//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: The Meaning of Time/An Hour of Judgment // by TimeRarity64 //------------------------------// Chapter 1 My Little Pony is copyrighted to Hasbro Inc. I take no full value credit in any characters own by them, nor do I take credit in using their universe, that they own. I do, however, take ownerships of the OCs mentioned soon in the story. The castle north from Canterlot that hid in-between the great mountain peaks that towered over the lands of Equestria emitted a loud chime before the sound of pipes belonging to an organ whistled off with the voice of the wind. The mossy stones that kept it standing tall were slightly covered with cut drapes bearing a Gear symbol with the sun and moon in between it. The moat that surrounded the ancient castle was mucky and stagnant. It fit the ominous castle of depression that gloom so dimmly on a hill where a large forest on a hill resided. Within the large room that had nine columns standing on each side of the red rug, was a choir of twelve foals, six being colts and six being fillies. But, playing the organ that was coated gold, was an alicorn with a gray coat and mane with golden eyes. His eyes had bags under them, and sleep was too rare for him. But aside from his tired facial feature, his attention to the white and black keys before him was strong. Each key emitted its loud streak that was accompanied by the harminous choir of the young ones. His cutie mark was half a moon and sun connected together with twelve stars around it and on his wings was a infinity symbol. When the sound began to soften, he played the last few keys before releasing them from his sore hooves. The choir sang their last latin chant before taking a time to breathe. Looking back at them, he softly smiled and got off the bench he sat on the entire time. Each foal looked at it him, half full of excitement, while the other half were busy chatting to each other. He soon sat down and cleared his voice catching their attention and halting any other conversation. "You may all have a break now, you all were wonderful." He spoke in a calm tone that was a bit soft and deep, but soothing to hear. The foals smiled at him before leaving the massive room, leaving the large alicorn alone to ponder to himself. Once the door closed after their exit, he stared up at the ceiling, frowning in disappointment. On the ceiling, was a painting of Celestia and Luna, both alicorns just like him, and ones given important roles in the world. Celestia, was a white alicorn with a rainbow flowing mane and tail that swirled around a sun while her sister, his, too, was Luna, that was dark blue with a light-dark blue mane and tail flowing around a moon. Though the painting was unique, its meaning troubled the old alicorn. History was well known for them, written mostly by them, but he on the other hand was forgotten in the trail of the past. "Sisters, what is it like to be loved? To be remember? To be known for the hardships and trials you two had went through like, I, too? I worked my way up here like you two, but in return, I was given nothing. No ponies taking my existence seriously. Why? Why have I been forgotten?" He asked, lowering his head to the ground. Silence filtered the room as the stallion stared aimlessly at the ground with gloomy eyes. "No more, I will not allow you all to gain this fame and glory anymore. I will make you notice my existence, even if it means making you suffer. My power...it...is more important than yours." He gritted his teeth before opening his wings. Sand started to gather around him, before engulfing his body. Soon, it fell to the ground, seeping through the small cracks. When they vanished, the stallion, too, was gone and nowhere in sight. The alabaster purple eye alicorn stared into the dawn sky with a wary look. A sudden change of the magical energy flowing within the planet shifted and gave off a disturbing vibe that coursed through her coat. Soon, her attention was appointed to the throne door that opened by the guards in golden armor standing out, allowing six mares into the princess' premise. She turned around and sat down in front of her chair, allowing the requested vistors to stop before her. When they did, the first one to come up to her and speak was her trusted assistant, Twilight Sparkle. The mare was a unicorn with a purple coat and sparkling pointed star cutie mark. Her mane was dark as well as her tail and both had pink highlights. "Princess Celestia, you called for us on something urgent! Please tell us what it is?!" Twilight spoke. "It seems that the magical energy channeling through this planet shifted. Luna and I felt a disturbing change of in it and it is not normal for such things like that to happen. What I am expecting is that it is some bad omen that must be taken care of immediately." "Who is it, Nightmare Moon?!" Rainbow Dash, a blue coated pegasus with a rainbow mullet mane and combed tail, and purple eyes shouted. Her cutie mark was a white cloud striking rainbow lightning. "The Changelings?!" "Oh, I know! IT'S PARASPRITES!" A completely pink mare with blue eyes named Pinkie Pie that was a cheerful mare with three balloons to be her cutie mark. Her tail and mane were both puffy. The excited mare was called Pinkie Pie. Oh, I hope not. Those vile insects were so troubling when they ate all my fabric." A white mare with a dark violet curly mane and tail spoke. Her eyes were blue and her cutie mark were three diamonds. Her tone was polite and had a strong fancy. This unicorn is Rarity. "Now, I doubt its them varmints. They have none of them magic energy stuf' Twi talks 'bout often at times." A country accent orange coat, blond pony-tail mane, and green eye mare said, wearing a Stetson brown hat. Her cutie mark red apple cutie mark screamed her nane "Applejack", or AJ to be short. Her race like Pinkie Pie was an earth pony. "Then what can it be?" A yellow pegasus with a combed pink mane and tail asked. Her cutie mark was four butterflies and her tone was soft. She was Fluttershy. "Our brother, Déjà Vu." Luna said, appearing in the room in a flash of light, trotting quickly to her sister side. "Thy fear brother's cometh is nigh." She spoke in her old accent, while combining a modern accent that was not in any old Canterlot styled tone. "Brother?" Twilight repeated what the alicorn of the moon said confused. "Yes, my dear student. You see, we have a brother that was believed to be dead long time ago. I would not have imagine him being the cause of that strange disturbance. But if it really is him, then I fear there has to be a real good reason why." Celestia said in a worried tone. "Why haven't you told us you had a brother?" Twilight asked, still shocked from the shocking news. She was at first shock about Prince Blueblood being related to her, but only as a distant cousin before, but to hear her speaking of a