Alicorn: The Lost Princess

“Well… if I was born a Pegasus, and you were born an Earth Pony…” Cadence began, as the trio trotted out to the edge of town.

“I was born a unicorn.” Twilight added. To which they all nodded.

“Where is the fourth Alicorn?” They did not stop, their plan was to search the forest, but their reasoning was not quite put in place.

Twilight hopped ahead of them slightly. “It was said, while I was in school, at least… that Alicorns once lived in this forest.” She cleared her throat as they stepped under the tree cover. “Perhaps the last one is the last born Alicorn!”

Celestia groaned, having been born an Earth Pony to Alicorn parents weighing on her. Perhaps that was their reason for giving her up. “I have to confess.” She said. “I cannot recall having told you, but The Great… Gusty… she foretold that one of the prophesied Alicorns would be my biological sister.”

The stopped, nearly tripping. “That is wonderful! Perhaps you will recognize her?” Cadence asked.

“I never knew her… the day she was born was the day they left me on the farm.” She lamented. It was silent for a moment, darker now under the leaves, but in tension as well. “Perhaps she was born an Alicorn too, and that is why they gave me up.”

Cadence narrowed her eyebrows as Twilight shook her head in disappointment. “That’s ridiculous… if they- if they couldn’t love you because of what type of pony you were-“ it was evident that Cadence had taken it quite personally. “Then maybe it’s better that they didn’t raise you at all.”

Twilight nodded. “She’s right, any pony who would give up their foal for such a terrible reason. I don’t know...”

The two huntresses were sore and tired from being beaten and evaded. “It’s enough gold bits for a lifetime!” Trixie whined.

Starlight huffed as they walked, too exhausted to teleport them any longer. “I’m not planning on giving up, I’m just quite tired of being duped or beaten.”

Trixie shrugged in a goofy manner. “You kind of just get used to it.” She trotted, not nearly as fatigued as her partner, as Starlight had been doing all the work. “Where are we going anyway?”

“Ponyville.” Starlight said through gritted teeth, for the thousandth time.

“I thought you said you were tired of being beaten?”

The sound of breaking twigs and strapping branches could be heard, followed by crashing leaves and a shake of the ground.

To their shock and dismay a large grotesque looking creature leapt out of the darkness towards them. The three Alicorns, who, up until the day prior, had been complete strangers: clung to one another.

The creature was large, but dog-like. Made of wood and other natural materials. It seemed to be occupied by some sort of spirit as it should, by no means, have sentience.

In an act of bravery, Celestia rushed forward, on foot, horn ablaze. Cadence took her natural stance, skyward bound. And Twilight threw out a blast of magic into the beast. The magenta blast bounced through their attacker and shot out its back legs. It was resistant to that sort of magic. Cadence flapped her wings with all her might, creative a gust of wind that only pushed the monster inches backwards. This clearly agitated it.

Celestia charged and shot up a blast of golden light, stunning the creature. “We have to work together!” She shouted over the crashing of the animals limbs.

The three shared a knowing look before powering up their magical horns. And in a swoop of their multicolored power, the creature fell. It’s wood and leaves scattering across the path before them. “This place isn’t like our home. Magic doesn’t work the same way.” Celestia said, clearly recounting what she had just discovered.

The girls shook as they caught their breath. “Let’s just keep moving, the faster we find your sister, the faster we can get back home.” Cadence replied.

King Sombra’s eyes glowed with clouds of uncertainty. There had been no report from his ordered huntresses, and there was no certainty that any attack could be fulfilled without knowing where the Alicorns were.

The captain reluctantly crept into the throne room. “Your highness…”

“Any word on the Alicorns?” He asked with extreme urgency. He paused in his pacing and looked down at the cowering stallion before him.

“No notice from the students… huntresses as you call them…” he replied, not looking up to meet his gaze. “But, the battalion is prepared for the second stage of invasions.”

The king stomped, demanding his attention. The captain shook as he lifted his eyes. “We must know the status of the Alicorns before deploying any invasion!” He shouted, pointedly. The captain nodded. “We must move our battalion plan to Cloudsdale… then, once we are sure the Alicorn Pegasus… or how ever it shall be referred to as… once we are sure that that pony will not hinder us…” he sighed. “Then we will proceed.”