The Shadow Pony

by headlesshorse

Rating: mature
Tags: Horror, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Mystery, Dark, Spike
Length: 5843

An evil shadowy figure hunts Apple Jack and Twilights dreams turning them into nightmares and driving them into madness.

After coming home from an apple pie delivery Apple Jack decides to take shelter inside the Castle of the Two Sisters. Unfortunatly for her something lives inside the castel. Something that will hunt her and drive her into madness.

Published 2016-09-10 05:00:01 UTC
Last updated 2016-10-14 17:54:20 UTC

Chapter One

CHAPTER ONE

As usual Twilight sits in the library of her castle reading the book “Magical Cures, Potions and other Remedies” by Dr. Whitecolt. Twilight takes notes as she reads along.

"When accidently eatting the Poisonus Red Flower from Black Swamp Lake one must mix the following ingredients promptly. Frog Saliva, Swamp Water, Ivy Roots and Rose Petals. Drinking them will cancel the efects of the Red Flower." Twilight takes notes.

Suddenly there´s a knock at the door. Twilight finds this odd as she wasn’t expecting any visits. She leaves her book onthe library’s table and walks over to the castels front door to see who it is. “Coming.” She says as the knocking continues.

She opens the castles front door. Its her friend Apple Jack. “Apple Jack. How are you?” Twilight greets her. “What bring you here?” Apple Jack greets her back. She looks worried and seems like she hasn’t had enough sleep. Twilight notices this.

“Is something wrong AJ?” she asks.

“I-I Don’t know…. I. Can I come in?” Apple Jack seems distracted as she asks.

“Yes. Yes of course.” Twilight let´s her inside.

As they both walk along the long hallway into the library room Apple Jack notices that Spike and Starlight are no where to be seen. "You´re all alone here Twi?" She asks Twilight.

“Spike is in Canterlot for Royal business and Starlight is helping Trixie with her Equestria Apology Tour. Being alone gives me time to catch on into my reading.” As they enter the library Twilight notices a slight fear in Apple Jacks eyes. "Are you ok? You don't look very well."

Apple Jack seems stressed and frightened. “I´m a little tired. I... I haven’t been able to sleep lately.”

“Oh. Then you’ve come to the right place. I’ve remember reading about a Sweet Dreams Spell that’ll help you sleep in no time.”

“NO!” Apple Jack strongly denies the offer. “It´s not that I can´t. It´s just that I... don´t want too.”

Twilight seems confused. “Is anything wrong AJ? Do you want me to call Princess Luna or Princess Celestia?”

Apple Jack seems scared and rejects the idea. "No. You know... It was a mistake coming here. I... I better go."

Twilight gets worried and stop Apple Jack. She looks terrified. “Are you alright AJ?” Apple Jack shakes her head no and tries to leave. “This was a bad idea I should leave.” She says out of nowhere.

Twilight stops her and insists in helping her out. "Apple Jack I´m your friend. you can trust me."

“It´s that… I… Um…. I´ve been seeing things. I’m really scared Twi.” Twilight looks at Apple Jack, there is great amount of fear in her eyes. The type of fear you know that someone is telling you the truth. Twilight asks her to sit down and start from the beginning.

"Why don't you sit down and tell me what's happening."

Apple Jack hesitates but accepts Twilight's help. "Ok then. It all happened a few days ago."

A few days ago:
As Apple Jack gallops through the night the rain starts pouring down heavily. “I was returning home from an apple pie delivery. It was late at night and a storm suddenly broke down.” Apple Jack gallops as fast as she can, followed by her apple pie cart. Thunder and lightning filling the sky. “It was getting worst so I decided to find shelter from the storm.”

From a distance she sees the castle of the two sisters and gallops faster towards it fighting the heavy winds to find some shelter. She gets inside and as soon as she was safe from the storm she parks her cart near the entrance and walks inside. The storm gets stronger every second. The castle, as creepy as it seemed at day, wasn’t more welcoming at night. Apple Jack takes her soaked hat off trying to dry it a little bit. She walks around the castle feeling colder and colder as she enters deeper and deeper inside. “It was getting cold so I tried looking for some woods or leaves to start a fire.”

