Chapters The moon was high in the sky over Ponyville. It cast it’s pale light over the entire village, giving it a silvery glow when it shone off the windows of the houses. The moon was fat and full, with the Mare in the Moon looking down. The stars seemed to dance against a navy blue background, almost in celebration of the night. Many ponies was sleeping at this time, with only a few ponies staying awake to see them before going to bed. Twilight Sparkle was the only pony left outside, as she was stargazing as well.
Princess Luna did wonderful job tonight. I feel like I can stare at this for hours! Twilight thought as the stars twinkled around the moon.
She smiled as she watched the show as if Luna herself was making them, which Twilight guess she was. After watching for a few more minutes, she stood up and was about to head back inside when she spotted a new star. But this one was green and glowing brighter by the second.
Is it just me, or is that star getting… bigger? Twilight thought again.
Twilight watched as the star did indeed get bigger and bigger as it got closer and closer. Soon it soared over the village and crashed in the Everfree Forest. For a few minutes, Twilight just stood there, trying to figure out what she saw before decide to make sure that no one was hurt.
Outer Space, 10 minutes earlier
Coma-Sui was trying to outrun a ship that was following him, but was having no luck. He soon passed a planet that he knew as part of Sector 0236. He didn't have time to look over the planet as he was reminded what was happening as his ship shook.
"Coma-Sui of the Green Lantern Corps! Surrender to the Sinestro Corps!" A voice demand from his intercom.
"You should’ve never joined those corps Com-San! You would have made a fine Green Lantern if you didn't quit!" He said.
"You know nothing, dear brother! You never understand my fears! That’s why I joined the Sinestro Corps, to show you my fears!" Com-San yelled.
"If you try talking to me, I would understand! Or at least help you put them at ease!" Coma-Sui said feeling upset he couldn't help his brother.
"No you wouldn't!" Com-San shouted.
Their conversation was cut when an meteorite struck their ships knocking them off course and towards the planet. Coma Sui try to get his ship back in control, but the engine was badly damaged.
That meteorite must have been a big one if it took out the engine like that. He thought as the red alarms blaring and sparks flew from the controls.
Coma-Sui watched as he entered the planet's atmosphere and saw a small village he was heading towards. It was quiet and dark out, which means no one can see his ship. He watched as he got closer to a forest and braced himself for a crash landing. The last thing he knew, he was crashing into the front of his ship and seeing a purple horse with a horn looking down at him.
Twilight reached the edge of the Everfree Forest and stopped to catch her breath. She knew she should have teleported there, but she was worried, she can forget about her magic sometimes. Twilight walked into the forest and started to look around, looking for clues for what had fallen from the night sky. She walked through the forest and kept an eye out for anything that might attack her. She soon found and followed a long trail of dirt leading deeper into the forest and ran as fast as she could. She soon discovered what crashed and noticed it was some kind of metal...thing. Twilight slowly walked to the strange thing and stopped as the glass around it opened and let out a hiss as smoke poured out of it. Once the smoke was clear. Twilight saw something that looked a dragon, but he had three claws, no wings, seemed to be wearing clothes, some kind of odd uniform. It was black and green, with a strange symbol on its chest: a circle with a line on the top and bottom.
Twilight walked closer to it and saw it lift it’s head, before she could ask if it was alright, it spoke.
"Who… are you…?" it asked, its voice weak and raspy.
Twilight was surprise that it could talk and even in her language. She decide to answer.
"I'm Twilight Sparkle." She said.
"Please, step closer." It said again.
Twilight did and she saw it held out it’s other hand. On that one was a green ring. It held out it’s hand, and the ring glowed at Twilight. It lowered it hand and looked at her.
"My name is Coma-Sui. I'm a member of the Green Lantern Corps. My time is short. The crash did more to me then I thought. It appears I have enough life to give my ring." Coma-Sui said.
"Your ring?" Twilight asked.
"Please, give me your hoof." Coma-Sui asked her.
Twilight gave him her left hoof and watched as he painfully reached for his ring and pulled it off. At the same time, Twilight saw something else appear and saw it was bright green, the same emerald hue as the ring and the creature's uniform. It was a sphere with two holes on either end. It had a round base, and a similar object on the top. Connected to the sides was a piece of metal that connected at the top to form a handle. A bright green light seemed to radiate from within the holes on the object.
It looked something like a railroad lantern. She thought.
Coma-Sui took Twilight’s hoof and placed the ring on her, stretching it to fit around her hoof. Twilight felt the power wash over her and looked down at Coma-Sui.
"You are now a Green Lantern. The ring… has chosen you… to serve in the Corps… It is a great honor…" He said. "Say the oath while the ring on the lantern to... recharge your... ring."
Coma-Sui then went limb and drew his last breath. Twilight just stood there, before closing her eyes and bowing her head. She may not know him, but all life was to care for. Twilight decided the best course for Coma-Sui was at least give him his final resting place. And since she was in the Everfree Forest, there was no telling if the body will be there when she’ll return. Using her magic, she picked up a few rocks and used them to dug a grave. Once she was done, she placed the body in the grave and covered him. Using an tall, round rock, Twilight placed it at the head of the grave. She couldn't carve his name on it, because she was sure if it was a real name or not. After bowing her head again, Twilight grabbed the lantern with her magic and started to walk back the way she came. During the walk, Twilight tried to figure out what had just happened.
Trixie was not the one to take kindly. Since her second defeat at the hooves of Twilight Sparkle (which she was glad for that one), Trixie has tried to continue her job as a show-mare. Sadly, it was not working out. Even though she was forgiven in Ponyville, many ponies still made fun of her. It got so bad, that Trixie started to use her magic to scare others. Trixie continue to scare ponies when they made fun of her and was soon kicked out of the town. Trixie went to the next town and next, getting kicked out when she scared the ponies. Soon Trixie’s show-mare business came to a halting end. She was down to her last few bits and was running out of food.
"Trixie should have never gone after Twilight Sparkle after getting the Alicorn Amulet." Trixie said to herself.
Trixie looked up into the night sky and watched as the stars sparkled as if they were dancing. Trixie watched some more before she noticed something different. One of the stars was glowing bright yellow and getting bigger as if it was coming right for her. Then Trixie realized that it was getting bigger and it was coming right at her! Trixie quickly threw herself to the ground as the star flew over her and crashed right in to her transportable stage. Trixie stood up and watched as her stage was burning. Now the only thing she had was her cape and hat. Trixie walked up to the wrecked stage and saw the same type of ship as Twilight did. The glass opened and smoke poured out and soon the same creature that Twilight saw appeared in front of Trixie, but instead it was wearing yellow and black with different symbol. As Trixie carefully walked up to it, it groaned as it pulled itself out.
