"Ok Fang... how the hell do we find our way outta this maze?" I asked my pet. He looked at me, rolled his eyes, and ran off in one direction. THROUGH the hedges. I facepalmed myself for not thinking of that first, and took off in his wake.

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"Oh course we shall provide thee lodging!" Luna exclaimed. "Thou art a royal knight now, after all!" Dark Sharky grinned.

"Thank you princess, glad to be in your service." He said humbly. Luna nodded and dimissed him from her chambers.

"Remember, thine official knighting is on the morrow!" Luna yelled at his retreating form. Dark Sharky didn't turn, but waved over his shoulder. The lack of respect annoyed Luna, but she let it slide. He was new here after all. Outside her room, Dark Sharky was met by 4 guards.

"We were called to escort you to your room sir." One of them explained. Dark Sharky grinned evily.

"Would you like to spar first?" He asked innocently. "I need to practice fighting so I can do my job well." The guards exchanged looks.

"We were told you were against fighting for sport... but if you insist, follow us to the training grounds." The same guard said. Dark Sharky grinned and nodded. He followed them through several halls and many, many rooms. Eventually they walked out of the castle to a large open field. The full moon shone down on the field, making it easy to see even though it was night. In this field weapons, armor, training dummies, and a little blood was littered everywhere. In the center of the field a large ring was totally clear, and two ponies were fighting each other in it. Many ponies were sitting around, watching the fight. "So, after the current fight finishes, which of us would you like to spar against?" The guard asked.

"All of you." Dark Sharky said. The guards began laughing.

"BWAHAHAHAH!" They jeered.

"N-no seriously, w-which one?" The guard asked, still laughing. Dark Sharky didn't bat an eyelash.

"All of you." He repeated. The guards laughed even harder and rolled onto their backs.

"O-ok then. I-if you're sure son!" The guard laughed at him. Dark Sharky grinned. He walked towards the ring just as the current fight ended. The guards rolled back onto their hooves, still laughing, and followed him. He walked to the center of the ring. "Ok, here are the rules." The guard began to explain. "One, no using weapons in the ring. Two, state challenges directly, it is up to the challenged to accept the match. Three, other than that, win at any cost. If you get knocked out of the ring, or just knocked out, you lose." He finished. Dark Sharky grinned.

"I challenge these four laughing fools to a match!" He announced. At the word 'fools' the guards snapped out of their laughing and growled at him.

"You're gonna eat those words, kid!" The only speaking guard growled over the laughter of the crowd. Dark Sharky grinned, raised his right hand, and gave them the 'come and get me' signal. The guards formed a semi-circle and charged him in formation.

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"Ok Fang, now what?" I asked him. We had managed to force our way throught the hedges, only getting a few small cuts. He scratched his head with one of his back legs an looked up at me expectantly. "Right, you can't think of everything now can you?" I asked him. He started panting. I sighed and racked my brain.

Well, if he's here, he's already gone to the princesses I assume. I could go explain the situation to them... I thought to myself. Yeah! If I tell them the situation, they'll help me get rid of my evil self! I cheered mentally. I motinoned for Fang to follow me, and we took off towards the looming form of Canterlot palace.

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"Ok Pinkie Pie, we're ready!" Twilight cheered as she walked into Sugarcube Corner. Twilight, Rarity, RD, Stormy, Fluttershy, and Applejack were all right behind her, arriving at exactly the time Sharky had told them. Stormy and three girls that had originally told Sharky they were coming had told Applejack and Fluttershy about what was going on, and they had decided to come too. Mr. and Mrs. Cake were nowhere to be seen, but Pinkie Pie came bouncing down the stairs.

"Whaddya mean Twilight? Sharky already took Fang and left!" Pinkie responded.

"HE DID WHAT?!" They yelled collectively.

"SHARKY... ALREADY... LEFT... WITH... FANG..." Pinkie Pie said slowly, making sure to emphasize every word so that they'd understand.

"GRAGH! Of course he did!" Rainbow Dash growled and threw her hooves up in anger.

"Just like him to not accept help!" Twilight added.

"I can't believe he lied to us!" Rarity exclaimed.

"Oh no, I'm sure he was just looking out for us..." Fluttershy mumbled. The others quieted down at this.

