Prologue

Chapter 0

"Who is it? Who is it?" Pinkie Pie bounced up and down. "I told you Pinkie, I don't know." Twilight sighed, reading the book from the archives she took to study. "All I know is that he was the princesses teacher. And now he's supposed to teach me more advanced magic." She then sighed again, looking at her friends. "Besides, they didn't say when he was coming, only that it'll be soon." She shook her head, as Spike walked in. "Woah." He said, looking at the group. "I didn't know you were having a get together today Twilight." He looked around, before staring at Rarity. "I'm not." Twilight responded, "Pinkie seems to think that the princesses teacher seems to be coming today." Spike blinked, looking at Pinkie. "He is!?" He then rushed off, as Pinkie and Rainbow bursted out laughing. "Um... I don't think we all need to be here..." Fluttershy whispered, smiling shyly. "He's not com..." Twilight started.
She was interupted by a blinding flash, as a dragon like creature appeared before them. "Aha!" It proclaimed, grining wildly, it turned to Rainbow. "It worked! Now Jeeves, get me..." Blinking, the new creature looked her over. "You are not Jeeves... In fact, you aren't even a drackyl are you." They all blinked at the new creature before them. Twilight was the first to aproach. "Um. Hello, I'm Twi..." She began. "Twilight Sparkle, student of Celestia. Current bearer of the element of magic. Yes I know." The dragon said, looking at her, his eyes half tired. "I am Drackyl. My name is Makavar." He smiled, looking at each of them in turn. "Fear me not, or fear me lots." He shrugged, opening Twilights door. "I care not, for I wont be hear long. I have business in Equestria." Rainbow then flew infront of Makavar. "Your in Equestria. Ponyville to be exact." Tilting his head he looked at Them in turn again. "Yes, yes. I do see Equestria now." He looked back at Rainbow, his eyes unblinking. "Equestria yes. Though never heard of this ponyville."
"That's because it's new in your eyes master." Princess Luna said, flying down with Celestia. " Just was made not three generations ago." Makavar smiled again, looking back at the group from outside. "Ah, I see." He turned to Celestia. "No. Teach her I will not." He shook his head, just as Celestia was about to speak. "She is to weak. No training in the old magik as you call it now. Train her in this, and maybe." He then vanished, in a puff of smoke.
Celestia laughed slightly, as Twilight bowed her head. "Weak?" She mumbled to herself. "I'm weak?" She looked up slightly at Celestia. "No Twilight, you aren't weak." Luna said, patting her back. "He's just powerful. More powerful then even the elements." She sighed, looking back at Canterlot. "How is your brother Twilight? I heard you got a letter from him?" Celestia said, changing the subject. Twilight emeditely beemed at the mention of her brother. "Oh! Yes, I forgot all about it when you mentioned your teacher. I haven't even been relaxing much." She sighed, looking down again. "He's fine. Him and Cadence are still having a bit of trouble over at the crystal empire though. nothing serious." Celestia nodded her head, as she looked over at Rainbow and Luna talking. "That's good. Well, we best be going." She said, directing her voice more at Luna then Twilight. "Awe..." Luna whined. "But Miss Rainbow Dash was about to teach us how to do this 'Sonic Rainboom.' It sounds rather fun." Celestia and Twilight both giggled at Luna, while Celestia shook her head, gesturing that they still had to leave. "Come," She said, already halfway out of Twilight's house. "We have a guest that needs lodgings." Luna's eye then light up, as her memory of their old master arriving surfaced once again. "Oh yes!" She proclaimed, heading out with Celestia. "We appologize, you must teach us the sonic rainboom next time."

'Dear Princesses Celestia,

It's been about a month sense you had told your old teacher to live in by basement. Though why, I don't understand as he has yet to even teach me what he meant by the old magic. He just sits in the basement doing all...'

An explosion from beneath Twilight woke her from writting her letter. "What?" She questioned, looking at the door that led to the basement. "What? What is he doing?" She inched towards the door, hoping Makavar would be distracted enough to not notice her comming. Inching closer, she braved open the door. Just as Makavar opened it from the other side. "Ah!" She yelped, backing off. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to! I wasn't thinking of going down!" She looked up to see a black unicorn, wearing a brown hat. "Sorry." He said, smiling. "Didn't mean to startle you, when ever I change it always gives of a bit of an explosion." He glanced down, at Twilight's confused look.
"Wha- What?" She stumbled, even more confused then before. "'Change?' What? Who are you?" The unicorn looked at her like it was obvious, then chuckled slightly. "Ah, yes." He said sighing. "I am Zeirulious Klien Makavar. Didn't I already say that?" Twilight blinked, as Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy came in from one of the windows. "We heard an explosion! Is everything alright Twi..." Rainbow started, now noticing Makavar's changed looks. "Um... Who are you? And why are you here?"
Makavar then sighed, and spent the next hour explaining who he was, and why he was there. "Oh," Rainbow said, blinking. "So. Your not a pony." Makavar nodded. "Right, nor am I actually a drackyl. I'm what you'd call a Non-Entity. Something compleatly and utterly not natural." He smiled, gently. "And because of that, I can take the shape of the people with in the world I am in. To better suit them." Rainbow blinked again, smiling. "So," She said. "When exactly are you going to start teaching Twilight? That is why you are here." Makavar turned to go back into his basement room. "Eventually." He said, before the door shut.
Twilight sighed, heading back to finish her letter, as Rainbow sat thinking.

'Dear Princesses Celestia,

It's been about a month sense you had told your old teacher to live in my basement. Though why, I don't understand as he has yet to even teach me what he meant by the old magic. He just sits in the basement doing all those weird expirements.
In fact, just now I discovered that he could change his shape. Does that mean that when you first met him he was a pony? Or was he something else? I know that I barely can grasp what he is, but at least I can ask you...'

"I got it!" Rainbow screamed out, startling both Twilight and Fluttershy. "Got what?" Fluttershy asked. "We could go out. On a picnic." Twilight looked at Rainbow. "What? Why?" Rainbow looked at both of them, as if they were mising an important point. "Look, Twilight." Rainbow sighed. "You need to get out more. And stop obsesing with Makavar teaching you. It's almost like you like him." Twilight backed away from Rainbow. "What?" She exlaimed. "No, why would I? he's rather rude." Rainbow raised an eyebrow. As she was about to say something, Scootaloo came crashing in. "Sorry..." She said, bowing to Twilight, before turning to Rainbow Dash. "Um, there's a Stalion at your place Rainbow Dash." She said, rather quickly. "He said to tell you the word 'Soarin' and that..." Rainbow's eyes then grew large as she began to frantic around. When she found Twilight's calander, she shricked in shock. "Is that really today's date?" She asked Twilight, rather desprately. "Yes." Twilight responded, nervously. "Yes it is?"
As Twilight finished her sentance Rainbow blasted out of the room. Out the same window she entered. "...you would understand." Scootaloo finished her sentance, rather shyly. Twilight giggled a bit, as Scootaloo blushed in embarasement. The three remaining ponies then talked a bit asTwilight made them all lunch.
Only seconds later Scootaloo screeched, which caused both Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy to jump. "What's wrong Scoota..." Twilight began, turning to see what the fuss was about. Upon doing this, she witnessed the sight of her adopted daughter, Nyx. Seconds passed, as the unexpected arrival of Nyx sunk in to the three ponies who were there. As the moment passed, both Scootaloo and Twilight rushed to hug Nyx. "I can't believe it!" Twilight said, excitement in her voice. "Didn't Celestia send you out a month ago?" Scootaloo asked, the excitement heard in her voice as well. "Well..." Nyx said, shyly. "Yes, she did. The tasks seem to be getting easier. Do you think that she's giving me easier tasks... after that happened?" Nyx then glanced at her side, as which a large scar could be seen. The scar however, seemed old. "No." Twilight, said, hugging her daughter. "No, I don't think so." Twilight looked over Nyx again, a smile on her face. "Have you ever thought that it was that you yourself are stronger?"
At these words Nyx lit up, excited now as well. "N-no." She smiled, her mother successfully having cheared her up. "No, I never did. Perhaps I'll ask Celestia or Luna to give me a harder task next time." Twilight smiled, as Scootaloo and Nyx both headed off, probably to inform the other Cutie Mark Crusaders. Twilight then turned to Fluttershy, sighing. "Well, I guess it'll just be us eating then." She said, as she went back to continue cooking. "But, what about Mr. Makavar?" Fluttershy said, looking at the door that lead to the basement. Twilight then shook her head. "No," She said continueing to cook. "I wouldn't worry about him. I can leave some out for him, he'll eat when he's hungry." Fluttershy glanced back at the door one last time, before they sat down to eat.

Later that night, after Twilight finished her letter to Celestia and her guests went home, to sleep she herself went to sleep. "Magic..." A voice said, from somewhere in her room. "It an interesting thing is it not? To change reality to ones desires." Twilight's eyes opened as she looked around her room. "Who's there?" She asked, looking around seeing no one. "No one is here Twilight. Except us." The voice continued. "Now, about your desires." The voice seemed to be laughing. "It anger's you doesn't it? That Makavar wont teach you. It annoys you, after all that's why he's here isn't it?" Twilight lit the room up using her magic, attempting to reveal the person speaking. No one was there. "What do you want?" Twilight asked, begining to feel scared. "I just want your desires to be fulfilled Twilight." The voice said, seconds before her shadow shook, and took a life of it's own. "Is that so wrong?" Twilight watched her shadow,in shock and confusion. "Who...What are you?" She asked the shadow, watching it. "Me?" It asked her in return. "Why ever does that matter? What does, is your Desires." Twilight watched the shadow in scilence.
"Well? Would you..." The Shadow began, before it caught flames, and returned to where it should be. "That was a Shadow." Makavar said, from behind Twilight. "Though how one got here, past the sisters I would like to know." Twilight turned to look at Makavar. "What?" She said confused. "A Shadow? As in that was a creature?"
Makavar laughed, looking at Twilight. "Aye," He responded. "That'swhat it's called. A shadow is a creature without shape. They live in a plane near ours called the Shadow Plane. It worries me that one got past those sisters, as they usually proceed something much worse. Such as a Lich..." He then walked to the window, his shape slowly returning to what it was before. He looked out her window, as if watching for something. He sighed after a few seconds. He raised his hand as a small sphere appeared in his hands. "Luna..." He said, as Luna appeared in the Sphere. "Yes master?" She asked, as Twilight look at the sphere in wonder. "Can you explain to me why there was a Shadow here? After I warned you about them." Luna blinked, confused. "What? How? I did not sense one approaching." She said, the confusion in her voice. "Beyond someone inside letting one through, there would be no way for one to be here. So you are right to worry Master, I will look into this matter myself." Makavar smiled, nodding his head. "Good." He responded, looking back at Twilight. "That will give me the opportunity to teach this one." At his words, Twilight lit up. "R-really?" She asked, once again excited. "Your going to begin teaching me?" Luna nodded, as the sphere vanished.
"Yes." Makavar said, in response to Twilight's question. "If there are Shadow's getting in with out the sister's knowledge, then we will need all the help we can get. Which means teaching you and your friends the Old Magick." Twilight blink, tilting her head slightly. "You don't mean all my friends do you?" She asked him. "After all, not all of them can use..." Makavar waved his hand, shushing Twilight. "Ah yes," He said smiling. "That is where you are wrong. Can you not use magic to create wings? Yes, you have done so." Makavar then suddenly became thick smoke, and traversed the area to reappear as his pony self behind Twilight. "Long ago, all ponies, as you call yourselves, could use magic. Each speciallizing in a specific type. Those who would become the Pegasi, where excelent at manipulating the weather. Those who were excelent with the land, did not change and would later be called Earth ponies. And then there was those who became Unicorns, the greatest and most powerfull of all the ponies in the ways of magic. Then there was my personal students. Way back when, they could move mountains, create rivers, the whole world a canvas for the making.
There was peace across the world. Well, untill I found out one of my student's was dabling in a book a wrote long ago. It was when I was young, that I wrote it." He shook his head, dissapointed. "I hadn't excpected a group of them to begin practicing it's magic. Darkness enveloped them, they became something even worse then when Luna rebelled. A darkness that nearlly destroyed the whole of reality. It took almost all my power to stop them." He then turned to Twilight, who had sat down to listen to his story. "That is one thing I do not wish to happen again. Which is why I was hesitant in taking another student. However, after watching you six for the past month, I agree with Celestia. It is time I returned."
At these words, Twilight smiled again, the knowledge of being taught by Makavar finally hitting her. "Well, I best get rest." Twilight said, heading back to her bed. "If I'm to be learning anything, it's best if I'm fully rested."

