The Raven Black Spirit

"Not cool, Bra. So not coo..." A brown unicorn stallion said before he no longer had a head and his soul had whisked away into the afterlife. Raven simply walked past the body as she attacks continued on the small town of Ponyville. The mares soon realizing that this attacker had been only targeting stallions caused them to act to protect them because stallions are in high demand after all. Well, the acting to protect them quickly stopped when Raven blew them all away literally.

"Stop You don't have to do this." A Purple alicorn tried to reason as she avoided looking at the bodies that Raven was leaving in her wake. She was trying to distract Raven while her friends got the stallions to safety. The key word being trying.

"That is where you are wrong I will have my revenge on all the stallions for it was a stallion that ended my life," Raven said as she sent a blast of air at a light blue pegasus stallion who is to fly away. he dodged the attack only for Raven grab one of his wings and pull the feathers off in a single pull kinda like pulling leaves off of a branch. Raven then tossed him to the ground. The stallion was thankfully caught by the alicorn.

"What do you mean a Stallion ended your life you look very alive to me." The alicorn shouted as he teleported the injured stallion to safety.

"I am only able it interact with the living world thanks to the mana of my summoners I have in fact died nearly two hundred years ago." Raven was getting tired of this mare. The look on the mares told Raven this was news to her." Why are you surprised none of your attacks have phased me even in the slightest."

"It's because whoever did summon you is clearly evil." The alicorn concluded. Raven chuckled. "What's so funny?"

"I was summoned by three fillies trying to get their own Cutie Marks they had found a feather of mine and used it as a catalyst to summon me," Raven informed the alicorn. "And if you wish to stop me wouldn't be wise to give me your name so I have something to call you by."

"Fillies summoned you?! How could Fillies..." The alicorn pauses for a moment then." I'm so telling their parents about this well assuming she doesn't kill them first." She turned her attention back Raven who is waiting patiently for her answer. "My name is Twilight Sparkle."

"Well, Twilight my name is Raven and now you are annoying me, so turn back to your home and I will kill you," Raven said her voice as cold and empty as ever if not more so.

"Don't you mean 'or' you'll kill me?" The alicorn asked Raven, which only returned with an annoyed expression.

"Ohoho, You heard what I said." She replied with a mischevious grin that can only be compared that to the evilest magical beings in Equestria.

Twilight's body began to tremble in fear. She tried her best to compose herself as to not show any weakness that Raven might use against her. One false action would lead to a horrific disaster around their surroundings.

"Please stop I know that you're upset that you were killed but you shouldn't take it out on others." She tries to reason but again her words fall on deaf ears as Raven kills another stallion this one was what you could argue still a colt having only recently gotten his cutie mark about two months ago.

"Whoever killed you is long dead so please stop." Twilight despite knowing that her words won't reach Raven she can at least buy time until her friends give all clear.,

"Yes, I know that my father is dead. He, in fact, died the week after he killed me. Bastard got an ironic death due to two alcohol poisoning. Just saying that was freakin' hilarious" Raven let out a malicious chuckle which sent out a gentle yet ominous breeze to find more stallions in the area. "Tell me Twilight do you know what it's like living in fear that every little action you take will get you beaten half to death or worse," Raven asked as she continued her search.

The question caught Twilight off guard for a moment. "No, I don't and I hope nopony ever does." Her answer was true and straight from the heart which was good as if she were lying then Raven would have struck her down on the spot. Twilight then put it together Ravens had the worst kind of pony in her life. It would certainly explain her hatred of stallions. "But surely you had a couple of male friends growing up right?"

"I only ever had two friends and one was indeed a stallion but he was often cold and distant I don't think he meant to be but he just was." At this point, Twilight had succeeded in her distraction because Raven was no longer walking. Distracting is one thing defeating is another entirely different challenge altogether and they both knew that.

Things where tense for Twilight she had succeeded in one of her goals and now she had to wait for her friends to show up so they could hopefully used the elements of harmony on Raven. On Ravens end, she was waiting for this mare's friends to arrive because it would mean that all the stallions would be in one place and she knew where that place was thanks to her wind.

