Chapters The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
Chapter 1 Dark Upon Despair
We say it is more than just an ordinary day, in a long and the forgotten dark ages. Who knows what is going to happen to the next, generations.
"I'm not giving up on my father's behalves, he believed so much in me, and us...I'm not giving up mom's ether" Grim Verde said a pure green stallion standing on hooves to not giving up on himself. "What's the worst part Grim? We have been causing chaos far too long, don't you think we should disappear?" asked Comet Shade the middle child a blue stallion with the power to destroy dreams and darker for the hunger of his magic, he haven't gave up on his older sibling. "Never" Grim said, his mane flow with the wind looking at the mountain in which he sees the future beautiful nightmares... or mostly, enemies to fight to the end.
"Why would we disappear Comet? We can take it down, piece by piece! I will take them down,” said Eclipse Blight the youngest child to the band of misfits. A purple misguided brother, Eclipse is always in the way for trouble, none of his brothers gives him the respect or a good talk.
"No... I must transform this world into ours, once Equestria sees their true terror...we will be the kings" Grim said almost startling his own brothers.
"How are you going to do that? We barely have any magic left. We fought since day one, and for the million time your still not giving up?" Comet asked his brother and his grew louder, looking around for anything to be hunted down or any threat signs. The land has no light; screams are still being heard from torturous monsters, killing every last innocence. Laughter never died, in so... one of the most powerful dark element, to laughter... it always comes with slaughter in the end...reborn in the light and continues in the dark.
"Dad never gave up on us...its time to never give up on him and mom. Even if it takes our lives away...we are the new rulers of this land" Grim said walking away from the cliff side valley, trees died without regenerating food, water has been wasted and frozen. Eclipse looked around without an expression...stone that strong and waiting for some fresh nightmares to cause. Walking past the dead trees and into stage two of the Everfree forest, the stallions walked until they became lost together. "So what's on the other side of this wonder?" Eclipse asked Grim he knows he wants to know what else is there in a new nightmare land. "Just darkness...its home, ever since some creatures banished mom and dad to this forest, they left some magic behind and created something so evil, something they left for us. That dark magic keeps on getting stronger every night and each shadow, mom and dad sacrificed themselves to protect us, leaving this forest to us it is something we would never forget about them" Grim said explaining something that is always on Grim's mind.
"I gotta say...we are born to be nightmares, especially we aren't the only nightmares in this world" Comet said and to a surprise attack by Grim, he used his dark green magic to slam Comet to a tall still tree.
"Don't you get it Comet? We are the last nightmares, but I am not just getting lost in this forsaken world. That's because I have a surprise for the future. Something they won't stand up against, not just some ordinary creatures like us. Darker than just first step of dark magic into long lost casting shadows. Eternal darkness and shadow for every day and night. I have more than that, magic is what I am since I am the next heir to the throne. Comet, look at us! We are the ghosts of sins and guess what? An army is what I need; an army is what we need. I'm not just an ordinary stallion, or you guys because we are the ghosts. And how are we going to do this? We won't stop the moonlights, but we can cast away that candle. We need...an army" Grim said his magic faded away and Comet flew in the air.
"How much can we get darker for an army? We...you don't have enough magic to control them. You can't control every monster while the innocents keep on dying. What more do you want than an army?" Comet said the cold air flew through his fur and dig into his blue skeleton, in a light blue glow.
"I want the crown of the light" Grim smirked and chuckled. Eclipse looked at his brother, confused "crown of the light? I know darkness is everywhere but how come there is still a candle?" Eclipse asked his brother more than just confused, its more skeptical than he thought. "In a few more centuries...we have our first enemy...and a new ally, that's when we must disappear" Grim answered. Comet didn't like the thought that there is going to be a new enemy, he believes more than just an enemy, he believes in the new ally somepony who has the same power as his brothers and himself.
"Are we going to fight that enemy? Or go to a new world to cast our shadows?" Comet asked Grim from above and slowly made his way back to the ground right next to Eclipse.
"First, no, second, yes. It all leads to new worlds; we will spread this darkness in every world. Crowning me as the new king, and the princes of massive carnage and darkness. So its all part of a plan...the innocents will become the new taraxippus to become our army, strike at every dimension, or alternate universes, until then...we don't have the plan to strike at a good timing. I know the first place to attack...and its going to one good hell of a great scare... to terror" Grim said smiling like he knows what is best to protect his brothers and lead a powerful army.
"To terror" Comet and Eclipse said at the same time, smiling at the greatest plan ever.
"Twilight! Twilight!" shouted a stallion, to the most beautiful mare a stallion could ever fall for. Orange coat almost close to the flames of fire, the blue mane and tail almost smooth to a calming ocean or the pure light sky. The stallion has been waiting for the moment to tell the princess of magic, that somepony special is coming to visit her.
We all know their names and greatest rulers of the Crystal Empire they are really close to Twilight Sparkle. The stallion knows that he must be careful around Twilight; her brother is a powerful ruler and seems to scare him kind of easy.
Bursting through the doors the stallion looked around to spot Twilight reading a book in the archives room, he smiled. Not only to tell Twilight the good news, he wants to ask her something very important, something he should have done when he first met the princess. "Hi Twilight...um... would you...um...would you like to...go out with me?" the stallion asked, but only in front of a mirror, wanting to crash it but he didn't. "Dang it Flash Sentry, I know I can do this... I know I can! I just need to find the right timing, but how? Prince Shining Armor is always around when I tried to ask Twilight, to go on a nice slow date. I really do care about Twilight, but would she reject my offer? I can't go on the bad side to be all cool, and just a jock. I can't be that...I can't be the crystal guard...and that is what I'm going to do... I won't be the crystal guard... I would just... be me" Flash said walking around the halls and soon, that moment was just twenty minutes ago, when giving an order to escort Shining Armor and Cadence to Twilight's new castle.
Flash is being afraid around Shining Armor, because he knows about Flash's secret crush on his sister. "Whatever you do Flash, stay on guard and avoid my sister, its getting pretty serious from now and then" Shining said once they were on their way to Ponyville, Flash nodded.
"Yes sir."
Flash looked down when he was about to ask her about the date, and the same moment that Shining Armor and Cadence made an entrance at the doors. Flash walked backwards and told himself to shut up, "Twilight!" Cadence cheered walking towards her and did a greeting dance,
"Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake, clap your hooves and do a little shake!" Cadence and Twilight created musical harmony, and they hugged.
"Its so great to have you guys here!" Twilight smiled as Shining joined in on the family reunion hug, Shining glanced at Flash with a serious determined look.
"I will be outside if you need me, sir" Flash said.
"Okay, so Flash" Shining said as Flash looked at him.
"Yes sir?" Flash said, his wings opened almost flying around the castle looking out to some threats.
"Look, I know..." Shining stumbled and trailed off, as he walked out of the door with Flash by his side.
"I know how much you feel about my sister, I may be a prince and you're just a guard, I'm just being over protected for Twilight, protecting her with my life. I don't want you to hurt Twilight, because of...because of being rejected and broken. Her element is very powerful; if you break that then I might kick you out of the forces. Its not just that, because I know how it feels to fall in love with somepony that special, I had to get on the princesses good side and...I know how much I love Cadence. If you do that same thing with my wife, and me you must be careful of what is going to come next. Take it slow if you want to, it takes a while for this friendship to get closer" Shining said placing a hoof on Flash's back he looked down and knew the same feelings, he is looking for a way to get Twilight alone with just himself and her.
"Thank you for that closure, sir. But how can I get to your...sister when your just everywhere? I keep on trying but I am just afraid to say it at the wrong time" Flash said the wind is picking up a small breeze, enough breeze to flow through his body and under his wings, a need to relax by soaring so smoothly.
"I'm just doing my role too much, looking out for my wife and my sister, and the entire Crystal Empire. It’s a lot of work and so much to do. A great stallion of mine once told me...greater things happen when we rage, to know what is right, cannot hide it far too long. My grandfather was one of the greatest ponies I have ever known, he taught me everything I needed to know, including love and magic. So don't forget what you are hiding, hiding things...just makes things longer than any story. Besides, you’re my favorite Crystal guard always doing the same thing as I am doing. Even repeating history is a strange coincidence, but things always change in the end" Shining said smiling and Flash gave him a small smile, its a great thing for a stallion talk.
Flash stood his ground and felt strong, "thank you for telling me that, even if I ever get the chance to talk to Twilight...can I just get one chance or another, to get your permission to date your sister? I have been hiding my feelings far too long, and its even harder to say it towards you. Do you know what I mean?" Flash said, pointing out some things he still needs to know and how much he can't hide his real self.
Shining Armor nodded, "I totally understand Flash, now. Lets have a nice stallion night, want to watch hoofball tonight?" Shining asked with a sly look. Flash is feeling excited for the play tonight. "You bet I do! But..." Flash trailed off only to think about who is going to be the lookout. "What if I don't do my job?" Flash asked Shining a valid question.
"You deserve a night off the job, its time to relax. I'm also inviting some of my friends to the game, and its going to be awesome" Shining said while Flash just cheers and flying in the sky.
"YEAH!" Flash screamed and flew around town.
"So Twilight, how are you and Flash Sentry?" asked Cadence levitating a grape in a light blue aura and ate it, her magic faded away. Twilight blushed when she and Cadence are getting some time to relax in the spa,
"Oh... I don't know Cadence, Flash is a great guy and I want to spend time with him too. But every time Shining Armor comes in, Flash just seems to be quiet like he wasn't even there, invisible like a ghost you know?" Twilight said as she yawned and stretched her body and her wings, she sighed.
"I wonder why, Shining Armor is more... more than just a prince, after all he seems more like a king. Kings are always the leading rulers of an empire" Cadence said using her magic to pop in another grape, Twilight shivered with a few goosebumps.
"Sorry about that K word, Twilight. It kind of sucks when we have bad memories of the past, trapped in shadows is quite unusual for you. I'm just glad you found us again, who knows what will happen about that evil thing taking over again when he is just...gone for good" Cadence said chewing on another grape, "know what Cadence...your right, I think its time for me to get over the past and keep on moving on. The past is the same, but the future is the change. Its feels great to be...me again" Twilight said levitating a grape and ate it.
"Hey Twilight...think fast!" Cadence said as she splashed some warm water towards Twilight, Cadence smiled and Twilight looked determined for a few more rounds of fun, splashing water around. Twilight splashed some water back at Cadence as she giggled, "the best way to forget the past is to get a great smile and a great laugh" Cadence said as she giggled.
"You know Cadence, you almost sound like Pinkie Pie. And to the think of what you just said made perfect sense, we may have bad memories but we need something good to let it say goodbye. Forget about what happened and start doing something different in the future, never let it take us away even if we are afraid" Twilight said a big splash completely washed Twilight, covering her in small water droplets.
"Exactly...now, what do you like about Flash? We didn't talk about him until I turned...well...you know what" Cadence said, Twilight blinked "your right. And to be honest, Flash is just more than just a guard when I keep on bumping into him he has very beautiful eyes. Those dreamy eyes even if he is my own guardian angel, wherever I go he always seem to want to talk to me. Flash is amazing, even without armor I seem to like him by his looks and his personality. Flash also looks like he feels the same way that I do, its like... a romantic connection" Twilight explained after a fun time, Cadence smiled and got out of the spa she looks like she is looking for something.
Twilight waited in the hot tub, and trying to think of what is Cadence is doing.
"Listen closely Twilight, your brother and I didn't meet like royals. I went to the Cloudsdale Academy as Shining went to Celestia's Gifted Unicorn School, it was a long distance thing I didn't meet him until my aunts told me about the next step in my life, I transferred to Celestia's School because I earned my horn when I saw ponies breaking up, and I had a feeling that they belong together and it was my role to get them back together. I did everything for that..." Cadence paused, lifting up a book and opened it.
"Oh my...Shining wanted to get to me, but he was just too afraid, thankfully he had some friends. The first time I saw his handsome eyes, I felt something in my heart that is telling me to find him. At first...he was a pretty cool nerd, the next was the school's jock wanting to impress me and he asked me to go out on a date, lastly I saw Shining look defeated. It was up to me of who should I choose, and I knew that I have to follow my heart" Cadence said and smiled, remembering her favorite moments in high school.
"You chose Shining Armor..." Twilight gasped, then shook her head and smiled.
"I did, it was a tough decision to choose for love, and maybe you have the same thing as well. Friendship isn't the first thing in life, trusting the ones around you is the first one, family, then it comes to friendship, no matter where we go it will never die, the strongest one is the love of who you seek and really care about.
You and Flash Sentry carry the same thing as Shining Armor and me. It's like history is being repeated, in a different path and different love" Cadence said, Twilight looked down to the thoughts of what her words really means. "Twilight, if you care about Flash, go find him and let the answer be spoken from your heart.
Don't just hide it because it takes a longer time to answer, even if we are afraid to admit the truth. Keep on lying to hide hidden feelings or just... let it go to speak the truth and the feelings will set you free" Cadence answered if she knew about mind reading. Twilight looked up and smiled; she felt warm tears streaming down her cheeks. "Thank you Cadence, thank you for understanding me" Twilight said jumping out of the hot tub and hugged Cadence, in a slow surprise attack.
"Your welcome, now let's go shopping for some more quality time" Cadence said grabbing a towel and wrapped it around Twilight.
"You are incredible, my amazing foal-sitter, and sister" Twilight smiled.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
Punching a line of bricks, Grim came closer to a young girl as she yelped. Gray skin color she felt like crying and wanting curl up like a ball, covering her googly eyes and wanting to be out of this situation, yellow hair like lighting light and...just crying.
That innocence didn't stop the man from her greatest terror, "please...just leave me alone!" she complained and continued to weep. "Oh Derpy, you can't see what I see...sooner or later you have to accept fate. Even when it takes a small step forward, your life will change. A whole lot more better" Grim said it rained all day in the human dimension; he removed his fist from the bricks as the bricks fell.
"I don't want to! Just leave!" Derpy cried not even one change of heart caused him to be good, all he knows is that...evil is what he was born from, just darkness. Comet and Eclipse stood beside Grim, arms wrapped around their chests like they never cared for a innocent girl.
"What do you want from me? Just say it and I will give you it, and please...leave me alone!" Derpy said, thunder roared in a massive strike five times in a row.
"I want...you" Grim said a few inches away from eye to eye, shocking Derpy in complete horror.
"W-what?" Derpy stuttered.
"Every heart and soul always has something dark, something that we can give you. You want your eyes back right? Too bad that there isn't a way to fix it, I can do it for you, all you have to say is yes" Grim said smirking a smile.
"What if I say no?" Derpy asked Grim he stood up as Derpy layed down against the brick wall.
"Your going to die" Grim said, as Derpy gasped she doesn't know which path to choose, and clearly she doesn't want to die.
Someone punched Grim at the cheek knocking him into the mud, and stumbled. "When I can't leave anyone behind, is something I will never forget for a friend in need. Your nothing but a slime Grim, ever since you boys came here, things are getting ugly around here. Always a slime, and will always be.
Just a punk who thinks he's a cool jock, but appears to be an evil emo punk" said Flash Sentry; he crossed his arms over his chest. Grim laughed, and stood up not even stopping his own laughter. "I see a wannabe!" Grim continued to laugh, and louder. Grim's hair is completely wet from the rain and sloppy from the mud.
"I always see a wannabe, but you are totally different from the others Flash. I see that you are one of us!" Grim said wiping away the mud from his left eye.
"I am not one of you jerks, now get out" Flash said determined and ready for a fight at any moment.
"Never" Grim replied punching Flash at the shoulder, but he dodged the attack as Flash kicked him at his foot, followed by another punch at Grim's forehead. Grim snarled at Flash punching Flash so many times he didn't stop.
Comet huffed and didn't move a muscle, not even Eclipse made a move, they are thinking about doing a fair fight. Flash crashed into the brick wall, where Derpy sat still, in shock. Flash held Derpy's hand, in order to calm her down.
"Your going to be okay Derpy, I promise" Flash said and nodded lightly Derpy smiled to her rescuer. A few students came out to see what is happening in the rain. "Promise? No one is safe here anymore Flash! We now rule this place, fair and square,” Grim said as he is being helped by his brothers.
"What's going on here?" boomed Celestia's voice, her voice sounded monstrous.
Flash stood up "ack...These three are threatening Derpy, Principle Celestia. No one else was around and I tried to stop them. They are just nothing but monsters! They have been threatening so many students here and someone at least needs to take a stand!" Flash explained a few students came to Derpy to help her.
"Take Derpy to the nurse, I will deal with these three. Flash Sentry, I'm proud of you for doing what was right. All four of you come with me,” Celestia said.
"I don't understand why you three threatened my students, always looking for a fight, becoming bullies to them, and worst of all...all three of you just wants to kill them? You boys are no longer allowed to be here anymore, ever!" Celestia said punching her desk, her sister Luna leaned against the door tapping her fingers on her arms.
Flash held an ice pack to his bruise on his arm; he has many wounds to be healed including the dried blood on his forehead, his right eye, bruises everywhere on his chest and his back. "Pfft. This place is boring anyways" Comet said his arms crossed his chest and put one leg on the coffee table and the other over it.
"What's the worst part?" Eclipse asked Comet punched his brother's cheek.
"Fine" Eclipse rubbed his cheek to sooth it.
"I think you don't understand one thing, Tia. We're orphans, we don't have a home or... or parents" Grim said looking away from her and looked at Luna, Grim knows who to trust but who will be the enemy.
Grim sighed, "one last chance Celestia we will try to change, even if it still hurts" Grim said, he looked down to the thought of when to strike the worlds and when to attack the school students.
"I don't think so Grim, my sister actually has a lot of points. You three are banished from this school, and if you boys ever...ever come back. We will take you in custody, forever" Luna said her eyes glowed from the darkness, and walked slowly towards Celestia's side.
"Slime..." Flash whispered only Grim could hear, he looked at Flash with evil eyes. Flash smirked.
"All of you won't get away with it, besides...we will return someday, whether you like it or not" Grim said said grabbing his backpack and grabbed his brother's hair.
"Let's go" Grim said releasing his brother's hair and walked out of the office, calmly.
"I don't understand...why are they here in the first place?" Celestia asked herself placing her face in her hands, with her eyes closed. Luna placed a hand on Celestia's shoulder, "that is what all of us wants to know...our students are in danger, I can feel it" Luna said removing her hand and fell to her side.
"How are we going to protect them? I will not back down from these...young monsters! They are evil..." Celestia said, standing up from her chair she walked to the nearest window outside, she needs to be calm.
"Your right sister, but I believe...how has been answered. Remember the past events? Sunset Shimmer transformed into an evil she-demon, she was saved by Twilight Sparkle's element of magic from another dimension.
And everyone has been under a spell by the Dazzlings, Twilight Sparkle and her friends defeated them by musical harmony. How? Seven students are the key to our survival, and our protections" Luna said walking up behind her sister while the rain keeps on pouring.
"They are the guardians of Canterlot High, the guardians that they protect everyone here" Luna said as Celestia turned around to face her sister, she started to cry and she hugged Luna.
"What if...they cannot protect themselves?" Celestia sobbed on Luna's shoulder, lightning flashed outside. In the shadows, Grim smiled when learning about the ones who have been protecting Canterlot High, and yet a new plan Grim wants to happen.
"Twilight Sparkle? Sunset Shimmer? And their friends are the guardians of Canterlot High? You won't believe of what I am going to do, what we are going to do. Eclipse look after these girls. Comet, follow me we got work to do" Grim said as Eclipse walked away to find the girls, Grim didn't say what are their names or what they look like but pretty sure Eclipse would get the idea.
Pinkie Pie laughed when she pulled out a stunt, she bounced like a rabbit around the entire cafeteria, and loosing her balance she landed in a trashcan. Sunset Shimmer walked towards Pinkie and helped her to get out, "I gotta say Pinkie, and everyone isn't joking when they say you’re so random. Rainbow really looks up to you a lot, I'm pretty surprised about that" Sunset said she giggled just a little, and walked back to the table of where the rest of her friends are.
"Speaking of random...I can't believe these...dangerous Troublemakers, always looks for a fight, and keeps on threatening everyone" said Applejack, just now things went dark when she was thinking why three teenage boys are acting so violent.
"Yeah, and to the thoughts of them...it feels like they don't belong here. Or anywhere" Sunset said everyone nodded in agreement.
Eclipse is just blending in really well, when spying on the girls he knows that they are talking about him and his brothers, eating his lunch quietly...alone.
"I got one question, to any of you girls. Do any of you know why they are here? It feels like they don't just threaten us, it feels like they want to destroy us. Any ideas why?" Rainbow Dash asked, as she looked around at anyone.
Eclipse smiled, using his fork to play around his food.
"I can't see it, or even hear it or feel it. Something weird is going on" Sunset said looking down she begins to think about what she had become, her inner she-demon.
Eclipse felt like its time to escape from them and mostly, he wants to kill Sunset Shimmer in the feelings...that is just the least of it. Eclipse wants Sunset to become her demon again...against the girls that she trusts.
"Should you write to Princess Twilight? Since something is happening here we need our leader back. Don't you girls agree?” Said Rarity, she thinks she is always so stylish and a powerful fashionista, her generosity is very unimportant. Eclipse likes Pinkie Pie all because she carries the laughter, to both sides of light and dark.
"Yes" Applejack said, and soon everyone said yes.
"Bleh...friendship sucks" Eclipse whispered, standing up he carried his tray to the trash can and dumped the food and, placed the tray where Granny Smith is going to clean the dishes. Eclipse now needs to find his brothers and report them some news, and he knows where to find them. Outside in the rain Grim and Comet are talking about their first victim.
Grim looked at Eclipse with a small smirk, "anything from the wimpy girls?" Grim asked Eclipse.
"They were just talking about us, and mostly afraid of us as well. They are calling in reinforcements, only one actually,” Eclipse said putting his hands inside his jacket's pockets and he huffed.
"Who is it?" Grim asked Eclipse again,
"You won't believe it. The fourth alicorn, Princess Twilight Sparkle" Eclipse said. Grim smiled. "A princess? Even better...we will make her friends suffer" Grim said walking away with his brothers behind, its like forming a triangle.
"So who's the first target?" Eclipse asked Grim, he hasn't gotten that much info after he was spying on the six girls.
"Still working on that, Eclipse. Can't kill them yet until we get their souls unleashed first" Grim answered walking across the football fields they stopped in the middle, where the Canterlot High symbol stands. They stood in a triangle; their hands in the middle as Grim tries get his powers back.
"Through space and time, continue the wrecking habits of darkness, without the souls of Sombra comes the feast of hearts. Remember...we have been alone for centuries, now its time for the rise of vengeance" Grim said smiling his eyes slowly turned green, Comet and Eclipse yellow and red eyes turned pure green.
Small sparks of green lightning started to emerge by the magic of the first evil ruler, the brother's father who sacrificed himself to raise his young. Requiem Deamonne. A shadow misty creature the head and wings of a dragon, the height of a giant, the scream of a banshee, a white-boney skull and...a god.
"Focus, Requiem always takes his victims by emotion, the ones who rages will be his next form, so stay calm" Grim said focusing on his magic and his energy, the lightning grow stronger and shot out of the triangle circle, the lightning crawled towards the school's back doors, past the gymnasium and the cafeteria towards the music studio.
