Town Hall - Ponyville
Night Before the Summer Solstice
Nightmare Moon continues her evil laughter, after finally returning from her thousand year banishment. Nobody knows where Princess Celestia is, and are now fearful under the black alicorn's graces. Her mane seems to flow out into a spiraling vortex, all the while thunder and lightning erupt from the vortex.
Mayor Mare glared up at Nightmare Moon, as she waved her hoof up at her, signaling some Royal Guards that were brought there to ensure the safety of the ponies in town while the Celebration was underway.
"Seize her! Only she knows where the Princess is!" She ordered, while three pegasus Guards fly at Nightmare Moon.
Nightmare Moon glares at the Royal Guard charging at her.
"Stay back, you foals!" She screamed out, her eyes flashed white as a couple thunderbolts repelled the Royal Guards back.
She then surrounds herself in her mane, becoming a purple cloud of mist as she darts off the balcony, flying past several ponies and out the front doors. Rainbow Dash, escaping from Applejack's grasp, flies off after the mist just as quickly.
"Hey! Come back here!" Rainbow Dash yelled, panting. She watched as Nightmare Moon escaped into the distance.
She frowns.
"Nighttime... Forever?" She asked herself, as she glanced down to the side.
She then witnessed Twilight, carrying Spike on her back, galloping out of the Town Hall, back to the library. Rainbow just gave a look of suspicion at her.
"Where is she going?" Rainbow asked herself again, deciding to follow her. Since she knew who Nightmare Moon was, she has to know something else about what is going on.
All the while he was planning, Silver was caught off guard, when he saw that purple mist shoot past him, nearly toppling over.
"Woah!" He yelped out.
He watched the purple mist make a mad turn southwest.
"Hmm... She wants to bring eternal night like she did a century ago. I guess being stuck in the moon for that long, you don't let go of a grudge like that easily." Silver thought as he made a mad gallop after the purple wisp.
"I better tail her. She likely didn't notice me as she zoomed off like that." He thought, turning down the street he saw the cloud went.
Golden Oak Library - Ponyville
Spike was laying in his small bed, as he groaned in his sleep. He then stirs, and jolts up tiredly.
"Uh... We've got to stop Nightmare!..." Spike yelled, before drifting back to sleep.
Twilight, gave a sad smile, as she levitates a blanket over Spike.
"You've been up all night, Spike. You are a baby dragon after all..." She said softly before turning and leaving the bedroom.
She then got back into serious mode, as she ran around the library, trying to find more information on the Elements, leaving her frustrated.
"Elements, elements, elements... UGH!" She grunted.
"How can I stop Nightmare Moon without the Elements of Harmony?" She asked aloud.
That was until she was caught off guard by Rainbow Dash, who just flew into the library through a window, and glares at the unicorn.
"And just what are the Elements of Harmony? And how did you know about Nightmare Moon? Are you a spy?!" Rainbow demanded.
"Simmer down there, Sally." Applejack said, coming into the library, alongside Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie.
"She ain't no spy... But she sure does know whats going on. Don't you, Twilight?" Applejack asked, giving her a concerned look.
Twilight sighed and nods.
"I read all about the prediction of Nightmare Moon. Some mysterious objects called the Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop her, but I don't know what they are, where to find them; I don't even know what they do!" She yelled out in frustration.
"The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide." Pinkie said, as she looked at one bookshelf.
Twilight rushed over to her, shocked, and knocked her out of the way
"Where did you find that?!" Twilight asked.
"It was under 'E'!"~ Pinkie replied, in a sing-song voice, before hopping past her.
Twilight replied with a flat 'Oh' and then proceeds to pull the book out.
Without hesitation, Twilight opened the book and searched in it before stopping on a page she was looking for. The girls lean in behind Twilight as she read. Unaware of her presence, Nightmare Moon stopped against the window that looked inside the library, as she listened in on Twilight.
"There are six Elements of Harmony, but only five are known: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty and Loyalty. The sixth is a complete mystery. It is said, the last known location of the five elements was in the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters. It is located in what is now--"
They girls just gasped as the read the last line.
"The Everfree Forest!"
With that, Nightmare Moon darts off into the night, toward the Everfree Forest, exacting her plan to prevent the six ponies from reaching the old castle.
