Storm of the ages and a new dawn

   It was the next day when Twilight woke up. She turned to gaze at the foal next to her and began to cry silently. She cared very deeply for the foal who has been abused and almost killed. As she took a closer look at the foal, she discovered something strange. The foal was a pegasus but also had a horn. The sudden realization made Twilight gleam and she used a teleportation spell to summon Spike. When Spike appeared, he seemed unhappy until he realized who summoned him. He jumped onto the bed with Twilight and gave her a big hug.

    As Twilight finished returning the hug, she requested Spike to send an urgent letter to Princess Celestia regarding the foal.

   "Dear Princess Celestia,

            I've recently discovered something strange and unusual about the foal. I discovered this morning that he's an alicorn. Please respond asap and send some guards. I fear for the life of the foal. I think that it is because he's an alicorn that these ponies are trying to kill him. I hope that you can look into his memory and find out how he gotten his legs broken and who those ponies were down in the square. I know it may sound strange but I believe that this foal may have been born an alicorn.

                                                                                                                                   Your loyal subject

                                                                                                                                          Twilight Sparkle"

About an hour later, Princess Celestia and Luna walk in. They brought several guards to protect Twilight and the foal. Princess Luna used a spell to go into the foal's memory taking her sister Princess Celestia with her and also Twilight. What the trio witnessed in his memory was absolutely nothing short of horrifying and cruel. When they were back out of his memory, Twilight looked at her teacher and saw a face that betrayed everything that Celestia stood for. Instead of joy and happiness, there was sorrow, anger, and a deep profound hatred. This caused Twilight to worry about her teacher. Her worry grew worse after her teacher teleported out of there without a word.

   Princess Luna noticing Twilight's face returned from her thoughts. Tears were falling rapidly from the younger princess. Twilight noticed this reaction and asked what was wrong.

  "Twilight, there is something you must know about my sister and I. We are orphans. The ponies you saw in the foal's memory are part of the group that murdered our parents. The reason I'm telling you this is because of the worry on your face, your mind, and in your heart about the foal and my sister. The memory of this foal brought back bad memories for us."

    As Princess Luna finished telling Twilight about her past, Twilight couldn't help but crawl over to the younger princess and give her a hug. Luna returned the hug gently for fear of hurting Twilight. Before she left, Luna let Twilight know that her suspicions were correct about the foal being born an alicorn and that being the reason for him being hunted.

  Twilight levitated herself over to the foal and wrapped him in her arms and went to sleep. Luna watched this little display and told the guard at the door to stay here. She'll be sending more guards soon. She teleported to Canterlot in front of the guard forcing him to shield his eyes from the blinding light. About an hour and a half later the reinforcements arrived. Now there were ten guards including the one by the door. Another guard stood watch at the door meaning two outside and eight inside the room. Among the newcomers, Shining Armor, Twilight's brother, returned. Princess Celestia filled him in on the the events of today.  Princess Cadence heard what was happening and hurried to her husband and sister in-laws aid. Shining Armor was crying when Cadence finally reached him. When he saw her, he gave her a hug and wept into her shoulder as she held him.  As soon as he stopped crying, she asked him what was wrong. A reply so short yet so full of pain sorrow and regret. He replied " For all my skill at creating shield spells, this is the one thing I'd not been able to protect her from."

   Cadence kissed him upon the brow and held him. She  found a few mats nearby and placed them side by side so she could sleep next to her husband. The love Shining Armor showed for his sister made Cadence very happy. Twilight woke up fifteen minutes later and saw Shining Armor and Cadence side by side sleeping. Twilight's stomach began to growl which got the attention of the guard next to her bed. Going out he call for a nurse to bring food for Twilight. Fifteen minutes had gone by when the food arrived. Before Twilight could eat though, the guard tried a bite of each item. Then the guard said she had to wait another fifteen minutes to see if there was any poison. After the request time had passed, she was allowed to eat.

    It turned out that the food was poisoned but not with the deadly kind. They put a sleeping drug into the food, but what they didn't count on was the nine other guards who were on alert since their comrade dropped cold onto the floor. Each of the guard s was wearing civilian attire and medical garb in a few. When the kidnappers came for the foal, they gained a rude wake up call. A few were dispatched, a few were paralyzed by spells so they could question them. What the other guards didn't notice was that the commotion woke up the captain and once he realized what was going on, went into a rampage. He left only one of the living kidnappers conscious. The guards all backed away for they never saw the captain like this, and a few prayed they'd never have to see it again.

    The kidnapper refused to talk and tell him why they were after the foal and his sister. This only succeeded in making Shining Armor madder than a hornet. Luckily a nurse who had happened to pass by where all the commotion was taking place and called the Princess. In a matter of minutes, Celestia, clad in her golden Armor walked towards the living kidnappers and sent them to the palace dungeon. Celestia used the teleportation spell to send Cadence and Shining Armor back to Canterlot to their room. Celestia cast a spell that was kinda like a tracking device. It took the shape of the sun. She placed it on Twilight and the foal. Celestia prayed she'd never have to use it.