A Simple Morning

by Godzillawolf

A Simple Morning

Simple Morning

“This day shall forever be known as Cake Day! Free cake for all!”

“Yay! All hail Celestia! Bringer of cake!”

“Your highness, we have got the largest cake ever baked for your enjoyment, as per the now yearly ritual!”

“Thank you my guards, let us begin!”

---

Celestia blinked awake, sitting up. Her still pink physical mane ganging messily from her shoulders. She looked around and gave a somewhat annoyed sigh that her favorite potential holiday that sadly could never be due to a lack of ingredients. She would know, she attempted to make it happen several hundred years ago. It worked once, but the bakers complained that much free cake would bankrupt them if they did it once a year. And it took about a year to clean up all the frosting.

The Mare of the Day got to her hooves, stretching her back with a series of pops from her spine. She wished being an almighty sun goddess made one immune to getting kinks in her neck

Celestia slowly walked over to the mail set out for her by her loyal Guards. Letter from ponies requesting her presence for various events, nobles requesting money for their various projects, Chrysalis’ Changelings thanking them for leaving the animated Pinkie Pie to amuse them during their imprisonment, Chrysalis begging them to take that ‘annoying pink beast’ away, and the royal chefs asking what kind of cake she wanted for dinner tonight.

Giving a sigh, she set the letters down and turned to Philomena as the Phoenix yawned, stretching her wings. Celestia smiled, floating some bird seed over to Philomena…who sniffed it and turned her beak up at it.

“Philomena, you know what the vet said; you need to go on a diet, you’re getting to be a pudgy Phoenix,” the Alicorn chastised.

Philomena crossed her wings and turned her back with a snooty air.

“Oh it can’t be that bad, just take a few bites.”

The Phoenix shook her head.

“Two?”

Another annoyed shake of the head from the bird.

“One?”

Philomena tried to swat the birdseed out of her telekinetic grasp.

Celestia gave an annoyed sigh, then a sly smirk. “Fine then, I guess I can get your old food, but if you keep up like this you’ll end up like I did the century after I had to banish Lulu.”

Philomena snootiness turned to horror and the firebird gulped, giving a cautious, questioning squawk.

“Yes, really. You remember the ‘Century of the Chubby Celly.’ And need I remind you of the royal wheelbarrow?”

Philomena shook her head desperately and began devouring her diet bird seed without another complaint.

Celestia gave a smirk. “That’s a good phoenix.”

As Philomena started enjoying her new food, Celestia turned and looked in the mirror. She took a moment to take one last once over of herself. This was the Celestia no pony ever saw except for her sister, her niece, and a certain little purple unicorn filly who‘d sometimes come into her room at midnight after having a nightmare. The bedheaded, somewhat drowsy, pink-maned Mare. Celestia couldn’t help but giggle. She wondered if anyone would recognize her if she went out like this. Unfortunately, her Cutie Mark was a dead give away, but maybe she’d try that some day as a joke.

Celestia finally levitated a brush to begin grooming her pink mane. She took special care to check for lice and other parasites. The fact that she’d spend the day with a mane composed of auroras didn’t mean she shouldn’t take care of it. It gave her more reason to do so, actually. Divine energy mixed with parasites could result in mutations. Potentially sentient, annoying mutations. And no one wanted that. Sometimes she wished she had a normal mane like any other pony, then she wouldn’t have to worry about a microscopic race declaring war in her mane…again.

With her mane in order, the Day Mare levitated her barding up and donned it. She remembered when she’d first got it…

---

“Celly, I’ve got a present for you,” said the elder Alicorn, her reddish mane and scroll Cutie Mark standing out against the white fur.

The tiny pink maned filly’s eyes lit up when the golden jewelry was placed in front of her. “Thanks mama! It’s so pretty!”

A few moments later, a miniature Alicorn was precariously stood in horseshoes about five times too large for her, with a matchingly oversized crown and necklace. “How do I look mama?!”

Her mother covered her mouth as she gave a giggle. “Wonderful, honey, but you’ll need to grow into them a bit…”

---

Celestia chuckled. And ponies wondered where she got her ‘troll’ moments from.

With her barding on, Celestia finally did the one major change to her appearance. She let her core warm itself, the life giving heat of the sun beating in her chest. Her mane and tail began flashing with orange light and levitating, moving on solar winds that no one could sense but her. Shades of blue and green began snaking its way through the pink hair. Finally, a physical mane and tail were replaced by brilliant, rippling auroras.

Princess Celestia finally opened her eyes and looked back to the mirror, seeing the Princess of the Sun finally ready to start her day. This was the Celestia Equestria saw and admired. She was always amazed by how much a simple change of mane, tail, and clothing could change her appearance. She remembered the last thousand years when doing this daily ritual was heartrending. When she couldn’t look her reflection in the mirror without being reminded of sending her beloved sister to the moon…

Princess Celestia finally turned around and looked to Philomena, who had finally finished her bird seed. “See, it wasn’t that bad, was it?”

Philomena gave a half humiliated, half prideful huff.

The Princess chuckled and nuzzled her pet lovingly. “See you later, Philomena.”

---

Princess Celestia stopped by the kitchen to pick up a cup of coffee. The chef gave a chuckle. “Remember the old days, Princess?”

