A new Beginning !?...

A new day was coming up, Scorpan as he planned with Celestia, he should meet her again on her castle, to discuss some topic about himself and his proposes.

He trotted out of the cave, saying goodbye to his brother, he flew towards Canterlot Castle.

After sometime Scorpan arrived at his destination. He stepped inside of the castle and walked towards the main hall.

He gretted Celestia and they started their conversation.

After sometime trading words and planning future plans, Scorpan waved a goodbye to Celestia and made his way back to his cave.

Celestia and Luna were reunited on the main hall, when Celestia heard a knock on the door.

"Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, since both of you are reunited on the main hall. I need to say something." Shadow Night said.

"Get in." she ordered.

Shadow Night opened the main hall door and stepped inside the main hall, after that he closed the door.

"Here. My princess. I need to warn you that this creature is suspicous." he said. "I read on a book that..."

"How dare you? How dare you to say that to me?" she asked while raising her royal voice. "It's because he's another specie is it? Do I need to remind you? Who made you this away? Who accepted you the way you're?" she kept asking.

"I understand your point, my princess. And besides I'm a pony after all." he answered.

"You shouldn't come here in the first place. Just because he's different, you think he's a bad guy is it?" she asked again.

"My princess, I...I..."

"IS IT?" she asked loudly.

Seeing that there's no way to discuss with her anymore, he just accepted and said. "No. I'm sorry for my behavior, my princess."

"Celestia. Why can't you even listen to him? He was just doing his..." Luna tried to speak but was stopped when she heard her sister voice.

"You're nothing, while the day is up. When the sun is up, you should respect me and when the moon is up I will respect you. Understand me." she said.

Luna was shocked by her sister words. She let a quiet nod and trotted her way towards the exit.

"Where are you going?" Celestia asked.

"I don't want to interfere with your plans, since during day you're the ruler I will make my leave, if you need me I'll be in my room." she said

Celestia looked over Shadow Night and saw his eyes were turning to a different color. When they heard the door closing Shadow Night finally spoke.

"I can't believe it, Celestia." he said.

"It's princess Celestia to you." she said.

"Not anymore. I can't keep serving someone that would react like that to her own sister." he said, while turning his head back.

"Where are you going?" she asked

"I'll see if she is ok." he said, while trotting towards the main hall door. "Oh and by the way. He's tricking you. You will believe me when it'll be too late." he finished, as he closed the main hall door.

'What I've done?' Celestia thoughted.

Luna was in her bedroom, trying to use her magic. trying to forget their recent harshly discussion. Tears formed on her eyes. Suddenly, she heard a knock on her door.

"Princess, are you in there? I was coming here to check if everything is alright." Shadow Night said

She nodded and answered him. "Yes, I'm ok. You can come in, if you want."

He opened her bedroom door and stepped inside her bedroom, closing it in the next instant.

"She shouldn't have threated you like that, after all you did for us." she said.

"I know, but..."

He stopped his tracks of words when she heard her cries.

"Why are you crying?" he asked

"I don't know. I'm feeling sad, after hearing that. What she had told me, those words wouldn't leave my head." she said while sobbing.

He tried to confort her. "She was overreacting, she surelly didn't meant that." he said

"Are you sure?" she asked.

He nodded. "Come with me. I need to show you something."

She got off her bed and asked. "Where?"

"It's a special place. You had to promise me that you won't tell her or any other guard."

She nodded. "You can trust on me."

He gently opened her bedroom door. "This way, princess." he bowed while signal with his hoof to 'ladies first'.

"You... can you stop being so formal with me?" she blushed.

He nodded, as he stepped outside of her bedroom. He closed her bedroom door, as he started trotting towards his secret library.

They were trotting for some minutes, until they reached a wall.

"Here we are." he said.

"What's so special about a wall?" she asked

"Look around, did you see something unsual." he said while conjuring a magical door near that wall.

She dropped her jaw a little bit.

"Surprised to see what I'm capable of doing." he said. "Now let's us step inside, there's something or someone that I need you to meet."

She raised her eyeborw. "Someone?"

As she stepped inside that place, she couldn't see nothing, but she could feel it. Living creatures, inside of his library.

"Where are they?" she asked.

"Here let me show you." he said, while using his horn to create a small source of light. "They fear the light." he said.

He stepped foward and made a whistle, that between the shadows, small shadow creatures were running in his direction.

Luna was surprised and scaried at the same time, she snapped to reality when she felt his hoof on her shoulder.

"So, what do you think?" he asked, while holding a small shadow bunny on his hoof.

