In her sleep, Nyx's leg twitched and kicked, she had a full notebook, sketches, and the occasional ramblings of her 'Alicorn space queen' theory. she worked for a few hours before she finally fell asleep. laying on a sleeping back Sunbeam used when she was her size.

Twilight however slept on the floor, sharing a blanket with her. the whole room was filled with the sound of sleep, the occasional dream whinny and twitch throughout. simply put, it was sleep everypony needed. even Broadsword slept soundly for a pony who was possibly older then Celestia and Luna.

Sunbeam stayed close to nightquill, despite many talks that she could meet somepony not related to her, she seemed content with as she puts it 'her Nighty' which mostly brought discomfort to some, and embarrassment to the light blue pegasus. Nyx was the only one who in the end said to let the mare choose for herself.

the night was still and quiet, Luna looked out the window seeing some of the town guards patrolling the streets enforcing the curfew, one stallion waved to Princess Luna, when he came up to the door, she opened it a crack.

"Miss, the curfew is still in effect, I'm sorry but until five AM you need to stay inside." the guard said, he was a unicorn mage, which was rare as the town had a larger population of pegasus guards.

"I understand but as Princess of he night it is my duty to guard the night as I have for thousands of years." Luna said with authority.

The guard thought for a moment. he excused himself for a moment to speak to his commanding officer before returning. "in light of this information and the fact that you do control the moon, we'll allow you to your job. just let us know when something happens."

Luna smiled as she stepped out taking in the cool night air. "you shall be the first to know."

Luna stepped out to the porch, her wings spread out as she took flight, a few guards looked up at her as she landed on the roof of the town hall. she looked around and felt the cool breeze blow along her face, the fur of her coat waving to it's cool caress. she then noticed a guard call her attention.

"Miss, please step off the building." the guard asked politely.

Luna sighed, she was beginning to know why the town had a curfew, it was BORING! as she spread her wings to prepare to take off she paused and looked at the fountain statue.

"Miss please." the guard said again.

Luna glided down towards the fountain, promptly ignoring the guard. as she circled the fountain she saw the water begin to turn black. the statue warped as it cracked and began to fall apart, it then started to rise from the ground as a pillar rose up a section of it slid open.

Luna gasped as she saw into the empty space inside, it was as though it was a door to another world of emptiness, it felt more spacious then the pillar's small structure would allow. it's when the world going quiet did Luna realize something was wrong. she looked to a guard and called his attention.

"You! Get my sister, Quickly!" Luna commanded as she turned her attention to the pillar.

She began to see movement.

the guard nodded and galloped back to Sunbeam's house, moments later he returned.... With Cadance. Luna looked at her niece then at the guard.

"uhm. is this the right one?" he asked. the town now accepted Celestia, Luna and Cadance. Nyx too. but heaven forbid you ask them to properly Identify one.

"Luna, what's going on?" Cadance yawned. "take me back to my shining armor pillow." she began to slink back to the house.

"sir, that was Princess Cadance. Princess Celestia is the big Alicorn with white coat, please hurry!" Luna said.

"Oh you mean the Marshmallow one? okay!" the guard galloped off before returning with Celestia.

Celestia gave out a yawn before slinking up to Princess Luna.

"Yes sister, you asked for me?" Celestia said with another yawn, that yawn died when she saw the pillar and the darkness inside.

"I trust you see it too?" Luna said as she approached the pillar. "what is it?"

Celestia looked the pillar over and peered into the darkness, very few things surprised the elder pony goddess, but this was one of them.

"I believe it's a Pocket realm. if memory serves me right, they were conceived by Starswirl the Bearded to imprison evil spirits that are too dangerous to deal with in other ways." Celestia explained as she lifted a rock and threw it into the dark void. the sound of it clattering against the unseen realm's stone walls.

"it is huge, why would there need to be so much space?" Luna said as she walked closer to the pillar's dark opening, taking great care not to be pulled in by unseen forces.

Celestia looked into the void and began to notice a figure taking shape, something equine, clad in skeletal armor, and very VERY big. she grabbed Luna with her Magic, pulling her younger sister away. before Luna could protest she too saw the figure began to trot towards them. those emerald green eyes glowing, a maw of glowing green light formed on it's muzzle and what looked like sharp teeth silhouetted by the green glow.