Flash Sentry is just tuning his guitar and still feels rage against Grim and his brothers, mostly thinking about Twilight Sparkle. Will she come back? I always miss her all the time...all of the time in the world, Flash thought feeling something tingle and shake on his jeans he looked down to see green lightning, he felt confused the next. The lightning struck at Flash's guitar and felt thousands of electricity sparks through his body and his mind, he dropped his guitar and fell backwards...Flash blacked out.
Grim let go of the circle, dropping to his knees and tried to gather some energy and strength the same of what Comet and Eclipse is doing.
"That...took a lot out of me" Eclipse said panting and gasping.
"It always does, Eclipse. Besides..." Grim said standing up and looked at his brothers, "...it worked. Requiem is finally free from his sacrifice, now we need to know who did he choose" Grim said, walking towards the forest clear beyond the horizon.
"Wait... Requiem is free from his sacrifice? Is that possible?" asked Comet, thinking how did it reverse. "No, it wasn't in pony land, but it is in a different dimension, once death takes us away our bodies just becomes lost in time and space, but opening up a portal to the other side of many worlds, thus we may be trapped but a portal can be set free again" said Grim.
Looking forward and not looking back lost memories.
Eclipse sighed, "homeless once again...why can't we just go ahead and kill them when we have the chance? Oh wait...never! We just always look for fights and they always get the medication while we get beat up by...you know who" he said his arms across his chest and closed his eyes for a second.
"That's because we already know who is the first" Grim said as he stopped walking, Comet and Eclipse did the same.
"The one who keeps on saying...oh...right" Eclipse said thinking about what Grim means.
"Yes, and its finally time to cast it in forevermore. No more walking away and no smaller fights. Time for the big ones" Grim said turning around to face his brothers, a big smile and curled his fingers into fists.
"Lets win our war...once again" Grim smiled in a satisfying hunger for eternal darkness.
Thunder roared while lightning strikes the grey sky.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
Flash woke up with a pain in his head; he slowly opened up his eyes to see Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Sunset Shimmer, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy surrounding him. Sunset held out a hand for Flash in a pleasant way, with a worried look. Flash placed a hand on his forehead feeling the rush of his blood go rapid fast, he groaned.
"What happened?" Flash whispered looking around.
"Careful Flash, you happened to sprain your ankle and you passed out for...I don't know how long" Sunset said Flash grabbed her hand.
"What happened is what we want to know too, you have been out for at least four hours, apparently. And something tells me that the Troublemakers did something to you, who knows who is going to be next when they threat other people" Applejack said leaning against a pillar and crossed her arms in confusion.
"What do you mean Applejack? I don't remember them attacking me in any way, right now...I want to know what was that green lightning...it looked. Alive" Flash said remembering the moment when he felt something tugs on his jeans, crawling up on him and attacking his guitar, and bam… electric shocks attacked him and passed out.
"Alive? That doesn't seem right" Sunset said confused, she sat down next to Flash and pulled out a book with a yellow and orange sun as the cover symbol.
"Okay... I need to write to her about what is going on, the Troublemakers are doing something, think about it. They way they threat other students and Derpy, always looking for a fight, always say kill him, or kill her, they never back down on anything, when Flash stood up for Derpy, Grim Verde the oldest brother is the leader and almost wiped Flash to his own grave, and finally...I always feel like they have no soul. And what Flash said about...green lightning it seems to connect to the brothers" Sunset said writing down of what she was talking about.
"I agree with Sunset, she summed up everything that has been happening. And to my feelings we are in some serious danger, I don't know why. But I have a good guess on one or few things" Applejack said standing up and walked around the room.
"We are being hunted down by serial killers, maybe they are being paid by a powerful organization to kill us, a war could happen between different worlds, dark magic must have been created the three brothers the same with the portal...that is all I can think of" Applejack explained thinking really big.
"I guess we are getting deeper and..." Sunset trailed off and blinked, she knocked off the book and exploded on what is on her mind. "Did you say...war?" Sunset asked Applejack as she nodded slowly, "oh dear Celestia. That's it! War!" Sunset exclaimed reaching for her book and wrote down war
"It makes sense! Threatening students, wanting to kill us, always walks away but they always come back" Sunset said she feels like she is dying on the inside to figure something out that she is still investigating.
"I finally get!" Rainbow Dash said clearly she is understanding Sunset's connections.
"There... all written down and sent" Sunset said closing her book and put it in her backpack, then she looked at Flash Sentry. "Look Flash, I'm sorry of what I have been through and...I'm sorry to drag you into this situation. Everyone here is in danger and I don't know how to stop it. I've changed and I am not asking for forgiveness..." Sunset said turning around and walked away Flash has to think fast. "Sunset!" Flash shouted to her and tried to walk towards her, he quickly hugged Sunset and looked at her eyes. "I know things are always getting crazy here at school, but right now... I'm willing to try again, to be friends. Is that what you want?" Flash asked Sunset she looked at him with empathy in her eyes, she calmed down finally with a small smile.
"Yes" Sunset said and hugged Flash almost making him fall, but caught his balance again.
Twilight began to read what was written by Sunset Shimmer, "something weird is happening again, a new set of evil just stepped in the last time you were here, the way they treated to Derpy and other students, always looking for a fight, always say...kill him, kill her, they never back down on anything...oh god, Flash stood up for Derpy...Grim Verde is the oldest brother and seems to be the leader...Flash almost faced his grave...green lightning? That's new... Applejack thinks that they are in some serious danger..." Twilight paused and looked at a single three-letter word, war.
Twilight gasped realizing they are facing not just only danger but…death.
"But how strong are they?" Twilight looked down and began to think, she wasn't sure but sooner or later she might get the answer, walking towards her throne everypony is almost asleep.
Rainbow Dash started to fly in the air in order to stretch her wings, and did a few boxing moves. "I want to face some more danger...I need to fight them, or whoever else!" Rainbow whined, she is ready for anything but not nearly asleep like her other friends.
"Well...there is a new problem in the other world...too bad you can't come Rainbow. I don't want to risk your life once you and the other Rainbow will disappear" Twilight said placing the book on her throne she walked on the map of Equestria.
Twilight's cutie mark glowed with stars moving and fading away, then it slowly turned dark red and black... she isn't happy that she is keeping a secret from her friends. Never mind that, back to the topic Twilight thought to herself.
"Hmm..." Rainbow Dash groaned and came close to Twilight's face, eye to eye in long moment.
"Something is bothering you, talk!" Rainbow demanded and she looked way too serious about what is on her mind.
"When I left the dimension with Spike everything felt normal, but I guess a few months later...things are getting pretty violent and now I feel like I'm...risking my life for my other friends. They are in grave danger...I have to go now" Twilight said to Rainbow as Twilight looked at the sleeping baby dragon, she knew she needs his help as well.
"Help me get Spike on my back?" Twilight asked just a little favor and nothing more. "Do you know when you’re going to be back? Last time it was full of two or three days...all of us has been missing you the first time you left" Rainbow said she lightly flew down to the ground and tucked her wings in, looking to her left where the others are still sleeping.
"I'm a princess Rainbow, I can't just escape my duties...things are serious when it comes to be part of a royal family" Twilight said as Spike snored on her back curled up like a ball.
Rainbow looked down with a worried look, and it took a few seconds for rainbow to feel, and think about what to say next.
Rainbow smiled, "take good care of yourself Twilight, and Spike too" she said as Twilight smiled back, and galloped to the portal entrance she light placed Spike on her right side, and tapped him on his left side.
"Spike, wake up" Twilight said as he slowly opened his eyes he looked at Twilight with a tired look.
"We need to save our friends" Twilight said as Spike went wide-eyes and stood up with karate moves.
"Who is it this time? Nightmare Moon? The one centaur who keeps on tormenting you? Is it the ducklings that always steal my diamonds? Or worst... an entire army of duck zombies!" Spike kept on performing karate moves and began to look scared.
Twilight rolled her eyes, placing a hoof on top of his head and turned it towards the portal.
"Oh..." Spike trailed off realizing what Twilight meant.
"Yes" Twilight nodded.
Spike looked at Twilight, and thought of something.
"Don't you need to do some research before what is really happening?" Spike asked, but all he got was a plain look from Twilight.
"I read every history book from the past few months, there isn't that much proof that they ever existed" Twilight answered, but left Spike still puzzled.
"What do you mean by...they?" Spiked asked again still confused.
"From what I can explain...about what Sunset Shimmer wrote in the book, it sounds more likely normal ponies...but extremely violent. Only three of them still remain somewhere...and I guess I know what they are called...taraxippus. Evil ponies...taraxippus are spirit ponies and they are most likely to be ghosts, always perform dangerous acts of violence and nightmares...and its up to us to stop them...from destroying our world into deadly darkness" Twilight explained she looked at the portal and begins to feel...worried that they might die at any moment by now.
"Sounds like what Nightmare Moon would do, I mean... of course Luna won't do it again but...deadly darkness? What is the deepest part of darkness? Yet I don't know that answer to myself. I know I must help you girls somehow... count me in Twilight, lets do it" Spike said bravely Twilight smiled.
"Thank you Spike" Twilight said as she prepared herself to jump in the portal, and in a few seconds...they jumped.
Landing on the familiar ground Twilight grunted when she felt a small pain in her chest, Spike jumped on his four legs and his tail wagged delightfully.
Twilight didn't expect the ground to feel so wet, when realizing rain has been active for hours. "I don't trust these clouds, something doesn't feel right" Spike said looking up at the giant clouded gray sky.
Twilight stood up and wiped away the wet ground and small mud, she feels like she walked in a death trap or more likely... needles poking her skin and snakes biting her body.
Twilight hugged herself to stop feeling her worst things she ever encountered.
"Why does it feel like I don't trust myself?" Twilight said as she begins to shiver really hard, incoming seizure seems to control her.
"I feel the same thing...so the weather must be influencing something that we don't exactly trust anything or anyone" Spike said as Twilight looked around to see the entire front yard completely empty and abandoned, "its... so weird..." she whispered as she and Spike walked up to the front doors and opened it then it quickly shut.
"GO AWAY!" shouted a familiar voice and it was like the same thing that pony Fluttershy would say when she rejects the most popular holiday, Nightmare Night.
"Fluttershy?" Twilight said with a confused look why is Fluttershy guarding the doors? Twilight thought to herself.
"Fluttershy it’s me! Twilight!" Twilight said lightning cracked the sky so bright that thunder growled, making Spike shake and whine he jumped in Twilight's arms and cuddled against himself towards her.
Fluttershy opened the door, and smiled but she looks...so...sad.
"Quick come inside!" Fluttershy said yanking on Twilight's free arm she slammed the door just before Twilight joined the small party of one friend.
"Fluttershy... what's wrong?" Twilight asked Fluttershy as she unexpectedly hugged Twilight. Fluttershy began to cry continually.
"There are monsters here, tearing apart our school spirit and our lives" Fluttershy said still crying rivers down her cheeks.
"Where is everyone?" Twilight asked she looked around to see it is deserted, making Fluttershy the only survivor she found alone...she doesn't like being alone, never. So what happened to Fluttershy? Twilight asked herself and walked the halls, searching for everyone at any sight.
"Everyone is getting strange, all because of the Troublemakers doing some black magic, a few students died just yesterday unexpectedly. I was close to dying but Applejack...she sacrificed herself to protect me. I was scared, ever since it happened...things started to get worst, the school is under lock down from...murder. The most strangest thing ever...it feels like Applejack is not dead it feels like her spirit is still here, she's trapped" Fluttershy said as Spike looked down in sorrow, letting a tear break from his sad eyes and heard some window glass break.
Twilight and Fluttershy stopped walking and looked down, Spike looked confused and looked at his fallen tear.
"Did you just...cry Spike?" Twilight asked him the tear looks complete glass and it didn't fade.
"I did...tears doesn't do this, this is...odd" Spike said he leaped out of Twilight's arms and looked closely to the tear.
"Its frozen...spirits" Spike said realizing what spirits does to the air.
"There are spirits here, and I can feel them...no... I can see them" Spike said and when he looked up he saw Applejack behind Fluttershy and... Rarity behind Twilight all in a light white color. Spike felt broken and back away, "Spike what do you see?" Twilight asked him she shivered and exhaled to see visible breath.
"Fluttershy wasn't kidding, I see Applejack... and Rarity and it looks like they are protecting you, guarding you both" Spike said softly as he whined.
"Spike...don't cry...I'm still here, I promise. I'm not going away" Rarity said her voice echoed in the halls, Spike leaped back in Twilight's arms.
"Do you know what happened to Rarity? If Spike is right about seeing Applejack and Rarity. I need to know what happened, I'm pretty sure I will find a way to free them and turn them alive again" Twilight said still walking the halls in search for Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Sunset Shimmer.
Spike kept on whining and crying at the lost of his love interest, Twilight tried to cheer him up by petting him. "I don't know for sure, I haven't heard much from her" Fluttershy said looking down and feeling depressed, she isn't happy when things are turning evil and scary.
"There must be something I can do to help..." Twilight whispered still petting Spike.
"We need to find Sunset first, I’m sure she has some good explanations" Fluttershy said walking left and soon she gasped, Twilight looked at what was wrong she gasped. Pinkie Pie knelt down and she weeps with fresh tears her body shook and hugged a dead body. "This can't be happening, it just can't..." Pinkie Pie said weakly her arms shook violently.
Twilight walked close to Pinkie, but Fluttershy held onto her shoulder. "Wait...what if it’s...Celestia?" Fluttershy asked Twilight, Twilight needs to think about what she is about to do and how is she going to react to the death of her mentor or friend.
"I have to be strong, and so will you Fluttershy" Twilight said as she walked closer she noticed the purple skirt and white shirt the person she knows is the one with three light blue diamonds on her dress and the power of generosity.
Rarity layed peaceful with a scared expression, Twilight felt her legs shake and she almost cried. Pinkie's hair has been deflated and her color went a little dark, she kept on crying and hugged Rarity's dead body. "Rarity..." Pinkie whispered softly.
"Pinkie?" Twilight said almost startling her, she looked up with blood on her face and her cheeks, Twilight took a step back.
"I tried to save her... I tried..." Pinkie said Spike leaped out of Twilight's arms once again and he pawed on her shoulder, she didn't respond.
"Rarity?" Spike said he pawed her shoulder again then he nosed her hand and layed down next to Rarity.
"She's dead...she's dead...she's dead..." Spike said to low whisper. Twilight placed a hand on Pinkie's shoulder and looked at her, Pinkie looked at Twilight her blue eyes looked painfully hurt.
"What happened to her?" Twilight asked Pinkie slowly as she tried to remember what happened.
"Eclipse Blight murdered Rarity... all by his damn two hands... she was being suffocated and I tried to fight him off but he was too strong to be stopped. Eclipse said some things to me, about how much I was his favorite Element of Harmony...I...I'm confused of it. Also being...being told that you can't stop the Taraxippus and I... I don't know what that is. What are Taraxippus?" Pinkie said and explained she put her head on her hands, Twilight helped Pinkie to stand and she hugged Pinkie to cheer her up.
"Thanks Twilight... but this isn't going to be that easy" Pinkie spoke unnerving and helpless.
"It may be hard but we still need to keep on going" Twilight said and looked at Fluttershy as she walked towards them in a big hug, and broke it off in a few seconds. "Do you know where is Rainbow, and Sunset?" Twilight asked Pinkie as she tried to gather her thoughts and memories, she shook her head.
"Well then... we have to keep on looking" Twilight said as she picked up Spike and held him in her arms again; he dug into her arms deeper as she felt him shaking.
"I wonder... if Rarity had that much blood, how did she get that on her clothes?" Fluttershy asked Twilight or Pinkie. "Like I said, I tried to fight Eclipse but he was way too strong...how strong are the Troublemakers?" Pinkie asked trying to get her hair all poofy again, but her heart isn't happy yet because it is still aching in Rarity's last breath.
"Why do you girls call them Troublemakers?" Twilight asked them but the answer already popped in her head.
"Never mind, I got the point,” Twilight said again.
"Time to find Rainbow" Pinkie said.
"Time to find Sunset" Fluttershy said.
"Time to find the principles and Flash Sentry...hopefully he's alive" Twilight said, preparing herself for the next big thing.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
"This is ridiculous, we haven't found anyone yet and still...nothing makes sense. Sunset seems to know too much, and has been investigating ever since yesterday when it just started. Is there anything we can think of and what to do?" Pinkie asked Twilight while they have been wondering around the entire school, Fluttershy yawned and stretched in the need to sleep while she held Spike in her arms.
Twilight stopped walking and looked at Fluttershy, something dinged on her mind that seems to connect. Rarity and Applejack are asleep in Twilight's castle, everypony except for Rainbow. Sleep...human Rainbow must be alive still all because sleep is what her pony friends are getting into, Rarity died and she is still asleep, Applejack died to protect Fluttershy and she is asleep.
Twilight looked down with a questionable look and placed a finger on her chin, "a link" she whispered.
"What?" Pinkie asked Twilight.
"In the pony world, everyone is asleep ever since I saw them...asleep it could mean they are already dead in the human world. But Pinkie and Fluttershy are asleep as well, somehow being protected to be the last. It also includes that Rainbow is still alive and awake, I'm not even sure of the princesses are asleep as well to be dead but I think they are still alive and being protected too. Flash Sentry? I don't know if he's awake as well... he could be dead or alive..." Twilight said walking to her left and right, stopping Pinkie's and Fluttershy's tracks.
"So the ones who are asleep is dead..." Fluttershy said in thought.
"The ones are awake is alive?" Pinkie said.
Twilight pointed a finger in the air and nodded. "I could be wrong, because it is either both yes and no" Twilight said, as they started to walk again.
"I'm glad we finally figured out that part, but there is still more that needs to be answered. I mean, if the ones are awake and alive could they still have their names and lives? If the sleep is dead then...they still have their names and not they’re...souls?" Pinkie said messing with her deflated pink hair and taking big steps.
"That's it!" Twilight said her arms blocking Fluttershy and Pinkie, she turned around to face them with a happy look...then it turned blue to realize the devastation.
"The Taraxippus is stealing everyone's souls, for something. Sunset did say war right?" Twilight said glancing between Pinkie and Fluttershy, they both nodded.
"The Taraxippus is building an army against my world, taking away the souls and turning them evil and on their side. I'm surprised that Rarity and Applejack are going to betray us, they're spirits now and they have the power to destroy the Elements of Harmony. One by one, to possess another person they can do harm to us... even if they don't possess...they will still attack you, until we die and become like them. That's why I'm here, to stop this invasion and stop the Taraxippus from destroying us. Do you guys understand?" Twilight explained, shocking Fluttershy and turning her more sensitive.
Pinkie shook her head to say no, or to tell herself this isn't happening... Pinkie thought.
"I do understand, but why are they doing this to us? Why here?" Pinkie said and asked Twilight more questions that she can answer.
"I know the reason why, the Taraxippus can't go against unicorns, or alicorns because of their magic to banish them, instead they came here because there isn't magic...they thought wrong, because magic is here. Because of me, and the elements" Twilight answered.
"And they are in trouuuuble" Pinkie carried the U and brushed her hair back.
"They are, and so are we. Because we are still in danger, and almost third of a quarter of elements are dead and asleep. There is only one way to fix it, I need to unleash the remaining elements to reestablish the magic, that's why we need to find Rainbow Dash because she is the last element that still needs to be found... but that is now different... it feels like Sunset Shimmer is now part of it. The more I know, that's all I can think of right now" Twilight said looking down, she is trying to get her emotions back in place and looked brave, they walked again still searching for loyalty.
"Pissst!" a voice whispered, shocking the three girls and the dog they looked around in the darkness behind them.
"Over here!" whispered the same voice, Twilight looked around and saw something light the darkness, a small candle she noticed the familiar red or maroon eyes looking scared and looked at us. Rainbow Dash.
Twilight smiled, Fluttershy and Pinkie walked to the candle's light and opened up the door, and Twilight closed it behind her but looked around for anything suspicious. Nothing. Twilight closed the door, and looked at the girls looking at her with some support.
"Rainbow?" Twilight whispered, a couple of candles are lit to reveal some familiar eyes, including Sunset Shimmer, Principle Celestia and Luna, and Flash Sentry with different expressions, Rainbow silenced Twilight by swishing her hand left to right, before she could talk about anything else.
"So glad you found us, we were becoming worried" Rainbow continued to whisper as everyone nodded.
"Sunset, you called me here for this trouble?" Twilight asked Sunset she nodded.
"We are dealing with real monsters, the ones that you guys call them. Troublemakers, are actually evil entities that seeks out our nightmares, they are planning for war against my world. The ones who died is going to be their army, fighting until our souls are taken and until we actually die" Twilight explained to the others, some of them gasped softly and took it really easy.
"I knew we couldn't trust them Luna, I knew it" Celestia said her legs are against her chest, her arms around her legs and buried her face on her knees.
"Things are getting nasty and dark...its weird because I seem to like it. I understand sister, we need to stop them somehow" Luna said, Celestia punched her sister's arm.
"How can you like three monsters that wants to kill us? They are nothing like you Luna, and you are not them!" Celestia whispered and angered that her own sister seems to go against her.
"Of course Luna isn't them, and they are not her. What's more important is their weak spot, did they act strange to you when you girls were around?" Twilight said softly lowering her voice, and looked around to her friends.
"Eclipse Blight seemed to look at me strangely, I don't know if it’s a weak spot but does seem something... Eclipse doesn't seem to look at me with, murderous eyes, it seems like he wants me to be with him and his brother's side. I must be going crazy" Sunset said as she hugged her legs and looked sad.
"No, your not going crazy and how do I know? Eclipse wants you to become your she-demon again, and I think I can see why" Twilight replied with a courageous voice very softly.
"You’re the new element of harmony, and they are looking for the corrupted demons to join their side. Sunset...they are looking for you, right now" Twilight said shocking Sunset Shimmer as Twilight looked down with a sad face, Spike placed a paw on her left arm and looked up to see Rarity smiling at him and glanced at Twilight, Spike is unsure what to do now. If Rarity and Applejack are spirits...when will they become corrupted? Spike thought to himself. "Rarity...if I can see you, then can you hear me?" Spike asked Rarity, Twilight petted Spike on his head, "Spike I don't think they can" Twilight whispered, but soon Rarity nodded.
"Don't worry Spike, if I am going to turn against you guys then...I will try to fight it off, whatever it takes to not hurt you" Rarity said and her voice seems to echo, Applejack smiled at Spike.
"I promise Spike, I won't let them take hold of me. Rarity and I will protect you guys until Twilight figures out a spell to reverse our deaths, I don't want to leave yet, and I do mean...not forever" Applejack said as Spike stood on all fours, he wants to trust them but if there are other spirits out there to get us then everyone needs to leave.
"Applejack, how did you save Fluttershy?" Spike asked her, everyone looked at him confused and he looked around at everyone. "I can hear them, I see them and they can hear me. I don't know why I'm the only one who can see them,” Spike said quietly, to everyone. Fluttershy remembers something. “I remember, dogs can see and hear things better than humans, they are more likely to see things better than what we can see" Fluttershy said proving something that is really here.
"Go ahead Spike", as Twilight tells him Applejack will explain what happened.
