Chapters Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Prelude: Into the Beginning.
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The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
Fausticorn/Writing Glory was created by fyre-flye (Lauren Faust)
Past Sins characters created and owned by Pen Stroke
Bonnicorn is an OC created and owned by Willis96
All credit goes to the creator of Midnight Blossom
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Prelude
Into the Beginning
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"It's been ten years since the Days of Eternal Night ended, and Spell Nexus was defeated. Equestria has become more peaceful since then, not much has changed in Ponyville these past few years..." Twilight stops writing for a moment and looks outside the bedroom window; Nyx, the crusaders, Twist, Snips and Snails, now aged 15 and looking much older, are playing a game of Hoof ball. Sweetie belle kicks the ball toward the goal however it is quickly intercepted and halted by Nyx.
"No fair Nyx, you're faster then us!" Sweetie belle whines.
"I can only go as fast as Scootaloo is without her Scooter. Besides I've studied the game and it's rules, anypony protecting the goal may be able to block the ball provided they are fast enough. I have just an equal chance of missing the ball as Apple Bloom"
Twist calls out from the score bored; "Hey everypony, you do remember i'm timing you all, like in an actual game!"
Nyx and the other players snap to attention and resume the game, Twilight smiles and chuckles to herself, she looks back at her diary and starts to write again. "... Well a lot has changed, Nyx has grown to be a fine young Lady, although i do worry about that temper of hers and her sleeping habits. I have noticed that Nyx has sometimes been sleeping during the day, being more active at night, In fact I've noticed that Nyx is mostly active during the night. I know who she gets that from, anyway, i'm going to Canterlot tomorrow so i may continue my studies, i never really continued studying after Nyx arrived. Sincerely Twilight Tara Sparkle."
Twilight closes the book and closes her eyes and sighs
"Ahem. You shouldn't talk aloud like that Twilight, everypony could hear you from downstairs.... your middle name is Tara?"
Twilight blushes embarrassed "I'll remember not to...." Twilight stops, just realizing that spike mentioned other ponies in the library. "Wait there were other ponies looking to rent out a book? and you didn't tell me?!"
Twilight bolts downstairs to see that there's nopony there. "Spike..." Twilight looks back upstairs. "Did you rent the books out to the customers?" Spikes calls back to Twilight saying he did. Twilight breaths a sigh of relief then checks the clock to see what the time is.
"5:30 PM." Twilight opens the Libraries front door and steps outside. she walks over to the Teen filly's and colts. "Hey Everypony, what game are you playing?" Sweetie Belle looks at Twilight, Smiles and reply's.
"We're playing a game Lyra taught us, it's called Leap Frog!" Scootaloo jumps over Sweetie Belle however she loses altitude and face plants into the grass. "Heya Twilight"
"Hi Scootaloo, do you know where Nyx is? it's time for dinner"
"Coming Mother!" Nyx flies over to Twilight from Sugar Cube Corner. Twilight gives Nyx a look and then inspects Nyx's mouth and lips for signs of cake or anything else Nyx may have had without Twilights Knowledge.
"Pinkie didn't give you anything to eat before dinner did she?" Twilight waits for an answer, looking exactly how a mother would if her child spoiled their supper.
"I was raised better then that Mom, you've been really Paranoid ever since I've started talking to...." Nyx stops and looks at the ground for a moment before saying bye to her friends and walking home with Twilight.
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Twilight and Nyx sit down at the dinner table while Spike serves the food, Owlowiscious is given his usual bird feed from Nyx. Nyx then removes her enchanted glasses and blinks a little, making her eyes revert to their Dragon like appearance.
"Nyx, honey you do know that you no longer need to wear those outside anymore." Twilight takes some of her food into her mouth and chews it, shortly swallowing it.
"I know... Mom... but they are apart of me, i don't feel normal if i'm not wearing them..." Nyx picks at her food and looks deep in thought. Twilight looks saddened and decides to tell Nyx.
"I'm going to Canterlot tomorrow, to study some tomes and old books Princess Celestia found, I'm leaving you in charge of the Library since Spike will be coming with me." Twilight smiles at Nyx who is still picking at her food. "Whats the matter Nyx...?"
Nyx looks up at Twilight and looking very troubled. "I'm fine Mother.... it feels like you're worrying about me when you don't need to. just for once i'd like to go a day without being bothered because your paranoia gets the better of you!!"
Nyx pushes her supper away with her magic, picks up her Glasses and goes upstairs, Slamming her bedroom door shut locking it afterwards. Twilight looks down greatly upset and also pushes her dinner away but not as violently as Nyx.
"...I'm not hungry...."
Nyx stares at the Twilight doll she created during her tenure as Nightmare Moon, Trying to remember when Twilight was not as strict. Nyx then looks at an armored mannequin in the corner of the room, she stands and walks toward it, looking at the Armor which was once worn by Nightmare Moon, admiring it's ability to remain strong and untouched by time.
"So... Twilight Sparkle will be going to Canterlot so she may continue her research? looks like you'll be home alone"
Nyx Smiles a little. "I won't be alone..." Nyx then slowly turns around. "...Because you'll always be here." Nyx raises her head and looks into the mirror not to be greeted by her own reflection but the all to familiar reflection of the Mare in the Moon herself.
"Why so depressed lately Nyx Moonguard? your out burst at the dinner table was rude, Twilight Sparkle was hurt." Nightmare Moon speaks calmly as though she and Nyx have known one another for such a long time.
"I didn't... mean that... You shouldn't even be here. we parted ways years ago why are you making everypony believe i'm insane?"
"Because we are one and the same. though Luna took me back all those years ago, I am still apart of you. You need not accept me, nor do you need to acknowledge me; All i ask is that you listen to what i have to say should the moment call for it, i am here to help you, not to be your enemy, but your guide. i know what the future holds. and you need to prepare"
Nightmare Moon vanishes replacing the reflection with Nyx's. Nyx goes to bed soon after. Although everypony in the library had gone to bed Twilight was still awake, Writing a letter to Princess Celestia.
"Dear Princess Celestia. I am not sending this letter in regards to a lesson on friendship or the reopened Canterlot Library of History, this letter is more in regards to Nyx's temper. I have spoken to Princess Luna about this and all she could tell me was that Nyx would grow out of it... that was 2 years ago and Nyx hasn't improved... i feel as though i have failed Nyx as a mother, if you could offer any kind of help i'd greatly appreciate it. Your faithful student. Twilight Sparkle."
Twilight finishes the letter and hands it to Spike. Spike blows on the letter, the letter then travels across Equestria toward the regal castle of Canterlot. The letter travels toward and settles inside of the 2nd highest tower right beside a sleeping Celestia. The letter is picked up by another pony, the mystery pony reads the letter and takes it leaving Celestias room silently.
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The morning arrives fast, earlier then usual. Twilight had said goodbye to Nyx and the others, and left with Spike to Canterlot. "Nyx seemed a little better today didn't she Twilight?"
"She must have found a way to cope with her temper. what time was day break Spike?"
"It was 5:38 when i saw the sun rise." Spike Yawns then he spots the Wonderbolts flying on both sides of the balloon, Spitfire flies alongside the balloon at the right level to speak to Twilight.
"Sorry for not informing you sooner Miss Sparkle, but Princess Celestia thought you may need an escort."
"Thank you Spitfire." Twilight smiles and within three hours they arrive at Canterlot in time for the Re-opening of the Library. Spike takes the luggage to Twilight's old tower. while Twilight attends the ceremony. Princess Celestia addresses all the ponies present.
"Thank you Everypony for coming to this grand ceremony. as you all know the Old Canterlot Library was destroyed in a devastating fire nearly 112 years ago. we have rebuilt it over the years since and i am more then happy to announce the re opening of the Library." Celestia is applauded by the masses of Press pony from Manehatten and Las Pegasus. Celestia then uses a pair of scissors to cut the red ribbon allowing everypony to enter the library.
Twilight looks around the Library. viewing all the restored books and book shelves, taking in the thousands of years of history, Twilight takes out a book toward the back of the library and reads its title.
"Creatures of the Everfree? this book was written... 200 B.C , that's incredible" Twilight puts the book back and notices a book that is glowing in the darkness, Twilight moves a cobweb out of the way with magic and approaches the book slowly. as she draws near the book stops glowing and reverts to being a book. Twilight however picks the book off of it's pedestal and blows the dust away revealing a giant Alicorn with a crown grander then Celestias, Red long mane and tail. Blue eyes of serene beauty, and an Ink and Quill Cutiemark. Twilight reads the title out loud to herself.
"The Real life Biography of Queen Writing Glory. that's silly Equestria doesn't have a Queen." Twilight opens the book to find all the pages either torn or with the words worn away with Time. Twilight then decides to find out who this Writing Glory character really is.
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Author's Note
Despite the categories, most of the stuff in relation to them will not happen until much much later in the story, so as to not leave out the Categories till the last minute. i put all the ones that will into the fan-fiction when it is finished. not for the already published chapters.
Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 1: And then there was One.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 1:
And then there was One
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Twilight places the book inside her left saddle bag, and takes it back to her old home she stayed in as a student of Celestias. Spike had already set up the beds and is already dusting the place by the time Twilight arrives. Twilight levitates her saddlebags down beside the bed and opens the left one, taking out the book of Writing Glory.
"Whats that you got Twilight?"
"This, Spike. is an old Book" Twilight picks up a magnifying glass and opens the book to the front page and looks closely at some lines that run from the top left corner of the page, down to the bottom right. "Spike, look at these date lines"
Spike walks over to Twilight and looks at what Twilight's looking at. "This book dates back 56 Millenniums ago, that's older then Equestria. Look there are other lines there above the larger ones, it's endless." Twilight looks at it amazed at just how ancient this book is. Spike then looks out the window to see Princess Celestia approaching the tower.
"Twilight, Princess Celestia is coming."
"What? but i haven't had enough time to study the book..."
Celestia knocks on the door and waits patiently. She looks around waiting and spots a butterfly which rests on the tip of her nose causing her to sneeze and slightly chuckle. Twilight hides the book then opens the door.
"Ah hello Twilight Sparkle. I thought you'd be in the library looking at the books."
"I got a bit tired on the way here, i needed to rest." Twilight pretends to yawn, Celestia gives Twilight a look as though she knows Twilight is fibbing.
"Well i suppose that can't be helped then, it is a rather tiring trip from Ponyville to Canterlot. I'll let you get back to sleep, if you need me i'll be in the throne room, or in my bed chambers. Good day Twilight, good day Spike"
Celestia smiles and turns around, and walks back toward the castle, Twilight quickly runs back upstairs and pulls the book out from under the bed and flips through the pages and comes to a page in the book, completely untouched by time, she reads through the family tree starting with Writing Glory and finishing with two names, "Celestia Sunfire and Luna Moonshine..." Twilight's eyes widen in disbelief, she packs the book in her saddle bag and runs off to find Celestia.
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Twilight runs through the streets of Canterlot running past multiple shops, book stores, even a store that was once owned by Rarity for a while. Twilight gets to a set of stairs and begins to run up the large staircase toward the giant doors that lead into the castles grand staircase. Unicorn guards open the doors for Twilight granting her entrance into the castle.
"Princess"
Celestia looks at Twilight. "Twilight, whats the matter?." Twilight takes a moment to catch her breath.
"I found a book about somepony called Writing Glory and i want to know who she is, could you tell me who your mother was Princess??"
Celestia smiles widely as though she had been waiting for Twilight to ask that question. Twilight levitates the book out of her saddle bag in which Celestia takes it and opens it up. She scans the pages then discovers the family tree page.
"Th-this is inaccurate my mother was the beginning of the universe no alicorn predated her, and this artwork of her is also wrong.... "
"Um... Princess, you do know that the pages are ruined and the words are unreadable?"
Celestia shakes her head "The words aren't worn away, they are ancient Equestrian."
Twilight looks at Celestia and Celestia looks back at Twilight and gives her a smile.
"I think it's about time you found out about the forgotten history of Equestria, and the story of my mothers life as the 1st Princess and Queen of Equestria."
Celestia leads Twilight down the hall to the outside. They walk down the outside stairs and take a chariot to the old school house where Twilight learned the most from Celestia but halfway there Celestia begins to tell Twilight about the begging, the beginning of Equestria, the World, The Universe.
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200 millenniums ago, dark matter has begun to pulsate, twist and move on it's own for the first time since it's existence. The matter slowly expands a thousand time more and greater then the pony world until it reshapes and shrinks into the shape of a filly curled up and sleeping. Soon the dark matter disperses and the filly gains colour, a horn a pair of wings, and a long red mane and tail. The filly slowly opens her eyes. they glow a light blue in the darkness of the void. The Alicorn filly Yawns and looks around.
The dark matter that was once around is drained away into the fillies horn until it's all gone. The filly stands and looks around the now desolate white space that was once filled with black, dark, energy; She keeps looking around and makes small helpless neighs that echo all around her, as though trying to find somepony, anypony. Little does she know that at this moment in time, she is horribly alone.
The filly begins to walk in a direction. not a specific direction, but a direction, hoping to find Sompony in this cold empty place, she walks for days and days and days on end until one day she stops and sits down. Tears begin to fall from her eyes and soon her sobbing becomes a lonely unheard cry. She wails in sadness, but her tears and sniffling cease as she discovers a blank book, ink and quill, fabricated by her mind, she picks up the Book, opens to the front page, levitates the quill and writes everything that's on her mind. Every time she writes a specific word comes into existence, it isn't very long until this little filly realizes she can create a place to call.... home.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 2: Genesis. The birth of Equestria.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 2
Genesis. The birth of Equestria
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Within 55 millenniums the little fausticorn now in her late teens had begun to learn, to write and create, she had written countless pages of words; they tell of a beautiful world, with creatures just like her. Over the years a strange voice has taken to calling the little pony; Fausticorn or by her now well known name, Writing Glory. The fausticorn talks to this voice everyday calling her, Bonnie or Bonniecorn. Writing Glory wanders the white plane of the universe thinking, wondering, writing whatever comes to her mind. And asking questions that she knows the answers to.
"Writing again little one?"
Writing Glory nods. "It's fun to write, you can think of something and make stories about it."
"I see. You write everyday, barely doing anything to exercise your mind."
Writing Glory chuckles. "You haven't given me anything to exercise about."
Writing Glory stops writing, closes her eyes for a moment then reopens them. Turning to another page she begins writing down words that relate to beauty, flowers, grass, trees all sorts of things, she gets an idea.
"Do you feel alone little one?"
"I do... there's no pony here... just white space..." the Fausticorn kicks at the ground looking down with a dull expression. She looks at her book and wonders, thinking, pondering, and envisioning. "Could i use this book, to create worlds?"
"You can create anything if you believe. All your ideas are contained within the very pages of that book. I do not know if you are able to create worlds, but you won't know until you try."
The fausticorn lights her horn which glows a bright light blue, the alicorn picks up the book and opens it. She reads through the pages then looks at the white empty space around her, she charges her horn up spreads her wings out, lifts up her left front leg, her eyes begin to glow white and with that she throws her head back looking skyward as her horn begins to create darkness around her. The once white empty space became pitch black, dark, and much much colder, the only source of light in this new dimension was coming from Writing Glories horn. Half an hour later, her horn stops glowing as does her eyes. She collapses weakly, panting, trying her best to catch as much breath as possible. It isn't long until she is able to stand, suddenly, she starts floating in mid air, losing breath quickly, she soon becomes blinded by the darkness.
"This isn't right... there isn't any air... no lights... There should be stars."
With those words, the alicorn re-ignites her horn and creates a large protective sphere around her. not long after that, gasses and new dark matter begin to convene into one spot beneath Writing Glory. All of it is sucked into this one spot forming an unstable ball of fire with the explosive force of five mega nuclear bombs. Mere moments later Writing Glory watches from a safe distance the beginning of the universe. The big bang. The explosion creates powerful waves and tremors of magic, gas and numerous other things associated with science. The Fausticorn sits down and watches for countless centuries as the stars are born. and the universe forms, though no Planets have formed, nor have the galaxies been pulled into existence. At this time Writing Glory can only watch the birth of the universe.
"Your creativity is incredible Writing Glory. But what are you planning? What are you doing that would require so many years, so many centuries to create something of this magnitude?"
The Fausticorn smiles warmly for the first time in her life. She stands up and see an explosion in a nebula south of the sphere.
"Have you ever thought of doing something greater then sitting around writing books? the last few years of writing and thinking, I conceived something... something beautiful, something amazing. I wish to breath Life into this universe, as well as provide many mysteries for my creations to discover. I'm so alone out here after all..."
Writing Glory opens the book sitting beside her and reads a page that will detail the next step in the creation of her universe.
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A millennium had passed since the universe was created. The Fausticorn stood atop a great meteor and began to create a galaxy out of young stars, ones that had billions of years of life in them, many of the stars became the constellations Twilight Sparkle studies in the present day. The mare of creation then pulls dozens and dozens of asteroids together and puts them together creating a gigantic planetized sphere. the spherical planetoid gets larger and larger until all the rocks necessary to make the Planet are all used up. Writing Glory then levitates or flies over to a giant hole in the sphere, ignites her horn once more and fires a massive ball of fire into it circular hole which then becomes the core of the planet. The fausticorn smiles happily.
"It looks wonderful Fausticorn, though i do have an important question."
Writing Glory turns to the apparition of the Bonniecorn
"Whats the matter?"
"What do you intend to do once the world is created?"
Writing Glory pauses for a second then looks back at the still unfinished world.
"I guess i'll... let everypony live their lives." The fausticorn smiles and gets back to work, creating mountains, and all sorts of places with her magic, but all of her work is about to be halted. one of the constellations, The cobra, attacks Writing Glory before she had time to deflect it's poisonous breath. But through some unknown reason The Fausticorn is unaffected by the snake and so a magical battle begins. The young mare flies around the giant avoiding it's tail fangs and gaze.
"I will devour you!!" The serpent hissed.
"Stop please, i do not wish to fight."
"Then ssso be it"
The Serpent attempts to swallow Writing Glory whole the only problem is catching her. She spins around the Serpent whom is following her, then nose dives beneath the monster, the serpent, preoccupied with chasing the alicorn does not realize it is being tied up and loops through a hole, literally tying the snake into a knot.
"I win"
"Hahahahahahaha Don't be so sure!"
the Serpent breaks free and spreads it's ribs open to reveal it's hood. It then whips and pummels The fausticorn with it's tail. Writing Glory is unable to avoid or get away from the onslaught of attacks. She attempts to fire a beam at it only for her horn to stop glowing. The naga opens it's jaws, drooling green saliva, it's eyes glow emerald green as do the markings on it's hood. It fires a laser at the young mare but it is blocked, deflected by the Bonniecorn herself.
"You Will not harm her any further Snake!"
"Challenging me will be your undoing alicorn!"
The serpent roars and launches itself at Bonniecorn, Bonnie flies upward, the serpent in pursuit, she fires beams at it from her horn, with the snake firing it's poison. Bonnie avoids the beasts attacks swiftly and hides amongst some asteroids.
"Come out come out where ever you are." The cobra flickers its tongue slithering around the asteroids, Bonnie sweats and pants, she quickly pokes her head out to the side to see where Cobra is, only to be caught off guard by the beast.
Bonnie backs away from the monster, firing all shes got at it, within moments Bonnie is impaled by the snakes needle like tail, catching Writing Glory's attention as well as making the serpent grin in victory. Bonnie coughs up blood then looks at Writing Glory. Bonnie and the fausticorn look at each other for a moment until Bonnie offers and a final smile then closes her eyes.
Bonnie then disappears, causing Writing Glory to be wracked with grief and sadness at the loss of her only friend. The fausticorn angrily screams and charges at the serpent in tears. She jumps at the monster and uses magic to launch herself toward her opponent, her horn impales and goes deep into it's flesh, piercing the leviathans central heart. They hurtle toward the bare planet crashing down onto it following a large explosion.
7 days later, and Writing Glory awakens to find that the planet is much much different then it was before, there are rivers, lakes trees, fresh air, snow, grass, clouds, a clear blue sky, oceans. meadows, and grand forests, the whole planet had changed. It had become the dream world Writing Glory had envisioned. as she stands. She walks toward the edge of the mountain and see's waterfalls, waterfalls that meet a large lake at the bottom. she looks behind her and notices that the top of this mountain has much magical energy. that will prove useful in the creation of this new world.
"I will continue my dream Bonnie. I will breath life in my own image. A peaceful world i can call... home."
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"Is that all to the story Princess?"
"No Twilight Sparkle, There is more to this tale then you could ever imagine."
Spike walks in and stretches, yawning as he does. He sits beside Twilight.
"Sorry i'm late everypony, i dozed off while dusting and needed to ask Soarin where you two went." he yawns once more.
Celestia waits for Twilight and Spike to get settled before continuing. Princess Celestia begins to tell Twilight and Spike how the creatures of the world and Equestria came to be, as well as the ancient language of Equestria. Spike and Twilight pay close attention.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 3: The Three Tribes.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 3
The Three Tribes
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Writing Glory starts writing odd Runic symbols and saying things in the language that would become the first Equestrian language, she spent hours and hours at it until she realized that the stars are not giving off light on this world, the world had begun to freeze, Ice has begun to kill the plants, trees and grass. The fausticorn watched in horror as this terror of cold froze the land, she then remembered the warm heat of the stars and opted to create a stable sphere of light that would ignite the skies, making them blue, and melting the snow. Writing Glory stood up and ignited her horn, the tip of it started to glow yellow, it caught fire. After a few minutes she threw it into the sky where it traveled miles through space before exploding, permanently destroying the snow, and making the world even brighter. Writing Glory baths in it's light for a while before returning to her writings. She finally finishes within a year. though she would have gotten this done sooner if the night had light, instead of a star. Writing Glory pulled rocks together and began to make another gigantic sphere, however this one was smaller then the planet, it was a moon, though no light came off it until the light of the sun from the other side had worked it's way around the world, to reflect off this new sphere that sat in the night sky. This night the moon was born. Though she had created a language, Writing Glory lacked creatures. She walked up to the top of the mountain, cleared the clouds away from it's summit, and looked down at the valley below, she then lifted her left leg, spread her wings out and lit her horn, taking all the Knowledge and idea's she has, her horn sends out billions of streams of light to every corner of the globe, within 3 millenniums they would create, life.
During the Long wait, the alicorn had begun to explore her world. She discovered that she could walk on clouds, and had also discovered insects of all sorts. many things that shouldn't have been here. It wasn't very long until she had the pleasure to drink water for the first time. She wrote notes about the things she saw, the things she tasted and the different things that she saw or touched. She had even created a funny plant called "Poison Joke". Eventually she decided to build a place to live. She flew back to the top of what is now known as "Mount Canter" and starts using her magic to build a monastery albeit crude and poorly made, but still livable. She creates a table. a bed, multiple chambers for different things. and a large room that is built right where the magic was strongest. It is here that Writing Glory waits for life to come to Equestria.
3 millenniums pass. and Writing Glory hasn't aged a day, her size is stuck at the same height of Twilight Sparkle. She steps outside and flies down the mountain and decides to fly around. But very shortly she spies something odd. a mass of ponies had arrived to set up settlements, Writing Glory landed and approached them. Everypony stood and watched as this odd creature walked in their direction. All of the ponies, Pegasus, Unicorn, and Earth Ponies, were astounded by this Hybrid. The Pony in charge, a unicorn female who calls herself...
"I am Princess Platinum the 2nd. rightful hair to the throne of the unicorns. who might you be?"
"My name is Writing Glory. I am the creator of this world, and it's inhabitants."
Everypony just laughs and begin to set up the settlement. Writing Glory looks at the ponies feeling very disrespected.
"How could you be the almighty creator of Equestria, let alone the world? It's impossible and you are foolish to even think that you are the all-maker."
"I can prove I was the first, up on that mountain, I have a monastery built by me for me, If you have any Unicorns. Or other ponies that are capable of carbon dating the time It was created. I can prove I was the first here."
The princess merely snickers and walks off, leaving Writing Glory angry, she retreats to her monastery on top of the mountain, little did she know that Princess Platinum's adviser, Clover the Clever was watching her as she disappears into the clouds above. She grabs her tools and sneaks away from the camp and begins her climb up the mountain. hoping to befriend the fausticorn.
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Though it took hours, Clover the Clever finally makes it the summit, although the mountain is the highest mountain in the world. It is easy to breath, it is rich with oxygen and the air is warm. Though what takes Clover back is the amount of powerful magic that keeps renewing itself up there. As a Unicorn, Clover could see the purple stream that came from the sky, and kept descending downward into the back of the monastery where the energies could be focused. Clover the Clever musters up the courage to walk forward toward the monastery getting closer and closer, the front door opens, welcoming the lavender Unicorn into the monastery. Clover, steps through the doorway, the door slowly closes behind her causing Clover to jump and look behind her. The sounds of hoofsteps get her attention, she looks toward the staircase to see the same alicorn from before descending them.
"Hello, did that Princess send you up here to insult me?"
"Not at all your highness" Clover the Clever bows to the alicorn making things awkward for Writing Glory.
"Why did you call me that?"
"Because..." Clover the Clever stands and looks at Writing Glory. "..because you are the first being in the world, no pony in Equestria may believe that but i could tell form the start that you were the first, and you are deserving of the title of princess."
Writing Glory stares at the deluded Unicorn and bursts into laughter. Clover looks on puzzled and confused.
"What's so funny?"
"It's just that you one of my own creations think that I am a princess, I'm nowhere near worthy of the title. Besides... it's not the title I made. You little ponies have been creating things I could never come up with."
Writing Glory walks over to the magic pool and stares into it.
"I have been alive for four and a half millennia. I'v spent all my time, creating, shaping, writing and watching, I've seen the forests grow, and mountains rise. I've flooded entire plains, and raised the sun and moon. Why would i be worthy of the title of princess?"
Clover the Clever approaches Writing Glory and stands beside her.
"We just arrived here in Equestria, we have very few settlements. That's why I say that you should be a princess, and govern all of us, so that we aren't a spread out bunch of ponies. When we are divided, we go to war when we feel we are threatened by the others, namely Pegasai and Earthponies. but as one whole nation, you could lead us to peace... all of us could live in harmony."
Writing Glory sparks at that word.
"Harmony?... what is harmony?? what makes up the harmony you speak of?"
Clover he clever looks at Writing Glory and thinks.
"Well there's, Honesty, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty, and Kindness. All of those elements together can create perfect harmony, but... nopony wants to live like that... we are forced to live together and fight each other if ordered to do so. we are lorded over by tyrants... we need a true leader..."
Writing Glory looks at Clover and feels bad for her, she turns her head and looks into the magic stream to think.
"If it's alright with you, i'll get to carbon dating the monastery"
"Oh.. alright."
Clover gets to work while Writing Glory stares into the abyss. Later that night, Writing Glory dreams of a crown. not a normal crown though. A crown of superb magical power, power that could mend friendship, save lives. A crown that could cure evil, banish darkness, and unite a nation. Toward the end of the dream Writing Glory witnesses a battle between a pink alicorn, and a midnight dark one. The pink alicorn is sealing the dark one away. The sounds of Princess Platinum's royal guards knocking on the door awake the fausticorn, she yawns and gets up. and opens the door.
"Yes? how may i help you?"
A young beaten and terrified colt comes forth and opens a scroll.
"To W-Writing Glory of Mount Canter, h-her m-majesty... P-princess Platinum w-wishes..."
The colt stops reading on accident for a mere moment but is still struck by the Unicorn guard beside him.
"Keep reading you Earthpony filth"
The colt tears up, Writing Glory is shocked at the treatment of this little one. The colt had been beaten to an inch of his life before the journey up the mountain, the little colt is unable to get up. Just before he can be struck once more, the guard is attacked by Writing Glory, they lock horns, due to the fausticorns triple strength she is able to push the guard back far enough to cast the Unicorn off the mountain with a powerful burst of magic, the Unicorn guard disappears through the clouds below. After that Writing Glory quickly runs back to help the little colt, she helps him up and helps him inside, she tends to his wounds and gives him something to eat and drink.
"How could they be so cruel.... this isn't the race i envisioned. far from it..."
She looks at the young colt, who is shivering and trying to get over the cruelty he was shown. Writing Glory goes to him and wraps a wing around the young colt, holding him close and keeping him warm.
"There there, everything will be alright now, I promise you...."
She nuzzles the colt gently.
"...My little pony"
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In the present day Twilight and Spike are both fascinated by the true origin of Equestria, but are both just as horrified and disgusted at how everypony treated one another so long ago. Twilight feels sick about it and can't help but think about the poor colt.
"It'll be okay Twilight. i'm sure the little guy made it out okay."
"I knew the Unicorns thought they were above all others... but... to think they actually.... did that to young colts... it's disgusting..."
"Mother could never forgive the Unicorns for this outrage, nor could she forgive the Pegasi who supported this brutal treatment of the Earthponies. but i'll tell you two about that later. It's lunch time after all, why don't we go to the dining hall and get something to eat first?"
Spike stands up and smiles, and hears his tummy rumble.
"Sounds good to me, you coming Twilight?"
Twilight stands up slowly.
"I...I guess so..."
Celestia looks saddened at Twilight.
"If you are worried about that colt Twilight, I can assure you that mother nurtured him back to health. He lived a long happy life." Celestia smiles.
This causes Twilight to smile and her tummy rumbles. Twilight giggles.
"Lets go grab a bite to eat, shall we?"
Celestia nods and with that, they leave the room and return to the castle for lunch.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 4: Declaration of War, Earthponies and Alicorn vs Pegasi and Unicorns.
Chapter 4: Declaration of War, Earthponies and Alicorn vs Pegasi and Unicorns.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 4
Declaration of War, Earthponies and Alicorn vs Pegasi and Unicorns.
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Celestia, Twilight and spike, begin having lunch once they arrive at the Castle, However Twilight's mind is filled with thoughts and questions. All of Twilight's questions are being answered slowly. But Twilight can't wait any longer to find out what happens next.
"Princess Celestia, if it's alright with you, I'd like to know more about the story, It's just fascinating hearing about everything. the true founding of Equestria, Mount Canter. and your mother."
Celestia smile and stops eating, she wipes her mouth and continues speaking.
A few centuries before. Writing Glory is nurturing a young Earthpony colt back to health. she treats him like he was her own child. After a few months, The young Colt had been healed. He called the Fausticorn. "Mother". The Alicorn didn't mind at all, she felt proud to be the young ponies new mother. she renamed him, Lemon Cake. he had a light chocolate milky color coat, with a blond mane and Tail, and Violet eyes. throughout the months, Princess Platinum had tried constantly to see Writing Glory, But she refused to have an audience with the Unicorns, or the Pegasi. She would however answer the call of the Earthpony leader. Chancellor Puddinghead. Writing Glory got along splendidly with the Chancellor. as well as the other Earthponies. This time of peace with the 3 Pony tribes didn't last very long. Commander Hurricane and Princess Platinum, both felt threatened by the Alicorns existence, they felt the Earthponies would become a large threat if the Fausticorn joined them. Platinum and Commander Hurricane began to devise a plan.
Writing Glory returned home that day to find Unicorn and Pegasai guards trying to get into her Monastery. they were aiming to assassinate her, and Lemon.
"Thou should not be here. Leave my mountain or i shall make you" She stamps her front right hoof , her face filled with anger.
Two other Pegasi attack Writing Glory from behind, she uses her magic to ground them as they fly past making small craters. Two unicorn guards charge the alicorn only to miss as she takes flight, she circles the mountain and fires pink sparkly beams of energy from her horn at the Unicorns, melting through the back right leg of the one in Gold armor. the one in Iron armor charges up a beam, but is unable to finish Charging as Writing Glory lands right in front of him, rears up on her back legs, Neighs loudly and brings her front left hoof down on the guards horn, smashing it into thousands of pieces. Weakening him and causing blood to pour from the wound. The Fausticorn then kicks him off the mountain, sending the unicorn to his doom. the last two Pegasus guards jump at Writing Glory but are dispatched by Clover the Clever.
"C'mon, we gotta go now!"
"Give me a moment!" Writing Glory quickly runs to the Monastery and picks up Lemon. "Come on sweetie, we're going somewhere safe."
Writing Glory casts a spell onto the Monastery to protect it, and it's well of Magic. She escapes with Lemon and Clover the Clever. to the North where the Earthponies live. they arrive in Crystannia after three days. avoiding Pegasus troops, and Unicorn scouts. Upon arrival, many Earthponie's treat Clover the Clever with utter hostility, though the Guards know not to do anything more then sneer at the Unicorn when in the presence of a regal creature such as Writing Glory. Smart Cookie walks out of the doors of the Chancellors palace and points a Hoof at Clover the Clever.
"Seize that Unicorn"
Earthpony guards all attempt to arrest the defenseless Unicorn, Clover the Clever hides behind Writing Glory. The Fausticorn Neighs defensively and Challangingly, Rearing onto her back legs as she does and extending her wings outward, showing off a display of powerful Magic capable of killing. She stamps both her hooves onto the floor, breaking and cracking it. Despite the Alicorn being the size of a common Pony, and the guards being quite capable of taking her on; They back off out of fear. Even Smart Cookie lives up to her name by also backing down.
"This Unicorn is here as my Adviser, She is under my protection so everypony BACK OFF!! "
Writing Glory's eyes flash white for a moment but at the same time the windows break or crack. The Fausticorn quickly regains her composure taking deep breaths just to calm down. Chancellor Puddinghead starts hopping outside.
"Everypony stay at your posts, Shine your armor, Have some cake for five minutes" the Chancellor stops in front of Writing Glory smiling proudly as the Earthpony guards go to the kitchen for some Cake.
"I'm truly sorry for my out burst Chancellor, i will fix the windows and floor soon. I promise."
"Oh never mind that, it's perfectly okay." The Chancellor looks at Clover and they both smile crazy happy at each other and do a secret handshake.
"It's good to see you again Pudding head"
"It's good to see you too Clover. it's been so long... wait... oh silly me it's been 8 months" The chancellor speaks in a Hyper voice reminiscent of Pinkie Pie's characteristics.
Clover laughs while Writing Glory pays attention to Lemon.
"Mother... can we go home?"
"I'm sorry Sweetie, but it isn't safe at this time. we'll be living here for a while is that okay?" The Fausticorn nuzzles Lemon gently.
Lemon looks down and nods, Writing Glory kisses the young colts forehead then turns her attention back to the Chancellor.
"May my Adviser and my son stay here? in this Settlement for a while?"
The chancellor nods Hyperly.
"Of course you can, you may live in my bedroom i'll sleep in the throne room"
Writing Glory was surprised.
"Are you sure about that? i mean... it's your castle after all..."
"Don't worry Lauren it'll be fine" She smiles widely.
"My names not Lauren... Writing Glory will do thank you" she chuckles a little and goes to the bed chambers with Lemon and Clover.
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The next day, the ponies of Crystannia were awoken by an air raid by the Pegasus army. they dropped explosive balls of destructive lightning onto the city, and began to create Hurricanes that ravaged the City. The Earthponies fired arrows at the enemy Pegasi some of them hitting and killing many Pegasi but at the same time the Earthponies suffered heavy casualties due to electricity. The Pegaus's kept up their assault but it was soon cut short when Writing Glory appeared though she looked different, everyony was now half her height as opposed to being the same size as her. She used the wind, rain and Lightning against the attackers, forcing a retreat.
"They're retreating!" the guards cheer and stamp their hooves in victory. The Fausticorn watches the pegasi leave fast and knows the Unicorns are behind this. She goes to her chambers and writes this down in a History book. with this she earns her CutieMark. . but she is too occupied to worry about it. she finishes writing then goes to the council chambers where Ambassadors of the tribes gather. full of anger and a burning desire to stop further bloodshed.
The room was filled with the sounds of Chattering Ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi, the whole room is like a big debating room with one long table and 12 chairs on both sides. Writing Glory bursts into the room and stamps her hoof making a shock wave.
"Why have the Unicorns and the Pegasi attacked Crystannia? I Demand to know!!!"
The Pegasi and Unicorns look at the alicorn, none of them answer but one.
"Princess Platinum and her father, are cruel. They care only for racial purity, and utter extermination of the earthponies. They deem the Pegasi to be their equals therefore fit to live. They wish to become like you."
"What is your name?"
The Unicorn lifts up his hat.
"My name is Star Swirl the Bearded. court conjurer of Princess Platinum."
Writing Glory glares at Star Swirl the Bearded. with untrusting eyes. Star Swirl knows the hatred the Fausticorn feels for the Unicorns and Pegasi.
"I'm sorry to keep you Waiting Writing Glory, Lemon needed his food."
Clover clears her throat and speaks.
"To the Ambassadors of Unimah and Cloudsdale, by attacking Crystaania, you have declared war upon the Earthponies of Equestria. your Leaders, Commander Hurricane and Princess Platinum, are both traitors to the peace i have offered. and for that, you will all be destroyed" Clover furrows her eyebrows.
Star Swirl the beaded is shocked to hear what his apprentice has said. Chancellor Puddinghead agree's with Clover the Clever and announces that the earthponies will be going to War. The Pegasi ambassadors and the Unicorn Ambassadors leave to their settlements. Writing Glory looks at Clover sadly.
"You would have this lovely world i created destroyed... then to have it spared from your trivial squabbles?"
"There is still a way to save it."
"How so? wait... no no no no i will not become a Princess. Royalty is beneath me, I never created such a concept you ponies did i just created you, your language. everything. i am unfit to bare such a title."
"But you are, you were the first Pony in existence, you created this lovely world, and i know you do not wish to see it's Ponies kill each other in a war that would mean the extinction of a kind. you are it's ruler by right. even if it is just Equestria you rule. you are the true ruler of this nation but you are this worlds Goddess. Princess Platinum is a false Princess, you are the true Princess."
Writing Glory slowly begins to realize that everything Clover the Clever is saying, is true.
"She is right you know," Star Swirl the Bearded approaches them. "I have seen messages throughout the lest 200 years. relating to you."
"B-but.."
"You left signs and i repeat, Messages for your creations. i also know about the Monastery you have on mount Canter, very impressive way to channel the Magic up there."
Writing Glory is speechless, she looks down and thinks of her words carefully.
"But how could i stop this war without fighting? If i am to become a Princess.... what can i do...?"
Clover the Clever smiles.
"Do the Elements of Harmony come to mind?"
Everypony in the room smiles and look at Writing Glory who furrows her eye brows and smiles.
"Lets get to work."
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 5: The Elements of Harmony.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 5
The Elements of Harmony
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Pegasi soldiers fly above the city of Crystaania dropping bombs of electricity upon the populance. Earthpony guards lead Civilians into shelters that go into the Ice Caves beneath the streets. Clover the Clever, and Star Swirl the bearded and Smart Cookie, lead castle staff, into Shelters made for royalty. Writing Glory carries Lemon Cake to the Shelters as the some of the castle corridors collapse around them. The Pegasi quickly circle back and another squadron drop bombs in their place. The Fausticorn looks up at the sky to see one of the bombs fall close to her; She catches it and launches it into the center of the Pegasus's, the electric shock causes their muscles to spasm and make them fall out of the sky, dead or in shock. Writing Glory leads Lemon into the shelter, following soon after.
The bombings continue for hours. in that Time the Fausticorn had grown impatient and charges outside ignoring Clovers pleas for her to stay. Upon exiting, Writing Glory is greeted to a scene of gruesome bloodshed, Earthponies and Pegasi lie dead in a pool of their own blood. The Alicorn sees an Earthpony Filly about to be struck with a Pegasus sword but the Pegasus is shot with a Magical beam from Writing Glory and killed.
"Quickly little one, into the Shelter with haste!"
The filly is quickly lead into a shelter and to safety. An explosion occurs nearby gaining the Fausticorns attention. she flies to front gates where the sound came from to see Unicorns enter the city. Writing Glory destroys the bridge into the city blocking the invading army's entry. 3 Pegasi nose dive toward Writing Glory whom sees this and begins to fly fast away with the Pegasi in pursuit. the Alicorn leads the pegasi into a street that spreads out, center left and right, while Writing Glory takes the center the Pegasi split up. the main following Writing Glory, whistle the other two went separate ways. Writing Glory laughs but then see's the Pegasus following her. she looks to her left then right seeing the other two closing in. at the last second she launches herself skyward as the three pegasi smash into one another. Writing Glory takes a look and bursts into laughter, she lands and continues laughing, enemy pegasi who saw the three idiots fly into each other burst into laughter as well, so do the Earthpony soldiers who also saw. Writing Glory hears a voice in her head that sounds identical to Pinkie Pie's, she also see's an image of a blue Gleaming Balloon shaped gem in her mind.
"Laughter "
Writing Glory stops and looks around thinking sompony spoke. but nopony around her did. one of the Pegasus that were chasing the Fausticorn throws a spear at her which she narrowly dodges. in retaliation Writing Glory crushes them beneath a Crystal needle statue the Pegasi lay beneath. with that the battle continues but only for so long. Writing Glory flys skyward and neighs loudly and creates a blinding flash of light which then rains balls of fire upon the pegasi soldiers. they flee. Retreating back to cloudsdale. Princes Platinum stomps her hoof and growls.
"Curses! i hope you don't waste this precious opportunity i am providing you, Hurricane, my magic will never be able to maintain this any longer then seven minutes"
Princess Platinum starts chanting something in a language that is not the current Pony language, nor is it Zebra. then Writing Glory is put under a curse. she forcibly lowers the Sun and raises the Moon against her free will. after that Commander Hurricane commands a hoard of Dark bat winged pegasi to attack Crystaania. these Pegasi have sharp fangs, Yellow eyes. and a nasty blood lust. Earthpony guards Panic.
"VAMPIRES!!! "
The Surviving Earthpony guards prepare garlic necklaces and their Spears, aimed at the sky. The Vampire Pegasi land and begin their feeding as Princess Platinums guards creates a Magic bridge allowing the Unicorn army to storm the city, this however becomes problematic as the Vampires also turn their attention to both Earthpony and Unicorns alike. Writing Glory charges many Vampires and saves multiple earthponies. she soon see's the Unicorns struggling and being devoured by the Vampires. Writing Glory Furrows her eyebrows and launches many Vampires away from the two armies. three Vampires break the archway into the city. blocking anymore reinforcements from entering the city and interrupting their feeding.
Many Unicorn soldiers plead with their princess to save them but she and her remaining army return to mount Canter. Writing Glory see's this and furrows her eyebrows angrily.
"Everypony listen to me. we must retreat. Into the Bunker. HURRY!"
Both Unicorn and Earthpony soldiers obey and run into the Bunker, followed by Writing Glory. She pulls the door of the bunker shut. making it blend into the streets of Crystannia. however the Vampires lie in wait outside in front of the hide away. The Unicorns and Earthpony soldiers argue and yell at each other some of them getting into brief scuffles until Writing Glory stamps her hoof hard on the brick floor making a thundering sound and forcing the Unicorns and Earthponies apart.
"All of you, cease your bickering and hear me! all of you are aware of our current predicament. and fighting amongst each other will not solve anything."
Writing Glory walks slowly between the two groups as she speaks.
