Princess Celestia was in her throne room angrily signing papers with her magic her guards were so scared of her now that they fled the castle in fear of how she would react if they even talked to her, as she signed the last paper, the throne room doors opened and revealed Cadance with a look of disappointment, apparently Celestia was not in the mood to even see her.
"What do you want Cadance, can't you see I'm busy?!" she blustered, Cadance flinched.
"I just came in here to tell you that Twilight will be staying in Canterlot for a while, she's still upset with you and the others for what happened earlier, she won't be returning to Ponyville anytime soon." she said, Celestia gave a frustrated sigh.
"Fine by me Cadance, just leave me." she ordered, Cadance did so and left, leaving Celestia alone to sulk, she wasn't mad because Twilight quit on her, but because Luna had somehow disappeared during the attack, when she should've been helping with it.
Meanwhile outside....
Princess Luna had landed in Canterlot, "Hello everypony, did I miss anything?" she asked, but she was soon greeted by a bunch of royal guards who were not happy too see her.
"Where in tartarus have you been?! one guard asked demanding an explanation, Luna gulped, she was in big trouble.
"You're going to be losing more than ever when Celestia gets through with you, you'd better have a good excuse for ditching the changeling attack!"
"Changeling?" she asked.
"Don't play dumb with us Luna, your sister is going to beat your butt once we get inside!" one guard said, once again Luna gulped.
The throne room doors opened up again, to reveal a still angry Celestia, when Luna saw this, she quivered in fear.
"Thank you guards, leave us." she said.
"Yes, your majesty." they said exiting the throne room, once they did, Celestia used her magic to close and lock the doors, making sure her sister didn't go anywhere, when Luna saw this a big shadow hovered over her, it was Celestia with an angered expression.
"Luna, where..have..you..been?!" she asked in a serious tone.
"Tia, I..."
"Speak up Luna!" she said.
"I know that there was a threat, but I didn't know who or what caused it, I figured it was no big deal if we didn't know what the cause of it was, so I just said to myself, 'heck with it', so when nopony was looking I left."
"Luna, as a princess, we always take a threat seriously, we don't ditch it, besides we did find out what the cause of it was, a group of creatures known as changelings, and their leader was disguised as Cadance, but that sure doesn't matter, because Twilight has quit on me!"
"Why sister?"
"Because she told us that Cadance, the fake Cadance, was evil, so she cried and left the room, Shining Armor told Twilight reasons for her strange behavior and told her not to come to the wedding, then I walked by and told her that she had a lot to think about and left the room, but then we suddenly discovered that she was right, now she won't even talk to me anymore, the elements of harmony could be disbanded too because Twilight has ended her friendship, because her friends left her too."
"I'm sorry." Luna said, "And I'm sorry that I ditched the threat, I promise to take things more seriously from now on, can you forgive me Tia?"
Celestia showed a compassionate smile and hugged Luna.
"You're my sister, I'll always forgive you, but you're going to have to be punished for this, you are to not to leave Canterlot for two weeks, agreed?"
"Yes, sister." she said with disappointment, she knew she deserved this, now all that was left was to see if Twilight would ever buck up and forgive her friends for what they did to her, or if she would keep on with her grudge against them.
"But you know sister, you haven't really been taking threats seriously yourself." Luna said.
"What are you saying?"
"What I'm saying is that every single time a threat comes to Equestria, you always make Twilight stop it, such as when Discord got set free, Twilight had to defeat him, while you just sat on your big fat butt and did nothing, she has every right to quit, which is what the big point is, you call her your student, but in reality, you've just been using her as a tool to get attention and glory, when it all should've gone to her, plus the fact that you're always relying on those filthy elements of harmony to solve everything, so it's partially your fault too."
Celestia lowered her head in shame.
Don't forgive them that easily. Celestia might be forgiven, considering that she had to choose between her niece and student. But the rest of Twilight friends had just completely abandoned her from the beginning. They don't deserve the easy way out considering that their actions were their own. Shining Armor's reason for leaving is dumb aswell. He left his job because he didn't even see the changes in his wife, which he afterwards blames it on the princess. He gets an A+ for shoving away his troubles caused by his own incompetence. I don't know if he was already under a mind control spell or not, but the reaction that Cadance had given him had quite an impact. It depends on how far his mind was gone and what actions were his own or just controlled by Chrysalis.
