A single black flower suddenly blossoms~

Get excited and start your schemes~

Your cunning will flow out steadily non-stop!

A world in the crevice of your heart~

"Very nice!", two music staff members said clapping their hooves, however the head agent is unimpressed.

"No, no, no! What's with you two? Huh?", the agent said to his staff members before turning to the singer. "Leave."

"Huh? No way!", the singer asks.

"Well, what I'm looking for...", the agent said. "Is the kind of bold and innovative new idol that could crush all the others!"

He points to the poster of Coloratura, Songbird, Octavia, Vinyl and so on.

"You look like a combine version of all of them, so...", the agent said making an X with his hooves.

The singer could gasp in horror, while a orange-eye Changeling hides under a table.

"I guess he would've seen her before, considering we copied her off some celebrities we saw!", the Changeling said looking at a magazine.

"And I wanted to gather some juicy pony happiness!", the singer whines.

Rose of the Love bursts into the room surprising everypony inside. The two staff members scream and tries to intimidate Rose with their fighting pose. Rose responds by bashing their heads together and tossing them aside. The agent enters his fighting stance, but Rose simply restrains him with an arm lock.

"Ow, ow, ow! What's that for, man?!", the agent asks painfully.

"I need your help, Ambrosia.", Rose said. "It just so happens I found something interesting."

"What would that be, Rose?", Ambrosia asks changing to her Changeling form surprising the agent.

"Eeeehhh? You're one too?!"

Vanhoover...

"Star Swirl?"

"Hmm?", Star Swirl turns to the direction where somepony spoke his name. The pony is hooded and cloaked, but underneath the hood is a face Star Swirl recognize. "By my beard, Silver Hall is that you? What a coincidence."

"The hell it's a coincidence!", Silver Hall shouts in annoyance. "You've been missing for a thousand years and now here you are! I've been so worried that I believed that you died in a ditch somewhere!"

Silver Hall then calms down after a deep breathe

"I'm sure you have a good idea, why I'm here.", Silver Halls said.

"So it's finally time.", Star Swirl said looking up to the sky. "Celestia's and Luna's training to the next level."

"Originally their mother should be in charge to their training, but since she's currently missing a substitute in needed.", Silver Hall said. "It took my this long to finally convince the council to accept."

Absolutely not!", a council member shouts. "They are nothing but failures! Celestia, Luna, Cadance and every single Alicorn Candidates. The only one we'll accept to train to the next level is Twilight Sparkle."

"I agree, some of the candidate and Luna herself fell into darkness and nearly caused cataclysmic events.", a female council member said. "Nightmare Moon, the abuse of the Alicorn Amulet, abuse of the Element of Magic, and unauthorized use of changing time."

"I consider Celestia the worst of them all.", a third council member said looking over a list. "Partially responsible for the creation of Nightmare Moon, failure to properly protect the Elements of Harmony from Discord, disregard her student of a Changeling Queen disguised as her niece and having a wedding during a threat, failure to save the Crystal Empire, losing to Tirek only to be saved by an evil unicorn now fallen alicorn, giving magic to an inexperienced alicorn, and it keeps on going."

"I gave Faust my word to train them should she be unable to.", Silver Star said. "Is there any way to change your mind?"

"There is one, but the cost will be great.", the head council member said. "They must find the Crown of Faust hidden in Equestria. A test Faust herself personally create should it come to this, but be warned should they fail... Calestia, Luna, and Cadance will no longer be alicorns, while the candidates will lose their rights to become alicorns."

"I have great faith in them. They will pass the test.", Silver Hall said.

"The Crown of Faust?! Are they mad?! No! Insane?!", Star Swirl shouts in outrage. "The crown is hidden in Tartarus! Within Gadoma! Going there is like a death sentence!"

"The council already made their decision, so there's no going back.", Silver Hall said. "The quest for the crown will start tomorrow."

Princess Luna sits down on her throne still pondering over what Miasma told her.

