Revenge of Tenebris

Tenebris just laughed as the guards charged at him. With the flick of his head he threw the three guards caught in his tendril whose magic he'd already sucked out. His horn lit up again as he cast a spell that electrocuted all of the guards, making them immobile.

His horn then continued to glow as streams of magic were pulled out of the guards bodies, and into his own. He cackled as he finished. "What pathetic royal guards. It's a wonder that Equestria hasn't fallen yet under the weak rule of those two worthless fools." he said.

"Don't you dare call the Princesses worthless." said a familiar voice. Tenebris turned around to see the green stallion.

"Oh. I thought I dealt with you already. I'll just have to fix that then." he said, summoning up two magic tendrils that rammed the stallion into the wall. He then conjured another tendril of dark magic. "Say your goodbyes." he said before the tendril flew towards the stallion.

Suddenly, though, the tendril just stopped. Then it, and the other two, started to dissolve. He smirked, and looked up to the left to see Luna flying down. "Tenebris! What art thou doing?!" she questioned.

"Ah, Princess Luna. How nice of you to join me." he said casually.

"Do not play games with us! Tell us what thou are doing Tenebris!" she demanded.

"I'm just taking what's rightfully mine." he told her.

"And tell us. What is rightfully thou's?" she asked.

"The throne." he said, his horn glowing, "The world." Just then three black tendrils shot out, and wrapped themselves around Luna's body, neck, and horn. Luna's eyes widened in realization.

"This magic! Where did thou learn of it?!" she demanded.

"Please. You're weak spell wasn't enough to keep me out." he said.

"But that's impossible." she said.

"Oh but it's very possible. Now, it's time I take your magic!" he shouted, dark energy flowing up the tendrils.

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It was a lovely day in Ponyville today. Not a cloud in the sky thanks to the pegasi. Today Twilight, and her friends were having a picnic in the lovely meadow, just outside of Fluttershy's cottage. a pink and white checkered blanket had been set down in the grass, and a lovely variety of foods laid upon it.

Twilight, and her friends lay upon the grass around it, looking up at the sky. Twilight let out a content sigh. "It's a great day today." she said.

"Tell me 'bout it." agreed Applejack. Two birds came flying by, and suddenly Dash longed to be in the sky. She pulled herself into a sitting position, and spread her wings.

"Hey guys watch this." she told them, flapping her wings, taking off. She then soared through the skies gracefully, performing many tricks such as loopy loops, and barrel rolls. Finally when she reached the climax of her performance she flew up as high as she could get.

She then barreled down at an amazing speed, and burst into a sonic rainboom. She then proceeded to do some zigzags, a sharp v turn, and a few loops. Finally she touched down in front of the others, her cutie mark floating in the sky. Everyone let out a lout applause, clopping their hooves on the ground. "That was amazing!" Pinkie said.

"I'll say." Applejack agreed.

"I must say, that was a spectacular performance." Rarity told her.

"Whoohoo." Fluttershy cheered in her usual quiet voice.

"That was amazing." Twilight complemented.

"Ah, it was nothing." Dash said.

"Let's eat now." Pinkie said. They all nodded in agreement, and each got something from the picnic. Twilight got a daisy sandwich, Pinkie a pie, Fluttershy a salad, Applejack an apple, Rainbow Dash some mashed potators, and Rarity, trying to watch her weight, nothing.

"Really though. I can't believe the Wonderbolts still haven't recruited you." Rarity said.

"Really?" Dash asked.

"Of course darling! You are a wonderfully talented flyer." Rarity complimented her. Rainbow basked in that compliment for a few seconds, until she leaned down to take a bite of her potato salad. Wouldn't you know it that was the exact second the ground started shaking, making her land face first into it.

"Wwwwhhhhaaaaaatttttssssss gggggggooooiiiiiinnnnngggg ooooonnnnn?" asked Pinkie, her voice made weird by the vibration of the earth. Suddenly a giant crack appeared in the earth.

"An earthquake?" pondered Twilight. The crack got wider, and then spread even farther. Farther than the eye could see. Then the shaking just stopped. Dash shook her head to get the potato salad off of her face.

"What was that?" she asked.

"It was an earthquake." Twilight told her.

"An earthquake? But aren't earthquakes-" Dash was cut off as the ground started to shake again. Then the Everfree forest seemed to get smaller. No not smaller, farther away. Quickly Twilight ran to the edge of the chasm, and gasped.

"What is it Twilight?" Applejack asked, running to her side. When they got there all the others gasped too. They were floating up in the air now. They watched as the ground became farther, and farther away.

"W-What's going on?" asked Fluttershy.

"I-I don't know." Twilight said, "We have to get a letter to the Princess! Dash, can you fly ahead, and get Spike to write a letter to the Princess?"

"Sure thing." she said, opening her wings. She flapped them a few times, and then jumped, only to land face first on the ground. "What?" she said confused. She flapped her wings again, and jumped, but to no avail. She wasn't able to fly no matter how hard she flapped her wings. "It's no use. For some reason I can't fly." Dash told her.

"What?! I guess we'll have to walk then." she said. With that they started their long trudge back to Ponyville. When they finally reached Ponyville it was a mess. There were ponies running everywhere, wailing about how they can't use magic, or fly. "The whole town's been affected?! Quick, we must not lose any more time! We have to send the letter to the Princess immediately!" Twilight said.

Soon they arrived at the library. Twilight tried to use her magic to open the door, but it wouldn't work for some reason. "What?!" she said, trying it again. "M-My magic isn't working!" she said.

"What?! But how can that be?!" Rarity asked.

"Rarity I want you to try to open that door." Twilight told her.

"Okay." she said, focusing on making the door open. Nothing happened though.

"It's just as I feared." Twilight said.

"What do you mean sugarcube?" Applejack asked.

"Unicorns can no longer use magic, and pegasi can't fly. Who's the only pony capable of that?" Twilight asked. Suddenly they got it.

"Discord!" they all said in unison.

"Exactly." Twilight said.

"We gotta get a letter to the Princess quick then!" Dash said, slamming open the door, and racing in. Spike, who was reorganizing the books, was startled, and fell off the ladder he was standing on.

"Woah!" he yelled as he fell. Lucky for him his dragon scales helped from sustaining any injuries from the floor. Unfortunately the same can't be said for the ton of books that fell on him. When he drug himself out of the books he saw Twilight already had a parchment, and pencil out. She shoved them into his hands.

"Quick, Spike, take a letter!" she said.

"Uh, sure." he said.

"Dear Princess Celestia. This is of the utmost importance. Strange things have been going on, and we believe it may be the doing of Discord. Your faithful student Twilight Sparkle." she said, Spike writing it all down. "Good. Now send the letter." she told him.

"Right." he said before taking a breath, and blowing on the scroll. Unfortunately nothing came out. "Huh?" he said trying it again. "Twilight it's not working!" he said. She stomped her hoof into the ground.

"I guess we'll have to hoof it to Canterlot." she said. Just then there was a knock at the door.