Captured

The always wonderful Canterlot Castle was in front of you. The light beamed out from every window and of course the giant glass roof on top. Seems like it's light here every day and every night. Can't they relax just one day. You figured that you should stop looking at the castle and get in. If you were lucky it was just a minor problem and you could leave in less then an hour. You weren't as good dressed for a "royal visit" as you should have been, but if they wanted you to come at this time of day, they would have to deal with it. It was just a meet up with a messenger either way. It wasn't like the princess herself was going to be there. That would be foolish.....and embarrassing for you. But what could it be? What could be so important that you had been summoned to the castle to hear the words of the Princess if not the meaning of both if Luna was back in duty. You remembered the stories told to you from fellow members of the group about how Nightmare Moon had returned to Equestria from her banishment on the moon to once again abolish the sun. You thought it was some sort of trick so you just ignored it.

As you walked into the main hall (After being introduced with the guards on the way in) you got into a giant, white room. Your 'look' was probably getting noticed because every pony was looking at you. It wasn't like it was a few either. It looked like a party was being held and you were the guest of honour Well there goes my reputation with the upper class of Canterlot, You thought as you made your way to a little desk at the far right of the room. The stallion there, with a pair of guards over his shoulders, looked at you as you approached. Is it really that bad? At least I like it, You thought before putting on a smile to the stallion. He didn't seem so surprised about you visit but he seemed to be a pony who liked meeting other ponies to chat. Though this wasn't one of those times. You hadn't been summoned to the castle as often as you would like, but you figured it would be for the better. You didn't know if the outcome of this day would be positiv or negativ.

"I am here becuase of this", you show him the letter. It was written in a very beautiful manner. The royal seal was almost the top of the cake and showed that the letter had been sent from this building.

"Ahh, yes. Go up to the second floor and the first room on the left" He said with a tone that told you he really must like his job.

"Thanks", you said before noticing one guard behind you.

"Is this really necessary?", you turn your head and your eyes meets the guard. You tired to make a gesture showing how the importance of this was slightly non-existing.

"Sorry sir but I am asked to escort you to your destination." The guard outbursted, causing you to jump back.

So these guys can talk, well that's new, you think before walking up the stairs. I know I'm not famous but this was kinda drastic. As you walked up the stairs, a few things fell into your mind. Was this really the castle? It seemed more as an office building. A sort of fancy place for the upper class to lay cruel plans for its citizens. The old castle which you had read about when you were younger had a whole different look. It was the giant door which led to the main hall and there was the Princess or Princesses. You was always going to refer to this place as the 'back alley' in the upper class. A place which had to be cut of from the real castle to make it a little more secret.

You walk into a giant room with doors everywhere. You quickly spot the first door on the left and make your way to it. The guard stops next to it and you make your way in. The door shuts behind you. This was rather dramatic. Were you going to be slaughtered? Had you broken so many rules at your last mission that a royal voice had been sent to throw you out of the squad?

The room was dark but you could make out an appearance of a rather large unicorn....or a pegasus....or both. But that would only mean one thing.

"Please take a seat", she says before turning on the lights. You heart skips a beat as you realise what you thought shouldn't happend. You quickly bow to save anything that was left of your professionality. A brief moment you thought about the existance of said professionality.

"Please, stand up. I have an important task to give you", the white allicorn looks at you with a smile on her face. Well, you weren't going to be fired, unless that note included your new line of work which would still be an honor coming from one of the royal sisters.

"Please excuse me Princess, I didn't know I would meet royalty", you say as you sit down with a fake smile on your face.

"Don't worry about it", she calms you. "And sorry for the short notice", she takes a look at your clothes. You were really that bad, weren't you? Well, you had try to blend into the scenery of the dark part and yourself thought you ahd done it pretty good. You liked the coat either way so it was going to stay on for a while.

"No problem, your highness, It wasn't anything else to do either way" Except sleeping, The last part you mumbled and she didn't hear it. She continued with the reason why she had summoned you.

"Well, you must be wondering why I called you out here?" She gives you a suspicious look.

"Yes, yes I do your highness" If she was going to continue to wait it out, you would need a pillow.

"Well to be honest it is a bit out of your ordinary job." She says in a more serious manner. This didn't look very good. Was this a fireing in a more polite manner?

"Well, am I the right one?" This was probably going to take a while anyway so you could atleast jump on the 'dying to tell' train.

"Well you see, my student, Twilight Sparkle is currently in Ponyville with her friends to learn more about the magic of friendship." She continues and tells you the story about the weekly letters.

"So is there a probelm with her?" This better be going somewhere.

"Well both yes and no, the problem is that she had problems controlling her magic before and...."

"You're afraid it might happend again." You interrupt her. That might have been a bad idea.

"Yes, but this time it might be worse then the first time. Her magic has grown since then by alot."

"So what did she do first time and how young was she?" Finaly we are going somewhere.

"Well to put it short, she did magic that she shouldn't do as a little filly."

"Aha, But why me?"

"You are one of the 'spellthiefs' so you got your experience at countering magic. I want you to travel to ponyville and report to me about any changes." Ok, she is going to use the spellthief label to!? This is getting on my nerves.

"Ok, Princess. When am I supposed to leave for Ponyville?"

"In an hour. You just need to pack your things and you'll have to take the next ride to Ponyville." More time with me not sleeping. Wonderful.

"Is there anything else, Princess?"

"No, nothing else"

"Well, goodbye then"

You leave the room and turn to the guard. "Is she always this dramatic?". The guard just nods and you walk down the stairs and out off the Castle. Well this is going to be interesting.  you think before breaking into a run for home. You had less then one hour, time to pack what was needed and get to the station. You quickly jumped through the door and into the bedrom. You flung a suitcase up on the bed and started to pack. Everything which was really needed had to come. The nice coat which no one liked but you did so buck them and books. More specific, magic books containing information of magic spells and the defence againts them. You quickly locked it, paid your respects to an old friend and made a run for the station. You had to look professional untill you were out of Canterlot.

The station looked very bad. It didn't seem to have been washed for a long time. You wouldn't stay there for a long time but it wasn't like that made the situation better. You saw your train, and it looked in better standards then the rest of the station. You started to walk towards it,  but then you saw a familiar face approaching you. The same mare that had given you the letter back at your home. You looked at eachother for a minute before she handed you yet another letter. Again, without saying a word, she walked away. You just look confused around. Is that behavior really needed for the job? Was the lack of facial emotions a must for the job? It was starting to freak you out. Come to think it, your starting training had left you with a bad social life so maybe there was something about that.

You stood there with a luggage and a letter. It contained the royal seal but that didn't come as a suprise by this point. You decided to board the train before reading it. One less thing to worry about. You entered one of the cabins which had been ordered for you alone. It was a small sitting place but lacked the one thing that you could kill for right now. A bed. You sat down and made yourself comfortable, which was really hard as the seats were all hard. Even then you knew it wouldn't take you long before you fell asleep. Right now, sleeping on a dragon was counted as an 'ok' place. Before you lay down you sat there and examined the letter. The exitement was too big and you opened it to find a small message:

"Just remember she's not a criminal. Don't do anything drastic or unecessary againts her. PS: Got a house for you, talk to the mayor upon arriving at Ponyville".

I might enjoy this. Me not having to chase someone and just have to be ponysitting sounds ok. You lay down in the train and relaxed, still not managing to sleep because the trains are still awfully built. Your theory had probably gone wrong and it would be a sleepless morning towards Ponyville.  But you looked forward to arriving at there more than anything.