//------------------------------// // Chapter 3-Our Invisible Guest // Story: Princess Angel Lightning (aka;Queen Vampira) // by Stryker-Shadowpony-Blade //------------------------------// As I learn to control my new power, I notice that I can sense other ponies, even from far away, when I can't see them. I asked Aunt Tes about this telepathically, because I am surrounded by ponies from all over the kingdom who heard about my new powers, and wanted to see what I can do. What you are sensing in the electricity that flows through everypony, She explains simply. Electricity? I ask, confused. It's another word for lightning. Everypony has their own special lightning that flows through them naturally, She explains. As you master your power, you will eventually learn to tell ponies apart from one another by their lightning. I learned that myself about a year after I learned I could sense others. She pauses. Be careful. We're surrounded. I realized that I was surrounded by the entire Royal Guard Elite. I start to panic, thinking I might be in trouble. They charge at me all at once. I charge my wings, and just before I'm crushed, send a pulse of lightning in every direction, sending the pegasus and Earth pony guards flying. The unicorn guards protect themselves with an anti-lighting spell. I suddenly feel calm as an idea forms in my head, and I find myself fixing my gaze on a certain point in the distance. I charge my wings again and let the lightning envelop my entire body. I start to feel that familiar tingle all over, and I see flashes of lightning around my vision as I feel my body move forward, towards the place I was looking at. I hear a crash of metal behind me, just as I come to a complete stop. I look back to see the unicorn guards have collided with each other and now lie sprawled on the ground, dazed. Iron Hoof, the Captain of the Royal Guard Elite, who was watching from afar, walks up to me, puts a hoof on my shoulder, and smiles at me. "Well done, Princess," he says, kindly. "I was getting ready to pull you out of there when you suddenly pulled off that impressive little dash of yours. Wh-what do you call that?" I think about it for a minute. "I think I'll call it.......The Bolt Dash," I respond. "And thanks, Ron. I was impressed with myself. I didn't know if it would work." "Well," he said, chuckling, "I'm glad it did work, and you got out of there unscathed." I suddenly sense two energies I recognized instantly from the speed at which they're moving towards me. I turn just in time to get tackled by Les n Luna. "How did you do that, Angie?" Luny asks with curiosity. "Please, tell us," Les inquires, "I'm curious, too." "Weeeeelllllll," I say, "I'm not sure. All I did was focus on a point in the distance and think about moving to that spot. It was mostly a last second idea that I wasn't sure would work." "Wooooooooowwwwww," they said in unison. That night, mom and dad were talking to us about some creatures call the Chaos Bringers. I didn't pay much attention to them though because I was distracted by an electric energy of somepony that suddenly appeared behind me and my sisters. And from what I could tell from the energy, this pony was an alicorn. But when I looked back, I didn't see anypony, even though I was sure they were in the room. Don't worry, Angel, you're not imagining it, Aunt Tes said in my head, I sense them, too. And I am just as confused as you are. Do you know who they are? I ask. No, I do not, unfortunately. She replied. "Do you girls understand what we're asking of you?" The sound of moms question snaps my attention back to her. "Yes, mom," we respond as one. "Good. Now go to bed you three. Your father and I need to discuss something in private." "Good night, mom," we say in unison."Good night, dad." "Good night, dearies," says mom. "Night, girls," dad says. As I turn to leave, I look at the spot I sensed the unknown energy, and walk towards it, as it was between me and the door. As I get closer, I start to see a faint out line of somepony, right where the energy is. I notice that the pony looks like a mare. She has a horn, and a pair of wings, and I realized I was right about this energy belonging to an alicorn. She is also slightly smaller than the guards, meaning she must have her cutie mark as well. But I can't tell what color her mane, tail or coat is. Nor can I see her cutie mark, which I know she has. As it seems I'm about to bump into her, she steps to the side to avoid a collision, and I hear her hoofsteps as she moves. I look at my sisters to see if they noticed anything out of the ordinary. They don't seem to notice a thing. I hear hoofsteps behind me as we pass her. I look back and see that she is following us. We leave the room and she is about to step into the hall when the doors are magically closed. I stop, and my sisters look back at me with questioning looks. "Go on ahead," I tell them, "I'll catch up in a bit. I have something important I want to ask mom and dad in private." "Okay," Les responds. "I'll see you in the morning then. Night." "Yeah, don't take too long, Angie," Luny says. "You know I can't sleep without you." "I know, this won't take long, I promise." They both nod and start running down the hall. I turn to the door and put my ear on it so I can listen in on them. "Who are you and how did you get into our castle?" I hear my dad demand. "Wait, are you telling me that you can see me?" asks an unfamiliar voice. "We can see you as plain as day, little one," I heard mom say. "I see," says the voice, I assume belongs to the unknown alicorn. "I didn't realize that anypony in the past would be able to see me." "Are you saying you're from the future?" mom inquires. "Eh...sort of. I'm only here mentally though. I don't think my magic will work here." says the voice. "Explain!" dad commands. "Calm down, dear," mom scolds dad. "Will you be so kind as to tell us what you mean by 'only here mentally', sweety?" "Of course," came the reply. "You see, I'm from , judging from the beautiful decorations, your clothes, and how small Princesses Luna and Celestia are, about 30,000 years into the future.I was able to come here mentally after drinking a potion that allows me to see the past. Although, I have no idea why it brought me here, or how you can see me." "Maybe you were brought here for a reason." "Maybe. I don't know." "You still didn't tell us your name, young mare," dad said. "I apologize," said the invisible mare. "I am Princess Twilight Sparkle."