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// S7 E10: A Royal Problem, Part 1 (What If?) 
// Story: My Little Pony Friendship is Magic What If?: Volume 7 
// by SuperPinkBrony12 
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In the throne room of Canterlot Castle, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were more than a little surprised to be informed by Kibitz about a visitor. "It's Princess Twilight Sparkle," The stallion informed them as he adjusted his monocle. "She says she's here because the map in her castle called her here. Shall I tell her you're busy preparing for the Summer Solstice and Summer Sun Celebration, and thus cannot be disturbed?"

The two royal sisters looked across to one another, trying their best to look friendly to each other. If Kibitz knew what was really going on between them, he wouldn't rest until they had sorted it out regardless of whether they wanted his help. And the last thing they wanted during this crucial time was to have him breathing down their necks.

"Oh no, Kibitz, that won't be necessary at all," Princess Celestia waved a hoof. "You know we always have time for a fellow princess. Send her in."

"And tell her that she has free reign of the castle, and is welcome to stay for however long it takes her to sort out the friendship problem she's been tasked with solving." Princess Luna added with the best forced smile she could muster up (which has hard to do. Unlike her sister she had little experience with smiling and waving like she meant it. Being imprisoned in the moon for a thousand years would do that to you).

If Kibitz at all suspected the princesses weren't being truthful with him, he didn't show it. It was not his place to question their judgement after all. He was the royal advisor and schedule keeper, not their superior. He just smiled. "As you wish, your majesties."

Twilight came strolling in to the throne room a moment later. "Sorry to trouble you so soon before the solstice," She apologized. "But as I've always said: 'You can't control the map, the map controls you.'"

"Nonsense, Twilight," Princess Celestia replied. "You know Luna and I always have time for you."

"It is most imperative you find and resolve that friendship problem as soon as possible," Princess Luna added while trying her hardest not to look at her sister. "The last thing any of us need at this important time, is for silly arguments to hold up progress and slow things to a crawl. Right, sister of mine?"

"Oh yes indeed," Celestia slowly nodded. "We can't have that."

"Uh, is there something going on between you two?" Twilight questioned her fellow princesses. "I mean, it's totally okay if there is. I won't judge. I'm sure you two know what happened the last time you got in a fight."

"You must be imagining things, Twilight Sparkle," Luna reassured the young alicorn. "My sister and I are simply busy making sure the solstice goes off without a hitch. Any signs of tension or conflict between us are, I assure you, greatly exaggerated." And she and her sister seemed to nod in agreement.

With that Twilight reluctantly departed the throne room and settled into one of the guest bedrooms in the castle. Once she was certain the coast was clear and no one was around to see her, she took out a small locket that been tucked away in her saddle bags. Opening it up, the locket reflected a picture of the inside of her castle, namely the throne room. And Starlight, Spike, and Diamond Tiara were all huddled around the thrones (Starlight occupied Twilight's usual spot and Diamond sat in Rarity's throne). They were alerted to Twilight's presence when she cleared her throat.

"So how are things in Canterlot?" Starlight asked her former teacher.

With a gulp Twilight declared. "They're worse than I thought. It seems my cover story about a friendship problem was more accurate than I might have anticipated." And she would turn out to be right in ways she never could've imagined.



Spike gulped in reply. "W-what are you talking about, Twilight? I thought Kibitz had everything under control."

Twilight shook her head. "I thought so too, Spike. I thought he was just calling me to Canterlot as a precaution. But it looks like there really is a friendship problem here in Canterlot. I can't believe it."

"W-well maybe it's not so bad?" Starlight suggested. "I mean obviously they're sisters and they're gonna get on each others' nerves from time to time, but the princesses would know better than to let silly arguments come between them. Right? I mean, they're the rulers of Equestria, they should be above such things."

But Diamond Tiara shook her head. "I thought the same way all the time when I was younger. I kept convincing myself that what I thought I saw going on between Mother and Father wasn't really there," And then she let out a sigh of regret. "Of course we all know how that turned out. Now my parents hardly ever talk to each other, and when they do it's never on good terms. I still can't believe Dad's gonna try to buy Mom flowers for Mares' Day, if I were him, I wouldn't bother."

Twilight sighed too. "I'm not sure how bad it is, but I'm confident it at least won't be as bad as the last time they fought. When that happened, Princess Luna turned into Nightmare Moon and Princess Celestia had to banish her. That can't happen again!"

