Danger in Equestria

After calming down the little scared pegasus and introducing her to Samus, the three of them sat down and started to tell Samus what they knew and found out about the creature. "Well I think you can get more information on what the creature did if you just scanned the body at the morgue." Little Light said as she slowly relaxed around Samus.

"Why are you still so nervous around me Little Light?" Samus asked as she looked at Little Light as Twilight went into the kitchen to get them some drinks.

“Well, to be honest while you're in that armor you look like a monster.” Little Light said, still slowly relaxing.

“Fair enough, hold on while I disengage my varia suit.” Samus said as she disengaged her varia suit leaving her in her zero suit.

“Well now you look like a friend.” Twilight said as she came into the living room with the drinks.

“Well that’s good, but down to business.” Samus said as she sat back down and started drinking some of the tea Twilight brought.

“The Chalotarika will not rest until we’re all dead, thats how its been an unknown race for so long. So if you want to live you’ll have to do what I say, alright?” Samus asked as she sat the cup down and stared at them.

“Okay.” Twilight said as she sat down next to Little Light.

“Good. Now first off, I might be able to make an antidote if I get a sample of its venom. Can you two take me to where the body is now, I might be able to get what I need from the body.” Samus asked as she thought of a plan.

“That shouldn't be a problem.” Twilight said as she walked over to the window.

“Okay that might help you two get off the hook with the Chalotarika. Next I’ll need to scan the body so I can see if there’s any way to make an antidote. If there is a way to make an antidote I might be able to make a vaccine-strength version of the venom and then you can fake your deaths and with the vaccine-strength venom, the Chalotarika will think you two were bitten, therefore making the creature leave you two alone and come after me. Then you two can get your friends and the princesses and tell them about the whole thing but you can’t tell them about me, are you two following so far?” Samus asked noticing that they were starting to look confused.

“I am, but I’m not entirely sure that Little Light here does.” Twilight said as she looked at the little filly.

“Well first off let me scan the body for the venom so I can make an antidote. Then after it’s made you two will get a dead version of it so it will look like you were bitten.” Samus was cut off by Twilight.

“I can help with faking our deaths, I know a spell that will put us in a temporary death like state.” Twilight said as she got a book with the spell in it.

“Okay that’ll also help, but as I was saying. Before you two fake your deaths, and the Chalotarika goes after me, you two get your friends and the princesses and tell them about the whole thing, but don’t tell them of my existence, so they can help with making it seem real. And afterwards you all hide out in the castle until you get word from me that the creature is gone. Follow now?” Samus asked after summing up the entire plan.

“Yeah I think we do.” Twilight said as she put a hoof around the little fillies neck.

“Well here’s the morgue.” Twilight said as Samus, Little Light and her walked up to the front doors.

“Okay, now how do we get in?” Samus asked as she activated her scan visor.

“Well I can use a teleportation spell to get us inside.” Twilight said as her horn started to glow with a dim purple hue. In a few seconds they were all inside the morgue and walking to where the body was out for display on one of the gurneys. “Well here’s the body do what you have to.” Twilight coughed as she turned around feeling a tad sick.

“It shouldn't take too long.” Samus said as she started to scan the body for a sample of the venom infused blood. “And there is an antidote, but there’s a problem.”

“What’s the problem?” Twilight coughed still turned back to the body.

“Well it seems that the ingredients for the antidote is found on three different planets in this galaxy. Three of them can be found on this planet, the ingredients on this planet are manticore saliva, the seeds of a poison joke flower, and some seeds of truth. Do you think you and Little Light can get those ingredients, while I go get the other ingredients.”

“Sure, no problem.” Twilight said as her stomach settled down.

“Thanks Twilight, when you get them leave them in one of the bags at your library. I’ll be back in a few days.” Samus said as she turned to go out the doors.

“We should have them by tomorrow.” Twilight said as they teleported out the morgue and were by the entrance. “But the image of the body will haunt me forever.”

“Trust me, I've seen worse,” said Samus as she turned to the outskirts of Ponyville. “It’s late and we both need to get to work. Good luck on playing dead. I’ll see you when this is over.”

And with that said Samus rushed into the night, leaving Twilight and Little Light all alone.

