• Published 14th Mar 2016
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Tales of A Guardian - Shaded Changeling



Twilight Sparkle is a Guardian of Light. She must help push back the Darkness that infests Equestria alongside other Guardians. This, is her story.

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Personal Touches

Twilight was trying to keep her panic at a minimum, with very mixed results. Sometimes her panic got so bad in fact, that she needed to transfer flight controls over to Ghost to ensure that she wouldn't accidentally crash into anything. So far she hadn’t gotten anymore communications from any of the other Guardians, and Flit was being extremely quiet. Twilight sort of wished he would talk, give her something to take her mind off the possibility of an unknown test that she had no idea about!

By the time they reached the tower limits, Flit’s ship had branched off from Twilight’s and flew to a different section of the city. “Where’s Flit going?” Twilight asked.

“His ship appears to be on course with the medical bay… He should be joining us shortly after the medical staff help his body regenerate.” Ghost replied. “Oh… It looks like Clear Mind is flagging the ship.”

Twilight stiffened up as she gripped the controls tighter. “Can we patch it through?”

“Affirmative.” Ghost replied.

“Guardian, I am glad to hear you have returned. How are you feeling?”

“Oh I’m… Great…” Twilight replied unsure. “So… You wanted to see me?”

“Yes. I told Shade what I wished or him to tell you,” she sighed “He most likely didn’t understand… There are some things that I wish to share with you, but not here. Meet me above the Hall of the Vanguard. We have much to discuss.”

“Of Course Clear Mind. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

“I await your arrival.” Clear Mind said as Ghost clicked.

“Guardian, your heart rate has accelerated, are you feeling all-”

“I’M FINE!” Twilight shouted before clearing her throat. “I’m fine… Honestly…”

“If you say so Twilight…” Ghost replied Skeptically. “We are setting down at the Tower now.”

Twilight felt herself transmat from the ship and onto the overlook of the tower. She looked around to see Topaz speaking with one of the Robotic ponies, standing behind a desk. Twilight walked up as she heard a bit of their conversation.

“So the Ghost components didn’t come through?” Topaz asked.

“Apologies Titan.” The Robot replied. “There has been a backlog in my processors, and with the raids on our supplies, delivery has become quite difficult. I’m sorry for the delay.”

Topaz sighed. “Yeah… Just keep me posted on it. I want to fix Flit’s faulty Ghost when I get a chance.”

“Of course Titan.” The Robot replied. “I hope you have an…Efficient… Day.”

“Yeah… Thanks DP.” Topaz said turning from the robot. He shook his head and sighed. “Stupid backlogged delivery system…”

Twilight walked up to him. “Hey Topaz.”

“Hey Twilight.” Topaz replied. “How’s Flit holding up?”

“His ship flew towards the medical center apparently…”

Topaz sighed. “I keep telling him to get that old Ghost checked out, the shell was partially eaten by a Thrall when he found it, but he refuses to get rid of it…” He let out another sigh. “He’s so thick headed it annoys me…” Topaz rubbed his forehead. “The component he needs is a revival circuit, it’s expensive, it’s rare, and I can’t keep buying them when the raids destroy them…” He growled in annoyance. “But enough about him, how are you holding up?”

Twilight bit her lower lip. “Well…”

“Go on.” Topaz urged. “You can tell…”

He didn’t get to finish before Twilight began speaking quickly. “How do you ponies do this every day? I can barely handle myself out there and every time I kill something, I know it’s for the betterment of the rest of Pony-kind, but I can’t help but feel as though there was something I could do to avoid it and I keep feeling like nothing I do is helping! Not to mention the fact that I don’t know anything about this place, time, or even what I forgot!” Topaz blinked a few times as he tried to process Twilight’s rant. “Then there’s this test that Clear Mind wants to give me and- Oh Celestia I almost forgot!” She ran past Topaz and towards the Hall of the Vanguard. “ByeTopazTalkToYouLater!”

Topaz stood still for a minute before turning to look at where Twilight ran off to, he raised his hoof as if to say something but lower it. “Okay… Nice talk…” He stood there for a while before sighing. “Why do I always get stuck with the weird ones?”

