Battle for Equestria: Halo
Of All Things That Could Go Wrong
Previous ChapterNext ChapterCelestia trotted down the tall archways of the castle she spent her daily life in towards the dinning room. Luna would already be there and Twilight should be joining soon after. A few guard passed by and Celestia nodded with a smile, and they saluted in return. With that out of the way, Celestia continued down the marble hallway. Her hooves making soft 'clop' sounds as they made contact with the floor.
Within a few minutes, Celestia came within view of the large double doors that led into the dinning hall. The doors were highly decorated with pictures of the sun and moon in the center and swirls going down the door, and on the edge a gold lining. Two guards stood at the door waiting to greet the princess as she approached.
"Good morning princess." The guard on the right said with the slightest hint of a smile.
"Good morning Lighting. Has Twilight arrived yet?"
"No ma'am. Would you like me to get her for you?" Lighting asked, extending his wings, ready to take flight.
Celestia smiled at the offer. "That would be wonderful, but no need to rush sergeant."
Lighting was about to take off but relaxed. "Alright, She should be down here in a few minutes, princess." With that Lighting trotted off down the hall.
Celestia took a moment before entering the dinning hall where Luna sat at the far end of the rectangular table. In front of the goddess sat a large plate of pancakes and a bottle of pure maple syrup. And surprisingly enough, Velvet and Nightlight were there as well. "Mister and Misses Sparkle, what a pleasant surprise."
Velvet and Nightlight looked up from their food and at the princess. "Hello, princess. Luna had invited us to breakfast yesterday and it had been a while since we last visited the castle. I believe it was when Twilight got her cutie mark." Velvet replied.
"Oh? Well it's nice to have some old friends to pass by. Luna, I hope your morning has been pleasant." Celestia said while she made her way over to a chair next to her sister.
Luna finished chewing her bite and greeted her sister. "Morning Tia, and yes my morning has been swell. I hope you don't mind me inviting Twilight's family."
"Of course not. The Sparkles are always welcome to the castle. And I see the cooks made us pancakes today!" Celestia took a stack of the golden-brown circles and placed it on the plate in front of her. She also took the bottle of syrup in her magic and poured a generous amount. "So, Nightlight, how have thing been down at the magic Academy?"
Nightlight looked up from his plate to answer the princess. "Things have been good. Students are working harder than ever, though I don't think any of them could beat our Twilight in a magic duel."
"Well that's good to hear. Twilight should be joining us here in a few minu..."
Celestia was cut off by the sound of door being slammed open. "Princess, it's Twilight!"
It took Celestia a second to register what had just happened. "Lighting is everything alright?" All she got for a reply was a him shaking his head furiously. A sudden wave of urgency took over Celestia and she stood from her chair and made her way to the door, leaving the others in confusion. "What happened?"
"I-I don't know. I knocked and she didn't answer so I let myself in... and... everything was thrown against the walls, and Twilight. I had to call the medical staff!" Twilight's parents gasped as Lighting explained. "It was... bad."
Celestia's expression quickly turned serious. "Take the Sparkles to the medical wing to wait for Twilight. Luna and I will check on the room." Celestia took in a deep breath and exhaled. "Luna, come with me."
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By the time Celestia and Luna arrived at the door that led into Twilight's room, most of the medical staff had been cleared out. Celestia stopped in front of the door. Sure what she was about to see may not be the worst thing she's ever witnessed, not by a long shot, but still this was somepony she had taken under her wing. Practically family.
With a moment of hesitation, Celestia and Luna cautiously stepped into the room and what they saw would make Discord proud. The once beautiful bed now lay broken, peices of wood strewn across the floor and the sheets were torn. Numerous book shelves had falled over, spilling their contents onto the floor. Even the small indoor balcony, where some of the larger bookshelves were, was broken in a few places. In one corner a large pool of blood stained a large rug and peices of wood that used to be a desk.
"What did you do, Twilight?" Celestia muttered to herself.
In the center of the room, about thirty feet from the broken desk, was a large black spot that looked like an explosion happened. Luna slowly moved in the direction of the spot. When she stepped in it a small cloud of the black soot rose up before gently falling back down. Luna was about to join her sister until she noticed something out of place. "What's this?" Luna took the object in her magic, shaking the soot off it. "Tai." Luna floated the small piece of paper to her sister.
Celestia took it and quickly read over it before looking at her sister. "Why don't you join the Sparkles? I need to get something." She commanded. In a second the room was filled with a bright light, then a wave of disiness took over until she found herself planted on solid ground again. Celestia opened her eyes and found herself in front of the doors to her room, tow huards standing at each side. The guards looked surprised to see the princess all of a sudden but quickly regained their stance.
"P-Pincess! Aren't you supposed to be having breakfast with your sister?" One of them asked, shaking slightly.
"There has been a change of plans. Twilight is hurt and is under medical care. Now if you'll excuse me I need to get something of mine." Celestia replied before rushing into her room, slamming the door behind her.
Both the guards flinched as the door slammed shut, and exchanged glances. "What was that about? You don't think Twilight is... dead?" The chocolate brown stallion whipsered.
The other guard, a pure white stallion replied. "I don't know, but I think we should just act cool. You know, just... natural."
Both guards jumpped at the sound of a muffled yell and a loud 'crack' following close behind. The chocolate brown guard tried to go in and see what was wrong but the white stallion stopped him, shaking his head.
Celestia took a relaxed breath now that all the anger was out of her system. She turned to look at the wall and was surprised to see two hoof indentions with large cracks sprouting from them like spider webs. Celestia gave the wall a disappointed look before turning to her bed, and with a flick of magic a book slid out from under it. The same book Twilight had returned to her the night before. She opened the cover and read over the paper Luna had found, soon finding the page with the same spell casting instructions.
Celestia continued to read down the page until she found what she was looking for. In the event that the casting should fail or back fire, one of three things can happen to the caster. One: Instant death will be brought to the caster. This is the most likely to happen. Two: The caster will be teleported to an alternate universe. Chances of ever coming back are next to none. Three: the caster will be put into a coma and their mind and thoughts are teleported into a different being in an alternate universe. The only way for the caster to return is to die in the alternate universe. If the caster dies in the world where they originally casted the spell, he/she will also die in the alternate world.
With that knowledge, Celestia teleported herself into the medical wing. Waiting for her a nurse quickly came to her side and motioned for Celestia to follow. It didn't take all but two minutes to reach the room where Twilight was being held. Inside, Twilight's parents sat by the bed side and Luna sat in the back corner watching with sad eyes. Twilight laid on the bed with bandages wrapped around her head, taking larger breaths now that she got medical care.
"Where are you Twilight?" Celestia whispered, but the other heard and looked at her in confusion.
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Where are you Twilight?
A figure stirred at the sound of a voice it recognized, but couldn't put a finger on it. It sounded distant, but close at the same time. The figure pushed harder for memories but they clouded and fogged.
"Hey, you ready for the debrief?" A male voice asked. The figure looked up and smiled.
"Yeah." She replied, standing from where she sat, and the two walked down the iron hallways.
Author's Note
Re-wrote this three times. So I hope you guys enjoy this 'chapter'.
So I decided to take a new concept than what most are used to. Instead of Twilight being teleported to a different universe I decided to just have her mind occupy a different body. Not only that, but she can hear the others in Equestria. Just something different.
