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The warm spring day was like any other, the sun was high, with the ocean blue skies behind it, there were no clouds to be seen, it was a perfect spring day, and nopony wanted to miss it. Celestia, her sister Luna, and her captain Shinning Armor were inside, not enjoying this wonderful day, but in a heated conversation with elected officials about the new threat rising in the kingdoms.
“We need guards, all from are kingdoms have been sent off to the front to aid the other villages from the sand demons.” The Zebrecan official’s name was Zulu-marun, or Zulu for short. He was an old shaman from the western dunes, his face was worn, and he looked as if he never sleeps.
“If we send are guards, it would leave us open to an attack.” Armor protested.
“Then what do you suggest we do, let them attack us you know what happened to the king’s sons, and daughter” Once he said it, is eyes looked saddened.
“Well, can the griffins lend aid?” Celestia looked over to the shaman.
“We have tried, but there were…complications between the two kings when they met.” His voice crocked age.
“What if I talk to the griffin emperor, and asked him to send aid.” This time Luna spoke. Her speech improved a great deal over the three years that had passed, from when she was freed from Nightmare Moon.
“That is a very thoughtful proposal, but I dough you could convince him, he has a sharp tong” The old shaman looked at the moon goddess.
“Yes, but a sharp tong will cut its own throat” She gave a hidden smile.
“…” The zebra was silent. “Fine, if you think you could do it, try, but I doubt...” he was cut out by Luna.
“Your doubt is the reason why you could not convince others to aid you in your efforts” all went quiet.
The room was in a state of peace even when, the whole day was spent in talks like this, there was nothing to be heard.
Then Celestia stood...
“Then we have reached a conclusion, my sister shall travel to the griffin kingdom, and speak with is emperor about the aid for the zebrican republic. This meeting is augured.” She gave nod to the group.
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“Do you really want to go?” Celestia looked down at her sister. “I could go there myself, and talked to them for you.”
Celestia was Locked on her sister, and was very worried for her sister.
“Sister I can take care of myself, you know that, and why do you fear me departure?” Luna had returned Celestias gaze.
“I have my fears, because this is a dark time for us, all of us, and that somepony has a eye on you, waiting in your own shadow.”
“Tia, I know the risk, and I am ready for them, but I need to show this kingdom, are kingdom I am ready for Equestria.” She spoke with mass power.
“You’re right, I shouldn’t worry about you, you are the shadow, and I keep you here too much, I’m sorry.”Celestia spoke with her own truth.
“No need, your worry show’s your love, and care.” Luna gave a smile to her older sister, which was returned.
“Well, let us return to my chamber for some preparations for your trip” Celestia looked up the hall.
“That sounds go- .” Luna was interrupted when a scroll reanimated in between the two of them.
“Oh, who could that be?” Luna looked at the floating scroll.
“It’s from Twilight, I recognize the ribbon…” Celestia Pulled the red velvet ribbon from the scroll, then opened it with her magic.
“What does it say” Luna’s head popped up in the corner of her eye.
“ Dear princess Celestia She read aloud.
Today when I was investigating the abandoned mine, my friend Rainbow Dash, and I, came to see a strange bipedal alien standing at the opening of the cave, we made contact, and it was silent at first, but then it spoke to us. It called its self ‘Con-or’ , and we continued to talk to it, until it jumped off the cliff side, into the river that flows into the Everfree Forest , and it was gone.
I would like to talk to you more face-to-face.
Your pupil
Twilight Sparkle.
Celestia lowered the letter to look at her sister.
“What did she mean by, Alien?” Luna was puzzled.
“I don’t know Lulu, I don’t know” Celestia was confused, a strange alien appearing out of no were, and being able to jump from major heights. It razed many questions inside of her mind
"We must tell the caption what happened, and have him gather the elements" Luna proposed to her older sister.
"Yes, that looks like the best plan to take" Celestia looked away from Luna, and saw a royal guard patrolling the hallway ahead of them. How convenient.
"Guard, come here" He stopped, and looked over at here, then trotted down to her. "What is your name?" She asked.
"Golden Eye" He gave a nod.
"I need you to tell the caption that he is to go to the the courtyard ,and wait until me, or my sister arrives to meat him"
"As you command, your Majesty" With another nod he turned, and trotted down the hall, his hoofsteps echoing in the hall around them.
