The Forgotten Kindgomby AppledashChaptersChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 1The Forgotten Kingdom Twilight Sparkle was out in Everfree Forest in search for a special ingredient for a calming tea recipe she got from Zecora. When she was looking at her map she accidentally took the wrong path. Her walking got a sudden stop when she hit her head on a very big old castle door. She noticed that the door wasn't locked. Curiosity took over her and she opened the door just so she could fit through. She entered a big entrees hall with big mighty statues of ponies. The golden plates on the feet of every statue had a text but the growth was to heavy around the area so Twilight could not read them. As she walked farther into the castle she heard a faint laugh. She just shook her head and said to her self. “It is just your imagination.” She entered what seemed to be a dining room. A long nice looking table with pretty chairs stood in the middle of the room. On the short side of the table stood what looked like a throne. “I wounder who lived here, it isn't the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters. That for sure.” She walked along side the table and noticed something strange. On the table stood a plate that seemed newly used, she heard the faint laughter again. This time a little louder. She walked in the direction of the laugh and entered a throne hall. Four mighty thrones stood at the far side wall of the room. The laughter echoed in the walls yet again, and this time it was followed by a faint voice saying. “Behind you” Twilight turned around and her face got struck by something heavy, she fainted before she struck the floor “Hello and welcome to this mysterious place. Oh sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Pain. Just Pain. You might have heard of me before. In that case you might don't fear me... Yet. If you haven't felt me yet you are probably afraid right now at this instant, but don't worry the things I will do to you wont hurt so much. Too me. Too you I can't say the same. Let me just take this blindfold off you so you can see what's going on and where you are.” A light hits Twilight's eyes as the blindfold quickly gets removed from her face. “Wh... Where am I?” Twilight nervously asked while squeaking her eyes to adjust to the quick light. In front of her she could see a silhouette of a tall mare, almost as tall as Celestia. Her eyes hadn't adjusted to the light so she could not see who this mare was. “Oh just.... In a very old ruin, a ruin of a once mighty castle. The castle that once held the mighty rulers of this land. You might have heard of us, since you are a book worm and everything.” Pain said in a calm voice “No I...I haven't read about any ruins than the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters.” Twilight responded. At this time Twilight had adjusted to the bright light enough for her to see the mare. This mare had a coat with the color of the darkest night, wings as a dragon and eyes with a grayish glow. Twilight recognized her from somewhere but could not figure out from where she had seen her before. “Oh well... If I give you some clues. Maybe a name or two?” Pain said. “Well as I said my name is Pain I had two brothers and a sister. Let me name them for you my dear. My oldest brother Fear. My second oldest brother Hate. And my little sister Love. Yes Love my parents went very wrong on this one. And than we have me. Pain. Twilight opened her eyes wide when she realized who they were. And she remembered that she read about them when she was in the Canterlot Library. “Yes I remember now! But I just thought you were a myth.” “Oh no, no, no, my dear. We were just as real as you. But I'm glad you have read about us, that way our history still lives on!” Pain said. Twilight could see how Pain's horn started to glow with a dim red light. “let me show you around the castle before I end your life.” Pain said while she lifted up Twilight with a spell. Twilight struggled to break loose from the aura that surrounded her. She tried every spell she have ever read in her books. “My my, your a feisty one, your magic is strong. I might have a use for you after all.” Pain said with the most disturbing smile on her face. “What do you mean!?” Twilight asked in frustration. “Oh you'll notice when I will begin” Pain replied in her calm voice. “Ah we are here...” Pain was interrupted by Twilight ”Let me go!” Twilight felt how she was thrown through the air and hit the stone wall and in a split second Pain was over her. Her eyes glowing more then before and her breath became smoke. She could fell how the aura around her got tighter and tighter to the point where she could not breath. “Never interrupt me again!! Do you hear me!? Never!” Pain cleared her throat “So shall we continue?” Twilight was not able to answer. “Ah so cute she have fainted, let see if this wakes her up” Lightning started to form at Pain's horn, the ruins got filled with a blue light followed by a unpleasant cry. “Ah you're awake, so good, now we can continue.” Twilight chipped for breath while Pain lifted her from the ground. They entered the big entrees hall with the statues. “What a mess in here! Let me just tidy up a bit before we proceed” Pain put Twilight back on the floor, she made sure she wasn't able to move. Yet again Pain's horn started to glow as she was conjuring a spell. Twilight felt something in her body she felt weak and it rose. A red light filled the entrees hall and all the growth reversed to their seeds and every stone that had fallen from the walls and roof replaced themselves. The fallen pillars rose and stood tall once more. The golden plates on the statues looked like they were newly made. Even though she didn't like it Twilight just stood and was inspired by the deeds of Pain's magic. Pain turned her head and saw the expression on Twilight's face. “You aren't just a great magician, you also have an eye for great magic.” “Where did you learn this?” Twilight asked. “Oh we have some great books in the library.” Twilight felt how the weakness came back and she fell to the floor. “Oh right, I used some of your energy to conjure this spell. Hope you don't mind” Pain said with a smile on her face. Pain lifted up Twilight with her spell and walked over to the statues in the hall. “Let begin shall we?” Pain said while looking up onto the mighty statue in front of her. The Gold plate read. “ FEAR. His coat, the color of gray with a slightly yellow hue, eyes with the color of the darkest blue, power of a thousand unicorns. The king of everything in this land. The strongest of us all, and a great warrior. But a greater magician with the ability to strike Fear just by looking at the enemies.” Pain put a hoof on the statue, “I miss you big brother.” They walked over to the second statue. The Gold plate read. “ HATE. His coat with the color of blood red, and dark red eyes, with the strength of a thousands stallions. Unstoppable in war. Prince and the greatest warrior of us all. Once he entered his fully rage he was an unstoppable killing machine.” As they turned around to the next statue Pain let out a annoyed sigh. Twilight took notice of the sigh and started to read on the statues golden plate. The Gold plate read. “Love. Her coat with the color of the loveliest purple you have ever seen, Light red eyes that was enough for any stallion and mare to fall in love with. Love was one of the greater magician almost better than Fear with the great power she had she could stop wars. But don't get fooled by her power, when she got in a bad mood she could break a heart like it was made of glass.” The last statue representing Pain was missing its Golden plate. “Why doesn’t your statue have a golden plate? Were you too boring to write about?” Twilight asked with a mocking voice. She noticed Pain's eyes stared to glow and the aura around her became tighter once again. “Don't you dare talk to me with that voice, remember who has your life in a spell. Disrespect me once more and it will be your last.” “The Plate got stolen by some grave robbers. I managed to get one of them, he is rotting in the prison down below. The other got away with the plate.” “Anyways” Pain said and lighten her grip around Twilight. “ Let me sum