Darak sighed as he put on his helmet. He shook his head slightly to settle the helm on his head better.
"Maybe you should just grow a unicorn horn so you could magic your armor on." His partner snickered across the room.
"Oh, shut it, Lightheart. We can't all have magic to help ourselves." Darak struggled to get his armor situated around his wings, until Lightheart sighed audibly. His horn glowed white, and the armor readjusted itself.
"There, better?" Lightheart asked. Darak nodded, and together, the pair went out on their usual evening patrol.

They walked through the dark streets of Canterlot, both of them reveling in the silence of the night. They patrolled like this every night, whether they were assigned to do it or not. They enjoyed each other's company. That's when they came across the graffiti..

"Oh, for Celestia's sake..When will this pranksters knock it off?" Lightheart's horn glows and starts to wipe off the graffiti.
"Why bother?" asked Darak, "It'll just be back again tomorrow.."
Lightheart growled slightly.
"If I ever catch them, I'll skin them alive..showing disrespect to our princess like that.." He finishes cleaning off the graffiti, and the two continue on their way, with Darak shaking his head in amusement. Then, when they turned a corner, they saw it.
An alleyway covered in blue and purple graffiti.
"FOR THE NEW LUNAR REPUBLIC!"
"LONG LIVE LUNA!"
"DOWN WITH CELESTIA THE TYRANT!"

Lightheart emitted a deep growl as he saw the graffiti, and began shaking with anger.. Darak looked at him worriedly.
"Lightheart, calm down..it's just some graffiti." He said, but Lightheart shouted him down.
"IT IS NOT "JUST SOME GRAFFITI"! It is disrespectful to our Princess Celestia! These..these.." He searched for the right word to use, "these REBELS just can't be happy with what they have, can they!" Lightheart stomped a hoofe down, and was shaking so hard Darak was surprised he could speak straight. He blinked bewilderedly.
"Just calm down, Lightheart. We'll get an audience with the princess tomorrow.. Will that make you feel better?" Lightheart nodded, still huffing in anger.

End Prologue