- >Amazing.
- >Absolutely amazing.
- >You've waited a long time to see this.
- >You admire the beauty of this place, the white stone, the golden trim.
- >Everything is at ease here, a contrast to the problems back home.
- >You are thankful that you were finally able to travel away from that place.
- >So peaceful, closing your eyes you enjoy a light breeze as you walk through a garden.
- >Oh, the gardens! Full of a vast array of flowers and plants, always in bloom.
- >This is all far more grand than what you imagined it would be like.
- >You continue to walk towards the inner parts of the castle.
- >When you arrived here, you overheard a group talking about a special event today.
- >Some kind of ceremony, it was going to be held at the castle soon.
- >You're very fortunate to have arrived on this day.
- >For this was your first time in Canterlot.
- "Great, just great..."
- >Moving forward, you continue walking through the castle.
- >With a small problem.
- >You're lost.
- "Gotta find it, come on, where is this throne room?"
- >The event is going to start any minute now, and you know you're late.
- >Frustration is quickly building as you turn another corner only to find a dead end.
- >You stop with a sigh, this castle is starting to feel like a maze.
- >Turning around, you begin walking back the way you came.
- >Arriving back at some sort of central room, you wonder which way to try next.
- >You hear a door open behind you, turning around you see two Royal Guards.
- >They begin moving towards you.
- "Excuse me, could you please tell me which direction the throne room is?"
- >The guards move right past you without response, not even looking at you.
- "Hey! Can't you tell me where it is?"
- >Soon they turn and begin walking down a different hallway.
- "Come on... Oh well."
- >Running to catch up with them, you proceed to follow the two guards.
- >Following the guards, you hear the chatter of a crowd in the distance.
- >The hallway opens up to a much larger and ornate one, you stop and observe the surroundings.
- >To the left is a long path leading to a set of massive golden doors.
- >To the right is a short hallway with various doors, a spiral staircase at the end.
- >You follow the guards again as they make their way to the left.
- >As you approach, you hear the noise of the crowd getting louder.
- >Stopping before the doors, you stand and wait.
- >After a few seconds they glow, slowly opening, you are soon greeted with quite a sight.
- >Before you is the throne room, standing in front of you is Shining Armor.
- >The two guards whisper something to him, you can't make out what they say.
- >Shining Armor nods, proceeding to walk out of the throne room past you.
- >Further down in front of you are the Princesses, standing in front of the throne.
- >You look at Celestia, a warm smile is on her face.
- >Turning your attention to Luna, she looks slightly nervous, her eyes scanning the crowd.
- >Guess Luna does not enjoy crowds.
- >You notice an occasional glance at you coming from her.
- >And then you realize you've been standing in the middle of the room like an idiot.
- >Smooth, you quickly make your way to back of the crowd by the wall, waiting for the event.
- >Now at the back of the crowd, you look about the throne room again.
- >Looking up, you gaze at the high vaulted ceiling, various banners hung from it.
- >Your eyes move to the massive stained glass windows, each one a different scene and color.
- >Fanfare brings you back to attention as you turn and look at the throne room doors.
- >Shining Armor slowly walks down the throne room, nine unicorns follow behind in formation.
- >Stopping in front of the Princesses, Shining Armor moves to the side as the nine bow.
- >Upon rising, Celestia and Luna alternate asking each of the nine unicorns questions.
- >What it means to be a Royal Guard, the duty and responsibilities.
- >Each unicorn gives their answers one by one.
- >You watch as this continues for some time, eventually the last one gives his answers.
- >With a smile, Celestia casts a spell, turning the nine unicorns colors gray and white.
- >Luna then announces them as Royal Guards of Canterlot.
- >Cheers and applause break out in the throne room, you join in and begin clapping.
- >Shining Armor moves back to the middle of the room, the new guards forming behind him.
- >They begin walking back out of the throne room, applause still coming from the crowd.
- >Soon after exiting the throne room, the crowd begins to leave.
- >You quickly realize you're going to be here for awhile.
- >Stuck between a wall and a horde.
- >Great.
- >As the crowd begins to diminish, you look and notice Luna is now staring at you.
- >You begin to wonder if you did something wrong, her face is expressionless.
- >Celestia notices this and looks at you for a moment.
- >"Luna? Is something wrong?"
- >Luna turns her head, looking at Celestia again.
- >"We are... I am just thinking about something sister, that is all."
- >"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it?"
- >"Yes, now if you will excuse me, i am going to do some research."
- >"Very well Luna, have fun."
- >Luna's horn begins to glow, and in a flash she teleports away.
- >Well, that was exciting.
- >With the crowd gone at last, you make your way out of the throne room.
- >On the way back, you hear a noise coming behind you.
- >Turning around, you spot a wooden door slowly creaking open.
- >Curious, you move towards the door to investigate.
- >Looking inside, it appears to be a storage room of some sort.
- >Inside of the room are bookcases, tables, storage chests...
- >And a particular book on a table that catches your eye.
- >You walk into the room, curious of this book.
- >As you approach the table and the book, you begin to notice some details.
- >A worn black cover, with intricate silver details on the front.
- >It looks very old.
- >You look, but you do not see any sort of title on it.
- >Suddenly the door behind you slams shut.
- >You quickly realize there was no other source of light in the room.
- >Turning around, you try and feel your way through the darkness to the door.
- >Without warning, something grabs you from behind, throwing you to the ground.
- >You become unconscious as your head impacts the cold stone floor.
- >...
- >You open your eyes, but see only darkness.
- >You try and sit upright, only to feel something holding you down.
- >A glow illuminates the room, your eyes start to adjust to the light.
- >Only to see Luna standing over you, the same expressionless stare from before.
- >She focuses on your eyes, and slowly brings her face closer to yours.
- >Paralyzed, you desperately try to move, nothing works.
- >You can only watch in fear as Luna's eyes suddenly turn black.
- >As you stare into her eyes, your vision quickly fades away.
- >Soon, nothing.
- >Waking up, you sit upright in bed, quickly reaching for your dream log.
- >A dull ache comes from your head, must of slept in an odd position.
- >With the memory still fresh in your mind, you write down the events of a dream.
- >Closing the log, you lay back down, troubled, eventually drifting off to sleep again.
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