My first attempt at a "My Little Pony" fanfic. So, yeah, have at it. Oh and I do not own my little pony or any of the characters, I do own the bad guy in this though.
Celestia sat on the balcony watching the sun near the horizon. It was a beautiful sight she enjoyed showing to the world every day, her daily duty. She heard the small sound of hoof steps behind her, but she didn't turn to acknowledge the dark hued alicorn with more than smile. She did glance at her younger sister when she came to stand beside her.
"Are you ready Luna?" She asked with a gracious smile.
Her younger sister returned the smile in kind. "Of course sister." The two of them lowered their heads and let their magic gather, their horns glowing as they did. The sun began a faster decent to the edge of the world before vanishing altogether. The moon rose just as the last light of the sun vanished, bathing the world in dark night, only the pale light of the moon illuminating the world. The stars blinked into existence one by one as the sky became filled.
The sisters opened their eyes and raised their heads as the magic ended. "Another beautiful night, Luna." Celestia said with a happy smile.
"Indeed. I am proud to make it my own again." She smiled turning and walking back into the room. Luna was walking towards the door when she stopped and turned to see her sister walking to the large bed. "Need some sleep?" She asked with a grin. The night was Luna's time to be awake and active and she would always tease Celestia about it.
The large white mare gave her a playful yet annoyed look. "Of course, it's been a long day. There was some commotion in the Everfree Forest I'll have to look into tomorrow." She said while she curled onto the bed.
"I could look into it if you want." Luna offered, turning to face her sister. In truth, the chance to get out and do something more than scare the guards with her presence was very tempting.
Celestia stroked her chin with her hoof before nodding. "I suppose you could. You just have to talk to Pharro about the details. But be careful Luna." Her voice turned worried but Luna just giggled.
"Please sister, I've been away for a long time but I'm still a tough little filly." Luna turned to the door but before she reached it a huge crash echoed outside making her stop and Celestia raise her head suddenly. Luna looked at her sister before taking another step towards the door. There was a loud yell and the sound of an explosion. Luna stepped back now, Celestia standing beside her now. "What's going on?" She asked.
Celestia shook her head in response. The larger of the two stepped closer to the door before it flew open, a white Pegasus hitting the floor before skidding to the ground before them. "Pharro!" Celestia cried as she knelt to the fallen guard. His armor was shattered and one of his wings looked mangled. He struggled to his feet with heavy breaths, his eyes trained on the door.
"Princesses. . ." he huffed, sounding absolutely worn. "Run. Get out of here."
"What are you talking about?" Luna asked, stepping next the guard as he tried to walk, his legs barley holding him up.
"If I had to guess, He's talking about me." A chilling voice crawled over the room. The princesses looked to the door and found the source. A large dark alicorn stood in the remains of the doorway. He was at least as big as Celestia but may have been even larger. His coat a deep dark black with white streaks along his sides and another white strip over each hoof, his mane and tail were darker than his coat by several tones, seeming like an endless darkness that draped over his body. His horn had a stark whiteness when compared with the rest of his body and his eyes were white with small dots of gold and red within them. "I'll give him this, he put up a good fight. They all did." His face turned to a calm smile.
Celestia looked beyond her intruder and saw the hall outside was covered in guards all on their sides or backs. None of them were moving and only a few seemed to still be breathing. "Who are you? Why are you here?" She demanded, her voice rising as she stepped in front of Luna and Pharro.
The dark alicorn chuckled darkly. "Ooo, someone is demanding." He mocked as he shifted his weight on his legs. "I do love that question though, so I'll answer. I am not what I appear, in truth, I am not human, or in this case I guess I'm no pony." He said with a great degree of confidence. Celestia was confused by his speech but he continued so she continued listening. "I am the shadows and the dark, the fear and hate and all the dark little thoughts that make the world fun. But if you're looking for name to call me I suppose my timeless name will do." The alicorn took a low bow before finishing. "Call me Darkside."
