Loyalty To Love

by rarerarity

First published 14th of February, 2014

After two years together, Soarin thinks it's time to break the question to his lover. But, she keeps avoiding him. He knows that she is very important, but she's been hiding from everyone. And it's his duty to find out why. Despite, th

[This story is officially cancelled. Sorry.]

After two long years of being together, a certain Wonderbolt believes now is the right time to break the question to his lover. However, she's been avoiding him. He knows nothing of any of her missions, so he knows she's up to something...but what.

Unfortunately for him, this is only a minor problem compared to what is about to come. And this will test both ponies of their love for each other and their land.

Sequel to Staying Loyal To The Creed

Chapter 1- Old Endings, New Beginnings

Love is such a delicate gift. Yet, love can be stronger than any substance in the land. However, to keep it strong, one must dedicate oneself to another. To feed it loyalty and kindness. Honesty and generosity. Without these particular elements, the answer is only heartbreak. For love requires these items for it to blossom and flower.

And that has happened in the few years in Ponyville. For a young pegasus mare with a mane of many hues, had found somepony to make her complete. Their love was tested through the events of before. Through the war of the Pegasi Lords. But now, their love is stronger than ever.

Also, a few others have joined the joy of love. A sweet young pegasus, who is also the bearer of the element of kindness, has found a sweet and caring side of the eldest brother of the Apple family. For two ponies equally quiet, together, they are most sweetest couple. Who have also combined their love. For now, they are one. The shy pegasus is now the wife of the strongest stallion in Ponyville. Leading their own lives together as they live in a small cottage, close to the mare's old home-which was transformed into a animal home-so she could still carry on her job.

Not only that, but the current owner of Sweet Apple Acres has also found love in a quiet stallion. A family friend. Who has become more than a friend to the apple mare.

As it was said by the ruler of the Crystal Empire, love is a beautiful thing. But also a deadly weapon.

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Zipping through the sun lit sky. Passing through fluffly, white clouds as she flew. Leaving nothing but a fading rainbow trail behind her. Her strong, cyan wings pushing her further. Making her go faster and faster as she cut through the air.

However, instead of a face of determination, cockiness and confidence, was look of pure worry. Her mind set to panic. Fear painted on her face.

She was trying to avoid him. She didn't want to. But she had no choice. He would have left her. Angry at her.

"Stupid mare!! I didn't ask for this!! Why would you do this to me?! I can't be tied down!! I am a free stallion!! You're on your own!"

Was the thought, throbbing throughout her mind. Worried that he would say that. Scared that he'll leave her.

"I. Hate. You."

Was what made the strong mare cry. Her rose orbs spilling with tears. Until her eyesight grew blurry. But she didn't care. She just wanted to hide. To get away.

In order to hide, she had to keep a low profile. However, this was not the case. For she smashed through an eclipse window, in a hollowed out tree. She crashed through the window, shattering the glass. And fell upon the hard, wooden floor.
The pony downstairs was snatched from her thoughts as the noise echoed through the tree.

"Hello?" The pony called out. Who was clearly a mare due to the high, feminine voice. But as she called out, her voice was filled with, worry, fear and concern.

"It was probably just the wind, Twi. The window must have unlatched again." A younger, boyish voice mumbled. However, the mare refused his idea.

"No. It was too loud to be the window unlatching again, Spike."

"Whatever." Spike walked off, as his small feet lightly thudded against the creaking wood. But slowly, the mare walked upstairs. She heard a gasp of pain in her room. And quickly trotted up. She hesitated to knock on the door.

"Hello?"

"T-T-Twilight." The pegasus croaked from inside. Choking on her own tears. The violet alicorn's eyes snapped open as she realised who the pony was inside. Quickly, she opened the door and gasped at the sight.

"Spike!! Get the first aid kit!! Quickly!!" Twilight Sparkle shouted. A thudding of feet rushed upstairs as the short dragon came up. Clutching a white box with a small red cross upon it.

"Why? What's happe- oh holy guacamole!! Rainbow Dash!!" Spike yelled. As he saw the mare in the room.

Shards of glass coated the floor. Along with a few specks of blood. A large piece of shattered glass was sticking out of the cyan mare's leg. As well as a smaller piece in her side. Scarlet red blood dripped from her wounds and her nose. And her tears streamed down her face. She staggered as she struggled to get up.

"I-I-I'm so sor-ry, Twilight. I-I-I didn't...I didn't mean to." Rainbow croaked. Whimpering as she felt the glass dig through her flesh.

"Don't worry. Spike. Clean up, and I'll get Rainbow patched up." Twilight ordered as she took the box. Spike grumbled as he grabbed a dust pan and brush. The alicorn trotted over to Rainbow and began to gently pull out the glass. Carefully, she wrapped a bandaged over Rainbow's bigger wounds, and placed a small wet cloth upon the small cuts. The pegasus hissed through her teeth as the damp cloth met upon her injuries.

As she gently dabbed the cuts, Twilight saw that her dear friend was crying. But kept her head turned away.

"I'm sorry if it hurts, Dash. I'm usin-"

"It's not that." Rainbow interrupted. "It's....it's something else." She looked up at her friend with tear filled eyes. Twilight saw that something was troubling the young mare. Something deep.

After the broken glass was put away, and Rainbow's injuries were cleaned up, Twilight sat beside her cyan friend. With a look of concern.

"Spike. Go and see Rarity. Or go to Sugarcube Corner. There's a couple of bits in my desk drawer. Just stay outside for a while. Okay?" Twilight pointed to her desk. Which was covered in books. The short dragon rolled his eyes as he opened the drawer. Scooped up the golden coins and left the library.
"Thanks, Twi. I'll see you later." He waved as he shut the door

Twilight waved as she watched Spike leave. And sighed as she turned to Rainbow Dash.

"I'll pay for the window. I don't have any money yet. But on my next assignment, I'll give you all of money that Celestia gives me." Rainbow croaked. Staring at the floor.

"No, Rainbow. You don't need to pay. Anyway, the window was broken already. You've just given me an excuse to have it looked at." Twilight smiled. But her smile faded as she watched her friend cry.

Throughout the years, Rainbow has shown her emotions to the ones she calls family. For an assassin, it was a sign of weakness. Which Rainbow finally admitted. All the sorrow, guilt and pain she had bottled up exploded within one hour. It used to be rare to find Rainbow Dash, the fast flier in all of Equestria and the coolest pony ever, crying. Wailing. Sobbing. To see that her heart had been broken was the most horrific sight. For a pony as strong as Rainbow, assassin or not, her heart was more fragile than the weakest glass. It troubled her friends to see her so hurt.
But now, she no longer cries to them. She finds her tears rolling down the shoulder of her special somepony. A strong, ice blue stallion. With a cocky, goofy smile, gleaming emerald eyes and handsome, dark blue windswept hair. And finally, a heart. A loving, caring heart. Which he poured for his lover. Rainbow Dash.
They were the perfect couple. Their actions in sync. Their thoughts connected. They loved each so much, that it just couldn't be measured. They matched together like a pair of shoes. They loved to fly. To feel the breath of freedom as they glided among the clouds. The adrenaline as they fell to ground, before zooming upwards. Mere inches from the ground. The ponies of Ponyville loved watching the free couple as they span around and twirled in the sky. The girls felt happy for them as the two walked around with their tails twizzled together like a swirly marshmallow. To see the two pegasi who had been through so much heartbreak, and to see them together, laughing, giggling, kissing would bring a smile to anypony.

But not right now.

Soarin hadn't been seen in days. Everyone just assumed that he was at Cloudsdale, practicing for a show. But when ponies did see him around the quaint town, he was looking for his beloved. Asking questions about her whereabouts and zooming around for her. The ponies of Ponyville often heard him calling out for her, like a lost dog. He hated that Rainbow Dash was an assassin. As that meant she waa very good at hiding. Not even Pinkie Pie could find her. Which worried Soarin more and more.
About two days ago, he was about to give up. But after a lectur from Big Macintosh, he carried on looking for her.

The girls were also worried about the two. And how Rainbow was constantly avoiding her lover. It made Twilight very concerned.

"Rainbow. What's wrong? You've been avoiding everyone for too long. Especially Soarin." Twilight placed her violet hoof upon the pegasus mare's back.

"There's nothing wrong." Rainbow croaked. Still turned away from Twilight.

"Have you two had a fight or something? Cause runaway isn't going to help. You need to ta-"

"I can't, Twilight. I can't." Rainbow interrupted. Tears streaming down her cheeks, and splashing to the floor.
Twilight watched her friend's tears as they fell. Unable to say anything.

"Why not?" She eventually asked.

The cyan pegasus sniffed. But did not turn around.
"....it's....it's complicated."

"Rainbow. I'm your friend." Twilight moved closer and hugged her friend. Her eyes fell upon the cyan mare's stomach. It looked slightly larger than usual, but it was barely visible. She pushed it aside as she comforted her friend. "You can tell me anything." She hushed.

"No." Rainbow pushed the violet hoof away, and stood up. "I've got to go." And before Twilight could realise, the distraught mare opened her wings and zoomed out of the library. Twilight attempted to grab her tail, but fell to the floor with a thud.

"Ow." She muttered. Staring at the fading rainbow trail. Troubled by the events.
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"Ah'm very sure, Soar. Ya'll a nice stallion." A large, red pony smirked as he pulled a heavy wooden cart, holding tons of apples.

"Of course, you are. You and Rainbow Dash are just so happy. You two are perfect for each other." A butterscotch pegasus added. "You both love each other, don't you?"

"We do. I mean, I do. I don't know about Rainbow." The ice blue stallion sighed. Slouching to the floor. The two other ponies watching in concern. "She's been avoiding me. I don't even know why."

"Well, she is an assassin, Soarin." Fluttershy fluttered over to the stallion. And so did, Big Macintosh. "She's just probably doing her duties. I mean, she does have the weight of protecting Equestria on her shoulders."

"I know. But, I don't think it's that. She's avoiding me. She running away from me. Why?" Tears began to form up in the pegasus stallion's eyes. "Do you think she's cheating on me? Does she have another lover?" He croaked.

"No! Nonono! Rainbow will never cheat on you." Fluttershy shook her head.

"And how would you know?" Soarin's chest began hurt again. Like it did the other day, when he saw Rainbow. He waved at her with a big smile, but she quickly flew away. Leaving him heartbroken.

"Rainbow is loyal. Very loyal. She will never leave. Especially if she has grown attached to you. Soarin, Rainbow Dash may have a very complicated mind and heart. But once you have got hold of her, and once she has let you in her life, she will never leave. She loves you, Soarin." Fluttershy smiled sweetly at the Wonderbolt. Placing her her yellow hoof upon his chest. "Rainbow Dash has never been in a proper relationship before. In school, they left her. Saying she wasn't their type of mare. Saying that she wasn't pretty enough. And even though she put on a show at school, saying she didn't care, it hurt her so much.
Soarin. You have taken Rainbow into your life. You've held her. Hugged her. Laughed with her. Shared love with her. But most of all, Soarin, you've placed her heart together. And kept it strong. Please, she hasn't given up on you, so please, don't give up on her."

Soarin stared at the yellow hoof before looking up at the two reassuring smiles of his friends.

"Soar. Ah may ave only met ya two years ago. But I can see clearly that tha two of yah, are perfect." Big Mac added.

"You're a strong stallion. And she was just a broken soul. Until you helped her. Find her, Soarin. Use your instincts and wings to find her."

Soarin nodded. Wiping his tears away and picking up a small velvet red box beside him.
"Thank you. Thank you so much." He hugged the two ponies before flying off it the open sky. The two ponies below watched as he flew away. Smiling to themselves as they knew they helped their friends.
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Author's Notes:

We are back in business!! Not going to say much, but I hope you enjoy the story.

A good sequel for Hearts and Hooves day

Thank you for reading!

Chapter 2- Solved Troubles

"Okay. Let mah git this straigh'." The amber mare shook her head, and placed her dirt covered hoof on her head. "Why in tarnation do ya wan' mah ta do this?" Stamping her hoof down. The stallion before her stepped back slightly from the mare's anger.

"Please, Applejack. It's the only way." He pleaded.

"Ah could hurt her, Soar. Ah don' wanna hurt mah friend. And anyway, she's ma leader. She'll kill me quicker than a timberwolf can kill a pony." The orange farmer began to walk away behind her apple stall. Away from the stallion.
But he just followed.

"Please. I need to talk to her. She's too fast for me to catch up with her, and she's too sneaking. Please AJ. It's important." Soarin begged.

"Ah know tha ya two are in love. So am ah. But-"

"No. I've tried everything. I need her. I need to talk to her. I need to ask her..." He interrupted. Earning a scowl from Applejack

"Wha? Wha is it?!" She nearly shouted.

"I'll tell you. But promise not to tell anyone else, okay?" He whispered dragging the mare behind the stall. "Promise?"

"Ah promise. Ah Pinkie Promise."

"I want to ask Rainbow the big question. I want to ask her to marry me. But I can't ask her, if she's hiding from me." Soarin pulled out the small velvet red box with his wing. Applejack stared at the box and smiled.

"Alright. Ah'll help. But only because tha two of ya belong ta each other." Applejack nodded. Making the stallion grin madly.

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"Are you sure, dear? It could be anything."

"Anything? Anything that has the exact same symptoms." The purple alicorn snapped. Making the white unicorn mare stagger back. She lowered her ears and pouted.

"Darling. There's no need for that attitude." The unicorn said quietly.

"I know. I know. I'm sorry. I'm just worried." Princess Twilight apologised. Lowering her head. The two mares were trotting into town. For a spot of lunch. After Twilight's ordeal with Rainbow earlier in the library, she had a visitor. An almost near breaking point visitor.

"It's okay, Twilight dear. But where did you come up with the solution?" Rarity smiled gently at the princess.

"Soarin. He told me that Rainbow was acting differently. That she was constantly throwing up in the morning. Always sloppy in movements. Started to be more tired. Cravings. A slight bump around her abdomen. It's very clear, Rarity. I can't believe Soarin can't see it though. It's clearer than new glass." Twilight explained. The unicorn beside her stopped and blinked several times before the realisation hit her. She smiled as she trotted back up to the alicorn.

"Oh! Our darling little Rainbow!!" Rarity squealed. "I can't believe- wait....what is Applejack and Pinkie Pie doing?" The white mare stopped mid-sentence and pointed to the two busy ponies. With a stallion beside them.

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"Now, when she flies over, lasso her, pull her down and keep her down. Okay?" The stallion whispered to the amber mare.

"Eeyup." The orange apple mare agreed.

"Okie dokie lokie!!" The bouncy pink party pony skipped. "I have no idea what we are doing but it sounds fun!!" She giggled. Earning a set of confused looks.

Near by, the scarlet red stallion and his lover, the butterscotch pegasus, came walking into town. Giggling and talking away. But as soon as they saw the two ponies with the rope- and the party mare skipping around- they wore looks of confusion and concern. And began to trot over. Nearly bumping into the Princess and fashionista.

"Oh, hello Twilight. Hi Rarity." Fluttershy smiled beneath her pale rose mane. Blushing slightly.

"Hi Fluttershy. And Big Mac. What are you two up to?" The princess asked. Forgetting the others, who they walking towards less than a minute ago.

"Oh, just out for a walk. But what is Applejack doing? With Soarin?....and Pinkie Pie..." Fluttershy replied. Gazing back over to the ponies.

"We know as much as you do." Rarity huffed. In the corner of her large sapphire eyes, she could faintly see a small rainbow trail. Her brain ticked for a little while until she knew what they were about to do. "Oh dear. This isn't going to end well." She muttered.

Everyone, including a few of the townsponies of Ponyville, watched as the well known speedster of the town flew past. But was suddenly halted, as a rope was wrapped around her waist.

Rainbow looked down and saw that Applejack was holding her down. And that Soarin was beside her. She gasped as she realised what their plan was. She tried flapping harder, but the strong earth pony held her still.

"Rainbow!! Just come down!! Please! Just stop running away from me!!" Soarin begged. But the cyan mare continued to flap her wings.

"No! I can't, Soarin!!" She shouted.

"Why not?" He yelled. But, with one finally tug, Applejack pulled the pegasus down. Dragging her to the ground with thud. She yelped as she hit the hard ground. Soarin gasped and scowled Applejack. But he knew that it was his fault.

Twilight's eyes opened wide and she began to rush over. Followed by the others. They stared as the cyan pegasus staggered up, swaying from the sudden impact. Her nose dripping with blood. The rope still around her waist. She tried to fly away, but her wing wouldn't budge. She groaned as her wing was in shock. Stuck to her side. Rainbow then attempted to trot away quickly, but Applejack tugged on the rope again. Stopping her in her tracks.

"Stop flying away. Stop running away. Just stop this, Rainbow." Soarin walked over to mare he loved. Who kept trying to walk away. But every time Applejack pulled the rope, she felt a jolt of pain. And she knew why.

"I can't, Soarin." She muttered. Giving up on her escape. "I just....can't."

"Please, Rainbow. It is hurting me so much. That you don't want to be with me." Soarin fluttered over.

"I do want to be with you."

"So, why are you avoiding me?! Don't you love me enough?! Am I not enough for the great protector of Equestria?! Huh?! Is that it?!" He shouted. Letting his anger get the better of him.

"No. Of course not. I love you, Soarin." Rainbow whimpered. Almost looking like Fluttershy as she coward away.

"So, tell me? Why? Why, Rainbow?" Soarin felt his tears starting to build up. He stared angrily at the mare. Whose own tears were falling down her cheeks.

"If I tell you, you'll leave me....you'll hate me." She croaked.

"Rainbow Dash. There's nothing to hide." Twilight hushed. "I know what it is. And you're going to have to tell him some time. You can't run away from him forever. It's killing you both."

"I can't. I can't." Rainbow cried. "He'll leave me. I don't want to be alone. Not again. He'll leave if I tell him. And he'll hate me." She began to fully sob. Soarin stared at the crying mare, and walked closer to her. Before hugging her. And stroking her mane.

"I won't leave you. And I'll never hate you, no matter what, Dash. I love you." He soothed as she cried onto his shoulder. She lifted her head and gazed into her lover's emerald green eyes. Tears still running down her face, and her nose still bleeding.

"You promise?" She croaked.

"I promise." He softly smiled.

"I-I-I-...I'm pregnant, Soarin. I'm bearing a foal." She admitted. Soarin's face turned to pure shock. As did Applejack's, Pinkie's, Fluttershy's and Big Mac's.

"You're...you're....pregnant?" He repeated. Staring at the mare.

"....yes..." Rainbow lowered her head. Ashamed. Heartbroken. "...I knew that you'll hate me. You don't want to be tied down with a mare and foal. You're a free stallion. Free to do whatever you want. Unlike me. So leave. You don't have to be with me."

"What?! I'll never leave!!" He snapped out of trance. Rainbow looked up at him with pure confusion.

"What? You mean-" She didn't have chance to finish her sentence as her lungs were suddenly grasping for air, as she brought into a spine crushing hug. Soarin wrapped his fore-legs around Rainbow tightly. Holding her close.

"You're pregnant!! This is the best news I've ever heard!!" He grinned.

"You mean, you don't mind?" Rainbow asked quietly.

"Of course I don't!! I love it!! I'm going to be a father!! Oh Rainbow!!" He kissed the mare passionately on the lips. Grabbing the assassin's attention. Everyone watching smiled to the couple.

As they parted, Soarin let go of Rainbow, and undid the rope.
"I am so happy right now. I just...wow...I mean...wow..." He stammered. The others trotted over. Congratulating the couple.

"Yay!! Foal party!! Foal shower!! I better start getting it ready!!" Pinkie squealed as she bounced off.

"Congratulations, you two. I know that the two of you will be perfect parents." Rarity applauded.

"Good goin' there, Soar." Big Mac laughed. Soarin laughed along.

"Thanks."

"How far are you gone, Rainbow?" Twilight questioned. Noticing the bump.

"Err....4-6 weeks." The pegasus mare answered. Earning a bunch of aww's from the girls.

"Rainbow. Ah am so sorry for earlier. If ah had known, ah wouldn't ave pulled ya so hard." Applejack apologised. But Rainbow shook her head.

"It's fine, AJ. You didn't know. Besides, I'm fine." She smirked. Wiping away her tears. As they others chatted, Fluttershy turned to Soarin and nudged him.

"Here's your chance." She whispered.

The Wonderbolt coughed and turned to the mare he loved.
"Rainbow. I know this isn't the most romantic time. I had a whole day planned. But all I care is that you're here." The two lovers gazed at each. Staring into each other's eyes. Getting lost in a sea of either sparkling rose, or glimmering emerald. "Rainbow, I love you. Even though you are an assassin. And that you could kill me without anypony knowing. But I love you. And...I want to spend the rest of my life you. Together. I want to grow a family, and grow old with you." Soarin took out the small red velvet box with his ice blue wing. Making the girls' eyes glimmer with happiness.
"So, will you, Rainbow Miriam Dashery, become my wife, and marry me?" He opened the box. Revealing a beautiful silver band, delicately engraved with swirls. And in the middle, was large clear cut diamond. That shimmered in the sun. Hoof engraved inside the ring were the words Dilectus Meus.

Rainbow gasped and raised her hoof to her mouth. Tears streaming down again.
"My beloved?" She squeaked.

"I had the jeweller engrave it in Latin for you. Just a special touch." He smiled. "So, will you?"

"Yes. Yes of course! I will marry you!!" She jumped up, fluttering her now loosened wings. She hugged Soarin. The others clapped and aww'd. Soarin slipped on the diamond band, as Rainbow pushed her lips onto his. Connecting the bond once again, between the two lovers. Who have a whole time to spend organising their perfect wedding.

Unknowing of the dangers coming towards them and Equestria.

Author's Notes:

Yay!! Something happy!!

I say two or three- maybe four- more chapters of happiness and the heartbreak will come. And I will warn you, this story is one heck of a heartbreaker.

Thank you for reading!! Hoped you like it so far!! And sorry if it seems rushed!! I was crying while I wrote it

Comment any errors!!
(It seems like somepony has already downvoted. Oh well. Life is life.)

Chapter 3- Lucky Stallion

It had been at least two weeks since the ordeal between Rainbow Dash and Soarin had been solved. Also leading to the truth of Rainbow's secret and the engagement of the two. Everypony was ecstatic to hear the news, of the two finally uniting their bond. Many congratulations were handed out to the young couple, along with good lucks for the arrival of their foal. Ever since, the pegasus couple had finally brightened up. Constantly beginning stuck to each other, where ever they went. Their tails twizzled together, their wings around each other. Laughing and smiling with each other as they prepared for the best day of their lives.

But today on this fine afternoon, with the sun shining bright, and the birds singing sweetly, while a certain ice blue stallion went out to work- to perform with his team- the young cyan mare was in Ponyville's own, Carousel Boutique.

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"I don't know, would layers be too heavy on you?" A unicorn asked. Staring at the cyan mare. Who was wearing a beautiful, crystal white dress. The dress glimmered underneath the artificial light of the dress maker's home. And the train of the dress spiraled beside her, as the unicorn moved it aside so she wouldn't trip.

Everypony gawped at the dress. It was similar to Rarity's gala dress, but more beautiful, elegant and obviously, white. The layers were delicate and puffy. Almost like clouds. And the bodice of the dress was the same as the dress that Rainbow wore on the celebration of the defeat of the Pegasi Lords.

"Well, I love it." Fluttershy commented, stroking the white fabric. Mesmerised by the unicorn's work. At the way it fell gracefully onto the ground. And the way it splayed outwards, leaving an elegant train behind.

"Me too." Applejack smiled.

"We all love it." Twilight hugged her pegasus friend. They all laughed and talked among each other as the prissy white mare added extra detail to the beautiful dress.

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"Oh hey! Soar! I forgot to say. Congratulations, buddy." A grey pegasus stallion cheered. Patting his friend on the back, grinning as he did so.

"Thanks, Silver." The ice blue stallion smiled, as they flew down into a large cloud room full of lockers.
"A bit late, but thanks."

"I wasn't here, dumbass. I was at my parents'." Silver Lining retorted.

"Awww. Is mama's wittle colt missing his mama?" Soarin teased. Sticking his out. The puffy, white maned stallion glared at his friend, pouting.

"Well, at least I have parents." He snorted back.

"OooOoo! That was harsh." A mare hissed as she fluttered down, next to the two stallions. The light blue mare flicked her blown back mane, as it drooped over her face.

"Nah, it's fine. The great thing about not having parents is introducing my fiancé to them. And awkward dinners." Soarin smirked.

"I guess so." Silver muttered. "Oh, and I heard you got her knocked up as well."

"I know." Fleefoot grinned. "Our Soar, knocking up young mares." She winked, making Soarin blush. Both Silver Lining and Fleefoot laughed as Soarin shyly put his Wonderbolt suit away.

"I-I....errr....I-" He stuttered, hiding behind the locker door.

"Don't worry, buddy. We're only joking. It's brilliant, really. It's great to know that you're gonna be a dad." Silver shut his locker and hugged his friend.

"I know you'll be great. Do you know what you might call it?" Fleefoot asked.

"Well, not really. We want to wait until it's born first." Soarin smiled. "I have an idea of Blue Breeze though." He muttered, looking upwards. Before shaking his head. He glanced at the clock, realising the time. "I've gotta go. I've got to go to the hospital."

"What?! Why? Are you hurt?" Fleefoot asked, rushing over to the stallion. Pulling his wings out and inspecting them for any injuries. But the co-captain only rolled his eyes.

"I'm fine, Flee." Soarin chuckled. Folding his wings to his side. "No. I've got to pick up some painkillers for Rainbow. She's been feeling ill lately. A bit more than usual."

"Oh that's just your usual symptoms." Silver Lining stated. The three pegasi began to leave the Wonderbolts Headquarters. Trotting down the corridor.
"My sister had them. Sickness, headaches. It was annoying." Lining groaned, remembering his elder sister's pregnancy.

"Yeah, I know. But, Rainbow is feeling sicker everyday. I know it's normal for her to be ill, but...I just have a feeling that something is wrong. Maybe it's just me though." He sighed.

"Probably just your fatherly instincts." A mare chuckled. The three ponies turned around and saluted instantly.
"Come on you lot. It's the end of practice. No need for this formal crap."

"Yes, Capt- I mean, Spitfire. Sorry." Fleefoot sheepishly grinned. "What's that, Cap'?" The blue mare pointed to the two boxes, held in the golden mare's wings.

"Oh, a little something for the lucky stallion." Spitfire smiled as she passed the blue box over. "And this is for your oncoming foal." She handed the the other red box.

"Thanks. I'll open later." He waved as he began to fly away, towards the small town of Ponyville as the sun began setting.

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"Rainbow! Rainbow, I'm back!" Soarin shouted as he slammed the door shut. He looked around the cloud house. After the two had got together, Soarin moved into Rainbow's house. After all, it was larger than his five star apartment. When Soarin moved in, he thought she actually lived in a mansion. To add to it, the house was changeable, add rooms or enlarge them, as the house was made of cloud.

Soarin trotted around the house looking for his beloved fiancé, looking in every room. As he looked in the bathroom, he noticed a small orange pot full of pills. He trotted away towards over rooms.

"Rainbow?" He fluttered up to the bedroom, expecting the worst.

However, his worried expression softened and he smiled gently.
The mare he loved was fast asleep, tucked underneath the purple covers. Her vibrant rainbow mane tussled over her face. The sheets revealing the curves of the mare.

The stallion quietly walked over to her, and saw the note on the beside table.

I went to the hospital after the dress fitting. I've already taken some and I'm really tired. Wake me up when you want if you want. I also brought a pie for you in the fridge. P. S, it's apple.

Soarin grinned at the word pie, but instead of galloping over to it like a mad pony, he quietly clambered on to the bed, and slipped under the bedsheets, as he hugged the sleeping mare. Wrapping his fore-legs around her small body.

"Good night, Dashie." He whispered as he closed his eyes.

"Sleep tight, honey." Rainbow sleepily whispered back, smiling. Making the stallion chuckle and bring the mare closer to him. His life was perfect. He had a awesome job, and brilliant friends. A beautiful mare for a fiancé, and on the way, was his own foal. His child. His family.

The ice blue stallion fell asleep with a smile on his face. Believing that everything will be just fine.

When it actually be the opposite.

Author's Notes:

Happy may end next chapter. After that, it will be tragedy after tragedy.

Sorry.

Comment any errors.

Chapter 4- Cannot Believe This Is Happening

The sun was shimmering down onto the land of Equestria, making the emerald green fields glimmer. The dew drops sparkling like freshly cut diamonds. Sweet, loving birds singing their delightful harmonies as they soared through the skies. Petit, fluffy clouds were dotted among the the giant, blue canvas, and a cooling breeze drifted around the land. Gently twirling and swirling. Making it a gorgeous summers day.

It was a perfectly beautiful day in Equestria. For picnics, parties, hiking, or just a jolly day out. But it was an amazing day, especially for two lucky pegasi. Two pegasi who are finally joining together.

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Light white drapes were hung around the large hall. Streamers of sparkling white material. The large room sparkling as it glistened with the gems are the room. Larger white streamers twizzled around the pillars of the hall. Bouquets of white and red flowers in light blue vases were carefully placed among hall. A large arch, twizzled with hanging red and white roses, and white ribbon was put up on the altar, where a grand white alicorn stood. Staring at all the decorations of white. Waiting for the ceremony to begin.

But as her younger sister joined her, trotting onto the altar, she gently smiled.

"Is the ceremony going to start soon, Celestia?" The younger dark blue alicorn asked.

"Not quite yet. Both Rainbow and Soarin are still to get ready. Just wait, Luna. No need to rush this day." Princess Celestia replied.

Luna nodded as she glanced at the small crowd of ponies, waiting for the lucky couple.
"Is this everypony?"

"Of course."

"The hall is hardly filled!" Luna pointed out. Waving her hoof around the empty areas of the hall. There was only a small group of ponies. Mainly, close friends of the two pegasi. The group of pegasi on the left stood out clearly as the elite flying team, The Wonderbolts. The rest of the ponies were either random close friends or assassins.

Her sister chuckled.
"Oh Luna. That's because the whole of Equestria doesn't know. Unlike Cadence's wedding, we're keeping this low profile. Soarin is a Wonderbolt for a starter. Instead of enjoying his special day, he'll just get mobbed by fan-mares. And the other thing, Rainbow could be potentially a target." The great sun goddess explained.

"A target?" Another pony asked. She quickly trotted up, next to her aunts. Her candy coloured, curled mane bounced as she did so. And she fluttered her fading violet wings.

"Yes, Cadence. Rainbow is a target. Right now, her duties are pushed aside. And, although this sounds bad, she's at her moment of weakness. She's not paying attention to anything but the stallion by her side. Anypony could attempt to assassinate her."

"Okay then, sister. That could explain the extra guards around the castle." Luna sighed. Her aquamarine eyes staring at the assorted food on a table at the back. Staring especially at all the chocolate cakes and delights.
She licked her lips, her stomach growling, as the two other alicorns giggled.

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It was beautiful. She was beautiful. The elegant, puffy, white dress fitted her perfectly, and left a swirling trail behind her. The dress sparkled as the sunlight danced upon it. The layers of the puffy dress delicately bounced as the mare moved. The front of her dress was carefully decorated as a beautiful swirling pattern coated it, with sequins dotted on it. And the belt of the dress was tied into white bow.

The mare's prismatic mane was tied into a simple updo. Held in place with white flower clips. Also, the white unicorn mare decided to add makeup to the pegasus. Putting on fake eyelashes to make her look more feminine, and only a bit of light white eye shadow.

When the fashionista was finished with the pegasus mare, everypony in the room gasped.

"Rainbow....ya look...ya look amazing." The amber mare stared at the pegasus.

"Beautiful."

"Stunning."

"Gorgeous."

"Superduperamazinglybeautifullygorgeouslyprettyamazing!!" The hyper pink pony squealed.

Rainbow Dash blushed and lowered her head.
"T-thanks, girls." She whispered, fluttering her wings.

"Wha's wrong, sugarcube?" Applejack questioned.

"Nothing. I'm just nervous. That's all. In all my life, I never expected to actually get married." Rainbow sheepishly smiled.

"Don't worry, Rainbow Dash. There's nothing to be nervous about." Fluttershy hushed.

"I bet Soarin is as nervous as you, darling." Rarity added. Brushing her light blue bridesmaids dress. The girls all wore bridesmaids dresses. Matching the colour of their eyes. Applejack had a light green dress, Pinkie Pie was bouncy blue, Fluttershy was stunning turquoise and Twilight was glimmering pink.

"Rainbow. You have nothing to worry about. You and Soarin are perfect for each other. And you are finally sealing the bond." Twilight hugged her pegasus friend.

"Thank you." Rainbow whispered. As pulled away from the hug, she brushed her dress and fluttered her wings.
"How do I look?"

"You look absolutely beautiful, Rainbow." Twilight smiled to her friend. "I better go and see if Soarin is ready. See you in the second girls." Twilight waved as she trotted out. The rest of girls began to talk among themselves as the bride walked over to the balcony.

Rainbow sighed as she sat on the balcony, trying not to dirty her dress. Her rose orbs staring off, far across the sunny land of Equestria. Glancing at the small figures of ponies. Especially the ones with families. She gently placed a hoof on her stomach. Her bump slightly smaller than last time. She felt tears build up in her eyes, but told herself she couldn't.
She can't cry. Not now. This is her wedding day. Her wedding day. The most perfect day of her life. She didn't want anything to ruin this day. She can always tell him later. After the wedding. After the best day of their lives.
But, she couldn't help but feel that icey feeling at the bottom of her gut. An empty, icey feeling.
"I can't believe this is happening." She croaked to herself. Feeling both happy and distraught.

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Author's Notes:

Okay, I told a lie. I was able to get this chapter out, despite the sickness. (Never trusting injections again.)

Hope you guys liked it. A short chapter as something big is about to come. And it's not good. (Sorry)

Oh, and this is set at least two weeks after the last chapter. Cause in Equestria, weddings are planned really really really quickly.

Chapter 5- Broken Wedding

The crowd of ponies began to grow bored, standing and waiting. The three alicorns yawned as well. Waiting for the groom and for the ceremony to start. It had been at least an hour. An hour since the wedding was supposed to start.

Four mares in beautifully designed dresses stood on the steps of the altar, also growing bored. One of which began to braid her own blonde. Twirling it and plaiting it.

"This is taking forever!" The pink mare whined. Slouching to the floor.
Her own bouncy mane waving around.

"I know, dear. We're all waiting for Twilight and Soarin. But neither have come out yet. And Twilight is doing the ceremony." Rarity yawned, raising her hoof to her mouth.

"That's it!" A pony shouted from at the bottom of the aisle, making everypony in the hall jump and wake up. A cyan mare in a stunning white dress stood at the bottom of the aisle. An angry and concerned look upon her face.

"Rainbow?" Applejack questioned, tilted her head. "Wha in tha name of Equestria are ya doin'?"

"I'm getting my fiancé! He's late for our wedding!" Rainbow growled as she trotted down the corridor. Her puffy dress bouncing up and down, and the trail following.

"At least now we might be getting somewhere." Fluttershy whispered, waving gently at her own husband, who was sitting next to Caramel.

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Rainbow muttered under breath as she reached the door of her husband-to-be's dressing room. Sighing as she raised her cyan hoof to the door.

"Soarin? Soarin, honey, are you okay?" Rainbow asked through the door. But when she was met with silence, she knocked again.
"I know you're nervous, so am I. But, it's only because I haven't had anypony close. Well, not extremely close. You're different. A special different, and I like that." She smiled to herself.

Yet, no pony answered. Silence overruled everything. Rainbow waited for a couple of seconds for any reply, before grabbing the handle.

Gently, she twisted the handle and pushed the door, not expecting it to be open. However, the door clicked as it opened. The pegasus glanced inside the room.
"Soarin?" She called as she walked inside. A slight, cold drift touching her fur. She noticed the open window and continued to look for the groom. Her groom.

