//------------------------------// // Conversation // Story: Righteousness and Malevolence // by Luke Man 7394 //------------------------------// Conversation "Alright we're here. And there's nopony 'round here tah see ya Knight." you hear Applejack say. You peak your head out from under the tarp and survey the area to make sure the coast is clear. When seeing no other ponies besides Twilight, Applejack, and Dash, you jump out of the cart and stretch out your limbs "It may have been a short ride, but it was a small fit." You think to yourself as you regain feeling in your body. You turn around and as you do so you notice a large decorated two story building with light blue painted walls, big windows and a flag placed at the peak of the building. "What is this place?" you ask the three ponies "This is Rarity's Carousel Boutique." answered Twilight "This is where we're going to clean you up." "Are you sure it was a good idea to take ME to a boutique; or do boutiques serve a different purpose in this land?" you inquire. "Where I'm from boutiques are usually for females who want to get well looking or elegant clothing." you inform the ponies. "Well they serve the same purpose here too, but I wanted to take you to a place that had the materials to help make you look nicer and to a pony that I know and trust. Before you go in, however, I think the girls and I better go and talk to her to make sure we won't have another "Rainbow Dash" incident." Twilight says with a small giggle at the end "Hey! I thought I was protecting you two!" Rainbow Dash roars at Twilight. "Protect them from something that wasn't even going to hurt them?" you say as you raise an eyebrow with a smug grin on your face. Dash gazes at you with narrowed eyes "Oh you know what I mean!" she pouts, crossing her hooves. "Alright, enough dilly dallying, let's go talk to Rarity." said Applejack. The three ponies leave you to yourself outside as they made their way into the boutique. Eager to know how a discussion about an unknown creature that'll be entering a pony's boutique, you slowly approach the front door and put your ear next to it and focusing as hard as you can. "...Trust us Rarity! Knight won't harm anypony! Rainbow Dash even tried to attack it but even then Knight didn't even try to hurt to her, in fact she had pulled a wing muscle in doing so and Knight healed it!" you hear Twilight say. "Absolutely not. I refuse to let some unknown creature into my home! Also I have many orders that I need to complete, that's why I have Fluttershy over, she's giving me a helping hoof." you overhear a very elegant voice say. "That must be Rarity" you think to yourself. The voice reminded you of some of your moments in your world when you went to meet higher class citizens, you never liked them but you always showed respect. "....umm maybe Rarity is right..." you barely overhear an incredibly soft sweet voice say. "....what if it gets mad and tries to hurt us?" you assume this is Fluttershy. "Girls you need to believe us Knight is friendly, and Rarity we need your help to make Knight look good for the Princess!" Twilight launched back. "The Princess?!" you hear the elegant voice exclaim. "That's right! Twi and ah thought it would be a good idea tah take Knight tah Celestia and see what she thinks of it being here; and if Knight looks good, then maybe Celestia will be impressed with tha pony who made it look so." said Applejack in a sly tone trying to intrigue her friend. "Me....impress.....the Princess......." you hear the sophisticated voice struggle to keep its composure "...Alright Twilight, you've convinced me. Send in your new friend, but I must warn you, even a pony such as I has her limits." You hear the sound of hooves approaching the door so you bolt back to the spot you were at before you began eavesdropping and try to look casual and composed. You even whistle a little to make extra sure. You notice Twilight step halfway out the door and she waves a hoof signaling for you to enter. You take a deep breath and prepare yourself for another meeting with another pony who will have no idea what you are. "Hope this doesn't end badly." you think to yourself as you approach the door. In your blood stained armor you slowly yet powerfully enter the boutique standing straight with a resolute face which quickly turns into a smile as you approach the group of ponies. You see Applejack and Dash standing next to each other and Twilight standing next to you, but then you see another Unicorn pony. She has a curled dark purple mane and tail with a white coat of fur. She's staring at you with wide sapphire colored eyes in awe of your presence. Next to her, however, is a yellow Pegasus with a long pink mane that covers a small part of her face, but unlike the Unicorn she seems to be cowering in your presence. Seeing the Pegasus like this makes your heart sink and fills it with sorrow. "Do I really look that bad?" you think to yourself "She barely saw me and she looks like she's about to pass out from fear." "It.....looks......so.........EXOTIC!!!!" you hear the white coated Unicorn yelp. "So tall yet not gigantic, so large yet curvy, so rough yet so smooth." The Unicorn said as she inspected you. For her last analysis she placed one of her hooves on a part of your exposed forearm and rubbed it gently back and forth, her hoof was undoubtedly the soft and and most pleasurable thing you have ever felt IN YOUR LIFE. The