The Strength of Friendship

The Strength of Friendship

Chapter 1

The night was still across Ponyville. All of its resident ponies all deeply slept soundly under the clearness of the bright full moon. It was a beautiful pale moon, in which its beams seemed to dance of the leaves in the trees and the cobble stoned paths. But the moonlight seemed to dance particularly more gracefully on the elegant castle that overlooked all of Ponyville. And sleeping soundly within, was the much loved Purple Alicorn Princess, Twilight Sparkle. The Princess of Friendship.

As the Princess slept, she dreamed a pleasant dream. The Princess was no longer sleeping soundly in her bed in her own castle. She was now in the familiar warmth of the Cantalot Palace.

“Princess Twilight”, came a gentle inviting voice. Twilight Sparkle looked up to were the voice came from. From the rafters of the palace flew down the elegant and regal Alicorn Princess of the Sun. Princess Celestia

Even though she was no longer her teacher, Twilight Sparkle still respectfully bowed. To her, Princess Celestia was still her mentor. Her superior.

Princess Celestia gave a chuckle. “Good grief, Princess. Are we now having new Royal Etiquette of Princesses bowing to Princesses?”

“I’m sorry Princess,” apologised Twilight somewhat sheepishly and immediately standing upright. “It’s still a force of habit sometimes”, she explained with a cheesy grin.

“Besides,” she went on. “You’ve been a Princess from much longer than I have. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have achieved so much. To me, you’re still my teacher!”

Celestia smiled. “That’s very kind and gracious of you Twilight. But please. I’d be more comfortable addressed me as your friend, rather then your mentor. Anyway, you should drop by more often. Casual visits from you would certainly liven the place up. Luna”, she called out. “We have visitor.”

“A warm welcome to you Princess.” The night sky blue Alicorn Princess of the Night then descended from the rafters along side her elder sibling.  “And a visit I had wished certainly sooner than I had hoped”, smiled Princess Luna

“Yes I was just telling our fellow Princess, she needs to visit more often,” chuckled Celestia. “It would be nice to have someone to talk to in between tasks. It can get so….”

Unbeknownst to Celestia and Twilight, Luna’s horn began to glow quietly. And very ominously, fangs began to grow underneath Luna’s lips from her magic. And without warning, Luna suddenly bit into the back of her elder sister’s neck, with violent force.

There blood curdling scream of pain and shock, and Princess Celestia collapsed. Twilight screamed to. It all happened so fast. She didn’t what to do! She could believe what was happening! She was frozen in fear and confusion.

Luna still wouldn’t relinquish her hold on her sister. Celestia sobbed in pain and fright.

At last Twilight couldn’t bare it any longer, she found her voice.

“LUNA STOP!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!?”

With that Luna released her grip, and Celestia groaned as her head fell on the ground. She then stared down at Twilight. Her were wide and menacing, and her pupils narrowed. She smiled an evil smile, baring her blood-covered fangs

Twilight was frozen in her spot, breathing heavily. Her teeth gritted. Her mind was racing on what to do. Whether to fight Luna, or to urgently help her much loved, wounded mentor.

Then, Luna began to laugh. It started off as a menacing snicker. Than it grew. And grew. And grew… into a maniacal cackle. It became ear splitting, and distorted. “You pitiful princesses will be no more!” She hissed

Her voice! It wasn’t Luna’s. It was eerily familiar. And as Luna began to laugh again, green flames than engulfed her body. She was still cackling manically. Twilight shielded her eyes from the violently coloured and lethal flames. The flames stopped. Twilight lowered her hoof from her eyes. The widened in fear and disbelief, and her jaw dropped in horror, to find that the maniacally cackling Princess Luna had now transformed into the maniacally cackling, and tenfold horrifying sight of none other… THAN QUEEN CHRYSALIS

Chrysalis was now cackling in midair, with newly formed bat-like leather wings. The then swooped down towards Twilight and was inches from her face. Bloody fangs and all.

“One by one! I will eliminated, and decimate you all. Until I’m the true ruler of Equestria!” She looked over to the fallen white-alicorn princess. “AND I WILL START WITH YOU’RE BELOVED CELESTIA!” she cackled evilly again. Twilight looked away with terror. Tears began falling from her eyes, and streaming down her face.

“And you should also know. I’m going this alone!”

Twilight than opened her eyes with a start. She gasped for air, and covered in sweat. She looked around. No sign of Queen Chrysalis or a fallen Princess Celestia. She was now awake in her bedroom. But even so, she felt that this was not just a dream, it felt so real. Her ears where still ringing to the threats of Queen Chrysalis, and the agony of her former mentor.

She immediately jumped from under her swear-covered sheets. She raced over to her faithful infant-dragon assistant Spike, who was sleeping soundly in his basket.

“Spike, Spike! Wake Up!” she nudged the purple sleeping baby dragon’s basket urgently.

“Ma-Wa-WHA!?... What is it Twilight?” he was somewhat startled by this sudden interruption of his much cherished sleep.

“It’s Princess Celestia, Spike! She’s in danger!”

“In danger!? Celestia!?” His mind was still in a fog, still trying to shake the cobwebs of his fatigue.

“How do you know that, Twilight?”

“I just a dream that Queen Chrysalis attacked the Princess” she ran over to the window to see if the sun had been risen yet. Still dark.

“There was something really disconcerting and malevolent about it. I was like I was actually there!”

“A dream? Come on Twilight”, he hopped out of his basket and walked over to Twilight, who was becoming more, and more beside herself. “Surely you don’t mean you dreamt up something that took place. I mean, I know how much you look up to Princess Celestia. You’re getting yourself all worked up.

We all took care of Queen Chrysalis years ago, and we haven’t heard a peep from her since. Not to mention that Princess Luna took care of the Tantrabus, and she’s the only one who can set it loose. Which you know she’ll won’t.

So why don’t you just calm down, so you and I can some much needed, and well deserved sleep.”

As a baby dragon, the last thing he wanted to be was sleep deprived.

Twilight Sparkle sighed. “Maybe you’re right, Spike” she turned and walked away from the window. “But I think it would be best if we took a letter to the Princess. Just to make sure that she’s in no kind of troub…”

“PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE!” as voice called out from her window. She turned back and looked to find the Canterlot Guard was floating outside her window. Complete with chariot.

“What is it?” asked the Princess urgently

“You’re Highness. We need you and the Elements of Harmony’s help urgently”

“What’s wrong?” she pressed them.

“It’s Princess Celestia… SHE’S BEEN ATTACKED!!!”

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