I was going to be late. My books were, at least. They were going to be overdue any minute, and I honestly did not want to pay the fine. I grabbed them by the mouth, and plopped them into my backback. I checked the clock, then returned my attention to the receipt I was given the day I borrowed the books. Only five minutes remain. Normally, I would make a big entrance and do a few tricks while flying down, but my bits were on the line here. Twilight wouldn't even give a friend discount. I put on the backpack, opened the door to my house of clouds, and stepped out. I stretched my wings out, and brushed some hairs from my rainbow mane out of my eyes so they don't decline my vision. Taking one look down below, I jumped.

   My wings caught the wind, and I flew. The backpack containig the books dangled loosely on my shoulders. Twilight's library was in sight. I narrowed my eyes, and forced my wings to beat faster, as fast as they could without activating the Sonic Rainboom of course. I didn't want to break the windows of Ponyille's folks. I'll have to pay more for the repairments than I would if my books were overdue. Still, I will do anything to stretch a bit. 

   I drew near the ground. One powerful wingbeat stopped my falling. Landing on all fours, I caught my breath and rushed inside the library. Twilight was at her desk, she looked over upon my entrance.

   "Well, well, Rainbow Dash. Here to return your books I presume?" She grinned and I nodded. She took a glance at the clock and jotted down something on her piece of paper on the desk. "Another minute and your books would have been overdue. I would have had to charged you one bit per book then." I smiled, opened the knapsack, and dropped the books out onto the floor. Twilight's horn glowed, and the books levitated over to her. She checked off a few things on her paper before turning to me again. "Enjoyed these books?" I sighed.

   "You ask me that every time I return my books Twilight, and if you really wanted to know, I would enjoy reading more if there wasn't a due date on these things," I uttered, "What's the point of due dates anyways? I can return them whenever I'm done with them." She scrunched her face up.

   "Rainbow! That is a very selfish thing to say. There are ponies all over Ponyville looking to read these wonderful books. Due dates make sure everypony get a chance to read what they want! How would you feel if Spike hogged the entire Daring Do series?" Upon hearing his name, the little purple dragon stuck his head into the room.

   "Hey! I heard that!" Twilight and I both giggled.

   "Well I sure wouldn't like that," I said.

   "Of course not! Are you going to borrow any books today?" Twi asked.

   "Nope, all this reading is getting to me. I think I'm becoming an egghead like you more and more each day. Don't forget, my dream is to become one of the Wonderbolts, not an old granny spending her time reading." Twilight narrowed her eyes.

   "Whatever." I turned to leave. I was caught off guard when the door shot open and an excited Skybreak flew in.

   "Dashie! There you are!" he yelled. I took a good look at him. White furcoat, black mane with red streaks, nice strong looking wings, and perfect blue eyes. He walked towards me. We rubbed our muzzles up against each other. I heard Twilight gag behind me. I ignored her.

   "You scared the living flying feather out of me," I said.

   "Sorry, sweety," he mocked, and chuckled at his own insolence. I punched him on shoulder. Hard. And I didn't care about the cute muzzle touch we had moments before. 

   "I told you to stop calling me that," I muttered. Skybreak grunts, and grabs something from his bag.

   "Check this out," he said through a mouthful of papers and drops them to the ground. I look from sheet to sheet. They're all flyers.

   "What's so great about this?" He pointed at the middle one. 

   The Great Travelling Wolf Group
-Amazing stories
-Wolven performances
-Exotic items for sale
   Entry fee: 10 bits

   Pictures of wolves fill the sides of the page. I knew exactly why Skybreak brought these to me. I closed my eyes, and slapped him.

   "I'm guessing you're not coming with me?" He said, rubbing the cheek I had just slapped.

   "Of course I'm coming! This is going to be awesome!" I grinned. He grinned. "Just don't tell the others, they won't understand why we would ever want to go to a place full of wolves. Oh, and you're paying."

   "Done, and done."

