It's had a day since Twilight Sparkle and her friend's had defeated Tirek, the latest foe to threaten their home, and she couldn't be happier...until a pony appears before her with wishes to speak to her about something important. Unfortunately for the young princess, this meeting may leave her with a bad taste in her mouth. But maybe, just maybe another princess may put to ease whatever tension the new princess might have. She might also learn how to put up with snobs you can't see past their own muzzles.
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Well, the instant Sacred Scroll opened her mouth I wanted to break her teeth. Great job getting me worked up.
Take this like. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find something that'll make a wonderful breaking noise.
...I now want a chapter where Twilight comes up with her own way to mess with the Council. Namely, telling her friends what Sacred said but leaving out what Celestia said for a few moments, with Fluttershy likely crying because of it, which causes Discord to get vengeance on them before she tells the rest of them it's already been pretty much handled by Celestia.
She's been the Princess of Friendship since her coronation at the end of Season 3
The council seems like something that should've been dealt with a thousand years ago. Especially since Celestia can just outlive the reputation hit from setting the council on fire.
If theres a sequel, I hope it involves lots and lots of fire.
Celestia's solution is... petty. And cowardly.
What is needed is a chapter where the council finally crosses the last line and Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Twilight proceed to whup the bitch out of them.
well it's quite simpl twilight, celestia may not be able too so easily but hundreds of ponies just saw you crowned princess of friendship by the spirit of harmony itself, declare yourself immune too the council, ponyville, the crystal empire and the spirit of chaos and discord well back you, sacred scroll can't really make a move without making the council look incompotent then.
Also, that castle just has to go. Take out an insurance policy, then give Discord a super bouncy ball to play with.
Not bad. Not bad at all. Despite a few spelling mistakes, I rather enjoyed this fic. Then again, I've always tended to like stories that involve the machinations of political power so I guess I was predisposed towards like this. That said, I'm sure I could have decided "this is boring and crappy" if it had been badly written. Thankfully it isn't so naturally, I enjoyed it.
4405720 Reality Check I like you maybe I could join in that whooping I'll bring my flail
4405720 Agreed. The council needs to be taught that if they can't figure out which side their bread is buttered on, they can get their asses off the council and out of Equestria.
Plus, this situation of Celestia not having any real power reminds me of the book series Deltora Quest. Only this story is written WAY better...
You do realize that everyone now wants a chapter where all four princesses troll the council mercilessly?
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Eh. That pretty much standard fair for any Canterlot Nobles who are not Fancy Pants or Fleur.
The princesses all need to learn how to say, "Balls to you, it's my kingdom."
As you can see my OC is a princess in Equestrian and if someone walked into my castle and said that to me I would be like "I am the princess of mixed cutie marks and thee shall not speeketh to me that way!!"
4405720 Agreed. There has to be some document that sets out the Council's responsibilities. Find it, and nail their hides to the wall with it, especially if it was a council set up to serve in her stead. There has to be some phrase like 'serving at Celestia's pleasure.' Which means if she's not pleased with them, she can drop them like the sun at evening,
Likewise, all the nobility has to ultimately be beholden to by oaths of fealty. There is no way any of the old demenses from before the reign of Discord still existed, which means when Celestia and Luna were crowned as Princesses they would have been the ones defining the new division of land. Which means they created the nobles, and can uncreate them just as easily.
And good luck any upity noble who thinks they can defy Celestia. She fields the only organised military force in the country, inept as they are against world ending threats. She can also call on the Crystal Empire to supply additional troops, and let's not forget that practically everypony else worships her as a deity. Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns has all the most powerful spellcasters in the country, and as your version of Nightlight says, 'And everyone of them calls me SIR!'
And that's not counting the special individuals she could call on in a knock down drag out fight. Three more alicorns, a Chaos spirit (who'd just love the chance to cut loose), the Elements and a unicorn who can shield an entire city. Not that it would ever come to that. All she has to do is call a press conference and tell ponies that 'Lord Stick-up-the-plot is trying to usurp her' and watch as he all his support evapourates and he gets bitch slapped into the next milennium.
Seriously, the entirety of the Canterlot Nobility could revolt en mass and would still get stomped into a muddy puddle by the rest of Equestria if Celestia made any kind of sensible use of the resources at her disposal... oh dear, this is Celestia we're talking about. The mare who's go to solution to crisis management is to wait until the last minute, send somepony else to deal with the threat, and usually give them incomplete or misleading information.
6783599 Celestia suffers this because she tolerates it. And now her sister, her niece and her apprentice all have to suffer it because she is too weak willed to put a stop to it.
"Her image." What does she think her image will be when ponies learn that these arrogant councilers can talk to their Princess like that?
If I had been Celestia upon emerging from my time-out after banishing Luna and found the council like that...
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Council : You are nothing. We are in charge. You're only job is to raise the sun and moon. We will tell you what to do. You will perform no public action without our approval.
Celestia(me) : ... ..... You have to be kidding.
Council : We most certainly are not. Now obey us little filly.
Celestia(me) : *Sighs* Fine. If that's the way you want it. *Forms flaming sword* You are trying to usurp me. That is treason. THE PENALTY FOR TREASON IS DEATH!
Council : Enough of this! We shall not tolerate this disobedience! Cease this silly little game of yours "princess"! Guards! Lock this foolish little one in the castle's dungeons!
Celestia(me) : *Swings flaming sword and kills loud mouthed council member* I have had enough of your arrogance. I created you and I CAN DESTROY YOU!
Council : *Falls onto floor prostrating themselves* We'll obey! We're sorry!
Celestia(me) : *Extinguishes flaming sword* That's much better. Don't ever try this again.
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That is how a real ruler handles their subject's rebellion.
Sadly canon Celestia lacks the balls to do anything.