Prologue part 1

Long ago in the land of Equestria a land scarred by war and destruction sure it has recovered, but the damage has been done. Anyways The Royal Sisters were to engage the Evil King, but little have they known that the king was alone. The Great fiend appeared and defeated the Sun Princess while the dark lord corrupted the Moon Princess forcing the injured Sun Princess to retreat.

Chapter 1

"Why did you stop?-" A yellow pegasus filly with a white mane and a nightcap on her head asked while in her bed next to a light blue unicorn stallion (with blue mane with orange tips) was reading a book to her, "-What happened to the princess?"

"It is getting late-" the stallion answered, “-from what I know the princess may return."

"Are you sure?" the filly asks the stallion.

He says while tucking her in, "Well, we are still alive aren't we, sorry for ruining the ending."

"It okay, goodnight Tem-tem," said Dazzling Gleam.

Temporal responses, "Goodnight Dazzling Gleam."

After the blue stallion leaves Dazzling Gleam's room and shuts the door, he turns around to see an orange pegasus mare (with a yellow mane with red tips).

"So is she asleep, Temporal?" she asked.

Temporal answers, "I don't know Gale; I left her room after saying goodnight to her."

"Well we have to go meet with the cart first," Gale whispered loudly.

She grabs Temporal's hoof and pulls him out of the inn, and into the yak-drawn cart

At a keep perched on one of the cliffs on the lower portion of the mountain, a cart enters through the gates carrying crates upon crates of supplies, which begins to be inspected by the guards. A light grey pony in black armor approaches one of the yaks pulling the cart.

"Before we start gorging ourselves on cider and hay, our Lord wants to see your document of tonight's shipment-" After saying that the delivery yak handed him the paper, and after looking at it for a while he said, "-Alright lets place these in the cider hall for later, and if I see a single drop enter your muzzle well I hope Estrago hears a good reason for it."

After the barrels were placed inside the room holding a plethora of barrels the guards left the room, one cork quietly pops out from the barrel.

A quiet voice came from it saying, "I think it's clear."

Two ponies dressed in dark clothing exiting from the two hallow barrels. One of them heads towards the only door was in the room they are currently in. One of them slowly opens than to take a peek.

The female thief whispers, "The coast is clear."

The two thieves sneak around the hall and look around each corner until they see a door guarded by many guards.
"Psst, do you have our secret weapon," one of them whispers, and uncorks a bottle quietly and pours out releasing blue smoke enveloping the guards, who struggle to stand up, but they all in short time fall to the ground. One of the thieves grabs the keys and pretends to tip his non-existent hat to the guards, and the two head to the treasury.

The next day at a different keep which is a bit higher than the other one, Temporal and Gale placed eight pouches filled with bits and jewels onto the table, "A job well done right your lordship,-" announced Gale to a griffon (Grizzal), "-now how much does this cover."

He grabs one of the filled pouches with his claws and shakes the bag, and Grizzal laughs.

"Still not enough to pay what you both owe, quite a shame you were so close," Grizzal taunted in a condescending tone.

Gale has gotten angry from the remark he made before she tackles him, Temporal grabs her, and he tries to diffuse the situation.

"Now, now let’s not try to get ourselves killed, how many more of these 'jobs' before our debt is paid off."

"See why can't you be like your brother, he at least can control himself, anyways all you have is one more 'job' to do, however, I have to negotiate with the other lords about security till then be here next week," he loudly boasted.

“Unbelievable! Can you believe that jerk?-" Gale shouted as she along with Temporal exit Grizzal's keep, "-Seriously, we put our time into helping him for what, not even enough to last a week at the inn."

"Yeah, but I prefer to keep my head on my body, remember those with money have power and those who don't are those used to, I don't know where I was going, but he is rich; we are not," Temporal spoke.

Gale sighs in defeat after hearing what her brother said, "Maybe I just hope the last job is true."

The two begin to trot through the lively town filled with merchants and crowds of various race and species, and they passed through them as they approach the train station and entered the train.

