The Empire Meets Equestria: Star Wars Esque

The train screeched to a stop at the platform. Ponies started disembarking from the cars. Twilight and her friends were among them. Visage stood out in the crowed like a sore thumb.

I hate the stares, I hate being labeled a freak it's just like Earth all over again. He thought as he missed being back in his own Galaxy where he was respected but even more importantly loved. I miss my wives, my friends, and my family. I want to go home this place is just too alien.

Twilight was leading the group down a street as more ponies murmured and whispered about the black clad being. I can read your minds you know. And I'm not liking what some of you are thinking. Visage looked at the big castle in that was in the center of Canterlot.

"Twilight I think I'll go on ahead. If you don't mind?" Visage asked the purple unicorn in front of him.

"Go ahead how? Can you somehow get there faster than us? Oh are you going to teleport because there is powerful magic here that won't allow teleportation so don't try, OK." Twilight didn't even turn her head as she spoke.

Visage didn't wait he hated this feeling he was getting so he just flew up over the group and took off towards the castle. He could feel not just one but two very powerful beings of light although to him one seemed a bit dimer or perhaps, darker than the other.

The troupe stood shocked for a bit before recovering.

"He can fly? But he never said anything about being able to fly." Rainbow Dash said as she flapped her own wings and took off after the black blur.

Twilight turned to Fluttershy. "Are you going to fly after them Fluttershy?" Twilight asked her timid friend.

"No, Twilight I'm fine with walking and I probably wouldn't be able to keep up anyway." Fluttershy said weakly. Still she was just a bit jealous of Rainbow Dash wishing she had just some of her courage and speed.

"Well, that was rather rude of them to just take off like that." Rarity said as she flipped her mane with a hoof.

"Well Visage can read ponies minds and he probably didn't like everypony whispering about him so I can understand." Twilight said to her friends.

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't know!" Fluttershy whispered.

"Dont'cha worry about it non Fluttershy I'd probably take off to if everypony were talkin about me bahind my back." Apple Jack told her soft spoken friend. Apple Jack was also remembering the time her sister and her friends wrote that Gabby Gums column about her. So Visage was probably feeling the same way she did right now.

"When you put it that way I guess I can understand. But I still think it was rather rude." Rarity stated.

The remaining ponies all smiled as they pick up the pace a bit.

Visage was nearing the castle as Rainbow Dash caught up with him. She looked at him with eyes narrowed.

"You, big Jerk you should have told me you could fly." Rainbow said accusingly.

"I didn't think I had to, and you never asked." Visage countered.

Rainbow Dash was about to retort when Visage just dropped suddenly on his way down he grabbed her tail pulling her with him. Visage landed on the main castle steps holding up rainbow by the tail so she didn't hit the pavement.

"What's the big idea Huh?" She complained.

"You didn't even notice we were about to run into the castle did you?" visage told her as he lowered the blue Pegasus to the ground.

Rainbow saw just how close they were to the castle as she started rubbing the back of her head with a hoof.

"Wow that was a close call, thank you Visage I wasn't really paying attention." Rainbow said embarrassed.

Visage opened his eyes and smiled, just as several solar guards surrounded the pair.

"Halt, who are you and what do you want creature?" One of the guards demanded.

Rainbow was steamed. "Hello don't you guys know that we were invited by the Princess to see her, and this." Rainbow Dash gestured to Visage. "Is Lord Visage the one who saved the Crystal Empire a thousand years ago. She was being very sarcastic but the guards didn't care and let them pass.

Rainbow was leading Visage to the throne room. The giant set of doors opened wide as they walked up to them. The whole place reminded him of the Imperial Capital on Marcisia. as they entered the throne room one of the biggest whites ponies Visage had ever seen greeted them as she sat on her throne.

"Greetings Lord Visage. I am Princess Celestia one of the co-rulers of Equestria I welcome you as a friend. I have heard about your deed's in the Crystal Empire from Sky Shift. I am very sorry we didn't get there in time to assist you." Celestia finished and smiled.

Rainbow bumped Visage's leg with a hoof. "You've been here for what less than a day and you've already impressed the Princess."

Visage shrugged. Celestia got up off of her throne and had started walking toward him. He couldn't help but notice that her mane was flowing in a non existent breeze and almost seemed to float like it was a form of liquid her tail was the same way. Her coat was pure white and she had the mark of the Sun on her hip.

Visage started walking around the impressive being studying her. He could feel her power which was significant but he knew a lot more powerful beings where he was from. She apparently didn't seem to mind his curiosity. He put his hand to his chin in contemplation.

"I must say I'm impressed. Very powerful, yet dignified and I must say both benevolent and kind." Visage was musing as a door on the left of the throne room swung open rather violently. A dark blue pony ran in as she eyed Visage.

"Get away from my sister Dark One!" She shouted at him.

"If thou even touchest a hair on her head I shall send you to Tarturus." She cried as she charged.

