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Welcome to Discordtopia - Foal Star



Celestia and Luna have to traverse a world transformed by chaos

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Chapter Seven: Princess Trials

The following morning, Twilight, Celestia, and Luna were escorted across the enchanted woods by Zecora, the little skunk scampering eagerly through the forest.

The trip proved relatively short as the trio quickly appeared before a distant palace.

The skunk held a paw and said, "This is where the two sisters fought and brought despair."

The alicorns both gaped in awe at the magnitude of the building, looking much richer and more elegant than how it was even back in its hay day. However, the strangest part was the tower jutting up through the forest's center. None of those present could see the logic behind said choice.

Regardless, the two sisters looked up in awe, seeming to be completely amazed by the majesty of the new castle that was once a ruin. On some level, looking up at their former home with its renewed glory was almost nostalgic. Yet, there was another new addition they couldn't help but notice. Near the castle, a sparkling river could be found with the feeling of magic wafting from the waters.

A sign overhead read. "Only the Two Sisters may enter and create a pact within these waters."

"So this is why we're needed?" Luna whispered as she stared into the river, which seemed to shimmer and sparkle almost unnaturally.

"There's more to this than we think. "Celestia remembered this forest's various effects on other ponies. "To press forward, we must endure whatever effect these waters will have on us."

Twilight lit her horn as she scanned the magic around the forest. "It seems so. The magic itself seems a bit different from the rest of the forest. It's chaotic,…but it doesn't feel as potent."

Another faint shimmer from the waves did little to ease the confidence of those present.

Celestia and Luna both gave each other hesitant looks, having already witnessed the many random effects simply touching the water in this forest could have. It was effectively a roll of the dice and could be anything.

Yet, given the situation, they had few other options.

"I suppose we could go on three?" Luna asked, only half seriously, while Celestia was trying to keep her confidence.

"Better to just jump in now, rip the bandage off," Celestia muttered, knowing the longer they dragged this out, the less nerve they'd have to do it.

With barely a breath or another word, the two princesses charged and leaped into the rushing waves.

The effects were immediate.

The two alicorns barely breached the river's surface before seeing their wings and horns disappearing. Then their manes and tails changed, now tied up to look like some old fashion hairstyle, along with their tails being knotted and the duo now clad in magical gowns. Celestia's clown suit became a bright yellow dress, while Luna had a gorgeous violet gown appear over her.

The white-coated alicorn spun around in her new outfit, seeing the end of the dress somehow missing the water's edge as if it was designed not to get wet.

Celestia sighed, seeing her outfit. "Can't say I was ever much for formal wear, and look at my mane?" The Princess's hoof attempted to untangle the beehive her hair had been turned into, seemingly unbothered by her lack of wings.

Luna looked down at her reflection, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter. "It is certainly a bit different from our usual look. Though, I dare say we look more like princesses than we have in the past."

Princess Celestia looked down at her reflection, seeing her mane tied up, the dress, and a cute little sparkling gold tiara on her head. "I suppose it does make us look more regal…but it's still over the top if you ask me."

Luna was willing to concede that point but shifted her attention to the forest ahead, Celestia following suit.

With a quick look and nod, the pair slowly trotted forward, hopefully, ready for whatever they might encounter.


It took a few hours as they continued to look across the sky, now blocked by branches and tree leaves. The oath seemed straightforward, but they appeared to trot around in circles; worse, they didn't have wings, so they couldn't fly above the canopy or use their horns to move the branches. Add on their dresses and stylized manes getting caught on every other tree; it made an otherwise casual stroll into an exercise in patience.

Princess Luna was the first to break a little, tugging her mane free from the eighth branch in the last five minutes" Ugh, it would appear we underestimated this challenge. Forcing us to wear such restricting attire in such an environment was far more devious than we thought."

Celestia turned to her sister and tried to reassure her. "Indeed, though there's little we can do about it now… we just need to keep going. As long as we press forward, we'll reach the castle. Besides, at least we aren't dressed as clowns anymore."

Looking back at her dress, Luna groaned, "I suppose you're right, sister; I can't imagine trying to ride a unicycle through this forest." Her eyes stared onward, looking at the seemingly never-ending brush before them. "Though, is pressing ahead really all we can do? Are we even certain we're heading in the right direction?"

Her sister didn't know how to respond as she felt stuck with the same question. It wasn't as though they could keep going on indefinitely.

