Return of the Lost

Two thousand years have passed, the darkness and magic of lux continued to grow without stopping. During that time Equestria was founded, the tribes were united under one banner, in the end, Starswirl the bearded achieved it.

Without warning, the seal that Lux had put on itself broke, releasing a wave of magic throughout Equestria.

After the magic stabilized, you could see the bodies of two ponies in the center of the mountain, around them there were several ponies, dressed in robes, kneeling before them.

The first one to wake up was Lux, seconds later, followed by Stein. It took them a couple of seconds to realize the atmosphere that surrounded them, the ponies that surrounded them, venerated them, for some reason.

"Oh mighty dark one, my name is Shadow Hoof, it's a pleasure to finally have our mighty king with us," said Shadow Hoof kneeling before Lux.

"Who are you?, And what do you want?" asked Stein, with an incredulous look

"We are, the union of the shadows, we have been trying to break the seal, which enclosed our master for all this eternity," Shadow Hoof answered with a look of admiration

Lux was speechless, his work, his sacrifice, all for nothing, but something had changed during those two thousand years, the darkness inside him was calm, like a river. What changed during his confinement?

"What has happened during the last two thousand years," asked Lux staring at Shadow Hoof

"The tribes united, the war is over, but now that you are here, master, these times of peace under the reign of those damned bitches, Celestia and Luna have come to an end, they will obey you, as your slaves, master" shouted Shadow hoof

"This, union of shadows, how many members do you have?," Lux asked, with a dead look

"The ones you see here, master." replied Shadow Hoof, gesturing to the others to come closer.

"Excellent, we will not have to look for anypony, it's a shame that you got to die for your ignorance." shouted Stein, looking at them with hatred

"What do you mean?!" Shadow Hoof asked shaking with fear

"Those bitches, as you call them, are my sisters!," Growled Lux, looking at them

"Your lives, your beliefs, your principles, they were all in vain, everything to get here and die, pathetic." Stein said, with a smile

After a couple of minutes, full of screams and blood, Lux and Stein came out of the mountain, formerly known now as the Temple of Shadows.

It was night outside, the Moon shone like never before, in the distance, there was a castle, something that surprised Lux.

"Two thousand years, huh, for me it was only yesterday that we were preparing to complete the sealing," said Stein looking at Lux

"Times have changed, my sisters ruling, what was once a lost land, Incredible," said Lux looking at the castle far away

"Impressive, in the end, Starswirl was a good option to raise Lulu and Tia, although what impresses me the most is the fact that Celestia and Luna are still alive after two thousand years," stated Stein with a thoughtful look.

"Most likely, it has to do with the fact that they are Alicorns," replied Lux.

"I understand, I suppose it makes sense, and what will we do now?" asked Stein, looking at Lux.

"The darkness in my heart seems to be dormant, At the moment we should look for a pony named Stygian," answered Lux

"Stygian ?, why?" asked Stein with a lost look

"While we were sealed, a pony came to the mountain, he was wounded, his friends had rejected him, he was looking for power, the darkness that protruded from the seal fulfilled that desire for power," answered Lux

"How did you know about that, master?" asked Stein,

"While we were sealed, I kept my consciousness active from time to time, from the two thousand years, I was awake only for twenty years, more or less," answered Lux,

"And why? Do we have to look for Stygian, he must be dead after so long," Stein said, looking at Lux in a hastily tone,

"No, he's alive, I can feel the darkness that he took from the crystal, calling me," Lux said, with a smile without emotion, noticing Stein's worried look, Lux decided to calm him down, "Do not worry, the darkness he took away, it's tiny, it's the leftovers of what the seal could not contain "

"I understand, and what about your sisters?, if the darkness in your heart has calmed down, there's nothing stopping you now," Stein declared.

"True, but I do not know if I can, after two thousand years, what kind of explanation or excuse will I give them," Lux explained, staring fixedly at the moon.

"Well, wherever you decide to go, I will accompany you, master," said Stein, kneeling in front of Lux.

After admiring the landscape for half an hour, Lux and Stein decided to go to the nearest city, Canterlot, they had two hundred bits, Stein took his time, to check each of the fifty cultists after the massacre, although, neither Stein nor Lux, knew how the money worked in this new kingdom.

After walking for about two hours, the entrance to Canterlot was seen in the distance, Stein recommended Lux to hide his true form, Lux after thinking about that suggestion decided to transform into a unicorn of average size, but with the same colors,

"Perfect !, I do not know how times have changed, but Alicorns have always been a rarity, first we should investigate how much money we have, and then decide how to use it, what do you think?" whispered Stein, studying the surroundings.

"I think it's an excellent idea, I'd like to get a book on modern society too, I think it would be useful," Lux replied, in a low voice.

