MLP Comics: The Starblighter

by The Eldroblyter

Rating: everyone
Tags: Thriller, Adventure, Tempest Shadow, Discord, Princess Celestia, Alternate Universe, Main 6, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Mystery, My Little Pony Comic
Length: 2107

Takes place during the events of Shadow Shard

While Twilight, Spike and Starlight are on their way to the Crystal Empire, an old friend of Celestia’s finds a shockingly fatal discovery to all the world.

Published 2020-01-05 11:00:01 UTC
Last updated 2020-01-05 11:00:01 UTC

Emerald Shine

🎶Oh we come from a World in a faraway realm, where only magic and friendship roam...🎶

🎶Where it’s grand and pleasant, and they tame many pheasants, it’s pleasing and it’s a great home...🎶

🎶As you walk through woods, and you come from a town, and you stroll a starry night...🎶

🎶Feel free time join me and my friends, where friendship never ends, and you can see love and light...🎶

🎶Equestria like a many good land, is a place where friendship and families expand...🎶

🎶Equestria neath Serena’s Moon, a traveler from far, finds his or her star with Luna’s tune🎶

“Ah, hello and good morning to you, my young friend...”

“Welcome to Equestria, world of magical ponies, fire-breathing dragons, shapeshifting changelings, and many more creatures that are yet to be found...”

“You may be wondering, why are we here? What is this old unicorn going to tell us about today? And why is he wasting our time talking?”

“Well, do not worry my young travelers, I can promise you that this will be more than worth your time, if you are willing to give me a chance...”

“As you may know, Equestria is filled magic and friendship, but not all magic is safe as you may learn... There is also magic of darkness and harm, as you have learned from King Sombra and Queen Chrysalis...

“But there is no magic in this any universe that ever compare... to this...

The Narrotor makes a canister of this strange living ooze appear.

“Do not be fooled by the appearance of this fatal concoction. This may seem like a harmless living slime blop, but this is only a sample of the most dangerous power in this and any other universe. It is not magic at all, it is an ancient power that existed long before magic itself...”

”The Devoid, or more specifically for this one... the Eldroblyt.”

“You may wonder, how did this unicorn come across something so dangerous and corruptive?”

“Well... It begins on a bright afternoon...”

“Where I was on a simple harvest, until I made a strange discovery...”

In the woods of the Everfree Forest, an old unicorn was simply gathering apples in his basket.

This unicorn had emerald green fur and an emerald green horn. His eyes were a derp magenta, his mane and tail were ash grey and he had a light grey beard. He had the cutie mark of a scroll surrounded by magenta magic and white stars. He also wore a camouflage cloak over himself to not be seen by any predators or creatures.

He was plucking apples off of the trees and putting them within a basket.

When he plucked another apple, he turned to see a manticore growling at him.

The unicorn simply charged his horn, revealing that the magic was a torques blue.

The manticore suddenly felt a sleeping notion come over him. He yawned and collapsed to the floor.

The uniformed simply chuckled, “Sleep tight, Manticore.” His voice was old but gentle.

He was about to resume his apple-picking, but he saw a hive in the tree. He used his magic and ever so carefully removed it from the full apple tree and moved it to an empty apple tree.

He looked cautiously at the hive and carefully resumed his apple plucking.

Out of the hive came a blue parasprite who secretly smiled at the unicorn for being ever so careful and went back in.

2 Hours Later...

The unicorn finished his apple plucking and sighed with satisfaction. He turned and was about to head back, until heard rustling in the bushes. He stopped and narrowed his eyes. After a few more rustles, he spoke.

“There are many things one would be afraid, but i fear very little things...” He began.

Suddenly, Timberwolves jumped out of the bushes and snarled.

“And you only reach the 9th of my list,” The unicorn finished as he charged his horn.

The timberwolves were about to pounce at the unicorn, until they saw something that all creatures feared. They backed away slowly, and then they whimpered and whined as they retreated.

