Huh… I’ve been getting weird feelings while I write, must be hungry again. DAMNIT I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS! *throws everything away* So distracting…. Now then, watch the next chapter while I finish these reports :D

Pinkie Pie rushed all around Ponyville, trying to find Void Dancer. But she couldn’t see him, or find him, anywhere she checked. Tears started to flow down the pink party pony’s face, trying to find her fun assistant and make sure he was ok… That the Pinkie Sense she just got wasn’t him. “Oh please, oh please, oh please; be alright…” She muttered, while running down the busy street, dodging everyone around her.

Her memories started to rush, while she went, of all the times the two of them worked together. It was only a half a year, but it felt like the two of them have known each other since they were foals! Every joke he told, every funny stance she took, every party the two of them threw together… It felt like everything was just right in Equestria for them, and everypony’s smiles got bigger when the two of them arrived on scene. Pinkie would even admit that some of her parties would have never happen, had it not been for Void Dancer’s help. The stallion was an unbelievable assistant-… No, he was more to Pinkie than just some assistant. She had been keeping that a secret since two weeks ago.

At first, the party pony just thought it was her little connection with the Night Guard, and how well they communed. But, after a day or two, she noticed that her heart skipped every time she heard him laugh, and she nearly melted when he smiled at her. Void Dancer was more than just a friend, and assistant. “When I find him… I’m going to clobber him, saying how much he scared me… Then, I will tell him.” She thought, smiling through the tears before stopping exactly where she left the stallion. Pinkie looked around, noticing large hoof prints. “These are bigger than Big Macintosh’s hoof prints.” She muttered, leaning down to examine them further. “Deeper too, so that means it must be his…. And they lead-!” Her eyes widen, noticing where they went.

The alleyway’s entrance was darkened, but she could see the broken stone from where she was, the cracks, and deepened soil… Her heart began to race at that knowledge, there was only one kind of pony that could cause such damage, and she knew it was Void Dancer who did it. But to actually allow himself to go so far, to possibly turn into a Night Lord and fight somepony, made her worry even more. That meant they were strong, too strong for his abnormal pony form, and a risk of being harmed against.

“Don’t worry, Voidie, Pinkie’s coming!” Pinkie Pie shouted, before blitzing straight into the alleyway, at high speeds.

While she rushed through the alley, Pinkie couldn’t help but notice the damaged walls and destroyed dirt inside, even some of the dumpsters were turned over and practically demolished. The battle between Void Dancer and this pony must have been huge, and neither were obviously holding back. When her hoof touched some sort of warm liquid, Pinkie instantly stopped and looked down to see what in Equestria she stepped on. Her eyes went wide, and she let out a high pitched gasp, noticing the crimson life water.

“Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no, no!” She repeated, moving even faster down the alley way, trying her best not to notice the blood smearing all over the alley walls. When it got wider, opening up to some squared dead end, Pinkie’s heart sank and her iris shrunk to pin points at what she saw… No party in Equestria, or cake for that matter, could remove the sorrowful face she was making.
Right there, leaning against the wall and sitting, was Vandred Arathni. His armor was damaged, blood leaking everywhere from large bite marks all across the midnight blue ceramite. His sword wasn’t far from his hand, obviously dropped from exhaustion, and she couldn’t tell if he was breathing or not. Within moments, Pinkie was on Vandred and searching for any signs of life coming from the former Sergeant. She was terrified, his eyes weren’t even glowing and she couldn’t hear breath from his helmet what so ever. Pinkie kept tapping his armor, even placing her ear against his breastplate to see if she could hear a heartbeat or something.
“Oh please… Oh please, be alright.” She muttered, frowning when she couldn’t hear anything coming from him. Pinkie was too late, whoever did this, had done the deed. She looked up at the blank helmet, tears just cascading down her face like a waterfall. She lost him, Pinkie actually lost the one pony she could actually see herself with, and she was going to tell him today! A deep frown found its way on to her face, as she looked down and quietly sniffled. “No… H-He can’t be-?”
The pink party pony suddenly stopped, feeling a metal finger wipe her cheek before a metallic, weak, pained; chuckle filled her ears. “A-Are you… Wearing t-that frown… For me?” Pinkie looked up, to see the glow in Vandred’s helmet had returned. His arm was shaking, weakened from all the blood he had lost. “P-Please don’t b-be sad, Pinkie… I’m f-fine.”
Pinkimina Diane Pie could only do one thing at the moment… “YOU BIG IDIOT!” Pinkie screamed at the top of her lungs, before giving Vandred one heck of a hoof to the side of his helmet! “Y-You scared me to death! I thought you were… You were… You were.” She sniffled, before the tears started to flow again.
Vandred nodded at her. “I would have been, if I wasn’t the warrior I am… My foe was too wounded to finish the job, and forced to retreat.” He laughed a bit, groaning when Vandred felt a sharp, hot, pain within his chest. “I wasn’t going to let that lunatic harm you, without first having to go through me first.”
“Don’t talk.” Pinkie shushed, quieting the giant. “We need to get you to a doctor, and fast.”
A bright light enveloped his body, before Vandred returned to his pony form. “Then it will be… E-Easier for you to carry me like this. N-Not to mention, Princess Twilight won’t have to explain the Astartes thing.” Void Dancer said, Pinkie quickly putting the large stallion on to her back and carrying him off.
“I know… But you’re still heavy! No more cupcakes for you!” Pinkie commented, making the two of them laugh, while she rushed back to the hospital.
Not far away, though, a pained groan of annoyance sounded. “D-Damn that… Astartes.” The robed mare said, trying to stop the bleeding from her stomach. “If he… H-Hadn’t had been here…. I would have devoured t-that… Pinkie P-Pie.” She said, glaring the direction they rushed off to, before a flash of white energy illuminated the area.
When she looked back, the mare saw the others standing in front of her. “What happened?” The lead mare’s voice echoed, tilting her head at their fallen companion.
“One of those damned Night Guards stayed behind.” She groaned, trying to stand up but fell right back down into a pool of her own blood. “I wounded him, big time, but he was one of their leaders…. Bastard was too strong for me.”
The lead mare nodded, her horn glowing a dark purple. Within moments, the other mare’s body was healed of her major injuries. “There… You can still fight, but he minor ones are still a problem. Best take it easy, and I doubt you’ll have to push yourself too far, with the rest of us here.”
The mare nodded. “Thank you, Mistress.” She walked over to the group, as the lead mare turned to Mr. Hood.
“Where are they?” She asked.
“Who? The Elements or the Night Guards?” Mr. Hood asked.
“Both, I want to know where both parties are, to see how much time we have.” The lead mare asked, walking up to him while Mr. Hood consulted the book.
“The Elements are at the Ponyville Hospital… But the Night Guards are closing in on Ponyville, you’re little farewell keyed them in on where we are.” Mr. Hood explained, while he read further. “Hm… Seems like they left all of their brothers to clean up your little mess in Manehatten. As of right now the only ones on their way are Night Claw, Soul Hunter, War Sage, Sky Spear, and Diamond Arrow.”
The lead mare nodded, cackling a bit. “We have more than enough to deal with those five. The sixth is no doubtfully wounded beyond help for them, my friend here probably made sure of that.”
“Bastard was harder than anything I’ve bitten before… But I was able to break through the armor, and into the fleshy bits all the same.” The mare said, cackling a bit herself.
“Might I make a suggestion?” Mr. Hood asked, the eight looking at him. “Don’t hesitate, and don’t underestimate the Night Guard. After all, they are still the VIII Legion and dangerous.” He told them, holding the book in his right arm while crossing the other behind his back. “After all, the Imperium considered them some of the most dangerous of all the Traitor Legions, which is something to ponder and not think twice on.”
The lead mare nodding, cackling again. “Oh trust me, I know how strong he can be.” She looked at the stallion nearby, who just snorted loudly in both frustration and annoyance… It seemed the stallion was eager for a real fight. “I’ve also seen to it that they’ll get quite the fight.”
“As you say, Mistress.” Mr. Hood nodded to her, before adding a mental note. “Best not tell her about the other two on their way…. One was closer than I thought, and didn’t predict him coming at all.” He mentally laughed, before the group decided to head out of the alley way. “Shows how predictable he is… I wonder how Soul Hunter will react to that brother’s return.”

