//------------------------------// // The end of the "Prologue story" // Story: Twilight Scarlet // by vincent789 //------------------------------// It was the next day, Twilight met Princess Twilight on the battlefield. The thunderous sound of the cannons from the battleships in the background was rocking the sky as a constant barrage of fire was being placed on the anti-artillery force field. And the sounds of fighting was everywhere. Rarity's mages were holding their own pretty well. And Fluttershy's helicopters were really downing on some fire up on the masses. As the battle appeared to be one-sided from the sidelines. However Twilight knew that this was false. Princess Twilight's earth soldiers were losing numbers fast. However a breach on the outer walls of Digital was imminent. This much was certain. Even quality could be overwhelmed by sheer numbers. And in this case, that seemed to be the case. That is not to say that Princess Twilight was winning. In fact, she considered the possibility of losing. Especially since Princess Celestia has millennial of experience on the battlefield. Even with way more enemies and way more allies. She has more experience in war, then Twilight was certain Mavis had. Making Celestia the biggest threat on the battlefield. She was a walking tank and master strategist on the battlefield. With magic that could doom any enemy on the battlefield. She was walking castle. An one woman army. But the fact that she wasn't using any of her elites suggested that she wasn't going entirely serious. And that spoke volumes on the battlefield. "Your highness. The bombs have been placed. Ready to breach at any moment!" Rarity shouted over the sound of fighting in the background. "Formation line! Breach, breach, breach!" Princess Twilight ordered. "Halt artillery fire!" Princess Luna ordered. "Make that wall go boom!" Princess Twilight ordered. This caused Rarity to press the charges and in an instant. The outer wall was done for. "Charge!" Princess Luna ordered. This caused about 150 thousand earth soldiers to charge through the hole made on the outer wall. Mages gave the soldiers support by the use of strength and healing spells. While the helicopter attempted to draw fire. "Make a final line near the entrance of the hole!" Princess Twilight ordered. "Mages! Shut down that force field!" Twilight ordered. "Use nullification magic!" she added. The mages did what was asked. And send many nullification magic circles at the force field shutting it down in mere moments. "Helicopters! Set the city ablaze!" Fluttershy ordered. "Cloudsdale! Pull back!" Rarity ordered. "Soldiers! Place final breach charges when possible." Princess Luna ordered. It took a moment but one of the front line soldier was able to do so, and run back for orders. "Your highness! I was able to place a charge in the confusion. Your orders?!" The soldier asked. "Good work. Make it go boom!" Princess Twilight ordered. The soldier pressed the charges and boom goes the dynamite. The inner walls have been destroyed. And the way to the castle secured. "Princess Twilight! Please hurry to close the rift! I will go ahead and face off against Princess Celestia!" Twilight requested. "Please don't kill my sister." Princess Luna pleaded. "Oh no. I merely am coming for tea. And some chit-chat. If she wants to fight. That is her choice." Twilight dismissed. "Seriously?" Princess Luna asked, her tone suggests that she did not believe her. "On my mark of a member of Fairy Tail. I am not lying." Twilight said. "Fine." Luna said incredulously. Twilight simply shrugged it off as she ran towards the castle. While passing lots of bodies. Both allied and enemy. As Twilight entered the outer area of digital. It was clear, people were still fighting. However Twilight could care less. She was on a mission. To merely seek and find Celestia. After going through the inner wall, she was immediately barraged by spells. Spells casted by some of the last remaining mages from Celestia's castle. However, the spells were really weak and ineffective. None of the spells did anything. So she merely ignored it and entered the castle. By opening the doors instead of blasting it open. It was then that a memory blinked in existence for a moment. Filly Twilight meeting alicorn Celestia. And the exact details behind it. However she kept the warmth into her heart. And pressed on. More and more memories appeared. But the only thing it showed, was her and Celestia. Filly and alicorn. Student and teacher. As Twilight used her memories to find her way to Celestia she entered. Although she was sitting in battle armor, she was merely sipping tea. "It would seem that this castle did manage to wake up a few memories." Twilight admitted calmly. "Did it? What memories." Celestia asked curious as she merely looked out the window watching her own heir infiltrate the basement. "Filly and alicorn. Student and teacher. Friend and family... I don't know about that last one. Too vague." Twilight stated uncertain. Twilight saw Celestia smile, "She would be happy if you told her that." she said happily. "Just like you and Princess