We find the unlikely duo as they made their way inside of the mysterious merchants little hut to see what he's cooked up for Trixie. As they stepped inside, Twilight found herself in a mix of amazement and uneasiness at the many different magical accessories that plastered the walls of the hut. Most of them gave off a rather dark and menacing appearance especially given the fact that a majority of them were colored red and black, a part of her could sense that each of these evil looking trinkets held some rather dangerous powers to them. And the fact that she was about to witness one of them in action made it even more grim.

Eventually the figure led the duo into a room in the hut that was fashioned into a makeshift workshop, Twilight was quick to survey the room which held many tools, gems of various varieties, spell books, and a large bench to work on. The merchant made his way towards his desk where he was quick to pull out a small wooden crate possibly housing the magical accessory that Trixie was talking about yesterday.

"You got the bits?" The figure asked and soon Trixie was quick to pull out a bag full of bits.

"Right here my good man" She said in an enthusiastic tone.

"Excellent" He said as he grabbed the bag of money from the mare, he then proceeded to unlock and open the crate as a darkish red aura began to illuminate and emerge from the inside of the container nearly blinding the duo. soon the container was fully opened revealing a sinister looking amulet which housed a dark red gem in the center. " I give you, the Alicorn amulet"

"Damn" Trixie said in amazement. " I can tell you put a lot of hard work into this one "

"Ya better believe it kid" The figure replied. " I put my foot into this one, I gathered every single resource from various parts of the badlands of equestria just for this trinket. And for extra measures I even added in some DNA from some of the deadliest creatures known to Pony kind" Trixie continued to survey the evil looking amulet with amazement while twilight on the other hand still remained skeptical on whether or not this thing would actually work like Trixie said.

"Not to sound rude or nothing, but it's gonna take a lot more than a devilish glow for me to take this thing seriously" She replied.

"Ah that's understandable" The figure said not even looking the least bit offended. " I supposed a test drive is fair before making the trade in, follow me outside and I'll show ya this baby in action" With that the figure grabbed the amulet out of the crate and then ushered the two ladies to follow him outside to demonstrate the amulets power in action, Twilight while still remaining skeptical never the less followed suit hoping that this little journey to the darker regions of the Everfree was not a waste of time.

Meanwhile back in Ponyville

"Do you see her?" Apple bloom asked as she was giving Sweetie belle a boost so that she could look up at some of the windows of Twilight's house/library.

"No I don't see her anywhere bloom" Sweetie Belle replied. " I don't think she's home"

"Dagnabbit" Bloom said in disappointment, almost an hour after the trio was sent home via the nest train to Ponyville they immediately headed over to Twilight's house to survey the broken unicorns behavior as instructed by Blooms older sister, heeding the element of honesty words to not approach or interact with Twilight and to only survey her, the trio decided to quietly survey her from the windows to see if her behavior has died down . But as they looked through pretty much every window , there was no sight of the purple unicorn anywhere.

"Where do you supposed she could be at?" Sweetie belle asked.

" If ima take a guess, she's probably hiding somewhere in town as to avoid our sisters and the others when they get home" Bloom replied with a slight grunt. " UGH Sweetie belle, if ya'll are done looking mind getting off me now?"

"Oh! Sorry Bloom " Sweetie belle apologized before getting off her friends back ( literally ), as she made her way back down to the ground Scootaloo soon appeared.

"Ya'll have any luck Scoots?" Bloom asked.

"Sorry guys, no one around towns seen her either" Scootaloo replied . " The best i got was from Dinky who said that her sister bumped into her yesterday, but after that she hasn't seen her either" This earned disappointed looks from the others.

"Rats!" Bloom said. " How are we supposed to check on the girl if she's no where to......................................." But before the filly could finish her sentence, a loud boom can be heard over the horizon alerting the young farmgirl. " What the hay is that?" She then pointed to the direction of the scene that she was surveying causing the others to look where she was pointing, and what they saw was something that they've never witness before. There in the far distance near the everfree was a dark reddish cloud of smoke up in the air, the same type you would usually see during the aftermath of an explosion. However the cloud gave off some bad vibes in the air, almost evil especially the dark reddish aura that also illuminated it as it rose in the air. The trio were in a state of confusion on what the heck was going on in the everfree, and it wasn't just them. Other citizens noticed the weird cloud of magic emerge near the everfree with each of them muttering about what was going down over there and if they were in danger or not, but after a moment the cloud of red magic soon dispersed. The other ponies who were also surveying also dispersed thinking that it was probably nothing and maybe it was just Zecora performing one of her witchcraft spells or something, but the trio wasn't convinced and decided to further investigate.

"Ok what the hell was that? " Scootaloo asked.

