End of Arc One: Renascentia
"We were decided as the opening act months ago! You can't just do this to us. We're the Wonderbolts!" shouted Spitfire.
"You can't compete in the games and be part of the opening ceremony! The rulebook says that no member of the staff may compete in the Equestria Games proper. And do not presume to tell me what I can and can't do! I am the assigned Games Inspector and I will decide who has the right to be in the opening ceremony!" snapped Ms. Harshwhinny, equal parts bitterness and self-righteousness.
"Be silent."
"We had to cancel our other gigs in order to be there to do the ceremony! This is how we make our living! You can't tell us we need to come and do a show and then have us cancel at the last minute!" Spitfire stamped her hoof on the Throne Room floor.
"It's not at the last minute! The Games are not for another few months! And rules are rules. No member of the staff may participate in the games themselves!" Harshwhinney was not giving an inch. She puffed out her chest and stepped forward to face the Wonderbolts captain.
"Be silent."
"We're not a member of the staff! We're part of the opening ceremony! That rule is to protect against objectivity being compromised: like if the adjudicator decides that he wants to compete and then adjudicates in favour of himself or something like that! We're not gonna cheat by being competitors and being in the opening ceremony! If anything we'll be at a disadvantage 'cos we'll be tired after the ceremony!" Spitfire growled.
"Miss Spitfire you have been utterly unco-operative about this since day one. One minor change to the schedule and you fly completely off the handle. And no, the rule does not specifically have to do with objectivity! It also has to do with cases where-"
"BE SILENT! I AM TRYING TO THINK!"
My voice shut them both up. The echoes resounded throughout the castle. I rose from my throne. Shooting a stabbing glare at both of them as I stepped menacingly down the stairs that lead up to the raised platform on which my throne sat.
Raven was cringing behind a nearby pillar. She had warned the two of them that I was in a bad mood. They had ignored her at their own peril.
The gears of my mind turned as I glared stormily down at them.
The solution was obvious, wasn't it?
Ditzy was a forgiving and understanding mare. All I need do is write her a letter, to show I respect her desire not to speak to me, and say that I only did what I did because Dinky sent me hate-mail and I felt that the best way to patch things up with her was to get to know her a little better.
No.
I need to admit that what I did was dishonest. I need to promise that I won't expose her to any more of my crazy schemes.
No.
I need to swear that I will never do anything like that again. She will come back to me. I can tell when somepony cares deeply about another and I know she cares about me.
No.
I need to apologize. That's all. Apologize.
"NO! I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE! I HATE APOLOGIZING! I HATE BEING APOLOGIZED TO! I HATE EVERY STUPID, SELF-DEPRICATING SECOND OF IT!" I roared as spider web cracks spread across the stained glass windows of the throne room from the sheer force of my magical potential resonating throughout the castle.
"Oh! Was it an inconvenience for her to journey out of her way to see me at the palace every day? Was that too much to ask? Too much trouble?" I snarled as I stalked my way around the trembling duo.
"I FOUNDED THE DAMN EQUESTRIAN POSTAL SERVICE! SHE WOULDN'T HAVE A JOB IF IT WASN'T FOR ME! IN FACT, THERE WOULDN'T BE AN EQUESTRIA AT ALL IF IT WASN'T FOR ME!" Guards burst into the throne room, weapons drawn, ready for battle.
"Your Majesty? Is something wrong? We heard shouting! Is the castle under attack?" cried the Captain of the second battalion.
"SHUT UP! THERE WOULDN'T BE A CASTLE IF IT WASN'T FOR ME!" I bellowed, "Do you have any idea? Do any of you have even the smallest inkling of how much I sacrificed for this nation?"
Every pony in the throne room stared blankly back at me.
"I bled for you. I bled for each and every one of you. And I forced others to bleed for you too. A million rough stallions marched their way through a thousand bloody battles into muddy and shallow graves for us to have gotten this far. And I lead them every step of the way. I brought every tribespony from the Frozen North to the Blistering South to found this land under the banner of unity. My banner! And when each greedy politician, warmongering general or fearful aristocrat refused to accept peace then I brought them war unimaginable. I waded knee deep through gore and carnage the likes of which you cannot imagine. And for what? To be snubbed by some mailmare and her cub? NO! I did it so that each and every citizen could live in a wondrous utopia. Free from war, from bloodshed, from chaos," I ascended the steps to the throne and turned to face the gawping mass that now crowded the throne room.
