Flyte

(A/N: finally decided which path i'm taking for the story, took out the whole thing with the angel and shit besides  just watch and see.)

Celestia watched the young dragon pony fighting the guards. "How long has he been going Celestia?" Asked Aquillus, one of the two head guards. "For about 5 hours straight." She replied, her jaw still on the floor.

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They left Ponyville around 3:00 p.m arriving at Canterlot at 4:00 p.m, of course as soon as the entourage of guards an Princess arrived in the teaming city that drew a ring of attention. They walked through the busling streets seeing as how the air was busy with pegasi and the ground nearly impossible to traverse because of all the unicorns and earth ponies wandering around.

Celestia watched the growing crowd of nobles as they first bowed, then shrank back in fear of her charge. Glancing over she found Nightshade not even bothered about the sudden turn of events while she herself struggled to maintain her composure at the sudden hostility displayed by the ponies. "Aren't you the least bit angered by them? At all?" She finally asked as they reached the confines of the royal castle's outer wall. "Nah, comes with the looks." He said, not even bothering to make eye contact, his voice displaying his complete lack of care. Celestia just shrugged. "I guess if he doesn't mind it neither should I." She thought calmly as they made their way to the psychiatrist.

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For some reason I found I was really really hungry. I don't know when it started, but I just felt so hungry. As we passed through the streets of canterlot I heard whispers as the nobles looked at me in shock and disgust, I merely shrugged them off. I mean, after a while you get used to it. As we made our way to the giant golden gates surrounding the perimeter of the castle, the princess looked at me and asked "Aren't you the least bit angered?" It was then that I looked into her huge amethyst eyes and heard something, something called in the recesses of my mind.

hungry

It spoke in a voice so deep that a chasm would be jealous. For a moment I felt a trickle of fear run down my spine, I forced myself to answer her in my normal nonchalant tone, only this time I was careful not to make eye contact again. We continued on in silence, passing through the courtyards, inner gates, and then finally the halls. "Now I know you might not want to talk about it but....just answer the stallion's questions and don't be afraid." She offered, we were currently standing outside of a room that was decorated with white wood coated in red paint. I just smiled and inhaled deeply as the princess and I walked in.

Inside, I found myself in a large semi-circular room with a large single paned window staring straight at me. The furniture was very minimally for such a large room, it was decorated with one red velvet couch and one dark oak wood stool, which was currently occupied by a large grey stallion with a grey and white mane. I raised my hoof in greeting and he did the same, adjusting the rectangular glasses adorning his nose. "Now questions take it easy on him, he's had quite a hard time." Spoke Princess Celestia, closing the door as she walked out the room.

Did I ever tell you I hated psychiatrists? Over my years traveling around Equestria with my father, various ponies had me locked up and 'evaluated' by many a shrink. Thanks to all those encounters, I was well versed in circular conversation.

"So, what's your name?" Asked the grey pony, his name was questions right?

"Name's Nighshade. Questions right?" I asked unsure, he nodded in reply. Scribbling on a notebook with a quill he was levitating with magic.

"So I understand that you did quite a number on those guards." He started, I just shrugged. He gave me a confused look before continuing.

"Why exactly did you do that? And then you healed them. Now I know the princess wants me to talk to you about your past but still! That was a good flank whooping you gave them!" He shouted, barely containing his excitement. I shifted my head to look at him. "Well yeah, they had it coming." I answered curtly. He continued scribbling, faust knew what he was writing.

"So then, why did you do it?" He asked, I just shrugged.

"Cuz I wanted to."

"Why did you want to?"

"Cuz the princess was annoying me."

"The princess of Equestria was....annoying you?" He asked, barely hiding his confusion. Again I shrugged.

"And you took your anger out on the Princess?"

"Eeyup."

"Why?"

"Cuz I wanted to."

"[angry sigh] Why did you want to?"

"Cuz she was annoying me." I replied, I heard a frustrated grunt and allowed the tiniest of smiles to show on my face. "I'll be back in a minute." He said, I watched him leave. Pft hah! Shouted both halves of my brain (mr. Illogical/logical) they both bro-hoofed.

