Dear Princess Celestia, What if?by djElectrOctaviaChaptersWhat if Discord was successful?What if Trixie was my clone?What if I was a colt?What if Pinkie and I swapped roles?What if you became evil?What if I had a special somepony?What if I ran out of ideas?What if ponies were carnivorous?What if we didn't have gravity?What if Lyra is right about 'Humans'?DISCORD BECAME GOOD, NAILED IT!What if Discord betrays you?What if I died?What if I was a pegasus?What if I failed?What if I was a fillyfooler?What if I had not made any friends?What if the Flim Flam brothers won?What if Discord became good?What if I lost my memory?What if we lived in harmony with the Changelings?What will happen when Trixie returns?What if I was your daughter?What if we could travel in space?Is it possible for a Dragon and Pony to have foals?What if Discord was successful?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Discord was successful in his endeavour to bringing Equestria to complete chaos? Would things still be the same? What would happen? Would the elements still be useful? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, This would be a real problem. The only way he could ever be successful in his plan would be if I had been imprisoned or killed. I'll answer your questions, as it is something I would too like to know. First of all, Discord is not a force to be reckoned with. If anypony had made a wrong move, I could not send the letters to you, or Spike was not well, then we could have all collapsed. It was your curiosity that led you to read the letters, and bringing you back to full mental state. It was then your initiative to make your friends remember everything that had ever happened. So, if Discord was successful, and we could not stop him in time, then all of Equestria would have been plunged into chaos and evil. He probably would not steal the elements, as he likes to give ponies a challenge, but if everypony had turned into the depths of craziness then it is most likely that nopony would be able to stop him ever again. Infact, it might lead into extinction for us. And of course, nothing would stay the same. Discord's magic would literally change Equestria. This was a good question however, as it makes me even more glad you are my faithful student. Princess Celestia. What if Trixie was my clone?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Trixie was actually my clone from a later year to stop tearing apart the time-space continuum? Would it mean I have to go back in time? Or would my clone have to go back in time? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, You clearly are making these up. I appreciate that as my court duties are actually very boring, do send more. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, what if Trixie was your clone? Reason that she could be your clone are the fact that you both have decent knowledge and the ability of magic. Reasons against her being your clone is that she looks nothing like you, she is not as intelligent, intellectual or as magically inclined as you. You would not have to go back in time, because she would be your clone but technically you would be going back in time as she would have to be genetically identical, yet you wouldn't because it would not be your personal mind. Anyway, you have already experimented with time-travel, so you would know what would happen anyway. More practically, she could be a daughter from your future. You would have to send her back in time when you realise that she is Trixie. Princess Celestia. What if I was a colt?Dear Princess Celestia, I have to ask you this as I wonder myself a lot... What if I was a colt? Would I have one of those weird dingle dangly things? Would I still be the same? Would I weigh more? Would I still have my friends? What of relationships? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. P.S Can you please burn this letter after use? Thank you! Dear Twilight Sparkle, After showing my royal guard, Shining Armour, Princess Mi Amora Cadenza and also Luna, we have come to a conclusion that it would be very different. Okay, maybe I didn't show it to the guards. Or Luna. Or Cadence, Or Shining Armour but still, very different. If you were a colt, of course you would have the 'dingle dangly thing'. Did you not read the biology books I sent you to study? I expect you know the actual words for this sort of thing. Also, they are not weird as in Equestria the census says that there are in fact more stallions than mares. I understand how they may come across as weird for you though. You would not be the same. You would be male. But in terms of position, yes. You would be the same. The only thing different is that you would be much more shy than you are now. You would weigh considerably more considering the extra space for organs and the extra weight in between your hind legs. You would still have your friends, except the relationships would be further away. You would tend to spend less time with them, thus being less of a friend the them. Princess Celestia. P.S Am I allowed to show at least Luna? Also, a gold star for a good question. What if Pinkie and I swapped roles?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Pinkie and I swapped roles in harmony? Like, if I was a big bouncy crazy talking pony and she was an intellectual smart pony like me? Not to brag of course. Would I be as annoying to her as she is to me? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, What a very interesting question. Thinking to do a body swap? The answer is very simple actually and I am surprised you did not notice it. Technically, if you were her, then you would not know it as you would be Pinkie, so you could really be Pinkie anyway. But if you were to know who you were, it would be a different story, or would it? So if you were not body swapped, but instead just the roles, you would be everything she is. This means that you would be annoying to her. Your cutie marks would of course be different, but Pinkie would have to be a unicorn. You would see things others don't, you will feel things others don't and you will be things others can't. Pinkie Pie is the definition of irregular physics, a break in the time-space continuum. It is a lot of weight to carry around, so you end up laughing it off with as much joy as you can muster. So if you were to be Pinkie Pie, and Pinkie Pie were to be you. It is a big weight, but as you can clearly see, Pinkie doesn't seem to mind it, therefore you wouldn't. Hope you understood this, I am sure you did though. Princess Celestia. What if you became evil?Dear Princess Celestia, What if you became evil? How could it happen? Why would it happen? What would happen? What would become of Equestria? What would become of the elements? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, A good question my dear Twilight. If I were to become evil, what would happen? I hope to answer this question for you and me, hopefully preparing you in case it does happen. If I became evil, I would probably want to create infinite daytime, meaning nopony can stop working - this leads to slavery. So if I felt a lust for power, I would most likely fall to this. There are many ways for me to become corrupt into a being of disharmony; disharmony contagion, need for power, tragedy. The things that would happen to Equestria could be drastic, and possibly leave a huge wasteland in the middle, with my knowledge of scientific advancement which I am not allowed to share. So overall, Equestria would be doomed if I was given enough time. The elements of harmony should work to purify me once more, but it depends on how evil I become as I did once wield them myself. They would probably try to purify me by themselves, probably to no avail though. Princess Celestia. What if I had a special somepony?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I had a special somepony? Is it a good idea? Somepony to look after me and I can look after them? Would it affect my current relationships? How would it affect my studies? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Did somepony ask you to go dating? Unfortunately, if you did read the fillyfooling one, then you obviously understand it probably will affect your studies. If you only had the onepony, depending on who it is, it could or could not affect your studies. Of course, whoever it is you will have to take a big part out of studies to spend with him/her. Is it a good idea then? I'm sure if you find the right pony, then you can spend equal amounts with them and your books. It would also be a good lesson on friendship I'm sure. Sorry, eating custard creams. Anyway, it is a good idea for studying new things, having new relations and having a new somepony to be around. You have to be careful on who you choose though, if you choose more of a brute, he won't understand much of the things you are saying and will also abuse you - he wouldn't look after you. If you choose a more caring pony, one with a real love for you, it will stay stable and fun - he would look after you. From that question however, I can tell that you would be willing to give up some time for them as well. Also, Spike probably wouldn't mind a new pony to have around. Your current relationships with your friends can't really be changed, but I see where you are coming from. You spend more time with this pony, you spend less time with them. If you take the correct amount of time from your book studies, you can easily spend as much time as you already do with all of them. Creating a schedule is not advised as it may seem like a burden to keep up with. You could probably take your special somepony on days out sometimes. So, let's talk about your studies now. I have caught you reading books just for fun in study time. Don't lie to me missy. Anyway, from this evidence we can easily chop a great amount of that, whilst still taking some actual study time for fun reading. In all, your studies would be affected, but not too much. You could probably get your special somepony to help you anyway. Overall, your studies would be cut, your friends won't mind, you would spend equal amounts of time with everypony and you would cut back on free reading. I hope this was insightful to you, Twilight Sparkle. If you are thinking about this, then make sure to find the right pony. Princess Celestia. P.S I did not mean to hint a lot at Fluttershy. What if I ran out of ideas?Dear Princess Celestia, I have ran out of ideas of things to send you. I will try and find more elsewhere. Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I do hope you find more ideas to send me, I am getting rather bored of sitting here on my throne, listening to these nobles cry about their petty problems. Princess Celestia. What if ponies were carnivorous?Dear Princess Celestia, What if ponies ate meat? How would our jaws adapt? Would we be taller? How much more strong would we be? What would happen to the food chain? What about Fluttershy's animals? Would the population of animals be less? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I too have wondered over this question, and now I have a solid excuse to look at it. Ponies have never been carnivorous and it is against our digestive system. If we were adapted to eating meat, it would be a whole different story. Our jaws would adapt to be able to move in most directions, allowing us to chew freely and have potentially more fluent speaking. I wonder why you would think we would be taller? Is it the fact that beef has steroids in to help this growth? Anyway, we would end up being taller if we ate beef. We would be stronger, as meats have much more nutrients than plants and we would have a very varied diet. The food chain would of course change, to ponies being at the top, along with Griffins and Zebras. Because of this, animals would be scared of us, and so Fluttershy's cottage may be empty of animals. Fluttershy's Cottage could also be used as a farm, or people would steal from there for food. Not good for Fluttershy or the animals. I think animals would gather round there because she is the only pony trustworthy enough to keep good care of animals. Princess Celestia. What if we didn't have gravity?Dear Princess Celestia, What if we did not have gravity? How would Equestria be? Would I be floating? Or would it be normal? Does this mean the pegasi would be useless? What would happen to Rainbow Dash? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I have tested a spell out to remove all gravity in the Canterlot throne room once. It was most amusing watching the Nobles walk in and float to the top. Liquid curled up into balls and floated around, which would be very bad if that happened to our rivers and seas. Waterfalls would stop working, so the one in Ponyville would be pointless. Water based animals would also be confused, having to swim round in circles. Equestria would be very different. Farming apples would be extremely easy yet slow, thus making farming too easy. Life would be too easy, except you won't be able to hold everything securely. Cloud homes would not be unique as people can have their houses float. Rain and snow would not be able to happen. It would make the pegasi obsolete. Yes you would be technically floating. It would be normal if Equestria never had any gravity though. Sorry, I just had to get Luna's Ponystation out. She is really excited for this 'Dishorned'... No idea what that is. Rainbow Dash would also be useless, nothing for her to do except sleep. I had a really hard think about this question, which is why it took me so long to write back. Anyway, if you want to test out anti-gravity, you just need to change your reverse gravity spell. It isn't too hard actually. You have books in A and G about the matter. Princess Celestia. What if Lyra is right about 'Humans'?Dear Princess Celestia, I have been doing research on biped monkeys who are as intellectual as us that Lyra calls 'Humans'. It seems they could actually exist, but do they? What if we lived beside them? What if they took over your throne? What if we kept them as pets? What would our lifestyle be like? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. P.S I know you probably won't answer this anytime soon, but please try! Dear Twilight Sparkle, This is a question which I hoped I would never have to answer. What you are about to read must not be discovered anywhere. Burn this letter after. Humans can, and do exist. They have far better technology than us but have not yet managed to materialise into this world. The shooting stars every year are their built-up attempts at bringing matter into our world. If they did come over, we are sure they would destroy us. If they were passive, I am sure that they would protect us and give us a large amount of knowledge into science. Science is what runs magic and it seems they have a whole lot of it. Records show that two or more humans have fallen into this world, but they were dead. We know a lot about their body from cross-referencing the organs of ponies to their organs. Their muscles seem to build around the top half of their bipedal body, which means their fore-hooves would be the most powerful weapon to use against us. I am sure they would take over my throne, but we have powerful magic and it seems from the two samples we found, they seem very open to magic attacks. Their clothing is very easy to destroy and they are pretty fat. Maybe the fat is used as a shield to protect them. We could not possibly keep such smart animals as pets. They would be able to rebel very easily, as they could be more aggressive than bears. Nopony keeps bears as pets apart from Fluttershy, but she does not count her animals as pets. Our lifestyle could be very different. Their digestive systems shows that of a meat eating animal, where their teeth show plant and meat. I think they would kill us for food. Princess Celestia. DISCORD BECAME GOOD, NAILED IT!I'm so good at guessing stuff. I highly doubt I was the only person to this of this idea, as there are more than 7 billion people in this world. I also doubt that they all like/know of My Little Pony, so we'll narrow it down to 10 million. That's a lot of people. You all saw the episode though, right? [youtube=l_gy7-CP_SM] What if Discord betrays you?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Discord betrays you? He could strike when you never know, corrupting politics and he could be slowly melting Equestria. How would you stop him? What would happen to us? The elements? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I think you are just being paranoid. I am not feeling the chaos within him any more, maybe a small amount, but it decreases every day. He can't betray me unless someone sparks his anger once more. I would feel if Equestria was burning beneath my hooves, and I can not. My politicians are very loyal, and pass everything through me first, it would be impossible to corrupt them. I would not need to stop him as it won't happen, however, if it did, I think you hold the answer. IF he betrayed us, he would most likely plunge part of Equestria into chaos once more, to be returned to stone by the elements. The elements would not have an effect, as the enchantment I put on them in permanent. He won't be able to steal them unless you take them off. Please Twilight, stop worrying. Princess Celestia. What if I died?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I died? I've been on many a mission which could've ultimately resulted in my death. What would happen to the other bearers of harmony? What would my friends feel like? How would Spike cope? How would you feel? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle Dear Twilight Sparkle, It has been many a month since your last question letter, and I was hoping for it to be not as morbid as this. Your death would severely hinder Equestria's scientific progress. You were the most powerful unicorn in Equestria, and will be for many a century, now you are simply the most powerful magician in Equestria. Anyway, now you're a princess I would expect you to be busy, but you don't need to fear about death. Hitmares are only in the old stories, where the land was corrupted. You're totally safe with your guards anyway. If such did happen, which it won't, they would go into a long term of grieving, and Equestria would most likely crumble. Threats are always around, and without you, they can't stop the big guns. I feel that your second and third question are the same, so I'll keep this short. Your friends won't be able to do anything and they would go into a lifetime of paranoia. Spike would not cope at all for the first hundred years of your death. Dragons live a long time, and to have his feelings destroyed at such a young age would devastate his future. Instead of a jolly, bouncy dragon such as he, there would be a lonely, emotionless being. I even see a chance of suicide, but that is unlikely. I don't like to talk about my feelings very much but I know that I would feel devastated too. I am Equestria, thus I would crumble. An eternity of mourning upon a field of a burning Equestria would be all that's left - if you were assassinated or killed in battle. If you were not transformed, your death of age would bring much mourning, but not so much devastation. Princess Celestia. P.S Don't send any more morbid ones. I can't spend all my money on tissues. Author's Note Hahah, every monday. Yeah right. I'm actually working on a Far Cry 3 + Pony fanfic, so be prepared! If you don't know anything about Far Cry 3, I suggest you buy the game or watch someone like Tobuscus play it. Be warned, there is swearing and Toby actually sucks at playing that game. The first 10 episodes or something, he still hasn't STARTED the first mission. Oh yeah, I cried whilst writing this ;) What if I was a pegasus?