"So why does the princess want to see us today?” I looked over, just about to knock on the door of Rarity's and Devon's place before slowly lowering my arm. Mike wore his same old cowboy like hat, a vest that the men of the old west would wear, a simple brown, while wearing a pale white shirt underneath; wearing baggy like blue jeans and brown boots. Applejack stood beside him, her hat like always one, but her hair let loose as it flowed loosely along her neck and some on her back. Twilight was beside me as well, not wearing her ring I had given her, saying she did not wish to lose it, but not before showing it off to all of our friends. I think Spike wanted to eat the thing because of the gems on it.

            "I'm not really sure,” I told him before knocking on the door. "Maybe whatever they have to tell us, also effects Twilight, Rarity and you Applejack, but that just me thinking that of course.” They all just nodded as I then went to knock on the door.

            "Yeah one second!” I heard Devon call out, a few moments later, the door opened. Like always when I went to go see Rarity for new clothes or to just say hi and Devon was there, he was in his boxers, the one that looked like a brown zebra. I was about to tell him to put some clothes on, cause I could see the hair growing from under his arms, when I noticed two things, one, a large brown horn coming from his forehead, and a long bushy black curly tail

            "What's with the costume?” I asked Devon crossing my arms. "Nightmare Night was a few months ago.” I then went to pull the horn off, but when I pulled down, his head also went down. I blinked and tried to pull it off, nothing happened...wait...what the fuck?

            "Now Brandon,” he spoke with his grin like smirk. "I know you like to play with my horn, but not in front of your soon to be wife...unless you wanna keep going until you get a treat?”

            "GAH!” my hand shot away as he only grinned.

            "I win!” he cried as I glared harder at him. "Okay, okay, so no winners...but to be clear I did win...how it taste mother fucker?”

            "How about I kick you up your ass...and what's with the horn, and is that tail real?!”

            "Yup,” he answered turning around as I watched the tail move back and forth. "Now I have a sexy ass and a sexy tail!”

            "Oh dear god...” I groaned while rubbing my head. "At least you can't use magic...”

            "Oh I can...just simple ones like pick stuff up! I and Rarity had some fun last night when I...”

            "TMI, TM fucking I!”

            After a while, we were now all before Celestia, once she saw Devon, she told us how he had gained the horn and tail. It seems back in the old times of humans, this was not uncommon. When the humans and unicorns mate, sometimes the unicorn would release magic they did not know they had brought up, this fusing with the human body, giving them the genes to breed with the ponies, and also giving them a tail and horn; and the power over magic. Luna was also with her as Celestia then got ready to tell us what needed to be said.

            "As I told you yesterday Brandon,” she spoke after a while. "There may be a way to stop the clones, or Dark Beasts, though the way of stopping them is great and hard.”

            "What do you mean?” I asked as Luna then spoke up.

            "This isn't the first time the Dark Beast came here, a few hundred years before the humans were sent away, they were here and the humans fought them, or should I say, three humans fought them.” Celestia then spoke up once more. "As you may have know, Twilight, Rarity, and Applejack are but three of the ones who hold the power of the Element of Harmony. Yes they have been used many times to stop evil before; but for the Dark Beast, they will all but be useless; however,” she held up a hoof as her horn glowed, soon a book came before her as she opened it. Inside was a picture of what seemed to be three humans, one on the top, and two flanking the human below it. "It seems there are three more Elements that will stop them.”

            "And what is this Element miss Celestia?” Mike asked as Luna nodded her head.

            "They are known as Power, Wisdom, and Courage.”

            "Sounds like the Triforce from Legend of Zelda,” Devon spoke up as I chuckled and nodded. My sisters seemed confused, but went on.

            "Anyway, we believe that you three could house this power each, and we like to send you three to the old humans temples a day away from Everfree Forest, pass the trail of which is there, gain the power of Power, Wisdom, or Courage; so that you may use it in the next battle.”

            "Okay, sounds like a plan, but how can we tell on what we might have?” Devon asked as Celestia smiled.

