The Dark Ones

Twilights eyes shot open, her body was bathed in a cold sweat. "What happened last night?"

She groaned as she tried to sit up in her bed. But as she did so she was met with a sharp

pain and stiffness. Twilight threw back the sheets and found what was causing the stiffness.

Both of her legs had been sent and rapped in a heavy cast.

"What the hay? How did I..." She questioned as the faint sound of singing came to her ear.

"Come with me childern and follow my ways, into the world of darkness and magic. With all

my power I'll show you the way. To all your dreams, hopes and illusions." A eerie voice sang

out.

Twilight sat there quitely, trying to think of what to do. She began to gaze around her room

but as she scanned passed Spike's bed her lavender eye's snapped back, it was empty.

Steeling her courage Twilight slowly slid out of her bed and creeped her way to her door,

opening it just to get enough for her get a view of the library.

"Everthing seems normal." Twilight thought to herself as she pushed the door open a little

further.

Not seeing anything she carefully opened the door till she had enough room to pull her

casted hinelegs through, having to make a small jump over the door seal. But now she

faced a greater challenge, stairs.

"Uuuugh." She mentally groaned.

Twilight reluctantly turned around and slowly began to lower herself as she bit into a near

by shelf, this was turning into more trouble then it was worth.

"Only a few more steps." She quitely grunted, sweet beading on her forehead.

She had six steps to go when her jaw muscles gave why. Six loud thuds later Twilight found

herself face planted into the hard oak floor, her muzzle throbbing in pain.

"Now, now." The eerie voice chimmed. "We can't have you hurting yourself can we." It said

as magic enveloped Twilight and began to flip her up right.

But as Twilight leveled out and as her head stopped spinning she found her stomach's

contents right at the top of her throat. Half of the mare's face had been burned away

going down clear to the bone, her right eye laying loosly upon her cheek. Then as she

tilted her head a thick yellow pus oozed slowly out of her bloodly and charred eyed socket,

some of it sliding down her cheek and falling to the floor with a thick plop.

"Oh if your wondering if why my faced is slightly scorch blame your stove." She sighed as

she carried Twilight into the kitchen. "Oh and you might need to get a new one at that."

"Why?" Twilight questioned as she floated in midair.

"Cause it exploded while I was making pancakes." The mare said flatly, as smoke wafted

into Twilights nose as they entered her kicthen. Twilight took in the full view of the disaster

that was once her homes kitchen.

Pans and dish's were strewn about the room, with large burn marks covering the walls

and ceiling, and what was the stoves door imbedded in the far wall along with pieces of

what was left of the mares bloody face clumped in the sink.

"What can I say, paulo equus arn't good with stove's." She said with a shrug as she set

Twilight down at the table, the only thing that appeared unharmed.

"Yeah, so sorry about the mess." The mare said rubbing the back of her head. "But this

is kind of your fault."

"WHAT!" Twilight screamed, astonished by what she was hearing. "How is you destroying

my home my fault?" She questioned.

"I'm not the one who opened the box." The mare said with a smile."You have no clue what

you've unleashed upon Equestria." She giggled as her right forehoof changing back into

five long obsidian talons.

"What are you?" Twilight gasped.

"Right now that's not important, isn't there something or should I say someone you're looking

for?" The mare inquired.

"Where is he?" Twilight questioned, her horn beginning to burn with magic.

"Oh in the box in the main room of your library." The mare answered, examing her claws.

Twilight slowly rose from her chair and began to slide backwards out of the room, never letting

the mare out of her sight. Eventually after a few bumps she was standing next to the iron

banded box. She placed her hooves on the lid and began to pull, but no matter how hard

she heaved she couldn't get it to open.

"You know there's a easier why to open that." The mare said as she walked into the room,

claws clicking against the floor.

Twilight said nothing as the mare edged closer until she was leaning on the wooden box.

"All you have to do is ask." She giggled as she lifted the lid with ease causing Twilight to

groan in fustration. "What? Did you think just because you unlocked the box you think you

can lift the lid?" The mare asked as her upper half disappeared as she leaned inside.

"Now lets see, sword, baseball cap, crystal skull," The mare mumbled as Twilight watched

and listened to her dig through the contents of the box. "You know what we might be here

for awhile." She shouted as she fell into the chest.

"What do you mean?"

"Oh never mind found him." She said jumping out of the blackness of the box and landing

on the ceiling.

"Hi Twilight." Spike waved down.

"Oh by the way Spike, did you find my boots while you where in there by chance?" The mare

asked as she fell from the ceiling, landing with a light thud. "Oh it appears you did and my red

hat and coat. Cute and good at finding things." She giggled as she set him down.

"Ember what happen to your face?" Spike shouted.

"Oh you know how I said we were going to have pancakes?"

"Yes?"

"Where not going to have pancakes." Embers laughed as she slid on her coat and hat.