"Instead of fighting one another. we should fight together, Unicorns; Your leader, Princess Platinum left you to die within these walls. I will not let that happen to you. Earthponies. you have been fighting the Unicorns for 4 months now and this fighting has only resulted in more and more loss of life then necessary. we must work together and Unite our nation not through war. but through friendship, Kindness, Loyalty, Honesty, Generosity, and Laughter. This war will only result in the destruction of this beautiful land."
Writing Glory and the Unicorns and earthponies hear the sounds of ponies screaming as Vampires attack them.
"if you want to help change this world for the better, Then sharpen your Horns. your Spears, arrows, and Swords. lets send those Vampires back to where they belong"
A female unicorn guard approaches The Fausticorn.
"But we have no magic left. those Vampires drained it all."
Writing Glory smiles and Ignites her horn. "Then i shall give you half of my Magic," pink streams of Magic go to the Unicorn soldiers horns giving them some of their magic back. "Use it sparingly."
The Voice that sounds just like Rarity's rings in Writing Glories head, she also see's an image of a purple diamond shaped gleaming gem in her mind.
"Generosity "
The Earthpony guards prepare their spears at the entrance of the trap door on one end, and on the other, the Unicorns have their heads lowered to charge, Writing Glory is doing the same.
"Remember Everypony strike at their hearts."
The vampires hiss and wait, they get closer and closer to the secret trap doors when the door fly open and the Unicorns and Earthponies neigh loudly and charge at the Vampires, impaling them in different places, but each spot that's impaled is near fatal or deathly fatal, Writing Glory leads the charge through the streets mowing down all Vampires in their Path, Many Unicorn and earthponie soldiers and taken and killed or turned however they don't last long as the army splits and Writing Glory takes on 3 dozens of Vamps. Killing them with excellent precision, Stabbing them in the heart with her needle sharp horn or crushing their skulls beneath her hooves. after the 1st dozen are killed she ignites her horn that is tipped with a Sun sphere which flashes brightly reducing any vamp nearby into ash. she then goes down the street towards the castle where Many ponies are hiding, including lemon Cake. She takes flight and flies to the fortress with haste. she Ashes the Vampires in the air and then crashes through a window on the top floor. and is greeted by ghouls. Non-virgin ponies who were bitten and sucked dry by a vampire. The young Alicorn puts them out of their misery and continues to the throne room where the vampires are draining every pony of their blood.
"You, Unicorn with the Colt, Give it here Hahahaha " The Vampire hissed, it trys to grab Lemon Cake from Clover's hooves but the vampire is soon dispatched quickly by Writing Glory.
"Leave these Ponies be!" She jumps at the main vampire and snaps it's neck turning it to ash. Clover covers Lemons eyes and ears before she closes her own. everypony else in the room that's alive and unharmed watch as the Alicorn writing Glory fights the Vampires and drives them outside. The false night spell begins to wear off and the sun reverts to where it is. causing the vampires to turn to ash.
Later on the Earthpony soldiers and Unicorn Soldiers thank eachother and shake hooves to signify that they were no longer enemy's. Writing Glory watches with a smile but looks down, groaning weakly in pain.
"Mama!" Lemon runs to Writing Glory's side.
"I-I'll be okay, it's nothing major..." she starts sweating and panting heavily.
"You look sick. You weren't bitten were you??"
"I'll be fine Clover...." The Alicorn takes a moment then looks back up at Clover the Clever after looking down moments before. "Yes... i was bitten..."
She shows the bite on her front left leg to Clover and Star Swirl the bearded, the bite is already infected.
"That looks bad, we need to create an antidote fast, or you will become just like the very creatures you were fighting."
"How long has she got Mr Star Swirl? i don't want my mother to become a monster " Lemon Nuzzles Writing Glory.
"Eight days, going on by how red the wound is.." Star Swirl the bearded sighs and starts extracting Venom from corpses, and some of the Fausticorns blood to produce a cure. the Fausticorn hears a voice that sounds undeniably the same as Applejacks in her mind, whistle also seeing an orange apple shaped Gem in her mind.
"Honesty "
Writing Glory passes out and is soon taken to a bed where she can rest.
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The Fausticorn has been sleeping for 2 days, getting worse and worse. Lemon Cake has refused to leave his adoptive mothers side. Star Swirl the bearded had started producing an antidote which was only five days away from completion. Clover the Clever assisted in rebuilding the city despite the probability of another attack. Private Pansy and many many more Pegasus defectors have left Cloudsdale and arrive in Crystannia where they are treated with hostility.
Chancellor Puddinghead and Clover the Clever greet Private Pansy with open hooves. The Private has brought with her, some herbs that can cure Vampirism faster. Clover the Clever takes this to Star Swirl the Bearded. Writing Glory opens her now Yellow eyes and looks outside to see the Pegasi. she then gets out of bed and walks outside into the sunlight. she doesn't burn up but merely suffers minor sunburns, her eyes are sensitive to the light and makes her squint, her coat has also gone darker. The Fausticorn approaches the Pegasi weakly.
"W-what..a-are you...doing...h..here?" Writing Glory struggles to keep balance.
Unicorn's help her keep balance, while Smart Cookie explains.
"They are a group of Pegasi who claim to have defected from Commander Hurricanes government. With all due respect Writing Glory, i suggest we decline their offer to join our army, the Pegasi have created far too much damage to be forgiven."
Private Pansy looks down sadly.
"P-please don't kick us out..i-if we return to cloudsdale we will be arrested and executed...."
Writing Glory looks at the Pegasi, and cannot let that happen to them.
"They will not go, they will stay here. we cannot become a nation if we are unable to get along...." The Fausticorn coughs and her teeth sharpen.
"They... w-will.....s...stay..." she collapses passing out at the same time. The Fausticorn hears Fluttershy's voice in her mind, as well as an image of a Pink butterfly shaped gleaming Gem in her mind.
"Kindness "
Writing Glory wakes up another three days later, looking much more like a Vampire then ever.
"She's still curable, she needs to drink blood if she is to complete her transformation." Star Swirl the bearded fills a needle with the Antidote.
"She's awake... should i tell her?"
"Don't get too close to her Clover..."
Clover goes to Writing Glory,
"You're going to be good as new soon my friend but i need to tell you this before you pass out again, The Pegasi, Earthponies, and Unicorns have gone to the Plains of Center for a final battle... Chancellor Puddinghead and Private pansy left to fight also. if you are to be our future Princess... now is when we need you..."
Clover the Clever backs away as Star Swirl the bearded injects the antidote into the Alicorns neck, causing severe pain but also putting her to sleep again. Writing Glory then wakes up within a dark space, with Dark matter surrounding her. she is also surrounded by the faces of her enemys and friends.
"Where am i??"
"You are here... but you do not know where"
The other voice echos as the Fausticorn looks around. She runs towards a light that just appeared and is suddenly stopped, she screams in pain and she shakes her head as a loud ringing pierces her ears.
"Why would you sacrifice yourself to save some Soldiers, even enemy ones that would have killed you. you also gave them magic so they may help when they could have easily destroyed you!!!"
"I-i was s-showing... G-Generosity....!" The Fausticorn's pain is ceased when the light disappears. she see's another and goes to it unable to turn away, it's as though she is being pulled toward it. she steps into it and the pain starts all over again but much worse, making her neigh and scream.
"You let Pegasi within the walls of Crystaania when they could have been tricking you, why would you do something so reckless"
"I-i Showed them... k-kindness... it was the right thing to do... arrgh!!!" the light disappears again, Writing Glory falls to her knee's and takes a deep breath breathing deeply and trying her best to stop her pain, she wipes a tear from her eye and looks around to see a blue light around her, Princess Platinum, Clover the Clever, and Chancellor Puddinghead are also standing around the confused and hurt Alicorn, staring at her as though she was a traitor. They begin to speak in unison.
"Where does your loyalty lie? is it with the Earthponies?! The Unicorns?!"
Writing Glory looks at Clover the clever who is the only one who seems saddened, she speaks in a gentle soothing voice that sounds afraid to lose her best friend.
"Or with Equestria...?"
Writing Glory closes her eyes, stands and takes a deep breath and speaks.
"My Loyalty lies with my nation, my ponies. My World. i pledge no allegiance to anypony other then my subjects. i will defend them from everything dangerous, from themselves, and from myself if necessary. I am Princess Writing Glory of Equestria!!"
The dream shatters. she is then taken to a grassy field with a Large lake and mountains, she looks up and see's a rainbow stream followed by a Rainboom that reveals a Red gleaming lightning bolt shaped Gem, followed by Rainbow Dashes voice.
"Loyalty "
Writing Glory wakes up runs off to find Star Swirl the Bearded, she finds him in the Arcane room.
"Star Swirl the Bearded, i have a Proposition you'd be most interested in." she smiles and Star Swirl the Bearded stops what he's doing and smiles at the Fausticorn.
Later in the meeting room, Writing Glory explains her plan for a Crown capable of physically and magically using The Elements of Harmony.
"Although the elements are there it will require a sixth Element to activate and use it's power. without this crucial Element, the Elements of Harmony will be useless."
"And what Element do you plan?" Star Swirl the bearded looks at the Design of the crown, it has a Star like design in the center of it with with different Gems in the shapes of the main Elements on the Crowns design.
"Magic. Magic is the last Element. the gems would need to be soaked in a pool of powerful Magic, and with the right emotions that go into the crafting of these gems, the Magic will come to life."
Clover the Clever also looks at the plans.
"And if this Magic should fall into the wrong hands?"
"They will never be able to use it, The Elements of Harmony can only be used by somepony who has friends, friends that would be by your side always. Friendship is Magic."
Within hours work on this crown begins. with Writing Glory and Clover the Clever over seeing it's creation. Regal gold is used for the main Crown, but different colored gems are used for the designs of the elements, each gem is crafted and shaped flawlessly. within Hours the crown is complete. all that is left to do is to take it to where the Magic is strongest, and to let the crown absorb the magic, allowing The Elements of Harmony to become real.
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The Earthpony army and the Unicorn and Pegasi defector meet Princess Platinums Unicorn army at the foot of Mount canter. they stood there for a moment, in place and without a single movement, until it starts raining. the armies then Charge at one another starting the bloodiest battle in Equestria History. Princess Platinum watches the battle from afar. Chancellor Puddinghead and Private Pansy fight on with their soldiers killing as many as they can. on the summit of Mount Canter Writing Glory arrives with the Crown but is greeted by a heavily armored Unicorn and Pagasi soldiers, they attack her but miss. They are dispatched by Clover the Clever who was riding with the Fausticorn.
"Quickly Clover, we must charge the Elements of Harmony before it's too late"
A bolt of lightning strikes the mountain top starting a fire within the Monastery. Writing Glory grabs the crown and hurries to the Pool of Magic however the Fausticorn is stopped by Commander Hurricane.
"Thought you could charge your petty little Powers eh? i knew this stream of magic was useful for something." He kicks Writing Glory away from the crown and picks it up.
"The Crown!!" Clover charges at Commander hurricane only to be slapped in the face by the Pegasus. she falls tot he floor.
"Naughty Naughty, can't have you standing in our way. whatever you have planned, it'll never succeed. WE WIN!! "
Commander Hurricane begins laughing, Writing Glory neighs loudly and uses magic to break the Commander front right leg, forcing him to drop the crown into the Pool.
"arrgh!!!! no!!" The Commander pulls a knife on the Alicorn only to be knocked out by Clover.
The magical stream of energy pulsates, sending waves downward into the pool where the crown is giving the power it needs, the Magic it absorbs travels into the Gems giving them the power they needed, The crown rises in the beam and awaits the Pony that will wear it. down below the battle rages on, Princess Platinum and Chancellor Pudding head had been clashing for an unknown set of hours. the shock.
The Magic stream at the top of the mountain suddenly explodes sending shock waves into the battle field halting the battle completely and starting a fire sending smoke into the air. When the smoke clears, the fires go out, and standing in front of Princess Platinum, is non other then Writing Glory herself. though she was different. She is sporting a long flowing, Regal mane and tail similar to that of Celestia and Luna's though it is Red. The Fausticorns eyes glowed white and on her head, rests her crown containing the legendary, Elements of Harmony.
"Princess Platinum, hear me. i am Princess Writing Glory. your ruler."
"How dare you! nopony rules me, only i rule over me and the rest of these whelps!!"
"You are a false Princess, unworthy of this grand title. you are a Tyrant and a Brat. for damaging this land. harming the ponies that wish to live in Harmony without war. I TAKE YOUR POWER!!!"
the Elements flash and Princess Platinum loses her regal dress, her crown, and her horn.
"You will stand trial for your crimes Platinum. i will not execute you as that is not our way. instead you will reflect on what you have done all your life, and when i feel you have been punished. I will restore your power and set you free."
Platinum tears up and begins crying as Unicorn soldiers take her away. the Fausticorn looks around for Chancellor Pudding head, She walks around the battle field for almost a minute until, Private Pansy and Clover the Clever call the Princess over to the.
"What's the mat...." The Fausticorn steps slowly, she stares at the the Pony lying deceased before her eyes. the pony was Chancellor Puddinghead. Killed in battle by former Princes Platinum. Private Pansy and Clover the Clever have a moment of Silence as does Writing Glory whom sheds tears.
"Farewell... Chancellor....."
2 months later and Writing Glory is over seeing the creation of her kingdom. a city being built into the side of Mount Canter, and a Castle. Everypony has decided to call this grand Kingdom. Canterlot. Writing Glory has taken a liking to that name. she looks at her official and only Royal Adviser, Clover the Clever, whom has been turned into an Alicorn so she may forever serve Writing Glory.
"Clover, I've been meaning to ask... but why do you refer to this land as, Equestria?"
"Because. it was the name Platinum, Smart Cookie, Private Pansy, Hurricane, Chancellor Pudinghead and i decided on upon coming here. but seeing as how you are Princess, you may change the name."
Writing Glory smiles and nudges Clover the Clever playfully.
"Equestria will do just fine."
Lemon looks up at his mother.
"Mother, your crown has 6 Gems, i know 5 of them are for the main elements... but what does that star like one mean?"
Writing Glory nuzzles the little Colt. "It means..."
An image of the Element of Magic appears in Writing Glories mind as she and Twilight utter it's true name in Unison.
"Friendship"
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 6: The Alicorn and the Changeling.
Chapter 6: The Alicorn and the Changeling.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 6
The Alicorn and the Changeling
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Twilight and Spike are left a bit teary at hearing of the Chancellors death but are amazed and appalled about Equestria's early beginnings. Celestia smiles and stands up, looking at the time and noticing the lateness.
"Oh my, it's getting Late i will have to lower the sun soon."
"Wait Princess could you tell us what happened next? please, before Luna raises the moon??"
Celestia looks at Twilight then back at the clock and smile.
"Well i suppose i could tell you one more thing about my mother..."
Celestia Twilight and Spike sit down.
22 years after the battle of the Tribes, the glorious city of Canterlot had finished construction. it was late winter, though no snow fell as the gift of snow hasn't been given yet. Princess Writing Glory, now in royal Princess attire which would later be worn by Celestia when she is crowned Princess, walks through the streets of Canterlot, it was during this time the city was prosperous. full of caring ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi alike, who all knew what friendship was. The Princess catches the smell of the Bakers fine pastry's and different Apple based food. she approaches the bakers store and looks over all the goods he had to sell.
"Good Morning Miss Apple, how are you this fine day?"
Miss apple puts the foods on their shelves, she is the spitting image of Applejack though a few years older and with a different cutiemark that resembled a Bread stove, she also had freckles and purple eyes.
"Good Morning Princess, i'm doin pretty swell so far, Might i interest you in some of mah fresh bread. i heard you love sandwiches." Miss Apple had a thick western accent that the whole apple family would inherit.
"You heard right, i love a good sandwich every once in a while," The Fausticorn takes a loaf out and gives Miss Apple 8 Equestrian silver. as payment." Thank you Miss apple."
Writing Glory smiles and walks down the street.
"Ya'll come back now ya hear!" Miss Apple smiles and starts advertising her wares once more. The Princess walks down the street to a large building with a desert like design similar to Sugar Cube Corner but much more primitive. The place was called, Lemon cakes house of Deserts. The Fausticorn smiled again and walked over to the building to see how her adoptive son was faring, Lemon Cake and his wife, an Earthpony called Sweet Cake. Lemon and Sweet are considered the Royal desert makers, but they also serve the commoners. Writing Glory knocks on the door and pokes her head through the top part fo the door which is opened just like Sugar Cube Corners.
"Hello, is anypony in?"
Lemon looks at the door and smiles
"Mom, come on in, are you here to buy or to just look around?"
"Not at all my son, i'm here to see how you and your wife are doing. I've scarcely visited you since you left the castle."
Writing Glory smiles and looks around the room at all the different cakes, and deserts.
"I would visit frequently if the guards didn't continue to ask for my name and why i want to visit. I tell them who i am and why i'm visiting yet they turn me away."
Writing Glory suddenly looks displeased.
"Well i shall have a word with them about that. i had already informed them and Clover of the certain civilians with the rights to freely enter and exit the castle without question, seems i must speak to them again."
Lemon helps his wife lift a large cake before their foals could trample it.
"It's okay Mom, they let me in for free if i have a cake." Lemon smiles widely.
"So that's why i find my guards passed out covered in cake" she laughs slights, suddenly two foals run into the room, a Colt and a Filly. they play around their parents legs nearly causing Sweet Cake to trip.
"Now Children settle down, your Grandmother is visiting. say hello to her."
the two foals. Strawberry "Ichigo" Cake, and Cream cake stand before their Grandmother and bows.
"Hello Grandmother"
"Hello, my two precious Grandfoals, you are behaving for your parents i hope" Writing Glory smiles.
"Yes Grandmother"
Strawberry puts on his tough pony act. "Of course grandmother."
"Acting tough again are we Strawberry?" Writing Glory giggles and Strawberries face goes red from embarrassment.
"My name is not Strawberry !! it's Ichigo!"
The Fausticorn giggles again. "Okay then, Ichigo." the Fausticorn nuzzles them.
Clover the Clever flies toward the store from the castle and land softly on the streets outside, she approaches the Princess.
"You're Highness."
Writing Glory turns around and looks at Clover.
"Is something the matter Clover?"
Clover uses telepathy to tell the princess something.
"She wants to see you, her father has become violent again and he's terrifying her"
Writing Glory blinks, having a worried look on her face and her eyes, full of concern. the worry causes The Alicorn Princess's mane and tail to flow faster, she looks at Lemon And his family.
"I'm sorry to cut my trip short but i am needed at the castle. Lemon sweetie, why don't you stop by the castle tomorrow evening, i have somepony i wish you to meet" Writing Glory smiles.
"Alright Mother, i will."
"I look forward to your visit, have a nice day."
She leaves in a rush, taking flight faster then a regular Pegasus would. The Fausticorn lands in front of the castle steps and runs up them, slamming the doors open with her magic. She passes many maids ignoring them and everything, She goes to her Regal bed chamber, bursts into and quickly closes and locks the doors, The Fausticorn then looks on her bed to see a Little filly unicorn, she had no cutiemark, and she looked much Gari. she looks at Writing Glory with non pony eyes, her eyes were a Moderate harlequin color, and didn't look pony-like at all.
"A-are we.. alone... is Daddy gone??...." the Little filly spoke in an innocent voice though strained, full of sadness and suffering, she had been crying for a while now. she was also very afraid and in so much pain.
"We're alone, it's okay, you don't need to stay that way."
The Fausticorn spoke gently and with a soothing voice, she layed down on the bed, looking at the Filly. the filly took a deep breath and green fire enveloped her. when the fire dispersed the little fillies appearance had changed. she now had a very Dark gray coat, and a Dark cerulean mane and tail. she had little insect wings which were perfect, not yet ruined. Her horn however was crooked, bent, and abnormal from the abuse she gets from her father. she is a filly changeling. she cuddles up to Writing Glory, whom doesn't complain, she willingly allows the young changeling to get close. Writing Glory nuzzles her.
"What's happened? what has your father done now Chrysalis..." Writing Glory speaks in the same soothing voice.
Chrysalis looks up at Writing Glory and shows the Alicorn her hooves, Holes had been burnt into them, melted more like it, into perfect yet crude circles which cause intense pain when she walks. Writing Glory is shocked to see these wounds, you could practically see right through them.
"T-They hurt..." Chrysalis sniffles tearing up "My hooves Hurt Mommy make them stop..." Chrysalis buries her face into Writing Glories coat and cries. The Fausticorns motherly instincts take over and she instantly tries to find a way to stop the pain, creating a spell that can ease pain. she chants the words and casts the spell on Chrysalis's hooves stopping the pain but not the bleeding.
Princess Writing Glory, commands Clover to get medical equipment, disinfectant, and bandages for the little Changeling. Clover does so, very quickly. knowing how impatient and angry the Fausticorn gets when the required items needed for a Foal is not delivered quick enough for her tastes.
"Shh... it'll be alright Chrysalis, Clover has gone to get some stuff for those wounds."
Chrysalis sniffles and is still in intense pain. Though the wounds did not burn anymore, they instead stung like a million Wasps stinging an open bleeding wound over and over again. Clover arrives with the necessary items to heal up the wounds, though. The Fausticorn levitates the Disinfectant and the bandages off of the tray and onto the bed.
"Thank you Clover, now please leave us be..."
Clover does so and Writing Glory closes and locks the bedroom door afterwards. she then picks up the disinfectant with her magic and unscrews the lid, resting it on the bedside table.
"Now old still please, i need to disinfect the wounds. it will hurt. But you must let me help you okay??"
Chrysalis takes a deep breath and nods, preparing herself. the Spell wears off causing the burning pain to return and the Filly to cry once more. Writing Glory starts to disinfect the wounds making the burning pain even worse.
"I-it hurts... Mommy stop it hurts..."
"Please sweetie bare with it a little longer...."
Writing Glory manages to disinfect all holes in the Changelings hooves, she then wraps them up in the bandages. and gives Chrysalis some medicine for the pain. Chrysalis snuggles up to writing Glory sobbing softly. The Fausticorn comforts the little Changeling as best she can. an hour passes and Chrysalis's Hooves start to feel a little better but they still hurt whenever walked on.
"Feeling any Better"
Chrysalis looks up at Writing Glory and nods slowly. Writing Glory smiles warmly and happily.
"I'm pleased to hear. I got you something... something that will help you, and keep you safe."
Writing Glory levitates a wrapped box toward herself and rests it in front of herself and Chrysalis. the little Changeling investigates the box sniffing it she then looks at Writing Glory.
"W-whats in it??"
"Open it." Writing Glory encourages the little Changeling, Chrysalis uses her magic to undo the ribbon on top which opens the box up revealing a Blue and Green chitinous shield.
"What is?" Chrysalis looks at Writing Glory with puzzled look.
"It's a shield. It will protect you from lethal magic that could hurt you."
Writing Glory smiles and put the shield on Chrysalis's back, right between her wings. she then tightens it around the Baby changelings waist so that it doesn't come off.
"Oh Cool!" Chrysalis smiles and giggles and starts jumping around happily, the shield also stops her from feeling pain.
Writing Glory smiles proudly.
"tomorrow night, we'll sit down in the dining hall and have dinner with your brother, Lemon."
"Lemon, Lemon, oh how sweet is that lemon in the tree" Chrysalis happily sings. She and Writing Glory giggle and start singing the same song together, it's more of a nursery rhyme in the form of a song then it is an actual song.
Later that night when Chrysalis was asleep, Writing Glory; armed with the Elements of Harmony, goes to King Cocoons chambers where the Changeling king is staying, as a Political guest. Writing Glory opens the doors to see King Cocoon in the form of a common earthpony sporting a Insect like cutiemark, depicting a wasp like creature with a scorpion tail and large changeling wings.
"I know what you did to Chrysalis King Cocoon. your wife would be ashamed if Princess Pupa was still alive she would have killed you.
"And do you plan on killing me Alicorn? Execution is not your way, and you know i can easily deflect a magic spell. Chrysalis needs to toughen up."
"No she needs a mother. I am removing her from your care and making her my daughter from this day forth"
King Cocoon lights his horn. "You can't do that!!"
The Fausticorn fires a warning shot at him.
"I already have. you are unsuitable to raise a foal or Larva or whatever. She is my daughter, and you will be banished should you try to take her back. She is not another of your "Spawns " she is a pony, and you are a Changeling."
"Even if you take her away she will still reproduce, Even without a mate. be Warned Alicorn, a swarm is coming, and your precious Canterlot will fall."
Writing Glory turns around and leaves slamming the doors shut. King Cocoons room goes dark and Cocoons eyes start to glow red.
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The next day, Writing Glory is in bed still asleep. it was 6:00 AM in the morning yet Chrysalis was wide awake. she ran around the room chasing a ball which she kept picking up and tossing. Chrysalis then looked at Writing Glory and smirked, she crept up to the bed, then took a deep breath.
"Don't even think about it"
Chrysalis lets all the air go and smiles. she jumps up onto the bed and cuddles up to the Fausticorn.
"You're the only Filly i let sleep in my bedroom. and i lock my doors at night. so it's not hard to tell if it's you or not." Writing Glory giggles.
The Fausticorn gets up and stretches then steps off the bed and walks over to the balcony and stretches her wings out. she looks out toward the City streets of Canterlot and smiles. she then goes to her wardrobe and puts her princess attire eon, she then places The Elements of Harmony on her head. and opens the bedroom doors.
"You coming Chrysalis?" writing Glory smiles, Chrysalis perks up and catches up to her, they walk to the dining hall for breakfast, meeting Clover the Clever on the way.
"Good Morning Princess Writing Glory. there are many things on the agenda today, such as, The opening of the Canterlot bridge, the creation of your sword."
Writing Glory stops, turns her head to look at Clover, giving the Alicorn adviser an angry look.
"You know full well i despise weapons. Anything that is made of metal or other materials are evil in my eyes. Destroy that sword and tell those black smiths i do not want a sword, not from them not from anypony in Equestria. do you understand??!!"
the guards look at Writing Glory and Clover and were expecting the princess to strike Clover, which would be somethign Princess Platinum would've done.
"yes Princess... i understand...."
Chrysalis goes up to Writing Glory and nudges her leg. The Fausticorn looks at Chrysalis.
"Mommy, please don't be mad at miss Clover... she's only doing her job.."
The Princess calms down closes her eyes and looks back at Clover.
"I'm sorry... but you know i hate all things that abuse the power of Magic.... My horn, and my power are my only weapons."
Writing Glory and Chrysalis continue onward to the dining hall. Clover watches as the Princess and the changeling disappear around the corner, she then gets back to work. Writing Glory and Chrysalis arrive at the dining room. Writing Glory asks for a sandwich for breakfast. it looks kinda like a Subway Sandwich. Chrysalis gets some milk and some lettuce leaves.
"In all the time we've eaten together. all you eat is Vegetables... Lettuce more then usual."
"I love Lettuce Mama, you Ponies eat more then changelings do because... well we're more insects."
"Because i made you all that way... but not you. King Cocoon created you, basing you off of me."
Chrysalis nods
"I don't mind though, King Coocoo is not my Daddy anymore. you are my only parent." Chrysalis smiles happily as does Writing Glory. They finish eating then Chrysalis starts to explore the castle. Writing Glory having nothing else to do decides to explore with the young Changeling.
Chrysalis and Writing Glory decide to prank ponies in Canterlot for fun, Chrysalis assumes a certain form and Writing Glory would help out in one way or another. one such Prank involves Chrysalis turning into Miss Apple and copy what she does from an identical stall across the street. the two mimic each other for a while.
KRAA~KROW
The sound of thunder causes Miss apple to jump and get Hiccups. Chrysalis and the Princess Laugh loudly which makes Miss apple laugh too. Chrysalis And Writing Glory continue to spend time together all day pranking different ponies taking turns. later that afternoon The Fausticorn and the Changeling rest in the Canterlot Gardens.
"Today was fun wasn't it Mama?" Chrysalis smiles, staring at the clouds.
"Hmhmh it was a very fun day, i don't think I've ever had fun before." Writing Glory was also looking at the clouds with Chrysalis.
"Why not?"
"Well... i suppose with whats been happening the first few thousand years of my life, i never found time to have fun..." Writing Glory smiles, Chrysalis sits up and cuddles up to her adoptive mother the Fausticorn.
"Mama, Promise we'll always be together??"
The Princess smiles warmly and ignites her horn with Chrysalis, They Cross horns giving off a Multi-colored aura.
"I Promise."
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Later on toward 5:30 PM. Lemon and his family wait in the dining Hall for Writing Glory. there were many different foods lining the massive table, Lettuce, Water, Milk. Salads, Fruit and more. The sounds of Hoofsteps could be heard down the hall. Writing Glory enters the hall and smiles.
"Sorry i'm late Everypony. i was preparing our special Guest"
The Fausticorn takes a seat at the front of the table.
"Late as always mother" Lemon laughs a little. Writing Glory smiles and looks at the Doors.
"Chrysalis, sweetie. come on in and meet your big brother and his family."
The Dining hall doors reopen and Chrysalis steps inside. the dining hall doors close again, and The little filly Changeling walks to the table and hops up into a seat in between Writing Glory, and Lemon.
"Hello everypony, my name is Chrysalis. i am the Changeling Daughter of Writing Glory and the sister of Lemon Cake."
Lemon and his family quickly get to know Chrysalis easily making friends with her. Chrysalis enjoyed the attention and enjoys talking to her big Brother.
Meanwhile King Cocoon walks through the halls of the Castle toward a room where his Changeling have been hiding, they assume their natural guise and await their commands.
"Now my spawn, spread through the castle, Slaughter all you deem weak. And find, Chrysalis."
The Changelings spread throughout the castle killing any who get in their way. they screech and hiss, they buzz and clamber all over the walls killing any and all that get in the way, while King Cocoon smiles and laughs evil. Meanwhile in the Dining hall everypony takes the time to get to Know Chrysalis. They also talk about business and the Royal Duties.
"So mother how did you find Chrysalis?"
"Well... i didn't exactly find her. i created her race. The Changelings, giant insects capable of taking the form of anypony they wish. Cocoon was the first to appear. he seemed interested in Politics, but i know he's planning something much much larger. he had a wife called Princess Pupa.... however... she passed away..."
Chrysalis looks down sadly.
"oh dear thats too bad.." Sweet cake looks down. "What was the cause?"
"King Cocoon killed her, after she had become mentally unstable."
"I'm so sorry to hear that... he should be in prison."
"Not enough evidence... " the Fausticorn looks down.
The sounds of Blood Curdling screams and Blood splatter suddenly fill the castle, Catching the Fausticorns ear and making her stand from her seat, lemon and the others do too, the Guards in the dining hall ready their weapons. the sounds of a High Changelings wings draw closely. suddenly the Dining room doors fly open, and standing in the door way was King Cocoon, he had large sharp fangs, Deep blood red eyes. Horns that grew at the back of his head, as well as a single straight Unicorn horn, large Insect like wings and a barbed tail as well as Talon like feet, and Clawed hands. he had a dark Gray skin with bone like structure to them, en Exoskeleton.
"Chrysalis!" Cocoon Hisses loudly, the Unicorn guards move in to attack the Insectoid king only for them to be killed by the Changelings barbed Tail and razor sharp claws. Writing Glory charges at King Cocoon and manages to get into a brief battle which quickly ends when the changeling grabs her around the neck and throws her to the floor.
"Mommy!!!!" Chrysalis tries to run to The Fausticorns side to help but she is picked up by King Cocoon.
"Keep the Alicorn restrained my Spawn. It's time for Chrysalis to awaken her true potential." King Cocoon blasts a hole into the wall. and escapes with Chrysalis. three Changelings hold the Alicorn down while some other keep the Cake family at bay.
"MOMMY SAVE ME!!!!"
"Chrysalis!!" Writing Glory's rage boils, she neighs loudly and vaporizes the three changelings. she then Turns her attention to the Changelings threatening the cakes. The Changelings jump at the Alicorn Princess only to vaporized by her Beam attacks.
"Mother, what are you doing?"
Clover and Star Swirl the bearded kill 3 changelings that have entered the room.
"Writing Glory, go after King Cocoon, we'll stay here and defend the castle."
Writing Glory nuzzles Lemon and tells him to be safe. she then takes flight and goes after King Cocoon, completely forgetting The Elements of Harmony.
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King Cocoon summons all changelings into the city to stop Writing Glory and her guards from getting Chrysalis. The Fausticorn flies around a clock tower fires beams at King Cocoon, however the Changeling Swarm halts her attack as they begin to over run the city, The Changelings begin to assume crude versions of the Pony citizens and attempt to murder the originals. Star Swirl the Bearded and Clover the Clever, and a handful of other Unicorns. use Magic to unmask the creatures and stop them. usually through killing them.
King Cocoon grabs hold of the Highest tower of Canterlot Castle and puts the Young Chrysalis on the edge of the tower, where she hangs on for dear life. Cocoon then launches himself at Writing Glory, using his Talons to grip onto the Alicorn, bringing her to the ground with him. They smash into the streets below leaving a large crater.
"Your Magical power will make me stronger Alicorn. You could create and give life, now give me power." The Monster slams Writing Glories head into the pavement over and over again until a beam of light pierces King Cocoons side, causing the monster the shriek in pain and bleed profusely from the wound.
Free from his Grip writing Glory once again tries to fly up and save Chrysalis
"Mommy!" Chrysalis smiles
"I'm coming sweetie, Mommy's coming."
before the Fausticorn can reach Chrysalis, King Cocoon flys up behind Writing Glory, grabs her by the horn and begins to pummel her into the tower much like he did with her on the ground. Writing Glory lets out and angered scream and does a back flip off the Towers side and pins the Changeling King against the wall. Writing Glories horn lights up and she electrocutes herself with King Cocoon in an attempt to kill him. however this will prove futile.
"You cannot defeat me Alicorn. I am perfection, i am the ultimate life-form, i am apart of a far more perfect race." The Changeling King opens his mouth revealing two sets of mandibles and an inner jaw, but there's more. The upper jaw breaks away from the lower jaw revealing a large pink maw that connects it's upper jaw to it's lower jaw by this stage.
Back on the top of the tower; Clover the Clever lands beside Chrysalis. "Chrysalis, hop on my back i'll take you to a safe place."
"O-okay." Chrysalis climbs onto Clovers back, the Lavender Alicorn extends her wings and takes flight. Writing Glory uses the back spike on the heel of her back right horseshoe to kick King Cocoon in the leg, it digs into the flesh, the Changeling roars in pain. Writing Glory breaks free and flies away from it fast.
King Cocoons crown and horns glow red and he fires a Magma energy beam from his mouth, though it doesn't hit the Princess, it causes devastating damage to nearby buildings, setting them alight. Writing Glory lands in a park and waits for the Changeling king. King Cocoon takes on Writing Glories form, though black, with White glowing pupilless eyes, sharp jagged teeth, a broken horn, batlike wings, and visible ribs with no cutiemark on it's flank. it takes flight and follows the Alicorns path to the same spot, Writing Glory and King Cocoon face off for a moment before Clover the Clever blasts the Kings disguise off.
"Princess Use this!" Clover throws Writing Glory the Elements of Harmony only for them to be shot out of reach by King Cocoon. Writing Glory takes a charging stance, the Changeling king once again opens it's maw.
"i will protect my kingdom and it's Citizens from everything, Even from a disgusting bug like You !!"
Writing Glory lights her horn on fire and charges into King Cocoons gaping maw as Ponies, Pegasi, and Unicorns gather round. King Cocoon attempts to swallow the Princess however the heat from her horn causes the insect to burn up. as he burns to death there is a fiery explosion within him causing his entire upper body to explode. The explosion sets fire to nearby tree's and buildings lighting up the Park. all ponies around duck for cover, coming back out when his remain cease falling. King Cocoons lower body crumbles into nothing but a pile of flesh. Writing Glory opens her eyes, apparently surviving the explosion she created within the king. all the Surviving Changelings shrivel up and die, without a king the original Changeling race simply ceases.
"Mama!" Chrysalis runs toward Writing Glory tearing up in happiness. she is the last surviving Changeling.
"Chrysalis!" The Fausticorn gets down on her knees and embraces the changeling in a motherly way, both of them seemingly happy that King Cocoon is gone. Clover the Clever places the Elements of Harmony back on Writing Glories head. the Princess stands and so does Chrysalis, they start walking in the Direction of the park exit.
"King Cocoon is gone for good??"
"Yes Sweetie, he's gone for good."
Chrysalis and Writing Glory look forward but are stopped by an angry group of Canterlot Civilians. Chrysalis sticks closely to Writing Glory.
"Mama whats going on?"
"I-I'm not sure Chrysalis."
An earthpony shouts. "That filly's one of them, She a changeling isn't she?"
"She'll turn on all of us, send her away."
Other Earth ponies begin to spout insults and demand that Chrysalis be banished. Writing Glory neighs aggressively at the Group. the ponies back down.
"She will net be sent away, I WILL NOT SEND HER AWAY!!"
A red male pony and female gray pony with an hour glass cutiemark speak up.
"She's a changeling she has no place here!"
"Equestria is a place for Ponies not giant bugs that look like us!"
Clover the Clever looks at Writing Glory.
"Princess... they're right.."
Writing Glory takes deep breath,, looking at her subjects with a look of saddness. Writing Glory turns around and looks at Chrysalis.
"M-mama... whats wrong?"
"Please everypony..." she sniffles. "Please.... don't make me send her away...."
Chrysalis looks up at writing Glory with worry and sadness.
A Pegasus shouts toward the Princess.
"She has no place here, she will make more of those things and kill us!"
"She's only a filly..." Writing Glory fights to hold back tears. "She's no threat. Look at her!!"
Everypony except Lemon and his family, Star Swirl the bearded and Clover the Clever, strongly disagree witht he Princess, they all begin chanting Banish her over and over again.
Writing Glory looks down thinking then looks at Chrysalis, her eyes turning a but red due to holding tears back. the Fausticorn then remembers what King Cocoon said.
"Even if you take her away she will still reproduce, Even without a mate."
Writing Glory takes a deep breath and looks at Chrysalis.
"C-can we go home mommy?"
"C-Chrysalis..." She sniffles "F-for the safety of the ponies of Equestria..." Writing Glories eyes begin to water, she struggles to get the last words out of her mouth. "I-i-i-I hearby Banish you... for 12 thousand years Beyond Froud Valley in the south... "
"Mama?? Mama?! whats happening Mama, let me out please!!" Chrysalis starts to cry, she tries to find a way out running into the sphere walls over and over again.
Writing Glory watches with sadness as the Orb rises. The Orb begins move away from canterlot.
"Mama... MAMA!! SAVE ME PLEASE, Please don't send me away, i'll be good i promise!!.... MAMAAA!!!" The Sphere had already began to move south, everypony watches. Chrysalis's pleas grow silent as she is taken away.
Everypony except Star Swirl, Clover, lemon and his family, Cheer as the Baby Changeling is taken away.
"W... what have i done..." The Fausticorn sheds a tear, she closes her eyes tightly falling to the ground. She begins to cry loudly, Sending Chrysalis away had Broken the princess. Clover attempts to comfort Writing Glory but the Alicorn Princess throws the elements of harmony down and runs back to her bedchamber and cries her eyes out, burying her face in her pillow screaming in pained Sadness.
A happy picture of Chrysalis and Writing Glory sits on the bedside table. though the picture falls over when the wind blows through an opened window. Chrysalis, sits in her bubble crying her eyes out more then the Fausticorn. feeling betrayed, unloved, Sad, angry, and alone. even when Chrysalis arrives at the place of her exile. she looks up at the stars and starts to cry again.
"You Promised..." she starts to sob loudly. "...You promised we'd be together forever Mommy...." she cries once more. "You promised..." Chrysalis buries her face between her hooves sobbing and sniffling.
For the next 12 thousand years. all Chrysalis will ever think of before her attempt at Conquering Canterlot will forever be about. Her beloved Mother, The one pony she could never hate, the one pony that truly loved her. Writing Glory.
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Author's Note
Here's a fact: The Changelings in this Fan-Fiction never needed to feed on love. it wasn't until Chrysalis's heart was broken did she and her children need to feed on love to grow stronger.
King Cocoon and his "spawns" are not at all the pony-like creatures seen in the Canterlot Wedding episode, the original Changelings were hybrids of Dragonflys, Praying Mantis's, Wasps, and Scorpions, with clawed Human hands and Talon like feet, they had a similar Exoskeleton as a Xenomorph from the Alien franchise.
Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 7: Your turn Luna.
Chapter 7: Your turn Luna.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 7
Your turn Luna
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"And that Twilight Sparkle is all i can tell you today. Perhaps we can continue next time you visit Canterlot."
Spike looks at Twilight.
"That's right, we're going back to Ponyville tomorrow, i'm sure Nyx is missing us Twilight."
Twilight is too busy comparing what happened to Chrysalis 12 thousand years ago, to what happened to Nyx 7 years ago during the events of Past Sins to pay attention to Celestia or spike. Twilight just sits there thinking. though this thinking process is interrupted by the sound of lightning being generated by Celestia, the Sun Princess lowers the sun, while Luna raises the moon.
"Twilight, are you alright?"
Twilight looks at spike and she starts to pay attention to whats around her. "Hmm? oh yes i'm fine Spike... just some memories have sprung up..."
"I wouldn't dwell on it my faithful Student. Though Chrysalises Banishment, and the now long forgotten hatred everypony had for Nyx may seem similar, they are far from being the same. it's your bed time isn't it Twilight?"
Twilight nods and Celestia calls in Flash Sentry.
"Twilight, you remember Flash Sentry?"
"I remember he was a flirt, So how'd you become captain of the guard in Canterlot?"
Flash walks in. "I was a good guard, Shining Armor promoted me on his wedding day."
"I should've known Shining armor would forget what you did you creep!"
Celestia watches as the two of them argue for a moment before amplifying her voice to a loud pitch, much like the Royal canterlot voice of the Princess's.
"SILENCE THE BOTH OF YOU!!!"
the room shakes, the sound of Celestias voice reaches Luna's ears in the Throne room, making her look in the direction it came from. though the first thing she sees is a Moon flower which is on her left, she automatically assumes it was the one that yelled. Twilight and Flash go deaf for a moment before shaking their heads and looking up at the princess whom has regained her composure and is now calm.
"Put aside the past you two. What happened 11 years ago has happened and now it should be forgotten. Goodnight Twilight Sparkle. and do be careful of Luna's guard."
Celestia leaves the room and goes to her bedchambers which was in fact, Writing Glories bed chambers from long ago. Flash Sentry assumes his guard like personality.
"Alright Miss Sparkle. Shall we get going?"
Spike Climbs onto Twilights back, Twilight starts speaking like she's annoyed.
"By all means, lead the way your Flashiness."
Flash Sentry rolls his eyes and starts escorting Twilight and spike back to their tower, Spike and Twilight begin to whisper to each other.
"Flashiness??" Spike chuckles softly.
"I'll explain later Spike." Twilight giggles lightly blushing slightly. on the way to the tower Spike and Twilight look around noticing Glowing yellow eyes peering at them from bushes and the towers. even the sounds of bats wings fill the night.
