Upheaval CH4
Twilight Sparkle followed Shining armor, followed by Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinky Pie. They walked slowly down the long marble floored hallway that housed the Elements of Harmony. Fluttershy and Rarity looked to the left and right as the walked and looked at the awe inspiring stained glass windows and tapestries. Depictions of nearly every major event in Equestrian history were illustrated on these walls in some manner or art form.
At the far end of the hallway, standing in front of the gemstone inlayed door they had seen very few times before, stood Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.
"Greetings, my little ponies", Began Princess Celestia, "I fear that dire times are upon us. A challenger, an Alicorn by the name of Prince Eclipse has come to take the throne. He, however, does not know of the power of the Elements of Harmony. Here, take the Elements and defeat this Alicorn." Celestia said, inserting her horn into the door and withdrawing the chest that held the Elements of Harmony.
Twilight Sparkle took the Elements and distributed them amongst the group.
"Man, it feels good to wear this again!" Rainbow Dash remarked.
"Oh, I really should have worn my other outfit. I'm clashing something awful!" Rarity complained.
"We're about to fight an Alicorn with magical powers and crazy followers, but all you can think of is your dang outfit?" Questioned Applejack.
"If one must fight evil, one should do so with style!" Declared Rarity, with an air of righteous indignation.
Later, in the main courtyard, Twilight and her friends discussed what their next move should be.
"So, do we just trot outside the bubble and hope Prince Eclipse challenges us or do we have some way of finding him?" Asked Rainbow Dash.
"I talked to Princess Luna and she taught me a spell that should work. It's a location spell. I should be able to find out roughly where Prince Eclipse is." Twilight explained.
Twilight mustered her will and focused her magic into her horn. Her horn glowed purple and spat sparks left and right until they formed an image on the ground. The ponies gathered around and looked at the picture. It was a rough outline of a large smoking mountain and an Alicorn rearing up on top of the mountain.
Fluttershy was the first to speak.
"That looks like the mountain where that dragon slept for a while. Twilight, does this say that Prince Eclipse is on top of that mountain? Fluttershy asked.
"That's what it looks like." Answered Twilight.
"Aww, does that mean we need to hoof it all the way up that dang mountain again?" Asked Applejack.
"Well, I don't see that we have much choice…" Rarity said with some dismay.
With that, the group set off in the direction of the mountain. Unbeknownst to them, Prince Eclipse was already anticipating this move. He had planned for decades for this time. Every contingency had been accounted for and every loose end tied off. Eclipse knew in himself that he would win. It was his right… his birthright… to rule Equestria.