Rising Hope: Birth Of The Transcendents

Canterlot Airspace, approaching city limits, 16:52 P.M.

2 weeks.

2 weeks since Spike departed for Sandgen Village.

2 weeks since he set out to find his true calling in the world.

2 weeks, and all his loved ones were able to see the drake again, only for him to be whisked away so quickly. And at the end...it appeared to last a millennium.

As Jamir peered out from Twilight's balloon, he felt a twinge of sadness build up, coming out in the form of a huff, one that his daughter picked up on. Climbing on top of his head, the shift in weight alerted him.

''Yes?'' he breathed out, his current thoughts causing him to involuntary channel a portion of his magic, a medium plume of red smoke exiting his mouth.

''Why- *cough!* are you sad?'' Amethyst stared into her father's glazed over eyes, cracking a frown. ''Big Brother said he would come back, so why aren't you smiling? Are you hungry?''

That brought a small chuckle to his mind. He couldn't resist that playful, inquisitive nature the filly always seemed to possess. Taking hold of her tiny frame, Jamir pecked his daughter on the nose, eliciting a giggle. Carefully embracing her in a hug, he slowly petted her fiery mane two-tone mane, savoring the peace and quiet of the skies, the background noise of birds chirping adding to the flow.

''It's nothing like that sweetie,'' the human cooed, whispering sweet melodies in her ear. ''Spike will come back, he's made a promise: that's not so much the main issue bugging me...what is is how much Spike has grown up in such a short time. I have never had the pleasure of training and knowing a more lively, determined, and loyal companion such as him. And through all this, I never really told him how proud I was in the strides he's taken to be more him than fake. But to really answer your question: i'm nowhere near sad, daddy's just taking his time thinking.''

''Okay, daddy: i'm glad you're okay,'' she nuzzled with her dad.

''Hey.'' Frank called. ''you two playing nice over there?''

''Yea, just a little talking is all. So, how do you think the girls'll handle this?''

''They will be upset,'' Twilight admitted. ''but if we tell them what Spike told us, then they will understand no doubt. That being said, how should we go about telling them?''

Finding that to be a bigger concern, a hum of curiosity overtook his mind as he rapped his fingers on his arms. However, before he could do that, he failed to notice a shining object speeding towards the group from the sky.

''Watch out!'' Chrysalis conjured a barrier that shielded the foreign object, a golden arrow penetrating the shield, a white paper resting near the tip.

''What is this?'' Twilight retrieved the slip of paper and read it, her eyes instantly widening, she levitated it over to Jamir.

''...You may want to read this.'' Looking it over, he read it aloud.

If you are reading this, then my Aerial archer has done her job. This is for the eyes and concern for the 'Human' of whose exploits reached my ears. A few of your most notable excursions such as overthrowing and exterminating the Diamond Dog King, only to take over and reform his followers. Facing Discord and setting him back to stone. Reforming and having the Changeling Queen at your beck and call. And even more recently aiding in the restoration of the legendary Crystal Empire have all reached my ears, Your firm resolve, protecting nature and explosive fighting style makes you the best fit to be the one who can protect my subjects. You see, we have been in a long standing feud with our neighbors. The Vamponies have recently been the subject of falsely accusing us and even threatening declarations of war from a long standing disagreement centuries ago. I posses something you wish, no. Rather, need if you are function in this foreign world and if you wish for no bad blood to be shed between Equestria and our lands, than you would do well to take this chance, or more...appropriate measures can be taken to persuade you. And I would urge you to really think on this...future Mr.New Lunar Republic co-ruler. -Titania**

Finally managing to formulate a response to the letter, the human spoke albeit with slight confusion.

''I don't know who this is, but Celestia and Luna needs to hear about this because if it sounds like what I think it is, then...''

''Then what?'' Frank asked, a worried frown on his face. ''what could happen?''

''A full scale war could come to Equestria and it could be all thanks to me not making a decision. Come on we need to tell Celestia and Luna, they should know what to do.''

''Let us be off then,'' Chrysalis brought a verdant light to her horn, manipulating the rope to tie around the sky port, securing the balloon to the base of Canterlot's cliffs. Eyeing the castle in the distance, Jamir walked a with clear purpose in mind: to either find out who is the sender is and assist them, or plunge his world into the one thing he despised the most: war, and he can only imagine how much turmoil will befall him.

''I only hope that I won't have to regret this,''

***

Meanwhile, in a distant sector of Equestria:

A sea of rain flocked over the enclosed space, making the once dry land slick and calm nature slightly depressing. The winds blowing every which way, strewing leaves about. In the midst of the thunder and lighting crackling, a small fountain pouring out a different colored liquid, a figure sitting at the base, a tombstone laying a few feet ahead.

''...hmm...it appears that we may have our way after all...

Canterlot Throne Room:

The mood of everyone in the room was deadly sound. Everything in the letter currently brought a thought to everyone's mind. The sender, Titania sounded like a influential being, who under better circumstances knew of his exploits. But the main issue forcing the silence is the declaration of war/means of persuasion to get Jamir to aid regardless of his volition. Jamir, along with Twilight, the girls, Chrysalis, Frank, the princesses, his team, Amethyst, Shining Armour and Princess Cadence sat in silence as Luna finished reading the last part of the letter.

''How dare this Titania demand help without consulting us first?! And how does know of your achievement, and on top of that: threatening our mate to defend her subjects? And who exactly does this this 'queen' consider herself to be?''