The Day Ruler chuckled. “Yes, I do hope I never need to consume that much caffeine again,” she said, looking over at a now retired cup bigger than her head. Being Princess of both Night and Day was a tiring position.

Walking out into the throne room, a yawn greeted her. “Good morning, Lulu,” Princess Celestia greeted, looking to the tired Night Princess.

“Greetings, my sister,” the blue Alicorn replied, trotting over and sharing a loving nuzzle.

The Ruler of the Day smiled. Yes, she used to wish she could remain Celestia and never have to become the Princess of the Day again. But now…

“Luna…I love you.”

Princess Luna gave her a smile. “As do we, Tia…Art thou ready?”

The Day Ruler nodded, trotting over with her sister to lower the moon and raise the sun to begin the day…

Comments

[Atropony]

Cute.

[I Am Known As Sketchpad]

That was really nice, why doesn't this have more likes? It's a disgrace!

That was a really good story, though it was a bit on the shorter side. Nonetheless, well done!

[Lasairfion]

As do we, Tia…Are ye ready?
Correction: Art thou ready?

But nicely written nonetheless, albeit a little short - you could probably get it a third as long again without losing pace.

[firespacer]

very cute, i like little 'moment' stories like this

also:

"Celestia slowly walked over to the mail set out for her by her loyal Guards had set out for her."

[Phoenix Swift]

"Royal wheelbarrow."

Even if I hadn't enjoyed any part except that, you would be getting a like and this story favorited. Seeing as I did, in fact, love this little story and am wishing it was longer... You still get this story liked and favorited. Sorry, I don't have any cake to give you in addition. Besides, Celly would just eat it all.

[Skeeter The Lurker]

Not bad at all.

Very well done.

~Skeeter The Lurker

[Smirkythread]

Oh? So you posted something cute huh. Well, two can play at that game.

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[Danger Beans]

I liked it. Short and sweet.

[Lady Grey]

Cute and fun. It was a bit too slice-of-lifey for me I think though. A fun moment story but I was startled when it ended because I didn't think it had gone anywhere.

[Danger Beans]

Yo, your story is not in any groups. Ive taken the liberty of adding it to protect celestia, celestia is the best pony, and luna and celestia.

Groups are a great way to promote your stories. Peace.

[TundraStanza]

That was a nice little way to start the morning.
...

Letter from ponies requesting her presence for various events,

Only one letter for those various events? Wow, that'll take a while for her to read.

[Randomreader-001]

Short, simple, and really enjoyable. This is a nice change of pace when it come to Celestia starting her day and what not. As far as I know your one of the few only Authors to consider that P.C. doesn't always have a mystic mane and tail. "The Century of the Chubby Celly" and the "Royal wheelbarrel" jokes were pretty good too. Awesome job on the task you set out to do.

[Dash The Stampede]

SEQUEL! and it must cover that dreaded civil war fought within the confines of her wonderfully cosmic mane! microscopic representations of the bloody and tragic life of battlefield operations, tiny bugbombs and explosions are what keeps the mane so shiny and bright! and only at the cost of a few million sentient insects, valiantly dying and being born within their own world, unknowing of the larger world around them!

did i really just find that to be an entertaining idea?

[Godzillawolf]

2917605 Hehe, it's actually inspired by this fic where it happens to Luna.

[Dream Bolt]

"Century of the Chubby Celly"

This is hilarious. I can totally see how depression would drive Tia to cake. (I tend to eat when I'm depressed, too, despite being skinnier than a rail. And I drink apple juice. Lots and lots of apple juice.)

[elarhy]

I see in many fics references to the "bad century" after the banishmen of Luna... but have yet to find a fic depicting it. Sugestions?

[Dead Lock]

Just made the likes up to 150! Whoever put that one dislike will pay.

[Puzzle Reader]

That was adorable. I love it!

[Alpha Scorpii]

Nice I love the idea of Celestia being just a normal pony under that regalia, and all the references to the dreaded past days made me chuckle. Great job.

[-Frost]

A short but adorably sweet story. Ha the "royal wheel-barrow"...

-Frost

[StarChaser01]

I'm trying to figure out what that yellow thing in the picture is... what looks like a handle is messing me up...

A hammer? A pipe?

[BarrenBaron]

4855271 My guess is some sort of tea-kettle, albeit, one with a handle for non magical scum ponies

[SoulofLegend]

Oh my... I just had a terrifying thought. What if a headcrab got into Celestia's mane?

[Solitair]

Shame we couldn't see the royal wheelbarrow in use. This was cute.

[ShadowLDrago]

This is nice, I'm kindof a sucker for short little slice of life stories like this, no off the wall zany comedy, no grand adventure, not darkly ironic twists, just, a simple little slice of life. It's nice. Have a like.

[Mane 6 Pets]

“Celly, I’ve got a present for you,” said the elder Alicorn, her reddish mane and scroll Cutie Mark standing out against the white fur.

Is this the Alicorn from the painting in the orphanage from Children of the Night?

[A Wild Magikarp]

5840212 Anyone else have Fausticorn as their headcannon? Or is it just me?

[DaydreamsOfAStranger]

I really enjoyed this, and have to admit that I never will write as well as you did on this topic! Bravo!

[Themaskedferret]

Very sweet. Bravo

[Heavyhauler75622]

Very cute, short, and simple!

[TheOneAJ]

https://m.

[Godzillawolf]

11580622
Wow, thanks! Added to the description!