Celestia, after millenia of relying on the elements of harmony to protect her ponies, realises at the last minute that she is weak. As her enemy strikes, she closes her eyes and prepares for the end—and promptly reawakens in her Canterlot observatory, ready to hit the books with her faithful assistant Luna at her side...

Wait, what?

A darker retelling of the pony series with Celestia as the student of Princess Twilight.

Cover art by I-am-knot on deviantart. If they wish that it be taken down, I will gladly comply.