The Unexpected Adventures of 3 hunters

This chapter is best read with in the 'Dark' setting. For full experiene, please switch now.

Authors Note: This chapter is going to be slightly different than the others. the story is going  to change from pony to pony to get their tale from this point in time and will happen again later at similar parts of the story.

I'm also getting the hang of writing on Fimfiction! That's it for now, so enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 3

The First Night

*___------------(Rainbow Dash) Rainbow's Home------------___*

As Rainbow Dash flew into her house, she decided that it would be best to call it a night and head straight to bed.  However when she got there she found it hard to sleep at all. After tossing and turning for over an hour, Rainbow lost her cool and screamed in frustration.

"Why can't I get some sleep!" She stared at her ceiling while spread out over her cloud-bed.  After a minute or so, she started thinking about that new pegasus stallion Sword Blitz. "He was kinda funny when he acted up." she stopped her train of thought and tried shaking the mental images from her mind but it only made her think of him more.

I can't be falling for him, can I? No. No it's WAY to early for that. I mean he just got to Ponyville. Heck he hasn't even been in town yet! There's absolutely, NO, WAY! Rainbow then slamed her face into the pillows around herself and groaned

"This is gonna be a long night" Rainbow muttered to herself before fruitlessly tring go to sleep.

*___------------(Rarity) Twilight's Library------------___*

"Sweetie Belle? Spike? Could one of you get the door please?"  Spike ran up and opened the door for the others. On the trip to the library Rarity had learned that Twilight was heavier than she looked, though she would never say it to her friend's face. She carried Twilight to her room upstairs layed her in bed. Spike then tucked her into covers and Twilight snuggled into her pillow, content with being in a bed.

Rairity then turned to the little assistant "Get some sleep Spike, you've earned it." With that Spike wordlessly made for his basket and fell asleep instantly

Charmcaster was looking around the library at all the books with fasination when Rarity began making her way downstairs.  "Rarity, remind me in the morning to come back here. These are some interesting books!"

Rarity smiled at her new friends intrest. "Certainly darling, but first let us make way for the Boutique, Sweetie has school tomarrow and it is already past her bedtime as well as ours."

Sweetie as if on cue, let out a large yawn. "But I'm not tired." Charmcaster giggled at the sight. "Sorry kid, but ya just proved yourself wrong. Here, you can ride on my back on the way to the Boutique."

Rarity didn't want to be bested in the game of generosity, so she quickly stepped in. "No no, Sweetie is my little sister and I can carry her just fine. A guest shouldn't have to worry about these kinds of issues." Sweetie looked between the two, confused as to who she was traveling on.

Charmcaster gave Rarity a wary look "Rarity you've already exausted yourself carrying Twilight, you need the rest as much as Spike dose." Rarity tried to stare her down but gave up after awhile realizing that she was right. carrying Twilight had not only worn her out but made her much in need of a shower.

"Alright, I suppose you can carry her to the Boutique. Its just a couple of houses down the street anyways."  With that Sweetie climbed onto Charmcaster's back and the three made there way to Rarity's humble abode.

*___------------(Applejack) Sweet Apple Acres: Apple Family Home------------___*

Applejack had just finished tucking her sister into bed and was heading downstairs when she bumped into her brother.  "Sorry there Big Mac, wasn't lookin' were I was goin'"

Big Mcintosh saw how tired his sister was and immediatly was concerned. "Ya look like ya tried to buck all of the farm again sis. Is everythin' alright?" At the mention of that particular year Applejack cringed at the memory. She knew how bad she looked now that her brother had enlightened her to the fact.

"I'm just tired is all, There's been alot a crazy t'day and Applebloom wouldn't stop talkin' all the way here. I'll see ya in he mornin' Big Mac." and with that she made her way to her room. She stopped to put her prized stetson on the bed post before colapsing onto her matress, falling asleep instantly.

