A Date Gone Wrong

Twilight's POV

Twilight was super excited and was having trouble containing it all. "Twilight would you please calm down?" Spike asked, sounding annoyed.

"No, I can't. I'm just too excited!" Twilight answered.

"Serious Twilight, you act like this every time you and Night go out," Spike added.

"But this time, he said he's taking somewhere special. I wonder where it is?" Twilight told him, trying not to squeal.

"Are you okay Twilight?" Night asked as he entered the room.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Twilight attempted to answer calmly but failed.

"Alright," Spike said as he started to push Twilight over toward Night. "You two enjoy yourselves, see you in a bit, goodbye," he added as he forced the two out the door and slammed it behind them.

"See you later too," Night said sarcastically at the door before turning to Twilight. "So, you ready?" Night asked.

"Yeah," Twilight answered.

"Great. But, before we begin, I have to tell you that it's kind of far, so we're going to have to Lightning Travel," Night admitted.

"Is it safe to do it with multiple ponies?" Twilight asked worriedly.

"I tested it with Rainbow and she came out fine," Night explained. Twilight was still skeptical, however. "Relax, do you honestly I would do it with you if I didn't think it would work?" Night asked.

"Alright, I trust you," Twilight said. She stood close to Night as lightning came from the sky and sent them both into the clouds. It was the weirdest feeling Twilight ever had. It was like she was being pulled apart so she could be everywhere at once, if that made any sense.

They headed for a forest that was on Equestria's western coast and looked pretty secluded. Twilight then gasped for air as she found herself back in her body. "Slow deep breaths Twilight, you don't want to collapse," Night advised. After a while, Twilight felt normal again.

"Not my favorite way to travel," Twilight admitted.

"You get used to it," Night told her confidently.

"So, you brought me all the way out here for a bunch of trees," Twilight questioned.

"No, I brought you here to show you something in this forest," Night explained. The two headed into the forest with Night leading.

After what felt like an hour, Night finally stopped, still in the middle of the trees. "Okay, close your eyes," Night told Twilight. She looked at him skeptically, wondering what he was planing. "Please?" Night asked. Twilight sighed as she rolled her eyes before closing them. She then felt Night's wing on her side. "Stay close," Night told her as they started moving again.

It didn't take them long to get to wherever Night was taking her when she felt Night stop. "Okay. Open them," Night said.

Twilight did so and what she saw was absolutely beautiful. It was a wide-open field that had tons of Lavender blooming, her favorite flower. "How did you…" Twilight started but couldn't find the words.

"And this isn't even the best part," Night told her. He led her over to a slope nearby and she noticed the ruins at the bottom of the slope. It looked like an ancient city.

"Ancient ruins! I should have brought my book on archeological discoveries!" Twilight shouted with excitement as she ran down toward the ruins.

"Well, if I told you to bring it, it would have spoiled the surprise," Night explained, landing beside her. Twilight leaned on his side affectionately.

"How did you find this?" Twilight asked, unable to hide her curiosity.

"I think it found me," Night admitted. Twilight looked at him confused. "I was near this area on day and I felt this… calling… toward this place. I can't quite explain it, but it's like it was meant for me," he explained. Twilight then saw a symbol on a large building near the center of what looked like a town square.

"What is that?" Twilight asked as she went up to investigate. Once she was closer, she realized it wasn't one symbol, but seven, all arranged in a circle.

"What is it?" Night asked as he came up.

"I don't know," Twilight admitted. She then noticed a statue in the center of the building and she thought she recognized the pony. "Is that, Lux the Creator?" Twilight asked herself.

"Who?" Night asked.

"Lux the Creator was rumored to have created multiple ways of controlling the abilities of nature. But I thought that she was nothing more than a myth," Twilight explained.

"Well, all myths come from somewhere," Night told her.

"True, but we can find everything out about this place later. Right now, I'd rather enjoy this place with a certain somepony," Twilight said, getting up in Night's face. Night started blushing and Twilight giggled. Even after they became a couple, Night still found ways to blush like crazy around her. Though, she wasn't much better.

The two headed back up the slope and sat in the field of Lavender, watching the sunset over the ocean, which the field had a pretty great view of. "Wish you could take me to places like this more often," Twilight told Night after a while.

"If I did, they wouldn't be so special," Night countered. Twilight looked at Night and made a pout face at him and he burst out laughing. "I-I can't take you seriously with that face," Night said as he laughed. Twilight started laughing as well.

Night's POV

Night suddenly awoke with an odd feeling. Like he was being watched. Looking around he couldn't see anything off with the almost full moon overhead. He started to stand but felt something shift against him. He looked and saw that Twilight had started leaning on him in her sleep. Not wanting to disturb her, he gently set her on the ground as he started to look around. "Something wrong Night?" Twilight asked.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you. I just thought I sensed something," Night admitted.

"Who else could know about this place?" Twilight asked.

"I don't know, but I still feel like there's someone else here," Night explained.

"Let's just go back to sleep," Twilight said.

"In a bit. I just want to check- Ahh!" Night screamed as a gray beam slammed into his side sending him flying.

"Night!" Twilight shouted. As Night was trying to stand up, what looked like a shadow closed in around him and it started shooting more gray beams. Night put a shield and it seemed to hold the attacks off. That's when what looked like a pony came from underneath him and fired another beam into his stomach.

"Who are you?!" Night demanded to empty air.

"Night! Are you alright? Who are you talking to?" Twilight asked.

"It's some kind of shadow pony," Night answered.

