Love And Dramas In The Government

With a cheering audience, the ponies of Canterlot, listen intently to the sweet parting words of Princess Twilight as banners wishing good luck and safe travels were scattered all over the crowd, as Canterlot throws her one final parade before she leaves for New Harmonious

"Citizens of Canterlot, it is with a heavy heart that I must say all of your goodbyes. I would never forget the sweet memories I spend here, the hours studying in the library the countless time my family and I went playing in the parks, and the innumerable lessons I learn at Princess Celestia school. All those experiences now I will carry on as I venture into new uncharted lands and follow the example of Princess Cadence in building a new kingdom of my own, today I depart as a citizen but I may return as a full flesh ruler. One that would never forget her roots and will always keep Canterlot and all of Equestria close to her heart.

Rest assured you, our kingdoms will have an ever-lasting alliance and the foundations of friendship and harmony will forever be imprinted on my ruling, never-ending harmony" She ends by making a heart with her hands and raising her arms in the air.

"And bring and strong heart" Everyone responds and repeats the actions before bursting into cheering and yells of encouragement, as the royal family and members of politic exit the stage.

"Be careful out there and remember, every blooming kingdom starts small and steady, listen to your citizens and pay attention to your major" Celestia gives some parting lessons once they break a hug between the two.

"And don't forget to flex some of your powers to immediate neighbors, Twilight. Not as a treat but as a warning of what could happen if they view you as easy prey" Luna advised her until Celestia shove her side "Hey it a good advice, you can't show weakness sister"

"You don't have anything to worry about aunties. Twilight is smart I'm sure she will know how to deal with any kind of situation." Cadence reply with a chuckle before looking at Twilight "Know you can always count on us, the moment I have time I will go visit your home Twily"

"Thanks, Cadence, everybody. I promise to make all of you proud"

"You already did" The four share a hug as Mark and Drusilla allow them to have their moment before approaching the group.

"You will always be welcome here Twilight, no matter if, me or another mayor, just send a letter in advance and we will make sure a patrol and sleeping arrangements will be ready for you. We will gonna a give you the royal treatment" They all stare at him with a deadpan "You know what I meant!"

Sharing a laugh they break the hug and Twilight goes to him "I know, we are just messing with you. Please don't forget to visit too ok? We still need plenty to catch on and you still owe us a couple of stories of your adventures" Twilight reminds him poking his chest.

"The moment this cast comes off, and everything is peaceful here I will be dropping by, try not to party too hard once you come there ok?" Mark returns the smirk as they both laugh and nod "I will keep Pinkie in check" she gives him one quick hug to whisper in his ear "And don't forget, be nice to her"

"I will"

They share one last goodbye before Twilight goes and boards a chariot ready for her long trip to New Harmonious, before lifting off and flying away as everyone party wishing her good luck.

"And there she goes" Hearing a sniffing, they are surprised to see Celestia and Luna on the verge of crying.

"Your majesties? Is everything alright?" Drusy ask in concern

"We are fine is just. Our little Twilight is all grown up now" Celestia replied before putting a hand on top of her mouth and looking away.

"We just need a moment, we...we are very proud" Luna continues not fairing much better. Cadence soon come to their aid and massage their backs.

"I got this Mr. Mayor, why don't you two go enjoy the rest of the party? We will see you at dinner" She tells before teleporting the 3 before he could utter a reply.

"Ok, so we are done then. Nice talking with you, hope you feel better" Mark replied sarcastically as he talks to the wind.

"Don't worry sir, perhaps is for the better" Drusilla walks to him and pats his shoulder "This seems like an emotional situation, of the personal kind?" She reminds him "The kind you don't want to get too involved with, while a certain mare is close" She whispers to him making him sigh in frustration.

"Of all the times she could come, of all the moments she decided to play matchmaker again, she had to choose THIS specific moment when I finally caught their attention, that mare..." He stops himself and takes a deep breath "Nope, I made a promise, she means well, she means well"

"I'm sure she does, but now I think it better if you don't see her for a while sir, she handed me this" The secretary hand over an official document, that steamrolls any legal reason as to why he could meet the royal sister until the party is over, causing him to breath again.