"Who... are... you?" It asked her.
"Trixie Lulamoon. But every pony call me the Great and Powerful Trixie!" Trixie answered.
"Hm," It said looking over her, "My ring has sensed the fear around you. But at the same time you have spread fear yourself."
"Trixie does not know what you are talking about." Trixie said.
"Heh, I was the same as you. Never understood how I was spreading fear towards others until I got this ring." It said.
"Trixie now must ask, who are you?" Trixie ask.
"My name is Com-San of the Sinestro Corps. And do you always talk in third person?" He then asked her.
"No, not always. It gets boring after a while." Trixie admitted.
"Good, take my ring and remember the oath I'm about to tell you." Com-San said.
Com-San took of his ring and grabbed Trixie’s hoof and put it on her. Trixie watched as the ring stretch to fit her hoof. Trixie felt the power wash over her and looked down to see a yellow lantern appear.
"In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light... Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power, Sinestro's might." Com-San said before he went limb.
Trixie was confused on what he just said and looked at the body of Com-San. She then turned to ruined stage, before looking back at the lantern. Trixie picked it up with her magic and place the ring on it.
"In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light... Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power, Sinestro's might!" She shouted.
A bright yellow light covered the area before shooting off towards the sky as the sun just rose.
Welcome to Green Lanterns Corp
Morning rose as Twilight tried to get a few more seconds of sleep. She lost the battle and opened her eyes. She got out of bed, made it with her magic, and walked up to her mirror. Twilight saw that she had bed hair and picked up her brush to fix it. Twilight set her brush down before covering her yawn with her hoof. Then she noticed the ring on her hoof. Twilight looked at it before remembering what happened last night. Twilight used her magic to bring out the lantern from the hidden door she got as well. She set it down and tried to remember what she heard.
"You are now a Green Lantern. The ring… has chosen you… to serve in the Corps… It is a great honor… Say the oath while the ring on the lantern to... recharge your... ring."
"What oath?" Twilight said out loud.
Twilight looked at the lantern before deciding to try and figure it out. She first put the ring on the lantern and took a deep breath.
"Um, I, um, Twilight Sparkle, welcome the power of the Lantern to help me." She said and nothing happened.
Twilight sighed and tried again.
"By the power of the Princesses, I, Twilight Sparkle will do what I can to protect my home."
Still nothing.
She removed her hoof and groaned.
"Come on! What is the oath?! I was never told it! It not like a Green Lantern light..." Twilight started to say before the lantern gave off an glow.
Twilight stare at the lantern before her eyes turned green and the oath appeared in her mind.
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light."
No sooner than she finished, a voice called out to her.
"Twilight! Are you going to have breakfast?" She heard.
Her eyes faded back to her normal color and said, "I be right down!"
She turned back to the lantern and hid it back in it’s hiding place. She then turned and walked downstairs. Her ring gave off a slight glow before fading. Twilight got to the table and sat down as Spike handed her a plate of hay pancakes.
"Thanks Spike." twilight said before covering another yawn with her hoof.
Spike notices the ring on Twilight’s hoof and thought it was funny because Twilight wasn't the kind of pony to accessorize, sometimes.
"So Twilight, where did you get that ring?" He asked.
Twilight knew she had to speak to Spike about it, but not now.
"Can it wait Spike?", Twilight said, "I want see what I can find out about it, before I say anything about it."
Spike sigh and nods. As Twilight ate, he heard her talking as if he wasn't there.
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light. What does that mean?" She said to herself.
"Twilight, are you ok?" He asked.
"Huh? Oh yeah, just thinking about the ring." Twilight said.
"Ok, what was those words you just said?" Spike asked again.
"An oath." Twilight answered.
"An oath?" Spike repeated with a raised eyebrow.
"It just appears in my mind when I had the ring touch the lantern." Twilight explained.
"Lantern? Twilight you sure you weren't dreaming?" Spike asked a third time.
"Spike! I wasn't dreaming!" Twilight nearly yelled.
"Ok, ok! Take it easy." Spike said holding up his claws.
Twilight sighed and cleaned her plate before turning back to Spike.
"Spike! I'm going out. Watch the library while I'm gone." She said as she left.
Twilight walked through Ponyville seeing it was busy like every other day. A few ponies noticed Twilight's ring and even asked where she got it. Twilight figured no one would believe her if she said "I got it from a dragon dressed in green in a strange ship like thing that died last night." So she told them that it was a old toy she had as a filly and was surprised that it fit her now. The ponies bought it, but Twilight was sure she was going to be bombed with questions once the strange ship was found. Twilight walked to the outskirts of Ponyville, hoping to clear her head a bit. Twilight sat down near a cliff and look over the view of the land. Twilight may be the one to read books all the time, but every once in a while, she liked to look around and enjoy the sight for a while.
Just as Twilight was about to leave, her ring started blinking. Twilight saw it and watched as it surrounded her in a green like shield and shot her into the sky. Twilight was becoming afraid and tried to teleport back home. When she used the spell, she reappeared back in the shield. Twilight tried again and again until she was too tired to cast any spells. It was then Twilight noticed the stars and was confused.
It can't be night time already. Twilight thought as she looked around.
She wasn't sure, but she spotted some huge land mass cover in the clouds behind her, before she noticed that it was her planet and she was moving away from it.
Whats going on? Twilight thought as she looked for a way to get out and back home.
She couldn't find one and just let the ring do whatever it was doing. She didn't even have the time to look at all the stars because she was moving too fast. After for what felt like hours, Twilight spotted a new planet she never saw before. It was green and it had the same symbol as the one on the ring she wore. The symbol looked like it was etched into the landscape, along with a massive band around the planet. Making it look like a forest of some kind. As she got closer, she felt her eyelids get heavy. She was tired after casting the same spell so many times and fought to stay awake, but lost the battle and fell asleep.
Twilight opened her eyes to see she was in a strange bed. She rose her hoof to rub the sleep out of her eyes and she noticed it was white. She looked at all four of her hooves to see the were all white. She looked over to a wall that reflected her image like a mirror and saw she was wearing the same green that Coma-Sui was wearing, but her legs and flank were covered in black and the same symbol as her ring on her chest. She even saw a mask covering her eyes. The only thing that was not changed, was her mane, tail, and horn. (See the cover for the look). Twilight looked over the suit and she admitted that Rarity would love the design.
“Comfortable?” She heard a voice and turned her head to the voice.
It was nothing like Coma-Sui, instead it looked something like a large monkey, an animal that she had seen at Fluttershy’s cottage once. This one, however, looked to be about six feet tall, and had almost no fur. The only fur it did have was brown, and on the top of its head. It sounded masculine, so she assumed he was male. Anything else about his face she couldn't determine, since he wore a mask. Twilight raised an eyebrow before her mask disappeared.
