Chapter Seven: Coronation Takes Flight
It's the moment that everybody has been waiting for...your coronation! You finally meet your parents and big brother who you've never known! Pretty awesome, huh? Oh and I wanted to thank mockingjay1997 for her great suggestion that I will definitely include in my story (I only changed it a bit), and all the countless other wonderful people that have made this story possible with their kind feedback and ideas. Well, here's your coronation!
You fiddle with your baby blue and white dress made by Rarity for your special day. You take a deep breath, still a bit nervous to show yourself as Princess [Y/N]. After a few minutes, you hear Celestia say your cue.
"And now, after returning from another world, I wish to welcome Princess [Y/N] back to Equestria, her family, and her throne." Your surrounding choir begins singing as the walk down the aisle towards the four princesses waiting for you-Luna, Celestia, Twilight, and a new princess you had never met before. She was pastel pink and had a long, multicolor mane and tail. As you look to the side of the princesses, you see Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Discord, Spike, and Zecora all smiling and supporting you. You finally walk up to stand between Celestia and Twilight, your Golden Crown glistening on top of your head. It shocks and scares you a bit as everypony stands up and then bows to you respectfully. You smile modestly and then walk out to the balcony to address the kingdom. Before you can say anything, Twilight steps forward.
"I would like to say a few words," she announces, and Celestia nods approvingly. "Not too long ago was my coronation. Back then, I didn't know that I had a sister, it didn't even cross my mind. But now that I do, I know that I could never live without her. Not only is she my sister, but she's one of my friends, and she has taught me a lot about friendship. And now that I know that we will one day be ruling together over Equestria, I couldn't be happier. Congratulations, sister. And thank you to all of my friends that helped make tis day possible." With that, she steps back and gives you a hug, which you happily return. After your hug, you take a big step forward.
"Thank you, Twilight. You're the best sister I could ever ask for." You look around the room joyously, seeing everypony's eyes watering a bit. "You know, before I came here, everything in my life felt so wrong. I had a mother, but now I have more than I could ever want. I have a mother and father, a big brother, and a sister. Not to mention my friends, who I will always have faith in, because I know that they love me and will always be there for me, and I will always be there for them. That's just how friendship works." As you finish your speech, everypony standing below stomps theirs hooves and cheers for you. After this, you walk back inside with your friends and look at them all lovingly. "You know, everything I said was true. I love you guys."
"And we love you too, [Y/N]," Fluttershy says sweetly.
"Yeah, and we're friends to the end!" Rainbow nods. You then bring everypony in for a group hug, and even Spike and Discord don't complain. You're all just a multicolored ball of friendship.
"[Y/N]!" You hear a male voice behind you say, and turn around to see a white stallion with a short blue mane looking at you with a smile. "I know that we're just now meeting, but I'm so proud of you. I'm Shining Armor, your big brother."
"Wow...I have a big brother." You contemplate this. "That's going to take some getting used to." The two of you then come in for a small hug, and then Twilight joins in.
"Hey, BBBFF!" she says happily, and he ruffles her mane.
"Hey, Twilie! Oh, [Y/N], I want you to meet my wife, Princess Cadence. We rule the Crystal Empire together." He steps aside to let the pastel pink alicorn that was standing by you at your crowning step forward. She smiles deeply at you and you find something about her utterly calming and secure.
"I've been hearing a lot about you, [Y/N]. I'm so happy to finally meet my other sister-in-law." She gives you a bright smile and you smile back.
"I'm happy to meet you too, and I'm glad that everypony could make it."
You turn around as Twilight taps on your shoulder. "Not to interrupt, but there are some other ponies over here that I think you'd like to meet." You raise your eyebrow at this, wondering who she means, but you have no time to question her as she leads you away by the hoof. She leads you out of the main hall and towards a smaller, circular room which is, to your relief, much less crowded. Twilight continues to lead you until you reach an older mare and stallion. The mare is gray with a purple-and-white mane and warm blue eyes. The stallion is blue with an even darker blue mane and intelligent golden eyes. They both look at you with shocked expressions.
"Mom, Dad, this is [Y/N]," Twilight introduces you. "[Y/N], these are my, I mean, our parents." You emit a small gasp and look up at the two. The mare takes a step towards you uncertainly, slowly pushing back your [H/C] mane.
"It's her," she says after a minute. "Our baby has come back to us." She then hugs you and Twilight tightly, and your father joins in.
"I have parents." It feels so good to say that. I have parents, and a big brother, a twin sister, and more friends than I've ever had! It can't get much better than this.
You yawn sleepily, looking around the messy main hall. Celestia had just lowered the sun and the moon was shining bright in the sky, bathing the room in white light. The hall was finally empty, your party finally over. You sigh contently and walk outside of the castle to where your friends are waiting. What a great day. I got to become a princess and meet my family, Rainbow Dash got to hang out with Soarin, Twilight got to do her first job as a princess and create a constellation, and Discord even got a dance with Fluttershy! Not to mention all the fun that Pinkie, Rarity, AJ, Spike and Zecora had making friends and partying with the other guests. As you walk outside, you see everypony chatting about what a great party it was. Rainbow is the first to spot you as you walk towards them.
