My Little Pony: The Journal of the Two Sisters: The Official Chronicles of Princesses Celestia and Luna Read online

  The Official Chronicles of

  Princesses Celestia and Luna

  Abridged Edition

  by Amy Keating Rogers

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  Dear Diary,

  My name is Celestia. Today, my sister, Luna, and

  I are to be crowned princesses of Equestria. I’m

  starting this journal so we can both write about our

  amazing adventures as princesses.

  Well, I hope they are amazing. I don’t actually

  know if they will be amazing. I’m assuming they will

  be amazing. But I guess I shouldn’t assume they will

  be amazing because I’ve never been the princess

  of Pegasi, Unicorns, and Earth ponies. Maybe they

  won’t be amazing. Maybe I won’t be amazing. Maybe

  I’ll be really rotten. What if I’m known as Celestia, the

  really rotten princess of Equestria?

  Okay, calm down, Celestia. You’re freaking yourself

  out again. Take a breath. You’re going to work hard like

  you always do. And as long as you work hard, you’re

  going to be just fine. Okay. That’s better.

  First of all, I just want to say that I can’t even

  believe that Luna and I are going to be princesses! It

  all happened so suddenly and unexpectedly. A very

  unusual Unicorn sorcerer who called himself Star Swirl

  the Bearded approached us. And when I say unusual

  I’m not meaning to be rude, just accurate. First of all,

  he came by “the Bearded” quite honestly because he

  has the longest brown beard I’ve ever seen! Second

  of all, he wore a large wizard hat and cloak with a

  stars-and-moons pattern on the fabric, and all over

  the edging were bells that jingled and jangled when

  he walked. Let’s just say I could easily find him

  in a crowd! Star Swirl and his representatives—

  Smart Cookie of the Earth ponies; Private Pansy

  of the Pegasi; and Star Swirl’s apprentice, Clover

  the Clever of the Unicorns—told us all about the

  previous struggles between the Pegasi, Unicorns,

  and Earth ponies. Since the tribes came to a peaceful

  understanding and established Equestria, they wanted

  rulers to help uphold that peace, which was why they

  came to us.

  Star Swirl

  the Bearded

  They knew that Alicorns stood for everything

  Equestria was founded upon: love, harmony, and

  friendship. And because Alicorns are a combination

  of Pegasi, Unicorns, and Earth ponies, they believed

  that we could represent the citizens of Equestria in an

  unbiased manner—all ponies being equal in our eyes.

  So they asked us to be their princesses.

  And that was really nice, but still a whole lot of

  pressure! I mean, Luna and I are very honored. How

  could we not be? It’s not every day that you’re

  asked to rule over an entire land. Actually, Luna and

  I clarified that our role in Equestria wouldn’t be as

  rulers and we will not think of the ponies of Equestria

  as our subjects. That would be very awkward. We will

  be Equestria’s guardians. That sounds much friendlier.

  We will serve and protect, watching over Equestria’s

  lands and skies, keeping them peaceful and safe.

  I just hope I end up doing a really good job and I

  actually have amazing adventures to write about in

  this journal.

  Celestia

  Diary,

  We are Luna and we are to be crowned

  princess of Equestria! Thou art our

  royal diary in which we shall write our

  most profound thoughts of being said

  princess and…

  Oh, forget it. I was going to try to write in the

  Royal Canterlot Voice, which Celestia and

  I learned when we were fillies. The Alicorns

  thought it was an important part of our education,

  but we both thought speaking like that every

  day sounded silly. The only time we really used

  it was when we were playing. See, when we ran

  and flew in the hills of Canterlot, we’d pretend

  we were princesses and talk in The Royal We,

  being all formal and haughty and stuff. But as

  much as it’s fun to speak, writing in the Royal

  Canterlot Voice is just too exhausting!

  So I’m starting over. I’m Luna. This is

  Celestia’s and my journal, where we’re going to

  make note of the interesting stuff that happens

  while we’re princesses. Or, as it’s formally

  called…

  The Era of the Two Sisters!

  Exclamation point!