   I returned to my house with some of the flyers Skybreak had given me. I didn't know why Sky would even want to go there. I stared at the sheets. I'm only going because he was, or that's what I told myself. Only to keep watch and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid. Be responsible here, agh dang it, I was interested of course. Imagine! People you are forbidden to even KNOW coming here to talk to you about their lives! This was a once in a lifetime chance. I had to take it.

   I turned in my sleep. I couldn't wait for tomorrow. I wondered what wolves are like. Are they nice? Cute? Or are they cold and mean? I wanted to know so damn badly. Fall asleep already. Fall asleep! I closed my eyes. Sleep would not come. I laid there for hours, somewhere around midnight, I drifted off into dreamless sleep.

   I nodded sleepily to Sky, my signal for him I was ready. I barely slept the previous night, so I will be burdened with droopy eyes during the show. Sky passed me a ticket he had purchased earlier. The ticket felt cold to the touch. I set it into my bag, and stretched my wings. Skybreak was already in the air. The moonlight illuminated the crimson streaks in his mane.

   "C'mon slow poke! What'cha waiting for?" He taunted. I laughed, and with one beat of my wings, I was at his level of height. Sky grumbled. 

   We flew silently through the night sky. The show wasn't far away. It was being held in a small run down theater near the Everfree forest. Creepy huh? The cool night air sapped through my furcoat. I didn't feel cold though. It actually felt... nice? Maybe I should go flying during the night more often. Skybreak glanced at me. His eyes were filled with excitement. I couldn't put my hoof on it, but my senses told me he wasn't excited for just the performances. He was excited for... something else? 

   We landed outside just outside of the theatre. It was dark, a dim lamp was lit beside the entrance. The windows were boarded up, any remaining glass only hung loosely on the rims. I squinted my eyes. Apart from the lamp, there was no light inside. Just pitch black. I shivered a bit, and looked to Sky. He was shivering too. But he wore a wide grin on his face. He wasn't scared. He just couldn't wait. It felt like an eternity. We just stood in front of the theatre, not sure what to do. Wasn't there a wolf or pony at the entrance to collect tickets? I took a step forward, Sky grunted and followed. Before we knew it, we were both inside, wandering around the halls. We could've searched forever without ever finding the correct room, until somepony called for us. Not somepony, someone.

   "Hey! You two!" The voice was gruff, "What're you doing here?" I turned to the direction of the voice. There wasn't much light, making it hard to see. I squinted my eyes, only to see the ugliest thing I've ever seen. It was covered in gray fur. A jagged tooth was hanging out from its large mouth, which was curled into a smile. Its emerald eyes stared back at me. Then it hit me, of course, this was a wolf. "I asked, what are you two doing here!?"

   "We're here to see the show," declared Sky, he sounded confident we weren't going to end up as wolf food, although I caught a small tremble in his voice. 

   "You got yer tickets?" We both opened our bags, and picked up the tickets by our mouths. The wolf grumbled and snatched the tickets. The tooth that was hanging out pierced them. With a paw, he pointed towards the door behind him. "There, you may enter. Hope you enjoy the show, it might be your last." He snickered. I shivered. I knew they couldn't lay a claw on us, or the princess will wipe them all out, still, it chilled me knowing I was with people who think of us as nothing but mere food.

   The room wasn't very big, but it was crowded with ponies. I looked around, half hoping that nopony I knew would be here. It would be bad if any of my friends learned I willingly came to this sick twisted show. The lighting in here was much better. I took a good look at Sky, expecting him to be overwhelmed. To my surprise, he looked rather calm. The room was rather loud, everypony was chatting. It gave me a headache. This was not how I expected to spend my night. From a door at the other end of the room, a wolf walked out. He looked no different than the other who had taken our tickets. The wolf raised a paw, and the room went silent.

