Author's Note

Hey everycreature!

So some of you may know that I did try to start my own version of what the fifth generation of MLP would look like and well... Considering that I have watched the Finale (And don't worry, not saying anything!) I may just have to revise it and put out a second version once the finale airs.

However, I didn't want to let one of the major ideas I had for the series to go to waste, so I guess you can enjoy this, even thought it may be a little confusing!

Also, this was an idea I thought of after seeing this video by Silver Quill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PifXfBfhSBc&t=2s (Skip to 7:20 for what I'm referring to)

Your Majesty... Part 1

It was getting late in the evening time in the Crystal Empire, a kingdom north of Equestria and close by to Yakyakistan, a kingdom in which Princess Cadance ruled over alongside her husband, Prince Shining Armor and well now, still fresh from her 18th birthday, their alicorn daughter, Princess Flurry Heart.

However we'll get back to that...

As the sun was starting to set over the mountains over the horizon, the last train for the day rolled into the kingdom's train station, coming to a stop as passengers were let off or got on as one of those coming off the train was a pony wearing a cloak, hiding almost the whole body and head from view. As other ponies minded their business, the cloaked pony trotted from the train station, heading off into the kingdom, with a malicious smile on the face.

"Enjoy your last night under the princess' rule crystal ponies, it will be your last..." The pony chuckled as he or she trotted into the kingdom.

The next day...

"Okay, okay, got that done and this..." A young alicorn pranced around a room filled with papers and writing materials as she looked like she hasn't gotten much sleep, as seen by her messy mane and heavy eyes. "No, no... Maybe... No that wouldn't work..." The alicorn stated rapidly as outside the door, Cadance and Shining Armor heard the young alicorn have like a panic attack.

"Maybe we should go in and see what's wrong?" Shining Armor suggested.

"Honey, I think maybe she should figure it out herself, she is a princess now after all." Cadance suggested as something changed her mind as a frustrated shout could be heard and what sounded like a magical blast. "Okay yeah, we need to go in and see what's wrong..." Cadance caving in as Shining Armor opened the door slowly to see his young daughter panting and struggling to stay awake.

"Flurry Sweetie..." Shining Armor asked slowly. "Are you okay?"

"Huh?" The young alicorn, Flurry Heart answered as she turned around to see her parents. "Oh mom, dad... I'm fine... Really I am..."

"Sweetie, you're not fine..." Cadance saying the obvious. "Your father and I heard you from outside, we both know that since this is the first Crystal Fair overseen by you, it's tough preparing for it, but you have been preparing for it day and night, and you are doing an excellent job and everything is almost ready."

"I know... I just want everything to be perfect and to show that I can be a good princess too, like you mom." Flurry replied and than realized her dad was standing right next to her mother. "No offense dad..."

"None taken sweetie." Shining Armor replied. "Look, I know you want to prove yourself, but you don't have to, don't push yourself too hard so soon, I promise you will get the chance to show your true potential."

"Thanks dad..." Flurry blushed.

"Yes, although I am curious why you didn't ask your friends for their help and maybe even a special someone you know..." Cadance teased on that last part.

"Mom, my friends have their own issues to deal with, plus you know I already invited them to attend the Fair and well..." Flurry now blushing a deeper red. "Pound and Pumpkin have to watch over Sugarcube Corner..." Flurry feeling funny over saying "Pound" as she tried to hide her blushing from her parents, especially her mother, but her mother... Well being the Princess of Love means she can catch on to these things easily.

"Well, regardless sweetie, how about you take a much needed break, lets have some private family time at our favorite cafe." Shining Armor suggested.

"Well, I guess I can't say no and it wouldn't hurt to have some of my favorite tea..." Flurry agreed.

"Good, but first..." Cadance popping a comb with her magic and used it to tidy her daughter's messy mane.

"Mom..." Flurry complained.

"Now, now... You're a princess, if you're going to go out, you can't go out like that." Cadance insisted as it took a few minutes to make her daughter's mane presentable.

As soon as the little mother to daughter grooming session was done, the family of three headed out of the palace and onto the streets of the Crystal Empire, Crystal ponies busy preparing for the upcoming Crystal Fair. And of course as the family passed over, ponies took a bow, especially to their newest princess.

"Sometimes I wish I was still a little filly growing up so I wouldn't have to deal with all this attention..." Flurry sighed.

"You get used to it sweetie, your Auntie Twilight keeps wishing the same thing too when she has to walk down Canterlot's streets, but she learned to get used to and ignore it." Cadance reassured her daughter as several Crystal guards came trotting up to the family.

"Your highness." One of them spoke as he and the other guards saluted.

"What is it lieutenant?" Shining Armor asked.

"There is a problem that requires your attention." The guard answered.

"What kind of problem?" Cadance asked.

"Seems there is a unicorn pony wearing a cloak, somepony reported that it looks suspicious." The guard returned.

