//------------------------------// // The March of Time // Story: Dissidia Final Fantasy Friendship is Magic // by Final Fantasy BRN //------------------------------// The March of Time Stallion guards charged up the stairs to Princess Celestia’s chambers after hearing a scream. They burst through the doors and saw that everything seemed ok, Princess Celestia stood up right and she didn’t look harmed. "Princess Celestia we heard a scream! Is everything all right?" "I praise you for your prompt response but I need you to return to your post immediately!" Celestia ordered. "But why did you scream?" One of the guards asked. "That’s none of your concern! Go back to your post you insects! Princess Celestia said harshly. The guards gulped and left the room. Princess Celestia looked at herself in the mirror and grinned. At the Sanctuary, Warrior hasn’t returned yet and Cosmos sat on her throne, she felt a disturbance. "Celestia?" She peeped as she stood up from her throne. "I can barley feel your presence. I sense evil surrounding you. Did something happen?" Back in Ponyville Twilight was walking with Warrior towards the Sanctuary and they both slid on the grind beam and crossed the Darkness and entered the Sanctuary. "I have returned. Your wisdom has done well in our endeavor at Appaloosa." Warrior said kneeling to the Goddess, Twilight did the same. Cosmos smiled. "It is good to know that everything is well in Equestria. At least in the region of Appaloosa." She turned her attention to Twilight. "Twilight Sparkle, please come forward." Twilight stepped forward and bowed. "I have more tomes for you." Cosmos extended her hand and two tomes appeared in them. Twilight used her unicorn powers and held the tomes right in front of her. "Protect, and Shell." Cosmos took time to explain the spells. "Two spells that offer protection, 'Protect' offers defense against physical harm. While 'Shell' offers protection from magicks." "I shall use these spells well." Twilight promised. Cosmos smiled. Twilight and Warrior nodded to each other and Twilight left the Sanctuary. "Her skill with magicks has greatly improved. She’s a very bright unicorn." "Are you paying attention to her lessons of friendship?" Cosmos asked. "Yes." Warrior nodded. "But I must ask, why are you concerned about it?" "Just look at Twilight and her friends and then look into a mirror." Cosmos explained. Warrior had no idea what she was talking about. Back in Ponyville several mail ponies including Derpy, were handing out invitations of some sort to every pony in Ponyville. After Twilight and her friends got their invitations they all gathered at the Library to discuss them. Twilight read hers aloud. "Come to Canterlot at noon a week from today. Shower Princess Celestia with your love and praise as she goes through the city with a parade." "Wow! A parade! One of my favorite kinds of parties!" Pinkie pie cheered. "Kind of spontaneous." Twilight giggled. "As far as I know, it’s not a holiday tomorrow. Guess Princess Celestia can be a fun as…well, Pinkie Pie!" The pink pony squeaked happily at Twilight’s comment. "We should get ready to go soon." Rainbow Dash said. "You think Warrior got an invitation?" Applejack asked. "I’m not sure let’s go see!" Rairty said. They left the Library and began to march towards the Sanctuary. Back over at the throne room in Canterlot Princess Celestia sat on her throne as she used her unicorn powers to place a small sliver ring on her horn. After that, a butler stallion walked into the room with a scroll. Princess Celestia used her unicorn powers and took the scroll from the butler. The butler bowed to the princess expecting to hear a ‘thank you.' "Get out right now, or I will have you imprisoned." Celestia threatened. The butler gulped and trotted out of the throne room. Princess Celestia undid the scroll and looked at what appeared to be a picture of Twilight and her friends. "So, these are the ponies that have been giving us so much trouble." Celestia thought. She focused her attention on Fluttershy. "This must be the kind one. Our spy says she has quite the skill with animals. Well let’s see how well she does against something more deadly than your average animal!" Celestia grinned as she stared at the ring on her horn that had a particular design that resembled a lion. Back over at the Sanctuary Cosmos was up in the heavens as the six ponies all arrived to talk to Warrior about the parade. "Hello everyone." Warrior greeted, the ponies felt a little annoyed how yet again, Warrior didn't say 'everypony.' "Howdy Warrior!" Applejack smiled. "What brings you here?" "We received a invitation for a parade in Canterlot next