The Dark Ones

"Spike! Where are you?" The violet Unicorn shouted out as she descended the stairs leading into

her home's cellar.

"Right here Twilight." A little purple dragon replied holding up a lantern, it casting long shadows

along the walls.

Twilight sighed in relief. She couldn't understand after all the time she had spent in the library

how she had not stumbled upon these old wings before.

"We need to stay together Spike, There's no telling how far these corridors go for." She said as she

examined the dust filled shelves.

"You don't have to remind me you know." Spike huff.

"I'm sorry Spike but we can't be getting lost down here."

"Why are we even down here anyway Twilight?" Spike questioned the purple unicorn.

"Spike there's no knowing what has been left down here."

"So where down here in this eerie corridor looking for books?"

"Yes we are Spike."

Spike only sighed as they began to walk into what seemed like endless darkness. He regretted

ever telling Twilight about what he found while he was organizing some of the libraries extra books.

"I should never have told her about this place." Spike mumbled under his breath as they ventured

further into the blackness that lay beyond the lanterns light.

"Twilight I don't think anythings down here." Spike finally spoke up after what seemed like hours

of walking. "We should head back." The dragon said looking over his shoulder, being down here

was giving him the creeps.

"Hold on Spike I think I see something." Twilight said as she took the lantern from Spike's claws.

Twilight took hold of the lantern and began to trot forward. She couldn't see much at first but as she

advanced something began to glint in the distance. It seemed to be a box but she couldn't be certain

from the distance she was at.

"Spike could you come here and help me with this?" Twilight asked as she lit some candles and began

place them around so they could see better.

The candles were lit but it did little good it wasn't much brighter then before, and the only thing they

really succeed at was by freaking Spike out even more as they flickered and waned. Twilight drew

closer to the object. It was about as large as her and it had iron bands rapping all around it. Its body

seemed to be made of wood but Twilight didn't know what kind but if she stared at it she swore she

saw something or some ponies face moving in the grain. Its lock looked worn an ancient, as if some

pony had been trying to get in to it before when the key was right next to it.

"Shall we see what's inside." Twilight asked as her magic rapped around the key.

Spike said nothing as he slowly began to back away from the box. Something just didn't seem right

about it.

The key slowly drifted toward the lock and it made a soft click as Twilight turned the cold silver key.

Suddenly the lid rocketed open, black swirling shapes shot forth and snake around Twilight and

Spike toward the exit. The candles were out but from what Spike could hear he didn't want to see

what was making its way towards him. It slithered by him very slowly, Its bones seeming to crack

at every movement of its body.

"FREdoM aT LaasTT." It gargled horsily. "MuSSt FeEEDd." It said whipping its tail slamming it into

Spike, pinning him against a row of shelves. "You WiLL do NicElLY."

Spike was helpless, there was nothing he could do has the creature ran what he hopped was its

tongue down his face. Then abundantly a bolt of energy slammed into the creature, its pale skin seem

to catch ablaze. Spike fell to the dusty floor, the dust getting in his eyes making it difficult to see.

"Get away from him!" Twilight shouted, shooting another a volley of energy bolts toward the creature.

The creature howled as several bolts impacted it's thin body. But as Twilight unleashed another volley

the creatures leathery tail deflected her attack causing the bolts to hurtle back toward her.

"LiTTle PeSSt." It hissed as it lunged at Twilight.

There was a loud thud and a crunch sound as the creature landed. Twilight could only stare above

her as bits of saliva dripped down onto her face. Her lower half felt numb as she tried to struggle

free,but for no matter how hard she tried she couldn't cast any spells.

"YOOUr...MMaaGGic...Will...FFeed us." It wheezed through labored breaths.

"Not while I'm here ugly." A mares voice rang out, followed by a sharp blast. "Eat this." The mare

shouted as another blast rang out.

"YYoUu." It hissed in dis test as it was throw off Twilight's body.

"What? You miss me ugly?" The mare taunted. "But for now let's shed some light on you ugly."

She said as the candles re-lit.

"NOO!" The creature bellowed.

"Still don't like the light do you?" The said as she launched herself, forelegs ablaze with magic.

Twilight looked on as the mare slammed into the pale creature as it began to howl in pain. Then

to Twilight's horror she watched as the creature swung its one remaining arm and cut the mare's

head off. It tumbled to the floor with a dull thud, The mare's ice blue mane falling dishevely over

the dead mare's muzzle as it came to rest beside Twilight.

"Oh sweet Celestia." She said through stammered breaths.

"LeAAVe Us." The creature bellowed in pain drawing Twilight's attention back to the creature. To

her disbelief the mare's body was still slugging away at the creature even though her head was

laying right next to her.

"How is this possible?"

"Well I would believe you would call it magic." A voice said next to her.

Twilight said nothing as she slowly turned her head and to her horror saw the mare's severed

head staring back her with piercing golden eyes.

"As much as I would love to tell you how I'm doing this I have business to attend to." She said as

her eye's began to glow. "You might what to move for this." The mare said as a ball of energy

formed in her mouth, sparks radiating from the orb.

Twilight just laid there mouth agape causing the mare's head to sigh. With seemingly effortless

movement the head lifted off the ground and fired the orb, spinning back by the force of the blast.

The orb flattened as it traveled, spinning faster and faster as it rocketed toward the creature.

"Die you ugly piece of sin." The head shouted as she bounced off the ceiling and landing

on a shelf with a soft thud as the orb slammed into the creatures chest.

It tried to scream but its chest was shredded as its life source left its shattered and torn body.

What was left began to smoulder as the mares still headless body wrenched the creatures

remaining arm free of its now burning socket.

"Oooooh what a lovely prize." The mare hummed, as her bodies forelegs began to emit a eerie

black smoke.

There was a loud wheezing sound as the smoke began to leach into the creatures arm, twisting

it and splitting it in two. The split arm drifted up as the mares forelegs flesh and muscle dissolved

leaving only the bones barely visible through the the black haze that surrounded them. Then even

the bones broke apart. Loud snapping sounds resonated as the creatures own bones began to

fuse with mares, causing her hooves to change under the haze of the ilk. When the smoke finally

cleared Twilight gazed in horror as the mare hooves had been replaced by five long obsidian

claws, seeming to stretch longer then her head.

"Hey! Could you come pick me up now?" The mare's head shouted at her body.

There was a loud thud as the mare's body kicked the smouldering remains out of the way and

extended its claws.

"Thank you." She sighed as she rolled into the out stretched claws palm. "Now what to do with you."

Her piercing gaze falling upon Twilight as she spoke as two fangs grew down from her upper jaw.