Twilight ran past the stairway down to the Vanguards and up the stairs behind them, coming to the same place she had first met Flit and Topaz, though the now familiar face of the Changeling was nowhere to be seen. At the end of the deck was Clear Mind, staring out at the expansive wilderness behind the Tower. Twilight ran up and began to skid to a halt behind her.

“I’m… Here…” Twilight said. “You wanted to see me? With a test?”

Clear Mind turned to her, a small smile on her face. “Ah Guardian. Yes I did want to see you. Though where did you get the idea this was a test, I wonder?”

Twilight smiled sheepishly. “Well I…”

“It is not important Guardian.” Clear Mind replied. “What is important is that your magic has increased in power.” She beckoned Twilight closer to the edge. “You see, we Warlocks are much more tuned to the Traveler than Hunters or Titans. I have spent years researching the full power of the Light.” She extended her hoof as a small sun appeared in the hoof. “Training and Focus… That is the secret to a Warlock’s power Guardian. Do you understand?”

“I think so…” Twilight replied looking out at the trees. “But… Why are you telling me this?”

Clear Mind smiled. “Because I see you have potential. Perhaps more than I have seen from other Guardians. That ability you used to kill the Archon, a Nova Bomb, is a rather potent ability. The fact you could harness it so early after your awakening is a testament to that potential.”

“But…” Twilight began.

“You have doubts about our actions.” Clear Mind replied. “I know that it will be hard for you to understand, the lie you left before saw nothing of these kinds of battles. But I will assure you, it is for the best.”

“How can you be sure?” Twilight asked. “There’s so much I don’t understand… Maybe there is some way for us to…”

Clear Mind shook her head. “I once believed that too.” She replied. “Until I learned what happened…”

“And what… Did happen?” Twilight asked.

Clear Mind looked out at the trees again. “The Fallen were not the first, they are but Scavengers, those who seek to control the land through violence. The others are not to be reasoned with. Shade tells a story about a Baroness that helped him fight off a wave of Hive. The others wish only to end the lives of the Guardians. Vex seeking to turn our planets into conduits for their rule, The Hive seek to experiment on us, to extinguish our race. The Cabal, they merely want conquest.” She placed a hoof over Twilight’s shoulder. “If you still have doubts, think of the Ponies that are still alive, all because of the work we Guardians do. Without us, there would be no Equestria to fight for.”

Twilight contemplated what Clear Mind had said. There are Ponies counting on the deeds of the Guardians… I can’t let them down… “Alright… I’ll try.”

“I knew you would make the correct choice.” Clear Mind replied. “Now I wish for you to train your powers, cultivate them so you may be stronger than you thought possible. I must return to my studies, and you must grow the trust of your fireteam. I believe Topaz has something he wishes to show you. May the Traveler guide your path Guardian.” Clear Mind walked past Twilight and towards the Hall of the Vanguard.

Twilight stood and looked out at the trees below before letting out a sigh. “Ponies are counting on me… on us…” She sighed again. “Do I really have a choice?”

“Sure you do.”

Twilight’s ears perked up as she looked around for the source of the voice.

“Down here.” Twilight looked out at the trees quizzically and then looked over the edge to see Sunstreak clinging to the side of the tower with his hooves. “What’s up Guardian?”

Twilight looked at him confused. “How… You… Wall…” The wall he was standing on was a smooth metallic surface, and there didn’t seem to be anything sticking him to the wall at all.

Sunstreak removed his front hooves from the wall and stood up on his hind legs at a ninety degree angle to the wall, with his forelegs crossed behind his head. “Never seen a Pegasus that can defy gravity before?”

Twilight shook her head.

“Neither have I.” Sunstreak said, pushing off the wall and flapping his wings to lift him up over the railing and land next to Twilight. “I believe it is time that I properly introduce myself.” He bowed with a flourish of his hoof, as he did, his hoof was covered in a green flame that worked its way down his body. “Vanguard Hunter Shade, at your service.” The Changeling said, his right eye an orange reptilian slit.

