Everypony was waiting in Celestia’s room, Shinning Armor was hugging Cadence who couldn’t stop her tears flowing, Twilight Velvet and Sweet Rose were doing the same with their daughters, the waiting was killing them, Shinning in an effort to cheer them up, said:
“Easy Everypony, I’m sure he is ok and I know we will find him, he is a tough Kid”
He sounded so confident but it didn’t work, he decided to remain silent and kept consoling Cadence, seconds later, Night light entered the room with hope in his face.
“They are here! C’mon everypony”
As soon as he said those words, everypony ran to the palace's entrance, they waited a little while until finally all the royal guards started to enter, Shinning looked at their faces, the mere sight of them told him everything he needed to know and he started to cry too, the last one to enter was Princess Celestia, her eyes were blank and were showing no life, she was walking in three legs since she was holding something in one bloody hoof.
Cadence aproached and tried to say something to her but when she saw what her aunt was hidding, her wings stopped by themselves and she fell to the floor, she didn’t cry but her eyes also became blank and lifeless, Celestia kept walking without saying a word, Twilight told her something but she didn’t listen, nopony dared to follow her, Shinning Armor then aproached to the commander and asked him:
“Please, tell us. . .what you found?”
“I, I can say it in full detail since there are children here but. . . what I can say is. . . we will never see Prince Bright again, he, he is dead”
When Twilight and Flying heard those words, they started to cry and scream like they never did before.
“NO! YOU ARE LYING! HE IS NOT DEAD!!! HE CAN’T BE DEAD!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Their parents did their best to calm them down but they kept crying until Cadence used an sleeping spell on them, they needed to rest for now, once the kids were taken to their room by Twilight Velvet, Everypony gathered in the dinning room and the commander proceeded to tell them what they found, as Celestia, Cadence world litteraly broke in pieces, she remained there, crying in Shinning’s shoulder who was also sharing some tears.
Sweet Rose fainted right there and Twilight Velvet was about to faint too but was helped by her husband, Cadence screams made echo in all the palace, breaking the hearts of everypony inside even more.
“There there Cadence, let them come out” Shinning was doing his best to console her.
But there was nothing in the world that could do that, her cousing was gone, and not gone in a kind way, eaten by Timberwolves? Really!? somepony as sweet as him had such a horrible end? It was just too cruel! She was never going to see him again, not see any of his smiles, no more hugs, no more playing with him and Twilight, no more slumber parties, not being able to see him grow up and reach his true potential, NO NOTHING!”
She was going to faint for sadness as well but then she heard somepony entering the room.
“Agh, what is going on here, ouwww my head”
Cadence looked who it was, it was her brother, at that moment, without thinking, she tackled him to the ground and stared at him with daggers in her eyes.
“YOU! YOU DID THIS DIDN’T YOU! THERE IS NO OTHER EXPLANATION! THEY KNEW ABOUT HIM! THEY EVEN KNEW WHERE TO LOOK FOR HIM! HOW MUCH DID YOU PAYED THEM? DID IT WORTH IT? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? ANSWER ME!”
BlueBlood felt how his blood literaly was turning blue, risking for a blast in his face he said:
“Wha. . . what are you talking about sister? I swear I don’t know what you mean?”
“LIES! YOU. . . YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO NEVER LIKED HIM! YOU WANTED HIM GONE! I DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE MY BROTHER, IF IT WERE FOR ME I WOULD. . .”
Cadence was stopped by Shinning Armor who hugged her from behind.
“CADENCE STOP! I KNOW YOU ARE HURT, VERY VERY HURT BUT PLEASE, WE NEED TO DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY, TRUST ME, HE IS MY VERY FIRST SUSPECT TOO BUT WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS, REMEMBER THERE IS A LIE DETECTOR SPELL NO PONY CAN TRICK! IF HE IS GUILTY, WE WILL KNOW FOR SURE”
Cadence started to calm down and casted the sleeping spell on herself, she couldn’t take it for much longer, Shinning armor with her in his hooves noded to his commander who noded back.
“Guards, Take Prince BlueBlood on custody, until all the investigations are over, everypony is a suspect”
Every guard noded and used their magic to restrict the Prince, he didn’t oppose, he was too shocked after seeing his sister acting that way, while he was taken to his room for house arrest, Celestia was already in her son’s room, laying in his bed, still hugging the bloody pendant, she only whispering one phase:
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry”
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(CADENCE DIARY, P.O.V)
DAY - - - -
It’s been three week since I lost my cousin, I still can’t believe he is gone, sometimes I wake up and hope I will hear his cute giggles around the castle again but the crude reality hit me the second later, the funeral was nice, very sad but nice, every guard and maid who knew him came, Twilight’s family and Sweet Rose came too, my heart broke even more when I saw Twilight and Flying crying on the empty coffin, many ponies put something precious inside, plushies, gems, photos of him with them, I asked my auntie if she was going to put Bright’s pendant inside the coffin too but she refused with all her strenght while hugging it thightly, I decided to let her be.
