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Chapter 1: Shadow comes to Ponyville

It was a stormy night in Ponyville when a dark pony came galloping through the main road. He was wearing a black trench coat and a black and grey plaid hat. Behind him fallowed a black owl with red tipped wings.

“Damn, it would start to rain after we left wouldn’t it!” he yelled trying to be heard over the pounding rain.
“Night fly up and see how close we-“but he was cut off as he ran straight into a sign that read Welcome to Ponyville. “Hoo!” the owl hooted in a tone that would suggest concern and a bit of sarcasm,

“Yes thank you Night I can see that” replied the colt with a huff “well lets hurry and find somewhere to get out of this rain” the pony said with some comfort. As they ran through the town he saw that most of the houses had already turned off their lights,

“Oh great I hope someone is still up, otherwise well have to sleep in this downpour” he said discouraged. As they continued checking every window they happened to see a small light not too far in the distance,

“Night I think I see a light fallow me!” the colt yelled trying once again to be heard over the rain.As they got closer they saw a large tree with many platforms and little observation tools jutting out of the tree and in the corner of one the windows a small candle burnt.

“Oh thank Celestia maybe someone is up, come on Night let’s get out of this falling ocean!” he exclaimed wasting no time they began racing towards the tree. The colt knocked as hard as he could on the door trying to be heard over the rain. “Please let us in!” he yelled continuously battering the door with his two front hooves. He didn’t have to knock for far to long before a small purple unicorn opened the door,

“Hell-OH!” she exclaimed as she shielded herself from the colt’s hoof flying towards her, the colts hoof stopping just an inch above the young unicorns horn. “Oh my apologies young lady I did not mean to frighten you” the colt said bowing to show his sincerity, “I hate to interrupt but its pouring out here would it be okay if Night and I came in?” the colt asked politely.

The young unicorn moved out of the way and motioned them inside looking surprised. “Oh thank you miss” the colt thanking the young lady with great pleasure in his voice as if someone had given him food after not eating in a week.

“Is there somewhere I can hang my wet clothes and dry off? I’d hate to get your floors wet?” asked the colt who had already taken his hat and coat off revealing a short cut black main and tail and a horn along with a cutie mark in the shape of a magical rune.

“Sure just hang your coat and hat on the rack by the door and I’ll grab you a towel” the unicorn already moving to a side room to grab the towel. “However” the young unicorn stood next to the colt with a towel in hand, “before I hand you this towel you will have to tell me your name” now holding the towel just out of the colts reach.

“Oh how rude of me” the colt putting a hoof to his forehead forgetting his manners, “my name is Detective Kat of the Equestrian Missing Persons Detective Agency.” Kat finished now turning back to the coat rack grabbing a gold badge from the inner pocket of his coat. “and yours miss?” Kat asked looking back at the purple unicorn. “I am Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestias most faithful student.” Twilight holding her head high proud of her position as she gloated about her position.

The colt paused in his tracks and moved back to his coat and grabbed a small notebook. “Ah! what luck” Kat began moving back to the coat rack and retrieved a small leather bound note book. “You are on my list of names” he said grabbing the towel from Twilights hooves. “List?” Twilight said raising an eyebrow,

“Yes, you see Night and I have been sent here to investigate a series of missing people some of which, as the report states, were personal friends of yours?” Asked Kat as he finished drying off his mane. “Oh you must mean Rainbow Dash and Rarity.” Twilight now raising a hoof in the air as it clicked in her mind. Kat started rummaging through his notebook and confirmed the names

“yes there have been more then that according to the report but those were the two most recent ones.” Kat checking the long list of names listed in his looking notebook. “I hope you don’t mind if I ask you a few questions miss Sparkle?” He asked flipping to a fresh page and levitating a pen from the spine in his book.

“Of course not, anything to help find my friends.” Twilight now speaking in a worried tone. “All right then when was the last time you had seen them?” Kat asked looking right at Twilight with a smile. “It was about a week ago when I was off to meet Princess Celestia for an exam” Twilight now trying putting a hoof to her chin recalling the events of the last time she had seen either of her friends.

