Author's Notes:

So this chapter is an introduction of the enemy, the New Blood. They will have small parts throughout the story. They won't appear in every chapter but in some. Now they will have their own season, but this will come much later. It will give you everything you need to know about this cult. Now the next chapter will include Twilight. I know a lot of you have been wondering how Twilight will be integrated into this story, well chapter seven will be that chapter.

Now I'm going to add one new thing to this ending. So please tell your friends and other to check out this story. I have gotten a lot of good feedback from people. So continue to comment, even send comments on things you think need adjustments. I will gladly go back and see what I can do. I have already made few to chapter five. I have also decided to add music in certain chapters. I believe that it helps the mood of the story. So be prepared to see some music at times. I have read plenty of stories that have it and it seems right. So music will now be seen throughout some of the chapters, but not all.

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Mystery (Re-Edited)

Stonewall sighed as he watched a sheet placed over Doctor Pulse. When he didn't report to work, Stonewall asked around about him. He heard a night guard saw him dashing out of the castle. Stonewall only figured he was heading towards his house. He took a small band of guards to Pulse's house. He walked into the building and found a crime scene. He continued forward and found a bleed out Doctor Pulse. Some of his guards hadn't seen death like this. He told them to set up a crime scene and tell the princess.

Princess Celestia and Prince Solar aren't going to take this news well. Pulse what happened to you. He bent down and closed the doctor's eyes out of respect. Then he was covered with the white sheet. Stonewall turned his eyes to the blood stained wall, where the blood from his slit throat went. His eyes wandered across the wall to the message. It sent shivers down his spine. He had been a guard for over thirty years and thought he had seen it all, but this message took the cake.

Blood will cover this land. Red shall paint this land. The New Blood has risen!

"Who in Tartarus is the New Blood," said Stonewall to no pony in particular.

"There a cult," said another male voice.

Stonewall turned his head around to see a stallion unicorn walk in. He had an azure coat with a dark phthalo blue mane. His eyes were an amber color. His cutie mark was of two moons. A bigger one with a smaller one inside it. He was just an inch shorter than that of Stonewall. He was wearing a black business suit. He had a white shirt with a red tie. Stonewall saw the pipe in his mouth with a slow burn of smoke coming out of it.

"Well if it isn't Night Light." Said Stonewall

"That's Major General Night Light." Said Light

"Who is he, sir." Said a guard

"That guard is Special Forces, Major General Night Light. Or nowadays, Night Light the accountant." Said Stonewall

"CPA accountant," said Light, blowing out a few puffs of smoke.

"Wait, the major general who was able to intercept that life-saving message in the Black Gate war." Said another guard

"That's the one." Said Light

"Welcome, sir," saluted all the guards.

"At ease soldiers, I'm not a major general anymore." Said Light

"Well you heard him, I want every inch of Canterlot searched. I want every witness you can find. No pony kills in my city and gets away with it." Said Stonewall

"Yes, sir." Said the guards

The guards saluted and began to leave the house while some stayed to gather evidence for a trial. Night Light stepped forward and looked at the doctor's body. He then looked back at the wall. He chewed on the end of his pipe.

"So what are you doing here, Night Light?" Asked Stonewall

"Doing my job." He said

"Your job is making sure a business is keeping to the accounting standers." Said Stonewall

"Maybe, but I still have ties to the princess as one of her best intelligence officers." Said Light

"So who told you come down and get into my work." Said Stonewall

"The Princess came to me. She asked me personally to get involved. Sure he was a doctor to the outside world, but he was one of the princess's friends. She wants whoever did this to pay." Said Light

"Makes sense, they seemed to be close." Said Stonewall

"More than that, Pulse was her sister's lover for a while," said Light puffing out some more smoke.

"What?!" Said Stonewall

"Yeah but he left on his journey about the same time Celestia sent Luna to the moon." Said Light

"But Princess Luna has been trapped on the moon for almost a thousand years. He would have to be immortal to live this long," said Stonewall looking down at the body.

"Well, he was." Said Light

"What?!" Said Stonewall, nearly screaming it.

"Yes, since Luna is an immortal alicorn and Pulse a mortal stallion. They knew that he would die sooner or later. So Luna created a spell to make him like her. It worked, and he has lived since Luna was young. But Pulse left on that journey after Celestia sent Luna to the moon. Weren't you surprised how young he looked? If you checked his birth certificate, you would have realized that he should be in living in the ground. It seems like his time finally came. Though in such a sad way." Said Light

"Man, I never knew that. Princess Luna is going to break from that." Said Stonewall

"Yes, every much so." Said Light

"Now how about your info on this New Blood." Said Stonewall

"Well there is little known about them, but I can least tell you what we at least know. But I need to warn you, plenty have died to get this info. It seems whenever a somepony gets too close to figuring the New Blood out, that pony ends up dead. Cases just like this have been appearing all over Eques. There aren't any here in Equestria. It has even spread to the other countries of Eques. So this makes the first one. So do you still want to hear." Said Light

"Damn, but I want to catch a killer. So go on ahead, Night Light." Said Stonewall

