Night is back

Chapter two – Hatred

After The three Elites left Celestia she sighed and raised a hoof to her nosterals. The three most deadly and most loyal of all of her soldiers in Equestria just told her to let them do this or go buck yourself. She sighed again and levitated a piece of paper and a quill to her. She began writing a letter.

‘Dear Twilight Sparkle,

Two Soldiers of the Elite Guard, named Night Dash and Frost, are coming to Ponyville. The reason of their visit is because Night Dash is Rainbow Dash's big brother. I forbade him, seeing her, but he wasn’t listening to me. So I gave him permission to see Rainbow Dash. He is not allowed to say anything about where he was for the past eight years. Night Dash will be easy to spot. He has black coat with grey body tattoos and a black rainbow mane. His wings are also bigger than wings of most stallions because of a genetic defect. This is a matter of national secret my friend, so please stop him from telling her anything.

Your friend Celestia.’

Celestia rolled up the letter and put a royal seal on it. A golden magical aurora consumed the letter. She sighed and hoped that twilight will listen to her warning. One of the guards came up to her. "Ma'am! Not to interfere, but if I said the things he said you would have thrown me in the dungeon?" With the princess of the sun gazing upon him, he quickly regretted asking the question. Celestia stares at the stallion for a long time. The stallion started to sweat under the gaze of the princess of the sun but holds his ground.

Celestia lightly laughed. "No matter where I put him. That stallion will find a way to see his sister. Even if he would be on the moon, he could find a way." Celestia looked out the window remembering the last time Night Dash lost his temper. She shutters at the memory of Night almost destroying castle in Saddle Arabia, just because he thought that Frost was raped and beat by the prince of the country. The guard went back to his post and Day court began.

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One of the perks of being an Elite guard is that each guard gets his own room. Night entered his room with Frost to gather few things. His room was full of weapons, books and pictures of loved ones. He looked at one picture of Rainbow Dash as a filly. It was right before Night left for early training and right before Rainbow left for summer flight. Night grabbed his saddle bag and threw in his Knifes, a folding dagger and his uniform. He was getting ready to leave when he stopped at the door. "Hang on I forgot something. Go and get your stuff, I'll meet you at the front door," said Night to his marefriend. Frost nodded and left.

Night trotted over to his night stand. He moved a few things around in it and pulled a half inch three ring binder. He put it in his saddle bag and trotted back to meet Frost.

He found Frost with two other pegasi. She was arguing with the two as Night walked over. The two pegasi were white stallions with golden Royal Guard armors on. Night walked up next to Frost, but said nothing... yet. "Ma'am, like my colleague said, we have been ordered by Princess Celestia to escort you to Ponyville." That was all Night needed to hear, but let Frost speak.

"And I told you that we don’t need to be escorted!" Frost flipped her mane at them. It was clear that she has been arguing with them for a while. There were red marks on her cheek and sweat was running down her forehead. Night would have thought she looked hot if it weren’t for the Royal guards.

Night finally started to speak. "As my friend here said we don’t need to be escorted by you. Now move or I will make our way!" Night slammed a hoof on the ground. The guard took a defensive stance and Night took an offensive stance. Both ponies staring at the other. Not one was going to give up.

The guard snorted at Night. "I don’t want to hurt you but if I will have to, I will. Now let’s go!" He motioned to a carriage prepared for them. Frost looked at the other guard for help. She new once Night got like this there was no stopping him. The other guard shook his head and took a stance towards Night. Frost sighs and facehoofs. She knew this wasn’t going to end well.

Night just shook his head. "I’ve warned you." Night hoofed one in the chest, shattering his chest plate and sending him straight to the ground. He bucked the other one in the face. Not as hard as he hit the last one but still hard enough to send him to the ground gasping for air. Frost gave Night a look that said 'really?' Night just stood there with an innocent look.

