Sweetie Belle wants to use magic. So, who else but the wielder of the Element of Magic, Twilight Sparkle? Thing is, nothing is ever as it seems in Ponyville, and turns out Sweetie has a much larger destiny than anypony thought the little filly had.
Sweetie Belle wants to use magic. So, who else but the wielder of the Element of Magic, Twilight Sparkle? Thing is, nothing is ever as it seems in Ponyville, and turns out Sweetie has a much larger destiny than anypony thought the little filly could have.
Notes: Though Twi and Rarity will be Main Characters throughout the story, I'm pretty sure I'll incorporate the rest of the Mane Six at some point. Also, maybe(?) I will break the show's canon if it interferes with the plot. Just a heads up. :)
Sunlight was streaming through Rarity's open window, signaling her that her alarm would go off soon. She didn't want to wake up just yet, though, she was having quite a wonderful dream about a certain young dragon...
She rolled over in bed, trying to ignore the sun's natural alarm clock.
"Oh, Spike, thank you for the barbecue, however, you don't think you're using just a BIT too much fire?"
"Fire, fire..." Rarity mumbled in her sleep as smoke and it's intolerable smell wafted it's way into her bedroom. "FIRE!" Rarity yelled, throwing herself out of bed and down the stairs...
Only to find Sweetie Belle trying to cook pancakes.
Then the fire alarm went off as her alarm was ringing upstairs.
"Today is going to be a looonnngggg day...." Rarity thought out loud as she began to levitate a mop and think about the excuses she would tell the Ponyville Fire Department.
"Good Morning, Class," Mrs. Cheerilee told her students.
The day went on normally. For a while, at least. About halfway through the day, Cheerilee was giving her lecture about Pony Magic.
"Each Pony, as you may already know, has their own kind of special magic. For example, Earth Ponies are very, very strong, and have special connection with the Earth." Cheerilee begun to explain. "Pegasi can fly, of course, and are connected to the sky. They can also control the weather. And Unicorns, as we all know, can use physical magic to preform various spells and levitate objects. Any questions?" Suddenly a yellow hoof was raised.
"Yes, Apple Bloom?"
"Is Pinkie Pie's, um, Pinkie Sense and all that, Earth Pony Magic?"
"No, actually. No other is capable of doing those feats other than well, Pinkie Pie." Cheerilee chuckled to herself as she continued her speech.
Then she caught a pink hoof being raised out of the corner of her eye.
"Yes, Diamond Tiara?"
"But Mrs. Cheerilee, what about Cutie Marks?" Diamond said deviously, eyeing the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
"Well..." Cheerilee began, "A Cutie Mark is either what makes you special, your special talent, or your destiny."
"So because a Pony's Magic and their Cutie Mark is what makes them special..." Diamond said, glaring down Sweetie Belle, who was shrinking back in her seat, her face covered in her lavender and cotton candy tail. "Therefore, wouldn't that make anypony who is a blank flank and is unable to use their magic not special?"
"Not in the slightest!" Mrs. Cheerilee yelled, astonished. "And what you're doing right there isn't even subtle. This behavior is unacceptable, I will not allow this in my classroom! Diamond Tiara, you are in detention for a week."
"But Miss Cheerilee..."
"No buts, young lady, that kind of behavior is not acceptable in any way!"
After Diamond was scolded, she kept her mouth shut, and Sweetie Belle tried to concentrate. But she couldn't. Diamond's words echoed in her head.
Not special, not special, not special!
Diamond was right, Sweetie Belle thought, I'm not special. I am a useless pony.
The recess bell had rung, and all the fillies had rushed outside with shouts of joy. Only one downcast, white, filly was left behind the herd of wild animals charging out to the playground.
She saw a leaf get stuck in between the branches of a tree, and attempted to use her magic to get it out. All that happened was a spark out of her horn, nothing more. Again, she attempted to levitate the leaf.
"Oh look, the little blank flank is trying to use magic! How cute!" Diamond's abhorrent voice emanated through the playground.
Sweetie Belle was angry. She kept trying to levitate the stupid, annoying leaf, but to no avail, as everypony laughed at her.
"You'll never be worth anything, Sweetie Belle!" Diamond teased.
"You'll never be able to do anything!" Silver Spoon agreed.
Sweetie Belle felt anger building up inside her, barely containing itself. If everypony could get Cutie Marks, why couldn't she? If every Unicorn could use magic, why couldn't she? If everypony got teased, why was she the main target? Why, why, why, WHY!?!? She felt her power growing tenfold, being overwhelmed with everything.
