Equestrian Blades: Broken Harmony

Bangs of sapphire and purple hues fell over the woman's face, held up by an violet headpiece that had a horn protruding like a unicorn. Her browned skin shimmering off of the candlelight that illuminated her desk. Violet eyes were glued to the pages as she read ancient incantations and various numbers and equations, each line becoming memorized.

Twilight Sparkle stared into the old pages of her tome, looking over the ancient words of scribes past. The moon was still out, but day would soon pour sunlight into her room in just a few short hours. She could've and maybe should've waited for the sun before reading, but with a candle to light the darkness, she pressed on with her studying.

"Still studying, my faithful student?"

Twilight nearly jumped from the seat of her desk, spinning around and seeing the tall, bronzed woman with hair that flowed off of its own power. It had swirls of blues, pinks, and yellows as the woman walked around in a white night gown that hugged at her voluptuous frame, hugging her wide hips and snug against her large breasts, concealing almost nothing to Twilight as she gazed upon her form. Much like Twilight, she also had a head piece, but with a much longer, white horn erupting from her forehead.

"Qu-Queen Celestia!" Twilight stood up as she bowed to her, nearly tripping on her covers as she stood up. She was just in a pair of violet panties and bra. Twilight's frame, while not able to compare to Celestia's, was nice and shapely. She had nice, wide hips, but her bra held a modest pair of cups. Celestia couldn't help but giggle at how flustered Twilight suddenly was.

"I sure hope you didn't spend all night reading those old tomes, Twilight."

"Not all night." Twilight's tone did nothing to convince Celestia, who gave her a suspicious glance. "H-honest! I-I actually just woke up and couldn't get back to sleep."

"Hmm, I certainly hope that is the truth, my student." Celestia's hand suddenly snaked past Twilight's hips and gave a light smack onto Twilight's behind. The younger woman yelped, standing on her toes and covering her butt with her hands. The slap couldn't have hurt her, but it did give a nice warning. "I wouldn't want to have to punish you for depriving yourself of sleep...again."

"Of course not, milady. I learned my lesson the first...20 times."

Celestia gave a roll of her eyes, sighing as she said, "I guess I shouldn't be too upset. I did need to talk to you about something."

"Y-you did? Really?!" Twilight's eyes beamed with excitement, but Celestia's face was somber.

"Twilight...have you ever heard the legend of Nightmare Moon?"

Twilight's heart skipped a beat when the words tickled her ear. Nightmare Moon was a legend, a myth, a old man's tale-or at least, that's what Twilight always believed. She had to believe that or she'd still be terrified of that 'tale' today.

"I...I thought that was just a myth."

"No, Twilight. I'm afraid-"

At that moment, the two of them heard something. It was a faint sound, like footsteps in the hall. Celestia looked at her pupil, who gave her queen a nod. Twilight conjured herself up an iron sword, holding it tight within her hands as Celestia summoned what looked like just a sword's handle, with no blade to speak of.

When the footsteps got so close they were right outside the door, Twilight teleports into the hall, took her sword, and swung it. She cut down a man as the other, stunned, scrambled to action. He swung his own sword at Twilight, but she caught him in a suspended field of magic. With her prey subdued and helpless, Twilight threw the man against the wall, with enough force for the sound of brick crumbling and bones cracking could echo through the hall, the intruder going limp. When Twilight released her telekinetic grip, he slumped onto the floor, dead.

Blood spilled as his lifeless corpse fell onto the ground. At this moment, Twilight got a good look at the intruder. Grayish skin with fangs in his gaping mouth, bat wings on his back that escaped through dark grey and black armor, a crescent moon shape on his chest.

Celestia had opened the door to the room and walked outside. "My faithful student, this is what I wanted to talk to you about." Twilight turned and looked astonished by that statement, but her question was cutoff by the sound of heavy footsteps running for them. "But it seems we'll have to wait."

"Yes, my Queen." Twilight took a fighting stance, and at that moment, a young man with green hair and tanned skin ran out from Twilight's room.

