Taylor would let out an audible gulp as Luna made her way into the room from teleportation. The others would quickly scramble off of him and make their bows. Taylor would avoid eye contact with her and lower his head a bit. She approaches him and stands at the front of his bed.

"Taylor, gather your things and get dressed. You are coming to stay at Canterlot Castle now."

"Luna..I-"

" Now Taylor."

Taylor couldn't tell if she was upset with him, or something else. But he would nod and begins to get ready to leave, gathering his coat and cloak which had been perfectly mended and cleaned of blood. No doubt Rarity's kindness at work. Luna would then turn to Twilight.

"You as well Princess Twilight, your presence is also demanded at the castle. You will come with me. We have many things to discuss."

Taylor's mind was racing with thoughts as he got ready to leave. Did she know about everything that had happened that morning? Had Twilight given the alicorn sisters a detailed letter? She would...damn over organized equines. Taylor finishes getting dressed and slides on his boots now, Twilight looked between him and Luna

"Princess Luna....I suppose you and Celestia both read the report I sent then?"

Luna said nothing, she just gave a simple nod as she had her focus directly on Taylor still. He could feel those eyes weighting heavily down on him. This made him want to unbuckle all of the straps on his boots and redo them again just so he didn't want to face what was to come. But he got his boots on fully and nodded to Luna

"Just...let me say goodbye to the girls real quick..."

Luna would simply nod. Taylor turned to the group who looked up at him with worried faces, and possible tears in their eyes, he would kneel down and open his arms, all of them coming to hug him at once. They were all so soft and warm, he could feel them nuzzling against his chest and neck

"I don't know when I will come back to see you all. But I want you to know. I will miss you all dearly. Thank you all for everything you have done for me. And thank you for becoming my friends."

And with that, the waterworks started, tears began to flow out of their eyes and he walked away from them. It wasn't sobbing, just quiet tears as they watched him go, they didn't know what was happening, so he was sure they were assuming the worse. He threw his hood over his head and stood next to Luna

"Alright...let's go Luna"

In a bright flash of light, the two alicorns and him vanished from the room, leaving the other girls behind and still weeping as their new friend is taken.

--Canterlot Castle, Outside The Throne Room--

The light returned again as they appeared in front of the large double doors, Taylor would stumble back and forth a bit, as it was his first time teleporting, so many colors and such fast speed. Luna looked to Twilight with her serious gaze still in play

"Tia wishes to talk to you alone first Twilight. She is waiting for you."

She said as the doors opened and allowed her to go in. Twilight nodded and went inside rather hesitantly, but went inside non-the-less. The door closed behind her and then, Luna's attention turns quickly back to Taylor, who had just pulled himself deeper into the hood of his cloak

"And you mister. Walk with me."

Taylor would almost be frozen in place, but his legs would start to move. The two walked out to one of the royal gardens were Luna knew they couldn't be heard, she stopped in front of him and stood there, facing away from him. Taylor closed his eyes, waiting for the worst possible thing.

"I know what happened Taylor. And while I am a bit upset that you did indeed take not one but two lives, I am also proud of you for protecting my subjects. But, it was extremely foolish of you to do it alone. I know you are a capable fighter. But sometimes, even with the power you have.One on two isn't exactly a fair fight. Also, I know what you had to do in order to stay alive. What I want to know is..Why?"

She would suddenly turn to him and run at him at full speed, tackling him down to the ground and would bury her face into his chest, tears flowing down her cheeks, he voice suddenly becoming its normal tone

"Why did you let that monster pass his power on to you? Why didn't you tell me of this when I saw you last?! Taylor, King Sombra was a merciless ruler who enslaved thousands of ponies. To accept something from him that could potentially corrupt you heart...I don't understand!"

Taylor would understand why she was so upset with him, after al. She didn't now who King Sombra used to be, he would then go on to explaining what he and the former dark king spoke about. Luna would listen intently as he spoke, all the while he held the alicorn in his arms, hugging her and running his fingers through her mane as he tried to calmly explain it to her.

"And so you see...I will be needing this power he gave to me. If I am to defeat Tirek. Then I will need it to aid me in battle. After all, it did save my life, as you know."

"Taylor, why didn't you trust me with this information when I last spoke with you?"

"Because I knew you would react like this Lulu...I didn't want to see you like this. Tears don't suit you. And I didn't want you to think your very first real friend was a darkness filled time bomb ready to explode and try and take over all of Equestria. I am still me, and always will be Lulu. Its not like it will corrupt my mind and soul. Otherwise, Sombra wouldn't have passed it on to me."

