Cadence showed up a little later with an expression of concern on her face. Firo kept a watchful eye on Cadences stomach. It bulged out, but not enough for anypony to take any real notice to unless they made it a point to pay attention. Firo had to pay attention to any minor details or the cause she fought for would be lost. Cadence looked over at Firo painful, almost with pity in her eyes, but for who was the pity directed toward; Firo or herself?
The mare went straight into the guestroom Luna chose to stay in. After minuets passing Firo went to the room and stood outside of the closed door. She could hear the undertones of back and forth conversation. Unsatisfied she put her ear lightly up against the door and waited for the inaudible voices to become heard. Sniffing and sobbing was the first sound she heard.
Luna was the first one to speak. “Cadence this is a beautiful thing to happen to us mares in a certain time in our life. You should be celebrating.”
Cadence spoke between sobs. “No, Luna, you don’t… understand. This is a horrible thing… to happen… What if… This can’t be… Zacora said…” she stopped long enough for Firo to know she was putting herself together to be comprehendible. “Zacora told me that the only known hope will come to save us all. But that implies that something bad will happen before then. Luna what we are doing could very well start a chain reaction that could put everypony in danger. What if we are making a mistake? Then everything we know is turned upside down before we can figure out what it is we need to do.”
Luna replied rationally. “It is going to be alright if you let it be. Look at right now, nothing you know is turned upside down as of now. In the future, I am not pleased to admit, that yes unplanned events will turn sour, but that will come in time. For now you need to remain as calm as you can possibly be. Don’t tell anypony else about what Zacora had said to you, it will only cause greater strife. I believe you are capable of doing this, because you are filled with love, Princess Cadence, and since you are filled with love you can push away your fears.”
“Thank you, Luna, but what you’re saying only eases me a little. I’m still apprehensive about this whole thing. I want to know who are only hope is.” Cadence paused. “Could it be Firo? We don’t know much about her… Do you think?”
Luna sighed with a tired breath. “I wish I could tell you the answer, but I lack the insight of what you seek. Perhaps the only way to get your answer is by waiting for future event to unfold. We will all see who is going to give Equestria hope in due time. Cadence I understand that you are very nervous, but you must be calm in these times. All the ponies outside of these walls need your assurance that you are able to be serine in the worst of situations. It gives the ponies of Equestria some reassurance.”
Cadence stayed silent for quite some time before she spoke again. “Okay, I will try my hardest to think rationally on the upcoming events. Than-”
Firo walked away before she heard Cadence finish her sentence. She was already around the corner and down the hall to the library before Firo heard Cadence leave the room. She closed the door to the library and marvels at all the books. There were books lining the entire cylinder room with two long ladders reaching to the top. Firo jumped when she saw something move out of the shadows towards her.
Firo’s mouth dropped when she saw it was a baby dragon. She knew better then to assume it was a baby right away, since dragons age differently then ponies do. Their growth rate is either slower or faster, depending on the type of dragon.
The Dragon stood and gaped at Firo, frozen in fear. Firo felt a ping inside of her chest where her heart sat heavy. She knew that she would have to get used to being started at in fear and discrimination, but it didn’t make the expressions any easier to take.
“Uh… um… Y-you aren’t supposed to be here…” The Dragon said in a skittish tone.
Firo questioned what he meant. “In where? Here or the castle in general?”
“The Castle… If you don’t l-leave not I’m going to have to force you to leave…”
Firo felt even more confused. Didn’t Twilight tell him that I was coming? I think that’s a really hard detail to miss. “Well, Twilight let me stay here with Princesses Luna and Cadence. We’re here because of… well… That’s not too hard to figure out.” She said motioning towards her form.
“How did you get out of the other dimension?” The Dragon asked confused.
Firo brows furred together with utter confusion. “What are you…?” Then she remembered Twilight explaining about the portal to another world with creatures that walked on two legs and didn’t have magic or wings; creatures like Firo. “No, I was never in that other world. I was born and raised in Equestria.”
“That’s strange… Well, what happened to you?”
Firo shrugged and motioned towards the sitting area in the center of the library. They each choose a seat close enough to one another without being too close. “Can I ask what your name is?” Firo asked.
“Uh, sure, my name is Spike,” he said with a question behind his voice. “What’s your name?”
“My name is Firo Blaze.” She paused, thinking about what she should tell him. “Well, it’s a long story. The short version would be that I escaped a tower that I was being held prisoner by Princess Celestia.” Firo cringed at the memories. “And I also found out that she could possibly be somepony by the name of ‘Queen Chrysalis’.”
Spike’s eyes went wide. “That’s not possible! She-”
“Yes, they explained to me why it isn’t possible. We are in the dark about our enemy and no pony has a clue about the danger Equestria may be in.”
Spike nodded slowly. “So… Where’s the real Celestia?”
Firo felt a chill go down her spine. Where would the real Princess be? She thought. Of course, that is if this isn't the real Celestia we're dealing with. “Spike, what kind of books do you have around her that could inform me on the history of Equestria? Perhaps, all of the challenges it had to have undergone and the enemies it faced.”
Spike shook his head. “There could be one like that, but I don’t know. I’d have to look through a lot of books before I’d find it that is if there’s one actually here, and that’d take a lot of time.”
“I can help you look for it. There’s no place that needs my immediate attention right now.”
“Okay, well, over here is where most of the history junk is.” Spike pointed to a section of the library. “I can start at the top and you can start at the bottom.”
Nothing more needed to be said; they both understood what they had to do. Spike climbed the ladder and started to skim through the books. Firo sat cross-legged on the floor and picked up a book with a title that read Dragons Migration. She flipped through the pages as she discovered new things about the world she never knew before. Spike fell asleep next to her as he read Navigating the Stars while she stroked his back.
In the middle of her reading her mind started to wonder into the dangerous presence of anxiety. She feared, like Cadence, what would conflict in the upcoming events. This was all so sudden that none of them understood how to process it all correctly. To understand the future a pony must understand the present, she read in her book. The passage put her mind at ease for the time being. Her mind demanded for it to be put to rest, but she wanted to find what she was looking for even if it meant being exhausted and cranky in the morning.
She closed yet another book with no luck and rubbed the tiredness out of her eyes. What if there is no explanation in any of these books? Her mind fought with itself. Please, let there be some kind of answer for all of this. I need to find something to be able to prove myself to Twilight. She needs to know I’m on her side that I’m not the enemy. Why is she so upset about me? I’m not the enemy… I wouldn’t hurt a fly…
Then she fell asleep.