The wisp didn't realize, that she was also being watched. Silver noticed the wisp hang by the window of the library before shooting off out of town toward the Everfree. He was about to go after it, but stopped as he saw Twilight and the girls all gallop out of the library and headed off in the same direction.
"Guess everypony is heading for the Everfree tonight... These six are likely going to need a silent guardian. Sure picked a fine day to come back to civilization." Silver thought to himself as he gallops after the group, tailing them from behind.
He would make himself known, but for some nagging feeling, he doesn't want to cause more issues. The fact Nightmare Moon was listening in on the girls, means she is likely going to do whatever to impede their progress, so he had to make sure all was well and they made it safely. He will make himself known, at the right moment.
The Everfree Forest - Outside Ponyville
The Mane 6 all just stopped as they approached the entrance into what was regarded as a dangerous, and not natural, place in Equestria. All of them had a look of worry and fear.
Up until Pinkie cheerily broke the silence.
"Whee! Let's go!~" Pinkie began to trot forward before she was stopped by Twilight.
"Not so fast." Twilight said in a soft tone, as the girls looked at her, with questioning looks.
"Look, I appreciate the offer, but I'd really rather do this on my own." She added with a solemn look.
"No can do, sugarcube. We sure ain't lettin' any friend of ours go into that creepy place alone. We're stickin' to you like caramel on a candy apple." Applejack said, grinning softly as she begins to enter the forest.
The others all give an agreed hmph, with Pinkie adding.
"Especially if there's candy apples in there." She stopped and looked at Twilight, who just gave questionable stare.
"What? Those things are good!" Pinkie added before trotting after the girls, leaving Twilight behind, who just sighed.
She then picked up the pace to catch up with them. Not so far behind, Silver managed to reach the entrance of the forest and look at it, ears drooping down.
"So this is the Everfree? Wonder what fun things are lurking about in there, aside from the obvious..." Silver muttered to himself as he proceeds into the forest. However the moment he set hoof in the forest, he stopped as he winced.
"Ugh, what the--?!" He yelled as he started seeing images flash in his mind, as well as voices.
He grasped his head, as he fell to the ground. He witnessed images of what looked like Celestia and a younger blue alicorn, a large black mass with a piercing eye, a strange tree made of crystal, and some sort of mysterious figure that stood on two hooves wearing all red, wielding a sword with what looked like his cutie mark in the center. They were happening so fast, he couldn't make most of it out and just kept repeating.
"Gah!" Silver grunted as he passes out on the ground.
"...Silver....Silver....Silver Guardian, wake up..." A mysterious voice called out in the darkness of Silver's mind.
Silver laid there, his eyes trying to open, but can't. His ears twitched though, hearing the voice.
Inside his mind, he stood alone in the dark abyss as he looks around.
"Silver Guardian... You must wake up." The voice, who sounded feminine, not unlike Celestia, said in a calm and motherly tone.
"W-who are you...? Where are you...?" Silver asked.
As he said that, a bright light flash and stood a tall figure, likely a tall unicorn, but he couldn't make out their features as they were made of light.
"...All in good time, my little pony... For now, you must hurry and wake up... You must reach the Bearers, they are nearing the Old Castle... Nightmare Moon awaits there for them..." The voice said.
Silver's eyes widen, he forgot about Twilight and the girls. How long has he been out for?
"I will use some of my magic... To transport you outside the Old Castle, deep in the Everfree... The images you saw when you set foot in the Everfree, those I can't explain now... I can't maintain and speak like this for long, so you must hurry and join the Bearers... Go now, bearer of the Mark of the Seventh..." The voice added, before slowly flickering out.
"W-wait a minute!" Silver yelled but the light disappeared, but then a bright flash blinded him as he covers his eyes.
Old Castle of the Royal Sisters - Everfree Forest
Silver's eyes flickered open, his vision blurry but begins to clear as he finds himself in a different place. He slowly gets up, and shakes his head. He looks around and turns to find himself outside the ruins of a castle.
"This must be the Castle... Twilight and the others!" He yelled to himself as he run toward the doors, but can't seem to get them to budge.
"Come on... Open...!" He gritted under his teeth.