"Taking some fresh bloods to their dorms Flash Sentry?? why not spare one? i haven't had a bite to drink since last night and my throat is dry." A black, bat winged Vampire pony follows flash, Twilight and spike on along 5 meter tall brick wall. trying to seduce Flash into handing over wither Twilight or Spike to them.
"Go away now Midnight or you won't have a place to hide when the sun comes up."
Midnight Blossom pokes her tongue out at Flash and flies off. Twilight becomes very uneasy and nervous now, knowing that Vampires and Bat ponies are apart of Luna's royal, and elite guard. Flash Twilight and Spike arrive at the tower where Twilight and Spike are staying, Twilight sends spike off to bed and then turns to Flash.
"So, Captain of the Guard huh?"
"I don't need to repeat myself Twilight."
"I know i know, i'm just trying to make conversation, we've hardly talked these past few years. I've tried writing to you but all my letters get delivered tot he princess..." Twilights ears flatten and she looks down.
"Ever tried using Derpy Mail delivery service?"
"Wait Derpy managed to make that a successful business? I thought she was kidding and just trying to give herself a goal other then making the best Muffins. It'd be quite difficult delivering mail with.. well... eyes like hers."
Twilight mimics Derpys wall eyed look but then goes back to normal.
"Derpy is a bit clumsy but she's good at mail delivery, though i haven't seen her lately."
"She's visiting The Doctor."
"Doctor Who?" Flash asks in a confused Voice.
"Exactly." Twilight smiles. she and Flash don't say a word for a few minute before Twilight starts talking again.
"Soo, do you still like me?"
Flash looks confused. "Huh?"
"You know, Like like me, i remember you used to like me a lot." Twilight smiles.
"Actually Twilight i'm kinda... engaged.." Flash smiles.
"Oh? Congratulations who's the lucky Mare?"
"Sunset Shimmer."
Twilight is taken back a little as Sunset Shimmer was Twilights rival during Fillyhood.
"Oh... well... i better go to bed... Goodnight Flash." Twilight slowly closes the door.
"Goodnight Twilight..." Flash sentry waits for the door to close and the light to go out before heading home himself.
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Twilight goes straight to bed without saying a word, Spike goes to bed also. through the night Twilight begins having dreams though not normal Dreams. dreams from the past. in one dream there is The Crystal Empire, and there is an Army with Writing Glory in front of it, Charging on ward toward the Empires front gates, the dream shifts to the founding of Ponyville. The Birth of the royal sisters. Twilight then wakes up within the dream, 3 thousand years before Nightmare Moon returned, and 1 thousand years before Luna's Transformation. Twilight begins to look around the barren landscape, she see's Multiple ponies hiding in the remains of what was Ponyville before the modern day, there is no grass, the sky is lit Red, and the water has become chocolate.
"What happened..." Before Twilight could finish she ducks and screams in terror as two creatures fly above her engaging in a mighty battle that shakes Equestria. Twilight looks up at the sky after the dust clears and see's Writing Glory in battle with a serpent like creature. The serpentine beast was draped in shadow, but it's eyes glowed Red with chaotic evil. Thunder strikes and it starts raining Chocolate. Writing Glory, though wounded and emotionally unwell for unknown reasons, Screams angrily and Charges at the dragonlike beast only to be grabbed and thrown into the ground below.
"Writing Glory!!" Twilight awaken from the dream panting heavily, Twilight then shakes spike awake.
"Wake up Spike, we're going to see Princess Luna."
"But Twilight it's only 10:09..." Spike whines.
"I don't care i want to know more about The Queen. and i won't leave Canterlot until i do."
Spike sighs and hops out of bed. Twilight packs some things into her saddlebags then levitates them onto her back, Spike hops onto Twilights back. Twilight opens the tower door slightly, to see if Anypony is around. Some Bat ponies are around though they are drawn away by the sound of a Piano playing inside the castle, a sad lonely tune. Twilight and spike then leave the Tower, closing the door behind them and locking it. Spike pours some stuff on the ground to hide their scent from the Bat ponies.
"Okay Spike, remember to be very quiet."
"No problem Twilight" spike gives a thumbs up as Twilight begins walking in the direction of the castle. but as they are doing this, Midnight Blossom watches them from atop Celestias tower. she keeps an eye on them but then spots four to eight other Bat Ponies stalking the Unicorn and baby Dragon. Midnight glares at the vampires then takes flight.
Twilight and Spike set foot into a courtyard after being manipulated into that spot by the Vampires.
"W-wha? how did we get here?"
"Beats me."
Red Lips suddenly drops down from the rooftops in front of the two, she looks over at Twilight and Spike, then grins with hunger revealing her fangs.
"So nice of you to join us tonight Miss Sparkle. We were just about to get a drink would you care to join us?" Red Lips speaks in a sadistic and seductive way, her red eyes gleam brightly in the Dark.
"If you don't mind i'd like to see Princess Luna!"
"Oh but i'm afraid you can't" Red Lips chuckles grimly. "She isn't expecting you, unless... she's expecting you Live. well i can honestly say Horsey, Princess Luna will only see you as an empty corpse."
Red Lips opens her mouth and approaches Twilight followed by seven others until Midnight Blossom steps in.
"Oh Red, Trying to snack on the Princess's prized pupil? I'm afraid i'll have to arrest you" Midnight smirks.
"I'd like to see you try Day walker. Kill her!"
other Bat ponies move in to attack Midnight but unfortunately for them Midnight is faster and is able to avoid their attacks, Red Lips gets Midnight by surprise prompting Twilight to Fire a beam at Red lips which replicates sunlight, it gives Red Lips a bad sunburn as oppose to turning her to ash, meaning she isn't a vampire, just another Bat Pegasus.
"Take that you pig!" Midnight laughs.
"You'll both pay for This! I swear on my life i'll make you both pay!!" Red Lips grinds her teeth.
Luna appears behind Red Lips. She still resemble an adult version of herself but retaining Nightmare Moons body shape.
"I saw everything Red Lips. i thought you were better then this. Midnight Blossom you deserve a reward for saving Twilight Sparkle, and Spike the Dragon. go to the Black Smith and ask for a some new Armor, the design is your choice, Let him know that Princess Luna sent you. As for you Red Lips, you are no longer fit for duty. You are to leave Canterlot castle As soon as possible."
Red Lips looks down and leaves almost in tears. Twilight breaths a sigh of relief and just as she is about to say something to Princess Luna, she speaks first.
"Twilight Sparkle, why in Equestria are you out at this time of night, you know Bat-Pegasi are untrustworthy, For good reason."
"I'm sorry Princess but their's a reason why i came out here."
Princess Luna looks at Twilight sparkle and awaits her reason.
"I came out to find you, i want to know more about Queen Writing Glory. Princess Celestia already told me and Spike half of her life up until Chrysalis's banishment. And we want to know more."
Princess Luna smiles warmly.
"Very well then, i will tell you all i know, but first, Walk with me to the Throne room." Princess Luna begins walking toward the castle.
Twilight looks back at Midnight Blossom and smiles. "Thank you."
Midnight smiles at Twilight . "Aw, it was nothing. just doing my good deed for the night. i'll probably see you later, Twilight Tara Sparkle."
Midnight smiles smugly as Twilight heads into the castle embarrassed. Luna walks up to the Throne and sits on it, she tells all guards in the room to leave. they do so, allowing Twilight and spike to hear the rest of the tale without interruption or disturbance, Twilight and Spike, sit down on the floor, Twilight pulls a note pad out so she may take notes which she has been since Celestia told half the tale.
"From my understanding, my sister has already told you about the beginning, the Tribes war. and Chrysalises Banishment?"
Twilight and Spike nod.
"Then i shall tell you the next chapters of our mothers history. Starting Four thousand years ago."
"But wouldn't you be skipping some very important years. only the first few thousand years of Writing Glories life had been told to us. we would like to know what happened the remaining Six thousand years she ruled."
Luna smiles. "Very well then. Lets get started."
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 8
Depression
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2 months had passed since Chrysalis's banishment. The fausticorn had not left her room during this time, only answering to Lemon, Clover the Clever, and to Star Swirl the Bearded. She occasionally ate but other then that she never did much else but write foal stories, and even documenting history. Creating building plans and letting the Elements of Harmony gather dust. Angry at her subjects and herself Writing Glory had began to to commit self harm scaring her front legs, worrying her family and many ponies within Canterlot. Star Swirl the Bearded had started creating medicine for the princess, so she could cope with her depression, though. It only worked to some degree, stopping her from cutting herself, but it does not mend the feeling of loss the alicorn felt.
Writing Glory sent out manuscripts to a book publisher in Canterlots business district, this fairy tale was titled "The Lemon Tree" the book was intended for Chrysalis however, the Changelings banishment meant this book couldn't be given to her exclusively, hurting the alicorn even more. Due to her inability to perform her duties as Princess, Writing Glories royal and faithful adviser, Clover the Clever had been doing all the work for Writing Glory, until her depression has been mended.
Those 2 months turned into a year. the Princess was thought dead until she finally left her room, clad in her Princess attire claiming to be fine and happy. but Clover saw through the deception and agonized at how much pain and sadness the Princess must have felt. Crime had taken full swing within Canterlots slums. The culprits being unicorns mostly the fausticorn would not tolerate these activities and would leave the castle to capture these criminals on her own, giving her the title "The Vigilante Princess " which is a title that would later be passed down to a mysterious mare from Manehattan in the modern day. Lemon Cake was the only source of true happiness Writing Glory had. Being the fausticorns only relative left even if adopted.
To cope with her depression Writing Glory took long strolls in the then still growing rose garden. Visiting Cloudsdale to watch the Pegasus races and going to Crystaania so she may help produce jewelry, what no pony would expect was that the Princess would help mine the minerals, pull heavy loads, and Smelt the crystals, seemingly finding herself unable to let the ponies do all the work for her. She felt it was unfair for ponies to do all the work while she sat on her throne which these days, is taken for granted.
Writing Glory returned to Canterlot on the day of Chrysalises banishment. the day was a public holiday that Clover the Clever set up without the Princesses knowing. The day was called, Changeling Banishment day. As Writing Glory walked to town square so she may see what the commotion was about, she caught a glimpse of a paper statue of the Changeling Chrysalis. A Pegasus flies up to the statue holding a torch.
"Mares and gentalcolts. it was on this day a year ago, that the creatures called Changelings attempted to steal and take our lives, loved ones, and homes. They tricked our so called Princess into believing they were friendly. but we had them banished, We saved Canterlot and Equestria from the terror of those beasts. May the Changelings never return!"
The Fausticorn's pupils shrink her jaw drops as the Pegasus sets fire to the statue. The Ponies dance and sing and cheer while the Statue burns. The fausticorn neighs loudly in anger, jumps up and takes flight, putting the fire out with her magic, sparking outrage from all in attendance. they do not yet know who put the fire out but they still threaten and challenge the party pooper however they quickly stop and back away when they realize Princess Writing Glory is the culprit. Clover the Clever is suddenly filled with worry as to how the Princess would react to this. Writing Glory lands in front of the crowed and looks at them with disgust and anger.
"You! All of you! how dare you put on a festival such as this! you should all know better then to do something such as this!" The Fausticorn quickly realizes that they aren't taking her seriously, angering the Princess further.
"Because you are all acting like foals, and failing to pay attention to your Princess, i hereby cancel Changeling Banishment day forever!!"
All the ponies look saddened and begin packing up as Writing Glories emotions begin to act up once more, she takes flight and returns to the castle, locking herself away once more, she begins looking through her archives for a picture of Chrysalis. She finds the picture she's looking for a sheds a tear.
"I'm so so sorry Chrysalis... i'd give anything to revoke your Banishment...." The Fausticorn closes her eyes tightly shedding more tears before putting the photo back into the vault when Clover the Clever enters.
"Princess, i'm sorry about whats happened... i wasn't thinking about you when i said yes to the festival... it was wrong of me." Clover the clever has her ears flattened onto her head, she closes her eyes and lowers her head showing how sorry she is.
"Do not feel bad Clover, you just got carried away. I can understand..." the fausticorn lowers her head in sadness. Clover gets an idea and smiles.
"I have an idea Princess, You said your special talent was Writing and creating right?"
"That is correct why do you ask?"
"Because, i have a plan to rebuild your old Monastery as a place for you to retreat to should you so desire, and so that you may write as many books as you wish. i will even ask Star Swirl the Bearded to make a magical channeler. So you may make use of the Magical beam where the pool of Magic once was."
Writing Glory smiles happily at the proposition.
"Thank you" Writing Glory puts her hoof out toward Clover the Clever, the lesser Alicorn looks at the Princess's hoof and smiles.
"Anything, for a friend." Clover the clever then puts out her Hoof and shakes Writing Glories hoof, marking the first Hoofshake in Equestrian history.
~~~
within thirty two hours, Equestrias best stone cutters, Architects, craftsponies, and Builders had Arrived in Canterlot to decide on when the building should start, Writing Glory briefs everypony on where the Monastery must be. Everypony is shocked when they are told that the Monastery is to be built in it's original spot on the Summit of Mount Canter. The Princess explains that there would have to be stairs built in, or around the mountain for the ponies to get to the top. due to the sheer size of the mountain it would take ages to construct a grand stair case around the mountain.
"Though such a staircase would take considerable time to create, i am more then pleased to inform you all that this stair case had already been built during the first few thousand years of my life, it is stable and looks like it was built yesterday. if you have any concerns on Oxygen as you ascend to the higher altitudes or the cold, rest assured the mountain is safe. it has a high supply of Oxygen and the temperature is the standard warm spring temperature which not too hot nor too cold."
"But where would this stair case be? no such thing was discovered during the Cities creation."
"You just weren't looking properly, it blends into the mountain flawlessly as though it never existed, come i shall show you."
The Ponies stand and follow the princess outside of the throne room. Princess Writing Glory leads them to the stair case, the stair case is west of the castle, they begin their Ascension which takes considerable time. up to three hours. when they arrive, everypony is out of breath, except Princess Writing Glory. The Princess steps into the ruins of her Monastery and continues walking to the beam of pink, purple sparkling light that is coming from the sky, she steps into the light and is hit with waves of peaceful Magic, Powerful magic, the Fausticorn bathes in it's warmth, the magic heals the cuts on her legs she created from self-harm, leaving no scar behind. The Fausticorn soon steps out of the magical stream, turns around and goes over to the Architect pony, Grand Design.
"Ah Princess, look at this. Going from the description you gave me of what the original Monastery looked like, i have created a larger, and much elegant looking style, similar to what the ponies in the east create however this Monastery will have similar architecture to that of Canterlot., What do you think?"
The Princess looks at the plans carefully so as to not miss a single detail. she then notices the design of the well room which has a giant hourglass like design where the well is supposed to be.
"Why the hourglass above the well? wouldn't that block the Magical energies from reaching it's destination??"
"Not at all Princess, Star Swirl the Bearded suggested it himself. Star Swirl the Bearded is smart with these sort of things"
Grand Design trots off to put the blue prints down so they may get started. Writing Glory smiles then flies back down the mountain to the castle where she lands gracefully and goes to have Lunch, letting everypony on the mountain top to work.
Princess Writing Glory eats a sandwich while writing down in her book, she suddenly recalls a memory of her and Chrysalis.
In the Memory Writing Glory is chasing Chrysalis in a grassy field where the path leading to canterlot would be built years later. Chrysalis is smiling and laughing happily, Writing Glory isn't any different.
"Can't catch me!" Chrysalis giggles and runs into the forest. he Fausticorn smiles determinantly and follows Chrysalis into this odd forest. The Fausticorn is overcome with the feeling of dread, the Forest has an unnatural aura, the magic is mysterious the plants a Mystery and the Creatures are strangely unsettling,.
"Chrysalis?" Writing Glory looks around. "Chrysalis?!"
"Mama!!"
Chrysalis calls out from a great Distance prompting Writing Glory to look in the direction it came from, filled with panic and fear the Fausticorn begins charging forward.
"Stay where you are Chrysalis Mommy's coming" The fausticorn clears trees out of the way to see a monster about to Devour poor Chrysalis that is until Writing Glory blasts it with her magic, picks up the Filly Changeling and flies out of there fast. With Chrysalis so that the feeling of dread is gone. though she still feels afraid.
"I've got you, you're safe now Chrysalis" The Fausticorn hugs the Changeling tightly.
the memory ends and Writing Glory then turns her book to the map page and picks up her quill with magic, she dips the tip into an Ink well nearby then writes some words on the spot on the map where this forest is.
"Everfree Forest." The Fausticorn then closes the book and finishes her Sandwich.
Writing Glory stands up and walks toward the dining room balcony and looks at the streets of Canterlot. She sighs deeply. She spots a family of Unicorns with a Pegasus mother, she is buying an ice cream for her Foals. Clover the Clever walks in and looks at the Princess, she approaches Writing Glory whom looks saddened and alone. the fausticorn notices Clover the Clever.
"Whats the matter Princess, your Monastery is being rebuilt and Equestria i running smoothly again."
Writing Glory continues to look down at the streets of canterlot as the sun sets.
"Whats really wrong Princess? the past few months you haven't been yourself, what could it be that is eating away at you?"
The fausticorn blinks once and then looks at her adviser. her voice filled with sadness and loneliness.
"Have... you ever thought of having a family? do you have a special somepony?"
Clover the clever blushes and smiles, looking down and closing her eyes,
"I do have a special somepony you're Highness, i'm already with child."
"Oh? congratulations... you two must be so happy."
Clover the Clever looks up at the Princess and smiles.
"Thank you, when we found out i was pregnant we smiled so much our cheeks hurt, oh the surprise, the thrill of being a mother is overwhelming."
The Fausticorn smiles slightly.
"I'm so happy for the both of you... do you know what gender it is or kind?"
Clover the Clever smiles warmly and nods.
"It's a Filly. as for her kind... Flash Flood and i believe it's an Alicorn like me."
Writing Glory is surprised.
"I thought only i could create other Alicorns... maybe...." The Princess thinks for a moment.
"You know Princess, There is somepony for everypony, Equestria is full of all sorts of ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi out there that might take your fancy. All it takes is the time to find them." Clover smiles.
"I'll keep that in mind, Thank you." Writing Glory smiles.
"I am happy to be of service Princess." Clover the clever turns around and walks to the exit.
"Wait..."
Clover turns her head to look at Writing Glory whom has turned around to look at Clover the Clever.
"How long?"
Clover looks puzzled.
"Pardon?"
Writing Glory looks at Clover determined to know something.
"How long have you been pregnant for?"
Clover the Clever smiles warmly and turns around all the way to answer the Princess Properly.
"7 months"
The Princess is surprised.
"But...but your not even showing, you're five months away from giving birth and you're not even showing."
"Guess my little one hasn't big grown yet. Goodnight Princess." Clover the Clever smiles turns back around and walks home in the city.
The Fausticorn smiles,
"Goodnight Clover the Clever."
~~~
The next day Writing Glory wakes up. She was expecting a Filly or colt to be there to greet her but it never happens, the Princess sighs sadly and gets up. The maid Ponies arrive and dress Writing Glory in her Princess outfit. The Princess's depression worsens and it begins to affect the Rest of Equestria. many ponies start to feel guilty for making the Princess Banish Chrysalis, making the Princess as depressed as she has been. Clover the Clever waits in the dining room for the Fausticorn, her breakfast getting soggy. the worry becomes too much; Clover the Clever orders numerous guards to spread out and search for the princess.
Clover the clever looks out the window to see Writing Glory with her wings tied down to disable flight, standing on the windowsill of her bedroom looking down at the courtyard below. Clover the Clevers pupils shrink and she screams at the guards in a panicked voice to go to the princess's room and stop her from jumping. Pegasi Guard fly close to the window. The Fausticorn closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. she then steps out from the window and falls from her window. Clover the Clever takes Flight in an attempt to stop The Princess. Mere feet from the ground Writing Glories wings extend slowing her down so the fall doesn't kill her.
The Fausticorn still doesn't land gracefully, she hits the ground hard enough to make a tiny crater only 3 meters deep, cracking the concrete. Clover's heart stops, and time stands still, Guards surround the princess as do medical Ponies, The Fausticorn lays there for a few moments before she struggles to stand. The Guards help her up. Clover the Clever lands, relieved that the Princess is okay. a few weeks pass and Writing Glory has been confined to her room. all she ever does is stare at a Picture of herself and Chrysalis, and write stories. Guards launch an investigation to understand whats wrong with the Princess.
The Guards start by interrogating Clover the Clever. Clover is acting as temporary Princess due to her Alicorn status granting her the right to do so.
"How long has the Princess been acting like this?"
"It started a year ago, moments after she had banished Chrysalis."
The Unicorn investigator looks puzzled.
"But Chrysalis was a danger to everypony in Canterlot, why would banishing her affect our beloved Princess???"
Clover stops reading a scroll and looks the Investigator dead in the eye.
"You don't understand. Chrysalis wasn't like the other Changelings. she was good pure and sweet. Writing Glory could have stopped her from reproducing if she wasn't pressured into Banishing the poor thing. Our Princess is alone, She needs somepony, but because everypony made her cast out somepony she viewed as a daughter she's afraid. i wouldn't be surprised if our Princess hated every one of us right now. i'm done talking, Guards lead these men out of the Castle this instant."
Clover goes back to reading the scroll.
"Before we go, we would like to talk to Star Swirl the Bearded, then the Princess."
"I cannot guarantee the Princess will see you, it's all up to her." Clover continues reading as the Investigators head up to Star Swirls tower to talk to him.
The investigators spend an hour speaking to Star Swirl the Bearded, they talk about the medication the Princess was taking and how they worked for a while until the incident. Star Swirl the Bearded gives them a sample to study and with that, the investigators move on to the Princess. The investigators knock and await the Princesses answer. The Doors open on their own, Writing Glories horn stays ignited until the Investigators are in the room then her horn ceases Glowing allowing the door to close.
"Can...i help you?"
Writing Glory was looking out over the Balcony. she turns and looks at the Investigators, looking not at all healthy. Both investigators bow to her then stand up again.
"Greetings your Highness, i'm The Doctor, Doctor Whooves, and this is my Assistant."
"Pleasure to meet you you're Highness my name is Roseluck we're here to help you."
The Princess looks down. she then walks over to a table and sits down.
"No Doctor could help me... not even Star Swirl the Bearded's medicine could help me... what makes you think you'd fare any better... Doctor?"
The Doctor looks around the room for a bit then sits across the table from Writing Glory.
"Oh well, i have a knack for fixing things. So, Whats been troubling you?"
The Princess looks down and sighs sadly taking a while to reply, The Doctor waits patiently.
"My ordeal started a year ago... when i banished... the most precious.... Filly that ever came into my life..." Writing Glory slowly tears up.
"Why would you do that?" The Doctor speaks softly and calmly.
Writing Glory starts crying.
"I don't know... my Subjects forced me they... they pressured me...."
"But they can't do that," Writing Glory looks up at The Doctor.
"they can say what they want and wish what they want... but in the end it was your choice, they didn't make you Princess; you sent her away yourself, perhaps as punishment or maybe to keep her safe. But you're the one that ultimately did it not them.
"I should just... whither away... that would be best..."
The Doctor looks Writing Glory dead in the eye.
"Now listen to me your Highness, don't so you should die, don't say you should do this or that don't say any of it, Because you are going to have a brilliant future. You're going to do things no pony thought and you're gonna fight battles and win them and be amazing. just be Amazing and fantastic you're Highness, your future is a bright one i can guarantee that."
Writing Glory sniffles and wipes her eyes and nods. Doctor Whooves, smiles and gets up.
"Come along Rose, our job is done here."
"Farewell Your Highness." Roseluck bows then follows the Doctor back to where they cam from.
"Farewell..."
The Princess looks down and thinks, she then returns to the Balcony for a while. she looks down at the street for a while and see's a young Filly, covered in dirt, she looks beaten up. the Filly is trying to sell some newspaper but nopony seems interested, seeing the filly struggling on the street causes Writing Glory's heart to sink, she decides to make a home for the all the Orphaned ponies of Canterlot, whether they be Earthpony, Unicorn, or Pegasus. this goal Gives Writing Glory her old strength and determination back. She leaves her room and heads to where her monastery is being built at the top of Mount Canter. Writing Glory talks to Grand Design about building a home for Orphaned Foals. Writing Glories noble, pure and kind intentions instantly win over the hearts of the Builders and they agree.
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Construction instantaneously begins on the Orphanage. while the building was being done The Alicorn princess had begun searching for any Foal without a family and looking for a place to call home to live in this Orphanage which everypony is calling. "Writing Glories home for Orphaned Foals."
Many Foals all over canterlot hear about it and Flock to the Princess so that they may have a home. the Princess smiles for the first time in months as she is surrounded by many Foals, all of which had been struggling to survive on the streets.
"You will no longer need to live on the streets any longer Children. you will have a home soon."
The Princess Spends a lot of time talking to each of them and giving them food to eat until the Orphanage is completed 4 months later. Writing Glory takes the foals to their new home. Writing Glory promises to visit them as often as she can, she stays the night to help the Foals settle in, then returns to the castle the next day feeling happier. She returns to her Royal duties after granting Clover the Clever permission to take time off due to her Pregnancy.
Within three weeks Disaster struck once again. The Princess wasn't expecting to hear the horrible news.
"G-Grandma..." Strawberry Cake, his sister Cream Cake, and their mother, Sweet Cake. arrive in the throne room to inform Writing Glory of bad news.
"Hello my Grandchildren and hello to you Sweet Cake, what brings you to the castle today... where's Lemon?"
"That's why we're here Mother in law... you see... my husband Lemon... he... had an accident and..." Sweet starts to cry.
"...He passed away last night.."
Writing Glory just bursts into tears. no delays no moment to comprehend, she breaks down the moment she ehars of his death.
"No... not my Lemon...." Writing Glory falls from her throne making two guards rush to her side. The Princess cries hard.
"Not my dear Lemon...." She buries her face in her hooves and cries. her Grandchildren hug Writing Glory also crying.
3 days later and Lemon Cakes ashes are buried in the Royal cemetery. the first of many in the royal Families remains to be Buried in this garden. When everypony else leaves, only Writing Glory, Sweet Cake, Strawberry and Cream cake stay, and stand in silence over Lemon Cakes grave, hours later and Writing Glory once again contemplates suicide, she tries jumping from the balcony again but The Elements of Harmony stop her. The Fausticorn looks at them, she hears a strange muscle tone coming from them, a melody, they sound like singing each element having a certain voice that sounds nearly like their future bearers. The Elements of Harmony convince the Princess not to jump and instead convince her to go see Clover the Clever.
"That's right... she'd be giving birth today..." The Princess puts on the Element of Harmony, and calls for a Chariot, she hops on it, tells the Guards where she wants to go, then the Chariot takes off.
She Arrives at the royal Canterlot Hospital in mere minutes. But by that time Clover the Clever had already given birth to a little Alicorn filly. the filly has a creamy blue coat and a Dark blue mane. The Princess opens the door and enters the room Clover is staying in.
"H-hello your Highness... i'm g-glad you made it."
Writing Glory smiles.
"How are you feeling Clover? tired i'd imagine."
Clover nods weakly, she looked very pale, covered in sweat from pushing. the Alicorn Filly rested on top of Clover, wrapped in a towel. everypony in the room must speak quietly so they do not wake the filly.
"May i hold her??"
Clover nods and smiles warmly. Flash Flood shows the princess how to Position her Wings so she does no drop the Little one. Writing Glory does as she is shown as the Filly is levitated into her wings. the sight of the Little one brings a smile to her face.
"Whats her name?"
"Destiny Charge." Clover slowly drifts off to sleep smiling. Writing Glory looks back at little Destiny and sheds a tear.
"You are going to do great things in this world, Destiny."
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In the dungeons of Canterlot castle, former unicorn monarch, Princess Platinum sits in her cell, kicking at the dirt on the ground. her cloths torn and covered in dirt. her horn had been broken long ago, she was covered in bruises and cuts from being beaten by the unicorns that guarded the dungeon, she also had a scar from a Changeling attack. Her hopes of being free, died 24 years ago when she was defeated by the alicorn Princess; Writing Glory. Platinum looked outside her cell window, at the sun the trees the rivers. How she wished to be outside. She kept thinking of her new life and what it would be like if she left the dungeon, a family a patch of land to settle down or a place where she could design cloths. As she wondered, she could hear the sounds of hooves approaching her cell, the jangle of Keys accompanying it. Platinum stepped down from the window and stood in the center of her cell, facing the door.
"W-who's there??"
A Unicorn Guard unlocks Platinums cell door and opens it. Standing in the doorway was Princess Writing Glory, she was smiling, wearing her princess attire, and wielding the Elements on her head. The Fausticorn approaches Platinum who backs away, fearing that she will be harmed by the princess this time.
"Please don't hurt me...." Platinum cowers in the corner of her cell. Writing Glory stops and looks down at Platinum.
"Don't be afraid Platinum, i'm not here to hurt you. I am here to announce that you have been granted freedom, you may now leave the dungeons and start your new life within Canterlot, or elsewhere if you so desire."
Platinum is surprised, filled with happiness and joy she looks up at the princess in tears. Writing Glory gives Platinum a warm smile, the white unicorn gets up and hugs Writing Glory shedding many tears.
"Thank you..."
Writing Glory wraps her wings around Platinum returning the hug, pink energy emerges from the fausticorns horn which rejuvenates Platinums damaged horn. Platinum releases the hug as her horn regrows and her wounds heal. Writing Glory and Platinum smile warmly at each other before the princess leads Platinum to her carriage. Clover the Clever and her filly, Destiny Charge, stand near the carriage awaiting them both, Writing Glory exits the castle and waits for the silver unicorn to exit, Platinum puts one hoof out to feel the sunlight before finally stepping out. She is blasted with a warm breeze, her eyes adjust to the brightness and beauty of Equestria once again. Platinum smiles and looks around, she see's butterflys, and flowers and unicorns, earthponies and pegasi living together. Platinum descends the palace stairs slowly with Writing Glory beside her.
"Hello Platinum, it's been a while." Clover smiles
"Clover? Clover the Clever is that you?? it's been so long look at you, you have wings now, and better cloths then you had before and..."
Platinum spots little Destiny hiding behind her mother shyly before she could finish her sentence. "And i suppose this wittle cutie is your filly"
Clover smiles and chuckles a little.
"Yup, Destiny is my cutie." Clover gently nuzzles Destiny who nuzzles back.
"Well anyway... i must be going now..."
Clover looks at Platinum.
"I commissioned a house for you some time ago. it should be finished, you also have food and supply's and thirty two Questas, that should get you by for a while."
"Thank you Clover the Clever." Platinum smiles gratefully.
"It's just Clover now." Clover smiles.
Platinum boards the carriage and is taken to her new place in Canterlot where she will design dresses which centuries later would be passed down to her great great great and many greats after that, granddaughter; Rarity. Clover sighs happily as she and Writing Glory watch as the carriage disappears around the corner. Writing Glory then turns and begins her climb back up the stairs.
"Princess?" Clover follows soon after. "Princess where are you going?"
"To see if my Monastery has been completed."
Clover stops and asks a maid to look after Destiny, she then runs after Writing Glory until they are walking side by side up the mountain.
"Princess i have something you should know which i should have brought up earlier."
"And what would that be?" They continue walking up the mountain, the stairs are built in a way so they spiral around the whole of the mountain until it gets to the top.
"I've been getting letters from the miners working in the diamond mines, they say thieves are coming in and stealing all the diamonds."
"When did this report come in?"
"2 days ago."
Writing Glories eyes widen, she then looks at Clover, unhappy at what she's heard.
"Why wasn't i informed sooner!! i would've sent more guards to assist if i had been told earlier!"
"I'm sorry Princess, but you were busy, you were reading The Lemon Tree to yourself again."
Writing Glory stops walking and pauses for a moment looking at the ground sadly, Clover continues walking ahead before stopping and turning her head around to see the princess staring at the ground. she turns around and approaches the alicorn and stops just in front of her. Writing Glory looks at her sadly, Clover offers a warm smiles making the princess smile warmly, they then continue walking up the mountain side by side, in silence. Upon reaching the top, Writing Glories eyes widen in surprise, her jaw drops, as does Clovers. Grand Design greets the two of them and shows them around the new monastery, there's a bedroom, kitchen, the well room where the stream of magic from the sky meets the earth has been rebuilt in a circular shape, with bookshelves all round it, there is an hour glass that sits above the well filled with magic able to see into possible futures not true fixed futures, there's a library with empty shelves, and a map room containing the largest map of Equestria ever made. Later the princess thanks them for all their hard work, giving them 100.000 Questas for their hard work. Princess Writing Glory, returns to the throne room and sits on the golden throne, beginning her Royal Duties and bringing Equestria into it's first golden age.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 9: The Impossible Pegasus.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 9
The Impossible Pegasus
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A few thousand years have passed since Platinums release and the princess got over her depression. Equestria had gone through many changes, the kingdom of Cloudsdale had become a city, and not a separate kingdom like it once was. Writing Glory has become bored with her royal duties and wishes for something exciting to happen for once.
Writing Glory gets up from the throne and walks into the garden to think, she sits beside a statue of Star Swirl the Bearded and looks at the grass, then at the bird bath, then finally the windows of the throne which depicts only four of her achievements. The Fausticorn stands up and walks to the town square to visit the orphans. Writing Glory walks past a Statue of herself down the street toward the orphanage, she knocks on the door and waits for an answer. The door is opened by Christa Lighthoof.
"Oh Princess Writing Glory it's wonderful to see you visiting, please come in, the foals will be so happy to see you."
Writing Glory smiles and enters the building, all the foals notice the princess and immediately flock to see her, all of them having something to talk about or wanting to get to know her. The Princess Smiles happily and enjoys seeing the foals.
"How is everypony? I haven't seen you lot for a while now, look at how much you've grown."
A pink filly with green and yellow streaks in her mane run up to the princess as she pulls out a story to read them all.
"Princess, Princess, a new foal has come to the orphanage recently"
"Oh really? where is she?" The fausticorn looks around the group.
"She's over there in the corner"
the filly points in the direction of another filly. A white filly with blond mane and tail and blue eyes sits in the corner of the room, she already has a cutiemark which looks like a Silver Blood drop. The princess puts the book down and approaches the filly.
"Hello little one, are you feeling alright?"
The filly shakes her head
"Whats the matter?"
"I don't want to talk about it" The filly doesn't look at Writing Glory.
"Talking about it would help you know, when I'm upset about something I talk to my friends about it that always cheers me up." The princess smiles. the filly doesn't answer the princess and continues staring at the floor making Writing Glory look sad.
"Well.. could you tell me your name?"
The filly takes a while to reply, the princess waits a while but the filly continues to be non responsive. The alicorn sighs and gets up to read a story to the other foals until this mystery filly finally speaks up.
"Mira Silverblood.... My name is Mira Silverblood"
The Princess turns looks at Mira and smiles.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Mira. You are welcome to join the group in story time, you may sit beside me if you'd like."
The Filly instantly lightens up and looks at the princess and nods in acceptance. The princess smiles and they walk over to the circle and take their places. Writing Glory opens to the front page of the book, and begins reading to the children. They sit close to the alicorn as she reads. At the castle Clover the Clever looks around for the princess, she checks the bedroom, the throne room, the garden, and the monastery but it is unable to find her. Clover returns to the castle and expresses worry about the princesses whereabouts.
After story time, the princess played with the foals for an hour before the children had to lie down for nap time, all the foals did except one. Mira Silverblood looked at the Princess as she placed gifts for all the children under a Christmas tree.
"Princess..."
The fausticorn looks at Mira, tuns and walks over to her getting down to her height.
"Whats the matter Mira?"
Mira looks down a little.
"Could... could you be my mommy, please?"
The princess smiles and nods once bringing a big happy smiles to the fillies face and making her tear up. The filly jumps at the princess hugging her.
"Thank you thank you thank you"
The princess giggles and nuzzles Mira.
"I'll sign the adoption papers then you can come to the castle with me." Writing Glory smiles as does the filly.
"I'll go get my stuff and say bye to everypony before we get going, thank you again mommy." Mira jumps up and down happily, she turns around and runs to her room to get her stuff.
The princess approaches Christa Lighthoof and signs some adoption papers, she puts the quill in its inkwell and waits in the doorway for Mira. Writing Glory watches Mira say bye to the friends she had made in the orphanage, even saying goodbye to friends she could've had. After all the teary goodbyes Mira trots over to the princess, Writing Glory nuzzles Mira gently and then they begin walking back to the palace. On the way there multiple Pegasi fly above the city performing all sorts of maneuvers and showing off many flying skills, even nosediving and pulling back up quickly before crashing into the ground.
"Mommy mommy, can we watch the Pegasus?" Mira looks up at Writing Glory, the princess looks down back at Mira then looks back up at the performance and smiles.
"I don't see why not."
"YAY!" Mira jumps around happily and runs in the direction of the Pegasus performer. Writing Glory following close behind.
The princess and Mira Silverblood, arrive back in the city courtyard to see a crowd of ponies gathering around a makeshift stage, similar to what Trixie stood on in her debut. There is a sign above the stage with words saying, "Come see the amazing Wonder Bolt." Writing Glory tilts her head while reading to see past a Clydesdale. A Pegasus lands on stage sparking cheers and applause, he was a kind of celebrity back in Cloudsdale. The Pegasus had a yellow thunderbolt like mark on his underbelly, he had a blue coat, lighter blue muzzle similar to Soarins. The Pegasus also had dark blue mane and Tail, his cutiemark was interesting as it was a yellow lightning bolt with small angel wings at the top, there was yellow motion blur coming behind the cutimark which meant speed. His eyes were emerald green though her wore gray goggles with yellow lenses.
"Hello everypony how have you all been?! it's been a while since I last visited Canterlot, I'v missed you all so much. But hey I'm back and I'v got some new material you'll all enjoy!!"
Everypony gets hyped up except the princess, the Pegasus runs from one end of the stage to the other then turns around and charges at a ramp, flapping his wings as fast as he can. He gains speed and lift as he reaches the ramp he doesn't crash into it, he instead takes off upward creating jet like sounds as he flies at irregular speeds. The princesses expectations are crushed as the Pegasus is launched sky high, gobsmacked the princesses jaw drops. This Wonder Bolt comes back down in a ball of fire as though he had left the atmosphere and is returning. His speed is unlike any normal speed an average Pegasus can achieve. As he descends his wings catch fire but he doesn't mind, it is exactly as planned. As her nears the ground which if he crashed into would surely kill him, his wings come out of hiding and he immediately turns his wings like flaps on an areoplane and immediately jolts him upward astonishing the audiences and the princess. The Pegasus flies above the palace of canterlot and flaps his wings once causing the flames to create the image of a Phoenix above the towers, the fires on his wings dissipate and leave his wings unharmed. The Wonder Bolt then lands on the stage and bows as he is applauded and cheered.
"Thank you, thank you everypony you are much too kind, now before I start my next performance, are there any questions??"
"I have one."
The performer looks in the direction the voice came from as everypony makes way for their princess.
"Why would you do such dangerous performances for the public, knowing you could die if you mess up?"
the princess had walked up to the stage and jumped up onto it with support of her wings, she walks up to the Wonder Bolt and looks down at him. The Wonder Bolt is only half of the fausticorns height at this time.
"For the thrill, going so fast and doing dangerous stunts is amazing, exciting and..."
"Reckless," the Princess interrupts. "Your "stunts" are the most reckless acts of arrogance I have ever seen. Putting your life at risk just to entertain the public all over Equestria is just...just... reckless!"
"I'm sorry if I have offended you your highness truly I am, and if it makes you feel batter..." he pulls out some flowers, Midnight Blossoms and Everfree violets. "I got these just for you."
The audience thinks that the gesture is rather romantic, the princesses face lights up bright red, she slowly takes the flowers and levitates them in front of her and smells them. She is grateful for the flowers but is otherwise unimpressed.
"Thank you for the flowers but, they will not change my mind in any way."
"Very well then." The Pegasus bows and the princess hops down from the stage.
"Mira, come along sweetie we're going home."
"But I wanna watch the Pegasus."
"I know sweetie but we really must get going."
"Okay mommy."
The princess and the Unicorn filly begin walking back to Canterlot Castle.
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They both arrive at the castle in 20 minutes but both Writing Glory and Mira Silverblood were exhausted from the long walk, a Unicorn guard informs Clover the Clever that the princess has returned and is in her bed chambers. Clover gets up from the throne and hurries to the bedroom to see the princess isn't in there, the sounds of a fillies laughter catches the lesser alicorns attention and she investigates the room connected to the royal bedroom. Clover approaches the door and opens it to see the princess helping Mira set her room up.
"Welcome back your highness."
the princess turns her head in Clovers direction and smiles.
"Hello Clover, I'm sorry about disappearing this morning i wanted to visit the orphanage."
"Without letting anypony know?"
The princess looks nervously at Clover the Clever.
"That was a mistake on my part, I did not mean to shirk my royal duties."
Clover smiles walking over to the princess.
"It's fine, you deserve just as much freedom as anypony else, but your duties are important Princess."
Clover quickly turns her attention to Mira who is putting her stuff on a shelf.
"Who's this little filly?" Clover is suddenly taken over by the extreme cuteness Mira displays sometimes.
"This is Mira Silverblood, my new adopted daughter."
Clover begins playing with Mira as the princess looks on happily, but she cannot stay for long. Writing Glory exits the room and dons her princess attire, places the Elements of Harmony on her head and goes to the throne room to catch up on Royal duties. The one duties that has not been done yet by Clover nor the princess was providing deciding on whether or not the cake families business should remain. Due to ties the Cakes have with the princess, Writing Glory ensures that the cake family is not put out of business. Writing Glory quickly begins to feel bored once again and with the last duty taken care of, she goes to Star Swirl the Beardeds laboratory to see what the old Unicorn has been up to.
"How you are still alive is a mystery to me Star Swirl the Bearded."
Star Swirl looks at his labs entrance to see the Princess.
"Oh my long life is probably because of powerful magic, or because i am lucky."
"I prefer to think of it as magic."
The princess smiles and looks at what Star Swirl the Bearded is doing, the old Unicorn is trying to fix a device that can raise and lower the sun and moon.
"What are you doing? is this the..."
"Day Night shifter? yes, yes it is."
The princess becomes concerned fast.
"Whats wrong with it? It isn't broken is it??"
"I'm sorry but yes it is, it must have been damaged during that storm we had a few days ago."
The princess starts to worry. "Please fix it as fast as possible Star Swirl the Bearded, until it is fixed I will lower and raise the sun and moon manually."
Writing Glory leaves the room and goes to the tower of Dusk and begins to lower the sun slowly. As she does the feeling of dread comes over her as well as the feeling of something terrible, and how a storm is approaching, one that will determine the fate of Equestria. at 6:05 PM, the princess goes to the royal dining hall for a healthy supper. A fruit salad lies in front of Princess Writing Glory, and her adoptive daughter. The princess looks at Mira and feels that she deserves the title of Princess, but that would mean Writing Glory would have to become queen, however it is more difficult then it seems.
"To become Queen my mother needed to be married, but mother didn't have any suitors." Princess Luna explained.
"So... you and Princess Celestia could become queens if you married?"
