Project KADINGIR

Its a fine day in Canterlot. The sun was high in the sky, the clouds almost non-existent as the afternoon ticked by slowly, as though to stretch this days perfection to the limit. Many ponies were going about their day in the streets of the magnificent marble city. Some were perusing the many stalls along the central street. Some ponies were relaxing in the many parks and open spaces that gave the city its expansive feel. The noise and bustle of the city occasionally broke out into vast open spaces of quiet where only a few ponies resided. It always seemed like the city had somewhere for everypony.

At least, for most of them anyway.

"Ahhhh I'm late!" screamed a voice cutting through the bustle and murmuring voices of the city.

From within the crowded pathways streamed a teal and grey coloured streak of fur and legs. It moved exceedingly quick and seemed to be ducking left and right to avoid the congregations of ponies, whilst screaming about being late.

"No, no, no I can't be late for this meeting!" yelled the blur. It was zooming towards the largest central structure in all of Canterlot. The Castle.

A quick burst of violet coloured magical energy and the strange blur had shifted straight through the great golden gates of the castle and onto the long winding path leading towards the castles grand, iron doors. the blur slowed its pace as it approached and came to a full stop in front of two guardsponies, both of which were wearing gold and white body armour, complete with bright royal blue plumes of what appeared to fur.

"Halt in the name of the princess'! State your business or you will be removed from the premises" Spoke the guard on the right. He was tense, most ponies, specifically unicorns didn't even dare use magic to enter the castle walkway, let alone continue to charge towards the gate at such a speed. The guard examined the pony standing before him.

Standing at around 5'6, the teal coloured pony stopped and raised a hand in an attempt to slow the guard. He was clearly out of breathe and was struggling to recover. The pony had a bright and distracting shade of teal for his fur colour, and it contrasted starkly with its strange grey suit and silver tie. The piece screamed tutor or at the very least lesser noble, though their attitude and stance suggested possibly an out of towner. The guard wasn't sure. The pony stood up straight and the guard could now see his rather square-ish muzzle and boyish features. Young then, that's a surprise. his mane-cut was short and trim, with a rather messy front raise that left him looking somewhat like an ocean wave, even the light blue colour matched the style. Like the sea. His eyes however really caught the guard. They were so, bright. A glorious gold colour shone at the guard, the eyes were youthful and filled with energy, though the young stallion appeared to be terrified as he was trembling slightly upon staring into the guards eyes.

"Ha, ha, sorry about that sirs, I'm kind of in a rush you see" stammered the young stallion "My name is Morning Star and I'm here for the magical connection conference, I was invited by Princess Twilight 'ArcMagus' Sparkle"

"Hmm, may I see your invitation?" the guard spoke, motioning towards the stallions pockets, all the while scrutinizing him.

"Oh yes of course, it should just be..." The young Stallions speech faltered slightly as he rifled through his pockets in an attempt to locate the invitation. It was a simple scroll of parchment with the seal of The Princess of Magic's seal closing it.

A look of dread cast over Morning Star's face as he realised he couldn't locate the invitation.

"Oh no. Oh this isn't good.." Morning Star said, panic seeping into his tone as he frantically searched and re-searched his pockets in a mad scramble to find the parchment.

The guard rolled his eyes and he began to speak, "Im sorry sir but without the proper paperwork, I'm afraid you cannot enter the castle, let alone the castle grounds"

"No, no wait I swear I was invited, please!" Morning Star begged as he slowly began to back away, the approaching guard slowly pressing towards him.

"Im sorry sir, please leave immediately or else I will.." The guard began.

"HALT!" arose a voice of thunder from behind the guardspony.

All eyes spun to meet the voice, and in the grand doorway stood a purple Alicorn princess, looking down to the guardsmen with a dissatisfied stare. If one were to listen closely, you could hear the collective gulping of all present before her majesty.

"What is the meaning of this, Sir IronSpear?" spoke Princess Twilight, her un-amused tone causing the guard to visibly shiver.

"Well your highness, this stallion claimed to have an invitation to the magical conference, but could not present appropriate evidence, Ma'am. So I believed it my duty to escort him from the premises. Ma'am" stated the guard, determined not to be seen prostrating himself in front of the Princess of Magic.

"I see, and did you not see fit to examine such a claim? Perhaps send your partner here to check through the claim by reading the guest list located directly behind these very doors? if you did, then perhaps you would have noticed that his name is directly at the top, listed under VIP" spoke the princess through gritted teeth. She seemed thoroughly fed up and definitely not in the mood to deal with incompetent guards. At this very moment she was supposed to be parlaying with the greatest minds in magical history and enjoying the complete focus on magical and spiritual anomalies and discoveries. Instead, she was dealing with two incompetent guards who did not even use common sense, and a prized guest showing up late and draining her precious magic talk time.