Twilight. Right?" Twilight offered. "Yeah. Why are you merely stalling me?" Celestia asked honestly. "Princess Twilight is closing the rift and turning it into a portal. I do not care about fighting. Unless there is no other choice." Twilight admitted. "I see. I need to tell you something. If you ever go home. You will be a filly in the future." Celestia stated. "A time I normally was an adult at, I will still be a child. But not by heart or magic." Twilight added. "But by age and form. So you understand the meaning?" Celestia asked. "I do. I can't wait to go home. I will have lots of stories to tell. However..." Twilight said somewhat depressingly. "Those around you might have already moved on, right?" Celestia counters. "They will. Not might. They will." Twilight said knowingly. "To tell you the truth. I have been in direct connection with the other me. She has kept me in an constant know-how. But she keeps telling me, that she has gotten a nightmare from the actions that brought you into this world." Celestia said saddened. "Let me guess. You got a message from her?" Twilight asked. "From her to you, yes." Celestia stated. "She ask you to not rush it. You wanted an adventure. Well you got one. But the cost is a potential childhood you could have had. Is what she stated. She sounded not very happy on the other side." Celestia admitted. "She is sad and depressed correct?" Twilight asked saddened by the news. "She is. She hasn't been bright in a long time. Someone else has taken care of the elements of harmony. And became a princess. Instead of you." Celestia admitted. "I know. All I offer her, is my deepest apology. But I simply still do not remember enough to put any emotion behind it." Twilight stated. "I know. I will tell her that your memories still haven't returned." Celestia said. "Do tell her soon. Soon I will return. I promise." Twilight said. "Very well." Celestia said smiling. "Now then. My job here is done. The rift is a portal. And the elements of harmony plus Luna is outside this door. I will take my leave. Job is complete!" Twilight said as she teleported out of the room and all the way back to the Port. She then watched a massive beam of powerful rainbow power shot into the sky and into the castle. Shining bright. The job is done. Celestia is back to normal and the kingdom is whole again. She then calmly walked into the bar where her original employer was waiting. "I have returned." Twilight said. "Yes. Let me introduce the real employer. This is Princess Cadence. She is Princess Twilight's babysitter and sister." The mimic stated. "Ah. You must be Twilight Scarlet. You really do look a lot like my Twilight. Anyways. Leave the rest to me. I have already sent you all the jewels." Cadence stated. "I know. I thank you princess Cadence. But I think my guild might need me." Twilight stated knowingly. "I am aware. However they might..." Cadence said as she suggested the destruction of Tenrou island as a foreshadow about their deaths. "No. It is very likely they are still alive." Twilight said smiling. "How do you know?" Cadence asked with a raised eyebrow. "I can feel it. They are still alive. Where ever they might be." Twilight said knowingly. "Very well. Besides the jewels, I want to give you something." Cadence said as she gave Twilight a blank page. "What is this?" Twilight asked confused. "I don't know. However it contains a lot of magic that is not from this world. It might be a page from a magic book. And something tells me that this is from your magic book." Cadence said. "As in... There is a book about My Little Pony in this world?!" Twilight asked shocked. "Ah. So you do know that much." Cadence said. "Yeah. Mavis told me. She is technically my blood related sister." Twilight admitted. "Oh?! Really?" Cadence said shocked this time around. "Yeah. It might have been possible that she also came from my world originally. It would explain her lack of parents." Twilight said while thinking about it. It did seem odd. Why was Mavis found and abandoned on Tenrou island with no parents. And no one of her kin. It made no sense to Twilight. Since every person needs parents to be born. So what happened? Did she also get sucked into this world? So many questions, so little answers. One thing was certain however, Fairy Tail became her family. And Twilight is now also part of it. This fact made Twilight smile. "Anyways. How are you going home? The magic council boat won't send you back. They are far too busy building a new magic council building." Cadence asked worried.. "Don't worry. Thanks to Princess Twilight, I now know how to make portals. I am just going to teleport back." Twilight said smiling. "I see. So you are going home so soon. Why?" Cadence asked. "Someone needs to be the temporary guild master of Fairy Tail. I have saved up plenty of money for when they destroy buildings. We should be fine. And with my status, I can keep the quests coming." Twilight said. "So guild master huh." Cadence said with a smirk. "It is not my forte. But someone got to do it." Twilight said drooping a little. "Well Twilight I wish you the best of luck. I know you are a leader, I mean look at your twin who is a princess." Cadence said while pointing towards a picture of Twilight. "Thanks. Welp have a good day your highness." Twilight said as she created a portal out of thin air. "Have fun!" Cadence shouted as she disappeared from sight. Twilight found herself at Hargeon Town. She looked around and saw in the distance Blue Pegasus's flying boat searching the ocean for survivors. Twilight meanwhile simply walked back to the guild and saw that it got some major renovations. It was now a massive castle like guild hall. 