            "You, you have courage young Devon, when your friends were in danger, even though the foes were all powerful, you stayed and fought. Mike, you have strength unlike any we have ever seen, you use skills, and your raw power to stop your foes, and keep your love ones safe.”

            "But that would leave Brandon with wisdom,” Devon clarified while looking at me. "Not to be rude...but he doesn't have a lot of wisdom.” I gave Devon a sideway glare as he only smiled at me, Celestia only sighing and shaking her head, but a noticeable smile on her muzzle was seen as she gave a soft chuckle.

            "Wisdom comes in many different ways Devon,” she answered for me. "It was he who convinced us that Moon was not evil, just misunderstood. I just wish we've known is much sooner then we did.”

            "As I do I sister,” Luna spoke up with a nod.

            "So why did ye ask us fillies to comes as well?” Applejack asked while Celestia nodded her head.

            "Yes, thank you Applejack, I nearly forgotten. We just wished to tell you this as well, since from this book, the Elements are in three different human cities. Come I shall show you all on this map.” Leading us to the side, she pointed with her hoof to the map of Equestria. "Now, do you see here, how Everfree forest reaches far beyond north, south-west and south-east?” I looked up to where she was pointing, it was weird, but now that I see the map fully, I noticed that in the areas she pointed, were large trees that covered it, making a large circle in each area. What I am about to tell you all next, you must never tell any other ponies unless we say so, Brandon, you already know this yourself.” I nodded, it seems she was going to tell them about it was they who sent the humans away in the first place, and brought me and Mike here; Devon was brought here by Darkness.

            "As you may know, humans once walked among us nearly a thousand years ago, this was before the time of Moon, or as we use to call her Nightmare Moon. Even before that, humans lived around the ponies in peace and harmony for many hundreds of years; but that peace was soon destroyed. It started with one human, the name or gender of this human was never told, his/her name and what he/she looked like, wiped clean from our history books and old lore. This human brought many more under his/her command, saying that the humans were the rightful rulers of this world, that there should be a human king and queen. We were very glad that not all the humans went to this human's cause, but, it saddened me to say, that the ones that did fight along side us, were heavily out numbered by their brothers and sisters of species.”

            "I thought you told me that the humans never did kill anypony?” I asked hoping that she didn't lie for my own sanity.

            "They did not,” she answered me. "Though these humans were ready for battle, they did not fight, nor did the humans on the other side kill any ponies. It seems that the human that made this group died of an ailment of which we do not know even to this day. Then they started to fight among themselves for the one to rule next; they soon just killed each other off.” Luna then spoke up next as she walked forwards a bit.

            "The humans who wanted to fight with us feared for their lives, it was true that they were about to fight as well with us, but many of the ponies back then thought that all the humans could turn like this. So we made a deal with them, opening a portal, we sent these humans to a new world, a world where they could start their own rules, their own way of life, but for this to happen, we needed to place a spell over them to erase all memoires of us; this also causing them to revert into a more...prevalent like sate.”

            "That would explain the caveman stage huh?” Mike asked outloud as me and Devon only nodded our heads.

            "Many mouths ago,” Celestia spoke up once more. "We decided that it was time to bring the humans back, the ones who would most likely live in peace with us ponies, the first human we brought here; was none other then Brandon.”

            "Wait...so when he was sent back to his own world...?” Twilight spoke up as her teacher sighed and bowed her head.

            "Yes, that was also us, we wished to see if Brandon would like to stay here more, or go back home; a mistake we still gravely wish to take back.” Were they saying that because of my scar?

            "And then you brought me as well princesses?” Mike asked stepping forward as Luna nodded. "Then thank you, truly, thank you for all ye done for being me and Applejack together!” Celestia only smiled as well as Luna, bowing their heads lightly as Devon then spoke up.

            "So where is each of the Elements at?”

            Celestia then pointed to each one.

            "The top is the Element of Power is here, the Element of Wisdom is here,” she then pointed to the bottom Right. "And Courage would be here,” she then pointed to the bottom left. "Your best bet is to leave right away to go to each of the old cities and gain these powers quickly.”

            "Then that is what we will do,” I answered looking at the other two humans.