week." Pinkie Pie explained. "I’m so excited!" Warrior began to ponder something. "Are the mail ponies still delivering the invitations?" "No, they finished a couple hours ago." Rainbow Dash replied. "I haven’t gotten an invitation." Warrior announced. The ponies all put on puzzled faces. "I don’t understand, you’re practically one of us now. Why wouldn’t you get an invitation?" Rarity wondered. "May I see the invitation?" Warrior asked. Twilight used her unicorn powers to manipulate her invitation and handed it to Warrior. He read the words on the invitation to himself and was even more confused. "Is this parade for anything important?" Warrior asked. "It’s not a holiday, it must be just a spur of the moment sort of thing." Rairty explained. "Surprise parties are the best kind!" Pinkie Pie said. Twilight began to think. "Why would Celestia have a parade just to get showered with love by her subjects? Not only that if such an important event was about to take place, why would Warrior not be invited?" "Well, I guess I should write a letter to the princess to see if you’re welcome to the parade." Twilight said. "Doesn’t it seem odd that Princess Celestia would call a parade just to be worshiped?" Warrior asked the ponies. "Sort of, but the Princess is kind. She’s never given us a reason to not trust her." Twilight said. "But why only her? Why not the other members of the royal family?" Warrior said. "Well she is the ruler of most of Equestria." Rainbow Dash said rolling her eyes. "Look, we understand that it’s suspicious. But everything should be fine." Twilight assured. "Yeah, maybe Princess Celestia didn’t invite you because she wants you to focus on your duties. Just like Cosmos would." Fluttershy suggested. "I guess that makes sense." Warrior sighed. "Don’t worry. I’ll write a letter to the princess about this and ask her all your questions." Twilight suggested. "Please do." Warrior said. That very night it was time for bed as Celestia got ready to rest. She sat in front of the mirror and stared at herself. "Now, let’s peer into your mind and gain the information you’re keeping from us." Just then Celestia’s eyes flashed a bright light and her body collapsed on the floor. Celestia’s body laid lifeless on the floor for at least half an hour and then her eyes flashed again and she quickly picked herself up off the floor and stared at the mirror again with a giant evil smile on her face. "Amazing! All these secrets, all this knowledge! Like me, you possess over a thousand years worth of experience! I must admit you amaze me with what you know. I cannot wait to share this with the others. With this I now understand what we’re doing here! And why Celestia and Cosmos are trying so very hard to make the young unicorn and that pathetic Warrior of Cosmos work so hard together with her friends! There’s absolutely no way we can ever lose now! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Since it was nighttime, Princess Luna took watch over Equestria. She was standing outside a nearby tower and she heard her sister’s evil cackling. She looked to her west towards the window to her sister’s chamber. She was curious as to why her sister would be up at this time at night. Or what she found so funny. She was disturbed to hear such cryptic laughter, so flew up and over to her chambers. She found her sister sitting in front of her mirror with an evil smile on her face. "Sister!" Princess Luna called. Celestia put on an angry face but didn’t look at her. "What!?" Celestia snapped harshly. Luna flinched at her sister’s harsh words. "I…was just wondering as to why thou would be up at this hour, I watch the night. Thou should be resting." "I do not need rest. Get out of my presence this instant!" Celestia yelled. Luna paused and began to feel a little hurt at how her sister was speaking to her. "My dear Celestia, is something wrong?" Luna said in a shaken voice. "If something trouble’s thee then we can help thee out." Celestia grew even angrier. "If I wanted your help I would have asked you for it! Now go away or I’ll make you!" Luna had a tear roll down her cheek as she exited her chambers and flew away. Celestia smirked again. "So that is Celestia’s sister. Not only, that the same pony that had joined us once before. I’m sure Kefka is giving her a grand time during her moments of sleep." "Oh Celestia, something is really wrong! She would never act so hostile towards me before, even if she was angry." Luna thought. The next morning Twilight sat down with Spike and she told Spike to take a letter to the Princess. "Spike take this down." "Dear Princess Celestia. How have you been lately? I just wanted to say that