"Honestly Dark Star you and your sister cause more chaos than I ever did."

"Oh shut it Discord. Your just jealous that I am better at your job. By the way thanks for busting me out."

"Hardley. Dark Star are we going in circles?"

"I dont know. Ugh! Fine Ill make us a new path."

"Oh your just such a treat. Do be a sport and dont get any blood on the chair." Discord said as Dark looked back at the "reformed" chaos god sitting on his throne.

"Really D your not gonna help at all?" He asked as the god ate a stalagmite.

"Mmmm crunchy, taste like bluebarries." He said looking at Dark.

"Oh come now my friend you really think I would leave you to do all the work?" He asked as Dark gave him a deadpanned look.

"Right well. Ok then how bout this I go and find the way out instead of you making the tunnels collaspe on us." He said as Dark sighed.

"That would be lovely. Now could I have a stalagmite please." He said as Discord nodded and handed him, his as Dark took it in his magic and giving it a lick.

"Nope taste like vanilla to me." He said as Discord smiled.

"Ah I knew the otherside had a taste to it." He said before taking off down the tunnels as Dark followed him licking the stalagmite like a ice cream. Discord made his way through the stone and outside and noticed they were in Gastley Gorge making him sigh.

"Honestly they have their base this close to Ponyville? These dogs are idiots." Discord said to himself as he heard the sound of marching and spied out of the corner of his eye some scouts.

"Hmmm this could get interesting." He said as he disappeared.

(Twilight)

Twilight stood infront of over 700 soldiers as they marched towards Gastley Gorge as a scout ran up.

"Ma'am we've spotted the dogs base and have felt some rumbling coming from inside. Most likely them blasting for gems ma'am." The mare said as Twilight nodded and looked at the leaders.

"Ok Bigmomma you and Cortez move up the front, Gilda bring your troops in from the west and Commander yours from the east. Queen Thrall I want you to hold your swarm in for reser-BOOOOOM!" They all ran to the edge of the cliff as they saw diamond dogs running out of a cave before it glowed red and exploded. Blowing most of the cliff side off.

(Dark Star)

"This is all you have? Come on you got to be kidding me!" He said with his eyes black with red whisps coming off them as he cut down diamond dog by the platoon.

"An army of dogs and none of you can beat one stallion!" He said tearing into the dogs as they fought back only to be sliced apart. After a while he saw a dog on the ground that looked like he was a leader of some kind.

"Ah my information." He said trotting over to the downed dog. He had a leg missing as he tried to crawl away before Dark kicked him over.

"Now your gonna tell me everything I want to know or am I gonna have to take you apart peice by peice?" He said as he saw Discord beside him.

"Hey Discord." He said as the chaos god nodded to him.

"You do know that your sister is on the cliff watching you right?" He said as Dark nodded.

"Yep I figured with all the clanking and sound of marching. Really need to teach her about stealth." He said as Discord busted out laughing.

"Your sister and stealth?! HA! That mare could never understand the meaning of stealth. Much less stealth tactics Dark. Your mare Lightning Dust on the other claw knows it very well." He said as Dark nodded looking at the diamond dog and gave a wicked grin.

"So who hired your clan to attack me directly? I know it wasnt just you idiots coming for the gem mines of mine since you didnt know about them till someone told you. Now who was trying to kill me?" He asked as the dog whimpered.

"We's was told about the gems from a gray pony. She says that yous will learn to respect power." He said as Darks mane started to brake away like ash in the wind.

"What is her name?" He asked as the dog gulped.

"I cant say she will kill us." It whimpered as Dark leaned in close getting nose to nose with the dog.

"I will kill you if you dont mutt. Tell me or you will die here with the rest of you clan with no chance to revive it." He said as the dog shook in fear.

"I can make the last moments in your life the most painful you ever experianced." Dark said growling.

"Ok Ok I dont know the ponies name but I do know what she looked likes." He said as Twilight came beside her brother hugging him as his friends came up to him shaking hooves and hugs and a hugging tackle from a certain changeling.

"Oh Dark I thought the worst its been so long since we talked and oh sorry." She said giving a sheepish grin getting off the stallion.

"Its fine Chen. Hows the hive doing?" He asked as the changeling smiled.

"Its been good we even found a tunnel network. Dont know where it goes yet but Ill keep you posted." She said before she looked at the diamond dog.

"Whos your friend?" She asked as he was tackled by four mares. Pinkie, Lightning Dust, Applejack and last but not least Vinyl Scratch.

"OH BABY ICH WAR SO BESORGT!" Lightning yelled as she started to cry.
(Oh baby I was so worried)

"Darky are you ok? Did they hurt you?" Pinkie said with tears in her eyes.

"How did yall get out darlin?" Applejack said holding him tightly as tears ran down her face.

"Dude are you going to be ok? Your leg is really messed up." Vinyl said as she wiped tears from her eyes looking at him worried.

"Girls. Girls! Im ok Discord busted me out and one of the dogs stabbed me with a spear. No biggie." He said as they glared hard at the downed diamond dog and started to advance on him before Dark got in their path.

"Whoa now cool it girls. I need him alive for some information I need." He said as he turned back to the dog.

"Now what does she look like?" Dark asked as the dog trembled while Discord was busy eating popcorn with Pinkie, Vinyl and Twilight while Lightning was whispering in Applejacks ear.

"This is my favorite part where they crumble under your brothers workings my dear. Oh you can learn so much from him in his field." He said as Twilight watched the two talk while Dark Star leaned into his ear.

"Whats he doin?"

"He's letting the dog know his options and what he will do to him if he dont give him what he wants." She said as she saw Dark stamp a hoof making her smile.

