Queen Of The Netherworld - Season 2

"Two... days..." Deva said as she entered Kyra's room at the top of her tower. The red mare was laying on her bed in the middle of the room, staring up at the ceiling. "You've been seeing this mare for only two days," Deva continued, walking up to the bed. "And, already you're fucking her."

Kyra let out a sigh and closed her eyes. "It was just... a kiss..." she said, sounding annoyed. "A heat of the moment thing..."

Deva tilted her head and crossed her arms. "Heat of the moment?"

"I visited her while she was in bed reading and she asked me to stay the night..." Kyra explained, a smile spreading across her face. "And, it just sort of... happened..." Her smile quickly faded before glaring lightly at the black demon. "And, who are you to tell me what I can and can not do?"

"I'm the one trying to keep you out of trouble," Deva said, glaring back. "How do you think this looks to Sera and the rest of the Angels? You're a succubus dating a mortal."

Kyra thought for a moment before looking at the ceiling again. "Leave Sera to me..."

Deva let out a deep sigh. "Look, you made me your personal adviser... And, I advise you to rethink this."

"There's nothing... to rethink..."

Shaking her head, Deva turned and began walking away. "Fine... But, don't come crying to me when this blows up in your face..."

Kyra's eyes narrowed as she sat up. "Why can't you just be happy for me?" She asked, getting off her bed.

Deva stopped at the door and hesitated before she turned around. "Because it's not natural!" The gray demon yelled as she walked towards her master. "A demon should not be in a relationship with a mortal! It should be another demon! It should be m..." Deva said, before cutting herself off with a blush and light gasp

Kyra's lips parted in a silent gasp. "What? You?" She asked in disbelief. "What the hell, Deva?"

"I can't help it..." Deva muttered, crossing her arms. "And, it doesn't matter now... You have someone..."

The red demon shook her head and let out an irritated sigh. "I can't... I can't deal with this shit now..." Kyra said, walking passed Deva and heading for the door.

"Have fun..." was all Deva said.

Kyra stopped at the door, looking back at her one last time before leaving.

A blue mare and an orange stallion were standing in the living room of their house for a party they were hosting, holding each other close. The party was going well when there was a knock at the front door. One of the party members answered the door, before going to find the orange stallion.

"Hey, Citrus," he said, getting the orange stallion's attention. "There's... someone at the door for you."

Citrus looked at him and his smile faded a little. "Really?" He asked, before moving through the crowd to the front door. "Hello?" He asked, seeing the form of a mare standing outside.

Due to it being night, it was hard to see her. He did find it weird that the light of the house didn't illuminate the area around her. Reaching to the wall to try and turn on the front light, nothing happened.

"That mare you're with..." the mysterious mare cooed. "Is she your wife?"

The question made a few mares and stallions inside the house turn to look at them. Citrus tilted his head as his eyes narrowed.

"Of course, she is," he said sternly.

The mare hesitated, staring into his eyes for a couple seconds before speaking. "Wrong answer..."

Letting out an angry sigh, the stallion closed the door in her face. "Weird bitch..."

Later that night, when everyone else had left for the night, Citrus and his partner made their way to the bedroom for some fun. They went at it for about an hour before the mare let out a moan and rolled off the orange stallion. Laying on the bed beside him, she let out a happy sigh.

"That was... amazing..." the mare panted, smiling as she closed her eyes.

The stallion let out a chuckled and patted her belly. "Sure was," he said, before there was a knock at the front door. The stallion sat up and listened, hearing the knock again. "Who the hell is that now?" He asked, getting out of bed and slipping into his pants.

"Is it that mare again?" Asked the mare.

"No idea..." the stallion replied, before leaving the bedroom and making his way to the front door. When he got there, he opened the door to see no one.

Taking a step outside, he looked around and saw no one. Letting out an angry sigh, he headed back inside and closed the door. When he got back to the bedroom, he stopped in the doorway and stared in horror at the mare's mangled body and blood-stained bed.

"Wh-What the f--" he started, before a figure slid in front of him as his stomach was torn open.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, he collapsed to the floor.