slightest touch from her hoof made your heart skip a beat and you had to restrain yourself from giving the Unicorn a large hug so you could feel her on other parts of of your body. You wonder if that's how ALL the ponies here feel like. "Well...thank you, miss Rarity I presume?" you say to the Unicorn as you take a bow showing your gratitude for her compliments. "I don't deserve such flattering from a beautiful Unicorn such as yourself." You say trying to make as good of a first impression as you can. "Exotic AND well mannered. I think we'll get along just fine." the Unicorn replies fluttering her eyelashes at you. Over in the corner of your eye you see Dash stick out her tongue and pretend to gag, but you also notice the yellow Pegasus you saw, trembling with fear behind a large chair. You don't want her to continue feeling this way towards you so you slowly stand and and gradually start to walk in her direction to formally introduce yourself to her. As you walk up to the chair that the Pegasus is hiding behind you see her poke her head from the side of the chair as she lets out a fierce "EEEP!" and quickly returns behind the chair. You finally approach the chair and kneel down to where her head would be but you don't immediately try to face her; you believe it's a better idea to let her face you. "Hey..." you say in the calmest, most peaceful voice you can "It's okay....I'm not here to hurt you or friends. Trust me, trust them." You point to the four other ponies. After waiting for what felt like minutes you see the yellow Pegasus slowly peak her head out again. She looks at you. The looks at her friends. Then back to you. Her eyes are a shade of light blue. You could feel her gaze almost like she's not just staring at, but staring INTO you like she is learning about who you are from the inside. You knew that on the outside you seemed like a large terrifying animal to these ponies, but you also knew that on the inside you weren't. All you can do is stare back. You stare into her eyes for what feels like a lifetime until you're broken out of your hypnotic state by a small, nearly inaudible "...hi...." It came from her. "Hello." you say with a smile "My name is..." you inform her of your name "...but your friends call me Knight. What's your name?" you ask as politely as humanly possible. "...I'm..........F-flutter....shy-y....." you hear her voice shakes with uneasiness. "Wow.....what a beautiful name." you reply trying to be as nice as you can. "......T-thank...you...." Fluttershy replies still nervous. "See, I'm not so bad." you say with a smile "Do you mind if I ask you something else?" Fluttershy shakes her head slowly "N-n-no...I...d-don't" she utters. "Can we be friends?" you ask. You're not sure if that's going to work, but you think it's better to try than to do nothing. ".....um...well.....since you asked nicely....I.....I guess so...." replied Fluttershy. You smile in appreciation. "Thank you Fluttershy. You have my word I won't be mean to you or any of you." you say as you stand up and look towards the other ponies. "Wow.....it even got Fluttershy to talk to it." said Rainbow Dash with a look of shock and disbelief on her face. "Fluttershy what made you believe him so quickly? Knowing you, I didn't think you would trust it so fast." "Well..." Fluttershy starts "...It may be big and a little scary.....but when I looked in its eyes...I didn't see anything to be truly afraid of." Hearing what Fluttershy said you look at her and smile knowing that's how she think about you. "Thanks Fluttershy. Okay, now that all our introductions are finished can we get down to business? If I'm going to meet your Princess I can't go looking like this!" you say with a chuckle and every pony giggles with you. "Right! So to start lets get this armor off of you." Rarity tells you. "Alright." you reply as you begin to remove your heavy armor piece by piece. You start with your shoulders and work your way down. As you remove each piece of armor you become more relaxed now that your body doesn't have to carry the weight of it all for now. You can't help but notice all five ponies staring at you awkwardly now that they see your actual body size. With the armor off your size seems to be cut in half. You're the same height but you look more slim now without the thick bulky metal on your body. You stare back at the five ponies they appear to be......blushing. "......What?" "Well...judging by the condition those cloths are in I'm going to have to repair them...and that is going to require you to....take them off..." answered Rarity with her cheeks blooming with redness. You look at your pony friends and it seems like their blushes have intensified; even Fluttershy is blushing at you. ... .... ..... "Umm...well...I guess if you need to stitch this up a little...I...wouldn't mind...." you say slowly. "Nopony said this was going to be easy darling." Rarity mentions. You awkwardly attempt to take off your shirt and leggings and after looking like a fool, getting the ponies to make a few giggles, you finally take them off. Fortunately, you are wearing undergarments. "Thank the Light these are undamaged." you think to yourself, not wanting to reveal your "private" parts. "Rarity, could you get those repaired and cleaned first? This feels a little...strange to be standing half naked in front of five ponies I just met." you ask Rarity who is already at work on your outfit. "Already on