Author's Notes: Hello everyone! Hope you guys are enjoying this so far, and I hope you're patient, because I have no idea when the next chapter is going to come. School has been kicking my ass. Hopefully, I'll get it done and posted within a week or two. Anyway, please leave a review. Thank you and enjoy
Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Chapter 3: Royal Visitors (Edited)
I heard Twilight gasp before she walked out and closed the door.
Third Person POV
"Princess Celestia? Princess Luna? What are you two doing out here so late?" Twilight asked. The two princesses were both robed in dark cloaks. The taller of the two was a white-fitted mare with a flowing mane consisting of pink, blue, turquoise, and cerulean. Her tail was hidden under her cloak, but it's colors were same as her main. The shorter one was a midnight blue-furred mare with dark blue flowed like her sister's and seemed to sparkle like the night sky. She was taller than most ponies, and like her sister, her tail was under her cloak.
"Forgive us for intruding, Princess Twilight, but we're here on extremely important matters," Luna said
"What's going on? And why are you two dress like that?"
"We didn't want to be seen while sneaking out of the castle," Celestia spoke.
"Why did you sneak out?"
"We'll explain later, but first, we would like to ask you some questions."
"Okay. What is it?"
"Do you have any guest with you in your home right now?"
"Yes, I do."
"And did you receive some sort of distress call around 2 hours ago?"
"Yes, I did. As a matter of fact, the very pony that sent out that call is inside."
"Sister, do you think it could really be him?" Luna asked, facing her sister
"We can't be too sure. We've been searching every corner of this planet for a long time, so we can't have our hopes up," Celestia answered.
"What exactly is he? Is he a wanted criminal?"
"No, Twilight. I can assure you that he is not a criminal, but he is a very important pony and is wanted by the royal family of Equestria. We've been searching for so long ever since he ran away from Canterlot 5000 years ago?"
"5000 years?! But he looks like a young stallion!" Twilight shouted.
"He is a very powerful being and is able deceive anyone and anything. We don't even know why he wants to be found now."
"I'm sorry, your highnesses, but I find that hard to believe. He looks like a regular pony, and he can't be a changeling since I casted a powerful spell around Ponyville, blocking changelings from entering this place."
"As we just said, Twilight, he is deceitful and is capable of doing many things," Luna said.
"You're making him sound like he's evil and wants to wreck havoc to Equestria."
"We assure you he's not and will not cause trouble, but he is unpredictable. It is why we think it's best to take him back to Canterlot," Celestia said
"I see," Twilight said. She couldn't wrap her head around why a stallion like Adrien would be wanted by the princesses. However, she didn't have it in her to object to her former teacher, and felt like it was the right thing to let the princesses take him away. "Well, give me a moment so that I can let him know."
Adrien's POV
"Who can she be talking to? Maybe a friend?" I thought to myself. I didn't want to sit here and be bored, so I went to the history section and took out some book to catch myself up on what has happened for the last few thousand years. I took out a huge book called The Complete and Documented History of Equestria.
In just a matter of seconds, I've finished and memorized the entire book. After reading it however, it left me crestfallen. So much time has passed. So many achievements Equestria has made, but also so many tragedies. Tragedies that could've been easily avoided if only I was there. Many ponies lives ruined or taken away. I was also confused because there were a few things that were omitted from this.
My melancholic thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door opening.
"Hey, Adrien. I hope I didn't keep you waiting," Twilight said as she closed the door behind her.
"Nah. I was fine and occupied. I just finished reading this book."
"Wait, what?!" She asked as she gazed upon the book in my hand.
"Yeah. It caught me up to speed in what happened the last few years."
"You read the entire 'Complete and Documented History of Equestria' in just under a few minutes?!"
"A few seconds actually. Why?"
"I never heard of anypony who is capable of reading an entire history book in a short period of time, let alone in a few seconds!"
"Well, I needed to catch up on what I've missed after being away from this place for so long," I shrugged to the alicorn.
"You seem pretty sure that you know everything," she said with a smirk.
"And it seems like you want to give me a pop quiz." I replied back with a smirk of my own.
"how did you know… whatever. Anyway, let's begin that. First Question, who are our current rulers of Equestria?" She
"Her majesty, Queen Faust, and her daughters, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna."
"That is correct. Second question, where did the Princesses reside after the Queen's absence 5000 years ago?"
"The Castle of the Two Sisters, located in the middle of the Everfree forest."
"Correct. Third Question, what caused the complete eradication of the orc race way back in the bronze age?"
"Well, the book said they were wiped out by a massive plague, but that's not correct," I answered, which seemed to flabbergast Twilight, based on the expression on her face.
"What?" She asked.
"Yeah. They were massacred. Somepony committed genocide towards the orcs. This started the dark age, or as most ponies would call it, the blood age, since it would also be the start of many wars and other massacres across the land."
"Heh, that is preposterous. First off, no pony in the history of Equestria has the ability to eradicate such a big population of orcs, ponies, or others alike. Second, Such events would've been documented in some form, and lastly, you would have to be as old as the princesses to have witness..." Twilight cut herself mid sentence. The look on her face made it seem like she realized something.
"Adrien," She said as she got walked closer to me, "I need you to be honest and answer a question."
"Uh... I... Uh..." I stammered, not knowing what to say, why she got so close to me, are why she requested something like that to me.
"Who exactly are you?" she asked as she gave me a serious look, but before I could respond there was second series of knocks, and Twilight quickly went ahead to slightly open the door and stuck her head out.
"I'm sorry, ladies. Give me one moment," Twilight said before pulling her head back and facing me. "Uh, Adrien? There are some ponies that would like to meet you." She said to me.
"Oh? Who might they be?" I asked. I wasn't really sure who it might be, so I kept my guard up.
"Okay, Your highnesses. You may come in." Twilight alerted, and then two ponies, both taller than the princess of friendship, came inside the library.
"Uh, who are you two?" I asked as I tilted my head. They both gasp as our eyes met, tears forming in their eyes.
"Could...could it really be?" The dark-furred pony asked.
"We've waited a very long time, Adrien," the light one said. Upon further examination, these two were unicorns, and had long hair that seemed to be flowing magically. "Well, don't you recognize us?"
"Maybe after being away for so long, he has forgotten about us, Tia," the dark one uttered. After hearing that nickname, I finally realized who they were.
"S-sisters?"
Edit: (10/28/17) I changed the third question from being about minotaurs to being about orcs. Seemed like a better choice in my opinion, especially for later on in the story.
