“Site fifty four?” Twilight inquired. “There are more like him out there?”

Celestia shook her head. “Most of the other facilities are meant to house, and control other magical threats like Discord.”

“You never did mention how he managed to escape whatever containment you had that lunatic under,” Twilight gently inquired.

Celestia sighed, and looked down at her student with a sad, solemn expression. “If you are imagining some kind of security breach, or clandestine operation by a cult then I hate to disappoint but none of those things occurred.”

“I didn't want to assume,” Twilight quickly replied.

“It is quite alright dear. I merely say as much in order to put Discord’s escape in context,” Celestia explained.

“So it was inevitable then?” Twilight reasoned.

Celestia nodded. “Containing creatures like Discord is a tricky business and doing so for long periods of time is nearly impossible. His return was unfortunately fated.”

“You dreamt of him, didn't you?” Twilight pressed.

“I did indeed,” Celestia admitted. “As I dreamt of my sister’s return and subsequent cleansing.”

Twilight nodded slowly, a hand rubbing her chin. “Fascinating. I studied divination for several months, but ultimately found the field too esoteric for my liking.”

Celestia chuckled. “I remember that. You kept trying to guess the winning lottery numbers no matter how many times I told you that's not how it works.”

“You never did explain how acquiring consistent results was impossible,” Twilight pointed out.

“There are things harmony wishes us to know, and there are things it does not,” Celestia replied with a shrug. “It is as simple, and as complicated, as that.”

“You sound like one of those harmonists,” Twilight exclaimed.

Celestia released an uncharacteristic snort. “You are lucky you didn't call Luna that. She would have likely torn a strip off you.”

Twilight frowned, her curiosity piquing. “Why do you say that?”

“That is a story for another time,” Celestia replied, extending a hand towards a side road. “Now I need to brief you on the information you need to know.”

“You do know that I wont forget that you promised answers,” Twilight warned with a smile.

Celestia smiled back. “I look forward to that grim, though humorous discussion.”

Twilight nodded, following after the taller woman as she began to trot southward. Down a path which had likely been a simple deer trail up until a day ago when it had been beaten down into a primitive road. Now it was just wide enough for Celestia, her student, and their two guards to walk abreast without bumping into one another. It wouldn't be that way for long though, as already Twilight could see ponies laying stonework and creating another covered walkway.

One which ultimately would lead to the distant shape of a structure that was being erected on the lone remaining peak. Though little more than a simple one story building at this point in time, it seemed destined to grow vertically by several floors. Given that there were great mounds of construction materials all around it, as well as numerous ponies both winged and otherwise working nearby.

How did I not notice that before? Twilight thought to herself before brushing the thought aside.

“What can you tell me then?” Twilight asked.

Celestia perked up, as if the alicorn had been lost in thought up until that moment. “My apologies Twilight but we will have to wait until we are somewhere more secure before we discuss our… guest.”

Twilight frowned, glancing at the slumbering lizard laying at the bottom of the former bay. “Could you at least tell me what you have planned for this place?”

“That I can,” Celestia replied after a short pause. “We hope to make a more permanent facility to house our friend here, in addition to studying his unique physiology.”

“Fascinating,” Twilight murmured, her gaze drawn to the bubble surrounding them. “Though I’m curious why you would bother constructing such a barrier.”

“Oh, and why is that?” Celestia inquired in the teasing tone she usually reserved for lessons.

“It's far too flimsy to keep him in, though it is thick enough to use as a privacy screen,” Twilight reasoned.

Celestia nodded. “That is true.”

“Though at that size you would need to worry about a considerable amount of magical dissipation,” Twilight continued. “Unless you tied it into a leyline. Or perhaps piggybacked your teleportation array.”

Celestia’s smile grew until it nearly split her face. “You show your brilliance once again my student.”

“I knew it was getting a little breezy,” Twilight murmured, a hand going down to her skirt.

Celestia laughed. “It looks good on you. Reminds me of your teenage years.”

“Augh don't even get me started on that time of my life,” Twilight muttered to herself. “To think that I once wore that much makeup.”