That is when he heard the girls yelling out for Twilight.
"Twilight! Where are you?" Applejack shouted out.
"Girls! Look up there!" Rarity yelled as she pointed up at one section of the castle, where light was flashing.
"Come on girls!" Applejack told the girls as they all galloped into the castle to reach the section Twilight was taken too. Silver, saw stairs leading up to that section and made his way up to that section, beating the girls.
He looked in the window and saw Twilight, and Nightmare Moon, surrounded by five stone orbs with gemstones carved into them, orbiting around her with her mane. She just chuckles as lightning flashes in the room, and Twilight just looks on in concern. She then gets up, glaring at her and brush her hooves against the ground, as if she was going to charge at her.
Nightmare Moon just gave a deadpanned look, "You're kidding... You're kidding, right?"
Twilight didn't answer, as her horn begins emitting a charge and begins charging at Nightmare Moon, whom just glared and charges at her, wings spread open. Silver just watched, wondering if Twilight was insane or a genius, as the moment the two nearly butt heads, Twilight teleports off, with Nightmare Moon galloping past her spot and stops, looking around confused. She then heard a popping sound as Twilight reappeared at the spot where the Elements were resting. Her horn begins emitting a charge as she tries to get a spark in on them.
"Come on..." Twilight muttered, while Nightmare Moon just growled and suddenly became a whirlwind and charges back there, just as Twilight got the Elements sparking together, and get knocked back by the force.
Nightmare Moon reappears but sees the spark in the Elements, with a worried look.
"No... NO!" She screamed, with Twilight giving a victorious look.
However, that look became confusion as the spark stopped, and Nightmare Moon begins chuckling deeply.
"But... Where's the sixth Element?!" Twilight asked, as Nightmare Moon laughs more and then rears up, to slam back down on the ground, shattering the orbs, leaving Twilight with a look of horror.
Silver eyes widen. She just shattered the Elements of Harmony like nothing. His brows furrowed.
"You little foal! Thinking you could defeat me? Now you will never see your princess, or your sun! The night will last forever!" Nightmare Moon boasted as she laughed more, her mane beginning to grow larger, leaving a horrified and feared Twilight sit there.
"And now... To ensure you won't become an even bigger thorn on my side! I shall be rid of you, and your little friends! Nothing will get in my way of my goal!" Nightmare Moon sneered, as her horn begins charging up, leaving Twilight now fearing for her life.
"N-no...!" Twilight cried out.
Twilight closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the shot. However, she only heard the sound of a window shattering, and Nightmare Moon grunting as she was knocked to the side by surprise, her beam narrowly missed Twilight by a few inches. Twilight look up and saw a cloaked pony wielding a sword in their mouth, facing away from her.
"W-what?! Who are you?! You dare strike your ruler of the night and raise a blade at me, little colt?!" Nightmare Moon said getting up, visibly angered and surprised by this new pony's appearance.
Silver just stood there, glaring into Nightmare Moon, having no hint of fear.
"W-who are you?" Twilight asked, but the stallion didn't respond.
"Well then, I have to admit... You do have a spark of valor in you, little colt. However, you are foolish, little foal! Without the Elements of Harmony, nopony can stop me!! You have no hope!" Nightmare Moon cackled.
Silver takes his sword out his mouth so he can speak.
"How about we test theory then? You may have spent thousand years on the moon, and naturally you would likely beat me no problem. But I took time to hone my skills in the five years I lived in solitude, and well... I'm itching for a fight. So, I'm not going to let you hurt her..." He said calmly.
Nightmare just gave him a deadpanned stare, before laughing. "HA! You think you can protect this little pony from me?"
She then materializes a sword, with a hilt in the shape of blue wings and crossguard with a crescent moon.
"Let me see how skilled you are, little colt!" Nightmare lunged at Silver as he glares and was able to block the incoming hit quickly with his blade.
Twilight's ears perked up. Why did this pony sound familiar to her, and how was she not aware of him following her and the girls. She could only watch in awe as this mysterious pony was capable of keeping his ground against Nightmare Moon.
"Impressive... But can't you survive this?" Nightmare Moon question with a sickening smirk.
