Shadow was just casually walking through the forest with no destination in mind. He kept trying to forget about that girl he had met earlier.

"Grrr, this is getting annoying. Why am I still thinking about her. But come to think of it, her eyes do kinda remind me of-"Shadow shook his head. "What am I thinking?"Then out from behind came Angel thumping his foot. "Hm?" Shadow turned around. "You? Shouldn't you be with that girl" he asked.

Angel just started making rabbit noises, but Shadow seemed to understand what he meant.

"Mean to her?" I was just telling her truth about herself."

Angel made some more noises.

"Mabye I was a bit harsh, but it was for her own good."

Angel got even angrier and jumped to kick Shadow in the head. "Why you little vermin." Shadow was about to say something else until his head started hurting excruciatingly. "What's happening?" "Nggggggghhhhhh!" He yelled in pain.

An image of scarred up girl appeared in his head. She was a gray earth pony with a long blue mane. She was laying against a broken down building as a reddish foggy mist covered the sky. She was scared and was curled up with someone looking down angrily at her with glowing eyes.

He started to stumble backwards, then passed out while banging his head on the ground pretty hard when he fell. Angel started to panic. He thought he had put an end to someone. He looked back at Shadow then ran off in the forest to look for Fluttershy.

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The girls continued to stare at the mysterious figures and noticed that they were heading towards them. "Who are they" asked Pinkie.

"We don't know miss"I know everyone in Ponyville" joked AJ. As they got closer they could better identify their characteristics.

The first one was was a big earth pony about the size of one of the royal guards at Canterlot. He had a dark red coat of fur with a long black mane twisted in dreadlocks that were tied up in the back.

His eyes were the same color as his fur. His cutie mark were small black symbols that formed a circle around a smaller black circle.

The other one was a small unicorn about the same size of Twilight and the others.

He had a white fur coat. His mane was a shaggy, but seemingly nicely groomed one that was cut in sort of emo stylish kind of way to where it was covering up one eye. It was white and it turned into a yellowish hazel brown color as it reached the edge of his mane. His cutie mark were three reverse tear drops, the same yellowish brown color as the edge of his mane.

He also had a reverse teardrop under each of his eyes, but his eyes seemed to stay shut, along with sly convincing smile. "Hello mister?" asked Twilight. "Leo" he responded. "This is my friend Sombre, he may look mean but he's just a big softy. Sombre smiled and waved. "You'll have to excuse him, he doesn't talk much.

Leo looked at Twilight. "Oh my, an alicorn. Sorry if I withold my enthusiasm, but I've never seen one in real life before, and you seem quite educated. I bet you know lots of spells." This made Twilight blush. "Oh I know a few spells here and there. The other girls got suspicious when he didn't seem surprised that he was an alicorn.

"Leo started a conversation with Twilight about magic that the other ponies didn't understand. AJ was next to friendly when greeting new people, but she felt something was off about these two.

Fluttershy felt the same way. Being the first to always make friends with strangers, Pinkie quickly ran over to Leo and shook his hoof so quickly it made him shake a bit. "Hi mister, my names Pinkie Pie, what's yours?" Leo chuckled happily. "I thought I told you already." "Yeah, well I guess I forgot." she giggled.

"That's quite alright." he said.

AJ walked up to Leo. "Oh, and what might your name be? "Apple Jack" she responded. He noticed the bothered look on her face.

"I'm sorry, did I anger you. "Doesn't matter, what did you come bothering us for?" "Oh Apple Jack, don't be so rude to the dashing young man." said Rarity.

Leo heard this and walked over to her. And what might your name be." "Rarity" she responded while giving him a seducing stare and batting her eyelashes.

"My my, there's not very many ponies around here with your beauty, and I've seen a lot of them, I mean, look at your hair, It truly matches your eyes." You look like you're well groomed." he said while picking up her hoof. She giggled after hearing his compliment and blushed a light shade of red. "Oh stop it, you're too sweet." she said.

Apple Jack just gave him a disgusted look.

He noticed the pink haired Pegasus hiding behind Apple Jack and turned to her. She seemed to flinch when he fixed his eyes upon her. "Well hello there," he said, noticing the frightened look on her face.

"H-Hi", she said nervously, as she ducked farther behind Apple Jack.

"Apple Jack, I'm not so sure about these guys. There's something strange about them." said Fluttershy. "Yeah, you're not alone." responded AJ.

He got closer to Fluttershy when AJ stepped in front of him. He raised an eyebrow. "I know I don't look like the most trustworthy pony, but I ensure you that I don't mean any harm.

She took notice of their cutie marks again. Interesting cutie marks you got there, how'd you get'm?" "AJ don't be so rude." Sorry Twi, but something doesn't feel right about these two." "It's quite alright." I'd like to tell you, but I can't." "What do you mean you can't?" asked AJ.

