My Little Pony: The Human Chronicles

Episode 11: Royalty in the House

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It was another seemingly peaceful day in Equestria. Unfortunately the day just wasn't going so good for Toby, Sophia, and their friends.

"Well, ain't this another fine mess you've gotten all us into Toby," Rainbow Dash said annoyed.

"How was I suppose to know something like this would happen?" Toby protested.

"Oh I don't know… maybe because you've freaks like these things like… two dozen times!?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

Toby looked closely at their situation and saw that she had a point. There all eight of them were, stuck half way inside a gooey purplish-pink sphere which were all on a large, fat, flabby, rock-skinned creature with red eyes.

"Would you stop yelling Rainbow? We have to find a way to get out of this!" Twilight Sparkle told her.

"Yes, and make it fast, sliming up my mane would be horrible for my complexion!" Rarity proclaimed.

"Fast would be good!" Fluttershy nodded fearfully.

Pinkie Pie giggled as she leapt up and down inside the sphere she was half way in.

"Whee! This is fun!" Pinkie Pie squealed.

"Uh… Pinkie Pie? I don't these things are suppose to be for fun," Spike informed her.

"He's right, and I'm thinking if we stay in these things any longer we'll get digested!" Sophia realized, she then spotted a giant boulder "So…"

Her and Toby's hands lit up with magical energy as they lifted up the boulder and flung it into the cheek of the beast. It cried out in pain and all eight of them popped out of the spheres they were in and landed on the ground. Pinkie whooped as she flew while Toby and Sophia quickly managed to land back on their feet.

They ready themselves as their bodies glowed with blue and yellow auras respectively and Toby's arms both enlarged in size while Sophia transformed into her Sibyl form.

"Alright, here I come fatso!" Toby declared to the creature, which roared in responsive.

Both opponents stared each other down. The only other sign of life was a bit of dust that swirls in the wind.

As they prepared to battle, Lord Tirek himself watched them from his viewing globe. His evil yellow eyes narrow.

"Sic 'em," he told his beast.

The creature obeyed immediately by leaping into the air and let gravity do its thing. Toby's eyes popped as big as dinner plates as his jaw dropped.

"Yipes!" he squeaked.

The beast landed right on top of Toby, creating a massive shock wave that rocked the whole area. Luckily, Sophia managed to get out of its way but Toby wasn't lucky. The creature's pleased look then becomes surprised when it felt movement below it. Groaning was heard as Toby slowly lifted the creature up off of him.

"Heh, dog pile?" he asked with a smirk as he lifted the creature above his head "That so junior varsity!"

Toby throws the creature back and it crashed into the ground near him, their hands charged up with magic.

"Rare! Twi! Ready for the fun part?" The two humans both asked, the two unicorn's stepped forward, ready.

"Oh yeah!" They both cried.

Twilight and Rarity charged up their horns, then all four of their magic aura hit the grass around the beast and caused it to stretch and wrap around the creature's gigantic body before suddenly morphing into thick chains.

"Ok, everypony, get ready," Toby ordered.

Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy and Spike rolled one of Pinkie Pie's party cannons towards the creature and stuck it in his mouth.

"And…fire!" Toby shouted.

"PARTY TIME!" Pinkie squealed as she pulled the cord on her cannon, the creatures eyes widen as several items were shot into his mouth with such extreme force that it sent the creature flying into the distance with bits of party supplies shooting out of its mouth.

The gang all cheered with joy as they reveled in their victory, but for some reason, back in Tirek's castle, he didn't look at all disappointed, in fact, the look on his face seemed almost… pleased.

"They really think that they've won… wait till they see just how wrong they really are," Lord Tirek said to himself as his yellow eyes glowed, before vanishing into the darkness.

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Meanwhile, the group of nine were walking through town and towards Twilight's place, still happy over their victory over the monster they recently fought.

"I still can't believe we beat it!" Fluttershy remarked.

"Of course we did, we're awesome!" Rainbow Dash stated.

"Yeah we are!" Sophia strongly agreed.

"Good teamwork out there guys, I guess that's one less monster to deal with," Toby said.

"And we had enough time to save from mane from getting ruined," Rarity added, Applejack give her an annoyed look.

"What?" The white unicorn asked.

"Toby's right guys, that's one less monster to deal with…" Twilight Sparkle started to say as they approached the door to the library, which she opened with her magic, they all enter "And today, I think I'm one step closer to…"

Before Twilight could finish she and the others all saw something inside the library that made them all gasp. Twilight was so shocked that her jaw dropped and the color was literally drained out of her.

"What in tarnation?" Applejack remarked.

"Oh my!" Sophia exclaimes, surprised.

Every square inch of the library had been trashed. Tables had been overturned, the couch had been chewed-up, nameless liquid was splattered on the floor, garbage and half-eaten food strewn were everywhere as well as shredded books all over the floor and on the shelves.

"Oh, dude…" Spike moaned.

"Holy Guacamole!" Toby exclaimed.

Applejack then noticed that Twilight had not snapped out of her trance like the rest of them did.

"Twi? You okay? Uh, Twi?' she asked as she waved her hoof in front of her.

"Oh my, I do believe that she is in shock!" Rarity remarked.

Toby, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie all wandered around and more of the unholy mess they were all standing in.

"There was a party and none us were invited?" Fluttershy suggested.

"WHAT!?" Pinkie Pie exclaimed loudly.

"A party? More like a tornado," Rainbow Dash stated.

"WHAT!?" Pinkie Pie exclaimed loudly.

Toby looked at the couch, it looked like part of it had been bitten off.

"A tornado with teeth," Toby added.

"WHA.." Pinkie Pie started to say before Toby covered her mouth with an annoyed expression.

Spike picked up a chewed up book covered in slobber and inspects it disgustedly "What did this?" he wondered.

"I don't know, but it's not friendly," Toby said. "But I think I recognize this kind of destruction before…"

"Really?" Rarity asked surprised.

"From where?" Fluttershy added.

"From back home, we saw a mess like this when we were kids and since this looks like the same mess then… he's back," Sophia said with a serious tone.

"Who?" Spike questioned.

"It's the thing that keeps you up at night, the thing that haunts every dark corner of your mind, the thing that did that was… The Boogey Man," Toby said in a scary tone, which made Fluttershy whimper. This statement finally snaps Twilight out of her shocked state.

"Toby, just because you say it scary doesn't mean a creature like that exists," Twilight Sparkle told him.

