Guardian Chap 39

by ~Sunjian54

The Equestrian Guardian

Chapter 39

Twilight gasped at what Luna had said. "Kill everpony?" She repeated in shock. "Yes…Nightmare Sol is feeding off the evil that still looms in Equestria, but that's not what she wants entirely." Luna said frightened. "Then what in the hay does she want?" AJ said confused. "What she wants is to open the Gates of Darkness." Luna said quietly since the guards were still standing in front of their cell.

Twilight gasped at the mention of the Gates of Darkness. She had read about them in one of her books, and had been terrified of it so much that she had nightmares for 4 days straight. "The Gates of Darkness?" Rarity repeated. "Yes. The Gates of Darkness are a magical barrier that seals all the evil and darkness Equestria has ever known behind them. The creators of Equestria: Solaris and Eclipsis saw that when they created Light in Equestria, darkness tried to corrupt and block it. So they sealed the darkness behind the Gates and it has remained there ever since." Luna said nodding her head.

"Every negative feeling is kept behind the gates, right princess?" Twi asked worriedly.

"Yes. Whenever there is an evil thought, whenever there is anger or rage or sadness or fear, it adds to the gates overall amount. And if Nightmare Sol opens the gates…"

"She'll have enough power to destroy everything!!" Twi said panicking.

"Yes but I'm afraid there's more." Luna said nervously. Twi cocked her head. More? How could things possibly get any worse? "Another legend says that when Equestria is on the brink of destruction that the powers of the Creators themselves will be given to the strongest thing in Equestria." Luna said shaking. Twi wrapped her head around what Luna said and finally put the pieces together. "And since Nightmare Sol will have all that dark power…"

"She will be the one who receives the Creator's power as well." Luna finished. Twi staggered backwards until she felt her rump hit the wall of the cell. All that power in the hooves of Nightmare Sol? Everyone would be her play thing.

"Ain't there anything we can do?" AJ asked pacing back and forth. "No… I'm afraid there isn't. Nightmare Sol will use my sister's body and me to undo the locks on the gates. She will then use all of you as vassals." Luna said.

"VASSALS??!! Is that a type of Candy?!" Pinkie said jumping around. "No Pinkie it means she'll store all that dark power in us until she needs it." Twi scolded. Pinkie's hair drooped and she sighed sadly. "If only David was here…" Fluttershy started. "WELL HE'S NOT!!!" Twi barked. Her anger was rushing over here and filling the broken cracks in her heart. "HE'S NEVER COMING BACK AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO!!" she yelled. Tears flowed down her face as she began using her magic to throw loose bricks into the opposite wall of the cell. "Calm down Twi. We all miss him." AJ said sadly. Twilight sighed. "You'll never miss him like I do…"

2 months and 3 weeks later…

Twi and the others marked the days in their cell. 2 months had gone by and everyone had been affected. Rarity's hair and coat was slick with dirt and dust but she didn't even notice.

Pinkie looked malnourished from the lack of her snacks that she always ate. Fluttershy was even quieter than usual; she rarely spoke even when spoken too. Rainbow's wings and body just like AJ's had lost a lot of their muscle and strength, and Twi and Luna had given up all hope of ever being rescued from their prison. Their last bit of hope had been crushed when a guard had told them that the ceremony would begin in two days. Twi had finally given up. Her brother was gone. Her mentor was corrupted, and her home was becoming a desolate wasteland.

However one day the guards didn't appear at their posts outside their cell. Twi wondered what was wrong until a strong shockwave shook the castle, throwing them all into the wall of their cell. "WHAT IN THE HEY WAS THAT?!?!" AJ said looking out the window. "Twi… ya'll are gonna want to see this…" She said quietly.

Twi rushed to the window and looked outside. Her mind exploded in shock at what she saw. Dragons, Griffins, Pegasi! All flying around the castle and attacking it. Then… she looked to the east and was amazed. An army of ponies, stallions, griffins, and dragons had gathered in the distance. They slowly crossed over the crest of the hill and gathered at the bottom, marching toward the castle. Then the sun began to rise and with it… one more figure reached the crest of the hill. He walked on two legs, his armor glowing in the rising sunlight.

With the figure came flag bearers, the flag looked like a sword behind the sun and the moon. And then… the figure drew a sword, and as he did, the glare faded and there stood David in all his glory. "He's ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!! HE'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She shouted to the others. Each of the ponies clambered to get a look out the window. They all cheered at the sight at the Guardian leading an army to retake Equestria.

"He's alive…. He came back for us…. There's still hope." Twi said to herself.

"No… There is no hope!" Someone said as Twi and the others were grabbed and pulled from their cell. Twi looked up to see Nightmare Sol sweat pouring down her face. "HE'S HERE AND YOU'RE DOOMED!!" Twi shouted triumphantly. "We'll see…now be quiet… we have a ritual to attend." Nightmare said as she pulled the mares deeper into the castle. Next Chapter: Chapter 40 Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 17 Minutes