The next morning Twilight’s friend arrived one by one at her house, with a notice from Spike saying it was urgent. However, they had to wait until the princesses arrived for her to explain.

“Well while we wait for the princesses to get here, I was asked to get some items for a little project. Will you help me get them?” Twilight asked as Fluttershy arrived with Applejack.

“Sure what are the items?” Fluttershy asked as she sat down.

“Well first I will need you to get some manticore spit, and Applejack will you go to Zecora’s to get some poison joke seeds and some seeds of truth?” Twilight asked.

“We’ll be glad to help ya Twilight.” Applejack said. “But why get these here things? What’s all this about?”

“Plus we heard you got attacked by some monster or something. And a filly is involved,” said Rainbow Dash, noticing Little Light hiding behind Twilight. “Is that here?”

“Yes,” said Twilight, smiling and showing the filly who nodded her head. “This is Little Light. She’s under my care since her.... father died.”

“Oh, you poor dear,” said Rarity, holding her hoof to her lips. “We’re so sorry for your loss.”

Little Light didn't say anything, she just nodded. Pinkie walked over and gave her a sad smile. “Don’t worry, little Lighty. You’re daddy is in a happy place right now.”

“I know... I just miss him,” muttered Little Light as she accepted a hug from Pinkie Pie.

The door knocked and, upon opening it with her magic, smiled upon seeing Princess Celestia and Luna with their guards. “Princesses! Thank goodness you arrived!”

The Princesses smiled before ordering their guards to wait outside and their faces turned serious. “Now, Twilight, what is it that you wanted us all here for? You said it was urgent and that it involved some kind of monster?” asked Celestia, with worry.

The girls and Spike all had wide eyes as they turned toward Twilight who sighed. “It’s a long story...”

It had taken awhile, but she explained everything with what had happened in the past few days. Needless to say the gang was shocked to find a monster so fast and dangerous, Rainbow Dash even wished she could race and beat this thing up. She kept Samus’s name out of it, only remarking it was a unknown hunter who was helping her. She explained why she needed the ingredients, and what they would be used for.

“All that’s left is for me and Little Light to fake our deaths to throw the monster off our trail. I already know the spell, but I wanted to tell you all so that you didn't get sad by our apparent sudden ‘departure’. Plus, I need somepony to get the ingredients for the antidote,” explained Twilight.

“Well, how long will you have to remain, well, dead?” asked Fluttershy.

“Just a few days, maybe a week or two,” answered Twilight.

“Hiding you in the castle will not be hard, Twilight,” said Celesta, “I will also inform your brother, Cadence, and parents about this.”

“So I guess we’ll have to act sad and such for a few days,” said Spike.

“So how are we goin’ to make a fake poison so that monster doesn’t try to bite ya anyway?” asked Applejack.

“That might take some time to do. But shouldn’t take to long to stage and fake our deaths.” Twilight said as she put a hoof to her chin in thought. “Well according to a chemical scan of the poison its basic composition is areethanol, phencyclidine (PCP), ketamine, glutamate, nitric oxide (NO), botulinum toxin, tetanus toxin, and tetrodotoxin. So if we can find a weaker version of each chemical we should be able to make a fake venom, but the side effects will be a slight headache, small pains in the chest, difficulty breathing, and delayed brain function. But overall we should be fine.”

“Okay, so where are we going to find a weaker form of those chemicals, Twilight?” Spike asked.

“Zecora might be able to provide us with some of them.” Celestia offered.

“Okay Applejack you go to Zecora and see if she has any of the chemicals, and Fluttershy you go get some spit from a manticore, while the rest of us stay here and make the library look like the monster got in and killed us. Okay?” Twilight asked making sure everypony knew what the plan was.

“Okay, we got it.” Fluttershy said as she and Applejack left the library to go get the ingredients. After a few minutes the two ponies came back with the ingredients. “Okay we have the stuff you asked for Twilight. Where can we put it?”

“Oh, you can put them down on my desk.” Twilight said as she levitated a pot over to the stove to make the fake venom.

“Okay now what?” Applejack asked as she set the vials down on Twilights desk.

“Now we start making the venom.” After a few hours it was done.

