Hello, everyone! This is RainbowDashFan1797 back with another fanfic. On YouTube, I found out that there was a new "Death Note" one-shot chapter coming out this year. And what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a "My Little Pony" and "Death Note" crossover! This story is one that I've been wanting to work on for a very long time. It takes place after season 8 of "FIM" and takes place after the events in the "Death Note" anime/manga. I would tell you more, but I don't want to spoil anything too important. With that being said, I am proud to present to you, "My Little Pony: Death Note". Let's begin shall we? Disclaimer: I DO NOT own "MLP: FIM" or "Death Note". All rights go to their respective owners.
Chapter 1: Evil Shinigami
It was just another ordinary day in The Shinigami Realm. Most of the shinigami were either gambling, sleeping, or writing down names in their death notes just for the fun of it. In a cave in The Shinigami Realm, inside and on the ceiling was none other than The Shinigami King. The king looked way different from the other shinigami. He looked like a blob that was being held to the ceiling by chains. He was sometimes referred to as "the old man" and was seen as like a father figure to the other shinigami.
He was in his cave minding his own business when he heard footsteps coming towards him.
"Who's there?" He asked.
Suddenly, the footsteps stopped. The king looked around to see who it was, but so far he didn't see anyone.
sigh* "Must be my imagination." He thought.
Thinking it was probably nothing, he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Unbeknownst to him, there was actually someone else in the cave. He was in the shadows so he couldn't see him. The mysterious figure walked into the light a bit to reveal his weapon. Where a right hand should have been, there was a bone-like blade. Like a sword made from a bone. It glistened in the light. The figure laughed evilly.
"It been a fun ride, old man. But I'm afraid your reign over us had ran it's course a long time ago." He said.
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Meanwhile, on the far side of The Shinigami Realm, there was a shinigami standing on a mountain, looking over the barren wasteland that was his home. He was tall and kind of skinny like most other shinigami. He was wearing all black and had pale white skin. He also had spikey black hair, blue lips that smiled from ear to ear, and a chain earring with a heart at the end of it. He also had yellow eyes with red pupils.
This shinigami's name was Ryuk. He was different from the other gods of death. While most of them we're either napping or gambling, he was always the one who just sat around trying to think of what to do. Needless to say, he was always bored out of his mind. He hadn't had much fun since his time in the human world.
He remembered that day very well. The day he dropped his death note in the human world. When that happened, he eventually found someone. A human in Japan who found the death note and wanted to use it to become God. This man didn't only kill criminals, but he also killed those who would try to catch him. He also had to deal with a really clever detective and his successors. For Ryuk, the whole cat and mouse game that ensued was very amusing to him. Then the time came. After the man was found out about the killings, he was mortally wounded. Feeling that it was time, the shinigami wrote the man's name in his notebook. He took out his death note from its holster and opened it to a certain page. Written in the death note was the name of the man he met a long time ago; "Light Yagami". He chuckled as he looked at the name.
"Heh heh heh. You sure kept me entertained. Didn't you, Light? However, I did warn you that I wasn't on your side. And I did warn you that anyone who uses a death note can never go to Heaven or to Hell. And what awaits a death note user after they die? Nothing. To be honest, it was a shame I had to kill you, Light. But hey, at least it was fun while it lasted." He said.
Ryuk puts the death note back in its holster. After that, he looks up and puts a hand on his chin, trying to think of what to do because he was obviously bored.
"What to do, what to do."
He was thinking for a minute before he got an idea.
"Maybe I can fly around for a bit to clear my mind. I'm bored, I gotta do something." He said to himself.
Just then, wings sprouted from the shinigami's back. Ryuk flew up until he was in the air. When he felt he was high enough, he flew off. Minutes later, while he was flying around, Ryuk noticed that something was different. Usually, he would see the other shinigami minding their own business. But this time, he didn't see any shinigami anywhere. He looked left and right but he still couldn't find anyone. He tried calling out to the others, but there was no answer.
"Well, that's strange." He thought, Usually, the others are either gambling, napping, or going about their business. How come there's no one around? It doesn't make sense."
He then got an idea.
"I know. I can ask the old man. Maybe he knows what's going on." He said to himself.
Ryuk then flew off to find the cave of The Shinigami King. He eventually found the cave. He flew a little closer to the ground and slowly flew into the cave.
"Hey, old man! Are you awake?" He called. But there was no answer.
"Hello!"
He got further and further into the cave until he got to where the king usually resided. He landed and started walking.
"Uh, old man?"
He then suddenly stepped in something. He looked down to see it was dust. Then he looked up where the king usually was and saw only chains on the ceiling. He gasped in horror and looked down at the dust. Then at the place where the king usually was. His fears were confirmed; The Shinigami King had been killed!
Ryuk flew out of the cave, breathing heavily. He then flew up into the sky and took off. One question was going through his mind; who killed the king and most importantly, why. Either way, he knew he had to tell the other gods of death what happened.
