“Oh, how the mighty have fallen.” Shadow said humorously as she emerged from the shadows into a completely dark cell that contained one pony.

“What makes you think I’ve fallen?” Feral Lupus asked as she looked up from the floor and at Shadow. Sure, there were no windows to allow moonlight in, but every month on the night of the full moon, Feral Lupus emerged and tried to find a way out. There were multiple attempts at shadow hopping but she reasoned that there was a powerful magic surrounding the cell.

“Well, because you’re here now.” Shadow’s humor faded as she was taken aback, not having expected Feral Lupus to counter her statement.

“Yet, I’m closer to the Princesses than you are.” Feral Lupus smirked and while it was true she couldn’t get out, she felt that Shadow didn’t need to know that. “You haven’t been with the Shadowbolts very long have you?” She laughed when Shadow shook her head.

“I may not have been with the Shadowbolts for long, but I can do this.” Shadow reached into her mane and pulled out a small blue mirror before aiming it at Feral Lupus. She tapped the back once and a second later the edges turned orange before the mirror shone with a bright light that temporarily blinded both pegasi for a moment.

“Now you’re thinking-” Feral Lupus started to say but stopped and enjoyed the moonlight providing her with strength once more. Just over a second later, the moonlight vanished and plunged the cell back into darkness once more.

“You’re a Shadowbolt. Frost Aura would love to have you fight alongside us when we attack Celestia, or you can stay here and rot as a former Shadowbolt.” Shadow felt some of her confidence returning knowing that she was at home in the darkness. “That was what you need more than anything wasn’t it?” She pocketed the mirror while Feral Lupus eyed her with hatred.

“I could easily snap your pretty little neck right now. Former Shadowbolt or not.”

“I’d like to see you try.” Shadow taunted thinking back to all the training she did with Serenity Dreams. With a yelp of surprise, she found herself being jumped on by Feral Lupus and the two began fighting. “You may rely on the moonlight, but the darkness and shadows are my allies, more so than any other Shadowbolt.” Shadow declared and used her abilities to slip through the shadows behind Feral Lupus, hit her and then melt into the shadows once Feral Lupus turned around. After a few attacks, she managed to pin Feral Lupus to the ground. “See what I mean?” She hissed into her opponent’s ear.

“But I’m more seasoned than you.” Feral Lupus then threw her head back head-butting Shadow’s face which was enough for Feral Lupus to shove the other pegasus off. “Even without the moonlight, I was still Nightmare Moon’s second in command.” Snarling, she leaped for Shadow, who tried to fly out of the way but quickly hit the top of the cell. Using her momentum, Feral Lupus wrapped her fore-hooves around Shadow’s waist and with a flick of her wings, she flipped them over before throwing Shadow down to the floor. When Feral Lupus’ rear hooves touched one of the walls, she kicked off and flapped her wings to gain speed diving down getting both fore-hooves around Shadow’s neck with the momentum taking them a couple feet to stop. “Just a little more pressure…” She pushed down but stopped when she thought she heard something and listened for a moment. Removing her hooves from Shadow’s neck, she ignored the coughing. “When’s the attack?”

“Two weeks from tonight.” Shadow said as she inhaled lungful of air while massaging her neck. She only had time to fade from sight before the hidden door swung open revealing a pegasus with a mostly missing wing, and one eye of his golden eyes being glossed over. His fur was jet black while the mane was bright red and his tail was a combination of the two colors while his pupils were more like slits giving his eyes a cat like appearance. A patch of skin that was a mixture of black, blue, white and leathery in texture rested around where his cutie mark would have been. Around his fore-hooves, he wore two silver bracelets with shiny blue jade stones on them.

“Princess Luna wishes to see you.” The broken pegasus stated before turning and walking down the candle lit earthen hallway.

Fool. Take me to her, it will be perfect to see your face when I kill her. Feral Lupus thought as she followed him while behind her, the candles snuffed themselves out.

Roughly seven minutes later, the hallways changed to reflect the castle interior and Feral Lupus was led into a windowless room that was split in half by steel bars. “Wait here.” The broken pegasus said and walked out of the room making sure to lock the door behind him.

Inside one of the lesser used hallways, Blue Jay was flapping her wings hard as she could but went nowhere due to Rainbow Dash holding onto her by her tail with Paige keeping her hooves bound with magic. “I changed my mind, I can’t do it! Please, let me go.” She whimpered the last part.

