My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Missing Star
A/N: Hello, world and welcome back to MLP: Friendship is Magic!
The Mane Seven are heading to Canterlot to find out what Princess Celestia wants to see them about and whether it has anything to do with Sunrise Blossom's dream. Onward!
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CHAPTER TWO: THE PROPHECY
One train ride later, the Mane Seven headed to the castle, where they were escorted into the throne room by the guards, and were greeted by both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.
"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna," said Twilight Sparkle as they bowed. "We came as soon as we got your letter."
"And your quick arrival is greatly appreciated," said Princess Celestia with a nod of her regal head. "Come with us, for there is much to explain and not much time to do it in." And she lead them out of the throne room with Princess Luna bringing up the rear.
The group walked down a hallway and stopped when they reached a dead end. The seven ponies were wondering why they had been brought there, when the two Princesses touched their glowing horns to the wall, and an archway appeared.
"Sweet Celestia," Rarity whispered as the doors opened and they entered a long hall filled with shelves of scrolls.
"This is the Hall of Prophecy," Princess Luna informed the group. "Here is where all prophecies are kept."
The Mane Seven looked around in awe as they followed the Princesses down the hall, stopping halfway, and Princess Celestia magically removed a scroll and set it on a table to reveal writing.
"Long ago, Star Swirl the Bearded introduced us to this hall," Princess Luna explained. "Here, we learned of a prophecy that concerned us and you seven."
"Us?!" the seven ponies exclaimed.
Princess Celestia nodded gravely. "Yes, but neither of us took this particular prophecy seriously until the first part came true."
"What happened?" Fluttershy asked.
"I became Nightmare Moon, and because of that, the first part of the prophecy came to pass," Princess Luna answered.
Before any other questions could be asked, Princess Celestia began reading the prophecy aloud.
When the Moon of Nightmares is sealed away,
A thousand years of peace shall fill the land.
During this peace three new stars shall appear
In the night sky: Purple, Orange, and Silver.
But when five moons have passed, one star
Will disappear from the night sky for many
Years, and only the two stars will remain.
When the Moon of Nightmares returns,
The seven will rise to restore harmony
To both the Moon of Nightmares and
To the land itself. The two stars will
Bring the five together and pass
Many trials that will reveal the stars
True Selves that they themselves are
Unaware of. Before the final test,
The seven will unite to save the
Missing star, and restore it to
The night sky.
When Princess Celestia finished reading the prophecy, there was a stunned silence as the seven ponies tried to make sense of it. The Moon of Nightmares clearly meant Princess Luna when she was Nightmare Moon, and they had used the Elements of Harmony to free her, but the other parts made no sense, and that included the three stars.
Finally, Twilight Sparkle broke the silence. "Some of the prophecy makes sense," she admitted and the other ponies agreed. "But the rest of the prophecy doesn't make sense, especially the part about the three stars. What does that mean?"
"That is an excellent question, Twilight," Princess Celestia agreed, putting away the scroll. "I didn't understand that part either until many years later when I was watching the night sky one night, and three new stars appeared. That was the night that two new mares were born in Canterlot and a new mare was born in Ponyville. Those stars were purple, orange, and silver. And that was the that you, Twilight, and you, Sunrise were born."
"Those stars were in my dream!" Sunrise Blossom gasped. "Celestia, who was the other mare born that night? And does she have any connection to the star that Shadow Star stole in my dream?"
"She does indeed have a connection to both the star and Shadow Star," Princess Celestia answered. "After the silver star went missing, I spent many years trying to identify the missing mare, and what you saw in your dream, Sunrise, helped confirmed what I already suspected. When I was last in Ponyville, I was looking through the birth certificates of ponies born during that time, and I found that the previous owners of the Apothecary, Shadow Star's sister and brother-in-law, had had a daughter. Her name was Silver Star."
"Wait a minute," said Rainbow Dash. "I thought they didn't have any fillies."
"On the day that the couple lost their lives, Shadow Star used dark magic to make everypony forget that Silver Star existed," Princess Luna explained, "and the only item not affected by the spell was the birth certificate."
Sunrise Blossom swallowed, not liking the picture that was forming in her mind. "Shadow Star has been holding her own niece prisoner this whole time?" she asked and got two confirming nods. "Then we need to find and save Silver Star, and stop Shadow Star once and for all."
