Sparks of black magic danced everywhere as a whirlwind sprouted from the inner spine of the ancient book, Spirals of Time. Lavender tried to keep her grip on the floor as her black kitten did the same with hanging on by her claws to the nearby couch chair. "WHAT'S GOING ON?" She closed her eyes and peeked with one open to keep watch of the book. It began to turn its pages faster and faster, a black and white spiral orb came rising up out of the pages, it slowly hovered in the air and the spiral started swirling around the orb. A sound grew from inside of it, "HahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" A soft laughter grew louder and eviller as its volume increased.

The house was filled with the sound of a defining evil laugh that echoed off the walls. Soundwaves bounced off the walls and darted around the room violently. Lavender did her best to dodge them but soon enough she was hit with the waves and struck to the ground. The young Pegasus mare let out a gruff moan as she impacted against her shoulders, "OOOOOF!" She barely had time to open her eyes before she saw the black and white orb spinning extremely fast and suddenly made a beeline straight for her. She gasped in horror and felt a jolt of overwhelming energy that did not feel friendly. She crouched down in pain as her body ached from the impact. The mare had completely absorbed the orb, and a black spiral appeared on her furry chest.

Sapphire hissed and growled at the presence of the evil orb as it glowed from the mare's chest behind the black spiral. Lavender groaned at the severe pain that kept her pinned down in her crouching pose. "NNGH!" She winces as it moves inside her chest. Suddenly her mind begins to feel foggy, and a wave of dizziness sweeps over the mare.

"WOAH...ngghhh...." She is taken aback and the strange discomfort. Her body begins to tingle up and down her spine and through her limbs. A surge of light forces the mare's eyes wide open revealing them to be pure white light. "Sa-apph.... fi-ind h-elp....ngh...." The kitten watched in concern as her owner was taken over by what appeared to be an evil spirit. Sapphire meowed in fear for her fate, but she headed for the door as soon as the wind died down inside the house. The little black female kitten looked back at her owner cowering in pain and then rushed out the house as the wind blew open the door. Her little black paws carrying her over the hovering magic bridge.

Zecora's Tree...

After some time, Sapphire ran her way to a large, thick scary looking tree. She recognised it as the zebra's home. She meowed loudly as soon as it came into sight. "MEEEOOOOWWW, MEEEOOOOOWWWW!"

Inside the tree, Zecora was busy stirring her newly created remedy for the poison flower. "Hmmm... hmm... hmmm...." She hummed away as she stirred the long black spoon around in the black iron cauldron. A faint meow broke her concentration, and she looked up from the bright, lime green bubbly mixture. She walks to the front door and opens it up to find a black kitten racing inside in a panic. "What is this I see? Lavender's little black cat all spooked she be?" Zecora watched the little cat as she paced around her hooves, pawing at her legs. "Alright, alright little Sapphire, show me your troubles, show me where is the fire?" The cat purred and bolted back out the tree. So Zecora stopped her brewing by putting out the fire under the pot. Then she followed the kitten into the woods, closing the door behind her.
Rushing after the little kitten, she pushes past the thick shrubs and branches that stick out in her way. She is surprised at how fast a little cat can run. "I wonder what is the matter... I must check on my friend, Lavender." Zecora muttered under her breath.

Back at the Magic Bridge...

The two of them broke out of the forest to find Lavender's home flooded with black and white magic light spouting out of its windows and door like God-rays. Her mouth dropped and gasped in horror. "Oh dear, OH DEAR what have I done? I should never have given her the book; I should have burned it till it was gone!" Zecora ran inside the house to find a dark figure standing in the very centre, crouched low to the ground. She had to cover her eyes with her foreleg. "Lavender! Can you hear me? Sapphire brought me, talk to me please!"

Zecora watched the shadow of her friend begin to quiver against the force of the magic, then it began to shift and grow in size into a large mass. All she could hear was the whirring sound of the magic and the constant moans and groans from Lavender. The zebra watches under the shield of her right foreleg as she protects the kitten from the magic blasts. Knowing it's dark history; she should have known not to lend that book to the young Pegasus mare. It was in her Restricted Section for a reason.

The mass grew bigger and changed its shape into what appeared to be a fully grown adult pony with smoky wings and hair. A familiar evil laugh bubbled up from the creature as the light began to fade enough for the zebra mare to lower her foreleg and get a good look at what Lavender has become. "Oh no.... no-no-no... This is not good! Sapphire my little friend, your owner is not what she should! Go my friend find a royal guard.... I'll give you this not... I know you can do it, though yes... It will be far." Zecora grabs a quill and paper from the kitchen counter that must have been blown around during the chaos. She quickly wrote down a message warning the princesses. She then picked it up and scrolled it tight, grabbing it with her mouth she then tucked it behind the kitten's blue collar on her back. "Go now! We will save her... somehow!"

The little black cat turns on her paws and bolts out the door once again into the darkness of the night as it grows into early hours of the morning. Zecora turns her attention to find a new pony form standing in front of her. "And WHO ARE YOU TO DARE APPROACH ME?" She raises her voice at the zebra who gulps down her fears. The tall mare appeared to be a fully grown alicorn! A tall thin horn with spirals decorating it, her coat had changed into a deep, deep dark shade of purple, almost like an eggplant purple but darker. She had the black swirl edged into the fur of her chest and black swirls crawling up her legs acting as hoof caps. Mist came from her smoky spiral covered wings and were long and flowing. While her mane and tail were pure black with white spiral designs decorating her hair, which also turned into a mist of sorts and flowed like royal hair. Her eyes were fully black with silver spirals dancing inside of them, staring right into Zecora's soul.

"You have her soul! Don't you? You should know who I am, the question is, who are you?" Zecora demands to know the identity of who she is facing, but she fears she knows who it is.

"SIMPLETON!" She raises her voice into a very similar Canterlot Voice that Luna is known for. "I AM BLACK SILVER! QUEEN OF THE HYPNOSIANS! YOU FOUL INVADERS STOLE OUR LAND, TOOK OUR HOME! I AM HERE FOR REVENGE.... So.... my dear, dear zebra........ you must........ look into......" She got right up close into Zecora's personal bubble at eye level, and she activated her powerful hypnotic eyes, ".......My eyes......."

Author's Note

A concerned Zecora races in to help Lavender out of her magical misfortune. But when she gets there, it's too late. The transformation has begun, and she is turned into a corrupted being that's mad for power. Helpless as the new form of Lavender takes control of the zebra's mind with ease, she sets out to Ponyville first and takes her revenge on the land by corrupting every soul she touches.