“Princess Luna!?” Discord jumped up and slammed his head against the ceiling.
“Princess?” Arch repeated.
“Yes, Princess of the Night.” Discord rubbed his head as he landed on the floor. “What in Equestria are you doing here?”
Luna tripped over the window sill and landed hard on the ground. “Oww,” she groaned.
“Shhhh, quiet,” Spike growled. “I don’t want Twilight to hear us.”
“Wait why? You’re not doing anything wrong, so who cares?" Luna rubbed her head as she sat up.
“Ya, but I really don’t want to try and explain to her why you and a bunch of cats are hanging out in my room.”
“Spike,” Luna laughed. “I think that’s about the least of your worries at the moment.”
“I know,” Spike sighed. “It’s just easier not to have to deal with it right now.”
Luna nodded her head while she stood up. “Well I guess that’s your choice, but does that mean we all crawled through the window?”
“Umm, ya I.” Spike laughed as he rubbed his head. “As I said, it’s just way easier to totally just avoid it.”
“Hmm,” Luna moaned. Luna looked around to see the three cats staring at her. “Who are they exactly?”
“Well isn’t it the princess of my favorite time of day….Hello, Starry Night Terror.”
Luna looked up to see the orange cat leaning against the doorway. “Hello, Ally Cat,” Luna chuckled followed by a large smile. Those were the names they used when entering the Eris’s casino in order to not be noticed or caught by her.
“How are things going in the land of horrors?”
“Well, the thing is, I’ve been exposed to a whole another world that happens to be far more horrifying.”
“HA, I couldn’t agree more,” Capper laughed.
“Ya, I really miss it to be honest.”
“Ya, this really does take the cake on things we’ve dealt with before.” Capper walked forward and gave the princess a small hug. “So, to continue Discord’s question, what are you doing here?”
“I thought it was quite obvious,” Luna chuckled. “I am here to, you know, help.” Luna stood in silence as the guardians exchanged glances. “Spike and Big Mac came to get me.”
“Oh...I see,” Capper whispered.
“What?” Luna sighed.
“Oh, nothing, I just thought they were going to warn Celestia.”
“We were,” Spike hissed. “But someone insisted we wait till she had a chance to prove that she could help.
“Well, what about the evacuation?”
“Didn’t happen,” Big Mac groaned.
Capper stood with wide eyes. “So what did you do then?
Spike took a deep breath as he looked over at luna. “We recruited someone else to help us out.” Capper looked up at Luna as she gave him a big smile back. “So ya.”
“I...see,” Capper whispered. “Well, then I guess we’re not warning the public about any of this.”
“We will,” Luna corrected. “I’m just going to help you deal with this whole thing before it comes to that.”
“Wellllll,” Arch laughed. “I suppose that’s your choice, and you are a ruler so….”
“Thank you,” Luna grinned. “But umm, who are you exactly?”
“Names Arch, nice to meet you, Princess Luna.” Arch bent down and gave a respectful bow. “I am humbled by your presence.
“I’m flattered,” Luna smirked. “How may I be of service to you Arch?”
Arch laughed a little at the question. “To be honest Princess, there’s not a whole lot you can do.”
Luna’s smile dropped as she stepped forward. “Excuse me.”
“If you’ve dealt with one of these things, then you would know that none of your magic or abilities will be much of a help.”
“Wait, I have many usef….”
“Your magic won’t work against these things,” Arch blurted out.
Luna paused for a second before she stepped forward again. “Listen, Arch, I have had my fair share of demonic encounters and I am aware of the magic crouch that they come with.”
“Well, then you should know that there isn’t much that can be done against these things.”
“Yes, she is very aware of that,” Spike interjected. “She actually survived an encounter with one.”
“OH! Really?” Arch laughed.
“Well, I actually fought it but yes.”
Arch shook his head in approval. “I still don’t think you can….Provide much of a service. You’ll best help out by preparing your people for the worst.”
“See I told y…”
“Listen, Arch, I can’t just go out and make an announcement that there are demons getting ready to overthrow Equestria.”
“First off,” Arch chuckled. “They’re not demons, they’re far worse. Second, why couldn’t you? You’re one of the rulers over everyone.”
“Ya, sure, but most ponies don’t believe in any of this, supernatural stuff. My sister, who is supreme, doesn’t even believe in it.”
Arch groaned as he rolled his eyes. “Then just tell them that there are monsters of something, I don’t know. Just figure something out.”
“She did,” Spike sighed.
“Indeed I did.”
“Well please do convey.” Arch rolled his wrist as he gave a little bow.
