The fall of Harmony
Authors note: Hey, this is my first fanfiction, so don't be mean and leave bad me know about any mistakes. Enjoy the story.
P.S this is after Twilight is a alicorn.
Clover123: Hey, guys. This is Clover, a friend of war-lover. I helped him edit. Some of the letters that should be capitalized aren't, because war-lover's keyboard is messed up. I know nothing about this franchise, however. war - lover wrote the entire story, I just helped with the spelling and punctuation.
Disclaimer:
war-lover: Gryffindors are red...
Clover:... Raven claws are blue...
Both: ... We don't own 'My Little Pony'...
war-lover's sister: SO PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO. NOT. SUE.
Prologue: The return of the banished
Celestia sat upon her throne a large bag of mail laid to the side filled to the brim with letters, most of them from nobles requesting something or anther from the princess. The other letters were from the lower class ponies, most of those letters were thank you notes or letters praising her.
Some times should would get the weird love letter from unnamed ponies but, being shown as the regal princess the media has presented as over her many years of rule it was expected. Celestia over the many years have gotten used to spotting and disposing of them but sometime they would slip past into the pile of need to read letters.
This was one such case as she disposed of the letter in small burst of fire and disposing of the ash in the trash with her magic. She picked up more letters reading each one thoughtfully and fully, that is until she got to the last one in the small pile she removed from the over drugged bag, scoffing as she read it.
Another letter, from the noble Greedy Needy, requesting an audience with me for more land, she thought, how many times am I going to have to tell him that I can't give up any more land until the environmental council say what can be given and what needs to be kept. She forced herself to put the letter down in the reply pile instead of burning it.
She remembered a time where if her or Luna said something it was law, and if anyone disagreed well that's why we had dung… Celestia was thrown out of her thoughts when a puff of green fire flew in front of her, forming a neatly rolled up scroll.
Right on time as always Twilight Celestia thought taking the scroll in her magic and carefully opening it. She read through the friendship report laughing at some points and smiling at other. She read the addition at the end of the note smiling at the statement then thought to herself Twilight is still asking me if I am ok, I know that she cares, but It has been a week since the Everfree forest kidnapped me and luna.
Celestia rolled back up the scroll placing in a pile of its own, the smile still on her face as she went back to the large bag of letters.
Before the smile could be whipped away from the other letters a loud mysterious voices echoed in the room sounding as if it came from all directions.
"Oh,my dear Celestia, you always did find the most simple things amusing, but I am not one to judge because now that I am free I too enjoy the simple things" the voice letting out a deep laugh at the end, And for the first time, in what celestia could recall as a long time, the hairs on her neck stood on end.
Her head darted around the room looking for the owner of the voice as the guards, that were to the far left and right sides of the room, moved in front of her. "Who are you? Show yourself", Celestia said, her smile turning into a grimace of frustration.
The voice answered a few seconds after Celestia asked her questions "In all due time,Tia, in all due time"
Celestia her eyes as big as plates from surprise. Her surprised gaze quickly turning to one of anger as she resided the urge to use the canterlot voice but still yelled as she forcefully said "I will ask again, who are you and what is the meaning of THIS" The voice let out a small chuckle of amusement "find something amusing" Celestia asked her anger getting the better of her.
"I must have hit a nerve for you to yell like this, but the explanation of what it is can wait, The final piece has fallen into place"
The voice faded away with it's last words, before Celestia could ask what it meant the throne room doors burst open Luna rushing in guards following in suit.
"I heard all The commotion from my room sister" Luna said seriously "what is it that that is wrong"
Celestia still keeping her guard up answered to Luna "there was a voice…." before Celestia could continue her mind kicked into action replaying The last thing The voice had said The final piece has fallen into place her mind and years of experience kick in, as she realized it was a trap.
