The air smelled odd to Stardust, it was a strange mix of different scents. Sweet, sower, bitter, juicy. Wait no these aren't smells their tastes that he felt in his mouth. But how he wasn't holding a cup or a bowl. If he wasn't doing this then who was? Stardust attempted to get up but was stopped by a splintering headache. He began to feel dizzy and laid back down where the familiar tastes returned to his mouth while an unfamiliar voice spoke to him.

"Please do lay down, there is no reason to walk around." It was to dark to see the strange figure speak in rhymes. The only presence of light was dim and it seemed to be coming from what appeared to be a black cauldron.

"Ugh wh-what happened, where am I? All I can remember is.... I cant seem to remember what happened." He couldn't remember anything after the old man betrayed him. "Wait wheres the old man that lived in that hut?"

"I know not of the old man you speak, nor do I know the hut you seek. I found you in smoke and haze, the trees around were deep in blaze." She replied walking over to a lantern with a candle that came out of nowhere and lit up the room.

This new found light brightened the room which didn't look much better now than when it was in the dark. The room was covered in all sorts of odd items like trinkets, masks, and shelves covered with different herbs and liquids of different colors in vials of all shapes and sizes. The rest of the home it self looked like it was made out of a large tree.

"Alright fine, then lets recap on my second question. Where in Equestria am I?" He asked curiously still not completely captured by hi surroundings.

"I have brought you to my home, and you are safe here so please stay calm." She said walking over to a chair to rest herself and prepare to answer any other questions.

"Okay then question number two, whats your name?" He asked with an expression that showed he didn't trust this strange pony in front of him.

"I go by many names in this forest, but you can just call me Zecora." Zecora said waiting for a similar answer.

"Alright fine then I'll return the favor and tell you my name. I'ts Stardust and I really need to get going, so thanks for all the help but I gotta go find somepony." But as Stardust attempted to stand he was stopped by another headache and laid back down.

"You must lie down, your making it worse by moving around. I will wake you up when morning comes, then I will help you with your problems.

So Stardust obeyed and lied back down and quickly fell asleep. In his dream he found himself in a dark room where he couldn't see a thing. The air was cold and it also felt evil as if somepony was in control of the entire room. This new place felt familiar but at the same time it felt changed.

"Can you feel it yet? The darkness inside of you that has been awoken?" A chilling voice creeped in from somewhere.

Stardust tried to speak but found he had no voice to counter whatever was speaking to him in this dark place. Emotions flooded inside of his body but there were to many to pick out.

"Why cant you accept who you are deep inside. It will be so much easier if you just come with me" The voice continued and a black door came out of the ground.

Stardust began to walk towards not realizing what he was doing or who was in control of his actions. He reached for the handle but hesitated when a new voice spoke.

"No don't do this you can't walk into the darkness, for you may never return." It said. This voice seemed different from the other. Stardust could sense a more light and gentle spirit behind it, it also seemed to calm his nerves as if its words were like a soothing melody running through his soul. Another door opened, this one was white and seemed to have a warm light radiating from it.

"No! You will stay away I am in control of him now you have no place here!" The other voice said in an angry tone.

"Well I think we should allow him to decide what path he should choose." The second one said.

Stardust began to feel his voice return to him which felt like an eternity since he had it and he began to speak. "Who are you and where an I?" He said in a demanding voice. "And why should I have to choose?"

"We are you and you are us." The first one said.

"We are your to inner halves and this place is your own inner world where we converse with each other, and you do not have to choose either of us. You may simply call on us when you need us." The second one finished.

"I don't understand, what do you mean by call on you?" He asked as his head began spinning in circles with so many unanswered questions running through his mind.

"Ha, looks like he isn't very bright is he?" The first said with a hysterical laugh that sent chills up Stardust's spine.

"As I recall your one of his halves, so doesn't that make you as bright as him?" The second said and if Stardust could see the spirits face he was sure it was smiling.

The two voices began arguing about all sorts of things. It started with petty insults that eventually led to a full on fight. The sounds were a mix of grunts and smashing and with each crash of sounds a shock wave burst through the air.

"Stop it right now I'm done here, and I am not making any decisions so go away!" He yelled not being able to take anymore of the waves and the loud sounds.

Before either of the voices could reply the world began to shake and the ground crumbled right out from under Stardust's hooves. He fell straight down into nothing but darkness until a reached a light which brought him back to the real world in a fit of sweat and terror.

"I am glad to see your finally awake, now it is time for tests you must take." Said Zecora who had just opened a door leading to what looked like a back yard outfitted with strange objects on wooden posts and weapons of all shapes and sizes surrounded by trees.

