The Man of The Shadows 2

The pony stood at the docks of Trottingham, the salt water from the sea hitting hard against the bank. Shipments of cargo pulled into the docks. Stallions gathered around and threw crates onto the sand. The water was churning with salmon, thick and rich with leaping fish. He gazed upon them, whilst they recklessly stumbled over the rocks. Another pony stood behind.

“Hey boss.” The pony behind said.

“Where are the trucks Firestorm?” He asked while turning around to the orange and yellow pony.

“Uhh. Let’s not worry about that right now. How was your stay in Trottingham?” Firestorm asked.

“Fine. Now where are the damn-“ He started.

“Who have you met?” Firestorm said quickly.

The pony had no time for this. Neither could he say who he’d met, because anyone he got close to having a conversation with, had a ’mysterious bullet sized hole’ in their head. His straight eyebrows turned pointed down. “You’re stalling.” He said.

“What?! Stalling? N-no I’m n-not.... d-def-finetl-ly n-not...” He had sweat dripping from his chin.

“What did you do.” The pony said.

“I-I....I..I..”

“What’s that sound?” The pony asked. He heard a roar from the distance getting louder and louder. It was a car. A POLICE car. It pulled over and vans of swat followed. An officer came over to them.

“Can I help you?” The pony asked.

“You’re under arrest for shipping illegal chemicals and machinery into Equestria. Thank you for your service to our country, Firestorm.” He was stalling for the police. Firestorm walked away with the officer. The swat tried to get the pony inside one of their vans. Emphasis on tried.

The pony reached into their pocket and took out a vial. He drank. “Move prisoner!” The swat said. The pony turned around and went behind him. He took his hand cuffs and choked the swat. His bones grew and expanded. His hooves turned turned to claws, and his stature became bipedal. His cuffs broke off. He stabbed the swat through the back with his claws. Another swat swung a rifle at him, and he took it and stabbed the swat with the shooting end of the gun. He turned around and shot the rest of them. He ran towards a table kicked the underside and grabbed a knife as it flew off the table. He threw it at the officers head. Firestorm shivered on the ground.

“Do you know what they did to criminals who gave away information about their gang?” The pony asked as he took the knife out of the officers head. “I’ll tell you. They took a knife..” He put the knife in Firestorms mouth. “And slit their cheeks open!!!” He slit his cheeks open.

“AAAAHHHH!” Firestorm screamed. “

“Good luck old friend.”

He threw Firestorm into the sea never to be seen again.

Where was he? All he could think is he wanted to get out of there. Now. A unicorn was walking over to him. He staggered back and tripped facing forward. He ran as fast as he could.

Feet on stone.

He looked around at the strangely familiar town. It had small thatched roofed cottages and pathways made of stone. In front of him stood a crowded bridge. He needed to get past them. Several stands selling fruits and books surrounded the central fountain and their Town Hall.

Feet on stone.

Lyra Heartstrings pursued the human as fast as she could. Her mane waved at a tremendously fast speed behind and her and threw the air around her like a whip. She’d studied humans her entire life and wasn’t going to let one get away without her seeing him for herself.

Feet on stone.

“Why are you running?” The pony of Shadows yelled at Cyrus.

“I’m trying to get out of here- koahc!” His asthma was taking a toll on his running. He wheezed and fell to the ground. The bridge was just in front of him. He staggered forward and pushed ponies out of the way. He tried to control his breathing. The wind flew against his face like a bullet. He leapt up onto the wooden stand tops and jumped from one to another before landing on the floor, with a roll to keep his momentum. He pushed down signs to block her path.

Twilight and her friends just happened to be going through town. They looked at the chaos to see a human sprinting whilst being chased by Lyra Heartstrings. What a sight to see.

“Uhh Twilight! We should probably stop that guy to find out what this is all about.” Rainbow Dash told her.

They formed a road block which caused Cyrus to have to skid on the floor, sending him face flat on the ground. A crowd of ponies formed around Cyrus as he looked around in confusion. The six friends attempted to grab hold of him.

Cyrus kicked them back. A shockwave of The Pony of Shadows dark magic sent everyone around him flying back. He fell to the ground, feeling powerless.

The Royal Guard arrived shortly after.

He was never sure of how it happened. How he’d fainted and how he’d been taken to the palace in Canterlot. How he was taken, and thrown to the floor in front of Equestrias most powerful individuals. All he could understand, was that he was in big trouble. And no, he didn’t think he was gonna get grounded. But punishment was due.

“Who are you and why am I here?” Cyrus yelled at the white alicorn who stood above him. She had a green, blue and pink mane. Her horn was surprisingly long, and her wings seemed to have a wingspan of 0.5 meters. Still, he seemed to be relatively the same as the other ponies, but felt shrinked. He was definitely not 6 feet tall anymore, more 4 feet. She had what seemed to be a black counterpart of herself, presumably her sister, and both had symbols of a sun and moon on their flanks.

“Hello other worldly being. My name is Princess Celestia-“

“Wait wait wait. Principal Celestia? What are you doing here?”

“I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about. But, I do know that you share a body with the entity known as The Pony of Shadows. Am I correct?”

“Uhhh. I plead the fifth?”

“And a friend, Stidgeon was bonded to such entity, causing him to almost destroy Equestria I the process.”

“I will rip your face off Celestia.” The Pony of Shadows said through Cyrus’ mouth. “Wait that wasn’t me!”

“Take him to Tartarus.” Celestia boomed as the guards dragged him out of the room.

“Wait please stop! I’m a good guy! I know you six!” He looked at the Twilight.

“Please! Don’t you know me? You can’t let them do this! PLEASE!”

They shut the door behind him.