//------------------------------// // Chapter 1; The Revelation // Story: Mad Mare With a Box. The Twilight Time Lord // by Snow ghost pony //------------------------------// "Twilight, please!" "NO! I DON'T WAN'T TO HEAR IT!" The sounds of arguing could be heard throughout the castle as a group of ponies struggled to reason with a purple unicorn. Just hours before, the unicorn had managed to expose the plot to take over Canterlot by Queen Chrysalis and saved the city. But it had come at a high cost that the others didn't know about as Twilight refused to tell them. She hadn't even left her room after walking out of the hospital...well more like running while crying her eyes out. Just a few minutes before, the doctors had given her news that had pretty much ruined her entire life. Chrysalis's final spell hadn't been meant to physically harm her. Instead it destroyed her connection to the very thing she had devoted her life to studying, her magic. She could never use or access magic ever again. She sobbed into her pillow, desperately wishing that her friends would just leave her alone while she tried to pick up and fix both her broken mind and heart. "Come on Twi!" Rainbow Dash called into the locked room, "So you got hit with that spell, big deal. Knowing you and your egghead brain, you can probably study it and be even better at casting shield spells." THAT was what finally sent her over the edge. "YOU DAMN SELF-ABSORBED, PIG HEADED, FEATHER BRAINED JACKASS!” cursed Twilight. “JUST LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!" Everypony present just stood there, shocked at the words that came out of the unicorn’s mouth. Twilight had never cursed before, not even when she was angry. This was even more serious than they had thought. "Twilight! Watch your language!" Rarity spoke once she registered those words. "Oh, go bother somepony who cares! Your nagging certainly didn't help when I was fighting for my life!" Twilight roared through her tear-filled rage. The other girls were shocked once she said that. "What are you talking about Twilight?" Fluttershys shy voice spoke out, concerned for the sobbing unicorn. Twilight didn’t answer. "My little ponies," said a gentle, motherly voice from behind them as Princess Celestia walked up "Perhaps we should give her some space at the moment." The rest of the ponies followed her back to the throne room, too shocked to say anything along the way. All of them had one thing on their minds: ' what was she talking about?' They reached the throne room and saw that all of Twilight’s family had gathered there, along with Princess Cadence and Luna. Applejack was the first one to speak up, "What the hay just happened?" Luna looked at them with tired eyes and wearily said "We do not know much, only that whatever's happened has caused young Twilight Sparkle great distress," "No offense Princess, but that much was kinda obvious." Dash said, rolling her eyes, and yelping when AJ punched her in the side. "We shall soon know. I have sent the guards to fetch the doctor that treated her, they should be arriving any second now." The lunar princess was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Ah, there they are now." The door opened and revealed a guard and the doctor, the latter looking both solemn and nervous at the same time. The guard spoke first, "Your highness, I went to find Twilight Sparkle and was informed that she left for Canterlot station." Celestia's eyes widened and she ordered, "Follow her to make sure she stays safe." The guard saluted and left the room, leaving the doctor behind. "Doctor I.V., can you tell us what happened after Twilight was treated?" asked Celestia. "Yeah,” Dash cut in, “she blew up at me when I mentioned her getting better at spells, what's her problem?" He cleared his throat as he prepared to speak, glaring at Dash as he did. "Her problem is that the Queen’s spell wasn't meant to be lethal, it was meant to destroy her magic reserves and permanently cripple her." Everypony froze as the horrible realization set in. "You mean..." began Celestia I.V nodded, his face grim. "She can never use magic again."