~Celestia~

"You did WHAT?!" Luna practically screamed at me as I explained my actions.

"My spies discovered her location and I sent Spike out to meet her. I've had enough of these war games. It's time to show Twilight how much trouble she's gotten herself into." I replied, holding a stern expression in front of her.

Luna simply began to pace back and forth in front of me. "You don't send our best defence to the enemy as a warning message! Twilight is no ordinary Unicorn. She's a Necromancer! I don't care how strong Spike is now, he's sure to die, and Twilight will have brought him back!" Luna scolded me. "You didn't sent her a warning message, you sent her a present!"

As if summoned, the two large doors to the throne room opened and said Spike stepped through, his face slightly confused. "You were saying, Luna?" I retorted, moving to meet Spike half way. "My dear Spike, what news have you of Twilight's situation?" I asked, brushing his face with my hoof. At lest somepony was still loyal to me.

The purple dragon took a moment to respond. "I barely recognised her. She looked nothing like she used to. I don't know if it's her new armour or not, but she's attained the form of some sort of Alicorn." he replied. The last word rang through my mind like a bell. Twilight was an Alicorn.

"No... no, no, no NO!" Luna began to have a panic attack. She stepped back and curled up into a ball by the window, silently whimpering to herself.

"Get a hold of yourself! You're an Alicorn too, for goodness' sake." I snapped at her.

"There's more. I overheard her ceremony. She's abandoned her name. She's calling herself Pandora." Spike interrupted. The added information made me pause for a moment.

"That makes no sense. Why would she change her name? It serves no logical purpose. She's always been proud of her name. What's changed?" I asked.

Before anypony could respond, there was a flash of light coming from the East followed by a shockwave that rumbled throughout the castle, shattering the windows. As the light died down, Spike and I made our way to the windows and looked outside. The sight we saw chilled us both to the bone.

"PRINCESS! THE NECROMANCER HAS JUST LEVELLED MANEHATTAN!!!" the voice of a terrified guard called from the entrance to the throne room. I was stunned into silence by the scene beyond. A dark mushroom cloud spewing dark magic the likes of which I'd never seen before.

"She just destroyed the centre of all trade in and out of Equestria. The surrounding docks will not have gone undamaged. She just crippled us." I said to Spike.

"That wasn't her only intention." Spike said, grabbing my attention from the scene before me. It's her response to you for sending me. Princess, I'm afraid that by sending me, you've doomed us all." he concluded. I looked at him for what felt like hours. I knew that what he said was true. As I turned back to look at the mushroom cloud, I knew that he was right. I'd closed off any chances of settling the conflict peacefully; I'd just invited Twilight to destroy us all.

~Pandora~

I could feel the darkest magic I'd ever felt before surrounding the city of Manehattan. The explosion had completely destroyed the buildings in the area, including the inhabitants within. Everything had been disintegrated within a matter of seconds. And I found it utterly beautiful.

"YOU'RE GONNA USE THE ONES I LOVE AGAINST ME, CELESTIA?!!! WELL BRING IT ON!!! I'LL DECIMATE THE ONES YOU FOUGHT TO PROTECT AND BRING THEM ALL BACK, JUST FOR YOU!!!" I screamed into the air. My words held power as the mushroom cloud around me began to spiral around. The magic emanating from it shot out like tendrils, digging into the ground around me. Waves of energy radiated throughout the land. I knew its purpose. "We'll start with Manehattan." As I spoke, a pile of dust near me began to form a tiny whirlwind. That whirlwind compressed, taking on the form of a hoof.

Author's Note

Okay, small chapter, I know. But I just felt I had to get this up at least.