Guardian Chap 28

by ~Sunjian54

The Equestrian Guardian

Chap 28

David and the girls were so excited about going to Canterlot castle that they all barely slept that night. David himself however could not sleep at all. Nightmare's flooded his mind as he slept. He would awaken with a cold sweat only to find that he was still in the Library, Twilight sleeping next to him. After his 3rd nightmare he didn't go back to sleep but instead began looking through some of the books in the library.

One book caught his eye immediately. It was dark black and had a silver spine, but it was the title that got his attention. "The Gates of Darkness" he said as he opened the book. It seemed strange when he woke up, but he now realized that throughout his nightmares a voice had kept repeating Gates of Darkness. David tore the book open and began reading as quick as he could. He learned that the Gates of Darkness were two spell enchanted barricades that the creators of the planet; Solaris and Eclipsis had constructed to keep all the darkness and evil that the world had ever experienced locked away so it could not harm anypony. He also learned that the gates could be opened, but only by combining both the powers of Light and Darkness together.

As he reached the end of the book seeing as how it was very small he came across a small legend written on the back inner cover. "When Equestria is at its point of destruction the most powerful being in the world will receive the blessings of the Creators themselves to do as they see fit. At that moment all the pieces suddenly fell into place for David.

"I'm one of the keys…" He said as he shut the book in disbelief. "If Nightmare Moon got control of me and Luna she could open the gates, gain that dark power, defeat Celestia and possibly turn the world into her play thing if the Creator powers became hers as well." He said a light sweat running down his very scared face. "I need to tell Celestia about this as soon as we get to the castle." He said shutting the book and getting to his feet. He climbed the staircase back to the bedroom and promptly fell asleep, this time with no nightmares. His peaceful sleep was ended however with a hoof in his back about five minutes later.

He groggily turned over to see Twilight flailing her hooves in a panicked state. He gently moved her head to his lap and began running his hand through her mane and along her fur. "It's okay Twi, I'm right here." He kept saying over and over until she finally calmed down. Through the early morning light he could see that she had opened her eyes and was crying. He gently wrapped his arms around her as she continued to cry without making a sound. "Don't worry sis. No matter what happens, I am your shield and don't you forget it." He said pulling as close as he could. Exhaustion finally got the better of him as he fell asleep with Twilight still in his arms. The next morning the entire group waited at the library for the chariot to come and get them. "Wait a minute… Why are waiting when egghead here could just teleport us there?" Rainbow impatiently asked. "You know I can't cover a distance that large yet Rainbow." Twilight said with a slight bit of annoyance in her voice. As the two continued to argue David reached into his bag and checked his gear.

The Guardian Blade and his father's pistol were both inside and ready to be used. He had also slipped the copy of The Gates of Darkness into the bag as well. (For some extra studying) He told himself. The chariot suddenly appeared being pulled by 5 Pegasus ponies with a basket large enough to carry all seven of them. As they all stepped onboard the chariot and lifted off toward the sky, David let his mind wander back to what he had read about the Gates of Darkness. (It all makes sense now. That's the reason Nightmare Moon wants to kill me. She wants my power to open the gates and gain the power for herself.) He thought as the chariot suddenly touched down on the chariot pad of the castle. As all they all stepped off of the chariot a small group of guards appeared at the entrance to the castle.

"Her majesty is waiting for you in her throne room." They said as they led the group toward the throne room at full speed. As David approached the throne room doors he noticed that they had been completely repaired despite the fact that he had pretty much destroyed them in his anger during his outburst. However as they all approached the throne where Celestia was sitting David began to feel very uneasy. It was if the temperature in the room was slowly dropping the further he stepped into the room itself. He also noticed that the atmosphere seemed very heavy as well. Not at all like the calm relaxing feeling atmosphere he had experienced when he dined with the Princess. "Welcome. It's so good to see you all again." Celestia said greeting them with her warm cheerful voice. All of the ponies bowed, but David walked forward and basically put his face to the ground.

"Your majesty, I am so sorry for the way I acted toward you a few days ago. I hope that you will forgive for everything I said and did." He said, his voice filled with regret. Celestia stepped off her throne and raised his face off the ground with her wing. "I've already forgiven you David. There isn't any bad blood between us anymore." Her voice was kind, but her touch was cold to his skin. It felt like she was hiding something from him. David rose to his feet expecting an apology from her, but to his shock she walked passed him and began talking with the others. "Your majesty, not to be rude but… don't you have something you would like to say to me?" He said.

"Not that I can think of." She said calmly as she continued talking with Twilight and AJ. "Princess Celestia, you said in your letter that you would apologize to me for all the things YOU said." David said with a touch of anger to his voice. Celestia turned with a sly grin on her face. "I did say that. But I've changed my mind." She said with a stuck up attitude. "I mean why should I apologize for things I said when there true." David felt his heart snap, but inner rage quickly fixed the crack with anger. "I pour my heart and soul out in an apology for everything I said and you won't do the same?" He asked clearly aggravated. Celestia once again turned but this time her face was one of annoyance.

"You only apologize for something if you were wrong in doing it Guardian. You have done wrong and apologized. I merely spoke the truth during our argument and therefore have nothing to apologize for." She said smugly. "Now that don't seem fair!" AJ said jumping into the conversation.

"You said horrible things your majesty, you should apologize!" Twilight said jumping in as well. She was soon followed by all of the ponies all demanding Celestia apologize to David. "SILENCE!!!" Celestia shouted causing everyone to recoil in shock. "You all need to learn your place! I am ruler of this land and NOBODY tells me what to do!" She said as she stomped her hoof to clarify her point.

"I DEMAND YOU APOLOGIZE TO ME!!" David shouted his patience at an end. Celestia stopped and turned toward him. It was then that David noticed her eyes were now red and her veins were pulsing uncontrollably. "You… dare… demand… something… of ME!!!!" She roared sending a rush of energy that pushed everyone back a good distance. It was at that moment that Luna came charging in, followed by a group of guards. "RUN!!! IT'S A TRAP!!!!" She screamed before the guards covered her mouth. Before David could register what she had said the lights in the throne room went out. Suddenly bright red tendrils burst from the ground and grabbed all of the ponies in a deadly grip. As David tried to make sense of what was going on a haunting laugh filled the entire throne room.

"Oh no….." He whispered realizing what was going on. Celestia's body then appeared in the darkness, but it was bright purplish/black and her once beautiful rainbow mane was now blood red and appeared to David to be dripping blood itself. The bright red eyes burned with dark fire and her once beautiful body was now covered in blood red armor, along with her cutie mark which was now a dark black sun. "Nightmare Moon." David whispered as he unhitched his sword from its scabbard. "No human… I… am Nightmare Sol." A chilling voice responded. "And now that I'm free… I will turn this entire world into a blood soaked WASTELAND!!! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!" David then realized that his perfect dream day had just become a hellish nightmare. Next Chapter: Chapter 29 Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 28 Minutes