//------------------------------// // She looks fine // Story: Twilight Sparkle and the Mane Colts // by Sopas //------------------------------// A lot of oohs and aahs came from the town hall. Twilight Sparkle could hear the crowd's stomping hooves and loud cheering from a mile away. When the mare got in through the door before it closed shut, she saw Butterscotch on the 2nd floor, who, by the way, she did not see in the "pre-party" when the whole town was there She looked straight ahead and started scooching herself through the crowd of ponies. Twilight stopped. She found herself in the front row with four familiar faces, and it looked like the pony on her right was Applejack!! Woah. Her stomach started twirling. She blushed, turned her head sideways, and saw Rainbow blitz beside her. Her stomach stopped twirling. The mare saw Rainbow blitz eyeing her like some pervert or, better yet, like an insect standing beside him. What in Equestria is going on in his mind. Twilight rolled her eyes. Lights were flashing out, like at a concert. They were dancing all over the place, and then they stopped in the middle of the stage, and a pony who looked like a mayor stepped up. "What an amazing decorations! And an amazing pre-party, Elusive and Bubble Berry!" The mayor said. Elusive smiled and made a humble bow to the mayor. On the other hand, Berry smiled widely and shouted, "SHE'S TALKING ABOUT ME!!! DID YOU KNOW SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT ME?" He popped his head on Rainbow's side, leaving little space between them. "We know the mayor's talking 'bout you, Berry," Rainbow grumbled and shoved Berry's face with a big blow. But Berry stood still, his body straight as a ruler and shook his head aggressively. The mayor continued her speech, "You know, back in my day, the summer sun celebration..." This could take forever, Twilight grumbled. She looked up at the balcony, where the Princess would show up. She saw white hooves underneath the closed curtains. That's got to be Princess Celestia. Twilight Sparkle's poutiness left, and only gladness could be seen on her face. After the summer sun celebration, she could talk to the Princess and have a wonderful time in her new library work/house. This got her thinking. Why would the Oak tree be her house? Her home is in Canterlot. After the celebration, she would have to go back with the Princess. She couldn't be a librarian in a place she couldn't visit every day. Twilight probably took that job quickly because it was her dream. It was not like Twilight to not think about this decision thoroughly. Her thoughts were cut short by a small bump on the shoulder. Twilight looked to her side. "I coulda get outta this place if it isn't the Princess 'erself gonna show up," Applejack said openly. "This speech is pretty long even for me, who loves making speeches and all that." They both laughed. Twilight sighed. She looked back at the balcony and saw a dark figure. Eh, that's just a guard. She shrugged. Her brows furrowed. Twilight felt an immersed magic flowing around. She tingled. Can a guard evaporate and float with a dark bluey shade of magic around the hall and out the window? Twilight looked at the balcony again, and the white hooves were gone! Is the Princess gone? Did the guard take her? How can a guard have immense magic and take a princess away? Is the Princess in danger? What if something happened to her!? Twilight closed her eyes, inhaled and exhaled, counting from one to five. That's what the Princess taught her when she worried too much. It's probably nothing. By the time Twilight regained her composure, the mayor was done with her speech. "And without further ado, the Princess Celestia, Princess of Equestria!" Butterscoth's choir of birds started singing, with Butterscotch guiding them, and the curtains flew away. The light focused on an empty balcony. Twilight's eyes widened. And so does everypony present. Instead of cheering and in awe, they felt afraid and confused. Twilight could feel intense perplexity and sadness in her. She was trying to find ways to explain why the Princess was gone. Then she remembered. Her body acted first before her mind. Twilight's body motioned to run, but then a mist of a darker shade of blue surrounded the hall. A much darker figure of a pony appeared behind the mare. Suddenly, everpony was quiet. The pony strolled, listening to the hoovesteps she made. The mayor stepped away, frightened of the unexpected guest. The pony chuckled. "Aww, were you all expecting the loving Princess of the sun?" Her voice is so enticing and..sexy? A loud gulp was heard from Twilight. "Fear not. Citizens. For I have returned. To get back what was once supposed to be mine, EQUESTRIA!" After the pony exclaimed. She rose using her alicorn wings, stretching her hooves high, showing the full, illuminating moon at its peak. "Who are you..." One pony asked from the crowd. The voice sounded scared and soft. The alicorn pony quickly turned her head to search who spoke, and her hooves met the ground. "Who am I?" She chuckled again. "I am Nightmare Moon! You're new ruler!" Dark mist floated around the hall, ponies screaming and running while Nightmare Moon laughed amusingly. Twilight Sparkle observed her surroundings. Only five ponies stood out to her, not including the maniac who might have kidnapped the Princess. Butterscotch, who is making the birds calm down. Elusive, Bubble Berry with royal guards trying to stop the ponies from being overwhelmed. And finally, Applejack, with Rainbow Blitz's tail on his muzzle. He's probably trying to stop Rainbow from fighting the alicorn. The unicorn closed her eyes and thought to herself. Nopony can save Princess Celestia other than the royal guards. With a fierce look, Twilight decided that she should save her mentor. Twilight ran towards the door. She used her magic to open them until two guards appeared before her. "Woah, woah, woah. Where do you think you're going, young lady?" one of the guards asked. "Oh, hello um i just need to go out for a while." Twilight said quickly as those guards startled her. "I'm sorry, miss, but it's too dangerous outside." Twilight raised a brow. "How is it dangerous outside when the pony who has the princess is here?" "Didn't you see that monster leave with her weird floating smoke a while ago?" "Oh." That was all she could say. Leaving Twilight with her thoughts again. What if Nightmare Moon took the Princess far, far away? What if She's torturing her mentor?! "I apologize, but I really need to go." Twilight stood firm. "And I apologize too. No, you won't." The guards were infuriated. Twilight was ready to teleport. But suddenly, Elusive and Berry stepped up. "If a mare says she needs to go, she needs to go." Elusive stated. "What he said!" Berry followed. "Why don't you all just listen?" the guard's voice cracked. "My wife left me, my kids disappointed in me, and they won't even listen to me! And now the citizens of this small town won't even respect me!" "There, there, dude. Let it all out." The other guard comforted his comrade, patting his hoof to the other's back. Elusive looked confused. "What just happened?" "Woah, that is one harsh venting," Berry said. "I've got no time for this," Twilight claimed. She opened the doors and went outside. "And what is she up to?" Rainbow asked suspiciously to himself and went to follow Twilight, followed by Applejack and the others.