E.S.D.E.:Year Oneby Mystic MoonChaptersThe Test-BeginningThe Test:The mark of CourageThe Test:The trials of the spiritThe Test-Guilt of the Broken OneThe Test-Beginning "Scootaloo hurry up." Apple Bloom said in a slightly agitated voice trying to get her friend's attention. Both her and Sweetie Belle were in Scoots apartment. "Or we'll be late for our first day at the Academy." Sweetie Belle added in a bit of a worried tone. "I will be down in a sec I just need to find my weapon first." Scootaloo called back searching her room for her weapon. "Maybe we could help. What was it again?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Don't you remember? your the one to give it to me!" Scootaloo answered then let out a sigh of defeat. "It's a collapsible staff. But I looked everywhere in here it's not in my apartment." "Don't worry Scoots maybe we can get you a new one at the academy I heard they have the best blacksmith in Equestria so I think they could make you a new one." Apple Bloom said trying to cheer her friend up. "Wait they have a blacksmith why didn't you tell me let's go." Scootaloo excitably exclaimed before she shoved her friends out of her apartment and ran off toward the School. Scoots always had a deep fascination with a blacksmith's ability to turn ugly and misshapen metal into beautiful shapes and deadly weapons. "Isn't that what I just did." Apple Bloom said after Scoots took off. "If you said that to begin with she wouldn't have been late to the exam." Sweetie said with a giggle. Apple Bloom nodded in agreement as they started walking toward the school. Diamond Tiara was heading toward the academy with a smile on her face ready to get to make new friends, she was carrying a book of spells to give to Sweetie Belle, since she got it originally to learn magic but realized she was not a spellcaster since all the spells kept blowing up in her face. Suddenly someone shoved her from behind causing her to drop the book. She went to pick the book up but the person that shoved her picked it up first. "'Intermediate combat spells' Why are you bringing this to the academy?" A familiar voice asked. Looking up Diamond realized it was Silver Spoon. "That is none of your business." Diamond said angrily reaching for the book but Silver pulled it out of her reach. Silver opened the book read it out loud. "To Sweetie Belle, Hope you find better use for this book than I did." After reading this Silver let out a laugh. "What are you actually trying to make friends with those los..." Silver was cut off before she could finish by Diamond punching her in the face knocking her to the ground. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL THEM NAMES IN MY PRESENCE!" Diamond yelled at a shocked Silver Spoon. "And don't take my kindness as a sign of weakness, do you got me?" Silver was too shocked to talk so she just nodded. "Good." Diamond's previous smile returned and picked the book off the ground where it fell when she knocked Silver to the ground, and walked to the academy humming to herself. Once Scootaloo arrived at the academy she looked at a piece of paper with a number on it, once she found the room with the number on it she walked in. In the front of the room stood Twilight who was having a very heated conversation with Pinkie. So heated in fact that they failed to see Scoots enter. "-For the hundredth time Pinkie no." Twilight Said. "But they need to be protected." Pinkie Argued back. "My point exactly that is why they will be Assigned to Applejack." "But she was knocked out by that creatures sleep spell before she could do anything. I would be a better choice to protect them and teach them." "I know that Pinkie but Applejack is better equipped to train them." "But you never gave me the chance to train a group to even see if I was capable of doing it. so why not let me try training Scootaloo's team they need someone who is able to protect them and I am the only one able to sense the creature if she gets anywhere near them, so Pleeeeaaasssee give me a chance." "Fine one week, if they don't improve by then they will be reassigned to Applejack, got it." "Thank you, thank you, thank you." Pinkie excitably said grabbing her friend in a tight hug. "I won't let you down I promise." Scoots was worried about Twilight's decision to allow Pinkie Pie to train them, don't get her wrong she saw Pinkie as one of her big sisters but due to that she knows Pinkie is very random and not very serious most of the time.I hope Twilight knows what she's doing, Scoots thought to herself. "Hey Scootaloo what's up." A voice behind her said causing Scootaloo to let out a girlish scream. Scoots turned around to see Pinkie's smiling face. "Oh did you hear me and Twilight talking, are you excited to have me as your teacher. Ooh this is gonna be sooo fun!" Pinkie said happily hopping in place. As soon as she finished that Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle entered the room. "Hey Pinkie where is Applejack I thought she would be here since she told me she was our teacher?" Apple Bloom asked. "Sorry but there was a last minute change I am your teacher now, Isn't that awesome!" Pinkie exclaimed. "What?!" Both Sweetie and Apple Bloom said in unison completely shocked by Twilight's choice to make Pinkie their teacher. Then Diamond Tiara entered the room. "Hello Pinkie so you're our teacher it is an honor to be taught by you." Diamond said giving Pinkie a slight bow. "Suck up." Apple Bloom Said quietly, but not quiet enough. "It is an honor to be taught by any of the Elements of Harmony to begin with." Diamond said in a calm voice. Silver entered the room completely avoiding eye contact with anyone and sat at a desk. "What's up with Silver?" Sweetie asked. "Oh she just tried to bully the wrong person and got what she deserved." Diamond whispered to herself. then loudly. "I Don't Know. Anyway Sweetie Belle I want to give you this since you are a magician you will have more use of this than I do." Diamond handed Sweetie the book. "What's the catch?" Sweetie asked out of caution. "Nothing I bought it years ago to teach myself magic but I don't have the talent for it so I am giving it to you hopeful that you would have some use for it." "Okay then thanks." Sweetie said very enthusiastically and opened the book and began reading. "Okay everybody when Twist gets here we are going to the training Arena." Pinkie giving the group a smile. "yes!" Scootaloo exclaimed with a fist pump. Then Twist enters her arm in a caste due to her injuries during the exam. "Why are you so happy Scootaloo?" Twist asks. "Because we get to see the training arena and I can’t wait to show off my moves." Scoots answered. "Hey Twist glad you're here, how's the arm?" Pinkie asked with in a happy tone. "So you're our team leader Pinkie awesome and my arm is doing fine just another week until it fully heals." Twist answered. "okey dokey lokey , Now that Twist is here we will go down to the training arena down stairs, so follow me and stick together it is easy to get lost down there." with that Pinkie left the room followed by her new students. After the class left there was a shimmer of magic in the back of the class and a figure came into sight as her cloaking spell was removed. "Pinkie you are interfering with my plans I will not let you succeed in your little mission. they are going to be my tools to overthrow that cake gobbling weakling of a princess and that antisocial sister of hers." The figure said to herself, "Now I need to get an old friend to help deal with Pinkie so