Twilight's Bizarre Adventure: Memories of the Wind

Celestia sat in her throne and smiled, but she was screaming on the inside. Royal duties were very important, but she would rather be out chasing monsters. Why couldn't Luna handle the day court for once?

Oh, wait. She did. It resulted in a full month of damage control.

"As such, your highness, I believe that it would be best to repeal the housing location act you implemented last year."

It had been four years since she implemented that act, and the stallion before her recited the exact same spiel every year thinking she wouldn't notice that. Or maybe he thought she would eventually forget he was reciting the same things over and over again and agree for who knows what reason.

Celestia kept the smile on her face to the best of her ability. "I will consider it."

"Thank you, your highness." The stallion left. Many of them were the same. They don't take rejection well, so she just smiled and nodded while rejecting them in her head and refused to comply behind their backs. Something they wouldn't learn until later.

"Princess Twilight has arrived."

Celestia nodded. "Send her in."

Twilight came through the doors, making it halfway through the room before stumbling a bit.

Celestia's face twisted at the sight. "Did you get any sleep last night?"

Twilight shook her head. "I haven't gotten any sleep since the night of the Gala."

"Oh. I see." Celestia smiled for a second, then her expression dropped. "Oh. I see. Guards, we need some privacy."

The guards all looked at each other, then vacated the room, leaving the two princesses alone.

Celestia sighed. "Are you coming to me because you developed a Stand?"

"No. Would it bother you if I did?"

Celestia bit her lip. "Only because of the curse."

"You mean the fact that Stand Users are drawn to each other?" Twilight's eye twitched. "That would sure make it easy to find and imprison every Stand User you can, huh?"

Celestia raised an eyebrow. "I suppose if someone wanted to, but they would have to be pretty powerful to take them down."

Twilight glared at Celestia. "In combat? Or politically?"

Celestia's jaw dropped. "Where is this coming from, Twilight? Even for being tired, that was needlessly aggressive!"

Twilight let a sharp breath out her nose. "After you left the donut shop, somepony came in and explained the Stand Hunter to us. Then they left me a note with a bit more information."

The princess of the sun stared at her former student... then burst out laughing. "And it made you believe I am the Stand Hunter? Do you realize how absurd that sounds?" Celestia stood up and approached Twilight. "Twilight, my faithful student and fellow princess, I have to keep tabs on anything happening in the world of Stand Users, so I know about the Stand Hunter. I would never harm my subjects, no matter what kind of powers they have." Celestia put her hoof under Twilight's chin. "I've never given you a reason to distrust-"

Twilight smacked Celestia's hoof away. "Don't touch me."

Celestia's jaw went limp.

Silence hung between them.

After almost a minute, Celestia swallowed. "Twilight. Get some rest. Your room here is still available, but I really don't care where you sleep. Once you've gotten a full nights rest, come back, then we can talk."

Twilight took a deep breath. "Fine." She turned around and left.

Once Twilight was gone, Celestia slightly scowled. "He said something to her. That liar."