Twilight appeared in Canterlot in front of the castle the guards moved aside and Twilight walked right in. She slammed open the day court doors and looked at Celestia.

“Twilight my dear, what is the matter?” Celestia calmly said, though she could tell that something was amiss.

“We. Need. To. Talk.” Twilight said sternly. “Not later, not an hour from now, not a week from now. We need to talk now.”

Celestia mentally gulped and excused herself and teleported both her and Twilight into her personal chambers and informed her guards to leave. Then she closed the doors and looked back at Twilight. “What did you want to talk abou-” Celestia was cut off when a crown hit her in the muzzle. It was Twilight’s ceremonial crown. “Twilight?”

“No more lies, no more plans, no more deception, no more running around. No. More. Destiny!” Twilight approached Celestia. “Tell me everything.”

“Twilight I assure you I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Celestia gulped and Twilight pulled on her collar and brought her down to her level.

“I am not your puppet.” Twilight said through gritted teeth. “Now tell me everything.” Twilight let go and Celestia looked down at the ceremonial crown made of gold with pink gems running along the top.

“I-I’m sorry. It shouldn’t have come to this.” Celestia said, she picked up the crown and placed it on her dresser, she then sat at a table. “Please, if you need to say anything. Do anything, you may. I will not hold it against you.”

“How many times? HOW MANY TIMES BEFORE YOU FOUND ME!?” Twilight shouted.

“For the past 1000 years.” Celestia admitted.

“What about my family? Why did you take me away from them when I was just a foal!?” Twilight yelled again.

“There’s no excuse for that.” Celestia said. “I thought you would have been delighted. But now I see that, it caused more harm than good.”

“Now for the final question. WHY DID YOU MAKE ME A PRINCESS!?” Twilight yelled and blasted the crown off Celestia’s head.

“It was your destiny.” Celestia said meekly.

“BULLSHIT!” Twilight yelled. “IT WAS THE DESTINY THAT YOU DECIDED FOR ME!” Twilight stopped yelling with her rant spent. Celestia was crying. Twilight’s gaze softened.

“You’re right.” Celestia weeped. “I-I couldn’t lose you. I couldn’t lose another student.”

“You know something princess. You can cry all you want, but something I learned is this, you shouldn’t interfere with a pony’s destiny. You play all these intricate games but you should learn how to get up off your ass and learn their names. There’s a difference between harmony, and blissful ignorance. I can tell that these ponies aren’t living in harmony.” Twilight went to leave until something stopped her.

“Dear Twilight,

There are a million things that I’ve learned by watching you grow up, but the one thing that I should have known from the beginning is to let you grow up to be your own mare.” Celestia stood up and wiped her tears. “In this world, there is no such thing as perfection. I should have told you that from the start, I am by no means perfect. I have my flaws as much as the next pony, I made a mistake. For that I am sorry, I should have told you the truth and let you come to your own decision. Instead I had you become dependent upon me.

That is a transgression that I could never forgive myself for, when I look at you I see the daughter I never had. But as I look into your eyes, I see… regret… pain… I see that you wanted to forge your own destiny, and I stopped you and held you back. Those years are things that I could never give back, I wanted to steer you in the right direction. But, I was wrong. I swear to tell you and all ponies the truth, as much as it pains me to do. I will unravel the secrets I have kept for many years. If it means to have a friend back, I will give up my position as princess. I am sorry.” Celestia’s ears drooped and she took off her shoes and collar. “Your friend, Celestia.”

“Why?” Twilight asked.

Celestia’s mane stopped flowing and turned into a light pink color. “1000 years I have seen ponies born and seen them pass on, when I saw you. I couldn’t let that happen again, but I see the pain I have caused. I should stop interfering in the destiny of ponies. I should be a ruler, but I should also be a pony.” Celestia looked at Twilight with tears running down her face. “I’m so so sorry Twilight, all this time you’ve been the teacher. I’m just the student.”

Twilight looked down. “I-I don’t know what to say.”

“There is nothing to say, because nothing can excuse my actions. I was being a selfish bitch.” Celestia cursed herself.

Twilight took a step back. She’d never heard the princess address herself like that before. “I-I don’t want to be a princess anymore.” Twilight said. “I don’t want to be an alicorn.”

Celestia wiped her eyes. “Alright. It’s the least I could do.” Celestia lit up her horn and Twilight started to glow and then when she faded back into her usual self she was a unicorn again.

“Where is that alicorn magic going to go?” Twilight asked.

“Back into Equestria.” Celestia pointed her horn and the glowing white magic shot into the sky and separated, then it faded.

Twilight stepped next to Celestia. “I don’t think our relationship could ever be repaired to where it once was.”

“I think this is for the best though.” Celestia looked down. “I should have never forced anything on you. I was wrong.”

“I’m sorry for making you cry.” Twilight looked down.