I can go through with my plan." with that she vanished. Pinkie lead the girls to a strange looking door it was dark blue with stars all over it, Pinkie then turned to her students. “Okay this door will lead to a test you six are to participate before we go to the training arena, any questions?” She asked and was surprised to see Scootaloo to raise her hand. “Yes Scootaloo you have a question?” “What kind of test is this?” She questioned and was surprised to hear Pinkie giggling. “Sorry that would spoil the surprise silly,” Pinkie said with a laugh before she continued. “Any way you are to step inside for each of you there will be a unique test so go on in,” Pinkie added before she opened the door. To be continued in the next chapter. The Test:The mark of Courage Pinkie stood there with the door open waiting for one of them to walk into the door but it seemed like a push is necessary. “You know you girls don’t have to do this if you don’t want to,” Pinkie said walking behind the six girls. “But I want you too,” with that the girls felt an invisible force push them into the door. “Good luck girls you're gonna need it.” With a groan Apple Bloom sat up and looked around finding she was in a forest of some sorts. Climbing to her feet she looked around for the other girls only seeing talls dark bushes and strange plants littering the surrounding area but no sign of the other girls. “Well it seems like this is a solo test I guess that means I am on my own for this test,” she said aloud to herself. Walking through the woods she started thinking about what this test could be possibly survival or tracking either way she will do her best to pass. Then she heard a spine chilling laugh coming from the southern part of the forest. “Well something tells me that laugh has something to do with this so called test,” Apple Bloom said to herself as she followed the sound until she found a clearing. “Alright I am here now tell me what the test is?” she said to the laughing voice which at this point stopped laughing. “Are ya sure yer ready for the test?” The voice asked in a familiar southern accent. “Applejack is that you?” Apple Bloom asked with a smile at the thought Applejack might be here. But her hope faded when a orange cloud that seems to have a mind of it’s own forms together to make a small girl with pale orange skin with mist like red-orange hair that flows in the wind. “Who are you and why did you sound like Applejack?” The orange girl blinked her glowing orange eyes before she answered with a rougher version of Apple Bloom’s own voice. “I am Corr the being of Fear who will administer the test,” she introduced herself with a bow. “What is the test and where are the others?” Apple Bloom demanded but Corr simply laughed at her demands. “To answer both your questions you are supposed to defeat them to get out of here a simple test if you ask me,” Corr said with a smile before she snapped her fingers summoning the other girls to her side. The girls now doned orange body armor and brandished their weapons their eyes showed hatred. “No,” was all Apple Bloom could say before the others attacked. Ducking just in time to avoid Silver’s hammer and delivering a swift punch to Silver’s stomach sending her flying into Sweetie Belle, but this left Apple Bloom open to a kick to the face from Diamond which flung her back into Scootaloo who proceeded to grab her and slam her into the dirt. Quickly recovering from attack she drew her shield and sword and prepared for the next assault but they just stood there. “What is going on?” She asked Corr angrily. “Oh this is the second part of the test you must choose who you will fight to the death against for you to pass the test,” Corr stated in a sadistic tone with a smile that sent a shiver down her spine. Who should i choose definitely not Sweetie and Scoots, that leaves Diamond, Silver and Twist but they don’t deserve to die either. AHHH Why is this test so hard, Apple Bloom thought in despair but then she noticed something. Her grip tightened around her sword hilt and lifted it pointing it directly at Corr, “I choose you.” “Wrong choice!” She exclaimed forming a magical pike and threw it at the Sweetie Belle. Apple Bloom acted quickly by throwing herself into the path of the pike raising her shield to block it only for the pike to go straight through her shield and into her chest. Coughing up blood she dropped her sword, grabbed the pike and pulled it out of her chest, she then tried to stand up but collapsed on the forest floor too weak to stand. Then a shadow stood above her looking up she saw Corr standing above her “Now tell me why did you throw yourself into the path of that pike?” She asked looking menacingly at Apple Bloom as she crouched down so she could hear her. “To...Sa...save..my team,” She said through strained breath. “You threw yourself in front of a pike without any fear of injury or death to save your team,” Corr smiled a friendly smile and placed her hand on Apple Bloom, “you want to know some good news you passed the trial of courage something no one has ever done before.” Her body turned to mist and fused itself with Apple Bloom healing her wounds but caused her to pass out. When Apple Bloom awoken she found herself in the hallway with the door to the testing arena that she was just in with Pinkie standing over her with a bright happy smile. “Wow you sure finished your test quickly and passed that is awesome!” Pinkie exclaimed while picking up Apple Bloom and giving her a hug. “Wait how do you know I passed I didn’t tell you I did?” AB asked when Pinkie let her go. “Well you do have the Element of Courage around your neck silly,” Pinkie answered with a dopey grin. “THE ELEMENT OF WHAT?!” AB exclaimed before looking down to see a bright red-orange gem around her neck shaped like a shield attached to a thin silver necklace. “I will explain further when the others are done with their trials,” Pinkie answered as she sat down on the floor next to Apple Bloom and began whistling a happy little tune as she waited for the other;s to finish their tests. Apple Bloom stared at her strange teacher and sighed before she leaned against the wall to wait for the others. The Test:The trials of the spirit With a yawn Sweetie awoken inside a tent, “Uh how did I get here, was that just a dream that happened before?” She pondered before she crawled out of the tent to find herself at the foot of a mountain. “Where am I?” She asked aloud. “You're at the foot of Tora Mountain,” A very happy high pitched voice answered causing Sweetie to let out a startled scream. “Sorry to scare you,” The voice said as an emerald green mist collected underneath a tree covered in pale pink leaves. The mist began to solidify into a tall emerald skin woman who just floated slightly above the ground. “Who are you?” Sweetie asked the strange floating woman who simply gave her a smile. “I am Willow the embodiment of the hero's spirit and I am gonna be testing the strength of your will,” Willow answered her high pitched voice grew deeper into a more warrior like tone. The mist around her body turned to armor making her warrior like in appearance. Then she materialized a katana, “And the test is to survive the next three days against me and if your will even flickers you will die.” “Wha-,” was all Sweetie could say before Willow lunged swinging her katana at a downward motion, Sweetie used a shield spell to defend herself on pure instinct. Willow’s blade bounced off the barrier but she wore a smile on her face as her katana changed shape to