Author's Note

Apologies ahead of time if this felt rushed. It was just holding up progress with the series and I just wanted to get this done and out of the way. Better, more well-planned things are coming...

...Deadly Night

The night was peaceful as Twilight and Kyra sat on a hill just outside Ponyville overlooking a lake, the moon's reflection rippling in the water. Twilight had her head resting on Kyra's shoulder as the red mare had her arm around the unicorn.

"I love our nights together," Twilight said softly, feeling relaxed.

"I love them, too," Kyra agreed, before looking at the purple mare. "Twilight? I have a... question."

Twilight looked at her with a smile. "Yeah? What is it?"

"We've been... dating for a week..." Kyra pointed out. "I know that may seem like a short time for you, but... that's a long time for a succubus to go without sex."

"O-Oh..." Twilight said with a blush at how blunt her demonic girlfriend was. "I-I, uh..."

"It's okay if you're nervous, Twilight," Kyra said with a chuckle. "I was just putting it out there. As an option. I can wait until you're ready."

Twilight smiled. "Thank you. I do want to get there with you at some point, but... I'm just not ready yet."

"That's fine," the demon cooed, leaning in further to kiss the mare on the lips. "I won't rush you."

Twilight leaned in and kissed her back, before the two just decided to keep kissing.

Sweetie Belle let out a yawn as she awoke. Looking at the clock on the wall, she let out a groan at seeing that it was still midnight. Throwing the covers off, she got out of bed and let out another yawn. Leaving her room, she walked passed her sister's room and headed down the hall to the kitchen.

Heading to the cabinets, she pulled out a glass and closed the cabinet door. Moving to the sink, she filled it with water and took a sip. Letting out a sigh, she was about to turn around when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Letting out a yelp of surprise, she soon calmed down and let out a chuckle.

"Oh, Rarity," she said, turning around. "You scared m..." she trailed off, going wide-eyed in horror. Grinning at her was Silent Night. "Oh, no..."

Apple Bloom let out groans as she tossed and turned in her bed. Recent events have given her nightmares and she was finding it hard to sleep. Opening her eyes and quickly sitting up, she looked out the window to see that it was still dark outside. Sweat ran down her face as she tried to calm her breathing.

“It... It was just a nightmare...” she panted. Feeling a hand on the back of her head rubbing her soothingly, she leaned back against the pony and sighed. “Thanks, Applejack...” The pony said nothing, only continued to gently stroke her hair. “Applejack?” She asked, looking over her shoulder before letting out a shriek of fright.

The next morning, Rarity knocked on Sweetie’s door. “Sweetie Belle!” She called, before opening the door. “I’ve been calling and calling. Don’t tell me you’re still a...” She stops when she sees the room empty and the bedsheets thrown about as if there was a struggle. Letting out a gasp, she runs to the bed. “Sweetie Belle?”

Silent Night opened the door to the bedroom in which she was keeping the fillies in and dragged a resisting Scootaloo inside. The door slamming shut behind her, she brought the filly over to the bed where Sweetie and Apple Bloom were huddled together in fear. Scoots quickly broke free from the mare and joined her friends on the bed, checking to see if they were okay.

"Are you girls okay?" She asked, making them shake their head.

"Shhh..." Sweetie urged. "Keep it down," she said in a loud whisper.

Scootaloo immediately remembered what she meant and turned around to find Silent Night standing directly behind her. Looking up, she let out a nervous chuckle. "Uh..."

The ghostly mare slowly knelt down to be at eye level with her. "Why wouldn't they be okay?" She asked coldly.

"I-I, uh..." the filly stammered.

Silent Night reached out and slowly ran a finger down Scootaloo's cheek. "What sort of mother would hurt her child?"

The filly let out another nervous chuckle. "A-A bad one?"

The mare slowly leaned in closer and placed her hand on Scootaloo's cheek. "And, am I a bad mother?"

"N-No!" Scootaloo blurted out, making the mare quickly pull back with an angry glare. The filly covered her mouth, going wide-eyed. "S-Sorry..."