"ENOUGH!!!" Sweetie yelled as she lost all control. What everypony saw was Sweetie Belle levitated herself in the air, her mane and tail rising upward. A giant magic blast came from her horn, heading right for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. After the blast, Diamond and Silver were pretty roughed up. They had been blasted into a tree, and they were covered in and twigs and leaves. They were more angry and shocked than hurt.
Sweetie Belle lowered down from the sky, and regained her ability to observe the world. Realizing what must have happened, Sweetie Belle just stared at what she just did. For a long, long time. One pony started to cheer. Then another. Then another, then another. Still, more cheering.
"Whoa, Sweetie Belle, that was awesome!" Scootaloo cheered.
"Guess you showed them, right, Sweetie?" Apple Bloom said encouragingly.
But Sweetie Belle just looked at what she did in absolute terror. She took one, two, fearful steps back. Then she ran, ran away from the teasing, away from the terror, away from everything. All she needed to do now was find her sister, and run back home.
Rarity was just done explaining to the Ponyville Fire Department that there was actually no fire when the phone rang.
"Yes?" asked Rarity, levitating the phone up to her ear.
"Hello, Rarity, it's Mrs. Cheerilee. I'd just like to inform you something very... strange is happening, and it seems to be concerning Sweetie Belle."
"Did she try to do magic again?" Rarity questioned.
"Well... yes, sort of. I heard Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon teasing Sweetie, but right before I got outside, I saw from the window that Sweetie somehow... levitated herself up in the air, her eyes went white, her mane and tail flowing, when she blasted the two bullies into a tree 50 feet away!"
"Oh my stars!" Rarity exclaimed, falling on her fainting couch.
"But after I got outside," Mrs. Cheerilee continued, "She was gone. Her friends, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, said she ran away in the direction of your boutique."
Suddenly Sweetie Belle burst in, ringing the bell on the door.
"Rarity!" she yelled in terror. "HELP!!! I got a huge problem! I got mad and my magic went all crazy and I blasted Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon into a tree and I'm scared and I don't know what to do and..."
"Shh, Sweetie Belle," Rarity cooed, comforting her sister, hugging her. "Everything's going to be alright. Now let's go find Twilight, okay?"
"Okay..." Sweetie Belle said, still sobbing, looking up at her sister with fearful eyes.
Rarity was... scared, to say the least. Her sister had been overpowered by some strange magic, and blasted two ponies into a tree. She levitated the phone back to her and dialed Twilight.
"Yes, this is Golden Oaks Library, how may I help you?"
"Twilight," Rarity said seriously, "We need to talk. I'm coming over with Sweetie Belle."
"Can this wait?" Twilight groaned into the phone. "I have a big report to do for Princess Celestia about what's happening in Ponyville, seeing I'm pretty new at this 'Princess Stuff' and all."
Rarity sighed, then explained the entire situation, with definitely more than one interruption from Twilight.
"SWEET CELESTIA!" Twilight yelled in shock. "I'll teleport you here now!" Rarity and Sweetie Belle were surrounded by a globe of vivid magenta that prevented them from seeing anything. When the globe finally dissipated, both ponies saw they were in the Golden Oaks Library. In front of them was Twilight, a victorious smile on her face.
Twilight then yelled triumphantly, "AHA! I knew she was real! Wait 'till Celestia and Luna hear about this!" Seeing Rarity and Sweetie's confused expressions, Twilight facehooved.
"You mean, you don't know?" Twilight questioned.
"Um... about what?" Sweetie Belle asked, trembling.
"Well..." Twillight begun to explain, levitating a seemingly ancient book from one of the shelves, "There is a legend that a pony will become either 'The Princess of the Elements,' or 'The Prince of the Elements.' But not just of the Elements of the Earth, but also emotions, and, most importantly, can wield all the Elements of Harmony at once. And, Sweetie Belle, that would be you."
"But... how do you know about this?" Rarity asked.
"I read that book about 'Pony Myths and Legends' a lot more than you know." Twilight chuckled to herself, then immediately became serious. "And therefore being the Princess of Elements..."
"I would need to ascend." Sweetie Belle finished, super excited but also trembling with fright. "Do I have to rule a kingdom and live in Canterlot? I don't want to be by myself. I don't want to leave my friends or my sister."
"Sweetie Belle, you're a filly. Right now the only 'Royal Duty' you have is to help the ponies in Ponyville, and try to spread peace and harmony within this town. We can't have you living in Canterlot, it would be too complicated right now. And anyway, you don't have to live in Canterlot. You can stay in Ponyville."