“And all those black clothes,” Celestia added.

Twilight groaned. “Can we please just walk in silence?”

“As you wish my faithful student,” Celestia replied, a small smirk visible on her serene features.

Twilight strode into the room and looked around with a slightly confused expression on her face. The place looked like the bridge of a spaceship of some kind, with a large round table dominating the center of the room and sitting within a small indent. Around it, on a slightly raised platform were numerous workstations, multiple exits, and more wires and computers then Twilight could shake a stick at.

None were complete, save for the holofield projector in the middle of the room which had likely been transported there in one peice. It would explain how it was already set up while everything else in the room was still in a hundred different boxes littered around the room. All of this technology made Twilight wonder what Celestia planned for this facility, in addition to a far different concern of hers.

“Such a rollout of reserved technology will be difficult to contain,” Twilight remarked, running a hand across one of the nearby screens.

“Things have changed,” Celestia replied simply, waving a hand to her guards.

The two soldiers turned and hastily escorted what few technicians remained in the room out into the halls beyond.

“That they have,” Twilight murmured. “How many restricted technologies will you be making available to the general public?”

Celestia glanced towards the exit, and after locking it with a spell, walked up to the central table. “Almost all of them.”

Twilight stumbled down the steps, catching herself on the edge. “R-really?”

Celestia nodded slowly. “The dangers these advances represent are vast, and very real. Despite these possibilities, I have deemed their widespread implementation a necessity.”

“You’re serious,” Twilight exclaimed, raising an eyebrow. “I thought you said we wouldn't be ready for widespread computer usage, and other magitech inventions for a hundred years at the minimum.”

“And you still aren't,” Celestia replied. “Our visitor is simply an even greater threat.”

Twilight’s eyes narrowed. “And what does Luna think?”

Celestia sighed tiredly, her shoulders slumping. “She is as backward as ever, though I believe she will come around in time.”

The alicorn tapped a finger against the table, prompting it to display a three dimensional view of the world. It also cut off Twilight’s next question, as her curiosity was immediately grabbed by the landmarks she noticed but did not recognize. Facilities much like the one she stood in right now were dotted all over the globe, and not only in Equestria either.

She saw one in Saddle Arabia, another in the badlands, two in the north, and nearly half a dozen littered across the eastern continent. Separated by the celestial sea, Twilight noted that her own current location lay near the center of these many dots. Above each one of these locations was a symbol of what looked like a stylized hourglass turned on its side.

“You have quite the organization here,” Twilight remarked, pointing to a dot in the Everfree. “How did you manage to keep that one secret?”

“With great difficulty,” Celestia replied simply. “Almost as much difficulty as it was to get the storm king to agree to placing a base in his territory.”

Twilight hummed, stroking her chin as she inspected the map closer. “You must have a considerable coalition of allies to make this possible.”

“Nearly every major nation has either signed onto my little project, or has at least allowed our presence within their country,” Celestia answered. “I would have liked for the gryphons to have joined but their king’s stubborn pride is once again causing problems.”

Twilight nodded.

“That is of no concern of yours however. I’m sure with time the old bird will see reason,” Celestia added with a sigh.

“I suppose I should stop asking questions and let you get to the point then eh?” Twilight offered, stepping back from the table.

“I wouldn't want to stifle your curiosity,” Celestia replied with a smirk.

Twilight snorted. “Sometimes it needs a little stifling. Please, go ahead.”

Celestia nodded, and waved a glowing hand over the image of Equis, causing it to shift until it became a three dimensional representation of a certain giant lizard.

“Our troubles began like many have, during the cold war,” Celestia began. “Tensions along the border with Gryphonia were reaching a breaking point when I received several strange reports.”

Twilight resisted the urge to ask any questions, and merely thought back to the official story of the cold war. Namely how it had begun after a small skirmish over fishing rights near Trottingham and almost ballooned into a full blown conflict. Officially it had lasted only five short years, but the way Celestia always told it things were tense for almost two decades before that point.