"I think Ive felt this power before. But it was from Trixie. Why is it so familiar?" Twilight asked herself as Pinkie frowned.

"Because its the Alicorn Amulet. I remember that feeling but why does Darky have it?"

"I dont know Pinkie Ill ask him when he's done." Twilight said as she saw Dark trot away from the dog as it got up and ran for all that it was worth.

"So what did you get Darky?" She asked but stopped as she saw him gritting his teeth in anger.

"Darky?"

"Lightning your going to gather your best stallions and mares and secrue our home. Check for any bombs and or bugs. I have a mare to kill. Firefly I want you to go to my house and secure any places you would use to assassinate someone. GO!" He said as the two nodded and ran off.

"Darky whats going on?"

"Pinkie I want you and Applejack to take your famlies and go to Appleloosa and take Stardancer with you." He said as she just looked at him confused but nodded.

"Ok Darky. Lets go AJ."

"Be carful darlin." She said as the two ran to town.

"I want all of you to go home and secure it. I have an assassin that knows the Fine Blade and Im the only one that knows the counter for her." He said as they gasped.

"Are you sure Dark?" Twilight asked as he nodded.

"Yes now go everyone go home. Thank you for coming to rescue me but I need you all to head home so that you can be safe." He said as they nodded and left as Discord stood beside him.

"You know Dark Star this is why I follow you around because you get in so much chaos that it just tickles me so much. Makes me feel all warm inside, now I wonder what your gonna do with Celestia by her daughter in the hospital all alone with her?" He asked as Dark narrowed his eyes.

"She is not her daughter. She abandoned us and she will not have her." He said as he blinked away. As Twilight ran up to discord.

"Hey where did my brother go?" She asked as Discord smiled and held up a claw as he looked back at Ponyville.

"Ok now we can go." He said grabbing her and then blinked away.

(Hospital)

Dark Star appeared in the lobby and stormed towards his daughters room after he got the number. He saw Luna outside the room as he marched towards the door as she started towards him.

"Dark Star its good to see you ok. Whats the matter?" She asked as she fell in step with him.

"Im going to throw my ex wife out of my room before she tears her heart out." He said as she looked at him confused.

"But I thought your wife was dead?" She said as he growled.

"Yeah I did to." He said reaching the door and throwing it open seeing Celestia by Stardancers bedside talking to her.

"Get away from my daughter now!" He said as Celestia jumped up.

"Dark Star your safe! Im so happy your ok!" She said with a big smile as Stardancer was reaching for him with tears running down her face as he ran to her.

"Are you ok where are you hurt? Did she say anything to you?" He asked glaring at Celestia as he held his daughter.

"Are you ok daddy? Aunt Twilight and Uncle Cortez said that they were gonna go find you." She said as he rubbed her back as she sniffled in his arms.

"They did sweetie I came as fast as I could." He said as she squeezed him harder as he turned to Celestia.

"Get out your not welcome here." He said as she narrowed her eyes at him as she growled.

"You cant just throw me out she is-

"Your what PRINCESS!? Your subject yes but she is MY daughter and as my family YOU OR PRINCESS CADENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED NEAR MY DAUGHTER!" He said as tears came to his face as well as hers and Cadence.

"If I have to I will put a restraining order against you for what you've done to my family. I will be telling her as soon as I get her on the train and to Appleloosa with her REAL family with Twilight and Spike and the rest of my herd. Now get out of my daughters room before I have you removed by force." He said

"You cant keep her from me Dark Star." She said as he smirked.

"I wont have to once she knows the truth about she can tell you that herself." He said as she growled.

"You cant do this to-

'' I CAN AND WILL PRINCESS! YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE AT A HAPPY LIFE!" He said as she looked at him in shock as well as Twilight and the others in the room.

"We will not do this infront of my family Celestia. You had your chance and you blew it. You had a happy life with your husband and your child and you threw it away. Get. Out. Dont come near my family again Celestia." He said as Stardancer climbed on his back.

"Why am I going to Appleloosa daddy?" She asked as he shoved his way passed Cadence.

"Because your going to see Momma AJ's family and meet Uncle Braeburn." He said as she smiled and snuggled into his mane.

"Ok daddy are you coming with us?"

"No baby girl daddy has to work and stay home Uncle Shatterstar will be coming to see you there as well and Spike is going to be there to." He said as she smiled.

"Ok who else is coming?"

"Everybody but Momma Lightning since she's gonna be helping me with work."

"Ok." She said as she snuggled into him wrapping her arms around him as they left out of the building towards their home as he saw Firefly and Lightning Dust waiting on him as he approuched.

"Lightning tell me something." He said as she pulled out a paper.

"Ok stud Ive reenforced all doors and windows and Ive set up guard around the area." She said as he looked at the paper.

"Good Fire what have you got for me?" He asked

"Ok you have only a few opening in your house that a expert assassin can take advantage of and I have sealed all but the front door. The only way she will be able to get in is through the front door." She said smiling as he nodded.

"Thanks Fire now go to your stallion and Lightning dismiss the guards I will be facing her alone. Anyone else will be a danger to me and will likely get killed. Now go I need to plan and Lightning your going to Appleloosa and thats a order." He said as she growled.

"Fine." She spat as she went to dismiss the stallions.

"Fire I want you to head back to Canterlot and did up some information on a mare. Her name is Bloodsplatter and a expert of the Fine Blade. She was one of my students."He said as he let out a deep sigh.

"Stud you ok?" Lightning asked as he sat down on the ground and rubbed his temples.

"No. No Im not ok Lightning. My little girl could have been killed, I was almost killed, and to top it all off I found out that- never mind. But no Im not ok but thanks for asking." He said as he sighed.

