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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Dark Secrets 
// by SwiftShad0wWing1 
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	"What do you want us to do?" Twilight asked the solar princess. Her violet eyes were wide with shock as well as curiosity. 

The three princesses shared glances before Celestia spoke, "We need you to go to the Crystal Empire and help Cadence and Shining Armor with the clean-up. While you are there, you are to make sure nothing odd is going on and to help keep the peace if Sombra's daughter does show up."

"But," Cadence added, "Having all six Elements of Harmony might cause the ponies to think something s wrong and cause panic." The solar sisters took this into consideration. 

"Three of you will go and three of you will stay. Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash with be the ones who help the empire. If word is sent to Luna and I that the lost princess really is there the other three will be sent as well." The friends all nodded, and no one noticed the horror and fear in the magenta eyes of a certain pegasus.





After a long train ride, the three chosen ponies, Spike,  and Princess of Love arrived in the Crystal Empire. "Twily! Cadence!" Shining called to his family before greeting the other two as well. "I'm glad you three came. The Crystal Guard might need some back-up if we encounter this new mystery pony. We can start looking tomorrow, but for now lets get you guys settled in."

Rainbow look around at everything 	as they trotted towards the castle. She didn't really get the chance to look at her old home last time they were here, for obvious reasons. She was so lost in memories that she didn't realize they got to the castle until Pinkie gasped, "SPIKE! Look! They made a statue of you for when you saved the Crystal Heart! Isn't cool? Is it is it is it?" Spike was too busy gawking over he fact that there was a 30ft  statue of himself to notice her chattering.

"We had to do something to thank the hero who saved our empire!" Cadence giggled as they walked past it. 

Once they reached the castle the royal couple showed them to their rooms. Rainbow Dash decided to call it a night and sleep on how she was going to get through this.