Silent Night stayed silent for a few seconds, glaring at the filly. Soon, she placed her hand on Scootaloo's head. "You should watch those outbursts. Any more and I may have to punish you..." she cooed darkly, before removing her hand and heading towards the door. "That goes for the other two as well," she said, opening the door and looking back at them. "No loud noises," she added, leaving the room and closing the door.

Scootaloo turned back to the others before climbing onto the bed. "Don't worry... Twilight and Kyra will find us..."

Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity burst through the door to the library.

"Kyra?!" AJ yelled. "Kyra!"

Letting out a yawn, Spike slowly walked down the stairs, rubbing his eyes. "What's going on?"

"Is Kyra here?" AJ asked.

Kyra quickly sat up in Twilight's bed, the unicorn looking confused.

"What was that noise?" Asked the mare.

Kyra hesitated before eyeing her. "Something's wrong," she said, throwing the covers off and quickly walking to the bedroom door. Opening, she stepped out into the hall as AJ came running up the stairs. "AJ," she said, looking concerned. "What's wrong?"

"It's the girls," the farm mare explained. "Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo... They're missing."

Kyra went wide-eyed and let out a gasp. "How?" She asked herself aloud. "How could I not sense that?"

Silent Night appeared in the room the three fillies were being kept in. “You three behaving?” The fillies nodded shakily, still huddled together on the bed. “Good. I’d hate to have to punish such sweet little fillies.” She then looked at Scootaloo. “What about you? Any more outbursts?”

“N-No...” the scared filly whispered.

Silent nodded. “Okay... I’ll return later for some mother-daughter bonding. For now, I’ll let you three play with each other.” She then turned around and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"So, who has them?" Asked Rarity. "Another one of those demons?"

The group had gathered in the library, apart from Pinkamena and Fluttershy.

Kyra shook her head. "I don't know... Their capture was hidden from me," the demon explained, sitting on the couch with Twilight. "Someone didn't want me to see..."

"Someone blocked it from you?" Dash asked, sounding confused. "How?"

"Another powerful demon..." Kyra said, thinking for a moment before letting out a soft gasp. "The one who let them all out..." Eyeing the others. "I fear that whoever released the demons is trying to hide their presence from me..."

"So... who took the girls?" Asked Twilight.

Kyra thought for a second before letting out another gasp. "Silent Night... She's back..."

Everyone went wide-eyed as AJ took a step towards the couch.

"Silent Night?" Asked the earth pony. "Are you sure?"

"We used them as bait before..." Kyra explained with a sigh. "She got a taste for them. Now, she has them..."

AJ's eyes narrowed into a glare before she looked away. "Well, we know where she brings her victims... Let's get moving..."

Kyra nodded and got up, snapping her fingers. In a flash, the group were standing in front of Silent's old home. Reaching out, Kyra grabbed Twilight's arm to keep her from falling and pulled her to her feet. The unicorn was wide-eyed in surprise as she looked at the demon.

"Uh... Thanks..." she said.

The demon smiled lightly. "No problem..." She then turned to the house and approached it. "I don't... sense anything..."

"That's nothing new," AJ spat before taking off into the house, Rarity and Rainbow following close behind.

Twilight and Kyra eyed each other before following the others.

Running into the bedroom, AJ, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash saw the room was empty. No sign of the girls or Silent Night.

"No..." Applejack gasped, staring at the empty bed.

"Wh-Where are they?!" Dash yelled, running around the room in hopes of finding a clue.

"They're not here," Kyra said, standing in the doorway as she stared at the floor. AJ, Dash, and Rarity all turned to look at her. "She wouldn't bring them back to the same place, knowing I'm after her..."

Applejack hesitated before walking up to her. "So, where are they?" She asked, sternly.

"I don't know--" Kyra started, before being cut off.

"You don't know?" The earth pony asked her in a raised voice, glaring at her. "What do you mean ya don't know?!"