close relative causing, or possibly causing the sudden rift in the flow of the planet's energy. She became amused and curious to find out more information about him. "Maybe she has forgotten me, in the course of time..." His voice sent sudden chills down the mares' backs as they started looking around for him, "or maybe she decided to pretend I was dead the entire time and take the glory of this planet's existence for herself." He said, appearing in front of Twilight by a whirlwind of sand, before it sinked into his coat, being absorbed into his body. Twilight was stunned at such a spell used, but astonished as well as frighten that another alicorn was standing before her, towering in the same high Celestia was up to. His eyes troubled her as he stared at her with an emotionless expression before turning his back to her, facing his sisters that sat there in shock. "Your belief of me being dead, during that war is only a mere illusion casted upon yourself from the wretched minds you two contain. But here I am, in flesh." He said as his horn started to glow. He did not take action, instead, gather up sand that came out from the ends of the ground and beneath the ponies hooves, causing Fluttershy to panic and slip and Applejack to stumble down to the ground while Pinkie was surfing. Soon, the sand took shape as a giant clock, with Pinkie Pie hanging off the long arm laughing with excitement from her bouncy mood. "Brother, how? We thought you've fallen in action with Hollow!" Celestia shouted. Twilight ears perked with interests again, curious to the next pony mentioned by her teacher. She was too new to this, she had to know more. She seeked knowledge, and a way to set things straight if her brother came to commit bad deeds. Looking at the clock, the purple mare gasped, spotting the crown jewels of the Elements of Harmony embedded in the sands of his sand-made-clock. "The Elements of Harmony!" She cried out, causing her friends and princesses to advert their attention to the clock, becoming threaten instantly. As Fluttershy got up from the sand, she fell back down once Rainbow Dash flew pass her in fast speeds, heading towards the alicorn, only to be frozen in the air. The ponies gasped as the stallion frowned, staring at her. He did not like using his magic that much, that kind at least. "Such fast to make an action out of things around you. Your ignorance is quite...a mediocrie here." He said in a emotionless tone that was all too unsettling. He moved out the way and formed a sand tendril beneath Dash, trapping her in its tight grip, but not too tight enough to harm her. His mission was not to harm anypony, instead, it was to provide them a troublesome task. "What do you want with us, brother?!" Luna demanded as her horn started to glow, but it stopped once she noticed the sand around Dash started to grow tighter after he glare at her. "Time...Begin." He spoke lightly, causing Dash to gasp for air, looking around shocked and confused. "How the-hey?! Where did this sand came from? It's too dang heavy!" She growled, trying to break free from the sands grip. "My sister, Luna, has presented my name, but my title stands firm and stronger than steel. I am Eternal and Everywhere than any can imagine. I am stronger than Celestia and Luna, but weaker than them, too. I am the foundation of their roles; I am the Alicorn of Time." He stated proudly as his wings flared up. A sign of arrogance flashed before them, but also divine power to tamper with the flow of time with ease. "I am the reason you all Exist." He said with strong emphasis on their existence. "What do you want with us, brother? Why are you coming here with the Elements of Harmony at your grips?!" Celestia asked, becoming wary of her brother's motives. He stared at her with a dull expression that confused her, but also brought a unsettling feeling she was not going to like the answer. "To bring upon punishment to all those that have forgotten me. To those that took credit for my work. To those who truly does not understand the meaning of which I write and create. Sisters, this is not only punishment, but judgment!" He said as a sand dragon formed around him. Fluttershy fainted, as the others stared in horror, all except Pinkie that was building a small sand castle on the clock, oblivious to the event going on before her. "You know where I dwell. Do not wait on patience, my sisters. Haste as much as fast as you can. I will show you the wrath of time." He said as the sand dragon crashed its body down on him with sudden force. When the sand sunk through the cracks of the ground caused by the force, the alicorn of time was nowhere in sight. "Ah!" Rainbow Dash cried out after the sand tendril sunk into the ground, releasing her. She got up from the ground and started stretching her back, looking around shock. "How did he do that and where did he go?!" She asked. "I don't know, but Princess Celestian and Princess Luna, what just happened. Why did he take the Elements of Harmony and what was he so mad about? What is it that you have not told anypony for so long?" Twilight asked, staring at her mentor worried. "Twilight, all of you, my brother has taken away the Elements of Harmony as you know, and his intentions are unclear but promising that it will harm all the creatures in Equestria as well as the outside of it. I cannot tell you why we kept this secret, for we made a solemn vow not to. And signed our blood that if we dare speak of such, our powers will be strip away and our roles as rulers will be demolish. I am sorry, but it is up to you six to stop whatever he is up to." Celestia said in a stern tone. "Princess?" Twilight muttered shock from her mentor's denial to answer her. "I am sorry, but you must do this. The fate of Equestria could be at risk. I would assist, but I must first look into some things before I take action in assisting your mission." She said. "It is true, we must, too. It'd be best if all of us worked together." Luna said. Twilight stared down in disappointment, before shaking her head and nodding her head at the princesses. When the clock of sand vanished with the Elements after Vu's vanishing, Pinkie saluted the princesses while being covered in her sand castle. Fluttershy managed to wake up and started doubting on going on the mission, but she had no say when Rarity and Applejack, plus Rainbow Dash, agreed. She felt pressure, and decided to take place in the mission, too, knowing her friends might actually need her since they were going after the stolen Elements of Harmony. "I am glad we all are working together. If only I can spare you six information about our brother, the best I can do is wish you luck and make haste on my research. When everything is done, do not worry. For when you are in dire need of me, I will be there as fast as I can." Celestia said, softly smiling at her subjects. -To be continued- Edited by EpicAeromancer33