Chapter 4

Everfree Forest Invasion

Neo was sitting on his bed waiting for Twilight to come back, he wanted to go ahead and tell her all about how he truly felt about her and how much she meant to him. Spike was already asleep so Neo just decided to wait for Twilight.

A few minutes later, Twilight came into the room, she saw Neo sitting on the bed. She came in with a happy smile on her face and she had some tears in her eyes.

Neo looked back and saw her, he said, "Twilight, there you are. I've been waiting for you."

Twilight came straight to Neo and said, "Neo, I've very happy to see you."

"Twilight, there's something I have to tell you."

"Neo…. did you really mean what you said?"

"What?"

"I heard what you said, I heard everything."

"You heard what?"

"What you said when you were talking to Princess Luna. That I'm like a sister to you."

Neo was surprised that she had been listening to him while he was talking with Princess Luna.

Twilight smiled sweetly, "Did you really mean it? Do you really think of me as your sister?"

"Yes I do, you've been like a sister to me since we've been together."

Twilight was very happy, she thought it was so sweet of Neo to think of her that way.

"And that was very sweet of you to think of me as a princess even before I became a real princess."

"I meant it Twilight, you've always been a princess to me."

Twilight blushed and said, "Oh Neo, I'm so glad we're friends. We're gonna be best friends forever."

Twilight gave Neo a big hug, appreciating every sweet thing he said about her.

As they hugged, Neo said, "Sister."

"Brother," Twilight replied.

Twilight cried a little as she hugged Neo. She decided that from now on, she will always consider Neo part of her family. Neo also swore that since Twilight is a real princess now, he will always protect her. He will be her bodyguard and he will always be there for her.

After having their sweet moment, the 2 friends decided to go to bed. They got into a separate bed and Twilight said goodnight to Neo, he said goodnight back to her and they went to sleep for the night.

The next morning, Neo and Twilight woke up, they said good morning to each other and asked each other if they slept well. Spike was up as well, he told them to come and look out the window. Neo and Twilight looked out the window and they saw both the sun and the moon were in the sky, splitting the sky into half day and half night. They all thought that was very strange, they had never seen that before.

They wondered what was going on, then 2 royal guards came into the room and said, "Princess Twilight, could you and your friends come with us please?"

Twilight, Spike and Neo followed the guards to Princess Celestia's throne room, but the throne room was empty. The guards explained that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were missing. They had somehow mysteriously disappeared and as the only princess available, they can only take orders from her.

Twilight was scared, the fact that the princesses were missing explained why the sky is half day and half night, she tried to pull herself together. She just told the guards to keep searching for the princesses and to immediately notify her or Neo if they find anything.

Then another guard came in and said, "Princess Twilight. News from Ponyville, the Everfree Forest is invading the town."

The 3 friends gasped and knew something strange was going on. They quickly ran out of the castle and began running towards the train station to catch the next train to Ponyville.

"Where are we going?" asked Spike.

"The Everfree Forest is invading Ponyville," said Twilight. "Whatever is going on, I'm sure we're going to need our friends and the Elements of Harmony to stop it! I just hope we haven't missed the train."

Neo stopped them and said, "Wait, there's a faster way to get to Ponyville."

"There is?" asked Twilight.

"Yeah, you've got wings now and I can fly. We can fly to Ponyville."

Twilight smiled, "Oh right."

Spike got on Twilight's back and both Neo and Twilight began flying back to Ponyville.

Meanwhile in Ponyville, sharp vines from the Everfree Forest were moving through Ponyville, everypony in town was running in fear of what was going on. Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie met each other at the Golden Oak Library and talked about what was going on.

"Something very strange is going on, and I for one would appreciate an explanation!" said Rarity.

"All I know is the sky's split in two," said Rainbow Dash. "And these clouds moving in sure aren't from around here."

"Neither are all these crazy plants!" said Applejack. "They're comin' from the Everfree Forest! And try as we might, us Earth ponies can't do anythin' to get rid of 'em! Don't suppose you know any magic that might stop 'em from spreadin'?"

"Alas, this whole raging forest situation seems to have left my horn on the fritz!" said Rarity.

"We have to figure out something!" said Fluttershy. "I don't know how much more of this Ponyville can take! I don't know how much more I can take!"

"The forest is expandin', y'all, and judgin' by how fast it's movin', it doesn't seem content just takin' over Ponyville... I reckon before long, it'll cover half of Equestria," said Applejack.

