//------------------------------// // The Unicorns Fate part 2 // Story: Sunshine and Rainbows // by Saro0fdemonz //------------------------------// "Sister, are you sure about this?" Luna asked softly. Celestia watched as Shining Armor left her chambers and nodded. "Rainbow cannot handle something like this. Even if it is for only a few days, we must keep up appearances sister." "But this is your student, you are sending her own brother to throw her in the dungeons!" "We, sister. It is under OUR orders that he do so." Celestia sat up weakly. "You have changed sister. The Celestia I knew would never do such a thing to somepony so dear." "What would you have me do Luna? With the Gryphons still undecided my hooves are somewhat tied. I cannot allow myself to appear weak or picking out favorites." "She is the Element of Magic! Surely that accounts for something?!" "It will be enough that I won't have to fake her death and that merely locking her away in the dungeons will keep Niare happy until he leaves." "From what I have heard he is never happy. Least of all with his daughter according to recent events." Luna mumbled, trying to calm herself. She didn't like the thought of locking up the first pony other than her sister to accept her, but there didn't seem to be any other choice with Niare around. The Gryphons could be sneaky when they needed to, that was how Niare took the crown to begin with. His genius and deception had lead to the slaughter of the former royal family and any guards who had even a tiny shred of loyalty to them. It was a dangerous game Celestia played, but she had been playing it far longer than Luna had. Perhaps these are just the rules of the game, but it is not a fair one. Luna mused. "Can we at least let Twilight Sparkle know?" "No, she will figure it out on her own if given time. I only worry about..." "HOW COULD YOU?!" Rainbow screamed as she burst into the room, guards trying to calm her. Tears stained her cheeks, her eyes red as her body shook with held back sobs. "Wait, Rainbow Dash please allow us to explain." Luna said, standing before her. "You better be quick about it" the distraught mare mumbled, making her anger known simply with her gaze at both Alicorns. Luna took a slow breath and was quickly interrupted by Celestia. "Twilight attacked you Chroma. As you know such an offense is punishable by death, something we haven't done in over thousands of years. Due to her importance and her rank she will only be placed in the dungeon for a few days." "A few days...she shouldn't be down there to begin with! I've seen what its like down there! They had Gilda down there. I've known her a long time and Gilda isn't scared of anything, but when I came near her she flinched like I was gonna beat her to death! Just what the buck do they do to them down there?!" Rainbow demanded. "I can assure you, nopony touches a prisoner without orders." Celestia spoke up. "That doesn't make me feel any better. That just means whoever was screwin' with her had your permission." "I gave no order for anything to be done to Gilda." Rainbow blinked. "You're lying." "She is not Rainbow. She has spent the majority of the day resting. She was only just awoken with the news of what occurred in the Grand Hall. While I personally do not approve of the actions being taken towards Twilight Sparkle, I have to agree it is for the best. Her brother will see to it that no harm truly comes to her. But in order for things to go as planned she must stay in the dark." "Buck that! I'm going to go see her." Rainbow turned and stumbled as Luna's magic surrounded her, her eyelids feeling heavy. "I am sorry, but I cannot allow it. Rest, and when you awaken know peace." Twilight sighed, not even bothering to struggle as a small metal clasp was placed over her horn to hold back her magic as well as a metal collar placed around her neck and bound to the dungeon wall by a metal chain. She kept her gaze down, unable to look into her brothers eyes. "I'm sorry Twilight." He said again before leaving her to the darkness of the dungeon. "Well...at least...at least Rainbow is ok..." she said, trying to cheer herself up. "What are they going to do to me..." "Well they will probably just keep you locked up in here until the Princess recovers, and then she'll probably come down here for both of us personally." a figure said from the shadows. Twilight screamed in shock and tried to run from the voice, choking as the collar pulled her back to the wall. "Don't be afraid. I couldn't hurt you even if I wanted to. I'm a bit 'tied up' as it were." the voice said. Slowly Twilights eyes adjusted to the darkness and she could make out the figure of a pony chained to a wall close to her, though he was literally chained to the wall, hanging upside down with his hooves tightly held against the wall. "So, what did you do to end up here?" the pony asked. He seemed a bit TOO happy. As if this were just another day for him. The thought scared her. Would she be down here that long? Would she lose all sanity and end up like the stallion before her? "Don't worry, I'm not crazy, its just the blood rushing to my head. You really shouldn't think aloud." the stallion said with a chuckle. Twilight sighed and lowered her head. "It doesn't matter..." "Of course it matters. Everyone ends up here for a reason. I'm not sure what I did just yet. Time travel is weird like that you know." "Time Travel? Wait! You're a time traveler?" Twilight asked the stranger. "Well yes I suppose you could call me that. I should be coming to get me out of this at some point, though that would be a bit stupid of me. I'd probably send someone else to do it. Can't risk ruining the time line just to get a look at my own face without having to use a mirror." "Who are you?" "Well they call me a lot of things. But my friends call me the Doctor."