No one said being a princess was easy.
No one said being a princess was fun.
But somepony has to do it.
Cadance has been doing her best to bring the Crystal Empire back up to speed with the rest of the world, but running the entire government was never meant to be a one pony job. So when Sunburst uncovers ancient records that that the Crystal Heart is but one piece of a set of artifacts, she jumps at the chance for adventure and a well deserved break. But when faced with countless challenges, new creatures, and exotic locations, will she ever get any time to actually rest?
Part of the Season 10 Bingo Writing Contest.
Chapters (4)
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… Who is Starburst? Is that Cadance addressing the ship?
The opening has me choosing to believe that this story is in-continuity with Princess Celestia Hates Tea.
Cozy: “I tried! The world is a mess and I just need to rule it…”
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Dangit. Missed that one. I've been writing a lot of Starswirl lately and he keeps slipping through as other characters.
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More like slipping into them.
I am SO ready for this.
Ha! I figured that cake would somehow enter into it, though at first at the bottom of the pit when holes had been mentioned I had expected it to be a snake pit. Just with the snakes instead being nothing but bones at this point.
That's a deep cut.
Dead Ringer, a historian and lich who had been locked into the form of a bookcase upon completing his phylactery, deserves special mention.
I had to laugh at Celestia's HAREM, to say nothing of the term "caketivity." Definitely looking forward to seeing where you go with this from here.
Ahhhh it makes sense that Peridot would give Luna the artifact that can find all the others! Surely she wouldnt have hidden them without giving them all a means for retrieval! I am very curious about what they do.
Also: nice burn, Luna. XD
The way Cadance spun that was more gold than Gladmane's replacement statue will be.
Nice XD And Gladmane gets to make a statue of himself, so he’s happy. And hopwfully he won’t be blabbing about this idea of dark artifacts under the threat of it looking poorly on him. These are hilarious!
If occurs to me only now that a pony named “Darkened Peridot” might not have been an entirely beneficent pony, and I’m wondering if gathering all these artifacts is indeed going to be a good thing.
Hmm, that pony that Cadance used to know...Prismia?
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You only realized that now? I’ve had my suspicions about the artifacts since day one.
When's the next chapter?
So Twi was a gambler and made casinos cry...
How's progress?
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Stalled for non-MLP writing contest. Future chapters are outlined, but incomplete. Updates will come, but they'll be unpredictable.
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Ok
Ah, Sunset. I can only imagine how she'd feel if she heard Cadence was using her as a role model.
Glad I finally caught up with this chapter. Looking forward to more whenever it may come.
Oh, hey, an update! And what a fun chapter this is. I thought for sure Cadance would just challenge her to an aerial race or something, but then we wouldn't have gotten to see Ember all flustered.
Hah, nice. :)
Thanks for the new chapter!
Cadance is a clever pony. Most underrated pink princess by far.
Wonderful to see more of this, especially Cadence outwitting not one but two mighty beings through guile and power. (Outwitting yourself still counts.
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Sorry for not responding sooner. I’ve been in a funk for a few months. Getting back to things now, though.
Shining Armor, if he’d overheard that thought, would probably be jealous for a moment followed by thoughtful and inquisitive by the possibilities.
It could still be both things!
Shining Armor: “It could definitely still be both of those things.”
Cadance: “Really?”
Shining: “Hey, you’re the one who swears by the Harkness Test.”
I’d ask how Cadance could possibly miss this as the Princess of Love, but then again it’s not like Twilight is always the best at being a friend.
I just noticed this story and read it for the first time, and I'm enjoying it a lot. You write a good adventurous Cadance