With Twilight Sparkle's ascension to Princesshood, little fillies across the world dream away with the knowledge that any one of them could become a Princess themselves, somehow, some day. Unicorns dream of sprouting wings and tasting the clouds, Pegasi imagine what it might be like to conjure from thin air, and the Earth Ponies...
Well, they've always been a practical people. "Keep your hooves on the ground and your head with your hooves," as they say.
But one little Earth Pony wonders how different her kind is from the fiery Pegasi and crafty Unicorns - What does an Earth Pony have to offer that they don't?
So, she does some light research on the inherent magics of ponykind, and how they tie together into the apex form known as an Alicorn.
She is less than pleased with her results.
--Rated Teen for some dark, dangerous, and mature situations which may not be appropriate for all audiences--
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AUTHORS NOTE
This story is written largely unedited and piece-by-piece. You may notice an evolution of the writing style and mechanics over time, hopefully for the better. If you see any grammatical errors or inconsistancies, feel free to point them out. Most of this is contained in my head (and as such I'm bound to make a few mistakes) and I've never not had an issue with possessive apostrophes.
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