The Shadow's Curse

Princess Cadence ran to the entrance of the library, knowing this is where they would meet, since this is where they started. She sat down, happy she was done first. That must mean her friends found something.

After, about 10 minutes, Princess Celestia came out, carrying a book, with her golden aura.

"Cadence, did you find anything?" Celestia asked, approaching her.

The pink alicorn shook her head. "But I see, you have," she said, pointing to Celestia's book with her hoof.

Celestia nodded. "Well I hope Twi-"

"I didn't..." came the distant voice of Twilight, which was approaching. Both Cadence's and Celestia's ears drooped.

After, about 25 more minutes, Luna came.

"Finally! I thought you'd gotten stuck, somewhere," Celestia joked. "Did you find anything of interest?"

Luna sighed, and admitted, "Not to do with any promise of return or prophecies..."

"It's a shame," Celestia said. "At least I've found something that may help us in our quest to stop him," Celestia added, waving the book in the air.

"Follow me," Cadence said, walking towards the door of the vast library. The three remaining alicorns followed, Luna walking in the back.

The group soon came to a room filled with beds. "This is the place you can all sleep, while in the Empire," Cadence said, pointing to the beds.

Celestia set down the book on a desk in the right corner. She, then, teleported it to the middle of the room. "Alright, everypony, are we all ready to delve into the secrets of this book?" The white alicorn asked.

Twilight and Cadence nodded, confidence full, while Luna was very reluctant. It was understandable. Sombra was a scary thought, after all.

"Then let's read," she said opening the book.