Neither Soarin or Twilight were in the room. She grew puzzled. Her mind wandering around as she searched the room. Her eyes fell upon two objects upon the floor. Making her gasp as if she had been stabbed through the heart.

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"Great. Now Rainbow is taking forever." Applejack complained, rolling her eyes.

"Oh hush hush, dear. You can't rush-"

"Sh!" Fluttershy interrupted. Rudely shoving her hoof into the unicorn's mouth, who glared angrily at the pegasus.
"I'm sorry, Rarity. But listen." She apologised as the hall fell silent.

Very, very faintly, coming from down the corridor, was the sound of crying. Of wailing.
It didn't take too long for the four mares to realise the sound and begin galloping towards the crying. Leaving a hall full of confusion and worry.

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The four ponies trotted up to the slightly ajar door, carefully opening it, looking for their friend.

"Rainbow?" Applejack called quietly, despite the sound of crying in the room. The mares walked further in, growing worried, until they found a scene that broke their hearts.

Upon the floor, in her beautiful white dress, crying into her hooves, was their friend. Held tight in her hooves were two items, covered in her tears. Her mascara dripping down as she weeped. Her neat rainbow hair ruffled and drooping over her face as she cried.

Pinkie Pie quietly walked over and placed a hoof on the cyan mare's shoulder.
"Dashie? What's wrong?" She croaked, distraught for her friend.

But the pegasus didn't reply, instead, she lifted up a piece of paper. The girls looked at each other before Rarity hovered it over.

"Um..."

Dear Rainbow Dash,
I am so very sorry, but, I must postpone the wedding. In fact, just cancel it all together. You see, it's not you, it's me. I am sorry to say that my love for you has....died out. I've lost all love for you. I don't wish to marry you anymore. I don't even know why I proposed. I've grown confused, and decided to end it. Our relationship. Before anypony gets hurt. Anyway, I've run off with the real mare I love, and I love her more than I did with you. Everything we did together didn't mean anything. Hugging, talking about our family, making love. None of it meant anything. But the mare I'm with now is....well, amazing. She's prettier, smarter and not an assassin.

So goodbye Rainbow Dash. And sorry that you are going to have to raise the foal by yourself. It's not my problem. Why do I want a mare who is pregnant? I don't want to be tied down! That's just stupid. I'm free, unlike you.

Bye forever,
Soarin.

As the girls read the letter, Rainbow began to talk.
"It's Twilight. He's run off with Twilight." She cried out. Shakily getting up.

"Wait, what?" Rarity pushed the paper down. "How do you know this?"

"Where is Twilight? Twilight's not here! She's with him! He loves her not me!!" Rainbow wailed as she stood up, taking off her bracelet and throwing the two things to the ground. Her engagement bracelet and his wedding band.

"Rainbow, calm down." Fluttershy hushed, but the assassin only growled through her tears.

"No. I have had enough of this. Of everything. I am no longer the mare I used to be. I no longer have that heart. Everything I ever cared for is dead to me. My heart is finally put together, filled with only pain. My heart and soul are black, darker than the night." Rainbow shouted as she took off her wedding dress.
"Goodbye, girls." She began to trot out of the room.

"Rainbow, wait!" Applejack tugged at the mare's tail. "Where are ya goin?"

"Don't know, don't care. And neither should you." She snapped, trotting away, snapping her engagement band as she walked out, bending it, and snapping it. The words inscripted in Latin, that once said 'My Beloved' was twisted and turned. Rarity and Applejack glanced at the mangled bracelet, staring at it, worryingly.

"Oh dear." Fluttershy muttered under her breath.

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"So, where are they?" Cadence asked, brushing her mane, bored out of her mind.

"The wedding is off." Fluttershy mumbled quietly, making the three princesses gasp.

"What?!" Everypony in the hall yelled, before breaking off into a loud distorted mumble of noise. A concerned orange pegasus mare with a flaming mane trotted over to the mares.

"What happened? Where's Soarin?" She asked as she followed the four ponies.

"He's gone. He left Dashie." Pinkie grumbled, turned away from the others.

"What?" Spitfire asked again.

"He's gone!! He left Rainbow Dash!! He's run off with Twilight!!" Pinkie screamed, her usually pink, poofy hair deflating like a balloon. Her now darkened pink mane, falling flat upon her neck and shoulder. Her yells echoing and catching a silence. Making everypony shut up.

"Pinkie, dear. Calm down-"

"No!!" Pinkie yelled, her tears streaming down her face. "Dashie is my bestest friend!! And I'm tired of seeing her hurt!! Soarin was her special somepony and Twilight was our friend!! And now they've crumpled on everything!! Destroying my friend and our friendship!!!" Pinkie fell to the floor, madly crying.

The ponies in the hall were shocked by the party pony's sudden outburst of tears. Fluttershy and Applejack attempted to calm the mare down, but nothing stopped her cries.

"Dashie is my sister!! She's family!! And she's constantly being hurt!! It's hurting me as well!! I can't save this relationship!! I can't save this family this time!! I couldn't save mama and papa!! It's happening all over again!!!" Pinkie wailed, hyperventilating as she gasped for air through her cries.

Cadence trotted over and hovered the young mare upon her back. Pinkie clutched onto the alicorn's neck, not caring who she was.
"I'll take her to one of the chambers. I'll make sure she calms down." Princess Cadence hushed as she began to walk out, followed by Fluttershy.

"I'll help. She's needs a close friend." Fluttershy smiled weakly. Trotting with the princess. Wincing as the usually happy mare cried.

Princess Celestia and Luna trotted over to the two remaining mares of harmony, with Big Macintosh, Caramel, and the rest of the Wonderbolts following behind them.

"What happened?" Caramel asked his own lover, Applejack.

"We don' know much. We jast found Rainbow cryin on tha floor with a note from Soarin." Applejack explained quietly.

"A note?"

Rarity levitated the piece of paper, it glowing light blue.
"It said that he doesn't love Rainbow anymore, and that he's run off with another mare."

"Which may be Twilight?" Spitfire questioned. "But why? Soarin would never do this."

"Yeah, Soarin hasn't stopped going on about Rainbow since the day he met her." Fleefoot defended her friend. She couldn't believe the news of her friend destroying the relationship he so dearly put so much into.

"Twilight wouldn't do such a thing." Celestia snorted. "Twilight hasn't been known for having romantic relationships. She still can't talk to most stallions without butterflies in her stomache."

"Well, they've both ran off." Applejack said bluntly.

"I wonder how Rainbow is dealing with it."

"Not to well. She said that her heart and soul have turned black. And she feels nothing but pain." Rarity carefully explained. Feeling sorry for her dear friend.

"Oh dear, I believe that Rainbow Dash has finally snapped. I knew this would soon happen." Celestia bit her lip, as the others looked at her in concern and confusion. "All ponies have a breaking point. Snapping. Turning into a shadow of their former selves. I found out, through a mind spell, that Rainbow's breaking point is losing another loved one. Being rejected. And this is what has happened. I believe that Rainbow has found her darker side, and has been swallowed by it. It has happened to many of my students." Celestia sighed, remembered all of her broken hearted students running and crying around the halls of her school. It broke her heart to see others hurt through love.

"We've got to do something. Something to help her out."

"We've just got to be there for her." The sun princess hushed. "We've just got to get her through this without anymore pain.

Which I doubt is going to happen."

Author's Notes:

Sad from now on. Sorry. And there is more blood, guts and gore in this story.

Comment any errors.

Chapter 6- Lost, Never To Be Found

Chains rattled throughout the unusually clean prison, but it was still a hell hole, with the darkness creeping up the walls. Despite it's cleanliness, it was still a place of torture and dismay. A shadowed creature with a long tail and large wings scrubbed the dried blood off the walls, muttering to himself as the many prisoners yelled out, especially a certain one.

"Let us out!! Let us out now!!!" A stallion shouted. His voice echoing around the prison as he madly rattled the bars. He was so angry. Yet, he felt guilty as well, for leaving his loved one without warning. But he was unexpectedly snatched though, along with the princess.

"Soarin. Soarin. Please, just stop." A mare croaked from below, her blood coating the very floor she lay upon. Her violet feathers dripping with the scarlet liquid, and the filthy grey bandages around her waist seeping with her blood. A horrible, metal taste was left lingering in her mouth. The stallion's shouts battered her aching head, she rubbed her temples with her hoof in hope to soothe it. She felt so weak, like her body was completely drained of energy. Even breathing had effort. In the back of her mind, she now knew what Rainbow felt in the prison, years ago. Well, nearly knew what she felt.

The stallion angrily growled as he stood still, clutching the bars tightly as he watched the shadowed figure walk out and away. he sighed as he let his anger cool, before turning to the weakened mare.
His expression filled with concern and worry, instead of the anger he previously had. He quickly trotted over to the young princess, and held her weak body next to his own for support.
"Are you okay, Twilight?" He asked quietly, glancing at the bandages and the strange device upon her horn.

"I'm fine. It just hurts a little." She winced as a jolt of pain exploded in her body. Both her bloody wound and the device around her horn caused pain. She didn't know which one was worse.
Once the pain left, she sighed. And looked up to her best friend's husband....well, husband-to-be. She couldn't grasp at how upset her friend must be. She must be so distraught. And so was Soarin. She saw how heartbroken the stallion was. After all, he was taken away unexpectedly on his wedding day. On the very day that his lover and himself were supposed to become one.

She grew worried when she saw his pained expression as he clutched his own chest.
"Soarin? What's wrong?"

"I don't know. I think....I think something may be wrong with Rainbow...." He winced as his heart burned slighty. He's never felt anything like it. It wasn't just a normal, numb type of pain. This was something big, troubling, and dark. Very, very dark.

"Wait, how do you know?" Twilight cocked her head to the side in confusion.

"I-I don't how, but I can just feel it." He muttered. His heart aching. He and his lover had connected so dearly, that they were literally in sync. The couple shared the same sense of mind and heart. When ever one felt pain or joy, so did the other. But it troubled Soarin to be feeling such agony in his heart.
"I'm so sorry, Dashie." He whispered, crying as he remembered his fiancé. He imagined her having the foal by herself, without him. He needed to get back. For Rainbow. And he needed to get the princess to safety, before her injury grows worse.

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Six mares trotted down the corridor, through a grand mansion, that was brightly lit with beautiful, golden lights. They walked through the great hall, that was elegantly lit with a glowing, hanging chandelier. Several ponies walked past, either wearing white cloaks or just plain naked. Many portraits of many ponies were hung on the dark, scarlet walls. Surrounded by a golden frame.
The six mares gazed upon the portraits, reading the plaques beneath.

"This place is amazing, if I say so myself." The prissy white unicorn glancing at the beautiful décor. "Me and Applejack couldn't believe that this place was so sophisticated when we first came here."

"Ah still can' believe it." Applejack added.

"I know. It's so neat, and elegant." Princess Cadence admired the building as they walked through it, staring especially at the detailed carvings everywhere. Her dark pink eyes gazing at all the beautiful details of the mansion.

"Your highnesses. Excipit nostrae." A few of the ponies bowed as they walked past the two alicorns. The Princess of Love, the ruler of the Crystal Empire, and the youngest of the Solar Sisters, the Princess of the night.

"Thank you." The princesses nodded and smiled at the assassins walking past.

"Rarity! Applejack!" A mare shouted from behind as she ran up to the group of ponies. It was a light, mint green unicorn. With a short, ruffled turquoise mane, that had a streak of white in it. Her bright, golden eyes the highlight of the mare, burning with confidence.
She trotted up to the mares before sneezing from the risen dust.
"What are you doing here? You haven't been sent any missions or requests." The unicorn asked.

"Oh! Applejack and I are not here for our duties, Lyra dear. We are here to see our leader." Rarity explained. Both Applejack and herself had led the girls, and the princesses, to the Home of the Assassins. Where assassins of the Creed come to either rest, or proceed their duties. To train, to just meet up.

"OooOoo! Bad idea! Bad idea!" Lyra squealed, making the others stagger back in shock.

"What?"

"She's in a bad mood. Very bad mood. Heck, I've never seen her so mad." Lyra sighed as she remembered the prismatic pegasus wailing and crying, on the very day that was supposed to make her life better. "She's terribly upset. But, if you wish to see her, just be quiet. And try not to make her more upset."

"Why? What would happen?" Pinkie asked, hopping and jumping around the mares.

"Well, when she's upset or angry, she takes her feelings out...well, by anything. Throwing knives, drinking, anything she can find. Just ask Fern." Lyra explained.

"Fern? Ya mean, Fern Greenery? Tha gardener from Fillydelpha?"

"Yup. Fern Greenery had a bit of trouble with her earlier. She went over to Rainbow to see if she needed anything. She ended up getting a dagger to the leg." The mint assassin pointed to a light green pegasus with a darker green, ruffled mane, sitting with two other mares and two stallions. A white bandage was wrapped around her leg.
Lyra glanced at the large brown clock upon the wall and gasped quickly. "I've gotta go. It's movie night. Me and Bonbon are going to the cinema. I better not late, she'll kill me otherwise." The unicorn began to trot away, waving at the mares. "See you later, oh, and good luck! You're gonna need it!!" She shouted as she galloped out.

"Oh dear." Fluttershy whispered, giving an uneasy look as Lyra disappeared from the hall. The group of mares all shared a worried and fearful look, before proceeding down the hall, to find the leader of assassins.

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Author's Notes:

Still trying to guess who took Soarin, and Twilight? I'm giving no clues to anyone, no matter how much you beg. Sorry.

So, we've found out that Soarin hasn't run away, but has been kidnapped (foalnapped? Ponynapped?), along with the princess. Rainbow and the others still don't know this though, however, Rarity has her suspicions, especially about the note.

"Excipit nostrae."- "Our dear welcomes."

Thank you for reading, and comment any errors. ...actually, comment anyway. I need friends. I need something to do, I'm so bored!!!

Chapter 7- Darkened Hearts

The six mares continued to trot up through the corridors, lead by the prissy white unicorn and the apple farmer, up to a set of large brown doors with beautiful carvings, bearing a golden plaque. Inscribed on the plaque was,

Fluttershy fluttered over, In front of the group, and quietly knocked on the door. She gulped as she heard a smash from inside the room. She nervously looked over to her friends and the princesses.

"Yes? Who is it?" The mare called from inside. Her voice wavered slighty.

"It's us. Your friends, Rainbow Dash. We're here to see if you are okay." Fluttershy whispered. There was a long silence until the door clicked open. Slowly, the mares carefully trotted in. Shutting the door behind them.

As they entered the room, they noticed several large bookcases, a brown sofa with a coffee table, and a desk. Everything was neatly placed around the room, like the portraits of previous leaders. Luna noticed the names written on the frames all had the surname Dashery. Her aquamarine eyes wandered upon the faces of the painted ponies, glancing at the confident smiles of the previous assassins.

The mares stopped at the desk, that was covered in paperwork. They stared at the rainbow maned mare sitting upon a large, red cushioned, swivel chair. Her head was down as she read the pieces of paper in her hooves. Beside the piles of paper, was a small glass of brown liquid. On the floor, next to her desk was a shattered glass bottle. It's contents soaking into the floor.

"Rainbow?" Fluttershy gulped.

"What is it?" Rainbow Dash croaked, her head still down.

"Rainbow, we haven't seen you in two weeks. Please, just come home."

"I can't. I've got work to do. The Creed is debt." The pegasus murmured.

"How is it debt? Who are you taking money from?" Luna snorted. She couldn't believe something as ridiculous as the Creed in debt. It was the Assassins Creed for crying out loud.

"From your bucking Sister!! I borrowed money from her to sort the Creed out as we were low on supplies and the bucking mansion was in pieces after the Pegasi Lords attacked it!! And now, I'm getting hoarded by the taxpayers! Demanding the money back!" Rainbow growled. "The Creed doesn't get paid to do this. Sometimes we get hired, and we get a reward, but we don't do this for the money. The Creed doesn't receive any money, whatsoever from the oh mighty princess of the sun, unless I bloody beg!!" Rainbow Dash snapped, making the mares very uneasy.

"What do you mean by beg?" Cadence inquired, but was quickly interrupted by the loud mouth apple farmer.

"Enough with tha jibber-jabber! Rainbow, how are ya coping about Soarin?" Applejack blurted out, earning a load of scowls and a slap from a certain white unicorn.

As Applejack rubbed her sore cheek, there was a long silence. Nopony talked or moved. The sitting pegasus mare had her rainbow mane over her face, covering the fact that she was crying.

"Do not....speak his name." She whispered, holding back her sobs. Thousands of happy memories of the stallion exploded in her mind. Picnics, parties, fly arounds, days in, special nights, Hearts and Hooves days. It all came flooding into her mind.
She remembered stumbling upon the box in the drawer, three days after the wedding crisis. More of her tears fell as the memory played through her mind, of her opening the envelopes inside.

"Rainbow, dear. We all know that you are, very upset. But hiding away is not helping." Cadence hushed. Trying to calm the mare. The pretty pink alicorn saw the assassin's tears dripping onto the paperwork.

"Just go away." Rainbow croaked, pushing her hoof away and making the glass fall off the table. It smashed, beside the bottle, soaking the floor in the brown liquid.

"And drinking isn't helping either. Especially for your foal."

"What foal?" Rainbow coughed through her cries, clenching her teeth.

"Your foal, silly. Soarin's and your foal." Pinkie squeaked quietly.

"There....there is no foal..." The cyan pegasus sobbed.

"What ever do you mean?"

"I mean, there is no foal! No little filly or colt! No small bundle of joy! No little part of me!!" Rainbow shouted, throwing a white envelope at the ponies before her.

Princess Luna picked up the envelope with light blue aura, and pulled out the letter inside. Reading it aloud.

Dear Miss Rainbow Miriam Dashery,
The results of your last checkup have arrived, and I am so very sorry to inform you, but you are no longer bearing a foal. The results and symptoms show that your foal has deceased, you have experienced a miscarriage.
We are sorry for your loss.
Please return to the Ponyville Hospital for medication.

If you experience any other problems, please feel free to drop by.
Yours sincerely, Doctor Redheart.

As the princess read out the letter, the distraught mare broke out into a full blown sob. Wailing into her hooves.

The others just stood there, unable to say anything to help. A mare, their friend, has not only lost her husband-to-be, but her unborn child. The mare was a ready mother, but not, it was all thrown away. It hurt the girls to even think of the sorrow and distress their friend is going through.

"Oh, Rainbow." Fluttershy muttered, tears creeping up in her eyes. "We're so sorry."

"S-sorry for what? You did nothing!" Rainbow shouted, still crying in het hooves. Despite her change of heart, she was still distraught about her unborn child. She never got to see it. Never got to hold it and laugh with it. She never got to see it grow.

"How did this happen?" Cadence asked softly.

Rainbow Dash sighed before speaking. "Apparently, my body is too weak to support the foal and myself. I guess it's one of the many joys of being me." The mares looked up to their friend, who was dead inside. "Just go. Just leave me alone."

"Rainbow, ya need us. Ya need all of us." Applejack trotted up to the desk, trying to comfort her friend. But the elder assassin had none of it.

"Just go! Soarin's gone and so has everything else. You might as well go." She growled.

"But, Dash-"

"GO! And don't come back!!" Rainbow Dash yelled, slamming the door as the mares quickly trotted out. Rarity glanced upon a small wooden box before the assassin kicked them out, and quickly grabbed it with her aura before the door shut.

As they began to walk away, their hearts snapped as they heard their friend wailing inside.
Ponies nearby looked over in concern as they heard their leader cry, as her life crumbled away.

Rarity sighed as she lifted up the box, clicking it open, and hovering out the contents. Her large sapphire eyes opening wide and her mouth dropping open. She stopped walking with the others, who trotted away, as she read every word on the paper.
"Oh dear Rainbow Dash, why you? You don't need this." She croaked as her eyes scanned the other letters.

Author's Notes:

Hiya guys! sorry, I'm in a happy mood today...it won't last long until I start threatening to either cut everyone or burn them.

Well, here's this chapter. I'm still not saying who kidnapped Soarin and Twilight, well not yet anyway. Buy if you really really really really really really want to know next chapter, just comment.

Thanks for reading and comment any errors

Chapter 8- The In- Laws

The cell began to smell of fresh blood. The hint of metal lingering in the warm air. It was living torture, sitting in the cell. Waiting for your fate. Listening to the murmurs of the other prisoners, and the screams as they taken away for a darker fate. The sun shimmered through the barred windows, making the air in the prison hot and still.

The pegasus felt his eyelids drop as the mare beside him slept. The alicorn mare twitched and moaned in her sleep, her wound still draining her of her energy. The stallion folded his large blue wings, moving the chain around his leg. His mind was solely on the mare he loved, the mare he left behind.
His mind wandered through the pleasant memories that he spent with the mare of his dreams.

He remembered holding her close, the night before the wedding. They didn't want to spend the night out with their friends, drinking. They wanted to spend the whole night in each others', they couldn't bear to be away from each other for longer than a night. Soarin's favourite part of that night was when Rainbow fell asleep on him.
She was leaning on his body, with her head on his chest and her wings wide open. He loved stroking her rainbow mane as she slumbered. He felt so content as he knew his family was almost complete. A good job, great friends, a beautiful soon-to-be wife, and a little bundle of joy on the way.

Soarin sighed happily to himself as he finally fell asleep, forgetting his surroundings and his troubles.

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He sat quietly upon a small, fluffy, white cloud, with a cyan mare right beside him. He smiled as he hugged the mare, keeping her close to him.

Suddenly, she disappeared, fading into the darkness. The once light blue sky switched off like a light switch. He manically searched for his loving mare, until the cloud also disappeared. Soarin madly flapped his wings as fell towards the ground, but was unable to gain any flight. He closed his eyes tight as he prepared himself for the impact of the hard ground.

Nothing. No smash, no splat, no bash, no surge of pain. Soarin cracked one eye open and gasped loudly as he was literally a few centimetres off the ground.

But he didn't understand. His large, ice blue wings were tightly closed. How was he hovering?
He carefully glanced upwards, to see a shadowed figure in a black cloak, holding him by the tail. Soarin squinted as he vaguely remembered the pony.

"Err....thank you..." Soarin muttered, as the pony put him down and landed beside him. "Erm, who are you?"

Another pony trotted up, also in a cloak, next to the pegasus who saved him.
"We are your soon to be in-laws." A mare hushed, her voice sweet and soft. Slowly, the two ponies pulled down their hoods and smiled at the younger stallion.
Soarin's eyes widened as he remembered the two.

"Wait....in Rainbow's old house....the portrait...Wait! You're Dashie's parents!" He squeaked, making the mare giggle. Her sunset coloured her bounced.

"Of course we are. I am Sunset Breeze, and this is my husband, Lightning Blitz." She pointed a white hoof to the tall musk blue stallion.

"Why are you here? What's going on?" Soarin questioned.

"Soarin, we are here for you. After all, you have saved our little baby girl." The elder stallion said gruffly. "She's been through hell and back."

"More like dragged." Soarin corrected.

"Yes, well, she's suffered our deaths, mental torture, the betrayal of her brother, death of first special somepony, her own near deaths, physical torture, and the near death of you." Lightning continued.

"Don't forget the pain she's feeling right now. The pain of losing a lost one. What hurts her more is the fact that you left without warning."

"Yeah, but I couldn't help that." Soarin sighed. "I miss her. I just can't imagine what she's feeling right now."

"We know. You're a brilliant stallion, Soarin. You are the perfect pony to look after our little Dashie. You care for her so deeply, that your love for her is...is just...amazing." Sunset hugged the younger pegasus, making him gasp for air.

"Thank you, Miss Breeze. I love Rainbow Dash with all my heart. I can't live without her. She's just....everything, she's my everything." Soarin sighed. "She's perfect. All my friends, especially Silver Lining, keep going on about their type of mare. At how they wanted a mare with looks, that can cook, and everything else."

"I guess your type is somepony pretty and can fly."

"Ah-ha. Actually, I don't have a type. If she has personality and speak her mind, I don't care. And bloody hell, Rainbow has one heck of a personality. And I love it."

"Yes, well, Soarin. The reason why we are here, is because....our little sweetheart has snapped." Sunset muttered, the images of her daughter dancing around her mind.

"What do you mean?" Soarin questioned.

"We mean, the Dashie you proposed to...is...well, gone. Every about her that you love, gone."

"That amazing personality, the caring heart only for close ones, that cute and innocent smile, and the confident, burning fire of passion in her eyes. All drained away like water." Lightning proceeded to explain.

"What? How?" Soarin was fully concerned about his lover.

"She believes that you have run off, with another mare. She believes you've run off with the princess."

Soarin gasped loudly and began to madly shake his head.
"No! I wouldn't! I love Rainbow! I would never leave her for anypony else."

"We know. But Rainbow has let her emotions get the best of her, and has expected the worst."

"What do I do?" Soarin slouched to the floor, with his head in his hooves.

The two elder ponies walked over and sat beside the young Wonderbolt.
"Believe in her. If you believe in her, she will find you. She still loves you." Sunset placed a white hoof on the distraught stallion's shoulder. "You two are connected. Two hearts merged into one. So, don't give up hope. Keep loving her and she will find you. You'll be amazed at what our little girl can do."

Soarin smiled as the two pegasi began to fade.

"Find her heart again, Soarin. Keep hold of it, and cherish her. And don't forget to raise up some brilliant foals. We want grandkids." The pegasi laughed together as Rainbow's parents finally disappeared, fading into the darkness around.

Soarin stared at the spaces where they last were, and sighed to himself.
"I believe in Rainbow, but I don't know if she believes in me."

Author's Notes:

Next chapter up! Sorry if it's late, I was out not celebrating mothers day. Best not-mothers-day ever!

The idea for this chapter came up with someone who commented earlier. I forgot the name but thank you random commenter.

Thank you for reading and comment any errors :pinkiehappy :

Chapter 9- Discoveries Of Mind And Heart

"Seriously, Rarity. What are you getting at?" An orange mare complained. Hissing through her southern accent.

"Do I have to spell it out to you?! Are you that stupid?!" The pearl unicorn snarled, slamming the pieces of paper onto the table, and making the buttercup yellow pegasus whimper.

Around a table in the fashionista's home were four mares and two stallions. They were called in after the unicorn apparently found out what might have happened to Soarin, and Twilight.

"Girls. Calm down." The caramel brown unicorn attempted to hush the bickering mares, but his quiet attempts were fruitless.

"Applejack." A gruff voice shouted, grabbing the apple mare's attention. "Ya two are gettin nowhere. An ya are also upsettin Fluttershy." The large stallion brought his shivering wife towards him, wrapping his fore-legs around her. "Now, stop fightin an just explain wha ya mean."

"Yes, sorry, Macintosh." Rarity coughed, sitting back down.

"So, what are you talking about?" A fiery yellow pegasus asked, flapping her irritated golden wings.

"As I was saying, this is clearly not Soarin's work. For a starter, the letter left at the wedding was too blunt. Soarin is not like that." Rarity explained.

"Of course he's not. Before he finally got together with Rainbow, he would write love poems. By Luna's moon, they were detailed and long." Spitfire interrupted.

"Yes. That's when I first thought it was a fake. However, when we went to see Rainbow, I saw a box of letters. I grabbed them before we were kicked out."

"You stole them?! But Rarity, they're not yours." Fluttershy whispered.

"Oh well." The unicorn rolled her eyes. "These letters are still from Soarin, but are more detailed than the note. Why write two different types? We all know that Soarin, dear, is a deep, caring and thoughtful stallion. If he did want to break up with Rainbow, he would at least put effort in to it."

"Maybe it was rushed. The wedding letter, that is."

"Now, that is another theory. But my theory is that Soarin didn't leave, or ditch Rainbow. In fact, he was taken. Someone took him, and Twilight."

"But why, Rarity? You don't have anything to prove this."

"Actually, I do." Rarity winked and hovered the several pieces of paper, showing them to everyone. They all stared at her in confusion. Rarity sighed. "This paper, is not Equestrian. It's Griffin."

"And you would know, how?"

"Equestrian paper is simple made paper. Nothing added, nothing taken away. But, do you see this feathery effect on the paper?" She shoved the letters into everyone's face. They all looked hard at the feather like texture.
"Griffins have a special, and secret, technique of making paper. Leaving this feathery texture on the product. Only griffin paper has this. No pony in Equestria can match this work. Never."

"So, what you are saying, is that griffins wrote the letters, and took Soarin and Twilight?"

"Yes."

"I can understand taking Twilight, but why Soarin? Why take Soarin?"

Fluttershy's eyes opened wide as everypony thought hard.
"To cripple the Creed."

"What?"

"If the leader of Equestria's greatest defense, believes that she was abandoned at her own wedding, she would be upset. Distraught. Emotional. And too emotional to support the Creed." Fluttershy explained sitting up straight, but still leaning against her husband.

"And if the Creed is under the risk of a collapse, Equestria will be weakened."

"And is vulnerable to attack." Caramel finished. He had only joined the group about a year ago, as he fell for the hard working apple mare. Caramel already knew Rainbow Dash was an assassin, the whole of Ponyville knew, but kept it a secret. It was another town secret. Afterall, if the town housed the actual leader of Equestria's strongest defender, the town was literally untouchable.

"We need to tell Celestia. She must kn-"

As Spitfire was speaking, the door sung open. Knocking over two ponyquins. Rarity growled at the pony in the doorway, until she noticed who it was.

"Lyra?"

"Rarity! Applejack! Come quick!!" The mint coloured unicorn panted.

The others looked at the dressmaker and the orchard owner in concern.

"It's about Rainbow Dash." Lyra finally gasped, grabbing her breath back. But now, everypony in the room was worried for their friend.

"Oh dear."

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The violet mare beside him sighed, staring at the chains around her hooves. She winced again as her side began to erupt with pain again. She so dearly wanted to stretch her wings, but they were stuck by her side, by more chains.

She glanced up at the stallion, who was staring at the wall. As if he was daydreaming. A tired and pained expression on his face.

"Soarin?" Twilight squeaked quietly.

"Yes?"

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." He replied, his gaze still on the wall. Twilight grew worried foe her friend.

"Soarin. Tell me what's wrong. And don't lie to me." She asked.

Soarin sighed and turned to look at the princess.
"I had a dream earlier. It was a weird dream."

"What happened?"

"I met Rainbow's parents."

"What?" The lavender alicorn's eyes snapped open. "Sunset Breeze and Lightning Blitz?"

"Yeah."

"But didn't Rainbow's dad kill your parents? Were you mad at him?"

"Nope. My parents were criminals. They didn't love me. Only used me as a cover up story. I should really thank Lightning for killing them. It saved me from stumbling upon myself." Soarin chuckled lightly, before his expression turned to concern. "I might have been killed myself. By my own parents."

"Well, what did they say?"

"Stuff like "Rainbow has snapped" and that they're glad I'm with her to support her." He sighed. He wanted to be with with his lover so badly.

Twilight stared at the stallion in confusion, her mind overworking on the phrase "Rainbow has snapped".
"What do you mean, has snapped?" She inquired, wanting to know more.

"Everything we know about her is gone. Just because she believes I've run off with you."

Twilight's dark purple eyes snapped open and she gasped loudly. Rainbow was her closet friend. She would never betray her like that. Heck, she didn't even like Soarin in that way. Sure, she thought he was pretty funny, handsome, strong, and those eyes. Those beautiful emerald eyes, shining like the stars themselves. The violet alicorn stared at the stallion, admiring him. His dark blue, windswept mane, his ice blue, strong wings, and that hearty smile that would melt anypony's heart. Especially her own.

Twilight growled at herself and shook her head madly.
"No! Soarin loves Rainbow. They're getting married and having a foal together. You cannot fall for him, no matter how hot he is.
She lowered her head in defeat.

The young Wonderbolt noticed the alicorn's sudden expression, and began to worry for her. He stretched out his wing and held her close. Twilight blushed and look up at the stallion.

"You're weak. And Rainbow always tells me to help the weak, and the unfortunate. You are my friend, and you need support. I'm here for you, Twilight." He smiled at the mare, it twinkled slightly in the light coming through the bars.

Twilight's heart fluttered.
"Now I know why Rainbow fell for him. Oh dear Celestia. He's so warm and nice."
She felt her eyelids drop as she leaned against the stallion, her heart throbbing for him. A small smile crept upon her face as she fell asleep in his embrace.
"I love you...Soarin."

Author's Notes:

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN!!!!

The Griffins maybe the culprits of Soarin and Twilight's kidnapping, something has happened with Rainbow, and Twilight is falling for Soarin!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N3Uk8Y5km8

Sorry for the late update and I hope everyone has a nice day/night.

Comment any errors.

Chapter 10- Going Rogue

"Miss Rainbow Dash, calm down. You do not need anger right now. So please, calm down." A tall grey unicorn stallion ordered.

"You don't tell me what to do! So, keep that mouth of yours, shu-"

"Well, actually, I do." The stallion smirked as the cyan mare growled. "As you have been, how do you say kindly? You are axed. Kicked out of the Creed. Fired. Ousted out. You have no power." He grinned at the assassin, who's expression fell to utter dismay. The grey stallion was the Captain of the Royal Guard's right hoof pony. His name was Silver Sword.
Since he was a colt, he was fascinated with the Royal Guard and always stuck up for other ponies. When he young, he was generous, kind and protective. Now, he was mean, bossy, rude and impulsive. He hated when ponies don't listen to him, or when anyone was out of line.
But what annoyed him the most, what he absolutely hated, was the Assassins Creed. He despised at how they were "loyal", and "noble". Not caring for themselves. They were simple minded foals who were too scared to commit suicide. They were cowards. Filthy killers who deserve nothing. And he hated their leader the most. Miss Rainbow Miriam Dashery. The Element of Loyalty. He wanted to kill her. But she was even friends with his boss, Shining Armour. And to top it off, she was the protector the Elements of Harmony, citizens of Equestria, and the protector of the Princesses. That was his job. His job. Why should a pathetic mare do his job?

"Say again?" She squeaked, her eyes opened wide.

"We are so sorry, Rainbow Dash." A regal voice apologised. "We think that it's for the best." The white alicorn trotted up to the assassin. Looking down at her with a sorrow filled look.
"I know you have done a lot for us, but...you are under stress. You are physically and emotionally broken, Rainbow Dash. And as your superior, I worry for you. So please, just go. Just go home and rest."

"Just go home? Just go home?! I'm not a little filly at school, Celestia!!" Rainbow Dash growled at the Princess.

"Of course you are. Just a ittle, wittle filly." Silver Sword teased.

"Oh shut it, eye candy!"

"Rainbow Dash, please. You have suffered depression, the abandonment of your fiancée, and a miscarriage through the weeks." Celestia tried to support her argument. She wanted to keep Rainbow as leader, but she thought that it would be better if the mare could just leave and rest.

"I don't care! I refuse to leave! Equestria is in enough trouble right now with the griffins!!"

"Nice of you to mention the griffins, Rainbow Dash, darling." A prim white unicorn smirked as she trotted in. Followed by three members of the Wonderbolts, and three of the Elements of Harmony.
"We have got something very remarkable."

"And what is that, commoner?" Sword snorted.

Rarity gasped at the remark, and scowled the stallion.
"I'll have you know, I am the Element of Generosity, chief designer of Sapphire Shore's outfits, Equestria famous fashionista, and an assassin of the Creed."

"Well, la-de-da ." Sword muttered to himself.

"Rarity? What are you doing here?"

"To tell you, that griffins kidnapped Twilight and Soarin. I found it out after reading the notes. The paper is griffin paper. I know this as I had an order from many griffins, and they only used griffin paper." Rarity explained to the cyan pegasus and the Princess. The girls watched as Rainbow's eyes lit up like they were before.

"You mean...Soarin didn't leave me. He didn't run off Twilight." Rainbow squeaked, her heart beating faster as it began to fill with joy again. Her rose eyes twinkled with the fire of love again, which made Silver Sword growl.

"It's a theory, Miss Dash. Not a fact. Don't get your hopes up." He replied. "Anyway, you can't do anything to help." Sword's horn lit up with his golden aura as he took off Rainbow's tags, and ripped off the Creed's symbol off her cloak. Making the girls gasp in confusion.
"From now, you are no longer leader of the Creed."