She walks into the castels library . She smiles as she sees all those old dusty books covering the walls of the castel top to bottom. She grabs a couple of them and piles them up to start a fire. Suddenly a loud noise is heard inside the library. Apple Jack stops in her tracks as the loud noise echoes thru the room. “Hello? Is someone there?” She asks into the pitch black room but no one answers.

“Hello?” She asks again and the sound of a book falling from a shelf is heard. Apple Jacks back hair raise as she looks around the large dark room trying to find someone else. “I was just looking for some shelter from the storm. But I can leave if you want.” She asks but no one answers. Apple Jack stays quiet for a moment trying not to make a sound. Suddenly the squeak of a door slowly closing is heard followed by a hard slam. Afraid and without hesitation Apple Jack gallops as fast as she can out of the room into a hallway. She is too afarid to stop losing her orientation, she continues running away. Unfortunately, she gets lost inside the castles corridors.

Apple Jack thinks for a bit trying to retrace her steps. “I got lost. The hallway was dack and I could verly see anything.” She narrates. “And then the most terrifying thing happened to me.” Apple Jack hesitates for a second before continuing her story. “Someone whisper something into my ear.”

"Someone?" Twilight asked looking scared. Apple Jack nods yes.

"I felt it's breath inches away from my ear. It was horrible."

“What did it said?” Twilight asked as Apple Jack continues.

“I don´t know. I… I just kept running as fast as I could until I found a way out of there.”

Twilight looks at her in disbelief. “There was someone living in the castle? Did you see anyone?”

Apple Jack looks terrified as she hesitates to answer. “I really don’t know. I didn’t see anyone. But I think that whatever was living inside the castle… followed me home.”

END OF CHARTER ONE

Author's Note

Enjoy!

Chapter Two

CHAPTER 2

A day has passed since the castle of the two sisters incident. Apple Jack was back at Sweet Apple Achers thinking that she has left the bad experience behind. But little did she know the nightmare was just getting started.

It’s night in Equestria. Apple Jack is back at Sweet Apple Acres. It’s the middle of the night as Apple Jack twists and turns on her bed having a bad dream. Suddenly, Apple Jack wakes up all covered in sweat breathing heavily as she looks around her room. Her room is pitch black as always, she tries to calm herself up and takes a deep breath when unexpectedly, a knock at the front door is heard. Apple Jack hesitates for a second and gets out of bed to answer the door.

“I remember that night. Big Mac hadn’t returned from his delivery and Granny Smith and Apple Bloom where still visiting Goldie Delicious. I just assumed they were back home.” Apple Jack narrates.

The knock is heard again. Apple Jack walks towards the front door asking to see who’s there. “Who is it?” She asks but no one answers. The knock is heard once more. “Big Brother is that you?” She asks but no one answers. “Is someone out there?” She asks frightened. There is a silence for a moment. Then the voice of a small filly is heard.

“Hello? C-Can you help me? Please?” The voice asks. It seems scared. “I’m looking for my mom and my dad. I’m lost.”

Apple Jack feels relived she takes a deep breath as she walks towards the front door. “Do your mom or dad know you´re here sweetie?” She opens the door to greet her guest but there is no one out there. She looks around looking for anyone. “Hello?” She asks but no one answers. “Little one?” She looks around but no one is outside but her.

Confused, Apple Jack walks back inside and locks the front door. She is scared. As she walks back to her room thinking about what just happened she starts hearing the sound of someone else’s footsteps behind her. She stops and turns around. All she sees is a dark empty room. Afraid, Apple Jack hurries into her bedroom, locks her door and gets under the bedsheets as fast as she can.

“You can call be crazy if you want Twilight. But I had this feeling there was someone else in the house other than me.” She continues.

Back at Twilights library she hears Apple Jacks tale with disbelief. “That sounds horrible AJ.”

Apple Jack looks at Twilight, her eyes looked more scared than before. “But the worst part came the day after.”

Apple Jack wakes up the next day, a little bit tired since she wasn’t able to sleep much. She looks around her room it all appears normal until she sees that her bedroom door is completely opened. Apple Jack stares at it feeling scared.

“I know I closed my bedroom door Twilight. I’m certain. Someone came into my room that night after I fell asleep. I searched the house up and down but found no one. So I just got on with my chores and hoped Big Mac will come home soon.”

As Apple Jack dose her chores she enters the barn carrying a broom to start cleaning it. She hesitates for a moment and decides to keep the barn door open. She starts sweeping the barn up and down as usual. But suddenly while she was cleaning she hears a whisper closed to her ear. She turns around but found no one else there.