A runic symbol appeared before her, and began firing several spectral swords at Silver. Breathing deeply, taking his sword as he held it in his hooves and starts hopping around and begun swinging around and starts deflecting the spectral blades as they spark off his sword and dissipate. All that training with that one dragon, who was rather nimble, he met at the Dragon Lands really paid off.
Twilight and Nightmare Moon just looked in total shock. How was this colt capable of moving this swiftly and be able to deflect these blades that were cast by magic?
As soon as the spell stopped, Silver smirked as he throws his weapon like a spear, and starts galloping at full force at the alicorn. She sees the blade coming at her, and was able to deflect it away, causing it to spin back at Silver.
"Look out!" Twilight screamed.
Silver's eyes glinted as time began to slow down for him only hearing the sound of his own heart beating. The blade in front of him began to come at him as if it was in slow motion, timing it just right, he managed to catching the blade by the handle with his mouth. At that moment, time started to feel like it resumed normally, as Silver stops, turns around and with all his strength, bucked Nightmare Moon's armor, enough that not only did it knock wind out of her, but there was also an audible 'crack' that came from the armor itself.
This young Earth stallion, managed to crack and break a piece of Nightmare Moon's armor off from his bucking. Twilight just had her mouth gaping as she heard the sound.
"GAH!!!" Nightmare Moon gasped loudly as she gets sent back into a wall, before falling to her hooves, gasping to get air back.
Silver simply held his blade up at her.
"H-How...HOW CAN A LITTLE FOAL LIKE YOU... HAVE THIS MUCH STRENGTH?!" Nightmare Moon snarled in anger and confusion, glaring hatred at Silver.
He simply just stared at her, not responding to her question. She just glared, until she saw something about this pony. As if old memories crept up from the depths of her mind, when the realization hit her. She got a better look at his face.
"No... No... NO! It can't be... You're.... You're...!" She stuttered out.
In place of the pony, was a another figure: a figure that stood on two legs, had a spiky looking mane donning silver armor and was wielding a blade that glowed in light, with six gemstones embedded around a central, green triangular gemstone on the crossguard. The figure simply gave the exact same stare as this pony was giving her now.
"Let me ask you something, Nightmare Moon..." Silver suddenly asked.
"Do you really think something as powerful as the Elements of Harmony... Can destroyed that easily?" Silver simply looked back at Twilight.
As she stares at him hearing the question, it was then she began hearing the sounds of her friends yelling out for her from the stairwell. Her eyes widen at the realization as they sparked for a moment, understanding what Silver was talking about.
"...He's right. The Elements couldn't be destroyed just like that! Because the Elements of Harmony are right here!" Twilight declared, just as the girls walk into the room seeing Twilight, Silver and Nightmare Moon, who just gave a confused look.
They just see Nightmare Moon downed by some cloaked stallion pointing a sword at her, while the alicorn just winces as she gets up, Silver keeping his blade pointed on her.
Twilight looks to each pony behind her, with a soft smile.
"Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the spirit of... honesty!"
"Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore with her compassion, represents the spirit of... kindness!"
"Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represents the spirit of... laughter!"
"Rarity, who calmed a sorrowful serpent with a meaningful gift represents the spirit of... generosity!"
"And Rainbow Dash, who could not abandon her friends for her own heart's desire represents the spirit of... loyalty!"
The broken shards of the Elements began to glow, and float over to their respective bearer and orbit around them, as Twilight continued.
"The spirits of these five ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us!"
Nightmare Moon glared at them, trying to ignore the pain she was in from the buck she received.
"Y-you still don't have the sixth Element! The spark didn't work!" She yelled, stomping her hoof down.
Twilight still remained confident.
"But it did! A different kind of spark!" Twilight said as she turns to look at her friends, tears welling in her eyes.
"I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you, how much I cared about you. The spark ignited inside me when I realized that you all... Are my friends!" Twilight declared, as a bright light glowed above them all, causing Nightmare Moon to shield her eyes with her wing.
The light reveals to be another orb, this time with a starburst shaped carved into it and begins to float down above Twilight's head.
"You see, Nightmare Moon, when those Elements are ignited by the... The spark, that resides in the heart of us all, it creates the sixth element: the element of... magic!"
