Author's note
First off, to Agent, C.H.A.O.S., I gave ya a private message before. It is not a parody; the story's a fanmake (why do people keep calling it that?). Twilight is like Belle, she reads books, helps her father and don't take crud from anyone, not even Boris. I can keep the lyrics in script format if I want to. I didn't mind it before and I don't mind it now. I don't mind what using the characters to expand on the story. Heck, I'm willing to use every MIP: FIM character if I have to. And finally, I am not in it to be a good writer, I'm in it to have fun. So in closer, thanks for the advice, but I can handle this without being a better writer.

For BrightDark89, same idea but is Crescent Sparkle official by the creators? No, the name is up in the air right now so I'm just using what I think suits the name best for now. Also, the names that I'm using names that is official, so there's no need for me to use the other names.

Chapter 3: Beauty Meets the Beast

It was a brand new day at Twilight's house. The unicorn is inside keeping herself busy while waiting for Dusk and Spike to get back. Unknown to her, three familiar figures, one of them is in a tuxedo, was watching the place from the bushes.

"Oh boy, Twi is in for one big surprise, eh Boris?" Dum-Dum asks Boris with a grin.

"Yep, once Twilight gets cornered like this, she definitely must go for you." Boxco said in agreement.

"Oh yes, today is Twilight's lucky day." Boris said with a chuckle. He heads off, letting go of a branch and causing it to hit his sidekicks in the mouth each, resulting in leaves being in them. The hero, not bothering or caring, heads to a group of ponies that he has invited to his wedding. "Everyone, while I would like to thank you all for coming to my wedding...I have to go in and propose to the filly."

Everyone, minus the crying Trixie, Derpy and Heartstrings, laughs madly. The girls are sad that the hunky bachelor in Ponyville is now going to get married...or so Boris wants to happen anyway.

"Listen carefully, you two. When I come out that door with Twilight..." Boris begins to explain his plan to Dum-Dum and Boxco, who got the leaves out of their mouths, carefully.

"Right, we know! One of us starts up the band!" Boxco exclaims with a smile.

Suddenly Dum-Dum uses the stick to conduct a band, making them play 'Here Comes the Bride' very fast. Of course, the music came to a hard as the annoyed Boris slams the unicorn's head hard with a tuba, getting him stuck in it in the progress.

"Not yet!" Boris scowls to Dum-Dum in annoyance. "You really live up to your name, Dum-Dum!"

"Sorry!" Dum-Dum apologize, his lip can be seen coming out of the lip end of the tuba.

Now inside the house, Twilight was reading a book but looks up to see a song playing loudly from a record player. The purple unicorn uses her magic to turn the volume down while saying, "Nyx, honey. Mommy can't focus on reading while that music is so loud."

"Sorry, mommy," A young filly apologizes to her mother. Now this filly is a foal alicorn with moderate opal to Dark opal and a Light opal outside eyes, a dark blue violet mane and a very dark cornflower blue. She has a shield on her flank. Her name is Nyx, Twilight's adopted daughter.

Twilight discovers Nyx abandoned two years ago and decides to take her in, becoming the little filly's adopted mother. Of course, the unicorn discovers that she was once the evil side of Nightmare Moon, when Princess Luna herself was once corrupted. After some problems involving an evil cult and when Nyx once went bad again, Twilight was able to keep her own daughter for good, promising to do whatever it takes to keep anyone from using Nyx to their advantage again.

"Anyway, when is grandpa going to come back from the fair?" Nyx ask Twilight in concern. "I feel like something bad has happened to him."

"Relax, your grandfather will come back when he can." Twilight said with a smile. Just then a knock came at the front door, making the purple unicorn go to the machine that is used as a peephole, making her look through it. Twilight cringes in disgust as she saw Boris outside waiting.

"Let me guess: Boris the 'Dope who can't Take a Hint' is outside?"

"Unfortunately; try to bare with this until I chase him out, Nyx." Twilight then opens the door, giving a fake smile to Boris who came in. "Ah, Boris. This is...an unexpected surprise."

"Ah yes, Twilight. And..." Boris glances at Nyx who glares at him. "Uh, what is your name again; Nightmare Moon; Night Terror?"

"Nyx. You know that, Boris." Nyx said dryly to Boris. She hates it when people call her by her former villain name. That makes the poor filly feel guilty as to what Nyx herself has done in the past.

