The Black Stallion Chronicles: Chaos Rising

                                                                                            Chapter 2

                                                                                      Unexpected Help

The Black Stallion coughed as the smoke came billowing out of the tree house. He tried to blink the tears out of his eyes as he tried to see through the thick smoke. “Spike?!” was yelled through the smoke. The stallion took a few steps forward, trying to see what had happened. As he entered a purple aura appeared in the smoke and a sudden gust of wind came through the tree house. As the smoke cleared, the stallion looked around the room.

The shock wave had cause most of the furniture to collide with the walls. Several books lay around the room. Not one single shelf held a book. It was a complete mess. The stallion heard a groan from the left of him and turned toward the wall beside the door. Firmly implanted in the wall was a small purple dragon. With his eyes still closed, he groaned again. “Twilight, don’t ever do that again. You could have easily have kept me from ever blowing fire ever again.” He opened his eyes and blew out a small flame just to be sure. A lavender unicorn popped in beside him as she teleported from one side of the room to the other.

Using here magic she levitated the dragon out of the wall. After setting him on the ground, she ran over and hugged him. “I’m so sorry Spike. I thought if I boosted your flame you would have enough power to get a letter through to the princess. I should have asked first before casting that spell and then asking you to try and breathe fire.” Spike looked around the room, “let’s just be glad I didn’t burn any books and call it a day.” The lavender unicorn squeezed him tighter and then let him go. “Ok, I promise to never do that to you again. Now you go upstairs and relax, I’ll clean up the Library.” Spike turned toward her, gave her a small smile, and then turned and limped upstairs.

The lavender unicorn turned and started to use her magic to put all the books back. The Stallion grunted. The lavender unicorn turned in surprise. “Oh sorry, how long have you been standing there?” The stallion walked in and stood a few feet away from her, “Since your explosion that nearly blew me out of this town.” He said coldly. The lavender unicorn grinned apologetically, “Sorry, I really didn’t mean to. I have been trying these past few weeks to get a hold of the princess. Strange things have been happening around here lately and I was hoping she could shed some light on it. But any time I try to send a letter, we get it back a few seconds later unopened. Worst is that there are some rumors that it is now impossible to get into Canterlot. I have just been so worried; I guess I kind of got desperate after awhile.”

The stallion turned his head and look around the room. “I would say that is an understatement.” The unicorn sighed, “Yeah…anyways my name is Twilight, what brings you here?” The stallion looked at her with a serious look on his face, or at least a far as the unicorn could tell seeing very little of it past the hood. “I heard that you have a very big knack for spells. I was hoping you could use a certain one on me.” Twilight gave him a curious look, “Well that depends on the spell. What do you want me to do?”  The stallion looked out the window then back at her, “I need you cast a spell that will allow me to walk on clouds.”  Twilight gave him a confused look, “Sure I can do that spell no problem. I have cast the spell before on myself and my friends. But why do you need it. Are going to visit Cloudsdale or something?” The stallion nodded his head, “Yes. I am meeting a friend up there.”

Twilight turned around and started to go through the scattered books, “Alright let me see if I can find the spell. Should not be to hard but I want to make sure I am doing it right. I…” Before Twilight could say anymore she noticed it had gotten surprisingly dark all of a sudden. “That’s strange, it is only mid afternoon.” The stallion froze in place. “No, not now, it can’t be happening already!” Twilight looked at the stallion with shock and confusion, “what can’t be happening? What are you talking about?” The stallion ran outside and looked up at the sky. Twilight followed him out. She looked at the stallion, “what is going on? You seem to know why it has gotten so dark all of a sudden.”

The stallion pointed his hoof at the sky. Twilight looked up. Her jaw hit the ground at what she was seeing. At least a good 50 or so pegasi were flying in formation blocking out the sun and heading toward the middle of the town. The stallion turned toward Twilight, “You want to know what is going on? Alright, over the past few weeks a Pegasus named Wind Rider has been gathering an army for what she calls the Sky Empire. Their mission is to bring honor and respect back to the pegasi who were once a proud warrior nation, and she feels that the best way to do this is to take over Equestria. It appears she is starting with your town.” Twilight turned to him in a look of horror.

The stallion turned and started running toward the middle of town. Twilight ran after him. “Hey” she called, running up alongside him, “What are you going to do?” Without slowing down or turning to her he yelled, “It is my fault for not seeing their attack coming sooner. I thought I had more time but I was wrong. I have to protect this town. I will not let this place become her first takeover. I will stop her here and now.” Twilight looked up at the incoming legion of Pegasi, “how do you plan on stopping an army like that?!” The Stallion reached under his cloak revealing a sword hanging at his side. “I have many ways to deal with them. This isn’t the first time I have gone up against an army of pegasi.”

Twilight looked ahead with a look of determination, “alright, but you are not going in there alone. I have learned that when it comes to friends in need, the more friends you have to back you up, the better your chances will be at helping them.” The stallion turned toward her. Through his hood she thought she could make out him grinning. “If the rumors of your deeds are true, then I can see no better person to fight alongside with in this battle.” Twilight nodded feeling a sense of both nervousness but at the same time pride as they made their way right as the pegasi started to descend on the town.

5 minutes earlier high above Ponyville...

Commander Wind Rider turned toward her army as she led them, hovering backwards but still moving a quick pace forward. She turned to her army, “Remember, capture all unicorns and earth ponies. But do not lay a hoof on the pegasi living down there. They may not know it but they are to become a part of a new generation of pegasi in the Sky Empire. Leave no one else uncaptured and don’t allow anything else to get away. Any opposition will be met with harsh penalties.” She then smiled and yelled “For the Sky Empire!” She was met with the same echo from her troops. She then descended and landed in the middle of the town. She yelled at her troops to go forth. They landed and immediately started to through earth ponies and unicorns alike into the cages they had brought with them. And then, all hell broke loose as panicking townsfolk started to run.