"Isn't this great Twilight? You finally have your own celebration for becoming a Princess! First a title and now this! Everypony important is here!" Spike exclaimed as he watched as the parade below the balcony marched on, loud music and pretty floats passed by with the performers doing their best for her.
Twilight Sparkle had been a Princess for a while now, enjoying ruling in her new castle with her friends. Since this was an official celebration, her friends had to watch from the crowd and the Princess had to smile and wave from within the castle.
She smiled at him and nodded, returning her focus back to the procession "I know but, it's just a little bit weird for me still. I haven't exactly become use to everypony bowing to me every time I walk by or even when they treat me with such respect. I'll get use to it eventually, just like the other Princesses" Of course there were always a couple of ponies who wanted her to fail, but she held her head up high "I remember when I became Princess Celestia's student, and I didn't know it would get me this far….but I did feel bad when the others were disappointed…..they didn't even get to impress her or anything….I wonder…."
Spike chuckled "I remember. That's when I hatched! Hah! I don't think you should think about it too much. Everything happens for a reason, just like Princess Celestia told you when you became a Princess. Let's just enjoy the celebration" 'Spike is right. Just enjoy it and be happy you're a Princess' "It's too bad Cadence can't see the parade. She said that there was excavation being done in the lower sections of the Crystal palace and she needed to supervise it before she came. I can't wait until she tells us what kinds of things are hidden! Even what King Sombra might have left"
"Miss Blythe, you must come with me back to Canterlot once you're done. Everypony will be there to see Princess Twilight!" Princess Cadence smiled at the small pony, motioning towards the door "Unfortunately I can't. I promised my friend after excavating I'll come back and we can hang out. Besides, I don't think you'll want to wait for me. This stuff can take a long time to get done, especially since we don't know how big the chambers are or even how many. It could be a few rooms, but it could also be a whole maze of things. But what I can assure you is that My hunch is always 100% accurate! We'll be done in no time!" Cadence nodded, walking towards the door "Well, what you do get done today will be enough. I want to make sure there isn't anything bad lurking down there. I also want to know about what he was keeping a secret behind these walls. All will be done in good time I suppose. I'll see you later then Blythe!"
As the Princess left, she turned to her crew and motioned towards the wall. Since she had excellent hearing, through the thick stone walls she could tell that it was hallow and that there was something being hidden "Okay team! We have about a month to get through what I believe is 20 rooms! We must move slowly through each room to make sure that nothing is missed! Boys, go ahead and break the walls down!"
As the Unicorns started to break through, Blythe stood back and slowly thought about that morning. A few hours ago, she had to leave in order to get started on the excavation so they could make it on time. Aurora was sad to see her friend leave for the Crystal Empire but understood. 'Aurora has to find out where Zecora lives and roams anyways. She can't train when somepony could be watching her every move and tell Twilight Sparkle. I hope we get finished in time so I can see her!'
Just as she turned around, there was big crash and the ground rumbled. They had broken through 5 feet of stone wall and in the darkness; they could make out a spiral staircase heading down. She put on her hard hat and turned the light on before throwing a rock down. It didn't hit the ground for a while and a slight plunk of the stone could be heard "It's a long ways down there. I think we'll be done with the first room by the time Cadence comes back!"
The young mare happily looked down the hole, her smile wide and full of hope "I can't wait. I've been reading up on the stories of the Crystal Empire. There's a few things unaccounted the the deeper I dug. Apparently, King Sombra had secrets that he wouldn't let anyone know about. I bet its some sort of weapon we'll uncover! Oh this is so exciting!"
Blythe was the first to walk down the stairs, being extra careful in order to not slip or anything. She put one hoof down onto the first step before realizing it was okay "Single line. We have to be absolutely careful. These ruins don't look like they were used in a long time" It was a long ways once they reached the bottom which was a room itself, a few jars and pots scattered about. Since there was dirt build up, they would have to pick away and dust away the debris to make sure they weren't missing anything "This is it. The first of the rooms. Come on! Let's get started!"