it dear. Here use this to cover yourself up." Rarity says as she tosses you a large towel. You grab the towel and immediately cover your body, fortunately it's large enough to do so. You look at the other four ponies and manage to put a goofy looking smile on your face then Twilight takes a few steps towards you and appears to want to say something. "Hey Knight, I was wondering if you could tell us a little bit more about you and where you're from. We know barely anything about you and your people." Twilight asks curiously. "Well..." you begin as you take a deep breath. "...there's a lot to say so I would make yourselves comfortable." you say. The four ponies take a seat in front of you making a small semi-circle and you also take a seat in front of them. "Alright I guess I'll start off with the basics then. My people are ruled by a great and powerful King. He once ruled alongside his wife and son, but his son died in a war and the mother passed away from the grief she was struck with. Our race is usually very friendly and peaceful; we make our own food, grow our own crops, we 'live off the land' so to speak. However, as kind and gentle my race can be, there are those who seek to destroy our peaceful way of life. These humans are wretched things. Twisted by the lust for greed and power; manipulating others to join with them in their quest to take over the land. That is why I became what is known as a 'Paladin'. Paladins are a special few, chosen by the Light, to take up arms in the Light's name and fight those who were to bring chaos and destruction to those who are too weak to defend themselves." Just as you are about to continue Rarity turns around interrupts you. "Pardon the interruption darling but I would like to ask what these markings on your sword are?" "Oh those." you start "Well they are words in my peoples language. On this side of the blade it says 'Righteousness'." You flip the blade over. "On this side it says 'Malevolence'. The reason I had this engraved was to always remind me what I am fighting for.....and what I'm fighting against. My people can be the kindest, most loving, most charitable creatures you will ever meet, but we can also be the most evil, sinister, corrupt......THINGS...you will ever see. I live and breathe hoping to make a difference; hoping that one day my people will stop their fighting and one day live....in harmony." You let out a deep sigh and lost in your train of thought for a few seconds but you come to your senses. "Hmm I think I know what I could do to this." you overhear Rarity say as she walks over to a large chest but you don't pay much attention to her and decide to let the designer focus on her work. "Knight?" you hear Twilight call for you as she's raising a hoof. "Would you mind telling us about who YOU are? I mean like your past, from when you were younger and how you grew up. Also could you explain how you got to our world?" "Well, I was born to a mother and a father. I attended school where I learned how to properly speak and write. I was a good child, made lots of friends. I never acted out of order even when some tried to make me. I lived a pretty normal quiet life until I was sixteen years old. My father began to teach me the ways of a Paladin. He thought that I had finally 'come of age' and was ready to learn how to fight and defend my people. The ironic thing was that only after a few weeks of training the War started. I was sixteen when it started......I'm twenty-three now. For seven years my people fought...for seven years the LARGEST war in Human history waged on. Then one day....during the largest battle of the largest war...me and my family....and friends....and fellow soldiers tried to hold the line and protect our Capital city, it was named 'New Haven' in honor of our dedication to the Light; and on that day, on that battlefield I witnessed the death of all that I had held dear. My friends slaughtered.....my family torn apart....HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Humans died.....the ground became scorched black.....the sky, red with the blood of the fallen. Yet throughout all of the fighting.....all of the death.....all of the destruction....I survived." You look up at the ponies and every single one of them, from Rarity to Fluttershy, are tearing. Frowns are painted across their faces and the sounds of weeping and sobbing fill the room. You regain your composure as you attempt to continue your story. "After falling unconscious from all the pain I felt from my wounds....I awoke to see a landscape full of mutilated bodies and pools of blood. I picked myself up and began to survey the the area. It was the worst few minutes of my life. The last thing......the last thing I remember seeing.....were......were my parents......" you begin to choke on your own words and begin to shed tears. "...they.......they...." you don't even finish your sentence and begin to sob uncontrollably with your hands covering your face. Every pony in the room, from Rarity to Fluttershy, begin to sob with you. After several minutes of letting out all of your built up emotions you take a few deep breaths and try to relax yourself. "After seeing my parents....I shouted....in anger. I asked 'Why was I the one who was chosen to live?'