[UPDATE] From the cutting room floor...

So the current WIP chapter of Empire is going to be a little more Pinkie centric than previous entries. This means that there's going to be an element of humor laced throughout. Being in that mental space means that some humorous scenes or lines will come out during the writing process that may not exactly fit with the rest of the chapter, but that are nonetheless fun and worth sharing. The following is one of those, and yes, spoilers be ahead.

This scene takes place fairly early on in the chapter, and it comes after Princess Celestia has shown Principal Celestia's communique to Twilight:

“OH-MY-CELESTIA, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!” bawled Twilight.

Raven leaned in closer to Princess Luna, “She’s taking it better than I thought she would.”

Luna snickered, “Indeed...do ponies use my name in epithet as they do Celestia’s?”

Raven’s reply was cut off by a stern glare from Celestia as she hugged her distraught former student inside the protective cocoon of her wings. “Dearest Twilight, it’s alright, Sunset’s fine.”

“No she’s naw-haw-hawt!” the smaller princess caterwauled, “She’s cursed and trapped in a world that can’t help her with it and nearly ki~hih~hih~illed herself! And it’s all my fault!”

As Twilight launched into another crying jag, Luna rolled her eyes and tucked her head under a wing, “Wake me when this is over, I got naught but four hours worth of sleep.”

Raven just smiled at the younger sister and ignored the grumbling she heard from the ball of dark fur and feathers about, “...killed my first foe when I was naught but in diapers, but you didn’t hear me mewling like a starving kitten…”

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Welp, I can't wait for the next chapter.