A few minutes later, Twilight and Neo flew into Ponyville. Spike was wishing they had taken the train since he had some trouble holding onto Twilight. They flew over to the Golden Oak Library, they went inside and saw that their friends were already there.

Their friends were very happy to see them, they explained that they had been looking through various books to find out what going on with the Everfree Forest and why it's trying to take over Equestria. They asked Twilight if she knew what was going on.

Applejack asked her if Princess Celestia sent her to try to stop the forest from invading.

Twilight said nervously, "Well not exactly."

"Girls," said Neo. "You're not gonna believe this but... Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are missing."

The ponies gasped and Twilight said, "We're not sure who has taken them, but I think we're gonna need the Elements of Harmony to get them back."

Neo had a large black case with him, he opened it and inside was Twilight's crown and 5 necklaces, each one with the ponies's cutie marks, they were the Elements of Harmony. Neo had enough time to get them as he, Twilight and Spike were leaving the castle, he was pretty sure his friends will need them. He put Twilight's crown on her head and he put each necklace on the ponies' necks. Neo also had a cross necklace in the case that he put on his neck. He also put on white gothic makeup, feeling it was right for the occasion.

"Let's go girls," said Neo. "We've got a kingdom to save."

The ponies were ready and they ran off to stop the Everfree Forest and save Equestria.

Meanwhile, somewhere in a dark lair, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were trapped inside a cage. They were wondering where they were and who was keeping them here. They tried using magic to escape but somehow, their magic was disabled.

Princess Celestia glared angrily and said, "Where are we, and who is keeping us here?"

Then a strange looking creature appeared, the creature had various body parts and he looked sort of like a dragon. The princesses recognized him, they said, "Discord."

"And how are you lovely ladies doing in here?" asked Discord in a sarcastic tone.

"What are you up to now Discord?" said Celestia in an angry voice. "Release us immediately."

"Oh I'm afraid I can't do that."

Luna got angry and shouted, "Release us now you monster!"

"Watch who you call a monster Luna, don't forget you were once a monster."

Luna hated Discord reminding her of when she became Nightmare Moon.

"Well all I can say is I'm not behind this, I'm just an accomplice. You will meet my new boss very soon."

The princesses and Discord argued for a while until a dark figure appeared.

"Here comes the boss," said Discord.

Discord approached the dark figure, he bowed at him and said, "Master, I have served you well in the abduction of the princesses of Equestria."

"Yes, I am most appreciative of your efforts," said the dark figure.

"Now I wish to return in time back before the princesses turned me to stone. As the new supreme ruler of all of Equestria, you and only you alone have the power to grant me this wish.

The dark figure said angrily, "You dare make such an impetuous request from your master?"

"It is a simple request for one of such great power."

"It is also not worth my attention."

Discord got angry and stood up, "I demand it! If it weren't for me, your attempts to capture the princesses would have failed."

"I don't think you know what I am capable of. Perhaps you would like to experience the true nature of pain."

"What?"

Suddenly, sharp chains came down and hooked into Discord's body. The sharp hooks on the chains held Discord up like a puppet. The hooks were so painful, Discord couldn't take the pain. The princesses were horrified by what they were seeing.

Then the dark figure walked closer to Discord and said, "Infidel! You are in no position to demand anything. I could kill you with a mere thought."

"But... you said we had a deal."

Discord complained about the pain, it was unlike anything he had ever felt.

"A deal? I am not a demon of my word Discord. All deals are off!"

Then the chains pulled Discord's body apart, dismembering Discord's body.

The princesses were horrified by what they saw, they had just witnessed their enemy Discord being executed right before them in a very gruesome way. There was blood on the floor and Discord's body parts were everywhere.

Then the dark figure faced the princesses and said, "Don't mourn him, he was worthless. And as for you princesses of Equestria, you very soon shall witness the true nature of pain and suffering as it spreads across Equestria."

Princess Celestia said angrily, "Enough of this! How could you kill Discord like that, he was weak and unarmed. Who are you?"

"Who am I?"

The dark figure stepped forward towards the princesses, he came into the light and they could see him clearly. They gasped in horror when they saw him, he was the most gruesome creature they had ever seen. He was wearing a black dress, his face was pale white, he had sharp pins in his head and cuts all over head with a pin in each cut.

"Some call me the priest of hell, and some call me Pinhead, by which you can see why they would. But you may call me... Hellraiser."

End of chapter 4.