"Uhh.." the guard mumbled, a blank look slapped across his face.

Princess Twilight slapped a hand against her face and sighed.

"Listen, I understand that the guard shift is long and boring, but today is a day where the best and brightest in magical history are all in one room. Think of it this way, if a threat wanted to cripple the magical future of this country, when would be the best time to strike?" questioned the Princess, her eyebrows raised in an expectant manner.

"Today?" answered the guard.

"Yes! Exactly! Which means?.." pryed the Princess.

"That we should be extra vigilant and complete any and all tasks accordingly!" beamed the newly invigorated guard. He looked like a little colt getting told he had done a very, very good.

"Precisely! Now lets get back to work shall we?" spoke Princess Twilight.

"Yes Ma'am!" exclaimed both guards, standing to attention with a snap salute.

"Good, come with me Mr Star." Spoke the princess, turning on her heels to walk down the grand hall.

During the entire confrontation, Morning Star had sat without saying a word, and now, with the Princess he admired so much addressing him, he snapped from his daze and stammered an apology to the guard as a he stormed past them to keep pace with Princess Twilight.

As he was walking behind her, morning Star finally got to properly take in Princess Twilight's appearance. She was tall, at least for a mare she was tall, standing almost half a head taller than the young stallion. Her coat was a deep purple, her dress even deeper, blending into strange black void's tinged with purple accents. It wrapped from her left shoulder, all the way down to the floor, a small trail of see through purple cloth slitting behind her as she walked. It seemed to flash with invisible stars as they walked. Her mane, it was glorious. It wavered gently as she moved, almost like it was flowing in a wind that did not exist. It too was a deep purple, with strange comet like streaks of purple energy flitting through it quickly. She was beautiful, she was an Adonis of womanly beauty. She was.. Staring right at him.

In his shroud of adoration, Morning Star had not realised he was staring directly at the Princess, nor had he realised she was attempting to address him as she walked. He hadn't even noticed that she had stopped to look at him due to his odd silence, only to find him staring at her eyes. A small blush tinted her cheeks as her eyes glanced down at the floor, as she spoke his name gently.

"Mr Star.." she whispered.

"Gahh!" he yelled, jumping back slightly in his daze "I am so sorry your Majesty, I didn't mean.. I just thought.. I mean I.."

He was cut off of by a heavenly giggle that silenced him immediately. It caused his heart to flutter slightly.

"Mr Star, I knew you were young but I didn't assume you had the naiveté of a child" she said, her giggles gently piecing the sentence.

"haha, I'm sorry princess, it's just, this is the first time I've been in the presence of royalty, I had to drink it in, it sure is an experience" said Morning Star as he caught himself and attempted to make up for his blunder with solid reasoning.

" I suppose it is, don't forget Mr Star, I was once in your Hooves too, I was just a filly when I met The Solar Diarch. Imagine how giddy I was!" Princess Twilight explained, laughing gently towards the end.

"That must've been quite a thing" Morning said as he continued to walk beside the Princess. They had passed through several well lit halls, now lost in a maze of corridors and doors. Of course, the Princess knew every nook and cranny to the castle, including how to bypass the illusion spell placed on the halls. It was designed to create an endless corridor maze, unless the pony walking the halls could identify the subtle markings and specific placements that guided the visitors through the halls.

"Oh it was!" spoke the Princess, her eyes returning forward towards the end of the corridor, a small smile gracing her lips. A large set of golden rimmed, clouded glass doors awaited them both. "Looks like we are here, the other guests should be inside, please make yourself at home. I'm sure we will all have much to talk about. I must admit, I'm excited to talk about the implications of your long range teleportation magic nets."

"Well, I must admit myself.. Im extremely nervous haha.." Morning Star stuttered. It was true, he was extremely nervous. His safety net design was the only reason he was famous. The ponies behind those doors had created and fabricated new magical spells, and advanced the magical ethics and powers of the world. He made a net. not a literal one but still.

"Relax Mr Star, you have as much right as anyone in that room to be here. I invited you here because I myself recognised your talent and additions to magic in the long run. They cannot look down on you at all, that's a promise." Princess Twilight said gently, attempting to comfort the young stallion.

"I suppose, thank you Princess Twilight."

"Not a problem, and please, call me Twilight." she said with a gentle smile.

"Of course, Twilight." Morning said, swirling the words in his mind in an attempt to integrate it properly at the Princess' request.

"Good! Now lets go talk about Magic!" exclaimed Twilight, pure joy flowing from her tone.

It was infectious.

She's right, I shouldn't look down on myself like this, I've made a contribution worthy of recognition, I have every right to be here! Morning thought to himself.

Princess Twilight cast open the large glass doors with a flourish as light flooded Morning Star's vision as Morning Star stepped into the room, a confident smile on his face.
It Immediately faltered.