Into The Flames
Chapter 1
"Everyone has a dark side. Some just decided hide it until the last minute. Even the last pony you'd expect can cross that bridge of hate..."
-Princess Luna
Deep within the Everfree Forest, three gray pegasi with dark blue manes and tails stood at attention. The eldest one, Nightshade, paced back and forth in front of her two brothers. Her wings folded to her side, she continued walking, thinking about their next air show. "Um... Sister?" one of the stallions asked the mare. Nightshade's goggles glowed yellow and in a quick motion, she wiped around and slashed her younger brother.
"What?" she demanded.
The other stallion with a yellow streak through his mane and tail backed up as his older brother, Speedboom staggered to his hooves, blood running down his cheek.
Nightshade snorted, "you know better than to interrupt my thought process, little brother. Lightningstrike," –she turned her attention to the yellow-maned pegasus– "go get Flamethorwer. Tell her that we are ready for the show."
Lightningstrike saluted then flew off into the night sky.
A long minute passed before a flame burst out of the ground, illuminating the area with yellow light, and a voice spoke.
"Lightningstrike tells me that your ready for the show, are you not?"
It was the voice of a mare. Nightshade covered her mouth, trying not to breathe in the smoke, and responded, "yes."
"Very well. Meet us at the castle. And Nightshade," as the pony turned, she stopped and looked back at the fire.
"Don't disappoint me, again." And with that, them fire went out, as if the wind blew on it. Nightshade and Speedboom turned around and started walking twords the direction of a fire engulfed castle. "You have my word, Flamethorwer, that you won't be disappointed."