DAY - - - -
After one month, BlueBlood was finally set free, no matter how many times my Aunt used her Royal Lie Detector spell on him, her horn always glew green when she asked if he told somepony about my cousin on purpose, that gave me a little relief, at least he didn’t betray us like that, but I was crushed again when we never found any guilty, all the guards made the test and every one of them passed it.
DAY - - - -
They found him! After an intense search in the forest next to the checkpoint, they found the culprit! It was a low life named Heart Stealer, he was found very weak after being wandering for weeks in that forest, they brought him here and my Aunt immediately used her spell on him, once again, our hearts broke, he confirmed all the information about Bright was given to him by my. . . brother, we confronted him but once again, the spell told us he didn’t say anything on porpuse, it was imposible, how could both of them saying the truth? realization came to me then, How I didn’t realize it before, that night. BlueBlood smeled like alcohol!
DAY - - - -
It’s been 2 weeks since BlueBlood was sent to the military school outside Equestria, I believe Aunt Celestia did the right thing, he didn’t say anything on purpose but still he had to be punished, 4 years in that school and no Prince’s rights during that period, maybe it would teach him some humility, considering everything what happened, he really had it easy, I believe deep down, Celestia still loves him and didn’t want to hurt him, after all, the real culprit was that souless pony Stealer, and I must admit, I still love my brother but he really screwed big this time, I don’t know if four years away from him will be enough time for me to forgive him.
DAY - - - -
Today. . . .Heart Stealer was excecuted, he asked for mercy but my Aunt didn’t have any left, as any Equestrian, he knew very well that kidnapping and killing a pony was paid with death, worst a Royal member, but I can say, she clearly didn’t enjoy doing it, even though he was the responsable for her unhappiness, it was made inside the palace and never made public, at first I thought, what would happen if anypony noticed his disappearance? but then I remembered, he was a scum bag with no family after all, no pony was going to miss him and to be honest. . . part of me wanted him dead.
DAY - - - -
At last! It took her one and half year, but Celestia finally came out the Palace, she always refused to come out, every night after finishing her royal duties, she used to go to my sweet cousin’s room and layed on his bed, crying or whispering his name, I convinced her to come to see the Heart’s warming day's play with me and she accepted, I hope this is the first step for her to move on.
DAY - - - -
Today we celebrated Twilight’s 16 Birthday, all her family, me, Celestia and little Spike was there and Sweet Celestia! she has become a fine mare, she is Elegant, Smart and beautifull, It worries me a little her lack of friends but I believe my aunt will find a way to fix that, it’s also a little sad, just by looking at her today, it’s obvious she hasn’t forget about Bright, not that I want her to forget him but . . . I want her to start looking for somepony else, I always thought they both would end together, the way they looked to each other was so cute, I think he liked her as much as she liked him, Twilight Velvet told me she still can hear her cry some nights in her room, whispering his name, just like my aunt, it broke my heart hearing that, she doesn’t have to forget him but she needs to let him go”
DAY - - - -
Today is the day, my BIG DAY, I’m finally getting married with the Stallion I love, my Knight in (giggle) Shinning Armor, SHINNING ARMOR! I’m so happy, we invited Twilight and all her friends, My aunts Celestia and Luna will be therel, My brother too, I already forgave him but I warned him, he was forbidden to drink alcohol ever again, I think Celestia already forgave him too but Twilight is another story, I don’t think she hates him but it’s obvious she will never let go what he did, I can’t say I blame her but I need to talk with her about it but not today, I need to get ready, Ohh Bright, how I’d like you to be here with us today.
(END OF P.O.V)
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This was a disaster, Changelings flying and attacking ponies everywhere, they caught them by surprise, many guards were already trapped in their fluids (ugh) Twilight and her friends were on their way to get the Elements of Harmony to end this invasión, when they were close to get to the throne room, they found a whole batallion of changelings, they did their best to fight back but in the end they were out numbered and captured, they were brought to the chapel to join the Queen of Changelings, a brainwashed Shinning Armor, an already restricted Cadence and an unconcious Princess Celestia who was inside of some kind of cocoon.
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(CANTERLOT'S STREETS)
“Cmon Velvet we need to find a safe place”
“But our children are still in the palace!”
“I know but there is nothing we can do! We have to have faith in them, remember they are far more powerfull than you and me”
“. . . . you are right, ok let’s. . .”
At that moment, thanks to a beam that came from nowhere, part of a roof started to fall just above Twilight Velvet.
“Twilight!” her husband screamed but it was too late to act.
Velvet closed her eyes and waited for the inevitable but one second before it impacted with her, she felt how she was pulled up by two powerfull hooves, putting her out of danger, it was too sudden but somehow she felt safe and warm, somehow. . . this was a familiar feeling, when she opened her eyes to see her saviour, her mind exploded, it was imposible! Maybe she did die and that’s why she was seeing him, was he here to guide her to the afterlife? but he was no longer a kid so. . .
“Are you ok lady?”
Her thoughts were interrupted when he asked that, she nodded without stopping looking at him, He put her down and said:
“Good! now go, There is a shelter over there, don’t worry, I already cleared it from Changelings”
He then started to walk to the palace.