"Wait, wha in taranation do ya mean?" Applejack questioned loudly.

"She's no longer the leader of that stupid organisation. She's nothing. Useless to everypony."

Rainbow turned to Celestia.
"Please, Celestia. I know that you think that you are doing good, but you're not. You are risking the land you love. By getting rid of me, the Creed will collapse."

"Which is the griffins plan. With the Creed gone, Equestria is weak."

"I'm sorry, but I can't change it now. It's an official order now. Rainbow Dash is no longer an assassin."

"Actually, your royal highness," Rainbow smirked at the alicorn, who raised an eyebrow, "I am an assassin. Of the Creed or not."

"What are going on about?" Sword commanded.

"I am on about page 42 in the 'Regula Libro Creed'. 'In the case of an assassin of the Creed, being rejected/ousted from the Creed, they can still carry the name. By becoming a rogue assassin. By becoming a single assassin on his/her own rule, but still serve the Princess.' How about that Silver Sword?" Rainbow Dash leered at the stallion as she took back her emble and her tags, lifted up her hoof towards his chest.

"Pathetic." He mumbled. But he quickly gasped as he felt a warm liquid dribble down his chest. As he looked down, he saw a small, open cut. Overflowing with blood.
"Look! She's cut me!! She assaulted me!! Did everyone see that?!" He yelped out.

Rainbow Dash sniggered as she trotted out of the hall.
"Don't worry, you wimp. It's only a flesh wound."

The guard growled as he stamped his hoof.
"Listen here, you! You may go rogue again, but this time, you will die!! Do you here, Rainbow Dash?! You are going to be dead!! And so is that stallion of yours!!" Sword shouted, the princess staring at him.

"As if I haven't heard that before." Rainbow Dash shouted back, making the unicorn grumble and stamp his hooves. The mares and the Wonderbolts followed Rainbow Dash as they began to walk down the corridor.

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Author's Notes:

Just a tiny bit rushed. Only a small chapter today, maybe a big one later. But I don't know when it will be out. (Sorry.)

Thank you for reading and comment any errors.

(Oh, and if you are a fan of Frozen, I have recently published a story called Frozen Wings. Just saying.)

Chapter 11- Bloody Dreams

The smell of freshly baked cookies drifted around the hollowed out tree. A violet mare hummed as she hovered a steaming tray of delicious home baked goodies. She fluttered her wings and blew on the hot treats.
An ice blue stallion fluttered in and surprised the mare by hugging her as she placed the tray down.

"Hi, sweetie." The stallion smiled as he hugged the alicorn, who hugged him back. Kissing him on the cheek.

"Hi, honey. I made some cookies. Flitter wanted to help but she burnt her hoof." The lavender mare explained as she began to place the hot cookies in a glass pot. As she did, a small light blue filly came galloping in. Her scruffy, dark blue, windswept mane bouncing around. The red stripe in her mane showing clearly.

"Daddy!!" She squealed as she ran up to the pegasus stallion.

"Hey Flitter! How's my special little filly?" Soarin sat down on the floor so he could hug the little filly.

"I burnt my hoof but it's all okay now cause I'm a big pony!" Flitter Gem grinned as she showed her father her sore hoof.

"Wow. You are a big pony. Now, go and get cleaned up, then you and I can play outside as mummy makes dinner. Okay?" He booped the filly's nose, who giggled loudly.

"Okay, daddy!" She began to trot away, but suddenly remembered something. "Daddy, who's Rainbow Dash?"

At the sound of the name, the two adults froze instantly. Both wide eyed and mouths hanging open in utter shock. Twilight dropped the glass jar. It shattering across the floor, with the cookies cracking and spluttering into crumbs.

"Rainbow Dash?" The alicorn repeated.

The filly stood there worried as her parents gave a look off concern at each other.
"Mummy?" She squeaked.

Twilight trotted over to her daughter, and sat down beside.
"Flitter, where did you hear this name?" She asked sternly, staring at the filly's gleaming rose eyes.

"I heard her. I saw her. She had a really pretty mane."

"Flitter. Tell me! Where did you hear that name?" The purple mare asked more frantically.

"In my dreams! She played with me and taught me how to fly. And then she told me something...."

Soarin walked over, placing a hoof on his wife's shoulder.

"She said that she was my mummy. My real mummy. And that you," Flitter pointed a hoof at the princess. "And that you hurt her. You hurt her badly."

"Flitter, dear. We love you so very much. But, you've got to forget her. It's just a dream."

"But I heard daddy crying her name."

Twilight growled as she turned to her husband. Who held an uneasy look

"Soarin. Care to explain?" She snorted. Glaring at the stallion. Completely furious with him.

"I-err...ermmm..." He stuttered. He had indeed been crying about the real mare he loved. But as her life was taken away, he had to find another. Twilight was more than eager to marry him, as long as he never told anypony about her secret.

"Mommy...erm...my real mommy said-"

"She's not your real mother!" Twilight snapped, scaring the filly. Flitter cowered back in fear. Tears flooding her rose eyes.

"She is!! My mommy said that when she was in hospital with me, you killed her!!" Flitter screamed from the top of her voice. Making the mare jump back. "While she was sleeping, you killed her!!"

"Don't tell lies, Flitter! I am your real mother!" Twilight shouted back. "Soarin! Tell her!!"

"My loving wife. The first mare I loved. The only mare I loved. She slept after bearing my dear daughter for many months, and bringing her into the world, and you walked in. As Luna's moon gleamed down on you, stabbing my Dashie, with her own dagger." Soarin muttered mindlessly, stepping away from the alicorn mare upon the floor.
"You killed her. She was your friend. Your closet friend."

"Please, Soarin! I love you!" Twilight cried, tears staining the fur on her cheeks.

"Tell us, mummy, how did it feel?" Flitter taunted. Her shadow towering over the quivering mare. Her voice demonic, and echoing.
"How did it feel to watch her die? When you stared into her eyes as you plunged a dagger through her heart. When she looked into your eyes, full of complete and utter betrayal as she felt her life slip away. How did it feel as you watched her choke on her own blood, it pouring out of her mouth?" Flitter hissed. The room fading to black as the two growling ponies stared at the whimpering mare.

"I'm sorry." She wailed into her hooves.

"Did you watch, Twilight? As her life drained away. As every memory, thought and ounce of love slipped away. Her foal watched as well, Twilight. Her little foal that she gave birth to earlier that day. She watched as she her mother's friend murdered the pony who gave her life." Soarin snarled.

"Please. I did it for you. I did it because I love you."

"You have no love!" Soarin screeched as he body turned into a tall black figure. With shining, green eyes. The screeching nightmare leapt up above the crying mare.
"You will pay for your crimes, Princess. You will pay painfully!"

"No! Please! No!" Twilight cried out. Begging. Before the black creature attacked her, the violet mare saw her family and friends. All standing around her with angry expressions.

Everything froze. The shadowed creature completely still above her. Twilight lifted her head and gazed at the ponies surrounding her.

"You killed Dashie!" Pinkie wailed into her hooves.

"She protected you. Risking her life just to keep you safe." Fluttershy hissed through her teeth.

"Why Twi? She was ya friend. She didn' deserve tha." Applejack uttered under her breath. Turned away from the pony she once called a friend.

"You disgust me, Twilight. After everything we had been through. You slaughtered her, in front of her own daughter." Rarity snorted.

Her friends disappeared, into the darkness. As three alicorns walked out, before the young princess.

The filly pink alicorn looked at Twilight with complete fear.
"You were so innocent. Such a nice pony." She whispered to herself. Hiding underneath her candy coloured mane.

"We thought thou was ready, Twilight Sparkle. We guess we were wrong." Luna showed no emotional. She just stood there towering over the pony.

When Twilight looked up at Celestia, she just stared at her student with tear stained cheeks, and disgust. She didn't have to say anything to mare. Just stare with her musk rose coloured eyes.

The three princesses faded into the shadow around them. Twilight put her head into her hooves and cried.

A cyan hoof stroked the wailing mare's head, as she shakily looked up. She gasped as she saw the pony before her.

"We do such silly things for love." The rainbow maned mare smiled. "And we do such silly things in general."

"Please, Rainbow Dash!! I'm sorry!! I'm sorry!!"

"I'm not though." Rainbow grinned manically as the black shadow, finally fell onto Twilight. The violet mare screamed as if her skin was melting off. Blood began to drip from the walls.

"Rainbow Dash!! Please! I'm sorry!! I didn't mean to!!" Twilight screamed and began as she spluttered on her blood. Her organs on fire.

"You didn't mean to take the life of me. When my life finally got better after a lifetime of nothing but pain."

"Please! Make it stop!! You swore to protect me!!" Twilight gargled. More of her blood rising through her throat.

"I've sworn to watch you die!!" Rainbow shouted back. Twilight screamed as she felt her skin stretch. The cyan pegasus smugly walked up, holding a dagger in her hoof. As if in slow motion, she threw the blade. Twilight stared as it punctured her flesh. She screamed in agony as her skin and flesh ripped apart as her insides exploded inside of her. Blood splattered out of the purple mare's body as her body split.
She now lay on the floor. Her chest and stomach wide open with her organs across the floor. Her fur coated in blood as she lay in large puddle of the sticky red liquid. She gasped for air. Choking and spluttering. Her tired violet eyes watched as an ice blue stallion trotted up to the rainbow hued pegasus. She stared with tears in her eyes as they both kissed, holding each other close.

"Please..."

The small light cyan filly jumped up, with an unusually large grin on her face.
"Don't worry fake mummy! I'll end you!" She squeaked. Her tiny hooves clutched around the exposed heart. Twilight only cried as her friend kissed and hugged the stallion she loved.
"Night night, mummy!!" Flitter giggled as she tore the heart out of the mare's body. Veins and arteries snapping. Blood squirting.
Twilight inhale deeply and ruggedly as her eyes finally closed. The last thing she saw was Rainbow, Soarin and Flitter all hugging together. Mother and daughter reunited. Husband and wife together again.

"I-I-I....m....s-s-s...or-r..y..." Twilight croaked with her last breathe. Fading into the darkness.

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Author's Notes:

My apologies. I accidentally published the chapter before it was actually ready. But here it is now.

Thank you for reading and comment below.

Oh, and sorry for the long wait. I got confuzzled on how to end this. Hope you like it

Chapter 12- Feasting On Secrets

The violet mare shot up. An ear piercing scream escaping from her lips. Her fear filled eyes wide open, and brimmed with tears. Her straight hair dishevelled and scruffy. The chains around her hooves rattled loudly, waking the pony beside her.

"Twilight? What's wrong?" He asked in concern. Twilight slowly gained her breath. Inhaling slowly as she wiped away her tears.

"Errr....nothing. Just a nightmare." She muttered. The stallion scrunched up his snout. He was not buying this. The mare brushed her mane with her hoof, attempting to keep it straight.

"Twilight. It's okay. Just tell me." He soothed, smiling gently. Twilight stared at the pegasus, her heart melting. She opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by a gruff griffin.

"Hey. Listen love birds, I have an important notice for you two." He said loudly.

"We aren't lovers." Twilight replied, biting her lip.

"Yeah, you kidnapped me on my wedding." Soarin retorted to the griffin, who just snorted.

"Yeah yeah, whatever. Just listen, Commander Feather Tail has ordered my to tell you this." The grey griffin brought out a piece of paper from under his wing. "Ah-hem. Prisoners, Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria and Co- Captain Wonderbolt Soarin Skies, shall attend a feast with the Commander at dusk. There, he shall inform you of his duties. Along with you, another pony shall be joining you. Equestria's ambassador, Miss Blue Breeze." He screwed up the piece of paper in his claw and threw it behind him.
"That is all." The grey griffin fluttered his large wings as he walked away. Leaving the two ponies alone again.

"Blue Breeze? Never heard of her. I always thought the ambassador was Clarity Crystal Tail." Twilight thought aloud, yawning. Soarin cracked a smile as his mind clicked,

"My fiancé is such a gem."

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They sat a large, dark oak table. Laid with plates, cutlery, bowls, napkins and glasses. The hall they were in was similar to that of the Headquarters of the Creed. Dark brown on the lower half of the walls, and beige- near white- on the top half. A scarlet red border around the wall where the two colours met.
The two ponies gazed at the painted portraits of griffins, in armour, uniform or in robes. Chains were still around their hooves, but only on the back-legs. Their messy hair combed and cleaned, and their coats washed. And Twilight had fresh bandages, but she still felt incredibly weak. The Princess and the Wonderbolt sat beside each other on the same side of the table.

A griffin walked in, followed by another griffin in grey uniform. His large, light brown wings tightly by his sides.
"Welcoming, Commander Feather Tail." The grey griffin bowed and walked to the door as his leader sat down at the top of the table.

"Good evening, Princess and Wonderbolt. Nice of you to join me." Feather smiled, as his servant poured some wine in the glass he was holding in his claw.

"We had no real choice." Soarin muttered, fluttering his wings.

"Yes well, your beloved Princess Celestia forced me to." Feather was about to explain why, until he was interrupted by a light brown female griffin, with white feathers forming a fringe over her face. Tinged with purple.

"Sorry, sir. But, the ambassador of Equestria has arrived." The griffin pointed to the cyan pegasus trotting up.

"Thank you, Gilda. You may leave."

"Yes, sir." Gilda saluted as she left, leaving the pegasus mare standing by the door.

"Come and sit, Miss,"

"Blue Breeze." The mare trotted over to the seat, sitting opposite the other two ponies. Her hair was a stunning true blue, and curled. Almost similar to a certain white unicorn. She wore a simple white collar with a black ribbon tie. A set of black saddle bags were strapped around her waist. She had a set of square black glasses in front of her bright rose eyes. At an instant of glancing upon her gem-like eyes, Soarin knew who it was.

"Yes, well. You know why I have invited you, don't you?" Feather asked, watching the mare as she placed her bags on the floor beside her.

"Actually, no." Her voice was a lot softer than Soarin remembered, and a lot more formal. "All I know is that you have taken our dear Princess Twilight Sparkle and the Co- captain of the Wonderbolts. Your reason is still unknown to us. So tell us, why is it that wish to invade Equestria?"

"Invade Equestria? Oh, you are so funny, Miss Breeze. Why ever would I need to invade...such a sweet, and loving land?" Feather smirked at the cyan mare.

"Oh please. Don't patronise me. You've taken one of the leaders of Equestria, and you're telling me you don't want to invade? My, griffins can be so indecisive."

"My, such words. You're accusing me of such crimes. I simply want peace with my fellow ponies." Feather Tail said quietly, attempting to sound innocent.

"We have peace. Equestria is the land of peace and harmony."

"Hmm. If so, why does the land of harmony need such a things as assassins? From what you call, the Assassins Creed." His smirked burned into the soul of the cyan mare.

"To keep the peace in order. I said, Equestria was a land of harmony, not perfect." Breeze sneered.

"And neither is our land. We wish for a...connection with our pony friends. Which is why you are here."

"You kidnapped our leader. You are totally asking for peace." She muttered sarcastically.

Feather tutted as he clicked his claws.
"Miss breeze, how about we do this more camly? Wouldn't that be better for all of us? Let's discuss this over dinner."
Several servants walked out, holding dishes of food. The plates clattered as clattered as they hit the table. The scent of delicious food was intoxicating, especially for the two prisoners.

As the two servants helped place food on the prisoners plates, Feather helped himself. Gently grabbing all sorts. But Blue's plate remained empty.

"Come on, Miss Breeze. Help yourself." Feather exclaimed, but the mare shook her head.

"I am not hungry." She simply uttered.

"Miss Breeze, I may not be the smartest, but I know what is wrong. You must eat. As I can tell from your...admirable figure, you haven't properly eaten." He stated. And if was true. The mare's rib cage was beginning to show. But she couldn't eat, her mind was telling her not to. If she can't support a small life, why should it continue to support her.

"I am in no mood to eat." Breeze replied, ignoring the stallion across the table. His face full of worry.

"What does she mean?! She's been starving herself?! But she's carrying a foal!!" Soarin thought to himself. But as he looked closer, he could no longer see a bump. "Oh no. No. It can't be. Everything was perfect. No. I'm so sorry. I should have been there for her."

"Oh, my dear. We may not use magic like unicorns, but us griffins are magical in our own ways. We pay attention to detail. I've got someone who specialises in it. Into seeking the truth." Feather sipped at his drinking clicking his claws again. A servant came up, nodded and went down through a corridor.

They waited for at least a minute until the servant came back, followed by an elder griffin. Her feathers tinged with white.

"This is Lucille Wings. She's a psychic."

"This isn't necessary, sir. We really need to discuss the matters of-"

"Nonsense. You've only just arrived. Now, Lucille, do your work." Feather laughed. The elderly griffin walked over to the mare. Scanning over her.

"Hmmm. 26 years of age. Hard worker. Extreme flier." She muttered as she lifted the mare's wings. As she let go of the wings, she turned the mare's head, and stared into the rose eyes. Breeze felt uneasy as the griffin stared at her.
"Depressing life. Suffering and pain. Hmmm. Great losses. Family...is dead...suffered a horrible punishment from a stallion."

"Can we stop?" Breeze squeaked, but the griffin continued.

"Fell in love...oh, and lost a love...but what is this?" Lucille mumbled. "Another love. A better love. A stronger love. You love this stallion?"

Breeze nodded.

"Of course. No matter what he does, you love him. Even if he hurts you."

"He would never hurt me. Never." Breeze added, glancing at the stallion opposite her.

"Of course he wouldn't. Why would he hurt the mare that he loved? But there is something else I see. A great, great pain. A flicker of darkness. On such a good day."

"Please stop." She croaked.

"He left. Never appeared to become your husband. For another mare."

"Please. Just stop."

"But you were wrong. So very wrong. He still loved you. But your sadness and anger made you blind, because not only did you lose the pony you loved, you lost somepony else. A friend. A good friend. Who was a sister to you. Who you believed left you with him. And yet you were wrong."

"I know. Please. Stop this now."

"Wait. Something deeper. Something that broke your heart. Your body is weak. Too weak. You lost something deep inside of you. A foal. Another hit of grief."

"Please stop this!!" Breeze begged louder. Tears brimming her eyes.

"You blame yourself. You couldn't protect something that you promised to keep safe. A life growing inside of you, died inside of you. Before the stallion left you. Before your wedding. You couldn't tell him. You feared him. You feared that he would leave you. Because you are a weak mare."

"STOP!!" Blue breeze shouted, echoing around the hall. The Commander smirked as tears fell down the mare's cheeks.
"Just stop. Please."

Lucille Wings glanced to her leader, who nodded. She turned back to the mare.

"I apologise. But there is something else. You're a leader, aren't you?"

"Excuse, Commander Feather Tail. I believe it's to discuss the freedom of these two." She sheepishly grinned through her tears. Another griffin burst in, startling everyone inside the hall.

"Sir! The leader! She is here! The Assassin Creed's leader!! She's something on the island!!" He panted.

"Send all guards out. Hunt her down, and bring her to me." He commander. The out of breath griffin saluted as he dragged himself away.

Twilight coughed as the room stood in silence. Feather sat up, pushing his plate away.

"Miss Wings. Leave."

"Yes, sir." She bowed her head and fluttered away. The ponies watched in silence as she left, before turning back to the leader of the Griffins.

"Well, Miss Dashery. You almost had me fooled." He clapped his claws.

"I have no idea what you are talking about." The pegasus muttered. But before she could say anything else, she was pushed onto the ground. Her head hitting the marble floor with a thud. She gasped out as a set of claws pushed down on her throat.

"Rainbow!" Soarin jumped up, but was pulled back down by the chains.

Rainbow gasped for air as the griffin pressed harder.
"What's your plan now? Oh mighty assassin."

The cyan mare's mind panicked. Unable to think of anything. Everything began to grow fuzzy. Her eyesight growing darker and darker. She attempted to flutter her wings, but any attempt was fruitless. She felt her life slip away slowly as her lungs begged for air.

The last thing she saw was the evil grin of the griffin above her, and muffled shouts of the stallion she loved, before everything went black.

Author's Notes:

Dun dun dunnn.

Sorry if it's a tiny bit rushed. I had this idea, and I need to get it out quickly.

Thank you for reading and comment any errors.

Chapter 13- Sudden Love

Soarin's head was held low. His eyes closed. The chains around all four hooves hung heavy. His mind filled with sorrow, anger and guilt. He didn't cry, he couldn't. His mind focused on the image of Commander Feather Tail choking the mare he loved. He helplessly watched the life slip away from her. Whatever her plan was, it failed. It failed so badly.
They were back in the cells again. But with a new prisoner this time. As the alicorn and the stallion sat in the same cell as before, the unconscious cyan pegasus was right next to them, in a different cell.

Commander Feather stopped strangling the pegasus after she passed out. Muttering that he had another use for her. And ordered her to be in the next cell.

Twilight glanced at the cyan mare. Laying across the floor with all her hooves chained together. Her wings outspread, her still blue hair covering her face. The mare's saddlebags were thrown in as well. The only contents was a scroll, quills and a golden key around a chain.
The alicorn watched as her friend's chest unsteadily rose and fell. Still mesmerised by the fact that Rainbow believed that she ran off with Soarin. Why would she believe such a thing? Why would she believe that a close friend like hers, ran off with this handsome, charming, funny...heart melting stallion?

Twilight shook her head.
She can't. Soarin loved Rainbow. She couldn't distress him more by kissing him. It wouldn't be right. Afterall, Soarin has only just learnt that his foal was dead. His unborn foal. After all of the excitement of decorating rooms and buying toys, the baby died. Inside of the mare he loved.

"Soarin?" Twilight whispered, placing a hoof on his shoulder. But the stallion held his head down.

"Why? Why does this happen?" He muttered.

"Why does what happen?"

"Why does this happen?! Every time there's a flicker of happiness, something destroys it! When I finally met Rainbow, she's an assassin! When I admit my feelings for her, she pushes them away. When I help her, we both get taken away! When I offer to take her punishment, she receives both of ours! When we finally became one, she nearly dies. And then when everything was about to end, I get stabbed, fall in a coma, Rainbow gets sent back, and nearly dies again!!" He cried. His tears streaming down his face.

"But Soarin-"

"No!! I finally propose to her! She's pregnant! Everything was perfectly planned! And then I get kidnapped on my wedding! To make things better, my fiancé has a miscarriage!! When she comes to rescue us, she's nearly murdered!! Why does this happen, Twilight?! Why can't anything go right?!" He shouted at the princess. Sadness and guilt filling his eyes. He wanted so desperately to make things right. So both he and Rainbow can live in peace. Twilight's heart melted again. Feeling sorrow for the stallion.

"Soarin. You are focusing on the bad things. What about the good things?" She reassured. "If you concentrate on the good things in life, goods things will come."

"And what if they don't?"

"Then you make them come to you." She smiled as the Soarin's anger finally left.

"You're right." He gazed at the unconscious mare, watching her unsteady breathing. Remembering the rose gem eyes that he fell in love with. That was a good thing. He fell in love with extraordinary mare. "Thank you." He smiled as he stared at his love.

"That's what friends are for." She sighed. Watching the stallion as he stared at his mare. She was never going to be able to tell him. Or do anything to make know that she loved him.

Unless, she make things come to her.

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A couple of hours pasted. The two ponies chatted about random stuff in hope to make the time go past quick. The pegasus in the other cell was still unconscious. However, a griffin named Gilda walked in, and placed a clean blanket over the cold mare. Carefully folding the pony's wings. She tussled the blue hair, a bit of dye coming onto her claws.

"I'm so sorry, Dash. I didn't know." The griffin mumbled sadly, as she walked off. Locking the door.

The two sat in silence. The echoes of a shouting and prisoner filled the unbearable prison with sound. Nothing relevant came to mind. Nothing to speak of. The both of them were unable to think of anything to say, until one finally spoke up.

"What if she never wakes up?" The stallion uttered under his breath. Catching alicorn completely off guard.

"She will." She finally replied. Hoping that she was right. But, a part of her wishing she wasn't.

"I have no idea what I would do if she does die."

"She's not going to."

"But what if she does, what do I do?!" Soarin nearly shouted. His tears brimming his eyes again. If Rainbow does die, he'd probably kill himself too. He loved Rainbow. And nopony else. There would be no point living if the pony he loved dies.

"Find another pony." Twilight felt her heart beat faster. She's going to say it. She's going to do it. She's going to show him. All those pent up feelings to be released as she would merge her lips with his.

"But who? I don't love anypony as much as I love Rai-"

"Me." Twilight interrupted. Soarin stopped, shocked by the mare. His emerald eyes wide open.

"What?" He squeaked, not sure whether he heard her right.

"You can love me."

Soarin's mouth hung wide. Unable to think of anything to say. His mind on overload as he stared at the alicorn.

"You can love me, as I love you." Twilight hushed, edging closer to the uneasy stallion.

"But Twilight-"

"Sshh." The princess placed a hoof on his lips. Her heart exploding, and her mind screaming yes. She stared with half lidded eyes at Soarin. Who stared in utter shock.
She moved her head closer to him, not noticing the waking pony behind Soarin.
"I love you, Soarin." She whispered. And before Soarin could react to anything, Twilight pushed her lips onto his. He muffled a gasped as Twilight tried twisting their tongues together.

Just as he was about to push Twilight away, he heard a quiet, and saddened croak behind him.

"Soarin? Twilight?"

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Author's Notes:

Another dun dun duuunnn.

Just a quick chapter. I need to get this idea out of my head, seeing as I've slightly changed the plot. I apologise if it seems rushed. But another big chapter will come out soon.

Rainbow gets angry, and puts her real plan into action.

Thank you for reading and comment any errors.

Chapter 14- Runaway Broken

Her head madly throbbed with pain. Her throat burning. Her small, light body felt stiff and sore. She felt a blunt strike of pain around her neck. She tried opening her eyes, but the bright light burned.

"What in Equestria happened?"

Images of a griffin flashed through her mind. The panicked look of her lover, the mad grin of the griffin with his claws around her throat. Then darkness.

"Oh yeah. That."

She attempted to move, but her body didn't respond.

"Great." She thought sarcastically. She flickered her eyes open, to be met with a dirty floor, chains and bars.
"At least I'm where I wanted to be."

She sighed quietly, catching her breath. She felt so tired and feeble. The mare stared to regain the feeling to her body again.

"I love you, Soarin." A mare whispered.

"Wait, what?"

She shakily lifted herself up, turning around. Her chains rattling. She gasped loudly at the sight before her. Her heart cracking in two. Tears welling up in her eyes.

"Soarin? Twilight?" She croaked. Her throat dry. She watched as the two ponies parted and turned to the pegasus mare.

"Rainbow? You're awake?" Twilight sheepishly smiled.

Soarin's eyes lit up like a fire.
"Dashie! You're alive!" He grinned. "I was so worried. I thought you were de-"

"You two were kissing." Rainbow muttered. Soarin's expression fell quickly.

"No. Nonono. We weren't." He stuttered.

"You two were kissing." Dash repeated, shakily standing up. "I knew it. I knew it." Tears ran down mare's cheeks.

"No, you don't understand. I didn't-"

"Don't lie to me, Soarin! I'm sick of lies!!" She cried. It pained Soarin so much to see her cry.

Twilight watched. She just sat there and watched. A burst of happiness filling her.
"I kissed him." She muttered quietly to herself. However, it wasn't just happiness she felt, a flame of evil flickered inside of her. "And now he's mine."

"Please, Rainbow. You're my one and only."

"I thought for moment, maybe he does love me after all, but now I wake up to see this! How long has this being going on for?!"

"It hasn't! Tell her, Twilight!" Soarin turned to alicorn, who sat up. "Tell her that you came onto me! That nothing has happened!" He begged.

"Don't lie to her, Soarin. She's suffered enough." She replied. Soarin sat there, wide eyed and shocked.
"I'm so sorry, Rainbow. We didn't have the heart to tell you before. But me and Soarin are in love."

"No, wait-" Twilight shoved her hoof into the stallion's mouth, and lay on top of him. Being the gentle-stallion he is, he couldn't push the injured mare away.

Twilight stared at Rainbow, sobbing fully.

"Every night we've spent here, was making sweet love. I might even be carrying his child now."

"B-but..."

"Soarin and I love each other so much. He said that I'm so much better than you. Prettier. Smarter. More girly. Not an assassin. And not weak." Twilight smirked.

"I trusted you. I trusted both of you." Rainbow wailed into her hooves. Twilight watched with no emotion.

Until she glanced at the wailing mare, and stallion below her.
"Oh no." Her eyes opened in complete surprise. She tumbled off the stallion. "No. What have I done? Rainbow doesn't deserve this....I'm an evil pony. How could I do such a thing?"

"Dashie please. She's lying. All of it. I love you and you only." Soarin cried. He hated watching Rainbow cry. Every time she cried, he would hold her, hug her, and stroke her mane.

"I loved you, Soarin. I loved you so much. You made me into a better mare. "

Soarin looked at floor, desperate. He glanced at the alicorn with nothing but absolute hatred.

"I'm sorry..." He uttered.

"Just be glad that I'm in a different cell." Rainbow sighed. Turning away from the two ponies.

Soarin stared at the mare. Trying not to cry. But as he turned to the princess beside him, he stared daggers at her. Twilight gulped and felt a pang of guilt. She didn't understand why she did that. Why did she ruin her friend's life?

Rainbow pulled her saddle bags over, and used the key to unlock the chains around her hooves. Lifting the quills and paper out, she pulled a tab, revealing several other items. Twilight glanced up, noticing that the chains were no longer around the pegasus.

She watched as her friend ruffled her hair, getting rid of most of the blue dye. Soarin looked up too. Gazing her still curled rainbow- partly blue- mane.

Rainbow Dash placed on her cloak, strapped on her bracers, tied her belt around her waist- putting her dagger in the holder.

"Rainbow?" Twilight squeaked.

"You really think I came here without a plan? I knew that this would happen." Rainbow replied, looking away from the mare. After strapping on the saddle bags, she unlocked her door.
"I may not be the leader anymore, but I still have orders. And they are to rescue you."
She placed the key into the lock, twisting it. As she opened the door, she sighed.

"Please. Just don't tell anypony. About this. Not until I get back." Rainbow asked as she took of her former lover's, and friend's chains.

"Not until you get back? You're leaving us?"

"I have some business here. I'll lead you to a chariot and they'll take you straight to Canterlot." The cyan pegasus helped the princess stand up, her legs shaking.

"No, Dashie. What if you die?" Soarin questioned quietly.

"Then you can get off with her....again. Come on." Rainbow snapped as she led the way down the corridor.

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The three ponies walked in silence. Not saying a word. They occasionally had to stop for either Twilight and her wound, or because Rainbow had to kill off a guard.

The corridors were brightly lit up with the sun's light, through the barred windows. And the were surprisingly clean. Soarin stared at the rainbow mare before him, her head hung low. He felt so betrayed. Betrayed by a friend.

They were all walking quietly until Rainbow stopped abruptly. Her ear twitching as she looked down the corridors.

"Go. Go now." Rainbow whispered urgently as she pulled out her dagger.

Suddenly, spear shot forwards. Hitting Twilight in the waist. The alicorn screamed out pain as she felt it pierce her flesh. Soarin quickly snapped off the wood, and placed her on his back.

"Go this way. Quickly." Rainbow ordered. Soarin nodded as he began trotting down the next corridor. The mare on his back groaning in pain. Soarin glanced behind him to self his fiancé slicing the throats of three griffins and stabbing two. He screeched to a halt as four griffins stood before him.

"Going somewhere?" They chuckled. But before Soarin could reply, Rainbow skidded past.

"Say hi for me when you go to Tartarus." She teased as kicked them down, the griffins' tried hitting the swift mare with their swords and spears. But she dodged them easily.
Soarin stared in awe as the blood squirted from their throats. Watching the blades slice through their skin.

As she fought off another griffin, she shouted at Soarin.
"Go! Keep going down, the chariot is there. They'll take you home."

Soarin nodded and jumped over the lifeless bodies upon the floor. Just as he was about to gallop off, he heard Rainbow yelp out in pain as the griffin pierced her flesh with his sword. Leaving a nasty gash around her waist with her cloak torn.

"Go, Soarin. I'll be right behind you." She called out, kicking the griffin down, and using his sword to stab him in the wing. The stallion stared at her for a couple of seconds before running off.

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Soarin continued running down, avoiding every griffin. His physique from extreme training helped a lot. He wanted to fly out, but the ceilings were too low to even fly a hoof off the ground. He panted as he galloped down. As soon as he saw daylight shining through an open exit he grinned.

"Hang on, your highness. We're nearly there."

Twilight could barely open her eyes. Blood poured from her mouth and from her wound, coating herself and Soarin's back.
"I-I-I...m...s-sorry. A-about earlier."

"Just don't worry about now." He shouted, but he quickly stopped as a griffin jumped out before him. Holding two swords in his claws.

"Nowhere to go now, is there?" He cackled, as Soarin threw a large rock at the griffin's head. Creating a large wound across it.
"Ack! I'll bloody kill ya!!" Waving his swords into the air, ready to strike on the stallion stood in a defensive pose.

Suddenly, he stopped. And fell to ground with a thud, a large dagger in his back. Soarin gasped as he stared at the bleeding body upon the floor. A pony in a white cloak and with a golden aura approached the stallion.

"Lyra!"

"Oh my goodness! We must get her highness home. Stat." Lyra hovered the alicorn of the stallion's back as they quickly trotted towards the exit.
"Where's Rainbow Dash?"

"I-I'm right here." The pegasus crooked, her blood dripping out of her nose from when she was hit in the face. Soarin rushed over to her, to support her. But as he trotted over to her, she threatened him with her bloodied bracer.
"I will cut your throat." She growled, her breathe ragged and uneven, from the running and fighting.

"Rainbow..." He muttered, staring into her eyes. Her shining rose eyes. Rainbow gazed back, weakly. Gazing at the stallion she fell for. She shakily leaned against the wall. Breathing, heavily. Soarin slowly walked over, and lifted up her blood stained cloak. He gasped as he saw the large wound across her side. Blood poured out of the open flesh. Rainbow winced as the Wonderbolt pulled out bits of wood and stones caught in the wound..
"You'll die, if you don't get this treated."

"I don't care. Just go back, and screw your new marefriend." She hissed, both through pain and anger.

"Dash. She was lying. All of it. Was a lie." Soarin pulled out a set bandages from the saddle bags, and carefully wrapped it around the mare's injury.

"Then why would she say that? What would she get?"

"Soarin!! We've got to go!!" Lyra called. Soarin tied up the bandage, carefully placing the cloak down.

"Go. Everypony is waiting for you." Rainbow smiled gently, tightening her bracer.

"But what about you? We can't leave without you." Before the elite flier realised, the cyan mare placed her foreleg around his neck, bringing his face closer to hers. The two pegasi's lips merging together. Their tongues twisting around in their mouths.

As they parted, Rainbow noticed the oncoming horde of griffin guards.
"You can. And will. Now go." She pushed Soarin forwards, who was still stunned by the kiss. He flew up into the chariot, watching his fiancé as she began to fly around the large brown castle. He noticed two pegasus guards and a pegasus assassin flew along with chariot.

As Lyra tried tending to the alicorn's fatal injury, who was fading in and out of consciousness, she noticed the pegasus stallion. Staring at the distant castle. Silent and cold.
"She'll never believe me. She still loves me but she won't bucking believe me!! Some princess Twilight is. Princess of jerks. You'll pay Twilight Sparkle."

Author's Notes:

Hi again.
I've decided to leave the Flashlight out. Sorry. I'd rather not get dislikes because of it. And don't attempt to change my mind, I'm not. The plot is set.

Sorry for shortish, sudden quickly written chapter. This one bugged me. Anywho, more of Feather Tail, Gilda, Lucille and Rainbow later. And it doesn't end too well for one of them.

Thank you for reading and comment any errors.

