Behind him, Sasa padded silently as they made their way toward the Golden Oak Library. As he neared it he could see Twilights spirit moving around within the Library. If he had to guess he figured she was pacing, waiting. He nearly sighed as he had a feeling she would be up before him even if she didn’t need to be up as early, he was sure she had been. Behind him, he heard Sasa chuff quietly as he had no doubt could now see Twilights spirit as well considering how close they were to the building.
“I figured she would be up before us.” Sasa chuckled through their connection.
“So did I.” He replied aloud.
They reached the front door and he started to knock when the door was thrown open. Twilight stood in front of him, her eyes wide as she stared at him.
“Good morning Twilight.” He said to her wide eyes as she relaxed at the sight of him.
“Hi.”
“How did she know we were here?” Sasa asked as she came to stand next to him.
“Sasa is wondering how you knew we were here.” He asked her, though if he had to admit it he was curious as well.
“I put a spell on the ground out in front of the door to tell me when somepony approached it and stood on that spot.” She said and pointed down to the ground beneath his hooves. “It’s a pretty low power spell.” She informed him.
“I see.” He replied as she backed up and let them walk into the library.
His medallion had not shuddered at the use of magic under his hooves showing him that it had been too low power to affect him. He could see the anticipation, nervousness, and some fear that circulated through the mare as he turned to speak to her as she closed the front door. She turned to face him and he watched as emotions seemed to be warring for a spot on her face.
“Are you ready?” He asked her as Sasa purred.
She nodded and looked at the pair of them. “Should I put on the illusion now or should we wait?”
“We will do that once we get to the menagerie. Doing it now risks losing it due to the teleports magic.”
“That’s true.” She agreed and nodded as he reached out and set his hoof on her shoulder. “I told Spike to stay home till we get back.”
“That works,” Oblivion said as his horn charged and he allowed the magic to roll over them as he teleported them to the menagerie.
He looked at the menagerie around them and Twilight opened her eyes and looked at him.
“I have to admit that was the smoothest long-distance teleport I have ever been part of.”
“Oh?”
“Normally stretching the limits of a spell means it gets a bit… jerky. But that didn’t do that.” She explained. “Well done.”
“Thank you.” He replied as Sasa purred and nuzzled the stallion's shoulder. “I trust you remember the image that I gave you for the illusion on Sasa?”
“Yes.” She said back to him and he motioned for her to go ahead. “Okay, Sasa. Hold still.”
Sasa stood up and moved away from his side and stood still in place once the mare gave her the signal to stop in place. His medallion shuddered as Twilight channeled magic as it swirled over the feline and grew in strength. Her magenta aura covered the Spectral Tiger completely and with a flash of light, all that was left was a normal unassuming Earth Pony. Twilight looked at him and he gave an agreeing nod as he gave silent approval of the image on the feline. Sasa shook herself to get rid of the feeling of magic on her skin. The illusion moved with her and seemed seamless as it moved with her.
“Well done.” He praised and she smiled as his horn lit. “Hold still.”
She nodded and closed her eyes as she went silent and waited for him to place the illusion on her. His magic gathered and layered itself over the pair of them as he placed illusions over both of them at the same time. He closed his eyes as he focused on the images in his mind. His magic gathered and it ended after a moment's casting. He opened his eyes to find Twilight covered in her own illusion of a Unicorn different from herself. He knew he was covered in Locks image and he made sure by summoning a mirror to allow them to check the illusions movement to ensure they were not stiff or off in their movement or images.
“Looks good,” Twilight said to him from behind the illusion. “I’m one of the ponies that you fought?”
“Yes. You look like one of their Unicorns.”
“And you’re the pony who led them?”
“Yes. He was called Lock if anyone asks you. That way you are able to answer basic questions if the situation calls for it.”
“Do I have a name?”
“No. Your purpose is simply to support. Stay silent and if you happen to be spoken to deflect it back to me and I will tend to it.”
