Snow Ball
"A ball? For me?" Snow Pea questioned while in her father's study.
Button replied, "Yes, preparations have already been made. We shall have a ball in your honor within the next few days."
"But why? Why do I need a ball?"
"It's a tradition that goes back before I was born. Your grandmother had a ball, so did your great-grandfather, and so on. As the next heir to the throne, it's a great honor to carry on the duties to rule Marendelle."
"But what if I don't want to be queen?"
Button gave a small smile and hugged his eldest, "I know… it's a scary thing… Many times, I often questioned if I was right to be the next king. Sometimes, I wished I had a sibling to take over for me."
"Does that mean I can have LB take over for me?" her eyes gleamed.
"You can… That's why your mother and I had more than one child, but Snow Pea, you shouldn't feel frightened of something that was rightfully given to you. I know your cousin Fire Spark gave up his birthright, but that doesn't mean you have to do the same. Granted, I had no choice in the matter, but I learned to embrace my position as heir to the throne. You can, too."
"But can I be a good queen, Daddy? Even with these powers of mine?"
"Your powers are special. Yes, they were obtained through evil means, but you used them for good when you helped defeat the Umbrum. We couldn't be prouder of you for using your powers wisely."
"I want to be good and I don't want the prophecy to come true."
"I agree. The prophecy was certainly a shock to us when you, Discord, Spike, and Sunset told us about it."
"I don't want to plunge Equestria into an eternal winter and I don't want to end time. Either way, I'm likely to doom all of Equestria."
"I refuse to believe that. You are a good pony, Snowy. You could never doom Equestria."
"Then you don't think the prophecy could come true?" her eyes were hopeful.
Button bit his lip. He didn't want to sugarcoat what he really thought. In truth, he thought the prophecy would come true. Now that he was aware the myths of his island kingdom were real, he knew he couldn't dismiss this ancient prophecy linked to his daughter. But at the same time, he didn't want to scare his daughter, but he wanted to at least prepare her for the possibility.
"It's hard to say, sweetheart. I know that there were things on this island I thought were untrue when it had been proven otherwise. You said so yourself how you had to come back here during the sleeping curse and found out that there were skeleton ponies and zombies coming back to life. I encountered Diamond Dogs, and your aunt and uncle found the Lost Treasure of Marendelle before it sunk into the ground. Legends will contain a seed of truth, remember this."
She nodded, "I will."
"Whether or not the prophecy comes true, I don't know, but we must not ignore it."
"I want to, but I know it can't be done. I think of it often."
"Don't worry about it for now. Be mindful, but don't let it stop you from living your life."
"Where would I be without you, Daddy?"
"Well… someday you will have to… One day I won't be here and I need you to carry on in my place. All the more reason you need to get ready for the ball." he smiled.
Snow Pea tried to smile back.
Snowy walked down the hallways of the palace she lived in. When she passed a servant doing their duties, they would always stop and bow before her while saying, 'Your Highness.'
It was flattering, but it was also intimidating. Then, she saw she was passing portraits of the rulers of Marendelle before stopping at the end and in front of her parents' picture. They looked so refined, so elegant… How could she live up to them as queen when it would be her turn?
Suddenly, a shout came, "Hey, Snowy!"
She turned to see Skater, Roller Blade, Apple Butter, and her sister come up to her.
"Did you hear about the ball?" Apple Butter asked.
"I did. Dad just told me."
Roller noted, "You don't seem happy about it."
"It's not that I'm not happy, it's just… this ball is a big deal. I just don't want to mess up."
"At least you guys can go. Mommy said I'm too little to go!" LB complained. "I hate hearing that! 'Too little to do this, too little to do that'! I wish I was big!"
Snowy shook her head. Her little sister didn't know how easy she had it. The thought occurred to her of what she said earlier to their father, I might as well step down so she can see firsthoof of what being heir is all about.
Just then, the trumpets sounded off and a herald voiced out, "Her Royal Highness, the Queen Mother!"
LB exclaimed joyfully, "Grandma's here!" She rushed off.
Snow Pea smiled and followed after. She loved it when Grandma came to visit, but she noticed her father always had a tired expression whenever Grandma spoiled her and her sister.
When they made it to the throne room, Love Tap held her arms out, giving the girls a bone-crushing hug.
"My precious girls!" she exclaimed.
"It's great seeing you, Grandma!" LB said.
"It is…" Snowy smiled.
"The moment I received the invitation, I had to come as soon as possible." Love Tap excitedly chattered.
Button then entered with Sweetie Belle as he proclaimed, "Mother! I didn't expect you so soon! I thought you would be here the day before the ball!"
"No, no, no! I had to come to make sure everything was ready for my granddaughter."