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I was a pegasus? Would things be different? What would my cutie mark be? Would I still be so closely related to you? Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, You should not think of the what-ifs, but if you must know... You would become a member of the Wonder Bolts, flying fast enough that sparkles would cover the floors. Rainbow Dash would still be the fastest flyer, but not as clean as you. The colours that you would have trailing behind you would be violet, medium purple and dark purple. Due to the sparkles you leave behind, your cutie mark would stay the same. You would still be my student, except for the pegasus group. Shows would bring in far more money than you earn today, however, you would not be an element of harmony or be doing anything exciting. Shining Armour would not be in the guard, but instead he would be looking after you making sure you get everything you need. If you want to try out being a pegasus, come to Canterlot and I will let you play around with wings for a while, except you won't be as inclined as this path says. Princess Celestia. What if I failed?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I failed a test? A mission? Anything? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Thank you on the great information you put into your letter. I'm only kidding, I would never insult you. This seems to be like a very paranoid letter. Don't worry though. If you failed a small test, I would probably let it go, and have you revise some more to re-test, however, if you were to fail saving the Crystal Kingdom, that would be a different story. I might have you executed for ponyslaughter. I'm joking again... We would have to fight for it back, and possibly deploy all of your army there, including you and your friends. The elements of harmony would be greatly effective against him too, so it would not be too much of a problem. It was far much easier to keep him out and take him then, preserving all of the Crystal Kingdom too. If you failed a mission, I would either send troops there or be there myself. It depends on what you mean by 'failing a mission'. If you were to die in one, we would all have the most respect for you, remembering you forever in texts and my heart, but if you were to fail and come out unharmed, we would be most suspicious. We know you always put maximum effort into these tasks, and for that is why we always celebrate a victory. If you failed me, not living up to your true potential or turning against us, we would have to banish you. Never would we kill another pony unless we have to. Knowing you, you could probably take all of Equestria out quickly. Princess Celestia. What if I was a fillyfooler?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I was a fillyfooler? You know, like me enjoying the company of other mares? Would I still be the same to you? What would be happening? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, What a strange question to ask. Well, if you really want to know, then I shall answer. I'm going to answer anyway so burn this letter if you don't want to know. If you were a fillyfooler, you would be quite the mare catcher. Mares all across Equestria envy you on a daily basis, so if the news became public, then you would have your house covered. I'm not sure I should say this, but- *FOREVER* Sorry, it seems Pinkie won't let me. Anyway, you would be the most famous mare in Equestria. Your studies would sadly be postponed as the mares would have taken your interest, and so you devote some time to them. Still, not sure if I should tell you through my orb, but... Fluttershy would be your main interest, however it would be kept quiet and so nopony would ever know. Of course you would still be the same to me. I would not think any differently of you or act any closer towards you. Oh, my. The Orb says I would even fancy you, how strange. So if you do become a fillyfooler, make sure to let nopony know, and stick to Fluttershy I think. Princess Celestia. PS. You might want to keep this letter hidden or burn it. What if I had not made any friends?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I had made no friends? What if I decided to go into the everfree forest on my own? What if I had arrived to Nightmare moon's lair? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, For somepony like you, I find it hard that you did not make any friends in Canterlot. I understand that you did not make friends suddenly with Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, but after they proved themselves, you understood the magic of friendship and how useful they could be. So, if you did not make any friends, you would be extremely lonely. Of course you would never know it as your books would take up all your time, but still lonely nevertheless. After reading most of the books, you would already be stereotyped as the old lonely mare, so nopony would go near you, thus making you 0 friends. If you went to the Everfree forest by yourself, I am sure that you would find a way to get to Nightmare Moon, however, do you not remember the trials that could only be solved by your friends? The trees would scare you, you would've fallen into the ravine, the Shadowbolts would have blocked you and the Manticore would bring you right back home. If you did make it to her lair, then you would have been defeated, except, it seems I would've helped you. The elements would not be of use but instead I would have to re-banish Luna for another thousand years. Princess Celestia. What if the Flim Flam brothers won?Dear Princess Celestia, What if the Flim Flam brothers won the cider contest? What would happen to Sweet Apple Acres? What would happen to Applejack and her family? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Is this a request from Applejack or somepony? It seems rather directed off you, but I guess that is alright. I'm not implying you are selfish or anything, I would never do that. If they won the contest, they would literally tear apart their business, but also crumble themselves. They are only good for making cider, and when the time goes, they can't do much else. They would become bankrupt quickly from the masses of money they would use to make more machinery for farming. Sweet Apple Acres would eventually turn into a factory wasteland. Why? Because of a small war. The entire apple family and some other ponies against the Flim Flam brothers and their advanced machinery. 78% of the Apple Family would die, 12% injured leaving only 10% left. Well, technically 100% left because there would only be 10% of the original 100%, making it 100% then. Applejack and her direct family would be among the ones to get injured and killed. Applejack injured along with Apple Bloom, but Big Mac and Granny Smith would die. The 10% of the 100% of the Apples would have taken Sweet Apple Acres back, except with nothing left but rubble and dirt. So overall, we can tell that if they did win, it would be a great tragedy for the Apples. The reason you and your other friends did not help was because Applejack insisted and blocked you out. Thankfully, due to your friendship, you did technically win, producing the best quality cider. Princess Celestia. What if Discord became good?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Discord was to become good? What would happen? How would he use his magic? How would he blend in? What would happen to his magic? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I wish this could be true. If Discord became a side with harmony then our lives could be far more easier, and indeed more fun. His magic could produce drinks, foods and of course many more fun things if harmless. Remember his strange sense in humour? Change it a bit and it could potentially be humorous for all. His magic would be used for good, obviously. It could create a good amount of fun for the fillies and colts, whereas also act as a repellent for the high class Canterlot. It would take a very long time for him to blend in, but I am sure with a lot of convincing the people of Equestria could learn to love him. Princess Celestia. Author's Note Kage no Brony pointed out the lack of signature. Took me 17 weeks to start up brain.exe though. What if I lost my memory?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I lost all my memory? What would happen to my friends? What would happen to my knowledge? How good would I be with magic? What would become of you? Would I become depressed? What would happen to Spike? What would happen to me? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, This is a serious question. In fact, after reading this, you have to write a list of things that are vital for you to know. These things include your name, your friends, your occupation, you are my student, Spike is your assistant etc. If you lost your memory, of course, you would remember absolutely nothing. This means that you will forget all your friends and would not know if you could be able to trust them. They would try and find help though, probably ask me to cast another remembrance spell. Actually, it would be a good idea to teach Rarity the spell, except you would end up being a dress maker or something. The letter spam might work by itself. All your knowledge would be gone, and even I don't have some of the knowledge you do. I am not sure if it will be lost forever or temporarily. Spike knows everything you have learnt, so he could just go over that with you. This may mean that your magic abilities could be weakened until you gain them back to strength. Your ability of magic would be substantially decreased. For some ponies that lose their memory, they tend to get back to full power very quickly though, even if they don't remember everything. You should be fairly safe. You would still be the same to me, I would probably have to spend more time with you to get better. That's a good idea actually, it will help me stay away from these 'problems'. I would not leave your side no matter what happened. This may come as a bit scary, but we have made a big tomb for you already, and we are keeping it clear. Don't worry, nopony plans on murdering you, I hope. It really depends on what happens to whether you become depressed or not. You may become depressed if you felt the need for friends, but can't trust anypony or the fact that you might turn everypony away. The fact that you don't remember yourself might also lead to depression. If you have Spike by your side, he would try his best to make you feel better, you know how he hates seeing you sad. There are many different possibilities to what could happen to you; depression, leaving on an adventure, suicide, infinite questions or even getting back to normal very quickly by yourself. In conclusion, we can see your life could be ruined by memory loss, or it could just be another obstacle. Ponies usually remember from a boost, your's could be the Elements of Harmony. Princess Celestia. What if we lived in harmony with the Changelings?Dear Princess Celestia, What would happen if we lived in peace with the changelings? I know it is a bit hard now, that they have attacked Canterlot, but what would happen if we could feed them love? What if we shared Equestria with them? How would ponies behave towards them? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Such a shame they once used to live side by side with us. All those records have been burnt from their army however. This is an easy question, as I remember how it used to be. The Crystal Kingdom had the love-pouring festivals for the changelings originally. The changelings used to have a very small population, but now it is massive. This means there are around 1 changeling per 3 ponies, which is not good. We could establish settlements for pure changelings that will let us have at least 2 ponies per 1 changeling - this makes feeding them easier. If we fed them with our love, they would have no need to attack us, thus uniting two heavily militarised nations together. This could take us away from other threats that some holds might have to us. They used to love Equestria and probably still do, so sharing it with them won't disadvantage anypony. Ponies may think that everypony is a changeling, as there is no way you can make sure they are the same - this is a problem. It may become to much for everypony causing a rebellion, which we can't have. They never used to mind it, but in today's society, being unique is an important thing. So overall, they would have too much population per pony population, they could secure us nicely but the ponies would act against them. Princess Celestia. What will happen when Trixie returns?Dear Princess Celestia, What will happen when Trixie returns to do this 'magic duel'? What do I have to do? What will I have to learn? How come her eyes will glow red? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. P.S There's this thing called 'YouTube' and it helped me see the future! Dear Twilight Sparkle, Don't worry, it will be all fine. It's just a small magic duel, and I am sure you are far better than her. She's using cheat magic, so it may seem powerful but yours could obliterate it. Also, it is going to happen. All you have to do is stay calm, keep focused and practise. Learn from your vision and then you will be able to anticipate it. Her eyes glow red because it is evil magic, a type that is simple to learn, powerful to use yet also very easy to shatter. Princess Celestia. P.S Good luck. What if I was your daughter?Dear Princess Celestia, I am sure you have heard the rumours as long as I have and it has me thinking, what if I was your daughter? How would this affect our current relationship? How would this affect my relationship with my friends? I hope you can answer this question, as it is tearing at my mind. Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, If only you were my daughter. You are the best unicorn in Equestria and any mother would be proud of that. I'm actually fairly jealous of your mother and father. If you were my daughter, I probably would spend more time with you in Ponyville and send you lots more letters. Other than that, I can't do much else because it would disrupt your learning. You would have guards outside the library at all times, obviously showing that I would care much much more for you. I know that you can protect yourself though, which is why I don't post them outside your house right now. Our relationship would be much closer. This will not affect your relationship with your friends, they accept you for who you are and they don't let anything get in the way of each other. You will still hang out as much as you do, except with me occasionally coming round. If you wanted Shining Armour to be my son, so he can be your brother, that is still all right except the fact he could not be married to Cadence. I hope this answer was good for you. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me, but because of the previous ones, I am around 50,000 papers behind schedule. I won't be able to answer for a while. Princess Celestia. What if we could travel in space?Dear Princess Celestia, What if we could travel throughout the stars? Ever since Peel Hoofstrong crashed, I've been fascinated by attempting to go to the moon without your magic. Sadly, he never got there, but what if we could? Could it change the future? Could it be a new place to live in? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, It is very possible to travel to the moon with our current technology, except it isn't safe enough. I have banned space travel to prevent the damage of any ponies. If we drove the rockets with magic, we would run out. What we are researching is an easy way to convey magic, or even create an entirely automatic system. The future would be great, and will be great as soon as we get there. We can use the land to create Lunar Bases, explore new lands and see the other side of the moon. I, of course, know of this from Lulu's constant chatter on this subject. If we can travel to the moon, how long until we can travel to Marzipan? We never know if there is life out there. A new place to live in would be lovely. I think Lulu would also enjoy spending some time there if we prettied it up. She may also try to destroy it. Living there without a protection of some sort would be impossible, as there is no atmosphere. Before you ask, we can create a magical atmosphere, but how would that affect us down here? It won't be a moon we see, it would be a mini-equestria. It won't be able to reflect light off of the sun that well, will it? Cause and effect, my Twilight. Cause and effect. Repetition too. Love from, Your Mother. P.S I'm kidding. Love from, Princess Celestia. P.S.S I don't actually love you in that way. Author's Note HEEEEEEEEEY! I updated it! Ermahgerd! I haven't bothered in ages because of, you guessed it, exams. French exams. Spanish exams. I still have Spanish exams to do, and a science one coming up. Kill me. And yes, Marzipan is officially what they call Mars. Shoot me. No really, you can shoot me, I don't mind. Also, I have been tempted to swear throughout these letters, and this pile of notage, however, I have not. AHEM. Dear Princess Celestia, what if little kids are reading this? Your creepy fan, ME. Dear ME, go away. Is it possible for a Dragon and Pony to have foals?Dear Princess Celestia, Um, Twilight doesn't know I'm writing this, so please don't tell her. I just wanted to know, however, um... Is it possible for a Dragon and a Pony to, well, have foals? And what they would be like? Your Faithful student's number one Assistant, Spike Dear Spike, Biologically, it is impossible for two vastly different species to breed. It would create an infertile foal, thus being painful for the parent and also acting as some sort of worm, if you will. It will use the mother's resources, and of course be growing scales that a normal pony would not be able to handle. If you were to use Sleipnir's Mirror, it would turn out as a draconian pony. A pony, with scales. I am not sure if Cutie Marks would be possible, though. Basically, nothing drastic would be in appearance as far as relative odd goes. Of course, there would be very confused ponies. So in conclusion, you will not be able to have foals with a pony. Our rising sciences may be able to biologically use your genetic code with another pony to create a technical pony-dragon foal. Seeing as you will be living for thousands of years, this is obviously going to happen. Princess Celestia. Author's Note Credits to CaspianSK for the question. This was an answer I wrote during lots of revision for biology, so it was a great excuse. Sorry I can't be writing that short story one either.
