Night had fallen upon Canterlot. The city's lights the only way for anyone to see where they were going. But despite all these lights, dark places remained within the city.

One such dark place, was a random back alley street. A place with a bunch of dumpsters, cats looking for a place to sleep and random puddles that nobody would want to step inside. But at this moment, something else was also in that street. A young woman.

She was a young woman in her early twenties, having greenish gray skin and hair that was a mix of dark and light reddish orange. She was dressed in a skin-tight mini dress, which was black in colour and showed off her figure rather well. Her breasts were so large, they looked ready to spill out of her dress for all to see.

She made her way down the back alley, looking around as her black heels clicked against the stone pavement. And as she did, she looked slightly nervous. As if she could feel that something was wrong. And it was.

As she was halfway down the street, she stopped and looked around. She spotted the cat on the dumpster, which ran away as soon as it realised it was seen. But that didn't make her scared feeling go away.

As this was happening, a shadow was moving along the ground. It mixed into the darkness of the night, though this shadow could still be noticeable if the woman looked down. It was slowly making its way closer to her, as she remained oblivious to it. But as soon as she took a step and her foot landed on the darker shadow, she knew something was wrong.

Suddenly, from out of that shadow, a purple tentacle shot out and wrapped around her foot.

She gasped and the next thing she knew, she was being pulled off her feet and fell to the ground. A scream escaped her mouth, as another tendril shot out and wrapped around the other leg, the tentacles extending in a way that pulled her feet up into the air.

She kept screaming, as she was lifted up off the ground upside down. And as she did, the thing the tendrils belonged to phased out of the dark puddle the shadow had turned into.

It was a large blob of purple, which looked like someone had stuck a bunch of balloons together. Multiple more tendrils were coming out of the gaps between the balloons, each with different heads.

Some were tipped with suction cup-like indents, the ones holding her legs being these, whilst others had actual mouths on them. Others had some kind of stingers and others looked like they had large cocks on the ends of them. The creature did not look like something that would treat a woman kindly.

She kept screaming, attempting to pull herself free. But more of the tendrils came down and wrapped around her arms, these ones having mouths on the end of them. They started at her wrists and coiled up them, like a pair of snakes going for her body. And once they reached her dress, the mouths grabbed the fabric between their teeth.

"NOOOOO!" She screamed, as the sound of ripping filled the air.

Her dress was torn apart at the chest, causing her tits to be freed and swing wildly as she was jostled around. And as she continued to try and escape, the monster brought more tendrils up to her. The ones with stingers pointed at her nipples, whilst the mouth ones looked ready to grab the rest of her dress and rip it off. And the cock tipped ones were pointing between her legs, ready to do some serious damage.

She let out another scream, only for a suddenly bright flash to appear in front of her eyes.

The next thing she and the creature knew, the tendrils holding her had been sliced off. First the ones holding her legs, causing them to fall down, followed by the ones wrapped around her arms. This led her to fall to the ground, landing on her but as she flinched. But it was better than falling on her head.

The beast roared, as it moved backwards. And as it did, more flashes filled the street.

With each flash, more of the tendrils were sliced off and soon the beast was completely tentacleless. And as the slimy tendrils fell to the ground, the one who had done the deed suddenly leapt into view.

It was some kind of knight, dressed in shining silver armor. A black body suit could be seen beneath the armor, with white lines running down it in places. The armor covered their chest, shoulder, forearms, waist and legs from the knees down. And on their head was a helmet with an almost V-shaped visor and four holes on either side of the mouth guard. A black cape hung from their back and shoulders, which was white on the edges. And in their hand was a sword, having a black handle, silver crossguard and blade, with black running along the lower section of the edge.

The figure swung their sword around, the cape on their back flowing in the wind. As they did, their armor and sword unleashed a mild radiance.

The monster somehow made a roar and began to move forward, whilst the figure raised his sword. They then charged forward and with a single swing of their sword, they cut through several of the balloon-like pustules. This caused a bunch of green blood to fly out of it, hitting the ground and creating a mist as it did.

"Cover your mouth!" The figure told the woman, who was still on the ground. She did as she was told and the smoke didn't approach her, whilst the knight slashed at the monster.

More and more blood flew around, staining the walls and floor as it did. It didn't last long and eventually faded, the green smoke disappearing as well.

Soon, the monster was nothing more than a bunch of cuts and bleeding wounds. It moaned in agony, as the knight raised their sword. "You, who prey upon the helpless. Let the light of my sword burn away your filth." The sword's blade glowed brighter, being almost impossible to look at as the knight raised the sword. "BEGONE!" With that, he swung the sword down and unleashed a crescent blade of light.

It flew towards the monster and cut the thing in half, the light burning it alive and completely enveloping its remains.