Chapter 15- Deadly Discussions

Rainbow ran as fast as she could down the halls. The ceiling way to low to fly. A madly thumping crowd of griffins chasing her. But she was ahead. Way ahead. Her only source of light was the small barred windows, glimmering upon her as she ran past. Her black cloak swiftly gliding as she ran, her hood down. She saw the doors to her destination, and began to speed up. Her legs already starting to ache. Two griffins stood before the door, pointing out their spears and swords. She glanced back at the crowd far behind her, sighing.

"I guess there's only one way to do this." She skidded to halt in front of the guards in front of the doors. They both yelled out raising their swords to strike the pegasus. She chuckled to herself at this amateur move, sliding behind the griffins with her bracer out. As she stood up, the griffins wobbled to the sides, their stomachs pouring out blood. She kicked them down, the two of them coughing and struggling to get up. Rainbow smiled as she slowly walked over- sliding out her dagger- and slitting throats, watching their eyes roll back as they gargled on their blood.

Suddenly, the griffin she stood before turned into a pony. A light blue pegasus pony, with a dark blue, windswept mane. The life draining from the emerald green eyes. She gasped in horror, throwing the dagger to the floor. Walking backwards, before tripping on her cloak, she fell by the door. Her head bashing against it. She began hyperventilating as she stared at the dead 'pony' on the floor., and the blood upon her hooves.

"Oh no. Nonono."

"Snap out of it, Rainbow!"

"What have I done?"

"Rainbow!!"

"What have I become?"

"Rainbow Dash!!"

The door quickly opened wide, making the mare fall backwards. She looked up to see a grinning griffin, towering above her.
"Miss Rainbow Dash. A pleasure to see you." He smirked.

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"Nice of you to join us, dear." Feather sneered, holding a glass of wine in his claw. The pegasus mare sat at a chair. No chains, no guards. She kept her eye on him. He must be up to something.
"Shall I introduce you to my daughter? Gilda, darling come here." He clicked his claws.

"I know...well, I used to know your daughter very well, actually." Rainbow replied as the female griffin sat beside her father.

"Used to? Oh yes. The argument at Ponyville. With you choosing your pony friends over my daughter. And you call yourself loyal."

"Dad. It was my fault. I was being a jerk. Heck, I nearly killed a pony." Gilda defended, a look of sorrow and guilt upon her face.

"Nonsense, dear. You're supposed to kill. Especially after you take my place."

"I don't want to!! I don't want to invade Equestria!! I like ponies and Equestria!!"

Feather chuckled, glancing at the mare.
"Silly girl. Whatever do you mean, you like Equestria?"

Before Gilda could say anything, the pegasus stood up and interrupted.
"Excuse me, Sir Feather Wing. But, we have more important things than family arguments right now." She placed her hoof in her saddle bags, the image of her dead ex-lover still stuck in her mind- before pulling out a scroll.
"The Gryphon Islands are one of our biggest trading partners. And many of your griffins live in Equestria."

"Traitors. We deserve better. Equestria will burn in the flames of the fires we light. We are sick of Equestria being dominate. Being the leaders. It's time for the griffins to rise."

"Ah-ha. For a starter, Equestria will not burn. We will protect it."

"What. The Assassin's Creed? Don't make me laugh." He sniggered.

"We protect Equestria. Being the strongest defence we have. But we don't want to fight with you. So please, the Princesses beg of you, make peace with us, and live in harmony." Rainbow begged. Gilda shook her father's arm, also begging for the peace. However, his mind was set. He will destroy Equestria.

"I am so very sorry, Miss Dashery." He grinned manically, clicking his claws again. Another griffin walked in, holding a small briefcase. "I also, formerly apologise for not attending your wedding. I don't recall receiving an invitation."

Before anyone could utter a word, two guards pushed the mare against the table. Before dragging her onto the table. It annoyed her so much that griffins could literally throw a pony, being the stronger species. She tried fighting back but the guards had a strong hold on her. Holding her down on the table.

The griffin with the briefcase walked over, placing the case on the table, beside Rainbow.

"Dad? What are you doing? She's still my friend. Don't hurt her." Gilda begged again, but her father ignored her completely. He just grinned at the struggling mare.

"You see, Miss Dash. The Assassin's Creed maybe the strongest of Equestria's defence, but once that is gone, so will be Equestria." He stared with absolute joy as the griffin with the briefcase pulled out a syringe with a strange clear liquid.
"And to get rid of the Creed, is to get rid of the leader who supports it. Once the leader is gone, it will crumble like a cracker."

"Dad!! Please!! You don't have to do this!!"

"You are about to be injected with a new substance, only known to Griffins." He said as the pegasus was stabbed in the neck with the needle. The liquid forcing itself into her bloodstream.
"First, you'll feel dizzy, weak and sick. After that you'll be as light as rain. But you won't notice the damage it will do to your body."
As the needle was pulled out, the guards let go of her and she fell to the floor in a heap. Struggling to keep herself up. Her head hung low.

Gilda tried running over to the mare, but was held back another guard.

"You have five days, Rainbow Dash. Five days until your body will shut-down. Five days of agony as it destroys you. And it has no known cure." Feather cackled, but he stopped immediately as he heard the pegasus chuckling. Her mane covering her face.
"What? What's so funny?"

"Thank you." Rainbow croaked.

"Thank you? What are you on about?" He demanded.

Rainbow lifted her head, her rose eyes glittering as they filled with tears.
"You've done something I could never do." She shakily stood up, beginning to walk out.

"Do what?"

"Kill me." She smiled as she fluttered out, preparing for the day long flight back to Canterlot. Leaving the stuttering griffin with his almost crying daughter.

Author's Notes:

Another dun dun duuuunnnn!! Another short chapter!

I was going to have Feather killed in this chapter, but then, that would end the story to quickly.

Next chapter, after flying for over 24 hours non-stop to get to Canterlot, Rainbow returns with only four days left. But doesn't tell anypony.
However, before she arrives, Soarin and Twilight have a massive argument. And everypony hears it.

Thank you for reading, and comment anything.

Chapter 16- Arriving Arguments

"Please, Soarin. I said I'm sorry. I didn't know what came over me." The alicorn begged, laying in a crisp, clean white bed. Her mane straightened and her cuts cleaned. Her two injuries were cleared and bandaged up.

"I still can't believe you. How could you do that? Not to me, but to Rainbow!?" The stallion growled, pacing around the bed.

"I know what I did was wrong, but I-"

"But you nothing! You stupid, selfish little cow!!" He spat at the mare, who whimpered. Her ears flattened.

They didn't seem to notice the crowd of ponies gathering around the entrance of the room. They stared in surprise as the Wonderbolt continued to yell at the alicorn.

When both Twilight and Soarin arrived, the princess was ushered to hospital. Leaving the stallion in a bitter mood. He didn't talk to anypony until he requested to see the injured princess.

"Please. It was an accident."

"An accident?! I swear, Princess Twilight, if I wasn't the kind and gentle stallion I was, I would end your life now! Heck! I would have done it ages ago! You call, lying to close friend an accident?"

"But it was. I didn't know what I was doing."

"Twilight!! You kissed me in front of Rainbow, and claimed that we were having an affair! To top it off, you claimed that I had multiple times of sex with you and that you might be pregnant!!" He shouted. His fury bubbling. He wanted to so desperately kill this mare.

"I beg for your forgiveness. I wasn't in the right mind." Twilight defended.

"You are unbelievable! Rainbow came all the way there to save us! She's then almost murdered! Placed unconscious in the cell next to us, and you knew! You knew how much pain she was in, and you decided to dig the grave for her!"

"I'm sorry."

"Our foal is dead!! I should have been there! All these months, planning and decorating rooms. Thinking of names. And to find out that it died inside of her!! I could have at least comforted her when she woke up! But no! You had to be a selfish brat!!"

"Please, Soarin. I know you're upset, angry and whatnot at me, but Rainbow is going to take it out on me."

"No she won't. She'll take it out on me. I'm the one who married a master assassin." Soarin sighed. "She's more likely to believe the pony who was a sister to her than her own husband."

"But you two aren't married yet."

"We are. We had a form filled out by Celestia. We were married a day before the wedding. Rainbow just wanted to make sure. She was very cautious about everything." The pegasus flopped his wings, holding a hoof to his head. He barely slept. The mare he truly loved was constantly on his mind. With her look of utter betrayal.
"I just- I just cannot believe that you would do such a thing. After you have watched her go through so much. Why?" He croaked.

Twilight stared down, tears streaming down her face.
"I don't know. I guess it was a spur of the moment."

"A spur of the moment is buying something expensive. Not lie to your heartbroken friend. Why did you do it?" He hissed through his teeth.

"Because I wanted love!" She cried out. "I wanted somepony to love me as much as you loved Rainbow! I got jealous! You're a handsome, charming, goofy stallion and I fell for you. I just wanted love." She sighed, crying quietly.
Without any emotion, Soarin got up and slapped the mare across the face. Making the crowd of ponies gasp.

Twilight whimpered as she delicately placed her hoof on her now red cheek. Stinging with pain. She looked up at the pegasus with sorrow filled eyes.

"You don't deserve love." He muttered, walking out. The crowd split, letting the stallion pass, still staring at the violet mare. Who began crying into her hooves.

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The grand white alicorn sat upon her throne. Sighing in desperation. Her kingdom was under the verge of attack. The leader of the Creed was still missing and now, her faithful student destroyed two lives.
Her rose musk eyes grew tired and weary, glancing out of the open windows. Revealing her loving land.

"Oh, what went wrong?" She murmed under breath. Stuck in a trance of happy memories.

Yet, her daydream was interrupted as the doors of the throne room swung open. Celestia looked towards the doors to see a heavily panting pegasus in a black cloak.

"Rainbow Dash." She smiled slightly, hoping the Griffins signed the treaty. But even if they didn't, she had Rainbow at least.

However, the cyan mare was off. Her movements sluggish and forced. Her wings ached as the hung by her sides. Her lungs screeching with pain.
She threw her bag onto the floor. Throwing a scroll at the alicorn.

Carefully, the scroll unravelled in the princess's aura. Her eyes scanning the feather like paper.
"Oh dear. There was nothing you could do?"

"He wouldn't listen."

Celestia continued reading, gasping upon the last paragraph.
"Rainbow!? You- you-" Stuttering as she gazed at the pegasus.

"I know. Four days." The pegasus said with no emotion in her voice.

It was silent. Rainbow's head was held low. Celestia placed down the letter, staring at the cloaked mare before her.
"Are you going to tell them?" She asked quietly. But the assassin shook her head.

"No. They'll only pester me. Anyway, Equestria comes first."
Celestia smiled at this pony's loyalty. She's done so much to protect Equestria and those within. She just wished her time wasn't limited now.

"And what of Soarin?" Celestia questioned as the mare began leaving. Stopping completely and staring at the ground. "We overheard Soarin and Twilight. He still loves you, Rainbow."

"I'll have a...talk with him. But...I just don't know who to trust anymore." She croaked as slammed the doors closed. The alicorn sighing to herself.

"Equestria's war is not over, and neither is Rainbow's."

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He sat quietly in his chambers, his back to the door. His wings hung limply by his side as he stared at the sunset outside. He felt so useless. He could never do anything right. He has never fought anypony before either. Nopony has ever thought to fight with him, he was just so nice. He felt pathetic because of it.
He just wanted to hug his loved one. To feel her embrace.

He didn't notice the door open, and close, but he felt somepony's forelegs around him. He inhaled deeply, recognising the scent of fresh rain. He smiled to himself.

"Rainbow." He sighed.

"Is it true or not?" She whispered. "Did Twilight lie?"

Soarin sighed, turning around around. Gazing upon the mare. Her ruffled rainbow mane, her delicate, cyan, athletic body, her strong yet aching wings, and her shinning rose eyes.
He loved every bit of her.

"She lied. She said she fell in love with me, and got jealous because of our love, Dashie." Soarin explained, hoping that she would believe him.

"But why? She's a sister to me. Why would she do that?" She whispered.

"I don't know. But Rainbow," Soarin lifted up the mare's head with his hoof. "Do you believe me? Do you still trust me?"

"I don't know. I love you, but when I see you, all I can think about is you kissing her."

"Well, let's change that." Soarin hushed as he moved closer to the mare. Their lips delicately placed together as their tongues twisted around in their mouths. Soarin began stroking the assassins soft mane. Wrapping his wings around her.

They sat there, embracing each other in a warm hug. After their lips parted, Rainbow yawned. The non-stop flying from the Gryphon Islands to Equestria took a toll on her. And the poison drifting through her veins didn't help.

Slowly, she leaned her head on Soarin's chest, who carefully laid down on the bed. The stallion covered the mare with his wings, like a blanket.

"I don't know if I can trust you. But if I find out you're lying to me, I'll end your life." She yawned again, quickly drifting into sleep. The stallion gulping as she fell asleep. He glanced upon the dozing mare, hoping that Twilight will not try to be an utter fool again.

Yet, only anger and jealousy grew on the young alicorn's mind. Plaguing her with dark thoughts. And wanting only one thing.

"Rainbow Dash must die."

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Author's Notes:

Only a 'meh' chapter. I think this story will only focus on the romance and feelings, not the blood guts and gore.
And sorry if it's rushed. I feel really sloppy and tired today.
Also, Rainbow is still mad at Soarin, that's why she will lash out later.

Next chapter, knowing her situation, Rainbow must train Soarin to become an assassin in the little time she has. And only then, does everypony know of her on coming demise.

Thank you for reading and comment any errors.

Chapter 17- Training Begins

The two ponies stood by the edges of the arena. Standing next to a wooden table, layered in all-sorted weapons. The stallion pegasus yawned, and rubbed his eyes as the sun was barely rising over the horizon. Lighting up the skies with oranges, blues and yellows.
Three other ponies sat in the arena. Watching the pegasi below. One of which had her horn lit up in aquamarine glow as her pearl orb in the sky began setting, making way for her sister's day.

The mare glanced around the arena as she placed different blades on the table, with one particular memory on her mind.

"I-I'm sorry...Twi...I'm sorry...I'm leaving you...all of you...b-but....I'll always be...in here."

"T-Thank you...for being my friend."

She growled at her own memory, she coughed to get the sleepy stallion's attention. Who snorted as he flapped his wings.

"Dash. It's like, really early." He complained.

"I thought Wonderbolt training started at the crack of dawn. This should be a normal day for you." The mare replied, arranging the swords and knives in a height order.

"Yeah but, that was at around six or seven. Not four in the morning." Soarin whined.

"Well, I'm sorry." Rainbow snapped. "Soarin, you do realise that you are part of the Equestrian Air Force." She watched as the stallion nodded.
"However, the training in the E. A. F is not made for attack. Mainly for transport of items and ponies to out of reach places. The Gryphon Islands have one of the most largest armies in the world. They attack with brute force, being the larger species. We, however, have the upper hoof. Ponies maybe smaller, but that is our advantage. Especially for us assassins."

"I didn't learn anything in my training. Nothing important. Just flying and endurance."

"Precisely. Pick a weapon." She ordered, pointed at the swords. The stallion stared at the weapons and then glanced at the mare in confusion.
"Fight me."

"What?"

"Fight me. I want to see what you've got. To see what I've got to teach you." Rainbow began unbuckling her belt, her hoof brushing against her empty dagger holder.

"But I don't want to-"

"Soarin!! You have no training! You'll be forced to be in battle with no warning! Now, pick a weapon." She commanded, gritting her teeth.

"What about you? What weapon will you-"

"I will not choose a weapon. I shan't even fight you." Rainbow smirked, placing her black cloak beside the table. "Now, give me everything you've got."

"Wait, what?" Soarin watched as the rainbow maned pegasus tied her her hair into a low ponytail, similar to Applejack's.

"Come on, Soarin. I'm waiting." She taunted, fluttering into the middle of the arena. Her back to the stallion. Soarin gazed at the pegasus mare, at the three sitting ponies- one of which was drinking two cups of coffee-, and then at a sword on the table. Without any-more thought, he quickly grabbed a sword and raised it into the air. Yelling out.
Just as he was about to hit the mare, she quickly slid to the side. The sword hitting the floor with a clang. Before Soarin could realise, Rainbow span around and tripped the stallion up. Making him fall to the ground with a thud. The ponies watching winced as the stallion fell.
However, he swiftly got up. Picking up his sword. He scanned the area with his shining emerald eyes, unable to spot the mare.
Until, something hit him hard in the back. Striking him, and pushing him down.

"Lesson One. Don't let anypony know where you are." Rainbow informed as she patted the fallen stallion's head. He grunted as he groggily lifted himself up.
"You have a lot to learn, Soarin Skies."

He groaned in reply. It was going to be a long day.

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All through the day, the co-captain of the Wonderbolts fell, tripped and was pushed. His ice blue coat was covered in mud, and little stains of blood from the odd scrape. Every time he fell, or tripped, he groaned. Groaning in frustration as he hit the floor. The mare he was fighting didn't even have any weapons. And here she was, kicking his ass to the ground.
As the hours went by, more of their friends came to watch. The Princess of the Night went to her chambers to rest, while her sister came out with her adopted niece and her husband. Followed by the bubbly pink baker, the shy animal carer, and four of the elite flying team. Including the captain. All watching as the stallion fell.

"Ah! Come on, Rainbow! This ain't fair anymore!" He complained, dragging a set of saddle bags across the floor.

"You still have lots to learn." Rainbow said in monotone.

"Urrg!!" He was about to lift the heavy bags, until he realised that they were gone. He grumbled as he turned to a giggling mare, hovering mare.

"Lesson thirty seven. The three S. Swift, sly, and silent." Rainbow threw the bags back. Beckoning her friend over. The bouncy pink pony skipped down and hopped by the mare as she strapped bags around her.
"In the old times of Equestria, when food was scarce, theft was the only way to live. Especially for assassins. But now, this skill is useful for taking weapons unexpectedly, or taking information. And you, you clumsy ass, shall take a small bag of bits from Pinkie's bag."
Rainbow Dash fluttered down, and stood by the table. Watching with a smirk as the stallion leapt and pushed the pink mare down. Making her squeak. He quickly grabbed the bags, pulling out the pouch of bits, and flying into the air.

"Soarin. You are so going die young at this rate." The cyan pegasus walked over to her friend, lifting her up. "Swift, sly and silent. Not brash, brute and flippin' batter!"

"COME ON, SOAR!! THAT IS NOT HOW YOU HIT ON MARES!!" A grey pegasus shouted from his seat, before being slapped by an orange pegasus mare beside him.
Soarin rolled his eyes at his friend.