            "Wait!” Rarity called out as we all looked to her. "I'm going with Devon!”

            "And don't think yer leaving me being pardon,” AJ spoke lightly pushing on Mike leg. "We're a team now ya her?”

            "Wouldn't have it any other way AJ,”

            "And I'm going with Brandon,”

            "No Twilight,”

            You would think that it was me that said that, but we all turned our heads to see Shiny Armor walk in with Princess Candace beside him.

            "It is too much of a burden for you when you are carrying a foal.”

            "But...he can't go alone,” she cried out softly.

            "That is why I will go with him,” he turned to me and gave me a small smile and a nod, I nodded back as he turned back to Celestia. "With yours and Princess Luna's leave of course?”

            "But of course,” Luna answered.

            "There is also one last bit of information you all must know,” we all looked back toward her as she sighed. "The Elements are being guarded by three guardians, only Brandon, Devon, and Mike may face them, for this is their trail to pass.”

            "Guardians?” I asked in confusion.

            "Yes, as I said before, the humans once fought the Dark Beast many hundred years ago, they then found a way to stop them, but it seems not fully. To make sure the power to stop them was safe; three humans gave their very life force to become spirits, keeping each Element safe.”

            "There should be a large temple in the middle of each city,” Luna spoke up looking at us. "Go to the temple, and be ready for anything, and I mean anything.”

            After getting everything ready, and by everything I mean a quick stop at my place, getting the double hidden blades and slipping them on my wrist, slipping on my sword around my back and also a bag filled with food and water just in case it would take a day or two to get there. After saying our goodbyes to all of our friends, I and Shiny Armor made our way due east toward the old human city. Along the way while me made our way into Everfree Forest, me and Shiny Armor got to talking, I was in front, hacking away at any vines that got in my way, while he used his magic to clear them away if they were too thick for my blade.

            "You've should've seen her when she came over to mother's and father's and showed her the ring you gave her,” he told me with a small chuckle. "She was laughing, talking and crying all at once.”

            "Really?” I looked back and saw him nod once as I looked forward and started to hack at the vines again, until there were none left. Putting the blade back to where it came, I snapped my fingers making it into a ring, much like the ring Twilight's brother gave me to make a shield.

            "Yes really, but I must ask you of something,”

            "Lay it on me,” I answered as he nodded.

            "Are you sure you two are ready for this?” I stopped for a moment and looked back toward him as he went on. "I mean...a foal is one thing, but then jumping into marriage? Don't think of me as saying the wrong thing here, but are you two truly ready for all of this all at once?” I guess I never really thought of this that far, I mean, I know me and Twilight wanted a foal, that was for sure, but I bought that ring so when I thought the time was right I would ask her. But she found it the day I bought it, and I couldn't really say, 'yeah that's for you, but let me hold onto it until I'm ready.' I knew for sure I was no doubt gonna get very cold feet on the day of our wedding.

            "I believe that we are,” I answered somewhat true. "I love your sister, and will do just about anything to make sure she is safe from any harm, you know this as well as the next pony.” He gave a sharp nod at this as we made our way to an old trail. "But I will not make the same mistake like THAT ever again, trust me on that.”

            "You mean the Changeling Queen?” he asked as I nodded my head slightly.  "You know, truly now that I think of it, I might have done the same thing if I was in your place you know,” he spoke as he walked up beside me, noticing now that he wore his captain guard armor, save for the helm. "I would do anything to keep Twilight, my wife, my family, or the princesses safe from harm.” After a bit more, Shiny then asked. "Who taught you how to fight?”

            "Well...would you believe me If I told you my mother taught me a bit?” he gave me a look as I smiled. "She taught me to use anything I could get my hands on, I don't know where she learned these skills herself, but she taught me whatever I could learn while...he was away. After I left, I picked up more skills from different teachers who would be willing to teach me.”

            We spoke like this pretty much the whole time walking though Everfree Forest, I never knew the forest could be this large, I mean, we never even came close to finding anything that was human made, Shiny told me that the princesses made sure that no pony went this far deep within the forest, I'm guessing because they didn't want them to be attacked by the guardians there, or to see truly that there use to be a race unlike their own that use to roam here. Soon though as the sun slowly settled over the trees, the moon just starting to peak, that's when we saw it. Climbing over a large hill, we came to gaze of what was left of the Equestria human city.