“Got it. Now what?”
“Now we go get the Elements of Harmony and put them back where they belong.” He said to her as he spun on his heel and led her out of the menagerie.
They walked out into the city and Oblivion followed the path that the spell had given him and he adjusted it as needed by what he knew of the city itself having toured it before. The smooth cobblestone streets soon gave way to the red districts' dirty and unkempt streets. Now he knew that he was relying on the magic’s lead to show him where he was going. His directions from the spell from before were all he had to go on now that they were inside the red district. His own sense of direction seemed to be warring with what he knew and he chose to follow his instinct versus the direction he had thought to follow. Minutes ticked past and they were soon in front of the bar from their search.
“It looks exactly like the one from the image,” Twilight whispered to him.
“That’s because it is the same place.” He said to her.
He opened his mouth to speak further when the sight of her spirit stopped him. He could see nervousness and fear as they warred inside her. “It will be fine.” He assured her. “We will retrieve the Elements and take them home.”
“I know your right. But I still feel so… afraid.” She admitted, her voice barely a whisper.
“Then trust in me and what I have done so far. Trust your magic that has protected them so far. The seal you placed has not been tampered with most likely due to them not knowing how to reverse it. You have done the hard part so far.” He replied to her, his tone assured. “Have confidence in your skill.”
“Your right.” She said to him.
Oblivion watched as she gathered her courage and he could see her spirit become stable and he led her forward into the front door of the bar. He pushed the double doors open and the mare fell in at his heels with Sasa and they brought up the rear as he led. He walked into the dimly lit room and his gaze fell on the bar at the side of the room.
“Hey, Lock!”
He turned his head as a pony called for him. He had made sure to practice using a different name by having Sasa refer to him as it for a day. He watched as the pony went to the bar and went behind it, motioning for him to join him. The small group walked up to the bar and Twilight and Sasa hung back slightly to ensure that the attention remained on the stallion.
“Is the path open?” Oblivion asked him in a voice that was not his own.
The bartender paused and seemed to be scrutinizing him as the other stallion remained still. Seconds ticked past and Oblivion made a slight show of reaching into a pouch around his barrel for the Element. He held the wolf-shaped gem aloft and the bartender gave him a knowing look.
“How did it go? He give it up easy?” The bartender asked him with a sly smile on his face.
“We had to fight for it. We paid a steep price in blood for it.” Oblivion replied as he replaced the gem in its pouch.
“I bet.” He replied and tipped his head to the back of the bar.
Oblivion said nothing further as he walked away toward the back of the bar. He heard the bartender mutter under his breath about Lock’s attitude but he said nothing and gave no indication that he heard him. From what he had learned about Lock he had a faintly superior attitude that tended to rub ponies the wrong way. Judging from the bartender’s reaction he had gotten the attitude right. Oblivion reached the door in the back and he pushed it open with the others on his heels.
“Whew.” Twilight gave a quiet exhale of relief but otherwise remained silent.
He heard Sasa rumble in agreement as they both stayed with him. He walked into the room to find that there was no back door or window in the room to show what to do next. The spell had not shown this far and he was at a loss for his next move. He heard a nervous shuffle of hooves behind him as Twilight came to stand up by his shoulder.
“Okay. Now what?” She asked him, her voice had a slight tremor in it.
He said nothing for a few seconds as a strange scent caught his attention. He put his nose in the air and scented deeply. The Witcher was silent as he began to try to follow the scent and it led him toward the back of the room by an old bookshelf. He reached the bookcase and he set a hoof against it and pushed gently on it to see what it would do. Twilight came up behind him and she bumped into his flank and pushed him sharply forward. A loud click went through the air as he pushed against the bookcase. He pulled away as the bookshelf moved to the side and out of the way, revealing a hidden passage. He looked over his shoulder to Twilight who looked stunned. She blinked at him and a smile went over her muzzle as she chuckled.
“Oops?”