Kyra looked up at her and shook her head. "I-I'm sorry, I--"

Applejack cut her off again, this time with a hard slap to the face, which made Twilight gasp and cover her mouth. The demon went wide-eyed and held her cheek, seemingly staring off into nothing.

"Our sisters are with that monster," AJ said, getting in Kyra's face. "You just gave them to her on a silver platter..." She then left the room, making her way out of the house.

As Rarity and Rainbow walked passed her, they, too, shot her a nasty look. When the room was empty, apart from Kyra and Twilight, the unicorn slowly moved around to stand in front of the demon.

"So, this is what pain feels like?" The demon asked.

"I thought you... couldn't get hurt," Twilight pointed out in almost a whisper.

Kyra shook her head. "It's not that kind of pain, Twilight..." she said, before turning and leaving the room.

Twilight let out a soft gasp before running after her. When both were outside, Twilight put a hand on Kyra's shoulder.

"We'll figure this out," she said with a light smile.

Kyra let out a sigh and turned to face her. "I don't know where she is... And, worst of all, she has your friends' sisters..."

"They're your friends, too," Twi pointed out.

The demon smiled lightly and closed her eyes. "There is... one last thing we can try... but, I promised myself I'd never go through with it..."

"What is it?" Twi asked hopefully. "Is it something dangerous?"

Kyra shook her head. "Not for us..." She then opened her eyes. "I need to ask for help... from Silent Night's real daughters."

Twilight let out a gasp. "Her daughters? They're alive?"

Kyra nodded. "She was stopped before she could kill them. I doubt they'd want to see her again, but... they may be able to distract her long enough for me to bring her soul back to the Netherworld."

"Then... we should try, right?" The unicorn asked, sounding unsure about the idea.

"I don't want to put them in danger again... Not to mention the mental scars they must have..."

"How come Silent Night can't find them on her own?"

"I cast a spell..." Kyra explained, putting a hand on her forehead. "to shield them from her..."

The purple mare hesitated before letting out a gasp. "You could've cast that spell on the girls?" The demon sniffled and nodded. "Then, why didn't you? You knew she knew about them," Twi said in a stern but calm tone. "And, was still out there."

"My head was clearer back then," the demon replied. "I could think straight... Now, all I think about is you..."

The unicorn took this the wrong way and let out a gasp. "Are... Are you blaming me?!"

"No!" Kyra yelled back, her eyes filling with tears. "It's my fault... I'm too focused on getting through the threat so I can spend time with you, that... I-I forget things... and those close to me get hurt... I don't... I..." She then dropped to her knees, her head hung and her hair falling in front of her face as she cried.

Twilight stared at her in shock for a moment before getting to her knees in front of her. "I-I'm sorry... I'm just on edge, too... And, we can put safety precautions in place to protect Silent Night's daughters, right?" Upon getting no answer from the mare, she reached out and used her hand to move some of the long black hair out of the demon's face. Her eyes were beet red. Leaning in, Twi placed her hands on the demon's cheeks and made her look at her. "Kyra, say something..."

"I-I don't know what to do..."

Twilight thought for a moment, before smiling lightly. "Why not start with this?" She asked, before leaning in and kissing her on the lips.

Kyra went wide-eyed and tensed up at the sudden kiss. She quickly snapped out of it and kissed back, closing her eyes. After what felt like minutes, Kyra felt the mare pull away. Opening her eyes, she gave a light smile. "Thanks for that..." she said softly.

Twi let out a giggle and hugged her. "So, are we going to ask Silent's daughters for help?"

Kyra nodded hesitantly before the two of them disappeared in a poof of red smoke.

The doorbell rang as a black mare neared the front door. She had short red hair and blue eyes, wearing casual sweats. There were light scars on her lips from having been sewn together as a child. Opening the door, she let out a soft gasp as another mare came up behind her. She was gray, also with short hair and similar clothes and the same scarring.

“Well...” the black mare said. “Twenty years... and you haven’t aged a bit...”