"Oh yeah? Wait till I add a music theme. It was… The Boogey Man," Toby repeated.

"Dun, dun, dun!" Spike said in a spooky tone which made Fluttershy leap and squeal with fear and jump in Sophia's arms, Toby smiled appreciative.

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Meanwhile in Canterlot, Princess Celestia herself was looking from the balcony of her castle. Luna approached her from behind.

"Sister, are you alright?" she asked "You seem… troubled,"

"I am, little sister," Princess Celestia "I fear… the creature that we failed to stop has returned,"

Luna's eyes widen.

"And it's after our newest arrivals, Tobias and Sophia," Princess Celestia said solemnly "I know, I've sensed it's presence,"

"We have to warn them!" Princess Luna declared.

"I couldn't agree with your more Luna," Princess Celestia stated "But if the creature has truly returned to do us harm we will have to do more than just warn him,"

Luna looked at bit confused by her sister's statement.

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At the same time, Toby, Spike and the rest of the Mane Six had just finished cleaning up the recently destroyed library.

"Ok, that's the last of it," Toby said as he placed the final book in the cover.

"Yeah, but we still don't know what did this," Twilight Sparkle reminded him.

"I told you. It's was… The Boogeyman," Toby said, once again in a spooky tone.

"Toby, there is no such thing as The Boogeyman," Twilight Sparkle stated annoyed.

"The Boogeyman is real, I know, I saw it! I'm telling you guys that thing is a big pile of disgustingness and it likes destroying things," Sophia insisted, "Besides, what do I have to gain from lying to you guys?"

"They've got a point y'all," Applejack pointed out. "And if Toby and Sophia say's it's real then I believe them,"

"Me too!" Pinkie Pie chirped.

"And I as well!" Rarity added.

"I hope it's not real…" Fluttershy said scared.

"Well, real or not, we're gonna find it! Right everypony?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Yeah!" They all cheered.

"Hey, we should probably tell the Princess about this, maybe she can help," Spike suggested.

"Good idea, Spike, take a letter," Twilight Sparkle told him.

Spike took out a piece of paper and a quill and prepared to write but before he could, somepony knocked on the door.

"Who could that be?" Pinkie Pie asked.

Toby walked to the door and opened it, and on the other side, much to everypony else's shock, was the Princesses of the Day and the Night themselves.

"Princess Celestia! Princess Luna!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed.

The ponies, Sophia and Spike bowed to her while Toby just smiled at them causally.

"Hey, Princess C! Good to see ya. Hey, rhyme! And you must be Luna," Toby said, noticing the Princess of the Night "I take it you're the one who sealed by evil twin in the moon, right?"

Princess Luna nodded "Indeed, I am,"

"Well, thanks for that by the way," Toby said "So, what brings you two here? Shouldn't you be back in Canterlot?"

"We came to talk to you, Tobias. And you too, Sophia," Princess Celestia told them "In private,"

Toby shrugged "Sure, what do you got?"

Toby and Sophia stepped outside and closed the door behind him so the curious ponies couldn't see or hear them. However they were able to watch them through one of the windows. They walked over to behind the tree house.

"I'm afraid it's serious young Toby and Sophia," Princess Luna said.

"Ok… should I 'sit down'?" Toby asked jokingly.

Princess Luna glared at him annoyed "Not the time, Tobias,"

"Ok, ok, what is it?" Toby asked.

"Now how can we say this in a way you'll understand…?" Princess Luna wondered, she thought for a moment then spoke in a serious tone "The Boogeyman is real and he's come to get you two,"

It took a moment before Toby fully realized what Princess Luna "I'm sorry, what?" he asked.

"The creature, the one you call 'The Boogeyman'… is real," Princess Celestia told him.

"I knew it!" Sophia exclaimed, then it hit her "Wait, how do you guys know about the creature, which by the way… messed up Twilight's house?"

Princess Celestia turned away with a fearful look "Oh dear, it seems that this was its plan all along…"

"Ok, Princess, what's going on?" Toby demanded "Come on, spill,"

"The creature you call 'The Boogeyman'… is a bog creature born from darkness, not only is it able to turn invisible but it's also able to slip between dimensions and feed on the fear of children… like you," Princess Luna said.

"Yeah… we first saw it when we were 10, it messed up our living room so we hit with baseball bats until it disappeared, passed out afterwards though…" Toby admitted "And when we woke up my Dad and Sophia's aunt Stacie blamed us for the mess and grounded both of us for a month and now it's back… but why would it mess up Twilight's place?"

"To draw me and my sister out," Princess Celestia replied.

"Why? Do you two know this thing?" Sophia questioned.

"After you chased it off back to Equestria, my big sister and I attempted to ambush it," Princess Luna started.

"But as soon as we attacked it immediately caught us off guard, defeated us both and disappeared into the Everfree Forest," Princess Celestia said regretfully.

"You let it get away!?" Toby exclaimed loudly "And you didn't tell anypony!?"

"We didn't want to cause a panic," Princess Celestia explained.

"Also… we were greatly ashamed after we lost that battle," Princess Luna added.

"Hold on, 'a battle'? No, no, no, 'a battle' means you fought back, you dumped girls!" Toby said bluntly.

"Toby, that's enough!" Sophia snapped at him.

Princess Luna looked greatly annoyed and insulted.

"We had hoped since it ran back to the forest that it would do more harm to anypony, obvious that is not what has happened…" Princess Celestia said even more regretfully.

"But now that we know it has returned we'll be better prepared to defeat and capture it," Princess Luna stated.

"Oh yeah, just like you did last time… oh wait, no you didn't," Toby said "I think your gonna need my help if your gonna catch it,"

"That is very reason why we are here," Princess Luna admitted.

"Well that was easy," Toby remarked.

"So Sophia, where do you believe we should start?" Princess Celestia questioned.

"Well I heard this Zebra named Zecora knows that jungle like the back of her hoof and knows a little mystic mumbo jumbo, I bet she'll able to track that creature with a little help," Sophia stated.

"Excellent, then to Zecora's hut it is then," Princess Celestia declared.

"Race ya!" Toby chuckled before zooming off. Sophia simply followed him by walking.

"Impulsive, aren't they?" Princess Luna inquired.

"Yes, similar yet different to Twilight in so many ways, but still full of great magical potential," Princess Celestia said "I have a feeling they will be a great help to us,"

"I have a feeling about him as well sister… and it isn't a pleasant one," Princess Luna admitted.