"Well it isn't much, but here it is. The New Blood is a cult that has following across Eques. They seem only to bring in those they see worthy of their worship. They believe that they are the only specific ones should live on Eques. They call themselves New Blood because of the cult's founder. We aren't even sure who found it. The oath is to cover the land in the blood of the old to bring in the new. They think they are the future and only future of Eques. They also seem to kill and take the blood of those that get too close to finding them out. We have tried, but they are too slippery to find. When we get close, we lose good soldiers. But the big thing is that they believe in their leader returning to them. They speak that when the world has fallen to its knees, the chief of the New Blood will rise again. He will bring those who are loyal to his side to the new world. He will spill the blood of all those who wish to oppose him. He will bathe the world in blood and from this blood rise his kingdom of followers from which he will rule. Or so the story goes," said Light puffed out more smoke.

"That is demented, who would ever follow that." Said Stonewall

"We aren't sure who would, but we know that there are followers. I unsure if this foretelling is real, but I sure don't want it to be." Said Light

"So I guess that means that Doctor Pulse found the truth and killed because of it." Said Stonewall

"It seems that way, but more interesting is his death, he has two attack points. Typically the New Blood kill with one strike. They still took all his findings, so we know it was them. But the second strike was the kill strike. It was almost like this attacker wanted to speak with Heart Pulse. I'm not sure what it all means, but it seems like Pulse may have found out more than anypony else." Said Light

Stonewall sighed and began to look around the area with Night Light. They wanted to find clues to help solve this mystery. Night Light's scanned over Heart Pulse's desk. His eyes landed on a folder laying on the ground. He bent down and picked up from the ground. He saw that the title was, 'Solar Ignition Flare's medical file.' Who is this? He opened the file and read over the notes before starting to have his eyes widen.

"Did you know this?" Asked Light

"Know what?" Asked Stonewall as he picked up a piece of glass.

"That we have a prince that isn't a pony." Said Light

Stonewall completely froze up. He had forgotten that Pulse's file of Solar was missing from his office. He wasn't sure where that file was. He was hoping that Pulse burnt it. He sure didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands. But he wished he had found it first. Solar still wasn't of age yet. Celestia was only planning to reveal him when he was ten, though he could already feel the princess's harsh words. But maybe he could get Night Light to keep his secret. Stonewall knew he was loyal to the princess.

"Well Stonewall, you going to talk about this." Said Light

Stonewall sighed as he got up and pulled the file from his hands and motioned a guard over. He whispered his orders into the guard's ear. He handed the file over to the guard. He took it and left to the castle. Stonewall looked back over to Night Light who was chewing the end of his pipe. Stonewall sighed as he knew Night Light knew too much.

"If you want the truth, you have to swear to the princess that you won't reveal this child existence if I tell you." Said Stonewall

Night Light kept chewing on the end of his pipe. His mind was heavy with thoughts. He knew that soon he would meet this young prince in person. His daughter would also be around him a lot. From the file, he wondered if his daughter was going to be safe. Should I trust Stonewall and the princess. Tartarus, I served the monarch for over ten years as a Special Force's operative. His file shows things that don't seem even possible. Plus he's not even a species that I have ever seen. Well this is a perfect. He finally sighed and looked at Stonewall.

"Alright, I promise to keep him a secret." Said Night Light

Stonewall began to tell Night Light the whole story of Solar Ignition Flare. Night Light listened carefully to the whole story that Stonewall told. Night nodded his head as he understands the princess's ambitions. He still left uneasy about how powerful Solar was, though he was impressed with his knowledge. But his mind couldn't believe what was happening in his body or that he had lowered the sun and raised the moon. Then this morning dropped the moon and raised the sun. He pinched the bridge of his nose as Stonewall finished.

"So what do you think of him?" Asked Night Light

"I think he is a good kid. Sure he is strange, but he does care for all. Everything that has happened to him, he just keeps moving forward, though he could use somepony his age to be his friend. So tell me, what do you think?" Said Stonewall as he went back to his work.

"From what you have told me, he's a bright and sharp kid. In some ponies eyes, a monster. In others, a loving child. Though he sounds like he would rather put his life first. He looks like many of the recruits that come into being guards." Said Night Light

"So what's your fear with him," said Stonewall looking over the pieces of glass on the ground.

"It's my daughter." Said Light

"Oh Twilight, how is she." Said Stonewall

"She's fine, though she did turn me into a house plant after she pushed herself to get into Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. Though if the princess hadn't come when she did, I wasn't sure what might have happened." Said Light

"Wait, you're saying your daughter gave off that powerful wave of magic." Said Stonewall

"Yeah, why?" Asked Light

"Well, your daughter was the one who unlocked Solar's magic and allowed him to gain his cutie mark. But that still doesn't answer the question I asked." Said Stonewall

"Well, Celestia was impressed with my daughter's skills. She decided to allow her into the school but also is taking her under her wing. She wants Twilight to be her personal student. I wasn't concerned about it, but now I might be. I mean, Solar is Celestia's son. But now he will have to share her. I'm not sure if he can do that." Said Light

