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Chrome stared wide-eyed at the sister Princesses, his mind stunned and his jaw dropped down to the point where it just about literally touched the floor. He could do nothing but stare, for the silver Unicorn had been shocked into this stoic state when the Princesses had informed him of his task. It was only the giggling from the younger of the sisters that finally awoke him so that he could respond.
"But how could I possibly hatch a dragon's egg!?" the silver colt blurted out, his eyes glued to the Princess of the Night.
"That is entirely on you," Luna said gently as she softly nuzzled him, "Each Unicorn that goes through this test has their own method, some working flawlessly and other failing, and all other results in between."
Chrome nodded as he listened to the words of the dark Alicorn, his mind already filling with several possibilities and scenarios. But he was so distracted when he realized how close that Luna was to him, and his mind went back to that moment when their horns had touched and they had stared a moment together in that vision. He found himself wondering what would happen if their horns met again, and if that vision they had shared would be shown to them again. His mind got so caught up in this series of thoughts that he hadn't noticed the Princess had gotten closer still, and he turned his head… just for their lips to meet.
"I am so sorry!" the two startled ponies blurted out as they took a step back, their faces gaining a deeper color from embarrassment.
"Well, it looks like the two of you may need some time alone," Princess Celestia said with a giggle as she stepped from the two, "If I am needed, I can be found with Cadence as she prepares for her wedding."
And with a burst of light as bright as the sun, Celestia vanished from the rom to leave her sister and the colt she had discovered to have their peace.
Meanwhile, in the Ponyville Library, Twilight Sparkle was sleeping soundly in her bed when she was awoken from a burp of green fire and a scroll hitting her in the face. Jumping up from a dream filled with studies and her friends, Twilight glanced down at the sleeping form of Spike with a slight scowl before levitating the scroll and reading it.
'My dearest pupil, Twilight Sparkle,
I apologize for disturbing you so late at night, and for however it was that you were woken up, but I must inform you of news of great importance. It has recently come to my attention that there is another pony that has talent such as yours in the way of magic, one who seems to be connected to my sister. It is my wish that once he passes the test as you did – for I am sure that he shall – then Luna and I will send him down to Ponyville to meet with you.
It is my wish that you help him adapt to the ways of society, introduce him to the ponies of Ponyville, and learn as much about him as possible. But most importantly, he needs to learn of friendship, and what it means to trust in others and not have to rely solely upon oneself.
I look forward to your response on this matter.
As always, Princess Celestia.'
Twilight read through the letter a second time, absorbing the information in it. Another pony with the same magical talent as her, possibly as powerful as her. And when she thought about it more, she felt herself freezing as her face went pale.
"Is this possible?" Twilight whispered as she rushed out of her room and into the main library, where she started levitating books around in search of a specific one.
After several minutes of looking the purple Unicorn finally found the book and levitated it over to the table, where she opened the book and started flipping through it as her mind reeled through the possibility of her theory being true. She suddenly paused as she stared at a page with a picture of the Alicorn sisters on it, each with six ponies behind them. Text bellow the picture read 'Elements With Respective Elements.' And as the words on the page fully sunk in, Twilight closed the book and set it aside to show to her friends in the morning, while at the same time preparing a spell of teleportation to take her to Canterlot. Once the spell was prepared, the mare released the energy from her horn and vanished in a burst of purple light, to appear next to Princess Celestia in the Canterlot Library.
"Princess, I have just made a very important discovery," Twilight said, looking up at her mentor.
"Tell me, my star pupil, what you have found after we watch Chrome take his test," the Princess said, nodding towards the scene before them.
Twilight blinked as she followed the gaze of the majestic Alicorn and saw Princess Luna in a cleared reading area with a dragon egg and a Unicorn that had silver fur, a crystalline horn and a cutie mark that was similar to the one Princess Luna had. The Unicorn had his entire focus upon the egg between him and the Princess of the Night, his horn glowing with an inner light that shined like a pure beam straight from the moon. As she watched, Twilight saw that as he continued to focus upon the egg the light from his horn spread out toward the red object and enveloped it, the light glowing stronger and brighter, and the young mare could feel the power behind that light as it grew to phenomenal levels.
"Is that the pony you wrote me about?" Twilight asked her mentor as she watched the spectacle before her, her eyes going wide at the power she was sensing from this colt who seemed to be the same height as Princess Luna.
"Indeed, that is him. One Chrome Masquerade, whom my sister found in the Everfree Forest," Princess Celestia said, her horn glowing with a spell that Twilight realized was protecting the two of them from being affected by the energies pouring from the colt.
Twilight was just about to respond when the silver Unicorn was suddenly bathed in a beam of light from the moon, and his eyes and horn suddenly glowed with a light that would have blinded anypony next to him other than the Princess that was next to him. And as the light intensified around him, so too did it around the egg… and his magic grew in power, and as his magic grew the egg started to shake and quiver, cracks appearing in the shell.
Suddenly the egg completely shattered and a small, red dragon was resting there. The little creature yawned and looked up at the Unicorn that had just freed it from its egg, a miracle in and of itself. And as he looked down at the wyrmling he smiled, a word slipping past his lips, "Vilostraza."
