Paradox in Equestria

I was flying around looking to feed on the pale yellow one that they call Fluttershy. During my flight I spot the lavender colored mare, Twilight talking to a purple-manned mare.

"Hello Rarity." She began.

"Oh, hello Twilight."

"What are you doing in the market area, shouldn't you be working?" She asked her.

Seems like an interesting enough opportunity. I listened in.

"Oh yes, well I have to do a little work for Sweetie Belle. You know I promised her that I would spend more time with her after the Sister Hooves Social. So I'm here looking for some new ribbon to make uniforms for the little fillies." The white one went on, she annoyed me with her constant babbling.

I would have loved to sew her mouth shut with her own precious ribbon, although I saw potential for a meal.She and her sibling seemed to be having trouble, it was my favorite kind of trouble. Siblings always fought and when they did Demise was there to crack them like eggs.

Demise shall spread throughout the land like wildfire. I left, not hearing the rest. I spotted the little mare at a medical stand getting a prescription. I zoomed over, unseen, to listen and see why she was there.

"Yes, I need it for my little bunny friend. He's very sick you see."

Perfect.

I swooped down to her ear to whisper my curse.

Your friend has come down,

with a frightning ailment.

In sorrow you'll drown,

When it is too late to lament.

Fluttershy heard a whisper in her ear but when she turned around, nothing was there. It was strange, she thought to herself. She thought it must just be the receiving end of somepony else's conversation who was just out of earshot so she ignored it. She continued on her way, still she had a nagging fear it was something else. She spotted Twilight and Rarity talking nearby and went over to say hello.

"Oh hey, Fluttershy." Twilight greeted as Fluttershy approached.

"Hello girls, I don't have much time to talk I have to get Angel his medicine. He's really sick." Fluttershy told them.

"Oh, don't worry about that Fluttershy I saw him when I was looking for you, he's fine." Twilight responded. "But I did need to talk to you girls about something..."

She told them about Pinkie's strange behavior and how she had seemed so sad all of a sudden.

"Oh my that is strange." Rarity said, "well I will keep my eye out, right now I must make my leave of you girls I must finish this ensemble for my sister."

Rarity trotted off leaving just Twilight and Fluttershy.

"You don't think its another one of those creatures that possessed Parydan, do you?" Twilight asked her friend.

"I don't know." Fluttershy said, she hadn't said anything since Twilight explained what had happened to Pinkie Pie.

"Fluttershy is everything alright?" Twilight asked.

"Well..." Fluttershy started, "it's just you said Pinkie said she heard a whispering in her ear right?" She finished.

"Yes?" Twilight said a little worried now, that's when suddenly it clicked...sort of. "Fluttershy, did you hear something?" Twilight asked.

She nodded.

"Well?" Twilight asked eagerly. "What did it say?"

"Um..." She started trying to remember, "It said something about my friend being sick I think, and then I'm going to be really sad because it's too late. I think that's what it said except it rhymed it's words?"

Rhymed it's words? She had read somewhere in another book that rhyms were sometimes used as incantations of Dark Magicks. Dark Magicks were different than regualr unicorn magic, it had properties that didn't follow rules. Twilight thought about what Fluttershy had told her, a sick friend, too late. Oh no!

"Fluttershy." Twilight said looking up. "We have to get to Angel NOW!" She told her friend with urgancy in her voice.

She saw it too and she realized that it was a more serious situation than she had once put it off to be.

I watched as the two mares galloped off, the puple one was on my tail, but I lauged. She was always two steps behind. I moved on to my next target, soon I would be powerful enough to take on my Entite form. I could feel my body pulsating with my collected powers. It was strange though, the last feedings I had were different, as if a small bit of extra magic was being absorbed into me.

I put it off to focus on my next target. On to the one called Rarity.

We burst through the doors of Fluttershy's cottage to see Angel underneath a cover breathing heavily. Fluttershy rushed over and grabbed her up into her forehooves and cradled him. His limbs hung limply as she swayed and rocked him back and forth.

"Are you ok Angel Bunny?" She asked.

Twilight opened the jar of medicine and poured it into a spoon, she levitated it over and poured it into the little critters' mouth, his breathing seemed to slow down.

"Is he ok now?" Twilight asked.

"No!" Fluttershy said, panic rising in her voice.

"But...his breathing?" I asked.

"Yes, but his tempurature is skyrocketing." She said, "He's sevearly dehydrated, get me some water."

Twilight rushed to the kitchen and quickly poured a glass of water from her pitcher on the counter. She ran it back to Fluttershy who grabbed it and poured it into Angels mouth.

"Oh no..." She whimpered.

Angel's eyes were begining to close, his breathing was now almost nonexistent. The water dribbled off the sides of his cheeks.

"What, what's happening?" Twilight asked her.

"He's going to die Twilight, there's nothing I can do." She said crying erratically.

Twilight sat there trying to comfort her friend. If this was something like Hate, she was going to make him pay for this. She couldn't let anypony else die.

As I made my way to the boutique following that white mare I felt my power grow even more. I laughed, even not being there I could absorb the little fools misery. It was almost time, just a little more. And here at the doors of this dress shop was my next feast.