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// Sneak Peak of Legend 
// Story: Guardian 
// by Zodiacthehedgehog 
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Legend
Chapter 1: The Road Goes On and On (Partial)
Silver woke up when the sun hit his eyes. He sat up suddenly. Adrenaline pumped through him as he thought he was still going down with Nafarious. Silver shook his head and looked around. He was in that same meadow he had waken up some days before, but it seemed like a lifetime ago. This time, though, he retained most of his memories, though key one were still missing from his past. The air shimmered in front of him. Silver reached out with his hoof to touch it, but there was a bright flash and the gold armored pony appeared. It took off its helmet. It was the same pony who told Silver that courage always prevails. Silver first thought it was another part of him, but on closer inspection, the alicorn had red eyes instead of gold, like the other versions of him had.
“Hello, Silver the Lightbringer,” the pony said, “I see you healed just fine,”
“I thought I died,” Silver said lamely. His mind was spinning.
“Well... you did,” the pony said with a wry smile, “But I brought you back,”
“Why?” Silver asked.
“Because you are still not yet done,” the pony said, “No pony of the Golden Council counted on Onyx betraying you and unleashing Nafarious,”
“Golden Council?” Silver asked.
“Yes,” the pony nodded, “It is the council of all of the great Lightbringers from age’s past. I am the head of the Council, Silvermane,”
“But your mane is gold,” Silver pointed out. Silvermane scowled at him.
“Yes, anyway,” Silvermane said after a pause, “I hope you feel better now. No more rampaging emotions?” Silver now noticed he didn’t feel the force and pain of all of his emotions he acquired from the altars.
“How?” Silver asked.
“You learned to control them subconsciously by facing Nafarious,” Silvermane said with a smile. “Now you must carry out your duties to protect Equestria. The Guardians are good, but they need a Lightbringer to lead them to be great,” Silvermane’s horn flashed and all of his armor was placed in front of Silver neatly. “You also might need this. And a word of advice, you’ve been ‘dead’ for about a week now. I suggest you don’t reveal yourself until the time is right,” With that, Silvermane disappeared with another flash. Silver looked down at the armor. It was gold and blue runes ran along the sides. The body part of it had slots on the back which indicated where the wings would stick out of. There was also a slot in the back for his tail to go through. On the helmet, there was a part sticking up that looked just like a horn. Silver wondered how he would get this all on. Suddenly, a memory came back. It showed Silver’s horn flashing and the armor suddenly appearing on him. Silver shrugged and did the same thing as in the memory. There was a flash, and when Silver opened his eyes, he was looking out of his helmet. The armor fit perfectly on him. It was as light as a feather and it radiated energy. Silver flapped his wings and there was just enough room for him to fly.
“Thanks, Silvermane,” Silver said to himself. Silver wondered what to do first. He thought about what he should call himself. He obviously couldn’t use his real name, or he would be noticed. “Thanks again, Silvermane,” Silver said after a moment.