She grabbed the bunny and started to caressing him. "It's amazing. How did you do that?" she asked.

"Magic. My magic is capable of giving life to shadows. It could be everything you want." he said. "Here let me show you."

He used his magic to levitate a small shadow fox. Then he closed his eyes and started to imagine, a dragon. As he kept imagining that creature the shadow fox, was now a shadow dragon. He now decided to imagine a pony, and the shadow dragon, turned into a shadow pony.

Amazed by his magical power she asked. "Can you teach me, how to do it?" she asked.

"I don't know, Luna." he said, while gently dropping the shadow pony on the ground. "This is a special magical ability that we had. I don't know, if you can control it, but I will try."

She rushed towards him, giving him a hug. "You're so kind to me. What did I do to deserve you?" she asked.

"You changed me. That's all." he answered.

She let him go, as she kept blushing due to her recent behavior. "Sorry, I...I..."

"I understand, there's no need to explain." he said. "If you ever need to relax. Don't hesitate on calling for me, and I will bring you here."

She nodded. "I will need to go and see if she needs something. Will you come?" she asked.

"No, I need to relax and rest a little bit. I will meet you again later." he said.

She nodded. She turned herself around and trotted towards the magical door, when she was on the other side, the magical door disappeared.

She decided to go and apologize to her sister, she needed to know if she really meant that.

In Tirek cave.

Scorpan had finally returned. Tirek was waiting for him.

"So, Scorpan. News for me?" he asked.

"Yes." he answered.

"So, go on." he said

"Their leader, she really trusts me, they're vulnerable to an attack, but I can't do it." he said

"What?" he asked.

"You heard me, I can't do it. She trusts me, I can't break her trust." he said.

"Are you betraying me? Is that it?" he asked.

"Yes. I can't do it, let's return home, please. I don't want to hurt them." he said.

"NO. I WON'T RETURN HOME. THIS IS MY HOME. WANT IT OR NOT, YOU ARE PART OF IT."

'I need to warn them.' he said to himself.

He used his wings to fly back to Canterlot.

"Scorpan. Come back here." he said but it was useless he didn't want to listen. "No matter. They aren't expecting an invasion right now."

He decided to follow his brother. To conquer that city and rule over them.

Celestia was on the main hall.

Suddenly, Scorpan rushed into the main hall without asking for permission.

"What's the hurry, Scorpan?" she asked

"It's---It's--- him" he tried to answer but his heavy breathing wasn't allowing him.

"Him, who?" she asked.

"I think he might be speaking of me." a strange voice said.

When she looked over the souce of the voice, she saw him.

"What are you? What did you did to him?" she asked, while igniting her horn.

"Oh, didn't you tell them, brother." he said.

"Tell me what." she said.

"Oh, oh, oh. My brother wasn't polite enough to tell them the real cause of our trip." he said.

"What's he talking about, Scorpan?" she asked

"Don't believe him. I'm sorry."

"Oh, and you tricked them. Very nice, you sure are a true gargoyle, thata kindness and girly 'thingies', were keeping you away from your true self. But now you showed me that I was wrong."

"Don't hurt them. I'm begging you." he said.

"Scorpan, what's the meaning of this?" she asked. "You arent't the thing you kept saying to me."

He shacked his head to a 'no'. "I'm sorry, but my brother is right, I---I tricked you. I'm not here for study your magical powers, I'm here to stole it."

"You. You. You betrayed my trust. How dare you?" she aksed

"I---"

"He's a gargoyle, they betray everyone." Tirek said. "But, don't worry it will be over soon." he said while charging up his power.

He shooted his magical beam, it made his made towards Celestia. When the beam hitted Celestia she was send backwards until one of the walls stopped her trajectory.

"Good, now. Surrender or die." he said.

"You monster. How dare you attacking me?" Celestia asked.

"Oh, poor little. Well, no matter soon your magic will be mine." he said, while trotting towards her.

Suddenly, Luna appeared near the main hall entrance. "Celestia, I need to..."

Tirek turned around and saw her. "Another one, perfect. Just perfect."

He started to trotting towards her.

"Stay away from me." she said. "I'm telling you, stay away from me" she ended up shooting one little beam towards him.

It tickled him when hitted his face.

"Poor, poor, little princess. Can't even control her magic yet." he said. "Now, give me your magic, or I'll had to take it by force."

He started to charge up his magic. A magical beam was shoot by him, that hitted Luna, making her fall unconscious.

"LUNA!!!"" Celestia yelled so loud that made the whole castle tremble.