Sweetie was overjoyed at this news. She didn't have to leave her friends or family? Awesome! Being pretty much an Ultimate Princess? Double awesome! But still... the idea terrfied her. A Princess? What if she let everpony down? What if she accidentally caused the downfall of Equestria? What if...
"Sweetie Belle." Twilight said, snapping Sweetie Belle out of her terrifying What if? thoughts. "It's okay. I can teach you everything about magic, and Rainbow Dash can teach you how to fly. As for controlling your extra strength... I'd say Applejack would be the best option."
Sweetie Belle looked at the floor, unsure of what to do.
"This is your destiny, Sweetie Belle." Twilight said. "Do you accept it?"
"Yes..." Sweetie Belle finally spoke up. "Yes I do..."
Twilight's horn then lit up, preparing for a very long range teleportation spell. But before she could cast it, she was politely interrupted by Rarity.
"Twilight," she asked, "Is Sweetie Belle going to be okay?"
"Rarity, I Pinkie Promise you, nothing bad is going to happen to Sweetie."
"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" both mares chanted in unison. Twilight then lit up her horn, and in a flash of vivid magenta light, she and Sweetie Belle were gone.
"Where are we?" Sweetie Belle asked in awe at the starry blue plain laid out before her.
"The Celestial Plain." Twilight calmly answered. She then lit up her horn with the brightest magic aura she had ever seen from a Unicorn or an Alicorn.
"Wait!" Sweetie Belle yelled in panic. Twilight then stopped the spell and gave the young soon-to-be Alicorn a surprising look.
"It's just... what if I mess everything up and be the worst princess ever? I'll probably be banished, imprisoned, or banished to the place I'm imprisoned in!" Twilight stifled a chuckle at memories of when she though her friend Fluttershy was going to be banished and imprisoned because she attempted to cure Philomena, Princess Celestia's pet, who turned out to be a Pheonix.
"It's okay Sweetie. With your have your friends and family to teach you everything you know, you'll end up being a pretty great Princess," Twilight said reassuringly, "Now may I please finish the spell?"
Sweetie Belle nodded, and Twilight's Magic engulfed her. She levitated up in a ball of bright magenta magic, which soon turned green.
Everypony came toward the center of town, because in plain sight was a green light with a Ruby Red heart-shaped jewel. It lowered to the ground, then dissipated. Standing there was Sweetie Belle, kneeling on the ground. She then rose, 3 inches taller than before with a flowing mane and tail, and a Cutie Mark of the same pink-red, heart-shaped jewel on the green light. She then, to everypony's surprise, spread a pair of wings!
And there, in the front, was the CMC and Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Everypony just stood there and stared.
"Sweetie Belle..." Apple Bloom said, in both shock and awe. "Is that... is that... that you?"
"Um... yes?" Sweetie Belle answered.
Then Diamond Tiara yelled as loud as she could "IT'S NOT FAIR!"
Everypony stared at the little pink filly who hollered. Diamond Tiara stared angrily and enviously at Sweetie Belle, who backed up a couple steps as Diamond stepped toward her.
"So... the librarian gets to be a Princess, and now this lame-o too? I should have become an Alicorn, not this loser!" Diamond Tiara yelled aloud. Sweetie Belle curled into a little ball on the ground with her front hooves over her ears to try to block out her nasty voice and its words. Everypony stared at the young pony in shock.
"Princess Sweetie Belle..." Diamond said in a mocking tone of voice. "Make me a Princess! NOW!"
"Hey!" Rarity yelled at the spoiled filly. "Leave my sister alone! She has had enough of your mockery!"
"Diamond," Filthy Rich said sternly to his daughter, "She is a Princess. You do not get to yell that in her face, let alone, anypony's face."
"That's it! I don't care what you say!" Diamond Tiara yelled at the ponies who tried to oppose her. "I always get what I want, when I want it! Now step aside!" She hit Sweetie Belle's horn. Hard. A large magic blast escaped and rose into the air.
"Yes!" Diamond Tiara laughed evilly. "YES! Say hello to Princess Diamond Dazzle Tiara Rich!" She braced for the Princess-making magic blast she thought would hit her. The blast instead hit Scootaloo. It circled her wings, and as they were covered in magic, they grew a few inches.
"Thanks, Sweetie!" Scootaloo thanked her friend. "Now you." She said, pointing to Diamond Tiara. "You have been harassing us for almost a year now. Now you get up in my friend's face at yell at her like a maniac. Then you hit her. Just... nope."