With a final cry of agony, it completely vanished and the light began to slowly fade away. In doing so, it left the knight and the young woman alone in the alleyway. The knight swung their sword around and it disappeared, as they turned back to the woman who was covering her chest with her arm.

"Are you okay?" He moved closer and knelt down, the two locking eyes with one another. "You're not injured, are you?"

"No," she shook her head, "I'm okay. But...who are you?"

"Just someone that wants to help." The knight raised their hand and their finger began to glow. "Don't worry. By this time tomorrow, this will all seem like a bad dream. You won't remember a second of it." He reached out to touch her forehead, as the woman looked scared.

But then, she smiled. "Actually, I think I'll remember this night for a long time." The knight tilted their head, only for a sharp pain to suddenly explode in his stomach.

He couldn't scream, or move. The best he could do was slowly look down, allowing him to see the woman's arm had been thrust forward and somehow impaled his stomach. And seeing that caused the pain he hadn't been feeling before to explode out of him.

"GYAH!" He screamed, as the woman laughed and yanked her hand out of him.

This caused blood and everything else to start falling out of the hole, as the knight staggered back. As he did, he saw that her arm was different. It was now black in colour and her fingers were sharp talons, that looked like they could cut through anything. Including him.

He soon felt his back against the wall and his legs gave out, as the hole began to glow. However, the light didn't seem to be doing anything.

"Oh?" The woman smiled. "Don't have enough energy to heal yourself? Either you used too much power destroying my monsters, or you haven't been giving your bond-mates the pleasure they need to charge you up." She laughed, as the armor suddenly started disappearing.

Doing so revealed the person that had been wearing it. A white skinned man, who appeared to be in his mid-twenties, with blue hair wearing a purple shirt under a gray coat and black pants. His shirt also had a hole in it, allowing more of his wound to bleed out.

"You...you were working with the monster?"

The woman smiled, as her body was suddenly consumed by a burst of green fire. And when it faded, she had been replaced by a taller woman with black skin, bluish green hair and a green clothing that looked like a sexy one piece swimsuit with a green half skirt trailing off the back and sides. She had green high-heeled boots that went up to her knees, whilst her chest had grown larger and seemed to strain against her clothing. On her back, were a pair of insect wings.

The man groaned, "Ero-Fiend."

"That's right," she smiled. "And you Ero-Knights have been a thorn in our side for a while. Especially you. But now, we won't have to worry about you getting in our way anymore." She chuckled. "Maybe I can repeat this process with the other knights in this town. It seemed to work well enough on you."

The man panted, as he felt his world growing dark. "You might have killed me, but you haven't gotten rid of the knight within me. Another will take my place. And I'm sure he'll make you pay for this and all the other crimes you've committed."

She laughed. "You're right about there being a new knight. But they'll likely be inexperienced. And unless they're some depraved sex maniac, they won't have the energy needed to defeat me when I find them." She knelt down. "The time of the Ero-Knights has come to a close. Accept it and slip into a sweet oblivion."

The man kept panting, trying to slow his breath with little success. But eventually, he could no longer hold on and his head dropped. As the last breath left his lips, his mind showed him images of the people he cared for the most. His family, his friends, his wife...sister...and daughter. They were his last thoughts before leaving this world.

The woman stared down at the man, wanting to make sure he was truly dead. And eventually, the man's body began to glow.

"Finally," she stated before the light grew brighter. So bright, that it actually burned to be near. "Gaaah!" She leapt back, her insect wings pulling her up until she was on the roof of the building. As she landed, she saw the light getting brighter. Until, finally, the light left the man and formed a small sphere in front of him.

It was the size of a tennis ball, being a glowing orb of light that radiated multiple different colours. And after a few moments of floating in front of the one it had previously been within, it shot into the air faster than the woman could blink. And as it disappeared, she smirked.

"Go ahead and find your next host. They won't be able to stop what we've begun. Soon, the Ero-Beasts will rule this world. And nothing will be able to stop us. Nothing and no one."

Three months later.

The bell had just rung at Canterlot High, signalling the end of the school day.

The students of CHS stepped out of their classes and made their way to their lockers, depositing their books whilst taking any that they would need to do their homework. And this included a handsome young man by the name of Flash Sentry.

The teen was an orange skinned boy with blue hair, wearing a black hoodie over a white shirt, blue pants and black trainers.

He grabbed his books and stuffed them into his bag before looking around, seeing some of his friends and waving goodbye to them whilst keeping an eye out for the person he was waiting for. And she soon came into view, the girl being a purple skinned girl with dark purple hair.

She wore a blue top with purple stripes and a white collar, a pink ribbon holding it together, whilst a purple skirt with stars on it covered most of her legs. She also wore a pair of glasses on her face, which gave her a slightly dorkish look that Flash found absolutely adorable.