"What kind of backyard is this, and what do you mean tests?" Stardust asked getting up and walking over to the door. Wait walking, how was that possible every time I get up I have a headache and fall right back down. He thought about the strange dream with the voices. Maybe it was real, maybe it some how healed him.

"This is where I stay and train, and this is where you will be today." She said picking up a large sword and tossing in the air so high that it took a few seconds for it come back into sight, and when it did it landed right in front of Stardust's face.

"Hey what the hell is wrong with you? That could've chopped my head off, are you crazy! He yelled falling backwards on his flank.

"Pick up that sword if you dare, then we shall see how you compare." Zecora said grabbing another sword and getting into a fighting stance.

The sword in front of Stardust seemed pretty normal. It was a large claymore with a wide and thick blade and a keychain at the end of the handle linked to a little blue orb that seemed strange.

Stardust stands up and holds the handle in his mouth with a tight grip. "Fine I'll pick up the sword so we can get over with but I don't see what this proves." He said as he looked up to find Zecora wasn't there anymore. "What, where there hell did you go."

"If you hope to see me with your eyes, then you will be taken by surprise." She said from somewhere in the trees. No it was from behind him, but before Stardust could react he was hit with the back side of her sword. She then used the back of his head as a trampoline to jump right in front of Stardust.

"Ow that really hurt dammit" He said rubbing the back of his head.

"Do not let your guard down, or else I will give you a frown." She said swinging her sword right at his face.

Stardust blocked it with his sword but was sent flying into a pile of barrels crashing and breaking them. "Dammit stop doing that." He said brushing off all the pieces of wood.

"This battle all depends, on how much that you want to win. Now I will stop holding back, here comes my next attack." She said switching her blade forwards, and dashing towards Stardust with full intent of killing.

Dammit if I don't move quickly I'm dead. Move, move, move. He thought to himself but was to petrified with fear to dodge.

"That's it boy let me take control, I can help you win." Said a familiar voice going in his head.

Then Stardust began to lose control of his thoughts and his body wasn't moving by his choice. He slowly started to fall deep into the back of his mind, as he watched a battle that he wasn't in anymore. He watched as Zecora's blade come down on him, he looked away from what happened next. Then he felt his body jerk forward and a loud cling sound came.

"Ha ha ha ha, oh this feels great!" The voice said but not from inside his head. It came from his mouth, but he knew that he didn't say it.

Stardust's sword blocked Zecora's with ease but it was different. The orb at the bottom was now black and his sword followed turning into dark steel with spikes running down one side of his blade.

"Who is this that I see, are you still the same pony fighting me?" Zecora said struggling to keep her blade locked with his.

"Nope sorry to disappoint you but Stardust has just left the building, would you like me to take a message for you?" The new Stardust replied looking up at Zecora with pure red eyes and dark black hair. He swung his sword up cutting Zecora's shoulder sending her flying backwards.

She flew into a tree and bounced off and the ground was sure to follow. She caught herself and looked up just before his sword came down and barely managed to block. Then he started swinging madly while laughing, until his strikes brought Zecora to her knees as he raised his sword for one final blow. She closed her eyes not wanting to see the outcome. Stardust came down but not with his sword. He hit the ground and his sword was stuck in the tree centimeters from Zecora's head and he was unconscious. His eyes returned to their golden color and his hair returned to its dark brown shade.

Zecora didn't know what to think. This new transformation wasn't normal instinct, it was almost like a possession. Well whatever caused this wild beast to emerge from Stardust is gone. The new forum must have tired his body to the point where he couldn't sustain that state and he collapsed. But those eyes, they were pure red like the eyes of a demon or a monster. There was no soul in those eyes, only madness and evil. Whoever this boy is he's dangerous. She thought to herself lifting Stardust on her back and wobbling inside her house, with her shoulder still bleeding and aching not knowing what to think about the event that just transpired, but one thing she knew was that they both needed rest. So she lied him down in a bed and she sat in her chair still disturbed by the images that she has seen today, but eventually she falls into a well deserved sleep.

Author's Note

Alright there's chapter four of this story and our first action sequence, so I'd like if you guys could tell me what you thought about it cause that's my first time writing a fight scene and it really was just meant to show one of the voices personality's. So thanks for the support and also I'd just like to say that I've reached the hundred views which isn't a lot but it's still kinda cool. So thanks guys and really leave a comment on what you thought about the fight and how it can be improved, and also about Zecora's dialogue. Wub yah.