“Ended up in our favor so no need to apologize.” He replied with a low chuckle.
Sasa chuckled through their connection and he was quiet as he started down the hallway. The hallway was familiar to him from the image of the spell and he followed it down. The further down they went the more the hallway seemed to open op, revealing several side rooms, and a side room mushroomed into a break room of sorts, showing several ponies within it. Oblivion kept his eyes and ears searching around them and for the most part they were ignored. Those that he saw gave him a nod in greeting but no words were spoken. The Elder Witcher scanned each door they came to, searching for the metal door that they had been shown.
“Lock!”
Oblivion came to a halt as Twilight and Sasa both looked down to the floor to avoid being noticed or spoken to. A Unicorn came trotting out of the break room and came to face Oblivion. His eyes were a dull grey with a sandy coat of fur.
“How did your hunt go?” He asked and his eyes briefly went to the other two with him but he seemed to ignore them as part of the scenery.
“We paid in blood for our target but we retrieved the Element in the end.”
“You’ll have to report directly to Secret to let him know what happened.” The Unicorn said to him.
Oblivion opened his mouth to reply when the pony looked even more closely at Twilight and Sasa. Despite ignoring them a moment earlier they were now the subject of a look from him.
“Why are they with you? You know grunts aren’t allowed down here.”
Sasa and Twilight immediately looked at the Witcher and he turned slightly to more easily look at them. “If the case is magically locked then we need a Unicorn to get into it. I don’t have the magic to get through that kind of safeguard.”
The pony nodded in agreement and looked back at the Witcher. “That’s a good point. It was held in the home of a Unicorn so it goes to assume she might have put a lock on it.”
“Precisely,” Oblivion replied. “Has the case been moved or is it in the same spot?” Oblivion asked.
“It’s in the same room at the end of the hall. Nopony has touched it. Same metal door as before as well. It got moved thereafter we had a few ponies trying to look at it. Idiots are lucky Sunder didn’t murder them where they stood.” The Unicorn sneered.
Oblivion gave a slight nod of agreement and walked away from the Unicorn who also turned to go back the way he had come. His ears flicked back as that pony also grumbled about attitude and if he could he’d put Lock in his place but he wouldn’t this time. He seemed annoyed but not shocked by the Earth Ponies' actions. ‘Not a well-liked pony are you Lock?’ Oblivion thought to himself with a silent chuckle.
“I know you heard that,” Twilight said to him, her voice a bare whisper.
“Of course I did.” He said to her.
“Why didn’t you respond?” She questioned.
“Lock has a reputation for being a bit of an ass so acting this way is not out of the ordinary for him. Being friendly would have brought unwanted attention to us and made them question us further.”
“I get it.” She replied and a chuckle broke from her.
A smile broke over her mouth for a moment before she fell in behind him and the expression fell from her face. He walked ahead, his eyes scanning for a metal door. Behind him, Sasa’s paws were silent on the stone flooring.
“Are you sure you believe what he said about the metal door considering his disdain of Lock?” Sasa questioned.
“I am sure it will be fine. His spirit spoke truly when he was speaking. Lies are easy to see when they're right in front of you.” He assured her.
Minutes ticked past and Oblivion’s orange eyes fell on the metal door and his memory was struck by the exact image from the image of the spell. Behind him, he heard Twilight give a low gasp and Sasa sighed in relief.
“Finally.” She said to him and he gave a slight nod in reply to her.
“That looks exactly like the door from the magic image,” Twilight said to him.
“Can you reach out to your own magic and see if it’s in there just in case?” he asked her and she nodded.
She looked around to make sure that there were no ponies nearby as her magic flowed from her. He watched as excitement flowed through her a moment later and she looked at him, joy in her eyes. Her horn went silent and as she nodded to him and a smile went over her mouth. The mare moved excitedly toward the door. He reached out and gripped her fur to stop her from touching it. She looked back at him and he pulled her back as gently as possible to avoid yanking her fur. Confusion flowed over her as he put her just behind his shoulder.