"Who the hell killed the old man?!" He wondered, "I have to tell the other shinigami what happened so maybe we can at least try to resolve this. But where could they be?"
As he was flying, he saw something out of the corner of his eye. He saw a big light shining in the distance.
"What's that big glow in the distance?" He asked himself.
He knew there was only one way to find out. Curiously, he flies toward the light. Meanwhile, the other shinigami were all gathered together listening to another shinigami talk. This shinigami had purple flesh on some of his body while most of it resembled a red skeleton. He was wearing all black with black boots. The cape he was wearing was black on the outside and blue on the inside. He had one left hand while his right arm had long sharp bone that looked like a blade. Finally, he had bandages covering his eyes and he had two pointed horns on top.
"My fellow shinigami." He began, "It has come to our attention that The Shinigami King, the one who we considered our father and ruler, has been murdered!"
This news caused the shinigami to start talking and panicking.
"This is terrible!" One said.
"I can't believe this happened!" Another one shouted.
"Who did it?" Another one asked.
The shinigami chuckles.
"That's an easy question. A very easy question. The one who did it... was me!" He said with an evil smirk.
This caused all the other shinigami to get surprised. Some of them said, "What?!" while others gasped in shock. The shinigami heard a voice next to him.
"Syuka?"
Syuka turned to see Ryuk next to him.
"Ah, Ryuk. So glad of you to finally join us." He said.
"What's going on here?" Ryuk asked.
"I'm glad you asked." Syuka said, "What's going on is a new beginning for all shinigami. A new world order!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Look at our world, Ryuk. Nothing much happens here except when we're either napping, gambling, or writing names in our death notes. So, I figured that we could find ourselves a new world where us and only us can live in. And not only that, we would have more to do." Syuka said.
"Look, Syuka, I would appreciate having more to do and exploring a new world, but we can't just leave our realm and try to take over said world just because we're bored. Besides, even if we wanted to leave, I doubt the old man would've let us." Ryuk told him.
Syuka just laughed evilly which confused Ryuk. Why was he laughing?
"We won't have to worry about that anymore." The shinigami said, "Because I went to his cave to have a chat with him a couple hours ago. And after I came out, well, let's just say the old man won't be sleeping or talking to any of us for the rest of his life."
The other god of death got a shocked look.
"You mean you..."
Syuka nods.
"That's right, Ryuk. I killed him."
"But... how?"
"It wasn't easy. I had to be stealthy to stay out of his sights. So, when I entered the cave, I just stuck to the shadows and snuck up behind him. I flew up behind him and cut him open with my blade, looking for his heart. Eventually, I found it and sliced it in two! After that, the old man turned to dust." Syuka explained.
"Heh, pretty sneaky, I'll give you that much." Ryuk said, "However, I really don't appreciate you killing our king. Now that he's gone, we don't have a leader. He was like a father to us. How are we going to get by?"
"You idiot, we will get by. And there will be a new king."
This shocked Ryuk and the other shinigami. A new king? What was this guy talking about?
"And that someone is... me."
This caused Ryuk and the other shinigami to gasp in shock.
"How can you be king? What are you gonna do?" Ryuk asked.
The other shinigami chuckles.
"Oh, that's easy. I am going to do what the old man couldn't do; I am going to find us a new world to rule. And once I do, we will enslave the inhabitants and make them grovel at our feet! And if any one of them gets out of line... well... you know what to do." He told him.
"That sounds... terrible."
"Hey, if we're gods of death, we should be treated like gods."
Ryuk shook his head.
"No, Syuka. That's not how it works! I mean it's okay that you wanted us to have more to do, but not to this extreme. Also, we were fine with the old man ruling over us. He was like family to us and you just killed him. And now you want to take over another realm and enslave its people? We may be gods of death, but we're not actual gods." He said.
"Think about it, Ryuk." Syuka said, "Once we take over the new world, we can do whatever we want. If you're lucky, there might even be apples in that world. We could just have the inhabitants grow some for us and then we can have all the apples we want. But in order to have all of that, you must join us."
Ryuk just glares.
"I wouldn't join you even if my life depended on it." He said.
Syuka smirks.
"Not even for... this?"
The shinigami pulls out a glass jar. The jar was filled with dust and had six lights floating around in it. Ryuk chuckled a bit.
"A jar full of dust and lights? What would make you think I'd want that?" He asked.
"You will want it because what's in here isn't just ordinary dust, and these aren't any old lights either. You see, the dust is dust from another shinigami while the lights are the souls of six humans. It took me four years to collect them. I collected the sixth one recently." Syuka said.
"That still doesn't explain why I would want it."
"You will want it because the dust and souls are from a shinigami and humans you have met on Earth."
Ryuk's eyes widened.
"Wait a minute. You mean..."
The other god of death nodded.
