Ladies of Darkness

Nothing Else Matters

There’s no such thing as monsters. At least, that’s what our parents tell us. Vampires, Werewolves, Ghosts, Mummies, Demons, and other things that supposedly go bump in the night.

But what if I were to tell you that such things DO exist? That they live among us and we just can't see it. They could masquerade as anyone, one could be your next-door neighbor, one could be a classmate, and another could be a fellow coworker.

How do I know about all this? Well let's just say that I had a… hands on experience. My name is Spike Sparkle and what I'm about to tell you, you're probably gonna think I'm crazy but it did indeed happen.

This is the story of how my life took one heck of an unexpected turn. How I learned that monsters are very real, in more ways than one. And how I met… my Ladies of Darkness.

In the middle of a forest, a family was camping. One particular family member, a six-year-old boy with green spiky hair and matching eyes, wandered over to a nearby creek. The boy sat on a stump and admired its beauty. However, he noticed something shining at the bank of the river.

“What is that?” The boy asked himself as he got up from the stump and went to take a closer look.

Being careful not to get too wet, the boy grabbed the object out of the river. In appearance, it looked like a black crystal with a white center that almost looked like it was glowing.

The boy then heard someone calling him, “Spike, come on! We’re gonna make s’mores.”

“Coming Twilight!” Spike said as he placed the crystal in his pocket.

Many Years Later…

Dennis Steals the Embryo

It was a dark, stormy night. A diesel truck was driving down a road that lies in the middle of the forest. On both sides of its trailer, it had a logo that said Tambelon Tech.

The driver and his passenger were listening to the radio and having a conversation.

"Jesus, is this rain ever gonna stop?" The passenger complained as the storm continued to pelt the front window, making it barely visible to see.

"It's supposed to be like this all night." The driver replied.

"Peachy…" The passenger grumbled.

Suddenly, the GPS on the driver's phone spoke up. "Arriving in Canterlot City in 1.3 miles."

"Finally!" The passenger said happily. "I can't wait to stop at a diner and have a bite."

"Didn't you just have some chips, a Reese's bar, and a soda from that gas station?" The driver asked.

"Hey, a dude's gotta eat ya know." The passenger replied which made the driver roll his eyes.

After a few minutes, the passenger asked, "So, any idea what we're hauling?"

"Your guess is as good as mine, man." The driver replied, "All I know is that it's top secret and we're not supposed to look inside."

"How come?"

"I don't know and quite honestly, I don't wanna know. With the kind of reputation Tambelon Tech has, I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re hauling some kind of super weapon." The driver said. "Only thing I know is that it's super valuable to the higher ups within the company and they would not be happy if something bad happens to it."

"It must be if we're taking it all the way to Ram Tower." The passenger said.

"Fortunately, we don't have to be there till tomorrow evening so here's the plan; we stop somewhere to get something to eat and then we'll book a hotel for the night. Ram Tower is in the city after all, so we can deliver the cargo somewhere in the afternoon." The driver explained.

The passenger smiled, "Sounds good to me."

Meanwhile, inside the trailer was a large coffin wrapped in chains. Within the coffin, something was beginning to stir…

'The stone, it is close, I can feel it. Escape, I must escape, I MUST ESCAPE, I MUST ESCAPE!!!'

The coffin then began to violently shake before the lid bursted open with the chains shattering.

Back with the driver and passenger, "Whoa!!! Did you hear that?!" The passenger exclaimed.

"Calm down. It was probably just thunder." The driver replied, trying to ease his frightened partner's nerves.

"Maybe, but it sounds like it was in the-" The passenger didn't finish as he and the driver suddenly felt something bang at the trailer of their truck. Hard.

The truck stumbled on the slippery road and fell on its side. Both the driver and passenger were out cold but the creature that was in the trailer was a different story. Something was banging and scratching inside where feminine screams were heard. After a couple minutes, the door to the diesel trailer burst open.

A slender, feminine figure with red glowing eyes emerged and felt the rain beat on her naked body.

"How long has it been since I felt the rain…" The figure asked herself softly. “The stone. It is near, I can sense it and it would appear that it has an owner. Interesting.”

Bat-like wings then emerged from her back and spread widely before the figure took off to the air at breakneck speed.

As she flew, the figure noticed a billboard with a sign that read: Welcome to Canterlot City.

‘Canterlot… so that’s where the stone is.’ The figure thought to herself as she continued to fly and started to see the city on the horizon.

The figure arrives at the city and lands on the rooftop of one of the buildings.

Using her glowing eyes, the figure managed to see further than a normal human's eye. Looking around, she spots a building that says blood bank on the front.

"Perfect…" The figure said with a toothy grin, showing her large fangs.

After sneaking into the bank without setting off the alarms, the figure managed to locate where the blood might be, but a huge door was blocking her path.

Looking at the vent next to the door, the figure suddenly turned into a red mist and went into the vent. Upon reaching the other side, the figure returned to her solid form and looked around to see many vials of blood on shelves.

Grabbing a vial, the figure began to drink it down…

Spike, now eighteen years old, was lying on his bed and reading a comic book while listening to music on his phone.

Looking at his alarm clock, he notices that it was almost ten o'clock.

"Oh man, I better get to sleep, or Twi is gonna let me have it." Spike said as he turned off both the music on his iPhone and the lamp on his nightstand.

As Spike tucked himself in his bed and slowly slipping into dreamland, the stone he found when he was a kid, which now is part of a necklace, has started to glow dimly…