My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic
Enter the Darkness
Chapter 1: Stolen
In the tree library of a town full of Ponies, a purple mare unicorn with sparkles on her flank, and a red and purple mane and tail, was cleaning around her home, rearranging books with her small baby purple dragon. "Twilight," called the dragon, "can't we do this some other time? We're going to be late meeting up with Rarity for her errand."
"Sorry, Spike, but I have to make sure everything is picture perfect before we go," the purple pony replied as she galloped from one shelf to another, carrying books with telepathy.
Spike sighed, annoyed that he wasn't with his crush like he dreamed since this morning. He fantasized being beside a white unicorn mare with diamonds on her flank and a stylish dark blue mane and tail in a wide flower field. "Oh Rarity, I'm so glad to be here with you," Spike said, forgetting about reality for a moment. Twilight gave him a strange look when he snapped out of his fantasy. "Hehe. Sorry, Twi."
Spike grabbed a strange black book with golden stripes on the top and bottom portions of the cover and looked at it curiously. "Hey, Twilight. What's this book?" the young dragon asked as the purple mare put up the remaining books.
She walked up to Spike and the book he held to get a closer look. "Its...um... Its... I don't know," Twilight said, confused at the book's presense. She gave Spike a scroll and feather dipped in ink as she took the book in telepathy. "Take a letter, Spike."
"Dear Princess Celestia,
My assistant, Spike, has stumbled upon a strange book within the library that I have never seen before. It is a black book with golden stripes on the top and bottom portions of the cover. I await your response on your knowledge of the book.
Your student,
Twilight Sparkle"
After finishing the letter, Spike blew fire at the scroll, making it magically dissolve and rush out the window toward Canterlot Castle. The purple mare now waited patiently for the Princess's response, deciding to read the book until Spike intervened.
"Twilight, we need to hurry to Rarity's remember?" asked the impatient dragon. Twilight looked at Spike, then at the book, going back and forth with the two.
"Alright, Spike. Let's go see Rarity. This book can wait," Twilight said, giving her assistant a warm smile. She levitated the book to the pedastal and walked, with Spike on her back, outside. She closed the door, only for it to reopen a crack without her noticing.
At a stylishly built building known as Carousel Boutique, the duo arrived to the 2 story shop's front door and knocked on it. The same white mare from Spike's daydream came out to greet the two. "Ah, Twilight, Spike. I was wondering when you two would come," the white mare said, smiling at the two.
Sorry we're late, Rarity. We had some spring cleaning to do," Twilight said honestly. "What did you need us for?"
"Oh well, nothing now. I was going to have you model in my new dresses as a way of advertising, but..." Rarity stopped in mid-sentence to show off an ad-poster already printed and ready to be hanged.
"Wow Rarity, these dresses on the poster really look amazing," Twilight said in awe at the dresses. However, the white mare was less than pleased by the results.
"Oh, I appreciate the compliment, but these dresses and poses are not in style. They are not appealing at all. I just needed a second opinion from a friend before I threw them out," she said.
Before the purple mare could change her opinion, Spike spat out fire which quickly became a scroll. Spike unrolled it and read it.
"Dearest Twilight Sparkle,
You have found a lost book that should have stayed lost within your library. Come to the castle immediately and bring the book.
~Princess Celestia"
Rarity assumes, "My, that sounded urgent."
Twilight responded, "Yeah. Spike. We're going home and then I'll head to the Canterlot Castle."
"I shall alert the others post haste and meet you at the train station,"Rarity planned. Twilight nodded in agreement. Spike hopped on the purple unicorn's back as she galloped back to her library. When they arrived, they noticed the door wide open.
"Huh? I could have sworn I closed the door before we left," Twilight said as she walked in. Her eyes grew wide as she saw something missing from her pedestal. "The book... ITS GONE!"