Twilight looked at the Changeling for a minute. “What happened to your eye?” She asked unconsciously.

“I honestly don’t know.” He replied. “Revived with it as far as I can tell. Though I’m not here to talk about me. So let’s talk about you.” He threw a hoof around her neck. “So I heard from a friend of a friend of an enemy who is also my friend,” Twilight tried to understand that for a couple of seconds, “that our mutual friend Topaz has been looking for a very rare, very expensive Ghost part. That true?”

Twilight nodded.

“How interesting…” He tapped his chin, his voice dripping with intrigue. “Because I may just be in contact with a rather odd individual who may or may not have access to the part that you require… For the right price.”

“Umm… I don’t…”

“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah I know… But I know this guy. Well, this… Thing rather… Not even sure if there is any pony left inside of him…” He took a breath but stopped before starting a new sentence. “Anyway, he’s an old buddy of mine, but a bit strange. He pops in every now and then to trade his wares and then leaves. We’ve tried tracking him and controlling his movements but… Nope. Just vanishes into thin air.”

Twilight blinked. “So… What can I do?”

Shade poked her in the chest. “That, my fair Guardian, is where my part of this comes in.”

Twilight raised an eye brow at the smiling Changeling. “What do you want?”

“Well…” Shade replied. “I want something actually very simple… A favor.” He said smiling. “A one-time, no questions asked, completely confidential favor.”

“And in return?” Twilight asked.

Shade reached up to Twilight’s ear and pulled out a very unique coin, a blue gem in the center surrounded by a strange golden ring, he took the coin and placed it in Twilight’s hoof. “In return… I pay for the part you need, and I get it to you in record time. Flit’s Ghost get’s repaired, I get a favor, win-win. But… If you still aren’t convinced, how about I throw in an old Ghost personality core I found lying around the Cosmodrome in the good ol’ days?” He flashed a smile. “So Miss Sparkle, do we have a deal?”

Twilight looked at the Changeling curiously. Why would he want this? It seems like he is giving so much for just a favor? What is his game here?

“Why do you want to do this?” Twilight asked.

Shade sighed. “Okay… Truth? I’m kind of bored. Being a part of the Vanguard is not all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, I’ve still got my guns, my speeder, my old armor, but waaaaaaaay too much time on my hooves. I’ve got all this old gear, but no way I can use it. So I might as well give some of it to the rest of the Guardians… for a Favor. You never know what kind of things a Guardian can get you.” Shade walked father from Twilight. “So, deal?”

Twilight thought over the deal again, it could easily be some kind of trap set up by him, he could turn that favor against her… but from the sound of that robot pony, it seemed as though the component was expensive and nearly impossible to get. She sighed. “I suppose.”

Shade smiled and patted Twilight on the back. “Excellent!” He held out his hoof as a Ghost appeared there. “Ghost, Transfer twenty-Five Coins to Guardian Sparkle here.”

“Affirmative Guardian.” The Ghost replied. “Anything else?”

“Yes actually, contact Special Requisitions, tell them I want that old Ghost Personality Core to be given to the same Guardian.”

“Of course Shade. Vanguard… Diamond Head needs you back in the room…”

Shade sighed. “Alright… Let’s see what the Titan needs.”

Shade opened his wings, and Twilight called out to him before he hopped back over the rails to re-enter the room. “How am I going to find him?”

Shade smirked. “He’s not here right now, but…” He tapped his chin as he hopped onto the railing, perching on it like a bird. “He should be out by the Outfitter in say… two hours or so.” He saluted. “Talk to ya later Warlock. Give my regards to Topaz.” He tipped himself over the edge of the building as Twilight watched him fall and fly through an open window.

Twilight shook her head. “Ghost?”

“Yes Twilight?” Ghost asked when he appeared.

“Where is Topaz?”


Topaz as it turned out, was underneath the Shipwright’s area. For some reason… There was a small relaxation area underneath the usually extremely busy and most likely loud mechanics area. As Twilight walked down into it, she noticed a couple of ponies working on a mechanical pegasi, and her curiosity couldn’t help but pick up on their conversation as she passed.

