nyx and the nightmare demon warrior

Chapters

Double Negative; Chaos vs Darkness, Discord's Duel
into the darkus
a midnight correlation of the powers that be
waking the monster

Double Negative; Chaos vs Darkness, Discord's Duel

The house went silent. You could hear proverbial pin drop. "Huh?? Get you some food illegal in many parts of this grate land." Discord gasped. "Wait till the princesses get a load of you. Now you must have a name. We patched you up so you give it up."

"Watch your tone and your forked tongue, You over magicked Chimera. I a'm a guest that means I get a meal, don't it??"

"Yes it does but we don't have that stuff. So you eat what we eat." Swettie belle chimed in looking braver then her legs portrayed her as.

"Fine," the human harrumphed grouchily. "But first a riddle.

The foul is good.

The good is foul.

Especially to those stood

at the midnight hour.

Patience is taken to feed the brood.

So roll your sleeves and don your cowl.

But now cook with a bitter notion.

For tonight your making a dark concoction.

"And that riddle has any bearing on anything we do, I can't believe i'm going to say it, why? Blah! grate now I feel sick." Discord said turning a lovely shade of lime green.

"Oh, it does. It tells you witch foods will increase my power and witch drain me of it. Now are we going to squak like a flight of Cockatrice or are we going to solve my riddle"

"Can we ask for clues? It seems only sporting." Discord mentioned.

"All right. but one each and the query must be in verse."

"I hate to be terse. but why verse?" Sweetie chirped up

"Because in nights of old that is how a stories's told." chided the clocked biped. "One down two remain."

"Why are bad food good? That is what I don't have understood." Nyx said in a voice like a glass piano. Well played and well tuned.

"You ask about my fair and taste? Then to you who shine like a dark star. I will tell you I like rot in my pot.

Two down one left care to ask or dual me for the kit caboodle."

" Ho ho hoo that's rich! I simply have to put in my funny jar." Discord then proceeded to shove a very large gold bit into a comically undersized soda bottle. Until to the only the humans amazement the bit coin entered the bottle. "What is you game little man."

=Attribute soul summon card zone active=

"Since my name is a mystery to us both i'll take one Darkus nightmare Demon-shade.

To start we each allotted 20 LP. We may drop 1 card to the grave to restore 3 LP once per turn. We can also double tap any mana for the tune of 1 LP for every double tapped mana. Hand size 6. Now Mr. Smarty Lizard you still feel so tough.

Oh and we each can call a card as our guide I choose 'lunar nightmare armor'(equipment, darkness attribute,

3 mana, 6000 ATK, 3 CRT, 8500 DEF, revive 1 LP, extra equip, monster shield). Who you going to choose as your guide Dizzy?"

"I dooo! Hope there is room for negotiation. and nopony and I mean nopony but Flutters calls me Dizzy." Discord said in a flame red fedora and lime green pin stripe suit.

"I fight for the darkness realm." Darkus cried

"I fight for the chaos of Equestria" Discord counter bellowed

=Declare deck and guide=

"Rotting forgotten souls rise and do battle, miasmic moon. black lumenized 'lunar nightmare armor'."

" in a land where one change welcomes more, reality kaleidoscope. luminized my self.(monster, core attribute,

6 mana, 20,000 ATK, 5 CRT, united 13,000 DEF, Shuffle hand into deck draw same number at 2 mana.)"

"To decide who goes first, let's play a simple game of F(ire).E(arth).W(ater). JUST pick a letter."

"I pick 'F'."

"Then I pick 'W' meaning I, Darkus win and I go second."

"Odd, I likey. Draw. Mana draw. I summon poison joke to my (C)enter and end my turn.

(monster, earth attribute, 500 ATK, 1 CRT, 10,000 DEF, SOUL GUARD)"

"I'm glad. Draw. mana draw. I cast 'timber'(1 earth monster gains 3000 ATK and 2 CRT. then switches owners. then is destroyed at the end of the battle. Regardless of stats. including abilities.) The patch of light blue flowers turn into a bunch of trees with deep blue leaves and promptly fell over and smack on to discord. 20 LP==>17 LP discord.