"I need to go talk to my daughter and my sisters.'' He said as he pulled Twilight and Firefly to the side as well as Stardancer. Lightning watched as he sat down in front of the girls and could see his shoulders sag as he started to talk to them. She watched as they looked at him with disbelif as he continued to talk she saw the rage that took his sisters eyes as tears spilled from Stardancers eyes.

He pulled her into him as he cried with them before Twilight looked back at town before blinking away as Firefly took off towards town as Dark Star.

(Hospital)

Twilight appeared outside the hospital as Celestia, Luna, and Cadence came out of the hospital.

"YOU!" Twilight and Firefly yelled as they advanced on her.

"Twilight, Ms Firefly how can I help you two?" She asked as the two mares stopped in front of her and smiled.

"Oh nothing just wanted to tell you something." They said together

"What?" She asked as the two looked at each other and nodded and reared back.

BAM!

The two smiled at each other while Cadence and Luna looked in shock at the KO'd Celestia.

"Whoa that felt good! You hungry?"

"Very, how bout we go to Pinkies place." Twilight said as Firefly nodded before looking back at Luna.

"Keep her and Cadence away from my famliy Luna." Firefly said as she smiled at Twilight.

"So does this Pinkie have hard liquor?"

"Yes she does its in a bar behind a wooden door." She said as Firefly smiled.

"Good I could use a stiff drink after that." She said as they walked towards Pinkies place as they had a huge smile on their faces as they walked into Pinkies place as Twilights friend looked up.

"Hi Twilight! Who's your friend?" She asked as Twilight threw her arm over Firefly with a smirk.

"Pinkie this is my sister Firefly and we need a large amount of your special blend." Twilight said as Pinkie went wide eyed.

"What happened you guys I just got one heck of a doozy." She said as she bounced over to the hidden wall and kicked it with her hoof.

" Well lets just say I found some things out about my teacher and brother today that I can never forgive my teacher for what she did to my family..... And we punched Celestia right in the face and knocked her out." Twilight said as Pinkie's jaw hit the ground.

"What why?" She asked as she served them a drink.

"I dont think its a good idea to tell you right now and you would probably kill the princess. Besides its our brothers job to tell you, not mine."Firefly said as Pinkie sighed.

"Fine but anyway Ill get it from him later with the girls help. I have to finish packing. So help yourself to the bar and dont go overboard with the drinks Twi, we leave for Appleloosa in 2 hours." She said as they nodded to her

(2 hours later)

Dark Star waved goodbye to his family as he walked back to the house. He sighed as walked down the street and waved at some of his students as he made it home. He opened his door to the dark house as he sat down in his plush chair and sighed. Now all he had to do was wait.

(6 hours later)

Dark Star sat meditating in his living room breathing deep and slow. His ears perked up at the tiny sounds of hooves along his roof and outsides as his fellow master tried to find a way in to her target. He could hear the small curses when she found another route blocked. He smiled as she landed outside his front door and picked the lock. He could hear the lock click as she pushed the door open.

"Hello Silent Night. Ive been waiting for you." He said as she stiffened at his voice she looked inside the dark house but couldnt pinpoint his location.

"Why so upset? Angry I didnt take you as a student? Pathetic! Your a Fine Blade master as I am and yet you use it for crime and killing the innocent. You are a shame to the council Silent Night. For your crimes you will die and your body turned to ash to remove the taint on our name." He said as she looked for him before she saw a breif flash of red before she was blown out of the house. She skipped across the ground and grit her teeth and looked back at the house to see him standing there glaring at her as she got to her hooves.

"Who are you to judge me Dark Star the Reaper! You have killed thousands with the Fine Blade for money! What makes us so different?!" She yelled at him as he smirked.

"We are different because I never took and innocent life in my crusades!" He said as they both charged a spell and let it loose on one another blowing Silent Night into a tree and out the other side.

"HURK!" Silent Night looked up to she the red eyes of Dark Star as her pupils shrank before she focused a small beam and shot it at him and watched as the beam went through his chest making him stumble.

"HA! Your powerful but your not a god! NOW DIE!" She screamed as she fired a powerful beam at him hitting dead center as a massive explostion went off.

BOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!

Silent Night smiled as she panted looking at the destroyed landscape as she started to laugh.

"HAHAHAHA! I DID IT HAHAHAHAH! THAT SON OF A BITCH IS DEAD!" She yelled as she started to calm down.

"Now to collect my payment." She said to herself as she started to walk away.

"Now where do you think your going?" She froze as she looked back to see Dark Star standing there as the right part of his body reformed.

"NO!" She screamed as she fired a barrage of small beams at him as a shield went up and they bounced off. She stopped seeing her attack wasnt working as he smirked at her.

"How are you still alive!? I saw my attack hit you dead center!" She said as he started to walk towards her grinning.

"I am fused with the Alicorn Amulet. Its power is my own. Now I need some answers." He said continuing to walk towards her as she walked back.

"Oh and what makes you think Ill tell you them?" She asked as he disappeared before she felt her ribs crack from the solid punch he gave her lifting her off the ground as he followed with another wicked punch followed by another and another as her ribs broke as he drilled into her before he flashed away and felt extream pain in her back as he gave her a powerful hammer fist making her slam into the ground and scream out in pain.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed from the pain as he kicked her over.

"Give me a name Silent Night or your last moments of this life will be the worst pain you ever imagined." He said as she sniffled.

"TALK!" He yelled as she groaned and looked at him and spit blood in his face and smiled.

"Fuck you." She said as he wiped the blood off and smiled down at her and put his his hooves right where his father showed him and popped her jaw out of its socket as she screamed in pain.

