Pony Theory : Celestia at Twilight's ascension ?

[Pim 2]

Hi everyone ! SOOoooo...

In the episode Magical Mystery Cure, Twilight Sparkle gets transported into limbo, where Celestia explains how proud she is and that Twilight will enter a new stage of her story. THEN, after Twilight Rematerialises in Ponyville, Celestia arrives by wing and further compliments Twilight on her big day !

That means that Celestia was both projecting herself into limbo to interact with Twi, and flying to Ponyville at speeds that would make a Wonderbolt blush with envy, at the same time ! I know Alicorns are supposed to be the best of three worlds, but that's still a feat of magic AND a feat of filght on her part... Unless the one in limbo wasn't Celestia...

To be honest, I worked that theory whilst watching a MUCH later episode but : Celestia in limbo never DO acknowledge she's herself, nor refers to Twilight as "my faithful student" (which she ALWAYS do otherwise)... And like I said, she was kind of busy getting to Ponyville in a hurry (no escort, no chariot) to witness her student's achievement. But if not Celestia herself, then who ?

Who do we know to interact with people by taking the shape of a figure of authority ? Someone linked to the Elements of Harmony (since they're what blasted Twilight into limbo in the first place) ? Someone who has "been watching you since the very first day" (as in, the day of the Sonic Rainboom, when Twilight and her friends were selected to become bearers of the Elements) ? Someone who knows EVERYTHING about Twilight, and yet we never met before, like they were... Lying Beneath... Or something  ;7

So... Here's my theory straight : Celestia sensed Twilight's ascension and flew to Ponyville as fast as her wings could take her to witness it for herself. In the meantime, Harmony (the Tree of, as she goes by) manifested in limbo to explain to Twilight that she was being rewarded for her achievements so far, taking the shape of Celestia just like it would later take the shape of Headmare Sparkle to interact with the Student 6...

 

That's a theory, fell free to agree or argue ! Have a nice day !    ;7

Edited September 7, 2019 by Pim

[Pentium100 2,057]

Wasn't Celestia and/or Luna shown to be able to teleport to Ponyville? If so, she could have had the talk with Twilight, then teleported above her and landed. She probably did that to avoid another "pop" of teleportation and jumpscaring the others.

[Pim 2]

I don't think she would care about startling others when she's excited like that... However, when teleporting from a very long distance, it WOULD be safer to jump to a supposedly empty space above your destination, so as to not bump anyone or anything you didn't/couldn't know was there. Good point ;7

[Pentium100 2,057]

4 minutes ago, Pim said:

startling

So, that's the word I could not remember for some reason :). 

 

Anyway, when the Tree of Harmony appeared to the students, it looked translucent/crystal, while Celestia looked normal in that dimension.

Edited September 7, 2019 by Pentium100

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

My take on it? Celestia projected her mind into Otherspace (I always think of it as this) when Twilight began her ascension. She sensed that Twilight was about to undergo a massive Magical/Genetic  change. She sang to her as a form of hypnosis to keep her beloved student calm in what could have been a very frightening experience. Then when Twilight returned to Ponyville, Celestia was free to go there directly by teleportation, and land as her normal regal self.

 

 

[Fhaolan 4,468]

There's also the slight chance the Otherspace Celestia was a prerecording. I wouldn't put it past Celestia to do that.