Equestria's Corruption

"Princess, Princess Celestia!" The guard shouted as he ran through the Princess' royal hall. "We have a crisi-" the princess simply raised an eyebrow at him. The guard's cheeks turned a dark red. "I'm sorry your majesty, I wouldn't have barged in if it wasn't an extreme emergency." The guard said quickly.

"...Continue" said Celestia.  The guard sighed a breath of relief.

"We have heard reports of strange areas with hostile monsters around Equestria and spreading to other parts of Equestria," The guard hesitated waiting for a response from the princess. She simply stared.

"Yes there are 'odd' areas around Equestria, the Everfree Forest, for one-" The guard interrupted her in mid-sentence.

"No Princess, a different kind of area, We sent pegasi up to scout out the corrupt areas and-" He faltered.

"And?" the Princess said, a bit annoyed. The guard picked up.

"And despite its origin being a couple thousand miles away from Canterlot, estimations show that the rapid spread should cause it to arrive to Canterlot's city limits in a week, tops.

The guard finished. even as he said the words, the guard wished they weren't true. At his words Princess Celestia almost jumped out of her throne.

"Get me some parchment and a quill, NOW!" she demanded the guards ran to get her the supplies. "By the moon," she whispered to herself more than anypony else. The guards arrived with the utensils and she began writing. "My faithful student, I require you to come to Canterlot with the Elements Of Harmony as well as their bearers as soon as you get this message. I CAN NOT STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS." She have the message to a guard. "Make sure this gets sent to Twilight Sparkle first thing in the morning!" The guard scrambled to meet the princess' demands and quickly galloped away. Princess Celestia looked out a window to see the moon rising, and wondered how far the Corruption would spread until it fell the next day.