Twilight's POV

When I returned home, Spike ran up to me.

"Twilight! While you were gone, the Princess sent a letter!" He told me, holding the aforementioned letter in his claw. Guessing what it was about, I opened it up and began reading out loud.

"My Dearest Twilight,

You and your friends are needed immediately. A great threat has reappeared.

From, Celestia." I finished reading, before resealing the letter, and placing it over on the new pile.

"Spike, can you gather the others? Tell them to meet me at the train station." I asked. Spike nodded, before running off to gather everyone. When he left, I began having doubts.

Should I do what Magnus said? Or should I remain loyal to Celestia? I know that I should tell Celestia about the cult, but... I pondered.

She didn't trust me enough to tell me about Ahriman. What else has she been hiding? What else has she lied about? A stray thought asked. I shook my head.

"No, no. I should first at least hear Celestia out. Perhaps it's just some enemy from the past." I told myself.

She always sends you to deal with her problems. She hasn't raised a hoof to help in the slightest.

"Yes she has! Back when Discord corrupted us, she sent me the letters to remind myself of the power of Friendship!" I argued.

But how did she know to send the letters? She would have had to know beforehand that it was going to happen.

"..... That's true..... how did she know?" I asked the voice.

And at your brother's wedding. When she actually tried to fight Chrysalis, she was easily overpowered. She is weaker than she claims to be. Weaker than you. She sent Discord to stop Tirek, knowing that he would betray you. She knew that he would give you your key to the box. What if she set up each event? What if she planned these things?

"She.... she couldn't have... could she?" I asked.

She sent you to fight Sombra, a Tyrant that needed both herself and Luna to banish the first time. What if he killed one of your friends? There was a constant danger. She has been testing you, like a lab rat in a maze. If this is how she treats her 'prized pupil', how do you think she would treat her precious ponies? She is unfit to rule.

"I will hear her out. Then I will make my decision to tell her or not." I told the voice, before marching towards the train station.

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"So, what ya callin us out 'ere fer?" Applejack asked. Everypony was aboard the train at this point.

"Celestia has called for our assistance. We should go see what she wants." I told them. Rainbow pumped one of her hooves in the air.

'If she has a problem, we're the best team to deal with it!" She boasted. I sighed, remembering the earlier conversation with the voice. Applejack noticed my mood, and spoke up.

"Somethin botherin ya Sugarcube?" She asked. I looked up at her, and forced a smile.

"I'm fine! I was just getting into reading a good book when the letter came in." I lied. She looked at me strangely, but said nothing. The rest of the trip was uneventful as the train drew closer to Canterlot. When we got off the train, we ran towards the castle. The guards spotted us, and let us through the main gate. We ran through the halls of the castle before bursting into the throne room.

"Celestia, we came as fast as we could!" I told her, feeling a slight amount of Deja vű. She looked at me, with a smile plastered on her face, though her eyes were full of worry.

"Twilight, and the rest, it's so good to see you again." She told us. "I brought you here today because of a threat made to myself and Luna. In person." She explained. Everyone gasped. Except me.

"How could someone be able to threaten you, and escape the castle? Wouldn't the guards, or yourself, be able to imprison him?" I asked. She looked down at me.

"This creature is unlike any you have encountered before. His name is Ahriman, and he was once Princess Luna's most powerful Sorcerer during the War of Darkness. During the war, he and his brothers betrayed Luna, and corrupted her with thoughts of violence, eventually resulting in the rise of Nightmare Moon. When I banished her with the Elements, they too were banished." She answered, though I realized she didn't actually answer my question.

"Why are they only just now appearing? Wouldn't they have reappeared with Nightmare Moon?" Applejack asked. Celestia shook her head.

"While Luna was banished to the Moon, Ahriman and his brothers had been banished to an unknown realm, that neither I nor Luna know anything about." Celestia replied. Luna raised a hoof.

"Actually, dear sister, he explained it to me when he was still my servant. He called it the Warp, a Realm made purely of emotion, thoughts, and dreams of all living things." Luna added. Something in my mind clicked, and I remembered the place in my dream.

"Is that so? Either way, we need you to locate him, and defeat him with the power of Friendship. He is a danger to everypony in Equestria, no, the world. If left to his own devices, he would become a major threat." Celestia asked.

She is sending you to deal with her problems again. The voice told me. I nodded, and Celestia smiled.
"Good luck, Twilight." She said. We left without another word. When we got back on the train, Rainbow was the first to speak.

"So, does anyone know where this chump is?" She asked. I shook my head, along with everypony else.

"I suggest we search around, find anyone who knows about this 'Ahriman'. Then we can try to trace him back to wherever he is." I told them. They all nodded.

"So, what about the other two?" Rainbow wondered. I smiled.

"I'm sure they are with him. I also doubt they can beat us. I'm gonna head to the Old Castle of the Two Sisters to see if I can find anything."I lied, before teleporting away.

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Ahriman's POV

As I studied the latest world history, a purple light appeared behind me, and vanished just as quickly. I turned around to see Twilight Sparkle.

"Ah, ms. Sparkle. What brings you to my quarters?" I asked. She looked at me.

"I want to know why you threatened Celestia." She replied, staring at my eye lenses.

"And how do you know this?" I asked, puzzled.
"Because I used to be the Element of Magic, as well as Celestia's former teacher. She ordered us to find you, but I want to hear your side first." She told me. I blinked at this. "Celestia's Personal Student? My my, Magnus, you really got yourself a high up informative.

"I see. Well, to answer your question, me and my brothers despise Celestia because she banished banished us to the Warp for a century. To be in the Warp for that long either preludes possession by a deamon, or insanity. My brothers and I barely managed to survive, and that's only due to us being Astartes." I told her. A half truth.

"I... can see why you hate her so. To be in that place, for that long....." She shuddered.

"You have been in the Warp?" I asked. She nodded.
"In my dreams, when I first met Magnus." She answered, examining my armor. I nodded.
"Be sure to keep Luna out of your dreams. I'm sure Magnus can handle it, but it pays to be cautious." I told her. She nodded.

"Alright, that's all my questions for now. Plus, it's getting late. I should head off to sleep." With that, Twilight activated her horn, and vanished in a purple light. I chuckled.

"I wonder how father will teach her? It's a mystery." I told myself, before getting back to the task at hand. Namely, figuring out that token I found a while ago.

It was a strange thing, a Sword with one side bearing Celestia's Cutie Mark, the other side Luna's.I once again scanned it. Gathering all the Intel I needed, I placed the sword aside for now. Then I focused.

Using the powers of the Warp, I recreated my staff. I gingerly picked up the new one, then spoke.

"To those that seek the power of Chaos, or have a score to settle with Celestia, summon me in thy time of need. I am Ahriman The Exiled, and may thine enemies cower before my name, for I shalt bring naught but destruction raining on their heads!" having said that, I tossed the copy of the staff into the air, to which it dissapeared. Grunting in satisfaction, I returned to my studies of the new cult.

Author's Notes:

Alright, done with another chapter! Also, please check out Northern Chaos33! He is also doing a Displaced story, which I am currently the assigned editor. Please note, for now, his story is basically a different version of The Rise of Darth Vulcan. He promises that it will only remain like this until his character will escape. Then stuff gets different.

Also, on another note, Ahriman is now available for summoning! Khârn and Zhufor will come later.
As always, point out any spelling errors I made, and constructive criticism is accepted!