"What?! What's going on?!" He was a little younger then Twilight, but he looked 16, with wild green hair and in a pair of purple pants. The odd detail was the patches of purple scales along his face and the purple, reptilian claws he had for hands.

He sounded disoriented and sleepy, but when he saw the dead bodies in the hallway, he was shocked into waking up. It was then at that moment more armed enemies came running down the corridor, their armor shimmering in the moonlight.

Twilight told the young man, "look alive, Spike!"

"Right!" Spike was then engulfed in a sea of green fire. When the fire dissipated, he was a hulking Dragon, a mix of green and purple scales covering his now monstrous frame as he gave a mighty roar. It made the intruding force halt in place, staring up at the Dragon, then back to the Queen and her student.

As one of the units took a step back, Celestia's sword lit up with magic. A yellow blade of energy erupted from the hilt, heat radiating throughout the room as the shadows were kissed with light. "No. It's too late for you to run."

Twilight and Celestia dashed for the group of goons, swords pulled back as the collection of grunt in the front, whether they liked it or not, charged forward. Twilight took a guard head-on, sword clashing as her horn began to give off a light purple glow. As three more enemies surrounded her, Twilight extended her free arm and chanted. "Ventus Vortex." A powerful funnel of air surrounded the woman, breaking through the ceiling above as her enemies were torn to bloody ribbons by the powerful wind stream.

Celestia dashed through the enemies ahead of her, cutting through their swords, armor, and flesh with ease, her sword acting like a literal hot knife through butter. Their screams of anguish and fear echoed through the halls as Celestia mowed them down with little effort. Celestia turned on her feet to attack another incoming enemy, but she moved too slowly, the gray-skinned creature having a sword held over head.

"Damn it all!" Celestia stumbled back to evade as the sword swung, cutting into her nightgown. The cloth fell to the floor, cut to pieces as Celestia stood in just her yellow panties. "...Seriously? This was my favorite!"

"M-My Queen!" Twilight turned to Celestia, ready to ask if she was okay, but her face turned red as a tomato upon seeing Celestia's full frame, nearly completely naked.

Celestia chuckled, casually cutting down another of the enemies as she said, "come now, Twilight. You've seen me like this plenty of times before. Is now really so different." Their conversation was peppered by the sound of Spike's roaring and sweeping his claw to swat away the incoming enemies.

"A-all of those times were different!" Twilight spun and blocked an incoming attack with a magical barrier before she pointed her sword at the enemy and shot a fireball at point-blank, engulfing him in fire. "A-and we were alone and not surrounded by enemies!"

"Well, it's not as though I'm just streaking out into the streets." Celestia blocked an incoming swing, but due to the nature of her sword, it simply melted the blade in half. She then jumped into the air, roundhouse kicking the enemy, knocking him onto the ground, with blood and teeth spewing from his mouth.

"Says the one in her underwear." When it was pointed out, Twilight looked over herself. She blushed again, modestly covering herself as she stood their in embarrassment. Celestia giggled, "oh Twilight." Celestia's sword then stopped glowing as she puts herself between Twilight, Spike, and the hoard of enemies. "You can be so cute sometimes, but I'm afraid we have a lot to talk about still." She dropped her sword hilt as her horn began to glow a yellow light. "So stand back you two." The yellow light engulfed her hands and eyes as she pointed her hands at the enemies, forming them into a circle.

Twilight and Spike watched as Celestia chanted, "Solis Ardeo: Lux Aeterna!"

A cannon of light was fired from her hands, blasting down the hall and scorching the walls and floors and lighting the enemy troops in a wave of burning light. It was as though Celestia fired a canon from the sun itself. The heat and light was so intense that Spike had to cover Twilight with his arm before shutting his eyes and looking away.

When the light dimmed down and Spike moved from Twilight, she could see the destruction of her mentor's power. The corridor was licked with small flames as the hall was scorched. Whatever was left of the enemies was nothing more than dust and ash. She looked at her Queen as she began to fall onto the floor before Twilight hurried to her side, grabbing her hips and helping Twilight stay on her feet.

"Celestia!"

Celestia gave a small chuckle, "sorry, Twilight. I...forget how much that spell takes out of me these days." Spike was engulfed in green fire before he returned to his normal state.