Anyway, these were my thoughts on this story so far.
Wow, that was a fast update. I like.
I can't read this, everypony is just acting way too retarded it's embarrassing.
I think you meant "me"
4631040 I totally agree. Twilight's friends need to really prove to Twilight how sorry that are and somehow assure her that they won't ditch/betray her again. Especially, the Element of Loyalty.
Twilight will eventually forgive Shining Armor, just like Celestia forgave Luna, because they are family. Personally, I think Shining Armor was not brainwashed when he told Twilight not to come to the wedding. However, I do believe Chrysalis had to brainwash him in order for the wedding to happen without Twilight there. As for Celestia, Twilight might forgive her after a very sincere apology, after she did some serious thinking, but I doubt Twilight will become her student again. The trust just isn't there anymore.
The coming chapter(s) will be quite interesting.
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I agree with you! Twilight "friends" need to earn Twilight's trust once again, but what Shining Armor did to her, its more painfull, Because Shining is Twilight brother, she is more family that Cadance, isn't supposed that the family must trust each other. If Shining Armor didn't BOlieved Twilight, even WHEN Twilight WAS right, how can Twilight trust and forgive Shining Armor?
I suppose that Twilight must not forgive HER "friends" so easy. Specially Rainbow Dash the "element of loyalty". How loyal she is, right? And Shining leave Twilight for Cadance Was Shining's choice, IT didn't have to do with Chrysalis mind controlling Shining, Celestia, Spike or Twilight "friends". Those WHERE their choices.
I would ALSO feel betrayed if I experience the same that happened to Twilight in her brother wedding. I always say that THIS is the ULTIMATE betrayal!!!
4631255 I agree with you! If I was Twilight, I wouldn't forgive any of them! If there's one thing Twi needs to learn, it's "look out for yourself, and to tartarus with everypony else."
4631255 I agree that leaving Twilight in the first place was HIS choice. However, the fact that the wedding was going to happen without her there, I believe, WASN'T his choice. There was a reason Chrysalis had to completely take control of his mind.
4631365 Personally, I disagree with that philosophy. "No man (or mare) is an island."
4631040 4631147 I totally agree with you both, and I don't think I could've come up with a better way to say it myself.
I think that, when Spike returns to Ponyville to retrieve his and Twilight's things, he should let the Mayor know that he and Twilight will be leaving town indefinitely, and won't be back til they feel ready to, if they ever do decide to come back. And then he should let his and Twilight's ex-friends know what they've lost by their selfish actions.
(I kinda hope that the ponies in Ponyville wind up giving 5 certain ponies the cold shoulder for what they did, too. It's certainly serve 'em all right. IMHO.)
And like you, MuzaWaza, I think that those five need to earn Twilight's friendship and trust back. That's not going to be easy, given the circumstances. As we all know.
And where Rainbow Dash is concerned, does anyone want to hold her down for me while I buck some sense into that thick skull of her?! All she's thinking about is that she lost her chance to show her Sonic Rainboom again, not about Twilight's feelings.
Well, I want to do that to all of the addlebrains, but mainly Dash. And to a certain extent, Applejack, as well.
(Although I think that I noticed that Applejack and Rainbow were the only ones of the Mane 5 to weigh in on things. I don't think I saw Rarity, Fluttershy or Pinkie ever once put their 2 bits in on what happened, and the cancellation of the wedding. But I need to go back and re-read the chapter to be sure.)
So, to that end, I'd kinda like to see what their perspective is. On the train ride back to Ponyville, perhaps?
Anyway, can't wait for the next chapter to see what other fireworks happen!
Weird thing, though: this story is in my favorites, but yet I didn't get a notification in my "Favorites" box here, and instead noticed that it had updated when I checked my "Feed" notifications. And quite honestly, I getting rather tired (to say nothing of highly aggravated!) when the only time I get proper notification is either through my "Feed" or e-mail notifications!
I just wish that Knighty or the staff would look into this and find out just why this keeps happening, not just to me, but to (I'm assuming) all of us.
