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// Can Shadows Love?  
// Story: Shadows and Sunlight 
// by King Sombra Returns 
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Midnight sat in front of 'The Dark One' clapping her hooves slow and dramatically.
' Nice, outburst. She will be so willing to listen to reason now.' she said shaking her head.
" I had no choice, She would have been too far gone for me to handle if not other wise."
' Yeah by the way, she is headed to the libary.' Midnight said rising from the 'ground'
" And..." he said gesturing with his hoof for her to continue.
' And, you should get her to look at the books with dark magic. I swear I don't know who the Evil mastermind is sometimes.' She said with a roll of her eyes.
" Um may I remind you, if she uses Dark Magic now she will lose her trust in both me and you."
' Oh yeah because me and her are like two peas in a pod.' she said in a high pitched sarcastic voice.
He growled, like a predator going after his prey.
" I suggest you shut your mouth, before I cut out your tongue!" he said eyes, narrowing.
Midnight shrunk back, ears falling and eyes bugging out.
" That's what I thought!"
' Well I have to, uh you know go.' she said whimpering



' The Dark One' was looking around Twilight's subconscious, everything was darker. Just how he liked it. when he saw a flash of light, it was small but there in the least. It was heart shaped, he thought Flash had some how. It was to him. The only piece of light left was, love towards 'The Dark One'. Something clicked in his chest plate, was it no. Shadows can't love, he knew that very clearly.
" Ever since Radiant Hop-, No stop that train of thought right away! I have to focus. " He would deal with the ray of light later. But why wait.
" I can use to my advantage." he said his laugh turning dark and sinister, and his smile turning cruel. The shadows picked him up and moved him to where he could reach Twilight.



' Twilight, give me another chance. ' Midnight pleaded, hoping Twilight wasn't to far gone.
" I-I-i suppose so, you're just trying to help me."
' Yes, oh you won't regret it!'
" I better not, or I will be having a Midnight on my wall!"
' Yeah, how dark is your mind. And you can't kill me anyway I don't have a body.' Midnight said scoffing.
" Well that's what magic is for." Twilight said a twisted smile on her face.
' Oh, Darkness.' Midnight said gulping, noticing just how much alike Twilight and her master was.
'The Dark One' saw this and headed back to her subconscious.
" Perhaps making her whole mind dark was a good idea after all." he said shivering in delight
' Not if you want me to stay alive!' Midnight said appearing next to her master.
" Fine, i'll fix it!" He said lighting his horn, with light and spreading it across her mind.



For the second time that night, Twilight blacked out.



" It- is -done." ' The Dark One' said clearly out of breath.
' Master are you ok?' Midnight asked concern in her voice
" I am fine!" he said falling down
' MASTER!' Midnight said racing towards him
" Ugh, that spell left me weaker than I thought. You will have to lead Twilight for now, Don't.Blow.IT!" he said deadly narrowing his eyes.
' Y-yes M-master' She said teleporting to where she could reach Twilight.



Twilight woke up, her mind felt fuzzy and light. In truth she was spinning, the whole room felt like she had just twirled in circles for hours.
"Ugh, what happened."
' Twilight are you alright?' Midnight asked, not really caring.
" Yes Midnight, I am just fine." She said gritting her teeth, while she was out she saw visions of her friends betraying her and turning her own family against her.
" Let's get out of here, I need to talk to Cadence and Shining."
' And what about Flash?' Midnight asked curious for her ancer
" That moron can jump off the tallest Crystal tower for all I care!" she said
'Good.' She said, her ethereal form smirking
" What did you say?" Twilight snapped
' Nothing!' Midnight said not wanting to upset Twilight or her master.



'The Dark One' sat on his haunches staring at the heart shaped piece of light. He had Lightened up Twilight's mind, knowing Midnight would push the right buttons and would be dead by morning.
" I don't understand, never in a thousand years I would ever think somepony could-" He stopped and closed his eyes, when he did he saw the image of a mare. She had a light purple crystal coat, as well as a teal mane. Her eyes were shining sapphire, and Her flank had a medical symbol, showing her power for healing others. She was lovely how her mane sparkled, the image changed. Revealing a lavender mane,with a dark mane, with a pink, and purple stripe, her eyes were a bright violet and her cutie mark was a pink star with five white stars surrounding it. She was so lovely.
" NO! I am better than this I will not let some idiotic,- Oh who am I kidding, she is so much like me it's ridiculous. Ugh, I will deal with that later!" 
He got up making sure none of the light was spreading, nothing. It was going to be very boring until he got enough strength to visit Twilight.



There was only one important thing that crossed ' The Dark One's ' Mind.
 "Can Shadow's Love? If they can is this what these painful thumps in my chest are, perhaps and perhaps not. There is only one way to find out." With that he grabbed the shadows and lifted himself to where he could speak to Twilight. No matter how painful it was. He needed to know, and he would find out before his plans would proceed. She would not become the next Hope, he knew that much was certain.