Celestia and Luna galloped away from the pillar as green burning mist blasted through the doorway of the pillar, bits of stone being blown off the structure as whatever final ounce of magic that held the pocket realm closed finally gave out. the two alicorns got up slowly and looked back as the fountain, pillar and ground around it exploded in green flames. the town guard gathered around the sight.

The explosion rocked and woke the entire town as everypony emerged from their homes. curfew was still in effect but the scene outside demanded an audience.

"are you alright, sister?" Celestia asked as she got up from the ground.

"Yes, But I fear a small fall is the least of our worries." Luna replied as she too got up and dusted herself off.

"So, the young one is Clairvoyant!" a voice is heard, seemingly coming from the wind itself. "I apologize for my late arrival, but that spell seemed to take forever to finally dry up, but the soul within was a lovely Appetizer to the grand meal of Life Force I shall soon be enjoying!"

Celestia stomped her hoof against the ground, her ears pinning back as her younger sister joined beside her. "Don't believe one second we won't stop you, Ryugu!"

Ryugu's shrill laugh pierced their ears. "Well your certainly welcome to try."

At that moment the form of a large Alicorn began to form itself from thin air like a shimmer of light, her form slowly taking form as though she had optical camouflage leaving only a shimmer to be seen. the ponies of Hollow Shades all gasped and ran away behind Celestia and Luna in panic, even the resolve and bravery of the town guard seemed to die as Queen Ryugu finally came to view.

Celestia and Luna had to look up as stood before them was the size of a three story house, clad in Black and Gold chitinous skeletal Armor an Alicorn of dark purple coat, glowing emerald green eyes and a mouth less like a pony and more like a dragon with interlocking teeth forever in a toothy grin. the armor covered her head from nose all the way around her skull, several dragon like horns jutted out from above her ears. Ryugu's horn was like most unicorns, and long like an Alicorns, though it had a Translucent look to it making it near see through as it glowed like a crystal.

Her mane was a constant green fire that ran from behind her head down her neck in short flames, her tail was an armored nightmare each segment had a shell of spikes like a mid-evil whip that somepony went overboard with. and around the tail was the green fire. similar to Nightmare Moon's stary mist mane and tail, the green flames looked to move similar to Celestia and Luna's flowing mane.

Finally Ryugu extended her wings. what once were beautiful feathery wings are now tethered leather wings like a dragon, the fingered appendages the leather webbing attached to each ended in a long talon, her wings even had small thumbs. no, Dragon wasn't the correct word. they were more like an actual bat's wing.

"Behold, your beautiful Queen has returned!" Ryugu said rearing her head back as she extended her wings up as she moved her forleg out, posing as though she was a beautiful model for all to marvel.

the ponies of Hollow Shades could only look up at the massive Alicorn like a Nightmare. Celestia and Luna were also silent, where Alicorns originally this big? or was this the cause of Ryugu's corruption?

Ryugu began to laugh as she glared down, she opened her maw as green light began to glow from her mouth as she spoke. "Ah, your too enthralled by my beauty to say a word? how very sweet. Now it is time I retake my kingdom!" Ryugu's horn glowed emerald green as she released a stream of her magic into the heavens. the night sky turned a hue of light purple as the stars began to form new more threatening constellations.

Upon doing this Luna grabbed her horn and screamed in agony. she felt her grip on her beautiful night sky be ripped from her very soul. she fell to the ground trying hard to retake what was rightfully hers, but Ryugu's influence was strong and when she fought back, she was put into even more pain. Luna's Moon then turned blood red as Ryugu took control of it.

"SISTER!" Celestia cried out.

Luna fell limp as the moon was ripped from her grasp. Celestia then notice Luna's cutie Mark slowly fade to nothing, turning the night Princess into a Blank Flank. Celestia looked up as Ryugu cackled, who was now sneering at the smaller alicorns.

"YOU MONSTER! How DARE you steal Luna's Moon and Stars!" Celestia roared as her horn glowed.

"Correction! the Moon and Stars have always been mine the day the Unicorn Princess Platinum offered the Moon and Sun for me to control." Ryugu said as she looked down at Celestia.

"And speaking of the Sun. it is time I took That back as well!" Ryugu began to charge her spell again aiming her horn towards the east.

"NOT IF I HAVE ANY SAY ABOUT IT!" Nyx cried out in her armor, minus the helmet that she had tucked under her foreleg.

"Hmmm?" Ryugu glared down at the small alicorn pony, indeed, all she saw was an insect.

