In the beginning, there were two sisters. The oldest who raised and lowered the sun, and the youngest who raised and lowered the moon. The two were very close and there was peace throughout Equestria. Until one day, the younger sister refused to lower the moon. She was tired of the sun and wanted eternal night. The oldest sibling tried to reason with her, but she wouldn't listen and soon began to fight one another. The oldest sister, heart broken, had no other choice than to banish her sister to the moon using the Elements of Harmony. After she banished her sister, the oldest had to take on the responsibility of raising and lowering the moon.It would be many years before the youngest would break free from her cold prison and try to take over Equestria once more. She was defeated one last time by six heroes who used the Elements of Harmony to free the young sister from the dark that had consumed her. The two sisters were reunited and peace was restored to Equestria. They thanked the six heroes for their bravery and for returning the lost sister home. Over time, the six heroes would face many more challenges that would bring them closer together. They used the elements of charity, compassion, devotion, integrity, optimism, and leadership to get through these challenges. They faced everything life threw at them, prepared and ready to fight. However, nothing could have prepared them for what came next...
"Princess Celestia!" a guard yelled, running into the room. The princess, who was sitting and writing a letter, looked up. She put the letter and quill down and turned to the guard. Guards never ran into the castle like this unless it was a dire emergency.
"Yes, what is it?" she asked with her strong, yet soothing, voice. He stopped in front of her and took off his helmet.
"We just got a letter from Princess Cadance from the Crystal Empire."
"Oh, and what did they have to say?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"They need your help. A country over seas has declared war against them."
"I'm sure she and Shining Armor can find a way to stop them." she said with a slight smile and chuckle. The guard looked down. "That's the problem." Celestia's smile left her face.
The guard continued, "Shining Armor was kidnapped. The leader of the country somehow found a way into the crystal castle when she wasn't home and took him. They left a note saying that the only way to get him back is to either fight him or..." He trailed off.
"Yes, or what?" She asked, demanding for an answer.
He looked up. " Either fight him or give up half of Equestria. He also said if we don't give him an answer by the next six days, they will kill him." She closed her eyes and sat back. "What do we do?" the guard asked. She stayed silent for a minute before responding. She levitated a new piece of paper in front of her and began writing.
"Take this letter to Princess Twilight Sparkle and tell her to get here as fast as she can." She then levitated the letter to the guard. He put his helmet back on and left. Another guard spoke up,
"What's your plan on stopping the war and getting Shining Armor back?"
She sighed and closed her eyes. "For once," she started, "I'm not too sure."
There was a knock at the door to the library and Spike ran to answer it. When he opened the door, he was greeted by the royal guard standing in front of him. At first, it shocked him to see a royal guard at the door. For it wasn't everyday you get one of those at the library. He reached into his saddle bag and gave Spike the letter. "Give this letter to Princess Twilight at once!" he demanded. "It is very important that she gets this right away. Do you understand me?" Spike nodded. After the guard left, Spike closed the door and walked upstairs.
"Twilight," he called. "Twilight, where are you?" Twilight came out of the bathroom with a towel over her head. She began to dry her mane.
"Spike, you know I was taking a shower."
"Oh, right. Sorry." he apologized, looking to the floor.
"It's OK. What do you need?" She said, brushing her mane with a brush she picked up from her nightstand. Spike handed the letter to her.
"A royal guard came by and said you need to read this letter right away. He said it was important. He didn't really explain why though." She smiled at her assistant, levitated the letter in front of her and began reading. Soon her smile faded away and she slumped down to the ground. She dropped the letter and a single tear fell along with it.
"Spike," she said quietly, "go get the girls. Tell them to meet me at the train station right away." She stood up and walked to the bathroom. Spike was confused.
"Why? What did the letter say?"
She stopped at the doorway. "Just go do it Spike." she said quietly, not turning around to look at him. She then closed the door behind her and locked it. Spike walked over to the letter and read it. He now understood. He glared back at the door.
"Oh, Twilight." he said softly.
"Hold up sugar-cube," Applejack said, raising a hoof to silence the dragon. "I can barely understand a single word your sayin'." Spike took a deep breath to calm him self. "Now, tell me what's got ya so outa breath?" He took one last deep breath to calm himself before answering.
"OK, so this morning a royal guard from Celestia's castle stopped by the library and gave Twilight a letter." Applejack raised an eyebrow.
"Is that all? Spike, You interrupted my work for that!"
"NO! Just listen!" he yelled. "The letter said that some empire all the way across the seas had declared war against the Crystal Empire." Applejack's eyes widened. "On top of that, they somehow got Shining Armor. Celestia said he could be killed over there. That's why she wants to see us. We need to go to the train station to meet up with Twilight, like, now!" Applejack looked back at the farm, then to Spike. She thought for a moment.
"Ah right. I need to go tell the family. Have you told the others yet?"
"Only two of them."
"Who?" she asked.
"Rarity and Fluttershy. I told them that if they see Rainbow Dash, tell her whats going on."
"Well, Rainbow is usually flyin' 'round here this time a day. If I see her first I'll let her know. You go get Pinkie, and run." She began to laugh. "You know quick she is. If you see her, you better get her attention." They laughed and Spike went to get Pinkie. Applejack turned and began to walk to the house.
While walking through the town, Spike couldn't find Pinkie Pie anywhere. "Ugh, where is that crazy pony?" he said to himself. He looked over and saw her trotting out of an ice cream store. "Figures." He ran up to her to catch up. Probably not his best idea, but he was in a hurry. Out of breath, he finally caught up to her. "Pinkie... Pie... wait..." he said, gasping for air in between each breath.
"Oh, Spike! What are you doing out here?" she asked with her typical Pinkie Pie smile.
"Twilight... letter... train station... now!" He tried to get the words out, but they would come out. He was too tired.
"Well, spit it out Mr. Spikey Wikey Dragonikie!" she said laughing. He caught his breath and told her what had happened.
"... and that's why we need to go now!" She stared at him for a moment, processing what he just said. She then smiled and bounced her way to the train station. "Are you going to the station?" Spike yelled.
"Yep!" Pinkie yelled back.
He began to make his way there too. "I need a break from all of this non-sense." he sighed. When he got there, all of the ponies were on the train except Twilight. She was standing out side waiting for him.
"Good. You made it." she said, no emotion in her voice. She looked like she had been crying. She looked good. Her mane brushed all nice, but she had red puffs under eyes. She walked up to Spike and gave him a hug. "You stay here and look after the place. I'm not sure how long we'll be gone, so please be safe" She walked onto the train turned to him before closing the door. "...and Spike,"
"Yeah?"
She gave him a slight smile. "I love you."
He smiled back and ran to give her a hug. "I love you too, Twilight." He backed away and the door closed.
She watched the train station leave her. She turned and walked to her seat. The others were in the next car, but she wanted time to herself for a little bit. They were laughing and discussing what they might do when they get there. She sat down and looked out the window. The trees and land moving by at extreme speeds was soothing to her. She closed her eyes and an image of Shining Armor appeared. She now was starting to cry again. "Oh, Shining," she said softly, "please be OK." She sat there, saying nothing, letting her tears fall to the ground. "Please be OK."