"It's just that it would be long story, and we are too exhausted to sit here and tell you, and I shouldn't have to tell you about my personal business." Apple Jack started to get a little irritated, but quickly calmed down. "Whatever, just tell us what you want." "Apple Jack" said Twilight.

"Yes, I guess I should get to the point." said Leo. He used his magic to shoot a beam on the ground to draw something. "We were looking for a certain someone, and we heard that he was spotted with a couple of you." he said as he finished the drawing.

"Have you seen some pony with a cutie mark like this?" Fluttershy gasped when she looked at it.

It was Shadows.

"Have you seen him?" Pinkie started to say something but Apple Jack covered her mouth. "No, we haven't.

Leo's casual smile turned into a small frown. He slightly opened his eyes a bit to show off the bright hazel colored orbs that lay in his eye sockets. "If you know something, you should tell us."

Fluttershy was getting scared again when she accidentally dropped her picnic basket.

This caught the attention of Leo, as he looked over at the wasted picnic basket. "Oh, were you having a picnic?" he asked while smiling again and closing his eyes. "Um, we were." she said while cleaning up her mess.

"We're sorry for pestering you like this. If you haven't seen him, then I take your word for it. "Thanks for your cooperation, let's go Sombre." "Bye!" yelled Pinkie as they walked off. "Well they seemed nice." I'll say said Rarity. "Alright Apple Jack, what was with you just now?"

"Sorry Twi, I just didn't trust those two." And they had something to do with that rude Shadow fella. Fluttershy was still shaking a bit. "You okay Fluttershy?" asked Rarity.

"Yes, I'm fine. "But AJ's right, those two did seem a little suspicious." said Twilight. "And Shadow's a part of it."Twilight felt something fall on her back.

She looked back, then at the sky. She saw a couple of raindrops fall from the sky. "We should go back for now, before it starts to rain. "Wait!" We have to find Angel." said Fluttershy.

"Oh I almost forgot" said Twilight. Let's split up and look for him. They spent about an hour looking for him, but had no luck. "Sorry, I couldn't find him anywhere."

The other girls said they couldn't find him neither. Fluttershy started to tear up. "don't worry darling we'll find him. Then Fluttershy started to cry. But, *sob* what if we don't. He could be hurt somewhere." The other girls developed sad looks.

"Oh Fluttershy, said Twilight while hugging her closely. "He'll come back, remember that time he ran into the Everfree forest? He came back unharmed.

Angel is a smart bunny. "I guess you're right," said Fluttershy. "Or some timberwolves might've eaten him. Fluttershy cried even harder. "Pinkie!" yelled Twilight. "Sorry" she said with a sheepish grin. ""Fluttershy, he'll come back like he always does. *sniffle* "If you say so" she said. Let's just go before it starts to rain. "Okay." she said as she started to walk home. "Don't you want us to walk you home?" asked AJ. "No thanks," responded Fluttershy. "Poor girl" said Rarity. I really hope Angel comes back." said Pinkie.

He had a happy expression on his face, but it was like his closed eyes hid his true intentions.

Fluttershy was still walking when she heard steps behind her. She stopped and looked behind her and saw nothing. She turned back around and saw something standing in front of her. She shrieked and ducked. She peeked back up at the mysterious figure and saw that it was Angel. "Oh , hey Angel. She resumed walking until she realized who it really was. "Angel!" she cried as she ran to pick him up.

"Twilight was right, you did come back , you did!" Angel struggled free from her tight hug. "Huh? What's wrong Angel?" Angel pointed towards the forest and purposely fainted.

"The forest fainted?" she asked confused. Angel face palmed and ran back into the forest. "Angel!" she called. It started to drizzle. "Oh no, not the rain." She didn't want to run back into the forest, especially when it was about to rain, but she was determined not to let her bunny get away again. She swallowed, and ran after her. After a few minutes of running, she stopped to catch her breath.

"Angel...come back." She said between pants. She ran through a clearing in the forest, catching up to Angel. She saw someone laying on the ground near a tree. She gasped when she saw who it was.

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Leo and Sombre were through an area out of the forest but still nearby. "Hm?" He looked up at the sky. "Rain huh?" We should find some shelter for now."

Those ponies obviously knew where Shadow was, why didn't you question them further?" asked Sombre. "Well hello, you haven't talked for awhile.

"Well I thought I wouldn't bother with that, I thought it would be more fun to find him ourselves." This isn't a game Leo, you know what we're here for."

"Don't worry, we'll find find him. You doubt me too much, Sombre." Then, as if on cue, two timberwolves came out of nowhere and confronted the two.

"Oh, timberwolves," said Leo with his usual expression of closed eyes and a smile. Sombre, take care of them."

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I know my story is definatly not as good as the other stories out there intelligent wise, but I'm trying though, I'm just lacking inspiration right now and I don't really write stories like this, but if you do like my story, then thanks for enjoying it.