A/N Hello everyone just a heads up, this story was created by me and my friend Prince Eclipse. It takes a lot of effort to work together so we get what we both want. Let's get started

Shadowed Heart

Chapter 1: The Nightmares began

Celestia's sun left the sky as Luna's moon rose into full view. At a small cottage on the end of Ponyville a young colt waited to be tucked into bed. The colt had long dark blue hair, fur that matched the midnight sky, and was a Pegasus.

(The Colts POV)

I quietly sat near my bed with a small smile as a knock came from the front door. I stood up out of curiosity and walked to the front door. "Oh I'm so glad you're home!" He looked at the door to see his mom hugging somepony. "Mom, who's that?" She turned around happily.

"It's your father, he's come home." I stared at her then at the stallion, he was my dad. "Dad!" I ran up to him, tackling him with a hug. "Hey, Eclipse. Hews my youngest doing?" I nod happily. "I've been great even better now you're home." He smiles and picks me up. "Hey where's your brother?" I point towards his room. "He's asleep." He smiles. "That's just like him." He carries me to my room and tucks me in. "Goodnight champ." Mom and Dad lean in and nuzzle me goodnight, I soon fell asleep.

I was in a large empty building, greeted only by the creaking of floor boards. "Hello?" I look around the room but find nothing, as I turn I hear the door open reveling Princess Luna. "Hello Eclipse." I stared at her in awe. "Princess Luna…. It's a pleasure to meet you but… why are you in my dream?" Her facial features grew weary.

"I have a warning for you… Be careful with the monster inside of your dream." I stared at her. "What do you mean?" I couldn't hear what she said as the dream slowly faded away.

I slowly woke up to the smell of smoke. 'W-What….' I heard a loud crash, as my door was sent off its hinges. I jumped in terror. "Aaagghh!" My brother Orion was standing in the door way. "Eclipse! Get up, the house is on fire!" He runs over to me and began to drag me out of my bed.

"Wait! What about Mom and Dad!?" Orion frowns. "I think they're outside, come on!" Orion and I began to run as fast as we could. Orion ran ahead and kicked the door open as I ran through.

We stopped and sat down. "You ok Eclipse." I nodded slowly and looked around. "Wait! Where's Mom and Dad?!" Orion looks around. "I don't know!" I got up and flew strait into the air and looked at my burning house. I looked inside but didn't see anything alive. I cried out and flew over the Everfree forest as fast as I could, as I went my tears made it hard to see. I landed on the ground and cried myself to sleep.

I awoke from my dreamless inside of a small hut full of strange masks and herbs. "Hello." I turn toward the strange accent to see a female zebra mixing herbs in a cauldron. "W-Where am I? Who are you?" She smiles warmly and walks to me. "I am Zecora and this hut is home to me." I nod slowly and look around. "Oh crap! Have you seen a Pegasus that looks a lot like me?" She shakes her head. "A colt like you, a brother I do not know." I sigh and stand up.

"So how'd I get here?" She smiles. "I carried you, you see, on my back and through this gate." She points towards the door. I smile nervously. "Thanks… hey could you help me find my brother Orion?" She nods with a determined look. "Of course, the forest is my home." I smile and nod. "Where to F-." Before I could finish my sentence we heard a loud cry. "AAAGGHHH!" Zecora grabs her cloak and points. "To the scream of fear!" We run as fast as we could to the noise to see an orange stallion being attacked by Timberwolfs.

"H-HELP!" He screamed as a Timberwolf sent him flying into a tree. Zecora runs to the tree pushing the stallion out of the way before bucking the Timberwolf in the head. It falls backwards with a yelp as I grab the stallion. "Run to the hut, it protects from their magic!" I run as fast as I can towards the house but I hear a loud thud. "Keep going!" I turn to see Zecora pinned against a tree by a Timberwolf.

I stop and look at her, as she struggles with the large monster. She headbutts it off of her. "Move before they come!" She runs in front of me leading me back to the hut. She opened the door running inside then slammed it closed after I got inside.

Zecora has a few cuts on her face. "Crap. Are you ok?" She nods and grabs a weird book while I set the stallion down in the guest bed. "What's with the book?" She smiles, opens it, and she reads out a line. "Nafsi Wakazila Kuja Saa Hii Kuponya Majeraha baada ya vita!" (This is in Swahili meaning- Souls Devoured; come this hour, heal the wounds after battle.) She began to glow as a wisp of light began to heal all of our wounds. I stare at her in awe as the light fades.

"What was that?!" She smiles. "An old spell, that fell from my home." I nod in awe of what I'd just witness. We heard a muffled gasp as the stallion rolled over. "Am I alive….." He coughed as he got into a sitting position and looked at us. "Who are you two… Am I really alive?" Zecora smiles warmly. "I am Zecora, Who are you to try and brave the forest?" He sighs. "I'm , one of the co-owners of Sugercube Corner." I nod happily. "Oh yeah me and my brother used to go there as kids with Fluttershy." He smiled warmly before standing up and going to the kitchen.

