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// Chapter 7 
// Story: Equus is Dying 
// by Silver Nightshade 
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-----Princess Celestia-----
This is it.  This is the end of Equus.  All of the Royal Guards and unicorn mages that remain are busying themselves with goodbyes before leaving to cast the final Dimension Jump spell, which will bring the entirety of Canterlot, as well as myself, Cadence, and Luna, to Earth.  The human government was kind enough to not only let us live with them, but also gave us our own island that could fit the population three times over.
The doors to the throne room open and I watch as my sister and Cadence walk up to their thrones that sit at either side of mine.  Together, we sit, and breathe in the air of Equus for the final few minutes before the spell is cast.  I will miss this place a lot.  I hope that someday we can recolonize, after the threat has been destroyed, or it's moved on to another world.  The wind picks up outside and I can tell the spell has begun.

-----Night Darkshroud-----
"Hey V, is it me or has the wind suddenly picked up?" I ask as I see a small trail of leaves start whipping into the air.
"No it is, fast."
"Thought so, I wonder what's going on," I walk over towards a mare who is crying into her hooves outside a nearby cafe.  "Miss?  Um, don't mean to bother but do you know what's going on?"
The mare's red, puffy eyes look from her hooves towards me and a sad smile crossed her lips.  "The Royal Guard is performing the spell.  We're leaving Equus, and the remainder of the Guard, soon.  The wind is being caused by the spell."  she looked up at the sky, I followed suit.  I can tell Vinyl did as well because I heard the gasp that she made.  The green vortex was forming above the entire city, and it was taking shape fast.
"Wait!  You said the remainder of the the Guard is being left as well?!"
"Yes, all of the remaining Guard and the members of the Mage Guild, who are operating the spell are being left to get the city through.  That's why my husband came to our home and said good bye."  She broke down into sobs again and I started to look around frantically.
"Yo, Night what is it?"
"The Royal Guard is being left behind!  This is our ride out of Equestria and Equus as a whole!  My parents probably came to the house to say good bye and I wasn't there!  Quick, we need to find them!"  I started to gallop towards the most likely place they would be -- the castle.

-----Silky Dark-----
Watch and I had gone to the house to see Night before having to come here and make sure nopony tried leaving via the railway on the opposite side of Canterlot.  The castle looked ominous in the distance as the vortex that made up the spell cast it in an eerie green glow.  I cried during the ride out here after leaving the house.  We didn't get to say good bye to our son, and we hadn't seen him in four days because of the evacuations.
"Honey, its time," Watch said as he started to gather magic to his horn.  I followed suit and pointed at the few boxes we brought from the house.  It was just some various heirlooms of our families, a couple enchanted hooflets and an old necklace from my side, and the mask that Watch's family has had for six generations.  There was also our family's entire bank account's worth of bits so he would have money.  The spell we were casting was going to allow these boxes to go through the portal and then teleport to Night through the genetic leylines he got from us.

-----Princess Mi Amore Cadenza-----
"Celestia, Do you believe we'll be able to come back here ever again?" I ask as the green glow from the vortex became multicolored and strange as it filtered through the stained glass windows of the throne room.
"We can only hope Cadance.  But for now we must start thinking about what we are going to do once we make it to the island.  Luna, have boxes been enchanted to teleport some tools over with the population?" Celestia said and asked before looking to the younger sister.
"Yes Tia, there are several boxes of tools, food, and seed so that we can begin right away," Luna said, her stoic expression ever on her face.  I giggled despite myself and the sisters looked at me with a peculiar expression on my face.
"Forgive me Celestia, Luna, but I can't help but giggle at you.  Our world is ending, and yet while I have been troubled these last few days, Luna, you have been able to keep that same look on your face the entire time and I find it funny how much control you have gained over your emotions." I said between fits of giggles and soon Celestia looked over at Luna and began to chuckle as well.
"She's right sister, you've kept the same expression on for five days already.  I hope you start to show a little emotion once this is over."
"Perhaps, but for now we should regain composure until such a time as we can celebrate.
Just then a loud boom and a crash sounded from outside and we all watched a pillar fall from higher on the castle, going down and over the cliff face.