September Progress Update · 9:03pm Sep 23rd, 2013

Hello, everyone! Fall has arrived, and I have some good news to go with it. As mentioned in my last blog, my current three-chapter project explores Luna’s role in stopping the changeling invasion, the aftermath of a large-scale attack on Equestria’s capital, and the final showdown between the Princesses and Queen Chrysalis.

The first chapter is nearly complete!

Here’s a look at the action as Luna and her two Night Guards fight an attempted abduction within her daytime retreat outside Canterlot:

Her guards were scuffed, but neither seemed wounded. “Are you injured, ma'am?” Penumbra asked.
“No,” Luna said. The hidden room was small and had few furnishings, save for a small desk and a stack of books. “Bar the door.”
Sanguine and Penumbra braced themselves on either side of the swiveling panel to prevent it from turning. “It won’t hold for long,” Sanguine muttered. On cue, a green flash shone through the seams as an impact rattled them both.
“It won’t have to.” Luna’s attention turned to the alicorn-sized mannequin against the back wall. Metal armor rested on its head, chest, and haunches; banded guards protected each leg and the leading edge of both wings. The deep purple of the plates, almost closer to black, contrasted with the bright silver trim along the edges. Faint sigils adorned the polished surfaces, hinting at powerful enchantments.
Her war-plate was a relic of a harsher time in history. She hoped she wouldn’t need it for long.
Luna’s telekinetic field lifted the pieces off the mannequin. Her chestguard affixed itself over her torc, quickly followed by the rest of the armor, each piece seeming to fly onto her on its own accord. The silver trimming glowed as segmented plates spread over her torso and neck. It did not cover more than half of her coat, but she was more than adequately protected by its enchantments and her own wards.
The last piece of armor, her helmet, replaced her crown. Silvery threads filled the fluting on her horn, focusing and amplifying her magic. She felt each piece seamlessly shifting like an extension of her body as she stepped away from the empty mannequin. Finally, a swarm of bats seemed to leap from the dark corners of the room, shrieking and flapping as they circled her. Their bodies joined together on her back to form a black, billowing cloak.
At Luna’s nod, her guards backed away from the splintering door. She gathered power for a spell just as a changeling’s head rammed through the wood paneling. The abomination looked at her, snarled, and summoned its green flame to widen the hole.
My turn, she thought. Her charged magic blasted the changeling—and the door—across the room.

Best Princess, noctral batponies, epic battles, and gratuitous property damage. What’s not to love?

The second and third chapters are only one draft away from their final form, so hopefully no long waits. I am god-awful with deadlines, so if I don’t have a posting date by the end of the week, deploy your best disapproving stares.

Until then, have a good week!

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