. For a while there was no answer. Until a heavenly voice spoke to me. This voice told me that I had been chosen to be the guardian of a new land and that I was had become its Champion. The next thing I knew all I saw was darkness; then I awoke to Twilight and Applejack in your world. "So.....a 'voice' told you that you were chosen to......protect our world; and that voice brought you here? Also, did it mention what you were going to protect our world from?" ask Twilight wiping the tears from her eyes " Well the Voice didn't specifically say THIS world, but since I was sent HERE I think it's safe to say this is the world that voice meant; and no I wasn't told 'what' I was going to be protecting this world from. A question is bothering me though. What sort of evil or villainous being could be residing in a land such as this?" you ask the ponies. To your surprise their faces that were just willed with sorrow are now painted with alarm as their eyes shift back and forth from one another. "Well Equestria DOES have some SOME enemies.....BUT we managed to defeat them using what we call 'The Elements of Harmony'!" Twilight says as she begins to smile proudly. "What are these 'Elements'?" you ask completely puzzled "It's sort of hard to explain. Each one of us, including another one of our friends, each possess a significant trait of friendship that pretty much defines who we are as a pony. Rainbow Dash possesses the Element of Loyalty being the most loyal and trustworthy pony in all of Equestria. Rarity, the Element of Generosity. she's always willing to give to others and to lend a helping hand. Applejack contains the Element of Honesty, always speaking the truth and never willing to go against her friends. Fluttershy, the Element of Kindness, she is the sweetest most thoughtful pony you will ever meet, but she is the shyest, as you were probably able to tell. Our friend Pinkie Pie, has the Element of Laughter, she's always full of life, happiness, and energy. She's kind of a 'loose canon' but in a good way. Finally there's me, my Element is Magic. By harnessing the power of the other five elements I can manifest that power to aid us in overcome any obstacle that is thrown at us. Using these element we were able to help defend Equestria from even the most vile enemies who have ever existed." Twilight finishes attempting to catch her breath from the long explanation. You raise an eyebrow and try to soak in all that information at once. After a few seconds you attempt to give a simpler answer to what Twilight said. "So you're saying that, using the power of your friendships, you managed to defeat your enemies?" "Yep! If you want to simplify it that much yeah that's pretty much it." answered Twilight. "Interesting...." you respond. Just as you were about to say something else Rarity turns around with your garments fully repaired and begins to speak "Here you are darling. Nice and clean and fully restored! Oh and for your sword, I hope you don't mind but I added a little something to it. For the engravings on it I was able to cut some gems I had and place them inside.On the side you called 'Righteousness' I used sapphires and for the side you called 'Malevolence' I used rubies. I thought it was a nice little edition if I do say so myself!" Rarity says with a large smile plastered on her face. You put your cloths back on and Rarity gives you back your sword. You inspect your weapon; each side IS in fact gemmed where your inscriptions are. It's hard to believe Rarity was able to fit crystals into the small incisions in your blade, but nonetheless you are grateful. The precious stones plus Rarity shining the blade makes a great combination. It almost seems like the blade is brand new! "Why thank you Miss Rarity. I appreciate this more than you know." you thank her with with a large grin. "Darling! It was no trouble at all. Now let me get started on your armor. That paint isn't going to clean itself off." Rarity says as she walks over to your pilled plate mail. "It would probably be best if she didn't know what that is." you think to yourself. "Excuse me Twilight. You mentioned that this land has enemies. Who or what are they?" you ask Twilight extremely puzzled "Well..." Twilight begins "...there are three main adversaries. There was Discord. He was the most powerful enemy we've faced. He holds the power to change the very fabric of our reality. His main goal was to change our world and to make disharmony rule the land. We managed to defeat him using the Elements of Harmony and turned him into stone. Next is King Sombra. He once ruled over the Crystal Empire; harnessing dark magic to enslave his subjects to do his bidding. He is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful Unicorns in existence. Using the power of the Crystal Heart we were able to turn Sombra into a crystal statue and we destroyed him. Finally there is Queen Chrysalis, ruler of the Changelings. Changelings have the power to take the form of anypony they wish. They gain their voice and body but not their personality. Queen Chrysalis had taken the form of Princess Cadence and began to mind control my brother Shining Armor in an attempt to weaken the defenses of our capital city of Canterlot and have her army of changelings invade and takeover the city. Fortunately I was able to find the real Cadence and she helped break my brother from Chrysalis' grasp. After my brother was freed, he cast a powerful spell to repel Chrysalis and her army out of Canterlot." "Well THAT was more than I thought, but to be honest I didn't expect there to be any threats to this land. Although