"What!?!?" Rainbow Dash yelped, after Makavar finished his explanation to the other five ponies, which was the same one he gave Twilight the previous night. "Your telling me, that this old magic your talking about anypony can learn?" Applejack asked him, tilting her head. "Aye." He said, as they reached Canterlot. "I don't see why that means we must go to Canterlot." Twilight said, blinking. "Because," Makavar said, looking at each in turn. "Way back before I left this region was called RavenWood. And what you call Canterlot Castle was my school." He said, which caused each of the ponies to blink in suprise. "You mean Canterlot Castle was a school?" Rarity said, in disbelief. "But, then when did it become the Princesses home?"
"It must have been when Maka... master left." Rainbow said, chuckling at the word master. "To think, I'm actually going back to school... for magic." Twilight looked at Rainbow, as the approached the Castle. "I can't believe it either." She said, a sparkle in her eyes. "That there is a whole other section to the Library. Let alone an area to train in magic underneath it." Makavar laughed, watching each of them. "Aye. It is a wonder what the castle holds. Many things you will see, what you make of it, is up to you."
As the walked into the castle, they saw Luna waiting for them. "Master." She bowed, which caused some of the ponies to look in confusion. "Ah, yes." Makavar said, turning to the others. "As the event that lead me to leaving here, happened before Luna finished her training, she will be joining you." These words, made both Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle to light up in excitement. "Really?" Rainbow said, smiling. "Luna will be with us?" Luna smiled, nodding.
They continued on, as each of them talked with the others. Once they arrived in the Library, Makavar stood, staring at a wall. "Um.." Twilight said, looking at him. "That's a wall. I've past it several times. I thi..." She was interupted by a rumbling sound, as the wall receded into the floor, revealling a spiral staircase, leading deep underground. "Later on, I will show you how to get here." Makavar said, heading down the stairs, with the rest following. "So that you may practice in peace."
Once they reached the bottom of the stairs, they were presented with a strange enviorment. Around them was a large slightly hilled prarie. Rainbow looked back towards the stairs, to see them missing. "What?" She questioned, confused. "Where are the stairs?" As she said her words, the other ponies looked back as well, as the stairs slowly matriallized from an invisible cealling. Once they touched the ground, a hole opened, revealing the Castle. "Where are we?" Twilight asked, looking back at Makavar. "This can't be a part of the Castle, it's not possible." Makavar turned to look at Twilight, as Luna headed off. "Oh," He smiled. "But it is entirerly possible Twilight. You see this room was made using a special kind of magic. Right now we are in a dream like realm. As this is true, the realm is controlled by the minds of the people in it." He indicated the stairs leading back into the castle. "This is where I taught people to use magic. I indeed taught them within the rest of the school yes. How ever that was only Magic Theory, this was for the practical Magic." He turned as small scarecrows appeared a small distance away. "Now, we will have to go from the begining, I want you all to concentrate on creating fire.
"As Fire magic is the easiest magic to learn, yet one of the most deadly, I will be teaching you the basics of this. Focus your minds, with in them there is the place of magic, the pool of mana in which spells are used. Focus your minds, and breach this pool. Once you have, focus on creating fire." As he said those words, each of the scarecrows caught fire. Both Twilight and Rarity blinked, now aware of where their power came from.
Each of the six ponies sat focusing on what Makavar said, as Makavar himself sat watching Luna practice her magic as well.
Twilight sighed, shaking her head, trying to focus on breaching the 'pool of mana' as Makavar called it. She sighed in dispair each time she opened her eyes hoping that she finally created fire. Looking around she sighed in relief as the others were having as much trouble as her. She then glanced at the ever burning scarecrows, and an idea poped into her head. Didn't he say that this world accepted our thoughts? She thought to herself blinking, as a Scarecrow popped from the ground near her. She smiled, as she then began to focus on an image of the Scarecrow catch fire.
This continued for another few hours, the ponies becoming mentally exhausted. Even Twilight, who's eggarness was all but gone, was having trouble focusing on the task. Yet none would give up. This caused Makavar to smile, as he watched them.
To him, it appeared that only Twilight had caught on in how to create the fire, or at least she thought of an easy way to. He watched them, a soft smile on his face, as Luna approached him. "They don't know," She said, concern in her voice. "Don't try and hide it master. I know you haven't told them yet." Makavar shook his head, watching Twilight in particular. "No." He sighed, looking at Luna. "They do not need to know. Let them have their bliss. It's one thing I should not have done the first time I was here." He shook his head, in dissapointment. "True, yes." Luna said, looking at the others. "But even so, knowing your future can be liberating." Makavar again shook his head. "No." He said watching Twilight as a spark appeared on the scarecrow she was practicing on. He smiled as she lit up, hope appearing in her face again. "That is the last thing we, I want to go through again. He was a nice man, only to become corrupt."
Just as Luna was about to protest, a shrill dark laughter resounded through the area. Each of the ponies yelped in fear, as the area became dark and filled with death. "Talking about me again?" A voice said, laughing. "Such a shame Makavar, talking of your students in a negative manor." Anger filled Makavars face, as Twilight and Rainbow both looked at him, as the others looked for the source of the voice. "Leave now Katjil, you aren't welcome here any more." The voice laughed again, ass a skeleton apreard tipping a hat. It was wearing a suit. "Oh? Not welcome?" Katjil said, acting shocked. "And here I thought that you'd be proud to see me again. After all, you made me who I am Makavar." Makavar growled at Katjil, anger seeping from him. "Wh-what's going on?" Twilight asked Luna, who had joined them. "I-I do not know." Luna said, clearly scared. "I-I thoughtv that we... He was dead..." She whimpered, cowering behind the group. "I swear... he died... he should be dead..." Luna continued mumbling to herself, apprantly wishing this was all just a dream. Twilight glanced over at the two ponies, worried about what was going on.
"So," Katjil smiled, glancing over at Twilight. "You will teach them? I laugh, you aren't afraid she will become like me? The first weilder of the element of magic? They were after all, your idea." He laughed, relishing in causing Makavar agony. "Yes." He said, also looking at Twilight. "I do worry. I always do. It was a terrible idea Katjil, I know this..." He looked back at Katjil. "I wish there was away to bring you back... I most of all miss you." He smiled, as Katjil looked back at Makavar. "I know." He said, a smile on his face as well, as he suddenly went from being a skeleton to a regular stallion. "I miss all of you as well. Tell Luna I'm sorry for leaving her. Can you do that, father?" Makavar chuckled, as Katjil faided away. Nodding, he glanced at Luna as the area returned to how it was.
"What?" Rainbow Dash said, almost dissappointed. "Is that all? No epic battle?" Makavar chuckled again, as he approached them. "No," He said looking at Luna. "There was no need." Luna looked up from cowering. "Was that..." She started, tears in her eyes. "Was that really Katjil?" Makavar's face grew solem. "Aye it was Luna. It was." He responded to her question, which caused even more tears to appear on her face. "He misses you Luna. Out of everyone he could see, you were... the only one he wanted to see." Luna whipped the tears away, smiling. "Thank you master..." She sighed, before leaving the room, for the rest of the castle.
"Who exactly was that?" Twilight Sparkle asked, watching Luna. "His name was Katjil." Makavar said, also watching Luna. "He was my son. As well as Luna's fiance."
As Makavar finished the last sentace, each pony in the room gave a collective gasp. "F-fiance?" Twilight said, now looking at the stairs. "As in... but wait, what do you mean was? As in he isn't alive anymore?" Makavar nodded. "Aye." He responded, sighing. "It was during the battle between us, and the corrupted. I had a silly idea, to create stones embodied with elements opposite the chaos. I had hoped to create order in the hearts of the ponies that were corrupted." He looked at Twilight, whit whom was the only pony to realise what he meant. "My son, and Luna's fiance, was chosen to wield the most powerful one.
"I was proud. What father wouldn't be? Their son, selected for such an honor..." He continued, shaking his head. "Alas, he was the first to die. Thinking that he could chalange them on his own, he went on without the rest of the group. It took us three years after the battle ended, to find his body." Twilight blinked, looking down, slightly blushing. "I-I'm sorry sir." She said, looking away. "I-I didn't realise how important he was... nor how he..." Makavar waved his hand, silencing Twilight. "No matter." He said, sighing. "We are done for today, it's best if we leave here for now." He sighed, watching each of the ponies leave hanging their heads.
"How did you know I was still here?" Katjil said, reappearing after each pony left. "Because, I'm your father. And I know you, you wouldn't leave with out saying hello to Luna." Katjil laughed,sitting down. "Yeah..." He sighed, looking at the stairs. "I guess your right." He looked around, as the area turned from a grassland, to a study filled with books. "I still can't believe this place still works..." Katjil said, sighing. "Aye." Makavar mumbled, sitting down at one of the desks as he pulled up a book. "It will continue working as long as..."
Makavar's words were interupted by a flash of blue, as Luna came running out to hug Katjil. "I-I've missed you so much Kat!" She said, tears once again in her eyes. "Why? Why did you leave us?" She asked him, as Celestia walked up, stopping behind Makavar. "I-I just wasn't thinking Luna." Katjil responeded, smiling as he hugged her back. "So, when are you telling them?" Celestia whispered to Makavar, looking at the book he was reading. "No," He responded to her question, smiling as Luna and Katjil caught up. "I don't plan on telling them. At least, not yet..." Celestia laughed, as Makavar closed the book.
The book was called 'Union of the winds - Ultimate Necromancy; By Zeirulious Klien Makavar.'

Canterlot's Fall

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Chapter 1:

Canterlot's Fall

"Are you sure it was wise?" Celestia asked Makavar, as they watched Twilight and friends play in the courtyard. "Not telling Luna and your son about the spell?" Makavar nodded, glancing at the door behind them. "Yes," he sighed. "I am sure it was wise. As much as I would enjoy my son being back, the balance must be kept." Celestia shrugged, just as Rainbow Dash did yet another Sonic Rainboom. "Still," She said, laughing slightly, as Rainbow then got stuck in a tree. "I don't think LUna would care." She then looked at Makavar. "And don't you think it matters? After not being found for three years, his spirit should have left thi world. Yet it remains." Makavar sighed, shaking his head. "I suppose your right." He then proceeded to leave the balcony. Before he did, he looked back at Celestia. "But, if anything happens... I will have your head." A flash of golden eyes, passed through Makavar's face as he said those words, to witch Celestia only responed. "Of course Master..."

Twilight Sparkle looked up at Celestia and Makavar, in time to see Makavar leaving. "I do wonder what they are talking about..." She mumbled to herself. "Ah, it's probably nothing cool." Rainbow said, having freed herself from the tree. "Probably just royalty stuff." Twilight sighed, looking at her friends. "You forget Rainbow..." Twilight sighed, extending her wings. "I am royalty..." Rainbow blinked, smiling. "Oh, yeah.. right." They all laughed, as Applejack pulled the embarased Rainbow Dash to the ground.

Each of them continued playing, until Luna joined them. "Oh," Twilight said, landing on the ground from chasing Rainbow. "Hello Luna. Are you done talking to Katjil?" Luna shook her head, sighing. "No." She said, sounding fairly weak. "Master wished to speak to him alone. And so he told me to get fresh air." Twilight laughed slightly. "Agreed." She said, beckoning her to join them. "No matter what that place looks like, it's still inside a castle. You should get fresh air."

