Angel Wings, Broken Rainbows

Shining Armor stood on the edge of a great clearing, only miles away from dragon country. The spell Zecora crafted led this far and the immense magical aura was directly ahead. As Shining Armor cautiously moved forward, his target came into view.

"You must be Omega Solaris. My name is Shining Armor: Top operative of the Shadow Blade Organization. By order of the royal princesses, Celestia and Luna, I am here to take your life."

The stallion before him had the same endlessly flowing mane of the princesses only it was the most dazzling color of silver. It completely offset the pure golden tone of his coat as well as the crimson that decorated his hooves and the tips of his wings. He didn't even respond to Shining Armor's threat. It appeared that he was talking to himself and slowly pacing back and forth.

"What is happening?," Shining Armor thought, "I expected some ruthless, sex hungry tyrant."

Shining Armor knew something was wrong, but the mission was the highest priority. He decided he would end this quickly. His horn began to glow as he readied his most powerful attack spell. The aura shot forth toward and the alicorn.

"Nothing happened.....My spell hit him.....I know it did."

Shining Armor froze as white rimmed eyes met his own. He felt such power surge from those eyes, but even more so, he saw something he could not place. Then he spoke.

"I try and try but the days just keep getting shorter. Or longer. They stay the same and there is so much to do. I do. And ponies like you get in the way. We deal with this in the same manner."

"Umm.....What?" Just then Shining was enveloped in a blinding flash of magic and flung into a nearby tree, a sickening crack ringing throughout the forest.

*Cough* Blood poured out of the broken stallion's mouth, as he looked up to see that the alicorn had returned to his pacing and muttering, moving steadily away.

"Never thought I'd have to use the failsafe teleportation spell, but I certainly am not going to die here."

Shining Armor vanished in an instant and reappeared in the Shadow Blade headquarters. Everything else came in a blur. Doctors, machines, and pain.

".....Cadence....."