"Yes. Them. If we take over the new world, there's a possibility we could bring them back to life. But if you want that, you must join us. If you don't, then you can't have this jar. So, what do you say? Deal?" He asked.
"Are we talking about Earth?"
Syuka laughs.
"Whoever said we were going to rule that pathetic realm? Humans are interesting, but not interesting enough in my opinion. The world I want is filled with magic and magical creatures." He said.
"I don't care if the new world has blue hedgehogs that run at super fast speeds. I'm not gonna let you take it over, and I doubt the other shinigami will let you do it." Said Ryuk.
He turned to the others.
"Right?"
They just stood there, silent.
"Back me up here."
Still there was silence. Finally, one shinigami spoke.
"Sorry, Ryuk. But Syuka is our new king and we must obey." She said.
"What?!"
Syuka laughs again.
"They don't have a choice, Ryuk. They only obey me now. Now that they know I singlehandedly killed the king myself, they now know what I'm capable of. My blade is the most deadliest weapon to all shinigami. All I have to do is either destroy your death note or stab you through the heart. This is your last chance, Ryuk. Join us or die." He said.
The other shinigami clenched his fists and turned to Syuka with a serious expression.
"I'd rather die than join you, you bastard!" He shouted.
Syuka chuckled.
"Very well."
He raised his blade, about to kill Ryuk. He moved it forward, aiming at his heart. However, Ryuk dodged the attack and grabbed Syuka's arm. After catching him by surprise, Ryuk socked him in the jaw causing him to drop the jar. Ryuk flew down a bit and caught it. He then flew up until he was high enough and flew away with the jar. When Syuka saw him fly away, he gritted his teeth in anger. He turned to the other shinigami. He spotted one with a sythe.
"Zuka! Get some of your friends and fly after Ryuk. Once you're near him, kill him and get the jar. Understand?" He said.
Zuka nodded.
"Yes, your highness."
The shinigami got four of his friends and they all flew after Ryuk. Zuka's friends also had weapons. Meanwhile, Ryuk was flying away carrying the jar in his hands. Just then, he heard the flapping of wings and turned around to see five shinigami coming towards him. Once they caught up with him, they surrounded him. They all flew at him, but Ryuk flew out of the way, causing them to crash into each other. After that, Zuka and his friends flew at Ryuk again with their weapons out. Zuka was the first one to get close. He swiped at Ryuk, but he managed to dodge the attack.
Zuka swiped at him again but this time, the other god of death grabbed his weapon and yanked it out of his hands. Not only that, but Ryuk managed to get Zuka's death note. He threw it in the air and sliced it to pieces with the sythe. Once that happened, Zuka instantly turned to dust. Seeing their friend killed, Zuka's friends charged at Ryuk, ready to kill him and get the jar. Once they got close, Ryuk flew out of the way and hit them from behind while getting their death notes. He then proceeded to slice the notebooks to pieces, causing the other four shinigami to turn to dust. Ryuk chuckles.
"Sorry, guys, but it wasn't going to be me." He said.
He heard a voice beside him.
"Ryuk, Ryuk, Ryuk. Why can't you just die with some honor?"
He turned to see Syuka.
"You wouldn't know what honor is, Syuka." He said, angrily.
Syuka reached into his holster and pulled out a notebook.
"What are you doing?" Ryuk asked.
"Just making sure you don't get in our way."
"Ha! What good is writing my name in your death note gonna do?"
Syuka chuckles.
"Whoever said I was going to write your name?"
Hearing that, Ryuk instantly knew something was up.
"What?"
"You see, Ryuk. This isn't just a death note, it's also... a spell book." Syuka told him as he opened it.
Once the book was open, Syuka began to read the spell in shinigami language. After a minute, a white light appeared behind Ryuk and started pulling him towards it. He tried flying, but it was no use. Syuka reached out for the jar. Just as he was about to touch it, Ryuk turned and threw the jar into the light.
"No!"
Ryuk turned back to the other shinigami and laughed while screaming as he was pulled into the light. After a few seconds, the light vanished. Syuka was a bit angry that he didn't get the jar, but at least Ryuk was out of the picture. He heard a voice behind him.
"Your highness?"
He turned to see another shinigami behind him.
"Is Ryuk gone?" He asked.
Syuka nodded.
"Yes, my friend. He is. Now that he's out of the picture, there will be no one to stop our conquest of the new realm." He said.
Syuka slowly flew past the other god of death.
"Just out of curiosity, what is the name of the new realm you discovered?" The shinigami asked.
Syuka stops and slowly turns to him with an evil smirk.
"It's a place called... Equestria."
Author's Note: Whew, this was a pretty long chapter for a first one. It took me a long time, but here it is now. Also, sorry if the first chapter is kinda crappy and rushed and cliche. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter and keep watch because there will be more to come. Please be sure to read and review and constructive criticism is welcome. Until next time, see ya later, my fellow bronies and pegasisters!