When The Stars Align (Original, Rewrite, and Bonus Chapters)

*In Equestria*

Twilight prepared her bag for the trip. She felt a great anxiousness yet swallowed her fears. She needed to find the princesses and save Equestria. She looked over the spell once more. There was no time for failure. She took a deep breath focusing her magic energy before blasting the mirror. The mirror began to reform and ripple as a portal appeared yet something didn't feel right.

She felt a great darkness come from the mirror. The darkness surrounded the mare pulling her in with its seductive hypnotic voice. "You wisssssh to ssssave Equessssstria" It hissed wrapping around the mare like a dark snake. "Come with me and I sssshall help you" Twilight nodded with a foggy possessed look in her eyes.

"Twily?!"

"TWILIGHT!!!"

She could hear voices but they were so far away. The seductive voice continued it's call. Suddenly she was pulled away snapping out of the daze "Ya alright, Sugarcube" AppleJack asks in her southern accent lightly shaking the purple alicorn.

Twilight shook herself free any remaining hypnotism "Yea just dazed is all" She mumbled holding her head before closing her already heavy eyes.

They both look at the mirror as the darkness seemed to disappear. Shining Armor, Cadance, and AppleJack all stare at the portal. "This is it huh..." AppleJack says in complete shock. Cadance walked towards it to get stopped by Shining Armor "Didn't you see what happened to Twily" He says feeling a sense of protectiveness over the pink alicorn. Cadance nods and pulls everyone away with her blue tinted magic.

Suddenly, The room is swallowed in darkness as the portal glowed a intense red. "EVERYONE RUN" Cadance yells sensing the dark magic. Shining grabs the unconscious Twilight and runs with AppleJack.

Cadance tries to move but is stuck to the ground by a seemingly invisible force. Paralyzed with fear Cadance watches as shadows quickly start to crawl up her hooves to her legs to her body.

"CADANCE!!!" Shining Armor yells reaching for his soul mate. "S-SHINING!!!" She wails as the shadow climbs her neck. He runs after the mare as she screams in pain and frustration. "I'LL SAVE YOU CADANCE JUST PLEASE HOLD ON!!!" He pleads trying to pull the black parasite off of his wife.

Her screams are soon drowned as the shadow shoved it way into the mares throat. Her struggles could be seen in her eyes as pain and exhaustion shone like gems. Shining claws at the parasite desperately with growing frustration. "Cadance! Cadance! Cadanc-" He was interrupted by AppleJack pulling him away.

"LET ME GO!!! CADANCE!!! CADANCE!!!" He cried as the mare's eyes clouded over with a misty gaze and one tear slid down her black stained cheek. AppleJack slapped the hysterical colt "What if ya get infected too! Don't leave Flurryheart without a father! The Crystal Empire without a ruler!" She says in a firm voice as the colt fell into a bow sobbing furiously...