“I’m telling you, this Frame is broken… All these old K-9 Models are.”

“Listen, I’m certain there is some way to fix it… Maybe the wings are the problem…”

“It’s too late to take the wings off, the subroutines are already set.”

Tearing her attention away from that, she noticed Topaz sitting at one of the two small tables, rubbing the front of his head with both hooves, a small bottle placed in front of him. He looked up as Twilight approached and she got the chance to see his coat was a darker hue than it was when she first saw him.

“I really hate using the Postmaster…” He grumbled. “The Fallen keep shooting down everything from the other towers… At this rate I’ll be out of Glimmer in another week…”

Twilight sat next to him. “Well… I’ve got some good news for you then.”

Topaz sighed. “Go ahead… Humor me…”

“Sunstreak told me where I could get you the part you’ve been looking for…”

Topaz looked over at Twilight, lifting his head from his hooves. “You’re kidding me!” His coat brightened slightly. “Where? I’ll head there right now!”

“Well… He said an acquaintance of his was coming to the Tower later, and that I could get it from…”

Topaz’s eyes widened. “He’s not talking about… He… Did he give you some weird looking coin things?”

“Yeah… How’d you know?” Twilight asked.

Topaz groaned. “Why didn’t I think of that?” He sighed, beginning to rub his face. “He wants us to talk to an Agent of The Nine…”

“The who?” Twilight asked, blinking. I need to find a book on what I missed, I hate being out of the loop.

“The Nine. They’re some kind of… Higher intelligence or something. Nopony knows! But every so often, an Agent of the Nine comes here, bringing with them rare and powerful objects to help us.” He put his hooves down and grabbed the bottle on the table, taking a quick swig from it before putting it back down. “So where did he say the Agent would be this time?”

“Well, he mentioned that it would be by the Outfitter. I’m not quite sure where that is…”

Topaz chuckled. “Oh, you are going to have a fun time with her.” He said sarcastically. “She’s a good mare, but… You know what; let’s pay the good fashion designer a visit.” He picked up the bottle and drained the rest of it.

“Wait, she’s a fashion designer?” Twilight asked. “What is she doing in the tower?”

Topaz sighed. “Well, originally she was resurrected by a malfunctioning Ghost, it had been through Tartarus and was unable to create a steady link to the Traveler, so she had no connection to the light.” Topaz grabbed the empty bottle and tossed it in a nearby trashcan. “She spent a good few years creating slight aesthetic modifications to the armors of us Guardians. Eventually the Vanguard decided to let her stay here due to her services being so widely sought after by the rest of the Guardians.”

“What services?” Twilight asked.

“She provides access to a specially created armor piece that changes the color of your gear. I’d be lying if I said that I don’t use the one she gave to me on occasion. She gives the newest Guardians a ‘First one is on the House’ deal. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind.”

Topaz and Twilight both walked out of the Hanger before Twilight remembered to ask about one more thing. “Topaz.”

“What’s up?”

“What’s a Ghost Personality core?”

Topaz looked at her surprised. “You found one already?”

“Well, no… but Sunstreak gave me an old one as a part of a deal for the coins.”

Topaz sighed. “Well, I hope you plan to carry through with that, a lot of his favors tend to be… Unorthodox, from what I’ve heard. Anyway, a Ghost core changes how a Ghost sounds. Each Ghost comes with their own personality core that dictates gender, vocal ticks, pitch, and reactions. Mine is a female personality core and Flit has two different ones.”

Twilight blinked. “Huh… This outfitter sounds familiar, I wonder if I know her.”

“You might.” Topaz replied. “She seemed to know a lot of Guardians when they first came to the Tower. Maybe she knows you.” He said as they passed a Crystal Unicorn standing behind a desk, a number of ghost shells around her with a number of various other small things scattered about in her stall. “Yes I understand. I can get it there in three days… No I can’t make it any sooner, Scorch Batteries aren’t exactly the easiest things to transport… Do you want my services or not?”

