"Come on Crystal just one listen." Crystal sat across from a white unicorn with a jaggedly cut purple mane. Sitting next to her was a well groomed grey earth pony.
Vinyl, you really shouldn't try and force your musical preferences on others."
"Says the pony that makes me go to every single one of her boring concerts."
"I don't find Tavia's concert's boring." Inserted a cream colored mare.
"Thank you Bon-Bon"
"How do you play the cello so well without fingers?" As with most of her comments, all the sea foam green unicorn got blank stairs from all of her friends.
"What I don't understand is why none of your mares found yourself a good stallion like me."
"Yeah he was a great guy, the custody battle lasted for what a year or so?"
Vinyl's question made the pale blue unicorn look down in shame. "It was only eight months"
Lyra then came to her friends defense. " Well she's over him now, and is seeing someone on new!"
Octavia looked shocked. "Is it true Crystal are you dating again?"
Crystal smiled a bit. "Well, yeah."
"Tell us all about him." coaxed Bon-Bon
"Well his name is Shadow Blade. He's a black pegasus, with white mane. Very handsome."
"That's of the utmost importance." said Vinyl
"He likes fencing, archery, and speed flying"
"Sounds like quite the sportsman." Lyra said.
"Sportspony." Bon-Bon corrected.
"That's what I said"
"Other than that he keeps to himself."
"A mysterious one I see." Octavia gave her a mischievous grin.
"You when ya, seeing him again?" asked Vinyl
"Tonight actually He's treating me to a fancy dinner and everything."
"Well good for you." Lyra said.
"Make sure and tell us how it goes." Bon-Bon pressed.
"Of course."
.........
Crystal's home was fairly modern compared to the one's around it. She made sure her lawn was well kept, and that her flowers were well watered. a fairly average home if you asked any pony.
"I'm home!"
"Hi, mom." her eleven year old son was sitting on the couch playing a video game.
"How was the first day of school?"
"It was great." the grey colt kept his eyes glued to the TV.
"Did you like you teacher?"
"Yeah Miss.Cheerilee was great."
"How 'bout your class mates are they treating you right?"
"Yeah they were great."
"Are you just going to keep calling everything great until I leave you alone?"
"yup"
Crystal smiles."Ok then." She starts ascending the steps. "Oh and Silver Spark."
"Yeah mom?"
"I'm going out on a date with Shadow tonight so please don't destroy the house while I'm away."
"Sure thing mom."
.........
Cyrstal and Shadow were sitting across from each other in a five star restaurant. Both Shadow and Crystal ordered a salad. It was an average date. Throughout the night the couple laughed and chatted happily. Until the conversation took a strange turn.
"I can't believe you can go reservations for place. The wait line for this must be massive!" She was wearing a tight fitting black dress and pear ear rings.
"My organization, has connections." Shadow was were a black suit over a black dress shirt with an unbuttoned collar.
"Who do you work for anyways?"
Shadow leans closer. "I'm not meant to tell you this. But..." Looks around. "I'm part of a secret society called the shadow council."
Crystal gives him a disbelieving smile. "the shadow council? Let me guess they control Celestia's every move."
"Well not her every move."
"If this meal wasn't so good I'd be outta here right now." She forked another bite into her mouth.
"Yeah pretty unbelievable story right?" He looks down at his own salad. "The true is I work in a office in Canterlot."
"Now that's believable,"
.........
After dinner Shadow took Crystal back to her house. "Thank you for the wonderful night." she gave him a peck on the check.
"When can I see you again?"
"You can see me any time but you can take me out next Tuesday."
"Next Tuesday then." Shadow walked away. While he was passing by a dark alleyway a gruff voice called out to him.
"The council is disappointed with you." Shadow looked around then walked into then ally way.
"Listen man, the mare didn't even believe me."
"That doesn't matter..."
.........
After Shadow left Crystal she noticed something on the front step. "He dropped his wallet!"
Crystal looked around then deiced to pursue Shadow. After running for a while she stopped. Then she heard some pony talking in the ally way.
"That doesn't matter. You told her about us. You are a traitor to the plan!" Crystal put her back against the wall and looked in.
"Well maybe I don't want to be part of the plan!"
Is that shadow?
As Shadow tried to flee a gloved hand reached out. The creature caught Shadows tail and lifted him up.
Is that one of the humans Lyra keeps babbling about?
"YOU SWORE AN OATH!" The biped almost spat in Shadow's face. "AN OATH NOT EASILY BROKEN!"
"Alright alright, I'll never breath another word."
"We'll make sure about that." Somehow the biped opened a portal and both he and Shadow disappeared through it. As the portal closed Crystal came out of her hiding place.
She put her hoof on the wall where the portal was "So strange..." Crystal starts feeling the wall. "I never seen a unicorn pull that off." Cobalt put's her hooves back down on the ground. "I sincerely hope Shadow's ok. That human seemed pretty mad."
.........
Shadow was being help upside down by a cloaked human while they were walking though a corridor made of obsidien.
"We're friends right?" Shadow asked.
The human remained silent.
"You won't let me to the mercy of the council, will ya?"
"You deserve what ever fate they choose for you."
"You know what the do to people! You would have me put through that?!"
"The answer is yes." The stop at a pair of large doors. "This is your stop." The human tosses Shadow in. "Have fun."