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Celetia sat patiently on a blue velvet couch right outside the room. She was sipping some tea when Questions burst angrily through the door sighing loudly. "I see he isn't the most open pony around." She said in a slightly amused tone. To this Questions sighed and took out a bagged bottle alcohol. This elicited a raised eyebrow from Celestia. "I didn't know you drank." Surprised at the stallion sitting next to her. After several moments of gulping, he pulled the bottle from his lips with a satisfied "Ahh." He looked at her with still rational, non diluted eyes.

"Celestia, get him tired. I can't talk to him with his defenses raised like this. Some physical activity should do it, anyway bring him back after a hard days work and try talking to him." Said Questions, having known him for awhile Celestia took his advice on this one. "Alright, I'll have him train with the guards for now." She said, walking into the room where the colt was lightly napping.

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Celestia walked in and directed the colt to the training gardens where the castle guard was busy doing push ups, jousting and general stuff. "Now please try to get along and behave, I'll pick you up in a bit." She said, walking off to attend princess stuff I guessed.

As soon as she left the garden grew quiet, all the guards were looking at me and I at them. "You know, it's creepy that you all look the exact same." I said, noticing that all the guards had white coats and blue eyes. Their manes were hidden by their armor so I couldn't see if there was any actual difference. Suddenly, 5 stallions stepped forward from the line that had formed. "Hey you! Wanna spar?" Asked the one in the middle, I looked into his eyes and noticed that they had a sparkle of fear. I took my time deciding if I should or shouldn't.

hungry

Gah! That damn voice! Spoke both sides of my brain. I shook my head trying to dispel it. I was still feeling inexplicably hungry. Deciding that some sparring would take my mind off of that voice, I gladly accepted their challenge.

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Celestia quickly shook her head trying to snap out of her daze. The colt dodged 5 castle guards as the punched, bucked, and nipped all in a futile attempt to hurt the colt. He danced back avoiding hits and kicks, jumping and sailing over some of the guards who were paying less attention. She watched as he ducked, jumped, danced, and parried all in attempt of evasion. "Guards!" she called out, in the blink of an eye the royal guards snapped into a single file line leaving a dazed Nightshade staring at them and trying to figure out how they suddenly went from right in front of him to his left.

She eyed for a while before turning her attention to Nightshade who was still wearing a confused look. "Come Nightshade we have much to discuss." She said, giving him a warm smile. He switched from confused to laconic in a second and nodded, following her into the castle.

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Hungry

Spoke the voice again, this time I couldn't ignore it, I was too tired from the sparring. I had instantly recognized the five guards by the looks in their eyes. They were the 5 that had stood there quaking in their horeshoes while I had beaten the living tar out of their comrades. We 'danced' a bit, I lost track of time as I took it upon myself to not inflict a single hit upon them. After a while I heard Princess Celestia and well.....you all know what happened. So now we were currently in her bedroom, on her bed.....no we were not doing that! GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER.

This time I couldn't look away from her eyes. "Nightshade I know your going through alot but I just want you to talk to me! I know that I as well as your family are here for you!" She said, I however wasn't listening all I could hear was;

hungry, hungry, hungry

I was too tired, I just gave in to it and allowed conscious to fade into black.

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Celestia stared in horror as Nightshade's reptilian eyes moved, the slits turned from vertical to horizontal and.....opened. The slits expanded until she was staring at twin pieces of black inside his head. She couldn't look away even as he opened his mouth impossibly wide. It was just those big, cold, lifeless eyes that kept her riveted.

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"Sister! Sister! Open up!" Luna shouted as he banged on the door to Celestia's private quarters, She felt apprehension and fear worming it's way through her as silence answered her calls. Fearing for her sister, she used her magic to open to doors, gasping at the site that greeted her.

There, sitting on her bed, was Celestia. Luna saw large rivers of golden light leaving her eyes and slack jawed mouth and transfer itself into the dragon colt. It in turn seemed to be sucking the light into itself. Luna had seen these things before, they were rare back in the old days when she was around.

"Guards! Guards! Come quickly! It's an Pomunculus!" She called, the thing turned it's attention away from her sister who collapsed on her bed. It fixed it's stare onto luna and said in a grave chilled voice.

I'm so, so hungry Luna. Won't you feed me?

(Pomunculus; Homunculus in pony speak.)