Twilight continued to follow Topaz up a set of stairs into a covered hallway. They walked down a flight of stairs where a Unicorn variant of the robot ponies was mopping the floor. “Watch your step, Guardian.” It said automatically, it’s entire face lighting up as it spoke. It then began making a strange noise like air going through a tube. “Whistling protocols broken.”

Twilight let her curiosity sit for too long. “Topaz, what are these robotic ponies?”

“The Frames?” Topaz replied. “Those things are just simple robots meant to keep this place up and running, they have the ability to learn, so some of them have shadows of personalities. We used to have Combat Frames from what I see out in the wastes.”

“Why’d we stop using them then?” Twilight asked.

Topaz shrugged. “Too expensive to mass produce, too dangerous, Vex, take your pick.” He said as they walked down a final set of stairs. Twilight looked out at a piece of the city before Topaz walked in a loop to the left of the stairway, stopping by a small alcove, a number of shelves had been set up, displaying pieces of armor and banners with various emblems on them. One that caught Twilight’s eye was the Equestrian seal, a white and black Alicorn encircling each other. Another emblem showed crossed spears with a bolt of lightning behind them.

“What do you think, Pearl?” There were a number of clicks and whistles. “Yes… Much to dark, I agree.”

Twilight looked over at the source of the voice, seeing an alabaster Unicorn standing with her back turned a small blue screen hovering in front of her face, a small pink Ghost floating next to her. The ghost looked over at Twilight and Topaz before looking back at the Unicorn and clicking.

The unicorn turned to the two of them. Her swirled pale pink and pale purple mane kept perfectly conditioned. She looked over at Twilight and smiled. “Twilight!” The Unicorn said. “It’s so good to get to see you again. How have you been?”

Twilight blinked as she looked at the Unicorn. “I’m sorry, I don’t remember you.”

The unicorn dismissed it with a wave. “Oh don’t worry. You probably won’t remember me for a while. My name is Sweetie Belle and I’m the outfitter for the Guardians. Should I assume Topaz here told you about my humble store.”

Twilight nodded. “He told me about some of your craft.”

“Oh, it’s nothing really. If you told Rarity what I would be doing now, she probably wouldn’t have believed you.” She replied.

“Rarity?” Twilight asked blinking. “Who?”

Sweetie Belle waved her hoof again. “Oh don’t worry about it. You’ll probably remember in time.” She replied. “So how can I help you?”

“Well Topaz was just showing me where you work, see Sunstreak gave us some… Coin things to use with an Agent of the Nine, who is supposed to be near here, so he figured that it wouldn’t hurt for me to look around.”

Sweetie Belle took her weird looking pad and held it up to look through it at Twilight. Through the screen, Twilight noticed that it had taken a full three-dimensional scan of her as Sweetie Belle looked at it. “I just need a minute Twilight.” She said. “I honestly don’t know what they were thinking with these color schemes.” She said.

The ghost next to her clicked and whistled. “Hmm… It could work.” The Ghost clicked. “Alright, let’s compare it then.” The two of them looked at the screen. “Well, I suppose it works. What do you think, Pearl?” The Ghost whistled. “Agreed.”

Sweetie Belle turned back to them. “Alright, so me and Pearl here have been working on a new armor Shader, something nice that shows off the grace and elegance of the Void rather than the destructive side of it. We’ve been trying to figure something out for hours. Though, maybe you would enjoy having this.”

Sweetie Belle turned the screen so that Twilight could see it. The three-dimensional scan showed her with her armor’s helmet on, her armor now colored a lavender color, only slightly darker than her coat below the fabric. In the image, she was holding her hoof up, with a glowing purple sphere in her hoof.

“Wow… It looks, really good.” Twilight replied. “I like it.”

Sweetie Belle smiled. “Well, I can give it to you.” She replied. “I always give everypony a first one free deal. I just need to save the details of the Shader, and then I can send it to your Ghost.”

Sweetie Belle tapped a few places on the screen before swiping her hoof across it. “Do you mind if I see your Ghost for a minute?”

Twilight shook her head. “Ghost.”

Ghost appeared next to her. “Downloading Shader details now.” After a few seconds, Ghost’s eye flashed green. “Done. Would you like for me to install the Shader into your armor?”