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The next day, Soarin had learnt more than before. He was still clumsy and still had lots to learn, but he had certainly improved. He was slightly more concentrated. He paid more attention to detail, and spotted hidden features he had never noticed. Especially one in particular, which concerned him the most. That of his pained wife. He noticed that the cyan assassin was slower and more exhausted after training. And this made him worry for her safety, and health.

~~~

The echoes of clashes echoed in the arena. The clanging of metal ringing through the ponies' ears as the two swords hit each other. The cyan mare quickly dashed to the side of stallion, before he hit her. She grinned as she was very impressed with his progress. The sitting ponies watched in awe as the two pegasi fought. Talking among themselves as they watched.

Soarin smirked as the mare stood behind him, raising her sword. Until the stallion turned, and kicked the assassin in the side. Striking her down on to the ground. She gasped out as she felt more pain than usual from the attack. Before she could grab her breath, a stunning silver sword was held against her throat. The stallion smirked at the mare.

"How's that then?" He panted. Tired from the work out.

Rainbow hissed through her teeth as she felt her side burn, yet she smiled to the pegasus.
"It's good. Not brilliant. But good at least." She wheezed as Soarin lifted the sword. He stared at the mare in concern as she coughed. He held out his hoof, as she held a pained expression.

"Are you okay?" Soarin asked as Rainbow held onto his hoof, extremely worn-out from the training.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." She croaked, still breathing heavily. The Wonderbolt pulled the assassin up, their wings fluttering as the mare shakily stood up. However, as she did stand up, she lost her balance. Frantically tumbling onto the stallion. Landing on top of him, and pushing the two to the ground.
She 'eep'ed and blushed madly. Her cheeks bright red. The ponies sitting around the arena watched in silence.

"Hi. I guess you just fell for me." He grinned. Feeling the mare's warm fur against his own.

"I-I-erm..." She quickly fluttered her wings, lifting herself into the air. Hovering above the stallion.
"I-I'm sorry." She held her own hoof, lifting the stallion up.

"No need. We're married after all." Soarin began brushing the dirt off his coat.

"I still don't trust you." Rainbow muttered.

"Why not? I'm still the stallion you met. I'm still me. Goofy, clumsy, and bit stupid."

"I know! I know!" The cyan pegasus shouted. "I just...I just...every time I look at you...I don't see us. I see you and Twilight."

"Rainbow. She was lying. There is nothing between me and her."

"How do I know?! How do know that you weren't cheating?!" The mare began walking away, throwing her sword onto the table. Wincing from the kick in the side.

"Just trust me." Soarin sighed.

"I can't, Soarin. I just can't." Rainbow turned away from the stallion, stumbling as she walked out.
"Oh sweet Celestia. Make this pain stop. Please." She cried inside. She wanted it to end already. Both the emotional and physical pain. But she still had her business. She still had to train Soarin.
"Only two days."

"Training will start again at dawn tomorrow." She muttered, trotting out of the arena. The ponies sitting around, also began to leave. Except one, who sat alone. Her lavender coat standing out among the white seats. She stared at the stallion who stood there with his head down.

She flew down to him, placing a look of worry onto her face.
"Oh, Soarin. I am so sorry." She hushed to the pegasus.

"Go away, Twilight." Soarin grumbled.

"I know you feel bad and all, but you're never get that spark you once had with her."

"Yeah, and it's all because of you."

"Yes, I know. But Soarin, just be patient. Everything will get better soon." Twilight smiled gently to the sorrow filled stallion. He smiled back at her. A glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"You think so."

"I know so." She grinned. Soarin hugged the alicorn, avoiding the bandages around her waist. He waved as he flew off. Not seeing that the alicorn's grin was getting bigger and bigger.

"Everything will get better soon. For me that is. I can't wait for Soarin to be mine as Rainbow's body bleeds out on the floor."

"Oh, stop! This isn't me!"

"Of course it isn't. A slow mare aren't you."

"Please. Just stop. I don't want to hurt Rainbow."

"Too late, your highness."

"Please. Please just go. Leave me alone!!"

"Silly Twilight. I'm you."

"But I'm not like this."

"Yes, we are." Twilight hissed. "Besides, I'm only here to get what we deserve." She began trotting out of the arena, madly cackling.
"And that is Rainbow Miriam Dashery's death!" She laughed. Her violet eyes gleaming with pure hatred and evil.

"For the prize of love is surely mine."

Author's Notes:

Thank you for everyone. You have all inspired my stories. Your ideas may seem silly, but are indeed perfect.

I want to say thank you to someone, however, they do not wish to be credited. But thank you so much for helping with this particular chapter and the one to come.

No hints for the next chapter. Okay maybe one.
During their training, an argument breaks out. And Soarin will finally know the truth.

Thank you for reading and comment any errors.

Chapter 18- Help From Chaos

He dragged his hooves across the floor, his eyes gently closed and sighing. His ice blue wings limply hanging by his sides as he walked through the corridors.

"Why won't you trust me, Dash?" He muttered, not noticing the hovering draconequus before him.

"Maybe she does, but can't trust herself." The draconequus replied. Making the stallion jump. He fluttered his wings as he stared at the God of Chaos in front of him.

"What? What do you mean?" Soarin asked. Confused by the draconequus.

"I mean, she does trust you. She just can't trust herself, believing she'll get hurt again." Discord explained.

"How would you know this? You're the God of Chaos, not love and advice." The pegasus continued walking. Pushing Discord away, who slowly followed the stallion.

"I may not be an expert. But...I know these type of things."

"Really? The Creator of Disharmony knows about love." Soarin hissed. Discord opened his mouth to speak, yet nothing came out. He lowered his head in shame.

"You may not believe it, Soarin. I have also experienced this. What you are feeling." He mumbled, the stallion turned and looked at Discord. "It may sound crazy and unbelievable but it's true. All my trust was put onto one pony. Who I stupidly fell for."

"Didn't you like her?"

"Of course I did. I still do. I was just so stupid. So very stupid." Discord lifted his head and glanced upon a stained glass window. Placing his claw upon the white alicorn pony. Unaware of the the same alicorn down the hall, hiding by a door as she listened in.
"I guess I wasn't right for her. She never loved me. And why should she?! I screw everything up! I create a path of destruction! I betrayed my own family to be with her! And she threw it back into face!" Discord gritted his teeth as he smashed the window. The stallion beside him gasped as the shards of multicoloured glass fell onto the floor.

The two stood in silence, starting at the broken glass.

"I never deserved her anyway. She was...too perfect for me."

"That might not be true." Soarin tried reassuring, but the draconequus ignored him.

"Listen, Soarin. Times may seem dark and unbearable, but that's only because you haven't reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Keep trying and keep believing, and soon, everything will be happy again." Discord smiled gently to the pegasus, who was shocked at the Chaos Creator's sudden soft advice. What shocked him more was the tears, building up in his eyes.
"Heartbreaks are never easy. Some are more damaging than others, but only two can mend a broken heart."

"Wow....thank you." The stallion thanked, stunned by the draconequus. "Listen, this may sound weird, coming to you about love problems, but I think something's wrong with Rainbow."

"Hmm? How so?"

"I don't know. She just seems...sick. She's a lot more tired. And slower."

"What do you think then?"

"I don't really know. I'm just worried for her." The stallion sighed as they stood in silence. Staring out of the broken window.

"Give her this." Discord muttered, breaking the silence, and handing an item wrapped up in a white cloth to the pegasus. The Wonderbolt stared at the item and then at the gently smiling draconequus.
"Take it."

Slowly, Soarin picked up the covered item. Pulling off the cloth, and gasping at the item in his hooves.

It was a beautifully decorated dagger. With a brown, swirl carved handle. Engraved on the stunning, clean blade were two names.

Sunset Breeze
Lighting Blitz

"Wait! Where did get thi-"

"A friend. I met her a while back in Manehatten. She found it and sent it to me to find the owner." Discord explained, wiping his own tears away. "I may seem blunt and stubborn to others, but I'm not stupid. And I'm not heartless either."

"You just can't comfort it like she did." Soarin finished. Making Discord chuckle lightly.

"Thank you." He patted the draconequus' back as he trotted away. Hoping that his loved one would accept this gift and himself again. Discord watched the stallion walk away with high hopes, unaware of the trotting alicorn.

"That was very nice of you, Discord." She complimented as her aurora mane sparkled in the sun's light as it began to set. The God of Chaos jumped up as he turned around. The grand white alicorn stood below him as he hovered into the air.

"Only doing what I can." Discord replied, glancing at the alicorn's sweet smile. "I've...I've got to go."

"Really? Where?"

"Erm..." Discord didn't understand why he was making an excuse. He could just click his claws and disappear. So why was he stuttering so much. "Oh! Fluttershy! She's in the Gardens! Gottagobye!!" He sheepishly grinned as poofed out of the hall. Leaving the chuckling princess.

"Oh, Discord." Her white cheeks glowed red as she trotted down the corridor. With very distant memories on her already busy mind.

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She sat quietly at the dressing table, staring at the mirror in front of her. Her rainbow mane ruffled and drooping over her tear soaked, cyan face. Her hooves held up her head as she stared at the crying mare in the mirror.

"Tomorrow is your very last day."

"I know."

"Do you think he's ready?"

"I don't think anyone is ready."

"Yes, but, do you think Soarin is ready?"

"I-I...."

"Oh, Rainbow Dash."

"I don't know. He's improved, but I can't teach him anymore. I'm becoming weaker. I can feel it."

"Just continue with a strong mind."

And a weak body."

"Weak." The cyan mare muttered. Her body aching. A large bruise was marked on her side from earlier. The poison within her finally taking it's toll on her. She weakly moved off her seat and laid across the bed. Her sore wings outstreched on the covers.
"How am I going to tell them?"

Rainbow lay there, stuck in her thoughts. Her heart beating irregularly as she breathed heavily. She tried going through senarios in her mind, on how to explain to her friends that tomorrow was her last day. The very last day of her life before it ends suddenly. She didn't know how her friends will take it, or how Soarin will take it. But she just hoped that she could help Equestria before she dies. Before her life's end.

She buried herself under the red covers, curling into a ball. She wanted him to be by her. To hold her. But she didn't. She couldn't. He'll only hurt her again. Slowly, she fell asleep. Her rainbow mane covering her face.

However, before she finally fell into a deep slumber, a pony quietly trotted in. Standing by her bed with a gentle smile. The pony bent down and placed his lips onto the mare's forehead, before stroking her mane and walking off.
Rainbow felt a smile creep up her lips, with her tears dripping down her cheeks.

"Too soon. It's too soon." She croaked. Crying herself to sleep. Dreading the next day to come. Hoping that it will be all okay.

Yet, hoping won't stop the fear and sorrow to come.

Author's Notes:

Hi guys! Sorry for the long wait, I've been busy busy busy! No argument today, that will be next chapter.

And I hope you guys like Discord x Celestia as much as I do!!

Also, about the Discord x Celestia, I am writing a quick story about them. After Tirek's defeat, Discord has been feeling ill....very ill. And Celestia only fears the worst.

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Chapter 19- Loyalty To Desire

The sound of hooves echoed through the halls. A small flutter also echoed as the pony happily made his way to the door. The door to where his lover was slumbering. He hesitated as he lifted his hoof, it was still early morning. She might not be awake yet.

But, he continued. Knocking his hoof against the door. Hoping the mare inside would answer.

"Okay, she's not awake let's go!"

"Whoa whoa! Give her a second or two! Sweet Celestia!"

"But she's not-"

His thoughts were interrupted as the door slowly creaked open.

"Told ya."

His emerald eyes gazed down to a set of tired, rose eyes. That flicker of passion and confidence drained away as the mare looked up.

"Soarin? What is it?" She rasped, her throat dry and sore.

"Oh, are you okay? You don't sound very well."

"I'm fine. Just a cold. Now, what do you want?" She yawned, placing a hoof over her mouth. Soarin stared at the sleepy mare. Her scruffy, slightly curly, rainbow mane. Her flopped back ears. Her ruffled cyan coat, that still had it's silky glow. And her half lidded eyes, that still glimmered in the light.

"She's so adorable when she's sleepy."

"Soarin?" She waved a hoof in front of the daydreaming stallion, who quickly jumped up.

"Sorry. Urm, I have something for you."

"Soarin, I don't want any petty gifts. I'm not that type of mare. Tiaras and necklaces aren't my thing." Rainbow mumbled. Feeling incredibly tired and weak. Her wings were numb and her legs were shaking.

"Oh no. I know, Dash. You don't like jewellery. It's not a tacky trinket. It's something special." He opened his wing, and gave the cloth covered object to the pegasus mare. Who looked at him with a bored expression.
She sighed as she began unravelling the cloth.

She stared at the top of the object, confused. But as she finally revealed the item, she gasped in complete surprise.

"Where....where did you find it?" She asked, stuttering as she brushed a hoof on the clean blade. Remembering that she had thrown it at Feather Wing's castle. She threw when she thought she had killed her lover.

"I have my ways." He smiled gently. "I also took it to a special place, to get it cleaned and polished." He pointed at the darkened wood which used to be scratched and worn.

"Thank you....thank you so much. This means so much to me." She moved closer to the stallion, and placed her lips upon his cheek. He blushed as she shone him a smile.

"Your welcome." He grinned, waving as Rainbow Dash closed the door. He skipped down the corridor, unaware of the glaring alicorn further back.

"To win a heart, you strike for the heart." The angry violet mare muttered.

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It was now noon. With the sun hanging high in the sky. Beaming down a golden glow on the inhabitants, who were unaware of the danger coming towards them.

A carriage, hovering with two griffins attached, as it flew closer to the grand castle of Canterlot. The two griffins inside had a mixture of emotions as they approached the Castle of Canterlot. One griffin, the younger, female griffin, had her head down. Ashamed of her father and worried for her pony friend. She glanced at her father every so often, gazing at his wicked smile. And his evil glare.

"The Princesses will be putty in my claws once offer them this." He muttered, pulling out a blue vial. "They'll do anything to keep her alive."

"Why can't we just live happily with ponies, dad?" The young griffin asked.

"Because, Gilda, ponies don't deserve to rule. No alicorn. No unicorn. No pegasus. No earth pony. No pony in general. We deserve this."

"But-"

"Gilda!! You are not to side with these ponies! Do you understand? I'll have you tortured in dungeon for siding with them. Is that what you want?!" He shouted. Making his daughter whimper slightly. She shook her head.
"Good. You'll take my place once I've died, and you will continue to crush ponies." He grinned.

Gilda sighed and looked out of the window. It was such a nice day. Pity it wasn't going to last long.

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She walked up to the door an evil smile upon her face. Before she knocked, placed on a fake concerned expression. Laughing inside.

"Time to put our plan into action."

"No!! Stop!! Please!!"

"Pttf. What can you do? You have no control! I have taken your mind!! It is my duty!!"

"She's my friend!"

"She's dead."

"Please! I beg of you! Stop!!"

"Rainbow Dash, it's me, Twilight." The alicorn called. The door unlocked, and opened. But nopony was by the door. Twilight carefully entered the room, and closed the door.
She saw the cyan pegasus placing on her cloak by the dressing table.

"Hello, Twilight." The pegasus mumbled. Her head down as she buckled her bracers on. Unaware of the alicorn admiring her dagger on the bedside table.

"Listen, I'm sorry. About you and Soarin. It was my fault." She admitted watching the assassin's hope light up. "He's telling the truth. I came onto him."

"So, he was telling the truth....he's telling the truth. Oh my goodness." Rainbow grinned. She was so happy. She could finally trust him. She could finally love him again.

She was just about to trot out until a magical aura pushed her to the ground. She yelped out as her head hit the floor.

Twilight stood by the bed, motionless as she held the pegasus down with hardly any effort. The assassin was already physically weak. It was like stepping on a piece of paper to stop it blowing away.

"Twilight?" Rainbow squeaked, watching as her 'friend' hovered the dagger to her.

"I'm sorry, Rainbow Dash. Your services are no longer needed." She tried stabbing the mare, who quickly turned over. The blade digging into her wing. The alicorn held the pegasus down, in a stronger hold, smiling and cackling as she plunged the dagger into the mare's flesh. Rainbow inhaled deeply as she felt the metal rip her skin and flesh. Unable to fight back, due to her orders and her weak body. What the princess didn't notice, was that as she aimed for the heart, Rainbow managed to move upwards. So the dagger ended up below her heart.

Twilight released her aura from the mare, and began walking to the door. However, as she reached the door, she felt a sharp pain in her back. Followed by a trickling of a warm sticky liquid.
She glared at the smirking pegasus as she pulled out the dagger from her back.

"Sorry, Princess. I went rogue remember." Rainbow coughed, holding a hoof to her bloody wound.

Twilight growled. Her horn lit up as she closed the windows, reinforcing them.
"I don't care. I have a prize to catch. A Soarin grab." The princess grinned as Rainbow's expression fell.

"No! Leave him alone!" She cried.

"Nah. He's mine." The violet mare smirked as she slammed the door, locking it.

Rainbow ran over to the door, madly shaking it and turning the knob. She banged on the door, before she collapsed beside the door.
"No...somepony..." She croaked, feeling her eyes grow heavy and tired. Her cloak draped over her body as she bled beside the door.
"Soarin...." The pegasus whispered, crying into her hooves. She wasn't going to die suddenly. She was going to due slowly and painfully. Alone.

Alone without her special somepony. Without her Soarin.

Author's Notes:

Hi guys! Sorry for the short chapter. I've changed the plot to where there is no argument. Instead, the griffins arrive demanding whatever, the others find out that Rainbow's dying. And where the bloody hell is Luna?!

Does Rainbow live? I think most of you can guess. And sorry that she doesn't put up a big fight. Sorry.

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Chapter 20- For Dashie

"What?!" A group of ponies exclaimed. Tears welling up in their eyes as the statement span around their head.

"That's right. She's going to die. Today I believe." The griffin cackled.
"With her gone, the Creed will crumble. Leaving Equestria vulnerable to attack!"

Two griffins stood in the throne room of Canterlot Castle. Along with the five bearers of Harmony, the two elder alicorn rulers and three members of the Wonderbolts. One of which sat down on the floor, holding his head in his hooves.

"What do you want with Equestria? Why can't you accept our peace?" A violet alicorn shouted.

"Because I'm sick of ponies! I'm sick of ponies being the superior species! It's my time to rule!!" Feather yelled. His daughter beside him lowering her head in shame. She never wanted part of this. Yes, she thought ponies were dweebs, but that's because her best friend sided with them. She still liked ponies. She just wanted her friend back.

"You seem to forget, King Feather Tail, you rule beside us. You are our friends." Princess Celestia hushed. She wanted this to stop. She's just so tired of all of this. Also, she was wondering where her younger sister was.

"Friends? We are not friends. And don't call me king. I am not some namby pamby monarch. I'm a ruler!" He hissed.
"And I will become ruler, of Equestria!" Feather pointed at his two griffin guards by the door, next to two pony guards. He nodded as the the two griffins slit the the ponies throats. Making them gasp and splutter with blood, before falling to the fall. Their blood staining the marble floor.

The four guards beside the thrones of The Sisters, held out their spears. Attempting to protect the princesses and the other ponies.

"Well done. You killed two ponies. Now, you have at least three armies to kill off." The white unicorn smirked. Feather walked towards the pearl white mare, who stood her ground. He brushed his claw through her luscious indigo curls.

"Such a pretty pony. It's such a waste. To be weak and feeble." He muttered.

"Weak? I'll have you know, sir, that I am no pathetic lady. I know how to defend for myself. I know how to fight." Rarity's horn lit up with her elegant pastel blue aura, before flashing brightly.
As the light quickly dispersed, the griffin gasped. The unicorn mare now wore a stunning white cloak. With a red belt around her waist. Also, a brown belt was strapped around her waist, holding a dagger and various other weapons. Her horn was still lit as she held a beautiful diamond encrusted bow and arrow set.
"For I am a follower of Rainbow Miriam Dashery." She grinned beneath her hood.

"Such a waste of a good looking pony. Say, how many have you really killed?"

"Too many to count. But I hold the blood of a hundred, to see you dead." She growled.
"I would kill you now, but I feel it's more appropriate for my leader to drain your blood away."

"Your leader is dead!! She should be dead!! I injected her with the poison! I also hypnotised the princess to kill her if she didn't die quick enough!!" He shouted. Everypony turned to the lavender alicorn. Staring at her.

"Wait." The ice blue Wonderbolt stood up. "What exactly did you hypnotise her to do?"

"Let's find out shall we." He sneered, bringing out a whistle. As he blew into it, Twilight stood up straight. Before trotting to the griffin's side. Her eyes filled with hatred and evil.
"My little darling. Tell us, what are your duties?"

"Break the Leader of the Creed. Kill the Leader of the Creed." She hissed.
"I killed her, sir. Her bloody body now lays in on the floor of her chambers."

The ponies gasped in absolute shock. Their friend had been corrupted.

"And now, I can have him for myself." Twilight pointed at the Co-Captain of the Wonderbolts.
"No more stupid Rainbow Dash. You will be mine."

"I didn't add that bit in, but sure. You can have him. You have helped a lot by getting rid of the Leader of the Creed."

"Actually, you are quite mistaken." Rarity interjected. "For you see, when you get rid of the Leader, rules state that the sprouse will take their place. If there is no spouse, the next pony in line takes it. That would be Lyra Heartstrings. She is a great pony and fighter."

"Bring out this Lyra! Bring her to me!" Feather commanded.

"However, Rainbow Miriam Dashery does indeed have a spouse." She and the others turned to pegasus stallion. Who staggered back.

"Wait, what?" Soarin coughed, as Rarity trotted to him.
"Rainbow can't be dead."

"I'm so sorry, Soarin. She's was a brilliant mare. And we shall all miss her. But, it's time for you to take her place."

"Nononono! I'm not an assassin! I can't kill ponies!" Soarin shook his head.
"I haven't had any training."

"You have. Rainbow trained you. She wasn't preparing herself, she was preparing you."

Soarin stood there, gobsmacked. Is that why Rainbow was so determined that he must help? Is that why she insisted that he joined in? His mind span around, twisting and turning.

"She's dead."

"Take her place."

"She's dead."

"Then take her place."

"She's dead."

"Stallion up, Soarin!! Yes, she's dead. But you can continue her memory."

"....."

"She would want you to do this."

"Yes." Soarin muttered, his head down, his eyes shut. His friends stared at him, before consoling him.
"For Dashie." He whispered.

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Author's Notes:

Hi guys. Sorry for the kinda late chapter. I didn't know whether I should have Twilight hypnotised or not. It was that or the dark magic she used in Season 3 and Season 4, had grown inside her. Causing her to be evil.

But no. Hypnotise is better.

Next time, Princess Luna and Lyra find something grim. Discord joins the others in the throne room. And Lucille finds something that he kept as a dark secret.

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Chapter 21- Paying For Love

Two ponies walked through the corridors. Talking to each other as they searched the castle. They looked and scanned every crook and cranny of the grand castle. To find nothing.

"Where is she?" The mint unicorn asked again. The blue alicorn beside her, shrugging her shoulders.

"We have searched. She must have left Canterlot." The Princess replied.

"She wouldn't. She knew that the Griffins were coming here to discuss negotiations. So why leave?" Lyra questioned. It was unheard of that her leader would run away from battle. It was the only thing that kept her sane. So where was she?

The two ponies were brought to a stop as bright golden light appeared before them, revealing a draconnequus as the light faded.

"Ah-ha! There you are! I've been looking for you for absolutely ages!" He complained.

"Really? Why?"

Discord clicked his claws, and was suddenly wearing postpony uniform. With a hat and bag. He pulled a scroll out of the bag, handing it to the two mares.
"From Celestia."

Luna gave the spirit a suspicious look, wondering whether it was a trick or not. However, as she saw her sister's mark on the ribbon, she quickly opened it.

"Dear Luna.....blah blah...deceased leader of the creed....assigned new leader...?" She read aloud, Lyra screwed up her face and grabbed the scroll.

'Soarin Skies as the new leader of the Creed? Rainbow Miriam Dash deceased? Impossible!!"

"Apparently, Commander Feather Tail had her injected with an unknown substance. With no cure. She had five days, today was her last." Discord explained what the white alicorn had told him. Watching the shocked face of the unicorn.

"No. Nonono. She can't be dead." She yelled.

"Also, they may have hypnotised Twilight Sparkle. She also murdered Rainbow Dash."

"How?!"

"Stabbing her, I think." Discord held a claw up to his chin, the uniform and bag disappearing. His eyes wondering off to a door behind the mares. And the peculiar puddle under it.
"Erm, I might be mistaken, but, is that blood?" He pointed to the puddle. The two mares turned around and gasped, trotting over to it.

"The door is locked." Luna stated, she didn't know any lock spells. They were mainly Celestia's forte.

"I can't unlock Canterlot doors. They're resistant to unicorn pick lock spells." Lyra clarified, not noticing the golden glow around the handle, and the door creaking open.

"Pttf. Piece of cake." Discord smirked. The two ponies stared at him before opening the door. Gasping at the sight.

Lyra rushed over to the bleeding pegasus' side, her ear against the bloodied blue chest. The cyan mare lay in a puddle of her blood. Her black cloak covering her, and tinted red.
"It's still beating! She's still alive!!" The unicorn shouted. The cyan pegasus was lifted up with a light blue arua.

"Discord, here's a scroll for my sister. Give it to her instantly." Luna ordered, a blue scroll appeared out of a gret poof of smoke. The draconnequus picked up the scroll and saluted as the two mares galloped off.

"Discord Delivery Service....yay." He muttered sarcastically as he disappeared in his golden aura.

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"Griffins do have their fair say in Equestria. Just because the majority of the land's inhabitants are ponies, doesn't mean that we do not care for the other creatures living here." The grand white alicorn stated. But the Griffin had none of it.

"I don't care. It's time for the Griffins to rise. And ponies will fall. Fall into chains." He growled. Growing sick of the alicorn mare.
"I have outnumbered your army by thousands. You have no chance of winning against us."

"It's not about quantity. It's more for quality." The white unicorn shouted.

"Quality? You make me laugh. All my soldiers are not only trained to highest, but hypnotised to follow orders. They do not remember their names. Or family. All they know is to fight."

"Hypnotise? That's low."

"It's the only thing I can use against you. You ponies can't hypnotise for anything!! I have Lucille with me, she's the best I know." Feather said rather smugly.
"Gilda, dear, fetch Lucille. She's only outside."

The female Griffin nodded slowly as she walked outside. The four elements of harmony finally recognising where they had seen her before.

Gilda the Griffin. Rainbow's school friend. Well, ex-friend.

The ponies watched as the young Griffin walked back in. Followed by an older female Griffin.

"Lucille can read souls and hypnotise. All she does look through your eyes." Feather smirked. "Anyone want to try-"

He was interrupted as a golden blast appeared in the room. Followed by the spirit of chaos.
"Celestia. A message from your sister-"

"You must be Discord, then." Feather pointed out. Discord was about to hand the scroll over.

"Yes, why? What is it to you?"

"Well, back in my lands, you are known for destroying Equestria. It's such a shame that you have joined these feeble creatures."

"Actually, I didn't destroy Equestria. I made it more to my liking. No one was hurt or injured. No one died. Nothing was crushed or destroyed. Get your facts right." He snorted.

"Still a shame. A creature with your power, reduced to what? Sending messages?"

"If you are trying to get into my mind, then good luck. It's a labyrinth of random and twists." He grinned.

"Well, let's test that, shall we? You came just in time, Discord. We need a volunteer for Lucille. So she can read your mind." Feather pointed to the elder Griffin.

Discord rolled his eyes.
"Fine, whatever." He sat down on the pearl white marble floor. Lucille ealked over to him, attaching a black bracelet around his wrist.
"Whatever is this? A trinket from the gift shop?"

"No, actually. Try performing magic." Feather smirked at the draconnequus, as he yelped out. Discord felt a surge of stinging pain following through is body. He winced as it did so. Slowly, his nose started bleeding. Dripping onto the clean white floor.
"A magic restricter. Try to any tricks and it will cause immense pain."

"Would have been helpful earlier." Discord muttered, holding a paw to his nose.

"Yes, whatever. Come on, Lucille." He ordered the Griffin as she walked over to the spirit. She stared into his yellow and red eyes.

"Hmm...indeed a labyrinth. Yet, I see...anger...a lot of anger...withheld from your youth." She commented. Making the draconnequus feel uncomfortable. "...what is this...?...A great dismay....A darkness within...not of evil....but sorrow."

"Very nice. Can I now-"

"A heartbreak...you suffered a lot in your youth....now, you're stuck in mental torture."

"I have no idea what you are talking about." Discord lied. But the Griffin continued.

"...hmm...I see happiness....yet, it is secluded within your dismay and anger....I can see love....continued from youth..."

"Listen, here, I came here to deliver this scroll to Celestia. That's it."

"Ah-ha. That name. The name of the sun is within your mind. Fallen for her, have you?" She asked. The draconnequus just stared, blankly.

"I've got a go. Get this thing off now." He demanded.

"You can only hide so much. Not forever. It's love after all."

"Get this damn trinket off me or so help me, I'll make your life a living hell." He shouted. Stunning the ponies. Slowly, Lucille removed the bracelet. Discord threw the scroll at the white alicorn, and disappeared instantly.

Everyone in the room, stood in silence. The pink alicorn beside her aunt, opened her eyes wide. Understanding what the Griffin had just said. She glanced at the white mare beside her, who sighed and hovered the closed scroll.

"Did you know?" Cadence asked quietly as the Griffins and the ponies bickered.

"...yes...since we were young." She croaked. "I have no time for such a thing..." Celestia muttered, ignoring her heart. She opened the scroll, and gasped as she read it.

"What is it?" Cadence inquired.

"Do not utter a word to anyone else. She's at great risk. But Rainbow is still alive. Luna found her." Celestia explained.

"Fantastic. Soarin will be happy to hear-"

"No. He mustn't know. Their lives are too much at risk."

"I understand. I just hope that he does." The two alicorns looked down at the pegasus stallion. Who just sat quietly with his head down.

"Dashie..." He croaked, holding a hoof to his chest. His heart aching. "They will pay, Dashie." He glared evilly at the Griffins and the violet mare. Anger rising within him.

"They will all pay."

Author's Notes:

Boom!! Back in business!!!

I've finished my Discord x Celestia story, I just need the epilogue, I felt like writing a chapter.

Sorry if it's rushed, I'm tired.
But thank you for reading and comment below.

Chapter 22- Waking

A mare in the bed tossed under a set of red, silk blankets. Her cyan wings tightly clasped to her back, her rainbow hair ragged covering her closed eyes. She began to move move, moaning and groaning in pain.
Slowly, she flickered her sore eyes open, meeting the stinging, bright white light. She winced as she sat up. Feeling an aching pain in her stomach. Her eyes scanned the room, as the red, silk covers rolled off her body.

She sat in a large bedroom. Decorated with golden, white and red. The only source of light in the room was the bright lamps dotted around. The windows were completely blocked off with shutters.

The mare winced as she clambered out of the bed, fluttering her wings. She gasped as she glanced at the bandages around her waist, remembering what had happened earlier.

"Twilight....but she wouldn't hurt me...I'm her friend...." Rainbow muttered as she trotted around the room. She spotted her cloak, along with all her weapons. However, a scroll was left on top. Cautiously, lifting up the scroll, she noticed the dust gathered upon it. Blowing away the dust, the pegasus unravelled the scroll. Her eyes scanned the paper. Worried as she read it, her concerns growing as she went further through it. Her rose orbs growing with fear and shock.

Dear Rainbow Miriam Dashery,
We hope that you are awake and well soon. You were close to death yet again, and thank my moon that you survived. I hope. We are unsure what happened, but Lyra, Discord and I- Princess Luna- found you in your chambers. It was actually Discord that found you, so thank him when you see him.
Going on, nopony except myself, Lyra, Discord, Celestia and Cadence know that you are still alive. Everyone, including Soarin, believe that you are dead.
Mentioning Soarin, he is now the new leader of the Creed. For the two weeks that you have been unconscious-

"Wait!? Two weeks?!" Rainbow coughed. "But....how am I still alive...?" She recalled back to when Commander Feather injected her with that poison. She only had five days. And if she's managed to live for extra two weeks, how was she still alive?

-he has controlled the Creed very well. In fact, he's a great leader. I guess he learnt from the best....he misses you dearly. Your friends do as well.
Unfortunately, Twilight does not. She was tricked and hypnotised to break you down and kill you.

"Twilight....it wasn't her....just a trick....oh Soarin! I'm so sorry!" The cyan mare squeaked, feeling incredibly guilty. She had shouted and parted from the one pony she loved because of a nothing, and her friend had been twisted into something she was not. Her sweet, innocent friend. Memories of the smiling alicorn flickered through her mind, along with the memories of her lover.
"Oh my Celestia....I'm sorry..."

Anyway, Equestria and Griffins have been in a heated battle. Equestria is growing weaker. The Griffin Kingdom is too much. Their armies are too big. Equestria cannot fight them any longer. We just hope that you will be awake in time before it's destroyed. At the moment, mainland Equestria is safe. But we've evacuated all coastal areas, due to war.
Rainbow Dash, Equestria has found it's match. The griffins, although magic-less, have tricks to render pony magic useless. They have already got to Celestia and Cadence. They can no longer fly or use magic. The Griffins are using Twilight against us, she's been storming through Equestria, with Commander Feather Tail. The Royal Guard has fallen because of her, she attacked her own brother.
However, me and Discord are now keeping the harmony in Equestria, (strange, isn't it), and he is raising the sun. Unfortunately, I fear for Discord. His power is growing weaker. He would usually be able to do a simple task of raising the sun, but I believe something is wrong with him. I do not know what it is, but I worry for him as a friend. And soon, when his powers is gone, I alone, will have to raise the two. Unfortunately, I am also weak. Due to being Nightmare Moon for so long, and then being reformed, the majority of my magic drifted away. Unless I can return to my former Moon state, I will soon perish.

Rainbow, please help us. You are a great leader. And we need to support Equestria. The Equestrian Air Force are being attacked as I write this scroll. Please, if you know anything or anyone, help us. If you wish to speak to us, Celestia and Cadence are in the Celestia's chambers. They're unable to walk or move. But Discord and I will always be in the Throne room. Waiting. We're unable to fight for Equestria due weak physical state right now.

The griffins will win. They will win.

Your Nightly and Weak Princess,
Princess Luna Eclipse.

"Oh dear....oh dear...." Rainbow muttered. Pacing around the room, worried about the situation. As she paced, she stepped on key, and figured out that it was for the locked door. She placed the key in the lock, ready.
"Equestria is going to collapse...I need....wait, I know....yes, my friend. I will get them." Her eyes widened. She hadn't seen them in a long time. They disappeared after the attack on the Creed before her parents had died. Hiding within the shadows, after all, they were named after the dark, creeping shadows.

She swiftly placed on her cloak, and clicked on her belt. Staring at the dagger held in its grasp. She sighed as she remembered figure of violet holding her down.
"I just hope that they are not gone yet." She muttered as she clicked the door open. "Defigit, in tenebris. Nulla spes."

Author's Notes:

Short chapter. I know. But,

Dashie is allliiiivvvveeee!!! Yyyaaaayyy!!!

Also, I think that you can guess what is wrong with Discord and why he is off.
Aaaannnndd, try and guess who they are. Here's a clue, she's one of ocs. A bad-ass oc who is from Hoofinton. She's also on my deviantart.

"Sinking into the shadows."-"Defigit, in tenebris."
"They're our only hope."-"Nulla spes."

Again, thank you for reading and comment below.

Chapter 23- Lost Hope

The two immortal beings sat on the two thrones. One sat on her original moon themed throne, and the other sat on a sun themed throne. However, it wasn't his throne.
He sighed, exhausted, as he weakly sat on the soft, velvet throne. His red tail flickering beside him. He held bangs under his tired eyes, and his wings hung limply by his side.
He didn't understand any of this. Why was he so weak? Why was he so tired? When he escaped from his stone prison, he was able to toss the sun and moon around without effort. But now, it took up most of his energy. The majority of his power.
The alicorn beside him, also tired, glanced at the dranconnequus. Concerned for him. Concerned for his physical and mental well-being.
Her midnight sky mane still had it's usual glow, after all, she was still raising the moon. Raising the very thing she born to do. She was meant to do this. Discord was not. Discord was meant to cause disharmony, so Celestia and herself could contain order. Although he juggled the day and night through his reign, it wasn't much. More of a petty illusion. He was now using concentrated chaotic energy, on an item that required harmonic magic. So when he rose the sun, it rejected most of his power. It grew more challenging each day as it grew harder to raise the sun. Luna couldn't do anything. Her own magic wouldn't support the harmony of the sun. It wasn't strong enough by itself.

So when Celestia when struck by the toxin, that the griffins had created to render pony magic useless, Discord took her place. Knowing that Luna and Cadence were unable to do so. At first, Celestia was sceptical, after all, he was the Incarnation of Chaos. But there was no other choice. She knew that he was the only one with enough power to do so. She did think that he would use this as an opportunity for a take over, but he was reformed. He's done nothing but help.
Yet, he avoided Celestia as much as he could.

As the two sat quietly, engaging in small talk once in a while. Every so often, the draconnequus would wince as he felt a disruption in the magical, harmony barrier.

"I do hope that this is over soon." The lunar alicorn sighed. Staring out of the window. Worried for everypony. Worried for the ponies fighting.
Her Lunar army had been sent out, and demolished quickly. After all, there weren't that many. This war was ripping Equestria apart. It worried her so.

"I do as well, dear. Alas,...this is only the beginning." Discord muttered back. As the two continued their conversation, the doors creaked open.

It caught the two beings attention as three mares walked in.

One was still shaky from just awakening just an hour ago, but she wore her trademark black cloak. Her hood was down, revealing her recently washed rainbow mane. Behind her, were two alicorns.

One was a pretty pink alicorn. With her usually curly mane, tangled and knotted. Her pink eyes were strained and struggled to stay awake. Being the weaker alicorn, she often fell unconscious. She and the cyan pegasus trotted to the thrones. Sitting before them.

Finally, a tall, white alicorn staggered in. Her pastel mane lost it's glimmer when her magic was taken away. It now fell against her slender neck. Surprisingly, it still kept it's curly wave. Her wings drooped as they were held against her sides. Her eyes were full of pain. Every moment she breathed was agony. She stumbled as she walked to the thrones. Falling towards the hard, marble floor. In frantic attempt to stop herself falling, she madly flapped her pain filled wings. Making her scream out in pain.

But before she fell, she was held in a golden aura. Her snout mere millimetres from the cold, hard ground. Slowly, she was lifted up and was hovered in front of the thrones. As she was placed down, the golden aura sparked, and Discord hissed through his teeth.

"Thank you. For everything that you are doing." She smiled to the draconnequus.

"It's the least that I can do." He croaked, his usual trademark smirk faltering as he felt another migraine. Rainbow Dash noticed this and decided to start their conversation.

"So, I have many questions." Rainbow started. "I have no idea where to start though. How the bloody hell did I survive? What is going on?" She asked.

"Well, to begin, Rainbow Dash. The reason for why you have survived is because, unbelievably, when Twilight stabbed you, the majority of the poison left your body." Luna explained.

"So, technically, Twilight tried killing me, but saved me?"

"Yes."

"Well then."

"But, you have missed a lot. Your friends have returned, trying to help. But unable to. Rarity and Applejack have been sent out to help those near the war zone. And the Creed...is pretty healthy. Soarin has kept it well, and they are fighting strong against Equestria." Luna stated.

"Is he okay?" Rainbow questioned.

"We don't know. He's quiet and reclusive. Refuses to talk to anypony." Cadence interjected.

"What about Twilight? You said in the letter that she had been-"

"Hypnotised. Yes. Something we thought that only Discord and a few ponies can do. Hypnosis is a tricky thing. It requires strength, concentration and magic. We don't know how the griffins did it, but they did. They hypnotised Twilight to kill you. We cannot reach out for her. She's joined them."

"Our defences are weakning. The Royal Guard is gone, as is Unicorn United and Earth Pony Force. The Equestrian Air Force is beginning to collapse. The Creed is still going strong. But I doubt for long. The griffins are stronger. Way stronger."

"We thought of creating a shield over Equestria. But to do so, Luna's and my own magic would have to merge to create a large shield. We cannot. My own chaotic energy is growing weaker, and will not join forces with Luna's. I can't even cast illusions right now." Discord said weakly. Rainbow stared at all their hopeless faces. Tired and weak.
"It's all hopeless. Equestria will burn in the claws of Griffins. Fields of what were once bright and joy-filled, will be stained with blood. Equestria will die."

"We have nothing to defend ourselves. Commander Feather Tail is using Twilight against us. He knows of our weak states. He will arrive soon. To end us all. We have nothing." Celestia sighed.

"No. We have something. As long as there are ponies still fighting, we still have hope. I still have hope in Soarin. And the girls. And Equestria. We can win." Rainbow stood up, trying to get the others to believe so.

"But how? Sooner or later, Soarin will die. Along with the Creed. Your friends will die. Cadence will die. Discord is on the verge of death, along with Celestia. You and I will die. What hope do we have? What possible miracle is there, that can save us?" Luna yelled, her bottom lip trembling. She felt like bursting into tears.

Rainbow smirked.
"Hope you ask. Miracles you ask. Then you shall receive. I shall introduce, the leader of D.A.R.K....Solitaire Blade."

The others turned to a dark scarlet pegasus mare, standing in the middle of the throne room.
An evil smile upon her face, her baby blue eyes shining brightly.
"A pleasure to join you all, we've heard that you need a little assistance from the shadows beyond." She grinned madly. Looking incredibly evil.
"The shadows shall taste blood again....and we shall enjoy it."

Author's Notes:

This was written without Tirek in mind. This chapter came to me unconsciously. I forgot about the episode. So, yeah.

Oh sweet Celestia. This story has turned.
Okay, these were the plots originally.
-Soarin and Rainbow engaged.
-Dash is pregnant
-Soarin and Twilight goes missing. Accused of cheating.
-Rainbow miscarries.
-Griffin shit happens.
-War.
-Happy ending.

Now it's like that, but with these added.
-Discord x Celestia ship
-Twilight is hypnotised
-Celestia has no magic.
-Big ass war
-Soarin is leader.
-Random oc plot.

Oh well. The romance will come later. Soarin and Dash will be reunited.

Solitaire Blade is one of my old ocs. Originally, she was an assassin who joined the Equestrian Intelligence. Now, she's a shadow pony. A shadow blade assassin. D.A.R.K will be explained later, but they are distant partners of the Creed. More on her later though.

Also, would you like one or two chapters on Discord x Celestia- they will be balanced out by the mass amount of SoarinDash later- or shall I keep it subtle? I feel like keeping it subtle. Only hints of romance between the two later in the story. But my main focus will be Soarin's reunion with Dash. Which may be in two chapters time.

Again, I put this chapter up for lost time. That and I got bored and let mind go free. So, enjoy!

Chapter 24- Bloodied Blades

Blood was everywhere.

Blood coated the oak floors. Blood dripped from the walls. Blood splattered onto the floor, dripping from pony hooves.

Ponies of all types and sizes stood, limped and sat along the corridors. Their white cloaks stained a deep dark red. They all coughed, wheezed and bled. Trying to cover their wounds. They had enough. They wanted this all to end.

A stallion in a black cloak, which was tinted red, trotted through the blood soaked halls. An angry glare upon his ice blue face. His wings twitching furiously by his side.

A unicorn mare trotted beside him. Informing him of their losses.

"I'm sorry, sir. But....we have less than a eighth of what we had before. The griffins are too strong for us. They're wiping us out too quickly." She stated as they entered an office.

"There is no other choice. We have to keep on going, head strong." He sighed. He wasn't meant to be a killer. Ora leader. But he was doing what he could. And it wasn't enough.
"I don't know what to do. I was not born for this. Dashie was. She would know what to do. She would know how to plan an attack."

"But she's no longer with us. You have to continue her memory." Lyra insisted.
"Nopony is born great. Nopony is born a leader. You have to make your way to the top. With others to help." She smiled. Soarin felt his hopes rise slightly.

"I'm so glad that you're here to help."

"As am I-" The unicorn was interrupted as a mare burst in. Her blonde hair dirty and riddled with blood.

"Lyra!! It's Bonbon!!" Cloudkicker shouted. The stallion watched as the colour drained from the unicorn mare.
"Her team were wiped out completely. Only two survived. Herself and Rarity."

"Where are they?" Lyra croaked.

"Ponyville hospital. Rarity saved Bonbon by teleporting her to the hospital."

"But....they were on the other side of Equestria! No unicorn can perform such a strong teleporation."

"It doesn't matter. Go to the hospital, Lyra. Bonbon needs you." Soarin ordered. Lyra gazed at him with teary eyes.

"Thank you." She whispered before galloping off. Cloudkicker opened the door further, allowing two more ponies to enter.

