-----Canterlot Celestia receives a letter-----

Princess Celestia was sitting in her throne room doing paper work like always, she hated it especially Mondays. Always when the new week was beginning, not only did she get all the problems, but also she got all the audiences with the nobles and investors asking for different kinds of things. She wished that she would have someone like a stallion helping her, not only in work but also in love, she really wanted to meet someone special, but no one was interested in her and she wasn’t interested in anypony.

But maybe it will change, who knows what the world has to offer and what life will give. She thought that maybe something will happen like a new contact with a different race, or even maybe a new nation to go there for a quick vacation. It would be so fun to finally get some rest from all the papers, and audiences she got during the day. She actually was now jealous of Lunas work in the night, where she got only some papers to do and there was an audience from time to time.

She fought with nightmares and other scary things like big bees and giant frogs or even small butterflies, it was hard to roam through the whole kingdom, and look for these in the night, but, at least it wasn’t like the Sun damn papers and letters from everyone. The last stamps were the worst she just wanted them to go away and never return, she was a sun goddess and still her biggest enemy was paper.

“Even Tirek would be better.” she said to herself when the last stamp of denying an proposition to build a new armory.

She ordered a cup of tea before she will have to listen to her nephew prince blueblood crying about maids and the staff for being lazy. He was the worst of all, and he always when she gathered the council of nobles he denied all the propositions as if he just wanted that Equestria would fall into anarchy and then he would come. A white stallion with with the “best smile” there is saving Equestria and bringing her back to its glory, and expelling her with Luna from the Kingdom.

As much as she wanted she didn’t want him gone, because he was a very good politician and diplomat, of course he gave himself the title of silvertongue. The worst thing about him, was that a good amount of nobles supported him and if he would rebel there is no doubt that one fith of Equestria would fall under his rebellion.

When the servant with the tea was coming, a scroll in pink fire with a red stamp appeared before her. This was very bad as if she would need more problems, she knew this was from Cendence and with the red stamp it would mean that there is danger on the loose. The servant gave Celestia the tea and she used her magic to levitate it to her and the same with the scroll. While the servant was going back to the royal kitchen she was now reading the letter.

“PFFFFTT” Celestia spilled the drink when she read out who or rather what was happening there.

The servant quickly turned and the guards looked at each other with interest why did the Princess spit out the tea, the servant was worrying if the tea was to hot but it couldn’t be, it was perfectly the temperature princess Celestia wanted it to be. The servant was a earth pony so she grabbed some towels an started to clean the mess while Princess Celestia was still reading the letter.

“Guards!” she yelled and the guards immediately were in front of the princes but she continued “Get, Luna here and I don’t care if she is taking a bath or plays games, she must be here now! And if she will refuse to go, say that there will be no sweets for her for a millenium!” she yelled and the guards now were running towards princess Luna chambers.

Celestia however got up from her throne and dismissed all personnel there was. When she was finally alone she started to cast a spell, that only she knew and it was given to her when her mother was pregnant with Luna. She remembered this day when her mom gave her a scroll and said that only she can see it not even her sister but only she.

She pointed a ball of energy on the throne and she casted it, the ball was supposed to open a hidden locker in the throne, only she knew about this and not even the strongest of spell detecting magic wouldn’t find even a tiny bit of mana here. When the locker was visible it opened and in there there was the scroll and something very important to it, she levitated both of them to her and took them them o her room.

From there Celestia got her armor and hid the scroll her mom gave her, to a hidden pocket in her armor and the second piece of paper was now on her desk. It took her a few moments and when she was done with putting on her armor that was golden\silver and was really fancy, and looked more like a celebration outfit it was still meant to protect.

She was really nervous she didn’t know if it was what she expected, this day would come either way be it sooner or later. She picked up the piece of paper she has hidden with the scroll and she started to read it. It was a scroll from a strange looking wizard that claimed to be from another world, and he didn’t look like a pony but as he said he was a “Human” and his name is to this day is uknown, however he was the mentor of her most trusted advisor Starswirl the Bearded

Some things from this were true, about the bipedal thing in armor that Cendence described, one was that he wielded a mace that destroyed the barrier that could stand armies, even Discord tried once to hit it with all his might and it was only damaged but not destroyed and he can do some Chaos, especially when he himself improved the barrier. The second thing was that all her soldiers and she with Shining were paralyzed and their forces in the crystal empire could count as a army and he shook their morale so much that they are were paralyzed.