Holding some anger and crumbling the paper a little he hands it back to her " Yeah you nail it Drusi, right now I can't see Princess Mi Amore until I clear my head. Dear god, we need to get rid of her Drusi"

"I'm with you sir trust me, but you made a promise with Princess Twilight and hey, this could be a blessing in disguise"

That caught him off guard as he look at her "How so?"

"Well with how distressed the royal sisters are, Princess Cadence would probably step back from her project, and if we milk this just right. She would be gone and busy by the time she realized it"

"Yeah...yeah!" He cheer up and rise his head high "You are right, and I could buy more time by mending things with her too"

"There you go! Now that is the right attituded" Drusy smile and the two leave the stage to join the rest of the party.

"Thanks, Drusy"

"Anytime buddy, but enough of that drama, let's have some fun! We have the rest of the day for ourselves."

Meanwhile, back at the castle

Teleporting the 3 to the mess hall Cadence was quick to issue some maids to bring some snacks and tea for everyone and guide her aunts into sitting in front of the table as well as summoning some tissues and a small garbage can.

"There aunties, let everything out" Cadence instructed as she massage their backs, the sister picking some of the tissues and trying to clean their faces a little.

"Oh my goodness, we apologize niece. This is an unflattering side of us"
Luna quickly recover and apologies "We prepare for it, we knew this day was coming, we had everything laid down, and yet at the moment of truth I couldn't help but to..."

"It ok auntie none of us are made of stone. There is nothing wrong with being sad, but Twilight would be fine, she is a good girl and you taught her everything she would need to know" Cadence consoles her as Luna needs another moment.

Cleaning her nose and throat, Celestia toss the dirty tissue before looking around "Where is Mark?" She asks without thinking which shocks both Princesses albeit for different reasons.

Recovering first Cadence frowned at her "Oh no, you are not gonna do this auntie"

"D-Do what?" Celestia questioned in surprise, as Cadence approach her.

"Bury yourself in work with boring meetings, paperwork, and day court, just to avoid dealing with your emotions. See? This is exactly what I was talking about, you can't keep doing that? I mean look at aunt Luna, she found a hobby recently and allow herself to be more than just "the princess of the night"

"...Yeah you got me Cadence I suppose I have a problem with how to deal with my emotions. But he and I had this meeting scheduled and..."

"...already taken care of" Cadence smirked at her "Anticipating this, I took the liberty to cancel any meetings, put your work on hold and declare a long party in celebration of Twilight's departure, an obligatory one too. So you are not sneaking out of this auntie, you two are not gonna a see even a glimpse of the mayor or any other form of work in a while"

"Yay?" Luna replies unsure of the idea.

She sigh and extend her arms to grab but of her hands before squeezing them tight "I know this is gonna be hard, but I would be there for you on every step. We could make it a game! Or sleepover, play some board games. Remember old stories we all shared with Twilight, maybe even cheat our diets a bit with some cake?" She winks at Celestia at the last statement. "Not too much of course! I still haven't forgotten our little deal"

"But of course, and that sounds lovely" Celestia then looks at the window and comes up with an idea "And do you think it would be possible we could also join our little ponies in the celebration?" She suggests.

"Huh?"

Getting the idea Luna nods "We could certainty used the fresh air, and who wouldn't want to party a little?"

"Well, I thought you would be emotionally fragile and want time to be alone with just family but sure! I would love for us to let loose, dance a little, mingle with everyone, and...wait." She glares at them "this isn't a trap to lose me on the crowd and then go work on something isn't it?"

Celestia smiled and shake her head "You have our word dear niece, work is the last thing on our mind right now"

She keeps looking at them suspiciously before smiling "Ok! Then sure we could make this a girl's night out! But we better take baby steps first, as to not risk any relapses, one calming tea, some harmless board games, a day at the spa here at the castle, and then out to a night club!" She listened in excitement "What do you say?"

"That sounds like a lovely idea, but I believe Tia and I are a bit rusty when it comes to wardrobe choices. Think you could help us out, dear niece?"

Cadence's eyes sparkle the second Luna says that. "Do you mean it?!"

"I think it's time" Luna confirm with a nod making Cadence giggle and grin just like Pinkie Pie.

