Chapter 10: Looming Shadow
Shadow sits in his jail cell oddly relaxed. He had no reason not to be, he knew that Twilight would be killed for what she did to him or at the very least beaten and then thrown into prison. He couldn't help but be happy about it until a guard came over to him. "You seem awfully relaxed for being put in prison."
"Twilight is in more trouble then I am for what she did, why shouldn't I be? I hate that mare." The guard then chuckled. "What's so funny?" Shadow walked up to the bars slightly angry at the guards' laughter.
"You haven't heard, Twilight isn't allowed in the Princess's school or allowed to be her student. Compared to you, she got off easy. Who knows how well Twilight is taking it though." The guard then walked away.
"Get back here!" Shadow yelled. "That's all that happened to her, a simple slap on the hoof sort of speak. She will not get off so easily!" Shadow waited for only fifteen minutes before a guard came with food. The guard slipped the food through the bars which gave Shadow his chance. Shadow grabbed onto the guards leg and pulled him hard toward him slamming the guard into the bars. The guard fell unconscious allowing Shadow to grab the keys of the guard. "You're mine Twilight." Shadow said unlocking the door.
Shadow went back to the courthouse after sneaking out of the prison and hid in the shadows. Twilight and family had just left the courthouse. 'How did the news spread so fast?' Shadow whispered to himself wondering how the guard had known so quickly. It didn't matter however, he has his target. Shadow continued to move via shadows. He continued to follow the family until he reached the family's home. "She is dead meat." Shadow hid up in a tree in the backyard and watched. From there, he could see perfectly through the large window while staying invisible to the ponies inside. He wanted nothing more then to break in and beat the crap out of Twilight but doing that would be a death wish with her friends there with her. The whole time in the tree, Shadow kept his focus on the purple pony inside. That was when she came into the room after not being there for some time.
Of course Celestia had come in at one point too while Twilight wasn't in the room. "How dare Celestia let her get off so easily. Poor Twilight lost her status, boohoo." Shadow glared at the purple pony inside just waiting for his chance to make his move. "First Twilight will suffer, then her family, and then those princesses." After a few hours Twilight's friends and family left the house. Shadow watched as the group of ponies left and disappeared out of sight. Shadow looked around and then found a rather large rock. He jumped down, then bucked it toward the window and jumped away to avoid being seen. Soon Twilight came out to see where the rock had come from. "Hello Twilight." Twilight turned toward the voice and her eyes widened. She didn't have time to move out of the way before Shadow jumped her.
Shadow punched her in the face a few times before having to move out of the way as the rock he kicked in went flying toward him. Shadow turned and smiled at Blaze. "Hello my precious mare." Shadow teased.
Just then Radiant stepped in front of his daughter angrily. "Don't you dare touch my daughter and don't you ever talk to her like that. She isn't your play thing Shadow." Radiant said getting ready to attack Shadow. Radiant rushed him but Shadow jumped out of the way and then tackled Radiant and stomped on his wings.
"Don't hurt my daddy and mommy and don't hurt my sister." Nightshade said as his horn began to glow. Shadow just laughed at the young colt. Nightshade began stomping on the ground making the ground shake violently keeping Shadow from moving. "You hurt my family you big meanie." Nightshade continued to stomp on the ground and soon a fissure made its way toward Shadow. However the fissure stopped right before it reached Shadow who then began to chuckle. Nightshade fell to the ground tired from using his magic.
"I'm so scared of a pathetic unicorn." Shadow mocked and then turned toward Twilight and stood over her. "You'll get what you deserve." Shadow punched Twilight a few more times and then grabbed onto her head. Before he got the chance to snap her neck, he found himself being lifted up off the ground. "What the?" Shadow turned his head around and saw that Blaze is the one picking him up. "What are you doing?"
"You won't hurt my family." Blaze said smashing Shadow into the ground. "This is for hurting me." She slammed him into the ground again. "This is for my father." Blaze slammed him again. "This, this is for my mother you piece of crap." Blaze threw him into the tree which broke a branch. She then slammed him again into the tree. The broken branch sharp and thick enough to pierce his skin. The branch then came out the other side of his neck. Once again she slammed him into the tree but made sure that his head hit the branch. Blaze then let Shadow go of her magic and then collapsed onto the ground.
Blaze woke up to her family staring at her. "Blaze, my poor baby girl." Radiant nuzzled her neck.
Blaze looked around and then spoke weakly. "Mom, dad, Nightshade, what happened to me?" Blaze asked feeling weak.
"Your weak Blaze, you used up a lot of your magic reserve attacking Shadow." Twilight said with a bruised face and puffy smile.
Blaze's eyes widened in shock at finally seeing her mother's condition. "Mother, are you ok? I was so worried." Blaze said sitting up but was pushed back down by her father.
"You were worried, you had us worried sick. You've been out for three days Blaze." Radiant said with a smile.
Twilight then nuzzled her daughter. "Blaze, the princesses would like to speak to you." Blaze's eyes widened in fear though she couldn't for the life of her figure out why. Celestia and Luna walked into the room and up next to Blaze.
"Blaze, you killed Shadow and though normally you would be severely punished for such a thing, my sister and I have come up with a decision." Luna said letting Celestia take over.
"Blaze, your father has agreed to take your punishment for you considering the circumstances." Blaze became saddened at hearing this. "He will serve the community for two weeks. Now there has been another issue to arise with his death." Every pony in the room looked up to the two princesses in wonder. "Twilight used the forbidden spell on him which did give us the proof that was needed to get him arrested. Despite that however, I had been forced to punish Twilight for doing such a thing since it is typically criminals who use forbidden spells at all. That is when there are criminals. My point is that I know that Twilight is no criminal but that still doesn't excuse her unless my sister and I say so." Celestia then turned it back over to Luna.
"We have seen many things involved here Twilight and we have made a new decision concerning your sentence. My sister and I have decided that you will be welcomed back as my sisters' student and back at her school after a one year time period. We have seen Shadow as nothing more then a criminal and we have excused you Twilight of what you have done once the year is over. Congratulations Twilight and good luck Blaze with your foal." Twilight and the others thanked the princesses as they left but not before giving Twilight a few cards for Blaze.
Twilight handed the cards over to Blaze who read each of them. Each of the cards are get well cards; one from all her friends, her grandparents and Twilights friends as well. Pinkie Pie's stood out the most as it burst open with streamers when Blaze opened it up. The others had been your typical get well cards. Blaze then threw the cards onto the table nearby. "Mom, dad, Nightshade, I love you all." The four got into a group hug.
Twilight, radiant, and Nightshade all said in Unison. "We love you too Blaze, we love you too."
"Celestia, why did we not tell them about the foal? Why did we lie to them?" Luna asked a little disturbed.
"Because my dear sister, it's best that they not know that I myself used a forbidden spell. If we told them that we reversed the growing process of the foal, then what would we look like to them?" Celestia asked her sister.
"Hypocrites which you are technically sister by doing that however there is one thing that I don't understand. How is that any different from reversing the age of a pony?" Luna asked truly confused.
"Well sister, the reversal spell that I did would kill a pony but since the foal was hardly old at all, it simply shrunk back into the egg and well it can still be born just not because of Shadow. Let me loan you a book on the matter of the spell." Celestia used her magic and a book at least a thousand pages long appeared. "You understand as to why the spell is so difficult to explain. Having a thousand or so pages about one spell is difficult to explain."
"I think I'll just take your word for it sister." The two then continued on their way.
The End