"Well what are we waiting for, lets go check it out." Flurry jumping at the opportunity to have something fun and exciting to do for a change.

"No sweetie, you should head back to the palace, your father and I will take care of this." Cadance replied.

"But mom..." Flurry started to protest.

"No buts Flurry, for your own safety, please stay in the palace, we'll be back soon." Cadance ordered.

"Yes mom..." Flurry giving in as she hung her head low, turning around to head back to the palace. "Might as well get back to making sure everything's ready for the Crystal Fair..."

As Flurry re-entered the palace, her house, she sighed deeply as she went back to the room where she was putting together the plans and schedules for the Fair, if there was one trait Flurry had from her Auntie Twily, it was to plan out every single detail for an event, leaving no stone unturned. Only Flurry couldn't find herself to get back to the work right away, instead looking out the window of the room, wondering if she should have brought her friends to help her out, it would surely help her with sleep.

Speaking of Flurry's friends, she had quite a unique group of friends, just like how Flurry knew that some of her Auntie Twily's students from the School of Friendship, who came from all across the different lands, bonded together in friendship, which they still held to this day. Flurry's friends were Blooming Rose, a unicorn pony, Smoky, a dragon, Feather Tang, a hippogriff, Abby, a griffon, Teresa, a changeling, and Khan, a yak, all very good friends with each other despite their differences.

And well Flurry even had a "special friend" and the thought of him made her blush again as she had to chuckle a little.

"I could sure use your comfort Pound Cake..." Flurry smiled.

Although she hated to admit it to even her family and friends, she had a huge crush on a pegasus stallion named Pound Cake, the son of Mr and Mrs. Cake and the brother of Pumpkin Cake, who was also a very good friend of Flurry. Unlike most stallions, who just saw a pretty princess in Flurry, Pound actually saw more in Flurry and well whenever he saw her, Flurry would notice he would get nervous, sweaty, unable to say much, he clearly also had a big crush on Flurry, but was of course too scared to come out and say it.

"One day Mr. Pound Cake, you're going to admit it and maybe I'll get a chance at real love, just like mom has with dad..." Flurry smiled as she imagined a bright future with the handsome stallion while staring out the window, picturing a cloud was the stallion.

Back with Cadance and Shining Armor, they were following the guards to the reported sighting of the strange pony as Shining Armor started up a conversation with his wife.

"Honey, don't you think you were being a little hard on Flurry?" Shining Armor asked. "She is an official princess now and needs to start experiencing things first hoof."

"I know Shining Armor, but in my heart she's still a little filly and if anything happens to us, she's all the Crystal Empire has, I'm just trying to make sure she's safe." Cadance reassured her husband. "I promise we'll make it up to her when we can."

"That's what I like to hear and why I married you." Shining Armor smiled as he placed a quick kiss on Cadance's cheek, right before one of the guards got the Princess and Prince's attention.

"Your highnesses, the pony's here." The guards quietly spoke as the royal couple looked up to see a couple of guards on either side of an alleyway, looking inside as there was a cloaked pony alright, holding a crystal pony against his will.

Quietly forming up under Shining Armor's instructions, the guards and royal couple went into the alleyway, silently coming closer and closer until they were very close and Shining Armor spoke in a loud and clear voice.

"Stop right there whoever you are!" Shining Armor demanded as the guards lowered their spears. "Slowly step back and allow the guards to restrain you and this will be easy." Shining Armor instructed the strange pony as a mare's chuckle could be heard from under the cloak.

"You must be Prince Shining Armor and I'm guessing your wife, Princess Cadance is right next to you, I was actually waiting for you two to show up..." The pony spoke as the guards stepped ever so closer, now within reach of restraining the pony.

"Come quietly, there is no escape, you're surrounded." Cadance said sternly as the mare just laughed.

"Escape?" The mare chuckled. "No... Escape is not my plan..." And suddenly the pony quickly turned around as her horn lit up and shot out several blasts of magic out at each guard, hitting them and well... Turning them to either spears or suits of armor.

Both Cadance and Shining Armor was dumbstruck for a second, but Shining Armor responded right away, shooting his own magic, but the unicorn mare shot back and well it was pushing match, but Shining Armor was losing as the unicorn's magic eventually hit the stallion right in the horn and literally turned him into his cutie mark, a shield.

"Shining Armor!" Cadance yelled as she bent down to look at the shield, her husband's face not visible, but...

"Cadance, run!" Shining Armor's voice could be heard coming from the shield. "Get Flurry and get out of here!"

"No! I'm not leaving you!" Cadance yelled as the crazy mare who put Shining Armor like this came up, laughing. "Who are you and what do you want!?"

"So eager..." The mare smiled maliciously. "You can call me Majesty and I'm here to take control of this kingdom..." The mare stated as she once again shot out her magic at Cadance.