"He's gonna get himself killed to look out for us..." Twilight sighed. "Well, I don't know about you girls, but I'm not about to let him face himself alone." Twilight said with determination. She looked into the eyes of all her friends and saw the same determination she felt. They all nodded at her. Twilight turned to Pinkie. Pinkie was smiling and bouncing.

"Ooooh~ Trail trip!" She squealed. The girls all laughed, Stormy just stood there and watched them like they were crazy.

"Okayyyyy, if you're all done with the giggle fest--" he said as they finished laughing. "We have to go help Sharky! Knowing him, he's problably already in trouble!" The girls sobered up right away.

"Stormy's right..." Applejack said. "Our friend needs our help whether he wants it er not." The others all nodded their heads in agreement.

"Well I can't take more than one pony at a time, so this could take awhile!" Pinkie warned. Before anypony could react, she tackled Twilight and they were gone.

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Dark Sharky grinned at the approaching guards. Clearly they had no idea who he was. He waited until they were only a few feet away from him. He instantly copied one of the pegasus guards and grew a little more muscle and a pair of snow white wings. He blasted off the ground just before they collided with him. They couldn't move fast enough to adjust their course, so they smashed together. Dark Sharky laughed at the pain of those below him and the irony of how the wings made him look angelic. He then thrust himself downwards into the heads of the guards, smashing their faces into the ground beneath his feet. The collision let out a sickening-

*CRACK* and none of the guards moved. Dark Sharky laughed at the sound and gave the rest of the spectators a threatening glare.

"Anypony else wanna go?" He asked, still standing on the heads of the felled guards. Most of them cowered back in fear. One pony however, the largest pony Dark Sharky had ever seen,other than Luna and Celestia, (he had Sharky's memories, so that means all of those in the show are included.) stepped forward.

"I'd love to give you a go." He boomed. His voice seemed to explode out of him and it carried extremely well. "My name is Steel Boulder, second in command to Luna herself." He stated simply. He didn't say it like he was bragging, but like a simple everyday sentence. He was bucking HUGE , his body rippled with pure muscle, and though it wasn't obvious from looking at him, he was a pegasus. He didn't wear any armor, and he was black, like the rest of the guards. Dark Sharky grinned evilly.

"I'm Sharky, and frankly, you have no idea who you're dealing with, Tiny." Dark Sharky laughed. Steel narrowed his eyes and stomped his forehoof, sending everything, including nearby ponies, slightly into the air.

"You dare to insult me?" He asked calmly. Dark Sharky laughed.

"Tell you what Thickness, I'll even go easy on you!" Dark Sharky jeered. At that, Steel turned sharply and bucked Dark Sharky. One leg hit his stomach, the other hit his groin. Dark Sharky flew back about twenty feet.

"OK THAT FUCKING HURT!!!" He screamed. His stomach didn't hurt nearly as much as his delicates. "DAMN, I THINK ONE OF MY BALLS POPPED!!!" He was still screaming. "YOU"RE GONNA PAY STEEL!" He somehow managed to get to his feet. He instantly absorbed Steel's magic and grew to the size of the Incredible Hulk. His pain faded as he grew. He opened his wings and felt like a little plane. Steel's wings were HUGE. Dark Sharky gave an evil grin and rushed Steel. He caught him off guard and managed to filp him onto his back by slamming into Steel's chest with his shoulder. With Steel on his back. Dark Sharky grinned at his oppritunity for revenge, reared back his right leg, and kicked Steel right in the balls.

*CLANG* Dark Sharky paused for a second, then he grabbed his foot and hopped around, howling in pain.

"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"Heh, some ponies call me Steel Boulders." Steel laughed. He rolled back to his hooves and took a battle stance. Dark Sharky let the pain subside from his foot and assumed a ready stance as well. They began to circle each other. Dark Sharky used his peripherals to scan the outside of the ring. He found a sword near edge of the fighting ring and he grinned menacingly. When he approached the sword he drooped into a roll, picking up the blade on his way. He stood up, threw the sword at Steel's head and charged right after it. Steel saw the blade coming, but was by no means the fastest pony ever. He managed to dodge it, but it was so close it shaved a lock off his mane. What he couldn't dodge however, was Dark Sharky's fist following right behind it. The blow connected with Steel's chest and the wind was knocked out of him. It didn't hurt him very much; he was used to being hit by extremely forceful blows. It did carry enough force to throw him up and out of the ring. He lost. Steel scrambled to his hooves. "CHEATER!" He screeched.

