WhiteStar watched as time slowed down again, he saw Celestia and Luna horn's glow trying to do a spell but magic could not keep up with the speed he was falling down.
His vision blurred, he was so far down that he could not see the royal sisters or the guards anymore, in fact he couldn't see the castle or the grass. Just darkness
A flash of light made him see again, he was in a cave with water dripping every few seconds from different areas, he seemed to land on a bunch of coins and bits, he looked up and saw a circle stone cylinder, he fell down a well
He took out the Essence of Life and smiled a bit, he still had it, he used it as a flash light, although it was so bright he never had to hold it close to anything
WhiteStar knew he could not jump up and get out of the well, he looked around and saw a small hatch that was being open, He quickly pocketed the Essence of Life and hid behind a rock
It was a normal brown Earth Pony who was using a wheel barrel to shovel money into, he seemed to be whistling a tune
WhiteStar took this time to go out the hatch he came from that he left open,
He saw Luna's moon shining everything, it felt good to breath a bit now,, he looked around and saw he was in the Royal Garden, he was alone, atleast he thought
He took out the Essence of Life and it illuminated the garden, he never really took a good minuet to look at it,
Looking at it made him happy, he didn't know why, Well he knew why,He worked hard to get it,
WhiteStar took a second to recall what the Essence of Life did.......He couldn't,
"Was......No......it.....no........"He thought, staring deep into the center of the atom-like sphere he was holding, Then he heard rustling of leaves and quickly pocketed the orb, everything dimmed like it was never there,
"Sir do you happen to know where the thief is?" A voice said, obviously a guard's, the darkness shielded him, the darkness also shielded WhiteStar
"Thief? There's a Thief?" WhiteStar said, With fake nervousness
"Yes, A White Stallion wearing a cloak that is white as well, He has something important to the princess" He said
"What is it?" Whitestar asked, Immediately regretting it as he wanted out of this conversation as fast as possible
"Something that looks like a space-orb atom thing, that glows and sparkles" The guard said, Not even believing himself as he said it
"oh.....I'll keep a look out then"
"Thank you sir, Enjoy your Gala" the guard left allowing WhiteStar to breath a sigh of relief, He started walking to the front gate but stopped at the edge of the garden, he saw more guards then ponies
He thought for a quick second and came up with a horrible yet wonderful idea: Create a scene
He turned around and headed to the other edge of the garden, the one where the rusted gates were and saw the main hall were most of the Gala guests were, he saw bright lights and ponies who had one drink to many
WhiteStar trotted up the small incline and picked up one of the glasses of discarded and headed back to the other edge of the garden
He took aim at the stone wall near the front gate
He lowered his hoof, thinking of what happens if he fails, he then tossed it with all of his might,
He was already going to jail, Might as well add vandalism to it
He watched the glass chalice begin to arch and fall to the ground bellow........and hit a guard straight in the face......who fell immediately down while half his friends came to comfort him while the other half investigated where it came from
He quickly tried to think but his brain was filled with fright and adrenaline
He ducked and crawled to the side and watched as about 20 Celestial and Lunar Guards rushed past him he then sprinted to the front gate passing the guards confronting the dazed and confused one, He was surprised to see nopony following him, he rushed down the steps of the main district of Canterlot, Market District
With the Gala going on nearly all the stalls and shops were closed, that and it was near midnight
The empty area gave him a unsettling feeling, the occasional couple rushing to the Gala was all that comforted him and pulled him back into the world
He felt as if the Market District grew.......1,000 Miles, it felt much longer but that was probably the anxiety
While walking on the cobblestone street he came at a 4 way crossroad, he didn't know which way to go and his mental map seemed to be mixed up since he didn't pay attention to street signs, When he tried to get close to a street sign it seemed to be most impossible to read if that was even possible. The buildings seem to have gotten smaller instead of the 3-5 stories Corporate buildings and 2-3 Mega Stores
His deduction of the streets he was on was stopped by hoof's hitting cobblestone, At a faster rate than the fancy ponies he saw rushing to the Gala, They also seemed like metal sounds instead of glass sounds. WhiteStar quickly ran down the street that was left when he entered the crossroads, Or was it Right? It didn't matter the sounds became quiet after awhile, they seemed to go down the wrong path if they were guards
Grand Hall, 12:15 Lunar Clock Time
The wave of guests have died down and Celestia was able to reside inside the Grand Hall with her sister and friends, To her right was her Sister, Putting on the same fake smile as Celestia was carrying, to her left was her faithful student, Twilight
In front of here was a long golden table covered by a white silk cloth, with assorted foods and drink covering that,