"What about this voice sister" Luna asked throwing Celestia out of her racing thoughts "you aren't going mad ar…" Luna was cut off by Celestia grabbing her and pulling her towards the large throne room doors
"We need to leave now" Celestia said still pulling Luna "this was all a…" the sound of the large throne room doors slamming shut blocking the few guards that had yet to enter and cutting of Celestia as she said the last word of her sentence with a hint of distress "...trap"
Luna and Celestia watched as a black wave of magic flooded over the door leaving only a slight shimmer in its clearing. They knew the spell well it was a sealing spell and if they were right, and they usually are, the spell was cast over every exit of the room.
Before Luna or Celestia could speak the voice returned this time it had a very malice tone "you two are familiar with the game of chess correct" after receiving no answer from the two sisters he continued "you should know I played it with you many times my dear Tia, as for you Luna you were far too young to be taught. If you can recall ,sister, the last thing I said to you that faithful day, it would have helped you stopped what is about to happen. But alas you never were a strong listener all those years ago, so I will say it again, because that is what good brothers do"
The room went black as if the light had disappeared from existence leaving only enough to see with, as a ring of black fire formed in the center of the throne room burning away the regale red carpet. The ring then formed a dark sphere that pushed out word at an alarming speed pushing away the unlucky guards, that stepped forward to stop it or were just standing near it, knocking them out instantly.
As the flames died down a large alicorn with black a suit and red tie stepped out from the ring of dark fire. He stood tall, his fur as black as a starless night, could be seen past the suit top. His short mane and tail were a regal blue but the way they moved, it was as if the hair itself was fire. He stretched out his limbs a vicious smile on his face as he said "I do love the clothes of this century, and Tia, the last piece of advice I gave before I was imprisoned was, don't get your strongest pieces in situations they can't get out of sacrifice the pawns if you have to, and might I say dear Luna that you brought a lot of pawns"
The guards that had been watching the whole thing rushed forward at him, their weapons ready to strike. As the guards wretch striking distance the first attack was thrown only to be stopped by a black barrier, the barrier crackling with black lightning through the guard and his weapon back shocking him at the same time knocking him unconscious. The lightning that struck the guard start to branch of him moving from guard to guard knocking them out one by one.
Luna watched in horror as the black lighting spread throughout the guards like wild fire. She looked to her sister,Celestia, who had an emotionless face though her eyes had revealed the fear she had, it was the same look she had seen when she had become nightmare moon.
Silently she feed magic to her horn forming two magic short swords behind her using her large stature to block them from view. When Luna had been turned back from nightmare moon her knowledge that she had gain being her one of which was creating weapons from pure magic. It made the weapon more deadly than it already was it also gave a major advantage to the person wielding when fight alicorns, even though alicorns could be hurt by normal means it took powerful magic to do any long lasting damage. Which is why when alicorns fought they used concentrated magic in the form of weapons.
Celestia watched as the guards in front of her fall as the lighting zipped through them, her anger grew and was only held back was her curiosity on who the alicorn was. She had her suspicions and if they were right, not only was Equestra was in danger but the whole world was. It was also her rational mind that had cept her from really making a bad decision, Luna on the other hand….. not so much
Without warning Luna shot forward with her swords raised in attack position, but no matter how fast she moved, the lighting that had taken out all of the guards hit their marks as luna fell to the throne room floor. Luna's sword sliding into a stop in front of the dark alicorn.
As the dark alicorn watched Luna he knew that the spell wouldn't last long against her and thought the situation is deteriorating faster than predicted, better to take my leave before celestia does something she and I regret.
"It seems that the situation is slowly spiraling out of my control" said the dark alicorn "I believe this is the best time to take my leave". The dark alicorn powered his horn with a teleportation spell.
Fire shot up in a circle around him and in a flash he and the black fire were gone, leaving on the burnt rung, scorched floor and his last lingering statement he shouted to Celestia over the spell.
"I have left you a gift in your room Tia do with it what you want, but a word of warning, if you open it be sure that your pieces don't stray to far out of line or i will have to remove them from the board" he let out a chuckle "and we wouldn't want that"