"Ha, so what? I won and that's all that matters!" Dark Sharky gloated. Steel was turning red from rage.

"It was a dishonorable victory!" He yelled. "Anypony with any honor would at the very least have the decency to follow rules!" Dark Sharky laughed.

"Honor is for fools and the weak. OTSS!" He cheered. Steel Turned his head in confusion.

"OTSS?" He asked.

"Ah, weak AND stupid!" Dark Sharky jeered. "Oh well, I'm sure it'd take me all night to explain it to you. I'm out!" He turned to leave and was intercepted by a wall of guards. He smiled. "Are ya gonna let me through, or do I get to make you?" The guards didn't budge.

"You talk big, but you can't take us all." One of them piped up. Dark Sharky raised an eyebrow.

"Can't I?" He then used his new size and strength to charge right through them. He laughed at their feeble effort to stop him and stomped back to the castle. Nopony tried to stop him this time. He got to the castle, but changed his mind once there and decided to check out the statue garden.

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I was making good progress towards the castle. I had just cleared the gardens when Luna and a few guards appeared out of nowhere.

"Sharky! How could you brutally attack our guards?!" Luna boomed at him. She sounded upset. I gave her a confused look.

"What are you talking about Luna? I just got here! I was trying to find you actually!" I protested. Luna scoffed at me.

"We met with thee not but a few hours ago! And don't DARE to call us by our name! Thou then went to the sparring grounds and failed to heed the rules of fair combat!" She yelled. "Then, were that not enough, thou then attacked guards outside the sparring ring!" I suddenly understood what was going on.

"No no no no Luna, that wasn't me!" I tried. She slapped me with her hoof.

"DON'T CALL US LUNA!! We have multiple reports that say it was thou! Thou art impossible to mistake after all! Sharky, thou art under arrest, we will be holding thee in the dungeon until we can find a spell to send thee back to wherever thou came from!" My eyes went wide with panic.

"NO, IT WASN'T ME!!" I protested. Her aura wrapped around me and bound my limbs to my sides. I couldn't move. "I ACIDENTALLY SUMMONED A MIRMMMMMFFF!!!" Shw gagged me with magic and we began to head towards the castle. Fang barked at my captors vigerously the whole time, but never attacked them. Luna turned to face Fang, as if only having just noticed him. Her aura wrapped around him as well, and flung him far off into the distance. "MMMMMMMMFFFFFFFF!!!!" I screamed. Fang was going to die from the impact of the fall! I struggled against my bond, but to no avail. I drooped with sadness as I realized there was nothing I could do. I wanted to cry, but then I had a thought. I concentrated my void on Luna's magic. I felt searing pain as a huge rush of power began to flow into me. It was nowhwere NEAR all her power, I was still absorbing at the same rate as I would a normal pony. This put into perspective how large Luna's power must be. I started to tear up, but I managed to locate Fang's falling from through my blurry vision. I could reach him with the little bit of Luna's magic even from this distance. I managed to lower him to the ground somewhere near the back of the hedge maze, but my head felt like it was going to explode from the strength of the magic. I redirected the flow of Luna's magic and started trying to disrupt her power. I knew there was no way I could over-power her, but when I conflicted her magic against itself, the aura was disrupted and I fell to the ground. Before Luna or the guards could react, I took off into the garden.

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"Ok friends, now that we're all here, let's go find Sharky!" Twilight called out to her friends. Right then, Fang fell into the middle of the little group. He stood up and shook his head in a daze. He realized who he was surrounded by, and started whining and pawing their sides.

"What's wrong Fang, is Sharky stuck in a well?" Stormy asked frantically. Fang titled his head confusedly, then turned back to the girls. He continued to whine and paw them. He started barking and ran off in one direction.

"He wants us to follow him..." Fluttershy mumbled. She started trotting off in Fang's direction. The others exchanged looks, (except Stormy, who simply trotted off as well.) and followed Fluttershy.