Twilight sat on the rim of the fountain in the center of town, wearing a sweater and long pants. She had been sitting there for about 10 minutes before she saw someone sit beside her. Looking to her left, she saw Kyra. The red demon was looking straight ahead, looking lost in thought for a few seconds before slowly looking at the unicorn.

"Hey," she said.

Twilight gave her a smile, happy to see her favorite mare again but curious as to why she was acting weird. "Something wrong?"

Kyra looked her in the eyes for a couple more seconds before letting out a sigh. "That other demon you saw me with when I first came here... The gray one... Deva... I just found out from her that... she has a crush on me... And, she's against the idea of us being together... I made her my adviser because she's smart, but--

"Are you..." Twilight interrupted, a tear falling from her eye. "b-breaking up with me?"

Kyra reached out her left hand and gently placed it on Twi's right cheek. "But, I'm not listening to her," she finished, smiling. "I could never leave you."

Twilight sniffled and quickly leaned in, pulling her into a hug. Kyra let out a soft chuckle, wrapping her arms around the mare.

"How could you think that?" Kyra asked, nuzzling Twilight's neck.

The unicorn sniffled and shook her head. "I don't know... I'm sorry... I guess, because... we haven't been dating long... and, this is new to you... and a fellow demon has feelings for you..." She then pulled back from the hug to look the demon in the eyes. "Wouldn't it make more sense to... date another demon?"

Kyra gave her a small smile and leaned in, kissing her cheek. "I don't care about what makes sense... or what others think. What I do care about is how I feel about you..."

The purple mare's lip trembled before hugging the demon tighter.

They soon heard a new but familiar voice. "Well, this is unexpected..." came a female's voice.

The two broke the hug and looked over at their visitor, their eyes red. Twilight's was more noticeable since her normal eye color wasn't actually red.

"Luna?" Kyra asked. "What are you doing in Ponyville?"

The princess crossed her arms with a sad sigh. "There's... been an attack... in Canterlot..."

Kyra raised an eyebrow. "Demon attack?"

"We think so..." Luna said. "The victims have huge claw marks across their bodies. They did have a house party about a couple hours before the attack where their guests heard knocking and one saw a mare. Said she asked for Citrus. The male victim."

"So?" Asked Kyra. "That sounds like a murder to me. What's this got to do with me?"

The princess hesitated, looking around to make sure no one could hear her, before leaning in. "Before she left the bedroom, the mare heard the attacker speak. She said she heard a female's voice say... Wrong answer."

Kyra went wide-eyed and stood up. "Hush," she said. "And those two weren't married. Apparently they killed the wife so they could be together. Guess they weren't aware of divorces..."

"H-How do you know that?" Asked Twilight.

The demon looked down at her. "It's what Hush does. She feeds off of dark secrets and kills anyone who doesn't confess. And, she only does it when others are around making it a win-win for her. You lie, she kills you. You tell the truth... your life is ruined."

"Shall I give you time to gather the others?" Asked Luna, looking back and forth between Kyra and Twilight.

The demon shook her head, eyeing the alicorn. "The demon is in Canterlot. No need to endanger the others." She then looked at Twilight again. "I need you to stay in Ponyville while I investigate."

"What?" Twi asked with a gasp, standing up. "No, I wanna go with you," she said, almost begging. "Our dates are always getting interrupted," she said, taking one of Kyra's hands with both of hers. "I just want one night with you. So, wherever you go, I wanna go."

Kyra opened her mouth to say something but ended up sighing instead. Looking at Luna, who had a light smirk on her face, the demon blushed a little. She then looked at Twilight again. "Fine..." Placing her free hand on top of Twilight's hands, she smiled lightly. "I hate it when our dates are cut short, too..."

The princess watched with a smirk before she spoke up. "We should get moving."

A filly and her mother were headed down the sidewalk, holding hands and laughing about something when a mare hidden by shadow stepped out of an alley. Quickly stopping, their laughing getting cut off, the mother and daughter looked at the mare.

"Oh, sorry," the mother said with a smile. "Didn't see you there..."

The dark mare didn't say anything for a few seconds, eyeing the filly and then the mother. "Is that your daughter?" She asked.