Twilight rushed from place to place within the hospital. It was bad enough that they had so many from Apploosa to take care of, but the fact that Void Dancer was attacked and so brutally injured made things worse. It told her that one of the ones responsible for the country town’s attack had made it to Ponyville, and past Night Claw’s relief force. Such a thought made her panic that there might be more within Ponyville, and she instantly started to try and think of ways to protect her subjects. “I do hope some of the other Night Guards remained… We could really use their help if we’re attacked.” Twilight thought, stopping to look out a window. Though, her eye caught something surprising.

Sprinting straight for the Hospital, at full speed, was a familiar bat pony with his four brothers. Twilight couldn’t believe it, Night Claw had returned and the look on his face wasn’t a triumph one, but of concern and panic. The other four were frantically scanning all around them, as if they were making sure of something.

The Princess quickly gathered her friends, and teleported outside of the hospital and stopped the five from approaching. “Night! What’s wrong? Were you able to defeat those invaders?” She asked him, trotting up to the Night Guards.

“No, Twilight, we were tricked. Apploosa turned out to be a diversion.” He said, the other four taking up a defensive position around the Elements. “We found out that they were attacking Manehatten, and went there to fight them off… Only for us to arrive to a destroyed city and the invaders laughing at us. Before leaving, the leader gave us an indication on where they were heading next…”

“That being?” Twilight asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Here, in Ponyville… We left the others in Manhatten, to help repair what damage was done and we couldn’t prevent.” Night Claw said, the Elements gaining a shocked look on their faces. “Has anything happened while we were away?”

“Yes, Void Dancer was attacked, and I believe it was by one of the Invaders, judging by how much damage was done to his body.” Twilight said, the Night Guards suddenly looking at her in shock.

“Vandred is injured!?” Both Soul Hunter and War Sage roared, their voices filled with rage.

“Yes, he’s in critical condition and is being seen by the surgeons as we speak…” Twilight informed, she was a bit shaken by their reaction and anger. “I was assured that he’ll make a full recovery, but it’ll take time.”

“Just one of them were able to take down a Night Lord Astartes…” Night Claw muttered, pondering for a moment. “Just how strong are these invaders…”

“Voidie said he was able to send her packing, before he fell down in exhaustion!” Pinkie blurted out, rushing up to Night Claw. “He kicked her butt real good, too, from what I saw! B-But… I was more concerned about him, than anything. Though, he did mention that this one was after me, for some reason….”

Night Claw nodded, smiling at Pinkie. “Seems like he had something to protect.” He patted the mare on the head, her poofy hair bouncing right back up. “If that one was after you, then I would assume that the others are planning on going after the rest of you.” He said, glancing at the Elements. “Which means, you’re all in danger and-!”

He was interrupted by a flash of dark purple energy, and a twisted cackle. “You would be correct, Night Claw, dearest.” A mare’s voice echoed, causing Night Claw turned around and glared at the nine invaders. “I see you took my little hint well, good.”

Night Claw and the other four Night Guards took a defensive stance between the Elements and the nine invaders. “Just who in the Night Haunter’s name are you, invaders?” Night Claw growled, his hooves pushing into the dirt while he tried to resist a flat out charge at them.

“Us? Well… I figured you would be able to figure me out, rather than the others. After all, your enhance hearing would see past the echoing of my voice… It should sound familiar to you.” The lead mare said, making Night Claw’s ears perk up with a raised brow. “Come on, Night, is it really that hard not to tell?” His eyes went wide before both ears flopped down on to his helmet. “Ooooh… You can tell, can’t you?”

“N-No… It can’t be, that’s impossible.” Night Claw said, he couldn’t believe what he just heard.

“What is it, brother? Who is she?” Soul Hunter said, the others confused at their brother’s reaction.

Night Claw was at a loss of words; he couldn’t exactly explain who these invaders were. “Oh, it seems the manticore has his tongue… Well then, allow me to introduce ourselves.” Her horn suddenly glowed a dark purple, before their robes vanished, and revealed the seven mares! The entire group gasped, in shock, at what they saw.

