“Captain Shining Armor! We need you right away! There is an urgent emergency at the magic school!” a Royal Guard Corporal came rushing in.

“Whoa, whoa, Corporal, relax. Do you have any details about what is going on there?” He demanded.

“There have been reports that a student of the school had started attacking other students,” The Corporal said as slowly as he could.

“Is there anything else I need to know Corporal?” He asked.

“No sir, that is all the info I have for now.”

“Very good, you are dismissed.”

The Corporal salutes his hoof to head and clacks his back hooves together and gallops out.

Cadence is the first to speak between them, “Well then, our timing couldn’t have been better right hun?”

“Yeah cadi, I was just hoping that today it could have just been for you and I. after a week of work, and on my only day off, and somepony has to attack the school,” he said as he threw his hooves into the air.

“Don’t worry once this is done and over with I can give a day you definitely deserve,” promised Cadence, “But right now you need to go and do your job. Being the Captain of the Royal Guard.”

“Yeah I know and that’s what I am going to go do. I will look for that day off, but right now I have to go and get ready,” After he gets ready, he gives her a kiss.

“Go and be careful! I don’t want to have to save you again!” she told him.

“Don’t worry I will and you won’t need to!” he replied back.

“Love you!” she yelled after him.

“Love you too!” he said back.

Shining Armor steps into the Celestia’s main hall, now in his Captain of the Royal Guard uniform, “Princess Celestia, I am sure you have heard of the situation at hoof?” He asked.

“Why yes I have Captain, probably a little more than you at the moment.”

“Princess, how would you like me to handle the situation?”

“Captain, you can do any action that you see necessary.”

“Yes my Princess,” he bowed.

As the captain was leaving, “Oh and Shining Armor…,” he stops to listen carefully for she rarely calls him by his actual name without saying ‘Captain’ first and only in dire situations, “I am sorry, but Twilight was heading to the school this morning, and nopony has seen her since the school has been on lockdown.”
Without turning his head towards Celestia, “What about the guard’s that were assigned to stay with her?”

“I don’t know, I haven’t received word of them reporting in. The only thing that we can do is just hope that they are all safe.”

“Is there anything else I need to know?” he asked, trying to hide away his anger.

“There is nothing else Captain, you are dismissed.”

As the doors closed behind him, it had pained him to hear those words. “Dammit! Twilie why couldn’t you wait for me to go with you?” he thought. Now he was heading out towards the barracks to talk to his Lieutenant.

“Lieutenant! Attention!” Shining Armor ordered.

“Yes sir!” The Lieutenant responded.

“Lieutenant! I would like you to get your best guard’s out to the magic school, Pegasus, earth, and unicorns alike.” He ordered.

“Right away sir!”

“Lieutenant, there is one last favor that I need to ask you, rally the special forces. There is a royal hostage inside the school.”

“Is it Princess Twilight?” the Lieutenant asked.

“Yes it is Lieutenant, how did you know?”

“Sir, I was assigned to her guard this morning. When we got to the school she told us that she didn’t need guards and ordered us to head back to the castle. So we followed orders, but I had told two guards to stay behind, just to be safe,” The Lieutenant assured him.

”That’s good, have you received any reports from them?” questioned Shining Armor.

“Yes actually, they have reported that they have taken refuge inside the school’s library and managed to save a couple students.”

“Ok that’s some good news, and for now on Lieutenant, even if she orders you to leave her always stay nearby. Consider that an order for all royal visits, and let every high rank guard about this standing order. Do I make myself clear Lieutenant?”

“Yes sir, of course sir. I will let every guard know about the order,” The Lieutenant replied.

“Good you are dismissed.”

They do their salute and the Lieutenant leaves that barracks, leaving the white pony all alone, and in silence. The only thing that he can do is remember a moment with his sister on her first day of magic school.

“Don’t worry big brother I can take care of myself,” she assured her older brother, I am sure that I can make friends that can keep me busy and that can watch over me.”

”I know you will, I am sure that you will make plenty of friends, I just that…”

“Just that what?”

“Just that you might…oof,” he stopped and realized that Twilight gave him a big hug, “ok, ok, I won’t worry. Now you should go, you don’t want to be late on your fist day right?”

“No I don’t! ok big brother I’ll go now! Bye!”

“Captain Shining Armor!” the voice of the Lieutenant wakes up Shining Armor.

“Yes Lieutenant?”

“It is time.”

“Ok thank you Lieutenant, you can leave now,” as soon as the Lieutenant left, Shining Armor whispers to himself, “Don’t worry Twilie, I am coming for you. I am going to save you, even if it is the last thing I do for you!”

Author's Note

I know this one was shorter than the first chapter. I will try to get the third one up by Tuesday. Again criticism is highly appreciated! leave comment below if anything.