'Dad wouldn't just do that. Someone must have destroyed the previous guild hall. And luckily he must have had the money. Well then, it seems this is perfect to temporarily take over.' Twilight thought as walked towards the entrance, however as soon as she entered a discussion was taking place between guild members. It was between Droy and Jet among other guild members. "You can't leave! What about Levy?!" Jet shouted at Droy. "She is dead! You know this! There is no way she is still alive after Acnologia's attack." Droy said annoyed though he sounded more depressed then angry. "Come on! It is Fairy Tail! They must have found a way to survive!" Macao shouted annoyed at them. "You sure about that?" Wakaba said pessimistic. "I'm sure." Twilight said as she entered the guild right a perfect time. "Twilight!" Everyone shouted as they run to hug her. Twilight just let everyone do that. "How was Midi?" Wakaba asked knowingly. "I saved the day there. Anyways, I am one hundred percent certain that our team mates are still alive. I can feel it in our guild mark." Twilight said. "I see. But now what? We got nobody to lead this guild." Macao said disappointed. "Do I need to remind you that I have S-rank in this guild and I am a Saint? I will lead for now. Until gramps return." Twilight said. "Really?!" Jet asked surprised. "Yes. But I cannot do it alone. I need everyone's help to keep this guild alive. So I am going to appoint you all some tasks alright?" Twilight asked. "Sure thing Master." Wakaba said with a smirk. "We can play later Wakaba. For now we need to do something. As our guild hall is rather empty without our best fighters." Twilight said smiling. "Wakaba. I heard a while back that you have some friends that wanted to join Fairy Tail. Is that offer still open?" Twilight asked. "I don't know. I can certainly try." Wakaba said more serious. "Please try to get them to join and others if you can. I will leave recruitment to you for now." Twilight appointed. "Very good Twilight. Leave it to me." Wakaba said while smiling. He quickly made her way out of the guild. "Macao. I need you to get me some details regarding the new guild hall. Some values regarding payment and taxes and stuff. Also get me a list of middle mans that gets us quests. I need to talk to them." Twilight appointed. "Understood!" Macao said as he entered Gramp's office to get the paperwork together. "Jet, Droy, Alzack and Bisca. I will turn you guys into a team temporary. I need someone to keep questing. In order to keep the guild seem alive from the outside. I want you guys to take some harder quests to try and thin out some of them. The less paying jobs and easier jobs need to be more visible on the board. If we are going to get any new guild members, they need an easier time. Will you guys do this?" Twilight asked hopeful. "We can do that. Extra money for us, and extra money for the guild. Leave it to me." Jet accepted. "Sure!" Droy said excited. "Of course. Thanks Twilight." Alzack said, Bisca merely nodded in agreement. "Take any quest that is over one million jewels. Any quest below that must stay on the board for now." Twilight requested. "What about the additional money? Where does that go?" Bisca asked. "Well, since the rooms I made still exist in this new guild hall. I am going to invest into to training beginners. So that they are going to have an easier time out in the field. Among that is crafting new gear. And teaching about plants and other dangerous substances. I don't want anyone getting ill on the way to a quest or on their return route." Twilight stated. "Meaning you will ask some other guilds for assistance. Right?" Alzack asked. "That is correct." Twilight said smiling. "I see. Recently another non-combat guild popped up and they specialize in teaching. Though I don't know if they take requests from other guilds." Alzack explained while his new teammates looked for a fun quest. "Is that so? I will check it out. Where is it?" Twilight asked. "It is hard to miss. Right next to the center of town. near the church." Alzack said. "Alright. Thanks. Have fun you four!" Twilight said as the team headed out and Twilight wrote down which quest they took. Meanwhile Macao was done sorting out the paperwork. "Twilight. In this folder all the expenses are laid out, this one has all the income inside of it. And this one contains details about the new guild hall. And finally in this map a list of contacts regarding quests are sorted inside." He said as he hands it all over. "Thanks Macao. Will you do me a favor and get the mayor of this town to