The mares looked exactly like the Elements, except more… Twisted, chaotic, darker. The one who looked like Fluttershy had red and white hair, along with wearing some strange matching hat. The one who looked like Rarity was a strange shade of white with pink hair and mane, she was wearing a red cap of some soldier and wearing pink make up. The one that looked like Applejack had black hair and seemed to be twitching a bit too much while grinning. The one that looked like Rainbow Dash was a paler version, with cybernetic ear pieces coming out of the sides of her head. The one of Pinkie, despite having minor cuts around her body, was a darker shade of pink and her hair was a redish color, along with being down. What shocked them the most, was that they had a version of Ditzy Doo with them! She had a large red box eye-optic on her head. Each one of the twisted mares were giving them the vilest of grins, like they wanted their appearance to scare the Elements, even their cutie marks were some strange twisted version of their own.

“We are the Elements of Insanity… We stand against everything the Elements of Harmony fight for, we are your opposites and, if I must say, we are much more powerful.” Brutalight said, cackling a bit. “Are you ready to perish, Elements of Harmony?”

“We won’t allow you to harm them!” Night Claw roared, snapping out of his trance and glaring at the invaders. “If you want to get to them, you’ll have to go through us first!” With that, he launched forward, wing blades ready to rip Brutalight apart. However, the twisted alicorn grinned, just as the cloaked stallion flew up and countered Night Claw’s attack with his own wing blade. “What the!?”

“Oh, I predicted you’ll be here to stop us, Night Claw, dearest.” Brutalight cackled, smiling at the Night Guard. “So, I brought a little back up. A gift from me, to you. A real challenge for you.” The stallion broke away from Night Claw and threw his cloak off, to reveal another version of him! This Night Claw was much darker, his armor nearly a pitch black color with lightning bolts shooting across the plating. “Night Claw, meet Sadistic Night Claw… Our world’s version of you. We simply call him ‘Night Reaper’.” She laughed.

Night Reaper spread his wings, grinning at his counterpart. “Oh, how I longed to test my skills against my own kind since I became this form! To be offered the opportunity to actually fight myself is so thrilling I can barely contain myself!” He shot towards Night Claw, the reaper-like blades nearly tearing through his wing blades. The two struggled to hold their ground against each other, Night Reaper staring into Night Claw’s eyes. “Do not disappoint me, brother, I have been waiting for this ever since the Mistress approached me about it!”

Night Claw growled, as he struggled to keep his footing against another Night Guard. “I’ll be sure to remember that, when I tear you in half, imposter!” The two split, before flying up into the air and started to clash with one another.

Brutalight cackled at the sight of her strongest pet fighting against Twilight’s Terror Guard, but her cackle stopped when Soul Hunter spoke up. “I hope you didn’t think we wouldn’t fight you, Brutalight.” She looked to see that the unicorns of the group had summoned their weapons, while both War Sage and Sky Speared prepared to charge. “We won’t go so easy on you, because you look like the Elements… Prepare to feel terror!” With that, they four Night Guards charged them.

“Girls… Have fun.” Brutalight said, as the other six charged the four! She glanced back at Mr. Hood. “Well?” Brutalight asked.

“I detect nothing, Mistress… You’re safe.” He simply said, not mentioning the other two on their way… Feigning ignorance of the fact.

A Knight in black armor was scribbling something upon a scroll, smirking behind his sallet helmet before a sudden flash caught his senses. Both red, glowing, eyes went wide as he sat up in the chair. He quickly turned towards a nearby book, the eyes narrowing in anger at it. “So that was the weird feelings I’ve been getting… Someone is intruding on my story!" He growled, before standing up. “I’ll have none of that!”

A strange, black, aura appeared around him and began to swirl like some sort of twister. Within moments, the Knight vanished from the room. An alicorn filly just sat in one of the spinning stools off to the side, giggling a bit. “Oh dear… Daddy is angry.” Silver Star said, unable to hold back her giggles and titled her head. “I wonder what daddy will do this time… I mean, he doesn’t like it when somepony messes with his stories!” She floated up, and hovered to the Castle’s living room. Using her magic, Silver Star had the remote float over to her, and turned the T.V. on. “I can’t wait! I bet it’ll be good!”