“For context, this was right before your entrance exam, and six months before the ratifying of the Trottingham accords,” Celestia continued. “These reports had also been dismissed initially, as they were so nonsensical as to seem like a ruse of some kind.”

“Who would have seriously considered that the gryphons had dumped nearly thirty million rubles worth of bombs on an uninhabited island? It was preposterous but after our spies were able to validate these claims we moved to investigate for ourselves,” Celestia explained.

The alicorn waved a hand over the table and brought forth an image of a small atoll of tiny nearly empty islands south of Trottingham. These islands, Twilight knew, had no native inhabitants, and were resource bare, save only for a small number of trees. They were also severely damaged by the gryphon bombing, wiping out what little life called the place home.

“Officially it was ruled as a miscommunication that resulted in a gryphonian ship firing on an ally, but that was quickly ruled out,” Celestia pressed. “In truth they were attempting to kill our friend, who was seemingly unbothered by this attack and continued to sleep soundly at the bottom of the ocean.”

“How did Equestria become involved?” Twilight inquired.

“To explain that we must go back further still, to the time of the pillars of harmony,” Celestia remarked, waving a hand over the image and conjuring forth a primitive painting of the six heroes. “Among the foes they supposedly defeated during their time were apparently our guest, as well as several other creatures they called titans.”

Twilight leaned closer, a little shocked to hear anything about the mysterious group of heroes her teacher had rarely if ever mentioned.

“Stygian’s tome of horrors describes their struggle against these great beasts in some detail,” Celestia continued, bringing forth an image of a black, leatherbound tome. “From what I’ve been able to gather they didn't so much defeat them as merely coax them to sleep though even that wasn't quite what happened.”

“What did happen?” Twilight asked.

“From what we’ve been able to peice together it sounds like these monsters were simply scared and confused from their sudden arrival on our planet and-”

“So they aren't from our world?” Twilight couldn't stop herself from asking.

“No, they aren't. Though that is a discussion for later,” Celestia stated firmly.

“Right. Sorry,” Twilight murmured, taking a step back.

“Now where was I? Oh right,” Celestia cleared her throat. “The pillars noticed that during their fights the monsters were becoming lethargic, and were slowly being drawn to different locations around the world. So rather than fight them they focused on evacuation and containment.”

Celestia waved a hand over the image of the pillars, dismissing all of them save for a bulky earth pony male and an elderly female unicorn.

“Rockhoof and Mistmane were the only ones that thought it would be pertinent to protect these slumbering titans lest they be woken,” Celestia explained. “Starswirl, the old codger, was confident that doing so was impossible and the rest of the pillars either trusted him or didn't care.”

Celestia cleared her throat and dismissed all the images save for the two sideways triangles. “Getting back to my point. Rockhoof and Mistmane formed an order of monks called the monarchs, who were tasked with the titan’s guardianship. This organization would eventually be reformed under the Equestrian government after my sister and I came to power.”

“So that must be why the seeded control of that area,” Twilight exclaimed. “They didn't want to officially allow a base to be constructed in their territory.”

Celestia nodded. “They refused to be a part of our organization and though they eventually warmed up to us over the years this was a big first step.”

“Fascinating,” Twilight murmured. “What changed though?”

Celestia frowned, and her expression darkened. “He woke up suddenly and apparently in great agony. Without prompting, he destroyed the facility, and seemed intent on heading to the mainland.”

Twilight’s eyes widened. “That must have been the real explanation for the Tunguska event.”

Celestia nodded. “We needed to cover up the attack, so a rogue asteroid was seen as the best solution. Especially considering we deployed new weapons of our own.”

The emphasis Celestia put on the word weapons made Twilight imagine something truly terrifying.

“Seeing as how these creatures had no magic to speak of we assumed that a mana bomb of incredible size would prove more effective then the conventional weaponry the gryphons deployed. We were mostly wrong,” Celestia exclaimed. “Our guest went back to sleep, though it didn't seem due to any attempt of ours.”

“Where did he end up and when was this?” Twilight questioned.

