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// Return of a Myth 
// Story: A Myth Brought to Life 
// by ArdentShield 
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			 It's been three months since the failed changeling invasion of Canterlot castle, and the ponies of the area were finally starting to get their lives back to normal. Meanwhile in a dark corner of the Star Swirl the Bearded wing of the Canterlot library two alicorns were looking over some old scrolls about an old race that once lived in Equestria 1200 years ago.

"Dost thou think this is wise sister? Doesn't  thou remember what they did to our county, to us?" spoke the cobalt blue alicorn.

Sighing,  looking up from the scroll she was reading, "Now Luna, it's been 1200 years since they were removed from this land. I've forgiven you for what happened 1000 years ago. Can we not forgive them and see if they can return to Equestria peacefully? "

"We guess you are right Celestia." Luna said, returning to the scroll she was reading, "Has thou figured out who we are bringing here?"

"I've been keeping tabs on them over the years and I've found an individual that would work well for a test subject ." Spoke Celestia as she continued to look though some more of the scrolls. "Found it." She smiled as she read over the scroll.  "Before I do this sister I need to know if you totally agree with me of not. I would hate for us to be divided again." 

Luna thinks on it for a minute, but nods in agreement with if her sister. True, she still had resentment against the creature that they were going to bring back, but she had to learn forgive them as she has been forgiven for the crimes she committed.  Maybe, just maybe there were some good ones among them that could live in peace here. 

Celestia smiled as  she read over the scroll one last time. Concentrating, her horn began to glow a light gold color as the spell began. She began to sweat as the magnitude of the spell started to take effect. Reaching out, she began to search for the creature that she was going to bring here. After a few minutes, of searching she finally found who she was looking for. Concentrating harder the whole room started to glow and then a flash of blight white light.

It was a bright and sunny summer afternoon, and Leo was resting underneath one of his family's apple tress." Nothing beats relaxing in the shade after a long days work." The family farm, at which Leo worked, has been in the family for five generations. He and his twin sister Lisa have been running the farm for the last five years, ever since both of their parents passed away, his mom from cancer and his father in a farming accident. Looking up at the sky he wonders if his parents would be proud of them. It hasn't been the easiest for him between a failed relationship to crop failure it's been rough, but he thanks his lucky stars that his sister has been there. Getting comfortable under an apple tree he starts to feel the fatigue from a long days work and begins to drift off to sleep.    

After what seemed to be a couple of hours, Leo began to stir from his nap. "Man, I'm too comfortable in this bed to get up, but if I don't, Lisa will kill me for slacking off. Wait a minute, a bed?" Leo sat up rubbing his eyes. He tried looking around the room, but it was too dark to see anything.  After pinching himself to see if he was still dreaming, his mind started to go into panic mode. 

Closing his eyes and taking some deep breaths, he began to meditate to calm him down. While in his meditative state, he fails to hear the door open with two figures entering the room. "You didn't tell us that the one you chose was good looking, sister." 

Leo's eyes shot open. Looking over to the now open door he all he see's is an open door. Looking around, the room is still dark as if something is blocking the light from entering the room. His heart starts to race as he hears what sounds like hoof steps instead of normal footsteps. 

"Yes Luna, yes he is. He is also very strong. Why do you think I've had my eye on him." Came a voice from behind him. Jumping off of the bed he starting to move quickly to the door. As he tried to go through the open door, he was stop by some invisible force blocking his escape.   

"Oh look Cele, he trying to escape. Good thing you put up that barrier." 

The voice seemed to come from all around him. Leo worked his way over to a corner of the room and took up a defensive stance, if he could not leave he figured he at least try and defend himself.  "Who are you? What do you want with me?" 

A bright flash came from the opposite side of the room. As the bright light dimmed, he was finally able to see who his captures were. "Cele, things were about to get good" Standing on the opposite side of the room were two unicorns one white, with a picture of a sun on her flank and one  dark blue with a what looks like an ink blot with a moon , both with wings. "Wait unicorns but those are a fantasy creatures a myth and wings I don't remember unicorns having wings or that could talk" he thought as he stared at both of them. "This is not possible. Unicorns are a fantasy, a myth and they don't have wings." As Leo closed his eyes, shaking his head and dropping to his knees . 

A light laughter came from both of the alicorns. "I understand your shock human, but we are real." Spoke the white winged unicorn as she approached Leo . "And we are alicorns, a winged unicorn. My name is Celestia and this here is my sister Luna" motioning to the dark blue alicorn. "We rule this land to which I have brought you. What is your name young one?"

"Leo." he replied as he slowly starts to get up, still shaken and overwhelmed by what's going on, "But you still haven't answered my question, what do you want with me?" 

Celestia smiles, using her magic she deactivates the  barrier to the room. As she approaches the door, she motions to Leo to follow. They exit the room into long white corridor with a few windows to the outside world. Following Celestia, Leo, being flanked by Luna, continued to walk down the corridor. Every now and then, Leo would glance through one of the windows to see a few pegasi of different colors flying around. As they continued, he started to wonder what this strange world he was brought to was all about, his sense of fear was now being replaced with a sense of curiosity and adventure.  He is broken from his thoughts when Celestia opens a door that leads to a balcony. As he looks over the land his mind is blown away by how beautiful this place is. "Humans once lived here." spoke Luna as she stood next to him. " That is until about 1200 years ago then they disappeared. 

"While searching the sky with magic, I found your planet." Celestia cut in, "I was able to, at brief times look in on your planet and I found you to be the best candidate."	

"Candidate for  what?"

"To see if humans can come back to Equestria. Like my sister said, humans once lived here and even though humans do have violent tendencies we believe that you humans deserve a second chance. I would like to ask you, will you be our test subject to see if humans can live here peacefully? "

Leo stared out at the lush world around him Humans use to live here? She is asking me to be a test subject' to see if my race can come back? This seems all well and good but what about my home, my sister? "What about my sister? We are the only family we have. She is going to be worried about me. "

"When I teleported you here, I left a note on your table saying that you would be going on a trip for about ten days. If at the end of ten days, if you wish to return home I will send you home. Hopefully it will be enough time to see if we can trust your race again."

"I'll do it." His eyes still glued to the landscape and the sun starts to set. Celestia smiles and tells him that she will take him to a guest bedroom of the castle. He and Celestia turn to leave, Leo notices that Luna is no longer there. Celestia explains to Leo, on the way to the guest room, about how she and her sister raise and lower the sun and the moon and it was time for her sister to safeguard the night. Arriving at the guest room Celestia bids him good night and invites him to breakfast in the morning. Leo agrees and bid her good night as well. Entering the room, he walks straight to bed and lies down. He wonders what his sister is doing as he falls asleep.

Back on Earth, Leo's sister Lisa returns home. Unable to locate her brother, she finds a note on the table: Lisa I'm going on a trip for about ten days. See you when I get back. Leo. Lisa crumbles up the note, " He is so getting it when he gets back."