“Can too!”

“Can not!”

“Shut up!”

“Girls girls, calm down!”

“What in the wide name of Equestria is going on in here?”

“Princess Cadence!” Cheerilee said and bowed to the the Princess, scolding the girls when they didn´t.

Cadence, of course, didn't care and asked all the present ponies to raise their heads.

“Your highness, what a honor to meet you,” Cheerilee said.

“My pleasure,” Cadence replied.

“What can I do to help you?”

“Well, my guards told me that three fillies were making a  ruckus at the train station. Care to explain what´s goin on?”

“Well, Ponyville Elementary is here to celebrate the Hearts and Hooves Day at your kingdom…”

“Oh, so you´re the ones that are going to represent the play of the first Hearts and Hooves Day? I´m so excited to see it,” Cadence said with a cheerful tone.

“Thank you, your highness. But it seems production is a little bit troubled,” Cheerilee said, in a less cheerful voice. “One of these three was supposed to play the Princess role, but they can't seem to find a civilized manner to decide which one.”

“That´s not it! What happens is that Sweetie is being a big meanie!” Scootaloo yelled.

“I´m not a meanie! I was just saying that I, being a unicorn, should play the Princess. Otherwise the costume will look too fake,” Sweetie explained, doing a perfect imitation of her sister occasional haughty attitude.

“That´s not how ya said it! Yah were implai...implei...Scoots, help me on this one,” Apple Bloom said.

“Implying.”

“Yeah, that. Ya were implying that ya were the only one fit to play the role ´cause ya´re a unicorn!”

“Well, unicorns are the only ponies who can turn into alicorns so that goes without saying, right Princess?”

Cheerilee sighed while Cadence looked a bit confused.

“Well, that´s not exactly right. Not only unicorns can turn into alicorns. I, for example, was born a pegasus…”

“Really?” Sweetie, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo asked, making a pile and putting their biggest puppy eyes. Scootaloo having the biggest.

“Yes. I´m an orphan, I was abandoned on the edge of a forest. Luckily, a gentle couple of earth ponies farmers adopted me. When I grew up, I faced an evil pony witch that was draining the love of my town…” Cadence explained, drawing the ponies into her story with the same skills she used to tell bedtime stories to Twilight. Cheerilee giggled at the scene.

“And that´s how I became an alicorn,” Cadence finished her story.

“So, any pony can turn into an alicorn?” Sweetie Belle asked, looking as awestruck as her friends.

“So it seems. I once asked my aunt why was that, how could a simple pegasus like me turn into a Princess. She told me that through the history of Equestria, all kinds of ponies have turned into alicorns when the time was right. That when they were needed the call, the same call that brings our Cutie Marks, showed them their true destiny. Sounds a bit corny but don't tell my aunt I said that,” Cadence explained, finishing with a wink.

“So you see, girls; there´s no need for you to argue. Now, let´s find a reasonable solution to decide who gets to play alongside Snips,” Cheerilee said.

“Wait! Snips is playing the Prince?” Sweetie asked and Cheerilee nodded. “In that case, I retire from the role and nominate Apple Bloom.”

“Wait, why me?”

“Oh, I´m sure now you´re even more anxious to play the role…” Sweetie said in a very mischievous manner,

“There it is again! Ya are imploy...implai...Mrs. Cheerilee!”

“Implying,” Cheerilee said, sighing and pushing the fillies to move.

Cadence giggled at the scene and waved them goodbye. Scootaloo however, turned over and approached the Princess.

“Is it true that you never met your real parents, Princess?” she asked.

“It´s true I never met my birth parents but the couple that adopted me are my real parents and I love them very much.”

Scootaloo gave the Princess a hug and then rushed to meet her friends, leaving the Princess wiping away a tiny tear.