Celestia glared as her horn reached full power. "The raising of the sun is MY Duty, just as it is my duty to serve and protect Equestria!" the Sun Princess Bellowed as she flew up to meet the skeletal Armored Alicorn's green gaze.

"Equestria is My Kingdom Now! you may pretend to be it's ruler, but in the end it is I who will rule this land once more!" Ryugu snapped, her horn charging once again, she seemed to have completely dismiss Nyx.

Nyx snorted as she put the helmet on, growing to full size as she joined Celestia's side. Celestia however wasn't all there, she was angry. angry her sister's moon and stars were ripped from her very being, that the very essence of her being was stolen away by a monster who could never recreate Luna's creation.

it was then Celestia attacked with a beam hotter then the Sun she represents, the beam blasting the giant Alicorn off her mammoth hooves and crashing into a thankfully now uninhabited house. Celestia panted and heaved, the attack was strong but also left Celestia exhausted. while it's not widely known, but theorized, Celestia's the most strongest during the day. and it was only an hour until sunrise.

Ryugu growled as she stood up, her gaze fixated on Celestia as she gave out a roaring whinny. "Now, You shall suffer the fate of all who defy me!"

Ryugu's horn charged once more, she then fired a beam at Celestia frying the sun princess in a blast of pure energy, Celestia could only scream in agony before falling to the ground hard tumbling to her side.

"CELESTIA!" Twilight cried as she galloped to her mentor's side.

Celestia groaned as she got up. "it.... It's alright. it hurt but... I don't think she's at full strength right now..."

Ryugu laughed as she moved towards them. "Fool, I only needed you out of my way!"

"What!?" Celestia cried out, realizing all too late Ryugu's reason for attacking.

the Dark Queen looked to the east and charged her magic, she then released it to the horizon, and like Luna before her, Celestia screamed, holding her horn as she felt herself being torn apart, her influence on the sun being stripped away as her Sun Cutie Mark fades away, turning her into a Blank Flank as well.

"No!" Celestia said before she too lost consciousness.

Ryugu laughed as she stomped on the ground, crushing the cobble stone paths beneath her. flaring her large tethered wings. "At last, the Sun and Moon are mine once more!"

"You seem to have forgotten About Me, your royal ugliness!" nyx called out, the sword of wisdom glowing with magic.

Ryugu glanced at Nyx and grinned. "Do you really think I'll allow a small child to beat me?"

Ryugu suddenly and surprisingly despite her size moved in a flash as she lashed her tail out striking Nyx out of the air causing her to fall to the ground. the sword impaling the ground and loosing it's magic charge. Ryugu laughed as she brought up her hoof, intending to crush the Armor clad Alicorn in one step.

"Now, die like the little insect you are!" Ryugu said as she stomped her hoof to the ground on top of Nyx.

"NO!" Twilight cried as she blasted Ryugu's hoof with magical bolts.

All of which did nothing as the Dark queen laughed rubbing her hoof harder into the ground, the sound of metal being crushed echoed in twilight's ears. she looked away with tears in her eyes trying to block out the sound. however it was quickly replaced by Ryugu crying out as she jumped away.

As they looked up they saw Ryugu holding her massive hoof up, under it was Nyx with the Sword of Wisdom impaled into the dark queen's hoof. Nyx holding onto it with her jaws as she twisted and pulled the blade out, flapping her wings as she climbed up the Alicorn giant's foreleg, using her armor as gripping points as she made the climb.

Ryugu however didn't appreciate the Stow Away that was now climbing up her leg. she swatted and slapped at Nyx, using her tail whip to strike the young Crusader of Harmony, but before she could be hit, Nyx flew off and slashed at the segmented appendage of fire. the Ancient mystic sword proving more then capable of doing damage, and the fire doing little to damage the sword in return.

Nyx continued to climb the colossal Alicorn, stabbing the sword into Ryugu's hide to climb up higher, causing the Dark Queen to yell out in pain as she tried to blast Nyx off with a magic bolt, only to do damage to herself when she missed.

Nyx Climbed onto the giant Alicorn's back. as Ryugu turned her head to prepare to strike Nyx again. the armor clad Alicorn leaked at Ryugu's face, bringing the sword down and striking Ryugu's horn. causing it to crack, it's magical energies releasing and bleeding out. Nyx then proceeded to swoop down, on her way back to the ground as she slashed a large gashing cut across Ryugu's Chest.

