//------------------------------// // Ch. 2 -Too Hoofin' Early! // Story: Good morning, Princess! // by starfox365 //------------------------------// Chapter 2 Too hoofin' early! Twilight wanted to let out a yelp as she was barreled over by Rarity as she barged into her Castle but she was just so tired she couldn't. She toppled over and fell on her back and thought for a second...that this floor was rather comfortable. She swore she saw something up with Rarity before she entered but she couldn't quite put a hoof on it. It was rather early, okay!?   Twilight then got herself up and focused back on Rarity. She gave a wide yawn, a squeak sneaking in as she did, and covered her mouth. She put a smile back on her face, then, though she still looked rather airy and it was clear the purple mare still had one hoof in dreamland.  Her face seemed to light up just a bit but not quite when she took in the new wings that Rarity had on her body. Twilight had that groggy smile still on her face and she moved over to Rarity and poked one of the wings with her hoof. When she did she spread out one of her own wings and gave it a poke as well. They felt the same...   The princess then started to giggle rather dopily as she moved away from Rarity.  "Okay...okay," She said through the breaks in her giggles. "I think it's pretty funny, I'll give you that." Or was it insulting?  "Who set you up to this? Rainbow? Pinkie? They are always pulling pranks on me..."  Twilight was still dilusional with tiredness. Either this was a dream and it didn't matter, or the alternative, this was some sort of prank.To think that this was all just a prank was really the only thing her mind wanted to perceive this as at the moment. Her brain did too much work last night so it needed a break and the smidge sleep she got last night didn't help at all. She made her way closer to Rarity and asked curiously, still staring at the wings, “How'd you get the wings though? They feel so...real."  "Twilight!" Rarity could see that with this groggy Twilight in place of the normal, smart, thinking Twilight this conversation was going absolutely nowhere. That in mind, Rarity trotted over to Twilight's restroom and magicked up a glass, filled it with water, then trotted back to Twilight. She paused a moment, then threw the glass onto Twilight's face, "WAKE UP! This is no prank--I do not partake in such things, you should know by now--I have WINGS, Twilight!"  Twilight watched as Rarity trotted off and then came back with a glass of water. She must have been thirsty. Twilight was about to ask her something but her face was then splashed with the water she had in her cup.  With her mane now wet and face cold she let out a scream of surprise, as she wasn't expecting that at all.    "Rarity!" She screamed at her friend. The old Twilight was back now and groggy Twilight was gone. "Why did you just...do...-" Rarity turned in a circle and managed to flap her wings a couple times, and felt her front hoofs lift off the ground a little, which terrified her enough to stop moving them, "They're as real as real can be! What in Equestria is going on!?!" At this moment Twilight's jaw hit the floor. Her eyes widened pretty much as wide as they could and her mind just started going faster and faster.  She brought her mouth to a close and gave her head a shake. She almost started to hyperventilate just a bit as this was all just too much. She was just splashed in the face with water so she had to be awake. Besides...she remembered waking up.    The princess moved over and grabbed a hold of one of Rarity's new wings. She would every now and then look to her friend's face and try to formulate words to speak with. Only little burst of gibberish and mutters. "Owww!" Rarity moaned pathetically as Twilight snatched her wing.  "How...H-..How did this happen?" She still had that look of utter confusion on her face as she released her new wing and looked her straight in the face. Her mane was still rather wet but that didn't matter at the moment. "What---wha-what did you do to yourself?!"  "Moi!? What did I do?!" Rarity was aghast. Twilight thought she had cast some sort of spell or something! On herself! "I would never! I swear to Celestia, I haven't done a thing! I woke up this morning and...and...."   She flapped her wings awkwardly, beating them out of sync in exasperation, "Twilight, do you really think I would magic myself wings?! I...I don't even know how! You were barely able to magic those those....butterfly wings! How could I possibly make myself an...an...ALICORN?!" The large amount of confusion was still evident on Twilight's face as she continued to look over Rarity's new wings. She honestly had no idea how she got them. Or if they were even real, or permanent. Maybe Discord had something to do with this? Though, it was hard to put a hoof on that seeing as how this was not something she could truly imagine him doing. Why would he just mess with Rarity was a good question to ask, as well. Mass chaos was more his thing...this just...didn't seem like him.   Still having a hard time formulating words into proper sentences Twilight finally sat herself down on her haunches and her eyes seemed to drift off into space. "This...this.." She muttered quietly as she continued to look off into space. She was at a loss for words as well as thoughts. She didn't know if she should be happy for her friend and her wings or concerned. How would Rarity take it? Her feelings were something she needed to consider before just speaking out.  "I...I..I just don't know Rarity!" She threw her hooves up in slight anger at the fact that she just had to admit she didn't know something. "I don't know how this could have happened...I don't know! Are you sure you can't remember anything before you had your wings? Maybe something happened or something?" "No! I...I mean...perhaps I was...particularly generous or...or something? Could my element have given me such an ability? Do you think our friends were also effected!?" Rarity whined, then at her own words, she gasped, "Our FRIENDS! I...I mean...if I'm shocked at having wings...can you imagine what AJ or Pinkie would go through--suddenly having both?!" She gaped at Twilight, pausing a few moments, "Though...they are not here...and you'd think that they would be if we all were..."   She tapped her hoof against her chin, and ever the lover of a good accessory, she could not help but ask a truly Rarity question, "Does this mean I get to wear a crown?" At the mention of all their other friends Twilight got to thinking about them as well. She doubted something happened to them really...but, it was always possible. If something did happen to them why weren't they here? Well, it was rather early in the morning...or they could just be hiding if they had reacted differently.  Maybe...maybe she WAS just overly generous or something....She never remembered hearing anything about her friends and their elements and if they exceeded their limits they would gain alicorn status. But then again everyday in this town just seemed be more exciting than the last. Her own element was related to her alicorn status, perhaps it also applied to the other elements....there was nothing in her books or any logic that would decree that only the Element of Magic would or could bring a pony to alicorn status...   Twilight gave a rather concerned look, pulling herself from her own thoughts, and cocked her eyebrow to the white mare,"No I don't think you will get to wear a crown..but if you really want one you can have mine. For the time being." She put a hoof to her chin in thought a bit. "There was never a coronation so I don't think you have princess status just because you now have wings. But I think we might need to speak with Celestia or Luna about this..."  The fact that she couldn't put a hoof on what was going on just irritated her. But she wasn't about to make that evident to Rarity. She might not recognize it, but she more worried than angry about something that trivial. "But....I'd need to get ready before we left there. If that's what we can agree upon doing?"  "Well, you did become a princess prior to coronation, Twilight," Rarity huffed, feeling a little wounded. Her friend obviously did not think she was worthy to be a princess, "Perhaps mine has not been planned yet. It would certainly be a most marvelous event." She flipped her hair poignantly, not truly looking herself with the upset look upon her face, "It's not so far-fetched, is it? Why....you are not the only pony who has done great things for Equestria...we all have."   She flushed indignantly, "Besides...it is not something for you to truly decide, is it? We should see the royal sisters at once! But...first, I think we should get our friends. They will want to know that we are alright....they would be worried if we suddenly vanished without a trace." Alright, now Twilight felt bad. Rarity was right. Well, mostly right. Twilight opened her mouth to retort but she quick shut it and then let her lips quiver just a bit as she held her tongue. Best not to say anything she didn't actually mean. The things she was saying now would be easy to blame on her lack of a good sleep and the fact that she was awoken so early and how all of this was a lot to take in. There was just a lot going on, alright.    With a small huff she nodded to Rarity. "You're right, Rarity."  She almost said something sympathetic after that but figured she wouldn't. They couldn't just be sitting here talking about this situation and who is a princess or not. They needed to do something about this! "Come on," She got up and made her way over to the door of her Castle. "Let's go get our friends."  She opened the door and then waited for her to go first. She figured she was going to use that cloak to cover herself up. To be honest she kind of hoped she did. She didn't want the ponies of Ponyville to get all wigged out when they saw another alicorn among them. Who they met first was entirely up to where they decided to go. Or a random encounter could happen...one never knows. Rarity was about to go after Twilight when she remembered her situation. She grunted and tried to fold in her wings, but the darn things seemed to have a mind of their own, refusing to fold nicely. "Ugh! How...does...one...control...these...stupid..." she pushed on the stubborn appendages with her hooves, and the second she'd get one wing down to her body, the other would pop open, before long she found herself groaning quite audibly in frustration, "AAAUUUUGH!"   She sighed one final time in annoyance, giving up on them she strutted into Twilight's room, not waiting for any sort of permission. Nose to the air, she gingerly magicked off the star belt from Twilight's Gala dress and used her magic to hold her wings down a moment while she quickly wrapped the belt around them and her waist and tightened it tight enough to lock them to her body. She huffed out a sigh and grabbed her cloak, covering herself once more, "Alright! I'm ready!"   She galloped out the castle doors after Twilight, a little uncomfortable with the tight belt around her waist, but she could handle it. She had certainly worn tighter garments!