"And what pray tell is that?" Princess Celestia questioned.

"While these kids may be incorruptible… they are still very dangerous," Princess Luna gravely replied.

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Toby, Sophia, and the Princesses soon arrived at Zecora's hut, where was decorated with masks from her native lands. Toby, Sophia, and the Princesses quickly informed Zecora of their situation.

"And why we need your help to track down this creature before it hurts anypony," Toby stated "And because you live in a forest filled with dangerous, we're thinking maybe you know something about this thing, you think you can help?"

Zecora, the zebra with turquoise eyes and a cutie mark that resembled a spiraling sun, agreed, whilst dropping various herbs into a boiling metal pot.

She turned to them and spoke in an African accent "Knowing what this creature is, I do," she said "Of course, I will help the Princesses and you,"

Toby looked at Zecora strangely and blankly "You know your speaking in rhyme, right?" he questioned curiously.

Princess Luna nudged Toby hard, to make him silent. He gave her a silent glare.

"Zecora's kind always speaks in rhyme, Toby," Sophia stated.

Princess Celestia stepped forward "Zecora, please, what do you know about this creature?"

Zecora pours a liquid with the letter 'T' on the front using her teeth, she put it down and spoke "Well… using it's cloaking ability, the bog creature can get into any room with bars, so you must always be on your guard,"

"I see," Princess Celestia mused.

"I see… that we already knew that!" Toby pointed out.

"Tobias!" Princess Luna exclaimed "Show a some respect or I will forced to kick you in an unpleasant place, is that not clear?"

Toby gave her an 'ok' sign "Got it," he said before leaning to Celestia "Somepony has a short fuse…"

"I heard that!" Princess Luna stated annoyed. "And to let you know it be unwise to test my patience more then you already have,"

Toby put his hands on his hips "I can see why your single… and not just because of the immortality thing,"

Luna snorted at him.

"Both you, that's enough," Princess Celestia told them both "You were saying Zecora?"

Zecora looks closely at her bubbling pot and whispered, as if she did not want to disturb the liquid "The bog creature is drawn to smelly things and anything that fights, so you can assume that there is something very foul in the creature's sights,"

Because of her whispering the Princesses and Toby had a hard time figuring out what she had just said. Sophia wrote what Zecora said on her notepad.

"The creature wears tights?" Princess Luna guessed.

"The permit test bites?" Toby asked.

"The old hermit was right?" Princess Celestia questioned.

"I think she means..." Sophia said before an excited voice spoke up.

"The pudding was lightly toasted with pajamas!?"

The quartet looked confused.

"Who said that?" Toby wondered out loud.

Pinkie Pie then popped up, seemingly out of nowhere "Me!"

All four of them screamed, startled with Sophia dropping her notepad.

"Hi, Toby-woeby! Hi, Sophie! Hi, your majesties! Hi, Zecora!" Pinkie Pie chirped as she waved, Zecora waved back.

"Pinkie! What are you doing here?" Toby demanded.

"Following you, and I'm not alone!" Pinkie Pie told him as she gestured to several items beside her. The rest of the Mane 6 and Spike came out of their hiding spots smiling sheepishly.

"Hi Toby. Hi Sophia. Hi Princesses," Twilight Sparkle said smiling nervously.

Spike waves to them with a nervous chuckle.

"Ok, what are you all doing here?" Sophia questioned.

"We wanted to see if we could help you and the Princesses catch this critter," Applejack told him "After all, that's what friends do,"

"I'm sorry everypony, but it's too dangerous for more than three to go after this beast," Princess Luna said bluntly "You must return to your homes, where it's safe,"

"Huh, finally, something we agree on," Toby remarked.

"Hold on, Twilight and her friends have not let us down before," Princess Celestia pointed out "I am sure they will be of great help to us,"

"I agree," Sophia remarked.

The seven of them smiled brightly and eagerly.

Princess Luna sighed and putt her hoof to her head "Very well…"

"You had me at 'Have not let us down before'," Toby said.

"Excellent," Princess Celestia smiled.

"So, what do we know about this creature so far Princess?" Twilight Sparkle questioned.

"Well, we know it can turn invisible, can travel between dimensions and seems to like to attack feisty creatures and smelly things," Sophia explained "Which makes sense now that I think about it…"

"Why's that sugercube?" Applejack asked.

"Well, when the boogeyman first attacked us when we were 10, my Dad left his old Gym socks in the living room… which it messed up by the way. Also, Sophia's sister Holly forgot to take out the trash and it also messed up the kitchen," Toby explained "Even from all the way from our rooms those things made our eyes water,"

"Oh my…" Rarity breathed out.

"You poor things…" Fluttershy said comfortingly.

"But why did it attack my home?" Twilight Sparkle inquired "There's not a stinky thing in there… besides Spike's feet and breath anyways…"

"Hey!" Spike protested.

Princess Celestia turned to Zecora, who was still pouring potions into her pot "Zecora?"

"I believe the reason the attack on your home ensued, was the because the creature likes… comfortable shoes," Zecora explained.

"What the… that's not helpful!" Toby exclaimed.

"Well… it could be," Spike pointed out.

"Yes, you never know," Princess Luna agreed.

"Comfort is important," Princess Celestia added.

"But neither Twilight nor Spike wear shoes!" Sophia pointed out.

"Oh yeah?" Pinkie Pie asked "Lookie what I found!"

Pinkie pulled out a pair of torn up shoes from out of thin air and held them by the laces using her mouth. Toby recognized them.

"Those are the shoes I wore when I first came to this world!" Toby realized "I thought they were gone!"

"It seems that someone must have planted them there and let the creature run amok in Twilight's library," Princess Celestia mused.

"But who would do such a thing?" Princess Luna wondered.

"Only one way to find out," Toby stated "We catch this creature! And since it likes smelly things well use something as bait,"

"Ugh, sounds like most foul plan indeed," Rarity remarked.

"Maybe, but it'll be worth it!" Sophia said.

"So… what kind of smelly thing did you have in mind Toby?" Fluttershy asked.

"How about we use the potion with the green fumes rising out of it?" Toby inquired.

Everypony turned and saw a potion on the top of Zecora's shelf and like he said, it had green fumes rising from it.

"That will do," Princess Celestia stated.

Toby turned to Zecora "Yo, Z, can we use smelly potion?"