"AAAAAHHH!" Ryugu cried stumbling back and began using her wings to shield herself, swatting at Nyx before actually landing a hit.

"GAAAH!" Nyx cried as she was hit, taking a nose dive into a pony couple's second story window and landing in a heap.

Ryugu held her horn as she glared down at where Nyx crashed, upon seeing her emerge unharmed Ryugu began to charge her horn, only for a surge of Magical feedback backfired on her.

"RAAAH!" Ryugu yelled as she stumbled to the ground causing the ground to shake. she quickly got up and flared her wings out. "THIS IS NOT OVER! I shall return and I will have my revenge upon you All!"

Ryugu then turned and began to flap her wings, the large gust of wind caused the fire she made from her escape were blown out, and it wasn't long until the giant Alicorn flew off to the South before reaching the mountain range, her whole form disappeared into a shimmer before that was gone too.

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Luna awoke to several ponies surrounding her, many dark coats and manes with those orange, red, and golden eyes. each set of eyes were of concern and worry. she blinked a few more times, trying to focus her eyes. she felt terrible. she wanted to move but when her brain gave the message to her body to move, her body would only respond with a short attempt to move her legs before they fell back to their resting spot.

Her whole body felt almost gone. she could only look and observe. finally a familiar set of eyes looked down at her.

"Princess Luna, please. don't try and move." Twilight said as she asked for ponies to help move Luna inside.

Nyx approached as she had her horn glowing brightly, she had the full armor set on, making her fully grown. she was Levitating something white, still... unmoving yet familiar.... but before she could focus in on it, Luna felt hooves start to lift her up, Nightquill and Broadsword began to carry her across their backs, her head slumped and felt her horn drag the ground.

"Hey, Watch her head!" Nightquill said as he tried to pull her up more with his wing. "Jeeze it's like she's not even alive!"

"It's the same for Celestia as well." Nyx said.

Luna, despite her weakened dead weight state snapped to as much reality as her body would allow. she wanted to see Celestia, check on her older sister. but she couldn't move. she couldn't talk. she could only look around.

she was brought into the Temple of Harmony and layed down on the alter, it's then she saw Celestia gently layed down beside her. in her mind she was horrified to see her sister's mane and tail now only light pink and shorter, Celestia's cutie mark was gone and.... No, no it couldn't be.

As a Pony trotted by, Luna saw the impossible, she was able to realize Celestia was smaller, almost like a how she was when Twilight and her friends turned her back from being Nightmare Moon.

Luna began to panic, but outside, she looked dead, with only sign of life being the occasional movement of her eyes and her slow breathing. but in her mind, she was doing flips. she then remembered what had happened to her as Queen Ryugu stripped the Moon and Stars from her power.

it was then she noticed Celestia's eye fluttering open. but like herself she too almost looked dead. but she could see the fear and realization in Celestia's eyes.

"What's wrong with them, Twilight?" Nightquill asked as he leaned in waving his hoof at Luna.

this annoyed her, she wanted to grab his hoof but all she managed was moving her foreleg a small inch before it flopped back on the polished wood floor. luckily, Sunbeam was good enough to make him stop.

Twilight moved up and looked them both over. her horn glowing doing a basic spell, probably to test their vitals, though it was hard to tell.

"They aren't dead. they've been severed from the very things that made them special. Queen Ryugu didn't just take control of the Sun and Moon, Celestia was able to raise both when Princess Luna was locked away in the moon for a thousand years as Nightmare Moon." Twilight explained. "I'm sorry but, I could only hypothesize that Queen Ryugu not only took control of their respective celestial bodies, but she stripped them of the very thing that made them special."

Twilight then began her magic on Luna, the feeling was nice.

"It's like if somepony took away my ability to use magic." Twilight said as she glanced at Luna and Celestia's blank flanks. "They're Cutie Marks are gone!" Twilight gasped.

"wait, Luna raises the Moon and Celestia the Sun, Maybe separating them from Luna and Celestia was like removing the reason for them to have those Special talents?" Nyx said as she removed her helmet, turning to a tiny filly again.

Twilight rubbed her chin. "yes but, I don't know why they would be in this state. I can understand the blank flanks."

"Well think about it? When I took over as queen of Equestria I locked them in the sun and Moon, but they still had their special talents to control them when I couldn't." Nyx said. "What if, unlike most ponies where the talent makes them special. Celestia and Luna's Cutie Marks are their connection to the Sun and Moon, but what if the sun and Moon are source of their power? it be like if somepony yanked the magic battery from a toy car."

