"Dark"

December 12th 2016

The sunlight shone it's heavenly glow as a shadowy figure was planting flower seeds, as well as picking a few flowers.

"Dark Sam, have you seen Angel?" Fluttershy asked, standing in the cottage's door way. The figure in question, arched it's back up, standing straight and locking eyes. He didn't really understand or interfere with Fluttershy's business.

"No I haven't. They've must've had trouble with the bear," he said, using the trowel to gently sprinkle soil over the top of some freshly planted white orchid seeds.

"He wouldn't do that." Fluttershy countered.

"How am I suppose to know? I don't tend to the animals, I tend to the plants," he replied. “It's something I've loved

"Do you want to help out with the animals?"

"No. And I'm almost finished anyway," Dark growled.

He carried the flowers into the cottage with his feet tracking dirt into the cottage. Fluttershy glared at him. He rose an eyebrow before he gazed down at the floor, he rolled his eyes before he reached for the broom, but stopped when she got the broom first. She began to brush the dirt out of the building rather slowly, making Dark cringe in shame. He didn't want anything to do with anything right now, much like Samneo. Was he wrong about that?

"There," Fluttershy said proudly.

Dark then proceeded to go to the bathroom, and began to wash his feet. Fluttershy had always wondered on why Samneo chose her, to give Dark Sam a place to stay, until he can build a house. This was a question that plagued her for a while, ever since Sam reformed Dark. Though Twilight was offering to have Dark stay at the castle, but Neo insisted on a different place, which resulted in her as his choice. "Dark Samuel, have yo--"

He stepped out of the bathroom, eyes narrowed in irritation.

"Stop calling me by my full name! That's annoying!" Dark groaned.

Ever since that time when Neo stopped Sorsirina, Dark had been frustrated and acting negative for some reason. Fluttershy didn't know why he was yelling and growling all the time. She was sick of it.

"Why're you yelling?" she demanded, her irritation being brought forward. “Maybe if you talked about it....”

"Do I look like I wanna talk about it? I don't think so!" he snarled.

He then stomped off into his room, slamming the door as he did so. Fluttershy glared at the door.

Night fell, She had prepared the food for herself and the other boys, Zephyr and Dark. She and Zephyr were eating, but Dark's food was getting cold. She had called him several times, she was getting vary worried now.

Fluttershy got out of her seat and went to Dark's room. She was about to knock on the door when she heard something. She pressed her ear up against the door, she begun hearing quiet sobbing. A cold chill ran down her spine as she heard him...

She peaked through the door, opening it slightly. Dark was sitting on his bed, holding a Rainbow Dash plushie. His tears were big and globby, and were the same color as his eyes, being blank white and lifeless, but glowing softly.

Fluttershy opened the door slowly. Dark turned at her, swiftly hiding the plushie under his pillow. His eyes began to form into a glare again.

"What do you want?" He asked, his voice was surprisingly calm, but she could tell he was holding a lump.

"Is it about Rainbow Dash again?" She asked softly.

He raised his head up slightly, showing his pupils were hidden behind tears.

"What does it look like?"

"It looks like you're crying over a Rainbow Dash plushie."

He didn't respond, instead he looked away.

"The food's ready."

He moved his body away from facing her, bowing his head, and eyes closing half-way.

"Yeah. I'll get some later, I'm just not myself lately."

"Well, You can't..." Fluttershy started to say, but he cut her off.

"If any food falls, I'll clean it up, just bring it here. I can't move."

"Why?"

He didn't respond. Fluttershy decided to go with it, she was now getting concerned now. She returned to the table. Zephyr caught her downed look.

"Is he not hungry?"

"No, it's Rainbow Dash. He misses her," She said.

Picking up Dark's food which was fried fish with some fresh herbs. She carried it to his room. To be honest, Zephyr never really knew Dark. Dark was never really social with anypony. You could say that's the same as the other two Sams (Neo and Slaughter), but Dark stood out when compared to them.

"Do you think he's okay?"

"I'm not sure Zephyr. I think he's hurting himself with what he's doing recently."

