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Chain O'Command is just your average guard, having an average work day. Soon, he will start his next shift where he'll be guarding Princess Celestia's throne room.

Unfortunately, there's something important he forgot to bring, something a guard like him should never forget. Ever.

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This one was magnificent.
Just one thing: why didn't Twilight Sparkle tell her? She's not the pony to skirt from troubles like this one...

Love it! Being sunburned by being celestia is certainly better then being one of lunas guards... :rainbowlaugh:

Liked and faved. Keep up the good work!

6371068 Twilight's brain probably doesn't allow her to notice

Headcanon accepted.

There's now a niche spot for a Luna version of this.
6371193 I dunno. I wouldn't mind standing around. If anything to 'prove' this fact.

Luna causes Ponys to turn into werewolves? Celestia's guards are getting off lightly! Bet all Cadance's guards get are akward boners and Twilights get sleepy from how boring she can be at times.

"It appears that prolonged exposure to my very being causes my guards to suffer from lycanthropy."

Of the two, I'm not sure which is worse...

6371743 No, Twilights' guards all start learning random facts by the sheer amount of information she emits. That, or they all become better ponies in general because of Friendship Rays.

6371759 they become very good at trivia prusuit. Downside is they become unpopular at partys.

6371068 Twilight never noticed. She occasionally bursts into flame so she didn't really notice hot hot and bright Celestia's body was.

"It appears that prolonged exposure to my very being causes my guards to suffer from lycanthropy."

Loved it. Especially the ending.

Albeit I feel bad for the guards. They are all snow-white, making them even more vulnerable towards the sun, much like very pale people :rainbowlaugh:

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Alternatively, Twilight Sparkle did notice. Noticed no one talked about it. Noticed Perfect Pretty Pristine Princess Celestia not talking about it. If Celestia so obviously ignored it, than it was not worth talking about. There are plenty more books to study after all. And if that means quietly putting up contingency spell #345818.4 (Sunny Side's Sunblock SPF 700 Spell) every so often no biggie.

6379847 Or maybe she learned to set herself on fire so she wouldn't have a problem with radiation, light, or heat?

Lycanthropy is specifically for when a human turns into a wolf. I'm aware this isn't meant to be taken seriously, but it just bugs the crap out of me.

Oh so that's why the guards are always white, they have a healthy layer of sunscreen :pinkiesmile:
And it also means you just explained how Thestrals came into being :pinkiegasp:

6382221 The generic term for shapeshifting into animals is Therianthropy.

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Except the -anthropy implies humanity, what with that being derived from the Ancient Greek ánthrōpos, which means human. For a horse or pony, something derived from the word hippos would be much more appropriate.

6391859 Therihippopy? Therihipthropy?

Okay, gotta admit, this was clever. :ajsmug: Started foundering a bit as it tried to take the core concept seriously and offer justifications (you might have been better served just going full-on bizarro world with it), but the ending made me grin, and the core idea works. Have some sunglasses (and slightly burned skin) to go along with your upvote!

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At the least, I'm willing to believe that Celestia's coat emits some amount of light. It would explain why non-radiant "white" ponies tend to be technically colored with some shade of light gray.

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