"Now for some real fun!! I discard 4 cards(32 LP) then I play 'grave transaction'(send the top 10 cards from your deck. Pay 1 LP per card resurrected.) and summon 'Lunar golem'(DARKNESS ATTRIBUTE, 1000 ATK, 1 CRT, 6000 DEF,EQUIPABLE) to the (L)eft and 'lunar lover, Sombra'(DARKNESS ATTRIBUTE,3000 ATK, 2 CRT, 5500 DEF, TWIN EQUIP, PIERCING , DOUBLE STRIKE) to the (r)ight and to my (C) 'thestrial legionnaire' (DARKNESS ATTRIBUTE, 6000 ATK, 2 CRT, 6000 DEF, PIERCING, ) Oh but i'm not done!! I triple tap my mana (29 LP) to equip my guide (DARKNESS ATTRIBUTE, 6000 ATK, 3 CRT, 8500 DEF). I add eye of Medusa (EQUIPMENT, EARTH ATTRIBUTE, +8000 ATK, +3 CRT,

stop counterspells) TO MY GOELM! HI-YAH! YES I can equip an item and have a Center monster, ha haha ha lunar nightmare armor come show discord why the dark is rightly feared!!!"

A sliver blue chest plate with a black crescent moon obscured by a line of shadowy clouds, gauntlets and shin guards made from the same metallic material. But a helm fashioned to look like nightmare moon at her height. "I equip my lover with 'tomb of dark arts' (EQUIPMENT, DARKNESS ATTRIBUTE, +2500 ATK, +4 CRT, Upon entering play draw 3 cards) and 'stave of bewitchment' (EQUIPMENT, DARKNESS ATTTRIBUTE, +3000 ATK, +3 CRT, cut opposing DEF in half) and I cast 'Demon's energy' to use 3 LP from 3 mana. next I'll activate the set spell 'nightmare arena'!

An obsidian coliseum arose with a faceless mob cheering for discord's down fall and Darkus's triuph. in the mist of it all sat Nyx in the emperor's seat. Looking utterly baffled. "Nightmare arena allows me to search my opponent's deck for up to 3 cards and use them as I will. and I take 'solar ax' and 'lunar scythe' next I play 'Dreamworld fusion' to make 'twilight scepter' (EQUIPMENT, CORE ATTRIBUTE, +9000 ATK, +7 CRT, SEARCH DECK FOR EITHER A DARKNESS OR A LIGHT ATTRIBUTED STRIKE CARD.)

"SO how not to cheat. Oh thanks for the card. I play 'Discord god of change' by help of the little number 'rising madness'."(SPELL, SUMMON 'Discord god of change' AND INFLICT 10 LP OF DAMAGE TO BOTH PLAYERS.) {discord 7 LP} {Darkus 19 LP}

"So you have your guide, so what? I'm sailing at quarter mast I have yet to dual, much less fight!" the human snickered. "Oh Nyx babe you look simply ravishing in the queen's seat can I get you a roast rat sandwich or a glass of sludge wine perhaps?? My golem and lover open your center."

19500 ATK>< 7500 DEF winner: Darkus. 9 CRT><7 LP =DISCORD ??? LP

"Nyx, mucky cakes you activated the arena's honorable death mode now if he losses the match he losses his life. The same for me. I tap my mana and play 'tears of the dark one' (strike spell dark attribute adds 5 LP then all monsters gain penetrate and may attack again.)

" Any last words, Discord?" Darkus quipped. "Only I liked you more when you were unconscious." The Draconiquus muttered.

DISCORD 10 LP><18 CRT..."WAIT!! I play the 'inverse punishment' (trap, darkness attribute) cutting the damage discord would receive in half! and it ends your turn. But not mine. I also play 'pain splitter' (trap, darkness attribute) now the damage Discord takes is inflicted to you

{19 LP=>10 LP Darkus} and I play 'mercy of the time wizard'(spell, core attribute) to restore the damage Discord took."