Luna nodded, looking at each of them. "Yes." She sighed, sounding slightly happier. "I guess you are right Twilight. Perhaps I could join you?" Each of the other ponies smiled at Luna's question. They continued playing around for quite a while.

"Excuse me ponies." Makavar said, interupting their play. "Yes master?" Luna asked him, landing before him. "Do you have something to ask us?" Makavar smiled, shaking his head. "No," he responded, suddenly bursting out laughing. "In fact, I can do father pretty good can't I?" Katjil continued laughed, as the real Makvar walked up from behind him. "A good gift, is it not Luna?" Luna looked from Makavar to Katjil, and back again. "W-what!?" She exclaimed confused. "But... If you're dead, and therefore can only be in the dream room..." She blinked her confusion to much. "How are you here?" Twilight asked Katjil, confused as well. "Luna is right, you shouldn't..." Makvar waved his hand shushing Twilight. "I already told you Twilight, anything is possible with magic. I simply resurected my son Katjil." The ponies around him blinked in surprise. "No." Luna said, shaking her head. "That's not possible, no matter who you are. This must be an illusion, it has too..." She rambled off, just as Katjil put a hoof on her shoulder. "Trust me." He said, nuzzling her. "I'm as real as real gets." At those words, Katjil hugged Luna. "I'm glad that I can do this." He said, tears in his eyes. "It's been so long sense I could touch you. I mean, really touch you." He laughed, as Luna slowly hugged Katjil back. "I-I... It's really you." She mumbled, in disbelief. "You... you're really back..." Keeping his hoofs on Luna's shoulders, Katjil backed up. "I just want to know one thing Luna." He said, a serious tone in his voice. "Is your answer still the same? Even after all these years?" Luna blinked, before smiling. "Now more then ever." She responded, nuzzling him.

Twilight smiled, watching the pairs reunion. "Still can't believe that Princess Luna was engaged..." Rainbow Dash mumbled. "She doesn't seem the type does she?" Twilight absent mindedly said. Each of them laughed, as they watched the newly reunited couple. "That is true." Rarity sighed. "I would have expected Celestia to get somepony before Luna. Then we find out that Luna had somepony long before we were even born." Rainbow chuckled. "Before even our grandparents you mean, right Rarity?" Each of them laughed, as Luna and Katjil walked into the castle.

Twilight watched Makavar in silence, as the other ponies continued their play. He made no move, watching her in turn. A few seconds passed before he chuckled, and returned to the castle. "How long does he have?" Celestia asked Makavar, as the door shut. "Not long." Makavar said, shaking his head. They once again, were in the study room version of the Dream Room. "The spell was indeed complete, how ever that is what worries me. It shouldn't be to long before both of them remember what truly happened that day..."

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Makavar sighed, standing over a cliff clad in battered armor. His right eye was bleeding, as he watched over his son clinging to the cliff. "You'll have to kill me father." He laughed, once again his voice sounding maniacal. "I wont stop. Not untill everypony is dead." He laughed, as Luna approached beside Makavar. "Listen to yourself Kat!" She pleaded. "This isn't like you! Please, for me..."

"No!" Katjil snapped at her, anger in his voice. "This is who I am! And there isn't anything you can do." He laughed, lunging himself on top of Makavar, as they continued their fight. Sparks flew from each of their horns, as the battle continued once again. Down below, the two armies could be seen, each battling it out to their fullest. Luna watched, fear in her face, as she could do nothing to stop either of them...

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"..well, what do you think master?" Luna asked Makavar, looking at him as they walked. "Would it be a good idea?" Makavar sighed, having been lost in his thoughts as Luna spoke. "Yes." He said, half-heartidly. "I suppose." Luna stopped, a slightly angry look on her face. "Lost in your thoughts again Master?"

Makavar laughed, looking back at Luna, whom was standing next to Katjil, whom was eggerly looking around at the changed world. "I was asking you if it would still be wise for us to get married..." Luna mumbled, for what may have been for a second time. Makavar blinked, looking back at them once again. "Why yes." He sighed, laughing. "Did I not give my permission the first time? Or did I neglect to give it?" Katjil blinked, a smile on his face. "So," He laughed. "Even after a thousand years, you still don't change." Makavar laughed, looking out a window at the world. "Aye." He sighed, looking back at Katjil. "No matter how much time passes, I will still be your father. That constant will never change." Shaking his head he laughed with the others.

Later on, within the Dream Room, Makavar stood back watching the group practice their magic. Each of them had finally succeeded in creating fire, though as expected Twilight Sparkle advanced faster then the others, almost caught up to Luna. He sighed watching each of them in turn, he then glanced over at Katjil and Luna, with whom were nestled together, as they ate. "Hey!" Luna yelped, as a stray fireball from Rainbow Dash almost hit her. "Watch where your aiming those! Fire hurts you know..." Rainbow laughed, a smile on her face. "Yeah, yeah." She mumbled between her laughter. "I'll watch next time. So that I don't miss." Makavar sighed, as Katjil lit Rainbow's tail on fire, causing her to panic.
Makavar sighed, shaking his head. He glanced over, at Luna and Rainbow whom where now ingaging in a miniature battle sparks flying as they playfully fought. Both Twilight and Katjil were laughing at their childish fight. Makavar continued watching their play, as Twilight walked up to him. "Thank you, master." She said flatly, sitting down next to him. "Thank you for letting me borrow the book. I think I understand more on how you did it..." Makavar laughed slightly. "Well good," He said, patting the small alicorn on her head. "As that spell will only work within these walls." Twilight blinked looking around. "Only with in the dream room? Why?" She asked him, confused.

Makavar sighed, a small smile on his face. "The spell requires the revived person to have an attachment within this world. It's the only way that I could create a spell that reconstructs thier body in this way." He waved his hoof, indicating Katjil. "The spell also requires the caster to be very close to the realm of the dead. And this Dream room is the closest to said realm." Twilight blinked at the mention of other realms. "Have you ever travelled to other realms master?" She asked, which got a nod from Makavar. "Aye," He said fafter a pause. "I've been to many realms. Travelled far I have, it's nice to settle down." A soft smile appeared on his face, as Twilight went to join the others.

The small play fight between Rainbow Dash and Luna Eclipse had grown by the time Twilight rejoined the group. With Applejack and Pinkie Pie on Rainbow's side, and Katjil on Luna's. The two older ponies seemed enough to handle the three mares, who were just new in the ways of Makavar's magic. Twilight laughed, sitting next to Rarity and Fluttershy. "So, how fares our friends?" Twilight asked, blinking as she noticed the larger battle. "Well," Fluttershy mumbled. "Durring the fight a stray spell from Princess Luna interupted our meal, and Applejack joined in angry for the wasted food... I'm not sure why Pinkie is fighting though..." Twilight laughed, as she created a barrier to block a stray spell from Rainbow. "Sorry!" Rainbow then said, looking at them as Luna tackled her. "Surrender." She said blankly. "You have lost this fight."

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Makavar shook his head, sitting at a desk. "No, Celestia." He said looking at a younger Celestia over glasses. "I know you trust your sister, as do I... But I refuse to allow another Eclipse into my school." He pointed his hoof at her, annoyance in his voice. "You were trouble enough when you first came. I understand that you are indeed one of my best students, but that does not mean you can come into my office and demand things from me." Celestia opened her mouth to protest, but Makavar waved his hoof to silence her. "No, I don't want to hear it Celestia. I am not going to teach another Eclipse. One is enough."

Makavar then went back to the paper work he was working on when Celestia walked in. "But..." Celestia said, almost like Fluttershy. "Could you at least think about it? No one else will teach her what she needs." Makavar looked up, slightly. "Very well." He said, getting a smile from Celestia, who then walked out of the office.

"Well Tia?" A small cutiemarkless Luna asked, looking up at her older sister. "He said he'll think about it." Celestia smiled, which got her a hug from Luna. "Oh thank you thank you thank you!" Luna said, gleefully. "I can't wait. Being in school with Tia is going to be fun!" Celestia laughed, as they then proceeded to walk back to their home in Ravenwood, the city around Makavar's school."

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Celestia sighed, a soft smile on her face as the memory passed through her mind. She sighed, arriving at the Dream Room, just as the fight between Rainbow and Luna ended.

"Surrender," Luna said, atop Rainbow Dash. "You have lost this fight." Rainbow struggled to get up only to keep being pinned by Luna. "I'd surrender Rainbow Dash, she was one of the best fighters in school." Celestia smiled, ready for the hug from Luna. "Tia!" Luna said, pouncing onto Celestia. "You never visit when I'm training. I'm so glad your here. Did you see? I was fighting against three people!" Celestia looked around as Luna rambled on about the fight, and how it perused. "That sounds wonderful." Celestia said, once Luna finished. "Now, I have business to discuss with Makavar."

Makavar nodded his head at Celestia's words, as a door appeared behind him. It opened for both him and Celestia but vanished once they were through, barring anypony to listen in on them. "And what is it that you need Celestia?" He sighed, rubbing a hoof against his forehead. "More Shadows were spotted at the border. They were delt with accordingly by the guards but it's still unnerving." She responded, as Makavar pulled books down, flipping through each one. "I see, and anything else? Any Windigoes? Ka'Ahs? Soul Eaters?" He asked, flipping through a rather large book. Celestia shook her head at each one. "No, luckily we've only had Shadow's appear for now." He smiled, nodding his head. "Master..." She mumbled. looking at him. "I fear that 'It' maybe returning."

The ponies blinked as the Door vanished. "I wonder what it could be that Tia needed to talk to Master for..." Luna sighed, looking at the spot the door was at. "No matter." Katil laughed, also looking at the spot. "Her and father have the kingdoms best intrests in mind." Luna then nodded, sighing. "Yes I agree."

Any further discussion was interupted by Celestia being blown past the group, a hole appeared where she came through. She appeared to be battered, as if a battle had taken place. "Tia!" Luna yelped, as each pony went up to her, except Katjil, who looked into the hole. "What happened, are you hurt?" Rainbow asked Celestia, who looked up weakly. "Luna... Makavar was right..." She managed to say, just before she feignted. Luna's eyes grew wide, as she looked at the hole. "Katjil!" She screamed, in fear. "Get away from t..."

A large light burst through the whole, blowing the ponies back, Katjil landing atop Luna. "There..." Luna finished, straining under the now unconsious Katjil. Small imp like creatures were pooring through the hole, as Twilight, Rainbow, and a few guards were fighting them to hold them. "I can't believe this..." Luna sighed, finally getting out from under Katjil, as other guards took him and Celestia out of the Dream Room.

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Canterlot is lost.

The battle between The Equestrian Armed forces and the invading forces ended in tragedy. Both the royal sisters were drained of magic for the time being, the army all but defeated was forced to retreat. Against someponies better judgement, the royal city of Canterlot was a burning flame, as evidence of the battle. The ponies that did survive had retreated to Manehatten, the nearest city to Canterlot.

Celestia, the more damaged of the two Royal Sisters, was lying asleep in a hospital severely wounded. "I haven't seen her like this in a long time..." Luna mumbled, worry in her face. "It worries me..."