"Twilight!" Flash called to her, Twilight smiling as she approached. "Ready to head home?"

"Yup." She leaned against him and Flash put his hand around her waist. "You remember all your books this time?" Flash rolled his eyes, but nodded all the same. However, as they reached the doors leading out, he stopped and unslung his backpack. "You forgot something, didn't you?"

Flash said nothing and looked inside. "I did not forget anything. I just...failed to grab a particular book that I remembered I needed for my homework."

"And why did you fail to grab it"

"Because I...forgot to grab it. I remembered I needed it, just forgot to actually get it." Twilight giggled at this, as Flash rolled his eyes again and threw her something. It was his keys, Twilight grabbing them as he turned to head back to his locker.

As Twilight stepped out of the school, Flash swerved around the students only now heading out. He moved as fast as he could without running, which was good because Vice-Principal Luna appeared from out of her office and spotted him. He took a second to check her out once she wasn't looking, Flash smirking but not staring too long.

He soon made it back to his locker and opened it up. But as he grabbed his book, he felt a hand on his back. "Hey you." Flash went still and slowly turned to the owner of the voice, that being an orange skinned girl with red and yellow hair. "Fancy seeing you here."

"Hey...Sunset." He closed his locker, doing his best not to check her out.

Sunset was hot, probably one of the hottest girls in the school, wearing an orange shirt under a black sleeveless vest and a purple miniskirt. And whilst Flash found her super attractive, he did not want to give her any indicators that he was interested in her.

"So, you doing anything tomorrow? Maybe you and I could hang out at my place. My mom's gonna be out all day. We could watch a movie...or listen to music. I've gotten a new video game we could play."

"Sunset," Flash sighed, "I've told you this before. I'm seeing Twilight."

"Why?" Sunset asked. "You and her have nothing in common."

"That's not true. We both enjoy chemistry, we like a lot of the same music and movies. And we both read the same book series growing up. Plus, she has a niece that's the absolute cutest girl ever."

"Okay, that last statement was just wrong. And even if that's all true, do you really see it going on with her. She's a total bookworm, not to mention she's super depressing. Have no noticed that sometimes, she just looks completely sombre. You'd think someone'd died."

"Someone has died. Her brother, remember!?"

"That was three months ago. Get over it." Flash glared at her, turning to walk away from her. "Hey, wait up. Come on, you know you'd have more fun with me then with her. What's she gonna have you two do tomorrow? Sit around in the library, reading? Please, you know that'll drive you nuts. If I was your girlfriend, you'd get to have unrestricted access to everything. Everything. So why stick with the prude."

"She's not a prude," Flash cried. "She's just not ready to do stuff like that. And that's okay. Unlike you, she doesn't throw herself at boys just to get them to like her. She's a decent girl."

Sunset glared at him, as he reached the door and headed out. She watched him leave and just stood in the empty hallway, anger clear on her face. "So, you like her because she's a decent girl. Well...I can change that. Once my friends are done with her, you won't want to go anywhere near the spoiled goods."

Flash found Twilight by his car and she wasn't alone.

Along with her were all of Twilight's friends. Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. The six laughed at something Pinkie said, as they noticed Flash's arrival. "We'll see you tomorrow, darling." Rarity hugged Twilight before they all headed off, Applejack taking Rarity and Pinkie home whilst Rainbow and Fluttershy left together.

Flash smiled at Twilight, as she smiled back before handing him the unused keys. "You were gone a while."

"Sunset decided to hold me up." Twilight sighed at this, as the pair got in the car.

"I know she's used to getting what she wants, but I wish she would give up on that already. Though I'm still amazed you chose me over her."

"Don't say that," Flash told her. "You're the best girl there is. No contest. Just because Sunset's considered the hottest girl in the school, that doesn't mean anything to me."

"So the idea of dating the principal's daughter has never crossed your mind. i'm assuming it must come with some perks."

"If it does, I don't care." Flash started up his car, as Twilight leaned forward and kissed him. Flash smiled into the kiss and happily reciprocated it before pulling away and focusing on the road.

As they began to make their way back to Twilight's home, Flash thought about his time with Twilight. She had first arrived at school at the start of the year, having transferred from Crystal Prep after apparently almost having a melt down. The stress of that school had driven her to her breaking point, so her parents had pulled her out and sent her to the much friendlier CHS.

Twilight had needed to get used to the new environment, but had quickly grown to love the school once she met and befriended the girls she was close to. Pinkie had been the first to greet her, wanting to help Twilight grow more comfortable. She had introduced Twilight to Fluttershy and the pair had hit it off perfectly, followed by Applejack and Rarity.

Once Twilight had grown close to these girls, Pinkie had allowed Rainbow and herself to interact with her. And now the six were as thick as thieves.