"It’s ok, There no need for it here." It said ask the mask also disappeared showing it’s eyes and that they were blue (I couldn't find anything about Hal's real eye color, so I make them up for now).
"Who are you?" Twilight asked.
"Name’s Hal, Hal Jordan, Green Lantern of Sector 2814, human. I’m guessing you have a lot of questions, so why don't we get some grub?” He said then asked.
"Huh? Whats grub?" Twilight ask confused, even a little weirded out that she can understand him.
"Just an expression, miss. It means food. We have a decent cafeteria here, even if they can't make a burger to save their lives. I'm sure they'll have something you can chow on, though.” Hal explained.
"By the way Hal, how is it I can understand you?" Twilight asked.
"It’s the rings miss. They act as universal translators, interpreting incoming and outgoing language and making it sound like a language the listener can understand.” Hal explained.
"OK, that does make sense." Twilight said a little excited about speaking other languages and understand them.
"So what you name?" Hal asked.
"Oh, Twilight Sparkle. Student of Princess Celestia of Equestria where I'm from." Twilight said.
"Equestria, Equestria, where have I heard that name before?" Hal asked before his ring spoke up.
"Equestria is the name of a land on an planet in sector 0236. A peaceful planet with only a few dangers, but none big enough for the Guardians to worry about." It said.
"Did your ring just speak?" Twilight asked surprised.
"Yeah, it’s filled with knowledge that has the wearer know themselves. I was confused about that at first, but it’s very helpful for things you don't understand." Hal explained.
"How much knowledge do our rings have?" Twilight asked.
"Well, from what I was told, everything in all the universes." Hal said thinking about it.
Twilight just stood there in shock on what she just heard. The rings hold knowledge about all universes? That has more then Princess Celestia! Twilight could not believe she held something that has so much knowledge.
"Hey, easy there. Having that much is great and all, but you gotta put it to good use." Hal explained seeing the look on her face.
Twilight quickly realized she was going into smart mode again and took a breath to calm herself.
"Sorry about that Hal, even since I became Princess Celestia student, I just couldn't stop learning about so many things. My friend Rainbow Dash calls me Egghead because of it." Twilight explained.
"Hm, fit you well." Hal said.
Twilight rolled her eyes before turning back Hal.
"So where are we?" Twilight asked.
Hal smiled and said, "Follow me."
Twilight follow Hal until they reached outside where Twilight saw tall buildings everywhere and they were green.
"Where am I?" She ask.
"Welcome to Oa, the home of the Green Lanterns Corps." Hal said.
Welcome to Sinestro Corps
Trixie has being flying through space for hours and she was getting bored. She turned to her ring and sighed for the tenth time.
"Where are you taking Trixie?" She asked.
The ring was quiet and Trixie just sat there. It was a really long trip to wherever she was going and she was tired of seeing all the stars and the planets she had been passing for the past five hours. Finally, Trixie spotted a planet that she was heading for. It was a smaller planet, mostly a barren rock. However, glowing bright yellow on the surface was a great citadel. As Trixie entered the planet, sharp spires and spiked buildings dotted the skyline, each one a sickly yellow. At the center was a giant lantern, its yellow light a beacon amongst the creatures that flew amongst the buildings. Trixie's new ring took her to the lantern and quickly covered her in a yellow and black suit with a symbol on it. Trixie looked over herself before a shadow covered her.
"Well, this is a first." She heard and looked up.
The figure that touched down was tall and thin, though with decent muscle tone, as if he had spent much time exercising. His uniform was black and yellow, with the yellow forming three downward points along his front. His hair was cut short and meticulously styled, as was his pencil thin mustache. His skin was a violent purple, contrasted by his grey eyes. His left hand shone with yellow light from his ring, which did not diminish even as he touched down. Trixie stood ready in case she was going to be attacking, but the creature just looked at her.
"What is your name?" He asked.
"Trixie." Trixie said not trusting him.
"Welcome Trixie, this is the Sinestro’s Corps." He said.
Trixie rose an eyebrow before remembering the oath she just spoke hours before.
"Sinestro? Wasn't that name in the oath Trixie was told?" Trixie asked.
"Hm, it appears your ring sensed great fear around you, as well as coming from you." The creature said.
"Trixie has had a rough life. Telling a false story and then claiming it was fake, being taken over by a powerful artifact and made Trixie not acting like herself and ponies teasing Trixie and getting kicked out of towns for scaring others and many more she can not name right now." Trixie said as she hung her head low.
"I do feel sorry for you. I too was once a known person. However, because I went against the rules, I was kicked out. So I put together this little group, not only to show fear to our enemies, but to also show that we fight for peace." The Creature said.
"Now Trixie must ask your name." Trixie asked it.
"Ah, but you already know my name. You said it in the oath and I told it when I welcomed you to the corps." He said.
"Sinestro? Your name is Sinestro?" Trixie asked.
He smiled and said, "Yes, and how did you get that ring Ms. Trixie?"
"Well, I got it from a creature named Com-San who crashed into my stage and told me about his ring choosing me..." Trixie started to explain as the two walked off.
Sinestro listened to Trixie’s story, with a plan forming in his mind.
After getting over her shock that she was on another planet and teaching her how to fly with the ring, Hal took Twilight on a tour and told her everything he knew about the Lantern Corps. He even told her that he was the first human to become a Green Lantern. Twilight couldn't help but to say she was the first pony to be a Lantern because there were no other ponies around. Hal showed Twilight everything about Oa, (everywhere he was allowed in and didn't cause trouble). He even showed Twilight the Central Battery, the one that powers all Green Lantern rings. Before taking Twilight to see the Guardians, Hal thought it was best to break for lunch first. Twilight smiled as she sat in her chair, eating the meal that had been presented to her. It was nothing like Equestria’s food, but tasted just like it.
"So, how do you like the food here on Oa?" Hal asked as he ate his food.
"It’s just dandy, Hal. I haven't eaten all day, and these sure do taste a lot like apples. Thank you for bringing me here.” Twilight said as she ate.
Hal smiled before asking an question.
“So, what’s your home like? You said it was called Equestria?” He asked.
“Sure is. Nice place. Not that I’ve seen it all, but I like what I know about,” she said chuckling. “No cities near as big as this one, especially the one I’m from. It’s a place out in the country called Ponyville.”
Hal had to chuckle at that.
"Hey, it was founded by earth ponies, they had the right to name it." Twilight said.
"Sorry, but Ponyville? A bit on the nose don't you think?” Hal asked.
"I didn’t always live in Ponyville. I used to live in Canterlot." Twilight said, getting Hal to rise an eyebrow.
