Twilight Sparkle, daughter of Princess Luna, continues her stroll to the prison cells. The sounds of spaceships were coming from out side of the hallway. Along the way she saw the spaceship flyby the window. It had two hexagon wings which can land on the surface and a cockpit which almost looks a lot like an eye ball. Once she arrived at the cell door with her closest friend before she earned her wings, she asked the guard to unlock the door to let her enter. The door then shut behind her and she saw her friend Charming Thunder in chains on both his arms and legs with his head looking down to the floor. It had been a long time since her last visit and...he hasn't changed a bit. "You're alive," Twilight said without question.
"How long this time?" Charming Thunder coughed.
"Thirteen days in this prison cell. Impressive." Twilight then walked up closer to see how he is feeling.
"Magic...gives me all I need." The sunlight then shone on Charming Thunder to reveal bruises from the torture he received from the guards. As Twilight came closer, he then asked, "How is...Aunt Celestia?"
"Oh she is safe," Twilight said. "I just want to see how YOU are feeling today." She then turned to leave the cell as she said, "I let you live for a reason and I want you to think about joining me."
Charming Thunder then looked up and said, "As long as you live," Twilight then stopped to listen. "I...will always love you." Twilight then continued to exit the cell and levitated it open and as it closed, Charming Thunder then looked back down to the ground.
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Luna was at a window close to her throne as she observed a group of two skeletal looking cruisers blockading Canterlot. A group of shadow bolts squadron fighters then flew past the fleet as they continued their patrol. A robot entered the throne room as she was observing. It had red eyes and was holding an electro staff. It was none other than a magna guard, a bodyguard that was created to protect Luna. "What is it?" Luna asked.
The magna guard then knelt down to the presence of the queen and replied, "Your daughter is here."
"Send her in."
"Yes, your majesty." The bodyguard then got up and left the room to let Twilight know that she can enter.
"How is he?" Luna asked.
"Charming Thunder is fine," Twilight replied. "Although...he had a couple of bruisers on him."
"I thought I told the guards to take it easy on him with the torturing."
"I thought so too." A knock then came to the door as the guest entered the room. Shining Armor then bowed to the presence of the queen and his sister.
"I have come to let you know that the magna guards are going to interrogate Charming Thunder again," he said.
"Fine," Luna said. "But tell them to go easy on him this time."
"Yes, milady." He then bowed to her and left the room. Twilight then got a little worried and went with her BBBFF to make sure that he keeps his word.
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Charming Thunder was struggling to break free from the chains until he heard a sound coming from outside of his cell. Was it a torture droid or was it just passing by? "Come to torture me some more?" Charming Thunder shouted. The door to his cell was then being sliced open as he struggled to break free. The door then slowly opened as a tiny little droid with one big eye float towards him. It then looked both ways to see if he is the only one in the room. It then floated towards him and began to scan him. It then blasted the chains that was holding him. He then fell to the floor and groaned as he got back up. The droid then lowered itself and played a hologram transmission of a white unicorn with a blonde mane and tail. It was his cousin Blueblood on a holo recording. "Hello, cousin," he said. "If you are wondering why you are out of your chains it is because I am helping you escape. I am on your side too. We can both work together to take down the New Lunar Republic and get back your friends. If you want to get out of here alive, you head to a nearest hangar and grab a YT-2400 light freighter." The hologram then showed the picture of the ship as Blueblood explained. "Before you head to the hanger, you must get aunt Celestia out of house arrest. She is being held in her room not far from the dungeon. Once you rescue her, head to Ponyville. Good luck." The transmission then ended as Charming Thunder heard footsteps coming this way. The droid then hid in the corner as he hid at the other side to wait for the right moment to escape. He then closed the door hid back in the corner with the droid. He then heard voices from outside of his cell as the door.
"I promise you that we can go easy on him, little sis," Shining Armor said as he unlocked the door. When he, the two magna guards, and Princess Twilight entered, they both noticed that the chains were broken. "How did he break out of those chains?" Charming Thunder then tiptoed out of the dungeon but before he had to leave, he slammed the dungeon door shut to make sure that he doesn't get chased by them.
"Hey," Twilight shouted. "Who just shut the door? We are still in here you know."
"Yes I do," Charming Thunder said as he walked away. Twilight then started shouting to the guards to get them out of the dungeon cell so that they can start pursuing Charming Thunder.
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Princess Celestia has been in her room ever since her sister has taken her throne as queen of Equestria. She felt ashamed for lying to her favorite student. Outside of her room were two unicorn royal guards to make sure that she doesn't leave the room at all. She was lying in her bed till all of the sudden, she heard punching sounds coming from outside. She got up to hear at the door what is going on until the door opened to reveal an all messed up unicorn. "Charming Thunder?" Celestia said. "I thought you were in your cell."
"Lets just say that I had a little help," Charming Thunder said as he looked at the floating droid. "We got to hurry to the hangar and head to Ponyville."
"Why?"
"Blueblood is waiting for us there. If we can hurry, Twilight wouldn't have to-" He then stopped when he heard shouting coming from outside of the room. "We need to go. Now."
"Alright," Celestia said. They both exited the room and started running to the hangar so that they can get out of here. As the group left, Twilight arrived at Celestia's room to continue her chase but no one was in the room. She saw the two unicorn royal guards knocked out and the door left open.
"Find them, Shining," Twilight commanded. "I want them brought back here alive."
"Yes, your highness," Shining Armor replied as he started to run to the direction to the hangar as his first stop to look.
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Charming Thunder and Celestia arrived at the hangar as a group of guards were chasing them. Charming Thunder saw the ship similar to the picture Blueblood showed him. They both then ran up the ramp to get inside the ship. They then came across the cargo area of the ship. Charming Thunder flipped a switch to raise the ramp to make sure that no one gets in the ship. Once the ramp was closed, he headed to the cockpit and strapped himself in and pressed some buttons to start the engines. The engines then roared to life as the guards entered the hangar. The guards were carrying blasters that has a stand under it. After the guards set their guns up, they aimed at the ship and started firing. Though the impact does not give the ship a scratch, a turret popped out of the bottom of the YT-2400 and started firing back at the guards. One of them got blasted in the chest and fell to the floor. The ship then started to lift off as the landing gears started to go up. The ship then exited the hangar in a flash in time for Shining Armor to enter. "Alert the cruisers that there is a ship heading towards them," he ordered.
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The YT-2400 started flying straight towards the blockade as a Providence-class carrier was pursuing them firing turbo lasers at it. It had a hangar bay which can deploy fighters. Charming Thunder was holding the controls for the ship trying to maneuver the destroyers cannon fire. Celestia was strapped in to the chair next to him checking the shield percentage every time the ship was hit. The ships shield was at 89.4% and he had to do something. "Hang on to something, aunt Celestia," Charming Thunder said. "This might get bumpy." He then maneuvered through an opening on a Munificent-class star frigate to get past the blockade. Now they set for Ponyville to see what Blueblood wants to do next since they escaped.