What if Discord was successful?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Discord was successful in his endeavour to bringing Equestria to complete chaos? Would things still be the same? What would happen? Would the elements still be useful? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, This would be a real problem. The only way he could ever be successful in his plan would be if I had been imprisoned or killed. I'll answer your questions, as it is something I would too like to know. First of all, Discord is not a force to be reckoned with. If anypony had made a wrong move, I could not send the letters to you, or Spike was not well, then we could have all collapsed. It was your curiosity that led you to read the letters, and bringing you back to full mental state. It was then your initiative to make your friends remember everything that had ever happened. So, if Discord was successful, and we could not stop him in time, then all of Equestria would have been plunged into chaos and evil. He probably would not steal the elements, as he likes to give ponies a challenge, but if everypony had turned into the depths of craziness then it is most likely that nopony would be able to stop him ever again. Infact, it might lead into extinction for us. And of course, nothing would stay the same. Discord's magic would literally change Equestria. This was a good question however, as it makes me even more glad you are my faithful student. Princess Celestia.
What if Trixie was my clone?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Trixie was actually my clone from a later year to stop tearing apart the time-space continuum? Would it mean I have to go back in time? Or would my clone have to go back in time? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, You clearly are making these up. I appreciate that as my court duties are actually very boring, do send more. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, what if Trixie was your clone? Reason that she could be your clone are the fact that you both have decent knowledge and the ability of magic. Reasons against her being your clone is that she looks nothing like you, she is not as intelligent, intellectual or as magically inclined as you. You would not have to go back in time, because she would be your clone but technically you would be going back in time as she would have to be genetically identical, yet you wouldn't because it would not be your personal mind. Anyway, you have already experimented with time-travel, so you would know what would happen anyway. More practically, she could be a daughter from your future. You would have to send her back in time when you realise that she is Trixie. Princess Celestia.
What if I was a colt?Dear Princess Celestia, I have to ask you this as I wonder myself a lot... What if I was a colt? Would I have one of those weird dingle dangly things? Would I still be the same? Would I weigh more? Would I still have my friends? What of relationships? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. P.S Can you please burn this letter after use? Thank you! Dear Twilight Sparkle, After showing my royal guard, Shining Armour, Princess Mi Amora Cadenza and also Luna, we have come to a conclusion that it would be very different. Okay, maybe I didn't show it to the guards. Or Luna. Or Cadence, Or Shining Armour but still, very different. If you were a colt, of course you would have the 'dingle dangly thing'. Did you not read the biology books I sent you to study? I expect you know the actual words for this sort of thing. Also, they are not weird as in Equestria the census says that there are in fact more stallions than mares. I understand how they may come across as weird for you though. You would not be the same. You would be male. But in terms of position, yes. You would be the same. The only thing different is that you would be much more shy than you are now. You would weigh considerably more considering the extra space for organs and the extra weight in between your hind legs. You would still have your friends, except the relationships would be further away. You would tend to spend less time with them, thus being less of a friend the them. Princess Celestia. P.S Am I allowed to show at least Luna? Also, a gold star for a good question.
What if Pinkie and I swapped roles?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Pinkie and I swapped roles in harmony? Like, if I was a big bouncy crazy talking pony and she was an intellectual smart pony like me? Not to brag of course. Would I be as annoying to her as she is to me? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, What a very interesting question. Thinking to do a body swap? The answer is very simple actually and I am surprised you did not notice it. Technically, if you were her, then you would not know it as you would be Pinkie, so you could really be Pinkie anyway. But if you were to know who you were, it would be a different story, or would it? So if you were not body swapped, but instead just the roles, you would be everything she is. This means that you would be annoying to her. Your cutie marks would of course be different, but Pinkie would have to be a unicorn. You would see things others don't, you will feel things others don't and you will be things others can't. Pinkie Pie is the definition of irregular physics, a break in the time-space continuum. It is a lot of weight to carry around, so you end up laughing it off with as much joy as you can muster. So if you were to be Pinkie Pie, and Pinkie Pie were to be you. It is a big weight, but as you can clearly see, Pinkie doesn't seem to mind it, therefore you wouldn't. Hope you understood this, I am sure you did though. Princess Celestia.
What if you became evil?Dear Princess Celestia, What if you became evil? How could it happen? Why would it happen? What would happen? What would become of Equestria? What would become of the elements? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, A good question my dear Twilight. If I were to become evil, what would happen? I hope to answer this question for you and me, hopefully preparing you in case it does happen. If I became evil, I would probably want to create infinite daytime, meaning nopony can stop working - this leads to slavery. So if I felt a lust for power, I would most likely fall to this. There are many ways for me to become corrupt into a being of disharmony; disharmony contagion, need for power, tragedy. The things that would happen to Equestria could be drastic, and possibly leave a huge wasteland in the middle, with my knowledge of scientific advancement which I am not allowed to share. So overall, Equestria would be doomed if I was given enough time. The elements of harmony should work to purify me once more, but it depends on how evil I become as I did once wield them myself. They would probably try to purify me by themselves, probably to no avail though. Princess Celestia.
What if I had a special somepony?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I had a special somepony? Is it a good idea? Somepony to look after me and I can look after them? Would it affect my current relationships? How would it affect my studies? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Did somepony ask you to go dating? Unfortunately, if you did read the fillyfooling one, then you obviously understand it probably will affect your studies. If you only had the onepony, depending on who it is, it could or could not affect your studies. Of course, whoever it is you will have to take a big part out of studies to spend with him/her. Is it a good idea then? I'm sure if you find the right pony, then you can spend equal amounts with them and your books. It would also be a good lesson on friendship I'm sure. Sorry, eating custard creams. Anyway, it is a good idea for studying new things, having new relations and having a new somepony to be around. You have to be careful on who you choose though, if you choose more of a brute, he won't understand much of the things you are saying and will also abuse you - he wouldn't look after you. If you choose a more caring pony, one with a real love for you, it will stay stable and fun - he would look after you. From that question however, I can tell that you would be willing to give up some time for them as well. Also, Spike probably wouldn't mind a new pony to have around. Your current relationships with your friends can't really be changed, but I see where you are coming from. You spend more time with this pony, you spend less time with them. If you take the correct amount of time from your book studies, you can easily spend as much time as you already do with all of them. Creating a schedule is not advised as it may seem like a burden to keep up with. You could probably take your special somepony on days out sometimes. So, let's talk about your studies now. I have caught you reading books just for fun in study time. Don't lie to me missy. Anyway, from this evidence we can easily chop a great amount of that, whilst still taking some actual study time for fun reading. In all, your studies would be affected, but not too much. You could probably get your special somepony to help you anyway. Overall, your studies would be cut, your friends won't mind, you would spend equal amounts of time with everypony and you would cut back on free reading. I hope this was insightful to you, Twilight Sparkle. If you are thinking about this, then make sure to find the right pony. Princess Celestia. P.S I did not mean to hint a lot at Fluttershy.
