Fear the Four

My name is Cale McManus.

I am 21 years old, I have light brown eyes, brown hair, fair skin, I wear a black shirt, a red leather jacket, dark pants, white socks, and dark running shoes.

I was sitting on a rooftop, making myself comfortable under Princess Celestia's sun. I had recently left the castle to go on a little walk. Said walk led me to this. Feeling a little bored, so deciding to kill time by sitting on a random rooftop seemed like a good idea. I watched as the citizens of Canterlot walked along the streets, go to their jobs, etc. I got up and scaled down the house, back onto the street. In addition to the comfortable sun, occasional chilly winds blew through the area. A slight combination of hot and cold. My type of weather. "Hey Cale!" A voice called. I turned my head and saw Jack running towards me. He is a 19-year-old young man with a white long-sleeved shirt, a black vest, black pants, a black leather belt with a gold buckle, white socks, and black shoes. He has dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and fair skin.

"Hey Jack" I greeted.

"Come on, Octavia's orchestra is about to start!" I almost forgot about that thing. I followed him to the Canterlot theater where seats were filled with ponies.

"Isn't Remy and Chase coming?" I asked as we took our seats in the middle row.

"Sadly no" Jack answered. "I was going to, but they had plans. Have you heard Octavia's music?"

"Not really" I answered.

"Oh you'll love it. It's so soothing." I know how good she is, but I haven't heard her music with my own ears. Just then, the lights dimmed and the curtains opened. "I'm so nervous" Jack said over the sound of applause.

"Shh" I whispered. The stage lights turned on and Octavia stood with her cello in her hooves. When applause died down, Octavia closed her eyes and begun playing her cello. The sounds of the slow classical melody rang through my ears and I was immediately engrossed into her music. I turned my head slightly and saw that Jack was as mesmerized as I was. The Earth pony continued to play her tune. I always did have a thing for stringed instruments. Just then, her first number was finished. The entire theater applauded as did Jack and I. The applause died down and Octavia began to play another soothing classical song on the cello.

3 Hours Later

The concert may be long but it was so fucking worth the time! The music was absolutely terrific. The two of us walked down the dark streets of Canterlot. On our way back to the castle, I couldn't help but replay the songs in my head. They were that good. "When is the next time Octavia will be playing?" I asked.

"Tomorrow night" he answered. "And I'm hoping Remy and Chase can come along this time."

"I'll see if I can persuade them" I told him. We reached the castle and walked separate ways. I reached my room and collapsed on my bed with exhaustion. Oh what a day this has been. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

A Few Hours Later

I woke up in the middle of the night feeling thirsty. I hopped out of bed and walked over to my bathroom. I turned on the faucet, grabbed a plastic cup and filled it with cold water. I gulped down the fresh beverage and put the cup down. As I turned around to head back to bed, I ended up coming face-to-face with Nightmare Moon in her alicorn form, and without her armor. "Jesus!" I cried out, hopping onto the sink. "You know, I really hate it when you do that" I said as Nightmare Moon laughed. "Goddamn it, you really know how to catch me off guard."

"You're too easy, Cale" she said. I laughed sarcastically.

"One of these nights, I'm going to scare you back" I said.

"I doubt it" she said with a smirk. "You can't scare me."

"Oh no?" I asked challengingly. "Watch me. One night, when you try to scare me, I'm going to turn the tables around." Nightmare Moon smiled and accepted my challenge.

"Fine then. You have one week to make me jump out of my skin."

"Deal" I said as I shook her hoof. I jumped off the sink, turned off the bathroom lights and climbed into bed. I closed my eyes and drifted back to sleep again. I opened my eyes to see if she was trying to scare me, but I opened them at a bad time. Because when I did, she was leaning VERY close to me. So close, that I could see my own reflection in her mesmerizing bluish green cat-like eyes. I cried out and shut my eyes tightly. "You gotta be kid... Come on!" I whined. Nightmare Moon laughed and used her magic to bring me close to her. She then wrapped her wings around me.

"I told you, you can't scare me."

"Don't count on it" I said, returning the hug. I still got the end of this week to get you back."

"And I'll be waiting for that time to come." She released me from her hug, and laid down next to me. She wrapped a wing around me and brought me close to her. Having the rest of the week to scare her? That should be easy. What could possibly stand in my way of trying to achieve my goal?

Somewhere in the darkest part of Equestria, a hooded and cloaked man walked up a flight of stairs of a dark castle. He opened a set of double doors and approached a man sitting on a throne. Said man was shrouded in black aura. He held a walking stick with a gold knob on the top. His eyes were yellow. In fact they were the only features the hooded man could see. "You summoned me?" He asked.

"Yes" the shadowy man answered. "I want you to do me a small favor."

"What will that be?" The hooded and cloaked man asked.

"On the light side of Equestria are four humans. Each are gifted like myself. I want you to tail them, get into their heads, find out if they love anypony, and above all, I want you to find out their fears."

"As you wish, but why find out their fears?"

"Come back to me once you finished your task. Then we'll talk." The hooded and cloaked man nodded and teleported. The shadowy man shifted comfortably in his throne. He closed his eyes and smiled. Whatever he has planned out in that fiendish mind of his, isn't good.