"It'll be fine." Katjil sighed, setting a hoof on Luna's shoulder. He looked out the window, as the sun stood there, unmoving.

~~~~

A dark coated stallion came rushing up into the castle. Removing his hood he showed that one of his eyes had a scar, blinding him. "Are you sure that they can be controlled?" He asked, bowing to a second pony, who was sitting upon Celestia's throne. The throne had turned dark shades of blue and red, as well as became twisted.

The second pony also was wearing a hood, though this hood hid all of his features,stay one blood red eye. "Of course they can be controlled." He said, almost ordering the first pony. "Do you doubt my power? Do you doubt the spells I use?" The eye glared at the first pony, in away that made it look like it was his very soul being looked at.

"N-no my lord." He whimpered, cowering. "I dare not doubt you."

"Then have faith my child." The second pony laughed, standing up from his throne he walked over to the window. "The empire that we shall forge will be a great one indeed."

The first pony nodded, shuffling outside as the second laughed as if a mad man.

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"What were you thinking!" Nyx yelled at a guard, her anger making her look even closer to Nightmare Moon then she did already. "Because of your incompetence Celestia was wounded! Canterlot taken by enemies! And worse of all my mother..."

"That's enough Nyx." Twilight said,coming out of the room Celestia was in. "They did the best they could. There was just to many of them..." She then patted Nyx's shoulder, soothingly. "Trust me, if we had the slightest chance of victory, Rainbow wouldn't have been the one to call the retreat."

"But mother..."

"No buts Nyx." Twilight said, shaking her head. Sighing Twilight continued. "I trust Rainbow's abilities. As well as the abilities of the guards. As I said, if there was even the slightest chance of victory, Rainbow would have stayed behind to continue the fight. As well as me and the others. We all would have stayed. Canterlot, as well as the sisters is important."

"I know mother..." Nyx sighed, bowing her head. "I wish I was there... I could have helped." She shook her head in shame, before looking at Twilight. "Had I been there, Makavar wouldn't have been captured..."

Twilight sighed, patting her daughter again. "Rainbow help." She almost ordered, looking at Rainbow Dash.

The pegasus had donned her wonderbolts uniform sense the battle. "What?" She mused, lazily looking at Twilight. "Why should I? She's not my daughter. 'sides, you already said everything I could think of..." She said, shrugging.

"Celestia has woken up." A nurse said, walking out of the room, looking at each of the ponies in turn. "She is awake, however she is weak." Her last words however were set upon deaf ears, as the ponies had already ran past her, to great the waking Celestia.

"Celestia!" Nyx yelped, running into Celestia's hospital room. She bowed, before speaking again. "I apologize for my absence in the fight. Had I been there the battle would have gone differently. We would have one." The mare stomped her foot down at her last sentence, the anger seeping from her voice.

"Calm down Nyx." Celestia mumbled, weakly. "Though it is understood how you fret. It is not necessary for you to fear."

"But Princess, you could have died, along with mother." Nyx protested, stomping her hooves in agitation. "That's the last thing I want to come home to."

At Nyx's words, both Celestia and Twilight bursted out laughing. "Nopony wants to return to their home to find their family dead." Twilight said, once again patting Nyx's shoulder.

"Well of course." Discord said, walking in from further inside Celestia's room. "Wouldn't family just be closer friends?" He laughed slightly, pating Celestia's head playfully. "Well..." Nyx mumbled looking around, sighing. "Thinking about it..." Discordsaid, his head going very close to Nyx's. "Wouldn't you technically be a reformed Nightmare Moon? If what Luna told me is true, then that's exactly what you are." He laughed again, before ushering the ponies out. "Now, Celestia must rest somemore."

"Thank you Discord." Celestia sighed, attempting to get up. "Now, could you leave as well? I have business to take care of." She said, stumbling on her weak legs.

"Very well." He said, bowing before he vanished.

Celestia then sighed, as Luna walked out from the same area that Discord was in. "Are you sure you are strong enough to do this sister?" She asked Celestia, worry on her face still. At this Celestia nodded, sighing. "Very well sister, I assume if I read the scroll correctly then the first thing we need to do is..."

~~~~

Twilight sighed, sitting down on a chair in her temporary house. She had pulled a book down, which was taken from the Canterlot library. The book she was reading, she hopped would help them in getting Canterlot back. She hoped.

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Chapter 2

Into Abraighai

Rainbow Dash sighed, sitting down in the meating room room bored. I had been a few weeks sense the first battle at Canterlot, and sense then the unknown creatures had put a tight grip upon Canterlot. Rainbow Dash, who had been named temporary head of Equestria's aerial forces sighed shaking her head. "No, that won't work." She said, still shaking her head. "I alreaady thought of that. They seem to have some sort of protection against sneak attacks."

"Damn..." Katjil said, slaming a hoof onto the table. "If only father was here. He'd know what to do." He sighed, shaking his head as well.

"Didn't you figh against these things before?" Nyx asked, looking from Katjil, to Luna and Celestia. "Weren't they there when you fought this 'Lord of Chaos' last time?"

Her confused look caused Katjil to laugh, however slightly. "No," He responded, shaking his head as Luna rested her's against his shoulder. "Before he used regular things. Corrupted hydras, gryphons, windigoes, the likes. This?" He pointed his hoof out a window, in the direction of Canterlot. "This is new. Something I've never seen. Father... Father would know what they are."

"I need to get into his library." Twilight said, speaking up for the first time in the meeting, causing everyone there to look at her. "There is nothing plausible to use in the books that I managed to get out before they completely took Canterlot. I thought that I had all of the books that would help." She shook her head, sighing. "But, I didn't check everywhere."

Celestia's eyes lit up, realizing what library Twilight was talking about. "No Twilight." She said, shaking her head. "Those books aren't to be read. Master sealed them away for a reason."

"What reason?" The ever curious Nyx asked, now looking solely at Celestia. "Why would books need to be sealed? Books aren't dangerous."

Celestia nodded at Nyx, sighing. "Normally yes." She sighed. "But those books are. The knowledge within them could create another Lord of Chaos. Or, that's what Master feared. Which is why he sealed them. Only he can..."

A loud scream, as well as explosions, interupted Celestia from finishing her sentance. "Princesses they have found us!" A guard said, stumbling in, his left foreleg wounded beyond repare. He colapsed, to be saved by Luna. "They... They attacked so suddenly, it's as if they are everywhere..." The guard managed to say, before passing out from blood loss.

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"Protect the princesses!" Rainbow yelled, blocking a spell from hitting them. "We must make sure they survive!" Rainbow looked around at the countless spells from countless soldiers. How are we supposed to win this? She thought to herself, as more and more of their forces fell. "Twilight." She said, landing next to her, as she began setting up a magic barrier to protect them. "Are you sure that libary is our only hope?"

Twilight nodded, the barrier complete. "Yes." She said, looking back at the others. "I'm absolutly possitive." She sighed, shaking her head. "But if what Celestia said is true... then... there is no way we can..."

"I don't believe that would be true." Katjil interupted Twilight, as he and Luna walked up to the pair. "You see, father dabbled in lots of Magic before Equestria's founding. Including Teirachy."

Luna blinked looking at Katjil, confused. "What?" She asked him, inching away. "You mean he knows magic that can... create life? Out of nothing?"

Katjil nodded. "Indeed." He sighed. "That spell, that was used to create Nyx." He said, looking back at Nyx. "Was also used to create me. Father thinks I don't know, but I read the book when I was young." Luna blinked, shaking her head. "It was a long time ago, even longer now. But I once did manage to get into his private library. That book explained why."

"Because your escentially a drop of blood from the person used." Nyx spoke up, looking at Twilight. "Which would mean... You can open Masters library!" The other ponies gasped at this revelation. Hope once again in their eyes.

"Fine..." Celestia sighed, shaking her head. "Though I don't agree with it, you should still atleast look. Just look though Twilight." She looked sternly at Twilight, her age and wisdom showing. "I don't want Master to be proven right about those books."

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"What's going on!?" Rainbow screamed, as strange lines of magic spewed from the rune Twilight drew. " Did something go wrong!?"

"I-I don't know!" Twilight screamed, as the buzzing sound from the rune grew louder.

"Tia told you not to use any spells!" Luna screamed, as she held onto Katjil. "This is exactly hat she was talking about! We should have realized before you started the spell! What if it destroyes Equestria?"

"I don't know!" Twilight said, just as rings of light began pulsing from the rune as well. "We'll just have to hope it doesn't!"

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Just as Tilight spoke those words, the lines folded back inwards, as it seemed everything was being sucked into the rune. A large explosion sounded, as a single bllining light knocked each of the ponies out.

Rainbow was the first to wake up. She looked around, seeing that they were no longer in the castles hidden library. She blinked, recognizing the surroundings as the prarie that they saw when they first entered the Dream Room. She gave a sigh of relief, as she thought that they were safe. But then, what did the spell do? She shook the thought away, as she thought of the stairs to get them out.

The didn't come.

She panicked now thinking of the Scarecrows they used to practice magic.

They didn't come.

No matter what she thought of, it did not come. For what seeed like hours, she stood there thinking of all manners of things. None of it came when called, as the dream room should dictate. "T-Twilight!" She yelled, as the slow realization hit her. "Twilight wake up!"

"What is it?" Twilight asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Why are you waking me?" She mumbled, looking around.

"I-I don't think we are in Canterlot anymore." Rainbow said, worry all over her face. "In fact, I'd say we aren't in Equestria."

"What?" Twilight blinked, looking around again. "Of course we are. We're in the Dream room Dash." She turned around at their group. "Look see." She said motioning to blank space.

"See what?"

"Wha..." Twilight questioned, dumfounded. "What? But the stairs? Where are they?" She rubbed her forehead, confused.

"Tell me Twi." Rainbow said, putting her hoofs on Twilights shoulders. "What does the spell do?"

"I-I don't know." Twilight admitted. looking down. "That's the only part I couldn't translate. But of what I could, it has something to do with power and Abraighai. Isn't Master from Abraighai? Where ever that is..."

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Once the rest of the ponies woke up, they noticed the extra member of their group. A changling. "What are you doing here! Are you a spy?" Rainbow asked the changling, poking it with her hoof.

"Calm down Dash." Twilght said, shaking her head and pulling on Rainbow's tail. "I'm sure there is a logical reason why a Changling is here." She then looked at the changling, holding Rainbow back. "Why are you here? Where ever here is."

"Well, for one. I've been here the entire time. I'd think you'd be more open after that incident three years ago." The changling said, in a vaugly familiar voice. "Especially you Rainbow Dash."

"W-what?" Rainbow said, blinking, before attempting to break free from Twilight. "Tell us the truth! And stop using our friends voice!"

Both Twilight and the Changling sighed. "We can't copy voices when in our natural state Rainbow." The changling said, just as Twilight as about to say the same. "I'd think you of all people ould have listened to that part of the briefing that Luna gave to the Wonderbolts."

"I may have forgotten to give it..." Luna admitted, rubbing her head embarresed. "I'll admit, I was distracted after the whole assassination plot thing..."

The changling sighed, shaking it's head. "I guess that's acceptable..." It said. "And Rainbow, before you ask what we all know is going through your head right now, please look at Twilight. This entire time she's been casting a truth spell."

They all looked at Twilight, and sure enough, she was indeed casting said truth spell. "What?" She said shrugging. "I just wanted to be on the safe side..."

At this fact, Rainbow Dash hung her head. "I'm sorry..." She mumbled, looking at the changling, as she took upon her pony shape. "I guess I didn't want to think my teammate was a changling." Rainbow smiled, appologeticly.

"Even though there are Gryphons in the wonderbolts?" Cloudchaser asked, raising an eyebrow. "That seems kind of silly."

Each of the ponies there nodded, silently agreeing with her point. "Still it's actually a good oppertunity." Twilight said, breaking the awkward silence that befell them. "We have the chance to learn about Changlings, most don't."

"Why?" Rainbow asked, blinking. "Because a friend of ours turns out to be... Oh, right, that's exactly why..." Rainbow sighed, shaking her head, looking at Cloudchaser. "But, if your a changling, then who did you copy?"

Cloudchaser shook her head, smiling. "No one. This is my own personal form." She said, sighing. "Each one of us has one, besides the whole bug thing..." She then shrugged, before looking around. "So, what are we doing here? You meantioned a spell?" Cloudchaser said, lookng back at Rainbow Dash and Twilight.

"Oh yes..." Tilight sighed, before she continued with the explenation of the spell, as she understood it. "And luckily, the book came with us. Or else we'd be lost..."

"Lost?" Rainbow sighed. "Wait, aren't we lost anyway?"

"No." Twilight sighed, shaking her head. "There is a map. And if I'm reading it correctly, then that spell brought us to Abraighai."

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Chapter 3

Fifteen and One

A skeleton is seen, with a top hat and a cane. The Skeleton was singing around merily, despite the somber tune of the song.
"I travel these roads,

awake and cold.

