Petrovburg Reformation Tales

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**Luna the Miracle Boy: Petrovburg Reformation Tales** is the fictional story about Petrovburg's reformation era based on the one of the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls series. It features two segments that serve as prequels to the events of the story: "The Fall of Princess Roman", the segment that chronicles Roman's last days as Princess Finlandia's personal student and falls from grace, and "Rise of the Petrovburg Heroes", the segment about the Petrovburg Heroes of struggling as freshmen at Canterlot Presidential University.

## Summary

### The Fall of Princess Roman

In a classroom at Canterlot Presidentials, Roman Rosalina – Princess Finlandia's personal student, prepares to take a magic test in front of three of the campus' instructors. She uses a growth spell on a potted plant and makes it grow huge, impressing the instructors and a couple of other spectating students. Later that day, Luciano and other students offer Roman praise for her spell and invite her to have lunch with them. Roman turns down their invitation quite callously and says that her studies are far more important than socializing. She smugly walks away, earning the civilians' resentment.

Sometime later, Princess Finlandia talks to Roman, having heard about her hostile attitude toward other civilians. She reminds Roman of their previous talk about relationships and humility, but Roman is only concerned about being "the best". Finlandia shows Roman to a Crystal Mirror and asks her what she sees; Roman sees herself as a powerful ruler of Petrovburg. She also briefly sees herself as the "henchman of Princess Aulia", but Finlandia dismisses it as a "trick of the light" and guides Roman away from the mirror.

Every day for the next several weeks, Roman barrages Finlandia with questions about the mirror. Finlandia continually tells Roman that she isn't ready to know about the mirror yet and will learn about it in due time. Roman, however, believes that she is prepared to know about it and takes it upon herself to prove it to her lecturer.

Going behind her lecturer's back, Roman sneaks into the presidential library and does research on the mirror. When the librarian wakes up and catches her, she goes to alert the secretary. Roman finally finds information about the mirror just as Finlandia and two of the presidential guards arrive. Roman berates Finlandia for keeping such magic a secret from her. Finlandia tries to be calm and patient with Roman at first. Still, when Roman lashes out and demands to be made a princess of Petrovburg, Finlandia refuses, telling Roman that gaining royalty must be earned and that she has proven unworthy of such a status. Finlandia removes Roman from her position as her personal student, fires her from the campus, and has the presidential guards escort her out. While being escorted, Roman says to her former lecturer, "This is the biggest mistake you'll make in your entire life". Finlandia replies, "One of many", as a tapestry of the banishing Nightmare Moon hangs behind her.

Later, as Finlandia walks through the campus halls, she discovers the presidential guards unconscious near the Crystal Mirror. When she wakes them up, they tell her that Roman took them by surprise and jumped through the mirror. Finlandia helps the guards up and has them move the mirror to her house in hopes that Roman will return someday.

In the final panel of the story, Roman steps through the other side of the portal and into the same world pleased with her new surroundings.

### Rise of the Petrovburg Heroes

The Petrovburg Heroes (comprise of Jason, Vincent, Celestia, Tobias and Dennis) give an interview for the Canterlot Presidential University newspaper. An off-panel interviewer asks the five of them how they became friends. Their story begins at the university's Freshman Fair. As the five check out various clubs to sign up for, they cross paths with one another. A photo they take together marks the beginning of their friendship.

On the first college day, the five new friends are pleased to discover they share the same homeroom taught by Mr. Mia (Mikhail Subianto). As Jason tries to get in good with the soccer team, Dennis meets her stepfather – Idvan Applejack, at lunch. However, Idvan is more concerned with Tobias, whose fashionista style is making her popular. Because of Idvan's eagerness to push Dennis, Dennis knocks over Vincent's food tray.

Vincent goes with Tobias to get cleaned up, while Idvan makes it clear to Dennis that she'll never fit in at Canterlot Presidentials unless she "updates herself". Tobias loans Vincent some clothes to replace those he's stained, and Vincent thanks her, moved by his fidelity. After college day, Jason tries out for the soccer team and impresses Felisa with his skills. After tryouts, Vincent sees Idvan's pet chihuahua looking sickly but is too shy to approach.

The interviewer moves on to Celestia; she tells the interviewer that she tried out for every club on the campus but didn't join any. Celestia explains that the clubs were fun for her, but she wanted to create fun for everyone.

