Chapitre 28

Chapter 28

Galloping up to the tower, I stopped by the guards by the door, quickly deciphering their rank insignia before turning to the left one, an earth pony. "Sergeant. There might be a situation, recall all Night Guard and go to high alert. Do NOT alert the Day Guard."

That earned me a surprised look but he nodded. "Yes, sir!"

"Be ready to move if needed." I added before quickly pulling the door to the tower open and galloping up the stairs.

Better safe than sorry in this case. Not entirely sure what the guard could do against Celestia, but better to have them alert and moving than anything else.

Damn it, I had never wished I could teleport as much as I did right now.

Passing the last two guards, I slammed the doors to the outer chamber open without slowing down. I could hear hoofsteps behind me along with a buzzing sound.

I didn't need to check to look what it was, it was Skitter rushing to keep up.

She was always there even if I couldn't see her sometimes. She was really good at staying hidden when she wanted to.

Almost slipping on the smooth floor, I took the corner and barged into the bedroom, a simple spell popping the bubble of silence over the bed as I jumped, landing on it next to the sleeping Luna.

She jerked awake with a flap of her wings, blinking and looking around blearily, blinking. "W-what? Page?"

I almost collapsed next to her, struggling to catch my breath enough to speak.

Damn it.

Really need to work more on my cardio. Shining Armor was so right.

"Page? What's going on?" Luna asked and rolled onto her stomach, giving me a worried look.

"D-do you still have those plans you were going to use to take over Equestria as Nightmare Moon? B-because I think we might need them."

Luna tilted her head. "Page... you are not making any sense. What's going on?"

"Celestia. She has gone insane!"

"My sister? What?"

Taking a deep breath I started to explain. "Celestia is taking Discord to Ponyville in an attempt to have her student release him and reform him to good."

Luna stared at me for a long second before her horn lit up and she disappeared in a flash of blue light, the covers dropping onto the bed where she had been.

Collapsing onto the bed I struggled to get my breath back for a second before I forced myself to roll off it and onto my hooves, trotting back towards the door to the bedroom where Skitter was waiting in her natural form, looking more than a bit confused.

"Sir? What's going on?"

"Nothing good. But I don't want to panic just yet, Luna can handle it."

I hope.

"...Should I alert the hive?" she carefully asked. "I don't know what's happening, but if things are bad enough to cause Princess Luna to teleport out..."

I sighed and shook my head. "No. No need to start a panic unless it's needed. There is nothing they can do anyway if Discord really is released. If there was something that could be done, I would tell you. Trying to prepare might cause him to make things worse out of spite."

Skitter hesitated but nodded. "...Very well. I trust you, sir."

Sighing again, I moved past her to look out the window across the city in the general direction of Ponyville.

What in the world could compel Celestia to do something that stupid? Releasing Discord was right up there with 'Let's hit the nuclear warhead with a hammer!' when it come to good ideas.

Still, I trusted Luna to be able to handle it. She could talk her sister out of it.

"Lord Page?"

I glanced back at the open door as Captain Cold Skies walked into the outer chamber. "Yes, Captain?"

He was the leader of the Night Guard.

"What's going on? Why did you put the Guard on high alert?" He asked as he approached. "Where is the Princess?"

Shaking my head, I turned to him. "Princess Celestia is trying to release Discord. Princess Luna went to talk her out of it or stop her if need be."

The expression on his face was carefully blank, but his ears folded back at the idea. "...High alert it is. You don't think we can trust the Day Guard?"

"I have no idea! I was just being careful."

A bright blue flash appeared in the middle of the room, signaling the return of Luna. She didn't look happy.

"Luna!" I exclaimed as I turned to her.

She sighed. "Page." and moved up, shifting to rest the side of her neck against mine.

"What happened? Did you stop it?"

Luna shook her head. "My sister is convinced that Twilight Sparkle will be able to contain him, the elements have been enchanted so that he can not touch them. Having reviewed the evidence, I believe she might be correct. I do not like it, nor approve, but..."

I stared at her in slight horror. "...She is actually going to release Discord?"

"He was released five minutes ago."

Fuck.

"...Crap." I sighed, scraping my hoof against the stone floor. "Okay. Fine. I'm going to go throw all the houseplants out."

Luna gave me a quick nuzzle. "I do not like this either, my Page. But she is right that if his power could be harnessed to defend Equestria, it would be a great boon."

I nuzzled back before I shook my head. "That's a pretty big 'if'."

"Indeed. I need to go wait for my sister to return. We need to have a bit of a talk about discussing big decisions with me before making them." she almost growled as she pulled back, wings raised and her hair moving faster. She didn't look happy.

"Princess?" Captain Cold Skies interrupted. "Your guard is gathered and on high alert. Orders?"

Luna gave me a curious look and I shrugged.

"Figured it wouldn't hurt."

She nodded with a smile before turning to Cold Skies. "Stand down but remain vigilant, Captain. Report any disturbances to me or Lord Page."

"Yes, your highness."