VIII:
I’m going to save him, even if you don’t allow me to

Midnight entered to her home, expecting to be received it by a big hug and a kiss from Night Terror. That would quickly escalate to something better.

But instead he found him digging a hole with his claws. It was very deep and width, enough for him to fit inside. A grave.

The dark alicorn looked at him worried, what was wrong with Night Terror? And why he wasn’t reacting to her presence as he used to? Something as wrong. Something had been going on his mind for a while and Midnight knew it.

“Night Terror!” she finally called.

The dragon ignored her and continued to dig his grave.

“Night Terror! What’s happening to you Night Terror?”

The undead dragon sighed, and finally turned to Midnight, looking at her with sadness reflecting on his dead red eyes.

“I’m losing myself, Midnight. We both know this time would come, but never accepted it. My love for you and my will is not enough to keep my soul in my body. He is going to claim it soon, and my body would turn into a real undead. I’m about to reach my limit.”

Midnight gasped and flew to her dragon trying to shake him. “No Night Terror! Don’t leave me please! Let me find a solution, I’ll use my magic to keep you in stasis until I find a solution. As a corpse I cannot feel tired. We have all the time in the world!”

Night Terror stroke Midnight’s mane with sadness.

“As skillful as you are my love you would never defeat Him a second time. You already got away with cheating on what’s rightfully His once. Do you think He would allow it again? There’s only one thing to do left, and that’s sealing me where I cannot hurt anypony. Please Midnight, you know we have no choice.”

Midnight grinded his teeth. “You know I can’t use Light Magic. Those type of spells can be used only by a kind soul. I am no longer a kind sould and you know it.”

“Then make your other self do it. Please Midnight, don’t let me do any harm. Seal me before I lose my mind completely. I’ll go to hell but at least I won’t kill any innocents.”

Midnight sobbed.

“How much time do you have left?”

“Not much. Tonight would be my last night, please call your living self to seal me!”

Midnight could not what to do. For the first time since she turned into an undead she did not know what to do.

“Don’t do this to me Night Terror! Please! You forced me to accept you at my side, please don’t leave me!”

“I’m sorry Midnight, but it’s time to say goodbye!”

For the first time in millennia, Midnights started crying.

“Understood. I’ll as you ask. On one condition.”

Night Terror looked at the alicorn. “What is it?”

“Fuck me one last time. Please!”

Night Terror kissed Midnight deeply.

“As you wish my dear”

…

Midnight did not lose any time. With her ability to teleport in shadows she silently directed to the Castle of Friendship to meet Twilight Sparkle.

Luckily she found her home, but she was on a depressed state. Crying helplessly and mumbling some nonsense. Midnight only rolled her eyes sighing.

Finally Midnight materialized in front of Twilight.

“Was I really this pathetic when I was alive? Grow up kid. Eventually, mothers have to say goodbye to their children. He is a grownup now; he can do what he wants with his life. If you genuinely want to stay with him the nature of your relationship must change. He is great in bed, you know?”

“What do you want here, Midnight?” asked Twilight tiredly. She was too tired to deal with the Undead Knights.

Midnight took a deep breath. How to explain this?

“I want to save Spike, of course. And my son.”

Twilight looked at her uninterested.

“Do you want separate him from the Knights? He has chosen his side and is not with me. Get out Midnight, knowing your methods I won’t like what you have in mind.”

Midnight shook her head in annoyance.

“Listen to me stupid Princess. I don’t have the time to argue with you, this is urgent. My Spike, Night Terror, is about to lose his mind and I need your help. Please.”

“What do you mean?”

“His soul is about to descend to hell and we cannot stop him! Unlike us he doesn’t have an Element of Harmony tying him to this world. Only his will had keep him on his body but in the end we all knew it was only a matter of time. He is about to descend to hell and his body would turn into a real undead. And, as we’ve been repeating along these three fanfics an undead is an extremely dangerous creature. And with his size a lot of innocent ponies would be harmed. His last will is to be sealed before he hurts somepony.”

Twilight finally released the urgency of the situation.

