Chapter 1: The Winds of Fate
It's a beautiful day in the magical land of Equestria. Many creatures such as the dragons, hippogriff, the yaks, Griffins, and all three ponies kind are gathering to Canterlot for the coronation of Princess Twilight Sparkle as the new ruler of Equestria. One of those ponies is a stallion unicorn, with a long white beard, rice hat, and a bamboo staff. This stallion look up at Canterlot before he continued on. Meanwhile in what looked to be a taining ground near Canterlot Castle, an orange pegasus with a blue main in royal guard armor is practicing with his spear. "To be the best royal guard, you must stay focus and to follow orders." The pegasus told himself as he back flipped and hit a dummy with his spear.
"That was impressive." He turned to see a white unicorn with a blue main, a pink alicorn with a dark pink, yellow, and purple main, and a baby alicorn with a white coat and her main is light blue and dark purple.
The pegasus quickly stood at attention when he saw them. "Prince Shining Armor and Princess Cadance." The pegasus said.
"I see you're keeping up with your training, Flash Sentry." Shining Armor said. "Maybe you should take it easy. You don't want to strain yourself before the ceremony starts." Cadance added in.
"Thank you, your highness." Flash said. "But I don't want to take any chance. I won't let anything bad happen to the newly crowned princess and be a great guard there was." The baby alicorn fly out of Cadance's hoof and she was caught by the unicorn from earlier.
"Oh so sorry about that sir. Flurry Heart is excited for aunt being crowned today." Cadance said as the old stallion hands her back Flurry Heart.
"No need to apologize your highness." The stallion said before he directed his attention to Flash. "As for you, your armor is too heavy and too loud. It will weigh you down in combat and give you a way when in stealth. All tools for a soldier, but nothing for a ninja."
"A ninja? Sorry sir, but you're a long way from finding any ninja around here." Flash told the stallion. "And I'm afraid you're not supposed to be here for the ceremony isn't until later."
The stallion scoffed a bit. "Well, I'm just here to find something special here." He told Flash as he walked past him. The three ponies looked at each other and wonder what the old stallion meant.
"Well if you need help looking, I could help you-" Flash said as he looked at the stallion, only to see he disappeared. "Huh, where'd he go?"
It wasn't long before the horns blew as it's almost time for the coronation to begin. "Well, we better get going." Shining Armor said. "You should get to your post, Sentry. I have a feeling that this is going to be great."
"That coronation could have gone better." A royal guard said. The fireworks went off just as the Wonderbolts were doing their aerial flight, the applesauce was place in the drinks, and Princess Twilight had to jump to catch her crown when it fell. The coronation was a complete disaster. As Flash was walking alone through a hall, somepony bumped into him. It was the newly crowned princess of Equestria, Princess Twilight Sparkle.
"Oh your highness, we got to stop bumping into each other like this." Flash said as he helped the princess up.
"It feels like we're always bumping into each other. It's Flash Sentry, right?" Twilight asked as Flash gave a nod. "I was just on my way to meet my friends. Would you care to join?"
"I wouldn't mind, your highness." Flash said as they went on their way to meet her friends. He noticed that Twilight was looking a bit upset. "A little upset about your coronation was a disaster?" He asked witch she gave a nod to. "Hey, it could have been worse. Somepony in Cloudsdale would have mixed up the weather schedule and you could have had your coronation in a hurricane." She giggled at his joke.
"Yeah, I guess it could have been worse." Twilight said. Flash got her to her friends and they laughed about what happened. Flash saw Twilight's friends giving her a book that holds moving images of her and her friends adventures, he even heard her decree that she and her friends would meet once every moon. This seemed like a perfect happy ending, but unfortunately it wasn't as black clouds rolled in and blackened the sky. Every creature took notice of it, including the two retired princesses, Twilight Sparkle, her friends, and Flash Sentry.
Every creature then heard strange rumbling off in the distance, before skeleton stallions on odd beasts on two wheels road in before a big one with four wheels and a giant skeleton face on the front jumped in. "Oh, oh! Let me go down there first! Oh please oh please, I've been dying to go down there!" A skeleton stallion with one eye bagged.