Spike looked at Applejack and nodded lightly, "I was actually being ambushed by all of them, Fluttershy was actually a witness when they were fighting me, Grim told Comet to kill Fluttershy since she came in the picture. I couldn't let that happen, something inside of me just couldn't stop from risking not only my life, or being honest. I had to be powerful, I had to save Fluttershy, and without kindness...everything will turn into dying fire and rage.
I screamed, but it didn't help when I was being suffocated. Comet almost hit Fluttershy when I realized... I was fighting two fights at the same time. I was stronger, faster, and didn't feel evil when the first round just ended. I was being kicked in the face, shoved into a locker, and I passed out only for a few seconds.
"Kindness may be amazing, but what about what is deeper in your heart? Always screaming to be set free and feel so alive...you are like one of us Fluttershy, but who cares about kindness? Not us...so its time for an ultimate sacrifice... for a beautiful demon" said Grim, over-hearing what he said I screamed on the inside of my mind and I had enough...just when Grim was about to stab a knife in her chest...I was that sacrifice, I saved Fluttershy with my might.
It did hurt...but...I felt like I was slipping in the shadows and waiting for me to plan my own revenge... I wasn't ready to disappear... because it was dark and something told me to give in... I wanted to strike another time, and then...everything felt like the same thing when I was still fighting..." Applejack said when Spike was repeating what she was saying, "...and I have been fighting all along" Spike finished Applejack's words even though, Fluttershy cried at Applejack's bravery and her life... she cried like she was really being hit by a bunch of rocks or punches in her heart.
Rainbow hugged Fluttershy and told her, everything is going to be fine.
"Applejack is a great fighter... who knows how strong we can be... but I do know a spell that can resurrect her back to life...but it requires her trapped soul and her body. So that is what we will do, we have to find Applejack's and Rarity's souls before they become part the evil army. Before they destroy my world" Twilight said Spike walked back towards her and layed down on her lap.
"What about Rarity? Pinkie, care to explain?"" Twilight asked Pinkie she looked confused.
"Suffocating...Applejack was being suffocated but stabbed by a knife...and Rarity died from suffocating... I think that is their tool, they kill with their own bare hands" Pinkie looked at Twilight she blinked at Pinkie with a serious look.
"Okay, ever since I turned around to a dark hallway I saw Rarity being slammed against the lockers. Eclipse Blight was smiling like he is enjoying himself...words came to Rarity and to me. "You think your so beautiful? But your not, I can see many things that you are different on the inside. You have a big thing for pain, and you love it when you feel it. What if I can make that come true? Of course I can, but to you..." Eclipse paused and he placed a hand on her cheek, it was slow and... ew kind of thing. Like Eclipse was crushing on Rarity..." Pinkie stopped talking when she shivered, her arms became cold and hugged herself.
"It was just then, Eclipse kissed her by the lips and I somehow took action by throwing a few punches at him. I yelled at Eclipse to say, 'stay away from her!' I just knew he couldn't be trusted, then it was my turn against the lockers his hands in my hair and came close to me. Seducing me like he did with Rarity, that's when I noticed his eyes are happy when he saw me, he kept on saying that I was his favorite of all of the elements of harmony. "You came to me just so I can just walk away? How can I walk away when I noticed beautiful eyes and the windows to the soul of a murderer..." Pinkie paused to look at everyone, Spike looked at Rarity she was listening and nodding, it really happened.
"I'm not a murderer am I?" Pinkie asked everyone, they shook there heads.
Pinkie sighed, "Rarity then tried to talk to Eclipse with words, but it didn't work, he punched her in the face and knocked off her balance, I attacked Eclipse when he was again suffocating her. I kicked Eclipse in the face and he roared, pain struck me like I really liked it...every time he punched me it felt like he was making a mistake, but it was what he wanted. I kept on screaming at Eclipse, I kept on attacking him, until he barfed up blood from his upset stomach it splattered on my face and clothes.
Eclipse was still smiling, he knew I had the power of a murderer... he just knew it, because he was right. Mostly I felt like turning him into something to eat, ugh... like in a disgusting thing" Pinkie continued, while everyone whispered "ew..."
"Eclipse finally broke on his strongest attack, he punched me in the eye and cheek until I passed out, and when I woke up... I found myself alone with Rarity... and realized, it was too late to save her... I really wanted to kill Eclipse the way he treated her. I felt my emotions and personality changed, and that was when Twilight, Spike and Fluttershy found me. Now I'm feeling a little better that I didn't hide the truth, it would just keep me from exploding with rage" Pinkie finished, while Twilight thought about their weak spots and it turns out to be uncommon but only one word describes it.
Fighting.
"Hmm..." Twilight begins to think bigger, the story between Pinkie's and spirit Applejack seems to link with only fighting. Applejack knew that she needed to be powerful, in control of her strength to fight against the Taraxippus to protect Fluttershy, and it seems similar to Pinkie's story. Pinkie fought against only Eclipse Blight, to realize seduction and she kept on fighting to protect Rarity... and almost in the end the strength failed.
"I think its not just only Eclipse that seems to like Pinkie, Grim and Comet are the dark spirits of nightmares...and guess what fits in nightmares and insanity?" Twilight said glancing around to everyone, they seemed to have found out.
"Laughter..." Pinkie whispered. "Eclipse knew Pinkie has a dark side like them, but I still don't see their weakness" Twilight said and looked down to get her puzzles solved, apparently she came up with nothing when she landed a fist on the ground.
"Nothing..." Twilight whispered.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
"So how are we going to stop them? Whatever we think doesn't make sense or any weaknesses. We need to think more than just thinking twice!" Sunset Shimmer whispered when she wanted to scream,
"I seriously think we should just go to them and tell us" Fluttershy said with a poor plan, Rainbow Dash wasn't happy about it.
"Too obvious!" Rainbow shouted her whisper,
"I agree with Rainbow, we can't just do that we will die the next moment,” Flash Sentry said finally saying something. Twilight nodded with Flash's agreement.
Flash stood up and walked up to the door; Twilight reached out for his shoulder and turned him around towards her.
"You can't go out there, the school is in danger and that danger is everywhere. Are you sure you want to go out there alone?" Twilight said proving Flash that he isn't worth fighting for himself.
"I'll be fine Twilight, I promise that" Flash said opening up the doorknob he walked out and closed the door behind him. Flash leaned against the door and sighed, his eyes are closed and he felt tired. Opening his eyes to his surroundings his eyes turned green for a few seconds black to the next and back to his normal eye color.
Flash chuckled and pulled on his jacket, tugging it like a set up and full of lies... "They are so clueless" Flash said and walked away to find anything, he was glad he didn't have to pull on an act and no longer whispering, he was happy for some reason.
"And they are so stupid..." Flash said again chuckling like he doesn't care about friends or anything, all he cares about is his darkness.
Comet came up to Flash and stood their ground like a wild west showdown,
"I'm still surprised that you bonded to our first enemy" Comet and said put his hands in his jacket's pockets.
"Things are going as planned father, did you get some more information? I'm sure we are twisting their minds to explode" Comet and he smiled.
"They are so dumb Comet, so dumb that they don't know what is our weakness and how to stop us" Flash said smiling with an angry and amused expression, but Comet was more focused on the invasion and happy that he finally gets to kill some people.
"Isn't it obvious?" Comet asked Flash, skeptically.
"Funny that the rainbow girl said the same thing, now where were we?" Flash said walking down the hall with Comet to discuss more about their plans.
"Right, distracting the mane seven and turn them crazy...I forget what else, there is too much going on and Grim is also planning to save mom" Comet said walking in the shadowy-darkness it felt like it was home.
"Feels good to step in the shadows again, I feel stronger now and more powerful" Flash said his arms wide out and stretched them.
"Shadows is the best thing ever, I don't know what mom is going to react once she finds a host and transform her so dark. Selena is the most powerful queen ever, and she is so awesome...I always feel that I miss her too much. It has been centuries the last time we had seen her" Comet said he closed his eyes and opened them to think about his mom, he has been homesick for centuries at the lost of his last memories of her.
Flash placed a hand on her shoulder, "she was so beautiful and so mysterious, she brings me happiness and joy... that was before I suddenly turned evil, I didn't know it affected the entire family. Selena... oh god, she was gorgeous and so majestic with her magic and those angelic wings, I wanted to kiss her so much I finally did eighteen centuries ago was the first thing that was the most happiest century ever. Told me that she was pregnant to Grim Verde, and I really liked the name so much" Flash said, smiling and closed his eyes feeling his human eyes so tired. Comet looked at Flash skeptically, by raising one eyebrow.
"So you loved mom that much? And how our names are very sinister?" Comet asked twice, he never heard Requiem like this before and how he seems so... shadowy with grave and dead words.
"I did love her that much, and I wasn't the one that expected the names, Selena chose it like it was moths to the flame” Flash said walking deeper into the dark hallway, and noticed two figures talking.
"Like I said Grim, they are not worth to fighting against us! I'm telling you, they don't know us that easy. No, I mean how hard is it that we are always the ones who keeps on winning? Evil wins, but in the end its the opposite" Eclipse said sounded so mad he kicked down a locker. "I understand Eclipse, we did win once but it was the future that changed our world. Celestia is our weakness because she is the light, and the same thing goes to that Sunset Shimmer, ketchup and mustard hair girl. But now... Twilight Sparkle is our end and the new ally. I really like going mad, but it is also confusing that she looks so similar to my girl..." Grim said he went wide eyes like he felt like his heart had just stopped beating he shook his head. "Yeah... its like... well... you know... strange and... She’s like... a doppelganger. I feel like it can't be true, but the truth and believing is right in front of our eyes the entire time" Eclipse said he shrugged his shoulders and glanced around the ground, and looked back up to Grim.
"Why is it getting all out of hands right now? First Twilight Sparkle looks like Nightfall Gloom, Sunset Shimmer looks like Comet's girl Eve Shade, and Rarity looks like Cynder Dusk... what the hell is happening? But most of all... are they the ancestors of our girlfriends?" Grim asked Eclipse he raised up his right hand before he answered, "never mind that, where is...oh, here they are. Its about time you boys got here" Grim said looking left to see Comet and Flash walking towards them, he looked at Comet when he heard about Eve Shade.
"Sorry Comet, I know it hurts to look back but we still need to move on" Grim said while Comet just looked down in discouragement, and completely somber. "Its a tough battle" Comet said.
"So what now?" Flash asked Grim, Grim tried to think of what to do next.
"I feel like we need to end the remaining elements of harmony, because that is the last thing that will make the entire thing complete" Grim said placing a hand on his forehead, and brushed his hair back he felt some sweat.
"What about mom?" Eclipse asked Grim, he banged on each locker to get himself entertained but the more Eclipse keeps on doing that the more Grim can't handle himself attacking a group of people with multiple punches, kicks, and other things.
"Eclipse stop!" Grim said screaming and tackled him to the lockers and pushed him, Eclipse gasped and breathed heavy. Grim felt something familiar, something he haven't felt in centuries he placing a hand to his forehead again he recognized the feeling. Magic.
Eclipse stood up shaking in pain, but in a few seconds he felt stronger and the pain is numb and faded away.
"What...what just happened?" Grim said, searching for an answer from his thoughts.
"Your plan is almost complete Grim, we have enough power to unearth Selena, destroy this universe in darkness, kill the innocents and we win” Flash said pointing out the last things to do for the agenda.
"Is that why I feel...like a god?" Grim glanced at the ground, thinking, feeling, and tasting.
"Yes, because you are my son. All three of you” Requiem said hugged the three brothers together, "and once Selena is here... we win, forever" Flash said, Grim smiled when he was in the middle, Eclipse on the right and Comet on the left, they all smiled with a menacing laugh.
"Home sweet home" Grim said.
Flash returned to the dark classroom with the others, they fell asleep and knew that he didn't need to play a role again he looked around to see Twilight Sparkle sleeping on a desk, Spike layed down on her back. Flash then turned to Sunset Shimmer, sleeping against the wall underneath the chalkboard and thought about how she transformed into a she-demon, she would be the perfect one for Selena to take control of. Next, Flash looked at vice principle Luna, and thought about her darkest secret she kept in the pony world he saw the vision of Princess Luna transforming into a raging monster of darkness, she wanted nothing more but to rule the land of Equestria into eternal night.
Flash smiled, when his eyes turned black and red.
"I see that Luna has a dark side like us, too bad that she escape from her beautiful nightmare... and I can see that she is proven that she is the evidence of our existence. The key to our kingdom, but hey..." Flash trailed off and walked towards Twilight, "Twilight Sparkle is the key as well, and she does look that beautiful but the heart of stupid friendship. And finally... the last key to open up the portal for my beautiful wife, she would love to feel the power of an actual demon. Say goodnight Sunset Shimmer, cause this will be the last you will see the light" Flash Sentry said, as he slowly carried Sunset in his arms the door opened with three smiles.
"Let's do this," Flash said, his voice turned deep non-humanly.
Walking in the halls, Requiem can hear Flash screaming inside of his mind he was becoming annoyed when he is trying to wake up Sunset Shimmer.
"Sunset! WAKE UP!" Flash screamed, he has been screaming for hours and still haven't given up. Requiem sighed and gave Comet to carry Sunset Shimmer, "What's wrong dad?" Comet asked Requiem. "This guy is such a loud mouth, why can't he just shut up?" Requiem asked any of his sons, they stopped walking when taking a left turn around the corridor.
"Hell, he couldn't shut up when he keeps on calling me slime. He's a fighter, but I never knew he was this strong to scream his brains out" Grim said walking up to him, "I tried to kill him when I was about to kill a student here in the rain. It went pretty good, it feels good to get a good fight" Grim said as Requiem raised an eye brow
"...Interesting, but I'm glad you didn't" Requiem said and smiled, raising up his arms he felt in total control again.
"Why's that?" Eclipse asked, placing his hands behind his neck.
"Flash Sentry is actually a guard back in our world, he seems very charming and hated by himself for the love of Princess Twilight Sparkle, his heart is so full of light I'm doing my best to turn it dark. And how I felt the light again... I don't want to repeat the history..." Requiem said walking past the brothers and stopped walking, turning around and looked at them, and they looked confused.
"Felt the light again? And don't want to repeat history? What do you mean?" Grim said skeptically.
"I should have told you boys this a long time ago... we were never really evil" Requiem said shocking the three brothers Eclipse took it pretty well and the same with Grim, but Comet freaked when he learned he felt a strange light before, just before they arrived in the human world Comet felt something strange in his heart and felt like he found his spirit. Comet complained when he explained of what he felt, it wasn't good for him.
"No wonder why I felt something ignite inside of me... I don't know for sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing,” Comet said brushing his fingers through his hair. Requiem looked confused then he shrugged it off, "it was sixty centuries ago when I first met your mother. Selena wasn't exactly her real name and neither is mine, we got those names from the real and the very first elements of harmony... and that stupid Star Swirl the Bearded. I was a great comrade to be the first ruler of that world; I was one of the creators of this planet. Ebris is my real name and how much I missed saying it for century after century...and your mother...Selena, She was so beautiful and I was madly in love with her. Something dark corrupted me and it felt... like heaven is real, I went on a rampage and I killed an entire plague of rats. And it was the greatest time of my life, the next thing I realized... Selena was just watching me with an angry look, she just then... she knew... Selena, she knew how I felt and how powerful I was.
Ever since our wedding, I felt so connected to her. Selena is the light of my life, and... I never knew the dark can marry the light," Requiem said.
"So that's why I'm feeling in love with Twilight Sparkle..." Grim said and he looked down, confused.
"How I feel towards Sunset Shimmer..." Comet said placing a hand on his forehead.
Eclipse didn't say anything, "and Rarity for Eclipse" Requiem finished.
"Weird..." Grim whispered.
"Now its time to get a move on, I know how it feels but we still need to keep on moving" Requiem said carrying Sunset in his arms again, and soon she tried to shift in his arms. Sunset placed a hand over his chest and saw something white, and... lost.
"Hey Flash, what took you so long?" Sunset asked her friend, Flash walked up to her and hugged her.
"Sorry babe, I had guitar practice and I was hoping to get out of it so I can see you" Flash said kissing her on her cheek, as Sunset smiled.
"I'm glad to see you again, it has been around like what? Three hours?" Sunset asked Flash, as he scratched the back of his hair.
"I wasn't really paying attention to the time, you know how my schedule can get? Guitars and music are my life, Sunset at least I'm doing my best to be the guy for you" Flash said as he held his guitar, Sunset sighed "its okay, I understand. Want to grab a smoothie? Like normal friends?" she asked tugging on her jacket and slowly smiled, he smiled back at her.
"Sure, it has been a while since we hung out together. And I understand that...you wanted more than just...me and others" Flash said turning his guitar to his back and carried the guitar case.
"I was really a monster...but I'm actually...happy that I changed" Sunset said.
"Popularity changed you over the years... it feels like I miss that Sunset Shimmer," Flash said standing in front of Sunset and blocked her way with his arms up
"I miss the Sunset Shimmer that cared for me as a friend! I don't understand why you didn't love me that much, and I don't understand the way you treated me like...a slave. Sunset... I still care about you, and I still care about our relationship. Can we just ignore the past and still move on, and just... be friends?" Flash told Sunset, almost feeling rage with so many questions in his head but rage was changed to worry, and soon changed to a skipped heartbeat. Sunset looked down and thought about what Flash was talking about, she closed her eyes and opened them to get a good answer.
"At least I changed into a better Sunset Shimmer, I don't want to go back as a monster...and, I feel like I am still that Sunset Shimmer you still care about. I still regret the things I did you guys... and I do want to forget the past, and its too hard" Sunset said walking past Flash and stopped, turning around to see Flash with scared green eyes. Flash came up to Sunset and cupped her cheeks in his hands, he kissed her on the lips and pulled back.
"Things are hard, but I am willing to help you if you just give me a chance and I'm not asking, I'm just gonna teach you how to forget your sins" Flash said, as Sunset kissed him back and came closer for a hug.
"Thank you Flash, thank you..." Sunset said as she began to weep on his shoulder and crying on his jacket.
"Your a great friend Sunset, and I promise you will forget of what you had became. I promise to the end of my life, and for the sake of this world" Flash promised and Sunset hugged tighter.
Requiem closed his eyes and opened them rapidly, and thought about the memory. Requiem removed Sunset's hand off his chest and looked up, thinking and directing at the same time. Comet looked down and kicked a plastic soda can as his small entertainment, but on the inside... he feels broken when his father told him lost history in the family's past. Eclipse walked away from his brothers and his father, Grim placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Get away from me..." Eclipse said but soon he came face to face with Applejack, his eyes widen and soon he got punched on the eye and blacked out. Applejack is filled with rage after her slow and painful death from the Taraxippus, "that's what you get for killing me, but we are not done with you" Applejack said, she crossed her arms as Rarity stepped out of the shadows her white glow radiating from the darkness.
"One down... two to go" Rarity said, she used her strength to grabbed Eclipse by the shoulders of his shirt and dragged him to where the other survivors are.
"Hold on... we are missing Eclipse" Grim said he stopped walking and turned around to see any signs of his second brother.
"The circle won't be complete without a missing Taraxippus, you boys go find him while I get to the circle and perform my part, once you get back. The entire family will rule again, go!" Requiem said and walked faster, Comet and Grim nodded to split up in different corridors by running.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
Chapter 6 Disappearing Eyes
Punches in the eye, multiple kicks at the stomach, Rarity's nails scratching on Eclipse's arms, neck, and torso.
"Tell us why did you kill us! Don't make me do these things again Eclipse, talk!" Applejack demanded, while Eclipse is suffering with his breathing and he tried to stand up but all he did was laugh, and layed down on the ground.
"You'll never be saved, you can't be saved, no one can and nothing can" Eclipse giggled, but he burst out laughing really loud. Rarity scratched Eclipse's eye as he screamed, and stomped on his left side.
"Gah... I will never talk!" Eclipse said giving the forty-sixth time to deny his interrogation.
"Where do you think I should aim this time Applejack? His legs, so he won't be able stand? Slice open his throat to see him gurgle on his own blood so he won't talk? Oh, that one is better! I'm going to enjoy myself tonight!" Rarity said, she laughed insanely getting ready to strike her perfect nails but Applejack held onto her wrist.
"Sorry Rarity, if you do that then we won't get any answers, you want to upset our friends, Spike and Sweetie Belle?" Applejack said she let Rarity's hand go and stepped back, she crossed her arms with a serious look. Rarity calmed down and started to feel worst, after she died all she felt was anger and revenge to kill her murderer, and now... she feels like she is loosing herself to something. When Applejack mentioned Rarity's sister, she remembers what its like to be there for her and the only one living with her... she loves Sweetie Belle as much as she loves her friends, and the picture that Sweetie created made her realize... love is what makes us human and part of who we are.
Rarity looked down and sighed, "You're right Applejack... I feel like I am becoming one of them, and I can't seem to control myself anymore" she said she took a few steps back and looked at Eclipse with rage. Applejack walked up to Eclipse and placed a foot on his chest, "I'm warning you Eclipse, if you won't talk then we have to go beyond than this" Applejack said Eclipse looked at her with wide eyes again and realized what she meant, "you don't mean..." Eclipse whimpered and started to shake at his cold bloody body, he can't heal fast enough because he has been separated from his brother Grim around two to three hours ago.
"Bulk Biceps... teach him a lesson!" Applejack shouted, the muscular white body builder man and dark gold hair walked up past Applejack his white aura surrounded him; he smiled and popped his knuckles.
Eclipse tried to stand up but he is loosing a lot of blood and feeling weak, he tried to rise up a hand to tell Bulk to stop.
"Alright fine! I'll talk! I'LL TALK!" Eclipse begged when Bulk was about to punch him in the face, Eclipse closed his eyes and Bulk stopped when Applejack snapped her fingers.
"Good, let's begin with the beginning of your story and don't stop until the end unless I say so" Applejack said Bulk walked backwards into the crowd of lost spirits of the entire school body.
"And I understand that if I don't... too many punches, kicks and bruises. I get it" Eclipse said placing his raised hand to his left eye, he closed his eyes and tried to remember the first thing that came to his mind about the beginning of his time.
"Twelve centuries ago... my brother Grim and Comet found a way to rule your friend's world, we killed every last innocent ponies and let the insane ones to roam freely. After that we accomplished that, Grim thought more than that, he wants to build an army to not just rule the land but to rule every dimension and every reality... so he can be the ultimate king, as Comet and I as the leading princes. I know when I feel in love with my girlfriend, Cynder Dusk... I loved her, but I never knew that I feel in love with the light" Eclipse said until Applejack cut him off, "so that is your weakness? No wonder! But why does your girlfriend matter though?" Applejack asked him, "because... Rarity looks exactly like her" Eclipse answered and shocked Rarity she put a hand over her mouth and how she remembered the kiss, a reason.
"I don't understand..." Applejack said looking worried and looked down.
"The light is our weakness, darkness is not supposed to be in love with the light, but my girl Cynder Dusk was murdered and I planned to take revenge! On the elements of harmony" Eclipse said.
