//------------------------------// // An Important Discussion // Story: My Little Digimon, Courage is Magic // by SuperPinkBrony12 //------------------------------// Needless to say the news came as a shock to everyone. The next morning Tai had awoken to see Twilight looking over a checklist and mubling something about not letting Celestia down. "Is she always like this when it comes to Celestia?" Tai asked Spike. "Yes unfournately she is." Spike said "But over time you learn to get use to it. And in all honesty she's handling it a lot better then last time." "What happened?" Agumon asked. "Don't ask. Just trust me you don't want to know what she did." Spike said. "Let me guess she enchanted her smarty pants doll and had the whole town fighting over it." Tai asked. "Actually no that was over a year ago. Her last 'episode' was a little over a month ago." Spike said. "Oh I see that was during the 'Crystal Empire Adventure' right?" Tai asked. "How do you know about all of this?" Spike asked. "Well let's just say that two nights ago Twilight and I couldn't sleeep and we ended up sharing our life stories under the stars. And I think we kissed." Tai said. "Oh is that all? Well in that case .... Wait a minute!" Spike said "You KISSED Twilight?!" "Yes that's all we did." Tai said. Spike gagged a little. "What it's not like you've never seen kisses before. After all I think I remember Twilight telling me how happy you were to get a kiss from Rarity twice on your birthday." Tai said. "O.k. you caught me." Spike said "I was really afraid you'd taken advantage of her." "Spike I'm ashamed of you. I am a gentlemen and I would NEVER do such a thing. Honeslty what do you take me for? On second thought don't answer that." Tai said. "Will you two knock it off you're not helping you know!" Twilight said. "Well excuse me Princess!" Tai said sarcastically. "Haha very funny." Twilight said "Don't forget that I could do all kinds of unspeakable horrors to you with my magic. So unless you'd like to become my latest 'test subject' I suggest you keep your mouth shut." "O.k. o.k. sheesh." Tai said. Tai said nothing until everyone else had assembled and Twilight had calmed down as her friends reminded her that this was a casual visit. "So let me get this straight." Tai said "We're going to Canterlot the capitol of Equestria to meet with the rulers of this universe?" "Pretty much." Twilight said. "What are you so worried about?" "Didn't you say that one of them held the power to banish others to the moon?" Tai asked. "Yes Celestia can send others to the moon and Luna the same with the sun." Twilight said "But that's only when they have no other choice. I highly doubt they'll do it you or any of your friends. Now come on we've got no time to waste. The chariots will be here any second now." Tai felt much better after that as he and the other digidestined climbed into the chariots. There was only room for two each so needless to say Celestia and Luna had arranged for a lot of chariots. The ride to Canterlot was largely uneventful although a few questions about why Princess Celestia and Princess Luna wished to meet with the digidestined did surface. The chariots stopped outside Canterlot castle and the digidestined and their partner digimon followed Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash inside. Before long they were in the center throne room which had glass windows showcasing various moments in Equestria's history where the forces of good had triumphed over evil. "Ah welcome digidestined if that is your real name." Celestia said "Luna and I have heard good things about you since your arrival." "Um thank you your highness." Tai said bowing before the alicorn princesses. "Please just call us Celestia and Luna. We do not wish to be seen as above you." Luna said. "Oh o.k." Tai said. "Why exactly did you call us here?" Davis asked "I mean we did save Ponyvillie once but that's about it really." "I know you did." Celestia said "But what worries me is that the threat was something only you could stop." "Well that's because Devimon is a digimon." Izzy said. "Yes we know." Luna said "And we are afraid that more of them might be out there waiting for the chance to strike." "But Devimon emerged from a portal in the sky above Ponyvillie. We saw it with our naked eyes." Cody said. "That may be but Celestia and I would like to be prepared so that in the event that any digimon should um slip past you, we can deal with them accordingly." Luna said. "I take it that means you'd like to know more about digimon so you can be prepared." Tai said. "Yes." Celestia said her vocie taking on a more serious tone. "Well you'd have to ask Izzy. He's more of an expert on digimon then I am." Tai said. "O.k. then." Luna said "We're all ears Izzy." "Well might as well start with the basics." Izzy said "Digimon come in three types. Vaccine which is usually light, Virus which is usually dark, and Data which is usually neutral. Of course there are exceptions to the rules. Digimon also have different levels. Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, and Mega. There's also baby and in-training but chances are you won't likely see either of those two. Anyway Rookie level digimon are pretty much harmless. They can pack a punch but usally only through strength in numbers. Champin level digimon are where things start to get dangerous although msot champions can't do much beyond serious injury and even then that's mostly when there is more than one of them. Ultimate level digimon really spell trouble because they are often the biggest and baddest and can fight quite well on their own. And last but not least Mega level digimon are the worst of all, they are really strong, can fight really well on their own, and are capable of unleashing devistating attacks that can destroy anything in their path. Digimon can evolve through a process know as digivolution. It can either happen naturally or in our case it can happen when we are in danger and need our partners to protect us although by now we can pretty much trigger the digivolution on command as long as our partners have enough energy." "And those are just the basics huh?" Celestia said. "Yes." Izzy said "There's a lot about digmon that I could tell you about but I think the only other thing you two need to know is that digimon can never really die. They can be deleted if they sustain too much damage and are unable to heal but they'll usaully just reincarnate themselves and eventually return to their original form although that might change here since we don't know wheter or not the digimon can acess Primary Village, which is the birthplace of digimon, from here. And not all digimon are reincarnated there, some digimon like Devimon are reincarnated in an unknown place. And actually now that I think about if a digimon's data is erased for whatever reason then techincally since there is nothing left to reanimate the digimon does die. We don't know how to do that yet though." "Well thank you for that helpful information." Luna said "Now then if there's anything you'd like to know about us feel free to ask." "That's right." Celestia said "After all it's only fair." "Well in that case I guess my first question is why are you the rulers of Eqeustria and yet you are called princesses?" Tai said. "Ah a good question." Luna said. "This all stems back to when Luna and I were unicorns. We were not born alicorns as some will have you believe, no we were born regular unicorns." Celestia said "Our parents Queen Tusaf Nerual and King Eicnal Ed Nhoj were alicorns althoguh they never told why. A few years after Luna and I were born Equestria came under threat from Discord a spirit of chaos and disharmony. He was a trickster and he made life miserable for those around him. Our parents clashed with him again and again neither side emerging victorious. Until one day when Discord challenged the both of them to a fight to the finish. Despite our begging and despite the thousands of ponies who told them they could never win our parents went out anyway. And well to make a long story short they lost." "Before they died however due to using up all of their energy our parents chanelled what little magic they had left into creating objects that could defeat Discord." Luna continued "The magic spell they cast chanelled the greatest attributes of the six founders of Equestria into physical objects that were called the 'Elements of Harmony'. The attributes were Loyalty from Comander Hurricane who never once turned her back on those she considered her friends. Kindness from Private Pansy who always believed in non-violence and peace, and used her infulences both before and after the three tribes were united to bring the three pony species closer. Generosity from Princess Platinum who even after she became Queen Platinum upon the death of her father gave both her vast wealth and her time to those less fournate than herself. Magic from Clover the Clever the faithful student of Star Swirl the Bearded who was both the most talented unicorn other than Star Swirl himself and had always believed that friendship itself was magic. Laughter from Chancellor Puddinghead who despite being a bit scatter brained took it upon herself to make those around her happy, either by using her infulence to pass bills or to just get ponies to lighten up and enjoy life a little. And Honesty from Secretary Smart Cookie who always told the truth when it mattered even if it wasn't what other ponies wanted to hear." "Luna and I were devistated at the loss of our parents but we promised ourselves that we wouldn't let their sacrifice be in vain." Celestia said "So Luna and I harnessed the power of the Elements of Harmony and were transformed into alicorns as a result. In our new forms as well as with the