I travel these roads,

awake and cold.

The seas they rise,

for my heart it does die.

I travel these roads,

alone and cry

I travel the halls,

and see my life.

I travel the halls,

alone, without a friend.

My tears do see,

the years that pass,

without a friend,

to share my grief.

A lonely day,

I travel these roads,

awake and cold.

Without a friend.

Again I see,

the hole I feel,

without a friend,

I travel these roads.

My life it falls,

in grief I be.

For I travel these roads,

awake and cold."

"Would you shut up..." Makavar mumbled, sitting at a desk as the skeleton continued singing. "no seriously... SHUT UP!"
The skeleton stopped, and looked at Makavar. "Oh come now friend." The skeleton laughed, tipping it's hat. "You must admit, the opening of your school deserves a happy song. And so I give it one."
Makavar sighed, shaking his head. "My school has been open for a couple of years now Galic Ozer." He said, putting a hoof to his head, sighing. "You've been singing that song everyday the entire time."
"I know, wonderful isn't it?" Galic Ozer laughed, before he looked at the door, from his perch. "You have guests Zeir, their from the future."
Makavar shook his head, sighing. "I know." He said, just as the knock came at his door. "Come in." He looked down at the paperwork he was doing, taking a quill.
"Hello." The purple pony said, appearing to lead the group. "My name is..."
"Twilight Sparkle." Makavar sighed, looking up. "Do you honestly think that time works the same way on me as it does you?" He looked up, at the five in front of him. Of them one he directly recognized as Luna, though older. "I've told you before, I don't directly exist."
"I-I..." Twilight stampered, confused. "But, we went back in time... The spell... how do you know us? Yo..." She looked around, trying to make sense of her surroundings.
"Allow me to explain better." Makavar sighed, getting up. "Time doesn't exist to me. Past, present, and future. They are all the same to me. That is how I can know the future, because of that simple fact."
"I help!" Galic Ozer laughed, shaking around enough to come loose from his perch, he then proceeded to tap dance in place, as Twilight and the others watched him.
"Wait..." Luna said, blinking looking back at Makavar. "Master, if time doesn't exist to you then why didn't you accept me as a student right away?"
Makavar was about to explain before he sighed. "You'll know," he said, magically shoving the group into a closet, as it shut. "In time. Come in." He said, just as a knock could be heard again.
"Master I wish to talk to you about something." A young Celestia said, looking at the closet.
"Yes? What is it?" Makavar mumbled, sitting down at his desk as he pulled out some paper work.
"Well, as you know Luna has come of age." Celestia said, shuffling. "She's old enough to learn magic, can she please learn here?"
Makavar shook his head, sitting at a desk. "No, Celestia." He said looking at Celestia over his glasses. "I know you trust your sister, as do I... But I refuse to allow another Eclipse into my school." He pointed his hoof at her, annoyance in his voice. "You were trouble enough when you first came. I understand that you are indeed one of my best students, but that does not mean you can come into my office and demand things from me." Celestia opened her mouth to protest, but Makavar waved his hoof to silence her. "No, I don't want to hear it Celestia. I am not going to teach another Eclipse. One is enough."
Makavar then went back to the paper work he was working on when Celestia walked in. "But..." Celestia said, almost like Fluttershy. "Could you at least think about it? No one else will teach her what she needs."
Makavar looked up, slightly. "Very well." He said, getting a smile from Celestia, who then walked out of the office. "You may come out now. She is gone." Makavar sighed, once the young Celestia was gone.
"This... That sounded familiar." Luna said, looking around the office again, though diffrently.
"It should." Makavar said, putting the papers away. "Your past self was just on the otherside of that door." He laughed slightly, poiniting at the door.
"Little Luna, Little Luna." Galic Ozer laughed, dancing around the group. "Little Luna, Little Luna all grown up."
"Yes, hello Mr. Ozer." Luna said, bowed to him, as Katjil and Twilight laughed. "It is a pleasure to see you."
Twilight took a deep breath, as she finished explaining to Makavar how they got there, and why they were in the past. The entire time, all he did was nod silently. Rainbow Dash, Luna, and Cloudchaserwere busying themselves while Twilight spoke. "So?" She then asked, sitting back down. "What do you think? Will you help us?"
Makavar sighed, getting up from his desk. "I indeed wrote that book yes." He said, looking each of them over. "However, that does not mean I will help you."
The group gave a collective sigh, when Makavar denied them help. "Very well master." Twilight mumbled, turning to leave. "Well, eitherway. Thank you for translating the book for me. Now I can finish reading the book." She laughed slightly, putting the book in her saddlebag. "We appreciate the help." Makavar noded as the group left his office.
"You sure?" Galic Ozer sighed, hanging himself back on the pedastal. "Things could go alot more smoothly with you there."
"I'll watch." Makavar sighed, removing his glasses. "For now I'll just watch. See how they do on their own. I'll only help when needed. It's how I've worked all this time. You know that Galic Ozer."
Galic Ozer laughed, before the skeleton frooze, as a small black mist left from it. The mist moved around the office, before it flew out the window. "I knew you'd help them..." Makavar chuckled, shaking his head. "It's in your nature."

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The group once again was sitting within an open field, though this time it was near the city of RavenWood. "So much changed..." Luna mumbled to herself, looking around. "So much changed."
"Things change Luna." Twilight sighed, looking up from the book. "That's certainly one thing we've all learned." Each of the ponies nodded in turn at Twilight's remark. "But, no matter. We still must return to the present. There must be something we can do."
The ponies nodded, preparing themselves for the inevidable march into battle. Twilight sighed, asshe began to once again prepare the rune that brought them there. "Let's hope this works..." She mumbled, as she began feeding the rune magic.
The familiar blast of released magic happened, as the spell worked. The flash of light indeed brought them back to the present, only things had changed...
"W-what?" Cloudchaser mumbled, looking around them in shock. "What happened? Equestria did not look like this when we left,did it?"
"N-no." Twilight responded, looking at the barren wasteland that Equestria had become. Darkness had fallen upon Equestria, and in it's looks they had lost the war. In Twilight's groups absense, the dark Chaos had spread across Equestria, with nopony to stop it. The battles were swift, the deaths many.
Equestria, had fallen.

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"Well well well." An unknown pony said, from behind the group. "It seems our... heroes have returned." The voice laughed, a dark red eye appearing underneath it's cloak. "I do believe this will be fun."
"You..." Rainbow grumbled, preparing to attack the unknown pony. "How dare you show yourself. You..."
Twilight sighed, nocking Rainbow on the head, she looked at the unknown pony. "Why are you here? In fact, why are you so interested in Equestria?"
"Why?" The unknown pony laughed, shaking his head. "Why it's just because." The pony shrugged. "But, if you want a reason. Then I'll tell you a tale, a tale about the stallion you call master."

Makavar's Journal - Entry 1

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Day 12.

I have arrived for once, in a place not known to me. It was soon after I had left my previous home. It intrigued me that each person with in this world, were equines. Imagine that! A world controlled by sentient horses, that call them selves 'ponies.' I may continue my observations, from afar.

Day 24.

My observations have led me to discover more about these, ponies, they have an interesting language not too different then one I knew. Perhaps it's her work. I still have yet to understand much on what she has planned for me. Only what she wants me to know.

My job, I understand what my job is. It's to maintain the balance across the universe. However, I see not why I have been sent here. These ponies, they seem to be in a state of... harmony. I see no reason as to why I would be needed, I will sit and wait. Continue studying these ponies. It's the best I can do.

Day 27.

These ponies. My observations have led me to discover they have a caste system of government. This intrigues me more then with most worlds. Observing them I have discovered the lower, if you will, is the one without wings or horns. I shall call them earth ponies, as they have no noticeable advantages. Two other caste, higher up in the chain, would be the one with the single horn, called Unicorns in the last world I was in, and the one with wings, called pegasi in the same world.

The highest, it seems is something interesting. There are few of them, only 150 that I've seen. They have both wings, and a single horn. What to call them, this is an interesting task that I will have.

Even still, I will not stop my observations.

Day 35.

Alicorn. That is what I shall name them. Not a very good name, I know. I have never been good at naming.

I write today, however, because something interesting happened not to far from where I hide. It seems a war has broken out. So it would seem the caste system may end, oh well. It is nice to know that morals of Equality resides even in a world controlled by ponies. No, Perhaps chaos controls even this world.

Perhaps that is the cause of the war breaking out. I indeed should look into this, instead of observing the ponies.

Day 39.

My fears are indeed true. Upon looking into the possibility that the entity known as Chaos [1.] is in fact here. Though this does not immediately mean that it caused the war, which I had discovered ha been going on for quite a while now.

I had discovered this due to the fact that I had to retreat far into the cave I was in, for fear of being discovered by the group that congregated near the entrance. Though, I could still hear what they were talking about. The wars end. No more needless deaths it would seem. Harmony once again can be found in the land.

The day was much uneventful after that event. I had smiled then, after so long of needing to hide my emotions for my job. I take great pleasure in not needing to hide within my cave.

Day 108.

My observations continued, I wrote down everything I observed with in my notes. The ponies it seems have come to a state of equilibrium. Despite, what grows beneath. I may need to take measures against Chaos.

Perhaps I shall open a school. Yes, a School to teach them. I pray that it will work.

With time, it ends.

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Chapter 4

With Time, It Ends.

Can you do it? Would you sacrifice an entire world, just to save the life of a single person? Would you sacrifice the life of a single person, to save the life of a world? What if both were on the line, and you could only save one. Who would you choose?

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The young stallion sighed, looking up from his desk as he scribbled on paper. A few of his classmates were sneering at him, before looking away when they noticed he saw them. "Why don't they just get over it..." He mumbled to himself, sighing again. "It's not my fault my father is the headmaster..." He chuckled to himself, resting his head on the desk once again.

Class today was going to be easy, as the teacher introduced a new student. Luna, was that her name? Katjil wondered, having half listened. "Why don't you sit next to Katjil Luna." The teacher said, waking him up. "I believe that seat isn't taken."

"Hi!" The young mare said, sitting down next to Katjil. "I'm Luna, what's your name?"

Katjil sighed, glancing away from Luna. "Katjil. My name is Katjil." He reluctantly said, still not looking at her. "Now, could you please leave me..."

"No." Luna said, interrupting Katjil. "No, I don't think I will leave you alone. Why can't we be friends?" She put her foreleg over his neck, smiling. "Trust me, I see us being great friends."

Katjil shook his head, sighing. He then pushed her off him, still shaking his head. "No." He said, glaring at her. "I don't think so."

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Months pass, and the filly named Luna continues to attempt to befriend Katjil, even though at first he disagreed, he slowly began to accept that she was his friend. Makavar smiled, glancing up from his newspaper, over his glasses. "So," He mused, his smile sly. "I heard that you'll be spending time with a filly today. Wasn't she one of your classmates?"

Katjil did a minor spit take at his fathers words. "W-What?" He blundered, looking away. "How... How did you find out? Did her parents mention something?"

Makavar sighed, setting down the tea he was magically holding. He then looked at his son, a somber look upon his face. "Katjil." He said, his tone flat. "For quite some time now both Celestia, and Luna, have been living in the dorms at my school. I found out only recently that it was because they were orphans. Now, how could dead people tell me anything?"

Katjil had frozen at his father's words. "I-I didn't know."

"No, of course you didn't." Makavar acknolaged, sighing. "And to answer your next question, I over heard Miss Luna talking about it to her sister. Tell me, how many Katjil's do you know?"

"I-I am the only one father."

"Exactly." Makavar smiled, looking back at the Newspaper, and taking a drink of Tea. "Now, you may go off and play with your friend." Makavar chuckled slightly. "And play nice Katjil, I don't want another incident like last year."

Katjil nodded, heading out of their small manor near the school, off to play with Luna. Makavar laughed, sighing. Setting the paper down, he magicked out what appeared to be an old book, and a pen.