Luna understood and nodded to him, still burying and nuzzling her face into his chest. She didn't know why she was so upset at him, it felt so...personal. Like he should have told her everything about it first hand. The thought of Taylor losing his life scared her to no end. And the fact that if he didn't have control over the dark magic, he would turn into an evil being and Luna and the others would have to kill him as well. She would tighten her grip around his large form and closes her eyes tighter.

Taylor could see the distress in her face and felt her squeeze him tightly. And as if he could read her mind, he brought his hands up to her face, cupping her cheeks in both of his hands, making her lock eyes with him

"Hey...Lulu, you don't need to worry. I am not gonna let this take me over. I know it won't. As long as I have you, and the others. I am incorruptible. plus my will won't allow such a thing to take me. Do you understand that?" Now please...stop crying Lulu...."

He said as he would bring to wipe the tears from her eyes and face.scooping her up in his arms and hugging her closely. Trying his best to comfort the mare who he had been developing deeper feelings for. Wait....what? That's right, he has been getting feelings for the princess of the night out of all the ponies in this realm, and she was the one who was capturing his heart. He didn't know it, but she was slowly slipping through the cracks of his defense, like water escaping through a dam. This realization would....frighten him a bit. But at the same time, it was oddly...nice. He was interupted by Luna's voice

"Taylor...I brought you here for another reason. the main reason actually. It's time for your training. I know we agreed on you coming here two days from now. But I ave been seeing other ponies with the same nightmare that you have explained to me. And they are also ones that dream of future events to pass. The signs are becoming plain as day Taylor. He will return for blood."

"I am glad that we know of it now ahead of time then Lulu. We should begin as soon as possible then. I want to be able to prtect those I hold dear."

He pulls away from her, getting on his knees and sitting on his heels, bowing to her deeply with his hands resting on his thighs

"Teach me all the ways you know to help my magic and abilities grow, Mistress Luna."

Luna would arch a brow at being called mistress, and even a slight blush would come across her face

"M-mistress?!"

Taylor would would as he came up from his bow

"Indeed, back home when I was in martial arts training. the leader of the dojo was either called master or mistress. which is funny, as our teacher was a female. So we called her mistress. Otherwise if the teacher was male. We would call him master."

Taylor would notice the blush on her face and would blush in return

N-nono no, its not THAT kind of mistress Lulu!"

He quickly said in defense, happy that his hood completely shadowed his face from Luna. He would stand up from his position and turns away quickly

"I..I don't want you to call me that anyways Taylor. While I am going to be your teacher, I am still your friend. Besides...I like it when you call me...Lulu. When I hear it with you voice, I don't know..."

She said as she would fidget with her hooves a bit, then getting to the matter at hand

"Anyways, your training begins tomorrow. That will give us two months before winter rolls around. Be ready Taylor.For when I am done with you. You WILL be a force not to be reckoned with. That is my promise."

She said as she would then turn her head to the castle

"Let us return to the throne room Taylor, Tia has finished speaking with Twilight, and Cadance has made her way here. Its time we talked of what is to transpire in the near future. Also...I like you new cloak..it's my colors...and your coat as well. I take it that the element of generosity was the one who made you these?"

Taylor would nod and smile

"Yeah..Rarity did this for me. She said I look like one of her fantasy crushes....just not a pony."

Luna smiles softly and whispered to herself

"You do look liek him a lot...and to think, I will have you all to myself for the next couple of months..."

"Hm? What was that Lulu?"

"O-oh nothing, nothing at all Taylor, let us be on or way!"

--Throne Room, Fifteen minutes earlier--

Twilight walked into the throne room, following the red carpet up to Celestia who was sitting on her throne. She would stand up and meet Twilight half way, they would bow to each other and look at one another. Celestia was the first to speak

"Twilight, I am sure you know exactly why I have summoned you and him here. Its about what you wrote to me. I told you to keep an eye on the human. How did something like that...'thing' inside of him get passed you? You are usually so perceptive."

Twilight would lower her head a bit.

Crlrdtia. I did what i could to monitor him. He didn't hurt anypony at all. He helped out in any way he could of the town. He is still a good pony, despite what you may think. I mean no disrespect princess...but perhaps you are judging him simply because of the power he now carries. Just because King Sombra seemed to have passed own his abilities to him. Don;t mean he will become like Sombra. Taylor is a warm and gentle pony who doesn't like hurting others. You should have seen him when he killed those two manitcores. His mind must have been hit hard when he saw what he did. I had to knock him out with a spell so that he wouldn't open up his wounds from all the thrashing about he did. I could imagine...taking a life for the first time, being it a sentient or non-sentient creature, would pack a heavy blow to one's mental state. Especially with how...grotesque the attack was."