"Right, of course; Anyway, isn't it a surprise, Twilight? You know...I betcha there isn't a filly in town who wants to be you right now. Today is the day... Boris, as he came into the house, stops for a moment to admire himself in a mirror before continuing, "...that all your dreams will come true."

"Can I please shove him out, mommy?"

"Not yet, wait until the right time." Twilight whispers to Nyx then turns to Boris while asking, "What makes you think that you know about my dreams, Boris?"

"Oh a lot," Boris chuckles as he begins to sing, much to the fillies' annoyance.

Boris: You've been dreaming just one dream
Nearly all your life
Hoping, scheming
Just one theme
Will you be my wife
Will you be some he-colt's property?
Good news! That he-colt's me!

Boris eagerly tries to put his hooves on Twilight and try to kiss her, only for the filly to jump away from him in disgust.

This equation
Filly plus colt
Doesn't help just you
On occasion
Fillies can
Have their uses, too
Mainly to extend the family tree
Pumpkin, extend with me!
We'll be raising sons galore

Twilight: (glares) Inconceivable!

"Is that even a word?" Nyx ask in concern.

Boris: Each built six-foot-four

Nyx: Unbelievable!

Boris: Each stuffed with ev'ry Boris gene!

Twilight: (covers her ears) I'm not hearing this!

Boris: You'll be keeping house with pride

Nyx: (sarcastically) Just incredible!

Boris: Each day gratified

Twilight: So unweddable!

Boris: (lifts Twilight a bit) That you are part of this idyllic scene

Once Boris put the annoyed Twilight down, he goes over to a table where the purple unicorn has put her book down while speaking up, "All right, picture this." The jerk then sat in a chair before putting his lower hooves onto the table itself, getting mud onto Twilight's book, much to her and Nyx's annoyance, "A rusting hunting lodge, my latest roasting over the fire...while the little wife is massaging my hooves."

"Ewww," Twilight and Nyx exclaims in disgust. The thought of the purple unicorn massaging Boris's lower hooves is disgusting. They cover their noses to keep themselves from passing out from how smelly they are.

"And during this time, the little ones will play on the floor with the dogs. Of course, we will have six or seven."

"Err, dogs?" Twilight ask uneasily.

"No way, I mean colts, strapping ones like me!" Boris exclaims with a laugh as he got up.

"And what's wrong with fillies like me?" Nyx ask Boris with a deep frown. "I happened to be important in mommy's life."

"Oh come on, you would still be important in her life as well a smile. Of course, we will have to send you to reform school to help control or get rid of whatever evil magic you got left in you, Nightmare Moon. Can't have another rampage likes yours running loose again, can we?"

"Urge to kill...rising..."

"Calm down, Nyx." Twilight said, keeping her daughter from trying anything. Of course, the adopted mother hates what Boris is thinking of doing to poor Nyx. The purple unicorn spoke sarcastically, "Yeah, I could imagine that." The red colt smirks as he continues singing.

I can see that we will share
All that love implies
We shall be a perfect pair
Rather like my thighs

"Disgusting!" Twilight and Nyx exclaims as they try to get away from Boris. It's obvious to them that he wants to marry the purple unicorn.

You are face to face with destiny!
All roads lead to...
The best things in life are...
All's well that ends with me!
Escape me? There's no way
Certain as "Do, Re,"
Twilight Sparkle, when you marry

Twilight gulps as Boris has the purple unicorn cornered at the door. The red colt smirks as he ask, "So how about it, Twilight? Is it a yes...or a 'oh yes'?"

"Boris, I will be honest..." Twilight gulps as she uses her magic to turn the door handle behind her. Nyx nods as she sneaks behind Boris, ready to pounce. "I really don't deserve you!"

"Well, who does?" Boris laughs as he finishes his song.

Me!

"Sorry, mommy gave ya her answer!" Nyx exclaims. Suddenly Twilight opens the door and quickly moves out of the way to allow her adopted daughter to head butt Boris right out it. The red colt screams as he is send into a mud puddle outside.

As the band begins to play, unaware of what happened at first, Nyx throws a rock at Boris, hitting him in the butt before Twilight slams the door close. Once the music stops, Boxco and Dum-Dum turns and looks surprised to see their boss's rear end in the butt as what appears to be a pig rose out of the puddle...until the ticked off red colt rears his ugly head, revealing a pig right on top of him.

