Princess Celestia waved a hoof at them. “Please rise, friends.” Fancy Pants and Fleur de Lis stood, Fleur de Lis brushing her strands of hair away from her face. Princess Luna waved her hoof. “Thou should take a seat, the waiter will come to take our order any minute now.
Fancy Pants and Fleur de Lis sat on the two empty seats, Fleur de Lis facing Princess Celestia, and Fancy Pants facing Princess Luna. Princess Celestia placed her two hooves together, and looked at both of them. “Fancy Pants, how much of the changeling invasion do you know about?” Fancy Pants rubbed his chin with his hoof in thought. “Well, I know that there was a changeling…queen did she call herself?
She impersonated Princess Cadence, ruined the wedding, and attacked the city of Canterlot?” Princess Celestia nodded. “She also stole the love of several hundred ponies who are now perfectly fine. The worst symptoms that they had were dizziness and nausea. But some ponies in the society have been wondering.
Why are I not at this very moment destroying them under my brilliance? And I could, without worry of destroying Canterlot. I was curious. What do you think?” Fancy Pants blinked, this wasn't what he had expected.
He had thought she had wanted to talk about how the society of Canterlot needed to take a notch down on its grabbing of her attention. Again. The waiter came, and the ponies made their orders. Fleur de Lis gave his and hers, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna fluently gave theirs. When the waiter left, Fancy Pants gave his answer.
“You are the princess of Equestria. Have been for thousands of years. So therefore, attacks have happened. And you must of dealt with them as you have described. In order for you to have not done this, you must have had a very good reason not to.”
A silence hung in the air. Princess Luna was nodding her head in approval. Princess Celestia folded her hooves underneath the table. “Yes, you have answered correctly. One of my oldest, and wisest friends has personally begged me not to.
And for her sake, I won't.” Fleur de Lis raised an eyebrow. “Someone asked you not to?” Princess Luna nodded her head yes. “A personal friend of Tia, and a friend of mine.
She should arrive here soon.” Princess Celestia looked at Fancy Pants. “You should know her, she taught you while you were a foal.” Fancy Pants had a genuinely surprised look on his face. “Really?
That was something I didn't know.” A shout came from the back. “Madame, veuillez!!” Fleur de Lis mouthed the words madam please, and stretched her head to see what was going on. Princess Celestia smiled, a glint of happiness in her ancient eyes.
“Ah yes, here she is.” A very old and ancient unicorn walked to the table where they were sitting with a skip in her step. She had a mane and tail that was black, gray, light brown, white and in a bun. One eye was tightly closed.
She was wearing socks that were black and purple striped. A necklace made out of very tiny woven vines, and a chunk of light golden colored wood with a symbol on it adorned her neck. Her flank bore the mark of an ink pot. “Hello Princess Luna!” She crowed as she pulled up a chair and sat right between the two royal sisters.
“Hello Inkwell. How are thou?” Inkwell straightened one of her socks. “Perfect as a pickle berry. Hello Celestia!”
Princess Celestia smiled. “And hello to you my dear old friend. Thank you for coming.” Inkwell bobbed her head up and down in reply. Then she noticed the other two at the table.
“So, this must be Fleur de Lis! I must say, I'm impressed by your ability to be yourself in Equestria. Its not easy to keep hold of the ancient customs of one's country, but you have managed with flying colors. I tip my hoof to you. And as they always say, Rewards go to the wary!”
Fleur de Lis's mouth opened, then closed. Her eyes were as large as her plate. “T-thanks?” She stuttered. Inkwell turned her one eye to Fancy Pants, who was again stroking his chin in thought.
“Ah Fancy Pants! I've been waiting a chance to talk with you, and catch up!” Fancy Pants's eyebrows raised in surprise. “Professor Inkwell?” The look on his face was of one in total shock.
“What are you doing-You're friends with Princess Celestia?” Fleur de Lis's brow furrowed. “Professor? She is your professor?” Fancy Pants's head nodded.
Fleur de Lis slightly giggled. “I see.” Inkwell laughed. “I bet I surprised you, eh? Well, the Princess here.”
She jabbed the folded wing of Princess Celestia with her hoof. “Was the very one to sign me up for the entire thing.” Fancy Pant's head turned to Princess Celestia, who shrugged. “She inspires confidence in young foals and fillies. Something my school needed, and would definitely still need.”
Inkwell nodded her head energetically. Then she plopped a large, green, warty, toad onto the table. Fleur de Lis's eyes widened. One twitched. Fancy Pants's mouth smirked.
Princess Luna's hoof went straight to her mouth to smother her giggles. Princess Celestia's head turned to Inkwell with laughter in her lavender violent eyes. “I see you have kept the toad that we used.” Fancy Pant's brow furrowed “What?”
Princess Luna's face soured. “The pony-teacher committee thought Inkwell was too old-fashioned to be part of the school. And due to a then recent indecent with the Princess Celestia's Gifted School for Gifted Unicorns Royal High Tea…” Inkwell shook her head with laughter. “Its quite a mouthful, isn't it?”
The waiter delivered their drinks. Fancy Pants received a tall glass of light pink liquid with round small balls of ice in it. A straw floated in the chilled liquid. A leaf of mint was on the glass. He sipped it lightly.
A strawberry, fruity, tangy sweet taste ran around in his mouth. Fancy Pants swallowed, then sipped again. Princess Celestia's head shook. “Inkwell tried to help with the indecent, but in the process angered a…very considerate mother.” Princess Luna snorted, the giggled with laughter.
Princess Celestia gave her a slightly annoyed look which made Princess Luna only laugh harder. “Anyways, she was threatened to be kicked out.” Fancy Pants's gritted his teeth. “That pony-teacher committee has got some nerve.” Princess Celestia sighed.
“Yes, yes they do. But in the end, Inkwell pulled through.” Princess Celestia smiled at Inkwell who was brushing a splinter from her socks. “By the way, Inkwell.
I didn't see you come in through the door.” Inkwell laughed. “Why Princess Celestia! Its raining out there! And since I spent some time in the Mafrica jungles, I would know better than to trust doors.
You try walking through a doorway that has been soaked by rain, and could collapse any minute. And if it does, you will be stuck there till it drys out. No, I came in through the window. Although these waiter ponies didn't seem to like that much.” She sniffed.
“They should see the changeling hives of Mafrica. If it was raining, you could go through a hole rather than the door.” The air around the table turned to ice instantly after the word 'changeling' was spoken.