Luna couldn't shake the fear she felt from this stallion. It wasn't just his size or the evil he exuded but his shadow seemed, deeper somehow, as though it was hiding something from them. "Why are you here? Why are you attacking our guards?" Luna demanded this time, using her strong voice so as not to seem weak.
Darkside admired her with a glance of his crimson and gold eyes before smiling. "Well to be honest I just came to see who was in charge in this world. Scout the threats and all that." He started trotting in to the room looking at all the corners as Celestia ensured she was in between him her sister and the fallen guard. "I have to say this world is far too happy for my tastes but then it's more fun to corrupt a happy world." He stopped and glanced at the large white Alicorn. "And if you're the best I have to contend with, oh I'm not worried at all." he smiled his white teeth showing in a grim smile.
Celestia was done listening to this stallion. "You have broken into our castle, attacked my guards and now you threaten me? You will surrender to me at once and face punishment for your actions." Magic glowed in her horn, the radiant light burning at the tip.
Darkside laughed loudly. "Oh please you actually intend to threaten me?" He mocked her, laughing so much it seemed he was going to fall over. "I've fought much worse than you little girl." He turned and faced Celestia, his own horn glowed, a dark violet light building around it. "I may not be fully used to this body yet, but trust me, you're out of your league."
Celestia stood her ground her face twisting to scowl. She had not been forced to fight in centuries but her power was the greatest in all of Equestria. This stallion could not match her. Luna had her doubts, the stallion was confident and there was something about him that didn't sit right with her.
"I'll make a deal though." Darkside said with a grin. "You tell me everything I want to know and I'll leave without destroying you first." He laughed a little more at his joke.
Celestia was done entertaining the intruder. She narrowed her eyes and the light of her horn erupted to a golden show of force blinding the room. The spell made looking at its target impossible for anyone but Celestia herself. The room erupted with an explosion of force as the magic gathered around her target before crushing him in light and golden flames.
Luna looked up at the destruction caused from the spell. The walls and ceiling were black from the heat that had charred them but the worst was not the damage done but the damage not done.
Darkside stood in the same spot, a small violet light surrounded him like a bubble, leaving himself and the floor beneath him completely untouched, and his smile had never faltered. "As I said, you're out of your league, little pony." In a blink so fast no one could follow it the shield fell and Darkside's horn glowed again. Before Luna could yell a warning or Celestia could react his horn erupted a narrow blast of violet energy. The shot zipped over the distance between them striking Celestia in the chest before she could react. The blast threw her back across the floor leaving the smell of burnt hair in the air.
"Celestia!" Luna yelled and ran to her sister's side. Her eyes were blurring with tears as she flew to her sister's side. Celestia was on her side her face contorted in pain. Her coat was blackened over her chest, her chest piece completely destroyed in the attack, the distinct red of blood spilling from the open wound; her breathing was tight and strained over the pain. Darkside simply laughed from the other side of the room. Luna growled as she looked on her sister, her gaze flew from her to the monster across the room. She turned her head towards him and let her anger go sending a wave of dark blue light over the room at Darkside.
The larger alicorn opened his eyes in shock as the wave smashed into him full force sending him crashing into the wall. Luna stood over her sister, face twisted in rage. "How dare you hurt her!" She screamed. Her very essence was wrapped around her, the aura around her twisting to a violent form. She kneeled back over Celestia, the wound was bad, she needed help now.
A deep laugh made Luna look shaking at the wall. Darkside was on his hooves again, turning his neck and shaking himself lightly. "Well, you've got some real fight in you. I like that." He chuckled. Luna stood over her sister, planting her hooves in the ground ready to stand against whatever this enemy was. "You really do have some darkness in you, ooh I can see it." Darkside took a few short steps towards her as Luna charged her horn for another attack or to repel one of his.
Darkside suddenly flew to the side as a blur of white struck him. Luna was stunned to see Pharro on top of the alicorn pinning him to ground. Darkside started to speak but Pharro raised his head and smashed his into Darkside's shaking them both.
