//------------------------------// // Private Studies (Chapter 1) // Story: The Prince Of Equestria // by Pencil_Doodle //------------------------------// Chapter 1 The day after that fearful night was a glorious day. The sun was shinning, the air was warm, and the sky was a joyful and bright shade of blue. There was still the odd cloud here and there, but they way they were arranged was somehow captivating to look at; Virgin white, well spaced out, and fluffy as freshly made Cotton Candy. It was a tranquil sight, but a nervous one too. Anypony who managed to witness the night before was awed, shocked and fearful from that night alone, but with this abnormal day that follows it it’s too big of a coincidence to pass off as just natural or unconscious, they know that somepony, or something, must be doing this on purpose. The majority of the ponies on the ground of course are staring up at the sky; some in awe, some in paranoia, some just trying to saver the beautiful day. But it seems the only ones not staring at the sky are the ones too busy too; pulling carts, trying to divert attention away from the sky and to there market stall’s, or simply rushing to point-A to point-B. One of the few stable ponies out is the young purple mare Twilight Sparkle. She is lying on the soft green grass, stomach down, reading an ancient looking book. She is clearly stressed out; her mane is riddled with untidy split-ends and stray hairs, Instead of casually reading the book as she normally would do, she is squinting at the small text, taking in as much detail as she can from each single word. She only ever takes her eyes away from the thing when she hears a noise which grabs her attention, but even then she only looks away for a few seconds before looking back. As she reads the words, she mumble’s them to herself: “In the modern age there are only two very well-known members of the Equestrian royal family; Princess Celestia: Deity of the Sun, and Princess Luna: Ruler of the Night. But, it is rumoured that there were once three beings whom ruled over the land, the two previously mentioned, and a currently ‘forgotten prince’. The prince’s name is apparently unknown to every pony alive today, but it is said that he was the supposed ‘Lord of all magic’, and rightful king of all Equestria. Little is known about this mythological prince, but it was said by ponies’ of the time that he was incredibly corrupt, and exiled to a horrible place for his crimes against ponies everywhere. It was also prohibited that on the night where Princess Celestia’s rule is weakest, he shall return with a vengeance, and claim what is rightfully his”. “The information in this book, it’s… interesting…” Twilight sparkle say’s to herself as she stares into the words of the book. As she continues to read on she slowly starts to mumble louder and louder every time she comes across an interesting enough piece of information; “When either princess’s were questioned about their lost ‘brother’, they provided no comment on the subject, however, certain prophecies have been discovered over the centuries telling his story many of them claiming Armageddon-like foresights, one of the most famous stated that ‘when the elements of harmony possess their own will, the downfall of light shall start”. “Elements of harmony, ay?” Twilight say’s to herself. She then turn’s her head to face her assistant; “Hey Spike” says Twilight, “Yes Twilight?” replies spike, “We have to go to the royal palace in Canterlot, I have a few questions for the princess”. Spike groans; “Can’t we just write her a letter asking her the questions…” before he can properly finish his sentence he is interrupted by an edgy-sounding Twilight; “NO… this is too important. Go to the house and pack your thing’s, depending on her reaction we might have to stay a few days. I’ll meet you there soon. Spike groans again, but this time a little quitter; “Ok Ok, but can you at least tell me why this is so important?” Twilight look’s to the ground and stroke’s her hoof across the back of her mane; “Ok” twilight say’s before sighing; “It’s about the ‘Exiled Prince’ that is mentioned in this book, I want to know who he really was and why he was exiled”. Spike chuckles a bit; “really, that’s it? You really need to get out more. If he were that important don’t you think the princess would’ve told us about him before?” Twilight replies, poorly quoting what she briefly memorized; “I don’t know, but it says that ‘when the elements of harmony possess their own will, light shall fall’, assuming that the elements are me and the rest of our friends, we need to ask her, urgently”. “Alright, I guess we could ask” says Spike as he wonder’s off into the distance. “Lord of all magic? I bet I could learn a thing or two from him” says Twilight with a smile, trying to sound funny whilst no one was listening to her. It is currently late in the evening; Spike is home alone bored, waiting for Twilight Sparkle to arrive with more news on this outing that they are preparing for. He begins moaning to himself; “This is stupid, there’s no prince of Equestria, there’s never been a prince. And why do I have to come to this stupid journey? I don’t even…” but before he could complain anymore, Twilight comes bursting in, with an excited smile upon her face; “Yes, I’ve got the tickets, we’re going to the Grand Galloping Gala”. Spike says in a confused tone; “We’re? As in just you and me?” Twilight replies; “No no, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie are coming to” “Wait, why are we even going to the Gala again? We went once and ruined it for everypony… and I thought you just wanted to speak with the Princess” Spike states boldly. Twilight replies with an un-amused expression; “Yes we did ruin it for everyone, but if you remember that Celestia said she had a great time with us around, and besides, this is the only way I can talk to her off-guard about this”, “Whatever” Spike say’s also un-amused, “I’ve just finished my packing, when are you going to start yours?”, “as… soon as I finish this book” say’s twilight quickly as she rushes to her room, Spike mutter’s to himself in an impatient tone; “Typical Twilight, a ‘serious’ issue yet she still finds time for her books…” Twilight runs and jumps onto her bed, the room is completely darkened by the black night but also brightened by the silver glow of the moon, a single shinning lamp illuminates the small corner Twilight is laying in with an artificial yellow glow. She relaxes herself thoroughly in her bed by fidgeting against the sheets and adjusting the position of her loose appendages to suit where they have the most space. When she feels that she is most comfortable she continues to read where she left off earlier, still softly mumbling each word she picks up; “The following section of this biography is about what little is known about said prince” Reading this one sentence alone made twilight squint harder and lean in closer to the yellowed pages of the ancient book, she continued; “According to folk legend and antique engravings, the prince’s name was Dynamo, but this is not 100% certain since he has supposedly had so many titles used to describe and name him. Before his rule he was the commander of the Equestrian Royal Army, and served as the highest ranking infantry trooper in his entire leadership. But perhaps his greatest, yet least known accomplishment…” Twilight did not read the next few words out loud, instead she read ahead silently in her mind, she was shocked by that knowledge that the book had just provided her with. The book said; “… Is that he created the Elements of harmony”.