Frost just kept giving him that look. "What... You would have done the same thing," said Night to Frost, who was just shrugging. "Come on," Night took to the sky. "I want to see my sister!" Frost smiled and followed him. A thought crept into Frost's mind. She thought. 'What if his sister will hate him for being gone so long.' She keeps the thought at bay for now, but she knew that she had to bring it up soon.

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The Golden Oaks library was quiet. But that was going to change soon. Twilight was waiting for Rainbow dash. She told her to come there before going to Sugarcube Corner for a "Personal" gift she had for her fillyfriend. She was reading a book about griffon warfare. She didn’t want to, but Celestia forced her. She said that it had something to do with knowing your enemy. She did like reading about how the griffons were once a peaceful race, but they was corrupted with hate and greed.

She just got to the chapter about weapons and armor when Spike came in with a letter from Celestia. Twilight took the letter and thanked Spike. She quickly read the letter. She calmly put the letter down and then she turned into a fire pony. "WHAT THE BUCK ARE YOU THINKING CELESTIA!" The volume of that made most ponies in town opens their windows, just looking around to find out what woke them up so early.

Twilight turned to Spike who was in his pillow armor. "Uh Twilight, your book is on fire." Spike pointed at her desk.

Twilight quickly put out the fire and turned back to Spike. "Spike, take a letter. I want everything about this Night Dash." Spike took a quick letter and sent it. Moments later a stack of files came back all labelled Night Dash. Twilight put them on her bed and began reading them, while Spike started fixing the broken glass that Twilight's voice destroyed.

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Night and Frost landed just outside of Ponyvile. It was still early in the morning so nopony would be up yet. Night liked it that way because a stallion with body tattoos and extremely large wings tends to stick out. Add on jet black armor and people would be afraid of him. He was trying to close his wings, but they would just fold half way due to his armor. He shifted around before giving up.

"Looks like you need to go to the blacksmith again," Frost pointed out. She smiled at Night who was making a really funny look. She just kept smiling at him. Night rolled his eyes and walked down the path to Ponyville. There was a chilling breeze passing the two. Despite her name, Frost hates the cold. Night like a good colt put a wing around Frost to shield her from the cold. She nuzzles up against him, but she couldn’t take off her mind his sister.

"What’s wrong?" Night asked. He has never seen Frost this way. She was always the girl who liked to have a fun time with him. Frost was trying to speak, but her words got caught in her thought.

"Well Night it... It’s just that, what if your sister hates you now?" Night was in shock because of what Frost just said. He stopped in the middle of the road. Frost was left behind him and his wing was taken off of her. She looked at him for a little bit before speaking again. "You know I might be right." Frost put a hoof on Night's shoulder. "It's been eight years Night, she might have thought that you’ve abandoned her."

Night closed his eyes and shook his head violently at that. He stopped shaking his head and opened his eyes. They were full of anger. He stared at his fillyfriend for what felt like ages. "... That’s not true Frost." His expiation turned fast. "Sh-she'll forgive me." Night eyes started to tear up. He rubbed his eyes and continued down the road. Frost followed him quietly. They were unaware to the multiple eyes watching them as they walked into town.

The made it to Ponyvile in under 15 minutes. Night was looking around the town for Rainbow Dash, but he couldn’t find her. Being gone for eight years, Night didn’t know where to start looking. He tried the flower shop first with no success. He then tried the sweets shop. He met nice, cream colored earth pony. But she hasn’t seen Rainbow dash in weeks due to a business trip to Manehatten. The last place Night tried was a bakery.

Night and Frost entered the bakery only, but they only met a Bubbly pink mare. She jumped out of nowhere in front of Night Dash. He was startled and fell to his plot. The pink mare helped him stand back up and began to talk like million words a minute. "Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie and this is the Sugarcube corner, one of the best bakeries in Equestria!" She stopped to take a very deep breath. "So what are your names guys? You know, I have a friend that has same mane like yours is. But hers has Rainbow colors." At that Night stopped Pinkie pie.

He held up his hoof. "Wait! Is your friend a cyan mare called Rainbow Dash?"

