When the group ran outside to confront the menace that has befallen them, they watched in horror how the spectral horses known as the Windigoes brought ruin to the once beautiful city of Canterlot. One by one, every citizen got attacked and turned in a frozen state of hibernation. Twilight Sparkle was confused, "I thougth that the Windigoes only come when there's hate and conflict." She said to her teacher, Princess Celestia. Her expression showed that she was horrified, "I already told you a minute ago," She said, "His dark magic allowed him to control the Windigoes, that's the only explanation I can give."

But then a voice called down to our noble group, a voice dark, a voice as loud as thunder: "CELESTIA!!!" It roared, "LUNA!!!"

The two princesses watched in fear how a familiar bolt of shadow fell down from the sky and landed before them on the other side of the courtyard. From the bolt of shadow emitted a grand stallion, spreading it's demonic bat wings. His skin was dark gray and the magical horn burned in a black flame. His black manes that covered his eyes fell on the ground like shadows in contrast how Celestia's and Luna's manes floated in the sky like clouds. "It's been long, fair sisters." spoke the dark Alicorn with his head still pointed to the ground.

"Yes, it has been a long time, Dusk Dawn." Said Celestia with great valor in her voice but fear could still be read from her face. The dark Alicorn lifted his head in anger, showing his red, serpentine eyes, "My name is COLD HEART" he yelled with his thundering voice. Luna, still crying in fear, started crawling behind the protective body of her older sister. Celestia looked at her and then to the six ponies and dragon that were there too. "Go," She said, "Help the citizens, I'll take it from here."

The ponies and Spike ran trough the courtyard. The only obstacle in their course was Cold Heart but he let them pass him like they weren't even there, from the princesses' stand point so to speak. The ponies and the little dragon could see that his eyes watched them with a piercing gaze of ice cold bitterness but the most soft expression was pointed at the yellow, pink haired Pegasus, Fluttershy. But even that made the little pony shiver in fear.

When the the six ponies and Spike went trough the portal and left the courtyard, a gust of cold wind made the portal's doors close. "Ah hope that the princesses are okay." Said Applejack who looked worried at the closed gate. Twilight looked at her friends, "They will make it, I'm sure of it." She said. "Did you saw how the brute looked at us?" Rarity said with a snobby tone in her voice. "Well... He kinda.. eh... looked less bitter at... eh... me..." Fluttershy mumbled but nobody heard her due to the screaming agony of the Canterlot citizens. "We'll have to split," Twilight said, "We have to evacuate everypony to safety." All the ponies nodded and went their separate ways. Twilight and Spike went to Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns, Rarity and Pinkie Pie went to the market district, Applejack went to the gardens while Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy checked the race track.

...

The tension is rising on the courtyard, the two princesses stood there alone with their evil brother. "That was kind of rude what you did to me thousand years ago." Said the stallion with arrogance in his voice. Celestia spoke in a strong voice: "You got what you deserved, a punishment that knows no equal. Imprisonment in ice while your body still lives, a fate worse than death." With those words, Luna found the little valor she needed to step away from her sister's back and stand right next to her. They stood there like a force one. Cold Heart laughed. His laugh was as cold as snow. He laughed for the way they stood there, thinking they stood strong together.

He scolded the dark blue Alicorn: "Now Luna, you grew a pair since we last met. I still remember the days when you still held to me like a little filly with no sense of self worth" Those words hurt her, they stung like an angry hornet. She looked to the ground, shedding tears. She too remembered the days when he was still called Dusk Dawn. He was her big brother, she loved him, she liked to play games with him. Celestia looked to her crying sister. Her heart broke from the sight of the once noble Princess Luna lying on the ground broken and crying. She lifted her anger to the stallion before them, "You... Don't you have a shard of the love and compassion you had when we were young?" Cold Heart laughed again and answered her question: "Left it in the ice you prisoned me in..."

"SHUT UP!!!"

The trees and bushes that were rooted in the grounds of the courtyard started floating. Luna was using a floating spell, with her eyes tearing, her horn glowing bright and her teeth gritting. The floating objects flew at high speed towards the dark Alicorn but he drove them out of the way like it was nothing. Cold Heart laughed again, "It seems your magic hasn't fully redeveloped yet since your return." Then he lowered his head, spreading his demonic wings. His eyes and horn started to glow and he let out a mighty shriek. His scream was so loud, so powerful that it blew the two princesses trough the castle gates.

...

Applejack ran trough the gardens, yelling at everypony to leave Canterlot as fast as they can. But it was to no avail due to the Windigoes' ice cold touch that made them freeze on location. "At this rate, everypony will be turned in an ice cube!" She said to herself. She saw no use anymore as everypony was lost since the start of this attack. She decided to take a run from it, to her friends but she halted by the sight of Discord's statue. It was both menacing and funny at the same time, with the position he took while he was turned back into stone. He totally didn't see that coming. The coldness that flew in the air started to freeze even harder as Applejack turned around to see a Windigo standing right behind her. He looked like a normal horse but his spectral appearance proved otherwise. It snickered like mad and it's eyes were cold blue. What took Applejack by surprise that it turned in a puff of smoke instead of turning her in a ice cube right away. The puff of smoke smacked right into the pony's face and entered her nose like a scent. "Hoowi, what was... that ... all... abou..." Her nose felt frozen, her sight started to fade and the last thing she felt before entering the darkness was how she hit the ground.

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