//------------------------------// // The First Coronation Anniversary // Story: Royal Siblings' Play // by Majestical4729 //------------------------------// The first coronation anniversary finally arrived, with creatures from all over Equestria and beyond flocking to Canterlot. Among the audience were the Young Six, who were attending alongside their schoolmates and teachers. Ocellus the changeling was really excited to see the rulers of her birthplace starring in a huge play as Equestria's famous former rulers. "They have so many things in common with the former rulers, who wouldn't guess that Twilight would choose them?" Smolder asked. "Any creature who hasn't heard of it?" Gallus sarcastically answered. "Who would have not heard? Rehearsal practices went on and on the last few days." Sandbar pointed out. "Most of the audience weren't around Canterlot the last few days," Ocellus stated. "Yona wasn't here, but Yona already knew that changeling Royal Brothers are playing the former Royal Sisters for this play." Yona declared. "Even though it was against their rules of never changing their forms unless it's an emergency or a job?" Sandbar added. "They...said it's only just this once." Ocellus stated. "You guys! Look, it's starting!" Silverstream excitedly called to her friends, pointing at the balcony high above the crowd. "Citizens of Equestria and beyond," Thorax announced in his Princess Celestia disguise. "My bro...sister and I have ruled...this land for quite some time now," Thorax uncomfortably struggled to say Celestia's lines, as he had a bad feeling for lying to millions of creatures watching him. Every creature did show signs of confusion and shock as they never thought that the leader of the changelings would star so horribly in a play. Fortunately, Thorax managed to cover up his mistakes by saying the rest of Celestia's speech. "The new ruler of Equestria, Princess Twilight Sparkle!" Thorax announced, as he and Pharynx, disguised as Celestia and Luna respectively, presented a slightly taller Twilight Sparkle. Just like at the coronation the year before, the audience watched a series of chaos occur: Twilight tripping on her gown, the Wonderbolts coming in too early and getting their performance ruined by the fireworks illusions, Fluttershy's swans dropping the crown, Twilight leaping off the balcony to save it, falling down before flying back to the balcony, while the audience were served apple sauce instead of apple cider. "Close enough," Pharynx said Luna's line, while Twilight was all messed up from the chaos. "After the coronation was over, and every creature's departure..." Starlight narrated, before trotting off into the play. "At least the coronation's over." Pinkie Pie commented, before a messed up Twilight groaned, walking towards the table to join her friends. After the Mane Six re-enacted their laugh over the disastrous event, Starlight giving Equestria's ruler a present, and Twilight establishing the 'Council of Friendship', the Celestia-and-Luna-disguised Thorax and Pharynx approach the ponies. "And what a wonderful decree it is," Thorax, disguised as Celestia, repeated Celestia's comment about Twilight's first decree. "We always knew that whatever adverse do you face, you and your friends will find you way through it together." Pharynx said in his Luna disguise. "We know that Equestria is in the perfect hooves with you and your friends looking out for it." Thorax added, saying his lines as Celestia, "And while we'll always be here if you need us, it is time for us to be on our way," "You're leaving?" Twilight asked. "We hope that you'll come visit us at Silver Shoals," Pharynx said as Luna. "But now it's time for you to rule on your own, you're all more than capable." Thorax said as Celestia. "Thank you, for everything." Twilight repeated her lines, before re-enacting the final part of the play. The crowd cheered to the actors, before Thorax and Pharynx changed back to their regular forms. "That was amazing!" Ocellus praised her leaders. "Even though you did mess up at the speech, it's still pretty cool." Smolder added. "Are you going to do more than just act for this play? I mean, you two really are the remaining of what is like Celestia and Luna." a pony asked the Royal Brothers. "Well, as long as the directors don't aim for perfection," Thorax responded, casting a glare at Twilight. "Yeah, I know that this first coronation anniversary means a lot to Equestria, but do we really need to be so accurate? I mean, the disaster that happened last year was a shocking sight!" Pharynx added. "Sorry, Twilight, but we aren't so comfortable posting as some creature we weren't, as we are trying to encourage our subjects not to do so, especially when you're allowing them to live all over Equestria," Thorax explained. "Especially when we are the changeling leaders, they'd do whatever we do. In other words, if we post as some creature else, they'll think it's alright to do so, and ignore our rules of staying in their regular form." Pharynx clarified. "But it's...just a play!" Twilight tried to convince them, but the Royal Brothers flew off the ground, showing that they were about to leave. "Twilight, there's a lot more duties of a leader than just make decisions. You can't just do whatever you want and go against the rules you expect your subjects to follow." Thorax told the alicorn, before leaving a guilty Twilight behind.