"Ruby!" Twilight called from outside her daughters room. "Time to get up! It's the day of your coronation!"

"Okay, mom..." Ruby mumbled into her pillow. "Just five more minutes."

"Ruby!" Twilight said, a hint of frustration in her voice. "Get up!"

"Do I have to?" Ruby said, rolling over.

"Ruby Wing Sparkle!" Twilight yelled at the top of her voice. "Get out here this minute!"

"Whoa!" Ruby exclaimed as she fell out of bed. "I'm up! I'm up!"

She galloped to her dresser and took out her mane brush. Today's the day... She thought as she furiously brushed her hair.

Once she had finished brushing her hair and styling it to her will she rushed out of her room only to collide with her mother.

"Oof!" Twilight exclaimed as she was headbutted by her daughter.

"Slow down, Ruby." Twilight giggled.

"Oops... Sorry, mom." Ruby apologized.

"So..." Ruby let out a sigh. "What's the plan for today?"

"Well, first off..." Twilight said as she got out her checklist. "Get you out of bed... Check!"

Of course she would put that on there. Ruby thought as she rolled her eyes.

"Next item of buisness... Go over the checklist!"

"Of course..." Ruby said flatly.

"So, Ruby." Twilight began, disregarding her daughters jibe. "After I finish explaining the day to you we will head over to Carousel Boutique and pick up the dress that Rarity made for you. After that we will oversee the preperations for your coronation. Once Princess Cadence, Princess Luna, Princess Celestia, and Prince Shining Armour arrive the coronation will begin. Princess Luna will then cast the ascension spell on you and you will be transformed into an alicorn. Any questions?"

"Yeah, one." Ruby replied. "Why will Princess Luna cast the spell and not Princess Celestia?"

"It has been a tradition amongst royalty that when one ascends it is done by the second eldest alicorn if the ascension is entitled to one by birth." Twilight explained. "If the coronation is performed because one was adopted into the royal family then the third eldest alicorn will perform the spell." Thank Celestia she managed to pull some strings. Twilight thought. Otherwise Cadence would preform the spell and with this information Ruby would know something was up. "But if one earned their ascension, much like myself then the eldest alicorn would preform the spell."

"I guess that makes sense..." Ruby said.

"So shall we head to the boutique?" Twilight offered.

"Sure." Ruby replied.

...

"Welcome to Carousel Boutique!"

"Hello, Rarity."

"Oh, Twilight! You're here for the dress I presume?" Rarity inquired.

"Yes." Twilight replied.

"Here's the dress!" Rarity said as she pulled it into view.

Twilight gasped at the site. It was a red dress with silver lining around the edges of the dress. On the sides of the dress were silver designs with a ruby in the middle of each design. The shoes were made out of silver with a small ruby on the front of each shoe.

"I tried to make it a moderately simple dress." Rarity stated. "I swear Ruby is worse than Rainbow Dash about dresses. You let her spend to much time around her."

"That may be, Rarity." Twilight giggled, "But you know Ruby. She may be an Earth Pony, but she has the heart of a Pegasus."

"Speaking of Ruby..." Rarity said as she looked around. "Where is she? I thought you said that she would be coming with you to pick up the dress."

"I did, but she went to oversee the coronation preparations."

"And you didn't stop her?" Rarity raised an eyebrow.

"I tried." Twilight answered. "But you try arguing with her when Pinkie is backing her up."

"Ah." Rarity replied. "Oh, and about your gala dress..." She pulled out Twilights gala dress. "I made a few improvements to it.

Twilight's dress was now lavender in the front but faded into midnight blue as it ran back. Amethyst decorated various parts of it, and Rarity had added shoes to the outfit. They were cobalt shoes with a small piece of amethyst at the from of each shoe.

"Rarity..." Twilight said as she stared in awe. "It's wonderful."

"Oh please dear, it was nothing." Rarity said. "So I take it we should take these dresses to the castle?"

"Yes." Twilight said as they left the boutique.

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"Luna," a white furred alicorn called out to her sister. "are you ready for this?"

"I don't know if I am, Tia." Luna replied. "I mean... This will be the first time I will preform this spell."

"Don't worry, Luna." Princess Celestia soothed. "I know you can do it."

"Thank you, sister." Luna responded, a small smile creeping into her face. "That helped."

"So, Luna." Celestia said, switching back to her royal self. "Shall we head down to Ponyville?"

"Yes." Luna grinned. "We must make haste, for I fear Shining Armour and Cadence will have arrived by the time we get there."

"I agree." Celestia giggled. "I believe the chariot is ready.

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"Look!" Ruby shouted as she pointed into the sky with her hoof. "It's Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armour!"

"Oh, wow! You're right!" Pinkie exclaimed.

As the chariot landed all ponies bowed as low as they could.

"Rise, Ruby." Cadence said smiling as she did so. "This is your coronation day, you don't need to bow to royalty today."

"Nor any day after this one!" Shining Armour chimed in from behind the chariot.

"Well it looks like Cadence and Shining Armour got here before us."

"I agree, Tia."

Turning to the source of the noise Ruby's eyes fell upon Celestia and Luna standing side by side.

Before Ruby could so as much as gasp Celestia spoke.

"So Ruby, are you ready?"

"Huh? Oh! Yes, princess!" Ruby said awkwardly.

"Very well..." Luna spoke in place of her sister. "Shall we head to Twilight's castle then?"

...

"Okay, Ruby... Are you ready?" Twilight asked.

"Yes." Ruby said, trying to sound determined.

"Okay... It's time. Luna is waiting outside." Celestia spoke up.

Ruby merely nodded as she listened to the speaker.

"Introducing the new princess... Princess Ruby Wing Sparkle!"

That's my cue. Ruby thought as she exited Twilight's castle.

The view was breath taking. All of Ponyville was there watching from below the steps. There were royal guards stationed everywhere, and there to her left, smiling warmly was Princess Luna.

As the other three princesses and Shining Armour filed off to the right Ruby turned to face Luna.

"We gather here today to celebrate the coronation of Princess Ruby Wing Sparkle!" Luna said as she turned to face the crowd of ponies.

"Ruby Wing," Luna spoke as she turned to face her niece. "Do you swear to serve Equestria as a princess and if necessary take on your mothers role if she passes on?"

"I do." Ruby spoke in a clam, determined fashion.

"Then by the power vested in me I declare you, Princess Ruby Wing Sparkle!"Luna said as she rested her horn on Ruby's head.

A blinding white light enveloped Ruby and lifted her off her hooves. As she felt the Alicorn Magic run through her she couldn't shake the feeling that something was... Off. She felt the Alicorn Magic in all parts of her, but shouldn't she feel her wings by now?

As she was set back down and the glow subsided all ponies could see her clearly. Ruby heard a gasp from the audience and from the other alicorns.

"What happened, Luna?" Celestia spoke up.

Turning around Ruby noticed the expressions of the princesses and Shining Armour. Celestia had an angry expression on her face the other ponies wore one of complete disbelief.

"I don't know!" Luna said, fear etched in her voice. "I cast the spell like you told me to!

"Then pray tell me why Ruby is still an Earth Pony!"

Author's Note

Here's the third chapter! I hope you enjoyed! I won't be forking out spoilers though so don't ask.