Empty Shells, Healing Hearts.

Luna had raised the moon after the bearers of the elements of harmony had left and none of the organization had appeared. Celestia and Luna thought that they had failed when a guard ran... no flew into the throne room through a window! But that's not what had surprised them what surprised them was the fact that the guard was not a Pegasus, he was not even a unicorn. No the guard that flew through the window was an earth pony. Then before they could figure out what was going on twenty guards holding down one pony wearing a black cloak with a hood walked into the room. Behind that pony and those guard's was Shining Armor captain of the guard and his wife Princess Mi Amore Cadenza... {Better known to the citizens of the Crystal Empire and Equestria as Princess Cadence} who were escorting yet another hooded pony. What surprised Celestia and Luna even more were the looks plastered on their faces. Their faces were that of pure terror.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS WHO DARES HARM THE CITIZENS OF EQUESTRIA AND THEN HAS THE GALL TO ENTER OUR THRONE ROOM WEARING HOODED ROBES!?!" As surprising as this will sound, it was not Luna who said this, but rather Celestia.

The hooded pony with twenty guards around him simply raised a hoof and said. "Your guards are not as good at fighting as one would think I took down 30 single handedly." The other one ran from Shining Armor and Cadence and went over to his companion and swiftly delivered a blow to the side of his head to which he responded "Ouch! What was that for!?"

The other pony simply said "That is no way to speak to a princess let alone ones who have given you a second chance." He then turned to Celestia and Luna. "I am sorry for my underling’s behavior. He was simply curious about the strength of this body as well as if he retained his powers which I seems he and I both have. He attacked the guard after they threatened to arrest him after a unicorn said and I quote ""What a horrid taste in clothing! You must be a peasant and you must have stolen it as well for I do not believe a peasant could afford such clothing!"" to which my underling responded by saying- He was cut off.

"I can break every bone in your body with one swift motion don't make me angry!" the other stallion spoke in a calm tone before he was hit on the head again.

The first stallion resumed speaking. "As for why we are still wearing these robes we simply have yet to take them off."

What they all saw next surprised them even the princesses. The two pony’s cloaks vanished revealing the bodies of the ponies who wore them. The one who had been calmly talking to the princesses and explaining the situation to them was a chestnut colored stallion, about the size of Celestia, he had a white mane similar to the color of Celestia's coat, and his cutie mark was that of two blades with silver handles while the blades themselves looked like they were made of red light crossing above the roman number I. The other was a navy blue stallion, with a navy blue mane, the size of Luna, the most distinctive thing about him was his face or rather what was on his face. He had a scar in the shape of an X on his muzzle in between his eyes, which were a brilliant turquoise in color. His cutie mark was the roman number VII. Depicted above the number was a sword used by griffins known as a claymore it has a long gold handle connected to the silver midsection of the sword with a blue half circle on top of a gold stylized cross.

The most surprising thing about the two ponies who stood and bowed before the princesses was that they were alicorns. "Who are you?" was the question that broke the silence to which the two ponies just smiled the chestnut colored stallion spoke first.

"I am Xemnas the Superior of the In-between. Rank I. of Organization XIII." Then the blue stallion spoke.

"I am Saix the Lunar Diviner. Rank VII. of Organization XIII"

They shared a look, smiled, returned their gaze to the princesses, walked towards them, bowed, kissed their hooves {Xemnas kissed Celestia's while Saïx kissed Luna's}, and said at the same time "It is a pleasure to meet the rulers of this nation and our saviors. Your majesties." At this point all the guards, Shining Armor, Cadence, and the princesses were all speechless.

~Celestia's mind~ "I thought the spell would turn them into ponies yes, but I did not know it would turn them or at least some of them into alicorns like us... on the other hoof I think Luna has a crush on Saïx... and Xemnas is quite handsome as well. Am I blushing? I feel like I am blushing"

~Luna's mind~ "I know I am blushing but he's cute and he's kissing my hoof. He's. Kissing. My. Hoof. Ohmygoshhe'skissingmyhoof! *insert mental fan girl squeal here* I think that I am in love."

~Xemnas’ mind~ "I feel things I have not felt in a long time happiness sadness and dare I say love? Yes this is love and is thanks to this beautiful mare."

~Saïx’s mind~ "The one who controls the moon. Beautiful, even though she is a pony she is beautiful, then again I am a pony now too, so is it alright to love her in more ways than one? I believe it is and I do believe that I... Am in love."

~return to the throne room and everypony’s point of view~ after a few minutes of blushing Celestia finally spoke again. "Where are the other members of your organization? I thought there were thirteen?"

At this the two colts went wide eyed and believing that as the leader it was his responsibility to answer Xemnas said. "There are thirteen of us yes but as for where they are and what they have become I do not know."