Proper Evil's Return

The royal guards looked tense and ready for a fight, which was a stark contrast to many of the previous times that Twilight had seen them. Half of them were surrounding the box while the other half was watching the area around the box. Princess Celestia stood in front of the box with a grim scowl on her face as she stared into the dark slits that allowed air and light to enter the box. With a sigh, she turned around to speak to Twilight and the other five ponies. while she did this a large herd of ponies gathered to watch.

“I want you all to know that if I had any other options I would use them. He is the last creature I ever want to be outside of their cell.” She said the last sentence as she glared at the box. “He is the most dangerous threat in all of Equestria and worse he knows it.” Twilight couldn’t help but shiver at Celestia’s words.

“This feller can’t be more dangerous than Discord was, else you wouldn’t have him in a box.” An orange earth pony with a set of three apples as her cutie mark named Applejack said with a confident smile.

“I wish that were the case, he is by far one of the most intelligent creatures in Equestria and he knows how to use it. He knows the pony mind far better than any other creature and he knows how to twist a pony’s mind however he wants. He is so skilled that he could make Rainbow Dash betray all of you after only a few weeks with her.” As Celestia said this a sinister chuckle came from the box that startled all of the ponies, especially the royal guards and Celestia. What followed next was the sound of chains dragging against the metal floor of the box and various cracking joints.

Suddenly a pair of dark crimson eyes peered through the slits, each eye was thin and serpentine much like Spike’s eyes except for the colors around the pupil. Each iris was a dark red and the rest of his eyes were a darker pink shade. Deep rhythmic breathing could be heard from inside the box but the creature refused to speak. Celestia used her magic to open the box’s door. Somehow despite the sun shining directly onto the open door a heavy curtain of shadows covered the box’s interior and the creature that was housed inside. All that could be seen were the creature’s eyes as they glared out at the waiting ponies.