Remnants

The first thing that Luna became aware of was the smell of fire.

The second thing was the screaming.

"My Queen!" a familiar voice shouted from the smoke. "We need to get out of here now!"

Luna turned her head round searching her surroundings for the voice. Shadows in shape of ponies ran around her in a sea of fear and distorted voices. the sight that greeted her was a familiar one, a castle in flames with a ball of fire sitting atop her crushed throne, banners with a crescent-shaped moon stood defiantly against the burning of her throne.

"Luna!" that familiar voice shouted out again. "We have to leave now!"

Finally her eyes caught a reddish glint amongst the sea of panick. A tall shape stood strong against the tide, the corpse of two pegasi lay around the shape their bodies armored with the colors of Celestia 'solar guards'. Other tall forms stood behind the shape, their various colored weapons draw out and their bodies tense.

"My Queen" blue cold eyes finally meet hers, its voice filled with relief. "This way quick!"

Luna took a step towards the shape but before she could begin to move, the ceiling exploded, the sound of shattered glass filled her ears and the screams got louder, pegasi with gold colored armors flew inside her castle in great numbers their blades draw out and a battle cry on their lips.

"My Queen look out!" a young mare's voice screamed next to her.

The mare's bat wings gave a powerful thrust into the air, colliding with a pegasus that was flying towards her at an
impressive speeds.
Blood splashed across her vision as both bodies fell to the ground in a flurry of blades, the battle around her was vicious, expensively dressed ponies screamed and ran like frightened sheep, armored ones fought in a clash of cruel fury the likes of which she had never seen on a battlefield. as if something important depended on their best, the tall forms fought in the middle of the battlefield their battle a dance of death whenever a new enemy entered the fray they died as quickly as they arrived.

"Captain Comet!" the familiar voice shouted in panick. "Take the princess out of here now!"

A green colored stallion landed next to her, panting with sweat and with cuts around his body.

"My Quee-" the captain voice faltered as he meet her gaze. "You're hurt, healer to me!"

Luna blinked at the captain words, she was not feeling pain but nonetheless a old teal unicorn stallion came up to her and started casting a spell and yet she did not feel a thing.

"She's stable" the old unicorn croaked. "But i can only heal the wound entirely once we reach safety"

"That's good enough for now" the captain declared as he spread his wing "All right i want everypony on a tight formation, Starsong, Silkheart stay close to the princess, we are rushing out of here!"

Luna felt two bodies press against her sides.

"Follow our wing pattern as best as you can my queen, this is going to be dangerous" a soft voice spoke to her.

"Get ready, Now!" The captain ordered.

A large group of ponies took into the air a mixture of pegasi and thestrals and one alicorn, they flew towards the ceiling in a flight of blood and blades, as many were cut on all sides, she felt as a jet of hot liquid hit her face with force, She lost her balance, a gurgling scream was all she heard, and a war cry responded to it by spraying another round of blood around her, as she began to fall to the ground she felt a body grab her from the sides.

"Do not worry my queen i have you" The same soft voice spoke with strain.

The escape to the ceiling continued as the battle raged like the same fire that burned her castle, more bodies fell to the ground and the flight thinned out. Whenfinally she felt her body the surface, struggling to climb onto her hooves, she felt a weight fall of onto her back and hit the ground with a thud, turning her eyes turned towards the sound, she saw an adult mare on the ground, a spear lodged in her back, a relieved expression on her face.

"General!" the captain voiced roared against the sounds of the battlefield below. "We have to leave now!"

"We can't!" the familair voice shouted back towards her group, in a tone of finality "We need to buy you time"

Luna saw the captains face fall in despair.

"Sir i will not leave you behind" captains comet voice shouted back in defiance.

"You don't have a damn choice captain" the general shouted in response his voice like thunder.

Luna saw those cold blue eye soften

"You do not have a choice Comet" the general said back in a softer tone

Captain Comet stood there on edge staring down the battlefield, Luna swore he would jump into the fray, but he turned around with a strain as if lifting a heavy boulder, his eyes gleamed with tears,.

"Comen on!" the captain sharpely barked at his soldiers moving towards the escape route on the ceiling, his tone choked.

Luna peered into the edge, many of the her soldiers lay dead on the battlefield, the thestrals and pegasi still held the air with ferocity, the few remaining unicorns and earth ponies fought to the end their hooves caked with blood and horns fizzling, the tall forms and their colored weapons stood strong as a shield, their visage covered in cuts, blood and spears stuck into their bodies but yet they cut down their foes like artists and did not move a inch.

The smallest of the forms turned their eyes up to meet hers, a young face Luna saw androgynous in a perfect mix of femine and masculine features,a grand smile covered their youthful features despite their worn down appearence.

"Luna" a soft voice called out to her, as same as their features it was a mix of feminine and masculine, but Luna noticed the more boyish tone.

"This was the greatest time of my life" he said, his smile diminished into a small one "I'm sorry i couldn't there to the end"

His cold blue eyes stared back at her, shimmering with a thousand emotions until it settled into gratefulness "Thank you"

The castle rumbled, cracks started to appear in the ceiling as stones fell towards the battlefield, the escape route entrace started to fill with rocks, bodies pushed her to the entrance, but Luna could only stare back at those blue eyes, his gaze left hers and turned back to the battle.

"Cyclone!" Luna shouted in despair towards her friend as the stones filled the passage until darkness enclosed her, only to wake up to her sister's worried visage.