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Katjil smiled, as both him and Luna walked around. Katjil looked over at the setting sun, the air around them giving a soft breeze. The smell of cooking can be smelt from behind them as they left the town in their walk. "The night..." Katjil sighed, as Luna tensed up. "It's a wonderful thing. The sounds of nature as ponies are asleep. It's as if nature only comes out at night, to give a wonderful Opera to those lucky enough to hear."

"Y-Yeah..." Luna whispered to herself sighing.

"Is something wrong?" Katjil asked, looking back at Luna from atop the hill he was on. "You seem stressed."

Luna shook her head, joining Katjil just as the stars began to appear for the night. "No, it's just that most ponies don't really like the night... It just surprised me that you'd like the night."

Katjil shrugged, laughing. "Oh, I see." He sighed. "i take it you like the night as well?"

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"Don't be a fool Makavar." Somepony said, walking up to him.

"Ah, Mayor." Makavar laughed, looking up. "Come to jabber on again?"

"A tournament?" The Mayor questions, clearly angry. "What are you thinking? A tournament? In the middle of the city? The middle of my city! You must be mad."

"I can assure you, it must happen." Makavar sighed, smiling. "After all, the last Sun and Moon died years ago. Did they not?"

The mayor gulped, looking away. Makavar hit right on the mark, as he had been thinking the same thing. "Still," He sighed shaking his head. "To allow my daughters to participate in the tournament is foolish."

Makavar laughed, picking the papers back up, as he began working on them again. "Trust me Mayor Eclipse," Makavar mused, not looking up. "You children would do well in the tournament."

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Katjil stretched, sighing. "You're doing pretty good yourself Luna." He said, laughing at the armor she was wearing. It was the same armor that would eventually be seen as Nightmare Moon's. "You've beaten your opponent's faster then me."

Luna blushed, looking away. "That was only because I tripped Kat..." She said softly, still looking away.

"Yeah?" He said, a soft smile on his face. He then nudged her, so she was looking at him. "I guess you were lucky then." He nuzzled her cheek, before Celestia walked in, a confused look on her face.

"What's wrong sister?" Luna asked ,worry crossing over her face for a second. "You seem troubled."

"Nothing..." Celestia replied, shaking her head before continuing. "It's just... when they set the winners of the preliminaries up into teams. They put three people together in teams. The chances of all three of us being on the same team are slim... And yet, we are."

Katjil shrugged, still standing near Luna. "Luck?" He said offering the idea. "Perhaps we were lucky." He laughed then, smiling.

Celestia sighed, shaking her head. Her armor, which looked similar to Luna and Katjil's clinked as she did. "Well, I don't think so." She said, looking at Katjil. "Your father organized this tournament, did he not?"

Katjil blinked, sitting down to think. "Well, yes..." He eventually said, shaking his head. "But that doesn't mean we were put on the same team dileberately." He smiled, shrugging. "Just leave it as luck."

A guard pony came into their room, looking at each of them. "It is your turn." He said, smiling. "Pray that you win, as this is the last match."

A place called Time

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Chapter 4

A place called Time

"What!" Rainbow Dash squealed. "You mean Daring Do is real?!" Her face was filled with a large smile, as her eyes twinkled. They were leaving the castle for the last time for a long time.

Katjil nodded, a soft smile on his face. "Indeed, and she was the first Element of Loyalty." He said, a sad tone in his voice. "Look... guys, I'm sorry..." He mumbled as Rainbow patted his shoulder.

"It's okay Kat." Rainbow smiled, again this time softly. "We've all had moments like that. It's not your fault Chaos could control you. We beat him still." She then puffed out her chest proudly, as if she expected peace within the world, because they beat Chaos.

Twilight nodded, a soft smile on her face as well. "Indeed." She smiled, a slight chuckle in her voice. "Even though it cost us Luna, we should still celebrate." She sighed, looking out at the sky. [1]

"I know..." Katjil mumbled, looking at the sky as well. "It's just hard realizing that even the Dream Room can't bring her back..."

The ponies stood watching the night sky for a few more moments. Each one thinking of Luna, and the happy moments they shared with the Alicorn. These thoughts were interrupted by a flashing light, as four meteors came crashing down. Each meteor narrowly missing a building, they had appeared out of no where, as if a Rift had opened letting them through.

"What was that?" Rarity blinked, looking around a worried look on her face. "What were those large rocks?"

"Meteors." Makavar said, walking up as a Drakyl. He was holding a small red crystal, that seemed to have a faint glow to it. "Meteors... that bring death." He said, looking down at the crystal. "If I am correct, then they are the other pieces of Chaos. And our fight has only just begun."

"But one of them landed near Ponyville!" Twilight yelped, looking at Ponyville. "Nyx and Spike are there!" She then began running towards Ponyville, as the others followed suit. They continued running, until Makavar appeared in front of Twilight, an invisible force keeping her from moving around him. "Out of my way Master," She half ordered. "I must go to Ponyville. I must protect my family!"

Makavar held up a hand, silencing the lavender Alicorn. "No." He finally said, a soft smile on his face. "Right now, there is nothing you can do. You will die easily in your current state." Turning to Katjil, then back to Twilight. "Luna is not dead. I sent her to another dimension before the explosion could kill her." He said, as the ponies around him lit up happily. "Again, as of right now you will die if you challenge any of the pieces of Chaos. You were lucky this time, as I arrived just in time." [2]

"Well, then... why can't we go and get her?" Katjil asked, looking around.

"Because that's where I am going." Makavar responded, to Katjil's question. "You... You are going else where." He paused, looking up at the stars. "I fear that reality is breaking down. An End that should not be, is beginning. Hopefully you three can fix that."

Rainbow blinked, looking around, as did Twilight. "But..." Rainbow blinked. "What about the rest of the elements?" She asked, looking at Rarity and Fluttershy. "Why aren't they coming with?" Rainbow looked back at Makavar confusion on her face.

"They will be helping Celestia and Nyx in protecting Equestria on this front." He responded. "You three, will be saving Equestria on a different front." He smiled, as his horn lit up. A spell circle appeared on the ground, as the air slowly grew heavier as time passed. Once the circle completed a blinding flash of light bursted from the center, as the teleport activated.

"Hello?" A mare said, poking the unconscious group of ponies, each in turn. "Master said you'd be coming to help." She smiled as Rainbow woke up. "That you'd be coming soon..."

"Huh?" Rainbow said, blinking at the familiar pegasus. "M-mom? Why are you here? And how did you know we'd be coming?"

Rainbow Dash's mother laughed. "Silly Filly..." She said, bonking Rainbow's head. "I'm here because Master sent me here. I also heard you inherited the Element of Harmony from me. I'm glad."

Both Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle blinked, shocked faces on each of them. "Hey Rainbow..." Twilight mumbled, looking at Rainbow. "Doesn't your mother look a lot like..."

"Daring Do? On the covers of the books?" Rainbow's mother interrupted, a soft smile on her face. "I sure hope so, as they are about me." She laughed softly, shaking her head.

"Hello Patty." Katjil sighed, not looking at the Pegasus. "It's been a long time. So this is where Father sent you."

Patricia nodded, a soft smile on her face. "Indeed it is, Katjil." She sighed, looking around. She then looked back at Katjil, a confused look on her face. "If Master brought you back to life, which I assume he did as you're standing here, then why isn't Luna here?" She asked, as Twilight and Rainbow Dash talked to each other.

"She almost died..." Katjil sighed, looking away. "The Red Crystal took me again, and well... I nearly killed her this time..." He responded, still looking away. He finally looked back, after a few moments of silence. "I have failed as a leader once again."

Patricia shook her head, sighing. "No you haven't Katjil." She patted his shoulder before looking at her daughter. "You've done quite well."

Rainbow sighed, looking around. "Well... this is interesting." She mumbled, glancing at Twilight, before shaking her head.

"It is interesting to find out that your mother wrote the Daring Do novels." She chuckled softly, patting Rainbow on the shoulder. "It almost sounds like writing is in your blood. Maybe your book will be good too."

"Did I hear correctly?" Patricia said, walking up to the young mares. "My daughter, is writing a book as well?"

"Yes ma'am." Twilight chuckled, looking at the now blushing Rainbow. "She is indeed writing a book." She chuckled once more, patting Rainbow on the shoulder. "And it's because of the Daring Do stories that she's writing them."

At this, the brown coated pegasus actually blushed slightly. "Is that so?" She finally questioned. "My little filly is writing because of my books?" This made Patricia chuckle, as she didn't expect her child to write. Let alone because of her mother's writing.

Rainbow looked away, sighing. "Yeah, well..." She mumbled. "It's not as good as yours..."

"Oh, what makes you say that?" Patricia asked, now even more interested.

The ponies continued talking, exchanging tidbits of information, for about an hour until they came upon a Temple. The Temple looked old, and regal. Rainbow and Twilight both looked at the massive building in front of them, awestruck. "Welcome," Patricia chuckled, standing in front of them, looking back at the other ponies. "To what Master calls a Gate."

Twilight was the first to recover, looking from the top spire down to Patricia. "A gate?" She questioned. "But gates lead to places, don't they?" She asked, looking around trying to figure out why Patricia said gate.

There was a moment of silence as Patricia and Katjil looked at each other, before they burst out laughing. "Yes," Katjil said, the first one to recover. "Yes gates do lead places."

"This is a gate." Patricia said, looking at the building. "To a place that Master calls The Well of Time."

"You've been there before Twilight." Katjil said, nodding towards her wings. "Time is an illusion with in the well. It's different then the dream room, yet the same."

"Is that even possible?" Twilight blinked, looking at Katjil. "Can something be different and the same as something else?"

It was Rainbow who answered next, however. "It can, if they are made by the samepony." She mused, looking at the others. "It's the only thing I can think of..."

"Just who exactly is master?" Both Patricia and Twilight asked to no one.

"We may never know." Katjil chuckled, before he stepped closer to the temple. "Either way, we should get going."

The mares behind him all nodded, as they too headed into the temple. The magic used to create the Well, became apparent the moment they stepped into the temple. The area went from what looked to be a normal temple of the time, to a twisted maze of multiple dimensions. Twilight looked around, sighing. "Now what..." She mumbled to herself, looking around. She blinked, when she saw that rainbow was standing upon the ceiling going down stairs. "Rainbow? What are you doing?"

"I'm going up stairs, what does it look like?" She responded, looking down at Twilight. "The question is how are you standing on the ceiling."

"She's not." Patricia said, walking up, on a wall along with Katjil. "Reality is bent here, and nothing is as it seems. After all, if what my daughter said is true... then that means that Master made this place."

The two younger mares nodded, as Rainbow flew down to Twilight. "Wow..." she mused, looking down at her feet. "I see what you mean mom..." She chuckled, looking around. "This would be a great place to practice flying. I wonder if Soarin would agree..."

Patricia's ear propped up, at her daughter's mention of her coltfriend. "Oh, who is this Soarin? Is she a friend of yours?"

Twilight chuckled, as Rainbow looked down, blushing slightly. "Actually mom... He is my coltfriend..."

Patricia blinked, confused at first before a sly smile appeared on her face. "Oh, and here I thought that you wouldn't be interested in dating, let alone found your self a special somepony." She chuckled, as her and Katjil jumped off the wall, and landed next to Twilight. "Man, have I missed a lot. I'm going to have to talk to Crash for not sending me letters..."

Katjil chuckled as Patricia mused about what she had missed in her child's life. "So, anypony with an idea as to why we actually came here?" Twilight asked, breaking Patricia's concentration. "I was just wondering..."

"Master told me that there was something here that could kill Chaos, for good." Patricia said, looking around. "I guess we'll have to look for it..."

Twilight sighed, exasperated. An hour had passed, at least for her, and the group was once again separated. "You see anypony?" She asked, looking up at Rainbow, who was standing upon the ceiling again.

Rainbow looked down at Twilight, shaking her head as she flew down to her. "Nope." She said, as she landed, sighing. "Nopony in site, not even what we are looking for... what ever that is." She mumbled the last words before looking at Twilight. "Hey, you think Luna really is alright, and Master wasn't just messing with us to cheer us up?"

