Chapter 4 : Who Knew They Could Be Infected
"Discord!" Celestia said, suprize in her tone. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm simply here to visit!" He snapped his claws, making a small bag of popcorn appear. "Also, to enjoy this lovely show you have going on!" He cringed when he heard a soldier cry in pain. "Good actors."
"Discord, stop this nonsense." Luna said curtly. "Are you here to help?"
"Oh, sure. I'd love to help my-" he was cut off as the Mane Six (excluding Twilight) ran up to Celestia and Luna. "-friends."
"Your Highnesses!" Applejack panted. "Twilight's gone missin! Ah reckon she's been here?" Celestia and Luna both shook their heads.
"Oh!" Discord exclaimed. "That reminds me. I was watching the doggies at their little lair, and I saw Twilight there. I also saw her on the way down here."
"Celestia!" Cadence ran to the group, skidding to a hat when she saw the newcomers. "Uh, I ran off the werewolves. Most of them are gone by now." Applejack told Cadence about Twilight, and Cadence's heart dropped. "Who knows what she can do?" Cadence whispered under her breath. Suddenly, Discord shivered, and caught the eye of Celestia.
"Discord, what is wrong?" Discord closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment, before opening them back up, shock in his eyes.
"Twilight is using magic!"
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Rustling was made by a large werewolf with wings and a horn as it stalked the group of ponies talkin to each other, it's eyes gleaming hungrily for the taste of Alicorn blood. Two smaller, but big, werewolves flanked the brute, and it nodded for them to attack. Screams and snarls were heard, and the beast waited to make it's grand entrance to the clearing. With it's horn, it snuffed out all of the lamps around them, letting it's purple eyes glow like lightning bugs in the darkness. It let out a ferocious snarl as it stalked out of the undergrowth, seein that it's helpers had everypony held down. The ponies all gasped and struggled as they saw the increased size of Twilight Sparkle, Alpha of the pack.
The creature she had seen earlier snapped his claws andeverypony disappeared, except one Alicorn, the pink one. She was badly injured; her wing was broken, twisted at an awkward angle, she had claw marks and bite marks all over her body, leaking blood. Her horn was chipped at the tip, making her unable to fully conduct her magic, making her unable to teleport away. She glared at Twilight as the werewolf, nearly twice the size of her, slowly approached her. Twilight snarled, and raised her claws. But instead of killing Cadence, she raked her claws deeply across Cadence's cutie mark. She let out a scream, and Twilight used her magic, darker in hue, to close her mouth.
Suddenly, a blast of golden light struck Twilight, sending her flying into the nearest wall. "I am sorry, my student." A tall white Alicorn stepped out of the shadows and stood protectively over the cowering Cadence. Twilight shook her head and got up, looking Celestia in the eyes. The beast past on her message: she would get revenge. She stared on for a few more moments, her savage eyes glaring into Celestia. Just when Celestia started to feel a little uneasy, Twilight stalked off, limping heavily, and gave the two a snarl before disappearing into the undergrowth. Cadence moaned, and Celestia crouched to look over her wounds. But Cadence wasn't in pain from the wounds, she was clutching her head.