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> It finally came. The final blow delivered by Princess Luna. 

> A night that lasted two days.

> A massive clash in Canterlot.

> Luna had reverted back to her true, aggressive state.

> Panic swept the nation.

> Nightmare Moon had been taken down by the elements of harmony (all 12? 18 of them?) but the damage had been done.

> Several towns had fully set up local governance. The Trust and Safety party had taken a commanding lead during the night and filled in the gaps when local authorities had failed.

> Fillydelphia government had been stormed in the night by a mix of the Republican League and some more radical members of Trust and Safety party.

> It was time to act. 

> The leadership weren't fools. They knew that violence may ultimately be necessary to remove the old monarchy. 

> After all, it had stood for over a thousand years, not the easiest to remove with passive action.

> But it couldn't be a civil war either. It had to be a quick paralyzing strike.

> As had been proven the Storm King, with Changelings (twice) and Tirek.

> Strike fast and most of the nation would fall in line, hopefully bloodlessly.

> And that had been with evil villeins, with fellow ponies trying to assert freedom and peace, once control had been secured, victory would be delivered.

> It was a small team of ponies who had been assembled for the task months in advance. 

> About two dozen who knew the full details of the plan and a few hundred ponies at arms in total who were ready to act, but had been kept virtually in the dark of even the most basic details.

> None of this would've been possible without two key pieces.

> A small amount of the ultra rare magic inhibiting martial. It was just enough to have it's effect over a sizable area, say most of the palace.

> It removed the problem with the magic of the alicorns and Celestia's pet, Discord.

> And the spell to raise and lower the sun and the moon, courtesy of some well connected researchers in the Canterlot Archives.