"Look I'm sorry for your life but why don't you just move on to the light that's something that ghost do right?" It was clear that Twilight was out of her element here. She was a mare of science and magic not religion tho she was starting to regret not going to the church of the sun when she was younger.

"I can not for my soul is not compatible with this world and as such, I can not move on, but I also can't return. I am trapped in limbo." Everything Twilight could think of was easily shot down by Raven's cold words and even colder wind. Luckily Twilight's friends came unknowingly walking into Raven's plan.

"Trixie reporting for duty Twilight." A light blue unicorn with a pointy hat and cape covered in stars says

"Yeah." A rather bulky pegasus white mare with ironically tiny wings shouts causing Raven to pause at the sight and hold back a chuckle.

"Snowflake What have ah told shouting in our ears." A beige earth pony with white socks. No not real socks I mean she has white fur on her legs.

"Sorry Applejack." Snowflake said as she looked over to the last two to arrive. One of them was another pegasus this one grey white a sandy yellow mane and she was eating a muffin, the other mare was yellow with an orange mane and tail. She was trying to push the grey mare along."Muffin, Carrot Top hurry up." she yelled

"Whoops, my bad." Muffin said and she quickly finished off the muffin and flew with her friends

"Oh, sweet merciful Luna, that mare is stronger then she looks." Carrot Top said once she caught her breath. "Okay, Twilight we are ready when you are." Twilight was confused at first sure they were her friends but they weren't the elements well four of them weren't anyway.

Twilight was about to say something when Trixie quickly whispers in her ear."Flutter thought it would be a trap with that...thing just letting all the stallions go with the mares so Rarity came up with a quick plan we are fill-ins to see if that's the case so that only you and Applejack have to make it to them instead of all of you." The whispering caught Raven attention and she concluded that either they were on to her or that they had indeed hidden the stallions. Despite the risks, she had to take this opportunity while was in her grasp.

When Raven spoke her voice causing the newcomers to shiver. Snowflake to almost faint."It looks like my patience has been rewarded." she spread her wing and flapped it creating a tornado around the two pegasi and they are quickly trapped before the ponies can react another tornado starts to quickly form around Applejack and Carrot Top but Trixie's quick to react as she rushes and pushes Applejack out of the twister before it can form.

"Twilight we gotta git if we want to stand a chance of saving our friends." Applejack shouts as she and Twilight book it to safety or at least as safe as they can manage with what is very angry spirit chasing them.

While all that is going Down the Cutie Mark Crusaders are in the woods looking for the wing the found the other day but that wasn't the problem the problem was they were all incredibly tired and drained of magic. They aren't out of Mana but they are pretty low.

"Where is this stupid wing already I'm getting tired," Scootaloo complained for the umpteenth time in the last five minutes.

"Look all ah know is that if you don't stop yappin' I'm gonna make ya," Applebloom growled out with Sweetie Belle sighing at the sight.

"Look The wing was aground here somewhere." Sweetie Belle says as she looks at their surroundings. She shivered when she has seen a bit of rope hanging from a tree. The news that a local artist by the name of Quillian Inkheart had killed himself how he died she didn't know and she hoped that they could find Raven's wing before any more join Quillian in the afterlife. This has not been a good month for Ponyville. It's probably where Scootaloo got the idea to contact the dead in the first place.

"Look all I know is that its dark and we are looking for a black wing when we can't even see five feet in front of... UUUUUSS!" Scootaloo lands face first in a bunch of raven black feathers. Naturally, she gets up and spits out whatever got in her mouth all while saying ew over and over.

"Looks like Scoots found it." Applebloom semi joked as Sweetie Belle inspected the wing.

"Um, girls I'm not quite sure but didn't the wing have more bone showing yesterday?" Sweetie pointed out as Scootaloo finished getting the feathers off of her.

"Who cares. Let's just go and bring this back to Raven before it's too late." Scootaloo says as she puts the wing on her back after making sure that its firmly attached with tree sap the three fillies book it back to town in the hope that they will save the stallions. All of them agreed to take many baths when this was over like at least three baths.