The six ponies began to float up into the air, as the shards surrounding the five ponies combined and become a necklace with a gemstone of each of their cutie marks: Fluttershy a pink butterfly, Rainbow Dash a red thunderbolt, Pinkie a cyan colored balloon, Rarity a purple diamond, and Applejack an orange apple.
The Element of Magic then transforms into a crown that rests on Twilight's head, which has a gemstone of a pink starburst. She floats back with her friends as a powerful rainbow spirals out and makes its way to Nightmare Moon, who looks on in horror. Silver takes that as his cue, to leap off to the side, smiling.
"Nooo! NOOO!!!" She screamed as she becomes surrounded in a rainbow colored tornado.
Twilight opens her eyes which flashed and then overall the room flashes white. Silver shields his eyes, before all went silent.
Upon looking, he saw the six ponies on the ground, and Nightmare Moon, or rather a smaller blue alicorn laying unconscious with pieces of armor scattered around. Silver noted this was the same younger, looking blue alicorn with Celestia from the visions he had earlier.
The girls begin to stir awake, as they check to see if all was alright.
"Ugh... My head." Rainbow Dash muttered as she got up.
"Everypony okay?" Applejack ask, looking at the girls, tiredly.
"Oh, thank goodness!" Rarity cheerfully yelled out, as the girls look at her, and notice her tail that was shorten before, was now back to its original size. She waves it around giddiely.
"Oh Rarity... It's so lovely." Fluttershy said in a hush, soft tone and smiled.
"Oh I know! I shall never part with it again!" Rarity replied, as she nuzzled her tail.
Fluttershy shook her head, "No. I mean your necklace. It looks just like your cutie mark."
Rarity looked at her Element of Generosity and her cutie mark, and grinned brightly before looking at Fluttershy, "Ooh. So does yours!"
She looks at her Element of Kindness and smiled cutely, as the girls looked at their Elements, all excited and finding them awesome. Twilight looks up at her crown, which housed the Element of Magic, and smiled brightly.
"Gee, Twilight! I thought you were just spoutin' a lot of hooey, but I reckon we really do represent the elements of friendship." Applejack said, as the girls began to gather along Twilight.
"Indeed you do." A motherly voice echoed through the room.
As the group, looked out the window and witnessed the sun rising after the long night, and a bright glow getting closer to where they were and flashed as it gently touches down, and reveals a large white alicorn, with a multicolored mane waving, sparkling gently, and her wings spread open. She gave a bright grin.
The ponies all bowed down in her presence as Twilight, excited, goes up to her.
"Princess Celestia!"
"Twilight Sparkle, my faithful student. I knew you could do it." Celestia said in a soft tone, lowering her head as she lovingly nuzzles the smaller unicorn.
Twilight then looks at Celestia.
"But... You told me it was all an old pony tale."
Celestia simply chuckles.
"I told you that you needed to make some friends, nothing more. I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart." She explained.
The ponies in the back slowly stood up, as Twilight smiled softly and looked to her new friends. Celestia then looks over to where the smaller blue alicorn was at, as well as Silver and gave a soft frown, as she approached them, mostly focused on the blue alicorn.
"Now if only another will as well. Princess Luna!"
Luna eyes flickered open, and then gasps as she heard her name called by the other alicorn, who was slowly approaching her, wings spread.
"It has been a thousand years since I have seen you like this. Time to put our differences behind us. We were meant to rule together, little sister." She said as she lays down before her, in a soft motherly tone, with Luna closing her eyes, unable to look at Celestia.
The ponies just gasped to themselves, with Twilight and Rainbow Dash asking at the same time.
"Sister?"
Celestia stood back up, looking down at the smaller Luna.
"Will you accept my friendship?" Celestia asked.
The other ponies in the room stayed silent, and leaned up closely, awaiting for Luna's answer, though Pinkie ends up fall forward.
"Woah!" She oofed out.
Luna closed her eyes, the tears welling up, and jolted up and brushed her head against her older sister, who looks at her in surprise.
"I'm so sorry! I missed you so much, big sister!" Luna cried out, smiling sadly as she sobbed, nuzzling her.
Celestia, feeling as much emotion now as Luna, lowers her head and nuzzles Luna's head lovingly, tears streaming down her face.
