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Why Doesn't The Sun Shine?
“What are you doing here? Aren’t you guards supposed to be protecting someone? There has been a coup!”
Captain Shining Armor narrowed his eyes at the nasally noble before him.
“Prince Blueblood, there hasn’t been a coup. Princess Celestia will raise the Sun as soon as she can.”
“And when will that be?” Blueblood demanded, stamping his hoof petulantly.
“When the Princess is ready.” Shining Armor lifted a hoof to set it on Blueblood’s shoulder. “Why don’t you just go back to bed?”
“Unhand me, ruffian!” Blueblood slapped Shining Armor’s hoof away from his white coat, brushing at it with his own hoof as he wrinkled his snout. “Now I shall have to bathe all over again. But I will have my answers!” The Prince whirled and galloped off down the marble steps of the palace, drawing a sigh of relief from Shining Armor.
“Well, that’s one more dealt with.”
“Quite. But I’m afraid we have a bit of a problem.”
“Gah!”
“Bit jumpy today, are we?” Fancy Pants said, adjusting his monocle with his magic.
“Don’t sneak up on me like that!”
Fancy Pants raised an eyebrow. “We climbed the stairs.”
Shining Armor rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. “I guess I was a little caught up in making sure that Prince Blueblood didn’t start trouble.”
“I’m afraid that trouble has already started without him.”
Shining Armor blinked. “What do you mean?”
“There is panic on the streets,” Fleur de Lys said, leaning against Fancy Pants’ side. “Some ponies were saying Nightmare Moon had returned and had captured the princess.”
Shining Armor grimaced. “Look, what happened to Princess Celestia is on a need to know basis. And you-”
“Need to know,” Fancy Pants finished towards him. “If Princess Celestia is merely late, then there is nothing to fear and everypony should just return to their homes until she is ready to raise the Sun. But if there is trouble…”
“The guard is doing everything we can to resolve the situation.” Shining Armor straightened, his eyes hardening. “It would be best if you did not speculate and-”
“I don’t care to speculate, but if the Princess is not about to raise the Sun, then I daresay it might fall to Princess Mi Amore Cadenza to do so.”
“She can’t.” Shining Armor shook his head. “She doesn’t know how.”
“Well then, it seems a trip to the archives is needed.”
Shining Armor licked his lips. “Even if we found the spell, do you really think we could cast it?”
“Well, there’s only one way to find out, isn’t there?” Fancy Pants turned his head, gesturing with his hoof. “I’m quite sure that the Sun is waiting there, just over the horizon, for us to call on it. It only needs a little nudge. If worst comes to worst, we could always ask your Amore to help us.”
Shining Armor groaned, putting a hoof to his face. “I can’t believe I’m considering this.” He sighed. “Just… follow me.”
“It does seem rather simple, doesn’t it?” Fancy Pants lifted his monocle a bit as his eyes scanned over the book laid out before them. “Well, other than the need for immense power. No matter. Captain Armor, would you care to lead?”
“Might as well. Here goes nothing.”
The three unicorns’ horns began to glow in unison, the mingling pink and yellow light casting strange shadows between the dusty bookshelves.
“It’s not moving,” Shining Armor grunted, gritting his teeth as he lifted his head, as if the pull of his horn could dislodge the Sun from its place.
“I’d say it’s stuck, old bean. Any idea of how to dislodge it?”
“I don’t know! I only learned this spell a minute ago!”
“There’s no need to get testy. Let’s see… give it a little wiggle, perhaps?” Fancy Pants’ horn flared a brighter yellow before fading. “No, that’s no good either. Wait a tick. Perhaps…”
Their eyes widened as a terrific power abruptly seized the Sun, golden magic washing over their feeble grip on the heavenly body as the sky outside began to brighten, the trio releasing their spell with a collective gasp.
“Thank Celestia!”
“I think that is precisely who we have to thank.” Fancy Pants glanced at the open book. “Though perhaps it would serve the kingdom well if somepony else knew how to lift the Sun if things went amiss, yes?”