“I started to have this… feeling that, I wasn’t alone. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like you´re being watched.”

Frightened, Apple Jack leaves the broom in the barn and walks outside as quickly as possible. But it doesn’t matter where Apple Jack went or what she did. She couldn’t shake the eerie feeling of being watched by someone.

As night time falls over Ponyville Apple Jack decides to call it an early night. She tucks herself into bed not before assuring herself, for a third time, that her bed room door was locked. Time goes by but Apple Jack isn’t able to sleep peacefully as a recurring nightmare of the death of her parent hunts her sleep waking her up again and again all thru the night. Feeling depressed and tired, for the lack of sleep, Apple Jack just lays on her bed waiting for the sun to come out.

“I started to have terrible nightmares Twi. Horrible nightmares. I kept waking up over and over again all night long.” Apple Jack narrates. “So I just decided to stay awake until morning.”

As Apple Jack closes her eyes trying to get some rest she hears the sound of her bedroom’s door knob turning slowly. Apple Jack wakes up immediately. She sits up and turns towards her bedrooms door as it slowly opens revealing the pitch black door way outside her bedroom. Frozen with fear, Apple Jack stares into the empty hallway not wanting to blink for a second.

“I couldn’t see anyone. But I swear there was something there. Watching me from my bedroom door. I could feel it’s eyes looking straight at me Twilight. I swear. It was waiting for me to fall asleep again.”

Apple Jack shows Twilight her arm, it is covered with scars, cuts and bruises. Twilight sees Apple Jacks arm.

“Did that thing harm you AJ?” She asks.

Apple Jack tries to hold her tears. “I’m sorry Twi. I didn’t know what else to do.”

Twilight looks up at Apple Jack in disbelief. “Oh my. You… You did this to yourself AJ?”

Apple Jack hesitates to answer as tears run down her cheek. “I needed to stay awake. I´m afraid to close my eyes Twilight.”

END OF CHAPTER 2

Author's Note

Enjoy!!!

Chapter Three

CHAPTER THREE

Night time has fallen as Apple jack finishes her story Twilight seems scared to what her friend had to go thou. Her eyes watery as tears try to come out but Twilight wipes them off. She hugs Apple Jack trying to make her feel better. “Don’t worry AJ. You can stay here as long as you like.”

Apple Jack wipes her tears too. “Thanks Twilight. I really appreciate it.” Apple Jack hugs her back feeling safe with her.

“Good thing we have plenty of spare rooms. You can stay anywhere you like.” Twilight says with a smile on her face.

Apple Jack smiles at Twilight as she feels safe not being alone that night. Twilight and Apple Jack come out of the library and walk down the long spacious hallway. Twilight opens the door of one of the guests room complete with all the necessities anyone can hope for. “My room is down the hallway next to Spikes. You can wake me up if you need anything. Ok?”

Twilight hugs Apple Jack and she smiles at her. “We´re going to solve all this tomorrow. Ok?”

Apple Jack smiles at her one more time. “Thanks Twilight.”

“What are friend for?” Twilight replays as she walks out of the room and closes the door. Apple Jack looks around the room. The room is far more bigger ans spacious than her room at Sweet Apple Achers. She looks around and sees a big open window beside the bed. Apple Jack stares at ir for a moment and walks up to it and closes the window making sure it’s completely locked. She then closes the window drapes before she goes to sleep.

As the clock in the hallway strikes midnight visions of Apple Jacks death parents hunt AJs dreams. She wakes up as the sound of the last bell echoes thou the castle. She is all covered in sweat. She looks around the room and feels relieve to see everything normal. She lays down on the bed for a second resting her eyes for a bit taking deep breaths to calm herself up.

Suddenly there´s a knock at the bedrooms’ window. Frightened, Apple Jack turns at it. It should be impossible for anypony to knock at her window since it’s the middle of the night and her room is at a third floor. Apple Jack stays silent as there’s another knock at the window.

“AJ?” A familiar female voice asks from outside the window.

Apple Jack seems terrified as she recognizes the female voice. “Mom?” She asks.

“Good Heavens. We finally found you my dear. Pops is here too.”

“Who is daddy’s favorite filly?” The male voice adds.

“Dad?” Apple Jack whispers as tears run down her cheeks.