"Applejack! Rarity!"

The door shut as the pegasus left. Leaving the three ponies.

"Rarity, are you okay?" He asked. The white unicorn looked terrible. Her indigo curls were ragged and dirty. Her cloak was torn and bloody. Her horn was singed black and sore. Soarin gazed at her eyes. Which were sore and tired.
"Stupid question. Applejack?"

"Ah'm fine." She muttered as the unicorn leaned against her.
"This has got ta stop."

"The Creed cannot go any further. We're lost. We're dying." Rarity croaked, sitting on the carpet. Her horn lit up dimly as she was enveloped in a light blue aura. As it faded, she looked as neat and tidy as ever. Her fur was cleaned, her curls were perfect, her horn glimmering white, her cloak in one piece and her eyes shining bright.
"A little trick I learnt off Celestia."

"Ya'll mighty strong in magic, Rare."

"Everypony is strong in their own ways." She sighed. "How are you coping, Soarin? With Rainbow gone..."

"I've had better days. I'll mourn her when this is over." Soarin muttered. Gazing at photo of his lover and himself. The two were smiling brightly. The stallion held his head down.
"Equestria is more important."

"The griffins are too strong. We can't go on any further."

"We must. We need to find something. A weakness?" He urged.

"None so far. We can't un-hypnotise the armies. We're weak. We're going to die. Equestria is going to die."

"Not on my watch. We can defeat them. They're just another enemy." Soarin shouted. "They're just another enemy that we need to kill. We always kill our enemies!!"

"Woah, we don' always kill our enemies. Nightmare Moon wasn't killed. Neither was Discord." Applejack stated.

"Indeed. We assassins sometimes compromise with our...victims."

"Well, this enemy needs to be killed!! They've slaughtered too many ponies!! They're destroying Equestria!! They....they murdered my Dashie..." The pegasus slumped to the floor. The two mares stood in front of him, unable to say anything to comfort the stallion.
"Why did she have to be an assassin? Why? Why did she have to die?"

"Oh Soarin, we're so sorry. We miss Rainbow as well. She was a great friend, and great leader." Rarity soothed the crying stallion as he held the photo of the mare he loved in his arms.

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Ponies in the halls gasped in shock and surprise. All staring as the mare trotted through the walls. They all whispered to each other, unsure whether they were awake or not.

The mare trotted with a smirk. Her black cloak swaying as it drifted just above the puddles of blood. She fluttered her feathered wings as she walked confidently down the hall.

"It can't be..."

"But she...she's..."

The pegasus chuckled to herself as she heard the whispers of ponies behind her.
"That's right, mama's home!"
She watched as the all the ponies' faces light up in confidence and hope. They finally found a flicker of hope. If she was back, then the Creed would be strong.

The mare sighed as she reached a large wood door. Raising her hoof, she heard a stallion cry within the room. Her heart broke in two as she heard him wail.

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"I miss her so bad. I haven't stopped missing her. I can't forget her. She was my everything." He sobbed. The two mares tried comforting him until a series of knocks caught their attention.

"Sorry. Sir Soarin isn't available right now. Report to Lyra...no, report Cloudkicker." Rarity called. But the pony knocked again.
"Excuse me but go away."

"Non possum deserere, quia hoc mihi est ad portum. Aut vos postulo auxilio." The pony behind the door muttered. Loud enough for the mares to hear. Rarity was about to shout again, until Applejack shoved her hoof into the unicorn's mouth.

"Hold it there, Rarity. Ah...it sounds like..." The earth pony opened the door, making the two mares gasp. "It can't be!"

"I heard that I have a new leader. I would quite like to meet him." The cyan mare grinned. The two other assassins moved aside, allowing the mare in to the room. Both wide eyed and open mouthed.
The pegasus trotted up to the crying stallion, who wasn't paying attention. She stood in front of him and stroked his mane.

"Soarin, honey. I'm home." She smiled with tears falling from her eyes. The stallion gazed up at an instant. His emerald eyes wide, and overwhelmed with tears.
"I'm sorry I took so long." She removed her hood as the stallion jumped up at her. Wrapping his fore-legs around her neck. The two other ponies blushed, and smiled for their friends as they kissed. They waited so long for this. Their hearts finally placed together again.

"Soarin, I am so sorry for doubting you. I'm sorry for accusing you. I knew that a sweet stallion like you wouldn't do such a thing, but I was so confused and-" Rainbow cried. Interrupted as an ice blue hoof was held against her lips.

"It's okay, Dashie. You're here. I'm here. Together. That's all I care about." He croaked. The two collapsed to the ground in each other's embrace. Sobbing and hugging as they were finally together. The two mares quietly left the room, shutting the door and leaving the two. They walked quietly, holding grins of joy. They finally had hope. Hope for Equestria. The great leader was back. By the side of her lover.

However, the war still loomed over them all. The griffins grew stronger each day. Even with a new leader, they were running out of options and time.

But, they didn't know of the oncoming darkness. Coming their way.

Author's Notes:

"Non possum deserere, quia hoc mihi est ad portum. Aut vos postulo auxilio."-"I can't leave, for this is my haven. And you all need my assistance."

Whoo! Another crappy chapter!! I kinda got lost with this story, but oh well. Next chapter will be about earlier on. And they will soon explain who D.A.R.K is. Also, a bit of Dislestia will begin to grow at the end of the next chapter. Yay!!

Thank you for reading and comment below

Chapter 25- Earlier Shadows

The night princess's eyes opened wide. Her mouth hung open. Her stomach fluttered and her mind span around. Slowly, she stood up from her throne. She just stood there, tears falling down her cheeks. Her legs shaking like jelly.
Before anyone could ask what was wrong, the alicorn leapt and galloped to the scarlet red pegasus. The others watched in surprise as the two hugged.

"Solitaire!! You're alive!! I was so worried!!" Luna cried. It was so good to see an old friend. A very old friend.

"It is a pleasure to see you too, your highness." The pegasus smiled. The two parted from their hug. The others looking at them with confused looks.
"My formal apologises." The mare bowed to the alicorns.

"Who are you? And how do you know my aunt?" Cadence asked, her throat scratchy and sore.

"As my dear friend, Rainbow Dash, has already said. My name is Solitaire Blade. I am the leader of the recently awoken D.A.R.K." Solitaire explained.

"D.A.R.K.? What...wait...wait a minute..." Celestia thought. She remembered the name. Oh where had she heard the name before.
Suddenly, she gasped.
"Shadow!! Shadow Blade Assassin?!"

"The very best if I say so myself." The pegasus snorted.

"No!! You're a shadow pony!! You should not exist. You should not be here!!" Celestia growled. "The light should have banished you!! You should have all died!!"

"Oh silly princess, where there is light, there are shadows." Solitaire chuckled. "Don't fear me, your highness. We are neutral. Now that Mother Night has found peace."

"Mother Night...?"

Everyone, except Solitaire, turned to Princess Luna. Who smiled sheepishly.
"Yes, shadow ponies are my creation. Ponies believe that Sombra created them, being the King of Shadows. But I am the Empress. During my reign of Nightmare Moon, I needed followers. My...bat ponies, who we shall not forget, were not enough. So, I created shadow ponies."

"We move with the darkness. We are the darkness. We have lived for thousands of years. After our Mother was banished, there were only a few of us left. The majority of us didn't survive. We were either slaughter by Celestia's Royal Guard, or withered away. We can already survive without food and water, so we hid as much as we could. I found that without a leader, we were lost. So I created D.A.R.K."

"But, Celestia mentioned that you are also assassins. Like the Creed?"

"Not quite. Unlike our sister assassins, we are younger. And we cannot die. A horrible curse. As shadow ponies, we have no souls. We are just mere darkness. We may look like ordinary ponies, and I thank Luna for that. Our original appearance was just a black figure that resembled a pony. We used to fight side by side of the Creed. As they supported us during our fall." The pegasus stated. The others intrigued in her story.

"However, you faded away. We never saw or heard from you again. Why was that?" Rainbow questioned.

"We grew weaker. With our Mother gone, our own powers grew weaker. So, we disappeared. I placed my brothers and sisters into slumber. To reserve their energy. To reserve their lives. I, however, could not follow my siblings. They needed someone to wake them when the time was right. So, I've been travelling over Equestria. The only Shadow Blade Assassin. Protecting all that I could for the past one thousand years."

"And now, have you come to serve us again?" Luna questioned.

"Of course, Mother. I have seen the griffins slaughter many. Many in armour. Many innocent. Many in white cloaks. I decided to travel to the Creed, but I was met with cold glares. I felt your presence, Princess Luna. I came here, when I bumped into Miss Dash. I recognised her cloak, and told her that I was part of a sister organisation."

"I remember my mother telling me of D.A.R.K. as a filly. I told you, we have hope. We have shadow ponies. An army of them."

"My sisters and brothers have awoken. We are ready. We were created to fight, to protect. And now we have come." Solitaire stood in a confident pose. Nopony noticed that her shadow was larger than the others.

"A shadow pony, huh? The power to hide within the dark, and manipulate shadows? Interesting." The draconnequus muttered. Grabbing the brown hair pegasus's attention. She fluttered her black wings and glared at him with her bright blue eyes.

"I apologise, sir. You must be Discord. Bringer of Chaos, Lord of Disharmony. Am I correct?"

"Unfortunately, yes. But please, I'm intrigued. This is the first that I have heard of shadow ponies, and the first of Luna's army. But, you should have shadow manipulation, shouldn't you?" Discord asked.

"Of course. Being awake for a thousand years has given me the ability to grow stronger." The scarlet mare stepped into the middle of the hall. Silently and slowly, her shadow grew larger and larger. It crept up her hooves, creating shoes that were similar to Luna's but taller. Along with the shoes, a set of armour was wrapped around her body, and helmet as black as the night was placed around her head. Her brown curls flowing beside her face. She wore black armour around the top of her wings.
"Don't worry, I'll be gentle, Rainbow Dash." She hissed.

"Wait, what?" Rainbow coughed. But before she could realise what was happening. Vines of pure darkness shot towards her. She quickly flew into the air. Making the vines slam into the wall, creating holes in the white brick. A thin sheet of black covered the floor from under the scarlet pegasus.
"Bloody hell! Calm down!"

The shadow mare hissed. Her fangs sparkling as she grinned madly. Not as in happy mad, but mad mad. Her pupils became thin and sleek, like a cat's. And she growled. The other's who were watching noticed their own shadows rise from the floor, standing before them like they were ponies (and draconnequus) themselves. They stared mesmerised.

Suddenly, the mare cackled.
"The shadows shall rise once more!! The living shall be swallowed within our darkness!! We shall rule the land in cold, harsh grip!! The darkness will be once again!!"

The pegasus continued until a ,slightly sparking, golden light weaved through the vines of the darkness. Making them sizzle and retreat back. The black gunk slipped back to the pegasus. Her armour disappearing.
As Rainbow fluttered back onto the ground, Solitaire shook her head. Her eyes back to normal. But her fangs still there.

"Thank you. This is a reason I don't use my shadow. I go back to my less kinder ways." She sighed, feeling utterly ashamed with herself. All these years, she's attempted to restrict her power. But it was too overwhelming. At least with the war, she can go completely mad.

"N-No...problem..." Discord croaked, swaying side to side. His vision growing blurry. He began to feel his mind sink into darkness. Celestia looked at him with concern, and then to her sister.

"Solitaire. Please, can you help and fight for Equestria? Enough blood has been shed. Enough hearts have been broken. Our ponies need to be protected. No harm can come to them. I need my magic back. I need to raise the sun once more. My little sister is not strong enough to do so, and Discord is beginning to lose against it. He can't raise it any further. He cannot keep the harmony." Celestia begged the pegasus.

"Of course. Equestria is my home. I will protect it no matter what. But, I ask for one thing in return."

"Yes yes. Take whatever. Money, gold, status."

"Oh nono. I do not ask for wealth or mere objects. I ask for a soul. I ask for to give me life. I wish to feel the ground, and breathe the air. I wish to feel hunger and physical pain." She explained. Celestia thought for a couple of seconds. She knew that such a spell would be impossible. But they needed the shadow ponies. They needed their army.

"Of course. Destroy the griffins and I shall give you life. To live among ponies." She lied. A lump of guilt formed at the bottom of her stomach as she watched the mare's face light up with excitement.

"Thank you!! Thank you so much!! You won't regret it! We will win!!" She squealed with delight. Fluttering her wings. "Rainbow Dash! Take me to your HQ!! I demand to speak to your assassins!!" She ordered. Making the cyan mare roll her eyes. She had been friends with Solitaire for a while. A couple of years in their teens. But she disappeared. Never to be seen again. Now, Rainbow remembered how loud and bossy Taire was. The rainbow maned pegasus chuckled as she led her old friend out. Closing the door behind her. And leaving the alicorns and draconnequus in the throne room.

"So, Equestria has hope?" Cadence squeaked.

"Of course! During my Nightmare Moon phase, I was fuelled by anger. Especially when I created my army of shadow ponies. They should be the best of the best. And being just shadows, they can't die. The griffins have no chance." She beamed. Gleaming with happiness and joy.

But, it was short lived as the spirit next to her groaned in pain. Feeling his body fill with agony. His mind brimmed with pain. Celestia leaned against him, hoping to support him. The princesses watched in concern as he faded into unconsciousness. His head leaning against the Sun Mother's white neck.

"Don't worry. Just hang on a little longer, Discord. It'll be over soon." She hushed as he fell lifeless against her. His breath hard and laboured. His chest barely rising.
"With hope, we shall win. Unfortunately....we are lacking it..."

Author's Notes:

OooOoo! I dislike this chapter. Not enough Dashie. Oh well, Dash and Soarin get closer in a chapter soon.

So, what do ya think? These shadow ponies are my own. This definition of them is my own, and Solitaire is mine. Along with D.A.R.K. And yes, they are immortal. They are pure shadow. Nightmare Moon just disguised them as normal ponies so she could surprise her victims.

Equestria finally has hope. Or do they? Rainbow and Soarin will be surprised that there is only a small shadow.
And is Discord dying? Yes. He's losing power rapidly. Luna can't do anything. Neither can Celestia. And she's beginning to have feelings for him again.
Rainbow and Soarin have a little catching up to do with each other (not sex) in the office.

Hope you like the chapter. The next one will be about Twilight, Gilda, Lucille and Feather. Let's say, somepony snaps out of it and a certain griffin has a plan to end this once and for all.

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Chapter 26- Waking Hypnosis

Her mind ached. Jolts of burning pain surging through her body. She couldn't think straight, or think at all. Only darkness plagued her mind. Surrounding every corner of her unconsciousness.

"Hey!"

Her body felt numb. A tingling cold was all she could feel in the abyss pain of her body.

"Wake up!"

She tried moving, yet her attempts were in vain. She could barely hear a voice crying out to her, but wondered whether it was her own mind playing tricks.

"Please, princess. Wake up!"

She tried again. She tried moving her body. Her hooves, her tail her wings. She felt her eyelids crack open, immediately being flooded with bright light. She gasped as she finally escaped the tomb of her mind, and return to the land of the living.

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"Please, wake up. Please don't be dead." A female croaked. Sitting next to an unconscious pony. The griffin stared in dismay, staring at the mare's violet wings twitching. And her ears flickering beside her ragged mane. She watched as the pony's chest rose and fell gently, her mouth slightly open.
Just then, the alicorn inhaled deeply, her eyes fluttering open. She began coughing and groaning as she finally woke up. Slowly moving a hoof to her head, she sat up.

"Princess! Are you okay?" The griffin asked. The mare turned to her, with confusion in her violet eyes.

"W-Where...where..."

"You're in the Griffin Kingdom. And you're in the....well, you're in a room." The griffin informed. Helping alicorn sit up. She handed her a glass of water, and held it as the princess drank it quickly.

"What happened? I can't remember anything."

"Anything? You can't remember anything?"

"Wait....I remember....Commander Feather Tail strangling....a blue mare...Rainbow...Rainbow?! Rainbow Dash?! Is she alright?!" Twilight frantically asked. Hoping that her friend was okay, but the grim expression of the griffin only crushed it.

"She's....she's dead..."

Twilight froze. Her mind exploding with memories of the pegasus.
"How? How did she die?" She held her head in her hooves.

"You. You killed her."

"What?"

"My dad....hypnotised you. And made you kill her." Gilda explained. Making the mare burst into tears. The griffin held the alicorn close, and allowed her to cry on her shoulder.

"She's dead?! Because of me?!" She cried.

"No. She's dead because of my dad. Not you. You did nothing to her."

Twilight Sparkle sat up again. Wiping her tears with her hoof. Staring at the griffin.
"Wait...I know you. You're Rainbow's old friend. Gilda, right?"

"Yeah."

"And you say that your father is Commander Feather Tail?"

"...yeah."

The two sat in silence. Before the mare shakily stood up.
"I've got to go. I need to get to my friends. To Princess Celestia."

At the mention of the sun goddess's name, the two gazed out of the open window. Watching as the sun rose into the sky. However, instead of gracefully rising, it shook and dropped. Shakily rising into the cyan sky.

"Oh no. What's wrong with Celestia? I must go. I've got to help her." Twilight tried lighting up her horn, but was only met with a fizz. She glanced up, noticing the black ring around her horn.
"Nonono. I've got to help."

"Twilight. You can't help Celestia."

"I have to. If she's raising the sun like that, then something is wrong with her."

"Twilight." Gilda helped the princess sit down. Who was on the brink of hyperventilating.
"She's not raising the sun."

"She's not?! Oh no! Luna and Cadence aren't as strong as Celestia. I must contribute. I must help them." She panicked.

"It's not the princesses raising the sun. It is the spirit of chaos. He is the one bring forth the day." Gilda watched as Twilight's mouth hung open. Her eyes shrinking.

"He...Discord can't....he can't. He maybe as strong as Luna and Celestia combined....but the sun...it requires harmony magic. Alicorn magic. If he's raising the sun...." The princess glanced back at the sun. Which was now still. Hanging just over the hills.
"How long, Gilda? How long since I was me? If you say that I was hypnotised, then how long since?"

"A couple of weeks. Equestria and the griffins have been at war since."

"Oh no."

"My dad created a poison which can take away a unicorn or alicorn's magic. That's why Princess Celestia can't raise the sun. And that's why my dad is winning. He used you against the princesses. Both the sun and love. And rendered their magic useless. They couldn't harm you. And neither could the others. Equestria is falling apart." Gilda sniffed.
"I hate my dad. I hate him so much. War is never an answer. I wish that this could end. I may have been bitter to ponies, but this...is just horrible."

"No. This can't happen. This cannot be happening." Twilight muttered. "Why...why is this happening?"

"Listen, I know that we have our differences. I was a jerk. But I'm willing to help you. I need to help everyone. I need to stop my dad. He doesn't realise the consequences. I'm the only one who knows that your hypnosis has worn off. So, here's my plan...." Gilda moved closer to alicorn mare, whispering into her ear. A flicker of hope sparked in the lavender eye as she began to smile.

Author's Notes:

Sorry if this chapter is really weak, I'm really tired. Sorry.

So here's the what's-it's-face chapter. With Gilda and Twilight.
Next chapter, Rainbow and Soarin stuff.

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Chapter 27- Lovin' Shadows

They sat together on the large brown chair. Their arms wrapped around each other's body as they embraced their warmth. Their lips connected as their tongues twisted inside their mouths. As they parted, they stared deeply into each other's eyes. Tears overwhelming them.

"I thought I lost you." The stallion croaked, tightly hugging the mare. The cried on each other's shoulder as they held themselves.
"It didn't feel right without you by my side. Without you here."

"I know. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for accusing you. I'm sorry for holding a grudge. I'm sorry, I love you." She hushed as she kissed him.

"It's fine. It's okay. As long as you are here with me, I don't care what happened." Soarin gently pushed away the mare, parting them from their hug.
"I'm just so happy that you're alive. The past few weeks have been hell."

"I heard. Equestria is falling apart. Twilight is hypnotised. Both Celestia and Cadence have lost their magic. Discord is dying and Luna is beginning to weaken. Our forces have been obliterated." Rainbow sighed as her lover wrapped a wing around her.

"I know. The Creed is barely holding out. I'm not a good assassin. It was hard at first to actually kill someone. But then...." He trailed off.

"Hey, hey." The mare hushed. "It's okay. It's okay. You're doing what is right. And that's protecting Equestria."

"Yeah...but...how do you do it? How do you slit their throats? How do you watch their life drain away? How do you?" He questioned, staring at the pegasus.

She sighed as she held head down. Her fringe covering her face.
"I don't know. I was brought into this world as an assassin. And I shall always be an assassin. I guess, when you start off young, it's easier to kill when you're older."

"But how? How can you watch?"

"Heh, call me dark in all, but...I like it. I sound crazy, but I enjoy watching them die." She muttered, making the stallion beside her shake slightly. "They did bad things, Soarin. They did horrible things to other ponies, and I'm just making sure that they get their just desserts. And that's watching them die a slow and painful death. I make sure that I don't completely cut into an artery. They die slower that way. Bleeding painfully." Her head shot up, and she blinked a couple of times before turning to the scared stallion. Who turned quite pale.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to say it like that. It just happened." She sheepishly grinned. Soarin relaxed as he gazed at her innocent smile. Remembering why he fell for her.

"At least you're here. Everypony has seemed to have cheered up. Have some hope."

"Ah-ha! Well, they should have even more hope! I found a partner!!" Rainbow jumped up, flapping her wings as she landed elegantly. Her cloak swiftly flowing.

"A...partner...?" Soarin squeaked.

"I mean a partner of the Creed. I would never leave you again. I promise, Soarin." She delicately kissed the stallion on his lips before trotting to the door.
"Because I went rogue, I've been allowed back into the Creed. I'm still a master assassin, but I'm not the leader any-more."

"You're not?" The pegasus stallion got up and walked over to the mare by the door.

"No, but I am by your side. I will help you. It is what my vows said. To be forever by you." She lifted up his hoof and held it to her chest.
"Forever. I'll never leave you alone again."

"Forever." They smiled as their snouts touched. Unaware of the door creaking open.

Before anypony could react, the door madly swung open. Startling the two ponies. A mare jumped into the door, with a smirk across her face. Her caramel curls bouncing around.

"Come on, you lovebirds!! It's time to slaughter some griffin!!" She proudly shouted. Fluttering her black wings in excitement. Soarin stared at the scarlet mare with a confused expression.
"Come on!! I can't wait!! None of us can!! Now, come on, Dashery!!"

"Yes, yes, calm down, Taire." Rainbow shook her head, smirking at the scarlet mare's sudden hyperactivity. Reminding her of a certain pink mare. Soarin and herself began walking down the halls- which still had blood covering them. The stallion just smiled at the giddy pegasus.

"Calm down? Calm down?! We've waited many a moon for this day!! My shadows are just tingling to get started!!" She skipped, unaware of the blood on the floor.
"OoOoo! And after this, I'll finally be pony!! A real pony!!" She squealed in delight. Soarin came to halt and stared at his lover.

"Oh, sorry. I forgot. Soarin, this is Solitaire. An old friend of mine. And a very old friend of the Creed. She's known as a shadow blade assassin. A.k.a. a shadow pony." She explained, watching as friend jumped around.

"A shadow pony? Pttf! They're just an old mare's tale. They don't exist." He snorted. The two stopped as Solitaire began to slip on a puddle of blood. She squealed as she fell to the floor. Usually, a normal pony would hit the ground. And moan in pain from the hard ground. However, Solitaire was no normal pony. Soarin yelled out as the mare evaporated into a black mist. The mare beside him unable to hold in her giggles.
Soarin stared wide eyed at the last place where the black mist was, his mouth hung wide. Completely oblivious to the red mare beside him.

"Watch out for the shado~ows." She whispered eerily. Soarin yelped and jumped up like a scared cat, falling to the ground. Making the two mares giggle madly. He grumbled as he glared at the scarlet mare, who held out her hoof.
"My apologises, sir. I'm just so excited." She pulled up the stallion, who stared daggers at her.

"If you're a shadow pony, why are you here?" He asked.

"I'm here to help my homeland. The griffins don't deserve such. And anyway, if I do this, I can finally feel like a pony!!" She squealed again as she hovered into the air. Soarin turned to the mare he loves, as she was sniggering away.

"Don't mind her. She can be serious, and formal. But then at times, she's like this. Another version of Pinkie Pie. Hmm...I need them two to meet...actually now....they'll end the world." Rainbow muttered.

"No we won't!! Just the forth wall!!" Solitaire shouted from somewhere down the corridor. The two ponies shared a look of worry before bursting into laughter.

"Don't worry, Equestria is in safe hooves." Rainbow giggled.

"I hope so. Equestria is crumbling away as we speak." The stallion muttered as they trotted out of the halls. Hoping that they had enough time to save the land they love, before it was to fall.

Author's Notes:

Uuuuurrrrrrrrgggggggg!!!!!! I dislike this chapter. I just got bored and since we haven't had a chapter in a while, I threw this together. It was going to be a full on romance chapter, but I gave up. So here it is.
Also, before I forget, I will be away for two weeks from the 20th to the 3rd. I'm off to London. (Ah! I hate flying!( ≧Д≦) Ironic as most of my ocs are pegasi (シ_ _)シ). I might attempt to get another chapter (Dislestia) but we'll see.

Thank you for reading and comment below (Please comment. I'm so alone..・゜゜・（／。＼）・゜゜・)

Chapter 28- Reunited Best Friends

Two mares sat quietly in a hollowed out tree. Not even glancing at the dusted books dotted around. The pitter-patter of tiny feet echoed as a smallish dragon walked in. He was slightly taller than before, with his spikes sharper. He ran in with a tray of drinks in his claws and a feather duster in his mouth.
Carefully, he placed the tray in front of the two saddened mares. He stared at them in concern.
Quietly, behind him, were three fillies sitting together. Their pastel coloured flanks adorned with their talent. The tanned apple filly, with the dark rose mane, had an apple bitten into the shape of a hammer. The white filly beside her had a baby pink bell with purple music notes around it. And finally, the sunset orange pegasus had a red wheel with fuchsia coloured flames behind it.
The three fillies held glum looks as they sat away from the mares. One of which held a menacing grin beneath her flat, straight pink mane.

"Dashie....dashie...bloody...Dashie...blood....everywhere....blood...blood...death...ponies dead...ponies dead..." The pink mare muttered, stroking her mane. The pegasus beside her tried comforting her, but gave up. She just sat beside the three fillies. All three of them with tear stained cheeks.

"I hope Rarity is okay. Please be okay, Rarity. Please. Please. Please." Sweetie Belle begged, crying into her hooves.

"Applejack will be fine. Applejack will be fine. Applejack will be fine." Applebloom repeated, staring off into the distance.

"Blood, Fluttershy!! Blood is everywhere, Fluttershy! Why aren't we helping?! Why can't we clean up the blood?! It's everywhere, Fluttershy!! Help me clean up the blood!!" Pinkie said louder, startling the ponies and dragon.

"Pinkie, calm down. It's okay." The pegasus soothed. But the mare shook her head.

"No! No! No! Blood! It's everywhere!! Dead bodies!! Ponies!! Dead!! Ponies are dead!! Why are they dead, Fluttershy?! Why?! Dead! Why?! Why can't we save them?! Why?!" She shouted, tears pouring from her eyes. "Dashie dead!! Dashie is dead!! Why is Dashie dead!?! Why?!" She sobbed loudly.

Fluttershy shuffled over to the crying baker, and let her wail into her chest. A yellow hoof brushing through the bubble gum pink.
"Shhh. It's okay. Everything is okay." She hushed. "We're all upset but-"

"Rarity!!" The little white filly squeaked loudly, galloping over to her cloaked sister who stood in the doorway. Embracing her into a hug. "Rarity!!! I missed you!! I missed you so much! I love you, Rarity!! I love you!!!" She cried. The pearl white unicorn smiled, tears filling up her dark sapphire eyes.

"I missed you too, Sweetie, darling. I love you too." Rarity croaked, hugging the little unicorn.

"Applejack! You're still alive!!" Applebloom jumped up and threw herself at the amber mare. Who chuckled as she held her little sister.

"There's nothin' in tha whole of Equestria tha can put me down. Cause ah still have ya, Granny and Big Mac ta look after." Applejack grinned as she also hugged her sister.

"Dead. Everything dead. Dead. Dashie dead. Dead." The pink mare muttered, loud enough for the two other mares to hear.
They slowly walked over to the shaking pink pony, before embracing her in a group hug.
Pinkie gasped, her eyes wide open as if she was just struck by lightning.

"Pinkie Pie, dear. Everything is fine." They whispered as they hugged her. For the first time in a long while, the pink pony felt peace. She felt warmth in her chest as the ponies she called her friends-no, her family- embraced her in a hug. She felt fresh, warm tears brim her eyes. Both of happiness and sadness.

"Pinkie. Don't cry. There's no need to cry. We're all here, together."

"B-But....Twilight. And Dashie. Dashie's dead and Twilight has gone bad. We're not together." Pinkie Pie cried. Not noticing the mare behind her.
"We're all sisters!! We're all one big family!! But our family has fallen apart!! Again!!!"

"Again?"

"Momma and Papa!!! I'm so sorry!!! I tried to keep them together!! I tried to keep my family together!! But Papa...papa was a mean stallion...and so was momma....they were mean ponies who didn't like change...they didn't like me..."

"But your cutiemark story....you said...."

"I lied. It was a party with just me and my sisters. They liked it. But when my papa found out..." At this point the pink mare burst into full sobs. Coughing and spluttering as she struggled to breathe through her cries. Her friends feeling incredibly guilty for not paying attention to Pinkie's past earlier. They just stared as she cried.
"I'm sorry, papa!! I just wanted to make you happy!! I'm sorry!! Please stop hitting me!! It hurts!! It hurts so much, papa!!"

The cyan mare stared at her pink friend. She felt a pang of guilt in her heart as she heard the cries. Slowly, she moved forwards to party mare. Before embracing her in a single hug.

Pinkie gasped and coughed as she felt the hug. She gazed at cyan blue hooves around her.

"D...Dashie...?" She croaked. Turning to face the pegasus, who smiled lightly.
"Dashie?" Pinkie raised her hoof and poked her friend's face. Ruffled her mane and stroked her wings.
"Alive?....Dashie....is alive..."

"Yes, Pinkie. And I'm so sorry for leaving you alone. Will you still be my best friend?" Rainbow Dash asked with a smile.

Everypony watched silently as the pink pony burst into tears again. But this time, they were tears of joy. Pinkie Pie squealed loudly as she hugged the pegasus tightly. Finally reunited with her sister from another mother.
Her drabby, straight mane literally burst into life. Returning to it's former poofy self.

"Dashie!! Don't leave again!!" Pinkie cried. Hugging the mare.

"I will not ever leave you or anypony else again. I Pinkie promise." Rainbow crossed her heart as the others joined in with the hug. They were only missing one more pony. One more friend. And they are determined to get her back.

Author's Notes:

"Momma..."

- I only put this spelling because I can't see Pinkie Pie saying either Mum, Mom, or Mother.

Also, I shoved this chapter out as it's been a long time. Yes the story is on hiatus. That's because I've forgotten the ending. Sorry.

I may also be a bit distant as I am going back to school next week. (Urgh. I have no idea what I am doing in life. I hate everything and everyone.) And I am also starting my own project. I am creating a manga comic book. I'll update you on it later if you want to know.

Anyway, thank you for reading and comment below. Seriously, comment. Please. I'm so alone and friend isn't talking to me as she's on holiday.

Chapter 29- Losing Chaos

"Discord? Discord!"

"Huh?" The draconnequus sat up straight. Looking around for the pony who called his name. He yawned as he glanced up the pearl white alicorn beside him.
"What is it?"

"I was just making sure that you were okay." The mare explained. She grew worried for the spirit. He was known for his wacky tricks and extravagant magic that could twist reality to his will. His sarcastic yet surprisingly hilarious attitude. And his cocky smirk.
Yet, he was just sitting here. Tired. Exhausted. Close to death's door. And she worried for him so. It was true that her feelings for him were behind her in the past, when he was a gentle, caring spirit.
But as she spent more time with him within the last few weeks, those feelings grew once more.

"You were looking like you were going to collapse any second." She added. The two were sitting alone in the throne room. Princess Cadence had to be carried away by her husband, and Luna had returned to her chambers. Although she was continuing her ordinary duties, she felt strained and tired.
With everypony gone, and the guards on the other side of the door, it left the two beings alone. And the throne room was created especially to hold more magic than the rest of the castle. This did have an effect on Discord's magic, not greatly, but still there. It made his magic a little bit more ordered, as it was pure chaotic energy.

"I'm not. I'm just tired. And this throne isn't very comfortable, so that doesn't help." He yawned again, flicking his scaled red tail. "If only this was a cloud, softest thing ever. If only I could properly use my magic again." He muttered. He greatly missed chaos. His chaos. He missed the pranks and tricks. He just wanted to be the laid back, hilarious trickster he was.

"I know. But, you have to stay here. Usually, it's easier to perform magic in here. It's more concentrated."

"Urgh. I've never felt so pathetically weak in my life. This is ridiculous." He grumbled. He was Discord. He was the master, the lord, the King of chaos. And here he was. Sitting weakly attempting to raise the giant ball of gas, known as the sun, and keep the magical harmonic barrier in a stable, ordered condition.
"Urgh. Harmony and order. Why do you need such boring things?"

"You're weak because you are not used to this. And your magic was not made to do this. But you're far from pathetic, Discord. You're sacrificing a lot just to protect Equestria. You're sacrificing your time, your magic, your energy, your life. Just to keep everypony else alive and well." Celestia reassured. "It's a great sacrifice, Discord."

"I'm reformed. I'm am one with Equestria. I'm here to help. Griffins don't deserve the sanctuary of this land." He muttered. The griffins were vicious, brutal creatures. And he hated it.
"I despise their brutal manner. There is no need for physical violence."

"And you're suddenly a peace-keeper? My, Fluttershy did do a good job on reforming you." Celestia chuckled, with Discord joining her.

"No, it wasn't Fluttershy. All she did was offer the friendship I had long lost." He turned away from the alicorn, who's smile dropped. "No. I have never been one for violence. Nor death. It is not humorous. I prefer the more mental approach. Get into my enemies physiologically. Getting inside of their head."

"Why couldn't you help Twilight then?"

"The griffins have used a different method. It's more blunt. My way is more twisted to get in the crooks and crannies of their mind. To get to their inner fears. And create havoc upon their sanity. I couldn't save Twilight." He sighed. Manipulation was his thing. He was the definition of manipulation and hypnosis. And even when the griffins, creatures who could not understand or use magic, used a basic and blunt hypnosis, he could not unwind it. No matter what he did, he couldn't help Twilight.
And this made him feel even more pathetic.

"I see." Celestia muttered. She turned towards the window, with the sun shining outside. Hovering above the sweet land. She noticed a ripple of glimmer flow through the land.
"Thank you. Thank you so much, Discord. For everything you are doing. I am, so grateful. So very grateful. When Twilight struck me, and numbed me of my magic, I believed that the end was nigh. Thank you. I don't know what would have happened if you weren't here."

"I would probably still be your garden ornament." He mumbled. Making Celestia sigh.

They sat in utter silence for a couple of minutes. The only sound was that of the wind outside. Celestia breathed in heavily and turned to the draconnequus. Who was experiencing another migraine.

"What was it like?"

Discord sat up and stared at the princess with complete confusion.

"To be encased in stone. What was it like?" She asked again, watching as the spirit lowered his head.

"Like an abyss of never ending pain. Fluttershy dear, asked the same as well. But I told her otherwise. I told her that it was nothing. The truth is that....never be set in stone. Others believe that nothing would happen. You'd just be frozen. It's not. It's incredibly painful."

"How so?"

"It takes a toll on your physical body. It makes you feel like there is no such thing as mercy. The pain and agony was never-ending. And as was the mental torture. Being confined within the depths of one's mind is not the way you would want to spend a thousand years in."

"I'm sorry. The Elements were completely new to us. We knew their immense power, and we were still clueless. I'm so sorry you had to be set in-"

"Don't be. I was a menace. Despite the fact that I thought I would be a brilliant ruler, I was causing misery upon ponies. I should be the one apologising." Discord turned to the alicorn with an innocent smile, which made Celestia blush. "I'm sorry for the dismay I caused."

"O-oh! No, it's fine. You are the incarnation of chaos after all." She quickly squeaked. Quickly turning her head away to hide her awkward blush. Discord noticed this and tilted his head. Although he was still on bad terms with the princess, and he still held a grudge against her, he was still concerned for her. After all, they had become friends once more.

"Are you okay, Celestia? You seem very bothered by something. Is something on your mind?" He asked, he had an idea of what the alicorn was thinking. But couldn't pinpoint it.
"You can tell me. After all, I'm stuck here. A little light chat would be nice."

"It's nothing. Nothing is bothering me. I-I-I....I'm just tired. That's all." She sheepishly grinned. "I'm just so tired. I never realised how weak I was without magic."

"Well, you're an alicorn. Although you have the strength of an earth pony, you have magical strength. With that gone, of course you're going to feel weak." He stated.

"You know an awful lot on magic, don't you?"

"Oh, of course. Magic had always mesmerised me when I was young. And besides, how could I not know about magic. I am magic. Chaos is magic."

"True." Celestia muttered to herself. She was just about to open her mouth to ask the draconnequus more questions, when a white stallion entered.
"Oh, Shining Armour! How are you? And Cadence?"

"Cadence and I have seen better days. She's still devastated about Twilight. So am I." Shining held his head low. He felt so disappointed in himself. He failed to protect his sister and his wife. It made him feel so useless.
"Anyway, I have received a message from the east. Commander Feather Tail is on his way here. Along with Twilight. He'll be arriving tomorrow evening."

"Thank you, Shining. Go to Cadence. She needs you most right now." Celestia hushed.

"Yes. But what about you, Princess? And Princess Luna? Her guards have been demolished. She's no longer protected. And the Royal Guard has crumbled. It's only me and a few guards." The unicorn explained.

"I know. We are aware of that." Celestia muttered. "But you're wife should be your biggest priority right now."

"She is. I just want you to be safe as well. You are like a mother to Twilight. I don't think she'll forgive me if I let anything happen to you again."

"Don't you worry, Shining Armour. I have Discord by my side." She smiled, turning to the spirit. Who weakly smiled back, despite the dizziness returning to him.

"Are you sure, your highness? He's not in a stable condition right now."

"He never is." Celestia said bluntly.

"Hey!" Discord snapped. "I may be half unconscious right now, but I can still hear you!"

"Pttf. One would have thought you've gone deaf by now. Considering how 'boring' I am, and how much I apparently talk your ears off." She sneered.

"Oh ha ha. So very funny, Tia. To think that you actually listen to moi. Isn't everything I say just mindless babble to you?"

"It is! Half the time I can't even understand what you are saying! And the puns!" She said as she waved her hooves in the air.

"But they're punny....okay...that was really low. Even for me. But puns are just a spur of the moment thing." Discord defended. The two bickering elders ignored the unicorn before them. Who chuckled to himself. He had been told by his own love of his life that the two royals had certain spark between them. And after Cadence had explained it to him, he actually noticed it. Noticed how the two would act different around each other.
He found it surprising, yet cute.

"Yeah. Spur of the moment. Just like turning Canterlot into marzipan!" Celestia sneered.

"But I love marzipan!" Discord whined.

"Who doesn't? But it was during summer, Discord. And the citizens didn't really approve of hot marzipan dripping onto their heads." Celestia snorted. Discord chuckled, before rubbing his temples. Another wave of a migraine hit him hard. He also felt a pain in his chest. As if something was literally ripping apart inside his chest.

"Okay, you're highness. If you trust him, then I'll trust him." Shining Armour bowed. He was just about to leave the room until he heard someone coughing. At first, he pushed it aside. It was just a cough.

However, whoever coughed, began hacking loudly. And from the sounds of it, painfully.

"Discord?! Discord!!" Celestia panicked. Shining Armour turned around to see the alicorn holding up the draconnequus.
"Discord! Hang in there! Please!!" She begged. Watching as blood dripped from his mouth and nose.

"Princess!" Armour trotted over to the thrones.

"Shining Armour! Get Doctor Redheart! Now!!" She demanded. The unicorn saluted before galloping off.

Celestia felt fresh tears brim her eyes as she held Discord's unconscious body. She watched, helplessly, as he spluttered out blood. All she could do was hold him.
"He's cold. He's terribly cold." She thought to herself. From the corner of her rose musk eyes, she could see the sun out of the window. She could see it flashing, and flickering. She could also see it grow dimmer. She turned back to Discord, who was barely breathing.
"Oh Discord. Please...please don't go yet. Don't leave me again." She croaked.

"Please, Rainbow Dash. Save us all."

Author's Notes:

Herp-a-derp!

The past weeks have been interesting. I've learnt that I absolutely hate school. And I mean, hate school. Urgh, I'll just have to put up with it for now.
Anyway, sorry for the long wait. Here's a bit of Dislestia. My absolute favourite ship ever.

Next chapter;
-SoarinDash!! (So kawaii!!)
-Solitaire's speech (Like holy crap, Taire. Shut up.)
-And stuff!!!!

If you dislike Dislestia, then I'm sorry. And if it seems like I'm pushing too much into this story, sorry again. Originally, the story was going to have a range of romances. But then, I just kept it to SoarinDash. Then added Dislestia. They're both my favourite.

Thank you for reading and comment below.

Chapter 30- Loving Time

"Aw, come on, Dashie. We've been parted since our wedding day. And you've been unconscious for at least two weeks. Why can't we?" A stallion whined as he stroked a mare's mane. A sat on the large brown chair, slouching as a pegasus mare leaned against him. Her head resting on his ice blue chest. Both their weapons and cloaks on the table. Allowing the two ponies to embrace each other's warmth.

"I'm sorry, Soarin. But I can't. Equestria is still one hoof in a grave. Until it's safe, then we can. It just doesn't feel right that we have happiness when other ponies are getting killed." The mare apologise. Stroking the stallions chest in a circular direction.

"Okay, Dashie. I see your point. It wouldn't be right. I just thought..." He trailed off.

"Soarin. I promise that after this is over, we will, okay?" Rainbow said softly as she watched her stallion nodded his head.

"Okay. But that better be soon." Soarin joked as he hugged Rainbow. As he hugged his lover, who kissed him further, his hoof slipped onto her stomach. He circled his hoof before stopping. Slowly, he parted from his lover's kiss. Who stared at him in confusion.

"Soarin?"

"Our foal....what happened....?..." He muttered.

"What....?" She squeaked, not really wanting to bring up the sensitive subject.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there....but what happened? What happened to our foal?" He asked. Turning to the rainbow assassin, who held her head down. "Rainbow, please tell me. I loved our unborn foal. I love you. I have a right to know how our foal died."
He grabbed Rainbow Dash, sitting her up. He then used his hoof to raise her head. She gazed into his emerald green eyes. Sighing in defeat.

"I...I....I'm weak. I'm too weak to bear a foal. My body wasn't able to support the foal. So....it died....inside of me....the doctors told me that I could try to have foal, but the chances of it living are slim." She cried. "It's hopeless."

"Hey. It's not hopeless at all." He tried to defend. But the mare had none of it.

"It is. All I've ever wanted was to live happily. With a stallion to love and a colt or filly. But I couldn't. Nopony ever loved me. And my job just made things more difficult."

"Stop. Dashie, you need to stop hanging onto the past. Whatever has happened, forget it. I know that you haven't had the best past, but-"

"I have. I let go a long time ago, Soar. When we first kissed. I no longer thought of my past. Only the present and future. As long as I am with you in the present, the future will truly shine." She smiled, embracing Soarin in a hug. Soarin chuckled lightly as he stroked the Rainbow's mane as he hugged her back.
The couple cuddled in silence. Happy to finally love each other once more. They were happy, content.

"Dashie....do you still hate Twilight?" Soarin asked quietly, making the mare sit up.

"Hmm? Why?" She tilted her head.

"Well, Twilight is your friend. And she's always been there for you. It wasn't her fault that she turned against us."

"I know....I don't hate her. Twilight....Twilight Sparkle is a strong pony. She's my best friend. She changed my life for the better. And I'll do everything to get her back." Rainbow said confidently, turning towards a photo left on the desk. The photo was all her friends at a picnic. With Twilight flying in the sky with Rainbow, Fluttershy and somehow, Pinkie Pie.
The happy memory of laughing with the girls brought a smile to her face.

"I understand. If it wasn't for her, I would have died. Twilight is an amazing pony. And so are you."

"I can't be that amazing if I couldn't protect her. I'm the Royal Protector. I guard the princesses with my life.....and I couldn't save her....or you...." She muttered.

"Hey, hey. It wasn't your fault. You didn't know. Rainbow Dash, you are the greatest at what you do. And that's defending Equestria. It's time for you to finally lead Equestria to victory."

"You mean, it's time for us. We're doing this together." She grinned, lifting the stallion's hoof and holding it. Soarin stared at the hoof and then at Rainbow, before smiling. Rainbow Dash grinned.

However, her grin faded as her gaze fell upon the open window behind Soarin. Staring at the orb in the sky. Soarin stared at Dash in confusion.

"Dashi-"

"We've got to go. Now!" She leapt off his lap, grabbing her cloak and galloping out of the door. Soarin quickly followed, still utterly confused, picking up his own cloak and following the mare.