"You're sure you don't want me, or Starlight, or any of our friends to come and help you out?" Spike offered. "Maybe I could get in touch with Princess Cadence and you and her could take over until Celestia and Luna sort things out."

"No, my son," Twilight firmly protested. "I don't want to make things worse by implying the princesses can't settle a dispute between themselves without others getting involved. If things were really bad, I have the feeling Kibitz wouldn't tell me to invent the cover story of a map mission."

"I always wondered what that huge thing and all these thrones were for," Diamond commented in amazement. "What I wouldn't give to be able to live here more often. I wouldn't have to put up with my quarreling parents all the time."

Starlight just giggled as she trotted over to the pink coated filly. "Alright, that's quite enough of that, young filly. It's getting late, and weekend or not you still need your beauty sleep," Then to Twilight she spoke. "You do whatever you think is necessary, Twilight. Spike and I have everything under control here. Just please promise that if things get really bad, you'll call for help. I know you and Princess Celestia are close, but even the princesses aren't perfect."

The alicorn couldn't help but let out a gasp in reply! "Sorry," She apologized. "It's still a hard concept for me to adjust to, knowing that the princesses aren't the best. But I'll try my hardest to keep that in mind. Be sure to tell Spike I love him and miss him." 

"Will do." Starlight saluted and left the room.

Closing the locket and storing it away safely in a nearby drawer, Twilight then said to herself. "Don't you worry, Princess Celestia. Whatever's come between you and Princess Luna, I'm gonna help you get through it. Maybe you two just need a reminder of how much you need each other." Then with a yawn, she climbed into bed and went to sleep. She'd have a big day ahead of her tomorrow.





Next morning, Twilight went down to the dining room and was most surprised to be greeted by the sight of Princess Celestia, as the alicorn with a majestic white coat was flipping some pancakes onto a plate. She'd even made a face out of strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream.

Needless to say, her fellow alicorn was quite surprised. "Wow!" She commented in amazement. "I never knew you cook breakfast by yourself, Princess Celestia. I always thought that's why you had all those personal chefs around."

Celestia simply laughed in protest. "Twilight, even a princess has to know how to cook her own meals from time to time. Why else do you think I had you take all those cooking lessons while you were with me?"

"I always loved baking with you, Princess Celestia. It reminded me of the times Mom or Cadence and I would bake cookies together," Twilight fondly recalled before she dug into her pancakes. "Mmm, they're delicious!" She happily exclaimed.

The sun princess smiled. "Well it's just my way of saying 'I care.'"

Just then a very weary Princess Luna strolled into the dining room, and as could be seen by the bags under her eyes, she had not slept well. That fact was made clear when she let out a huge yawn. "Morning, everypony." She commented. Her tone of voice sounded like she would fall asleep again at a moment's notice.

"Good morning, sister!" Celestia greeted in chipper cheerfulness. "Care to join us for breakfast? Twilight's going to be staying here for the next few days. You know, while she works on finding that friendship problem."

"O-oh yes, of course," Twilight quickly replied. "And I was just wondering if you two noticed any of the castle staff having disagreements or anything of the sort."

Luna just yawned again. "I would love to help, really. But I'm much too tired," Rather than eat the pancakes however, she used her magic to grab a pineapple and took a bite out of it instead. "Please excuse me." And with that she departed, the doors slamming shut behind her.

"Wow, last night must've been really hard on her." Twilight commented in observation.

Celestia just sighed. "I'm afraid she has been like this for over a week now. With the solstice and the Summer Sun Celebration on the horizon we've both been very busy," As she deposited the un-eaten pancakes in a trash bin she added. "This is the first year since her return that Luna's taking a part in helping with the solstice and the Summer Sun Celebration. And it's going to take place in Manehattan, the biggest of all the big cities. Even I have had more than a few restless nights."

Twilight said nothing but in her mind she was thinking. "That's not a good sign. Princess Celestia mentioned the last time Luna wasn't sleeping, but that was because of the Tantabus. Something tells me that's not what's happening this time!"





That evening, Princess Celestia was busy tending to delegates from across Equestria like she always did. Princess Luna, meanwhile, strolled around the halls with a wagon full of baskets containing lavender flowers.

