//------------------------------// // Chapter 16 Kidnapped // Story: Spiders and Destiny: Rise of Wolf-Spider // by Funnel Web //------------------------------// After defeating King Sombra and throwing away the black suit, Midnight found his own way back to Ponyville. He didn’t want to take the train back. Not after what he did. Feeling depressed, he took all of his stuff from the tree house and went to the Everfree Forest to the Castle of the Two Sisters. When he made it, he went to the top of the castle, with tears in his eyes, and feeling guilty. All of a sudden, Luna appeared in behind Midnight. “Hi Midnight” Luna said. “Hey,....” Midnight replied, not looking back at Luna. “What I’ve heard what happened back at the Crystal Empire. I’ve sensed that something really bad happened so I just….stop by to see you. But you weren't back at the tree house so I’ve searched here. How’s Twilight?”. “......I don’t know”. “I’ve never heard from you after you and Twilight defeated Sombra. Did something happened?”. “I….hurt her, Luna……..I don’t know what to do”. “...............You start by doing the hardest thing. You forgive yourself. I believe in you, Midnight. You’re a good pony. And I know that you will find a way….to set things right”. Luna uses her magic to bring out Midnight’s costume out of his backpack and sat in front of Midnight. She smiled and and walks in front of Midnight. She understands what Midnight is going through. After Luna was reformed from becoming Nightmare Moon, she tried her hardest to forgive herself for what she did. When she didn’t think it was possible, it Midnight and his friends that brought her back into the light. Midnight smiles and Luna disappears into the night. “Is she right? Can I forgive myself?” Midnight asked himself. Midnight doesn’t know if he can forgive himself. He hurt Twilight, the mare he loved. The black suited took over his body. Midnight needed time to think it through. Meanwhile back in Ponyville, Twilight was back in her tree house, in her bed, crying. Spikes steps into the room. “Twilight? What’s wrong?” Spike asks Twilight. “I...(sob)...I’ve...done something...terrible” Twilight replied, continued sobbing. “Ssssshhhhh. There, there, Twilight. It’s okay. Let it all out. Now, tell me everything”. “I (sob)...I’ve created something….(sob)...awful, and Midnight..(sob) is suffering because of it. It’s all my fault”. “What did you do?”. “(sniff sniff) I’ve created...a new suit for him…..but (sob) he’s lost control over it….I should have been more careful. He’s in that suit because of me(sob)”. “You couldn’t have prevented this. What’s done is done. We all make mistakes. I know Midnight, too. And I’m sure he’s found a way to get rid of the suit. But I do know for a fact that if Midnight was here right now, he would not stand to see you like this. He would want you to stay strong and keep moving forward. With great power comes great responsibility. The best thing to do now….is to forgive yourself”. Twilight begins to smile again and starts to hug Spike. Although she still had tears in her eyes, Spike was right about one thing. She needs to forgive herself. She wipes the tears away and starts getting up from her bed. She heads outside to see a taxi. She heads in the taxi. “So, where to?” The cab-pony said. Before Twilight could say something, the cab-pony grabs her by the mouth and his hoof was all black. There was a screech and Twilight was knocked unconscious. When she wakes up, she find on top of a bridge in the middle of Manehattan. She turns to her left to see a pegasus flying towards her and is coming up fast. She ducks and the mysterious pony pasts her. When the mysterious pony laughed, Twilight recognized that laugh. It was Arch-Goblin! The pony that attacked the Grand Galloping Gala and put Wolf-Spider into a coma! But when she got a closer look, he had the black suit on! “Remember us?” Arch-Goblin asked, with a sinister smile on his face. “H-how did you get the symbiote?!” Twilight asked, in fear. “Oh, simple really. And you have your colt-friend to thank. He left us to rot in that castle. But the suit found it’s way to us. Midnight will ruin the day he rejected us!” Arch-Goblin replied. Arch-Goblin flies away, leaving Twilight on the bridge. Twilight can only watch as Arch-Goblin making a giant web on the bridge. When Twilight looked behind her, she saw….... an army of changelings and Queen Chrysalis! From the looks of it, Chrysalis isn’t too happy that Twilight foiled her plans for conquest back at the Canterlot Wedding. “Remember me, Twilight Sparkle?” Queen Chrysalis asked Twilight. “You?! But...why me?!” Twilight asked. “Oh. This is just good old fashioned revenge. You’ve ruined my plans back at Canterlot! This is our way of repaying you. But first, we’re gonna make you suffer. Just wait til your colt-friend comes to the rescue. We have something planned just for you” “But...why team up with HIM?!” “Him? Oh, we both want the same thing. Revenge! Now let the fun begin!”. To Be Continued.....