MLP fanfic: The battle of the three ponies

Chapter 1

Spike rushed into the library, tears running down from his face. "Twilight! The most awful thing has happened! Princess Luna and Princess Cadence are requesting an audience with you immediately!"

Twilight was admiring her new wings. "Why? What has happened? Are you alright?"

Spike shook his head and handed her an opened letter he held in his hand.

Twilight took it and read the first sentence. She blinked rapidly and tears began to fall down her face. "But how..."

"Keep reading, it gets worse," Spike said glumly.

After twilight was done with the letter, she allowed herself to fall on the floor and cry.

Spike rushed to her side and hugged her. He sat next to her and stroked her mane. "There, there. It'll be fine. Just think happy thoughts, happy thoughts Twilight."

Twilight sniffled. "We have to tell the girls. Round them up while I get ready for the departure and ready the elements.

Spike nodded and rushed out the door.

Twilight morosely gathered up a few necessities in her saddle bag and put it on. She had got done packing before Spike returned so she allowed herself to sink into her thoughts.

Back in magic Kindergarten, after class, she would have a private lesson with Celestia. Her warm and encouraging smile always made Twilight try harder until she learned the spell. The silly games the Princess would play with her subjects, like when she fooled the cakes by pretending to take a sip of her tea and have them over fill her cup. The laughs Princess Celestia shared with her, they would make any dark day brighter.

And now that the Princess was dead, Twilight found herself in a state of disbelief.

She heard voices through the open door to the library.

"Twilight! What's going on?" Rarity exclaimed as her friends walked into the library with Spike.

"It's Princess Celestia, she's...dead," Twilight said sullenly.

"No..." Rainbow Dash whispered in disbelief.

Twilight nodded. "It's true. And Luna and Cadence say she was assassinated. The news hasn't been told to the general public, but they want me to be there when it is."

The ponies in the room then began to cry.

"We need to leave for Canterlot immediately," Twilight said.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Rainbow Dash said.

"Let's get going," Twilight agreed.

"We'll meet you in Canterlot, we have to get our things first," Apple Jack said.

"Alright. Spike, get on my back," Twilight said, opening her wings.

"Wait! Let me get my favorite gem and my blanket!" Spike said.

"I've already got them in my saddle bags," Twilight said.

Twilight lowered herself a bit so that Spike could climb on her back. She nodded to her friends, who made way for her as she ran out of the library and took flight.

Twilight loved flying. The gift had been bestowed to her just a week earlier, but she took every chance she could get to fly. The wind in her mane and underneath her wings felt amazing. She also saw the world from a completely different perspective, but it was a little dizzying at first.

She was soon at Canterlot, and slowly descended to the ground.

The ponies bowed to her as she ran by, and the guards no longer stopped her at certain points.

She ran into the Grand ball room, searching for the two princesses.

They were in there, both talking quietly and surrounded by guards.

"Twilight!" Cadence exclaimed.

"Cadence!" Twilight exclaimed.

Twilight lowered herself to the ground and Spike climbed off.

"She was murdered here, by what we do not know. Luna was with her at the time, and said she saw a pony escape out that window," Cadence said, pointing to an open window.

"I do not know if it was an earth pony, unicorn, or pegasus, I do not even know if it was a mare or stallion. I only saw a silhouette, and they wore a hat and cape. They jumped out that window and when I went to look for them, they were gone. They could have hid, teleported, or flown away for all I know," Luna added, glumly.

Twilight ran over to them, followed by Spike.

Behind them was a large sheet, covering the Princesses body.

Twilight sighed and turned away from the body. "When are you going to tell the subjects?"

"Now, we were planning to as soon as you got here," Luna said.

"Guards, two of you stay and protect the body; two of you come with us," Cadence instructed them.

They nodded and two guards stay put while two guards followed them out of the ballroom.

Twilight had allowed Spike to ride on her back, as she wanted to make sure he was able to keep up with them.

When they were outside, Luna began to speak in her Equestrian voice. "Attention faithful subjects! As of recently, Princess Celestia has been assassinated! The killer is unknown, but we do know that it was a pony. We are not sure if it was a Unicorn, earth pony, or pegasus, but we will inform you when we can get more information. But for now, the Princess will be turned to stone and put up in the Cantlerlot statue garden in three days for the public to witness!"

There were horrified gasps among the unicorn ponies gathered in front of them.

"We are departing to spread the word, and while we are gone, captain of the royal guard Shining Armor will be in charge, I bid thee farewell!" Luna exclaimed.

The three princesses then turned to each other.

"Who is going where?" Luna asked.

"I've got Ponyville, Manehatten, and Appleloosa" Twilight said.

"I've got the Crystal Empire, Cloudsdale, and Fillydelphia," Cadence said

"And I will see to the rest of Equestria," Luna finished.

The three of them extended their wings and took flight, waving as they went their separate ways.