"Lavender is known to emit a pleasing scent that aids dreamers in achieving a restful sleep," The night princess explained. "Ever since the Tantabus incident, I have viewed it as a necessary precaution to ensure such an event never happens again. And of course, I often patrol the dream realm, which only I can enter. My sister chose to relinquish that power long ago."

Just then the throne room doors swung open and one of the delegates could be heard commenting in a rather snobbish tone of voice. "And I said: 'Touring? More like boring!'" And she and the other delegates laughed, Princess Celestia seemed to do the same.

Luna frowned at the sight, especially when her sister strolled past the hanging baskets of lavender without ever seeming to acknowledge them. "Unfortunately, it would seem my sister has more 'important' things to occupy her time." She commented in a tone of voice that sounded almost like a snarl.

"Princess Luna, you know that Princess Celestia cares deeply about what you do," Twilight cautioned. "The two of you complement each other so well, if one or the other were to disappear again I don't think Equestria could survive."

Luna just sighed. "Perhaps you're right, Twilight. And yet it seems my sister and I have been growing more and more apart these past few weeks. Maybe once the solstice and Summer Sun Celebration have come and gone, things will be back to normal."

"Maybe it would help if you both got the opportunity to walk a mile in each other's horseshoes, so to speak," The young alicorn suggested. "It would sure make finding the friendship problem a lot easier, because then I wouldn't be so distracted by the little quarrel you and Celestia have going on." She tried her best to keep a straight face and hoped that Luna would buy it.

Fortunately, Kibitz intervened before Luna had a chance to pry. "It is time to raise the moon, your majesty," He bowed to Princess Luna. "Your sister has already called court for the day, you have only your dream realm duties to tend to tonight."

Luna nodded. "Thank you for informing me, Kibitz. Tell my sister she can rest well, for as always I shall keep watch over Equestria until morning." She trotted down the hallway and was soon out of sight.

Kibitz gave Twilight a knowing wink. "You must be more careful, Princess Twilight," He cautioned. "You nearly exposed our secret. If the princesses were to know how much we worry, they would go on pretending to get along just to please us. It's imperative that they work out their differences without feeling pressured."

"Yes, Kibitz, I understand," Twilight nodded firmly in reply. And then she yawned. "Make sure to tell the guards not to disturb me. I have to check in on things in Ponyville and make sure my son and my new student haven't turned the castle upside down in my absence. I can't help but worry about them."

Kibitz only laughed in reply. "If anypony knows what that's like it would be me. The maker only knows how much I worry whenever something pops up concerning the princesses behavior," Adjusting his monocle he firmly promised. "You have my word, the guards shall not pry."





Twilight quickly made her way to her bedroom and made sure to take out the locket from its hiding place inside the drawer. Upon opening it she was relieved to see Spike, Starlight, and Diamond Tiara sitting around the throne room again.

"So how are things in Canterlot?" Spike immediately inquired. "Please tell me they're not as bad as yesterday." The little dragon appeared to be very shaken up if the look on his face was any indication.

"Something wrong, my son?" Twilight inquired with motherly worry.

Starlight stroked Spike's back with a hoof to calm him down as she explained. "He had a bad dream last night, something about the princesses fighting each other and everything falling apart because of it."

"He's not the only one, I had kind of the same dream myself," Diamond Tiara sheepishly admitted. "I just... didn't wanna say anything because I didn't want you or Miss. Starlight to worry."

"Diamond, you don't have to call me 'Miss. Starlight'," Starlight advised. "I'm your friend, and you call me Starlight or Starlight Glimmer. Just as I call you Diamond or Diamond Tiara," Then she spoke to Twilight. "I guess I had sort of the same dream too. Did you?"

"Strangely enough, yes. Had I known we'd all had a shared dream like that, I would've brought it up with Princess Luna," Twilight answered. "Unfortunately, it seems the problem really is the princesses. I can't imagine what could ever cause them to fight. You'd think that the events of a thousand years ago would still be fresh in their minds."

Starlight looked into the locket and said to her former teacher. "You're totally going to confront them over this, right? They need to know that their quarreling is making others worry, including your own son."

"It seems I don't have a choice," The alicorn with a coat of light purple reluctantly conceded. "I'll have to do that first thing tomorrow. There's no other time where they're both guaranteed to be in the same place at the same time."

