Chapter 4: To Many Strange Things
Days later, everyone meet in Twilight's bedroom to talk about an important matter. For the past two weeks something strange is going on. The strange plants Shadow, Sunset, and Wallflower have seen are now starting to spread. Some of them are even at the farther part of Sweet Apple Acres, and suck the energy from some of the trees.
"I just don't understand. What's the hay happenin' to my trees," Applejack asks, getting upset.
"Don't worry Applejack, I'm sure we'll figure something out here," Fluttershy says.
"I sure hope so. My drained trees aren't the only problem," Applejack says.
"You're right. Those plant you found are the same ones that we found in Wallflower's garden. Luckily, they didn't spread across the orchard or the woods," Sunset says.
"Sadly, it means that someone is growing more of these leech trees and are harvesting them," Twilight says.
"Not to mention this strange news bulletin that is on the paper," Pinkie says, showing the newspaper.
Shadow and the girls take a look at the strand picture. There seems to be some strange creature in the shadows. It's hard to tell, but it reveals part of the blue skin, black eyes with yellow pupils, and has red stripes on the stop of the body. It seems to be carrying some red round objects. The girls and Shadow are stunned to see the picture.
"What is that thing?" Applejack asks.
"It doesn't look like any animal I've seen," Fluttershy worriedly says.
"It looks like something out of one of those alien films," Rainbow replies.
"I think it is an alien. It's kind of exciting. First, we got Shadow the Hedgehog. Now we got a mysterious alien," Pinkie says.
Twilight grows concern, "I don't know, that alien doesn't seem to be that friendly."
The girls look at the picture very carefully.
"Hmm, I do admit, that alien looks a little like Shadow. It seems to have the same stripe patterns," Rarity says.
"It looks like Shadow, but I know it's not Shadow," Sunset says.
"Have you met this guy before Shadow?" Rainbow asks.
"No. I never seen anyone like that before. However, if this alien possesses a threat to the planet, then it needs to be taken care of before trouble comes," Shadow says.
Pinkie says, "I think I know who this guy is."
"You do?" The girls ask.
"Maybe, just maybe, this alien…" Pinkie says.
"Yes?" Twilight asks.
Pinkie answers, "Maybe that alien is Shadow's evil twin brother nobody knows about. You know, Shadow is good and this alien is evil."
"Uh Pinkie, that thing is not a hedgehog. It looks like some kind of monster from a horror film," Rainbow says.
"No, no, I think I'm onto something. We need to stop that evil alien before he or she strikes again," Pinkie says.
"Alright, putting Pinkie's weird idea aside. Something very odd is going on. First, we've been finding these strange plants in the city, and they're draining nutrients from the earth. Now, there is a stranger alien. If there is a connection, then this alien is responsible for the earth being drained of its energy.
Shadow becomes serious, "Too many strange things are happening in this town, and I don't like it."
"I don't like it either. We need to find this varnment before it spreads this weird plant all over the city," Applejack says.
"I hate to say it, but it really seems that Canterlot City is now being invaded by an alien. I worry if there might be more out there somewhere," Twilight weary says.
"You don't expect us all to give up that easily do you," Rainbow says.
"But what can we do? Those plants are draining our planet of life and there's an alien roaming around the city," Rarity asks in concern.
"But we know something, this strange alien is around the city somewhere. We just need to figure out where that it. Sadly, with all the plants starting to spread around the city, it will be hard to tell where to look first," Sunset says.
Then Sunset says, "And you want to know what the weirdest thing I've been experiencing."
"What's that?" Twilight says.
"A few nights in the past two weeks, I've noticed that my window has been opens while I was gone, and the glass is cut in a circle. What's more, some of things have been moved around and a few things are missing from my room. I think someone has been snooping in my room while Shadow and I were gone," Sunset says.
Far out of the city of an abandoned building, someone decides to use this as a secret hideout from the people of the world. Inside the building are four small creatures. One is square shape with claws, feet, sharp teeth, one eye on each side, and a blue glow name Clurk. The second has a tail wings, three eyes, and a red glow name Cregal. The third one is a long armless creature with horn on the head, and a light blue glow name Cyzer. The last one is round with two feet, one eye, an antenna, and a purple glow name Rhygenta.
The square one is sleeping with the round one. The two flying one are playing. Just then, the two turn their heads as the other wake up from their sleep to see someone entering the room. They all happily jump for joy and head over to the source.
Coming into the room with a bag full of the strange red object is a alien like creature. He's blue with red stripes on the head, and marking on the chest, arms with two spike on each, the quill that are down, the ankles and heels, and on the spear tip of it's long tail. Unknown to anyone of this world, this alien is known as Eclipse the Darkling.
"Alright little one, I'm back and got back plenty of food to eat," Eclipse says.
The little aliens jump onto Eclipse causing him to fall over. They are glad that he's back.
"I'm glad to see you all. Feeding time my Dark Arms," Eclipse says.
He puts the strange red orbs that are actually fruits for him and the little aliens to eat. Soon they all eat in the room together. He then takes out a photograph. The photo is a picture of Sunset Shimmer and Shadow the Hedgehog together.
In thought, Eclipse says, "Something doesn't seem right. I know that's Shadow I saw, but he doesn't seem to act like him. What's more his team isn't with him or that girl either. Either way, I need to get rid of Shadow before he finds out I'm here..."
He looks at the girl with Shadow and an idea has come up to him.
He evilly smirks, and says, "And that girl Sunset, is going to help me do just that."