4631570 Well I just think one of Twilights' flaws is that she's too nice for her own good. She's always worried about her, but after seeing her friends, family and mentor turn on her, why even try to make amends?
4631720 I agree.
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I must agree with you guys. Twilight can't keep holding her grudge forever. Celestia has a lot of thinking to do for what has happened. As for what Celestia has said.
This could be problem for Equestria if the Elements of harmony won't work.
I still like bitterness than this Fic.
Well, Twilight's so-called friends, good luck of finding a way to earn her friendship back, especially you Rainbow Dash!!! And I thought Rainbow Dash never leave Twilight hanging, but I was wrong. She did.
4631600 truefully i think this story is better now than before.
and I agree with all three of you, they all need some serious soul searching to make up to Twilight.
Celestia, while i understand that Luna should've been at the wedding when it was attacked but really, you are in NO position to saying that to her: "Luna, as a princess, we always take a threat seriously, we don't ditch it," YOU did that to Twilight, your most faithful student, you did that twice to her: 1.) was in s1 ep1, very beginning, you ignored Twilight when she tried to warn you, but then again maybe you knew but decide to let her clean up your mess, and 2.) s2 ep25, Cantelot Wedding pt1, ok Twilight was acting OOC back then but come on after all she done for ALL of you and the remaining mare 5, you THINK you should talked to her as to why she acted like that and YOU of all Ponies should know how Twi Acts.
You read: Grave, this is one of many possiblities that could've happened because of what you said to her.
I'm leaving the other members of the Infamous 7 alone this time, because the others got enough hate from the other all ready.
4633455 My thoughts exactly.
4634069 Ugh Just Stop it.
4635536 Hey, you're the one who kept bringing it up.
4635540 I'm going have to agree with CornellBlueCrescentMoon
4636720 Thank you.
4637829 Your welcome
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4631089 They act too quick and nearly childishly. I could understand initial problems, but continuously being anger, etc.? They would have at least tried to resolve it by now.
I don't like what you did with Luna in this.
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Remember, she is the younger of the two princesses, and she does like having fun.
It's mostly a good thing, for Twilight, to forgive her friends because it's always ends with a more heroic and the whole "Good Guys always win!" scenario kicks in.
This is one of the main reasons I don't like Celestia that much! She either is too lazy or she has all these crazy Batman gambit plans and doesn't seem to really care if anybody gets hurt.
7222350 well discord I could understand the elements were the only reason they won the first time.
Also though I hate that I'm doing this cause I don't like her I must in her defense for the other times she got twilight to deal with problems for her she did those for two good reasons one because the elements are the best non lethal way of dealing with a problem and two to put twilight on the path to ascension which between you and me I may hat puppet masters but I'd be willing to be a puppet if at the end if get a major power boost,wings and immortality.
7735225 But dont forget, not everyone wants to be a leader, and no one EVER wants to be immortal.
7222350 Finally someone has a blooming brain.
I could've sworn Luna was holding vigil at night due to the threat meaning she was asleep during the events of the wedding.
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Amen brother. I agree with everything wholeheartedly. Specifically the fact that celestia says they should always take a threat seriously when they OBVIOUSLY DIDNT. All they did was put up was a shield spell over canterlot. When will anyone learn that no defense is full proof and nothing is impenetable? In the Chinese folklore, a man selling a spear says it will penetrate through anything and is selling a shield that cannot he breached. He is then asked what will happen if the spear is used against the shield. The moral to this Story is that no impenetrable force can coexist with a force that can breach everything in existence.
Well, that just went off the rails. Seriously. Personally I prefer the explanation that she was either sleeping or called away for some reason. Granted the show did some truly cringe-worthy stuff - Canterlot is in ruins and all Shiny cares about is getting on with the wedding, and then after it's all said and done Luna shows up oblivious about the fact that Canterlot is in ruins.
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I thought the same thing since she didn't show up till after the real wedding was over in show plus she usually nocturnal from dream walking and raising the moon. Plus she didn't in the show have any idea of what happened.
This story is so bad that I have to keep reading. One of those “so bad it’s good” type fanfics.
I really hope Celestia realizes her mistakes, I don't know if Twilight will be friends will all her friends again but I think she will atleast forgive some of them, Applejack and Rainbow Dash on the other hand however...is a different story.