“About when you became my student, and we aren't sure,” Celestia admitted somewhat reluctantly. “We had hoped that he had perished, but without a body we knew it was unlikely and thus we assumed he had simply returned to his slumber.”

“Were there any other incidents at this time?” Twilight questioned, the woman drumming her fingers against her arm.

“Five others, but they were much more minor,” Celestia replied.

Twilight frowned, the woman moving onto chewing on the side of her index finger.

“Monarch chose to leave sleeping dragons lie,” Celestia pressed. “Though we continued looking for our wayward guest we mostly focused our efforts elsewhere.”

“And that leads us to now, where this big guy flopped down into the bay?” Twilight remarked before immediately going back to biting her finger.

“Indeed,” Celestia exclaimed, the alicorn walking slowly around the table, a concerned expression on her face. “This creature is not something my sister or I can deal with, nor do I think the elements will be of much help either.”

“Is it completely immune to magic?” Twilight pressed.

“Almost entirely, yes,” Celestia replied. “Worse still, if my theory is correct it has even begun to feed off the ambient magic in the air which explains the unpleasant aura hanging over this place.”

Twilight frowned. “I haven't noticed anything.”

“I would have assumed you would,” Celestia replied, before waving a dismissive hand. “Regardless, we have bigger concerns like the other monsters that have begun to stir.”

“How many are we dealing with here?” Twilight asked in a shocked tone.

“At least a dozen,” Celestia replied solemnly.

“That you know of,” Twilight added.

Celestia sighed. “That we know of, yes.”

“Where are the others?” Twilight asked, stepping over to the table and placing her hands on the edge thereof.

Celestia waved a hand and conjured the world map again before pointing to a spot south of the forbidden jungle. “The first are a group of parasitic titans we call mutos which briefly terrorized the diamond dogs and their minotaur allies during their first arrival. Despite their run ins with civilization there was very little written about them.”

“That's to be expected. An enemy of the minotaurs are usually expunged from all written records and will not be named,” Twilight muttered before going right back to chewing on her finger.

“Precisely,” Celestia exclaimed. “Though thankfully for us a passing zebrican merchant had the forethought to describe their general appearance and overall behavior.”

Twilight’s eyes lit up, and she watched as the alicorn conjured two images that were vaguely similar to one another. Each of which had sharp, pointed appendages and angular features, though they differed in size and number of limbs. One was also larger than the other, who had what appeared to be wings upon their back.

“They are sexually dimorphic?” Twilight inquired, raising an eyebrow.

Celestia nodded. “They are quite massive, and from what the merchant wrote it seems as though they battled the minotaurs for control of several death zones. Which we believe were pockets of naturally occurring radiation that lingered deep within the crust of our world.”

“Which is likely where the best gems, and caverns would be,” Twilight whispered.

“After they expended all of these zones they retreated further underground, and were not seen again,” Celestia straightened her back. “Since they were not given a name the provisional designation of Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism was provided, though it has since stuck after being shortened to muto.”

“They have quite the unorthodox diets,” Twilight remarked while rubbing her chin. “Though I suppose it would make sense as something that size would almost immediately consume all potential prey animals and quickly end up starving themselves.”

“It is a good thing they eat neither plant nor pony, because there wouldn't be much of either left otherwise,” Celestia solemnly declared.

“Can we assume they have entered a sort of hibernation after running out of food?” Twilight inquired.

Celestia shook her head. “No, but I can't go into detail at the moment, we still have several more creatures to get through.”

Twilight nodded. “Right, sorry.”

Celestia waved her hand and conjured an image of a great pterodactyl-like creature with an enormous beak and two horns sprouting from the back of its head. Though its wings appeared feathery, they turned out to be membranous, and were actually emitting streams of fire. It stood on only two taloned feet, and had a similar pair of three clawed hands that sprouted from the halfway point of its wings.

“This is Rodan, named by the dragons after their ancient progenitors, the dinosaurs,” Celestia began. “Like the mutos, Rodan is nearly as large as our guest, though the majority of that size comes from his massive wingspan.”

