Twilight Sparkle. had found a new hobby. Organizing slumber parties! Every pony was here. There was Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow dash, Fluttershy, even Spike. Well Spike did live there too. Twilight carried a large plate of snacks of all sorts on her back while Spike brought out drinks. Pinkie noticed Twilight had the cupcakes she bought from Sugarcube corner yesterday. Now, her smile couldn't have increased in size any further although her internal happiness did increase. Slowly the chatter started. Over a variety of topics. Minutes later they were playing games from truth or dare to even some card games that looked much like modern day Blackjack and Poker.

The pain of the walk was suppressed by the sight of Ponyvile. The orange pony was at his first destination. His breathing was irregular, fast would be a better word, as if he had just run the few miles to Ponyvile. He knew that the sweat and irregular breath were simple side effects of one the many illnesses that plagued his body at the moment. He slowly limped to the library. He needed to find Twilight sparkle. "She is the Princess's student, she can get me and audience with Celestia." He whispered to himself. His voice had been low, raspy, and incredibly quiet. Even speaking hurt. His throat was dry, he felt as if he hadnt a drink of any form of liquid in days. He began to feel dizzy, tired, and on the verge of blacking out. He was at the library door a black tunnel began to form around his vision as he knocked on the door.

Twilight sparkle had opened the door. All the orange pony could manage was "water". As he limped in. Twilight and her friends all gasped at his condition.
"What happened to you!?" Rarity questioned
"Your more burnt than a fired cupcake!" Pinkie shouted
"And more bruised than an apple dropped off the roof of a house!" Applejack shrieked
"You poor thing? What or who could have done thing?" Fluttershy whispered with great sympathy.
He looked at each of them and simply said "Get...me....Celestia..." and with that he tumbled over, and blacked out.

Twilight was first to attempt to move him. As gentley as she could she used a levitation spell to set the hurt pony on her bed, as Spike sent a message to the Princess.
"What do you thing happened to this poor fella?" Applejack asked?
"I've never seen anyone this banged up before, even some of those 'new flyers' never hurt themselves this much" Rainbow dash stated.
A faint green light came from downstairs.
"Spike Did the Princess respond?"
"Yes she says..." Spike came up the stairs with the scroll unrolling it as Twilight came into his veiw

"Twilight, please do not try to move him, I will be at your library in a few minutes.
Sincerely Princess Celestia

As Spike finished reading the letter there was a knock on the door. Twilight ran down the stairs and opened to door. Princess Celestia walked in alone. Twilight showed her the orange pony upstairs.
"Should we wake him up so he can tell us what happened to him?" Twilight asked.
"Yes I will wake him. Twilight take your friends downstairs. I will need concentration for this."
"Yes Princess".
With Twilight and her friends downstairs, Celestia began to form the spell to wake him up with out harming him. As she formed the spell, the orange pony began to wake up. She noticed his eyes opening and stopped forming the spell.
"Pri...Princess..Celestia...water...please..."
"Yes of course" She said turning he head to look for a drink of some sort. She spotted a small half empty cup of some juice on a nearby book shelf. She levitated it over to the orange pony who quickly drank it.
"Thank you Princess" He tried to sit up, but the Princess kept him pinned. Well not pinned more restrained. Gently.
"Do not move, you have many broken bones"
"I know, I also have many illnesses and a message for you"
"what illnesses...wait what? a message?" Her eye interlocked with his.
"I am from 60 years in the future. 60 years from now Twilight is leading a rebellion group to..."
"Over throw me?" Celestia interrupted.
"No. not you. She is leading a rebel army to overthrow your killer"
"What? Impossible!"
"No very possible I am afraid. There are ponies out there as we speak who are from my time. They are a horrible bunch. They got wind of my plan to come back and protect you."
"Wait maybe you could start from the beginning of all this, I am very confused."
"If you insist, Okay, Shortly after your assassination, everypony was scattered trying to figure out what to do. First Luna will try to take your place. Then she will be killed. Then SHE will take place."
"Who is she?"
"I haven't acquired and actual name just a code name. 'Deviana' "
"Deviana?"
"Yes she is a nasty one. As soon as she took office she fired the royal guard. They were replaced with her own handpicked troops. In other words the assassins that killed you and Luna. She began to enforce slavery. Using most Ponyvile citizens as slaves. Months before Twilight sent me back I found this necklace." the necklace he spoke of was a small red gem of some sort on a golden chain. "It possess the same magical powers as a unicorn's horn, the emerald you see is ancient its last user long dead. I found this one day in a cave in Everfree forest when I was very young. The moment I touched it, it formed a telepathic bond with my mind. In short it does my biding like your horn does yours. I used this little artifact to battle against Deviana. Soon I realized that the only way to stop her was to come back and protect you from your killers. In short to change history."
" So how did this all happen?"
"I buggered up the time spell and found my self coming down from the sky like a meteor"
"Then you made your way here and passed out?"
"Yes that sums it up"
"How do you expect to protect me in this condition?'
"I didn't plan this, so I don't know"
"I'll bring you to Canterlot Castle and take care of you"
"That would help, it would help if I could change up some of your royal guard patrols"
Now you may be wondering why would Celestia of Equestria invite a random injured pony to Canterlot Castle on some possibly made up or hallucinated story of the future. Celestia, the most powerful being in Equestria, she had talents, many magical based. Some however were very basic and very common talents, for example how to tell a crazy mind from a sane mind. It's really quite simple. An insane pony would usually either too glittery or too calm. This one had a certain level of excitement,fear, and a deep grief seriousness. Celestia also sensed a sort of mourning in the way he acted. As if he had memories of death in his mind, more than likely a very tragic death that he could have prevented or was too late to prevent. Or maybe even 'survivor's guilt', in basic surviving were a friend,relative, acquaintance etc had died and feeling as if it "Should have been me".