   "Welcome mares and colts of Ponyville. We are wolves that travel across Equestria, in search of towns inhabited by ponies to share our stories with," the wolf coughed and cleared his throat before starting again. "The show you will see tonight will be one you will not forget! I doubt that any of you standing in this room have any knowledge on wolves except for that we are fierce meat eaters! That is not true, we eat meat to survive. If we could get the nutrients we need another way, we would." I rolled my eyes. "Enough of me talking, let's welcome our first story teller, Jerry Scratchit!" Everypony clapped.

   Jerry Scratchit wasn't at all what we expected. He was scrawny and small, at least half my size. His legs wobbled as he walked, and I saw his tiny claws make little marks as he walked across the room. His brown fur was matted, and one of his ears had a cut. Walking up in front of the crowd of ponies, he began to speak. 

    "Hello all," His voice was squeaky, it almost sounded sort of cute, "Please do not point out my small appearance. I was the runt of my litter, all my brothers and sisters have grown to at least double my size." Somepony snickered in the back, it was loud and audible up front. Jerry ignored it. "I've come from the south. You may be wondering, why don't us wolves name our towns? There is no use for that! Our noses help us detect which town is which. We do not need a name to set a boundary. If we wanted to, we can start a small village where ever we want." Jerry continued into the rest of his life story. I found my eyes beginning to droop. The flyer said stories of course, but where are the wolven performances! They're the main reason I came here! Maybe I could take a few of the wolves' tricks to perfect more of my flying techniques. I took a glance at Sky, he was absorbing every bit of this. 

   Next was Janpaw. He talked about his life and how his parents were killed by unicorns. A few of the ones in the room blushed and shrunk back. When he noticed them, he just laughed.

   "There is no need to be afraid, I hold no grudge," Janpaw smiled, "It is a thing of the past, the current way we are living is not the best, but it is acceptable." I couldn't believe this was coming from a wolf. One of the predators that once hunted us down and enjoyed us for dinner.

   The night slowly dragged on. More wolves with more stories. More stories mean more sleepy eyes. Everypony around me seemed to be interested. It just didn't bore me. I yawned just as Jaggedtooth walked off the "stage". Skybreak nudged me.

   "Hey, you falling asleep?" He asked. I shot a look at him.

   "Does it look like I am?!" He laughed.

   "Whatever, Ms. Grouchy."

   The wolf who had introduced the show to us earlier walked in. He took a look around the room, and smiled.

   "It looks like many of you are satisfied with our stories. We are about to sell some items, and then we will call it a night. Our story tellers are very tired, and they will need a rest for tomorrow's show." I rolled my eyes again, who gets tired from telling stories? The wolf gazed at us all, and flashed his fangs. "But before we set up shop, we have one last performer." Whoopie. I was ready to leave this dump. A waste of ten bits. I didn't pay anyways, Sky did. I chuckled to myself. Everything darkened. I couldn't see my own hooves in front of my eyes. I squinted, to no prevail, I could not see anything in the blackness. Everypony began to whisper between each other. What was happening? Something squealed, and light returned to the room. My pupils dilated, I blinked a few times before my vision cleared. Tied up, at the front, was a pink, wriggling pig. It snorted, and continued to flail. A gray ball of fur fell down from the ceiling and landed behind the pig. It looks like a wolf. Quite young, seems my age, maybe a year or two older. There was nothing remarkable about him from the other wolves, except for one scar on his shoulders.

   "My name is Light," the wolf said, "I have been travelling with this group for a while. They are an amazing bunch." He set a paw on the thrashing pig, and grinned. "I have a very special surprise for you ponies." His teeth glistened, and the corners of his mouth curled into a tighter smile. A sudden realization had almost stopped my heart. I knew what he was going to do. I turned to Skybreak.

   "Sky, we need to get out of-" I began, but he raised a hoof. I couldn't see his eyes. His mouth quivered before he talked. 

   "Dash, this is g-great!" He flashed me a smile, "Finally, I will get to see one of them in action!" What?! I shot him a look. What the hell was he saying? Was he enjoying this? He must be crazy then. I tugged at his arm.