“Why don’t you open the window and let your father and me come in?” The female voice asks.

Apple Jack covers herself inside the bed sheets and starts crying. “You’re both dead. You’re both dead. You’re both dead.” Apple Jack repeats to herself feeling scared.

“And who’s fault was it?” The female voice asks as Apple Jack hears her from under the sheets. “You run away to your Aunt and Uncle Orange and broke your mommas heart.”

Apple Jack cries as she whispers. “I didn’t ask you to come for me.”

“Oh but we did. And that was the last time anyone saw me or your dad.”

“You killed us honey. Thanks to that silly dream of yours Apple Bloom never got to spend time with us.” The male voice adds.

“I never wanted to.” Apple Jack says as she cries under the bed sheets covering her ears.

“Your brother may not say it. But he blames you. It was all your fault after all hunny.” The female voice says.

“Now be a good filly and open the window dear.” The male voice adds.

"Go away. Go away. Go away." Apple Jack twists and turns crying in her bed as the voices of her parents hunt her all night.

It is morning in equestria. Twilight wakes up well rested and exits her room. She yawns as she walks down the hallway towards Apple Jacks room. “Apple Jack are you awake?” Twilight knocks at the door but nobody answers.

“AJ want to go to Pinky Pies for some breakfast?” Twilight opens the door and watches in shock as Apple Jack’s dead body hangs from the bedroom celling. A noose made from the bedsheets, the bedroom window opened and a note on the bed that reads: “Sorry Twilight. They made me do it.”

END OF CHAPTER THREE

Author's Note

Enjoy!!!

Chapter Four

CHAPTER FOUR

Twilight is her normal self again. Reading her books in the library as she normally does. A knock at the door echoes thought the castle. Twilight stops reading. “Yes? Who’s there?” She asks but no one answers. She walks out of the library into an unusually long and dark hallway. Another knock is head.

“Who is there?” Twilight asks as she walks towards the front door.

“It’s me Twilight.” A voice answers.

Twilight stops in her feet. “Apple Jack?” She asks.

Suddenly the hallway turns darker as the front door opens slowly reveling the shadow of Apple Jack. “Why didn’t you helped me Twilight?” The voice asks. Twilight can't believe her eyes, she is so scared she can’t respond.

“I taught you where my friend.” The voice continues.

Twilight tries to run away but as she turns around a cement wall prevents that from happening. “Apple Jack. Please.” Twilight begs at the shadowy figure as tentacle like shadows come out from it crawling thou the walls towards Twilight.

“You killed me Twilight.” The voice continues as the tentacles cover up all of Twilight’s body as she screams.

Twilight wakes up all covered in sweat. It was just a nightmare. It’s morning and a few days have passed since Apple Jack’s death and Twilight still blames herself for the tragedy. Her bedroom is a mess. The curtains are closed making the room seem darker and gloomier. There´s a knock at her door. Spike comes in. “Are you ok Twilight? I heard you scream.”

Twilight wipes her tears. “I’m alright Spike.”

“Same dream?” Spike asks as he sits on Twilight’s bed beside her.

“More like a nightmare.” She says.

Spike grabs Twilights hoof trying to comfort her. “You cannot blame yourself Twilight.”

“I - I should’ve saved her Spike.” She says softly. "How can I live with myself?"

“Nobody is holding you responsible.”

“The Apples do.” She adds as a tear runs down her cheek.

There is an awkward silence in the room. Spike tries to cheer her up. “Wanna go to Rarity’s? I´m sure that’ll…” Twilight interrupts him.

“I just want to be alone right now Spike.” She covers herself and rolls to her side.

Spike takes the hint and leaves the room not before saying. “I don’t blame you. You know that? Right?” Twilight dosen't respond. Spikes lives the room. Twilight covers herself with the bedsheets and tries to rest for a while.

A couple of hours have passed and Twilight, still in her bed, rests for a bit. She can't sleep as visions of Apple Jacks death hunt her everytime she closes her eyes. Suddenly Twilight hears a soft whisper close to her ear. “Bring us to the princess.” The whisper said. Twilight wakes up immediately as the whisper stops.

“Spike?” She asks as she looks around the room. Spike is no where to be seen. Twilight finds this suspicious but tries to go back to sleep but as soon as she closes her eyes the soft sound of the door screeching is heard. Twilight wakes up to see her bedroom door slightly opened.

