28 of the Best Fanfics to Read for Celestia Day!
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Read about princess horse! You know you want to.
Go get the best fanfics about her below. This is a different list than last year, so go here if you want more. And thanks to Whisper Key for digging them up.
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"What do you think it means now?" by SojournSunrise [5k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/585316/what-do-you-think-it-means-now____
When she was young, Sunset was always so sure of herself. She knew exactly who she was meant to be and her cutie mark only reinforced her ideas of unrelenting power. She had the most powerful pony in existence behind her and nothing could stop her destiny, but after years of trying to be better, she's not so sure anymore.____
On a usual trip back home, Celestia finds her to help her set the past straight, and ask an important question.____
An Old Tradition****by Admiral Biscuit [5k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/490710/an-old-tradition____
Hearth's Warming has its traditions, ones that Rockhoof knows nothing about. His village had their own traditions, ones that ponies have long since forgotten.____
Princess Celestia knows this, and feels like it's her duty to help Rockhoof transition into the modern celebration, but maybe he's not ready for that. Maybe he needs one last proper Yule celebration.____
Friendship = Evil by PaulAsaran [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/378540/friendship-evil____
All the castle staff of Canterlot know that when seven-year-old Twilight Sparkle has a problem, the correct answer is always "Let Celestia handle it." But this time? Celestia's student has come up with a theory that she wasn't quite expecting.____
Yeah, this needs fixing.____
Princess Celestia x The Sun by Mockingbirb [1k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/589793/princess-celestia-x-the-sun____
When Celestia turned eighteen, she put a collar on the Sun. Neither of them has ever regretted this unusual lifestyle choice.____
A cozy cuddlefic, or close enough. ____
Rained In by Rune Soldier Dan [21k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/588553/rained-in____
A combination of budget cuts, mismanagement, and bureaucratic indifference meant there was no warning before the storm arrived. Now Canterlot High is surrounded by the rising flood, trapping faculty and students inside. With few supplies and no preparation, Principal Celestia must keep them all safe.____
She must. She will. Though in truth, the others will do just as much for her.____
A cozy disaster story.____
Shooting Stars by Nailah [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/507971/shooting-stars____
Celestia and Luna have always been close, but when Celestia starts learning the ins and outs of being a leader, she finds herself having less time with her beloved sister. One night the two of them finally spend time together in the park just enjoying one another's company.____
Comedy ____
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What?! by Dragon-In-Black [1k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/585307/what____
After Celestia and Chrysalis gets into an argument, Celestia accidentally turns Chrysalis into a teenager. Chrysalis is not happy.____
Redshift by FanOfMostEverything [3k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/581969/redshift____
Some six hundred years after the banishment of Nightmare Moon, something is amiss in Canterlot. It began quietly, abruptly… and undeniably. A creeping corruption, a slow dimming of the light. None could say why, how… even what was difficult to assess. But a wrongness grows in the capital and the princess.____
Now comes the awkward question of who, if anypony, is going to do anything about it.____
Bovine Poaching Tantamount To Hate Crime by Bandy [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/580222/bovine-poaching-tantamount-to-hate-crime____
Griffon poachers hate capturing ponies. It's not because they're not delicious. It's because of the paperwork.____
Celestia has Zero Attention Span by TheMajorTechie [1k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/555500/celestia-has-zero-attention-span____
Twilight Sparkle knew this day would come. The day when she must... claim the thron e for herself.____
Not out of greed or malice, no--because a certain SOMEpony has stopped paying any attention to the day-to-day tasks at hoof.____
Luna's alright though she works from home from her eic g8mer pc.
