The Diary of Celestia

The Diary of Celestia

        Dear Diary        Today we begin mining! Honestly the mining is a relief only because we get to make back the large sums of bits I had to dump into this. It was worth the cost but it was still a lot.

        It is very nice to hear all of the ponies speaking on their way up the mountain. It relaxes me a bit hearing their stories of their foals growing up, playing sports all of those things. It warms my heart as well because foals are cute and sometimes I just really want to pat their cheeks.

        I just wanted to write that for some reason I do not feel good, It is not a physical feeling more of an emotional one. I feel like something bad is going to happen. Maybe I should not have tempted what ever created this cave.

        Oh Dear Diary what have we- what have I done?        The mine- the crystals they were-  I will have to start from the beginning, maybe that will help clear my head before I get back to the castle.        When we began mining the crystal I should have stopped us. The Green crystals started acting weird and it looked like I saw movement in them. I passed it off as the reflection of all of the ponies swinging but then one of the green crystals got broken off of the wall.        It fell to the ground and my heart skipped a beat. Even though I had no idea what was happening it just felt wrong.        The bottom of it opened, and a black bug-like creature crawled out. When it tried to stand it looked like a newborn foal trying to walk for the first time. In fact the creature itself looked similar to a pony but the eyes were- blank and the hooves and horn had holes strewn all over.        These creatures were both bug and alicorn-esc. I have never seen anything like it.        We have reached the castle I will continue later.

        Okay- I am currently on my way to Cloudsdale to speak with Thunderhoof about deploying her army.        Okay. When the creature finally stood straight it looked at the pony who had mined it off the wall and- sent him flying across the floor of the cave and took his appearance. Just as I went to fly down to deal with it only to be greeted by a spine tingling screech so loud I could hardly focus.        That is when the whole cave started to shake and things within all of the green crystals started to move along with the reflections of the cave. As fast as I could I ordered the pegasi and unicorns to try and help the earth ponies back up to the entrance of the cave.        The unicorns all gathered around and used their magic both to hold the elevator together and to form the rest of it, while the pegasi pulled earth ponies up one by one.        Just as I was about to confine the small creature in the chaos loud buzzing could be heard. When I looked up there was a mixture of black and green careening towards us from all around.        What was once just hectic panic turned into true fear. The creatures quickly started to mirror the image of everypony. Ponies started being unable to trust each other. One pony became two, then three and so on.        Clover the Clever Smart Cookie and Private Pansy quickly joined my side. I was about to send them aside out of panic but the look Clover the Clever gave me- I knew it was her. Clover casted a shield around us to give us some distance between everything.        She was determined to escort me out of the cave but I told her that we could not leave until everypony else got out. Smart Cookie tried to help persuade me but I was stuck in my way.        Reluctant, Clover the Clever asked how I planned to spot the creatures. At the time I had no idea. All I knew was that we had to. Smart Cookie suddenly realized that the reflection on the crystals were not affected by their magic. We connected the dots and were beginning to start fighting back.        That is when everything got quiet. The creatures all went back to how they originally looked and stopped attacking. Instead they began surrounding us four. From the mass of bugs one larger one glided down from the highest point in the mountain and landed not too far from us. I remember exactly what she said to me the moment she looked me in the eye.        “So you’re the Princess Celestia whose name has been echoing within my walls. You have turned me and my childrens dreams restless. All this rattling and banging. It’s childish really. Taking what is not yours. Even waking us prematurely. Honestly I find it rude.”        I tried to ask her what was going on but she silenced me with a wave of her- hoof(?).        “I am speaking.” The creatures began to make a sound similar to giggling which got another wave of her hoof. “It applies to you all as well!” She began to walk towards us slowly. Clover tried to deter her by beginning a spell but the creature simply knocked her away with her own magic.        I caught Clover with magic of my own but I did not have time to pull her back to me before the creature shot me. Unlike Clover though this did not hurt, in fact I felt nothing. I was about to demand to know what she was and what she was doing but she waved her hoof a third time as I opened my mouth.        “I am truly sorry. I haven’t introduced myself have I? I am Queen Chrysalis, I’m also sorry about your subject. I just wanted to show her the price of her paranoia.”        That is when I stomped my hoof down. “I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS!” My voice echoed through the cave. The creatures backed up as I shouted. “Explain your intentions and what you are!”        She scoffed, causing both the creatures to laugh again and take a step forward. “If you keep yelling like that you’ll get wrinkles.” She walked closer and put her hoof on my cheek. “I really don’t want to have to have wrinkles so please stop.”        I smacked her hoof away and sent a volt of magic at her. It missed as she simply stood to the side but my point was made. This caused her to sigh. “Fine fine.” she turned her back to us and began walking away. “You may have the mountain. This place was beginning to bore me anyway. Enjoy your city.”        I tried to grab her and pull her back with my magic but several of her creatures shot at me causing me to lose focus. I tried to hide the pain but it was quite obvious it hurt. Clover the Clever replied with a quick raising of her shield again. She asked if I was alright and I simply nodded.        Private Pansy called out to troupes for help and they quickly flew in towards Chrysalis. With one wave of her horn she stopped the flight team with a magic barrier and used it to slam them against the wall.        “Well,” she turned towards us again. “I wanted this to be a peaceful goodbye but it seems you don’t want to be very polite. Now I truly don’t feel bad about this.” She flew up to the ledge where the entrance was. She looked down at us and broke out laughing for a bit. “Who am I kidding? I was never going to feel bad about it.” She flew out of the cave followed by her creatures, destroying the elevator and some of the base we were building on their way out.        When I flew out of Clovers barrier I was met by the frantic screaming of the ponies outside of the cave. As quickly as I could I left the cave. What I thought to be another attack was them simply flying towards the south.        I quickly rallied everypony together and began having Smart Cookies count heads. After we figured out everypony was fine I flew off to the castle to begin assessing the situation and now we are here. Wait- I actually am here at Cloudsdale. I will continue after my discussion with Thunderhoof.

        Thunderhoof is on her way to begin negotiating stationing troops within the cities and and villages across Equestria. I only hope they listen.-Celestia