“Spike? Is that you?” She asks but there is no answer. Twilight walks to the door and opens it. She looks around the hallway but there is no one there. Twilight goes back into her room and closes the door. As she climbs to her bed she remembers Apple Jack’s words.

“I know I closed my bed room door Twilight. I’m certain.” Twilight doubts for a second and tries to rest for a bit.

Night has fallen in Equestria. Twilight twists and turns in her bed. She appears to be having another nightmare that she can't wake up from. Inside Twilights room a shadowy figure lures while Twilight is sleeping. The shadow slowly approaches Twilights bed as she sleeps watching her from the foot of the bed as Twilight keeps twisting and turning. The shadowy figure climbs Twilights bed hovering over her. The figure smiles as it watches Twilight suffer. It then starts whispering inside Twilights ear. “Bring us to the princess.” It says. “Bring us to the princess.” The shadow repeats. “NOW!” The figure screams.

Twilight wakes up covered in cold sweat. She is scared. She breaths heavily looking around the room, but no one is there. Twilight taes deep breaths to calms herself. She feels thirsty and gets out of bed still trembling as walks to the kitchen of a glass of water. The pitcher shakes, she can barely pour herself a glass. Once she manages to drink some water she goes back to her room. The long dark hallway looks more frightening than usual. Twilight walks back to her room but as she does she starts hearing a couple of footsteps other than hers. She stops to look back. But no one is there.

“Spike?” She whispers softly onto the pitch dark hallway, but no one answers. Scared she walks back to her room. The other footsteps are heard as well she walks faster to her room and closes the door shut. She’s frightened and remembers Apple Jacks words. “I know I closed my bed room door Twilight. I’m certain.”

She unlocks the door but keeps it closed. As she gets on her bed she lays on her side with her back towards the door. A mirror on the other side of the room lets Twilight see the door. Twilight stares at it hoping she would confirm Apple Jacks words. A long moment passes but nothing happens. Twilight feeling tired rests her eyes for a second. Suddenly the sound of the door knob turning is heard. Twilight wakes up and stares at the mirror. The door to her room slightly opens revealing a pitch black hallway. Twilight stares at the door but can’t believe her eyes; she tries not to make a sound. Suddenly a whisper coming from the other side of the door is heard. “Bring us to the princess.”

END OF CHAPTER FOUR

Author's Note

Enjoy!!!

Chapter Five

CHAPTER FIVE

Night has fallen in equestria. Twilight is in the castles library browsing thru a book titled: “Creatures and other Entities” by Ghost Writer. “Nothing in this one either.” Twilight tosses the book away. She she takes another book but before she can open it she starts hearing hoof steps outside the library’s corridor. “Spike?” She asks but no one answers. "Spike? Are you awake?" Twilight stays silent hoping Spike will answer. But there is no answer. Twilight stares at the opened door for a moment as the hoof steps are heard closer and closer. Suddenly some sort of shadow in the shape of a pony passes thou the library’s door walking towards the castles rooms. Twilight sees this and quietly follows the shadow into the hallway.

The mysterious figure advances thou the hallway as Twilight stares at it from afar. The figure stops outside Spikes room. Twilight stops as well and watches closely. The door opens slowly. The figure turns its head towards Twilight as if it knew Twilight was following him. The figure has no eyes, mouth or any feature but never the less Twilight feels its stare.

“Bring us to the princess.” The figure says to Twilight as it enters Spikes room.

“No! Wait!” Twilight screams as she gallops as fast as she can thou the long hallway. The door to Spikes room suddenly closes before Twilight can enter. She tries to open the door but it has been locked from the other side.

“Spike! Spike!” Twilight screams as she tries to break down the door. “Please. Not Spike.” Twilight hits the door as hard as she can but the door won't budge.

"Spike! Wake up! That thing is in your room!" She screams as she keeps hitting the door but there is no answer from Spike. The door finally opens but it is too late. Twilight stares in shocked as Spikes dead body hangs from the bedroom celling the same way she found Apple Jack that fateful night. Twilight screams in pain as she sees her friends body hanging lifeless.

As Twilight cries a soft voice is heard. "Why didn't you helped me Twilight?" Frightened, Twilight looks up at Spikes dead body. Spike is staring down at her. His eyes fixed on hers. "I thought you where my friend Twilight."