Luna nods "Yes Twilight Sparkle that is correct, my dear sister has been wedded once, but she never got the title."
Spike raises his claw like a student in a class and waits for Luna to call him out.
"Yes Spike what is your question?"
Spike lowers his claw and clears his throat. "So how did Writing Glory become queen?"
"Listen to my tale and your question shall be answered?"
Twilight and Spike nod and with that, Luna continues.
Back in the past, Writing Glory puts Mira to bed, pulling the sheets over her and giving Mira her teddy bear.
"Goodnight Mira."
Mira yawns. "Goodnight mommy."
Mira falls asleep quickly bringing a smile to the fausticorns face. She kisses Miras forehead and leaves the room quietly, shutting the door gently so she does not wake Mira. Writing Glory walks to her bed and climbs into it after writing a brief entry in her diary. Writing Glory blows out the candle and goes to sleep. at 5:30 AM princess Writing Glory awakens and goes to the Tower of Dawn to raise the sun, after that she changes into her princess attire and goes to dinner. Destiny Charge arrives with her mother, Clover the Clever, to help the princess and her new adoptive daughter. Clover enters the dinning hall.
"Good morning Princess."
Writing Glory swallows an apple and looks at Clover.
"Good morning Clover, good morning Destiny Charge."
Destiny charge bows. "Good morning your highness."
"So Clover, what are my duties today?" the princess stands and walks to the throne room with Clover by her side.
"Well there isn't much to do, only three social calls and that's about it." Clover finishes reading from a scroll and looks at the princess.
"Excuse me Destiny, could go and wake up Mira please? she's in the bedroom connected to mine." She smiles.
"Yes your highness." Destiny Charge goes to the royal bedchambers to do as she is told.
The princess and Clover arrive in the throne room, Writing Glory sits down on the throne and looks at the scroll.
"The duke of cloudesdale wishes to have tea, the minister of entertainment wishes to see me in the slowly developing Las Pegasus...." the princess sighs.
"Shall i decline the ministers offer?" Clover gives a nervous smile.
"Please do, and leave the dukes offer open please."
Writing Glory looks at the last social call and is taken back a little, she blinks twice and squints her eyes reading the last request closer before pulling her head back and blinking three times, shaking her head.
"Something wrong Writing Glory?"
"The Amazing Wonder Bolt wishes to have dinner with me tonight...."
Clover lights up.
"A stallion wishes to have dinner with you?! that's so romantic, you should take him up on that. He could be destined to be your special somepony." Clover says excitedly.
The fausticorn sighs "He's reckless and arrogant, I'm not interested in ponies Pegasi or Unicorns that would risk their lives to entertain."
"Give him a chance Princess, from what the rumors say that he fancies you."
Writing Glory laughs the loudest shes laughed ever, Clover the Clever, and maids and guards in the room stare at the princess. After 2 minutes Writing Glory ceases laughing and regains her composure.
"Alright I will have dinner with him, only to thank him for the flowers."
Clover smiles and bows shortly gets to work on sending a letter to; The Amazing Wonder Bolt. Writing Glory sighs and gets up from the throne, walking over to the balcony looking over Canterlot city, she spots the "Wonder Bolt" in the court yard, he is talking and playing with young foals showing he is good with kids. The fausticorn spaces out for a bit until a bird flies by. Writing Glory watches the bird then spots a lizard scaling the wall which gives the light goldish gray alicorn and idea. she retreats to her study in her monastery to focus.
Writing Glory opens a book and starts writing about majestic flying creatures, reptiles that breath fire and roar. She writes for hours and hours stopping at 5:28 PM to lower the sun and raise the moon. She returns to the palace and nuzzles Mira whom had been waiting for the fausticorn to return.
"Mommy that Pegasus that was doing to cool tricks is having dinner tonight!"
"Is he really? well then lets go meet him, and remember to be on your best behavior alright Mira?" Writing Glory smiles and so does Mira.
They both walk together to the dinning hall where the Pegasus is waiting.
"Good evening your highness" the Pegasus bows respectfully to the princess.
"Please stand Wonder Bolt, you do not need to bow to me."
The Pegasus stands and looks up at the princess. "thank you for accepting request."
"It's the least I can do for a visitor. Allow me to introduce my adoptive daughter, Mira Silverblood."
Mira slowly comes out of hiding and curtsies. "Hello mister."
The Pegasus bows with a smile. "Good evening miss Mira."
The fausticorn smiles and sits down, Mira sits in Chrysalises old seat while the Wonder Bolt sits opposite of Mira. the dinner served was carrot soup, they all begin eating but the princess is full of questions and is eager to ask. after dinner and after Mira has been put to bed, The Wonder Bolt and the princess takes a stroll in the Canterlot garden.
"So mister "Wonder Bolt", what is your true name?"
The Pegasus smiles. "Names are a powerful thing princess, my name's Blinding Flash."
The princess smiles. "So your name means speed, how ironic." the princesses face turns into a serious looking face.
"Though, you shouldn't be doing such performances such as the one you demonstrated earlier, those reckless stunts will be the death of you. That is unless you stop."
"It's not that simple, i'v always liked going fast and these death defying acts is what keeps me fed."
The princess stops walking and Blinding Flash jumps on a brick railing.
"You are without a job?"
Blinding flash nods looking embarrassed. Writing Glory giggles and smiles.
"I could find you something to do, something safer."
"If your gonna send me to work at the Rainbow Factory, forget it that place is too spooky."
The princess laughs prompting Blinding Flash to laugh also.
"What you did yesterday... with the flowers that was... that was nice," the princesses cheeks flush bright red, she shyly looks down smiling. "Thank you."
"Your welcome princess."
"Please call me Writing Glory, or.... Lauren if you prefer"
Blinding Flash smiles warmer then before. "Very well then, Lauren."
The fausticorn giggles uncontrollably and doesn't understand why she's doing it. they keep walking through the garden for a few more hours, stopping by the fountain to rest.
"It's getting late, you should go to bed Lauren."
Writing Glory shakes her head. "I'm far too interested in getting to know you to sleep."
Blinding Flash chuckles. "Well, we can catch up tomorrow maybe?"
Writing Glory nods. "Yeah... maybe."
She smiles and says goodnight to Blinding Flash as he takes off flying to his caravan, the fausticorn goes to her bedroom and writes an entry in her diary before going to be feeling happier then she has ever been.
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Birds chirp as the sun rises the next morning, the bright rays of the dawning sun shine through the windows of the Princesses room. Writing Glory continues sleeping blissfully and contently until Mira jumps on the bed, waking up the dear princess.
"Wake up mommy! Wake up!" Mira giggles playfully as Writing Glory yawns and sits up.
"Good morning my little pony." the fausticorn nuzzles Mira gently, Mira Nuzzles back.
Clover enters the room and smiles at Writing Glory.
"Up early are we Writing Glory?" Clover smiles smugly.
"I had some motivation didn't I Mira?"
Mira nods with a big childish smiles. Writing Glory climbs out of bed and stretches, body first then wings then yawns again, covering her mouth with her right wing. Clover opens a scroll and reads it out to Writing Glory however she quickly stops reading as the princess explains that she's spending the day with Blinding Flash.
"Oh? taking things slow with your soul mate are we?"
Writing Glories face is flushed. "We're just friends we aren't dating."
"Mommy look"
Mira points at the sky from the balcony with her hoof, Clover the Clever and Writing Glory rush to the balcony to see what Mira is looking at, they then see Blinding Flash performing a reckless stunt to impress the princess. Blinding Flash flies up from the city courtyard and flies around a tower three times, he then plummets to the ground changing his course and flight direction just inches from the pavement, he launches upward and runs up the tower to the balcony and jumps away from it, loops around and lands on the balcony after Writing Glory, Clover the clever and Mira back away.
"Good morning everypony."
Writing Glory looks unimpressed once again, Mira hides behind the princess while clover hovers inches above the floor.
Writing Glory closes her eyes shakes her head. "Reckless..."
Later Writing Glory, Blinding Flash, Mira Silverblood, and Clover the Clever all go to breakfast, multiple guards that have fancied Writing Glory give Blinding Flash not so nice looks as he passes them. In the dining hall the group take their seats, Blinding Flash sits opposite of Mira while Clover merely writes letters to Banks and other businesses that need Questas to keep them running. Writing Glory is served some oatmeal, Mira is given her favorite cereal rainbow loops, while Blinding Flash is given grain. The fausticorn swaps food with Blinding Flash, giving him her oatmeal instead. Blinding Flash looks up at Writing Glory and smiles.
After breakfast Writing Glory, Mira, and Blinding Flash go for a stroll around Canterlot, as they walk around they see fliers for a carnival up in Cloudsdale. Blinding Flash asks the princess if she'd like to go, Writing Glory smiles and nods.
"Can I come Mommy??"
Writing Glory looks at Mira and looks at Blinding Flash then back at Mira.
"Well, I suppose you could come, but you don't have any wings, you'd fall through the clouds if you tried to walk on them."
Blinding Flash gets an idea.
"Isn't there like a kind of spell that can give her wings?"
"No there isn't."
A butterfly flutters down toward Writing Glory, the alicorn princess notices the insect and notices it's wings and how they look as though they were made from dew drops this gives Writing Glory an idea which she acts on the following morning. Writing Glory stands in a field collecting dew drops and turning them into butterfly wings for Mira. Mira runs down to the park to see what the fausticorn is doing.
"What are you doing mommy?"
"I'm working on a spell sweetie, don't move keep perfectly still."
Writing Glory holds in her magic water in the shape of Butterfly wings, she carefully places it on Miras back then in a flash of light, the water becomes a set of beautiful butterfly wings. Mira looks at the wings even turning around 360 to have a better look.
"I have wings! Mommy I have wings!"
Writing Glory smiles. "And they look beautiful honey, but you only have them for a day."
"Why? where are we going?"
"You, Blinding Flash, and I, are going to the carnival in Cloudsdale for the day."
Mira is speechless all she could do was jump around in happiness squealing. Writing Glory chuckles, she turns around to see a bouquet of flowers being offered to her by the blue Pegasus making Writing Glory blush brightly like glow stone.
"For the most beautiful mare in all Equestria" Blinding Flash smiles.
Speechless, Writing Glory takes the flowers, Levitating them in front of her to smell them. She smiles and looks at Blinding Flash and gives him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you."
Blinding Flash swoons a little making the princess giggle just before she and Mira go to the carriage that will take them to Cloudsdale.
"Oh Wonder Bolt, we're going now."
Blinding Flash shakes his head and turns around and runs toward the chariot.
"Wait for me!"
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They arrive in Cloudesdale in an hours time, Mira jumps out of the carriage eager to go on rides and play games. She looks at all the Pegasi walking around then sees a giant rainbow slide, she soon runs off to play.
"Don't go too far Mira, and don't fly!" Writing Glory watches Mira worriedly before looking at Blinding Flash. "Are you sure Cloudesdale is safe?"
"She should be but just to be safe, lets go find her."
Blinding Flash takes Writing Glories hoof, running toward the carnival with her. They find Mira trying to win a prize at a game of whack-a-dog but she keeps missing the Diamond Dog whenever it pops up. Mira throws down the bat and pouts, Blinding Flash walks up to the counter and pays one questa, the Doctor Whooves looking Pegasus hands Blinding Flash a bat which he politely declines using, the Doctor Whooves Pegasus turns the machine on and the Diamond Dogs start showing up. Writing Glory, and Mira Silverblood watch in aw as Blinding Flash uses his superior speed and hooves to whack the Diamond Dogs as soon as they pop up, scoring more points then a regular pony would in an average game. Ultimately he wins a prize for Mira, giving her an Alicorn Twilight Sparkle plush. Mira takes one look at it and asks for the Unicorn Twilight Sparkle plush, the Alicorn plush is then traded in for the Unicorn one.
Afterwards Blinding Flash buys some cotton candy for Writing Glory and Mira, they sit down on marble stairs and eat. Writing Glory can't help but stare at Blinding Flash, her face goes that is until Blinding Flash looks in her direction causing her to bury her face in her cotton candy, eyes closed tightly, face deeply red.
"Umm... Writing Glory.. you okay?" Blinding Flash asks nervously.
Later the three of them go on many other attractions, the ferries wheel, a house of horrors. In the hall of mirrors Blinding Flash looks into a mirror, his reflection shows a very manly Pegasus in Wonderbolt gear, Miras reflection is that of a regal looking Rarity, Writing Glory looks in a mirror beside Miras expecting to looking anorexic but instead her reflection is that of a demonic looking Nightmare Moon, Writing Glory rubs her eyes and looks at the mirror again to see an anorexic looking version of her in the original reflections place. After all that Mira decides she wants to ride on the the Pegacoaster, Writing Glory looks up to see this beast of a roller coaster and just how high it goes and almost faints, Blinding Flash catches her before she can fall.
"You okay Lauren?"
"Y-yeah I guess I am but I think I'll sit this one out that that looks awfully big and I'v been on more then enough rides today."
Blinding Flash smiles."Alrighty then."
He gives Writing Glory a kiss on the cheek before flying over to Mira and going on the roller coaster. Writing Glory walks over to a chair and sits down in it, she watches as Mira and Wonder Bolt get strapped in and the roller coaster begins its climb up the tracks to the top.Blinding Flash looks down at Writing Glory and waves at her, she waves back. Mira giggles excitedly though this quickly becomes a terrified scream as the coaster begins traveling around the tracks, loops, and clouds faster then Rainbow Dash on caffeine. Blinding Flash laughs wildly and can't help but grin like a madman as the coaster sped around the track faster and faster. Writing Glory watches in worry, fearing that Mira may be blown out of her seat by the wind that pushed against the ponies as the coaster continued its run. The coaster had started to slow down, it comes to a stop where it started, Blinding Flash and Mira unhook the seat belts and the safety bars are lifted, Writing Glory runs over to them.
"WOOHOOOO that... that was fantastic that was amazing, exhilarating, enthralling!!" Wonder Bolt is just so full of excitement.
"Calm down please Wonder," The fausticorn lowers her head to Miras height. "are you alright? you weren't scared were you?"
Mira nods. "I'm okay mommy, I was scared at first but Mister Wonder Bolt made me feel better." Mira smiles.
Writing Glory nuzzles Mira then starts talking to Blinding Flash, Mira sits down and watches the two adults talk, a hooded zebra runs up behind Mira, picks her up and throws her onto its back and runs past Writing Glory and Blinding Flash who saw the kidnapping.
"Mira!" Writing Glory fires beams of energy from her horn at the zebra, every shot misses.
"Please do not scream, if you behave I'll buy you an ice cream" The zebra rhymed, Mira scared and afraid, nods compliantly.
Writing Glory flies just above the zebra with Wonder Bolt following along. the fausticorn fires pink sparkly streams of energy at the kidnapper hoping it would stop them, she only stops when the zebra runs into the tunnel of love with Mira.
"I will not lose another filly, not again!!" Writing Glory screams in anger.
The zebra hides in the darkness, she looks down to see her front left hoof burning, this makes her angry. She puts Mira in a boat.
"W-what are you doing?" Mira asks shakily.
"Stay here and don't move, I'm going to make them pay for burning my hoove."
The cloaked kidnapper makes the the boat Miras in flow with the water as the fausticorn and the impossible Pegasus enter the tunnel. The zebra goes to a valve and turns it.
"Wonder, look over there, Miras in that boat, MIRA!" Writing Glory runs through the rainbow water toward the swan shaped boat. Blinding Flash follows along. Mira hears the of the alicorn princess and gets up and looks over the back of the boat and smiles.
"Mama i'm here!"
Writing Glory smiles wider and keeps running to the boat, Miras happy smile died as she made a face that showed fear as the tunnels entrance closed and the tunnel began to flood. Writing Glory and Blinding Flash look behind to see the flood, boats and other ponies trapped in the tunnel coming toward them, Writing Glory and Blinding Flash ran toward Mira only to be caught in the oncoming water, Miras boat is also submerged her along with it, the pipes in the room the zebra was hiding in burst sweeping her into the tunnel. They are pressed against the closed iron doors of the tunnels exit, the water pressure building. Writing Glory tries using magic to stop the water but her horn feels like it's being ripped from her head, Blinding Flash not wishing to drown uses his wings and legs to swim through the water toward the emergency switch. Blinding Flash pulls the lever down, with help from his wings which helped him fly downward so that the stuck rusting lever would work. The iron doors unlock and everypony is sucked out of the tunnel along with the water, the water and everypony that as trapped fall over the edge of Cloudesdale and hurtle toward the ground below, many Pegasi recover and are able to stop falling and start flying, except Writing Glory and Mira Silverblood.
Thinking fast, Blinding Flash flies up and grabs one of the falling boats then quickly flies back down.
"Hold on!!"
"What are you doing?!" Writing Glory holds Mira close.
Blinding Flash flies underneath them and positions the boat in the right place, Writing Glory and Mira falls into the boat causing it to plummet toward a lake, Blinding Flash falls into the boat beside Writing Glory. They all panic until the rainbow water fall slows down their descent, they hit the lake roughly but unharmed. Writing Glory hyperventilates, looks at Blinding Flash with a wild look in her eyes. Blinding Flash looks at her worried.
"You! are the most... reckless ! Most impossible Pegasus I have ever met!!"
Writing Glory gets right into Blinding Flashes face as he leans back. Writing Glories angry tone and look changes to happy and grateful.
"Oh how I'm glad to have met you." Writing Glory suddenly closes her eyes and kisses Blinding Flash, catching the Pegasus off guard. The blue Pegasus gives in and closes his eyes returning the kiss to his new special somepony.
A loud splash nearby causes the pair to break the kiss, they look over to the middle of the lake to see the kidnapper floating on the spot, they retrieve her and return to Canterlot.
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The day Writing Glory gained her first kiss became a romantic holiday now called, Hearts and Hooves Day . Writing Glory, clad in her princess attire and wearing the Elements of Harmony, sits on her throne, the zebra sits before the princess a prisoner on trial, Clover the Clever, Blinding Flash, numerous guards and civilians even Mira Silverblood, attend.
"What is you name?"
The zebra looks up and clears her throat. "My name is Zecora, daughter of Mahcora. I am mistress of magic and student of the sorceress."
"Zecora, forgive me for my rudeness but could you possibly speak normally? without the rhyming?"
Zecora smiles and stands.
"You are not being rude at all your highness, it is a habit of mine to talk with a rhyme, the Equestrian language is interesting, hard to learn. But it is not the cause of my rhymes, as it is merely the way I speak. Speaking the way you ponies do is difficult, maintaining this variation of speech takes great effort."
Blinding Flash tries to understand what Zecora said. Writing Glory allows Clover to write everything down before continuing.
"Why did you try and kidnap my adoptive daughter Mira Silverblood?"
Zecora chuckles slightly.
"This little filly is not adopted, nor is she your daughter."
"What do you mean?"
Zecora smiles at the princess.
"Do you not recognize her? She is the daughter of your spirit sister, you probably called her Bonniecorn. I took her to keep her safe from a storm that cannot be stopped."
Writing Glory is startled and confused, but is mostly disturbed and shocked that Zecora knows of the bonniecorn.
"Mira Silverblood is my niece?"
A ball of fire strikes the throne rooms wall from outside, making the windows shatter and the wall to crumble, many of the ponies in attendance are wounded and disoriented by the blast which would have surely killed them had the princess not put up a force field. The fausticorn looks outside the massive hole in the wall to see an army of Chrystal ponies, catapults and siege towers. Writing Glory looks on in horror as the 1st Great Pony War begins.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 10: The Crystal Empire.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 10
The Crystal Empire
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Writing Glory rushes through the halls of the castle as crystal ponies storm the streets of Canterlot and kill all in their path, The fausticorn throws off her princess garments and jewelry and takes flight, she flies down to the cities entrance and lands running toward the invaders the instant she does. She stabs the first invader with her horn killing him then proceeds to slash at the others with her horn, Destiny Charge leads her soldiers to aid Writing Glory in her bid to save as much of the city as possible, Writing Glory runs along the cities wall destroying siege towers with her magic.
"Everypony, get to the safe zone now!" Destiny Charge orders, she turns her head to see a crystal pony attack her, Destiny blocks the attack then uses the spikes on her knee armor to wound her attacker.
Clover the Clever armed with a sword neighs and and wounds two Crystal pony soldiers, blasting an archer with magic. Just as an enemy pony sneak attacks Clover, Writing Glory slams down onto the attacker effectively killing him.
"thank you."
"Any time my friend" The fausticorn swirls around Clover and kicks a Crystal soldier in front and behind her.
Catapult fired burning crystal boulders from the outside of the city destroying three towers of Canterlot castle, Star Swirl the Bearded narrowly escapes an explosion caused by the lit balls of fire.
"Destiny destroy the catapults, destroy them now!!"
"You heard the queen everypony destroy the catapults, wipe them out!"
Destiny leaves the soldiers out onto the field and destroys the catapults and drives the crystal ponies into retreat. as they do everypony in Caterlot cheer, but not Writing Glory, the fausticorn was too preoccupied with thinking why somepony would attack Canterlot like that, the princess turns and starts running to the palace to check on her niece and lover. She arrives in the throne room where she left them last, Blinding Flash was hugging Mira closely, the terrified filly sees Writign Glory enter the room and runs to her.
"Mommy!"
Writing Glory gets to Miras height and hugs Mira tightly.
"I'm so happy your not hurt." the fausticorn sheds tears, scared she would have lost her only relative.
"Writing Glory!" Clover rushes in. "The orbs, those things the catapults launched into the city, they're glowing!"
a bright blue stream of energy bursts from the middle of Canterlot park drawing the attention from everypony in canterlot, Writing Glory, Blinding Flash, Clover the Clever, Mira Silverblood, Destiny Charge and her guards all rush to toward this light to determine whether or not it's dangerous.
the area is surrounded by many ponies all of them trying to figure out what this strange beacon is. Writing Glory steps forward from the crowd looking at this odd light, top to bottom. The light starts to pulsate, gleam, white beams of light shoot in every direction, everypony backs away. The stream becomes the shadowy image of an armored unicorn.
The armor covered every spot of the Unicorns body except the horn. the armor looked demonic, it was segmented in the leg areas having spikes on the front and back boots, the shin guards had sharp spikes as well. The armor was charcoal black with red glowing markings on it, the eyes glowed red and there were sharp pointed edges near the mouth piece of the armor. the helmet had dragon like horns on the back of it. The armored Unicorn looks at the crowd scanning the weak defenseless little ponies until his gaze lands on Writing Glory.
"Greetings ponies of Canterlot, I am admittedly surprised that you are still alive after that attack." The Unicorn spoke in a young, cold, monotone like voice, as he looked down at the small creatures.
"You're the one that ordered the attack on my city?! state your reason!"
The shadowy figures red eyes stop glowing as though the pony beneath closed his eyes, he chuckles lightly and that chuckle then becomes a loud laugh of amusement, the eyes start glowing again.
"So I could test the power of The Crystal Empire ."
Thunder claps and everypony becomes very afraid.
"From the what i can see my army is more then able to sweep away Canterlot."
"You army retreated like cowards."
"Only because I commanded it, that was merely a small force, the real army is here awaiting my command to wipe you all off this miserable world."
Writing Glory furrows her eyebrow and steps forward.
"I will stop you."
"I'm sure you will. But stopping me will come at a grave cost Fausticorn, you friends and family, everypony you love, will die."
"Who are you??"
the shadow starts dispersing.
"Am I really that interesting??" he laughs with more amusement. "Call me Shadow."
Shadow laughs as the apparition fades away leaving Writing Glory angry and citizens of Canterlot terrified.
Later after all that has happened, the ponies of Canterlot begin rebuilding all destroyed structures. Though this is a necessary task most of the kingdom feels that it is unnecessary what with war on the horizon. Writing Glory, Star Swirl the Bearded, and Clover the Clever, discuss what they will do about Shadow, and The Crystal Empire.
"Princess i highly recommend we don't give him the war he wants."
Writing Glory paces around the throne room.
"If we don't retaliate he will just continue attacking. He's turned Crystaania into a separate nation, i cannot allow this outrage to continue, The Crystal Empire is apart of Equestria whether he wishes it or not."
Star Swirl the Bearded sips some tea then carefully places the cup on a little plate and looks at the Princess.
"This "emperor " as he claims himself to be, is preparing for war and will not back down. I agree with the princess, we must go to war and bring The Crystal Empire under Equestrian control lest we risk extermination."
Clover disagrees but is forced to listen to Writing Glory.
"Shall i prepare the army?"
Writing glory nods. "Yes, and the Army will need new recruits... i don't expect this scuffle to end quickly..." Writing Glory is filled with worry and fear for her ponies.
Clover goes to the guard house to rally troops and prepare the training and recruitment process to make the troops battle ready.
"Mother?"
Clover looks in Destiny Charges direction.
"Oh Destiny i didn't see you i'm sorry."
"It's alright ." Destiny smiles and approaches Clover stopping a few feet away. "Are you okay Mom? you look stressed."
Clover shakes her head. "No no I'm fine just... just tired."
Destiny shows great concern. "Mother, please go home and rest, I'll take over the training and recruiting."
Clover smiles. "Whatever you say, captain of the guard." Clover takes flight and flies home.
Destiny smiles and watches her mother fly home, she then turns and faces the troops, stands tall in a militaristic fashion and clears throat.
"All right everypony listen up!"
In the meantime Writing Glory was trying her best to explain to Mira Silverblood that she was her auntie not her mother. Mira understands quickly and accepts this, they then hug each other before Wonder Bolt enters. Writing Glory looks at the door to see her love then turns back and looks at Mira.
"Run along sweetie, and be careful."
"I will Aunt Writing Glory." Mira runs off past Wonder Bolt.
"Wonder Bolt smiles as she runs past. "Hey Mira."
"Hello Mister Blinding Flash." Mira keeps running own the hall.
Wonder Bolt looks at Writing Glory smiling, she smiles back. He gets closer to her and kisses her softly then sits beside her.
"You okay?"
"I'm alright Wonder I'm just shaken up. Its been so long since I lead ponies into war with a clearly more advanced army... "
Writing Glory looks down closing her eye, shedding tears, her voice sounding strained like she had been crying a long time, her throat hurts.
"I guess i'm afraid of letting everypoy down, i care so much for my subjects and I want to protect them but i love you and my niece and a part of me wants to take you two away some where safe and let everypony kill each other while we live happily... I feel like a monster and a failure sometimes....."
The fausticorn buries her face in her hooves and cries her eyes out, Wonder puts his right wing over the princess and nuzzles her.
"Lauren... look at me, please look at me dear..."
Writing Glory looks at Wonder Bolt sadly.
"You are not a monster, and you are most certainly not a failure. you will lead Equestria to victory against this renegade faction. I know we will win."
Writing Glory sniffles and nods, Wonder Bolt smiles and kisses Writing Glory again, the fausticorn returns the kiss until thunder claps frightening the princess and causing her to scream in terror. She dashes for the bed and hides under the blanket bed sheets. Wonder Bolt goes over to the bed and hops into it.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Writing Glory snuggles closely to Wonder Bolt afraid, of the thunder.
"It's late, i'll go find Mira." Wonder is about to get up.
"No... please stay..." The fausticorn sniffles.
Wonder Bolt stays in bed with Writing Glory so she doesn't feel alone. Destiny Charge puts Mira to bed. By the next morning many castle staff, guards, even soldiers begin to doubt whether Writing Glory will be able to lead them during the coming battle, Clover notes that Writing Glory has become mentally unstable since the attack, the mental instabilities was likely brought on by her personal fears, something she should not let get the better of her.
"The war hasn't even started... and she's already letting it effect her, this isn't good."
Star Swirl the Bearded looks down thinking deeply.
"I have seen this before, when Platinum was princess and we were going to war with the earthponies. she was afraid of losing her throne."
Clover sighs. "Which she did."
Clover turns her head to the stairs as a crystal pony defector comes up the stairs. The pony was neon green with yellow amber eyes, he had a gray mane and tail.
"I'm here to see the princess, I have information that could be useful."
Clover and Star Swirl the Bearded look at each other then back at the crystal pony standing before them, and try to decide whether to believe him or cast him out.
Meanwhile at The Crystal Empire, Emperor Shadow was inspecting the army, and the citizens of this renegade nation. Shadow looks in the direction of Canterlot and laughs slightly. He stomps his foot into the ground, cracking and nearly shattering it.
"The Crystal Empire will wipe you off the face of Equestria Fausticorn, just you wait." Shadow laughs loudly.
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Author's Note
Okay just so no one is confused, Blinding Flash and Wonder Bolt are the same Pegasus. just clearing that up.
Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 11: Her special day.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 11
Her special day
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Two months since the declaration of war, Canterlot and The Crystal Empire had been in a state of cold war, training soldiers, preparing weapons and armor, Writing Glory had been receiving treatment for her sanity which will temporarily heal her mind. To ensure Canterlot will not be attacked during this two month period Writing Glory put up a magical force field. The force field has given the princess intense migraines that healers have been treating the princess for. The crystal pony that came to Canterlot to give them information is waiting in the throne room. Writing Glory dressed in her princess outfit and with the Elements of Harmony on her head, enters the throne room and sits on the throne looking down at the crystal pony before her.
The crystal pony explains to the court that The Crystal Empire has double the army of Canterlot, and crystal weaponry that is unbreakable, totally indestructible to normal weapons. When asked about Shadow the crystal pony freezes, fighting his fear the crystal pony begins to explain what he knows about shadow.
"He just... appeared one day, clad in that red and black armor, long torn black cape, he had a symbol on the helmet and the chest plate looked like the face of a Unicorn but with wings, but the chest plate had a hole in the center in the shape of said symbol on the helmet, as if an amulet was supposed to fit into it. He killed the prime minister and named himself emperor. He renamed Crystannia, The Crystal Empire."
Writing Glory and the court are speechless, though it shows on the Unicorns, earth ponies, and Pegasais faces, Writing Glory has her eyebrows furrowed, and her mouth closed.
"Tell me, does his army have a weakness? Or does Shadow have a weakness?"
The crystal pony looks to his right to recall a memory.
"Yeah... his army wears crystal armor very heavy stuff, you can slow them down further with water and trenches. As for Shadow, I don't know any of his weaknesses. He is a total mystery."
"That's fine, thank you for this information."
The crystal pony bows and leaves the throne room as everypony begins discussing what to do about the situation. many Pegasus suggest bombing the Crystal Empire like Commander Hurricane did centuries ago. However, Destiny Charge being apart of the Canterlot guards for four thousand years, knows that a bombardment would not be a good idea, she thinks they should focus more on ground troops and tactics. Three hours later and everypony goes home, Writing Glory puts her princess attire in the room, and The Elements of Harmony on a pedestal, then goes to the Canterlot garden where Mira and Wonder Bolt are.
"Hello Everypony."
Mira runs up to Writing Glory.
"Aunt Writing Glory." She nuzzles Writing Glory who nuzzles back.
"Hello sweetie, I'm free for the rest of the day, we can play if you want." she smiles.
"Can we play hoof ball?"
Writing Glory nods. "Okay."
Mira jumps up. "Yay! I'll go set up the goal and find a ball." Mira runs off.
Writing Glory chuckles and looks at Wonder Bolt.
"Do you think this war will be over soon? it's been 7 weeks since our troops left canterlot for Ghastly Valley."
"The war is estimated to end within a years time, don't worry Wonder." Writing Glory kisses the Pegasuses cheek making him blush.
"Okay, Aunt Writing Glory we're all set!"
Writing Glory looks in the direction of Mira and smiles. "Okay, I hope you're ready."
Clover looks out side from the throne room window and watched the two play some Hoof ball. Mira kicks it softly toward Writing Glory who softly kicks it back to the young filly. Wonder Bolt watches with a smile, secretly giving hints at how to beat her aunt.
"Wonder you aren't giving her hints are you?"
Wonder Bolt acts as if he isn't, "Who me? I don't know what your talking about."
Writing Glory smiles and rolls her eyes, Mira gets in a good kick and beats Writing Glory.
"Yeah! You won you won!" Wonder Bolt cheers.
Mira jumps up and down happily as Writing Glory smiles. Wonder looks over at the princess smiling at her as she smiles back at him with affection. Later that night at dinner, due to the politics and propaganda going about the Pony civil war, the princess has been going to dinners with governors and mayors and other politic related stuff, and it has started to wear on the fausticorns mind, she was growing tired of it. in the meantime, Shadow is constantly growing his army as well as looking for an amulet of massive power. Shadow goes to the map room to see where the canterlot army is. The map room doors fly open and Shadow descends the stairs as an admiral and a general watch in fear. Shadow approaches the map and looks over it, a group of soldier figures catch his eye.
"These troops are in the wrong place." Shadow looks at the strategist.
The strategist cowers. "I-I'm sorry Emperor, I'll fix it asap."
"Good." Shadow turns and walks over to the general. "I trust the solders have been trained to the peak of their abilities."
"They are fit for battle my lord."
"Excellent." Shadow turns around facing the stairs. "I wish to test that, have five of your best ponies face me in the courtyard in seven minutes. No later."
Shadow leaves the room and goes to the courtyard and waits for his challengers. The 5 crystal pony soldiers surround Shadow, armed and ready. Though the soldiers believe this to be a fair fight, Shadow has other ideas. Shadows horn glows dark red and 2 of his opponents charge him, both of them Pegasus. Shadow jumps skyward effectively dodging the attack, the Pegasi take a moment to look for Shadow but unfortunately they are both caught in Shadows telekinetic Unicorn powers and are thrown into the ground below, knocking them both unconscious. Shadow lands, a Unicorn and an earthpony. The earthpony jumps at Shadow only to be kicked away, sustaining wounds to it's stomach because of shadows boot spikes. Shadow then uses his horn to fight off the Unicorn, he is backed into a corner where the Unicorn constantly stabs and slashes Shadow until the sword breaks. To the Soldiers horror. Shockingly, Shadows armor is not dented, unharmed, and without a scratch. Shadows horn glows as he picks up a shard of the swords blade, he thrusts it into the Unicorns knee cap and breaks the unicorns horn in the process. The earthpony Shadow had kicked away before gets up in an attempt to counter attack though it was quickly intercepted as Shadow uses his magic to drop kick the earthpony sending him into the pile of defeated soldiers. Shadow then turns to his final opponent who is an earthpony. Shadow approaches the earthpony who forfeits the challenge. Regardless, Shadow picks up the last earth pony and throws him into the pile and cracks his neck.
"These ones are not battle ready, correct this, I will not tolerate failure nor will I tolerate useless soldiers." Shadow walks past the general and goes to inspect the army.
"Yes Lord Shadow." The General helps up his fallen soldiers as Shadow disappears down the hall.
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Three months pass and the war had been raging on with Writing Glory forced to watch the battle from Canterlot and to send her troops to die from her thrown room for the good of Equestria, it broke the fausticorns heart. Guards usually stopped by Wonder Bolts home to recruit him into the army but Writing Glory always told them that Wonder Bolt will not fight. Wonder Bolt wanted to fight but was unable to do so as the fausticorn forbade it. Writing Glory spent much time with Blinding Flash and Mira Silverblood as often as she could but the flood of political dinner invitations and the amount of letters of apology she must write to families is over whelming, after months of having to see dinner invites, Writing Glory asks Clover to destroy and dinner invitations from politics and anypony who isn't family. Writing Glory clad in her princess clothing, walks to the the town square with Wonder Bolt. Once there they see the Prime Minister of Canterlot giving a speech about the war and that to win, Equestria must become an empire of its own, and conquer the other lands. The prime ministers words angered the fausticorn. She ran to toward the stage and jumped, spreading her wings wide to fly and land on the stage gracefully.
"Equestria will not become a military super power, neither will it become an empire. As long as I am princess Equestria will remain a united nation, we will not become a war like nation full of cruelty and hate, Equestria will forever remain a nation built on, Friendship , Love , and Tolerance . All of those attributes will continue to shape everyponies lives, and generations to come."
Writing Glories words captivate everypony present, all of them agree with the princess and stamp their hooves in a form of clapping. Wonder Bolt is even more captivated by Writing Glories words and can only stare at her as she delivers her speech. After Writing Glory returns tot he castle and said goodbye to Wonder Bolt. Wonder goes to a fashion store, started by Platinum four thousand years before in the shop district, Wonder enters the store the bell above the door jingles alerting the shop owner.
"Be right with you dear." the shop owner called from the back room.
Wonder Bolt waits patiently in the reception area until a pony identical to rarity walks out, though she looked like Rarity does in the present day her cutiemark was different, it was a Blue Cinderella like dress with a amethyst crown. her hair was long like sad pinkie pies hair.
"Oh Blinding Flash it's you, are you looking for something for your girlfriend? assuming you have one." she smiles.
"Haha, Hello Lilly Clearveil seems word travels slowly, I would like to commission something."
"Oh would you? and what might that be???"
Wonder Bolt looks down smiling for a moment then looks back up at Lilly. The next morning, Mira awakens Writing Glory excitedly saying it's her birthdays.
"It's your birthday?"
"Yes yes yes, I'm so excited Aunt Writing Glory."
Writing Glory smiles and gets out of bed, she walks toward a picture of herself and Wonder Bolt then slides the picture to the left revealing a hidden compartment which has in it, three large presents. The fausticorn levitates them out of the compartment and places them on the floor. Clover the Clever enters the room.
"Happy Birthday princess Mira."
Mira smiles. "Thank you."
"Now Mira, here are your presents, go on open them." Writing Glory encourages Mira.
Miras horn glows, she unties the ribbon around the box and levitates the lid off carefully placing it beside her. She then pulls out a doll. Mira is over joyed, she opens the last two boxes and gets amazing presents. Mira jumps around happily and hugs Writing Glory.
"Thank you Aunt Writing Glory, thank you thank you!" Mira smiles widely as Writing Glory hugs back.
Wonder Bolt walks into the bedroom after just arriving wearing his saddlebags. He looks into the room and enters smiling.
"Wonder Bolt it's my birthday!" Mira waves at Wonder, and he waves back.
"I got a present for you." Wonder puts his saddle bags down and opens up the left one and pulls out a princess outfit which makes Mira the happiest filly in Equestria.
Writing Glory smiles widely at Wonder, and he smiles back.
"Could I talk to you in privet Lauren? I wanna ask you something."
Writing Glory nods and goes into the next room with Wonder Bolt.
"So what did you want to ask me?"
Wonder hides something under his wing.
"We've been dating for 8 months now and it's been wonderful, You are the most amazing thing to ever happen to me... every second of everyday you are on my mind. Though I have so many questions for you only one stands out among the others..."
Writing Glory is blushing, she stares at Wonder Bolt waiting for what he wants to ask.
Wonder bolt pulls a gold amethyst ring from under his wing. and presents it to the princess.
"Will you marry me?"
Writing Glories heart skips a beat then beats faster, she tears up, covers her mouth with her wings in disbelief and nods happily. Wonder Bolt places the ring on Writing Glories horn and kisses her and she kisses back. Afterwards they goes into the dinning hall where everypony is waiting to have some birthday cake. Clover notices the ring on the fausticorns horn and is the first to congratulate her on her engagement.
"Thank you Clover."
"You're welcome princess, so do you two have a date for the wedding?"
Wonder clears his throat.
"We were hoping to have the wedding before the war gets any worse then what it already is."
Clover looks at them and thinks. "I can organize the wedding, but it'll be ready in three days."
"Thank you." Writing Glory nuzzles Clover in a friendly way before sitting in her seat, and Wonder sits in his.
"Uh but I must know princess, do you want a public or private wedding?"
Writing Glory looks at Clover. "Private, only you, Destiny, Mira and the cakes my come to the wedding."
Clover smiles. "alright."
"And Clover, please have a seat and enjoy some cake."
Clover nods and walks over to the table and sits down, the group sings happy birthday to Mira.
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Destiny Charge was on the front lines when she got the letter of invitation to the princesses wedding, she opted to quickly end the battle of Unicorn range.
"Alright everypony listen up! the crystal ponies have very little troops left, the Unicorn Range is almost ours, when I give the signal we'll charge the enemy and drive them back, or kill them all."
The Canterlot armies ready their spears, swords wing and horns but the crystal ponies suddenly fire a volley of arrow at the Canterlot army subsequently killing them all, except a few who were saved by Destiny Charges magic, Destiny Charge, and two other soldiers escape the battle field and make their way back to Canterlot, halfway there Destiny Charge vomits blood she had an arrow head lodged near her left lung, She collapses at the front gates of canterlot prompting two guards to run to the wounded generals side. They help the two other soldiers bring Destiny to the palace where she can be treated. As this is happening Wonder Bolt and Writing Glory are rehearsing the wedding. Writing Glory constantly blushes whenever she walks down that isle, she reaches Wonders side and they both look at Clover, Clover is about to say the lines when a Pegasus Guard bursts into the chapel.
"Clover the Clever! Your daughter has returned."
Clover appears happy at first.
"Shes been wounded."
Clovers happiness shrinks away, she, Writing Glory, Wonder Bolt, and the guard run to the castle sick bay where Destiny Charge is being treated. Destiny Charge screams in pain as the doctors attempt pulling the arrow head out, but every time they try the arrow goes deeper.
"Destiny!" Clover runs to her side. "What happened to her?!"
"Arrow head lodge beside here left lung miss."
Destiny lays on the bed writhing in pain slowly dying as Clover watches helplessly. Writing Glories horn suddenly glows, Destiny begins screaming in pain again as the arrow head is pulled out by the fausticorns magic. After a moment the arrow head has come out, Destiny takes deep breaths. The doctors clean the wound and stitch it up, Clover walks over to Writing Glory in tears and looks up at the princess.
"Thank you..."
Clover goes back to her daughter as Writing Glory puts the arrow head on a tray and leaves the room looking upset. Wonder follows her into the hall where Writing Glory is calming down.
"Writing Glory whats the matter?"
"I'll be okay... I'll be okay... " Writing Glory takes deep breaths.
Wonder walks up to his fiance and nuzzles her, Writing Glory nuzzles back.
"Wonder... can we put the wedding off until Destiny is healed?"
"I don't think now is the best time for a wedding, we can put it off if you like."
Writing Glory kisses wonder, then goes off to play with Mira. Mira is playing with wedding cake ornaments that look like Wonder Bolt and Writing Glory.
"Mira? those aren't toys sweetie."
"Sorry auntie."
"That's quite alright" She nuzzles Mira, and Mira nuzzles back.
"Will miss Destiny be okay?"
Writing Glory lays down beside Mira. "She will be okay, when she's healed we'll have the wedding."
"Oh, okay."
Destiny walks into the room. Writing Glory hears her and looks.
"Ya know princess, I'm more then okay to attend a wedding... don't change the date because of me." Destiny smiles. and Writing Glory smiles back.
Within hours all the wedding preparations are finished with the princess inspecting everything, and it's all splendid.
As the war wages on, Mira, The cake family, and Destiny Charge attend the wedding of Writing Glory. Wonder Bolt's family is also in attendance, The piano plays and everypony looks at the doors as they open, Writing Glory walks down the isle in a white dress, Wonder Bolt is wearing Clover the Clevers husbands tuxedo which would later be worn by Destiny charges descendant, Shining Armor. Wonder watches as his beautiful bride walks up the emerald steps and stops beside him blushing and smiling, they both look at Clover as she recites the lines.