"Holy shit, Celestia! That was amazing!" Spike praised her as he took the opposite side from Twilight, helping to keep her stay up. "You completely wasted those creepy bat goons."

Twilight sighed at how crude Spike spoke, but Celestia smiled at the young man. "Thank you, Spike." The two started to carry Celestia out of the hall and into Celestia's massive room. They helped Celestia onto her bed as she sat down, hunching over as she panted.

"I'll go get the Maids and Healers. Just rest, my-"

"No. Twilight." Celestia panted as she sat herself up, "this is important." The serous look in the Queen's eyes made Twilight and Spike freeze in place. "Twilight. As I said before, Nightmare Moon is not just a myth."

"Wait, she's real?!"

Celestia nodded to Spike as she retold the tale. "1000 years ago, I fought Nightmare Moon. Our battle shook the land of Equestria to its core and nearly tore the entire continent in half. The battle ended with me using the Elements of Harmony, powerful stones of intense magical powers, to seal her away in a on an island in the sky. So she could never harm anyone again."

Celestia continued to speak as she stood up, "that tower has a magical seal to keep Nightmare Moon from escaping and wrecking havoc again. But a seal that powerful requires a constant feeding of mana." Her hand gestured to her crotch, just above her panties as a yellow light came off of her tanned skin. Twilight and Spike gawked as the tattoo revealed itself, taking the appearance of Celestia's sun mark. Spike's staring was just added with a trail of drool from the corner of his mouth. "This mark upon my flesh fuels the seal upon the tower."

"Oh my...you've been a battery for the last 1000 years." Twilight's observation got a nod from Celestia as she began to walk to her closet.

"Twilight, from your perspective, I must look like a Goddess. An unstoppable force that could not be stopped by any force on this earth or beyond." She grabbed a white robe and started to put it on. "But in reality, I've grown terribly weak in these last thousand years. Back then, that spell I used wouldn't have winded me, but now it exhausts nearly all I have. Every day, my magic is drained little by little to keep Nightmare Moon at bay."

She turned back to Twilight now that she was dressed, her boobs threatening to spill out of her robe as it barely managed to cover her thighs. By now, the barrier is at it's weakest. So weak that her influence is seeping into Equestria and she's able to create minions."

Spike said aloud, "those guys that attacked us."

Celestia confirmed with a nod as Twilight asked, "what can we do to stop this then?! If Nightmare Moon is going to escape, then we have to do something!"

"I'm afraid there is nothing I can do." Twilight looked horrified as Celestia continued. "I'm sure by now Nightmare Moon has only gotten stronger. Too strong for me to defeat. Our only hope Twilight is for you to collect the Elements of Harmony."

"...Wait what?!" Twilight was stunned by Celestia's declaration. "C-Celestia...my Queen, you can't be serious!"

"I wouldn't be giving you this task if I wasn't."

"B-but...I am far from ready for such a task!" Twilight then added, "a-and shouldn't you be the one to gather the stones?!"

"I'm afraid not." Celestia walked over to her, "after I used them the first time, the stones...rejected me."

"Re...jected you?" Twilight was astonished by this news, staring with her mouth hanging open as Celestia took a seat on the bed.

"They scattered across the Equestria after I had tried to recollect them after the battle." Celestia gave a sigh, "besides, even if I could still use the elements, I need all the power I can spare to keep Nightmare Moon at bay. I'm afraid that I must remain here and continue to fuel the seal. For if Nightmare Moon was to escape...then there'd be no hope for Equestria without the Elements."

"...Oh boy." Twilight felt dizzy, unable to stand after all this info was dumped onto her. She took a seat beside her mentor as she said, "this...this is such a tall order, my Queen. Of all the Knights in your court...why would you tell me all this? What...what makes you think that I can do this?"

Celestia brushed her hand through Twilight's hair, prompting the woman to look at her. "Twilight Sparkle. You are my faithful student. I've watched you grow from a little girl to a marvelous young woman." As she spoke, the sun began to rise as light filled the room. "I have no doubts that if anyone is up to the job, then you are. Canterlot needs their knights to protect them and needs their Queen to look confident. But Equestria needs you to be strong."