*___------------(Fluttershy) Fluttershy's Cottage------------___*

Fluttershy landed in front of her home and looked back to find Terra sleeping soundly.  It was taking all her mental strength not to hug the colt as she opened the door.  When she walked in, her pet bunny Angel was standing impatiently in the middle of the room while giving her the stink eye.

"Oh! Angel what are you still doing up? Shouldn't you be in bed?"  Angel just glared at her and said something in his rabbit sign language that only Fluttershy could interpret consisting of pointing at the clock, herself, and stomping the ground. "I'm sorry I was out so late Angel, but I had to go slower that usual. I didn't want to wake up our guest."

Angel had finally noticed that Fluttershy wasn't alone and had a green foal on her back.  His face was one of stunned confusion as Fluttershy walked past him to the guest room.  She quietly and gently placed Terra in the bed and watched him get comfertable.

"Good night, Terra." She gave him a light peck on the head and left the room, leaving Terra to dream in peace. After she left though, a gleeming white figure, flew from under his pillow and out the window, vanishing into the Everfree.

*___------------(Pinkie Pie) Sugar Cube Corner------------___*

Pinkie had finished preping her party cannon, and she was ready to party 'til she couldn't party any more.  After waiting for a couple of hours she realized that the party might be a bit delayed, and was very disappointed.  She would comfront the new ponies when she saw them next, and throw them the biggest party they ever saw! She would get their names from her friends, seeing that she left before they could tell her.

Mrs. Cake came into the room soon after Pinkie finished packing her loaded cannon.  "Pinkie? you alright dear?" Pinke flashed the biggest smile she could. "Of course I am! sure I can't throw them a party tonight, but that means that I can make a huge-super-duper-party later!"  Mrs. Cake gave the party pony a werry look before sighing.

"Alright Pinkie, just promise me you won't freakout like last time. We can't afford a repeat of that."  Mrs. Cake shuttered slightly from some unseen force as Pinkie gave her signature pledge.

"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Mrs. Cake left after saying goodnight to Pinkie, who in truth was furious. The last time somepony twarted one of her suprise parties, she ran through town destroying anything in her way to find them, but she Pinkie promised not to this time so she would have to wait. The only thing she didn't know was how, and the thought upset her. However, the mood didn't last much longer, and she jumped happily into her bed to dream big, new, spectacular ideas for the party-to-be.

*___------------(Charmcaster) Carousel Boutique------------___*

Following Rarity to the boutique, Charmcaster had been thinking about how she and the others had gotten to Ponyville and was begining to feel very depressed.  Rarity noticed this as she was opening the door. "Darling, is something bothering you?" Charmcaster snapped from her thoughts and gave an appoligetic smile.

"Sorry about that, I kinda got lost in thought for a moment."

"That's alright dear. Now lets get inside before we freeze, it is getting a bit chilly for my tastes."  Rarity was right about the cold, 'cause Charm felt a shiver travel up her spine as she hastily made he way inside. Careful not to wake Sweetie, she carefully followed Rarity without speaking.  When they got to Sweetie's room she carefully slid the filly off of her back. Rarity looked at her with confusion as they left the room.

"Charm, why didn't you just use your magic to levitate Sweetie off? It would have been much easier." Charmcaster was at a loss, she didn't even know she could levitate objects. She had only been a unicorn a day, how would she know!

"Um...well" Due to the lack of a responce, Rarity had started to give her guest a questioning look, until Charm remembered something the doctors told her while filling the forms. "The doctors said I was suffering from 'Magic Deficiancy' and that I couldn't use my magic for at least three days."

Rarity's eyes went wide. "My Goodness! I'm so sorry, I had no idea! Let's get you to bed so you can rest." She then grabbed Charmcaster with her magic, brought her to the guest room, and dropped her into the bed. "If you need anything at all, just call for me or Sweetie Belle. Oh! and the restroom is right across the hall. Goodnight!"

Charmcaster was still sitting there dumbfounded for a minute, she then realized she was almost in the same boat as Sword Blitz when it came to her condition. "well at least I'm not hospitalized." she mused to herself before laying down to sleep. Unknown to her, a dark red shadow had left the underside of her bed and lept out the nearby window.