Twilight looked at Luna then Celestia. Deep down, Luna knew this was true. she had no energy to move, she could only watch and listen. honestly can't anypony tell she was listening? it began to frustrate her mentally how it was like they won't acknowledge her. she was awake, her eyes were open, surely they could see that!

It began to really tick off Luna, so much so she managed a moan. this finally got ponies to notice.

"I think Luna's with us." Broadsword said, trotting up to her. "god she's so tiny now."

WHAT!? Luna's eyes darted, she wanted to see herself. but all she saw was the damned floor and everypony else. thankfully, Nightquill saw Luna's tiny movements.

"Hey guys, I think she's in a bad way here. she's got to be able to hear and see us." Nightquill said as he lifted Luna, setting her up so she could sit up. "there we are, Princess Luna."

Nyx did the same for Celestia, it wasn't hard as Celestia was now almost the same size as her if not a tad bigger.

"Is there any way we can charge them up enough so they can move again?" Cadance asked helping Nyx with her aunt, sitting her in a chair.

Twilight moved up to Luna and thought for a moment looking at her, she hated being like this, having ponies look at her like inanimate objects, and as she looked over to Celestia, she was feeling the same way.

"I could probably try something." Nyx said, putting her helmet on becoming big again. "I'm gonna see if I can call upon some of my magic to charge them up a bit at least so they could move. otherwise if they stay like that they could starve."

Nyx stood between Celestia and Luna and held the sword in front of her, closing her eyes as she began to concentrate. she wanted to give Celestia and Luna energy again. she wanted them to move and speak. even if it was her own magic. she had to help them somehow.

Luna's eyes locked on Nyx as the armor's boots and gauntlets began to glow, her eyes opened with energy as her horn glowed, two balls of magic formed as they both found home going to Celestia and Luna's horns. this however caused Nyx to slump a bit, using the sword as support to prevent herself from falling over completely.

the ball of Energy touched Luna's horn and began to enter her body, she felt the warm energy flow through her, her body returned to feeling again as she slowly began to move. letting out a cry as she stumbled forward. it wasn't long until her legs were strong again and she slowly got up.

"Uuugh...." Luna moaned as she looked to her hooves. her coat was a lighter color as was her mane. "A mirror. Please!"

Sunbeam galloped up and held it up. Luna saw she was small. Really small. moreso then after being released from Nightmare Moon's Influence. she was tiny filly. Luna let out a scream that sounded way younger.

"What Happened to me!?" Luna cried out.

"Sister?" Celestia called as she too began to move, she came up to her sister, looking in shock at the tiny filly Luna before her. "I---I've not seen you like this since....."

Celestia  then heard her own voice. she blinked as she looked and saw the mirror Sunbeam had and immediately grabbed it as she looked in the mirror she saw her reflection. "AAAAAAH!"

Celestia was now also a Filly, no bigger then Nyx. her mane was a light pink, her wings were tiny and her legs were still rather lanky but didn't do much for height. as it was, Celestia was always a bit of a scrawny lanky pony even at this age.

"what happened to us!?" Luna squeaked, being the younger sister Luna was smaller, being a tad smaller then Nyx, who for them was the average size of a pony at school age.

"I believe Nyx's theory is correct." Broadsword said. "when Queen Ryugu severed your link with the Sun and Moon you lost the source of your power, unable to maintain that power your bodies reverted to their most basest of form."

Nyx lifted herself up, finally recovering as the armor replenished her strength.  she sheathed her sword and took off her helmet, setting it down on the Alter.

"That took alot out of me." Nyx said as she sat down. taking the armor of, it was like wearing a ton of bricks. "you two must have been really weak!"

Twilight ran to Nyx and held her, more so to keep her from falling over. "What did you do?"

"I wanted to help them. I wanted to give them the energy they needed, even if it meant I had to give them my own energy." Nyx said as she panted. "can I please have some water?"

"Of course, M'Lady." Broadsword said, leaving a few moments before returning a moment later with a bottle of Water. "here you are."

"thank you." Nyx said drinking greedily.

Celestia saw some water in a jug and went to pick it up. however she noticed her horn won't glow... she tried again and again. but no mater what, Celestia couldn't call upon the most basic of Unicorn Magic.