Twilight wakes up over a pile of books inside the castles library. It was all a nightmare. Twilight is shaking and covered in sweat. She looks around calling Spikes name.

“Spike? Spike?”. She hurries into Spikes room to find him asleep in his bed. She cries and hugs him tightly. “Thank goodness. You’re ok Spike.”

Spike wakes up a little confused. “What?”

“Sorry for waking you up Spike. I just wanted to see if you were ok.” She says as she wipes off the tears in her eyes. "I thought I'd lost you."

"Come again?" Spike seems confused. "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing. Nothing." Twilight smiles to hide her sadness. "Do you want to go to Pinkes for some breakfast?"

"I'd love to!" Spike says enfatically as he yawns.

"Or wound you rather sleep a bit more?"

Spike yawns again. “I’m ok. A little bit tired from the long conversation we had last night.”

Twilight seems confused as she doesn’t recall talking to Spike last night. “Last night?” Twilight asks.

“Yeah. You know. You were asking me about Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.”

Twilight stops him. “Was I inside your room last night?”

“Well yeah. You stood by the door. Remember? I couldn’t see you very well because it was all dark but all I could see was your shadow.” Twilights starts breathing heavily. “Is something wrong Twilight?” Twilight doesn’t want to scare Spike.

“Yes. I’m fine.” She lies. “Why don’t you go over to Pinkies place to get some breakfast?”

“Ok.” Spike answers. "You aren't comming?"

"No. Im fine." She answers.

“Do you want me to bring you something?”

“No thanks. Why don’t you stay at Pinkies place tonight? Have a sleep over. it´ll be fun.”

“Ok?” He answers as she walks towards the door.

Twilight stops Spike as he is about to exit. “Spike. If anything happens to me I just want to tell you that I love you. Ok?”

Spike seems confused. “Are you alright Twilight?” Spike asks.

Twilight lies as she puts on a fake smile. “I’m fine.” She says knowing it might be the last time she sees him.

END OF CHAPTER FIVE

Author's Note

Enjoy!!!

Final Chapter

FINAL CHAPTER

As night falls down on Ponyville and everyone is ready to go to bed. Twilight, illuminated by the light of a single candle, walks down the long corridor of her castle. She enters the castle´s library and looks around the dark room. Moonlight filters thou the librarys windows. Twilight closes the window drapes making sure not a single light pases thou. She walks up to a large wooden table filled with mountains of books. Her candle is the only thing that lights the room. She puts the candle on top of a pile of books and takes a deep breath.

“Hello?” She asks. “I know you’re here with me.” She asks but nobody answers. “Is anyone there?”

An old woman like rusty voice answers. “We... are... here.”

Chills run up Twilights back as she hears the voice coming from behind her. Twilight is too afraid to turn around so she stands still trying not to move a muscle. “What are you?” She asks.

The voice takes a moment to answer. “We are the creatures that live in the darkness. The creatures that fill everyponys hearts with sorrow.” Twilight takes a moment but before she can ask the next question the voice whispers into her ear. “Who… are… you?” The voice asks.

“My name is Twilight Sparkle. I am the Princess…”

“Princess of Friendship. We know.” The voice answers before Twilight can finish.

“What is it that you want?” Twilight asks the voice. A shadow slowly moves around the table avoiding the candles light.

“Take us to the princess.” The voice answers.

“I am the princess.”

“Not you!” The voice angrily interrupts her. “The other princess.”

Twilight seems confused. “Princess Luna?”

“No.” The shadow moves closer to Twilight. “The sun pony.” As the old voice answers other different voices are heard around the library. “The Sun Pony. The Sun Pony. Bring us to her.” The voices whisper. In that moment Twilight realises that there are more than one shadow ponies living in her castle than she expected.

“You want to go to Princess Celestia? Why?” She asks as the shadow moves around the table avoiding the candles light. She looks at Twilight not letting her out of her sight.

“The Sun Pony. Must... die.” The old voice answers. The echos of more voices talking over each other are heard around the library. “Die. She must Die. The Sun Pony must die.”

Twilight seems afraid and can´t answer. “B-But Princess Celestia is my teacher.”

The shadow walks closer to Twilight. “We know. You... are going to takes us to her.”

“I won’t. I would never do something that would hurt my teacher.”