a large sword. “Now the real test begins, can your shield spell survive the next three days of constant attack?” She said as she began beating the shield with the colossal blade the shield showed no signs of breaking but Sweetie was feeling the magic draining from each hit. Willow kept up the onslaught for the next twenty-four hours nonstop. Now it is day two and Sweetie’s shield still stood but Sweetie herself was tired and almost drained of magic. The sounds of Willow’s attacks suddenly stopped which confused Sweetie Belle greatly, looking around Willow was nowhere to be seen then she heard a knock on the magic shield above her and spotted Willow sitting there eating a large sandwich. “Hey I bet you're hungry from not eating in almost two days you must be starving too bad you can’t drop your spell, this sandwich is too big for me to eat alone.” Willow said in a mocking voice as she began to happily eat her sandwich, she smiled when she heard Sweetie’s stomach let out an angry growl. “You are so mean this is not a test it is torture!” Sweetie yelled at Willow the shield shrinking slightly as her concentration slipped. “You don’t understand to test one’s will you have to push them to the breaking point,” Willow said with a laugh as she hopped off the shield and threw her sandwich aside. “Guess it is time for me to get back to work,” she then proceeded to strike at the shield relentlessly with two katanas. Sweetie braced herself but her magic is depleting and it began to show, the shield was cracking under Willow’s quick precise strikes. Sweetie begins to panic as her shield finally breaks opening her to attack. As Willow raised her blade to strike Sweetie Belle down everything slowed down and Sweetie Belle’s mind drifted to her two friends Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, who she believed she let down by being the weakest fighter of their new team. This thought made her want to cry but then she remember something Scootaloo told her. Four years ago. “Hey Scootaloo,” Sweetie greeted to her tomboyish friend who was kneeling and huffing loudly covered in sweat but she turned to Sweetie with a smile. “What's up Sweetie Belle come to watch me beat Rainbow Dash in a race?” Scootaloo asked with a lot of confidence to which confused the young sorceress. “I want to know something Scoots, why do you keep racing Rainbow Dash knowing you are never going to win?” “Well that has a simple answer, I won’t stop till I have reached my goal which is to be like or even better than Rainbow Dash,” Scoots explained as she began stretching for her race against Rainbow. This answer began to inspire Sweetie Belle so she made sure to remember what Scootaloo said so she would remember never to give up. Willows sword was about to connect with Sweetie’s throat but caught only air as Sweetie Belle vanished and fired a magic beam that contained her remaining magic at Willow who stopped the attack with her hand absorbing the power. Sweetie Belle was shocked by this her spell was useless to stop willow, she then collapsed on the ground from fatigue from using up all her magic in that spell. Willow walked toward the paralyzed Sorceress with a smile on her face. “Bravo you have demonstrated the true meaning of spirit or will power, even though you stood no chance of beating my test, yet you never gave up I admire that so i must say you passed Sweetie Belle,” Willow told Sweetie as she grabbed her and returned to green mist which swirled around Sweetie Belle as the Torra Mountains vanished. The next thing Sweetie Belle found herself in the school hallway with Pinkie Pie and Apple Bloom. “Did I pass?” She asked them with a look of confusion on her face. “Well of course you did silly,” Pinkie answered while juggling six colorful gemstones. “That beautiful green Element of Spirit around your neck is proof.” “Wait what?” Sweetie said with a confused look on her face. “I will explain once all of you are done with your tests so just relax and reflect on what you learned about the test,” Pinkie answered still juggling the stones. Knowing she wouldn’t be getting an answer from Pinkie, Sweetie sat down next to Apple Bloom and looked at the gemstone round her neck it looked like a sword surrounded by a star. Turning to Apple Bloom with a smile, “You know if Rarity saw these she would be swooning over how pretty they look,” She said with a giggle. “Yeah I can see it now,” Apple Bloom agreed laughing too. “Hey Apple Bloom what was your test like?” Sweetie Belle asked her friend. “It was horrible all five of you were being controlled by this lady who was made out of m…” was all Apple Bloom said before pinkie put her hand over AB’s mouth. “Shh no talking about the test till the others finish, kay” Pinkie Pie said before removing her hand from Apple Bloom’s mouth. “Now we must wait for the much longer tests.” Sweetie and Apple Bloom just shrugged the sat there in silence as they waited for Twist, Silver Spoon, Diamond Tiara and Scootaloo. The Test-Guilt of the Broken One Silver Spoon awoke on hard asphalt in a lot of pain. “Ugh, where am I?” Silver asked as she looked around and spotted a semi truck flipped on it’s side, next to it was Diamond. Silver starting to walk toward her but stopped when she saw a familiar sight. Diamond was on her knees crying while holding a bloodied and broken girl in her arms. Silver took a step forward to try and comfort her ex-friend but Diamond turned to her with a look of pure rage. “THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!” she screamed at Silver with tears streaming down her red face.”I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!” Silver quickly turned and ran away from Diamond, but before she got far everything froze and time stop. “So you run from the responsibility of anything bad that you are the cause of what a despicable thing to do,” a deep voice whispered in her ear sending a cold chill up Silver’s spine. “Wh-who are you?” Silver asked the voice to which the voice just laughed. “The name’s Fronar my dear sweet Silver Spoon,” the voice answered as a strange grey mist swirled around in front of Silver until it formed the shape of a large man in a business suit. With glowing red eyes he stared at Silver with a creepy smile on his face. “And I am the embodiment of every creature's guilt.” “What do I have to be guilty about?” Silver asked snootily crossing her arms as she tried to appear unphased by Fronar’s unsettling appearance. “Well now acting like you don’t know, that’s new,” he said with a smile. “But I know you have many demons inside that you deny and they fuel me.” His eyes glowed brighter as her guilt grew. “I-I-I don’t know what you're talking about,” Silver stuttered as Fronar began walking toward her frightening her to the point where she turned and ran. Fronar watched her run with a wicked smile as he faded away after doing his job. “Looks like my job is done here time to let her guilty demons finish my work,” He said before he was gone. Silver ran as fast as she could away from the demonic man looking behind her to see if he was following her. When she noticed Fronar wasn’t following her only to smack into someone else causing Silver to fall onto her rear. Looking up and saw it was Diamond Tiara she ran into who had her back turned to her. “Diamond it is good to see a familiar face,” Silver sighed in relief as she got to her feet and noticed that Diamond wasn’t answering her. “Hey Diamond did you hear m-” Silver started but was cut off as Diamond turned around revealing her eyes were covered by a cloth with two bloody spots and tears of blood streamed down her face. “Sssilverrrrr Ssssspoon,” Diamond hissed with a demonic smile spread across her lips. “Why did you do thisss to meee?” “W-w-w-w-wh-what are you?” Silver stuttered as she began walking slowly backwards. “Don’t you remember? I am Diamond Tiara,” She answered as blood poured out of her mouth. At the sight of this Silver ran away only hearing the sound of Demon Tiara screaming an ungodly scream. SIlver’s heart was racing as she ran away and ran smack dab into another person this one was a slightly taller girl with straight white hair, her ears each pierced with three golden studs, and her eyes were blood red. “Hello Silver Spoon,” The Girl greeted in an irritated tone. “Do I know you?” Silver asked with a shaky tone. “Well of course I couldn’t be here if you didn’t,” the girl answered angrily. At this Silver looked over her once more and it dawned on her who this girl was. “Y-your the girl who was hit by the semi truck,” Silver said backing away from the girl. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” She said right before a large clawed hand grabbed Silver a whisked her away into the darkness. “I told you so.” The hand brung Silver up toward the owner's face which was the girl's face only she had the bandage around her eyes as well but she wasn’t crying blood. The demon girl smiled before dropping Silver only Silver didn’t land on the ground she kept falling into darkness. When the light came back she was laying on a soft bed. “Now where am I?” Silver asked herself as she got out of the bed and looked around noting the gratuitous amounts of Rainbow Dash wonderbolt posters on the walls. “So I am inside a little boy’s room,” she shrugged and started toward the door when she heard an angry growl behind her. Slowly turning around she saw nothing with a sigh of relief she turned back toward the door and was met with glowing red red eyes. With a scream the owner grabbed her and threw her across the room. Looking up the creature turned out to be Scootaloo she didn’t look any different save for the eyes. The Scootaloo lunged at Silver who rolled out of the way and onto her feet and ran through the door slamming it behind her now finding herself in another room. This room was bare with little to nothing inside besides for a bed and a small dresser. Double checking for signs of other dangerous beings lurking about like the last room. Finding no signs Silver cautiously took a step forward but froze when she heard someone scream underneath the wooden floor. With a gulp Silver silently crossed the room and found another door that led to a staircase. “Why does this place hate me?” Silver mumbled as she descended the stairs slowly. Stopping at the bottom of the stairs she looked over the living room seeing several pools of blood as well as severed limbs of several people she knew like Sweetie belle, Twist, Apple Bloom and Pinkie. “Who the hell would do such a thing?” Silver asked her rage building from seeing the limbs alerting the perpetrator of the deed. Silver’s rage ran away and became fear as she saw the killer, he was the large man from before Fronar. “Oh hello Silver fancy meeting you here, I see you met my associates,” Fronar said with a evil smirk as Scootaloo’s growls came from the stairs. “Oh this should be entertaining to watch.” Silver turned away from Fronar and prepared to confront Scootaloo she was tired of running, tired of this place, and she was getting out of here one way or another. Grabbing her hammer off her back and took a battle stance. Suddenly something lunged at her with blinding speed from the staircase she barely had time to dodge the strike. Looking at her attacker who was the Scootaloo look alike but she had two black wings made of smoke. “What the hell!” SIlver yelled upon seeing the doppelganger’s wings. “Oh you think that’s surprising well you haven’t seen dear little Diamond yet,” He laughed before snapping his fingers and Silver was grabbed from behind by clawed hands. Turning her head Silver came face to face with the Demon Tiara and her smile full of needle like teeth. “Now you have reach the end of your fun here in this wonderland of horror.” Silver was frozen with fear as the Demon Tiara opened her mouth and prepared to bite Silver’s head off. Before the demon bit down on Silver her last thought was of how much of this was her fault and she deserved what was about to happen to her and with that everything went dark. Silver layed there on the ground passed out in her nightmare above her stood Fronar who wore a wicked grin. “Oh she is going to be super fun to play with,” He said petting her face softly before turning to his other guest. “You sick twisted demon you will not get away with this my sisters will realize that something is wrong,” A warrior like voice yelled at Fronar who looked at the owner who was a purple mist stuck inside a magic jewel. “Oh that is what I am planning on Titania,” Fronar laughed as he grabbed the jewel and closed his fist around it and the voice within the gem began to scream. “And you are no longer necessary,” with that he crushed the jewel killing the voice inside. “Bye Titania it was fun but I have a job to do.” with that he pulled a black gem out of his pocket then kneeled next to Silver and put it around her neck. he backed away shapeshifting himself into a lithe woman with deep blue eyes, silver hair that flowed in the wind and his business suit became a silver suit of armor. With a snap of his fingers Silver awoke from her nightmare to find the strange woman looking back at her. “Who are you,” Silver asked the stranger. “Greetings my child, I am Titania the Warrior of Responsibility,” The woman introduced herself with a bow. “I am here to congratulate you on passing my test you took responsibility for what you done and accepted your fate.” “So I passed the test without knowing it’s a test,” Silver rubbed her head in confusion. “You now will be given the element of the Responsibility,” Titania said as she turned into a silver mist and flew into Silver knocking her down. When she got up Silver Spoon found herself in the hallway with Pinkie standing over her with a frown that quickly changed into a smile when Apple Bloom and Sweetie approached. “Looky who got the Element of Responsibility,” Pinkie cheered bouncing up and down. “The element of what?” Silver asked her hyper-active teacher. “It’s a secret until Twist, Diamond, and Scootaloo pass their tests,” Pinkie answered in a loud whisper. Silver turned to Bloom and Sweetie with a questioning look only to get shrugs. With that she sighed, sat down on the floor and looked over the silver gemstone shaped like hammer. Elsewhere in the frozen mountains of the north, Nightmare sat on a large stone, her blazing blue hair provided light for her unexpected guest. “Who might you be knave,” Nightmare questioned her guest who remained behind shadow. “My name is not important,” the guest said to Nightmare with a bow. “I want to help you get rid of a certain girl that is a thorn in both of our sides.” “Unless you mean the pink haired ruffian and those annoying brats who banished me here, I don’t want to hear of it.” “Yes they are the ones I speak of,” The stranger informed Nightmare. “And how are you going to help me?” Nightmare asked with her hands together staring intently at the stranger with interest. “I can release you from your banishment as well as give you the power to kill Pinkie Pie,” The stranger said with a smile. “Sounds like a deal then,” Nightmare said before she and the stranger vanished from the mountains.
