The voice sounded like a piece of chalk on a chalk board in my ears. Why was she here? WHY? And what was she talking about? What did she mean she didn't think so?

"DARKNESS!" Luna shouted. Her horn began to glow, "Where ARE YOU?!" she screamed.

"Oh, Luna, don't be that way." the voice pleaded. "And PLEASE don't call me darkness, call me... oh how about Tenebris Dominus. That sounds suitable, right? Hehehehe!" she cackled.

"Why are you here, Tenebris Dominus?" Celestia's expression changed into anger and disgust.

"Oh, just to take care of you!" she sounded like she was having the time of her life.

"What exactly does that mean?" Cadence huffed.

"It means that I have enough power to KILL YOU!" she yelled.

At that very moment, darkness began to shroud the princesses, but not me.

"Sadly I don't have enough for all of you, that would make it SOOO much easier, but I don't have that kind of time! Well have fun dying princesses! Tootles!" She sang.

Cadence coughed, "I-I can't-"

She started to, almost disintegrate!

"CADENCE!" I yelled panicky.

It was happening to Celestia and Luna, too!

"Princess!" I said franticly.

"What do I do?" I asked.

Celestia wheezed, "Destroy them."

All of the sudden there was an enormous glow and all of the princesses were gone, leaving nothing behind but their crowns. All I could do was stare in shock, but I snapped out of it as soon as I felt a hoof on my shoulder.

"Twilight, ah' think you know what we aught' do." Applejack's voice reached my ears.

"Yeah, we can't just use the elements that won't be enough, we have to kill each of the bearers." I was now focused.

Fluttershy gulped, "I-I don't know if I could kill anypony! Even if they are evil!"

"That's okay Fluttershy! You don't have to come if you don't want to." I said, "That goes for all of you, if you're coming, meet me at the castle by four in the morning tomorrow. Got it?"

Everypony nodded.

"Alright, let's head back to Ponyville."

I took one last look at the room behind me, had I really just witnessed the princesses' deaths? No, I wouldn't believe it, I just couldn't. I faced forward and trotted out the door, I would do anything, anything at all to get the princesses back, even in if it meant having to kill her. She had better watch out, because I was coming for her, I was going to kill Tenebris Dominus.

...

Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainbowdash had all shone up at the castle around 3:30. We were getting ready to go, we didn't know where we were going, but anywhere sounded like a good enough plan. Besides, I thought that looking around the outskirts of Equestria was our best bet, if I was an evil villain who was trying to restore my power, at least, I'd be as far away from anypony as possible.

"I don't know, Twilight, I don't think I can kill anypony." Pinkie said while staring at the floor.

"That's fine, you don't have to come if you don't want to, I mean, Fluttershy isn't." I replied, but as if on cue, another pony stepped through the entrance to the throne room.

"Actually, I-I decided to come, if that's alright." Fluttershy whispered.

"Of course it's alright!" Rainbow said, "But are you sure you wanna come?"

"I feel like I should, I don't know if I'll be much of a help, but I can try!" She responded sternly.

"Well then!" I sang.

Everypony had saddlebags filled with all sorts of things, it was going to be a long train ride to get to the very border of Equestria, and even then, it might've been months before we even found them. I packed up everything I thought we could have a use for, but before catching the train at 4:15, I went to talk to a certain pony who I could trust.

"Zecora?" I knocked on the hut's door.

A zebra answered the door.

"Twilight! What can I do for you this late in the night?" She asked, it was only then when I had realized that most ponies were probably still asleep at this hour.

"I'm really sorry to bother you, Zecora, but I have a really important favor I need to ask."

"Ah, why don't you come in for some tea, I have made far too much for only me." She gestured for me to come in.

"Thanks." I said, "Anyway, first I have to ask, do you know anything about the Elements of Insanity?"

Zecora almost spit out her tea, but she nodded.

