Chapter 7:

What's up guys, I'm back, and I'm back for another chapter! I wanted this one to be long, so just give me some thumbs-up on this one.

About 2 hours later…

Ember suddenly woke up. His body was in very bad shape. His back ached, his bottom-left hoof was bent a bit, and his coat had lots of scars on it. He lifted himself up off the ground, which surprisingly took so much strength. He looked around, noticing that he was in Central Ponyville. Nobody even knew he was out there. It was like a ghost town, there was nobody outside.

"I don't blame em', it's like two in da mornin'." He said to himself as he finally got on all-fours. He took a bit of steps and almost fell back down. He didn't know where to go. There was nowhere to rest. He quickly looked around again, noticing that he was near the library, and he quickly limped to it.

When he got closer, he noticed a light coming from the inside. No, it wasn't a light, it was a lit candle with a big flame. When he finally reached the door, he didn't knock, he just went straight in.

"Twilight! Twilight!" He called. He looked around the library lobby, and noticed that she was reading a book in the dark with a candle next to her. She looked back at him.

"What's up?" Twilight asked. "What is wrong with your coat? It's badly scratched."

"Don't mind that. What I was gonna say is that the others were captured!"

"What? How? I thought I cast a change spell on them?"

"Not them, well yeah, most of em, but I meant most of the girls!"

"Wait, what? I thought they were all sleeping! That's what Rarity told me before she left to go back to the Carousal Boutique!"

"Well how am I suppose to know? And what are you doing this late?"

"I was studying."

"Oh yeah, I forgot you're a student of the Princess…"

"Well, tell me how it happened!"

And so Ember told her. He explained every bit of detail from when the seven warriors were in the forest to when he crash landed in Central Ponyville. He told her about Bronze Branch, and how they became big enemies, and even told her about his strange family he had once heard by his best friend, in which he had a big sister named Silver Stick.

Of all that Twilight heard, she was surprised at Ember's knowledge. He had never shown this off before, and said he never would. She didn't know what to do. But when he told her when his best friend told him about Bronze Branch's family, she was stunned for some reason. "Wait, best friend? I though Spike was his best friend! What does he mean by that….well, I'll ask later." She thought. "So what are we going to do?" Twilight asked as Ember finished his story.

"I'm not sure…"

Twilight suddenly had a light bulb over her head. "I got it!"

"What is it?"

"I'll tell you in a second. Just follow me!" Twilight went towards the door. Ember followed her. He didn't know what she was up to, but he hoped it would work.

Outside….

Ember caught up to Twilight. He didn't talk, just look at her questioningly sometimes. He looked up and saw where he was talking him. "Sweet Apple Acres?" Ember thought. Why was she taking him here? She led him all the way to the barn, following the moonlight. They went through the front door and she took a left, then a right, then another left, and appeared at a locked door. She pulled out a key and unlocked the door, opening it wildly. "This is were we keep all of our defenses in case of an attack on P-Ville." She told Ember as the room appeared to be filled with all sorts of devices technical, magical, and stone-charged. "Pick your favorite."

Ember chose a shift sword, as it was the most effective one that appeared to him. The sword had an element of what seemed like a lightning bolt. The blade was engraved in pure obsidian, and the handle was made of granite. The sword had a name engraved in it. "Celest" is what it said. Celest? "Umm….Twilight?"

"Yes?"

"What does Celest mean?"

"Oh, that was the sacred warrior that defeated Discord and Nightmare Moon at the same time. Legend says, that at your time of need, he will help you."

"Oh, gotcha. Anyway, you done yet?"

"Yeah, I'm done."

"Um, Twilight?" Twilight looked at him. "I don't think I can do this."

Twilight didn't believe what he was saying. "Why not?"

"Okay look, I wasn't really built for fighting. If fighting Bronze Branch and, well whatever that dragon was, and our friends could get killed, then I don't know if I should do this." Ember sighed.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine."

"No, I won't. I just need a little bit of time by myself." Ember started walking up the stairs and out the room.

"What am I going to do now?" Twilight looked around for a bit. "I got it!"

At this exact same moment, Twilight felt a sudden sting in her back, and she slowly saw a bag pass over her head.

Somewhere in Ponyville…

Ember was running with his sword on his back. He didn't look back, nor said anything to himself. He knew where he had to go. He pasted by colts, fillies, mares, and even newborn fillies. He didn't even look at them when they waved at him. He just kept running until he reached an orange house. He then quickly knocked on the door and waited.

Soon, a colt came out. He had a darkish green mane and a blue coat, a little bit darker than Ember's.

"What is it Ember?"

"Alex, I need your help."

CLIFFHANGER….

Anyway guys I actually was PMing AlexLoneWolf because I saw his profile page and instantly gave me an idea of Ember and Alex being best friends. Their childhood will be recapped after the main battle in these few chapters.

Oh and here's that confusion list that I promised.

1.) The setting of when the Mane 6 were becoming the Mane 6 is when they were getting actually becoming the Mane 6 governmentally.

2.) I don't know why I didn't put the Elements of Harmony instead of Celestia saying the Mane 6. It was just a mess-up

3.) I forgot to explain some parts that Twilight thought in the parallel world about what Celestia said in Equestria

4.) I forgot to explain the soccer game a bit against Ember and Rainbow Dash

5.) I forgot to put details about the Graters when they were first introduced

6.) The part where Ember was flung by the dragon to Ponyville was a bit sped up

So that's all the parts I remember, and:

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