Flash had had a slightly different interaction with Twilight. They had bumped into one another on Twilight's first day, with Twilight bursting into a million apologises as Flash collected her glasses. Flash had found this rather cute and made sure she knew he didn't blame her.

After that event, Flash hadn't expected anything else to happen between them. But he found he shared quite a few classes with her and as the other five helped her come out of her shell, he had grown to find her to be quite the amazing girl. And thanks to them sharing chemistry club and Pinkie getting Twilight to help tutor him in math, the pair had ended up spending a lot of time together. And eventually, Flash asked her out.

That had been months ago and in that time, the pair had grown to become a great couple. Weekly date nights, doing homework together and dinner at the other's house with their families.

Flash's parents loved Twilight, as she shared an interest in archaeology that his parents were experts in. And Twilight's parents had taken a real shine to Flash, considering him a gentlemen since the first time he went over to their house. Twilight's sister-in-law also found him to be quite the catch and Twilight's niece seemed to absolutely love him.

The only person Flash had had to win over, had been Twilight's brother. Shining Armor had not trusted him, mostly due to the fact Flash drove around in a fancy car, played guitar in a rock band and dressed to look cool. He had apparently known guys like Flash in his own school days and back then, the only reason they would hang out with the nerdy girls was to get them to do their homework, or to just be another notch on their bed.

It had taken a long time to get Shining to open up to him, the pair even going out to hit balls at the batting cage, but he eventually came to realise Flash actually cared about Twilight. And thus, their relationship grew stronger and stronger by the day. With Flash even babysitting Flurry Heart with Twilight. And every day, things got better and better for them. Even with the slight road-bump.

Said road-bump had been the untimely death of Twilight's brother, which was still a mystery since nobody knew how he had died. When Twilight had learned about her brother's demise, she had shut herself off from the world. She never left her room and barely ate anything, which made their relationship slightly strained.

Flash hadn't let it ruin it, though. He hadn't tried to force Twilight through the five stages of grief, instead deciding to simply be there for her. He helped her family as best he could, looking after Flurry so Cadance could have time to grieve herself, whilst doing what he could to help Twilight recover.

It hadn't been easy, But Twilight had slowly recovered. And now, she seemed to be back to her old self. Not that the pain of her brother's death was gone, since occasionally Twilight would get into a mood whenever something reminded her of him. But she was getting better and Flash prayed she would eventually be able to think of him and remember the good times, rather than his absence.

Flash sighed, as he pulled into Twilight's street. There, he spotted her large two-story house and quickly pulled up in front of it. The couple smiled at one another and got out, heading to the door and stepping in to the sound of a baby laughing.

Heading into the living room, they found Flurry Heart in her baby bouncer.

Twilight Velvet stepped into the room, the woman smiling at them both. "Hello, you two. How was school?"

"It was good," Twilight moved over to pick Flurry up and held her tight. The baby laughed, as she was hugged by her aunt. "Did you just get back?"

"Been back an hour," Velvet explained. "Flurry's preschool says she's been behaving a lot better the last few days."

"That's good," Twilight nodded. Ever since Shining's death, Flurry had been acting out whenever she wasn't near a family member. Maybe she was scared they would disappear like her daddy.

"You okay looking after Flurry, whilst I get started on dinner?" The pair nodded, Velvet smiling at Flash. "You're welcome to stay, dear. It's meatloaf." Flash licked his lips and said he had to clear it with his parents, the woman nodding as Flash took out his phone.

As he called them, he smiled at the family. They had been through a lot, but were coming out stronger. Hopefully, they would be able to keep marching towards the future Shining would have wanted for them. A happy future. And hopefully, the one responsible for Shining's death would be brought to justice soon.

Night had fallen upon Canterlot and the city was just as noisy.

In a dark corner of the city, Sunset was walking through a back alley looking a little nervous. She slowly stepped along the cobbled ground, looking around as if she expected something to leap out at her. And as she did, something was watching her.

A dark shadow appeared from under a dumpster and made its way towards her, as she came to a stop and looked around. As she did, the dark shadow reached her from behind and a figure began to rise from out of the shadow.

It was a creature that was completely covered in shadows, looking like a giant blob with large dark tendrils. Tendrils that moved towards her and looked like it was about to grab at her chest. But before they could, the girl slapped them away. "Knock it off!" The tendrils pulled back, as Sunset turned towards the shadowy mass. "I have a target for you. I want you to get her and absolutely ruin her for me. If you can knock her up, that'll be a bonus."

The creature didn't answer, as Sunset raised her hand and a light appeared on her finger.

She closed her eyes and imagined Twilight, her image becoming clear in her mind as she reached out and touched the shadowy creature. As she did, the light on her finger flew into the creature and seemed to go inside of it. This caused it to let out a gargling sound, as she smiled.