"Alright, well that saves me some explaining, but you see, they've escaped, and my friends and I are going to try to find them, and I need somepony to notify me, you know, just in case they turn up in Ponyville or Canterlot." I explained.

"So you ask this of me, but I think seeing the princesses would be the key."

"We did, and they... well, um..."

"They were defeated by Insanity, so it must be up to you and the Harmony." Zecora glanced up at me.

"Yeah, how did you-"

"The news spreads fast, I would not be the one to hear it last."

"You mean, the princesses' disappearance has already spread?!" I was stunned.

"Not to those who would panic, but only to those who would not be frantic."

"But-But wouldn't everypony be panicking?!" I asked.

She shook her head.

I was confused, "So you'll tell me if they turn up here?" I pleaded with my eyes.

"Of course Twilight, but I want to warn you before you go to fight."

I tilted my head in confusion.

"The Chaos wants Equestria and if you are going to defend, they'll try and try to make you and your friends' lives come to an end."

"Huh, why?" I was curious.

"Equestria has faith in the elements, the Chaos wants to erase that faith." She said, without rhyming.

"wait Zecora! That didn't rhyme!" I was startled by not only what she had said, but the way she said it as well.

"Now go! Or Equestria might be facing its finishing blow!" She said eagerly.

...

The train gave one final whistle and we were on our way to the edge, there would only be ocean once we reached it, that was where their base had to be, it just had to!

"Well, another adventure!" Rarity sang.

I couldn't even try to smile about this, the girls were giggling and being all excited, but there was nothing to be excited about! What we were trying to accomplish was not a situation to be so enthusiastic about! We were on a mission to kill ponies, ponies who were pure evil, ponies who were gaining power every second, how were we supposed to beat them!? Without the princesses or Discord, we couldn't do anything! If we could just use the elements that would be perfect, but we didn't have them, nor could we use them.

"Hey Twilight, you okay?" I heard a very worried dragon's voice.

"Yeah, I'm just a little nervous is all." I said.

"Well this is a pretty big mission, especially since we don't even know where to find them... and we don't have the elements... and we don't know how to defeat them..." He must've realized my change in expression because he paused for a minute before going, "Oh, oops, sorry."

"What are we going to do, Spike?" I begged for answers.

"I don't know, I'm sure you'll figure something out! You always do!" He replied cheerfully, which made me feel a bit better.

"Thanks, Spike." I gave him a little hug.

I appreciated his help in trying to get me to feel better, I stared out the window a bit longer, just beginning to think lovely thought, I began to think about good things, and that no matter what we were going to be able to defeat them, somehow, but I knew I thought with my friends by my side, anything was possible! Even if we didn't have the elements, I giggled to myself, absorbed in my thoughts, which were suddenly broken by the elements of Honesty's voice.

"Come here, Twi! You shouldn't just be dazing off like that!" she chuckled. I gave her a genuine smile.

Though, I shouldn't have let my guard down, I went to talk and laugh with the girls, but I shouldn't of because if I had kept staring at the window, and glancing back and fourth through all of the seats next to me, I would have realized that we were closer to The Chaos than we would have thought.

A Couple of Seats ahead

"We could kill them right now!" Cruelty hissed.

"No way! There are way too many ponies on this train! We'd be caught immediately! Abandonment reasoned.

"Ugh! Just looking at them makes my skin crawl. Disgusting! Yay! Lets use the magic of Friendship!" She said in a mocking tone. "Don't make me laugh!"

"Cruelty! Lets just consider ourselves lucky that the dragon convinced her to stop constantly looking in our direction!" Abandonment tried.

"Still, do they actually think they can kill us? Who do they think they are?! I could kill them all with three hooves tied behind my back and a blindfold... even take my wings! She quickly added.

"Jeez, that's quite a bit, don't you think?" Abandonment was concerned.

"Oh shut up! I'm not actually going to do that!"

"Oh, okay."

"Lets just get rid of them as soon as they get off the train!" Cruelty grinned.

"Yeah, okay." Abandonment agreed, as always.