''Calm yourself, Luna. I feel the same as you, but we must think about this rationally: the citizens of Equestria come first.'' Celestia reasoned. ''though, I too agree: who would do something such as this? What a coward.'' venom traced every word of the solar princess's words.

''I would agree with you,'' Jamir held the note between his fingers, lightly tapping the paper. ''but this cannot be something to overlook. If this Titania knows about Yevon, Discord, Chrysalis, and even more recent: the Crystal Empire, then she must have a way to be keeping tabs on all of us,''

''And there is the fact she even knew about yours and Luna's plans to construct the New Lunar Republic to help house the Changelings and that  was between just the two of you.'' Frank pointed out. ''so what do we do?''

''Perhaps we should check the archives for any records of this 'Titania' and maybe we can find out what she wants.'' Shining Armour offered.

''Actually, I have taken the liberty of researching our foreign sender and have come up with a small report,'' Twilight proudly stated.

''You always seem to be one step ahead of everything, don't you?'' Chrysalis and Jamir's expert trickster, Flashing Deck asked at the same time.

Smirking, Twilight cleared her throat before speaking.

''Titania, or more commonly known as Queen Stormis Jade Titania the 3rd, the current ruler of the Threstal race, a sub-species of Equine that are naturally dormant in nature, often referred to as specters of the night. The main difference between this race and normal Equines is their ability to be perfectly intangible at will, coupled with the dormant magic that resides within, from which they can channel into powerful weapons of the mind ranging from swords and bows to cannons and magical tanks. Up until 2 years ago, the relationship between the other races have recently crumbled. With their neighbors, the Vamponies, also another sub-species with Wereponies being of the same distinction have sparked, accusations have been thrown around, prompting a small feud that has slowly began to bleed into Equestria. The queen's nature has been known to resemble that of a innocent filly, but not really a lot is given on that subject. One thing that everypony has ever known about her is her amount of influence...if this is who I think, then we may be in a jam.''

''....'' Jamir looked on, his eyes not blinking the entire time.

''Well,'' Frank began. ''this is a whole lot of bullshit. What can this 'Queen' do that we aren't ready for?''

''This isn't a joke, Frank. We could have a real problem on our hooves. We need to see what this pony could want,'' Cadence stopped the human's rant.

''I agree with him!'' Rainbow flapped her wings, taking flight. ''If this Queen wants our help, she should ask us face to face, not threaten war and definitely not try to persuade our Coltfriend to do otherwise. If she sounds so mighty, then she can put her hooves up and force us to help!''

''Ah'm afraid I agree with the princess on this one R.D. We don't have no idea of what this mare can do.'' Applejack stated.

''Oh please, Applejack: do you not see this is nothing more than a bluff?'' Rarity flared her mane. A proud, strong mare would face her problems head on, or at the very least assemble a audience to discuss aid. With all that's happened, we cannot afford to instantly defend those whom we do not know.''

''B-But, h-how can any of us know what to do? It stated in her letter that she knows of some of our recent exploits, and even further back when Jamir first came to Equestria, so we should at least consider what she does know and see what it is she wants.''

''Listen to the lot of you. I for one, agree with Cadence. When I first arrived in Ponyville, you all welcomed me with open hooves, treated me a a friend, and so much more. But when I turned against you and did all those hurtful things, the only one who even remotely gave me a chance after all was my liege. He initially held a deep hatred to kill me, but soon disbanded when he was presented the truth. If I held better knowledge, I would connect this to how I was treated.''

''Apologies, Princess.'' Valiant and Iron bowed. ''but we have to agree with the rookie on this one. With all that's happened these past months, almost a year: we can't afford to play the mercy card this late in the game.''

''All the same here,'' Zareran, Jamir's Griffon ambassador and loyal teammate responded. ''We get where you're coming from Chrysalis, Jamir gave us a chance to be more than petty crooks and since working for him, me, Flashing, Renoir, and Battering have learned so much. So it would seem to be the best option to wonder who this is.''

''I will stand by my wife's opinion on this matter guys: we should see what all the commotion is about.'' Shining stood by his wife.

''Everypony, I urge you to reconsider,'' Celestia interrupted. ''It would seem that-

''Please, sister: do you not see the cold, hard evidence? This mare obviously wants a war, so we should oblige our guests!'' Luna let loose a war cry.

''Stop all the yelling!'' Amethyst whined. ''can't we get along?!''

''Um, guys?'' Twilight asked. Pretty soon, the entire throne room was filled with shouting, slang being thrown around, threats being made, and all hell breaking loose, but-

''SILENCE! ALL OF YOU ARE ACTING LIKE LITTLE IMMATURE FUCKING KIDS! I'LL ONLY SAY THIS ONCE!!!...SHUT UP!!!!'' the entire castle rumbled and shook, a few windows cracking from the immense pressure, a wave of magic spiking rapidly that resulted in a field of Jamir's aura manipulating the air, turning as hot as fire, yet cold as ice at the same time. When everyone could regain their eyesight, they looked to see the human standing with his head down, the floor beneath slowly forming cracks and liquefying the smooth marble floor. Clutching his hand into the tightest fist ever, the color in Jamir's eyes shifted past all colors of the rainbow. Managing to speak after his outburst, every word held a literal vibration that pushed everything around him back.

''If this 'Titania' really wants my aid, then she will get just that from me...but in my way. If this is a genuine plea for help, then I will oblige her...however on the flip-side: if these are lies, I swear I will personally make her regret the fact she was ever born...so where can I find this so called queen?

''T-To the far South.'' Twilight stammered. ''but what are you planning?''

''A diplomatic meeting.'' Jamir's aura flared down. ''time to suit up.''