"You may indeed use the potion to set your plan in motion," Zecora nodded "But we warned my friend, for this particular creature may indeed be your end,"

Everypony was a bit spooked by what Zecora had just said but Toby just nonchalantly used his magic to levitate the potion into his hand.

"Noted, let's go," he told them.

"Alright ya'll, let's get to creature catching!" Applejack declared.

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As the group of eleven slowly made their way towards the edge of the Everfree Forest to set their trap for the creature, Toby, Sophia, and Celestia began chatting along the way while Luna continued to glare at Toby.

"So, has Twilight Sparkle told you about their many adventures?" Princess Celestia questioned.

"Bits and pieces," Toby replied "The rest we just figure out on my own, through experience you could say…"

"I see," The princess of the sun mused.

"She's also told us that you and your sister are responsible for raising the sun and moon respectively," Sophia said.

"Indeed we do, does anypony raise the sun in your world?" Princess Celestia asked.

"No, the moon and the sun move on their own," Toby stated. "I could tell you how but… I'm not exactly the best Science student,"

"But I am," Sophia interfered.

"I understand," Princess Celestia nodded, she then turned to her sister "And that is quite enough, Luna,"

"What?" Princess Luna asked, raising a brow.

"I can hear you glaring," Her older sister stated.

Twilight soon stopped at the very edge of the forest "Ok, everypony, this is where we will set up our trap, Toby you still got the potion?"

Toby held up the foul smelling potion "Sure do and man this thing smells worse than a baboon's armpit!" he remarked disgusted. Sophia sniffed the potion and made a face of disgust with her tongue hanging out.

"BLEH," Sophia exclaimed.

"I'll say!" Spike added plugging his noise "What's in their anyway?"

"Skunk juice," Pinkie Pie replied "Zecora told me before we left,"

"Ah… that explains it," Toby said flatly.

"EW!" The girls all cried.

The red haired boy nodded his head, agreeing with the girl's remark "No argument here…" he said "Ok, Twi, set up the net,"

Twilight Sparkle nodded and took out from rope from her saddlebag, generously given to her by Zecora.

As she got to work Princess Luna stood near Toby.

"Twilight Sparkle tells me that you two are still learning how to control your magical abilities," she said.

Toby nodded "Yeah, I'm only able to teleport myself and I can't port where I can't see," he explained, "I am able to transform and levitate things though. Sophia is a quicker learner on spells than me,"

"I suppose that is impressive," Princess Luna admitted.

"Careful your majesty, that almost sounded like a compliment," Toby smirked.

"Well I guess you can see now that I am not the cruel and dangerous pony you believe me to be," Princess Luna said "No doubt you came to believe this through the tales of my time as Nightmare Moon,"

"What? No! I know you're good, Luna, Twilight told me how they saved you from your evil self," Toby told her.

"Then why must you act so rude and impolite to a royal figure such as myself?" Princess Luna questioned.

Toby shrugged "Eh, I'm like that with everypony, don't take it personally. Plus, I don't see you as a royal figure at all,"

"Then what do you see me as?" Princess Luna inquired.

Toby was about to answer her when Twilight spoke up.

"Finished," she cried as she stood in front of a hidden net in the ground attached to several other ropes "Now when it steps on this net to grab the bait, this will spring up and capture the creature!"

"Excellent work, Twilight!" Princess Celestia congratulated her, the young unicorn smiled proudly.

Toby set the vile potion on the net "Ok, everypony take your positions and wait for your cues,"

"Right!" Everypony cried.

Toby, Sophia, Luna, Celestia, Spike and Twilight all hide behind one set of the bushes on the other side of the net while the others hide behind the other set of bushes.

"Alright, come to momma, Mr. Boogeyman," Rainbow Dash smiled eagerly.

"I do hope this plan works, Tobias," Princess Luna said.

"That makes two of us…" Toby told her.

As they waited patiently, Lord Tirek watches them from the shadows and chuckled, amused.

"Far too easy," he said to himself.

His eyes glowed red before slowly sinking back into the darkness. Another pair of red eyes appear behind, Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy, unbeknownst to them.

The rest of the body belonging to the pair of red eyes then slowly appeared. It was a tall, green skinned, grotesque, humanoid creature with large and sharp teeth, pointed eyes, ragged clothing and webbed yet clawed feet. It was the bog creature AKA The Boogeyman. It slowly approached the five ponies from behind.

The others however, were able to see it, which made their eyes widen. Spike waves rapidly, gesturing for them to run. But they did not get it.

"Come on Spike, this no time for charades!" Applejack told him.

Twilight pointed to behind them with a panicked look on her.

"Let's just humor them A.J," Rainbow Dash told her "Ok… first word sounds like…

Toby and Sophia stood up "THE BOOGEYMAN!" they yelled.

"Aw, come on! Give me a chance!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed annoyed.

Then Fluttershy turned and saw the creature herself, her pupils shrunk in fear,

"Uh… Rainbow?" she squeaked.

"What?" The Pegasus asked as she and the others turned around to face the creature, whose clawed hand glowed with a red aura as a band made of red energy wrapped around them.

"NO!" Princess Celestia cried.

"Oh… that boogeyman," Rainbow Dash said slowly.

They along with the creature vanish, thanks to the creature's cloaking ability.

"Second word sounds a lot like… HELP!" Rarity screamed.

They then saw movement and rustling coming from the bushes, it looked like something was starting to move further into the forest.

"Girls!" Twilight Sparkle cried.

"After them!" Toby commanded.

"And hurry!" Sophia added frantically

They, Spike, Twilight and the Princesses chased after the invisible creature, following its path of destruction.

Toby super speeded ahead, running right past them and blowing back a large gust of dust in their faces.

"Tobias, wait!" Princess Luna called out.

But her cries were too far away for Toby to her as he continued to chase after the invisible creature.

Lord Tirek saw that he was approaching and his eyes glowed bright red again.

"I don't think so, boy," he said evilly.

A red aura appeared around a long tree branch, it was then pulled back then released when Toby got close enough, smacking him in the face and knocking him flat on his back.

Toby groaned as he rubbed his sore face, then got up and ran over to a long creek. He looked left and right for signs of the creature but saw no trace, not even footprints.

"It's gone… oh man!" Toby moaned.

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Later, Toby had just explained to the others that he had just lost the creature as well as Rainbow and the rest of the pony gang.

