Riding one's coatails

by Ruby-Alphastar

Rating: everyone
Tags: Slice of Life
Length: 300

What will Ruby Alphastar learn from admiring Princess Twilight Sparkle?

Ruby Alphastar is a "slightly above average" student of Princess Celestia who's been having trouble focusing lately due to her reading Canterlot newspapers about her model, Princess Twilight Sparkle. Princess Celestia sends Ruby to Ponyville to help clear her head, where she meets her hero. Twilight accepts Ruby's offer to help her with studies and hang out, and Ruby is so happy she starts wanting to be exactly like Twilight so she can be great too. Will Ruby achieve the greatness she desires? Or will she go to far?

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-08-29 00:50:12 UTC

A distracted student

"And with his task complete, Starswirl the Bearded returned home for another magical adventure."

Ruby Alphastar closed her book and returned it to her shelf. Then she wrote something on parchment while yawning gently. Ruby was a student of Princess Celestia and was working on a report about Starswirl the Bearded.

"*yawn* I think that's enough for tonight," Ruby rolled up her parchment and gazed at a picture beside her bed of a purple alicorn, " I'll make it good Twilight. It won't be as good as yours, but i did my best." She dragged herself onto the bed and blew out the last candle....

....."And often you start losing subject on your papers. The facts you give are good, but you've been getting off topic lately." Celestia had looked over Ruby's report and had noticed that Ruby had been unfocused not just on this paper but for the last few in the past. Ruby hung her head.

"I'm sorry Princess.. I've been taking stress medicine, but it doesn't seem to be working."

"I don't think this is stress Ruby," Celestia lifted her head comfortingly, "I think lately you've been working too hard. I think you need some time to relax." Ruby raised her eyebrow and thought about her words.

"But where would i go? What could i do for a break?"

" I suggest you spend some time away from Canterlot. Go out to a quieter part of Equestria and enjoy yourself. And i think i know just the place you could go." Celestia posed a smile and took out a small parchment roll and a quill.

"Where is that? I really could use a vacation..." Ruby lowered and raised her head. Celestia's smile grew as she began to write.

" A small town called...Ponyville.