"I've missed you, too."
Twilight and the girls, so touched, had tears streaming down their cheeks. Silver simply nods, smiling softly as he gently sheathed his sword.
"Guess the trip here was worth it after all..." He thought.
One question comes to his mind however.
"Where do I fit in all of this...? And that voice from earlier... What did she mean by--"
"Um, excuse me?" Silver was snapped back to reality, when he looks at Twilight, standing in-front of him. The hood kept his face shrouded, but his muzzle is seen.
"Yeah?" Silver replied.
"The Princess wants to speak to you." She simply said, but then smiled softly.
"Also... Thanks for saving me when Nightmare Moon was going to attack me, and stall enough for my friends to arrive. I just... Can't believe that you were able to hold your own against her. Just who are you anyway...?" She asked.
Silver just grinned and nods.
"Don't mention it. I only did what I had to do... And, for your question: somepony you used to know." Silver said in a hushed tone, as he goes past her and stands before both Princesses.
He kneels down, bowing before the diarchary.
Celestia looks at him, and then notices his ring around his hoof. She then smiled softly.
"You have my sincerest gratitude for protecting my faithful student from harm, my little pony. Your actions will not be forgotten, as you also helped in returning my dear sister to us... Thank you kindly." Celestia said bowing her head down.
Silver simply nods, not responding.
"Now if you would be so kind: Could I please see your face?" Celestia asked.
It got tense in the room, as everypony just stood there and waited. They were all curious as to who this pony that just came from nowhere was and literally fought Nightmare Moon and protected Twilight.
A few moments go by, before he finally gets up and places one hoof over his hood and pulls it back, letting it down.
Luna simply looked at him further, and her eyes widened as if she seen a ghost. Celestia, on the other hand, just continued smiling down on the pony.
"...It has been too long since I last seen you... Silver Guardian." Celestia responded.
"Even after five years, you still have that innocence on your face. It pained me when I learned your mother passed away, while you were still a young colt, and just disappeared without warning. Golden Veil, she was a kind unicorn, and after what you've done today, she would be proud..." Celestia said.
He looks to the girls.
"I was only doing what I felt was right. I failed to save my mom when she succumbed to that illness... I tried everything to find a way to save her, but there was nothing I could do. I had to leave home, I needed to become a stronger pony so that one day I wouldn't lost another pony I cared about." He looked to Twilight, who slowly began remembering this pony.
Twilight slowly approached him and looked at him deeply.
"...Silver?" Twilight asked.
He simply smiled, "...Hey Twi. It's been awhile."
Twilight, after everything she has done today: saving Equestria from the threat of eternal night, gaining five new friends, bringing back Princess Luna thanks to the Elements, and now meeting her old friend when she was filly. She didn't know what happened, but she suddenly hugged him tightly. Silver, naturally, expected this and hugged back.
Pinkie suddenly sobbed, as tears literally, jets out of her eyes, before stopping.
"Hey! You know what this calls for?!"
And just like that, they were all back in Ponyville.
"A PARTY!!" She screamed in joy.
As all of the Ponyville residents head to the through the town to see Princess Celestia, and the return of Princess Luna, who arrive in Ponyville on a large carriage pulled by four Royal Guards, and stopped before the large crowd of happy and excited ponies who cheered.
Spike immediately ran though the crowd, and jumps up and hugs Twilight tightly, as the unicorn returns it with a bright grin.
The Princesses approached Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy, whom all bowed down to them, while Celestia nods her head down, along with the rest of the ponies in Ponyville.
Two pegasi fillies flew over to Princess Luna, and placed a wreath of flowers around her. She looks down with confusion, but looks up at her older sister, and smiled softly. Luna then grinned gently.
While this was all going on, Twilight just looked on and suddenly, felt sadness hit her.
"Why so glum, my faithful student? Are you not happy that your quest is complete and you can return to your studies in Canterlot?" Celestia asks, as she approaches her, alongside her friends.
"That's just it. Just when I learned how wonderful it is to have friends, I have to leave them." She said, frowning deeply. The others also looked at her and frowned too.
Celestia then grinned, and looks to Spike.