------Lunas POV----

Princess Luna was taking a bath to relax and think how today she leveled up fourteen times in the RPG game called “The Ponither 3: Wild Ride” She had to say that the studio that made the game was very talented, and wasn’t so greedy on money with all the pre-order dlc’s. Who knows maybe she will even donate a small amount of money, for the cause of the future development and continuation of the franchise.

She was almost sleeping when the bubbles covered her and smell of strawberry shampoo invaded her nose, she could be in the bath forever and never again sleep on the bed. She promised that if anyone will interrupt her, she will send him or her to the moon and she learned a spell for that. It wasn’t hard; she only needed to have the moon on the sky, concentrate, cast the spell, and be happy it worked.

But of course the promise she made had to be kept because,suddenly when she was about to wash her royal flank, three royal guards just opened her door and stranded there looking at Luna when she was not in the best position of all time to greet them. Not only did they interrupt her bathing,but also stared at her and didn’t even bother to turn back and excuse themselves, they exchanged looks for a good moment until Lunas face turned red and mixed with her blue fur she looked like a plum.

“G-Get o-out.” she said now really red and sat down hiding in the bath and the guards just looked at each other blushing but they had to say what Princess Celestia asked them to do.

“P-Princes Lu-na… Princes Celestia demands that you immediately show up in the throne room.” one of the guards said now fearing for his life.

She just was red and felled uncomfortable but she responded with a little too much hate in her voice"No, and you better run for your life or else I WILL SEND YOU TO THE MOON!” she yelled now using the royal Canterlot voice.

The guards wanted to run but they had orders and they had to fulfill them :We, are sorry.” said the unicorn guard and he tried to pick Princess Luna up but she used her own magic and she stayed in the bath. The other guards had an idea to tickle Princes Luna so that she will stop using her magic. They grabbed some feathery thing Princess Luna had in her room, and started to tickle her and she tried not to laugh but the battle was won by the royal guards.

“O-Ok ,ok heheh…I will go just leave me be.” She said but the guards needed her now and not later, so they forced her out of the bath and the unicorn guard with the help of his twopals transported Luna (wet) to the throne room. Of course she was quite heavy and their back hurt a little, but still she could use a diet from all the sweets and cake she was eating.

“Holy hey…she is a heavy one.” whispered one of the guards but to his doom, the Princes heard what he said.

“Are thou saying WE are fat?!” she demanded a answers but for the guards this time sake Princes Celestia entered the Throne room.

She was wearing her golden/Silver armor that she used only when battling very dangerous foes, of course Luna noticed it and the letter that Princes Celestia was holding also got her attention. She knew that this was the letter from the crystal empire and it had the red stamp this meant that it a very serious letter and something bad was happening.

She of course wasn’t ready for something like this, and she was done even make her hair or some makeup. She looked horrible and with her wet fur she will also catch a cold when the winds of the Crystal Empire will wave and freeze her to death. She know even more had hatred for the three guards that took her out of her bath, but even more she was angry at her sister that couldn’t herself come and ask her to get out.

“Luna we depart to the Crystal Empire, now. ”Celestia said and levitated a hairdryer next to Luna and she turn it on, Luna of course didn’t like this because her mane would get all bucked and weird after that. She never liked to use a hairdryer since the last one ruined her mane so badly she switched to towels, maybe it took more time to get the water away but it was better than having a bucked mane all day.

When Celestia was ready Luna didn’t only look extremely fluffy but also ridiculous, she of course expressed this by a very polite frown and express of emotion saying that she isn’t happy. Not only Celestia didn’t care but levitated Luna to herself and Celestias horn begin to glow with her golden aura, this meant that she was ready to teleport herself and Luna to the Crystal Empire.

