Midnight sipped her wine, "Nothing to do with me, I've been working remember. You saying because i'm the leader of the Shadow ponies, i control everything that relates to shadow matter?" she asked with a smile. "Well as flattering as that is, I don't know what that color draining from the sun is, or why its occuring" she remarked smirking, "Though if you can prove I had some sort of connection to that, then no, i wouldn't be willing to discuss that" she ended picking up another sandwich. The world slowly became darker due to the shadow covering the sun, "makes a improvement though" she giggled. Midnight felt her power increase, it was almost time.
*Architect's voice is heard by Midnight and ONLY Midnight.* "SHH, don't tell anyone that I am speaking to you, write a note back to me and burn it, don't let ANYPONY see you do this. Do you understand? If you do, nod subtly."
Silver nodded and stepped outside, and returned a few minutes later. "The Royal Guards are investigating the sun as we speak. The Night Guard will assist the investigation. We will know what is causing this very soon."
*What do you want Sword Pony? I am having my fun within this world, I'm sealing the sun with my shadow magic* she wrote down and then burned after sending it to Architect, she nodded at Silver, "Good, tell me what you find, I want to know who gives Shadow Magic a bad name. I hope this doesn't affect our friendship with Equestria" she remarked.
*A note. "You mean the sun issue mightn't caused by the Anti-Time? Weird, that's usually an issue caused by usage of Anti-Time, a messed up sun colour. -Ed"* *ONLY Midnight can hear this.* "I have plans spanning eons in motion right now, this could be the distraction needed, please make it more subtle, please. I need to prepare a little more."
Midnight wrote a second letter, "I can cause a bigger distraction if needed. Though you better put your plans in motion, now. This plan was created from before my exile, i'm at my full power, the sun has been shaded efficiently" she wrote, she then sent him the letter. Midnight then smiled and sat down watching the sun, or the blocked version of it. She could do her distraction when Architect told her too.
It wasn't long before Silver got another call and stepped back outside. He returned looking grim. "Somepony is attempting to seal the sun with magic. A team is tracing the source as we speak." He gave Midnight a meaningful look. "When we find whoever is doing this, they will be dealt with swiftly. Honestly, at this point, the only chance they would have to escape the full wrath of the princesses would be to stop before they were traced, and reverse what has been done." Silver was no fool. He already knew who was responsible. He was offering her a way out.
*The Anti-Time stream intensifies, and covered the trace, and stopped whatever was sealing the sun, but could not reverse it. If not for this the Time Convergence would've consumed more.*
*Arch's voice is heard by ONLY Midnight* "I've started, it'll only be a little while, I've also increased the amount of Anti-Time, causing the trace he has going, to disrupt. I know of this because I'm in such a highly advanced piece of tech that can detect high amounts of magic. Your beam was also disrupted, but I do suggest that you might want to hide for a while, until I can call a few favours in. And if somepony else CAN somehow hear this, my plans have nothing to do with harming anypony."
*"Hey Silver, we apologize if we're messign anything up, but this is the only WaY to tRy To FIx the IsSuE, -Ed"*
Midnight smirked at him, her plan was working, "Well that is good, who do you think is responsible, or is it too early to say?" she asked him, she glanced back at the sun, her beam had done its work after all, it was still darkened and she was ready for phase two. The shadow beam targeted the moon and began shadowing that, the last thing that stopped Midnight from ruling Equestria. Midnight began writing a letter and left it on the table, she then moved towards the window. "Now the moons doing it" she grumbled. "I'm wondering what you're up too Architect, though, hopefully its helpful. Silver will also try and stop whatever you're doing, since he doesn't like you covering the moon and sun, he probably thinks it me" she sent him the message and then left it on the counter. "Somepony covering the moon and sun with shadow magic" she remarked. She poured herself another drink, it was customary after all.
*The note left on the counter caught fire and burned bright silver.* *To Midnight* "Hey, I'm blocking his trace AND your beam. Your beam will run slower. Me, I'm waking up, so to speak" *To Silver* "Silver, quick question. Need any help? Burn a note without spitting on it, and I should see it, to talk to me privately."
Midnight wrote another message, she felt like a messenger, "so what are you up to? Also stop disrupting the beam, I need it to be on full power for my transformation" she then sent it to him and burnt the note.
*To Midnight.* "Like I said I have plans spanning eons. This is the last phase. I'm coming back in a physical form. One not held together by magic, so Silver's accursed blade can't kill me the same way."
Midnight thought about it, she wrote a last message "You want me to kill or attack Silver? He will try and stop you from resurecting" she then sent the letter and burnt it. She moved over to Silver "sooo, you found out whos done all this shadow magic?" she asked (Waiting on Silver now)
*To Midnight* "He won't. Where I am, he doesn't dare mess with. He wouldn't dare hurt those he protects to get to me. I believe if you send a shadow message now I can see it."
*To Azrael* "Don't tell anypony that I am speaking to you, please. Now, this will be fun. Let's see the Night Guard try to stop Time's progression, knowing them, they'll try. You can send a spooky ghksty message to me to reply, make sure anypony won't see it though."
Silver drew out his communication crystal, speaking slowly, and loud enough for Midnight to hear him. "Attention, all Night Guard forces. We are close to discovering the one responsible for sabotaging the celestial bodies. Stand by for immediate mobilization when we do." He locked eyes with Midnight, and continued. "Lethal force is authorized."
*Deep in the mountain Canterlot is built on a cave unsealed itself as the Storm surged towards the Bar, blocked by a great shimmering golden bubble around the bar's general vicinity. All those near the bar can hear this next dialogue* "All of you need to get in the Bar NOW! The Anti-Time is struggling to contain the Convergence, do not try to be the 'hero' and run inside the Storm, it WILL overwrite you. I'm trying my hardest to hold the Convergence stable."
