Zapp v Matter-Horn: Dawn of Friendship

by Fanfic27


Chapter 7 Home

After the party Twilight decided to visit her mother figure Princess Celestia(Who the only othe pony beside her mother who knows she's Matter-Horn) for advice about what to do next.

"I'm not sure what to do" Twilight asked

"Ponies are still afraid of me why is that."

"Well, Twilight ponies hate what they don't understand." Celestia said

"What I am supposed to do to get these ponies to believe in me again." Twilight said

"Well you already know the answer to that." Celestia said

"Be their hero,Twilight, be their angel, be their monument, be anything they need you to be or be none of it."

"You don't owe this world a thing, you never did."

Twilight then sat there thinking about what she said among other things when she heard Celestia ask

"Twilight are you okay?"

"I'm fine princess." Twilight lied

"Twilight, I've known you since early foalhood. I've helped Night Light and Twilight Velvet raise you. I've helped you learn to control your powers when they first started surfacing. I can tell when you have something important on your mind." Celestia said

"How did YOU do it, your Highness?" Twilight asked

"Excuse me?" Celestia said

"How did you earn the trust and respect of most of the general public? I mean, you're literally powerful enough to single-hoofedly move a cosmic mass MUCH larger than a planet on a twice a day basis, and ponies don't fear you." Twilight said

"They used to, Twilight. It took several years, but through hard work, determination and frequent displays of compassion, charity and optimism, I was able to turn things around." Celestia said

"In other words, you're saying don't give up, no matter how bad the situation might get. If I stick with it, things will eventually change for the better." Twilight said

"Indeed. But be forewarned; while most laws ARE generally common sense and intended for the greater good, there ARE certain overly obstructive bureaucrats who won't hesitate to bend the law as much as possible without actually breaking it all in the interest of serving their own egos." Celestia said

"So, don't go breaking the law without a very, VERY good reason, but don't get so caught up in the letter of the law that I forget about the spirit of the law. And while I shouldn't let bad laws get in the way of helping good sentiments, I should also only strike against certain beings if I have solid proof they are doing something really bad." Twilight said

"Again, correct." Celestia said

"Then I know what I must do." Twilight said

"And that is?" Celestia asked

"I'm going to go to Ponyville and face this Zapp and tell her that what she is doing is wrong." Twilight said

"Are you sure?" Celestia asked

"Yes." Twilight said as she flew off to get ready for her trip to Ponyville