As if to answer, the foliage around them began to shake with life before countless animals emerged from the woods. Unlike back at the makeshift town, these critters seemed more compelled by curiosity than instinct or aggression.

Luna blinked as if she seemed to remember something, bent her head down to the creature's level, held out a hoof, and whispered, "Hey, it's ok. No pony is going to hurt you."

The rabbits and other animals came hurrying over, chipmunks and squirrels scampered onto her dress, and some baby deer came out to kiss and nuzzle her. An owl even nestled into her mane, making the former Princess giggle., "Oh my! I certainly didn't expect this!"

Celestia couldn't help but smile, only to let out a squeak when some squirrels ran up her dress, then gasped as a fox leaped onto her back. She was somewhat surprised by their behavior. Outside of Fluttershy, animals were usually less friendly.

"I suspect Discord's magic might be at work again. It seems it's not just the plants and water we need to worry about?"

Luna didn't seem to agree, happily petting a small possum she held like a foal while the owl perched in her mane. "Sister, I believe, even for our current situation, that seems a little too far-fetched, don't you think?"

The Princess of the Moon seemed to light up momentarily as she mused over something. "Say, perhaps we could give singing a try?"

"Why would we do that?" Celestia now wondered if perhaps the magic was affecting Luna for proposing such a random idea.

Luna gave a baby deer nearby a pat on the head as she explained, "A long time ago when we were fillies, there was a fairy tale about how princesses could sing to animals when others were lost in the woods, which helped them guide them to their castle. Do you remember it?"

Celestia paused as she reminisced for a bit; for some reason, she could recall that storybook, though the exact details were a bit hazy. "Now that you mention it, I do remember…do you think maybe we left it in our old library, and the Chaos Magic that has afflicted this forest has used it to make the Everfree Forest into something similar to the story."

"It's certainly no less likely than anything else we've seen Discord do with his magic," Luna mused as she quietly petted the deer. "And if that is the case, then it's likely we're the Princesses from the tale, hence our change in attire."

The alicorn princess sighed long and said, "We have been trotting for hours; this may be our best course of action."

The former Princess of the Sun cleared her throat and then started to hum a tune. Soon the animals began to dance around the alicorns. The two were then pushed forward down the path. The two were then slowly escorted, trotting down a path, and they eventually came to the edge of the woods.

Princess Luna felt a proud smirk appear on her face, satisfaction dripping from her expression., "I told you I was right."

Celestia's cheeks flushed pink as Luna started to hum alongside her, and they continued to trot through the woods together, both looking somewhat embarrassed regarding their situation.


It wasn't long until they came to the edge of the forest, where the animals suddenly dispersed, and the two were now staring at a massive hedge maze. The hedges towered over them, having to be over a hundred feet, with massive vines curling through the foliage and red and pink roses blooming.

"Well, this doesn't seem too bad?" Luna replied.

Celestia looked up, straining her neck so her eyes could see the top of the hedge. "Yes, just a hedge maze…hopefully."

Entering with some slight trepidation, the two princesses began to trot through the maze.

Barely a few yards in vines started to grow out from the hedges. Celestia eyed them and then quickly jumped out of the way as a vine tried to tangle them. Luna skipped over them, doing her best to avoid the fast-growing weeds., "I don't remember this in this story!?"

"Just run!"

The two continued to speed through the mass of vines dodging and weaving through anything that attempted to trap them. Then out of nowhere, a giant hedge grew between the two.

Celestia looked up at the wall of foliage now separating her from her sister." Luna!"

"Celestia!"

The former Princess of the Sun sighed. "Thank goodness, can you stand?"

"So long as no more vines show up, then yes. It would appear we'll need to keep moving separately from her sister."

Celestia wished she'd had her horn to burn through the wall but sighed, knowing that wasn't an option. "Very well, but if you are in trouble, scream as loud as possible, and I'll come running no matter what comes."

"Ok, now hurry, the vines are still coming!"

Celestia looked behind her and saw a mass of vine-like tentacles sprouting. The alicorn had no choice but to keep moving forward if she didn't want to be caught.

She galloped through the hedge maze with one last glance at where her sister was.

