All alone

Midnight awoke that morning and stretched his limbs and looked over the room to make sure that he could rebuild it after the city was dead and gone. He met up with Nightshade down through the mysterious door that she showed him.

"Are they all here" Midnight asked

"Yes and they are all disguised as guards and have infiltrated the castle" Chrysalis responded

"In exactly 1 hour give them the kill order we take no prisoners of the guard except the one called Shining Armor he will be of use later" Midnight said as he left the room

Midnight looked through the doorway to make sure that the hallway was clear of passerbys and silently slipped through. He looked into his saddlebag and checked for the sulpher that would be the cornerstone of his plan. He snuck into the kichen and greeted the cooks all while sneaking large amounts of sulpher into the finishing foods those he had been sure to only poision after being tasted by the cooks.

He then left and waited. After about 15 minutes he entered the guard mess hall and sat down next to Dawn Star. He looked around and smiled at the guards happily eating their lunch. He smiled  as he heard them begin to cough and sputter.

"Midnight go get help" one said weakly

"Sorry but thats not going to happen" Midnight replied

"What do you mean" he asked

"My queen and i take no prisoners" Midnight said ending his life with a final stab of his sword

As Midnight exited the room he turned and had one last look at the room full of guard scanning over them for Shining Armor he was no where to be found.

Midnight sighed "Just when i thought this was going to be easy

Midnight lit his horn and shot the wooden floor below previously drenched with alchoal. The flames danced in Midnight's eyes and the painful blood curdling screams of the doomed guards fell on deaf ears as the door shut with a creak.

Midnight walked slowly down that hall as the guards turned to greet him they saw the look of murder on his face. He stopped in front of the throne room looking over every detail of that door t make sure that when they rebuilt the burned city to never have a door like it.

The guards walked over and asked Midnight what was wrong. Midnight unsheathed his sword and before one had the time to scream they were dead on the floor. Out of the shadows 5 different guards came out of the shadows letting their eyes flash green to confirm who they were

"Begin the onslaught while i deal with the immortal" Midnight ordered as the five disguised changeling disappeared. Using his collective mind he notified Nightshade to send a letter to the Bearers there would be no surprise this day.

Midnight walked into that throne room that day with an agenda and he would complete it no matter what.

When Midnight walked through those doors the entire atmosphere of the room changed. It became colder,darker,and all together inhospitable.

"Midnihght are you..." One guard began

"Leave us" Midnight said darkly

"Excuse me i have very important buisness here" said the stallion

"I said leave!" Midnight replied his tone of voice becoming louder and deeper on the word leave

"Dismissed" Celestia said "We will resume in a moment"

The stallion left without another word

"Midnight Fury what is the meaning..." She began

Midnight jumped half way across the room landing directly in fornt of her "Shut the hell up!" Midnight said

The guards at his sides drew their swords.

"Kill them both" Midnight called and two black blurs appeared and ran right by the guards and they disappeared.

"Guards sieze him" she called but no answer was heard

"Their dead" Midnight said "A bit too much sulpher" he said with a wicked smile "and your next" He said drawing his sword

A large flash of light was all that was seen before Midnight was send flying through the large door out into the hallway. Moments later Celestia burst through the door rage clear in her eyes.

Midnight laughed

"Whats so funny?!" Celestia shouted angrily

"You think you can win? My death will only rally others you can't kill us all" Midnight said "Especially when you can't even find us" Midnight elaborated "Eventually death comes for us all!" Midnight said and he unsheathed his sword and charged only to stop when he began to see her horn glow.

Midnight charged his attack his magic litting his horn a dull but resonating powerful gray.

"You wouldn't dare" Celestia said narrowing her eyes

"You want to come over here and find out?" Midnight replied

They fired, Celestia a moment after Midnight. While Celestia looked a bit stressed Midnight looked completely stable.

"Did you forget you gave me your and your sister's power only both of you together could possibly stop me but Nightshade should be just about finished with her" Midnight said with a slight chuckle

"You vile monster i'll erase you and your demon horde" Celestia responded expending the better part of her power.

"And you bore me" Midnight replied doubling the amount of power in his attack. The stalemate was soon broken and sent Celestia flying away back through the doors.

Midnight leaped through before she had time to recover and effective held her in his magical grip. He through her directly through the stained glass shattering it. Midnight looked throw the broken glass to see his plan unfolding perfectly. Even from the perch of the castle high above the city he could still smell the smoke and see that flames.

"Prepare everyling" He thought "Cause of now this is war"

All of a sudden Nightshade burst through the doors flying through the air slamming in the the throne at the back breaking it in half. She lied there paralyzed in pain. Midnight saw Princess Luna leap through the door with a sword clutched in her teeth.

He leaped in between them grabbed her and with one kick of his back legs sent her flying through the window.

"Nightshade!" Midnight shouted over the her

"I'm fine" She said getting up out of the crushed remains of the throne.

"Don't push yourself if you need help then ask everyling is critical to the success of this mission" Midnight said

"Yes" Nightshade replied

"Did you break the enchantments on the door" Midnight asked

"Yes the queen will be out shortly" Nightshade confirms

"Lets get down there" Midnight said as they leaped from the shattered portion of the glass

They landed with a loud crash to find the two princess waiting for them.