*___------------(Scootaloo) CMC Clubhouse------------___*

Scootaloo was pacing in the middle of the clubhouse. She had been living there for about five years after she ran away from the orphanage. for the passed hour couldn't help but wonder what was going on, and how very odd it was.

Scoots was muttering her toughts aloud. She had found it helped her think when stressed and after seeing an alicorn her age, how couldn't she be?

"This is just to strange, First a bunch of ponies are found in the middle of an explosion site, and then one of 'em dosen't even know he's an alicorn? This is just stinks of mystery. The're hidding something, I just know it! I'm going to need some help to find out what though. Maybe I can get the other crusaders to help me? Yeah, that'll work nicely."

Scootaloo let out a very large yawn and decided she had pondered long enough for the night.  She went to her cot that she used for sleepovers at the clubhouse and hopped in.  She was also thanking Applebloom silently that she had exepted that dare to make a heater, she learned her first week of winter weather that the clubhouse had horrid insulation. She drifted to sleep almost instantly, wrapped in the warmth of the blankets.

*___------------(Sword Blitz) Ponyville Hospital: Room 53------------___*

Sword Blitz woke up suddenly. Confused, he looked at the clock to see that it read 3:47 and noticed that moonlight was pouring into the room from a nearby window.  He tried to go back to sleep but found it rarther difficult. As he saw his predicament; he could try to sleep more or stay awake and have some time to think. Opting to ponder his situation, he began to think of what happened with the disk.  He remembered the disk levitating the humming but he couldn't remember much after that, like his mind was wiped from when he passed out from the hum to when he woke up in the hospital a pony.

"Looks like Zach isn't the only one with memory loss. I'll ask Charmcaster what she remembers when I get out of here." Sword Blitz looked at the clock again and saw that he had spent a hour pondering. Knowing he needed his rest to get out faster, he went back to sleep.  He didn't notice the bluish-silver shadow that had crawled out from under the plant in the corner, as it left out the window.

*___------------Everfree Forest------------___*

Three shadows gathered in a small clearing, the air turning icy cold in their pressence as they changed into more animal like forms. The forms consisted of a raven, a monkey, and a panther, the blood red raven spoke first. "The mare was more stubburn then I thought she would be. I did manage to get all but a fourth of her memories though."

The midnight blue monkey sneered. "At least your target stayed asleep! That idiot pegasus woke up when I had gotten halfway through and got most of his memories back." the monkey started waving at the raven with one of his four arms before being halted by a white panther.

"Silence both of you. Gilgamesh, tomorrow night you are to return and remove all the memories of the stallion's home-world. Seraph, you are to assist him in this task seeing that you got enough of the mare's memory to prevent any coherent ones of their home from forming."

Seraph bowed her head. "Yes sir, as you wish."

Gilgamesh turned and snapped at the white feline. "And who put you in charge Vangard! We've only existed freely from those fools for no more than two days and you expect us to just listen to yo-" Vangard had pounced onto the pesky monkey and was pressing down on it's trought with it's claws extended.

"I am the most powerful of the three of us and you know that, If you EVER question me again you will find yourself unable to fight against the will of a mosquito, Do I make myself clear?" Vangard's peircing yellow eyes were drilling holes into Gilgamesh. The monkey only managed to choke a responce due to the waight on his neck.

"Y-Yes sir."

"Good, until then you two are to watch and observe your targets to monitor their strengh. Report back tomorrow."

"Sir!" both the raven and monkey melted into shadows before they left.  The panther began looking through the memories he had taken and found that he had also taken some of the colt's age allong with them. This was a very good thing for him. his target was now weaker then the others and would be easy to kill. he wouldn't even have to see how strong the colt became in the time until they could act on their plans. it would be impossibe for him to gather that much power into such a young and fragile body. Vangard turned from his position and walked a few steps toward into the Everfree before vanishing with flash of light.

Chapter 3 End