Longest chapter yet! :D

In my alicorn body, the glorious dress draped over me, I stood nervously just outside the throne room. The four princesses had erected a fifth throne, the largest of all, in the center for me. My cutie mark shone in paint done by a skilled pony on the back of the throne, like the other princesses'.

"Citizens of Equestria," Celestia's voice called out, "we are gathered today to celebrate the most glorious occasion in Equestrian history. Less than one moon ago, the Armonia Prophecy was fulfilled. The incarnation of the Elements of Harmony has arisen."

The ponies cheered wildly and only quieted when Celestia continued, "I could say much more, but I know all of you are anxious to see the one who defeated King Sombra. So without any more delays, I give you the Princess of Harmony, Princess Armonia!"

Curtains parted and I walked gracefully into the throne room, my mane flowing behind me like a glorious train. Ponies bowed as I passed. Slowly I approached the four princesses, all of them smiling in joy. I bowed my head to receive the crown.

Twilight's levitation magic set the golden crown upon my head just in front of my horn. The crown was more of a tiara, about the size of Celestia's crown or Luna's. But its gemstone was similar to my dress. Whenever I moved, a different Elemental color—representing the magic in me—flashed on my crown and on my dress.

Totally disregarding princess manners, Twilight gave me a quick hug before backing up and bowing to me. I faced the crowd and halted their cheering by raising a single hoof.

"Princess Celestia told you that I am the incarnation of the famous Elements of Harmony," I began. "Well, that's not entirely true. I myself do not completely know how I am connected with these six magical gemstones. But I do know one thing.

"I know that without the six ponies who bear the Elements and represent their magic, I would not be standing in front of you right now. I am not a native of Equestria and knew nothing of it when I first arrived. Without the help of these amazing girls, I would not have survived—and Armonia would have fallen." I motioned to the Mane Six, who had been waiting in the wings. They eagerly joined me.

As the crowd's cheers continued, I stomped my front hooves and raised myself up as I transformed back into my anthro form. Either way, I was far taller than any pony (even Celestia), but in my anthro form I wasn't as frightening.

"So what will your first action as princess be, Princess Armonia?" Rarity asked me.

I laughed. "Watch and see! Princess Luna?"

The princess of the night stood before me and bowed her head respectfully. "How may I serve you, Princess of Harmony?"

As uncomfortable as I was with being addressed like that by all these ponies, I realized I would have to get used to it. But that wasn't important at the moment. "I know that you can enter the dreams of anypony you please," I told her. "Can you also enter the dreams of a human?"

Luna seemed surprised. "I suppose I could try. But to tell you the truth, it's never been attempted, so I do not know for certain."

"Please try. When it is night in the human world, there is someone who needs a message. I will explain the rest in due time."

I turned to Twilight next. "Bring the magical message book to the Canterlot library archives. I have an important message for Sunset Shimmer."

Meanwhile, back in the human world…

A young woman, in her late teenage years, sat curled up with a magazine on a chair in her apartment. She was half-blond, half-redhead, with the two colors streaked together in her hair. Her T-shirt bore an image of a blazing sun.

She looked up in surprise as a book on the table adjacent to her glowed and vibrated like a cell phone. Quickly she picked up the book and read the message that had appeared:

"Dear Sunset Shimmer,

"I'm writing to tell you that a lot of crazy stuff has happened in Equestria over the past few days. But I'll tell you the most important one. The Armonia Prophecy has been fulfilled."

Sunset sat up a little straighter and finished the message rapidly. "Wow," she breathed and then laughed. "Who would have thought Tara Swift, of all people, would be the one?" She picked up a pen.

"Dear Princess Twilight,

"Your note has made me more homesick than ever. I wish I could have seen that coronation. Please tell the new princess that I am her humble servant whether I am home in Equestria or in the human world, and that I will do whatever she commands."

A reply in a different handwriting appeared almost immediately.

"I have an assignment for you."

Sunset's eyes opened wide as she scribbled, "Is that you, Princess Armonia?"

"Yes, but you don't have to call me that. I'm still Tara Swift too."

"Alright. What do you want me to do?"

Later that evening...

The young woman looked nervously around. A plane of deep green grass extended on all sides as far as she could possibly see. No trees, houses, or people appeared anywhere. Everything was dark; stars twinkled overhead like glass fragments on black velvet.