"How do we do that when we don't even know where Shadow Star is even hiding?" Applejack wondered. "Searching for her in the Everfree Forest is like lookin' fer a needle in a hay stack."
"That is an excellent question, Applejack," Princess Celestia agreed. "This would normally be true, however, Princess Luna and I have an idea of where Shadow Star is hiding."
The Mane Seven became hopeful when they heard this. "You do?"
Princess Luna nodded. "Yes. For some time now, I have been communicating with Silver Star through her dreams," she explained, her horn glowing as she summoned a image that showed her interactions with the silver unicorn. "Silver Star revealed much to me these past months, and during the last time I visited her, that was the night that you had that dream, Sunrise Blossom…"
Princess Luna entered the dream and Silver Star greeted her eagerly.
"Princess Luna," Silver Star exclaimed, happy to see the Princess of the Night. "I'm glad to see you!"
"As am I," Princess Luna agreed, giving the silver unicorn a hug. "How are you, Silver Star?"
"I'm looking forward to the day when I can leave this bottle forever," Silver Star answered. "I have news that should help you find the location of my aunt's cottage. She took my bottle outside earlier, when the sun was starting to set, and while she was harvesting Dusk-bloom Mushrooms, I got a good look around."
"What did you see?" Princess Luna asked eagerly.
"I saw in the distance the top of the mountains where the Flower of Eternal Rest had been kept," Silver Star explained, "and the trail that lead there. I could also see Canterlot. So the cottage is halfway from the mountain and that means it's-"
There was a flash of dark red light that knocked the silver unicorn down before Princess Luna could shield her, and the light faded to reveal Shadow Star.
"So, this is how you and Celestia have been learning about my plans," she snarled, her horn glowing angrily. "You're going to be punished for this, little one."
Silver Star whimpered fearfully when Princess Luna stepped in front of her, shielding her. "Princess…"
"You will not harm your niece," Princess Luna declared, her horn glowing brightly. "And your plan will fail!"
Shadow Star narrowed her eyes and fired a dark red beam at the Princess, who easily deflected it while putting a protective shield around Silver Star.
The silver unicorn watched the battle between her evil aunt and the good Princess. 'Please stop my aunt, Princess Luna,' she thought. 'Please stop her and end this nightmare!'
Just when it looked like Princess Luna was going to be victorious, Shadow Star suddenly dodged one of her attacks and fired at the area that Silver Star was crouched on.
"No!" Princess Luna shouted as the glass shattered and the silver unicorn fell out of the shield and into darkness as the dream dissolved with Silver Star's echoing laughter. "No," she whispered, looking around for the right dream of Silver Star, when she heard the dream voice of Sunrise Blossom.
She flew through the dream realm until she found the correct dream orb and entered it to find Sunrise Blossom standing on a cliff and shouting at the dream version of Shadow Star to give back the silver star she'd taken from the night sky.
"Sunrise Blossom!" the Princess of the Night called out as the dream began to fade. "You and your friends must find the missing star before it's too late!"
The image faded, and Princess Luna's expression was solemn and sad. "It is clear that Shadow Star's powers have grown greatly, and stopping her will not be easy," she stated. "You all must be careful when you go up against her."
"We will be careful," Rainbow Dash promised.
"But how did we find the cabin?" Fluttershy wondered. "The Everfree Forest is massive."
"Do not worry," Princess Celestia said reassuringly. "After Luna told me about what happen, I was able to determine where Shadow Star is most likely hiding. We will send you to the most likely spot, and it will be up to you seven to find and stop Shadow Star with the Elements of Harmony. Now-"
Just then, there was a flash of green flames and a scroll appeared. Princess Celestia magically opened the scroll. "This is from Spike," she read. "Oh dear, the students have been taken again."
"Not again," Applejack groaned. "Bet you anything that Shadow Star took them again."
"Then it'll be the last time," Sunrise Blossom said with a grim expression, and the other ponies agreed.
Princess Celestia nodded as the Mane Seven took the Elements of Harmony out of the case and put them on. "Good luck, my little ponies," she said, and both she and Princess Luna used their magic ot open a portal. "Good luck," she whispered as they went through the portal.
A/N: Well, things are getting really interesting now aren't they? I will see you all next week. Bye for now! R&R everyone!