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// Chaper 7 
// Story: The Eternal Night 
// by unicorn724 
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The Captain quickly left to start gathering the nobles as the princess requested. While the remaining guards moved the prisoners to the dungeons followed by their princess and another guard. 

"Make sure you put the alicorn in solitary confinement. I don't want her to be able to communicate with her followers." the guards nodded and followed the princess's orders, making sure all of the captives were in place and everything was locked. After leaving the dungeons the princess and the guard strolled through the castle enjoying each others company. Soon they came across a guard. And the princess gave him a signal to meet with them in a hidden room. 

Upon reaching the room Star seen the guard they had passed as well as a few others. She turned back to her normal form though Luna stayed disguised as a guard.

"Good afternoon Captain," said the thestral that had been summoned.

"Hello, my friend. Thank you for coming. I have wonderful news that I wish to tell our brothers and sister. Please gather the others, we will meet in our normal spot."

"Will we have more plans for the queen's upcoming arrival?" the guard asked.

"Not quite. Although you all will be given new orders concerning her majesty. But there are several other things to discuss. However, while  you spread the news of our meeting you must spread a warning as well. There are several creatures in the dungeons that look like us and our queen. Do not be fooled by their looks they are under an illusion spell and are not apart of our group. That will be all. Thank you." 

Star turned from her guard and put her disguise back on. And left the room with Luna following her.

"That was interesting," Luna said quietly beside her. "I do not remember my guards to be like that."

"I have been training all of them since you left. Over the generations they have become more use to military life. Although I am slightly disappointed, he didn't questioned your presence and all of the thestrals know who is here.''

The pair quickly arrived at a pair of doors with the sun on their surface. Star pushed the door open while Luna quietly sneered at the doors. "I understand how you feel," Star said having caught Luna's expression. "I feel that way too. However, this is the best place to hide for now. We have a few hours till the meeting with your guards. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have." Satr spoke giving Luna a small smile knowing it must be hard for the older alicorn to adjust to everything going on around her.



After several hours of waiting it was time for the pair to head to the meeting with the thestrals in Canterlot. The meetings had been held in the crystal caves under the palace since it was close but well hidden. Upon their arrival the eyes of every thestral turned to the pair, many looking at the guard suspiciously. 

"Greetings, my brothers and sisters. I have gathered you all here for some very important news. But before I go any further there is somepony I would like you all to meet." Star gestured to Luna who came forward and looked over the crowd a small smile upon her lips.

"Good evening everypony. It is wonderful to see you all again." Luna said while changing back into Nightmare Moon. Looking around the room she could see the surprised faces of her guards. Then as one everyone in the room, Star included, bowed low before they called out, "All hail Nightmare Moon, the queen of the night."

"Thank you everypony. It brings me such joy to see so many of you have survived throughout the years. Now we have many things to discuss and I would like for my Captain to explain everything."

"Since our queen has just recently returned to us she has not been informed of what we have been doing. So allow me to recap our purpose here. Our group has been placed here to support our queen when she is ready to dethrone the sun demon. We are the largest group of guards outside of the City of Stars. However, we are spread out into key areas of Equestria. Currently, the biggest threat to us is the sun princess and her niece. as of right now we have the sun princess as well as the future element bearers held in the dungeons, thus leaving Princess Cadence. The Queen and I are working on plans for how to deal with the princess. Our plans will be set in motion upon the arrival of the equestrian nobility that the other guards are gathering. Until they arrive you must all continue your normal work. Should anything change you will be informed. Someone will have to inform the guards at our city that the queen has returned and requires them, leave a small unit of guards there to defend the civilians should anything happen. After that, you must inform our groups in Equestria. That is all, dismissed."