   "C'mon Sky, we gotta get out of here!" I begged. I was not ready to see a pig get killed and devoured on the spot. Skybreak turned his head to me, and smirked.

   "Why? You chicken?" I gulped, and returned my gaze to the front. Light raised his paw, and in one swift movement, he jabbed his foreclaws right into the pig's chest. It squealed louder. I winced. He jabbed it again. Over and over until the pig died. Light's paw was covered in red crimson blood. He brought it to his mouth, and licked. My stomach turned, just the thought of one animal eating another sickened me. I noticed Light stare at me. His dark eyes glistened. I've seen that expression before. Was it something I had that he desired? I realized we were making full eye contact, I turned, and blushed. At the moment, I was glad we didn't tell anypony we knew we came here. Fluttershy would kill me if she learned that we watched a pig get slaughtered without even moving a hoof to try to prevent it.

   "Thank you, on the way out, there will be wolf plushes, posters, small souvenirs and even potions for sale. You will have to go through a test before purchasing any potions, some have different effects, and we just stocked with a potion that turns you into a wolf. Only the purehearted will be able become one, I must warn you." Blah, blah, blah. I wanted to get the hell out of there. It was over anyways, and I wanted nothing to do with their wolf potions or silly cheap knick knacks. I felt Skybreak's hoof touch mine, it was warm. I looked to him, and stared him in the eyes. He looked back calmly.

   "Let's go," I said, expecting him to fly out the door, challenging me to a race home. He didn't. He just stared back. Awkward. I waved a hoof in front of his face. "Sky? You here?" 

   "I'm not going back." Huh? I narrowed my eyes. He stayed calm. I punched him on the shoulder.

   "Haha, nice one, really got me there. C'mon, let's go home, I'm sleepy." I rubbed my left eye and pretended to yawn.

   "You go back without me," Sky paused, looked up, closed his eyes, thought for a moment and started again, "Dashie, you'll always love me right? No matter what you think of me, we'll always be friends?" I had no idea what he was spewing, I just nodded. "Thank you. I wish I could live with you forever, but now our paths must part. You heard the wolf, they're selling potions that transform you into a wolf. I'm buying one- I want to be a wolf." Those words stun me. I was flabbergasted. What should I say? I think he finally lost it. A tear slid down his right eye, and he closed in, arms out, ready for a hug, "I love you Dashi-" I pushed him away.

   "What the hell is wrong with you? Who in the right mind wants to be a wolf?" I began to cry, tears slid down easily. "They're sick, they kill for fun. Is that what you want to become?"

   "Dashie, don't cr-" I took a step back.

   "Stay away from me, I don't love you anymore. I-I don't want to be with anypony who wants to be a wolf. You saw what they did to that pig. They kill for amusement, that's just not cool. Don't talk to m-me again." I was lying to myself. He raised a hoof towards me. I brushed it away, stretched my wings out, and flew off. Past the carts full of potions, past the carts full of knick knacks, past the wolves handing put autographs, through the hallways and out into the night sky again. I headed home, away from the wolves, away from Skybreak. The pony I once loved, the pony I once wanted to be with. No. The pony I love and still want to be with. He wants to be a wolf. That's just twisted. Yet, I still want him. Something was deeply wrong with me. To love somepony who wants to become something that has been natural enemies to us for the past hundreds of years. I mean, it's one thing to go to a show and listen to their stories but it's another thing to want to BE one. I just don't know what to do... Just don't know. If Twilight was in this situation, she'd know. But I'm not Twilight, and I can't even ask her for help without spilling the beans. I entered my house of clouds. Normally the puffy cloud ground would comfort my tired hooves, but not tonight, they felt as hard as cement cement. My face stung with tears. I plopped onto bed, and cried myself to sleep. The pony I had thought I'd live the rest of my life with was leaving to join the wolves. To BECOME one of them. To become a killer.