"Oh no, this is terrible!" Twilight Sparkle proclaimed "I can't believe that… thing has all our friends!"

"Well I sure hope their ok," Spike stated.

Toby paced back and forth thinking "I don't get it, why didn't go after the skunk juice? Z said it was drawn to stinky things. This doesn't make sense,"

"Indeed… however I did feel something," Princess Celestia said.

Everypony turned to her.

"Really? Like what?" Toby asked.

"I'm… not quite sure… but it reeked of dark magic," The Princess of the sun said solemnly. "Dark magic that seemed to be… controlling it,"

Princess Luna's eyes narrowed "There's somepony else? Somepony controlling the creature's actions?"

"I don't know… but I know it's not a pony, or anything I've ever felt before…" Princess Celestia admitted.

"Maybe it's the same guy who's been sending those monsters after me," Toby suggested "Twilight did tell you about the giant worm, the giant lizard, the tiny weevil and that big… whatever it was that we fought today… right?"

"Yes, I have heard of these creatures and while I was searching their origins I found something rather troubling," Princess Celestia said.

Toby raised a brow "Like what?"

"I found an old book that had images of the creatures you described and when I saw just what kind of creatures they prey on… I found a word that closely resembled the name of your kind Tobias and Sophia," she replied.

Everypony's eyes widened.

"You mean… humans?" Spike breathed out.

"Are you saying sister, that these… monsters that young Tobias and Sophia have fought in past several weeks are the predatory species of humans?" Princess Luna questioned her older sister.

"It would seem so," Princess Celestia said.

"I never knew our kind had predators," Toby admitted.

"Well… they're not very good predators," Twilight Sparkle pointed "You've beaten every single one of them,"

"Of course, not to toot my horn or anything but Sophia and I are the defender of Ponyville for a reason," Toby told them "The Mayor's statement, not mine,"

"Perhaps they not trying to beat you," Princess Luna suggested.

"Then what are they trying to do?" Toby wondered "Besides give me a sprained rump and a killer headache?"

"We're not sure, but whatever the case, we must find the creature that took your friends," Princess Celestia said "We'll head back to Canterlot to form a search time composed of Castle Guards and…"

"That's a waste of time," Toby stated bluntly.

Everypony looked at him surprised.

"I beg your pardon?" Princess Celestia inquired.

"Toby… we don't talk to the Princess like that…" Twilight Sparkle whispered to him tensely.

"Yeah, maybe you don't, but I do," Toby told her.

"What do you suggest instead?" Princess Celestia asked.

"Well the more time we waste the more likely the thing will eat them for breakfast, lunch and din-din! So we'll divide into two teams and cover both ends of the forest and if one us sees even the smallest sign of that freak we'll single them to come over," Toby explained.

"Very well thought out Tobias," Princess Celestia admitted.

"But you know this forest is full of dangerous creatures Toby!" Sophia reminded him.

"Exactly, we might be hopeless outnumbered," Princess Luna pointed out "Besides if your Princess orders you do something you…"

"Hey, I may protect this world for you and your sister, but I don't work for you guys," Toby stated "Besides, pretty sure you and your sis can handle yourselves, or can you?"

Princess Luna's eyes shot daggers at Toby.

"Toby is right Luna, we can't waste any time or run the risk of one of those ponies getting hurt," Princess Celestia told her sister.

Princess Luna growled "Fine,"

"So, what's the call Toby?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"You, Sophia, and Princess C will search the west side of the forest while me, Spike and Princess Gloomy here will take the east," Toby explained.

"That's insane!" Princess Luna exclaimed.

"Don't worry Princess, he's got your slack," Spike assured her.

"Spike," Toby said sternly.

"Well… you do!" Spike stated.

"Any who… we'll split up from here, if neither team has found anything within six hours then we'll send in the Castle Guard," Toby said, he turned to Celestia "And Princess, I know your into peace and all that but when you see this thing you gotta blast it as hard as you can, got it?"

Princess Celestia nodded "Understood,"

"Ok, is everypony clear on the plan?" Toby asked.

Everypony nodded.

"Good, now let's go," Toby told them.

And with that the teams broke off into pairs, Princess Celestia and Twilight went West while Toby, Spike and Luna went east.

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After a few minutes or so of walking in complete silence, Princess Luna then spoke up.

"Tobias, may I ask you a personal question?" Princess Luna said.

"Oh… those are never good words…" Toby said slowly.

"Why do you feel such a strong urge to protect those in need? Why put yourself through all that punishment just to protect a world that is not your own?" The Princess of the Night asked.

"The same as you I guess," Toby shrugged.

"No, I protect this land and it's inhabitants because it is my duty as a Princess and also because everypony there is my friend," Princess Luna stated. "You however are much more extreme about it,"

"How so?" Toby inquired.

"Well, you actually seem willing to give up your life or pretty much anything protect your friends and their fellow villagers." Princess Luna stated. "And you hide how much you care about them by acting like a smart aleck brat."

"She has a point." Spike added.

"So… I ask you this; what is your reason for protecting them?" Princess Luna questioned.

Toby stopped in his tracks, as did the Princess and the dragon.

"Well… as you may have already known Twilight and the others are the first friends I've ever had… so I'm quite… protective of them," Toby admitted "As for everypony else… well… truth is… I just can't lose anypony else…"

Spike and the Princess were a bit surprised by this.

"What do you mean by that?" Spike asked.

Toby turned to them, close to become upset. "You want to know what I mean? Fine! I'll say it… the reason is… because I lost my mother!" he exclaimed.

Princess Luna looked genuinely shocked by this. "What? You lost your mother?"

Toby nodded. "Yeah… ever since she got sick and… passed away… when I was 4… nothing's been the same. Dad spends most of his time at work and… I spent most of my time alone, barely speaking to anyone," he explained. "I tried making friends but the truth was I didn't know how and now that I do, I don't want to lose them like I lost my mother. And as for the 'smart aleck brat' thing… well… what I can say? I'm new to this whole 'friendship' thing, so sue me,"

Princess Luna looked greatly sorry for Toby.

"I am… I am sorry, I did not know…" she started.

"Yeah, well… stuff happens." Toby shrugged, struggling to hold back tears.