I do suppose that the most peaceful places attract the most horrific of enemies." you say sensibly. "Yeah we've had to face a lot of mean jerks but we were able to kick their flanks outa here!" roared Rainbow Dash proudly. "It sure does sound like it." you say to Dash as she begins to soak up every ounce of your attention as she can. "Alright darling, I think I was able to scrape and clean off all that yucky stuff from your armor. Now it looks as good as new! I've even manage to make a few modifications to it as well! Hope you like it!" Rarity informs you. What was once a plain gold painted set off armor is now a bright, clean, white set of armor with beautiful golden edges and delicate silver linings. Each piece of armor became something new but still matched the overall set; white metal and the gold edging and silver linings. The one portion that stuck out to you the most was the chest piece. Rarity added an amazing blue cloak that had a thin gold trim around the entire edge of the cloth. In the middle of the cloak there was a custom design; it was a large, silver, pointed shield that looked much like yours with a sword that ran over the face right down the middle. "Wow..." is the first word that escapes your mouth nearly breathless by the beauty of the intricate designs. "...this looks...this looks AMAZING! Rarity how were you able to do all if this in such a short amount of time? In my world it would have taken days to get all of these designs just right!" you say completely amazed as you begin to put your new armor on piece by piece. "Well I don't mean to brag but I pride myself on completing my orders quickly and efficiently with my customers ALWAYS leaving with a smile." Rarity answers you. She lets out a happy sigh as she looks out the window and a look of surprise comes across her face. "My word! It doesn't appear to have been 'a short amount of time' like you thought." You look through one of the large windows and notice the sky is painted with an amazing orange glow with the large sun beginning to set on the horizon. "Ow wow! Is it sundown already? Ah need tah head home before mah family starts to worry about me!" said Applejack a little alarmed. "Me too. I've got weather duty tomorrow so I need to get some rest." said Rainbow Dash. "Speaking of rest I need to start getting ready for my beauty sleep! One just doesn't look as gorgeous as I do by chance!" Rarity proclaims. "Oh my....I need to tend to my animals! They're probably starving! Ooohhh I hope Angel won't be too mad." said Fluttershy. "I should probably get going too. I don't want Spike to get worried about me." said Twilight. "Hmmm Knight? Since you really don't have a home here in Equestria I think I can make my place a nice suitable residence for you. What do you think?" she asks you. "I would be grateful Twilight." you answer "Heck, I'm more than grateful for everything you ponies have done for me thus far. I am extremely blessed to fave met you ponies. I wouldn't think any other ponies would have been as gracious and kind as you all have. I'll take whatever help you are willing to provide while I'm in your world." you say to all five ponies with a large grin. "It's settled then. We'll go home rest up and then tomorrow we'll go have a visit with the Princess." Twilight proclaims. Everypony says their goodbyes for the day. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy all leave the Boutique while Rarity enters another room possibly to clean herself up; she did look a little messy after sprucing up your things. "Well let's head out." said Twilight. You nod and follow her out of the boutique. Fortunately there aren't any other ponys in sight as they are also settling down and finishing their day. After several minutes of walking and enjoying the peaceful scenery, you and Twilight approach an extremely large tree that appears to look like a literal "Tree House". "We're here! Home sweet home!" Twilight says happily. "I should probably go in first and let my assistant, Spike, know you're here and prepare him for what you look like." Twilight giggles as she begins to open the door. As she does, however, a pink pony with a large poofy pink mane comes rushing out of the door way. "OHMYGOSHTWILIGHTTHEREYOUAREIHAVEN'TSEENYOUALLDAYANDIWASWORRIEDSOICAMEHERETOASKSPIKEWHEREYOUWEREAND........." Catching a large breath the energetic pink pony looks towards at you with her mouth agape. She lets out a large gasp and then bolts off away from your location. "........uhh......okay...now.....I'm not sure about this.....but I think my brain just melted a little bit...." you slowly say to Twilight "What just happened?" "Oh that is Pinkie Pie. She's the other pony I mentioned. Don't worry she's just being herself. I hope you enjoy parties because soon, you're about to get one whether you like them or not." Twilight chuckles. "Now let me go talk to Spike." Twilight picks herself up and enters the "Tree House". After waiting outside for a few minutes Twilight comes peaks outside and motions for you to enter. Upon entering the humble abode the first things you notice are book....lots...and...lots...of books. The next thing you see is Twilight standing next to a....purple scaled, green eyed, green spiked lizard creature? "Spike I would like to introduce to you Knight! A new friend that me and the girls found today and he's not from our world. Knight this is Spike my number one assistant; and yes, he