Kyra

Twilight and the others had gathered in the library.

"So she saw Zecora's death?" asked Applejack.

"It seemed that way." said Twilight.

"Where is she?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Upstairs resting."

"The poor dear." said Rarity sincerely. "To see something like that... I couldn't possibly imagine."

They then heard footsteps coming down the stairs and turned to look. It was Spike.

"She's awake." he said.

"I'll go first." said Twilight, heading for the stairs. "She knows me."

Twilight went up the stairs and stood in her bedroom. The pony she met in the forest sat up in the bed and rubbed her eyes.

"How you feeling?" asked Twilight.

"Been better."

"So, what's your name?"

The pony yawned. "Kyra."

"Would you like to come downstairs and meet the others?" Twilight asked.

"All right." said Kyra, getting out of bed.

Twilight went back downstairs. Kyra let out a soft groan of annoyance and then followed Twilight downstairs. She got to the bottom of the stairs and looked at the five new faces.

"These are my friends." said Twilight. She then proceeded to introduce them. After the introductions were finished it was Kyra's turn.

"So what about you?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Me?" asked Kyra. "I'm Kyra and I..." She paused and her facial expression slowly became sad. "I have no family. They died a while back."

The others let out a small gasp.

"Oh, Kyra." said Twilight sincerely. "I'm so sorry."

"Not as sorry as I was." Kyra said sadly.

"What happened?" Rarity asked sympathetically.

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Fair enough." said Twilight. "Now can you tell us what you saw in the Everfree Forest? Or will it be to hard for you?"

"I should be okay." said Kyra. She took a deep breath and began describing the scene. "I was walking through the forest trying to find shelter from the rain when I came across a hut. I figured I'd knock to see if any pony was home. As I passed the window, I looked inside. What I saw I'll never forget." She took another deep breath to keep from crying before continuing. "There was a zebra inside who was being cornered against the front door. Then, suddenly, her leg ripped right off." Tears filled her eyes. "The pony who did it then lunged from the shadows and ate her."

"Did you see what she looked like?" asked Twilight.

Kyra nodded. "She looked like me but was a darker shade of red and her hair was black. Her cutie mark was..."

"Was what?" asked Rainbow Dash curiously.

"A skull and cross bones." Kyra finished.

"A skull and cross bones?" asked Twilight. "Seeing as how our cutie marks symbolize our special talent, having a skull and cross bones can't be a good thing."

"What do you suggest we do?" asked Fluttershy.

"We keep a look out." said Twilight. "If we see anything suspicious, we report it to the princess right away."

"Sounds like a plan." said Rainbow Dash.

All the ponies left the library. Before Twilight left, she turned to Kyra. "You all right?"

"I'll be fine." Kyra said softly.

"All right, then." said Twilight, uncertain if Kyra was really okay. "See ya later."

She took one last second before leaving. When Kyra was alone, her facial expression changed from sad to evil-y happy. She then headed back upstairs and headed to the window, watching Twilight and the others mingle with the townsfolk.

"Those foolish ponies have no idea what's in store for them." Kyra let out a little laugh. "I can hardly wait." she said with an evil grin.