It was yet another quiet Winter evening at the school known as Canterlot High. The sun glistened through white clouds, the wind nipped and bit at the students and faculty as their breath became vapor right then and there. It wasn't too outrageous, which is why both the students and the librarian found it baffling that one student, their exchange student that had recently saved them at Camp Everfree, was sat at the table, her hair in her hands as she looked over each and every book she had grabbed.

"Ancient Fairy Tales? No. The Brothers Grim? No," came from the quiet, nervous Twilight Sparkle as she poured over each and every cover and title she could. She would flip one open, find a random page, read it, then immediately place it back on the table at breakneck speed. The quiet sigh of Miss Cheerilee hummed out as she could do nothing to stop it; she wasn't doing anything wrong, so why bother?

Meanwhile, sitting next to her, her fingers tapping the table as she looked upon the display, was Twilight's friend Sunset Shimmer. Looking upon the girl, Sunset opened her mouth to speak out, only to close it when Twilight kept murmuring to herself. "Seeds of Deception? Interesting, but no. Red Riding Hood? Too safe. Spores of Zore? That's not even a myth! It's fiction, yes, but myths are usually-"

The only thing that stopped the lavender colored girl was the feeling of a hand placed onto hers. Sunset smiled as she saw her friend calm down, to which she said, "Alright, Twilight. Can you please tell me exactly why you're freaking out over myths? You just dragged me here and started freaking out."

With a careful blush on her face, Twilight leaned back in her chair and said, "Well, after what happened at Camp Everfree, I felt like I needed to be prepared. So, I'm looking for dangerous legends that could be true, so that we can fight it should it show up." Sunset looked at each book on the table, each one showing wear and tear from past students, as scratched covers and bent spines told a different story to the ones expertly crafted on each page.

"So, wolves that are intelligent enough to dress like old ladies aren't dangerous?" Sunset snarked, smirking and smiling as she saw Twilight fumble over her words, clearly not expecting that response as she stumbled and stuttered. The former pony giggled to herself as she chuckled out, "That wasn't even that good!"

Twilight placed her hands on the table, and looked to Sunset before beginning to chuckle as well. Before long, though, Twilight was back on the prowl, looking for something to give her and the girls an advantage. Before Sunset could distract her once again, Twilight raised a book up with an eyebrow raised in inquiry, clearly thinking to herself over what the title meant. "The Lonesome Corner?" she repeated, "Sunset, have you ever heard of something like that?"

With a quick shake of her head, Sunset gave a quick answer as Twilight cracked open the tome. It looked battered, to say the least. The cover was a bleak, dry grey, depicting a large creature bathed in shadow. It had no legs, rather a tail that was sharp and pointed to a dangerous level, and a large torso. Two arms lead into two hands, each one having three clawed fingers. It's head was also sharp, showing a spiked head with two glowing white eyes. It looked like something out of a childhood nightmare. Twilight traced her fingers under the words, as she began to read out the legend intoned within, repeating each and every word with vigor as she slowly realized that she had found something.

"At the dawn of time, when Earth was rock and the earliest stars burned from the Big Bang's remains, there was a bleak darkness. Entire parts of the planet were bathed in shadow. Even as the world evolved, creatures big and small rose and fell, and technology improved, darkness would still be waiting to scare off those entombed in the light."

"Early humans thought the darkness held a beast they could not see; hiding in shadows, stalking Man like a predator stalked prey. Usually, they wouldn't see anything, but one day, a cave painting was found. And it showed the moment a tribe entered the darkness, but didn't come out alive.Something struck out at the party, taking whole members of the tribe faster then they could see. Each one fell to clawed hands and whipped tails, flying through the air in a bloody showcase of deadly acrobatics. One attempted to run, but felt something slash his side open. He came to a cave, and, using black berries he had taken as food as well as his own blood, carved out the tale."

"Years later, in the 1920s, a researcher and his team entered the cave to transcribe the cave painting, but he did not leave. With a search party on hand, a group of people went to find the researcher. What they found was horrible. The team was dead of starvation, the head doctor they had sent to find close enough to his demise. With frazzled hair and wide eyes, he rocked back and forth, pointing to the drawing and repeating only one word: "Lombado". This was his last action, as he died of hunger only seconds later."

Twilight slowly lowered the book to the table, as she looked towards Sunset, with both having very mixed feelings. While Sunset looked uncomfortable, Twilight was excited, a large smile plastered on her face. "Sunset, do you know what this means?" she said, practically giddy with purpose.

Sunset quietly cleared her throat and said "That I need to start buying nightlights?" Twilight looked at her with a deadpan gaze before returning to her original feelings.

"No, Sunset! This is a very dangerous creature, one that could show up with all the magic floating around. We know what it is, and can identify it," she said, pausing as she looked back at the paper. "Granted, I don't know how to stop it should it show up, but at least we-"

Suddenly, without any warning, the lights went out within the library. With all the phones on, it was still easy to see, but most of the room was plunged into darkness. Through the window, they could no longer see the sun, as dark clouds covered the skies. Black, ashen snow began falling down like a blizzard, raining down towards the ground with great ferocity. A loud roar bellowed out, sending the students into a panic. Sunset and Twilights' pockets began glowing, their magic gems producing a brilliant light as though calling out to be used.

"Twilight," Sunset began, "I think it showed up."

Author's Note

Hello! And welcome to my first ever story on FiMFiction! Now, onto more important stuff.

This is a comment driven story. What you type can impact everything. Who shows up, what happens. Anyone could die. It all depends. As the storyline evolves with your support, I will be changing the character tags, the genres, and even the rating itself to compensate. It could be an M-rated, goretastic fic, or stay a T-rated adventure story. There can be romance, drama, tragedy, and comedy, and sex and gore can be added if truly needed. The only things I have planned out are this first chapter, and our main villain. I hope you enjoy.

-Greatness942