"Oh yea you're Eclipse right." I nod happily. "Glad you've remembered me after all these years." He nods and starts moving food products around. "Miss Zecora, since you and Eclipse saved me, would it be alright if I cooked you two some dinner?" Zecora smiled and nods. "Yes, I'd appreciate the gesture." He nods and begins to cook. "So Eclipse, where's your dad?" I frowned and looked down. "He got trapped in a house fire yesterday with my mother." He turned towards me with a frown. "But the last fire in town was three days ago." I stared at him then looked to Zecora. "How long was I out?!" She shrugs sadly.

"I found you last night by a Timberwolf graveyard." I shuttered at the thought. "Ok so I was out for three days?" Zecora shrugs as a loud ding is heard in the kitchen. "I hope you two like red velvet chocolate cake." I smiled and cheered happily. "Yea I love red velvet cake!" He smiled and brought the cake out setting it in between me and Zecora. Me and Zecora smile and grab a slice.

I eat the slice slowly savoring every bite. I finish my first piece and put the plate in the sink. Zecora puts her plate in the sink as well, she looked at me and laughed. "What's so funny?" She grabs a napkin and wipes my face. "Your face has velvet cake up and down, around and more." I frown and look away.

"Well uh thanks.. Hey lets rest for tonight before we take home." She nods and sighs. "Can I talk to you alone first?" I nod and sit down beside her. "I am sorry about your parents fate… but I have a plan you see to help." I nod and sigh waiting. "You should fine somepony who… You can care about, A…" She tries to find the right words as I turn slightly red.

"A special somepony." She turns scarlet as she nods. "Well I'll try, good night, Zecora!" She nods and goes to her room while I jump into my guess bed. I smile to myself as I drift into a new dream.

I was in the same house as before but I was not alone. I saw Luna and Zecora standing over a red creature. "What are you two doing in my dream?" They look at me and frown. "We are here to help you." I frown and look at Luna. "What is the matter Princess Luna?" Zecora sighed and stepped in front of me.

"A monstrosity you see is inside your heart, taking control will be your fault." I stare at her and sigh. "Ok so tell me what to do." Luna smiles and pulls out a memo. "You have to keep calm and do not freak out." I nod and I fell myself begin to fade. "I will see you when you awaken." I slowly opened my eyes to see Zecora and talking.

"You have no idea how much debt I owe to you and Eclipse." Zecora smiles and shakes her head. "No my friend, you own nothing except to be a great father and husband when you get back to ." He nods and hugs her. "I guess I missed story time." I smiled jokingly as I stood up. "Good morning Eclipse." stood up and shook my hoof.

"Thanks for helping back there!" I nod as he sits down again. "Hey, Zecora, did you have a weird dream?" She nods. "Yes, I entered with Luna into yours." I nod with a sigh. "Hey shouldn't we take home to his wife, she's probably worried sick." Zecora nods ands throws me a cloak. "Be home soon." I nod and leave the hut with .

We walk in silence for a little bit before I try to start up a conversation. "Hey, do you know any mares in Ponyville around my age?" He smiles with a nod. "Yea I know there's Octavia, Vinyl Scratch, Applejack, Fluttershy, and a lot more. Also I have one last favor to ask of you." I nod curiously. "Sure, what is it." He grabbed my shoulders and pleaded. "Please get Pinkie Pie out of the house, she keeps throwing parties all night and I can't sleep." I smile and nod as we finally reach Sugercube corner.

"I'll see ya later ." He nods and walks into the store. I smile and begin to walk around. I notice a large red stallion frown as several apples fall out of his cart. "Gosh darn it!" He tried turning around but sighed in defeat, I grabbed the apples that fell and put them back in his cart. "Here ya go." He smiled and nodded. "Thank ya mister." I nod as he continues down the path to who knows where.

I turned and walked directly into a red haired mare. "Oh sorry, I wasn't paying attention." She hid behind her long red mane, I offered my hoof to help her up but she just backed away slightly and stood up. "I-It's ok…" I put out my hoof and smiled. "I'm Eclipse, what's your name miss?" She nervously moves her hoofs. "S-Scarlet Sands…." She stared at my hoof, not shaking it. "Ok…" I set my hoof down.

"I-I have to go…" She teleports away as I'm left dumbfounded. I sighed and continued walking. 'Was it something I said?' I shake the thought away as I hear a strange melody come from a club nearby. 'What's that? Music?' I slowly walked towards the doors to see what awaited me.

A/N ok this was hard to write considering I had to re-detail everything. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter the second should be up soon.