"I am. I've been traveling for a bit, exploring the lands and such," she said, then turning to Asmo. "That's a bit of a strange thing to say."
Asmo tilted his head. "But... you do.: Maya waved her hoof. "You'll get used to him. Anyway, traveling is pretty rad. Where are you from, though? Don't think I recognize your style."
Raven raised an eyebrow. "Wha- No, not you, the tech geeks. You said yes at the beginning, remember?"
Blackout sighed. "Godsdamn that mare is crazy. On our first date, she..." He shook his head. "Never mind. I'm sure she's fine." "She is," Silver said, walking out of the throne room. "She just paid Princess Cadance a visit, and now she's on her way to Appleloosa." He nodded to a guard, who held the throne room door open for them. "Please come in. The princesses are expecting you."
"I figured. Nightshade is hard to kill." Azrael nodded, turning to enter the door to the throne room. "Let's not waste any time."
Thirty minutes later, the princesses were caught up with what had gone on on the other side of the world. Celestia sighed wearily. "If Apophis seeks our destruction, I fear there is little we can to stop him." Luna shook her head. "Perhaps not. But we will not give up without a fight." ***************************************************************************** Chief Thunderhooves was on board. She had one more stop to make, and she wasn't looking forward to it. Somepony had to tell her grandfather what had happened to Nova.
Techs: We'll hold the door. You go find Edmond please. --------- *Elsewhere, a figure appears and disappears. Its as if it is trying to stay but cannot.*
"Thanks, guys! Where'd you last see him?" Raven asked, preparing to run through, expecting a quick answer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Azrael shook his head. "If we can get as many as possible to stand together as one, Princesses, we have a chance to slay this monster like any other."
Celestia laughed bitterly. "You misunderstand, Azrael. Apophis is no mere monster. He is a god. A deity of war and chaos. His power is absolute and unassailable."
Azrael shot her a glare. "Princess Celestia. With all due respect. Would you let your subjects die, knowing you did nothing to help them?"
*The figure gets closer to Canterlot, in its weird blinking fashion* -------------- Tech: Communications Hub
Raven nodded. "Alright. if you wanna help, then lead the way. Be quick, though, we're totally crashing into a planet."
"Of course not!" the princess snapped angrily. "But I have lived long enough to know that some battles cannot be won!" "Some cannot," Luna agreed quietly. "But perhaps this one can. Silver Crescent, I believe you know what I refer to?" Silver nodded. "Indeed. Princess Celestia, do you recall Star-Swirl the Bearded's research on divine energies?" She nodded. "Yes. But..." Her eyes lit up. "Of course! The weapon he spoke of! But it was just a theory. He never found a safe way for a pony to wield it." Silver smiled slightly. "Moonshine did."
Silver explained, as he had on Page 19, how his sword was part of a superweapon called the Deus Interfector, and how each of the six blades that made up the weapon were meant to be wielded by a different pony.