up what stood on the plate.” “I was more or less just here to make sure that the soldiers was suffering real bad on the battlefield. I made the food decay, and resources just disappeared from time to time. Let me tell you this I loved it!” Pain said with a laugh. Twilight gave Pain a weird look. “Did you enjoy to make the soldiers suffer?” “Oh yes of course! Is was the best thing ever! When I was here at the castle and it was one of those boring sunny days, I just went down to a battlefield and made the soldiers miserable life even more miserable! That always made my day. I could go to bed with a smile every night!” Pain said while she had a grin on her face. “Wait what? You just went down to a battlefield?” Twilight asked. “Oh yeah, there were battlefields here and there. I mean you can't take over the world without taking some lives my dear.” Pain said with a confused look. “So you and your brothers and sister was to take over the world?” “Yes we was an Great power back then! Ah good times. We ruled all of what is now called Equestria and the griffins lands. Half way through the dragon lands.” Pain said with a smile. “So your dream was stopped there? By the dragons?” Twilight asked. “Yes! Now no more talk about that! You shall join that grave robber in the prison! And I shall prepare for the ritual!” Pain said. “What ritual!?” “Oh you'll see when it's time dear!” Twilight started to get a difficult time to breath and her vision became blurry. The only thing she could see before she fainted was Pain's gray glowing eyes and that grin. A grin she'll never forget. Chapter 2Chapter 2 Twilight woke up with a splitting headache, she rubbed her forehead and said. “Where am I?” When a voice replied she got startled by the fact that someone else was there with here. “You are in a prison cell in a castle ruin.” Twilight looked around the darkness and could only see a figure in the shadows. “Well why don't we just escape? I guess this doors are older then the sun itself.” Twilight said while she took a few steps back to ram the door. “I'll wouldn't do that if I were you” The voice said just as Twilight took off in full speed. Twilight ignored what he had to say and just ran for the door. A loud thud echoed through the prison floor and Twilight fell to the ground, as she began to get up the voice chuckled and said. “Told you.” Twilight started to get impatient with this mysterious stallion, “Well if you are so smart why don't you come up with an better idea? Huh!” The stallion rose up from the bed he was laying on. Twilight was to busy lecture him so she didn't noticed him walking out from the shadows. When she noticed him in the light she slowly stopped talking and a blush formed in her face. “I. Um.. I didn't mean to shout at you.” Twilight said while covering her face with her hoof. “it's okay, I'm used to get yelled at. My name is Dawn Essence, The Grave Robber. But you can just call me Dawn.” He said with a smile. “Wait.. I.. I have seen you in Canterlot from times to times.” Twilight said with a confused voice. “Probably, I have been in various places selling my finds. Everyone need to make a living.” “How is it that you are here?” Twilight asked. “In these ruins or in this prison cell?” Asked Dawn. “Um.. Both” She replied. “Well It started when I was just minding my own business in Canterlot when a big Stallion came forth and pat me on my shoulder. I turned around and saw this stallion, he didn't mentioned his name and his face was covered with a hood. He said he had a job for me and that he paid good money, and I can't just say no to money.” Dawn chuckled. “So” he continued. “We talked about the thing he wanted me to get. It was an artifact of some sort. Well I took the job and went to my coworker and told him the great news. As we entered these ruins we saw the statues in the entrees hall and those lovely gold plates.” Dawn needed to take a pause to breath. “Anyways” He said. “My stupid coworker said that we needed some extra coins. I told him it could wait. We adventured down in the basement where the royal crypt was. And there in front of us laid four stone coffins. The mysterious stallion said that this artifact was in the biggest coffin.” As I started to pry open the coffin my coworker wandered around and started to pry open another coffin, at first I didn't care to much about it but when the stone cap didn't want to move I yelled at him to help me. The moment I turned around to face my so called friend the cap on his coffin slid open and a gray smoke wriggled out followed by the most horrified laughter you've ever heard. Then the cap flung open and hit the wall on the other side of the room. And a skeleton of a mare rose from the coffin. As the flesh and blood started to appear on this skeleton it turned its head to us and said. “Run”. Without a second thought we did so. At the entrees hall my coworker remembered the golden plates and stopped without warning. We didn't get the artifact and we need money! He said. At the same time he finished to carve out the plate I saw in the stairwell a black figure, as I turned around my coworker was already halfway at the door. I yelled at him but something got my feet and I fell. The next thing I remember is waking up here.” “So you let out Pain?” Twilight asked. “No my coworker did, I had nothing to do with it! Didn't you listen?” He replied. Twilight suddenly realized something, her eyes open widely. “The ritual.” She whispered to herself. “What did you say?” Dawn asked. “The Ritual!” She shouted. “I know what she is going to do!” “What are you talking about!?” Dawn asked nervously. “Pain said she needed my magic and energy for some kind of ritual, I didn't know to what ritual until now! I'm so stupid!” Twilight shouted. A laughter came from the other side cell door. “Bravo, Bravo! Miss Twilight. You are really smart!” “Pain, you let us out of here or I will!” Twilight said. “You what? Shout at me!? Cast your weak magic on me? HA!” Pain said, “I don't think so.” With a laughter she disappeared in a smoke cloud. Twilight sobbed. “If only my brother or Celestia was here now.” Dawn walked up to Twilight and put a hoof on her shoulder. “Don't worry, we'll get out of here.” Twilight felt Dawn's warmth against her fur. Again her eyes opened widely. “Dawn can I ask you for a favor?” “Sure what is it?” “I need your energy for a spell, I promise it wont hurt... so much.” Twilight said while looking into Dawn's eyes. “Sure whatever it takes to get us out from this hell hole!” Dawn answered with a shaken voice. With a weak spell Twilight made a purple circle around Dawn. “What that it?” Dawn asked, “That wasn't so bad.” “No that was just the start, now comes the hard part.” Twilight said with seriousness. Twilight's horn started to glow with a purple light, she clenched her teeth and closed her eyes. As the spell became stronger Twilight slowly slid on the stone, the cell got lit up by the purple light and after a flash. Both Dawn and Twilight fell to the floor exhausted. “Wh...What did you do?” Dawn asked. “This might sound ridiculous, but I sent a messages to my brother with my memories from when I came here until now.” Twilight answered. “You needed all that power for just that!?” “Yes! Pain have some spell over this cell to make it hard to send telepathic messages. I needed some extra energy to send this!” Twilight answered irritated. “HA! You sure do prove that you have the power of a great magician. And now its time.” A voice from nowhere said. A flash filled the cell once again. When the light faded Twilight was gone. “NO! You'll pay for this!” Dawn shouted. He looked around the cell and saw a brick that was lose in the wall. He laughed to himself and kicked the wall. The sound of falling stone filled the prison floor and the stone wall fell. From the dust Dawn sprinted out to catch up with Pain and Twilight. His running took a sudden stop when his legs didn't want to follow his command anymore. “What is this? Why can't I control my legs?” He said to himself. “I have control of you fool!” A voice in his head said. “I will not let a simple thief like you stop me to conquer this world!” “You just made your biggest mistake my friend...” Dawn chuckled. “Never I repeat NEVER! Call me a simple thief!” Dawn