A Rare Occasion by Estee [7k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/584366/a-rare-occasion____
Even after all this time, it’s still far too easy for Celestia to just become sick of international politics. The newest head of the griffon nation decided to make a power play, and now any breeze moving across the Protoceran border is going to be charged by the atom. She’s been trying to work it out with their ambassador — but that hasn’t been going anywhere, and it’s getting close to the point where they’ll also wind up sick of each other.____
So he offers a simple proposal: take the negotiations out of the palace. Change of venue. Maybe… talk it all over at a nice restaurant. His choice, of course.____
And now she’s just trying not to become sick.____
Assassination Manifestation by TCC56 [6k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/533741/assassination-manifestation____
Princess Celestia needs to have Blueblood assassinated.____
For reasons.____
Rarity seems like a good choice to do that, right?____
Storm of Terror by DrakeyC [3k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/393799/storm-of-terror____
Luna awakens from her morning slumber and finds Equestria on the brink of chaos. She races to do what she can to secure the safety of her subjects before going to her sister to alert the rest of the country.____
...why does Celestia not seem to be taking this seriously?____
Set shortly after the events of "Luna Eclipsed"____
Sun. Lit. by gimmick68 [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/442197/sun-lit____
Cheerilee sits idly, watching the festival in full swing. She's recovering from last night's encounter with Princess Luna. Unfortunately, Princess Celestia shows up with her own problems. Cheerilee is once again the recipient of unwanted drama.____
Sad/Dark ____
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All-Powerful Garbage Baby by Faeforches [9k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/588277/all-powerful-garbage-baby____
Ever have one of those days when you're a Princess of Equestria and you use a magical amulet to disguise yourself as another, less noticeable pony so you can go out on a late-night donut shop run in peace, only to find the good deed you're doing for a good friend has suddenly left you responsible for a newborn baby and also has suddenly left you dealing with a whole lot of questions and emotions you're probably not prepared to deal with in the first place because, again, you're a Princess of Equestria and you've got work in the morning?____
Sometimes you just have one of those days, y'know?____
Testament of a Thousand Suns by Mal the Hellpony [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/586367/testament-of-a-thousand-suns____
A thousand years have come and gone. As prophesied, Nightmare Moon returned, and exacted her revenge. Despite her best efforts, Celestia failed to defeat her, and her sister subjected the solar princess to the same punishment she had inflicted so very long ago.____
Now, exiled and alone on this rocky satellite, she documents her thoughts on stone slabs chiseled from the moonstone.____
These are the transcriptions of that journal.____
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Celestia Loves Bat Ponies by AtomicGlow [6k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/581574/celestia-loves-bat-ponies____
Tip is a bat pony.____
Tip's father was named Tip. Tip died a guard. Tip became a guard. Tip fears ending up like Tip.____
Tip is confronted with a tour of Canterlot's deepest garden. Tip meets a choice whose answer was decided before he was born; Tip is a bat pony.____
Atop White Cliffs, Shrouded in Mist by Macho Madness [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/583710/atop-white-cliffs-shrouded-in-mist____
Atop the white cliffs, Celestia searches the past for her memories. But what is there to find in the mists that cloud everything?____
Celestia's Stone Cemetery by Magpiepony [3k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/591047/celestias-stone-cemetery____
Princess Celestia has harbored a secret for 1,000 years. She's been able to keep that secret until a particular rock-loving excavator stumbled upon it. Maud Pie attempts to escape this place with her life, but an evil presence looms near...____
Have You Considered My Servant, Twilight? by Cynewulf [30k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/333569/have-you-considered-my-servant-twilight____
Celestia and Luna have lived long and suffered greatly. Luna, still insecure in her newfound grace, is anxious to secure herself against any further suffering. She sees in Twilight Sparkle (and in many others) the roots of ten thousand tragedies. Celestia proposes a wager.____
A very loose retelling of the Book of Job.____
Mourning Glory by Ice Star [3k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/497750/mourning-glory____
Princess Celestia meditates on her love of gardens and daily life in Canterlot.____
Drama ____
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False Flag by TCC56 [3k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/588816/false-flag____
The Gauntlet of Fire is complete and there is a new Dragon Lord for the first time in centuries. Thanks to her brother Spike, Twilight Sparkle was present for the new Dragon Lord's ascension and offered out her hoof in friendship.____
That she tried was not a surprise.____
That it was taken rather than bitten off was entirely unprecedented.____
Unprecedented enough that Princess Celestia doesn't believe it. She has to see it for herself - and to see if she can get this Ember to drop the act and show her true colors.____
Another Pony’s Poison by Pascoite [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/510521/another-ponys-poison____
Sunset Shimmer must have felt nervous about meeting Princess Celestia again. She couldn’t even be mad at Celestia anymore, even though by all rights she should. If she could just be loved, maybe that would prove enough.____
Aurora by Flashgen [1k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/579967/aurora____
Celestia has spent her retirement trying many pursuits and has taken quickly to a class on painting. However, one assignment has left her unable to focus, to act, to create.____
Why is she struggling to paint "Love?"____
Only Every Time by Ice Star [6k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/454103/only-every-time____
Every dress Luna owns is a gift she had no say in. Every dress Luna owns was given to her by Celestia. Every time Celestia gives one is a way she tries to understand her sister, and why moments of tension that arise when their expressions clash. ____
The Demon Child by Equimorto [8k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/567300/the-demon-child____
Celestia feels like her life isn't all it should be. Luna enjoys the quiet, and keeps toiling away at her job. Cozy Glow wants to enjoy spreading chaos almost as much as she wants something out of it. Two of them are dead and the third one might as well be, and only one of them knows it. The tide is rising, and it's time to face the past.____
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Sci-Fi ____
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Cultlike Behavior (Princess Celestia vs. Modern Astronomy) by Mockingbirb [2k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/554260/cultlike-behavior-princess-celestia-vs-modern-astronomy____
One day, Twilight Sparkle wakes up to the realization that she's in a religious cult, and Princess Celestia doesn't really raise the sun.____
Final Solution by Luna-tic Scientist [413k words]____
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/152625/final-solution____
Believed dead by their creators, the ponies that will become Celestia and Luna have broken their mental conditioning and escaped into the wilderness. Here they plan the revolution that will free all ponykind, knowing that it is only a matter of time before their ruse is discovered.____
Back in their underground arcologies, the ponies' erstwhile masters deal with the consequences of the escape, all the while unaware that something lurking at the bottom of space-time wants them all dead.____
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