Silver froze in awe and horror in the door frame of one of the very few halls of the old factory. It wasn't every day that she gets to see such a powerful sight; a challenge of might, will, and skill. Two figures battled in the main atrium of the factory. One of them she quite fond of, the other was one she loathed. She watched Cinder dodge rays of light that incinerated anything that it made contact with. While she sent flashes of azure in response.

There were, at least, thirty bodies all around them. All of them missing a huge chunk of flesh that was nailed to a nearby wall. The wonderful smell of burnt flesh and cooked blood filled her nostrils along with a hint of sulfur. Cinder fired two more bolts of light at the white alicorn known as; Princess Celestia. Rage filled her eyes as she blocked a couple of bolts given to her at the speed of sound by Cinder.

Both of them didn't give in to each other. Not yet at least. Cinder dodged to the best of her abilities, but it was a losing battle. Silver didn't know how long this has been going, but Cinder is at her last breath. She crouched to one knee breathing heavily. Sweat dripping from her brow from the strain of her overused abilities. The demon was hiding in the security room above the atrium.

Celestia, with all her everlasting beauty, loomed over the girl like a scorching inferno. Her eyes burned with anger. Her horn glowed for one final strike. Silver didn't move to save her. She was too afraid to save her love, but she didn't need to. Behind Cinder was one final nail hovering behind her back.

"You are a monster. You need to be held accountable for you crimes!" Celestia growled. "You murdered innocent ponies. So what say you. WHAT SAY YOU DEMON!"

Cinder smirked. The nail was now hovering over the princesses horn ready to remove it from her head. Cinder used her remaining energy to heal her wounds. She stood up with a smile. Her ears didn't once wince in fear. Her tail wasn't fuzzed out like a scared pup. Her eyes burned with courage. She wasn't afraid. She sees something in the sun goddess that gives her the upper paw. She pulled out her waterskin from her side and took a swig.

"I say. Checkmate." With a snap of her finger, the bolt hovering over Celestia's horn erupted like thunder. The light was blinding, but when Silvers vision cleared there she saw the impossible. Celestia was laying on the grown. Her horn missing. Cinder fell to one knee, and immediately started coughing up blood. Silver wanted to give her help, but she sensed the presence of the moon, storming closer and closer. Just as Angel was about to give her master help. Chains wrapped around Cinder. The moon presence was exploded into the room.

Then, without notice stood a dark blue mare with a majestic light blue mane. Silver instantly recognized the mare. It was Luna. Just as quickly as she appeared. She vanished, taking Cinder and Angel with her to their deaths.

Prison. Never thought I would see the day. Angel was crying her eyes out on my shoulder as we waited for our fate. It's not my fault that I was trying to defend myself from that tyrant and her overzealous guards. Frankly, for how distracted she was, I could have killed her. I held Angel close, even though she was a demon from hell. Brought to the surface to become my familiar. She needs someone to tell her everything was going to be fine, even if that was a lie.

Luna stood outside the royal infirmary. Along with Twilight and her friends. The waited and waited for any sign that Celestia would ever use magic again.

"Why? Why did this happen?" Twilight Sparkle whimpered.

Luna felt utter sorrow for the young pupil. She didn't know what to say, nor how to comfort her. The pain that was brought was like a thorn bush seeping into the hearts of the nation. No one knew that their princess was suffering. Nor did they know that is she was to be revived. Then they would know the first execution in recent history.

"No one knows sugar cube. I reckon that Luna here knows. Right princess?" Applejack asked.

The others looked up to her for answers she didn't want to give. She didn't know what possessed the humanlike creature that currently resides in the dungeon. Nor could she understand why her sister of all things would attack someone that was clearly defending herself. If that weather nail that conducts electricity far greater that the rawest of conductive of metals were to be aimed a little lower from its original mark. Then she fears that Celestia would need a burial, not a surgery.

"I-I do, but until I get my own answers. I will not tell anypony anything until it is the right time."

"P-princess, not to be rude and all, but something like this needs to be answered!" Rainbowdash yelled. "Like seriously. What the hell cause Celestia to lose her horn?!"

"You don't need to worry Miss Dash. Everything will be fine," spoke a warm new voice. Princess Celestia walked out of the hospital room with a hazel stallion with a dark brown mane. Nopony would think that she was injured. There was no scars, no indication that there was a wound of any kind. However, her eyes told a different story. Her kind gaze was forced. Only Luna could see what the other couldn't behind the mask, the was livid. She wanted to see the one who attacked her burn from the fires of her sun. Yet, she kept calm to address Twilight and her friends that everything was going to be fine, but the one in the dungeon isn't.

"Princess!" the all gasped. Twilight jumped up and gave her mentor a hug. Luna saw the fire behind her mask quell a bit to the warmth of her worried student. There hug lasted a few brief seconds and they kept a comfortable distance.

"What happened princess?" they asked. Her rage erupted back to full force, but she didn't let her ponies see it.

"I was attacked during a simple search of an old, discontinued weather factory located on the south side of the Everfree. Thankful, the creature that somehow managed to get a lucky shot at me was quickly detained by reinforcements who came to my aid."

"That's absolutely dreadful!" exclaimed Rarity.

"I agree," chimed in Rainbowdash. "Whatever did this to you should be locked away in Tartarus!"