//------------------------------// // Abduction // Story: Righteousness and Malevolence // by Luke Man 7394 //------------------------------// ABDUCTION The three beings hovered ominously in their makeshift entrance of the destroyed palace window. Silence fills the room as you, your pony friends, and the two Princesses gaze on with scowls plastered on all of your faces. "Friend's of yours?" you look down at Twilight and ask as you tightly grip your sword and shield. "Not even close. These are the three I told you about." Twilight replies as you look back towards the three uninvited guests. "What is THAT?!" the dark creature with insect like wings ponders out loud with a hint of disgust in her voice. "Oh my, I don't believe my eyes! A human! Oh how I LOVE Humans, so chaotic and unpredictable. You know, your race was very entertaining when you were around; always so critical over meaningless reasons. Too bad you had to take the whole wipe-out-each-other path." "How do you know of my race?" you ask suspiciously with a frown. "Oh I've watch you all since your creation! I saw much potential for chaos in your species and so I took it upon myself to-" "ENOUGH!" roared Princess Celestia. "You three will leave my throne room immediately or I shall be forced to remove you myself." and with that a horde of Pegasus guards come rushing in through the large door behind you. "I'm afraid we cannot do that just yet. We have yet to retrieve our package." the dark maned Unicorn replies with a growl and an insidious grin that sends a shiver of worry down your spine. Just then you hear a strange noise coming from behind you; you turn around and your six pony friends follow suit for it caught their attention as well. Then you notice the Pegasus guards have disappeared and they have been replaced by small, black creatures with large turquoise eyes with insect-like wings and small horns. "NOW!" The dark creatures lash out at and you raise your heavy shield over your body. One of the creatures leaps towards you and you swing your shield, slamming it into the body of you enemy with so much force it sends the creature clear across the room. The rest of the strange creatures become enraged and the entire horde rushes you and your friends. Your breathing becomes heavier, all sound in the room abates into pure silence and the rushing enemies seem to be running in slow motion. This feeling is one that you have felt several times before; your mind is in complete focus on the current fight. All of the small ponies next to you have begun to enter the fray, all except Fluttershy who you see is so afraid that she's not even moving. Then you see from the very corner of your eye, one of the dark colored creatures begins to rush after her. You move your body to the right as you try to intercept it before it reaches Fluttershy. You sprint towards her as fast as your body will allow you to. In a matter of seconds you reach Fluttershy and you place yourself in front of her and the horned creature lunges towards you exposing its chest. You grip your sword tightly and plunge it into the creatures body; the blade slices all the way through that it and sticks out the other end of the torso. The foe lets out a loud screech before it falls dead on your weapon. You kick the now dead enemy off your blade as you pull it back. Fluttershy slowly moves her hooves away from her face and glances at you. You look back at her and smile letting her know that she's alright. She smiles back at you but a loud shriek pierces your ears. You look up and see who made the noise and you notice that Luna is encased in a black and green aura and the large creature with various limbs has wrapped himself around Celestia distracting her from protecting Luna. "Now that we have what we came for, I believe it is time for us to take our leave. If you want to see your precious sister again, Celestia, then I suggest you come and take her back; We'll be waiting." the dark unicorn says. "SISTER!!!" Luna screams in fear as she and the three intruders teleport out of the throne room leaving behind an ominous laughter that echos throughout every inch of the room that is now occupied by you, you're six pony friends, and Celestia. Several minutes pass as the the sinister laughter dies down and the room is filled with silence as you and the ponies are stunned at the events that have transpired. You feel a complete sense of confusion and concern as you try to make sense of what happened. "Twilight? Who were they? Why did they take Luna?" you ask. "They were the three that I told you about. Discord, Queen Chrysalis, and King Sombra we defeated them all but I don't understand how Discord and Sombra are back to normal. We turned Discord into stone and we crystallized Sombra and destroyed him. They shouldn't be here!" Twilight explains with a hint of anxiety. "Regardless of how they've returned, the fact of the matter here is that they have returned, they're working together and they've taken Luna and that we must find her and bring her back!" "But Princess how in the hay are supposed tah bring Luna back? We don't even know where she was taken to!" "Princess, is there some type of spell that you can cast that will locate Luna; or at least give us some kind of indication where to start looking?" you ask. "Yes there is, however it takes a great deal of time and concentration to fully cast." Celestia replies. "Then may I suggest that you start casting it your Highness; every second counts if we want to bring Luna back to safety!" you say urgently. All the ponies agree with you as Celestia's horn begins to glow as she channels her power for the spell. Several minutes pass when Celestia's look of concentration fades away and her horn stops glowing. "From what I could gather, I believe she is somewhere in the Crystal Mountains far north. I couldn't pinpoint her exact location, there is some kind of magical distortion preventing me from knowing her current position." "Do you think they could be trying to magically shield their location?" Twilight asks. "It's definitely a strong possibility my student, however it could take an a strong amount of magical energy to make even me unsure." Celestia responded with a hint of worry. "Their combined power must be stronger than I had originally presumed." "Princess, now that we have some clue to where Luna is being held, how exactly will we get to her?" you ask quizzically "Simple, I shall accompany you." "WHAT?!" the six ponies roar at their Princess, utterly confused. "The combined power of Sombra, Discord, and