Brother To The Crown

by Thunder_Chaser_

Reasons

Eclipse was guided into the dining. As they walked towards it, eclipse had flash backs in his memory, laying out the stone work, setting up girders, recruiting friends for work, the memories brought a smile to his face...

As the large doors to the dining room opened, eclipse was met with masked and armoured ponies, arms aimed at him. The room Lost all its cheery colour, the banner lay on the floor in shreds and ashes, bullet holes pepper all sides of the room, he was suddenly in his combat fatigues and equipment, he dove for the table as shots flew passed him. Slamming into the floor, he turned around to check on his comerades, three lay dead at the door way, while two others hid behind the door taking shots every few seconds. Eclipse crawled under the table to the end of it. As he came up he let loose several rounds, all in the directions of the enemy, he felt two searing pains in his chest. He'd been shot, he fell to his knees, he brought his hoof up from the wound, soaked in blood, he fell to the floor--

"E-eclipse?"

He snapped it of his nightmare, he was greeted by the warm colours of the room, the table set, and celestia staring at him face to face...

"S-sorry I-I blanked out..." He stuttered

Luna and celestia looked at each other, they knew that was not what had happened, he had a look on his face as if he'd been killed.

Celestia sighed, she knew what was going on, some of the guards who had been in conflicts in equestria tended to bear that look, it was the look one got, after the horrors of war began to haunt them...

"Ah your highnesses and guard, we've prepared a very delightful meal for you, crystal empire cod fish, with watermelon wine, and a side of dandelion soup or daffodil sandwich with you own toppings, and for dessert, we'vs prepared a very special dish for you... Pegasus lightning whiskey cake, made from many ingredients from around the world... Enjoy" said a mid aged earth pony wearing a chefs hat that said "chef-colt-are-dee"

As they sat down, they began swapping stories...

"So, what have I missed in the last 900 years Tia?" Eclipse asked

"Well I'll tell you the more recent story because I feel a tad lazy to tell you be exact events of the past 900 years..."

"For stirrups sakes Tia, don't get all bloody technical on me..." Eclipse chuckled

"You've got to excuse Tia, she's been a bit... Techie lately..." Luna joked

"Don't make me banish you both to the moon now..." Celestia replied sarcastically, they all broke out in laughter.

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An hour or so later
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"You don't normally vist us... Why did you come down here anyways...?" Celestia asked

"Well, after I heard about Luna I tried to get down here, but there was an... Incident and the largest buildings at our head quarters were destroyed... They housed many soldiers, mare and stallion, even a couple hundred innocent... I couldn't leave then... A year or so later I received an invitation to my nieces wedding would've loved to join you all... But there was a cart side bombing that took out a few armoured carts in our convoy to the air port... We eventually made it... But were shot down... We all survived...

Other then the mail I kept getting, I didn't know what was happening back home...

I also... Have great news... After nearly 2350 years of war... We have finally won against griffon and pony forces overseas, the document of unconditional surrender was signed by their leader last month, we still have a large base over there, but its being renovated into a capital so democracy can be started again..." Eclipse triumphantly said

"Y-You mean we won?" They both said

"Yes, many mares and stallions are returning home to their families..." He replied

"Wow... That's just... Wow..." Luna said, baffled by the news given to her

"But our war is not over yet... We recieved a threat right before cadences wedding, the same you wrote about in your letters*... We believe they were behind the bombing of HQ... After we captured several changelings, we began to run tests on how to protect our troops from bein copied... It worked, its a kind of bug spray, it kills and protects... But we have reason to believe they wish to terrorize equestria... We don't know when though..." Eclipse said

"You keep mentioning cadences wedding like its a really big deal, she was married to a guard... Shining armour it was I believe..." Luna asked

Eclipse stopped eating, he gave a questionable look to Luna "Private sparkle...?" Eclipse sighed

"Who's that?"

"Shining armour, I was asked to fill in for a Sargent friend of mine for half a year, about 10 or so years ago maybe, anywho I was his drill instructor, we called him private sparkle To help break him down into a soldier, we then refined him, and he earned his Propper name, "private armour". The kid had some talent, I'll admit it, if he hadn't gone and signed up for the guards after graduation, he might be a 3 star by know... Man I never imagined he'd end up as my nephew in law... Dang..." Eclipse said, excited and disappointed by connecting the dots

Luna and celestia giggled at his disappointment, they knew this ticked him off, they always did that to him when he was a colt...

"When I knew about your arrival I contacted cadence and shining to come up here and meet you again..." Celestia grinned

"That'll be very nice, let the boy know who he's gonna be answering to..." Eclipse joked

"Must you always terrorize your soldiers?" Luna asked

"I have fair amount of jurisdiction in the guard, but I don't control it..." Eclipse said " I do think however we should discuss the current matter at hand, we still have the threat of the changelings, I believe we should do something about it, they may be mounting up for an attack... Or perhaps terrorism? Either or, we should probably do something abou--" eclipse was cut off by the dining room door bursting open.

fifteen guards of grey and white lead by Six different coloured ponies wearing strange necklaces walked in, eclipse noticed the purple one was the one he bumped Into on his way to the guest chambers she wore a crown. He stood up from his chair, he stuck out his hoof as if to shake hoofs , the necklaces and crown lit up before eclipse could dodge, he was blasted with a bolt of rainbow colour light, the room when dark, the it returned to bright. Eclipse was gone, his hat the last thing left on his seat...

"No need to thank me princesses, that changeling could've harmed you both..." Twilight said proud of her accidents

She recieved a death stare from the princesses, celestia stood up from her chair aswell ...

"Twilight sparkle, what gives you the notion to vaporize my guests?" Celestia questioned

"He was a changeling, he could've replaced both of you and took over equestria?!?!" Twilight defended

"No twilight... He was our brother..." Luna said in a soft tone

Author's Note:

Well... This be the chair... Yes chair not chapter chair... Deal with it, any ways, twilight seems to jump to conclusions very often which kinda gave me the idea for her to think he was a changeling....

Wouldn't I be a straight up jerk if I just ended the story here...

(Well I'm not...)

Comments

[Field Marshall Nuggetman]

One does not simply kill the alicorn of the stars and the army.

[Thunder_Chaser_]

3125616 ah but dear reader... The story does not end here, it goes on, day after day... Until it is finished...

And the next story begins...

[Zarose]

Oh boy. Twilight is gonna get it! I'm just waiting on the next chapter. I swear to god I will laugh hysterically if celestial has an eye twitch out of anger!