The Biggest Question
Canterlot was in an uproar like never before. Nobles had actually gotten out of their beds in the middle of the night to appear in court. Not only had Princess Celestia’s private student snuck into the Royal Archives along with five other ponies, but the tower itself had been destroyed. Normally, one or both these things wouldn’t have angered the nobility so much to get them out of the comforts of their homes at this hour. However, it seemed that the object that had crashed into the Royal Archives had been carrying Princess Celestia inside.
“This is an outrage!” yelled Blueblood. “Those Lunar ponies have gone too far. This is a direct attack on our fair and just land. We must act now with the same amount of brutality!”
“And how should we go about that?” demanded another noble. “They are on the moon! No normal unicorn can just teleport up there. We would need the magical powers of an alicorn!”
“We also don’t know the terrain,” said Vice Captain Hard Shell, who was filling in for the imprisoned Iron Wall. “Even if we could go there we have no idea what we are walking into. Attacking them blind will cost us dearly. Not to mention that our other enemies might take advantage of the situation.”
“So you are saying that we let this assault slide?” accused Blueblood as he pointed a hoof at Hard Shell.
“Is this what court is usually like?” whispered Applejack to Trixie. Trixie let out a sigh before nodding. The six mares were currently in the middle of the royal audience chambers, surrounded on all sides by guards wielding spears. After the destruction of the Archives, the girls had been shackled and escorted into the castle. Next to them was the Lunar pod with still held Celestia.
“This is a sight that Trixie is used to,” said the blue mare. “They will continue to argue like this until one side loses or Celestia is set free.” She shook her head only to notice the book that was still hidden under Rainbow’s wing. “What do you think you are doing with that?! That belongs in the Archive!”
Rainbow shrugged. “It’s not like I can take it back,” she said. Rainbow then looked down at the book for a moment. “Besides, I need to ask Celestia about it.”
“Ah reckon we all need some answers,” muttered Applejack. She then raised an eyebrow as Pinkie Pie seemed to be dancing where she stood. “And what in tarnation is wrong with ya?”
“I really, really, REALLY need to pee,” said Pinkie Pie
“Silence all of you,” shouted a noble in a powdered wig. Everypony in the room became quiet except for Pinkie Pie. Within the silent room the sound effects caused by her jumping up and down were more easily heard. “Before we decide to go to war or not there is a matter we must attend to first. The fate of these six terrorists!” All eyes turned towards the six mares who gasped in surprise. The only one who had a different reaction was Fluttershy who fell on her back and fainted.
“This is outrageous,” yelled Rarity. “How can you accuse us of terrorism without any proof?”
“You all broke into the Royal Archives,” said Iron Shell as he pointed at the white mare. “Then, after you were found out, the building was destroyed. The timing seems almost too perfect to be a coincidence.”
“What were you doing in there?” demanded another noble. “Were you gathering information for the Republic? How far does this treason go?”
“You dare to accuse the Great and Powerful Trixie of treason?” yelled Trixie as she took a step forward. However, as soon as she did she found several more spears pointed in her direction. “Trixie would never betray Princess Celestia. Nor would anypony in her Great company.”
“Silence,” shouted the pony in the wig again. “We shall now hold trial for-”
“What is going on here?” said Cadence as the doors to the chambers opened. On her back was Midnight while Ruby and her two fellow bat ponies walked behind her. All three of them were wearing bright pink armor with their princess’s cutie mark on their chest piece. “I was in the armory seeing that my new guards were fitted properly when I heard there was an emergency meeting.”
Cadence continued to walk forward until she stood next to the six mares who stared at her in amazement. As the pony in the powdered wig began to talk, she turned her head to look at the six accused. For the most part they looked either scared that they would be found guilty or angry that they were being accused. The pink one looked like she had to use the bathroom. Finally, Cadence gaze became frozen on her aunt. Celestia looked utterly helpless within the confides of the pod. The only thing she seemed to be able to move was her eyes.
“As you can see,” said Blueblood once the other noble had finished speaking, “we are in a state of emergency. We have no time for-”
“For a member of the Royal Family who spends her time with bat ponies,” finished Cadence calmly. Blueblood, who had momentarily lost his composure, looked flabbergasted. “I am well aware that most of you see my actions of late as, putting it lightly, ‘untasteful’. That is, however, not an acceptable reason to keep me out of something of this magnitude. Before we talk of war or any such thing I believe there is something far more pressing.”
