Dark Secrets

Dark Secrets.

By Cybeasthunter

Chapter 1: My name is bob.

Bob the bartender was polishing a glass when the familiar red unicorn with the two toned hair walked up to the bar. This pony was a strange one. He could down the hardest drink we had without even flinching. He could drink ten of same drink and not be even buzzed with the alcohol. Bob had made it a game to see if he could make this pony faint. He brewed the most alcoholic drinks they had into one super beverage, bob was surprised that it wasn’t illegal.

“What’ll it be tonight?” Bob asked the unicorn

“You tell me,” The unicorn said as he sat down, “It’s not like you have something I can’t handle.”

The unicorn was always grim. Nopony really knew why. Not even on Pinkie Pie’s birthday, a party which everypony would show up to, did this pony show any interest in mares or in the happiness that surrounded him.

Bob gave the pony an earth breaker, the strongest drink, because it was the pony’s favorite.

“Don’t you have a job?” Bob asked the unicorn, “You seem to have an unlimited amount of bits.”

“No.” the pony said simply

“Don’t you have a marefriend that you need to get back to?” Bob asked

Anger flared in the unicorn’s eyes, then it died as quickly as it came. The pony let go of the sword that bob didn’t even see on the back of the pony.

“No.” the pony said through his teeth.

“C. B. I’m going to have to ask that you give me the sword.” Bob said as he put his hoof out to the pony. “I’ll hold on to it until you leave.”

“My katana has a name you know.” The pony said as he handed over the sword, “It’s Silverbolt.”

“That’s all fine and dandy,” said an orange earth pony with a Stetson hat that was just now walking up to the bar, “but ‘ahm wonderin’ how you can even drink such a hard cider.”

The unicorn turns around just as the earth pony reaches the bar.

“Easy. I can’t get drunk.” The unicorn says while finishing off his drink.

“Oh yea’? Well, ah’d be a fool not to challenge you to a drinkin’ contest.” The pony said

The unicorn sighed.

Fine, but I’ll win.” The unicorn said as he got up from the table, leaving money for the drinks and a nice tip on the table.

29 drinks later.

“Ah… ah canen’t believe it.” The orange pony said with a stutter and a slur, “howard you still not… not…”

“Is drunk the word you’re looking for?” The unicorn said with no evidence that he’d just drank his 30th drink that night, “I already told you, I can’t become drunk.”

“This poney is mah new bestest friend!” the earth pony yelled as she threw herself across the table they were sitting at and put her foreleg around his neck.

“Please don’t touch my neck,” the unicorn said as his eyes dilated with fear, “it triggers bad memories.”

But for our lone protagonist, Cyber Burst, it was too late.

TWO YEARS EARLIER

“Come on Cyburst, were going to miss the carriage.” Candy Corn yelled

“No were not, and if were running late, I’ll transform and fly us there.”

“You know we can’t do that. It’ll bring too much attention on us.” Candy corn said

It’s been a year since Cyber burst moved in with Candy Corn. They had confessed their love for one another a few days before he moved in and married a few months after once they knew Candy corn was pregnant. The honeymoon was to Las Pegasus, mostly because there wasn’t any other place to go honeymooning to.  At one of the auctions there, they’d won some of the royalty seats for the Wonderbolts show, Complete with a royal carriage ride to Canterlot They got them cheap too because they didn’t spend their money on gambling like most of the other ponies there. The only other pony who went over 200 bits for the seats was a pegasus with a rainbow mane. Candy and Cyburst won them eventually. And today was the day the Wonderbolts were performing.

“Where is Silverbolt?” Cyburst asked himself, “I can’t find it anywhere.”

‘…does it really matter that you find Silverbolt?” thought a deep, avian thought, deep inside Cyburst’s mind, “I mean it’s just a Wonderbolts show…”

‘Yes, I do Phoenix,’ Cyburst thought to the origin of the avian thought ‘because what if something happens and I don’t have it?’

‘...it will appear in its sheath on your back like it always does…’ Phoenix thought

‘Oh yeah, that is what happens.’ Cyburst thought sheepishly

“Let’s go!” Candy Corn yelled “we’re going to be late!”

“Fine!” Cyburst yelled back

Cyburst and Candy walked out the front door just to run into some Pegasi who were waiting for them in front of a carriage. One of the Pegasi was pure white, and the other was a cream color.

“Are you Candy Corn and Cyber Burst?” Both Pegasi asked, at the same time.”

“That’s us.” Cyburst said, getting himself and Candy to her feet. “aren’t you supposed to be in the town square?

“Because of your wife’s condition, the princess has ordered us to escort you directly from your home to your seats at the Wonderbolts show.” The Darker pony said,

“Are you saying that I can’t make it to the town square because I’m preggers?” Candy said in an annoyed tone.

“No. They’re saying that you can, but they don’t want you to exert yourself.” Cyburst said quickly so nopony would get hurt.

“Oh. Okay.” Candy said as she climbed into the carriage.

Cyburst sighed in relief as he got into the carriage. It was bigger on the inside. It had a full bar, two comfortable seats for them to sit on, and a love seat if they wanted to sit on that instead. Cyber Burst and Candy Corn sat down on the love seat and chatted for what seemed like only ten minutes.

“We’re here” one of the pegasi said.

“When you mean here, you mean Canterlot right?” Candy asked

“No, I mean at your seats.” The same pegasus said

Cyburst opened the door of the carriage and, sure enough, they were at their seats. When the seats said royalty, it meant it. Princess Celestia was sitting on a cushion looking over the field where the Wonderbolts were getting ready. Celestia turned her head to look at the ponies that had just arrived.

“Was the trip long?” Celestia asked with a smile.

“N-no. To whom do we owe the honor too, princess?” Candy Corn stammered

“Actually, nopony but yourselves. You did buy the royalty seats, did you not?” Celestia asked.

“Yes, we did, but we didn’t know we would be sitting with royalty.” Cyburst said, calming down.

“Well, then there isn’t a problem.” Celestia said, “Look! They’re about to start.”

Candy and Cyburst went to the balcony of their viewpoint and looked down. Sure enough, the wonderbolts looked as if they were about to take off. Suddenly, a loud noise blared and startled everybody. Celestia gasped.

“What? What is that noise?” Cyburst asked.

Celestia turned around and said with all seriousness.

“The air raid siren. We’re under attack by the Lunar Republic.”