"Talk Silent. I dont like doing this to ponies but you forced my hoof. Give me a name." He said as he popped her jaw back in place making her scream again.

"NO!" She said as he smiled and tapped where the joint connected the upper and lower part of her forleg making scream bloody murder.

"You know your the first one I used the Light Touch on and I got to say I think is works. Give me a name Silent and I will end this." He said as she cried and looked at him.

"Go to hell." She said as he growled and stomped on her leg HARD.

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!" She screamed as he ground his hoof into the broken leg.

"GIVE ME A NAME SLIENT AND I WILL STOP!"

"SHINING ARMOR! PLEASE I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!" She said as he got off her leg as she curled into a ball and cried as he looked at her wide eyed.

"Shining Armor? As in Prince Shining Armor?" He asked as she wimpered and nodded as he sighed and walked up to her as she flinched at him and could feel healing magic going as she felt her bones being set back in place and mended together. After a while she saw him step back and the magic leave her.

"Get up." He said as she slowly got up before feeling a powerful punch to the face knocking her back down and looked back at him as his red eyes stared into her soul.

"Why did my brother hire you?" He asked as she looked down.

"He said you would learn to respect power and those that are your betters." She said as he glared at her.

"That makes no sence! How would I learn my lesson if Im dead!?" He said before realization dawned on him.

"I wasnt the target was I?" He asked as she shook her head glaring at him.

"No your daughter was the target." She said as he gave her wicked haymaker slamming her face into the ground.

"You are a pathetic excuse of a Fine Blade master! But Im gonna show you mercy only once dont waste this chance. If you ever come within 100 miles of my family Ill make what I just did seem like dream vacation. Get the fuck out of my sight you piece of shit." He said as he turned his back on her and walked toward his house as she seethed with rage.

"ILL SHOW YOU PATHETIC! RAAAAAHHHHH!" She screamed as she let loose all her magic at him as he glared at her.

"YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" He said and charged a spell and fired it making it go straight through her attack cutting it in half as well as Silent Night as she had a look of pure shock on her face as she split in half down the middle from snout to flank and hit the ground with a wet meaty slap.

SPLORG!

Dark Star glared at the body of Silent Night before his eyes flashed red and she was engulfed in flames.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Fucking idiot I gave her a chance." He said to himself as he watched her body burn.

"Tch pathetic idiot. Now time to pay my dear brother a visit. I think its about time for the whole family to have a little family reunion." He said to himself as he touch his ear.

"Did you get all that Shatter?"

[I GOT EVERY WORD BRO. THIS GONNA BE GOOD] He said as Dark smirked leaving the burning body with the rest of the burning trees as the fire ponies came to put out the fires all the while with a dark smile on his face.

(Canterlot 2 days later)

Shining Armor walked down the hall of the castle when a guard walked up to him.

"Sir this just came in for you by a mare." He said with a small smile on his face before he saluted and walked away.

"Hmmmm I wonder what it could be dear captain."Shining looked back to see Discord above him grinning.

"None of your business beast." He said as Discord shrugged and puffed away. Shining opened the letter and began to read the letter.

"Son of a bitch." He said and dropped the letter taking off down the hallway.

I have your mother and father come to Ponyville or their life is mine. Come alone if I see anypony other than you they die. Come at 7 tonight.
Dark.

Shining ran down the streets towards his old home and busted through the door.

"MOM! DAD!" He ran through the house looking for his parents and stopped at his younger brothers room and opened the door to see a stallion standing there holding a book with a small smile on his face.

"You know Shining, I when we were younger I swore to myself that I would be a better parent than ours were. I swore that the day I had a child I would be the best parent I could be. But the thing that greatly saddened me to this day is I could never bring my daughter to my real family. All I wanted when I was younger was to be a part of the family." He said looking up at Shining.

"But I never was allowed. I was a it a thing an object to be used how you saw fit. You know its funny October 13 nine months to the day that I disappeared. What was I that easy to forget?" He said looking around the room.

"I remember that was the place I used to hide from you and our father and mother. I remember cowering under the bed during the nights when mom or dad were drinking. I remember trying to hide from you after you lost a game of hoofball or father yelled at you for doing something stupid." He said turning around and looked at the shocked stallion.

"You know I dont ever remember my first hug or kiss or kind words from our parents or you. All I remember is hatred and pain. So tell me Shining, what is my little brothers name?" He asked as Shinings mouth moved but no words came out.

"Oh wait I have it right here. Solar Flame. Thats a good name, nice strong name for a boy. I cant wait to meet him, school should be out soon how bout when you come to see mother and father you bring him along. We're gonna have a big family reunion." He said and walked past the stunned stallion and out the door before he stopped.

"Cant wait to see you tonight Shining. Oh and you better bring you a game." He said before flashing away.
Shining kept staring at where the stallion what as flashes of a small bruised and beaten colt kept coming in his mind.

"NO IM SORRY! I WAS JUST HUNGREY!" Shining could hear him scream as the colt was beaten by his parents. He never understood why they did it but he figured it was the right thing to do.

"Hey Shining can you help me with this please? I wont bother you again I just need help with this problem and Twilight is gone right now an- WHAM!"

"Get away from me you worthless colt. Go die somewhere." Shining shook his head as the broken colt went back into his room with a swelling eye. He didnt know why he did that but he was just bugging him with all those questions.

"Bro you ok? Your crying."

Shining looked over to see a black young stallion with his saddle bags on. He saw a flash and there stood the sad and broken colt staring back at him. He plopped down and just stared at his younger brother.

"Bro your kinda scaring me quite staring at me like that." He said making his way to his room and used his magic to take off his bags.

"So wheres mom and dad?" He asked and looked back to see his brother still staring at him.