“If you open it and there are traps you’ll be in the line of fire.” He reasoned to her.
She looked sheepish as she nodded at his reasoning. He looked back as Sasa put a hoof/paw on the mare’s long tail to keep her from going after the door again. Twilight looked at the feline with a sour expression but the cat’s illusionary face remained impassive. The Witcher moved ahead and looked down the hallway to ensure that there were no ponies as he called on his own magic. The illusion stayed solid as his magic flowed underneath it, casting a slight glow from the intensity of the azure flames under it. His magic flowed as he sent it under the door and it flowed over the floor and he could sense that Twilight was right about the case is inside. Her magical signature was all over the interior of the room.
His magic flowed back from the back of the room and over the door ahead of them. A loud click went out as he disarmed a trap on the door. He looked over his shoulder and Twilight was trying to look anywhere but at him. Her eyes fell on him and a look of shame went over her face for a moment before he gave her a slight nod. His magic opened the door and in the back of the room, the Elements holding case glitters from the dark. Sparkles of light came off of it as it glittered in the light of his aura. He sends his magic over the room once more to check for more traps and when he found nothing he looked back and Sasa removed her foot from the mare’s tail, allowing her to run into the room.
“I’ll check it, hang on.”
“Be careful with it. We still need to teleport it and us out of here. Be quick.” He encouraged.
“I will, just give me a moment.” She said back to him.
He moved into the room and stood close to the center of the room. Sasa remained close to the door, just inside of it, allowing her to listen closely to the hallway. Minutes ticked by as Twilight scanned the case and he could feel apprehension coming into his mind as he looked back at the mare to encourage her to hurry.
“Ponies are coming.” Sasa cut into his thoughts as she spoke.
He flicked his ears to listen and confirm what she had said to him. His ears picked up on multiple sets of hooves approaching. “Twilight hurry. Push it toward me so we can teleport it.”
Twilight looked back at him, confusion in her eyes. “What?”
“Sasa and I can hear ponies coming down the hallway. I can only assume their goal is this room.” He explained.
Panic flowed into her eyes and spirit as she began to try to muscle the case out of the nook it was in and then toward him. Her magic covered it as she began to push it toward him. Sasa jumped away from the door and Oblivion watched as Twilights magic went dormant as she stopped moving the case. Two ponies came into the room with one creature he had not seen before. It looked like a cat that was longer bodied and stood on its hind legs at all times. His Sight told him that there were more ponies outside of the doorway in the hallway. Behind him, Twilight was silent about it and she said nothing in response to the sight. A Pegasus and an Earth pony stood with the cat creature. The two ponies were standing slightly ahead of the cat-like creature and were all watching the small group carefully.
“Lock? What are you doing in here?” The Pegasus asked him.
“We are placing the Seventh Element with the others.”
“And you need to move the case to do that?”
“The case has a lock on it according got my Unicorn. It’s easier to find a workaround if the case is easier to walk around and analyze.” Oblivion lied.
Behind him, he could hear Twilight very slowly pushing the case the rest of the way up to him. It bumped against his flank and she placed a hoof on it and his flank to allow her to be in contact with him when he teleported them. Oblivion focused on the ponies in front of him as he flicked an ear back to Twilight to let her know he was aware of what she was doing. The Witcher watched as the cat seemed to be acting as backup for the pair of ponies. But something told him to keep watching the creature just in case. The spirits of the ponies in front of him were chaotic and nervous as the cat was akin to a calm stream that even the Witcher had to be impressed by.
“Why do we need to analyze it that closely? Surely you could have left it in place?” The Pegasus questioned.
“Not if we want to open it without triggering the lock that was put in place.”
“Why didn’t you do what you were told?” The Earth pony asked him, accusation in his tone.
“I was told to place the…”
“You were told to bring the Element here not put it in the case.” The Pegasus growled.
