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// The picnic 
// Story: Heir to the Throne 
// by Arkantos 
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Seventeen years later, Celestia and an older Clover the Clever were enjoying a picnic. The Princess of the Sun was having some tea and cake while her guest was having fun with her daughter Sunset Shimmer, a firey unicorn with an orange coat and a yellow and red mane and tail. She and her mom were playing hide and go seek while the ruler of Equestria watched them. Eventually, Clover the Clever got tired, but her daughter was still full of energy. Seeing the signs of her mother’s weariness, Sunset Shimmer decided to play with a colt named Shining Armor. He was Twilight Velvet and Night Light’s son. Together, they played imagination war.

Celestia was thinking about a wedding that she really what to forget because it was the wedding of Snooty Blue and High Blood as she was trying to forget it a certain pegasus enjoyed that memory as he watch his son Blue Blood he is a white unicorn with a blonde yellow color for the mane and tall and he was haveing fun playing chess with his mother.

Flashback

Five years at High Blood and Snooty Blue wedding they notice that the Princess of the Sun was nowhere to be found and of course the only pony's at the reception was nobles the food served there was up class foods followed bye up class music and if there is any dancing at the reception it was the waltz of course after a hour or two High Blood with Snooty Blue and a pegasus name Spit Fire walked outside and fly to a cloud Snooty Blue have to get on her husband back as they fly and once on the cloud she used a spell that a loud her to stand on the cloud and she said "These clouds are really soft and I see why you get comfortable on them." They could get started Spit Fire gives a serious look and said in her recipe voice "Are you sure about this?"

Snooty Blue answered with "Yes I'm sure about it."

"I,m just asking because this has not been done even back in a hundred years?" Spit Fire said and Snooty Blue look back to her husband and said with a gren. "It time to break tradition."

And with that the yellow wonderbolt cleared her throat and said "Snooty Blue will you pledge to uphold the code to be there when one of the members is in parrot?"

Snooty said "I do."

Spit Fire continue by said "And if a member goes rogue will you hunt them down and bring them to justice and not shed a tear if you have feelings for them?"

Snooty said again "I do."

And when Spit Fire heard her answer she said "Welcome to the order of time." And when they went back to the ground High Blood gave a rock to his wife and she had no problem charitie it for it is hollow the rest of the night was spend at the reception but it was getting late and the husband and wife got into the carriage and they went to there honeymoon.

Present day

High Blood was thinking of the days he spend with his dad and he also wish he had more time with him.

Then he saw a very exhausted Clover the Clever walking to Celestia and he heard the Princess of the Sun say.

“Tired already?” Celestia joked. 

“Ha ha. When you have children of your own, then we will see who gets tired,”  she said back. “But you know, I was wondering, what will you say to your niece? When your niece wakes up, she probably won’t be in a good mood.”

Celestia thought about it and said, “I’m going to say, ‘I’m sorry for what happened to you, but I would like to be together again.’” A tear ran down her cheek.

Her guest went to put her hoof on the Princess of the Sun’s shoulder and said, “I hope it works.”

As she said that, Celestia’s eyes glowed bright white. Clover the Clever knew what was going on.

She called the Solar Guard and told them to get the Sun court wizard.

Celestia opened her eyes and saw a white void. She saw that she and Luna weren’t always the alicorn princesses of Equestria. The only reason they became the alicorns that the ponies knew and loved was because Star Swirl the Bearded had casted a spell. He didn’t know what to expect, but as soon as he realized what happened, he asked if he could use another spell on them. Luna didn’t want to but Celestia said yes. He casted a second spell on her, explaining that he needed strong leaders. Celestia wanted to meet others like her and Luna, and the reason was to make sure that no other alicorns became enemies. This meant a new alicorn would soon ascend. Celestia saw her then in her vision.

A pink Pegasus with purple wing tips and purple eyes. Her mane and tail were purple, pink, and yellow, and her cutie mark was unusual; it was a crystal heart.

“Hello, my little pony. What is your name?” Celestia asked.

The Pegasus said, “My name is Cadance. I don’t know what’s happening to me. I just talked to a mare about the true meaning of love and I said her way was not the right way, and then I woke up here.”

“Well, Cadance, you have proven yourself." As the Princess of the Sun said this, something magical appeared on Cadance's head.

The other mare asked, “What do you mean?”

Celestia pointed with her hoof to Cadance’s forehead.

Cadance felt the horn on her head.

She then looked at the Princess of the Sun and said, “I’m an alicorn?”

“Yes, and I will send a chariot to the town that you live in,” said Celestia, “and it will bring you to Canterlot for your coronation. We will tell all of Equestria that there is a new princess.”

And then Celestia woke up. She saw her court wizard and Clover the Clever and then said, “We’ve got work to do.”