Choosing a Side: The New Plane

Apple Family Farm

Perashim watched the three ponies talk amongst themselves while the older mare with a wide rimmed hat and a mane that looked a bit like hay collected apples. He was amazed at her strength, being able to kick the tree and send the apples raining down into the buckets. Could she also do something similar in combat? He wondered, not really sure if he wanted to find out. His familiar, which was simply a flying skull, screeched experimentally. Perashim quickly faded back out of the ponies' sight as they turned toward the sound.

"Dear Celestia, what is that?" The yellowish foal with the red mane a bow in her hair said as it hovered, flying in slow circles.

"Ah dunno Applebloom, but Ah don't like the look of it. Y'all just stay away from it ya hear?" The orange mare with the hat replied, putting herself between the foals and the floating skull. The skull made a clattering sound and hovered in circles above them, not really doing any harm, but also making the three ponies nervous. Perashim sighed and extended his hand and began to mutter his dark incantation.

Applejack watched the floating critter circle them, wondering what to make of it. Then was when she saw the light began to fade and a cold chill race up her spine. She glanced at the CMCs, who were shivering against her legs, scared at what was happening. Then Applejack heard the chanting. It sounded a little like Discord, but not as fun loving and much more menacing. And yet, there was a small hint of sadness in it. While Applejack looked around for the source, she saw a green ray of energy race out from somewhere in the barn and snared the critter. Then it began to proceed to pull it somewhere.

"Y'all go an get Twiliight." AJ ordered the CMCs, who nodded and watched as she followed the ray before runninf to Ponyville.

Applejack followed the green ray until the critter landed ona an outstreched....Object. It was flat, but had 5 horns protruding from it, but they didn't seem to be shapr. The horns closed around the critter and withdrew from her sightline.

"Uh, hello?" Applejack called as she heard the sound of somepony or something beginning to move away. She heard a sharp intake of breath and something crashing through the foliage. Applejack backed up quickly expecting some monster jumping out. Instead Princess Luna came tumbling out. And she did not look happy. Princess Luna snarled in frustration and leaped up.

"Hi Princess, what are you doing out here?" Applejack asked as Luna dove back into the foliage, roaring out

"Get back here desecrater!" AJ wasn't sure what to make of that, and she really wasn't sure to make of the blinding light that burned part of her flesh that had just shone out completely in response. Then she heard a voice unlike any pony that projected across the farm.

"NOW FOUL CREATURE OF DARKNESS, PREPARE TO FACE THE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR DOMAIN!

Twilight Sparkle's house

  Twilight was sleeping blissfully until she heard urgent pounding on the door. She sat up groggily and rubbed her eyes lightly with a hoof.

"Ugh, if this is some suck up trying to impress me with a gift because I'm a princess, leave me now!" She groaned as she stumbled to the door. She was surprised to hear Applebloom's voice on the other end.

"Twilight, there something going on at the farm!"  Twilight opened the door to find the three CMCs at the door, Applebloom was shaking and Sweetiebelle and Scootaloo were both staring at distant flashes of light.

"What happened Applebloom, and this better not be one your efforts to get a Cutie Mark." Twilight asked.

Applebloom responded,"A weird looking critter was seen at our sleepover and then there was this green thing that snatched it and then we heard Princess Luna and some other pony!"

Twilight hesitated, then looked at the flashes of light, and turned to the three CMCs,

"Get inside and don't answer the door for anyone except who you know." She said. They nodded and raced inside, slamming the door shut. Twilight turned toward the direction of the farm and flapped her wings experimentally. Hopefully the lessons from Rainbow Dash would pay off.

Edge of Everfree, Apple Family Farm

  Luna was having a difficult time, and it all started when she had attempted to ambush the two legged creature. At first she didn't know what it was, but she could sense the dark and evil power inside of him. Naturally, she attacked, but after a couple minutes of it effortlessly dodging, she finally managed to hit it with a moon bolt, only to make it angry. Now it was radiating light and fire, its hood and garb a pure white with fiery edges. Any dark magic related attack that Luna used would quickly dissipate before it even reached the creature, while she would be hard pressed to dodge its attacks. The two legged creature must have sensed her frustration, then screamed out,

"FOUL CREATURE OF THE NIGHT WITH WHOM I AM COMBATTING! SURRENDER NOW OR PREPARE YOURSELF TO BE UTTERLY ANNIHILATED AND YOUR ESSENCE INCINERATED DOWN TO THE LAST SHRED OF SKIN AND BONE THAT HOLD YOUR BEING INTO PLACE! YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIGHTLY DAMAGE THE DARK ASPECT, BUT NOT ONE OF HOLINESS AND LIGHT!"

Luna dodged another light ray, thinking to herself, dark aspect? So this thing has 2 different aspects of its being? How odd... Another ball of light bounced toward her, just being near it caused searing pain, and that's when a purple shockwave erupted in the center of their conflict.

"What is going on here?!" A very cross Twilight Sparkle yelled as she descended.