I think it’s nice that you’re having a parade next week. But I must ask, why are you having this parade? Not only that but it’s come to my attention that Warrior hasn’t been given an invitation. Is he invited as well? You’re student Twilight Sparkle." "Ok, send the letter!" Spike blew on the letter and it went to Princess Celestia. "You know I DO think it’s ridicules how you guys are suspicious of this." Spike admitted. "I think it’s ridiculous also. I trust Princess Celestia, but Warrior wants answers and we’re gonna get them for him." Twilight sighed. Later at Canterlot, Celestia was sitting on the throne. It took a while but the letter appeared in a green fog in front of Princess Celestia’s face. Celestia was surprised to see a letter appear out of thin air, right in front of her face."Oh this must be a letter from the unicorn. Her name is…..Oh yes, Twilight Sparkle." Celestia thought. She used her unicorn powers to unravel the letter and to read it. "This unicorn power is so weak compared to my real power. It didn’t take long for me to learn how this is used.....Hmmmm.......So the little unicorn wants to know why I desire to meet the civilization. Or why their little protector has not been welcomed to participate with us." "I shall not soil the truth I shall tell her everything." Celestia said as she used her unicorn powers to manipulate a quill and some parchment. She scribbled some things on the parchment and vanished the letter and sent the letter to Twilight. She walked over to the throne and sat on it. "Now is the time for me to learn more about this world, and the other countries." Celestia thought. "Servants!" She yelled. Then a butler stallion ran into the room. He was very disturbed by the fact that for two days strait, whenever she needed something, she always called for a servant. Something was really wrong, Celestia would never act like all other ponies were beneath her. Whenever she needed somepony to get something for her she would always call the ponies by name, she would smile and say ‘please’ and ‘thank you.’ But this time all she does is snap, scream, and insult the other ponies. "Yes Princess?" The butler asked nervously. He refused to look at her in the eyes in a short time all of her servants began to fear her. "I require a map of this world." Celestia ordered. "Y-y-y-y-yes my princess." The Butler walked away. "Everything is going according to plan." Celestia thought. "Even if Chaos said that once we gain the information we needed, we will destroy this world. But just maybe I could make this world my own!" She put on an evil smile and when her guards noticed it, they gulped in fear at what their princess could be thinking. Later at the Library Twilight was sitting in front of the Shell tome, reading all the words in it. Spike was sitting aside with a bowl full of gems he was snacking on. Just then Spike began making gaging noises and then he burped up Princess Celestia response. Twilight unscrolled the letter and began reading it. She put on a confused look as to what Princess Celestia could be talking about and as she read on she became even more confused. She read the letter aloud to Spike. "I simply wish to feel the love that my subjects have for me and to see you and your friends. I would also like to see your abilities with the Elements of Harmony. I would also like to enlist your help in my army. So as of now your lessons of friendship, have officially come to an end. As for the Warrior, he is not welcome to the parade." "I don’t understand, why would Princess Celestia end my lessons like this?" Twilight wondered. "Maybe you graduated your lessons!" Spike encouraged in a happy tone. "Maybe, but it seems like a little too early for that to happen." "Maybe friendship doesn’t take long to master." Spike shrugged. "I seriously doubt that." Twilight said rolling her eyes. "I should show this to the others." She Left the library with Spike at her side and went to gather her friends. After about a few hours the Mane Six all gathered around the table as Twilight finished reading the letter to her friends. "Enlist in the army?" Rarity said in a fearful tone. "I don’t want to fight." "In fact why would she need you to show off your skills with the Elements of Harmony?" Spike asked. "She should already know how good you guys are with them." "Yeah, as far as I know Equestria has never needed an army." Rainbow Dash said. "She wants to see us at the parade?" Fluttershy asked. "Why? She should know that she can meet us anytime she wants to." "Silly, I’m sure she only wants to see us at a really happy time!" Pinkie Pie said in her usual cheerful tone. "At this point it may be hard