She entered his room. He was laying down in bed, with the covers on him. Fluttershy placed the plate on the table next to the bed. Judging from his closed eyes, he was about to sleep. But she wasn't feeling aright, since he didn't even flinch when she entered. Seeing his unmoving body. She sat down next to him. She didn't dare reach out, yet.

"D-dark..?" She asked. He moved his head slowly, eyeing her like a chicken, his eye pupil was now noticably visible now that his optics had faded a few shades.

"Just so you know. I'm not gonna fade." He said.

He looked over at his food, thinking of eating it right then and there. Fluttershy was about to reach out, but hesitated for a moment. She finally worked up the courage to brush his cheek. He shifted his head down slightly. The two were silent for a few seconds.

"I've made a scene didn't I?"

"Yes you have. Look, I know you miss Rainbow Dash, but being angry all the time doesn't help," she said, with the most motherly look she could muster.

He turned his head, glaring at her murderously.

"Don't look at me like that."

"Why can't I? You won't ever let me be me."

"This isn't you. When Sorsirina was attacking, you took leadership when we had no idea what we were up against! You helped Neo and Slaughter, and you even managed to take down Molgovon with one hit!" He closed his eyes, taking in the critical words, inhaling it's truth. "Now you're this.. Angry, frustrated, and upset dragon!"

"... at the end of the day, I really have lost my way, but only because of Samneo."

She blinked.

"Are you angry at Samneo? Why're you angry at him? What did he--"

"He took my Dashie, and now I'm left with you! He's obviously shipping you with me!" He roared, pain showing in his voice.

He didn't care if he received pain, he had caused so much terroristic pain in the past, how is this any different?

But no pain came...

Instead, she sat there, eyes widened. Dark could feel the fear pulsing in her already. Knowing this, his look dropped. He scooched himself up to where he was not laying down directly.

He knew that she's now pitying him, for that she knows exactly why he's not been bright for the past month or so. Pain comes in many forms, even pity. That's what Dark had known, and was lead to believe such, but was told no by some farmer girl, and no--Fluttershy's not the farmer girl. Dark didn't care anymore, he wanted to eat and sleep. He reached out to grab his plate. He felt the weight on his leg lift. He saw her walk out. He wanted to say something to her but Zephyr was glaring at him from the doorway. Dark glared back.

"Why is this so difficult."

"You have to apolo--" Zephyr wasn't given time to say his sentence, for that Dark knew what he was saying.

"Then Get out of my way, If you want me to apologize."

Zephyr stepped out of the way, letting Dark to follow Fluttershy. He got out of bed, and followed Fluttershy's path. As he tried to find Fluttershy, he reflected on what happened, and why he's like this.

“What have I done?” he asked himself.

He had realized, just from her move of leaving the room, no matter how emotional he can be, he did this, He, DID THIS.

He finally entered her room, he found her hiding under the bed. He could smell her fear and sadness at it's strongest here. He kneeled down to the bed's side. She squeaked when he grabbed her hoof, which was in front of her face. He pulled her out of there, her eyes widened when he wrapped his arms around her.

He had mentally placed a shield on his love for Rainbow Dash, to protect it from being tinted by Fluttershy's warmth. He sensed Zephyr's presence nearby, he was approaching the room when Dark decided to do something, that he would never do, in risk of hurting Zephyr's brain.

"Zephyr... Please go to your room." He said telepathically, in his original voice, before he became this monster he is today. Zephyr stopped dead in his tracks.

"Wait.. What? Who's there?" Zephyr asked out loud. Dark proceeded to say once more.

"Please Zephyr, give me and Fluttershy a moment. I promise I won't hurt her, anymore."

Dark stood up, Fluttershy still in his arms. He laid her down on the bed. His eyes laced with sorrow. She looked up at him, seemingly surprised at this other side of Dark, that she had never witnessed before.

"You want to know why I'm like this?" She nodded.

"Okay then. I'll show you, or rather, tell you."

He took a moment to breath. Making steam escape his nostrils. His thoughts were filled with fearful futures, but courage kept outmatching them, in favor of courageous ones.

"I would like you to be quiet while I speak, and don't try to interrupt."

"Okay..."

