The Darkness Within

Twilight Sparkle was watching a meteor shower overhead with her friends.  She watched with intent as each meteor made the night light up in the dark. After the spectacular phenomena, she went home and laid in her bed, saying good night to her number one assistant, Spike. What she didn't know was a mysterious pony watching her from afar and quickly teleports from his hiding spot in the Everfree forest. Quickly, he teleports through the buildings surrounding the library. He appears in the bedroom, right next to our sleeping heroine. He looks down maliciously as she sleeps.

‘Hmm should I spare her, or should I kill her where she is?’ He thinks as he watches her. Immediately the door slammed open with a certain cyan pony there.

She had a package in her mouth, but dropped it on the ground to speak.

"Hey Twilight you got mail from…" Rainbow Dash sees the pony near her friend's bed.

‘OH crap’ he thought.

"Who are you", Rainbow Dash says with a suspicious tone, “Are you a spy?”

She takes a combat stance as she watches the pony, posed to leap and attack him if needed. Rainbow Dash sees the mysterious pony as he steps into the moonlight.

He wore a trench coat with wild hair that looks like he had stopped caring for it. From what Dash could see he was a unicorn and had dark eyes that looked like they had seen every tragedy to date, since he had bags under his eyes, seemed to her like he hadn’t gotten a good night’s rest.

"My name is Ultor Shadowmere, and this won’t be the last time you see me." The pony says as he teleports away leaving shadow from where he was.

"But be warned, element, a storm is coming." He said with a maniacal laugh.

Rainbow Dash quickly flies over and wakes up Twilight.

"What is it, Rainbow Dash?"

"There was this pony watching you while you slept. He was a creeper or something."

"Did he say something?" Dash informed her friend of the incident.

"I should contact Princess Celestia. Immediately." Twilight said seriously.

“Ok." Dash replied.

"Dash, I need you to gather our friends soon. Be here at no later than five," Twilight said.

Rainbow Dash left for home, leaving Twilight alone.

Twilight didn't get sleep that night.  Twilight had fallen asleep during her stakeout….for 5 minutes. Spike eagerly woke her up obviously not knowing of the incident last night. Twilight was startled and jumped up immediately from her nap.

"Wow, Twilight I didn't know you could jump that high." She groaned as she hit the floor.

"Spike, take this letter and immediately send it to the Princess."

"Why?"

"Don't ask, just do it quick." Spike took the letter and sent it to Celestia.

"Okay Twilight what's going on?" Twilight informed him of the incident last night. After she finished, immediately a scroll appeared from nowhere. The scroll read as follows:

My faithful student,

I am alarmed from this grave news from what happened last night. Luna and I talked about this news and have decided to have a search on the pony named Ultor Shadowmere. Luna did see him with the same description from what you provided going to a house but it's better to not assume that it's his house. I'm sending Shining Armor to Ponyville with his best guards to catch this pony. Be careful and vigil my student, dark forces are amassing. Canterlot is getting chaotic after a railroad accident, but anyways, Shining should be there by the time you have received this letter.

Sincerely,

Princess Celestia

Twilight heard a knock on the door. Quickly, she opened the door and found her brother and 3 guards near him.

"Shining, you're here early." Twilight said. Shining hugged his sister obviously worrying about her from the grave news that was received earlier.

"Now let's go find this pony." Shining smiled optimistically.

"Wait how do you know where he is?"

"Well let's just say that Luna was able to see him go into this house here, right in Ponyville." Twilight was shocked by this discovery of the assailant living in her hometown. Shining Armor led the group of Twilight, Spike, and the guards to the house where the assailant lived. Shining walked up to the door and did something that most of them wouldn't dare do. He knocked.

