We knew the elements didn’t work why… this was the first question that had to be answered. Twilight made a list of thing, why the elements did nothing on the princesses...

Reasons the element didn’t work –
- We didn’t want to hurt them so they weren’t powerful enough?
- We wasn’t focused
- We were going against our elements, lying, sadness…
We went through everything then it came to us

Celestia and Luna wasn’t using dark or evil magic but there normal magic. That’s why they didn’t take our any books because they knew we would try and use the elements. I quickly checked with the librarian and nether of the princesses had taken out any books.

“So what’s our next plan…?”

“We look for some spell anything to help us as this has been going on long enough."

It had only been 5 days and the city was pretty much destroyed. I wondered where the princesses were. We looked for hours. Brave and Flurry got bored so they helped. After we had scanned every book in the public section and higher section we had to call it a day. It was 8pm at night and we needed to sleep we all went back to my chambers and ate.

Once we ate me teleported your sibling’s beds in the room and my parents slept on them. Me, Flurry Twilly and Brave slept in my bed and you were in your cot. I locked the door with my spell and slept.

I had nightmares that night on chrysalis siding with Celestia and Sombra siding with Luna. My dreams were filled with death and disruptions. I woke in a cold sweat and banning headache. After a night oatmeal breakfast mum made and you had your bottle. We walked back to the Library.

“Today’s plan BBBff?”

“We have only one option…”

“What?” Twilly questioned.

“We are going to have to read the dark magic books.”

“No that is against the law!” Twilly screamed.

“LAW! What LAW sis we are at war and those books is the only thing that is going to save Equestia!” I shouted.

“If you cast any of those spells you will be corrupted. Shine think of your children!”

“I am! If we don’t do anything, the sisters are eventually going to come in that door and kill us all!”

“But…We will..?”

“No Twilly you will not, I will cast the spell. All you have to do is read the books.”

“But what if you become like Sombra?”

“You kill me before that happens…”

“I can’t! Your children!”

“My children understand why I’m doing this…”

“But Skyla…”

“Look if I’m correct Celestia has used it and she is…was fine. All I have to do I remember why I’m doing this. I should be fine.”

“Okay let’s go through them.”

We walked to the librarian. “Can you take us to the prohibited wing please?” She bowed.

“Of course your highnesses follow me” we followed. “Though this door, but I cannot help you. Even I’m not allowed to read what’s inside which is why it’s sealed.”

“Thank you.” She bowed and trotted back to her desk.

I placed my horn in the hole and cast my signature spell the door unlocked.

****

“Dad what’s a signature spell?”

"Well it shows who you are like your DNA. It’s just so if you need to show who you are as a Unicorn or Alicorn you can with a spell instead of giving over blood like Pegasus and Earthponies do."

“Oh okay…so it’s like giving blood but you don’t have to. I get it”

****

Once in I placed a field around the door so you 3 children couldn’t get in but could see us.

“What are we looking for exactly?”

“Either a banishing spell, a magic cut off spell like Sombra emery crystals or what I really want to find is that book Celestia took out. 5 years go just before Luna’s return I want to know why she wanted it.”

Okay, so banishments crystals and what was the book called…”

“’The call of Darkice’ I believe sis.”

We started scanning each and every book. Read every page until I found it the book Celestia took out.

It was black with purple fire dancing up the spine of the book and across the front and back. The title written I gold lettering on the spine and nowhere else. On the front was a face of a pony with a red ruby eye. Its mane held the book shut like a lock. The back was the same red eye and it mane holding the book shut. I tried to open it and it was locked.

“Twilly how do you think we unlock it.”

“Its eye? Or wait how about Dark magic hatred and fear.”

“Okay I will try.”

We left the forbidden wing. I re locked it and walked with Twilly back to where my parents where. I asked them to take the foals back to the chambers. I hugged them all and said good bye. Fearfully I would never see you again.

Once gone I conjured up all my hatred and fear of the 2 princesses of watching applejack die, to the children in the schools I shot the black beam towards the book and watched as the red ruby glowed.

We heard a voice. “Who wishes to look into my book state your name…”

“I Prince Shining Armor wish to read your book?”

“Royalty?! Well of course but why?”

"I am Princess Celestia’s nephew and wish to know why she read this book. I also need a spell to banish or depower 2 powerful Alicorns. I believe we need your help…”

“We? Who? There are 2 of you?”

“Yes. Me and my sister she is an alicorn Princess Twilight Sparkle.”

“You both wish to read and cast spells from this book?”

“No quite, we both wish to read it but if we need a spell I will be the one to cast it.”

“A noble brother, I see… Please take a look and if you need any help just ask…”

“Okay what do you mean by see…? You’re a book? Are you not?” twilly asked confused.

“No, I’m not the book my spirit is in this book. The ruby on the cover I can see you though that. Also congratulations on solving the lock spell Princess.”

“Err Thank you, Sir.”

“Your welcome Princess. You both please just call me Darkice.”

We opened the book to find the spells written on golden pages. The fire seemed to dance across as we flicked though the book.

All different spells. Immorality, to banishment to all different places. The books even held Sombra’s spell Emery crystals…

“Darkice. Did a grey stallion with an inky black mane ever read this?”

“Yes, Shining Armor he did. But he didn’t heed my warning…Anyway is there something you’re looking for pacifically?”

“Yes I need a spell to over power the 2 princess Alicorns at the same time. Do you have something?”

“Yes I do here.”

The book comes out of my magical grasp hovering as the pages flick. The pages land on a spell called ‘The call of Darkice’.

“This is the books title. Why is there a spell called the same thing?” I stated.

“This is because shining this is the most powerful spell in this book. Once I wrote the book I needed a title so I thought I would call it after the spell that was the most powerful."

“Wait you wrote the book!! How are you in it!?” twilly asked.

“Once the book was written I shelved it. Thousands of years later my body was about to turn into dust with the last of my strength I cast a spell to place my spirt in the book and I have been here ever since. Little did I know I would be locked in a room for thousands of years? Thanks to that white alicorn…this is the first time I have spoken to anyone since Sombra. Before you ask, No I wouldn’t speak to that white alicorn. She opened it one time I spoke to her she said that the book was unsafe and locked me away... I never spoke to her after that and I haven’t let her in the book either.”

“So that’s why Celestia put I back she couldn’t get in it because you wouldn’t allow it.”

“Yes Princess.”

I read the spell and it was perfect but I knew twilight wouldn’t be happy.

****

“You’re Highnesses.”

“No. Please continue…”

“Sorry Skyla. Yes Flash. "

“You’re Highness. It’s 5.50pm you asked me to remind you an hour early for the gala."

“Yes I need to get ready. So do you Skyla.”

“But the story.”

“I promise to finish the story next time.”

“King Shining Armor, Princess Skyla, it’s time to get ready for the gala…"

“Yes thank you sparkle shine can you have her ready by 7pm?”

“Of course, King Shining Armor.”

“Good that’s everything done. All the children getting ready and Sapphire is settled for tonight as well.”

“Not quite shining.

“What? Flash? What else needs doing…?”

“You need to get ready yourself. My king.”

“Oh yeah.”

“Come on let’s get you sorted, can’t have the Princess seeing you without you looking your very best.”

“Flash please not you as well the children are bad enough!”

Author's Note

I know this story is shorter than the last 2 but this is all the information I could cram in without making Skyla seem like a pest....