slowly started to break the control Pain had over him. Meanwhile in Canterlot. Shining armor wakes up with a gasp. “What is it?” Cadence asked with a yawn. “I... I had a dream... But there is something strange about it, it felt so.... real.” Shining Armor said Wide awake. “Well.. It was just a dream, come back to bed now.” Cadence said. “No! Something is wrong. Something is with Twilight. I can feel it” Shining Armor said with a serious voice. “I need to talk to the general. I be right back.” He said while putting on his uniform. Cadence let out a loud sigh and turned her back towards Shining Armor. “I promise Cadence, I will be.. GAAH!” Shining Armor fell to the floor with a loud thud. Cadence jumped out of bed and ran to Shining Armor. “Whats happening!?” “I... I don't know... Something is wrong with... With Twilight! Someone is draining her magic!” Shining Armor said between his long breath. “I need the general, now!” Chapter 3Chapter 3 Shining Armor and Princess Cadence rush inside Princess Celestia's room expecting her to be asleep. Surprisingly she was awake and stood in front her window starring out at the big almost red moon. “Princess!” Shining Armor shouted. “There is something wrong with Twilight! We...” He got interrupted. “I know.” Said Celestia “I have had the same feeling the whole night, but at night I don't have my fully power so I sent Luna to search for her and...” Celestia closes her eyes as a tear slowly runs down her cheek. “And?” Cadence asked. “And now I fear the worst. As you can see the moon has a faint glow of red, and this glow increasing in color. When the moon is fully red that means Luna isn't with us anymore.” Celestia said with a serious voice. “But...” Cadence started.”Only another Princess can kill a Princess when she are at her full power.” “Exactly.” Answered Celestia. “Wait Wait!” Shining Armor said. “Let me get this strait. You mean that out there in the Everfree Forrest is another Princess that is somehow now trying to kill Luna?” “Yes, or it could be worse! Follow me!” Celestia exited her quarters without telling where she were going. Meanwhile in Everfree Forrest. “Ah Luna my dear Luna. I see that you are not banished anymore. How bad. I could use some of that Nightmarish power you had.” Pain Said with a grin. “If... You don't release Twilight.... You will soon see some of that power!” Luna said between the sobs. “Ah so cute, but you see...” Pain's horn started to glow and Luna's almost lifeless body got struck by a lighting. “I have your life in a bag, and I need Twilight to resurrect my dear family.” Pain turned around and stared at Twilight's lifeless body, which was levitating in blue electrified force field. Around the force field were three stone coffins with golden edges. Inside these coffins laid three skeletons of once mighty kings and queen. Repetitively blue lightnings struck Twilight's body to drain energy to wake up these skeletons. “Not long now. Soon my brothers will we rule this world once again!” Pain said with a evil grin while circling the coffins of her brothers. A voice echoed inside the walls of the ruined Castle. “PAIN! You need to kill the moon controller. The blood red moon will make this ritual faster! I can feel the power! I need this!” “Y—Yes Brother!” Pain answered with a shaken voice. The blue lighting formed at Pain horn once again. A light screamed through the air and struck Luna. A unpleasant scream filled the castle ruins. Luna's head hit the floor and the moon slowly faded in to blood red. A laughter echoed followed by a deep voice. “Haha. Good. Now we only need to find and destroy the other one!” Meanwhile in Canterlot Library. Princess Celestia, Cadence and Shining Armor was walking past bookcase after bookcase until Celestia stopped. “Here it is. Follow me.” Celestia's horn stared to glow and a secret passages way in the wall opened. On the way down the spiral staircase Celestia started to explain what was going on. “A long time ago, when my grandparents ruled Canterlot there was an empire that reached all over Equestria. There was four rulers that ruled it but Canterlot was still standing tall and was not conquered.” They reached the bottom of the stairs. In the end of the hallway was an old wooden door. Celestia opened it and inside was hundreds of old dusty books, maps and other various things. In the corner stood a piece of armor and a sword. Celestia walked over to it let out a sight and said. “This was once my grandfathers Armor, with this sword he defeated the brutal warrior king. I don't enjoy to say this but. If the time comes, you Shining Armor must wear this and Protect Canterlot just like my Grandfather did!” “It would be an honor my Princess.” Shining Armor answered. Celestia started to go through the books of her grandfather and stumbled upon what looked like a diary. With a magic lock, there were a note stuck on the side. “To my beloved Granddaughters. I write this as a warning for the future when you will be the rulers of Canterlot. I explain it in the diary. I have chosen a spell to lock and keep this diary secret. A spell only you can break.” Celestia though for a while and didn't notice that Shining Armor and Cadence had left the room. Her horn started to glow and the lock on the book slowly opened. The pages flipped fast and stopped on the last page. “Day 364 after the fall of the empire and the warrior king. I had this dream tonight, a dream about a purple unicorn. Her name is still crystal clear in my thoughts. Twilight Sparkle. She has a power that no one. Not even I can possess. But with great powers comes great responsibility. If she gets captured by one of these empire kings or queens. I fear the worst for Equestria. Celestia my first born granddaughter if you read this you most stop the ritual. If the moon is red you only have until dawn to stop it. I most go now but I am watching you from the other side.” The page ends there. Celestia stood and though about what she had read, from the hallway she heard hoofs running fast towards her. She turned around just as the door flung open. “Celestia come quick!” It was Shining Armor. They entered Celestia's living quarters and already on place was Princess Cadence staring at the blood red moon. Tears filling her eyes. Celestia slowly walked towards the window her head pointed down at the floor. When she reached the window she slowly lifted her head and saw the terrible sight. She could not hold it in anymore. She collapsed on the floor and stared to cry. “Shining! Find the General and take some men and find Twilight. I will stay here with Celestia. Put a stop to this madness!” Cadence shouted. Surprised by the tone Cadence used, he quickly made a salute and ran away. Shining Armor ran through the corridors in Canterlot and ordered every guard he passed by to follow him. With almost every royal guard in Canterlot he reached the general. “Come with me general, we have to find my sister!” The general looked behind Shining Armor and saw the army or royal guards that followed him and knew he was serious. Meanwhile in Everfree Forrest. The voice echoed again. “Be on your guard Pain I can feel someone coming with a great numbers of followers. They feel.... Strong.” “Don't worry brother I have it under control. Just mind your own business of getting your body back, okay?” Pain said annoyed. “Ah but soon we will rule this world again brother, I can feel her power draining, soon brother soon you will have the power you once had!” “Follow me we most hurry! There is no time!” Shining Armor shouted. The royal guards followed him as they made their way to the castle ruins. “PAIN! They are closing in! Do something! NOW!” The voice shouted. “Fine!” Her horn glowed. “There done! Happy now?” As shining armor and his troops ran down the narrow path he could feel that something was wrong. “Halt!” He ordered his men. It was silent in the Forrest, to silent. The ground beneath them started to crack open. “Back up! Back up!” The general shouted. From the ground rose undead warrior ponies. Some of them was only skeletons from the years of decomposing and other had just stared to decompose. “Stand your ground! Wait for my command!” Shining Armor stood in front of his troops and the corpses came closer. “Wait for it! Wait!” Shining