Talk:Magical Mystery Cure/@comment-85.218.158.69-20130214103909

"Meh. I disagree. Nothing has built up to this, too sudden."

Here's what I mean: If as I think alicorns aren't born alicorns, then Celestia probably noticed Twilight's powerful magic, and recognized it as an early indication that she would become one.

So when I say that everything has been building up to Twilight becoming a princess, I mean that EVERYTHING that Celestia has wanted Twilight to learn; all the magic, all the friendship lessons, everything, was part of her tutoring to become a good and worthy ruler.

So yes, the entire story around Twilight, everything she has overcome and everything she has learned, was part of her training to become a princess. I already suspected something like Twilight becoming a ruler of some sort from episode 1, and all the small hints along the way merely seemed to indicate I was right.

Some of the more obvious clues include:

- Twilight needing to learn about friendship and have good relations to ponies, in order to know what is best for her subjects, and to be able to team work in order to overcome obstacles. Good relations are important to any individual, but even more so to ones in leadership positions, as they need to know who they can count on, as well as what "resources" they have at their disposal when the need comes up.

- Celestia always sending Twilight, rather than dealing with issues herself, to prepare Twilight for situations where her leadership will help dictate the outcome. If Twilight was just to learn about friendship, the danger wouldn't be necessary, especially if it affects more than just the Mane 6. Leaders have to deal with consequences on a far greater scale than their subjects does, so Twilight have to be prepared for this.

- After having dealt with Sombra and being told by Celestia that she passed her test, Twilight and the other Mane 6 returned to Ponyville. Celestia and Luna both looked at the train from the palace, and Luna conjured up a book, and both of them nodded to each other. This seemed to indicate that Luna would eventually have to teach Twilight something herself. A good ruler should learn from the wisdom of many, especially from others in leadership positions. So having Luna teach her something further indicates that Twilight is destined for a leadership role.

There are of course many other small indications througout the entire series, but these were just some of the ones that came to mind when writing this.