'Twilight Sparkle being the reincarnation of my mother?', Luna thought. 'That could explain her magical potential, but the reincarnation theory is only possible if my mother is dead and there in no confirmation of her death.'

Luna then looks to Starlight and Trixie still struggling to free Discord from his crystal prison.

'Come to think of it, Starlight possess similar capabilities.', Luna thought then looks at Cadance and Shining looking at photos of the Artificial Alicorns. 'Artificial Alicorns... Wait! Is it possible that Gold Star was not the first to attempt to create an alicorn!'

"Luna... Auntie Luna... Are you listening?!", a male voices calls out snapping Luna out of her thought. Luna looks up and sees a short blue mane unicorn in front of her.

"Oh, sorry Blueblood. I'm just lost in thought.", Luna said putting her hoof on her forehead.

BlueBlood's New Look

"You do know I no longer go by the name given to me just to hide my identity. I prefer my actual birth name, Raito Templar.", Templar said.

"I see you changed your look.", Luna said.

"Well this is what I originally looked like before my mother cast a spell to hide me from my father.", Templar said blushing. "By the way here's the report about the Templar Conspiracy you wanted."

"Thank you.", Luna said taking the book. "The Conspiracy happened during my time as a statue, but will provide me some answers."

"We should also focus on our current situation as well." Templar said. "The damage made by Sweet Dream is still lingering. The citizens are fearing of another attack and Aunt Celestia is still in her trauma."

"I may have prevented the damage from being permanent, but the damage is still severe.", Luna said looking at the shattered pieces of Celestia's crown.

"What do you want, Rose?", Gold Star asks still working on his project.

"I need to borrow Chrysalis on this mission.", Rose said.

"And why would I do that?", Gold Star asks. "You know she's vital for the End Game."

"I know, but I need her to help me get the Crown of Faust.", Rose said causing Gold Star to stop what he was doing.

"The Crown of Faust? Are you sure?", Gold Star asks. "Where is it?"

"In the last place where anyone would think of looking, Tartarus.", Rose answers.

"Yes, that makes perfect sense.", Gold Star said. "Who would think of finding something so powerful in a den of low lives?"

Gold Star then smiles.

"You've caught my interest. I'll lend you Chrysalis, but I must come along as well."

"Celestia, help me...", Twilight said weakly before a shadow grabs pulls her into the darkness.

"NNNNNNNOOOOOO!", Celestia screams, before finding herself tied to a wooden stake. Gold Star points his flintlock to Celestia's face and fires.

A bright white light consumes her and all of a sudden, she finds herself gasping loudly and crazily gasping. Celestia finds herself in her bedroom. Celestia starts to cry hearing voices haunting her.

"You've failed us for the last time!"

“We want Twilight Sparkle to be our new princess!”

“You don’t deserve your title! What kind of ruler puts their subjects lives in so much trouble?!”

"You're Reign is Over!"

"You poor, mare.", a voice calls out from the shadow revealing Miasma.

"You!", Celestia screams aiming her horn.

"Don't bother! I'm just a hallucination from your mind.", Miasma said. "Oh, how the mighty has fallen."

"Go away!"

"Running away from your problems?", Miasma asks. "Running away from the lives you have, could have or will destroy?"

"I... I..."

"After all this time, do you really still believe those lies you tell yourself? That what you did was right?"

"I never..."

"If you'd listen to Gold Star and agreed with at least a few of his suggestions, he would've never become one of Equestria's dangerous enemy.", Miasma said.

"If things gone differently with Tirek or the Storm King, Shining Armor would've lost everything and become the very thing he despised, a monster.", Miasma said showing a vision of Shining Armor losing everything and then becoming Black Armor slaughtering his enemies with no mercy, their blood forever staining his armor. "And all that happen because his sister, wife and daughter are alicorn princesses thus making them high value targets. While it may have been prevented with Tirek and the Storm King, it could happen."

Miasma towers over the cowering Celestia.

"It's your fault! Everything is your fault!", Miasma mocks. "You have everypony fooled thinking you're so high and mighty. So innocent, but I think you're even worse then the every enemies Equestria had fought off. Oh, how disappointed Faust would be."

