Luna I'm Here

by JosephRascon1789

A way to end the war

Neutral outpost 7
North of the Everfree Forest

"Are you sure that isn't just some rumor?" The Doctor asked.

The brown stallion set his cup down and looked him dead in the eye. "I swear. My family held on to a war journal written by our great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather. In it he talks about an artifact so powerful that Celestia herself destroyed it because she didn't want it to fall into Luna's hooves."

The Doctor looked back and I raised a brow. "Well I love a good story about the past. Go on then."

900 years ago Hammer Head

"Hammer do you see them?" A voice called out to me.

"Yeah. Celestia's soldiers are really trying to fight off Luna's defense force." I replied from a bush.

"Hey Luna gave us the signal. It's time"

We encased our heads in our armor and prepared for the surprise attack. We were some of Princess Luna's strongest and feared warriors. We are descendants of the Dark Warrior himself. The Shadows are the blood thirsty assassins of the Republic. We began our descent from the hill where we watched the fight. Ground Shaker was about to use the distraction spell to get Luna's hoof soldiers out. I raised a hoof and looked back.

"3...2...1" I whispered.

His horn flared and a large crack headed right for the connection between the bridge and the ground that supported it. Celestia's soldiers packed to that spot to force Luna's soldiers back to the castle doors. Little did they know it was a trap, and when they felt the ground shake, it was to late. The ground under them collapsed and they fell into the deep chasm filled with sharp rocks. Their screams of pain and the ground breaking filled the air for a couple of seconds. The soldiers followed the crack up to the four of us. We stood in our black armor and watched over them, they couldn't see any part of our real bodies. That's how we earned our names. They say that we are just shadows, not living things. Their spears and swords fell to the ground and they cowered in fear. I looked back to another soldier of mine named Black Heart. Her magic ability surpassed mine and she was known for her death shields. I nodded and her horn started to glow. A red aura trapped what was left of Celestia's soldiers. We approached them and watched as they pleaded with themselves, saying how it couldn't be real. Shining Night made a bridge with his magic to get Luna's soldiers across the destroyed bridge. Suddenly, Celestia's guards started laughing and smiling.

"Here they come! Just like Celestia promised! Run in fear Shadows. The Trojans are here to kill you."

"Sir we have four incoming targets from the south."

I looked back and saw four dots coming in fast. "Battle positions! Cover the soldiers out." I yelled. "Heart.... you know what to do."

I couldn't see the facial reaction. I just knew she followed orders. There were screams for mere seconds then only the sound of the shocked soldiers we were protecting.

"Inform Luna that reinforcements have arrived." Ground called out.

The four dots approached with lighting speed and dived to the ground directly across from the us. When the dust cleared, four ponies stood silently in golden armor. Their faces were covered just like ours, but the parts of their body that were reviled showed white fur. I stepped forward and prepared myself for a fight. I charged up a blast and planted my hooves in the ground. When I let the magic bolt fly, I couldn't believe the speed at which a defense shield was raised. As soon as the bolt disappeared, a Trojan jumped out and kicked me with it's right hind leg. The force of the impact sent me flying into a tree. I almost knocked out, but my squad gathered around me and waited for the Trojans to attack. I rose back up on all fours and felt hate grow. I teleported and returned the kick then I teleported again to where it was flying. I smashed it into the ground with my fore hooves. A small crater surrounded the pony and I thought it was dead. I was about to teleport away, when the pony pushed itself out of the ground. It balanced itself on its right fore hoof and spun around delivering another kick to the face. I landed near my squad and pushed myself up again. All out fighting took control as we teleported to attack. The sound of armor hitting armor and bone shattering impacts from hitting each other was all I could hear. It seemed like no matter how fast we were, they were just faster and could take more pain. Next thing I knew I was pinned by a Trojan. I struggled to pry his hooves off me. His magic held me down as it raised its left fore hoof reviling a hidden blade. I tried moving, but nothing worked. I watched it slowly lower the knife to my armor. Just as it touched my armor I heard a loud scream.

"Captain!"

Ground Shaker threw himself on the Trojan and caused it to fall over. I jumped up and looked around. The Trojan was slow to get up, but Ground Shaker jumped to his hooves. I raised my right fore hoof in approval. I knew he was smiling and I couldn't help but grin. Then a glimmer appeared behind Shaker. Before I could even yell, a spear punched through him. It was covered in blood and a piece of Shaker's armor was folded around the head of the spear. His body went limp and he was kicked to the ground. His helmet fell off and rolled on the ground. I looked back to see Shining Night looking back at me. He didn't see the Trojan behind him. A sword pierced his armor, then a second sword went through his neck. Black Heart had teleported to my side and put a shield around us.