"Princess Luna! Take Celestia and run!" The guard yelled as Darkside kicked him off to the floor. Just as Darkside got his footing back Pharro was on him again. With a wave of his head and bit of magic Pharro was hurled away to the wall, but the Pegasus recovered and lunged at Darkside again, this time knocking out his legs and pinning him down again. "Now! Run!"
Luna understood the pony's sacrifice and stood next to her sister. A ball of dark blue light surrounding them before lifting into the air and flying out the window to the sky beyond.
Darkside cursed and kicked the smaller Pegasus off him again. This time he gave a powerful blast of magic and smashed the stallion into the wall pinning him there with his power. The guard tried to move but the last of his strength was gone. His leg was broken and he sat back cradling the broken foreleg in front of him. A moment later a dark shadow blocked out the light and he looked up at the large alicorn.
"I'll give you this, you have some guts." Darkside said, sounding more annoyed than impressed. "Now where did they go?"
Pharro scoffed. "No idea." He said with smile. Darkside lowered his eyes and raised his fore hoof before driving it down on the Pegasus' broken leg. He screamed in pain as the already fractured bone splintered to bits.
"Jog your memory?" Darkside asked without smiling. The Pegasus looked at the larger stallion but didn't respond, his eyes showed all the hate in the world. "Now there's what I like to see. Hate. Pure hatred, ooh how I love it." The alicorn lowered his head to be level with the sitting pony. "It's fine if you don't tell me. I have another trick I need to try anyway."
As Pharro wondered what he meant Darkside leaned down to him gain, one fore hoof on the pony's head. "You're a strong one Pharro, strong and proud, so much pride." The dark alicorn whispered. His voice was . . . enthralling, like he was right. Of course Pharro was proud, one of best of the royal guard. "So strong and proud, but they never gave you what you deserved. They always gave you the low end, never gave you what you wanted, and now they left you to die." Yeah, he deserved more, he deserved the higher post, the better pay. He should have been head of the guard years ago! But wait he didn't want that. "You deserve more, you are strong, let your pride tell you what you want."
Pharro's mind was clouding. He couldn't think of anything except the money he should have, the power he should have. He earned it! He was the best! And they abandoned him! "Now you want to tell me, tell me where the princess would go for safety, someone as grand as you, as clever and strong as you must know." Darkside's voice was like velvet, stroking all the right chords. He did know, he knew the one place the princess would be safe the place he hoped Luna had taken them.
"Her student Twilight Sparkle in Pony Ville. That's where they went." Pharro spoke but no sooner did the words leave his mouth did he realize what he had done. No, I never wanted the money the power, I never wanted to betray them I just wanted to protect them. He shook his head and looked up again. Darkside was smiling over him. In anger and desperation Pharro lunged with his head to smash that smug monster's teeth in but as he tried to move Darkside shoved his head back cracking the stone wall and Pharro's skull with it.
"Hmm." Darkside sighed as he stepped away from the body. "Seems like my power isn't as strong here. Maybe it's because they are all so damn cute and happy." He shook his head and felt the mane hit his side. "That is still going to take some getting used to." He walked to the edge of the balcony. "Well, I guess I'm off to find Ponyville, can't let those two go on without me, the dark one especially." He thought back to that attack she had used. It wasn't dangerous but it was clear she was more dangerous than the white one had been.
Darkside looked to the sky and back over his shoulders as he flexed his wings. "We'll let's see if I can still fly in this body." He spread them and gave a single heavy flap propelling himself into the air. In a second he was gliding into the dark of the night, his goal in mind and a murderous smile on his face.
From below in the forest, a set of eyes watched the gliding dark alicorn. The eyes vanished before they were spotted as the sound of hoofs could be heard on the ground.
So that's my first attempt at a MLP fanfic. The idea is more based off the villain, Darkside than anything else. But I wanted to bring him into a few different worlds and thought I would start with my latest interest. So as always I enjoy reviews, no matter how harsh, helps motivate me.
I am reposting this story under a different name. it was Once "The Darkside of Life" and after a little touch up and getting back into the story of Darkside, I've decided to put it back up. I'm going to go over each chapter again and edit them slightly, but if you've read it before, there won't be anything really new.
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