The NLR-Echelon 6

My name is Magna Carta. I was a lawyer, before the war. I did my best to find the truth in the all the lies and liberate ponies from their darkest hours. I did this in the name of truth, justice, and equality. I had though I'd seen the worst pony-kind had to offer; murders, rapists, everything that nopony wants to think about. I brought them before a court of their peers and in front of the Eyes of the Goddess and let them confess their crimes, or fight them. Either way I found out the truth of the matter. Sometimes I was on the wrong side, and sometimes it wasn't easy to hear the truth...But...But I always knew there would be a light. No matter how dark it got in that court room, how bleak it felt...I knew, that the light would shine through.  That's why i think i chose to fight for the night. I don't know what happened, I'm not the pony to ask, but whatever happened it happened fast. The Holy Goddess of the sun, our ruler for over 1,000 years and prodigal mother to everything I stood for...Became a tyrant in the worst way. Suddenly everypony outside canterlot was starving, if you couldn't pay your tariffs on your land then...then no sunshine...No fucking sun! She took it away! Ever sense I was small the sun was a symbol and beacon of hope! And she whored it out to whoever would pay! Needless to say my job also became more difficult. Prejudice juries made up of rich canterlot nobles put away anypony in dept. Took everything from them, then pardoned them...They would go home with nothing...And...The worst part was...Is no one said anything. I would have but...But i was too afraid. I've never been a leader, I've always been right but I've never been one to inspire. But, I've digressed. Nopony said anything. Not the guards, not the peasants, not even the national Heroines...I knew Braeburn, and he told me all about applejack...Element of honesty...Honesty my well groomed ass! Her family benefited the most from the "sun shortages"! Sweet apple acres soon had a monopoly on apples...Real honest. There were only two ponies who said anything. Twilight Sparkle, no nopony has heard from her sense and...Luna herself. She was...Divine. Celestia tried to lower the sun on a poor family of rock farmers outside ponyville, and Luna...held it there...She held the sun in place...I don't think even Celestia knew she could do that. That was when the riots began. Sides split and a nation divided. Most of the "mane 6" found themselves together on the side of the new tyrant queen. All except Rarity, who disappeared, and RainbowDash who hides in her home. Locked in some secret chamber. The element of loyalty couldn't decide which side to follow. At lest she had ethics...well...and Fluttershy, but nopony expected her to fight. Her cottage is the only piece of neutral ground between ponyville and Phillydelphia.

----Everfree Forrest...Abandoned Castle...8:09pm

The Princess, the lady of the night, the mare of the moon,...and a really beautiful mare in her own respect...Luna stood before me, leaving me in a mix of both terror and awe. It was dark of course, the middle of the everfree forest at the middle of the night made for a rather dark setting but I still met her here. Amazingly, I was here for a job.

"Mr. Carta. It is our-erm...My Assumption, that you are a well accomplished lawyer?"

"Excuse me? Ermm I mean...Y-yes I mean...I am, was...I...Don't have much work these days...Habeus Corpus being suspended and all..."

"Yes, we...I know. My sister has done allot of things that are hurting allot of ponys...I want to hire you..."

"What?!"

"Oh, im sorry. Were we not loud enough? We shall use the royal, canterlot voice then."

What happened next, i did not expect

"WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCURE YOUR SERVICES AS A NEGOTIATOR!"

It was like a thousands voices, all yelling at once. It blew my mane back and...I could smell the soup she had before getting here.

"I'm...I can try..."

"That is all we're asking Mr. Carta."

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Canterlot...Hedge Maze Entrance...8:07am

I was flanked by two pegasi with hellish bat wings. Luna's personal Royal guard. They were stoic and not very entertaining but far more talkative than the celestial royal guard. When I asked what i was negotiating they laughed and said I was going to be overseeing a prisoner exchange. And Upon our arrival I found myself in the presence of the another princess. I had never been so in awe. Princess luna was one thing, her small frame and naivety made her more cute than anything else, and disrupted the whole feel. Celestia on the other hoof. The Goddess of the Sun and bringer of light Stood in front of me. Her smile melted my heart. I may not agree with her new regime...but...She was still the princess of my idolatry.

"Hello Mr. Magna Carta. How was your ride?"

"uhm uhm uhm dum huh..."

She giggled, she giggled! What ever tyrant she was inside, it was clear at face value. This was the princess We all had known and loved.

"Would you like a moment, Mr.Negotiator?"

"Uhmm...N-no...No I'm fine your majesty."

"Majesty? I had come to understand you had a few objections to the changes I've made to my land."

"You're still royalty your majesty."

She smiled, not the kindly Princess smile, this was different. This had something behind it...Something sinister...I couldn't put a hoof on it but it was something...Lurking.