"Mother… as sweet as that is… we already made the necessary preparations."
"Are you sure about that? Perhaps I should check."
Button held his head and sighed.
Sweetie watched on as Button and his mother talked things out. Her daughters were not in the room.
"Mother, you left the kingdom to me. You and Father retired last year, but you always seem to make sure things are running in the right way."
"I know, Button… I don't mean to overstep my boundaries. The kingdom is rightfully yours to rule over now and you have two beautiful daughters that are heirs to the throne, so I should leave everything alone. But it's hard to leave…"
"Mom, I appreciated you staying on so Sweetie and I could raise our family. But when I told you I was ready to rule, I meant it. So please, come back in a couple of days."
"I would. But you know the girls will want me to stay…" she smirked.
Sweetie spoke up, "She's right, honey."
Button sighed, "All right. Just please, let us handle things…?"
"Of course." she kissed her son's cheek before leaving to her room.
Button muttered, "Some things just never change…"
"She means well." Sweetie commented.
"She meant well with those tests and looked what happened."
"That was an unforeseen circumstance. No one could have seen that coming…"
"But you almost…"
She put her hoof over his mouth, calmly shushing him, "But I didn't… And Diamond Tiara has learned her lesson. Remember, we forgave her."
"I know… but I was so heartbroken…"
She gently laid her head on his chest and he stroked her hair.
"What's the real reason you don't want your mother here this soon?"
"It's the prophecy. She can never know about it… She will hover around our lives as she did mine. She'll do anything to prevent the prophecy from coming true for Snow Pea, but you and I know it's useless… The myths of this isle… your family's curses… We know it's going to happen no matter how much we don't want it to."
Sweetie shed a tear, "I know you're right… I hate the idea, but it's true…"
"So we need to spend as much time with our daughters as we can… I hate deceiving my mother, but she will be so scared over this that it's best to keep it hidden from her."
"Given how protective she was of you during the tests, I'm afraid we will have to."
"It's her granddaughter, after all."
They went into a comforting embrace.
Snow Pea was back at the portraits, looking at her parents, her grandparents, and great-grandparents, who were all noble kings and queens that ruled this island. The prophecy made her question if she would ever be a noble ruler like them.
Love Tap saw her and went up to her, "Admiring the paintings?"
"Something like that…"
Love Tap looked up with her, "Your father looks so handsome in his picture. Of course, your mother looks just as beautiful."
"You're beautiful in your picture, too."
"Aw, thank you. That was such a long time ago."
She giggled, "You're still beautiful, Grandma…"
"How sweet of you to say…" she nuzzled her granddaughter's head.
"Grandpa looks like Daddy."
"Rather, your daddy looks like your grandfather. Yes, he is a handsome stallion, your grandpa is…"
"Where is he?"
"Still in our manor on the other side of the island, but don't worry. He'll be here in time for your ball."
"That's good," she saw the picture before her grandparents and read the plaque beneath it: 'King Lincoln Log and Queen Bright Star'. "What were your parents like?"
Love smiled, "I may not remember much of my mother, but I can remember her brushing my hair and humming a song before I went to bed every night. After she had gone, my father and I would do just about everything, much like when I became a mother by having your father."
"She looks so beautiful, like you…"
"My mother was indeed a beauty and very graceful. She was one of Marendelle's best queens. She was adored by the entire kingdom until… she passed on… I vowed to be just like her when I took the throne."
"Did you?"
"I like to think so. But it's hard to say for sure."
"I hope I can be like you when I take the throne…"
"What a kind thing to say… But Snow Pea… you should know that you shouldn't have to be like anyone else. Just be yourself."
"I'm not sure being myself is a good idea…"
"Why do you say that?"
She about to mention the prophecy when LB came to them, "Snowy! Mommy and Daddy need us in the throne room!"
"Oh, I have to go, Excuse me, Grandma." she bowed in respect.
Love Tap bowed in return.
As she watched her granddaughters go, she couldn't help but be amazed at how opposite the two sisters were. LB was always hyper while Snowy was calm. And yet, that just made their bond as sisters stronger. She looked up to see her parents' picture. She could remember a time when they were opposites to each other, which made them great rulers.
"Mother was always on Father's case about making sure the kingdom was taken care of, while he was always playful around her and making her happy…"
She smiled, remembering them.
When Button and Sweetie requested the children and the rest of the parents to make sure Love Tap never found out about the prophecy, the children were shocked.
Apple Butter pointed out, "You mean… you want us to lie?"
The latter's parents and the twins' parents couldn't help but stifle their laughter while the king and queen were blushing red.
"We're not lying!" Button insisted.
