If this all sounds dry and dusty I suppose you could easily click away and find quite another story to read. There are hundred of thousands from which to choose, after all.

This is mine. I am Civil List, a mare of great means and unrelenting nerve. Confidante and Senior Advisor of no less a pony than the Ruler of Equestria: Her Royal Highness The Princess of the Sun.

(Standalone Prequel to PB and J)
(Thanks to Crystal for editing!)
(1st POV)