Armor stared on the lifeless corpses that stumbled towards him. He drew his sword pointed it at the masses of the undead and shouted “Charge!” The royal guards took up sprint as they made their hoofs struck the ground it was as loud as thunder and their battle cry echoed through Everfree Forrest! “Celestia With us!” Everyone shouted as the charged into the undead. “Ah that will keep them busy for a while.” Pain said. “Good. Now we can finish this in...” “Not so fast! You haven't forgot me have you? My name is Dawn Essence and I am here to stop you! And nothing can stand in my way! Not bad for a simple thief, right?” He said with a smile. “Ugh, you again! I though I was finish with you!” Pain shouted. “Ha! You will have to kill me if you want to stop me!” Dawn said with pride. “Okay, fine.” Pain said as her eyes started to glow. “Um. I... I'm not afraid of you...” Dawn said as he swallowed his pride in form of saliva. “Yeah right!” Pain's horn glowed with the familiar dim blue light. And lightnings started fly towards Dawn Essence. Dawn Essence on the other hand had reflexes like the thief he was and simply dodged them. “Ha! You can do bett..!” He sentence got a sudden stop when he ran into the caste wall. “Well. Let's get this done now and no more interruptions I hope!” The voice Echoed The last of the undead attackers fell to the ground with a slimy thud. Shining Armor stood over it and ripped out his sword which was stuck in the chest of the corpse. “You two! Search the battlefield for our casualties. And return them home to Canterlot for a royal burial!” “Yes sir!” The two guards said in choir and saluted Shining Armor. “The rest of you gather around!” The troops formed a circle around Shining armor. “Okay this is the plan! I will take one half of my troops and head for the castle to save Twilight. General You and the other half shall stay here in case there will another attack.” “Yes sir!” The general saluted. With a salute Shining Armor and his half of the army continue to walk down the narrow path. The general needed to get a temporary defense base up as soon as possible. “Okay! You two! Go in the Forrest and gather wood to make some defenses and a fire place! And you start to dig a trench!” “Yes sir!” The troops shouted. The general turned around and looked at the shadow of Shining Armor slowly fading in the mist. “Celestia be with you, Shining Armor.” “Take it easy men, we don't know what lurks in the shadows of Everfree Forrest.” Shining Armor whispered to his soldiers. A crack could be heard from down the path. A pair of yellow eyes emerged from the darkness. “Halt!” Shining Armor shout and drew his sword. “No need of those deeds.” A voice answered. “Ah it's you, Zecora.” Shining Armor put his sword back in his sheath. “No time to talk, we have to walk!” Zecora ordered Shining Armor. “Okay. Let's go Soldiers! Follow the zebra!” Shining Armor shouted. In the castle ruins a bright blue light was lighting the night sky. “Yes! YES! I can feel the power flowing through her veins! Ah soon brother! Soon you will have your body back!” Pain Shouted. “Yes and we will rule this land once again!” The voice Answered. Back at the path Shining Armor and Zecora had big trouble. “What is this thing!?” Shining Armor shouted. “No time to talk!” Zecora quickly answered. “Sir... He... He is to strong our men can't hold him!” One of Shining Armor soldier stuttered. The bony monster turned around and focused on Shining Armor. “Food!” It gurgled. This creature came directly from hell. Corpses and skeletons of hundreds of ponies had been put together forming this massive creature. Swords or arrow could not hurt him. The unicorns spell were to weak to chain him. And he was mad, really mad. The creatures arm flew up in the air trying to crush Shining Armor. With a loud crash it hit the ground. Making a hole unable to jump over. On one side of this hole was Shining Armor on the other side was his soldiers and Zecora. “Run sir! You need to save Twilight! We will hold him! Don't worry about us!” A Soldier shouted. Shining Armor stood and watch as the creatures mangled his troops. With a salute he turned around and ran. As he ran he could the screams of his soldiers and the laughter of the creature. In the ruins Pain were shaking of excitement. “Yes! Not long now! Ohh I can't wait to have slaves again!” “Ugh! Wha.. Where am I?” Dawn woke up, only to find him self dangling upside down in a blue aura. “Ey! Release me! Or else!” “Or Else what!?” A pair of gray eyes was right in front of Dawn's face. Glowing with hatred. “Um.. Nothing....” Dawn whispered. “I thought so!” Pain said. “Now the final touch to finish this!” Pain shouted and laughter filled the ruins. “Release her! Or I will KILL you without mercy!” In the door way stood a very exhausted Shining Armor. “Oh You... I though my Behemoth killed you. Ah well then I have the pleasure to do that!” Pain Smiled. “ But he didn't! Now release my sister!” Shining Armor Shouted. “Oh my, haha your sister you say? Well then, I will make watch as I slowly kill her right in front of your eyes!” Pain laughed. Her horn lit up and Shining Armor was stuck in a familiar aura as Dawn. “Now just sit tight and watch the show as your beloved sister dies!” With the sound of thunder a white hoof with golden bracelets struck the castle floor. “Not if I have anything to say about it!” Celestia had arrived and behind her came the general and his half of the troops. “Go and release Shining Armor general!” Celestia ordered. “Yes mam!” The general answered and ran to Shining Armor. “Glad to see you alive.” “You too. Did you find my men?” Shining asked. The general looked into Shining Armor's eyes, his head sunk. “Yes.” he whispered. “Only one survivor, barley. His on his way back to Canterlot.” “I see.” Shining Answered. “I'm sorry I didn't came sooner.” The general apologized. “It's not your fault! Now release me so I can save Twilight!” “Ce... Celestia! I... I will not let you ruin this! Not when I'm so close!” Pain shouted. “It's already over Pain. There is nothing you can do! Now release Twilight and I might spare your life!” “NO! I WILL NOT!” Pain ran towards Celestia with glowing eyes and horn. “DIE!” “Very well.” Celestia's horn stared to glow. A flash as bright as sunlight filled Everfree Forrest. Whit a soft thud Pain's lifeless body hit the floor. The force field surrounding Twilight faded. Twilight fell towards the floor, but before she landed she got lifted up en levitated over to Celestia. A red mist formed behind Twilight and sunk into her body. No one noticed this as she levitated towards Celestia. A dark laughter filled the ruins. “Haha! You are too late Celestia! I might not have my body. But that's not any problems!” The voice faded. And Twilight woke up with a gasp. “Whe....Where am I? Ow my whole body hurts!” “Don't worry Twilight you are safe. Now we need to get back to Canterlot!” The ground started to shake. The walls of the ruins trembled and fell. The floor stared to sink and the statues in the ruins fell and broke as they struck the floor. “Yes! It is agood time to move. Like NOW!” Dawn shouted. “You are right.” Celestia answered. And with a flash they were all gone. As the ruins fell into the pit that opened beneath it the laughter could be heard faintly. “Haha! Oh Celestia you have no idea what you've just started!” Back in Canterlot the flash lit the halls of the castle. The first one to run was Dawn. “Ugh! Remind to never do that again!” He ran to the balcony and tilted over his head. “Celestia I'm sorry about Luna.” Said princess Cadence. “No. It was my fault I shouldn't have sent her alone. But now we need to bury her and the brave troops that fell during this night.” Celestia said. The day after was the biggest ceremony Canterlot have ever seen. It was a festival in the memory of Luna and the soldiers. Twilight and Celestia stood on the balcony and over watch everything. “Twilight dear, can you follow me please?” Asked Celestia and turned around without looking at Twilight. Twilight's eyes flashed red. “Yes my Princess. Lead the way” On a table just inside the balcony laid a cheese cutter “I will follow you, just walk on and don't mind me.” The familiar laughter echoed in the air as Twilight rose the knife shaped cutter. The End. To be continued.
