"Who are you, what do you want," A mare cried out as several shadowy ponies dragged her, and her colt-friend deep into the mysterious cave.

"Hey, let go of me," The opal colt shouted angrily, struggling against the surprising strong colts.

"Shut up," One of the shadow ponies commanded, knocking the colt out.

"Matthew," The mare said, grunting as the shadow ponies tossed her down on the floor of the dark cave "What is going on, where am I?"

"I am the almighty Osiris of Shadows," the tall mare smirked, approaching the small red mare "It has been several millennia since I have seen surface ponies."

"W-what do you want,"

"You shall free me from this cave," Osiris said, standing over the shaking mare.

"N-n-no," the red mare cowered, the sight of the tall ghastly mare and dozens of what she can only guess were the mare's followers, was overwhelming.

"I am afraid you do not have a choice…"

"Uuuugh," Cool winds could feel her head pulsating, and the bright light of the infirmary only served to make her pain worse.

"Good morning," The nurse greeted her cheerfully.

"Where am I," Cool winds said, raising her head to look at the young nurse.

"You are in the castle infirmary," The nurse opened the shades, causing Cool Winds to squint at first.

"Cool Winds," Luna shouted, giving her lover a vice-like hug.

"Luna," Cool winds said, reclining back on to her bed, "How long have I been out?"

"Almost 3 days," The nurse interrupted, "You will have to excuse me; our main nurse, Nurse Redheart, did not show up today, so I have many other things I must attend to."

"Ok," Cool Winds waited to speak further until the nurse left the room, "So, what caused that storm?"

"About that," Luna turned, staring out of the large window, "What I am going to tell you is privileged information, and must not leave this room, at least for now."

"You know I won't tell anypony."

"I know, but I must be careful," Luna said, magically shutting the door at the far end of the room, "I believe an unimaginably powerful evil is on the verge of returning to Equestria. "

"Like what," Cool Winds saw a look of concern forming on Luna's face, "like Discord?"

"No, worse," Luna said, before taking a deep breath, "Discord is just chaos, in the grand scale of things; he was never a huge threat, at least not like Osiris."

"Osiris?"

"Her name is Osiris of Shadows, one of the order of five, an organization of magical beings that pooled our power to create the Elements of Harmony." Luna was clearly lost in memory.

"Wait what? Slow down," Cool Wind's curiosity was now thoroughly piqued.

"I am sorry we do not have the time to explain right now," Luna replied, snapping out of her thoughts.

"What," Cool Winds said, trying not to sound frustrated. However it would not last long, as a mysterious letter appeared in a small burst of flames.

"Oh no," Luna instantly opened the letter "We must go."

"Wait, let me come," Cool Winds was genuinely shocked at Luna's behavior.

"No, we can not risk you leaving the infirmary," Luna's horn began to give off a purplish glow.

"Wha-" Cool Winds was unable to finish her sentence, before collapsing into her bed, ridden with an artificially induced exhaustion.

"Yes," Osiris shouted victoriously, as the red mare used her magic to break an ancient stone column inscribed with runes "The final barrier has fallen."

"What did you do to my mare-friend," The opal colt shouted.

"Her body and soul now belong to me, as will all of the ponies in Equestria," The domineering mare stood over the opal colt "now, look into my eyes."

"What? No," The opal colt attempted to back up, but was forcibly restrained.

"Perfect," Osiris purred, the color drained out of the colt's eyes, only to be replaced by a steel grey. "Now, General I want you to assemble the troops, our march to the surface begins now."

"Yesss, your highnesss,"

The sound of war horns began to echo through the cave, their deep rumble almost seemed to breathe life into the ancient ravine. "It has been so long," Osiris exited the mouth of the cave, followed in tow by her general and the two unfortunate ponies whom her minions had lured into her trap.

"Uuug," Cool winds groaned, awakening to find herself not in the infirmary, but in the bed that she now shared with Luna "Luna?" Hearing no response, Cool Winds slowly crawled out of the bed, suddenly feeling slightly disoriented. However as she began to survey the room, she spotted a note, propped up against the small lamp by their bedside.

"What is this?"

Dear Cool Winds,

When you see this I want you to meet me in the Library I will explain everything. I am sorry I had to do that to you, but I had to go somewhere, and I could not have you potentially following me.

Love,

Princess Luna

Cool winds sighed with relief, the sight of the library doors, and the thought that perhaps Luna would finally satiate her curiosity was relieving to say the least.

"Hold on," A tall royal guard stopped her, "The library is closed temporarily."

"I am Cool Winds; Luna requested I meet her here."

"Oh, my apologies," The guard gave her a respectful bow, and stepped aside, opening the door to allow her into the library.

"Luna," Cool Winds approached the mare, who was sitting beside a familiar looking purple mare "What is this all about?"

"Come child," Luna gestured for her to take a seat beside the purple mare.

"Who's this," Cool winds asked, plopping down in a seat opposite of Luna.

"Hello Cool Winds, my name is Twilight Sparkle," Twilight gave her a friendly smile, before going nose deep in a large, ancient looking book.

"Oh," Cool winds replied, in disbelief that she could have forgotten Twilight's name, "hello."

"Twilight is here to help us combat our newest threat," Luna explained, "Seeing as she is one of the brightest minds in all of Equestria; we say she is more than qualified to aid in our fight against this threat.

"OK, WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON," Cool winds yelled, sounding exasperated.

"Oh right," Luna chuckled, "Hmm, perhaps if it would be easier to show you."

"Show me? What do you mean?"

"Well two unicorns, or an alicorn and a unicorn in the case, that are very close," Luna gave her a flirtatious smile, "can connect minds by touching horns and performing a certain spell."

"So is that what I came up here for?"

"Yes," Luna said standing up from her padded seat, "Now touch your horn to mine, and imagine, us."

"Us?" Cool Winds asked, sounding confused.

"Think of our love," Luna answered, touching her horn to that of her lover.

"Oh, ok," Cool Winds focused, suddenly losing touch of this reality…

Cliffhanger :D sorry for the short-ish chapter, but it was the perfect spot to set up for the next chapter.