It was a dark night and the air was so freezing it could give a Windigo a cold. Snow covered the the city of Canterlot like a blanket over a mare sound asleep. Smoke bellowing from every chimney only to be taken away by the sharp cold gusts of wind but the fires below remained strong and determined to keep the ponies nuzzled together in front of the bright red and yellow blaze

"Jeez Twilight do yah think the Princess could have picked a better time to call us up here, I'm freezing my flank off." complained Rainbow Dash.

"It doesn't matter right now, if Princess Celestia says it's urgent then we need to bare and grin all the way to the castle if necessary." Replied Twilight who was as cold as she was but couldn't afford to show it right now.

"Yeah well she could have at least told us to pack a jacket, it's summer down in Ponyville and I didn't pack my saddle bag for a arctic mountain hike."

"Well were almost done walking, as a matter of fact were nearly there look its the castle gates lets go girls we don't want to be late for an audience with the princess." Said Twilight dashing forward with her five friends not to far behind her keeping pace to the best of their ability.

It didn't take long for the group to make it to the castle gates where the Royal Guards quickly opened the with their Unicorn magic. The girls just kept running not stopping to say hello or thank the Guards who almost looked disappointed that they were not greeted or thanked for the job that they do. First they ran straight up the walk way into the entrance which was always decorated with large statues of Alicorns, the golden rails leading up to the upper section, two large windows blue and yellow representing the moon on the right and the sun on the left.

"Were almost there the Princesses chambers should be just up ahead." Yelled Twilight swerving around a corner almost knocking one of the maids over who was polishing a marble column.

Another pair of Guards used their magic to open the door which lead into a large room with a big fireplace and a familiar white Alicorn sitting on a purple rug with a large yellow pillow. She turned around with a deep look of concern on her face as she got up to greet her guests who almost bashed straight through the oak door which had been closed behind them in a yellow bubble of magic.

"Twilight my faithful student it is so very good to see you, although I do wish that this visit was under lees drastic circumstances but this is a problem that I can no longer ignore and it has gotten to the point of which I require you and your friends assistance." Princess Celestia explained getting up to give her student a warm hug before sitting back down and pulling seats for her other six guests.

"Yes I know, and we came as soon as we got the letter. What happened, did something terrible occur while I was away in Ponyville? Asked Twilight with a look that matched the Princess.

"Yes there has been a evil that has risen once again that goes by the name that we all know as Discord."

This time it was Rainbow Dash who replied "What! But I thought we taught that guy a lesson when Fluttershy had to (reform him) and he promised to use his magic only for good." She yelled angrily at just the thought of the Draconequus which made her blood boil.

"As did I but it would appear that he has changed his mind about how he will use his powers and has now steeped over the boundaries of magic by harnessing a power so ancient that it's tale has been forgotten for ages. Do you wish to know the story?" She asked sitting and clearing her throat ready to begin.

"Aw man do we-"

She was interrupted by Twilight who shot her a dead serious look and revised Rainbow Dash's sentence. "What she meant to say is that we would love to right Rainbow Dash?" She asked giving her a look similar to Fluttershy's stare that she gives to animals.

Rainbow Dash just crossed her hooves and said "Fine lets hear the story."

Celestia nodded and began her tale, As the time passed and the tale went on the six ponies sat on edge through every word all the way until the door leading into the chamber busted open and a tired bleeding Guard with gashes in his armor ran in wheezing for breath before bowing his head and addressing the Princess. "Your highness, an explosion just occurred in Manehatten and fires have burned most the city, there's been no word from any of the other Guards and I just barely made it out because I was in a carriage transferring to Canterlot Castle.

"Oh no this is awful news, thank you um what is your name sir? Princess Celestia asked curious to know who this soldier was so that she could thank him properly.

"My name is Flash Sentry new recruit You Highness." He bowed his head while looking up at the beautiful purple unicorn in front of him and smiled.

Twilight blushed and looked away hoping nopony saw her reaction, then quickly looked back to her mentor waiting for an order.

