The Abyssal Requiem

Standing right in front of Flurry Heart’s room, Cozy Glow was ready to make her move. But she knew that subtlety needed to be her approach. Because if the young alicorn were to find about the pegasus’s scheme, she would be immediately turned in or worse. So taking that scenario into precaution, Cozy Glow made the Ooze dispose of the corpses as well as the blood and knocked on the door.

“Who is it?” Flurry Heart asked.

“It’s me, Cozy Glow! I’ve come to play!” Cozy Glow answered, putting on a cheery tone.

“Huh!?” Flurry Heart said before rushing to the door.

After opening it, Flurry Heart pulled Cozy Glow into her room and immediately closed it. Then she turned to the pegasus and asked in a panicked tone,

“What are you doing here? You’re not supposed to be here!”

. . .

Cadence and Shining Armor were cornered by the Ooze and they had no way of calling for help. All they could do was lighten up their makeshift horns and get into a defensive stance.

“What do you want…?” Cadance asked in a cold, hostile tone.

“You know what I want~. I want you and your daughter’s magic, so that I can take the throne~!”

“Why…? We fought for you! We defeated the Abyss! Why would you want to cause another tragedy against us!?” Cadance shouted, trying to make sense of the sinister pegasus’s ambitions.

“Why…? It doesn’t take a scholar to figure out why I’m doing this, Your Highness. It’s about power! While it may not seem that much to you, I have a much bigger goal than either of you and I intend on taking it, whether you want it or not. And that would require your power~. Including Flurry Heart’s.” Cozy Glow explained.

Hearing this made Shining Armor remove his half-mask, revealing his Glasgow smile in the process. He charged his horn even higher and fired it at Cozy Glow’s replica, causing the Ooze to drop like a vase full of water.

“If you think that we’re gonna let you touch our daughter, you are sorely mistaken. We have been through a helluva lot worse than you will ever come to understand and we sure as Tartarus won’t allow you to touch our daughter.” Shining Armor said in a calm, yet angry tone.

“Flurry Heart is our entire world. And if you have done anything to her, I swear that I won’t rest until I have your HEAD!!!” Cadance threatened as she fired her horn at the Ooze.

But this time, they missed and it struck the doors. Cadance and Shining Armor attempted to exit the throne room, but they were blocked off by the Abyss once more. The royal couple were ready for anything. However, Cozy Glow said to Queen Cadance,

“How about we make a deal~? If you come with me, I’ll make sure that Flurry Heart won’t have it as bad as you do when we begin the resurrection spell!~. Does that sound like a fair deal~?”

“How about a different deal? You let my family go and you spend time in the dungeon for a thousand years!” Shining Armor shouted as he prepared to fire his horn.

“I wasn’t talking to you, unicorn.” Cozy Glow said as she shoved Shining Armor against the wall with the Ooze.

Turning her attention back towards Cadance, Cozy Glow asked,

“So how about it, Princess~? You, or your husband~?”

Cadance was hard-pressed by this sadistic choice. It was either her or her husband and it would end well, no matter what choice she made. And Flurry Heart would be in danger, regardless of her next actions.

. . .

Flurry Heart had a hard time wrapping her mind around Cozy Glow's arrival. One part of her is happy to see her, but something felt wrong. Her parents wouldn't allow anypony to visit the castle during lockdown and they would especially be the first to know about visitors.

"Do mommy and daddy know that you came in here…?" Flurry Heart asked in an unsure tone.

"Sure! I made sure to talk with Commander Tempest first before I came inside. Although Apple Bloom did have doubts about me…" Cozy Glow said, lying through her teeth.

"Well, Apple Bloom has been awfully mean since I was still a foal. But what about Starlight and Sunset? Do they also know?" Flurry Heart asked.

“They do know. What’s the matter? Don’t you trust me, Flurry Heart?” Cozy Glow asked, pretending to show concern for the young alicorn.

“I do trust you, but you’re not supposed to be here. What if you get caught? I don’t want to lose my very first friend.” Flurry Heart said, feeling worried for her pegasus friend.

Cozy Glow was happy to see that Flurry Heart was taking the bait, but all these questions were slowly annoying her and she wanted to be out of the castle as soon as possible. She could feel her hold on the Ooze beginning to slip away, so she had to make it quick.

“Say… why don’t you and I go for a quick around the castle? Just you and me.” Cozy Glow suggested.

“But I can’t leave my room. If I do, I’ll get in trouble.” Flurry Heart said, fearing the consequences.

“Don’t worry. It’ll only be fifteen minutes. Nopony will notice.” Cozy Glow said as she started pulling the princess out of her room.

Knowing that she had no other choice and feeling that Cozy Glow was doing no harm to her, Flurry Heart said as she followed Cozy Glow,

“Okay, but no more than ten minutes. I don’t want another lecture from Aunty Tempest.”

“It’ll be fine. Trust me. C’mon! Let’s go play~!” the pegasus said in a playful tone.

Feeling that there would be no harm in leaving her room for ten minutes, Flurry Heart conceded to Cozy Glow’s demand and left her room. The two proceeded to play around the castle for a few minutes, all the while Cozy Glow was leading Flurry Heart into the throne room where Queen Cadance and Shining Armor were being held hostage.

. . .

While Flurry Heart and Cozy Glow were playing around the castle, Cadance and Shining Armor could overhear their daughter being lured to their throne like a cat to a laser.

“I hope you enjoy that laughter. Because when she comes in here… I will be the one laughing.”

“If you so much as yank a feather off my daughter’s wings, I will-!”

Shining Armor was suddenly pressed even further into the wall. He felt his insides getting crushed and he was coughing out blood the more flattened he became.

“Stop it!” Cadance yelled before trying to electrocute the Ooze.

But before she could get a zap on the Abyss, she was punched in the stomach and slammed into the ground before dousing her horn with the Ooze.

“Nah, ah ah~! Think of your daughter~. I don’t even want to imagine what will happen next if you try that little stunt again~.” Cozy Glow said in a sadistic, saccharine tone.

Cadance was now entirely helpless and had no way of fighting back against Cozy Glow or the Ooze.

“Although if I don’t get Flurry Heart down to the throne room, I will just have to settle for you. Guess I’ll just have to- what!?”

“What are you doing out here…?” Tempest asked.

“Oh no…”

. . .

Flurry Heart and Cozy Glow were spotted by Tempest and Apple Bloom when they played around in the castle hallway. Cozy Glow was immediately in trouble, but Flurry Heart felt a great terror loom from the adult mares. And she knew that they were in for it.