"Ok, ok wait here, I have been making a scrapbook wishing for this day to come! I'm so happy I carried everywhere!" She mentions before standing up and then leaving the room with a spring in her step.

Once she is gone Luna turns to Celestia. "Ok, that would give us, roughly 15 minutes. What is your plan sister?"

"There is nothing much of a plan Luna, I appreciate Cadence's intention and I don't see anything wrong with her wanting to cheer us up, in these hard times." She confesses with a sincere smile.

"....But?" Luna waves her hand waiting for Celestia to continue.

"...but I was thinking, just because we are sad and probably suffering some empty nest syndrome. That doesn't mean we should just coop ourselves inside the castle for days remembering the "good old times" and thinking that perhaps some parting could do us some good. Dancing a little, chatting with our little ponies, playing some games, and maybe even chatting with the mayor"

"There it is!" Luna exclaims with a smirk and crosses her arms "And by chance, this little chat of yours wouldn't involve trying to appeal to his compassion side to return to his good grace and dodge the dog house tonight, hmm?"

"It was sprung on the moment Luna! I normally can dissuade Cadence on her plans but she had things stacked against me and I was fearing her next step would be an intervention" Celestia defend herself yet the night princess only raise an eyebrow making her sigh in defeat.

"Yeah I was thinking that if you distract her for a bit I could try to fix things up between us"

"For your luck, we already deal with the issue somewhat dear sister, don't get us wrong, you are still in hot water but, it might not be as bad as you think. So I agree that a private chat should be what you need" Luna nods once in agreement with the plan.

"I'm fearing there is gonna be a condition, isn't it?"

"Oh yeah, I spend the rest of the afternoon with him, call dips on our first secret date once Cadence is gone"

"Fine" Celestia agree with a roll of her eyes

"And you hand over every dessert served on our meals for one month"

"A MONTH!?"

"Wanna make it two?"

She want to argue but the two could hear Cadence approaching
"Fine, fine, you win" She reluctantly accepts and they shake hands "Hope your flanks balloon as a result" She harshly whispers.

"Oh sister if that were the case, you should take that as a wake-up call" She jabs back as they complete the gesture in time for Cadence to return.

"Ok I have the perfect idea for your first outfit but I wanted to hear your opinions before finding matching heels and...why were you shaking hands?"

"Oh it's nothing dear niece, Tia and I were just considering a couple of factors, mainly my sleeping schedule" Luna answer "And how because I still had a night shift to attend the party or not, and ensure no crime don't happen in the middle of the night, YES Cadence! that is still happening no matter what you say, and no it can't excuse no matter what!" She remind her with frustration before Cadence could argue.

"So, because soon she would have to go to sleep anyway, and thinking this is a good opportunity for all of us having quality time with our favorite niece. I could have you for the rest of the day and you can spend all night with Luna"

"Wait so you don't want to go party aunt Celly?"

"Oh I'm going...tonight" She reply with a serene smile as Luna stood up.

"And before that, I would spend the day having fun of my own" Luna mentions triumphally as she marches out of the door.

"But...but...I already had the whole plan set for all of us?"

"Aww, that is adorable dear niece!" Luna pinches one of her cheeks "Pretending to act like Twilight and her cute little tick-about lists and following schedules to cheer us up. Thank you but, that is ok you can cut the act, we all know how plans change all the time. Besides you say it yourself. I'm more than fine! I already develop hobbies and learned to let loose, Celestia is the one with a workaholic problem"

"Thank you, Luna!" Celestia mentions with a forced smile.

"You're welcome" She smiles right back at her before noticing Cadence's notebook with different outfit combinations "Oh! May I?" She picks the notebook and whistled in approval "Oh definitely, I would choose that assemble. Have fun you two" She calls while observing a page in the notebook and leaving them alone.

"But, but..."Cadence keeps repeating making Celestia chuckle and pats her shoulder.

"It ok Cadence you would have your turn tonight, in the meantime why don't we go through some old albums while enjoying a relaxing picnic, I feel like taking a stroll on memory lane" She grab her hand and guide her out of the room, mentally giggling in victory.

This would certainly keep her unbalanced, if Luna and I keep this up, she might even forget the whole ordeal of blind dates, too