Pinkie nodded. "Yeah! How do you know her? Brother? Old coltfriend? Cousin-" She was cut off by Night again.

"I'm Night Dash and this is Frost." He motioned to his fillyfriend. "I'm Rainbow's big brother."

Pinkie's face lit up. "You’re Dashie's brother! That is so cool!" Pinkie put a hoof on her chin and the other hoof on her elbow and she slowed down her speech. "But she has never said anything about you before?" Night winced in pain. It wasn’t a physical pain. It was emotional. Frost might have been right. Rainbow Dash might hate him. Night looked at Pinkie with a pained expression.

"Thanks, can you tell me where she is right now?" Pinkie noted his sadden face. She put a hoof on his shoulder.

"I don’t know where she is right now, but she will be at the library later on today." She lifted up a cupcake. "I know Dashie has a good reason for not talking about you. Would you like a cupcake?" Night nods and took the cupcake. He has bitten the white body cupcake with red frosting and star sprinkles on top. He immediately perked up.

He turned to Frost and with mouth full of cupcake said. "Babe, you've got to try this!" Night held his half eaten cupcake out to her. She looks at it with a 'no' expression on her face.

Frost turns to the pink mare and asks. "Do you have one with blue icing on it?" The question didn’t faze Pinkie. Instead she picked up a blue cupcake and hoofed it to her. Frost took one bite of it and her eyes grew wide. She slowly chewed the pastry and swallowed. She turned to Pinkie, wide eyed in all. "Th-that was the b-best cupcake I ever had." She swallowed some saliva that was built up just thinking of the cupcake. "What is your secret?"

Pinkie thought for a second. "Hmmm..." Pinkie tapped her chin. "Sorry, that but it is a Pinkamena Diane Pie’s trade secret." Frost sighed. She wanted to make them for hers and Night's anniversary. Pinkie looked at her with a face that said 'still no'. They left the bakery after getting directions to the library, with a box full of the cupcakes. As they were walking Night kept getting strange looks. Parents pulled their kids closer to them afraid he might foalnapped them.

Night was unfazed by this because it happened more often than you would think. Almost everything about him was scary to most ponies. His fur was the first thing. Most ponies didn’t have black fur. And most of the ones who did were evil. Sombra, Nightmare moon, Queen Chrysalis, the Shadowbolts. The next thing was his tattoos. Most ponies with tattoos either were a zebra or had a criminal past. So Night looked like a thug. The only thing that wasn’t so scary about him, but still weird to most ponies, was his armor. It was as black as Luna's night. It had a crescent moon with a sun behind it signifying his Elite guard states. Night didn’t care. He got the tattoos because of some friends he lost. And the armor just looked bad as ass.

When they got to the library, there was a baby dragon fixing a window. Night started to stalk the dragon like a lion hunting its pray. The dragon hummed in a small tune when a black colt pounces on him. They rolled on the grass and Night held a knife at dragon’s throat. A purple alicorn came rushing out of the library and grabbed Night with her magic.

She held him upside down. "Who are you and why did you attack my friend?"

Night was slowly breaking free of the alicorn’s hold. "Stay out of this ma'am! That is a dangerous beast!" Night pointed a hoof at the dragon.

"Spike is not a dangerous beast! And do you know who I am?" The alicorn asked.

"I don’t ca-" Night was cut off by the alicorn extending her wings. A 'oh shit' came over Night's face as he realized he was talking right to princess Twilight Sparkle. He straightened up and saluted to Twilight. "Ma'am, lieutenant Night Dash!" Twilight looked at the stallion then at the mare he was with. Frost facehoofed at Night. Twilight blushed and put Night down. "Sorry. You must be Night Dash. I'm Twilight Sparkle." Twilight extended a hoof the stallion.

Night bowed at Twilight. "I have to apologize, ma'am. I’ve attacked you're friend without a cause." Frost facehoofed even harder.

Twilight blushed. "Could you please not bow... its kinda weird." Night got up and Twilight cleared her throat. "Now into business. You are my fillyfriend-" Night Cut her off.

