Guardians of Equestria
FLASH!
In a sudden flash of yellow-green light, several ponies appeared in a cave dotted with crystals.
Cauldron Bubbles put her hoof to her mouth and gagged, “I really hope you don’t combine your teleportation spells like that again. It creates such an ugly color.”
Mischief retorted, “Hey, without Blaze and Flurry to help me, it would’ve taken a little longer to get here.”
Cauldron conceded, “All right. Point taken.”
Nova looked at the Tree of Harmony in concern, “Are you sure we’ll be able to save the Tree?”
The Tree of Harmony looked a bit dimmer than it did before, with the tips of its branches grayed and a steady pulse of light at the center. Flurry was a bit uncertain herself, but when she magically held the Gem in front of her, its glimmering surface seemed to give her confidence.
The alicorn said, “Only one way to find out.”
Flurry used her magic to lift the Gem up towards the center of the Tree and put it on the star. Thankfully, the Gem settled nicely in its rightful place and the Tree regained its radiant shine. Everypony was relieved that it worked out well. Suddenly, the Gem glowed brightly and shot rainbow rays of light at Flurry, Mischief, the twins, Blaze, Nova, and Apple Butter. Skyla and Cauldron watched in concern for the ponies until the rainbow beams drew out blobs of light from within the ponies’ chests. The blobs of light soon morphed and solidified into shards of crystals with colors similar to the original Elements of Harmony. The seven crystals formed the shape of a star and spun rapidly in a clockwise direction.
To the ponies’ surprise, it shot out of the cave entrance so fast that it had a tail of rainbow light. The crystal star flew over the Everfree Forest and burrowed into the ground near Ponyville. The earth shook as a crystal castle rose up and stood regally beside a waterfall. Moments later, the group was transported in front of the castle. They looked upon the castle with wonder and surprise.
Skyla breathed, “Oh my stars!”
Blaze asked in amazement, “What is that?”
Flurry asked, “More importantly, whose is it?”
A regal voice then said, “I believe we can shed light on that.”
The ponies turned around in surprise and saw their parents and grandparents standing before them!
Cauldron stuttered in astonishment as the kids cried, “Mom! Dad! Grandma! Grandpa!”
When the kids embraced their families, the adults chuckled and told them how worried they were about the kids.
Skyla shamefully apologized to her parents, “I’m sorry for running off like that and almost dooming Equestria.”
Cadance touched her daughter’s arm and calmed her, “It’s all right, Skyla. You’re back with us now and that’s all that matters.”
Just then, Shining Armor caught a glimpse at something and then said with a smirk, “That’s not the only thing that matters.”
When her husband pointed to something, Cadance looked at it and gasped in delight, “Flurry, you got your cutie mark!”
Flurry showed it off and said, “Yeah, I got it when I said that I was going to spread selfless love around and show others that kind of love so they could have it, too.”
Shining Armor put his hoof on his younger daughter’s shoulder and smiled, “I think it definitely suits you, kiddo.”
Cadance said with her hoof to her chest, “You’re going to make us so proud, Flurry.”
Skyla couldn’t help but let her dejected feelings show on her face.
Flurry noticed this and told her parents, “You should be proud of Skyla, too.” Skyla gave her a surprised look. Flurry continued, “She’s done so much good so she could be a wonderful queen someday. I should know. She helped me get my cutie mark.”
Shining Armor chuckled, “We’re proud of both of you.”
Cadance agreed, “And we’re happy having you two as our daughters. Nothing is going to change that.”
The rulers of the Crystal Empire embraced their daughters in a warm hug.
Blaze then asked Celestia, “So, can you tell us who lives in that castle?”
His grandmother smiled, “Let’s go inside and find out.”
As the ponies walked through the purple halls of the castle, Roller Blade remarked, “Whoa. This place is bigger on the inside.”
Skater agreed, “No kidding.”
Luna spoke up, “There is a prophecy that foretold of this.”
Blaze groaned, “Oh, no! Not another prophecy!”
Luna chuckled, “Don’t worry. It’s a good one this time. Legend tells of seven ponies chosen to protect Equestria from danger and bring peace and harmony throughout the land. They are called the Guardians of Equestria.”
When the ponies stopped in front of green double doors, Nova asked, “Are the Guardians of Equestria behind those doors?”
Celestia answered with a smile, “We’ll soon see.”
She and her sister used their magic to open the doors and everypony saw a vast throne room with a high ceiling. However, they were disappointed that there were no ponies there.
Apple Butter groaned, “Aw, crabapples! They’re not here!”
Just then, Flurry’s eyes widened as she saw that one of the thrones had her cutie mark on it! She pointed at it and cried, “Look! There’s my cutie mark!”
Mischief also saw that one other throne had his slingshot cutie mark. “And mine!”
Nova then cried, “Mine, too!”
