As the trio walked deeper and deeper into the catacombs, Luna and Twilight got more and more nervous with each step. Each hall was lined with multiple cobwebs, coffins, and the occasional suits of armor. After ten minutes of walking with the armor on her back, Luna tried getting Teslas attention, even though he was mumbling to himself.

"hey Tesla."

"I wonder what his spirit will say, hopefully he'll tell us some history....."

"Hey Tesla"

".....maybe he could be like a spectral pet, oooooo I've always wanted a ghost as a pet."

"HEY TESLA!!!!"

Tesla started twisting his hoof in his ear due to discomfort. He looked at Luna and with an annoyed grin and asked "what?' He even gave her innocent looking eyes.Luna just looked at him, thinking to herself 'seriously?seriously.'

"I was wondering, when you said to get the armor, you didn't tell one tiny important fact." Luna smiled innocently.

"And what would that be?'

"HHmmm, I don't know. Oh yeah, how about the part aboutRAISING THE DEAD!!!"

" I told you we were going to do this." Tesla said as they kept moving down a downward spiraling staircase.

" No, you didn't. All you said was that we needed the armor to get the strength we needed, nothing about corpses. You lied!!"

Tesla chuckled. "No I didn't. All I did was creatively tell the truth." He looked down the hall and large a large door in front of them. The door was decorated with a large battle scene, depicting two large armies battling in a large valley, whith Leoneighdes fighting a hopeless battle with the enemy leader. His friends were lying near him, fatally wounded. Under the picture was a small sentence, it read : 'For those that fought for future generations shall find peace knowing that their sacrifices were not in vain'. He looked a bit confused after reading this." Hey Luna, could you tell me a little about this." She looked at the door and shuddered.

"This battle was a long and horrible one. It was the final battle before the war had ended. Both sides suffered heavy losses." Tesla looked at Luna with a curious, but sad expression. "Yes, I was there, but my sister wasn't." She went over to the door and pointed to a small, armored Alicorn at the medical tents. " I was attending to the soldiers brought back from the battlefield, it took three weeks until both sides reached a stalemate."

Twilight put a hoof over her shoulder, giving Luna a comforting smile. But then her smile turned into a confused frown. She slowly moved closer and closer to the door until her face was a few centimeters away. She was glaring at something(or somepony) that was out of place. She looked at the confused pegasus bumping into things for a few seconds before realizing who it was. "Is that.........Derpy?" She saw her gray pegasus friend flying high above the battle, without a care in the world, while an earth pony hung from her forehooves with what appeared to be a screwdriver in his mouth. Twilight looked even more confused after realizing who it was. "How is this even possible? This doesn't make sense?! Even for HER!! Not even I could explain this?!" Twilight stepped back and started rubbing her temples, but she was replaced with Tesla looking at the pair.

"Huh. That earth pony reminds a lot of an old colleague of mine."

Twilight looked up in curiosity. "Who?"

"Her name is Nurse Whooves, or time stopper if you will. But that really doesn't matter now." He pushed the door open, and walked into a large circular room lined with famous generals. Each one perfectly preserved. When he reached the middle of the room, he stopped, and pulled out a large bottle filled with a white substance. He proceeded to make a five pointed star with a circle on the outside. Once he finished, he stepped back to admire his work after a couple of minutes of awkward silence, he coughed. "Hey Luna, could you please place the armor in the middle of the pentagram., and due be careful, this is all the chalk dust I brought."

Luna did as she was told, and slowly put the armor in the middle. After stepping completely out of the circle, Tesla brought out five wine glasses and placed each one into each arm of the pentagram. After he did this and poured the wine, he beckoned his friends to stand next to him. Once the two mares were next to him, he levitated five candles out of his bag, lit them, and placed them at the tips of the star.

He cleared his throat and began. "Ultra vox mea sepulchrum." A small wind sent a chill down twilights spine, she looked around to see where the wind had come from, but an explanation was absent from her mind. Tesla had not seen this, continued the ritual. "When those that are bound to this world say their final words, and mutter their last breath, the harvester shall take their lost soul over the threshold." The room had starting getting colder and colder with every word that was spoken. Twilight saw Luna looking around nervously, but didn't know why. She also noticed that one of the candles had been blown out. "All shall meet him eventually, immortal or not, and taken to the next world for judgement." Another candle blew out, leaving three left. "But when a warrior dies, they are honored in death, when the harvester is feared." Everyponies breath was visible now, along with another snuffed candle. "Most fear him, out of fear of what's to come. But some ask, why fear the inevitable?" Now only one candle was left, casting dark shadows around. Twilight realized why Luna was nervous, she could feel the invisible eyes, staring at them, waiting for them. "I pay tribute to the harvester Death by offering him four glasses, and one to Leoneighdes Patton." The final candle flickered out, leaving them in darkness.