“Now If you excuse me, I need to end this Invasion, I came for answers today and I’m not planning to leave without them”
Twilight and Night already at her side only stared at him, they didn’t know what to say, but they were more shocked when he turned around and stared them back, he stared them for some seconds, finally he said:
“Now that I think about it. . . you two also appear in those dre. . . agh my head. . . no matter, if is neccesary, I will look for both of you as well, now go and stay safe, you may be usefull to me later”
He resumed his way to the palace, fighting Changelings in the process, they were no match for him, Velvet hugged her husband who hugged her back and both started to cry, she then started to scream:
“I thought he was gone! I was convinced he was gone!”
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(BACK TO THE PALACE)
Knowing she was winning, Queen Chrysalis said:
“You do realize the reception’s been cancelled, don’t you?”
She then turned to her subjects.
“Now go! Feed!”
Every Changeling except her, left the room to have a feast.
(Chuckling) “It’s funny really, Twilight here was suspi. . . .”
She was interrupted when a changeling entered the room flying at top speed, Queen Chrysalis got very upset, using her magic, she levitated the subject in front of her and said:
“What do you want? Don’t you see I’m in the middle of my Victory’s monologe?”
“I’m sorry your highness but we may have a problem”
“What is it?”
“Many of the guards we had captured were released by somepo. . . well by a creature”
“What? are you telling me one single creature is giving you so much troubles?”
“My Queen, he is so strong and. . . magic doesn’t affect him, we believe he is using (gulp) darkness stone”
“But, that’s Imposible! There is no Darkness Stone left in Equestria or the Changeling Empire”
“I’m as confused as you my queen, but that’s not all, he left the fight in the streets to the free guards and now, he is coming here”
“Ha! Let him come then, if he thinks my magic will be reflected by some little Darkness stone, he has another thing comming”
The mane 6 and Cadence were shocked, who was this creature they were talking about? Queen Chrysalis the asked to her drone:
“Now tell me, how does this. . . creature looks like?”
“It’s hard to explain, he has some kind of strange clothes and armor covering great part of it’s body, he is tall, maybe as tall as you, very thin with a few muscles, one could say is some kind of mutated hornless minotaur or. . . a furless monkey, we can’t be sure since he has all his face covered in some kind of mask, but I can say he is strong, he has defeated dozens of troopers by himself, it’s a relief he is only using his fists to fight instead the axe he has with him, and it seems he can talk.
When the Changeling said the phase “Furless Monkey” Twilight and Cadence were started to feel dizzy, they almost fainted, it couldn’t be, it was Imposible! . . .right?
Queen Chrysalis started to laugh.
“So this creature was able to give you tons of troubles by himself and he even did it without using lethal weapons? ok, then go! Help your brothers and tell them to not stop him, I want to deal with him myself, with all the power I got here, he will not stand one minute fighting with me”
The trooper noded and exited the room, not wanting them to miss the show, Queen Chrysalis trapped Twilight and the rest in changeling’s Fluid as well, they waited for some minutes until she finally heard it, knocking the door.
“You may pass strange creature!”
Chrysallis opened the door and saw the source of all her subject’s problems, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing, the creature standing there, with an serious look, staring back at her, he indeed was tall, and was armored to the teeth, and yes, he had it’s face covered except for it’s eyes and mane.
“Oh don’t be shy, come in, it’s what you want, don’t you? to save these ponies from the means Changelings, RIGHT?”
The creature started to walk, After seeing him, Twilight, not able to contain the surprise, fainted, Cadence by her part, was only silent.
“Sugarcube! Are yah alright?!” Applejack said while trying to wake up her friend but didn’t lose sight of the strange creature who only kept walking.
“What is that thing darling?” Rarity said to Rainbow
“I don’t know Rarity, but I can tell he looks dangerous and to be honest with you, he looks kinda cool”
“I think he looks funny”
“PINKIE!” Everypony shouted at her
Fluttershy didn’t say anything, she stared at the creature with wonder eyes, what was this creature? She thought.
The creature stopped when Chrysallis shot a beam to it’s feet, he didn't show any surprised emotion.
“I think that’s close enough darling, so tell me, are you really planing to play the Hero and try to save these ponies?”
Nopony could notice for the mask, but the creature chuckled, he scratched his "mane" and said:
“Not really, to be really honest with you, that wasn’t my plan when I decided to come to Equestria, I expected things to be easier for me and you ruined it, sorry but you are really unlucky, unfortunately for you, I need those two alicorns free and alive”
The creature said that while pointing Cadence and Princess Celestia still in the cocoon, he continued:
“And maybe just maybe those other two as well” Now he was pointing Shinning Armor and Twilight Sparkle who was starting to wake up.
“Is that so? Interesting! Tell me. . . why is that you need them for?”
“That doesn’t concern you, I will only say they are convenient to me, they may have some answers I need and whether I like it or not, helping them to stop you is the right thing to do, Stupid morality I must say, of course I will expect a good reward after this in case they can't answer my questions, this whole hero's play is costing me time, effort and resources, too much to do it for free. I’m so sorry but I have to stop you, just know this. . . It’s nothing personal”
Cadence And Twilight, after hearing what “Bright” said, they only whispered:
“What!?”
END OF SEASON 1