The entrance to The Everfree Forest neared closer. A heavy feeling appeared in dash's stomach. She could see the worry on the faces of her friends, except for Pinkie Pie who seemed to be in the best of moods. "I'm not sure if she's brave or just really crazy.." Dash thought to herself.

The group lowered their pace as the sky turned to darkened tree tops. The forest was silent but it was an uncomfortable silence. Dash at least expected the sound of birds but there was no sign of life anywhere. It started to rain above the forest causing drops of water to drip through the holes in the tree tops.

"Ah don't see why you and Celestia created this forest in the first place Princess.." Applejack said as she stepped closer to Luna.

"We didn't." Luna said as she looked at their surroundings suspiciously. "It was already here when discord ruled over Equestria and I wouldn't be surprised if it stood here before he arrived ." She turned her gaze to the earth pony and gave her a serious look. "The forest is alive.. It knows we are inside it. I would prefer to be out of here as soon as possible."

This stirred Twilight's thoughts. "Even the Princess fears this place? No. Celestia and Luna are far too powerful to be afraid of anything.. Right? And the forest is alive? What is that supposed to mean.." Twilight clinged to her father's robe in the hope that it would give her some courage.

Fluttershy was litterally shaking on her hooves as she burried her face into Rarity's mane to hide herself. "Is something wrong Shy?" Rarity said with a voice of concern.

"It.. it's too" she whispered.

"I can't hear you dear.."

"Dark.." She whispered into Rarity's ear.

"Twilight dear, could you give us some light in this god forsaken place?" Rarity asked her friend causing Fluttershy to blush in embarrassment at her irrational fear.

"Of course." Twilight said with a smile. She was always happy when her magical talent was needed. It made her feel special. After all, it was the reason why Celestia had chosen her as her pupil. Twilight slammed her hoof into the ground as her eyes and horn started to glow purple.

A spark of light shot out of her horn and continued to float above her. Enlightening the dark corners of the gloomy forest. Revealing the roots and trees that were once invisible to them.

Often enough, Twilight could see what appeared to be prying eyes in the darkness. "Wolves, most likely.." she thought to herself. The beasts were too cowardly to attack a group of ponies that big on their own. "I just hope they don't group up.." this thought sent shivers down her spine.

Rainbow Dash could not shake the feeling that something was watching them. She could not help but examine her surroundings with every step of the way. "Pfff this place isn't so bad.. It's pretty much deserted.." she thought to herself. She allowed her mind to go silent as she lost her fear.

Suddenly a voice could be heard. "The darkest days are still ahead." the voice whispered. It spoke as fast as possible. it sounded like a mare. "What the hell was that!?" Rainbow exclaimed as she quickly looked at her friends faces. They looked at her dumbfounded.

"What the hay do ya mean sugarcube?" Applejack asked her friend.

"That voice!"

"It's probably just your imagination." Twilight said.

"I know what I heard.." Rainbow thought as she looked at Twilight angrily.

Several minutes had passed and Dash started to believe that it was just her imagination. The grass under their hooves had gave in to mud. The sound of hooves splashing in the mud filled the air causing Rarity to look at the ground with disgust.

Pinkie was still bouncing happily through the thick mud causing it to splash all over the place as she giggled loudly. "Seriously Pinkie, What does it take to scare you.." Rainbow thought.

"I don't know how much longer I can keep this spell up.." Twilight said as she started to walk tiredly. "Can you maintain it princess?"

"Light spells are not my.. thing Twilight Sparkle." she said laughingly. "I close my eyes in order to see."

Rarity already felt the question coming. She was ashamed at how little she knew of magic as a unicorn. The best she could cast were simple spells. She never really took the time to learn advanced magic. She wouldn't be that good at it anyway.

"Rarity? Do you mind?"

"ehehe.. Of course not.." she said as she laughed awkwardly. "Come on Rarity.. You can do this.." She focused all of her power into her horn. "Light.. Light.. Light!" Her horn started to glow brightly but this glow disappeared as she lost her focus and dropped to the ground, landing in the mud.

"Rarity!" Fluttershy exclaimed.

she sighed. "I can't do it ok.." she said as Fluttershy helped her back on her hooves.

Twilight gave her a look of compassion. "It's ok Rarity but we will have to walk in the dark.."

She could already see the look on Fluttershy's face. If she was just a bit more powerful she could have shielded her love from her fears.

It felt horrible.