Spike looked at Twilight with wide eyes and nervously he pleaded with her. "Please be safe, Mom. I don't like the idea of you getting mixed up in all this. I just want it to be over and everything to be as it should."

Twilight gave a motherly smile in response and softly reassured the frightened little dragon. "Don't worry, Spike. I promise I'll be careful. Hopefully, by this time next week, this will indeed all be over."





Twilight woke up the next morning feeling quite refreshed. But one look at her locket reminded her of the important talk she'd shared with Spike, Starlight and Diamond the night before. She needed to confront the princesses about it, they needed to know how much their not so subtle sibling quarrel was making others worry.

The only problem the princess of friendship now faced was how to best break the news to the two sisters. "Can I even say that they're causing a problem?" She pondered as she made her way to the dining room for breakfast. "Will they even listen to me? Maybe I should call for backup?" Twilight shook her head at the suggestion. "No! I can't back down now! The princesses need me, and I don't plan to disappoint them! I'm sure I can easily help them work this out, and we can all have a good laugh about it."

But upon entering the dining room and sitting down at the table, Twilight noticed that Princess Celestia wasn't at her usual spot. And neither was there any sign of Princess Luna or pancakes. Something was most definitely not right. It wasn't like the princesses to skip breakfast, especially not when Celestia clearly enjoyed making it every morning. Had they already worked out their differences on their own? Maybe Kibitz had confessed how much he was worried about their behavior.

Rising from her seat at the dining room table, Twilight reluctantly left and trotted to the only location she could think of that the two sisters would both be in at this time of day, the throne room. As she approached the throne room doors she could swear she heard voices yelling and arguing with each other. Then there came two brilliant and blinding flashes, one after the other. And then silence.

The princess burst through the doors and into the throne room, fearing the worst! "W-what's going on here?!" She exclaimed with fright! Her eyes fell upon the two princesses as they appeared to be recovering from something, maybe whatever had caused those flashes of light?

"Oh, Twilight," Princess Celestia greeted as she waved a hoof and flashed a nervous smile. "How... unexpected. Luna and I were just sorting out our differences about things like pancakes and lavender. Isn't that right, dear sister?"

Princess Luna nodded and also flashed a nervous smile. "I assure you, everything is under control. My sister and I decided to take up your advice from the night before. You know, about 'a mile in each other's horseshoes.' To that end we are officially swapping duties for today and tonight only."

At that Twilight finally got a good look at the two princesses flanks, and what she saw nearly made her faint from shock! Princess Celestia's flank bore Luna's cutie mark of a silver crescent moon and the black patch that surrounded it. And Princess Luna's flank bore Celestia's cutie mark of a glowing red and orange sun and the white patch that surrounded it. Even their magical glows had switched, Luna's was now the bright golden yellow Celestia's always was, and Celestia's had taken on Luna's soft blue tone.

"But... but... how... I mean..." Twilight stuttered.

Kibitz glanced at Twilight and bowed to her. "My apologizes, Princess Twilight. It was my suggestion that the two of them be here today. I had hoped to have them sort out their differences in a civil manner, but it seems they would rather go for the dramatic," Then to the royal sisters he spoke. "I take it I will need to do a fair bit of rescheduling to adjust to this unexpected development?"

"Oh, that won't be necessary, Kibitz," Celestia said with a laugh. "I'm sure Luna and I can manage a typical day and night's workload for each other. After all, it isn't the first time Luna has filled in for me on the day court. I'll mostly definitely appreciate the opportunity to sleep in, something I haven't had time for in ages."

Luna simply retorted. "I sure hope you don't think my duties will be any easier, sister. You haven't been in the dream realm for anywhere near as long as I have. And I won't be able to help you, you forget your magic doesn't work at all in the dream realm," And then she said to Kibitz. "Give me the full day's workload, and my sister shall manage the entire night shift. When the sun comes up tomorrow all will be back to normal, and we'll see who truly has it easier."

"I accept your challenge, Luna!" Celestia firmly declared with a fiery glare.

"And may the best princess win!" Luna declared in reply as the two sisters shook hooves, thus committing themselves to the conditions.

Kibitz could only gulp as he looked over the schedules with his monocle. "May the creator have mercy on us all." He was heard to say. 

Meanwhile, Twilight ran out of the throne room and rushed back to her bedroom! She was on the brink of completely losing it, and only those reflected in the locket could keep her in check (along with the deep breathing exercises she'd remembered from Cadence. They sure came in handy in a time like this)!