to believe, but for now maybe we should assume that IS the reason she wants to hold this parade." Rarity suggested. "Warrior was right about one thing though." Rainbow Dash said. "What?" The others said in unison. "It does seem odd that Princess Celestia would hold this parade just be admired by her subjects." Rainbow Dash suggested. "That is also true." Twilight sighed. "She should also know that her subjects already love her. Well, let’s just let things go for now and let’s see what happens!" She smiled. "I’m sure there’s a logical explanation for all this. I’m also certain that when this is over, I’ll continue my lessons on friendship." Back over at the throne room in Canterlot Princess Celestia received the documents she requested. "Took you long enough!" She snapped at the butler. "I recommend you don’t keep me waiting again, or I might just have you executed!" The butler gulped. The guard in the room began to shake. They’ve never heard Celestia give out a death threat before. Princess Celestia looked at one of the documents which was a map of all Equestria. The closest area that was colored yellow immediately caught her attention. "So the large country of Trottingham. Hmph what an idiotic name, doesn’t appear to be under my command. Guess they will when I’m through with them. But first. Send in the black mare of the night!" She ordered one of her gaurds. "You mean your sister Luna?" The guard asked. "Whatever her name is, bring her to me!" She snapped. The guard gulped and left the room. "I must first lay eyes on these, Elements of Harmony." The next day at the Sanctuary Warrior sat calmly next to Cosmos’s empty throne. After the ponies first visited him to tell Warrior about the parade, Cosmos hasn’t returned from the heavens. To Warrior’s surprise, Twilight was approaching. Warrior wasn’t expecting her. "Good day Twilight." He said. "What brings you here?" "Well, I sent Princess Celestia a letter. She responded to it." She took out the letter and used her unicorn powers to give the letter to Warrior. He read it to himself and raised an eyebrow in confusion. "So it’s true, I’m not invited to the parade." Warrior said. "Do you know why?" Twilight shook her head. "No, but I think it’s because she wants you to focus more on your real duties as a Warrior of Cosmos. I’m certain there’s a logical explanation for everything." Warrior stared at Twilight’s smiling face for a while and took in her sincere and certain face. Warrior sighed. "I think there is to." Twilight bucked her front legs happily and walked closer to Warrior. "You really think so?" Twilight asked. She really wanted to hear that after all the suspicion Warrior was giving off earlier. "Of course." Warrior nodded. "I will never forget what was said to me about Lady Celestia when we first met. ‘she is both wise and powerful." Twilight felt very good to be trusted like this, although she knew that Warrior already trusted her and her friends. Twilight noticed something strange. "Where’s Cosmos? I haven't seen her in a while." Warrior looked up into the sky, Twilight did the same. "She’s been gone for the past day so far. I wonder what she’s doing." Warrior got an idea. "Have you discovered anything interesting in the Cosmos Reports?" Twilight began to think back to the thinks she and her friends read in the reports. "So far we uncovered an interesting story about a family, I can’t say if it’s Cosmos’s family or not, it’s too early to tell." "Anything that can tell us what I have to do in your world?" "No nothing yet." Warrior sighed. "It’s fine, don’t worry." Later that night in Princess Celestia’s chambers . She was getting ready to go to sleep. She spent about an hour trying to get in comfortable position. "Grr." She grumbled as she finally found a comfortable spot. "This horse body is such a pain to control. Although I should expect such if I’m going to take control of an entirely different species." Just then Princess Luna flew through the window into her sister’s chambers. "Sister!" She called in an extremely loud voice. That snapped Celestia out of bed quickly. She was getting very annoyed by Luna, she understood that she was her sister, but she didn’t care. "How dare you sneak up on me! I should have you banished for such heinous actions!" Celestia yelled. "My dear sister." Luna said softly, she was slightly hurt that her dear sister would speak to her that way. "Please tell me. Is something wrong with thee?" "My only problem is I’m dealing with incompetent beings like the servants in this city and you!" Celestia gave her sister a heated look. Luna looked away her feelings were definitely hurt now. "I..I was told that you wanted