"I'm sorry, but I could only give so much without putting myself in the same situation." Nyx said as he offered Celestia her water. "I'd gladly give you what energy I had, but I knew if I did we'd have no way to fight Ryugu."

Celestia sighed and took the water with her hoofs, trying hard to keep from dropping the bottle, eventually getting frustrated, grabbing the bottle with her teeth and holding it up, drinking it like it was a baby bottle.

"Hey can I have some?" Luna asked before being given her own bottle.

"Hmm if we were going to have foals I should have got some cribs ready!" Sunbeam said nuzzling Nightquill. "though I didn't think we have them this soon."

"WHA!?" Nightquill gaped and sighed. "Ugh, Sunbeam."

"I am NOT a foal!" Luna declared with her tiny filly voice as she pouted.

"Nor am I!" Celestia said also pouting.

Twilight smiled and tried hard not to giggle at how they failed to look intimidating and just plain looked adorable. Cadance smiled and trotted to her Aunts now turned fillies.

"Perhaps you weren't. but now your in no condition to be fighting that monster." Cadance said as she wrapped her wings around the two. "besides, it may be best if we left you in the care of Sunbeam for a while."

Cadance leaned to whisper in their ears. "Plus it MAY be best if nopony knew of this. lest it became public and became a new popular trend."

the two princess fillies looked to each other, they knew Cadance was right, otherwise they won't hear the end of this from the high society ponies. they sighed and drank their water, trying to get used to using their hooves to manipulate things more then their magic.

"Ugh, Fine." Luna grumbled. "we won't be treated like children!"

"Awww, but your just so cute!" Sunbeam said as she offered Luna a cookie. "are you suuuure?"

Luna's gaze fixated on the cookie, as hard as she tried, no matter how she held her dignity not to be swayed by such a delicious treat, Luna finally caved as the small child in her took over. grabbing the cookie and munching on it, making her tiny wings flutter.

"hey where's mine?" Celestia asked, she lost her internal battle the second she saw the treat float before her. She pouted adorably wanting her cookie as well.

Sunbeam smiled and with a flick of her horn summoned a cookie from her saddle bag. "Yes, here is yours."

Celestia squeed before snatching the cookie morsel. the small treat stood no chance against ravenous Princess Filly.

Twilight giggled as she smiled, she sighed and looked to Nyx who was beginning to regain her strength. "Okay, so what do we do now?"

"Well I've been thinking," Nyx said as she looked up at Twilight. "We need help. what happened a few hours ago with Ryugu was just a skirmish. she's too powerful just for me to fight."

Broadsword nodded. "indeed, Ryugu was unusually strong after emerging from her prison."

"Wait so the whole, 'giant Alicorn with bat wings and flaming mane and tail' isn't Normal for her? maybe I should reiterate the 'GIANT' part?" Nightquill said.

"I'm surprised as you are. she wasn't that big when she was locked in. it's true when she feeds she grows in size and power, but the way she looked it's like somepony was feeding her before she left." Broadsword said.

"maybe she got it from Equestria when she froze it over?" Cadance asked watching Celestia and Luna fight over a bottle of water before she takes it away from them.

"Actually, I think that was just so she had the energy to escape." broadsword said. "but it's like she had energy to begin with."

"Wait!" Luna said as she paused. "Before, she mentioned how the soul that made the spell that locked her away was an appitizer, You don't think she used that to feed on do you?"

Broadsword's eyes widened. "She.... She used his remaining life essence to regain her strength to grow in power!?"

"Oh broadsword, I'm so sorry." Twilight said shaking her head.

Broadsword sighed. "all that matters now is we stop her."

"Your right, that's why I was going to say." Nyx said as she looked up at Twilight. "Twilight we need to return to Ponyville, get our friends and use the Elements of Harmony and the Armor of the Crusader to defeat Ryugu."

Twilight thought on this, she smiled and nodded. "Yes! your right, with our friends we're stronger then just us on our own."

"Then to this Ponyville we shall go." Broadsword declared. "Nightquill, will you join us?"

"Try and stop me." the Pegasus Knight said as he put on his now repaired armor. "I've been with you thus far, and I made and oath to the Knights of Harmony order."

Broadsword smiled as he nodded. "Excellent!"

"We'll need to get a chariot ready, then. we'll need some supplies and...." Twilight began, taking a blank scroll and quill from the temple's supply cabinet.

