Tang Ri Shan
My Little Pony Equestria Girls- Seeing Double
(Didn't know that this story would be read by so many people so quickly! Nice to see people taking an interest. Here's Chapter 2, as I promised!)
CH 2
(Equestria- the previous evening)
Luna's night hung over Ponyville, quiet and still. Anypony who was still awake enough to glance at the half-moon that hung in the sky would say that Princess Luna was in a good mood. A warm breeze blew, kissing the muzzles of any pony who would be caught outside, but the streets were deserted...almost.
Under the light of billions of stars, a single shadow detached itself from the overlaying shadows of one of the houses and darted quickly across the street. It's owner, a cloaked pony wearing a black hood, glanced across the street, staring at each darkened window like they were eyes. Seeing no movement, the figure darted quickly down the street towards the shining towers of Princess Twilight's castle.
Stopping at the base of the tree-like structure, the figure cast an eye over the large doors, sniffed, and glanced upwards, scanning the windows, chuckling as it spotted one that was open near the balcony above the doors. The figure lowered its head, looking to see that no pony was watching, then slowly lifted itself up off the ground, its cloak fluttering slightly in the breeze. It rose steadily up to the window then paused before it. The window was not open wide enough to allow it access. The figure snorted, than a green glow appeared on its forehead, outlining a crooked horn there. The window pane glowed with a similar aura and slowly slid open, making a screeching noise in the process. As the figure slipped inside, it kept its ears perked for any signs of movement, but found none. Slipping into the castle, the figure crept across the darkened room to the door, eased it open with magic, and peeked into the hallway. Though she saw nothing, a pair of voices reached her ears.
Down the hallway, a pair of guards had just bumped into each other.
"Hey there Owl Eyes, spot anything?" a gray-flanked unicorn with a cutie mark shaped like a shield asked.
"Nope, nothing." the white-flanked pegasus replied, glancing at his cutie mark, a pair of owl-like eyes. "Just because I have this mark doesn't mean I can see in the dark" He muttered.
"Okay, okay" The unicorn said, smirking. "Just saying that, if something does happen, you'd be among the first to..."
THUNK! Both ponies jumped slightly as a bang echoed from down the hall. "What was that?" The unicorn asked. They glanced down the hall, a door nearby was ajar, swinging in the breeze.
"Wait here, I'll check it out" Owl Eyes said before unfurling his wings and lifting slowly off the floor. With silent wingbeats, he edged towards the door. His companion followed, charging her horn. As Owl Eyes got closer to the door, he thought he could detect sounds coming from within, movement. Narrowing his eyes he silently powered up to the door thanking Celestia that the special feathers that made up his wings enabled silent flight, like an owl. With a glance at his companion, who nodded back at him, Owl Eyes took a deep breath and kicked open the door and charged into the room.
Outside, his companion waited tensely, his horn glowing with a yellow aura. For a moment, there was silence, then owl eyes, stuck his head out the door and motioned for her to come inside. Inside the room, the unicorn shined the light from her horn across the darkened furniture, pausing near the open window. "Was that always open?" She asked. Owl Eyes shrugged. Then the beam from the unicorn's horn fell upon a hatstand that had been knocked over. She chuckled. "There's our noisemaker"
Owl Eyes rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Look at us, getting all hyper over a windblown hatstand." He laughed, turned and flew away as the unicorn moved to re-stand the hatstand. As owl eyes flew away, a sudden "mmmph!" reached his ears and made him hesitate. "Mist Horn? Was that you?" He turned back towards the door. There was no reply. Narrowing his eyes, Owl Eyes flew back towards the door. "Mist Horn?"
Suddenly the unicorn appeared in the doorway. "Yes?" She asked, glancing up at him.
"What was the noise just now?"
"What noise?" The unicorn cocked her head.
Owl Eyes felt his eyes narrow. "I thought I heard somepony cry out"
The unicorn chuckled. "Still feeling 'hyper', huh?" She teased. Owl Eyes felt his cheeks flush. "There's nothing to worry about" She continued. "Now we'd better get back to work before we both get in trouble, right?" She winked at him, slyly closing the door with her rear hoof and trotting away.
Owl Eyes turned to go the other direction, but paused when he heard a whine coming from behind the door. "Must've left the window open" He muttered, turning back. Not wanting a repeat of what had happened, he opened the door, his eyes bugged out and his jaw dropped.
Mist Horn glanced around her as she approached a large white door. Seeing no one she used her magic to ease the door open very slowly. She stuck her head in and glanced around the darkened room, which consisted of a bed, a desk with a mirror, and an assortment of other furniture. She froze as the bed moved, shifting as Twilight Sparkle moved around trying to get more comfortable under the blanket. Next to the bed, a smaller bed lay and on it Spike the baby dragon was fast asleep muttering something about gemstones.
Ignoring them, the unicorn slipped quietly into the room, creeping across the floor, past the slumbering Twilight and Spike and over to a chest of drawers. One by one, she used her magic to silently open each drawer and examine the contents, glancing over at the sleeping alicorn and dragon from time to time. She froze when spike suddenly shifted in his bed, When she came to the last drawer, she allowed a smile to cross her face and slowly began to lift out a fabric-covered box with a star symbol on it. She set the box down on the dresser and used one hoof to slowly raise the lid. Inside the box lay a diamond bigger than a golf ball surrounded by a thin golden chain. Mist Horn's smile widened as she closed the box and slowly used her magic to place the box into a saddlebag.
However, unknown to her, Spike had woken up, seen what was happening, and quietly woken up Twilight Sparkle. As the thief placed the box in her saddlebag, Twilight got out of her bed, charged up her horn, and said loudly "Looking for something?" As Spike turned on the lamp and the room was flooded with light, the thief jumped and spun around.
"Twilight, I thought you were-" She stammered
"Well you thought wrong Mist Horn" Twilight interrupted, narrowing her eyes. "I don't know why you want the Star Stone, but you will put it back where it belongs"
The gray unicorn paused, smiled, and shook her head. "I can't do that"
"Why not?" Spike asked
"Because I need it" The unicorn's smile grew evil
"Need it for what?" Twilight asked, narrowing her eyes, her horn glowing with pinkish-purple aura. But before any of them could make a move, the doors burst open and Owl Eyes flew into the room.
"Your highness, sorry to bother you but Mist Horn has been..." The pegasus paused as he noticed the unicorn for the first time. His eyes widened in confusion. "How'd you get out of that cocoon so fast?" He demanded
"Cocoon?" Spike looked confused. "Twilight, what's going on?" He asked the lavender alicorn, who was still gazing at the unicorn. She didn't answer Spike's question, but her eyes narrowed.
"Your highness, I came to tell you I've found Mist Horn trapped in a green cocoon. At least.." The pegasus scratched a head with a hoof. "I thought I did"
"No, Owl Eyes" Twilight finally spoke up, her voice cold. "You weren't mistaken, and you did the right thing by coming to me. That isn't Mist Horn!" She framed the unicorn with a glare, who now looked very nervous, her green eyes flashed and her horn glowed with green energy.
"But how is that possble? Unless...she's a changeling!" Spike gasped, staring at Mist Horn's green aura. The unicorn, realizing the jig was up, dashed towards the door. Owl Eyes moved to block her, but she knocked the pegasus out of the way and fled down the hall.
"Stop! Thief!" Twilight yelled as she gave chase.
"INTRUDER!" Owl Eyes yelled as loud as he could. Lights began to flicker on around the castle.
Okay, this was probably not what you were expecting, but the way I figure, if you want a good story, start at the beginning and build up. Patience! We'll get to the good stuff soon! Remember to comment and Review!