Because of this yell, Shadow Night woke up from his little nap. 'What the...?'

"HOW DARE YOU TO ATTACK MY SISTER? I'LL MAKE YOU PAY." he heard Celestia yelling.

"Luna." he said while getting off his bed. "I TOLD YOU. YOU TOUCH HER, YOU'RE DEAD."

"Oh, is the 'biggy' sister, mad. Oh, poor little one." he said.

"Tirek, stop you had to stop this madness." Scorpan said.

"Madness." he said while giving a little smile. "Watch this. Since, she tried to attack me, she will be the first one to recieve her punishment." he said while turning himself towards Luna.

He started charging up his magic.

"STOP!!" Scorpan used his magic to counter Tirek's magic. "You won't touch them, as long I'm here."

"You had to interfere with my plans. Haven't you?" he asked while charging up his magic, ready to shoot Scorpan.

Tirek magic hitted Scorpan, that made him flying towards Celestia.

"Now, dear brother. You will regret, for betrayed me." he said.

He charged up a magical blast. When was fully charged he shooted it against him, but...

A barrier blocked the whole blast.

"YOU. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" a familiar voice asked.

When Tirek turned around to see who was that pony, he saw him.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER?" he asked, while charging up his horn. "YOU. YOU."

He bounced forward and shooted his magic, that hitted Tirek and made him hold himself in place.

"Are you, a shadow pony?" Tirek asked. "Good. It seems that you and me will have a great magical duel."

Both of them bounced forward and started casting magic against each other, but Tirek's magic was so powerful for him, he couldn't hang on for so long. Until...

Shadow Night was blasted away by the recent magical beam.

"You. You are really good with magic, but not good enough to face me." Tirek said. "Now, where was---"

Suddenly he felt a magical aura around his body, he tried to find for the source.

"You shouldn't never ever, come here." Celestia said. "YOU ALMOST KILLED MY SISTER, AND BADLY INJURED MY GUAR--- HER GUARD." she said. "NOW, WHAT I'M GONE DO WITH YOU?" she asked. "OH I KNOW, I RECENTLY CREATED A PLACE, A PLACE CALLED TARTARUS. THAT IS A PLACE IS WHERE, CREATURES LIKE YOU WILL BE LIVING. FOREVER."

She opened a magical portal that lead towards Tartarus. She levitated Tirek and thrown him towards the entrance of the giant prison. His magic were taked off as she lead him towards his cell. "Now, you will live here forever." she said, while closing his celldoor.

When Celestia returned to the main hall, Scorpan was waiting for his punishment.

"Dear Princess Celestia, I Scorpan will want for my punishment." he said while bowing to her.

"You saved her. You saved my sister, you buy some time, so he could arrive in time to distract him." she said while pointing towards Shadow Night.

"Celestia, Luna is breathing, maybe she is..."

"She is unconscious. A little rest will solve this." Scorpan said.

"You can leave, Scorpan." she said. "Just don't showed up in Equestria ever again, because next time, you'll meet your brother again."

"Thanks, thanks for your forgiveness." he said.

He trotted towards her balcony. He opened his wings and flied away from Canterlot, until his body shape wasn't on sight.

Shadow Night used his magic to carry Luna body towards her bedroom. Before he left the main hall he heard Celestia voice.

"I'm sorry for not believing you. I..." she said.

He looked to her and smiled.

Celestia was heading towards her sister bedroom, when she reached the door, she was blocked by Shadow Night.

"What did you want?" he asked. "Luna said that she doesn't want to be disturbed."

"I'm here to apologize to her, from my recent behavior towards her" she said

"As she said, she doesn't want to be disturbed." he said.

"It's ok, Shadow Night. Let her in." she said.

He opened her bedroom door.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

She nodded.

"Luna is ready to see you, go ahead." he said, while keeping Luna bedroom door opened.

Celestia stepped inside of her sister bedroom.

"Luna, I need to talk with you." she said.

She looked away from her.

"I'm sorry for my recent behavior." she said. "I was mad at him. He was sugesting that I was being tricked. He's right."

"Did you think that's me that deserve an apologize?" she asked, while pointing towards Shadow Night.

She looked at Shadow Night, she kept thinking 'what would happen to her sister if he didn't showed up?'.

"Shadow Night, i know you are a guard and everything but..."

"Don't say it, I understand. I was just trying to help, trying to prevent this and I'm happy that we could prevent it."

They decided to get out of the castle to catch some air. They had to spend this peacuful piece of time, until other dangers decided to get out of their hiding and threat Equestria.