is a baby dragon." Twilight said Your eyes widen at the baby dragon. "A dragon....a real live.....dragon." you say completely astonished. "In my world they only existed in legend! The same can be said for Unicorns and Pegasi. I feel that this world may take a little more time to get used to that I thought. Can he talk like the rest of you?" you ask Twilight. "Yes he can. Say hello Spike." Twilight requests "....Sup." says the baby dragon "Hi." you reply "Oh don't mind him he can be a little shy when it come to meeting new people. Probably a little more so when meeting an entirely unknown species." Twilight chuckles a little. "Now let me see you to your room. Fortunately there's a spare bedroom in here. Hopefully the bed will be large enough to accommodate you." says Twilight as she begins to walk up the stairs in the house. You follow closely behind her. As you two are ascending to the second level of the abode you begin to notice a strange symbol on each side of Twilight's flank. Why your eyes were wandering around that area, you don't know. Taking the opportunity to find out what the symbol is your mouth begins to speak. "Excuse me Twilight?" you begin. "Yes?" she responds "Might I ask what are those symbols on your flank?" you ask a little shyly and awkwardly mentioning her flank; which you didn't think was too polite. "Oh..." she spoke "...that's called a Cutie Mark. Each pony receives one when they're young. It helps explain what are special talent is. For some it could be sports and others it could be cooking. Once we discover what we are really good at that's when it appears and it stays with us the rest of our lives. Now that doesn't mean we can't be good at other things but it shows others what we are best at." Twilight explains. "Interesting. We humans don't have anything like that. It takes many many years for one of us to decide on what we are best at. Some of us can even go our entire life without finding what are best skill is. We just get too caught up in our daily lives of work and taking care of our families." you say. "Wow. I feel that there is so much we could learn from each other! I just hope that the Princess will let you stay in our world. Oh here we are. I nearly missed it! This will be your room for the night. It isn't much but I hope you like it!" Twilight says as she smiles at you. You open then door into the room and see a large bed in the center of the room with a closet and dressers for clothes. This room is pretty bland. No decorations or ornaments hanging, but you don't mind. You're just happy that you've been given SO much in your short time in this land. "Make yourself comfortable! I'm going to go catch up on my studies. Oh and welcome to Equestria!" Twilight says happily and loudly. Twilight begins to leave you to your new room but you stop her before she does. "Twilight..." you start. This causes the lavender Unicorn to turn towards you. "....thank you. For everything. This all means so much." you say to her with a large grin. She smiles back at you nodding her head. "It's no problem at all." she answers. Twilight turns back around and heads out of the room. As she does you take another look at her flank. "That flank, it looks so plump and...... mesmerizing.....they way it rocks back and forth with her tail swaying from side to side." you think to yourself but immediately snap out of your stupor. "Pull yourself together man. This is no time to be thinking like that! Especially if it's not even the SAME SPECIES AS YOU!" you brain screams at you. "Right." you say to yourself. "I think now it would be best to get some sleep. I'm going to need my rest if I am to be meeting royalty tomorrow." You take off your armor slowly; trying not to ruin Rarity's work. After removing your heavy metal suit and clothes until you are in your undergarments once again, you crawl into the bed. Fortunately it's long enough to fit your body. You slowly close your eyes, remembering all the events that have transpired throughout the day. You take one last deep breath as your eyes fully shut and your mind begins to create those blissful thoughts you call dreams as you slowly drift off to sleep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [3rd Person switch to Celestia's Throne Room] As Celestia was beginning to lower her large beautiful sun her sister Luna enters the large palace throne room of her sister. "Sister, we came as soon as we could after you contacted us. What seems to be the matter?" the dark, elegant, Alicorn asks "Sister..." Celestia begins "...I have felt a great disturbance. A dark power that has arisen in our land. It is beyond anything I have ever felt before. Stronger than Sombra and Discord ever were. This troubles me greatly, this power is faint yet so potent. I am frightened." "Ah so you have felt it was well. Perhaps we should assemble the Elements and inform them. This something that we think they should know." Luna suggests to her sister. "I thought as much. I shall summon them tomorrow and inform them. Please would you join with us. Having both of us here would greatly increase the seriousness of the situation." Celestia asks. "Of course sister. We shall be by your side when you summon them." Luna acknowledges. "Thank you sister." Celestia begins as she walks towards the balcony leading outside of the castle. "I shudder to imagine what this dark power could manifest into if it were to expand across our land........"