Somewhere in the Everfree Forest a small open field laid there was an old statue of three guards standing strong. At the grave stone in front of the statue was a list of fifty names now eroded too much to understand the engravings. Suddenly the statues cracked and crumbled as the ground shook and split down the middle. A red inferno was released from the crack from the earth, as the a figure of pure shadows followed. A dark and eerie mist appeared from the forest as the moonlight hit the figure. An eye red as as a rose appeared on its right side of its face. Sharp red teeth appeared from its Beast like mouth as it released a dark and menacing laughter of pure insanity.
A mile away Fluttershy jumped to the ceiling of her cottage hearing a monstrous yell. Her animal friends went into shock and ran to hide somewhere. Fluttershy fueled by fright closed her windows and doors locking them shut and hid under her bed with many of her animal fiends including Angel. It was from there on silent for the rest of the night, in the morning Fluttershy traveled to town to tell Twilight and the others about the yell coming from the Everfree forest. She had just walked in Twilight's castle when she was spotted Twilight and Spike sitting at the map in deep thought with worry across their face. 'Hi guys' she said softly. "Hey Fluttershy... Something is wrong with the map. It's not pulling up" Twilight said as the studied the table closely trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Just then RainbowDash had burst in with AppleJack and Rarity. "Twilight you won't believe what we found sticking out of the ground in SweetApple Acres" AppleJack said opening her saddlebag as Rarity used her magic to pull out a Ebony necklace with a ruby eye in the center. "What is it? Spike questioned. "It looks like the Alicorn necklace that Trixie had but we should check for it in one of the books" Twilight said walking into her Library room.
An hour went by as they checked every book and they found nothing about it, then Spike spotted the book about ancient Jewry. He scanned through the book flipping page to page. "Ah, ha" he yelled as he ran to show the book to Twilight. "Let's see it says here that, this necklace was worn by RedSpace... And that's it" Twilight said looking up at the others. "So who's this RedSpace?" RainbowDash questioned as everypony else shrugged their shoulders. "This day keeps getting weirder" Twilight remarked. "With the map not working right and now this mysterious necklace." Twilight continued. 'And the scary yells from the Everfree forest last night' Fluttershy said with a sense of fear. "Yells? are you sure it wasn't TimberWolfs darling?" Rarity questioned. 'I have never heard TimberWolfs make that sound before" Fluttershy said remembering the yells from last night causing a cold chill to run down her spine. "Well we could ask Celestia, I'm sure if any pony knows who this RedSpace fella its her!" Applejack assured. "Um, guys wheres, Pinkie?" RainbowDash blurted out noticing that there was one less pony in the room.
Meanwhile... PinkiePie was hopping around town hunting for party supplies when she bumped into a pony that was wearing a hooded cloak reviling nothing but two glowing sapphire eyes. "Oops sorry about that... Wait your new in town right?" PinkiePie said jumping in the air glee on her face. The figure stared at her and nodded slowly not sure of how to respond. "Oh that means you need a guide to town and I could be that guide!" she said with joy. "Sure" the mysterious pony said as red magic surrounded the items that Pinkie drop and levitated them back into her saddlebag's pockets. "Thanks" she said thankfully and led him through the streets of town. Time went by as she showed him the shopping district, the residential district and the town center. Although PinkiePie couldn't make out his facial expressions due to the hood she could tell that he was amazed by the look that was in his eyes. They were at the town hall as her friends finally caught up with her.
"There you are Pinkie, we'd been looking all over for ya" AppleJack explained. "Oh sorry guys I had to show him around town. Hey wait a second! I didn't ask what your name was" Pinkie said finally noticing that she forgot to ask his name. The pony hesitated for a moment he looked from left to right trying to find the answer. While this was going on the others started to questioned the mysterious pony's clothing wondering why he hid himself. "I'm... Eclipse?" he said awkwardly. "Well Eclipse whats with the getup are you hiding something under that hood?" RainbowDash abruptly questioned. "Rainbow" Twilight shouted with disapproval. "What we were all thinking it" RainbowDash said defending herself. "Well to be honest I'm not hiding anything" Eclipse said as he removed his hood. His coat was a light grey, he had a goatee that was dark brown as bark that matched his long brown mane which surrounded his horn.
"Meh, I thought you would be twenty percent cooler" RainbowDash exclaimed. "And you I thought would be less ignorant" he scoffed as he rolled his eyes. "Hey cut it out you two we have to figure out about this amulet of this RedSpace fella" AppleJack interrupted the two arguing ponies before a fight broke out. Eclipse's eyes widen on hearing RedSpace's name. "Well I would love to continue our tour later; I still have to go and find my home. Bye Pinkie and her friends" he said walking away. "He's sure is a weird one ain't he?" AppleJack commented after he trotted off. "I still think he's hiding something, and I will find out" RainbowDash said studying the way he trotted off, and how it seemed a little abnormal. "Well I still have to plan his surprise party and make the cake by to night!" PinkiePie informed the others of her plans. "Well I guess we can find answers about RedSpace tomorrow since it seems we have plans for the rest of the night" Twilight said a little defeated. "Oh thank goodness I still have to finish my next line of dresses" Rarity replied with relief in her voice.
They all left heading into different directions, little did they know they were being watched from within the shadows. A Black shadow stood out in the dark alleyway with it's one pure crimson eye watching their every move. "So they found one of the six stones, how convenient indeed now I will need to be careful around the Rainbow one" the shadowy figure whispered to himself as he eyed RainbowDash with his one pure crimson red eye.