Luna didn’t even have a chance to ask if Twilight Sparkle is also returning from her diplomatic mission in the gryphon Empire to assist them in their rescue or visit in the Crystal Empire. While Teleporting Luna saw a tiny piece of paper revealing from her sisters armor, this paper seemed old and very familiar to something she also had hidden. When they arrive and she will have some free time she has to look at the document she once found on the moon…

-----Crystal Empire----

Sauron was probably going to be attacked by a very narcissi pony in about 30 or 20 seconds from now on, he could fell how the entity was closer and closer and indeed was flying at impressive speed. How did the pony not started to burn at such speed and fought the basic laws of physics was a mystery to Sauron, for now he didn’t need any explanation to it at least for the next few days when he will explore the lands where he will now reside.

Princes Cendence and Shining Armor both agreed to help Sauron in his struggle to return home and to give him a home for the matter of time. Sauron of course was very pleased with their decision, he didn’t even have to talk much and deceive them to much with his lies. He actually now was thinking what would happen if he just stabbed them in the back, literally.

‘Did I become softer after my death, even with my ring on I still feel wrong by lying’ He thought when he lied to them he did fell uncomfortable, but only a little.

However when they now going through the street the citizens all looked at him s if he was a monster-and he was-that was now calmly going to the crystal palace. It wasn’t a very original name but still the city looked beautiful and he would probably live hear rather than in his own fortress, of course thinking like this was foolish but still he missed his eye on his tower.

SMACK!

“Five gondorian soldiers.” Sauron muttered when a cyan pony just hit him in the back with all her force and speed without breaking her leg.

Sauron then heard something hitting the ground, he turned around and saw the entity that was trying to assassinate him. He looked at her and she was wearing something like and uniform he never has seen before, there was no doubt it was made out of wool or some similar material. He looked at her and examined her look, she had red eyes, was cyan blue, she was an Pegasus, her mane looked like a rainbow, and she had a tattoo on her flank like all other ponies here.

He looked over to the rulers of this land and sked them in a teasing tone “Is this a kind of way to greet someone? Or an assassination attempt?” he asked and cendence with shining armor were immediately protesting

“Absolutely not, I’m sure Rainbow Dash will apologize for this.” said shining Armor looking at his daughter flying instructor.

“We would never, after all the good you have done I wouldn’t even wish you ill.” Cadence supported her husband.

Sauron was just amusedby their expressions and kind words, yes indeed much good but only for selfish gains. If he had to he would use his ring to manipulate them and bind them to his biding but he feared there might be someone guarding this ponies that might challenge him. The last thing he needed was some Ainur or maybe even a Valar fighting him and sending him to the void with his master.

“Don’t worry princess I will kick his flank!” the cyan pony was full of surprises.

“Not to be rude ,but in my land something like this would cause a war that would probably be fought for at leastfive hundred years if not more.” Said Sauron looking at his hosts that now were nervously looking at raibowdash that made them look bad and probably caused a diplomatic affair right now.

“We are sorry for this Lord Sauron, Rainbow Dash represents the element of loyalty and s-” Cendence stopped when she realized she just said something to s stranger from a faraway land that better Celestia or Twilight would say.

“Element of loyalty? Hmm now I’m curious… but from the look of it you don’t want to share this information with me, and I don’t mind it. I’m sure that maybe one day you tell me more about the “elements”.” Sauron knew how to play nice and how to get into the crowd by being polite.

Cendence was sure he would like to know what she meant but he just didn’t give any buck about them, she was surprised by this. Most of ponies would always ask about who they are and what are the elements of harmony, but Sauron played the waiting game. He just waited for the time to get all the information from young Flurry Heart that childish mind would be easily deceived and manipulated.

“Who the hay are you! Princes call Princes Celestia and lets turn him into stone!” Rainbow Dash demanded it from Cadence but Shining Armor and she were not in the mood to joke or play.

“Rainbow Dash stop that! He did much good this is an order.” Shining Armor now was yelling at her with a very serious tone, he could understand her zeal and all but sometimes it was too much.

“B-But he destroyed the b-” she was cut of by shining armor now holding his hoof against her mouth, he then said very slowly “It’s an order.” and again placed his hoof on the ground.

