That night, the place was buzzing with excitement. Much of the nobility had gathered in the large -VERY large- meeting hall of Canterlot castle. They'd heard that a newly crowned Princess was about to be introduced to society; A debutante+, some said.

At that point, Princess Luna made her entrance. The first portion of her horn was glowing subtly, releasing enough energy to attract the attentions of every Unicorn in the room and, by proxy, any others who wouldn't otherwise be paying attention.

The announcer took a deep breath and called out, "Presenting her Eternal Majesty, Princess Luna! Mistress of the Stars and Moon, Bringer of the Night, Matriarch of the Night Ponies, Destroyer of Nightmares, Dreamwarden, and co-ruler of Equestria and all of their Other Realms and Territories."

"We bid thee good eve'n, Our subjects. We hope thou art enjoying the party thus far? Good! Good." She was wearing a long dress that was blue (two shades), white and grape purple. There were silvery moon patterns along the skirt portion, and at her midsection. She was also wearing her crown and hoofguards, naturally. In her dress were also miniature diamonds, which shimmered as she moved, giving the entire dress a sort of night sky pattern, appropriately. She went to her throne and sat down.

Then Princess Celestia made her entrance. She took the last sip of a large cup of coffee, then teleported the mug away. This was typically when she'd be sleeping, but in a case like this, she'd make an exception.

Taking another deep breath, the announcer called, "Also presenting Her Eternal Majesty, Princess Celestia! Mistress of the Invincible and Unconquered Sun (Celestia Sol Invicta), Bringer of the Dawn, Destroyer of Monsters, Bane of Evil, Guiding Hoof of the Realm and co-ruler of Equestria and all of their Other Realms and Territories." Finishing that announcement, he slumped to the floor, quite out of breath.

Celestia was wearing a counterpoint to Luna's dress. Hers was golden, red and had portions of day-glow orange. The patterns along her skirt were, of course, small suns. The patterns in her dress flowed across the dress, like the molten sun's surface. But with less heat. She went and sat down as well.

A replacement announcer came out. "Aaaaand, announcing Her Highnes, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza! Guardian of the Heart, Fearslayer, Bane of Darkness, Mistress of Love, Ruler of the Crystal Ponies and the Crystal Empire."

Cadence stepped onto the scene as well. It was sad that she had to leave her husband behind this time, but with little Flurry Heart still too young to leave alone for too long... there really wasn't much she could have done. One of them had to stay home. Anyway, her dress was a tri-tone pink. It had heart patterns that occasionally swirled about her dress, as if chasing each other. Another impromptu throne had been brought in for her and the next arrival.

"And lastly, announcing Her Royal Highness, Princess Twilight Sparkle! Princess of Friendship, Mistress and Bearer of Magic, Saviour of Equestria, Liberator of the Crystal Empire, Arch Magus... And several titles besides. With her are her friends, Lady Rarity Belle, Bearer of Generosity, Benefactor; Lady Applejack, Bearer of Homesty, Truthseeker; Lady Pinkame-"

"You can just call me Pinkie Pie, you know! It's SO much easier."

"(Ahem). Lady Pinkie Pie, Bearer of Laughter, Joybringer; Lady Fluttershy, Bearer of Kindness, Forestkin; and Lady Rainbow Dash, Bearer of Loyalty; Oathkeeper."

As if Twilight would come without inviting her friends! She was wearing a fairly plain-looking dress, compared to the elaborate ones that the elder Princesses wore. But the traine eye would see that it was just as finely made as all of the ones of her elders.

Rarity was wearing an azure blue and white Maxi with pearls laced around the length of it in a swirling pattern. They each sparkled when the light hit them just right.

Applejack was wearing what one might call 'country chic'. It was a pear green, russet brown and apple red (aptly representing three of her main characteristics) Midi with apple-shaped rubies in a necklace (1), along with a similar larger one at the center. In the middle of that was a shape that looked like a pear tree on one side and an apple tree on the other. But that was just ridiculous. Right?

Pinkie Pie's was, of course, three different shades of pink. It looked rather similar to Applejack's dress, with a similar necklace. She was pronking in her typical manner, whereas the others were walking. Occasionally she'd stop long enough to wave at some of the onlookers.

Fluttershy was wearing a Maxi that was honey yellow and emerald green. Instead of any adornments at all, she was trailed by a small kaleidoscope(2) of butterflies, at least 30 of them, each a different colour! she was focused on following her friends, ad not on the group of watchers. Nevertheless, she had a light blush on her face as she tried to tune the cheers out.

Lastly, Rainbow Dash was wearing a rather shorter dress. It was mostly cherry red and cerulean blue. Every now and then, if you were watching, a coil of lightning would loop around her in seemingly random patterns. This was, of course, merely an ephemera; an illusion, of sorts. As they were walking along, Rainbow stopped to strike a pose, cameras going off, as if on cue. She chuckled and continued to follow her friends.