The trek proved more challenging as the walls of vines continued to chase her like a horde of snakes. Yet after what felt like an hour of running, she finally found the end of the labyrinth and was greeted by a castle, not unlike the one a child would find in one of their storybooks. The sight relieved her, and she almost dropped to give her aching legs a break. However, to her horror, she found Luna, who'd also seemingly escaped the maze, had somehow been tangled up within the mass of withering vines slowly wrapping around her.

"Sister, help!"

Celestia didn't hesitate for a second as she galloped back into the maze and took hold of her sister's hoof, pulling with all her might." Let my sister go!"

With a hard yank, Celestia managed to tear Luna away from the vine's grasp, and the two collapsed, the remaining vines retreating into the maze.

Both princesses took several seconds to catch their breath, thankful to finally be free from the maze, before finally looking up at the castle.

After her experience with the vines, Luna looked utterly drained, her dress ripped and covered in mud, while her previously tied mane was haphazardly hanging all around. "Please, let that be the last of these agonizing challenges."

They were both out of breath as they went through the front entrance. Celestia took a few breaths and said, "Hopefully, that's the end of the trials."

Luna sadly didn't look optimistic about their chances. "Knowing our luck, I doubt, at this point, all we can do is hope for the best and, if all else fails, bulldoze our way through."

The two sisters looked worn out and breathless, but the two pressed forward toward the castle doors.


The two sisters slowly entered the castle and were now in a massive ballroom. The floor was made of marble tiles, with a chandelier hanging overhead, illuminating the room with hundreds of candles. However, the two suddenly gasped at each other as the floor broke out.

The tiles shifted and moved about until they formed a rather random-looking pattern that led up to another room above them.

"Sister, it's been a few thousand years, so my memory is a bit hazy. Was this in the story?" Luna asked, eyeing the room cautiously.

"No, Luna, there was not." Celestia looked equally unnerved, already sensing something foul likely awaited them. "And unfortunately, I'm unsure what our next action is. The story isn't much help if the magic isn't following it."

Luna attempted to find a solution, scanning the room for some hint as to what they needed. She attempted to look back in her memories of the story for some hint. Anything that could be helpful.

"Hmmm, sister, I might have an idea.

"What is it?"

"This might sound odd, but we may have to dance."

Luna didn't even bat an eye at the look of disbelief on her sister's face. "Look around, sister; this is a ballroom of some kind, and typically, in fairy tales, large dances were held in ballrooms. Thus, it stands to reason we need to dance if we are to advance."

It sounded wild, but it wasn't like they were operating based on standard logic, and her sister's hunch about singing to the animals got them out of the forest. And it wasn't an exceptionally demanding or demeaning request.

So she started to wave her hips and, getting close to her sister, began dancing with Luna, stepping onto the tiles spaced across the void. The pair moved across the room with effortless ease, years of etiquette training finally coming into play, as the room seemed to shift again, stairs reforming as they quickly ascended, without breaking their stride until they'd finally reached the top.


The room was small, with a few cupboards filled with porcelain, and in the middle was a simple tea table with two cups of still-simmering tea sitting on a platter.

Celestia trotted over and saw a little note near the table. "Drink this tea and wait until noon?" To her surprise, she looked up to see a clock with both arrows pointing at eleven. They would have to sit here and drink tea for an hour to progress.

"Finally, an easy challenge!" Luna sighed as she plopped onto her seat and seemed to relax as she began to sip a cup, only for Celestia's magic to stop her.

"Sister, I believe we've long established there's no such thing as an easy challenge in this situation." Between the long trek through the woods in restrictive clothing to the murderous maze, expecting things to be simple now was a luxury they couldn't afford.

Under normal circumstances, Luna would have agreed with her sister. Still, several hours of running and fighting had worn away at her patience as she ripped the cup away. "Sister, you sound paranoid. Surely a sip or two couldn't hurt?"

Celestia couldn't get a word in before Luna took a long slurp from the cup, letting out a content sigh as she finished. "Ah….I needed that more than I imagined. And see sister, nothing bad happened."

The Princess still waited with bated breath for something to happen. A trap to spring, something catching on fire or shapeshifting…anything. Yet after more than two minutes of painful silence, nothing changed.

Drained beyond measure, Celestia finally plopped down and sighed in defeat. "Seems I might've been wrong for once…and I need this." Celestia brought over one of the cups and finally took a drink, enjoying the warm liquid going down her throat and warming her sore body.

Luna took a seat next to her sister, enjoying the moment. "These trials have weighed heavily on us, Celestia. Tis the first time I've truly felt my age."

