Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter up. Wanted to be sure it was perfect. Still not quite satisfied with it. Tell me what you think. :)

I cautiously moved into Sombra's cloud with my newly transformed wings. To my amazement, I discovered I could now see perfectly in the darkness. But almost immediately this new development worried me. Only creatures born of evil and dark magic can see perfectly in the night.

Had my transformation affected more than just my appearance?

Pushing the thought from my mind, I flew through the darkened Canterlot streets toward the palace—and the newly erected dungeon. Nothing could stop me now.

Suddenly a pair of shadow ponies with wings—I hesitate to call them "Pegasi"—appeared before me rather menacingly. I braced myself for a fight but they passed me without a second glance. I was indescribably relieved. If my disguise had fooled them, maybe I could fool even King Sombra himself.

But I wasn't taking any chances.

Fortunately, I managed to keep out of sight of anyone else until I was nearly at the dungeon. Flapping my decaying wings, I mentally prepped myself for what I would find inside. I had no idea what Sombra had done now that all of the Mane Six were his prisoners. I knew Twilight was horribly wounded, but maybe the others hadn't been hurt…yet. Or maybe I would walk in on the most horrific sight I would ever see.

But when I looked beyond the dungeon to the palace, I realized whatever I would find was not the worst thing I would ever see.

My own reflection in the palace window was.

I knew the alicorn magic was effective in changing my appearance. But I hadn't known I would look that horrifying.

As I stared at my reflection I had a flashback to my childhood. When I was five, my big sister had had a slumber party with her girlfriends and they had watched a horror film. Mom had made them wait until I was supposed to be in bed so I wouldn't see it. However, the always-sneaky me had tiptoed down the hall in my little footie pajamas and watched from the top of the stairs. The movie was about a group of teenagers who are stalked and picked off one by one by a horrifyingly awful she-demon. I had been terrified but riveted and stayed till the movie finished. Afterwards, I hadn't slept for weeks.

I realized as I stared at my reflection, I had become the spitting image (minus the pony ears and tail) of the she-demon in the movie.

"Calm yourself, control yourself!" my heart screamed silently as I stared in horror at my reflection. "That isn't who you are!" But I couldn't stand to see myself—the alicorn foretold by Starswirl the Bearded—masquerading as an angel of darkness.

With an otherworldly shriek, I dropped to my knees, clutching at my scalp and its velvety pony ears, shaking uncontrollably. As my emotions climaxed I felt the alicorn magic transforming me a second time. My disguise vanished and I turned back into the anthro Tara I had remained for hours.

At first my reaction was relief. Then I glanced up to check my reflection and realized maybe I had made a mistake.

Apparently the only reason I had seen myself in the window to begin with was the same reason I had been able to see. Only a creature born of darkness can see perfectly in the night. Since I was no longer in my disguise as a she-demon, I could no longer see as well. A shadow pony could be walking up right behind me and I wouldn't know.

Speaking of shadow ponies…

Dark laughter made me panic. I sprinted to hide behind the dungeon but soon found myself levitating off the ground with streams of dark magic tying my hands. My worst nightmare had come true.

King Sombra had found me.

He turned from his shadow, ghostlike manifestation into his normal unicorn appearance and leered at me. "Your journey has come to an end. All of Equestria is under my curse. Not even the fifth princess could save you—even if she ever does appear. I will have the pleasure of watching you suffer and die a slow, painful death."

Needless to say, I was terrified. My fear was so strong I doubt I could have conjured magic from the amulet even had I tried. But suddenly a thought came to me.

I sighed as if with relief. "Oh, thank Celestia! I thought you would lock me up with Princess Twilight and her friends."

Sombra scowled. "And let you plot an escape?"

I pretended to be scared. "No, of course not! I turned myself into a wielder of dark magic. There's no telling what they may do to me when they find out!"

Sombra's lip curled in scorn. "They're in shackles. None of them can use their magic. What could they do to a traitor like you?"

"Have you ever seen Applejack buck trees? I don't want to be anywhere near that pony when she's angry!"

Sombra seemed conflicted. I decided to make sure where I would go. "Please don't send me to that dungeon!" I begged in feigned desperation.

Sombra suddenly laughed. "I WILL put you there! My guards will ensure no one escapes while your friends punish you."

He opened the dungeon door and dragged me through roughly. I silently congratulated myself on my cleverness.

Now to only convince the others my disguise was not real.

What will the Mane Six do? How will Tara deal with the situation? Review or PM me with your thoughts and stay tuned for more! :D