What was happening? She hadn't been here moments ago.

Suddenly a soothing voice came from behind her. "Savannah Swift, I presume."

The woman turned sharply and found herself face-to-muzzle with a winged blue unicorn, her mane sparkling and flowing. Savannah shrieked in surprise.

The horse creature smiled. "Don't be afraid of me."

"Who are you?!" Savannah demanded.

"I am Luna, princess of the night. Thus it is my duty to come into your dreams," the pony answered with a gentle smile.

Despite being very confused, suddenly Savannah felt extremely relieved. "Thank goodness I'm dreaming! I thought for a minute there that I was going crazy."

Luna chuckled. "I assure you that you are asleep." She grew serious again. "I am here by the order of Princess Armonia of my homeland, Equestria."

Savannah raised an eyebrow. "And what does that mean?"

"It means I did not come here merely to enter your dreams. I was sent to tell you that there is one in this world who knows what has happened to your sister—to Tara Swift."

Savannah felt conflicted. On the one hand, she missed Tara terribly and the police were looking for her. But on the other hand, they had made little progress in doing so. "Oh, well, it's just a dream," she said aloud. "What can you tell me about Tara?"

"I can tell you nothing," answered the princess of the night.

"What? But why?"

"Because you would brush it off as the musings of your subconscious as you slept," Luna answered. "You must hear it from another to believe it."

"You're right there," Savannah admitted.

Luna spread her wings in preparation for flight. "Tomorrow morning at ten thirty, six young women will come to your door. The one leading them will be in her late teens, tall and slender, with red and blond streaked hair. Her name is Sunset Shimmer. She is the one with whom you must speak to learn of Tara."

"Sunset Shimmer? What kind of a name is that?"

"She is the one," Luna repeated, ignoring Savannah's comment. A mighty gust of wind swept the plane as Luna spread her wings again and soared into the starry sky towards the full moon.

Savannah shivered in the sudden cold of the wind. "Luna? Wait! Luna!"

The winged unicorn silently moved toward the moon and merged with it, leaving no visible marks behind.

Savannah suddenly jolted awake, panting. "What a dream!" she whispered to herself.

A glance to her bed told her that her blankets had been pulled to one side and she was lying in only her pajama dress under the fan. No wonder she had been cold. As she pulled the blankets back into position, she pondered her dream. "I guess now I just wait until ten thirty tomorrow to prove I'm not crazy and that it was just a dream," she murmured to herself.

Morning came and Savannah watched the clock anxiously. Ten o'clock came and went.

She glanced between her newspaper and the clock on the wall. Ten after ten. Ten fifteen.

Footsteps on the sidewalk made her jump; she chuckled softly. "That's just Max out walking his dog," she scolded herself silently.

Ten twenty-five. Savannah stared at the clock now.

Ten thirty.

Ten thirty-two.

Savannah suddenly found herself relaxing. She fell back in her chair, laughing, shaken. "It was just a dream!" she exclaimed in excitement and relief. "I'm not crazy!"

Ding-dong.

Savannah's laughter stopped.

Tiptoeing gingerly toward the door, she peered out the peephole cautiously. A group of teenage girls stood on the doorstep—six, Savannah realized after a brief head count. And the one leading them had blond and red streaked hair. She was tall and slender, and looked to be a recent high school graduate.

Savannah gulped and opened the door cautiously.

The leading girl smiled at her. "Hi! We're looking for Savannah Swift."

"That's me," Savannah answered faintly. "And you're Sunset Shimmer, aren't you?"

Sunset looked surprised. "Yes, but…how did you know? Have we met?"

"It came to me in…in a dream."

Sunset's eyebrows raised in understanding. "Luna visited you, huh?"

"You know about her?"

Sunset glanced at the girls behind her. One of them, an athletic teen with rainbow-colored hair, met eyes with Sunset as she addressed Savannah. "You may want to sit down for what we have to tell you."

So Savannah will soon know what happened to Tara! :D So to all my readers, a question: this story isn't finished yet. But here's my problem. The story was intended to only cover Tara's entry to Equestria and her coronation. I am planning to write events that occur later, but I had planned on making them a sequel. However, I could just add them onto this story and extend it. Which would you, my readers, prefer? Review or PM me with your thoughts. Thanks! ;D