~~~~~~

"What is it?"

"What's going on?"

"Why is getting darker? The sun is still out."

"The sun. Why is it doing that?"

A crowd of ponies gathered in the centre of the small town of Ponyville. All confused, shocked and scared. Some stared crying and wailing that it was the end. Some just stared in dismay. Others held their families close. They all cried out as the great gem in the sky flashed violently. Swallowing the skies into darkness.
Ponies all over Equestria stopped their activities and watched the sun. Dreading the near future. All towns and cities grew silent. Everyone stopping dead in their tracks.

A crowd of mares and stallions dressed in white cloaks stood outside of a large, elegant mansion. Staring past the trees. Mesmerised by the event in the sky.
A cyan pegasus skidded to a halt, gasping loudly. She shook head, muttering to herself. The ice blue stallion followed, stumbling back as he finally noticed the flashing sun.

"Dashie?" He squeaked.

"No....we're running out of time." Rainbow muttered.

"What?"

"Come on!! We don't have long!! Mea sicariorum!! In proelium! Now!" She yelled out her demands. The ponies in the white cloaks glancing at each other before nodding confidently.
"Good. They're ready...hopefully. She back at the sun which had stopped it's flashing, but the sky was still dark.
"Please hang in there. We can do this. We can win."

"We can."

Author's Notes:

Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Super confuzzled and frustrated mode activated!

This chapter, god, why did it take so long? Sorry for the wait. This chapter is just a filler.
The next chapters shall be Twilight's POV, then back to Dislestia. Then it will be all together. Then it shall be Solitaire's and Dashie's POV.
A.k.a;
-Twilight and Feathertail travelling to Canterlot.
-Explaining and decided what to do. Also, Celestia admits her feelings.
-Feathertail arrives and crap happens (No spoilers)
-ERMAHGERD DIE BIATCHES!!! (Ahem....ha...erm....sorry....)

"Mea sicariorum!! In proelium!"- "My assassins!! Prepare for battle!"

Also, if you have idea for a name for the chapter, that'll be great. I really can't think of anything.
Thank you for reading and comment below.

Chapter 31- Walking and Waiting

Four young mares, a short dragon and an elder alicorn walked slowly through the coloured corridors. Noticing the empty silence, and lack of guards around the castle. The mares and dragon also noticed the numb quietness of the usually bustling city. They trotted down the corridor with their heads down, unable to spark up conversation.

"Erm....Princess Luna?" A white unicorn asked.

"Yes, Rarity. What is it?" The grand alicorn replied tiredly. Even though she still contained her magic, her duties extended. Attempting to aid Discord by supporting the Harmonic Magical Barrier was no easy job. Neither was the constant mob of paparazzi and nosy nobles.

"Oh, well, why have you called us here? Applejack and I could be defending the front lines, while Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie helped with supplies and medical businesses." She asked.

"Excellent question, Rarity. I have not told you, the reason for your arrival, have I? Well, Commander Feathertail is coming to Canterlot tonight." She stated bluntly, a growl rising to her throat as she mentioned his name.

"Tha damn varmin!! Ah need ta knock some sense inta him!!" The amber mare growled, stamping her hooves.

"Oh, don't we all? Anyway, he's coming here to 'discuss peace terms'. Or in his words, bargain with Sister." She rolled her eyes and shook her head. That griffin was low. So very low.
Luna began to notice the attachment her sister had grown towards Discord, and it worried her. Her sister was at a difficult point. Balancing at the tip. One wrong move and she could fall, dragging Equestria and everyone close with her.
The night princess sighed to herself. Celestia would soon have to make the choice. The land she cared to create, and so dearly loves, or save the creature who has supported her and loves.

She quickly shook her head, standing up straight. Her sister was strong. She still had hope in her.
Luna turned back to the ponies with a sheepish smile. They knew something was wrong with princess, but decided not to ask her. In fear that they might upset her.
Everypony has been delicate for the past few weeks.

"So, why bring us?" Pinkie questioned.

"He's bringing Twilight with him. He's using her against us. And now we want her back. I will attempt to perform a spell to get around the Griffin's hypnosis. If you are there, she'll recognise you and come to her senses. As soon as Twilight regains her own mind, we can both try to support the sun and the barrier, releasing Discord of his current torment and duties. Then Equestria will regain control, fighting back with victory as the Griffins cower away like the scum." She explained with great confidence in her words. Leaving the walking mares in long pause.

"How is he?" Fluttershy asked quietly, breaking the long silence.

"...not good." Luna eventually said. "He's getting worse. Every moment he's in pain. He wasn't meant to support both sides of the barrier."

"Huh? Barrier?" Rarity muttered, confused.

"Equestria's magic is supported by a harmonic barrier. It levels out and steadies magic. Both Celestia and I support the order side of the barrier, whereas Discord supports the chaos side. Basically, it's like a set of scales. However, more fatal. Just a tiny dip into either order or chaos can cause the most destructive effects. Both order and chaos create perfect harmony. True, pure harmony." Luna clarified. Noticing the younger ponies looking baffled.

"What about when he was in stone?" The unicorn inquired further. Wondering why she had never heard of this 'barrier'. Or why she never heard it from Twilight either.

"When Discord was in stone, his magic still continued to level the barrier. Sending out ripples of magic from both himself and the Everfree Forest."

"Oh.......that's interestin'....but...is he gonna ta...ya know...........die...?" Applejack finally asked. Watching as Fluttershy and Pinkie shuddered. Out of their friends, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Twilight were the main ones who grew closer to Discord than the others. Throwing pranks and baking with Pinkie Pie. Helping Fluttershy and having their tea parties, and he helped Twilight with many spells. Also, to learn more about Equestrian history.

"I hope not. But....I do believe so. It's only a matter of time. I'm surprised he's held out this long." Luna sighed. Discord was her oldest friend. When he turned, she had lost all hope. And when he returned to terrorise Equestria once more, she felt her heart crack. When she was young, and when Discord....was not the Discord they know now, she also fell for him. However, knowing that he actually loved somepony else, broke her down.
However, ignoring her heart, she continued to be his friend. And she preferred it that way.

"What's wrong with him?" Rarity inquired.

"The constant imbalance of magic inside him tearing him apart. As I said, he's not supposed to support both sides of the barrier.
...the other day....he took a turn for the worse."

"What happened?"

"His heart seized up. A heart attack. And a serious one. Causing a main artery leading to his heart to tear." She croaked.

The four mares and dragon gasped in shock. Unable to say a word. They just continued to walk in silence.

"He suffered internal bleeding and shock. The doctors came in time to stop the bleeding for the time being. A second later and he would have been no more." She sighed.

"Oh dear."

"He's okay now....for now. He's barely conscious though. And he can't leave the Throne Room. There's a magical charm in the room to help support magic. If he leaves, he would lose control of his magic. The charm is stuck to him like glue." Luna reassured as they walked up to the large brown and gold doors. She sighed silently before opening the doors, and allowing the mares in.
"We're running out of time." She muttered.

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Author's Notes:

Early chapter, and another filler.

Next chapter, Twilight's POV and her journey to Canterlot with Feathertail.
After that, the girls talk with Celestia, Cadence and Discord before a certain someone arrives.

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Chapter 32- On The Way

Her hooves shook in her lap. A cold tingle slithering up her spine. Spiking her wings with frozen pricks. Her stomach rolled around inside her, fluttering as it held a whole migration of butterflies. She felt like bursting into tears, however, held back her cries. She couldn't risk losing now. The plan couldn't fail now. Not when she was so close. The lavender mare attempt to stay calm, even though her mind was screaming. She was on ultimate panic mode.
She breathed in slowly and quietly, trying to calm down. She attempted to get her mind off the plan, and let her eyes fall on to anything.
The purple alicorn gulped as her eyes fell on to a grinning griffon sitting opposite her. Who held an average sized bronze vase in his claws. Which was clamped down at the top.
Twilight stared at the pot, wondering whatever could be inside. She watched as the male griffin stroked the pot, madly grinning.

"Master, whatever is inside that pot? It seems to have sparked your very interest." Twilight asked formerly, her voice in monotone.

The female griffin looked at the pony, sitting up straight. She turned towards her father, who patted the pot.

"This, my dear pony, is that disgraceful Princess's magic. I had this pot specially made by some unicorns I had captured. It was made to hold every little bit of her magic." Commander FeatherTail explained, grinning. "This is my ticket to victory. I will bargain with Princess Celestia. She can choose whether to surrender to me and get her magic back, or whither away and die." He laughed loudly.

Twilight turned to the young griffin, who shook her head in disappointment.

"But, erm, dad?" Gilda croaked, stopping her father's laughter. "If Princess Celestia surrenders, and you give her back her magic, can't she just use her magic to kill you?"

"Oh, my dear child. The way to win is not to be fair. When she surrenders, I'll have her killed on the spot. Along with her ridiculous sister and that pink one. And maybe the draconnequus." He thought aloud.

"Maybe?"

"Well, those three princesses would be the last of their kind, excluding you my dear Queen," He winked at the purple mare, "Their parts would be very expensive. Alicorn blood. Their wings. Their horns. Their bones. But, I'm not sure about that Draconnequui. His species is already extinct. And on the other side of the world, draconnequui used to be praised as they had many abilities for their parts. Their scales could be sold and made into the strongest of armours. Their fur sold to create the finest of clothes. Their bones and antlers used to create medicine to cure nearly anything. Hmm, if I remember correctly from the book, the main reason draconnequus are extinct is because of that." He explained. Twilight cocked her head. Surprised by the new information. She never knew anything about Discord as wasn't the type to talk about himself. Sure he liked to boast about how 'magnificent' he his, but he never actually spoke about himself.

"Ah-ha! We'll be rich!! Richer!!! Think of all the money!!! Ahahahahaha!!! And all the power!!" FeatherTail cackled. Scaring the other two in the flying carriage.
"And you!! My princess!! Shall be my queen!! An all powerful king with an all powerful queen!!"

Twilight's eyes shrunk to pin points. Her heart beating faster. She started to breathe heavily, beginning to feel dizzy as the older griffin cackled.
"Stay calm. Don't panic. We will win. The plan won't fail."

"And what if it does fail? What if everypony dies? What if I have to marry him?"

"You've lost hope already?

"I just don't want my friends and family killed. And I don't want to marry that...that monster!"

"Then have hope. Calm down, and have hope."

"....okay...."

"As long as you have hope, you will succeed."

"Okay. I have hope in the others. In the girls. In Celestia, Luna and Cadence. In Discord. And....in Soarin......I'm so sorry...."

"....I'm sure....I'm sure he will-"

"No. I'll face him later. I'll....I'll apologise for everything later. But first, the plan."

The alicorn sat up straight,shifting her wings to be a bit more comfortable. Her breathing returned to normal, as she closed her eyes and relaxed. Her heart settling inside her chest.

"That would be brilliant, master. I'll be sure to be suitable queen for you, the mighty king." She placed on an evil smirk to go along with the griffin.

"Yes!! And the children!! They shall be great and powerful children!!" He grinned, clenching his fist.

"Oh.

This plan better go without a hitch."

After FeatherTail's laughter settled, the carriage was completely silent. The only sound was the flaps of the griffins flying the carriage towards Canterlot.
And the very distant shouts and wails from down below. From the ponies fighting life and limb below them.
Twilight grimaced. Hoping everything will be over soon as she glanced out the small, circular window. She held back her gags as she saw rivers of blood. Griffins and ponies laying lifeless upon the fields. She watched helplessly as a group of griffins surround two stallions in blue crystal armour. Watching as the griffins hacked at the ponies with their large swords. Blood squirting in their faces.

What made Twilight more sick was that the griffins held no expression. They neither laughed or growled as they slaughter all the ponies in sight.

"My Queen? Is everything alright? I can't have my precious queen growing ill already." He soothed in his wicked voice. Which made her back crawl. FeatherTail moved over to Twilight, and began to stroke the mare's fore-leg. Making her shiver.
"What's wrong? Did you see something out of the window?"

"Oh. It was horrible." Twilight croaked.

"Hmm?" FeatherTail scowled.

"Those ponies are staining your land with their filthy blood." She continued. Gulping silently. The male griffin glanced out of the window, seeing the bloodstained shores in the distant as they passed over.

"Hmm, I see. You're right, my Queen. I'll have the mares and children clean up their lover's and father's blood." He smirked.

Gilda gazed at Twilight, wondering how Twilight had managed to put up with this so far.

"E-Excellent, my King. You shall be great ruler." She added, hating herself inside for saying these things. But she had to. He hadn't realised that the hypnosis had worn off.

"I will. Say more, my beautiful Queen."

"You shall sit upon a throne of despicable pony bodies. Controlling their every move."

"Yes?"

"A fierce king. A magnificent king. A-mmppfff!!" Twilight's sentence was cut short as FeatherTail forced his beak upon her lips. Her eyes opened wide. Gilda's head shot up, and gasped in shocked.

Twilight panicked as the griffin's tongue swirled around in her mouth. Her mind rocked back and forth in panic mode. In the end, she had to kiss him back. So he didn't grow suspicious.
She began to feel repulsive. Wanting to throw up.

Twilight felt tears prick her eyes. Her first kiss was from a monster who made her kill her own friend. Who destroyed and killed thousands. She felt full on sobs coming up, but held them back.

She just wished for it to be over. To be a happy mare again. To have a loving family and caring friends again.

As FeatherTail continued to kiss the mare, her eyes met with the window again. Seeing the flashing sun outside. She watched as it flickered like a broken light bulb. The skies the carriage flew in grew darker.

"Time's running out. This better work out in the end.....or....goddess help us all."

Author's Notes:

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! 200 FOLLOWERS THANK YOU!!!

I put this chapter out as it was finished earlier, and I felt like being a nice person (MUHAHAHAHAH). The next chapter shall be out soonish. And the story will soon be finished. Don't ask when though.
Next Chapter;
-Discussing with the Princesses
-A certain someone arrives (DUNDUNDUN!!!)

Also, I'm making Twilight victim here. I've made her too much of a bitch. And remember, it wasn't the real Twilight in the previous chapters. She was hypnotised. True, she had a crush on Soarin. But that's what she kept it as. The hypnosis brought that out.

Also (again), after this story, I will do a story on my OC Harriet Lawhoof. I feel like she needs a story. I'll try to think of a plot, suggestions are welcome.

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Chapter 33- Resting

"Discord....." The butterscotch pegasus muttered as she fluttered over to his side. The draconnequus slowly sat up, with a weak smile, wincing as he did so.

"Fluttershy, dear. It's such a pleasant surprise to see you here." He croaked. His voice weak and scratchy. Fluttershy felt like bursting into tears and hugging the Lord of chaos, however, she restrained herself from doing so. She had to be strong. For him and her friends. She had to.

"Oh, Discord....are you...okay?" She quietly asked, sitting beside him.

He nodded, attempting to smile again. But he began to hiss through his teeth. He was in agony.
Celestia watched, helplessly, and turned to the others.

"Thank you. For coming here."

"Anything to get Twilight back, your highness. And to help Equestria."

"Of course, Rarity. Getting Twilight back is our biggest priority. Once we have her back, that's Feathertail's defence gone. And we can defeat him once and for all." Celestia said as she glanced out the window. Watching as the sun flickered and grew dimmer. Making the sky grow darker again.
She turned back to the draconnequus next to her who looked as if he was about to give up.
"And we have to hurry. Discord will-"

"I will, nothing. Don't worry about me. Concentrate on getting Twilight and Equestria back." The draconnequus interrupted.

"But-but....you're dying! And we need to-"

"Save Equestria. Not me. Celestia, darling, my time maybe limited now, but it's for the best. Save what is worth saving right now. And that's your land." He smiled weakly to the alicorn, who held back her sobs.

"But...."

"I agree, with Discord. Sister, you cannot bargain with Feathertail. You must get back Twilight. If Discord is still alive after that, then we can help him." Luna stood up straight.

"But..."

"Celestia. Please. Just don't worry, okay? If you're really concerned, just do this one thing for me. And that is to not care about and save Twilight. You need her."

"But....I need you..." Celestia croaked quietly, that only the Discord could hear, and blushed heavily.

Discord opened his mouth to speak, but quickly closed it. He felt like bursting out his own feelings, but that would be so unlike him. Besides, he couldn't have her now. He was surely to die soon. He didn't want to hurt her. To break her heart.

"I-I...Celestia...I can't. You know we can't." Discord coughed.

"But-"

"I'm sorry." He croaked, holding his head down. Celestia bit her lip. Feeling tears brim her eyes.

No. She couldn't cry. Not now. Crying will show weakness. And she needed to support him. She needed to be strong to support Discord. No matter what.

The hall was silent once more. With the ponies unable to speak. The only sound was the loud hacking from the draconnquus, who spluttered blood as he coughed.

The mares' gazes were met with the sun outside. Watching as it flickered again. Watching as sky grew dimmer again.

"Sorry ta ask right now, but why does tha happen anyway?" Applejack asked.

Rarity shook her head.
"Applejack. You are so clueless."

"Wha? Ah wanna now why it happens? Why's tha sky gettin' darker?"

"I....I formerly apologise. I'm losing the connection with the sun and Harmonic Barrier. Thus making the sun have these random outbursts and the skies grow dark. I apologise on my behalf." Discord croaked, feeling his eyelids grow heavy.
"I'm....sorry..."

"No, it's fine. It's not your fault. You're doing what you can." Fluttershy reassured. Noticing the spirit's sudden drowsiness. She watched carefully as the others spoke about Commander FeatherTail. Celestia had walked over to the other mares so she could speak to them more clearly. Leaving Fluttershy and Discord by the thrones.

Fluttershy turned from the girls to her chaotic friend. Who had his eyes closed, and was currently rubbing his temples.

"Is there anything I can get you?" She asked quietly.

"FeatherTail's bloody corpse and Celestia's magic would be great." He snapped at the mare. She squeaked slightly at his sudden harsh tone. Discord opened his eyes and sighed.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. I'm just...so....urgh!" He moaned.

"I know. It's okay. You dealing with a big thing right now."

"Underestimating it a bit. Death is not just a 'big thing'." He sighed.

"Yeah....I know...but you're still going strong. And that's all that matters right now."

"Does it? Fluttershy, dear, I'm not going on strong at all. I shouldn't be alive right now. I'm hanging off a thread. If I didn't take this responsibility, I wouldn't be in this situation.
Yet, Equestria would have be destroyed within seconds."

"Well, you did it for Equestria."

"No. I didn't. I didn't do it for the land." Discord interrupted. Puzzling the pegasus.

"Then why? Why did you help?" She asked.

Discord glanced over to the white alicorn. Who was sitting among the mares. Their conversation wondered from the dreadful near future, to hilarious stories of before. They all laughed and giggled as they joke. It certainly cheered everyone up.
Especially the sun princess. Who giggled sweetly with the other mares. Whose coat seemed to have brightened. Whose mane which fell upon her shoulder had lit up and sparkled. Whose rose musk eyes had finally twinkled.

"I did it to help her."

Fluttershy stared at Discord and turned to where his gaze fell. She gasped lightly, quickly holding a hoof to her mouth.
After a couple of seconds, she turned back to the draconnequus.

"You mean...." Fluttershy trailed off. Happy for her friend.
However, knowing the situation now, she knew that it wasn't possible for the two to be together. The fact that the spirit was dying was the cause. It made Fluttershy sad.
She herself had found love. And was even married. Heck, they were ready to start a family. But it strained her heart knowing that a close friend of hers couldn't experience the slightest of it, simply because of their oncoming demise.

After pausing longer than expected, she glanced back over to Discord, whose head lay upon the arm-rest of the throne.

He was so very uncomfortable.

He attempted to flutter his wings, but they struggled and strained to move. He sighed. His back ached. His head, his chest, everywhere ached.

"Urgh....I'm....so tired...." He croaked quietly, his eyelids closing. But as soon as he did, pain erupted through him.
Fluttershy watched. Staring as he struggled to rest.

She flew over to the others, who were surprised by the mare's interruption.

"What is it?" Celestia asked.

"Well, erm....would it be okay....to help Discord rest? He seems very irritated and uncomfortable. It also looks like he can't sleep." Fluttershy whispered. The mares all turned to the draconnequus, who was wincing from the pain.

Celestia sighed.
"I know. I wish that I could have moved him to a better place, but he can't leave the throne room. The charm....his magic..." She glanced over to him once more. "I'm so sorry." She mumbled under her breath.

"Hmmm. I could place him in a magically induced sleep. It will allow him to sleep without the trouble of pain." Luna pointed out. "However, I doubt he'll be able to rest properly on the thrones. They weren't made to sleep on, and are pretty hard."

"Really, you need to get rid of the arm-rest and make the cushions more plush." Rarity added. The girls watched as Luna's horn lit up.

Discord lifted up his head with a confused look as the arm-rest he had been leaning on disappeared.

"There. Now the both of you can relax better on it. The both of you are weak, and need to rest. You as well, Sister. If you get your magic back with a weak body, it could potentially kill you." Luna said sternly, scowling at the white alicorn who was placing herself on the softer duo-throne. Beside Discord.
She blushed slightly when a leaned against her as she lay down. Feeling his warm body against her own. He lay his head down, leaning on his arms.

"Righ'. We'll be gonna ta one of tha rooms. Jast call us when he arrives." Applejack tipped her hat as the mares exited the hall. Fluttershy glanced over to the draconnequus. Worried that he'll die before they could save him.

"St-....Stay strong....please." She begged, her voice cracking as if she was about to cry. Celestia smiled to the young mare and nodded.
"Thank you." She quickly fluttered off, passing the pink alicorn who weakly walked in.

"Auntie Luna. You said that this would end soon." She managed to croak. She was tired. Tired of being weak. Tired of this. Tired of being tired.

"It will, Cadence. Just hang on a little bit longer." Luna advised. Cadence sighed before nodding. Her gaze falling to the other to immortal beings.

"How's are they?" She whispered. Discord had fallen asleep and seemed reasonably content. Celestia carefully placed her soft, pearl wing around him. Holding him closing to her. It gave her a sense of both security and comfort. Feeling his warmth and his heartbeats against her body gave her relief. Relief knowing that he was still alive. That he was still by her side. Still able to love her.

"They're growing closer. But...that'll be trouble."

"Yeah. I just hope she doesn't make the wrong move. For herself, Discord and Equestria." Cadence commented. She felt sorry for the alicorn. She had experienced many hardships in her life. And when things finally looked brighter, the light was blown out.

"Well, Discord has offered his life for the safety of Equestria. He's ordered her to save everypony but himself. He's sacrificing himself for her."

"I've got to say, it's both brave and sweet. Terrible though. They look so sweet together."

"They do. They always have." Luna said mindlessly. Making the younger alicorn turn to her in confusion. However, before she could even open her mouth to speak, a guard burst through the door. His usually golden armour dented and scratched. He panted and gasped for air as his lungs struggled to expand in his chest.

"He's here!! He's arrived in Canterlot!! Commander FeatherTail is here!!"

Author's Notes:

Yay!! Another chapter out!!!

LIKE ERMAHGERD DISCORD IS MAH FAVOURITE CHARACTER WHY I'M TRYING TO KILL HIM OFF!!!

Anyway, ERMAHGERD EVEN MORE I FOUND A GIRL IN MY SCHOOL WHO LOVES ANIME, AND PONIES AND BLACK BUTLER AND ALL WE DO IS FANGIRL!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Phew!! Sorry! This chapter was just a filler as well.
Onwards! Up and atom!!
Next chapter, FeatherTail comes and bargains with Celestia. And something happens (oh no!)

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Chapter 34- Gathering

Blood painted fields. Blue, white and golden armour buried amongst the corpses splayed across the ground. Ponies covered in white cloaks were dotted around the massacre, their bodies beginning to rot. There were also bodies of griffins, but there were only few compared to the ponies.

A scarlet mare stood on a clean emerald field. Staring wide eyed at the mess of blood. Never had she seen such horrible things. It disgusted her. To think that there were creatures who could create such a monstrous scene. She felt like she was going to vomit, however, could not. She had no stomach to empty.
Yet, she could still feel the breeze. She also felt the wind. It was always cold. Like strikes of icy rain. Drifting through her caramel curls.

Behind her, several mysterious shadows appeared on the grass. With no objects to cast the shadows, they stuck out like a sore claw.

However, figures began to rise from the pools of darkness. Revealing several ponies. A couple more ponies trotted over, joining the mare. All of them held sombre looks.

"Sister Solitaire, we've awoken to assist Equestria." A deep blue stallion trotted next to the scarlet mare. Watching as her sea blue eyes scanned her surroundings. Rosso Trek was proud stallion who travelled across Equestria. Being one of the lucky few who weren't placed into a sleep, he travelled with Solitaire for a year or so. Which was absolutely terrible. She was grouchy, moody, cold and terribly harsh to everyone. After that, he travelled by himself. Residing mainly around the Everfree forest.

"Is the situation as bad as you said it was, Sister?" An orange pegasus stallion asked quietly, clearly worried about the sudden events he was told of. His blue and white hair ruffled in the wind, yet, he felt nothing from the breeze. His name was Lightning Chaser. A clutzy, yet intelligent stallion who made incredible items to support the Night Mother's rule.

Solitaire Blade sighed, slowly nodding.
"Yes. Unfortunately for our mother, her land and her sister's land are troubled by pests."

"The griffins have had a long history along with Equestria in peace. Why a war all of a sudden?" A golden coloured unicorn asked. He was one of the few surviving Royal Guards, Solar Flare. He decided to help the shadow ponies after an order from Celestia. Sceptical at first, but Equestria needed him. His family needed protecting.

"Greed. Greed is a sin that the leader has indulged himself in." Solitaire replied.

"Ah, greed. Yet, he may bite off more than he can chew." A white unicorn mare with gleaming red eyes hummed. She was also a shadow pony. Despite her talent was being a singer. She was one of the few shadow ponies who was allowed to live freely. Solitaire allowed her, believing she could use the support. Recently- in the past 6 years-, Death Metal had become a popular singer among Equestria. She loved the adoration and continued. Forgetting completely about her origins.

"Yeah! He's up against us now!!" This pony grinned. This other pony was shorter. A colt. A blank flank colt. With a royal blue coat and slick black mane. His horn poking out. Despite being a colt, he was very intelligent. He was also a shadow pony who had recently awakened. When Nightmare Moon created him, she didn't have enough time to create him into a stallion. So left him as a colt. Yet, his intellect had aided the Night Queen. His name was Midnight Star.

"Indeed. I believe we can do this. We'll protect Equestria. The Princesses and your Sister Assassins." A proud dark bronze stallion assured. His tousled golden locks blowing along with the breeze. He stood right beside Solitaire. Not trusting the mare one single bit. However, with the orders of Celestia, Stormbringer was commanded to trust her.

A blue pegasus stallion trotted beside Stormbringer. Grinning madly as his ruffled dark blue, and light blue mane wavered around his face.
"Solitaire!! Has it been a thousand years already?" Diamond Dust asked, almost trippping over. Solitaire chuckled.

"Yeah. It's been a long time. I apologise for the rude awakening."

"Ah nah problem at all! I needed a stretch anyway." He grinned again. "But, a full on war? That's what my aching wings needed!"

"Calm down, Dust. It's not something to get that excited about." A white pegasus called out, hovering above the others. Her short brown and blue mane flowing along with the wind.
"Besides, Taire hasn't told us everything, have ya, Sis?" She turned to the scarlet mare. Who spread out her black wings.

"No. I haven't told everyone, everything." She flew up into the sky, hovering alongside Soda Pop. Solitaire scanned the group of ponies. Ranging from Royal Guards and shadow ponies.
A red stallion sat on the grass, shocked by the mess of corpses beyond the hill. He was Storm Chaser. Another recently awoken shadow pony. Who was still in shock by the bloodied fields.

"My fellow ponies. Brothers and sisters, and guards. Equestria has fallen before a mighty foe. Despite living without the understanding of magic, they have continued to take the magic of ponies. They have also kidnapped the newest Princess, Princess Twilight Sparkle. Hypnotising her, and using her against us. Currently, the ruler of the Crystal Empire, Prin-"

"The Crystal Empire!? It's back?!" Soda shouted in glee. "I now have a holiday destination!!!" She giggled. Her giggles slowly faded as the elder red mare glared at her. Soda Pop felt a chill down her spine from Solitaire's death stare.
"Right.....sorry..." She sheepishly smiled.

"As I was saying, currently, the ruler of the Crystal Empire, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Princess Celestia have lost their magic
"

"Wait, if Princess Celestia, the raiser of the sun, has lost her magic, how has she been raising the sun?"

"You know of the Lord of Chaos? The only living heir to the Draconnequi Kingdom which was destroyed many, many moons ago? Well, he's been raising the sun and balancing the Harmonic Barrier. As crazy as it sounds, it's true."

"But....chaos magic and order magic don't mix well."

"Precisely." Stormbringer stepped up. "For a month or so, Discord, the Spirit of Chaos has been raising the sun. Being our last hope before Equestria is dowsed in eternal darkness. Without the support of the Harmonic Barrier as well, nopony will have the ability to harness magic. Whether it is levitating for unicorns, gliding for pegasi or even looking after the soil and nature. Once the barrier is gone, so is Equestria."

"Thank you, sir. As he said, Equestria will finally die once the support of the Barrier is gone." Solitaire continued. Not noticing the two ponies galloping up to them.

"And we're running out of time." A mare shouted, trotting in front of the red pegasus. Her black cloak twirling around.

A couple of the ponies in the group, who were shadow ponies, stared at the two ponies wearing black cloaks. And gasped.

"Sister Creed!! Sister Creed!!" They shouted, still gazing at the blue mare and stallion.

"Rainbow Dash!! Why are you here? Shouldn't you be looking after your injured?" Taire inquired.

"They're being treated. But we came here to inform you, we're running out of time."

"About what?" Dust snorted.

"Discord. I received a message earlier, he can't hold the magic of both the sun and barrier much longer. He's on his last thread of life. We have to defeat the griffins and get back Princess Celestia's magic. And quick." Rainbow pointed towards the boats of griffins, arriving on the shores. They piled onto the shores, all with blank expressions. Their armour a dull brown.
Soarin cursed at them. Angry at them.
"Solitaire. Can yo-" She abruptly stopped. Watching as the scarlet mare's eyes widen and light up. Slowly, the mare floated down. Her wings still outstretched.

In a flash of black, a set of armour was placed on her. Her hair curled out the top of her helmet, her fringe still curly at the front, bouncing in front of her face. She wore what looked like normal armour, but jet black.

"Sister Solitaire?" Storm Chaser muttered.

"Taire? Are you okay?" Rainbow asked. However, she stumbled back-as did the others- as the elder shadow mare began laughing manically. Scaring a couple of the ponies.

"Yes!!! Ahahahahaha!!! Finally!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I SHALL TASTE THE BLOOD OF BATTLE!!" She cackled. Her face filled with pure madness and joy.

"Sister. Calm down." Death Metal hushed. But the mare had none of it. And continued to cackle.

"LEAVE ASSASSINS!! LEAVE ROYAL GUARDS!! IT'S TIME FOR THE SHADOWS TO SHINE!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!" She screamed. Rainbow Dash trotted over to the laughing manic of a mare, raising her hoof in the process.

The sound of a hoof making contact with flesh echoed around the quiet fields. Everypony gasped as Rainbow Dash slapped the shadow pony. Who stared at the ground from the sudden force to her cheek.

"Get a grip, Solitaire. You can celebrate after the battle. You can't go into battle like that. Just hang on." She huffed.

Solitaire glared at the rainbow mare, rubbing her cheek. Unaware that she felt pain. She sighed in defeat, before smiling innocently.
"I formerly apologise. I guess I let myself get carried away. It's just been so long. We shadow ponies have a habit of going mad."

"Tell me about it." Death Metal muttered.

"It's not that much of a secret." Dust added.

"We know, Sister. But just wait a little while longer. We must get ready for battle." Soda Pop hugged her shadow sister.

"However, I have to agree with what she said earlier. Us guards, and you assassins should leave. The shadow ponies will be able to defeat the griffins. After all, they're pure shadow." Stormbringer began to trot away. "I may not trust you, Solitaire. But, I've been ordered to do so. I have faith that you and your brethren will lead Equestria to victory. But now, we must go."

"Wait!!" Storm Chaser jumped up, followed by Midnight Star. "Wouldn't it be better to stick together?"

"Yeah. Together, we'll be stronger. Us, shadow ponies, will not be enough. Our magic cannot be harnessed, and we can dissolve into pure shadow, however, a surprise attack is needed." The short colt advised. "If we go in all at once, the griffins could be able to avoid us."

"So, you'll use us as a decoy?" Solar Flare questioned, scowling.

"Kinda. You'll charge at them. They would be expecting to only fight you. And reduce their attack. Then, before they can even touch you, we'll rise. And slay them from where they stand." Midnight explained. The others nodding.

"Alright. We'll help."

"Good."

"Wahahaha!! This shall be brilliant!!!" Solitaire jumped up and down like an excited filly. The others watching as she skipped around them. She turned to the griffins who stood proud with their spears and swords. The pegasus stopped and stood in a defensive, yet confident stance.

"Blood may have already been spilled, but we shall drain it all away!!"

Author's Notes:

OoooOoOOO!! This story is going to end soon! And the fighting has just begun!!

And thank you for all your OCs!! All your OCs are so kawaii!! Look out within the week, I'll draw them all in one big group!!
All OCs are owned by their respective owner, any hate against them and you'll regret it. Seriously. Don't get an English lass mad. I'll either get mad or cry because I caused everyone to get the hate. I'm sorry.
Here are the links to the owners OCs.
Storm Chaser
Soda Pop
Diamond Dust and Stormbringer
Midnight Star
Solar Flare
Death Metal
Lightning Chaser
Rosso Trek

JuiceSpilled, I've already commented on your page about your OC and shall include it in the next chapter.

Thank you for reading and comment below.

Also, sorry if you don't like how I wrote your ocs. I'm sorry.

Chapter 35- Bickering

The hall grew deadly silent as the griffin strode inside with confidence. His grin making the two princesses by the doors grimace and growl. The griffin rolled his eyes, stopping before the thrones. His servants behind him lowering the large bronze pot beside him before exiting.
The pearl white alicorn watched with guilt as the violet alicorn trotted in, standing on the other side of the griffin.

Her purple orbs fell upon the grand alicorn. Who looked terribly weak, but sat up in confidence. Twilight's gaze then fell onto the draconnequus beside her. Who rested against her. The lavender mare could tell that he was also weak, by the strained and laboured breaths he was taking.

"Ah, Princess Celestia. So nice to see you again. You seem as radiant as ever." He said snidely, watching as the alicorn glared at him.

"Enough. End this now. Release Twilight, Release my ponies, and leave Equestria. We can all live in peace and-"

"Pttf! Peace!? You live in an delusional world. Peace is a word used to fool the naive. Like you, my dear princess." FeatherTail laughed.

"Please. Please. Just let Equestria thrive again. Leave my darling Twilight and give me back my magic. We're running out of time." She begged.

"Or what? What will happen?" His turned to the Lord of Chaos, who was wincing in his sleep. The griffin grinned again. He felt powerful. He could use everything against the alicorn.
"I get it. I get it. I was wondering why it got darker. You're using him. To think that a great villain and legend became your pet."

"He is not my pet. He chose to help. But please. He's the only one who has the same amount of magical strength as me to support the sun. My sister can't without help. I need my magic now otherwise we're all in trouble." She pleaded. "Please. He's dying.....I don't want him to die."
Twilight gazed at the alicorn mare, who looked like she was about to burst into tears.

"Oh really. Well, unless you surrender, he will meet his demise. Along with Equestria."