"If it was cast, then it is so. but young Nyx was it? You have tampered with great forces you cannot hope to control. Thus I must ban you from casting or summoning for your own protection. I will deal with you at the appropriate time." Darkus calmly said to the black alicorn maiden. "discord draw a card and charge mana. Just give me something to squelch."

"Try to stop my 'Cheshire cat'(6500 ATK 3 CRT 5500 DEF, SOULGUARD, COUNTERATTACK) I also set three cards face down and end my turn. Over to you dark boy." the chaos god teased.

"Good now I'm going to play 'inverse reverse divider' I pay 3 LP to wipe the field of any traps."

"I activate the spell 'chocolate rain storm'(core attribute) witch negates one one of your turns and send you monsters on a one-way trip to the discard pile. Booyah!!

"Why thank you Discord. You've shown yourself able to handle core magics. Now I can open the seal! Relinquish Tenebris!!!!!!

"Your . . . . welcome?" Discord said arching one eyebrow skeptically. All of a sudden Nyx felt a black flow of magic roil out of Darkus. It was so thick and heavy Nyx set a barrier to protect her self form the oppressive mana.

"Discord if Darkus was dangerous before he now a 100 times stronger! now. be. Careful!"

"Yes Fluttershy. Seesh!, give me some credit ya little black alicorn Worrywart." the Draconequus grumbled "is every one ready to party hearty I cast 'shock value'(spell, core attribute) first I draw four cards. Charge two and cast my 'chaos cataclysm'(strike, core attribute,

1 mana) twice! two huge fluffy pink dice landed in front spinning in three directions at once. One stopped on '3' the other '1'. "Oh poo. well at least you take four damage, take that! ha ha"

Darkus simply looked at discord with a grin that rivaled the cat on the playing field. Then broke into peals raucous maniacal laughter.

" You know Nyx iI think he just maybe more Loco in the Coco then me." Discord said with a worried frown.

"Yeah I know what you mean" Nyx deadpanned. "What so funny? Did we miss some kind of joke?"

"Let me tell what an honor fighting some monster with the tenth of the skill or hundredth of the power but as they say 'Toutes Les Choses Ont Une fin.' 'Hand mirror of betrayal'(counter-spell, light attribute, reverse any strike spell for 1 LP)and this is final counter 'shadow booster'

(spell, darkness attribute, multiply the effect of any spell in play by cards discarded) and the spell I'm amplifying is the three damage strike spell. fair well it been a slice. Don't let the door hit ya where my dog bit ya!!"

*BOOM* *CRACK* *WOOSH*

Darkus 9 LP

Discord 0 LP

=Discord left zone by defeat=

"Now what to do with my little interloper, Hmm?" The human said with a 'what-can-you-do-when-life-hands-you-lemons' face. "The only way out of this space is to either win or lose. Since you were called forth against my will you must be very strong magically or share the same magical signature. Looking at your aura you've much potential in the black arts but are surprisingly pure of heart. Ok I think I can fool the gates but I need a favor but only if your willing."

"But what if there was a tie? Why was I called here? Where is here? What do I have to do? Is it dangerous? I want to go home!!" Nyx bawled her questions crying two torrents down her pretty face.

"Draw a card get the hand. in order: then there is a rematch, I'm not sure, the attribute soul summon card zone, eat the seed of hearts, no not normally,you will you just have to trust me."he held out his hand the other in the universal stance of peace.

Nyx was no applejack when it came to lies but she was getting hungry and the rosy red seed smelt so good. With out a second thought Nyx devoured the nut and swallowed in five sec. flat.

"Now we must kiss to activate the seed's power."Darkus said solemnly."it's the best way."

"And the other way?"

"Sex."

"Oh." Nyx said as they locked lips.