Twilight shrugged, having been thinking the same thing. "Even if he was," She finally said looking back at Rainbow. "We should still press on, after all this could save Equestria."

Rainbow nodded, sighing. She then opened a door, which lead to a room that had two things. The first was a cake upon a small table, the other appeared to be an old weapon of war. "Right," She mumbled, sighing. "So it's cake or death eh?" She smiled, closing the door.

They continued opening and closing doors for about another hour or two, before they met up with Patricia. Katjil was no where in site. "Yeah, we got separated about thirty minutes after we separated from you two." She mumbled looking around. "It's been about three days sense then..."

"Wait?" Twilight said, stopping in her tracks. "Did you say three days?" Patricia looked at Twilight confused, before nodding. "We've both been looking for you for around three hours. That's when we lost you two... how could three days have gone by?"

Patricia looked around, even more confused at Twilight's words. "I guess Time flows differently here majorly... if three days passed for me, but three hours for you two... then Time really doesn't exist here."

The two other ponies there nodded, looking at each other. "Well, this makes things harder." Twilight mumbled, as the other two silently agreed.

Rainbow's ears then perked up. "Hey, does anypony else hear that?" She asked, as Patricia and Twilight looked around, confused.

"No, I don't hear anything." Twilight said, looking at Rainbow, worried. "There aren't anypony around here but us Rainbow..."

"I swear that I hear something." Rainbow said, rushing off to look for the source.

Twilight and Patricia chased after her, with Patricia trying to get a head of Rainbow. "Rainbow, wait up!" Twilight yelped, just as Rainbow rounded a corner. "Please Rainbow! We shouldn't separate from each other!" She yelled again,before running into Patricia, who was just sitting there.

"How... but I was right behind her..." Patricia mumbled, as Twilight peeked out from behind her, at the dead end, which had a distinct lack of Rainbow Dash.

"Perhaps the area itself is changing?" Twilight suggested, looking around. "That would explain how we lost each other in the first place." Patricia nodded at Twilight's words, looking around. "But again, we should start looking for the others and what we came here for." Twilight said, a soft smile on her face.

Rainbow looked around, confused as to why Twilight was yelling at her to stop. "Where did they go?" She mumbled, looking behind her at the empty hallway. "Strange..."

"Oh no." Somepony said, in front of her. "What's strange is how you are here." When Rainbow looked to see who it was, there was no one there. "Oh, you won't find me there." The voice chuckled, as Rainbow looked around franticly for the source of the voice. "You won't find me in many places." The voice said, as a skeleton walked out of the wall. "Hello, it's me Galic Ozer."

Rainbow glared at the dancing skeleton, wondering how it was moving. "How... why are you here?" She finally said, after having waived a hoof above the skeleton, while it did a jig. "Last time we saw you, you were hanging in Makavar's office back before Equestria was founded..."

Galic laughed, ceasing his jig, he stared blankly at Rainbow, or with as much emotion as a skeleton can, "Well, you see." He began to say, as the maze around them began to twist and change shape. "This place enjoys torturing those with in, before it gives them what they seek."

"You speak of this place, as if it alive." Rainbow said in a questioning tone. "Why? It can't be, can it?"

"Oh come now... stop thinking like Ms. Sparkle, think outside the box." Galic chuckled, doing a couple of backflips as wings appeared on his back.

"I still don't get it..."

"Oh you will..." Galic Ozer said, as he drifted away, fading into smoke.

Twilight looked around, blinking. "See anything?" She asked, looking over at Patricia, who was standing upon a far off wall. "There's nothing over here..."

Patricia looked over at Twilight, before nodding, and pointing at an area that Twilight couldn't see. "I'll be real quick, I think I found something."

Twilight nodded, turning around to see if they missed anything. The moment she did, something unusual happened. Twilight blinked, looking around at the landscape she now found herself in. It took her a few seconds to recognize it as the courtyard in front of Canterlot Castle. Though this wasn't what caught her attention. Standing not far in front of her, was herself. Talking to Makavar, who was in his Drakyl form. Twilight began straining to hear what the other Twilight and Makavar were saying.

"So, I guess this is goodbye." Makavar said, a hint of sadness in his voice.

"I... I don't understand. What do you mean goodbye? Can't you just come back?" The other Twilight said, worry all over her face. "You've done it before haven't you?"

"Not in this way no." Makavar chuckled, turning away. "Equestria doesn't need me anymore Twilight. It's truly time for me to take that one final journey. The one adventure that has eluded me for generations, has come to knock on my door." He turned to look back at Twilight, his feet turned to stone. "You ponies were a great tale to tell Twilight. It's been a pleasure." He saluted her, as the rest of his body turned to stone. Seconds later, a wind picked up causing the now statued Makavar, to turn to dust.

Twilight blinked, and the scene before her was gone. She looked around, even more confused. "What?" She questioned to herself before Rainbow Dash crashed into her. "R-rainbow?" She blinked, brushing herself off.

"Hey Twi..." She said, looking around, a worried look on her face. "H-hey, where's mom? Wasn't she with you?"

"Yes. But she went off to look..." Twilight began, as Rainbow bursted past her. "... in some place I didn't see." She shook her head, heading in the direction that Rainbow flew off in. "Rainbow. I'm sure she's fine. She does this stuff all the time, remember?"

Rainbow stopped, to look at Twilight. "Nothing. And I mean nothing is like this place." She said, poking Twilight in the chest. "Trust me." Rainbow then turned to continue looking for her mother in a frantic way.

"Yes... I know." Twilight mumbled to herself, looking back at the area where she saw the vision. She then smiled softly, shaking her head. "Well, we should still see if we can find anything that might help us fight Chaos." Twilight said, flying up to follow Rainbow.

"I think we have..." Rainbow said, who was standing staring into a room. "Twilight, doesn't that look like us?"

Twilight looked into the room, and she was greeted by six statues. Each statue looked like one of the current holders of the Elements of Harmony. Though something was off, and Twilight was the first to notice the difference. She slowly approached the statue version of herself, touching the face. "I... I don't understand." She said, looking back at Rainbow. "If this place was made long before even our parents were born, then how could statues of us be here?" At this Rainbow shrugged, walking up to Twilight. "Not only that, but look at the elements. They seem more like armor in the statues."

Rainbow blinked, now looking at the statue of herself. "Hey, your right." She chuckled, looking back at Twilight. "Perhaps this is what Makavar wanted us to get?"

"Or at least, what the well wants us to have..." Twilight mumbled, which caused Rainbow to nod, looking back at the statues.

It took the two ponies a matter of minutes, to find the crystalline armor that the statues represented. It took them less then that, to find a way out of the Temple.

Upon exiting, they were greeted with a surprise. Both Katjil, and Patricia had already exited the Temple, and were waiting for them. "So now we move forward against Chaos." Katjil chuckled, half ignoring the shocked look on Rainbow's face.

"How did you get out?" Rainbow asked, looking around. "I thought that you'd still be inside."

Patricia chuckled, shaking her head. A soft smile on her face, indicated that the entire time he was outside. "This was all planned by Master sweetie." She said, still smiling. "Because you are correct, he did build the gates."

"And the temple." Katjil added, before the familiar symbol of the teleport appeared. Though no ponies horn was glowing.

The flash passed, and the group found themselves once again in an unknown area. "Wait..." Rainbow blinked, looking around. "I thought that we would be heading back to Equestria after this." The other mares nodded in agreement, though Katjil sighed.

"It would make sense that this would mean that there is more to be done." He said, looking towards a clump of Ruins that seemed to match Canterlot. "I think we may be in the future." He said, pointing towards the ruins.

"The far future..." Both Rainbow and Patricia mumbled, nodding.

Twilight looked, awestruck at what Canterlot had become. "Is that... Is that really Canterlot?" She asked, looking at Katjil.

"In deed it is," A pony said, walking up to them. "Good evening my fair adventures. If you would please come with me." She demanded, as she turned to head towards the ruins. The pony seemed old, almost as old as Granny Smith is. Or was.

"May I ask what happened? Why is Canterlot in ruins?" Twilight asked, following the old pony. "Wouldn't Princess Celestia prevent this? Or Luna?"

The mare chuckled, shaking her head. "No. They both died a long time ago. I believe it was a thousand years ago, to the day."

Twilight blinked, looking at the mare, before looking back at Canterlot. "A thousand years?" She repeated, in a questioning tone. "So this is a thousand years after their death? I thought that Alicorns were immortal..." She looked at her own wings, worried. She then noticed that the mare before them was an alicorn as well. "Were you there? Did you see them?"

The mare chuckled, looking back at Twilight. "Of course," She smiled. "I was one of her students. She took on many in her life time. Training them in Makavar's magic until the day she died."

"Couldn't Makavar teach them? He's immortal. I know he is." Twilight questioned, the vision passing through her mind.

"No. he died." The mare sighed, shaking her head. "I think it's time you two learned something about Immortals. And about Equestria."

With regret

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Chapter 5

With Regret

The group followed the unnamed mare, in mostly silence. Each one waiting for the Alicorn to speak. "Tell me one thing, do you know who made the elements?" The mare asked, looking at Twilight.

"Of course," She said proudly. "It was Celestia and..."

"No. This is actually not true, and Makavar mentioned this before did he not?" The mare reminded them. "Makavar himself made the Elements of Harmony. It was a few weeks after the meteors first appeared upon Equestria. They ponies had grown desperate to find a way to defeat Chaos.

"So, Makavar in his infinite wisdom fashioned six crystals of power, designed for the specific task of defeating Chaos. Little did the ponies know, was that those crystal's of power were fashioned from the same rock that Chaos was born from." At those words, Katjil looked away, as Patricia patted him on the shoulder. "Equal in strength were both forces, and equal in number. As there were six meteors that fell to the ground. And as such, six ponies had been chosen to lead the armies of Chaos.

"The ponies assumed that that was why Makavar chose to fashion himself six champions. Each representing things that brought ponies together. Laughter, Kindness, Generosity, Loyalty,Magic, and Honesty. And his greatest pupils chosen to lead the assault against Chaos. Katjil, his own son with Magic; Celestia was chosen as Generosity; Luna was chosen as Honesty; Patricia as loyalty; Discord as Laughter; and Crash as Kindness." At the mention of Crash, who Rainbow blinked at, Patricia looked away a slight blush on her face. "Each of these six ponies were his greatest warriors. They sealed Chaos away, for him to never return."

"But he did... has." Twilight interjected, as Rainbow sat, confused as to the fact that both of her parents were element users. "He's there... um... here in Equestria as we are talking. He's there now, in the past.

"Yes Twilight Sparkle, I know." The mare smiled, nodding towards the ruins of Canterlot Castle. "I brought you here, as it was needed, there is something that you, as the current holders of the elements must do, here and only here."

Twilight nodded, as Rainbow followed her. "Well, I guess I understand." She mumbled, looking back at the mare before heading into the ruins.

"Katjil." The mare said, once the three other's had left.

"Yes mother?"

"She mustn't find out who I am. Not here." Katjil's mother said, looking at him. "It must be you who tells her, and only when it is necessary."

Katjil nodded, as he moved to follow Twilight into the ruins. "Of course mother."

Twilight looked around the ruined castle, confused even more as to what she needed to do. She soon found herself with in an open area, as the ceiling had fell and earth had grown around it. "Hello Twilight." A familiar voice sounded, which caused her to turn around quickly. And there stood Makavar. "No." He said, shaking his head, as the image of him fizzled slightly. "I'm not really there. where ever there is. This is a Lode Stone, something that records visual messages and sends them flying into the unknown. Who knows when this message will be gotten, or by who. Either way, I'll probably be dead by then. I wish I could see your face one last time, before I died.. I guess I won't, or maybe I will." He chuckled, shaking his head. "No, I guess I will. after all, I do live for a long time..." the message fizzled out ending. The mare stood there, behind what was the Lode Stone Makavar.

