Chapter 1
It was a normal day in Ponyville. The sun was bright, the birds were singing, there was a red mist... wait a second, red mist? Red mist was definitely NOT normal for Ponyville.
Rainbow Dash was the first to see the mist, and went to see Twilight to see if she knew anything about it. She flew down as fast as she could towards the library, and inevitably crashed in through the window.
"You know, you COULD use the door..."
"Yeah, sorry about that... Anyway, there's a strange red mist enveloping all of Ponyville!"
"What? Dash, go get the rest of our friends, I'll go check my books to see if there's anything on weird mists."
"You can count on me, Twilight!" Dash zoomed out the broken window as fast as she could, while Twilight Sparkle began searching through all of her books to find any information on this red mist. Despite going through what seemed like a hundred books, none of them had any information on this mist.
"Ugh, this is useless, there's nothing on strange red mists..."
Twenty minutes later, Rainbow Dash arrived with the rest of the gang.
"Hey Twi, found any information on that mist yet?"
"I'm afraid none of my books have anything on it... sorry."
"Ah, don't worry about it, sugarcube." Applejack comforted. "'sides, we could always go look for the source of this mist stuff."
"Yeah, we could, Dash, did you see where the mist was coming from?"
"Not really, I saw it come from somewhere past the Everfree forest."
"Oh gee, something strange from the Everfree forest, like that hasn't been done before." Pinkie said, slightly annoyed. "Why can't those fanfic writers come up with better places to put these things, I mean..."
"Pinkie Pie?"
"Oh right, sorry."
"Anyway, ah reckon we should start on our way before it gets dark."
The six ponies began on their way through the Everfree Forest, but something seemed off about the area, even more so than usual.
"Hang on, was that path always there?" Rainbow Dash pointed to rough path that they were fairly certain wasn't there on any of their other treks.
"Ah don't think so, you think we should follow it?"
"The less tredding through the mud, the better." Rarity said, as she started on the path. The rest of the ponies followed suit.
"Uhm, girls, I think there may be, uh, something following us." The others turned to where Fluttershy was looking around.
"Don't worry Fluttershy, if anythings following us, I can just give a quick one-two!"
"Is that so~?"
The six ponies turned around and saw a black pegasus with blonde hair floating with her wings streched out to the sides.
Applejack was the first to speak up. "Who in the hay are you?"
"Well, I was a Youkai, but now I think I'm a winged horse-thing."
"Ah meant a name, missy."
"Oh, my name's Rumia!"
Now Rainbow Dash spoke up. "Alright, Rumia, what are you doing in the Everfree forest anyway?"
"Everfree forest? What's that? I was just looking for something to eat."
"Like what, ah've got some apples in mah bags here..."
"No thanks, I prefer meat."
"Oh my..." Fluttershy whimpered, "Wh-what type of meat, Rumia?"
"Human, but right now I feel like horse meat." A playful, yet hungering smile creeped up onto Rumia's face. She lunged towards Fluttershy, but was interrupted by a swift kick from Rainbow Dash.
"What's the big idea, chump? We're not a snack for anypony, you got that?"
"Is that so~?"
'Yeah, it is so! Now move it!"
"Not unless you beat in a spellcard duel!"
"No pro- wait, a what duel?"
"Spellcard duel."
"Hang on, that's not fair, only Twilight and Rarity can cast spells!"
"Then I guess you won't be lasting to long then." Rumia began was about to start one of her spellcards, when Pinkie Pie interrupted.
"OOH! TWICTHY TAIL! TWICTHY TAIL!" Shortly after, a book fell onto Rumia and took her down.
"What's this? Spellcard rules: Danmaku basics?" Twilight turned her attention to the note and blank spellcards attached to the book.
"Try not to die too early. Signed, Yukari? Well that explains a whole lot of nothing." Twilight looked back at Rumia, who was now out cold.
"Aw, that was way too easy, I mean, we didn't even get to hear her boss theme, and..."
"Pinkie Pie, your doing it again."
"Oops, sorry! I think the writer's having some trouble writing me. I mean, he even had to go back and add my Pinkie sense."
"Rriiight... Anyway, ah reckon we head over to that lake over there."
"There's a lake here?"
"Apperantly."
"Well, what are we waiting for, let's get moving everypony!"