What if I ran out of ideas?Dear Princess Celestia, I have ran out of ideas of things to send you. I will try and find more elsewhere. Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I do hope you find more ideas to send me, I am getting rather bored of sitting here on my throne, listening to these nobles cry about their petty problems. Princess Celestia.
What if ponies were carnivorous?Dear Princess Celestia, What if ponies ate meat? How would our jaws adapt? Would we be taller? How much more strong would we be? What would happen to the food chain? What about Fluttershy's animals? Would the population of animals be less? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I too have wondered over this question, and now I have a solid excuse to look at it. Ponies have never been carnivorous and it is against our digestive system. If we were adapted to eating meat, it would be a whole different story. Our jaws would adapt to be able to move in most directions, allowing us to chew freely and have potentially more fluent speaking. I wonder why you would think we would be taller? Is it the fact that beef has steroids in to help this growth? Anyway, we would end up being taller if we ate beef. We would be stronger, as meats have much more nutrients than plants and we would have a very varied diet. The food chain would of course change, to ponies being at the top, along with Griffins and Zebras. Because of this, animals would be scared of us, and so Fluttershy's cottage may be empty of animals. Fluttershy's Cottage could also be used as a farm, or people would steal from there for food. Not good for Fluttershy or the animals. I think animals would gather round there because she is the only pony trustworthy enough to keep good care of animals. Princess Celestia.
What if we didn't have gravity?Dear Princess Celestia, What if we did not have gravity? How would Equestria be? Would I be floating? Or would it be normal? Does this mean the pegasi would be useless? What would happen to Rainbow Dash? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I have tested a spell out to remove all gravity in the Canterlot throne room once. It was most amusing watching the Nobles walk in and float to the top. Liquid curled up into balls and floated around, which would be very bad if that happened to our rivers and seas. Waterfalls would stop working, so the one in Ponyville would be pointless. Water based animals would also be confused, having to swim round in circles. Equestria would be very different. Farming apples would be extremely easy yet slow, thus making farming too easy. Life would be too easy, except you won't be able to hold everything securely. Cloud homes would not be unique as people can have their houses float. Rain and snow would not be able to happen. It would make the pegasi obsolete. Yes you would be technically floating. It would be normal if Equestria never had any gravity though. Sorry, I just had to get Luna's Ponystation out. She is really excited for this 'Dishorned'... No idea what that is. Rainbow Dash would also be useless, nothing for her to do except sleep. I had a really hard think about this question, which is why it took me so long to write back. Anyway, if you want to test out anti-gravity, you just need to change your reverse gravity spell. It isn't too hard actually. You have books in A and G about the matter. Princess Celestia.
What if Lyra is right about 'Humans'?Dear Princess Celestia, I have been doing research on biped monkeys who are as intellectual as us that Lyra calls 'Humans'. It seems they could actually exist, but do they? What if we lived beside them? What if they took over your throne? What if we kept them as pets? What would our lifestyle be like? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. P.S I know you probably won't answer this anytime soon, but please try! Dear Twilight Sparkle, This is a question which I hoped I would never have to answer. What you are about to read must not be discovered anywhere. Burn this letter after. Humans can, and do exist. They have far better technology than us but have not yet managed to materialise into this world. The shooting stars every year are their built-up attempts at bringing matter into our world. If they did come over, we are sure they would destroy us. If they were passive, I am sure that they would protect us and give us a large amount of knowledge into science. Science is what runs magic and it seems they have a whole lot of it. Records show that two or more humans have fallen into this world, but they were dead. We know a lot about their body from cross-referencing the organs of ponies to their organs. Their muscles seem to build around the top half of their bipedal body, which means their fore-hooves would be the most powerful weapon to use against us. I am sure they would take over my throne, but we have powerful magic and it seems from the two samples we found, they seem very open to magic attacks. Their clothing is very easy to destroy and they are pretty fat. Maybe the fat is used as a shield to protect them. We could not possibly keep such smart animals as pets. They would be able to rebel very easily, as they could be more aggressive than bears. Nopony keeps bears as pets apart from Fluttershy, but she does not count her animals as pets. Our lifestyle could be very different. Their digestive systems shows that of a meat eating animal, where their teeth show plant and meat. I think they would kill us for food. Princess Celestia.
DISCORD BECAME GOOD, NAILED IT!I'm so good at guessing stuff. I highly doubt I was the only person to this of this idea, as there are more than 7 billion people in this world. I also doubt that they all like/know of My Little Pony, so we'll narrow it down to 10 million. That's a lot of people. You all saw the episode though, right? [youtube=l_gy7-CP_SM]
What if Discord betrays you?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Discord betrays you? He could strike when you never know, corrupting politics and he could be slowly melting Equestria. How would you stop him? What would happen to us? The elements? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I think you are just being paranoid. I am not feeling the chaos within him any more, maybe a small amount, but it decreases every day. He can't betray me unless someone sparks his anger once more. I would feel if Equestria was burning beneath my hooves, and I can not. My politicians are very loyal, and pass everything through me first, it would be impossible to corrupt them. I would not need to stop him as it won't happen, however, if it did, I think you hold the answer. IF he betrayed us, he would most likely plunge part of Equestria into chaos once more, to be returned to stone by the elements. The elements would not have an effect, as the enchantment I put on them in permanent. He won't be able to steal them unless you take them off. Please Twilight, stop worrying. Princess Celestia.
What if I died?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I died? I've been on many a mission which could've ultimately resulted in my death. What would happen to the other bearers of harmony? What would my friends feel like? How would Spike cope? How would you feel? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle Dear Twilight Sparkle, It has been many a month since your last question letter, and I was hoping for it to be not as morbid as this. Your death would severely hinder Equestria's scientific progress. You were the most powerful unicorn in Equestria, and will be for many a century, now you are simply the most powerful magician in Equestria. Anyway, now you're a princess I would expect you to be busy, but you don't need to fear about death. Hitmares are only in the old stories, where the land was corrupted. You're totally safe with your guards anyway. If such did happen, which it won't, they would go into a long term of grieving, and Equestria would most likely crumble. Threats are always around, and without you, they can't stop the big guns. I feel that your second and third question are the same, so I'll keep this short. Your friends won't be able to do anything and they would go into a lifetime of paranoia. Spike would not cope at all for the first hundred years of your death. Dragons live a long time, and to have his feelings destroyed at such a young age would devastate his future. Instead of a jolly, bouncy dragon such as he, there would be a lonely, emotionless being. I even see a chance of suicide, but that is unlikely. I don't like to talk about my feelings very much but I know that I would feel devastated too. I am Equestria, thus I would crumble. An eternity of mourning upon a field of a burning Equestria would be all that's left - if you were assassinated or killed in battle. If you were not transformed, your death of age would bring much mourning, but not so much devastation. Princess Celestia. P.S Don't send any more morbid ones. I can't spend all my money on tissues. Author's Note Hahah, every monday. Yeah right. I'm actually working on a Far Cry 3 + Pony fanfic, so be prepared! If you don't know anything about Far Cry 3, I suggest you buy the game or watch someone like Tobuscus play it. Be warned, there is swearing and Toby actually sucks at playing that game. The first 10 episodes or something, he still hasn't STARTED the first mission. Oh yeah, I cried whilst writing this ;)
What if I was a pegasus?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I was a pegasus? Would things be different? What would my cutie mark be? Would I still be so closely related to you? Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, You should not think of the what-ifs, but if you must know... You would become a member of the Wonder Bolts, flying fast enough that sparkles would cover the floors. Rainbow Dash would still be the fastest flyer, but not as clean as you. The colours that you would have trailing behind you would be violet, medium purple and dark purple. Due to the sparkles you leave behind, your cutie mark would stay the same. You would still be my student, except for the pegasus group. Shows would bring in far more money than you earn today, however, you would not be an element of harmony or be doing anything exciting. Shining Armour would not be in the guard, but instead he would be looking after you making sure you get everything you need. If you want to try out being a pegasus, come to Canterlot and I will let you play around with wings for a while, except you won't be as inclined as this path says. Princess Celestia.