“I’ve decided, on an executive rule, that I would seek your help on helping Equestria through this dire situation.” Luna gave a large smile followed by a small laugh.
Arch nodded his head as looked over at Shira. She only threw a shrug back at him. “Well, I can’t promise you much to be honest. A lot of our progress actually depends on this one.” Arch grabbed Capper and rubbed his head. “If we can get him back to our land alive, then we might just be able to stop these things before too many of them get out.”
"The key word in that is 'alive'." Discord then chuckled. "Oh man...we're screwed."
“So, he’s like the chosen one you something,” Luna asked.
“Well, it’s actually more about my father more than anything.” Capper pulled away from Arch and rubbed his head. “Well him and his sword.” Capper drew the sword from the scabbard and held it out for the lunar princess to see.
“Damn!” Luna’s jaw dropped at the sight of the golden jewel. “That was your father’s?
“Yup,” Capper chuckled with pride. “It’s technically mine now.”
“Not going to lie, that’s severely awesome.”
“Right!?” Capper laughed. He put the sword back as he gave Luna a large smirk. “It’s a long story; I’ll have to tell you about it some other time.”
“Sooooo,” Arch interjected. “Now that we got all of that out of the way, we really need to be going. When the sun goes down, the Fallen are far more aggressive.”
“Wait, go where?” Luna asked.
Capper started to laugh at the question. “Somewhere far far away from here.”
The group set out on their journey. With Luna’s help, they were able to get a fine piece of equipment. Instead of a large bulky carriage that was pulled by another pony, they got a large bulky wagon that ran on a metal engine. It was a new technology that came along with digital cameras and Televisions. It was a much faster way of travel that was far more efficient than any pony. Luna was shocked to hear that their journey would take them far away from Equestria.
The group decided to tag along as they wanted to finish the journey. With the threat of inescapable death looming over their heads, Spike and Big Mac were very reluctant to comply at first. Discord helped convince them to see the situation through.
“So how long is this going to take?” Luna sat in the front seat at the controls.
“At this pace,” Arch sighed. “A day or two.”
“Ahhhh,” Spike groaned. “So what do we do until we get there?”
Arch laughed as he laid down on one of the seats. “I’m going to do something I haven’t done in about a week. SLEEP!”
“I’m right there with you,” Shira agreed as she laid down.
Endless hours of Darkness had finally ended and was finally met by light. The squad walked into the light for the first time in what felt like forever. Their armor was stained with black blood and guts.
The gray cat looked at a panel on his wrist. The panel showed the layout of an underground facility. He swiped past it and checked it off. He looked at all the other things that were checked out. There were dozens of places on the map that was glowing and hadn't been crossed off. He sighed as he closed the panel. He looked out into the distant sun. They had a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to do it.
They hauled their luggage miles across the open desert. The scorching sun seemed to have no effect on the animals. They pushed on through the tortuous paths. Of course, there were some things far more horrific than the weather.
The pink armored cat dragged on, staring at the sand. They had a long way to their destination and there wasn't much to occupy the time. She followed the streaks in the sand. Her gaze was interrupted by a strange mark in the sand. She looked up at it as she froze in her tracks. The mark was a footprint stained by black dust. She walked up to it and ran you paw across it. She then realized that they were all in danger.
Another cat with a purple-tinted armor noticed she was staring at something. He walked over to her and looked at whatever had her attention. As soon as he saw the black stain he too froze. It was sizzling ever so slightly in the sunlight. The sand began to move around the two cats. It began to sink in and the two cats knew what was happening. Something was coming to the surface
Endless hours of Darkness had finally ended and was finally met by light. The squad walked into the light for the first time in what felt like forever. Their armor was stained with black blood and guts.
The gray cat looked at a panel on his wrist. The panel showed the layout of an underground facility. He swiped past it and checked it off. He looked at all the other things that were checked out. There were dozens of places on the map that was glowing and hadn't been crossed off. He sighed as he closed the panel. He looked out into the distant sun. They had a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to do it.
They hauled their luggage miles across the open desert. The scorching sun seemed to have no effect on the animals. They pushed on through the tortuous paths. Of course, there were some things far more horrific than the weather.
The pink armored cat dragged on, staring at the sand. They had a long way to their destination and there wasn't much to occupy the time. She followed the streaks in the sand. Her gaze was interrupted by a strange mark in the sand. She looked up at it as she froze in her tracks. The mark was a footprint stained by black dust. She walked up to it and ran her paw across it.
She then realized that they were all in danger.