"I was born and raised there when I was filly. I saw Princess Celestia rise the sun and it inspired me to learn more about magic. After reading enough books and learning, I was enrolled into Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns. One problem was that I had to pass my very first test, hatch an egg." Twilight explained.
"Hatch an egg?" Hal repeated.
"To tell you the truth, I was worried I couldn't do it. In fact, I think that’s what makes me go crazy in every test I get." Twilight explained.
"So did you hatch the egg?" Hal asked, trying figure out how she did it.
"Not at first, but when an explosion suddenly appeared, my magic increased and I hatched the egg. I’m not sure what happened next, but the next thing I knew, Princess Celestia was next to me and I felt like I really blew it. She undid everything that happened and took me in as her student. At the same time, I got my cutie mark." Twilight said finishing the story.
"So what did you hatch out of the egg?" Hal asked.
"Spike." Twilight smiled as she remembered the day they met.
"An dog hatch from an egg?" Hal asked confused.
"Spike is a baby dragon, Hal. I been raising him and he’s like a little brother to me." Twilight corrected.
"Ok, what about your family?" Hal asked.
"Well there’s my mom Twilight Velvet, my dad Night Light, my BBBFF Shining Armor..." Twilight named before Hal cut her off.
"BBBFF?" He asked.
"Big Brother Best Friend Forever." Twilight cleared up.
"I also see Princesses Celestia, Luna and Cadence as my family too." Twilight added.
"Hold on, three princesses? I heard you mention Celestia a few times, but who are the other two?" Hal asked.
"Princess Luna is Celestia’s younger sister. While Celestia rises and sets the sun, Luna does the same with the moon." Twilight explained.
"And Cadence?" Hal asked, knowing that’s how Twilight's world works.
"She is the princess of love and happens to be the greatest foalsitter I ever had! She also married my brother as well." Twilight added.
"Really? Wow! You know that means your a princess too right?" Hal asked surprised.
"I guess so, but I really don't think about it." Twilight said.
"Ok, lunch is over. Let go see the Guardians. They would like to met the new lantern that is taking over for Coma-Sui." Hal said as they both left.
After a few minutes, they reached a rather large door. It was easily three times as tall as Twilight while standing on her back legs, and it had the Corps symbol on it. Twilight was unsure of what to do. All she known that she has to tell them about Coma-Sui’s death and maybe give back the ring. But she wasn't sure about the ring. It was amazing, having everything about the universes was just too great to pass up. She quickly shook her head to remove her 'smart mode' and looked at Hal.
"You ready?" Hal asked, knowing how Twilight was feeling.
"I guess so, anything I should know before I meet them?” Twilight said then asked.
“Just be careful, they're kind of touchy.” Hal told her.
Twilight just nodded and pushed the door open. Inside were seven raised chairs. In each one sat a strange alien that looked like a kind of human. They were much shorter though, even shorter than Twilight. They also had heads a little disproportionate to their bodies, and blue skin. Most of them had white fur on their heads cut into different styles.
One of them looked at Twilight, and nodded. “Twilight of Equestria, Green Lantern of Sector 0236. Welcome to Oa, and to the Green Lantern Corps.”
"Um, thanks, I guess." Twilight said unsure.
“As a member of the Green Lantern Corps, you will be expected to adhere to the laws of the Guardians. I’m sure that with time, you will prove yourself worthy of the Green Light of Will. You are the first pony to be given this honor, and we will be observing your progress.” Another one told her.
"Wait, I don't understand. I thought I just had to come here and tell you about one of your Lantern's crashing on my home planet and giving back the ring. I never said anything about joining." Twilight said confused.
"We understand. When a ring chooses it bearer, they look for a one that can overcome fear. We know of Coma-Sui’s death and why the ring chose you. It never make mistakes." A fourth Guardian told her.
Twilight just stood there. She was having trouble understanding all this. By taking the ring from Coma-Sui, she become a member of the Green Lanterns, but not by choice. Twilight looked at her ring and turned back to the Guardians.
"I never asked for the ring or to join your corps. While I like the idea to have everything about the universes, I also like to have a choice, not be forced into something." Twilight said.
The Guardians were quiet. Twilight just looked at them before sighing.
"Look, I'll take the ring for now. But instead of forcing someone into something they may not want to do. See if they want to do it." Twilight said.
"Your words have been heard, but we do not force anyone into the corps." The second Guardian spoke.
"As we said, the rings picks the bearer that can overcome fear. If we had everything wear an Green Lantern ring, then there would be no point of having a Green Lantern Corps." The third Guardian told her.
Twilight sighed again. She look down for a second before looking back at the Guardians.
"Leave us now, Twilight of Equestria, and tell Hal Jordan to continue training you with the ring. Good luck, Green Lantern.” it said floating into the air and leaving the room, along with its comrades.
Twilight just stood there for a few seconds before leaving the room and started to look for Hal. She really needed a familiar face, even if it was funny looking. She found him leaning on a wall, manipulating little balls of hard light. Upon seeing her, he smiled, and the constructs vanished.
“And she walks out alive. How did it go?" Hal said then asked her.
Twilight sighed for the third time and said, "Well, I'm quite surprised on everything. I had no idea that I joined the corps the moment I accepted the ring. The whole thing felt like I was forced into this."
Hal nods understanding how Twilight feels.
"Did they tell you anything else?” Hal asked.
“Yeah, they did,” she said, “They said that you were supposed to train me.”
Hal laughed. “They did, huh? Well, welcome to Hal Jordan’s Ring slinging recruitment. Let’s get started, shall we?”
“Ring slinging? Really?” Twilight asked smiling a bit.
"Not my word, trust me. Come on." Hal chuckled and they both flew off.
Twilight was enjoying the flight she was having. She knew pegasi always enjoy flying and now she has the chance to do so as well.
Hal looked over to her and chuckled. “I take it you're enjoying yourself?”
"You bet!", Twilight said and did a loop-the-loop in the air, "I finally get the chance to see how pegasi fly!"
"Pegasi?" Hal asked.
"Yeah, Equestria has four species of ponies. Pegasi are ponies that have wings and can fly, they also control the weather. Unicorns, like myself, have horns and can use magic for anything they needed. Earth Ponies, are the only ponies that have no wings or horns. They take care of fields of Equestria. Finally, there's Alicorns, they are all three ponies as one. There’s only three in the world and they're all females and Princesses." Twilight explained.
Just as Twilight finished, the green aura around her faded and her Green Lantern uniform disappeared. Before Twilight could register that the force keeping her aloft had vanished, she dropped like a stone, heading for the planet’s surface. She screamed, any decorum she may have had gone as she plummeted, spinning through the air. She continued to scream even as she stopped, caught by the giant hand Hal had created to catch her. It took her a moment to register that she wasn't going to die. She stopped screaming, and looked towards Hal, who had complete control of the hand made of light.
