The Story of Winter

The three ponies ran outside, but realized one tiny little problem. "So, how are we going to do this?" Winter asked.

"Well, obviously we should just... actually, I'm not quite sure." Pez muttered, realizing there was nothing to go off of. They had absolutely no way of knowing where this horrible stallion could possibly be.

"Well, this is awkward." Hope mumbled to herself. She was just about to suggest that they go back to plan when Winter noticed a strange pony in a dark cloak in the distance. It was obviously the one they were looking for. This right here was there chance to catch him, but unfortunately, Winter slipped up.

"HEY YOU!" Winter yelled at the stranger at the top of his lungs. "WHY DON'T YOU FIGHT ME FACE TO FACE, COWARD!?" He added. Suddenly the stranger appeared in front of the three, still hiding his face with his hood. Winter noticed a horn sticking out of the hood. He now knew that this stranger is most definitely a unicorn.

"Alright, I'll play it your way this time." The stranger said in an uncanny tone.

"Alright, how do you want us to face?" Pez asked Winter.

"I'm facing him alone, this is a personal matter." Winter replied sounding serious.

"But, what abou-" Pez was about to say something, but Winter interrupted

"I'm facing him alone." Winter told him in a more adamant tone. He lifted his hoof and summoned a shard of Ice, attacking the stranger with the intent to kill, but his efforts were fruitless.

"I'm not one you can just simply kill." The stranger stated as he summoned a dagger and shot it at Winter. Winter quickly dodged as it barely missed him and hit Pez impaling him into the side of Sugar Cube Corner.

"Now... you've done... it?" Winter said, only then noticing the stranger had disappeared as suddenly as he came. He rushed towards Pez who was still stuck to the wall by the razor sharp dagger.

"That's a pretty good shot." Pez said with humor despite the fact he was in pain. Though he was in serious pain, the wound was treatable.

"I didn't want it to end up this way." Winter told Pez.

"Don't worry about it, it's not fatal." Pez replied.

"It's not your fault, I'm going to take Pez home so he can recover." Hope told Winter as she somehow got him off the wall and carried him to his house. Winter didn't follow, he ran off with remorse and the loss of any confidence of stopping the one who killed his family and his friend, Glow.