Twilight was wearing a set of goggles and a lab coat on in a massive room full of complicated machinery, she smiled “Spike can you bring an extra pair of mystic capacitors.”

Twilight was tinkering with the machine, she smiled “Thanks Spike, I can take it from here.”

Spike frowned “Are you sure?”

Twilight’s smile beam a little more forced as she flapped her wings in irritation “Yes Spike, I’m fine go and help Rarity I should be fine.” Twilight took a deep breath before smiling as she heard the door of the library slam shut, Twilight smiled as her horn glowed activating several machines as a huge complicated “If this works we’ll be able to teleport all ponies long distances. What I am saying there’s no way this could go wrong, I triple checked everything!”

What Twilight didn‘t realise was in her confidence she forgot to add the locational focus to the machine. Within burst of magic the portal began sucking papers, Twilight tried to fly out of the room but the pull of the portal was too strong and she was pulled in with a massive amount of force.

Meanwhile in a distant world, Uther the Lightbringer the First Paladin of the Silver Hand was wandering the countryside when a huge portal of magic opened dropping a papers and a small purple winged unicorn with a tricoloured mane and tail. Uther smiled warmly as he dismounted, he approached the creature with a hand, the small winged unicorn cried “Get away from me!”

Uther blinked in confusion (It talks), he then shook his head as he offered a warm smile “I won’t hurt you, my name is Uther, what’s yours?”

The winged unicorn squeaked “My name is Twilight Sparkle.”

Uther smiled “Well Twilight Sparkle, do you know how you arrived here?”

Twilight shook her head “I can’t remember anything other than my name and how to do this.” Much to his shock she levitated him in the air a few feet before lowering him down.

Uther regained himself and smiled “Come home with me, I’m sure I can provide a place for you at the Church.”

Twilight nodded meekly “Okay.”

He lifted the young filly onto his horse, Twilight wrapped ehr hooves around him as he headed to the local church, it was a small wooden building with a large brass bell on the roof. He left his horse outside and then picked up Twilight carrying her into the church. It was a quaint wooden building where priests were conducting sermons and celebrating births, he smiled as Twilight shivered “You’ll get used to them, don't worry they are all good people.”

He opened a door to a small wooden cabin with a small desk brought her over to a bed “This is were you will be sleeping until we get back to the Cathedral in Capital.”

Twilight smiled “Thank you for helping me” she then jumped up and down eagerly as she saw several shelves full of books “Books!Books!Books!”

Uther smiled as she grabbed “This is a small introductory version of the prayer book that is read by all Paladins, it is only small we have the full version back at the Cathedral.”

Twilight smiled “Can I read them?”

Uther smiled “Go ahead, maybe you will learn something.”

Twilight smiled as she began to read out the prayers in the book

We Paladins are part of a sacred order, we devote our lives to protect those weaker than ourselves, we also devote ourselves to punishing the unjust and the cruel who wish to bring harm to those we protect.

Twilight blinked “What does that mean punish the unjust?”

Uther sighed “We either put them in a cell or if we have to take their lives from them” Twilight blinked in confusion, Uther sighed “I’m not going to lie to you, we kill them Twilight.”

Twilight whimpered “Why? Killing is bad.”

Uther stood up and took a deep breath “Because if we don’t they will kill thousands of innocents, we Paladins give up so much to keep people safe sometimes our lives if necessary. We may kill but only if is necessary, I wish it didn’t have to be this way but it is how the world works.”

Twilight looked up “That does sound really noble, to give up so much for others. Do you think I could be like that one day, that I could be a Paladin.”

Uther nodded “If you keep reading your prayers and devote your life to protect others then I can see it happening.”

Twilight smiled as turned back to the book “Okay I’ll do my best.”

Uther smiled “ That'sa ll anyone can ask of you lass, I have some paperwork to organise, I’ll be back in a couple of hours.”

Twilight nodded to him with a smile before she lifted the book in her magic as she continued to read

Follow the light, use it’s power to guide and protect those who need it, become an example for others to follow and become a beacon for all that is good.

Uther was stunned as Twilight glowed with golden light as she read word after word

Shine bright for the lost and the desperate, for those who struggle against the darkness of the world. We are the preservers and protectors.

Twilight smiled as she felt power coursing through her body, it was warm and comforting as if a warm fire had been ignited within her body. She smiled as she turned to Uther “That is the light you spoke of.”

Uther shook himself out of his stupor at how such a young creature coudl use the light so well “Yes, I believe you have the making of a fine Paladin.”

Twilight smiled “Thank you sir”

Uther laughed “Please call me Uther, I’m not one for fancy titles.” Little did he realise that soon they would meet with someone who would change both their lives as well as the fate of the entire world forever.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this story, also please read it's sister story as well.