The mother tilted her head and narrowed her eyes, stepping between the child and the mare. "Of course she is. Why would you ask such a rude question?"

The mare seemed to grin. "Wrong answer..."

Kyra, Twilight, and Luna appeared in the empty, dimly-lit streets of Canterlot.

"Right..." the princess said with a light chuckle. "I forgot you could do that."

"I keep forgetting she's a demon, too," Twilight said with a smile.

The demon ignored the two of them and took a few steps forward. "I can sense her. She's close. And, as long as she doesn't catch wind of a deeper, darker secret somewhere else... she'll stay here..."

"Any idea where to start?" Asked Luna.

"Not a clue," the demon answered.

"So... what's Hush's deal?" Twi asked, wanting more info on the demon they were up against.

"Quiet Hush was a young mare who, while she was in school, would gossip to her friends about others' secrets. When those affected found out... they exposed her secret. The embarrassment and torment caused her to take her own life. Now, she's a monster who feeds off of secrets just like she did when she was alive."

"Wow..." Twilight said, disturbed by this new knowledge. "So... what was Hush's secret?"

Kyra hesitated before smiling lightly. "That she still wet the bed."

Gasping, Twilight playfully hit her arm. "Kyra! Don't make fun of her, too. Jeez..."

"Come on, it's a tad funny," the demon said with a wider smile. "Evil demon wets the bed. But, you're right, it's not nice to laugh at another for a problem they have. If I was one of those kids in school with her, I probably wouldn't have laughed at her. Though, on the other hand..." she said, tilting her head in thought. "She did ruin a lot of students' lives, so... justified, maybe?"

"It is complicated," Luna agreed. "But bullying is bullying. There were better alternatives the affected students could've done to deal with her."

"The past is the past," Kyra said with a sigh. "Now, I..." She trailed off as she looked around, her ears twitching a little. "Damn... She's already killed another..."

"What?" Luna asked, eyes going wide. "How do you know?"

The demon eyed her before walking away. "I hear a child crying."

Twilight and Luna looked at each other before following her.

The trio kept walking until they saw a foal wandering the streets alone, looking afraid as her face was covered in tears. Twilight and Luna stopped and gasped.

"Oh, no..." Twilight gasped softly.

Kyra made her way over to the filly and knelt down beside her. "Hey," she said, making the white filly slowly look at her. The poor thing was trembling. "What happened?"

The filly sniffled and whimpered. "M-My mommy. S-Someone attacked her... I-I can't find her... P-Please he-elp..."

Kyra gently took the filly's hand. "Who attacked her?"

The filly shook her head. "I-I don't know... I-I couldn't see her... I only h-heard her..."

The red demon exhaled deeply and closed her eyes. "Her? What was the last thing you heard her say?"

The filly sniffled again. "Sh... Sh-She said... wrong... a-answer..."

Kyra stood up and sighed, turning to look at Luna. "Can you take her for now? Maybe help her sleep with a good dream?"

The princess gave her a smile. "Of course." She then walked over to the filly and got to one knee. "Hello, little one."

"P-Princess?" The filly asked, letting out a whimper.

Kyra left the two and headed back to Twilight. "We have to stop her. Because of my carelessness, not only did one die but now another one's homeless," she said, trying to hold back tears, her lip trembling a little.

"That's not your fault," the unicorn said, putting her hand on the demon's shoulder. "The Candy Mare was responsible for the filly's death, you saved Mango, and Hush killed this filly's mother."

Kyra shook her head. "That wasn't the filly's mother. The victim killed the mom and stole that filly when she was still a newborn. The child has no idea."

Twilight went wide-eyed. "A-Are you sure?"

"When Hush killed the mare, I got her soul," Kyra explained. "I now know all about her..."

The unicorn let out a sigh and covered her mouth. "How awful."

"No matter," Kyra said, walking passed Twilight. "I think she's this way."

Twi took one last look at the filly and Luna before following after the demon.

Pinkamena sat up in her bed, sweating and panting lightly. Taking a few deep breaths, she got out of bed and walked to her window. Looking out in the direction of the Everfree Forest and Fluttershy's cottage, she let out a sigh. Turning away from the window, she made her way to her closet and got dressed.