Diamond Tiara, Starlight, and Spike took the news surprisingly well as far as Twilight was concerned. None of them fainted. All just looked at her with eyes widened and mouths hanging open in shock.

"They actually did that?! They really swapped cutie marks?!" Spike was the first to speak up. "B-but h-how... w-why... I mean..."

Diamond Tiara interrupted as Spike trailed off. "-How in Equestria do they think this is going to solve anything? They're treating the whole thing like a competition. That's even worse than when my parents pretend they're not speaking to each other, and they've been doing that a lot lately."

"It sounds like things are really getting out of hoof," Starlight commented to Twilight. "This is serious. I'm coming up there! Somepony has to put a stop to all of this before it gets any worse!"

But Twilight shook her head in firm protest. "No, it's too risky right now for any of you to be here! Even Kibitz looks like he's about to lose it," And the alicorn insisted. "Please, for now just let this day and night pass. If things are not better by tomorrow, then you can come."

"Twilight, don't take this the wrong way but I think you might be biased! I know you and Princess Celestia have always been close, but you're letting that cloud your judgement," Starlight pleaded to her former teacher. "This isn't like when most siblings quarrel. If the princesses can't get along then all of Equestria could suffer. The nightmares came back again last night, and they were even worse!"

"How so?" The princess of friendship reluctantly inquired.

Diamond was the one who found the courage to speak up, swallowing a lump in her throat as she did so. "I saw something! Something horrible!" She confessed. "I couldn't make out what it was but... it looked like Princess Celestia mixed with Nightmare Moon. And she was fighting Nightmare Moon."

"But that's impossible!" Twilight insisted. "Princess Celestia can't have a dark side, she's above that!"

With a gulp Starlight asked. "Are you absolutely sure? Even she must have her inner demons."

"I know it looks bad but you have to trust me!" Twilight desperately pleaded to Starlight. "Give me a chance to sort this out on my own. The map hasn't called you, me or anypony else yet. Things can't be that bad."

A reluctant sigh escaped the unicorn's lips and she seemed to reluctantly fold. "Fine. But one day and that's it. If things are still bad next morning, I'm coming up there and there's not a thing you can do to stop me."

"I'll keep that in mind. Now I best be going, don't want the guards thinking I'm going crazy. Take care, everyone." The alicorn answered and then closed up the locket. Even as she put away, however, she was thinking to herself. "What have I gotten myself into? I've really done it this time."





Twilight left her bedroom and returned to the throne room just as Princess Luna had finished looking over the list of royal duties Princess Celestia was to perform that day. The list seemed to stretch out for the entire length of the throne room itself, but Luna was not deterred. "So the workload is a fair deal larger than it was when last I held day court," She commented to herself. "No big deal, I shall manage. I simply hope Tiberus will not miss me too much today."

"Not to worry, your majesty," Kibitz bowed to the night princess. "All arrangements have been made to take care of any and all obligations you would otherwise have today had you and your sister not swapped cutie marks. Now then," Clearing his throat the stallion informed. "It is time to open court for the day."

"I am ready." Luna nodded and the throne room doors swung open.

All sorts of ponies strolled in and were surprised to see Princess Luna there to greet them, with Princess Celestia's cutie mark no less. Luna quickly rose to greet them and address their worries. "Greetings my fair subjects," She spoke in a calm tone. "Don't be alarmed, my sister and I have agreed to swap duties for today. So I shall be taking my sister's place at all proceedings until sunset this evening. Treat me no differently than you would my sister, for like her I am here to help." As she finished her sentence she hoped nopony noticed the yawn that had escaped her lips. "I hope there's time in the schedule for a nap." She thought to herself.

The day court lasted for a considerable length of time and Luna did her best to stay attentive and alert while her subjects brought forth various matters to discuss. Even so she was not used to operating on such little sleep, and at times it took everything she had not to nod off. Doing so in the middle of day court would cause the press to have a field day.

At last, after what felt like ages, day court was officially adjourned and Luna breathed a sigh of relief. "It'll take far more than that to break me, sister," She taunted. "If this is how difficult your duties are, I shall manage with no trouble. Now, Kibitz, what's next for me to do?"

