the door hit the wall with a crash and the guards walked into the cell. and i walked out without anypony noticing.

"where is he." one of them asked.

"come on out you're time in the hole is up scum." the other on said.

they walked around and kicked a few things over. they both jumped, i think they finally figured it out. i was going to kick the door shut but that would make it seem like i was still there. ah what the hell i'll do it anyway. i kicked the door shut and left. leaving those two in there to rot.

that will probably help delay the news from spreading.

i started running down the halls trying to find something. i ran left and right and everywhere. eventually i heard two voices screaming down the hallways.

"PRISONER 1135942 HAS ESCAPED." one voice said. probably those two guards.

"LOCK ALL THE CELLS AND DOORS COVER THE EXIT, MOVE MOVE MOVE."

i bell went on that echoed through the hallways and the prisoners started to freak out. i kept running around and i came across it. my maximum holding cell. i went over and kicked the door in while everypony was in the confusion. luckily those two idiot guards that were guarding this place were the same ones sent to get me.

i peered into the darkness and looked around.

"35... 35 are you in here." i whispered.

"35 is dead... he was executed yesterday... i'm 46 and if you think you're breaking out of here without me you're wrong." said a different pony walking out of the darkness. he was pretty big and malicious looking.

"your cell is open but you're not getting any help from me." i said disappearing back into the shadows. i ran away. i wasn't totally moved that 35 was dead, i thought of it as only repaying a favor. if he was executed then he probably deserved it.

i barreled down a hallway until i found a room labeled confiscations. my necklace must be in there. i walked in to see two guards chatting. i looked around and didn't see it. and i can't open any of these chests without them noticing. so it was time to do what i do.

i slammed the doors shut and covered the room in darkness.

"who's there" on of the guards said "show yourself." i lashed out a few tentacles at the guards and pinned them to a wall. i ripped one of the guards in half without showing myself. the other guard screamed. wait that guard was a women. i can't hit a woman.

i walked over to show myself and she tried to struggle free. i looked at her and noticed she had a necklace on. it was my necklace. i grabbed it and ripped it off her neck without breaking it. and i put it around my neck. i stared at her with anger in my eyes.

i said i couldn't hit a woman... so i reached around and snapped her neck backwards. she fell to the floor and laid there lifelessly. i opened the door and it was time to escape. i ran through the halls running in the shadows and staying silent.

i got to one part of the hall leading to the stairs and it was covered with guards. there was no way i could squeeze past all of them. so i had an idea. i walked up the wall and onto the ceiling using my powers to stick to the ceiling.

i then simply walked by the guards calmly without them noticing. i had to crouch though because it was still a bit low to the ground. i got past that wave of guards and i saw the staircase. i climbed down from the ceiling and got back to the floor.

i ran to the stairs and up them. it seemed like forever but i finally got to the door. it was still closed. that's not good. i can't just have ponies see the door open randomly. so i sat there waiting for somepony to open it for me. soon enough somepony did.

"you guard go alert the princess of the situation."

"yes sir." i head somepony say. i soon saw a guard running up the stairs he reached the top and opened the door... fool's all of them. i crept out and he shut the door behind him.

i looked around to the brightly lit palace and there were ponies everywhere. i jumped into the shadow of the guard and followed him. it must have been some kind of party because the castle was filled with ponies dressed up and mingling.

didn't that guard say something about the galla or whatever. this must be it. i understand why they didn't want me to get out. this must be a very important party. the guard eventually made it to the princess. i looked in awe as the princess spoke to none other than my friend twilight sparkle.

the guard got to the princess and i dropped behind her and into her shadow. i listened in.

"not now guard... i am speaking to my good student twilight." said the princess

"but princess two prisoners have escaped."

"so take care of it." she said.

"that is going to be difficult"

"why is that." she asked

"because one of the prisoners that escaped was him." he said as if the princess knew who that was. i knew who he was talking about and i'm pretty sure she did too.

"alright... i see."

"he was not in his cell so we have reason to believe he had escaped earlier but two guards were found dead in the confiscations room and one of the prisoners in the maximum holding cell was released."

"triple the security and come back later with a report." said the princess.

"you can't find him princess." said twilight. "i know my friend and he probably left already to go home."

"no he is still here i can feel it."

"why did you do this to him... you know better than i do that he is innocent."

