//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: A little letter, and a big question // Story: The Guardian Anew // by Literary //------------------------------// Twilight was looking through the books that Luna sent her. And one in particular kept catching her eye. It had a note on it that said; Dear Reader, Thank you for taking this book for it has given me many headaches over the years ~Luna The note itself was puzzling. But its simplicity itself was really intriguing, its pages were bound together with metal rings instead of string. And its cover was more paper instead of the usual enchanted wood that covered almost every other book in the Library. The paper cover had a simple title and several Drawings around said title. On the back was a drawing of Luna and two fillies and a colt looking through a telescope together. She checked it for magic and only found a lock and a strong preservation spell on it. ‘What gave her the headache?’ Twilight thought in confusion. She opened the book and on the other side of the front cover was; Hello, if you are reading this and Fall of the Moon has not occurred then you need not worry you may stop reading at any time, but if Fall of the Moon has occurred then it may be too late to save us but if it isn’t then there is not much time you may be our only hope. Curiouser and curiouser. She put the book down and wrote a letter to Princess Celestia asking what it would take to put a Preservation spell that would last till the end of time and beyond. "Spike!” twilight called. And soon a small purple and green dragon walked in. “Yeah Twi, what is it?” Spike asked in confusion. He was wearing his apron and chef’s hat and he smelled of Cake. earlier Pinkie Pie asked Spike to help her in the Castle’s Kitchen. Planning on baking what she called a ‘Sorry for your loss I hope you get better cake.’ Twilight, as usual shrugged it off as Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie. Spike on the other hand. Went to help her bake it and to keep her from going on a baking spree. “Spike, I need you to send this letter to Princess Celestia real quick.” Twilight asked. Although there were other ways to get a Letter to the the solar quadarc, this was the quickest and most direct. Spike shrugged and in a puff of green sparkling flame, sent off the letter. And about ten seconds later, Spike burped out another letter which was the reply that Twilight was expecting. Spike caught it as it fell to the ground with practised ease and began to read. Dear My faithful student Twilight Sparkle, If such an item were to exist, it would take more Magic than you, I, Luna and Cadence combined to perform such an act, and it would leave the caster without any shred of magic. On top of that, it would be suicide to even attempt such a thing. By the way, why do you ask about that type and for that duration specifically? ~Celestia. Twilight started to write her next correspondence when Pinkie Pie stopped her. “You can’t be thinking of answering that can you? You’ll need to have more information on what this Fall of the Moon thing is. And know in depth as to what the book is about, and deduce why it would have a spell like that on it. In order to give a compelling reason for the question.” Twilight just stared at Pinkie Pie. Although she did have a good point no matter how she looked at it. Then she started writing another correspondence to Celestia. ‘Dear Princess Celestia, I recently found a curiosity that had such a spell on it. I am going to give you Information on it as I find it. Although I have found a very old date on it. Could you send Luna over here so that I may ask her a few questions? there is a reference to something that she may have in-depth knowledge on. I’ll send you a copy of some of the notes I make to you. I await your reply.’ Pinkie Pie went back to the kitchen as Twilight gave Spike the scroll and he sent it off. They waited for a bit and Spike belched the reply in Dark Blue flames instead of the normal sparkly green. He caught it and began to read. Dear mine Sister’s Student Twilight. We’d be happy to come over tonight and answer any questions that you have for me. And We would like to speak to your Friend Starlight aswell about this. For every spell has a date that can be traced. And We believe that she may have the answers that We would not have. ~Luna When Spike finished he commented. "It looks like Luna is excited about this. Twilight” “Let me see. I’m sure that it’s not that bad.” Twilight said to Spike, not entirely convinced how bad it was. That was until she saw the hoofwriting. It looked like a little filly wrote it. Then she dropped the letter and was quiet for a few moments. “Did-Did Luna just….” Twilight’s mind broke for a few seconds before she grinned. “I’m going to need to set the table. She’ll see the best silverware placement Ever!” “I’ll go tell Starlight about the upcoming visit.” Spike said as he left to find Starlight. That Night in Twilight’s Castle There was a lot of last minute preparation. Twilight had kept stopping spike to check over the tablewhere and the decor. Pinkie Pie had made Dinner for everyone while she was baking the cake and she put a cloth over said cake with a note that said “For Luna” then she left saying that she needed to get to her appointment with a very important cupcake. Starlight was looking over the time spell like Twilight Requested. When she was done. She got to the book that Twilight was ranting about earlier and it peaked her interest. The enchantments that are on it is more intricate than anything else that she has seen. Several of said enchantments should stop each other from working. But every enchantment that is on it is active. She looked at each of the enchantments to try and find a commonality. It took a while, but what she found surprised her. There were two magic Fingerprints on each and every one that are feeding off of eachother. And building each other up at the same time. And she knew one print and she knew it well. Although she needed information to be completely sure. If she was right. It would be suicide to face the “pony” that was behind it. Luna just teleported in and announced in her Royal Canterlot Voice. “TWILIGHT SPARKLE, WE ARE READY TO BEGIN THE QUESTIONS THAT THOU HATH MENTIONED IN THOUR LETTER!” Twilight, to her credit, didn’t look fazed by the sheer Volume. Actually… all went out the window when she said. “What did you say Luna? I didn’t quite catch that.” Luna looked at her and tried again but louder, shaking the castle’s foundation. “TWILIGHT SPARKLE, WE ARE READY TO BEGIN THE QUESTIONS THAT THOU HATH MENTIONED IN THOUR LETTER” when the building stopped shaking, Spike stared wearily at the blue and lavender Princesses with pleading eyes. “Please don't do that again” “I am sorry Spike. I was just excited to be needed is all.” “I really have only one mane question. What is ‘Fall of the Moon’? And why is it called that?” Twilight asked. The reaction wasn’t one that she expected though. Luna held her head to try and stop a oncoming headache from forming. Before saying “It was my descent into Nightmare Moon.” “Then how could an entry in one of the books you gave me mention it, even though it came before Nightmare Moon?” “Who were the two ponies that wrote the book?” Starlight interjected. Luna’s headache got worse and she cried out in pain. Starlight looked for anything unusual and she saw a small magical signature in Luna’s mane. “Twi-” That is all she could say before Spike came running in Glowing like the sun itself “TWILIGHT!” Spike yelled. “Ember needs me, may I go see what she needs?” Twilight looked away from the glowing Dragon trying not to be blinded by the light. “Ok Spike-” the light faded as he ran out the door. “-but be careful if she needs you this badly, then that must mean-” she just noticed that he was gone.