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In Ponyvile, Twilight Sparkles listen to the latest news from Canterlot on the new radio station. Much has changed since the takeover and the fall of Celestia who has been banished to remain in the castle of the Two Sisters deep within Evenfree forest. Trap there by the same spell she used on Luna and for a 1,000 years she'll be trap within the walls of the old castle. But unlike what happen to Luna who had to endure 1,000 years alone, at least people could visit her. Not that she got many visitors anymore.

Twilight broke her ties with Celestia by the urging of her parents who didn't want her to be the student of somepony who only saw her as a tool. Celestia had shaped her into being an obedient servant who would do anything without question and even they admitted to her, that if Celestia had ask her to lick the sewers clean they wouldn't be that surprised.

Twilight watched the recording of how easily Celestia was beaten by Sunset, drove in the point that Celestia always kept out of harms way and never helped out till she had no choice to act. The prefect image she had maintained of her being all powerful and prefect was completely broken. Sunset had showed everyone in Equestria and beyond that Celestia is nowhere as powerful as she made herself seem to be, for centuries of doing nothing when there's something dangerous and sending others to do it for her, has dulled and weaken her powers from disuse. (1)

Sunset on the other hand had years of intense combat against the supervillains and other threats in the human world. She also had the resolve that Celestia just didn't have, she spent the years in the human world preparing for her revenge. Building a business empire worth billions using the stories she remembers from Equestrian history to have all the funding she needs to finance her plan. She has a team of superheroes who work with her and could call for other heroes to help her, never mind the human army that's helping her in securing the kingdom.

The US army is leading the human army of UN forces, in maintaining law and order in the kingdom. One of Alicorn's first acts was to disband the royal army and the Wonderbolts, saying that they're nothing more than overpaid crossing guards. When she came to take the throne, none of the soldiers showed themselves to face her, all of them just ran away. Just like all the other times there was a villain and they never showed themselves to help or do anything useful at all.

When they protested in front of the castle, Alicorn went and gave them a chance to prove themselves able to do something. She told them that the only way they can keep their jobs is to stand up to her and she kicked their butts. Hundreds of soldiers and Wonderbolts were there and Alicorn went and beat all of them up while showing all of Equestria what the protectors of the kingdom are made of, scared cowards who when push comes to shove, they had nothing to show in an actual fight with them out numbering her hundreds to one. (2)

After that the soldiers and Wonderbolts all lost their jobs, their pensions and benefits as they done nothing to earn it. Alicorn force the commanders of both army and Wonderbolts to drink truth potions and asked why they never showed up for any of the big villains that show up time to time. They both answer the same, they know they are no match and rather hide then put their lives in danger. That ended all protest about keeping them, seeing how they value their lives over the lives they're being paid to protect. A new royal army is being trained by human soldiers, so that the new pony soldiers will actually do their jobs.

Sunset is heavily investing in improving and creating new infrastructures from indoor plumbing, electrical grids, paved roads and other improvements. Hiring human companies to do the work that's needed, and keeping a close eye on the construction companies, who are all hired by herself. She did a full background check and sent her people to check on the projects that the companies did, before hiring them. As she's not making the mistake that many government bureaucracies do by contracting out important work to lowest bidders who tend to cut corners. Leading to absurdities like a top secret file room being protected by a state-of-the-art security door while the surrounding walls are made of cheap drywall that can be broken through with a single kick.

The reason why is that she's using her own money for all the building projects. Every building project and other programs that are being done around the kingdom is coming out of her own pocket. She doesn't want her money being spent on shoddy construction or a complete waste, which is why the contacts she had made for the companies doing the work, all have a clause where if the work done is poor she doesn't have to pay them the full amount she hires them for and that she cuts all ties with the company with them never getting another contract from her. Which is a standard clause she makes in all of her contracts.

Lot of things that Sunset is doing are things that Celestia has just been putting off till she has no choice. She got rid of many government branches and agencies that do little or nothing at all, or like the education department who make the rules about schools that even the princess couldn't change, gone as she told them flatly they could keep their positions but they have no pay or anything from her or her kingdom. They all left once it was clear they wouldn't be paid or be able to enforced anything they did.

