Twilight and the Enchanting Novel

by neorenamon

"We have tools that we may use," whispered Morgan into Twilight's ear as they hovered near the window, "The breath of the dragon can confuse."

"While your allies we must secure," she replied, "no loss of life should we endure."

"On that point do we agree," she answered, "You're kindness is plain to see."

"What is thy answer, half-sister?!" called Morgan's half-brother, King Arabian Pendragon.

The two maidens entwined their hands, and their eyes did glow as a thick fog began to roll in from all directions as well as out the windows of the hut.

"Now go forth and save thy kin," said Twilight as she conjured a dimly glowing violet quarterstaff, "Let the battle against them begin."

Morgan watched as Twilight all but vanished into the fog. While she was surely impressive with magic, she had no real training with more mundane matters such as quarterstaff fighting. But she knew as she slipped out the window herself that she was good at being stealthy.

"Mine lord, the fog dost stop me from seeing the hags!" called one of the Knights.

"How many men guard the hags against their rescue?" asked the King.

"There be six, mine lord!" came the reply. Then there was a wooden sounding whack and a thud, and then "There be five!" Another wooden whack, thud and "There be four!" Whack, thud. "Uh... there be three?"

"Thither is but one beldams," he grumbled, "How many knights dost it take to capture but one beldams?!"

"The hags strike from the fog whence we cannot see, mine lord!"

"This hath gone on long enough!" he replied as he drew his sword, "In the name of mine sword Caliburn doth I say this fog be gone!" His sword glowed brightly even as the fog rolled back.

While the knights beheld the naked forms of Morgan and Twilight fully now, they also realized that Morgan's coven sisters were no where to be seen in the area. They got a good view of Twilight knocking down another Knight with a staff blow to the side of their helmet.

"My sisters are safe as you can see," replied Morgan, "If you have troubles you should speak with me."

"Slay the wenches before they enchant us!" called a Knight from behind the King.

"I only care for the ponies and the land," she replied softly, "Why against me must mine own half-brother stand?"

"'tis certes a gull to take thy kingdom and rule the land by her own crochets! Doth not be fopped by her honey'd words, mine lord!"

"The answer seems plain to see," said Twilight, "even to such an outsider as me."

"Then what do you suggest," asked Morgan, "to a course that is best?"

"Let go of any rulership claim," answered Twilight, "and let your kin have their own fame. If the Knights fear not thy rule, they may act less like the tool."

"Would thou renounce claims to the throne if that would endue peace between us, mine sister?" he asked eagerly.

"Would my brother grant to me," she asked back, "an estate to raise my kin properly?"

"I would fain gift thou with a barony, a city and land to make shift as thy own if that would appease thou."

Morgan stepped up and took the King's hand in her own. "Then I shall take any oath or sign any contract you deem fit," she said, "If this shall bring the matter to an end of it."

"Certes this is a gull!" said another stallion in golden robed even further back.

"I trust mine half-sister and shall take her at her word!" he replied firmly, "Lady Morgan shall advise me in matters as Starswirl 'ere her came in a manner that is equal to the council that i hast anon. Her children shall hast weight in mine court as dost the children of any other gentle i hast so empower'd."

"'tis good to see that mine words hast finally taken root in thy heart and mind," said a voice that seemed to come from everywhere at once.

"Starswirl?!" asked the King, "it hath been so long since thou spoke to me!"

"I told thou that the fates would remove me from thy company one day, and I am sorry that they took me aroint from thou with such dram notice. But mine student Morgan shall counsel thou in mine place shouldst thou allow it, and she shall doth much good by thou. Prithee be good to her and her kin in turn."

The air was split by a swirling purple and red vortex appearing nearby.

"It seems that my work here is done," said Twilight, "I hope that thee and thou shalt have fun."

"Then I guess I surely know," sighed Morgan, "that it should be time for you to go?"

"The perchance it's best that only we know," she replied as she stepped up to Morgan and whispered into her ear, "that from your lineage shall a new Princess of the land should grow."

The Knights blinked awkwardly or looked elsewhere as Morgan kissed Twilight deeply on the lips once more.

"But couldst thou be bother'd to wear some clothing around Canterlot?" asked the King, "Certes nay work shall be done with such nak'd beauty strolling about the halls, mine dear."

But the two continued to kiss without comment even as Twilight stepped closer to the portal and the translucent image of Starswirl next to it.

"Such a sight would certes inspire me to ranker deeds," muttered a random Knight as he stared at their flanks.

"'tis surely wrong," muttered the robed stallion in the back.

The two maidens parted at last as Morgan panted, "The perhaps this is not truly the end. Perchance a new story to this shall lend."

"If the end this does not be," sighed Twilight as she stepped into the portal, "Then we can surely wait and see."

The world glowed and spun as she slipped through the powerful magical tunnel. She felt dizzy even as the world changed all around her. It seemed that she had finally return to her own world in her own room. Only to hear the buzzsaw like snore of Trixie Lunamoon. She looked to see that she was laid out over her own bed with a large empty wine bottle and the enchanted novel both sprawled on the bed beside her.

A glance at her own flank showed that her cutie mark had reverted to it's most current form. Yet now she could still see the connection between the mark of the past and the one of the present.

Twilight's horn glowed as she pulled a long coil of rope from under the bed and imagined how she was going to punish Trixie for her naughtiness this time...