"Get up." I heard a familiar voice say in my head. I opened my eyes slightly just to have them drop back down.

"Come on. I said 'Get Up'" The voice said more demanding, I opened my eyes some more to see I was in some sort of jail cell.

"I Said, 'Get Up!" The voice said a a shock went through my body causing me to sit up quickly. I breathed quickly and fast, I looked around and saw I was in a cell.

About damn time.

"Shade? What the actual fuck happened!?" I asked taking in the area I was in.

Ok, a bitch queen kidnapped Twilight and Fluttershy, and also tried having sex with you. Now she locked you up in a cell to try and unlock the dark element in you.

"What, what's going on!?" I said clenching my head in pain.

Look if your going to want to get out of here, alive, your going to have to let me help you!

"Just, help me find Twilight and Fluttershy and get us out of here." I asked him standing up.

Ok this is going to be very difficult, you need to let your instincts take over.

"What do you mean?"

Take in your surroundings, learn your enemy, use your power.

"I don't understand!" I said as I held the bars to the cell.

Just let your instincts go.

I breath in and out slowly, I looked through the bars and saw that green torches lit up so they projected some light. I saw a Changeling that appeared to be guarding the area walk by, he stopped and looked at me he let a chuckle out and walked up to the cell door.

"So you've come too, good." He said with an amused voice. "Chrysalis has got the plan for you almost set up."

I threw my hand at him but he quickly stepped out of reach, he seemed to be shocked by my actions because his eyes were wide.

"A bit angry I see." He said, he then walked a bit closer not as much as I could reach him but as much that seemed close. "Seems that's a good thing for now."

"Where are they!" I shouted banging on the bars.

"Oh, you mean those two." He said with a evil chuckle. "They'll be fine, for now."

"If any of you as so much as hurt them, I'll make sure it's the last thing you ever do!" I said as my anger seemed to rise. I felt a strange burning sensation running down my right arm, I pulled it back and held it to subdue the pain.

"Aw, is the little pony hurt." He said in a little baby voice. I clenched my fist and felt the heat increase, suddenly it turned into a giant blade. I looked the Changeling right in the eyes and charge as far as the blade could reach, there was a satisfying punctured sound that came from him.

His eyes were wide and a small trail of green blood was coming out of his mouth, I retracted my arm and saw that the blade had green blood on it. I looked back at the Changeling as he collasped onto the floor, I looked back at my arm and it change back to normal.

I looked back at the Changeling corpse I had made and reached for his body through the bars, I searched over his body for a key and found a bronze key in a coin bag.

I put the key into the lock and unlocked it, the lock fell to the ground and I pushed the cell door open, I ran out and hugged the side of the wall.

Trust your instincts.

I moved slowly across the wall and peaked around the corner to see two Changeling guards approaching, I stood back a bit and waited for them to them to get closer. The walked around the corner and didn't notice me and kept walking, I quietly walked around the corner to see a alot more cells around me.

I looked around my current area as I moved and only though I needed to find them.

I walked down a few more cells and spotted a set of stairs leading up, I quickly walked up them and reached a castle like structure. I saw another guard approaching from a corridor and I quickly hide behind the corner.

I looked at my arm and felt it heat up again, it then turned into the giant blade. I waited for the footsteps to get closer and struck when they were close enough. I stabbed him right in the middle of his chest and lifted him up in the arm and threw him down on the ground.

I turned my arm back to normal and ran down the corridor looking for them, I reached another set of stairs and instead of running up them I opened my wings and quickly flew up them. I landed on top of the staris and looked around the area, it had to be the main part of the structure because there were pillars and a giant room.

I ran behind one of the pillars and saw a another set of staris leading up to a throne, then Insaw her. Chrysalis sitting there looking annoyed. I held my anger inside trying not to rush over there and just kill her. I looked behind her to see them; my eyes widen for who it was.

Twilight and Fluttershy. They were both sitting in a cage and Twilight was holding Fluttershy who was simpering softly. I heard the sound of feet running up the staris in a hurry, then five guards ran down the path too Chrysalis and knelt down at the start of the staris.

"Your majesty," The one in front said catching his breath. "The one know as 'Shadow' has escaped his cell and killed two other guards. They both appeared to have massive stab wounds to their chests."

