The legend of Eclipse

"Alright darling let's start by getting this horrid thing off you." Rarity said using her magic to pull Leon's military vest off only to notice the hidden video camera. "Leon what is this for?" Rarity asked holding up the camera by the lens

"Oh yeah that um I'm a..." Leon said trying to come up with a lie "A uh adventurer, I seek out foreign lands and document them, I mainly observe cultures and civilizations however some can be quite hostile and I need that so I can record what the people in the area do in their daily lives without too much suspicion."

"Well nopony is going to harm you here. Now down to business." Rarity said walking over to a human shaped mannequin "I made this for the prince but I never got the right gems for it to fit his title but for you it should look absolutely fabulous."

Rarity took the clothing off the mannequin revealing a navy blue top with a cloak that was black on the outside and gold on the inside attached with a pair of black pants. "Not exactly my best work but then again I'm more accustomed to making clothes for ponies and not clothes for... Whatever your species is called."

"We're called humans." Leon's said

"So that's what your called." Rarity replied

"Yeah now how about we get this over with so I can get buck to my studying." Leon requested

"Alright just get changed into the clothes I gave you and I'll return your other clothes when you leave."

"Thanks." Leon said taking the clothes Rarity had given him and making his way to the change room.

"Manure on a cupcake the hydra's moving too fast for us to catch up to it on foot." Eclipse said looking at the tracks on the ground as he ran

"How can you tell?" Luna asked running beside him

"During my training I was taught how to read animal tracks what type of animal, size, age sometimes even gender, These hydra tracks based on the distance between the paw prints tells that the hydra is moving faster than us." Eclipse explained keeping his pace "I just hope Hawk Eye can get to Cloudsdale before it's too late."

"Permission to speak Captain." Moonshine said

"Granted." Eclipse replied

"Requesting permission to teleport to Ponyville to evacuate the civilians incase worse comes to worse."

"I wanted to avoid a panic but our options are limited at the moment so permission granted."

"Alleight I'll return once the citizens are safe." Moonshine said before teleporting.

"Looks like it's just you, me and Stone Hoof now." Luna said as the trio made their way through the forest towards Ponyville.

"Come on guys the rain in these clouds needs to be about 20% cooler." Rainbow Dash yelled out to the ponies storing water into the rain clouds.

"Miss Rainbow Dash a mister Hawk Eye requests to see you about a security situation he requires your aid in." one of the workers said flaying towards her

"Send him in." Rainbow Dash replied as a skin toned pegesus with a hawk carrying a bow for a cutie mark came into the weather control room.

"Miss Rainbow Dash my name is Hawk Eye as a member of the royal guard I hereby request that you and your colts aid in a matter of Ponyville's protection." Hawk Eye said

"What's the problem?" Rainbow Dash asked

"A hydra has been reported to be approaching Ponyville and a group led by prince Eclipse is in pursuit of it, however they request that the weather team of Cloudsdale aid them by creating a storm around the hydra to slow it down enough for them to catch up to it and stop it from causing damage to Ponyville." Hawk Eye explained

"Alright if the prince is leading this it must be important what kind of storm do ya need? Lightning? Tornado? Fog? What?" Rainbow Dash asked

"Our best chance would be to create a fog as thick as possible around it's heads that way it won't be able to see where it's going." Hawk Eye replied

"Alright one thick as hay fog coming up. Alright ya bunch of fillies get the fog generators going max power ASAP." Rainbow dash yelled towards the ponies making the weather clouds as she flew over to get a fog ready to slow down the hydra.

"Be gone I refuse to talk on this matter any further." Blueblood yelled

" But your highness this is your cousin we're talking about, not to mention he is Celestia's own son." Twilight said trying to keep up with Blueblood

"That beast is not worth my time now be gone." Blueblood yelled back before slamming the door to his room is Twilight's face and proceeding to lock it. "Buck she's going to be a problem. Those idiots better hurry and find that orphaned pile of filth." Blueblood muttered to himself walking towards a crystal ball as a image of a black pegesus with red eyes appeared through the fog in the crystal ball. "Night watch what's your status on the pursuit of Eclipse?" Blueblood asked

"We have managed to redirect him towards Ponyville using the old Diamond Dog mining trick and we have a trap set up for him when he reaches Ponyville." Night watch replied

"Perfect remember bring him back alive, we must make sure that he suffers for his crimes." Blueblood said before deactivating the crystal ball severing his communication with Night watch. "Now if only I can get rid of HER then this will be perfect. Enjoy your freedom while it lasts Eclipse because you'll be in chains soon enough." Blueblood muttered to himself as he poured himself a cup of tea.

"Now that is a much better outfit wouldn't you say?" Rarity said as Leon walked into the room wearing the clothes Rarity had given him.

"Whatever." Leon replied before a loud dong sounded followed by another,

"Oh dear what's happening?" Rarity asked running out of the shop only to see ponies running towards a bridge out of Ponyville in a panic.

"Everypony please stay calm and follow me to a safe area until the situation has been dealt with." Moonshine yelled trying to calm the civilians down.

"Oh dear an evacuation." Rarity said in shock before running towards the crowd completely forgetting Leon.

"If whatever the problem is can cause a panic this big then shits about to hit the fan." Leon muttered to himself as he quickly grabbed his vest and put it on over the outfit he now wore and loading his pistol ready to fight.

"We're nearly at Ponyville I just hope Rainbow Dash can buy us the time we need." Eclipse said while wiping some sweat from his brow.

"We'll Eclipse I think that might answer your question." Luna replied using her hoof to point towards a large cloud of fog just ahead of them.

Eclipse looked at the fog cloud and estimated the size of the hydra before his expression turned to one that showed he was ready to fight. "Alright here's the plan Stone-Hoof you help Moonshine evacuate the citizens Luna you and I will try to redirect the hydra away from Ponyville and back towards the swamp." Eclipse ordered as he Luna and Stone-Hoof ran into the fog to battle the hydra.

"Princess I have been thinking and... Well Eclipse and Blueblood have had a rivalry for years so... Do you think it could be possible that Blueblood planted the evidence against Eclipse?" Twilight asked as Celestia paced around the room. "Twilight... Blueblood has been cruel to my son ever since I returned o Canterlot on that fateful night." Celestia said looking towards a small dronrak Eclipse had used when he started his training at ten years old. "Blublood said that Eclipse was a traitor when the spies returned with information about ships on the western shore." Celestia said looking away from the dronrak and back to Twilight "It is also far too coincidental that evidence against Eclipse shows just after his departure on his latest mission. So... Yes I believe that Blueblood has framed Eclipse."

"So why not do something?" Twilight asked

"Because I can't Blueblood has everypony convinced that I would be bias towards Eclipse. As such I can't do anything to help my son." Celestia yelled back before sighing "This is why you are here Twilight Sparkle, you will be my eyes and ears throughout the investigation and are to find evidence that will prove my sons innocence."

"Alright Princess I promise I'll do whatever it takes." Twilight replied before leaving Celestia to her thoughts.

"Please be safe my son." Celestia said to herself before looking towards the sunset as she began to sing something she had heard from a local musician.

I pray you'll be my eyes
and watch him where he goes
and help him to be wise
help me to let go.
Every mother's prayer
every child knows

Lead him to a place
Guide him with your grace
Give him strength so he'll be safe
Lead him to a place
Guide him with your faith
Lead him to a place where he'll be safe.

As Celestia finished her song she looked towards the everfree forest until fatigue overcame her and she was forced to lay down and sleep.

AN: The song is used is not mine it is a song called the prayer by Andrea Bocelli.