The darkness was shattered by a white flame in the middle of the pentagram, it had a heart blacker than the shadows surrounding it. Two figures stood in the flame:one wore a cloak black as night, wielding a large field scythe. The other wore the armor, looking at the trio. Twilight was no longer nervous, she was scared.

"Who is the one that has looked behind the veil of mortality." The cloaked figure asked. His voice sounded raspy and far off, even thought he was a few feet away from them.

"It is I who has beckoned you. I wish to speak to the owner of the armor we have brought." The two figures looked at Tesla with a small amount of respect, and expectation.

"You may speak to me, until the five glasses have been emptied." His voice sounded deep, but fatherly. His gray eyes had a deep longing within them, hidden behind a coldness that could shatter steel.

"I wish to ask of assistance from the both of you." They looked at him with an expression halfway between a scowl and a chuckle. "What?" Leoneighdes spoke.

"The dead have no business with the affairs of mortals. You have four glasses left."

"But we need help! Celestia has ordered Equestria into a police state, declared one of the bearers of harmony and her sister corrupted! We need help."

The cloaked figure spoke. "I have harvested since the the birth of time. In my eons I have heard many stories. About a thousand years ago, I was told by many that Luna had become hateful, and resented her sister. I could feel her soul was filled with darkness. Why should we help her? Three are left."

"If you can sense souls, than you know that the three of us are here on a noble mission. If you don't believe us, then sense it." The figures stood there, gazing at the three beings. They could see That the purple one had a soul as pure as snow, the alicorns was clean but had a small darkness within it, trying not to be snuffed. They gazed at the stallion and saw neither darkness nor innocence. Only emptiness. "What?"

"We know you need help, but the rules we abide to do not allow us to help.Two are left."

Twilight finally worked up the courage to speak. " But we need help! Everypony is against us. You are our only hope."

"We must not interfere. Either way, I shall harvest all. Only one remains." The cloaked figure into the darkness. "In the end, darkness awaits all before I reap, what has been sown."

"Then all has been lost, my sister has turned against me, Equestria believes me to be a monster." Luna looked at the ground,tears silelently dropping towards the floor. "Maybe we are what they say. Monsters."

"How could you say that? We are not responsible. They are!" Frustration was rising in Teslas voice.

" Look at us! We are practicing a forbidden art. We should just turn ourselves in and accept our fate."

"And what would that be!?"

" The executioners block. You would be considered a victim, only Twilight and myself shall suffer." She looked up and saw Tesla looking frustrated and angry. "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong! A friend of mine is being selfish!" Luna looked confused. "If you think I'm gonna let you go to the chopping block all by yourself, then you're wrong! Friends stay together between thick and thin. Sure I might die, but you know what, I don't care! If a friend needs me, then I'm there. Besides, I can't lose the only two friends I've got." Luna felt better after hearing this. The figures in the flame heard every word, and spoke.

" There is one way we can help." said the cloaked figure. A quill and parchment appeared. The trio looked up and was about to ask, but he answered them before he let them answer. " We are helping for two reasons:First, out of pity. Second, we haven't seen or met souls like yours before. We shall help, but there is a consequence."

"What is it." Twilight asked curiously.

"Read......."

This contract allows the signing party to bring forth the soul they have contacted and all items his/her soul will need. The time frame of this contract is undefined and is subject to be terminated at any time for: Violation of terms of use, breach in contract, and refusal to pay amount owed. Violations may include endangerment of one or more affiliated parties by bound soul, abuse of soul aforementioned, or soul trying to reincarnate without permission from death. Breaches of contract include harm towards souls that do not deserve it, ending a life before its time, and ending the life of on or more parties. Privelages given by this contract include: faster reflexes, hightened senses, and improved vision at night and dark places. Once this contract has reached the end of its use, it shall bind itself to a designated carrier and bind their soul with said contract, turning the carrier into a living tome. Please sign below for full usage of said contract.