"You almost like him." Shining said making Solar tilt his head in confusion.

"Who? Bro are you feeling ok? Your really starting to worry me and where's mom and dad?" He said as the tears redoubled.

"But your not him. You dont have his eyes." Shining said as Solar walked up to him and shook him.

"Who are you talking about Shining!? And where are our parents?" He said as Shining got up.

"We're going to Ponyville tonight we're having a.... Famliy reunion. Mom and dad are already there with Dark and Im sure Twilight." He said as his brother looked at him with a smile.

"COOL! I get to meet my big sister! This is so awesome!" He said smiling and went to pack a saddle bag as Shining watched him when another flash and there sat the little colt.

"Where are you going worthless?" A young Shining asked.

"Just getting ready for school tomorrow." The colt said in a dead tone. Shining could see blood on his coat but didnt think anything of it.

"It was that night he left and mom and dad found the bloody knife. Twilight wouldnt talk and the day after she left for school." Shining said to himself as Solar walked up to him.

"Bro what's the matter? Why are you crying and who is Dark?" He said as his brother got up and walked downstairs much to his confusion. He knew that his sister didnt want anything to do with the family after something happened before he was born. He would find out what was going on. He walked to his parents room to see a black stallion sitting on his parents bed with a photo album being held in his magic.

"You know your a good looking baby. Your parents look so happy to be holding you in their arms." The stallion said flipping a page.

"Um who are you and what are you doing in my house going through my parents stuff?" He asked as the stallion looked up and smiled at him.

"If your looking for answers on Dark Star you wont find any pictures of him not even baby pictures. You look well taken care of boy I see that your parents truely love you." He said going back to the picture album.

"Who are you and how do you know there are arent any pictures of this Dark Star?" He asked as the stallion walked to the closet and his horn lit up and a piece of the roof popped open and a dusty black box floated down and the stallion sat it on the bed.

"Open it." He said Solar walked up to the box and reached out to open it.

"Solar where did you-NO! SLAM!" Shining pounded on the door.

"What are you waiting for boy open it" The stallion said in a kind voice.

Solar looked back at the rattling door in fear and looked back at the stallion who nodded to the box with a smile on his face.

"DONT DO THIS DARK STAR PLEASE!"

Solar looked up at the stallion who was smiling at him.

"Go on open it Solar see why I was never in the family photos." He said as the young stallion opened the box and his eyes went wide with horror. They were pictures of a colt tied up beaten and bleeding. He recognized his brother in the picture with blood on his smiling face as well a his parents looking proudly on. He could see others with the colt being tortured in many different ways.

"You want to know where they did it?" The stallion asked as Shining pounded on the door making him sigh when his eyes flashed and all sound stopped but for the young stallions breathing as he stared at the older stallion and nodded.

"The basement behind the locked door." He said smiling before getting up and pulling up a floor board and grabbed a film reel.

"Have fun learning of our famliy history." The stallion said setting up the movie for the little stallion before flashing away.

(30 minutes later)

Shining finally got the door open and saw to his horror his youngest brother watching one of the families darkest secrets. He ran over and shut off the projector but the damage had already been done.

"Solar?" He watched as he turned and thats when he saw his eyes. They were just like Dark Stars full of rage hurt and betrayal. Shining reached for him but he jumped away.

"Don't touch me." He said backing away to the door before he took off down stairs and out the door running around the back towards the locked cellar that was open. He remembered that it used to always be locked. He was hit by the smell of dust and a coppery scent. He ran down the stairs before tripping and falling to the ground.

"AH! Ow damnit." He said before he saw a light in another room. He walked towards it and gagged a little at the smell coming from inside. He saw the stallion from before sitting in a chair in the middle of the room with a small smile on his face.

"Ah Solar you made it." He said as the young stallion walked into the room.

"Ugh what is that smell?" He said as the stallion laughed.

"That my boy is the smell of blood, lots of it." He said as his horn brightened and Solars eyes popped out of his head.
There was old blood spots and evil looking machines that had old blood on them.

"BLUUUUGGGGHHHH!" Dark Star watched as his little brother puked on the floor and started to breath hard on shaking legs.

"Welcome to my world Solar." Dark Star said walking up to the young stallion and patting him on the back.

"Your him the colt that disappeared that night. Your my my my." He couldnt say it as he stared at the large stallion.

"Im your long lost brother Dark Star." Dark Star said cleaning up the puke with a spell. He turned and was tackled by the young stallion in a tight hug.

"Your him! The one that Cadence told me about. I always wanted to meet you." He said crying in the stallions chest while he rubbing the sobbing boys back.

"Its ok bud. Now your gonna be at the reunion today arent you?" He asked as Solar nodded his head in his chest.

"Well Ill see you tonight bud ok? Im sure Twilight cant wait to meet you either. Plus I have a daughter that would love another uncle." Dark Star said as the boys crying increased as they heard Shining come down the stairs.

"SOLAR! Where are you? Come on big guy lets talk ok?"

Dark Star rolled his eyes before smiling and looked down at the emotionally drained colt. He looked like his twin almost down to a tee. The only difference was the cutie mark was of a hoofball.

"Solar you in here?" Dark looked up seeing the light coming to the door.

"You know I want to know Shining? What was it that kept the family from treating Solar the same as me?" Dark Star asked watching the light freeze.

"Dark Star? Why are you doing this?" Shining said as Dark smiled.

"Ah now what fun with that be if I ruin the surpise for tonight." He said holding up a tape recorder and pressed play.

{"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!"}

{"GIVE ME A NAME SLIENT AND I WILL STOP!"}

{"SHINING ARMOR! PLEASE I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!"}

He stopped the tape as Shining walked in.