"I threw my own dear sister to the wolves so that you could all bask in the sun! And what do I get in return? Snivelling, whining, begging at every misstep. Not a single friendly word, or a hoof on my shoulder when I'm feeling down. Not a single 'Celestia, you're looking beautiful today' or 'Have you been feeling okay?'. And I decide that just this once, heaven forbid, maybe I'd like to take some time off with a nice young mare. Enjoy a bit of R&R, be a little selfish just this once. A kiss on the cheek, a gentle cuddle, that's all I wanted! Some small affection," I drew a sharp and bitter tasting breath, "And she has the audacity to turn me down. Me! I deserve to have whichever mare I so please!"
Silence fell over the small crowd as my voice resounded through the hall. My face felt unbelievably hot. I was on the brink of crying but I forced back the tears through strength of will.
"She doesn't like the scheming? My strategies for romance? She thinks I'm too calculating for her tastes? Well, her tastes be damned! I raise the sun! I clung to this throne for a thousand years by out scheming even the sneakiest of adversaries. Deception is a part of who I am. It would be a waste of time for me to lie to her and say that I was going to be more honest, more straightforward and less under-hooved. Because I have no intention of changing who I am! She will love me for me!"
The time had come for my verdict. Time to throw off the suffocating bonds of Princesshood and pursue that breath of fresh air that I needed so badly. Time to take what I rightfully deserve.
To outdo an adversary this perceptive and alert to deception I would have to come up with a plan so diabolical, so cunning, so devious that even Dastardly Doo himself would splutter and gasp. I am an ends-justify-the-means kind of Princess. Always have been. I did terrible things to craft this nation but now that it has risen it is a place of harmony and joy. When Ditzy understands that my coldest and darkest plans always bring forth light and warmth then and only then she will be mine.
"Raven?"
"Yes!" squeaked the timid unicorn as she stepped forward.
"I name you acting Princess in my stead. Do as you see fit but know that you will endure my wrath upon my return if you abuse your new position," I unceremoniously removed my own crown and plonked it on Raven's trembling head, "I bid the rest of you farewell. I will be gone for some time. I have a mare to conquer."
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Oh hell no.... Celestia freaking out in front of Harshwhinny. Spitfire, her guards, and raven... And making raven a princess with Luna.....
And celestia stalking and possibly being (molestia) with diamond tiara
SHIT JUST GOT REAL!!
Well that was unexpected... Glad to know you're taking your reader's thoughts to heart...
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You restored my faith in you with this one. and is true that it was soo cliché it was a cliché in itself.
GO on CELESTIA burn the demons in the inmaterium, crush the scourge and burn the hive to get your mare and maybe hit that filly with a mace.
Damn... Celly's went of the deep end! At least she started with Diamond Tiara.
Also, Harshwhinny needs a slap. a hard one.
Any chance we get the original ending as a gag chapter anyway?
Wow.....she's just turned into Mallory Archer. ME LIKEY!!!!
Uh oh.
aww shit Celestia is going hellfire on thare ass's
Wow a 4000 word final chapter
! I'm now really curious about the "original ending" that you put so much time into. If it's not too much trouble, I would love to read your original ending is a sort of alternative ending final chapter after you are finished with your current story arc 
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O_O... somehow this was not unexpected.
Going into the chapter: "Well, I guess it's time for things to start patching up!"
Coming out of the chapter: "Well, I guess it's time for things to start exploding!"
For the record, I like explosions.
It'll also be interesting to see if Celestia takes a look back at her actions at the end of all of this and sees that there was, in fact, a reason everyone was so damn scared of her all the time.
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If I wasn't completely enthralled before, I sure as hay am now.
Such ungrateful readers are willing to do anything to throw popcorn in a zoo pin to feed and make animals do something cool and fun for their amusement.
A bit over the top, but hey Celestia has to use any option she can. Though I think this new found confidence will sputter at the worst moment.
I like this
Awesome!!
It Is ON!
She gonna crumble under Ditzy's cutness O:...she maybe be big and bad..but Ditzy....is well Ditzy! she does what she wants!
3938430 - saw another chapter is out- Oh boy! -reads it-.....wow.....this picture matches what I said XD
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... nor unwelcome
This has taken an interesting turn. Suddenly, this story is a whole different monster. ^_^
I was actually kind of half-expecting Celestia to give up her position as princess (I guess I'm just a sucker for that particular development), though in an altogether different manner than what actually happened.