Miasma then fades away back into the shadows as Celestia weeps in guilt..

Two Automatons hides the unconscious Cerberus out of plain sight, while Changeling transforms into Cerberus.

"Seriously? Just one dog guarding a prison?", Rose said. "Just another reminder of Celestia's stupidity."

Somewhere near the center of Tartarus, Chrysalis and Ambrosia are being attacked by ghosts. Chrysalis easily wards them off, but Ambrosia isn't so lucky and a whole bunch pile up on her. Gold Star and Lucky, the orange eye and carapace Changeling arrives with Lucky carrying a Jack-o lantern paper lantern.

"Ah, there they are!", Lucky said pointing to where Chrysalis and Ambrosia are. "Right there!"

Gold Star looks ahead and sees the body of Gadoma.

"Hang on, Ambrosia-sama! I'll save you!", Lucky screams charging towards the ghost.

"Looks like getting the crown won't be as easy as we originally thought.", Gold Star said walking up to the gate, which is Gadoma's face.

'While I no doubt improved, I'm still nowhere near Miasma's level of power, but what worries me more are the Alicorn Candidates.', Luna thought reading the reports given to her. 'It all started after my birth during the final days of the invasion. Several nobles doubt my sister and I are incapable to ruling should something happen to mother, thus during her sleep they secretly took samples of her blood.'

Luna turns to the next page.

'However their attempts to make an alicorn came into failure as all of the test subjects died due to magical overload. It was then the first Templar came up with an idea, finding Alicorn Candidates and make them stronger by infusing mother's blood into them.

Luna turns to the next page detailing Alicorn Candidates.

'Alicorn Candidates are regular ponies possessing extraordinary potentials. Capable of doing feets beyond that of an average pony. Feets like the Sonic Rainboom or highly enhance magical capabilities.'

Luna then looks at Shining Armor with a sad look.

'Artificial Alicorns on the other hand are alicorns create through unnatural means and are born through hatred, despair, sorrow, and rage. The very opposite of what we regular alicorns represent. And Shining Armor was the perfect first test subject.'

Luna watches Shining Armor waking up from his nightmare and prepares to move to the next dream, but stops upon sensing a dark presence.

"You've only delayed the inevitable.", Black Armor said appearing before Princess Luna.

"You! How are you here?!"

"I'm the dark side of Shining Armor, like how Nightmare Moon is the dark side of you.", Black Armor. "We are just two sides of the same coin and one cannot exist without the other."

"I will not allow you take Shining Armor!"

"Shining Armor became me, because he wants to.", Black Armor said. "He wants the power to protect those he love and it all started when he started calling himself a failure."

"Shining Armor is not a failure!"

"He failed to stop the Changeling's infiltration of Canterlot, and then from abducting his family and himself, failed to take charge and protect the Crystal Empire himself, failed to prevent Tirek from reaching the you, your sister and niece, wasn't around when the Storm King minions turned you all to stone... and failed to live up to the role of a true prince.", Black Armor said. "How is that not failing?"

"Here are the very words Gold Star whispered to Shining Armor after the abduction of the Elements of harmony.", Black Armor said showing Luna the events that transpired. Before leaving Gold Star grabs Shining Armor and whispers quietly directly to the the ear.

"You are no prince. You are no protector. You are nothing. An accessory for your princesses to use as they see fit. A fool to be compared to his successful alicorn of a sister who outshines him at every turn. You've gained everything you have now based solely on your luck, and connections to those of higher position in life. You did not earn anything: it was handed down to you. Therefore, you are unfit to continue this charade you call life, and unfit to keep everything you possess.", Gold Star whispers. "I on the other hand have gained much. I am now your superior."

Back in Tartarus...

Gold Star walks to where the princesses were once imprisoned. He then looks up to where Tirek is currently residing and makes an evil smile.

Author's Note

The picture of Blueblood's Templar look belongs to GatesMcCloud.