"Excellent!" Stein exclaimed, being interrupted by Lux's hunger roars. "But, we could go for food first,"

"Yes, I think it would be for the best," replied Lux blushing,

Upon entering Canterlot, the first thing they noticed was that there were ponies from all the tribes together, after about ten minutes walking, being guided by Lux's nose, they arrived at their destination, Joe's Donuts Place,

"Welcome to Joe's Donuts, my name is Joe, how can I help you?," exclaimed Joe with a smile

"Well, surprise us?" Lux said uncertainly,

"Ha! A mysterious Joe on the way!" exclaimed Joe, on the way to his kitchen

"Donuts? They seem to be sweet of some kind, master," Stein whispered, looking at the donuts on the counter

"Sweets! Only the richest could afford that kind of luxuries two thousand years ago, now what do we do?!" Whisper Lux worried

"I think we should run away, the cultists did not look like rich ponies, so" whispered Stein being interrupted by Joe with a tray with twelve donuts

"Here you are, the special Joe!" exclaimed Joe raising his chest with pride, "Twelve quality donuts, glazed and chocolate filling,"

"Mr. Joe, I want to be honest with you," Lux said with a sad look, "I only have two hundred coins, I do not think I can pay for such luxury"

"Two hundred bits? The special Joe is only worth ten bits," Joe said, looking up and down at his new clients with a suspicious look,

"Wonderful, bring another special Joe," exclaimed Lux with a smile

"Okay...," Joe replied, walking to his kitchen, bewildered about what just happened

Two hours later, Lux and Stein had eaten twenty special Joe's, the taste, the texture, for a moment they forgot the world around them.

"This is divine !, unique !, wonderful !, I understand why it was so expensive so long ago," said Lux with a face of pure pleasure

"This ..., there is nothing I can say, that is not an insult to such a masterpiece! Wonderful!" exclaimed Stein with a dreaming expression,

"Guys, twenty specials, ten bits each," said Joe

"Oh no! We did not!" exclaimed Stein with terror on his face

"The worst thing of all is that, I do not regret anything," said Lux, eating the last donuts on the tray,

"Here it is Mr.," Stein said handing the bag with the two hundred bits to Joe,

"Thank you, come back soon," said Joe, saying goodbye,

"Okay let's go!" exclaimed Lux, licking the tray, before leaving the store,

"We have to re-design our strategy, master," said Stein, following Lux.

After three hours of touring the city, marveling at the buildings, the kindness that the ponies offered, both Lux and Stein were puzzled, after a while, they decided to sit in the park that was on the corner to discuss what to do now without money.

"As you know, we spend all our money in the Donuts shop," declared Stein.

"I do not regret it, I would do it again," exclaimed Lux, salivating just because he thought about donuts,

"I understand, but now we must resort to the methods of sustenance, that we used to use, two thousand years ago," said Stein with a malevolent smile,

"Stealing?, I'm already started, half an hour ago, I already have a total of forty-five bits," declared Lux with an equally malevolent smile,

"Perfect, let's try to get at least another two hundred bits before the nightfall," Stein said.

Inside the castle, Celestia and Luna were discussing, about, the wave of magic they felt, while trying to locate the origin of the source, Shining Armor and Cadence were also helping, the wave of magic was of such magnitude that Celestia decided to call the Elements of the Harmony and Discord.

"What kind of monster, can have such magical power," asked Luna

"I do not know, but even Discord is helping, and Discord does not take anything seriously!" declared Celestia, looking through the window,

"Hey! I can be serious! Maybe, well, I was able to locate the source of that magic power." said Discord while drinking a shake

"Well?, where is it?!" exclaimed Twilight,

"Okay, you're not funny! The source of that power is currently in Canterlot," Discord declared with special effects behind him.

"Here!, why did you take so long to tell us!" exclaimed Shining Armor "If you excuse me, princesses, I will prepare the royal guard,"

"No need, I'll take care of that, I know where it is, and only I!, can stop if it goes wild," said Discord, with a superhero cloak.

"Thanks, Discord, Equestria will be on your debt, we will prepare something for when you arrive with the creature," Celestia replied.

"Alright, I'll be back," said Discord with a German accent, putting on some sunglasses,

After a while of stealing, Lux began to feel bad, in a time of peace, where there was no need to steal, he was stealing.

"Ready, master, I managed to gather one hundred and fifteen bits," Stein declared proudly approaching Lux,

"It does not matter, we're going to return it," Lux said, with guilt in his eyes,

"As you wish, but where will we sleep today? Or what will we eat?" asked Stein, trying to understand the recent change in attitude,

"We'll manage, let's go," answered Lux

"There's a guard there, let's say we saw a thief with these bits, we stopped the thief, and now we're giving money to him, so he can get the money back to the ponies," Stein whispered, pointing to the guard,

"I think it's a great idea," whispered Lux,

"Hey, Mr., a while ago we met a thief, we stopped him, and these bits are the ones he was carrying," Stein said, looking at the guard,

"I hope you improve your lies because that was horrible," said the Guard changing form to Discord,

"Oh my ! what in the heck are you?" exclaimed Stein,

"That's hurtful! I'm a Draconequus!" replied Discord,

"You look like, the bad result of an orgy," said Stein, still lost in the strange appearance of Discord,

"Excuse us Mr. Guard, he does not filter what he says sometimes!" Lux said, breaking the argument between Stein and Discord

"How dense are you? I'm not a guard, but you could say I work for the royalty at the moment," said Discord, looking at Lux.

"The royalty?!, like Celestia and Luna!!?, I regret having bothered you! We did not want to take these bits, and we're leaving," Lux declared holding Stein by an ear with his magic,

"Oh no no no no, you two will, come with me!" declared Discord with a police uniform,

"No, thanks," refuted Lux

"Yes, thank you," Discord refuted, clacking his claws, teleporting Lux and Stein to the Royal Room,

"No, thanks ..." Lux refuted, but a couple of seconds later he noticed that he was no longer in the park, that there were twelve ponies besides him and Stein.

"Oh ... shit," Stein exclaimed, seeing the situation they were in.