Terror in Equestria 5: One Thousand Years Later

by StormLuna

An Old Alliance Restored

Four days pass and finally Twilight and Shining Armor can see Maredrid approaching on the horizon. Twilight starts jumping up and down shouting "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! We're almost there big brother! We're almost to Maredrid!"

Shining Armor smiled and replied, "I know Twily. I just hope you are right about LaurFa waiting for us."

Twilight said, "I know I am right! Remember, I could see all when I was banished to the sun. I can't wait to see her!"

Shining Armor still had his doubts but he was just letting his paranoia get the best of him. He did not realize that not only would LaurFa be waiting for them, but she would swear complete and absolute allegiance to Twilight.

Finally they docked in Maredrid Bay and they were greeted by LaurFa's dark Alicorn general, General Dark Hooves and her changeling general, General Green Mane. Green Mane said to them, "We have been expecting you two. LaurFa will be very happy to see you two have arrived."

Twilight asked, "Who are you two?"

Dark Hooves replied, "I am General Dark Hooves and the changeling is General Green Mane. We are LaurFa's top officers. Come with us to the palace, LaurFa is waiting for the supreme leader of us all, Dark Goddess Twilight Sparkle, to arrive."

Twilight smiled and said, "You see big brother, I told you we had nothing to worry about!"

Twilight and Shining Armor followed the generals to the throne room where they were greeted by LaurFa. LaurFa said, "Dark Goddess Twilight Sparkle, Shining Armor! How are you two!"

Twilight replied, "I am doing well Queen LaurFa! I am so happy to see one world leader that is still on my side!"

LaurFa asked, "How could I turn on the pony who gave me the Equine Empire and rescued me from the void? You two must be starving. How about we grab a bite to eat before we get to discussing matters of business?"

Twilight replied, "That would be wonderful! We have only had berries for the past four days so a substantial meal would be wonderful!"

LaurFa said, "If I remember correctly, you love steak. I will have my chefs prepare a meal of steak, potatoes, corn and hay for us and don't worry, we have plenty of cider to wash it down with."

Twilight got a huge grin on her face and said, "Oh you know me too well LaurFa! That sounds delicious!"

Once they sat down to their meal Twilight began to devour her food. She had not had a substantial meal since before her banishment to the sun. LaurFa was shocked to see Twilight eat so much as she ate much more than her brother, who has a huge appetite. After supper they headed to the throne room where Twilight took control of the conversation.

Twilight addressed everypony, "Well as you can all see, I have returned from the sun. Also, plainly obvious, Celestia did not join me in coming here. She has instead decided to join the side of the enemy."

LaurFa asked, "Do you know why she decided to join forces with Colgate?"

Twilight sighed and replied, "Well I have a feeling it is because she is still throwing a hissy fit over me having Luna banish her to the sun over the crimes she committed when Shining Armor and I were just foals."

General Dark Hooves asked, "What crimes did she commit against you two?"

Twilight replied, "Well this also involves our parents. I was accepted into Celstia's school for gifted unicorns and passed my entrance exam. Well I had so much power that Celestia wanted me to be her protege at the school. The thing is, mom and dad had their reservations about me going to live at the palace with Celestia, well until she promised them economic security for life along with a spot among the Canterlot elite. Once she did that, mom and dad basically threw us out and told Celestia to take us."

Dark Hooves said, "That is horrible. How could a mom and dad just do that to their kids? What about you Shining Armor? What kind of crimes did Celestia commit against you?"

Shining Armor replied, "Well this happened right at the same time Twily passed her entrance exam. I remember mom was packing her things when Celestia herself came over to offer mom and dad economic security. She had heard about my powerful magic and saw that I was larger than all of the other colts my age. She promised mom and dad economic security in exchange for both of us. She basically bought Twilight and I from mom and dad. We did not have much of a childhood. Twily was basically raised by Celestia and I was pretty much raised by the academy."

This story caused Dark Hooves to tear up and he said, "You two are a true inspiration. You have faced so much adversity and yet you still persevered. I will follow you into battle anywhere and anytime. You have my complete and absolute allegiance. I will gladly put my life on the line to aid you in any quests you have."

Twilight smiled at the general and said, "Thank you Dark Hooves and I do have a quest. My desire is to reclaim the world which at one point, before my banishment to the sun, I did control."

Dark Hooves asked, "Dark Goddess Twilight Sparkle, what caused you to lose control of the world?"

Twilight replied, "Well part of it was arrogance on the part of a pony who I put in as second in command and my own carelessness. At the time, this pony was very loyal to me. Once I ruled the whole world my brother and I began to travel around my world. I traveled to various territories to make sure that my stewards were enforcing my laws and to make sure that we all stayed on the same page. Well this commander, who is now the Supreme Commander of Equestria, decided that Equestria needed a leader who would be there in Ponyville most of the time."