Chrysalis is too much for you to handle by yourselves. You will need all the help you can to stay safe and I am not going to sit idly while my own sister is held captive!" The ponies all stare at Celestia in silence but you step forward and speak "Your help would be greatly appreciated your Highness." Celestia then turns to face you and takes a few slow steps in your direction with a serious look on her face. "Ah yes, one more thing. I must sincerely apologize for the way my sister and I have treated you. I had let my past prejudices cloud my judgement. If you really were a threat to us and this world then you would have done something to harm it by now; and you surely wouldn't be willing to help, for that I must say thank you and I am sorry." "Your Highness, you were only doing what you believed to be the right thing for your land. I do admit, it might have been a quite hasty decision, but who am I to judge? You had good intentions and you wanted to protect those you cared about, it appears you and I have something in common. As well as another pony is this room." you look over to Rainbow Dash and give her smile; she blushes slightly and tilts her head down. "And as with that same pony I accept your apology. I'm a person who believes in forgiveness and second chances, a trait which is unbelievably rare back in my world; but please your Majesty, we should all get focused on the task at hand." "You're right." Celestia replies as she turns her attention to the six you ponies behind you. "Girls, the time has come again for you all to wield the powers that bind your friendship together for this is the largest threat that has come to face Equestria. You must wield the Elements of Harmony once more and help me bring back Luna." You see Celestia begin to walk down towards the end of the room nearest her throne. You notice she stops in front of what appears to be a pair of large doors. Celestia then lowers her head and sticks her horn into the middle of the doors and her horn begins to glow. The center and edges of the door begin to glow a light blue and six circles on the door instantly glow from top to bottom. The doors then let out a massive discharge of blue light as they slowly begin to open, revealing a small gemstone encrusted chest. You see Celestia's horn begin to glow once more as she uses her magic to levitate the chest out of its cell and into the open; she then opens the container and levitates six pieces of jewelry out from it. Each piece looks similar to each other except for one that looks like a small crown, while the others appear to be necklaces. Each piece of jewelry has its own unique emblem: an orange apple, a red lightning bolt, a pink butterfly, a dark purple diamond, and a sky blue balloon which all rest in the center of each individual gold necklace. The last crest, however, is one you are not sure of exactly. It appears to be a dark pink, six legged star which sits atop the small golden crown. Each piece of jewelry then levitates towards each of the six young mares behind you. You then notice that each jewelry piece has the same design as each of the mares' mark on their flanks. The necklace with the lightning bolt goes to Dash, the diamond goes to Rarity, the butterfly goes to Fluttershy, the balloon goes to Pinkie Pie, the apple goes to Applejack and the star goes to Twilight. You turn to Celestia a little perplexed. "Celestia, from what Twilight told me, I had thought that they possessed the Elements internally?" "They do, but these help them manifest their powers for use." "Interesting, so the jewelry is somewhat of a catalyst?" "In a way yes. They do hold their power within themselves and these help them be in control and to materialize the raw power of their Element to be used against their foes. I will answer more of your questions in time, for you must have many, but we must take care of the situation at hoof. Since we are to enter the Crystal Mountains, I will see to it that we all receive appropriate attire before we travel north; the land is unforgiving and the wind chills to the bone. It would be unwise to stay there for a long period of time without enough warmth. I have a large storeroom of clothes that you can all wear for the journey." Celestia then fully turns towards you. "Unfortunately I do not have anything that would fit a human." You perceive this as troubling but you quickly come up with a solution. "Perhaps Rarity could make me something that could keep me warm?" You look over to Rarity giving a small smile. "She has already gotten some practice with making clothes for a human. I think she would be the best pony for the job, that is, if she wouldn't mind." You see Rarity give you a large smile and a small blush. "Darling of course! It would be no problem at all!" "Rarity, I have a room where some of my subjects make me my own collection of clothes. You can use the room if you like; you will find all the materials you would need." Rarity shakes her head in excitement. "Then come, both of you, I will show you the way there. You and Rarity quickly follow Celestia to a large room filed with many different styles of clothing. Rarity wastes no time in getting to work. Within minutes, filled with measurements and precision, Rarity was able to assemble a large, thick, brown coat and pair of pants. You and Rarity agreed for you to be measured with your armor on so when a confrontation were to arise you would still be well protected. Now that she was finished and in warm attire herself, you and Rarity quickly head back to the throne room where the rest of the mares are waiting and dressed warmly as well; they take notice and Celestia begins to speak. "Alright, now is everypony ready? The trip will be harsh but if we all stick together and work with one another we'll make it back safely." "Your Highness, if I may, what are we to expect in these mountains?" You ask trying to prepare your self as much as you can. "That is something I can not answer. The Crystal Mountains are mostly unexplored and not even I know fully know what to expect; but do not fret, if we all stay together and look out for one another we will be fine. Now let us be off." You notice Celestia's horn begin to glow a majestic gold as her eyes close. A large gold bubble begins to surround you and the ponies. You close your eyes as well and begin to brace yourself for whatever may happen. That's when you feel as if somebody punched your in your stomach, all the breath and been sucked from your body, and your face begins to feel as if it were in a pile of snow.