Author's Note

A large portion of this chapter will be dialogue between Starlight and Celestia.

The Transformation

When Starlight came to she found herself in a dark realm of stars. She stood up and looked at herself, she was still covered in the blood of Chrysalis. She said, "Well at least I'm not just a spirit. At least I'm not dead."

She saw a white figure in the distance and continued, "Hello, where am I? What is this place?"

The figure replied, "Wow Starlight! I know you are tough but I never knew you were this tough!"

The figure got close enough Starlight could make her out. She rushed to her, "Celestia, I am so glad to see that you are free!"

Celestia pulled her close and replied, "Thank you for freeing us all Starlight." She stood back and asked, "Why Starlight? Why would you take it upon yourself to do this? Why didn't you get Shining Armor to rescue us?"

Starlight replied, "You know those nagging voices I get? I got one saying that I was the one to train the guards to go on the offensive and save you."

Celestia asked, "Wait a minute, you turned some of the guard into an army to save us?"

Starlight replied, "Yeah, I did. This had to be done and I couldn't do it alone." Starlight looked around and asked again, "But where are we? Why are we here?"

Celestia replied, "Starlight, what you did today has never been done before. Not even the greatest warriors have ever killed a foe with her bare hooves." She got down to eye level with Starlight and continued, "I know you have done many bad things in your life Starlight Glimmer, but today you have proven that you have changed. You have proven that you have a warrior mentality and the fact that you would put your life on the line not just for me, but for all of Equestria has proven that you are truly deserving."

Starlight asked, "Deserving of what?"

Celestia plastered many images of Starlight's life to the side of them and sang,

"You've changed so so much

And you've grown since that very first day

You've had your bad times

You've had your good times

Some have seen what you've been through

And all the ways you've influenced those around you

It's time now for a new change to come

You've shown loyalty and your new life has begun

To fight where you will fight

To lead where you will lead

To find what you will be

For it's time for you to fulfill your destiny!"

Starlight began to be encircled in the same white energy that she was earlier. She felt wings begin to sprout from her back, she felt her horn start to grow, she felt herself begin to increase in size as a whole and she felt her armor shatter. While she was not completely sure what was going on, the nagging voice in the back of her head was telling her that she achieved what she never thought possible. It was telling her that she was going to be crowned as an Alicorn princess.

When the light subsided she found that her and Celestia were in the back of the changeling cave. She discovered that she was the same size as Luna. Her friends rushed to her and hugged her. Fluttershy remembered what happened with Twilight and asked, "Princess Celestia, does this mean that she is a princess?"

Celestia replied, "Yes, she is a princess."

Starlight gasped, "A princess?"

Celestia replied, "Yes Starlight, a princess. You have shown true leadership, you have shown true loyalty, you put your life on the line just to save those you care about and most importantly, you killed an enemy of Equestria."

Starlight asked, "But what do I do now? What is a princess supposed to do?"

Celestia replied, "We can go over that later. Let's gather your troops and return to Canterlot."

Applejack interrupted, "Now wait a minute. When Twilight was transformed into an Alicorn she pretty much stayed the same size, why has Starlight grown to be the same size as Luna?"

Celestia replied, "Because the role she will be taking on will require that she be larger. It will make performing her duties much easier." She looked towards the tunnels and continued, "Now let's round up the troops and get going. We have a coronation to get ready for!"

It would not take them long to round up the troops and what made Starlight happy was that there was not one casualty and she was equally impressed when not a single changeling survived. As they left the cave and headed back towards Canterlot, Starlight knew that she had a bright future ahead of her. She thought to herself, "Am I going to be an army princess of some sort?"