"Medic!" Shining shouted breaking everypony out of their trances. Two guard ponies forward where they began to try to help Zelgius. Twilight and her friends tried to rush towards him only to be blocked by Guards.

"Get out of the way! That's our friend!" Rainbow shouted as she glared daggers at the guard in front of her who still wouldn't let them past.

"Quick put a tent up! We need to get him inside!"

"Yer better move unless ya wanna be bucked into next week!"

Twilight horn glowed as she prepared to move these guards out of her way only to feel a pair of hooves wrap around her. Looking out of the corner of her eye she saw Cadence looking at her. "Twilight, you friends and you must stop."

"But..."

The Guard are doing everything they can to help. Even the doctors."

Twilight was quiet before she threw her hooves around her crying. Her friends also backed down with sad looks while the normally stoic guards only glanced at them with sad looks.

Shining stared at his sister with sadness then turned his head to Zelgius who was being carried into a tent. The last thing Shining saw of him was his limp hand hanging loosely. Shining sighed then turned and began to walk towards Celestia who's was talking with her sister.

"We have to launch a counter strike!" Luna shouted.

"Luna, we do not have the strength or morale in order to do so."

"Sister those things marched into Canterlot killing everything in their path! They almost even managed to almost kill Sir Zelgius!"

Celestia sighed. "Luna I can understand you wanting to drive those things out of our home, but now is not the time. We need to think things through."

Luna wanted to say more but was cut off as Shining coughed causing the two to look towards him. "We are not sure what to do your majesty. The guard are completely exhausted, the citizens are in unrest."

The two rulers were silent when Celestia spoke. "Have everypony get a good night rest. In the morning, we must be prepared to move out."

Shining nodded his head and turned his to walk away. "Captain."

Shining stopped as he heard Celestia voice. "Make sure Twilight is ok."

Shining didn't speak but only nodded his head as he walked away. As he walked through the crowd he stared at the ponies. He could see the despair and fear in them. Despair that they had lost loved ones in the battle and fear that the enemy would attack to finish what they started. What got his attention was a young colt being hold as he cried. Looking closer he recognized the resemblance to the colt that was buried underneath the rubble he saw. Shining gritted his teeth as he looked up towards Canterlot. Whoever was behind this would pay.

Shining walked towards the tent and not surprised he saw Twilight and her friends along with his wife. He could see in that they had been crying from how red they were. Shining walked over to his wife where he nuzzled her while she returned it. "Any word?" He was answered by her shaking her head no. Shining glanced over to where Zelgius was taken but couldn't see inside causing him to sigh.

That was when he felt sunlight reflect off of something causing it to go into his eye. Turning he saw Alondite stabbed into the ground where Zelgius had fallen from the portal. Still staring Shining walked towards it causing the main six to glance at with curious looks as was his wife. Shining stopped a foot away from it as he stared at it. Raising a hoof he grasped the handle and pulled only for the blade not to budge an inch. As he stared he could feel it....'Crying.' No pony could feel it but he did. He even felt his sword trying to offer comfort to it.

Shining glanced towards where Zelgius was being worked on in order to save his life. 'You can't die Zelgius.' Shining glanced to his sister who seemed to really be hit hard by it. 'You still have ponies who care for you.'

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