"What are you doing here?" a voice demanded. A figure then appeared not far from the two. He was a dark gray stallion with light gray mane and tail. Night also noticed that he was a unicorn.

"What are you doing here?" Night asked back.

"I am supposed to protect this place from intruders. And that's what you two are," he explained.

"Why though? This is just an archeological site, what could possibly be worth protecting here?" Twilight asked.

The stallion didn't answer and he turned into a massive shadow and charged at the two. Night summoned lightning and fired his magic right at the shadow but it went right through it. "Oh you've got to be kidding me," Night muttered. The shadow did something odd and reverted back to a pony form.

"You have the power?" he asked shocked.

"What are you talking about?" Night asked back.

"How can you exist with these powerless ponies?" the shadow pony instead asked, pointing toward Twilight with that last bit.

"She's got more power than you think," Night answered. "And so do I!" he then shouted and charged his opponent with a Lightning Charge. The figure dodged the attack and fired a beam at Night. Night put up a shield but the attack passed right through it and slammed into Night.

The shadow then stood on top of Night. "Who are you?" he asked.

"I'm Prince Night Storm. You're better," Night shouted as he summoned a massive lightning bolt down on himself and it hit this unknown pony. "So, who are you?" Night asked him.

"If a name is so important to you, my name is Shade. And it's my duty to keep this place safe from the other ponies," Shade explained, pointing to Twilight again.

"What's wrong with 'other ponies'?" Night asked.

"They will turn on you. How can you not see that? The ponies of the world would have you killed if they could," Shade told Night. "So, I must remove her, she could threaten our entire culture," Shade said, turning toward Twilight.

Night then jumped between them. "You won't harm her," Night threatened.

"Please don't make you attack you, Prince Night," Shade said.

"If you want to hurt her, you'll have to go through me," Night said coldly.

Shade went on the offensive and turned into shadow again. Hitting Night hard and sending him into the forest. "For a shadow that really hurt," Night muttered. Shade then jumped on Night again but Night let out a Lightning Pulse and it threw him off. Night took off into the sky, hoping to use his wings to his advantage. Looking around, however, Shade had disappeared.

Night suddenly felt two things stab into the joint between his wings and he fell to the ground. Looking at his back, he saw two assassin blades on both sides of his spine and a small amount of blood trickling from the wound. "Don't struggle. You'll only make it worse," Shade said, appearing next to Night.

Night responded by calling more lightning and used it to destroy the blades and to start healing the damage. "I'm not done!" Night shouted and fired multiple Lightning Blasts at Shade but he dodged them all. Night then suddenly saw another assassin blade fly right at him and he dodged it in time. Night then saw the blade then suddenly vanished. Looking at Shade, Night saw that whenever he threw one blade, he could call it back.

After a while, Night was starting to feel exhausted. Shade noticed too and pressed his advantage and hit Night multiple times with his blades and magic before throwing Night to the ground, which was coated with his blood. Shade came up and put his blades to Night's neck. "Yield. You've lost," Shade said.

"Never," Night answered. Shade looked at Night silently.

"Then let's hope your successor is more willing to listen to reason," Shade then said. A red magic beam suddenly slammed into the blades, knocking them away from Night. Another one then hit Shade in the side sending him away from Night.

"Stay away from him!" Twilight demanded.

"So, you'll protect him now only to betray him later. All under your disguise of love," Shade said.

"Twilight, run. I can handle this," Night told her, struggling to stand.

"Not without you," Twilight said quietly.

Twilight started firing magic at Shade and he didn't even dodge. He didn't do anything. That's when he suddenly appeared behind Twilight, blade close to her neck. Night blasted it away and Shade responded by kicking Twilight into Night. Night let out a scream of pain from landing on his injuries wrong. "Night!" Twilight shouted in concern. Shade then appeared between the two.

"It's over," Shade said as he prepared a killing blow on Night. Twilight hit him hard with her magic and jumped on Night. With a flash of red, Night found himself back in the Golden Oak Library.

Twilight's POV

"Spike! Get down here! And get a first aid kit!" Twilight shouted. She then turned to Night and helped him outside, as Zera had headed south a few days ago.

"What's wrong Twi- Oh my goodness," Spike said in shock as he came down the stairs with the first aid kit and saw Night's condition. Twilight didn't say anything as she grabbed the kit and started to stop the bleeding as Night summoned lightning to help.

"What happened?! Who did this?" Spike asked, concerned.

"More like what did this," Night answered. "Whatever this Shade is, he isn't a normal pony. His powers were like mine."

"Don't talk Night. You've got to save your strength," Twilight told him. Luckily, none of Night's wounds were fatal. The only thing they had to worry about was an infection.

"Who could do this to Night? Should I warn Princess Celestia?" Spike asked.

"No, don't send my sisters anything," Night told Spike.

"Why not?" Twilight asked as she finished up treating Night's wounds.

"Shade said something about protecting that place, and I didn't stand a chance against him. If we say anything to my sisters, they'll go after him. Putting my ponies in danger. Best to keep our mouths shut till we can face him," Night explained.

"If you say so. But you should be more careful," Twilight said. She felt tears going down her face as the full realization of what happened and what could have happened hit her.

"Hey, Twilight, it's okay. I'm still here," Night said softly.

"It's not okay. You could have died. I could have lost you," Twilight said through her tears as she got closer to Night.

"But I'm still alive, thanks to you. I'll be more careful," Night said.

"Promise?" Twilight asked.

"Promise," Night answered.