My Little Magician

by Cogz

The Fallen Princess Pt 1

Twilight opened her eyes to complete darkness all around her; she slowly got up from her sleeping position and started to cautiously walk forward but was only met with more darkness as she struggled through the darkness; she couldn’t even see her hands in front of her face. Twilight called out to anyone that might hear her and nothing but a suffocating silence welcomed her. Twilight stuck her hands out to feel around but her fingers touched nothingness. Twilight stumbled around for about fifteen minutes; wondering where she was when bright blue lights lit up the area, finally letting Twilight see; she found herself standing in a stone castle hall way and there were blue banners that lined the walls up to a grey stone throne with jagged sharp points jutting all around the top of the throne with an inviting blue hovering above the throne.

Twilight watched as the dark blue flame that illuminated her path danced on the empty throne; it called out to her and she obeyed. Twilight slowly made her way down the long wide throne hall; the darkness ate up the scenery behind her unbeknownst to her, reaching out like bony hands as if it as trying to grab at the mage. Twilight finally stopped when she stood in front of the flame, almost asking her to touch it; she hesitantly backed away a little out of fear but the warmth the flame gave off was too welcoming. Twilight slowly took her hand and lightly touched the flame with her finger causing flame to quickly erupt into a fire the moment it was touched and engulfed the throne; it lit the area behind the throne that had been covered in darkness before. What Twilight saw made her blood freeze cold; it was a long tapestry that depicted the fall of Celestia; the princess was shown as being locked away in the moon and Luna leading her soldiers across the land of Equestria; with the land being swallowed by darkness behind the fallen princess.

Twilight backed away, her hands covering her mouth, her throat unable to form any sound. Twilight felt herself bump into something as she backed up away from the tapestry and throne; she assumed it was the wall and slowly turned around. Twilight was met with face of a menacing figure; a tall and slender woman clad in a black breast plate that formed to the woman’s body and it shined in the light the flames gave off; the woman’s eyes were cold and calculating as they stared Twilight down; their color almost resembled little moons. The woman's blue hair gave off a slight sparkle in the moonlight. Twilight tried to speak but nothing came out; only a choking sound as she backed away from the intimidating woman walking closer to her. Twilight couldn’t escape from the woman though; she effortlessly grabbed Twilight’s wrist with a cold hand, it sent a chill down Twilight’s spine being held in the woman’s icy grip; she then saw her wrist being eaten by the darkness and she tried frantically to pull away.

The woman held onto Twilight’s arm as Twilight tried to struggle; her dark expression only added to Twilight’s panic; her entire arm now was eaten by the darkness and made her way to the shoulder. Twilight could only helplessly watch as the darkness enveloped more of her until only her head was left. The women finally spoke, a grin formed on the woman’s face, her teeth looked almost sharp in the light “Everything will be swallowed by endless darkness…” the woman spoke with a smoky and smooth voice. Twilight could only let out a strangled scream as the darkness enveloped her completely. Twilight’s eyes snapped open to a flood of light and felt Spike shake her shoulder gently; calling out her name. Twilight slowly lifted her head up off the table she fell asleep at; rubbing the throbbing headache she had. Twilight rubbed her eyes and let out a small sigh, glad that it was just a dream, she chuckled lightly to her assistant to keep from worrying.

“Hey Spike, sorry I guess I just fell asleep down here…” she rubbed her eyes and got up from her seat; trying to wake herself up. Spike looked at her with concern and it was easy for Twilight to spot it, she didn’t want to cause alarm at the moment; she gave a small smile and chuckled, trying to reassure Spike she was alright “It’s okay Spike, just had a bad dream is all…” her features dropped as the dream replayed vividly in her mind; she could still feel the cold sensation on her arm. Twilight sighed and sat back down in her seat, picking up a pen from the table and started to write a quick message. Spike already knew what to do when Twilight handed him the letter and urged him not to look at it, he took the letter quickly and sent it to Celestia by blowing his flames out of his mouth; sending the letter off with haste.

The dream weighed in heavily on the young mage throughout the day as she oversaw what the locals were doing to prepare for the upcoming summer festival. The preparations were well underway and everyone was buzzing to get everything accomplished and with everyone’s nose in their work Twilight was able to get around quietly and taking only the briefest of notes on everyone’s progress. Fluttershy was talking with nurse Redheart about the emergency station and the petting zoo for the kids that Fluttershy was to implement; Rainbow Dash and Applejack or AJ as she was called were arguing over the events because Rainbow Dash wanted an aerial act and AJ thought that was impractical; Pinkie and the Cakes were happily talking over recipes to decide what was best to prepare. Twilight nodded as she scribbled her last note; only after tearing Applejack and Rainbow apart when the two were dangerously close to having to a fistfight.
Twilight closed her notebook and sighed as she turned away from her last local meeting; her mind was elsewhere and everyone who talked to her could tell. The mage clearly had concern etched on her face but no one had the courage to ask her what was wrong. Twilight sat down on a nearby bench and looked up at the sky, night had started to give way and she swore she felt a small chill creep up her spine, as if a cold hand had touched her back; she turned to her little assistant who suggested heading back. Twilight gave a thankful look of relief and nodded as she quickly got up and waved to the people; she quickly made her way back up with Spike in tow trying to keep up with her.

