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// Prologue 
// Story: The Beginning 
// by Newman2007 
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	"Bring her to me," yelled Skyfall tapping his left hoof on the desk. "She needs to hear this." He sat in his worn leather chair that had once belonged to a pony of the past. In fact, everything in Skyfall's office was from the past. Though it had been over four centuries, the artifacts remained intact due to Skyfall's restoration spell. The desk, although should have been rotted and diminished, showed only minor scratches and chipping. On the walls were some older photographs of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. It seemed like the office of any ordinary pony from four hundred years ago, but a different aura hung in the air, an aura that was terrifying to each guest who entered. 
"Yes of course, sir," answered one of the guards retreating from the room. Skyfall sat back in his chair and examined the photograph on his desk. It was a picture from Princess Twilight's coronation, back when the Regal Sisters ruled Equestria. He remembered that day like it had happened the day before. She had been so excited to become a princess after Princess Celestia had transformed her into an alicorn. He had helped Celestia with the preparations for the coronation and made sure everything went exactly as planned. Those were the good times, he thought to himself. Now, the kingdom could barely function, mostly because Queen Twilight had not been seen in several weeks. Skyfall lifted his surprisingly strong body out of the chair and paced in the office. Of the many things circling inside of his head, he could not shake the feeling that something terrible had happened to Twilight. If Celestia were still alive, then she would know what to do and the kingdom would not be in despair. If only he could bring her back. Of course, he had sent search parties out to search for the queen, but every group came back empty handed. She was no where to be found.
"Right this way, Your Highness," the guard said, interrupting Skyfall's mind. Princess Aure was the most beautiful pony throughout Equestria. Her light lavender coat was well maintained, her hooves were exquisite, and her mane and tail, the purest white, hung loosely in perfect ringlet curls. Her eyes were the color of the calmest of seas. The strangest thing, however, was that this princess did not have a cutie mark yet. Most ponies her age would have already had their cutie marks for years now. But how could she have gotten it? All her mother did was keep her safe in the castle and away from the potential dangers of the world. He sent the guards away and sat down in his chair. The guard bowed before the princess, left the room and closed the door behind him.
"Ah, Princess Aure, do sit down," He said cheerfully. "How has you day been so far?" Skyfall tried to be as kind as he could be, though it was not easy since Aure was the shyest of creatures. The princess shrugged with her head down, looking at her well trimmed hooves as she sat in one of his suede chairs. He was used to these types of responses.
"I know that your mother's disappearance has been very hard for you, but we need a leader to run this kingdom. You are the heir to the throne and it is your responsibility as the princess to take over as the ruler until the Queen returns. Do I make myself clear?" He spoke to her firmly, but softly for he knew that if he had been harsh, she would have immediately turned down his plead. Aure lifted her head from its original position and looked at Skyfall. She eyes were stained with tears and sorrow. Aure also appeared to be completely exhausted. Maybe he had been too harsh. No, he thought to himself, she needs to do this for the sake of Celesita's kingdom. She looked him straight in the eye, wanting to tell him that she wanted to take control and fix the despair of the kingdom, but she could not find the words and lowered her head to its original position. Softly, she spoke.
"I..I am s..s..so s-sorry," she said choking back the invading tears. She recollected herself after sobbing silently. "I h..have failed everypony, w..why should I come to p..power?" The beautiful princess brought her hooves up to her face and shielded herself from being seen crying. Skyfall gave her a few minutes to recollect herself before continuing.
"Princess, crying is not going to save this kingdom." His words stung, offering no comfort. "I realize that this is something that you do not want to do, but it is something that needs to be done." He got out of his chair and walked over to one of the picture hanging on the wall. It was Celestia. She was sitting on her throne, her rightful position as the leader of Equestria. Those days seemed so far away.
"Princess, have you heard the tale of the two Regal sisters?" Aure looked over at Skyfall and shook her head with a confused expression. It was like she had never heard of them before.
"Well then, you're in for a treat."