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// Chapter 1 
// Story: Dark Mistakes 
// by NakedSpaceMan 
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        Twilight was starting to get a little worried. For the last ten minutes since she asked her question, Celestia has just been sitting there staring off into space. It wasn’t until Celestia’s concentration on the tea cup she was holding onto with her magic slipped and the cup dropped and broke did she finally respond.

“He’s alive.” Celestia said. “Who’s alive Princess?” said Twilight. “Armon, he somehow kept his immortality.” Celestia finally looked Twilight in the eyes with worry, “Twilight, I need you to summon the other elements immediately.”

Twilight normally would ask why she would need to gather her friends, but the tone of her teachers voice told her that it was better to quickly do her task. Acting as quickly as possible, Twilight made her way back to Ponyville to get her friends. After a few hours, they returned to the castle running into the throne room.

“We’re here princess. But what’s the emergency?” Twilight asked. Celestia sat in her throne for a few minutes silently. Wondering if what she was about to do was the right thing. If Armon is alive, does he want to come back? Will Mortem somehow also somehow come back? Will he even want cooperate? All these questions plagued her mind while she sat in silence. Twilight and her friends patiently sat there for as long as possible, Rainbow Dash however soon ran out of her small amount of patience and asked the princess, “Princess? Hello!”

Celestia snapped out of her daydream, finally noticing Twilight and her friends in the throne room. “My Little Ponies, as you know you all bear the Elements of Harmony. However, before you there was me, my sister and the creator that wielded them in the past. That creator is currently trapped in Tartarus. However, I believe with the elements we can bring him back to our world. Please, I need your help.” said Celestia.

Twilight was somewhat shocked at the request. Not the request itself but the way her mentor said it. It was almost like begging or pleading. Before she could think anymore however Applejack beat her to talking to the princess first.

“Princess, just what the hay is goin’ on here? Who’s this Armon fella?” said Applejack.

“Armon was a dear friend of mine before I became a princess. He sacrificed himself to save all of equestria and gave me the title of princess.” said Celestia.

“By the sound of it, he must be a take no crap badass.” said Rainbow Dash.

“Actually no, he was quite gentle in nature and sweet. And he was so-” Celestia stopped herself blushing while doing so.

“Princess, by the sound of it, we’re just bringing back your coltfriend.” said Rarity.

“Well no, we were close but. Well it doesn’t matter, the point is it’s imperative that we bring him here.” said Celestia.

“But why? Other than to bring back a friend, there seems to be no point in bringing him back. Otherwise, we would've done it ages ago.” said Twilight.

Celestia stared at Twilight and her friends for a short time before taking a sigh and speaking. “I believe that Equestria may be under it’s greatest threat yet.” said Celestia.

“From who? This Armon fella?” said Applejack.

“No, as I have explained to Twilight, the elements came from the old Gods of Equestria. However, when the elements were created only five of the six gods had their powers turned into elements. The last belonged to Mortem, the God of death, and he was sealed in Tartarus with Armon. Twilight has made me realize that now that there is six elements, something happened to Mortem. We must bring Armon here to find out what happened.” said Celestia.

Twilight and her friends looked at each other before turning back to Celestia. “What do we do?” asked Fluttershy.

Celestia stood from her throne and began to walk towards them. “I need you to help me open a gate to Tartarus. We’ll then bring Armon from that world into ours.” said Celestia.

Twilight and her friends positioned themselves as per Celestia’s instructions with her standing in between Twilight and Applejack. After gathering magic into the elements and into Celestia’s horn, each fired a beam into the center of the circle they formed. Celestia’s beam of magic turned from it’s yellow color to a red color.

The portal then opened darkening the room around them. Until a figure was pulled through. Celestia quickly closed the portal to prevent anything else from slipping through. Before the portal was fully closed however, the figure suddenly rushed towards Fluttershy.

The figure was a pony in rags, a makeshift knife made out of stone in his hoof up against Fluttershy’s throat. Her face was in a state of panic, unable to even make a sound.

The pony had an angry look on his face, believing the creature in front of him a threat. Before he could do the finishing blow however, he heard a voice.

“Armon, please don’t.”

The pony’s eyes went wide and slowly turned, releasing Fluttershy from his grip leaving her paralyzed in fear on the ground. In front of him he saw someone he never thought her would ever see again. Someone that he both appreciated and despised.

“Luz?” said Armon.

Before Armon could say anything else, he was stuck in the side of the head by Applejack. Knocking him to the floor. Before slipping from consciousness he took one last look at his old friend. “Funny, I remember her mane being pink” Armon thought to himself before slipping into unconsciousness.