//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Turning down Joyless // Story: MLP: Origins of Friendship's Magic // by Mymolly123 //------------------------------// The next day, Silver Colt and Shadow Rose sets up there things up around the house, Meanwhile in the bedroom of Shadow's, she puts up her armor around the manikin, "Phew, the closet is full and the bed is set. Now to head to the castle to have a talk with Cosmo," trotting down the stairs a burst of music rumble the house. Falling over the last step of the staircase, Shadow's anger grew as she head to the kitchen to see if that was Silver making noise, but Silver wasn't there. "Great, if Silver isn't here. Then its must be coming from," Shadow look over at the living room window seeing light of orange, red, and pink and a beat of loud music blurt in the house next door. Walking over to the house and with a knock the music stops and turned dead silent as the door opens a purple earth pony with headset on sees the straight-face unicorn hold her grudge, "Can I help you?" the purple pony asked as beat came from her headsets. " Yes,..you can help me. Turn down your music or I will do it for you!" Shadow shouted at her. The earth pony shrugged,"Sure no prob, I was just finishing my mix-tapes, cuz you know I'm a DJ and I have to do this or else," Shadow Rose storm off back at her home, slamming the door shut, "Huh, I wonder what's her problem?" the purple pony says to herself as she turned back at home. Night time, as Silver Colt came back after the day passed to quick for him, he heads over to Shadow's room door and gave a light knock. "Rose? Are you in there," Silver Colt called out as the door seemed silent. He opened the door slowly as he sees Shadow Rose looking out the window. Coming right next to her he sees the night beaming with colorful light in one house. " Sounds like a party down there. Let go take our time there and," Shadow glared at Silver in disgust, "Okay, then I'm going to go with Cosmo and some friends I met." Silver Colt left out of the room leaving Shadow Rose to look at the house once more. "Disgrace, and I would call myself a brute." Shadow talked to herself, and gets her armor on and heads out the door. At the Castle grounds, she target practice with magic and by every shot never misses. But with one she hold fire as in front of the target was DJ pony, " What the hay is your problem!? You could've been killed by my powerful shot of magic!" Shadow shouted. "Look I didn't introduce myself, and second if you would've gotten my mail I invited you and your brother to a Night welcome party." the DJ pony says as she came up to the maroon pony, "Shadow Rose, I'm Electra Scratch. Just be happy that I'm here to tell you that I'm glad to meet you and have you as a neighbor." Shadow Rose looked at Electra's pink rose eyes, but turned away from her puppy eyes and shot fire the missed target, " I don't have time for fun, or your party, that is why my brother would always go for me." Shadow Rose told Electra as she takes off her helmet. "But its no fun with out you, your friend Cosmo is going to be there, even your own guards are there as well." Electra persuaded, but nothing works for Shadow Rose. Electra catches upfront with Shadow Rose, "Look Rosy, I don't know what your problem is, but as a Captain Knight of Canterlot you have to have some fun to take a break from your trauma of war." "I wasn't in war, I was helping my friend do her job as being loyal to the Elements and the Princesses! Now, leave me, or I'm moving somewhere where its not as loud as your impulsive music!" Shadow Rose shouted at Electra. Shocked by some of her words, Electra looked down and started to cry in front of Shadow, but the sorrowfulness didn't effect her as she walked passed away from Electra's sadness. Outside the grounds, and in the gardens. Shadow Rose's irritation grew but couldn't let lose for she can't forgive herself for hurting another ponies's feeling and feels that she displeases herself for being an Element of Loyalty. Shadow Rose sighed, "Why can't I just get a grip of myself, its always this same anger I have around with every guard I trained with," "I would say you have done a good job of your own work, Rosy." an anonymous voice whispered within the gardens, Shadow Rose turned around and around again to see who speaks but no one was around. "Show your face, creep. And don't calls me Rosy, Or I swear under Celestia's name," Shadow Rose turned once more as a tall shadow figure with eyes of moon yellow show. "Or what!? Why you can't make a single friend if your behavior is this way, and I know this feeling too, Rosy." said the Draconequus as he appeared from the shadows. "As captain of Canterlot, I have swore loyalty to Princess Celestia and Luna," said Shadow Rose as she pointed her horn with orange magic at the him. "But not "Loyalty" to your friends?" he said, as Shadow Rose's magic faded and she turn away from the Draconequus, "Look here's a deal, I become your one and only friend then you can do something for me?" "I will not take orders from a Draconequus," Shadow appointed as her magic came in bright. But with a snap of his eagle hand, her horn disappeared as she's an earth pony. " What the-you turn back my horn so, " Shadow threatens him. "So what, I'll give you back your horn, under one condition. And you better listen up, Rosy." the Draconequus says as her evilly grins at hornless Shadow Rose End of Electra's side