What if I failed?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I failed a test? A mission? Anything? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Thank you on the great information you put into your letter. I'm only kidding, I would never insult you. This seems to be like a very paranoid letter. Don't worry though. If you failed a small test, I would probably let it go, and have you revise some more to re-test, however, if you were to fail saving the Crystal Kingdom, that would be a different story. I might have you executed for ponyslaughter. I'm joking again... We would have to fight for it back, and possibly deploy all of your army there, including you and your friends. The elements of harmony would be greatly effective against him too, so it would not be too much of a problem. It was far much easier to keep him out and take him then, preserving all of the Crystal Kingdom too. If you failed a mission, I would either send troops there or be there myself. It depends on what you mean by 'failing a mission'. If you were to die in one, we would all have the most respect for you, remembering you forever in texts and my heart, but if you were to fail and come out unharmed, we would be most suspicious. We know you always put maximum effort into these tasks, and for that is why we always celebrate a victory. If you failed me, not living up to your true potential or turning against us, we would have to banish you. Never would we kill another pony unless we have to. Knowing you, you could probably take all of Equestria out quickly. Princess Celestia.
What if I was a fillyfooler?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I was a fillyfooler? You know, like me enjoying the company of other mares? Would I still be the same to you? What would be happening? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, What a strange question to ask. Well, if you really want to know, then I shall answer. I'm going to answer anyway so burn this letter if you don't want to know. If you were a fillyfooler, you would be quite the mare catcher. Mares all across Equestria envy you on a daily basis, so if the news became public, then you would have your house covered. I'm not sure I should say this, but- *FOREVER* Sorry, it seems Pinkie won't let me. Anyway, you would be the most famous mare in Equestria. Your studies would sadly be postponed as the mares would have taken your interest, and so you devote some time to them. Still, not sure if I should tell you through my orb, but... Fluttershy would be your main interest, however it would be kept quiet and so nopony would ever know. Of course you would still be the same to me. I would not think any differently of you or act any closer towards you. Oh, my. The Orb says I would even fancy you, how strange. So if you do become a fillyfooler, make sure to let nopony know, and stick to Fluttershy I think. Princess Celestia. PS. You might want to keep this letter hidden or burn it.
What if I had not made any friends?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I had made no friends? What if I decided to go into the everfree forest on my own? What if I had arrived to Nightmare moon's lair? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, For somepony like you, I find it hard that you did not make any friends in Canterlot. I understand that you did not make friends suddenly with Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, but after they proved themselves, you understood the magic of friendship and how useful they could be. So, if you did not make any friends, you would be extremely lonely. Of course you would never know it as your books would take up all your time, but still lonely nevertheless. After reading most of the books, you would already be stereotyped as the old lonely mare, so nopony would go near you, thus making you 0 friends. If you went to the Everfree forest by yourself, I am sure that you would find a way to get to Nightmare Moon, however, do you not remember the trials that could only be solved by your friends? The trees would scare you, you would've fallen into the ravine, the Shadowbolts would have blocked you and the Manticore would bring you right back home. If you did make it to her lair, then you would have been defeated, except, it seems I would've helped you. The elements would not be of use but instead I would have to re-banish Luna for another thousand years. Princess Celestia.
What if the Flim Flam brothers won?Dear Princess Celestia, What if the Flim Flam brothers won the cider contest? What would happen to Sweet Apple Acres? What would happen to Applejack and her family? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Is this a request from Applejack or somepony? It seems rather directed off you, but I guess that is alright. I'm not implying you are selfish or anything, I would never do that. If they won the contest, they would literally tear apart their business, but also crumble themselves. They are only good for making cider, and when the time goes, they can't do much else. They would become bankrupt quickly from the masses of money they would use to make more machinery for farming. Sweet Apple Acres would eventually turn into a factory wasteland. Why? Because of a small war. The entire apple family and some other ponies against the Flim Flam brothers and their advanced machinery. 78% of the Apple Family would die, 12% injured leaving only 10% left. Well, technically 100% left because there would only be 10% of the original 100%, making it 100% then. Applejack and her direct family would be among the ones to get injured and killed. Applejack injured along with Apple Bloom, but Big Mac and Granny Smith would die. The 10% of the 100% of the Apples would have taken Sweet Apple Acres back, except with nothing left but rubble and dirt. So overall, we can tell that if they did win, it would be a great tragedy for the Apples. The reason you and your other friends did not help was because Applejack insisted and blocked you out. Thankfully, due to your friendship, you did technically win, producing the best quality cider. Princess Celestia.
What if Discord became good?Dear Princess Celestia, What if Discord was to become good? What would happen? How would he use his magic? How would he blend in? What would happen to his magic? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, I wish this could be true. If Discord became a side with harmony then our lives could be far more easier, and indeed more fun. His magic could produce drinks, foods and of course many more fun things if harmless. Remember his strange sense in humour? Change it a bit and it could potentially be humorous for all. His magic would be used for good, obviously. It could create a good amount of fun for the fillies and colts, whereas also act as a repellent for the high class Canterlot. It would take a very long time for him to blend in, but I am sure with a lot of convincing the people of Equestria could learn to love him. Princess Celestia. Author's Note Kage no Brony pointed out the lack of signature. Took me 17 weeks to start up brain.exe though.