Kyra smiled lightly as Twilight stepped up beside her. “Hey, girls...” The demon said nervously. “I’m glad to see you two are doing well...”

The black mare let out a chuckle. “Doing well? We’ve been living in constant fear ever since you saved us from mother. Not to mention no stallion wants to kiss us due to the scars.”

Kyra stepped up to her, her smile not fading. “I’ve actually been practicing a spell... just for the two of you...”

The black mare raised an eyebrow. “What?”

Kyra tilted her head slightly before raising her right hand to the mare’s mouth. Closing her eyes, she let out painted grunts as her hand glows red. A few seconds later, she pulls her hand away and pants heavily as it had seemingly hurt her.

“That hurt?” Asked Twilight, eyeing Kyra’s hand before she noticed the black mare’s mouth.

“Healing magic,” Kyra explained as she watched the black mare feel her own lips with a look of both shock and joy. “Extremely painful for a demon... Can even be fatal...” She then looked at the other sister. “Your turn.”

The gray mare smiled and stepped up beside her sister. Kyra raised her left hand and did the same thing as before. Once she healed her, too, both her hands were in agony.

Noticing her pain, the black mare smiled lightly and stepped aside. “Come in so we can talk.”

Kyra nodded and entered the house. As she did, the black mare looked at Twilight. “Who are you? Did Kyra save you, too?”

"Uh, well..." Twilight started, looking inside the house at Kyra, who was smiling at her. "We're dating."

The black mare stayed silent for a moment before letting out a sigh. "The demon found love before us..." She then motioned with her head for Twilight to enter. "So, who are you?"

The purple unicorn entered and joined Kyra. "I'm Twilight? You?"

"Moonfall," the black mare replied. "My sister is Smokey." She then closed the door and moved past them, heading into the living room. "We'll talk in here."

Kyra eyed Twilight, taking her hand before they entered the room. Moonfall and Smokey took their seat on the couch as the two visitors approached them.

"So, what's going on?" Asked Moonfall.

The demon hesitated before taking a deep breath and letting out a sigh. "Your mother is back."

Moonfall's and Smokey's eyes both went wide. "Mommy?" Smokey asked in a squeaky voice.

The black mare put an arm around her sister and held her close. "She can't hurt us, remember? Not with Kyra's spell protecting us."

"That's what... I have to talk to you about..." Kyra said nervously.

Moonfall stared at her with a look of fright. "Is the spell fading?"

"No no... No..." The demon said as she shuffled nervously in place. "Spell's fine... but... she's taken three of my friends' s--" She cut herself off when she noticed Twilight giving her a look. "She's taken three of my friends..." Twilight then gave her a smile. "Three fillies. And, somehow she's hidden from me..."

"And, you wanna use us as bait," the black mare said, knowing where this was headed.

"I wish I didn't have to ask this of you," Kyra groaned, clearly feeling bad as she hugged herself. It wasn't often Twilight saw her look so vulnerable. "B-But, I'm out of options... I-It's my fault they were taken. I... I didn't even think to use the spell on them... I fucked up bad..."

Moonfall watched her stammer until she couldn't form any more words. Looking at Smokey, the two gave each other a smile before the black mare stood up. "You know, it's not every day you see a demon fall to pieces," she said as she approached Kyra. "You really care about them, don't you?"

Kyra smiled and sniffled, nodding. "And, I... I wanna make it right..."

"W... We'll help," Smokey said softly.

Silent Night appeared in the bedroom again, staring at the three fillies. “Ready for some bonding, girls?” She asked, holding up her sewing needle and scissors.

The fillies looked at each other before scrambling to get away. Silent hissed and grabbed Scootaloo by the ankle, making her fall face-first into the floor with a grunt. The demon then dragged her closer and rolled her onto her back.

“Don’t resist,” Silent cooed darkly, sliding the orange filly up against the side of the bed by the neck before holding up her needle. “This won’t take long,” She said as Scootaloo kept pounding on her hand to let her go.

