From My Little Alicorn, chapter 9 Making Friends in which a prank gone awry leaves Princess Celestia age-regressed to a school aged filly. (Longish quote, but from a much longer chapter. -- A warning, while this snippet is humorous the story has definite dark elements)
Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
Quote:My research has told me everything I need to know. All I have to do-----
is take a few steps into the room, say “Hello,” and bam, instant
friendship. Twilight’s reports make it sound so simple, I’m amazed I
never tried it before.
...
Coughing a bit, the princess tried to shake herself clear of those thoughts. You
are Princess Celestia, Steward of the Sun and Crown Princess of the
Nation of Equestria. You have faced everything from dragons to
griffons, defeated Manticores and Windigoes, and dethroned that monster
Discord. You have ruled Equestria for over a thousand years, and under
you, the land has thrived into a paradise amongst the world. Why are
you scared of a little girl?
Her newfound confidence quickly
vanished as she took another look at the filly, still blissfully
unaware of her royal stalker. “But…what if she doesn’t like me?” she
whispered.
Everypony loves you!
“And what if she tells everypony what happened to me?”
Do you want friends or not?!
Celestia shrank back even further. “I don’t know who she is. How am I supposed to talk to her? What am I supposed to say?”
You command an entire country, you foal! Surely you can speak to one filly?
“B-But…What if I do something wrong? What if I’m a jerk to her, like I was to Luna? Wh-What if she’s mean to me?”
You’ll
never know how she’ll treat you if you just sit here and hide. And
besides, you may have made mistakes with Luna, but she still…maybe…loves
you. You’ll be fine.
Celestia nodded to the vast empty
space before her. “Yes, that’s right. If I can rule a country, I can
certainly handle myself around a filly. Thank you…”
Her
thoughts suddenly trailed off as a realization struck her. She had just
spent the last few minutes arguing with, for lack of a better term,
herself. The filly gave a deep, heavy sigh, her muscles visibly
relaxing as the tension washed away in a great wave. The situation’s getting the better of me. I just have to walk up to her, say “Hello,” and everything will be-
“Hello.”
The
sound of the young voice completely shattered Celestia’s concentration.
The terror within her welled up yet again, sending the filly hopping
straight up a good ten feet before spinning about and landing, her fur
standing on end like a startled cat. The same little filly she had been
trying to befriend was now standing directly behind her, looking almost
as scared as the princess.
The two stood there, completely
unable to move, for about ten seconds before the filly spoke up again.
“Um…Hi. My name’s Lofty. What’s yours?”
All right, Celestia, you have your cover story. Your fake name is…
“HELLO I AM A PRINCESS ARE YOU A PRINCESS TOO!”
Celestia
immediately covered her mouth with one hoof, her cheeks burning red
from the nonsense she had just blurted out. Lofty took a few steps
back, seeming very, very afraid of the strange child before her. The
princess, for her part, was quickly reverting into a bowl of jelly.
Never before had she been so, for lack of a better word, shy. “I mean,
my name is…er…Sunlight.” The princess began to bow. “And I am very
grateful to-“ She quickly caught herself mid-curtsy and returned to her
usual standing position. “I mean…it’s nice to meet you.”
Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.