"Don't disappoint me. Make it so that bitch will never want to even touch another living thing. Tear her a new one and force her to feel more pleasure than her pitiful human mind can take. Destroy her, mind, body and soul." The creature seemed to understand these instructions and retracted back into the shadows, leaving Sunset alone with a smirk on her lips. "She won't recover from this. And with her out of the picture, Flash will be all mine."

The next day.

Saturday had come and all the teens were out, enjoying a day free of school. And this included Flash and Twilight, the pair having completed all their school work the previous night. As such, the pair were able to enjoy a day where they could just enjoy themselves.

As such, the pair had gone out into town and were currently enjoying some fun at the arcade.

Flash watched, as Twilight was playing a pac-guy game with incredible skill. Twilight didn't have the finger speed of most players, but she was able to predict what the ghosts would do ages before they actually did it. That meant she could dodge them without issue and get all the points she needed. And when she had done that, she grabbed the fruit and turned the tables on the ghosts.

"Go...go, go, go, go!" Twilight ate the final ghost before clearing the last of the dots, earning the high school and cheering as she did so.

The pair high-fived before they decided to head out of the arcade, having spent the whole day there so far. Now they were starting to get hungry and needed to fill their tanks with something delicious. So, they headed out to find a place to eat and soon located a quaint little cafe.

The pair sat and ordered some drinks and sandwiches, both having licked their lips when they saw what was on the menu. "So how's the new song coming along?" Twilight asked, always wanting to hear how Flash's musical aspirations were going.

Flash smiled. "Good. I think it's gonna be our best one yet."

"That's great. Maybe this is the song that'll get you discovered. Imagine it. You might become world famous and get to travel all over the world, playing concerts to a massive crowd of fans. Getting to go to parties and meeting celebrities."

"Yeah," Flash nodded, "and all the pretty groupies that come backstage after the show." He laughed, only to feel a kick to his shin. "Ow. I was kidding." Twilight's face told him she knew that, but wasn't sorry for the kick. "But honestly, I'm not sure what I want with my music. Sure, becoming rich and famous sounds cool. But spending months away from my family would suck."

"That's true," Twilight nodded. "And I'd be concerned you really would hook up with a bunch of gold digging bimbos."

"Come on," Flash frowned. "You know me better than that. I'd never do something like that to you."

"I know. But I'd still worry." Flash nodded, knowing that a long distance relationship would always be difficult. Flash wanted to believe he wouldn't be drawn to a girl if she showed serious interest in him, but he was only human.

"Honestly, I'm not even sure I want to become a world famous musician. I'm not actually sure what I want my future to be. All I know is I want to have my family close to be. Other than that, I'm not sure. I guess that's not much on a plan for the future, huh?"

Twilight smiled. "You shouldn't pressure yourself. Honestly, it's stupid to think you know what you'd want to be for the rest of your life at this age. So many people say they want to be astronauts or pirates growing, only to then change their minds years later. The world expects us all to be sure what we want our future to be before we're eighteen. But I've heard of many people who worked hard to become something, only to realise it's not the life they want."

"True," Flash nodded. "But it's not like I can just hold the decision off. I'll need to pick something before we graduate. Or I might end up something I really hate...like a garbage man."

"Garbage man is a noble profession," Twilight told him. "But I probably wouldn't go near you after your shift." Flash laughed, as their food was brought to them. And as they ate, they kept talking. All the while unaware that they were being watched.

Once they were done with their meal, the pair left the cafe with a nice tip to the waitress before heading off.

They had no idea what they would spend the rest of the day doing, with Flash suggesting a movie until the pair checked and found there wasn't a film that they wanted to see in any theatre nearby. Instead, Twilight suggested a gentle walk through the park.

Said park was on the other side of a busy shopping district, the pair heading through there whilst doing a bit of window shopping. And as they looked inside one store window, they happened to spot someone inside that took them by surprise.

"Cadance?" Twilight was amazed to see her sister-in-law, the pink skinned woman picking up a bath bomb being sold by the soup store and giving it a smell.

Flash had to take a deep breath at the sight of the woman. Whilst he would never think of betraying Twilight, he had to admit Cadance was one of the hottest women he had ever met. Nobody would ever guess she had given birth before, given how shapely her body was. She was a sexy woman who also fell under the MILF category. And she was now single, though Flash doubted she would ever date again. At least not for a decade or so.

Twilight stepped into the store and moved over to Cadance, who happened to look around and notice them. "Twilight." She turned to the teen, smiling her beautiful smile at him. "Flash."

"Cadance." Flash tried to keep his attention on Cadance's face, though that was proving difficult. Since she wasn't at work, she was dressed in a blue top that hugged her figure and allowed her large breasts to be seen in all their glory. Flash had no idea how she was able to stay upright with breasts like those.

