"But mom...I-I...i'm not ready..."
Star fixed her daughter's hair, "You'll do fine...I promise, when the horns sound you'll enter the hall and meet us at the end...don't worry..."
"But mom,I-I...i'm not even 14 yet...I can't...", she protested, "Mom i'm not ready, i'm gonna go out there and...". Star hushed her daughter, "It'll be ok, you'll do fine, Just stay here with Marco and don't let it get to you ok?". The small girl shook her head, "But i'm not supposed to get the wand till i'm 14! I can't go out there!".
Star kissed her forehead and patted her head, "Sunny, don't worry about it, yeah you'll be the first ever princess to get her wand at 12, but me and Tom know you need it to help channel your magic and it'll be fine. You'll just start training just a little earlier then I did..."
"but...but ...", she protested, Star sighed and heard someone calling, she starting heading out, "I'll see you out there sweetie! Love you!". She blew a kiss to her demonic daughter before fleeing the scene to head into the throne room with Tom.
Marco, the head knight, stood next to the small 12 year old and patted her head, "Sunny, don't be scared, this is a proud day for you, you're getting a hold of the family wand! Just take a breath.". She sighed, "I just don't think i'm ready yet...I still blow things up sometimes...i-i can't..."
"Sunny, you're one of the brightest girls out there, when you have your wand you'll be able to practice with your magic, and get more a hold of it...", she shook her head, "But what if i don't!? What if i break the wand! What i-f-", tears came down her cheek, "I ruin everything i touch...".
Marco took a knee and attempted to help comfort her, "Hey...it's ok...you're scared, and it's understandable...this is a big responsibility to put on you at such an age, but me, your father, and your mother are doing it because we think you're ready, we think you can do it."
The girl stood there, whimpering, before reaching out to grab the man's hand.
"C-can...can you walk me there?"
Marco smiled, "Yeah, of course I can...you're going to do great alright? i know it's scary and it's not traditional, but we're in the midst of a new age! New things can always be kinda scary. Your mom changed so many old traditions when she became queen, it wasn't easy, but it's for the best sometimes..."
"D-do you really think i-i'm ready for the wand?", she asked softy.
"I do, we all do... and we'll be here to help you every step of the way.."
She nodded, wiping away her tears.
A staff member walked in from another door and nodded, "They're ready for you princess..".
She nodded, sniffing, as the doors opened and she saw the entire throne room laid out before her. All eyes were on her and it made the small girl nervous, Marco helped her move forward and she tried her hardest to keep her focus on her parents instead of the wandering eyes of the crowd.
By the time she made it up there, her parents were smiling down upon her and she felt marco's hand leave her as her mother crouched down a little to hand over her wand, "I know this is a big responsibility for you, but you're going to do great things with it, and we believe in you, ok?"
Sunny nodded before her mother placed the wand in her hand,"Take good care of it for me."
Sunny watched as the wand glowed before transforming into a large dark purple staff with a darker purple diamond on the end, it even had little wings at the end and her horns! She stared at it in awe as the crowd mumbled to themselves .
Sunny turned to the audience and took a deep breath, her parents taking her side and placing their hands on her shoulders.
"Now presenting your next queen, Sunny!"
Sunny watched the audience begin clapping and she couldn't help but smile.
She'd be fine.
