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It had been a few days since her last session with Pinkie, and after already getting the okay from Princess Celestia for another one, Twilight headed right for Cantertlot Library. Pinkie's advice was still going through her mind.

Look to the eclipse and the Restricted Section will appear

Eclipse? How would an eclipse outdoors show where the Restricted Section is? Twilight kept contemplating that thought as she entered the Canterlot Library, and immediately set about looking through the shelves of books.

Blueprints of Equestrian Buildings, Solar and Lunar Maps, and complete history of Lunar patterns in Equestrian Architecture. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Nothing that pertained to the Library and an eclipse together.

"GRAHH! This is so frustrating! What did she mean, look for an eclipse? There is no eclipse pertaining to the library!"

"You're looking for an eclipse, Twilight?" a voice asked. Twilight turned to the source and found her friend Moondancer. The pony was levitating a book next to her head, and her glasses were situated on her snout. The alicorn Princess smiled.

"Hey Moondancer. I'm trying to solve a riddle that a...friend gave to me," Twilight said.

"Okay, what exactly was the riddle?" Moondancer asked.

"Look to the eclipse, and you'll find the Restricted Section. But, I've found nothing about an eclipse connecting to the library," Twilight replied. The unicorn looked over the books her princess friend had been reading and chuckled.

"Twilight, you do realize there are books that have CELESTIA and LUNA's cutie marks on them right? SUN and MOON? Eclipse?!" Her eyes widening, Twilight sighed, laying her head on the desk she was sitting at.

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"I'd like it on the record that I was prepared to check the other sections of the Library," Twilight said.

"Of course you were, Twi," Moondancer said, chuckling, as she and Twilight made it to the specific section. The orange book with Celestia's cutie mark on the spine and the dark blue book with Luna's cutie mark on the spine came into view. Flaring up her magic, Twilight pulled both forward, watching in awe as the shelf pushed to the side to reveal a set of stone stairs leading down a stone hallway with torches lining the wall which, in turn, led to a set of double doors containing a hidden cavern room. Decrepit shelves, and cobwebs littered the lonely room, made up of two levels with a balcony going around. There was a fireplace off on the far side, and the shelves were all situated literally IN the cavernous room but the shelves were filled with piles upon piles of old, worn books and even some scrolls.

"The Restricted Section!" Twilight and Moondancer said, in awe of what they'd just seen.

"OH WOW, TWILIGHT! Can you believe this? That this section was right here all the time, and we NEVER knew!" Moondancer said, giddily. Twilight, on the other hand, was livid.

"No. I can't believe this! How could Princess Celestia keep something like THIS from me? Her prized pupil?!" she snapped, her nostrils fuming.

"Twilight, calm down. It's not THAT bad," Moondancer said, placing a hoof on Twilight's foreleg.

"You're right. You're right. Listen, can you try and help me find some scrolls or manuscripts that look like they came from Celestia?" she asked. Moondancer nodded, delving deeper into the room. Twilight took the right wall and Moondancer took the left. It wasn't clear how long the two mares spent in that room, combing through dusty tomes and old scrolls, but they finally found what they were looking for.

"I...I can't believe it! She was right! CELESTIA KNEW EVERYTHING AND KEPT IT FROM ME!" Twilight yelled, her teeth grit in anger. It was all there. Information on the real world, how Celestia found out, WHEN she'd found out, and even how she had been keeping tabs on Pinkie to see what she knew about it!

"Whoa! Twilight, what do you mean? Who was right? What did Celestia keep from you?" Moondancer asked, genuinely concerned for her friend.

"It's a long story, Moondancer," Twilight said, still fuming with rage.

"I've got time," the unicorn said, a small, concerned smile on her face. Twilight took a deep breath, and put down the scroll.

"It all started when ponies began disappearing at Sugar Cube Corner."

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"That's why I needed to find the Restricted Section, to see if there was any truth behind what she was saying, and as you can see, there was," Twilight said, finishing the recount after some time had passed. Silence reigned for a few minutes, until Moondancer snapped.

"That..THAT BITCH!"

"MOONDANCER!" Twilight gasped.