“And what may that be?” asked Blueblood with a sneer. Cadence simply pointed at the pod.
“I believe that getting Princess Celestia out of this device should take top priority,” she said calmly. All the nobles looked like they had been smack upside the head. Some began to look embarrassed while others looked shameful. But there were those who looked angry at Cadence for one reason or another.
“And how do you propose we do that?” demanded Blueblood. “Should we just begin to randomly press buttons and hope for the best?”
“Buttons?!” cried out one of the guards. He was a blue earth pony with a yellow mane. He dropped his spear before instantly appearing in front of the pod. “Oh Celestia, I love buttons! Beep bup bup boop beep bup boop.” The blue stallion began to randomly press against the pod until his hoof touched a blinking red light. When he did the pod opened up, launching Celestia into the air. She then landed a few feet in front of her prison looking a little light headed but otherwise fine.
“I can’t hold it anymore!” shouted Pinkie as she dashed into the pod. As it began to close with her inside it everypony could hear her sigh of relief.
-x-
Twilight and Scootaloo were currently enjoying a nice breakfast of oats and water. It might not have been the fanciest meal, but it would fill them up until lunch. Normally her breakfast table was quiet, but that was to be expected since it was usually just her. Yet for some reason the quiet seemed eerie. As the unicorn looked at the filly who seemed to be glued to her meal, eating it rather slowly.
‘Am I failing her already’, thought a worried Twilight. ‘Yesterday she seemed so happy. I wonder what has her looking so down.’ This was a situation Twilight wasn’t very familiar with. She had gone over a couple books last night and, sadly, none of them had given her any information that she could use in this situation. So she did what she had done when there was a quiet breakfast with Shining Armor: turning on the radio.
“And that is how a cannon saved the Lunar Republic last night,” came Vinyl’s voice with a laugh. “In other news, a stallion was found trying to blow up a section of the dome in Dome Six this morning. The explosion went off leaving several large growing cracks. Luckily for residents, members of the Shield Corps were able to get there in time to reinforce the Dome as well as apprehend the stallion who they believe to be suffering for Space Madness. He will be detained until a proper diagnosis can be performed. But enough this depressing news! Let’s jam!”
“Twilight, what’s Space Madness?” asked Scootaloo over the music.
“I’ll tell you as we get ready,” said Twilight as she looked at the clock. It was almost time for them to leave. With a nod, Scootaloo picked up her bowl while Twilight used her magic to put stuff away. “Space Madness is one of the most common occurrences here in the Republic. It’s basically a mental breakdown, feeling trapped within the Domes. I have heard that most often it is caused when ponies stare into the empty vacuum of space for too long. It doesn’t happen as much as it used to, but somepony does get it from time to time.”
“But they get better, right?’ asked Scootaloo. “I mean, you have stuff that helped fix me.”
“That’s a bit different,” said Twilight with a sigh. “Fixing the body is much easier than fixing the mind.” She then noticed that Scootaloo seemed to look frightened. “It just takes a bit longer. A couple weeks or even months. So, if you are ever feeling trapped, just let me know so we can talk about it.”
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. As Scootaloo ran to get her stuff for today Twilight went to see who it was. She opened the door to see Shadow standing before her with a confident smile.
“I thought I’d walk you to the palace,” said Shadow before kissing his marefriend on the cheek. Twilight blush and nodded as Scootaloo came down the stairs on her new scooter. While she now had the ability to fly she still had a habit of crashing into things. So, until she got some flying lessons, she was still ground bound.
As the three made their way to the platform station, Scootaloo’s silence was becoming deafening. Yesterday she had seemed so happy about everything. That was until after they returned from school. Did something happen there that Scootaloo didn’t want to talk about? Was she scared of something? Finally, Twilight couldn’t take it anymore.
“Scootaloo, is something wrong?” asked Twilight.
“Ah, no,” answered the filly in an unconvincing manner. Both adults gave her a ‘yeah right’ look that caused her to sigh. She didn’t want to tell Twilight the truth, that she was afraid of letting her down. There was no way she could get into the Royal Academy or do any of the things Twilight or Shadow did when they were younger. They were so awesome and she wasn’t. But she didn’t want to come out and tell them that. So she decided to tell them something else. “I’m just wondering if joining the Troop is such a good idea. Can’t I just stay with you?”
“I see,” said Twilight as a look of understanding appeared on her face. “You’re worried that you won’t make any friends.”
“A little,” admitted Scootaloo.
“I was the same way when I joined,” said Twilight.
