        It was that easy.  Three years ago, before she was sent to Ponyville, if anypony had asked if Twilight had what it took to be a leader, the answer would have been a resounding no.  Even Twilight herself wouldn’t have thought so.  Friendless, armed only with vast untapped magical potential and a thirst for knowledge, Princess Celestia had thrown her at the unsuspecting denizens of Ponyville.  Left to her own devices, she had managed to make five friends loyal enough to follow her to the ruins of the ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters and activate the Elements of Harmony, and as the weeks and months passed by, she had strengthened her bond both with her friends and with the citizens of Ponyville.  In three short years, ponies looked to her for answers before the mayor.  While that had not been Celestia’s intention, she was not disappointed.