Ghost Pony Rider: The Dark Ones

[Everfree Forest, 3 hours later.]

"So...what your sayin is that, I'm better now?"

   Black Head has been going for hours about how, after she touched Death Trap, gave him incredible powers to use for his own deeds. Being the blood hungry mercenary Death Trap is, it was no doubt this smile on his face was one of pure evil. He chuckled and looked to see a puddle of water near by. He gest up and walks over to the puddle. When he looks in, all he sees is his own reflection. Curious, Death Trap starts to mess around with his face. Pulling, stretching, making weird noises. When he finished nothing had changed. He turned to Black Head who still had that sinister smile on her face. Her eyes were narrowed in a way that made a chill run up Death Trap's spine. It was clear she had done this before, but when? She was loving the reaction Death Trap was giving off.

"I don't look or feel different." said Death Trap prying one of his eye lids open.

   Black Head simply walked next to him and stared into the puddle with him. Death Trap gave a worried look as she still had that smile on her face. It wasn't starting to annoy Death Trap but it starting to scare him. He looked back to look at Black Head only to see she disappeared. Death Trap looks around nervously, trying to look for the grey pony. He hears bubbling. Furious bubbling as if something was boiling in a pot. He turns and looks below him to see the puddle turning black and the water becoming thicker. Death Trap lowers his head to the puddle, keeping a safe distant of course. Black Heads face then appears in the puddle, making Death Trap jump.

"You see Death Trap, I am no ordinary pony." Black Head says giggling.

"Well you got that right mate, so what gives? Giving me these new powers. What do you want out outa me?" said Death Trap crossing his arms and narrowing his eyes.

  Black Head laughs again and she disappears from the puddle. The puddle returns to normal as if nothing happened. Death Trap looks around again. The wind starts to pick up speed. The air starts to freeze. Death Trap starts to sweat in his fur as he looks around furiously. He then jumps again when seeing Black Head in front of him. Black Head laughs again and the site of fear.

"I want you to serve me in my quest." she says grinning.

  Unimpressed, Death Trap gets up and stares the pony down. She doesn't faze and her grin hasn't shrunk. Death Trap lets out a annoyed breathe of sir through his nose.

"Listen lass, I don't serve nobody unless they pain me!" he says, grabbing the grey pony in his talon.

  Black Head begins to laugh again as if she was enjoying this. Death Trap, having enough of this non sense, attempts to slice the pony with his talon across the throat. He swings. Black Head disappears into a cloud of black smoke. Death Trap lets out a puff of annoyance. Black Head begins taunting him from the shadows.

"You really are a rebel aren't you?" she says.

"Yeah, I am. So what?"

"I...hate...rebels."

  Death Trap finds himself flying into a boulder and slamming into it, making a huge crack on the rock. Normally that kind of force who have killed him. Death Trap collects himself and pries himself off the boulder. He pries off only to get batted by a tree. He flies into a whole row of trees before landing on his back. He looks to see Black Head with a huge tentacle, protruding from her back. Death Trap gets up and pulls out his sword. He stares at Black Head as she approaches closer to him.

"What...are you?" he asks.

  Black Head swings the tree with force as Death Trap swung his sword, slicing the tree in half. Thinking he is safe, Death Trap starts to run toward Black Head. He readies the sword behind him as Black Head pulls two more trees from the ground with more black tentacles. Death Trap jumps, Black Head swings the trees. Death Trap swings his sword with fury as he cuts the trees to pieces. Out of no where, another tree comes and slams into Death Trap sending him crashing to the ground. He tries to get up but is held down by the black tentacles. Black Head then approaches from the shadows and stands on top of Death Trap she laughs as Death Trap struggles to get free. He eventually gives in. Black Head, seeing defeat, lowers her head to eye to eye level with Death Trap.

"I'm the thing you should be afraid of at night."

  The night was drawing to a close as Ghost Pony Rider was staring outside the main room window at Fluttershy's cottage. He didn't remember how long it has been since he sat down on the spot. He signed and rubbed his cranium. He was confused. Why does it feel like something is calling to him? Why has he been zoning out recently? Why doesn't he remember anything from his past? Sure, Ghost Pony Rider remembers his parents, his childhood, and who made him the monster he is in the first place, but why cant he remember anything before then? He didn't know, and it was starting to get on his nerves. He heard a slight cough behind him to find Fluttershy caring a seed bag. She looks at him like a teenager got caught sneaking out from her house.

"What are you doing?" he asks lowering an eye socket.

  Fluttershy lets the seed bag from her mouth and smiles at her fiery friend.

"Just going out and feeding the chickens." she says with a smile.

   Ghost Pony Rider's jaw bone dropped.

"Okay. One, why so damn early in the morning. Two, why are you tiptoeing around me?"

   Fluttershy lets off a sly smile and blush as she giggles nervously. Ghost Pony Rider rolls his eye sockets and walks toward Fluttershy. She scrambles, trying to get away from the fiery pony.

"Shy, why the hell are you avoiding me?" he asks getting closer to the cream colored pony.

"No! Wait! Your gonna make-"

  Fluttershy was stopped by a huge explosion of popcorn from the bag. Fluttershy ducks in cover behind her couch. When she looks up, she begins to laugh. Ghost Pony Rider is covered in popcorn with a raised eye socket. He brushes off the popcorn from his head.

"The seeds pop? Gotcha."