Everyone stepped back from the horrors Eclipse had revealed to every spirit. Rarity began to cry while Applejack placed hands on her shoulders. "But, revenge don't make anything better Eclipse, taking revenge is something that no one wants to do. We would be evil if we did, and no one will trust that person again. Walking away and never... ever transform into a monster. Sunset Shimmer has been feeling regret for almost two years ever since her darkness transformed into a she-demon. What I'm trying to say, revenge makes things even worst and it will never end" Applejack said almost proving a point to Eclipse but he shook his head, he tried to stand up "you don't get it don't you?" Eclipse asked her she looked a little confused.
"It makes us stronger, and we never cared for friendship and forgiveness...enemies and hatred is the best part! Isn't that all of you guys know already? Friends are far away when the enemy crosses the line, after all... keep your friends close..." Eclipse walked up towards Applejack by the eyes, "...keep your enemies even closer" Eclipse finished.
Two shadows swept past the door when Eclipse noticed its his brothers, he tried to run towards it and call for help but he fell in front and almost screamed when Rarity helped him stand up and cover his mouth from screaming, but he was strong as Applejack and Bulk came towards him and tried to pin him down against the chalk board. Eclipse mumbled loudly but Bulk punched him at his cheek hard and passed out.
"Trixie and Thunderlane tie him up with ropes and get some tape on his mouth, we are going to war, since that is what they want, they will get their war" Applejack said and walked away with Rarity by her side.
"What are going to do with him? We barely got any answers after Bulk knocked him out,” Rarity said with a puzzled look.
"True, but I don't see why you have an ancestor that looks like you, and to be honest about that... I feel like Twilight and Sunset are part of it as well. And the other part, we need to bring him to the survivors so he could still explain some more details. I gave Eclipse the benefit of the doubt" Applejack said as Bulk carried Eclipse, he is breathing like he is suffering from oxygen, or taking sharp breaths.
"Stay on alert, they might be anywhere" Applejack said walking through the door with Rarity and the others.
Eclipse woke up in a different room, with the same cuts, the bruises, and the incredible pain.
"Bastards" Eclipse whispered and mumbled he tried to stand up and walk by the door to find his brothers and his father. Someone punched Eclipse and realized he's still being interrogated, and still a hostage he fell back on the ground. Eclipse tried to feel his hands and realized tape on his mouth and ropes on his wrists he tried to stand up.
Spike began to growl and came face to face between a dog and Eclipse Blight.
"Spike, kneel" Twilight said as he walked backwards slowly and still growling. Eclipse sighed heavily and looked away, thinking about wanting to get away and be left alone. Eclipse felt like he had enough for this much torture, and just... wanting to live, a tear trailed down his painful cheeks. Twilight Sparkle walked up to him with a demanding and angry expression, "we need to know what are you boys planning to do to our world, and we need more answers. Now talk" Twilight said her hands on her hips, Eclipse didn't say anything or even looked at her but she feels that something is wrong and somehow needing to comfort him, he cried out as loud as he could and let his tears stain his cheeks.
Fluttershy walked up but Twilight placed a hand on her shoulder, "he could be tricking you to hurt you, are you sure Fluttershy?" she asked her, Fluttershy looked at Twilight with scared and worried eyes.
"He had enough, at least give him a break,” Fluttershy said as she walked up to him, she knelt down and hugged Eclipse, and she shushed him to calm down.
"I'm done!" Eclipse said mumbling behind the tape, fresh blood trailed down his left eye and mixed with his warm tears.
"Eclipse, please don't say that" Fluttershy said hugging him tighter... and something Eclipse never felt before in centuries and all of his life... he was cold, no one ever cared for him except himself, he never felt... so warm, he never felt loved but all he knows... he has been alone for a very, very long time. Eclipse slowed down his heart rate, and let the pain consume him so he can be calm and soon Twilight and her friends hugged Eclipse, he felt warmer and he couldn't stop his tears.
"This is going to hurt for the last time, Eclipse" Twilight said fingering the edge of the tape and ripped it off, he panted.
"Why do you girls care about me?" Eclipse asked any of them looking around to see that they are snuggling against him; he felt his cheeks get warm.
"Friends are important, but sometimes the enemy needs to know what to realize and care for others" Twilight said, as Eclipse slowed down his breathing and he looked down to see a girl with blue, purple and pink hair but soon... he realized who it might be. Nightfall Gloom, Grim's lost girlfriend, Eclipse tried to think of what to say and to change the subject, he blinked.
"Nightfall Gloom, is that you?" Eclipse asked the blue hair girl and soon she looked up at him, "who are you talking about?" Twilight asked him and he quickly stood up and paced around the room, breaking the big bond, he is trying to think bigger.
"Nightfall Gloom... Eve Shade... Cynder Dusk... it doesn't make any sense... ancestors? No... maybe...gah... think big, think big... is it like repeated history?" Eclipse whispered to him trying to figure things out, to see the connections and see the...
Repeated history... "Why is it getting all out of hands right now? First Twilight Sparkle looks like Nightfall Gloom, Sunset Shimmer looks like Comet's girl Eve Shade, and Rarity looks like Cynder Dusk... what the hell is happening? But most of all... are they the ancestors of our girlfriends?" Eclipse remembers what Grim said, "I should have told you boys this a long time ago... we were never evil" Eclipse remembers what Requiem said he looked up to see a window and walked up towards it, for the first time ever he didn't know what he looked like... a green glow surrounded him entirely. When Eclipse feels like he found his own soul, he feels like he needs to change it, no wonder why Requiem was talking about his family's history... "I never knew the dark can marry the light,” he thought more clearly and it seems to make complete sense, when Requiem married Selena, it transformed the brothers to fall in love with the... elements of harmony... only three elements are the keys.
Nightfall Gloom is the key to massive destruction and known to be a bomb for war, Eve Shade is the key to fallen demon to rebirth evil, and the final is known to be their way out of the shadows of darkness... Cynder Dusk. Cynder Dusk. More importantly Nightfall ended up committing suicide, so Grim can move on and Eve Shade ended up doing the same thing, but Cynder... she was murdered by the real and legendary Star Swirl. Eve Shade's death was a myth, because it wasn't her who got murdered it was faked when Star Swirl was at her death scene... it was Cynder...Eclipse's girlfriend... and he killed Rarity because she is linked to Cynder, and they are trapped forever.
"Oh god..." Eclipse whispered he looked at the door and at the others, they know they can't let him escape. Thunder roared from the echoing winds outside the windows, light flashes of lightning struck the sky in seconds.
"I can't stay..." Eclipse said calmly.
"What do you mean?" Twilight asked Eclipse, taking a few steps forward.
"My family is in danger..." Eclipse answered, "and we are in danger what's the risk? And what did you figure out?" Twilight asked twice, demanding answers.
"Princess Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer and Rarity are three dimensional keys, not just dimensional, fates. Sunset Shimmer is the key to the rebirth of darkness and evil, but her third side is light and she has the power to transform into a real but fearsome demon. My brothers and I sensed one key that has been emerged, the pure darkness of power.
Twilight Sparkle is the key to war between both sides of good and evil, one gateway to set us free from our trapped prison as Taraxippus, we were made as Taraxippus we weren't born as them, you are the key that only one side that gets to win, good or evil.
Rarity is the element of generosity, a second key that leads to our freedom from our darkest hell, once generosity is given away... we are free, when death takes it away... trapped forever to rot in our personal hell. I didn't realize it until now, because it is a known mistake from my actions... one-way to stay evil forever, another for generosity to be set free... or war. What my brothers chose first... war, and when we arrived in this world Grim thought it was the perfect place to begin... but I felt that magic was already here and I didn't warn him but he soon found the place powerless, the dark key plugged next, since we have been this way for centuries... now the last key has arrived... war is the biggest plan Grim and Comet are planning for the last thing on our agenda, for eternal darkness. We killed your classmates because they will be the army to strike and invade every different dimension, and every reality. Now... we won't stop until we get what we came for... what we were made for. Insanity, slaughter, chaos, riots, and every insane word I can think of. War is the scariest part because we can't fight yet because of our powers, our remain magic are in our wrist bands only Comet and I, but Grim has the leading magic left and now its stronger" Eclipse explained and took a deep breath, the pain sank deeper in his wounds he grunted when his injuries are deep.
"That sounds... horrible" Fluttershy said and Eclipse nodded.
"We define horrible, Fluttershy. Now I regret everything I did, every last action I took... now I want to disappear" Eclipse said feeling dizzy and landed on his knees, Twilight helped him up.
"Don't say that Eclipse, we may feel that we regretted everything but it can be forgotten if we get a happy life. Leave the disaster behind, and don't look back... I learned a lot of lessons that you might want to know too. I don't know if you might understand them, but I am sure you would" Twilight said when Eclipse thought of something in the next second.
"Why do you care?" Eclipse asked Twilight for an obvious answer.
"Some things are meant to be cared for and some things are meant to be forgotten when bad things happen" Twilight answered when Eclipse thought about her words, and it seems to make sense.
"I still need to leave, they are still looking for me" Eclipse said standing up and headed for the door, Rainbow Dash blocked his way her eyes seems to know something else is wrong.
"For what?" Rainbow asked Eclipse when he looked down and closed his eyes, "its nothing" Eclipse said taking one step forward.
"Oh its something, we are missing two people. Sunset Shimmer and Flash Sentry, where are they?" Rainbow demanded, her eyes are deadlocked to his yellow eyes.
"They're safe" Eclipse said.
"Lies" Rainbow said.
"Its the truth" Eclipse said.
"Flash Sentry walked out of the door like it was no big deal, and his body language says everything. Flash isn't Flash!" Rainbow said.
"How can you tell?" Eclipse said.
"Because I am his friend!" Rainbow protested.
"Yeah right" Eclipse raised his voice, madly.
"Sunset Shimmer disappeared without a trace! Someone was spying on us, and obviously Flash kidnapped her" Rainbow said, raising her voice like Eclipse.
"Its not my fault" Eclipse said his eyes met with Rainbow's in one inch.
"That's because, Flash was a spy, he was spying on us because he knows where are we. Your brothers are going to kick down this door and attack us, with Sunset gone with them. Choosing someone to be a sacrifice, and obviously when you said that Sunset was a key to dark power they took her to raise an army against us!" Rainbow explained and soon... Eclipse didn't reply, like she found out the truth.
"Is this true Eclipse?" Twilight asked him he looked down with his eyes closed, he nodded.
"Oh my god..." Fluttershy whispered her hands over her mouth.
"I think I heard something over here!" shouted Grim said as Eclipse opened his eyes wide, his cuts slowly healed and feeling stronger he smiled. Twilight and Rainbow looked at Eclipse with evil expressions, "what time is it? We have been running for hours!" Grim asked his brother, their shadows swept really fast past the doors.
"Its... one forty three. Damn it we were supposed to meet dad an hour ago, the portal won't work!" Comet said panting and grunting. Fluttershy realized something, dad? Could it be... Flash Sentry? Fluttershy thought and also remembered what Rainbow said that seems to be true. Flash kidnapped Sunset to open up a portal, the green lightning he mentioned connects to right now. Fluttershy begins to whisper in Twilight's ear of what she thinks is really happening, and Twilight wasn't happy about it.
"How can we keep on going without looking in each room?" Comet asked Grim, when their voices trailed down the hall with footsteps and faded away in the distance. In just a few minutes, everyone took a breath and moved around with small movement and sounds.
"Our only purpose is to rule the worlds with darkness, that is what we only know" Eclipse finally spoke with a seven-minute silent treatment. Rainbow looked defeated in a stare competition.
"Things like that is normal and I don't care about fighting with words, because words means nothing, actual fights means something all because it is action and once we take action... something to do again and still move on" Eclipse said kicking his leg against Rainbow's side to push her away and tried to get his hands on the door knob and tried to walk away. Rainbow closed the door and looked at Eclipse with a strange and worried look.
"You can't walk away, you still need help" Rainbow said almost sounded begged.
"Who needs help when being... alone and being alone is better than we thought?" Eclipse said aiming his shoulder against Rainbow and felt a hand on his other shoulder; he looked around to see... Rarity looking at him so innocent, Eclipse looked at Rarity her white aura radiance against the darkness; she placed a hand on his cheek.
"You loved me? You cared about me? All along and I didn't see it? You’re a gentleman Eclipse. Why walking away when a heart bled... just for you?" Rarity said her tears dropped down and faded away.
"I never risked it... all because... I couldn't tell if you... loved me back the way you looked so... stupidly beautiful" Eclipse said as everyone looked confused, "Rarity said things that she never knew before, loved her, cared for her, a gentleman... and she felt the same thing when a heart was bleeding" Spike said just so everyone can tell what did Eclipse meant when something was talking to him.
"I think... I believe... all of you changed me, and it somehow doesn't feel right" Eclipse said turning around
"That is what Sunset Shimmer felt the first time when I helped her to see herself on the other side, her heart changed and she changed for quite a long time" Twilight said standing up to join in the conversation.
"How long did it take?" Eclipse asked his eyes closed; please don't let it be a year or so, please! Eclipse thought.
"A year, but over the months she knows the reasons and lessons about friendship" Twilight answered, Eclipse sighed.
"...I'm going to be a double agent on this I guess..." Eclipse breathed, he seems to be giving up on his past life.
Everyone gasped, some of them cheered, and some of them disagree on his choice. Eclipse still doesn't care about friendship but this is a good start for him to realize what's for the best and the worst.
"Are you thou sure about changing your side against your brothers, and your... father?" Luna asked while Eclipse tried to think straight, and tried to think of what his feelings are telling him. Eclipse's emotions didn't change him yet, he tried to ignore the fact about not killing the remaining survivors... he nodded.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
"We need to strike Grim and Comet, but how are we going to fight them when they are stronger than us?" Rainbow asked anyone, no one replied back to her because they are all thinking about some plans.
"Ugh, this is harder than I thought I have nothing this time" Twilight said her legs against her chest, her arms around her legs and placed her head on her arms.
"Twilight, I thought all of you knew this but... what is the opposite of darkness and insanity? Isn't it obvious already, looking around and what do you see? The answers" Eclipse said he looked at her with determined eyes, he tried to scratch his wrists when the ropes are tight and trying to loosen them up, and his wrists were slowly bleeding. Twilight looked around like Eclipse had told her to, she sees her friends, her heart to everyone she knows, her great assistance Spike, her human princesses as Celestia hugged Luna... they just feared that they are going to die to protect us as a distraction for us to escape from this room and stop the apocalypse.
"Interesting" Twilight spoke, she always sees her friends as family and though they seem to fight, fighting in a bad way and somehow...always end up being strong when learning the truth about their elements. Twilight thought about something about Pinkie Pie, what defines them that they like Pinkie Pie... is there a big reason? Twilight thought to herself, she looked at Eclipse with wonder in her eyes.
"Give me a reason why you like Pinkie Pie, what gives you that idea as one of the elements of harmony?" Twilight asked Eclipse with a reason that she is looking for.
"Why Pinkie Pie?" Eclipse said, he sighed and gave her the answer. "Its only because she is one of the elements that can go perfectly insane and crazy, she has another side of herself... and I know that laughter is what makes us better... we laugh with slaughter... we laugh with death, we laugh with murder... and we laugh because we never cared."
Twilight jumped and thought about what Eclipse had said, it doesn't seem to confuse her but it is something interesting. "Now I get it..." Twilight whispered.
Fluttershy walked towards Eclipse and Twilight, and sat down next to Twilight.
The rain is hitting the ceiling really hard, and lightning struck when the thunder roared.
"Is it a good time to be right here?" Fluttershy asked Twilight, and she layed her head on Fluttershy's shoulder.
"I can sense that they are still looking for me, and I can sense that you girls are running out of time. You can't hide from fate; you can't run from it no matter how much you try. I know that the worst part is near" Eclipse said closing his eyes and tried to figure out what is the next plan for his brother's agenda, and the girl's plans as well.
"Do you know what is it?" Fluttershy asked Eclipse.
"Inner battles" Eclipse said and it seems to be loud enough for everyone to hear, they didn't move or say a word but they are shocked.
Twilight stood up and looked at Eclipse, she looks furious and she kicked Eclipse in the face.
"Ow" Eclipse whined, he tried to get his pain in control "just like that" Eclipse said he closed his eyes to stop his pain.
"No, not really. You’re saying that we are going to be fighting ourselves? That's impossible!" Twilight said almost screaming. "But it is possible, we Taraxippus fought against our other side once, we broke a sweat when fighting voices in our heads and when we woke up... that is what got us to kill. The Taraxippus is the darkness... we cannot be saved anymore" Eclipse said.
"Not true!" Twilight said and left Eclipse thinking and soon known to be confused... Twilight closed her eyes and sighed, "I will do anything in my power to save you... only you. The reason not your brothers is because they have something that we don't have" Twilight said she looked down with sad eyes, everyone looked at her their expressions doesn't seem to show not only happiness but true fear, and their realization... everyone gasped. "It can't be...no... it can't..." Rainbow spoke in shock, Fluttershy started to cry in a slow way and faster when she had realized something that she didn't want to know. Pinkie felt like she is going to rip apart a table or smash anything that stood in her way, a strong feeling that she wants it out of her systems and wanting to kill something or someone, but she does know that if she does do that... she is going to regret that for the rest of her life.
Eclipse looked angered and tried to stand up, he closed one eye when pain throbbed in his head.
"Yes... your harmony... is dead... and guess what will happen once it is corrupted?" Eclipse said and tried to walk towards the doors when his left leg is limping, he stopped and closed his eyes.
"Nothing can stop the darkness... when it just begun" Eclipse said and in the second he knew... and he smiled at the perfect timing that Rainbow attacked Pinkie, and Celestia attacked Luna. Pinkie didn't want to fight her friend Rainbow, but Rainbow doesn't seem to look like herself anymore, and what Pinkie sees is just her... with no actual eyes, vicious and ravenous.
Rainbow growled, she leaped on Pinkie and wrapped her fingers around Pinkie's neck, the same way that Celestia is doing to Luna. Pinkie kicked Rainbow away from her, while Rainbow ripped off a table leg and ran it at her again, and Pinkie tried to dodge every attack Rainbow threw at her.
Luna tried to roll away, she struggled with her hands on Celestia's shoulders and kicked the air, Celestia snarled at her and tried to bite her neck, and Luna felt useless and hopeless.
Twilight came towards Luna and tried to get Celestia off of her, but she was strong Twilight tried to push Celestia away and suddenly kicked her in the face without a warning.
Twilight held out a hand for Luna while Celestia closed her eyes and tried to push away the pain.
"Dashie, stop!" Pinkie said as Rainbow kept on swinging the wood, she charged at Pinkie against the wall. Pinkie stumbled against the wall and wished to never feel this much pain, "Dashie! Wake up!" Pinkie said as if Rainbow is under a trance.
Celestia ran at Twilight and tried to scratch her eyes out, until Twilight notices something different dark green eyes and not Celestia's pink eyes. Twilight remembers when she was just feeling dark magic for the first time, it was weak but it was consuming her and somehow she stayed strong and told herself to not give up. "Celestia, Rainbow whatever is going on would you ever hurt your friends? Or most importantly, yourselves?" Twilight said but it appears they aren't listening to her. Someone snapped their fingers and somehow, everything stopped. Twilight looked at Eclipse his wrists is cutting deep, bleeding from the ropes, he stood tall and puffed up his chest, he sighed with his eyes closed and came towards Twilight.
"Only a Taraxippus can stop the rampage of monsters, words are not strong because words are not important, words mean nothing" Eclipse said almost angered that he keeps on loosing his blood and looked a little dizzy. Rainbow and Celestia stood up and walked close to Twilight.
"Can you see us?" Celestia asked Twilight, Celestia looks like she's in peace, her eyes looks like the eyes of a demon.
"You just can't see what we are, what we are meant to be" Rainbow said Twilight looked scared, she feels helpless. Luna took the table's leg that Rainbow used to fight Pinkie, Luna swung it against Eclipse's head and he fell down. Pinkie stood up for Twilight, she got in front of Twilight like a bodyguard and she looked at Celestia and Rainbow.
"Stop, just stop" Pinkie said she felt confident and didn't seem to care if she got hurt again. Eclipse snapped his fingers and the evil dark green eyes just faded away back to their normal eyes.
"What... what just happen?" Rainbow asked anyone, she fell onto one knee Pinkie helped Rainbow to stand.
"Eclipse is controlling you, both of you. But I don't see why Luna, Twilight and I are still sane" Pinkie pointed out as Eclipse tried to stand up. "That is what I meant when you will be fighting yourselves, once Grim has that power... my magic is useless, and only he can turn on monster mode. Pinkie and Luna are already corrupted, all because their monsters are already in control and not breaking, they are protecting you both. And for Twilight, she is the light and the dark... and I know that you already have your demons" Eclipse said walking towards them, he closed his right eye and started to feel weaker. Twilight can't seems to fight it when Eclipse is right, he knows that Twilight is already battling a monster within herself.
"What are you?" Twilight spoke with a chill, her body stood still and she couldn't move all of a sudden.
"Me?" Eclipse asked Twilight and he smiles in delight, "I'm a ghost, who am I? Eclipse Skull Blight, born as a unicorn and raised by a cold-blooded family. My once to be dream was to become a prince...and now I don't know what I want to become" Eclipse said, his wrists are becoming bloodier and finally Luna unwrapped the ropes, and re-wrapped them at his elbows, and took out fresh new ropes at his wrists. Luna scrubbed away the blood and let it dry on her hands, "how much longer do I need to be here?" Eclipse looked down with thought.
"When we get everything answered and done with" Luna said walking backwards.
Eclipse thought of something, his eyes went wide-eyed.
"You-your leaving me behind? In my own slow death?" Eclipse asked them and soon they looked frightened and made a decision.
"We're sorry Eclipse, but we can't trust you. Not yet, after all you helped your brothers create monsters and... your still a stone cold killer, and besides...ghosts can't die when they are already dead" Celestia said rubbing her eyes and gathering her strength. Eclipse looked down, and he laughed, laughing like a maniac and glad that Grim and Comet are not around to hear where it is coming from. "So useless, so god damn useless. You humans and pony is not going to save you, you can't protect everyone you love, and you can't even protect yourselves! Don't you see that right now?" Eclipse said.
"At least we will try" Luna said, ready to open the door and leave Eclipse behind.
"Wait... hold on, where's Fluttershy?" Twilight said, she stopped herself in her tracks and looked around the room, empty. Twilight looked scared,
"Flutters? Wh-where are you?" Rainbow said hoping Fluttershy isn't playing hide and seek with her friends, creeping them out in worry and shock.
"Fluttershy? Come on! Let's go!" Pinkie said looking around the room searching for anything that could hide away a human. "Sorry about that... I was stalling all of you" Eclipse said looking at the window with heavy rain.
"What?" Celestia said her eyes went wide, "you monster!" Celestia said stomping on the ground and her fists are ready to defeat Eclipse in his last breaths, but Luna held onto Celestia's shoulders, "Tia, get a hold of yourself, you can't fight a powerful being" Luna said as Celestia ceased her fury.
"How can Fluttershy vanish like that? There is no way ghosts can vibe through walls with a living being, I never experienced this before" Twilight said she held onto her long hair hiding her face like she is going to be the next one.
"Rarity and Applejack didn't do it, some of the other students are already compromised, they are now dark spirits and they took her away to possess her now, she's gone, she is one of us now" Eclipse said as Rainbow stood up to him eye to eye, "I hate you" Rainbow couldn't resist but to say it.
