Supermare was flying after the Dash who was busy looking for Wonder Mare or any other Superhero that Ponyville was home to, “I can’t find Wonder Mare anywhere!” Dash screamed angrily.
“At least I think we lost that shadow griffon.....” responded Supermare before they were sent to the ground by bolts of lightning.
“Did I get hit by one of my own Sonic Rainbooms or something?” retorted Dash as they two of them saw Black Garble flying over them, grinning.
“I am Black Garble servant of the Pony of Shadows and I will destroy you heroes!!!” laughed Black Garble ready to start destroying superheroes.
“Ready for to take care of this varmint together, Sugarcube?” Supermare asked Dash and they both shared a grin and a nod.
**
In Canterlot
Princess Celestia was outside looking at the carnage that these Shadow Ponies were causing, “what is the status report?” she asked her voice with worry and concern for each and every one of her subjects. She had no idea how to stop this; it seemed her worst nightmare that the ones she cares about the most – her subjects destroyed by a great evil might be coming true right now.
“Captain Armor is leading the entire Royal Guard against the Shadow Ponies.” Her assistant answered “your student the Green Lantern is on her way to the Everfree Forest with a group of what the citizens call ‘superheroes’, one of them claiming they know where the source of all this is.”
Princess Celestia smiled to herself, she was proud of this role her student had taken in this outer space police force that was called the Green Lantern Corps, Twilight might find a way to stop this threat that she knew nothing about.
“There is one other thing your highness.” the assistant told his boss as well as monarch “there are some military officials missing and have not responded to the call to deal with this event, most notably Stolen March and Lieutenant Slade Eiling who have not been seen or been in contact for days.”
Princess Celestia darkened when she heard the names of the two most controversial figures in the military, Slade Eiling who felt full frontal violence and attacking without a solid plan were acceptable methods of protecting Equestria and Stolen March was a figure accepting bribes and making deals with dangerous criminals.
“Should they be seen after this is all over, I want them notified they are to appear in a meeting with the Equestrian Council to explain themselves!” Princess Celestia with a serious tone to her voice “and should their excuses not prove to be unsatisfactory they could be discharged from the military permanently.”
The assistant nodded his head as he went away. Princess Celestia tried to get the thought of the two of them out of her head; whatever antics they are up she had no time to deal with them right now.
But where were they anyway?
**
Inside of a secret base in Canterlot, several Shadow Ponies had managed to get inside only to be sliced up into several pieces by a yellow construct. The construct managed to slice the Shadow Ponies into so many pieces that they would not be able to re-shape.
The one who made them grinned at the remains of the Shadow Ponies that got in; she was Sunset Shimmer the Yellow Lantern and the Leader of the newly established Sunset Corps.
She used to be the top student of Princess Celestia but got ejected just because she started demanding to be given her rightful spot as a princess right away, about a few weeks ago her unworthy replacement starting showing off with some green magical ring that the Princess probably gave to her.
She managed to stage an event where she used a spell duplicate the magic in Twilight Sparkle’s green ring and create her own yellow ring. She then used the duplication spell to create copies she gave to followers she recruited to form her own group, that has yet to make its debut.
She then trotted next to her partners in crime – Stolen March and Slade Eiling who were soldiers in the Equestrian military who were dissatisfied with both how the military and Equestria in general was ran – believing not enough was done to protect Equestria from potential threats.
They had sided with Sunset, promising them she would help them create a new world order which will lead to them running Equestria the way it needs to be run. They were now in her Sunset Corps and where sharing the dual role of being her second in commands.
They were watching on a monitor the various cities of Equestria being attacked by these Shadow Ponies while the cadets of their Corps were busy practicing using their new rings to create constructs. Stolen March looked concerned by this.
“What is the matter March?” Slade asked rolling his one good eye from the hole in the two part yellow helmet that was part of his Sunset Corps uniform.
“Shouldn’t we be going out there to help stop these Shadow Ponies?” asked Stolen March concern deeply in his voice “I mean that is why we started this plan in the first place, to best protect Equestria!”
“Not yet!” responded Sunset with a wave of her hooves dismissively “let these so called costumed heroes of Equestria fail first, once the Equestrians see their so called heroes fall then we swoop in to save the day!”
“But Equestria needs saving now..........” Stolen march said but his protests were silenced by a glare from his leader.
“The Citizens would not be able to accept the methods of our new group until they see firsthand their so called heroes cannot save them.” Slade told Stolen March in what appeared to be fatherly tone “once they are willing to accept there is no variable alternative, and then we will strike!”
Stolen March nodded, but he was still unsure of this, still there was some lingering doubt in his mind about something:
If these so called superheroes fail, how will they fare much better?
**
Fluttershy was in her cottage looking out the window and watching the Shadow Ponies hurting those poor ponies, had this been five years ago Fluttershy would be too terrified to do anything but this Fluttershy was determined to stop these meany shadow ponies.
She went and changed into her Wonder Mare get up and went outside with her Lasso of Truth, ready to help stop whatever was happening.
Fluttershy had been on a cruise which due to a storm sank and she was marooned on an island for five years, luckily the tribe of Amazon warrior mares that made the island their home, found her and took her in. She spent the next years being trained as one of them.
She had recently won a tournament where she was crowned the island’s champion and ambassador to Equestria, the Queen Hippoltya gave her their greatest weapons and the strength of the gods they worshipped.
After finding her old friend Pinkie Pie trapped on the island as well, she flew them back home to Equestria where she began a career as the superhero Wonder Mare.
Going out of her cottage she started attacking some of the Shadow Ponies but then encountered the Shadow Griffon that was chasing the Dash and Supermare before it los them.
Before it could do anything however, the creature was sliced into different pieces by a trident held by a giant hybrid of a pony and a fish. An OC (Oceanic Creature) if Fluttershy knew correctly.
“Who are you?” Fluttershy asked wondering if this was a hero or a villain.
“Who am I? Why I am the God of War and the Sea, the big brother of Princesses Celestia and Luna, Equestria’s all time Cursing Champion and Lord of the Capricons.” The OC said as he used his trident to slice through some of the Shadow Ponies.
“I am Lord Tydal.” The OC said as he attacked more Shadow Ponies, but to some of my friends I am known as..............AQUAPONY!!!!”