"Where's Flurry?" Twilight asked, clearly expecting to see a stroller or something carrying the one year old.

"Your parents have her," Cadance explained. "Told me to have the day for myself." They nodded, knowing how difficult things had been for Cadance over the last three months. Losing your husband was one thing. But losing him and having a baby to care for was another thing entirely. That coupled with being a school principal, would stress anybody out. If Cadance didn't get some time to herself, she would likely go crazy. "So, what are you two up to?"

"Just spending the day together," Twilight replied. "We were about to go for a walk in the park. Do you wanna join us."

"Oh, I wouldn't want to interrupt." Cadance held up the bath bomb. "I'm fine right here. This store's always been a great place for me to relax and de-stress. So many soothing smells. It's amazing."

Flash could understand that. Though he wouldn't admit it, he enjoyed exotic smells like the ones coming off all the soaps in the store.

Cadance noticed him sniffing the air and smirked, as she picked up a particular soap and held it up. "Flash, give this a smell. I'm sure you'll love it." Flash smiled and stepped forward, taking a whiff of the soap and being amazed at the fragrance."

Twilight smiled, as she watched Flash and Cadance smell around at the different soaps to try and figure out which one smelled best. But she was so focused on them, she didn't notice the shadow moving along the ground.

As Flash and Cadance had their backs to her, the shadow merged with her own. And as it did, Twilight's eyes glazed over as if something was controlling her. And without saying a word, she turned to walk away.

Flash took a sniff of a purple soap and nodded. "Nice. Twilight, you should give this one a-" He stopped, seeing that his girlfriend was nowhere in sight. "Twilight?" The pair frowned, seeing no sign of her.

They put the soap down and headed out the door, as they looked around and spotted Twilight further down the street. She was walking away, Cadance noticing she was looking a little stiff as she moved. And when Flash called out to her, she didn't reply. Instead, she turned into an alleyway and the pair frowned.

"Something's wrong," Cadance stated.

As Twilight entered the alleyway, the dazed look in her eyes slowly disappeared.

She kept walking, but she seemed to be becoming more aware of what was happening to her. And as she turned another corner, arriving at a back alley between the stores and the buildings on the next street, she finally managed to speak. "What...why did I come here?" But as she said that, the shadow beneath her feet began to grow larger.

She suddenly became overwhelmed with a sense of dread, as if her body was screaming at her to run. But she couldn't.

Then, a pair of red tendrils shot out of the shadow and wrapped around her arms. She gasped, but couldn't scream as she looked down and saw the shadow beneath her turn into water seemed like liquid. And slowly, she started sinking into it.

"Twilight!?" Cadance's voice cried, as she and Flash suddenly arrived in the back alley. And when they saw Twilight, who was now half sunk into the shadow, they gasped. "TWILIGHT!"

Flash ran forward and tried to grab her, but one of the tendrils released her arm and slammed him in the chest. "Augh!" He was thrown back and hit the ground, Cadance rushing to his side as Twilight was pulled down into the puddle.

As her head was seconds away from being dragged under, she finally found the power needed to scream. "HELP ME!" She cried, disappearing moments later.

"Twilight!" Flash gasped, Cadance looking just as shocked. Flash got up and rushed to the puddle, trying to place his hands into it. But it was just a shadow now. All he was touching was solid rock. "Twilight!"

Twilight screamed, as she was dragged down through what felt like black water.

It was only a few feet deep and eventually, her foot touched the bottom. And when they did, she was pulled out of it and suddenly found herself being suspended in midair. The tendrils were still holding her arms and as they dragged her down, she started at a ceiling made entirely of black water.

She looked around and there was nothing but darkness. Wherever she was, there seemed to be no light whatsoever.

Then, she looked down and followed the tendrils towards their source. And she was greeted to the sight of the thing that had kidnapped her, the image completely terrifying her.

It looked like something out of an alien movie, being a large black lizard creature, with two large red tendrils sticking out of its back where one would usually see wings on a dragon. These were the tendrils wrapped around her, lowering her to the ground. Its head was long and had what appeared to be a human mouth, filled with sharp teeth. And sticking out of its crotch, was a large purple cock covered in bumps.

The creature, despite not having eyes, appeared to be staring at her. And as she reached the ground, the tendrils retracted into its body and she was pulled towards it. "NO!" She cried, seeing its cock growing hard. She didn't need to be a genius to realise what was about to happen to her. "LET ME GO! LET ME GOOOOO!"

Flash punched the ground, attempting to trigger whatever he needed to do in order to get into where Twilight had gone.

"TWILIGHT!" He looked close to tears, as Cadance stood behind him. She stared down at him and took a deep breath, as a glow began to surround her. And as Flash hit the ground again, she reached out and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Huh?" Flash suddenly noticed the glow and realised it was spreading to him, he and Cadance locking eyes as the light completely enveloped him.