A Few Minutes Before…

He had just made a great discovery for his little group of rebels. He was part of an organization called Project Harbringer. The goal was secret. Only the higher-ups were allowed to be told of the reason of the group which was to overthrow Celestia. He and two other ponies were the leaders of the organization. One was the "nicest" pony in the crew, her smile and voice were so heartwarming that she could make anypony do what she wants them to do. The other was an engineer, building his machines that could be used for many types of situation, stealth, espionage, and assassination. Ultor was the most powerful pony of them all by not much but still had an upperhand. He was granted shadow powers when he was a filly and learned to control his powers fully, and yet more could be learned. His powers were infinite beyond his wild beliefs. He had all eternity from the powers he gained, making him unbeatable in combat. He thought as his experience  was his greatest and yet his weakness. So many lives taken from him, so many memories of others that haunt him to this day. He cried as he thought about this, such a waste, a pony that could benefit ponies with his new magic, how he was such a bright life that is now clouded with darkness firmly gripping his heart, or at least whatever is left of it. Unfortunately, he feared the element's powers, knowing that they are the only ones to defeat him. Suddenly Ultor's eyes widen as a painful memory goes through his head.

"NO, no no no noo. Don't make me remember you." Ultor found himself in a memory. He saw himself there, yet he was different.

He had a green camoflauge jacket on as he was walking through Canterlot.

"Hey Ultor, how's it going?" a voice said.

‘NO, no, you are not bucking real. YOU DIED.’

The past Ultor ran up to this filly, which looked beautiful with her sparkling eyes and wonderful mane.

"Hey, sis." The past Ultor said.

'No stop this. Make it stop!' Ultor was knocked out of his flashback as he was on the floor crying. He heard a knock on the door.

Shining kicked the door open as he walked in with the guards.

“Who is it?” He stepped out as he looked at the guards who burst through his door.

"Oh for crying out loud." Ultor said

Shining Armor yelled at the guards to catch him.

Ultor smiled maliciously as he shadow teleported. He teleported behind the guards and shot a magical shockwave that knocked out all but one pony. Shining Armor was in disbelief from how Ultor bested his men so easily.

"So they sent me a Captain?! Wow they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel here." Shining seemed aggravated from the Ultor's taunt. Immediately he charged at Ultor. Ultor side stepped and buried his hoof deep within his stomach, punching him to the nearest building which the ponies inside screamed as they ran out of the house. Twilight was awestruck from the fight, how did this one pony defeat her brother and his best guards. Sweat ran down her head as the pony walked up to her, with a victorious smile.

"Ah the element of magic, how does it feel to be a god? To be the one to hold the powers that sent my friends to death and to stone. And finally, how is she doing?" Ultor said with a bitter tone, full of anger and hate. Then Twilight started to run, fear taking grip of her.

"Ha the element is running, pitiful."

"Hey, pick on someone your own size." A voice said. Ultor looked around for the voice.

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash soared through the sky and quickly punched Ultor in the face, knocking him back to the nearest house. Ultor emerged, angry that he was punched into a house.

"You, the pony that discovered me, you risked your life to save your friend. Heh, you must be the element of Loyalty, aren't you?"

"Yeah I am, and I'm going to beat you for hurting Twilight." Rainbow Dash said

"Hurt her. Heheheh, that was nothing, she has it all. Friends, family, and an apprenticeship with that tyrant." Ultor retorted

"How dare you speak of our princess like that." Shining said.

"Oooh back for more, I see."

"No, I just put in a call for the princess to come." Shining said.

"What?!" Ultor said. He was in disbelief, how in the world was he able to call the princess. He wasn't ready to fight the princess, yet.

"He is right." A voice said. Ultor turned around to see Celestia flying overhead.

"And this has gone on long enough, Ultor." Ultor growled as he faced the one responsible for all of his hate.

"You dare show your face against me? Celestia, you underestimate me."

"Wrong, I overestimated that's why I brought the elements." Ultor was shocked again. How did she get the elements so fast?

Ultor saw 4 new ponies behind Rainbow Dash with Twilight Sparkle.

"Impossible! He was in big trouble. He knew he was doomed so he picked the best option, retreat.

"Trust me, Celestia. I will be back and I will have my vengeance." Ultor said with a dark voice.

"Celestia, who was that?" Twilight said.

"Something that has come back to haunt me for a long time." Celestia said.

AN: Thanks for reading and please comment and like/dislike the story.