“Well we have the fake venom complete, is the library set up to look like the monster got inside while we were sleeping  and bite us?” Twilight asked as she pulled some of the poison into a small syringe.

“Almost done, Twi.” Applejack said.

“Okay, Little Light are you ready?” Twilight asked as she walked up to the little pegasus. After she nodded very slowly Twilight reached down with the syringe and injected it into the little girls leg.

“Ouch!” Little Light yelped. After she gave herself a shot of the poison, the two of them walked up the stairs and got into their beds so it will look like they were sleeping when they were bitten.

“Should we leave and then ya cast the spell, or do ya want us to stay until ya cast the spell, Twi?” asked Applejack.

“Maybe you should all leave then I cast the spell, that way it’ll be more believable.” Twilight stated as she started to charge up her horn. “I still don’t know if the spell will affect everypony in the room or not. Make sure to come in the morning and pretend to be crying and shocked when you see us.”

“Well okay, ah hope it works,” Applejack said as she and the others started to leave the room. When everyone was out of the room, Twilight’s horn started to glow brighter and brighter before it released a flash of bright light. After the slight disappeared Twilight and Little Light collapsed backwards on the bed temporarily lifeless.

The plan worked and the next morning the Mane Five and Spike had discovered Twilight Sparkle and Little Light dead in their sleep. All of Equestrian mourned the loss of the Element of Magic as Princess Celestia tearfully asked for a day of silence for their loss. Of course, Twilight’s friends and family had only pretended to be sad and used the two days leading up to the funeral to get the required ingredients without much trouble. Although Fluttershy did hear from the very manticore she had gotten the spit from that the monster Twilight had described had been seen in the Everfree Forest, prompting a few guards to be placed in the area.

In her will, Twilight requested that her funeral be held in Ponyville and the event was scheduled for today. It wasn’t hard for the others to act sad (Pinkie saying it was like doing a prank only a bit less “ha ha” and more “boo hoo”), and preparations were made at town hall. While everypony gathered at the town hall they saw two different sized caskets, both see through. Lying in the small casket was a little yellow pegasus with her fore hooves crossed over her chest, and a bundle of bright red roses being held by both hooves. In the larger casket laid a medium sized lavender unicorn, in the same position as the pegasus beside her. All around the caskets were bundles of flowers and pictures of their friends and family. The lavender unicorn wore a silky soft dress while she wore the crown that marked her as the element of magic. The pegasus wore a silky soft dress just like the unicorns dress.

As Princess Celestia walked up onto the small stage she pretended to choke back tears as she spoke.

"Dear citizens!" called Celestia to the crowd, pausing for effect. "Today, we commemorate the great courage and sacrifice of our Princess Twilight Sparkle and her young associate " The assembly quieted, quickly falling to silence as the solemnity of the moment pervaded the atmosphere.

"I do not believe any of you could argue the point that Miss Sparkle did not benefit this town." The princess pointed a hoof at a yellow pegasus. "Mrs. Raindrops, you were there when Nightmare Moon appeared, in all her horrid shadows, intent on destroying the light of our land. The mare we've all come to know as a princess, now so sadly silent, didn't cower in a corner as we all did. No! She tried her hardest to fight this new juggernaut, saving not only Equestria, but Equis as well."

The mare's voice grew in volume as he recounted the bravery, virtue, and accomplishments of Twilight. The crowd, one by one, began to shed tears, as the full weight of what they had lost set in.

"But let us not forget her companion to the grave," the speaker resumed after a moment to silence. This young, little pegasus told us about the monster attack, helped reveal its weakness, and reveal its nature, and manner of its attack pattern, and how it kills its prey just for the fun of it. This brave, young, little pegasus’s name is Little Light. Like I said before, let us not forget the ponies before us heroism, and sacrifice” Celestia paused for a moment before she continued.

"But as we exit this communion today, leave not with a heavy heart nor wetted eyes. Twilight was many things, but selfish she was not. Though we will mourn her passing, we must not be consumed by it. She would not wish for this. And that is something we can all agree on." The princesses eyes stared into the distance, as if she were searching for something. A minute passed, and she returned her thoughts to the ponies before her. A quiet "Amen." could be heard.