Equestria's greatest fear

Nightshade's mother, Feather Hope, was talking with his father Red night.

"So, we name him Nightshade?"

"Yes, he will earn a second name later."

She trotted over to the crib and looked down at the little colt, his mane was red, with streaks of black.

"He is going to be a hit with the mares."

"Well he does have my looks." Feather Hope nudged him playfully and nuzzled him as they look down at the small pony, they both knew, one day, he would do great things.

Time went on and Nightshade started to develop, on his fifth birthday he could lift a small rock with his magic, and throw it to his father.

"That's my colt!"

Nightshade giggled and continued to practice, Celestia had offered to accept him as a student, but Nightshade's specialty was shadow magic.

This concerned Celestia and Luna, they both walked into a room in the castle and talked.

"There hasn't been a shadow pony since Sombra was defeated."

"Yes sister this certainly is........... concerning."

"We must keep a watchful eye on this one, we can't let another Sombra come out."

Luna nodded and flew off to her chambers, it was still during the day and was strange for Luna to be awake at this hour.

Sombra faded in the light as Nightshade played with his father, but as Nightshade went in, Sombra followed. Being only a ghost, Sombra couldn't force the colt to do anything, but he could bend his young mind to his will.

He appeared before Nightshade and looked down at him.

"W-who are you?!"

"My name is Sombra, you are like me young stallion, the shadows, they speak to you, don't they?" Nightshade nods.

"Yes, they tell me that i'm very powerful, they whisper things to me......."

Sombra smiles, but fades as Red Light walked in.

"who are you talking to son?"

"T-the big stallion, he said his name is Sombra."

Red Light's eyes widen as he pulled Nightshade and Feather away from the small hut and they traveled to Canterlot.

They stopped on the side of the road to rest, as Celestia lowered the sun and Luna raised the moon, Nightshade fell asleep.

Luna took this opportunity to enter the young colt's dreams and see what his future would be like. She saw Nightshade, as a fully grown stallion, cut down a pony with a axe, and to her great horror, he licked the blood from the axe and began to chop at the rest of the pony. First the neck, then the legs, with each sickening thud, the body became less recognizable. He then took a piece of wood that was on fire and threw it through a window, burning everypony inside. Luna left his dream and waited for Celestia to wake. As she began to wake, Luna walks in.

"Sister, i have some very disturbing news."

Celestia pulled the cup of tea from her mouth.

"Tell me sister!"

Luna told her of the dream and showed her, Celestia dropped the cup of tea and it shattered on the ground.

"Oh my god........ Bring him to me, we must make sure it never happens!"