            The city was made around a wide circle, pretty much the spot of trees we saw on the map, a wide flowing river flowed around the city, three small streams flowing from the north, east and south of the city, four bridges going in all sides of a compass were seen; all made of stone. In the middle was the largest of the buildings, no doubt the temple, even from here I could easily see that it was breaking down, a few holes in the roof where it caved in, and the pillars that held a stone roof broken down, half of said roof gone. Even from where I was standing, I could see that each home, small and large was made of pure stone, smooth like a rock left in water over the many years. making our way down the hill and into the south end of the bridge, we crossed slowly, the echoes of Shiny's hooves and my shoes was all that could be heard. I could see a shack that was still left standing somehow, but moss pretty much covered it as well as everything else; nature had indeed taken its toll on this place with no one to care for it. I placed my hand on a wall inside I could see that from the way that there were broken down walls inside, this could've been a home. Who had lived her all those many, many years ago; what were they like?

            "Amazing,” The unicorn breathed out while looking around. "Are all your buildings in your world like this?”

            "Not all,” I answered looking around. "I mean, we still use stone to make the structure or part of it, but many other materials are used to build homes or other things of the sort.

            "Your kind must have been very well ahead of us of the time, when I did history, the ponies of the past use very little stone to build their homes, but you humans...”

            "Yeah I know,” I answered him looking around. Walking down the streets and looking around, I swear I could hear the sound of humans of the past speaking and doing whatever they did of the past. It was almost frightening in a way, to me; it felt like I was walking on someone's grave. Making our way closer and closer toward the large temple, I then noticed a large statue that stood maybe a few feet away from the stairs going toward the temple. The statue was of nopony other then Celestia and Luna, but between them stood what seemed to be a human, but the face of this human was all but un-seeable. As we climbed the stairs, I turned for a moment to look at the city. If Celestia and Luna hadn't sent the humans away as they requested, would I have been born and raised here? Maybe in one of the other cities; would Equestria be any different then what it was now? So many questions ran though my mind, but that would wait until later; right now, I had a quest to fulfill.

            The mighty doors were all but rotten, being made of wood and metal, so climbing over the broken pieces of wood; me and Shiny saw the inside of the grand temple. The walls on the inside, were surprising clean, drawings were craved into the walls, as me and the unicorn examined the cravings, it looked to be stick people make the city. Runes unlike that I had ever seen craved below the pictures.

            "I believe this section is telling the history of how this place was made.” I spoke out loud so Shiny could hear.

            "Brandon, come look at this one,” I looked over to see him across the room, going over I saw three stick people, their arms up with what maybe looked like light coming from them. In the middle of them, stood what seemed to be a sword of sort. "Do you think this is the power of the Elements of Power, Wisdom, and Courage?” he asked me as I nodded.

            "No doubt,” I answered him. "I mean, what else would be able to use three humans hrm?”

            "So true,”

            You are correct. I jumped at the sound of the voice rumbling throughout the room. My soon to be brother-in-law also jumped, I summoned my blade forth as the voice made a soft chuckling like noise. Do not be alarmed, I mean you no harm. Looking around, I notice the doors far in the back open, and from within the darkness, a large, maybe the size of my head ball of light made its way out.

            The light was just the color of blue; sparkles flowed around it a bit as it flew over to me and Shiny. Stopping before us, it floated up and down before flying around us, I followed it with my blade still out. Please young one put your sword away; as I said, I mean you no harm. The voice was this ball of light? Looking to Shiny, I saw him nod as I nodded back, making the blade once more into the ring the ball buzzed a bit before hovering in front of my face. It has been many a moon since I last laid eyes on one that I use to be. The light spoke. As the years be three sixty five, I have counted those days hundreds, if not a thousand years.

            "You...were once human?” I asked in slight confusion as the ball of light grew brighter, maybe a different way of nodding.

