Rise of the Night/Run of Night

Shadowstep woke up and looked at the clock. Eight in the morning. He turned over to see Lyla missing and a note on her pillow. He picked it up and read it.

Out getting my morning run in. Stay in the catacombs, don't go running around being stupid. :P Be back soon. -Lyla.

He grinned. It was like her to be the first one up and doing stuff first. He got up and looked at the gift she brought from the tailors. It was his pants and boots from the night he was attacked plus several copies of the pants. There were black shirts that were sleeveless and a zip up hoodie that was fur lined. He tried the clothes on and they fitted very good.

“She's in danger” an voice said. A shudder when down his back as he realized who the voice belonged to. He quickly looked around till he saw her in a mirror. She was dressed in black armor and her hair was a black mist with white stars in it. Nightmare Moon or rather the fragment from an experiment that was implanted in him.

“Six months of not talking to me and you just come out of the blue to tell me someone is in danger. This isn't like you. Normally you try and get me to let you free or let you take control of my body. So what gives this time?” he asked her.

“Well this girl of yours, I believe Lyla is her name, well she brings a side of you out that I never witness. It's only natural for me to be curious on how this will affect you and she is in danger.” she said. She was helping him. She only came out to help him in a fight or to try to become free and take over his or someone's body.

“What kind of danger?” he asked.

“I followed her though the shadows and the council has sent their lackies after her. She was taken by them and if you don't hurry they will hurt her just like they hurt you.” she answered in the same calmness that Shadow normally used to instill fear into his rivals and enemies. Shadow rushed out after Nightmare said her piece and rushed to the armory.

“I need a magnum revolver and a combat knife now.” Shadow said the Diamond Dong gang member in charge of the armory.

“What you up to this time Shadow? Didn't I teach you a lesson last time?” Shadow didn't even noticed Congo ad Shiva relaxing in the corner going though inventory.

“Well in that case Shiva get a sniper rifle and Congo grab an assault rifle. Lyla's been taken by the council lackies and I won't let her go thought what I have.” he said grabbing the gear the lower member brought out. They both shot up and grabbed what they were told to and followed Shadow out of the armory.

“Shouldn't we call the fractions together for an assault on them or something?” Shiva asked with worry in her voice. Lyla was basically a sister to Shiva.

“No because I'm all the fighting force you need. Shiva you will go by roof top and cover us. Congo you will be with me.” Shadow said taking charge.

“We don't have any leads or know where she went so how are we supposed to find her?” Congo asked with a tense voice.

“Don't worry I know where she went.” Shadow said as Nightmare Moon showed a ghostly image of where she ran. He lead the other senior members taking them to the surface of Manehatten. He came across a courtyard and saw a man laying there in the snow. As he moved forward toward the man, the man whipped out a gun and shot at Shadow and Congo about five times. Three of those shots connected with Shadow's chest. Congo rushed forward to make sure his friend wasn't going to die but he was surprised to see that under the holes where the bullets hit, his skin was black. Shadow moved slowly toward the man and grabbed by the collar.

“You're going to tell me where she is, what you plan on doing to her, and why.” he said with a cold calmness.

“I ain't telling you shit.” the man said.

“Maybe I can find out what we need.” Nightmare Moon's voice echoed in his head.

'Fine we will do this your way Nightmare. However you will only find the information we need then leave his body' Shadow thought back to her. A dark tendril slithered across Shadows arm and into the man's mouth and moments later came back out. Flashes of memories came to his mind. She was at the docks and they wanted to find Shadow. However the man he stole the memoirs from didn't know why. He dropped the man down and walked away giving a gesture with his hand for Shiva to kill him. A loud bang echoed across the courtyard leaving the man dead in a pool of blood. He remember the first verse of the battle song taught to him by Princess Luna. 'We cheat death from his final victory, no one can stop us for we will gladly plunge feet first into hell in the knowledge that we will rise again.' -Rise of the Night.