Blaze also exclaimed, “There’s mine, too!”
When the seven ponies who had repaired the Gem of Harmony saw their cutie marks on the thrones, Skater turned to the adults and asked in surprise, “Grandma, are we…?”
Celestia nodded, “Yes. You are now the Guardians of Equestria.”
The seven ponies looked at each other in amazement at the revelation.
Cauldron squealed as she hugged Mischief tightly, “Oh, Mischief! This is wonderful! You’re going to make me so proud!” She then suggested, “You can also advertise for my shop and sell my wares while saving Equestria from harm.”
Mischief groaned, “Mom!”
His friends chuckled as he said that.
The day finally arrived. They were about to be knighted as Guardians of Equestria in their new castle. Mischief would be alongside his friends during the ceremony and the party afterwards, so why was he nervous? Oh, yeah. Because a lot of ponies would be seeing him for the first time! He would be a freak compared to his friends, so chances were the ponies meeting him might not be friendly to him. He tried to stay calm, but his shaking body betrayed his anxiety.
Flurry saw this and touched his arm as she soothed him, “It’s going to be fine, Mischief. I’ll be with you.”
The soft touch of her dainty hoof calmed Mischief significantly. He loved it when Flurry was right beside him. With her love, he felt like he could do anything, even be among a huge crowd of ponies.
He swallowed and then said, “All right. I can do this. I can do this.”
Shining Armor’s voice announced through the double doors, “Fillies and gentlecolts, we are proud to present the seven who saved Equestria!”
Flurry whispered to Mischief, “Brace yourselves.”
He replied, “I’m trying.”
The doors then opened and fanfare began to play. Mischief tried to keep a strong composure as he walked down the red carpet with Flurry, but he couldn’t help but cringe a little when the loud trumpets blared in his ears.
He whispered to Flurry, “I’m not sure I can get used to the fanfare.”
They and their friends then walked up the steps of the small stage and kneeled before Skyla and the rulers of Canterlot, Marendelle, and the Crystal Empire.
Twilight then spoke up, “You all have done a heroic deed for Equestria and this family. Without you, the Gem of Harmony would not have been repaired and Skyla would never have returned to us. We all commend you on your brave and wonderful actions and thus, you shall be knighted.” She bent her head down as her horn tapped Blaze’s shoulders. “I knight you Prince Blaze, generous guardian of Equestria.”
Sunset and Timber were very ecstatic that their son was knighted.
Flash Sentry said as he tapped Nova’s shoulders with a sword, “I knight you Lady Nova Rose, kind guardian of Equestria.”
Starlight wept tears of joy and hugged Sunburst, who was equally proud of their daughter.
Sweetie Belle tapped her horn on Skater’s shoulders as she declared, “I knight you Princess Skater, honest guardian of Equestria.”
Button Mash tapped his sword on Roller’s shoulders and proclaimed, “I knight you Prince Roller Blade, loyal guardian of Equestria.”
Scootaloo and Rumble weren’t shy about cheering for their twins. No matter how embarrassed they were, Roller and Skater knew their parents meant well.
Cadance pronounced as she tapped her horn on Apple Butter’s shoulders, “I knight you Princess Apple Butter, joyful guardian of Equestria.”
Apple Bloom and Pip hugged each other in pride for their daughter.
Shining Armor said as he tapped Mischief’s shoulders with his horn, “I knight you Sir Mischief, empathetic guardian of Equestria.” He then whispered to Mischief in a mock serious tone, “And protector of my daughter’s heart, so help me, Faust?”
The antlered colt gulped while trying to maintain his strong composure, “Yes, sir.”
Finally, Skyla tapped her sister’s shoulders with her horn and proclaimed, “I knight you Princess Flurry Heart, magical and loving guardian of Equestria.” She whispered to Flurry, “I know you’ll do great, sis. I believe in you.”
Flurry smiled at that.
When the seven knighted ponies stood up and faced the crowd, Twilight announced, “We now have the Guardians of Equestria!”
The crowd cheered and clapped in response while Discord blew the air horn.
When the other ponies stared and glared at him, he said with a smile, “Sorry. Couldn’t help myself.”
After the red carpet was rolled up, the party commenced. Lively chatter swarmed around the room as many of the guests enjoyed themselves.
When Sunset and her husband went to congratulate Blaze and Nova, Timber grabbed his son for a noogie and chuckled, “Hey, buddy! Congrats on being Equestria’s new protector! You’re going to make us proud!”
Sunset then said, “I’m surprised you even have this honor, but remember, this is a big job for you.”
Timber casually mentioned, “Yeah, everypony’s depending on you to make sure you don’t let Equestria fall and fall hard.” When Blaze and Nova had petrified looks on their faces, Timber added, “No pressure.”
