Celestia approached the force field carefully, as not to alert the enemy. She quietly touched her horn to the shield and used her magic to open a fair sized rectangle. After she had slipped through, she let the hole close and once again took to the air.

Shining Armor and Cadence were standing alone in the center of the city. Shining Armor looked exhausted from the strain of holding off an entire army single handedly.

Celestia hovered above them and watched as Shining Armor shot another surge of energy into his shield. After confirming that the Jedi were ready, Celestia swooped down and landed softly a short distance away from the pair. Cadence heard her land, squealed softly, and ran over to give her a hug.

"Celestia, what is going on?" Cadence asked with fear.

"I'll explain in a moment." Celestia scanned the area. "Where are the Crystal ponies?"

Cadence pulled away. "We sent them to the castle. It was the only thing we could think of to keep them safe. They're terrified that they'll be enslaved again."

"I'll do my best to ensure that doesn't happen." Celestia walked over to Shining Armor. When the three were together, Celestia explained the plan.

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Anakin lifted a hand in a useless attempt to block oncoming snow and wind. "Luna!" He yelled at the blue blob in front of him. "Are you sure you know where you're going?"

The Jedi jogged to the Equestrian's side. Luna didn't look to confident. She was sifting from side to side and scanning the landscape.

"I-I don't recognize this place. The light from my horn can only show me so much. Can you sense anything?" Luna said, looking up at him hopefully.

Insecure. Just as Tiegan said. "I'm sorry. I can't sense nonliving things. Besides, this storm, combined with my men's stress, is clouding the Force."

"I understand." A blast of wind almost knocked Luna off her feet. "I'm sorry, Anakin, we're going to have to take cover. We'll just freeze to death in this cold!"

Anakin nodded. "There's a large cave about fifty meters back."

Once the group was safely parked inside the cave, Ahsoka approached Anakin as he scraped ice off his gear.

"Master?"

Anakin spared her a nod.

She sighed. "I'm sorry for getting us into this. I should've listened to Princess Luna."

"It's not your fault, Ahsoka. I'm the one who make the decision to press on."

"I know, but now I've put my best friend in more danger than was needed."

Anakin couldn't resist a smile. He started to answer her, but the wind suddenly changed direction and a blanket of snow washed into the cave. There was a howl of disapproval from his troops.

Then suddenly, the cave was clear again. Luna was using her magic to push back the storm. Anakin watched in amazement as the blue princess shoved the snow back where it belonged, and then, with a flick of her head, raised a barrier to cover the mouth of the cave.

Anakin and Ahsoka exchanged a glance. These Equestrians never cease to amaze me. How many other royals would rise to the challenge themselves? Well, Padme does, of course. Anakin suddenly felt guilty. He hadn't even thought about his secret wife since they had crashed on Equestria. Wow, would he have a story to tell her.