“There is nothing you have to apologize for.” Celestia sighed.

“There is one thing that I do want to ask.” Twilight said. “There’s a mare, named Ditzy Doo. She has a gray coat and blonde mane and tail, she has esotropia and she asked for you to help her and you said no. She has nothing left.”

“Her?” Celestia thought back and looked down, “Oh, her. Twilight you must understand that I’m not a genie that can grant wishes.”

“She needed you, one of your ponies needed you and instead of helping them in any way, shape, or form you did nothing.” Twilight was annoyed. “She has a daughter, and now both of them are homeless.”

“I-I had no idea.” Celestia said.

“You may be a good ruler Princess, but you are horrible at helping. So I’m telling you this, for once. Get off your fat ass and do something, you are the ruler and you need to lead by example. Your example so far is the reason why those nobles give you such headaches is because for the past 1000 years you’ve been the one that’s been teaching them to do that.” Twilight said coldly.

Celestia’s thoughts were shattered. Then her face steeled. “You’re right.” Celestia put on all her royal garments. Her hair got back the multiple colors and she walked out of her room. “Twilight, you’re going to want to see this.”

Twilight followed after her, “What are you going to do?”

Celestia burst through the courtroom doors. “ALL THE NOBLES HERE GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!” The court started to go into an uproar then Celestia stomped her hoof. “Excuse me, but for the last 1000 years I’ve been hearing all your bitching, moaning, complaining, and whining.” Celestia took a seat on her throne. “Quite frankly I’m sick of it. It’s time for all of you to grow up! I’m the princess, and you with your positions that are abusing those privileges are fired. I’m not your mommy, I’m not the one you complain to, you are grown adults and you need to grow up. The ones that do deserve the positions that you have received and have been considerate. You may keep your positions, there’s only one pony that deserves that.” Celestia looked at Fancy Pants. “Fancy, you have been a saint among demons, so you can keep your position. Everypony else.” She looked around. “Leave.”

The ponies all rushed out faster than they could complain. When they all left Raven, Celestia’s assistant came up to her. “Princess, if you don’t mind me asking. What was that about?”

“My stu- no, my friend gave me a cold, hard dose of reality. Something I needed for a long time.” Celestia took off her crown. “This crown bears the weight of an entire nation upon my head and I have been sitting here and complaining about the complaining. I have set bad examples for my ponies and it’s time for that to change. No longer will the nobles dictate what I can and cannot do. The crown stands up for the common pony, starting now. The age of nobles is over, now a new age is about to begin, and it starts with common pony.”

Fancy Pants walked over to the princess. “I’m stunned.” Fancy said. “I never thought that you would stand up to them.”

“Fancy, you have been a very good friend. I appreciate everything you’ve ever done for me. Could you do me another favor?”

“Anything my princess.” Fancy bowed and the crown, collar, and shoes fell into his vision.

“Melt those for me.” Celestia said. “I no longer need them.” Celestia conjured a robe and walked out the throne room. “A princess must represent her subjects, not differ from them.” Celestia walked over to Twilight. “I think I need to meet this Ditzy Doo once more. She is the start.”

Twilight smiled. “There’s the mare I look up to.”

“It’s been a long time coming.” Another voice spoke up and the two turned to see Celestia’s sister, Luna.

“You saw all of that?” Celestia asked.

“Yes.” Luna took off her crown and all other royal garments. “It’s about damn time you stopped being a pushover.”

“So you agree with me?” Celestia asked.

“Sister, I see the sister I had before I went on a extended vacation.” Luna said. “I’m 100 percent behind your decisions.”

“The media is going to go into a frenzy.” Celestia said while the three ponies walked to the outside doors.

“I’ll handle the press.” Luna said. “You handle everything else.”

Celestia used her magic and tied her mane into a ponytail. “Thank you sister. Now I have to go to Ponyville, there’s a certain mare that needs the assistance of the crown.” Celestia and Twilight teleported to Ponyville.

Ditzy Doo was having a better day than most, she found some food in a dumpster behind sugarcube corner and she found some wooden boxes for Dinky’s bed. It was incredibly hard to tell her daughter that they were homeless, so she said that it’s like camping without the tents. Dinky was very imaginative so she didn’t mind. They just had to be extremely careful because, they can’t afford to get hurt. Ditzy was carrying some scraps of food when two shadows appeared behind her. Ditzy gulped and nervously turned around to see… Princess Celestia and Twilight?! “P-P-Princess Celestia?” Ditzy asked. “T-T-Twilight? What are you two doing here?”

“I came to see you Ditzy.” Celestia said.

“M-M-Me?” Ditzy asked. “Why me?”

Celestia slowly approached the pegasus. “Because I have failed you my little pony.” Celestia took off the robe she had and wrapped it around the shivering gray pegasus. “I should have done more than just turn you away, and now you are without a home.” Celestia hugged Ditzy. “No more failing my ponies.”