-Flashback-
A young filly Twilight stood next to Princess Luna. Before them were at least a dozen or so fillies and colts, running around while a mare tried her best to get them at attention. One of them looked at Twilight for just a moment causing her to hide behind the Princess.
“Do I really have to go?” asked Twilight in a quiet voice.
“Yes,” said Luna as her horn began to glow. Her magic surrounded Twilight and lifted her off the ground in order to move her back to the princess’s side. “It will be good for you to interact with other ponies your own age. After all, you can’t spend every day just reading books.”
“But books don’t hurt you,” said Twilight sadly. “Books don’t leave you.”
Luna said nothing at first. It had been a year and a half since Twilight had lost her parents. She still refused to talk about what had happened and what she had seen. The Moon Princess couldn’t imagine what she was going through. But, one thing she did know was that it wasn’t healthy for Twilight to retreat into her own little world. She needed to spend some time with ponies other than herself, Shadow Blade, and Shining Armor. She needed to make some friends and to enjoy life.
“Twilight, can I tell you something?” asked Luna in a low voice. The filly nodded. “When I was small, I didn’t think I needed friends either. I just wanted to read my books or play in my lab all by myself. At first I thought that I was fine. But, as I got older, I realized that I missed out on so much fun that can only be found with your friends. I just don’t want you to make that same mistake. Do you understand?”
Whatever Twilight was about to say was suddenly interrupted as a Pegasus with a turquoise coat and an amber mane crashed into her. The two rolled forwards until they both came to a stop in front of the Troop leader. Both looked very dizzy as they tried to stand.
“Well it looks like your on time for once Lightning,” said the Troop leader. “And it seems like you ‘bumped’ into our latest addition.” Lightning let out a light laugh as she turned to face the pony she had crashed into. The purple filly growled in response, not looking amused at the situation.
-End Flashback-
“So is that how you met Lightning Dust?” asked Scootaloo as the three of them neared the platform station.
Twilight nodded. “I was sore at her for a while,” she admitted. “But Princess Luna was right, getting out of the palace and making friends was just what I needed. I don’t think I’d be the mare I am today without meeting them.”
“Hey Scootaloo,” yelled Dinky. The group looked up to see the little unicorn running towards them with a big smile on her face. “We’re going to have so much fun today! Come on, I want you to meet everypony.” With that she began to drag the Pegasus pony towards a larger group of fillies and colts.
Twilight let out a giggle as she watched as Scootaloo was surrounded by ponies her age. She then looked over to the platform station to see that Shadow was already talking to Boarding Time and Bronze Shield. Deciding that it was time to go, Twilight began to walk towards the three stallions who suddenly became silent as she neared. The body search went quicker than usual which was odd. Normally Bronze was very meticulous with his searches, taking his time to make certain he didn’t miss a thing. But today it seemed like he was in a hurry to get them going. Before she knew it the two of them were on the platform heading for Dome Zero.
As the platform moved, Twilight began to silently ponder what had happened. Then the platform just stopped causing her to break out of her thoughts. Looking around she saw that the two of them were in-between the two Domes. All around was white rock that reflected the light of the sun. Twilight gulped. She knew that her teleportation spells limit and there was no way she could teleport the two of them to the castle in one go. They could make it if they did it in jumps, but if a platform came this way they would be sitting ducks.
Then an important question entered her head. Why had this happened? The platform wasn’t broken. Each night and morning they were inspected to make sure every function was working perfectly. Even if it did suddenly happen the platform should have fallen to the ground by now.
“Hey Twilight,” said Shadow, breaking the purple mare out of her thoughts. She turned to look at him and found that he was staring out into the wasteland. “Do you remember how we first met?”
Twilight blinked. “Yeah, of course I do,” she answered. “I remember that I was sitting in the living room, reading the first ever Boldly Go book. I was so fascinated with it I didn’t even hear you or your mom come in. One moment I was alone and then when I looked up you were standing right in front of me.”
“And then you screamed,” said Shadow with a laugh which caused Twilight’s cheeks to turn red.
“Hey, you startled me,” said Twilight as she tried to defend herself. Shadow smiled as he walked over to her until they were standing face to face. For some reason, this was causing Twilight’s heart to race. She took a deep breath while silently counting to ten.