The months that followed went by in a mechanical blur for Twilight and she made herself as scarce as her job would allow; with nothing new occurring other than merely helping people who needed her assistance for the preparations and soon the festival was only three days away; the people were excited and running around finishing their last minute preparations. Twilight was thankful that no one was bothering her for the most part; she made it clear she had no interest in outside interactions other than the very basic needed conversation right now. Twilight was more concerned with the looming threat that only made Twilight more nervous the closer it hot; her desk at the library was covered in scribbled notes from the books that she had scattered all around the floor; all mentioned Nightmare Moon, the banished and cursed princess, all warning of her eventual return. Twilight decided not to leave today; a glance out the window showed that people were decorating and this was sufficient for her at the moment.

Twilight had Spike send another message and then shooed him away; being met with a grumble from Spike. Twilight poured over her many notes; she sighed and pushed her glasses up, laying her head down on her arms on the desk “Nothing…no answers are here; maybe the stories are…” she had a spark of hope in her eye, convincing herself to remain calm “Yes..maybe the stories are wrong…” she looked out the window from her position with concern; she closed her eyes “Please let this be wrong..” she opened her eyes when Spike knocked on her door.

“Twilight!” the young assistant groaned out from behind the door; obviously bored by his tone “Can we go out and see the festival being set up? you’ve been locked up here for a while..” he opened the door; not caring about getting permission. Spike noticed Twilight’s tired eyes and the mountain of papers and books that cluttered the space all around her “Ummm..look; I know you’re worried about Nightmare Moon but it’s just a story right? Celestia locked the moon princess away and no one can break that magic…” he grinned, trying to be reassuring to Twilight “Now come on and enjoy the festivities, Pinkie is letting everyone taste test the food in advance..” the young assistant looked longingly out the window; seeing Pinkie hand out cupcakes and small slices of cake. Twilight just chuckled and closed the book she had her elbow resting on and slowly got up from her seat “Alright Spike, thank you...I’m sure you’re right…” she grabbed her bag and walked out the door.

The people were happy to see Twilight social again; all asking how she was and noticing that she had become introverted lately. Twilight assured everyone that she was alright and that she had a lot on her mind; attributing it to nerves from being the one taking charge of the affair. Twilight and Spike enjoyed the sweets Pinkie made and Applejack just had to show off her handmade cider; she puffed her chest out in pride when Twilight said it was best she ever tasted and dared her to find any better in Equestria.

Rainbow dragged Twilight away from the food and showed the giant elaborate stage she had set up where a talent show and concert would be hosted; the stage was big and had lights fixtures made courtesy of Whoovian who was putting some information into a computer muttering british obscenities to himself as the lights kept going on and off on their own. Rainbow nervously laughed assured Twilight that this would be worked out before the festival. Fluttershy and Redheart were petting baby animals; more Fluttershy who was sitting on the ground with a big smile; she animals crawling all over her and nudging her face. Nurse Redheart just laughed lightly as she helped set up the feeding station and mentioned to Twilight that once the animals came here, Fluttershy had forgotten she was even here.
Twilight saw Rarity chase someone with her wand who had accidently torn a dress she was planning on letting a performer wear at the festival. Twilight let a small smile cross her face as she looked over at Spike who was busy watching Rarity.

“You know Spike…” Twilight said with a soft tone “Maybe this place isn’t so bad after all..” she went to help Rarity to calm her down and to save the poor volunteer who clutched the dress and crying out apologies to the unmerciful designer. After about an hour of helping Rarity fix the dress; the dress was as good as new and Rarity hailed Twilight a hero amongst people. Twilight started to check on everyone afterward and heard Whoovian yell out allonsy as the technicolored lights danced around as directed by his computer. Rainbow Dash grinned at the successful light programming and cheered as she admired the work; Rainbow and Whoovian exchanged a high five.
Twilight nodded in satisfaction and made her way back to the library to write a final letter to Celestia and to get her own work finished before the festival; after all, she was heading home a few days after the festival was over. The mage finished her letter giving her the verbal thumbs up for the festival; her eyes started to get heavy and realized sleep had eluded her lately. Twilight gave Spike the letter to send and fell asleep in her room for a while.

