Dawn's new day.

“Spike are you lost?” Apple Bloom asked her dragon friend as they entered what was clearly the throne room. They had been walking around the castle, exploring along the way, all evening while following Spike.

Guards all around the throne room were about to come talk to them until their two shadows shook their heads and waved them off.

Spike tapped his claws together nervously before nodding. “Yeah. Sorry.”

“That’s ok we found lots of cool stuff. Oh look it’s mom’s big chair.” Digit pointed at the throne and Ditto flew over and sat down on it.

“Does this make me a princess?” Ditto transformed a crown onto her head surprising the guards.

“Oh, I want to be a princess.” Apple Bloom ran over and easily fit on the throne as well.

Spike and Ditto quickly followed their friends and still had no issue fitting on the throne. The children then began giving fake orders and acting like royalty.

“Should we stop them?” The first guardsmare asked her partner? She found it hard not to ‘daw’ at the children’s antics.

“I don’t know.” The second shrugged. “Lets just let them play.”

“Maybe we get a picture first?” A new voice chimed in.

“That’s an idea.” The first guard replied without noticing the newcomer.

“I agree. It would be a waste not to capture the moment.” The two guards turned around and came muzzle to muzzle with Princess Celestia. They both froze at the sight of their princess and the new creature who looked like the two younger ones.

“Princess!” Both guards bowed.

“At ease you two.” Celstia tittered. “So this is where young Spike and Apple Bloom got off to. They gave the nursery staff quiet a scare and is that?..”

“Digit. Ditto. What are you two doing in here young nymphs?” As Imago spoke the children finally noticed they were not alone and that the room was actually full of guards and other staff.

“Uh oh.” Ditto and Digit both tried to hide behind their own hooves while Spike and Bloom looked confused.

“Oh don’t be too hard on them. The guards just told me they behaved, relatively well.” Celestia smiled at the children and gave her partner a pat on the back with her wing.

All the children nodded.

“We just got lost.” Spike nervously spoke up.

“After trying to find Spike’s room.” Bloom added.

“We behaved.” Digit and Ditto nervously looked at their mother.

“Fine. You did get us away from the Gala so you two won’t be punished.” She spoke primarily to her own children before addressing Spike and Apple Bloom. “As for you two I can’t say what your parents will do but I’ll tell them you behaved.” She levitated Digit and Ditto onto her back and they both reverted to their natural, ‘light changeling’, form.

“Yay.” The two nymphs hugged their mother once upon her back.

“So did you all discover anything exciting?” Celestia picked up Spike and Bloom to put them on her own back. She then motioned towards the two guards to have them follow.

“Yeah we found a bunch of cool paintings.” Bloom was referring to the collection of earth pony art depicting farmers and landscapes.

“And gems.” Spike took a keen interest in the jewelry collection.

”and snacks.” Digit and Ditto still thought the chocolate was the best part.

“Well then sounds like you all had a magical night as well.” Celestia smiled and gave her partner’s flank a love swat using her tail.