=Field closed=

When the smooching was over Nyx was redder than a ripe Rutabaga root.

Just then sweetie belle came in with a pot of her infamous Tartarus-be-damned I'll-add-what-i-like concoctions.

Darkus smiled a kind smile at the white unicorn then downed the pot in a matter of minutes then let loose a thundering belch.

"Thank you my dear young spellcaster that hit the spot nicely. Now I need to sleep." Darkus said dozing into dreamland.

into the darkus

"Ay got granny's five gauge Minotaur whisky. Just be careful." Apple Bloom said with a bottle in her saddlebags. hoofing it to Scootaloo.

"Thank you for taking care of 'him of darkness' young mares you have our boon{fire} {earth}." Two voices on the wind spoke. Giving both fillies quite a chill up there backs.

Castle of friendship

P.O.V. Spike

I hope Twi is here. We've searched everywhere. Man I just wanna deliver Nyx's message and drop off Flutters. Then it off to bed.

That's when the doorway to the castle's sub-level laboratories. The young drake could hear the machines hum. He could imagine Twilight sparkle princess frantically turning knobs and flipping switches like a mad mare while chewing on a tomato and dandelion sandwich.

Spike confidently opened the lab door. "Twi. Fluttershy needs a room, and what are you doing to that fire opal?"

"Oh hi Spike. course Shy can have a room, but why can't she sleep in her own bed?" The lavender Alicorn asked. He was about to answer when. *BURP* Twilight read the sheet of force magic. Her eyes went wide and her pupils turn to pin pricks.

"Spike get gauze, bandages, plaster and slings and as much pain killer as we can hall. hurry CMC are hurt or worse!" cryed a frazled mother Alicorn (witch are in fact just like any other pony mom just a bit more drastic).

Shoot there went my nap. Fair well and good bye.

Twilights p.o.v.

Oh, dear. oh, dear. oh dear! I am the worst mother ever.

! Nyx could be hurt or dying! no! she has to be conscious to message Spike. Well, there is some of a sliver lining. besides who else has the mana to make force paper? So what do we know? Alright twilight checklist time!! 1) Somepony is hurt badly. 2) Nyx is okay or not hurt badly enough to mess with her magic. 3) Nyx is at Fluttershy's cottage so she with an adult who can help, even if said 'adult' is Discord. 4) She was with the ex-cutie mark crusaders. That's never a good sign.

So code brown just not a evil force trying to take over the word bad, but still really really bad. Now i'll have to get Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash 'cause they will be almost as worried as i am.

Twilight floated on her sattlebags and tightened the strap around her barrel, and then proceeded to ransack the medicine chest, taking everything and anything she could think of in short she took the medicine chest whole.

First stop, the northern outskirts of Ponyville to Rainbow's house with speeds fast enough to impress the Cyan Pegasus mare her-self. "Hey Twi whats hangin'? and have you seen Scoots, she should have been home at sunset. I hope no colt is playing with his Mr. Winky with her. If she gets knocked up she'll never be a Wonderbolt. 'cause I, Rainbow Dash will make him a honest stallion either that or a sorry gelding..."

"No last I saw the girls they were going to the white tale wood to 'dip their hoofs in the fountain of youth' so to speak.

anyway, can you round up AJ and i'll get Rarity. Meet us at Fluttershy's place. if I know them like I know I do, they in a sticky situation." I said as Rainbow Dash flew breakneck toward Sweet Apple Acres.

P.O.V. Third Person

Sugarcube Corner

A young brown colt-stallion by the name of One Button Mash sat in the far end near the wall of the bakery. Nursing a double root beer float who's float had long melted away. He was also nursing the beginnings of a heartache his mare-friend of one year had dumped him, that

had to be why else wouldn't have Sweetie Belle come.She had been so excited, even asked him to get the float to share. What a load of horse apples, now an hour later no Sweetie Belle. He took out the charm bracelet he had gotten for Sweetie, it held one charm for each month they had officially dated.Yup thirteen months down the drain.... hey wait one Celestia damn moment thirteen?!? one for January, one for February, one for March, one for April, one for May, one for June, one for July, one for August, one for September, one for October, one for November, one for December, and memory chip for his Joy-Boy XL-3D.

