In the Shadow of the Citadel

Twilight rested her arms on her throne, gazing peacefully over her palace hall, and up at her stained glass window. She rose, strolling leisurely to her computer terminal. She looked through her inbox, skipping over the unimportant messages and mail. Nothing of extreme importance came from the inbox, so Twilight exited the throne hall and decided to take a walk through the garden.

She admired the plants and flowers growing along the paths, and soaked up the serenity and peace of the garden.

That peace was suddenly shattered.

Alarms blared and sirens shrieked, causing Twilight to hold her hear in shock and pain. She sprang into action, and ran back into the palace and to the main hall. The royal guards were gathered there, and quickly surrounded the princess. The captain approached her frantically, and managed to sputter out his next several sentences.

"Ma'am, our sentries spotted a fleet of unknown airborne...things headed for the city...We don't know who or what they are, but the sentries reported they were coming fast," The captain said a bit shakily.

"I want to know what they are captain, and I want to know if they're friendly. Hopefully there's a peaceful solution to this. There always is."

The captain nodded, and off he went, radioing to the sentries and guards. Twilight had not been in the castle for more than 2 minutes when the building shook with a bang, and the loudest thudding she'd ever heard. What followed changed Twilight's face to one of fear and shock. The shrieks of her people cut short by the canon of a huge, 3 legged beast trampling her city streets. The Seven Hour War had begun.