"Hey, [Y/N]! Great party!" She flies up to you and you two hoof bump each other.
Pinkie jumps up and down and squeals, "That was superfantabulicious!"
You smile at everypony. "Thanks, guys. I'm so glad that all of you could be here."
"What's more important than a friend?" Spike points out.
"He has a point," Discord says, pulling on his tux collar awkwardly. "Now, do you think we can go home? I hate dressing formally. I mean, I will, but..."
"I agree, we should get on the train soon," Fluttershy agrees. "If, you know, that's ok with everypony."
You nod. "Sounds good to me. I'm beat." Everypony then walks off to the train station, talking and joking with each other along the way. You walk alongside them, content to just enjoy the moment and the cool night breeze. As you continue walking, you begin to dwell on the memories of when you first came to Equestria. It feels so soon, but at the same time, you feel as though you have changed much in the past few weeks.
"All aboard!" A stallion's loud voice interrupts your thoughts and you look up to see the multicolored train looming in front of you. "Next stop, Ponyville. After that, Appaloosa." You step up onto the train and take a seat next to Fluttershy. After a minute, you feel the train wheels slowly start to turn. They build up speed until you're going about forty miles per hour. You turn to look at Fluttershy.
"So, Fluttershy, you're a pegasus. What's it like to fly?"
She tilts her head thoughtfully. "Well, I'm not a very good flier..." She looks down sadly.
"Nonsense, my dear, I'm sure that you're a wonderful flier!" Discord encourages. "Why in the wide world of Equestria wouldn't you be good at flying?"
"Well, my wings just aren't very strong, and I can't fly as fast as Rainbow Dash or Twilight. Or Discord, I'm sure."
"Come on, he's right, Fluttershy!" you say, and then you get an idea. "Fluttershy, you can teach me how to fly!"
Before Fluttershy can protest, Discord says, "What a splendid idea, [Y/N]! Nothing to get a little pegasus' confidence up like teaching a princess how to fly."
Fluttershy looks at the ground. "Well...I don't know..."
"Please? I want to know how to fly so bad." You look up at her with puppy dog eyes and pout pitifully.
Fluttershy looks uncertain, but then she puffs out her chest with determination. "I'll do my best!"
"Woohoo!" you cheer, and Discord high fives you. "So, if it's good for you, we can start tomorrow." You smile when she nods.
As you and Discord laugh, you hear Fluttershy groan, "What have I gotten myself into?"
As soon as you open your eyes in the morning, you smile. Today is the day I learn to fly. You quickly get out of bed and trot to the door if your sister's tree.
"And where are you going?" You turn around to see Spike leaning on the wall with his arms crossed as he stares at you suspiciously.
"For your information, Fluttershy is going to teach me how to fly." As you say this, Spike bursts out laughing.
"Fluttershy? You're kidding me, right? She can barely fly herself. If you want to learn how to fly, ask Rainbow Dash or Twilight to teach you. Man, I wish Rarity was a pegasus...then she could whisk me away to a romantic rooftop dinner for two." He sighs dreamily and you roll your eyes.
"I, for one, think it's a great idea." Twilight says as she walks down the stairs. "It can be a learning experience for both Fluttershy and [Y/N]."
"Thanks, Twilight," you say. "I'm so excited that I can fly now! Not to mention that I can walk on clouds! How awesome is that?"
Twilight chuckles. "Yeah, it's pretty cool."
You smile brightly and trot out the door with a final goodbye to Twilight and Spike, once again making your way to Fluttershy's cottage. It is a pretty nice house, and cozy too. You knock on the wooden door and are immediately answered by an excited yellow pegasus.
"Oh, good morning, [Y/N]. Are you ready to fly? I sure am. I like flying, just not...high. We can start close to the ground, if that's ok." She smiles sweetly up at you.
You nod. "That sounds good. So, where will we practice?"
Her smile disappears. "Oh, you don't want to practice here? I should have known better...oh, I know! There's a clearing near here, we can go there!"
"Ok, let's go." You allow her to lead the way to a large, open meadow. Fluffy white clouds linger in the sky above. You grin, excited to stand on one of them. Fluttershy stops and turns around to face you.
"Alright, let's start by..." She pauses thoughtfully.
"Flying, perhaps?"
"No!" she yells, startling you. "I-I mean, not yet. First we need to...stretch! Stretch your wings like this." She slowly moves her butter-colored wings in and out from her body, and you copy her. "Stretch, and tuck. Stretch, and tuck. Now you've got it, [Y/N]. Let's do it a few more times, maybe fifty? Or, if you want to, we could do it even a hundred times!"
You close your wings and look at Fluttershy sternly. "Come on, Fluttershy. Let's actually start flying now!"
She looks at her hooves, dejected. "I'm sorry, [Y/N]...I'm just scared of..." She mumbles the last part so quietly that you can barely hear her.
"Fluttershy, what's up? You know you can tell me." Your eyes widen. "Fluttershy...you're not scared of heights, are you?"