"What happens when we find her?" Twilight asked, looking at Kyra as they walked. "You got a spell like when you captured the Candy Mare and... tried to capture Silent Night?"

The demon nodded and looked at her. "Yes, but... we must find her quick. Right now, she's lurking around here in Canterlot. But, if she senses a deeper, darker secret elsewhere, she'll track it down."

"Even outside of Canterlot?" Asked Twilight. "But, you could track her, right?"

Kyra shrugged. "I don't know. I only knew she was here because of Luna. If she moved... I don't know if I could track her. All I'd know is she wouldn't be here."

"Twilight gave her a nod. "Then, we have to find her fast."

Pinkamena stood outside Fluttershy's cottage, hesitating to knock. Deciding not to, she made her way around to the side and looked in the window, seeing Fluttershy sitting on her couch, reading a book. Her back was to the window so she couldn't see Pinks watching her.

The pink mare smiled lightly as she watched the pegasus. Feeling like someone was watching her, she turned around and let out a gasp, a mare cloaked in shadow standing a foot away.

Fluttershy hummed softly to herself as she turned the page of her book. Due to being wrapped up in the story, her defense was down. So, when the front door burst open, she let out a loud shriek in shock and slammed her book shut. Pinkamena ran inside and slammed the door, locking it before looking over at the pegasus.

"Pinkie?" Fluttershy asked, starting to calm down when she realized who it was. She began to get worried, though, by how the pink mare was acting. "What's going on?"

"I don't know," Pinks said, quickly walking over to the pegasus and taking her hand, making the mare drop the book. "We have to move. Now."

"What?" Asked Shy. "Why?"

The two then heard a knock on the front door. Slowly looking over at it, the two stared at it for a few seconds before it blew off the hinges. Fluttershy let out another shriek of fright.

Kyra stopped moving suddenly, letting out a soft gasp. "Oh, shit..."

Twilight stopped and looked at her. "What?" She asked, sounding concerned. "What's wrong?"

The demon eyed her. "The spell I put on your friends to sense when they were in danger..."

"The one you cast when the Candy Mare was chasing us?" Asked the unicorn. "You aren't saying..."

Kyra nodded and grabbed her hand. "Your friends are in danger."

Pinkamena and Fluttershy ran into the pegasus' bedroom and closed the door, locking it and barricading it with a dresser.

"Who is that?" Fluttershy asked.

The pink mare shook her head. "I-I don't know. She just showed and asked me..."

Trailing off, she eyed the pegasus before looking at the door again, not saying a thing.

"Asked you what?" Fluttershy asked, looking at her friend questioningly.

Pinkamena shook her head. "I-It's nothing..."

When Fluttershy was about to say something else, the door and the dresser burst into pieces, sending the two flying backwards into the far wall. Collapsing to the floor, Pinks quickly put an arm around the pegasus and leaned in.

"You okay?" She asked, getting a nod from her friend.

"Yeah," Shy replied, both looking over at the door.

In the doorway stood a mare hidden by darkness, her red eyes staring at them. "You never answered my question..." she cooed darkly.

Fluttershy let out a scream of fright as Pinks stared in horror at the mare.

"Shit, she's a demon..." the pink mare gasped. "Like Kyra..."

"Are you refusing to answer my question?" The dark mare asked.

Fluttershy let out a soft whimper. "Wh-What question?" She asked softly.

Pinkamena let out a louder gasp and looked down at her. "N-No... D-Don't--"

"What question?!" Fluttershy cried out, wanting desperately for this demon to go away.

Pinks went wide-eyed and looked over at the mare, who seemed to be smirking.

"Who killed Angel?" The demon asked.

Fluttershy let out a gasp, going wide-eyed herself. "A-Angel? M-My... l-little... A-Angel?"

"We've already went over this," Pinks said as she stared at the demon. "It was timberwolves..."

The demon smiled, holding her hands out by her sides, her fingers growing inches longer into sharp claws. "Wrong answer..."

Fluttershy let out another scream and covered her mouth. Sensing they were both in danger, Pinkamena let out a gasp and looked down at the trembling and hyperventilating pegasus. Looking back at the demon, she saw her teleport in front of her and raise her right hand. The all black mare went to slash Pinks' face with her claws before the pink mare yelled out a different answer to the question.