"What ever it was, it wasn't like any magic I've ever seen before" Sweetie belle said. " It almost looked...................well evil. Wait you don't think that might be Twilight do you?"

" I doubt it Sweetie belle" Apple bloom interjected. " Twilight's aura is purple not red. But whatever that was, it did NOT look good at all . Let's head to the clubhouse, we'll get a better look of it through the telescope" The others nodded in unison and soon the trio made their way towards their clubhouse to further investigate the mysterious cloud of magic.

"I hope Zecora's ok" Sweetie belle said to herself hoping that the blast wasn't anywhere near their zebra friends hut which was also in the Everfree.

Back at the Everfree

We now find the source of the large blast of magic that was witness by the trio a few minutes ago, a large crater practically the size of a story building can be seen standing right in front of the trio. The tree's and rocks that once stood at the exact spot of the blast were now completely obliterated and reduced to ash and a massive hole in the earth, Twilight couldn't help but watch on in amazement not expecting such a trinket to have such incredible power. No doubt Trixie wasn't kidding when she said that this guy was legit.

“Damn I never seen such power before” She said in her head in amazement. “ Man you weren’t kidding about this guy Lunamoon, he really is legit. My apologies for doubting ya”

“Apology accepted sparkle” Trixie replied. “ So does this mean we’re partners now?” Twilight then nodded a response.

“After that amazing demonstration” Twilight said. “ Definitely partners” Trixie smirked at this response, happy that the mare finally accepted her offer for vengeance” With the power of this amulet those traitors won’t know what hit em”

“Amen” Trixie replied. “And it won’t be just them, we can finally get revenge on those who’ve humiliated us”

“And trust me kid, when they’ve seen the kind of power this baby can hold. They wont know what hit em” The figure said with an evil smirk. “ So Twilight sparkle, I take it that you want revenge on your former teacher. Is that it?”

“Wait how did……………

“Oh I can read your mind like a book Sparkle” He replied. “ I know all about Celestia’s priced or should I say former prized student, I may not know exactly what went down back in Canterlot. But I have a feeling that the sun goddess and the so called elements of harmony really crossed the line this time, and I would know”

“And why's that?” Twilight asked.

“Funny story actually” He began. “ Me and Tia were friends once, me and her studied all types of magic together. Heh you can say that we were practically brother and sister, but alas it all came crashing down. She never appreciated my superior magic skills thinking that my spells were way too dark and sinister to her liking. To make a long story short, Tia stripped me of my magic abilities and banished me to the dark regions of the Everfree where I've spent most of my days, even though I still have access to some of my spells it's just not the same plus this isn't even my true form either. Sheesh Ya make one little mistake and the person you thought was your friend ends up ditching ya and strips you of your magic and even changes your identity as well "

"Believe I know the feeling of betrayal" Twilight emphasized. " I've had it happen to me not one but three times throughout my stay in Ponyville. To be honest, I'm starting to believe that friendship is just a waste of time cause sooner or later the one's you cherish the most will just ditch ya the second you do something to piss them off." Saying this earned a wicked smile from the stranger after hearing of the mares thirst for revenge.

"Amen to that kid" He said still smiling devilishly. " Ya know what? I like ya Sparkle, just for you and Trixie........................" The stranger then unsheathed the alicorn amulet from his neck and focused his magic onto it, and in a split second the amulet was coated in a dark greenish aura and soon an exact replica of the amulet emerged next to the other. "Voila! Not one but two Alicorn amulets, on the house" He then proceeded to gently levitate the alicorn amulet and its copy to the duo placing them on each of their necks , and soon a dark redish aura illuminated each of their bodies as feeling of new powers entered the two unicorns. As the aura dispersed the duo's retinas soon turned dark red giving the pair a devilish appearance.

"Woah this feeling........................." Twilight began. " It feels AMAZING"

"You said it Sparkle" Trixie said with a wicked grin. " Thank you for making a replica for us my good man.

"It's no problem Trixie" The stranger replied. " I like your lil friend their and I can tell that her thirst for vengeance is extravagant. Plus you two are gonna need all the firepower you can in order to take that sun bitch down. Oh and I forgot one detail on this baby, it can also teleport you two to any destination that you desire without the need to use a teleportation spell. Just say the place and you two will be there in seconds"

"Awesome " Trixie said impressed and then turned towards Twilight " So Sparkle, shall we head on over to Canterlot to teach those friends of yours a lesson?"

"Not yet Trixie" Twilight interjected. " It's much, much too early. We must first show them what they're about to deal with just to give them a taste of what to expect when we attack"

"Ah I like the way you think Twilight" Trixie replied in amusement. " Well since were taking these puppies out for a test run before the confrontation between you and your so called friends. What do you say we cause a little havoc on a few towns and cities?"

