Love and Power: A New Dawn

Luna has just risen the sun on the fifteenth day after Celestia's unexcused absence began. She is mingling with the citizens of Canterlot and while she is eating breakfast, she is approached by Crescent Sparkle and Twilight Velvet. They ask, "Your Majesty, we don't mean to bother you during your meal but have you seen or heard anything about Twilight? We are both very worried about her."

Luna replied, "You two might want to sit down. This will take more than a minute or two to discuss."

Twilight Velvet began to tear up and Crescent's jaw dropped open. They sat down and Twilight asked, "What do you know about my daughter? Could you tell us everything you know?"

Luna replied, "Yes, I will gladly do that. From all the information I have gathered and heard from her friends, her and Celestia ran off to get married in Las Pegasus."

Twilight shouted, "She did what? How long ago was this?"

Luna replied, "Well fifteen nights ago one of my royal guardsponies saw her flying out of her bedroom window in the middle of the night shouting about how her and Twilight were going to run off to Las Pegasus and that she was going to marry her."

Crescent asked, "How do you know that Celestia took our daughter to Las Pegasus?"

Luna replied, "Well the following night I was on a patrol on the south side of Canterlot a little after midnight and I saw the two flying to the southwest."

Crescent shouted, "Your sister is taking advantage of OUR baby! Oh I wish she wasn't royalty. I would give her a piece of my mind!"

Luna smiled and replied, "Well if they ever do return, you will get your chance. As soon as I got the sun above the horizon this morning she was legally declared as having abdicated the throne. She is simply Celestia now and since she has been gone just as long, Twilight is in the same shoes as Celestia."

Twilight shouted, "What, our baby is no longer a princess? Why would you do this to her?"

Luna replied, "I am not the one who did that to her. What happened with those two having abdicated the throne is stated clearly in ancient Equestrian laws. Laws so old that my sister and I were fillies who had not even learned how to do our duties yet."

Galaxia signaled to Luna to come up to the upper courtyard. Luna and Twilight's parents saw this. Luna said, "I'm sorry but my mom needs me on the upper courtyard."

Luna and Galaxia flew up to the upper courtyard where they joined Cosmos, Colgate and Lyra. Galaxia got the crowd's attention and said, "This is a very special day for not just my daughter, but for Equestria. I present to you, for the very first time, the queen of Equestria, Queen Luna!"

The crowd began to chant, "LUNA, LUNA, LUNA!"

Galaxia continued, "There is one thing that I must do to make her coronation complete. Now that she is a queen she has to be the size of a queen." Galaxia looked at her daughter and said, "Queen Luna, I need you to step in front of me. Something must be done to make you a true queen."

Galaxia began to grow a bright white, her eyes were shining a pinkish white and her horn began to glow. She pointed her horn at Luna and replied, ""The small one wishes they were tall so that they won't have to crawl, with height their future is bright and everything will be alright, for the small one is small no more, with height their happiness shall be galore."

Galaxia fired energy at Luna and as the energy was encircling Luna she began to grow. Very soon she was the same size as her mom and dad. Once she had finished growing her dad, Cosmos, brought out new attire for her. She would now wear sterling silver shoes, a sterling silver chest plate with a midnight blue stone shaped like a crescent moon and a large sterling silver crown with the same type and shape of stone as the one in her chest plate. Luna put the new attire on and the crowd cheered when she stepped forward in her new attire.

Luna addressed the crowd, "I will admit I never imagined that this would happen. I want you to know that the way things are ran won't change any. For the past fifteen days I have taken care of the duties involving both the moon and sun and that shall continue. We will be adding one celebration to the calendar though. Every year we celebrate the summer sun celebration to celebrate the longest day of the year. Now we will also celebrate the longest night of the year with the winter moon celebration."

Before Luna could continue the crowd cheered wildly. Never before had any member of the royal family received so much in the way of adoring cheers. Luna continued, "Also, now that I am queen there will be two ponies who will be crowned as princesses. Given that I primarily handle night issues, I will transform a unicorn, which I have already chosen, to be the daytime princess up here. Also, there will be a princess which will live in Ponyville. I shall now introduce them to you."

Luna looked over towards the door and motioned for Colgate and Lyra to step forward. Luna said, "And here are your two new princesses, Princess Colgate and Princess Lyra!"

Lyra and Colgate walked up to the edge of the balcony with nervous smiles on her faces and waved to the adoring crowd.

Luna continued, "Colgate, Lyra, I need you to stand before me so I may complete your transformations."

The two stepped back to where they were in front of Luna. Luna began to glow midnight blue, her eyes began to shine a pure white and her horn began to glow as she recited, "The unicorns who have no wings are bound to the ground, they can not really get around, their smarts are great yet without flight they will be late, with these wings they will be great and they shall never have a bad fate."

Luna's energy began to encircle the two unicorns. They began to levitate and felt wings sprouting out of the sides of their backs. The crowd looked in awe as the energy dissipated and they floated to the ground with their new wings.

Luna announced to the crowd, "I present to all of you officially for the very first time, Princess Colgate and Princess Lyra."

Pinkie set off more fireworks as all the coronations were complete. The new princesses flew down into the crowd to mingle with their new subjects. One of them was a patient of Colgate's. He asked, "Princess Colgate, will you still be the dentist in Ponyville or will you be moving up here?"

The new princess smiled and replied, "I will be remaining in Ponyville and I will continue to see patients in my practice. I told Queen Luna that the only way I would agree to this is if I could stay in Ponyville and keep my practice."

Her patient was ecstatic about the news that not only would she be able to continue to see Colgate as her dentist but that her dentist is now a princess as well.

Finally the festivities are over and afternoon has arrived in Canterlot. Everypony has gathered in the throne room to discuss everything that has happened. Colgate said, "I want to thank you your Majesty for choosing me to be a princess. I promise you that I will not disappoint you."

Luna smiled and replied, "I know that neither one of you will disappoint me. I chose you two because I know you are the ones who have what it takes."

Luna yawned and continued, "Wow, i didn't know it was the middle of the afternoon already. I think I am going to go take a nap so I will be well rested for when it is time to lower the sun and raise the moon and I certainly don't want to be tired for my patrol of the Everfree Forest tonight."

The change of power was complete. Luna was no longer just a princess and two new princesses were crowned. The next couple weeks would be filled with ponies getting used to their new roles and anticipating the return of those who abdicated the throne.