Twilight nodded.

“Installing now.” Ghost’s eye flashed bright before Twilight’s armor began to change color slowly, shifting to the lavender color showed to her on Sweetie Belle’s screen.

Twilight looked over her now lavender armor. “Wow, it looks even better than I thought it would.”

“I’m glad you like it.” Sweetie Belle said. “Topaz, I was wondering if I could ask you for something.”

Topaz nodded. “You need me to collect something?”

“Yes I do.” Sweetie Belle replied. “I need some of the Fallen Weaves. I need some of that material for a possible buyer.”

“Well, I can certainly check and see if…” His Ghost appeared next to him. “Guardian, urgent transmission from the Vanguard.”

“Patch it.” Topaz replied.

“Guardian, we are picking up strange signals from inside the Cosmodrome. We need a Guardian in there to give us recon.” Diamond Head said.

“Vanguard, I must inform you that Guardian Flit is currently being looked after by the doctors in the Medical wing.”

“Damn… We can’t risk sending you in alone… Is Guardian Sparkle with you?”

“Right here… uh… Sir?” Twilight replied unsure.

Diamond sighed. “While I would prefer that we had more Guardians on this, we cannot risk allowing the Fallen to take more ground, under any circumstance, you and Guardian Sparkle must find the source of this signal, and if possible, destroy it.”

“Of course, Vanguard. We’ll head off in five.”

“Understood Guardian. I look forward to your report.”

Topaz sighed. “Well Twilight, no rest for the wicked.” He said. “Anything you need to do before we head off?”

Ghost clicked. “Twilight, Special Requisitions is requesting you.”

Topaz sighed. “Don’t keep her waiting. She will hunt us down if she has to… Come on.”

Topaz led Twilight back through the hallway, when they came out, Topaz led Twilight over towards the small Stall she saw the Crystal Unicorn talking in earlier. That Unicorn was actually still talking.

“No… Listen to me you Changeling shit… No… I don’t care if Celestia herself rises from the grave. I’m not taking a back payment. All of it upfront… It’s how I’ve always operated… No Glimmer, No Cores…”

“Um… Excuse me.” Topaz said.

The slightly gray Unicorn held up her hoof. “Twenty-thousand Glimmer… I’m going no lower than eighteen… You have seven hours.” She took off a small headset and placed it on the back counter she turned to look at them, her pale blue eyes looking right at them. “So, what can Special Requisitions do for you today?”

Twilight walked forward. “I was told you had something for me…”

“You must be Guardian Sparkle.” The Crystal Unicorn said. “I’ve got a little present for you from the Vanguard.” Her horn lit up and she pulled a box from a small shelf. “This puppy is old.” She said. “Ghost personality core model: 5P-1K-3D. They were produced quite a while ago, and were discontinued after a certain incident.”

Twilight looked in the box, seeing a small computer chip. “Okay… How do I get this into a Ghost?”

“I can help install it right now, alongside the Ghost Shell I know that you have.” The Unicorn replied. “I’ll just put it on your tab for later.”

Twilight looked over at Topaz. “Might as well.”

“I’ll just need to see that empty ghost shell.” The Unicorn said.

Twilight nodded as she held out her hoof and Ghost appeared. “Ghost could you give the Empty shell to miss…”

“Just call me Shifty Trade. Or Special Req, they all do.” She said with a smile.

“Right…” Ghost said, his eye flashing before the purple and green shell fell to the table. Shifty quickly snatched it up and the box containing the Core, she turned away from them as she began working on the shell. Despite Twilight’s attempts to see what was going on she was refused by the Unicorn.

A minute later, she turned around, holding the ghost Shell in her magic as she placed it on the counter. “There you go, Guardian. One fully outfitted Ghost, ready for transference.”

“Would you like for me to transfer into the new Ghost?” Ghost asked.

Twilight nodded. “This won’t hurt will it?”

Topaz shook his head. “It just takes a small amount of time for the Ghost to accept the new personality.”