“I remember that day as well,” said Shadow. “When I first saw you, I thought that you were just a little bookworm.” Twilight gave him an annoyed look. “But then I got to know you better. I got to know the real Twilight Sparkle. And that’s what you do, you sparkle in the darkness. You have been my light when I needed it the most. Somepony who has always been there for me when I was afraid and scared. And I want to be there for you as well. To protect the light you give out. I know this all sounds a bit corny, stars help me, but its how I feel.” With that, Shadow reached behind him and pulled out a small black box. He opened it, causing Twilight to gasp when she saw what was inside it. “Twilight Sparkle, will you marry me?”
Twilight said nothing. She just stared at him for a moment with her eyes wide as dish plates. Shadow began to get nervous as the waiting continued. He began to fear that she would say no, that they weren’t ready for something like this. Then with no mercy she tackled him to the ground while laughing. She began to kiss him deeply as her magic placed the engagement ring on her horn.
-x-
“Well they seem happy,” said Luna as she watched the scene unfold. In front of her was large holo screen that was floating in mid air, displaying the happy couple. Next to her was Shining Armor who was crying.
“Goodbye Virgin Alarm,” cried Shining Armor.
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Honestly, I'm looking forward to Equestria girls, if only so that I can see just how they're going to pull it off. I just hope that it treats the audience just as well and with as much respect as the original series does. In any case, a great chapter as always. I'm getting the feeling that Celestia is going to start making some changes, though whether that's before or after Rainbow Dash, AJ and the others ask their questions is yet to be known.
wow I fell sorry for shining and the bat ponies oh the horror PINK!!!!!!!!! ARMOR!!!!!!!!
You really love your cliff hangers don't you? That's just not fair man
What? The bat ponies have already completed their training and joined the Royal Guard? That must be the quickest career in Equestria.
No question of why they suck so much.
Homer Simpson at his finest.
Please, please, get to the main plot line already! But all in all, it's nice to see the backstory on the relationship and surprised it was LUNA who paid and installed the cameras and not Shining.
2575430 I think that was the pony version of Caboose from this one Red vs Blue crossover. He was blue with a yellow mane.
ooh cliff hanger!
Now you make a Space Balls reference, funny.
(just joking)
I hope a lot of our questions will be answered next chapter, thought I am glad that you answered the whole engament thing befor the cliff hanger... other wise they're would be blood to pay
good luck
best wish for the next chapter
Are they that Incompetent?
If so, I'd Like one ticket to the moon, Minus the Lack of water, they seem at least a little more competent.
I see a RvB reference there but i wont say where
Much liquid Schwartz was spilled that day
who doesn't love buttons
there fun to press 
SPACE
MADNESS
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Poor Shining Armor
Equestria is gripped yet again with political strife.
Bat ponies guards finally get some armor to train in.
Celestia was stuck in a pod until Cadence actually got the idiots in politics to move a muscle.
Now they need a pony scientist who can invent the rocket for Equestria. Like the pony recently jailed in the Republic..... Equestria likely has a few spies in the Republic whom could of been teleported by Celestia into another Dome.
Head of Intelligence: My contacts in the Republic have told me of a rocket scientist who was jailed for misappropriating funds. She could be of great use to us.
Noble: And how exactly do you plan to get her here?
HoI : my contacts told me that only bat ponies operate the prison, and we have two brand new bat pony guards thanks to our illustrious Princess Cadence. All we'd need to do get them up to the moon, have them infiltrate the prison, break them out, and then the contacts can smuggle them back to the planet.
Noble: You honestly think the two bats will stay loyal to our cause!?!
HoI: Yes, if I have learned anything the past 20 years; is that you can judge a pony's loyalty by their actions. And those two seem very determined to be accepted by society as a whole. Thus, with a bit buttering up, they'll do it and if they do survive; they will be made heroes of Equestria. And you my good sir, will be the one who "found" these two and ushered in a new era of acceptance thus quickly allowing you to be promoted by Celestia who is desperately attempting to placate her sister.
Congrats Twi!
Great chapter. Shadow finally proposed to Twilight. Their getting married. With Scootaloo in the picture their going to be one big happy family. Hope thing's turn out alright for Scootaloo.
I have to admit i'm curious about Equestria girl's. I hope it's good.
2575430 that's not homer -_- that's caboose
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They were only being fitted for their armor before they can start their training.
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I have seen the trailer, and it can be summed into "FiM turns into Bratz"
2576325 cadences guards were in pink
@Darthvalgaav...
For Chapter 23...
1. A minor typo-error...
Metal breakdown! *overly loud electric guitar riff*
(
voice: mental breakdown...)