*Reads the Author's Note*
Woah, taking a story completely off the rails like this is a pretty ballsy move. Kudos to you! I'm excited!
I approve
Aww but I liked the SoL of it...
*muttering*Damn violent minded idiots...*muttering*
and now i hate it... maybe i was kinda looking forward to the proper ending. Can you send it to me? I wanna know how it was SUPPOSED to end before you took idiots advice and changed how you wanted your own story to turn out.
Whatever comes out of this try and make sure it doesn't feel like it comes out of spite, nothing leaves a bad taste in the mouth like a dark ending that pops up out of nowhere. Dark is fine, but it needs to fit the tone of the story.
-sighs- Well damn..note to self don't dump immortal sun goddesses...
I
you
but
oh
Oh….
YEAH!
But serious now. I… actually, I will admit, I can see this being an actual outcome. Princess Celestia may be long-lived or even immortal, but she is far from perfect. If I had mortal failings (and we see that Celestia does, with her exasperation over the way her tea cup was kept so enthusiastically full during a visit to Ponyville), I imagine I’d have a hair-trigger after putting up with a thousand years of groveling bullshit, too.
And if I finally found someone who related to me like a normal, sane person would, and then suddenly they don’t want to see me any more (even if it was legitimately my own fault), I’d probably flip my shit too.
“Why are you always groveling? Are you afraid of me for irrational reasons? Well, fine! You treat me like a live grenade, I’ll act like a live grenade! Brace yourselves, peons! We’re goin’ over the PAINBOW! OH-
YEAH!"
Oh dear oh dear oh dear...
Fans are a fickle and demanding bunch. Write the story you want to write, don't let the readers dictate where the story goes, or else it won't be your story anymore but you'll still be doing all the work and you might grow to hate it :s
The Comedy Tag better stay right the hell where it is.
B-but Luna.
Wowzers. Celestia may go Nightmare just for love. XD
As in the words of Johnny Test Woah didn't see that coming
*sigh*
Welp, it seems somepony needs to slap some sense into her. It also looks like the Celestia x Ditzy ship just sunk. I will be abandoning ship now.
No. Just NO. Your response to the requests of Ditzy being reminded that casualness and no manners aren't the same is to turn Celestia into the bigger bitch and douchebag?! To blow Celestia completely out of character and blast her straight into Tyrantlestia territory?! WHAT?!
That's it. I've had enough. Downvoted, unfavorited and not looking back. There is only so much shark-jumping I can take.
Well this should be good.
Whoa...continue, I like it!
HAHAHAHA THATS IT CELESTIA TAKE WHATS YOURS HAHAHA
but please dont hurt any muffins 
3938944 Every government is a master of deception. If she didnt learn how to hide her motive equestria would not be in the state of peace it is in now.
Also that isn't tyrantlestia, more like Chessmasterlestira.
The bitch is fucking crazy!
Sappy ending would be perfectly fine, but i gotta admit, that it's surprisingly easy to imagine Celly going off her rocker like she just did. That was awesome.
3938687 what this guy said. Don't get me wrong, this chapter is funny, but don't throw out a bunch of work just cause some commenters got uppity
Yea.... you shoulda stuck with what you had. Write for yourself, not others. There's probably a lot of us who woulda liked the sappy ending.
I can't help but think you'll regret this in a bit. After reading your comment, all I see in this chapter is YOUR anger and bitterness, not Celestia's. It just breaks the entire tone you had set up. For that reason, I'm changing my upvote to a downvote, at least for now.
Guess I'll keep watching, though. I love a good train wreck.
Well that happened....
Honestly I kind of like the new direction though I didn't have any problems with the original arch. would you be willing to post the intended ending as an alternate so we could have our cake and eat it too? keep up the good work and thank you for writing.
I approve of either direction you take this.
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This. :D
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For the record, I am actually kind of hoping we do get to meet Macho Mare Tia Savage at some point.
I really hope you're kidding about changing your story like that just to spite commenters. That never works.
Well, I'm sorry if my comments hurt you at all. Frankly, I do tend to have a problem being too blunt at times. I never mean to make anybody feel bad, though, I just try to be honest.
That said, if any comment of mine helped inspire this new direction, then it looks like it may just be for the better. This has definitely reignited my interest and got me interested in what's coming next. It's definitely a new, more original direction and I highly congratulate you for it. There's a real sense of foreboding and trepidation here and I'm highly interested as to where you'll take it.