Canterlot Coronations

It was around six in the morning when Luna and Gray Wings returned to the castle from their patrol. Gray Wings yawned, "Wow, I'm tired. I never imagined we would run into six rowdy manticores last night."

Luna replied, "I didn't either. I will admit, I'm a bit tired but nothing serious."

Gray Wings looked around and something didn't seem quite right to him. He felt like they were being watched. He asked, "Princess Luna, am I going crazy or does it feel like we are being watched?"

Luna replied, "No Gray Wings, you are not going crazy. I feel like we are being watched by not just one pony, but many, many ponies. Well we can't worry about that. I need to lower the moon and raise the sun."

The moon that night was a crescent moon, which provided very little light making it easy for everypony to lay low and not be seen. Luna faced the west, stretched herself vertically and began to lower the moon. Once she got it lowered it was as dark as it could possibly get. Gray Wings asked, "Your Majesty, is it just me or does it seem even creepier now?"

Luna replied, "It isn't creepy, it's just as dark as it can get."

Luna turned around and faced the east. Again she stretched herself vertically and began to raise the sun. Once she got the sun far enough above the horizon light was shining on the castle "BOOM!" fireworks began going off and party music began to play. This startled Luna. It startled her so badly she almost dropped the sun. She finally got it above the horizon and saw an adoring crowd standing before her. They shouted, "ALL HAIL QUEEN LUNA!"

Luna was stunned by this as she had never been honored or adored like this. She looked over at her mom who was standing with all of Twilight's former friends, Shining Armor, Princess Cadence, Colgate and Lyra. Luna said, "Mom, you guys, you lied to me! You had this all planned out didn't you?"

Galaxia replied, "Well of course we had this all planned out! We knew Celestia wouldn't be back so we had to make this as special as possible!"

Luna headed to the edge of the balcony and started, "Well you know your prin...oops I mean queen isn't all that accustomed to public speeches so this might be a bit difficult for me. I never imagined that this day would come. I want you all to know that you are not so much subjects in my eyes, you are extended family."

The crowd began to cheer loudly as they realized that Luna was a bit different, not as uptight, as her sister.

Luna smiled at the crowd and continued, "I want you to know that there will not be just one huge festival that will be celebrated anymore. Yes the Summer Sun Festival will continue to be celebrated but we shall also celebrate the Winter Moon Festival, which will take place when I raise the moon to start the longest night of the year."

The crowd again cheered wildly. One of the ponies in the crowd shouted, "WHAT HAPPENED TO CELESTIA YOUR MAJESTY?"

Galaxia walked up to the balcony with Luna and replied, "She abdicated the throne. She chose an irrational tryst with a former student of her's over the needs of the citizens of Equestria."

The whole crowd shouted, "DOWN WITH CELESTIA, LONG LIVE QUEEN LUNA!"

Galaxia looked at her daughter and said, "Luna, you are a queen now but you must become the size of Cosmos and I to truly be a queen."

Luna asked, "But mom, how do I do that? Do I just eat a lot and I will grow taller?"

Galaxia pointed her horn at Luna, which kind of shocked her. Luna asked, "Mom, why are you pointing your horn at me? That kinda scares me."

Galaxia replied, "It's nothing bad sweetie, you will like the results."

Galaxia began to glow a soft white and her horn was glowing white as she recited, "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."

She fired a beam of energy at Luna. The energy encircled Luna until she had grown to be the same size as Cosmos. This caused Luna's chest plate to break, her crown fell off of her head because it caused her horn to grow longer and end in a sharp point. Her old shoes were also shattered by her mother's energy. Luna was shocked. She said, "Mom, my regalia! You shattered it!"

Galaxia looked over at Cosmos and motioned him to go in and get Luna's new regalia. He went in to get it and Galaxia replied, "Just wait Queen Luna, I thought this would happen so we have replacement regalia."

Cosmos walked out with new regalia for Luna. Luna saw this and was thrilled. Her new crown was made of silver and had a moonstone in the shape of her cutie mark in the center of it. Also her chestplate was much larger, made of silver and also had a moonstone in the shape of her cutie mark. Her new shoes were more like leg armor. They were also made of silver and all four of them had a moonstone shaped like her cutie mark in them.

Galaxia said, "Come on, put on your new regalia so everypony can see you in all your glory!"

Luna put on her new regalia and returned to the balcony. She was met with even more adoring cheers. She waved at the crowd and was blushing a bit. She still wasn't really sure how to react since she had went from being a princess who was still feared by some to a queen who was adored by all.

Galaxia and Cosmos walked up to the balcony and stood by Luna. Galaxia shouted, "And now the coronation is complete. I want to formally introduce you to our daughter, Queen Luna of Equestria!"

Luna realized that it was her duty to transform Colgate and Lyra into Alicorns and introduce them as princesses to the crowd. She looked back at them and motioned for them to come forward. Once they got to the balcony Luna addressed the crowd. She said, "Everypony, I would like you to meet the two ponies I have hoof picked to be Equestria's newest princesses. I present to you, Princess Colgate and Princess Lyra Heartstrings."

The two new princesses waved at the crowd nervously as they were cheering for them. Once the cheering died down a pony in the crowd asked, "Queen Luna, will they remain regular unicorns or will they become Alicorns like you and your parents?"

Luna shouted, "Just wait, if you thought my mom increasing my size was amazing, you'll really be amazed by what I'm about to do."

Luna motioned for Colgate and Lyra to stand in the center of the balcony. They headed to the center of the balcony, Luna lowered her horn towards them and began to glow brightly. She recited, "The unicorns without wings can not fly, that can make their plans go awry, when they need to get there in great haste, without wings it is like they are stuck in paste, to be assured they get places fast, their wingless days must be a thing of the past."

Energy began to envelop them. They began to levitate and they felt wings starting to sprout from the sides of their backs. After three minutes the energy dissipated and both floated to the ground using their new wings. The crowd was amazed by what their new queen had just done.

Luna realized that they also needed to be the size of a normal princess. She decided that they would be transformed to be the size that Celestia is. She ordered them to stay in place, she pointed her horn at them and again she began to glow brightly as she recited, "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."

Again they were encircled in energy and they felt themselves begin to grow. Very quickly they felt themselves begin to grow. As soon as the energy dissipated they had reached the size Luna desired. At first they had a bit of trouble walking on their longer legs but in a short amount of time they adjusted to it.

Galaxia brought out the regalia that had been made for the new princesses. While it was not as fancy or made of the same materials that Luna's was, it was still more regal than what Celestia had, as it did have their cutie marks incorporated into it. After they put their regalia on Luna led them over to the balcony and introduced them to the adoring crowd.

Luna said, "And now for the very first time, I formally introduce Princess Colgate and Princess Lyra Heartstrings!"

The crowd went wild cheering for not just their new princesses, but for their new queen and her amazing powers. By this point a majority of the crowd had put Celestia in the back of their minds and completely forgot about Twilight. Luna walked back to her parents and they hugged her.

Galaxia said, "Oh, I can't believe it! My baby is a queen now!"

Cosmos teared up and added, I'm so happy! Daddy's little filly is the sole leader of Equestria now!"

All of Twilight's former friends, the royal family from the Crystal Empire and the new princesses joined in a group hug. The coronations were complete. But now the time had come for all of them to go down and join the rest of the crowd for the huge party that Pinkie had organized. While most everypony was ready to hug and talk to their new queen and new princesses, there was one couple who would not be happy at all.