Darkness Always Comes

                                                                             Equestria in Panic!

                               - "Power is Ironic.... it can hinder and corrupt as well as help and enhance. I broke this irony though, and the world will feel my wrath and will pay with their lives."

      -Eztagal, "Darkness Always Comes"

     David sat down on the grass and looked aimlessly at the spot where I had dissapeared earlier. He couldn't believe what just happened here. He couldn't believe that this demon came here, to such a peaceful place. But he did know one thing, the one doing all of it was once his friend. Both the mane six and the princesses looked at him in this dismal state and actually felt pity for him, but also felt fear for what had just happened. Princess Celestia than miraculously got over her fears and walked towards David and asked, "You must know a lot about that 'thing' that just dissapeared, do you not?"

     He looked up at the majestic allicorn and replied, "Yes, that being that you just saw used to be not just my friend, but was just like a brother to me... I feel sick."

     "That monster used to be your friend?" asked Celestia in a shocked voice.

     "Yes, but that all changed back where we once were.... I can still remember the madness, the chaos, the... death." He said in a monotone voice.

     Celestia was silence by these words that came from David's mouth... this was something Equestria hasn't faced since the rule of Discord, and her and Luna's parents, and she shudderd at the thought of that.

     "I can see that you are at a loss for words Princess, as am I. This is something that I've never wanted to happen... the fools on Earth thought that they could just whisk him away to another dimension. It would of worked.... we could of sent him to place where nothing would be hurt by him, but that bastard was so powerful he literally tore the dimensional walls of the portal we shot him with." David said to the disgruntled princess.

     "How do you know all of this David?" questioned the princess.

     "It may come as a shock to you all, but I was a part of the special forces team that sent him here." He responded.

     "That explains some of it, but how do you have all those shapeshifting powers and such?" Princess Luna asked out of no where as she appeared next to her sister.

     David was quiet for a moment before he answered, "Those powers that I exhibited were from my direct confrontations with Eztagal."

     "How exactly could you get powers like though, they seemed demonic in nature." stated Luna in a suspicious voice.

     David was hesitant but then answered, "The reason why I could use those limited powers was because the powers he transmitted to me were given due to the fact that he stabbed me with his arm and killed me before he arrived here."

     The ponies were all shocked at what they just hear, the man standing before them had been killed by the one he viewed as a brother, and somehow came here.

     "I know this doesn't sound believable... but the higher up saw the alterations to my seemingly 'dead' body and wanted to get rid of the evidence that it ever happened. So, they used the weapon on me to transport me away... but it seemed that the limited powers transferred to me kept me alive." He said in a voice laced with hatred.

     "Doesn't that mean that you can stop Eztagal?" asked a different voice... that came from Twilight Sparkle.

     "Sadly, no. The powers that I had are nothing compared to what he can do, plus I used them all up with that transformation that I did. I will do my best to help you fight him though." He stated in a sad voice.

     "That would be a good thing David, we need all the help we can get to fight this fiend and stop this inevitable rampage." said Celestia in a commanding voice.

     "Do you have any weapons to fight him with... meaning powerful weapons?" he asked in a hopeful tone.

     "Yes we do... we have the elements of harmony!" Exclaimed Celestia.

     David smiled for the first time in years and asked, "That's great, but where are these weapons?"

     "They are right in front of you David, they are the six ponies present here along with us." she said in a happy voice.

     "I see... who are these ponies though?" David pondered.

     As if on que the mares stepped forward and said one by one, "I'm Twilight Sparkle, Student to Princess Celestia. Rainbow Dash is the name and flying is the game! I'm Fluttershy. My name is Rarity darling. Ah'm Applejack and it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Pinkie Pie David! It's so nice to meet you!"

     "It's a pleasure to meet you all too. You ponies must be ready to fight a menace this world has never seen before... prepare to face carnage." He concurred in a tone with urgency in it.

     Just after He finished saying those words of warning, a couple of what looked to be flying royal guards landed in the group and they looked very scared.

"Silver Wind, Steel Wing... what is the matter?" Asked Princess Celestia in a startled tone.

"Princess, that thing.... he calls himself Eztagal..... he released Discord!" They both exclaimed in tired voices.

"Oh my..." stated Celestia.

"But that's not all.... they.... they..... they...." Silver Wind stuttered.

"They what?" asked Princess Luna.

"They destroyed Manehattan." answered Steel Wing as they both collapsed revealing the deep wounds that they had on their backs.

     "It has begun...." Stated David in a neutral voice.

     "We need to get back to Canterlot now.... we need the elements of harmony." stated Celestia in a calm voice, but she really was scared.

     Darkness was just starting to spread over Equestria and she didn't really now what to do.

-Hello all my faithful Grimdark fans out there... the next chapter will be released shortly after this one. Eztagal will show how he deals with the innocent! Other than that hope you enjoyed it. E. Shadows out. Make sure to look for the next chapter "Of Destruction and Death"