Cosmos wasn't too surprised when she was called to Canterlot for an emergency meeting with Celestia and Luna. The room they were meeting confirmed her suspicions.
The thick stack of papers on the table was new, but one look at the top sheet was all she needed to know for sure. "They're making themselves known?" She asked.
Luna nodded. "They call themselves Traditionalists. They are decrying everything you are and what you stand for advocate." She frowned. "Somepony must have seen you like are now for they've accounted for your armor and how to get around it."
Celestia nodded. "Amadeus Blueblood is their leader. He's always hated you, but now he is outright attacking you and what you want to do." She frowned as well. "How he knows as much as he does I do not know. By all accounts, no one should know this much."
Cosmos rolled her eyes. "Let them think they know me. They know nothing. I could care less about what they think of me. They mean less than nothing to me, and you can tell Bluballs I said that too and that he should crawl back into whatever dung heap he crawled out of."
Luna snickered while Celestia, who felt the same way, bore a grave expression. "You risk much by saying that. Your power is still limited and the nobility holds much."
Luna nodded. "And most of them hate you. Only a few are true allies ours. Not enough to challenge them openly yet."
Cosmos shrugged. "Have they tried anything yet?"
Celestia shook her head. "Not here in Canterlot, but small scale riots have broken out in several major cities. All of them have a connection to this group. Either directly or indirectly."
Cosmos digested this. Things were moving faster than she had expected, but it was too early to do anything about them, as much as she wanted to.
Something else though stood out as she flipped through the stack of papers. The information inside was a treasure trove: The names of every member of the group, those who sympathized and supported it, plans for the government once she, the two sisters, Cadance, and Flurry Heart were removed, and even who would rule, and much more.
But it was one name that stood out for Cosmos, and the faint magic on the paper broke her heart. "Where did all of this come from?" She asked.
Celestia smiled. "We have an unexpected ally on the inside who gave it to us at the risk o her own safety. Blueblood's daughter Majesty."
Cosmos nodded as her ears dropped. "She's an Age Growth alicorn. I can feel the magic used in the paper. By any normal means, she's six months old."
Celestia and Luna shared a horrified look. That kind of magic had been forbidden for millennia. How Blueblood had found it was beyond them.
Majesty being an alicorn was even more surprising. Of course, there was always a very small chance a foal would be born one. Flurry Heart had been the last known one.
There had been rumors that Pure Blueblood was pregnant and had gone to Canterlot General sometime before but they had since stopped. Now they knew why.
"So what happens next?" Luna asked. "Rumors of what you did to Tirek and Discord are already circulating. None know the whole truth, but that won't last forever."
"And then there are your Canterlot High friends," Celestia added. "They're not exactly a secret. Many are wondering where they came from."
Cosmos shrugged. "Let them wonder. They will know soon enough."
"And then?" Luna asked.
Cosmos's smile became predatory. "I will break them. I want to see the look on the Traditionalist's faces as they realize how much they never stood a chance. They will beg for my mercy by the time I finish with them. But I will not give it to them."
Both sisters shared an uneasy look. They knew full well she meant it too. Part of them was curious as to how she would do all that while another part was horrified at the thought.
They also knew that there was no way to pin Blueblood for his use of forbidden magic. Outside of a confession, there was no way to prove it by any magic they knew.
Cosmos though was worried. Not about her friends, for they could take care of themselves, nor her Exarchs, for nothing but her own power could kill them.
No, what worried her was her family. Some of the names on the list she recognized as childhood neighbors, and she had no doubt her parents would be targeted if need be.
Despite what had changed about her she still loved her parents. That would never change, no matter what else did.
Celestia must have seen the look in her eyes for she smiled. "We will find a way to keep Velvet and Night Light safe. You have no need to worry about them."
Cosmos chuckled. "It's my job to worry about them. But thank you."
Luna tapped her chin. "Isn't it the other way around? They're supposed to worry about you all the time."
Cosmos just stuck her tongue out at both of them.