She watched as the patrons of the Gala sipped their drinks and listened to the music Octavi's group was playing, Although she was sure there was 4 in the classical music group, one seemed to be missing
she didn't talk while she was in the Grand Hall, she didn't want to scare Twilight and she didn't want anypony to listing in if they were talking about the Essence of Life, no need t-
Luna stood up and used her magic to encase a empty glass and spoon, she then tapped both of them together smashing the both the spoon and the empty glass cup, a wave of laughs and a few Lunar guards came to clean up the mess,She didn't yet master the art of getting everypony attention, She cleared her throat and said:
"Welcome guest to the Grand Gala" the sound of horses equivalent to human clapping happened She smiled, a real one, "I would like to thank everyone who helped" She ended, More Horse clapping happened
Still up she look down to her left, Princess Mi Amor- I mean Cadance and ask to her "Where is your husband?" While sitting back into her seat
"Oh he said that somepony broke into the castle so he's organizing troops to get that pony" She replied
"Oh the guards can do fine for a night without him" Luna said
"I know but he's all about honor and things....." she said looking down at her empty cup
"It will be ok, He'll find a day for you, i promise"
"Thank you, Luna" They engaged in a hug, Twilight took note of their conversation
"Somepony broke into the castle? Who?" She asked Celestia
".....Some thief broken ......into the library! yes, he broke into the library" She said, making Twilight freeze from her past crime "It is OK you need not to worry, the Celestial and Lunar guards are on it,"
"I can help, I mean i have nothing to do" Twilight said
"It is OK, Your are important but you shouldn't be chasing what the guards can accomplish"
Entertainment District, 12:20 Lunar Clock Time
WhiteStar knew he was not going in the right way, he needed to be at the train station in around 70 minuets, the darkness seem to send him in circles and the silence made the stomping louder making him hear it everywhere, In fact it's getting louder.....
"Hello Sir, Have you seen this man?" Red Shift said flying a bit overhead from him and holding a Wanted poster, Blue Harmony quickly caught up to him, breathing heavily, Once Blue Harmony looked up his eyes seemed to grow
"It's!!.....Him!" He yelled, Red shift couldn't see very well so he went closer to WhiteStar,
"It Is!" Red Shift said, Now trying to Air-tackle him, which he failed......miserable.........he rammed the stone ground, Blue Harmony didn't fare any better, he was to tired to tackle him, instead he encased WhiteStar in his aura and levitated him
WhiteStar struggled as hard as he could, then.....the voice....
"You are trapped............i will fix this...."The gender less voice said to his mind, Blue Harmony's magic stopped, causing his eyes to widen even more
"How!" He said, but he was given no answer as WhiteStar took off running, Red Shift quickly got into the air and followed him, diving down every once in a while to get him but never succeeding as he ran in a Zig-Zag pattern
WhiteStar found a noises that wasn't the occasional rush of wind Red Shift was making and his steps, the sounded like electronically music, he turned a corner and saw a large building with lights and lasers and smoke come out of the entrance, there were about five bodyguard(Not Celestial or Lunar, Just paid ones) ponies guarding the entrance so the dozens of ponies outside didn't get in, He had no choice but to wing it and rush into the building, Red Shift took notice of this and landed infront of the club
"Sorry you can't get in" One of the guards said, tossing him across the street,
WhiteStar fastened himself and jumped over the barricade of ponies into the club, he looked behind and saw that they were now chasing him, he quickly rushed through the crowd of ponies who were listining to the DJ High up on a staircase box, half his mane cut and the other half covering one side, he looked at the sign that was flashing behind him, obviously his or some other unicorn's magic, It read "REALX" in big flashy letters
He was not fast enough as the guards caught up to him and grabbed him "You don't have the invitation" One said,
"I think i do" WhiteStar replied , taking the crumbled up paper from his pockets and showing him the flyer, the guards just sighed and let him go
"Sorry for interrupting you, Enjoy the concert" One said,they all walked back to their post
The music was was playing seemed like the Dubstep that Vinyl Scratch was showing at the beginning of the day, the lasers seem to flash at him and everyone every few seconds and the music was so loud it controlled his heartbeat
WhiteStar looked at the mass of ponies jumping up and down, He enjoyed it just not as much as other genres of musics, he took a seat by the bar knowing full well that those two ponies who were chasing after him could come in at any time, As well as any Lunar or Celestial Guards could come in as well, he couldn't run away, the crowd that covered nearly all the building wouldn't let him pass through, and as far as he knew there was one exit, Not to mention Luna or Celestia themselves, everypony follows them, the princess saying that he was a enemy of the state would cause everypony in the building to chase him.
A Drink couldn't hurt,