TThe Guardian of the Night
MLP: FiM
Romance
Adventure
The Royal Guard has intensified their training regimen after countless attacks on Canterlot. After months of hard training, they only accept the best of the best. Pipsqueak signs up to join these elite soldiers in order to protect a certain princess.
Scootaloo
Luna
Pipsqueak
Other
Rumble
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TSG Sneak Peek (+Art) · 8:08am Sep 6th, 2014

Hey peeps! I've received a few messages lately about the sequel to GotN. It's tentatively called "The Star Guard" and at the end of this blog is a sneak peek of chapter 1 (because why not?).

Additionally, here is some more amazing fan art for GotN! Two super awesome scenes (one of Pip and Luna flying in the dreamscape and another of Mist feeding Pip night strawberries) - they were done by Rainicorn, check them out!

Also, here are the urls (just in case you like that more):
http://chrisrainicorn.deviantart.com/art/I-want-to-fly-with-you-Luna-480468626
http://chrisrainicorn.deviantart.com/art/You-can-never-have-too-many-strawberries-480469621

Lastly, I'm up to chapter 15. At 20 I'll start uploading - almost time!

(And as I said - sneak peek, for those who bother to read my blog) xD

Chapter 1
Gathering the Troops

“Once upon a time, the Nightmare Forces infested the dreams of all creatures, whispering to them while they slept, feeding on their fears and weaknesses. Those who lost themselves to despair were enveloped in darkness and transformed into nightmarish creatures within the waking world, bringing with them chaos and destruction.

“However, there was one alicorn who took it upon himself to free the dreams of all creatures from the Nightmare Forces’ grasp. Luna’s father, the first Guardian of the Night, tirelessly sifted through the dreams of others, removing the darkness and weakening the Nightmare Forces. Then, right before his task was complete, he disappeared. Which brings me to-”

“Wait,” Scootaloo interjected. “He just disappeared? What happened to him?”

Pipsqueak took a deep breath. The conference room in Canterlot Castle was spacious, even considering the eight ponies gathered within it. The bright glow of the moon, coupled with the glowing crystal lanterns, provided enough light despite the hour. Every pony seated at the rectangular table was staring at Pipsqueak.

“I don’t know what happened to him,” Pipsqueak answered.

Scootaloo rolled her eyes and leaned forward on the table. “Well, that’s lame. If this were a proper story he should have gone out in style. Like, he would have defeated the Nightmare Forces if it weren’t for that sudden bear attack, where he was ambushed by a million bears and went down fighting.”

“That’s preposterous,” Rumble laughed, leaning back in his seat. “A million? C’mon. Maybe a thousand. But not a million.”

“Guys, I’m trying to be serious,” Pipsqueak sighed.

Scootaloo narrowed her eyes. “We just got done with saving Canterlot from King Basilisks and nightmare things! You could lighten up, Pip. Everything doesn’t have to be a somber retelling. Besides, everypony who tells legends and stories needs to spice it up a bit. Just say he fought a thousand bears. It makes it cooler.”

Pip face-hoofed, but he understood Scootaloo’s point. They had just gone through a lot. Perhaps it wasn’t a bad thing to lighten things up, if only for this story. “Okay, okay. Right before the Guardian of the Night could complete his task, he was… attacked by a thousand bears… and went down fighting.”

“Like a badass,” Scootaloo added.

“Yes, like a badass,” Pip groaned.

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