Engraved were the simple but powerful words, 'play me' and Sweetie's cutie mark on the other side.

Why not? I've hung in this far, I best get my bit's worth, Button thought as he plugged the charm in his Joy-Boy.

The extra large screen blipt to life stating the standard video game junk plus a box mark 'Loot Code'. He clicked it. A text screen which read 'no loot acquired. Please acquire loot.'

When button pressed start a deceptively simple dungeon puzzle game, no real plot. Just defeat the prison guards, find keys, avoid traps, but the oddness soon became clearly apparent: no loot!, no treasure chests, no item drops, no gear upgrades, just keys . . . Wait maybe gain keys was the whole point. Sweetie I could kiss you! The locked chest only I could open! The young stallion giddy thought.

Button flipped his beanie in to his game face. He plowed though the game (and a whole bottle of apple's family harvest golden/granny smith cider,and a half dozen boxes of hey fries.) Finally the game was over he had won seven keys including the gate key. the credits went to some-pony named 'Darkus'. loot codes were asked for.

First skeleton then Moon to the left, Sun to the right. Stone to the moon's right, and fire the it's left. Sea goes on the right, Storm to left. press finish and get my prize=Sweetie Belle's message.

"Congratulations young Button. The gate is open. You may enter."

What the. . . a blinding flash. and he was in a white room that had the faint smell of ozone. The soothing 8 bit music played on it's loop.

"Hello, Sweetie Belle? You out there?" Button asked cautiously, hoping against hope the white coated unicorn was out there and would answer.

"Yes. I am. Sorry 'bout the date I got a bit too busy and lost track of time. Please come to Fluttershy's cabin there is someone I think you should meet." A disembodied digital voice of his beloved Sweetie Belle.

"How do I know this is the real Sweetie Belle and not some kind of sick joke? I want, no I need proof." The brown stallion questioned. stamping his hoof at the end in sorrow and frustration.

"You 'accidentally' kissed me on the Cloudsdale weather tour during the storm demonstration in our sophomore year. We avoided each other for nearly a year then we had our first date at the carnival and you won me ..."

"...Mr. Cocoa bean! I spent 50 bits to get you that teddy bear." Button remembered all too clearly the ring toss Fluttershy had put up and after 50 straight losses kindly gave him a bear for his effort.

"Who do want me to meet Belle?" Button asked the body-less digital Sweetie Belle.

"In a name Darkus. Best be nice or at least civil. After all he whooped Discord's Draconaquus flank, and that was not his full power Nyx says, and I believe her every word.

The realm between time and space

A bronze Efrit with flame for hair was arguing a pro stance with her brother, a stone Tree-Walker who was sitting Buddha style.

"You know how much trouble 'he of darkness' can get himself into. We need a claw in the pot before 'she of light' and/or he does something we'll all regret. So the boons were a good choice." the Efrit implored the element earthen guardian.

"And you know as well as I sister, that 'thou of the core' can handle it with a wold shift like always. Do I need to remind you all the times you've been the the reason and 'he of darkness' save your sorry.Ungrateful metallic flaming, dare I say it, yes I dare! molten, keister."

"Hey you! take that back. I am not molten!! and our problems have only begun, 'he of darkness' has taken a nightmare to be his bride."

The Tree-Walker's face as unreadable as a slab of granite . . . sweat-dropped. "Saywhatnow?"

"What." The tree shot the Efrit a dirty look. "Ok, ok. hold your bedrock, but you heard me right and we know what that means . . ."

"'She of the light' will try to cut the bond."

"Can't, that's why this is going to be so perilous. We sure got our work cut out for us."