the Elements of Harmony?" she sniffed. "I wish to see them." Luna whipped the tears from her eyes. But she was slightly confused. "Why? You should know where they are." "I do know where they are." Celestia said coldly. "But I want them brought to me." "Why?" "Fool, I am the ruler of this world I deserve to have the things I desire brought to me!" Luna was hurt even worse for her sister calling her a fool. She couldn’t stand by anymore she had to confront her. "Sister Please!" Luna said in the booming voice she used before. "You have been very unpleasant to all our servants as of late! Not only that you’ve been very cruel to me! Why!? Has something happened?" Celestia scoffed. "Oh I’m being cruel aren’t I?" She changed her face to an evil smile. "That is of no concern of yours! Just get me the Elements of Harmony! I expect them by morning!" "No sister!" Luna objected. "I will get you the Elements of Harmony, but not until you tell me why you’re behaving this way! Why are you having a parade? Why are you mobilizing an army?" Celestia sighed and grumbled bitterly. "Fine. If it will shut you up and get you out of my sight faster! This world is doomed. I will unify all countries thus making this world under my rule so at least it won’t be destroyed." "Really?" Luna asked. "What is our world in danger of?" "The God of Discord. He wishes to destroy this world once he gets the information of involvement of this world in the conflict of the gods." "But why would you want to bring all of Equestria under your rule?" Luna asked shocked. How would that save us from Chaos?" Celestia puffed and turned away from Luna and she stared at her reflection in the mirror again. You would not be able to fully comprehend. "I’m simply doing this world a favor by ruling this world." "Sister, this makes no sense! You cannot rule this entire world! After all that’s why you trust me to watch this land during the night." Celestia put on a evil smile but didn’t look away from the mirror. "Let me ask you something. How are you feeling since Kefka has been eyeing you closely. Have you been sleeping well?" Luna was disturbed at how Celestia appeared to be mocking her for what’s been happening to her during her sleep. "Sister, it’s getting worse. If I’m to break what that madman is doing I must seek the aid of Cosmos." Celestia acted quickly for she couldn’t let Cosmos be aware of what she’s doing. Not only that she couldn’t let the former Warrior of Chaos completely get away from Chaos’s sight. "NO!" She quickly smiled and calmed her voice. "Everything will be fine. Now go and bring me the Elements of Harmony in the morning." Luna sighed and turned around and walked out of the window but didn’t leave. She crept her head around the bend just enough to see her sister staring at the mirror. She put on an evil smile. Luna turned her head and flew up and away to watch over the night. Celestia walked away from the mirror and crawled into the bed and tired her best to find the new comfortable. Position for her horse body and closed her eyes and went into a dimension, a dimension of Celestia’s mind. The atmosphere was spiritual, nothing but grey walls as far as the eye could see. As it turned out, the one wandering this dimension was the one truly manipulating Celestia’s actions, sorceress of the future and Warrior of Chaos, Ultimecia. "Your body is a pain to get proper control of, mostly it would be easier if you didn’t resist and let me gain total control." She said to her victim. The real Princess Celestia, her form was radiating a glow showing that she’s nothing more than a spirit fighting to regain what was stolen from her. "What do you expect witch?" Celestia insulted. "You think you can show up and posses my body so easily your sadly mistaken. After all my body’s so hard to understand since you’re a human and I am an Alicorn. Had you not be poisoned with the powers of discord you would not even get close to touching my body. You’re just lucky that you managed to take me with your powers." Ultimecia stood directly in front of Celestia and gave her an evil smile. "My powers completely consume your heart. I don’t need Chaos’s power if I want control, I’m simply better than you. Your flesh and bones that once obeyed you now goes against you and obeys me. You cannot possibly believe that you can break free from my hold." Celestia frowned at the Sorceress. "You think you can just take my body and get away with it? Sorry, I’m not just gonna stand by. But you have yet to tell me why you’ve taken my body and are acting so harshly towards my people, including my sister". "You see, at first I needed to take control so I could freely enter your