"Well then, to business. My loyal soliders have captured three of my little sisters rebels. Now, normally I don't have them take Prisioners but this is different, I had fully intended for a public execution. Now, I happen to know my sister has a very special somepony of mine-"

"P-princess I-I don't need to-"

"Nooo, not like that my little pony. she is special because I took her under my wings. Now, I want her back. I will wait till this time tomorrow, as I know little luna likes her moon light strolls."

"Princess...I can't whole heatedly just agree to those terms. I think I'd like to see the supposed prisoners. "

"Ohhh? You don't trust me Mr.Carta?"

There was that smile again.

"I...well..."

And again...What did that mean...I watched as she turned her plot to me and troted over the statue of discord, looking on it with a mix of pride and...was that...Pitty?

"I will not falter on this Magna Carta. I am your queen. You will have my Soldier back here by this time tomorrow, or not only will I make a brutal example of your malcontent charges, but i will burn the everfree forest down, find my sister's cute little play fort and turn that to a smoldering pile of ash!"

She turned back to me. Looking just over her shoulder, now i knew what that smile was. The kindness, the cordial princess of the sun...She was acting and I didn't catch it. As a lawyer I've learned how to tell when people are lying, faking, acting...And...And I couldn't even see hers...Worst of all, she knew i had developed this skill...And she had played me...Then she turned to me and embraced me, like a mother does her foal and I felt so warm and for that tiny moment when her wings wrapped around me and she pulled me close. I felt like I was working for the wrong side.

"It's alright Magna Carta. It's alright. You're doing your job. Your no soldier. I forgive you."

"T-thank you..."

Did i just thank her? Why? I didn't do anything wrong...Right?<

She held me there, making me feel like a foal in the best way. I knew this wasn't out of kindness. I didn't even think this is how I really felt. It could be a spell to make her be loved, or maybe she could control minds. I don't know, But I liked this. Not that my mother didn't hug me when I was a foal, but this was...this was basically being recognized by the strongest and most important force on the face of the planet, as a pony whom she cared enough about to provide comfort for.

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Everfree forest...Abandoned Castle...9:01pm

I walked up to the princess of the night. I had told her guards to tell her the terms of the trade. Normally I would have tried for a better deal, but...And it may have worked...on a peer...I didn't think it would have been to effective on a god.

"Mr.Carta, we hear you did not even try to get a better deal. you did NOT negotiate. you...you just said yes!"

"With all do respect your highness, you know your sister. Or...you did...point is, did you really think I could take her?"

"Well...No, but we had hoped that you could have done something else."

"Well...I couldn't. I'm sorry. All I could do was barter for their safety until the meeting. And...I just hope she'll hold to her word."

not that I could tell if she wouldn't<

'hmmm...very Well Magna Carta. We'll procure our sister's abomination and bring her to the maze. You will be there."

I could only bow and hope for the best

"oky doky loky."

That night, I spent in the forest. I spent a night with the princess of the moon...She didn't sleep, she stood sentinel the whole night as far as I knew and I had to sleep in the thrown room of nightmare moon and that was very strange. I couldn't help but twist in my sleep. I had nightmares, nothing terrible and life changing per-say, Just...nightmares; parasprites and spiders, changelings and celestias' new smile...I hate that smile. I never thought I could hate a smile.

Canterlot...Crystal mines below the castle...9:01pm

"Dude...We're boned aren't we?"

"Maybe...I stil think something big is gonna happen."

"Oh really? Like what? Do you expect the giant chicken god to descend from his celestial coop and save us? Ha! Well my fine feathered friend, I can guarantee there will be NO super mega god poultry falling down and squishing the new sun tyrant."

"Ohhh shut up Galv. If we're really going to die, the last thing I want is your weird image of a giant chicken droppin a deuce on the old tyrants head...actually...never mind that's brilliant!"

"Hey guys...any chance you could both shut up? for a minute? I mean, I want to get some sleep."

"I got a question...If you're a pegasus...why didn't you just fly for help?"

"I don't like flying."

"So...we're here because of you?"

"No spark. We're here because we were careless."

"So...another question...They took your guns...but not your swords? Why don't you just cut us free?"

"Because...Shut up!"

"Spark...If you're so damn clever. Why don't you just unicorn teleport out of here? I mean running's what you're best at anyway."

"Both of you shut up! None of this matters. We'll be...Well...Any regrets?"

"I regret getting caught. That's rubbish."

"I...Well...I think I regret...Not talking to twilight more..."

"Sap."

"Oh get off it Ferote!"

"I think...I'll regret not bringing that bitch down with me..."

"I can second that."

"Yeah, here here!"

"Death to tyranny and strife."

"Rise with equality and justice."

"All hail the moon."

"All hail the moon."

"All hail the moon."

The trio each curled up and let their heads lay as comfortably on the cavern floor as they could manage and nod off into the embrace of their dreams, the realm of the princess of the night.

"Yup...All hail the moon..."