While Celestia's mind was plunged into a deep thought. Her body acted as it would, giving verbal commands and devoting a small portion of thought to conversation. Within an hour a medical team had arrived to assist in this colt's transport. As the medical team moved him the orange one did not winch, whine, groan, or even show a tear or slight glimpse of pain. Celestia assumed he was either making a tough-guy-show to save his pride or he was no stranger to pain. She highly expected the second guess.

Minutes late they were in a large train compartment heading for Canterlot. Celestia watch the orange one as he slept. She looked for any sign or pain or distress. She had performed a quite effective pain killing spell on him. Then let him peacefully pass into sleep. She stood over the sleeping one. Suddenly he began to speak. "Do you watch every one of your guests why they sleep" he spoke then grinned eyes closed. Celestia chuckled at this little joke "No, just the interesting ones".

He opened his eyes looking directly into the Princess's, "Ask what ever you like, please don't take offense but its very...um...creepy, that's the word I was looking for, to have someone watch over while you attempt to sleep".
"Okay, what is your name?" Celestia asked her tone turning more serious
"I didn't really have a name kind of name, however many referred to me as 'Bronze'"
"Ah, okay Bronze, can you show me what you can do with this little gem on your necklace?"
"Easily. Observe" with that the gem on his began to glow a light red. Bronze sat up, the pillow he had,had his head resting on floated with a red glow around it, fluffed itself, then re-settled under Bronze's head.
"Easy"
"Interesting" Celestia whispered a look of deep interest and question on her face.
"Would you like to examine it?" Bronze offered using one of his hooves to remove it and hold it out for Celestia.
"Yes, thank you" Celestia extended a hoof. She held the gem just away from her face slowly examining it. Before putting the Necklace on. Suddenly she heard Bronze's voice. His lips did not move though.
"As you can see the telepathic bond I share with the gem gives me a direct way of speaking to, or even controlling the wearer." Celestia front right leg out of her control, raised it's hoof up to Celestia's head, letting her examine her own slipper like foot-wear.
"Twenty-four carrot gold, well crafted, very good royal foot-wear" Bronze's voice said inside of Celestia's mind
the same hoof Bronze was controlling moved to Celestia's neck removing the necklace and slowly sliding it over Bronze's mane and ears. At the moment her hoof lost its touch with the necklace, Celestia regained control of her leg and hoof.
Suddenly Celestia felt intoxicated, she stumbled a bit, but regained her composure.
"Sorry thats the 'you-just-had-the-extra-mind-in-your-head-removed-feeling' " Bronze apologized jokingly.
The Princess stumbled once more then shook her heard as if she had a spider on her head.
"That was a very interesting...erm....trick" Celestia said sitting on a nearby train cot.
"May I get more rest, Princess?" Bronze asked beginning to show a tired expression.
"erm...yes...it is very late...we will continue this discussion in Canterlot" The Celestia said a very dazed expression on her face.

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