Ditzy snuggled into the great white alicorn. “What about my eyes?”

“The crown will gladly compensate you for housing, food, and your disability.” Celestia said.

“I don’t want to be a burden…” Ditzy trailed off.

“My little pony, you will be the beginning of a new era.” Celestia said. “If you want to be.”

“Does this mean I get a job?” Ditzy asked. “Because, I could really use one.”

“Your job is to take care of your little filly and make sure she gets the best education under your roof.” Celestia said. “I will gladly pay you for that.”

“But I don’t have a house.” Ditzy said.

Celestia wrapped her wing around the gray wall-eyed pegasus and walked her to a big house. “You see this house?”

“Oh, I know that one. It’s empty, I know because I used to deliver the mail.” Ditzy said.

“Well, that’s your house. I bought it for you.” Celestia said.

“For me?” Ditzy started to cry and a crowd started to gather.

“Yes I bought this house for you.” Celestia turned to the ponies. “Let it be known that any debts that ponies that do not make 250,000 bits a year have been erased. If anypony needs financial aid, do not be afraid to write to the crown. Background checks will be run to see if ponies are trying to get money without having to do anything. Only those that truly need the aid will receive it.” Celestia declared. “A new era has begun.”

Ditzy was shocked. “Princess I-I don’t know what to say.”

“My little pony, these are things that should have been done years ago. I am sorry for not addressing it earlier.” Celestia gave Ditzy a key. “Now let’s see your new house.”

Ditzy smiled and opened the house and looked around. Celestia and Twilight looked at the dancing pegasus. “It needs some furniture.” Twilight noted.

“I think some ex-nobles will be happy to donate some furniture if they want a few tax breaks.” Celestia said. “Their taxes are going to be going up.”

Ditzy ran up to Celestia and hugged her tight. “THANK YOU!”

Celestia hugged back while Discord, Trixie, the girls and I walked up. “Mom?” I asked.

Twilight turned to me and the girls gasped. “Twilight, where’s your wings?” Rainbow asked.

“I’m not a princess anymore.” Twilight said. “I’m going to be my own pony.” Twilight walked up and hugged me. I hugged back. “I’m sorry for scaring you Spike.”

“It’s fine.” I snuggled into her. I separated then walked up to Celestia I tugged on her hair.

She looked at me. “Yes dear?”

“Are you and Twilight going to be alright?”

“I don’t know.” Celestia admitted. “I’m proud of her for finally standing up for herself, though part of me wish that I wasn’t the one she stood up to, but I understand why. She opened my eyes to the truth, and it’s time I did something about it. I can’t stop when a pony passes on to the next life. I should have learned that a long time ago.”

“It’s better to make up for lost time than to not make it up at all.” I said.

“When did you get smarter than me?” Celestia asked.

“I lived with both you and Twi-mom. It was bound to happen eventually.” I smiled and she laughed.

“Thank you Spike. I needed that.” Celestia stopped giggling.

“What happened to your royal garments?” I asked.

“I got rid of them. It me cut off from other ponies, I need to show them that I am approachable, I am not a perfect diamond. Even I have flaws, this is just the beginning.”

“What’s next?” I asked.

“The school for gifted unicorns.” Celestia said. “I need to give that school a much needed update. It’s not going to just be for unicorns anymore.” Celestia smiled. “After that, I don’t know. But one thing I’ve seen is that ponies can be very cruel, and that’s something I don’t tolerate. So I’m putting my hoof down. The ponies that have been whining like babies will get what’s coming to them.” Celestia approached Rarity. “Rarity, may I ask you for a favor?”

Rarity nodded. “Anything.”

“You see, Ditzy is going to need some clothes for herself and for her daughter. Any expenses will be paid for by me.” Celestia smiled and Rarity nodded.

Trixie walked up to Celestia. “Do you want me to continue with their training?” She asked the princess.

“Yes, but if they have any questions. Tell them the entire truth.” Celestia nodded.

“Princess, may I talk to ya for a moment please?” Applejack asked. “In private?”

“Of course.” Celestia looked at the other ponies and Discord and they all stepped out of range from hearing. “What is it Applejack?”

“I kinda overheard what you said about those debts and I was wonderin’ if you could help us out. Not financially but, to be blunt. Filthy Rich has been robbin’ us blind.” Applejack said. “Is there any way you could help out?”

“I’d need to see any documentation but take him to court and I’ll see what I can do about it.” Celestia said. Applejack went off to join her friends. Celestia stood there and spoke to herself. “A new era.”

Author's Note

Two chapters in one day. I went to my brother's wedding this past weekend and I didn't bring my computer because it would seem rude. Plus if anyone has a problem with Twilight being a unicorn again, shut it. It's my story I write it the way I want.