Oblivion watched as they began to grow more chaotic and the cat grew calmer in the face of their reactions. His attention was slowly being dragged away from the ponies to the feline. Behind him, Sasa gave a low growl as she moved to lean against his hip. The ponies were watching him desperately as the cat calmly watched the proceedings. Oblivion narrowed his sight and he could see a light grey coloring under the long coat the cat was wearing. He glanced to the side as Sasa sidled up to him and pressed herself against his shoulder to allow him to easily teleport her.
“Have you made any progress with it?” The pony asked.
“Have you learned anything further from it?” Oblivion countered.
He heard Twilight give a sharp intake of breath at his rude reply. The pony smirked and nodded.
“Our own Unicorns have had no luck opening it. The magic layered over it is too strong to tamper with.” The pony replied.
Oblivion nodded in silence. “We have only been working on it for a short time.”
The pony grumbled. “You should have brought it to me first.”
Oblivion's eyes narrowed further and the colors from each pony sharpened and the cat remained calm and quiet, just like a typical grunt who is backing up his boss. Oblivion started to speak in reply when the cat gently bumped the pony’s hip with the back of one hand. Oblivion watched as the pony squared his shoulders, showing how he was going to change tactic. ‘Oh, you clever thing you.’ Oblivion thought to himself. A low chuckle bubbled up in his throat as he realized what an Abyssinian was, it was a cat. He had just realized who Secret truly was. And Secret had figured out that he was not Lock.
“How about we drop the act?” Oblivion said to them.
The cat said nothing but his ears did flick forward to focus on the Witcher. The pony stared at him and after several seconds he pulled his head up higher to allow himself to look taller. The cat said nothing as the pony postured.
“What do you mean?” The pony said.
“You’re not who I need to be talking to,” Oblivion said to him.
The pony fell silent as Oblivion looked squarely at the feline that stood behind the pony. The pony slowly looked behind him to see the cat slowly breaking out in a wide cat smile.
“And you’re not one of mine.” The cat growled.
Oblivion felt Twilight push against his hip as she shuddered. He shifted his weight enough to allow him to push gently against her to try to reassure her. Sasa kept her eyes focused on the group in front of her and she nearly hissed in reply to the cat's smile.
“Your right,” Oblivion replied. “And you’re the one they call Secret.”
“Your right.” The cat replied as he stepped forward, his paws quiet on the stone floor. “So who are you?”
“And what makes you think I will tell you?” Oblivion replied.
“You have to be someone involved with the Element itself.” Secret reasoned. “I would think you are the Unicorn who carried the Element but there is no way he would have come out of that fight unharmed. So you have to be working with our lovely Princesses.”
Oblivion didn’t reply and allowed the cat to think he had it figured out. Behind him, the Elements case was pressed solidly against his flank and he leaned back against it to ensure it was in contact with him when he teleported. Secret gave him an unsettling smile as he opened his arms wide, almost as if he was looking for a hug from them.
“Since you managed to make it in here I am going to assume that the real Lock failed, your Element Bearer captured him, and maybe some of the crew he went with. Or just he, and the others died in the attempt.” Secret said to him. “How about I offer you something in exchange for the Element.”
“Oh?” Oblivion replied.
“You were able to get into my base and make it through the ponies that were stationed inside. The only mistake you made was not coming to me directly with the Element. Otherwise, you would have made it out of here with them and none of us would have been the wiser.” Secret said to him.
Oblivion silently cursed himself as he realized that he hadn’t asked Lock about whether he needed to bring it to Secret first or go to the case first. It was a slight mistake but it had gotten them face to face with their leader. Not as much of a mistake as it was a windfall. He could pass the information to Shining, Celestia, and Luna as well.
“So here is my suggestion.” Secret went on as the ponies were silent. “You drop your illusions and show me who you are. Then we sit down and chat about your future in my organization.”