The next thing Flash knew, he seemed to be floating. He wasn't sure how, but he seemed to have turned into a small sphere of light. One that flew through the air for a few seconds before floating down towards the shadow, which suddenly seemed to turn back into a puddle.

They phased through it, through the dark water until they reached the bottom and shot out of it.

As soon as they hit the ground, the orb surrounding them disappeared and they were in the dark void. And before Flash could ask where they were, he heard a scream and looked over to see Twilight.

His girlfriend was now pinned under the monster, which had unwrapped its tendrils from her arms and was now holding her down with its hands. And as it did, its tendrils looked ready to start groping her.

"TWILIGHT!" Flash rushed towards them, the two looking over and seeing them. Cadance just stood there, whilst Flash charged at them both.

The beast snarled and its tendrils shot forward, attempting to knock him away. As it did, the beast's cock moved dangerously close to her skirt. Twilight didn't notice this, instead focused on her boyfriend's attempt to save her.

The first tendril reached him, but he slid under it and kept going. But then, the second one managed to wrap around his ankle. "Gyah!" He was pulled off his feet and hit the ground, the tendril pulling him backwards away from them. He tried to clutch the ground and stop himself, but he couldn't.

The creature lifted him into the air and held him up for a few moments before using the other tendril to whip at him, the one around his leg releasing him moments before it did. The impact made a sickening slap and Flash was thrown backwards, crying out as he did before crashing into the ground.

Cadance and Twilight gasped, fearing Flash had been severely injured. The beast was more focused on Twilight, returning its focus to her.

But then, Flash let out a groan as he began to push himself up. He took several deep breaths, as he looked up at them and growled. "Let...her...go!" Cadance was amazed by this, surprised that Flash could keep going. And as Flash pushed himself to his feet, though shaky, she seemed to come to a decision.

Before Flash could attempt to attack again, Cadance rushed forward and almost tackled him from behind. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pressed her breasts into him, Flash gasping as Cadance glowed again. And this time, the light that exploded out of her was blinding.

Twilight flinched, the creature also appearing affected by this light. And despite the fear washing through her, she couldn't help but wonder what was going on.

When Flash opened his eyes, he found he was no longer in the dark place. In fact, it was the exact opposite. He was now in a white void, which felt rather warm and comforting.

"What is this place?"

"The realm of pleasure." Flash turned around and found Cadance, who was standing right behind him with a serious look on her face. In front of her was an orb of light, which glowed a rainbow of colours. Just looking at it made Flash feel strange. As if his blood was on fire.

"What's going on?" He asked. "What the heck was that monster? And what's that thing in front of you?"

Cadance sighed. "It's...complicated."

"Twilight!?" Flash gasped, looking around and seeing she was nowhere in sight. "We have to get back. She's in dan-"

"She's fine," Cadance assured him. "Time works differently here. We could spend days, maybe years in here and no time would pass in the real world. That will give us plenty of time to discuss this."

"Discuss what?" Flash asked. "Would you please tell me what the heck is going on!"

"Like I said, it's complicated. But the simplest way to explain is that this orb holds a great power." Flash stared at the orb again. "It is a power created to slay those monsters."

"Those monsters? There are more creatures like that?"

"Yes. And they are dangerous. They feed on pleasure. Specifically, the pleasure of women. They feed on the energy women produce when they feel pleasures. That's what it's going to do to Twilight. Make her feel pleasure, even if she doesn't want to feel it. And feed on the energy she produces. But you can save her."

Flash stared at the orb, "with that thing?"

Cadance nodded. "Within this orb is the ability to slay monsters like that. If you accept it, you'll have the power to kill it and save Twilight."

"Where did you get this?"

"I came to me," Cadance sighed. "The night that Shining died." Flash let this info sink in and slowly realised what that had to mean.

"Shining Armor..."

"This was his power," she explained. "He used it to fight those monsters and protect the women of this city. He was a warrior of pleasure. An Ero-Knight."

"Ero-Knight?" Flash whispered. A smirk appeared on his lips, as he marched forward. "If that thing can save Twilight, then give it to me. I'll destroy that-"

"No," Cadance stepped back with the orb. "This is not something to be taken lightly." She stared at the orb. "If you take this power, you can't give it up. It will become a part of you and you won't be able to get rid of it. The only way it'll ever leave you...is if you die."

Flash stopped, those words sinking in as he thought about what she was saying. "So if I accept that thing, I'll always be fighting those monsters?" Cadance nodded. "And those monsters...hurt people?"

"Yes. I don't know all the details, but Shining has told me about some of the things he's seen. The state women have been in because he wasn't fast enough to save them. Many have gone insane because of it."