"If Solar did anything to your daughter, it would go against everything he is learning. He knows to be a prince. He has to respect all ponies. He has to be able to love them all. Plus everything I have taught him about being a guard also helps him see good and bad. He knows not to harm an innocent bystander. So with both, I would be surprised if he hurt your daughter." Said Stonewall

"Well, a father still has to worry about his daughter. I mean she doesn't even have that many friends. Well, expect for her foal-sitter and her brother." Said Light

"Well, the prince doesn't have any. Well, the maids do enjoy spending time with him. The guards prefer to keep away. Well unless I make them spar with him. But a few like the challenge that Solar brings upon them. But no real friends his age. Plus this will be good for the young prince. And I think I figured it out." Said Stonewall

"And that would be?" Asked Light

"Well, the first strike was a low one. I believe Pulse was standing at the door. He then came back to his room. He seemed to grab this test tube. Then his attacker broke in. Came in here, which they appeared to have a nice chat. Then the killer killed the doctor by cutting his throat from the inside. The killer then dropped Pulse's body to the ground. After that, the intruder stole his info and wrote the message in Pulse's blood. But I have no idea what was in this test tube." Said Stonewall

"Let me see a piece." Said Light

Stonewall showed a piece to him. Night Light took it in his cornflower blue aura. Stonewall watched as a small chemical residue appeared on the shard. Night Light chewed his pipe's end. He took the piece in his hand and began to scan for that chemical. He easily found it and used a repulse spell on it. Stonewall and Night Light looked at the book.

"How the?" Asked Stonewall

"Well when your wife used to study Theoretical Magic, you pick up on a few things. One of these is the fact that Heart Pulse had created a spell. It's not easy for non-unicorns to create spells, even to make a liquid one. Now from Heart Pulse's file, he did study some Theoretical Magic. He created a powerful invisibility spell. No magic would be able to pick it up unless you had the source. So the intruder apparently didn't care for this test tube." Said Night Light

Stonewall picked up the book and looked it over. It was a green hardback book. "But why to hide this and nothing else." He watched as Night Light pulled off the note taped to the book. He flipped it open and began to read it. "So, what does it say?"

"Well, it sure was written by Doctor Pulse. Now it says, 'This is all my research since I began my journey. It is the truth behind the cult, the New Blood. I encountered them when I was traveling Eques. I slowly started to learn the truth about them. But now that Solar has come, I was able to put it all together. But I can't explain it in time. They have finally found me. I leave this book in the hands of Prince Solar Flare. His intelligence can slowly put my findings together. I fear that he is our last hope of surviving the coming bloodshed.' Interesting note." Said Light

"So Pulse did find out the truth and was killed for it. Damn, if I had known. Then he could be alive, and we wouldn't have this case." Said Stonewall

"Yes, maybe or we could be burying you, Heart Pulse and some of your men. He must have known that he was too close and he would rather die than send so many to their graves. One sacrifice to save many. This book is the key, but why is Solar the only one who can understand it." Said Light

"Well open it up." Said Stonewall

Night Light opened the book. They both gave it quizzical looks at the contents. They looked at each other and then at more pages. Each page crazier than the last. Night Light closed the book and pinched his nose.

"How any pony can understand this is beyond me." Said Light

"Well, it did seem to be written in code. A system of theoretical equations smashed together. But if Pulse wanted Solar to have the book, then Solar has the right to the book. Those are Doctor Pulse's last words. Now I think we got everything we need. Let's get some guards to clean this place up." Said Stonewall

The two left, but Stonewall looked back at the body of Doctor Pulse. He still couldn't believe a lot of what Night Light had told him. But intelligence was his area of the military. Stonewall wasn't even sure what his cutie mark even meant. But he sighed as he turned forward and proceeded out. Pulse, what in Tartarus did you find? And what in Tartarus is going on? I got a bad feeling about what the future for the young prince will be. He walked out the door and never turned back.

***

Three days later the funeral for Doctor Heart Pulse was put on. Everypony that knew him was there. Even Solar, since it was a private funeral. The rest of Canterlot had heard the news but knew that it was still a private funeral. They still bowed their heads in respect. Solar sat next to his mother and Stonewall. He wore his guard uniform, which was white with gold streaks coming down his arms and legs. He had a hat that sat on his head. In the middle was his mother's cutie mark. His cutie mark rested on the shoulders of his uniform.

Then after the funeral, Pulse was taken to the burial grounds. He was placed in the ground and buried. Ponies slowly began to leave as a gray sky began to loom over the land. Celestia had ordered it. Soon it was only her, her son and Captain Stonewall. Solar stood next to the tombstone with tears running down his face. Celestia had a few tears down her's. Then Solar ran to his mother, and he hugged her as tears ran down his face. She bent down and hugged him sharing in his tears. Stonewall looked up at the sky. He then lowered his hat over his eyes.

Such a beautiful day for rain. Tears began to leave his eyes. Celestia picked up her son and let him rest on her shoulder. She began to walk away with Stonewall following close. They slowly walked back to the castle with heavy hearts and heavy minds. Celestia wanted to know who did this to her sister's lover. Stonewall wondered how deep the New Blood cult ran. While Solar's mind was heavy with one thought, why.