"So...how did it go?" Dum-Dum asks with a smile.

"When are you going to send that brat to reform school?" Boxco ask Boris with a nod.

The two minions got their answer...the hard way as Boris furiously grabs them by the neck each, snarling, "Twilight will be my wife...and that Nightmare brat will be gone! No mistake about that!"

Boris throws Dum-Dum and Boxco into the mud puddle before storming off in humiliation. The two frowns as Boxco remarks to the pig, "Well, touchy." The swine squeals in agreement.

---

It was a while later and everyone else is gone, the wedding is cancelled and a good thing too. The door opens up as Twilight and Nyx pokes their heads out. The purple unicorn asks, "Nyx, is he gone?"

"Yep, coast is clear, mommy." Nyx said with a nod. Twilight sighs in relief then left the house with her daughter; the older filly frowns as she fed some of the chickens. Twilight can't believe what that creep Boris wanted her to do.

"Can you imagine? Boris asked me to marry him! ME! The wife of that stupid, boorish, and...UGH!"

"I know! And he wanted to send me to reform school! Ick! And it sounds like the jerk wanted sons around! That comes to show that Boris has negative attitude about fillies!"

Twilight frowns as she begins to sing.

Twilight: Madame Boris!
Can you just see it?

Twilight, putting the towel over her heads, looks like a housewife, much to Nyx's displeasure.

Madame Boris!
His little wife

Twilight frowns as she kicks a bucket, scaring the chickens right off before removing the towel from her own head.

No sir!
Not me!
I guarantee it
I want much more than this provincial life!

Twilight then rush to the open fields as in a familiar musical with Nyx following her in concern.

I want adventure in the great wide somewhere
I want it more than I can tell!

As the mother and adopted daughter sat on the ground, Twilight picks up a dandelion and sighs a bit. She doesn't want what Boris and some of the narrow-minded ponies have in mind for her. Twilight wanted more.

And for once it might be grand
To have someone understand

Twilight sighs as she let the wind blow the dandelion away.

I want so much more than they've got planned...

"Mommy, don't worry. Someday you will find a colt whose is right for you." Nyx said gently. "Who knows? You may have your adventures. Not like it would come running right to us, right?"

Before Twilight could answer, a familiar voice yells out, "TWILIGHT! NYX," The two fillies look up and saw Spike rushing up to them in the wagon with the invention...but no Dusk!

"Spike; what's going on?" Twilight asks in shock as she and Nyx got up to head over to Spike who looks freaked out.

"Not good! Big trouble! Dusk is gone!"

"Spike, relax, relax!" Nyx exclaims as she and Twilight manages to calm the scared dragon down. Something's wrong! Where's Dusk? He is never without Spike when the male unicorn comes back from the fair!

"What happened? Where's Daddy? Where is he?" Twilight ask Spike in worry.

"We got lost in the dark forest and I guess I must've gotten separated from him!" Spike exclaims in worry. Twilight, in alarm, begins to take Spike out of the wagon with her magic. Her father is lost and could be in danger!

"We got to find him! Spike, lead me to the dark forest! Nyx, you and I will have to use our tracing magic to follow where he has gone!"

Once Spike is on Twilight's back, Nyx got on behind her before the purple unicorn gallops off quickly. There isn't a moment to waste!

---

Spike lead Twilight to the dark forest where she and Nyx begins using their tracing magic to follow a trace of Dusk. Soon they approach the same iron gate of the castle that the unicorn has discovered the night before.

"What is this place?" Nyx asks in concern and worry. The castle is dark and dangerous. "This castle reminds me of my past life...I really hated being reminded of that!"

Spike screams in terror as he hugs Twilight frantically. The purple unicorn exclaims, "Whoa, Spike, calm down! Easy! Come on! Let's go inside!"

"Oh, this is very scary." Spike mumbles as Twilight opens the gate allowing the trio into the grounds. They then spot something on the ground, a familiar map with handwriting on it.

"Mommy, it's grandpa's map." Nyx said with a gasp as Twilight picks it up with her magic in concern. Dusk must've dropped it upon arrival! He is definitely here

"Papa..." Twilight said in worry. Dusk must be inside this dark castle and who knows what's happening to him now?

---

Soarin' groans as Caramel pace back and forth, scolding him for letting Dusk stay in the castle, only for the Demon Pony to captured him afterwards! Honestly, he hates dealing with lectures from 'Mr. Bossy'."