The next college day, as Celestia struggles with her thoughts, she sees Dennis not wearing her hat and trying to talk without her accent. Vincent tries to return the clothes he borrowed from Tobias, but Tobias' growing popularity prevents Vincent from getting close. After homeroom, Jason is excited to discover that he made the soccer team. Dennis tries to rein him in before her ego gets too inflated, but Jason is confident he's the best player on the team.

At lunch, Tobias sits with Idvan again. She calls over Dennis, who's still struggling to fit in, but Idvan is quick to shoo her away. Vincent then enters and tries to join, and this time Idvan speaks up, saying he "will not make friends with losers". Idvan's insults cause Vincent to run away in tears, and Tobias and Dennis stay silent for fear of ruining their social standing.

Over the course of the following month, the five friends drift apart (each wrestling with their own personal or social problems) until the day of the first soccer game of the season between the CP Wondercolts and the Shadowbolts. Next to the bleachers, Celestia pleads to Principal Tony about something until the Partizan Officer agrees. A gleeful Celestia recruits Vincent to help with what he claims will "bring them together again". Together, they hand out fake pony ears and tails to the civilians in the crowd. When Vincent sees Idvan in the crowd, he tries to talk to him about his sick dog, but Idvan ignores him and starts to insult him. Hearing this, Tobias and Dennis finally call Idvan out on his appalling behavior and offer his help to Vincent.

On the field, Jason's showboating only earns his criticism from Felisa. When Celestia rallies the crowd together in a cheer, the inspired Jason starts acting like Lionel Messi, and the CP Wondercolts win the game.

The five PH friends come away from their experiences as better individuals: Dennis learns to be honest with herself and others, Tobias learns to generously share her friendship and not hoard it, Celestia forms a glee club to spread laughter to everyone, and Vincent learns that everyone (even those of ill repute) deserves fidelity.

On the final page of the story, Tobias shakes hands with the unseen interviewer and tells them she hopes they got enough for their story; the last panel reveals the interviewer to be Princess Roman of Sunset Shimmer.

## Quotes

### The Fall of Princess Roman

**Roman**: Hmpf. I have better things to do than socialize. I'm going to re-read "Advanced Elemental Magical Practices" and then practice for my advanced summoning spells exam. What are you studying for? Nothing, that's what.
**Luciano**: Well, Princess Roman wasn't very nice.
**Lativa**: She's rightful of herself, that's what!
**Norved**: Her loss. That's awesome.
**Princess Finlandia**: Look into this mirror and tell me what you see.
**Roman**: A beautiful person that has nothing but power and potential.
**Princess Finlandia**: Care to try that again with our talk about humility taken into account?
**Princess Finlandia**: No. Being a princess must be earned... I have been trying to teach you everything you need to know, but you've turned from it. Every time you say you "deserve" to get something without the effort just proves to me that you are not ready.
**Roman**: This is the biggest mistake you'll make in your entire life.
**Princess Finlandia**: One of many.
**Roman**: Well, well, this is an interesting development...
### Rise of the Petrovburg Heroes

**Vincent**: [voiceover] *We didn't know each other at first...*
**Celestia**: [voiceover] *And we each still had a lot to learn about ourselves...*
**Tobias**: [voiceover] *Not to mention learning what we want to be...*
**Dennis**: [voiceover] *But that's how it all began.*
**The Petrovburg Heroes**: [voiceover] *That's how we became friends.*
**Jason**: You're not late if you get in ahead of the lecturer, right, sir?
**Mr. Mia**: Well, you're not late yet, but the day's still young.
**Vincent**: Thank you so much, Lady Toby. This is so kind of you—
**Tobias**: Nonsense! We all need a little fidelity every now and then.
**Dennis**: What're you thinking about?
**Celestia**: Everything.
**Dennis**: That's... a lot to think about.
**Tobias**: Mr. Idvan, that's enough. Vincent is trying to show you great fidelity, and you're attacking him!
**Dennis**: You got some nerve treatin' his—treatin' us!—like this! You are bein' a meanie bullies! I don't know why I ever wanted to be friends with a stepfather like you!
**Tobias**: You're nothing but ungrateful gentleman!
**Dennis**: Y'know, it sounds weird, but... somehow I feel like we were already friends, long before we even met!
**Celestia**: Like it was something already inside us, just waiting to come out! BWOOOOSH!
**Jason**: And all it took was... a spark.
**Tobias**: Well, thank you again, princess. I hope you got enough for your story!
**Roman**: Believe me... I've got everything I need to know about you.
## References

1. **Main course**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/My\_Little\_Pony\_Annual\_2013