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// Blade 
// Story: Book 1 - The Behemoth came to Canterlot 
// by Equimorto 
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"We'll need to send a copy of these to Starlight," Twilight said, nodding towards the small pile of documents she'd brought along. "You can have a read if you want, too."
Celestia ignored Twilight's offer, while Luna picked them up in her magic and started looking over them, frowning more and more as she read through. "What did you say about going back?" the elder alicorn asked.
"I need to," said Twilight. "We need as much information as we can get, and if the attack is really being organised in the Empire then that's where I need to go." She hadn't brought up the fact that she'd passed out when too close to Nightmare Moon, and seeing how worried Celestia was at everything else she knew it had been the right choice, though eventually she would need to talk about it too. She was already figuring out a way to deal with it, though. "Aside from that, there are ponies there I've promised to help. You wouldn't keep me from that."
Celestia stopped whatever other complaint or argument she might have made at the mention of that. She simply nodded instead. "I hope you'll be careful then."
Twilight nodded back to her. "We'll send a copy to the Empire too, Shining and Cadence will need to know."
"It's quite worrying," Luna said, lowering the documents. "What else are you planning to do on the other side, besides gathering information? Sabotage, perhaps?"
"If I can get away with it," said Twilight. "It'll be a lot harder without being found out, and the risk might not be worth it. But I'll definitely see what I can do, especially once we know exactly what we'll be dealing with."
"What of Sombra, and my other self?" Luna asked. "It's my understanding that we may be forced to deal with them as well, provided you don't simply find a way to prevent them from ever entering our world."
"Near impossible for me to. Whatever they're using to get here, they built it themselves, they could rebuild it even if I destroyed it. Whatever information they used for it will have been copied over too many times for me to ever reasonably destroy every record." Twilight looked out the window, thinking things through. "We have dealt with Sombra twice already, we can take him. As for Nightmare Moon, I do have a plan, though I might need your help." She turned to the sisters. "Both of you."
"Of course," said Celestia with a nod, and Luna echoed her motions. "Should the rest of the Elements be there as well?"
"Yes. Everyone else who might help, too, as soon as we know exactly where things will happen, or we have an idea at least. I will be carrying a transmitter with me next time, I'll send information directly as soon as I get hold of it."
"When will you depart?" asked Luna, walking forward to stand at her sister's side.
"Tomorrow," said Twilight. "I'll have everything sent where it needs to be and everyone warned to be able to move at a moment's notice in the following days. I will be on the other side a lot longer this time." She nodded towards Celestia, but spoke to both. "Take care of Equestria while I'm not here."
After a moment, Celestia nodded again. "I did it for over a thousand years already. But I hope the wait for you won't be as long, this time."
"I'm more worried about what will come after my return," Twilight said. "Thank you," she added. "I'll make sure to come back safely."