LB motioned, "But you want us to hide the prophecy from Grandma! Isn't that lying?!"
Snow Pea said, "Yeah, Daddy, and you always told me that a good ruler needs to be truthful."
Button held his head and sighed, "As much as I am glad you are paying attention to my lessons, sweetheart, this is something you need to trust me on."
Sweetie said, "And it really isn't lying. It's that we're not telling all we know."
Button told them, "We need you to make the Pinkie-Promise," He told the adults, "And that includes you all."
Scootaloo protested, "Hey! We can keep a secret!"
Sweetie pointed, "We need to set an example for the children."
Apple Bloom muttered, "And yet we're telling them to lie…"
Then they sighed and started the promise. The kids followed after.
The girls were in their shared bedroom as Love Tap was reading them a bedtime story. She had fond memories of doing the same to her son when he was young.
Snow Pea asked, "Grandma, what was your ball like?"
"Oh, my… That's so long ago…"
LB pleaded, "Please try to remember, Grandma. I can't go to Snowy's ball and I want to hear all about your own ball."
"I can understand why because you are young and it would be past your bedtime, but since this is your sister's ball… I bet I can get your parents to change their mind."
"Really?! Will you?!"
Love Tap giggled, "Certainly. This ball is a very important event for all of Marendelle. In fact… it was the very first event ever to happen on Marendelle. Long ago, earth ponies came to settle on this island, so they needed a leader to guide them. They chose the wisest of them all and made him king. When they built the palace for him, he took a wife and they had a child. When the palace was finished, the child was old enough to have a ball to celebrate him as the next heir.
"And so, a grand tradition started for the royal heirs to the throne of Marendelle, which brings me to my own ball. I was to dance at my ball, but I was terrified of the outcome."
"How come?" Snowy and LB asked.
She smirked, "Because… I was a terrible dancer! I remember going through instructor after instructor, but no pony was able to help me improve. My mother was at a loss while my father was laughing his head off. It wasn't to discourage me, but that he was impressed of how I couldn't dance for the life of me!"
"What happen then?" Snow inquired, genuinely wondering.
"At the ball, I stepped on the hooves of many colts…" she said sheepishly.
"Ooh…" LB remarked.
"But it wasn't so bad as the night wore on, and as per tradition, I was presented gifts from my parents and subjects. I can remember the vast number of gifts your father received at his ball. I, of course, gave him the largest gift there was."
"What do you think Mommy and Daddy will give you, Snowy?"
Snow shrugged.
LB asked her grandmother, "Can you really get me into Snow Pea's ball?"
"I'm sure I can." she smiled.
"No! Absolutely not!" Button said when they were in the study.
"Button Cinnamon Log Mash! How can you do that to your own daughter?! It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"But LB won't make it through the night! She's too young!"
"It's a celebration! And it's just this one time!"
"Mother, I know you loving spoiling your grandchildren…"
"I do. I don't deny it. But Button, this ball is a very important one and it'll only come once in their lives! Little Button is Snow Pea's sister. She deserves to see it!"
Button sighed. "All right… All right. I will discuss it with my wife and we'll make the decision that's right for all of us."
The night of the ball had finally arrived. Everyone came: all of the subjects of Marendelle and the royal Marendelle family's extended family. The cousins were dressed in their finest with their parents. Cinnamon Roll made it as Love Tap said he would. Everyone was in the ballroom, even LB! Love Tap actually managed to succeed into convincing her son to bring his youngest daughter.
LB was beaming throughout the entire thing as she looked around the ballroom with every pony conversing and having a good time. Her sister wasn't here yet, for it was tradition for the heir to the throne to appear when it was almost time for the first dance.
The trumpets blew, getting everyone's attention. A page then called out, "Their Royal Highnesses, King Button Mash and Queen Sweetie Belle of Marendelle!"
LB parents' walked onto the stage with elegance as Button addressed the crowd. "Welcome, subjects and royal guests! Tonight, we continue a valuable tradition that started thousands of years ago! My ancestor was given a ball in his honor to be celebrated as the next heir to the throne and now we celebrate my daughter, the Princess Snow Pea!"
There was applause and cheering. Even Skater shouted out, "Go, Snowy!"
"And now without further ado, I give you… Princess Snow Pea, the next queen of Marendelle!" he motioned toward the top of the stairs.
Snow Pea was a bit nervous to show herself, but she recalled her grandmother's words that were said to her when her mother and grandma helped her get ready earlier that night.
She was in the bedroom when she stared in the vanity as Sweetie commented.
"Oh, sweetheart, you look so beautiful! And so grown-up!" Tears were escaping from her.
"Oh, Mommy…" she looked back into the mirror. She didn't feel grown-up or beautiful.