In the next second we all heard Fluttershy screaming and yelling for help.
Spike looked at Rarity and Applejack, "can you stop them?" Spike asked them in a favor to save Fluttershy again. "I can try" Applejack said and Rarity nodded with agreement, they took off into the other rooms vibrating through each wall to follow Fluttershy's screams.
Spike jumped onto Twilight's shoulder, and whispered of what spirit Applejack and Rarity are about to do. Saving Fluttershy before she dies or being possessed.
"Okay, got it... but can we find her?" Twilight said questioning Spike's plan, he shook his head and looked determined "they will" Spike answered.
"Well, Spike got a plan covered while we must go in and find Rarity and Applejack's bodies, so my spell will work to resurrect them" Twilight said.
"Good luck princess, or should I say bad luck you won't stop us until the war starts" Eclipse said but Twilight finally has a hated spot in her heart, Eclipse is nothing but being a jerk and a dumb bad luck charm. Twilight's eyes went red when she felt something in her heart, something is finally feeding on her soul from the inside and knowing that an inner demon is being unleashed.
"I know I can't save myself, but I know a way through it" Twilight whispered as she ran to find Applejack's body in a locker that she remembered, Rarity's is the one on the left.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
It wasn't long when finding Rarity and Applejack, all of the girls gently carried them and layed them down on the ground. Twilight isn't sure how the magic works, since two of the elements are dead and she's keeping a secret from her best friends, dark magic still seems to roam freely on feeding on her soul. Right now Twilight must find her inner strength, after all... she has all of the elements to herself, that the entire elements flows within her... its strange that she is honest and generous at the same time along with laughter, loyalty, and kindness. Twilight is now unsure how to use the magic that she is containing.
"I have both good news, and bad news. The good news is that the resurrection spell is possible, but the bad news is... I don't know how to use the magic" Twilight said, explaining the possibilities and the impossible.
"How?" Pinkie asked Twilight, Pinkie's eyes looked scared or sad, it looks like a mix of scared and sad.
"Last time we use the elements on the Sirens with music, and now... I don't know what is the magic doing now, or... where did it go?" Twilight explained the second time, trying to figure out the magic of the elements. Twilight begins to think more, and somehow thinking of what Eclipse was talking about, he said it fair and square. The opposite of insanity and darkness... is the happiness and the light.
Like how King Sombra stole the crystal heart and hid it away, while the crystal kingdom fell into depression and disappeared into thin air.
A curse.
Dark magic.
Now the answers is the laughter and the love they share the same way with Cadence the Princess of love, and Pinkie Pie is the element of laughter or happiness. Without the happiness, it is insanity while the love is the only one protecting, alone. "
Pinkie, you have to lighten up right now" Twilight said quietly while Pinkie didn't hear of what Twilight said, Pinkie looked confused and thought about it to hear it in her mind.
"Why should I lighten up with the gore, the death and the... entire darkness coming at me?" Pinkie said. Rainbow Dash, Luna and Celestia didn't understand what Twilight is talking about, confused they started to think like Twilight, what is she talking about?
Luna begins to laugh, as everyone looked at her as if she's finally loosing it.
"I get it, laughing is a great way to forget about the past for good, laughing is also carried throughout life when being one of the Taraxippus to kill. I understand what Twilight is saying, laughing is good to show proof of having a great time, while laughing with insanity" Luna said.
Twilight's eyes went wide, remembering what Cadence had told her "the best way to forget the past is to get a great smile and a great laugh."
Twilight stood up, "everyone think of something that makes you laugh, its one way to feel happy and bright" she said, while everyone thought of something to laugh at, like remembering the moments in the past that happened that still makes us laugh in a good memory. Rainbow giggled, when remembering something that she didn't seem to forget.
"I remember when Pinkie did that stunt yesterday, it still gets me" Rainbow Dash said giggling turned into laughing, bursting with lungs for air really fast and soon, she snorted and fell down on her back. Pinkie laughed when Rainbow snorted, remembering that she loves to see everyone smile and laughing with her, and Pinkie's color begins to brighten and her hair went wild back to her original hair style.
Luna looked at Celestia; Luna smirked instead of remembering the past to remember good laughing moments she decided to make some more memories. "You might hate me on this sis, but... I remember when you dressed as a banana for Halloween once, I tweeted it on Twitter" Luna said as Celestia looked at Luna in shock, "you did what?" Celestia almost yelled at Luna.
Twilight, Pinkie and Rainbow looked at Celestia shocked to hear what Luna said, Pinkie giggled and laughed as loud as she could, Luna laughed with the girls while Celestia is angered by her sister's confession, "I didn't really do it on Twitter" Luna said, Celestia smiled punching a friendly fist on Luna's shoulder as Celestia laughed with joy.
Everyone is laughing, just as planned Twilight thought to herself, what now? Now that everyone is laughing what happens next? Twilight thought to herself again.
Twilight can feel the magic grow strong, and stronger.
Now... Twilight can hear some spirits whispering, it grew louder, and louder.
"In glad that we stopped the bad spirits, by talking to them, and surprised that the others calmed down" Applejack said, Twilight knew that something is going according to plan but she still doesn't know how to use the magic, the only thing that is missing. "Yes, thanks to Spike I must do something in return a nice dog treat would be nice, he likes the treats I always give him" said Rarity and apparently they are walking down the hall still talking, Applejack is carrying Fluttershy with her spirit strength like Fluttershy is floating in mid-air, and Fluttershy appears to be crying.
"Let's just get Fluttershy to the others, her spirit is damaged this isn't our Fluttershy, and how can I tell? She never cries this much, and how the spirits has tortured her, this is just horrible, and it seems that they just finally broke her heart. Poor Flutters, someone or something needs to do something to help her dry those tears" Applejack said, Twilight isn't even sure how is she hearing the spirits with human ears, Fluttershy did say that dogs can hear better than human ears, and see better than human eyes, Twilight is confused at the second, but she finally realizes that there is a demon within her, demons are similar to spirits, not human, not pony, or anything she knows... an unknown creature.
Rarity's human heart glowed, the same is happening to Applejack's heart as well. Twilight is finally feeling the magic of harmony, her spirit is very happy and she smiled. Twilight closed her eyes and tried to remember the spell that she has been working on for years, and months. "By the sun and the moon, let these hearts be bright. Secrets and the night, bright as one or more, light. Regrets and darkness fade of starlight. Love of emotion, power to shine. Souls restored, one or more of this crossed divine. Once or more, show me a sign" Twilight repeated the words over and over again, her hair flowed with stars and the wind started to pick up rapid speed. Purple and pink colors begin to fly in the air, shining and finding something to protect. Purple magic found its way to Rarity's heart, while pink turned into bright orange to Applejack's heart. Soon Twilight is finding herself in pain, the magic for this spell keeps on failing all the time, just so we can't cheat death and cheating death is a dangerous turn. No one is supposed to just live a happy life and let a painful fate happen to die and coming back to life, dying is the cycle for the human world the same with the pony world.
Only immortals can't die.
Twilight squeezed her eyes shut tightly and her hands right in front of her, painful and tired. The magic started to die down, Twilight won't allow her dead friends to be dead forever, they still have much to learn about being a team member, teamwork...
Twilight remembers the time that Applejack didn't need help to buck down every tree, in the end... Applejack did need the help so she wonders about the fear about over-working too much.
Twilight remembers the time that Rarity had abandoned her friends to work on her dresses, and soon realizing that she was missing something very important to her, something big, she abandoned her work and came for her friends Rarity wasn't being generous enough to protect her dream and her friends, she's sorry that she wasn't generous to herself.
Twilight's magic seem to have darken itself and soon the colors grew darker, "I will give you the power only this time, I know what is the next... I will possess everything you have. Twilight Sparkle" a voice echoed in her head, fading with a dark-deep voice and disappeared without another sound. Rarity's eyes opened, like she is under a deep, deep sleep she moaned, moving her hands and shook them... Rarity's eyes widened and gasped, she stood up to see Twilight and looked around to everyone else. Applejack woke up gasping like she woke up from a horrible, shocking nightmare she sat up and looked dizzy.
"Ugh... what happened?" Applejack asked anyone around her trying to stop feeling dizzy, Pinkie held her hand and pulled her up, standing and Pinkie hugged Applejack "I'm so happy your safe" Pinkie said Applejack soon hugged Pinkie.
"So happy" Applejack had repeated, smiling.
Twilight finally broke free from the spell, and finally... the spell worked. It... worked...
"Now is not the time to be happy and cheerful" said Eclipse Blight walking up from the darkness that covers half of his face, the ropes are still in-tacked together very tightly. Everyone looked at Eclipse, with angered expressions at him.
"You only found one way to save your friends... but where is the other one?" Eclipse asked any of the girls, but no one replied to him while Twilight tried to stand up against a locker, her mind is just about to explode in pain. Celestia helped Twilight to stand, grabbing one arm Twilight felt like she is about to pass out. Twilight looked at everyone and layed her eyes on Eclipse, he came towards her but everyone blocking his way to Twilight.
"I give you girls my trust, but I can still see you don't trust me still. Just let me help your friend okay?" Eclipse said walking past the girls and towards Twilight, he unwrapped his ropes with his remaining magic Celestia backed away with a disgusted look to Eclipse. Eclipse then carried Twilight on his back, and re-wrapped the ropes around his back to prove that he is still in custody and captive to the girls around him. Twilight's mind begin to feel dizzy and slowly faded away, passing out.
"Apparently... Twilight Sparkle used up all of her magic, to summon that powerful spell all because... no one is supposed to use that spell for centuries" Eclipse said telling the girls about the history of the spell, "it looked like using up all of her magic, not the harmony's magic but if she is able to do the resurrection spell it would cause some side effects, dizziness, painful headaches, and feeling weak to pass out" Eclipse kept on talking everyone wasn't ready to look at him to know the meaning of trust.
"I got a question for you Eclipse... when will you shut up?" Celestia asked Eclipse angrily, Eclipse looked at Celestia his eyes went black to green and his original yellow eyes. Celestia looked away from Eclipse, as she crossed her arms on her chest.
"You don't want to piss off a Taraxippus" Eclipse said walking towards the cafeteria to find some fresh food to eat at night. Everyone is starving for some food, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie is begging for food to eat. Rarity and Applejack are the most important girls who are dying to eat, after the spell was casted the hunger went strong to eat for some proteins, vitamins, veggies and fruits.
"How much more longer are we still running from your stupid monster brothers?" Luna asked Eclipse, hoping she would just go ahead and stop Comet and Grim.
"Not forever Luna" Eclipse said, landing on his knees slowly and layed down, turning on his right side to shake off Twilight Sparkle from his back. Using a flick of Eclipse's magic he helped himself up from lying down on the ground. Soon, everyone got food in their arms, stuffed some food in their mouths and walked around to form a circle. "So talk Eclipse, how do you know about that... resurrection spell that Twilight used?" Applejack asked Eclipse with a warning look, so he starts off with a big sigh and it sounded painful from his earlier attacks from the spirits.
“Legend says… the untold legend, was when the very first dark ages has been born. Two brothers ruled the land, creating life and death. Just like Celestia and Luna, they were never told about this legend; they were never alive to the first years of this planet.
Tion and Requiem ruled together, the king… was murdered by something that was invisible; the brothers heard about their father’s death it was unclear of who was the murderer, then came the next to die… the queen suffered through the same thing as the king, the mother… died from a heart attack from something that horrified the queen, dying of fright.
Tion, god of the life and day became the new king to rule the land. While Requiem, god of death and night is the only prince, and the only creature who ever cared about the night. Ponies are terrified of him; they never talked to him in their presence. Dragons tried to kill him for power and royalty, but the consequences for the dragons died… by the royal dragon.
The first alicorns of Twilight’s world tried to stop him from bringing eternal death… that is the most important part of Requiem’s domain. Requiem was found to be the murderer of his parents, Tion fought against his brother… banishing him to a place that no one dares to step a foot into.
The Everfree Forest. Requiem found a way to rise from his prison, so it wasn’t enough when Tion banished him… instead… he killed his own brother… he killed the murderer… finally avenging his parent’s deaths.
After Requiem died he found himself buried, he didn’t die… he was reborn, so Requiem’s magic was in full power, he killed an entire plague and after that… his magic is stronger than the king and queen. It wasn’t obvious that Tion didn’t seem to realize, that his brother can be reborn after each death, he feeds on the souls of any creature.
The first creatures was consumed was… the alicorn king and queen. Celestia’s and Luna’s parents, but how did they die? Their immortal youth was drained, Requiem consumed on the immortality, the youth, the blood and the strongest souls.
Every time something dies… it will be stolen and consumed by Requiem, after all… he is the god of death. Requiem had enough power to kill his own brother and when Tion died, he tried to pass on the life around him searching for something to revive from the dead, and when the dead has been cheated… Requiem’s magic will grow weak and weaker.
Requiem crushed Tion’s neck, cleaning Tion’s skull and wears it as a crown. The skull of Tion is the light of life, by the colors of white and light gray, then the darkness transform the magic into dark magic, dark gray and black.
When Requiem finally rules the land, he claims to transform earth and Equestria into eternal darkness, in so… finally creating the insanity to kill the innocent creatures, in honor to Requiem they slaughtered their victims, and wish to kill more.
“The dead stays dead, they cannot live again,” said Requiem.
Soon, Requiem found his love interest, Selena in which she has the same interests as his, they fell in love at first sight and dated for at least three years, and got married. When the wedding was over, Selena told him that she doesn’t want to rush things too fast; she wanted to be pregnant to three baby girls or baby boys.
Requiem learned that Selena is not what he thought at first… to be a father, it was a dream that he wanted when he was younger, that dream shattered when his heart turned very, very dark… and cold.
Selena didn’t get pregnant at all, but created life… Requiem didn’t even realize that Selena can transform anything alive, all by her mind… and soon created the three main Taraxippus.
Selena fell very close to the name of Grim Verde, the very first alicorn Taraxippus prince.
Then came to Comet Shade, the next pegasus to rule the skies a side prince of the Taraxippus… and lastly came to me.
Eclipse Blight a stubborn unicorn prince to rule over the unicorns and the earth ponies. The main three Taraxippus… our first power was transforming into a ghost, which is what we are.
Ghosts killed the king and queen, Requiem knew he had the power to control invisibility, and killed his parents so he can be the new king. Requiem used some of his dark magic to us, and once he is dead… Grim will take his place in exact vengeance, or just plain rage to kill and never stop feeding and stealing souls to grow more powerful.
There were two souls that killed Requiem inside of his magical crown; killing him in agony and pain… those two were the king and queen of Celestia and Luna. Using the elements of harmony of what you girls call it, Requiem transformed into smoke and disappeared deep into the core of the planet, for more than… the beginning of time.
Now Requiem has been feeding on dead souls over the past centuries, he has enough magic to not only rule one planet… but to rule all, dimensions, portals to another world, other planets, destroying all suns, and let the moons rule over for every galaxy and universe to control.
Elements of Darkness… the new and improved elements to rule… no longer rainbows… just white, gray and black…
And so Twilight… she just learned the resurrection spell… that spell… was not from her Star Swirl the Bearded role model, it found its way to her, so she have to keep on resurrecting every body, of any creature. If she doesn’t… there is nothing to stop my father."
"Holy...shit..." Applejack whispered and quickly covered her mouth with a hand, "excuse my bad language... but that just sounds... horrible, and terrifying" Applejack said again not only apologizing but seriously shocked at her reaction.
"So... all this time... you really weren't... normal?" Celestia asked Eclipse he slowly nodded.
"I'm just a stupid creation... it feels like... I no longer belong to my family anymore, I'm just a lone wolf..." Eclipse said he closed his eyes and looked away from everyone, and opened his eyes to a wall to space out. Pinkie looked down; desperate like she finally seems to trust Eclipse Blight already... she knows how he feels...
"I... feel the same way Eclipse. In this case... Pinkie Pie is just a shorter name to my original name; my full name is Pinkamena Diane Pie. Raised on a rock farm and...moved here to have a new and better life. Just when my life started... I wasn't really all happy I was just a sad little girl... my family sometimes fight but they never had a divorce... and, apologizing is something new to me, I had a lesson learned" Pinkie said everyone looked at her while Applejack and Rainbow Dash hugged her, "besides... fighting and forgiving happens all the time in life, even when bad things still happen... everything still moves on" Pinkie finished. Rainbow smiled hugging Pinkie a little tight, "I love you best friend" Dash said, Pinkie hugged back "I love you too Best Friend Forever" Pinkie said.
Twilight moaned and started to wake up, Spike was laying right next to her for company he stood on all fours and licked her cheek. Twilight started to stand up but sat down and looked at everyone.
"Twilight... we need to talk..." Celestia said while Twilight rubbed her eyes so her vision will become clear again.
"I don't understand I'm the only one who needs to keep on doing this spell for a while now? I can't do that... after what happened to me, I'm on the verge in pitch black darkness!" Twilight said, while Fluttershy was trying to unwrap Eclipse's restrains.
"...Thank you Fluttershy..." Eclipse said, with a worried expression he looked at Fluttershy to her very pretty eyes...
"Don’t thank me yet, we still need to find Sunset Shimmer before something really bad happens" Fluttershy said.
"A fair trade" Rainbow protested to a plan, everyone blinked at her.
"Don't you get it? Comet and Grim has Sunset Shimmer to summon their mother to possess Sunset, but without a third Taraxippus the spell won't work!" Rainbow said, "Have you seen the movies? Every time the villain gets their target and subject, they think they win! The next is... oh right... so that is when we come in and stop Requiem, Grim and Comet! A fight to the death..." Rarity said, understanding Rainbow's plan and then Rainbow smiled and winked.
"Not just any fight to the death, its a world-wide fight... some fight that no one can stop... unless a Taraxippus betrays the family" Eclipse said, "what happens then?" Fluttershy asked him.
"The spell will not just only be corrupted... but a fail, what happens is when Requiem is back in his prison... the entire student body will come back to life and then the Taraxippus will be no more... we will never be here as if we never existed. Disappearing forever..." Eclipse said everyone gasped Fluttershy hugged Eclipse.
"Fluttershy, get off" Eclipse said.
"No" Fluttershy cried, when Eclipse raised an eyebrow.
"Why?" Eclipse asked Fluttershy.
"Because... you are already a friend of mine! I don't want you to leave!" Fluttershy said.
"Fluttershy, please. Stop" Twilight insisted.
"No!" Fluttershy said again.
"Fluttershy, everyone needs to move on, he can't stay forever! He's a ghost!" Applejack said.
"She has a point..." Eclipse whispered.
"I won't leave a friend behind! I won't!" Fluttershy said.
Applejack and Rainbow Dash walked up to grab Fluttershy by the shoulders and held her by the wrists; she begins to cry even more.
"Fluttershy, get a hold of yourself" Rainbow said.
"Let me go!" Fluttershy demanded.
"Sorry Flutters, but lets go walk it off" Applejack said. Rainbow grabbed the tape, if Fluttershy cries louder and draws in Grim and Comet, Applejack and Rainbow needs to restrain Fluttershy this time.
"So that was the plan by Rainbow, but how are we going to attack?" Twilight said a worried but scared look, she feels like the magic will kill her if she keeps on reviving everyone.
Eclipse smiled.
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Spike has been panting for a while, while running towards where the girls are still unconscious he brought back some friends, hoping if the evil spirits had already gotten to the girls it will be too late to save them from the corrupted spirits. If Spike knows the ones that are still un-corrupted it would be able to possess the girls for safety.
"So you guys know the plan?" Spike asked, still running with the spirits of Trixie, Spitfire, Derpy, Doctor, Bulk and Vinyl Scratch. Trixie, Doctor, and Spitfire have voted to say, "Yes" while the other nodded with agreement.
"So... if we can possess your friends, they will be protected from the evil ones?" Doctor Whooves asked Spike in a calm manner, running to follow Spike.
"Yes, and please protect them, they are all I have left, to stop the Taraxippus" Spike answered and soon he stopped running, screeching against the ground to slow down he can see, five other spirits with black eyes and looking lifeless, their skin colors are darker and walking like zombies. Night Glider, Soarin, Fancy Pants, Fleet Foot, Cheerilee, and Octavia walked out of the shadows it appears they has been corrupted for hours.
"Don't worry, we have been taking good care of your... friends, Spike" Octavia said her voice sounds deeper, and very thin for the air being carried like echoes past beyond them. Vinyl removed her glasses to see that Octavia isn't herself; she wants to help her to snap out of it.
"Octavia..." Vinyl whispered.
Octavia smiled, walking up from her corrupted friends.
"Oh Octavia!" Octavia singed, she placed a hand on her left eye and slide it down to reveal Octavia's pink eye, crying. "Guess what's going to happen to your... friend?" Octavia laughed and that laughter carried on in the echo, while the others laughed with her, sliding her hand up to cover the pink eye and in a battle mode position.
"There is no way you can win!" Spitfire said, pointing a finger at them as everyone started to get in their battle positions.
"Oh really?" Soarin spoke so creepy, whispers were being heard around the school's hallway a low chuckle came from him and started to laugh loudly.
"Wanna fight? Then lets fight" Doctor Whooves said, as they charged against each other they where soon blown back from a magic force. Eclipse came out of the lockers "there will be no fighting" he said, looking at everyone.
"Eclipse Blight... how long have you been in there?" Spike said almost growling, about to pounce onto him and try to scratch his eyes out.
"Long enough to see you girls fighting with words, although... for all of you" Eclipse said pointing to the evil spirits, Eclipse made a black electric charge at their feet. "Release them" Eclipse demanded.
"Never!" hissed Night Glider.
Eclipse relaxed his eyes, his black electric shock triggered them to cause in agony. Trixie, Spitfire, Derpy, Doctor, Bulk and Vinyl were shocked that Eclipse attacked the evil spirits instead them. Soon they felt lighter, and their normal selves returned to normal they fell down to the ground.
"Octavia, thank goodness your safe" Vinyl said walked towards Octavia and hugged her, Octavia soon opened her eyes and everyone else did too.
"I can only do this once... my magic won't let me use it again for the next... I don't know, the next five centuries. I have to get you girls and guys back to life, its one way for my father to feel weaker. Twilight did it too, and now its my turn" Eclipse said, Spike stood on his hind legs on Eclipse's foot, his paws on his leg.
"You can't do that! I mean Twilight passed out for a while, your going to get the same thing and you need your strength. We have to help you!" Spike said. Eclipse shook his leg, and Spike held on he looked mad.
"Get off Spike!" Eclipse said shaking his leg.
"NO!" Spike replied.
"Your making me look like an idiot in front of everyone! So stop!" Eclipse said. Derpy and Spitfire were getting Spike off of Eclipse's leg.
Eclipse sighed; he slammed against a locker and slid down.
"Your right Spike, but guess what? I have been in pain ever since I was kidnapped, so many punches, kicking, and scratching. I was strong because I thought I could make it out alive. And I did, I was loosing myself again" Eclipse said he closed his eyes and felt very tired he exhaled.
"What do you mean, again?" Doctor asked.
"I tried to commit suicide before, I was left on the rope for hours and didn't realize I was still breathing I thought I already died... apparently I wasn't" Eclipse said, in the next moment, he held out his right arm and used his black magic to wrap his arm and exploded the magic aiming at the ghosts of friends.