Smiling down at the two ponies and the dragon bellow, Princess Celestia draped a wing over her young pupil and moved the two of them out of the Library and in the direction of the room where the Elements of Harmony resided. The Princess approached the magical closet where the six Elements were stored when Twilight and her friends were not using them to fight against some form of evil or another, and slid her horn into the center of the door, her magic lighting up the six gems on the sides of the door before opening said door. Behind the door were six golden boxes, each one with a word inscribed upon it. In each box was one of the Elements of Harmony, the jeweled necklaces and tiara with the cutie mark of its bearer. Princess Celestia levitated down one of these boxes, the word "MAGIC" inscribed upon it, and opened it to reveal the tiara that Twilight wore… and a sphere resting behind it.
"So my theory was right…" Twilight whispered as she levitated her tiara onto her head while examining the sphere, noting that there was a strange symbol engraved into it.
"So, you figured out that there are two different… 'sets' of Elements, then?" Princess Celestia asked as she revealed that in the other five cases ere the necklaces of her friends, but with additions of five spheres with symbols of their own, "The spirits of Luna's Elements of Order are still out there, my prized student. They have yet to be found, and can only be found by another Element of Order."
"Princess, what is the difference between the Elements of Harmony and the Elements of Order?" Twilight asked as she looked up at her mentor.
Smiling at the young mare, the white Alicorn closed her eyes as she touched her horn to Twilight's head, sharing with her the subtle difference between Harmony and Order.
Back in the Canterlot Library, Chrome and Luna were looking down at the baby dragon with wide, gentle smiles that made the two of them look like proud parents that were looking at their newborn child for the first time. As they watched the little dragon, it rolled over in its conjured crib and yawned, snuggling into one of the pillows.
"You did well, Chrome Masquerade," Luna said after nearly half an hour of silence between them, "And I must say, Vilostraza looks amazingly well."
Chrome smiled as he looked at the Princess, his eyes practically glowing with his raw emotions, and looked deep into her orbs and saw that they were the same way, with her emotions showing brightly for him to see… and what he saw was raw passion, love, and care for the sleeping dragon and for him. Shocked for a brief moment, Chrome stared while absorbing it before leaning in close to her as she moved close to him, and the next thing he knew they were kissing and holding onto each other. They stood there in that moment with that kiss for nearly five minutes, only breaking apart when they needed to catch their breath, but still stared at each other and held onto the other.
"I'm sorry, I do not know what came over me," they said in sequence, blushing slightly.
Their faces still lit up, the two ponies separated themselves from each other's hooves but stayed close, looking down at the sleeping dragon. They stood there for a while in the close presence of one another, enjoying the other's company and watching he dragon sleep like proud parents. Only when they heard hooves on the ground and a familiar voice giggling did the two break apart with a greater blush than before.
"I am quite sorry for interrupting, my little lovebirds," Celestia giggled as she neared, "But it is time that the young Unicorn begins his new life among other ponies, and not just us, sister."
"Tia, why must we send him away?" Luna asked, faint traces of a whine in her voice.
"Because, sister, he must learn to live with others and how not to rely solely upon himself," Celestia said firmly, turning to face the silver colt, "Once you reach Ponyville, you are to head to the library and ask for Twilight Sparkle. She will help you adjust to life in Ponyville."
Nodding as he moved closer to Luna once more, Chrome thought over what it would mean if was to move to this Ponyville place. It would mean that he wouldn't get to see Luna as much, that he would be in an unfamiliar setting with unknown ponies. And just as he was about to argue, Luna wrapped a foreleg around him and said, "Then I shall go with him, and help him to adapt to life in Ponyville."
With a nod to show her understanding, Celestia stepped back as her horn glowed brightly with a spell. When the glow from her horn faded away, Chrome was shocked to see that Luna had been changed, her form now that of a Unicorn slightly smaller than the colt, and her cutie mark disguised as a telescope pointing at the moon. Luna stood on wavering hooves for a moment before a mirror was conjured before her by her sister, and when the shock from seeing herself transformed faded the Princess of the Night tackled and hugged her elder sister, tears flowing from her eyes.
"OH, THANK YOU, TIA! YOU HAVE GIVEN US SUCH A GREAT GIFT!" Luna exclaimed using her Royal Canterlot Voice.
Celestia smiled as she returned her sister's hug before stepping away from the disguised Princess and nodded. With another spell she teleported the two up to Luna's room, where Chrome helped her to pack the few things that she was going to require for their stay in Ponyville. Once she had everything ready she turned to Chrome and nodded, her horn glowing with a prepared spell.
"It is time to go to live amongst other ponies, and to see where our fates shall take us," Luna said as she was about to cast her spell, "But while we are there and in public, please, call me Crystal Darling."
"Yes, darling," Chrome said teasingly and with a chuckle as he stood beside her, "But no matter what, you are still Luna, and there may be times when you slip with that disguise of yours."
With a roll of her eyes, Luna finished casting her spell and teleported them to Ponyville just as the sun was starting to rise… and a certain pink pony bumped into them, jumped into the air with a loud gasp, and shot off in the direction of one of the local shops.
"Oh, no…. The pink one…" Luna groaned as she facehooved.
Thus ends the second chapter of my MLP fan fic. Please, R&R and let me know what you think! And feel free to PM me with any ideas, suggestions or OCs!
