My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Face of Shadows
Prologue
It is a dark night in the tiny Saddle Arabian town known as Hoofastan. As the moon hangs full in the skies a single mare walks the quiet streets. As the mare hurries home her thoughts turn to her father and what he would think of his daughter who had snuck out after dinner to meet her coltfriend. Lost in thought she suddenly heard something, as she turned to see what it was a sense she was not alone came over her. But when she looked there was no pony there. Just a light breeze moving in, she sighed with relief and continued home. The breeze was cool but the night was still warm from the dawn and as the young mare made her way home she was unable to shake the feeling that something following her. The suddenly another noise, "Who's there?", she shouted as she turned. Nothing, as she looked around nervous with fear she heard another sound. She turned and sighed once again in relief, it was only a stray dog rummaging through some trash. The dog noticed her as well, and fortunately the mare happened to have some food on her. She pulled a chunk of bread from her saddlebag and laid it on the ground. The hungry pooch sprinted for it almost immediately. As the dog ate the mare gigged, "So you're the one sneaking around and scaring ponies". The mare petted the dog and laughed at herself for being so scared. Then the dog stopped eating and started growling fiercely. "What's wrong?", she asked. But the dog kept on growling. The mare believing she had done something to anger the dog backed up to give it some space. As the she did she bumped somepony. "Oh, I'm terribly sorry." , she said as she turned. Then suddenly her face turned from one of smiles to one of horror as she seen what she bumped into. It had no features, just form. It was black and most accurately described as a living shadow. The mare let out a shriek in terror and as she did the shadow swallowed her up and disappeared. It was quiet again all excepted a lone dog howling into the night.
