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// Chapter 1 
// Story: A Change of Tone 
// by Ibexan 
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The Guards galloped into The Royal Bedroom, looking worriedly at the Princess' blank face.
"What? What is it? Why did you call us?" One Guard, Crossed Sword, demanded calmly, but inside he was shaking.
"It was horrible," Celestia murmured."It was so scary," The guards exchanged confused looks, Celestia hardly every got scared. But they shrugged, who wouldn't be different after the recent events.
"What was?" Crossed Sword pressed on. Celestia's head snapped up.
"I must send a message, you all must go and deliver it to towns and cities in Equestria," She snapped.
"Can't you send one yourself,by magic?" Crossed Sword enquired.
"There's something here, it will intercept them. You must all send one to the Mayors, hoof sent." Celestia said. "And please do not speak to your ruler like that." Crossed Sword raised his eyebrows, but said nothing and bowed his head.
"Your Message, Princess?" Another Guard, Little Shield, asked timidly.

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"WHAT?" Rarity squealed as she stared gooey eyed at the Notice Board.
"What what?" Twilight asked, slight boredom edging her voice.
"P-p-princess Celestia!" Rarity squeaked. 
"Go on?" 
"She has asked for the best or two best Unicorns from every town and city in Equestria to go to Canterlot, she has a very important task and needs only the best unicorns to help her complete it." Rarity stamped the ground in glee. Twilight's ears pricked up, sounded like something she would be interested in. 
"Any other information on it?" Twilight asked eagerly.
"No," Rarity said dissapointedly after scanning it a few times."Oh! A guard hoof dropped it off this morning, it wasn't sent by magic." Rarity's voice dropped in confusion.
"Sounds very important." A scarcastic voice came from behind them."Maybe Princess needs to drain all your magic as she's run out."
"Rainbow Dash!" Rarity said scoldingly. "Princess Celestia would never do that, just because your jealous that she wants Unicorns, not Pegasus' and you can't come to Canterlot!"
"That's your favourite day out,not mine."Rainbow Dash shot back."I was there the other day, I don't need to go again." She hovered above Twilight and Rarity, her arms folded.
"How could you not want to-" Rarity started angrily.
"Calm it you two, it's probably not too important," Twilight said firmly.
"Important enough for the Princess to call for you, thats important." Rainbow Dash said.
"Rainbow, she hasn't asked for me." Twilight said, then paused. Why hadn't Celestia called for her? She was her best student, and probably the best at magic in Ponyville, she was almost automatically going, but obviously Celestia didn't need her that much. Her thoughts where interrupted by Rainbow Dash's and Rarity's bickering.
"Cut it out you two!" Twilight yelled. They both turned and glared at her. "We'll see who Mayor Mare picks and if its us or one of us, it doesn't matter."
"I don't care about that,"Rarity said."Rainbow Dash not having enough respect for Canterlot is what I care about."
"I have respect for Canterlot," Rainbow Dash said, a bit miffed."I just don't need to go again,anyway I can't, I'm not a Unicorn."
"Humph!" Rarity snorted.