*suddenly, Celestia's ghost appears to Levi* (Celestia [ghost]) "I knew you would come around, Levi. I give you my entire supply of magic I had while I was alive." *the room flashes white and Levi begins to surge with magic* (Celestia [ghost]) "You know what must be done, my son. Show no mercy to our enemies, for they have shown no mercy to me. I leave you now, but I promise, I will find a way to return to you in a physical form." *disappears*
(Levi) I see it now....I am the one destined to lead you to victory....Circuit, order the other members of the council to meet in the castle meeting hall, and then prepare the rest of the troops for a massive retaliation on the invaders.
*in the meeting hall* (Circuit Breaker) "Alright, as you are all probably aware by now, the Changelings and the New Lunar Republic have joined forces for an all-out invasion of Equestria. We must mobilize as many troops as we can to counter the attack." (Rainbow Dash) "Not only that, but we found a few traitors in our midst, most notably Applejack and Shining Armor. They have been punished for their treason in the only acceptable manner: death." (Circuit Breaker) "We realize now that there can be no reconciliation with this enemy, as they have injured us far beyond what even Tirek was capable of, and that the only way to maintain a stable Equestria... is to crush this rebellion just as they think they've won." (Rainbow Dash) "Prince Leviathan will now issue your orders."
(The council members: the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, Levi the Army Minister, the commander-in-chief of the air force, the minister of intelligence, and the minister of propaganda) (Levi) *clears throat* My fellow councilmen, I have some horrible news for all of you: Our princess has been assassinated... -the council is left in shock-
(Circuit Breaker) "But though we mourn the loss of our beloved leader, we must make sure she did not die in vain. We must finish what Celestia started. In less than an hour, troops from here will join others from across Equestria, and you will be launching the largest battle in the history of ponykind. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Summer Sun Celebration, and you will once again be fighting to protect us. Not from eternal night, chaos, or powerlessness… but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Summer Sun Celebration will no longer be known as just a holiday, but as the day when Equestria declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! They may take our princess, but they will never take our freedom!"
Soir was barely able to stand up straight. "Ugh... What happened?" Then he remembered. Right before he was about to be executed, he created a body double, and swapped places with it, however, the double was put together on survival instinct, causing it to be linked to Soir, and causing him injury when it was executed. His magic levels and body signs were so low he could've been clinically dead or in a very short coma. He could still sense the other two Night Watch members. He was thankful they were ok. Soir then cast a spell: Post-Cognition to determine what went on while he was out. He saw an attempted invasion of Canterlot, The Minister's fight with Mind Sewer, Shining Armor and Applejack's betrayal- likely due to Mind Sewer's magic. But what sickened him most was Celestia's death, and the alliance with the Changelings. "All this bloodshed.... It's not necessary!" Soir then trotted off to Canterlot at full speed, despite his injuries. He soon arrived at the doors of Celestia's Castle. The guards stopped him, but he cast a simple sleep spell, causing them to fall. He continued to do this until he approached the council chamber, busting open the doors. He was met with hostility, as expected.
"Hey, easy there, minister. I simply come to give you my condolences. The assassination of Celestia was unnecessary. As for the changelings, I am doing everything I can to keep those savages out of our country. This war has taken many lives. None of it is necessary. However, I will not be joining you. I made an oath to serve Luna until my dying breath. You may see us to be unruly savages with no morals, but Luna truly is saddened by Celestia's death. If I can convince her into formulating a peace treaty, I believe that would be the best course for all of us. If not... I will see you on the battlefield." Soir walked out, lifting the sleep spell on the guards, instead causing their minds to be vulnerable long enough for Mind to cast a long range control spell that was undetectable. Soir however, was unaware of this.
(Circuit Breaker) *senses the mind control spell* "Levi, quick, the guards, knock them out! They're under mind control!"
Soir's ears perked. "Damnit, Mind, You and I both don't want any more of this!" Yelled Soir through telepathy. "Yes, but if there were a peace conference, having more votes on our side would help, correct?" "I don't have time to argue with you!" Soir shut off the telepathy, and recast his sleep. "This form of control is significantly hoarded to dispel. You'll need a potion with some of the users hair to cure it, but it only works if they give it to you of their own free will, without knowing its purpose. I'll help you out this once, but after that, I'm severing connection."
(Circuit Breaker) "Or he doesn't know she did it. Remember, he faked his death with a body double, and used Post-cognition to find out what happened, and Post-cognition doesn't show everything." Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2
"Well, you 'd better be nice... You know of our mannerisms, right? I act more like a pony, since I've lived in Ponyville for years."
Grab on i'm teleporting us there" says Lunar preparing a telepotation spell - - Auto Merge - - Lunar telepoorts them the last 10 miles - - Auto Merge - - Lunar realizes that Soir is now a traitor of the NLR and must be dealt with but later
"I would-..." Dark starts, facehoofing as they appear in a cell. "Teleportation into the Changeling base leads everyling except those authorized into a magic-proof jailcell. Nice first impression."
