Lore

( This is more a rewrite if anything, mainly because my cat pressed a few keys and deleted the original one... anyway, enjoy. ) Dear Night Solver Tip.  have kept a firm but fair hold on Equesria; each innocent life, both in and out, is precious to us. Alas, threats have found it's way past our defenses. ...

 Adeena's consciousness fades in and out as her eyes adjust to a sudden change in brightness. The glow of the moon and the salt in the breeze roll into the foyer, the book on her chest feels heavy and her back aches from having fallen asleep on the sofa. The front door is open.  Her joints creak and crack, a pain she's all too familiar with- The chitin has again overgrown whilst she dreamed of a life she never lived. She sits up and sets her grimoire aside, eyes focused on the open door. It's...

Fuchsia slammed her hoof against her desk in an unusual display of rage.  Not only had she been thwarted, but she had been thwarted spectacularly; that mad genius Spinneret had gone and revealed herself, and for some Skyros-forsaken reason, the crowds  that.  And now, one of Equestria's worst criminals was celebrated by the masses!  Why was this  so hard to kill?! She took a deep breath.  Hard to kill?  Definitely.  ?  Never.  Any further assassination attempts would garner huge media attention...

Stepping within the mirror, I would witness the world around me shift. The walls were white with various weirdly disturbing "cute" illustrations of animals. The contrast between this and what happened behind closed doors was staggering. There were many of us, and we were about to go to our normal get-together, but something felt off.  It was unusually cold, and I had goose bumps. I look over at Norm, the handsome fella... I grabbed his paw as it seemed he was feeling stressed, too.  "Normy......