"Believe me; I know, Luna." Celestia sat beside her sister and wrapped a hoof around her shoulder. "Sadly, we can't relax until this world is put right…then maybe we can enjoy a nice long vacation."

Though that brought a brief smile, it still left the pair silent, save for the ticking clock and little else to do.

"Celestia tell me something…why couldn't you find anypony to take the Elements of Harmony?"

"Hmm," Celestia asked.

Luna looked her sister square in the eye, almost accusatory. "I understand things were difficult, shouldering my responsibilities as well as your own, yet in all that time, you were unable to find anypony worthy to wield the elements?"

Celestia didn't even act surprised at the question, having anticipated it for some time." Believe me, Luna; I tried; centuries I spent searching so we'd be ready. Unfortunately, it was not up to me; the Elements chose their wielder, not vice versa."

"Hmm, a convenient excuse," Luna muttered, not accepting such an idea, and Celestia quickly picked up the hint.

"Oh, well, I'm sorry, the mystical elements older than even the two of us happen to have their minds. Need I remind you, sister, we didn't create them?" Celestia's tone snapped back, Luna narrowing her eyes in response.

"All I'm saying, Celestia, is it certainly sounds like a helpful way to shield yourself from legit criticism over your most crucial responsibility in a thousand years."

"Oh, you want to talk about criticism? You're the one who attacked me in the first place. If you felt you weren't getting enough attention, you should've spoken to me instead of throwing a destructive temper tantrum.

"TANTRUM!" Luna practically exploded angrily, her royal voice shaking the room without damaging the cups on the table. "I served this country faithfully as one of its protectors, yet none of my efforts were appreciated. I had more than cause to be angry."

"And in doing so, you acted in a way that ultimately left our kingdom with one less ruler and rendered the Elements useless," Celestia responded with equal fire, staring down her angry sister as before. "I am sorry that you felt neglected; I truly mean that, but how you responded was foolish, and I would hope 1000 years on the Moon would've taught you that."

Luna didn't offer a retort yet glared at her sister.

"You abandoned me! And forgot about me!"

"Don't you dare blame your turning into Nightmare Moon on me!"

"Maybe I am! Maybe if you would have treated me like a sister, we wouldn't be like this!"

Celestia was searing in rage; she stomped off and was about to leave the room. But she stopped rather suddenly, then slowly turned to the note and the tea sitting on the table and whispered, "Luna…the…the tea…."

"Yeah, what about it?" Luna had since turned her back to her sister, refusing to meet her in the eye.

“The challenge…this tea… I think it's influencing us to be…."

"Honest and mean?"

Celestia almost growled at her sister but shook it off. "No…not honesty, this isn't honesty. We're just being vile to each other."

Luna seemed to be at least considering what was said, finally looking at her sister again before a glance at the tea caused her eyes to widen in realization. "All these years we've been bottling up these thoughts for so long, I guess this tea just let them all out at once."

Part of Luna wanted to hurl the teacup at the nearest wall but settled for simply pouring it on the floor. "I am sorry about what I said, sister. It's just…with everything that's happened, it's hard not to want to point hooves at somepony."

"Believe me, Luna, I understand. Hopefully, this will be the last challenge we have to face."

The former Princess of the night laid herself into her sister. "Yes, though I suppose this did help us sort through our issues a little. Though next time we should hire a therapist…I think we both need one at this point."

Celestia couldn't help but smile and hug her sister close, and they waited until the doors opened up, and the two princesses trotted through the doors.


The two now found themselves slowly trotting up a massive flight of stairs, which seemed to be leading them up to the central tower they'd seen previously. The pair continued to ascend until finally reaching another room, only to find this room lacked any window or door, meaning their progress was once again halted.

Luna groaned as she threw her hooves in the air. "UGH, this is infuriating. How many more ridiculous tasks must we endure before this is over."

Celestia wasn't as sure, looking around the room for some exit but finding none. "Calm down, Luna; this is simply another test we need to complete. And every test has a solution of some kind; we just need to figure out what it is."."

Luna sighed as she plopped down on one of the stairs and asked, "So this is like an escape room?"

"Seems the case. Meaning, we'll have to search every inch of this room if we want to find an exit."

Celestia started pulling books from their shelves, dashing objects about, moving pictures, and looking over porcelain statues. But nothing seemed to work.

