“The charges are high treason against the royal court and all of Equestria, as well as vandalism of property.” Celestia’s voice boomed. She was acting as the judge for today’s trial. Usually Luna did legalities, as it interested the moon god more, but today’s was a special case; the case of me, Twilight Sparkle.
“Does the accused admit to her crimes?” The sun god asked.
“The ‘accused’,” Said my attorney Gavel, putting air quotes around ‘accused’. “Can’t admit to anything, she didn’t do anything wrong. She can’t remember doing anything wrong.”
“She can’t remember, but I’m sure her horn can. We personally saw Twilight Sparkle use some spells we know by name. Let us check the last ones her horn used,” said Luna, finally speaking.
“I’m sure I didn’t do anything. Go ahead and check.” I said, letting my cocky side out a little. I immediately caught my mistake and who I was with, and why I was with them. “Oh my goodness I am so sorry!” I managed to slip out before the sisters both huffed over; Cadences and Shining Armour still observing from their shared podium to the left of Celestia’s.
My horn memory was thoroughly searched after that. It found that I had indeed preformed those spells that can be so harmful in the wrong hands. I had performed dark magic and I can’t remember any of it.
I was sent to the Chrystal Empire where they thought they could more adequately hold me while a punishment for my crimes was decided. The day finally came when I was to stand in front of the court and face my consequences.
Now that we have finally caught up; I’m here in the dungeon of the Crystal Empire.
Knock, knock, knock.
My cell door suddenly burst open and there were the royal foursome Cadence, Celestia, Luna and Shining Armour walked in. My cell was pretty spacious so it was no hard feat to accommodate us all. “Oh Twilght, I’m so sorry, but it’s for the best.” said Cadence. “I’m so sad and dissaponted this couldn’t work.”
“What?”
“Twilight Sparkle, you have been sentenced to exile. You will depart immediately, you will talk to no one, you will take nothing,” Said Shining Armour. “It is my duty as head of the Royal Guard and as Prince of the Cristal Empire to escort you to your destination.” He looked so sad, so very disappointed. Just like everypony else.
Once again I was in shock, frozen and incapable of speech. Shining gently picked me up and out me in the nearby wooden wagon. They had anticipated this would happen, that I would be devastated by the fact I had to leave.
We traveled for hours. I was still in the wagon and it was pulled by Shining Armour and the female guard from before. Finally we arrived in a swamp. It was cold and danky, I had been hooded the whole ride so I don’t know the particulars of where we are, but it was dark.
I could hear voices in the distances, but I didn’t see anything.
“This is where you get off, honey” said the mare guard.
“What? No this can’t be it…exile is always in a dessert, or far out in the ocean…or-“ I was cut off.
“Get out Twily. I have family to get back too.” Shining’s expression looked solemn and depressed, with a hint of anger as he and the other guard slowly towed away the wooden cart I had been pulled in.
I didn’t try and speak; I just sat down and cried. My body racked with sobs; Shining Armour, my B.B.B.F.F. had just dropped me off at a swamp where I was exiled. He didn’t even look back, he just trudged away. I couldn’t handle this on my own. Did my friends know what happened to me? Will I ever be forgiven? Am I really as innocent as I believe I am? Well, want to believe anyway….
The cart and guards were now out of sight, and I was just sitting here. I can hear the sound of rain not far off, I really ought to move. CRACK the rain had finally reached me. I didn’t want to move. I just sat there, out of tears and letting my purple coat get soaked through.