Darkness Rising

by Bronyprophet


Chapter 2 Aftermath

After the brilliant night of partying, a groggy, and slightly hung over Starlight Glimmer, had woken up. When she looked beside her, she saw Thorax lying there. She smiled, and wondered what exactly did she get up to last night, with her new colt friend.

Starlight got up out of bed, and went down to the kitchen in Twilights castle, and made Thorax and herself a cup of tea. She also whipped up an elixir to cure the affects of a hangover. She poured a bit into hers', and Thoraxs' tea, before she started making her way up to the room she stayed in.

She made it back up to the room where Thorax had been sleeping, and gently stirred him awake with the fresh smell of Tea wafting through the room.

"Good morning, Sleepy head." Starlight greeted.

"Oh, um, hi Starlight, did we um, you know, last night?" Thorax replied awkwardly.

"you idiot he-he, we didn't, you just stayed the night. Here drink this elixir, it will help you remember what happened last night." Starlight smiled, as she handed the cup of tea, laced with elixir to her colt friend.

The elixir worked fast, as soon as he took a sip of his tea, his head began to clear, and the headache he had been nursing started to dull. He remembered the whole night, and wondered how Spike was. He remembered seeing his best friend making out with Ember, then chugging a whole keg of cider to himself. He had to note that when a dragon partied, they partied hard.

Thorax got up out of the bed, now recovered from his hangover, he approached Starlight and embraced her gently.

"Do you want to get something to eat?" Thorax inquired.

"I would like that, but where do you want to go?" Starlight replied with a flush to her cheek, tapping her hooves together sheepishly.

"I don't know, what about one of the places that you like, Starlight." Thorax replied awkwardly. Thorax had still been really awkward around Starlight, he had never dated anypony before, and so he didn't quite know how to date somepony yet.

"Hm-hm you're so adorable. I know a place." Starlight chuckled lightly.

Starlight and Thorax started to leave the castle, and noticed that Twilight was up, and she had just started her morning routine. She saw Thorax, and Starlight, walking closely beside each other. She noticed them blush as they saw her.

"So how are the love birds this morning, did you 'enjoy' each others company." Twilight inquired playfully, making air quotes as she said, enjoy.

"Nothing happened last night, I swear." Starlight stated embarrassed.

"mm hm. so where are you going this morning." Twilight asked, after making her pupil blush furiously.

"We are going to get some breakfast, together." Starlight replied.

"Okay you two foals have fun." Twilight winked, earning another blush from Starlight.

After the two love birds left the castle, they were amazed to see so many ponies awake. The party last night had been the biggest Equestria had ever seen, Starlight was sure that every pony had attended the party. When they made it to the café, they saw Spike, and Ember, already eating breakfast together. Starlight and Thorax smiled, they both knew Spike liked Ember. They were glad that they had finally accepted each other, and started dating.

Once Thorax, and Starlight, found a table for two. A waiter pony approached the couple, and asked what they wanted. Starlight and Thorax ordered what they wanted, and started talking to each other, getting to know each other, on their first date.


Meanwhile somewhere in the Crystal Empire, a darkness had been growing in strength, unbeknown to the world. A black maned shadowy unicorn, had been in the deepest caverns of the Crystal empire, recovering from his defeat by the hooves, and claws, of Twilight and Spike.

However that wasn't the only evil under the ice, Chrysalis had been searching for a dark, magical object, that had been buried under the ice, and snow. she could feel its presence, but she couldn't search constantly, she could only search during the night, due to who she had camouflaged herself as.

During one fateful night, she walked deep into the frozen wastes, where the ice was most solid and the air was at its coolest. she was grateful for the curse Nova had placed on her, giving her a husk, instead of a pelt. she knew if she had a pelt she would of surely perished long ago to the chill of the storm. Chrysalis knew that this was windigo territory and rather dangerous.

She continued to move forward, until she heard the distinct howl of a Windigo. She lit her horn up, and prepared to fight. Soon the pack of Windigos surrounded her, she began to feel the temperature drop rapidly, as they surrounded her. She released bolts of green magic, however, she was gradually being over powered by the sheer numbers of the pack. as the fight continued, she suddenly felt a powerful dark presence, it had been the one she was searching for.

The snow changed to black, from white, and the Windigoes became scared, as the shadow started to surround them. Soon the wind stopped howling, and the Windigoes could finally be seen, as clear as day. They were white wolves, with red eyes, and soft fur.

"Bow before me!" A commanding and dark voice sounded, and as if on cue, the Windigoes submitted, before the voice, dropping to their bellies, whining as they submitted.

"I SAID BOW!" The voice continued.

Chrysalis realised that the voice was referring to her.

"Chrysalis, does not bow to anypony, I am a queen!" Chrysalis yelled to the dark shadows.

"A Queen you say!" The voice announced.

"Yes, I am the changeling Queen!" Chrysalis replied

"Chrysalis, I know of you, you have no subjects, yet you seek my help for your revenge, so you may reclaim your throne!" The voice stated knowingly.

"Will you help me?!" Chrysalis stated.

"I am not an Object! you will show respect to the only king!" A red aura surrounded Chrysalis, forcing her to kneel before the sheer power of the voice.

The shadow disappeared, and what appeared instead, was a unicorn with a pitch black pelt, with a dark menacing shadow following him, with eyes dyed, crimson from blood shed, and malice, with purple wisps coming from his green, and red eyes.

"My name is Sombra, and I will not help you, you will help me!" The unicorns voice boomed as he teleported Chrysalis, along with himself to the caverns, where he bound her with his magic.