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// A Visit to the Library 
// Story: Myths of the Night 
// by VelasBane 
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	"P-P-Princess Luna!”
The librarian of Ponyville was obviously floored and unprepared for such a royal visit.  Her unicorn magic was frantically picking books off the floor and shelving them messily, and she set a table with a bed sheet, a pitcher of water, and two mismatched teacups.  She scrambled around, leaving a bewildered Luna to watch after her as she struggled to clean the library.  Luna watched with amusement as the history of Equestria seemed to dance before her eyes, shrouded in purple shining mist, and reshelve itself - out of order.  No doubt the young unicorn would panic later when she discovered A Guide to Mythical Mammals shelved alongside Treatsies of the Griffin Kingdom, but for now...
“I wish you had told me, or Princess Celestia, I-I would have cleaned and prepared and–“
“Twilight Sparkle…”
“-had a proper table set, with warm tea and – “
“Twilight Sparkle…”
“-oh, my list for the day is going to be shot, I wish I could have factored this in, oh dear, those tea cups don’t even – where is the – “
“Twilight Sparkle!”
Luna’s booming voice brought the flustered unicorn to a halt, one hoof upraised, her eyes wide and staring up at the Princess before her.   Books still suspended in the air fell with dull thuds to the ground, and each sound made the young unicorn flinch visibly.  Once the last tome had fallen, she lowered her hoof and grinned sheepishly, dropping her head in a bow.  Luna smiled, her wings folding at her side as her head dipped just slightly.
“This trip is made to discuss… Private matters.  I have a question that I feel only you can answer for me.”
Obviously honored, Twilight Sparkle forced herself to stand at the table, bowing more deeply to Luna.  As she calmed down, the unicorn replaced the water and mismatched cups with a matching set of cups and a kettle of hot tea, which she poured for the Princess and herself.  Luna glanced around at the chaos then joined her, closing her eyes as the soothing herbal scents from the tea cup wafted around her.  A hastily arranged plate of sweets from the Cakes’ store centered themselves, and she began to speak excitedly.
“I’ll do the best I can.  Spike is on an errand - I need more parchment and ink, and he should eat too – but he’ll be back soon, if – “
“This business is better suited… Just for you.”  Luna lifted the cup in a medium blue mist and raised it to her lips, glancing around shyly before she took a sip and began to speak.
“I am very fond of you, Twilight Sparkle.  You are my sister’s apprentice, this I know, but you were the one who had the courage to free me from my curse, and who ran toward me instead of away on Nightmare Night.  I come to you now not as a Princess, but a friend.  Last night, as I raised the moon, I discovered that I was being spied on by three pegasus ponies.  They were not of Canterlot, and neither did they go toward Cloudsdale.  They went east, and I know not of what lays to the east.  I have spent my time studying the history of Equestria only; I have not yet begun to discover the lands outside of our borders, and when I mentioned it to Celestia, she darkened and asked me to never seek them out.
She said they have denied their bonds of fellowship to this land.”  Twilight moved from the table, walking around her bookshelves thoughtfully.  As she went, the titles that had been out of order began to correct themselves, and each book passed before her scrutinizing gaze before settling in its proper place.  “She wants me to leave whoever they are alone, but they were there to watch me.  They seemed curious and amazed, much like the citizens of Canterlot, but did not let me approach.  They fled as soon as I noticed them.”
“Did you see happen to what they looked like?”
“Yes.  There were two smaller ones; one with a white coat and cerulean mane and tail, the other with a yellow coat and a pink and blue mane and tail.  The larger one had a deep blue coat and a black mane and tail.”
Twilight stiffened and glanced back at Luna as she finished.  Her gaze turned thoughtful before she turned away again as books were shifting off of the shelves, enveloped in her magic. Titles passed before her eyes, and she murmured them out loud.  “Blue coat, black mane... Why does that sound so... Ancient Equestrian History, The Beginnings of Equestria, The Sister Rulers, The Formation… No, no… Older… I’ve heard of this...”
“Older?” Luna mused quietly.  “Surely these pegasi cannot be…”
“Aha!” the unicorn exclaimed suddenly.  She trotted back to Luna and set a large, tattered book gingerly down on the table.  “This is Tales of the Supernatural and Strange.  Bear with me, Princess,” she said to Luna’s opening mouth and doubting look.  “I think I have an idea.  The larger pegasus you saw, the one with the black mane?  With what Princess Celestia said, they could be stragglers from the Colt of the Moon.”
“Colt of the Moon?” Luna repeated, her eyes widening.  “Even when – “
“Let me explain,” Twilight Sparkle said with a smile.  “The Colt of the Moon was founded just before you two gave order to the land.  The Colt of the Moon was a pegasus with a deep blue coat and black mane and tail.  He claimed he ‘controlled moonrise and moonset’, if you will, and he had a strong following.  The lands were lawless at the time, so anypony claiming to have power and control was quick to become popular.  However, unlike most groups, when Hyperin and Theia gave true control to the lands, the Colt of the Moon refused to follow the new laws.  Many so-called princes, Princesses, magicians – they all dropped their claims save the Colt.  He raged against both of you so violently that some legends say he grew a horn and gave vent to a powerful red magic.
As their last act, your parents Hyperion and Theia destroyed his red magic and banished him to the outer lands, along with all of his followers.  Nopony has been born in Equestria’s borders with a dark blue coat and black mane since that time.  Now, this is a long shot – it could well have been a pegasus from another land with that coloration, and perhaps Princess Celestia's concern was ill-placed.
Now, this is all buried in a book that talks about old mares' tales and legends, so it's just as likely that the latter is true.  There hasn't been hair nor hoof of the Colt for countless moons; it seems illogical that they would simply resurface again.  It's likely just a coincidence."
Luna stared down at the book, frowning thoughtfully.  The Colt of the Moon is a name she was somewhat familiar with, but only to the extent that Twilight Sparkle’s book spoke of them.  The final word, as far as she was concerned, is that they had been destroyed when Order began in the lands, never to rise again.  This being a coincidence seemed too simple; but if they were remnants of a fringe group that had been banished from Equestria who did not believe in Celestia or her, why were they watching her?  What had convinced them to return after so long?  And why did they flee from her, if they had made such an effort to be near her?
“Twilight Sparkle, may I make a request of you?”
“Certainly, Princess Luna!”
“Please write me a copy of anything you can find, including information of the geography to the east of Equestria.  And… Please do not tell Celestia.  If she finds out, I will take any and all blame.”
Twilight hesitated, and then gave a small nod.  “I’ll do it for you, Princess Luna.  And now, if I may?”
Luna’s head tilted with curiosity, and Twilight winked at her.  “I think we should do something to throw Celestia off of your trail.  Give your visit here some purpose.”