Second Chances

"How does Pinkie have time to set up these parties? I proposed less than a day ago!" Darkened Sky shouted above the pounding music.

Rainbow Dash shrugged and took another sip of cider. "Must be her Pinkie Sense. I swear it's getting stronger everyday." Applejack and Twilight laughed.

The newly engaged couple was at one of Pinkie Pie's famous parties. News of the couple's new status spread across Ponyville with record breaking speed. Despite the fact that Darkened Sky had proposed at one in the morning, by noon there was a massive party planned in town hall. Pinkie had gone all out. There was even a three tier fruit cake.

"Congratulations, Darky and Sparky! I've been waiting to throw this party for months! Do you like it? Do you? Do you?" The energetic bundle of pink fur bounced around the pair, a huge smile on her face.

"We love the party, but I have a meeting with an old friend," Darkened Sky said to Pinkie, before turning toTwilight. "Are wecoming back after?"

"Of course! The're serving fruit cake later tonight, just for you. You know how—" Darkened Sky was cut off by Apple Bloom bursting through the front door.

"The barn dun collapsed on Granny Smith an Big Mac!" The music stopped and everybody stared at the filly.

"Outta mah way! Move yer lazy behinds!" Applejack pushed her way through the crowd and took off running toward Sweet Apple Acres. Twilight, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash and Darkened Sky quickly followed suit.

When the group got to the farm, they found utter chaos. Farmhands were trying to remove debris from the twisted wreck that was once a barn. The entire mess was unstable and moments away from collapsing on the ponies trapped inside. Twilight and her friends stopped dead in their tracks, mouths open in horror. Darkened Sky took one look at the wreckage and started screaming at the rescuers to stop touching the barn. Seeing that he was being ignored, he took a deep breath and let loose an ear splitting shriek.

"Back away from the barn! If you continue to pull out things, you will kill both of them if they are even still alive!"

The ponies froze and stared at Darkened Sky for a few seconds before backing away from the barn. He walked up to wreckage and fiddled with his bracelets. After walking around the barn a few times and hitting various wooden beams, he started yelling out for the watching crowd to start moving certain boards. After hours of moving wood and shoring up walls, they had made a tunnel large enough for Twilight pulled out a very bruised Big Mac. There was no sign of Granny Smith in the rest of the wreckage.

Twilight started using the contents of a first aid kit on Big Mac. After most of the cuts were bandaged, he began to stir. Twilight sent everybody except Darkened Sky and Applejack to the house. Applejack looked up to Twilight. "Is he gonna be okay?"

Big Mac groaned and open his eyes. "Granny's gone. She pushed mey outta the way. It fell an her, hard. She said something about debt settled, then gone." He started sobbing softly. Applejack soon joined him.

Darkened Sky stared at Big Mac, and started hyperventilating. "Are you sure she pushed you and said the debt was settled, absolutely sure?"

"Eeyup."

Darkened Sky jumped up and flew off towards town, screaming in horror.

"Sky! What? Arg, we need to get Big Mac to the hospital. Applejack, you're going to have get somebody to tell everybody about Granny Smith." Twilight picked the red Stallion up with her magic and started cantering toward the hospital. Applejack followed after sending a farmhand to the house.

This can't be happening, not now! I'm not ready for that kind of responsibility! Darkened Sky raced throughout town towards the library, tears streaming from his eyes. He burst through the library door and saw a blue mare crying into Chrysalis's mane near the fireplace. Her hat and cape were laying by the door, badly singed.

Darkened Sky walked up to the pair and collapsed to the ground, sobbing. "Trixie, he can't have Fallen, not yet. I'm not ready! I just got engaged!"

Trixie glared at Darkened Sky, hate and pain in her eyes. "You should have thought of that before killing your sister and running away. We had gotten married that morning! Instead going on my honeymoon, I had to bury my best friend and put my wife in the vault with the rest of the Fallen!" Trixie picked him up with her magic and threw him into the wall. "You broke father's heart, and his mind! I'm surprised he held off his dark side for so long before Falling. And it's all because of you!" Trixie conjured up a blade made of pure magic and put it to Darkened Sky's throat. "If you weren't now the ruler of the Nightlands, I'd kill you."

Twilight and Rainbow Dash crashed through the windows on either side of Darkened Sky. Twilight conjured up her own magic sword and started attacking Trixie. "Get away from my fiancée, Trixie! How dare you attack him in my own home? Lay down your sword and surrender!"

"Ha! You think you can take me? I am Trixie Lulamoon, crown Princess of the Nightlands! You're lucky I am need elsewhere," Trixie retorted before glaring at Darkened Sky."Don't think this is over. I may not be able to harm you directly, but in a week, Ponyville will be smoking crater." She vanished in a flash of light, along with her cape and hat.

Darkened Sky stared at Chrysalis for a few moments. He stood up and turned to Twilight. "I, I ne-ed toooo." A roaring sound flooded his ears, along with laughter. Staggering slightly, darkness started swamping his vision. The end is near, we shall rise up and destroy all who oppose us. We are pain. We are death!

Darkened Sky fell over, eyes rolling up. "What have I done?"