Storytime with Zecora (written 5 years ago)

“The great, benevolent Celestia, may now rule all Equestria, but deep within the earth is housed her mother, the lady Faust. She is not dead, you rest assured, but an evil curse that can’t be cured Was laid upon her noble head, and now she rests on a flowery bed. The princesses are not so vain to have forgotten their mother’s pain. They rule in kindness, it is a fact, they swore an oath and made a pact: Until their mother can awake, drastic steps they MUST take. For a long time, there’s not been born those of noble alicorn. For some this may seem tragic, but they search out powerful magic, To train and teach the pure of heart, so they can help and play a part. Old as the princesses may be, but they do not have immortality. One day, the torch they must pass to their successors, the noble few; the most recent one, just to highlight, is our beloved bookworm, Twilight”