"What was that?" Twilight asked, even more confused. "What did he mean by all that?"

"It was a remnant of another timeline." The mare sighed, looking off into a window. "A timeline where an unforeseen accident sends you flying back into the past, and there... there was supposed to be your first meeting with Makavar, in his youth, and in the prime of his school."

"What do you mean supposed to?"

"The Makavar you know, is the Makavar after that event, he left Equestria after leaving that message. Hoping to die. And then, fate brought him back to his old friend Twilight Sparkle. But, this time it was in her youth. He knew what the event was, and prevented it from happening."

"I don't understand..." Twilight blinked, looking around. "So, your saying he made that message, knowing I wouldn't see it?"

"At first yes." The mare smiled. "But when he saw you as a young filly. He knew that fate gave him an opportunity to him, for him to fix his mistake. For you see, you having been brought back in time, also killed you. And, it was an experiment of his, that caused it. You see, the event that brought you back, happened before you became an Alicorn. You phisique wasn't as strong as it is now. Therefore, the forced travel took an unseen side-effect on you. Killing you, with in three years."

Twilight blinked, looking at the spot the Makavar appeared. "So... I take it we had become close friends?"

"You could say that." The mare chuckled. "Now, I think it's time you rejoined your friends in Equestria."

Twilight nodded, leaving the room. Once she left Katjil came out of the shadows. "Are you sure it was wise showing her that mother?" He asked, looking in the direction Twilight went. "She'll be questioning Father because of it."

"I know." She smiled, patting Katjil on the head. "And they both will travel down the road that keeps her alive. I've already lived this Katjil." She said, as she began fading away.

"Yeah, but your from the other timeline..." He said as the mare faded away, the last to go was her cutie mark. A cutie mark that looked a lot like Twilight's.

"Wow..." Rainbow said, as Katjil prepared the spell to bring them back to their Equestria. "So there are even different Timelines?" Rainbow chuckled. "I wonder if in any of them I'm the captain of the wonderbolts."

"Your the captain of the wonderbolts here Rainbow..." Twilight stated, shaking her head. "And once we return, we'll fix our timeline. And you can go back to sleeping with Soarin." Twilight teased, which cause Rainbow to blush.

"Y-yeah..." She smiled, landing next to her mother. "I look forward to that." She smiled, as thoughts of talking to her father and spending time with Soarin, filled her mind.

"Well, it's all finished." Katjil said, stepping into the circle. "Are we ready to go?" He looked at the mares around him, each one nodding. He chuckled, as his horn began to glow.

The group of wayfarers, returned to Canterlot unchanged. This got a collective sigh out of each of them, as this meant they arrived just in time. Before any of the ponies could relax however Pinkie Pie, as she is, came out of a barrel and pounced on top of Twilight Sparkle. "So? What did you get?" She asked, her face only inches away from Twilight's. "No wait... don't let tell me I wanna guess. Is it party supplies?"

"No... And Pinkie could you..."

"Oh! Is it some gigantic laser floating in the sky? Is it going to start raining lasers?"

"No... Pinkie could you..."

"Is it some sort of eye thing that makes you shoot lasers out of your eyes? Or... or..."

"PINKIE!" Twilight yelled, her patience now gone. "Could you please, get off me."

"Or right, sorry." Pinkie smiled, getting off of Twilight, as she then began rubbing her wings. "I still want to know what it is... OH! Who is this Rainbow Dash?" Pinkie asked, in her very kooky manor.

"This is... my mother..." Rainbow answered, before Pinkie could begin her guessing game. "As well as... one of the original wielders of the Elements."

Both Pinkie Pie, and Rarity who had just arrived, froze when Rainbow mentioned her mother's status as one of the original wielders. "Come again darling?" Rarity said, unable to hide the confusion from both her voice and her face. "But did you just say that your mother was... but that would make her the same age as the princesses..."

"Well, actually I'm older then Celestia by six years." Patricia smiled, her chest puffing out in a rather Rainbow Dash manor. "Master granted all the original wielders immortality before he left Equestria. He said it was to ensure peace was there when it was needed the most."

"Would peace be needed when it's not somewhere?" Rainbow asked, looking at her mother. "That's what I think at least..."

Patricia shrugged, chuckling softly. "It's what I thought when he said that myself..." She said, looking around Canterlot. "Hm... this is actually my first time here now that I think about it... Well first time with it being a Royal Castle, and not a school."

"We are glad for your return Twilight Sparkle." A familiar voice said, from behind the group. "It has been... quite with you awa.... Patty?" Luna blinked, as Patricia chuckled patting Luna on the head.

"It in deed is Lunni." Patricia chuckled. "Though I hear it's Princess Luna now..."

Luna smiled softly, bushing. "In deed it is Patty." She smiled, sitting next to Katjil. "A lot of... things happened after You, Crash, and Master left... One of them was that Discord, he... went a bit to far."

"Yes, and you turned me to stone." Discord said, appearing as a tiny version of himself as he left Luna's ear. "Do you know what stone does to my fur? Geez... Twice I might add." He smiled, returning to normal size. "They turned me to stone twice. Well, once was the sisters, the other was little miss Perfect here." He chuckled resting a arm on Twilight's head.

"Yes Discord," She sighed, magicing his arm off her. "Now why are you here?"

Discord scoffs, feigning hurt. "Well." He then said, turning one of the statues into a lounge chair "Makavar-sensei has called together all of his forces for a final assault against Chaos." Discord then shrugged, smiling. "Though I personally don't care if you ponies win or not. After all, I'll probably be turned to stone afterwards anyway..."

"Discord..." Luna said, a soft sigh escaping her. "You'd only be turned to stone if you go to far... again."

"I know Lunni... I know." Discord smiled, as he and Luna then began a mock battle, which Luna seemed to be good at.

Twilight smiled, watching the group of ponies have there play, this time staying out of the mock battle. Her thoughts began to drift towards what she saw in the Temple of Time, as well as what the older mare revealed to her. "What is Master really planning..." She questioned to herself. She looked down at the grass, her thoughts to keep her company.

"Having doubts?" A voice said, waking Twilight from her trance.

"Oh... no Master, I was just thinking about some things." She responded to Makavar's question as he sat next to her, in his drakyl form. "I saw something in the Temple... a... vision I guess."

Makavar looked away, towards the setting sun. "I see... was it of your past?"

"I don't know..." Twilight said, her hoof playing around in the grass. "I didn't recognize it so I assumed it was from the future. But now... Now I don't know." She looked at Makavar, worry in her face. "When we finished with the Temple, this mare brought us to the future. One where you had already died, and... she showed me this thing from your past that you had made for me. When I was watching it... it seemed like when you made it we were close, very close."

"The lode stone..." Makavar mumbled, under his breath.

"Yes, that's what it was called. But it still confused me... how close were we that it made you change the past?"

"Listen Twilight." He sighed, getting up and patting her head. "There are somethings that ponies shouldn't concern themselves with. The pasts of others, is one of them." He chuckled, looking at the group of ponies not far from them. "To have made something so grand, yet not be remembered for it. I guess it's time then..."

"Time?" Twilight blinked, worry entering her voice. "Time for what?"

"It in deed has been wonderful knowing you Twilight." Makavar said, looking at her. "So, I guess this is goodbye."

Recognition passed through Twilight's face as the scene from the Temple had become reality. "I... I don't understand? What do you mean good bye? Can't you come back?" She pleaded, glancing over at her friends. "You've done it before haven't you?"

"What happened?" Luna asked, walking up to Twilight. "Where did Master... Twilight, why are you crying?"

"He's dead..." Twilight said, flatly. "I saw it before. I saw him die in the Temple, and I could do nothing here... There was..." She then turned, and stormed up to Katjil. "Why! Why would he make me something thinking I would never get it? Why would he change the past just so I don't die?"

"Mother... calm down." Katjil said, as emotionless as he could. "Father knew this day would come, long before meeting you for the second time."

"What? That doesn't answer my... what did you call me?" Twilight blinked, confusion in on her face. "Did you just..."

"You want an answer on why Father did those things?" Katjil said, chuckling. "Then in that word I give you your answer."

"M-mother?" Twilight said in a questioning tone. "So... the me of that timeline is... your mother?" She then looked at Luna who had joined them. "Did you..."

"No Twilight, this is news to me as well." Luna stated, a soft smile upon her face. "The you then... had already died when I met Katjil."

Twilight blinked, as something had begun to nag her thoughts. "Wait... I think I read about what happened just now." She mumbled, as she magicked one of Makavar's books to her. "Just as I thought."

"Just as you thought what?" Luna questioned, looking at the book.

"Makavar did die yes. He knew he would die." Twilight said, reading over the pages of the book. "But, once he did... everything that doesn't belong in this time line would vanish along with him..." She looked at Katjil, blinked, then looked back at the book confused.

"If this is so," Celestia smiled, having arrived to break up the mock battle, before it damaged the castle. "The we shouldn't be here. We got our immortality as a gift from Makavar." She chuckled, a soft smile on her face. "The fact that we are still here, in this time. And that you, Katjil, are still alive means only one thing..."

Seconds later the familiar flash of a teleport greeted the ponies, though this one was different. Lightning seemed to spout from the epicenter, as the familiar shape of a Drakyl appeared. Once the light faded from the ponies eyes, each one blinked in shock.

"Now... where am I this time?" A younger Makavar said, scratching his head.

Book 1 End.

Author's Notes:

Yup. It's over. Or, I should say Book 1 is over.
At first, my original synapse of the first book was longer, with the group fighting Chaos before Makavar died... but I scrapped that idea as I was having trouble getting to that point. They will still fight Chaos, just on a different battlefield.
A lot happened in this chapter, with the Twilight finding out that she was a large part in Makavar's life... To Twilight being forced to watch him die a second time. (With the first being in the Temple.)
Will she form the same bonds with this Makavar, or is Katjil's mother different in this timeline? You'll just have to wait and see in the next book. (The side story Madness the beginning will take place in the unaltered Timeline, leading up to the moment Makavar first leaves Equestria.)

Epilogue - Makavar's Letter

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Dear Twilight Sparkle,

If you are reading this, then I have died, and you have found this room hidden away in my office. I should probably explain how this letter and this room still exists, even though they both are from my timeline.

As you had probably read in my books, I dabbled in Time magic. Because of this, I knew what would happen once I died. All things related to the me of my time, would revert back to my time. So, I devised a way to keep a letter there, in your timeline.

I hope, that if you are reading this, that I succeeded.

I had a wonderful time with you Twilight Sparkle. Both the Twilight from my time,who I fell greatly in love with, and you. It was fun, to say the least, teaching you and your friends the magics of my world. You excelled greatly at anything I threw at you, just as Celestia told me you would.

I wish I could have told you more about, anything. Had our circumstances been different, I would have. I would have taken you and your friends to places you could only have dreamed of. You would know, from Katjil and Luna, that I travelled to many places in my life time. For awhile, I travelled with you, the you from my timeline. There was one place, that you always asked to go back to every year.

Imagine, an ocean that every night, at midnight froze into ice. Could you imagine that? You were awestruck by it then, and I assume if I brought you there this time around, you would try and understand it in the way only you could.

I'm not much of a writer, so there isn't much to tell. Goodbye Twilight Sparkle.

Forever Kind,

Zeirulious Klien Makavar.

Twilight put the letter back into it's case, returning it to the drawer that was now it's home, just as Spike entered her room. "Come on Twilight," He said, sounding as if she'd been in there for quite awhile. "We have to hurry, the wedding is going to start soon. And Nyx... well, she's growing impatient."

"I'll just be another minute Spike." She smiled, as he shook his head leaving the room. Twilight began heading out to, before she looked back at the drawer. "Did you hear that Makavar? Luna and Katjil are finally getting married." She smiled, closing the door behind her.

Chaos Controlled

by ZeirMakavar

Prologue

Canterlot's Fall

Into Abraighai

Fifteen and One

Makavar's Journal - Entry 1

With time, it ends.

A place called Time

With regret

Epilogue - Makavar's Letter