"Oh, you have to open your big colt mouth, did you?" Caramel snaps to Soarin' in annoyance. "You had to go and invite him to stay, as well as serve him tea, allow him to sit in the master's chair and pet Winona!"

"Well, excuse me; I was trying to be nice and hospitable!" Soarin' snaps to Caramel in frustration. "The guy looks like he is in need of some help!"

"Well, thanks to you, he is now locked up in the tower! Who knows what the master would do to him in there if he hasn't already?"

---

Meanwhile, Twilight's group enters the castle and looks around, Twilight calls out, "Hello; anyone home?"

"Hey, anyone," Spike calls out in concern as the trio climbs up the staircase. "Come on out, we need some help here!"

---

In the kitchen right now, Applejack was busy, preparing a bath for the CMC. Speaking of which, the baby foals rush into the room as Apple Bloom exclaims, "Hey, sis! Yew won't believe what we done saw! We saw two fillies an' a dragon we did!"

"Right, one of the fillies is older than the other! Isn't that cool or what?" Scootaloo ask with a giggle.

"Now, Apple Bloom, Scoots, I am none in 'de mood fer silly stories." Applejack said to Apple Bloom and Scootaloo with a sigh. After what happened last night, hearing stories like this is the last thing that the Southern filly wants right now.

"But we did saw her, honestly!" Sweetie exclaims to Applejack in concern. "Oh, I know that Rarity would love this."

"Come on, inta 'de tub wit' ya three."

"Hey, wait!" Scootaloo protests but groans as Applejack forces her, Apple Bloom and Sweetie into the tub to get cleaned up. "Come on! It's true!"

"Hey, AJ," A voice exclaims as Applejack and the CMC turns to see another foal filly peeking into the kitchen eagerly. She is a light blue Pegasus pony with a rainbow mane and tail, pink eyes and a marking of a cloud and a rainbow shaped lightning bolt on her flank. Her name is Rainbow Dash. "You aren't going to believe this, but we got visitors in the castle! Two fillies, one of them is older, and a baby dragon; Awesome!"

"Great horny toads! Really," Applejack gasps to Rainbow in shock and disbelief. So the CMC are right? There are new visitors in the castle!

"Told ya, Applejack," Apple Bloom giggled to Applejack with a smile. Silly of her big sister to think that she and her friends was telling wild stories!

---

As Caramel continues berating Soarin', the Pegasus colt rolls his eyes as he made a hoof puppet, mimicking his associate's speaking, "...irresponsible, devil-may-care, waxy-eared, pea-brained..." The Earth Pony notices what Soarin' doing and slaps his hoof, making him yelp. "Cut that out!"

"Daddy," A new voice calls out, much to the two foals' surprise. They turn and saw Twilight, Nyx and Spike passing by the doorway to the room that they're in. "Daddy, where are you?"

"Caramel, whoa! Did you see that?" Soarin' ask excitedly. He and Caramel rush to the doorway and saw the newcomers turning down a corridor. "It's a filly!"

"Yes, I know it's a filly; there're two of them." Caramel remarks to Soarin' with a frown.

"I know, but I mean the purple unicorn, the older one! Don't you see? She's the one," Soarin' laughs excitedly as he points to Twilight, "The filly that we were waiting for, the one who can break the spell!"

"Don't be ridiculous. What gave you that..." Caramel yelps as Soarin' rush off quickly and eagerly, causing the Earth Pony to follow. "Hey, wait, hang on!"

Soarin' and Caramel suspects that Twilight, Nyx and Spike are here, looking for Dusk; Well, it's time to help them find him! The two foal servants open the door as Twilight's group passed by. Caramel hid behind the door as Soarin' quickly rush up the steps that leads to the prisoner tower where Dusk is now at.

The noises that Soarin' is making caught Twilight, Nyx and Spike's attention, making them turn as Spike ask, "Wait, hey, anyone here?" They head through the doorway, passing Caramel as they heard the footsteps going up the steps. Someone is in fact here!

"Wait, hang on! We are looking for my grandpa!" Nyx exclaims as she, Twilight and Spike rush upstairs. Caramel peeks out from behind the door in concern. The Earth Pony hopes that his Pegasus pony pal knows what he's doing.