"That we do sister, that we do."

a midnight correlation of the powers that be

Discord was NOT a happy camper. he had been had, duped, he had the wool pulled over his eyes. any way you spin the yarn he had lost. and here was the rub, the coup de grace, the cherry on his extra large mortification Sunday: the game he could be as chaotic as he pleased as long as he keep his options open. even with Nyx's intervention this Darkus character still BEET him. and with ease too.

now nyx was acting odd. she had the crushies, and this was not 'love at first site' that would have long been obvious. no this had all the tell-tale marks of mage play. it was recent, very recent. she enters the dream space normal and left love struck. now here was the hitch on love magic it can NOT be forced, only willingly can it work to it's fullest. and only a powerful full-blown top knoch spell cast by a arch love grand mage to effect a young alicorn and a god's level to a fully grown alicorn like Celestia or Luna. so she either started to like him a lot or he mixed Nyx in some kind of contract.

Darkus had his good points too. 1)what ever spell had been cast he didn't use it to harm any pony.2) he seem not only to survive sweetie belle's retched cooking monstrosities but seem to enjoy them with gusto. remaking that "sweets you cook better than half my famly and the other half doesn't cook!"

Darkus was looking at the door. then looking at a astrolabe contained in a glass orb. then back to the door. after the tenth circuit he shook the 'labe as it tinkled. as he arched an eye brow, sighed, and put the orb away. "trust a nightmare's mother to be grossly late to her own party." the dark man groused. just then there was a knock at the door. "Nyx be a love and greet applejack, Fluttershy, rarity, rainbow dash, button mash and last but definately not lest twilight sparkle and spike."

Nyx blushed and opened the door and saw a array of concerned faces of the aforementioned ponies/dragon.

there was a chromatic blur pinned Darkus to Fluttershy's sofa. "what have you been doing with these four fillies that they didn't come home by moon rise. think long and speak clearly or your mr. happy will lose his chessnuts if i don't like your answer." dash hist wings flared defensively. they were taught as bowstrings.

Darkus merely smiled and . . . sank though the couch!! and emerged up-side-down on the ceiling. "why being nursed back to health by these four wonderful skilled mares and i will protect them with the powers of my attribute; darkness."

"We will stop your nefarious plans for we mhmf." twilight started only to have Fluttershy's dishtowel fly into her open mouth. "are the bearers of harmony. blah, blah, i mean seriously the guardian name you come up with, did it have to be as cliche or were you just that pathetic. well meet half of the co-leaders of the immortal attributes and before you use your rainbow power to harm or banish me just knowthe ones you'll truly hurt is these four fine mares and that strong young stallion."the dark man chided.

"Ah recon no harm no foul then"came the element of honesty.

"it is so cool some one likes your cooking SweBelle." button mash applauded.

"and he does have a way with fashion.and that frame has just got me riddled with ideas!!" rarity gushed.

"can we get back to the point that he beat me in a battle of wits!?!" screamed a distraught discord.

At that moment two ringers on Darkus's astrolabe buzzed. "half past stage 1 in the summoning of Pyris my sister, and sub-terra my brother. and would you look at that, haos my blasted light diva of a sister is here already. okay judging by apple blooms girth we need three quarter dozen loam pies with apple bark crust and iron ingots, loads of 'em with a jug of dragon peppers in nacho cheese stat. got that dizzy?" 'dizzy' merely blinked, face pawed,and asked the dumb question; "now why would i wannna do that?" witch was followed by "you wanna be responsible for a miss-summon i know you know how ugly they can be." discord pinched the bridge of his snout in a pained look of frustran. "as you wish.sir."

As soon as the pies hit the table apple bloom was muzzle deep. she was swallowing bark and top soil like she hadn't had a decent meal in a month of Sundays. all the while scootaloo was dipping the iron ingots in the cheese sauce then tossing them down her gaping gullet.

"what in tarnation? why are ya scarfing mud?"

"scoots that's IRON! that's iron bars for the love of flying!"

"this is like gobble masters but way more freaky."

"what could have compulsed them to eat such things."

