I took the train to Canterlot to see Fluttershy today. She was really happy to see me, and she introduced me to some of the friends she’d made at her academy. They were alright, I guess. There wasn’t anything special about any of them, but as long as they treated Fluttershy properly, they were fine by me. And if they didn’t, I’d be there in a shot to kick their flanks to somewhere a lot further than the moon.
But seeing Fluttershy wasn’t the only reason I took the trip. I did something that might make Twilight very, very mad if she ever finds out about it. It’s not like I had a choice, though. It’s not very smart to put up giant buckets to catch the rain, you gotta go straight to the source and give the cloud a good buck to fix the problem.
When I walked up to Canterlot Castle, the guards immediately recognized me and let me in. I still can’t get used to all the special treatment I get since I’m a double celebrity. The only time I was stopped was by some high ranking stallion looking for an autograph for his kid, but I knew it was really for him. I tried to psyche myself up by trotting to the throne room with my head high and my chest confidently puffed out, just like I was trained to do for all those magazine photoshoots.
The other reason I went to Canterlot was to see Princess Celestia. She was surprised to see me, especially since I was alone. I’ve never talked with her without my friends around, and even I was a little bit intimidated. She’s really nice, though, and I think it’s because she’s gone through a lot of crap in her life. How long has she been around, anyway? At least a thousand years. That’s gotta be older than Granny Smith. It’s still a mystery to me how the princess manages to not look like a fossil.
Celestia almost spat out her tea when I told her about what was going on with Twilight. I think I was a little bit more terse than I should have been when I explained how much garbage she’s been going through every day, and how it was really getting obvious that it was destroying her. I even told her she was a massive jerk for ruining Twilight’s life by making her a princess. I regret that.
She looked almost angry, but thankfully not at me. She told me something that changed everything. She explained that the government isn’t entirely run by the princesses. I always thought the castle was just for show, but apparently they have ponies there that actually do things of practical use to society. She figured that Twilight, in her eagerness to prove herself as a princess, must be taking on far more office work than she was ever meant to. I guess she missed the part that she was the princess of friendship, not the princess of paperwork.
Leave it to Twilight to be so idiotic. That’s her problem, honestly. She’s so smart and so much of an overachiever that she starts to act stupid. Seriously, what a dumb purple horse. Celestia offered to give me take a ride with her in her royal chariot to take an immediate trip to Ponyville. I was about to decline since I promised I’d hang out with Fluttershy for awhile before I left when something absurd crossed my mind. It was a crazy idea, but I thought it might be a little more fun than a royal reprimand. The princess thought so, too.