Twilight slowly opened her eyes, not sure if the darkness she saw was natural, or whether it was just a dream. Her senses came back slowly to her, her mind starting it's slow sputter to life. She had never slowly moved like this, so why did she now? Her eyes soon sharpened to the surroundings, the dark grey stone of a jail coming into focus. She sat unmoving, processing why she was here. 'Maybe use a spell? So I can at least see where I'm at?' She thought as she attempted to focus her magic in her horn, only to feel nothing except the spread of cold in her body. Twilight's mind decided that there had been enough time passed, and started to shove information down her throat, making fresh memories made known.

Twilight realized that if she were anywhere, it would be in a jail cell. She had attacked a Princess, they had put an inhibitor ring on her. What did was she thinking? She started to panic, reassurance surged in, drowning her fears out. Princess Celestia would understand if she showed her the point of view! Right! All she had to do was wait till Celestia showed up, and then everything would go back to normal. Twilight looked from beyond her cell bars, trying to place a guard so that she could get their attention, but found nothing. It looked like she would just have to wait... that wasn't a bad thing right?

She had been waiting for hours and nopony had showed up yet. What was taking so long? Twilight considered the possibilities that maybe something had gone wrong, and they were occupied. This justification was quickly dismissed, as she heard the sounds of doors opening, and she found herself happy to hear something other than her own thoughts.

"Thank goodness somepony finally came down here! I was beginning to think that I'd never get out!"

Twilight's voice faded as she looked at the two guards that had came towards the cell. Normally, the guards would hold a stone statue look on their faces while on duty, but these guards looked angry. Maybe something did happen and they were coming to get her? Twilight could only stare on, her mouth making words but no sound coming out. No words were exchanged as a guard opened the cell, and forcefully grabbed her from it, yanking her along. She took this gesture as to stay quiet and follow them, and she did as they lead inwards into the castle. While they were moving, every so often she could feel the tug of the front guard increase, it was slightly but noticeable to her. It looked like they didn't like what she had done to Cadance.

She had kept her eyes to the ground, and soon she noticed that they were outside, going into one of the larger gardens, as as they arrived to it she could see the figures of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, their heights making them stand out, she also noticed her friends gathered, as well as a surplus of guards. She could also see countless other ponies who she did not recognize, their looks to be angry, furious. She knew their reasoning, and as she reached the front of the gathering she saw them, her mother and father. Her mother looked like she had been crying for awhile, while her father was just holding her. They didn't look up to her as she passed. She soon arrived, the guards' swift motions telling her to stop.

She looked up towards Princess Luna, who had been closer, the dark alicorn only met her gaze briefly, her eyes filled with sadness, and anger. Her gaze shifted to Princess Celestia, and she found it unnerving. She hadn't noticed that she had been looking at her, and when she looked into her eyes searching for the calmness that she usually found, she saw a raging storm. Celestia was angry, and even that was an understatement. Upon further inspection of her mentor she saw that her mane looked to be more alive like fire. It hadn't strayed from it's usual coloration so maybe she was just seeing things? However her eyes were still unsettling, they didn't move from hers, and she could've sworn that she saw flecks of gold in them? Now Twilight was definitely seeing things.

"We will now begin the judgement of Twilight Sparkle."

Twilight shuttered in confusion. Judgement? Surely they were joking right?

"We find Twilight Sparkle guilty, of not only attacking a princess out of false pretenses, but also of threat of death."

This came from Luna. Twilight had grown even more confused, what did they mean by threat of death? She hadn't done much harm to Cadance as to put her on a deathbed or even near one! This has to be a mistake! Yet for one of those rare moments in her life she found herself unable to say anything to plead her case.

"I hereby find Twilight Sparkle guilty of the same charges, and as such subject her to her punishment. We hereby decree that she is banished from Equestria."

This cold voice didn't register on Twilight, but she already knew it was the voice of the solar diarch. Twilight finally found her words, as she saw both princesses horn light up.

"Wait! I'd never do something like this! You've gotta believe me!" She pleaded, looking at her friends, they quickly avoided her gaze, with Applejack even going as far as to use her stetson to avoid it. She turned to her family with hope in her eyes, to find that they had turned from her, opting to look into the ground instead. 'They knew what was going to happen, and they are just going to watch?!'.

Twilight felt herself hyperventilating, she didn't think her deeds warranted her getting banished! She soon felt the presence of a searing heat on her flank, and she twisted in agony to see that there was a light glowing, where her cutie mark was. It hurt, badly. She felt her mind fracture at the pain, as it spread over her, and in her agony she looked towards the princess of the day, and she felt her body jut forward on it's own. Fight or Flight, and she couldn't escape, so she had to fight. She had limited time, and she didn't ever get to the princess as she felt her body be pulled into the nothingness, the cold surrounding her as she passed out from the pain, she could see visions of a blinding sun and a broken moon, and as she fell to the ground there was a melancholy tune.

Author's Note

And so we come along the trip, to see the fall. Though, it won't be the longest drop. Now, I know that people also wonder about why a Element would be banished and to that I say, why would they need the elements in the first place if they had a good army? Another thing is that I have figured out certain nuances that I will tell you when the time permits. The final announcement, is that this story will be going up alongside my other story that is being written, and they will be updated, with The Light's Chosen receiving one chapter a week, and this one receiving two. This is subject to change, and the reason for me doing this is because one: Writer's block with the continuity of Light's Chosen, and two: I've been organizing the thoughts of this story, and somehow, I've managed to list out things for the next 20 chapters. I'll update this story for each day till it has the five beginning chapters, and then it will go on this set schedule. I hope you all enjoyed, and I can't wait for the fall to continue. (No I am not sadistic in any way, shape, or form!)