“You want me to seal Night Terror.”

“Yes. The sealing spell is considered ‘Light Magic’ and as a creature of darkness I can’t use this type of spells. Please, help me help Night Terror! His last will is to be sealed by his mother, and I’m not that pony. Not anymore, but you are!”

Twilight looked away. “Don’t look at me, I’m not a good mother. I am losing my son, I cannot help you. I’m sorry Midnight.”

Midnight roared in anger and used her great power to destroy one of Twilight’s sofas.

“DON’T STAY THERE FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF! DO YOU THINK YOU’VE LOST SPIKE?! LOOK AT ME STUPID! LOOK AT ME!”

Twilight gasped at monster’s anger. But Midnight wasn’t over. She immobilized Twilight with her magic. Twilight tried to struggle but Midnight kept holding her tight.

“Fight all you want, I am a corpse, I can’t feel tired.”

The door opened, and Twilight’s friends rushed inside the castle to help their friend. At first they just planned to comfort her since she seemed down. But then when they listened the undead yelling at Twilight they knew they had to help.

Midnight knew they were coming, as an undead, she was sensitive to life. But she didn’t care. She continued looking at Twilight right to the eye, and the lavender alicorn looked back noticing the sadness on her dead eyes.

“You think you lost Spike? Don’t make me laugh. When that bitch of Glimmer took our Cutie Marks we wandered around for over ten years. Our ten years of darkness. And what did Spike do during that time? HE WAS LOOKING FOR US! He hoped he could find us and help us if possible. And when he finally found us it was too late; we had already turned into this. Still, he did not give up on us. He refused to leave our side, even if I tried to push him away over and over. He loved us so much that he decided to become a monster himself if that meant never leave our side. In my selfishness I allowed him to perform the ritual, knowing there was no way back.”

Midnight released Twilight.

“You lost Spike you say? I made him lost himself.”

Twilight did not know what to say.

“I am sorry Midnight.”

“He does not know I know this, but there’s a saying that Night Terror bases his life on. Being useless it’s a sin. He refuses to be a sinner, and Spike feels the same way. They’ve been in contact for a while, it was Night Terror who inspired Spike to pursue more power so he can protect you when the right time comes. He wants to succeed where Night Terror failed.”

Midnight sighed. “Help me.”

“I’m not doing it for you. For Spike.”

Twilight looked at her friends. “Girls do you think we can use the Rainbow Power once again?”

“You don’t have to ask darling. We’ll do anything for Spikey-Wikey.”

No one else said anything else. They agreed that they should help Midnight at least for this time.

“Okay it’s a truce I guess.” said Rainbow Dash.

“Let’s hurry!” said Midnight.

The group went through the Everfree Forest to the Royal Sister Castle in silence. No animal dared to come near them, completely afraid of Midnight’s presence. Living creatures naturally tried to get away from the undead.

They finally arrived, where Midnight greeted her lover with sadness.

“I’ve brought help, Night Terror.”

The dragon nodded sadly.

“Thanks Midnight. Girls, thank you.”

Twilight and the Bearers approached to the pit that Night Terror had dig for himself and lowered his head.

Midnight grinded her teeth and ran away. She did not wanted to see this.

“You don’t deserve this!” cried Twilight “Midnight told us what happened, there has to be another way!”

Night Terror closed his eyes.

“I deserve hell, Twilight. I’ve taken countless lives forcing them to witness how I ate them limb by limb. I am an undead by choice, a stupid choice that I have to pay the price for. Please, just finish this already. I don’t want to become a threat to the citizens of Ponyville.”

Finally the Bearers of Harmony summoned their power sealing Night Terror, as he closed his eyes in a deep sleep.

But before the sealing spell took effect, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Twilight.

“Please, protect my mom! Beware of Glimmer. The two Glimmers!”

And before they could ask what he meant he was completely sealed.

Author's Note

First of all, sorry for the delay. I was working in a different project but here it is the new chapter to the last story on the undead trilogy. I hope you liked, and as always.

Read ya’ later!!