"Remember that time I admitted I killed my parents, long ago?"

"Y-yes..."

"They're not the only ones I've killed. I killed many others." Her eyes widened. "To a point where you might as well call me the number one terrorist. But I did it, because I was promised that I'll have Rainbow Dash, to claim redemption, and hope would give my heart it's dreams. But after I killed everyone in my nation. When I was teleported from my region, and into this one. This timeline. I was faced with two other people, they were me, but from different routes."

"Oh.. Y-you mean..."

"Yes. I, Dark, am the Samuel of Genocide. Samneo is the Pacifist, and Slaughter is the Neutral. But back to the subject. Neo fell in love with Dashie, leaving me and Slaughter to deal with such news. I've been in fury ever since. Knowing that the promise I was given..." He began to tear up slightly. "Every single life I took, it was all for NOTHING. No one cared when I was struck with this. Slaughter tried to calm me down with such, but I didn't listen, so now you're in bed."

Fluttershy took in his words, she felt bad for his loss, He was hurting people for a reason.

"Uhm.. It's not right that you kil--"

"I DIDN'T WANT to kill them, I never wanted to kill them. But I was told that I can't be with Rainbow, unless I fill the shoes of the Genocidal Samuel."

Her shock was enough to make her curious as to who made the promise to begin with.

"Who made that promise?"

His eyes went black.

"You don't want to know. He's not to be reckoned with." He spoke slowly, he sounded like he had just witnessed a passenger train crash into the sea. Fluttershy felt a chill down her spine when he turned away and coughed, the cough didn't sound natural, it sounded like he was about to vomit, and with that voice he has, vary grim...

"A-are you alright?"

"Not really, I just.. I don't like talking about this." He said. Turning to the window, he noticed that the moon's light was shining through, he blinked, he hadn't even realized that he was locked up in that room, for nearly all day. His stomach growled quietly. Eyes closing, he got off the bed, when he felt a yellow hoof wrap around his wrist.

"Don't leave.." He turned around, perplexed at her clingy move. "I-I... I want to help you..."

"Why do you want to help me?"

"Because you're not evil."

"Why help a lost soul like me? After all I've done, is it really worth it to help me?"

"U-uhm..." Fluttershy didn't know what to say, or let alone respond with. Dark stared her down. She looked away. He grabbed her chin, causing her to gasp.

"Look at me, when you're talking. Don't scare me. You don't wanna know what I look like when afraid." She didn't respond, only stared at his ghostly eyes, like a wolf or lion, she didn't know what he was thinking behind his sentient, reptilian face.

"W-well I..." She blushed. Dark could read her like a book, and he was not buying it. She liked him.

"Do you seriously have to tempt me...?" He asked tiredly. Her eyes widened.

"N-no, that's not what I'm getting at! I-it's just..." He placed a hand on her shoulder, but quickly withdrew his hand, for that she shuttered and moaned at his freezing hand.

"Look, I'm hungry, can we eat now?"

The two went back to their food. Thankfully, no animal was thinking of taking Dark's.

He ate away at his meal, thinking about Fluttershy as he did.

"Look, this stuff, it gets in your head." He heard it in his head. He glared evilly at his fish.

"YOU GET OUT OF MY HEAD."

After a few minutes, he was done. He went to bed, feeling better after eating. He proceeded to think about Rainbow Dash, it usually helps him sleep, especially when he thought about cuddling her. It's ever Sam's dream, just wanting to hold her, to keep her safe from the darkness.

Even still, he didn't feel fulfilled about what happened between him and Fluttershy.

"I guess despite it feeling like it's done, it's not." He bite his lip. "Just like Hollywood. They make you think it's the last one. But it's not. Since they are rebooting things that have been done before, Why can't they reboot the Transformers movies? So sick of them."

Well that's certainly something that Samneo would never say. Dark takes advantage of this, and is completely unhinged on his words. However, something was happening. Something positive.

In the Next Chapter:
Samneo sits at his desk, writing in his dairy log, and reflects on his three old enemies.

Author's Note

Heh, I never though that Fluttershy isn't Flutterbold. I kinda find that fascinating.