Ghost flew down next to the counter and his eye shut off. A few seconds later, the purple and green shell sparked into life and flew off the table. “Processing new Personality Core… Process-pRoceSS-PrOCessing…” His voice wavered slightly as the new personality Core took effect.

“Ghost Personality core Model number: 2-5-6-8-9. Model type: 5P-1K-3D.”

Topaz looked at the new Ghost. “Are there any primary memories stored on the unit?”

“Affirmative. Would you like for me to access them?”

Twilight looked back at Topaz, who nodded.

“Yes.” Twilight said.

“Of course, base memories accessing, please stand by.” Ghost clicked a few times as he searched through the memories. “Single memory fragment remains, extracting.”

Twilight blinked. “Only one?”

“A programmed name.” Ghost replied. “Spike.”

Twilight blinked at the name. “Spike…” She said, memories coming back to her of days, even nights spent with a purple lizard helping her, pancakes in the morning after long sessions of studying at night. “Spike.”

Twilight held out her hoof for the Ghost to hover in. “Glad to have you back, Spike…”

“Twilight, we should get going.” Topaz said. “Diamond Head isn’t going to let us just waste time when there is a threat to the city.”

“Right… Right.” Twilight said, she let out a sigh. “Let’s get going then.”

“Prepping for Transmat.” Spike said. A moment later Twilight was inside her ship. “So Twilight, I only got a few scans during your mission with Flit. Mind telling me how it went?”

“Well… It went about as well as you would expect.” Twilight replied. “Aside from the constant fear that I was going to die any second.” She said. “It went pretty well for my first mission.”

“Let’s see if we can keep that streak going shall we?”

“Promise you won’t leave me to fight an Archon?” Twilight replied.

“So long as you promise not to run out and get killed.” Topaz retorted.

“Promise.”

“Then it’s a deal.” Topaz replied.

“Do you want me to fly us there, Twilight?” Spike aske.

“No thanks Spike. I want to get a little more flying under my belt.”

Spike nodded. “Planning course to Cosmodrome drop location. Estimated arrival time, one hour.”

Twilight and Topaz’s ship took off from the hanger and zoomed away from the Tower, heading back towards the Cosmodrome.

Author's Note:

Well, not that I am not thrilled to have full chapters to write up all the time, but I need lots of time on this next one, so I may start a small side information thing like the Grimoire (They are easier to make, shorter, and can get some of the confusing bits worked out). So every Chapter, starting with this one, I will create a few Grimoire entires to add to the other story. (I do not have any written up at the moment and must work on that...) However I also need to write my other stories. :derpyderp2: So I am going to try and get the first few Entries up by the end of the week. No promises though.

Comments ( 7 )

Sometimes her panic got so bad in fact, that she needed to transfer flight controls over to Ghost to ensure that she would accidently crash into anything.

1. that sounds rather dangerous.
2. that would be accidentally

they passed a Crystal Unicorn standing behind a des,

a desk, right?

“What do you think, Pearl?” There were a number of clicks and whistles. “Yes… Much to dark, I agree.”

Twilight looked over at the source of the voice, seeing an alabaster Unicorn standing with her back turned a small blue screen hovering in front of her face, a small pink Ghost floating next to her. The ghost looked over at Twilight and Topaz before looking back at the Unicorn and clicking.

The unicorn turned to the two of them. Her swirled pale pink and pale purple mane kept perfectly conditioned. She looked over at Twilight and smiled. “Twilight!” The Unicorn said. “It’s so good to get to see you again. How have you been?”

Twilight blinked as she looked at the Unicorn. “I’m sorry, I don’t remember you.”

The unicorn dismissed it with a wave. “Oh don’t worry. You probably won’t remember me for a while. My name is Sweetie Belle and I’m the outfitter for the Guardians.

Damn it! :applecry: that loses me 5 bits.

Please Continue this

The Dark King arises as a new series of enemys arrive. The threat of Miasma taking over Old Equestria as new guardians wake up from staces.

Pfft still need to beat wrath of the machine.

5 years later and it isn't continued, darn a good story

Such a great story. Hate they have apparently left the fandom. :applecry:

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