When Starlight and Sunburst came up to them, they hugged their filly as Starlight said, “Oh, Nova, I’m so proud of you! You’re going to do great things as a Guardian of Equestria.” The happiness in her tone faded a little as she added, “And hopefully, they’ll be much better than what I did.”
Nova comforted her mother, “Mom, you didn’t know any better. You were hurting, so you tried to resolve it through payback. But now that you’ve changed and taught me to do what’s right, that’s all that matters. If you were willing to change your ways, then that means you’re not a bad pony anymore.”
Starlight cooed with happy tears in her eyes, “Oh…” She then hugged her sweet daughter.
On the other side of the room, Cauldron said to Mischief, “I’m so happy you’re a guardian now, Mischief! Now you can prove all those neigh-sayers wrong by being a famous hero!”
Mischief corrected her, “Mom, there were never any neigh-sayers to begin with.”
She shrugged, “Well, there could be. You never know. Excuse me while I mingle with the royal folk.”
As his adopted mother left, Mischief told Flurry, “She wants to get in good with the royals now that I’m a guardian.”
“I’ll say,” a voice behind them said. Flurry and Mischief turned to see Discord. The draconequus continued, “Any pony worth his salt will want to butter up to a royal so they can have ‘special privileges’.” He made air quotes as he said that. He put his paw to his chin as he told Mischief, “Come to think of it, I’m surprised you never tried to charm Flurry Heart so you could get in good with the royal family. I mean, you’re half-draconequus, after all. Shouldn’t you be a little, shall I say, mischievous?” He giggled when he said that last word.
Mischief smirked, “Oh, really? Well, how’s this for mischievous?”
Discord felt a tap behind his left ear and turned around. Suddenly, he got hit by a cream pie.
Flurry and Mischief chuckled before the princess said, “Good one, Mischief.”
Discord pulled the tin from his face and chortled, “Oh-ho-ho! The colt has hope after all!” He slammed the cream-filled tin in Mischief’s face before he disappeared in a flash.
Flurry said as Mischief pulled the tin from his face, “You’ll get used to him.”
Mischief licked the cream off his face and swallowed it before he said, “I hope so. He’s offering to give me draconequus lessons. Not something I expected from a survivor of the blizzard. I thought he’d be a little more…”
“Angry? I bet it was surprising for you when my family and relatives welcomed you with open arms. Trust me, they put the blizzard behind them, so you shouldn’t have to worry about acceptance so much.”
He chuckled, “Yeah, but it was even more surprising when I found out they were looking for me because –“
Another voice exclaimed, “There you are!” Snow Pea came up to them and said to Mischief, “I’m so glad to finally meet you! There’s something I want to show you.” She led Mischief and Flurry to the small stage so it’d be more personal for the three of them. Snow Pea took a deep breath and explained, “Okay, a while back, I died to save my cousins and sister.”
Flurry pointed out, “You know, it’s creepy how you can mention that incident so casually, cuz.”
She deadpanned, “I didn’t die completely.” She told Mischief, “I was in the heavens when I saw the alicorns and draconequui. They told me that the blizzard happened because they hated each other, not because of you. I even met your parents up there before I came back to life.” She then pulled out a crystal orb and said, “I kept the memory of my experience so it’d be preserved for all time.”
In an instant, Mischief saw the events of Snow Pea’s memory play out as if he was there instead of her. He thought the cosmos were a beautiful place and wanted to stay there forever. His heart almost stilled when he saw the alicorns emerging from the mist. He thought they were going to come after him until he remembered it was somepony else’s memory. When he saw the draconequui, he was amazed to see them – and the alicorns – in the flesh, or mystical whatever. As he heard the alicorns and draconequui explain what happened in the blizzard, he was astonished when they said that their hatred and distrust for each other doomed them. Flurry was right – he didn’t cause the blizzard this whole time!
Then, he got one look at his parents and it was as if time stopped. He had seen them in his dreams before, the ones in which a snowstorm had overwhelmed them. To actually see them in spirit form was as real to him as though they were alive. Tears spilled down his cheeks as his mother, Teardrop, explained that she and her husband’s love for one another caused the feud between the draconequui and alicorns to escalate. Mischief became disheartened when Teardrop said that his birth incited enough hatred to draw the Windigos to the land and finish most members of both races off. Mischief knew that Flurry was right that he and his parents’ love should’ve served as examples to the others; instead, the message it was trying to send got twisted and brought the festering grudge to a boil. It comforted Mischief very much when he saw that his parents’ races regretted their actions.
When Mischief returned to the real world, Flurry asked in concern, “Are you okay, Mischief?”
His thoughts dwelled back to the message his mother wanted Snow Pea to deliver. When she had said that she and his father loved him very much, he felt every bit of their love in her words. No longer did he feel ashamed by his role in the blizzard. Now, there was only serenity from finally learning the truth.
Tears of joy spilled from Mischief’s eyes as he answered in a choked-up voice, “I’m better than okay.” He hugged the girls as he said, “Thank you so much for helping me see the light after 66 years.”
This surprised Snow Pea. “66 years?”
Flurry told her with a small smile, “Long story.”
While the party continued inside, Mischief found the balcony and leaned against the railing. This was a beautiful view to have at night - all of Ponyville resting peacefully underneath the starry sky, and the vast land that laid just beyond it. Mischief wondered what kind of adventures he would have with Flurry and his new friends. Just the thought of that excited him.
Flurry’s voice then said behind him, “My dearest friend…” When he turned around to see her walking onto the balcony, she sang, “If you don't mind…I'd like to join you by your side…where we can gaze into the stars…”
As Flurry drew near to Mischief, they sang together, “And be together…now and forever…For it is plain…as anyone can see…” They held hooves as they finished, “We're simply meant to be…”
Caught in a magical moment, they wrapped their arms around each other and locked lips in a deep and meaningful kiss. They were unaware that sparkles of magic sprung from their heads and flew up into the sky. The green and yellow sparkles then intertwined into a heart that shone beside the moon.
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Overall, this was an enjoyable story; it had some laughs, some heavy moments, and I enjoyed finally meeting Mischief!
Also, should I comment on this chapter in order to enter this contest of yours?
8092108 Yes. You can also comment on the other chapters or either of our profiles.
8092113 Thanks! Also, my entries are "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".
My list of guesses are:
- Cinderella (old or new version)
- Mulan
- The lion King (1 or maybe 2)
- i'm out of ideas!!!
Love the story!!
Are we gonna see the birth of Screwball's baby in the next story?
Keep writing!!!
Oooh, this chapter was good.
Hmm, let's narrow down my choices. It's not Disney. You already did a Shrek-inspired one. Hmm. I've got "Swan Lake," "Thumbelina," "Rumpelstiltskin," "The Frog Prince," "Hansel and Gretel," and for my final guess, "Caporushes." You might have to look that last one up, so probably not that one.
By the way, do you have any intention of pairing Thorax with anypony at all?
8092844 I already had Swan Lake and Thumbelina in Daughter of the Moon.
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I tried to suggest some characters to be Thorax's wife, but CN12 said "no" to all of them.
Thanks for the fave, by the way!
Amazing job. I love this series and I cant wait for next instalment.
My guesses would be: 'Rumplestiltskin' 'The Wizard of Oz/Wicked'(Beacuse I love that muscical) 'The Nightengale' 'Hansel and Gretel' 'Little Red Riding Hood' or 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
I didnt realise there were so many fairytales that havent been made into Disney movies. Plenty of options.
8093399 Oops.
I forgot. 
Okay, additional guesses. "Puss in Boots," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Goose that Laid a Golden Egg," "The Gingerbread Man," and "The Firebird." Also, I just realized that Disney adapted "The Frog Prince," so it's probably not going to be that one.
8093444 I also just remembered that you did "Rumpelstiltskin" for Quest for Family.
Two more guesses. "The Fisherman and his Wife" and "The Magic Paintbrush"
8148123 Slow-aging genes. Celestia and Luna has displayed this in the show, and Discord admits to being older than a hundred years in age. Since Mischief is half-alicorn and half-draconequus, his aging got slowed to the point he would age one year per few years.
8148881 I am asking how is Mischief ONLY 66? Sombra in his 60-70 I get, but the two oldest alicorns, the full draconequus and the half draconequus/half alicorn? How are they NOT at least 1000?
8149033 Again, slow-aging genes.
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I got that. My question is WHY are Discord, Celestia, Luna and Mischief NOT over 1000 years old in this series? Them looking like they are in their teens to 30's, is well established, what is not established is WHY say Mischief is ONLY 66? Pleas take note of the words that are fully capitalized, because they are key words to my question.
8152976 So, you're saying that Mischief should be WAY older than 66. I don't mean to insult the sister writers' intelligence, but have you ever heard of the "Writers Cannot Do Math" trope? I've kind of learned to ignore details like that for the sake of the story, assuming that I find the story engaging enough, which thankfully for this series and the show's canon, I do.
8154051 that's most likely the closest thing to answer I will ever get... Its just for the most part in fiction, like something like MLP, proficiencies tend to be at least several 100 years old... sigh
8154133 If you've read some of my other comments on these stories, you'd know that this isn't the first time that I've found a math-related plothole in them.
Besides, I don't think these kinds of plot holes are avoidable. Sometimes, errors get past no matter how many times you check. Other times, what you want to write just refuses to obey the rules of reality. 
8163355 fair enough.
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I'm actually writing a oneshot in the Royal Canterlot Family story, that might actually help with your unanswered questions about the slow-aging genes.
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IT HAS TO BE!!!
Yes, yes it is.