“Blue Jay, you have to do this.” Paige tried reasoning with her. “You’ll feel better after this is over.”

Lyla Firecracker walked in front of Blue Jay. “Forgive me.” Was all she said before raising a hoof and slapping Blue Jay across the cheek causing her to stop in shock while Rainbow Dash nearly fell backward. “Listen here, Blue Jay, do you think I enjoyed going into the horror section at the wax museum? Or when Discord came to life and started taunting and threatening to make me relive that day? Did you see me running away?” Sure I might have coward and wanted to run away, but I had decided enough was enough. Paige, Harmony, and you were there to help me realize that I was done running from Discord’s shadow and so today is the day we help you get out from Feral Lupus’ shadow.” Look around you, yes, right now.”

Blue Jay had sat down during Lyla Firecracker’s speech, but she did as she was told and saw the faces of Paige, Rainbow Dash, and Harmonious Flash before she looked back at Lyla Firecracker.

“Minako might not be here, Kitsune is trapped inside Feral Lupus, but you have these friends that are willing to be with you this evening and if you run away now, then you just spat on our friendship.” Lyla Firecracker stated before taking a breath and letting the information sink in. “Now, are you going to be a coward?” She watched Blue Jay shake her head. “Good, since you’re not a coward. What is the real reason you don’t want to do this, what is it that you fear most?”

“I’m afraid you girls won’t like what you hear.” Blue Jay said as she hung her head and since she was no longer trying to escape, Rainbow Dash and Paige let her go.

“That’s nice of you to want to protect us, Blue Jay.” Harmonious Flash said with a small laugh and lifted Blue Jay’s chin. “Everypony here has figured we’ll be hearing unpleasant things. Yes, words can hurt, but they only hurt as much as you allow them to.” She then blew air directly onto Blue Jay’s nose. “That was a hateful word just now.” She explained with a smile. “That’s how much her words should hurt you tonight.”
Blue Jay couldn’t help but to crack a small smile and nod. “Though, think you can brush your teeth?” She teased, earning her a playful noogie from Harmonious Flash.

“Hey, Blue Jay, if you want I can kick her flank around a bit.” Rainbow Dash offered.

“I don’t think that’ll be necessary, Rainbow.” Twilight Sparkle said as she approached the group with Luna at her side. “Luna said this room is divided in half so you can’t get to her and she can’t get close to you.”

“What are you doing here, Twilight?” Rainbow Dash asked as she tilted her head. “I didn’t tell anypony that I was going to be here to support Blue Jay.”

“I heard it from Celestia. Once I did, I felt like I should be here as well for additional support.” She looked at Blue Jay. “That is, if you want my company. I mean-”

Blue Jay held up a hoof so Twilight Sparkle wouldn’t have to explain any further and nodded. “Thank you.”

“The prisoner is in the room, Princess Luna.” A jet black pegasus with a bright red mane, missing a wing and burned off cutie mark said as he seemingly melted from the shadows causing everypony but Luna to jump and cry out in alarm at his appearance.

“Thank you, Darkfire.” Luna said softly with a gaze that looked like pity when she addressed him.

Paige got ready to open the door with her magic. “Are you ready, Blue Jay?”

Blue Jay took a breath after facing the door and she nodded once when she was. When the door opened, she steeled her resolved and walked into the room. My friends are right, I can do this.

Seeing the door open, Feral Lupus was expecting to see Luna, so she was surprised when Blue Jay walked in. “Well, well, well, it’s my favorite little pet. How long has it been since we last saw each other?” She asked with a grin but it faded when she realized Blue Jay’s friends were walking in behind her.

Blue Jay swallowed, knowing it was far too late to back out now. “Two months.”

“Two months? Really? Feels like two days ago honestly.” Feral Lupus said with a playful tone. “But whatever, did you come for some fun? And this time having an audience as well… I didn’t think you were into that kind of thing.” She smirked and watched as Paige and Rainbow Dash seemed to be the two most affected by that. “Or would you rather we have a pony orgy?”

“Shut up!” Paige yelled before she could stop herself. “Blue Jay is not like that.”

“How do you know, Paige? Did you ask her or did she tell you?” Feral Lupus asked when she heard Paige growl in response.