"Always remember, pain is what makes us stronger including death to the next. Be safe and run" Eclipse said he tried to stand up to aim better, his left leg started to crack and break, then his right. Eclipse grunted to realize his heart is about to stop, it’s slowing down almost to be killed easily. Holding his right arm with his left hand, he begins to feel dizzy to loose his vision he closed his eyes in concentration.
"Aaaagh!" Eclipse was in pain and so was the spirits as well, they where holding their heads like something is screaming so loud they are loosing their hearing, and some of them dropped down to the ground. Eclipse begins to worry and to think of something, he was using all of his magic to resurrect them and the next he feels like he is already disappearing.
"Eclipse! Stop!" Spike said calling out to him, he was beginning to loose his hearings but Eclipse didn't stop. Eclipse's nose began to bleed and soon crying blood out of his right eye. Eclipse remembers his girlfriend so much he is waiting to see her in the afterlife, remembering when he was just a happy little colt, and the cold and endless darkness. Eclipse feels like he won't forget the moment he was being cared for... people actually cared for him...
Then the magic stopped, and Eclipse was face down to the ground just about in time to fade. Eclipse felt some hands on his right hand, Twilight and Rarity are there awake and alive he looked at them with a sad expression, and they gave him the same expression as well.
"Its not time for you to leave Mr. Blight" a voice echoed in the distance Eclipse recognized that voice he remembered who it is... Cynder Dusk. "You really love me that much don't you? I can't believe that you have been saved by me so many times..." Cynder said she was clearly and nearly visible to him she placed a hand on his cheek.
"Don't you dare forget yourself, don't you dare forget why you are here and who you are, because you are more than a Taraxippus" Cynder said as she reached into his chest, Eclipse felt a new type of pain he was shaking hard, "Shh this time... you can't die at all" Cynder said as she faded away. Eclipse screamed, his body is in pain and he couldn't stop shaking he bit his lower lip from screaming.
"Cynder..." Eclipse whispered.
"Okay... what the hell just happened?" Rainbow asked anyone she was more confused than ever, including everyone.
"When I touched Eclipse's hand it felt like...he was ready to die, but... someone or something else was here and it... saved him from faded away" Twilight answered.
"Your a doctor right? Can you help him?" Rarity asked Doctor Whooves. "Yes I can... I'm afraid I'm not that kind of a doctor" Doctor said scratching the back of his hair.
"Well... can you try?" Rarity asked again hoping for a good respond. Doctor nodded and then started to think, he walked over to Eclipse, Doctor touched his neck, to his shoulder, past the waist and on his knees then stopped.
"Strange... his thighs are bruised and healed... his rib cage cracked open and reattached itself, his neck was about to twist but reshaped back into place, his right arm is broken from using all of his magic, and now its healed. But not only that... his heart was about to explode, then he felt... love... a long ago...no centuries old from his...his... girlfriend?" Doctor explained, as he touched Eclipse's cheek and quickly swiped it away "Ah... that's even more bizarre... he's ice cold" Doctor said, looking at his hand it was turning into ice, frostbiting Doctor's hand. Rarity took out a jacket from her bag in her locker and wrapped it around Doctor's hand, "when I woke up back in my body I felt very ice cold, all because it is a new experience to me. As in. This never happened before, but I've heard stories of Taraxippus being monsters as in. They disappeared before... not like the ones that are already here. The Taraxippus are three legendary creatures that loves to haunt their victims. Even though I remember scaring one off before, hopping around like a bunny and acted like hyenas or... straight down anxious, ravenous birds... what where they again? Oh right... Vultures. Anyhow, the Taraxippus are monstrous ponies of known to be... ghosts... they love to give everyone a good fright. Trust me I actually dressed up like a ghost pony before, it was very childish of me but freedom is what I am and what I always wanted before" Doctor explained further.
"Yes, my friends know about that before. All because... I asked Spike to ask ghost Applejack and ghost Rarity to capture one of them. I just didn't seem to realize that Eclipse is more important than Comet or Grim... unless..." Twilight said then something dinged on her mind.
"There is a forth dimensional key... and its Eclipse Blight, and I believe... his role was supposed to betray the family, once betrayal happens they intent to disappear while fighting until they are wiped away from existence" Twilight explained.
"Then... then... I lost a new friend of mine..." Fluttershy said she started to cry, walking past everyone and hugged Eclipse.
Fluttershy's cheek started to turn ice cold, and hugged harder. Twilight and Doctor looked down to think of something else, "That's it!" Twilight said she pushed Doctor away against the lockers. "I'm okay,” Doctor said.
"Remember when we all hugged Eclipse for the first time? He was afraid; we felt the cold that he has been feeling for centuries! Then somehow he was becoming warm! Eclipse isn't just a Taraxippus he's human! As a Taraxippus they are cold creatures, but with friends around him he's human! That is part of his fate! He's becoming human! But that's not all, for some reason he can only control only one, stay as a cold hearted ghost or become human" Twilight explained. Everyone looked at the person next to them, and hugged and they nodded.
Eclipse started to shiver, his hands are turning into ice.
"N-no...I... I can't..." Eclipse spoke softly, its like the cold is transforming him into a human icicle but turning him more into a darker Taraxippus.
"Its a risk everyone, once we touch we need to hug him, melt away the ice." Eclipse opened his eyes, pure black his Taraxippus side is trying to contain him. Fluttershy stood up with Eclipse then landing on knees, "It feels like Eclipse is dying he needs us!" Fluttershy said loud enough before her mouth was turned into ice. Twilight looked at her friends, "are you girls ready?" she asked, while everyone nodded. Twilight went first then Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash joined in on the hug.
"Must. Fight... aagh... h-he-he...hel-" Eclipse sounds like he is loosing a fight within him, his monster side seems to be winning his mouth quickly turned into ice.
"Quickly everyone! Think of the moment when you needed him the most!" Twilight said, she started to think about the time when she first met him, he was scared, he looked like he needed a friend, it was a reason why we needed our enemies closer, it can be true, friends can turn into enemies in the future, but enemies are learning to turn into friends. Having a friend is such an important thing, because without a friend... we cannot save that friend... we cannot save a brother or a sister... isn't that the reason why? Until a miracle comes... we do have the power to save that friend Twilight thought.
Eclipse opened his eyes, blacker than space a world of one massive black hole... a flash to his mother, the real person that he still cares for he can see that Sunset needs help... she needs to know... what its like to be loved, to finally care... to stop being afraid and start being brave. FLASH! Then Eclipse was thinking about his father how much he was being told the wrong way, raised to only be a warrior not a lover... there is a difference but... can it mean the same thing? To be both?
The everyone else joined in on the hug, everyone hugged tighter to Eclipse the ice wasn't stopping soon it is covering all of them, half way around like a spinning clock. Eclipse was then thinking of his brothers, can't Grim and Comet feel the same way? NO! They don't know it! They don't know what its like to be the only one alone!
Grim was just scratching the air with his dark magic almost to every dimension, getting ready for the big invasion but stopped when Eclipse was invading his mind.
"What?" Grim spoke softly and soon... he looked everywhere to see someone... he was feeling something, something Grim never felt before... warmth, love, friendship... family... Grim was hugging himself; his heart was beating with sweat, and fingered it in front of his eyes the sweat dropped.
"What is this feeling?" Grim was looking at his hands, his hands has been ice cold for all of his life.
"Um Grim?" Comet said looking at Grim with a feeling he never felt before, "do you feel this?" Comet asked Grim speaking very soft and very low.
"Yes but... whose mind is this?" Grim asked looking at Comet with a confused look. Grim and Comet paused, they are hearing something, something from... Eclipse? Eclipse's mind? "Can't Grim and Comet feel the same way? NO! They don't know it! They don't know what its like to be the only one alone!" Grim and Comet placed their hands on their heads, something is telling them to save him.
"Please save him! I love this Taraxippus! Doesn't anyone know what its like to be so shy?" Fluttershy's mind came next, "he's a loyal friend and I am a loyal person to him! Is it really hard to face with something else and still need to care for a friend that is still alone? I won't leave my friends behind! Friends are more important to me than being a Wonder Colt!" Rainbow Dash's mind was racing, and soon Grim and Comet are hearing everything, they are closing their eyes so they can tell them to shut up but it isn't working. Grim opened his eyes and looked at Comet, he couldn't help it, it feels like he needs to forgive Eclipse, but how are they going to avoid their parents and the jobs they were given?
"Hey mom, dad, we are taking a break okay? This feels like I'm being drained right now, do you mind?" Grim asked a perfect lie.
"Of course dear! Go ahead and rest for a bit mommy has something for you later" Sunset said.
"Oh yeah sure, just make sure the army is ready when you boys get back" Requiem said.
Grim and Comet looked at each other, Comet placed a hand on Grim's shoulder they walked out of the gymnasium and went the same hall where Eclipse and Requiem was fighting, but only to see a giant ice cube frozen in place, there are people inside crying and hugging one main person. Eclipse Blight, it was too late to save him and everyone else.
"What have we done? I feel like a horrible brother to Eclipse..." Grim looked down the same that goes with Comet...
"Can't Grim and Comet feel the same way? No, They don't know it, they don't know what its like to be the only one alone..." Comet said repeating what Eclipse had said in his mind, he was screaming... to death. Grim placed a hand on the frozen ice, it didn't seem to bother him, and Comet did the same. A spark crackled, and seeing the ice break somehow Grim and Comet looked closer.
"That happened when we both touched the ice... can we break it?" Comet asked Grim.
"I don't know, without a third Taraxippus we aren't strong enough to break it entirely. The only part we can't break is the core, and guess where is that core?" Grim said placing a hand over the middle of the ice, Eclipse is right underneath it.
"If we can't break it that much then... can we do it again?" Comet asked again for Grim to answer.
"Its nearly impossible... but it can be a risk" Grim said as he placed both hands on the ice, Comet steadied himself taking a few breathes until the static became lightning. Comet was focusing on the right amount of energy and magic, and Grim with the ultimate power this can only happen once every fifteen minutes until reaching the core. Grim and Comet are in pain, the only thing that they are feeling is just pain.
For the sake of Grim's and Comet's magic, they can not hold on anymore they have been doing this for quite a while, in so for thirty minutes.
"I can't take it anymore... Agh... can't make it stop... ugh... Grim... aagh... this is... too... painful" Comet's voice was shaking, "no! Keep on going!" Grim commanded until Grim started to scream, "how could I have been so blind? How can I let this happen? This isn't me! I'm not a bad brother! I cared for Eclipse! Agh... I guess I was just left with everything I have been avoiding someone so important to me..." Grim stopped talking, he sounded like he knows what... not Principle Celestia was thinking... Princess Celestia has been thinking... after a thousand years of banishing Luna to the moon... Grim now realizes what kind of creature he is... I'm not her! I am not Princess Celestia! I am Grim Verde! Grim shouted in his mind. Grim's hands turned into fists, the ice begins to crack more and Grim closed his eyes and opened them pure white glow. Comet is in so much pain he feels like he is loosing his immortality, then his eyes began to glow.
Eclipse slowly opened his eyes he felt like he lost half of his soul...
"Eclipse...I'm sorry" Grim and Comet said at the same time, and they sounded like they really meant it.
The ice now begins to melt at the average to five seconds when melting third and three quarters of the ice. The ice started to melt at the edges and eating away the ice to the center. Grim and Comet were blown back against the ground, they layed on the ground to recover. Everyone fell on top of each other while they tried to move out of the pile of people. Eclipse tried to stand up, instead he crawled out of the pile and then something happened.
Wings.
One skeletal black wing glowing in green and one purple coated wing glowed in white, Eclipse was inhaling very badly gasping for air like there is no oxygen in space and, then he layed down on his stomach while his wings lowered. Eclipse sighed. Everyone started to stand up all of them are feeling very dizzy.
"I guess you didn't know much about me?" Eclipse said he was face planted on the ground; his wings flew him up in the air. Grim and Comet were surprised to see something very... very interesting.
Twilight's friends helped up Twilight and the others were standing up with confused eyes. Eclipse landed on one knee as his wings spread the air, Twilight and her friends looked at Eclipse for some reason the ice was transforming Eclipse to the next level, but for some reason... it was more likely that he was loosing a part of himself so instead... he's half human and half Taraxippus.
Twilight walked up to Grim with angered eyes and punched him at the cheek.
"Your a coward..." Twilight said and walked back to her friends, walking by Eclipse and in front of everyone turning around to face Grim and Comet. Grim softened his cheek from Twilight's punch. Eclipse stood up and looked at Grim and Comet... "So... are we even now?" Eclipse asked his brothers. Grim nodded.
"I knew something was up... you were in our minds were you? That's a new one I didn't know about..." Grim said walking up to Eclipse but he back away from Grim.
"I was waiting for you guys to say it... how long it has been since the first time we knew we were connected... instead of being soldiers" Eclipse said he crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"I really meant it... its just that... I feel more responsible about the family... I'm really sorry and I do mean it" Grim said, Eclipse looked at Grim with a glare.
"Oh?" Eclipse spoke in anger.
"While I was the only one being the actual ghost to you?" Eclipse asked Grim, "I knew I wasn't supposed to be... the blind person."
"You got that right" Eclipse answered.
Comet placed a hand on Grim's shoulder, "if we return to mom and dad they would realize something is wrong, we have to gather the spirits in the gym so they won't suspect anything wrong. Requiem is very much on high alert right now... I believe" Comet said while Grim looked down and began to think of something...
"I have a plan."
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"Are you sure this will work?" Twilight asked Grim she worried if something really bad happens.
"Yes... we did this spell once and it turned out good...but whatever you do... don't talk like this and if you do... the spell will be able harm you and it won't work again for at least an hour. The only way to keep on the ghost spell you have to act like you’re being controlled like a puppet" Grim answered.
"Eclipse... I'm sorry about what happened from over the past twelve centuries... Grim and I right now wishes it to take it back" Comet said letting Eclipse to know they are seriously telling the truth.
"I'm not asking for apologizes Comet... I never asked for anything..." Eclipse answered.
Comet nodded like he agrees with Eclipse's answer, then Comet flew around the school hallways and rang a bell. "Wake up everyone, time to go to work!" Comet said he used some magic to draw in the spirits.
The spirits then followed Comet's command and flies in the air, "you want this magic? You want to feed? Come and get it!" Comet said then he was flying with the spirits, and the spirits are attacking Comet, they are hungry for magic and blood. Comet was dragged in into an avalanche of hungry spirits to kill for blood, "damn it" Comet whispered he can feel hands trying to rip him apart from arms, shoulders and his neck. Comet was loosing himself but clear enough that he can't die from simple pain.
"Must. Vanish" Comet's voice gurgled when his neck was about to break, Comet then used his magic to vanish in the air and flew further away from the hungry spirits. Comet huffed and gasped, looking at the spirits that wants nothing more than sparing lives.
"This time... just follow me I have something better for what you guys want" Comet said taunting the angered spirits, while he used some of his magic to form a knife and cut his left arm, the spirits stopped and sniffed the air they licked their lips and snarled at Comet they came towards him very fast.
"That's more like it" Comet said he flew in the air and quickly made it to the gym doors.
"Stay here" Comet said as he and Grim used some of their magic to the girls and guys in order to be unscented by the ravenous spirits. Twilight opened her eyes she couldn't see anything but black, the same thing that goes with everyone else.
Comet and Grim flew in the air, a small breeze flew through their hair and their wings.
"Its ready Requiem" Grim shouted to Requiem.
"Finally!" Requiem said, finally using his full magic to grow his wings in dark gray magic, black wings emerged from his back he started to fly in the air. Requiem burst through the roof of the school's gymnasium, crashing it down and himself he stayed underground until his host is killed.
Eclipse gasped to realize that Requiem is now at full power to contain his host on the inside, and ready to become his monster side on the outside. Flash is lost.
There is no way they can save Flash now.
Grim looked at Comet, Grim is sure that they have the same power to remove the power of dark magic on the corrupted spirits, so the spirits are resurrected and Requiem will become weaker. It won't be enough to be done with... Requiem doesn't exactly have that many souls to consume.
"Rise!" Sunset said she was becoming stronger and more powerful. A big chunk of the roof fell down to where Flash is still trapped, and soon... Flash was trying to escape his hand was shown then it turned black with shadowy claws. The chunk fell on top of the pile instantly killing Flash in seconds.
Grim and Comet closed their eyes, and looked away it wasn't a good sign... Requiem is now in his true form.
Flash is gone.
A sinister laugh emerged from the debris, echoing for miles and miles.
I'm sure that we are suppose to do a surprise attack on Selena... but it feels like I can't do that right now Grim thought to himself it is very confusing about when to strike Selena.
Comet opened his eyes and is surprised to see wings the size of a football field in length and the same size for the width.
"My love, I missed you" Sunset said her hands on her hips.
Comet placed a hand on Grim's shoulder, he blinked and nodded Grim knew what Comet was thinking of... they need to seal away Sunset and out of sight from Requiem quickly before he knows something bad will happen next. While Requiem is busy growing and growing to his average size, they need to get Sunset out of the way.
Grim and Comet flew behind Sunset to do a sneak attack, Grim covered an arm on Sunsets mouth and Comet used some of his magic to make her pass out, they flew with her in the girls locker room. Eclipse turned invisible just when Grim and Comet took her into another room, he flew past the gym and into the girls locker room.
"Now we need to get some white magic so she can't escape, I'm glad your already here on time" Grim said Eclipse nodded, he thought about the white magic for the first time... all he knows is about dark magic he doesn't know how to use white magic... instead, Eclipse was just thinking about turning some dark magic into white magic. Eclipse is thinking about chains with a daylight yellow color, he placed his hands in front of him and bam! The chains are there and the glow is real... it is real.
"Sorry mom... but we can't stay like this forever... its time for a change in this family" Grim said.
All of them flew out of the locker room they are already shocked and surprised that Requiem went from fifteen feet to seventy-nine feet in three minutes.
"I thought we already resurrected people" Grim said and soon Eclipse is now facing what to do... and it felt like he wants to stop running and start fighting.
"We did, it must be not enough" Eclipse answered he looked at his brothers and the girls behind the doors, he doesn't know where to go now.
"Is it enough?" Requiem's voice was deep, very deep he asked as if he knew Eclipse is was here all along, Requiem opened his eyes to reveal dark red eyes and the skull of Tion, and Requiem looked at Eclipse with an angered expression. Eclipse held a fighting position, one hand in front and the other next to his side lowered to do an uppercut.
"I always wondered... where is the change? And guess what... everything is the change" Eclipse said he let his wings expand to show Requiem that he finally earned his wings. "I see..." Requiem trailed off and whacked his tail against Eclipse and ended up crashing against a window, Eclipse knows that he is not fighting alone ever since he made his brothers go against their own minds.
"It’s always good to change, but what can you do... when I end it?" Requiem said and smiled with pure white teeth. Eclipse used his magic to transform a weapon in his hands with white and gray colors.
"I rather not talk" Eclipse replied and as he drew out his own weapon in the form of an axe, and charged at Requiem at his left wing. Grim formed a weapon for himself of multiple spears and flew in the air and attacked Requiem at the back of the skull, but it barely did any effect. Grim then threw some spears to Eclipse and flew around to find one of the weak spots. Eclipse aimed the spears at Requiem's right eye in which he flinched and looked away.
Comet found Grim in the air, "I think I know one spot that might do the trick" Comet said to Grim, Grim looked at Comet and soon realized that the eyes are one spot to be a weakness, the chest is the next but if we attack at the chest Flash would be still dead on the inside.
"We can't do it, its risky" Grim answered all because he knew what Comet was thinking of. Grim formed some daggers and threw it towards Comet and he grabbed them. Requiem roared as he started to fly in the sky, Grim, Comet and Eclipse followed. Eclipse went past Grim and Comet faster and was determined to stop this invasion, but soon... the invasion is now starting Requiem started to scratch the sky to the pony world and he roared to spread his dark magic of eternal darkness.
Twilight walked in to see that her world is now over, he won only one world and she didn't seem to stop it in time. Twilight's wings appeared out of nowhere but soon she was flying in the air with the brothers, Twilight is furious and didn't realize that the magic had just begun for everyone. Twilight's friends followed her and while in the air, gold armor began to transform the girls into warriors. Rainbow Dash came first and Applejack to the last, they were transforming very quickly and realized that Twilight wants to be part of the fight. Twilight had just sparkled some magic with a fist and aimed it at Requiem's chest he roared when he clawed to another dimension, he fell before the next darkness had started. Twilight screamed along with the scream with Eclipse, Twilight flew behind Eclipse and aimed both magic to Requiem's right eye.
Eclipse looked at Twilight her wings seemed to have grown bigger, "why did you come here? This is my fight!" Eclipse asked Twilight, Requiem interrupted when he was grabbing Eclipse with both claws and swoosh down to the ground, landing on the ground Eclipse flashed out of the black claws and teleported some green daggers to Requiem's wings on his back. "You may say that but now my world is still in danger, this is my fight too!" Twilight replied she flew down and didn't stop the speed and performed a powerful punch to Requiem's left cheek and saw that the skull is cracked.
Requiem shadowed his right claw and flew towards Twilight, her cheek is scratched along with her left shoulder and her stomach and yet she fell but just before she was falling Rainbow caught Twilight. Twilight opened her eyes and saw Rainbow but looked down to see that she is wounded badly on her stomach, Twilight was trying to fly her wings are fine but it’s just her left arm that is wounded to fight.
Fluttershy aimed her butterflies against Requiem and yet screamed at her almost that he is going to devour her before that Rarity vanished into Requiem's mouth to save Fluttershy.
Twilight gasped, she flew towards Requiem and was seriously angered, her heart exploded and her hands are shaking with fire. Twilight screamed so loud it caught everyone's attention. Twilight let her hand burst into flames and fire punched Requiem, the punch sound echoed for miles and miles he didn't even break anything, but a few cracks on the skull.
Requiem looked at Twilight he was very amused fighting against her, "I can tell... that you are very powerful my dear... I think you are missing something here... oh yeah your worst fear!" Requiem said as he charged against Twilight, Twilight felt something so powerful she is wanting to stop but after Requiem said that... her fear is already true, Twilight felt herself burst into black flames of fire an entire feeling that Twilight is now wanting to unleash.
Twilight felt herself growing, as everyone stopped to see Twilight growing in every foot. Twilight screamed in a dark voice that she never felt before, and the scream didn't stop for at least seven minutes. Twilight stomped a foot on the ground, and one hand to calm herself on the ground. Twilight stood up over ninety feet tall, and opened her eyes revealing pure red eyes.
"Oh my worst fear? THAT FEAR IS ALREADY REAL!" Twilight screamed and aimed her fist against Requiem's left side, and just then Twilight felt herself shrinking to her normal size and falling...
Eclipse was shocked to see something so big it completely stunned him, but in Eclipse's shock he knows he needs to move to save Twilight and so he did.
“Don't you think we should disappear?" Eclipse remembered what Comet had said a few centuries ago. “I feel like it can't be true, but the truth and believing is right in front of our eyes the entire time" Eclipse remembers what he said, it came out of no where.
"It makes us stronger, and we never cared for friendship and forgiveness...enemies and hatred is the best part! Isn't that all of you guys know already? Friends are far away when the enemy crosses the line, after all... keep your friends close...keep your enemies even closer" Eclipse really feels done with being this dark, he can’t control his own insanity.
