The sun rose from the horizon and shown forth a new day. It's magnificent rays of warmth shown the beauty of the land below. It was the beginning of a new day in this strange world for our hero. Anon gladly helped Fluttershy with her animals. While this was seen as odd behavior where he is from , it was the least he could do to repay Fluttershy for her kindness. Many would often try to avoid the knight until they needed him. Anon had never really felt like this before. The only time he ever felt wanted was when he joined the military.

Fluttershy remembered that she would introduce the knight to her friends and was more than happy to do so. The walk to Ponyville wasn't a long one but it was long enough to get a good sight of the environment. Even after the rain , this land still shown it's warm and beautiful landscape. As soon as the two arrived in Ponyville , everypony would go silent when they saw the knight. Low whispers were shared between each other and move out of their way as fast as they could. Anon saw that Fluttershy had a worried look on her face. Anon knew what he must do.

"Do not fear me , citizens for I have come with no intentions of causing havoc!" Anon announced as he held his hands up to show he was unarmed.

This seemed to calm them down , but that didn't stop them from speaking of him. Anon had no control over this , and knew that they had their right of free speech. All he wanted to do was to avoid them from panicking. Fluttershy seamed to be rather pleased about this and gave him a warm smile. It didn't take Anon long to see the castle ahead of them. It was made of pure crystal and resembled a tree of sorts. It amazed him on how much beauty there was in this world. He felt out of place... Not just by looks but also by the thought of how this world was way more peaceful than his realm.

" Anon , look over there!" Fluttershy said while gently tugging on his hand." Those are my friends I was telling you about!"

Anon looked ahead at the ponies , Fluttershy was pointing at. They were seated outside of a... House made of candy?... Well anyway , they appears to be having a conversation and didn't notice him nor Fluttershy. Fluttershy told him to stand still while she went over to say high and safely introduce him. Anon waited for her to wave him over.

"Howdy there Flutters!" Applejack said in a good morning attitude.

"Hey , sorry I forgot to tell you about the rain yesterday." Rainbow Dash apologized." It totally slipped my mind."

" Oh don't worry about that!" Fluttershy said. " We didn't mind staying inside."

"We?" Rarity asked." Did you make a new friend , darling?.. Maybe even a.. Colt friend?"

"What do mea-" Fluttershy began before realizing what Rarity had said." Umm... No.. I just found him while I was in the meadow. I promised I would introduce him to us."

"So you did make a colt friend!" Rarity said with a twinkle in her eye.

" Yay!" Pinkie Pie cheered." Where is he? Can we meet him!? Is he nice? Did he hurt you?! Don't be afraid to tell me! I'll show him what for!"

" Well he's really nice and umm." Fluttershy stuttered." Anon! You can come meet my friends now!"

Anon heard Fluttershy call his name and walked over slowly. His armor fused body showed no sign of emotion and made him appear more menacing. His eyes couldn't be seen through the darkness from inside his helmet and made any eye contact really uncomfortable. His sword could be clearly seen in its sheath and his shield could be partially seen attached to his back. He just wasn't really fun to look at. He only appeared even more threatening as he walked up beside Fluttershy and eyed them carefully as if they had any thought of harming her.

ELSEWHERE...

"It seems like the cursed one has foolishly led us to a new realm!" Said a mysterious figure figure in the darkness.

"It would seem so." Said another unidentified voice."What do you think we should do about this?"

"You know good and well." Answered the first voice. "We do what we were born to do... We conquer!"

  "Should I begin?" Said the second voice.

"Yes!" Said the first one." We must conquer this land and feed upon their flesh and bones! We must torment and torture the souls of the innocent and bathe in their blood!"

"Yes , master." Said the second voice before a small green flame grew amongst them.

The growing flame revealed the cursed souls of the undead around the area. Like moths to flame , they threw themselves into the flaming portal. Many more monstrosities plunged down into the portal with the only desire of causing destruction and chaos. They all cried for their nourishment , that could only come from the flesh of the innocent. They craved the hunger and would do anything to satisfy their needs. This was the beginning of dark times. Generations yet unborn will cry out in anguish. Next Chapter: Invasion Estimated time remaining: 4 Minutes