"I just wish both living and eating here wasn't so pricey, out of all things we still have to pay for the trip here and back," complained Gale after taking her seat.

Temporal takes his seat as the snack cart slowly passes the rows of the train car until it reaches him.

Temporal requests while hoding a four bits on his hoof, "Give me and my sister two of your cheapest snacks," which the cart owner takes and place four small lollipops took their place.

"So much for a fancy lunch," Temporal remarked.

Gale takes one of them, "Well at least it is better than nothing."

Later as the two left the train as it made it to their stop, which is a small town.

Gale asks, "So what is the plan after our job is done with him?"

"When we get home I have something to ask," Temporal spoke.

"Why not now it’s not like anyone would care," his sister remarked.

As the two ponies leave the station Temporal remarks, "Well, our gilded-armor friends might disagree."

Near them, a couple of guards stood there, "We are here to escort you in the name of our master."

Gale responds with hostility in her tone, "You could tell him that we could head home on our own and to use those swords and shove up his..."

Before she could finish her brother interrupts, "I must apologize for Gale, she is a bit grumpy around those in armor and very sharp weapons."

"Work on that temper of yours otherwise you tossed into the dungeon to rot," One of the guards said.

Meanwhile in the recently robbed keep, two griffons, one them being Grizzal trotting across the hallway leading from the treasury.

"I can't believe you were robbed," Grizzal announced.

"I know, how would Estrago react after this, I know I could lie to him, you know he won't miss a few coins," said the other griffon.

Grizzal pulls the griffon to him and he tells him, "Oh, *wince* I wouldn't say that I have heard from our fair prince would not like that, you know what would happen if you lie to him, after all, he might replace you for someone else or worse, but hey it was your idea, it has been nice knowing you."

The griffon gets on his knees and begs to Grizzal, who did nothing but smile at his victim's dismay, however, black smoke starts gathering around the two and a sky blue bird flying to one of the torches both putting out the flame and freezing it as it lands on it. The smoke soon forms a dark grey unicorn with a black mane and blue eyes the two stood there motionless to the unicorn that appeared before them.

"So this is what I see before me, not even a bow to me, so does my position to the throne mean nothing to you," said the dark pony.

Before the griffons could have said anything a voice boom behind the unicorn, "Hi baby brother!" the voice came unicorn only a bit lighter in color.

"Hi Estrago-" the other unicorn said in a dull tone, "-Can you please stop calling me that?"

Estrago jokes in his cheerful tone, "No can do Sudario, it is against my law as brother cares about my siblings no matter what."

Sudario just sighs with his hoof on the gap between his eyes.

Estargo continues, "So did you come here for the party?"

“No I have heard that someone is robbing my brother and he is just throwing money to the recruitment center to find the thieves rather than finding them out,” Said Sudario.

“Well they kind of good at their job all that guards could find is slumber powder, no magic trail, no feathers, not even a strand of mane or tail,” said Estrago.

After hearing that Sudario realized something that was said, “My, our little thieves know not to leave a piece of evidence they are quite professional, but why to replace the guards?”

Estrago answers, “Well I heard that the guards were lazy, but given the evidence, I am not sure.”

After hearing that Sudario grows a devilishly wicked smirk on his face.

Meanwhile back in town, Temporal and Gale are still being escorted by the guards, until the twins see an old mare in a dirty brown hooded robe being attacked by two thieves (one minotaur and an earth pony).

"Hey, guards there is someone being mugged why don’t you do your jobs and stop ‘em,” Gale spoke.

One of the guards responds, “Our orders are to escort and to protect you two not to deal with the vermin, such as them.”

After hearing that Gale was on the verge to attack the thieves until Temporal stops her.

He says slyly, “Hey now they are just doing their job let’s just take this shortcut I sure it will be fine.”

After Temporal said that he began to trot through the alley with the old mare in it with his sister to follow suit.

“You do realize this is a very dumb idea Temporal,” Gale whispered

In return Temporal whispers as well, “Hey now we are just gonna see how good they are at their job completely different from us getting our hooves dirty.”