            Yes, I use to be human, in fact, the stone of the princesses you saw outside, and it was I who was that human. Though in my rage of becoming this spirit, my body not able to withstand the tide of time, I broke my face; I have long forgotten what my name is, or what I use to look like.

            "I am deeply sorry spirit,” I spoke bowing my head. "But, is there any sort of name we may call you?”

            Hrm... it hummed slightly before answering. You may call me Wisdom young one, Wisdom, the Guardian of the Element of Wisdom. And what might I call you two? Shiny Armor walked up first and puffed his chest out.

            "I am Shiny Armor,” he spoke proudly. "Captain of the Guards of Princess Celestia.”

            "And I am Prince Brandon Casey,” I spoke placing a hand over my chest. "Half brother of Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna.”

            Ah, so the winds do speak the truth after all. I have heard the winds and the trees of the forest around this city speak of a human who came here, fusing his body with the soul of the one known as Nightmare Moon to become a Alicorn.

            "That is true,” I spoke out looking at Wisdom. "Then you must know why we are here?”

            Oh yes. He answered with the same chuckle as before. The Element of Wisdom, terribly sorry, I have not had the pleasure of speaking with any sort of soul outside these forest. Come then Prince of Equestria, and you too Captain of the Guards.

            Following Wisdom into the room of which he came, the room lit up at once, in the middle was what seemed to be a pedestal, around it three hollow areas that seemed as small as maybe one forth of my hand.

            This room, use to hold the sword used to fend off the Dark Beasts back in the time of Old. We dubbed the sword; The Holy Sun Blade, for its light could match that of the sun itself. The three Elements you and your friends are after are the power that the sword are within, without all three, the blade will not be summon, and you will not be able to stop the Dark Beasts fully.

            "I am guessing you are not just going to give me the Element of Wisdom, are you?” I asked in a joking voice, Wisdom laughed softly as he grew brighter.

            You are right, you must earn the Element, and your wisdom shall be tested right now. Flying up into the air, Wisdom shot out a bright flash of white light causing me and Shiny to cover our eyes, when I opened them, I noticed a lone human, a mask covering the face and hair, even the clothing the human wore covered every inch of the body, the chest was flat, but the suit the human wore looked tight, so it could be a female or male. The mask I could not see into the eyes, they were as black as the nights, red lines going from the eyes to the chin, and even to the forehead. I can see into your past Brandon. Wisdom spoke once more as I looked around for him, but could not find him. I can see the darkness that clouds your past, your anger, your fear...your sorrow. You were trained by many to keep yourself safe, many were by females. This female is your foe, but you are not to beat her; but to guess who she is. I was about to list the names of my mistresses who taught me when Wisdom stopped me. But, you have only one chance to guess, guess wrong, and I shall never give you the Element. This is your test Brandon, watch your foes moves, remember what you have been taught, and remember who taught you these moves; do you accepted my test for the Element of Wisdom? Bringing my blade forth, I nodded my head.

            "I accept your test Wisdom!”

            No sooner had I said those words, the human women before me brought her arm up, a small flash of light was seen as in her hand was a long staff, on each side of the staff, a thin sharp two sided blade was seen, the ends slight curved up, or down, depending on how she held it. Still holding it in the air, she started to spin it in her hand, I watched as she moved in the clock like stance, as I went in a counter clock like way. My eyes never leaving her own 'eyes' as we stared each other down. She made the first move, jumping up high, I jumped back slightly as she slammed the staff down where I was, jumping forward as she caught me off guard quickly, but I was able to parry the attack with the hilt of my sword; she was quick, very quick. Again she stabbed forward as I moved backwards, slashing before me, hitting off each of her attacks with some struggle, this speed, this power, where have I seen this before? She tripped me with the wood part of her staff as I fell on my back. I grunted as the floor cracked me on my head, looking up, I yelped and rolled out of the way, placing my left hand to the ground, I pushed up, spinning like a side way top before landing on my feet. A trick shot, many of my teachers did that as well, to teach me to watch where my foe was going to attack, a habit I had seemed to still have. Again she brought the staff up in the air, spinning it again as she did before, going in that same clock way walking. What was she doing, toying with me...or was she trying to tell me something? I couldn't think at it as she flew at me again, I dodged this time, going to slash at her, but I missed, her blade hitting my tip making me loose my grip, my sword flying out of my hand, flipping in the air before stabbing itself in the stone floor, maybe twenty feet away. I yelped feeling the wind of her blade whist by my cheek, weaving and crouching as I backed away from her as she stabbed, and stabbed, and stabbed at me, at times swinging it as if it was a extra long sword. Stabbing attacks, stabbing attacks, where have I seen this?!

