//------------------------------// // Chapter 5-The Newest Member of The Crystal Royal Family // Story: Princess Angel Lightning (aka;Queen Vampira) // by Stryker-Shadowpony-Blade //------------------------------// "Yo-ou ca-an't ca-atch me," I taunt Luny, as I zip around the grassy field, covered in rainbow roses. "No fair, Angie," she whines, trying to catch me, " You're not allowed to use your Bolt Dash." I sigh. "Fine," I give in to her complaints. "I'll let you tag me," I say as I stop bolting around. "I'll even give you a head start before I start chasing you. All of you." I look at the other young colts and fillies scattered around the field. "I hope you're not lying, Ang." I look at Les. Shes got an annoyed look on her face. "Don't worry, Les. I promise." I say as Luny tags me. "Thirty seconds," I say as she runs away. "1....2....3.....4....5....6....7....." Everypony scrambles to get as far away as they could. "....11...12...13...14...15..." The earth ponies and unicorns grow wings and take off to the sky, followed close by the pegasii and my sisters. "....25.....26....27....28.....29...." I spread my own wings in preparation for flight. I set my sights on a pony that managed to get the farthest from me. ".....30!" I yell, and I take off quickly catching up to my target. I'm glad I know what she looks like now. ------------------------------------------------------------2 HOURS BEFORE----------------------------------------------------------------- I open my eyes and find myself in a familiar field with young unicorns, pegasii, and earth ponies milling about. One of them looks up at me, and smiles. "Angel's here." she squeals. "Who is that next to her though," says another. "I don't know." replies someone else. I look around, confused. Then I see who they are talking about. Standing to my right is a purple pony. I'm confused at first, because she looks familiar. Then it hits me, this is Princess Twilight Sparkle. I look at her flank and see that her cutie mark is a six-point-star. "So that's what you look like, Twi," I say to her. "Where are we?" she asks me. "How did I get here?" "I brought you here," Luny says as she walks up to us, "You're in our dreamscape," she tells a baffled Twilight. "Your dreamscape?" Twilight asks, looking around. "So we're all asleep?" "That's right, Twi," I say to her. I look at my sisters. "This is Princess Twilight Sparkle." I introduce her to everypony. "How do you know her name, Ang?" Les asks me. "She's the reason I stayed at the throne room, Les," I tell my oldest sister. "I see," she responds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't use my bolt dash, like I promised Les n Luna, as I fly towards our foalsitter. "Time to wake up little fillies." The voice of our mom echoes over the field, just as i'm about to tag Twilight. "Celestia, Luna, Angel, rise and shine. Same for you Twilight." I look at Twilight. "I forgot you're sleeping with me." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I feel my moms hoof on my shoulder, shaking me to wake me up. "Come on, sweetheart," she said to me. I open my eyes and look out the window, "But, the sun isn't up yet," I complain, seeing the sky was still dark. "We need to get ready to leave for the Crystal Empire," she tells me. "We recieved word that a new member of the Crystal Royal family is about to be born." Hearing this, I jump out of bed, nearly knocking mom over in the process. "Easy there, killer," mom luaghs. "Did you hear that, Luny!" I exclaimed, running over to my twins bed. "Yes, I heard you," she replies, still asleep. "Let me send the other fillies back to their own dreamscapes first." "Okay." I hear a groan come from my bed, and I look over to see Twilight sitting up, her mane sticking up every which way. "Did you say, 'Crystal Empire'?" she asks, rubbing her eyes. I realize that I can see her clearly, even though I'm awake. "That's right, Twilight," mom responds. "Nice mane, Twi," I tease her, luaghing. She looks at me. "You're one to talk," she retorts, smirking. I look in the mirror attachied to the inside of the wardrobe door, and simply collapse to the ground, laughing. ------------------------------------------------------------A FEW HOURS LATER------------------------------------------------------- 6 of the Royal Guard's Pegasii pull the Royal Family Carriage through the air in a direct line to the Crystal Empire. Twilight looks up at my mom and asks," Is it really okay for me to come along like this?" Mom looks back at her and smiles. "Of course, it's okay. Why are you so worried about it?" she inquires. "Well..... This isn't the first time I've looked into the past personally. However, this is the first time that I am able to interact with the past somewhat. I'm afraid of inadvertently changing something by mistake." Twilight replies with a worried expression. I hook one of my front left legs around her shoulders and say, "Nopony is able to see or hear you, except for me, my sisters, mom, dad, and anypony else that has high magical abilities. So I don't think you can change much." She looks at me then looks at my mom, who nods in response and says, "My daughter is correct on that front. So don't worry. Besides, I think you are able to speak with us for a reason. So whatever you end up doing here may be necessary for your history." Twilight smiles at this and starts to say, "Ok-" "WE'RE HERE! WE'RE HERE! WE'RE HERE!" Luna screams, interrupting our foalsitter. We all look up and see before us, sparkling clearer than the surrounding snow below, is the Crystal Empire. And, in the center, looming above the homes and shops of the Crystal Ponies, stands the brilliant Crystal Castle. We touch down on the ground and come to a shuddering stop in front of the main doors of the castle and we are greeted by the captain of the Crystal Guard. Captain Diamond Shield in forms us that King Rubinus and his laboring wife are waiting for us in the Royal Chambers, and escorts us to the doors of the room where we are asked to wait. The steward, whose name I do not remember, announces our arrival, and we enter the room. The first thing I see is the little bundle the queen is holding while still in bed looking exhausted. Me, Les'n'Luna, look up at our mom who nods and we rush forward to get a glimpse of the newborn. As we approach the window side of the bed, she unwraps the child holds it for us to see. The little filly opens her big sparkling blue eyes, looks at us, and giggles. All three of us let out a resounding "Awwwww" as we see her. The little filly is a pink Pegasus, just like her mother, with pink, blue, and yellow mane and tail. Her wings were tipped with a purple shade that faded into the pink. I look up at Queen Amethyst Shine. "Have you given her a name yet?" I asked expectantly. The queen smiles in response. "Mi Amore Cadenza" the queen replied, "or, Cadence, for short." I was so happy at hearing such a beautiful name that my wings extended themselves. "AAARRGGGG" I screamed as a searing pain shot through my right wing. I look at my wing, and through teary eyes, I can make out what appears to be a small knife stuck in the outer joint in my wing.