The Sleeping Dust

Shadow awoke with a yawn. He had taken a small nap, "once I clear the Everfree forest, I will be at the castle." Shadow said to himself.

He stood up and adjusted his armor. He then put Blackest Night on his side which he made a sheath for made out of his own scales. He was walking for a few minutes when a small pixie flew in front of him.

"hmm, a sleep pixie. It is said that they can put you to sleep with a small pinch of their sleeping dust. Although the pixie race is hard to find these days." Shadow said to himself.

The pixie then sprinkled her pixie dust all over Shadow. He let out a big sneeze. His eyes then slowly closed and then he collapsed. The pixie went to his ear and whispered, "I have done what the great being asked me to do. I have put you in a deep sleep for 50 years. Now your cousin must do his job, for I must stay in hiding until the queen arrives." As she left, a black sphere surrounded Shadow encasing him for his slumber.

Luna happened to be returning from her nighttime fly about when she saw what happened to Shadow. She then flew as fast as she could back to Canterlot. When she reached the castle Celestia was waiting for her, 'this cannot be good.' She thought to herself. Luna landed on the balcony and told her sister what had happened.

"I sense a great being working on this." Celestia said to Luna.

"What do you mean?" Luna asked.

"What I mean is that someone wants this to happen. Something big is going to happen and the great being wants to have Shadow in a deep sleep so when he wakes up he will be ready to face whatever the troubles will be." Celestia explained to Luna.

"What about Shadow? Can we do anything? Can we bring him here?" Luna asked.

Celestia shook her head, "No, that sphere is a powerful one. It won't let anyone touch it. Not even magic can touch it. This leaves us with only one option, wait for the spell to wear off."

"How long will that take?" Luna asked.

Celestia sighed, "I don't know. It will probably last 50 years."

Celestia and Luna walked to the balcony and looked out to the rising sun, hoping that Shadow would be alright.

Shadow's Mind

Shadow looked around, he saw a vast desert. He then heard a deep voice, "Life shall fall. Deserts shall rise. This is the sign that the two worlds will be rejoined once again."

"Who are you? And what does that mean?" Shadow asked, but he got no answer. The desert disappeared and Shadow was left in a world of darkness.