Twilight Sparkle was late to school. She was never late. Her friends already had suspicions that something was wrong, but at lunch, they finally decided to make sure she was ok.
“Are you ok?” asked Sunset Shimmer when Twilight sat down at their table at lunch. She already was concerned before the tardy, but it showed how serious the problem was.
“Not really,” Twilight whispered to Sunset, averting her eyes from her face.
“What’s wrong Twilight? Are you still having nightmares?” Fluttershy asked.
“No, I mean I am but that’s not the problem.”
“Then what is?’
“This,” Twilight said as she pulled out her phone to show an email she recently got. She did not recognize the email address, but that wasn’t what unsettled her. What she worried about was what the email said.
“Hello Twilight Sparkle, I know what you did. I know that you have a past that you might want to forget about. I won’t let you. You will get what’s coming to you, no matter what it takes. - Midnight” she read aloud off her phone.
“Who’s this Midnight person? What do they think you’ve done?” Sunset asked, worried that her friend might be in danger.
“I don’t know, but whoever they are gave me a good scare last night,” said Twilight. She had started to fidget with the bow on her shirt. “As I was walking home from the bus stop last night, someone grabbed me and told me a similar thing to the email. They then knocked me over, and I passed out.”
“Are you ok?” Sunset asked worriedly.
“Yeah, I think so, after I woke up I called an ambulance saying that I had tripped, fallen, and gotten knocked out. They kept me overnight at the hospital, and I wasn’t able to get out on time to make it to school.” Twilight said reassuringly. She stopped fidgeting, seemingly less nervous
“Why didn’t you call the police?” asked Sunset
“I thought that this Midnight person might be referring to the, eh hem, Friendship Games incident.”
“Ah, well at least you’re ok.” Sunset conceded.
“I might not be in the future.” Twilight started to fidget again.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean that this Midnight person might come after me again, and I might get seriously hurt.”
“Oh.”
“I’m worried, Sunset! I’m worried that I might get attacked, and I’m worried what my parents will say!’
“Wait, you haven’t told your parents yet? That seems like a bad idea.” Sunset replied.
“I guess. I’m still too nervous after last night to tell them though.”
“What if I went with you? Would that help?”
“Sure.”
“Can we do this right after school? I feel like we should do this as soon as possible.”
“Yeah, I think after school should work. Let’s meet at my house.” said Twilight
“Ok.”
As Sunset and Twilight finished talking, the bell rang, signifying the end of lunch.
Author's Note
Hey guys, this is an updated version of the chapter that fixes a minor plot hole that one of you noticed. If there are any formatting issues, let me know in the comments
Prolouge: Stranger Danger
Author's Note
I don't think there is graphic violence, but just to be safe, I tagged it for violence.
Prolouge: Stranger Danger
Twilight thought she was being followed. She knew that as long as she kept her guard up, she should be fine. That didn’t reassure her.
It was as she was exiting the bus, that she saw someone that terrified her. Former principal of Crystal Prep Academy, Abacus Cinch. Twilight used to go to Crystal Prep. where her old classmates bullied her. Cinch had blackmailed and pressured Twilight into releasing magic. The magic, mixed with her anger and curiosity had corrupted Twilight into a she-demon, Midnight Sparkle. Her new friends at Canterlot High School were the ones to save her and bring her back to normal. Twilight scurried off the bus, hoping Cinch wouldn’t notice her trying to sneak past. As Twilight passed the crowd of people around the bus stop, someone grabbed Twilight. Before she had a chance to scream, a large hand clamped over her mouth.
A deep, raspy voice told Twilight, “I know what you did, and I will not be as merciful as they were.”
Twilight then felt a hard shove. She crashed to the ground, hitting her head, and losing consciousness.
Chapter Two The Conversation
Someone was knocking on the front door.
“Twilight, it’s for you!” yelled Twilight’s mom.
After she said this, Twilight started to go downstairs, towards the living room. By the time she got there, Sunset was sitting on the couch. Twilight’s parents, Twilight Velvet and Night Light were also there.
“Mom, Dad, I need to tell you something,” Twilight said to her parents
“Are you gay?” asked Night Light
“No, at least I don’t think I am, and anyways that’s not what I wanted to talk to you about.”
“Whatever you need, honey, we’ll be there for you.” Her mom said.
“Recently, I have been receiving some threatening emails. Well, last night,” Twilight stuttered, “Last night, I was attacked. I’m ok now, but I’m worried this won’t be the last time this happens.”
“Is that why you got home late last night?” Her father said. Twilight thought he was taking the news quite well.
The same could not be said about Twilight’s mother, who looked like she was about to punch someone.
“WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL US THIS EARLIER!?” her mother’s voice boomed, startling everyone in the house. Twilight’s older brother, Shining Armor, came downstairs at the sound of his normally calm mother screaming at the top of her lungs.
“What’s going on here?” Shining Armor said.
“Apparently, someone has been threatening Twily, and they attacked her last night.”
“WHAT? Are you ok, Twilight?” said Shining, “Because if you aren’t, I will personally hunt down whoever’s responsible.”
“Shining, you don’t have to mobilize the entire police force on my behalf.”
“Do you have any idea who it could be?”
“It would’ve had to be somebody who knew what happened at the Friendship Games. They’re also using the name Midnight.”
“But I thought you only told your friends and us about you turning into her?” asked Twilight Velvet
“I did, but there are still some videos of Midnight Sparkle floating around on HoofTube. Someone could’ve figured out who I am based on that.”
“I’m just glad that most people just think that that’s special effects.”
“Same. I really don’t want the government finding out about the magic.”