“And if we decline?” Oblivion asked, his normal tone bled through as he replied.
“Then we kill you where you stand. You aren’t a Unicorn I can tell you that.” Secret said to him as he dropped his arms to his sides and put one paw on his hip.
“How can you be sure of that?”
“Unicorns give off a scent that is pretty signature to them. The little pony behind you is a Unicorn and the other one is not a pony at all. I’m not sure what she is, but she’s not a pony. And you, my friend, are no Unicorn.” Secret said, arrogance oozing into his tone.
As far as that cat was concerned he had them dead to rights. Oblivion could feel his magic humming under his skin as he focused on the spirits of those in front of him. Aard would send them back and give him a precious few seconds to gather his magic to teleport. His ears flicked to listen to the mare behind him and she pressed tighter against him. He debated on dropping his illusion and showing himself but he chose to remain unknown and allow Secret to think he had them in his paws.
“So what will it be?” Secret asked as he took a step forward to stand near the ponies in front of him.
Oblivion allowed a slim smile to show through his expression and the ponies in front of him shuddered as Oblivion's own attitude seeped through his illusion. Apparently, Lock was about as likely to smile as he was if their reaction was anything to go by. He raised his front hooves off the ground and slammed them down, Aard rolled over the ground and the ponies and Secret were thrown back by the force of the skill. Oblivion's magic flowed as it flowed to cover the case behind him and the feline and mare with him.
“Stop him, you idiots!” Secret screeched as they all tried to get to their hooves and paws.
Oblivion kept up his illusion despite the temptation to drop it and see how they reacted. The spell peaked and Oblivion felt it as it completed, he closed his eyes for a moment as it activated and they were gone a moment later.
Oblivion opened his eyes as the spell faded and the sound of a harsh gasp caught his ears. He looked up to see Celestia staring at him with wide eyes. His magic faded fully as whispers sounded out from behind him. He glanced over his shoulder to see Twilight still hugged up against his hip with her eyes tightly shut. Several ponies stood behind him and he assumed he had just interrupted another open court for the Sun Princess. He would have apologized had he felt concerned or apologetic for the interruption. Sasa purred loudly as she nuzzled his shoulder and Celestia broke free of her shock and a smile went over her muzzle.
“Greetings Witcher.” She said, her tone merry.
“Celestia.” He replied.
“Please clear the room. I will reopen court this afternoon.” She said and the ponies in the room growled and grumbled but did as she instructed. “How did it go?”
He moved to the side, allowing her to see the golden case that housed the Elements of Harmony. Her eyes went wide at the sight of it and clear glee went over her face. He flicked his tail to flick Twilight in the nose to get her to open her eyes. She opened her eyes as his magic flared once more and their illusions were dropped with a flash of his magic. She looked around them and clear relief went over her face as she realized where they were.
“We did it?” She asked as her eyes fell on the case behind him.
“You did,” Celestia said to her as she came down from her throne.
“Princess Celestia?” Twilight’s voice was stunned as her mentor came down to see them.
“You succeeded my dear student.” She praised. “Well done Witcher, you as well Sasa.”
Sasa purred loudly as she walked up to nuzzle the Alicorn mare. “That was an experience Chosen. I do not care to do it again.” She thought to him through their connection.
Oblivion said nothing in reply as the Princess embraced the young mare as they both looked at the case.
“Your magic held strong Twilight. I am proud of you.” The Elder mare said to her as she released her.
“But it got stolen from me, to begin with.” Twilight lamented.
Sasa growled and looked at the young Unicorn. Twilight looked sheepish at the feline as she was being scolded by the Spectral Tiger.
“I know Sasa but it’s true.” She said to the growling cat.
“While it is true that they were stolen from you, I am glad that you were not there when it happened,” Celestia said to her. “You or Spike might have been overwhelmed by their numbers. Your magic protected the Elements while they were gone and there is much to be said for your magic that they are undisturbed. You should be proud of yourself for that.”