   Knock. Knock. Knock. I grumbled and turned over. Light creeped in through my eyelids. Who the hell could it be this early in the morning? I checked the clock. 12:47. Oops. It was noon already? I must've slept in. I didn't care. I wearily walked to the washroom. The knocking on my door continued. I began to brush my mane. It was messed and strands of hair stood up. Knock. Knock. Knock. The knocking grew more rapid and louder. KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.

   "Oh for crying out loud!" I shouted, "I'll be down in a moment!" I took a look at myself in the mirror. I didn't do a great job on brushing my mane, but it looked better than it had minutes before. I flew downstairs to the front door and opened it. I really didn't know what to expect, to my surprise, Fluttershy poked her head in. 

   "Uhhh... Rainbow Dash? I think there may be something wrong with Skybreak. He was found unconcsious near the Everfree forest. And he was, Oh my," She winced as my expression changed from sleepy to a face of worry, "rushed to the... hospital." Of course the words I had said the previous night were what I truly believed at the time, but deep down, he was just that somepony really special to me. I didn't waver, like instinct, my wings spread open and I set off. They were beating faster than the day my books were overdue. The flight that day seemed like nothing now. Skybreak was everything that was on my mind. 

   I landed outside of the hospital and rushed inside. 

   "Which room is Skybreak in?" The secretary looked up, flipped through some notes, and mumbled out his room number. Leaving without giving my thanks, I flew up the stairs. They were much faster than the elevator anyways. Room 267. I found it quickly and without knocking, I barged in. Twilight and AJ were gathered around a limp body on the white bed. Skybreak. I glided forward, and folded in my wings. Sky's blue eyes were wide open, but they were dull. I see no presence of a living pony inside of them. His white furcoat was matted and had dirt stains in some areas. I saw that the color in the red streaks on his black mane was faded. I put an ear against his chest. His heart was beating, but it was faint.

   "Rainbow, I am so terribly sorry," said Twilight. Tears formed in my eyes. 

   "He's not gone yet, no," I reassured myself. AJ remained silent. 

   "Dash, did something happen between you two?" Twilight asked. My ears perked, and my mind raced for something suitable to say.

   "No," I lied.

   "Ok. I just want to show you something I found," Twilight's horn glowed, and a white bottle floated over in front of me. "This was lying beside him when we found him." I squinted my eyes, there was something imprinted on the bottle. A design. It was pure black. It was the face of a wolf. It was obviously a wolf potion. Man, Skybreak, that's not awesome at all. I decided that I'll strangle him right after I save him. "Do you know anything about this?"

   "Not really."

   "Tell me anything Dash, anything that the doctors may use to save Sky. Some of the remaining contents of this bottle were tested. It was said it had acid in it, and some other unknown fluid. Any information can help us find an antidote. I KNOW you know something!" begged Twilight. I winced. Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes. This potion was made by wolves, it has ingredients that aren't even known to ponies. Telling the truth here won't help. I'd be more shamed if my friends learned I went to a wolf convention. They might not want to be friends with me after. I mean, it was twisted enough I went, but does it make me bad that I didn't raise a hoof to help that pig? Oh Celestia, Fluttershy will kill me. 

   "I'm sorry Twilight, I don't know anything." She sighed.

   "I was afriad you'd say that. The doctors have no idea what he drunk, I haven't even learned about this stuff. Dash, I'm sorry, if he continues like this, he won't make it." Twilight turned to leave. I didn't respond, couldn't respond. I lost my voice. All I could do was listen to Twilight's fading hoovesteps and Sky's uneven breathing. I snuggled in beside Sky, and began to cry.

   "Shit Sky, I'm so sorry," I sobbed, "I should've been there last night. I should have stopped you from drinking that poison." I layed still, half hoping he would just sit up, punch me on the shoulder and say "Haha, gotcha!". Half hoping he wouldn't, it would be abashing and awkward, especially what I had just said. My tears seeped into Sky's white furcoat, and it dripped down into the mattress. I rested my head against Sky's chest. He felt cold. Hours passed, there was no difference in Sky's breathing. It was soft, but slow and raspy. It comforted me as I fell asleep.