The trio rush up the steps until they reach the top floor, looking around puzzled, not noticing that Soarin' has hid himself behind a pillar.

"Weird, wasn't someone here a few seconds ago?" Twilight ask a bit puzzled. "Weird, what's going on?"

"Twilight?" A familiar voice spoke. Twilight and the others gasp upon seeing a familiar unicorn peeking through the bars of his cell.

"Dad!"

Twilight uses her magic to pick up a torch nearby as she, Nyx and Spike rush over to the cell door as the concerned Dusk saw them. Nyx ask worried, "Grandpa, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. But how were you three able to find me?" Dusk ask Twilight's group in relief.

"Tracing magic," Spike said as he felt Dusk's coat, making him yelp a bit. "Whoa, dude, you're cold as ice!"

"Oh no, you're freezing and sick!" Twilight exclaims in worry. "We gotta get you out of here!"

"Listen, Twilight, you must leave this place now!" Dusk exclaims to Twilight in worry, knowing that his captor could come here at any given moment.

"Who did this to you?" Twilight ask Dusk in worry. What kind of monster would lock her father up and make him freeze to death like this?

"There isn't any time to explain!" Dusk exclaims as he coughs a bit like mad. "You, Nyx and Spike must leave now!"

"We are not leaving without you!"

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" A furious voice roars as a furry foreleg grabs Twilight, causing her to scream as she was pulled away from the cell door, causing the purple unicorn to lose her torch in a puddle of water in the progress.

"No, Twilight, Nyx, Spike, run!" Dusk exclaims with a horrified gasp.

"What's going on?" Nyx ask in worry and fright.

"Who's there, who are you?" Twilight asks as she, Nyx and Spike looks around, seeing only darkness in most parts of the tower. The only light came from a hole in the roof. Soon they spot the one who arrived, glaring at them with red eyes.

"I am the master of this castle! What are you all doing here?" The Demon Pony demands to the trio more than he asked.

"We've come for my father! Please, let him out! He's sick, can't you see that!"

"NOT MY FAULT! He shouldn't have trespassed here!" The Demon Pony snarls at Twilight in anger.

"Please, my father could die!" Twilight pleads to the heartless Demon Pony. "Let him out, I will do anything."

"There is nothing that you can do. He is now my prisoner."

The Demon Pony prepares to head off, not wanting to hear another word from the intruders. Spike groans, "Man, not good. We may as well leave before we end up his prisoners too."

"No, I can't give up, there must be something that I could do...wait!" Twilight exclaims. She has an idea, but it may be one that could cost her everything. The Demon Pony stops to glance over his shoulder, wondering what the filly wants. Twilight, glancing back at Dusk, came into the light as she spoke, "Take me instead."

"What?" Nyx, Spike and Dusk exclaims in shock and disbelief. They can't be hearing right! Twilight wants to be a prisoner in her father's place?

"You," The Demon Pony snaps in disbelief. But then the monster calms down a bit as he soon became surprised. "You...want to take his place?"

"Twilight, no! You don't know what you're doing!" Dusk pleads to Twilight in horror. If his daughter stays here, then he will never see her again!

"If I did...would you let my father go?" Twilight ask the Demon Pony in concern. Even if it means being a prisoner in this castle forever, at least Dusk is freed and can finally be saved.

"Well...yes, but you must promise to never leave the castle and will stay here forever." The Demon Pony said to Twilight calmly yet sternly.

"Wait, mommy is crazy to stay here...at least by herself. If mommy's staying, then I will too." Nyx said sternly. "I don't want her to be alone as a prisoner."

"Then I will stay too! I'm Twilight Sparkle's Number One Assistant and won't let her and Nyx stay here to suffer alone too." Spike said in determination.

"Wait, have you two lost your minds?" Dusk exclaims in more shock. First his daughter wants to take his place as the Demon Pony's prisoner, now Nyx and Spike wants to stay to keep her company? This is madness!

"Well, how about it?"

"Well...fine, you two may leave if you like but Twilight Sparkle must never leave no matter what." The Demon Pony said calmly. After all, he is starting to suspect something. Could Twilight be the one who could break the spell over him? And what is this new feeling other than hope of freedom?

Twilight pauses as she look closely at the Demon Pony, still in the shadows before saying, "Please, come into the light. I want to know whom I will be prisoner to should I make that decision."