"Wait." He held up his hoofs. "Is your fillyfriend Rainbow Dash?" Night walked in circles around Twilight.

Twilight looked worried. "Yes."

Night lowered his head, inspecting Twilight. "You haven’t used you status to use her?" Night growled. "Beat her, treat her like garbage?"

At that Twilight became angry. She flared her wings and stomped her hoof on the ground. "I have not!" she yelled. "I would never ever do that to Rainbow! I love her and she loves me and if you don’t like that you can just leave!"

Night stopped trotting. He got in Twilight face. Eye to eye he asked. "Do you know who I am, princess?"

Twilight stared into Night’s eyes not giving an inch between them. "You are the warrior Night Dash. You brought whole armies to their knees. You've killed more living creatures than I can count. Ponies call you a monster."

"So you’re standing your ground even though you know I can kill you in a second?" Twilight nodded. Night closed his eyes and smiled. "I like you Twilight Sparkle." he backed off from Twilight, gave a small nod and opened his eyes. "You held your ground even when you knew what I've done. That takes guts. Every other pony that tried taste of this backed off. But you’ve defended yourself."

They walked into the library, because Night’s test caused some ponies to get worried. Spike left to get drinks while Twilight, Night, and Frost all sat in the main room of the library. They sat around talking about many things. Twilight kept asking about Rainbow as a filly and Night kept telling embarrassing stories about her.

After all the stories Night could think of, Twilight got serious. "Night, you should tell Rainbow about where you have been." Twilight started to hesitate. "Rainbow... Rainbow thinks that you’ve abandoned her." That hit Night like a mantacore pouncing on his prey. He couldn’t believe it.

"No it’s not true. She... she wouldn’t think that!" Night stomped a hoof. "And anyway, if I tell her I'll get thrown in the prison."

Twilight shook her head. "Not if I have anything to say about it." Twilight stood up. "I Princess Twilight Sparkle give you Night Dash the right to tell your sister Rainbow Dash anything about where you have been for the last eight years."

Night bowed. "Thank you Princess Twilight Sparkle."

After that Twilight left to finish her work for the princess and Night with Frost stared to read. Over three hours past before Rainbow Dash came in. "Alright Twi, I'm ready my gi-" She was cut off by the sight of Night Dash. Rainbow became very angry by the sight of her brother. She quickly trotted over him and threw the book he was reading out of his hoofs. "What are you doing here Night!? And what happened to you?" She pointed at his mane and tattoos.

Night took a deep breath. "Well I was reading that book before you threw it out of my hoofs. Now I'm being yelled at by you," Night stated sarcastically. He got on his hoof and looked at his sister. "You've grown a lot since last I saw you."

"Shut up!" Rainbow yelled. "You’ve abandoned me Night! You just stopped writing! Why?" Twilight came out of her room to see what was going on. Rainbow saw her marefriend and turned to her. "How could you let him IN HERE? After what I’ve told you about him Twilight!"

Twilight shook her head. "Just listen to him Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow turned to Night. He took a deep breath and began to explain everything. Well not that he killed enough ponies to fill Canterlot twice, but about how he tried to send her letter, but Celestia took them. And that she took all of her letters when he joined the Elites. Rainbow still looked mad.

"I don’t believe you Night." She said coldly. "You would have found it out if it would be the truth." Night was stunned by this. Rainbow believed everything he said when they were foals. "You are lying Night, so just say it."

Night shook his head. "I'm not lying. Celestia had me on missions all the time. So I didn’t have time to think." Rainbow started to grit her teeth. She raised her hoof and hit Night strait in the jaw. He fell strait to the ground. Not because of the punch, but because he was in shock. "I hate you Night Dash!" Rainbow yelled as she was flying out of the library with Twilight following her trying to stop her.

Night lay there in complete shock thinking about what just happened. His little sister, who wanted to be just like him, hit him. Frost slowly trotted over to him. She lay down next to him and began to stroke his mane. "She hates me Frost."