The Great Equestrian War

I stare at the cave entrance. It's been so long since Luna left. I keep thinking about her, what if something happened? What if she was caught?

I shake my head.

"She has to be alright," I say to myself, but my own words don't reassure me.

Then I hear a loud bang, and suddenly Luna is in the cave with me.

"Thank goodness! I was running out of food," I sigh in relief, but she didn't seem so calm.

"We have been found Twilight," she replies, "they will be here any minute. I'll stay here and hold them off. You wear this," she says, levitating a cloak to me, "and use a spell to disguise your voice. In my travels I found a group of ponies fighting against the Changelings. They have headquarters in the old castle in the Everfree forest. Go to them, but don't let them know who you really are."

I stare at her, "But why aren't you coming?" I ask, "We could teleport there together!"

"No Twilight!" she replies, "The changelings are locked on to me. They will find me. Now hurry Twilight! Disguise your voice!"

Using her magic, she forces me into the cloak and teleports me away.

Just like with my friends, I never had the chance to say good bye.

I find myself in the Everfree, surrounded by it's dark, gloomy trees. I hate the forest, it has a sense of gloominess. Remembering what Luna said, I cast a spell to change the pitch of my voice.

"Now where's the castle?" I murmur, surprising myself with my new voice.

I shake my head, now is not the time. I search around, and see the castle in the distance. I run towards it, trying to fly but the cloak stopped me. Guess I'll have to be a unicorn. I can't wait to get there, maybe, just maybe, my friends will be there waiting. I'll throw off my disguise and we'll go back and teach Chrysalis a lesson!

"You there! Halt!"

I look around. A pony walks up to me. She was wearing battle armor and was levitating a spear.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" she asks.

"I'd rather not speak of my name," I say, "But as for what I'm doing, I heard that there was a rebel group headquartered here. I'd wish to join."

"You'll have to speak to the Commander about that," she replies, looking at me suspiciously, "But I will have to perform some spells, to make sure you're not an enemy spy. And it would be much easier if you took off your cloak."

"I wish to keep my identity a secret," I retort, "but you can perform the spell, if you so wish."

"Indeed," she says, still eyeing me. Her horn glows, and I feel her magic checking me. Hurriedly, I use my own magic to disguise my wings. I don't know what she'd say if she figured out I was an alicorn.

She stops, "Hmm, a unicorn. The Commander could use your magic. Follow me, and make no sudden moves."

I follow, wondering who this Commander is. I then start wondering who this guard was. A unicorn mare I know that. In the darkness I can't really tell any stand out features. She's certainly not Rarity, her voice was way off.

We reach the castle and walk inside. It's empty.

"But I thought," I start to say, but she puts a hoof out to stop me. She walks up to a stone brick and taps on it.

"State your business," I hear a voice say.

"Lyra Heartstrings, reporting from midnight patrol," my guard replies, "I may of found a new recruit. Also need to request another pony to take the route."

"I'll send Amethyst Star," the voice says, "Come in, and bring the new recruit."

I gasp as the stone bricks slide away to reveal a staircase. Another pony, who I guess was the voice I heard, is standing guard. I recognize the pony as a pony from PonyVille, Noteworthy.

"Come," Lyra tells me, and I follow her.

"Wait," Noteworthy says, "Shouldn't you tell the new recruit to take off her disguise?"

Lyra shakes her head, "I ran the identification spell on her. She's no enemy. The Commander shall decide what she does with her disguise."

Noteworthy nods, and we continue until we reach a large room. I stare at all the ponies in it. I recognize a few, but I'm disappointed as I do not see any of my friends.

Then I see a strange pony. Wearing a cloak like me, and her wings are covered in armor, she seems to be the one in charge, as she's giving orders to a group of ponies. She sees me, and stops and looks directly at me, or at least I think she is, I can't see her eyes.

The Commander.