Chapter 1The Forgotten Kingdom Twilight Sparkle was out in Everfree Forest in search for a special ingredient for a calming tea recipe she got from Zecora. When she was looking at her map she accidentally took the wrong path. Her walking got a sudden stop when she hit her head on a very big old castle door. She noticed that the door wasn't locked. Curiosity took over her and she opened the door just so she could fit through. She entered a big entrees hall with big mighty statues of ponies. The golden plates on the feet of every statue had a text but the growth was to heavy around the area so Twilight could not read them. As she walked farther into the castle she heard a faint laugh. She just shook her head and said to her self. “It is just your imagination.” She entered what seemed to be a dining room. A long nice looking table with pretty chairs stood in the middle of the room. On the short side of the table stood what looked like a throne. “I wounder who lived here, it isn't the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters. That for sure.” She walked along side the table and noticed something strange. On the table stood a plate that seemed newly used, she heard the faint laughter again. This time a little louder. She walked in the direction of the laugh and entered a throne hall. Four mighty thrones stood at the far side wall of the room. The laughter echoed in the walls yet again, and this time it was followed by a faint voice saying. “Behind you” Twilight turned around and her face got struck by something heavy, she fainted before she struck the floor “Hello and welcome to this mysterious place. Oh sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Pain. Just Pain. You might have heard of me before. In that case you might don't fear me... Yet. If you haven't felt me yet you are probably afraid right now at this instant, but don't worry the things I will do to you wont hurt so much. Too me. Too you I can't say the same. Let me just take this blindfold off you so you can see what's going on and where you are.” A light hits Twilight's eyes as the blindfold quickly gets removed from her face. “Wh... Where am I?” Twilight nervously asked while squeaking her eyes to adjust to the quick light. In front of her she could see a silhouette of a tall mare, almost as tall as Celestia. Her eyes hadn't adjusted to the light so she could not see who this mare was. “Oh just.... In a very old ruin, a ruin of a once mighty castle. The castle that once held the mighty rulers of this land. You might have heard of us, since you are a book worm and everything.” Pain said in a calm voice “No I...I haven't read about any ruins than the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters.” Twilight responded. At this time Twilight had adjusted to the bright light enough for her to see the mare. This mare had a coat with the color of the darkest night, wings as a dragon and eyes with a grayish glow. Twilight recognized her from somewhere but could not figure out from where she had seen her before. “Oh well... If I give you some clues. Maybe a name or two?” Pain said. “Well as I said my name is Pain I had two brothers and a sister. Let me name them for you my dear. My oldest brother Fear. My second oldest brother Hate. And my little sister Love. Yes Love my parents went very wrong on this one. And than we have me. Pain. Twilight opened her eyes wide when she realized who they were. And she remembered that she read about them when she was in the Canterlot Library. “Yes I remember now! But I just thought you were a myth.” “Oh no, no, no, my dear. We were just as real as you. But I'm glad you have read about us, that way our history still lives on!” Pain said. Twilight could see how Pain's horn started to glow with a dim red light. “let me show you around the castle before I end your life.” Pain said while she lifted up Twilight with a spell. Twilight struggled to break loose from the aura that surrounded her. She tried every spell she have ever read in her books. “My my, your a feisty one, your magic is strong. I might have a use for you after all.” Pain said with the most disturbing smile on her face. “What do you mean!?” Twilight asked in frustration. “Oh you'll notice when I will begin” Pain replied in her calm voice. “Ah we are here...” Pain was interrupted by Twilight ”Let me go!” Twilight felt how she was thrown through the air and hit the stone wall and in a split second Pain was over her. Her eyes glowing more then before and her breath became smoke. She could fell how the aura around her got tighter and tighter to the point where she could not breath. “Never interrupt me again!! Do you hear me!? Never!” Pain cleared her throat “So shall we continue?” Twilight was not able to answer. “Ah so cute she have fainted, let see if this wakes her up” Lightning started to form at Pain's horn, the ruins got filled with a blue light followed by a unpleasant cry. “Ah you're awake, so good, now we can continue.” Twilight chipped for breath while Pain lifted her from the ground. They entered the big entrees hall with the statues. “What a mess in here! Let me just tidy up a bit before we proceed” Pain put Twilight back on the floor, she made sure she wasn't able to move. Yet again Pain's horn started to glow as she was conjuring a spell. Twilight felt something in her body she felt weak and it rose. A red light filled the entrees hall and all the growth reversed to their seeds and every stone that had fallen from the walls and roof replaced themselves. The fallen pillars rose and stood tall once more. The golden plates on the statues looked like they were newly made. Even though she didn't like it Twilight just stood and was inspired by the deeds of Pain's magic. Pain turned her head and saw the expression on Twilight's face. “You aren't just a great magician, you also have an eye for great magic.” “Where did you learn this?” Twilight asked. “Oh we have some great books in the library.” Twilight felt how the weakness came back and she fell to the floor. “Oh right, I used some of your energy to conjure this spell. Hope you don't mind” Pain said with a smile on her face. Pain lifted up Twilight with her spell and walked over to the statues in the hall. “Let begin shall we?” Pain said while looking up onto the mighty statue in front of her. The Gold plate read. “ FEAR. His coat, the color of gray with a slightly yellow hue, eyes with the color of the darkest blue, power of a thousand unicorns. The king of everything in this land. The strongest of us all, and a great warrior. But a greater magician with the ability to strike Fear just by looking at the enemies.” Pain put a hoof on the statue, “I miss you big brother.” They walked over to the second statue. The Gold plate read. “ HATE. His coat with the color of blood red, and dark red eyes, with the strength of a thousands stallions. Unstoppable in war. Prince and the greatest warrior of us all. Once he entered his fully rage he was an unstoppable killing machine.” As they turned around to the next statue Pain let out a annoyed sigh. Twilight took notice of the sigh and started to read on the statues golden plate. The Gold plate read. “Love. Her coat with the color of the loveliest purple you have ever seen, Light red eyes that was enough for any stallion and mare to fall in love with. Love was one of the greater magician almost better than Fear with the great power she had she could stop wars. But don't get fooled by her power, when she got in a bad mood she could break a heart like it was made of glass.” The last statue representing Pain was missing its Golden plate. “Why doesn’t your statue have a golden plate? Were you too boring to write about?” Twilight asked with a mocking voice. She noticed Pain's eyes stared to glow and the aura around her became tighter once again. “Don't you dare talk to me with that voice, remember who has your life in a spell. Disrespect me once more and it will be your last.” “The Plate got stolen by some grave robbers. I managed to get one of them, he is rotting in the prison down below. The other got away with the plate.” “Anyways” Pain said and lighten her grip around Twilight. “ Let me sum up what stood on the plate.” “I was more or