//------------------------------// // Roseluck's Turn // Story: Archlight, but call me Archie. // by Stonemonarch //------------------------------// It's been two months since I've seen him, and I've been fully depressed day in and day out, everyday Cloudchaser and Carrot Top try to comfort me, but it never seems to work. I've had constant dreams and nightmares about him, some were nice and relaxing, others scared me and made my mood worse. I heard a knocking at my door, it was Cloudchaser and Carrot Top, they looked a bit more hopeful then they usually are. Of course I wish I could look that hopeful. "Roseluck! Look at this message we got from The Crystal Empire!" of course this did actually bright up my mood so I took it and started reading. Apparently, everyone in Ponyville is invited to a party at the Crystal Empire, I read some of the events that were going to happen and one said "Introduction Of The Castle Guards" my mood completely shot out of me and I was happy again. The time was set for tonight and I was freaking out on how I should look but then Cloudchaser calmed me down. "Roseluck calm down you look great, your overreacting." of course she was correct, I did really freak out, from what I've gotten from Archie he never really cared on how I look, to him I was beautiful anyway. The train to the Crystal Empire was already here and we had to leave, so I couldn't make any changes at all. My anxiety was at it's all time highest, let's just say the breathing into a bag trick doesn't work with this kind of anxiety. I also think I scared Cloudchaser and Carrot Top. We were on the train pretty early, everypony in Ponyville was on that train, so you could imagine how frustrated and impatient I was to get going. It was really late when we go to the Crystal Empire, so far I didn't see Archie. Of course I was impatient enough, that was until I remembered he was a private guard. So he will most likely be with Cadence and Shining Armor at the party. So far my night was filled with anticipation and impatience. Of course my night got so much better when I saw Princess Cadence and a guard with her outside of the castle gates. I instantly ran over and hugged whoever it was until the helmet came off. It wasn't exactly Archie but it was the closest I've ever gotten. It was Mist. "I appreciate the hug Roseluck, buuut something tells me you were expecting someone else." Sadly she was correct. "Im so sorry, I thought you were Archie. I wanted to see him so badly, so I jumped on the first private guard I could find, of course I guess your the closest to Archie I've gotten so far." of course I didn't know what I was doing because Princess Cadence was right next to us. "Mist, would you mind introducing me to your friend here, although she seems to be obsessed with Archie more then anything." again someone was correct of my attitude as of now. "O-oh my I'm deeply sorry Princess Cadence, it's just I'm excitable tonight." "It's no problem at all, and trust me I've heard a lot about you from Archie and Mist. Archie was right your hair is extremely beautiful." I guess that was one way to make me blush. "Although, have you seen Archie by any chance, Princess Cadence?" I at least wanted some good news "I'm pretty sure he's with Shining Armor right now, although we cant disturb them, they are working on new plans for the newest recruits. That's why Archie never has time available, I'm sorry, you'll just have to wait until the party, most likely, he will be there." I guess I couldn't of gotten any better news then that, of course seeing him would be thousands better. A few hours go by and were in the castle, I'm with; Cadence, Cloudchaser, Mist, and Carrot Top. Of course were just being mares and laughing around, most likely at Archie or Shining Armor. That was until I saw Shining Armor walk through a path of guards, followed by one guard that stood out from the rest. The round glasses and blue and black mane, it had to be Archie. Although as much as I wanted to run up and hug him, all those guards were protecting them. So I couldn't and that raised my anxiety, and impatience. Shining Armor and Archie were standing at the stage completely surrounded by guards, I was curious why there was so much guard activity, it's only a party. Unless. A red mist started to omit from corridors and a dark figure emerged from one of them. Of course I was scared but it was King Sombra, inside a cage. He was extremely angry, looking at Archie. Archie eyes changed, they looked like the eyes of something scary and wrong. Before I knew it, Archie fell on the ground and was out cold. I screamed so badly, but no one seemed to of heard. That was until King Sombra emerged from Archie's body and then it was Archie inside the cage and King Sombra on the stage. I was so confused, I couldn't help it. This really had to be the night, I decided to write a letter to Roseluck and skip morning debriefing. Sombra was in the Crystal Empire, and of course it was my fault. Everyone was right, I should've stopped skipping my morning debriefing. Roseluck, I'm sorry.