Confused, the unicorn looked in the direction the timbers ran from and saw something on the ground.

It seemed to be some kind of strange oozy tendril with an eye that had a maroon slit pupil in the middle.

The unicorn looked at the tendril confused, and then it slowly started to retreat as it kept its gaze on the green unicorn.

The unicorn was a little reluctant, but he had to know why those timberwolves were frightened of this eye. So, he followed.

13 Miles Later...

The unicorn came upon a large variety of creatures during his travel with the eye.

Manticores, cragadiles, chimeras, mostly the smalls and the mediums.

He kept on going until he saw that eye entered into a cave. He was now concerned about going in to further investigate, but if this was anything serious, he had to know...

24 Minutes Later...

The unicorn came into the cave and was about to take another step, until something inside of him told him to stop.

He charged his horn and illuminated some light. On the ground he saw the same ooze. He also saw it all around the cave.

The ooze was metallically black with blood red spores and snowy white bulges, black stems and twigs growing with red spores as well, and black crystals with red auras and leaky cracks of black liquid.

The unicorn stared at this strange corruption as if it were familiar somehow. He extracted a vail and placed a latex casing over his horn. He scooped up some of the ooze and placed it in his basket.

After a few steps back, he heard raspy and ethereal breathing within the cave.

Cautiously, he began his depart without wanting to know what was making that sound.

Little did he know, the same eye was still watching him as he left.

Once the unicorn got out of the cave, he looked into the direction of Canterlot.

“I must take this strange substance to Princess Celestia...” He said as he prepared for his journey back.

And with that, he departed.

The Great Retreat

It was a normal day in the city of Canterlot.

The citizens were going about their day, they were going grocery shopping? The sellers were selling to the citizens, students of Celestia’s school were reading at the library, chefs were preparing meals for their customers, and the wealthy were simply roaming about.

Throne Room...

Celestia was simply sitting on her throne, doing what she could for every appointment the citizens had with her.

“Thank you for your time, Fancy Pants,” Celestia said warmly with a smile.

“Of course your majesty, and thank you, too,” Said Fancy Pants as he left the room.

Celestia waited until he departed, and then she turned her attention to Raven.

“Is that everypony, Raven?”

“No your majesty, you have one more visit from your personal Advisor, Emerald Shine.”

“All right, send him in.”

The same unicorn from earlier, known as Emerald Shine, entered the throne room.

“Announcing Advisor Emerald Shine,” The guard proclaimed,

“Greetings your majesty,” Said the emerald unicorn.

“Hello Emerald Shine, What brings you to Canterlot this fine afternoon?” Celestia asked as she stood with her majestic wings flared.

“Your highness, I have made an interesting discovery this afternoon during my time in the Everfree Forest...” Emerald began.

“Oh?”

“Indeed, I was picking apples until a pack of Timberwolves were about to attack me, but then they fled from something of the most unusual sort...”

“I assure you Emerald, Timberwolves only run from creatures much bigger than they?” Celestia said with a kind smile.

“I am aware of that, Princess, but they didn’t flee from natural predators, they fled... from this.” Emerald Shine revealed the canister of the corruptive ooze from the cave earlier.

The ooze formed an eye of itself and looked upon Celestia.

Celestia looked at the ooze with curiosity, as of it seemed very familiar.

“Hm... This substance does seem familiar, Emerald, but where did you acquire it?”

“I retrieved a sample of it in a cave in the side of Rambling Rock Ridge Mountan. Yet, what was causing the growth of this substance is yet to be found it.”

“I see... Emerald, I want you to go to your lab and found out what you can about this substance. If this is a dangerous force we are dealing with, we must know how to retaliate immediately.”

“Yes your highness.”

Ponyville...

The villagers were going about their day, and Twilight’s friends were gathered for lunch at the Hayburger.

“So, What kinda situation do y’all think Twilight, Starlight and Spike are dealin’ with?” Asked Applejack.