gramps office? I need to chat to them about the current situation." Twilight requested. "Will be done. Should we get the magic council in on this?" Macao asked. "No not yet. They will only hear from us if we need assistance. For now, we will be set." Twilight replied. "Okay. Welp, time to get the mayor." Macao said as he walked out of the guild hall. Meanwhile Twilight takes the papers to gramps office and studies them a great deal. Which points out that thanks to the lack of overpowered guild members, the amount of damage fees have been reduced by 90%. And thus the income by that amount extra. However, the lack of quests being accepted started to show. The amount of new quests being added had been reduced by 50%. Which is now being remedied by Wakaba's recruitment and Jet's new team. As Twilight was about to inspect more papers. A soft knock came from the door. "The door is unlocked. Do come in." Twilight said. "So you have taken over the guild for now, huh. Little Twilight." The mayor said as he looks at her with a small smile. Twilight then gave the mayor a small hug. "It is so good to see you, Mr. Allback." she said smiling in return. "I agree. How was your vacation to Midi?" Allback calmly asked. "It seems nothing escapes your sight, huh? It was certainly effective and fun." Twilight said smiling. "Of course. I may not be a mage, but I am careful. So how can I help you, Little Twilight." Allback calmly asked. "As you know. My team is currently stuck on Tenrou Island. They are alive. Most likely saved by one of Fairy Tail's grand magic spells." Twilight explained, "And since someone has to maintain this guild until their return, I need some help." "So you called on me for this." Allback said smiling. His smile said that he knew what this was about. "Money wise, I should be fine. However our guild will not survive with so little guild members. Some walked out the door. I need them to go back. Can you track them down for me? I want try and get them to go back home. Of course I will pay you with whatever form you deem is right." Twilight said smiling. "Of course. What about those that have joined other guilds?" Allback asked. "Tell me and I will let them go. Though I will probably still send them a letter." Twilight said. "Alright. I will ask for a fee after my job is done. And Twilight?" Allback said. "Yes?" Twilight asked curious. "You do look great in the leadership position." Allback said as he walked out the door. Twilight smiled at his compliment. Before heading back deep into the paperwork. Twilight noted that thanks to Fairy Tail reduced quests acceptance, more guild around Fiore has popped up. Both good and bad. And finally, a report stating that both Zeref and Acnologia have appeared and disappeared at the same time. And finally she had time to look at the contact list. There were plenty of names Twilight knew, but also plenty she didn't know. Twilight then began writing hundreds of letters to some of the many names on the contact list to warn them about Fairy Tail's reduced acceptance due to some unforeseen circumstances. And to express that Fairy Tail was still very much active. And finally to explain that there is a new master temporarily taking control of Fairy Tail. And using her portal magic she send them rapidly all over Fiore and beyond. "Master! I brought some of my friends that wish to join!" Wakaba's voice rang out. Twilight then walked from the master office and into the bar. "Nice to meet you all. I am the new temporary master of Fairy Tail. Twilight Scarlet." Twilight introduced, "What are all of your names?" she asked. The five new rather young members shifted slightly in shock. "Where is gramps?" One asked worried. "Alive and well. However due to circumstances he is unavailable at this time." Twilight said calmly. "Alright! I am James Thod. I have ring magic and can you place the mark on my belly?" James said happily. "I am Elena Thod, I am James's sister. I have Star Magic. I also want mine on my belly." Elena said. Her tone a bit more mature. She also was dressed like a rich girl, just like her brother. "My name is Ann and that is Keeper my little brother. He doesn't talk much. He uses Nature magic and I have fire magic. Our surname is Garden. Since my family owns a brand with that name. We both want it on our left hand palm." Ann said loudly. "And finally my name is Thomas Sparkle. I am a nobility but I want to fight like my grand parents. I am a knight that uses requip magic." Thomas said slightly with an familiar accent. Twilight couldn't put her thumb on it. Twilight then proceeded to put the stamp on their body. "Wakaba. Please give them a tour of Fairy Tail's guild hall. And finally before you all go. How are you all living near Fairy Tail?" Twilight asked. "A house in this city." Both Ann and Elena answered at the same time. "I also found a nice abode to live in." Thomas said. "Very well. Have fun and if you need me, just yell." Twilight said smiling and watched them walk past all the new features all over the guild hall. "This is going to be an interesting seven years." Twilight said knowingly. As she went back to work.