The Test-Beginning "Scootaloo hurry up." Apple Bloom said in a slightly agitated voice trying to get her friend's attention. Both her and Sweetie Belle were in Scoots apartment. "Or we'll be late for our first day at the Academy." Sweetie Belle added in a bit of a worried tone. "I will be down in a sec I just need to find my weapon first." Scootaloo called back searching her room for her weapon. "Maybe we could help. What was it again?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Don't you remember? your the one to give it to me!" Scootaloo answered then let out a sigh of defeat. "It's a collapsible staff. But I looked everywhere in here it's not in my apartment." "Don't worry Scoots maybe we can get you a new one at the academy I heard they have the best blacksmith in Equestria so I think they could make you a new one." Apple Bloom said trying to cheer her friend up. "Wait they have a blacksmith why didn't you tell me let's go." Scootaloo excitably exclaimed before she shoved her friends out of her apartment and ran off toward the School. Scoots always had a deep fascination with a blacksmith's ability to turn ugly and misshapen metal into beautiful shapes and deadly weapons. "Isn't that what I just did." Apple Bloom said after Scoots took off. "If you said that to begin with she wouldn't have been late to the exam." Sweetie said with a giggle. Apple Bloom nodded in agreement as they started walking toward the school. Diamond Tiara was heading toward the academy with a smile on her face ready to get to make new friends, she was carrying a book of spells to give to Sweetie Belle, since she got it originally to learn magic but realized she was not a spellcaster since all the spells kept blowing up in her face. Suddenly someone shoved her from behind causing her to drop the book. She went to pick the book up but the person that shoved her picked it up first. "'Intermediate combat spells' Why are you bringing this to the academy?" A familiar voice asked. Looking up Diamond realized it was Silver Spoon. "That is none of your business." Diamond said angrily reaching for the book but Silver pulled it out of her reach. Silver opened the book read it out loud. "To Sweetie Belle, Hope you find better use for this book than I did." After reading this Silver let out a laugh. "What are you actually trying to make friends with those los..." Silver was cut off before she could finish by Diamond punching her in the face knocking her to the ground. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL THEM NAMES IN MY PRESENCE!" Diamond yelled at a shocked Silver Spoon. "And don't take my kindness as a sign of weakness, do you got me?" Silver was too shocked to talk so she just nodded. "Good." Diamond's previous smile returned and picked the book off the ground where it fell when she knocked Silver to the ground, and walked to the academy humming to herself. Once Scootaloo arrived at the academy she looked at a piece of paper with a number on it, once she found the room with the number on it she walked in. In the front of the room stood Twilight who was having a very heated conversation with Pinkie. So heated in fact that they failed to see Scoots enter. "-For the hundredth time Pinkie no." Twilight Said. "But they need to be protected." Pinkie Argued back. "My point exactly that is why they will be Assigned to Applejack." "But she was knocked out by that creatures sleep spell before she could do anything. I would be a better choice to protect them and teach them." "I know that Pinkie but Applejack is better equipped to train them." "But you never gave me the chance to train a group to even see if I was capable of doing it. so why not let me try training Scootaloo's team they need someone who is able to protect them and I am the only one able to sense the creature if she gets anywhere near them, so Pleeeeaaasssee give me a chance." "Fine one week, if they don't improve by then they will be reassigned to Applejack, got it." "Thank you, thank you, thank you." Pinkie excitably said grabbing her friend in a tight hug. "I won't let you down I promise." Scoots was worried about Twilight's decision to allow Pinkie Pie to train them, don't get her wrong she saw Pinkie as one of her big sisters but due to that she knows Pinkie is very random and not very serious most of the time.I hope Twilight knows what she's doing, Scoots thought to herself. "Hey Scootaloo what's up." A voice behind her said causing Scootaloo to let out a girlish scream. Scoots turned around to see Pinkie's smiling face. "Oh did you hear me and Twilight talking, are you excited to have me as your teacher. Ooh this is gonna be sooo fun!" Pinkie said happily hopping in place. As soon as she finished that Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle entered the room. "Hey Pinkie where is Applejack I thought she would be here since she told me she was our teacher?" Apple Bloom asked. "Sorry but there was a last minute change I am your teacher now, Isn't that awesome!" Pinkie exclaimed. "What?!" Both Sweetie and Apple Bloom said in unison completely shocked by Twilight's choice to make Pinkie their teacher. Then Diamond Tiara entered the room. "Hello Pinkie so you're our teacher it is an honor to be taught by you." Diamond said giving Pinkie a slight bow. "Suck up." Apple Bloom Said quietly, but not quiet enough. "It is an honor to be taught by any of the Elements of Harmony to begin with." Diamond said in a calm voice. Silver entered the room completely avoiding eye contact with anyone and sat at a desk. "What's up with Silver?" Sweetie asked. "Oh she just tried to bully the wrong person and got what she deserved." Diamond whispered to herself. then loudly. "I Don't Know. Anyway Sweetie Belle I want to give you this since you are a magician you will have more use of this than I do." Diamond handed Sweetie the book. "What's the catch?" Sweetie asked out of caution. "Nothing I bought it years ago to teach myself magic but I don't have the talent for it so I am giving it to you hopeful that you would have some use for it." "Okay then thanks." Sweetie said very enthusiastically and opened the book and began reading. "Okay everybody when Twist gets here we are going to the training Arena." Pinkie giving the group a smile. "yes!" Scootaloo exclaimed with a fist pump. Then Twist enters her arm in a caste due to her injuries during the exam. "Why are you so happy Scootaloo?" Twist asks. "Because we get to see the training arena and I can’t wait to show off my moves." Scoots answered. "Hey Twist glad you're here, how's the arm?" Pinkie asked with in a happy tone. "So you're our team leader Pinkie awesome and my arm is doing fine just another week until it fully heals." Twist answered. "okey dokey lokey , Now that Twist is here we will go down to the training arena down stairs, so follow me and stick together it is easy to get lost down there." with that Pinkie left the room followed by her new students. After the class left there was a shimmer of magic in the back of the class and a figure came into sight as her cloaking spell was removed. "Pinkie you are interfering with my plans I will not let you succeed in your little mission. they are going to be my tools to overthrow that cake gobbling weakling of a princess and that antisocial sister of hers." The figure said to herself, "Now I need to get an old friend to help deal with Pinkie so I can go through with my plan." with that she vanished. Pinkie lead the girls to a strange looking door it was dark blue with stars all over it, Pinkie then turned to her students. “Okay this door will lead to a test you six are to participate before we go to the training arena, any questions?” She asked and was surprised to see Scootaloo to raise her hand. “Yes Scootaloo you have a question?” “What kind of test is this?” She questioned and was surprised to hear Pinkie giggling. “Sorry that would spoil the surprise silly,” Pinkie said with a laugh before she continued. “Any way you are to step inside for each of you there will be a unique test so go on in,” Pinkie added before she opened the door. To be continued in the next chapter.
