The Dictators of Ponyville 3 The Rise Of The Shadows

Spike stood in front of Twilight Sparkle, outside of the door to her apartment. He had come here after the phone call he had received a few hours ago. He understood why she had asked that question what are you doing here? He didn't exactly know why he came either. He looked into her eye's not showing emotion even in his eye's.

"You called, you obviously want information right?" Spike asked, a little bit annoyed by the question.

Twilight wasn't surprised. He had grown up with her, he can tell just by the tone in her voice that she would need something or wanted to know something. She looked into his eye's trying to read his body language, but ever since he left and joined the army, he had never shown any emotion.

"Of course, come on in." Twilight said, still having a hint of surprise in her voice.

Spike walked in as Twilight closed the door behind him. She then lead him into the living room where he then sat in a chair facing the large couch where he assumed the girls would be.

Twilight tried making small talk wich halfly succeeded, they mostly spoke about books, the weather, the invention's and so on. Eventually they heard a knock on the door. Twilight got up and opened the door showing the main five. They walked inside the apartment and they all froze minus Twilight. The main five weren't angry, just surprised at seeing Spike here.

They sat down quietly down on the couch. When everypony were there and were ready, Spike started to speak.

"I take it you got the call from Twilight?" Spike asked, receiving nods in response. "Well Twilight, I a'm curious myself as to why you summoned me here, but I have a feeling I already know the reason." Spike finished, with a long sigh.

"Well you see, I have had suspicion that perhaps the CMC were possessed, by something." Twilight said, looking at her friend's dropped jaws. Spike wasn't surprised, in matter of fact one of his friend's who joined the police after the coup, Thunderlane had reported a file to The Cutie Mark Crusader of a pony claiming that the CMC were possessed.

"Well, you're not the first pony to have had that assumption." Spike said, he was surprised that Twilight wasn't shocked by it.

The other ponies in the room didn't know how to react, it wasn't impossible but it still felt weird, were they really possessed? If so what possessed them? Spike maybe had that information but they weren't surprised if he didn't.

"Spike, do you know if the CMC were possessed?" Twilight asked, hoping to find an answer as soon as possible.

"No, but I did hear a rumour that was quickly quited down. It was a rumour saying that The Pony Of Shadows or Shadow Pony had possessed them." Spike said, with calmness in his voice.

The main six looked like Spike just said that the world would end in a few minutes. Applejack looked sick, really really sick. Rarity looked like she was about to faint. Rainbow Dash looked as if she was told she was the slowest pegasus in Equestria. Fluttershy looked as if the final day had just happened. Pinkie Pie's hair deflated and she looked outside the window and prayed to Celestia that whoever this shadow was, was kind. Twilight looked at Spike in disbelief. Spike couldn't blame any of them. It had made sense to him and the rest of the military because sometimes they would get incredibly...... violent.

"Spike, the shadow pony is not real. I don't know where you got that idea from but why would you say that?" Twilight asked, in disbelief.

"Twilight, I said it was a rumour but if you're asking if I believe in it, then yes I do." Spike explained, irritated.

The room became eerily silent after what Spike had said. Twilight was still in disbelief, but after thinking very very hard about it. She came to the realisation that the shadow pony most likely existed. They had faced so many creatures that were said to be mere myths.

"Spike, if you wouldn't mind me asking, why do you believe in the existence of mr shadow pony?" Fluttershy asked, curious but also scared.

Spike sighed. The Cutie Mark Crusaders regime, was no more. It couldn't hurt telling the main six about what happened, wich made him believe on that day forward that they were possessed.

"A year ago, when we lived under their rule, there was sometimes day's were they themselves would take in labour camp prisoners, specifically Diamond Tiara. I was instructed to drive her to the parliament has to take her to the prison down below. I did what I was told and put her into a cell. I informed them of the arrival wich made them happy..... I guess. They came down, but something was.... of. Their eye's including the white part turned black like demon eye's of anger or hatred. They walked into the room as I left. They started speaking in a deep demonic-like voice wich sent me shivers down my spine." Spike finished, explaining.

The element bearers were shocked by what he had said. They expected it to be some stupid story, like 'they were super angry' but this? This was way worse than they thought.

"Yes, it was a government secret. But since they don't rule anymore, it's not really important." Spike explained, with irritation.

Twilight was lost in complete utter thought. She didn't know wether to believe Spike or not. Applejack was a walking lying detector, but Spike was in the military they were practically trained to never ever reveal any emotion. She looked at him in the eye's and saw nothing but the truth.

Spike sighed as he got out of the chair and went to the front door pausing a second until he looked back to see the ponies starring at him in bewilderment.

"Be careful if you want to confront them. They might not even know that they are possessed." Spike said, before he took his leave.

The main six just nodded, understanding what he thought on the matter. They couldn't just walk up in confrontation, because Spike just revealed that they might not know that they were even possessed, for all they knew it might be their real feelings.

"Trouble alway's happens. This Spike is correct, they didn't know about it. It doesn't matter now tho, since it's five day's left until the blood spills again. Shadow pony said, in satisfaction.