The shadow walks behind her. “If you don’t.” A long dark claw come out from the darkness behind Twilight and grabbing her by the neck squeezing it tightly. Twilight is afraid but acts tough. “We will drive you mad. We will fill your hear with sorrow. We will make YOU kill her for us. Just like we did with the Moon Pony.”

Twilight thinks for a moment. “You what? But… Princess Luna never killed Princess Celestia.”

The voice whispers into Twilight’s ear. “We know. She was useless. She was weak. But we... are strong.”

Twilight is almost out of breath. “But… without Princess Celestia… there would be nopony to raise the sun. Why would you want that?”

“The light…. It hurts us.” The old voice answers as more and more voices whisper around the room. “It hurts. The light hurts. Kill the Sun Pony. The Sun Pony must die.”

“If you kill her. We... will serve you. We... will make your enemys kill themselves.” The voice says as the other voices begin to chant. “All heil Princess Twilight. All heil our princess.” The voices whisper.

“But… if you don’t… we will end your life.” The claw grabs Twilight tightly choking her.

“I always wanted to be a Princess. Rule over Equestria.”

The shadow lets go of Twilight. “Do we have an understanding?” The shadow approaches Twilight and smiles.

“But I would never do something to hurt my teacher.”

In a quick movement Twilight kicks the candle against a book shelf. The book shelf catches fire. Screams of pain are heard around the room. “This is for Apple Jack!” Twilight kicks the shelf burning her back hoofs. The shelf falls down against another shelf full of more books. Quickly enough the whole library catches fire. More and more screams are heard around the room as the dark figures burn alive. “That is for trying to hurt my teacher.”

The shadows scream in pain and despair as they burn. Twilight runs as fast as she can towards the door but a long dark claw grabs her. Twilight turns around to see a dark skeletal figure grabbing her. “You bitch!” The figure throws Twilight into the center of the room. Flames surround them both as the figure stands up. It is much bigger and stronger than Twilight, it’s dark flesh burning with the light. “You will die here.”

In a desperate attempt Twilight fires a beam of light at the dark figure. The figure is gone, it is no where to be seen. Twilight makes another attempt to run for it but a large shelf falls over her pinning her to the ground. A laughter is heard near Twilight. She looks down to her own shadow to see a pair of eyes looking at her. “All heil Princess Twilight.” Before Twilight can react a pair of dark claws come out of the shadow grabbing her by the neck choking her. Twilight tries to free herself but the ceiling of the library collapses over Twilight and the Shadow Pony.

EPILOGUE

As the sun goes down at Canterlots Morgue Dr. Clip Clop and Dr. Sick Stroke enter a white room where the cadavers are kept. They push a cold table where Twilights body lays dead ready to be prep for the wake. Parts of Twilights body as well as part of her face are burned from the fire.

“Tragic. Isn’t it? What happened at Ponyvilles Castle?” Dr. Clip Clop says as he reads a report on the deceased.

“Not one single survivor.” Dr. Sick Stroke adds. “But there´s something that bothers me.”

“What is it?” Dr. Clip Clop asks.

“Why is the wake being held here in Canterlot and not in Ponyville?”

“Princess Celestia and Princess Luna decided she should be buried at the royal graveyard and the wake will be held at Canterlots Castle.” Dr. Clip Clop says as he puts down the report.

Dr. Sick Stroke looks confused as Twilight’s mouth is wide opened. “Dr. Clip Clop? Was her mouth always wide opened?”

Dr. Clip Clop walks closer to Twilight´s body and inspects it for a second. Her mouth wide opened shows a pitch black interior.

“I swear it was closed when the body arrived.” Dr. Sick Stroke adds.

Dr. Clip Clop looks at his colleague unimpressed and closes Twilights mouth. “You’re just imagining things.” Dr. Clip Clop says as he walks out of the room followed by Dr. Sick Stroke.

“Do you think Princess Luna and Princess Celestia will be at the wake?” Dr. Sick Stroke asks him.

“Most definitely.” Dr. Clip Clop answers as they both walk out the room and turn off the lights.

Once there is no one insight and the room is pitch black. Twilights mouth slowly starts to open as wide as it can. Inside, hiding within Twillights dead body the is the shadow pony. It smiles knowing Princess Celestia will attend the wake. “The sun... pony.” She says to herself as she laughs.

THE END

Author's Note

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