Blue Jay quietly put a hoof onto Paige’s shoulder. “Don’t let her get you riled up, it’s me she wants remember.” To this day, she couldn’t tell where the calm had come from despite her worst nightmare was on the other side of the room but if she had to guess, it was to help reassure her friend. Removing her hoof, she tried to hold onto the calmness but it faded away far too quickly for her to enjoy it as she walked towards the bar but remained a foreleg length away. “I have something to say.”

Feral Lupus walked right up to the bars keeping a playful air about her.” Oh, what’s that my pet?”

Now that the moment came, the words themselves died in Blue Jay’s throat and she looked at the floor. She stayed like that for a moment or two while everypony stayed quiet. “Before you came along.” She started quietly. “I didn’t think it was possible to hate anypony. Dislike yes, but not hate.”

“Why thank you.” Feral Lupus interrupted.

“But then you came along.” Blue Jay continued as if she hadn’t been interrupted, her voice going cold and her stare getting harsher with each second. “I hate you with a passion for what you did to me, from the cutting all the way to you raping me. Perhaps the worst part was, that you were right, I bucking enjoyed it.” Her friends were shocked to hear what Blue Jay was saying.

“I bucking enjoyed the sex and wanted more of it, even if I had to sneak out of Ponyville to find you. Since my friends were with me constantly, I took to masturbating many times during the first few days picturing you were rutting me in the cabin and once I finished, I felt ashamed that I wanted to die.” When she finished, she didn’t hold back her tears but when she spoke again, her voice was filled with anger.

“I wanted to bucking blame somepony for what happened to me. Why didn’t Rainbow Dash come find me? I understand if she didn’t know the way and needed to rest from the Timberwolf attack. So then why didn’t my friends come to my rescue? I found out they were told by Twilight Sparkle not to come after me in case you attacked Ponyville before they could recover. Lastly, I wanted to blame Twilight Sparkle since she always talks about friendship and harmony but yet she left me to my fate.” She didn’t turn around to face her friends, but she imagined they weren’t too comfortable with what they were hearing. “However, I can’t blame any of them since I was the one that made the decision and that’s what I hated the most about myself.

“I would have gone after you-” Twilight Sparkle started saying, but was cut off.

“Twilight, shut up right now.” Blue Jay growled ignoring the gasp she received as she looked back at Twilight Sparkle and seeing her close her mouth, Blue Jay looked back at Feral Lupus. “You won, you broke the cutie and since then, I had to work hard at learning to trust ponies again because I was afraid that they would turn into you all over again. Lyla could tell you how long it took me to accept her and I’m still not quite ready to let her in completely.” Now that the rant was over, she could feel the anger leaving her but her voice still remained cold.

“Even though I’m guessing that’s her over there?” Feral Lupus pointed with a hoof towards Lyla Firecracker. “But you’re right, you shouldn’t let her in since I’m the only one that has that permission.” She grinned and stood on her rear-hooves. “Come a little closer and I’ll take your worries away.” She thrust her pelvic a couple of times. “Or would you rather take your anger out on me with some rough sex?” She got down and turned around before lifting her tail while Blue Jay was barely able to stand still without looking in disgust or wanting to rut her right then and there. Feral Lupus gave her plot a couple shakes before turning around to face Blue Jay. “Nice to know I still have that effect on you.” She rubbed her marehood a few times before bringing that hoof to her lips and playfully rubbed it onto her lips.

“Stop that already.” Rainbow Dash cried out as she looked away, along with the others. “It’s disgusting watching you do that.”

“Why? Blue Jay seemed to enjoy it.” Feral Lupus laughed as silence was the only answer she got while Blue Jay blushed. “You know, if I had known you wanted me again, I would have swept you off your plot that night with the fireworks and shown you another fun time.”

“And I probably would have gone with you for the chance to experience the sex again, but you know what, Feral?” Blue Jay asked. “That was in the past and I’m not wishing to do that with you ever again. What you did to me that night hurt me deeply, but I’m not going to let that ruin my life anymore. My friends were there to support me and while I’ll never forget what you did, nor will I ever trust you again…” She paused, her voice getting a little warmer now. “…I will work on forgiving you and offering my friendship.” She held her hoof out after taking a couple steps closer to the bars.