"Twilight you and your friends must investigate what happened and look for signs of survivors I have no doubt that Discord is behind all of this havoc." She said looking out her window at the smoke illuminating the sky over the city with a look of pure terror and disbelief. "The next train should be hear in an hour until then I need you to take Flash Sentry to the medical wing for treatment on his wounds." She said pointing at the Guard who was now laying on the ground.

"Of course Princess Celestia I promise that we will not let you down and we'll be back before you know it." She said turning around and picking the Guard off the ground by herself and putting him on her back dashing out the door. "Lets go Girls I don't know how much longer he can last with these wounds, it's a surprise that he even made it here alone."

Once again the group was madly dashing through the hall of Canterlot Castle all the way to the Royal Guards infirmary where the doctor quickly ran him into a room where he bandaged his wounds. There he lied in a bed with the other ponies at his side nervously glancing at one another.

"Oh my do you think hes alright?" Fluttershy asked with her hooves over mouth.

"I don't know Fluttershy dear but I do hope so." Replied Rarity holding Fluttershy to keep her calm.

"He'll be fine sugarcube yah just gotta wait'n see, infact I reckon he'll' be wakin up soon. Applejack said reassuring her friends that everything was fine.

"Oh oh oh look, his eyes are moving isn't that a good thing?" Pinkie Pie asked while bouncing back and forth happily.

"See what did I tell ya'll I knew a fella like that wouldn't go down without a fight." Applejack said with a proud smile knowing that she was right.

Flash Sentry's eyes began to flicker open and his vision began to come back. He attempted to sit up but was stopped by a unbearable pain in his side which almost caused him to roll off the bed if it wasn't for somepony who caught him. "Thanks uhh whats your name?" He said with his head still facing the ground.

"Oh my name is Twilight Sparkle, and yours is Flash Sentry right?" Twilight said answering his question with another one.

"Yeah that's me. Wait Twilight Sparkle where have I heard that name before?" He looked up and couldn't believe who had just caught him, it was that Girl from before the one in the Princess's chambers and if he wasn't mistaken she was also one of the six Elements Of Harmony. "Your Twilight Sparkle the Element Of Magic!"

Twilight was startled by this response, infact she wasn't even aware that anypony knew that she was an Element. "Well yes but my friends prefer to just call me Twilight, cause I'm pretty sure that Twilight Sparkle the Element Of Magic wouldn't fit on a name tag." She said back with a little giggle setting Flash back up on the bed leaning against the wall.

"Yeah good point." He said laughing along with her and everypony else in the room. "So where am I at anyway?" Flash asked puzzled by his surroundings.

"The Infirmary." Answered another pony on his other side with a rainbow mane. "You were bleeding and unconscious so we brought you here."

"Oh yeah that." Flash said not remembering what happened after he passed out in the Princess's chamber.

"So if you don't mind me asking what happened in Manehatten, what exploded?" Said Twilight bringing the conversation where it needed to be.

"Not much to say considering i was half way out of town and on my way here, but I do remember hearing some crazy laughter coming from nowhere. I also saw a pony with a long white mane on a roof, a flash of light and then BOOM! The explosion sent out a shock wave that caused my carriage to flip over and a lose piece of metal must have went through my side, the driver unfortunately didn't make it. After that I walked all the way here and you know the rest of my story." He said shivering at the thought of what happened.

"Crazy laughter huh, well that's startin to sound a whole lot like Discord to me ya'll." Said a pony with a brown Stetson and hair in a pony tail.

"Your right Applejack it does sound like something he would do." Agreed Twilight who began to leave. "Well Girls we better get going, it was nice meeting you Flash." She said with a smile

"Wait I'm coming to." He said trying to sit up but halted hi movement as he felt the pressure of his wound opening up and he sat back down yelling in pain.

Twilight rushed back and set him back down. "No you need to rest up if that wound is gonna heal, I'll be back soon to see how your doing." She said before turning off the lights and leaving Flash to his thoughts.

"Alright everypony we need to hurry up and catch that train." Twilight said sprinting through the halls for the third and final time in her life.

Author's Note

Hey guys there it is chapter 3 in this long story hope you guys like it. cause I was just going with the flow on this one. Thanks again for the support. WUB YAH.