“I see.” Kat replied as the pen moved copying every word spoken. “Do you have any clue of their whereabouts prior to their disappearance?” asked Kat looking back at Twilight checking her reactions to each question. “Well Rainbow Dash is a free spirit, the only time she’s not spending time practicing for the wonder bolts she is napping so I cannot say” Twilight said shifting her eyes to the right looking down to the floor.

“And Rarity?” asked Kat making sure that Twilight did not forget his other question. “I have no clue, she went missing not long after Rainbow Dash did.” Twilight had now became frustrated with her lack of answers.

“I see” Kat said as he finished writing her last response, “Is there anything else you can tell me Miss Twilight?” Kat now closing his notebook having finished his initial questions. “No I’m sorry I don’t, I wish I did” Twilight now looking to the floor tearing up a little.

Kat saw that Twilight was worried and put his hoof on Twilight's shoulder “Don’t worry well find them” Kat speaking calmly now reassuring Twilight, “I hope so” Twilight returning the gesture by placing her hoof on Kats.

Kat looked at her and knew she was upset, “Now look what I’ve gone and done I’ve made a pore young lady cry” Kat now speaking in a more upbeat tone. “How about you ask me some questions so that were even?” Kat suggested looking at Twilight with sincerity in his eyes, “Okay that sounds like a good idea.” Twilight agreed drying her eyes on the wet towel that was around neck.

“So” Kat began as he and Twilight moved to the center of the room, “What is your first question?” Twilight put her hoof on her chin, she just met this colt and she had many questions where could she possibly begin and figured she would begin with something simple. “Well, what is your full name?” Twilight asked thinking that would be an adequate place to start.

“Shadow Kat is my full name miss Sparkle.” Kat responded in a professional manner “Really?” Twilight asked confused never hearing such an odd name.“Yes my parents named me Shadow on account of my strange looking coat and Kat was a play on my mother’s last name which was Cat.” Kat replied happily as memories of his parents brought a smile on his face and a small tear to his eyes. “Where are your parents now?” Twilight asked.

Kat was silent for a moment he then spoke with a slight crack in his voice,“They passed away when I was young along with many others in my town.” Kat finished as he dried his eyes and was now looking back at Twilight.

“Oh my, what happened to them?” Twilight asked bewildered as to what could have resulted in his parents death. looked back to the floor “They died when the town was burnt to the ground, only me, my brother and a few other children along with a tall slender colt who saved us survived the blazing inferno.” Kat began trailing off as if holding back something.

Twilight was speechless she had no idea that anything had ever happened in Equestria. “What…..what was the name of the town?” Twilight asked not sure if she wanted to know the answer. “Silent was the name of the town. Fitting now that I think of it and kind of ironic, for the town is nothing but silent.” Kat finished in a harsh tone.

Twilight just sat there mouth agape and mind boggled. She never heard of such an incident anywhere in recent history. Where was this town and what started this fire? Kat was quiet now neither one spoke for what seemed like an eternity. Kat broke the silence “It was not an accident, the slender colt who we thought to be our savior was the one who started the fire!” Kat burst with a burning hatred in his eyes.

“He tortured my brother and me with wicked magic; he infused us with dark and frightening magics that would have drove any other colt insane. But he kept saying that we were special we were going to be his greatest party guests." Kat continued in a fury of words.

“My brother was given the same treatment, but his reaction was very sever in contrast to mine. He was turned into an owl as some sort of sick joke that im sure only that demented colt could understand.” Kat paused and looked at Night who had perched himself on top of one of the bookshelves who had nodded off to sleep.

Kat had calmed himself as he continued “We escaped leaving many of our brethren behind. While he was butchering the others like live stock we escaped through a blood drain that bled into a nearby river. We were eventually found by a nice couple on a rock farm just outside of Ponyville.” Kat finished.

Kat looked unwell he picked himself off the floor and moved past Twilight. He sat next to her and gave her a hug and whispered in her ear, “never let the ones you love go.” Twilight returned the hug and cried for only a moment and apologized for what had happened to Kat and made it clear she had no more questions.

She then showed Kat to where he would be sleeping and they parted there ways for bed, for tomorrow Kat will start his investigation.