Feral Lupus reached through the bars and grasped Blue Jay’s hoof before pulling her closer wrapping both fore-hooves around her best she could and kissing Blue Jay roughly while the others realized what happened and gagged. “Anytime you need a fix my pet, I’ll be willing.” Feral Lupus said after letting Blue Jay go and then she took a few steps back. “And another thing, Blue Jay, your friendship won’t mean a thing to me.”

Blue Jay, for the most part, stood there stunned until she was freed but even as she walked back to her friends with a frown on her face, she kept quiet that her lips still tingled a little and that she secretly enjoyed the sudden kiss and the lingering taste. “Let’s go.” She said while holding back a fresh wave of tears as they left the room.

“I’m offering to fix your eye for you, Darkfire.” Luna was saying as the door opened.
“My answer is the same as all the other times you offered, Princess Luna, no.” Darkfire replied and both stopped talking as the group came out.

“Princess Luna, we’re done now.” Paige said as she stayed close to Blue Jay’s side. “Is there a room we can go to without being overheard?”
“Of course. Darkfire, please take care of Feral Lupus. The rest of you, please follow me.” Luna said and while Darkfire disappeared, Twilight Sparkle took off galloping.

“Twilight! Wait!” Rainbow Dash called out to her. “Buck… I’m going after her.” She then rocketed after Twilight Sparkle and soon the two were out of sight while Luna looked on in confusion as she led the four to a bedroom.

“The room across the hallway is empty as well if you wish to stay the night.” Luna said as she opened the door for them.

“Thank you, Princess Luna.” Harmonious Flash said while Paige helped Blue Jay get to the bed. “But I think this night we probably should share a room.”

Luna nodded. “Then I shall have blankets and pillows sent over.” She turned and walked away while Harmonious Flash closed the door. The door had just shut when Blue Jay began sobbing once more.

“You weren’t afraid of us hearing things from Feral Lupus, but rather from yourself?” Lyla Firecracker said, though it sounded more like an honest statement, as she hopped onto the bed and they were joined by Harmonious Flash a second later after a quick stop to the bathroom.
“Yes… I’m a horrible pegasus aren’t I?” Blue Jay asked between her sobs feeling like the worst thing to ever be born in Equestria. “I didn’t mean to sound so nasty to all of you, but once I started, everything just tumbled out.”

“Of course you’re not, Blue Jay.” Paige said as she rubbed her friend’s back. “Some things need to be said, even if they hurt. Otherwise, bottling them up will just bring more misfortune in the long run.”

“Though it would have been nice to have been warned before hoof.” Lyla Firecracker said as Harmonious Flash handed over a warm washcloth so blue Jay could wipe her lips.

“I didn’t plan to say that honestly, it just came out.” Blue Jay wiped her lips and tossed the washcloth towards the bathroom, not caring if she made it or not.

“We understand. Twilight told me some of the things she and her friends have done and yet they’re still together.” Paige admitted.
“And after something like this, sorry to say, you’re stuck with us.” Harmonious Flash said and lightly punched Blue Jay’s shoulder.

“So you girls forgive me?” Blue Jay asked with a hopeful tone and received a chorus of “of course we do” complete with smiles and a group hug. “I’ll apologize to Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash tomorrow.” She promised as her eyes drifted closed as her body started to sleep after laying all her emotions out like that. Her last thought was I’m so lucky to have friends like these.

Harmonious Flash got off the bed and headed for the hallway. Poking her head out, she saw the blankets and pillows so she pulled them in and as she and Lyla Firecracker were getting their beds ready, Lyla Firecracker lightly nudged her and motioned to the bed with her head. On the bed, Paige was tenderly getting Blue Jay under the blankets before settling in beside her. Harmonious Flash looked at Lyla Firecracker and mouth “aaawwww” and Lyla Firecracker nodded before everypony bade the others a good night.

Author's Notes:

Disclaimer: I don't own My Little Pony, Hasbro does.
However, I'm pleased to say I do own Blue Jay, Paige, Harmonious Flash, Kitsune/Feral Lupus, Lyla Firecracker, Minako, and Shadow.

Also, the Shadowbolts named here are mine as well.
Fainthoof is used with permission from Damien, a good friend of mine.

As always, constructive criticism is welcome. It'll help me to improve my writing and seeing what people liked.