   "And we just stocked with a potion that turns you into a wolf. Only the purehearted will be able become one, I must warn you." The last bit echoed through my head. "Only the purehearted will be able to become one." Purehearted. What? What does that mean? Was there an antidote? Skybreak turned his head to me, and his already open eyes slowly filled with lift. His face morphed, eyes turning yellow, white furcoat fading gray, snout extended. His mouth snapped open, white fangs glistened in the moonlight. He looked exactly Light, the wolf who had killed the pig. 

   "Only the purehearted may drink, and your friend has failed," snarled Light. I screamed, or tried, my voice was stuck in my throat.

   I snapped awake. Sweat dripped down my face. Skybreak slept at my side. He was still unconscious. He had his normal pony face, he wasn't a wolf. I sighed. Was this all getting to me? Was that dream some sort of message? I didn't need to put the pieces together. I knew what it meant. I hesitated, was it worth a shot? If I was in his position, Skybreak would no doubt go for it. Taking a deep breath, I opened the hospital room window, and flew out into the night.

   I landed outside of the theatre the wolves had performed in the previous night. The lamp that was hanging loosely from the room is no longer lit. I gulped. The theatre door seems like a wide mouth agape, ready to swallow me in. I close my eyes, and walk in.

   The corridors are dizzying. They were no different than the night before, but my horrible memory had not remembered the way to the small room. I sure didn't want to bump into any wolves here, well, I did. But I was searching for one particular wolf. The one who advertised the potions. The one who had a scar on his shoulder. The one who visited me in my sleep. My hooves grew tired. How many times have I walked down this hall? Searching for that one room feels like the hardest thing I've done in my life. I wasn't even certain Light would be there. The group could have packed their things and hightailed it out of there. I groaned, giving up, and sunk to my knees. I buried my face in my hooves, they'll find out. Twilight and the rest of the gang will find out I was here. How could I be so stupid? Wolves, they were wolves, how could I think for a single second I could come for one night and listen to their stories? They're lying wolves, bad wolves. That potion they sold was probably a hoax. I convinced myself it was nothing but poison, nopony could become a wolf that easily. I don't even think it's possible to change one's race. I felt like crying, it was hopeless for me to save Sky. I'm just going to stay here and ro-

   "You looking for me?" I looked up and almost screamed. Yellow eyes stared back at me. They were freightening, yet they were sort of beautiful. Those eyes belonged to Light. Through the darkness, I saw the corner of his mouth slowly curl into a smile. "I've been waiting for you," Light cooed, "I knew you would come to help that little pony friend of yours." I bared my teeth.

   "Give me the antidote you dirty rotten wolf," I snarled.

   "Oooh, you don't know how much that hurt," Light laughed, "I'm not here to play games." He rummaged through a bag tied around his waist and pulled out a small bottle containing a black mixture. "You want this, don't you?" He dangled it on a claw before my eyes, I resisted snatching it from his mangled paw. 

   "Hand it over," I made an attempt to grab it. In one swift movement, Light pulled away and cackled.

   "We all want something, your friend wanted power, nothing more. The potion rejected him," he stuck a tongue out and taunted, "There are two things I want, this antidote, in case I ever run into anyone worthy of being saved, and one other thing I do not have."

   "How the hell is that even possible? The potion isn't alive," I sniffed.

   "That is not important, the white pony will die by sunrise," Light flashed his fangs and smiled, "Unless you can provide me with what I want." I stared back.

   "If it's money, I'll pay up. I've been saving up the bits I've won in flying competitions." My reply only amused him slightly.

   "You ponies, is money all you care about? Wealth is not what I perdue or desire. Money only brings greed and hatred. I have no need for it." I was beginning to get frustrated. Making a deal with this wolf was like convincing Fluttershy to stop feeding her animals for one day, not that I do that.

   "Then what DO you want? Just tell me already!" I raised my voice, hoping to sound more intimidating. It did not work.

