Talk:The Crystalling - Part 1/@comment-25084027-20160320064026/@comment-24245960-20160321234150

Equestria is a world of magic where a Unicorn or Pegasus (or Earth Pony?) can magically ascend to become an Alicorn as Twilight Sparkle did. It has also been shown that Earth Ponies can give birth to Unicorns and Pegasi if such is in their lineage, and it has now been revealed that a Unicorn and an Alicorn can give birth to another Alicorn. All facts established by the series thus far.

But here is my question, my speculation: what if, through some form of magical sacrifice, an Alicorn could give up being an Alicorn in some case of dire need? A need so dire as if Princess Cadence would have to sacrifice some of her magic to save the life of her Alicorn child, or if Princess Twilight needed to sacrifice her wings to save the lives of her friends?

Just a theory of course, but such could happen in such a magical world, and it would preserve the Alicorn status quo that seems to be the topic of such consternation here.