The seven ponies entered a large, darkened clearing. Roots pierced the earth of the place, making it practically impossible to pass without tripping. "I've never been so deep into the forest before.." Fluttershy said with a scared voice. The moonlight pierced the leaves that formed the ceiling of the place.

Suddenly a loud growling noise could be heard from the shadows. "w..what was that.." Rarity asked.

"Probably just another wolf." Twilight said. "Just ignore it."

Soon enough, the group was greeted by more growling. It sounded alot more threatening this time. Several shining eyes appeared in the distant shadows. A pack of wolves slowly emerged from the darkness, flashing their teeth at the ponies. "Run." was all Twilight said before she rushed off, followed by her friends.

Their path got blocked by even more of the ferocious beasts, Growling maniacally at them. The beasts drew closer, cornering them from all sides. Applejack jumped forward. "Come on beasties! Try me! See how that works out for ya!" she said as she kicked the air around her in an attempt to scare their assailants off.

The growling monstrosities towered above them in size. One of them jumped at the group, recieving a buck from Applejack causing it to fall back into the group. The beasts drew even closer, forcing them to huddle up. The largest wolf let out a howl as multiple beasts jumped the ponies.

"No!" Twilight yelled as her horn started to glow, flinging the wolves into the air. Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy were litterally frozen in fear as Rainbow Dash and Applejack stood in front of them, shielding them from danger. For minutes they fought the beasts with their hooves and their spells.

The beasts acted out of bloodlust. No matter how wounded they would become they always returned with even more companions to back them up. Often enough, the beasts would succeed to maul at the ponies. This had caused Rainbow and Applejack to be covered with wounds.

Rainbow was panting heavily as she stood on her four hooves. Raising her wings as intimidation. A small string of blood hung from her mouth. "I can't keep this up much longer.." she thought.

Luna sat behind Twilight Sparkle. A shock of fear ran through her as she saw all of the beasts advancing at once, causing Applejack and Rainbow Dash to flee into the safety of the group. "I have to do something!" she thought. She got up on her back legs as her eyes and horn started to glow with a dark aura. She slammed her hooves into the the ground. A blast of shadow flew over the battlefield. Causing purple sparks to emanate from the wolves. The beasts let out cries of pain as they fell to floor.

The six friends looked at the princess with amazement. She was panting heavily from the exhaustion. She couldn't hear a thing. "Princess! That was amazing!" Rainbow said. Luna did not respond. The world was spiraling around her as her sight went black causing her to collapse into the floor..

"No sister! You've had your fun now it's my turn!" the alicorn yelled as she flew high above Equestria.. "But Luna! They need the sun to life! You can't do this!" her sister screamed.. "Easy for you to say my dear sister! You were always the favourite! Always their first choice!" she spited her..

"Why won't you listen to reason!? I never wanted this!" the white alicorn pleaded her sister as her eyes filled with tears.."I have to stop you Luna.. I have no choice.." she said softly. "I won't give you the pleasure my dear sister!" Luna said as her horn started to glow with a dark aura.

"Luna!?" Celestia screamed as a bolt of black magic smited her causing her to plummet to the earth.. "Look upon me now Equestria! Look upon me and see the coming of a new.. dark age!" She yelled.

Celestia stood atop the highest mountain in Equestria.. she could barely stand.. wounded.. bleeding.. "I'm sorry little sister.." she whispered as she equipped the Elements of Harmony to herself..

Rainbow Dash sat on her haunches, next to the sleeping princess. She cleared her throat as she saw the princess sweating heavily in her sleep. Her eyes could not help but wander over her body, admiring her curves. "You do realize you're a perv right?" she thought to herself.

"How so!?" she said, trying to fight her own thoughts. "You know nothing about her, she just injured herself and all you can do is drool all over her!" she sighed. "You need to get your brain checked Dash.. There is no way she's into mares.. And even if she is, there is no way in hell someone like her would ever be interested in you.."

Luna jumped out of her sleep. Beads of sweat running down her face, catching her breath. She could feel her heart racing in her chest. Once she calmed down she realized that she was lying in a hoof-made shelter, the pegasus she knew as Rainbow Dash sat beside her.

"Rainbow Dash.. Where am I?" she asked curiously.

Rainbow, still stuck in her mental struggle, jumped up in surprise when she noticed the princess' awakening. "P-princess! You're awake!" she said.

"I was asleep?" she said as she got up from the ground.

"Yeah.. you collapsed after saving us all.."

Luna's face flushed with embarrasment. "I see.. It is true then.." she said sadly.

"What is?"

