I opened my eyes and I see that I am in Ponyville, but something was different. I could not tell as it was dark. I could normally see pretty good at night with the moon out. I began to look for it in the sky. What I found was even more surprising. There was a solar eclipse happening. Strange, those normally last a few minutes. I did not know it was possible with the Princesses controlling the sun and the moon. What are they up to?

I began to look around to find another pony to ask what is going on. As I walked through town, I kept on hearing doors and window stutters slamming close. Ok, this is really strange. Why are the ponies afraid of me? Let's shed some light here.

I launched a ki ball into the sky and had it hover over town, what I saw was nothing I expected to see. The town looks like there has been a battle. Scorch marks were on every building. Some were totally destroyed. I need to find Twilight, NOW! I ran to the library and burst through the door. Inside I saw cobwebs over the bookshelves and dust on the top of the tables. I was starting to panic. I teleported out of there and headed to the castle.

I hit something upon appearing. I looked to see what it was. The magic barrier was up around Canterlot. This was so strong that I could not teleport in. I headed over to where the entrance is. It was easy to find as that area was lit up. As I was walking up to the guards posted there, I said, "What's going on? Why is the barrier up and what are the Princesses doing with the sun and moon making a solar eclipse?"

When the guards saw me, they began o fire magic spells at me. These were faster than normal as I was barely able to dodge them.

"Woah! Woah! Woah! I am on your side!" I said as I continued to dodge.

On Royal Guard pony said, " We have orders to kill you on sight."

WHAT! KILL ON SIGHT! TIME TO GO! I teleported out of there not wanting to die. I reappeared at my house. Luckily that was still there. I headed inside to see if Al or anypony was there. Just like the library, this place looked like no one has been here for a long time. I headed downstairs to check my weapons were still there. Everything was accounted for. I headed up to Al's room to see if I could find any clues.

When I entered his room, it was in the same condition as the rest of the house. His weapons and personal belonging were gone. So he might still be alive. He had a desk with a book on it. It did not have a title on the front or the spine. I opened it up to see what was inside. It was a journal. Hmm, when did he start this? I read the only entry.

To whom that finds this book,

I am writing this out in case there is some hope that something out there can save us from this tragic event. It all started when Discord escaped. Blaze and I knew what to do in order to seal him up again. We had collected four of the five Elements of Order and hoped the fifth one would reveal itself soon. When we confronted Discord, he had already grayed the mane 6. Blaze had me go and inform Princess Celestia to send the letter Twilight have been writing to her about Friendship. I should have never left Blaze.

Discord somehow corrupted Swift Blaze.

I immediately drop the book after reading that. Pure shock was on my face. I did not want to believe what I read. How did I get corrupted when I am right here? What in Equestria happened? I picked the book back up and was hesitant to continue to read. Do I want to know what happened? No, I NEED to know. I opened the book and continued to read where I left off.

Discord somehow corrupted Swift Blaze. His coat was dark red, the white in his eyes were now black, and his cuite mark was a solid black circle. He no longer went by Swift Blaze or Bob. He declared himself as Shadow Torch, Lord of Darkness.

He went on a rampage on Ponyville. Destroying buildings and sending all the ponies running. The normal Royal Guards were powerless to stop him. I had gathered the special ops team we formed to take care of matters like this. We all fought very hard to try and stop him. We all failed. What he did next is what everypony feared. He sent a black orb up into the sky and it blocked the sun.

I am now leading a resistance from Canterlot, the last place that has not been destroyed. He has yet to break the new shield Shining Armor and Twilight Sparkle created together. I don't know how much longer we can hold out.

That is the end of the entry. I placed the book down gently back on the table. I began to sense something was behind me.

"How long have you been there?" I said.

"Ever since you walked into your old house. Why did you come here Shadow Torch?" The mysterious figure said.

"I don't know what is going on or what happened. But my name is not Shadow Torch, It is Swift Blaze."

"You are not going to trick me like the others. You move a little bit without my permission, I will kill you in an instant."

"I am not playing a trick. One moment, I was sleeping in my bed in colt form after the first day of school. I then wake up to this world and see all this. Please tell me what in Equestria happened."

"Turn around. Slowly." I began to turn. "SLOWER!"

Once I was turned around, I could see who was behind me. It was a human shape standing there with two crossbows pointing at me. The person had a cloak covering their body and a hood hiding their face. I did not need to guess who it was.

"Alvin, what do I need to do to prove I am Swift Blaze, aka Bob, and not that other thing you mentioned in your entry."

"You just did by calling me Alvin, plus your eyes. How did you get here?"

"Your guess is as good as mine. Now tell me what happened after that entry. Where is everypony else?"

"Bob, you killed them."

"WHAT! Why would I kill my friends?"

"Not this you, Shadow Torch killed them."

I just fall to my knee and banged against the floor. This went on for a few minutes. Once I calmed back down, I picked myself up. I wiped the tears away that rolled down my face. I looked to Al and said, "Where is this bastard that did this."

"He now stays at the old castle in the EverFree Forest. He had slaved ponies rebuild and fortify it. It is impossible to get in without being seen."

"If this Shadow Torch is me, then I know I would have placed an escape route in case something did happen. Let me get something from the basement to help us out."

Al nodded and we headed to the basement. I opened the weapon storage and headed inside. Just after I entered, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my right shoulder and fell to the floor. I looked to see what it was. A crossbow arrow has been impaled into me. I looked up at Al and saw he was laughing evilly.

"I can't believe you trusted me. You are nothing like me."

"What's going on Al? I thought we were friends." I said while holding my injured shoulder.

"I am not that pathetic human." He pulls out a vile and drinks it. His form changes to what I read in the journal. "I, AM, SHADOW TORCH!"

"Why are you doing this? Killing our friends?"

"Because it is so much fun, you should try it. One thing I still can't figure out is how I was ever like you."

"But you were me and we cared about this world. We swore to protect it!"

"You did, I didn't. Now that you have kindly opened this weapon stash for me, I can finish my plans."

"I won't let you get away with this!"

As I was getting up, Shadow Torch grabs a gun off the wall and shoots both my knees. I scream out in pain. The pain in the knees was far worse than my shoulder. Shadow Torch kept the gun pointed at me.

"You have served your purpose."

While still in serious pain, I said, "If you wanted these weapons, why didn't you open the door yourself?"

"Funny thing, while in rage mode, all chakra abilities don't work. I did not want to blast my way in and destroy the goodies inside. So I have been working on summoning you from a previous time to do this. Thank you for your help. I will say hi to your remaining friends as I slowly kill them."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

Shadow Torch pulls the trigger and I see the bullet coming to my head.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I screamed as I sat up in bed.

Al came bursting in through the door with his daggers at the ready to throw. "What's going on?" He asked.

Once I realized I was still in my room and in colt form, I said, "Sorry for waking you Al. I think I just had one hell of a nightmare. It seemed so real."

Al puts his dagger down on the bedside table and sat on the edge of the bed. "I am glad you are ok. I never heard you scream like that so I was thinking of the worst. I had my fair share of nightmares while I was in hell. They want to make you think it is real to scare you more. Have you ever had a nightmare before?"

"I have, when I was little. They happened after the incident with my father. They were nothing like what I just had though."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not tonight. That nightmare really took the energy out of me. Make sure I wake up in the morning for school."

"You got it buddy. Go and have sweet dreams of Candyland."

"What are you trying to do? Get me some cavities?"

"Nah, I wanted you to laugh." We both did start to laugh. We said good night to each other. Al left and closed the door. I laid back down to try and get some sleep. I sure hope that was only a nightmare.