  I’m going to write about the good stuff, the bad

  stuff, and hopefully some really awesome magic

  stuff, which will probably fall under good, bad,

  and awesome.

  Today is our official coronation. And while I was

  excited when Celestia and I were first approached

  by Star Swirl and his band of merry ponies, now

  that it’s actually happening, I’m a little nervous.

  I just really hope I do a good job for Equestria as

  their princess. I mean, it’s going to be incredible,

  but it’s also a huge responsibility!

  In the end, I need to remember to be myself,

  and part of that is getting to know everypony and

  having fun! I’m excited to fly with the Pegasi,

  get down to earth with some Earth ponies, and

  whi
p up some spells with the Unicorns. And I’m

  especially excited to talk to that Star Swirl the

  Bearded guy again. I bet he’s a great sorcerer

  and we could really learn a lot from each other.

  Plus, he has the best name ever!

  Luna

  Dear Diary,

  Today’s coronation was so lovely! Being crowned

  princess of Equestria beside Luna almost felt like

  something I’d lived before…like déjà vu. When Luna

  and I were fillies, we’d make tiaras out of the gems we

  found in the hills of Canterlot. Luna was so

  good at finding the prettiest ones. Then

  we would pretend we were princesses

  and fly about “our land” guiding all

  of “our subjects,” which of course

  were rabbits and squirrels and a turtle

  named Jim. So today, as Star Swirl

  the Bearded placed our crowns upon our

  heads, it just felt like a dream come true.

  Afterward, everypony enjoyed this

  fantastic party. The Earth ponies had

  grown delicious food and the Pegasi

  had arranged the perfect weather. But the

  most magical moment came when Star Swirl

  stepped up with ten other Unicorns. Using their

  Unicorn magic, Star Swirl and five of the Unicorns

  focused their energies and brought down the sun. Star

  Swirl then joined the other five Unicorns,

  and using all their concentration, he

  guided them in raising the moon. It

  was truly amazing and took a huge

  amount of powerful magic. Luna and

  I watched in complete awe.

  In thanks, Luna and I shot colorful lights from our

  horns, decorating the night sky. Everypony cheered

  in celebration. It was the perfect finale to a most

  wonderful day.

  I don’t know what I was so worried about.

  Everything and everypony was perfect!

  Celestia

  Dear Diary,

  We art now a princess!!!

  Luna

  Dear Diary,

  Because Alicorns age at a different rate than the

  rest of the pony races, Luna and I don’t have our cutie

  marks yet. Being a “blank flank” at our age never

  felt unusual. I’ve always known that I would get my

  cutie mark at the proper time. But now that we are

  surrounded by so many ponies who have their cutie

  marks and are so much younger than we are, I must

  admit, it feels a bit odd.

  Hopefully now that we are princesses, Luna and

  I will find our true calling and finally get our cutie

  marks.

  Celestia

  Dear Diary,

  Celie and I have been touring all of Equestria,

  getting to know everypony and trying to decide

  where to build our castle. We’ve been flying here

  and there, putting on our royal princess faces,

  and frankly, I’m exhausted.

  The question is, where do we build? It’s not

  like every part of Equestria isn’t nice. In fact,

  everypony is making a point of showing us just

  how perfect their part of Equestria is. But to be

  Equestria

  perfectly honest, I’d like it to be a place that’s

  kind of away from everypony. A sanctuary.

  Someplace where we can have our private time.

  Ugh, is that a bad thing for a princess to say?

  Probably, but even a princess wants some

  downtime, right?

  Anyhow, as we continued our search, Star

  Swirl told us about this place in Equestria called

  the Everfree Forest. And this place is awesome!

  Everfree

  Forest

  It’s totally unlike any other part of Equestria.

  The plants grow on their own and the animals

  take care of themselves—no help from the Earth

  ponies! The weather does its own thing—no

  Pegasus assistance needed. It’s just kind of…

  wild!

  But then at the edge, there’s this ravine, and

  deep in the ravine is this really cool

  tree. And, I don’t know, there’s just

  something about it. Something…

  magical. I just got this feeling when

  I saw it. I think this is where we

  should build our castle.