“Impressive specimen. I assume it had a few run-ins with dragons?” Twilight inquired.

“That it did. Apparently it claimed the dragon’s ancestral crater as its home and fought fiercely to protect it,” Celestia explained, gesturing to a spot at the western end of the dragonlands. “It apparently even defeated an entire host of dragons, and nearly killed dragonlord Torch.”

“That is… quite the feat,” Twilight murmured.

“And Torch used to be bigger at this point in time too,” Celestia remarked. “He's shrunk quite a bit after losing some of his territory and getting his ego knocked down a peg or two.”

Twilight shook her head at the mere thought of Torch being any bigger than he already was.

“Though they might have learned some humility, the dragons still refuse to be a part of Monarch. They have at least allowed us to monitor Rodan as the great fire beast slumbers within its volcano home,” Celestia finished, dismissing the image.

“Did it display any manner of advanced intelligence?” Twilight inquired.

Celestia hummed thoughtfully. “Yes and no. Draconic stories are usually fairly accurate, though in this case they might have embellished the creature’s strength for obvious reasons. Regardless, they say it is incredibly fast, powerful, and unharmed by even the most powerful of flames while also being oddly loyal.”

“Loyal?” Twilight questioned.

Celestia nodded. “It apparently mistook a lost young wyvern for one of its kind, and became fiercely protective of the youngling for some time. Eventually after the wyvern went through its first molt and revealed that it was not whatever species Rodan happens to be, the fire beast allowed it to leave in the presence of its true parents.”

“Unharmed I presume?”

“Indeed,” Celestia answered. “If the tales of this wayward child are true it even apparently flew over its home several times a year, as if checking up on it.”

“A capacity for empathy, no matter how small, could make this creature an asset,” Twilight remarked.

“It could. Though let's not get ahead of ourselves,” Celestia cautioned.

“Of course, please proceed,” Twilight encouraged.

Celestia waved her hand and conjured an image of a great moth whose wings were a mix of azure blue, and a bright orange. It had several sharp limbs it could no doubt use offensively, though Twilight didn't get the impression that it would do so without being pushed. The entire aura of the creature seemed different from the others, for unlike their quiet unstated aggression, in the eyes of this creature there was compassion.

Kindness almost.

“She's beautiful,” Twilight murmured.

Celestia raised an eyebrow. “She's a moth, Twilight.”

“Moths can be beautiful,” Twilight retorted, straightening her back.

“I suppose they can be,” Celestia admitted, gesturing to the map and causing a small red light to emerge from the Everfree. “Mothra is certainly the most benevolent of the bunch, and one of the few returning titans that I am not incredibly concerned over.”

Twilight barely even heard what Celestia was saying, as her gaze remained fixed on the strange moth-like creature before her.

Celestia noted her student’s focus but continued regardless. “Supposedly she sought an audience with Starswirl after their first skirmish. This act of attempted communication displayed an intelligence above and beyond all other titans. Ultimately she was the first to succumb to whatever sleep spell that subdued the others, though she was able to convey a message to Starswirl.”

Twilight shook her head. “And what was that message?”

“We aren't wholly certain. Starswirl rarely spoke of his encounter with Mothra, merely mentioning offhandedly that she was smart, and that he had been a fool to judge her so quickly,” Celestia explained.

Twilight snorted. “I can't believe he would even do that. All you have to do is look into her eyes and you would know right away that she is peaceful.”

Celestia’s eyebrow raised even higher, and she seemed about to press her student on her assertion, but ultimately dismissed it. “She resides now in the heart of the Everfree, within an impenetrable cocoon of some kind. Little is known about her abilities, though she was seen healing an injured pony, after spraying said pony’s attacker with webbing.”

“I knew she was a good guy,” Twilight exclaimed, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Anguirus is the next titan, and one of the strangest of the bunch,” Celestia began, conjuring an image of what appeared to be an overgrown ankylosaurus which Twilight recognized immediately. “Little is known of this titan, save for the fact that it has some kind of relationship with our friend in the bay.”