"You nitwit, you're already dead! Try and control yourself in front of Master Samukai!" One with helmet if he pointed to another in a cloak. "Um, with all due respect sir, you did say I could go first." He whispered to Samukai as he looks at the two.
"Sorry boys, this one's on me." Samukai told the two. "Just remember what we're here for and find that other half of the map. ATTACK!" With that, the skeletons ride those metal things right towards Canterlot.
Every creature saw the skeletons approached Canterlot before most of them ran for cover as the royal guards and the rest preparing to fight back. "What are they?" Spike asked.
"Don't know, but they won't hurt anyone here." Flash said as he ready his spear. "Stay safe..." He told the princess as he flew towards a few skeletons. Some of the guard were defending the civilians from the skeletons as Flash use his spear to knocked down a few of them. Flash manage to knock one head off its body and before he could attack another, the head hopped behind him and bit his leg. "Ow! Bite on this!" He shouted as he bucked the head over two poles that look like a football goal. Two skeletons clapped at that before Twilight blast them from behind them. "Your highness?! It's not safe out here."
"I maybe the ruler of Equestria, but I'm not helpless!" Twilight told as they continue to fight the skeletons. Her friends, ponies, and all other creatures were working together to fight the skeletons. The two skeletons that were on the big machine on four wheels snuck their way into the castle. They checked each room in the castle as if they're looking for something as the other skeletons were fighting outside.
They found their way into the Royal Guards Armory and continue to search. The one with one eye saw one of their helmets and tried it on. "You're not looking hard enough, Nuckal!" The one with helmet shouted as threw one at Nuckal.
"Ow! YOU'RE not looking hard enough, Kruncha!" Nuckal shouted as they got into a slap fight with each other. Kruncha then punched Nuckal into some armor that fell like dominoes before one knocked over some wepons, then it knocked down a bored that fell to the floor from the wall. Both Nuckal and Kruncha jumped when it fell before they saw what is on it. It looked like part of an old map showing three locations of three wepons that looked to be made of gold. "The map!" They both shouted as they found what they were looking for.
Back outside, every creature was having a hard time with the skeletons because the skeletons keep rebuilding themselves each time they were knocked down. "Jeez! Why can't these guys go down?!" Rainbow Dash asked.
"We found it!" Nuckal shouted as he and Kruncha ran out of the castle with the part of the map. Luna blast a few skeletons before she saw Nuckal and Kruncha run off with the map.
"Celestia, the map!" Luna called out with a worried tone.
"Oh no, somepony stop those two!" Celestia shouted as she fought a few skeletons. Flash heard her and went after the two before Samukai jumped infront of him and stood in his way. Flash took a battle stands with his spear as Samukai chuckled before he threw off his cloak and revealed that he is centaur skeleton with six arms, each one with its own dagger. Flash back up a bit when he saw his six arms before Samukai attack. Flash use his spear to block a few attacks from Samukai before he lock his daggers on Flash's spear before he yanked it out his hooves then kicked him into a wall.
Flash struggle to get up as Samukai approached him as he spinning his daggers so fast as he was about to end Flash. "NINJA GO!" A familiar voice shouted as a small tornado that was golden and pushed Samukai back. Flash watched in aw as the small tornado attack Samukai a few times before it stopped spinning and it was the old stallion from before.
"Sensei Wu, your Spinjitzu looks rusty." Samukai told the stallion.
"Nothing like bone to sharpen its edge, Samukai." Wu respond. Samukai took notice of Flash before he looked at a water tower behind Sensei Wu. Samukai chuckled before he threw his daggers right at Wu, but Wu dodged the daggers and they hit the legs of the water tower, causing it to tip over. Wu saw the tower falling over as Flash was trying to get out of the way before he was going to get crushed by it. "NINJA GO!" Wu shouted as he did Spinjitzu and saved Flash from being crushed by the water tower as Samukai returned to the big machine on four wheels.
