Equestrian War

Twilight’s senses started coming back. She could see a dim blue light through her eyelids. She could hear a faint, high-pitched beeping noise, but was unable to tell what it was.

“Open your eyes,” said a quiet, calm voice.

Twilight’s eyes weakly fluttered halfway open. Her vision slid in and out of focus. Thinking that she was dreaming, she shut her eyes.

“Open your eyes,” said the voice again.

Twilight's eyes fluttered halfway open again.

“Open your eyes. Wake up, Aunt Twilight.”

Twilight could identify what smelled like some sort of salt, and she felt something warm around her body. She then felt the warmth going downward. She suddenly realized that she was not in her bed anymore. She was lying in a shallow trough of water. She opened her eyes completely and blinked several times to acclimate to the low lighting as she started to sit up. Looking around the dimly lit room, she saw medical instruments and then noticed that she was attached to a heart monitor. Then she spotted who was talking to her. There was a young alicorn with white fur and a blue and white mane standing next to the trough.

“I don’t know who you are referring to. I only have one niece, and she is a baby. Her name is…,” Twilight started.

“Flurry Heart,” said the young alicorn.

Twilight looked closer, and then her eyes widened in shock. This really was her niece standing next to her.

“I haven’t seen you since you were only a few months old.” Twilight said to Flurry Heart.

“I know; that’s because you have been asleep for twenty years.” Flurry replied.

“WHAT?” Twilight cried, leaping out of the trough, and taking the electrodes off of her chest.

“Follow me; we will explain what’s going on.” Flurry said as she pressed a button that opened a door in the wall.

As Twilight followed her niece, she noticed that Flurry was wearing a radio headset.

“Aunt Twilight is awake, and I am bringing her your way.” Flurry said to somepony on her headset.

“Good work sweetie.” said a voice that Twilight recognized as Cadence’s.

As they walked through the hallways, Twilight saw that they were obviously in some sort of cavern because there were stalactites hanging in some spots. After walking for three minutes, Flurry placed her hoof and her eyes against two scanners that opened a door into a large conference room. Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor were already seated at the ring-shaped table in the center of the room. After Twilight’s information was set up in the security system in the complex they were at, she took a seat at the table. She had no clue of what she was about to hear.