"Mares and gentlecolts, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of princess Writing Glory and Blinding Flash "The Wonder Bolt". These two have faced great hardships during the wake of the Pony civil war but their love remains ever so strong." Clover looks at Star Swirl the Bearded.
"The bracelets please."
Star Swirl the Bearded gives the bracelets to Writing Glory and Wonder Bolt, The bracelets are gold and have the image of a Pegasus facing and Alicorn sitting down on both sides. They put each others bracelets on, Wonder Bolt puts his bracelet around his left ankle while Writing Glory puts her above her right knee where her leg is thinnest.
Clover smiles at them both. "I now pronounce you, mare and colt," Clover looks at wonder. "you may kiss your bride."
Writing Glory launches herself at Wonder Bolt kissing the Pegasus deeply. Wonder Bolt kisses back just as deeply as everypony cheers.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 12: Charge of the Wonderbolts.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 12
Charge of the Wonderbolts
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A month after the wedding the war had become even more heated. The entirety of The Crystal Empire had been militarized as had half of Equestria except the area surrounding Canterlot and the south. Soldiers go out to fight every day with Destiny Charge commanding the armies. Writing Glories days lately have been organizing strategies and raising Mira. Wonder Bolt had been crowned prince and been given a crown of his own though not as grand as the fausticorns. Shadow had become bolder, he planned to attack Canterlot in five days. This has put Writing Glory under more pressure then shes ever had, Destiny Charge has been pacing the map room in a state of Procrastination. Writing Glory enters the map room and looks at how far the army has advanced.
"The Crystal Empire is making a grave mistake. Shadows decision to attack Canterlot will prove ruinous."
"For us your highness, his armies are far too powerful for any of our soldiers to take down. Their armor is too thick."
Writing Glory lifts her sight from the map and toward Destiny Charge.
"But you are not taking a Magical approach to this conflict, it's all been weapons and arrows yet you do not use the very thing that gave you all the ability to even walk!"
Writing Glories anger boils as the crystal armies march toward Equestrias capitol. the lack of magic utilized in the war has caused Writing Glory to doubt they'll ever win.
"Aunt Writing Glory?"
Destiny and Writing Glory look in Miras direction.
"Please don't be angry..."
Writing Glory no longer looks angry but instead looks concerned and worried, she walks over to Mira getting to her height.
"I'm sorry Mira, I'm just a little worried that's all."
Mira nuzzles Writing Glory.
"Auntie the Dragons will help us right?"
Destinies eyes widen. "You mean like those creatures that fly and eats rocks and spit fire?"
Mira nods.
Writing Glory freezes for a moment and thinks.
"Mira... Destiny... your both geniuses."
Writing Glory kisses Mira on the forehead then runs up stairs, through the throne room and outside where she jumps and takes flight. Flying upward to the monastery to finish the design of a creature she started creating months ago.
Writing Glory tore through cabinet upon cabinet, bookshelf upon bookshelf to find her old book of creation.
"Where is it? i don't understand i left it right.... under my bed..."
Writing Glory runs outside and takes flight, flying back to the castle and quickly hurrying to the bedroom, upon reaching her destination, the fausticorn looks under the bed for the book of creation.
"Honey is everything okay?" Wonder walks in.
"Everything's fine dear ." Writing Glory moves things and tosses things out from under the bed as she searches.
Wonder looks at the state the rooms in and watches as his wife tears the room apart nervously, smiling nervously as though this is normal.
"Might i ask what you're looking for?"
"A book, a very powerful book that is cold to the touch, and gives off a radiant energy that feels like time coursing through your very being."
Wonder blinks twice upon realizing what Writing Glory is looking for, he walks over to a silvery glowing book in the book shelf and pulls it out.
"Ahem."
Writing Glory looks up and sees it.
"I believe this is the book you were looking for."
The alicorn princess takes the book.
"Thank you Wonder," She kisses Wonders cheek, "love you honey." Writing Glory then runs out the door, going to find Clover the Clever, and Star Swirl the Bearded.
Clover was arguing with Star Swirl, and Destiny over how they should combat the revelation of Shadows plan. As the argument continues Writing Glory enters the room.
"Excuse me.."
"Your thinking is irrational, your thinking of sending hundreds of soldiers to their deaths."
"Abusing magic is a worse crime Clover the Clever. I taught you to preserve and use magic wisely!"
Destiny stomps her hoof. "Leave my mother alone you old colt."
Writing Glory tries again to get a word in but her words are blotted out by the three ponies yelling at each other, Writing Glory tries again but is still ceased. She takes a deep breath neighs loudly, her mane and tail flowing faster, her eyes glowing bright white, she slams her hoof down causing the whole of Equestria to shake.
"SILENCE !!!"
Star Swirl the Bearded, Clover the Clever, and Destiny Charge snap to attention, ceasing their argument and paying attention to the princess. Writing Glory takes deep breaths and calms down.
"Okay, I have a plan that will beat the crystal armies for good."
Writing Glory puts don a sketch of a Dragon, it had the appearance of a savage creature much different then the common Equestrian dragons seen in the present day.
"What is this? It's like a flying reptile."
"Exactly, a Dragon."
Clover seems confused. "A Dragon? You mean the creatures inf airy tales you read to Mira every night?"
"Eating Gems and minerals, rocks and utilizing that to breath fire and magic?" Star Swirl the Bearded looks it over.
Writing Glory smiles. "If i can create this within five days, and give it life before Shadows invasion. The crystal armies will flee like a monkey fighting a powerpuff girl."
Destiny Charge adores the idea. "I'm on the princesses side."
"Well... if my daughters on Writing Glories side to make a Dragon then i'm in."
Star Swirl the Bearded sighs. "Give me time to think... all this is quite absurd to me that such creatures could exist."
Star Swirl the Bearded returns to his chambers as Writing Glory finishes the Dragons design. Wonder Bolt wanders around the castle thinking. He looks out the window to see the crystal armies in the distance, Wonder looks on worriedly and decides to go to Cloudesdale for a while. Later that evening at dinner Writing Glory waits for Wonder Bolt at the table, Mira eats her dinner while the fausticorn doesn't touch her food. Writing Glory turns her head in a guards direction.
"Excuse me guard but do you know where Wonder is?"
"He informed Clover the Clever that he was visiting family in Cloudesdale, everypony assumed you knew."
Writing Glory looks down and looks back at her food sadly and begins to pick at it.
"No... he didn't inform me..."
Mira stops eating and looks sad at Writing Glory, she then hops up onto the table and nuzzles the princess.
"It'll be okay Auntie, Uncle Wonder Bolt will be back, he would never abandon you, you can count on that."
Writing Glory smiles at Mira and nods in agreement. A guard bursts into the room.
"Princess! I have urgent news."
Writing Glory stands from her seat.
"What is it soldier?"
"Shadow has requested an audience beyond the city walls."
Clover enters the room.
"Tell that dictator that the princess refuses to see him."
"Clover, if Shadow wishes to have an audience with me, then he shall get it."
Writing Glory furrows her eyebrows and walks down the hall to her bed chambers where she dons her princess armor, but keeps the elements of harmony where they are. She exits the castle and takes a chariot to the outside of the walls where shadow waits. A cold feeling of dread washes over the fausticorn the moment she laid eyes on Shadows black demonic armor which was near satanic to the alicorns eyes. Shadow watched the chariot descend from the sky, his long dark cape flowing in the wind that blew that cold winter night.
"So, you've answered my summons."
"I assure you I don't want to but curiosity got the better of me."
"I sense that it was much more then curiosity that brought you out, perhaps you wish to negotiate, or perhaps you plan to kill me right here.... no that's not your way is it fausticorn?"
"Unfortunately." Writing Glory dismounts her chariot looking less then happy to be there, and approaches Shadow, and he in turn approaches her.
"Why did you want to see me Shadow?"
"Must I have a reason? Can I not simply talk with my counterpart?"
"I would like a reason as to why you are here? To study me? To scout out Canterlot?"
Shadows pours a glass of apple cider, for himself and the princess.
"To talk, i grow tired of speaking to the same, expendable ponies everyday. I need somepony else to speak with, to ease my boredom."
Shadow levitates a glass of cider to the princess.
"Are you trying to poison me?" Writing Glory takes hold of the glass with her magic.
"It is not poisoned, I made sure of that, I do not believe in coward tactics and assassinations. I'd much rather kill you personally."
Writing Glory looks watches Shadow. The frontal area of Shadows helmet comes apart and slides open, one mouth piece on the left and the other mouth piece on the right revealing a snow white muzzle, it was paler then any normal muzzle, almost sickly pale, almost bleached white. Shadows drinks the glass of cider then the mouth pieces close again, concealing the muzzle. Writing Glory sips the cider then places the cup down on a table gently.
"You are awfully polite for a dictator."
"I prefer conqueror, emperor, and your Superior."
"I see" Writing Glories serious tone of voice persists.
"This land is beautiful, rarely do I say such things. This armor rarely allows me opportunity to see things so beautiful and fair. You created this world in an interesting way, the beauty is blinding and unforgettable."
Writing Glory is surprised, her tone becomes more pleasant. "Um... well, thank you."
Shadows voice changes all of a sudden to that of a young colts, filled with sadness and loneliness, Shadows mouth piece slides open allowing him to speak this way.
"In either case.... i'm sorry for what i am going to do... you've let your kingdom thrive while Crystannia decayed."
Shadow slides the mouth piece over his muzzle once more reverting his voice to the cold metallic voice he had previously.
"But it is necessary. Equestria will be mine," Shadows horn glows red, he was holding a knife behind his back. "And you will be a stuffed head on my wall!"
Shadow turns around knife drawn charging toward Writing Glory, the fausticorn sees this and jumps back as Shadow tries to strike her with it, the fausticorn uses her fire sphere spell, the very one used to kill King Cocoon to decimate half of Shadows army and to distract shadow. Writing Glory fires a megaton of electrical volts at Shadow causing the dark unicorn to scream in pain as his muscles spasm uncontrollably. He drops the knife which Writing Glory takes and rams it into the armored unicorns hoof pinning him in place. Writing Glory then returns to the chariot and stomps her hoof twice.
"Back to the castle and step on it!"
The pegasi fly as fast as they can to the castle. Upon arriving Writing Glory steps off the chariot and hurries inside where she announces to everypony that Shadows invasion of Canterlot has begun.
~~~
Guards lead Citizens to underground bunkers where they will be safe. Crystal Pegasi fly over Canterlot, dropping bombs and other objects that pose a serious threat to anypony unlucky to be caught in the blast these bombs discharge. Writing Glory this time joins the battle like she did during the 1st attack, but this time Destiny Charge and Clover the Clever assist the princess. Writing Glory doesn't use weapons instead she utilizes powerful magic to maim or kill her attackers, even using an attack Celestia used against the Nightmare Moon cultists years later before Nyx was born, to blast her opponents away if they surround her. Destiny Charge, and Clover the Clever, both armored and protected., lead citizens to safety. Crystal centurions enter the city and begin breaking into the bunkers and slaughtering anypony they can until the Canterlot soldiers appear and end the lives of the crystal ponies. Writing Glory flies around canterlot firing explosive fire balls from her horn at the enemy nearly wiping them out.
"Destroy Canterlot, break the princess, I want to make her suffer for the amount of lives she fails to save." Shadow laughs.
Catapults are fired at the city, towers crumble, streets shatter, and countless lives are lost. Writing Glory flies alone beyond the city walls and fires at the catapults destroying them. Shadow fires beams at Writing Glory missing every shot until one hits the fausticorn, grazing the alicorns leg, blood pours from the wound angering the princess, she charges up her most powerful sphere and fires it at Shadow. Shadow takes the attack full force and is nearly blown away by it, but alas he still stands among the burnt patch of land which his hooves tread.
"Send in the Night raiders."
The General nods at Shadow and whistles. A flock of bat pegasi emerge from behind the army hissing and screeching fly toward Canterlot, they cover the princess and begin biting her but the vampire antidote in her veins prevents any disease from harming her, especially vampirism. She creates a sunlight flash that scares many bat Pegasi. Writing Glory quickly flies back to Canterlot.
"Clover, Destiny, get everypony out of the bunkers and into the castle, NOW!"
Clover and Destiny nod and gets to work while the fausticorn and some guards deal with the evil pegasai. The bat pegasi dive downward on the Fausticorn and Canterlot armies killing many and even being killed themselves. Writing Glory fights the majority of them, utilizing powerful magic to kill her opponents. The sun starts rising and the sounds of a Pegasus war horn is blown. Writing Glory, the crystal and Canterlot armies look up to see Wonder Bolt standing on a cloud.
"Oh how the fires of war blaze, canterlot needs a fire fighter or, eighty."
Eighty Pegasus wearing Wonderbolt suits and goggles appear on the same cloud. Writing Glory smiles and etars up, happy to see her husband.
"Wonderbolts, charge!"
Blinding Flash charges downwards at the Crystal armies with the Wonderbolts in tow. Shadow orders a retreat before using a teleport spell to take him back to The Crystal Empire. The crystal armies and bat ponies are decimated and defeated by Canterlots new army. The Wonderbolts use complex maneuvers in their attacks. Moving just as swiftly as Soarin, Spitfire and the other Wonderbolts in the present. Wonder Bolt is quick to try and find Writing Glory as the Wonderbolts drive the crystal armies back.
Wonder and Writing Glory finally find each other, the fausticorn runs toward her loving stallion and hugs him, and he hugs back, Writing Glory then uses her front right hoof to smack Wonder on the back of the head.
"Ouch!"
"Reckless ! You left Canterlot without my knowing, you charge toward a killer army head on without any thought, you do dangerous stunts to drive them back. You are just so so reckless!!"
"Sorry dear. I'll tell you where i'm going next time I promise."
"Just shut up Wonder, I don't want to hear it. I'm just happy you came to save us when you did."
"I'd never leave you hanging."
Wonder kisses Writing Glory she kisses back and smiles with her cheeks flashing red. Mira runs out of the Castle toward her aunt and uncle as they walk toward Mira smiling happily but filled with the knowledge that Shadow will try to attack once again.
At The Crystal Empire, Shadow watches as a crystal pony is outfitted with a massive weapon.
"It's finished then?"
The engineer nods. "yes mi lord, The Hyperion soldiers are ready and at your disposal ."
Shadow starts chuckling slightly, he rears his head back and his chuckle evolves into a dark evil laugh.
"Excellent, hahahaha!!!! "
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Author's Note
Charge of the Wonderbolts will continue in the next chapter.
Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 13: The battle of Cloudsdale.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 13
The battle of Cloudsdale
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The Wonderbolts have been flying over Canterlot and the surrounding area since Shadows attack. Writing Glory is spending time with Wonder and Mira, her wound had been stitched and bandaged up. Destiny Charge has started taking an interest in a stallion her age but with the war going on, the chances of pursuing a relationship is nearly impossible for a lesser alicorn like Destiny. The fausticorn watches Destiny turn around and walk away from her would be lover before he could notice her. Wonder also looks on then looks at the fausticorn, stands up, and walks over to Dawning Sword, to tell him about Destiny Charges interest in him. Writing Glory quickly realizes what Wonder Bolt is about to do.
"Don't be reckless!" She giggles.
Mira looks up at Writing Glory. "Excuse me auntie, am I going to have cousins soon?"
Writing Glory smiles looking to her right at her wedding bracelet. "Perhaps, once the war is over."
"YAY" Mira runs around happily, Writing Glory joins Mira shortly.
Destiny goes back to her room in the palace and closes her bedroom door and leans against it, he sighs and covers her face with her hooves.
"Something the matter Destiny?"
Destiny sighs. "How did you tell dad you were into him?"
"Well, I met your father a year after the war with the Unicorns and the Pegasi four thousand yeahs ago. He took more of an interest in me then I did for him, oh he was bold though, willing to get on my bad side just to impress me. And it worked. It saddens me that he's gone now."
Destiny stares at clover for a while. "That doesn't help at all!"
"Sorry sweetie. I would suggest being yourself, be open, and get to know him, they usually catch on."
Wonder enters the room. "No need to worry i let him know."
Destinies eyes widen. "you WHAT?!"
"I told him you were interested in him."
"You stupid... reckless Pegasus!!!"
Wonder looks at Clover for help, all she can tell him is to run which Wonder does. He flies down to the same store where he had the ring and bracelets made for the wedding, he walks into the store to see Lilly putting dresses on display.
"Oh hello darling, here to pay for the bracelets?"
"Yes, 300 questas for the ring and bracelets."
"I'm sorry but I only take the new currency, it'll be 400 bits."
Wonder is taken back a little by the price but pays the 400 bits to Lilly and goes back to the castle. At the castle Writing Glory was reading a letter from Cloudsdale.
"To Princess Writing Glory. The Crystal armies have drained the rainbow falls and have laid siege to the city of Cloudsdale. I request aid immediately. Yours truly, Commander Skyfire."
Writing Glory is filled with anger and looks up at Cloudsdale and stomps her hoof.
"Wonder! round up the remaining Wonderbolts that are in Canterlot, and all the Pegasi there is, Citizens, Guards, Bat or angel I don't care. Shadow is getting on my last nerves!!."
Hours later hundreds of Pegasi have signed on for the royal Canterlot army, Zecora walks up to the princess and looks at the letter.
"Your anger will make you stranger, but if you stay calm, you will have victory in your palm."
Writing Glory looks at Zecora and sighs.
"You right Zecora, I shouldn't let anger govern my judgement. I'll go let everypony know they can go home."
Writing Glory does, but all she is told is that all the Pegasi wish to fight for the place of their birth and defeat Shadow. meanwhile Shadow and his army have been laying siege to Cloudesdale for a month now, Commander Skyfire and whatever Wonderbolts happen to be there are fighting a heated battle to keep Cloudesdale out of Shadows hooves. Skyfire has been in mourning since her son was taken by Shadow as a means to control Skyfire, but she continue to fight the Dark Unicorn and his army.
Shadow charges an attack and fires the beam at three Wonderbolts, the beam goes through all three of them swiftly and kill them.
"Cease your campaign Skyfire or I'll kill your colt."
Wonderbolts continue to attack, three of them foolishly confront Shadow. the 1st Wonderbolt charges at Shadow only to have his neck and spine twisted into a nonexistent shape. The 2nd tries breaking Shadows horn with his hoof only for the horn to go through it and split it in half followed by the Wonderbolts neck being slit open by the armored Unicorn, the last Wonderbolt is killed in cold blood after pleading for his life.
"How foolish. Sending troops to die. I am the most powerful creature in all Equestria you cannot beat me, nopony can match me, Destroy the Pegasi!!"
Crystal pegasi continue to bomb Cloudsdale until a storm is created and a hurricane, which will wipe half of Shadows army out, but not enough of it. Shadows orders more of his army to storm the city causing an even larger all out war. Writing Glory and the reinforcements make ready to leave, Blinding Flash and Clover the Clever remain in Canterlot while Writing Glory, the Wonderbolts, and the other pegasi, go to Cloudsdale to assist Commander Skyfire. Shadow has no intention of allowing the fausticorn and her armies into Cloudesdale, thus he creates a storm that could put the entire Wonderbolts and pegasi of canterlot at risk. Shadow laughs gleefully. Writing Glory growl in anger.
"I will not be stopped so easily Shadow, I will get to Cloudesdale and shatter you ."
Writing Glory then flies downward through a vortex of wind with her army following not far behind. Lightning flashes within the spiral, making the flight far more dangerous. The fausticorn aimed to reach the meadow below where they would fly behind Cloudsdale and enter the city from behind. However whistle they fly, massive destructive beams of fatal magic are fired at the army from the ground, Hyperion Soldiers are using the cannons grafted on their back to try and destroy the Canterlot army faction. The Hyperions move slowly as they try to decimate the Canterlot ponies however their slow movement allows Writing Glory to fire powerful beams into the cannons firing hole, blowing the Hyperion soldiers to pieces. Writing Glory smiles and continues on her path toward the exit of the wind tunnel where they emerge in the meadow they were aiming to get too.
"Alright everypony follow me."
Destiny Charge leads the Wonderbolts and pegasi soldier/guards into the city from the back entrance. Writing Glory watches them but is soon attack by a hoard of bat ponies.
"Princess!!!"
"Just go, I'll deal with these, Hiiiyyaahh!!!!" Writing Glory bites into a bat ponies wing, lifts it into the air and brings it back down violently. another bat pony bites into Writing Glories neck bringing her to the ground.
The bat ponies laugh and charge at the princess knocking her to ground once again, they turn around and dive toward the fausticorn and hit her hard. Writing Glory wipes some blood from her lip, the tip of her horn glows pink, she starts firing beams from her horny at the hoard only to be halted when the bat pegasi dive bomb at the princess, making her smash to the dirt and break her wing.
"Aarrgh!!" The princess looks at her bent and broken wing.
She looks up to see a dozen of bat pegasi come down on her and starts biting her to death, ripping at her flesh, the pain makes it difficult for her to concentrate on a spell. Suddenly 12 Wonderbolts led by Destiny Charge and commander Skyfire appear and save Writing Glory, driving off the bat Pegasi that were swarming the downed princess. Destiny Charge kills one bat Pegasi that drew a knife.
"Can you fly princes??"
Writing Glory looks at her wing and shakes her head.
"Then we'll take you to Cloudesdale where we can get your wing fixed up."
"Thank you..." Writing Glory felt ashamed that she allowed herself to be beaten like that.
Destiny and the 12 Wonderbolts help Writing Glory up and fly her to Cloudsdale.
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Meanwhile in Canterlot, Mira was at school learning about how to be a princess. She however is quickly bored and goes looking for Wonder Bolt. Wonder was doing royal duties on Writing Glories behalf, trying to cut down on the recklessness he shows on occasion.
"Uncle Wonder?"
Wonder looks over at the door to see Mira.
"Hello Mira, shouldn't you be in school?"
"School isn't fun anymore... it hasn't been since everypony left for the country."
Wonder puts the scroll he was reading down.
"We had to send all the foals to the country, to keep them safe from the crystal armies bombings."
Mira looks down and sighs and nods. Clover walks into the room and tells the guards to have some cake, which they do.
"Your highness, we need to discuss something."
"Clover please, I prefer to be called Wonder, no "highness" or anything."
"My apologies Wonder Bolt, but this is most urgent."
Wonder looks up from writing toward Clover. "What is it?"
"There may be a traitor in the castle."
Wonder appears visibly concerned, he puts the scroll down and thinks before standing and telling Clover to stay with Mira and be on alert. Meanwhile Writing Glories wing was being treated and put in a cast so the bone may heal. The princess groans in pain slightly.
"There you go Writing, it'll be better before you know it."
"Thank you." the princess smiles but looks at her damaged right wing sadly.
The princess suddenly starts hearing Shadows voice in her mind.
"You are fighting for a lost city alicorn, you will only succeed in destroying what is already decaying."
Writing Glory takes a deep breath, her anger boiling. She looks out the window of a tower right into Shadows eyes on the other end of Cloudsdale. She stands and walks downstairs to the war room.where the Wonderbotls and Commander Skyfire are making plans of attack. Writing Glory enters the room and looks at the board, she moves pieces into different areas much to the disapproval of Skyfire.
"What are you doing?"
"Making a better plan then you could."
After she finishes rearranging the pieces, she looks up at Skyrie and Destiny Charge in an almost glaring manner and explains that this plan will not only save Cloudsdale but if Shadow was caught in this attack, he could very well die and the war will end. Destiny and Skyfire look at each other and nod, deciding to put this plan to the test.
Back at Canterlot, Wonder Bolt has been keeping an eye out for any shifty activity and behavior, Clover and Mira have been doing the same though Clover advises against having Mira assist in helping the search for the traitor.Clover walks in the garden for a while, thinking about her deceased husband and her daughter. She looks up at clouds to see some Pegasi preparing a storm for the evening. The gray clouds roll and thunder begins to claps softly, the smell of water in the air graces Clovers nostrils and soon the rain begins to pour, it was a beautiful afternoon. Clover decides to stay outside as it rains, using a magic umbrella to keep dry as the cool wet breeze blows, and for a moment, she forgets all about the troubles of world and imagine her husband with her enjoying this storm.
Wonder decides to have dinner with the guards, though this is not to be social, he is merely looking for anypony acting out of whack. One Unicorn guard is however acting even more odd, ignoring his fellow guards and eating with a crystal fork. the guard sees Wonder watching him and decides to leave the room, wonder follows the guard into the throne room where the Guard attacks Wonder, knocking him to the floor and runs. Clover hears the sound of crashing and runs into the throne room to see Wonder on the floor.
"Are you okay Wonder?"
Wonder gets up.
"I'm fine, tell all guards to lock down the castle, the traitor must not escape."
The castle is put under major lock down, and the guards search all over the premises for the crystal pony that has infiltrated the castle. Wonder opts to stay with Mira to protect her. Back in Cloudsdale the troops ar ebeing assembled for the attack in 2 days, during this time the princess and Skyfire socialize and get to know each other so that they may work together better. They sit in the mess hall of the armies H.Q drinking tea and talking and laughing at some amusing stuff.
"Wonder is always talking in his sleep, saying some of the most embarrassing things about himself."
"Like?" Skyfire takes a sip from her
Writing Glory chuckles. " He says stuff like, "I saw a rhino eat the hippo and fly like a cat fish. " it's so random."
Writing Glory and Skyfire laugh.
"How's your wing?"
Writing Glory looks at her damaged wing and sighs sadly.
"It's fine but... it feels like apart of me is dead... I love flying like any other Pegasus and it hurts to have broken my wing... I'd give anything for this to heal faster."
"Time heals all wounds."
Writing Glory looks back at Skyfire. "Hmm?"
" "Time heals all wounds" it's an old proverb coined by the earth ponies, it's been adopted into modern sayings."
"I see."
Skyfire takes another sip of her tea.
"Do you have any foals yet?"
"Oh goodness no. This war has made it..... complicated to try for one... I'm afraid of having children..."
Skyfire looks sadly at the princess. "It's okay, from what I've heard, you've adopted twice."
Writing Glory looks away. "The 2nd time was the last time i adopted...."
Skyfire finishes her tea. "Your life is filled with tragedy Writing Glory, and it will continue to be filled with it. You cannot change the past, but you can alter the future, but tragedy is a fixated part of you, you have family Writing Glory, always treasure it."
Writing Glory nods as a soldier enters.
"Commander it's almost time, Princess I advise that you remain behind where it'll be safe."
"Thats seems wise, i'll keep my magical power low so Shadow does not sense me, tell Destiny to do the same."
Skyfire nods and leaves to prepare the attack. The next day the Canterlot pegasi corps and The Wonderbolts are putting the plan in motion, Shadow has not yet sensed the fausticorn as she had lowered her magicka to the point he cannot find her or Destiny Charge. A small squad go up to the top of the Rainbow works while a squad led by Destiny Charge go undercloud to turn the rainbow pressure up so they can flood the sector of Cloudsdale they're in. Skyfire leads an assault from the streets, drawing more attention as a diversion. Crystal pegasi continue their attack on Skyfire and her army, Shadow watches from afar, spectating the rebels confrontation with his larger force.
"Admiral, where is the Hyperion soldiers?"
The admiral gulps. "The sheer weight of a Hyperion would cause the cloud below to give way, and they are unable to stand on clouds due to their pony of origin.
"I see." Shadow looks at a Pegasus rebel and fires a magic spear at the poor soul, killing him without a chance to see his attacker. Shadow laughs.
"Oh how i love to play with my foes before I snuff the life out of those shells called bodies."
Underneath the facility Destiny Charge and her small force cuts through the canals to the main valves. however these valves have been destroyed.
"Soldier are there anymore Valves we can utilize to execute this plan?"
"Yes commander, but they are on higher levels."
Destiny twists her head in the direction of the soldier . "What level are we on?"
"Level 10, lower canal works, the other areas are apart of the Rainbow factory, filled with monsters."
"No monster scares me, only death."
Destiny leads her troops into the Rainbow factories waste sewers as the sounds of haunting roars fill the tunnels. In the air Wonderbolts bust into the tower and start taking prisoners and adjusting the pressure of the water, in the streets Skyfire and her squadron pummel the crystal armies killing and driving them back, they storm the Rainbow Factory. Shadow neighs loudly and demonically and decides he will wipe the rebellion out himself, completely unaware of what is about to unfold.
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Destiny Charge and her troops near the pressure release valves that would free the Rainbow falls, however crystal ponies have entered the sewers and are taking positions to defend this level from any invaders, unaware of the true plan. Writing Glory watches the battle from afar and is filled with envy for Destiny and Skyfire, to be able to lead troops into battle would be a grand opportunity, Writing Glory suddenly lays eyes on Shadow swiftly cutting through the Pegasi and for some odd reason, walking on the cloudy surface without falling through making Writing Glory speculate just what Shadow really is. Wonderbotls that entered in the top of the Rainbow factory come down to join the attack in the main halls of the building.
Shadow kills anypony that tries to strike him, even if they do hit, his armor is unscathed nor dented, it is invincible. Shadow spears, skewers, and slaughters all in his bath until he comes to Skyfire. back in the sewers Destiny and her soldiers and the crystal soldiers are fighting over the valves.Destiny runs her horn through her opponent, and dashes for the valve until another crystal pony rams into her.
"Sorry sweetie not today." The crystal pony smiles evilly.
"Shami Lovelife."
Destiny recognizes the crystal pony that rammed her, but isn't in the mood for chit chat, she kicks Shami in the stomach and uppercuts her with a right hoof, Destiny then casts a spell that freezes Shami in place then runs to the valve and turns it on. the sewers starts rumbling and rainbows begin to flood the tunnels.
"Everypony run!" Destiny picks up Shami and runs for her life with the other Canterlot pegasi as the rainbow water begins to make it's way toward the end of the tunnel. As the rainbow escapes throguh the tunnels it starts building it's way up ward. Skyfire smirks.
"Everypony retreat now!" The pegasi and Wonderbolts fly as fast as they can away from the tower as soon as it explodes with rainbows.
Writing Glory flies down to Skyfire and lands gracefully, looking around to see where Destiny is.
"Where's Destiny, did she make it out?"
Writing Glory and skyfire turn their heads tot he right when they hear the sound of flapping.
"I'm right here your highness."
"That's a relief, I'd hate to bring Clover bad news."
Destiny looks at the ruins of the factory. "Do you think we won?"
Suddenly a magical spear pierces Writing Glories chest causing the princess to fall tot he ground weakly.
"Oh no you foals, the true battle is only just beginning!!!"
Shadow emerges from the ruins of the Rainbow factory with the left side of his helmet scratched and broken revealing a large glowing red eye his mouth gritting his teeth, his coat is hidden beneath a layer of black silk used to make wearing the armor more comfortable. The armor starts regrowing around that portion of Shadows face revealing the armor may not be just ordinary armor. Shadows cape is also a wreck, revealing two wings folded up to the dark unicorns sides, Writing Glory is shocked to discover that Shadow is an Alicorn.
In Canterlot the search for the traitor has become heated, trust has become an issue withe everypony believing one another is the culprit, Clover and Mira continue to play together as the search continue within the castle, the crystal traitor escapes into the kitchen where he poses as a chef. Wonder enters the kitchens to check on the food causing the traitor to get nervouse.
"Hello Chef, I'm here to check on the food."
"Oh hello your highness, the food will... uh... be ready in a moment."
The false chef takes steps backwards, turns and runs into the hall way with Wonder following close by, the traitor throws off his disguise revealing himself, his body sparkled brightly, he had an electricity yellow coat, red eyes, dragon spine looking mane that was dark blue, same with his tail. he dashes around a corner with Wonder in hot pursuit. In Cloudsdale the surviving crystal soldiers get into charge formation with Shadow in front of them. The Wonderbolts and Canterlot pegasi get into a defensive position with Skyfire, Destiny Charge and Writing Glory behind them. Shadows armor finishes repairing itself, his horn glows brightly, the Wonderbolts and pegasi are wary but are unprepared for what is about to happen. After a moment all the pegasi standing between Shadow and the three leaders lives flash before their eyes as a powerful chaotically destructive beam cuts through the Canterlot armies killing half of them. Destiny pulls the energy spear out of Writing Glory and discovers that the princess has already healed though there is blood staining her coat.
"Commander Destiny, Princess Writing Glory, we must go now!"
Writing Glory regains her strength, stands up, and takes flight with Commander Skyfire, Destiny Charge however stays to help the Wonderbolts drive the crystal armies back. Bat ponies join the battle for the side of Canterlot, the bat pegasi swarm Shadows army the Wonder bolts help too, Shadow kills any who dare to strike him with his crimson death beams, a bat pegasi grabs a hold of shadows horn only for the bats head to be blasted off by a blast. Shadow tosses the corpse off and looks in the direction of Writing Glory who is retreating with Destiny and Skyfire. Shadow neighs and uses a teleport spell to get to them faster.
As that is going on Blinding Flash and the crystal traitor are locked in a battle within the throne room, magic against wings. Wonder uses his Wonderbolt maneuvers to dodge and land attacks. while the traitor uses shields and beams to fight Wonder. On Cloudsdale, Shadow had broken Destinies leg and knocked Skyfire unconscious while he and Writing Glory fight, Shadow being unable to fly yet uses his dark magic to battle Writing Glory, the princess uses her magic to fight Shadow though she mostly repels Shadows onslaught of attacks, Writing Glory manages to land some blows to her aggressor chipping off pieces of Shadows armor. Writing Glory tries flying only to be stop and grounded by Shadows, he gets on top of the fausticorn and tries to crush her skull only to be blasted away by Writing Glory, she quickly gets up and takes flight, The princess looks at her mended wing and smiles widely.
Wonder Bolt and the crystal ponies battle escalates into the war room, guards attempt to help Wonder subdue the enemy but they are incapacitated and Wonder is kicked away as the pony tries escaping. Writing Glory gets back to her friends quickly, hoping shadow is not nearby. Writing Glory runs over to Skyfire and checks if she's alive and finds that she is only unconscious. Writing glory breaths a sigh of relief then goes over to Destiny Charge whom is writhing in pain.
"My leg is broken."
"I can see, don't worry I'll get something for it."
Destiny Charge looks over Writing Glory. "Princess look out!"
Writing Glory looks up to see Shadow throw a dagger at Writing Glory, the princess tries to make a shield to protect herself and destiny but she had used up too much magicka and is unable to cast any spell, Commander Skyfire gets up and jumps in front of the dagger falling to the ground upon being struck. Writing Glory is horrified at the murder, she glares angrily at Shadow and fires a powerful beam at him causing him to run. Writing Glory picks up Destiny and Skyfire and takes flight, using her royal Canterlot voice, Writing Glory tell all the Wonderbolts and canterlot armies that they are retreating back to Canterlot. Shadows teleports out of Cloudsdale and onto a cliff nearby.
"Hyperions, destroy Cloudsdale"
As the canterlot armies, Writing Glory, Destiny, and Skyfire, lave Cloudsdale, beams of light begin to fire upon Cloudsdale, the explosion cause everypony to look back and see Cloudsdale fall apart dissipate and cease to exist in an atomic explosion that leaves a giant mushroom cloud in it's wake. Writing Glory is deeply affected by what just happened and turns around and heads home with the others.
In Canterlot the spy, decides to hide in the royal bedchambers, Wonder is nearby searching the rooms for the crystal pony one at a time, in the room, Clover turns to see the crystal pony approaching her and Mira with a weapon, Mira hides behind Clover afraid. Wonder hears Mira scream and the sound of a metal pipe striking flash.
"Mira!! "
Wonder charges into the royal bedroom to see Clover unconscious on the floor, Miras tiara on the floor beside Clover and one of the windows opened, some guards help clover up while Wonder walks over tot he window in a state of shock.
"Oh no...."
Writing Glory and the army arrive back in Canterlot, Guards help Destiny to the hospital and Writing Glory helps Skyfire, weak and losing blood Skyfire collapses.
"C'mon we have to get you inside. Guard get the nurses!"
"Yes princess." The guard goes to find the nurse.
Writing Glory applies pressure to the bleeding wound.
"Hang in there commander."
"No... no it's too late for me.... my time has come Writing Glory..." Skyfire takes deep breaths and sheds tears.
"No I will not let this happen to you, I order you not to die! Nurse help!!"
Skyfire coughs blood. "I-I have a daughter..."
Writing Glory looks back at Skyfire surprised.
"T-they took her... Shadow Strike took my little Clara... p-promise me... you'll get her back for me..." Skyfire starts to cry and cough more blood.
"Promise me... Queen Writing Glory... you will get her back.... for me...." Skyfire loses her ability to see, she slowly rests her head on the ground and coughs once more.
Writing Glory sheds tears closing her mouth, staring down at the fallen Pegasus.
"I promise commander... i'll get her back for you. you can count on it."
Skyfire smiles at the princesses promise. She then slowly closes her eyes and passes away peacefully. Writing Glory lowers her head in sadness. The fausticorn picks up Skyfires body and puts it on the stretcher that came out to help Skyfire. the princess boards a chariot to the castle, she steps off the chariot to see Wonder and clover standing on the steps on the castle their heads lowered in shame.
"Wonder darling? Clover the Clever? Whats the matter?"
They both look up at the fausticorn ashamed.
"Where's Mira?"
The two defeated ponies close their eyes and look down shaking their heads.
"She... was taken by a Crystal pony. Back to The Crystal Empire..."
Wonder gives Writing Glory a letter which she reads she then drops the letter and grits her teeth her upset expression becoming that of anger. Writing Glory then screams in rage as loud as her lungs will allow. At The Crystal Empire. Mira is thrown into a cell with Clara, Skyfires daughter, Shadow enters the dungeon ad looks at the fillies who cower in the corner.
"have no fear little ones, no real harm will come to you so long as you behave and do as you are told."
Shadow chuckles and turns to a guard.
"Make sure they stay in their cell, and if any harm comes to them or you will not see your children again."
Shadow turns around and leaves going up into his throne room where his advisers are waiting.
"Sire they've found the amulet."
"Where was it?"
Shadow sits on his throne over looking his minions.
"It was found in the Everfree forest, within a temple ruin dedicated to the fausticorn herself."
"Excellent, may I see it?"
The adviser bows and stomps his hoof once and a slave enters the room with the amulet on a pillow.
"At last, The Alicorn Amulet is mine."
Shadow picks up the amulet with his magic and puts it into the chest plate where it perfectly fits, the Amulet then fills the armored Unicorn with power beyond comprehension, Shadow laughs. At Canterlot everypony is gathered in the city courtyard to decide on the princesses future.
"I have enjoyed being your Princess these past few thousand years, but now I feel as though I cannot do enough as your princess, i feel i can do more as your queen. But i cannot become a queen without everyponies approval. Will you have me as your queen?"
The Canterlot citizens take a moment to think, Clover, Wander, Star Swirl the bearded, and Zecora step forward and say yes, other ponies begin saying yes and soon everypony in canterlot give the princess their blessing to become queen. Writing Glory looks at her subjects and smiles, feeling that she can now protect them properly. Writing Glory looks skyward and the sounds of roaring and giant wings flapping will the air, the Dragons have come.
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Author's Note
This chapter is not my best one, nor is it my favorite. It feels rushed and just silly looking when i read it, I'm not quite happy with this chapter but I got nothing else to add to it, if there are any mistakes let me know.
Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 14: Farewell my friend.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 14
Farewell my friend
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"You have caused this nation too much pain Shadow, I will personally see you encased in the very crystals that make your fortress, I am Queen Writing Glory, you true ruler, your enemy, your EXECUTIONER!!!!"
Writing Glory neighs loudly challenging The Crystal Empire head on, on that large patch of land between Canterlot and The Crystal Empire called, Green Glow Valley. This causes the entire army of Canterlot to neigh and the entirety of Canterlot itself to stomp their hooves in agreement everypony seemingly challenging The Crystal Empire to a final battle that will decide the fate of Equestria. Wonder assists in creating his own Wonderbolt suit, Clover plans on leading the troops in her daughters stead as Destinies broken legs make her unsuitable for battle.
"I will decimate your army just as you decimated mine, I will rain vengeance on The Crystal Empire, a hell fire will purge you and your perverted creations from this world, it has been written shadow, Canterlot will rid you from Equestria, I have spoken!!!"
Shadow receives word of the queens challenge and growls.
"Muster a small force of twelve thousand of our strongest warriors, activate the Hyperion Soldiers and the Shadowbolts, I will meet her challenge, and on Green Glow Fields, smite her and place her head on a pike within my palace. She will regret challenging me!!!"
Shadows eyes glow brighter through the helmet of his armor. Crystal ponies are made ready for battle, the Hyperions are charged, Shadows sword is sharpened. Shadow and Writing Glory decide to go to war within 17 days. Mira and Clara decide to Escape the Empire and somehow get back to Canterlot.
"But how are we gonna do it? we're only fillies."
"I have magic, see those keys."
Mira Silverblood points Clara Skyblaze in the direction of a set of keys resting on the table. Clara nods looking back at Mira.
"I'll grab those then we'll escape."
"Okay."
Mira smiles and focuses on the keys, she assumes a stance and lowers her head, her horn glows a silver color, the silver aura glows brightly around the keys, Mira opens her eyes and smiles smugly, levitating the keys swiftly over to the cell door and unlocking it.
"See? done and done."
"Alright, so now where are we going?"
Mira walks out of the cell. "Home"
Clover the Clever is fitted into Destinies armor, she fits Destinies armor flawlessly.
"Like mother like daughter" Clover, Star Swirl, and the armorer turn their heads to see the queen enter the room.
"I'm surprised it even fits, just as I am surprised you still fit in doorways your majesty, you've grown larger then any Clydesdale."
"So I'v realize, but it appears I have stopped growing."
Clover chuckles. "indeed."
"Alright Adviser, the armor is a perfect fit." The armorer removes the armor allowing Clover to move.
"Thank you Perfect Fit" Clover pays the armorer 15 bits.
"The doctors say that Destiny Charge will be ready to walk again within 18 days due to her increased healing factor all alicorns poses."
Clover smiles. "I am relived."
"Your majesty, Clover, if either of you need me, I shall be in my Chambers should you need me."
"Very well, Star Swirl the Bearded, rest easy."
Star Swirl the Bearded bows and leaves the room as Writing Glory and Clover take a walk through the castle and into the garden where Clover starts tearing up.
"Clover? whats the matter?"
"It's my fault... I let that crystal pony take Mira I couldn't stop him and I know I could have but I was too weak to stop him or protect Mira... it's all my fault..." Clover sobs for a moment before breaking down in tears over her failure.
Writing Glory wraps her left wing around clover as though it were a comforting hug.
"It's alright Clover, I don't blame you for what has happened, nor do I blame Wonder, these things were written within the book of time, it cannot be rewritten only altered in the future, we will save Mira and Clara, destroy The Crystal Empire and Shadow Strike, and Equestria will have peace again."
"You're the greatest friend anypony could ever have Writing Glory, and I'm grateful for it. I'm glad we met four thousand years ago."
Writing Glory smiles. "As am I Clover the Clever, as am I."