LaurFa asked, "I take it you are talking about Colgate."

Twilight continued, "Yes, it is Colgate that I am talking about. Well, before one trip I had forgot to lock one of my spell books back in the archives. It was the book that had my spells for locking and unlocking the archives. So, while we were gone she got in there, studied everything, even things I hadn't studied, and taught everything to those who were once my recruits. The only things she didn't teach them were the spells to lock and unlock the archives along with her time spells."

Green Mane asked, "Time Spells? Is she a Time Lady?"

Twilight replied, "Unfortunately, yes. Thing is, nopony else could even understand them as she is the only Time Lady that I know. Back when she was just a dentist, we had a local doctor who was also a Time Lord. Ponies who can manipulate time are very rare but easy to spot."

Dark Hooves asked, "Are you talking about those ponies that have hourglass cutie marks?"

Twilight jumped up out of her chair and said, "Yes! Do you know any of them?"

Dark Hooves replied, "I did. He was a very dear friend of mine. His name was Wrecking Ball. Besides being a Time Lord, he was also a construction worker here in Maredrid."

Twilight asked, "Why are you speaking about him in the past tense?"

Dark Hooves replied, "Well he passed away last month. Out of all the non-dark-Alicorn ponies, he was my best friend. I remember how one time he cast a spell to create a time bubble around this building, then froze time outside of the bubble. This allowed him and his crew to get a building up in time for a foreign dignitary from Neigh Zealand to stay in when she got here."

Twilight said, "Yeah the things Time Lords and Time Ladies do are pretty amazing. The pony who I want to take my power back from is a Time Lady. I sometimes worry about what she can do with time but I can't let it scare me."

LaurFa asked, "Now Colgate is an Alicorn isn't she?"

Twilight replied, "Yes, and I know how she can freeze time, create time bubbles and get those things moving extremely fast. She could freeze time, create a time bubble and get it moving so fast she could go pick somepony up in Faustica and get back to Ponyville in a matter of five minutes passing within the bubble."

Dark Hooves said, "That seems to give our enemy quite an advantage."

Twilight replied, "Well it doesn't make her invincible."

LaurFa said, "Twilight, given his loyalty I believe that Dark Hooves should go with us when we set sail for Saddle Arabia. Since you know a loyalty spell, you will be able to easily gain the allegiance of not just the forces in Saddle Arabia, but Neigh Zealand and even Queen Galaxia and King Cosmos over in Faustica."

Twilight replied, "I sure hope so. Luna and Celestia are both in Ponyville so Alicorn Island will be far easier to take. Since large armies are not easy to feed, I plan on duplicating the forces in Faustica and then taking them with us to Equestria. I am not sure how many we will need but we can discuss that once we get there."

LaurFa asked, "Twilight, how long do you want to wait until we set sail for Ridead?"

Twilight replied, "Well I want to wait a few days. I do want to be able to have good filling meals for a few days before another ten days out at sea."

Dark Hooves asked, "I know fresh water is impossible to find out at sea. I am wondering if maybe we should wash out some cider bottles and fill them with water before we go?"

Twilight smiled and replied, "Dark Hooves you are a genius! That sounds like a great plan!"

LaurFa said, "Well how about we leave five days from now? Twilight and Shining Armor will be well rested and that will give us time to adequately stock the ship with both food and water. I consider this meeting adjourned."

Twilight yawned and said, "Thanks LaurFa. I am ready to hit the hay."

LaurFa replied, "Well you two remember where the VIP sleeping quarters are. Good night."

Twilight said, "Good night LaurFa. See you in the morning."

While Twilight headed to bed Colgate was watching all of this in her tower and realized the time had come to release Brevity Thrash from her banishment. She headed down to Scootaloo's office and said, "Scootaloo, LaurFa is going to help Twilight in her quest."

Scootaloo asked, "Does this mean that we will be going to get Brevity Thrash?"

Colgate replied, "Yes, it does. I want to get Rainbow Dash to help us with this though. She will be able to get that time bubble moving extra fast."

Scootaloo asked, "When do you want to do this?"

Colgate replied, "Tomorrow morning after breakfast. It's time for supper. Let's go get some food."

Author's Note:

Invisibility----"Whether it be one or a bunch of ones, nopony needs to see so that we don't have to flee, invisibility is the treat of not having to retreat."

Visibility---"The unseen shall now be seen, with their friends being present, hiding only shows resent, those who have disappeared shall now appear."

Duplication---"From one to two, two to four and so much more, when one is simple mere, more and more shall appear."

Banish to void--- "You have committed treason and that is not in season, you are a threat to me and I simply can not let that be, I can no longer be annoyed so you shall be cast into the void."