She stared up at her mentor before she pushed herself towards her, hugging her as Celestia returned the affection. "Thank you, Celestia." She smiled as she looked much more confident. "I won't let you down."

"I know you won't." Celestia smiled before looking at Spike, "Spike, start packing. Twilight will join you in a moment."

"Yes, My Queen!" Spike smiled as he ran off. Celestia stood up, leading Twilight out of the royal chambers.

Up in the clouds, away from the sun's touch and forever shrouded in a cover of storm clouds, a lone, bat-winged soldier towards a tower, landing upon the balcony, but he dared not go inside. Instead, he got down on his knees and knelt down as a shadowy figure sat inside the room.

"Ah, my Night Soldier." A woman's voice spoke. "I expect you to have the Elements, no?"

"..."

"Your silence displeases me."

The Night Soldier flinched as he said, "f-forgive me, My Queen. But...but the Elements...were not in the castle."

"...What?"

"They...they were not in the castle. And the hoard of Night Soldiers were-" The Soldier was silenced, feeling as though he was being choked by some magical force. He was then yanked inside as he stared into the unforgiving light-blue eyes of Nightmare Moon. Her body was black as ebony, dark blue cloth covering a silver chest piece, with a dark blue veil being held by silver armor along her hips. Her hair was like the dark blue night sky, flowing from out of a silver helmet, a horn forehead piece protruding with a black horn.

Silver gloves then grabbed at his neck in place of her magic, a cold grip making the Night Soldier feel as though he was freezing over.

"Are you telling me that the Elements of Harmony were NOT in the position of Queen Celestia!?"

"P-please forgive me, M-My Queen! B-but we searched the castle before my troops were slaughtered!"

Nightmare Moon hissed, throwing the Night Soldier onto the ground. Bits of ice hung from his throat as Nightmare Moon scowled.

"It seems my sister hid them from me, knowing they wouldn't be safe there." Nightmare Moon clenched her fist as she towered over the flinching and shivering soldier. "Go to the generals and every Nightmare Soldier you can find. Tell them to scour the land of Equestria. Look atop of every mountain, march across every valley. Sack villages, burn forests, find me those damn rocks!"

"So, how does it feel~?"

Twilight stood there in the room, now covered in violet armor with golden trims. The set came with a chest piece, boots, and arm guards, a magenta star emblazoned upon her chest. Twilight also wore a black mini dress underneath all of the armor. But the most astonishing piece of the set were the mechanical wings upon her back, with rows of shimmering, white feathers.

"It feels a bit...much." Twilight mumbled, yelping as she hovered off of the ground. "And I don't think I'll get use to these wings, my Queen."

"Oh, you never know. They might grow on you." Celestia chuckled as Spike entered into the room. He had a pair of black gauntlets on his arms and matching boots, with two bags strapped onto his back.

"Everything's all packed, Twilight."

"Already?" Twilight blinked as she said, "I guess putting this armor on took more time then I thought it would..."

"Whoops." Celestia giggled, "I suppose that's my fault." Celestia and Twilight walked over to Spike as Celestia smiled at the Dragonboy. "Take good care of her, Spike."

"Will do, your majesty!" Spike smiled as he gave a salute as he headed out. Twilight kept going, but Celestia stopped her.

"Oops, I almost forgot something." Celestia's horn began to glow as a scabbard appeared in her hands. It held Twilight's colors and star-mark. "Almost forgot your new sword."

"O-oh wow, you pulled out all the stops." Twilight took the sword, her eyes giving a flash as she felt something come off of it. Magic coursed through the blade and up her body as the young maiden looked stunned.

Celestia smiled from the look on her face as she said, "that sword was specifically made for you, my student. It's made from the same material as the Arcane Horns and will act as a secondary magical focus. I know that your Magical Abilities come more naturally than your swordplay, so I wanted you to have something that would benefit that style."

"Th-thank you, Celestia." Twilight gave a bow before her scabbard disappeared from her fingertips. "I won't let you down."

"I know you won't. That's quite impossible."