The Test:The mark of Courage Pinkie stood there with the door open waiting for one of them to walk into the door but it seemed like a push is necessary. “You know you girls don’t have to do this if you don’t want to,” Pinkie said walking behind the six girls. “But I want you too,” with that the girls felt an invisible force push them into the door. “Good luck girls you're gonna need it.” With a groan Apple Bloom sat up and looked around finding she was in a forest of some sorts. Climbing to her feet she looked around for the other girls only seeing talls dark bushes and strange plants littering the surrounding area but no sign of the other girls. “Well it seems like this is a solo test I guess that means I am on my own for this test,” she said aloud to herself. Walking through the woods she started thinking about what this test could be possibly survival or tracking either way she will do her best to pass. Then she heard a spine chilling laugh coming from the southern part of the forest. “Well something tells me that laugh has something to do with this so called test,” Apple Bloom said to herself as she followed the sound until she found a clearing. “Alright I am here now tell me what the test is?” she said to the laughing voice which at this point stopped laughing. “Are ya sure yer ready for the test?” The voice asked in a familiar southern accent. “Applejack is that you?” Apple Bloom asked with a smile at the thought Applejack might be here. But her hope faded when a orange cloud that seems to have a mind of it’s own forms together to make a small girl with pale orange skin with mist like red-orange hair that flows in the wind. “Who are you and why did you sound like Applejack?” The orange girl blinked her glowing orange eyes before she answered with a rougher version of Apple Bloom’s own voice. “I am Corr the being of Fear who will administer the test,” she introduced herself with a bow. “What is the test and where are the others?” Apple Bloom demanded but Corr simply laughed at her demands. “To answer both your questions you are supposed to defeat them to get out of here a simple test if you ask me,” Corr said with a smile before she snapped her fingers summoning the other girls to her side. The girls now doned orange body armor and brandished their weapons their eyes showed hatred. “No,” was all Apple Bloom could say before the others attacked. Ducking just in time to avoid Silver’s hammer and delivering a swift punch to Silver’s stomach sending her flying into Sweetie Belle, but this left Apple Bloom open to a kick to the face from Diamond which flung her back into Scootaloo who proceeded to grab her and slam her into the dirt. Quickly recovering from attack she drew her shield and sword and prepared for the next assault but they just stood there. “What is going on?” She asked Corr angrily. “Oh this is the second part of the test you must choose who you will fight to the death against for you to pass the test,” Corr stated in a sadistic tone with a smile that sent a shiver down her spine. Who should i choose definitely not Sweetie and Scoots, that leaves Diamond, Silver and Twist but they don’t deserve to die either. AHHH Why is this test so hard, Apple Bloom thought in despair but then she noticed something. Her grip tightened around her sword hilt and lifted it pointing it directly at Corr, “I choose you.” “Wrong choice!” She exclaimed forming a magical pike and threw it at the Sweetie Belle. Apple Bloom acted quickly by throwing herself into the path of the pike raising her shield to block it only for the pike to go straight through her shield and into her chest. Coughing up blood she dropped her sword, grabbed the pike and pulled it out of her chest, she then tried to stand up but collapsed on the forest floor too weak to stand. Then a shadow stood above her looking up she saw Corr standing above her “Now tell me why did you throw yourself into the path of that pike?” She asked looking menacingly at Apple Bloom as she crouched down so she could hear her. “To...Sa...save..my team,” She said through strained breath. “You threw yourself in front of a pike without any fear of injury or death to save your team,” Corr smiled a friendly smile and placed her hand on Apple Bloom, “you want to know some good news you passed the trial of courage something no one has ever done before.” Her body turned to mist and fused itself with Apple Bloom healing her wounds but caused her to pass out. When Apple Bloom awoken she found herself in the hallway with the door to the testing arena that she was just in with Pinkie standing over her with a bright happy smile. “Wow you sure finished your test quickly and passed that is awesome!” Pinkie exclaimed while picking up Apple Bloom and giving her a hug. “Wait how do you know I passed I didn’t tell you I did?” AB asked when Pinkie let her go. “Well you do have the Element of Courage around your neck silly,” Pinkie answered with a dopey grin. “THE ELEMENT OF WHAT?!” AB exclaimed before looking down to see a bright red-orange gem around her neck shaped like a shield attached to a thin silver necklace. “I will explain further when the others are done with their trials,” Pinkie answered as she sat down on the floor next to Apple Bloom and began whistling a happy little tune as she waited for the other;s to finish their tests. Apple Bloom stared at her strange teacher and sighed before she leaned against the wall to wait for the others.
The Test:The trials of the spirit With a yawn Sweetie awoken inside a tent, “Uh how did I get here, was that just a dream that happened before?” She pondered before she crawled out of the tent to find herself at the foot of a mountain. “Where am I?” She asked aloud. “You're at the foot of Tora Mountain,” A very happy high pitched voice answered causing Sweetie to let out a startled scream. “Sorry to scare you,” The voice said as an emerald green mist collected underneath a tree covered in pale pink leaves. The mist began to solidify into a tall emerald skin woman who just floated slightly above the ground. “Who are you?” Sweetie asked the strange floating woman who simply gave her a smile. “I am Willow the embodiment of the hero's spirit and I am gonna be testing the strength of your will,” Willow answered her high pitched voice grew deeper into a more warrior like tone. The mist around her body turned to armor making her warrior like in appearance. Then she materialized a katana, “And the test is to survive the next three days against me and if your will even flickers you will die.” “Wha-,” was all Sweetie could say before Willow lunged swinging her katana at a downward motion, Sweetie used a shield spell to defend herself on pure instinct. Willow’s blade bounced off the barrier but she wore a smile on her face as her katana changed shape to a large sword. “Now the real test begins, can your shield spell survive