Now back in town the mane six were getting their asses handed to them on a gold platter. Yeah, they were getting wrecked that hard. Raven tossed Rainbow dash off to the side as she punted Applejack and made her crass into the already downed Fluttershy. It was a very one-sided fight. The worst part was that Raven had intentionally left the ponies with minor injuries and they knew it.

"Damn it, she's just toying with us," Rainbow said as she dusted herself off. Rarity was fixing her mane because Ravens attacks kept blowing it in her face effectively taking her out of the fight. Pinkie Pie can't get her hooves on the ground so she can't pull out her party cannon. Twilight had the worst of it having a sprained wing joint and having her clock cleaned. Fluttershy was just too scared to do anything since her infamous Stare failed because ghosts are not affected by mind magic.

"Ah know right." Applejack said as she gets up and puts her hat back on." Sorry about that Fluttershy but this is bad we can't afford to lose anymore Stallions lest this year's heat is gonna suck."

"Its alright Applejack but please be careful I'll try and wake Twilight up," Fluttershy said clearly shaking something fierce as she crawled towards Twilight.

"Miss ghost lady can I get down now this ride is getting boring." Pinkie Pie said as she appeared to be practicing her backstroke. Ehh it could use more work. " I know that's why I'm practicing."

Pinkie stop breaking the fourth wall this is supposed to be a serious scene.

"Oh, my bad mysterious sky voice... also known as the author."

It's quite all right Pinkie. Now, where... we oh yes I remember.

"No because if I let you down you will attempt to help your friends and only delay the enviable," Raven said as she decided that she has wasted enough time playing with these mares. Raven lifts them all into the air about the same height as Pinkie Pie. The stallions where only about a block away and Raven oh if Raven's heart could beat it would be beating hard right now.

The CMC fillies were flying through the middle of town following the destruction trying their hardest not to look at the occasional dead body they passed. They had picked up their usual mode of transportation that being a scooter and a red wagon. It was about twice as fast as running.

"Do we think we will make it in time?" Applebloom asked from the back of the wagon with Sweetie Belle holding on to her trying not to look at the carnage. Applebloom wasn't fairing much better.

"We have to Applebloom! We just have to." Scootaloo said as memories of her father flashed through her mind and how he was visiting her while he was on leave for the month. Every time they pasted a body. Scootaloo lets out a small sigh of relief that it wasn't her father. Pretty soon the three of them meet up with the Mane 6 who were up in the air.

"Sweetie Belle?! What are you doing here?" Rarity scream once she saw the three closing in. For obvious reasons, she didn't want her little sister being anywhere near the area.

"Rarity!" Sweetie Belle shouted as the wagon pulled over. The three fillies ran up to their respective siblings only to be knocked to the ground when they got to close.

"What in tarnation?" Applebloom said as she got up and dusted herself off.

"It's that dastardly Raven's fault her wind power is preventing us from touching the ground but it also prevents anypony from getting to close darlings." Rarity explained as she kept trying to get her mane under control. "Oh but The Worst Thing is she's currently trying to break into the barrier where all the stallions are."

Scootaloo gasps and gets on her scooter Making sure the wing is attached "Where are you going Squirt?" She heard her honorary sister ask from behind her.

"To save my dad." Scootaloo then takes off leaving her friends behind. She would make it up to them later but for now, she had to stop Raven.

Raven made it to the barrier and had begun to wail on it. her first strike had scared the ponies inside. A couple even shitting themselves on the spot. Seeing as her attack had no effect she kept hitting it. Whatever this barrier was made out of it was hard to get past. It wasn't until she noticed the salt on the ground that she stopped. Scoffing she couldn't reach her prize at the moment, at least not until she could get past the salt at any rate.

"Whoever made this barrier knew what they were doing." Raven summarized pondered for a while at least until she heard a voice call her name.