"oh my i hope they don't get a tummy ache."

"you do that shy i on the other hoof am going to be sick . . . buh!"

"you decided to have a summoning party and didn't tell me??!"

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"how did you do that, pinkie pie?"

"Wasn't me! pinkie swear!" the pink party pony said head sticking out of fluttershy's kitchenette cupboard looking for all equus like the wife of jack-in-the-box. there was a collective gasp... all except scootaloo and apple bloom who were glowing red and brown respectively. and darkus who was looking in mild confusion.

"hey, why are my friends glowing?" sweetie asked no-pony-in-particular.

"and i feel some seriously major magic coming from deep within, and it is growing exponentially stronger. hey darkus, what you do to them?" said the zoo fused into one.

"specifically? nothing! in general? i may have cast rush and double summon, Superior. witch should come to fruition in . . . 10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . . 7 . . . 6 . . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1. . . miden! now let's give a warm ponyville welcome to my fav' little sister, empress of burning love and passion, she of the fire, pyrus! and let not 'leaf' out my favorite brother, barren of the green mountain,

he of earth, sub-terra!" darkus admitted. as two portals appeared. one under each of the booned mares. one looked like a female darkus in body. but she silk of deep crimson and gold with gold charms. her hair was atherial fire her skin finist bronze. she wore a simple bra over her c cup and pants and pointed shoes. while the other look for all equus like a tree reminiscent of the everfree made of brown=tan stone. two branches made his stong stone arms. he wore a loincloth down to what would be his knees if his leg did not make the perfect tree trunk like they did. he also wore a necklace of fossilized fangs, claws and shells.

"greetings and salutations!" said the metallic woman in a voice like the music of a steel drum. "now where is my future sister-in-law?"

". . . . ." is all the stone tree spoke for the longest time. then he spoke with a voice reminiscent of age breaking stone and stone. like the music of the land if you cared to hear. "forgive my sister, pyrus was it? she is a hopeless case when it comes to romance of any kind, but this hits more than 'too close to home' for her."

"I say we had a long night and as much as i would like it to last forever, the morn must break. i say we head over to twilight's castle, each take a room and sleep on it." Darkus declared in a voice that could rival honey and butter for sweetness and smoothness.

waking the monster

It was a sunny autumn day as the former cutie mark crusaders were kicking back there hooves before the first day of there senior year, and what better place to do so then a picnic at the Whitetail Wood.

But when they found a strange bipedal figure.He was wearing (and it was most definitely a male) a wool traveling cloak dyed a rich violet. He wore a simple Orange tunic jacket over a plane battle robe and a pair of study brown boots. Whatever it was looked like it had tangled with a mountain drake but managed to win but only by a hair of his life. For he was covered with wounds and bruises weeping blood. He needed help.

"Sweetie can ya do your special 'item-to-me' spell. cus we need'n'a barn-load of things to help'm." Applebloom drawled in her farm speak.

"I don't know. It's mainly for small things i've never done any thing big. and i have to really concentrate when i cast on multiple objects. Sorry."

"What we need is a stretcher. Too bad we ain't got one." Scootaloo commented wistfully.

"Hey girls I have a idea. But I need wood. lots of wood. Dose not need to be strong, but there. Must. Be. No. Rot. none!" the black god pony Nyx said a gleam in her eye.

All four ponies galloped in to the wood. Scootaloo snapping branches like a hedge-trimmer with low air space flying. Applebloom knocking out the branches with a flurry of well taught apple family bucking. Nyx teleported the wood to the figure hurt under the outskirts of the forest. All the while Sweetie Belle scanning for the smallest traces of wood rot. Tossing the bane infused in a pile, and the good wood in an organised arrangement.Lining them in order of the sturdiest, the softest, and the most flexible. with in a hour when Nyx said they had enough. Nyx explained her plan.

"I'm gonna transmute the wood into a stretcher and harnesses But I can only get us as far as fluttershy and Discord's cottage. We'll have to talk flutters into getting discord to help us." Nyx explained to the rest of the CMC.