What if I lost my memory?Dear Princess Celestia, What if I lost all my memory? What would happen to my friends? What would happen to my knowledge? How good would I be with magic? What would become of you? Would I become depressed? What would happen to Spike? What would happen to me? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, This is a serious question. In fact, after reading this, you have to write a list of things that are vital for you to know. These things include your name, your friends, your occupation, you are my student, Spike is your assistant etc. If you lost your memory, of course, you would remember absolutely nothing. This means that you will forget all your friends and would not know if you could be able to trust them. They would try and find help though, probably ask me to cast another remembrance spell. Actually, it would be a good idea to teach Rarity the spell, except you would end up being a dress maker or something. The letter spam might work by itself. All your knowledge would be gone, and even I don't have some of the knowledge you do. I am not sure if it will be lost forever or temporarily. Spike knows everything you have learnt, so he could just go over that with you. This may mean that your magic abilities could be weakened until you gain them back to strength. Your ability of magic would be substantially decreased. For some ponies that lose their memory, they tend to get back to full power very quickly though, even if they don't remember everything. You should be fairly safe. You would still be the same to me, I would probably have to spend more time with you to get better. That's a good idea actually, it will help me stay away from these 'problems'. I would not leave your side no matter what happened. This may come as a bit scary, but we have made a big tomb for you already, and we are keeping it clear. Don't worry, nopony plans on murdering you, I hope. It really depends on what happens to whether you become depressed or not. You may become depressed if you felt the need for friends, but can't trust anypony or the fact that you might turn everypony away. The fact that you don't remember yourself might also lead to depression. If you have Spike by your side, he would try his best to make you feel better, you know how he hates seeing you sad. There are many different possibilities to what could happen to you; depression, leaving on an adventure, suicide, infinite questions or even getting back to normal very quickly by yourself. In conclusion, we can see your life could be ruined by memory loss, or it could just be another obstacle. Ponies usually remember from a boost, your's could be the Elements of Harmony. Princess Celestia.
What if we lived in harmony with the Changelings?Dear Princess Celestia, What would happen if we lived in peace with the changelings? I know it is a bit hard now, that they have attacked Canterlot, but what would happen if we could feed them love? What if we shared Equestria with them? How would ponies behave towards them? What would happen? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, Such a shame they once used to live side by side with us. All those records have been burnt from their army however. This is an easy question, as I remember how it used to be. The Crystal Kingdom had the love-pouring festivals for the changelings originally. The changelings used to have a very small population, but now it is massive. This means there are around 1 changeling per 3 ponies, which is not good. We could establish settlements for pure changelings that will let us have at least 2 ponies per 1 changeling - this makes feeding them easier. If we fed them with our love, they would have no need to attack us, thus uniting two heavily militarised nations together. This could take us away from other threats that some holds might have to us. They used to love Equestria and probably still do, so sharing it with them won't disadvantage anypony. Ponies may think that everypony is a changeling, as there is no way you can make sure they are the same - this is a problem. It may become to much for everypony causing a rebellion, which we can't have. They never used to mind it, but in today's society, being unique is an important thing. So overall, they would have too much population per pony population, they could secure us nicely but the ponies would act against them. Princess Celestia.
What will happen when Trixie returns?Dear Princess Celestia, What will happen when Trixie returns to do this 'magic duel'? What do I have to do? What will I have to learn? How come her eyes will glow red? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. P.S There's this thing called 'YouTube' and it helped me see the future! Dear Twilight Sparkle, Don't worry, it will be all fine. It's just a small magic duel, and I am sure you are far better than her. She's using cheat magic, so it may seem powerful but yours could obliterate it. Also, it is going to happen. All you have to do is stay calm, keep focused and practise. Learn from your vision and then you will be able to anticipate it. Her eyes glow red because it is evil magic, a type that is simple to learn, powerful to use yet also very easy to shatter. Princess Celestia. P.S Good luck.
What if I was your daughter?Dear Princess Celestia, I am sure you have heard the rumours as long as I have and it has me thinking, what if I was your daughter? How would this affect our current relationship? How would this affect my relationship with my friends? I hope you can answer this question, as it is tearing at my mind. Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, If only you were my daughter. You are the best unicorn in Equestria and any mother would be proud of that. I'm actually fairly jealous of your mother and father. If you were my daughter, I probably would spend more time with you in Ponyville and send you lots more letters. Other than that, I can't do much else because it would disrupt your learning. You would have guards outside the library at all times, obviously showing that I would care much much more for you. I know that you can protect yourself though, which is why I don't post them outside your house right now. Our relationship would be much closer. This will not affect your relationship with your friends, they accept you for who you are and they don't let anything get in the way of each other. You will still hang out as much as you do, except with me occasionally coming round. If you wanted Shining Armour to be my son, so he can be your brother, that is still all right except the fact he could not be married to Cadence. I hope this answer was good for you. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me, but because of the previous ones, I am around 50,000 papers behind schedule. I won't be able to answer for a while. Princess Celestia.
What if we could travel in space?Dear Princess Celestia, What if we could travel throughout the stars? Ever since Peel Hoofstrong crashed, I've been fascinated by attempting to go to the moon without your magic. Sadly, he never got there, but what if we could? Could it change the future? Could it be a new place to live in? Your Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle. Dear Twilight Sparkle, It is very possible to travel to the moon with our current technology, except it isn't safe enough. I have banned space travel to prevent the damage of any ponies. If we drove the rockets with magic, we would run out. What we are researching is an easy way to convey magic, or even create an entirely automatic system. The future would be great, and will be great as soon as we get there. We can use the land to create Lunar Bases, explore new lands and see the other side of the moon. I, of course, know of this from Lulu's constant chatter on this subject. If we can travel to the moon, how long until we can travel to Marzipan? We never know if there is life out there. A new place to live in would be lovely. I think Lulu would also enjoy spending some time there if we prettied it up. She may also try to destroy it. Living there without a protection of some sort would be impossible, as there is no atmosphere. Before you ask, we can create a magical atmosphere, but how would that affect us down here? It won't be a moon we see, it would be a mini-equestria. It won't be able to reflect light off of the sun that well, will it? Cause and effect, my Twilight. Cause and effect. Repetition too. Love from, Your Mother. P.S I'm kidding. Love from, Princess Celestia. P.S.S I don't actually love you in that way. Author's Note HEEEEEEEEEY! I updated it! Ermahgerd! I haven't bothered in ages because of, you guessed it, exams. French exams. Spanish exams. I still have Spanish exams to do, and a science one coming up. Kill me. And yes, Marzipan is officially what they call Mars. Shoot me. No really, you can shoot me, I don't mind. Also, I have been tempted to swear throughout these letters, and this pile of notage, however, I have not. AHEM. Dear Princess Celestia, what if little kids are reading this? Your creepy fan, ME. Dear ME, go away.
Is it possible for a Dragon and Pony to have foals?Dear Princess Celestia, Um, Twilight doesn't know I'm writing this, so please don't tell her. I just wanted to know, however, um... Is it possible for a Dragon and a Pony to, well, have foals? And what they would be like? Your Faithful student's number one Assistant, Spike Dear Spike, Biologically, it is impossible for two vastly different species to breed. It would create an infertile foal, thus being painful for the parent and also acting as some sort of worm, if you will. It will use the mother's resources, and of course be growing scales that a normal pony would not be able to handle. If you were to use Sleipnir's Mirror, it would turn out as a draconian pony. A pony, with scales. I am not sure if Cutie Marks would be possible, though. Basically, nothing drastic would be in appearance as far as relative odd goes. Of course, there would be very confused ponies. So in conclusion, you will not be able to have foals with a pony. Our rising sciences may be able to biologically use your genetic code with another pony to create a technical pony-dragon foal. Seeing as you will be living for thousands of years, this is obviously going to happen. Princess Celestia. Author's Note Credits to CaspianSK for the question. This was an answer I wrote during lots of revision for biology, so it was a great excuse. Sorry I can't be writing that short story one either.