"I think its in your best interest to be on time for the reunion." Dark said flashing away with Solar. Shining sat wide eyed at the shit storm he just found himself in as he heard police storming into his home.

"Come on boys we're looking or evidence on a cold case. The tip said it would be in the parents bedroom and the basement. You four head down and secure it. If you find Shining Armor bring him in!" Shining cursed and flashed away as four officers stormed the cellar and found the torture chamber.

"By the moon."

(Ponyville 4 hours later)

Solar Flame woke up hearing voices making him groan.

"Oh hes waking up. Stud your twin is up!"

"Im coming. LT can you get the guy something to drink?"

"Sure Ill be right back."

"Its kinda crazy how much he looks like you Dark."

"Daddy is Uncle Solar gonna be ok?"

"Oh oh oh lets throw him a party!"

"Take it easy there sugar cube."

"Come on sport time to get up."

"Um do you think he'll be hungrey?"

Solar opened his eyes and saw a mass of ponies looking at him. He saw his brother Dark Star along with a mare by his side and a filly on his head.

"How you feeling bud?" Dark Star asked as he rubbed his eyes and was handed some water.

"Bro? Who are all these ponies?" He asked making Dark smile as the younger stallion gulped down the water.

"Well the mare next to me is your older sister Twilight and the filly on my head is your niece Stardancer." He said as a smile went across his face and tears fell down his face just as he was pulled into a hug by the three as he started to cry.

He always wondered why his sister never came by and who Cadence always talked about in her stories of the brave colt when he was little. He heard all about his sister but nothing of his brother. As he was being held my his siblings the images of what his parents and oldest brother did to Dark.

"Dark how did you not kill them?" He asked suddenly suprising them but Dark who just smiled.

"Because I found a real family. One that cared for me for who I was. I found love in the four mares in my life and my daughter. I will never forgive your parents for what they did to me but I have to much going for me in my life to be locked up for murder." He said making all those around him smile.

"Awww we love you to big guy." Firefly said as they all gave him a hug.

"So bud. What do you want to know about us?" He asked seeing his little brother thinking before looking back at them.

"I already know a lot about Twilight from mom and dad. But I dont know anything about you. Where did you go after you left? What have you been doing all this time?" He said getting a smile and motioned for him to follow.

"Come on bud lets take a walk. The reunion isnt until tonight your parents and Shining will be there at my house." He said as the two stallions walked out the door.

"Twilight smiled as she watched her two younger brothers walk out the door as she felt Stardancer climb on top of her followed by Pinkie sitting on her head.

"I think those two are getting along quite well." Pinkie said adjusting her glasses.

"Indeed." Stardancer said adjusting her own glasses making the two mares smile.

"So Twilight you ready for this?" Lightning asked getting a sigh from the mare as her ears layed back on her head.

"No not really. I havent talked to my parents since I left for school. I only stayed in touch with Shining was because he was with Cadence. I just acted like I was happy to see him during the wedding." She said nervously biting her lip.

"Its ok sugar cube we aint gonna let nothin happen to ya. We all know the plan we just have to wait for your parents and Shining to get here." Applejack said hugging the mare who gave a sighed relief.

"Thanks girls I know I felt sick trying to write that letter to them." Twilight said as Spike scoffed.

"You werent the one writing." He mumbled while Twilight sighed heading into the kitchen but was stopped at a knock on the door. She saw Dash open it much to her surprise seeing Gilda walk in with full military uniform on.

"G? What are you doing here?" Dash said but she never said anything till she spotted Twilight and walked up to her.

"Twilight where is your brother I have a very important document for him." She said holding out a scroll.

"Oh well I can-

"Sorry but I have to give this to him personally, where is he?" She asked putting the letter inside her uniform.

"Um well he just walked out with his little brother he just met." Twilight said getting a confused look.

"Little brother? Whatever, look when you see Dark tell him to meet me at his house ASAP got it, its urgent." She said smiling at Stardancer.

"How you doing squirt?" She asked while the filly bounced up to the griffon and hopped up on her back.

"Im good, what do you need daddy for?" She asked giving the little filly eyes that she learned could make any grown up break.

"Mmmm sorry kiddo but its only for your dads ears." She said not looking at the filly knowing what would happen if she looked at the filly.

"Plllllleeeeeaaaaasssseeeee Aunt G." She said making her sigh.

"Sorry sun shine but its not for you to know, Im under strict orders that only your dad sees this." She said looking away heading for the door.

"It looks like the Dragon of the Sea is going to make a come back." She mumbled walking out leaving a confused bunch of ponies.

"What does that mean?" Twilight asked looking at her friends.

"I dont know?" Pinkie said before they all looked at Lightning Dust who wasnt looking at them. She was on her hunches looking out the window watching Gilda fly away.

"Lightning Dust? What did she mean the Dragon of the Sea?" Twilight asked hearing the mare chuckle.

"Sorry girls but that is a company secret." She said turning around with a bored look on her face watching Rainbow scoff and fly up to her face.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS A COMPANY SECRET!" Rainbow yelled as Lightning calmly pushed her back.

"Stay out of my face Dash and it means exactly how it sounds. Its need to know and you dont have the clearance to know." She said walking towards the door stopping and turning back to the mares with a serious look on her face.

"If you want to know ask Dark when this is all over." She said and opened the door to see Dark and Solar smiling.

"Hey Lightning." He said giving the mare a kiss.

"Whats up?" He asked while Lightning leaned in.

"Gilda was here Dark, she had a letter for you sent Im sure by the king most likely a letter of marque." She said making his eyes steel.

"I see where is she now?" He asked standing up straighter now all business.

"She is looking for you right now possibly in near the town square." She said getting a nod.