  Luna

  Dear Diary,

  Luna and I were talking with Star Swirl about that

  tree in the ravine at the edge of the Everfree Forest,

  and he told us that it’s not any ordinary tree. It is the

  Tree of Harmony! Oh my gosh! I couldn’t believe it. I

  totally flipped! I mean, I literally flipped in the air. Luna

  snorted at me and rolled her eyes because I’m such a

  dork. But to me it was like meeting the most famous

  tree in the world. But that’s because it’s actually the

  most famous tree in the world!

  I’ve read about the Tree of Harmony in books, but

  I didn’t know that it actually existed! According to the

  legends, the Tree of Harmony is incredibly powerful

  and is said to hold the elements of all that is good

  and true.

  It’s such a fascinating tree, and I’m so drawn to it.

  On it are three markings—a sun, a moon,

  and a star. I’ve asked Star Swirl what these

  stand for, but he seems to have no idea.

  I don’t know why, but I feel like

  the sun image is calling to me.

  Is that weird?

  Luna and I are both so

  drawn to the Tree of Harmony

  that we decided to build the

  Castle of the Two Sisters above the ravine. Star Swirl

  agreed, saying that having our castle built near the

  Tree of Harmony would give us strength and help us

  protect Equestria.

  Celestia

  Dear Diary,

  Celie and I get to build our own castle from

  scratch. And as much as I love my sister, all she

  wants is for it to be a traditional old castle with

  arches and columns and turrets and stuff. You

  know what I say to that? BO-RING! Why have a

  regular hallway when we can have a hallway

  with trapdoors? Why have walls that just stand

  there when they can be secret doors? Normal

  castle

  ideas

  paintings? No! I want the kind with the eyes cut

  out so I can spy on ponies! Who needs plain torch

  holders when they can be disembodied hooves

  holding those torches? Creepy! And sure, we can

  have a Throne Room. But I want a trapdoor under

  my throne! Yeah! Secret escape plan! Then I had

  this amazing idea for an organ that triggers the

  trapdoors, sending ponies through tunnels and

  plopping them outside. Not quite sure how that will

  work yet.

  If I can convince Celie, this is going to be the

  BEST. CASTLE. EVER!!!

  Luna

  Dear Diary,

  My sister is so weird. She wants this castle to

  have all these odd tricks and traps all over. And what

  do I really want? I want a huge library where I can

  finally put all the books I’ve been collecting all these

  years! Then Luna suggested that we build a secret

  room in the library where I could read in private! I

  totall
y geeked out at the brilliance of that! In the end,

  I guess we’re both a little weird, huh?

  Celestia

  Dear Diary,

  For the past couple of weeks, the Pegasi,

  Unicorns, and Earth ponies have been helping

  Celie and me build the castle. Things were going

  great, but then the most horrible thing happened.

  A team of ponies headed into the Everfree Forest

  for more supplies and didn’t come back!

  This was the first bad thing that’s happened

  since Celie and I became princesses. I immediately

  wanted to fly into the Everfree Forest to search

  for the ponies, but Celie stopped me, saying we

  needed to discuss things first. I guess she was

  right. I couldn’t just go flying off without a plan.

  I mean, should we both search for the missing

  ponies? Or should one of us stay with the crew at

  the castle site to make sure they were safe while

  the other searched?

  I love the Everfree Forest and have been

  spending any free time I have exploring it, so we

  decided that I should search for the ponies while

  Celie stayed at the castle site and kept everypony

  calm, easing any of their fears. Besides, we both

  knew she’d be way better at that than I would.

  So I took off and did a sweep of the forest from

  above. I knew the path that the ponies have been

  taking for supplies, and their hoofprints had been

  well worn into the ground. But then they veered

  off in a different direction. I landed to follow,

  since the tracks weren’t clear from the air.

  It wasn’t obvious why the ponies had gone this

  way, but all I could figure was that they needed

  to get supplies from a new source. Sure enough,

  I finally arrived where the ponies had come for