mind and gain the information that Chaos was seeking, we all knew you were keeping something from us. Now I know what that something is. I just think that I should take over this world so that it won’t be destroyed. Maybe I could succeed where The Emperor has failed. Do not even conceive and plans of breaking free. You are not strong enough to break free from my powers. I could conquer this world myself in a matter of days, which is why I have no shame in being so open about my plans. But why get my hands dirty when your subjects are perfectly capable of getting this world for me. You and your subjects are no match for my power. Celestia gave her a smile to show that she promises that Ultimecia won’t get away with her plans. "I won’t have to. You may have gotten the information you wanted, but my student and her friends will stop you before you can take over Equestria." Ultimecia gave Celestia a more calm smile. "Brave words, take all the time you need then. Because in here, you have nothing BUT time! That’s something I know much about. Even if your student succeeds it won’t be enough, after all how can you expect her to overpower me when you could not." Celestia didn’t lose her smile. "Just you wait and see, her potential has such greatness that even I cannot imagine." The two continued to smile at each other. The next morning Celestia rose out of bed and trotted to the throne room. She sat on it as six gaurds led by Luna trotted into the throne room with each of the Elements of Harmony in a glass case. The servants all stood in an orderly line with Luna in the center. Celestia walked over to the glass cases and inspected the six pieces of jewely. But Twilight’s element of magic really caught her attention especially how it was a crown while the others were necklaces. She put on her evil smile and used her unicorn powers to manipulate Rainbow Dash’s Element of Loyalty and she attemped to place it in one of her front hooves but when she touched it there was a loud hissing and Celestia felt a burn in her hoof and jumped and placed the element back in the glass box. "So The Emperor was right, beings of Chaos cannot touch these pieces of jewelry." Celestia thought. "No matter, which is why I plan on having the Unicorn and her friends use their powers for me instead." "I want these things placed inside that glass case over there!" Celestia ordered as she threw her hoof in the right direction towards a glass display case right next to the throne. "Why?" Luna asked. "So they’ll always be close by." Celestia said. "Or to destroy them incase my plan to use them fails." Celestia thought. Luna was going to try again to reason with her sister. "Sister if Chaos whishes to destroy this world, then Cosmos and the Warrior of Light will protect us! We don’t need to rule this world! It isn’t even ours to rule!" "SILENCE!" Celestia screamed. "Guards! Take this noisy farm animal out of my sight!" Luna felt her heart break at her sister’s insult. The guards jumped and their eyes bugged out. They were shocked that their trusted Princess would order her sister and their other beloved Princess to force her away. The guards slowly walked towards Luna and they hesitated to reach their hooves towards her. Celestia grew impatient. "What are you waiting for!? Remove her at once!" "Fear not, I know the way." Luna assured the guards. She stared at her sister and a tear rolled down her cheek. "What happened to you? I’m your sister, I love you." She sniffed. "Time destroys all things, love is no exception." Clestia said as she turned her head away from her sister. Luna turned and walked out of the room as more tears slid down her cheek and splashed against the carpets on the floor. The guards wanted to stand up against Celestia’s actions, but where afraid to due to what she might do to them. Luna walked down the hallway with her head lowered in great sadness, she also started crying. She made it to her chambers and sat on her bed and buried her face in her front leg and cried. Then to her dismay the situation grew worse as she heard a maniacal laughter fill the air. She began to hear the evil voice of Kefka Palazzo in her head. "Oh how sad my dear." Kefka said in a mocking tone. "Your sister has abandoned you." "Leave me alone you parasite!" Luna snapped. Since the voice was in her head, if anypony witnessed her yelling into the air. They would think she was insane. "Oh but you are alone!" Kefka laughed. Luna sniffed and began to cry some more. "Oh but do not fear. Your true family, of the Warrior’s of Chaos will never abandon you!" "I left you and I’m never returning! I’m not like you!" Luna shouted. "Oh but you are! Kefka said. "All you have to do is tap into that hidden power of Discord left within you and you will transform into that evil mare you once were!" "NEVER!" Luna shouted in her booming voice. "Never!" Kefka mocked. "Scream at me all you want. The truth is you long to be loved by your subjects. That’s why you accepted my help. That’s why you need my help now, so that you won’t have just your subject’s love, but your sister’s as well! You can impress them by playing your sister’s own game! Come with me and I’ll show you the magnificent power of DESTRUCTION!" Luna actually was tempted to accept Kefka’s offer but quickly gave herself a mental slap for thinking such thoughts. "NEVER! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Luna yelled. Kefka cringed and vanished. Luna felt relieved but wondered why Kefka left so abruptly. Then there was bright flash in the room and when Luna looked she saw Cosmos, kefka sensed her arrival and fled. "Goddess of Harmony!" She said happily she galloped over to her and Cosmos knelt down and the two hugged each other. "So good to see you again my old friend." Cosmos said as she stroked Luna's dark blue hair. Luna was crying again, but this time from happiness. "I wish you come under happier circumstances." Luna sniffed. "I know, I’ve been watching her." Cosmos said. "You have?" Luna said as the two separated from each other. "Can you tell me what’s happened to her?" "I’m afraid I cannot. You see, darkness surrounds your sister. And not just any darkness, the putrid darkness that reeks of the God of Discord, it blocks my sight and I cannot see deeper to find out what has happened." Luna grunted and looked to the side. "So Chaos is behind this, I should have known!" Cosmos touched her muzzle and titled her head so she looked into the Goddess’s face. "Listen, I do not know what she’s doing or what Chaos is up to, but understand. You mustn’t let her take this world. Only you can solve the mystery of what happened to your sister. And only you can stop whatever it is Chaos is planning at this point." Luna gave Cosmos an uncertain look but Cosmos nodded to her and vanished. Luna stood still for a moment but realized she was right. "Cosmos is right. I must find out what’s happening and stop her from taking over Equestria. But I alone can’t do this." She dried her face of tears and walked over to a desk and she used her unicorn powers to manipulate parchment and a quill so she could write a letter. After she wrote the letter she concentrated and used her unicorn powers and sent the letter away. That night Twilight was staring up at the sky thinking about everything that happened. Spike came into the room. "Twilight!" He called. "Yes?" Spike began making gagging noises and her burped up Princess Luna’s letter. She unraveled the scroll and was shocked to see who it was from. "Princess Luna?" "What’s it say?" Spike said in an excited tone. Twilight read the letter out loud. "Dear Twilight Sparkle As you know Princess Celestia is holding a parade next week but unbeknownst to you, she hasn’t been acting like herself lately. She’s been cold hearted and mean to everypony here in Canterlot, including myself. I do not know what her true intentions are but I can say they are not good. I must stop her and I need you and your friend’s help to do so. Princess Luna." "Oh my." Twilight said shocked. "I guess it can’t be ignored anymore." Spike said. "Maybe something really is wrong with Princess Celestia." Twilight sighed. The next day Twilight called all of her friends to the Library including Warrior to speak about the threat that has yet to unfold. "So Princess Celestia’s not acting right?" Rainbow Dash asked confused. "I find it hard to believe she’s been acting really mean." Pinkie Pie said. "Me to, it’s just not her." Rarity added. "Maybe she’s just sick or something." Fluttershy suggested. "Or maybe the pressure of rulen’ this land’s got the better of her." Applejack suggested. "I do admire how you never stop believing in your princess, but I don’t think there’s any reason to doubt the actions of your other princess." Warrior said. "Warrior’s right." Twilight said. "Let’s go to Canterlot and see Princess Celestia ourselves. A few days later on the day before the eve of the Parade, team all packed their things and went to the train station and climbed aboard and went on towards Canterlot. Twilight thought of something disturbing. "Hey Warrior." Twilight called. "Yes?" Warrior asked. "When we get to Canterlot, it’ll be time for the Parade. I think you need to just go to the room we’ll be staying at and just stay there." Warrior was surprised at Twilight seemed to try to keep Warrior away