   "I think we both know." It was a simple and quick answer. I noticed Light's eyes scanning my body, looking at every strand of my cyan fur carefully, staring through me.

   "I honestly don't-" It struck me, I had wished I realized it sooner. It was twisted, my heart sunk and stomach turned. "You-you want... me." Light's expression stayed calm, and his ear flicked, he did not deny anything. "Wh-why!? That's just sick!" He looked up, and thought for a moment.

   "Never in my twenty two years of life here in Equestria have I ever met a pony so magnetizing. The moment I saw you, I knew I wanted you. You are beautiful, I don't know this feeling, I just know I need to have you," his ear flicked again, "It's like... a feeling I've never felt before, I'm falling in love with you." I grumbled. This wolf has lost it.

   "Go fall somewhere else, I don't want to be with you," I mumbled. Light's sudden change of tone surprised me.

   "Ok then, I shall enjoy watching your friend perish. I've heard from the makers of the potion that the ones that don't become a wolf will suffer a horrible death, and their souls will be sent to hell right after." He laughed at the thought. "I'm excited to see if he will scream out his last breath, or suck it all in." I blinked away a few tears. I could not put Skybreak through that. For a moment, I didn't look at him, after thinking it through, I turned my head and made full eye contact with the wolf.

   "I'm yours." Once again, Light laughed. He sensed victory.

   "Smart decision," He reached into his bag once again, and pulled out a bottle that had looked like the one found beside Skybreak. "This is the very same potion your friend had drunk, if your heart is filled with darkness, you will die, simple as that. Other than that, it is perfectly safe." I rolled my eyes, perfectly safe my flank, I didn't even know what the hell was used to make thing. Reluctantly, I took it and downed the bottle in one gulp. Nothing happened. Nothing at all. Was I going to die? I dropped the bottle, it landed and exploded into dozens of tiny glass shards.

   "Nothing's happening, does that mean I am going to die?" I asked.

   "Give it a few weeks, if you were going to die, we wouldn't be talking right now, you would drop dead to the floor." Light smiled, and handed me the bottle containing the black fluid. I clutched it in my mouth. This was my chance, I have what I needed. I have no need to stay. "You will see changes eventually, they come sl-"

   "Sucker!" I said through a mouthful of the bottle and spread my wings.

   "What're you d-" I didn't let him finish, with one powerful beat of my wings, I was off. He could not chase me, I flew through the halls as fast as I could. I didn't know if he was chasing me or not, best not check. Light's voice travelled through the hall.

   "Foolish pony, you will come crawling back to me, just you wait! You will beg me for help, do not think this is finished!" I ignored him, and flew out the door. Hopefully, this will be the last time I'll ever have to see a wolf again. It was all over, no more problems for the time being. I had forgotten all about the potion I just drunk, and lost all my worries. The sky was still dark. Good. Within minutes, I found myself flying just outside of Skybreak's room. I had left the window open, and easily slid in. Sky was still in bed, it doesn't seem anypony has been in this room since I left. Hopefully nopony will catch me feeding him this potion. I uncorked the lid with my teeth, held it carefully with my left wing, and brought the neck of the bottle close to Sky's mouth. I forced it in and Sky drunk. The contents emptied pretty quickly, when he was finished, I threw the bottle aside. I put my ear against Skybreak's chest, and slowly listened to his heartbeat return to normal. I sighed a breath of relief. I was glad he was going to live. The tireness finally set in, I hadn't noticed how exhaused I was from all the tension. I laid down in bed beside Sky, not under the blanket, it was a bit chilly, but his growing body temperature kept me warm. I laid there for five minutes, listening to the silence.

   "Dashie?" Skybreak croaked. My ears perked. "Dashie? Am I dead?"

   "I'm here, you're going to be alright," I mumbled, and fell asleep, ignoring the tearing pain that had started at the tip of my hooves and teeth that slowly began to sharpen. Skybreak was going to live, and that's all I cared about. For the moment that is. 

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