“You ok, there, Twilight?" Hal asked as he brought her up and opened the hand so she can stand.
Twilight blushed bright red, looking away. “Yeah, I’m fine. What happened though? My ring just kinda stopped working.”
Hal nodded. “That’s alright. Your ring’s probably just out of power. All you need to do is recharge it. Look, your battery popped out when your ring was depleted.”
Twilight looked next to her right and, sure enough, her lantern was right there. Which confused her, didn't she leave it back at her house? She picked up her lantern with her magic and looked it over.
"Imported Lesson: Always keep your ring charged, especially before long trips. You don't want to be flying through deep space and all of a sudden be exposed to the vacuum of space.” Hal told her.
Twilight thought about that and knew how bad it would be if her ring ran out of power and was in something dangerous.
"So how do I recharge it?" Twilight asked.
"Easy.” said Hal. “Just put your ring into the lantern and say the oath. Do you know it?”
Twilight nodded and placed her ring on the Lantern.
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power, Green Lantern's Light." Twilight said and soon her Green Lantern uniform reappeared on her.
Twilight turned to Hal as she flew in the air with her lantern still in her magic.
"Thanks Hal." She said with a smile.
“How about I show you how to store that puppy, so you don't have to worry about it in fights?” Hal said.
Twilight nodded and watched as Hal held out his ring, clenching his hand. With a flash of light, another lantern identical to hers appeared. Twilight could see that all Green Lanterns were the same and that they all must share the same oath.
“I won't bore you with the details, but basically the ring makes a little pocket in space that can hold your ring. I’m sure Coma-Sui programmed it in, so just let the lantern back into your ring.” Hal explained.
Twilight nodded and soon the lantern was inside her ring. Twilight was quite surprised at the feet. It was like something Pinkie could do. Soon the two started to fly off again and Twilight decided to ask about Coma-Sui.
"Hey Hal! Who was Coma-Sui? I know he was a Green Lantern before me, but I really don't know much about him." She asked.
"I don't know much about him either. I never met him. I do know he was one of the best Lanterns." Hal answered.
Twilight stopped as she stared at Hal with wide eyes.
"The best?! I can't replace him! I barely know a thing about the ring besides what you told me! I can't be as good as him! Plus I'm still learning about magic and friendship, I just can't go around the universes if there’s trouble! I have friends and family to worry about and what if I'm needed there to use the Elements of Harmony! I just can't be gone for who knows how long and return to find my home in total chaos!" Twilight shouted.
Hal looked at her a moment, then said, “You done?”
"Yes, I'm done." Twilight said.
She had no idea Coma-Sui was one of the best Green Lanterns here, and if she did, she would have asked the Guardians to take her ring and give it to somepony else. Then she remembered something else.
"Hal, how did you make those green things appear?" She asked him.
"Huh? Oh, It’s called a hard light construct. You can do it too, it’s part of being a Green Lantern. Using our willpower, we can use the energy in our rings to create… well anything. Anything you can imagine, you can make out of green energy. It all depends on your will. It’s really amazing, huh?” Hal explained then asked.
"Really? Wow." Twilight said.
"I know, now let get going, we are very close to the training area. I also hope you can call me a friend of mine as well." Hal said as they continued to fly.
Twilight and Hal landed in the training area and Twilight saw different Green Lanterns training. She could also see that they didn't have the Lantern symbol on their chest, only a fully white one. She look at her chest and saw she still had hers.
"Hal, why don't those Lanterns have the Corps symbol on them?" She asked.
"That because they are rookie Lanterns." Hal said. "Before becoming a true Green Lantern, the new lanterns must train before becoming a full lantern."
"But, I'm a rookie too. Should I have a symbol on me?" Twilight asked.
Hal looked at Twilight and saw she still did have the symbol.
"Hm, not sure. It was the same as me. I was a rookie too and I had the Corps symbol on me to." Hal said thinking about it.
Twilight watched as a rookie lantern fired it’s ring at a wall that blocked it’s path before hearing a rough voice.
"Hey! I said drill through the wall not blast it! Do it again!"
Hal chuckled and shook his head.
"That’s Kilowog. Always pushing Rookies." Hal said. "Come on, let’s go met him."
When Twilight saw this Kilowog, she saw he was nothing like Hal. He was easily twice his size. Not just in height, but in width. He was easily much bigger than that Iron Will minotaur Fluttershy had told her about, if his posters were any indication. His skin was kind of pinkish, and his eyes were red. He looked a little like a bulldog, only massive.
“Well if it ain't my favorite Poozer! Jordan, how are you?” He said and clapped his hand on Hal’s shoulder.
“Still recovering from the last one of those Kilowog. It’s good to see you though.” Hal groaned.
Twilight could easily see how well they got along. She turned to see a creature, who was not a Green Lantern, looking at her. It looked very close to Coma-Sui, but had four fingers instead of three and had brown eyes. It stared at her as if it was upset with her. Twilight then turn back to the other Lanterns as Hal introduced her.
"This is Twilight, she’s replacing Coma-Sui." Hal said.
"Really? Man, Coma-Sui was one of the best Lantern's we had. How did we lose him?" Kilowog asked.
"Crash landed on my planet. Gave me his ring before he passed on." Twilight told him.
"I see, just like you Hal." Kilowog said turning to him.
"Huh?" Twilight asked.
"Like you, I had to replace a great Lantern who crashed on my planet. His name was Abin Sur. He was a great Green Lantern. I wear his ring." Hal said.
"Oh." Twilight said quietly.
"So rookie, you think you got what it takes to be an Lantern? Let’s see how well you do." Kilowog said and fired his ring.
Without thinking, Twilight jumped out off the way and Hal stopped Kilowog.
"Whoa there Kilowog. She doesn't know how to use her ring yet. In fact we got to make sure it doesn’t mix with her magic. She is an unicorn after all." Hal said.
Kilowog looked at Hal, but before he could say anything, a giant green hoof construct slammed into him and knocked him into a wall. Hal turned to see that Twilight had swung her hoof only for her ring to take care of the rest. She was also staring at her ring in surprise.
"Just like how I was. You'll get use to it." Hal said as Kilowog pulled himself out of the wall.
"Alright Poozer! You got physical chops I'll give you that, but a Lantern’s real strength is in it’s ring. Master your will, and nothing can stop you. Now, picture something in your mind, and just will it to form through your ring.” Kilowog said as he stepped up.
Twilight scrunched up her face, picturing an object in her mind and concentrating on her ring. She imagined the object in front of her, and was amazed when a green stream of energy streamed from her ring. When it reached a point in space, it expanded, becoming the object she had pictured.
Hal looked and was surprised to see an six pointed star with five smaller stars around it.