"Why do you hate us? Why do you want Equestria?" Luna demanded.

"I want power. I want wealth. I want control." He clenched his fist. "Give me Equestria. Now. And you can have your freedom and your magic back."

"I don't want my freedom. I want Equestria's freedom."

"Oh, being humble are we?"

"Just please, let the fighting stop. Let this war stop." Celestia croaked.

"Pttf. I'm surprised you know what it means. I bet you've never fought in your life, you cowardly scum." He hissed.

"Says the creature who hides behind guards." The draconnequus coughed. Raising his head.
"You cower behind a stone wall. Letting others fight for you. Don't be a hypocrite, and call Celestia cowardly."

"Well well well. You're not dead yet?"

"You can't kill me off that quickly." Discord said bluntly, his voice scratchy and sore.

"You're nearly dead anyway, I'll let you suffer further as you didn't join me, and fight for real freedom and power." FeatherTail walked over to the pot.
"Tell me, spirit, have you ever fought to live?"

"Everyone fights to live. But not everyone is into physical fighting."

"Still. I read about you. About your species. About the kingdom that fell. And how everyone was slaughtered." The griffin smirked, watching as Discord glared at him.
"I want the same to happen to Equestria. Every child, adult and elder murdered in front of their families. Their houses lit up with fire. The royals to fall and crack, before being killed. Forced to watch everything they created and protected destroyed." He laughed manically.
"As they say, if you don't learn from past mistakes, you will repeat them."

Discord growled and mumbled under his breath, just as four mares trotted in. Standing beside the thrones.
Twilight felt a flash of joy, so happy that her friends were safe.

Well, most of them anyway.

As the ponies sat down, the doors flew open. Looking as if they would rip off.

"HOLD IT!!!" A stallion shouted, his voice filled with anger. It was a tall, grey unicorn stallion, with slick white hair which was combed back. He wore a grubby, scratched golden armour, with a sword in a holder. His face held an expression of pure hatred. A pegasus mare with a striking blue and yellow mane, that fell down her neck, followed. She wore a set of pristine, black armour, which glimmered. She rolled her golden eyes.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!!"

"Silver Sword? What is the meaning of this interruption?" Luna demanded.

"I apologise, Mother Night. I tried, and I mean I tried, to keep him away." Sinclair Thunderstorm moaned.

"How bloody dare you!!! How dare you, Princess Celestia!!" He yelled, stomping his hoof. Celestia glared him, star-struck.

"Pardon?"

"How dare you do all of this! How dare you allow that tyrant control the sun! How dare you allow the Royal Guard crumble! How dare you allow such creatures as Shadow Ponies to fight for Equestria!! It's disgusting! It's...it's absolutely-"

"Oh, hold your tongue. Bloody hell. I would have thought you couldn't stop talking." Sinclair muttered. Slapping the guard, who growled.

"Furthermore, how dare you allow a murderous monster as him," He pointed at the griffin, "into this castle!!!"

"Silver Sword, please. I do not have to constantly inform you of everything."

"Yes. Yes, you do! I was supposed to be the Captain of the Royal Guard!! I was supposed to be the Royal Protector!! I was!! I'm your personal guard, and I have the right to know these things!!!!"

"Please, shut up. Damn, I guess Sister Solitaire was right when she said you were an obnoxious, loud-mouth." Sinclair snorted.

"Oh shush, you scum. Who needs you anyway?"

"Duh, of course you do. Wow, you are really thick."

The stallion growled, before being silenced by a laughing griffin.

"Wahahahaha!! Pony-kind is really falling!! Succumb to fighting among each other!! Hilarious!!" FeatherTail bellowed with laughter. Sinclair stared at the griffin, before turning to the lunar alicorn.

"Mother. Shall I resume my post?" She asked, walking over to her.

"No. Stay here. We may need you if all fails." Luna whispered.

"Excuse me!! Have you forgot about me?! I have rights!! I deserve to know!! I-"

"You deserve nothing. Ponies don't even deserve mercy. Pathetic creatures, really. And all weaklings must die to make way for the strong."

"Enough. This infuriating bickering is just stalling time!! You and your stupid 'rights'. You absolutely, irritating, stupid stallion!!!" Luna shouted. Her horn lit up in fury, focusing on both the grey stallion and griffin. However, her sister shook her head at her. Luna continued to glare at the two, as her aura faded. Silver coughed and walked over to the door.

"Good-bye, your highnesses." He said sarcastically. "The magic of four bloody gods, and are unable to tell me and let me do my thing." He snorted, slamming the door.

FeatherTail placed a claw on his chin, before chuckling. Twilight glanced at him.
"The magic of four gods sounds pretty good." FeatherTail laughed, tapping the pot.

"Yes, but how would you harness it?" Rarity pointed out. Interrupting his laughter.
"It's all good when you have the magic, but how would you use it?"

"Hmmm, sell it. Seriously. Some parts of the world would kill for half the stuff I'm offering. Alicorn horns, draconnequui flesh, and their magic. Wonderful. Wonderfully rich."

"You sick creature!!" Cadence yelled. As the griffin turned to the pink alicorn, Rarity hovered an envelope- which arrived before they entered the room- to Celestia. Who quietly opened it. A smile of pure joy crept onto her face.

"Finally. Freedom is close." She sighed with relief, allowing the weakened draconnequus to lean against her neck.
"The tables have finally turned." Celestia said regally, startling the griffin king. He stuttered before staring at the alicorn in confusion.

"What? Nonsense! My army is strong!" He retorted.

"Hmm, that's what you believe? They're obviously not strong enough. For you see, Equestria has it's victory in view."

"As if."

"Ignore if you will, but, running from the truth causes great falls. Very, great falls." Celestia glared at the griffin, with a sliver of hatred, confidence and joy in her musk rose eyes.
"Equestria shall win."

~~~~~~

Author's Notes:

A meh chapter. I've been concentrating on my Portal game. And Hallowe'en costume.

Anyway, thank you for reading and comment below.

Sinclair Thunderstorm is JuiceSpilled's OC. Please no hate or stealing. I placed their OC here as their description was later than everyone else's. Everyone's OC will all have a chance to shine.
So, yeah.

Bye.

Chapter 36- Battles

It was loud.

Bluntly put, but it was true.
The fields were erupting with sound of metal clashing, screams and shouts. Howls of pain and agony flowed around as blood was spilled onto the grass. Caramel feathers fluttering to the ground as the owners fought against the horrifying sight before them.

"What the hell is that?!"

"What are they?!"

"They're monsters!!"

"RUN FOR IT!!"

A couple of ponies stood upon a hill near the battle grounds, watching as more blood was spilled. However, it was not pony blood for once. They watched mesmerised by the scene in front of them. Entranced by the events unravelling before them. Staring as mists of black leapt up and swiftly slaughtered the griffins. Their blood splashing onto the ground and glowing among the emerald green blades of grass.

"Incredible." A bronze stallion muttered, his eyes glued on the ponies of dark blue, orange, white, royal blue, scarlet and light blue. Staring as they turned into intimidating black figures that flowed through the crowd of griffins, slaughtering them ruthlessly.

"I know." A golden unicorn mumbled, breath-taken. And slightly scared by the shadow ponies, seeing them obliterate the army of griffins. He wondered what would have happened if the shadow ponies were used against Equestria. He shuddered at the thought. Clearly, that was not a good thing to think about. Besides, the shadow ponies seemed nice enough. And they are fighting for Equestria.

"So.....Equestria had this secret weapon all along? And they never used them before?" An ice blue stallion asked, turning to his wife, who also seemed mesmerised by the battle.

"Well, kinda. The Shadow Ponies.....well.....let's say, they're a delicate species." Rainbow Dash struggled to think, over-tired from earlier. Their plan to divert the griffins' attention worked without a hitch, and Solitaire seemed pretty happy about it.
After all, she was leading the attack. Rainbow remembered watching as the scarlet mare stood before the leader of the griffin attack. He simply laughed at her. Yet, his laughter was cut short as the shadows on each side of the black winged mare rose up, revealing several figures of ponies. The griffins watched in shock, before the leader demanded answers.
He received his answers.....but not in a pretty way.

"Delicate? Dashie! Are you watching the same thing as us?"

"Of course I am. No, I didn't mean physically delicate....I kinda mean.....mentally...." Rainbow lightly said, trying not to sound too offensive.

"I believe, I may see your point, Miss Dashery." Stormbringer nodded, a hoof held up to his chin as he went into deep thought.

"From the information both you and Princess Celestia have given us, I can see by want you mean." The golden maned stallion stated. Solar turned away and continued to watch the battle scene. Just as the deep red mare flew into the sky, just above the griffins, before laughing manically and diving down. Turning into a black mist and causing a foutain of blood to appear.

"I don't get want you mean. How can the Shadow Ponies seem delicate? They seem like a pretty....strong....species..."

"No. I don't believe they are. Their confusion and mental pressure is covered over by their ability to fight. You see, they were originally created by Nightmare Moon. To fight for her should a war break out. They were born into Equestria with only the of knowledge fighting. With only the figure of Nightmare Moon to look up to. However, when she banished to the moon, they lost that supportive figure. If you remember, the others, including Miss Solitaire Blade, called Nightmare Moon mother."

"But, she also called Princess Luna mother." Rainbow interrupted.

"Indeed. Miss Blade is a different case. The others, however, they were led into a completely different world. They all had to go into hiding. Being killed off by the Royal Guard as Celestia feared them as dangerous. However, without a leader, they were vulnerable."

"I see. So, the remaining Shadow Ponies watched their own die?" Soarin nodded, finally understanding.

"Yeah. As Solitaire said, she took upon the role of leader again. She was the leader of the Shadow Army anyway, but re-took the role fearing for her siblings. They're all one big family if you put it simply. They're brothers and sisters." Rainbow continued.

"That sounds pretty cute actually."

"Totally, cute when they're out there murdering." Solar Flare muttered.

"We'll hear their story later, Solitaire will probably crack sooner or later, but Soarin and I must go to Canterlot." Rainbow began to trot away, followed by Soarin. The two of them began to outstretch their wings and began to hover as they worked their feathery limbs.

"Yes, yes, of course. We'll stay though. Just in case."

"Okay. Good luck." Dash called out as they both flew off, glancing back at the battle scene. She then gazed at her lover who was swaying along with the wind. She smiled gently and swayed along side of him. The two pegasi flew around each other, like they once used to before the tragic events of the wedding. They laughed and giggled as they fluttered around.

"Oh, Dashie. I missed this. I missed this so much." Soarin chuckled as bumped into the cyan mare, who squeaked in surprise and nudged him back. The two had flown a reasonable distance, but were still far from Canterlot.

"So did I, Soar.....I'm sorry. About earlier. About the whole....wedding incident...I was wrong...In the wrong frame of mind...I-" She croaked.

"Dashie." Soarin hushed, picking up the prismatic mare's hoof. But, she kept her down. Her hood hanging over her face. Soarin slowly flicked the hood back, and brushed the scruffy rainbow mane until it settled. He gently moved her head up with his hoof, and with a smile, he gazed into her eyes. Those dazzling rose gems that he fell in love with in the first place. Those eyes that held a flame of all-sorts behind them.
"You have nothing to be sorry about."

"But I-"

"No. The only thing you should be apologising for is denying me my kiss." Soarin smirked.

"Wait, what ki-" Rainbow's words were quickly cut short as the stallion placed his lips upon hers. Rainbow stared at the pegasus beside her, and gave in. Happily wrapping her fore-leg around his neck. Continuing to kiss him passionately as they glided through the soft, cool air.

Author's Notes:

Herp-a-derp! I'm back!
My allergies are gone (Flippin finally!!), my Portal game is finished, my animes are done, and now, this chapter is out!!

This chapter bugged me as I had no idea what to do. So, I did another filler.
There will be more Soarin-Dash in later chapters, after the war and stuff.

Also, here's a hint. Two characters are going to die. Good or bad? I can't say.
That's all. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Next chapter, Luna's plan goes wrong and Twilight gets angry. CHAOS ENSURED!!

Thank you for reading, and comment below.

Also, as I have mentioned to Storm Chaser on my user page, Rainbow Dash is no longer my favourite. (Rarity, Celestia and Discord for the win!) Thus, writing her is becoming more of a struggle. So, please bear with me. It will take longer for chapters, but I'll try my very best!
Thank you!!

Chapter 37- Beginning of The End

"All nonsense. How is my army failing against you, you weak ponies? My army can demolish one of your cities within minutes." The griffin yelled, irritated by the monarch before him.

"Well, you have high hopes of your army. But you are currently incorrect." The grand white alicorn started, staring at the griffin with a gleam on confidence in her eyes.
"At this minute, a...let's say, miniature army, has already destroyed half of yours. Within the hour, Commander FeatherTail, you will fall. And ponies shall rise again."

"Pah!! What's this miniature army? I demand to know!" He shouted, clenching his claw.

The grey mare by the thrones shifted up, an evil gleam in her golden eyes.
"What is the miniature army? Yes, what is supporting Equestria? What is giving them their victory?" She hushed, gently fluttering her wings as she walked over to the griffin.

As everyone concentrated on the mare and griffin, they all failed to notice the small black mist seeping through the closed door. Flowing through the gaps and keyhole of the door.

"I demand answers! Or are you lying? Lying to make me give up the magic? Well, that trick won't work!"

The black mist rose, into a form of a pony. The pony stood proud, and confident as it began to change colour from a black figure, to a proper pony. A scarlet pony with golden brown curls, sky blue eyes and black wings, stood where the shadow figure once was. Flicking her curls and flapping her wings. She glanced around the room, noticing the argument she was already listening in on. She gazed at the griffin who was arguing with the ponies, and hoped nopony saw her sneak in. She already got scolded by Princess Luna for sneaking around.
However, a certain violet alicorn was watching. Holding her breath in fear of screaming as she watched the transformation.

The red mare trotted over, beside her grey pegasus friend, a smirk upon her face. Celestia and Luna gasped quietly as they noticed the mare.

"I was just overhearing that wish to know. Wish for the knowledge of whatever. Knowledge of what is making Equestria strive for victory." Solitaire almost whispered. The two mares slowly circled the griffin.

"Another bunch of assassins? Like that stupid Creed?"

"Oh no. Something much worse." Sinclaire said eerily.

"Something more deadly."

"Something darker."

"And what is that?" FeatherTail growled as the mares circled around him. From some reason, his legs buckled. Making him collapse to the floor. He gazed to only see Solitaire's manic grin.

"Your worst nightmare." She whispered to him, darkness fading around her. Leaving a set of glowing baby blue eyes and a fang-filled grin, hovering in the darkness.

FeatherTail began to scream.

~~~

Everypony watched as the black mist around the yelling griffin began to disappear.

Moving towards the blue alicorn, the two mists took on the form of ponies again.
The two mares innocently smiled as the griffin guards helped their frightened leader up, before threatening the two with their spears.

"Oh my, Sister Taire. We may have gone too far." Soda giggled.

"My dear Sister Claire, there's no such thing when it comes to....nightmares." Solitaire chuckled. She gazed up at the night princess.
"See, mother. It was handy having us around."

"Indeed it was. Good little ponies." Luna smiled, making the two younger mares grin like fillies.

"W-What....was that?!" FeatherTail demanded between panting. An angry yet fear filled expression upon his face.

"That was only a small portion of what your army is experiencing right now. As this happens, they are being slaughtered down, just like all the ponies you murdered earlier." Celestia explained.

"Whatever it was, stop them now."

"No. Equestria finally has victory in it's reach. We're not stopping."

"Fine. My queen, Twilight Sparkle shall die then." FeatherTail shouted. Twilight quietly gulped and shuddered as the griffin walked up to her.
He roughly grabbed the purple mare's throat, and pulled her towards him. She gasped and flapped her wings fruitlessly.

"Call them off, or she dies." He growled.

"You leave Twilight alone, you big bully." Pinkie yelled. The mares beside her nodding with fierce expressions.

"Well?" He glanced up at the white alicorn, who bit her lip. Should she sacrifice her student- who was like a daughter to her- for Equestria? After watching her grow into the beautiful mare she is, after watching her flourish, should she allow her to be murdered on the spot? Should she? Even if she could do something, what would it be?

"I expect an answer."

"I-...I...." Celestia stuttered, unable to think.

"Fine. She dies." FeatherTail pulled out a dagger and held it on Twilight's throats.
"Your choice." He pressed the dagger harder, making the young princess bit her tongue in attempt to stop her from crying out. She then closed her eyes, realising that there was no point pretending now. She couldn't die before the plan was put into place.

Before he could slice her throat, a flash of pink erupted before his eyes. He growled as the mare disappeared from his clutches.
He manically looked around, to see Twilight standing by the window.

"What are you doing? Using magic without my permission?"

"Don't touch me, or my friends ever again." She growled, startling FeatherTail. He staggered back in shock.

"Your hypnosis?! It's worn off?!"

"It went away a while ago. I woke up in cell, and was told that you used me to kill my friend and used me against Princess Celestia!!" She shouted, tears brimming her eyes as she remembered her dear friend.

"Who told you you?!"

"I told her, dad!" The young, female griffin flew over to Twilight's side. Staring with an angry expression towards the elder griffin.
"Everything you are doing is wrong."

"Brilliant. My weakling daughter has sided with the ponies. No matter. I'll get a stronger heir."

"No you won't." Twilight's horn lit up, however nothing ever came as she watched the griffin. He walked over to the large bronze pot and circled it, with a grin.

"You can't touch me. If you do, I'll break this pot and it's contents. Ridding of the your precious magic." He glanced at Celestia who bit her lip in fear. "I want my queen back. Come back now." FeatherTail growled at Twilight who shook her head.
"Fine."
He then turned to his guards.
"Fetch me that one there. The yellow one with pink hair."
He pointed at the scared mare, who was shaking behind her friend, as his guards grabbed her.

"Leave Fluttershy alone."

"Put her down."

Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie tried to protect Fluttershy, but the griffins easily tossed them aside.

"Oh no no no no please no." Fluttershy squeaked as she was dragged across floor, and thrown onto the ground before FeatherTail. Who pushed her, scratching her side, as she rolled onto her back.

Twilight and her friends glared at the griffin as he placed the dagger onto the butterscotch mare's throat. Fluttershy tried to cry out, and wriggle free, but she was being held down by the griffin guards.

"If you, so cut a thread of her hair, you'll regret it." Discord growled, also glaring.

"I'll regret it? Sure I will. What will you do? You're technically dead." He laughed, pushing the dagger. Fluttershy cried out as the blade of the dagger pierced a bit of her flesh. A dribble of pure red blood falling down her neck.
"Say goodbye little pony." FeatherTail grinned.

Before he pushed the dagger further into the mare's throat, he was blown back by a forced of golden magic.
He yelped out in pain as his body was thrown against the wall.

The crying pegasus was then picked up- the guards flicked away- and was hovered over to her friends in a golden aura, before being gently set down. The other three mares, helped her sit up and hugged her. Settling her down.
Fluttershy shakily glanced up at Discord, while being hugged by Pinkie Pie. She watched as he fell onto the alicorn next to him. Breathing heavily and spluttering out blood.

The white alicorn winced as she felt the draconnequus grow cold. She held onto his claw and squeezed it, hoping to keep him awake, to keep him alive.

"Please, just stay with me." She whispered. Noticing the spirit's struggled breaths.

Discord slowly and shakily nodded, his vision blurry and faded. His body weak and cold. He was so damn exhausted. His eyelids lowered, giving him a tired, hopeless look.
Celestia's stomach knotted and her throat tightened as she felt him place what little weight he had left onto her side. Whatever would happen, he would depend on her completely. She couldn't lose him yet. Not when she was so close in saving him.

"Enough with the brutality, threats and death. You have lost FeatherTail. You have to surrender now." The Princess ordered, as the griffin and his guards shakily stood up.

FeatherTail snorted and wiped any blood he had coming from his nose. He glared at the draconnequus and then at the ponies around the room.
"No. I still have your magic. I...I can still use this against you. I can still win."

"Believe all you want, you have lost either way." A voice came from the doors, which were now open. Twilight's eyes snapped wide open. Her mind on overload as two ponies in black cloaks stood in the doorway. The young alicorn felt her mouth curve into a smile. Her eyes brimming with warm, fresh tears, streaming down her cheeks.
She choked on her sobs as she galloped over to the cyan mare.

"R-R....R-Rainb-bow Da-sh....!!"

Author's Notes:

HIIIIIII GUYS!!!

SORRY!! WHEN I'M OVERTIRED, I CAN BECOME REALLY HAPPY AND OVER-EXCITED!!

ANYWAY, HERE'S THE NEXT CHAPTER!!! WE'RE CLOSER TO THE TWO CHARACTERS BEING KILLED OFF!! DIAMOND DUST, YA WERE CLOSE WITH THE GUESS OF SOLITAIRE DYING (I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD KILL HER AS WELL) BUT YOU WERE ALSO SO FAR.

NO OCS WILL DIE (DON'T PANIC). ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IS A PROPER CANON CHARACTER. THE OTHER SHOULD BE REALLY EASY TO GUESS.

THANK YOU FOR READING AND COMMENT BELOW!!

Chapter 38- Deaths

"R-R....R-Rainb-bow Da-sh....!!" The younger alicorn choked on her sobs as she galloped over to the cyan mare. Wrapping her fore-legs around the cloaked assassin's neck, who gasped and staggered back by the sudden force.
The pegasus stared at the wailing violet princess as she hugged her.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." She repeated, her throat growing sore and scratchy as she cried.
"Please. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I love you, Rainbow Dash. You're my bestest friend. You're my sister. Please, forgive me. Please please plea-"

"Twilight." Rainbow hushed, making the lavender pony stop and look up at the blue pegasus.
"You have nothing to be sorry for. It wasn't your fault." She hushed, hugging Twilight.

"But I.....but I betrayed you and killed you...well, tried to..." Twilight croaked.

"No, no you didn't." Rainbow turned to the leader griffin in the centre of the throne room. She glared at him, as he stared, star-struck by the fact that the assassin had not died.
"It's his fault."

"Pttf! What are you going to do? Need I remind everyone, I have orders on this pot." He patted the bronze pot. "If I die, the pot and the magic inside, gets destroyed."

"You are really sick, you are!" Soarin shouted from behind Rainbow. FeatherTail glared at him, before laughing.

"Oh, the husband-to-be. The newbie assassin. The pathetic leader. I remember you." He smirked. "I remember twisting their's," He pointed the two mares who were still held on by a hug, "and your emotions. Oh, it was such fun.
And now, I'm toying with everyone else's emotions!! That pink alicorn there! She's has to watch helplessly as her husband fights in a bloody battle!! Those ones there! Those four mares! They have to watch as all their friends and family are slaughtered!! And the best one yet, I love this one. I have her wrapped around my claw! I can make her do anything as she has to choose whether to save her beloved land, her sister, you or her....let's say...lover." He grinned like a mad pony, turning towards the white alicorn and draconnequus- who was currently half unconscious.
"It's so easy!!"

"Dad! Please! Everything you are doing is wrong! Ponies are cool! They're nice and friendly!" The younger griffin cried out. Rainbow glanced at her, wide eyed.

"I remember you coming home after you're transfer, Gilda. You said you hated ponies. You hated your friends. You hated all of them." He argued.

"No. No, I was wrong. I was just mad. I was mad because the only friend I had changed and left me." Gilda muttered.

"That's why I tried to kill her. Because she left you. That and she was in the way of breaking Equestria."

"I was angry, dad! She left me because I was a jerk to her and her friends. I was wrong. Not her. Not her friends. Not any pony. Please, dad. I beg of you, stop this now." She begged, but her so-called father ignored her, tutting.

"Guards! Take my traitor daughter. We'll lock her up later, but keep her in the carriage. If she tries to fight back, you have my permission to kill her." He ordered. Watching as his two guards dragged the younger griffin away, who didn't even bother to struggle. She gave up. It was hopeless. Her plan couldn't even start. She sighed as the guards took her. Gilda glanced at Rainbow as she was dragged out and mouthed a simply apology.

"Good. Now I can-"

"NO!"

Everyone turned to the tall white alicorn- whose usually flowing mane now fell upon her neck as if it was wet- who was at the bottom of the stairs of the thrones. Despite being weak, she stood with an angry stance, glowering at the griffin. She slowly walked over to him, a fierce look upon her face.

"No. I have had enough of this. This will end now. For good. I have no choice but have you killed now. I'll gladly end your life." She growled, towering over the griffin. Luna trotted over, standing behind him, her horn glowing a musk blue.
"I hate murder. I hate death. I try to avoid it at all costs. But you... you have....you have hurt my ponies enough. You have hurt my Twilight enough. You have hurt my family and friends enough. You deserve to die. Whether I have magic or not, I will not stop until your blood stains the ground. Until you have your final pitiful breath. Until your body rots."

"Equestria is a land of harmony and peace. You've disrupted that. Cracked. Shattered. Destroyed. You've endangered the world because of your selfish acts." Luna continued, lifting the griffin with her aura. He struggled against her magic grip. Madly flapping his wings and waving his arms.

"I have rights! I have rights to-"

"You have nothing. You have no right to live. You. Must. Die." As Celestia uttered the last word, she kicked the pot in anger. Making it hit the marble floor with a loud clang. Sparks could be heard inside as it rolled around, stopping at Celestia's hooves.

"What are you doing?"

"Using force." She stamped on the pot. Despite being made of heavy bronze, the lid quickly fell off. Rolling off somewhere and hitting the wall. Everyone's eyes fell on to the golden light that flooded out of the pot. Pouring out like water. It formed into a large golden puddle around Celestia. Slivers of gold floated up, snaking around her horn. As Celestia's eyes shone pure white, the room filled with light. Everyone nearly blinded. Not noticing the outside view. Not noticing the black sky. Not noticing that the sun was no longer lit up in the sky.

No one noticed the lifeless body of a draconnequus on the thrones.

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The light faded quickly. Leaving everyone to wince as they adjusted to the light once more. Everyone gasped as two very giddy alicorns grinned.

Princess Cadence jumped up and down, flapping her purple faded wings. Her long, curled, tricoloured candy mane neat and radiant. She giggled and hopped as she felt strength again.

In the middle of the room, standing elegantly yet confidently. Her coat pure white and glimmering. Her mane and tail flowing and sparkling. Her wings strong and beautiful. Her horn was still lit up in a golden light as her magic connected back to her sun. Her sun. Her glorious shining sun that was gleaming bright in sky. Shining down on the land, with a heart warming glow.

Celestia smiled, before turning back to the floating griffin, held in her sister's grip. Her horn lit up again as she glared at him. FeatherTail stared back, worryingly. His eyes filled with fear as the great alicorn moved closer to him.

"I win." She whispered, pure hatred dripping from her voice.

Before anyone could react, FeatherTail screamed out in agony. Clutching his chest as blood poured out of his mouth and nose. His chest on fire. Burning with pain. His blood literally boiling in his veins.

Luna's glow around him left and he dropped to the floor. Crying out and yelling in pain as he squirmed on the floor. His blood splashing on the marble.

Celestia lowered her head down, so she was eye level with him. She moved over to the side of his head and whispered so quietly that only he heard.
"You hurt my Discord, I hurt you."

That was the last thing FeatherTail heard as he felt his heart rip. A garbled scream left his beak as fell limp on the ground. Laying in a pool of blood.

Everyone was silent. Their eyes glued to the bloodied corpse of their enemy.

Princess Celestia stood up straight once more, turning to the two shadow ponies.

"Tell your brothers and sisters that he is finally dead. Tell them that we have won." She ordered. The two bowed.

"Of course, your highness." They said formally before evaporating into pure shadow again.

The room was quiet.

But only for a second.

"It's over. It's finally over!!" Pinkie Pie cried through her happy tears. Twilight and Rainbow galloped over to the four mares. The six embracing each other in a hug. They all cried as they were all together again.

Celestia hugged her sister, so happy to have magic once more. She quickly twirled around, hoping to see Discord's trademark grin.

However, her hopes were dashed.

Her own smile dropped as she stared at the body of the spirit of chaos. Her musk rose eyes stuck on him. Watching and waiting to see him twitch, or his chest to rising and fall.

But when she saw none, she felt herself crying out.

"Discord!!"

All cheers and merry talk disappeared as the grand white alicorn galloped over to the thrones. Her eyes tipped with tears.
She stood over him. Just staring at him.

Celestia dropped down, unknowing to the rivers of tears falling down her cheeks. She shakily raised a hoof and gently shook the draconnequus. When she got no reaction, she shook him again.

"No no no no no." She croaked. She rolled him over slightly, placing an ear on his cold chest.

Silence.

"No."

No beat. No thump.

"No no."

No nothing.

"Discord no." Princess Celestia cried. Burying her face into his chest.
"No don't leave me again. You just had to hang on a little longer. Please don't be gone. Please." She wailed. Not caring about the ponies staring at her.

Everyone watched. Watching as the Princess of Equestria cried into the chest of the dead Lord of Chaos.
The happiness of victory was quickly drained away. Now replaced by the sorrow of losing a friend.

Luna bit her tongue. Her head down. Her eyes squeezed shut. Forced to listen to her sister's cries.

The sobs and wails of Princess Celestia echoed. They echoed as she cried for the creature she loved.

"Please no. Please be a joke. Please Discord. I love you. I love you I love you. Don't leave me now. I promise to be by your side forever. I promise to be there for you. Just....please....don't leave me..." She croaked. Holding him closer to her.

Fluttershy quietly flew over. Landing before the two. Her hoof over her mouth as she began heavily breathing. Her own tears pouring out. Her throat dry. Unable to cry out she stared at him. He was alive a couple of minutes ago. He saved her life a couple of minutes ago.
And there he was.
His cold, lifeless body laying across the thrones.

Celestia continued to sob uncontrollably. Apparently yelling stuff, but no one could understand through her sobs.

While it was Equestria's brightest day in history, it was Celestia's darkest.

"....p-please....I...I-I...love yo-u...I l-love you....so d-damn much...."

Author's Notes:

Well, here. The two deaths.
One everyone loved and waited for, the other one not so much- yet expected.

Now, you can hate me for killing of the God of Chaos, but it stays for the plot.
Sorry guys.

Also, there may be a sequel. With some help, I was inspired with another plot. And it is perfect.
I'll reveal the summary for it later though.

Thank you for reading and comment below.
Also, lucky you. Two chapters in one day. You're lucky I was in a writing mood.

And no, the story isn't finished yet. So, shush.

Chapter 39- Beating

She cried.

She cried and cried until it hurt her so. But even then she didn't stop her cries. Her face and his chest soaked with her tears. Her forelegs wrapped around his cold body. Begging for him to be alive. Alive to love him.
Her throat ached, her eyes were sore. But she didn't care. She didn't care about herself. She didn't care about the physical pain. She only cared about the draconnequus in her hooves.
It wasn't a horrific death. It wasn't a bloody mess out of a book. It would have hurt Celestia even more if she saw his blood. But what pained her the most was that he passed when it was supposed to be their victory. He was supposed to say something funny and moan about the sun or something. Not die. No, he wasn't supposed to die.

"Please, let this be sick joke, Discord. Please. Just don't leave me now."

The room was left in a deafening silence. Forcing everyone to listen to the cries of a broken lover. It pained them to see and hear their strong ruler, the pony everyone looked up to, the pony who supported Equestria and kept it going forth through it's troubles, was broken. Was wailing, sobbing, over the corpse of the spirit she loved. Her pained, sore sobs. Pained, sore sobs for a broken, lost love.
Similar cries had happened before. A couple of years ago. The couple were young but still lived. They were still alive, engaged. Able to create a family and live together.

But not Celestia. She couldn't do any of those things.

She had already cried for him. Many, many years ago when they were young. She cried for him then. And he cried for her.
Now, her sobs were strained and broken. She tried. She tried again. She tried to be with him again. She tried so damn hard to be with him like she used to. To rekindle that flame. After watching the pegasus lovers, Rainbow and Soarin, suffer traumas but then grow closer, she thought she could do the same. But, her plan was one-sided. She never knew if he returned the feelings. Not only that but she had the duties of Equestria to hold. She also feared that ponies would hate her for loving an old enemy of Equestria, reformed or not. But, she still loved him. She didn't care what others thought. She didn't care about that. She cared about him. And nothing would have been in the way of them.

Except his death.

Feeling her own heart rip, Celestia held him close. Refusing to stop her cries. Refusing to leave. She had to be close by him. It was the least she could do. After everything he has done. If he wasn't there, Equestria would have been ripped apart quite literally. The Harmonic Magical Barrier would have tipped without an even amount of both order and chaos magic. And due to the large loss of Celestia's order magic, the barrier tipped violently. Causing the magic in Equestria to become deadly. It either caused pegasi to drop from the sky, or for unicorns to suffer head injuries.
But Discord stopped that. Despite only having chaos magic, he was there to support both sides. And he stayed to helped until he died.

And that made Celestia cry harder. He saved her, and her land without a second thought. Yet, he couldn't even live to see it win and rise again. To see her again.

The shaking yellow pegasus stared. Unable to process what was happening. Her friend had died. And not 'died-then-it-actually-turns-out-they're-alive'. He was dead. Everyone saw it coming. He was already dying. It was surprising that he actually lived that long, but it was expected to happen.
Fluttershy hoped it wouldn't have happened. She hoped that he would live. And they could have their afternoon tea parties with cucumber sandwiches. And he would make jokes, puns and alter little bits of reality.

But no. He...he was laying down. Cold. Unmoving. Dead.

Fluttershy slowly walked over, trying not to bother the alicorn. Her eyes stuck on the spirit, but she glanced at the wailing princess. Her face buried into his neck. Soaking his fur with her tears. Crying uncontrolla-

That's when she saw it. Fluttershy's aquamarine eyes watching carefully. She moved closer, and placed her own ear on his chest. Hoping that what she saw was tr-

"Princess, shush." She demanded. Her concentration on listening for slightest sound.

Celestia sat up sluggishly. Slouching. She rubbed her eyes and turned to pegasus, who was leaning on him.

Suddenly, a flicker of hope lit up in the alicorn's heart. She watched, hoping that there was something.

Now, Fluttershy had a sharp sense of hearing. Even from birth. She could hear the smallest things, that no-pony else could hear. This also why lots of normal sounds frightened her. To her, they were really, really loud.

Her ear was pressed harder against Discord's chest. She could swear she heard the th-

....thump....

She held her breath. She heard it. It was quiet, weak and barely there, but still actually there.

...thump...

Her eyes widened. Tears overflowing. Happiness filled. She smiled and shot up.
Everypony watching, especially Princess Celestia.

"It's there. His heart beat." Fluttershy cried out, but happily.

Celestia stared at the pegasus. Unsure.

"It's true. He's still alive, Princess. It's a weak heartbeat, but still there. Discord is alive."

Celestia's mouth twitched. She then stared at the draconnequus. A wobbly smile upon her pearl white face. Tears pouring from her eyes for a different reason.
She quickly placed her ear on him again. Wanting to hear it hers-

...t-thump...

A lump formed in her throat. It was there. His heart was still beating. Struggling, but still beating.

The tall alicorn stood up quickly, her horn lighting up. A golden glow surrounded Discord and she turned to everyone in the room.

"I-I...I've gotta-"

"Go, sister. We'll wait." Luna shouted, but softly. Celestia turned to the blue alicorn and nodded.

In a flash of golden light, the two were gone.

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Author's Notes:

Aaayyyeeee!!!
I lied! Only one character was meant to die! As I've said before, I can't kill off my favourite character.
It's kinda cliché, but what the heck? Discord was only dead for a chapter!
Next chapter, da shadow pones!! As Solitaire returns, she finds out she wasn't the only one who went mad.

Also, the sequel. I'm not sure. It won't be a full in romance. It would be about the ocs. They could have romance (I don't know, I mean, Solitaire is single)
For the plot, if you remember, Solitaire agreed to help in return that she and the others would be turned into real ponies. Celestia agreed despite it being impossible.
When Celestia admits the truth, the shadow ponies turn. Turning against Equestria.

Yay?

Anyway, thanks for reading and comment below.