I breathed heavily as I ran through the Everfree to finish my last leg of my long journey. In search of my destination I stumbled over an overgrown root that had escaped my sight, but I barely felt the pain as I hurried through the thick brush. I was behind, the time I've trained, waited for years was about was about to come. My princess would finally come to this plane and I would serve her till my death. I broke through a clearing where I knew she would be the castle of the two sisters stood before me as a crumbled ruin destroyed by time, and taken over by the elements. I slowed my rushed sprint to a slow trot and then to a stop as I walked through the crumbling gate of the castle.I quickly surveyed my surroundings looking for anything that would try to keep me out. once I knew it was safe i sighed and relaxed."It's almost time" I coughed out due to running so far without stopping and little water. "Soon she'll be here, soon i'll have a purpose" I say as I look up at the rising moon.

Ponyville (2 hours before midnight)Twilight Sparkle

"I know I saw that book somewhere" A purple unicorn with violet hair with a pink stripe running through it searches frantically through the cache of books around her room. "I have to find that book on the elements of harmony before its too late!" She throws books haphazardly as her assistant stumbles up stairs with a lampshade on his head. He's a baby dragon with green and purple scales.

"Hey Twilight! You should really come down here and celebrate the summer sun celebration with us, its a whole lot of fun."

"Not now Spike i'm busy looking for a way to stop Nightmare moons return before its to says in a rushed tone

"Still? You really need to stop reading those old pony tales. Celestia sent you here to make some friends and have some fun." Spike replies as he waves his arms around.

"Its not a pony tale Spike its real and i'll prove it by stopping her before its too late!" She finishes in one large breath

"Well alright then if you say so i'll go back down, you should really join us though." Spike says as he heads back down to where most of the town were partying downstairs.

Everfree Forest (1 minute until Midnight)Shadow Blade

"Any second now." I whisper quietly as I stare up at the full moon. I fidget impatiently as I wait and watch."Is something wrong?" I mutter under my breath as I realize that it's past midnight now.

"Who are you? " A dark womanly voice whispers behind me. I spin around and gape at who it is.

"My princess." I gasp out as I drop to my knees and bow down to her in loyalty.

"Oh, so there are some who still remember me." She admonishes

"My princess, I am Shadow-blade, and I've come to serve you in any way you see fit. I've trained my whole life just to serve you. I'd do anything you ask without hesitation." I quickly spout out as i push my head lower to the ground my head. " I swear my loyalty to you until the day I die. I would split a vein for you." She smiles at me with interest (not that I can see her)

"Alright then, split a vein " She tells me in a testing tone but gapes in surprise as I quickly unsheathe my sword with my magic and swiftly cut deep into an artery.

"Does this satisfy you my princess?" I grunt out in pain and become unsteady from the blood steadily gushing from my split skin as my blood coats the ground with red she slowly walks to me.

"Raise your head" she says to me in a quite voice while gently pulling my head up. "Thisdoes satisfy me." she says and smiles at me. I smile black, happy to please her.

"At least I got to see her before i died." I think to myself as the world spins and fades to nothing.