from the disaster. "Why?" "Have you forgotten? Princess Celestia doesn’t want you there." Twilight said. Warrior sighed exasperatedly. "Ok. but first sign of trouble, I’m stepping in." "Deal." Twilight giggled. Warrior walked over to a window and stared out it. Rainbow Dash felt worried so she trotted up next to him. "You ok?" She asked. "Remember when you told me that you and your friends are heroes?" Warrior asked, he didn’t turn to look at the Pegasus in the eyes. "Yeah." "I guess I should have acknowledged it earlier." Warrior sighed. The others looked at Warrior with sad looks. "I should have know that after all the times you saved my life." "Hey who’s keeping score?" Rainbow Dash said. "Yeah we’re friends!" Applejack added. "That’s not the point." Warrior said. "It just occurred to me that you guys are plenty strong but I was just to overprotective to see it. I’m sorry." "No, don’t be sorry." Twilight said. "We know you only want to protect us." "It’s what Cosmos wants." Fluttershy added. "Maybe, but I should start acting like you are more like my comrades rather than my mission." Warrior closed his eyes and didn’t look away from the window. "Is he?" Applejack thought. "Finally seeing us as his friends?" Twilight thought. "About Time!" Rainbow Dash said. "Now all I need is a smile!" Pinkie Pie thought. "Hmmm I knew he had those feelings." Rarity thought. "Oh I should let him meet the animals sometime." Fluttershy thought. Warrior finally turned and saw all the smiling faces focused on him. For the first time ever, he felt as if he’s found a family in the ponies of Equestria. Meanwhile the Warrior’s of Cosmos were very close to their goal they were only one Gateway away, when they were met with another unfriendly face. Chaos’s right hand Garland. "Welcome to our home Warrior’s of Cosmos." Garland said. "Move it!" Lightning sneered as she pointed her Blazefire Saber at him. "Oh I will, but before you all go to die. I think It’s time you met with our new soldier." "New Soldier?" Tifa asked. "You see, we have gained new allies just as you have." Garland explained. "You see, one of our soldiers has provided us with a new type of Manikin." "What?" Vaan gasped. Garland smirked. "Allow me to introduce to you, the Discorded Equine!" Garland stepped forward and the crystal that forms the manikins floated in the air right behind him. The manikin appeared before the Warriors of Cosmos and they all gasped. The crystal figure was just as blank as the other manikins and to show that it held all the powers of pegasi and unicorns. This manikin was an alicorn. "What did you do!?" Lightning yelled. Garland smirked. "Do you like it? It was fashioned it after the mare that broke away from our ranks." The team gave him a heated look. "Come now." Garland scoffed. "You didn’t honestly believe that all Equestrians were pure and innocent did you?" "Makes sense, no heart is without darkness." Vaan added. Yuna thought about how this could have happened then she figured it out. "Then in that case…..OH NO!" Not soon after she did the others did as well. "Chaos managed to get an Equestrian into his army!" Garland laughed. "Wrong, not just one. You see in order to complete this manikin we needed a subject that could led us it’s power so it would know how to fight against you." The team gasped again. "Why!?" Laguna hissed. "How could you do such a thing to those creatures?" He wanted to know why or how Garland managed to get Equestrian's into his army. "Simple, one appeared to desperately want our help." Garland explained. "Another, Chaos wanted to see in his army, and a third that offered us something that would greatly benefit our numbers, so it won’t matter if you destroy the gate or not." Lightning growled. "And just what kind of offer?" Garland snickered. "HmmhmhmhmmmmHAHAHAHAHA!" "What’s so funny?" Lightning growled. "The fact that only those that see the next battle will get that answer." Garland said. "In the meantime have some fun with these wild horses." Garland vanished and seven more Discorded Equines appeared. "I knew that Equestria was involved in our war but not like this." Laugna said readying his machine gun. "Maybe, but we should have know this would happen, it was only a matter of time." Yuna said as she readied her staff. "At least if I’m going to fight a pony, good thing it’s not my friend Pinkie Pie." Vaan said. Lightning pointed her Blazefire saber at the manikins. "Look this is obiviously a distraction, a trap to buy some time. We need to finish this quickly." Tifa took her stance. "I never did get a chance to see the Equestrian’s real power. Now’s a good chance." The two parties charged at each other.