When Silent was about to start sewing the filly’s mouth shut, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle both rushed the demon, knocking her off Scootaloo before they all ran to the door.

“Oh, no, it’s locked!” Apple Bloom gasped.

The demon got back up with a growl, getting the attention of the fillies. “Big mistake...” She said, holding out her scissors as her eyes glowed red.

Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo all screamed in fright, making the demon grin evilly. When Silent Night was about to lunge at the three fillies, she heard familiar voices.

“Mom?!” Yelled the voices. “Are you there?!”

Silent Night looked up at the door, hesitating, before disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Moonfall and Smokey eyed each other nervously before they returned their attention to the front door. They both let out a gasp when they saw the ghostly form of their mother standing there, her hair flowing eerily behind her. She seemed to just be staring at them.

“Do you think she... recognizes us?” Smokey asks softly.

Before Moonfall could respond, the ghostly mare suddenly appeared before them, making them both squeak.

“Still such noisy fillies...” Silent Night cooed darkly, before her sewing needle and scissors appeared in her hands.

“Silent, wait!” Kyra yelled, running into view with Twilight close behind.

The evil mare slipped behind her daughters, using her left hand to grip Smokey’s neck while placing the open scissors against Moonfall’s neck. “Kyra... Should’ve known you’d use my daughters to lure me out...”

“Silent, I want you to think about what you’re doing,” Kyra said, taking a step forward.

Silent Night let out an eerie, distorted hiss. “I’m taking my daughters with me.”

“No, you’re not,” Kyra corrected. “I can sense their souls... You kill them, they aren’t going to the Nether... and, you aren’t strong enough to take their souls yourself. You’ll lose them forever. I know you don’t want that.”

Smokey and Moonfall eyed each other, tears in their eyes as they weren’t sure how this would all play out. Moonfall then reached out to take her sister’s hand, forcing a smile.

“You’re lying!” Silent growled, pressing the blades into the mare’s neck, drawing a little blood and making Moonfall whimper.

“You know I’m not,” Kyra replied calmly. “You kill them, you lose them. Forever. But, if you let them live and come back with me... I can arrange visits every now and then. You’ll get to see them on a regular basis.”

Silent’s eerie breathing seemed to slow down a little. “How do I know you’ll honor this agreement? After all... you’re a demon, too...”

“I guess you’ll just have to trust me,” Kyra said with a shrug. “One demon to another. But, the choice is yours. You’ve already proven hard to catch. You’ll have to come back on your own.”

Silent Night’s head twitched a little as she was clearly thinking about it. Eyes narrowing, she stared down Kyra. As her grip tightened around Smokey’s neck, Twilight was about to rush to help... but Kyra held out her hand to stop her.

Silent continued to stare before she suddenly let her grip on Smokey’s neck loosen. “Damn you, Kyra...” She sighed dejectedly, before lowering her arms.

“That was easy,” Twilight muttered. “I was expecting another fight.”

“Not every problem can be solved with violence, Twilight,” Kyra pointed out. “Besides, I can sense that, deep down, she regrets what she did when she was alive.”

“I have no regrets,” Silent growled.

Kyra began walking towards her. “When someone dies the way you did, your spirit feels that emotion for eternity, despite what you may actually feel. You’re cursed to be like this forever, Silent. But, I can feel your true emotions.”

The ghostly mare held her head and grunted, like she was trying to remember something. “No... I...”

“Don’t fight it,” Kyra continued, getting closer. “Maybe someday you’ll be able to free yourself from the curse, but... for your sake and for the sake of your children...” She then held out her hand. “Come back with me.”

Silent grunted before lowering her arms. Looking over at her daughters, who had backed away a couple steps, she tilted her head. Eyeing Kyra, she let out a sigh and started reaching her hand out. When she was about to take Kyra's, she stopped. Twilight took a step forward, her heart rate increasing. Silent seemed to freeze up, as if she were still contemplating her decision. Smokey rubbed her own neck, which still hurt a little, before slowly walking over to her mom.