less just here to make sure that the soldiers was suffering real bad on the battlefield. I made the food decay, and resources just disappeared from time to time. Let me tell you this I loved it!” Pain said with a laugh. Twilight gave Pain a weird look. “Did you enjoy to make the soldiers suffer?” “Oh yes of course! Is was the best thing ever! When I was here at the castle and it was one of those boring sunny days, I just went down to a battlefield and made the soldiers miserable life even more miserable! That always made my day. I could go to bed with a smile every night!” Pain said while she had a grin on her face. “Wait what? You just went down to a battlefield?” Twilight asked. “Oh yeah, there were battlefields here and there. I mean you can't take over the world without taking some lives my dear.” Pain said with a confused look. “So you and your brothers and sister was to take over the world?” “Yes we was an Great power back then! Ah good times. We ruled all of what is now called Equestria and the griffins lands. Half way through the dragon lands.” Pain said with a smile. “So your dream was stopped there? By the dragons?” Twilight asked. “Yes! Now no more talk about that! You shall join that grave robber in the prison! And I shall prepare for the ritual!” Pain said. “What ritual!?” “Oh you'll see when it's time dear!” Twilight started to get a difficult time to breath and her vision became blurry. The only thing she could see before she fainted was Pain's gray glowing eyes and that grin. A grin she'll never forget.
Chapter 2Chapter 2 Twilight woke up with a splitting headache, she rubbed her forehead and said. “Where am I?” When a voice replied she got startled by the fact that someone else was there with here. “You are in a prison cell in a castle ruin.” Twilight looked around the darkness and could only see a figure in the shadows. “Well why don't we just escape? I guess this doors are older then the sun itself.” Twilight said while she took a few steps back to ram the door. “I'll wouldn't do that if I were you” The voice said just as Twilight took off in full speed. Twilight ignored what he had to say and just ran for the door. A loud thud echoed through the prison floor and Twilight fell to the ground, as she began to get up the voice chuckled and said. “Told you.” Twilight started to get impatient with this mysterious stallion, “Well if you are so smart why don't you come up with an better idea? Huh!” The stallion rose up from the bed he was laying on. Twilight was to busy lecture him so she didn't noticed him walking out from the shadows. When she noticed him in the light she slowly stopped talking and a blush formed in her face. “I. Um.. I didn't mean to shout at you.” Twilight said while covering her face with her hoof. “it's okay, I'm used to get yelled at. My name is Dawn Essence, The Grave Robber. But you can just call me Dawn.” He said with a smile. “Wait.. I.. I have seen you in Canterlot from times to times.” Twilight said with a confused voice. “Probably, I have been in various places selling my finds. Everyone need to make a living.” “How is it that you are here?” Twilight asked. “In these ruins or in this prison cell?” Asked Dawn. “Um.. Both” She replied. “Well It started when I was just minding my own business in Canterlot when a big Stallion came forth and pat me on my shoulder. I turned around and saw this stallion, he didn't mentioned his name and his face was covered with a hood. He said he had a job for me and that he paid good money, and I can't just say no to money.” Dawn chuckled. “So” he continued. “We talked about the thing he wanted me to get. It was an artifact of some sort. Well I took the job and went to my coworker and told him the great news. As we entered these ruins we saw the statues in the entrees hall and those lovely gold plates.” Dawn needed to take a pause to breath. “Anyways” He said. “My stupid coworker said that we needed some extra coins. I told him it could wait. We adventured down in the basement where the royal crypt was. And there in front of us laid four stone coffins. The mysterious stallion said that this artifact was in the biggest coffin.” As I started to pry open the coffin my coworker wandered around and started to pry open another coffin, at first I didn't care to much about it but when the stone cap didn't want to move I yelled at him to help me. The moment I turned around to face my so called friend the cap on his coffin slid open and a gray smoke wriggled out followed by the most horrified laughter you've ever heard. Then the cap flung open and hit the wall on the other side of the room. And a skeleton of a mare rose from the coffin. As the flesh and blood started to appear on this skeleton it turned its head to us and said. “Run”. Without a second thought we did so. At the entrees hall my coworker remembered the golden plates and stopped without warning. We didn't get the artifact and we need money! He said. At the same time he finished to carve out the plate I saw in the stairwell a black figure, as I turned around my coworker was already halfway at the door. I yelled at him but something got my feet and I fell. The next thing I remember is waking up here.” “So you let out Pain?” Twilight asked. “No my coworker did, I had nothing to do with it! Didn't you listen?” He replied. Twilight suddenly realized something, her eyes open widely. “The ritual.” She whispered to herself. “What did you say?” Dawn asked. “The Ritual!” She shouted. “I know what she is going to do!” “What are you talking about!?” Dawn asked nervously. “Pain said she needed my magic and energy for some kind of ritual, I didn't know to what ritual until now! I'm so stupid!” Twilight shouted. A laughter came from the other side cell door. “Bravo, Bravo! Miss Twilight. You are really smart!” “Pain, you let us out of here or I will!” Twilight said. “You what? Shout at me!? Cast your weak magic on me? HA!” Pain said, “I don't think so.” With a laughter she disappeared in a smoke cloud. Twilight sobbed. “If only my brother or Celestia was here now.” Dawn walked up to Twilight and put a hoof on her shoulder. “Don't worry, we'll get out of here.” Twilight felt Dawn's warmth against her fur. Again her eyes opened widely. “Dawn can I ask you for a favor?” “Sure what is it?” “I need your energy for a spell, I promise it wont hurt... so much.” Twilight said while looking into Dawn's eyes. “Sure whatever it takes to get us out from this hell hole!” Dawn answered with a shaken voice. With a weak spell Twilight made a purple circle around Dawn. “What that it?” Dawn asked, “That wasn't so bad.” “No that was just the start, now comes the hard part.” Twilight said with seriousness. Twilight's horn started to glow with a purple light, she clenched her teeth and closed her eyes. As the spell became stronger Twilight slowly slid on the stone, the cell got lit up by the purple light and after a flash. Both Dawn and Twilight fell to the floor exhausted. “Wh...What did you do?” Dawn asked. “This might sound ridiculous, but I sent a messages to my brother with my memories from when I came here until now.” Twilight answered. “You needed all that power for just that!?” “Yes! Pain have some spell over this cell to make it hard to send telepathic messages. I needed some extra energy to send this!” Twilight answered irritated. “HA! You sure do prove that you have the power of a great magician. And now its time.” A voice from nowhere said. A flash filled the cell once again. When the light faded Twilight was gone. “NO! You'll pay for this!” Dawn shouted. He looked around the cell and saw a brick that was lose in the wall. He laughed to himself and kicked the wall. The sound of falling stone filled the prison floor and the stone wall fell. From the dust Dawn sprinted out to catch up with Pain and Twilight. His running took a sudden stop when his legs didn't want to follow his command anymore. “What is this? Why can't I control my legs?” He said to himself. “I have control of you fool!” A voice in his head said. “I will not let a simple thief like you stop me to conquer this world!” “You just made your biggest mistake my friend...” Dawn chuckled. “Never I repeat NEVER! Call me a simple thief!” Dawn slowly started to break the control Pain had over him. Meanwhile in Canterlot. Shining armor wakes up with a gasp. “What is it?” Cadence asked with a yawn. “I... I had a dream... But there is something strange about it, it felt so.... real.” Shining Armor said Wide awake. “Well.. It was just a dream, come back to bed now.” Cadence said. “No! Something is wrong. Something is with Twilight. I can feel it” Shining Armor said with a serious voice. “I need to talk to the general. I be right back.” He said while putting on his uniform. Cadence let out a loud sigh and turned her back towards Shining Armor. “I promise Cadence, I will be.. GAAH!” Shining Armor fell to the floor with a loud thud. Cadence jumped out of bed and ran to Shining Armor. “Whats happening!?” “I... I don't know... Something is wrong with... With Twilight! Someone is draining her magic!” Shining Armor said between his long breath. “I need the general, now!”