"It was me!" She yelled, tears falling from her eyes.

Fluttershy's eyes shot open, quickly looking up at her friend in shock. The demon's claws stopped mere centimeters from Pinkamena's face.

"I-I... k-killed... A-Angel..." Pinks whimpered, knowing how Shy would react but the truth seemed to be keeping them alive.

Fluttershy's eyes went wide as tears streamed down her cheeks. "Y-Y... Y-You?"

Pinkamena couldn't look her friend in the eyes right now, so she just stared at the demon. "I-I took him out for a walk in the forest... wh-which I didn't want to do... a-and I got angry..." The more she spoke, the more the demon backed away, seemingly hurt by the truth, so Pinks continued. "Wh-When we got back here, I... I-I slammed the door shut behind me, but..." More tears streamed from her eyes as she sniffled. "H-He... He only made it... halfway through..."

Fluttershy covered her mouth as she sat up, staring at the earth pony. Meanwhile, the demon glared at her, clutching her chest.

"I tried to help him, but... i-it was too late..."

The demon suddenly stopped looking like she was in pain as another question popped into her head. "Why were you angry?" She asked with a grin, hoping this question would allow her to kill the mare.

Pinkamena let out a silent gasp. "I... I-I..." After inhaling deeply with a heavy shudder, she sighed and looked at Fluttershy. Her eyes quickly focused on the floor n front of Fluttershy, though. "When I was asked to come over... I thought I was going to get to hang out with you... but, then you asked me to babysit Angel so you could take a trip to see this animal habitat you heard about..."

Flutters stared at her in shock, before asking, "Wh-Why did that make you so... m-mad?"

Pinks closed her eyes and took another deep breath. "I wanted to hang out with you because... I... I-I..." The demon grinned and began to move closer, before Pinks was finally able to say it. "B-Because I... l-love you..."

Hush let out a growl of anger and pain, stumbling back again when Kyra and Twilight suddenly appeared in the room. Immediately spotting the demon, Kyra let out a gasp and raised her hand, trapping Hush in a red sphere. Letting out a yell, Hush disappeared along with the red sphere. The room fell quiet as Kyra and Twilight looked over at their friends.

Fluttershy backed away from the pink mare, stopping when she hit her bed. "Get out..."

"Fluttershy, I..." Pinks began, sniffling as she began to crawl towards her.

"Get out!" Flutters yelled, making Twilight gasp. "YOU KILLED ANGEL!!! I HATE YOU!!! GET OUT!!!"

Twi went wide-eyed, totally lost at what to do or say. Kyra knew this couldn't go on any longer as she teleported Twilight, Pinkamena, and herself out of the pegasus' bedroom into the Golden Oaks Library. Pinkie was still on the floor, staring ahead with tears falling from her face like a waterfall.

Kyra and Twilight looked at each other before looking at their friend again.

"Pinks, I..." Twi started. "I don't know what to..."

She trailed off as the pink mare got to her feet and quickly walked to the door. Without saying anything, she left the library and headed back to Sugarcube Corner. Twilight stood in the doorway, watching her leave with a saddened expression.

"Did Hush make her confess to killing Fluttershy's pet?"

Kyra nodded and stepped up behind her, putting her arms around her and rested her chin on the unicorn's shoulder. "It's what she does. Asks you to reveal your deep, dark secret in the company of those who would react the strongest. A win-win for her. You lie, you die. You tell the truth... your life is over..."

Twilight gasped and eyed the demon. "That's... evil..."

"That's a demon..."

Twilight turned around to face her. "But... you're nothing like her..."

Kyra smiled lightly. "You don't know me as well as you think..." she said, before her smile faded. "Despite knowing what Pinkamena did, we need to be there for her... If she was upset before, it must be worse for her now..."

Pinkamena sat on her bed, knife in hand. Lips trembling, she sniffled and pulled down her pants. Placing the blade of the knife on her leg near her hip, she slowly dragged it across her skin. Blood trickled out of the cut as the pink mare just cried.

Next Episode: Sunday, July 8