Love Tap noticed her hesitation and told Sweetie, "Dear, maybe you should check on Little Button and make sure she doesn't tire herself out before the ball."
"That's a good idea." Then, she told her eldest, "You're going to have a wonderful time…" She quickly kissed her cheek before leaving.
Love Tap could easily see her granddaughter was having serious doubts. "Nervous about the ball?"
"The ball… and the future… What if I am an awful queen?!"
"I don't see that happening. You are a good pony, my darling. A wise pony once told me that without a good ruler on the throne, an entire kingdom could collapse."
"And who was that wise pony?"
"My father," she smiled. "You see, Snowy, feeling reservations about taking full responsibility of the crown is completely normal, if not genetic…" She muttered that last part.
"What do you mean?"
She shook her head in amusement, "When my father told me he was retiring and passing the crown on to me and my husband, I was scared senseless. As a matter of fact, I almost made a break for it!"
"What?! You were going to run away?!"
"I'm not proud of that moment, I assure you, but I was so scared that it seemed like such a good idea."
"What changed your mind?"
"My father. When I decided to go talk to him, it turned out he also had a fear to rule the kingdom and wanted to leave so he could be a toymaker."
"A toymaker?!" she gaped.
"Oh, yes. He even showed me a model of the castle he made. That's why he was retiring so he could finish it. You know, I do believe I still have that around here…" She rubbed her chin in thought. "Anyway, my father's castle model collapsed on him and he decided to sneak out of the palace. He saw the real castle still standing tall, but he feared that would change if there wasn't a good pony to take care it and the kingdom at large. So you see, my darling, you come from a long line of rulers that were scared to take up the crown, but once they realized how important it was to take care of their kingdom, they gave in."
"Daddy told me he was scared to be king, too…"
"He certainly was. But thanks to your mother, he found out he could rule the kingdom as needed."
Snow Pea looked back in the mirror and actually smiled.
Snowy was brought back into the moment as she heard her father announcing her entrance. She took a deep breath, moved forward, and saw from the top of the stairs everypony looking at her. But once she saw the faces of her many family members, she felt calm and bowed before the assembly before making her way down.
Button went toward her and bowed, "May I have this dance?"
She giggled, "Of course, Daddy."
They made it to the dance floor as the waltz began to play. They slowly moved as Button softly said, "I can remember doing this with your mother when she first came here…"
"Did she step on your hooves?"
He chuckled, "I see Grandma told you about her ball. No, your mother was bit more graceful in her dancing."
"Daddy, are you happy as king?"
"I am. I have you, your sister, your mother, my closest friends, and even my parents. With them, I feel I can accomplish anything that comes my way. As king, I help my ponies in any way I can."
"I want to be like that, too. I want to help my subjects. Without a good ruler, the kingdom will collapse." She stared at her grandmother, who was watching on the sidelines with her husband.
Button followed his daughter's gaze and smiled, "My mother told me the exact same thing when I became king, and you know what? She's right."
Snow smiled at that as they kept on dancing.
Stats
Page generated in 0.028 seconds
Total duration
1,060 users online
1,715,514 hits today, 2,004,447 yesterday
FIMFiction
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Fanfiction
Designed and coded by knighty & Xaquseg - © 2011-2024
Follow & Support Us
Support us
SubStar
Chat!
Discord
Follow us
Twitter
MLP: Friendship is Magic® - © 2024 Hasbro Inc.®
Fimfiction is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Hasbro Inc.®
She got... cold hooves.
Also, I'd really want to see a Power-Ponies and Maneiac episode. ...That'd be cool.
Okay, I'll stop. I'll stop.
Thanks for crediting me and using my ideas.
Ten bits says that Snow Pea inherits the model castle. 
I see you forgot the former king's name also.
In Sweet Pea, his name was Cinnamon SWIRL. I actually went back and edited my story when I found out. Also, Cinnamon Log sounds like the name of a dessert. 
7383610 Eh, it's close enough. It's the same thing, swirl/roll, hey, Swirl could be his middle or last name. Cinnamon Swirl Roll or Cinnamon Roll Swirl.
Good chapter!
As for story suggestions, I'm not sure if this counts as being about the Royal Canterlot Family per se, but, if you and your sister don't mind, I would like a story of some sort that goes over how Starlight, Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon ended up changing presumably thanks to Hope.
7383622 That will be a separate spin-off one my sister will write.
7383622 I think they're both working on that one.
7383632 Sweet!
Looking forward to it!
Let me get this straight your saying that Snow Pea is kind of like Elsa from Disney's Frozen, LB is like Anna, and Marendelle is the kingdom of Arrendelle
Great timing.