"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."
-Leonardo da Vinci
Prologue:
"All I've ever wanted to do was to protect her."
The thought flashed through my mind as I watched the mysterious, hooded ponies bound my Luna. They tied a bag around her head, and slipped a ring around her horn so she could not cast any spells.
"No!" I rasped weakly as the Princess's captors flew through the window, and vanished into the swirling, evil mists outside on the castle grounds.
"No…"
The thought flowed once more through my mind, and then everything went dark.
4 days earlier:
Solstice, the newly appointed Prince of Ponyville and the lands around it, along with the Everfree Forest, looked out of the window of his castle.
The setting sun filtered through the stained glass window, and sent swirling novas of rainbow colors onto his face.
His younger brother, Prince Raze had already left to prepare for their trip to Canterlot. What's the worst that could happen for a few days? Solstice thought quietly to himself…