“She’s right,” Oblivion said to her. “Now we can take them and put them back where they belong.”
“No,” Twilight said with a frantic shake of her head.
“No?” Oblivion questioned.
“They were stolen from the library once and if they go back then it could happen again.” Twilight explained. “They're safer somewhere else. Like in the castle, like they were before.”
Celestia shook her head as Oblivion did the same. Sasa walked up and nuzzled the emphatic mare. “They belong with their bearers Twilight,” Celestia said to her. “The closer they are to you the better. We can change the magic on the case itself to not allow it to leave the Library unless the magic is dispelled by you, Oblivion, or myself.”
“I still don’t want them there,” Twilight said, with a shake of her head.
Celestia gave her a kind smile as Oblivion gave a quiet sigh. “They belong with you.”
“She is right Twilight,” Oblivion added. “If they are to be used easily then they belong with us. They were moved to be with you after Discord was able to steal them. It’s best for them to be close to us as their Bearers.”
“You don’t keep yours in the case though.” She argued.
“That’s true and I won’t be putting it there.” He agreed. “But the others do not have the ability to summon them as you or I do. The others would need us to give them to them. You and I can place further safeguards on them to protect them from further theft.”
“But… What if…” She stumbled to speak further.
“It will be fine my dear student,” Celestia assured her. “I do not doubt that if you and Oblivion work together that the Elements will be unable to be stolen at all. Think of what magic the pair of you could do if put to the same action. Your magic and his found the case now imagine what it can do to protect it.”
Twilight opened her mouth to speak but her jaw clicked closed as she considered what they had said. “That’s true…” She agreed reluctantly.
“Between you and I, we can safeguard them to avoid them being stolen twice. The group that took them is unlikely to try again now that we have proven what we can do to retrieve them.” Oblivion pointed out.
“You think so?” Twilight asked him.
“If they have half the sense I think they do then they should be moving on to another target since they were unable to break into the case, to begin with. What would have happened if they had gotten into the case?” He questioned.
“It would have exploded in their face and sent the Elements back to a location I could find them at later after the magic alerted me.” She admitted.
Oblivion scoffed and a chuckle broke from him. “We should have just waited for them to try to open it then. Would have saved us a bit of work.”
Celestia chuckled as she nodded. “They still would have come after you though if they wanted the full set of Elements.” Celestia agreed.
“Can you help me bolt the case to the floor?” Twilight asked as she seemed to be relenting to them.
“I can help you do that yes.” Oblivion agreed.
“Please take them home with you and I know they will still be safe under your guard my student. With the help of our Witcher, they will no doubt be impossible to steal.” Celestia said as Twilight finally nodded in agreement.
“Your right.” She agreed. “I can count on your help Oblivion?”
“Always.” He agreed and she smiled at his response.
“Can I ask you to go after the group responsible Oblivion?” Celestia asked as Twilight once more began to scan the case for damage.
“No.” He replied and moved to stand close by her.
“No?” She asked and he shook his head. “Why not?”
“I have completed what was needed to be done. This is as far as I go. A Witcher does nothing outside of what suits him unless he is being paid.” He informed her and she gave him a sour look. “It is how we are.”
She sighed deeply and nodded. “If I find I need your help I will need a contract?”
“Yes.”
“Very well.” She said to him after a delay of several seconds. “Witchers.” She griped for a moment before a chuckle escaped her.
Oblivion moved to stand with Twilight and Sasa as Twilight finished scanning the case. “Are you ready to go home?”
“Yeah.” She said to him. “Can you teleport us again? After you did it earlier and then a few minutes ago.”
“I can handle it, I assure you.” He said to her as his horn lit.
She reached out and put her hoof on his shoulder as Sasa leaned against his hip. He laid his hoof on the case and he looked back as Celestia smiled, motioning for them to go ahead. Azure flame flowed over the group of them as the magic peaked and they vanished in a blink of an eye.