"nothing.. Do not worry yourself over me." she said as she looked Rainbow Dash straight in the eyes.

"Those eyes.." Rainbow thought to herself as she got lost in Luna's gaze "Those big beautiful blue eyes.." Rainbow quickly snapped out of her dreamy state when she realized how much she was staring. "Come on, lets get back to the others.." she said.

Princess Luna left her shelter to find the Elements of Harmony gathered around a campfire at the edge of the Everfree Forest. Applejack was lying on the ground as Fluttershy treated her wounds, Rarity sitting close by. Twilight was lost in one of the books she had brought with her, Pinkie Pie bothering her constantly with an arsenal of pointless questions. Luna noticed that the moon was already hanging high in the sky. "Celestia must have raised the moon for me.." she thought to herself as she sat down next to the crackling fire.

Twilight discarded the book she was reading, it did not spark her interest enough. She grabbed her father's cloak and pulled a book out of it that she had concealed within. Her father, as adventurous as he was, was regarded as a brilliant writer in his lifetime.

"In defiance of Dagon.." the title read. she turned her head to her pink friend as she felt hooves poking her side. "Pinkie! I just want to read quietly.. can't you talk to Dash?" she said as she gave the pink pony a stern look.

"Geez Twilight, fine! Maybe she'll be more fun.." Pinkie said as she bounced away.

"Now then.." she opened the book on the marked page and started reading.

"It is easy to remove the mind from harping on the lost illusion of immortality. The disciplined intellect fears nothing and craves no sugar-plum at the day's end, but is content to accept life and serve society as best it may. Personally I would not care for immortality in the least. There is nothing better than oblivion, since in oblivion there is no wish unfulfilled. We had it before we were born, yet did not complain. Shall we whine because we know it will return? It is Elysium enough for me, at any rate.."

The group had made six shelters, one for Fluttershy and Rarity. To spent the night in. Luna was lying underneath her blanket, her eyes locked onto the ceiling. She was usually awake during the night and slept through the day but she could not expect her new companions to change their sleeping pattern for her.

There she was, lying on the floor. Her thoughts were her only weapon in the war against the silence that haunted her. She could not help but think back at the dream she had.. "I did that.. All of it.. I'm a monster.." she thought to herself. "It wasn't your fault! It was Nightmare Moon!" she tried to reason with herself. "It wasn't all Nightmare Moon.. A part of me wanted it too.. A part of me agreed with her.."

"I have to get some fresh air.." she said as she threw her blanket off of her and got up on her hooves. She left her shelter and sneaked past the sleeping ponies as she made her way to the hill close to their camping site.

Fluttershy had just finished storing her medical supplies away as she entered her tent-like shelter. Rarity was already lying underneath the blanket. Suddenly Fluttershy noticed that she was crying. "Rarity.. is everything ok?" she said softly. Rarity turned her head to Fluttershy. "Fluttershy.. I'm just thinking about Sweetie Belle.." she sobbed.

Fluttershy felt a sting of pain in her heart. It felt horrible to see her love like this. She left the shelter and returned with a bowl of water. "Here Rarity.. you can wash yourself with this.." she said as she handed the bowl to Rarity.

The unicorn gave her a soft smile. "Thank you, Shy.." she said as she dipped her head into the water to clear her face from the dirt and tears. "It's just.. I can't help but wonder if she's ok.." she said as the tears returned to her eyes. The moon shone through the cracks of their shelter causing Rarity's wet mane to glisten in the moonlight.

A blush appeared on Fluttershy's face. She could not help but notice how great Rarity looked with a wet mane. "She's so beautiful.. and she's mine.." she felt a tingling sensation in her wings as they started to force themselves up. "I know how to cheer you up.."

Rainbow was rolling around underneath her blanket. Repositioning herself every five seconds in the hope of finding a comfortable sleeping position. She didn't mind, as long as she could keep her mind silent for a while.

Finally, after her tenth attempt, she found a spot comfortable enough for her to sleep on. She threw the blanket over herself as she closed her eyes. Suddenly a vision came to her. Her mind went back to Luna's shelter. Luna still sleeping, sweating heavily underneath the blanket, Her mane flowing over the floor. she herself, standing just inches away, her eyes locked onto the sleeping beauty.

She could feel her wings rise from her back. "No! I'll never be able to fall asleep. Go down wings!" she thought as she forced the feeling down. Suddenly a shout could be heard coming from one of the other shelters.

"Fluttershy! What has gotten into you!"

Her wings jumped up to their full size.

"Well, that's it. No sleep for me."