“I’m not sure, but all I know is that it was important,” Said Rarity.

“Maybe it’s about upholding the Crystal funfair...” Said Fluttershy.

“Woah! That was gonna my guess, too!” Pinkie said.

“Well, whatever it is, it’s gonna real quiet around for us...” Rainbow said with a smile, but then she spoke too soon as a few birds and ladybugs passed by in a rush.

“Um, okay? Let me try that again, it’s gonna be really quiet around for us,” Rainbow said a little louder.

But it didn’t work as birds, ladybugs and parasprites flew by. Rainbow was annoyed.

“Aw come on Ponyville! What does it take for you to work with me here?”

“Even the parasprites are flyin’, but they ain’t stoppin’ to eat our food or houses,” Said Applejack in confusion.

“That is strange, but what is some pony just disturbed a nest or a hive?” Rarity asked.

“Or... something else?” Rainbow said as snakes, bunnies, squirrels, badgers and other small woodland creatures started running in a frightful manner.

“Animal Stampede!” Pinkie shouted.

“Ever pony inside!” Applejack shouted.

The ponies started clamoring and retreating into their homes and closing their shops.

The stampede started running through the village, being careful not to trip or run into any obstacles.

All the ponies watched as the stampede came through wildly.

“Why are all these animals passing through?” Applejack asked.

“Maybe you can ask them, Fluttershy?” Rarity asked the shy pegasus.

“Oh, o-okay...” Fluttershy peeked through a window and looked at all the creatures.

“Um, e-excuse me? May I please have a word?” Fluttershy asked a little loudly.

A squirrel came up to Fluttershy and chattered in a rush, but slow enough for Fluttershy to understand.

“Yes, uh-huh, yes, yes... Oh my...” Fluttershy said worriedly. The squirrel then ran after all the other animals.

“What did he or she say, Flutters?” Asked Rainbow.

“He says that a monster is hibernating close to the forest.”

“What kind of monster?” Applejack asked.

“I don’t know...”

“Uh... Girls?” Pinkie said nervously.

All heads turned to the party pony.

“I think we have a monster problem already...”

Suddenly, Timberwolves, Manticores, Cragadiles, Cockatrices, Chimeras and other medium creatures started running out of the forest.

“It’s an Everfree attack!” Pinkie cried.

Rainbow immediately rushed out of the house and got in front of the stampede of Everfree monsters.

“All right, monsters! You think you can-“ But Rainbow was cut off when literally all the Everfree creatures started running past her in a rush of fear. “Run by and... completely... ignore me?” Rainbow was now very confused. “Okay, something’s definitely going on...”

“So we’ve heard...” Said a voice. Rainbow and other ponies looked up to see Celestia and Luna landing on a roof, as well as an emerald unicorn teleporting next to them.

“Princess Celestia, Princess Luna! And pony I don’t know!” Rainbow said.

Emerald simply rolled his eyes in amusement.

“So what’s going on?”

“We were wondering the same thing actually, these creatures seem to be very afraid of something...” Celestia said.

Then, rumbling was heard, and then Hydras, Dragons and Ursa Minors with a few Ursa Majors were fleeing as well.

“Uh...?” Rainbow said nervously. However, just like the other animals and creatures, these massive ones were running in fear as well.

“What in the name of Equestria?”

“Hydras, Dragons, Ursa Minors and Majors? Why are every single one of these creatures running from the Everfree Forest?” Asked Rarity.

“Ah ain’t sure, but whatever they’re runnin’ from, they seem mighty frightened of it,” Said Applejack.

“Hm... Perhaps what we can do is figure out what they’re retreating from...” Said Emerald Shine.

“A good thought, Emerald, let us discover what these creatures are retreating from...” Said Luna.

The princesses and Celestia’s personal advisor went into the opposite direction of all these creatures.

The 5 also thought that they should follow as well.