"As for you Luna, I need you to have a chariot ready in the courtyard" Celestia looked back at her little sister.
"Done" Luna then jumped up with a few beats of her wings, and flew down the hall, and out of site,
Celestia alone, walked down the hall, and with many turns taken, and stairs climbed she finally reached the door that opened into her private study, which Celestia walked in, and sat down in front of her desk. Then she continued by Pulling out a piece of parchment, with a quill and ink pot, and wrote...
Dear Twilight Sparkle
I have received your letter, and will have your brother, and a chariot arriving at your library later today to bring you here. Also I know of your friend Rarity, and she shall be brought to me to wait for you. Also bring your friends with you who will take part to discuss the matter about the alien. I shall await your arrival.
Sincerely your mentor,
Princess Celestia.
Once she finished her name, Celestia rolled up the letter, and sealed it, then with her magic, she sent it off to her pupil. Celestia stood from the desk, and walked out to the courtyard thinking about what the alien in the letter could mean all the way to the royal courtyard. Once there she found Luna, and Shinning waiting for her.
Celestia walked over to them " I suppose Luna has informed you what are plan is?"Celestia looked at the captain.
"Yes she has" He looked to the moon alicorn.
"As soon as the chariot arrives you will be off" Celestia looked to the sky half expecting it to be there.
"Fine, but Luna failed to inform me what is this alien" He looked back to Celestia
"I only know as much as the letter told"
As soon she said it, the golden chariot flew around one of the castle tower's, and then pasted over them, and then landed softly a few yards in front of them. The trio walked up to the golden chariot which was being pulled by four royal guards in full armor. Shinning Armor walked up to it, and opened up the door. In side were two long red velvet benches sitting face to face, and each bench had room seven ponies, fourteen in total. It was magic at its best,
"I'll be back" Shinning said while stepping into the chariot.
They all said there good bye's , and with Celestia's nod the guards made a short run, then took off into the air.
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“Oh no, oh no, oh no, I was not ready for this!” Twilight had just read the letter that was sent by Celestia, and was running to and fro around the library looking about, and trying to think of a way to gather everypony in less than forty-five minutes. Then she started to give commands
“Spike, I need you to find Applejack, and get her ASAP.
“Yes ma’am” He gave a salute, and ran out of the door.
Twilight turned her focus to Rainbow dash who was hovering up above looking down at her.
“Rainbow, I am leaving you up to getting Fluttershy, ok?”
“I’m on it” Rainbow zoomed out the window and dashed into the sky with a furry of wing beats, and a fading rainbow behind her.
So that leaves me up to get Pinkie Pie she said to herself, and with that in mind Twilight ran out the door, and strait down to Sugercube Corner.
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“PINKIE PIE!” Twilight knocked furiously on the bakery’s door.
Twilight was trotting in place waiting for the pink mare to answer her calls, but to a slight relief she heard hoofsteps from beyond the door that became louder, and louder. Then the door sprung open.
“Oh Hi Twilight, you know you don’t need to knock it’s a store, but you knew that right, or maybe you didn’t” Her voice was high pinched and screechy. “But that’s not r…Mmmhmhhhmm” She mumbled behind a lavender hoof.
“You need to come with me” She looked at her overly hipper friend.
“Mmmhemmmamm” Nothing was clear on what she said.
“Oh, Sorry” Twilight pulled back her hoof.
“MMhhemmmeemmhmm” She said again. Twilight looked at her with a scowl.
“Oh Right” Pinkie giggled. “I can’t Twilight you know that I have to watch the Cake's foal's” She smiled.
“This is the most in portent thing we ever done, Celestia has called the Elements about a dire matter pinkie” Twilight looked right into the pink mare.
“Well that sound very important, but the cakes trusted me to watch th…”She was cut off once more.
“Will hire a replacement, and have him/her give a note telling what happened” Twilight was desperate.
“Well, all right this does sound super duper important” Pinkie looked at her unicorn friend “but where are we going to get a nanny right now?”
“I…Um” Twilight turned around, and looked about.
“Oh, Lyra , come over here” Twilight called out to the Lime green unicorn who just happened to be walking by.
“Hi Twilight, long time-no see” she was smiling.
“Hey I need you to watch the Cakes foul’s for a bit” Twilight reached into her mane, and pulled out a letter, and a pouch “Here give this to the cakes when they come, and here are some bits for your trouble.
“I, wait what?”Lyra looked at Twilight with confusion.