Celestia listened to her former student's words, then would nod and motion Cadence to come forward from where she was.

"Luna has asked me to gather you and her to come here this evening. She wouldn't say why. But it has something to do with Taylor. We will also be able to confirm what true intentions are within the stallion's heart while we have Cadence here. After all, no one can read hearts better than she can."

Twilight would run up to Cadence and hug her tightly, they stood there and conversed about random things, you know, mare talk.

--Throne Room, Present Time--

The three alicorns would turn to see the door opening, the guards letting in Luna, and Taylor following behind her. Twilight ran from Cadence to Taylor. Looking up at him with sadness in her eyes. She was expecting him to yell at her for even mentioning what had happened to the princesses, but to her surprise Taylor knelt down and began to pet her gently

"Don't worry Twi, they would have found out eventually anyways. I am not mad at you. Promise."

The two shared a hug for a few moments, Celestia would look to Cadence, and motioned her to follow her to meet Taylor

"Taylor, this is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza. Princess of love."

"You can call me Cadence though. I prefer that anyways.."

She looked at Taylor intently, her eyes roaming up and down his figure. One thing she did notice off the bat. Lots and lots of black, and the way he was dressed.

"Removed the hood."

Taylor did so, revealing the rather intimidating mask under it

"Remove the mask.."

She said in sight annoyance, suddenly Luna would snap at her

"Cadence, I told you not to ask that of him, he cant remove it!"

Cadence would lower a bit and nods slightly

"R-right...sorry Lulu.."

Shw would motion for him to come down to eye level with her, she would cautiously place her hooves on his cheeks, Taylor would close his eyes and try to look away from her, but she would insist on keeping eye contact with him

"Don't worry...I am not going to hurt you young stallion. Just look into my eyes. I need to check something."

Taylor would reluctantly open his eyes and allow her to gaze into them, the way they looked sent shivers down her spine. But that wouldn't stop her from what needed to be done. She began to search through his eyes, then through his soul, and then his heart. After a minute or two, Cadence would release him from her hooves and back away with a slight glare on her face, but then it would soften into a warm smile

"This stallion, truly has a souls filled to the brim with darkness. Perhaps even more darker than King Sombra himself. But his heart is totally different...its filled with warmth and kindness. It is strange how these two things can co-exist without one consuming the other. And also...it would seem that he is developing love for another pony. A very strong love. But he won't admit it."

She said with an arched brow, looking up at Taylor, who quickly threw his hood back up and turned away from the three ofthem

"No,I am not telling who...so don't even bother to ask..."

"Its alright Taylor. I already know who she is anyways. But when that time comes and you tell her. You better be good to her and make sure she is happy above all things."

Taylor would glare at Cadence from under his hood, she in turn would give a bog toothy grin to him and then looks back to the three alicorns who's jaws are open and their eyes as big as saucers. He was in love with a pony?! Who?! Taylor would then clear his throat as it got everyone's attention

"Alright ladies. It is time for me to tell you why I have had you all come here. Since this matter will apply to the ones who rule this realm mainly."

He would go on to explain what he had saw in his vision, and that Luna had told him that other ponies have also been sharing similar nightmares as well. The alicorns listened intently, their eyes widening at the news he had brought to them. Twilight seemed to have been affected by it the most.

"S-so...everything we went through last time...was only temporary? He will return. And this time...try to kill us all?"

"It would appear so Twilight. Which mean he will try to kill us as well, if not first."

Luna said with hatred in her voice for the centaur creature, Luna looked over to the other two princesses as did Taylor

"I will say this now ladies...should worse come to worse. I will fix the problem...permanently. Tirek will be no more when I am done with him. Unless you can find some alternative to remove his magic stealing abilities from him, then I will rip off his horns and will end his life. I am doing what Twilight and her friends don't have to stomach to do. Forgive me if i sound so violent. But when my friend's lives are at stake. I will kill to protect them, as I have found out i am now capable of doing."

They would be quiet, but simply nod to him

"As for Luna, she agreed to help me better my abilities, so for the next coupleof months, she has invited me to stay here so the training would be easier. I will do my best to become stronger for all of you, and all the ponies of Equestria. That is all I have to say..."

He would then turn and begin to walk out, making his way to the doors and opening them up. Whispering to himself

"Especially for you...Luna."

He exits the room, leaving the princesses to talk among themselves now.

Author's Note

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