            I jumped back and flipped in the air, grabbing my blade and pulling it out, sparks flying as it blinded her slightly, finding my chance I went for the attack, slashing at her right leg, the sound of our blades hitting caused me to curse as she easily blocked me. She span on one foot, kicked me in the chest with the other as I was sent skidding along the ground, dropping onto my knees I gasped as the air was kicked out of me, looking up, I watched as once more she did that damn spin thing, god she did it just like my...no fucking way...no, it couldn't be, it just couldn't be! I had to test this! Throwing my blade away, I ran toward her, she brought the staff before me as I jumped, the staff followed me but I held on to the hard wood. Using ever last strength I had, I yanked the staff from her hands and threw it by my blade; I then went for her throat, as if I was going to chock her. Her hands grabbed at my wrist, bending my arms out and away from her, I felt as her right foot went inside my legs, tripping me and then throwing me over her shoulder. I grunted as I landed on my back, it was her, I knew now, I knew! She took my sword as she somehow got over there so fast; she brought it over her head, about to bring a killing move when I shouted.

            "I know who you are!” she stopped, the tip just on my chin as I gulped, I closed my eyes sweat dripping down my face as I breathed harder a bit. She removed the blade from my chin and allowed me to stand, when I did stand, I noticed that Wisdom had floated beside her.

            Who is she then young one? He asked me as I gulped and moved forward a bit. Shiny Armor, who was watching from the sidelines, also came over to me.

            "It's you...” I spoke out loud in a whisper. "Isn't it...mom?”

            From the corner of my eye I saw Shiny jerk to look at me and then her, Wisdom laughed slightly as he floated away, as the women before me dropped my sword to the ground, and brought her hands to the mask and taking it off, the clanking of the mask hitting off the floor was heard, my eyes growing wide, my heart stopping; it was her...

            She was as I remembered her, without the mask, her long brown and blond like hair flowed down beyond her shoulders, her skin, the tan color I had gotten from her was still there, her lush green eyes and her slightly tipped ears; mom...it is you...

            "Brandon...” she spoke softly as I started to shake after hearing her voice. "Well done...you have pasted the test of Wisdom.”

            "M...mom...” I started to break up as she only smiled, walking over to me and wrapping her arms around me. I held onto her tightly, feeling my tears flow down my cheek as I cried into her shoulder as she rubbed my back softly, her other hand rubbing my hair. "It's okay...let it out.”

            "He...he told me that he...killed you!” I cried pushing away from her, not roughly, I stood back, my hands on her arms, thinking if I let her go, she would be gone. I saw her look away slightly before she nodded.

            "He did,” she told me as I blinked, the tears still flowing. "Wisdom as he calls himself brought me here while you were in that flash of light, what were seconds for you, was an hour for me and him. He wished me to test you Brandon; I at first did not wish that; I did not wish to fight you. But he told me that if you passed, I could have, but a few moments to speak to you, before I was sent back.” She brushed my tears away with her thumb as she smiled at me. "You have grown Brandon. I remember when you were so small...my baby is now a man.”

            "Some man I am,” I spoke looking away. "I couldn't keep you safe.”

            "Brandon,” she held my chin in her hand and made me look at her. "It is my job to keep you safe, not the other way around. I am deeply sorry for the hell I put you though, no child should've lived the life you had. If there was anyway I could've left with you, I would've.”

            "I know...” I told her as she smiled softly at me.