Mira and Clara wander around the dungeon of The Crystal Empire trying to find a way out of this horrid place, they had been walking for three hours since their escape, nopony had noticed that they had vanished yet, Clara and Mira find a way into the sewers.
"Do we have to go down there Mira?"
Mira looks at the water awkwardly thinking its gross. "I hate to say it but... yes..."
"Oh my wings'll get smelly."
Mira jumps into the sewers just as Crystal ponies sound the alarm for the escaped fillies. Clara looks back then looks at the sewer where Mira was waiting, she jumps into the sewer and she and Mira run for it. They run int a part of the sewers where water doesn't flow, there is a grate in the wall that over looks Shadows army. Mira and Clara are shocked to see the size of this army which is greater then the army of 5000 Canterlot has.
"We have to tell Aunt Writing Glory, only she has the power to stop The Crystal Empire."
A Hyperion hears the fillies voices and looks up at the Grate the voices are coming from. It turns it's body to face the wall and positions it's devastation cannon in the direction of the wall and fires a minimal blast that destroys the wall and reveals the hiding fillies who run for their lives. Shadow spots them and growls.
"Catch them, I want them unharmed and alive!!"
"Come on Clara run!"
Clara flaps her wings, picks up Mira and flies as high and as fast as she can, it is unnatural for a filly of Claras age to fly yet the red and blue fill is able to do it like she knew what she was doing without training. Shadowbolts pursue the fillies, they are much faster then Clara but she can avoid capture quicker, Mira generates a shield bringing the Shadowbolts to a stop. as Mira and Clara get away or so they think. Shadow uses an even powerful spell to stop the fillies in their tracks.
"And where do you think, you're going?"
In Canterlot Wonder has been preparing a nursery which the castle didn't have at this point and has been keeping this a secret from Writing Glory.
"thank you everypony."
The workers bow and are paid the 500 hundred bits promised. Wonder knows that right now isn't the best time what with Mira being kidnapped, the queen losing a friend, failing to save Cloudsdale, and the upcoming battle, But Wonder feels like they should at least be prepared should the queen become pregnant. Wonder leaves the newly made nursery and goes to find Writing Glory. The queen was in the garden speaking to a dragon.
"Will you fight with us?"
"We would be honored to fight alongside the Canterlot armies, alicorn. You need our help just as much as we need yours."
"Thank you, and I promise to make you a home as soon as the war has ended, you have my word."
Writing Glory bows to the dragons and they bow back. Writing Glory then goes to her Monastery to study, on her way up the stairs she stops for a moment and sees an apparition of Chrysalis walking just ahead of her, Writing Glory becomes over joyed thinking it is Chrysalis but knows she must be wary.
"Chrysalis?? Is that you?? It's me mommy."
Chrysalis turns around and looks at Writing Glory, she appeared to have been crying for some time now, she lowers her head and starts growing into her adult self.
"You promised..."
Writing Glory takes a step back as the adult changeling looks at the queen, her eyes full of hate, anger, and vengeance.
"You promised we'd be together mother yet you banished me!!"
Chrysalis vanishes upon the wind blowing, revealing it to be an apparition, Writing Glory is terribly shaken, she treads lightly up the stairs toward the monastery, then she hears another voice.
"Tragedy is apart of your life Writing Glory. "
Those words ring through the creators mind causing her to tear up as that voice belonged to Skyfire, Writing Glory pushes her Monastery doors open and enters it, locking the door afterwards and bursting into tears.
"I'm sorry Chrysalis... I'm so sorry..." the fausticorn sits on the floor in front of the door way and sobs, covering her face in her hooves and wishing that she herself was already dead.
Clover goes down to the hospital to check on Destiny. Destiny is getting around on a wheel chair when Clover arrives, Clover see's her daughter waiting and smiles and walks in.
"How are you feeling sweetie?"
Destiny smiles at her mother. "I'm feeling great thanks to Zecoras healing medicine."
Zecora yells from the reception desk toward Clover and Destiny.
"Tis also a herbal tea, if you'd like more, come and see me when your time is free!!"
"Will do Zecora!" Clover rolls her eyes and sighs.
Destiny is looking down when Clover looks back at her, Clover shows worry to this.
"Is everything alright honey?"
"No... no i'm not!" Destiny looks up at Clover with tears running down her face.
"Then whats the matter Destiny, you can tell me anything you know that."
"Dawning Sword told me that you are going to be leading the army into a final battle on Green Glow Valley against an army greatly superior to ours."
"I'll be fine if that what your worried about."
"No you won't be!!! Mother please don't go.... I don't want to lose you... please stay in Canterlot don't take my place, let somepony else do it anypony but you!!"
"But I have to, I have already arranged it with the admiral. I am to command the armies and lead them to victory."
"No you don't mother, you can still back out of this... is serving your nation more important then your own daughter..?"
Clover starts thinking.
"Please don't go..."
Clover looks at her daughter in the eye. "I must do my duty for queen and country, I'm sorry Destiny... please... forgive me..."
Clover stands up and proceeds to exit the hospital ignoring her daughters pleas not to go, in no time Clover the Clever was beyond Destiny Charges field of vision causing the alicorn to weep. Clover returns to her chambers, kneels down at the bedside and pulls out a box containing portraits of her friends, the founders of Equestria. She takes a totem like tile and places it on a wooden base that had rectangular holes in it for 6 tiles, the tile stood upright like a totem, it had a picture of Chancellor Puddinghead and her name written below in the Equestrian language spoken back when he was alive, Clover then pulls out the other tiles with her magic and places them in the spots they fit into, Commander Hurricane, Private Pansy, Smart Cookie, Princess Platinum. Clover then puts her own totem up there and lights incensed candles. she sits down, closes her eyes and meditates.
Writing Glory pulls herself together and stands up and slowly walks over to the magic focus-er and looks into it. The queen hums a tune for a moment then sighs, she looks around at the books she has written and slowly the fausticorn begins to feel unbearable sadness.
"Why do I feel this way..."
At dinner, Wonder and Writing Glory ate very little as it just wasn't the same without Mira, Wonder opted to skip out on dinner as did the queen. Clover the Clever sat in the moonlight in the Canterlot gardens, staring up at the moon and thinks.
"Tomorrow you move out, to The Crystal Empire."
Clover nods. "Hmm"
Writing Glory walks up beside Clover and looks down at her.
"Writing Glory.... have you ever... felt so afraid before? ..... if I die in battle.... what will Destiny do.... I'm all she has left."
The fausticorn looks a little sad. "Don't say such things... I'm sick of all the death that The Crystal Empire and I have caused, I just want an end to it... so that Equestria can have peace again, no more war no more evil...."
Clover smiles. "Your dreams give you strength. Wonder said he was coming with me."
Writing Glory smiles and chuckles. "No he won't be..." The fausticorns smile drops and her expression becomes one of deep pained sadness. "Promise me you will come back, for Destinies sake. okay?"
Writing Glory turns around and looks at Clover for a moment then makes her way to the bedroom where Wonder is reading a book. Clover watches Writing Glory leave and looks down sadly, knowing what is going to happen. In the royal bed chambers Writing Glory climbs into bed and cuddles up to Wonder Bolt.
"Are you alright Writing?"
Writing Glory shakes her head sniffling.
"Then whats the matter?"
The queen looks into Wonders eyes and looks back down. "I'm so worried about Mira... Shadow is a heartless monster who knows what he could be doing to Clara and Mira.... and that's not all that's got me worked up... I-I saw Chrysalis again today... but she wasn't real..."
Writing Glory cries and continues to tell Wonder everything, and about her concern of Clovers life.
"Tragedy is apart of your life Writing Glory. "
Those words ring through the mind of the fausticorn driving her almost insane and bringing her to tears, Wonder wraps his wings around his wife comfortingly the queen buries her face in Wonders chest crying her eyes out as she believes more and more that the deaths of all her friends and the suffering of loved ones is because of her. Wonder begins telling Writing Glory that an alicorn as beautiful, caring and loving as she is, couldn't be the monster she describes herself to be, Wonder continue to cheer up the weeping fausticorn making her laugh and smile, blush and feel different, she felt feelings that she had never grasped before she felt happier and unafraid, safe and protected. She looked into Wonder Bolts eyes, he looked into hers, they lean their heads toward one another, their lips meet, and they kiss softly. That night Wonder and Writing Glory became closer then they had ever been before, The closeness they shared that night will change both of their lives forever.
Clover the Clever visits her husbands grave that night and sits in front of it, she smiles slightly despite her sad expression. She places two flowers in the vase that rests on top of where the urn and ashes were buried, a Lavender, and a Violet. She then lights a candle in his memory and takes a deep breath.
"The future is full of surprises isn't it? I miss you so much Flash Flood, you and Destiny are my whole world... Destiny is probably right maybe I should back out and continue being the queens adviser.... but then it'll be like I'm letting everypony down, and that isn't fair... Writing Glory doesn't want me to go either..."
Clover takes a deep breath. "The soldiers are counting me to lead them, just as they count on Destiny to lead them, I can't let them down, even if I do risk never seeing Destiny again... oh Flash.... please help me..."
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The day arrives, Destinies armor is placed on Clover the Clever, front greaves, back greaves, horseshoes built for war, a helmet with a symbol of The Element of Friendship in the center, the helmet had white Pegasus wings on the sides of it, as do the boots, the armor is a light colored shiny Megaman blue color, Clover stares down at the floor with so much running through her mind, all her thoughts are of her daughter. After being outfitted Clover slowly walks parades through the streets of Canterlot with her troops following behind. Citizens, family, friends, foals, wives, siblings, parents, everypony lines the streets of canterlot giving roses to their loved ones as they pass, Clover faces forward her eyes focused on the journey to Galloping Grass Fields, yet her mind wanders, she sees a large wheat field, Flash Flood, a filly Destiny, and herself on a hill beneath an apple tree having a picnic, just one of the happiest memories of Clovers life. Destiny Charge is on the left side of the street, as Clover and the troops are about to exit Canterlot, Clover looks to her left to see Destiny Charge watching them as they prepare to leave. Clover stops for a moment to look at her daughters face one last time before leaving, Destiny already in tears turns her head away from her mother causing Clover to shed tears, she lowers her head and passes under the arch and steps onto the road that'll take the army to their possible end. As the last soldier exits the city Writing Glory stands in the middle of the road, watching as her friend and army of 5000 disappear behind the slowly the slowly being raised drawbridge. Clover the Clever stops for a moment when the drawbridge finishes being raised, she then continues onward to fight for Canterlot, and for Equestria.
Writing Glory lowers her head in sadness, raising it only to see Destiny Charge crying her eyes out, both alicorns aware of what is to happen. the fausticorn approaches Destiny whom looks up at Writing Glory still in tears, Writing Glory puts a wing around the blue alicorn, and nuzzles her gently and comfortingly, everypony in Canterlot returns to their homes and Writing Glory brings Destiny to the castle. Destiny looks down, wishing her hardest that her mother comes back unharmed. Writing Glory, seemingly finds herself unable to focus causing Wonder great concern for her. The maids have also noticed the odd way the queen has been acting, as well as Destiny Charge. Dawning Sword had left with the army furthering Destinies depression.
As the Canterlot army marches for along the Neighagra river, Shadow and his army have already arrived at Green glow Valley, ready to prove The Crystal Empires unstoppable power. Shadow examines the Alicorn Amulet closely, the dark energies possessing the Amulet are visible on the metal, like an amber coating that doesn't dry. The amulet is unnaturally cold to bare flesh, leaving frost bitten marks on the place it touches, Shadows helmet suddenly lets off a puff of air from all over it then slowly retracts into seven bent bar like pieces on the top, and into five pieces underneath his head. he inspects the Amulet with his own eyes, the darkness of the tent conceals Shadows color and look, all that can be seen is his glowing red eyes, no other color paints his optics only glowing red energy that one would usually see on Luna when her eyes glow all white. the helmets parts are resting just above and below shadows head like the face plate of Iron Man, only in separate pieces and in an almost flower shape. Shadow takes a deep breath, the breaths sound like that of a young colt, Shadow places the alicorn amulet back into his chest plate, and closes the helmet which closes around his head and face, a puff of steam or carbon dioxide is expelled through two vent like features around the mouth area the helmets eyes start flowing red again. The dark alicorn stand exits the war tent.
"General."
The General approaches Shadow.
"Yes Lord Shadow."
"The Canterlot armies will be trying to get into Galloping Grass Fields via the Neighagra River, I want a small force of 5000 and only one Hyperion sent to the river side area to decimate a quarter of them so that they may be too weak to attack."
The general bows. "It will be done my lord."
Shadow turns around. "Excellent, do not fail me. The consequences for failure will be beyond your comprehension."
Shadow reenters his tent as the General begins to muster up some of the best soldiers there is, and a Hyperion, They are then sent to follow the Neighagra River to weaken the Canterlot army. Clover and the army continue following the river into nightfall where the beautiful valley starts to light up brightly it was as though it was a city or a thousand candles lit in a dark room. The grass glowed a bright yellowy color but was still so green. Neighagra Falls lay just ahead of them. Clover stops walking and takes a deep breath."
"Everypony halt, We'll make camp here tonight."
The soldiers begin setting up tents and put up a fire, Shadows army is being delayed by the slow moving Hyperion tank soldier, Clover knows the Armies are coming but is unable to do anything at this time except hide in a concealed spot along the river bank. In Canterlot Writing Glory runs into the bathroom and vomits in the toilet bowl twice, the maids fetch a towel for the queen and opt to take her temperature but when they do, they find Writing Glories temperature is fine which is odd for a pony that has just vomited. Writing Glory takes deep breaths and looks at the maids.
"I'm okay, I'm okay. Thank you." The queen takes a moment to breath then drinks some water to get the taste out of her mouth.
The queen then walks out of the bathroom slowly and sits down in the royal living room. to relax. Wonder enters the room with a note from a Wonderbolt scout.
"Um Honey, you may want to read this"
Writing Glory looks in Wonder direction. "What is it?"
"It says: "5000 Crystal soldiers and one Hyperion making way to Canterlot army encampment. Risk level high, reinforcements needed." That's all there is to it."
Writing Glory thinks to herself, what should she do, leave the castle and join the battle, or let everypony die and have Shadow win. The queen, fed up with the loss of life, and fed up with the constant fighting donned her golden armor and took flight, followed by a group of Wonderbolts onward to Neighagra Falls to stop the slaughter Shadow intends to bring onto Clover and the army she commands. At dawn the following day Clover and her army were preparing to move out when arrows appeared out of no where and struck a soldier down, wounding him. Clover turned her head in the direction of the shot to see an army of 500 crystal ponies in a charging position, shocking clover and causing her to freeze, the canterlot army gets into the some position, a soldier asks Clover what they should do, however Clover is unable to give a command as waves of fear overcome her, even more so when the Hyperion tank Soldier stepped forward ready to fire it's beam attack.
Before the Hyperion can fire its blast a purple beam of energy penetrates the grounds, They Hyperion looks upward into the sky as does everypony to see Writing Glory flying downward toward them, She stared down at the crystal armies with disgust, The Hyperion charges its cannon and fires it at the queen, the attack is a direct hit on Writing Glory but instead of injuring her or killing her, the beam scatters upon hitting her as though there was a shield in front of her, as the blast hit the fausticorn kept her eyes shut, reopening them when the Hyperions attack ended. The Hyperion bellows and charges toward the fausticorn and she in turn charges back deflecting another blast from the Hyperion then firing her own beam of energy from her horn into the cannon causing it to explode destroy the crystal army of 5000 making it only 2000 troops. The Crystal Ponies retreat. Writing Glory turns her head and looks at Clover who is smiling and shedding tears.
The survivors of Writing Glories attack run back to the Crystal Empires camp only to be slaughtered coldly by Shadow, the ground where the crystal ponies were running was now a large 12 meter deep crater. The other soldiers and Hyperions look at Shadow in fear. Shadow looks at his armies angered.
"I will not tolerate failure, failing me will deem you useless, uselessness will result in execution." Shadow neighs demonically and returns to his tent.
Writing Glory and Clover talked as the army packed their tents up, Writing Glory revealed something to Clover caused the lavender alicorn to squeal in happiness for the queen. Writing Glory smiles and blushes but soon covers her mouth with her hoof and lowers her head vomiting again and panting.
"Does anypony have apple fritters??" Writing Glory looks around
"I do." Clover gives all of her fritters to the princess which she eats ravenously to the horror of Clover and the army.
Dawning Sword walks up beside Clover. "Is the queen okay?"
"Yes soldier, she's fine."
Afterwards Clover, Writing Glory, and the rest of the army decided to continue onward toward the battle field. Along the way Clover spoke rarely, only when they stopped for water did she speak, however Writing Glory wanted to discuss something more personal with Clover involving her daughter, Destiny.
"Clover, may we speak privetly?"
Clover nods and is led away from the soldiers who bath and drink and stuff as they set up another camp.
"Is something wrong your majesty? Do you wan't to know some stuff about..."
Writing Glory cuts her off . "Not that, it's about Destiny Charge."
Clover looks down. "Oh... how is she?"
"She doing fine, her casts are to come off tomorrow, after that whether she comes searching for you to bring you back, or to fight alongside you, is her decision."
"I know but I hope she stays back in Canterlot...." Clover turns away from the princess for a moment tearing up and wiping her tears away with her wings.
"What happened Clover, what happened that would make you want to risk your coat for Equestria?"
Clover looks down and sighs. "I had a falling out with Destiny... She said that I can't lead an army and that I was a coward."
"Clover, you shouldn't pay those words any heed."
Clover sighs and sniffles. "I tried to make things better with her before I left... she begged me not to go..."
Writing Glory walks over to Clover the Clever. "Then you should have listened, is serving your queen really more important then your own daughter?"
Clover looks at Writing Glory feeling terrible, Clover looks back down thinking through her tears then looks back up at the queen whom is awaiting Clover to speak.
"M-may I... return to canterlot then your majesty? so I can be with my daughter?"
Writing Glory nods bringing a smile to both her and Clover.Clover begins to walk the way she and her army came, back to Canterlot until a crimson force field appears stopping Clover. An apparition of Shadow appears, the apparition is gigantic, shadowy, made of magic but containing Shadows essence.
"Nopony is going anywhere until this battle is fought."
"Let her go Shadow, she is not apart of this fight."
Shadows shadow leans forward looking the princess in the eye.
"She was apart of this battle the moment she left Canterlot, either she leaves here dead, or she leaves destroyed."
Shadow laughs as Writing Glory angrily glares at the shade. Later the group continues moving onward to the battle field, Writing Glory walks alongside Clover offering her comfort.
"I'm sorry Clover, I couldn't bail you out..."
Clover looks down then puts on a serious face.
"Don't worry about it...."
The army makes it over a hill to see the Crystal army, their halberds pointed in the direction of the Canterlot army, Clover looks down at the Crystal armies causing her fear to act up again. Clover looks at Writing Glory hoping to seek guidance but the queen was standing among the troops awaiting Clovers orders, Clover realizes quickly what the princess is doing and nods and furrows her eye brows and becoming serious.
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Clover the Clever begins to run back and forth along the army booting up moral, The crystal armies await the first charge so they may charge in turn, as Clover speaks, Shadow prepares his power, his armor, his amulet, only to be stopped by Clovers moral speech. After a moment Clover and the Canterlot Army charges forward toward the Crystal army.
"Crystal Empire, charge!!" the crystal general leads the charge from the crystal empires side.
Clover and Writing Glory run the fastest, heads lowered and horns sharpened their wings spread, a bright light blinds the Crystal armies as the canterlot armies run down the hill weapons at the ready. Writing Glory, and Clover the Clever neigh loudly as they plow into the army rearing up on their hind legs and bringing them back down causing shock waves. Dawning Sword charges into the fray and begins fighting valiantly for his nation, the crystal General is killed by a group of Wonderbolts who are then brought into a dog fight with the Shadowbolts. The fausticorn is surrounded by a group of Crystal soldiers, she quickly dispatches them by screaming and mixing her scream with her "Royal Canterlot Voice" making the soldiers eardrums burst and making the soldiers collapse in pain. Shadow watches from a cliff nearby, he watches each one of the enemies army kill his soldiers angering the dark alicorn. Shadow spreads his wings for the first time and takes flight into the battle field, using his malevolent magic to kill dozens of Canterlot Soldiers.
Back in Canterlot, Wonder was pacing around the throne room worried to death about Writing Glory and Clover the Clever. A maid runs in and tells Wonder that Destiny Charge was looking for him, Wonder goes to the palace entrance to greet Destiny whom was herself, worried about Clover and the queen.
"Blinding Flash!" Destiny runs up some stairs toward Wonder Bolt, her legs healed.
"Hello Destiny it's good to see you're walking again, how...."
"Listen, I need to know where my mother is, you being one of two monarchs in Equestria know where my mother is, now please tell me."
"I'm sorry Destiny but i cannot divulge any information to you, You know that they are in Grass Glow Valley, but i'm not going to tell you their..... position..."
Destiny Charge stares deep into Blinding Flashes eyes, Destinies clear blue eyes sparkle and gives Wonder the feeling she's probing his mind for the information. The beauty of the alicorn generals eyes turn Wonders legs to jelly as he falls victim to her angelic gaze. She gets closer to the king, using her charm and seductive methods to get what she wants, it was low even for somepony with a high standing such as Destiny. eventually Wonder gives into her demands and tells her what the Canterlot armies position is.
"okay okay!" he sighs. " Coordinates, 8 9 7.6235."
"Are you certain?"
"If it helps, they are 8 miles south of The Crystal Empire along the Neighagra river."
Destiny smile. "that helps thank you."
Mira runs to the balcony and jumps, taking flight and flying to Green Glow Valley as fast as her wings can take her. The battle in the meantime was becoming worse, Shadow had been helping his army from a distance, Writing Glory breaks the horn of a crystal Unicorn soldier and grounds crystal pegasi. Shadow watches her, charges his horn then fires red beams of energy at her, the queen sees this and puts up a shield, the armored alicorn flies around setting the ground ablaze while Writing Glory makes it rain to counter shadows attack. Clover the Clever utilizes her quick thinking to avoid attacks, choosing not to fight which was against her code, all Clover did was knock out soldiers. Shadow noted her weakness and flew down to challenge Clover the Clever. Clover looks behind her then turns all the way around to face Shadow whom had just landed, Clover backs away terrified as to hat may follow.
"S-Shadow..."
"Time to die half-breed." Shadow's front left hoof turns into a sword blade.
Shadow lunges at Clover with every intention to kill the pacifist and break the queen. Clover moves back, jumps out of the way, Shadow continues his assaults until Clover hits him with a wave of energy sending him backwards, Shadow sinks into the ground while stopping him from being pushed back, be breaks free of the soil and flies at Clover again only to be rammed into by writing Glory who continues Clovers fight with. Shadow tries to land a few good hits but Writing Glory seems to be on guard more then usual, they land, Writing Glory bashes Shadow in the side of the helmet with her hoof only to be stopped and stuck by Shadow who gets a good look at her leg.
"A wedding Bracelet? Congratulations alicorn."
"Save it scum" The fausticorn uses her magic to break Shadows leg.
Shadow groans in pain and takes 2 steps back, he looks at his broken right leg then looks back up at the alicorn queen, he laughs and twists the legs rather quickly, fixing it and making it useful again. Shadow looks at Writing Glory as though he had a smile on his face though it isn't see able. Shadow charges at the princess prepared to tab her in the stomach.
"NO!! "
Writing Glory dodges then violently stomps shadow into the ground and tries breaking his horn, Shadow stops her and shoots a crimson beam into Writing Glories eyes temporarily blinding her. Shadow flies upward laughing.
"How foolish of you!! You are pregnant." Shadow laughs loudly as the queen glares at the evil alicorn.
"You are risking your "precious cargo " by being in this battle Writing Glory. I will enjoy killing you AND SENDING YOU AND THAT FETUS INTO OBLIVION!!!!!!!"
Shadows body is enveloped into a red aura by The Alicorn Amulet. his wings get longer, his helmet splits in half down the middle becoming a set of jaws with needle like razor sharp. Shadow no longer resembled an alicorn he looked more like a demon. Shadow howls bestially and attacks Writing Glory with impressive speed, it became harder to fight the malevolent creature. Shadows attacks consisted of clawing with his new talons, his aim was Writing Glories womb. The queen would not allow the vile thing to touch her so she impaled shadow with her horn but this only allowed him to get close enough to strike her. Shadow however is not given that pleasure as he grabbed by a passing Clover and cast down onto the valley bellow.
"You okay your majesty?"
"I'm okay..." Writing Glory takes deep breath. "I'm okay..."
Clover goes back down to face Shadow, stopping him from getting up and using her hooves to damage Shadows armor. Clover continue to attack shadow until a beam of light stops the lavender alicorn and causes her to land on the grass around the crater. Shadow rises from it, looks down at Clover whom is trying to get up, and electrocutes her. Clover screams in agony as the dark Alicorn continues to force electricity into the weakening alicorn. Writing Glory then lands beside shadow and kicks him with her hind legs stumbling the monster, but this only results in Shadow using his new teeth to bite down on the fausticorns neck, bringing a neigh of pain from her. Shadow forces the fausticorn down onto her front legs crushing her neck bones. Writing Glory is unable to break free of Shadows deathly grip.
"You will die before you ever see your beloved foal!" Shadow laughs.
Just before he can deliver the final crunch Clover the Clever stabs Shadow releasing writing Glory from his grip, the queens wounds heal fast leaving no scar. Clover continues stabbing Shadow with her horn until shadow kicks Clover on the lower jaw then thrusts his horn into her chest, finally he fires a crimson beam through her body shocking writing Glory. Shadow pulls his horn out and Clovers body falls to the ground almost lifelessly. Writing Glory stares in shock, Shadow charges at the queen only to be halted by the arrival of Dragons. Shadow watches as the Dragons wipe out the crystals armies, forcing them to retreat but even retreat is fatal. Shadow roars in anger and flies back to The Crystal Empire in rage, escaping the dragons and the possibility of capture.
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After the battle had subsided the sun began to set and it continued to rain. Writing Glory shakes her head and runs over to Clover.
"Clover!"
The fausticorn steps in a blood puddle, made from Clovers own wounds. ignoring it, Writing Glory get son her knees and cradles the dying alicorn. Clovers eyes had no light no reflection in them, they were cold and dead.
"W-writing Glory is that you?"
"Yes it's me..." Writing Glory gets some plants to stop the bleeding and to help Clover.
Clover tries looking around.
"W-where are you..?"
Writing Glory keeps trying to fix Clover up.
"I'm right here... can't you see me??"
Clover tears up. "No... I-I can't see.... it's so dark."
Writing Glory stops and looks at Clover still shocked, but in sadness.
"I'm... not going to make it...."
"Don't say that... you're going to be fine.."
Clover shakes her head.
"Don't lie to me... I can feel... my life slipping away.... my heart is beating slow.... I'm dying.... Writing Glory..."
The fausticorn starts to tear up. "I won't let that happen.... Medic i need help!!"
Clover starts to breath harder. Writing Glory holds her hoof.
"I'm...so scared... I don't want to do this to Destiny..." Clovers tears pour out more and more. "...I don't want to feel afraid....."
Writing Glory looks down also in tears, she raises her head again sniffling and looks up at the sky. She starts singing hoping to calm Clover down.
"Down... by the riverbed... I see a little filly, she runs to me... afraid.... what could be scaring you? what would make you cry..? Do you want... to follow me... somewhere safe and sound..."
Writing Glory starts to cry even more.
"...Some..where.... you can call....home....."
As she was singing, Clover started to see her life flash before her eyes, she see's Destinies birth, their first picnic, Destinies first day of school, graduation, enrollment into Guard school, and Destiny becoming captain of the guard.
After the fausticorn had stopped singing, Clover the Clever didn't move, or make a sound, her eyes were shut and heart beat no more. Writing Glory cried her eyes out. Destiny Charge ran over the hill to see only 120 survivors of the Canterlot army and the Dragons that came to help. But what catches Destinies eyes is the bodies of Dawning Sword and her own mother, Clover the Clever.
"No..." Destiny runs down the hill toward the queen.
She stops centimeters away from them and breaks down in tears, screaming "no" over and over again as she lets all of her pain out screaming in sadness, dampening the ground in her tears. Writing Glory looks back down at the body of Clover all of her sadness turns into anger, Writing Glory looks up at The Crystal Empire with every intent on avenging Clover and defeating Shadow. The fires of revenge burned brightly inside of the fausticorn but her anger didn't last long, her sadness returned the moment they set out to return to Canterlot, the dragons transport the bodies. upon return the kingdom is shocked, and horrified at what has happened. Writing Glory walked up the castle steps a crowed gathering, the queen turned around and faced the kingdom and cleared her throat, shedding tears.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 15: Journey to The Crystal Empire.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 15
Journey to The Crystal Empire
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Writing Glory, clad in her princess dress, the Elements of Harmony on her head, sat on a throne, watching as the ashes of Dawning Sword, and countless others, were taken to be buried, they are carried through the streets of canterlot, heartbroken and devastated wives and children, Mothers and Fathers, siblings, uncles, and kin altogether lined the streets paying their last respects to their fallen family. Destiny Charge watched the urn of the one she loved being taken into his families crypt, Destiny whispered a final goodbye to the one she loved before turning away and returning to the Canterlot palace, where the Cake family, Blinding Flash, and Writing Glory were privately cremating Clover the Clever, Destiny arrives and lights the pyre, cremating the alicorn. Destiny watches sadly for a moment, then turns away and goes to her room. Writing Glory watches her, filled with worry for the creamy blue alicorn but her worry then turns back to Mira and Clara, and defeating Shadow. The desire to reason and proposing a peace treaty was out of the question, Writing Glory levitated the Elements of Harmony in front of her, and looks at it, examine it, and decides to use it to defeat shadow for good. Hours later around about supper time, the fausticorn went into Zecoras room to talk with her.
"Good evening princess is there sometin you want?"
"I want to know more about Shadow, his armor, and The Alicorn Amulet."
Zecora looks at the queen and smiles.
"A sickly colt he was at birth, sickly still in his youth, he was abused which started a raging fire. At age 8 he stopped aging, his anger grew as did his lust for love, friendship and such. Though he never got it, The Alicorn Armor gave him the greatest power of all. But with the Alicorn Amulet, he will be unstoppable."
Writing Glory thinks about that for a moment.
"Can the Elements of Harmony stop him?"
Zecora looks up from her scroll back at Writing Glory, and nods. Writing Glory goes to dinning hall to eat over 35 sandwiches. Wonder watches as his wife ravenously devours the food laid out for them, Destiny eats very little, and shows signs of depression. The queen takes notice quickly.
"Destiny, may I speak with you in the throne room?"
Destiny nods and gets out of her chair and walks with the queen into the throne room. Writing Glory tells the guards to leave so she and Destiny may speak alone.
"You are suffering from depression aren't you?"
Destiny sighs. "I guess so..."
"You need help, staying depressed isn't good, I should know, I've been there. it was horrible. The feeling of sadness is over whelming and you'll soon wish it to stop and jump off a balcony..."
"You're referring to yourself."
Writing Glory nods
"I'm an example."
"Could... could Star Swirl the Bearded... or Zecora help me?"
Writing Glory thinks for a moment.
"Perhaps, I'll talk to them."
Destiny smiles. "Thank you."
After dinner Writing Glory goes to her bed chambers, she gently gets into bed and levitates the blankets over her, and goes to sleep. Wonder comes in soon after to see his beloved mare sound asleep, Wonder hops in beside the queen and sleeps with her till morning. In the Crystal Empire, Shadow had been regrowing his army which was now an army of two thousand. Shadow growls bestially having not retained his pony like appearance.
"Where are the Hyperions!!"
"All of them were wiped out on the battle field mi lord."
Shadow growls. "Then Make more!!!"
"Its not possible at this moment mi lord, there are no other brain dead soldiers left."
Shadow growls and breaks the neck of the steward then goes back to his bed chambers. In the dungeon Mira was defending Clara against a Timber Wolf. Mira uses a fire spell on it, setting the dog alight, it whimpers running around like a chicken.
"Told ya Timber Wolves were wimps."
Clara laughs then notices Mira trying to bend the bars of their cell with magic.
"Mira what are you doing? you know we can't get out."
Mira continues trying. "We have to try."
Mira strains a bit a keeps trying until her eyes are bloodshot, she then simply gives up. Clara sighs.
"I told you..."
Mira looks at Clara then looks upward annoyed. "Ugh!"
back in Canterlot the Canterlot army was rebuilding, Destiny reinstated herself as general and is assisting in the training of new recruits, Writing Glory has started to show inability to fight due to her pregnancy entering its second month. This is worrisome for the fausticorn as she is the only pony capable of using the Elements, having been gifted with the six aspects of friendship. Though this did not hinder her, she did the training no matter how difficult, however she didn't go to the training that required her to lay down or get down fast she still had a foal to worry about. Wonder gives the alicorn queen some apple cider and a subway sandwich as she watches the sword and hoof fighting training.
"Honey... I'm concerned."
"What about?" she takes a sip of cider and bites into her sandwich.
"Well... about... about confronting Shadow, on his turf. I was told about what happened at Green Glow Valley. I don't want our foal put in danger."
Writing Glory looks down.
"Lauren... I think it's best if you stay here."
Writing Glory looks at Wonder.
"You know that The Elements of Harmony are the only things that can stop him now, I need to be there, to free Mira and to stop Shadow. Only I can use the Elements."
"I know sweetie I know." he sighs. "But is there an alternative? Anything that could lower the risk of losing our foal..."
Writing Glory come shakes her head. "Believe me Wonder, I don't want to put our foal in harms way to stop Shadow just as much as you do but there isn't any other way."
Wonder looks down looking frustrated. Writing Glory wraps a wing around her stallion and kisses his cheek, he blushes and looks at the fausticorn whose cheeks were bright red, she was looking at Wonder cutely. Wonder nuzzles the queen, and she nuzzles back, the Wonderbolt blue pegasus see's a pair of rotating drill pieces and smirks wildly then takes off toward them and starts flying between, around, and above them, narrowly escaping being cut up. He flies back round to Writing Glory and lands, winking at her. Writing Glory is not impressed.
"Reckless... you reckless Pegasus!!"
Writing Glory stands and backs Blinding Flash into a wall causing him to cower.
"You impossible, reckless, Pegasus I've told you not to do that stuff anymore..."
"I just wanted you to call me reckless again."
Writing Glory smiles and kisses Wonders cheek then goes to the royal living room with Wonder following. She lays down on her side on the couch and relaxes while wonder asks a maid for some more cider.
"Wonder, If I have anymore cider i'm going to get fat." Writing Glory started to whine tiredly.
"Then, no cider for you." Wonder smiles smugly .
The fausticorn slowly falls asleep and starts dreaming of Equestria in the future, Writing Glory looks at herself, she is a filly again, in the middle of the Canterlot throne room, she looks toward the throne to see a white alicorn, with a sun cutiemark, standing beside Twilight Sparkle.
"Writing Glory, come to mama sweetie."
The white alicorn got down to the fausticorns height, with a welcoming smile, the filly fausticorn smiles and runs toward the sun alicorn and nuzzles her gently with the princess nuzzling back. Twilight Sparkle and her friends, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy, smiles at the filly bringing an even bigger smile to the filly Writing Glories face. throughout the dream Writing Glory laughs and plays with her adoptive dream mother and her students everything is perfect , no Shadow, no King Cocoon, no Crystal Empire, only happiness. The dream abruptly ends when the sounds of Shadows whispers penetrates the queens ears, She sits up, being mindful of her foal and looks around the room. She gets off the chair and continues to look around, she backs into a corner and a Shade of Shadow comes out from the ceiling and looks at the fausticorn grimly.
"Oh how so little time you have left to save the fillies, if you do not save them before the moon is full, their blood will stain the halls of the Crystal Palace, their heads will be my late wedding present to you alicorn."
Writing Glories anger begins the boil. "I will stop you."
"Then why haven't you?" Shadow laughs manically. "Perhaps you cannot hmm?"
Shadow laughs then disappears when Writing Glory fires a beam at him from her horn, Shadows laughter continues over and over, filling the queens mind with thoughts of Clara and Mira meeting their ends because of him. It becomes too much to bare, in a fit of anger Writing Glory screams at the top of her lungs, her magic raging out of control, shattering windows, tearing up floorboards and totally destroying the room. Maids, guards, Blinding Flash, and Destiny Charge run into the room to see Writing Glory losing control. The guards and maids try to stop her only to be pushed back violently by the magical sphere the queen has weaved around her. Wonder and Destiny then approach the orb making sure not to touch it, they then start trying to talk to Writing Glory to calm her down.
"Writing Glory stop, please calm down!"
The fausticorn looks at wonder. "Shadow must pay for his crimes, I must destroy him."
"You will get that chance your majesty, but fighting him like this will only allow him to gain the upper hand."
Wonder Charges into the sphere, hugging the fausticorn tightly and kissing her softly. This slowly causes the alicorn to calm down and make the sphere dissipates, Writing Glory stumbles in exhaustion from overusing her magic like that, Destiny and Wonder Bolt catch her and help her back to her hooves.
"W-what happened??"
"We don't know your majesty, we heard you scream and came to see if you were alright, but when we came in you were releasing very destructive magic, you were out of control."
Writing Glory looks down. "I'm sorry... truly I am...."
Maids help up guards who were still getting over the knock back Writing Glories sphere caused, Blinding Flash and Destiny Charge try to comfort her only to be pushed past as the fausticorn runs out of the room upset that she had let Shadow get to her, her mood swings also have a role to play in this. She runs outside and flies over to the mountain steps and starts running up them toward her monastery, thinking that the deaths of everypony at Green Glow Valley was her fault. She trips over midway and grazes her front right knee. She limps the rest of the way into the monastery and locks the doors, crying.
"I'm sorry for everything everypony.... I am weak... I couldn't stop Shadow... I couldn't stop him..."
Writing Glory walks slowly into her libraries reading area and rests on the couch, she stays there for quite sometime until the sounds of a Bookshelf moving and a bright blue luminescent orb of light catch her attention. She raises her head to look at the light and approaches it, the light flies into the opened book case.
"This way my child, they're waiting for you."
Writing Glory raises and eyebrow and follows the odd light, cautious but curious.
"Who's waiting for me?"
"You will know, when they are here my friend."
Writing Glory recognizes the voice from somewhere, She tries to remember who the voice belongs to though she had forgotten over the thousands of years, they both reach the end of a giant bridge made out of the night sky, at the bottom of this massive bridge was a black lake of magic, the sky was the color of Lunas mane and tail, with a moon and stars shining and lighting the room up. Three stars stand out among the rest, The orb leads Writing Glory to the center of a large round platform at the end of the bridge, the room looked as though it was the inside of Mount Canter hollowed out when it really wasn't, this was another dimension that only the fausticorn could get into. The orb flies toward a light that had suddenly appeared it then turns into the spirit of an alicorn, not just any alicorn but the bonniecorn herself, Writing Glory sheds a tear and smiles.
"B-Bonnie?? is it really you?"
The Bonniecorn smiles warmly and nods.
"I haven't been called Bonniecorn in a long time, everypony has been calling me "Creative Talent" I think it's a very unfitting name for me. Oh but enough about me, you've grown so much since I last saw you, you were creating things far more spectacular then anything I could ever create."
"You taught me how to write, and more importantly paint, you gave me the inspiration to create my ponies from one of your paintings of the Pegasus called, "Twilight". you created a spectacular world before I did, I'm the creator of this universe, not the one you created."
Bonnie smiles. "I know, but this is not why i brought you here, some friends of yours wish to see you."
Another voice echos throughout the stars as three more stars come down and take the forms of Clover the Clever, Rose Skyfire, and Lemon Cake.
"None of our deaths were your fault." Clover smiles.
Writing Glory looks down. "Clover.. I..."
Clover hushes the fausticorn and smiles.
"Don't worry my friend, everypony has their time, I'm not afraid anymore."
Rose Skyfire comes forth. "You are afraid of the future, afraid of losing everypony you love to the monster Shadow, I was afraid he would harm Clara, I still am so very afraid... that's why I asked you for help because I know you and only you can save her and stop Shadow, Equestria needs you more then ever, and your foal would agree with me if it was born."
Writing Glory nods then looks at Lemon Cake.
"You can do anything if you put your mind to it, you can defeat shadow."
Writing Glory looks back at Creative Talent, looking for guidance from her also.
"Do what your heart tells you child, paint the way to victory my student. And bring peace to your world."
Clover, Rose, and Lemon disappear, Creative Talent turns around to do the same.
"Wait, Bonnie..."
Bonnie turns around and looks at Writing Glory, adjusting her glasses.
"Are you my spirit sister? and is Mira your daughter??"
Bonnie smiles warmly.
"I could be anything you wan't my dear, but I suppose in a way, yes we are sister. We created our own worlds and universes, differently I will admit, we ha dour falling outs and we argued but in the end you were so eager to learn and so precious, and I created Mira Silverblood for you, so technically speaking yes, she is my daughter, and right now she needs you. Raise her well fausticorn, raise her wisely."
In a flash of light bonniecorn returned to the stars and returns to her universe with Writing Glory watching with smiles and shedding even more tears, she looks down then runs outside of this pocket dimension back into her monastery, the bookcase closes up, the doors of the monastery fly open as the queen takes flight and returns to the castle, she lands on the balcony of her bedroom, folds up her wings and goes to the war room where Destiny Charge and Wonder Bolt are, Writing Glory enters the room and moves all their pieces in front of the crystal Empire. both Wonder and Destiny look at Writing Glory relieved she's feeling better but puzzled as to why she moved the pieces.
"He has stayed safe behind those walls long enough, Destiny Charge, round up the troops, the Dragons, the Wonderbolts, prepare the siege towers and the catapults. We are marching toward the Crystal Empire, their garrisons and strongholds and outposts have fallen. It's our turn to strike."
"And if we do manage to take The Crystal Empire, what will we do with Shadow?"
"I will imprison him with the Elements of Harmony, I will not allow him to continue with this war."
Destiny smiles and goes ahead with her orders, Blinding Flash smiles at the fausticorn and goes down to the armory. The crystal armies have been preparing fortifications, barriers, trenches, and such. Writing Glory and her army prepare to set out, onward to The Crystal Empire. Shadow gladly awaited Canterlots attack, unaware of what the queen of Equestria has in mind for the monster. Blinding Flash put on his Wonderbolt suit and goggles, Writing Glory donned her gold adamantium armor but instead of a helmet she wore The Elements of Harmony. Destiny put on her blue armor and stomped her hoof on the ground letting out a loud whinny. The Dragons roared, and the Wonderbolts took flight, led by Blinding Flash. Writing Glory and Destiny Charge together, lead the Canterlot armies onward to the Crystal Army once they are ready. They walk through the streets of Canterlot, through the arch, over the drawbridge. they spend a day travelling along the Neighagra river. As they near Neighagra Falls the sun begins to set, Writing Glory notices this and turns her head around, looking back at the army who are just catching up.
"Okay everypony we'll camp here."
the soldiers breath a sigh of relief and collapse, Destiny rolls her eyes and shouts at them.