"I think... I believe... all of you changed me, and it somehow doesn't feel right" Eclipse couldn’t believe that other people actually do care about him, he started to cry with his eyes closed.
“The Taraxippus is the darkness... we cannot be saved anymore" Eclipse remembered that time… if there is a way to be saved… how come there is hope? Even in the darkest shadows?
"I'm just a stupid creation... it feels like... I no longer belong to my family anymore, I'm just a lone wolf..." its too real… I am a lone wolf! But right now… I think its time to stop doing things alone Eclipse thought “Disappearing forever..." Yes… I am afraid to disappear, but I am not afraid to fight Eclipse finished his thought.
"I won't leave a friend behind! I won't!" Eclipse remembered what Fluttershy said. Eclipse flew faster until his wings are tired but he didn't stop, he finally reached to Twilight before she hit the ground, Eclipse opened his eyes just the same time Twilight did and in a quick move she hugged Eclipse and let go of him.
"Have you decided of what you really are?" Twilight asked Eclipse as he tried to slow down, but Requiem then again grabbed Eclipse in the act with Twilight, they are both struggling to be free. "Hmm... I think you found love at first sight, how wonderful... now its time to END IT!" Requiem said as he began to squeeze Eclipse and Twilight, it is unbearable to escape.
Requiem began to laugh, "I win!" Requiem shouted at his victory. Twilight and Eclipse passed out, not until Grim began to fade in a small quarter way. Grim stopped his attack and looked at his hands or his arms, he's already fading away.
"No! Not now!" Grim said, worried he needs to act fast to save Eclipse and Twilight and when he reached them in Requiem's grip it appears it is too late.
"NO! ECLIPSE! WAKE UP! PLEASE!" Grim shouted just in time Requiem screamed. Grim placed a hand on Eclipse's left shoulder, "Eclipse... please wake up, this isn't fair! THIS ISN'T FAIR!" Grim said. Thunder roared with the awakening of the rain, and just then Requiem threw Eclipse and Twilight in the air. Grim only have enough strength to catch only one, so he went after Eclipse and Applejack catched Twilight. Grim and Applejack went down to the ground, Grim held onto Eclipse as Comet found him crying and sobbing.
"Comet... its too late... we are gone!" Grim said shocking Applejack and Comet, "no! It can't be too late!" Applejack replied to Grim in fear. Grim felt a hand on his right shoulder, Eclipse opened his eyes to see Grim "he's too strong Grim... I'm sorry" Eclipse said his voice is cracked, he smiled slowly. "Eclipse... don't you dare, don't you dare say it! DON'T YOU DARE!" Grim said angrily he felt weak, they have been fighting for over an hour. Grim's hands started to fade, "no, no, no, no! No! No! No! No! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!" Grim begged he tried to hold Eclipse again, as he started to cry very badly.
"No..." Grim whispered. Twilight started to cry at the moment the first raindrop happened, when Applejack let go of Twilight her hand touched Eclipse's hand. "Without Twilight... we actually lost a fight..." Fluttershy cried, she started to shake and drop down to her knees. Swoosh! Fluttershy heard something, she turned around and saw something yellow, then something blue. Swoosh! Applejack looked around and saw colors raining down from the sky, blue, pink, yellow, red, orange, and purple.
Grim couldn't stop crying, Comet closed his eyes when he placed a hand on Grim's left shoulder and knelt down.
The colors rained harder, and towards Twilight's and Eclipse's touch.
"For a second thought... I think they are not dead" Fluttershy said and after she said that, Requiem started to howl in pain he panted, looking down with his claws digging into the ground. Applejack stood up and looked at the sky, Rainbow Dash helped Fluttershy to stand up and looked up to the sky with Pinkie wondering what are they looking at, but then remembered the prophecy.
"A forth key... Twilight was right, Eclipse is the forth key and once Twilight's key is unleashed to war... none of us won. When generosity is giving away... the Taraxippus is set free, and the dark key is free as well" Applejack said, Comet stood up and looked at Applejack.
"But... what happens when two keys are free at the same time?" Applejack asked Comet and Comet looked down trying to think, Comet shrugged. "I don't know, but something does tell me... this war isn't over" Comet replied looking to his left he saw that his left arm is almost completely gone, he looked worried. The colors came faster to the touch of Twilight and Eclipse's hands, it started to glow wild.
Twilight opened her eyes slowly, she is in complete pain but something seems to be healing her already, her bloodstains started to fade and her wounds are healing already.
"Ugh..." Twilight moaned, she tried to stand up but something is holding her down. Twilight sees everyone around her, with stars everywhere in colors.
"Twilight? Are you okay?" Fluttershy asked her, and Twilight can barely hear anything.
"C-can't... move" Twilight choked on her voice, she is trying to get her body to respond to her but eventually nothing is working.
Grim started to set green and black fire around him, and it appears to grow bigger and bigger. Grim looked up to see his cold-hearted father flying to the sky roaring his darkness in every dimension and reality he can reach to, Grim's hands are once again into fists and his wings are ready to fly and so he did. Grim is very furious about himself for being a bad brother to Eclipse, his wings are just about to fade and after using some of his magic from his emotion of hate.
With Grim's last attack on Requiem, he cried with tears and BAM! Grim's magic is fully being used on Requiem and Requiem didn't shield himself on time, a full blast of magic against a powerful creature won't be able to help Grim as he begins to fade away faster, as he finally screamed with his remaining magic before he faded away completely, away from the blast Grim looked defeated and in a few seconds later... he disappeared.
Requiem smiled and laughed, like he no longer cares for his own son that disappeared. Comet felt something that hit him, he fell on his back and realized that without Grim... Comet is next to disappear, "Grim is gone... forever and without him... I am next to disappear, and soon this is over we can't come back... I'm afraid to disappear" Comet said, Fluttershy sat down next to Comet and have him a hug.
"Ugh... Eclipse! You have to wake up! ECLIPSE YOU STUPID BASTARD WAKE UP!" Applejack couldn't handle it anymore she burst out in her anger, she shook his shoulders and there is just no responds his head tilted to his right on the ground. Applejack stopped herself and backed away, she started to cry badly.
"I know you are awake... but, where did you go?" Applejack said desperately.
"I can hear him" Twilight spoke, very normally "and he's trying to say something but he is just... asleep for some reason..." Twilight said explaining what is going on.
"Grim... I know you are sorry" Twilight's voice had just transformed into Eclipse's voice "and I am sorry that I betrayed you, I know we are not gone forever...we are still a family" Twilight said. Comet crawling towards Eclipse and Twilight.
"But Eclipse... I don't know what happened right now, I don't know what is going on can you explain this?" Comet said in a confused look and glanced between Twilight and Eclipse.
"Its dark... I can't see anything, I can't see you... I can only see a small light... I'm confused as well... so I know I'm not dead" Twilight spoke and to be clear for everyone it seems like its the hands that are connected.
"Listen to me Eclipse, Grim is gone! GRIM IS GONE! GONE FOR GOOD!" Comet said he must know what happened. Comet started to tear up faster, looking up and feeling hopeless.
"No... he can't be gone" Twilight said her eyes turned into yellow to know that Eclipse seems to becoming part of her. "DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME? HE DISAPPEARED ALREADY! HE USED UP ALL OF HIS MAGIC AND DIED, HE SACRIFICED HIMSELF FOR ME! FOR YOU GOD DAMN IT!" Comet said he turned to depression already, and it wasn't helping for everyone.
"He did have a heart of gold, he wasn't cold hearted at all" Pinkie said and yet again her hair deflated so she started to cry.
"Ah... I can't move" Eclipse is still voicing through Twilight, Applejack was just then placing Twilight's connected hand away from Eclipse. Twilight blinked and held onto Eclipse's hand again, "wait... should I go towards that light? I wonder where does it go?" Eclipse said, "Wait... it’s coming after me?" Eclipse said very confused.
"Stop it! What did Requiem do to you?" Comet asked Eclipse, hoping they can actually do something that can stop this madness.
"He crushed us, me and Twilight... after that it feels like I need to find something" Eclipse answered.
"Do you know what?" Comet asked Eclipse again.
"I don't know... Tion I think?"
Thunder clashed as the rain kept on pouring down, "...Tion? How?" Comet asked again he may be demanding about it but he needs to know what does it actually mean "I think he's trying to tell me something... I can't make out what is he saying. All I can hear is... can't and go back... and... remove?" Eclipse said and soon Applejack knows what the last part means.
"I think I know what Tion is saying, you can't disappear not yet, you have to go back and remove Requiem's crown. But if we do remove Requiem's crown how are we going to do it when Rarity was devoured? Without Rarity nothing is going to be the same anymore, Rarity means a lot to me... to us" Applejack answered to Eclipse's confusion.
"There is only one way, only I need to do a teleportation..." Eclipse sighed "and in order to do that, I have to get devoured myself" Eclipse finished, then somehow the connection is gone when Applejack moved Twilight's hand away, and soon Twilight can feel herself again she blinked.
Eclipse can finally open his eyes and felt. Happy for once in his life, he smiled.
Twilight and Eclipse finally stood up, Eclipse placed a hand on her cheek.
"Thank you... friend" Eclipse said and he hugged Twilight, "ow..." Twilight finally has her voice back, she relaxed herself and hugged him back.
"We can't stop now, we have to save Rarity AND destroy the crown" Twilight said as she tried to stand up, she can tell she almost lost her balance.
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
"HEY!" Eclipse shouted as he was flying in the air in front of Requiem, and Requiem grabbed Eclipse again.
"You can't seem to give up a fight can you?" Requiem asked, the fighters he once knew as sons have disturbed him.
"Some fight I can't give up" Eclipse answered Requiem isn't amused to his answer.
"Then... if you won't stop... then I will MAKE YOU DO!" Requiem said and soon he just then devoured Eclipse, and he can already hear Rarity screaming from lost souls. Eclipse was being tossed around and landed in the stomach he stood up and looked around to see Rarity being torn apart from the lost souls. And here is Rarity still actually fighting and Eclipse was then flying to slam Rarity against the side stomach "are you the real Rarity?" Eclipse asked as if he knows that once someone is devoured and in the stomach to find someone still alive, it can be a side effect to the souls to transform into the livings that are still roaming.
Rarity looked at Eclipse like she is trying to think of the best lie, Eclipse took away her weapon and threw it in the stomach acid.
"Your not the real Rarity are you?" Eclipse asked again and then the worst part happened to what Eclipse once experienced. Eclipse was just then being held by the lost souls, and Rarity's face actually transformed.
"No and I have to admit... your too good Eclipse Blight" it said it transformed to a girl that Eclipse actually knew before.
"Well... can you stop it? You can't trick me, no one can trick a Taraxippus" Eclipse explained, the soul had just transformed into Cynder Dusk.
"If only your girlfriend were here I would totally tell her that I actually kissed you, one of my best ones ever" it said and it really did kiss Eclipse.
"Mm... I think I can do this forever" the soul said and it really did kiss Eclipse more, and there is a way to escape from the soul that wants Eclipse to stay here forever. Eclipse held the soul with his hands by the cheek to the neck and CRACK! He twisted the neck and crushed it.
"Sorry... but your not my type" Eclipse answered the soul attacked Eclipse and soon they where biting Eclipse, scratching him and punching him Eclipse then expanded his wings to push them off and threw them into the acid. It wasn't that long when they are ready to rise up again, Eclipse then flew away to spot someone familiar with only purple hair.
Eclipse stopped himself before he found the remains and the soul of his uncle, "no way" Eclipse went wide eyes when he spotted Tion's skeleton and his actual soul. Eclipse must know if Tion is still Tion, and by his skeleton rib cage is Rarity and how can Eclipse know that is the actually Rarity? Hmm... Eclipse was just thinking about something to scare her or get her back into her fashion person again.
"Hey Rarity! Up here! I think I spotted some good shoes not far from here!" Eclipse said and he really hopes it works, Rarity stood up and scurried far from his uncle's grave, but then right next to him is the skeletons of Princess Celestia and Luna's parents. Eclipse relaxed his eyes and followed Rarity and before she took off to find the shoes he had mentioned he swooped in and grabbed her waist.
"AH! Oh I'm so glad its you Eclipse this place is so disgusting! I can't even imagine fighting this many souls before! Nor can I find anything to wear if I really am dead here... PLEASE I WANT TO LIVE! THERE IS TOO MANY FASHIONS THAT IS CALLING MY NAME! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Rarity complained and Eclipse was right he found the real Rarity of course.
"Nice to see you too Rare" Eclipse said as Rarity swung herself to hold his waist on his back Rarity is frightened still.
"Hold still Rarity, this might get messy" Eclipse said and Rarity looked confused by what he said but then she got the point. Eclipse flew up Requiem's pipe to the mouth, black slime almost covered Eclipse and Rarity.
"Ugh. Gross!" Rarity said as she closed her mouth shut so she won't swallow it.
Requiem started to cough badly, he couldn't seem to breath and the more he tried, it felt like choking on something big. Requiem closed his eyes and swung his head back and forth, he spit out his long lizard tongue and began to roar out darkness for the last dimension, and finally Eclipse and Rarity made it out alive Requiem saw what happened and understood what was wrong with him.
"What? Nothing can escape from my hunger!" Requiem said he tried to snatch Eclipses's wing to be devoured again until Eclipse is very amused to actually mess with Requiem for once but life or death matters right now.
Eclipse flew up higher in the sky and some of the black goo slipped away. Eclipse is ready to face Requiem for the last time, he used his magic on himself to fly in the sky faster and stronger, and Rarity is surprised to see how Eclipse would sacrifice anything to protect someone. Eclipse dived down with a burst of multiple colors of the rainbow including white, gray and black.
Eclipse felt like it is a big attack against Requiem and it won't do much effect on him, but that is just a thought. Eclipse came faster to the ground and got a fist ready to attack and Requiem echoed his magic to Eclipse so the attack won't work, but Eclipse is putting in too much effort to break it.
KABLOOSH! Magical energy combined as it broke the sound barrier Eclipse's attack went through the echo and smashed a powerful punch against the crown giving it multiple cracks on the skull.
Eclipse then created a sword to slash part of the skull apart, it wasn't effective as Eclipse thought but at least it is almost completely broken. Requiem screamed off his nerving rage against Eclipse, and he created the echo formation again but only this time it is able to stop Eclipse with paralyze.
Eclipse fell as black lightning totally stopped him to do anything else his eyes are closed.
"Eclipse! Wake up!" Rarity shouted not enough to full recovery, Eclipse only heard static in his ears and looked up to the sky and what completely shocked him to see Cynder's wonderful... pink magenta eyes. Eclipse folded his wings around himself and Rarity free falling from a spinning torpedo, some green magic shielded them for the incoming attack from Requiem's blazing black fire.
CRASH!
The rooftop from where Sunset was captured, she finally broke free and she shattered the chains. Eclipse gasped, he realized that he couldn't do this fight alone against two important people he once loved, and now they have a taste for revenge on Eclipse's betrayal to finally end his life.
"Rarity... time to do a trust" Eclipse said informing Rarity but she was a little confused as she saw what Sunset Shimmer has finally become, and she understood what Eclipse is doing.
"...Trust...yikes!" Rarity started to cry she isn't ready for it but no one is supposed to waste the time. Eclipse unwrapped his wings and Rarity fell to the ground not until Twilight catched her and landed safely on the ground.
"The skull... Requiem's magic is coming from the skull... his crown! We have to remove it or destroy it, its our only chance to end it" Rarity said and she knew what she was talking about.
"If we remove it, then he will come back. But if we destroy it he will be trapped forever, and so he can't escape no matter how much he tries!" Twilight answered to Rarity, and Rarity nodded for the agreement.
"Then lets destroy the crown" Pinkie agreed and until then everyone nodded for the plan.
"Your worthless! You helped us escape! YOU ARE EVIL!" Sunset shouted while Eclipse dodged Sunset's red fire attack by flying down and created an uppercut on her stomach.
"Ugh... your the same thing too!" Eclipse replied to Sunset's words as if words really do mean nothing. Requiem grabbed Eclipse once again and this time completely helpless.
"Hahahahahahahahaaha. I thought you knew, two is still better than one. Even if it wasn't just for your pathetic girlfriend none of this won't happened," Requiem said flapping his wings to stay the breezy air.
"Then let that happen! There is still a way to be strong weather or not, I'm not like you!" Eclipse said.
"I never said that" Requiem answered and yet again being squeezed to death, Eclipse screamed so loud his magic slowly turned darker. "And this time... you will never and I do mean never see anything. Ever. Again" Sunset said she started to create havoc already to Eclipse. Sunset and Requiem screamed at Eclipse's eyes and his hearings, so loud Eclipse's eyes turned completely black and soon he was losing his voice.
Rarity attacked Requiem again with her diamonds, and scattered pieces everywhere and then aimed it at Sunset, over head Rarity, Rainbow flew around Sunset and spun in a tornado with rainbow colors while Eclipse used the last of his magic on Rainbow Dash to transform the tornado into a super frenzy mode.
Sunset screamed as she tried to escape from Rainbow's powerful, thunderously magic. Requiem was trying to grab Rarity but Twilight had just used her own dark magic against Requiem's echo attack on Fluttershy's new pet or... a familiar creature.
White magic beamed from the soul of Tion that had escaped from Requiem's hunger in his belly. Requiem let go of Eclipse and shielded himself against the powerful attack from. Tion.
"I thought you were done. I thought we ended this. I believed you will be gone forever, but I'm back to end your destruction brother" Tion said, Requiem just laughed when he was talking just nonsense from the real villain.
"Lets" Requiem attacked Tion and tried to rip him away from his wings and the neck with his teeth. Requiem ripped apart Tion's spirit wings and faded back into Requiem's mouth and in his belly. Before Requiem was just going to rip apart Tion's neck, Tion had used his magic to blind Requiem. Requiem screamed.
Tion pushed Requiem back with his feet and beamed so many jolts of white lightning from his mouth, so he started to circle ninety degrees around Requiem.
"I don't know how you escaped brother, at least, this should be more fun than I thought it would" Requiem said, his red eyes returned back to normal.
"It has been centuries the last time I saw you and you shouldn't have created so much insanity. I really wanted you to die for real, all because your a soulless monster. So who really wants to become you? NO ONE DOES! DON'T YOU REMEMBER OUR TIMES AS KIDS? I MISSED THAT REQUIEM SO MUCH YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND!" Tion screamed.
'WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS TION! SERIOUSLY! You left me... you became the king... and you never bothered to look after for me. It wasn't the only reason I killed you, I wanted to rule with you! But you gave me the benefit of the doubt. You and mom and dad... I seriously did care about you guys. You never knew the real me Tion... you never did. All because... aren't we all born as monsters? Heh heh... its so true" Requiem said.
Tion shot a glare at Requiem and shot him with dagger claws at Requiem's crown. It only did one crack at it and Requiem didn't even flinch.
"Just get back in my belly, I need your magic still" Requiem said.
"No" Tion replied.
Tion tackled Requiem with long claws and tried to bite him at the neck, some blood trickled down his black neck. While Requiem scratched Tion's chest and slowly opened it up, Requiem dug deep to rip out a spiritual skeleton rib cage and devoured it, and finally Tion started to removed a part of Requiem's crown before Tion disappeared in Requiem's mouth and back into his belly.
Rainbow Dash continued to keep Sunset in the Rainbow Tornado, while Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Twilight and Applejack tried to destroy parts of the skull and rip it apart, there are too many pieces to remove or to keep destroying pieces.
Requiem let go of Eclipse and Eclipse was just then flying better, his eyes are black to be blinded but in a way Eclipse knows where the evil lurks, where it is by not just sound or vision but to feel. Eclipse relaxed in the air and felt a wash of relief overflow him. Eclipse didn't just hear the wind calling to him, but it is the coolness to the feeling on his skin and he can feel magic nearby... both magic of white and dark magic. Eclipse felt the wind blow him to the feeling of magic; he closed his eyes and got ready to go invisible and got into Requiem's mind and brain.
Requiem paused himself and looked down, in a calm matter of seconds Eclipse can tell that he is one way to stop the destruction, using the elements of harmony is the second but Eclipse feels like he should be the first to be the sacrifice. Eclipse knew that he needed to find Flash Sentry before Requiem's body really destroyed his soul and himself.
No... Flash will be good he can still be alive! Once I can spark something in here that can really cause things to blow up Eclipse thought to himself, Requiem's mind is really deserted with nothing but black and so... Eclipse is trapped in Requiem's mind. Eclipse stayed calm.
Twilight panted after a long fight with Requiem, as everyone paused and stopped.
"I have lived far too long my friends; there is another way to save me. But this is the choice I have taken, and before I go... thank you for saving me" in Requiem's voice Eclipse said that to let everyone know how long he has been honored to be a friend.
"Why is Requiem saying that?" Applejack asked Twilight for a good responds, and to Twilight's shock she realized who is the only one saying that, there is only one person who can say that.
"Eclipse? Is that you?" Twilight choked, her eyes widen to the way of knowing what is about to happen. Requiem chuckled.
"Thank you for everything" Eclipse had just channeled through Requiem's voice, and just then Eclipse started to remove the crown instead something else happened Eclipse was pushed out of Requiem's mind by Comet, Eclipse is shocked as he landed at the side of Requiem's head. Requiem howled in pain.
"Sorry Eclipse... but you won't be doing this... I will, you have to go on without me. And trust me... I will be fine. I love you bro" Comet said as he disappeared in Requiem's black consciousness.
Eclipse didn't want him to leave he doesn't want to loose Comet at all, "Comet? Comet! COMET!" Eclipse shouted until he finally went invisible when Requiem's mind was sucking him in, in his lost memories. Eclipse came flying out of Requiem's left eye and swung him against the school's wall, and he Eclipse landed on the sidewall.
Crying.
And just in seconds Comet removed the crown and smashed it into pieces with Requiem's claws. Requiem howled in pain along with Comet's screaming agony, Eclipse ran towards Requiem with tears in his eyes.
It is nearly impossible to win like this, instead Eclipse tripped on his shoe and landed on his stomach. Requiem saw his crown shattered into small pieces; he clawed it like he is begging to get it back in just. One piece.
"NO!" Requiem shouted, and he begins to scream at the clouds or just in space. Requiem felt like he is fading into small shadows, he clawed the earth and saw his claws disappear.
"NO!" Requiem begged, and he screamed again his wings started to fade into thin shadows and disappear below him along with his tail.
"NO!" Requiem was panicking as he saw himself fade away faster, until the waist to the chest reveals his skeleton with blood dripping off.
Requiem made his last roar until his flesh, blood and skeleton fade away with his jaw open.
And just until then... Flash Sentry fell to the ground softly on the football grass.
Eclipse just then felt heart broken, he didn't want to loose Comet and Grim at the first place but all he just wanted was them to see he is here with them all along and now, Grim and Comet are gone.
I'm still alone, Eclipse just then started to cry his wings lowered and his hands in front of him started to curl up into fingers.
"NO!" Eclipse shouted and yelled so loud it felt like the world had just heard him and ceased everything around him. Twilight ran towards Flash, his shirt had just been torn up and she listen closely to his chest.
Flash's heart isn't beating, Twilight panicked as she tried to use her magic to revive him, she transformed her magic with her hands and over his chest and static appeared and electrified him.