"A couple of various ceremonies and contests to preside over," Kibitz answered as he held up the schedule. "And then shortly before lunch, you have a photo op with some school children from Las Pegasus. It's for a fundraiser for their next class field trip. Remember to smile and wave."

And smile and wave Luna did. She smiled as best she could as she rode out into Canterlot in her sister's chariot. Lots of ponies gathered round, eager to see the night princess in broad daylight for a change.

The crowds only continued to grow as Luna bounced from ceremony to ceremony and contest to contest. Various reporters and photographers all gathered and seemed to document her every move. The royal guards did their best to keep gawkers at bay, but there was only so much they could do, especially when many of the ponies most interested in seeing the princess were children. And Luna just never had the heart to turn children away, she always felt a strong connection to them.





At last the noon hour approached, much to Luna's great relief. The day was half over and so far she had managed despite her lack of sleep.

However, the constant smiling and waving was starting to take its toll on the exhausted night princess. Much as she didn't want to admit it, the alicorn was starting to gain just the slightest bit of appreciation for her elder sister for being able to endure an entire day of smiling and waving.

"Just one quick photo with the Las Pegasus children and then I can have a break," Luna mentally pep talked to herself as she reached the sight for the photo shoot. "Just have to keep smiling and waving until then. Oh, my aching cheeks!"

Luna was soon seated near a unicorn filly with a coat the same color as the fuzz on a peach. She sported an orange mane and tail styled up in a beautiful ponytail with a blue ribbon. And her ruby red eyes looked so gentle.

But some of the other colts and fillies could be heard chanting over and over again. "That smile's too wide. It's obviously a lie." The chant echoed in the princess' ears but she willed herself not to react, to just keep smiling even as her lips quivered and her cheeks begged for her to stop.

Seconds passed agonizingly slow for the alicorn with a coat of dark blue as the photographer pony kept making motions with his hooves, as if he could not find a suitable position for everypony that needed to be in the photo. All the while Luna kept smiling even though her lips could be seen shaking, and her smile had long since stopped looking anything but artificial.

At last there came the flash of the camera and the photo shoot was done. A weary Princess Luna finally relaxed her jaw muscles and her big smile contorted into a pronounced frown. Fortunately, it seemed that nopony took any notice, not even the children. They were too busy chanting and repeating. "That smile's too wide. It's obviously a lie."





Whatever hopes Luna had for a peaceful and uneventful lunch were interrupted when, mere seconds after she had sat down, Kibitz came bursting in and slammed down a copy of the Canterlot Times onto the kitchen table! Plastered on the front page was a picture of Luna with her ridiculously big smile, and several of the school ponies looking quite disturbed.

"Princess Luna, what is the meaning of this?!" Kibitz demanded. "You're lucky I was able to get my hooves on this copy before it hit the streets!"

Luna read the headline and felt her heart sink: "Princess Disapproves of School Fundraiser". Immediately she apologized. "I-I'm sorry, Kibitz! I was simply smiling and waving like you told me to! My cheeks were killing me, but I didn't wanna relax them or the photographer would've snapped a picture of me frowning!"

Twilight sighed and shook her head. "Princess Luna, you didn't have to constantly smile and wave everywhere you went. Nopony expects that 24/7."

"I wish you had told me that sooner," Luna groaned as she put her head down on the table. "Now, thanks to me, those children will surely have nightmares. To say nothing of their field trip, which I'm sure isn't going to happen now."

"Now now, princess, let's not jump to conclusions," Kibitz cautioned as he threw up a hoof. "I'll talk with the teachers and see about arranging a re-do photo shoot tomorrow when you're well rested."

The night princess breathed a much needed sigh of relief. "Good," She declared and the groaned. "The day's half over and I feel like I'm ready to collapse already. How did my sister manage all of this as well as my responsibilities during my thousand years of imprisonment?"

"You'll have to ask her yourself," Twilight answered in reply. "But we can't worry about that now, you've still got plenty of other royal duties that still need tending to."

"What?! How much?!" Luna gasped! She proceed to snatch up the schedule and scrolled down through the list of duties that had been checked off! She wasn't even half done yet! At that the alicorn felt light headed. "B...but that's impossible! How can I..." Before she could finish she felt herself pass out, her chin slamming into the table with an audible thud!

"Princess Luna!" Twilight gasped, rushing to the princess' side! "This is all my fault!" She thought. "I'm in way over my head!"