"we had to... with the unknown threat rising we had to listen to the demands." i couldn't believe what i was hearing. was i put in the prison by the princess because she had too. i said there was going to be hell to pay when i get out and now hell is here.

i crept out of the shadows and into another one. i ran along the castle and outside. the courtyard was full of ponies and i think... i did. i saw fluttershy running around chasing a few animals. she looked like a mess. i looked around for something to use. ah this rock will do nicely.

i picked it up and threw it at one of the stain glass windows. the window shattered and all the ponies gasped. soon the courtyard was flooded with guards but i had already left back inside. i walked around and noticed the throne room was empty. nothing really to do in there so i continued.

i got back to the main hallway with the princess at the top of the stairs still with twilight. they were arguing about me. it's good to know i still have friends. but i have had enough of this. i used my powers to close all the doors and lock them from the inside.

the princess and twilight diverted their attention to the doors. that's when i made myself visible. i stared the princess down until she saw me. standing there in the middle of the room. i had used my shadows to put a cloak and cape on me. the cloak was masked and i was wearing my armour. i had shadows dancing around me and i was full of hate.

"ah so nice of you to join us." said the princess.

"how could you." i said.

"what-" she said but i cut her off.

"don't you talk to me you lying BITCH." i yelled shaking the room. the room quaked and one of the columns holding up the roof fell behind me. it crashed to the ground and shattered. the ceiling started to crack.

"HOW COULD YOU DUMP ME IN THAT PRISON,"

"you had too much against you."

"NO I DIDN'T" i yelled another column fell. " I KNOW YOU PUT ME IN THERE BECAUSE YOU SAY YOU HAD TO."

"crimson you don't understand. somepony had luna in custody and demanded you be thrown in prison or else she would be killed."

"don't think you can weasel your way out of this." i said "it was always you."

"crimson..." i cut her off.

" it was YOU. that had me arrested in front of my friends."

"crimson..." i cut her off again.

"it was YOU that watched as i was beaten in front of my daughter."

"crimson im-"

"it was YOU that threw me down the stairs and laughed as i hit every step and broke all my bones."

"crimson please." she said. my yelling caused more and more of the room to collapse around us. i had a shield that protected me as i yelled.

"AND IT WAS YOU THAT BRANDED ME LIKE AN ANIMAL." i said dissolving my armour around my chest to show her the brand on my chest.

"crimson im-"

"there is no more time for apologies princess... my tolerance for this place is gone. though i wish that my friends can forgive me, i hope you know what you have done." i said. the building collapsed and the main hall fell around us. my shield kept me protected and the princess had one of her own.

the entire hall was in shambles. there was glass and stone everywhere. what was once a beautiful attraction is now a sad mess on the ground. i stared at the princess with hate and anger.

"there is no use anymore... i'm leaving now."

"you can't go back to ponyville... you can't go anywhere." she said trying to sound mad. she wasn't she was broken inside, on the verge of tears. the ponies at the party had all gathered around the mess. soon my other friends had joined twilight who was in tears.

"i know... that's why i'm leaving equestria." i said. and with that i disappeared and took off. i did have to stop at ponyville to do something first. i flew as fast as i ever had before. i flew all the way to my house in ponyville. it was shut but i kicked the door in. i grabbed my bag.

i grabbed about 1000 bits, a bunch of potions, a tarp, and some rope. i grabbed a bunch of other things too but the list goes on too long. lucky for me i had twilight enchant my bag once with an infinite storage spell. before i left i grabbed some paper and a quill and wrote a note to my friends and scootaloo.

the note read: "dear friends and family. i'm sure you all know the news and by the time you get this i will be far too gone. i leave everything i have to my daughter scootaloo because she must be hurting the most and i would hope my friends are looking after her... i'm so sorry for everything that has happened." with each word i had begun to cry on the paper and stain it, but i wrote on.

"i hope that you can all forgive me. i had come here hoping to have fun and start a new life after my old one was destroyed. i guess not. i might never come back but don't cry for me. just carry on. love, crimson blast." i folded up the note and took it with me.

i flew out of my house and down the street. i stopped when i found a shop that sold dye's. i broke in and stole 2 dye's at random. i then flew away. i got to an alleyway and looked at them. one was black the other was red. they were magic dye's they would only come off with dye remover which i didn't steal.

i put the black dye on my first coat and the magic helped it spread evenly and dry. and then i applied the second one. i looked around and saw a shattered window. i walked over and looked at myself through it. i had a dark red mane and dark grey fur. i was somepony else.

with that done i flew off into town and over to twilight's house. i took the note and slid it under the door. and then i left. i looked back to the town and closed my eye's i cried for a moment. i gathered my thoughts and took off. i had nothing to my name but i wasn't crimson blast anymore.

this was the start of a new chapter in my life. i had to start a new. i was to be known as

Shadow Runner.

-Authors Note: well that's that... now it's time to start fresh with a new life out of equestria. I've already got most of this planned in my head. i still have yet to decide whether or not crimson blast... or should i say Shadow runner, will ever return. maybe maybe not... i'm going to decide that later. but this is now the official ending to season one in the fanfic. -End of Note.-