"I also like the way you think Lunamoon" Twilight said evilly. " Hmmmm I know, for starters. Lets head on over to that rainbow headed traitor and her wimpy friends home town Cloudsdale" Trixie then massaged her hooves in a diabolical manor after hearing about their first destination.

"Good choice" She said. " I heard the city of Cloudsdale is wonderful this time of the year, i can't wait to ruin it"

With nothing more to say the duo then proceeded to say the name of their first destination " Cloudsdale" and soon a red demonic looking pentagram formed onto the ground below the two unicorns ready to transport them to their destination but not before Twilight could ask the stranger one more question.

"Before we go" She began. " If you don't mind me asking, what is your name stranger?"

"I'm curious too" Trixie replied. " I've been doing business with you since last year and never caught your name" The stranger then let out a chuckle as a response.

"Damn did I actually go that long without introducing myself?" He said still chuckling. " How rude of me, you can call me..................Tirek"

"Nice to meet you Tirek" Twilight said as a wicked smile formed on her face. " I'll be sure to give your former friend Celestia hell just for you" And with that a large beam of light emerged from the pentagram and soon the duo was teleported out of the scene leaving behind a burnt circular pattern on the ground, a devilish smile then formed on tirek's face after watching the duo leave the scene.

"I cant wait" He said evilly. " Get ready Tia, cause your priced little student is about to rain holy hell on your little city" With nothing more to say the man walked back to his hut to get back to business, unknown to him and even the duo. Someone was watching them from afar, inside of a little clubhouse we find Apple bloom surveying the exact spot of the blast from earlier through the lens of her brand new telescope as a terrified look soon formed on her face after witnessing EVERYTHING.

"Bloom for Celestia's sake what do you see already?!" Scootaloo said impatiently.

"Yeah what's going on already? " Sweetie Belle jumped in. " Did you find the source of the blast or not?" Bloom said nothing for a few seconds her terrified look still visible after directing her gaze away from the lens, after what felt liek an eternity the young farmgirl finally turned towards her friends who could finally see the terrified look in her eyes.

"We need to warn the others IMMEDIATELY" She said in a scared tone. " Sweetie belle get me a pen and paper..............NOW!"

later that day

"Pinkie for the last time we are not bribing my sister" Shining Armor said in annoyance.

"How is throwing her an "Were sorry that we didn't believe you and should have had your back" party considered a bribe?" Pinkie asked.

"What Shiny is trying to say Pinkie is that it's gonna take a lot more than a party to earn Twilight's forgiveness" Cadence jumped in. " Plus with the state that she's in, I think throwing her an apology party would only make things worse. And she'd probably think of it as a bribe for forgiveness too"

"Indeed" Celestia replied as lightly massaged her temple in silent frustration trying to think of the best apology for her young student." There must be a way to bring Twilight back to us, in the state she's in now I worry that she'll do something that she'll forever regret and it would be all my fault. DAMN IT! Why didn't I believe her? How could I fall for that queens trap!?" The sun goddess was close to tears before her niece placed a comforting hoof on her shoulder.

"Auntie" She began. " You shouldn't blame yourself, it isn't healthy. I know you think that it might be too late but I promise you we will bring Twilight back we just gotta figure out the right move first before confronting her lest we want a repeat of yesterday" Celestia looked at her niece and gave a nod knowing that she was right about Twilight needing her and that it's not too late to bring her back . But before she could speak again, Fluttershy beat her too it.

"By the way" Fluttershy said. " Has anyone seen Applejack?"

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen her since she was informed about her sister righting back to her an hour ago" Pinkie replied. " It must have been a pretty long read if AJ's taking her time with............................." But before Pinkie could say anything else, the doors to the meeting room swung open as Applejack soon entered the scene panting heavily as a cold sweat was visible on her face. The others looked at their friend with worry wondering what it was that she read from the letter that her little sister wrote to her.

"AJ what's the matter? " Pinkie asked. " You look like you've seen a ghost"

"Guys bad news, really bad news" Applejack said slightly terrified.

"What's wrong Applejack? " Cadence asked, the farmgirl was hesitant to respond at first , but soon managed to catch her breath to finally answer their question as her cold sweat and terrified look stayed on her face.

"Twi's teamed up with Trixie ya'll"

Another one bites the dust 😎 Sorry for being a little late guy's I know I promised the next one last week but I had a bit of a writers block moment But it's finally hear <3

Also I'm currently on Spring break so I'm gonna take a short break from the comic to rest my fingers but I plan on writing out the scripts for the next page when I get the chance so that I'll have a head start on it after my little vacation until then I'll see you guys in the next chapter👍

P.S Before you guys say anything I know the mysterious merchant who sold Trixie the Alicorn amulet in the show wasn't really Tirek, but hey nothing wrong with a little imagination am I right?