Shadow Ponies

It was a new day, and three fillies found themselves wandering through Ponyville. Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and, Sweetie Belle were all in excitement, as they had just been given a big assignment in class, on the history of Equestria.

Sweetie Belle, humming to her self, looked over at Apple Bloom, who had her head down, in deep thought. "What should we do, make a poster, write a paper?" Sweetie Belle asked.

Apple Bloom, now watching her hooves as she walked. "I'm not too sure, this here's a pretty important assignment. It's worth eighty percent of our final grade, or something like that" she answered, turning to Sweetie Belle.

Scootaloo thought for a moment, "Well, we could always ask Twilight. I'm pretty sure she knows everything about everything" she said with a laugh.

Apple Bloom stopped walking, she scratched her head, while thinking for a moment. "Ya, she'll probably be more excited about it than we are, so, ah guess you're right" she said with a smile and a chuckle.

Scootaloo lifted a hoof "Of course I am" she said with a smirk on her face.

They all laughed together, lost in there conversations. Forgetting to pay attention to the road, they accidentally, bumped into another pony. The pony let out a soft shriek and ducked in cover. The fillies shook themselves off and apologized, but the pony was still hiding on the ground.

"Fluttershy?" Sweetie Belle asked a little confused.

Fluttershy looked up "Oh, it's just you, girls" she said in a soft voice, lifting her self back onto her hooves, then brushing off some dirt. "Forgive me, I have been a little bit, jumpy, lately" she said embarrassed.

Scootaloo rolled her eyes "I thought you were always jumpy" she whispered, sarcastically, making Sweetie Belle giggle.

Apple Bloom tilted her head confused and concerned "Did something happen recently?" She asked

Fluttershy began drawing circles in dirt, nervously. "Well, I don't really know. It could have been my imagination, but I saw something strange, while I was with Pinkie Pie the other day" she said still kicking the ground.

Scootaloo leaned in to Sweetie Belle "Isn't Pinkie always doing something strange" she said making Sweetie Belle giggle again.

Fluttershy overheard Scootaloo, and quickly turned to face the filly. "Oh, no, this was differently than the usual Pinkie. I know she is sometimes" Fluttershy paused for a moment "Strange, but when I saw her, I got this feeling. There was something, oh, um, unsettling" she finished.

Apple Bloom was becoming more interested "Tell us what happened" she said, now very curious.

Fluttershy was quiet for a moment, "Well, I tried to say, hi to her, as she was passing by me the other day, but she only stopped and stared at me. She looked just awful. After about a minute or two, she walked away. The strangest part, was after she walked away, her shadow was still standing there.

"I rubbed my eyes thinking maybe I was seeing things, but when I looked again, it was gone" she said, then shook her head. "It was probably just my imagination playing tricks on me" she giggled "I have to be going now though. Take care girls" she said picking up her basket, then walked away.

The three fillies looked at one another, completely confused.

Scootaloo shrugged it off "Like she said, her mind playing tricks on her. We better get going though, if we want to make it to Twilights before it gets too dark out" she said to the others, as it was almost sunset.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle both looked at each other and nodded.

"Come on then" Scootaloo said leading the way, and after many detours, finally got them to Twilights. As they approached the door they could hear something coming from inside.

Apple Bloom listened carefully "It sounds like some pony is talking, but ah can't make out what they're say'in" she said looking back at Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle.

Scootaloo pushed Apple bloom a side "I'll figure it out" she said pressing her ear against the big wooden door. She looked back at Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. "They're mumbling something about, getting rid of the shadows" she said confused. and backed away from the door. "There's really only one way to find out" she said reaching our.

Sweetie Belle jumped in front quickly, blocking Scootaloo. "Wait, we don't know who's in there" she said nervously.

Apple Bloom rolled her eye's, "It's Twilights house, so I'm guessing it's probably her in there" she said reaching past Sweetie Belle, pushing the door open. At this point she didn't really know what to expect. The door slowly opened and a bright light emanated from inside. Apple Bloom covered her eyes, "It's so bright" she said almost being blinded. A couple minutes past before she was finally able to see inside. The place was a wreck, all the books had been torn down, all the furniture had been destroyed, and all the windows were covered with blankets and sheets. The blinding light, was coming from the hundreds of candles that had been placed all around the room, surrounding Pinkie.

"What in tarnation?" Apple Bloom asked wide eyed.

Pinkie was shaking as she placed another candle on the ground. "If I light the room enough, there will be no more places to hide. Light the room to fight the shadows. Light the roo-" she paused and slowly turned, until her eyes met with Apple Blooms.

All around Pinkie, running across the walls, the shadows, were trying to find anywhere they could hide.

Apple Bloom watched in disbelief. One stopped for a moment, but when Apple Bloom noticed it, the entity ran.

"Hey, you silly, fillies" Pinkie said with an eerie smile on her face. "You're letting out, the light!" she Yelled at top of her lungs.

Completely startled by this sudden out burst, the fillies screamed in terror, slamming the door shut, as they ran off.

Pinkie turned back and placed the final candle on the floor "I did it" she looked around the brightly lit up room, with no shadow in sight. "I don't know how, But I bested the bestest. No more scaries bringing down this party. I almost feel bad, but a pony does need her privacy" she started to laugh hysterically. "As long as I don't move from this spot, there will never be another shadow" she continued laughing. Days of being stalked, and finally she was alone at last. "I think, I'll rest my eyes a bit now" she said as her eyes slowly closed, Falling into a deep slumber.