//------------------------------// // Chapter 6 A True Tragedy // Story: Spiders and Destiny: The Fall of Wolf-Spider // by Funnel Web //------------------------------// Midnight decided to go swinging across Ponyville for a while since his limp is now gone. So, he puts on his costume and sneaks out. While swinging across Ponyville, it was getting late….and thought...maybe it was time for him and Twilight to hit the next level of their relationship. They have been dating for a few years, so why not. He swings across the nearest alley to change and heads to the jewelry store. While searching, he finds the perfect ring. He grabs it, pays for it, and leaves. But before he went into the alley, he heard some screaming coming inside the jewelry store. “Oh come on! I was just there!” Midnight complained as he changes into his costume. Wolf-Spider swings inside the store to find a mysterious pony in a costume demanding the cashier for something. “For the last time, where is your best diamonds?!” the mysterious pony shouted. “I-I told you, we don’t sell diamonds.” The cashier replied in fear. “Hey, leave the mare alone, would. Who are you supposed to be? Let me guess, the Emerald Elf?” Wolf-Spider said while grabbing the pony with his webbing. “You! I let you live, last time we met. But this time, you are no match for Mr.Earthquake!” The pony said grabbing Wolf-Spider’s webbing and giving him a super punch that sent him through a wall. “And just you make sure, you stay down...how about I give you a proper grave. Mr.Earthquake slams his front hooves to the ground, causing the store to rumble and a few pieces to fall on top of Wolf-Spider, burying him. Mr.Earthquake just laughs and he finds the diamond he was looking for and leaves. “Rest in pieces, wall-crawler”. As Mr.Earthquake left the store, Wolf-Spider uses all of his strength to free himself from an early grave. But he was weak….he looks up to see…...the Condor! “I told you not to interfere with my plans again. Now you're gonna get it” the Condor said as she picks up Wolf-Spider and drags him outside and brings him into the air. “There are some things you don’t understand, hero. So...I’m gonna give you a proper warning. Do not interfere with my plans again, or I will be sure I will do worse than what I’m gonna do, right now.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile in the treehouse, Twilight was looking for Midnight, but she can’t seem to find him. Then all of a sudden, she hears a loud scream that she heard from a mile away. She knew that had to be Midnight. She barges out of the treehouse and starts running towards the scream. When she got there, she stands there in shock, with tears in her eyes. She had no words of what happened to Midnight. She just called for help.. The medics arrived and take Midnight to the hospital. Midnight really messed up, big time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ When Midnight woke up, he finds himself in a really bad spot. He can’t even moved. He feels a giant pain on his back. He turns around to see…..nothing…..no wings, no nothing….The Condor took his wings! It hurts so bad, he can’t even move. Spitfire barges into the room, with an angry look on her face. “Previously on Midnight messes up, I told you to stay away from this. Instead, you disobeyed a direct order and sneaked around behind my back and doing the one thing I told you not to do.” Spitfire said in a furious voice. “Is everypony okay?” Midnight asked. “No thanks to you”. “No thanks to me?! Those bad ponies are out there and I tried tell you about them but you didn’t listened. None of this happened if you would just listen to me! If you wanted to stop them, you’d actually stopped them by now.” “I did listen, kid. Who do you think called the medics, huh? You know I was the only one that tried to protect you from getting killed by those ponies.” “Like you did” “No, there IS WHERE YOU ZIP IT! Alright? The leader is talking. What if somepony died last night? Different story, right? Because that’s on you. And if you died, I feel like that’s on me. I don’t need that on my conscience”. “...Look, Spitfire. I’m sorry” “Well, sorry doesn’t cut it. Rainbow Dash is missing and I got enough to deal with right now….goodbye” Spitfire leaves and slams the door on her way out. Midnight just sits there in sorrow and just keeps thinking about what he did...While he was laying there, Celestia comes into room to talk to Midnight. “Princess Celestia! I-” “No need to explain, Midnight. I know what you did. And that’s okay. We all make mistakes….but Spitfire is right, you should have listed and now….you’re in a really bad spot. You’ve lost your wings and everything...With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. But if we don’t live up to those responsibilities, there are consequences...for that...I’m sorry but….I’m forbidding you to wear that costume.” “For how long?” “.....Forever...I’m sorry” “No! Nononononono. Please. Please. Please. You don’t understand. That costume is all I have of my past. I’m nothing without the suit. “Silence!…………….If you’re nothing without the suit, then you shouldn’t have it…..I’m sorry. That’s the only way to protect you….your mother wouldn’t want you to die like this. Princess Celestia leaves the room, and Midnight just sighs in depression. Twilight enters in the room with tears in her eyes. But before Midnight could say anything, Twilight just slaps him across the face with her tail. “I’ve been looking for you, all day!  You can’t do that! I’ve asked Spike! I’ve asked Celestia! What were you thinking?! You could have been killed!-” “Twilight, relax. I’m fine….” “...Cut the bulloni. Why did you do it? Why do you have that costume? Why do you do the things you do? I know you’re hiding something from me. That’s not fine. Midnight, you have to tell me why. Just lay it out. It’s just me and you.” “............Because I made a promise.” “What?...To who?” “My…..my mother”. “What happened?” “I got these powers. I thought I could just brag. But my mother told me I was better than that. She tried to tell me. But I didn’t wanna hear it. And that costed her life……” “Midnight….I…..I didn’t know.” “....I’m sorry I made you worry, Twilight”. “You know I’m not trying to ruin your life” “I know...I was just trying to protect you” Midnight started to shed some tears and Twilight was there to comfort him. She had no idea that Midnight did it because he made a promise to his mother…….So, she leaves the room to leave Midnight alone. He needs it after all the stuff he went through. But..what’s done is done…..Midnight...is the Deadly Wolf-Spider…..no more. To Be Continued......