"Lord Garmadon says take the princess!" Samukai order and the name he spoke of made Wu, Celestia, and Luna worry.
"Lord Garmadon?" Wu and the Royal Sisters repeated in fear as Kruncha got on top of the machine and launched a claw right at Princess Twilight. The claw grabbed her and as it pulled her back, she dropped the book her friends gave her and her crown fell off.
The rest of the skeletons returned to their machines before they all ride away. "Twilight!" All her friends and her family called out as the skeletons took off with her.
"T-They took Twilight..." Fluttershy said as Spike picked up Twilight's crown and the book.
"It's going to be okay sugarcube, we'll get her back." Applejack told her as she hug Fluttershy to comforter.
"It...it can't be..." Flash said as he felt like he failed her.
"As I told you, too heavy and too loud." Sensei Wu told Flash.
"Uh who's the old guy here?" Rainbow Dash asked before Flash walked up to Wu with a mad look.
"Somepony who should have done something, you could have use your twist-itzu or torna-zu and save the princess." He shouted.
"Spinjitzu." Wu corrected.
"Spin-what-zu?" Rainbow Dash asked before Celestia and Luna came up.
"Spinjitzu, it's a ancient art where the warrior spin so fast his entire being become a tornado." Celestia told them.
"And at the center of the tornado is a powerful weapon, and that weapon is that warrior." Luna finish.
"But he did nothing. Now I'm going to rescue the princess." Flash said before he turned to go.
"You're not going alone, darling." Rarity told him as she, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy joined him.
"I'm afraid where they go no one can follow." Wu told them that they stop. "That centaur skeleton was Samukai, the king of the underworld, and if it's true that he's carring out orders for Lord Garmadon. Then I fear things are far worse than I thought."
"Garmadon? Underworld? You're not making any sense!" Shining Armor told Wu.
"Yeah, what is it that you're talking about and what is it that's so important that they to take the princess?!" Flash asked.
"What's important? How about everything in our world itself." Wu said. "You all might want to sit down and hear the tale of the first Spinjitzu master." Then Flash, the five mares, Shining Armor, Cadence, Spike, and the young six sat down and listen to Wu.
"Long before time had a name, the first Spinjitzu Master created our world using 6 elemental golden weapons of Spinjitzu. The Scythe of Quakes, the Sword of Fire, the Shurikens of Ice, the Nunchucks of Lightning, the Sais of Life, and the Bo of Wind." Wu told them. "These six golden weapons were so powerful, not one mortal can handle all six. When he past, he left his two sons to guard the weapons. But the oldest was consumed by Darkness and wanted the weapons for himself to recreate Equestria in his own image. A fight between two brothers broke out and the oldest was struck down to the underworld, never to be seen again. Peace had returned to Equestria and fearing his brother's return, the youngest brother hid the golden weapons and put a guardian and protect each one. The youngest brother even drew a map it to show the location of each wepon. Knowing his brother would come for it once he knows, he ripped the map in 2 and gave one half of it to an honest stallion blacksmith and gave the other to two alicorn sisters. One of the sun, the other of the moon. Those two alicorn is Celestia and Luna, the older brother is Lord Garmadon, and I need to find those weapons before he does." It was then and there that Flash realized something.
"Wait, are you the younger brother?" Flash asked as Wu gave a nod.
"We are sorry Wu." Celestia said as she and Luna bow their heads to him. "We saw two skeletons make off with the part of the map you gave us."
She said before Luna spoke. "If you come to reclaim the part of the map you gave us, I'm afraid you're too late."
"It was not the map I came here for." Wu told the sisters. "I came for something greater, him." He said as he pointed his staff at Flash. Everyone, especially Flash Sentry, was surprised by that. "Since my brother cannot enter this realm, it's obvious he has struck a deal with Samukai. If he were to collect all six wepons, even I would not be able to stop him again. But you, Flash Sentry, you are swift as the wind. I will train you to harness that wind, use it, become a Spinjitzu master."