"Luna STOP!" Celestia yelled at the charging pony.

Luna skidded to a halt just feet from where Visage was standing. He noticed that she too had that mystified mane and tail but her colors resembled that of the night sky. Visage started walking over to her.

"Sister, what meanest thou this!" Luna demanded as the fierce eyed creature walked near her.

"Luna that is Lord Visage, Sombra's bane! So show him some respect, he is no enemy. He is just as curious about us as we are of him." Celestia explained to her younger sister.

Luna just gasped. "I, I, please forgive my rudeness Lord." Luna spoke more softly.

Visage wasn't listening he was studying this new and to him rather unusual being in front of him. He felt a slight darkness in her it wasn't much but it was definitely there. Visage did something he hadn't done to any pony he put his hand under her muzzle and looked into her eye's he was reading her mind it was like a book filled with anger, sadness, jealousy, and corruption. He saw what happened to her and he could even feel it too. Visage warped his arms around the dark blue mare.

"I am so sorry." Visage spoke softly to her. If I had been there you wouldn't have been taken and corrupted by darkness I could have shown you how to fight against it, control it, tame it, making it's power your own, rather than losing your own self to it. I am so sorry."

Luna was in shock nopony not even her own sister had apologized like this. How, how can someone like this exist? I, I could have been freed? I wouldn't have been trapped in the moon for a thousand years? Luna's expression went from shock to sadness she started crying on the shoulder of someone she'd just met who seemed to know more about her than her own sister did.

"Oh, looky, looky, Visagey is hugging Princess Luna!" Pinkie Pie said as the rest of the group entered the throne room.

"Visagey gives the bested huggeis in all of Equestria!" Pinkie stated as she bounced around the throne room.

Luna nodded. "Yes, yes, he does." She said in no more than a whisper.

Visage let Luna go as he turned again to Celestia. "YOU, HOW COULD YOU HAVE BANISHED YOUR OWN SISTER!? YOU SHOULD HAVE HELPED HER! YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR HER! INSTEAD YOU FEARED HER, ISOLATED HER AND THEN BECAUSE OF YOU SHE FELL INTO DARKNESS, NOT PREPARED, NOT READY TO FACE IT, IT CORRUPTED HER AND YOU LET IT HAPPEN! I COULD HAVE SAVED HER! I WISH I HAD BEEN THERE TO SAVE HER! Visage's anger came to roaring boil blue and black flames erupted from his body his purple and gold eye glowed bright through the flames.

Celestia felt like she had been hit with a sledge hammer. Her greatest regret had smacked her right in the face and all of the sadness returned as Visage's words pierced her, to her very core.

All of the ponies in the room fell into a state of shock at Visage's display of power.

Twilight couldn't let visage kill her mentor but she didn't have her element of Harmony with her and Celestia was in such a state that she could barely stand.

"Please stop this Visage I'm sure Celestia did everything she could to save Luna." Twilight running and stopped as she stood standing between the enraged Visage and the barely responsive Celestia.

Celestia stopped panicking as Twilight stood between her and the being that was even more fearsome than even Discord.

"No, Twilight I didn't do everything I could to prevent my sister from turning into Nightmare Moon, he is right. As much as I don't want to admit it, every thing he said is true." Celestia told her student very calmly.

"So Lord Visage what is to be my punishment?" Celestia asked very low but to the point.

Everypony again fell silent, waiting for Visage to respond.

Visage said nothing for several minutes he just stood there looking at Celestia his anger making his flames roar almost uncontrollably.

"I am sorry, but as much as I'd like to punish someone for betraying their own flesh and blood, I cannot. It isn't my place to pass judgement only the Gods can do that, and I am no God." Visage cooled off as his flames died but his eyes still burned brightly .

"I am sorry Luna. but this isn't my Galaxy, nor my Universe therefor I have no jurisdiction. I would not have killed your sister for what she did to you but I would have certainly imprisoned her for it. " Visage sat down on the floor cross legged in front of the Alicorn princess, his hands were in the traditional Marcisain show of respect. His left hand covered the right that was made into a fist. Peace over power. His head was also in a slight bow.

"We are grateful for your kindness, but I have forgiven my sister for what she did to me when I changed into Nightmare Moon. If you were here, then yes, perhaps things would have been different, but you were not. Therefor my sister did what she deemed necessary. So I beg you to forgive her too." Luna put her head down to speak directly into Visage's ear.

Celestia started to tear up at her sister's love. She was going to throw herself at Visage letting him do what he willed. But he was angry at her because she didn't save Luna. She was forced into banishing her own sister into the moon. It took Twilight and her friends to free her, but Visage apparently could have also saved her, and she realized that he had enough power to probably do so. It was then that Celestia realized one important thing, Visage though he may look and even feel evil he had a kind heart, so much so he stood up for Luna, after apparently seeing into her past. Perhaps he was more fit to rule than even she was.