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The Unicorn waited a moment, but his patience would only last so long. It looked like the visitors were determined to stay put, preferring to fortify themselves over venturing forward. If that was the case, then Astral would just have to investigate the Castle on his own. He wasn't afraid, especially with the Eclipse now granting more light than was normally available in the Everfree Forest. Wait... ECLIPSE?! Astral's eyes shot upward to find that the Sun had been positioned behind the moon, and that was where it remained. A state of emergency? Were the falling objects that dangerous? Then again, if the falling object Astral had investigated turned out to be a crashed vessel, then who was to say the same wasn't true for the other objects as well?

"I can't waste anymore time!" he exclaimed aloud, though he did so while simultaneously dispelling the magic circle so even then only part of the exclamation would get across. He didn't say anything and took off in a full gallop back in the direction of the Castle. As before, he occasionally teleported in short spurts to optimize his running speed as much as he could. That would effectively allow him to reach his destination in a just a minute or two.

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Astral's arrival at the Castle was seemingly flashy. When he was most of the way there he decided to perform one longer-range teleport to get to his destination a few moments sooner. After a flash of smoke produced him just outside the courtyard, the Crystal Unicorn took a heavy step forward, his breath a little heavy as teleporting a longer distance was more taxing on his magical stamina than the short spurts he was more accustomed to doing. Still, at least he arrived and that at least was what was important. What he had originally thought was a threat turned out to be a... well still potentially a threat. A dragon, or at least Astral assumed it was a Dragon. It certainly looked like one anyway. Was it a rogue, or did it come from the Dragon Lands?

Well, when it tried to uppercut Princess Luna of all ponies, well that was all the answer Astral Gleam needed. Definitely a rogue dragon of some kind, and why in the ever-loving Tartarus did he pick a fight with a Royal Sister? Speaking of whom, Astral wasn't nearly as surprised to find Princess Luna here as he probably should have been. He already knew the Shadow Bolts had been watching everything from the skies above this whole time, so it was only a matter of time before the Princess of the Night herself would get involved. And of course, there were others, but right now the apparent battle between Princess Luna and the Dragon was more eye-catching. Still, he did make a quick mental note of the one who looked like they came from the crashed vessel nearby. Had they been scouting the area this whole time while their allies were talking to the Unicorn?

[i]I feel like I should do something here...[/i] Astral thought to himself. It was true, he probably should try to do something, but what does one do when it involves a Dragon and one of the Princesses? If anything, the Shadow Bolts were sure to step in at some point. Or perhaps the Princess herself would give a brief demonstration of why she was one of the most powerful Ponies in Equestria? Either way, any action from Astral Gleam would be largely pointless. So all he could really do was stare on like someone unable to turn away from watching a train wreck.