As Temporal pushes one of the thieves into the other.

“Hey watch where you are going you, idiot!” the minotaur thief yelled.

“Go this doesn’t involve you I could handle this myself,” said the old mare.

The minotaur punched her down before she gets punched again Gale dashes in front of the old mare, however, the guard tackles the thieves to the ground.

"Are you okay?" asked Gale as she helps her up.

"I said that I didn't need your help, you troublesome nobles!" the old mare shouted.

"Told you they will stop them, but we are in sooooo much trouble for it,-" Temporal remarked as Gale glares at him with an annoyed glare, "-Besides can't afford to pay them to leave us alone."

The old mare got up and trots off away from the alley after the guards dealt with the muggers.

"You're lucky that Grizzal wants you two unharmed otherwise you will like them," grunted one of the guards.

"Hey we are sorry I thought I could speed up this escort," complained Temporal.

The other guard response, "Well you are wrong."

After hearing that Temporal says nothing, and they all head off. As the group makes to the inn, the guards left the two.

“Another successful night, and yet our work does not matter with how much we make working for that griffon, he take us for granted,” the guard pegasus complained.

As the two enter, a small filly jumps towards them with a smile on her and a pointy hat on her head.

“Tem-Tem and Gale are home!” Dazzling shouted.

The owner of the inn replies, “Yeah, the two are back from work, I just wish to come back earlier."

Temporal says, “Sorry, but we were held up a bit by some muggers and you know how good the royal guard is good at being there, not for stopping the problem.”

“Save it, just get ready for the shift would you.” Said the innkeeper

The twins agreed and got into uniform and the owner and his daughter head out to another room of the inn.

Later that night, Gale is sitting on the roof of the inn she and her brother are staying at, staring off to the distance.

"Found you Gale!" shouted Dazzling Gleam, in which Gale turns around.

she says jokingly, "Shouldn't you be in bed."

"The same goes for you too, huh sis," -Temporal joked while climbing up to the roof- "sheesh it's easy for two since you both can fly."

"Tem, what are going to do after this?" Gale asked and the stallion looked her in confusion.

"After what?" Temporal asked

"*sighs in defeat* nothing that you need to worry about," Gale said calmly while patting her head.

Temporal shouts, "I have an idea! Well since we will be done working with Grizzal, let's talk what would our future holds, Gale what are going to do if you were rich."

"Isn't it obvious I would fly out and join the resistance, what about you Temporal."

"Well it may sound sappy but to live a life of peace and prosperity settle down and well be ordinary," Temporal replied.

Gale chuckled, "I didn't know you were that sappy..."

"Wait! what about me," -Dazzling Gleam interrupted- "I want Tem-Tem and Gale to stay."

After hearing that tears forms around the filly's eyes.

Temporal says, "Well could always visit this place."

"You promise?" Dazzling cried and the two nod in agreement to the filly's joy.

The two nod in agreement and Temporal says, "It's getting late, all of us have a bright tomarrow to look forward to."

Meanwhile, at Estrago’s castle, Sudario was interrogating the guards in a dark barely lit room in it were two chairs, a candle, and a table. Sudario's bird perches itself on top of the chair glaring at the guard with its icy cold eyes.

Sudario slams his hoof on the table and says “So tell me how did you fall asleep when all night royal armed forces are required to take any means of staying awake from endurance potions to just sleeping during the day.”

“I don’t know your highness one moment I was awake and our endurance potion shipment was gone as well just tough it out and then I was asleep,” The guard spoke worriedly as the room grew darker and black smoke begins to seep out from Sudario's body beginning to engulf the table.

"So who usually sends the shipment," he said in a really restrained tone.

"It was Lord Grizzal, sire!" shouted The nervous guard.

After hearing that a toothy grin appeared on the face of Sudario, "I guess Grizzal's invitation just got better for us."

Author's Note

This is my first attempt at writing a story, so write in the comments on how to improve, if it isn't up to snuff