"Stars?" Kilowog asked.
"Not original stars, that’s your cutie mark isn’t it?" Hal asked Twilight.
"Well, it was the one I could think of. I wasn't sure what to pick." Twilight said, having explained to Hal what cutie marks were earlier.
Suddenly, her construct exploded, shattering in a flash of green light with the sound of cannon fire. Twilight shielded her eyes from the flash, her ring fading. When she looked up, she saw Kilowog with his ring pointed at where the construct once was.
"Next lesson: Your constructs are only as strong as your will. Your conviction behind your constructs and energy blasts is what makes them powerful. Without that, you're just making a light show.” He said before firing his ring once again.
This time, Twilight used her ring to bring up a shield in shape of her brother’s cutie mark. It held the attack back, but then shattered letting the attack through. It hit Twilight with concussive force, ramming into her chest and knocking the wind out of her. She was blown back several feet, knocked off her hooves by the force of the blast. Twilight landed in a heap, coughing violently as her lungs tried desperately to get more air.
"Kilowog, take it easy. She’s more used to using her magic, remember?" Hal reminded his alien friend.
"Relax Jordan, I just want to see how well she can do." He said before turning to Twilight who got up and fired her ring.
Kilowog raised his ring, and produced a barricaded gate to block it. Her ball of energy broke upon the gate, not even making a dent in it. Kilowog let the gate dissipate, scowling behind it.
“Pathetic. You'll need more than that to get past me.” he said, his ring glowing again.
He formed a huge sledgehammer in his hands out of will, then gave a loud cry as he charged her, bringing it up to strike. Twilight acted quickly as she willed herself to rise into the air, dodging to the side of the overhead strike. The hammer hit the floor with a sickening crack, but Twilight managed to avoid it. She landed on her hooves, and reared back with her left hoof, forming an iron ball around it before swinging it hard at Kilowog’s ribs. He blocked it with the haft of his hammer, and brought the butt of the handle careening for Twilight’s face. She hadn’t expected this, and it connected hard, sending Twilight to her back again. Kilowog straightened, hefting the hammer construct onto his shoulder. Twilight stood up and thrust her ring forward and two chains willed itself on his legs. She pull as hard as she can and trip him onto his back. When Kilowog got back up, his face was hit by an sledgehammer and knocked him into the wall again. Twilight stood there smiling. She wasn't going to back out. She was Princess Celestia’s student and she was going to prove it. Kilowog pulled himself out of the wall, only to be pushed back in by a shield that Twilight rammed him with.
"How was that?" She asked smirking.
Then, a green fist shot out and hit her, knocking her back on the ground. Kilowog stepped out and smiled.
"Not bad rookie. I was trying to destroy that construct of yours, but it held. Keep practicing, and your constructs will get stronger. Now, hit the showers.” he said.
Twilight got up and nodded, but before turning Twilight hit Kilowog on the head with her sledgehammer, pushing him into the ground. She smiled and walked away from the grounded lantern.
"Well, she gave it to ya." Hal laughed as he helped him out.
Kilowog shook his head and looked to see Twilight fly off. He smiled as he thought about the fight they just had. He didn't see that last one coming, and he was proud of it.
“Well she’s spirited I'll give her that. Shouldn’t have any problem with fear that’s for sure. Still, she’s missing something, I can't quite put my finger on it though. Whatever it is, if she gets it, she'll be quite a Lantern.” He said.
"Doesn't look like she missing anything. How bad did she get you?” Hal said then asked him.
“Not too bad. She’s a strong one, but so am I.” Kilowog said.
“Well, I think it’s about time the rookie got home. She must have been gone for at least a day, don’t want the locals to freak.” Hal said thinking Twilight has been on Oa long enough.
“Good call, Jordan. I take it you'll be flying her home?” Kilowog said then asked, smirking.
"Whoa pal, hold up there. I stick to my own body type, at least, so get your mind out of the gutter.” Hal warned him and went to find Twilight.
Twilight groaned as the hot water of the shower washed over her bruises, especially the one on her chest. Oh, she was going to have some explaining to do when she got home. Still, learning about all this was a chance in a lifetime. Her friends are going to be really surprised to hear about this...HER FRIENDS!!! Twilight’s eyes widened when she thought about her friends. She had no idea how long she been there and her friends must be worried sick! Even Spike. She turned to water off, dried herself and willed her lantern outfit on. She sprinted back towards Hal and Kilowog, she needed to find Hal fast so she could get home. For that matter, she was going so fast that she crashed into the human in the hall. They fell together in a tangle of limbs, until they landed on the floor next to each other. Twilight groaned and rubbed her head, sitting up just in time to see Hal doing the same. Twilight gasped and grabbed Hal by the shoulders.
"Hal! I need to get home! I have no idea how long I been here, but everypony’s got to be worried sick!" Twilight said, shaking Hal hard in her panic.
Hal placed his hands on her shoulders stopping her incessant shaking. He shook his head, trying to clear it from her outburst.
"Easy Twilight, that’s why I'm here. You’ve been here for almost a day. I'll try to get you back and you can explain what happened to you." He said and stood up.
Twilight sighed, she was glad to be going home. But what was she going to tell the others?
Twilight yawned loudly, covering her mouth with her hoof. She and Hal had been flying for hours through space, carried through the vastness of green energy, and she was more than ready to land. Not that space wasn’t fascinating, because it most certainly was. But there was only so much “Wow!” and “Look at that!” a pony could muster over six hours. Hal looked at her and knew what she was thinking.
"Getting bored?" He asked.
"Well Hal, empty space was mighty entertaining for the first two hours, but by the third, it starts to drag on a bit.” Twilight said.
She was more into watching space from her home planet then being in it.
"Well don’t sweat it, we’re almost there. I do commend you for not repeating ‘Are we there yet’ over and over. I’m sure that took restraint.” Hal said then remembered the time he got tired of looking at space for hours.
"Well, the thought HAD crossed my mind." Twilight smirked, making both of them laugh.
When they reached her planet, Twilight's jaw dropped. What she saw was… breathtaking, there was no other word for it. The sun glinted off the clouds, lighting them up all over the planet’s surface. What the clouds didn’t cover was a verdant mosaic of blues, greens and browns from the land and sea. She had been too concerned with her rocket out of the atmosphere to appreciate it last time, but now…
"Wow!" Was all she could say.
"I know. I thought the same thing with my planet." Hal said as he looked.
After a few more seconds of staring, Hal tapped Twilight’s shoulder to snap her out of it.
"Well, Twilight. This is good bye for now. You are the only Lantern for this sector and it your job to keep it safe. If you need help, just call us on your ring and we'll be there as fast as we can." He said.
"Alright, thanks Hal." Twilight smiled.