Princess Luna walked up closer to him. "If it makes you feel any better… I know how you feel,"

Toby scowled and turned away. "Yeah, right. I've already heard you and your sister's back-story's, so what makes you know anything about it!? It's not like you two had parents in the first place! You barely got to know them I know they sacrificed themselves for you two when we were both kids!" he said, Princess Luna stood there silently as Toby continued his tearful rant "You two were on your own right from the beginning, what makes youthink you know anything about it?! Huh?! Well I'm suffering now because I had that kind of bond, how on earth could you and your sister possibly understand, what it feels like to lose something like that!? So don't think you can just say 'I understand', because you don't! You don't know me! And you have no idea what it's like to feel that alone!"

A great deal of silence and sadness fills the area they stood in as Toby panted heavily and angrily. When he finally calmed down Princess Luna spoke.

"Your right, me and sister do not know what it is like to have parents, all we had was each other. I barely even remember them..." Princess Luna admitted "But I know for a fact that she suffered greatly while I was locked away for 1000 years, I know that because I too suffered the cruel fate of being alone while I was sealed, and we're not the only ones, isn't that right, Spike?"

Spike stepped forward. "Yeah, I have no idea what it's like to have parents or a sibling." Spike said. "But… even though I was a dragon… Princess Celestia still raised me, she was… kind of like a mother to me," Spike admitted "And when I'm with Twilight… I think that's what's like… to have a big sister, and… when I'm with you,"

Toby looked at Spike thoughtfully.

"I think that's what it's like to have a brother," Spike stated.

Toby smiled a small smile. "Thanks, bro,"

Spike smiled back. "No problem,"

"Well, now that that has been settled, what should we do to capture this creature?" Princess Luna questioned.

Toby thought for a moment "Well… that trap was sound before and it's sound now, we just need something smellier… hmm… I think I have an idea…"

A couple of minutes later, Spike and Luna were watching as Toby drew a diagram of his plan in the dirt with a stick.

"Ok, here's what we're gonna do," Toby started to say "Well set a trap right in the middle of these bushes, since the brush will stop anything from creeping up on us. We'll attach the stinky bait with a rope so we can pull it back once it gets close to the net then once it's caught in the net Luna will free the others and signal Twi, Sophie, and Tia while I knock the creature out and Bob's your Uncle, we've done it,"

"Excellent plan Tobias," Princess Luna congratulated him.

"Hey! What am I?" Spike wondered.

"Oh right! You're the creature bait," Toby told him simply.

"Cool!" Spike said before he fully realized what Toby has just said "Wait, WHAT!?"

Toby grabbed Spike and picked him up.

A couple of minutes later, Spike was tied up on top of the net trap with his claws and feet sticking upwards, like a wrangled animal.

"Hey Bog Boy! Fresh Dragon out here! Extra stinky feet! Come and get 'em!" Toby called out.

"You're really gonna use me as bait?" Spike exclaimed.

"Yep! Good luck!" Toby told him before rushing to his hiding spot.

"Remember, the creature can attack from anywhere, so be on your guard," Princess Luna warned him.

Toby rolled his eyes "Gee, maybe I should write this down!" he said sarcastically.

The princess ignored him and resumes waiting.

Uneasiness and silence filled the area as Luna and Toby waited for the creature to show itself again. They heard multiple sounds coming from all around them but nothing that resembled the sounds the creature made.

Then Spike spoke up "So… we're gonna take turns as creature bait?" he asked "Guys? Guys? Aw, come on!"

"Wait for it…" Toby told them.

Just then the Bog Creature came out of its invisible mode and appeared in front of Spike, with the rest of the Pony gang tied up behind it.

Spike screamed "It's the Boogeyman!"

"Boys! Save yourselves!" Rarity cried.

"Forget that! Get us out of here!" Rainbow Dash told them irritated.

Toby shoulder slammed the creature away from them with his super speed.

He turned to Rainbow "Your compassion is as overwhelming as ever, skittles," Toby said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Luna! Call your big sis and Twilight!"

"I am on it!" Princess Luna nodded. Her horn begins to charge with magical energy.

The creature saw that she was standing still and growled. Lord Tirek appeared in the shadows.

"Finish her!" he ordered the creature.

The bog creature then began to sprint towards the Princess of the Night.

"Princess!" The ponies and Spike cried.

Toby saw this and clapped his hands before disappearing in a flash of light.

The creature is about to lunge it's sharp teeth and fangs into Luna, but before it could Toby appeared beside her. Then he grabbed her and vanishes again, this time, with her, just before she fired a bolt of magical energy at the sky which quickly exploded and lit up the darkening sky.

Toby and Luna then reappeared near Spike and the others. Toby looked to be in pain but he was doing his best to hide it.

"You teleported… with another living being this time?" Princess Luna asked him shocked.

"I was… ugh… motivated," Toby said with a smile before holding his side, groaning in pain.

"Toby!" Pinkie Pie cried.

"Oh my gosh! What's wrong with him?" Fluttershy asked.

"Magically teleporting with somepony other then himself must cause him some kind of physical pain," Princess Luna mused.

"Well I suggest we hustle and get out of here before we end up in a lot of pain!" Applejack cried.

Princess Luna nodded and magically undid the ropes that tied them all together, she also did the same for Spike.

Rainbow Dash flew upwards, happy to be free "Awesome! Now, let's get of here!"

Toby got onto his feet with a groan "I'll run interference, Princess you escort everypony out of this forest, make sure they don't get hurt!" he told her.

"But you can barely stand, Toby!" Spike pointed out.

Toby grimaced in pain "Don't worry about me," he said "Just get the hay out of here!"

The others all look reluctant to leave him.

"GO! I'll be right there!" he insisted.

They all took off while Toby turned his attention to the creature which snarled at him.

"Let's dance Mister Boogeyman," Toby said.

The creature roared and charged toward him, Toby also raced towards the creature. They look like they are about to collided into each other but then Toby teleported at the last second then appeared upside down and above the creature's head. He grabs it's shoulder, flips it over and slams into the ground.

The creature grabbed his arm and tossed him into a tree trunk. As Toby started to get up the creature's eyes glow red and a red energy hand materializes and stretched out towards him. Toby then teleported again and appeared behind the creature, he wrapped his arms around it.

"Let's go for a ride," he smirked before both he and the creature disappeared then reappeared two miles above the ground. Toby held his pain filled chest then noticed the creature about to swing it's claws at him as they are falling.

"Adios!" Toby told the creature before teleporting back onto solid ground. He looked up, stepped back a couple feet and watched as the creature landed face first into the ground below, creating a bog creature shaped crater.