"Smokey..." Moonfall gasped, reaching out to grab her sister's arm, but the gray mare pulled away.

As she neared Silent, the demon quickly turned her head to look at her. Smiling, Smokey reached out and took her mother's free hand. "It's okay. We'll come visit you."

Everyone stared at her before looking at Silent. The demon seemed like she didn't know what to do. Suddenly, her hand gently took Smokey's, before she looked at Kyra again. Without saying a word, she slowly took Kyra's hand. Nodding, the red demon looked at Moonfall.

"Come with us," she said with a smile. "Afterwards, I'll return you and Smokey home."

The black mare nodded hesitantly as she approached them. In a flash of red, the four were gone and Twilight found herself back in her library... with some extra company.

"Uh..." the unicorn said, surprised. She then heard a noise behind her and turned around, happy to see the three fillies sitting on the floor by the couch.

"What... happened?" Sweetie asked.

Twilight quickly ran over to them and scooped them up in a big hug. "Oh, your sister's will be so happy you're back!"

The three hugged back as Scootaloo said, "I knew you and Kyra would find us."

The unicorn smiled and stood up. "Come on. Let's get you girls home."

Kyra appeared in a flash of red, standing in front of the library. Letting out a relaxed sigh, she opened the door and stepped inside. She came to a sudden stop when she saw that Twilight had company; Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack. "Oh. Hey."

"We just wanted to say... thank you," Rarity said with a smile, walking up to her. "And, we're... sorry that we left..."

"Yeah..." Rainbow said as she rubbed the back of her neck. "We just sorta... lost hope..."

"We lost faith," AJ sighed. "...in you." She then walked over to the red demon with a light smile. "We should've trusted you... A-And, I... shouldn't have... hit you... I'm sorry," she apologized, before hugging her tightly.

Kyra tensed up briefly, before smiling and hugging back. "I'm sorry... It's my fault they were taken in the first place."

"No," AJ said suddenly, pulling back from the hug and placing a hand on Kyra's shoulder. "No. It wasn't yer fault. It's not yer fault that demon attacked us."

"But, I introduced them to her," Kyra sighed. "She wouldn't have known about them if I--"

"They volunteered, remember?" AJ interrupted. "Because they wanted to help. Because they trusted you. Just like we should've trusted you." AJ's smile widened. "You brought our sisters back."

Kyra smiled back and nodded. "Well, you're... welcome... and... thank you..."

AJ gave her one more tight hug before Rarity stepped up to hug her. Afterwards, Dash gave her a hug, the three said their good-byes, and left.

Twilight then stepped up to her and took her hand. “Looks like everything is back to normal...”

“There’s still one demon unaccounted for,” Kyra sighed. “And, this one’s a sneaky bitch, but... yes, everything seems calm now...”

Twilight noticed the demon seemed a little nervous and uncertain about something. Smiling, she reached out and took the red mare's hands. "Remember our recent date?" She asked with a blush.

Kyra blinked a few times. seemingly caught off guard by a seemingly random question. She then smiled lightly and nodded, gently pulling out of Twilight's grip to hold her by the waist. "Of course... What bout it?"

"Remember... that question you had?" She asked sheepishly, blush deepening as she placed her hands on the mare's shoulders.

The demon let out a soft chuckle. "You mean... the question I had about... going further?"

The unicorn nodded. "I think I'm... ready..."

Kyra gently pulled her closer before moving her right hand up to her cheek. "Are you sure?"

The unicorn felt her heart rate quicken. This time, though, it was out of excitement rather than fear. "Our lives are becoming more dangerous and dangerous, with all these demons running around... I'd like to... experience it with you... before..."

"Hey," Kyra cooed, leaning in close. "I'll never let that happen. You know that, right?" Twilight gave her a nod. "But... I'd love to go further with you..."

Twilight smiled and hugged her. "Let's head upstairs..."

To Be Continued in Season 3
Unless you read the upcoming Sex Special