Darkness...

Cold darkness...

The dark of night, and even day consumed eclipse, trapped, to watch it, but, not see a thing, for all he could view, was bitter darkness, he tried to move, but he couldn't, he could here some sort of mumbling going on near him...

Darkness, cold, and immobile...

This was not how it should end for a soldier...

Any soldier...

Especially in his home land...

Earlier (minus 5 minutes) canterlot gardens.

"C'mon scoot, you can tell us!!!"

"Nah, secrets were meant to be kept, mine hidden..."

"Scoot, it's us, not diamond tiara and silver spoon... You can tell us... Once a crusader Crusader..."

"Always a crusader yeah I know the oath..."

"Spill the beans already girl!!!"

"-sigh- fine..."

A trio of small fillies sat gathered in a white gazebo inside the canter lot gardens. Brought here by there sisters, they had been here for over a week. Orange, white and butter were their coat colours, the trio was more known by the castle staff as the "cutie mark crusaders, after a day or two of shenanigans the staff began helping them with their crusade, it kept the fillies occupied and out of the way, they were currently resting, for once...

"Let's see... Hmmm well... I prefer the colour grey, I think if I did have the chance when I'm older I'd go after a grey coloured stallion... Now you have to tell me yours or else I'll---" scootaloo was cut off by a statue of a unicorn appeared on the near by column which once held discord...

The unicorn wore...

What looked like...

Military clothes...

The fillies shrieked as it appeared and ducked behind the sides of the gazebo.

"What the hay was THAT?!?!" Applebloom shouted as she looked over at her friends.

"-- We should check it out" scootaloo suggested excitedly

"Nooo what if it hurts us?!?!" Sweetiebelle whined

"Ah sweetie belle... It's a statue..." Applebloom said rolling her eyes

"Oh right..." She replied sheepishly

The CMC slowly approached the statue hesitantly.

Discord sat in his small house on the outskirts of the royal canterlot garden, it was small on he outside but on the inside it was a whole-nother world, quite litterally. He silently sipped fine china from a glass of coffee, he liked to enjoy such mornings-- as it were he was floating through space... He felt a suede surge of magic-- something he hadn't felt for a long time.

"Well... Imagine that who would've thought!" He spoke to himself, a space shuttle apeared as he "swam" towards earth, as the door opened he stepped through back into equestria.

"Now time to find you in this game of hide and seek-- if only I didn't know where you were..." He thought aloud

Scootaloo was hanging of the new statue while her friend were examining it.

"Well shoot girls I just don't know what he is??" Applebloom sighed in frustration

"I give up too, there just no clues to who he is.. So much for cutie mark crusader detectives..." Sweetie belle said as she fell to the ground with applebloom

"Hey don't give up yet, statues make 'Great' climing play things--" scootaloo suggested as she swung back and fourth with her wings helping to propell he back and fourth.

"Scootaloo get down before the princess banishes you to the mo--" applebloom started before scootaloo suddenly cut her off.

"HEY this unicorn has wings!!!"

"Wouldn't that make him an alicorn scootaloo?" Sweetiebelle questioned.

"Yeah whatever-- let's try and solve this mystery now" the three got together and jumped up--

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADER DETECTIVES--" they said "take two" a voice from behind them said.

They shrieked as discord leaned against the statue "what are you little ponies doing it here..?" He asked

"Discord don't do that-- we've had too many jump scares for today!!" Applebloom exclamaimed as her heart started to slow down.

"My apologies" he returned " now if you could step back just a little" he motioned as he flicked his hand at the statue gold dust began coming from all around he statue as the dust cleared he fell from his perch... Face first into the ground.

Author's Note

Short chapter I KNOW SORRY my absence has been extremely noticeable - I know I know- calm down..

Tryin to get my priorities in order this month--- im trying to keep my "a bigger chapter every Friday " rule again-- I've been really busy with stuff my apologies yet again.. The story should pick up again here pretty soon