Loyalty spell---"From another to me, that is where your allegiance will now be, you thought your old commander loved you like pie when all they wanted was for you to die. With me all shall be great, there shall be no hate."

Giving drones a mind of their own---"those without a mind are in a bind, no longer shall they just be, but they will still be loyal to me, for officers they are now but they don't ask how."

Unbanish---"The one who has been banished has done their time, they are now forgiven for their crime, their time has come, now they need to contribute some, it is Equestria that they must serve or into the spiral of the void they shall curve."

Transform unicorn to Alicorn--- "The unicorn who has no wings is bound to the ground, they can not really get around, their smarts are great yet without flight they will be late, with these wings they will be great and they shall never have a bad fate."

Transform multiple unicorns to Alicorns--- "The unicorns who have no wings are bound to the ground, they can not really get around, their smarts are great yet without flight they will be late, with these wings they will be great and they shall never have a bad fate."

Transform Pegasus to Alicorn---"The one who can fly likes to fly free desires the powers that allow the unicorn to be, he/she wishes so much to levitate and create, rather than berate, for the winged one now has magic, without that it would be tragic."

Transform Earth Pony to Alicorn---"The pony without magic or flight is in a bind, for they feel like they have fallen behind, they work themselves to death, even to their very last breath, for now with magic and wings, great things shall be what life brings."

Increase size of pony---"The small one wishes they were tall so that they won't have to crawl, with height their future is bright and everything will be alright, for the small one is small no more, with height their happiness shall be galore."

Mature pony--"The innocent pony is unsure of who she wants to be, that may be cute but it is not what is good for me, she needs to mature if she is to be strong for without maturity she won't last for long, the naive one shall be so no more, for her maturity will carry her into lore."

Strengthen Armor---"The one without armor does not stand a chance, so it is what we must enhance, the unarmed one will likely receive death, with armor he shall continue to draw breath, without armor he will be torn to shreds like a rag but with armor victory is in the bag."

Activate Jade Alicorn---"The jade Alicorn will help me see all, without it I might miss a brawl, while the distances are great, I can see all the hate, wisdom is what comes along with the eye so that overthrowing me nopony will try."

Hurricane spell--- "The nice weather must come to an end, for without a storm the enemy will not bend, the wind shall be strong and my enemies won't last for long, a hurricane is a must so the tyrants will sink and go bust."

Fixing spell--- "The city was devastated by a storm, which is not the norm, their suffering is great yet we can not allow normalcy to be late, the city must be restored to the way it was before so they can pay taxes like they did before.

COLGATE'S SPELLS

Unlock---"The door is locked, but from me my information is blocked, a lot of learning I have to do, but with this locked I won't have a clue, now the door is open for me and infinite knowledge for me shall now be."

Lock---"Right now the door is not locked, from others the information is not blocked, the others must not be allowed to learn, for this is not theirs to earn, the door is now closed for all but me because infinite knowledge is not free."

Shatter Armor---"Our foes' armor is great, that is something I hate, with their armor they are strong, but them having armor is just plain wrong, now their armor is gone and it is time for them to say bye as they are struck by energy and die."

Return Blue sky---"The sky is purple which is ok for some, but it just makes me numb, for I miss the way it used to be, blue is beautiful to me, the normal sky shall be back and everything will return on track."

Drain pony---"The large pony is too big for me, for smaller the pony shall be, the size and knowledge will become mine, but the negative qualities is where I draw the line, for what must grow is my power, so that I may remain in the tower."

Change eye blue---"The green eye is not for me, for blue is what it shall be, the evil shall be banished as the good can not vanish, what shall return will be an eye of blue as it is the perfect hue."

Freeze time---"Tick tock, tick tock, look at the racing clock, what is short is time and being late is a crime, we must finish on top so it is time I must stop, with time froze, it is my enemies I shall bulldoze."

Unfreeze time---"Look at the clock, it is stuck in place, with this there can be no pace, everything is still but that does not fit the bill, for now the clock shall again run so everypony can have fun."

Time bubble---"A bubble is what we need, so from frozen time we can be freed, in this bubble we can move fast, while everything else is stuck in the past, it is frozen time which through we must pass so we will never be late to class."

Undo time bubble---"In the bubble time continues to run, but now the time outside runs and allows fun, the bubble must burst so we can quench our thirst, from the bubble we are now free and everything we can clearly see."

Release Brevity Thrash--- "She was banished long ago, but her power she will not forego, it is revenge she wants, it is her sister she shall taunt, for Brevity Thrash shall return once more and be more than just long lost lore."

PINKIE'S SPELL

"The changeling's power is good, but not great, they can fire ooze but not enough to make their foes lose, for them to be great, they must fire bolts of hate, the energy shall be strong so their enemies won't last for long."

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