The Demon Pony hesitates but then slowly moves into the light, allowing the newcomers to see him fully for the first time. The trio's eyes widened upon seeing him...as a monstrous Demon Pony!

Twilight gasps as she turns around to face her scared father. Nyx exclaims, "Wow! And I thought I look terrible as Nightmare Moon! You definitely take the cake...err, no offense."

"Man, I'm freaked out now." Spike said with a gulp. If Twilight chose to stay, then she, Nyx and the baby dragon must be prisoners to...this Demon Pony.

"Well, what is your decision?" The Demon Pony demands to Twilight more than he asked. Only one choice could either save Dusk or condemn him.

"Twilight, no; I won't let you do this!" Dusk exclaims to Twilight in a pleading tone of voice.

Twilight however sighs sadly as she turns to the Demon Pony, her eyes closed while saying, "You have my word."

"Done," The Demon Pony exclaims. He goes past the trio to open the prison door to release Dusk. Twilight sobs as she fell to her knees in despair, wondering if she herself has made the right choice.

Once the door is opened, Dusk rush over to Twilight in worry as he said, "Twilight, Nyx, Spike, listen! Let me take this, I've lived my life! You don't have to throw yours away to save it!"

Unfortunately Dusk yelps as the Demon Pony grabs him, dragging the unicorn out of the tower, making Twilight gasps in shock, "Wait!

"Twilight, Nyx, Spike!"

"Wait, come back!"

---

Outside the castle, the Demon Pony drags Dusk to a coach nearby that is pulled by five dark gray coat Pegasus guards that wears purple armor. The father exclaims frantically, "Please, you don't know what you're doing! Spare my daughter, my granddaughter and my friend, please!"

"They are no longer your concern, you old colt!" The Demon Pony snaps as he throws Dusk into the coach before closing the door to lock him in; turning to the Pegasus guards, the monster snaps, "Take him to the village and dump him there!"

The gray coated Pegasus guards nod as they pull the coach away, ignoring the protests of Dusk inside the thing. At the tower, Twilight watch sadly as her father leaves, making her buried her face in her hooves as she sobs. Nyx and Spike sighs as they comfort her.

"It's all right, mommy, everything's going to be okay." Nyx said with a sigh of concern.

---

As the Demon Pony climbs up the tower stairs to figure out what to do with his new 'guests', Soarin' came up to him while asking, "Hey, master?"

"What?" The Demon Pony snaps at Soarin' in annoyance.

"Well...since the filly and her group will be staying with us for a long time...I figure that maybe you might want to offer them a more comfortable room." Soarin' chuckles nervously to the Demon Pony. The monster just responds by roaring at him loudly before continuing onward. "Okay, then again, maybe not!"

The Demon Pony came into the cell, seeing a sad sigh. Twilight is on the floor, sobbing in sadness as Nyx and Spike are with her. The purple unicorn looks up, tears in her eyes as she exclaims, "You didn't let me say goodbye! I will never see him again. I didn't even get to say goodbye."

"Man, you are one bad monster." Spike said, shaking his head while looking upset at the Demon Pony.

The Demon Pony then has a look of guilt on his face while looking to the ground. Twilight is right, he didn't give a chance to give the unicorn a chance to say goodbye to Dusk for the last time. Then the master remembers Soarin''s advice. Perhaps his new prisoners should have a more comfortable room.

"Well, come on, I will show you all to your room." The Demon Pony said with a sigh.

"Wait, our room?" Twilight asks in surprise as Nyx and Spike are startled by the Demon Pony's offer. They were supposed to be his prisoners but now he's offering them a room? "But...I thought..."

"What? You rather stay here in this tower?"

"Err, no. And I don't think Spike or my adopted daughter would want to either."

"Good, then follow me." The Demon Pony said with a stern nod.

---

A while later, the Demon Pony is now leading Twilight, Nyx and Spike through a maze of corridors with the help of Soarin' who is holding a candle with his mouth. The foal filly stops to look around at the place then gasps as she runs back to her mommy's side.

The Demon Pony pauses to glance over at Twilight; the poor filly is shedding a tear while Nyx puts a hoof on her shoulder to comfort her adopted mother. Well, it's safe to know that the little foal is not really Twilight's real daughter.

Soarin', in concern and not standing the silence any longer, whispers to the Demon Pony, "Come on, at least say something to her!"

