Prince of Equestria - A Whole New Animal, Part 1

>You groan as the sunlight hits your eyes through your bedroom window.
>Time to start another day.
>…
>Wake up, anon.
“mmm….five more minutes…”
>You bury your head under your pillow.
>Anon, they’re all going to be upset if you sleep in again this morning.
>…dun wanna…
>You crack an eye open and see the sun rising gloriously into the sky.
>With a whine, you twist in bed and shut your eyes tight.
>Just…a little while….longer….
>Is…is it getting warmer?
>You turn and open your eye again.
>The sun is getting closer.
>Like, really closer.
>Even as a seven year old, you can see where this is going.
“Alright! Alright mom, I’m up...”
>The sun retreats back to its usual place in the sky.
>You can’t see her right now, but you know that mom is smiling smugly.
>You sit up and stretch with a sigh.
>More classes today.
“Aww man….”

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>”Your highness, you really must learn to wake up on time.”
>The blue unicorn stallion looks at you with more than a hint of annoyance in his voice.
>You wish you could return the annoyance, but you’re too busy wishing you were still in bed.
>Even as p0nies swarmed around you, cleaning you, washing you, laying out your clothes for the day, you can only focus on sweet, sweet bed.
>The unicorn, the one with the crescent cutie mark, just stands back and taps his hoof impatiently.
>”Honestly, Anon, if you would just wake up on time, we wouldn’t have to go through this routine day in, day out.”
>You speak as best as you can with a toothbrush magically jammed in your mouth.
“But Creshnt, why do ah hav t’do thsh ebery day?”
>”Because, you are the crown prince of Equestria, Anon. You are the son of Celestia herself! We can’t have you running around disheveled and raggedy, can we?”
>Oh, if only.
>”Besides, after classes, we’re expecting a visit from your cousin today, the Princess Miamore Credenza.”
>Aww man…not cousin Cadence.
>Stupid girl p0ny with her stupid girl cooties…
>You groan audibly as your arm is lifted for you, a clean shirt wrapped around your frame.
>The image of the sun shines brightly on the back in gold inlay, the symbol of the Celestial royal family.
>You swish the proffered mouthwash before spitting it out, an attendant dabbing your mouth with a washcloth.
“But Crescent, can’t I just…you know, go out? Go try to make my own friends?”
>Crescent Sparkle snorts. “Come now, Prince, you know your mother’s instructions are absolute. Now hurry up, she will want to see you for breakfast.”
>Sure enough, Princess Celestia is waiting patiently when you finally make your entrance to the private dining room.
>Perfectly manicured and groomed, much to your dismay.
>Guards stand at attention as you enter as Crescent gives a small bow. “Your majesty, I apologize at our tardi-“
“MOM!”
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>You run over and throw your arms around Celestia’s neck as she giggles, hugging you back with her wings.
>”Well good morning, sleepyhead. What are you up to today?”
“Can I go out in town and play?”
>This elicits a soft chuckle from Celestia, despite her answer never changing. “Sorry Anon, but I don’t think it’s the right time for that.”
>You pout as you sit down in front of your breakfast. Oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar.
>Again.
“But Mom, all I ever do is sit here in the castle! I either take classes with Crescent Splackal over there…”
>Crescent scowls. He doesn’t like it when you act…what did he call it?
>Impudently.
>That’s it. I have no idea what it means, but he hates it! It’s the greatest thing ever!
“…but even when I do get to play, it’s here on the castle grounds! And it’s always with cousin Blueblood or cousin Cadence!”
>Celestia frowns as she peels her banana with magic.
>”Anon, we’ve been over this a hundred times. You are the crown prince of Equestria, you are expected to be able to do certain things and uphold a certain standard in front of the people…”
>You cross your arms and pout. Just because you can’t do magic…
“So you’re saying I’m not good enough to be seen with you…”
>Celestia sets her banana down, certainly not intending to come across like that.
>She wraps a wing around your shoulders as you poke at your oatmeal with your spoon.
>”Anon, you know it’s not like that…it’s just, when you do go out there, you need to be able to protect yourself…you know, I won’t always be there.”
>You grunt and play with your food.
“I can take care of myself…”
>Celestia sighs, however before she can get another word in, Noble Air cleared her throat rather matter-of-factly.
>Man, if she’s half as insufferable as her kid is, then you feel sorry for Mom.
>Anon, do you know what insufferable even means?
>Not a clue, brain.
>Alright, carry on.
>”Of course,” Celestia responds with a sigh. She stands and leans over, kissing you on your forehead.
>You rub your head indignantly, eliciting a warm smile from Celestia.
“Aww, moooooooom…..”
>”I’ll see you at supper Anon. Now, finish your breakfast and go attend to your lessons.”

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>You jam your hands into your pockets as you follow Crescent down the hallway, towards the classroom.
>It wouldn’t be so bad if you weren’t the only one in the class.
>”Anon, someday you will realize that as Crown Prince, you have a responsibility to be educated in the academic, martial and magical arts…”
>Oh mom, is he lecturing again?
>You silently mimic Crescent’s speech word for word. It’s not like you’ve heard it a hundred times or anything.
>”You show a natural proficiency for the martial, but that just means we must work EXTRA HARD on the academic!”
>The two of you turn a bend, when you see your target.
>A hallway leading to the castle gardens.
>Crescent’s wrapped up in his speech.
>Aaaand…go….
>”…and as for the magic, your mother is close to a solution to help you in that regard! Isn’t that exciting Anon?”
>Silence.
>Crescent stops and turns around.
>Inventory check:
>Anonymous, Student and Crown Prince of Equestria = 0
>Crescent’s critters begin to jitter immediately.
>”Oh, not again…”

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>Out in the garden, your plan is going perfectly!
>You duck down behind one of the statues, avoiding a patrolling guard.
>What did mom call it? A draco…dracon…draconibutt?
>You probably didn’t have much time before Crescent Spatula discovered you were gone and alerted the palace guard.
>See, you’ve finally figured it out!
>It’s the clothes! They must have some charm or something that lets p0nies track you.
>As you pull your secret stash out from it’s hiding place, you start taking your clothes off, changing in to the basic undershirt and shorts you had hidden in preparation for today.
>You ARE ready to get out and see the world outside of the castle!
>You’ll prove it to everyp0ny!
>As you finish getting re-dressed, a hilarious idea crosses your mind.
>A few minutes later, aaaaand done.
>Behold Draconibutt! Prince of Equestria!
>No time for laughing now Anon, quickly!
>You scramble for the hedge wall, crawling under it.
>By the time Crescent Sparkle makes his way out to the gardens, all he sees is the statue of Discord wearing your clothes.
>He is in sooooo much trouble…