The Celestial Guard

Well this sucks, I get brought back to life and I get bucking buried before I can get back! Thanks a lot Helios! You are sssssoooooooo much help!

Quit complaining.

What the... now I'm hearing voices? That's new.

I an mot a figment of your imagination, it is me, Helios.

Heh.. so are you going to be my backseat walker now?

No, but I'll be in to check in from time to time though, it will be fun to mess with your thoughts! I must go now, bye.

"Great", mumbled Swift, "Just bucking great." His horn glowed as a little bulb of light appeared.

At least I have my horn still, but what did Helios say about my eye? It feels fine, anyway I need to focus on trying to get out of here.

"Alright Luna, I will go on a vacation, but are you able to handle the work load while I am gone?"

"Yes, we will be fine, as our niece coming back from the Crystal Kingdom to help."

"Is Twilight still holed up in her room?"

"Yes", Celestia felt a pang of pity build up. It was quite sad that it had happened, and she knew that Twilight might not recover, but she was a princess now and she has responsibilities like her and her sister.

Swift Hooves suddenly felt an emotion course through his body, but it wasn't his, was it? No, what just made him feel pity just now? More thoughts swept through his head. Celestia was taking a vacation?

Never though this would happen for a long time.

1 hour later,

It was midnight and Celestia was in her chambers, still thinking of where she would go, she knew that where ever she would go, she would be recognised.

If only Swift Hooves was here....

Suddenly a guard appeared outside her door, with a face of exhaustion. He said, "There has been a breach at the graveyard."

"Dispatch a group of guards to the graveyard."

A plum of dirt burst out from where Swift Hooves grave was. It tossed dirt out all over the place. Swift Hooves climbed out, covered in dirt, he looked around, taking in the area. It had just rained and he caught sight of a puddle, he walked over to it, intending to use the reflection so that he could see what had happened to his left eye. When he saw it, all he saw was silver , no iris or pupil, only the whites of his eyes which had changed to a reflective silver. The puddle had gathered in front of a grave stone, Swift Hooves looked at it and went pale. It read,

Here lies Flash Sentry, a loyal member of the Royal Guard, killed in defence of his princess.

He heard shouts behind him and turned around, then a bolt of magic struck his face, slumping down on the ground, unconscious.

10 minutes later,

The carriage bumped along the stony streets, heading towards the castle. Two guards stood inside, eyes locked on the prisoner. The first guard spoke up.

"Hey dude, haven't we seen this pony before?"

"I'm not sure, he does seem familiar."

"Considering where we found him, he could be a changeling, sent to infiltrate the castle."

"If so, just do the check, that uncovers them all the time."

"Okay."

The first guard's horn glowed in his personal aura as a green beam of light shot out and swept over the prisoner. Nothing happened, no flash of green fire.

"Should we inform the Princess that he was near the grave of her personal guard?"

"I guess so."

In the castle,

There was one trunk in the room. It was crafted from wood, with a rich dark brown texture. A thin layer of dust coated it, an obvious sign of its age. Celestia was moving from drawer to drawer, while talking to a certain Draconequus who was lazily lounging on her bed.

"So he came back then? He didn't die in that forest?"

"For the thousand time YES."

Discord recoiled at Celestia's reply, then he paused " You know what, I miss him too."

Celestia stopped pacing and actually looked at him." Really?"

"Yes, I mean, I never got to prank him."

SMACK

"Ow, what was that for?"

"Be serious for once, you two were friends once."

"Its not like he had many friends."

Celestia raised her hoof once more.

"Uhhhhh. But he was friends with me?"

The hoof lowered, and Celestia gave an accepting smile. Then she spoke, "You should have really thought about apologising to him, I mean it was your fault that you wanted to take the throne from my father."

Discord would have replied, if not for the guard who knocked on the door, and entered the room.

"We have captured the intruder Princess Celestia, he's currently in the dungeon if you wish to see him."

"I will, would you like to accompany me Discord?"

"Of course."

On hearing about the attack, Shinning Armour had rushed back to the capital to assist in the increased guard presence that due to take affect soon(to the great upset of his wife)disbelief at the prisoner in the cell, who was still unconscious on the stone floor.

"This makes no sense!" mumbled Shinning to himself. "Its not a changeling and it looks like him, but his left eye..."

"What is wrong Captain Shinning?", asked the white alicorn, who was currently walking down the hall to where he was, Discord at her side.

"You won't believe this." replied Shinning, the moment Celestia and Discord caught sight of the white unicorn.

Celestia's jaw could have hit the floor at the sight of him.

THUD

However Discord's jaw actually did.