"Huh? Oh..." The Demon Pony said, clearing his throat while speaking to Twilight. "Err, I hope you like it here."

"That depends on your definition of the word 'like'." Spike said with a sigh. Soarin' make a gesture, signaling his master to go on, in hopes to at least make things better.

"Well, you aren't always going to be treated like a prisoner, you know. This castle is your home now. You three can go anywhere you like...except off the castle grounds...and in the west wing."

"What's in the west...?" Twilight begins to ask puzzled.

"IT'S FORBIDDEN!" The Demon Pony booms loudly to Twilight, cutting her off. His voice echoes throughout the castle corridors. The master then said normally, "Well, only me and my servants are allowed in there; No one else!"

As the Demon Pony and Soarin' continues leading the way, Nyx ask quietly, "Weird, what is in that west wing place that he doesn't want us to see?" Even Twilight is a bit curious by the Demon Pony's own order; Very suspicious.

Soon the group reaches a door to one of the guest rooms, the Demon Pony opens it to let the group enter, though they do so cautiously. For a creepy looking castle, at least the place has a comfortable room.

"Now, if any of you need anything, my servants will attend to you." The Demon Pony said to Twilight, Nyx and Spike softly.

"Dinner, invite the purple unicorn to dinner." Soarin' whispers to the Demon Pony quietly. Perhaps dinner could allow him to know Twilight a bit better.

"Ahem...Twilight Sparkle...you will join me for dinner...that is not a request!"

Soon the Demon Pony slams the door shut making Twilight gasps in shock. Now he wants her to come to dinner? That isn't an invitation, that's being forced to! The purple unicorn sobs as she rush over to her bed and sighs as she took a picture out, that is of her, Nyx, Spike and Dusk.

Twilight sniffs as she begins to sing once more.

Yes, I made the choice
For him - I will stay
But I don't deserve to lose my freedom in this way, you...

Turning angrily to the closed door, Twilight yells loudly to the Demon Pony, "YOU MONSTER!"

"Mommy, calm down, please." Nyx said to her adopted mother in sadness. Twilight sniffs as she shed tears while singing some more.

If you think that you've done is right, well then
(teary as she continues) You're a fool.
Think again.
Is this home?
Is this where I should learn to be happy?
Never dreamed
That a home could be dark and cold.
I was told
Every day in my childhood
Even as we grow old
Home will be where the heart is
Never where words so true

Nyx and Spike watch in sadness as Twilight tears up a bit some more.

My heart's far, far away
Home is too.
Is this home?
Is this where I must learn to believe in?
Try to find
Something good in this tragic place
Just in case
I should stay here forever
Held in this empty space
Oh, that won't be easy
I know the reason why
My heart's far, far away
Home's a lie

Nyx, tearing up too, looks down in sadness. Was it a mistake to be prisoners of a Demon Pony?

What I'd give to return
To the life I knew lately
But I know that I can't
Solve my problems going back
Is this home?
Am I here for a day or forever?
Shut away
From the world until who knows when
Oh, but then
As my life has been altered once
It can change again
Build higher walls around me
Change every lock and key

Spike looks sadly as Nyx sobs while heading her head down onto the bed, tears roll down to her cheeks. Twilight is about to break down herself as her song comes to an end.

Nothing lasts
Nothing holds
All of me
My heart's far, far away
Home and free

Once the song is done, the fillies bury their faces onto the bed of the new 'prison', one where they will be in forever. Spike sighs as he pat his friends on the back, comforting them some more.

Author's note
Oh man, poor Twilight. She, Nyx and Spike are now prisoners of the Demon Pony, just to save Dusk. What will happen next? In the next chapter, back in Ponyville, Boris is fuming over his humiliation while Dum-Dum, Boxco, and the villager cheer him up with a song. Of course, when Dusk comes in with a mad story, the villain gets a plan.

Spike: Yikes!

Me: Yeah. Meanwhile, Twilight, Nyx and Spike meets the servants but will the purple unicorn goes to dinner like the Demon Pony orders her to? Not likely. Read, review and suggest.

Nyx is an OC that belongs to an author named PenStrokePony who allows me to have use of her. Nyx herself is once the corruption that took over Princess Luna and became a filly in a cult's attempt to regain power. Of course, the young one changes and became Twilight's story. Nyx appears in the fic 'Past Sins'. Check it out at Equestria Daily or wherever you may find it. It's really good.