Few other typo'es (just minor ones) in the chapter too. But that one was irresistable to poke fun at ;P .
2. Poor Ruby Moon, Dusk Blitz, & Thunderclap... Bright pink armor is not the correct route to be taken seriously by...well...anyone.
3. Not bad for a command moment for Princess Cadence, though it might have been more entertaining to have her actually have cowed the nobles. I personally have been enjoying Cadence's rising strength of character.
4. Something that has been nagging at me throughout your fan-fiction: is it deliberate to make Princess Celestia appear (or "be") so incompetent? I understand that you are trying to contrast between Princess Celestia's laissez-faire rulership of Equestria versus Princess Luna's benevolent dictatorship of the Lunar Repbulic, but it is necessary to do so to the point of making the Equestrian alicorns (Celestia & Cadence) look so impotent?
5. To a lesser extent this applies to Trixie as well. Despite Trixie's caustic bravado, would the Royal Guards really treat the "faithful student" of Princess Celestia so poorly?
6. As for MLP: Equestria Girls...
- a. Creatively speaking, I think Hasbro Studios could have come up with something better than dimension-jumping Twilight Sparkle all by her lonesome to a pseudo-human world. A clean-slate spin-off might have been a much better foundation.
- b. Artistically speaking... I think it a weak choice to color-code the pseudo-human cast, despite understanding that Hasbro wanted to avoid racially-tagging the various MLP:FiM cast to their human translations. It is a bit disappointing that there are fan-artists out there that have done far better pony-humanizations than what Hasbro Studios has gone with. [check out DeviantArtists HazuraSinner & Trinityinyang for my top two favorites]
- c. Personally speaking, I really dislike altenate-Spike being a dog; it is rather a slap in the face for a supporting character without whom the Elements of Harmony would have failed years ago. I would have much preferred alternate-Spike being another pseudo-human character, possibly even replacing the glaringly obvious "highschool heartthrob" male character. Hell, even my own girls rolled their eyes when they saw him in the trailer. So while I am not a doomsayer in saying it will suck, I have my doubts towards the strength & survivability of the spin-off series
Virgin Alarm?
2576828 I think it's a reference, but I can't remember where I have heard it before.
5 most powerful beings in Equestria must be: Celestia, Luna, Discord, Sombra, Twilight Sparkle
My fav background ponies: Colgate and Roseluck.
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2576967>>2576828
Space Balls ref
2577447 Oh of course! I love that movie, how could I not remember?
I just wanted to say this is probably one of my favorite stories as of now. A lot of comments tear down your pacing, etc, but I see few problems with the story layout overall. I particularly like your analysis of the princesses; this is the best explanation for the formation of the Lunar Republic I have read as of yet. Keep up the good work!
<--- Also, finally someone who does something significant with bat ponies.
OMG that was SOOO FUNNY!!!.... Spaceballs ref at the very end.... PERFECT!!!! keep writting
2577447 never watched it.
I loled so hard my brother pooped,
I beleive that most nobles are, as said by fort minor ”fzvking pricks and cock... Who rapper hope get shot...”
This is why politics are for tryhards, brownosers, gays, and all round, dueces
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You really need to see it. It is a great parody movie done right.
2579641 of what?
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Star Wars
This was my overall reaction to the whole Equestrian Girls thing.
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I mean if it is not all that great, so what? It won't be tied into canon, and we can ignore it. But holy crap it is the alicorn Twilight thing all over again, only 5X worse.
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Missing your mane six comments. have you stopped doing them?
2595183 No, but when I don't have anything funny comment worthy in these more serious chapters.
In all Honesty you should probably rename this chapter 'Virgin Alarm'
.
That last line
Spaceballs. Oh s**t, there goes the planet...
That Space Balls reference though
WOOOOO! Sarge and Caboose! And Sarge said his line!
YES!!!!!!!! SPACE BALLS REFERENCE!!!!!!!
“Buttons?!” cried out one of the guards. He was a blue earth pony with a yellow mane. He dropped his spear before instantly appearing in front of the pod. “Oh Celestia, I love buttons! Beep bup bup boop beep bup boop.” -Pony Caboose, 2014
“Goodbye Virgin Alarm,” cried Shining Armor.
I only have one thing to say
WOOT Spaceballs!
Fun fact: The actress that played Dot Matrix is dead.
Wait, that's not fun at all... I'm sad now...
This, just fucking this video... It's the only way to respond to this:
Is this a reference to Vault Madness?
2575430 not homer. the pony was blue