The Darkness Lives

"Chrysalis, tell me. What happened at Canterlot to make you need to 'recover'?" Jackie asked, they had been walking in silence for a couple hours, only the occasional pip from Rage. Something about Thought not being Thought, but Jackie dismissed it as nonsense coming from Rage, the evil.

"Well, I had to invade a wedding. But it was necessary!"

"How could disrupting a wedding be necessary?"

"We were, and still are, losing. Equestria has enough love to make my Changelings unbeatable." She was misty eyed, again.

"Why didn't you just explain yourself?"

"Morphious and Equestria have had a sour history, mostly unknown to the public. I changed my form into the one of the bride and waited for the perfect time, but the plan failed, it was only two days ago"

"What made it fail? I bet I could help out."

"The elements of harmony stopped me, the element of magic found out my plan before it could be finished"

"Ah, Twilight dazzle, or something. I know her weakness, with it, she is a wreak."

"What could it possibly be? She seems so collected, prepared, like she knows exactly what should be done when the situation presents itself."

"Exactly, her weakness is stress, I remember an episode were Twilight was flipping out because she had nothing to write about"

"Episode?"

"Back in my world, yes, I'm not from here, this world is a TV show" Jackie says bluntly

"A TV show? How odd, so you know everything about the elements?"

"Most of it, I only watched it with my niece"

"Huh. Anyways, why do you want to help?"

"I don't. I just need shit to do, so I don't go crazy with boredom."

"We should be nearing Yuigyfe, the capital"

"That is a very weird name for a city"

"Not the point. The city is under rebel oppression, it should be the first on the list"

"You sly pony" Jackie laughed, she had lead him to fight without Jackie realizing. She blushed, almost unnoticeable due to her coat

"Thanks, but I needed to get this done. I was heading there when I found you"

"Thought will betray you, trust me."

"Go fuck yourself, Rage"

"I'm not lying! For once..."

"Like I'd believe you, you killed me!"

"You should stop talking to yourself, it's not healthy" Chrysalis laughed, an odd sound admittedly

"Find him, he will help you"

"Find who? What will he help with, Nightmare?" Luna had been listening to the voice of Nightmare, the spirit that possessed her when she returned.

"I-You need his help, he needs yours."

"Who?!"

"He is in Morphious, find him and he will help"

"Morphious? What would 'he' be doing in Morphious? Is he a changeling?"

"He will be king, he must"

"If your not going to help me, I'm not going to listen." Luna was getting agitated.

"Luna? Are you alright, I heard you shouting" Celestia asks

"I'm just talking to Nightmare, she has been talking a lot more since this morning, saying stuff about this random pony, probably a changeling seeing how he is in Morphious"

"What has she been saying about this 'pony'?"

"Just that I need to find him, I'm not going to though, can't trust her"

"That is most wise, speaking of weird mornings. When you came to me with news that Chrysalis will return, I was worrying about a new evil that had arisen on Equis, do you think that Nightmare could be talking about the same being?"

"Maybe, but it could be worth sending some guards to find this evil and banish it before it strikes"

"That's just the thing, it felt evil, but good at the same time. It has a choice, to be a force of Evil, or of Good"

"It still could be wise to find it, and possibly sway it to the light, rather than the darkness"

"I suppose you're right, I'll send a troop force to bring it here, forcibly if necessary"

"Alright, I must go now sister, the moon will not raise itself"

"Later sis"

"Twilight, I got a letter from the Princess" Spike said as he placed the scroll in front her

"Thank you, Spike" Twilight says as she opens the letter and reads it. "Oh dear, but I think she was wrong, there is no evil near Ponyville, I would have felt-"

"Twilight! There is some kind of monster near the Everfree! It looks to be made of pure dark energy" Lyra shouts

"What? Pure dark energy? Impossible!" There was lots of screaming coming from outside

"CHANGELINGS!"

"So, under oppression? Looks rather empty to be under oppression" Jackie says as they enter the city

"Well, there is a curfew, everyone is inside" Chrysalis explains as she points to a window with light behind it, "Gythin, go scout out the nearest couple of blocks, look for guards specifically." A changeling darts away to look around leaving the other eleven to wait impatiently.

"Why does your brother do what he does?"

"He is jealous, the Queen naturally gets more control than the King, Morphious is a matriarchal country, like Equestria. Except we live in the real world, we fend for ourselves, while the pony princesses do everything for them." Chrysalis looked sick.

"Well than, what's the plan?"

"Kill"

"I'm fine with that" Jackie brings out the serpentine heads and spawns a couple of darklings "Cover our flank"

"Why would you want them touching our hindquarters?"

"What? Oh yeah, ponies" They walk farther into town, careful not to alert the patrols. They walk for a couple minutes before reaching the first group of rebels.

"Did see new album?" One asks, the 'normal' changelings had basic speech skills.

"No didn't was good?"

"Yes good"

"What that?" Guard one asks, hearing a military changeling shuffle

"I think-" Guard two was brought down by Jackie snapping it's neck

"Alert!-" Guard one brought down by Chrysalis ripping it's head off with magic. The dark heads consume the hearts without hesitation. More guards heard the rebel yell and were sounding the alarm.

"Fuck! Looks like stealth is out of the question," Jackie allowed a demonic grin to form, "more fun this way" The heads let out a loud, gruesome wail before they get to work, dismembering the rebels one by one while Chrysalis did the same with her magic. The darklings were laughing manically while they fought, and the changelings were silent. It was an easy fight all in all.

"Jackie, I have an ability that I think you'll like"

"And what would that be?"

"Dark channeling, it makes ammo for your gun"

"That's useful, use it" Jackie's pistol began to glow in a faint purple, Jackie lined up the shot and pulled the trigger,

*BANG*

Jackie was livid, he could use his favorite gun again and he was using it on the people, er, ponies he hated. They ones who sought power for greed.

"What was that?" Chrysalis asks, pulling her hooves from her ears.

"A gunshot, a mini explosion that launches little pieces of death"

"Good, use it" She said with a wicked grin. Jackie shot again and again, dropping rebels like flies while the Darkness ripped them to pieces, consuming the hearts greedily. It took hours before the rebels gave up and ran.

"Well, that was fun. Where to next?"

"Go meet her, you need her help"

"Thought, who are you talking about?"

"I-you need her help!"

"Who?"

"Jackie, the next place we should go is the military town of Ewunig, saving it will be a big military force boost"

"Okay, let's go, this should be fun."

"Don't find her!"

"Who?!"

"Don't worry about the voices, let's just get moving!"

"Fine, let's go"