"I'm sorry, Twilight, but it's true. If Celestia hadn't kept this information from you or ANYPONY else, none of those ponies would be dead right now! Really, it's CELESTIA'S fault those ponies are dead, not Pinkie's! Had any of this information about the real world had been known, then none of those crimes would have happened. The blood of those pony's are on CELESTIA'S hooves! You're right, Pinkie IS being falsely imprisoned, because CELESTIA KNEW! SHE KNEW AND SHE STILL ACTED AS IF PINKIE'S THE CRAZY ONE! All she needed was the moment Pinkie broke and she seized it! She was a lying, selfish, manipulative BITCH!" Moondancer roared, her horn flaring and her eyes becoming bloodshot. Twilight's mouth opened in shock. The last time she'd seen Moondancer this angry was at the make-up party she threw for her.

"Um, Moondancer, not that I'm disagreeing, but why're YOU acting so upset? You didn't know Pinkie well, and you're not as close to Celestia as I am," she said.

"Just 'cause I don't know Pinkie well, and I'm not as close to Celestia as you, I can still feel upset about Celestia LYING and keeping something THIS BIG from not only her STUDENT, but EQUESTRIA for millienia, and then on top of that simply lying in wait for that information to break the mind of a special pony just so she could lock her up and throw away the key! Twilight, trust me. Say it. Just take a deep breath and say what you're thinking. Say exactly what you want to say about Celestia," Moondancer said. Twilight's mind raced. Knowing everything she did, she could see that Celestia was not AT ALL as righteous as she said, but at the same time, her breeding told her not to sully herself with such language. On the other hoof, she was SO ANGRY about Celestia lying, that she could give a flying feather about her breeding.

"I have spent years looking up to her, hanging on with bated breath for her next lesson, and then, after ascending to being an Alicorn became an equal, or at least, that's what I thought. According to this, however, Celestia saw me as a rival then, someone to challenge her for the throne. Really think about it, is 'Princess of Friendship' a real title? NO! It's not! It's a non-title to keep me from getting in her mane! She NEVER wanted me to ascend at all! Being her student, it was a way of keeping me on a leash! I'm surprised she didn't give me a literal dog collar to emphasize it! Being a bearer of one of the Elements, that was more than enough for her! She was ruler, and I was a savior, nothing more! But, because I followed HER teachings, extended myself further to STRENGTHEN my magic under HER orders and ascended to becoming an Alicorn, then suddenly I'm a rival to the throne and have to be surveyed and judged. Top it all off with knowing that one of my friend's had knowledge that could rival STARSWIRL and that it was literally going to drive her mad and saying nothing about it, and it just cements that Celestia has always been a manipulative, lying, ungrateful BITCH!" Twilight finally let loose, her magic flaring up around her horn and almost creating a magical aura around her body, unleashing a scream of pure rage.

"Twilight? Not that I wanna stop you but maybe we should continue this AWAY from the Library?" Moondancer said.

"You're right. Gather up as many scrolls and tomes as you can and teleport to the castle. I'll grab the rest, then take care of the Restricted Section," Twilight said, taking a deep breath.

"What're you gonna do to it?" Moondancer asked.

"Celestia wanted to keep it a secret? Well, she'll find it ransacked and destroyed when she tries to add to her 'secrets' again," Twilight said, teleporting the scrolls and tomes away from the Restricted Section. Moondancer nodded, teleporting the other scrolls and tomes away. Once the room was empty, after also teleporting the archives filing system as well, Twilight took a deep breath.

"Princess, this isn't over. I'm going to make sure you pay for this. Goodbye." Angling her horn at the ceiling, Twilight sent a magic blast at the rock, cracking it. With a rumbling, and with pebbles falling, Twilight teleported away, as the Restricted Section of the Canterlot Library was buried in rock.

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Returning to the Castle in Ponyville, Twilight headed straight for the Map Room. Moondancer was there waiting for her, with the tomes and scrolls and filing system.

"Okay. Time to make a plan," Twilight said, closing the door to the map room.

"Right. What's first?" Moondancer asked.

"First, I need to get into the Asylum and tell Pinkie what's happened. Then, I need to help her break out. Can I get your help with that, Moondancer?"

"Of course, Twilight," the unicorn said, as the two friends sat down to draw up their plan.

Author's Note

This chapter was a lot of fun to write, and I did take inspiration from 'Forgotten Friendship' for the Restricted Section. Also toying with the idea of having Moondancer be the Riddler. The next chapter is going to be Twilight visiting Pinkie's cell, and planning the breakout, and an appearance from the other Elements. Stay tuned guys.