"Captain what do we do?"

The four golden ponies gathered around the shield and stared at us.

"I-I'm not sure." I replied.

I just watched two of my best stallions die and now I was trapped with no way out except death.

"This shield isn't for protection. It's just a basic defense shield." She whispered.

"Well I guess I had this coming a long time now." I said while getting closer to the edge of the barrier. "Take care of the foal and please escape."

"W-What do you mean?! I'm staying here and dying by your side.... Remember? Till death do us part." She was starting to choke up.

I looked back and charged my magic. "I love you."

I teleported her inside the castle and shed a single tear. The shield fell and just as I closed my eyes and drew my last breath, I felt a gust of wind. When I opened my eyes they were gone.

"Where did they go?" I asked the air.

Then I felt heat around me. A bright light I the sky screamed in from the west. I looked toward the castle and realized that a magic blast was heading for the castle. The item Luna wanted must have been powerful, because Celestia was about to destroy it along with anypony in the near by area. I saw a flash of light and Princess Luna was holding Black Heart. I was happy that she took my wife away from here. This area was about to be scorched. I teleported to a hill far away to watch this magic shot destroy the castle. When I saw Luna, I signaled for her to land. I could hear Black Heart struggle to break free of Luna's grip and when she did I was hit with a fore hoof.

"D-Don't ev-ever scare me l-like that again!" She latched on to me and cried into my armor.

I wrapped my hooves around her and held her tight. "You had to raise a foal for me. I couldn't live if you died." I felt tears come out of my own eyes.

Luna landed and spoke in a strong, but caring voice. "Captain I'm glad to see you were willing to give you life for the life of your spouse. You.... remind me of my l-lover."

The ball of magic hit the castle, but that isn't what surprised me. Just as she said the last word, I could swear I could see a tear on Luna's cheek.

"Did you find the artifact Princess?"

"No, but now, I'm sure its destructive power will never see this war."

I took off my helmet and looked at the destruction. Not much remained of the EverFree forest. When I looked down, Black Heart was still crying. I removed her helmet and put a hoof under her chin. Her tear soaked eyes locked with mine.

"I love you Ruby Heart."

"My real name.... I forgot it after so long in this war. I love you to."

We shared a passionate kiss as the fires raged in the distance.

Present time

"What's so important about that?" I asked.

The stallion flipped to the next page, but it was blank. I started to get angry at the time I had spent here.

"Well look at that." The Doctor broke my train of thought.

I looked back down and the stallion's horn was glowing. Words faintly appeared and I continued reading.

900 years ago

As much as I want to believe that the artifact is destroyed, I could have sworn I saw something gleaming when the the castle fell. I'm not to sure simply because it might have been a tear out of my eyes or my armor that caught the suns angle perfectly. If I were to take a guess, I doubt something as powerful as Luna claims would be destroyed by magic. It's not my place to ask and after losing two of my closet friends, I don't feel it to be to important. If Luna believes its gone then its gone.

Present time

"So if what this is saying is true then there is a way to stop the war in that crater?" The Doctor said happily.

"I know it might not be there, but if it is there then the Dark Warrior can find it and use it's power to end the war." He looked around and motioned us to get closer. "Please do this for us. I don't want to be in constant fear anymore. I just want to settle down with my wife and have a normal life." Tears were flowing down his cheeks. "Please."

"You have my word. If I can find it then I will use it to end the war." I started for the door and the Doctor followed closely behind.

"What if that thing isn't there?" He asked.

I took a second to think about it then flatly answered, "I don't know."

"So we are going to an old abandoned war zone in the middle of a dark forest, that might still be protected, with no plan?" The Doctor asked.

"Sure."

"Sounds like fun. Count me in."

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The Everfree forest was easy to travel through. It seemed like armies marched through the forest before. There was a clear path that plants seemed to stay away from. We followed the road and eventually we got to the crater made by Celestia's attack. It was about a mile long, and a couple hundred feet deep. You could clearly see to the other side of the crater and beyond. As we made our way down the crater, I was surprised that there were no guards there defending the artifact from either side. There wasn't much to see at the bottom, but there were pieces of the castle. We searched for all of ten minuets. There wasn't much to find in the giant hole the must have been checked a thousand times over before. The Doctor was using some kind of shiny stick that made a weird noise. The Doctor stopped looking and called out.