Twilight nodded slowly, her attention split between the oddly familiar shape of the spike covered monster and what Celestia was saying. The many horned creature sported an almost comical nose spike, as well as a tail littered with dozens of large spines. It was also much smaller than the others, and Twilight rightly assumed that it was smaller than even the mutos.

“Seen only once after coming to our guest’s defence, this strange titan fought bravely to defend his friend against a titan which we will be getting to in a bit,” Celestia continued. “Whether this relationship is between two equals or between an alpha and his subordinate, we aren't totally sure. Either way he was the second to succumb to the slumber, though we aren't wholly certain where he ended up.”

“At least he seems… amicable,” Twilight offered.

“Let us hope this is one of the few who already know the magic of friendship,” Celestia replied with a small smile.

“Wouldn't that be nice,” Twilight mused.

“Our next titan sure seems to fit that category,” Celestia began, waving a hand over the table and bringing forth a picture of a great ape. “King Kong seemed to scuffle with our guest several times before reluctantly retreating to Zebrica where he formed a symbiotic relationship with the local tribes.”

“Fascinating. I’ve heard that great apes have considerable intelligence, as well as a capacity for empathy but this Kong creature seems to prove that,” Twilight remarked.

“Kong certainly is the least alien of the bunch,” Celestia exclaimed. “He is also guarded fiercely by the zebrican people who though initially viewed him as a god, now consider him an avatar of nature itself. That particular facility is only loosely under our control, as it is staffed entirely by zebras who have their own hierarchy.”

“You don't think they are trying to wake him up do you?” Twilight asked.

Celestia snorted, and waved a hand. “Of course not. They respect him far too much. Though I have a feeling that if he ever does wake up that we might not hear about such an event until long after it has occurred.”

“Let us hope this creature still wishes to live in harmony,” Twilight offered.

“Our next titan has many similarities to Kong, in that he too is apparently a king, and is quite intelligent as well as benevolent,” Celestia exclaimed, bringing forth a strange image.

This titan had a somewhat strange appearance then the others, as it had both scales and fur, as well as clawed hands. Its eyes glowed a bright red, and its squat, almost doglike muzzle had mostly flat teeth as well as four large fangs. Strangest still were its floppy ears, and the odd artifact which could be seen adorning the center of its brow.

“I see you noticed the binding gem,” Celestia exclaimed, leaning in close. “He apparently came to our world with it already implanted into his head, and though we’ve kept a fairly close eye on him over the years we know very little about him.”

“He seems… honorable?” Twilight offered. “He has an odd look to him, if nothing else.”

“That certainly seems to be the case as he apparently scrapped with the other titans a few times, though these bouts were always non fatal,” Celestia explained.

“As if trying to assert dominance rather than fight to the death for food, or territory,” Twilight finished.

Celestia nodded. “Supposedly this King Caesar individual guards the apple of the world, and is connected to one of the oldest families in Equestria. The truth of this matter has never been determined, though Starswirl wrote that he can be awoken by a song sung by the purest heart.”

“Interesting,” Twilight murmured as she inspected the creature before her.

“For now he slumbers beneath ghastly gorge,” Celestia finished.

Twilight stared intently at the table, curious as to what creature she would see next, only to be rewarded when the largest monster yet appeared. Larger even the guest, this enormous amalgam of plant and flesh sported a large glowing yellow sack at the center of its being. Propelled by six enormous tentacles sprouting from the base of its body, the monster had several more of these appendages coming from her upper half which ended in mouths.

“That has… a lot of teeth,” Twilight muttered.

“Biollante is one of our strangest visitors, and was supposedly one of the last to succumb to the slumber,” Celestia began. “It was also seen losing a fight with our guest here only to return not long after, seemingly unharmed after being almost completely destroyed.”

“That's more of a fungus ability than a plant one,” Twilight remarked.

“Its physiology is the weirdest, that's for sure,” Celestia pointed to the creature’s mouth. “The acid this titan spits is capable of incredible destruction and not only that but it seems capable of transforming itself into a cloud of spores when threatened.”