"Yeah!" Apple Bloom agreed. "Stop picking on my friend!" Filthy Rich then sent his security to pick up his daughter and bring her back home.
"Sweetie Belle," Twilight said softly, "She's gone." At this the newly crowned Princess shakily rose to her hooves.
"So..." Sweetie Belle said nervously. "What now...?"
"Why... a Coronation! You're Coronation!" Rarity exclaimed excitedly.
A stream of oohs and aahs flowed from the streets of Canterlot as a golden chariot descended from the skies in front of the royal castle. In there, were Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. The young alicorn was wearing a gray cloak that covered her entirely.
"Twilight," Sweetie Belle asked the lavender mare, taking off her hood. "You really think it's the best idea to tell the Princesses? Are they gonna tell everypony, and then those uptight Canterlot nobles'll try to make me into a 'Proper Princess?'"
"Trust me, darling," Rarity assured Sweetie Belle, "I certainly won't let them!" Even with her friends support, she was still nervous. She took a deep breath and put the hood over her head as a member of the royal guard approached the chariot and opened the door.
The guard approached the Princess. "Princess Twilight." The guard asked her. "What brings you to visit the castle?"
"Important news for the Princesses." Twilight responded. The guard proceeded to unlock the gate, and the nine ponies exited the chariot. They walked through a long set of corridors, with Twilight giving an occasional "yes," or "no" to the guards. At last, they reached the throne room. There, sat Celestia and Luna. They were on their thrones, drinking tea, and were overlooking a document from Parliament before they diverted their gaze to the group of the ponies.
"Princesses." Twilight began. "I found her." At this Celestia spit out her tea all over the papers.
"Sister!" Luna yelled in shock. "You hath just destroyed a bill whose purpose was to pass a law about wearing your helmet all the time when you're on a bicycle!"
"It doesn't matter, right?" Celestia answered her sister. "Now, to the matter at hand." She pointed to Sweetie Belle. "Please remove your cloak."
Sweetie Belle gulped. She pulled off her cloak, revealing her horn, and her brand new set of wings. Something she hadn't noticed was that each feather on the four tips of her wings were in a pattern of Ruby Red and Emerald Green.
This time it was Luna who spit out her tea. "WE REQUEST AN EXPLANATION! YOU HATH ASCENDED A FILLY FOR NO REASON!"
"Well," Celestia began, "While you were on the moon, I came across the legend of the 'Master of the Elements,' who would be called either the 'Princess' or 'Prince' of the Elements, harnessing the power of the Elements of Harmony, the Earth, and the Emotional Spectrum of a pony. However, I doubted this 'myth,' as I called it, and dismissed as such. But... I have been proven wrong by the filly you see before you."
Pinkie Pie, after hearing this, said "Oh! Oh! Oh! I have something to say."
"Yes, Miss Pie, you can speak your mind." Celestia replied.
"So..." Pinkie Pie asked, taking a deep breath. "Because Sweetie Belle went all crazy and she revealed she was a Princess and Twilight gave her wings, so now she's an Official Princess.... wait.... what makes you an 'Official Princess?' Twilight knew Sweetie Belle was a Princess 'cause her magic was really strong, but do you need to be an Alicorn to be a Princess? Do you? Do you? Do yoooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?"
"Get to the point!" Rainbow Dash yelled.
"Therefore shouldn't we throw Sweetie Belle here a super-gigantic-humongously-fun Coronation party?"
"A Coronation! Of course." Luna answered. "We should get started right away."
In Ponyville, the Mane Six were busy getting ready for Sweetie Belle's coronation. Rarity was sewing a fantastical dress. Applejack was baking goods. Rainbow Dash was going to do a Sonic Rainboom. Fluttershy was preparing a bird choir. Pinkie Pie was planning the epic party afterwards. And of course, Twilight was overlooking the whole thing.
However, back in Ponyville Elementary School, things weren't as bright. Sweetie Belle was learning to control her powers, so she had to stay with Twilight back in Ponyville to gain control over her new strength (and also do her school studies) in the Ponyville Oaks Library.
And with the fact that all over the land of Equestria Sweetie Belle was famous for being the new Princess, Diamond Tiara was seething with rage. They had become more aggressive against the CMC, to the point of physically slapping them.
"UGGH. How do you bully a Princess?" Diamond Tiara yelled in frustration. "Why do the goody-two-shoes always get the best stuff?"
"Wait a minute..." Silver Spoon thought out loud. "Doesn't she absolutely adore her little Crusader friends? If we made their life a living Tartarus, we could get revenge big time!"
"That's a genius plan!" Diamond Tiara complimented (for once). "Now all we have to do is to wait for the right opportunity..."