“No Time, Pinkie lets go” Twilight ran down the steps. Only the steps.
“How can I trust her” Pinkie looked over to Lyra.
“Ugh, Lyra can I trust you” Twilight looked at the unicorn.
“I...Um…I guess…yea” She stuttered.
“There” Twilight was thinking if Pinkie would not agree about Lyra, She would just pick up the mare with her magic, and drag her back to the library.
“Hmmmm” Pinkie was looking at her like somepony would if trying to find a lie in there eyes, then with a snap of atittude “Okay” She smiled at trotted down the stairs.
“Ok Let’s go!” Twilight turned back around and ran to the library with Pinkie bouncing behind her waving back to Lyra who stood watching them leave still trying to grab the whole scene that had played before her.
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“Apple {gasp} jack!” Spike had just ran onto the main property of the apple family’s home, and was calling for the orange farm pony.
“Applejack” he called out once more standing in front of the big red barn.
"Hello?" It was not the voice of Applejack, but it was her little sister Applebloom who was walked from somewhere behind the barn with her bow tied above her head.
“Oh hey Spike its you, what are y'all hipped up about” She spoke with that country accent she had.
“Your…{Gasp} sister…{Gasp} Twilight…Need…{Gasp} Now” He was panting hard from the mile distance run from here to ponyville.
“Applejack is out bucking the apples, and said that she’d be workin all day, and that nopony bother her, about nothin” She looked at the baby dragon.
“Letter…{Gasp] Celestia…Important{Gasp}…Coming to pick up…{gasp}…Thirty minutes” He was still short on breath.
“Princess Celestia?” She almost yelled in shock. “Why didn’t you say it before” Applebloom snapped to the lines of apple trees, and started with a run out to the fields.
“I’ll Wait…here…then” Spike flopped onto his back to catch his breath.
Spike was resting soundly on his back looking to the sky with closed eyes, waiting until he could gather the strength to stand once more, but his peace wouldn’t last long.
"What in tar-nation is goin on, Mah sister is yapping about that you have a letter from Celestia about somthin so very important that it just can't wait" The farmpony was walking to the dragon from the field with a voice of rage and frustration.
Spike without saying a word, nor making a movement, he pulled out the letter that the princess sent to him,and was holding it up above him. A.J trotted over to him, picked the letter from his claw with her mouth, dropped onto the dusty road, and flicked it open with her hoof.
"I swear if this is a prank i will..." Her jaw fell, and her eyes opened wide.
Without another word A.J galloped over to him her head low, and a flick of her muzzle, he flew into the air, and flopped down onto her back, and galloped strait down to ponyville.
"Tell Granny you're takin off the day?" Applebloom stood in the dust.
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"Fluttershy!" Rainbow soared over the nature loving pony's home that looked like a tree had grown over the whole thing, and had long green vines growing from on top of the roof, and a mass of bird houses, and other animal holes littered the area around it.
"Fluttershy!" Rainbow called out again.
Without no response from the yellow/pink pegasus, the rainbow mare glided down to the front door of her nature like home, and knocked on the door.
"Hey, Fluttershy, ya in there?"
Silence. Rainbow launched into the air once more, once at a reasonable height, she started to scan the ground below looking for any sign of her friend.
Where is she? Rainbow thought to her self.
She came to stop midair, and looked around the trees, and tall grass that had grown in the area.
"FlutterShy!" She yelled much louder this time.
"o-o-over here" Rainbow hardly heard the hushed voice from Fluttershy, but Fluttershy's voice had a hint of fear in it, but Rainbow could not tell.
Rainbow dash saw the yellow, and pink distinguished from the green, and light brown a small distance away.
She flew over, and landed a bit hard, and ran over to her.
"There you are, why didn't you say something before?" Rainbow looked at her friend who did not move to look at her.
"Um...Rainbow..." She whispered.
" I was looking all over for you" She continued.
"but Rainbow, look" it was a bit louder.
"You where not at your home, or anywhere near it"
"Rainbow Just look!" Her gaze was fixed on something inside of the wood.
"What do you... SWEET CELESTIA!" Rainbow almost launched her self into the air. "Who did it get here!?"
The same alien, same exact one from the mine, was right there laying on the ground, and had a small pool of blood was seeping from underneath it where it lay.
"Fluttershy, I need you to go to Twilight's house, and bring her back here,now"