Twilight watched as her mentor’s expression darkened even more.

“This is perhaps one of the most potentially destructive titans we watch. For when it fell asleep the entirety of the badlands died along with it,” Celestia explained in a sad tone. “Since then nothing has grown on those lands, and we have yet to discover why.”

“Perhaps the environment became reliant on the monster, so when it no longer gave back, it couldn't maintain itself,” Twilight offered.

“That is the leading theory amongst our scientists, though there is no way to be sure,” Celestia replied.

“Except let it wake up and ask,” Twilight pointed out.

Celestia shook her head. “I shudder to think of what would happen if that monster awakens.”

“Is that all of them?” Twilight asked.

“No, there are a few others which we have yet to locate which are rumoured to exist as well as one final specimen,” Celestia exclaimed, waving her hand over the table on final time.

Upon the appearance of the three headed wyvern Twilight felt a primal chill run down her spine, as if someone had just walked over her grave. The monster was larger still then even biollante, and with a wingspan that eclipsed anything Twilight had ever seen before. Each head was adorned with four massive horns, and on the end of its body were a pair of spiked tails it likely used for balance as well as offence.

“This guy feels… wrong,” Twilight murmured.

“Ghidorah,” Celestia began in a hushed tone. “The one monster even the other titans feared, and the one the pillars worked the hardest to seal away or at least keep from civilization.”

Celestia pointed to a spot far north of the others. “Now contained within the Evermelt glacier, this titan has a malfeasance that all others lacked. Intelligent, deadly, and seemingly hell bent on the destruction of every other species, this monster is Monarch’s top priority.”

“He looks almost alien in a way that not even our guest does,” Twilight intuited.

“That would explain why he doesn't play well with any of the other titans,” Celestia remarked.

“What did Starswirl have to say on it?” Twilight inquired.

“He called it evil given flesh. Maleficence given a mind, and destruction incarnate. To name a few,” Celestia replied with a small, grim chuckle. “Sometimes I wonder if Starswirl wanted to be a poet.”

“That certainly is a colorful description,” Twilight admitted.

“Those are our primary concerns, and though there are others, we have more pressing concerns to get to. Such as your role here,” Celestia continued, turning towards the unicorn and placing a hand on her shoulder. “Your studies into harmonic frequencies may prove to be a pivotal part in the defence of Equestria.”

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “How so? I always theorized that alien entities would be unaffected by the planet’s natural magic.”

“It certainly affects them. I’ll tell you that much,” Celestia quickly replied, gesturing to the table. “These titans react like stones amidst the river that is the world’s natural magical field. Meaning that if we were able to study the eddies these creatures make we may be able to track them, if not more.”

Twilight stroked her chin as she looked out over the half dozen monsters arrayed before her.

“This will be your top priority,” Celestia continued. “We need to come up with a way of tracking them as soon as possible.”

“Why? Has one escaped?” Twilight inquired.

Celestia hesitated briefly before waving away the monsters and bringing forth a map of the eastern seaboard of Equestria. “Our guest out there isn't the only movement we’ve detected,” Celestia began. “Mothra is beginning to wake up, as is Rodan, in addition to a muto that is headed towards Manehatten.”

“The blackouts,” Twilight murmured.

Celestia nodded slowly. “Likely caused by the muto we saw moving towards the city.”

“There are nearly three million people that live there,” Twilight added.

Celestia reached down and squeezed Twilight’s shoulder. “Which is why we must move quickly. Evacuation has already begun, but with so many individuals this will take a significant amount of time.”

“I’m surprised I haven't heard of this,” Twilight exclaimed, glancing curiously to her teacher.

“News of this event is being suppressed for the moment, though it will soon become impossible to do so,” Celestia admitted. “We need a better way of tracking the creatures, and if we are lucky, perhaps even a way to deal with them.”

“It sounds like we have a lot of work ahead of us,” Twilight offered with a smile.

“That we do Twilight Sparkle, that we do.”

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