"Well that's odd."

I trotted towards him. "Is there something wrong Doctor?"

He looked back and set the stick in his hoof. "Well according to the screw driver, there is a strange power source near by. It's faint, but its enough to still be alive."

He set the screw driver back in his mouth and started looking around. Finally he stopped and pointed. I almost knocked him over with the force I had when I looked. There was a strange crystal under a pile of rubble. It was so hard to see because of the dust that covered it, but it had a weak glow. I used my magic to pull it out and clean it. The crystal was dark blue in color and shaped like a fine cut diamond.

"Well is this the all powerful artifact that is going to stop the war?" The Doctor asked eagerly.

"No.... It's just a memory crystal. Only Unicorns can use theses to produce a signal. They leave little voice recordings that other ponies can hear.... But this one is damaged beyond repair." I used my magic to start unlocking the the bind. "I doubt we'll get any sound at all out of this old thing."

The magical bind was simple, and I doubt that any pony near by would even notice it being broken. The crystal began making noises that couldn't be called words, but I could clearly hear that there were two ponies talking.

"Elements.... Harmony."

"Elements? What does that mean?" The Doctor asked.

The crystal became silent and I tried to remember what elements and harmony had to do with each other. "Why does that sound so familiar... Wait... Elements of Harmony! I remember now! They were Luna's and Celestia's defense system for all of Equestria. They only work when both of the sisters are in harmony. They defeated all of the enemy's that Equestria had."

The Doctor raised a hoof to protest. "But you just said that the sisters had to be in harmony to use them. How would they be any use to us?"

I took a deep breath. "Doctor I'm not going to lie. I have a crazy plan that could rip apart all of Equestria or kill me."

He winced at the thought. "The plans in these situations always has to be crazy and someone would always have to give up their life for it to work.... So. Go on then. Let's hear your plan."

"It's only a theory, but the Elements haven't been used because no one pony can use them. They are weak because nopony is in harmony. If I used Discord's magic, I might be able to corrupt them and use them."

The Doctor raised a brow. "So suppose we could actually find these... Elements of Harmony, how much power would you need to control them alone? And what happens if they don't exist any more?"

I looked to the sky. "Like I said Doctor. It's only a theory. In the worst case scenario they don't exist, but we get to Luna's castle. We can still end the war that way."

The Doctor still looked unsure. "I don't mean to drag this out, but how do you corrupt something called the Elements of Harmony?"

"Using a magic so powerful that I almost prevented the war in the first place." I responded coldly.

A voice broke the silence. A voice that induced the hatred I once felt all those years ago. "Oh your magic was a mere flicker compared to mine."

I grinned at the thought. "So long ago. Is that what you tell yourself at night to help you cope with the idea of a regular unicorn almost defeating you?" I looked up and saw the empress Celestia. "The time hasn't been good to you my dear."

She chuckled. "But I see you haven't aged a day since we last met." It was like she was spitting the words at me.

"Have you come for another fight?" I asked fully confident in the answer. "Or to run away and hide behind all of your soldiers and clones?"

"I just wanted to see if the rumors were true. I have no fight with you..... But" The ground was shaking and rocks were falling to the bottom of the crater. "I think they do."

The rim of the crater was packed with Celestia's soldiers. They all were armed and ready.

"It's to bad. My dear sister will never know that her lover was back. Almost like a tragic story. The warrior returns only to be killed before he can find his love. I think I'll jot that down when I return to the castle." She teleported away.

"Doctor.... Can that box come to you on command?" I asked.

"Not until it repairs its self. Plus it would take a while until it could find us." He said as he looked around.

"Get to it. I'll do my best to stop theses grunts."

I didn't come all this way to stop here. I will get to her no matter the amount of ponies in my way!

Comments

[BarrenBaron]

Wow, the hell happened to Celestia? You think she'd at least pretend to be benevolent...especially if she can stop the war...you know...the one killing ALL HER SUBJECTS?

I mean, damn gurl, have you no decency?

[JosephRascon1789]

3597485 She wants to win the war. Simple as that. They are gridlocked and if one gives up then all their subjects die along with them. This is a fight for freedom