Ghost Pony Rider: Rise of Saturn

[Manehattan Mayor's Office. The Next Day.]

  The morning sun cast itself across the city with its gold and orange glow. Most of the buildings dark still. Birds tweeting. The mayors building shined bright as the sun shined on it, casting a yellow shade. The mayor woke up early, as usual for her job. The white unicorn adjusted her bow tie in the mirror and her red hair as she got ready to meet the princesses for something important. They didn't say why it was so important. The mayor made her way to her desk and sat in her leather chair, going over reports from different businesses and ponies. The same things as last week. Criminal reports, renovating requests, construction progress, the usual. She elevated in a blue magic cloud a quill pen as she began writing on the papers. A knock came at the door, she looked up wide eyed. This early?

"Come in!" she called.

  The door was opened by a brawn stallion in a black suit. He held the door open for Princess Celestia and Princess Luna as they came in the room with small smiles. Celestia's light wavy mane shining in the sunlight. The mayor get up from the leather chair and walked over to the princesses. She bowed in respect for the two with a smile. The mayor looked up and excused the stallion. He nodded and closed the door behind him. Celestia spoke with kindness in her voice at the red headed mayor before her.

"It good to see you again mayor Velvet Cake." Celestia said.

  Velvet nodded as she guided the princesses to two seats in front of her desk. The princesses sat in the chairs as the mayor sat behind her desk, laying her arms crossed the desk. The three begun discussing how life was going at the moment and usual business deals. Luna and Celestia exchanged glances as the conversation proceeded. Velvet noticed and ceased. The princesses didn't come here to mingle and chat about royal affairs. Luna spoke up from the silence.

"We are here on important business miss Velvet."

  Velvet nodded. She still didn't know why they were here but she guessed it was important. Celestia got up from her chair and walked to the window. Looking out at the city. seeing the ponies going about their day. She signed, she closed her eyes, taking a deep breathe. She had to tell why they were there. Only Velvet would know why.

"We need to check in on Vault thirty eight Velvet." she said.

  Velvets ears lowered and her pupils went to the size of ants. Luna lowered her eye lids. That was this was about? To check on HIM? The princess hadn't checked in on the vault in one hundred years. Even back then, the seal around that vault was weak so the princesses had to make another coat for it. If they want to check on it now...what does that mean? Velvet shacked her head. She was thinking about this all too hard. Luna was still staring at her sister as she continued looking out to the public. Seeing the importance of the subject. Velvet reached under desk and placed her hoof and a scanner. The scanner hummed as it scanned Velvets hoof. A small compartment opened up on the under belly of the desk showing a steel key. Velvet reached and pulled the key from the desk. She placed it on the top of the desk. Luna levitated the key and held it in place beside her. Celestia walked over to the wall next to her and placed her horn on it. A huge yellow door showed itself from a bright glow. Celestia's cutie mark on it. Luna levitated the key to her sister, she gripped it in her magic as she placed the key in the key hole. A loud snap was heard inside the door as it rumbled, lifting it self upward inside the wall. The three ponies gathered at the opening, preparing to venture inside the dark stair way. Celestia led as Luna and Velvet followed close behind. The stair way was dark, Celestia making her horn like a torch inside. The stair way went on for nearly an hour when the three ponies came across a huge metal door with the number '38' on it. Velvet gulped, Luna looked with a none emotional expression, Celestia narrowed her eyes. Celestia turned towards Velvet with protection in her eyes.

"Velvet...I need you to stay here."

  She nodded. Celestia's magic surrounded her horn as she blasted the door with a stream of golden magic. The door glowed gold with in cracks of it. It rumbled, the ground shacked, the huge metal door lowered itself into the crack in the ground. A huge cave was shown with torches lighting it. In the middle of the circular cave was a huge statue of a kneeling lion. Celestia and Luna narrowed their eyes as they walked up to the statue. The power inside the statue made Luna cringe as they were just a few steps away from the statue. It looked as of it has been there for decades. Something wasn't wrong about this situation. Something didn't feel right. Celestia looked around, nothing but darkness and the light of the torches was the only thing in the room. Luna stared at the statue gritting her teeth. A thought suddenly came to her mind that made her ears droop and a ashamed look came across her face. Celestia turned to her sister to see the look she was giving the statue. She signed.

"Do you think were doing the right thing?" Luna asked.

  Celestia gave her sister a sad look and blew air through her nose. Celestia knew why she was asking that question. The same question she wished would never be asked to her, even by her own sister. Celestia looked up at the statue. Come to think of it, was it the right thing to do? She didn't know.

"I'm not sure Lulu. We have to keep it from him for now. Until the day Saturn rises again, we cant tell him anything."

"Tell him what now?"

  Both princesses went back to back, ready stances to fight. Velvet, watching from the entrance, hid behind a wall. They knew that voice all to well. Both alicorns looked around the room trying to find the origin of the voice. No sign of the maker of the voice. They then turned to look at the lion statue.

"So...finally managed found a way to speak again monster?" Luna called.

  A deep laugh came from no where as the princesses looked around.

"I didn't know you had a sense of humor Luna." the voice called.

"Times change, but you didn't answer my question."

  A golden glow appeared in front of the two princesses, they got in battle ready stance as the golden glow formed into a smiling humanoid like beast. His arms were crossed and he had a huge grin in his face. Even though he was nothing but a spirit, the princesses were still cautious about him.

"I simply figured out a way to separate my mind into a spirit."

  Celestia gritted her teeth. Luna narrowed her eyes. Velvet watched in awe.

"My time of rising is coming you two." the spirit said placing his hands behind his back.

  Celestia and Luna watched as the spirit paced in front of the two. Watching it closely. Celestia didn't know what it meant by 'time of coming.' Their was no way for it to escape. Unless...

  Celestia's eyes went wide. She blasted the spirit into oblivion, causing it to shriek like a banshee echoing through the cave. The spirit evaporated as the princesses blasted the statue, making a gold and blue aura surging around it. Another seal has been placed apon the statue. Another hundred years of safety for Equestria. Or not? Those words ran through Celestia's mind since they left the vault. Same went for Luna. Now it was mandatory this should not be told to him. Velvet joined them at the top once the door was closed. Seeing the look of fear on both their faces.

"Your majesties? Is everything alright?" she asks.

  Celestia and Luna gave Velvet a look of reassurance.

"Its alright. Just some matters we corrected." Luna responded.

   Velvet looked at the time. It was late afternoon and the princesses needed to be somewhere else. The princesses made their farewells as they walked out of the office. In front of the building was a limo carriage for the two. They climb inside, sitting across away from each other. Celestia looking out the window and Luna staring at the ground. The moment of silence the two shared was inside their minds. Both thinking the same thing. Keep him away from the vault. A sudden thought came across Celestia's mind.

"To answer your question from earlier Luna, we are doing the right thing."