"Now we end this" Midnight said unsheathing his sword "No magic,no flying, we'll settle this with honorable com

Midnight kicked two swords over to them who picked it up with their magic. All 4 combatants rushed at each other clashing of sword and slices through flesh we're heard. The drones began to close in and finish the battle.

"NO!" Midnight shouuted starling them "This one is mine and mine alone to kill" Midnight said centering his attention on her

Midnight jumped and slashed down while Celestia parried his attack and  sent him sliding backwards with a powerful kick while Nightshade charged Luna and they clashed in a stalemate sending each other sliding backwards. Celestia charged and Midnight blocked and they remained locked.

"After i kill you your sister will be next" Midnight chuckled

"don't..You...DARE!" Celestia shouted breaking Midnight's guard  and with a single slash sending through a building.

The world around him was hazy but he could see two figures that seemed to both be attacking the third who was doing it's best to fight but quickly losing the fight. Midnight staggered out of the rubble and walked towards them dizzily seeking the help Nightshade.

"Midnight!" He heard her yell and he saw her turn her head before a powerful slash from the white figure knocked the sword from her hoof.

"Nightshade..." Midnight said weakly as his vision began to clear and he began to walk more stablily "Just hold on..."

He saw Nightshade dodging blade after blade even getting in a few attacks whenever the blades missed completely. Midnight began to move faster and faster as Nightshade ran out of room to run. They slowly began to enclose her closer and closer towards the wall.

Midnight was now in full sprint coming in fast but not fast enough. As he burst through the crowd he watched as Nightshade was lifted off the ground in a death hold nearly unable to breathe nevermind escape.

"You were a worthy adversary you may have made a decent ally but no matter instead you chose to live and now die like many before you" Celestia said as the blade was plunged through Nightshade's chest.as a ear piercing scream ripped through the air and she was dropped on the ground.

"NO!" Midnight shouted as he burst back into the square and knocked both of the alicorns out of his way.

"Nightshade...nightshade say something...anything!" Midnight said nudging her "Please..." Midnight said as he began to cry

"Midnight?" Nightshade said quitely

"Nightshade don't worry your gonna make it" Midnight said to her tears stinging his eyes

"Midnight...*cough*...i...i don' wanna go" Nightshade said tear sting her eye

"Please don't" Midnight begged

"Please before i go promise me something" Nightshade said

"What?" Midnight asked

"Avenge me" She said as she fell limp

"Nightshade?...nightshade?" Midnight said

Silence hung in the air. Midnight felt cold steel touch his neck.

"Its over" Celestia said

"Let me ask you a question..." Midnight said still holding Nightshade

"hmm?" she responded

"Do you have a FUCKING DEATH WISH?!" Midnight turned and said his eyes burning with the fury of hell

"No" She answered

"Too bad you do now" He said

"Surrender and we may spare your life" Luna replied

"I'll make you a deal" Midnight said beginning to grin "After i splatter you and your blood everywhere you can have it" As he rose to his hooves it began to rain with the sound of thunder in the background

His horn lit and a powerful burst of magic completely leveled the area sending ponies and changlings alike flying backwards. Midnight walked out of the flames burning wild hate shining in his eyes. He charged both of them at once. The slashes of their swords broke through his chitin but not his spirit.

He broke through their guard and began to fight like a wild animal biting, kicking, and slashing them repeatedly. At one point them managed to land a kick sending him backwards and allowing them to regain their composure. Luna charged forward a mistake that proved t be fatal.

Midnight stood and waited and caught her arm as she swung. He ripped the sword from her grasp and tried to stab her with it but she caught it width wise in the nick on time. Midnight took swift action and kicked the handle of the sword with the bulk of his strength slipping the smooth sides of the sword from her grasp and directly into her chest and out the back.

Midnight took hold of the sword and ripped it from her chest and with one quick slash sent her to the ground. Midnight looked int Celestia's eyes burning with a blaze for revenge.

Time for one of us to truly die" He said readying his blade

"We'll see" Celestia replied as they leaped each other

It all seemed to happen in an instant. They slashed each other and at the last minute Midnight stabbed Celestia through the chest with his jagged horn and with one final blast of magic it was over. Midnight landed on his hoofs with a thud fresh blood dripping from his horn and sword.

Celestia however didn't fare as well the blast of both light and dark magic left her seemingly unconcious on the ground next to her sister the burning city of Canterlot surrounding them.

"We did it my queen Canterlot is ours after 20 long years" Midnight said

"Finally the city has fallen i din't think i'd live to see the day" Chrysalis said almost crying tears of joy

"You won't live to see the end of it" Midnight said

"What..." Chrysalis never got finish her sentence as Midnight's blade slit clean through her throat

"Midnight...w..why?" She sputtered

"You failed us once i will not let you fail us again" Midnight said as he aligned the sword with her neck and with a swift slash ended her brief rain

His fellow changlings simply stared at Midnight and didn't dare come near him. Midnight walked slowly over to Nightshade's limp body picked her out and flew to the fields beyond Canterlot and buried her there

"Rest in peace Nightshade" Midnight said

As Midnight once again walked through the halls of Canterlot castle. He once again came the doors of the throne room now his own personal trophy room. It housed the Tiaras of both princess and the crown of his queen. All but 6 spots were filled.

Midnight looked at them and smiled "Not for long" he said shutting the doors behind him as he left