"Look I'm flattered that you think I'm all that, but we have a princess to save. Not get involved in your sibling rivalry." Flash told Wu before he turned to go after the skeletons. Wu then jumped kicked Flash while his back was turned and knocked him to the ground.
"You have much to learn little pony, you're not ready to face the tip of my hoof." Wu told him as he wiggled his backhoof as he had Flash pin down with his staff. "If you want to get your princess back, you must control the wind around us. Only when you become Spinjitzu master, will you be able to face Lord Garmadon."
"Okay, then when do we start?" Flash asked Wu before he got off of him.
"Whoa whoa whoa! If he is going somewhere, then so are we!" Rainbow Dash told Wu as she, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie stood side by side each other.
"We ain't going to lose our friend or let some other evil take over Equestria again!" Applejack said firmly as the others agreed.
"We'll come to! You'll need all the help you can get." Sandbar said as he, Gallus, Sliverstream, Yona, Ocellus, and Smolder stood tall.
"I'll come too." Shining Armor said as he stepped up. "Twilight is my sister, and those skeletons made me mad by taking her."
"Just promise me to come home safe with her Shining." Princess Cadance told Shining Armor.
"Me and Luna will stay here and watch over Canterlot." Celestia told them before she looked back at the frightened ponies of Canterlot.
"Yes, after what has just transpired here today they will need somepony to watch over them till Twilight has been rescued." Luna said.
"Very well, we begin traveling tomorrow. First thing in the morning, we will begin the journey." Wu told them before they all prepare for the journey tomorrow.
Meanwhile in the Underworld, Twilight was thrown into a cell with a magic dampener ring around her horn. "You won't get away with this!" She shouted at the skeletons that are walking away. When they were gone, she try to remove the ring so that she can escape.
"Don't even bother, I already tried and no luck." A mare's voice told Twilight from the shadows in the same cell she is in.
"Who's there?" Twilight asked as she looked around the cell. A unicorn mare with a water blue coat, with short black main and blue eyes step out from the shadows. Twilight could see that she too has a magic dampener ring around her horn. "Who are you?" She asked the unicorn.
"I'm Aqua Stream, and those skeleton creeps took me away from my family's blacksmith shop and my brother a few months ago." Aqua answered Twilight.
"But what could they possibly gain by doing this?" Twilight asked before they both heard laughter coming from the shadows.
They looked around before the shadows took form of a stallion with glowing red eyes. "Hello your highness." The shadow spoke. "How pleasant it is to have you here."
"I'm going out on a limb here and say he's the stallion in charge." Aqua said after seeing the shadow.
"Who are you and what do you want?!" Twilight asked as she took a defensive position at the shadow.
"Who I am is somepony who will tip the balance of Good and Evil. As for what I want, I want to be free from the prison and recreate the world in my image." The shadow answered.
"You're not the first I've met to have that idea. My friends will come save me and who ever you are, we will stop!" Twilight told the shadow, but it just laugh.
"What's so funny?!" Aqua asked the shadow.
"It's adorable that you think you can defeat me." The shadow told them. "As for your friends, they won't be able to come here. So I suggest you both sit tight, you're going to be here awhile. But don't worry, I have plans for both of you." The shadow told them before it vanished into the darkness.
"What do we do now?" Aqua asked Twilight.
"All we can do is hope. But I know my friends and they will save us." Twilight told her. Twilight may not know how to get out, but she knows to have faith in those she believes in.
The next day Flash, Twilight's friends, Spike, the young six, and Shining Armor were ready to head out with Sensei Wu. Wu had Flash's wings tied down for he told him that he wants Flash to follow him without flying. He told the group that it is a long journey to where they're going, but Flash didn't care for he was focus on the task at hand. Flash was going to train to become a Spinjitzu master, but in order to do that he must learn The Way of the Ninja.
Author's Notes:A red Pegasus stallion will be the master of fire. A blue unicorn stallion will be the master of lightning. A white unicorn will be the master of ice. As for the master of earth, I don't know if I should make him black or brown earth pony. But a gree earth pony mare will be the master of life.