Twilight opened her eyes and felt her heart drop to her stomach; the scene she opened her eyes to was all too familiar for the mage; she recognized the hall that lead to the jagged throne and the blue flame that lit the area from the throne. The tapestry that was behind the throne had changed though; the tapestry now had Twilight depicted on it, being eaten by darkness and helpless to do anything. Below Twilight’s shadow eaten form was the town of Oakville and she recognized Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow; all in the same condition she was in. Twilight felt a cold sensation run through her body as she clutched her shoulders; her breathing sporadic. Twilight could hear the sounds of cold laughter from all around her and she covered her ears, trying to block out the noise.
“It’s just a dream…” she repeated herself; her voice shaky and uncertainty showed in her tone. Twilight pressed on her ears harder as the laughing got louder. Twilight urged the voice to stop and she attempted to run out of the hall but was met with two closed and locked doors; she tried with all her strength to pull them open but they wouldn’t budge. Twilight gave up and turned her back to the door, letting herself slide down the door and she hugged her knees.

Twilight sat there like that for a moment when she felt a warm coming from her chest; she opened her eyes and noticed that there was a light coming from her chest and a purple gemstone that danged from her neck, she recognized the stone; the shadows that were around her seemed to crawl away from Twilight as the light formed protection around her. Twilight touched the gemstone and light emitted from the stone, blinding her. Twilight’s eyes fluttered open and she found herself back at the library; the sun that creeped through the curtain and hit Twilight’s face; she got up with a moan and rubbed her forehead. Memories of the dream flooded her mind and she immediately rushed to the books on artifacts and searched for the book she wanted.
It didn’t take mage long to find what she needed; the gemstone was one of many and was believed to be brought in this world by the ancient gods. It was once part of a large rainbow quartz that possessed a great deal of magic from the gods and the gods left the stone on Equestria for chosen ones to find it and to be the world’s guardians. Twilight closed the book and rubbed her temples “This….isn’t a dream…” she muttered with a grimace. Twilight got up and changed into her normal attire; she was certain this was no normal nightmare and she was now certain that this was a message or premonition.

Spike was woken up with a pounding at his door and Twilight had already rushed down the stairs; she looked at the clock and she realized that she had already slept through most of the day. People in town were finishing up and it was all coming together well; they were excited and the band was practicing with Octavia leading. Spike noticed Twilight not even looking at the festivities but instead, at the ground with a look of determination.

“Twilight?” he looked at her with concern for a second but then quickly understood “Don’t tell me, Nightmare Moon?” he frowned when he saw Twilight tense up at the name. Twilight said nothing and instead, quickened her pace, leaving Spike practically jogging to catch up. Twilight thought the whole festival now irrelevant, there were bigger issues to address; she found the one who she was looking for; the middle aged mayor who was talking with a volunteer and she wasted no time in addressing her.
“Mayor Mary…” she watched as the Mayor, startled by the suddenness of being addressed so formally, jump a little and looked at Twilight who looked disturbed “We need to postpone the festival for the time being…there is a pressing matter..” she watched as the mayor raised an eyebrow.

“W-wait, postpone? What? Why this all of the sudden?” the mayor put a hand on her hip and she excused the volunteer so they could talk in semi-private. Twilight leaned in close, not wanting to worry the crowd of people “It’s the fallen princess…I think her return is coming…” she watched the Mayor chuckle and push her glasses up “Ms.Twilight, there is nothing to worry about; the fallen princess has been trapped in the moon for many years and Celestia’s power is more than capable of holding her for many more.” She waved off Twilght’s concerns and turned to walk away.

Twilight stuck her hand out to grab at the mayor but she was already walking away and Twilight frowned “But this is serious…” she tried to after the mayor but two buff men had walked right in front of her and blocked her from reaching the mayor before the mayor disappeared into city hall. Twilight gripped her hand into a fist and turned away to storm off into a huff, if no one would take this seriously then she would just have to handle this herself; she didn’t need anyone anyway.

Author's Note:

I'm so sorry for the lateness of this chapter; as an apology, the one or two remaining chapters for Nightmare Moon will be updated tomorrow.
My computer has been messing up and I still need to take it to the shop; I'm still working this this story though and I thank you for your patience.

Comments

[kurusagi16]

Ooh! I can't wait! Sorry to hear about your computer, but I wish you good luck.

[Cogz]

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Thank you, my computer has been acting up so yea, needs some looking at. I hate that not that proficient with computers; I won't be able to finish tonight like I wanted since my computer is rebelling against me atm.
But the good news I'm already almost done with Nightmare's chapters and they should be uploaded by tomorrow or the next day and then..move right along into Discord. :)

[kurusagi16]

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Aw heck ya! I can't wait!