Guardian Chap 5

The Equestrian Guardian
Chap 5
"A letter from Princess Celestia?" Twilight said as she opened the letter on the table with her magic. "Yeah, apparently she wants to meet me." David said laying out his best clothes that Rarity had made for him, along with his sword and ocarina. "I'm not surprised. You've been the talk of Ponyville all week." Twilight said as she finished the letter. "Rarity and AJ wanted to know where you were today. I told them you were busy practicing some magic you discovered. So… did you learn anything cool from that book." She said smiling. David faked a smile the best he could, his mind flashing back to the destruction he had caused with the final fire spell. "Y-Yeah, I learned some awesome spells." he stammered trying to hide his shame from her. Twilight smiled as she crawled into her bed, "You should be happy. I've never known anypony capable of mastering an entire chapter of spells in one day, and getting to meet Princess Celestia after only being here a few days." David nodded as he climbed into the extra bed. "Hey… I thought you were sleeping with me?" Twilight said confused. "David turned and looked at Twilight with a shocked look on his face. "Since when do you want me, to sleep with you?" he said quite confused. Twilight was blushing as she rubbed her hooves together, "Well I just figured, that you would be nervous about meeting Princess Celestia and I thought that maybe…" David climbed into her bed while she was still talking and began running his hand through her mane. "I think somepony is nervous about introducing me to Princess Celestia. Am I right?" Twilight lowered her head in shame. David wrapped her in a tight hug. "I am worried, but why should I be when you're her number one student. As long as you're there, nothing bad will happen." David started to speak again when he realized that Twilight had fallen asleep in his arms. "Goodnight Twilight." he said as closed his eyes and drifted off, Twilight still in his arms.

David was running for his life. His chest was on fire, but he knew that if he stopped he'd be a dead man. The air was thick and the smell of death hung everywhere as he ran. He quickly hid inside the ruins of a building, and put his head around the corner. He could hear it, it was still chasing him. "YOU CAN'T HIDE FOREVER HUMAN!" a voice boomed. "YOU CAN'T HONESTLY THINK YOU CAN HIDE IN WHAT'S LEFT OF PONYVILLE DO YOU?" David peered around the building again and saw the origin of the voice. It was Nightmare Moon only she was 20ft tall. She was stomping around the remains of the town looking for him. David quickly hid even closer to the building, hoping she would pass by him and he could run in the other direction. His hopes were soon crushed though by a dark tendril crashing through the wall in front of him. "THERE YOU ARE!!" she shouted as the tendril wrapped around him in a vice grip. It slowly lifted him up toward her eyes. The eyes he remembered being emerald green were now a fiery red and he felt like they were burning a hole right through him. "DID YOU HONESTLY THINK IT WOULD BE THAT EASY TO GET RID OF ME?" she asked holding him right in front of her face. "I SHOULD PROBABLY THANK YOU, YOU"RE MIND HAS SO MUCH DARKNESS AND HATRED IN IT. IT'S LIKE SWEET NURISHMENT FOR ME." David's mind sparked at the words. "You mean I… made you" "LIKE THIS?" she finished. "YES YOU DID, AND I'M ONLY GETTING STRONGER. EVERY NIGHT I'VE BEEN PROBING YOUR MIND, DIGGING INTO YOUR SECRETS. THERE'S SO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME CHOOSING WHAT TO FEED OFF OF." She brought him as close to her eye as possible. "DO YOU KNOW WHAT I REALIZE NOW? I KNOW YOUR WEAKNESS, TWILIGHT SPARKLE." She said in a mocking tone. "No…. No… you stay away from her! You leave her alone, you hear me!" but David's voice went unanswered, Nightmare moon had disappeared and David's vision went black.

"NIGHTMARE!!!" David screamed as he shot up from his pillow. Nightmare was gone and he was back in the Library, Twilight still asleep on his chest. David's watch flashed 7:00 AM over and over. David's mind raced, had Nightmare moon found a way into his mind? Or was this just a random nightmare he was having? "It doesn't matter; I need to focus on today." He slowly got up and began gathering his things. The next hour David scurried about the Library preparing himself for his meeting with the princess. He was dressed in a dashing suit that Rarity had made for him; it was light and relaxing, perfect for the weather in Ponyville and Canterlot where the Princesses castle was. At around 8:30 Twilight appeared coming down the stairs to where David was making breakfast. "Wow, you can use magic, wield a sword, play an instrument and cook? You're pretty amazing" she said as she sat down on the couch near the table. David placed eggs and potatoes on two plates and gave one to Twilight. "So are you ready to meet the Princess today." She said with a huge smile on her face. "You bet I am." David replied, but in reality he was still thinking about his nightmare that he had during the night. The time finally came for the chariot to arrive. It came swooping out of the clouds and landed next to the Library. David and Twilight quickly boarded and were whisked off to the castle. When they arrived they were greeted by a guard pony, who eyed David suspiciously as he led them to the throne room. As they approached the guard stuck his head through the door and turned to face them. "Her Majesty will see you now."

The door swung open revealing a magnificent throne room adorned with jewels and tapestry's depicting two ponies, one with the sun and another with the moon, "Twilight Sparkle of Ponyville and the Human visitor you Majesty." The guard called from the door. David was slightly annoyed, they could have just asked for his name. "Welcome my faithful student, and welcome human to the world of Equestria." David's gaze shifted to where the voice had come from. There sitting on a throne was a beautiful white mare with Pegasus wings and a unicorn horn adorned with a golden crown and a majestic flowing colorful mane. David quickly fell to one knee his eyes facing the ground in respect. "Rise human, you need not show me such respect." The voice was beautifully kind and gentle and in a way reminded David a lot of his mother. "I am Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria. What is your name human?" David looked up and saw that the princess was standing right in front of him. "My name is David your majesty." "Welcome David. Before I explain why I brought you here, I must first thank you for saving my sister from Nightmare moon." David's eyes flew open. "Sister… you mean Luna is… your sister?" David stammered. "Well of course she is. She and I share the rule over Equestria." David suddenly felt very scared; he had spent a lot of time with Luna on earth. He hoped and prayed that she said good things about him as Princess Celestia began to lead them through the rest of the castle.