Chapter 3Chapter 3 Shining Armor and Princess Cadence rush inside Princess Celestia's room expecting her to be asleep. Surprisingly she was awake and stood in front her window starring out at the big almost red moon. “Princess!” Shining Armor shouted. “There is something wrong with Twilight! We...” He got interrupted. “I know.” Said Celestia “I have had the same feeling the whole night, but at night I don't have my fully power so I sent Luna to search for her and...” Celestia closes her eyes as a tear slowly runs down her cheek. “And?” Cadence asked. “And now I fear the worst. As you can see the moon has a faint glow of red, and this glow increasing in color. When the moon is fully red that means Luna isn't with us anymore.” Celestia said with a serious voice. “But...” Cadence started.”Only another Princess can kill a Princess when she are at her full power.” “Exactly.” Answered Celestia. “Wait Wait!” Shining Armor said. “Let me get this strait. You mean that out there in the Everfree Forrest is another Princess that is somehow now trying to kill Luna?” “Yes, or it could be worse! Follow me!” Celestia exited her quarters without telling where she were going. Meanwhile in Everfree Forrest. “Ah Luna my dear Luna. I see that you are not banished anymore. How bad. I could use some of that Nightmarish power you had.” Pain Said with a grin. “If... You don't release Twilight.... You will soon see some of that power!” Luna said between the sobs. “Ah so cute, but you see...” Pain's horn started to glow and Luna's almost lifeless body got struck by a lighting. “I have your life in a bag, and I need Twilight to resurrect my dear family.” Pain turned around and stared at Twilight's lifeless body, which was levitating in blue electrified force field. Around the force field were three stone coffins with golden edges. Inside these coffins laid three skeletons of once mighty kings and queen. Repetitively blue lightnings struck Twilight's body to drain energy to wake up these skeletons. “Not long now. Soon my brothers will we rule this world once again!” Pain said with a evil grin while circling the coffins of her brothers. A voice echoed inside the walls of the ruined Castle. “PAIN! You need to kill the moon controller. The blood red moon will make this ritual faster! I can feel the power! I need this!” “Y—Yes Brother!” Pain answered with a shaken voice. The blue lighting formed at Pain horn once again. A light screamed through the air and struck Luna. A unpleasant scream filled the castle ruins. Luna's head hit the floor and the moon slowly faded in to blood red. A laughter echoed followed by a deep voice. “Haha. Good. Now we only need to find and destroy the other one!” Meanwhile in Canterlot Library. Princess Celestia, Cadence and Shining Armor was walking past bookcase after bookcase until Celestia stopped. “Here it is. Follow me.” Celestia's horn stared to glow and a secret passages way in the wall opened. On the way down the spiral staircase Celestia started to explain what was going on. “A long time ago, when my grandparents ruled Canterlot there was an empire that reached all over Equestria. There was four rulers that ruled it but Canterlot was still standing tall and was not conquered.” They reached the bottom of the stairs. In the end of the hallway was an old wooden door. Celestia opened it and inside was hundreds of old dusty books, maps and other various things. In the corner stood a piece of armor and a sword. Celestia walked over to it let out a sight and said. “This was once my grandfathers Armor, with this sword he defeated the brutal warrior king. I don't enjoy to say this but. If the time comes, you Shining Armor must wear this and Protect Canterlot just like my Grandfather did!” “It would be an honor my Princess.” Shining Armor answered. Celestia started to go through the books of her grandfather and stumbled upon what looked like a diary. With a magic lock, there were a note stuck on the side. “To my beloved Granddaughters. I write this as a warning for the future when you will be the rulers of Canterlot. I explain it in the diary. I have chosen a spell to lock and keep this diary secret. A spell only you can break.” Celestia though for a while and didn't notice that Shining Armor and Cadence had left the room. Her horn started to glow and the lock on the book slowly opened. The pages flipped fast and stopped on the last page. “Day 364 after the fall of the empire and the warrior king. I had this dream tonight, a dream about a purple unicorn. Her name is still crystal clear in my thoughts. Twilight Sparkle. She has a power that no one. Not even I can possess. But with great powers comes great responsibility. If she gets captured by one of these empire kings or queens. I fear the worst for Equestria. Celestia my first born granddaughter if you read this you most stop the ritual. If the moon is red you only have until dawn to stop it. I most go now but I am watching you from the other side.” The page ends there. Celestia stood and though about what she had read, from the hallway she heard hoofs running fast towards her. She turned around just as the door flung open. “Celestia come quick!” It was Shining Armor. They entered Celestia's living quarters and already on place was Princess Cadence staring at the blood red moon. Tears filling her eyes. Celestia slowly walked towards the window her head pointed down at the floor. When she reached the window she slowly lifted her head and saw the terrible sight. She could not hold it in anymore. She collapsed on the floor and stared to cry. “Shining! Find the General and take some men and find Twilight. I will stay here with Celestia. Put a stop to this madness!” Cadence shouted. Surprised by the tone Cadence used, he quickly made a salute and ran away. Shining Armor ran through the corridors in Canterlot and ordered every guard he passed by to follow him. With almost every royal guard in Canterlot he reached the general. “Come with me general, we have to find my sister!” The general looked behind Shining Armor and saw the army or royal guards that followed him and knew he was serious. Meanwhile in Everfree Forrest. The voice echoed again. “Be on your guard Pain I can feel someone coming with a great numbers of followers. They feel.... Strong.” “Don't worry brother I have it under control. Just mind your own business of getting your body back, okay?” Pain said annoyed. “Ah but soon we will rule this world again brother, I can feel her power draining, soon brother soon you will have the power you once had!” “Follow me we most hurry! There is no time!” Shining Armor shouted. The royal guards followed him as they made their way to the castle ruins. “PAIN! They are closing in! Do something! NOW!” The voice shouted. “Fine!” Her horn glowed. “There done! Happy now?” As shining armor and his troops ran down the narrow path he could feel that something was wrong. “Halt!” He ordered his men. It was silent in the Forrest, to silent. The ground beneath them started to crack open. “Back up! Back up!” The general shouted. From the ground rose undead warrior ponies. Some of them was only skeletons from the years of decomposing and other had just stared to decompose. “Stand your ground! Wait for my command!” Shining Armor stood in front of his troops and the corpses came closer. “Wait for it! Wait!” Shining Armor stared on the lifeless corpses