Flash thought about Twilight and the fear she was feeling, as that monster held her down. He couldn't let her suffer what Cadance was describing. "I'll do it. Give it to me."

Cadance nodded, "thank you. I know it's selfish, forcing this upon you without giving you time to really think about the consequences."

"I've thought about the consequences. And I don't care if I have to fight those things for the rest of my life. I won't let Twilight go through anything like that. I'm going to save her. Because Shining would want me to if he was here."

Cadance smiled and stepped forward, offering him the orb. Flash reached out and as soon as his hands touched the orb, he gasped as he felt an intense wave of power suddenly flow into him. The light of the orb was absorbed by his body, causing him to glow as Cadance looked away.

Every second, Flash's felt more and more power flowing through him. Power enough to save Twilight and make any monster that might want to hurt her pay.

Within the dark void, Twilight was still blinded by the light that had surrounded Flash and Cadance.

But then the light died down and the beast looked up towards it, as Flash's voice filled the air. "GET OFF HER!" Suddenly, the light flew towards them and Twilight heard a swooshing sound. The next thing she knew, the beast was roaring in pain as its shoulder was cut open.

It pulled away, freeing Twilight as she saw the light above her dim. And when it did, she saw Flash standing over her.

He was now carrying a large sword, as both his arms were inside black gloves that went all the way up to his elbows. And on top of those gloves were white gauntlets, which glowed with the same light as before. All the while, Flash's gaze was focused on the creature.

"What?" She asked, as Cadance's voice called out.

"Flash. You have to hurry. You won't have much energy right now. You have to end this before you run out." Twilight had no idea what Cadance was talking about, but Flash nodded and ran forward.

The monster roared and tried to whip at Flash with the tendrils on its back, but Flash swung his sword and cut right through one. It roared again, Flash quickly slashing the other one as well. The two tendrils went flying, making the beast cry out again. All the while, Flash remained on the attack.

It spun around and tried to hit him with its tail, but Flash jumped over it. He didn't know how he was doing all this, but it was suddenly like he had years of battle experience. His mind was suddenly full of different fighting techniques and all Flash had to do was pick one and he did it. It was insane.

Cadance rushed over to Twilight, kneeling beside her and checking her over. "Are you okay? It didn't do anything to you, did it?"

"No," Twilight shook her head, "but...what's going on. Where did Flash get that sword? And how does he know how to fight so well with it?"

"I'll explain later," Cadance replied. "Right now, let's just hope Flash can beat that thing before he runs out of energy." Twilight watched, as Flash rolled under the creature's claws before raising his sword and blocking its tail.

He then spun and pushed the tail away, allowing him to get in close to the beast and slash at its chest. The monster roared at this and staggered back, Flash remaining on the attack. And before it could recover, he swung his sword at it and cut its leg right off.

It screamed in agony, as it suddenly fell to the ground.

"DO IT NOW!" Cadance screamed, as Flash raised his sword. But before he could stab it, the beast's tail whipped around. This struck Flash's leg and knocked him off his feet, his sword flying from his hand and disappearing. The girls gasped, as Flash sat up whilst the creature raised itself above him. "Summon your sword!"

"How?" Flash shifted back, as the creature got ready to pounce.

"Focus." Flash tried, but was starting to get scared. And that made it impossible to focus on his weapon. "Flash. Think of why you want the sword. What purpose each and every swing has. You can do it. Believe in yourself."

Flash thought about why he wanted the sword and instantly, his mind focused on Twilight. On the image of her being pinned by the creature. Of what would happen to her if he didn't kill this thing. To her and Cadance.

Suddenly, his fears vanished. The fear of being hurt was gone. Replaced by a new fear. The fear of those two being taken by this creature. And that fear outweighed anything else.

The monster roared and leapt into the air, flying straight towards Flash. But in that moment, a light appeared in Flash's hand that extended forward. And before the creature could stop itself, it was impaled on the light. Said light faded, revealing Flash's sword, which was now sticking right out of the beast's chest.

Flash panted, as the monster's face was right in front of his. And whilst it panted for several moments, it eventually let out its last breath before its body exploded into a burst of smoke.

Twilight and Cadance stared at Flash in amazement, as he sat there for a few more seconds before getting up. As he did, the armor around his arms and his sword slowly dissolved into specks of light that faded away. He turned to them both, amazed by what he had just done.

Flash's life had just changed forever, for better and for worse. The journey he was about to go on was like nothing he could have ever dreamed, filled with hardships, trials and the kind of pleasure one could only feel with that special someone. Or, special someones.

Author's Note

Hey everyone. Well, this is the first chapter of a new story idea I've had for a while. Tell me what you think of it. If enough people have interest in it, I'll be happy to keep the story going. So let me know in the comments below.