Either way, Twilight took her spot, her friends assembling beside her.

Another Pony came over to the announcer and whispered something to the announcer, whose ears perked.

He cleared his throat before saying, "And NOW lastly, our lady of honour today, our newest Princess, Lady Bluebelle Stardream Snowdrop Platinum. Esquiress!"

And then Bluebelle came onto the scene. She was holding herself rather admirably, but a careful viewer would notice that she was distinctly uncomfortable. Still she held her ground (albeit a touch shakily) and followed the others. 'THIS is a small event?' she thought, a touch huffily.

Her coronation gown was (currently) cornflower blue and chiffon white. It had alternating navy blue and Arabian gold starry patterns along it. It was, as previously stated, free of gems.

As she strode forward, a chorus sang of her taking the next step in life's journey, of future opportunities and righting wrongs. Of how proud she should feel.

She stepped up to the thrones, where the most important Ponies in the land all stood, ready to welcome her.

Celestia and Luna stood to their full height. "Lady Bluebelle, stand before us."

Bluebelle did as commanded, kneeling and bowing her head.

Celestia summoned her weapon of office, called Flarebright. A greatsword of flame that would only burn if she desired it so.

Luna summoned a similar weapon, but this one looked to be a piece of the night sky. This was Eveningtide.

Placing the flat of the blades on Bluebelle's withers -one on the left, one on the right-, Celestia announced, "We hereby do entitle thee as Equestria's newest Princess! Heavens above, will you accept another among our number?"

At that, they raised their blades and brought them together. When the light hit them, a respective light shone upon the newly coronated mare. It made a coruscating kaleidoscope of colours around Bluebelle. And when it was over, Bluebelle was still kneeling, her eyes closed. As the light disappeared, a crown appeared on her head, oddly not falling off.

"And so it is blessed!" the sisters spoke in unison. "Rise! Rise and take your rightful place among us."

Bluebelle arose and said, "Before I do that, I would like to say a few things to our... audience here."

Celestia raised an eyebrow and asked, quietly enough that only Bluebelle could hear, "Are you sure about this?"

Bluebelle replied, "Well, no. But the longer I put it off, the more it'll hurt to reveal."

"Fair enough. Granted."

Bluebelle turned around. She took a breath, let it out slowly and said, "Hello everypony.I would just like to say a few things. First of all, as some of you might have surmised, I was once the much-disliked prince Blueblood Platinum."

Whispers began to spread throughout the audience.

"BUT." she continued, "After all of this, I've really changed my outlook on things. From now on, you'll see no more of that jerk. Here before you stands a changed Pony - literally and figuratively."

There were some chuckles at that.

"I've had a good experience as a mare thus far, and I have these mares and my guard, Silver Hawk to thank for the opportunity. I don't know what will come from here, but it is my solemn promise that I shall do my level best to make Equestria a safe and happy place for all of her citizens. Thank you."

At this, a chorus of cheering occurred, Ponies applauding in the typical way; by stamping their hooves on the floor.

"Now, as I understand, there's food coming and I get hungry when I'm nervous, soooo..." she added, half jokingly, to a few chuckles.

As if on cue, several maids strode in carrying large platters of food. Some guardstallions pushed in long tables, which the platters were then set upon. There was more mundane fare, such as five kinds of salad (seven kinds of dressing available), vegetable slices and mixed fruit, onion rings, pancakes, potatoes cooked in five different methods (scalloped, Prench fried, baked, perogie'd and boiled), rice and more besides, but there were also more... unique dishes, such as fish (including salmon, catfish, and tilapia) and seafood - including but not nearly limited to shrimp, crab, mussels and scallops (which had many of the Pegasi salivating already-, devilled eggs, corn bread, calzones (Cadence's suggestion, something she'd picked up on a trip to another country), even a platter of bacon, for those who enjoyed that. And, again, more besides.

Celestia whispered to Bluebelle, "As an Alicorn's, you'll not only require more food than before, you'll also need to be a bit less choosy about your sources of protein."

"So that's what all the meat is for?" she queried.

"That and some Ponies -especially Pegasi- enjoy those sorts of things. Have as much of whatever as you like. The cooks are still cooking, too."

Further to the back was the dessert table. It also had a slew of dishes, such as donuts, cupcakes and muffins (care of Sugarcube Corner's own party planner), brownies, strudel (oddly enough), and the piece de resistance, a three tiered chocolate cake. It also had chocolate frosting, ganache, sprinkles and candles! There was a sign on top that read, "HAPPY CORONATION DAY!"

There was enough for all, and to spare. Evrypony left full and content. Later on there was music and dancing -fast and slow alike- and the party went on long into the night.

Bluebelle returned to her room, taking her dress off carefully and placing it on a nearby rack. She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow, and she had nothing but sweet dreams that night.

Author's Note

1: That's not the word I'm looking for, but it's the only one I can think of for it right yet.
2: Apparently a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope.