Chapter 1:The Fifth Alicorn
Twilight slammed through the doors of the canterlot castle to find Celestia and Cadance sitting at a meeting table.
Twilight hadn't seen it since before her fight with Tirek. Cadance looked worried, but Celestia even more so. Twilight
trotted over to Celestia who was nervously tapping her whoove on the table. "Princess Celestia, what's the matter?
I recieved your letter telling me to report to Canterlot as soon as possible."
Celestia looked up at Twilight, her face tear streaked. "Twilight! Thank you for comming on such short notice."
Twilight looked around, and saw no sign of the princess of the night. "Princess Celestia, where is Luna? Shouldn't
she be here?"
Celestia bowed her head slightly. "My sister is here Twilight, but not under the most pleasent of circumstances."
Another tear streaked down her face. "She is over in the room to your left." Twilight glanced in that direction, and sure
enough there was a door left slightly ajar. "I would not enter there Twilight, there will be no pleasent sights in that
room."
As if on que, a loud shriek tore the castle. Twilight turned to face princess Celestia. "What is wrong with her?"
Princess Celestia opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. Cadance stepped forward to speak for Celestia. "Luna
is... she... she is pregnant Twilight." Twilight gave a face of horror and confusion. "She went into labor a few hours
ago."
Another shriek tore through the castle, disrupting the uneasy silence. "But... how?" Of course twilight knew how,
she did have a filly of her own with Flash Sentry. Even Flutter Shy had a colt with Big Mac.
Celestia found her voice again. "Twilight, we are afraid some pony may try to steal Lunas foal. That is why we
called you. We need you to take Lunas foal back to your castle in Ponyville."
Twilights face was riddled with shock. "But why me? Wouldn't Luna want to be with her foal. And besides I already
have Flash and Bright Star at home, I'm not sure I'd be able to handle another foal at home."
Cadnce spoke again. "But what of your friends in Ponyville?"
Twilight recalled the tragic stories of her friends departures. "The only friend of mine that still lives in
Ponyville is Apple Jack, and she's too busy running the apple farm since Granny Smith passed on, and Big Mac left for the
Breezies world to live with Flutter Shy. Rainbow Dash is running the Wonder Bolts Academy. Rarity and spike are here in
Canterlot towork in her boutique since the one in Ponyville closed. And Pinkie Works with Gilda in the Griffon Empire."
Twilight frowned at the memories of her friends leaving Ponyville. Twilight hadn't even spoke to Apple Jack since Granny
Smiths funeral.
Twilight looked back up at Cadance and Celestia. Cadnce placed a whoove on Twilights shoulder. "So you truly have
no friends left in Ponyville?" True sarrow in her voice. Twilight hadn't herd saddness in Cadances voice since Shinning
Armor died two years ago when one of his soilders threw a spear durring pracice and accidently hit Shinning while he was
walking through the throughing range. The spear had pierced his stomach and mortaly wounded him.
"I miss them all so much." Twilight then began to cry.
As Cadnce wiped tears from her face the longest shriek yet erupted. the noise was so loud and torn that Twilight
had to cover her ears. Even Celestia and Cadance were cringning at the noise. But when the shriek faded, heavy breathing
was heard. And on top of that, the cries of a new born foal. Twilight knew that sound well enough.
The door to the room Luna was in opened and Zecora trotted out holding a foal in a black blanket. Twilight had
forgotten that Zecora was hired as Celestia and Lunas personal healer. Apparently more people had moved on than Twilight
had thought. Celestia Picked up the Foal with her magic and gently brought it over to her. "It is now your time to hold,
congradulations it is a colt." Zecora rhymed. Twilighted looked at the colt. She saw dark gray, silver eyes, and a horn.
No wings though, which meant who ever the father was, was a unicorn.
Cadance looked to Zecora. What is his name?"
"His name is Niente." Luna slowly walked out of the room and towards her colt.
Celestia looked shocked, but Twilight was not. If any pony was stubborn enough to be walking around after giving
birth, it was Luna. "Sister! You should not be up. You should be resting in bed."
"No, I need to see my colt before he is taken to Ponyville."
"As do I." Said a familiar voice from behind Twilight. Discord moved past Cadance and Twilght to stand next to
Celestia in order to see the colt. "How precious."
Twilight took a step towards Discord. "Don't get any ideas Discord." Twilight practically spat his name.
Discord rolled his eyes. "Oh Twilight, after all these years it still slips your mind that I'm reformed."
Twilight gave Discord a look of pure hatred. "I know you're reformed, I just don't trust you."
"Whatever Twilight I just wanted to stop in and see the little colt before I left for the breezies world to visit
Flutter Shy." Discord snapped his fingers and a clock appeared in front of him. "Oh dear, is that the time, I best be off.
Good luck taking care of the little one." And just like that he was gone.
Twilight kept a stern look on her face untill Celestia began to speak again. "Well sister, you have blessed us all
with a beuatiful gift. And now, we have an heir." Just as Celestia finished her sentence the grand doors to the room burst
open.
"An heir indeed." It was a mares voice. A cloaked figure approached them slowly, whoove steps echoing in room and
down the halls. The mysterious mare stopped twenty whooves short of them. Silver magic pulled back the hood of her cloak,
revealing a beuatiful unicorn of silver, a gorgeous flowing mane the same color of her, she was as tall as Celestia, and
had bright emerald eyes. "What amazing things foal are. So much life to burst out of them."
Twilight quickly looked the unicorn over. Her cutie mark was visible. A dark cloud. "Who are you?"
The unicorn blushed. "Me? I'm Argenta." Silver magic removed her cloak, and large silver wings spread out. "The
most powerful Alicorn alive."
End Of Chapter 1