that stumbled towards him. He drew his sword pointed it at the masses of the undead and shouted “Charge!” The royal guards took up sprint as they made their hoofs struck the ground it was as loud as thunder and their battle cry echoed through Everfree Forrest! “Celestia With us!” Everyone shouted as the charged into the undead. “Ah that will keep them busy for a while.” Pain said. “Good. Now we can finish this in...” “Not so fast! You haven't forgot me have you? My name is Dawn Essence and I am here to stop you! And nothing can stand in my way! Not bad for a simple thief, right?” He said with a smile. “Ugh, you again! I though I was finish with you!” Pain shouted. “Ha! You will have to kill me if you want to stop me!” Dawn said with pride. “Okay, fine.” Pain said as her eyes started to glow. “Um. I... I'm not afraid of you...” Dawn said as he swallowed his pride in form of saliva. “Yeah right!” Pain's horn glowed with the familiar dim blue light. And lightnings started fly towards Dawn Essence. Dawn Essence on the other hand had reflexes like the thief he was and simply dodged them. “Ha! You can do bett..!” He sentence got a sudden stop when he ran into the caste wall. “Well. Let's get this done now and no more interruptions I hope!” The voice Echoed The last of the undead attackers fell to the ground with a slimy thud. Shining Armor stood over it and ripped out his sword which was stuck in the chest of the corpse. “You two! Search the battlefield for our casualties. And return them home to Canterlot for a royal burial!” “Yes sir!” The two guards said in choir and saluted Shining Armor. “The rest of you gather around!” The troops formed a circle around Shining armor. “Okay this is the plan! I will take one half of my troops and head for the castle to save Twilight. General You and the other half shall stay here in case there will another attack.” “Yes sir!” The general saluted. With a salute Shining Armor and his half of the army continue to walk down the narrow path. The general needed to get a temporary defense base up as soon as possible. “Okay! You two! Go in the Forrest and gather wood to make some defenses and a fire place! And you start to dig a trench!” “Yes sir!” The troops shouted. The general turned around and looked at the shadow of Shining Armor slowly fading in the mist. “Celestia be with you, Shining Armor.” “Take it easy men, we don't know what lurks in the shadows of Everfree Forrest.” Shining Armor whispered to his soldiers. A crack could be heard from down the path. A pair of yellow eyes emerged from the darkness. “Halt!” Shining Armor shout and drew his sword. “No need of those deeds.” A voice answered. “Ah it's you, Zecora.” Shining Armor put his sword back in his sheath. “No time to talk, we have to walk!” Zecora ordered Shining Armor. “Okay. Let's go Soldiers! Follow the zebra!” Shining Armor shouted. In the castle ruins a bright blue light was lighting the night sky. “Yes! YES! I can feel the power flowing through her veins! Ah soon brother! Soon you will have your body back!” Pain Shouted. “Yes and we will rule this land once again!” The voice Answered. Back at the path Shining Armor and Zecora had big trouble. “What is this thing!?” Shining Armor shouted. “No time to talk!” Zecora quickly answered. “Sir... He... He is to strong our men can't hold him!” One of Shining Armor soldier stuttered. The bony monster turned around and focused on Shining Armor. “Food!” It gurgled. This creature came directly from hell. Corpses and skeletons of hundreds of ponies had been put together forming this massive creature. Swords or arrow could not hurt him. The unicorns spell were to weak to chain him. And he was mad, really mad. The creatures arm flew up in the air trying to crush Shining Armor. With a loud crash it hit the ground. Making a hole unable to jump over. On one side of this hole was Shining Armor on the other side was his soldiers and Zecora. “Run sir! You need to save Twilight! We will hold him! Don't worry about us!” A Soldier shouted. Shining Armor stood and watch as the creatures mangled his troops. With a salute he turned around and ran. As he ran he could the screams of his soldiers and the laughter of the creature. In the ruins Pain were shaking of excitement. “Yes! Not long now! Ohh I can't wait to have slaves again!” “Ugh! Wha.. Where am I?” Dawn woke up, only to find him self dangling upside down in a blue aura. “Ey! Release me! Or else!” “Or Else what!?” A pair of gray eyes was right in front of Dawn's face. Glowing with hatred. “Um.. Nothing....” Dawn whispered. “I thought so!” Pain said. “Now the final touch to finish this!” Pain shouted and laughter filled the ruins. “Release her! Or I will KILL you without mercy!” In the door way stood a very exhausted Shining Armor. “Oh You... I though my Behemoth killed you. Ah well then I have the pleasure to do that!” Pain Smiled. “ But he didn't! Now release my sister!” Shining Armor Shouted. “Oh my, haha your sister you say? Well then, I will make watch as I slowly kill her right in front of your eyes!” Pain laughed. Her horn lit up and Shining Armor was stuck in a familiar aura as Dawn. “Now just sit tight and watch the show as your beloved sister dies!” With the sound of thunder a white hoof with golden bracelets struck the castle floor. “Not if I have anything to say about it!” Celestia had arrived and behind her came the general and his half of the troops. “Go and release Shining Armor general!” Celestia ordered. “Yes mam!” The general answered and ran to Shining Armor. “Glad to see you alive.” “You too. Did you find my men?” Shining asked. The general looked into Shining Armor's eyes, his head sunk. “Yes.” he whispered. “Only one survivor, barley. His on his way back to Canterlot.” “I see.” Shining Answered. “I'm sorry I didn't came sooner.” The general apologized. “It's not your fault! Now release me so I can save Twilight!” “Ce... Celestia! I... I will not let you ruin this! Not when I'm so close!” Pain shouted. “It's already over Pain. There is nothing you can do! Now release Twilight and I might spare your life!” “NO! I WILL NOT!” Pain ran towards Celestia with glowing eyes and horn. “DIE!” “Very well.” Celestia's horn stared to glow. A flash as bright as sunlight filled Everfree Forrest. Whit a soft thud Pain's lifeless body hit the floor. The force field surrounding Twilight faded. Twilight fell towards the floor, but before she landed she got lifted up en levitated over to Celestia. A red mist formed behind Twilight and sunk into her body. No one noticed this as she levitated towards Celestia. A dark laughter filled the ruins. “Haha! You are too late Celestia! I might not have my body. But that's not any problems!” The voice faded. And Twilight woke up with a gasp. “Whe....Where am I? Ow my whole body hurts!” “Don't worry Twilight you are safe. Now we need to get back to Canterlot!” The ground started to shake. The walls of the ruins trembled and fell. The floor stared to sink and the statues in the ruins fell and broke as they struck the floor. “Yes! It is agood time to move. Like NOW!” Dawn shouted. “You are right.” Celestia answered. And with a flash they were all gone. As the ruins fell into the pit that opened beneath it the laughter could be heard faintly. “Haha! Oh Celestia you have no idea what you've just started!” Back in Canterlot the flash lit the halls of the castle. The first one to run was Dawn. “Ugh! Remind to never do that again!” He ran to the balcony and tilted over his head. “Celestia I'm sorry about Luna.” Said princess Cadence. “No. It was my fault I shouldn't have sent her alone. But now we need to bury her and the brave troops that fell during this night.” Celestia said. The day after was the biggest ceremony Canterlot have ever seen. It was a festival in the memory of Luna and the soldiers. Twilight and Celestia stood on the balcony and over watch everything. “Twilight dear, can you follow me please?” Asked Celestia and turned around without looking at Twilight. Twilight's eyes flashed red. “Yes my Princess. Lead the way” On a table just inside the balcony laid a cheese cutter “I will follow you, just walk on and don't mind me.” The familiar laughter echoed in the air as Twilight rose the knife shaped cutter. The End. To be continued.