Hal waved good bye and flew off. Twilight turned to look at her planet again. She stood there for a while before she thought of her friends once again.
How AM I going to explain THIS?!
After floating in space for a few more minutes, Twilight decided to head home before her ring runs out of power again. She flew into the atmosphere and landed right next to Ponyville. Her lantern uniform disappeared and she started walking home. When Twilight entered her home, she was shocked to see that the stores were closing and the sun was setting.
Wait, was I gone for almost two days? The trip must have been longer then I thought. Twilight thought.
She also looked around see if anypony was looking for her. But it was getting late and they might had to call off the search so the Night Guards could take over. Twilight reached her home and took a breath, she bet that Spike was in there with the girls wondering where she was. She entered and saw that Spike was alone and busy clearing up the library.
"Hi Spike." She said.
"Hey Twilight!" Spike said as he brought her some food.
"Sorry I was gone for so long, it was weird what I been through." She said as she ate.
"Twilight you just went out for some air, you've been gone all day." Spike said.
Twilight nods before noticing Spike say all day, not for almost two days.
"What is it today?" She asked.
"Wednesday." Spike said.
"Wait Wednesday? But it's Thursday today." Twilight said confused.
"No, it's Wednesday. Twilight, did you fall asleep again?" Spike said then asked.
Twilight was supremely confused now. She sat for a moment, trying to get the timeline straight in her head. She had been launched to Oa late Tuesday, and arrived on Wednesday. She spent the whole day there, and the last part of it traveling home. So today should be Thursday. But according to Spike, it was Wednesday. She moved her plate away and took out a book and read it.
There was a theory by a famous physicist named Quantum Starlight that time works differently in space. His thinking was that as more time would pass for a space traveler than an Equestria-bound pony. Twilight read to herself.
But it was an early theory, so I suppose there’s room for error. I'm living proof that time actually moves slower in space. So that means I was gone for a couple of hours! Not almost two days. Twilight thought as she looked up from the book.
Spike walked up to her and was about to say something when he belched up an scroll and Twilight read it.
"Hear he, hear all! Princess Celestia and Princess Luna is welcoming all ponies to the castle to celebrate the second year of Princess Luna's return. Twilight Sparkle and her friends are invited to come to the castle as soon as they're ready." She read.
That means it was also the second year that Twilight moved to Ponyville, met her friends and became an Element of Harmony. Twilight then turned to Spike who was looking at her hoof and noticed he was staring at her ring.
"Spike, I would like tell you, I just got it and it's no normal ring. I'll explain later, but I need to get the girls and head over to Canterlot." She said and walked up to her room.
A few minutes later, Twilight sat on the train with her friends around her. Rarity had already knew about the invite and had everypony's dresses ready. Twilight was wearing the same dress that she wore at the Grand Galloping Gala, only with few changes, her stars were now six pointed and she was wearing a crown. In fact, Rarity give everyone an crown. Twilight liked the dress, but thought the crown was a bit much. She looked out the window wondering if she should tell her friends about the trip she just had.
"I say darling, wherever did you get that ring?" Rarity spoke up.
Twilight was confused before she remembered that she was still wearing the Green Lantern ring.
"Do you have an special some pony?" Rarity smirked.
That got Twilight by surprise.
"What? No!" Twilight said flabbergasted by the question.
She really never thought about settling down with another pony. So Rarity's question wasn't something she could answer.
"Easy there Twi. Rare doesn't mean anythin' by it. We just never seen you wearn' a ring." Applejack said calming her down.
"Well, it's actually an old toy ring I used to have when I was a filly. It was too big for me then, but it fits me now. I just never took it off once I put it back on that's all."
Twilight was not ready to tell them yet. She was still trying to get over all that she has seen and heard. The others thought about it then Rainbow spoke up.
"So are you going to wear that ring at the castle?"
"Not sure, but I just can't bring myself to take it off." Twilight answered.
"It's a really nice ring, looks almost real." Fluttershy said and tried to get an closer look.
Twilight pulled her hoof away and said, "I know, I thought the same thing too."
"Well, enough about the old toy. Let's get ready for the party!" Pinkie said happily.
The others nodded and Twilight held up the ring. She looked at it and saw it blink for a second. She was a bit confused, but bypass it for now. There was still many things she hasn't learned about the ring.
Hours later, everypony was enjoying the party. Twilight was trying to find Celestia and Luna, she was thinking about telling them about the ring and the Green Lantern Corps. She believes they might believe her more, after all she was Celestia's student. Twilight stopped in front of one of the royal guards. He looked at her and smiled. He stood aside and Twilight walked up to the princesses. Some ponies noticed the ring and she got a few eyebrow raises.
"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna." Twilight said and bowed.
"Lady Twilight." Luna said and bowed back.
"I see you came my student." Celestia said and bowed back as well.
"I was hoping to talk to you. There is something I got tell you, something that happened to me yesterday." She said.
"Oh, what is that?" Celestia asked.
Twilight took an deep breath and was about to tell them when an hoof pulled her away and she was throw towards the ground. Remembering her training back at Oa, Twilight flipped herself and landed on her hooves. She turned to see an white stallion with a golden mane and tail. He was wearing a red cloak and had an shaft in his hoof.
"Was that mare bothering you princesses?" He asked them.
"Smoke, we have told you before, if we know the pony and are not troubled by him/her they are not bothering us." Luna scowled at him.
"That is Twilight Sparkle, one of the elements of harmony and my student." Celestia said just as upset.
Smoke backed off, he knew it was bad to have the princesses mad.
"My apologies. I did not know. At least she is unharmed." He said bowing.
Celestia and Luna turned away from Smoke and walked up to Twilight. Her friends joined them as well.
"Are you alright darling?" Rarity asked.
"Yeah, who was that?" Twilight answered then asked Celestia.
"That is Smoke, our new guild." Celestia answered.
"Well he's an meanie!" Pinkie growled.
"Don't be too hard on him, he was just doing his job, though we have told him a number of times to check with us before he takes them away." Celestia told them.
"By the way Twilight, how did you ace that landing? That was awesome!" Rainbow asked.
"Well, from seeing all the dangerous stunts you pull, I figured I'll find some ways to land on my hooves if anything ever blows us away." Twilight said, making an excuse.
"Now, Twilight there was something you wanted to tell us?" Celestia asked.
Before Twilight could even explain, Smoke stepped up and everypony stopped and looked at him.
"Welcome everypony! I'm glad you can make it here. I also welcome the elements themselves. Now that everypony is here, I can finally move on to the next phase of my plan." He said before smiling evilly.
Before anyone could question what he was talking about, a group of armored ponies that were not the royal guards surrounded them and on their armors was a symbol that was shaped like an black sun. Celestia knew who they were.