After over an hour, the pair plopped together on a nearby bed, Luna practically slamming her head against the pillow. "What if this wasn't a test but a trap? Maybe we weren't worthy and are now trapped here for eternity."

"Don't give up, sister; I'm sure there's a way out of this."

Luna barely lifted her head, looking almost wholly defeated at this point.

"How, we tore the room apart, and there are no keys, no locks, and the books are useless drives., This is just a tower. It doesn't even have a bathroom."

That seemingly random observation finally caused something to click for Celestia. "Luna, do you remember this room from the storybook?"

Luna rolled her eyes. "I think the Princess got locked in a tower and had to wait a hundred years for a prince to rescue her. And sadly, we don't have any princes coming for us."

"That's not necessarily what I meant, sister," Celestia spoke As she looked at a nearby wall, noticing there was a window they'd somehow missed in their efforts. "What if we jumped?"

Luna shot up almost immediately." Without our wings or horns!? Are you crazy!?"

"Perhaps, but at this point, I believe it might be our only option." Celestia walked towards the window and peered out, looking down below. "As it is, we don't have many other options. Perhaps the final task is a matter of trust, both in ourselves and that the Elements wouldn't lead us astray."

Luna wanted to say it was insane, but after looking around at the ruined room, they were clearly out of options. So, hesitantly, she walked over and took her sister's hoof.

"This is crazy; you know that, right?"

Celestia only chuckled as the two approached the window and peered down at the grass below. The former Princess of the night looked scared. "Are you sure?"

Celestia nuzzled her and whispered, "I'm sure, trust me, it's not going to be like the story. We'll rescue each other as we always have."

Luna held onto her sister regardless and closed her eyes. Celestia then gave a deep breath as she pulled Luna and jumped towards the ground. The two suddenly fell, their dresses billowing around them as they headed toward the ground.


Two pairs of eyes rapidly blinked as the two suddenly woke up and saw that they were back in the middle of a room and turned to see six familiar-looking jewels.

"It worked…." Luna almost refused to believe it, half expecting the Elements to blow away like a cloud of smoke. Yet Celestia could pick up one, the Element of Magic, which remained.

"Yes, Luna, we finally found them." Celestia smiled more considerably than she had in a long time, tears leaking from her eyes as she looked upon what would finally be their salvation. Luna was equally emotional, hugging her sister happily so they'd succeeded at least.

The pair spent several minutes standing, just soaking in their success before tearing off a piece of their dresses and using them as a makeshift bag before finally returning the way they came. Surprisingly this proved much easier as the hedge maze parted for them, and it almost seemed like the trees of the forest pulled themselves back, all to ensure as smooth a journey as possible.

What had previously taken several hours of almost backbreaking labor only took the two former monarchs a single hour before they finally returned to the village, with an awestruck Twilight there to greet them.

"Y… you found them!?"

Both princesses nodded happily, holding up the bag with the Elements in tow; however, before they could celebrate, they noticed something resting near Twilight.

It was a glass bottle filled with sparkling water and a letter nearby.

"For any enchanted by the forest, drink this."

Celestia gasped as she lifted the bottle to her face, "So this water will return ponies to normal?"

"Hopefully, let's find out," Luna spoke, eagerly drinking the contents.

The results were quick, as it wasn't long until a horn and a pair of wings grew out, and she flew to the river to look at her reflection. "Oh, my Faust! My horn and wings are back! Oh, how I've missed this."

Seeing things were safe, Celestia drank the water and waited. It wasn't long until she felt her horn resprout upon her head and her wings growing back. The sight of them and a quick flex brought a sense of relief to the Princess. "Oh, thank Faust, finally."

Luna looked over herself in the river and saw her wings and horn were back, and they were both back in their previous clown attire. Still, clowns or noti, the former princesses were relieved to have their missing appendages back and started throwing confetti in the air.

Meanwhile, Twilight slowly trotted over, transfixed by the six jewels that now lay on the ground. The violet alicorn picked them up, practically squealing at seeing them. "I can't believe you found them!?"

Celestia turned towards her and hugged her close to her chest. "We did! And not just that…" She hugged her sister, "I feel like we made a huge step closer to getting things back to normal!"

Luna nuzzled her sister and said, "I'm glad we're together and alive."

Twilight stood between the two other alicorns rather awkwardly while completely enveloped in Celestia and Luna's soft coats.

