“Chaos Bloom, are you ready for this?”

Even though it was pitch black, and the voice echoed so loudly the freezing floor shook, the small mare closed her eyes and nodded. Her pale yellow coat was almost glowing in the dark, her baby blue and lemon yellow mane seeming very heavy at the moment, as if she might faint under the pressure.

Her voice was soft, light, and in some way… eerie. Too soft. “Yes, brother. I will do whatever you wish.”

In the dark, Chaos Bloom could make out the shape of her elder brother; he was very tall, and his blood red coat seemed almost brown in the thick blackness that surrounded them.

It was true; her brother was not normal. A defect, as he described it. He was a Pegasus pony, unlike herself as she was an earth pony, but instead of being gifted with feathery wings he had been cursed with those of a bat. His eye shaped cutie mark brought its own dark talent as well, the ability to control the mind of any pony (With the exception of royalty, who for some reason he could not get through to.)

However, despite his power, Hypnotic Aura had never once used it on Chaos Bloom. His little sister had done everything he asked willingly, and worked her way up to a prized possession in Hypnotic Aura’s eyes. He trusted the small, fragile looking mare just as she trusted him; both without hesitation or second thought.

“Good then, you understand the plan? Repeat it to me, Sister.” He gritted his teeth, impatient and wanting his plan to go into motion as soon as possible.

“Yes, I understand the plan. I am to go and find the Princess Celestia’s prized pupil, a purple unicorn mare by the name of twilight Sparkle, and earn her trust. Once I have obtained that, I am to contact you.” Her whispery voice was like honey, seeping over the words she spoke and coating them in sweetness that was incredibly soothing.

“I will tell you what to do from there. If you are caught, or your cover is blown…” Hypnotic Aura blinked, and then fired off the rest of the sentence with cold cruelty. “Do not bother coming back home, because I will give you a punishment so severe you will regret the birthright you stole from your mother.”

Even though her coat had begun to crawl, Chaos Bloom nodded. “Of course.”

There was a silence after that. Neither Hypnotic Aura, nor Chaos Bloom moved in the dark, stone room, almost unwilling to make time move.

Finally, Chaos Bloom moved forwards and touched her nose against her big brother’s shoulder. “I’ll be safe… don’t worry.” Then she turned to the wall, using her teeth to grip the drapes over a window and throw them open.

Moonlight poured into the room, revealing the small mare’s sweet face, and baby blue eyes. The pale moonlight revealed that she was slightly taller than average, but still short compared to most male stallion ponies. Not only that, but her tail was extremely short, almost deer like, with a blue tip. It was true, Chaos Bloom was a very pretty little mare. Her cutie mark was a square, with several thick arrows piercing its sides; it had no color, and was all black. Any old mare could tell you that she bore the mark of a very old, very ancient family of ponies of which almost succeeded in destroying all of Equestria at one point. They were called, the Night Riders. The Night Riders had all black cutie marks, DARK cutie marks.

She looked at her brother, her last family member, and she found that even if he was twisted and hollow with vengeance to a source she did not know she still loved him. “I promise.” Then she pushed open the front door and galloped into the night.

Hypnotic Aura did not smile back at her, but he was frowning. “Goodbye.” Was all he muttered, but then his tail swished cheerfully, because he remembered;

He was going to soon, very, very soon, rule Equestria.