"RAVEN STOP." Raven turned around to see one of her summoners riding along with her wing on her back. "I have your stupid wing now please just stop." Scootaloo pleaded with tears streaming down her face. Raven walked towards the filly Everyone inside the barrier screaming at Scootaloo to run away and get to the safety of the barrier but too afraid to actually leave the barrier themselves.

"You have fulfilled your end of the bargain so I shall fulfill mine hold out my wing Scootaloo," Raven instructed as Scootaloo begrudgingly did as she was told. Raven touched her wing and the instant that contact was made a bright light came to be. This light was so beautiful that some might describe it as beautiful as the Princesses plots. Yes, indeed all four of the princesses asses where as beautiful as this light. When the Light faded so did Raven and her wing.

As Raven faded Scootaloo's Cutie mark appeared as a single black feather. The last thing Scootaloo saw was her father leaving the Barrier before she passed out.

When Scootaloo woke up she had a splitting headache and her mouth was incredibly dry. She felt something tied tight around her chest and back, and her wings were also held taught against her back. She felt that she was laying on something soft, and there was also a silent beeping. With a groan, she opened her eyes and saw a dark room. The walls were white as she scanned the room.

On the bed was her father, who laid his head down on the bed as he seemed to be seated on a chair near the bed. She looked at the door that leads out of here, then to the machine that seemed to be measuring something. Then, she heard faint whispering from all around her. Yet... she didn’t seem bothered. She looked at herself, she was hooked up to the machine, and she had gaze wrapped around her chest and wings to keep them in place because of... something.

“W-what happened?” Scootaloo spoke softly as she pressed her hoof against her chest. This made her father’s ear twitch, but he remained still and silent.

“You are in the hospital, young one,” A familiar voice echoed around her.

Scootaloo’s eyes shrunk as she asked in a panic,” R-Raven!? Where are you!?”

“I’m am inside your mind,” Raven’s voice was soft, delicate even,” Yet that does not matter now, are you alright?”

Scootaloo thought for a second, then looked down at her father. With a sigh, she said,” I guess so... but please... don’t hurt my dad... he is all I have left...”

“I won’t,” Raven spoke,” Yet this does not mean I do not hate these... stallions, but your father is yours to keep.”

Scootaloo was about to ask something, but with the slow creak of the door made her attention quickly jump to the noise. In walked Nurse Redheart, who carried a tray with a glass pitcher filled with water, two cups, and what looked to be medicine. That was when the nurse noticed the filly wide awake.

“Oh, good afternoon, Scootaloo!” the nurse said as she walked over.

“Hello,” The little orange filly said with a rasp now present in her voice.

“Hm... you need some water,” she said as she poured a glass halfway with it, she then reached over and grabbed two pill bottles and opened them. Redheart then offered both the drink and pills to the filly, who grabbed the pills and swallowed them down with water.

“There, that should help with any pain,” She said,” As well as to help you sleep.”

“What happened?” Scoots asked as she placed the cup down.

“Well...” Redheart grimaced,” When that crazy ghost attacked and you gave her back her wing, you passed out, not only that, but your wings started to gain a few black highlights. So your father brought you here in quite a rush. We helped you, and to be sure, dabbed the black parts of your wings with anti-inflammatory gel, just to make sure they weren’t burns.”

“Oh...” Scoots said, her mind became foggy as her eyes drooped slightly.

“We can answer your other questions later,” Redheart said,” But now, please, sleep.”

Without `hesitation, the filly laid her head back on the soft pillow and drifted to sleep. No nightmares, no dreams, just an empty and freezing void was all she saw before she woke up.

Scootaloo spent a week in the hospital after her encounter with the spirit. The spirit herself had remained mostly quiet, only scoffing loudly at any stallion that walked in. Finally, after the long week, she was released from the room and her wings were free. As a joke, she tried to fly but found that she could. Her joy filled screams echoed across Ponyville as she finally could fly. She could swear that she even heard the spirit cheer her on. Which snapped her back to reality as she landed. The spirit was with her now, and might always be... was this a curse or a blessing?

She didn’t know, all she did know was that she had The Raven’s Black Spirit.