Guardians of Equestria: legend of spade

There were three mares standing there, one being Princess Celestia. The two others I couldn’t see well, due to being frozen.

“Is he going to be okay?” one of the mares asked the Princess.

“He should be fine,” Celestia said in the calm voice she always had.

“So this is the stallion that helped you seal me away?”

Suddenly, memories from a thousand and eighteen years ago rushed back into my head like a waterfall.

“W-where am I?” I asked still dazed from being awakened.

“Oh good, you can speak!” Celestia excitedly stated. “Well my most faithful guardian, you’re back in Equestria. Though you never really left, you were just asleep if you will.”

“Oh…” I replied. As my head started to clear, I scanned the horizon to see we were in Canterlot garden. It was very sunny, which I guess is pleasant to see when you first wake up. I looked to Celestia and as my vision finally cleared, I recognized one of the other mares, and shockingly, it was Luna. I jumped back the best my wobbly legs allowed me. Expecting a fight, I grabbed the closest think I could, a gardening spade.

“How did thou escape!?” I yelled at Luna, thinking she was still possessed by Nightmare Moon’s spirit. Celestia stopped me and stood in front of Luna who backed away from my reaction.

“Spade, everything is fine, Nightmare Moon is gone, only Luna remains now,” Celestia reassured me. I lowered my guard after hearing that and set the gardening tool back down.

“So you’re Spade?” the third mare excitedly asked stepping in front of Celestia, getting a bit too close. “I’ve read so much about you. I’m Twilight Sparkle,” she said with a big smile and her hoof out for me to shake.

“Tis nice to meet ye,” I replied reluctantly shaking her hoof.

“Well, Twilight, I believe it would be best for you to return to your friends in Ponyville. As for you my sister, I think you should rest up to raise the moon later. I think it’s time we discussed why you’re here, Spade,” Celestia explained.

“Oh, I see, well best of luck to you, Spade!” Twilight said as she and Luna left the garden.

“Well, She appears to be quite stimulated by my presence,” I muttered as she left

“After the incident, I made sure The Guardians were remembered and recorded through history.”

“I thought we were supposed to remain a secret so other countries wouldn’t hunt us down.”

“A lot has changed in the last thousand years. I thought it was time we all moved forward and knew about Guardian Star Swirl and his apprentice Spade.”

“Star Swirl….” I repeated in a woeful tone.

“I know it hurts, Spade, but his loss led to the safety of Equestria and even the world. Now, I think it’s time we worked your strength up again. You are Guardian now,” she explained as I followed her into the castle.

“So what hath made you release me?”

“You sound like you wanted to stay frozen” she chuckled

“No, I just believed my time here to be done.”

“Well, recently many attacks were made on our country, from discord to a Changeling invasion. And, call me crazy, I thought it would be a good idea to have my guardian back.”

“Discord? Changelings? What about the peace treaty made with them years ago?

“All will be answered in time, but as for now, let your training begin.” Celestia opened the door to a fully stocked armory with a training room in the center. “So, Spade, choose a weapon from the armory.”

“You don’t hath my sword?”

“It was lost many years ago in the Griffon Raid of Canterlot Castle.”

“What all happened during my absence!?”

“I’ll direct you to the archives when we’re done here. Now, let’s get started.” Celestia handed me a basic guard’s longsword from the shelf. “I assume you’ll be using one of these?”

“But of course,” I swung it testing the weight

“Wonderful, I’ll be using a sabre as usual. But enough talk, have at you!”

She drew her blade and the training session began. She won all the fights as she always did; I was never able to beat the Princess back in the day. After several hours of training, she felt I was back in perfect condition and instructed me to go to the archives to catch up on the history I missed.

“Fantastic, I get to read for hours…” I groaned. A librarian walked up to me and told me she had all the necessary books for me to read.

“Follow me,” she instructed.

“Why, tis like grade school all over again.”

“I know. I’m not a huge fan of reading either.”

“How ironic, considering thou art a librarian.”

She chuckled. “Well what better way to earn knowledge than being at a library.”

“I see.”

“Well, here they all are,” as we stopped at the table.

“Do I really hath to read all of these?” I said with my mouth agape at a table with at least thirty books on it.

“A lot happens in a thousand years doesn’t it?” she smiled sarcastically, trotting away.

Several hours had passed as I read every book in front of me. It was night by that point, and the moon had been raised. I was just getting up to head to my quarters when Luna walked in.

“Good evening, Guardian Spade.” She nervously greeted me. She had every reason be nervous, seeing as she was possessed by an evil spirit, destroying our friendship and killing one of our best friends, who was also the previous Guardian.

“What does thou want? Here to kill me like Star Swirl?”

She trotted up and kneeled to me. “I am here to beg for your forgiveness. I am truly sorry for my past. I wasn’t myself. I was jealous of my sister and because of that I was taken over by the Spirit of Nightmares. Please… forgive me.”

It was shocking to have Princess Luna kneel to me, much less beg for my forgiveness with tears welling in her eyes.

I touched my heart. “You are forgiven, for I too know what it feels like to be possessed.” I comforted her.

“Is there anything I can do to repay you for your kindness?” she asked me, wiping her eyes with her hoof.

“Well, you could show me to my quarters,” I replied with a smile and a wink.

“Fair enough” she countered smiling as she walked me there. “You have a big day ahead of you my friend. Please be prepared.”

She hugged me before I went inside. I had no clue what was happening tomorrow morning but I knew I would never forget it.