The moment they lasted for about a minute before they finally split up and shifted focus to more pressing matters.

Twilight carefully picked up the vial of disenchanting water. "Now we just need to figure out how to use this. There isn't enough to give to every pony in this forest."

Twilight's eyes then drifted over to the river Luna and Celestia had previously entered, and a thought entered her head. Trotting over, she poured a small amount of the water into the river, which caused it to shimmer more brightly than before, only dying down after a moment, with the water now shining a different color.

Cautiously, Twilight dipped her hoof into the water before pulling it out again. As expected, her hoof was unchanged. Twilight quickly retrieved another vial to fill up before splashing some water on another transformed pony, restoring him to normal.

"Looks like mixing the disenchantment water ended up purifying it and creating more. Now we can cure everypony in the forest."

Filling up another vial, Twilight turned their attention back to the princesses. "Now that we've got the elements and this water, there's still something else we need to take care of back at the village.


The three alicorns trekked through the enchanted forest and eventually came across a massive cave. There they could hear something snoring loudly from within. Zecora pointed a paw toward the source of the noise. "This is the ally named Fluttershy?"

"Pony? A pony can snore like that?" Luna whispered.

Twilight nodded and explained, "She's not a pony now. As I said before, my friend was transformed into a bear. I've tried to coax her out of the cave and convince her of who she was…but nothing's worked."

Recalling the disenchantment water, Celestia trotted towards the cave. A twig snapped under her hoof before they heard a low growl.

A massive yellow bear came forward with glaring green eyes. She roared and charged at Celestia, who stood her ground. With quick and practiced ease, Celestia lifted the water bottle, and a quick flick splashed some of it into the beast's face.

The former monarch blinked as the giant; angry bear shrank to a meek-looking, yellow-coated pegasus. "Wh..what happened? Where am I?"

Twilight ran over and exclaimed, "Fluttershy!"

A look of panic and anger returned to the pegasus, who immediately shoved Twilight away and retreated closer to the cave. "Get back!"

While remembering the situation, Twilight took a small step forward to try and get through to her friend. "Fluttershy, listen..y…you were enchanted and turned into a bear. We turned you back to normal."

Fluttershy eyed her, "Or maybe you turned me into one and have come to rescue me so that I would feel grateful to you?"

Luna decided to take a step in and offer a second voice. "She speaks the truth, dear Fluttershy. We are merely here to help you."

The pegasus rolled her eyes and then scoffed, "The only pony I trust is myself; you can't rely on anypony to save you."

She returned to her cave, but Luna held up a hoof, "Fluttershy."

The pegasus turned around, and upon getting a better look at Luna, she got into a defensive stance. "Nightmare Moon!?" she turned to Twilight and exclaimed, "You sold me out to Nightmare Moon!"

"What, no!? Of course not!"

Luna took a few more steps forward and tried her hoof again at diplomacy." I was Nightmare Moon, but I am no longer Princess Luna. Like you, I was once alone, scared, afraid, and distrustful of everypony."

"Yeah and? Why would I trust you? After everything in Equestria, why should I listen to anything you say?"

"Because I'm here to give you a choice. If you sulk in this cave and try to hide from everypony, you'll be like the bear you once were. Alone and angry." Luna stepped closer and offered a hoove to Fluttershy. "Please, at least give us a chance to earn your trust before you cast us aside."

Fluttershy eyed them, mentally weighing her options now that she could think again." I'll come with you, but we're not friends!" She trotted along, watching them as they followed through the woods.

As the larger group continued onward, Celestia noticed Twilight seemed quite downtrodden. The reunion didn't go as planned.

Twilight didn't answer at first, still eying Fluttershy from behind, only able to sigh at sight." I should've expected this, but it still hurts."

"I understand," Celestia whispered. "But I'm sure you can be friends if you get her to open up."

"Hopefully, it still hurts seeing her like this."

The white-coated alicorn could only offer her pupil a kind nuzzle in response. "I'm sure one day she will return to how you remember her; just be patient."

Twilight sighed, looking up at Celestia, and said, "Thanks, you're right; for now, we should go find anypony who's been enchanted and have them drink some of this water."

"Of course, and then we'll find your other friend. Applejack is next, right?"

"Right…" Twilight picked up a vial of the enchanted river water and said, "I believe I have a plan to get you into her tea party."