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" All that you need to do is sign." He handed them the quill. Luna and Twilight hesitated, but Tesla tooked the quill and signed immediately.

"If I know anything, it's that the dead can be impatient. We have no time to waste." The mares nodded and one after the other, signed the contract. Once they finished, the parchment and quill floated back into the flame, turning to ash as it passed through. The trio looked at the flame, whic had transformed into a normal color after the contract had been signed. The flame immediately snuffed itself out, then five small flames ignited, leaving the trio speechless. Twilight was the first to speak.

"Did we just sign a contract with death, for nothing?"

"Not exactly, young one." Twilight jumped at the voice coming from behind her, looking to see where it had come from. She saw a dark brown earth with a black mane coming out of one of the cases. His cutie mark was parchment with multiple Xs on it. As he got closer to the light, a large scar across his face became visible. " If you don't mid, I would like to put my armor on." He walked towards the armor and put it on. once he finished, he noticed that he was being stared at. " What?"

Luna stepped towards him, tears in her eyes. "Its been a long time, Leo."

"Looks like you've grown a bit, Luna."

"Yes, it 'as been a long time, froila." A red pgasus with a golden mane stepped from the shadows. He had a thick Germane accent, his mark was a pair of blue and white wings. His bronze eyes looked at Luna with a calm, but gentle warmth.

"How long has it been anyway? It feels like I haven't stretched for a thousand years." As the unicorn stretched, her bones made multiple cracking noises. she had a kelp green mane, her fur the color of the ocean. "I could really go for some food by about now." Her mark was a small boat in the middle of a black tidal wave. Her green eyes gave the impression that she was pretty laid back. The red pegasus facehoofed himself.

"You can be such a dummkoph sometimes Chester. Ve've been de-"

"I told you to stop calling me that Phoenix. My name is Chessie, my nickname is Hydra!"

"Dead for a thousand years."

"Oh. Well I forgot, okay?" The unicorn said sarcastically.

Tesla went up to Leoneighdes and asked him "Who are these two?". Leoneighdes let out a small chuckle. "Those two always argue, they're practically fire and ice." He pointed to the pegasus. "The one from Germaney is Phoenix, he's one of the best dive bombers there is. The unicorn over there is Chester." Tesla looked at him confusedly. "Her parents thought it would be funny. she likes to be called Chessie, or Hydra."

"But why do need them?"

"The contract did say anything I needed. I need my best people." A large rustling sound was heard coming from a couple of the adjoining crypts, startling everyone. Luna was the first to speak.

"What was that?"

"I did say anything. We need an army and a base of operations. So Death pulled some strings and converted the adjoining crypts into a standard military base. He also gave all our soldiers knowledge of modern equestrian, weapons, and armor that shows whose side their on. Now follow me, your army is waiting." They walked down an adjoining hallway into a large atrium filled with hundreds of soldiers. " Well, they're waiting for you Luna."

"What? Why me?"

"You are the Princess and a natural leader." Luna sighed and stepped towards the soldiers. She cleared her throat and started to speak.

" Attention mares and stallion, You might be wondering why you been awakened from your eternal slumber for one reason. To save Equestria from my corrupted sister. She has already been amassing an army against me. She has also somehow corrupted all but one of the elements of Harmony. I can't promise you that everypony here will live long enough with your newfound mortality to see the end of the coming battles. But I will Promise you we shall save Equestria!" One of the soldiers in front spoke up.

"But what shall we call ourselves?" Luna thought about this for a few seconds. Then had an idea.

"Since my sister has started calling Nightmare Moon, then we shall be The Lunar Republic."

A large approving cheer rang through the crowd. While Luna enjoyed the praise while Tesla asked Leoneighdes some questions.

"Hey, Leoneighdes. Does this place have a lab or anythimg like that?

"Please Tesla, call me Leo, and yes we do." An excited glint shined in Teslas eyes, but he corrected himself before asking a more serious question.

"When will we know when the contract is completed."

"Each of you has a black hourglass on your left shoulder, it will turn red when the contract has been completed." Leo sighed. "I wish we could've met under better circumstances." The two stallions were interruptd by the silence in the room. Luna sayed one last thing to end the speech in unison with the crowd.

"All Hail The Lunar Republi!!!"

Author's Note

Ultra vox mea sepulchrum=may my voice be heard from beyond thy grave