"You fools!" Chrysalis said "He's probably already on his way here right now. Come, we must find him!" She said raising from her throne and stepping down the stairs, the guards then stood up.

"Yes your majesty!" They all said following her, they all then walked down the stairs. Until I knew the were far enough I ran up to the cage Twilight and Fluttershy were in.

"Twilight, Fluttershy!" I said reaching the cage, they both seemed to be shocked and looked at me. They seemed to get shock from the sight of me and they were frozen.

"Don't worry! I'm going to get you girls out!" I said looking at the lock.

Suddenly they was a sharp pain in my back and stomach, I slowly looked down to see a sword sticking out of my stomach. I twisted and I let out a yelp in pain, I fell to my knees as the sword pulled out of me, there was a noticeable hole in my stomach that led to my back.

I looked behind me to see Chrysalis standing there with a sword in her hand and a smirk. I stood up slowly with an immerse amount of pain running through me, I got to my feet and turned around to meet her eyes.

"So is this where you will die?" She said as she twirled the sword around. "Or will you join me?" She said as she outstretched her hand towards me.

"Shadow, don't!" I heard Twilight way from behind me.

"Please Shadow!" Fluttershy said softly.

"So what will it be Shadow? Live or die?"

I looked back at the cage to see Twilight and Fluttershy with tears in there eyes. I looked back at Chrysalis and the her hand, I closed my eyes and exhaled slowly.

I the reached for Chrysalis's hand and grabbed it.

"SHADOW!" Twilight yelled from behind me.

"No!" Fluttershy said as she broke into tears.

"You know Chrysalis, I hav to thank you." I said tightening my hold on her hand.

"What for?" She asked confused.

"For sticking your hand out like an idiot." I said as I pulled her behind me and bash her head into the bars of the cell, knocking her out.

"S-Shadow?" Twilight asked in disbelief.

"I...would never leave you guys." I said breathing slowly, I walked over to the lock and busted it open with a strong punch to it. The mares quickly ran out and hug be, I fell to my knees and my vision started to go black.

"Shadow, your really hurt. Twilight what are we going to do?" Fluttershy said holding me tighter.

"I don't know, he's...he's losing a lot of blood." Twilight said as so hoing me tighter.

Then there was a strange heat sensation inside the wound, I felt it closing up.

I'm not going to let you die on me.

Then the wound closed, I felt slightly better then really better.

"Girls, I'm alright." I said rising to my feet.

"But, how?" Twilight said in shock.

"I can explain later. Right now we need to get out." I said looking around and found an exit.

"Okay, we can get out through there." I said pointing to our way out.

"Yeah, I would like to get out of here." Fluttershy said softly.

As we walked to the exit we past a hall that read 'Tresure Room'. When I walked past it I felt a calling me to go too it. I walked in front of the room and stared into it.

"Shadow, what are you doing?" Twilight asked stopping and looking back at me. I couldn't respond back, I felt in a trance, I walked into the room and saw there was a shrine with a black stone on a post.

"Shadow?" Fluttershy said walking to the doorway. I couldn't say anything my body then couldn't even control it. I walked up the stairs and saw the black stone more clearly, I was standing infront of the stone.

I lifted the stone in my hand and turned it in my hands, and saw an ingraving in it, it only said.

The Darkness will cause you Pain.

The stone then turned tightly in my hands and pushed it's self into my chest causing me to fall back and down the stairs. I yelled in pain as the stone started to mearg into my body with a painful push, Twilight and Fluttershy ran to my side and lifted me up.

"Shadow! What was that?" Twilight asked as the stone finally pushed itself into my chest, making black glowing veins all over my chest.

"Just give me a second." I said breathlessly trying to gain my head around what I had just done. I held my chest in the familiar pain I had felt when I got Shade in my body.

I slowly got to my feet with Twilight and Fluttershy helping me stand up. I pushed them away for feeling a strange feeling over my body, I cracked my knuckles and neck and felt complete relieved.

"S-Shadow, are you ok?" Fluttershy asked placing a hand on my shoulder, I looked back at them with a smile.

"D-don't worry, I'm f-fine." I said as my breath kept short, I shook it off.

"Let's just get out of here." I said walking over to the doorway with the girls into.

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