It made Twilight realize how much Celestia just allowed to happen and just kicked the problem down the road or have her and the others handle it for her. The others all cut their ties with Celestia too with the urging of their families who didn't want them risking their lives for her, seeing the princess as she truly is and not what she pretends to be. Not to mention Sunset already showed them where they stand with her, she's stronger and more skilled in fighting than they are. Twilight and the others are now have to live in the world that Celestia created by her actions.

It's been 2 months since the takeover and besides the human soldiers and workers, there are human tourists visiting Equestria.

Rarity is making clothes for humans, mostly hats being the best sellers.

Pinkie Pe is throwing parties for the humans and selling bake goods to them.

Applejack is selling produce to the humans and even shipping them through the portal. Organic food as it's called is a big thing in the human world.

Fluttershy is showing off her animal friends to the tourists and is being talk to by a human about opening up a petting zoo.

And Rainbow Dash is putting on air shows for the tourists. Even thinking of joining the Wonderbolts who have been putting on air shows for the tourists now that they're no longer apart of the military.

As for herself Twilight has open up the castle of Friendship as a hotel for the tourists.

The human tourists bring in money and many have knowledge of Equestrian culture and laws thanks to the books Sunset wrote. Not that there aren't trouble caused by both humans and ponies having culture shock. The military are helping to keep the peace and the new police that Sunset has setup also helped.

Sunset also been making connections to the other races of Equestria, making trade deals and such, even helping them out.

For the griffins after hearing about how Rainbow Dash and Pinky Pie had found the Idol of Boreas but lost it. She had them take her to where it was lost and she flew down and recovered the idol that united the griffins together.

Sunset showed the dragon lord Touch that she's no weakling by having a match with him. Dragons once they're old enough are immune to magic like how they're immune to fire and heat. Sunset pinned down Torch by using her telekinesis to use the surrounding rocks to form a hand to grab him, bypassing his natural immunity to magic. Torch didn't mind losing the match as it proved that Sunset isn't a weakling like her mother is.

Sunset open relationships with the Yaks who live high up in the mountains like human yaks. Prince Rutherford open the yaks boarders to mining in exchange for goods that couldn't be found or hard to come by in the mountains. Same with the diamond dogs, minotaurs, zebras, centaurs, gargoyles, buffalos, breezies, kirins and other races that live around the kingdom.

The human technology are spreading in use in everyday life since the takeover. The pony brother Flim and Flam have taken to industrialization like ducks to water, creating a company to sell the machines to improve the standards of life made for races who don't have fingers. Some ponies like Applejack are against modernization with farm machines from the human world but others are using them and increasing their production. The Equestrian kingdom is changing and bringing both good and the bad with it.

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Castle of the Two Sisters -

Being confined to the grounds of the old castle with the only visitors being the delivery ponies who bring in the shipments of food each week, has given Celestia all the time to reflect. She kept herself busy fixing up the old castle, not that there are any visitors who come to see her. The only visitor she has seen since being banished to the castle is Luna who keeps her inform about what's happening since Sunset took over, she also has the newspaper delivered to her each day.

"You're doing well," Celestia said reading the morning paper. Sunset has made into law a new healthcare program for all ponies which is paid through taxes.

Celestia has nothing but regrets now, no longer being distracted by the tasks of ruling a kingdom to keep her mind busy. Sunset was right about her not having friends, no longer a princess no one has visited her. Not that she can blame them, who would want to be her friend, knowing what she's like and not what she pretended to be.

Celestia looks at the self help books that Luna has given her, the books are from the human world.

"It's time for me to work on myself so when I'm finally free. I can redeem myself to Sunset," Celestia said to herself as that's all she has now.

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Author's Notes -

1 - While the old saying never forgot how to ride a bike is true in real life that only works because of years of not using a skill in real life is just a couple of decades at best before yours just too old to do it anymore if it's a physical skill. I'm going with Celestia just sitting back any letting others do the work for her. Meaning that for nearly a 1,000 years she has done nothing and her magic skills and power have diminished from what she use to be able to do.

2 - The royal army and the Wonderbolts are all made up of completely useless ponies who look good and are badasses on paper but seeing how they don't do anything they're just for show. They're little more then crossing guards as even security guards give some protection, while the ponies will all just disappear.

And in real life, hard-learned skills (at least the really impressive ones) usually have to be regularly practiced lest they be forgotten or greatly diminished.

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