power of the elements Discord was easily defeated but we could not destroy him outrigh so instead we turned him to stone. The ponies were thrilled to hear that Discord was no more and they insisted that we become the new queens of Equestria. We refused saying that we wished to honor the loss of our parents by keeping their titles entact because we were not worthy to be on the same level as them. The ponies understood and so we became the first princesses of Equestria." "And together the two of us took down many great evils." Luna said "Until eventually the elements were passed on to Twilight Sparkle and her friends who are the current bearers of them." "Uh you are certain that Discord is still in his stone prison right?" Joe asked. "Yes." Celestia said "He escaped once when Luna and I lost our connection to the elements but he was quickly sealed away again." "Who's this Princess Cadence and why haven't we seen her around here?" T.K. asked. "Princess Cadence is the princess of love, much like how I am the princess of the night and Celestia is the princess of the day." Luna said "She was born shortly before Celestia and I took down King Sombra. I never got to spend time with her before I became Nightmare Moon and was banished to the moon for 1,000 years. All I know is that she was born a pegasus and eventually became an alicorn. That's about all I know though. My sister knows more about Cadence then I do, don't you Tia?" "Luna you know I hate that nickname." Celestia said in a teasing smirk before shifting her voice back to it's usual calm tone "Anyway Cadence is my adopted niece as well as Luna's although they haven't really spent much time together since Luna's return. As the princess of love Cadence can spread its magic wherever she goes as well as rekindle the sparks of love in couples who's sparks have faded with time. That being said Cadence is not a love potion and her powers are most defiantly not something to be taken lightly. Her magic can actually be quite powerful. As for why you haven't seen her yet, she is currently alongside her husband Prince Shining Armor who is Twilight's brother running the Crystal Empire and dealing with the leftovers aritfacts from Sombra's reign. If you wish to meet her feel free to write her a letter and send it to her, I'll even give you the postal address." And with that Celestia leviated a piece of paper over to the digidestined. Tai decided to hang onto it for safe keeping. Then Twilight asked a question. "Um Princess Celestia, Princess Luna is it o.k. if my friends and I 'borrow' the Elements of Harmony for a while? I have a feeling they'll come in handy in the future." "Of course you may Twilight." Princess Celestia said "You and your friends have saved Equestria at least four times in the past two and a quarter years as well as proved yourselves worthy of the elements on dozens of other occassions as your friendship reports can attest." "Thanks." Twilight said. "Not so fast." Luna said her face taking on a rather angry look "I am not as easily convinced as my sister. You and your friends may have saved Equestria and proved yourselves to be worthy bearers of the elements but even so I think perhaps you are coming to relay on them a bit too much. I know it has been a long time since you all last wielded them but even so you should know that the elements can't solve all your problems and that they have their limits too. But I will let them go on one condition. You must ensure that they are kept safe for as long as they stay in Ponyville. If they turn up missing for whatever reason YOU Twilight will be held responsible and will be punished accordingly. Do you understand?!" "Yes Princess Luna." Twilight said. "Good." Luna said "I take it you're okay with those terms dear sister?" "Of course i'm okay with them, Lulu." Celestia said her voice breaking out into another playful smirk. "Very funny Tia." Luna said. "Now then does anyone else have any questions?" No one said anything. "Well then you may leave." Celestia said "If you ever feel the need feel free to contact us." "We'll keep that in mind your majesties." Gabumon said. And with that the digidestined and their partner digimon along with Twilight and her friends headed outside. And after taking a quick detour to pick up the Elements of Harmony they headed down to the train station and boarded a train back to Ponyville. "That didn't take as long as I thought it was going to take." Tai thought to himself as the train spead towards Ponyville "But I can't shake the feeling that Celestia and Luna may know more about us then they let on. Could digimon possibly have crossed in Equestria somehow? Now I most certainly need to ask Gennai if Izzy can ever figure out a way to get us back to our universe. Or perhaps I'll ask this Princess Cadence. Also why do I get the feeling that more trouble is on the way? Ah I'm probably thinking too much."