was privy to the secrets of the ascension of everyone's favourite pink and purple and yellow princess of rock candy.

There was, though, a small detail which, upon waking, my ever-sharp conscious mind did so vehemently deny.

Because, during my dream, my devious - and perhaps a little daft - subconscious insisted that Cadence, in order to grow a horn and be crowned a princess, mastered...

...salad.