For Sauron it was funny how he already caused some minor disputes without even trying, if everything will go like that he will have this country as a puppet in around two weeks from now on. He didn’t know if there is more ponies kingdoms or if this is the only one but if there is more, then he will better develop his influence here rather than somewhere else. All this disharmony and anarchy he brought reminded him on the strange Maiar like entity that he never saw before.

‘Who are you’ he asked himself but the best thing would be to ask.

“Excuse me Princes Cendence andPrince Shining Armor.” he got their attention and continued still feeling weird with saying these weird names. “Who was that strange looking Creature that looked like a goat and had two horns with one blue and other red wing?” Sauron asked and they looked at each other and after w while Cendence responded.

“Well he is the spirit of chaos and disharmony, his name is Discord and he is well… an ally of ours” she said the last with a doubting tone as if she wasn’t sure of it.

Sauron had enough when he heard her saying that he is the spirit of Disharmony and Chaos, this would answer why his magic was so chaotic and anarchistic. He as a spirit of disharmony couldn’t have a normal body so he has it mixed with other animals and he looked like an abomination compared to all these ponies. Not even his master would let out something like him allow to live, it would be to much of an failed experiment to exist.

“And why do you ask if you don’t mind answering.” Princes Cendence asked him and Shining with Rainbowdash were interested in his reply.

“He with his presence and power that I felled coming of him, he reminded me of my people called the Maiar.” He answered and they all looked at him, only flurry heart that was silent wasn’t surprised by this. She remembered how he said he was the “strongest of the Maiar”.

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“Wait!” Flurry heart broke the silence and they all even Sauron were looking at her with an raised eyebrow.

“What is it my little Flurr.y” Rainbow aske,d now a little angry and ready to again attack Sauron.

“Y-You said,” she started with a shaky voice, “that you are the strongest of the Maiar back in the forest.” She said and they just looked at him and then again at Flurry Heart.

‘She got a good head’ He thought and answered her question “Ahh, yes indeed I did.” He said and as if there couldn’t be a better moment all the citizens aroundheard it and started to talk between themselves

For Sauron it was only another victory, if he would plant fear in their souls and minds, the future plans and events would be even easier to win or fulfill with them more stressed and binded to him. He of course could already make them do their bidding but he wanted to mess around a bit and from the looks of it they never heard of the Maiar so he was even more concerned about where he is.

“Well Discord claims to be a God of Chaos, or something I’m not interested in that kinds of stuff.” Shining Armor saidnow having Sauron’s attention.

If this Discord was a god or as he claimed to be, then Sauron as a being even more powerful then him would be a god also, of course saying things like this wasn’t true. Sauron was no god but a more powerful being compared to the Maiar but when compared to a actual mortal he was a like a god. Maybe he should say that he is a divine and threaten all of them? No he this still can be in Arda somehow and if this land was made by Eru Ilúvatar then he would be in a lot of trouble if he will make some things break.

“Are saying you are more powerful than Discord?” Princes Cendence asked him with a worry in her voice, but Saurons answer was even more terrifying.

“Yes.” Sauron stated and they all looked at each other and the citizens did believe him, he destroyed the barrier that Discord couldn’t even destroy if all of his power and he just smacked the barrier without using magic.

“Lets get inside before the soldiers coming from the forest will tr-” Shining Armor was cut off by Princes Celestia and Luna teleporting a couple meters away from them.

Sauron have felted the power behind her and he was really now interested in that pony that just teleported near them, he could feel the power and might coming of her. He was very pleased to finally see someone powerful enough to stand against him; he will probably get attacked by this Alicorn in a matter of seconds. He had to admit although he wasn’t like some humans or elder she looked very beautiful in that armor, the silver mixing with gold and the helmet perfectly covering her head and revealing her horn was perfect.

He then looked at her torso and her actual body armor was very interesting, it had a sun on it and her tattoo on her flank was perfectly reviled by her armor. He also saw that it had some gems with it and it had a very nice tiling on it, he would bet his mace that it was more of a parade armor more than an actual for war and battle.

