Ray of Dawn

                              Years Later

             I just got evicted....again. I lost my job recently. I'm no good at anything...as evident by my bare flank. In my depressed state I looked at the mirror and then my flank. I see my sister's scarf and shed a tear as I hug the scarf "I miss you...Aqua." Years have passed and I spent all those years with my muzzle in a book. I go back to my place, gather my books, and trot to the homeless shelter.

           I sigh as I see Fluttershy "Hey RayDawn! Are you here to volunteer?"

           "Yes." I lie.

          "Great! You volunteer a lot! Even more than me! You are so kind!" She smiles as she says, giddy.

          "I know." Every time I come to get shelter I volunteer as to not get suspicion from Fluttershy. It would pain me to hurt someone so kind.

            Fluttershy continues her work and leaves. I complete my work at the end of the day and get my room. I fall asleep and I dream of my family. I see my mother, I had seen pictures of her, and of my sister. One thing I could not explain was that all of the shadows were moving. I shrug it off and continue through my dream. I have dinner with my would-be family, but as I reach for my glass my family looks at me with green glowing eyes with red pupils.

         "What's going on!" I shout as my sister grabs my neck and squeezes.

         "You are why I died!" She screams.

         "What!?" I raise my eyebrow as she lets go.

          "I died looking for you! And when I found you he found me. He killed me from my mind and raided my thoughts to find you! Now he has found his low-life, blank flank son!"

          "What are you talking about?!" I ask.

         "You'll find out soon enough!" She says this and drops to the floor.

         "Are you okay!?!?" I walk closer as a dark shadow engulfs me.

         "You will be my minion. FOREVER!" The shadow invades my mind and clouds my thoughts.

         "Now to find Twilight Sparkle!" The shadow says with my voice.

                                                Months after The Changing

          I have gained better control of myself now, but dark thoughts still cloud me. I have own place again, but I refuse to spend too much time outside. I'm too afraid of this shadow to talk to other ponies. It would make me do something.

The voice has been quiet, but I guess this is to save his strength to take me over for once and for all. I only go to the market rarely and have moved from ponyville. Far from ponyville. I live in a small village now.

         I eat my daisies, thinking of my friend Fluttershy. I miss her. She was so much like my sister, who I had only recently stopped grieving for. I think of my old "home" and shed a tear.

             "Who would've thought you would've been so much of a softie!" The voice said. "You are such a disgrace! The time for action is at hand! Let me control us and everyone will bow to us!"

             "Never! I will never let you control me! Begone!"

            "I will never leave! You are my minion and you will do my bidding, SLAVE!" He then takes over and I blackout.

                          The Voice's perspective

            "Yes! I never thought that brat could keep me at bay for months! He must be strong...at his age I was but a weak sorcerer. He is truly dangerous. But now I must get to that accursed new princess! And that dragon too!"

           I trot through the town while wearing my son's cape and hat. Most probably to hide his horn and his flank "what a disgrace!" I, or rather, we say. "Now to Ponyville!"