"Damn it. Nothing" Twilight cursed under her words.
Twilight tried again, and still no pulse or one single heart beat.
Twilight didn't stop; until her magic couldn't do another... she started to cry.
"No..." Twilight whispered.
Rarity and Applejack found Sunset in her human form, at the middle of the football field. Sunset passed out, leaving Rarity and Applejack hugging Sunset gently.
"Things are just out of control. Sunset is gone, Flash is gone, Grim and Comet are gone... and now Eclipse is the last to disappear... I can't handle this anymore" Pinkie said she dropped to her knees and placed her hands on her face and started to cry.
"I should have told him how I actually felt... I love him" Twilight said as she hugged Flash's dead body, she couldn't stop her tears and couldn't shake away the feeling that she lost someone so important. Eclipse couldn't stop his feelings for the lost of his brothers, left alone once again but forever gone.
"I never asked for them to be this way... I never wanted this... all I wanted was to be... noticed. I'm the last one to be gone and now… I'm afraid to disappear!" Eclipse shouted he wiped away the streaming tears from his eyes, but the more he felt this sad the more tears is happening.
Eclipse's skeleton wing started to disappear, "I NEVER WANTED THIS TO HAPPEN! I NEVER WANTED TO BE ALONE AT ALL!" Eclipse said he stood on his knees feeling guilty for betraying his only family.
"All I ever wanted... was to be happy... to have a loving family... to be a... brother..." Eclipse sobbed, his sadness started to overcome him very strongly and just before his skeleton wing disappeared it started to reform back. Fluttershy slowly walked toward Eclipse and gave him a friendly hug, and he hugged her back.
"I'm so alone...very alone...forever alone" Eclipse can't hold it back anymore, he cried out loud and he didn't stop. Applejack carried Sunset and walked towards Fluttershy and Eclipse to join in the group hug, next came Rainbow, Rarity and Pinkie. Twilight didn't bother she stayed where Flash was. Twilight curled her fingers to fists, and layed down next to him.
"I love you Flash..." Twilight whispered and hugged him she sobbed badly "...I love you..." she whispered again and she didn't stop crying, hell... she will never stop. Everyone hugged Eclipse as he is still struggling with the beginning of his depression, "Eclipse?" Fluttershy mumbled to ask.
"You will never be alone, no one is supposed to fight alone, and will you ever forgive yourself?" Fluttershy asked Eclipse in such a soft voice he tried to calm down, and searched for the right answer.
"No" Eclipse answered to Fluttershy.
Twilight felt like she has enough energy to summon her magic for one more resurrection spell. "In the darkest of times, there will always be a light... to shine... to feel... to hear... to speak..." Twilight paused for a second when her eyes teared up more and sobbed badly again, "to touch... and to smell the roses... once again, can we be that bright?" Twilight finished the spell and really meant it to be real, and so... her energy is being drained for the last time, in a quick heart beat her heart stopped for a few seconds and continued to feel the sadness drift over her. The magic came from Twilight's tears and was flying in the wind, but it wasn't just her's... it was everyone else all because they are feeling the same feeling. Everyone's tears flew towards Twilight and mainly to Flash.
The last thing that Twilight wants is to see Flash alive and healthy, she wants to confess her love towards him and so she did. "Flash? If you can hear me... I... really... love you" Twilight said, and slowly and gently she can feel that he is breathing. Flash is breathing and his heart is racing, he placed a hand on Twilight left cheek and she looked at him with tears in her eyes and with a happy smile. "I love you too" Flash spoke very calmly and drifted off to sleep, passing out peacefully.
Eclipse stood up with the girls around him, walking towards Twilight and Flash.
"Twilight?" Eclipse said, Twilight looked up to see him with a very, very sad expression. "I no longer belong in Equestria, and not here I have to leave" Eclipse said his confession to her and to the girls around him, they all broke off the hug but Fluttershy cares very deeply for Eclipse she didn't let him go.
"I think you do belong here. I don't! Now I need to leave, as in... Your staying here" Twilight said as she stood up and walked up to Eclipse very closely, then he kissed her cheek.
"I don't belong anywhere... I'm alone and I always will be" Eclipse really means it a lot, but Twilight shook her head. "Do you see what I see? You were never alone in the first place, you had a beautiful girlfriend, you had your brothers with you for centuries, and look at yourself right now, you have friends here that you didn't realize it until now and I do know... everyone belongs to place in which you learn things. I only trusted you all because you seemed to be more important, to us" Twilight said at the same time when she finished her sentence Eclipse kissed her on the lips, in a deep and passionate way and then he back away from it.
"I don't care about lessons, I only care about fighting and living that's what I am looking for. I'm always meant to be fighting alone, that's all I am" Eclipse said he hugged her and pulled everyone in to a warm group hug.
Sunset woke up with a very sharp pain in her head, and burning hands, while Flash woke up with a very painful stomach and a bad, choked voice.
"Ugh... Flash?" Sunset's voice is still deep and trying to find the right volume for her to speak, she stood up and held out a hand for him. Flash took her hand and placed a left hand on his neck, "I'm. Fine" Flash choked as Sunset hugged him.
"I think you learned something here Eclipse, something that no one else dared to say or to express it. And you might know what it is" Principle Celestia said walking up to him with Luna by her side, Eclipse looked down and soon smiled at something that he seems to remember, and he nodded.
"Yes, I think I did learn something, and its something that I won't forget at all. Coming to people to show that we might treat them as a victim to be part of a rival, may seem that enemies may be closer than friends, now that I know that enemies can transform into friends, being on the side lines doing nothing is not a good thing to be part of the crowd, someday or sometime we need to get out of that crowd and go against who matters the most, can also be learned to be not just enemies, but learning what real friendship is all about... friendship isn't just friendship... its family. And that is one thing that I needed the most, to be part of the family" Eclipse explained from what he had just learned from over the past few days and centuries in the human world. Principle Celestia nodded and smiled, "welcome back Eclipse Blight" Celestia said.
"Well... your heading back to Equestria, I guess I will see you around?" Eclipse said his hands in his pockets, and he smiled. The most important and unique role that Eclipse has is that he can be both of being human and a Taraxippus, and his human part actually saved his ghost part.
"Yes" Twilight replied smiling with Spike in her arms, "and I promise-" Twilight was immediately cut off "as in... You won't be like me?" Eclipse cut her off.
"What do you mean?" Twilight asked Eclipse, her happiness faded away into her fear once again.
"You won't become part of that shadow? I know you are strong at heart, but are you able to not just save your soul but yourself? Just remember what happened here, it can teach you the same thing too" Eclipse said, Spike is panicking with questions he needs to ask to Twilight.
"What is he talking about?" Spike asked Twilight. He knows? How did Eclipse know about my secret? This isn't good, just jump! Twilight thought to herself. Twilight just laughed it off, as she tossed Spike in the portal "hey!" Spike cursed at her.
"Listen to me Eclipse, he isn't supposed to know... remember when... you took the bait?" Twilight said pointing a finger on Eclipse's chest; her expression is showing her worst fear. Eclipse knew that Twilight is talking in code, "yes... I did, just keep on being you just don't let something control you like I did. No go!" Eclipse said and demanded, as Twilight turned around and jumped into the portal, leaving Eclipse alone at the gate of the portal.
"I know what's happening, Sombra wasn't dead after all" Eclipse was just then talking to himself.
"You may be a real king, but I only saw that your a king all because you have an army of your own. I want the same revenge as you do, I won't bow down all because your plan is better or you’re just a real bitching king. I am the darkness, and you are just a monster. And I know you have no powers, all I want for you to do is deliver a message... just only a few. You’re too despicable for being an actual monster, and my loyal servant. All is going according to plan."
"What did you say about my beautiful ravenous life?"
"I said... you are VERY DESPICABLE! Now... send your beautiful girls. And this time... HE will be the only one who can stop. Himself."
"Your crazy..."
"Aren't we all? All I know is that going against ourselves can bring out something stronger. It can sometimes bring out the real you. Back at my home, everything turned out the way I wanted it to be. And here I am. Stage one is fully completed."
The Taraxippus Equestrian Darkness
"Its a big plan Eclipse, it would be quite hard if Grim and Comet can spy on us if they really did catch us. But are you sure this will work?" Twilight said hoping for things to just go ahead and go back to normal, but without taking action things can still go to this way... dead and un-buried.
The girls around him once again restrained Eclipse; he closed his eyes and thought about being what a good Taraxippus would be, instead of vanishing forever.
"I can still feel Grim's presence here... closer and closer" Eclipse said he begins to feel stronger.
"Yes, according to plan yes" Eclipse said.
"SH! I think I can hear them!" Fluttershy said softly.
Everyone stood into place, and heard some whispers getting louder and closer.
"I'm telling you once again! Time is not important! Don't I have to do everything while you boys just slack off and leave me doing the job again? NO! I was trapped ever since the first century! And what? This is what I get for being a father to you boys" Flash Sentry said, and soon Twilight reacted when she heard his voice, she must save him, she has to, she needs to... Twilight began to walk up but Applejack stopped her in place.
"They are here" Eclipse whispered to everyone, while his wounds started to heal rapidly.
Comet, Grim and Flash took a right turn and stopped to see the girls and Eclipse in complete darkness.
Flash looked at Comet and Grim, "I thought you said you couldn't find him, did you boys look in every room? OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T YOU STUPID BASTARDS!" Flash yelled at Grim and Comet, while Flash's eyes turned black and looked at the girls and Eclipse.
"Well, well...well... its judgment day everyone! Time is up to the essence and nothing to spare, being held captive is one way to free the other innocent, but... I'm afraid its too late girls! Nothing will get out alive” Everyone gasped, now learning they found a new way to transform Sunset Shimmer into her she-demon again.
Eclipse smirked and closed his eyes, half sad and half happy like he knows what he is doing
. "I just can't believe it, believing that you can save your friend from a shadow within? Everyone has a shadow, and by that... that shadow is always the other side to be our demons. So what? Being all happy on one side of a light, but it doesn't stay the same from casting a shadow" Flash begins to laugh, "and guess what? The candle is about to blow out to endless darkness. Sweet dreams... my children" Flash said and came close to the girls, with Grim and Comet by his side.
Twilight saw her eyes flash to red, and shook like a lightning struck through her she closed her eyes and couldn't stop shaking the feeling but to fight back with dark magic against dark magic.
"I thought I killed Applejack...and Rarity... well... I can't wait to play with my prey once again" Grim said getting close to the two girls he once fought with before, Applejack and Rarity hugged and shook with fear and backed away from them.
Flash came turns Twilight and grabbed her by the wrist, "a war is about to come princess, better start running" Flash said, but Twilight was still shaking as if something is overshadowing her.
"Get away from me..." Twilight said her voice didn't seem to sound like her; her voice was fluctuating up and down.
"Make me" Flash said Twilight turned around to see that everyone was finally running away, while leaving Twilight behind with the man in charge and the two brothers, they smiled.
Flash punched Twilight in the cheek and slid a foot under her feet and she fell down, "no mercy, sweetheart" Flash said again and began punch her like boxing bag.
The whole building shook as if it’s flying in the air, and soon a growl was heard around the school. Flash stopped fighting against Twilight, while Grim and Comet held her arms.
"My beautiful wife finally awakens, my queen" Flash said smiling and walked away from Grim and Comet along with beaten up Twilight Sparkle.
"What about the princess Dad?" Comet asked Flash, "leave her" Flash said, Grim and Comet dropped Twilight down to the ground and ran towards the opposite way where her friends ran away from.
"AHH!" Flash begins to feel pain his in his head and his mind, that somehow the real Flash is trying to escape his internal conflict to have a final
battle on the inside, but he is still loosing.
"You mindless monster! Never talk to my girl like that! Never do that to her! I WILL KILL YOU!" Flash was screaming his own head off, Requiem dropped to the ground and felt like Flash is punching his own intestines and his own body to damage not only himself but his own demon that took over him.
"Shut up!" Requiem said while he screamed, "NEVER!" Flash said still on the verge to keep on fighting, his love for Twilight somehow made Flash stronger on the inside.
"Not if I can still kill you my puppet, so shut up bitch!" Requiem said angered.
"Dad? Is Flash still messing with you?" Grim asked Requiem helping him up from the ground, Grim was worried if the plan is at stake.
"Yes... at least give me a punch, that might shut him up" Requiem said shaking with internal pain, and still standing.
"To the face?" Comet asked Requiem and he nodded, "whatever you say. Dad" Comet and Grim gave Requiem a double punch and seems to have knocked out Flash on the inside, and Requiem on the outside.
Twilight was just trying to stand up and find her friends, she was confused, and it felt like they were only after her but not her friends. All because Twilight is a dimensional key, a fate. Its true... its all true... Eclipse was right, and for some reason she finally got the answer of why Eclipse killed Rarity. They are planning to kill two keys, and raise the dark key. Twilight was crawling on the ground while trying to find her friends, some of her friends are terrified and must has regretted to leave her behind. Twilight layed down on the ground, her mind begins to black out once again but somehow she is still fighting to stay alive.
"I feel bad for leaving Twilight behind" said Rarity, in which her voice is fading away.
"They almost killed her" Spike said, placing a paw on her right arm.
"I couldn't believe it... I don't know how they found another way to work the transformation, it doesn't make sense..." Eclipse said he slowly put an arm under her knees and her back.
"So what do we do now?" Fluttershy asked anyone, hoping for a good answer.
"Not we... what do I do now? Is that the correct answer?” Eclipse said.
"Are you saying it’s your choice?" Celestia asked Eclipse, unsure if it is the right thing to do.
"They don't know that I am a traitor, and it’s my only option left. Once a Taraxippus betrays the family and fights them... a war will still continue but ends the power to rule. It is my only option left... and this time I am on my own. Forever" Eclipse said Fluttershy walked up in front of Eclipse and placed a hand on his cheek. "At least you will never be alone to fight, we can still help. Please..." Fluttershy said, Eclipse closed his eyes and gave Celestia, Twilight in her arms.
Eclipse removed Fluttershy's hand, "sorry Fluttershy... but its already too late" Eclipse said, and soon Fluttershy kissed Eclipse's cheek which made him blush.
"Please... living is what makes us decide our lives and our fates... no matter what... no one is alone in a fight especially if its too late" Fluttershy said, in which makes Eclipse wonder... what if it isn't too late for everything?
Eclipse looked at everyone... "Just wish as if I never met you girls... and I'm very sorry" Eclipse said he walked past Fluttershy and stood still.
"For what?" Luna asked Eclipse, and in a matter of seconds, Eclipse used some of his dark magic to everyone the dark magic found its way in the girls’ hearts and souls and soon, they screamed as if they are seeing their worst fears and their bad nightmares. All except Twilight Sparkle, and Spike under her arms.
Eclipse fell down to one knee to spread his magic while the girls begins to feel weak.
"This is the only way for you girls to try to stop me, I'm finally putting an end to this. Once and for all" Eclipse said and soon stood up and walked away.
"Twilight, wake up! Twilight!" Spike begged as he nosed her left hand.
Spike doesn't know what to do, Eclipse casted a spell on the girls, and he's afraid if he fights Eclipse all by himself, Twilight is unconscious and not responding to him.
"What am I supposed to do?" Spike whispered and layed down next to Twilight, then he remembered, he knows what to do. After all, Spike is a dog and there is one way of what to do, but how can he make sure the girls are going to be safe? They are not safe anymore, so Spike cannot protect all of them... "Think Spike, think... where would I go if I was a good ghost?" Spike begins to think big, and then he found himself running towards something, in which he seems to have a plan.
"I've got to find the good spirits, they know what to do" Spike said and ran everywhere in search for the good spirits.
"I'm surprised Eclipse, you took out all of the mane six girls including the principles" Grim said he put an arm on Eclipse's shoulder while Comet carries Flash Sentry on his back.
"Yep, so when is dad going to be awake? I have to... talk to him in private soon" Eclipse said Grim opened the gymnasium doors and saw Sunset Shimmer crashing down everything with fire balls, black smoke raged up in her eyes, Sunset's clothes has been shredded away leaving some dark, dark red skin color with black magic, pure black magic.
Sunset screamed, "HELL BREAKS LOOSE, WHERE IS MY LOVE? Where is my magic?" Sunset spoke, with a deep, deep voice she was flying in the air and slowly landed on her knees her wings began to fold over her.
"Let there be blood..."
"no."
"Let there be death..."
"I must find my light..."
"no, there is no sun, there is no star that can free me... death is always the answer..."
"I beg you, make this stop! No, you’re my precious, precious host... Sunset... you are nothing... yes... just nothing..."
"I am something special... you just don't know it yet."
"I know what you mean, its not real its just an untold. Nightmare." Sunset spread her wings out and her wings burned with black fire. Sunset and Selena is fighting over through the voices
"M-mom?" Eclipse whispered his eyes went wide surprised to hear her beautiful voice.
"Eclipse? Grim? Comet? Are you here?" Sunset said she looked up to see her young boys she smiled.
"Yes, we are here" Grim said, Comet slowly put Flash Sentry down on the ground.
"N-no... Flash... shut up... shut up..." Sunset whispered, her head begins to feel painful.
"Come here boys, give mommy a hug... I miss you three so much" Sunset said, they got a group hug.
"We miss you too... Selena Whisper" Comet said, and in a good timing Flash begins to wake up he slowly stood up and saw Sunset Shimmer's demonic form he smiled.
"My dear Selena, welcome to our new home" Flash said, jumping up and let the magic run freely a pure black color soared through the sky with a grin on his face.
"Our full power is here, time to destroy everything" Flash said.
"Requiem, is it okay if I can just talk to you alone? It won't take too long" Eclipse said as Flash slowly stood on the ground they walked out the door. "Requiem sweetie, you don't mind if we can give them their treat to victory?" Sunset said, her expression is lovable and trying to swoon Requiem's love affection.
"Of course, after all, they deserve it. We are a family after all" Requiem said he closed his eyes, placing hand on Eclipse's shoulder and felt something tingle his in his chest painfully dark gray surrounded him.
The same thing that is happening to Grim and Comet, their skeleton wings slowly emerged from their backs, on their hands and knees their spine shifted and poking out some skeleton wings in a dark gray color, and their eyes turned black and smiled.
"Soon, you will earn your wings Eclipse, now... father and son time? Is that what you want?" Requiem asked while Eclipse looked worried and walked with his dad.
"Well... I have been worried about something, and some... other things" Eclipse said he began to look worried and sad, while Requiem looked worried and confused about his younger son.
"What is it?" Requiem asked.
"Have we ever thought about... friends? 'Cause... well..." Eclipse paused; it is becoming hard for him to talk about it.
"Why friends? Did those girls do something to you?" Requiem asked him.
"No, its just... I have been feeling alone for centuries and... I feel like I need someone with me... none of you actually cared about me being with you guys. It’s becoming a depression for me, worried that I will be alone forever and I don't want that" Eclipse said walking up to the nearest bench and sat down.
"Listen Eclipse, this family has been in charge ever since the beginning of time, and this planet I has been feeling alone too. I missed you, Grim, Comet and your mother, why wouldn't I care? I do have a heart but not a soul. I have more than just one soul and that is just what I am. Requiem, god of darkness and death its what I do and what am I. If you take the wrong way we will disappear forever... if you did... then. Everything is gone from this family. I don't want to loose you, like I did before" Requiem said.
"What about... Tion? Did you ever feel something from him when he died?" Eclipse asked.
"Tion... he may be a fun loving guy, but... if I didn't kill him... I wouldn't have met your mother, you, and your brothers won't exist. Tion was like... not only my best friend; all he wanted was to follow my dad's footprints as well. To become a king... so I killed Tion with the anger in my heart... I took the crown and the throne all by myself. I never cared about what Tion felt like... all I cared about was killing, and being a ruler... I did become a king, even if there was nothing to rule... I didn't stop" Requiem said.
"What if... I didn't stop?" Eclipse asked Requiem and he became confused, Eclipse punched right Requiem's eye painfully, and he fell to ground confused of what is happening. Eclipse stomped on Flash's chest and his face, non-stop fighting. Flash opened his left eye with pure black hatred.
"Eclipse stop!" Requiem shouted, using his arms to defend himself from Eclipse's attacks. Eclipse raised his hands in the air; a black thundercloud formed over him and smashed it against Flash's face, until he passed out yet again.
"Why would I?" Eclipse said he kept on damaging Flash's body even if passed out.
"Eclipse... why betraying your family... over friends?" the real voice of Flash Sentry spoke, and stretched he tried to open up his blue purified eyes.
"We have been living far too long Flash... I'm done living" Eclipse said, Flash's eye turned black again, kicking Eclipse in the stomach by performing a back flip, punching randomly at Eclipse as he dodged every attack.
Requiem panted, angered and almost becoming fully possessed to Flash, a small red eye began to form.
"You betrayed me? You betrayed us? What good would that do? We are going to disappear because of you!" Requiem said Eclipse exhaled.
"Dad? Are you okay?" Grim shouted along with Comet, they ran toward us by taking a right turn and stopped to see Requiem and Eclipse fighting. "No... This can't be... NO! Eclipse what have you done? The plan was going so well, and now... now... now that you are against us... we're dead!" Grim said stomping on the ground and turning around in a circle.
"Eclipse, stop this at once you cannot fight against us when your just alone on this" Comet said, Requiem kept on panting to catch his breath.
"Then let it be this way, I no longer care about letting this family die. I no longer care about living anymore... besides... we are immortal" Eclipse smirked, when Grim growled he couldn't take it but to fight against his own brother. A powerful punch at the cheek and felt so painful Eclipse fell to the ground sliding on it, now the pain is just getting healed.
"Did you forget Grim? The more fighting we do... the more time we get to disappear" Eclipse said
"TRAITOR" Comet smashed the bench against Eclipse it fell on his chest and hit his head.
"You sick bastard" Grim walked up to Eclipse, kicking away the bench and placed a foot on his chest.
"Right now... all I care about is killing you, your a disgrace to this family, a traitor to your brothers, taking a side to the light won't help you all because... we are able to disappear, the more we fight the more we feel weak on this" Grim said getting closer to Eclipse's eye.
"I. Don't. Care!" Eclipse shouted. Grim punched Eclipse's cheek again, it was very effective almost to knock him out.
"What are you going to do about it then?" Requiem asked Eclipse, his arms across his chest with an evil, sinister, and angry expression. Eclipse grunted, "I will find a way...but did you seriously had to say that? Are you sure I'm alone on this?" Eclipse asked everyone but they didn't know what he has been planning to practice, a trick he mastered over the past few centuries, he smiled.
"What are you talking about?" Grim asked Eclipse, confused. Black magic formed around Eclipse, kicking Grim in the air and landed on his back against the lockers, Eclipse then started to multiply himself six times.
Requiem, Grim, and Comet were surprised at Eclipse's new magic trick.
Eclipse started to laugh, "cool hu? Let's see if I can face against you boys six times. Time to enjoy the show" Eclipse said and smiled. Requiem, Grim and Comet backed away Grim shook his head.
"You think you can stop us? We are not done here in fact you just earned four enemies! This isn't goodbye... traitor..." Grim said still angered and walked away, from the hallway from where they came from he started to scream very loud, thunder boomed for at least thirty seconds.