"You'll have everything you need shortly." Sunbeam said as she began to give orders to the towns ponies, who went out and began to gather the supplies.

Celestia took a parchment and began to write to the best of her abilities with her hooves.

"UGH! this is so difficult without magic!" the filly alicorn grumbled. "there... here is a scroll with orders to my royal guards."

Cadance took the scroll in her magic and opened it to read it. she squinted and turned it to the side, then the other way. what once was elegantly made cursive writing was now a child's scribbles and backwards lettering in uneven size. Cadance knew if she gave this to her royal guards she'd be asked if it was a joke before being laughed off.

"Uhm. how about I just send the message for you?" Cadance chuckled trying hard not to offend her Aunt who was now a filly and can no doubt throw a tantrum. A tantrum of adorableness.

"OH!" Celestia squeeked. "well alright, I guess it make more since and have more authority in it if you sent the message in person."

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Nightquill secured himself into the reigns of the Chariot, he felt himself being strapped in by Sunbeam. the Chariot was fairly big, but small enough to be pulled by a single Pegasus Pony. it was an older model and was white with pink detailing, it could hold up to six ponies more if they were crammed in.

"Alright, we're ready." Twilight announced as she came out of the Temple of Harmony.

Twilight was once again wearing the armor Celestia gave her, it was fully repaired, however the town's blacksmith, Anvil Steel offered to modify it. he added a side pouch and reinforced the helmet and chest piece. he even polished it making it shine in the sunlight.

"Wow that armor looks good on you Twiley." Shining Armor said as he circled his little sister. "I would have gone with heavier armor myself."

Twilight giggled. "are you kidding!? I wouldn't be able to move let alone fight. the helmet and chest piece is heavier enough now that it's reinforced."

Shining gave the helmet a good pat to test it's strength, this made Twilight grumble.

"hehe if you say so. but either way I just want to know your going to be safe." Shining said as he levitated to Twilight her sword. "here I had the blacksmith improve the blade, I noticed it was starting to degrade. Silver weapons are often beautiful but don't make the best defense."

"Thanks BBBFF!" Twilight smiled as she hugged Shining Armor. "You sure you don't want to come along?"

Shining Armor shook his head. "Cadance and I are gonna remain here to help protect Celestia and Luna incase Queen Ryugu decides to pull a stunt. it's also so Cadance can care for them she feels she'll need the practice anyway if you get my meaning."

Twilight smiled. "Well you four take care."

With another hug, Twilight began to take stock on the supplies, luckily the journey back to Ponyville will be shorter flying then it was Walking.

Nyx and Broadsword approached the chariot, Broadsword taking a look at Nightquill strapped up in the Chariot's pulling reigns.

"Wow. Sunbeam got you in there good huh?" Broadsword couldn't help but chuckle at the light blue Pegasus

Normally Chariots only used railing and a few straps to secure the Pony pulling it. however this was an older model and relied on straps, rope, and a mouth bit.

"Uhm. yeah it's an old chariot so it has to be more secure." Nightquill said as he looked at himself. Sunbeam grinning at him. "Although I do think you went overboard."

"isn't anything different then the games we used to play together." Sunbeam chirped as she took in the sight.

Twilight looked at poor Nightquill, while she took in that he will be very well secured and will be more then capable of flying them back to ponyville, she couldn't help but feel Sunbeam had different ideas in her little head of what the straps and ropes could be used for on her half brother. she looked at Nyx who didn't even noticed it, she was instead back to writing her theories on the Queen Alicorn Space Mommy she managed to cook up.

"So are we ready?" Broadsword asked, taking a seat in the chariot.

Nightquill gave his wings a few test flaps. he looked back and nodded, his armor was in the back of the chariot with Nyx's old armor, as well as some food and other supplies. he began to pull the chariot to the edge of town, despite it's age the chariot was kept in good condition and felt almost new, the seats were refurbished and the woodwork was redone, the whole thing was repainted too.

"Wait!" Sunbeam galloped up and gave Nightquill a tight hug and a kiss before galloping off. "You take care of yourselves!"

Nightquill chuckled. "We will, don't worry."

the Light blue Pegasus flapped his wings once more and began to gallop down the path through the forest, going over the bridge that lead to town. once he cleared the woods he spread his wings and lifted skywards. Nyx squealed when her papers almost flew away, thankfully Broadsword caught any that tried to escape the little crusader's magical grasp.