//------------------------------// // Suspicions and Capture // Story: Harry Potter, Knight of the moon // by The Walker //------------------------------// Harry was wondering the halls deep in thought. Something about Princess Cadence nagged at him. He shook his head in exasperation. He would either figure it out himself or Spectre would tell him what he was. He nodded at the servants he passed as he returned to the barracks and his room determined to return to working on his dreamscape. Harry glanced around the dreamscape as he appeared. It seemed odd now that there was some semblance to order there. He noticed Spectre by the window and walked over to him and stared out at the rainbow wall. He blinked as he looked closer. “Is that a crack?” He glanced at Spectre who nodded. “It appeared when you met Princess Cadence. Do not worry though, the wall is still holding up.”  Spectre turned to face Harry. “I assume you are here because of Princess Cadence.” Harry nodded as he sat down in a chair that appeared behind him. “Yeah, there something that’s digging in the back of my mind about her. Something that makes her seem off.” Spectre merely smirked at this statement before speaking. “That wasn’t you being suspicious Harry.” Harry looked at him in confusion and Spectre gestured a hoof over to the shadows between the pillars. Harry got up and walked closer to the shadows and jerked back when something green lashed out at him before being consumed by the shadows once more. “That was something’s magic trying to infect our mind. I dealt with it in an appropriate manner.” Harry glanced at the green spell that appeared to be being eaten by the shadows. “Any idea where it came from?” Spectre appeared pensive. “I can only make guesses at this point, but it appeared around the same time as the crack in the wall.” Harry looked at Spectre. “You mean when I met Princess Cadence.” Spectre nodded. “Why would Luna’s niece do something like that Spectre? I think I Luna would notice if her niece was using mind altering spells.” “Unless she wasn’t Luna’s niece.” Harry paused at that statement. There were spells and potions in his world that could alter someone’s appearance to that of another. It was food for thought at the very least. “How is the Nightmare behaving Spectre?” “She hasn’t been acting up if that is what you are wondering. She has been exceedingly quieter ever since you reclaimed the sword and restored our powers to their full capacity.” Harry nodded as he glanced at the ceiling. Something was happening to his physical body at the moment. “I have to go.” Spectre nodded as Harry disappeared from the dreamscape.   Harry kept his eyes closed as he used his magic to search the room. There were things in his room that didn’t belong there. He noted one of them next his bed holding something in its hoofs. He tried to open his eyes only to note that they felt extremely heavy. They had drugged his body while his mind was intact due to being in the dreamscape. He felt them pick him up and start carrying him somewhere. When the drugs were removed from his system they were going to pay for this. Harry used his magic to note that the things were carrying him downwards through the castle. How they weren’t discovered he didn’t know. He felt them set him down somewhere. Harry was concerned when he noticed that there seemed to be crystals surrounding him. He let his mind go blank as he his magic started to purge whatever they had drugged his body with.   His eyes snapped open as he rose to his hooves. He glanced around taking in the crystalline structure of the cavern he was in. He started moving as he passed through an opening in the wall. The crystals seemed to be magically resistant from what he could see. He paused in his examinations of the caverns as he heard a noise and moved forward to investigate. Upon see what had caused the noise he burst out in laughter. “Miss Twilight, I was joking when I said you liked to show off your flank but it appears you really do.” Twilight and Princess Cadence turned to look at him where they were preforming the most particular dance. Harry noted with concern that this Cadence seemed to be thinner and messier then the one he had met earlier in the castle. She also had an air about her that made her seem very lovely that the other Cadence lacked. “Harry what are you doing down here?” Twilight paused as she stared at him. “You’re bigger now, and a unicorn. When did that happen? How did that happen?” Harry just shook his head in amusement at her questions when Princess Cadence spoke. “Excuse me, but who are you exactly?” Harry turned to her as he made a deep bow. “I am Harry James Potter, captain of the night guard, at your service.” Cadence seemed to blush at his bow and he stood up straight as he looked her in the eyes. He noticed that she and Luna seemed about the same size. “Princess Cadence, I believe someone is impersonating you.” He heard Twilight scoff. “I think we realized that Harry. Now what are you doing down here?” Harry shrugged as he backed up to look at both Twilight and Cadence. “I have no idea why I was brought down here or what brought me down here. They drugged me before they captured me.” Harry cocked his head to the side as his horn flared white. He sent out a pulse of raw magic and felt as it bounced off the crystals. These crystals were strange. They didn’t seem natural to his senses. “How did you do that?” Harry glanced at Twilight as she stared at him. “Do what?” “Pulse your magic like that.” Harry blinked in confusion at this statement. “You can’t do that Twilight.” Twilight shook her head no. “Huh, I have no idea how I do most of the things I do with my magic as a unicorn actually. I just try something and see if it works.” Twilight’s mouth opened and closed as she seemed to be searching for words when Cadence spoke up. “Shouldn’t we be getting out of her before the wedding starts and Shining marries that imposter.” They both turned to Cadence and looked at each other and nodded. Twilight spoke first. “We don’t actually know the way out of here actually.” Twilight looked at Harry again. “Unless you know the way out.” Harry raised an eyebrow at her. “Why don’t either of you just teleport out of here?” They both blushed at his question before Cadence spoke up. “The Crystals seem to mess with magic and magical transport. If you didn’t know that then why haven’t you tried to leave that way?” Harry grinned at them. “I actually have no idea how to teleport properly.” They looked at him confused why he sounded so happy at that. “I instead use a technique from where I am from to travel from place to place.” Harry reached out and laid a hoof on both of their shoulders. “And it doesn’t care about the stupid crystals.” As Harry finished his sentence they disappeared with a monstrous crack.