The Consequences of Love

The coronations are complete and the party Pinkie has put together has begun. Princess Colgate was mingling with the crowd when Lemon Hearts approached her. Colgate waved and said, "Lemon Hearts! It is so wonderful to see you!"

Lemon Hearts replied, "It is so wonderful to see that you have become a princess." She then had a sad look on her face and asked, "Does this mean that you won't be my dentist anymore?"

Colgate replied, "Don't worry, I will still be your dentist. I told Queen Luna that the only way I would agree to be an Alicorn princess was if she let me stay in Ponyville and keep my practice, and she agreed."

Lemon Hearts hugged her and replied, "Oh I'm so happy! I don't know if I could ever trust any other dentist, especially with you having those pain free dentistry spells."

Colgate blushed and said, "Wow, you're the first pony who has ever said that to me before. I know my patients like them but I know you truly appreciate them."

Lemon Hearts asked, "So when do you think you will be back in Ponyville? I really need to get my daughter in to see you. I think she might have a cavity."

Colgate replied, "Well Luna is wanting us to stay up here for a while longer. She believes we need to be present when Princess Celestia and Princess Twilight return. She wants us to see first hand the punishment that awaits royalty who ignore their royal duties."

Lemon Hearts looked confused and asked, "Princess Twilight? Who is that?"

Colgate replied, "Twilight Sparkle, she runs the library."

Lemon Hearts laughed, "Oh yes, she was crowned as a princess not too long ago. She has done so little that I completely forgot Celestia even crowned her as one!"

Both broke down laughing over Twilight's irrelevance as a princess. On the other side of the lower courtyard Luna and her parents had just sat down to breakfast when two very unhappy unicorns approached them. Twilight Velvet shouted, "LUNA, HOW COULD YOU? YOU CAST OUR DAUGHTER ASIDE FOR TWO NOPONIES?"

Galaxia raised her voice and said, "Mrs. Sparkle, there is no reason to shout. Your daughter has been gone on unofficial business, she has neglected her royal duties, as has Celestia, for well over two weeks. Using ancient laws that I wrote, both have legally abdicated the throne. That is why Luna has become Queen of Equestria and Colgate and Lyra have been crowned princesses."

Crescent asked, "No disrespect your Majesty, but Twilight didn't really even have any royal duties to neglect."

Cosmos replied, "She has not had any duties like Celestia did, but still, she has been gone on unofficial business for well over two weeks and like my wife said, under the laws that she wrote, she has willfully abdicated the throne."

Twilight Velvet shouted, "DID SHE EVEN KNOW ABOUT THESE LAWS?"

Luna's eyes began to shine white and she replied, "Probably not but that does not matter. I'm not sure if Celestia even read the book mom wrote which had the ancient laws in them."

Galaxia added, "And that does not matter. It is a matter of personal responsibility. It should be common sense that a princess does not just run off like that just to go on a tryst. It is even worse that not just one, but two of them ignore the needs of the citizens of Equestria, which is why Celestia has been stripped of her title of princess."

Twilight Velvet asked, "Tryst? Oh so your daughter seduced my daughter and caused her to run off with her huh? Some mother you are, you raise your daughter to seduce a student just so she can have a little fling."

Luna replied, "Listen, I don't think it was anything like that. Both my sister and your daughter developed special feelings for one another from what I understand. That would place the blame on both of them. Don't you ever accuse my mother of being a bad parent. The void is far from full if you continue with these accusations."

Twilight Velvet asked, "The void? What the hay is that?"

Luna replied, "Stop with the accusations so you don't have to go there."

Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor joined Luna and her parents at the table. He saw his parents were not overly happy. He asked, "Mom, dad, what is wrong?"

Twilight Velvet shouted, "Well Luna and her parents seem to think Twilight is nothing since she has been seduced by Celestia and ran off with her. Even worse, I accuse Galaxia of being a bad mother and the now high and mighty Queen Luna threatens to send us to the void."

Cadence jumped in. She asked, "You accused my aunt of being a bad parent? How dare you!"

Shining Armor, who knew something odd was happening decided to side with Luna and her parents. He added, "Mom, according to Equestrian law both abdicated. You are acting like the only one being punished is Twily."

Crescent said, "You know what son, I don't think you understand the whole scenario. Celestia took Twilight to Las Pegasus. My guess is that she seduced her and forced her to marry her."

Shining Armor replied, "You know what dad? Twilight confided in me a lot of things. Shortly after she matured into a full grown mare she told me about how she had a crush on Celestia. She told me about how she would walk towards her room at night but get scared and turn back. She told me about how she wanted to crawl into bed with Celestia because she loved her. So don't go putting all of this on Celestia."

Both his parents knew that he was not a liar. They looked down realizing that their accusing Celestia of everything was wrong. Twilight Velvet asked, "Your Majesties, can you forgive us for our false accusations?"

Galaxia replied, "Don't worry, I forgive you and I am sure that both Luna and Cosmos forgive you as well." She looked at Cosmos and Luna and asked, "Isn't that right?"

Both of them nodded in agreement. Galaxia continued, "Look, if it will make you feel any better we will notify you if we hear anything about what is going on with your daughter and if she returns, we will bring you up to the castle."

Twilight Velvet smiled and replied, "Thank you your Majesties. We would greatly appreciate it."

As Twilight's parents left, Princess Cadence, who was very close to Twilight spoke up. She said, "You know everypony, I really don't know what to think about this. I honestly thought that both Celestia and Twilight were more responsible than this. It seems like once Twilight became a princess both of them just lost all rational thought."

They continued to talk among one another trying to figure out why Celestia and Twilight did what they did. They couldn't figure out any specific reason but they all knew one thing, that Luna was now Equestria's Queen and that once Celestia and Twilight return, they will have to be punished.