"Mom! Can I go now?" Asked a red filly as she ran towards her mother.

"Settle down, Ruby!" Twilight giggled as she looked at her daughter. "Did you put all the books away like I asked you to?"

"Yes!" Ruby Wing replied, a smile on her face.

"Okay then. You may go now." Twilight responded.

"Yes!" Ruby cheered, jumping into the air as she did so. "Bye, mom!"

"Bye, Ruby!" Twilight called as she watched Ruby run out of the castle. She's really grown up... She thought sadly.

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"Hi, Autumn!" Ruby called as she found her friend.

"Hi, Ruby!" Autumn Breeze replied.

She was Ruby's size with an orange mane and lime green fur, save for the Orange stripe that ran down her back. Her cutie mark was a maple leaf.

"Or should I say 'Princess Ruby'?" Autumn joked.

"I'm not a princess!" Ruby said, stamping her hoof in frustration. "The coronation isn't for another week!"

"Still, you're lucky!" Autumn Breeze said, a smile on her face. "In another week you get to rule Ponyville alongside your mom!"

"True..." Ruby said. A frown creeping onto her face. "But it doesn't seem like something I want to do."

"Oh, Celestia! It's them!" A pompous voice called out to them. "Catch me please! I might faint..."

"Oh great..." Autumn Breeze hissed as she and Ruby turned their heads to look at the golden colt with five mares flanking him.

"What do you want, Goldcoat?" Ruby asked, trying to keep her voice under control.

"Oh, nothing," Goaldcoat sneered,"except to tell you both how sorry I feel for you."

Autumn Breeze and Ruby looked nervously at each other.

"Sorry?" Ruby asked.

"Yes, sorry!" Goldcoat spat. "Sorry that you, Ruby Wing don't even have wings! Or a horn at the very least! You're just a lowly Earth Pony!"

"What's wrong with being an Earth Pony?!" Ruby shot back. "Just because you have a horn doesn't make you any better than me!"

"As for your changeling friend-!" Goldcoat began but Ruby interrupted.

"SHE'S NOT A CHANGELING!!!" Ruby roared at the top of her voice.

Autumn Breeze looked at her friend in shock. Did... Did her eyes just glow red? She was hoping it was just a trick of the light, but a part of her said it wasn't.

"JUST BECAUSE SHE HAS A STRIPE THAT GOES DOWN HER BACK DOESNT MEAN SHES A CHANGELING!!!"

"Oh really?" Goldcoat said, a smirk crossing his face. "I'll prove it to you."

With that he charged up his horn and fired a spell at Autumn Breeze.

"Ergh!" Autumn Breeze cried out at the spell struck her in the chest.

"YOU BUCKING MORON!!!" Ruby shrieked, an expression of pure hatred on her face. "THAT WAS A STUN SPELL!!!"

"How dare you accuse me of such an act!" Goldcoat said, faking an act of horror. "It appears you want one for yourself then." His expression turning into an evil smirk. As he fired a spell at her.

Knowing what was coming Ruby easily side stepped the spell, smirking as she did so.

"Rrgh..." Goldcoat said as he fired another spell at her.

Ruby narrowly avoided his other spell, but got hit in the head with his third.

"Ow!" She exclaimed as she clutched her head.

"Ha!" Goldcoat triumphantly yelled. "You see? This is why you Earth Ponies don't go up against a unicorn!"

"Why you..." Ruby hissed as she looked at him.

She started to advance on him, but a hoof landed on her shoulder.

"Ruby..." Autumn Breeze soothed as she looked at her friend. "Just leave it. You don't want to cause a riot."

"... Fine." Ruby sighed. "Lets get out of here."

"Thats right! Run!" Goldcoat jeered as the two friends walked away. "Just look at them!"

"Someday..." Ruby swore through gritted teeth. "I'm going to break his horn and shove it right up his-."

"Don't think like that, Ruby." Autumn Breeze interrupted. "Think about this. You managed to avoid two of his spells! You're the fastest Earth Pony I know! I don't know of anypony else besides Rainbow Dash who can dodge spells, and she's a Pegasus!"

"Applejack can." Ruby said with a smile.

"True, but you're only eleven!" Autumn Breeze reminded her. "I doubt Applejack was that fast as eleven!"

Ruby's smile widened. "Thanks, Autumn." She said softly. "I needed that."

"So!" Autumn Breeze happily yelled, "What do you want to do now?"

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"So, Twilight... What did you want to talk about?" Rainbow asked Twilight as she sat down in a chair in Twilight's Castle.

"It's about Ruby." Twilight said as she sat down opposite Rainbow.

Rainbow raised an eyebrow, "What about her?" She asked.

"It's... Just..." Twilight said as she struggled to find the right words. "She's been acting a bit strange ever since I told her about her coronation."

"Yes she has." Rainbow said. "I think I know why."

"Really? Why?" Twilight inquired.

"Think about it, Twilight." Rainbow said as she rolled her eyes. "You look forward to leading a normal life, then your mom tells you that youre gonna be a princess and that you'll be ruling along side her. Do you remember the Tierek incident?"

Once Rainbow mentioned the Tierek incident Twilight shuddered. It had been during the battle with Lork Tierek that the Golden Oaks Library had burned to the ground.

"Do you remember when Celestia opened the door to the throne room?" Rainbow continued. "When I saw all seven chairs with our cutie marks on them I grew nervous. Sure I might have not shown it at the time, but I was nervous. The thought of ruling along side my friends seemed like a big responsibility even if I wasn't the princess. So I think we both know why Ruby is acting like she is... She's nervous, Twilight."

"... I... Never even thought of that..." Twilight remarked. "Thanks Rainbow."

"Heh, no problem!" Rainbow said, flashing a cocky grin.

"But still... I worry about her." Twilight admitted.

"So do I, Twilight..." Rainbow soothed, getting up and hugging her friend. "So do I."

Author's Note

Hello everypony! I give you another chapter of the Ruby Wing series! Yes I know this chapter wasn't a good one, but the next chapter will be better, and will be released in... ~~*checks watch* about thirty minutes.~~ Its out. I thank you all for reading and have a great day! ^_^