Charming Thunder sat on his throne as holo projections of Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Brutalight, Meta, and Chrysalis sat in a circle. "We're having soldiers looking for him, Charming," Chrysalis reported. "They are fully aware of the situation."
"Fear might have caused him to run off," Charming Thunder said. "Wherever he is going, he might try to hide."
"You suspect that he is up to something bad?" Cadence asked.
"No. But I want him alive. We must find a way to restore his memory. I will inform Twilight to lock down the spaceport in Ponyville. And I will make it known, any ship attempting to leave the town, will be brought in by a star destroyer's tractor beam."
"Make it happen then," Celestia said.
"And please don't hurt him," Luna said. The holograms faded as Charming Thunder stood up from his throne and gazed out of his window.
"There is no need to inform me," Twilight said from behind. "I heard everything."
"How is Nyx?"
"She's holding up." Twilight then walked up to him and nudged him on his neck. "Don't worry, honey. We'll find him."
"Rainbow is going to be mad when she finds out that he lost his memory and ran off."
"Don't worry. She is with Pinkie at the griffin kingdom trying to solve a friendship problem. She won't know."
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A few hours later, Charming Thunder sat in his chambers as he waited for word from the soldiers about Danny's whereabouts. He then glanced over the family photo as a tear fell off of his face.
(Note: Sung to the tune of the Nightmare Before Christmas's Poor Jack)
Sung by Charming Thunder
What has he done?
What has he done?
How could we be so blind?
All is lost without him
A brother lost, memories gone
Everything's gone all dark
What has he done?
What has he done?
Risking his own life to save mine
And in a million years they would find him
Only dust and a plaque
That reads, 'here lies a good brother'
But I never intended all this madness, never
And nopony understood him before, well how could they
That all he ever wanted was to bring peace just like me
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?
Well, what the heck, he went and did his best
Until Harkon came in and spoiled everything
And for a moment, why, we even stopped his plans
Eventually ending this prophecy forever, we did
Until Danny's memory was wiped by him
I feel so lost without his guidance
And I, Charming, the son of Sombra
That's right! And I am the king of Equestria, ha ha ha
And I just can't wait until I find him
Because I got some new ideas that would really bring peace to Equestria more
I will do what it takes to get him back
Uh oh, I hope the soldiers have found his track
Charming Thunder heard a beeping sound coming from his throne room and rushed out. He then sat on the throne and turned it to the round window and an image of a soldier appeared on the screen. "Your report?" he asked.
"We found the cruiser," the soldier reported. "We are preparing to board it and--" He was interrupted when the cruiser behind the soldier exploded. Even Charming Thunder saw it from his window. "What just happened, private?"
"The cruiser blew up," the private reported.
"It appears that Danny is covering his tracks. With your permission we--" The soldier was interrupted when he was being choked by Charming Thunder's unicorn magic. He could barely speak until his neck was snapped and the soldier collapsed to the ground.
"Apology accepted, captain," Charming Thunder said. He then ended the transmission and turned his chair back to its original spot and got up to leave the room. As he exited, Charming Thunder saw Rainbow Dash as she returned from the griffin kingdom.
"I heard an explosion as I entered the castle," Rainbow said. "What is going on?"
"Danny's memory has been wiped by Lord Harkun. We are searching for him and found his cruiser, but he somehow covered his tracks. I take full responsibility for whatever happens to him in the future."
"I know about Danny and its not your fault. What of the soldiers who reported this?"
"He has been relieved from his duties."
"You killed him?"
"You could say that." Charming Thunder began to walk past Rainbow as he made his way to leave the castle. He then stopped to turn and looked at Rainbow. "Have faith, my friend. We'll find him and everything will be back the way it was before."
"I believe you." Charming Thunder then continued to walk down the hallway as he left Rainbow.
THE END