He could see that her fur was white and that her mane looked like almost a rainbow but with only three colors. She had very big eyes like the rest of ponies and she had her hooves protected just like the young Alicorn and her mother by golden boots. He could see her cutie mark that was a sun

However the sun on her flank made him nervous, the tattoos had to do something with their names, he needed to ask what they mean. He saw some fillies and Foals without and with tattoos like that, he needed to know more about this tattoos.

However the Alicorn wasn’t the only one there, next to her side there was a Alicorn without an armor, and she looked like a puppy that got out of the bath and its owners just wiped him with a towel, and the puppy after it was all fluffy and messy. It looked actually a little adorable; he would even dare to say that even more then the bigger one beside her.

The Alicorn was blue and looked like a blueberry on 4 legs with a horn and wings, if he still was weak and soft as he was before joining Morgoth. He would gladly pet her and wait for her saying that she wants more, but Sauron was too strong to be conquered by something being beautiful. Only power and control was all he wanted and he is going to get it,and he feared that this pony might get in his way for some reason.

Her mane was like the sky in the night, the night was one of the most beautiful things for Sauron mostly because of his nature and control of the shadows, and darknes. The night was the most perfect cloak to hide himself while he is doing his work, if he could had the lead of the moon he would leave it there and never let the sun ever come again. But sadly this would prove lethal to life and all his domains and subjects would die because of lack of food or by killing themselves.

Her cutie mark reminded him not only of the best part of the day but also of the Maia called Tilion that he liked, not because he was friends with him. He liked him because he was giving him the best part about all day, where he can play a bit and maybe do some interesting things like killing his enemies or exploring something and most importantly. Relax from all of the humans and elves constantly attacking his domain.

‘Well this is going to be an interesting meeting’ Sauron thought when he saw that the Alicorn in her armor was already trying to cast a spell but then a pink shield surrounded him blocking all the sound from the outside. He looked who casted the shield to protect him, and he saw that it was princess cotton candy that just protected the doom of Middle-Earth.

‘If she knew who she is defending’ he though while looking at them talking, and he saw the Alicorn with the sun as her tattoo talking something to her, and the shield that Princes Cendence casted was now down and he could finally start a normal conversation.

“Greetings, my name is Sauron and I’m the High King of Mordor.” He bowed a little not to show to much respect but to show something.

Celestia just looked at him with narrowed eyes but responded „I’m Princes Celestia and I rule with my sister” she looked at her and Luna did the same “We rule together the Kingdom of Equestria.” She continued and she also bowed but not too much just like Sauron.

It angered him and he really holded the urge to use the ring but he was stronger than his emotions. The next pony to introduce was her sister that bowed properly showing Sauron respect he was happy about it and she begin introducing herself.

“Greetings, my name is Princess Luna and I with my sister rule together the Kingdom of Equestria.” she said it with surprisingly a normal expression not like Celestia with almost frown when she saw him.

Sauron however had to ask a very important question”„Why do princesses run the kingdom and not the King or Queen?”He asked and received a stare from Celestia, Luna wanted to answer but Celestia cut her off.

“Queen sounds old and we like to feel young, lord Sauron of Mordor.” he could sense the venom in her saying the name of his realm, but if she wants to play he can play a different strategy.

“Well excuse my behavior but I think that it’s very unorthodox calling yourself a ruler of a Kingdom, when you don’t have the required title to run the country.” He said with a smirk and Celestia was slowly losing her patience.

“Well its because we rule at night and my sister in the day, so being called a queen for half a day would be depressing and the other would have the upper hand on the other with the title of a queen because of the way of monarchy hierarchy.” Luna said, now with her explanation.

Sauron started to like the blue Alicorn she seemed to be interesting and he had to admit she was quite nice looking even for a animal like her. But now that she ended the conversation on that topic he had to leave the dot to end this discussion.

“Thank you for explanation Princes Luna, I think we are done with this topic. Let’s go to the palace and discuss other things there shall we?” He asked and all nodded but Rainbow dash that didn’t quite like Sauron.

And with that they all were now heading to the palace…

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Edit 04.02.2018: Thanks to Raistlin Phantom for editing this chapter