Twilight had noticed something very strange going on, not of a matter of situation but in Celestia herself, she has been putting extra effort in her leading not that she wasn't a great leader already but, like putting together extra events to please and put smiles on the ponies she leads. When she thought no pony was looking she had a very depressing look on her face, Twilight has always asked her if she was alright and as usual she would reply “Everything is fine, really.” This routine had been going on for weeks until this one morning, as Twilight was organizing her books once more and put them in the same catagories like the last hundred times.

    "So why are we doing this again? we did this last month." Spike was very confused but tolerated the reoccuring act anyway, "I mean it would make more sense if we did this once a year maybe?" Twilight then looked at him irritated with even the notion of the idea,

"every six months maybe." he pointed as he said this.

    "Spike, I would like my books to be as organized as they possibly can, I can't have-" The sudden sound of Spike burping startled the two.

   "I wish the Princess could warn me earlier some how, ugh." the young dragon's uneasy stomach was held by his own claw.

  Twilight then began to read the scroll that appeared before her, "Dear Twilight, I must speak to you at once, signed Princess Celestia." she rerolled the scroll with her magic, "I wonder what's going on. Come on Spike we have to get to the Princess!"

  "Right!"

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“Celestia we came as soon as we could!” Twilight ran into the throne room.

    "I appreciate you both coming but, I must speak to Twilight alone."

   "Oh, right. Spike would you please stay out there while we talk. We won't be long." The little dragon walked out of the room assuming the possibility of another test but Twilight knew it couldn't be a test.

    Celestia turned to face her student, there was a depressing look on her face and that's when she new, what she was about to hear was what she had been asking her mentor about for weeks and it wasn't going to be good.

    “My dearest most faithful student, you know I really care about you and am here for you whenever you need me right?”

     Twilight was confused why would she bring her here just to say this when she could have written but of course, a personal encounter makes it more special.  “Yes of course Princess Celestia but that isn't why you have brought me here has it?”

     “No, it isn't. What I'm about to tell you is going to be very unsettling, You are a princess now and run your own kingdom and your going to have to take on even more responsibility. I myself will appoint you to run Equestria for I know longer can keep the responsibility.”

     As she said those words the weight of such a responsibility became a burden, questions flooded within the lavender coated pony's head. “CELESTIA! But, but.. why?” she wanted to blurt everything out at once but all it really came down to is why?

    The elegant queen looked down and said nothing and for a moment there was an awkward silence, finally Celestia's eyes met with Twilight's,     “there is a journey we must take together, we will leave tomorrow and bring nothing with you and tell no one of this.”