After Nyx had transfigured the full-body sling and had wrote a simple code: 12 message. she and Applebloom used their combined earth pony and Alicorn strength with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle making sure the animals stayed a good distance away. and low-and-behold who should appear but the living incarnation of all things chaotic and off balance; Discord. "My, My, My! What do we have here? Four young fillies playing field medic with real bodies. Isn't that a bit ma-cob for you, ponies." Then he saw the soul. Barely holding on to it's corporal shell. It was worn thin a tissue paper and had more holes than a changeling's leg and a block of grade A+++ Swiss cheese put together. "Come put that poor fellow on the couch. I'll fetch the medicine I'm sure I can tend to his wounds" his words were not boastful but the fact of the matter. it gave the CMC an ill chill down their collective spines. Discord was never ever anywhere near this serious.

Discord drew Nyx and Sweetie Belle to a corner and told them. "I know this will sound strange, but I need some harmonious magic to mend his body but also his soul. Celestia would have me petrified then Luna would banish me if something as rare as a human being slip though my paws. Focus your power in to his body. His soul need the express healing pronto. chop!! chop!!"

next the Draconequus slowly asked for the strongest grade moonshine Granny Smith kept in her private reserves.

and Scootaloo was to guard the makeshift triage unit.

Two and a half hours later.

All the major work was done and the sun was going down and Luna's moon peaked over the horizon.

soon there was a hoof knocking at the front door. the orange Pegasus open the top half of the cottage's split door to see who it was.

"Oh, hi Flutters. I'm truly sorry but your home has been confiscated and quarantined by the E.H.P.L. I'm sorry no pony goes in or out. Especially with Discord spirit mending and Nyx and Sweetie transmuting."

"Oh dear my!! What a poor creature to need spirit mending and medical treatment. But there is one thing I don't get."

"Oh yeah? What's that?"

"I know almost every animal-lovers union and I've never heard of the E.H.P.L. tell me what it stands for? If you don't mind that is.

"O.k. Shy it stands for the equestrian human protection league. As to why you haven't heard of us we've only started today."

" Don't you need to do a lot of paperwork? With the princesses?"

"Discord took care of all that kit and kaboodle with a snap of his claw."

"Is that Applebloom back with the alcohol?"

"No discord it's Fluttershy."

Just then discord stuck his head out a birdhouse on the stoop. "Sorry for the home take over but I have some important life saving work so just tell me witch one of your friends you'll be staying with and i'll teleport you and your things right over."

"Angel Bunny too." Fluttershy stated not asked.

"Aahhh, yes, angel bunny. Him too. He has been under hoof a lot. Just say who and you will both be whisked a way. Now could you hurry. Splitting my focus is a pain in the flank."

"I guess I'll stay with Twilight but ...."

"As it been said, so it shall be."

POV: Spike

lo-cal the castle of friendship

"Fluttershy!? what are you doing here? Didya want to talk to Twi."

"Oh Spike. Hello. no, no, no, Discord doing his thing. by the way could I stay with you and Twilight pretty please.

"Ok. You can sleep in the guest room untill Twilight gets home. Nyx sent me a smoke letter for Twilight the heat was an ASAP."

POV:???

Lo-cal: Fluttershy's cottage

Uurgh. I feel terrible. Did anyone see that last Gate's name.

Wait. I'm alive and conscious! that means a)I'm in a new game, b)I've been released,c)I'm under the effect of some new power(s), spell(s), and/or ability(s). or d) in a todally new scenario with absolutely no clue what's going on. Eeewwwww!

Hey I hear voices. Lets see... a tomboy is keeping guard. and three Spellcasters of varying type, skill and power

will it be bad manners not to introduce myself

So I do what every one does

"Thanks for the heal but what I really need is a Demi-Demon extra-fiendish nightmare Frappuccino and a black Pheonix swamp mana special.

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