"Ooh…" Toby said.

A clawed hand popped out of the hole, grabs a handful of dirt and slowly rose out of the crater and loomed over Toby menacingly.

"Boy, you just don't know when to quit do ya?" Toby asked amused, folding his arms.

The creature roared frustrated and raised its claws, preparing to slash Toby, but the boy held his ground.

"Enough!"

A beam of bright magical energy slammed into the creature knocked him back far into the forest. Toby turned and saw Twilight and the Princess approaching.

"Get away from him you monster!" Twilight Sparkle cried.

"It's about time." Toby smiled.

"Apologizes for being late." Princess Celestia said. "My sister and the others, are they alright?"

"Don't worry, they are out of danger." he assured them.

"That's good to hear," Sophia repled.

Twilight sighed in relief "Thank goodness…"

Just then the hear a loud sound, the trio turn around and see the Boogeyman pushing down two trees beside him.

"Of course we still have to deal with him." Toby added.

The creature growled angrily at them but then it heard Tirek's voice inside its head.

"Forget about them, if you truly want to make them all suffer then strike down the one place they care about most!" The centaur told the creature.

The creature growled, then vanishes using it's cloaking ability, but this time it was leaving tracks. Toby and Sophia nod the Princess and their friends and they all vanish then reappear outside the forest next to the others.

"Man, where is that thing going now?" Rainbow Dash inquired.

Luna looked closely and took tell from the direction it's tracks were making exactly where it was heading.

"It's heading for Ponyville!" she realized.

"Ponyville!?" They all cried out in panic.

"We must warn them!" Princess Celestia declared.

"Right, we'll send them a letter, tell them all that they have to evacuate the town as soon as…" Twilight Sparkle started but stopped when she saw Pinkie Pie looking up ahead. "Pinkie Pie, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing, just Toby-woeby zooming towards Ponyville at Mach 5," she replied.

Everypony turned and saw that she was right, Toby was indeed speeding towards the town, and it looked like he would get their before the creature.

"TOBY!" They all cried.

"I have to follow him," Sophia remarked, changing into her Sibyl form and then racing after Toby.

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Back in Ponyville, the townspeople were all going about their everyday routines when suddenly, they notice two beings racing towards the town. They all looked uneasy, confused and scared as the two forces came closer and closer to them.

When they finally stopped Toby stood right in front of the entrance to Ponyville while the creature undid it's cloaking ability and appeared just several feet away from him. Sophia arrived at the scene just in time.

"Not so fast ugly, you want to hurt these creature? Your gonna have to go through me first!" Toby stated.

The girls and the Princesses then appeared behind them, thanks to the Princesses teleporting spell.

"Toby, what the hay are you doing!?" Rainbow Dash demanded.

"My job! Defending you guys and the town!" Toby said bluntly.

"You cannot defend this village all by yourself!" Princess Celestia pointed out.

"Not without me," Sophia persuaded.

"Let us defend it for you, you are still weak from your previous fight!" Princess Luna insisted.

But no matter what any of them said Toby refused to budge.

"I. Am. Not. Moving. From. This. SPOT!" Toby declared as he pounded both his feet into the ground.

"You're crazy!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Probably… now stand back!" Toby ordered them.

Lord Tirek continued to watch them from afar, he seemed to be amused by Toby's declaration of protection.

"You heard the boy my pet, if he's willing to die to protect this world then why should we stop him?" he asked wryly "Annihilate him!"

The bog creature roared in responsive and let loose and strong and fierce gust of wind which blew in the direction of Toby and the town. Everypony attempted to shield their faces from the wind and held onto something tightly but the winds didn't seem to be focused on them, instead they seemed focused on Toby and were continuously attacking him, while all Toby could do was just stand there and take it, in an effort to protect Ponyville from the bog creature.

One wind actually managed to slash him across the chest, making a tear in his shirt and pushing him back a few feet but Toby managed to get back to place he was standing on, despite the overwhelming pain he was in.

The winds continue to attack him and every time they did they made a tear in Toby's clothing and also scratched him up a bit. The townspeople, including Big Macintosh, Granny Smith and the Cakes all watch as Toby continued to defend them. Toby screamed in pain as he dropped to his knees.

"TOBY!" The Mane 6 shouted in distress.

"That's it my pet, keep attacking, don't give the boy any opportunity to fight back!" Lord Tirek ordered.

Just then the bog creature swiped it's claws and fired a long and sharp wave of red energy at Toby. He raised his arms to protect himself but the energy wave still managed to hurt him and create a thin, horizontal cut just above his left eye. He screamed in agony. The girls all covered their mouths in horror.

"No, Toby!" Spike cried.

Toby groaned as he held his left eye and slowly raised his head.

Finally having enough the Princess look to each other, nod, close their eyes and begin to glow with bright magical energy.

Just then, Toby heard the Princesses voices in his head.

"Time to fight back young knight,"

"Princess C?" Toby asked.

"You cannot allow this being to defeat you like this," Princess Celestia told him.

"Can't really do much standing here!" Toby pointed out "Not to mention I think I'm out of juice!"

Princess Luna spoke inside his head next "Then use our power! Just focus!"

Toby nodded "Focus, right, I can do that, my grandpa has been trying to teach me focus since I was four…" The human said before closing his eyes and holding out both of his arms "Breathe, he'd say… breathe… and be… calm,"

The magical energy generated by the Princesses was then drawn towards Toby's and Sophia's hands. A yellow sphere that resembled a mini sun shined brightly in Toby's left hand while a midnight blue sphere with a white crescent moon and a star inside appeared in Toby's right hand.

"I'm sorry, Toby., but you need my help," Sophia regretfully said as she raised her hands high in the air and conjured up a green sphere surrounded leaves, twigs ,and flowers.

Everypony in the town was shocked by their feat. It was if Toby was holding both the moon and the sun in the palms of his hands and Sophia was like a goddess who has full control over the earth and life itself. The Mane Six themselves were greatly surprised as well.

"Toby… Toby absorbed the Princesses' power!" Twilight Sparkle breathed shocked.

"He's got control of both the day AND the night!" Rainbow Dash added.

"And Sophia looks like she has power over all life," Fluttershy continued.

Toby himself looked proud by his accomplishment, but his proud face quickly turned into a face full of pain as his whole body throbbed, he dropped to left knee while still keeping his arms outstretched. He cried out in agony.

Everypony looked concerned.