"Very well Ill look for her, stay here with them and keep them safe. Ill be back later." He said rushing out the door.

"Darky!"

"Dark!"

"LB wait!"

The mares watched him go and watched Star trut up to her mother.

"He's going on a long mission this time huh?" She asked getting a nod from the mare.

"Yes most likely." She said getting a sigh from the filly.

"I just hope its not a bad one." She said getting a nod from the mare while the others walked up to them.

"Whats going on Lighting." Twilight asked looking worried.

"None of your concern Twilight." Lightning said smiling down at the filly.

"Dont worry once your dad is known that he is protecting the kingdom again Im sure whatever it is will back off." Lightning said when the door opened showing a very serious Dark Star standing there.

"Lightning gather my crew we make for the sea tomorrow." He said walking outside giving a loud whistle. They waited for a few minutes when Derpy, Rose, and a few more ponies gathered around them.

"Whats up boss?" Derpy asked making turn to her. Her eyes were straight and had a look of seriousness to them much to the other girls surprise who only knew her as the googley eyed mail mare with a golden heart.

"I want you all to help round up the crew and head to Manehatten, I want the Pearl to be loaded and ready with a years worth of goods on her. Now go we leave tomorrow." He said watching them all take off in random directions. He turned to the mares before smiling at them.

"Im sorry ladies but I have to get ready for my mission to the Griffon Kingdom." He said grabbing Stardancer with his magic.

"That means you to young lady I want you ready to see Momma Silverbeak and Papa Ironwings." He said getting a smile from the filly.

"Really were going back home, home for a while!?" She yelled excited making him nod.

"Yes now go on home sweetie Im right behind you." He said while she hugged him and took to the sky.

"Dark whats going on? Why are you leaving?" Twilight asked only getting a smile.

"I've been called back to duty LT. My king needs me and I plan to answer his call." He said looking over at his mares.

"Your welcome to come with me and see my other homeland, if you dont want to thats ok I understand." He said looking at them.

"Ah cant darlin mah family needs me here to help with the farm." Applejack said as Pinkie bounced up to him.

"I cant either Darky I have to much here." She said while Vinyl smiled.

"I cant either stud got enough on my plate here I cant just up and leave for who knows how long." She said walking up to him giving a kiss.

" I understand girls I dont expect you to drop everything and leave with me, you have your whole lives here and Im not going to take that away from you. But I hope that doesnt mean we have to break apart." He said getting smiles from them.

"NO YOU SILLY COLT! Why would we do that its not like your gonna be gone forever." Pinkie said getting a smile and nods from the other mares.

"Thanks girls dont worry I wont be keeping Star very long with me, most likely gonna keep her for a few weeks before sending her back with her family." Dark said getting a huge smile from Pinkie and Twilight along with a small onen from Spike.

"Well lets go meet the family Twi." He said getting a sigh from the mare.

(7 o clock Dark Stars home)

Dark Star sighed as he waited in royal guard armor and saw his parents walk towards them with Shining Armor.

"Im telling you mother I thought that you and father were kidnapped with Solar." Shining said as they reached him, Twilight and Solar.

"Good evening ugh family." Twilight said as they all smiled at her making her skin crawl.

"Hello Twilight dear. I see you met you little brother how has your stay been with Twilight?" Velvet asked as he git his teeth.

"Eye opening." He said as they sat by Dark.

"Sargent please could you fetch us a drink." Night Light asked while Dark Star had to grit his teeth and dig his hoof into the dirt.

"Of course sir." He said trotting to the home.

"Now my dear Im so glad you wanted to reconnect with your family. Its been such a long time since we talked dear we have so much to catch up on dear." Velvet said running her hoof along Twilights face as Twilight had to REALLY force a smile and not jerk away. Solar started to tremble as his parents looked at him.

"Solar lad are you ok?" His father asked as flashes of the video kept going on in his mind.

"Its nothing just felt a chill." He said as Twilight smiled at him and pulled him in to a hug as the parents smiled on.

"Awww you two have already bonded thats good." Velvet said as the guard sighed.

"Your drink sir." He said as the stallion took a sip and spit it out.

"WHAT KIND OF TAR DID YOU PUT IN THIS. SHINING PUNISH THIS FOOL!" Night Light yelled in rage as Shining moved to grab the stallions shoulders but was blasted away.

"You will not lay a hoof on me Captain Armor." He said taking off his helmet and gave a evil grin to his parent.

"Hello father and mother its been a long time." He said as the two stood stock still.

"Imagine my surprise when I go to check out my old home only to find my younger brother. Nine months to the day huh? I figured that your missing child wouldnt be cause for celebration but hey its not like you loved me." He said as Shining came running at him only to be hit in the back of the head and plow into the ground with his face.

"Dont get up again." Dark said in a murderus tone making all those in attendence shiver.

"If you havent figured it out the reunion is a farce." He said to the still shocked mare and stallion.

"Dark Star? Is that you?" Velvet asked as he glared at her making flinch.

"Yes Velvet its me. Surprise but your son isnt dead like you had hoped." He said while tears came down her face and reached out to him but he slapped them away.

"Keep your filthy hooves away from me! All of your hooves are coated in my blood! Or did you forget the home movies and pictures of our "fun times". He said sneering at them.

"Son Im so sorry I I-"

"SHUT UP! YOUR 17 YEARS FAR TO LATE FOR SORRY! I was tortured, beaten and neglected by you three ever since I could walk! I was brought into organized crime and grew up with not so great role models but they took care of me and loved me as one of their own! Something I had yearned for my whole live that my own blood besides Twilight never gave me!" He screamed in their faces as Night Light got up.