It was the last period. All the students were getting antsy, there were five mere minutes left before two entire days of freedom!
"And that is the entire history of the Crystal Empire. Have a nice weekend!" Mrs. Cheerilee said cheerily.
"WOOHOO!!!" A cheer erupted from the classroom, as the little fillies and colts stampeded out of the school building, jumping for joy at their freedom.
Scootaloo and Apple Bloom were walking along, as the Pegasus blurted out every single Crusade idea she could think of. "We could jump sharks, or go through a ring of fire, or launch ourselves off of a cliff, or zip line..."
"No zip lining." Apple Bloom cut her off. "Remember what happened last time?"
Before Scootaloo could even respond, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon stepped in front of the two Crusaders.
"Walk while you can, Scootababy, in just a half an hour you'll have a bunch of broken limbs!" Diamond Tiara jaunted.
"Duh... what?" Apple Bloom said.
"So, as well as this one being a baby..." Silver Spoon pointed at Scootaloo, "This one's a dumbo!" The duo burst into taunting laughter.
"You're the idiot for thinking dumbo is a real word..." Scootaloo mumbled.
"Says the Pegasus..." Diamond Tiara replied, hearing Scootaloo's comment.
"WHO CAN'T EVEN FLY!"
"I can fly!" Scootaloo snapped.
"So show us!" The pink filly smiled evilly.
"Um..." Scootaloo cheeks turned rose red. But, being very persistent, some might even say stubborn, she began to flap her wings. She flew up one, two, three inches. Her cheeks flustered, but not because of embarrassment, she was pushing herself too hard. Finally, her wings gave way as she crashed to the ground.
"OW!" Scootaloo groaned in pain, trying to fight back the tears. But sadly, one single tear shed and fell to the grass.
"Daw, it's da wittle baby!" Silver Spoon snickered. Scootaloo just couldn't take it anymore. Where was your favorite Alicorn Princess/Ex-Crusader/Best Friend when you needed her?
"Well, ya know, maybe the reason that you little picking on others is because you're the chicken! Now how do ya feel!? HUH!? HUH!?" Scootaloo ranted, poking Diamond Tiara's face.
"How dare you!" The snobbish filly replied. Then she smiled yet again demonically. "Security!" She yelled seemingly to the expanse of land around them. Suddenly, a group of ponies wearing black jackets and shiny badges appeared.
"Show her who's the boss." Diamond Tiara commanded them, smiling maliciously.
Immediately they dove for Scootaloo, picking her up off the ground and slapping her in the face repeatedly.
Scootaloo's grunts and cries did not go unheard, however. Apple Bloom's immediate reaction was to yell. "YOU LIL' MONSTER! MAKE 'EM LET 'ER GO!"
Mrs. Cheerilee, as well, marched outside. "Diamond Tiara! I've never seen something so barbaric in my entire life! LET HER GO!"
Even one of the guards marched up to the pink filly. "Y'know what, Miss Tiara? I QUIT! I'm sick and tired of that tongue of yours whipping us daily! But this, hurting an innocent school filly, is just UNEXCUSABLE! I'm getting Princess Twilight right now!"
"Oh no you won't. Guards, get them!" Immediately the guards started slapping Apple Bloom and even threw Cheerilee and the rebellious guard.
But there was one factor that Diamond and Silver didn't count on. Sweetie Belle.
Sweetie Belle came to see her friends after school so they could have fun together. However, she didn't tell her friends, because she wanted to surprise them. But as soon she came into the field of view of the school yard, she froze.
As soon Diamond and Silver saw Sweetie Belle, they froze.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Sweetie Belle yelled at the two bullies.
"Teaching them a lesson." Diamond replied coolly. "And if you don't do what we say, then we'll just keep doing it."
Sweetie Belle couldn't believe the monstrous levels the bullies had escalated to.
"No. YOU. WON'T!" She immediately lit up her horn with an intense green aura, and the two snobbish fillies backed off. Then she blasted Diamond and Silver wither horn.
After the light cleared, what remained were two chubby, snobbish fillies with pig ears, snouts, and tails.
"Leave them alone!" Sweetie said, "You bully my friends, are a jerk to Mrs. Cheerilee, and when someone decides to quit from working with you, you beat them up! You beat them up! So now let's see when everypony reacts when for today what's on the inside is brought out." She smirked.
She then walked over to her two friends, slapped and frightened, and helped them up. "Who wants Ice Cream?" she asked.
The three Crusaders then walked over to DQ, while Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon snorted.