"Wha-what's wrong with him?" Rarity asked alarmed.

"Oh… Toby," Pinkie Pie said very worried.

"It his powers. He can't control them any longer. And I think my powers alone aren't strong enough to take that Boogeyman down," Sophia said.

Lord Tirek chuckled to himself as he continued to watch the battle unfold.

"It looks like he can't control it, I'm not surprised," Lord Tirek said "How can a mere boy have the strength to control both light and darkness and a mere girl control the earth?"

Toby groaned as he felt his entire body ache "My body… I guess I can't waste anymore time," he said to himself "Time to do something drastic,"

Toby then merged the two spheres together, creating a black sphere with shining edges that resembled an eclipse in his hands. He pulled his arms back as he cupped his hands together while the eclipse ball floating in-between them.

Everypony gasped, including Lord Tirek himself.

"WHAT!?" Lord Tirek exclaimed.

"He's done it, he's brought darkness and light together!" Princess Celestia declared.

"But he most use that attack fast or else the combined power will destroy him!" Princess Luna pointed out concerned.

"Ok Mister Boogey, I don't know who the heck's controlling you and I really don't care," Toby admitted "As for the person who is controlling you, I hope you can hear me,"

Lord Tirek's eyes narrow as he listened from the shadows.

"I don't care who you are or what you want but just know this; I'm coming for you!" Toby declared "And uh… I'll be bringing a few of my friends,"

Toby gave the creature a two finger wave "Hasta la vista!" he said with a small smile. "Go, TOTAL ECLIPSE BOMB!"

"LAND OF GREEN!" Sophia yelled.

Toby then sped towards the creature at a tremendous speed and before the creature could react Toby slammed the eclipse sphere on it's chest while Sophia threw the sphere of life at the creature. It screamed as the magical energy grinded it's chest. After which it launched the bog creature backwards and flying into the sky before exploding in a fiery explosion.

Exhausted from that attack Toby dropped to his knees again. The townspeople cheered in relief and excitement.

"He did it…" Princess Luna breathed.

"Toby!" The Mane 6, Sophia and Spike cried as they rushed over to him.

Toby was about to drop to the ground until Applejack and Pinkie Pie came over and put his arms around them.

"Hold on their partner, we gotcha!" Applejack assured him.

Toby smiled thankfully at them.

The others also approach, relieved to see that he was ok.

"Man, that was totally nutty,Toby!" Rainbow Dash remarked.

Toby chuckled "Speak for yourself!"

"He has a point," Rarity agreed.

Rainbow Dash scowled annoyed. Toby slowly stood straight up, Spike looked at him worried.

"You sure your ok, Toby?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"Yeah, you look kinda... beat up." Spike pointed out.

"Yeah, I'm telling you I'm fine, I'm…" Toby started before he gripped his sides in pain "OW, OW, OW, OW!"

"Oh my goodness! We must get you to a hospital right away!" Fluttershy declared.

"Good idea, Applejack, Pinkie, you help him up," Twilight Sparkle told him.

Applejack and Pinkie nodded and got his arms around them again as they began to make their way to the hospital.

The Princesses then approach.

"Now I understand you Tobias," Princess Luna said "You play the part of the… what you might call… a jerk, to hide a warrior's pain,"

Toby shrugged "Dude, the bad guy was beaten, the town is saved and nopony got hurt… other than me anyway, you know what I call that? I really good day,"

Princess Celestia smiled at him. "Your mother would be very proud of you, Toby. And so would your family, Sophia, "

Toby and Sophia were a bit surprised but her knowledge of Toby's mother and Sophia's family but shrugged it off. "I don't know how you knew that… but it doesn't really matter, besides we made one heck of a team didn't we?"

"Yes, we did," The Princess of the Sun nodded.

"Tobias." Princess Luna spoke up.

"Yeah?" Toby asked.

"You said you didn't see me as a Princess but as something else," she said "What was it?"

"Easy; a friend." Toby replied with a smile. Princess Luna was a bit surprised by this and smiled sweetly at him.

"Thank you… Toby." Princess Luna said thankfully "You are a good friend."

"I guess the two of you have something in common after all." Sophia stated before she, Toby, the girls and Spike continued to make their way to the hospital.

Behind them the Princess smiled a secret smile. "More than you think, son. More than you think."

Upon hearing those words, Sophia's ears perked up, I thought I heard something. Something like 'son', she thought.

---

It was night-time, back in Canterlot and the Princesses had just arrived back at their grand and majestic castle. The guards bowed and opened the doors for them. They both stepped inside.

"Sister?" Princess Luna spoke up.

"Yes, Luna?" Princess Celestia asked.

"What did you mean before when you said that two or us and Toby have more than common then he knows?" Princess Luna inquired.

Princess Celestia seemed to be a bit reluctant to answer her question but managed to hide it.

"Oh it was nothing, now I do believe you have business of your own to attend to," Princess Celestia pointed.

Princess Luna nodded "Of course, you rest now sister, I will raise the moon,"

"Thank you, little sister," Princess Celestia smiled, her younger sister smiled back and walked off to raise the moon.

Princess Celestia made her way to her chambers. The doors to her room swung open as she stepped inside her sleek, majestic and impressive looking bedroom. The room was dark so the Princess walked over to the candles to light them. But before she could a flash of red light caught her attention and a dark voice spoke up.

"Hello Princess. Did you tell the kids?"

"Tell them what?" Princess Celestia asked with a hint of disdain in her voice.

A dark figure appeared in the shadows.

"Did you tell the kids the truth?" The figure asked.

The Princess paused before answering "No,"

"Excellent, and did you tell them about our… agreement?" he questioned further.

Once again, the Princess shook her head "No,"

The figure tapped his claws together "Well that's very good. Now I will keep up my side of the bargain and leave him be for now," the figure said before turning away "But make no mistake… you will keep up your side of the bargain, whether you want to or not,"

As the dark figure walked further and further away into the darkness, the Princess called out to him angrily.

"You should leave them alone!?" Princess Celestia demanded "Do you hear me!?"

The figure chuckled evilly before another red flash lit up the room, causing him to vanish and leaving the Princess all alone…

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Author's Note: And there you have it, folks. Sorry about the long wait. For now, I'm continuing this story and it's sequel 'Back Home' and I'm cancelling the rest of the series until further notice because SOMEONE had to delete them. FYI, Land of Green is derived from Paula's Brave Burst of the same name.