"Now see here boy you will-WHAM!"

"Fuck you old stallion. I hope your in the lowest pit of hell when you die. I could easliy kill you here and now and be justified." He said as the three narrowed their eyes.

"Why dont you? You have plenty of reason to do it?" Velvet said as he smiled and shot a flare into the sky and every reporter from miles around swarmed into the area.

"All the world will know what you three really are. Your riches will got to Twilight and Solar, your jobs, your home every thing you own will be seized by the goverment and sold. You will pay for what you have dont to me and Twilight. Why kill you when I could destroy your reputation that you worked so hard to build." He said as the reporters reached them as well as police.

"NO! IT WONT END LIKE THIS YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED WHEN YOU LEFT!" Velvet screamed and fired a condenced beam through Dark Stars head as all went quiet.

"HAHAHAHA! You know thats exactly what Silent Night tried to do until I cut her down the middle." He said quickly turning just as his eyes glowed and a flash went off on Velvets head making blood leak from her nose, mouth, ears and eyes before she hit the ground dead.

"NOOOOOO! RAAAAAAHHHHH!" Night Light fired a beam and Dark's horn flashed bringing a shield up around the family before they flashed again and a red line went through Lights neck. Dark Star watched in satisfaction as his fathers head slid from his shoulders and hit the ground.

"SPLORK!"

"Hmph. You want to try your luck Shining Armor you welcome to try." Dark asked as the stallion charged him with Dark meeting his charge with a devistating punch to the face shattering his jaw.

"Whats the matter Shining not the boogey stallion anymore when your baby brother is just as big as you huh?" He said to the stallion riving in pain.

"Get up bitch we're not near about done." He said as the captain staggered to his hooves and glared at Dark Star who was smiling.

"Come on big brother teach me another one of your lessons." Dark said taunting him.

"Gladly and this time I wont stop till your dead!" He said charging Dark who slid out of the way as Shining passed him only to get a sucker punch into the back of the head making fall into the dirt.

"Hm if this is all Equestria's defenders have to offer then we're in big trouble. Ill be sure to get Luna to let Bigmomma take over your stallions training since well your going to be in a very dark place." Dark said as he was hit by a beam and slammed through a tree and into a rock.

"SHUT UP!" Shining said as Dark got back up with a wicked look in his eyes.

"Awww did I hit a nerve Shiny? Dont worry Ill be sure to take care of your wife for you while you rot in prison." Dark said dodging another attack before flashing away and appearing infront of him with his hoof cocked back before delivering a jaw crushing uppercut.

"Come on Shiny get up your beating's not done yet we have 10 years to make up for." Dark said as his eyes turned black red wisps coming off them. He had a sickening grin on his face and his mane and tail looked like ash blowing slowling away in the the wind.

"Sweet Luna whats happening to him?" Twilight asked while Luna looked on with concern.

"That is his reaper form. Any one who lived was never the same when he came onto the field of battle. It was how he earned the title Dark Star the Reaper." Luna said as she watched a spike shoot through Shinings leg.

"Aww whats the matter I remember you sticking a spike in my leg and all I did was flinch. You got mad because I didnt cry, you remember Shining? DO YOU SHINING?!" Dark said in a demonic voice when another spike made of stone shot through his shoulder.

"AHHHHHHHH! NO MORE PLEASE!" Shining begged as Dark smiled.

"AH NO MORE PLEASE?! I remember screaming that as you, mother and father bolted me down on a table and took turns on seeing who could cut the most without me bleeding to death. Let try that shall we?" He said as multipul cuts appeared on Shinings body.

"STOP PLEASE IM SORRY!" Shining yelled in pain as Dark reverted back to his regular form with a disappointed face.

"Your pathetic you couldnt live a day in my hooves. Your nothing but a weak bitch." He said as to more spikes shot up into his other arm and leg.

"YAHHHHHHHH!" Dark Star watched in disappointment as the stallion passed out.

"Weakling." He said as Luna's night guards took the captain away while Luna walked up to him and put a hoof on his shoulder.

"Good work Dark." She said as he nodded and looked over at Gilda who smiled.

"Thank you princess I just glad that this nightmare is over and this chapter of my life is closed." He said looking back at his friends and family who were smiling at him.

"Go to them Dark their waiting on you." She said as he nodded and ran to them while they ran at him and tackled him. Luna smiled at them as Twilight walked up beside her.

"You will take good care of him wont you?" She asked getting a smile from Luna.

"Of course Twilight, he is your brother after all." She said smiling at the pile of ponies.

"Well I better go I have a dog pile to be on top of." Twilight said and took off and jumped on the top of the laughing ponies

"Such a wonderful family. I see great things coming from them." Luna said and disappeared into the shadows.

( Next day Train)

After Darkstar and Stardancer said goodbye to everyone they headed for Manehatten with Lightning Dust. At the moment Lightning and Dark Star were awake with the filly in between them. Lightning moved a lock of hair out of the filly's face smiling.

"Well Dark it looks like this is a new beginning for us huh?" She whispered kissing the sleeping fillies head making her snuggle into them more.

"Yeah it looks like it. He said looking down at the marque giving a small evil smile.

"It looks like the Black Dragons Pearl is going to make a come back." He said getting a nod from Lightning.

"When we get there we cant waste any time. We need to get to the Kingdom as fast as we can. from the letter it looks like they're having a lot of trouble with the boar nation." He said looking over the letter.

"Agreed. I have your old crew there now and ready to go. Once we get there we should be ready to leave port." She said getting a nod.

"In the mean time lets get some shut eye, we got a long ride ahead of us." He said giving her a kiss and pulling the blinds closed letting the sound of the rumbling train lull them to sleep.