//------------------------------// // Thursday, March 13th // Story: My Little Dictator // by ChewbaccaNoises //------------------------------// Dear Diary, A lot has happened today. Let's start with Rainbow's angry visit. ------- "Twilight.. How could this happen? You've always been on my side.. Yet now, you've gone and become Ponyville's leader?!" Rainbow angrily questioned. "You've been spying on me, haven't you? The secret meetings, having you there was a security breach, wasn't it?!" I nervously glanced at the floor, not knowing what to say. "Rainbow.. everything that's happening is.. not me. I, I've been keeping my letters to the princesses at a halt, and I w-would never do anything to hurt you or Fluttershy! It's just not me, Dash." I said, barely keeping myself from crying. "Then what?!" Rainbow screamed at me, tears of anger streaming down her face. "I-I don't k-know, Dash." I cried. ------- After her visit, I couldn't control myself from crying. I think tears rolled down my face for hours. It sure felt like it. Yet, all the crying gave me a chance to think: The princesses placed me in this position, because they think I can handle whatever is poised at me; I have no doubts that I could. In fact, if this had all happened sooner, I probably would've taken every action told to me. Luckily, I was able to hear Rainbow's side of the story, how it hurt her, and made her less of a pony. That I don't think I could have ordered. ------- "Beware of the Zebra Nation," a gray newscaster proclaimed, "After having threatened our beautiful nation with war, the zebras have been coordinating planned attacks on ponies and pony supporters in Equestria, The Gryphon Kingdoms, and even their own lands. Many are calling them radicals. Here's Swift Report with the story." "Thanks, Notepad. Along the Coltarian Plateau, blood is being shed. Zebras race across the grass with weapons in tow, slicing, stabbing, and killing any pony in their path. Many local militia groups began to militarize, but have had little effect on the zebras, who just keep coming and coming. Captain Shining Armor of the Royal Guard said,"With the death toll rising over two thousand, the Equestrian Military is ready to send out troops and defeat the Zebras." With current TV ads and increased military funding, many pegasi, unicorns, and earth ponies alike have been joining to fight for their country and leader, Princess Celestia. Today in a press conference, Princess Celestia said she'd "like to see an increase in industrial production" along with "more patriotism for the country, so that any foreign power who wishes to attack us, will fall swiftly." I cringed at the program, and quickly switched over to The Big Hay Theory. A terrible comedy show, but perfect for having a quick snort or two in thirty minutes. I lazily sat and watched the show, barely keeping track of stuck up nerd pony saying stuck up nerdy things to dumb blond pony, when a letter slid under my door. Odd, I thought, I have a mail slot for just such a reason. I picked up the letter, stamped with blue wax and a familiar crescent moon symbol. Luna. Greedily, I ripped open the envelope and pulled out the letter. Twilight, We both know I am not the most formal at letters, but at least my grammar has gotten better. You may know this already, and considering the circumstances, I am forced to send this like normal mail. This may arrive too late. You are going to be chosen as the "Mayor" for Ponyville by my sister. You will have a specific set of duties, blah blah blah. What you do not know however, is that you were only chosen because you grew up with Celestia. She taught you. She knows you. She will give you commands to follow out upon your townsfolk. Trust me, you will NOT want to do some of these things. Regards, Luna ------- To say my heart stopped, is probably rather untrue. It exploded, is probably a better thing to say. After I received the letter from Luna, I quickly wrote a note to Rainbow. I asked her to be my Lieutenant Mayor. With her by my side, I plan that nothing that she doesn't like will get past. Earlier Diary, I said that I knew what Celestia was planning. I think I understand it now too. She's trying to build up our military for a huge invasion of the Zebra lands. The one thing I can't explain though, is why remove the houses of the pegasi? It makes no sense to me, and probably won't if things continue this way. ------- "Rainbow... I'm so happy you decided to be my Lieutenant." I cheerfully said to my cyan pal. We were walking along a dirt path in a park surrounded by maple trees. They were just starting to get leaves on them again. "With you by me, I hope to make things better for everyone. No matter what Celestia has planned, I know we can get through it." Dash laughed, "Oh Twilight. You know I can't stay mad at you forever. It's probably nothing, so we'll be fine." She smiled at me, her magenta eyes making me feel warm inside. She always evoked a sense of security in me. A short amount of walking later, and we arrived at our new office. The Town Hall. Ponies were milling about, not minding us at all. I smiled and took a deep breath of the market air. I turned around and followed Rainbow into the building. Our offices were on the second floor, so we took to a flight of stairs. "I hope we don't have too much paperwork, that'd be lame." Rainbow happily said. I smiled at her. I sat down behind my desk, and began sifting through the huge mound of paperwork I had. I guess paperwork really was lame. Papers asking for my signature, telling me what procedures to take, old catering menus, and a few letters. One, from Princess Celestia herself. I took the envelope and opened it, revealing the parchment inside. I grabbed the letter and read it aloud to myself, even though Rainbow was also in the room. "Dear Twilight Sparkle, or should I say, Mayor Twilight Sparkle. I'm very proud of you. You have worked very hard to accomplish this far, though I had no doubt you could do it." I smiled at her kind words. Rainbow laughed and called me a sap. "But with your new job comes responsibilities, ones you must abide by, or risk losing your job. I know you will not fail me. A new rule has been enacted by myself, and it must be enforced. It is, respectfully, Law 22.84. Law 22.84 states that 'All ponies not working in farming or metallurgy, are to begin working at factories to produce weapons of war.' I will need to know how many ponies will work in the factories, as I can begin building the Ponyville Factory, which will produce infantry weapons and ammunition. I do not expect you to fail me, Twilight, as this is a rather simple task. Remember, I am very proud of you. Love, Princess Celestia." I gulped as Dash eyed me and the letter with anger. "What in tartarus?" Rainbow finally managed to strangle out. "Celestia wants us to remove ponies from their lives work, and force them to work in a factory?!" "That's.. that's exactly it, Dash." I answered back.