"I'm didn't say you could sit around and relax soldier, get those tents up, get a fire going, make yourselves useful!!!"
Writing Glory, Wonder Bolt, and the Wonderbolts watch Destiny set the soldiers straight. Wonder and the other Wonderbolts sets up the royal tent, Writing Glory smiles and walks up to Blinding Flash and kisses him.
"Thank you darling." The fausticorn enters the tent followed by wonder.
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Later the night was suddenly filled with soldiers and Pegasi screaming in agony and pain, followed by the sounds of a dog. The entire camp awakens, expecting crystal ponies but alas this is not so, Timber Wolves have entered the camp, sent by Shadow to kill as much of them as possible. The Wonderbolts fly downward, picking up and dropping the Timber Wolves from the air onto the hard ground below, breaking them. But it wasn't just Timber Wolves that were sent to massacre them, the fire begin to flicker, twist, and move on its own. A Hell Hound emerged from the fire, as did others. Writing Glory and Wonder Bolt exit their tent to see Timber Wolves, Hell Hounds, and the deathly Wargs either killing or being killed. Destiny Charge runs from two Wargs she uses her wings to back flip over them and onto their backs, she uses her horn to fire small energy needles into the monsters craniums effectively killing them. Wonder Bolt assists his comrades in fighting off the timber hounds whilst the Earth pony and Unicorn soldiers fight off Hell Hounds and Wargs. A white Warg attacks the queen knocking her down and biting her leg, she screams in pain then uses her magical abilities to get it off, killing it with a sword afterwards. She looks up to see Shadow standing admist the chaos staring villainous at the fausticorn. Writing Glory decides to unveil something she had banished from the would eons ago.
"Oh snow of ice and cold, I grant thee permission to return to Equestria, to smite thy foe and forever be apart of this world yet again!!"
Thunder began to rumble and lightning flashed in the sky above, the lightning bolts struck the Wargs as they continued their attack. Dark clouds began to roll in, a blizzard had started to blow, wildly and harshly, the ice sliced through the Hell Hounds sending them back from whence they came. as for the Wargs, they tried to flee the snow but are only buried in it. The blizzard worsens and becomes even more dangerous when Windigos start appearing. The sight of these terrors remind Writing Glory of what Clover had told her about them.
"Creatures that live and feed off of hatred and fighting. We were constantly threatened by the Windigos... that was until we came together as a united group and founded Equestria.... It saddens me that Platinum and Commander Hurricane betrayed us... If you ever see a Windigo, run, don't stand your ground, don't fight, don't huddle up by the fire, they will kill you, they are living wind, if you ever see one, if you are ever chased by one. Don't dawdle don't look at it just-"
"RUN!!! " Writing Glory shouts out in her royal Canterlot voice.
The entire army and Wonderbolts look up to see the Windigos fast approaching, bringing with them a killer frost. The Wonderbolts gather the supplies and weapons and fly their fastest, the entire army ran through the snow the Windigos howling not too far behind. Shadows hatred for the fausticorn fuels the Windigos coldness, soon the temperature drops to below Sub Zero yet the army continues to move onward toward the Falls. Many Wonderbolts and soldiers are caught in the Windigos ice trails where they are instantly frozen and killed, but something much worse happens the bodies of those caught in the ice trail begin to decompose, or liquefy until the flesh is completely turned into putrid coat colored fleshy mess covered in liquid on the ground, they are alive when this happens though. Writing Glory melts the Water Falls ice so that they may enter the Neighagra caves.
"C'mon everypony hurry hurry!"
Destiny tries to hurry the soldiers.
"You heard the queen soldiers get your flanks in them caves or there won't be no Cider and no mares to bed with when we get home!"
Blinding Flash looks back to see the Windigos getting closer, and some Wonderbolts slowing down, to save them; Blinding Flash charged his speed until his cutiemark glowed bright gold, he then lived up to his true name and flew faster then the speed of light to save his comrades and gets them to the cave. Just before the Windigos could finally get to them, Writing Glories unborn foal uses magic which through the fausticorn fires U.V energies from the queens horn, driving the ice spirits away. The fausticorn collapses from exhaustion passing out afterwards, she awakens later inside of the caves with Wonder watching over her.
"Oh, you're awake, I was starting to worry." Wonder nuzzles Writing Glory, she nuzzles back.
"What happened? Where are the Windigos?"
Destiny takes off her helmet. "Beaten back, they've been trying to get in here but, there isn't enough space for them to form in here. Guess even spirits have limitations."
Writing Glory places a hoof over her stomach and looks down at it.
"It isn't hurt is it?"
A medical pony comes forth.
"She is okay."
Writing Glory looks up at Medic Mare puzzled.
"She?"
Medic nods. "Your foal is a filly, healthy, and exhibiting no signs of defects."
Fausticorn continues trying to wrap her head around this.
"Wait wait wait... how can you tell if it's a filly, it hasn't been born yet and you couldn't have been able to tell if it's healthy until the 5th month."
Medic Mare puts down a thermometer and looks at the queen.
"I'm not certain if that's what you think. I am unsure of its true gender, I am merely saying that it could be a filly by the observations I've made during our venture."
Writing Glory raises an eyebrow. "Such as?"
"Such as your waist line, when a mare is pregnant with a colt their waistline is wider, and their stomach is larger. With fillies a mares waistline and stomach is almost unchanged though that will change as the pregnancy continues, but you show slightly less then you would with a colt, you'll show definitely but not as much. There are other things I've noted but I think you've heard enough."
"Thank you, but may I ask.. is it too early to determine the gender?"
Medic Mare nods meaning the foal could either be Colt of filly, Writing Glory lays back down as the soldiers continue to keep the fires going to warm up the cave, they are slowly snowed in by the blizzard at the caves exit. The Windigos howl in the distance, it sounds mostly like harmless wind from afar but the terror is still there, and how those howls will haunt them for years to come.
As the army recuperates and wait out the blizzard. Shadow had been trying constantly to torture Clara and Mira only to be stopped by his sister, Sapphire. Sapphire defends the fillies, stopping Shadow Strike from getting near them, angering the alicorn.
"They are only younglings brother, show some compassion!"
"Don't talk to me about Compassion dear sister, where was your compassion when I was shunted by society? Where was your compassion when I sent thousands of troops to their pathetic deaths? They, nor you deserve compassion. The only thing holding me back from tearing the flesh from your body is our shared blood."
Shadow growl but Sapphire holds holds her ground against him until he leaves in a fit of rage. Sapphire then gets down to the fillies heights and talk to them.
"It's okay he's gone now."
Mira steps away from the corner where Clara was hiding, showing no trust in the crystal Unicorn that defended them. Mira stares at Sapphire like she was just another crystal pony.
"I'm not your enemy, I am queen Writing Glories spy. You need not trust me but I do ask that you take the time to try, I can only stop my brother so much, if he attacks you mentally, i cannot help you..." Sapphire stands and gives the two fillies some food then leaves the dungeon.
Shadow steps onto the balcony where here charges his magic and fires down at the city, terrifying the Ponies and horrifying Sapphire. Shadow amplifies his powers with the alicorn amulet then fires a devastating attack on the city and populace driving The Crystal Empire into panic, Sapphire can only watch as her brother murders crystal ponies and makes them suffer.
"Look at them Sapphire, running around like ants afraid of the rain. They cannot serve The Crystal Empire, then they have no place...in...it..."
Shadows eyes are suddenly fixated on the coming snow storm approaching from the south and being fueled by the north, but that's not all he see's, the howl of the Windigos meet Shadows ears and on the horizon they appear only to stop upon hitting a barrier that protects the Crystal Empire. The spirits fill Shadow with a sense of dread and fear though he shows none of those emotions, he assumes a straight stance and turns around walking back inside as the Windigos circle the area outside the empire.
"Brother plea-"
"SILENCE Sapphire! You have wagged your tongue long enough!" Shadow walks down the hall to his private chambers to be alone.
Destiny Charge explores the Neighagra caves for a while, she finds cave paintings and changeling shells from when they molt their skin. The shells are centuries old, Writing Glory has started walking again, the power her unborn foal used drained so much energy from both of them. Wonder and multiple soldiers and Wonderbolts have been working to clear the snow, the Dragons help from the other side until the entrance is no longer blocked.
"Your majesty, the way has been cleared, the skies are clear and the snow has melted away, only white patches remain."
"Excellent, we must continue onward now, I sense the Alicorn Amulet has started to eat away at Shadows mind."
AS the army prepares to leave Destiny stumbles across a purple, wingless, baby Dragon with green spines on his body, the baby dragon crouches in the corner in fear looking up at Destiny afraid.
"Everypony wait, I found something." Destiny approaches the dragon slowly. "It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you."
"D-do you promise?" The baby dragon comes out a little.
Destiny smiles. "I promise."
The baby dragon comes out of the dark, he looks at the other ponies in the cave but is much more focused on Destiny. the creamy blue alicorn smiles at the little dragon warmly, he stops in front of Destiny and looks at her.
"Whats your name?"
The purple dragon looks down.
"My names Spike, whats yours?"
Destiny smiles even more.
"Destiny Charge."
In the present, Spike shakes his head in disbelief, a tad bit confused and freaked out.
"Wait wait wait... I'm in this story now?!"
Luna shakes her head. "The Spike that my mother knew was a different dragon, he looked like you, and you could say acted like you. But he wasn't you Spike."
Spike breaths a sigh of relief and Luna continues with the story where she left off.
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After they left the Neighagra caves, Destiny Charge ordered the catapults be built in preparation for the upcoming attack. Destiny asks a Dragon to take Spike back to Canterlot to which the Dragon obliges and does so. Wonder and a small group of Wonderbolts scout ahead but turn back fast at the sight of Windigos on the Empires doorstep, Blinding Flash is the last to turn back, he takes the time to look around and determine where to strike. The army is surprised to see the Wonderbolts back so quickly and in terror.
"Halt, Why are you all so frightened and where is Wonder?"
"He's still ahead your majesty, we ran because there are Windigos just ahead."
Writing Glories fears act up, she runs forward and takes flight to find Wonder who was just flying back to the army, They fly into each other, Writing Glory is still very worried and checks to make sure Wonder is unharmed.
"You're not hurt are you?"
"I'm fine honey but I think i may know how to drive the Windigos away."
Writing Glory and Wonder fly back to the army and explain how they are going to drive the Windigos back and take The Crystal Empire at the same time, many ideas come forward but almost all of them are useless. Some involve baiting the Windigos, others involve bringing an end to the winter, but though these are good ideas, they are useless. Writing Glory realizes that the Windigos are not being drawn to them, there is a reason for this. Writing Glory feels no hate or desire to destroy Shadow, she only pities him and wishes to help him. But why the Windigos are not drawn by the rest of the army is a mystery, it seems the Windigos are focused on Shadows hatred and desire for war meaning if Writing Glory could get shadow to release his hatred for a moment the Windigos would go away, but even that would not stop them. The only thing they could do was fight them, but how. The howls of the Windigos are heard close by, they appear over the hill and see the Canterlot army below, they how like a cyclone and charge at Writing Glory and her troops. The fausticorn charges a beam and fires it from her horn at the Windigo, the magical stream hits the Windigo turning it into Vapor but it soon comes back, The fausticorn takes a step back afraid of what is about to follow. The Windigos charge once more this time without stopping. Not willing to accept defeat, Writing Glory uses the power of the Elements of Harmony to fight them, giving the queen greater agility and magical power that rivals The Alicorn Amulet. The fausticorn is the first one to directly challenge the Windigos and once she starts fighting, so do the others. While the pegasi and earth ponies offered support, the two alicorns and the Unicorns fight off the ice spirits using magic. due to her immortality and regenerative abilities, Writing Glory deals major blows to the Windigos. using her magic to weaken the creatures then knocking them to the ground where Destiny Charge and the other Unicorns fired super heated beams from their horns. This weakened the Windigos almost to the point of retreating until the temperature dropped to sub-zero, and the Unicorns and alicorns started getting weaker. Their desire to fight had allowed the spirits to grow stronger and become a monster with the power to cause mass extinctions.
"What is that?"
Wonder looks at the Super Windigo in aw, as did the other pegasi and earth ponies, but the Unicorns, Destiny, and Writing Glory did not share in their amazement, they once again fired super heated beams at the Windigo to no avail. The beast took in a deep breath and blew it's hardest on them, blowing them down, using her wings as a shield the fausticorn managed to stay on her hooves and remain where she was, though the force of the wind still caused her to slide backwards slightly. The Windigo then fired a breath of burning ice at the alicorn narrowly missing her but making the fausticorn nervous, she looks up at the snarling ice monster an furrows her eyebrows looking more serious, she takes a stance and charges her horn and the Elements of Harmony.
"I'll teach you to attack my subjects."
Writing Glory rears up on her hind legs throwing her head back slightly, neighing loudly then coming back down and fireing a powerful ray of power from the Element of friendship in the center of the crown, turning the giant Windigo into an ice sculptures. The massive power drain cause the elements of Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity, and Laughter to crack slightly but not majorly. The Windigos break free of their prison and escape back from whence they came. Writing Glory collapses weakly and pants heavily. Wonder runs to her side and helps her up.
"You going to be okay?"
"Yes... I'll be fine."
The queen takes many deep breaths and takes a moment before recovering her strength so she can stand, as the frosty mist clears the all too noticeable gates of The Crystal Empire are seen glittering. Thunder rumbles and lightning strikes the Crystal towers. Writing Glory glares toward the Empire, full of hate, and the desire to avenge all those Shadow has killed the past 2 years
Shadow stands atop the Crystal Palaces tower looking down at the Canterlot army, his eyes flash red for a moment then, he retreats back into his palace to prepare his army and to prepare for the ultimate sacking of The Crystal Empire.
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Author's Note
The Spike that Destiny Charge interacts with is in fact the Generation 01 My Little Pony 1980s Spike and not the Friendship is Magic Spike, whom gets a brief cameo along with Luna in this chapter.
I had no idea what name to give the Bonniecorn so "Creative Talent" is just a place holder name until a name is suggested or I think of one that actually fits.
Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Ominous winds
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"You did what you had to, but the price you had to pay was too great. The elements of Harmony cannot be remade so easily, I fear we will be unable to repair them."
Star Swirl the Bearded spoke to Writing Glory as they stood among the ruins of the Crystal Palace. The sky was covered by grey clouds with some light silvery patches here and there, thunder rumbled in the distance. The fausticorn was looking at what was once apart of Shadow Strike/Lords shoulder blade, she picked it up and levitated it in front of her face.
"I know, if I had known what would happen I wouldn't have destroyed him in the first place,"
Star Swirl blows on his pipe for a moment before moving it away.
"What's done is done, nopony can change the past, nor alter the flow of time"
Writing Glory nods in agreement and looks upward as thunder rumbles again. she then turns around and walks over to the edge of the ruins that over looks the Crystal Empire.
"These five months have been peaceful, I'm still adjusting it it again."
"We all are your highness, though for some of us it seems the war is over or never happened, for others it still feels as though it hasn't ended and is still raging on."
"My war is over, it ended the moment I shattered his prison."
Writing Glory looked beyond the front gates of The Crystal Empire toward Mount Canter which could just be seen all those miles away. Lightning flashed just beyond Canterlot. The fausticorn thought the clouds were beautiful, though no sun shone, nor could the blue sky be seen, it was like one of those typically miserable rainy days in Skyrim. Star Swirl picks up and examines the same armor shard the fausticorn was holding moments earlier.
"Shadow was an interesting one, he used an ancient armor whose creation went unnoticed by you to give himself power only to be consumed and twisted by it. You saw what the armor gave him, ability to regenerate even the most fatal wounds, and the power to do things even the alicorn amulet cannot."
Star Swirl looks over it Writing Glory whom was looking at him in turn.
"The Alicorn Amulet and the armor of Shadow aren't apart of the same things are they?"
Star Swirl shakes his head.
"No my dear, the alicorn amulet and the armor of Shadow though similar in creation and magical power are not apart of one another. I theories they were created by different things yet as I look at this piece of the armors shoulder blade i cannot see what created it... as though the armors creation was lost to time."
The fausticorn thinks for a moment about many things, though her unborn foal is the first thing she thinks of; her thoughts quickly turn to the armor and all the things it did to Soul Amethyst.
"There was no Alicorn armor, the armor adapted to the desires of the one it was attached to and made itself compatible with the amulet. Do you think there could be dark alchemy involved?"
"A possibility, though one I hope not to explore."
The queen nods in agreement and looks up at the clouds. Star Swirl moves some rubble off of a cluster of pictures and portraits of Sapphire and Soul before Shadow ever came into Equestria. The old unicorn places the pictures in his saddlebags and looks over to the queen as she walked over to where the palace entrance/exit once stood and stands in the door way, looking over the entirety of The Crystal Empire which was still in the process of rebuilding.
"Star Swirl..."
Star Swirl the Bearded stands straight looking toward the fausticorn, listening to what she has to say.
"...Nopony is to know about what happened that night five months ago..."
KRAA~KOW
Thunder claps loudly above them and soon the rain begins to come down hard followed by strong winds. Writing Glory looks skyward her horn glowing cyan in color then stopping when she lowers her head and turns her head back in the direction of The Crystal Empire looking concerned.
"Your highness? what's wrong?"
Writing Glory continues walking. "Ominous winds are blowing, and dark days are coming."
Star Swirl stood there for a moment, watching the fausticorn put her hooded raincoat on and continuing on her way. Lightning flashes and thunder claps once more, Star Swirl the Bearded gathers his things and samples of Shadows now shattered armor and follows Writing Glory back to the crystal Empire. unbeknownst to Star Swirl and the fausticorn a raindrop of chocolate trickles down the side of a broken pillar signalling that something is coming.
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Author's Note
This is just filler and is not the official 17th chapter of Into the Beginning. This was only written so that people have something to read while I work on another story.
Star Swirl the Beardeds portrayal in this chapter was supposed to be a mix of Leonard Nimoy and John Hurt.
The original published version of this chapter was longer and focused more on Shadows origin, I didn't like the origin so I rewrote the final half of the chapter and made it shorter so that it would act as a proper filler and not as another chapter.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
Chapter 16: Writing Glory vs Shadow, the end of the civil war.
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Chapter 16
Writing Glory vs Shadow The end of the civil war
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Catapults launched boulders and pieces of debris into the streets, upon the palace, steel balls and balls of fire were also launched at The Crystal Empire. Crystal ponies run in panic, crystal archers lined the outer walls, taking aim and releasing their arrows from their crossbows at the Equestrians whom were utilizing an interesting method of defense, covering themselves with their shields so that the arrows would not harm them. Destiny Charge commanded the ponies firing the Catapults to focus taking down the outer walls, The dragons fly down partaking in the battle at last, they target the wall, breathing fire upon the archers who fire upon the mythic creature only for the arrows to bounce off. The dragon that took spike to Canterlot lands near Destiny and lets Star Swirl the Bearded and Zecora off.
"Destiny!"
Destiny looks in the direction of the two.
"Star Swirl the Bearded, Zecora, why are you here?"
"We came here on a whim, hoping to assist you win."
Zecora puts a large sack down, and inside are jars of explosive jelly that when thrown hard enough will detonate on impact.
"These grenades should suffice better then the spirits of ice."
Star Swirl clears his throat.
"I designed them, Zecora just brewed up the explosive jelly."
Destiny smiles widely her eyes widening. She looks at the two with that crazed smile Twilight would inherit, unable to break it.
"You two... are geniuses."
Writing Glory and Wonder fight off some Shadowbolts and Infantry until the queen spots Crystal soldiers emerging from the hidden bunkers and trenches.
"Wonder!"
Wonder flies down to Writing Glory while fighting off a Shadowbolt.
"Anything I can help you with honey?"
The fausticorn shoots down the Shadowbolt chasing Blinding Flash.
"Be a dear please and grab some grenades, we're taking out those bunkers and trenches."
Wonder looks in the direction of the trenches and smiles chuckling.
"Allons-y!!"
Wonder takes off back toward Destiny and picks up some of the grenades flying back around to the fausticorn, Writing Glory takes flight and with her husband, throws these grenades at the bunkers and trenches. The explosions are ear shattering and powerful but are unable to break the wall. Destiny Charge whistles to the dragons to bring in the siege towers which the dragons push along the battle field and onto the wall allowing the Equestrians to get on the wall and fight off the crystal soldiers, Wonderbolts pass over the wall dropping grenades down on the parts that do not have Equestrian soldiers running on it. The dragons roar and fly down to the wall and start eating it since it is made literally out of diamond. A lightning bolt strikes the wall Shadow is trying to scare off the fausticorn though failing. The outer wall is brought down, reduced to rubble by the dragons and catapults, the Equestrian army advances onward to the long bridge that ends at the front gates of the Crystal Empire.
Mira wakes up after a brutal beating by the warden by the sound of dragons, the silvery filly struggles to stand but manages to do so and slowly limps her way toward the barred window to see that the outer wall has fallen and the Equestrian army is coming.
"Aunt Writing Glory..." Mira whispers and smiles.
Shadow summons another lightning strike to frighten and scatter the Equestrians to no avail, Shadow roars in anger and flies down to the front lines to combat his enemies and kill the fausticorn. Shadow unveils his new, Hyperion mach 2. The newer Hyperions were totally covered in red and crimson metallic armor grafted into their flesh, as was the cannons they wield. As the Equestrians broke down the gates of the Crystal Empire the Hyperions fired their cannons and magical beams at the first lots of soldiers that entered, burning and vaporizing them except their nameplates and armor which had copies of their cutiemarks on them, to recognize and identify them. The Hyperions continue to move forward firing their beams at the invaders. Arrows are fired at the Hyperions damaging them and causing them to slow down. Agile pegasi that look similar but not the same as Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo, run toward the Hyperions and disables them with magic swords only to be killed when Shadows flies between them, splitting them open and killing them. More Hyper busters sprint in through the gates, as do Unicorn and Earth pony soldiers and soon Writing Glory, Zecora, Destiny Charge, Wonder Bolt, and Star Swirl the Bearded.
"Star Swirl, Zecora. Find a safe place and wait out the battle."
"Alright, lets go Zecora." Star Swirl and Zecora go to a safety Bunker and lock it.
Writing Glory and Blinding Flash run off into the battle field in the streets of the Crystal Empire, both of them utilizing complex fighting styles, taking enemy weapons and using them against their enemies. Wonder flies to Destiny Charge and picks up some grenades, he flies back to Writing Glory and throws them toward a group of crystal unicorn soldiers scattering them just before an explosion could be sounded.
"Warn me next time will you dear?"
"Sorry Writing Glory."
The fausticorn smiles only to be struck by an arrow in the chest, this only makes her stumble and groan in pain which didn't hurt as bad as the other times. She uses her magic to remove the arrow and burn it, the wound bleeds slightly only for it to stop and heal over in seconds. She looks at where the archer shot the arrow and destroys the spot the pony once stood. Writing Glory continues forward toward the Crystal Palace blasting back Crystal soldiers with waves of magic. Wonder runs along the Palaces outer wall knocking off archers to allow his wife to get to the fortress without being harmed but this ceases when he is struck with a black tipped poisoned arrow, fired by Shadow himself. The arrow is plunged deep inside of Wonders chest stopping inches away from his heart, he falls, plummets to the ground much to the horror of Writing Glory. Without a second thought she runs toward him, taking flight to catch him, which she does. She takes Wonder back to Destiny placing a spell on him to keep the poison in one place, she places Wonder on a blanket laden out for the wounded.
"Medic Mare please help!"
Medic Mare rushes as quick as she can to Wonder Bolt and looks him over, she looks at the arrow and pulls it out, she is shocked to see the arrow is poisoned.
"He's poisoned, it looks like Hayseed Swamp Snake venom, the second most deadliest poison in Equestria. He has 3 hours to live, I'll administer the Antidote once Zecora makes it."
"It should only take an hour to make the special powder." Zecora gets to work.
Writing Glory tears up. "Thank you... thank you both."
"Your majesty Shadow has joined the battle."
Writing Glory looks at Destiny.
"I know."
Writing Glory takes flight and uses her horn to fire a pink beam down on barricades and large groups of crystal ponies dumb enough to walk into it. Shadow does some fly by shooting of his own until he and the fausticorn meet midair.
"Shadow!"
"Fausticorn!!"
Shadow and Writing Glory slam into one another and start free falling, Shadow pushes off the fausticorn and regains his stance and flies normally charging at the royal alicorn, his horn pointed toward her, he dives closely at the queen almost driving his horn into her chest only to fail as Writing Glory kicks the armored alicorn with her back hooves, chipping away a piece of the helmet only for it to grow back like skin. Shadows horn glows at the tip making Writing Glory fly as fast as she can as shadow follows her, firing his death beams at her only to miss every shot, Writing Glory twists her head around and fires her beams at Shadow, also missing multiple times until she charges an even powerful attack then unleashing the devastating magic beam upon her armored foe, blasting his armor open, causing Shadow to crash into a tower. Writing Glory hovers in the air for a moment, looking down at the tower that Shadow had slammed into. She slowly hovers closer to the shattered spire only to be shot down with multiple poisoned arrows as Shadow emerges from the wreckage.
"Hahahahaha you are so pathetically weak Fausticorn, easily taken off guard, easily CRUSHED!!!"
Shadow is about to slam his hoof down on the fausticorns head only to be blasted back, Writing Glory stands up, pulling the arrows and poison out of her body and healing over as she glares at Shadow.
"You can't kill me Shadow, I am immortal."
Crystal archers take aim only to be taken out by Wonderbolts, Writing Glory smiles looking at them. Shadow uses this distraction to his advantage and draws a sword with a black distorted and evil grip and a crimson blade that looked like fire, he swings it at the fausticorn but it is blocked by her horn. Her reflexes surprise Shadow and he backs away, Writing Glory grinds her horn against the ground creating sparks, sharpening her horn. Destiny and a small group of soldiers and Wonderbolts fight their way through the city streets toward the Crystal Palace to rescue Mira Silverblood and Clara Skyblaze, though this is most difficult as Shadow is able to block the path with magic whist fighting with the queen mid air, and Hyperions also roam the streets firing blasts of energized beams of magic from the cannon mounted on their back. This hinders Destinies progress, a Hyper-buster cuts down two Hyperions only to be hit by the sun hot heat beam the Hyperions fire, melting and nearly vaporizing the now deceased Pegasus. Destiny Charge is horrified to see that happen, she picks a grenade out of the crate behind her and launches it at the Hyperion.
"Grenade!"
Destiny and the earth and Unicorn equestrian soldiers drop as the grenade detonates and destroys the Hyperion and the crystal soldiers around it, as well as the crystal blockade, allowing Destiny Charge and her small force to continue their fight into the palace. Writing Glory and Shadows battle intensifies in the sky, soon their attack create shock waves that crack the gemstone buildings, the fausticorn kept her horn alight to block the attacks of Shadows sword which he swung furiously with the determination of a slasher villain only for Writing Glories horn to stop it.
"I'll rip that horn out of your skull and make it a trophy!!"
Writing Glory starts super heating her horn allowing it to melt through the fine metal used to make Shadows Sword until there is nothing left of it but half a blade. Shadow roars loudly and brings both his hooves down on Writing Glories head, sending her plummeting into the ground creating a medium sized crater upon impact. Shadow lands on top of the fausticorn and presses his hoof down on her neck, choking her. Shadow makes the queens struggle for breath much more difficult by pressing down harder. Shadow laughs, relishing in Writing Glories struggle only to cease his joy when The Elements of Harmony begin to flash, they make a sound like the chime of a church bell, as the elements flash, so does The Crystal Empire. Writing Glory laughs and smiles, she manages to force some words out despite being choked.
"I... w-win."
Shadow realizes whats about to happen, the wind picks up and the skies go black, lightning strikes buildings and travel along poles like electricity crawling toward a power source. Refusing to be banished or imprisoned by the Elements he picks up the queen with his magic and throws her 8 meters to his right causing the fausticorn to hit the ground harshly and the Elements of Harmony to fly off her head and disappear. Writing Glory stands up slowly and looks for the Elements of Harmony only to be stopped as Shadow neighs demonically and raises his right front hoof up and brings it down on the fausticorns head. Writing Glory quickly turns around and thrusts her horn into shadows hoof and drive it into his leg making the dictator scream in pain, the true pain comes when Writing Glory makes her horn glow and fires a beam through shadows leg causing it to explode and the armor to be come damaged beyond repair, even The Alicorn Amulet has trouble regenerating the limb and the armor is unable to gather enough energy to repair itself due to pain, Shadow scream loudly in pain even, he coughs up blood which spurts through the mouth vent on his helmet, he looks at whats left of his now totaled leg and shivers in agony.
"You bitch..! I'LL KILL YOU AND EVERYPONY YOU HOLD DEAR!!!!"
Shadow charges at the fausticorn faster then she could react, he teleports behind Writing Glory and kicks her with his back legs through the front doors of the crystal Palace breaking them. Writing Glory gets back up and looks at Shadow whom has now generated a monstrous aura, he was now channeling The Alicorn Amulets power through his body making him even more powerful then what he should really be, Destiny Charge can also feel this growing evil and it terrifies he. Sapphire runs to the dungeon in hopes of freeing Mira and Clara only to be stopped by a one of Shadows shadow-clones.
"Brother please don't stop me, you and I both know that these fillies are just innocent victims caught up in the war you started, please let me free them."
Sapphire knows full well that she is talking to a Shadow-clone, but she also knows that Shadow can hear her. Meanwhile at the medical bay near The Crystal Empires front gates, Zecora gives Wonder Bolt the cure for the poison he sustained earlier .
Medic Mare smiles at Zecora. "Zecora... have you ever thought of supplying medicine and cures for these things to doctors before?"
"No I have not, is there a reason why you ask?"
"Well, we don't have many remedies for ailments and you seem to know how to make them so..."
Zecora smiles. "Someday soon I will teach you how to make potions to cure any or all medical ailments in Equestria."
Medic Mare grins widely. "Thank you Thank you!!"
Zecora suddenly covers herself, Medic mare and Wonder with a blanket and they drop to the ground on top of Wonder to hide.
"Shh quiet child, a Hyperion approaches."
The ground shakes and cracks, Medic Mares heart pounds as her fears start to stir, suddenly the Hyperion rounds the corner and walks into the courtyard, scanning the area using it's infrared sight to find the Zebra, unicorn and Pegasus yet is unable to find them. Zecora sees a grenade just within reach but she must leave the safety of the magic blanket to grab it and toss it at the mecha. Zecora thinks for a moment but then without another thought, she darts for the grenade, the Hyperion notices her and charges it's beam.
"EX-TER-MIN-ATE!!!! "
The Hyperion fires its cannon at Zecora who slides underneath it Matrix style and picks up the grenade in her teeth, the Hyperions cannon melted through the wall Zecora was running by and it continued to melt it as the mechanical beast followed the Zebra. Zecora then runs toward the Hyperion a sit recharges, seemingly warping into different positions to get close enough to throw the grenade into the cyborgs cannon causing it to explode powerful enough to leave a crater and blast Zecora 12 meters and hit the wall where she sustains burns from the melted gemstone walls, she hits the ground in pain and is unable to stand. Medic Mare runs over to Zecora to help, she is shocked to see the burns on Zecoras back and instantly gets to work on healing her.
"I'll be alright, this isn't the first time i have been injured in a fight."
"These burns are too severe Zecora, you need help."
Zecora is forced to comply since moving i difficult so she opts to teach Medic Mare a regenerative potion that can heal the burn and fix her back. Zecora explains how to make the potion using only what she can find lying around, the area around them was littered with thing to make a healing potion with, using weeds, moss, and a heart flower Zecora brought along, Medic Mare manages to create a self replicating healing potion only enough for four vials. She runs over to Zecora and pours some drops on the burn and melted flesh, then lets Zecora drink the vial which allows her to heal just like the fausticorn would if she sustained stab wounds or cuts, major wounds like a broken neck would take minutes. Zecora slowly stands up and look at her regrown back flash and smiles, she looks at Medic Mare proudly. Sapphire ducks and swiftly moves out of the way of the Shadow-clones attacks, the shadow-clones attacks break brick and bends steel, Sapphire creates a spear using broken metal and a sharp piece of brick, using her magic she throws it forcefully at the apparition only for it to stop mid way much to Sapphires surprise. The Shadow-clone turns the spear around and launches it at supreme speed toward Sapphire and embedding itself deep inside her chest, she falls to the ground in an instant.
"S- Soul..." Sapphire says the name she gave Shadow when he was a colt before she seemingly dies.
Mira and Clara are horrified by this, Clara starts crying but a vengeful Mira glares at the fake Shadow with tears in her eyes. the clone looks down at the fillies, making its horn glow. Destiny Charge and the rest of the Equestrian army deal with all that the crystal armies can dish out, even archers have trouble snuffing out the equestrians numbers as they have dragons to worry about. The sounds of civilians screaming and fleeing the battle catch Destinies attention.
"Wonderbolts evacuate the civilians."
"But general..."
Destiny glares at the Wonderbolt that talked back.
"Are you talking back to me soldier?! I gave you and your team an order, I expect it to be followed now get these crystal civilians out of the city!!"
The Wonderbolt sergeant turns to his team. "You heard the mare everypony!!! Get your flanks into gear and get these crysties out of here!! I don't care if they are the enemy they are bystanders and in a war zone!! Evac Evac!!!"
The Wonderbolts get to work with help from the dragons in getting civilians out of The Crystal Empire as best they can, Destiny is about to lead her troops into the palace only for Writing Glory to be thrown at them by the now demonized three legged Shadow Strike. Shadow had a long sharp tail, a crocodile like snout with hooked sharp teeth, talons like a crows, three horns growing out the back of his head, Shadow no longer resembled an alicorn, his armor and The Alicorn Amulet had turned him into a monster. Destiny helps up Writing Glory who was just now healing some deep scratch marks and a massive bite to the leg.
"Are you okay your majesty?"
"Yeah," She breaths deeply. "I'm good, that's not to say the same for Shadow."
Shadow hisses like a Crocodile and lets out a blood curdling roar that makes the Equestrians almost deaf.
"Kill them all, Writing Glory is mine!"
Writing Glory grits her teeth and jumps at Shadow taking flight once more and fighting hoof and horn, tooth and talon in the sky around the palace, the Equestrian army prepares to enter the palace only for Shadowbolts to destroy the entrance and attack Destiny and her army. Destiny takes flight to assist in defeating the Shadowbolts.
~~~
In the dungeon, The Shadow doppelganger tries using ever spell it knows to harm or kill Mira Silverblood and Clara Skyblaze, only for the spells to be stopped by Mira who is trying her hardest to deflect the fakers spell which weren't that powerful. As Mira defends herself and her friend Sapphire uses the last of her magic to stop the ganger by casting a spell that causes purple smoke to emerge from the floor and envelope the false alicorn, dispersing once the clone had disintegrated. Mira and Clara exit their damaged cell and approach Sapphire as she removes the spear lodged into her body, she starts to bleed out terribly, she crawls toward the fillies who start rushing over to her.
"Sapphire..."
"I'll... I'll be okay little ones..."
Sapphire tries to stand, eyes shut cringing in pain only to fall back down, Mira and Clara catch her and helping Sapphire up the stair sand into a ruined corridor caused by the catapults.
"Mira... where should we take her..?"
Mira looks down to think for a moment, she looks back up at a bedroom that is untouched by the bombings and catapultings.
"Into that room hurry."
Mira and Clara help Sapphire into the room where they lay her on the bed so that she is comfortable, Clara closes the doors so that Crystal ponies do not break in.
"D-did you two... bring me here?"
Mira and Clara nod, Sapphire is surprised that two fillies were able to lift her effortlessly, Sapphires heart stunts for a moment causing sapphire to writhe in pain. Mira uses her magic to ease Sapphires pain.
"Does that feel better..?"
Sapphire nods before drifting off to sleep while Mira and Clara watch over her. Sapphires coat goes paler and the wound in her chest becomes infected, having read books about infections and diseases, Mira does what she can for the Unicorn, to help her live as repayment for saving their lives. The sky had turned dark outside, it began to rain blood and fire, Shadow has cast a spell of devastation and havoc. Writing Glory crashes into some buildings breaking eight ribs and cracking her horn, Shadow roars and screeches like a bat and a tiger, he casts down any dragon that dare attack him, and rains fire and brimstone upon the land, though despite all that is happening Writing Glory persists in trying to defeat Shadow every time she is cast back down by the monster, and every time her foal is put at risk.
"You will not harm her any longer!!!"
Destiny Charge flies into Shadows side causing him to hiss almost dragon-like, he flexes his tail in such a way that it plows through Destinies right hind leg, while her horn embeds itself within the armored monsters neck. Destiny Charge fires a beam though shadows throat then snaps his neck. Destiny smiles thinking she has defeated her adversary, only to be proved wrong as Shadow begins to laugh and crack his neck back into place and heal fast.
"Pathetic child, I cannot die. I am immortal." Shadows voice had become colder and hollow, his voice sounded like something unnatural at the same time.
Shadow rips his tail out of Destinies leg causing the blue alicorn to scream in agony, Destiny falls to the ground writhing in pain.
"Arrgh!!"
Shadow lands and walks over to Destiny and stabs her in the back with a spikes on his heel causing even more intense pain then she can handle, it causes no harm to her spine but it is extremely painful none the less. Destiny starts trying to crawl away from the monster, she whistles loudly which echos all over the Empire. Shadow starts choking Destiny, lifting her up off the ground. Destiny gasps desperately for air, Writing Glory had been knocked unconscious and is unable to help Destiny. Shadow begins to tighten his grip on Destines neck, squeezing blood out of her mouth making it drip down her slowly decompressed neck.
"Now.... die."
Destiny slowly closes her eyes until a spear pierces Shadows leg distracting the evil fiend. He looks up to see Wonderbolts above him, he looks around to see the entire Equestrian army around him. Shadow roars just as Destiny gives the order.
"Everypony... Wonderbolts.... Charge..."
The Wonderbolts and Equestrians all charge toward Shadow swarming him with attacks, he takes flight, using his horn to maim and kill his attackers, his armor is chipped and torn though it only grows back albeit slower and with more pain. While Shadow is preoccupied with escaping his attackers, Zecora, Medic Mare, and Star Swirl the Bearded, gives Destiny Charge some of the healing potions to mend their wounds. Destinies neck heals up so does her leg in a matter of seconds, she takes a deep breath and opens her eyes.
"Ah good you're awake."
Destiny looks at Star Swirl the Bearded. "M-master Star Swirl?"
Destiny looks around to see Shadow was no longer there, Wonder Bolt flies over head catching Destinies eye, he lands right beside the unconscious and wounded, unhealing Writing Glory. Destinies eyes widen in horror as fear grips her. She stand sin a hurry and rushes over to the queen. Medic Mare places her left hoof over the fausticorns womb area and lights her horn to feel any thing or hear anything from the foal inside, Medic Mares eyes open and her pupils shrink, she could hear the weak heartbeat of the foal, the stress of Writing Glory and the abusive pummeling she suffered from Shadow was slowly killing both the unborn alicorn and Writing Glory, Medic Mare also discovers that severe head trauma, broken bones and ribs, and a punctured heart, was stopping the healing process and putting an end to Writing Glories genetic immortality and inability to be killed by anything, this discovery proves that Writing Glory could be killed if her body was kept from regenerating by any means.
"Medic Mare what's wrong, is the foal alright?"
Medic Mare takes her hoof off and pulls out a flask of the healing potion.
"No... no I need to work quickly."
Wonder and Destiny yell. "Whats wrong with them?!"
Medic Mare yells back.
"They are dying!!, her majesty has suffered wounds that would have killed her by now, broken ribs, punctured heart, cracked skull, damaged brain. She and the foal are dying! Now let me work!!."
Wonder and Destiny showed extreme worry as they watched Medic Mare hook Writing Glory up to device that had a wooden flap on top and a wooden box underneath, Medic Mare puts the cord that linked the box up to Writing Glory by putting a needle in her leg. The device starts working instantly whenever Writing Glories heart beat the device would tap the base, it worked as a somewhat temporary heart monitor that worked in a complex manner, Zecora creates another potion and manages to get it down the fausticorns throat. They wait for a moment only she does not heal, her pulse fails and her heart beat stops so does the tapping of the heart beat monitor. Medic Mare drops to her knees shocked.
"Queen Writing Glory... deceased... august 18th, 3345..."
Destiny Charge is shocked, as is Zecora, and Star Swirl the Bearded. It is however Blinding Flash who is distraught and heart broken, he cradles his deceased wifes body in tears stopping once he sees the tooth and claw marks Shadow had left on the fausticorn. Enraged Wonder Bolt takes off and goes to find Shadow against Destinies protests. In her sub conscious, Writing Glory wanders around through the halls of her memories, she enters a room which is filled with memories, both remembered and forgotten. She continues walking down the hall toward a bright light only to be stopped halfway by Clover the Clever, Commander Skyfire, and Lemon Cake, Writing Glory stops walking and looks at them.
"This is not your time my friend, you are not meant to die, not now, not ever,"
Writing Glory looks down.
"Back at the monastery... the three of you told me that... I would win... I would defeat Shadow and restore harmony to Equestria but I can't. He's too powerful for me to defeat and the Elements of Harmony are lost..."
Skyfire approaches the fausticorn.
"All things have a weakness, whether they be mare or monster, they all have their weaknesses, all it takes is to find and exploit it."
Skyfire smiles and turns around walking back toward the other three. Lemon smiles at Writing Glory warmly.
"I'll continue to watch over you mother, until I reincarnate that is. We'll meet again mother."
Writing Glory smiles widely. "Until then."
Lemon smiles and turns around and walks into the light being the first to vanish, Clover and Skyfire look back at the fausticorn.
"Look after Clara for me your majesty..."
Writing Glory takes a deep breath on the verge of tears.
"I made you a promise my friend, I will save her, and raise her."
Skyfire smiles and walks into the light, vanishing. Clover then steps into the spot Skyfire was standing moments earlier.
"Tell Destiny... her father and I are proud of her..." Clover sheds a tear smiling at her friend.
Writing Glory nods finally breaking into tears, just as Clover enters the light Writing Glory is shown a vision, she sees Clover running toward her friends atop a hill beneath a tree in the afterlife, Commander Hurricane, Private Pansy, Chancellor Puddinghead, Smart Cookie, and Princess Platinum all greet Clover and group hug her as the vision ends and Writing Glory is enveloped in a white light.
~~~
As Destiny Charge, Zecora, Medic Mare, and Star Swirl the Bearded mourn Writing Glory, the wind suddenly picks up, the ground rumbles and the sky opens up in one spot, the purple stream of energy from Mount Canter shine down upon Writing Glory. Medic Mare, Destiny, Star Swirl, and Zecora watch carefully as the body of the fausticorn is suddenly enveloped within a white light.
"Medic... whats happening?"
"I-I don't know."