"The Black Sun Kingdom, the only kingdom to follow Nightmare Moon ways." She said and also got an spell ready, but her horn fizzed out nothing.
"So sorry my dear princess, but we have disabled all unicorns and alicorn magic. There is no hope for all." Smoke said.
Twilight just looked at smoke before feeling her ring. She didn't see it blink, but knew she had to stop them. Twilight quietly snuck into the crowd and was able to get somewhere where no one can see her.
"What do you want?" Rainbow asked in anger.
"Simply put, Equestria. We are even going to name Princess Luna our queen and rightful ruler." Smoke said.
"I will not let that happen again! I worked too hard on this! I am not the mare I was 1,000 years ago!" Luna shouted.
"It will be some time before we awake Nightmare Moon in you again, but now we have the elements and we can destroy them with ease." Smoke said as a few of his guards took their swords.
"These are no normal swords, they have the ability to draw magic out of thin air and use them even with our spell up. Say goodbye." Smoke explained and the guards fired.
The mane six braced themselves as Celestia and Luna stood tall.
The blasts hit them and Smoke smiled, he knew not even the princesses could survive that. However his smile faded when he saw an green barrier around them.
"WHAT?!" He shouted in shock.
The others were just as confused. The green barrier disappeared and Smoke looked up to see Twilight in her green lantern uniform. Many ponies were surprised and the rest of the mane six look at her in confusion.
"Who's that?" Rainbow asked.
"I don't know. I like the suit, but there's a little too much green." Rarity said.
"Maybe she's a super hero!" Pinkie shouted.
"Pinkie I doubt that pony is a super hero, plus all magic has been blocked off." Rainbow told the pink party pony.
Twilight floated down and stopped just over everypony's heads. Smoke growled before ordering.
"Take her down!"
The guards fired again, but Twilight threw her ring up and made a U-tube construct that took the magic blasts and shot them back. The guards dodged the blasts and charged at Twilight. Twilight let her construct fade and put up a brick wall that had the guards run into. Some avoided the wall and went to attack her. Twilight quickly made sword constructs, held two in her hooves, and she swung her swords to block attacks. Good thing Hal taught her how it made other constructs. Twilight used the two swords in her hooves to deal with guards in front, with two swords on either side of her and two more in the back. She was able to fight them off before taking to the air. She flew away for a bit before turning around and constructing an shovel that scooped the guards up and dropped them into some green cages she just made.
Twilight landed and turned back to Smoke who was shocked to see all that.
"What? But the spell stops all magic! How are you able to use it?!" He demanded.
"Because this isn't magic." Twilight spoke for the first time since she arrived in her Green Lantern uniform.
Smoke raise an eyebrow.
"If it's not magic, then what is it?" He asked.
"It's willpower." Twilight said and threw her ring forward.
A wall once more appeared and Smoke slammed a shaft on the ground and a shock-wave destroyed it and knocked Twilight into the air. She stopped herself and saw Smoke rise his shaft and fired lighting at her. Twilight acted quickly by making a lighting rod that absorbs it. Smoke then had the ground shoot out and grabbed her hooves. Twilight was pulled towards the ground and she landed on her chin. She shook it off and constructed an sledgehammer and broke the ground around her hooves. She then swung her sledgehammer and knocked Smoke into the castle wall. Twilight stood and quickly shot out an claw construct and grabbed the shaft. She pulled it back and caught it.
"You tried to get close to the princesses so you can take them out easier, you knew how the guards work and learned about the Elements of Harmony. What you didn't count on was that I was here to stop you.
"Who are you?" Smoke asked.
"I'm a Green Lantern." Twilight said and snapped the shaft in half.
Soon the spell that was cast dropped and all unicorns felt their magic return. Twilight turned to the Princesses and smiled. She then flew into the air and away from Canterlot, thinking maybe this hero thing wasn't so bad. As she flew, the princesses watched as their guards took their enemies away. Celestia could almost place the unicorn she just saw with somepony she knew. She also heard well what the pony said. It was using willpower instead of magic. Celestia had to find out and the only way was to call Twilight to the castle tomorrow.
Celestia wasn't the only one who thought she knew who the pony really was. Spike was there the whole time and he saw everything. He needed answers and Twilight was going to talk.
"Twilight wake up!"
Twilight open her eyes groggily. She was still tried from last night. Still she got up and saw Spike standing next to her bed, his arms crossed.
"Spike? What time is it?" She asked.
"It 9 in the morning, but you, explain, now." He answered.
"Spike, I..."
"NOW!"
Twilight sighed and turned to her ring laying on the table.
"Ok, the truth is, that's not a toy ring I had when I was an filly. It belonged to a creature by the name Coma-Sui. Don't ask because I'm not sure. Turns out he was an member of the Green Lantern Corps. They're kind of like the police, only they protect universes. When I accepted the ring, I joined the same corps. I was taken to Oa, the home planet for the corps, there I was taughtt about the ring and what Green Lanterns do. All the things you saw me make out of green energy were constructs. I made them all out of my will. So I agreed to become an Green Lantern." Twilight said.
Spike just sat there, surprised to hear all that. He was confused on what Twilight said, but there was one thing that crossed his mind.
"Show me the uniform." He said.
"Really Spike? Out of all the things I told you, that's what you want to see?" Twilight asked.
"Come on Twilight. You know I didn't understand half of what you said. Show me the uniform please." He said.
Twilight sighed and grabbed the ring in her magic and walked over to her table.
"Ok, Ring. Hoof." She said, holding up her left hoof and placing the ring on it.
Twilight stood ready and soon called her energy. However, nothing happen. Both Twilight and Spike were confused.
"Did you break it?" Spike asked.
"No, I must have forgotten to charge it last night when I got back." Twilight said and pulled out her lantern.
Spike rose an eyebrow as Twilight placed her ring on the lantern and said the oath.
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's light."
Spike looked at Twilight as she pulled the ring back.
"What was that?" He asked.
That was the oath of the Green Lanterns. It let's me recharge my ring." She answered and stood ready again.
Once more, Twilight called on the energy and this time her uniform appeared on her.
"Whoa green!" Spike shouted as he stared.
The two were quiet before Spike started to smile really big.
"You're a super hero!" He nearly shouted.
"Just hero Spike." Twilight said.
Before he could said anything to why Twilight was a superhero, he belched up an scroll.
"The Princess? Why did she send me a letter?" Twilight asked and open it.
Dear Twilight Sparkle,
I'm sorry for calling you after what happened last night, but we need to talk. I await for you at Canterlot.
Princess Celestia.
Twilight was wondering why she was call. She removed her outfit and got ready. She's not sure, but something tells her that Celestia knows she's a green lantern
Talking with Princess Celestia
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