The train left the station almost as soon as they got there. They watched out the window as the moon neared the sun. "We're running out of time. I hope we can find this Quill Write quickly." Wind said as she looked over to Cherry and Comet. They were sitting in the next seat, holding hands and laughing with each other. "Don't worry, we'll find him." Applespice said as he sat next to Wind. "I hope you're right. We could really use his help." Wind said. "Look on the bright side, we got the gang back together. That's something not even Cherry could do." Applespice said. "Yeah. I guess so." Wind said. There was a thump on the roof of the train car. Wind got up and drew her sword as the car door slid open. Everyone gasped as Shadow entered the car and shut the door behind him. He stood there with a stern look on his face. He wore black combat boots, jeans, a white T-shirt, and a black leather jacket. He had a broadsword strapped to his back. Marigold jumped up and ran over to him, embracing him in a hug. "Shadow! Where have you been? No one's heard from you in years." She said. "I've been busy, lately." He said as he pulled away from Marigold and took a seat behind Wind and Applespice. "I suppose you know what's going on already." Wind said as she turned in her seat to face Shadow. He just nodded and looked out the window toward the sky. There was something different about him. He seemed more serious than he used to and acted like something was on his mind. As wind was about to ask what was wrong, the train grinded to a halt at the Crystal Empire station. They all departed and headed for the castle.
They walked into the throne room to see Princess Cadence fiddling with a telescope pointed toward the moon. There was a guy standing next to her wearing gold armor and carrying a lance. "Princess Cadence, we need to speak to you about a matter of utmost importance." Wind said as she approached the princess. Cadence looked up from her telescope and walked over to meet them in the middle of the room. "Ah, yes. Wind Storm, I knew you would need assistance." Cadence said. "You know who I am?" Wind asked. "Of course I do. You are the daughter of one my empire's greatest warriors. Also, I know you are having problems with your love life." Cadence said. "No I'm not. My love life is just fine." Wind protested. "Nonsense. You cannot hide your true feelings from the princess of love." Cadence said. "Guys, we don't have time for this." Comet said, stepping between them. "Right. Princess, we need access to your royal archives. We're searching for the author of this book. He may be able to help us with our Nightmare Moon problem." Wind said. "Of course you can look through my archives. But, we will need to discuss your love life eventually." Cadence said. "Dully noted." Wind replied. Cadence turned to the guy in the gold armor. "Shining Armor, dear. Please escort our friends to the archive room." Cadence said. "Okay, honey." He said as he walked toward the door. As they followed Shining Armor through the castle, Wind noticed that several of the doors in the hallways had been barred shut for some reason. After about ten minutes of walking, they arrived at a large gated doorway. Shining Armor pulled a key from his belt and stuck it into a lock beside the gate and it rattled open. "There you are. Call me if you need anything else." He said as he walked off. "Will do." Wind said as she saluted him. "Come on, guys. We're running short on time." Comet said as he led the way into the archive room. The room was huge and had a round table in the middle of several giant shelves of files. Everyone sat at the table as Comet flew between the shelves trying to find the information they were looking for. After a few minutes, Comet returned with a small file with the title of recent residents. He opened it and began to read. "It says here that Quill Write took up residence in a small apartment not far from here. There's nothing about him leaving, so, he should still be there." Comet said. "Well, what are we waiting for? We have to find this guy, before it's too late." Midnight said. "Let's get going then." Wind said as she got up from the table and headed toward the door.