"Well, it's not really heights as much as falling..." she whimpers.
You put your arm on her comfortingly. "Fluttershy, having fears is nothing to be ashamed of. We're all afraid of things, even Rainbow Dash. We just have to be careful not to let them take over our lives."
Fluttershy nods with a tough face. "You know what? You're right. Let's start flying! Just...slowly. Here, do what I do." She extends her wings all the way, and you do the same. Obviously nervous, Fluttershy slowly begins to flap them up and down, gaining speed as she continues , her wings pick her up off the ground and into the air. As you look down, you see your hooves leaving the ground too. Smiling with a squee, you let your wings lift your [B/C] body into the air. Fluttershy nods happily. "Now you've got it!" Slowly, you rise with Fluttershy until you're about six feet off of the ground, the clouds not far above. "Ok, ok, now, I know that you may feel a little nervous now, but don't worry, you just have to stay calm and move as little as poss-" Fluttershy is cut off as you speed past her on your new wings, laughing as the wind howls in your ears.
"This is great!" you yell excitedly as you zip back and forth between clouds.
"Now, [Y/N], it is exciting, but you must go slower. You could fall! [Y/N]!" Fluttershy's warning is drowned out by the wind as you continue flying higher and higher until the ground is far, far away and Fluttershy is only a tiny yellow dot.
"Should I...?" You pause for a moment and consider your choices, unable to hear Fluttershy yelling for you to stop and get down. "Hmm...yeah, I should." With that, you tuck in your wings like a bird and let yourself race towards the meadow head-first. The wind stings your face as you rocket towards the green grassy field. What was Fluttershy worried about? This is great! Maybe I should've gotten Rainbow Dash to teach me... All of a sudden, your thoughts are interrupted by your body swerving swiftly to your left. "Huh?" You look at your right wing and see that it is faltering. It is then that you hear Fluttershy's warning.
"You're exhausting them! Your wings aren't used to being used! You're going to hurt yourself!"
You gasp as a gut-wrenching pain shoots up your right wing, causing you to involuntarily close it. You scream and try to flap your left wing enough to keep yourself from falling, but you're not strong enough. "HELP ME!" You writhe and squirm in midair as you begin falling and spinning uncontrollably. The ground is drawing closer at an unbelievably fast rate and there is nothing to stop you from impacting it. You cover your eyes with your hooves and brace for impact. All of a sudden, you stop, the sensation of small wings fluttering under you. You look down to see butterflies, hundreds of them, carrying you down to the ground and setting you down gently. As they set you down, Fluttershy lands beside you, a stern (however stern Fluttershy can be) look on her face.
"[Y/N], I told you to take it slow. Now your wings need rest and care in order to be used again."
You duck your head sadly. "I'm sorry, Fluttershy, I should've listened. I was just so excited to get flying."
She puts her hoof on your back and smiles. "That's alright, I was probably being a bit too overprotective about the falling too. I should never have let my fears get in the way of my teaching."
"Sounds like you girls learned an important lesson," a voice from behind you says. As you look around, you see Twilight and Spike walking towards you. "Seems like somepony has a letter to write. Luckily, I always carry a scroll and quill with me. Spike? Take a letter." Spike quickly whips out a red quill and long scroll. It reminds you of the scrolls from your history books at school.
"Ready when you are," Spike confirms.
You think for a moment, and then speak. "Dear Princess Celestia..."
Celestia hums as she writes to the delegates of Saddle Arabia about their upcoming visit. Suddenly, she hears the sound of a note appear and levitates it over to where she is sitting. Smiling, she begins to read it.
Dear Princess Celestia,
This is my first letter to you about friendship, but it sure is an important lesson. Today, Fluttershy taught me how to fly. I was very excited, of course, and couldn't wait to get going. However, my excitement turned into impatience as our lesson went on. It got so bad that I decided to ignore Fluttershy's warning and try something that neither I nor my wings were ready for. I now know that I should have been grateful that Fluttershy was taking the time to train me. I should have valued her opinion instead of tossing it aside. Friends may not always agree, but we have to be patient and have trust in our friends to teach us. Wait, I almost forgot! Sorry, this is Fluttershy. [Y/N] wasn't the only pony that was in the wrong. Ever since I was a filly, I've had a terrible fear of falling. Sadly, when I was supposed to be teaching [Y/N] how to fly, I was actually just stalling so that we wouldn't have to fly. I don't blame her for getting a bit impatient with me. I've learned not to let my fears run my life, and that sometimes we have to go a little faster if we want to succeed.
Your faithful subjects, [Y/N] and Fluttershy
Daw, wasn't that just adorable? You became a princess, learned how to fly, and wrote your first letter to the princess, all in one story! As you can see, I absolutely love using Fluttershy for my fanfics. But you know what? I think it's time for Applejack to have a chapter. Don't worry, I will give all of the Mane 6 at least one chapter to co-star with you in. Well, thanks for reading, this is Bronygirl6729, pony lover and writer alike (that's quite a dangerous combination)!