Shining Armor panted slightly, the glow around his horn fading. “I’ll pass that on when she gets back.”
Captain Shining Armor narrowed his eyes at the nasally noble before him.
“Prince Blueblood, there hasn’t been a coup. Princess Celestia will raise the Sun as soon as she can.”
“And when will that be?” Blueblood demanded, stamping his hoof petulantly.
“When the Princess is ready.” Shining Armor lifted a hoof to set it on Blueblood’s shoulder. “Why don’t you just go back to bed?”
“Unhand me, ruffian!” Blueblood slapped Shining Armor’s hoof away from his white coat, brushing at it with his own hoof as he wrinkled his snout. “Now I shall have to bathe all over again. But I will have my answers!” The Prince whirled and galloped off down the marble steps of the palace, drawing a sigh of relief from Shining Armor.
“Well, that’s one more dealt with.”
“Quite. But I’m afraid we have a bit of a problem.”
“Gah!”
“Bit jumpy today, are we?” Fancy Pants said, adjusting his monocle with his magic.
“Don’t sneak up on me like that!”
Fancy Pants raised an eyebrow. “We climbed the stairs.”
Shining Armor rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. “I guess I was a little caught up in making sure that Prince Blueblood didn’t start trouble.”
“I’m afraid that trouble has already started without him.”
Shining Armor blinked. “What do you mean?”
“There is panic on the streets,” Fleur de Lys said, leaning against Fancy Pants’ side. “Some ponies were saying Nightmare Moon had returned and had captured the princess.”
Shining Armor grimaced. “Look, what happened to Princess Celestia is on a need to know basis. And you-”
“Need to know,” Fancy Pants finished towards him. “If Princess Celestia is merely late, then there is nothing to fear and everypony should just return to their homes until she is ready to raise the Sun. But if there is trouble…”
“The guard is doing everything we can to resolve the situation.” Shining Armor straightened, his eyes hardening. “It would be best if you did not speculate and-”
“I don’t care to speculate, but if the Princess is not about to raise the Sun, then I daresay it might fall to Princess Mi Amore Cadenza to do so.”
“She can’t.” Shining Armor shook his head. “She doesn’t know how.”
“Well then, it seems a trip to the archives is needed.”
Shining Armor licked his lips. “Even if we found the spell, do you really think we could cast it?”
“Well, there’s only one way to find out, isn’t there?” Fancy Pants turned his head, gesturing with his hoof. “I’m quite sure that the Sun is waiting there, just over the horizon, for us to call on it. It only needs a little nudge. If worst comes to worst, we could always ask your Amore to help us.”
Shining Armor groaned, putting a hoof to his face. “I can’t believe I’m considering this.” He sighed. “Just… follow me.”
“It does seem rather simple, doesn’t it?” Fancy Pants lifted his monocle a bit as his eyes scanned over the book laid out before them. “Well, other than the need for immense power. No matter. Captain Armor, would you care to lead?”
“Might as well. Here goes nothing.”
The three unicorns’ horns began to glow in unison, the mingling pink and yellow light casting strange shadows between the dusty bookshelves.
“It’s not moving,” Shining Armor grunted, gritting his teeth as he lifted his head, as if the pull of his horn could dislodge the Sun from its place.
“I’d say it’s stuck, old bean. Any idea of how to dislodge it?”
“I don’t know! I only learned this spell a minute ago!”
“There’s no need to get testy. Let’s see… give it a little wiggle, perhaps?” Fancy Pants’ horn flared a brighter yellow before fading. “No, that’s no good either. Wait a tick. Perhaps…”
Their eyes widened as a terrific power abruptly seized the Sun, golden magic washing over their feeble grip on the heavenly body as the sky outside began to brighten, the trio releasing their spell with a collective gasp.
“Thank Celestia!”
“I think that is precisely who we have to thank.” Fancy Pants glanced at the open book. “Though perhaps it would serve the kingdom well if somepony else knew how to lift the Sun if things went amiss, yes?”
Shining Armor panted slightly, the glow around his horn fading. “I’ll pass that on when she gets back.”