While she was covered by the white light, Writing Glories body began to change, just moments ago she was the same size as Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, now she was taller then them, her mane and tail also grew longer and were now flowing and sparkling like Lunas mane and tail. The fausticorns magical aura had also increased, all her wounds and injuries had healed, the foal revived , and Writing Glory looked much more mature. She opens her eyes just as the glow makes the final changes, then it was gone, and in its place, was the newly revived and regenerated Writing Glory. Star Swirl, Zecora, Medic Mare, and Destiny Charge back away to give the queen space, all four of them were trying to comprehend what they just saw. Writing Glory stands up slowly and was still a little wobbly on her new feet, she looked around and took her first breath.
"Hello Everypony, why do you all look so shocked."
The fausticorns voice had also changed, it no longer sound similar to that of Celestias, it sounded much more cheerful and nice, it gave off the feeling of kindness and friendliness that rarely anyponies voice could give. Destiny shook her head and raised an eyebrow approaching Writing Glory slowly.
"Queen Writing Glory..?"
"The one and only, is something wrong Destiny Charge? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"You've.. changed..."
Writing Glory lowers her head so she can look at Destiny properly.
"I am still the same mare you've known the past four thousand years."
Destiny smiles, Writing Glory raises her head and looks around.
"Where's Wonder Bolt?"
An explosion happens at the tower five meters to the right of Writing Glory causing her and everypony else to look, the tower calls and Wonder flies out from behind it with Shadow in pursuit.
"Hiya honey! Mind Helping me out?!!"
Wonder flies past Writing Glory, very fast with Shadow fast approaching, Destiny takes a step back, whereas the fausticorn gets in the way, Shadow who had thought Writing Glory was dead, is shocked to see that she is alive.
"How... How could she still be ALIVE!!!"
Shadow charges at Writing Glory instead and rams into her, he swings his horn at her only for the attack to be blocked by her own horn. She pushes against Shadow who tries to push Writing Glory in the opposite direction only to fail as she twists her head along with his and slams Shadow into the ground with her horn. Shadow had reverted back into his pony alicorn form during his fight with the army and Wonder, making him considerably weaker compared to the more powerful Queen of Equestria. Shadow struggles to get free and so decides to vanish, he laughs in his metallic voice and sinks into the ground disappearing.
"Star Swirl, and Zecora, find a safe place. Soldiers, round up surviving Crystal soldiers that are wounded and help them, Medic Mare tend to the wounded Equestrian soldiers, Dragons, Crystal pony and Crystal soldier."
Medic Mare salutes and she and the soldiers get to work, Zecora and Star Swirl the bearded go to the same shelter the soldiers and Medic are headed a sit is a safe place, Mira walks up to the queen and stands straight.
"What are my orders your majesty?"
"Help me save Mira and Clara."
Destiny looks up at Writing Glory then at the crystal palace, Writing Glory runs toward it and take flight, Destiny following close behind, the fausticorn crashes through a window alongside Destiny, they both quickly dispatch two crystal guards who were about to attack. The two alicorns smiles at each other then get going , they search the halls for Mira and Clara, cutting through any who get in their way. Writing Glory walks past a room which Destiny enters.
"Writing Glory..."
Writing Glory stops and looks behind her, she then turns back around and enters the room Destiny is in, she walks up beside Destiny who was looking at some pictures. The pictures depicted Sapphire Amethyst with a colt, the colt had a very pale snow white coat, his eyes were crystal blue, his cutiemark was that of a mare and a colt holding hooves, the colt was an alicorn, his mane and tail were an icy blue, his body sparkled like any other crystal pony. He appears happy with Sapphire, next to the last picture was a note with words reading: "To Soul Amethyst, remember the days where things were better. From Sapphire".
Destiny uses her ability to see into the past to try and get to know this colt, only for her power to fail, she is unable to see into the colts past.
"Sapphire Amethyst, she's out spy in The Crystal Empire... we need to find her and fillies."
Destiny looks down and nods, Writing Glory turns around, ready to continue their search.
"Your majesty..."
Writing Glory turns her head to look at Destiny Charge. "Hmm?"
"D-do you think... maybe... Shadow Strike is the colt in these portraits.... could he be Soul Amethyst??"
The fausticorn looks down. "If he was... then Shadow has completely destroyed whatever remained of that little colt... Shadow Strike is too far gone for the Elements of Harmony to restore him, even they have their limits. All we can do is put an end to the terror he's created, and help Soul Amethyst find peace. We must hurry, his magical aura is becoming much more powerful then I've ever felt before."
Writing Glory and Destiny Charge leave the room and continue their search, They enter a room filled with sleeping Hyperion series three prototypes. Destiny looks at all of them disgusted at the look of some of the unfinished prototypes, decaying dead ponies being wired and enhanced with mechanical appliances, the sight of technology and cybernetics is considered a perversion of nature to the fausticorn.
"Look at them... taken from their peaceful rest to become creatures of death and chaos, machines of war. I cannot allow this to happen to you all."
Writing Glory walks over to a control panel and flips some switches which shuts off the life supports on each row.
"Writing Glory, is this the best idea??"
"Nopony deserves a fate like this, it's horrible to kill a pony but it is sick and cruel to deny them peace and use them in experiments like this,"
She flips the last switch and the final row of life supports shut down.
"I refuse to let their suffering continue..."
Writing Glory looks down and begins to walk out the exit only to be stopped when the door closes and the Hyperions wake up, their eyes flash gold and red, the unfinished Hyperions also wake up but are foaming at the mouth and have green eyes instead. One Hyperion mach 3 unveils it's mini-guns and starts firing them at the fausticorn, the ammunition they fire is a type of projectile magic that is even deadlier and faster then the hyper cannons the last two models had.
"Writing Glory take cover." Destiny flies upward where these war machines cannot go, but they can shoot upwards.
2 rows of the Hyperions focus attention on the fausticorn while the last two focus on Destiny Charge. Destiny runs along the metal bars near the ceiling avoiding all the gun fire from the Hyperion mach 3s, another Hyperion prototype fires a magical cannon at Destiny making her dart into a crack in the wall just as the spot she passed explodes with crystal shards. The Hyperions did not see Destiny dodge the shot and inspect the impact point of the beam, a fatal decision on part of three of the Hyperions as the blue alicorn creates a magic spear and throws it through the 1st Hyperion which then causes the spear to go through the others, disabling them. Destiny laughs alerting the Hyperions that were targeting her to her presence.
"Hehe..."
Destiny smiles nervously, bolting to the other end of the room once a Hyperion fires its death ray, she darts to the left when another Hyperion fires its mini-guns, Destiny hides and throws a grenade at the Hyperions disabling them, she then gets up from hiding to help Writing Glory fight off the group of Hyperions that are trying to kill her. The queen unleashes her lightning spell upon the Hyperions, only shocking them but disabling the lesser armored ones but incurring the wrath of the remaining six, she runs down the hall past the life supports with the prototype following her faster then the average Hyperion, Writing Glory runs up the wall then pushes off of it gliding above the life supports utilizing her magic beam to cut through the cyborgs destroying only 3 of them. Destiny lands beside Writing Glory, they both begin to cast a spell until the Hyperions start flashing.
"What are they doing now??"
Destiny watches closely she then remembers that the grenades Zecora made would flash if they were exposed to air then explode.
"Self Destruct!!" The young alicorn mare puts up a shield just as the Hyperions explode, causing the floor to collapse and the lab to be destroyed .
Destiny and Writing Glory fall onto the floor beneath the one they were on, unscathed by both the explosion and the fall. They look at each other for any injuries then look at each other and laugh. They stand up and look around and soon the both of them realize how quiet it is, no Crystal soldiers, no Hyperions, no Dragons outside, and no Shadow. They move slowly down the hall treading very carefully, making very sure they are not taken off guard. Suddenly Destiny stops, she puts her right wing in Writing Glories way.
"Destiny what are you-"
"Shh, do you hear that?"
The sounds of fillies voices echo throughout the halls, Mira and Clara were talking to Sapphire by the sounds of it, over joyed, Writing Glory runs as fast as she can down the hall, she turns left and continue running down the hall the voices are coming from, Destiny following close by. Halfway down the corridor the all to familiar voice of Shadow bangs on the alicorns eardrums prompting them to stop, a big mistake as Shadow bursts through the floor, pinning Writing Glories head between his hooves and lifting her off the floor. Shadow manages to carry Writing Glory toward the ceiling and drops her. After that he flies his fastest with his horn lowered toward Writing Glory, Destiny sees this and quickly jumps up.
"Oh no you don't!!!!"
destiny Charges her horn then jumps up at Shadow impaling the armored alicorn in the chest and firing a beam through his body, sending Shadow down the hall and through the wall. Destiny smiles thinking Shadow has been beaten, oh how wrong was she, Shadow bursts through the wall and charges her dangerously fast, for having three legs he could still run with great ease as though he head never lost it. He runs up along the wall and jumps off using his left hoof to punch or frontal kick Destiny Charge in the jaw causing her to spit blood, she looks at Shadow only to be kicked in the neck by Shadows back legs. Destiny coughs and gasps for air, the red glow of Shadows horn glows around Destinies head, he starts pummling her into the floor.
"Instead of getting my way, why don't you just die!!! "
Writing Glory comes up behind Shadow and strikes him hard at the back of the head with her elbow causing the dark alicorn to neigh in agony, her abandon his chance to kill destiny so he may electrocute the Fausticorn which he does with ease.
"Get.. off.. of me!! rrraaghh!!!!"
The fausticorn blinds Shadow with a solar flare then uses her magic to throw him about and break his bones which are self repaired in minutes. Mira hears this and runs outside the room to see Writing Glory and Destiny Charge fighting Shadow.
"Aunt Writing Glory, Destiny Charge, over here!!"
Writing Glory stops what she's doing and looks at Mira, overjoyed and happy to see her alive and well, though bruised and hurt from the two months of abuse she received. Shadow seizes this opportunity to grab Destiny and throw her into the fausticorn.
"You've dropped your guards alicorns, very unwise, very foolish, you have challenged me long enough."
Shadows horn glows at the tip and cause red lightning to scatter and fly around the orb, afraid for her aunt and best friends lives, Mira runs up to Sapphire.
"Sapphire please help my Aunt, Help Destiny Charge, please stop Shadow..."
The unborn alicorn filly inside of Writing Glory lends Sapphire some of her magic and tells her to use it wisely, Sapphire utters a few words, her horn glows brightly then she says the spells name.
"Curse of Sombra..."
Shadow laughs victoriously, saying how he's won and how they will never defeat him, and rears his head back to launch the orb of death at his opponents only for it to vanish when he is grabbed by some pony ghosts, Shadow looks around him and growls.
"What is this?!"
Shadow looks at the ghosts aura and realizes whose magic is giving this spell power, he tries all he can to get out of the ghost ponies grips using what ever he can only for his efforts to be in vain. The ghosts begin to drag shadow down through the floor slowly, feeling afraid to die he calls out to the one pony as both himself and the pony he once was to stop the spell even though he knew it was her that cast it.
"Sapphire... please don't... Sapphire release me! RELEASE ME!!!!"
Shadow struggles even more and even tries flying, he shoots at the ghosts with his dark magic only for it to pass through them. He is then dragged beneath the palace and imprisoned for now. Writing Glory stands up and helps Destiny to her hooves, they look at each other for a moment panting from exhaustion. They then turn their attention to Mira who was waiting for them by the door Sapphire and Clara are in. Writing Glory and Destiny Charge run to them, the fausticorn tearing up, smiling, gets to her knees and slides toward Mira and embraces the filly in tears.
"Oh Mira, I'm so sorry i couldn't be hear sooner. I'm so happy you're okay and alive and..." Writing Glory cries in happiness and relief.
"W-where's miss Clover... and Uncle Wonder?"
Writing Glory fixes up Miras mane.
"Your uncle Wonder is alright, he's okay."
Destiny looks down walking into the room to greet Clara. "My mother... Clover the Clever.. she's dead..."
Mira shows great sadness at that, she had last seen Clover the day she was taken, she never got to say goodbye. Mira cries in Writing Glories chest, the fausticorn nuzzles Mira to comfort her knowing that, that's all she needs. Writing Glory looks over at Clara Skyblaze who is talking to Destiny, Destiny gets down to Claras height.
"Hello Clara, my name's Destiny Charge."
"Mira talked about you, she said you'd come to save us."
Destiny nods. "Yes, we're going to take you, Mira, and Sapphire home."
"Miss Sapphire is hurt."
Destiny looks at the bed to see Sapphire hurt and weak, Destiny becomes concerned.
"What happened to her?"
"She was hurt by a spear, I didn't see what did it though... I was so scared."
Destiny looks back at Clara about to tell her something but hesitates.
"W-where's my mommy??"
Destiny looks down for a moment to choose her words then looks back up at Clara.
"Your mother, Rose Skyfire... she died fighting Shadow when Cloudsdale fell, I'm so sorry Clara."
Clara starts sobbing and breaking into tears, Destiny hugs Clara closely, she becomes motherly and tries her best to calm Clara down, the fausticorn watches sadly, she could imagine the amount grief and pain of loss the filly feels. Writing Glory looks back down and sheds a few tears.
"W-writing Glory..."
Writing Glory looks at the bed Sapphire was laying in, she stands up and walks toward the weak and dying Sapphire Amethyst, the doors of the room closed and lock all on their own because of her magic, Writing Glory tells Mira to sit with Clara while she and Destiny tend to Sapphire. Destiny stands up and walks over to the bed Sapphire lay in. Writing Glory gets lower she isn't towering over the Bluish-purple Unicorn.
"Oh Sapphire..."
"You don't need to worry about me... death is a release for me..." Sapphire smiles.
"I'm not letting you die here, We're taking you back to Canterlot where you'll receive proper care for your wounds."
Sapphire shakes her head. "No... you don't understand... I'm the one giving Shadow his power..."
Writing Glory looks shocked, she never would have thought that a mere Unicorn whose ancestry consists of paupers and slaves, would be the one giving the alicorn of death such power. Destiny Charge is also very shocked to hear this, she is unable to think of words to describe how she feels about this, Sapphire takes a deep breath.
"D-did you see the paintings of soul..? Shadow w-wasn't always... like this.... He...he.. used to be so sweet... kind and gentle...and so alone..."
Destiny starts to worry about Shadow coming back and so adopts a battle stance charging her horn expecting the armored alicorn to come for them at any moment, Sapphire chuckles at Destinies paranoia.
"You... underestimate my power... as long as I still live... he won't be breaking free of my curse... Though the amulet... will try to help him... it will fail... do not worry Destiny Charge... my power is beyond... even... Writing Glory.."
Sapphire starts to breath deeper and becomes even more weaker, not willing to lose another friend, both Destiny and Writing Glory use their magic to keep Sapphire alive, the alicorns focus all their magic on the wound, easing the pain and healing it to some extent but not enough to save her, though it gives her more time to live. Sapphire breaths normally again and speaks the way she was before but less weakly.
"I... don't want to be saved..."
"Too bad, we're not going to let you die." Destiny says sternly.
"Letting me live will only put you in danger...."
Writing Glory looks down sadly, she did not wish to let somepony die because of a connection to something so vile and cruel. The fausticorn flattened her ears on top of her head unable to think of what to do, Destiny looks out the window to see dragons fighting against Hyperions in the streets and buildings collapsing. Sapphire suddenly starts speaking to break the silence.
"Soul and I were close when we were foals, he was gentle, kind, always putting others safety ahead of his own... he was like an angel, though very very sick, his immune system was low, making him frail and weak but he didn't care, he was happy and so was I... then that horrible day came... the day of the Cobra..."
Writing Glory remembers this day all too well, back 18 years ago the same Cobra Writing Glory and fought and killed during the creation of the world had returned, Sapphire continued telling her story. The Cobra flies above what was then Crystannia hiss and drooling its green saliva, Crystal Ponies scatter and run as archers fire upon the constellation, it laughs in its raspy hollow voice, rears its head back then unleashes an acidic breath of fire.
"The Cobra was killing anypony that it gazed upon, its breath was like acid, melting through the streets and buildings. No where was safe."
In the flash back the Cobra scoops up crystal ponies in its jaws and devours them, it twists its body around as a volley of arrows is unleashed upon its celestial body, this causes no damage to the monster however. Its eyes flow bright green then burning flashes from its eyes destroy the ground close to the soldiers.
"My brother and I were taking shelter inside one of the cities civilian bunkers when you appeared and fought with it...."
In the flash back Writing Glory charged head on toward the Cobra and rams her horn into its right eye, she quickly kicks away from the Serpent, yanking her horn out of its eyes. The Serpent thrashed in pain, screeching and hissing loudly before stopping and looking around for the alicorn with its good eye. Writing Glory had disappeared but Destiny hadn't, she fired a blue neon glowing beam of burning stinging magic at the serpent as she flies past causing the Serpent to fire its secondary beam and set fire to the shelter.
"The fire started, everypony panicked. Someponies fled the Shelter while others were trapped by the blaze... I tried to get my brother out but he went back to save the others... nopony else came out and neither did my brother, hours later you used the Elements of Harmony and the cobra was gone... so was Soul..."
A feeling of guilt overcomes Destiny Charge, she was the cause of Souls death and it hurt to know she was responsible for causing the deaths of so many. Sapphire forgave Destiny years back, she continue her story.
"Months after that, Crystannia was rebuilding, and things seemed better for everypony but me... I was back to begging and doing jobs for anypony that needed help provided I was paid, then... as I was going home one night; I found a colt, he was identical to Soul... he sounded like him too but he was much younger, and he had a pair of wings. He had no memory no name and nowhere to go I named him after my brother, Soul Amethyst, I hoped that name would help me cope with my loss but it never worked... he wasn't Soul... but I still cared and thought of him as my brother. He was everything Soul was but... I would have never guessed he would become the monster you both strive to destroy."
Writing Glory looks at Destiny then looks back at Sapphire feeling terrible. Destiny thinks of what next to say.
"How... how did he become Shadow Strike?"
Sapphire starts tearing up. "Soul and I continued to live like he never died... before he died he was treated badly by everypony around us because of his pale complexion and sickly look, what made them even more resentful of him was his wings, and his magical power... he grew to hate everypony but me and soon he was using his magic to hurt or kill anypony that mistreated him, and one day... he was gone. Vanished from the lives of everypony, I searched for him for three years and I found nothing, no answers, no clues, no trace of him. I moved on, tried to make a living."
Sapphire starts to tear up even more. "He came back two years ago clad in that armor which he called: The Alicorn Armor. He seized control of Crystannia through fear, on that day Crystannia was called, The Crystal Empire."
Writing Glory is lost for words, she had hoped that there would be more to Shadows origin then that, but the biggest question running through the alicorn queens mind prompts her to ask.
"How are you the one giving Shadow power??"
Sapphire looks Writing Glory in the eye and smiles. "Because I love him... he's my little brother... and I'm the only pony that has ever really shown him kindness... that's how I am giving him power... and is why I must die... It is the only way you can defeat him."
The fausticorn looks away in shame. "I lost the Elements of Harmony on the battlefield, without them I am unable to deliver the final blow."
"Lost? Fausticorn they are not lost, they are apart of you and when called, they will come."
Sapphire closes her eyes, her horn glows a bright sparkly jade color and within moments the Elements of Harmony suddenly appear on top of Writing Glories head surprising the centuries old being. The Elements of Harmony only obeyed the pure hearted with the most powerful magic, and Sapphire had the most powerful magic. Writing Glory lifts the crown off her head and looks at each of the glowing gems representing the different meanings of harmony, she then looks at Sapphire full of questions with only one answer.
"How did you do that??"
"I told you, I am the most powerful unicorn in all Equestria, my power even surpasses yours. Soul and I have been powerful since birth, we share our power and that's what makes him him so powerful. I beg you, please kill me..."
Shadows aura suddenly becomes even stronger and closer, putting Destiny on edge.
"Your majesty we really must be going."
Writing Glory ignores Destiny and gets closer to Sapphire, getting down on her knees again so she is closer to the dying unicorn.
"Are you certain... this is what you want?"
Sapphire nods. "Shadow must be stopped... killing me will weaken him greatly..."
The spell keeping Sapphire alive wears off, she starts to weaken fast and begins entering a comatose state which Shadow intended when he had the spear plunged into her, she uses all of her strength to stay awake, panting heavily and sweating losing war with Shadows spell quickly. Writing Glory holds Sapphires right hoof with hers and looks at her chest then back at her. Destiny Tells the fillies not to look. Writing Glory sheds tears, once again looking at Sapphires chest, closing her eyes tightly and looking away, she lights her horn which glows bright aqua, not wishing to cause Sapphire amethyst any more pain than shes already felt, the fausticorn gently stops Sapphires heart bringing forth tears of sadness to the fausticorn which becomes a wailing cry. Sapphire slowly closed her eyes once everything had gone black, she started smiling using her final breaths to say one word before finally dying peacefully.
"Thank... you..."
Destiny comforts the fillies who are upset over Sapphire, after a few moments Writing Glory stands, swivels her head around to look at Destiny and the fillies.
"We have to take her with us, back to Canterlot. I will not leave her here."
Destiny nods, the fillies calm down and walk over to the door waiting for the mares to come, as they waited the fausticorn and Destiny Charge got some things to wrap Sapphires body in. They lay down some bed sheets on the floor while Writing Glory lifts Sapphires body onto the sheets where they wrap her body up. Shadow suddenly bursts into the room and quickly fires his scatter beam at the queen and the blue alicorn, forcing them to jumps back before they could wrap Sapphires face. Shadow looked like his pony self but with a crimson and blood red glow around his body, he was still missing his right leg too. He slowly walked toward the two alicorns stopping once he sees Sapphire, then everything changes.
"Sapphire?" Shadows voice suddenly sounded like a young colts through the helmet.
A puff of steam or carbon dioxide emits from Shadows helmet as it begins separating into different segments, resting just on top of his head, and revealing his face to the alicorns.
"Sapphire... wake up it's me.. please wake up..."
Shadow nuzzles Sapphire twice trying to wake her up only to realize that she is dead, Shadow looks up at the two alicorns with his cold red hateful eyes.
"You... killed her..." Shadows colt-like voice began to take on the angry voice and tone of a child at the age of 12.
the windows and walls in the room start cracking and the room rumbles, Shadows helmet clamps back down around his head giving him his metallic voice again.
"YOU KILLED HER!!! "
Writing Glory glares at Shadow charging an electrical attack from her horn, in his anger, Shadow blindly charges at the Fausticorn just as she throws her sphere of electricity at him, it hits him in the Alicorn Amulet sending him flying back ward through a wall.
"Lets get Sapphire and leave fast."
Within moments Writing Glory, Destiny Charge, Mira Silverblood, and Clara Skyblaze all headed for the throne room, Destiny carried the deceased Sapphire on her back while Writing Glory carried the fillies, as they hurried along the corridors Shadows magical energy began to come out of the walls behind the alicorns, they turned to see this killer magic coming right at them and fast. Without a second thought they start running toward the throne room upon reaching it they are caught in an explosion that knocks them all off their hooves, Shadow emerges from the floor in his monstrous appearance, though he has transcended beyond any natural creature, he was something far more vile, more cruel and sickening, the Alicorn Amulet had transformed Shadow into the very incarnate of all things dark and evil. He now had feet like a birds but with talons that could cut through anything, five sets of wings all of them with feathers that looked like black steel, his teeth gleamed like fresh unused stainless steel and titanium alloy knives, his eyes were a piercing fiery red which looked like hell fire, the armor looked much more organic, it no longer resembled armor, the horn had been elongated and sharpened, his tail became like a whip with a barb of bone at the end of it. Shadows mane was a literal fiery shadow, his tongue forked, and his voice had a hiss sound in it with a mix of his normal calculating voice, he was much larger compared to Writing Glory considering how he now stood on his back legs upright, he also had a clawed fingered hand and arm with elbow spikes, he was however missing his right one still. he had horns running along his snout they were pointed backwards but he still retained his straight unicorn horn, two giant horns decorated the back of his head, as well as three small tusks that was near his mouth. His underside now looked much like that of an armored suit with parts of his ribs revealing an exoskeleton structure but the chest area could open up to reveal a cannon that could obliterate anything in its path, his spines were protruding from his back along his tail, his legs had spikes protruding from the knee caps, finally the Alicorn Amulet rested in his forehead.
"You have pissed me off for the last time alicorn, this time I will end you permanently!! "
Shadow lets out a deafening roar, the fausticorn shakes her head and beholds the sight of Shadows newest and possibly most powerful form, his power could tear the world asunder if he chose, Writing Glory was more terrified then she had ever been, this monster pressed its stub against a crystal surface, the crystal wall attaches itself to where the arm was severed, he pulls away and the crystal reconstructs his arm, Shadow now had two hands to choke the fausticorn with though one was organic and the other obviously crystal.
"Shadow??"
The gets on all fours. "No!"
It moves lightning fast and strikes Writing Glory in the side knocking to the other end of the room.
"I am no longer Shadow Strike," it puts its foot around Writing Glories neck. "I am Shadow Lord!"
Using his talons he picks up the fausticorn and throws her at a wall, she smashes into it, breaking, cracking and denting the crystalline wall, Shadow Lord screeches and runs at the alicorn queen making a fist and throwing it toward her, she ducks under the monsters arm, Shadows spiked knuckles get caught in the wall making it hard to pull out. Writing Glory fires a beam of purple magic which sears Shadows new flesh, she forgot that Shadow had a new arm which he uses to smash the Faust in the face making her crash into Destiny upon being launched across the room. They both regain their stances.
"She lied, Sapphire lied he is far too powerful for us to defeat."
Writing Glory shakes her head. "No, she didn't lie, he is weakening slowly, and he is now vulnerable to the Elements."
Shadow turns his head in their direction, his spines start glowing then his horn, finally he unleashes a dangerously powerful beam from his horn at them which cuts through the floor like a Japanese katana through a skull. both alicorns dart out of the way just as the beam goes past, it suddenly generates an explosion. Shadow Lord breaks free of the wall and lets out a screeching roar waking up the fillies, Mira, and Clara from unconsciousness, Shadow catches sight of the two defenseless foals and flickers his tongue, his horn flashes once and the spot the fillies were standing on explodes, sending both of them flying across the room prompting quick action from both Destiny and Writing Glory, they uses their magic to catch the fillies just before they get hurt anymore. Small shrieks emanate from Shadow who is upset that the fillies are not harmed.
"Destiny, get Sapphire and the fillies to safety now! I'll handle Shadow."
Destiny picks up Sapphires body, and the fillies then she goes toward the exit which was blocked off by rubble. Destiny looked it over trying to figure out a way to get through, she lights her horn and starts removing the rubble, bit by bit. Shadow prepares to charge at the blue alicorn, letting out a soft reptilian hiss.
"Hey Shadow!"
Shadow turns his head in the direction of the fausticorn and stands upright, his back hunched over, hissing and revealing his inner jaw. He lines himself up to Writing Glory grinding his talons along floor. After staring at each other for a moment they starts running at each other, Shadow knocks the elements of harmony off of the fausticorns head then uses his crystal hand to punch her, making her jerk back her head, she then cuts Shadows crystal arm only it doesn't harm him it merely scratches the limb and blunt the Faust's horn. She looks at Shadows arm but is then kicked.
"Stop leaving yourself open like that alicorn, you're going to take out all the fun in killing you and your foal!"
Writing Glory fires a super heated ray from her horn at Shadow, burning him can bringing the beast to howl in agony. Shadow back slaps Writing Glory and kicks her over, he roars in anger then unleashes a beam from his mouth which sears Writing Glories flesh, the beam had struck her left front leg, rendering it useless, she gets up only to be put back down by Shadows whip like tail which crackled every time it smacked into an object. It left marks and scratches on Writing Glories body, Shadow laughs as though he has won and unleashes his wings flapping all ten of them and lifting himself off the ground. He grabs Writing Glory around the throat with his taloned feet and throws her into the throne smashing it into a thousand pieces. Destiny sees Writing Glory getting pummeled and stops trying to move the rubble away from the entrance, firing bolts of energy at Shadow Lord.
"Clara, Mira, find a safe place to hide I have to help the queen."
Destiny takes flight and flies at Shadow, ramming her horn into his flesh. Shadow screeches and uses his elbow spikes to wound Destiny Charge, he throws her to the floor and tries to crush her skull with his talons. Shadow lets out a high pitched roar which makes Destinies ears bleed. The dark alicorn opens his jaws around Destiny Charges head and is about to bite down until he has his left back horn shattered by the fausticorns hoof. The monster holds the back of his head writhing in pain and roaring with anger, he uses his whip like tail to swat Writing Glory and to choke her. The tail tightens even more with Writing Glory gasping for air and struggling to break free, the bestial alicorns body glows blue then a bolt of lightning travels along the whip like tail and electrocutes the fausticorn, she screams agonizingly.and squirms trying even harder to get out of the deathly grip. Clara and Mira watch helplessly, they think of what to do until Mira decides to use the mirror mirror strike spell on Shadow. She casts it and makes copies of Writing Glory that confuse the evil dictator, the copies work like shadow clones that can harm and touch real objects but if put through harm will disappear. Shadow loses his grip on the alicorn queen, allowing her to and wrap her front legs around Shadows neck and slam him into the floor with all her strength, the floor breaks causing shards of crystal to scatter, some shards break through Writing Glories armor and embed themselves in her legs, crippling her. It felt like shrapnel grinding against raw bone.
"Arrgh!!" The fausticorn drops to the floor in pain and starts trying to pull out the pieces so she may heal, it is a painful and very cringe worthy task, some of the shards have been embedded in the knee bone making this even more painful for her.
Shadow was currently unconscious as this was happening, Destiny awakens and sees Writing Glories struggle. She gets up and walks over to the fausticorn and assists in removing the crystal shards.
"Relax your majesty."
Writing Glory bites down on her wing hard as Destiny carefully removes the sharp objects, Mira and Clara keep a careful eye on Shadow Lord then they spy his tail moving a little, his dark fiery mane reignites itself and his eyes glow crimson red. Destiny finishes pulling out the final pieces of the shards just as Shadow swipes her away with one mighty blow of his crystal prosthetic arm, unable to react fast enough, the injured fausticorn is picked up in Shadows teeth which were clamped around her neck, he tossed her and shook her like a dog does with a rope chew toy then as her blood dripped from the monsters maw, she is thrown toward the Elements of Harmony by mistake. Shadow laughs amused at the alicorns weakness.
"How pathetic, you were able to make me retreat before but now... now you are being pummeled, beaten, destroyed. You no longer provide me with an enjoyable challenge, I suppose now... it is time to end our game...:"
Shadows chest piece opens up, the breast plate splits in half and opens to the sides as well as downward unveiling two green bulbous orbs packed tightly into a fleshy mesh of purple muscle covered in an odd mucus that gives off an indescribable aroma that is almost like a sweet smelling perfume that is meant to keep the target in place so that they do not run away once this weapon is revealed. The orbs start glowing and absorbing light, the monster starts laughing maniacally thinking victory is within his grasp. Writing Glory looks at the reflective nature of her crown sees some chains above Shadow that could tie him up allowing her to use the elements, but how could she put this plan into motion without being blasted into oblivion, suddenly Blinding Flash bursts through a window and distracts Shadow by kicking him in the forehead where the Alicorn Amulet is, causing Shadow to weaken. Blinding Flash also snaps Shadows horn bringing the monster to screech and try flail around in pain. Blinding Flash jumps off and flies past Writing Glory.
"All yours honey, take him down!!"
Writing Glory stood up and placed the elements atop her head, she then runs toward Shadow with Destiny Charge alongside her. she picks up the chains with her magic and passes one to Destiny Charge. They both take flight, flying around Shadow who tried to grab the alicorns only to have chains wrapped around his limbs and legs, after Shadow had been restrained the Alicorn Amulet started to charge up a devastating attack, Writing Glory and Destiny charge fly upward and around each other in a spiral very closely, their bodies glowed white once they got high enough then, they spiraled back down like a silver ball of fire, and crashed down on Shadow bringing him to the floor. Writing Glory and Destiny spread out around Shadow whom was regaining his strength, Destiny Charge thrusts her horn into the weakened Shadows head just under the Alicorn Amulet and lifts it out of his skull causing blood to spatter everywhere and the amulet to land on the floor covered in blood. Shadow roars loudly causing him to stands up and the chains to break but alas Shadow doesn't get to do much, Writing Glory circles around Shadow firing a stream of energy right from the Elements of Harmony that . As this happened the bestial alicorn like beast roared and tried to fire a magical stream from his broken horn which he does, this beam as well as the Elements of Harmonies power connect and becomes a beam war over whether Writing Glory fails or Shadow is imprisoned, but no magic power can hold back or rival the Elements of Harmony and thus they overpower Shadows attack and dive it back toward Shadow. Suddenly, a white explosion occurs which causes the crystal palace to light up ever so brightly and its tower to crack and ultimately explode all around, sending pieces flying in all directions. This catches the attention of the Equestrian army, Zecora, Star Swirl the Bearded, and Medic Mare all of whom after a short pause start running to the slowly crumbling palace fearing the worst for Writing Glory and the others.
As the dust clears, Writing Glory moves her wing away from her face, panting in exhaustion and looking upon the crystallized Shadow Lord, bringing a massive smile to the fausticorn, though this smile is one most rare, she suddenly lets out a scream of victory taking a stance eyes wide, jumping up and down looking at everypony and laughing. Destiny shared in Writing Glories joy, laughing and running around like she had won the lottery. The fillies came out of hiding and danced around Writing Glory also sensing that the threat has been eliminated while Wonder Bolt watched on with a smile before being kissed over and over again by Writing Glory, Wonder blushes redder then any tomato and passes out comically making the red maned alicorn giggle. She turns and nuzzles the fillies as Destiny picks the Alicorn Amulet and examines it, the amulet spoke to her in the black tongue beckoning her to use it, however she refuses to give into using the trinket, knowing full well that having to much power can destroy a unicorn or alicorns life, a lesson that would passed on through the generations of the Sparkle family.
"Your majesty."
Writing Glory looks over at Destiny and approaches her, walking up beside her and looking at what the blue alicorn held.
"This amulet is far too powerful to let anypony get their hooves on ever again. It is the most vile thing I have ever seen, it is filled with things that if released would cause unprecedented chaos and discord it must be destroyed.
Writing Glory examines the alicorn shaped amulet with its voice and promise of power ringing through the fausticorns ears attempting to seduce her, after another moment of examining the blood covered artifact she comes to the realization that it cannot be destroyed much like Shadows armor. The Elements of Harmony glowed and fired a small stream at the amulet, covering it in a blue peaceful light, rendering its powers dormant. It was now nothing more then a simple piece of jewelry however the threat of somepony with tremendous magical ability re-awaking its power lingers. Writing Glory, Destiny Charge, Wonder Bolt, Mira Silverblood, and Clara Skyblaze are startled by the sounds of rubble being cleared away from the palace entrance, Equestrians and Crystal ponies work together in clearing the debris away until there was a clear way into the palace. Before anypony could enter, Writing Glory, the fillies, and Wonder Bolt exit the palace stopping on the stairs in front of everypony who came to rescue them.
"Thank goodness you're okay, is Shadow... you know?"
"Dead? no Star Swirl the Bearded. Shadow has been encased in a crystal prison from which he will never escape. Medic Mare."
Writing Glory looks behind her and Destiny walks out, carrying Sapphires body on her back. Many of the crystal ponies that knew Sapphire Amethyst gasp in shock and horror, they could tell it was Sapphire as the wrapped up body had her portrait strapped on the front of it, two soldiers pull up a cart used by Medic Mare to carry medicine and medical supplies and help Destiny gently place the body into it, so that they may transport it back to Canterlot so she may be cremated and her ashes scattered around the one place she thought most beautiful. Writing Glory then steps forward, using her royal canterlot voice to address the crowd.
"Today marks the end of the great pony civil war, The Crystal Empire will be placed under Equestrian occupation, helping to rebuild and to re-establish the peace and friendship we all once shared. The Crystal Empire will remain a kingdom of its own and become a place where Love, Tolerance and the six elements of friendship will reflect across all of Equestria and influence the lives of ponies living within this nation together. Put aside your differences, and let us all rebuild together, for Equestria!"
The crystal ponies and Equestrians smile and neigh loudly, the great hatred between the Equestrians and crystal ponies instantly ceased thanks to Writing Glories speech. The fausticorn smiles then turns to Zecora.
"Zecora, I need you to do something that will ensure Equestria remains safe."
"What is it you ask of me your majesty?"
Writing Glory pulls the Alicorn Amulet out from under her wing and hands it to Zecora.
"I need you to hide it away, hide it where nopony would ever think to look, nopony would dare to look for it, nopony must get their hooves on the Alicorn Amulet ever again. Can you promise me you will hide it away forever?"
Zecora looks at the amulet and understands all to well the importance of keeping this trinket hidden, never to be used again.
"I promise you, I will keep this hidden with my life."
"Thank you."
~~~
It was 4:30 PM and the equestrian army was packing up and getting ready for the return trip to Canterlot, thousands of Wonderbolts flew over the crystal palace while Destiny sat in the cart Sapphires body was in, she looked up as they flew over head and smiled warmly as they did, she then looked at her diary and wrote;
"The Wonderbolts, are a beautiful fighting force."
Within hours a garrison is set up in the city with some Wonderbolts and Equestrian soldiers there to help in the rebuilding of The Crystal Empires city and society. Writing Glory and Destiny Charge led the long journey back home, this time they don't stop, they continue through after noon, arrive back in Canterlot by night fall, the journey took three hours as opposed to the two day journey to the Crystal Empire, this was likely because there were less of them then there were before. As they step through the gates of Canterlot, they are greeted by thousands of ponies, cheering and celebrating the winning of the war, Writing Glory asks some ponies who run the cemetery to prepare for a cremation. Before any real celebration begins the entire canterlot army, the Wonderbolts, Writing Glory, Destiny, Wonder, the fillies, Zecora, Star Swirl, and Medic Mare all attend Sapphires funeral which lasts about an hour, as everypony departs to go celebrate the end of the war, Writing Glory stays behind for a while to think.
"Writing Glory..."
Writing Glory turns her head in Destinies direction.
"You have a speech to give, remember?"
"Oh... yeah... I'll be right there."
The fausticorn takes one last look at Sapphires funeral pyre, placing a hoof on her baby bump, smiling happily. She then heads to the city courtyard where there were tables laden with food around the statue of the fausticorn. Writing Glory walks up to a pedestal and clears her throat and speaks in her canterlot voice.
"For two years we have been at war, at war with not some monsters or creatures of the wild, but with each other, the war with The Crystal Empire cost us so many lives, all because of a monster that led the armies against us. When everything seemed hopeless and everything seemed lost, we bounced back and we defeated our enemy and restored peace back to Equestria. Though this victory was not won without loss, many died fighting Shadow and his army, may they always be remembered within our hearts until the end of time."
The entirety of Canterlot goes silent for a moment to honor the dead, after those moments fire works were let off and the ponies celebrated for hours into the night. As Writing Glory was about to step off the podium Destiny Charge and the entire army of Canterlot stood before it.
"Writing Glory!"
The fausticorn turns toward the whole army, they put their legs together, standing straight. They raised their right hoofs to their foreheads and salute the queen.
"Semper Fi!"
Writing Glory turns to them, smiles gently and Salutes them in return.
"Oorah"
Later that night Writing Glory uses a teleportation spell to return to the crystal palace, she enters the destroyed throne room and approaches Shadows crystal prison, looking the monster in the eyes, her gaze filled with hate, Writing Glory began to speak softly.
"You lost, you underestimated me, my army, the ponies that gave their lives just to stop you from destroying the very peace I spent so many centuries striving to obtain. You killed so many innocent equestrians, ruined the lives of millions and exploited a power that made you so bold and in a flash, I beat you. I didn't kill you because I'm nothing like you, and here you are, trapped inside a crystal sculpture."
Writing Glory closes her eyes and looks down taking a deep breath, she reopens her eyes and glares up at Shadow sinisterly.
"If I let you live you'd just find a way to break out and start this all over again, I'm not about to walk away and let that happen. This time..."
Writing Glory rears up on her back legs, raising her front legs. "...You die."
The fausticorn brings herself down and slams her front hooves into shadows prison, shattering it into a thousand pieces and finally killing the dark alicorn. Just as soon as Writing Glory gets back on all fours, The Elements of Harmony crack and splinter this time rendering the elements useless, they go grey and suddenly the wind begins to pick up, gray thunderclouds roll over and lightning strikes everywhere around her. The fausticorn looks around confused, suddenly the wind blows harder and picks up bits and pieces of the ruined castle and hurls them around, a white mist emerges from the cracks in the elements, this spirit had a dragon like face and body. It roared and looked around letting off a demonic laugh before escaping the Elements of Harmony with extreme ease. The entity disappears as does the storm the wind, the debris the storm picked up is dropped like rocks in a pond. Writing Glory takes the Elements of harmony off her head to see that the crystals had grayed and cracked, she had abused the elements for the 2nd and last time, she looks skyward as the feeling of fear and something bad overcomes her.
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Into the Beginning: The Life of Writing Glory
The Life of Writing Glory
By Chaos Phantasm
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Your bright smile.
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"I've never seen you smile like that before Twilight, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna didn't even finish the story."
"Does it matter? We finally found out part of our untold history. The Crystal Empire went to war with Canterlot was insane. And who knew other the princesses and whoever was alive back then that the Crystal Empire had two dictators over a span of a hundred years. It's crazy!"
Twilight and spike walked side by side each other on the way to the balloon. Princess Luna and Princess Celestia watched the dragon and the pony leave together, both of them smiling happily.
"So you told them. I thought you might. "
Luna and Celestia snickered. And smiled even wider.
"I've seen those smiles before. You used to smile that way when you were little cuddly filly's. "
"When we remember you, it makes us happy. Happier then we could ever be." said Celestia.
"Hmh, have I always had that effect? "
Luna turned around and started walking away. Celestia watched Luna leave and sighed.
"Are you bored little sister?"
"I'm not bored, I'm sleepy."
Celestia giggled. "Are you crying?"
"N-No not at all."
Celestia ran up to her sister. "You're upset about mother aren't you?"
"A-A little. But... she didn't get it worse then dad did. Mom passed away years ago but father passed away centuries ago."
"They are both in a better place now."
"I'm still here my daughters. "
The two alicorns smiled sheepishly as they went back inside the castle. Twilight and Spike arrived at the balloon and prepared to take off.
"Everything ready Spike?"
"All ready to go Twilight."
Twilight smiled and pulled out the book of Writing Glory from her saddle bags and looked at it.
"You kept it?"
"Princess Celestia said I could."
"That was nice of her."
"The princesses couldn't finish their story so they allowed me to keep it, so I can finish discovering the past." Twilight flipped through the pages to the page which had a picture of Writing Glory, Celestia and Luna all together.
Twilight boarded the balloon and sat down. "Nyx is probably expecting us now. Lets go home."
Spike nodded and got the balloon going. Celestia and Luna watched the balloon take off.
"When we spoke of our mother... it felt as if a weight had been lifted..." Said Luna.
"We've been carrying her around for years unable to tell anypony about her. It is a well rewarded relief. But now I wonder, what will Twilight do with the knowledge. Will she rewrite history? Or will she keep it all to herself?"
"Only time will tell my children. " An apparition of the fausticorn manifested over Luna and Celestia. Just as the was setting on this tale.
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