Torcido and Deja

* My little pony, my little pony, ahhhhhh*

Sugarcube Corner was busy, but only one pony wasn't talking. She had her gaze intent on a large book, every few minutes blowing her lavender mane out of her face.

After about 30 minutes of looking at the book, she called "Girls, come look," and was immediately joined by five other mares.

Her horn glowed, and the books pages turned until they stopped on a chart.

The lavender unicorn pointed a hoof at the chart and somberly explained her call, "This is a chart of each villains activity over the past month. Here's Trixie, Diamond Tiara, Gilda, Nightmare Moon. Chrysalis, and  Discord. Most have not been active the month, but Discord and Chrysalis have been EXTRA busy this month. "

The book was encased in magic and slammed shut, floating into the air and following behind the purple pony, who was darkly murmuring to herself.

Suddenly, the door to the small cafe was tossed open, and a beautiful, curly-maned alicorn entered. The lavender unicorn's face brightened and she ran up the the new pony, throwing her hooves around her.

Cadence laughed and hugged the unicorn back, exclaiming happily, "Twilight!"

The two ponies went through a quick hoofshake, ending in laughter.

The smile on Cadence's face abruptly melted away into seriousness as she magically pulled in a light blue bag which dropped into her hooves. Her purple eyes etched in fear. "Twilight, I'm sorry to cut our fun so short, but I'm here on official business." The bag in her hooves illuminated once more, opening and allowing the magic surrounded contents to float out, revealing that the bag had contained seven shined, new war helmets. Cadence adjusted a silver helmet that she had pulled on only seconds earlier. Her curled mane was pushed through the mane opening on the top, curling over the front edge and falling in her eyes. The pink alicorn reached up and pushed the mane to the side of the helmet, frowning until she had gotten her mane to stay in place.

"Twilight," Cadence started, "I have bad news. Princess Luna has been captured. I was speaking to her last night, but when I went to bed, she told me she wanted to make a few more rounds of the garden before she came back inside. She never returned, and has been nowhere to be found."

Twilight gasped, covering her mouth with her hoof, nervously.

The pink alicorn continued, "My Aunt Celestia and I have decided that it is up to you and your friends to save the princess of the night."

Twilight smiled slightly, "Celestia trusts us to save Luna?"

Cadence nodded, "I'm to come as well! Are you and your friends willing?"

A blue pegasus with rainbow mane flew forward, her voice cracking as she spoke, "Aw yeah, princess! You bet!"

Twilight smiled, "I'll take that as a yes. Girls?"

A pink maned earth pony with a high pitched voice piped up, "OF COURSE!! eee! It'll be SO much fun!

A blonde earth pony with a freckled face nodded, crossing her front hooves.

A purple maned unicorn with blue eyes stepped forward, "Why of course darling! These helmets are SO cute! I'll pack us all bags!"

"Fluttershy?" Twilight inquired of the last pony, a yellow pegasus with a lemonade pink mane.

"W...well...I," she paused and let out a small sigh, "ok...I'll come."

Cadence smiled gratefully, "Thank you, girls. Canterlot thanks you. I think leaving now would be the best bet."

The seven ponies trotted out of the giant gingerbread house of Sugarcube Corner, and started the quest to save the princess of the night.