"Spike, take a note, please." She asked, as the young dragon compiled and had a scroll and quill handy.
"I, Princess Celestia, hereby decree that the unicorn Twilight Sparkle shall take on a new mission for Equestria. She must continue to study the magic of friendship. She must report to me her findings from her new home in Ponyville."
Twilight grinned brightly, as everyone around her cheered, as her new friends sidle up to her. She looks to her mentor.
"Oh thank you, Princess Celestia! I'll study harder than ever before." Twilight said with glee, as her friends cheered again.
Pinkie immediately cuts-in.
"Isn't this exciting? Are you excited cause I'm excited I've never been so excited, well, except for the time that I went 'GASSSSP!' but I mean really-" Pinkie droned on, as her friends laughed.
Behind it all, Silver watched the scene, grinning softly as he looked up toward Canterlot.
"So my dear Silver Guardian. What do you plan to do now?" Celestia asked as she noticed him away from the group.
"Well, I only arrived in Ponyville after having a hunch something was about to happen here, and considering everything that has happened, I don't know. I been away from my home for five years, and well I guess there is going to be more to my journey... But for now, I suppose I will return to Canterlot. I was planning on going there after I was done here. I... Owe mom a visit that is long overdue..." He explained.
Celestia listened and nods.
"I'm sure she would love that... If you wish, I could arrange a chariot to take you there when you are ready."
Silver just smiled and nods.
"Thank you... Princess." He bows his head down.
"It is my pleasure, my little pony. But for now, why not spend a little time with your old friend and make some new ones? I'm sure you have a lot to talk about." She chuckles.
He looks over to Twilight, talking to her friends and some other ponies.
"Heh, yeah I do."
He looks over to Princess Luna, as she waves to some of the ponies, that surround her. He can tell she still feels uneasy.
"Starting with this one..." He said to himself, as he goes over to Princess Luna.
"Excuse me, Princess Luna?" Silver asked.
Luna turns around, looking down at Silver.
"Y-yes, my little pony...?" Luna answered with a bit of uneasiness in her voice.
He rubs the back of his neck as he thought of what to say, but he then looks at her with a warm grin, and apologetic eyes.
"I just wanted to say... I'm sorry for being rough on you when I... Well bucked you in the chest like that. I know you weren't yourself given the situation, but I only did it to keep Twilight safe. If I didn't step in, I'm not sure any of this would be happening now." Silver said.
Luna blinks, giving a worried look.
"O-oh, well, you are forgiven, dear pony. As you said, I was not myself, as Nightmare Moon had control, but I was aware of what happened... I don't know how I feel if I saw the one that helped save me from what felt like never-ending torment... Being decimated by Nightmare Moon..." Luna winced at the thought.
Silver goes and places a hoof on her shoulder, causing her to look at him with sadness.
"Thanks Princess... And I also wanted to ask because I know you are going to take a lot of time to readjust to being in society again after so long, but maybe we could be friends...? I understand if you don't want to, but just know you aren't alone anymore. Everypony here and beyond will be happy to know that their long-lost Princess of the Night has come back, and I assure you... They will enjoy the nights you will bring them." Silver explained, giving a gentle grin.
Luna just looked surprised after asking if he wanted to be friends with her, when she hasn't been around another pony in 1000 years. Everything he said to her, regardless, made her feel more appreciated than what she had a century ago. She simply nods.
"Y-yes, I would like to be friends with you, my little pony..." She said shakily, like from emotion.
Silver smiled brightly, his face beaming with innocence. Celestia was right: this pony was like a young colt of pure and innocence. And yet, when she was Nightmare Moon and saw his face the first time she felt that familiar presence with him. This pony possessed an untapped power inside, waiting to awaken.
"One last thing." Silver spoke up, causing Luna to tilt her head.
"...Welcome home, Princess."
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Inside a large hall, hidden in the Everfree Forest, rests a very peculiar looking weapon: a sword with a golden hilt and pommel, with seven gemstones embedded in them, six surrounding a triangular gemstone in the center.
The blade looks as if it hasn't been used in centuries, considering some of the wear and tear and rust on it. However, the sword began glowing a faint blue aura, and light from the stained glass window above shines through.
The magic that was lost in the blade, was returning...