the next three days of constant attack?” She said as she began beating the shield with the colossal blade the shield showed no signs of breaking but Sweetie was feeling the magic draining from each hit. Willow kept up the onslaught for the next twenty-four hours nonstop. Now it is day two and Sweetie’s shield still stood but Sweetie herself was tired and almost drained of magic. The sounds of Willow’s attacks suddenly stopped which confused Sweetie Belle greatly, looking around Willow was nowhere to be seen then she heard a knock on the magic shield above her and spotted Willow sitting there eating a large sandwich. “Hey I bet you're hungry from not eating in almost two days you must be starving too bad you can’t drop your spell, this sandwich is too big for me to eat alone.” Willow said in a mocking voice as she began to happily eat her sandwich, she smiled when she heard Sweetie’s stomach let out an angry growl. “You are so mean this is not a test it is torture!” Sweetie yelled at Willow the shield shrinking slightly as her concentration slipped. “You don’t understand to test one’s will you have to push them to the breaking point,” Willow said with a laugh as she hopped off the shield and threw her sandwich aside. “Guess it is time for me to get back to work,” she then proceeded to strike at the shield relentlessly with two katanas. Sweetie braced herself but her magic is depleting and it began to show, the shield was cracking under Willow’s quick precise strikes. Sweetie begins to panic as her shield finally breaks opening her to attack. As Willow raised her blade to strike Sweetie Belle down everything slowed down and Sweetie Belle’s mind drifted to her two friends Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, who she believed she let down by being the weakest fighter of their new team. This thought made her want to cry but then she remember something Scootaloo told her. Four years ago. “Hey Scootaloo,” Sweetie greeted to her tomboyish friend who was kneeling and huffing loudly covered in sweat but she turned to Sweetie with a smile. “What's up Sweetie Belle come to watch me beat Rainbow Dash in a race?” Scootaloo asked with a lot of confidence to which confused the young sorceress. “I want to know something Scoots, why do you keep racing Rainbow Dash knowing you are never going to win?” “Well that has a simple answer, I won’t stop till I have reached my goal which is to be like or even better than Rainbow Dash,” Scoots explained as she began stretching for her race against Rainbow. This answer began to inspire Sweetie Belle so she made sure to remember what Scootaloo said so she would remember never to give up. Willows sword was about to connect with Sweetie’s throat but caught only air as Sweetie Belle vanished and fired a magic beam that contained her remaining magic at Willow who stopped the attack with her hand absorbing the power. Sweetie Belle was shocked by this her spell was useless to stop willow, she then collapsed on the ground from fatigue from using up all her magic in that spell. Willow walked toward the paralyzed Sorceress with a smile on her face. “Bravo you have demonstrated the true meaning of spirit or will power, even though you stood no chance of beating my test, yet you never gave up I admire that so i must say you passed Sweetie Belle,” Willow told Sweetie as she grabbed her and returned to green mist which swirled around Sweetie Belle as the Torra Mountains vanished. The next thing Sweetie Belle found herself in the school hallway with Pinkie Pie and Apple Bloom. “Did I pass?” She asked them with a look of confusion on her face. “Well of course you did silly,” Pinkie answered while juggling six colorful gemstones. “That beautiful green Element of Spirit around your neck is proof.” “Wait what?” Sweetie said with a confused look on her face. “I will explain once all of you are done with your tests so just relax and reflect on what you learned about the test,” Pinkie answered still juggling the stones. Knowing she wouldn’t be getting an answer from Pinkie, Sweetie sat down next to Apple Bloom and looked at the gemstone round her neck it looked like a sword surrounded by a star. Turning to Apple Bloom with a smile, “You know if Rarity saw these she would be swooning over how pretty they look,” She said with a giggle. “Yeah I can see it now,” Apple Bloom agreed laughing too. “Hey Apple Bloom what was your test like?” Sweetie Belle asked her friend. “It was horrible all five of you were being controlled by this lady who was made out of m…” was all Apple Bloom said before pinkie put her hand over AB’s mouth. “Shh no talking about the test till the others finish, kay” Pinkie Pie said before removing her hand from Apple Bloom’s mouth. “Now we must wait for the much longer tests.” Sweetie and Apple Bloom just shrugged the sat there in silence as they waited for Twist, Silver Spoon, Diamond Tiara and Scootaloo.
The Test-Guilt of the Broken One Silver Spoon awoke on hard asphalt in a lot of pain. “Ugh, where am I?” Silver asked as she looked around and spotted a semi truck flipped on it’s side, next to it was Diamond. Silver starting to walk toward her but stopped when she saw a familiar sight. Diamond was on her knees crying while holding a bloodied and broken girl in her arms. Silver took a step forward to try and comfort her ex-friend but Diamond turned to her with a look of pure rage. “THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!” she screamed at Silver with tears streaming down her red face.”I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!” Silver quickly turned and ran away from Diamond, but before she got far everything froze and time stop. “So you run from the responsibility of anything bad that you are the cause of what a despicable thing to do,” a deep voice whispered in her ear sending a cold chill up Silver’s spine. “Wh-who are you?” Silver asked the voice to which the voice just laughed. “The name’s Fronar my dear sweet Silver Spoon,” the voice answered as a strange grey mist swirled around in front of Silver until it formed the shape of a large man in a business suit. With glowing red eyes he stared at Silver with a creepy smile on his face. “And I am the embodiment of every creature's guilt.” “What do I have to be guilty about?” Silver asked snootily crossing her arms as she tried to appear unphased by Fronar’s unsettling appearance. “Well now acting like you don’t know, that’s new,” he said with a smile. “But I know you have many demons inside that you deny and they fuel me.” His eyes glowed brighter as her guilt grew. “I-I-I don’t know what you're talking about,” Silver stuttered as Fronar began walking toward her frightening her to the point where she turned and ran. Fronar watched her run with a wicked smile as he faded away after doing his job. “Looks like my job is done here time to let her guilty demons finish my work,” He said before he was gone. Silver ran as fast as she could away from the demonic man looking behind her to see if he was following her. When she noticed Fronar wasn’t following her only to smack into someone else causing Silver to fall onto her rear. Looking up and saw it was Diamond Tiara she ran into who had her back turned to her. “Diamond it is good to see a familiar face,” Silver sighed in relief as she got to her feet and noticed that Diamond wasn’t answering her. “Hey Diamond did you hear m-” Silver started but was cut off as Diamond turned around revealing her eyes were covered by a cloth with two bloody spots and tears of blood streamed down her face. “Sssilverrrrr Ssssspoon,” Diamond hissed with a demonic smile spread across her lips. “Why did you do thisss to meee?” “W-w-w-w-wh-what are you?” Silver stuttered as she began walking slowly backwards. “Don’t you remember? I am Diamond Tiara,” She answered as blood poured out of her mouth. At the sight of this Silver ran away only hearing the sound of Demon Tiara screaming an ungodly scream. SIlver’s heart was racing as she ran away and ran smack dab into another person this one was a slightly taller girl with straight white hair, her ears each pierced with three golden studs, and her eyes were blood red. “Hello Silver Spoon,” The Girl greeted in an irritated tone. “Do I know you?” Silver asked with a shaky tone. “Well of course I couldn’t be here if you didn’t,” the girl answered angrily. At this Silver looked over her once more and it dawned on her who this girl was. “Y-your the girl who was hit by the semi truck,” Silver said backing away from the girl. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” She said right before a large clawed hand grabbed Silver a whisked her away into the darkness. “I told you so.” The hand brung Silver up toward the owner's face which was the girl's face only she had the bandage around her eyes as well but she wasn’t crying blood. The demon girl smiled before dropping Silver only Silver didn’t land on the ground she kept falling into darkness. When the light came back she was laying on a soft bed. “Now where am I?” Silver asked herself as she got out of the bed and looked around noting the gratuitous amounts of Rainbow Dash wonderbolt posters on the walls. “So I am inside a little boy’s room,” she shrugged and started toward the door when she heard an angry growl behind her. Slowly turning around she saw nothing with a sigh of relief she turned back toward the door and was met with glowing red red eyes. With a scream the owner grabbed her and threw her across the room. Looking up the creature turned out to be Scootaloo she didn’t look any different save for the eyes. The Scootaloo lunged at Silver who rolled out of the way and onto her feet and ran through the door slamming it behind her now finding herself in another room. This room was bare with little to nothing inside besides for a bed and a small dresser. Double checking for signs of other dangerous beings lurking about like the last room. Finding no signs Silver cautiously took a step forward but froze when she heard someone scream underneath the wooden floor. With a gulp Silver silently crossed the room and found another door that led to a staircase. “Why does this place hate me?” Silver mumbled as she descended the stairs slowly. Stopping at the bottom of the stairs she looked over the living room seeing several pools of blood as well as severed limbs of several people she knew like Sweetie belle, Twist, Apple Bloom and Pinkie. “Who the hell would do such a thing?” Silver asked her rage building from seeing the limbs alerting the perpetrator of the deed. Silver’s rage ran away and became fear as she saw the killer, he was the large man from before Fronar. “Oh hello Silver fancy meeting you here, I see you met my associates,” Fronar said with a evil smirk as Scootaloo’s growls came from the stairs. “Oh this should be entertaining to watch.” Silver turned away from Fronar and prepared to confront Scootaloo she was tired of running, tired of this place, and she was getting out of here one way or another. Grabbing her hammer off her back and took a battle stance. Suddenly something lunged at her with blinding speed from the staircase she barely had time to dodge the strike. Looking at her attacker who was the Scootaloo look alike but she had two black wings made of smoke. “What the hell!” SIlver yelled upon seeing the doppelganger’s wings. “Oh you think that’s surprising well you haven’t seen dear little Diamond yet,” He laughed before snapping his fingers and Silver was grabbed from behind by clawed hands. Turning her head Silver came face to face with the Demon Tiara and her smile full of needle like teeth. “Now you have reach the end of your fun here in this wonderland of horror.” Silver was frozen with fear as the Demon Tiara opened her mouth and prepared to bite Silver’s head off. Before the demon bit down on Silver her last thought was of how much of this was her fault and she deserved what was about to happen to her and with that everything went dark. Silver layed there on the ground passed out in her nightmare above her stood Fronar who wore a wicked grin. “Oh she is going to be super fun to play with,” He said petting her face softly before turning to his other guest. “You sick twisted demon you will not get away with this my sisters will realize that something is wrong,” A warrior like voice yelled at Fronar who looked at the owner who was a purple mist stuck inside a magic jewel. “Oh that is what I am planning on Titania,” Fronar laughed as he grabbed the jewel and closed his fist around it and the voice within the gem began to scream. “And you are no longer necessary,” with that he crushed the jewel killing the voice inside. “Bye Titania it was fun but I have a job to do.” with that he pulled a black gem out of his pocket then kneeled next to Silver and put it around her neck. he backed away shapeshifting himself into a lithe woman with deep blue eyes, silver hair that flowed in the wind and his business suit became a silver suit of armor. With a snap of his fingers Silver awoke from her nightmare to find the strange woman looking back at her. “Who are you,” Silver asked the stranger. “Greetings my child, I am Titania the Warrior of Responsibility,” The woman introduced herself with a bow. “I am here to congratulate you on passing my test you took responsibility for what you done and accepted your fate.” “So I passed the test without knowing it’s a test,” Silver rubbed her head in confusion. “You now will be given the element of the Responsibility,” Titania said as she turned into a silver mist and flew into Silver knocking her down. When she got up Silver Spoon found herself in the hallway with Pinkie standing over her with a frown that quickly changed into a smile when Apple Bloom and Sweetie approached. “Looky who got the Element of Responsibility,” Pinkie cheered bouncing up and down. “The element of what?” Silver asked her hyper-active teacher. “It’s a secret until Twist, Diamond, and Scootaloo pass their tests,” Pinkie answered in a loud whisper. Silver turned to Bloom and Sweetie with a questioning look only to get shrugs. With that she sighed, sat down on the floor and looked over the silver gemstone shaped like hammer. Elsewhere in the frozen mountains of the north, Nightmare sat on a large stone, her blazing blue hair provided light for her unexpected guest. “Who might you be knave,” Nightmare questioned her guest who remained behind shadow. “My name is not important,” the guest said to Nightmare with a bow. “I want to help you get rid of a certain girl that is a thorn in both of our sides.” “Unless you mean the pink haired ruffian and those annoying brats who banished me here, I don’t want to hear of it.” “Yes they are the ones I speak of,” The stranger informed Nightmare. “And how are you going to help me?” Nightmare asked with her hands together staring intently at the stranger with interest. “I can release you from your banishment as well as give you the power to kill Pinkie Pie,” The stranger said with a smile. “Sounds like a deal then,” Nightmare said before she and the stranger vanished from the mountains.