            "I have been watching you Brandon,” she told me as she smiled. "I am glad you found love with Twilight, I wish I could've spoken with her today; but let her know, that I am grateful of her. Of taking you out of your shell, to see that true love can come from any sort of shape or form.” She then made me let go of her arms as she backed away. "Brandon, bring out your right arm please.” I nodded, clearing my face of the tears as I did as she told me to. She brought both of her arms up in the sky, a soft blue was seen surrounding her body and then her hands, before she pointed both arms toward me, the light came from her to me, going from my body toward my right wrist. I watched as a sliver band, as wide, maybe as four to five centimeters, the runes that I have never seen before placed all around it, and on the top part of the band, a large blue gem was there.

            "What you are holding is the Element of Wisdom,” she told me as I looked up to her. "One of the three elements used to make the Holy Sun Blade, once your friends have the other two, simple raise your arm in the sky, and call out 'I call out the Element of Wisdom'. Once your friends say their part, the blade of the sun will be foraged, allowing you to kill off forever, the Dark Beasts. But be warn,” she told me holding up a finger. "This sort of power comes with a price, only one of you may wield it, and it nearly saps all of your energy.”

            "Alright...thanks mom.”

            "I'm not done yet,” she told me with a smile as she picked up my blade. "This is my gift to you.”

            I watched as the blade started to change, the blade part widened a bit then that of the katana like style, though the blade was still thin in a way, it looked maybe doubly the width of what it use to be. The guard part slowly changing as well, the middle mark of my Cutie Mark seen there, on the left side, was a cresset moon, much like Luna's or my Cutie Mark, but it was on it side, pointing upward like the guard of the Master Sword on Legend of Zelda. The same was done on the other side, but not of the moon, but with the single ray of the sun out of Celestia Cutie Mark. Going down the middle of the blade, a few inches away from the tip as it went up, two sets of side way colors were seen, a deep yellow, and a dark black. The new blade floated to my hand as I held it, still light as before my mother smiled as I looked up at her.

            "This blade is known as Solar Eclipse, a sword of both being powerful in the day time, and the night time. The magic that the princesses placed on it is still there, so do you not worry.”

            It is time to go now. My mother sighed softly as she closed her eyes.

            "Yes...I know, just give me a few more please?”

            A few more, make them count.

            "M...mom...”

            "Brandon...” she pulled me into another hug as I cried once more softly. "Do not dread of what happened to me, and do not kill your father out of revenge.” She pulled me away, but held on to my shoulder tightly. "You are strong Brandon, very strong. I am so glad to have seen you grown into the fine man you have become. It is your duty, no, your fate to rid this world of Darkness and your father, to keep your family and friends safe from harms!” I could see the tears flow done her eyes as she hugged me once more. "I hope you will forgive me, of the life I gave you, the life you were born into.”

            "I do mom...”I whispered hugging her tightly as well. "I...I never blamed you...”

            It is time, you must return to the spirit world. Wisdom flew down beside us, I looked over as I gulped, hugging my mother one last time as I backed away from her. I watched as her body started to disappear slowly from her feet up. I watched, we said nothing, nothing needed to be said. Soon her legs were gone, then her arms and her torso, lastly, the last thing I saw; was her smile, and a single tear coming from her eyes. My mother was no more.

            I held my chin to my chest, softly sobbing once more as my tears making the ground darker, my body shook with each shaking breath.

            Brandon, Shiny Armor. Wisdom spoke softly. The forest is a wicked place at night, rest here, in this room for the night, I shall watch over you as you sleep. A flash of light was seen beside me as I noticed two sleeping like bags there as Shiny looked over at Wisdom and nodded.

            "Thanks you...Brandon, we should sleep as well, we can leave first thing when light hits and make our way back to Ponyvile.” I only nodded, looking at where my mother once stood. Taking a deep breath, I sheathed my new blade, taking the sheath off and placed it on the ground next to me, laying on my back as I then turned my back to Shiny. Sleep soon taking me in, but before I did sleep, I heard a whisper in my ear.

            I will always watch over you my son. And then, my world faded, into the world of dreams, I smiled softly, before sleep really took me in; thank you mom, thank you so much.