My little Evil tales

by Yuna Honey

Twilight Sparkle

Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Hasbro.

Twilight had to admit she had felt some… discomfort, at the idea of leaving her newfound friends right after the party to celebrate Nightmare Moon’s defeat and Princess Luna’s return. She had actually been very tempted to stay in Ponyville.

But staying there meant living in the small library that town had to offer, which was miserable in comparison with the immense one in Canterlot. It also meant not getting any more private lessons from Princess Celestia anymore and rejecting the chance of approaching Princess Luna and learning firsthoof about life as it had been a thousand years ago, something Celestia always avoided talking about.

In the end, staying in Ponyville would put her studies on hold, meaning she would not acquire any new knowledge of real value other than what her friends could provide and… honestly, Twilight doubted Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy or Rainbow Dash had the type of academic information she was so interested in.

That was the main reason why she had returned to Canterlot with the two Princesses.

The year had been fruitful, and Twilight could not complain at all. Thanks to the literally thousands of books at her disposal and the careful, if sadly not as constant a she would like, guide of both Celestia and Luna, Twilight Sparkle had made a tremendous progress. She was now able to tap into her magic in ways that she had only dreamed of before, and had learned spells and incantations she had never imagined she could even attempt. Her knowledge had also increased, and some of the teachers who had taught her in the past now called her for advice!

Her Ponyville friends had visited her a few times of course, and Twilight had allowed herself to waste a full day every time they did so. Their tales of life in a small, (but not quite educated) town were of some interest to Twilight Sparkle and she always listened to them as attentively as she could for they reminded her of the simple life most ponies led. Their parties and ways to have fun also had some sort of academic value, however minuscule it was, and she had also agreed to take part in them for said reason.

The purple unicorn didn’t realize it but her willingness to spend time with the ponies from Ponyville while she listened to them and got involved in their games had actually saved their friendship, as her five friends were always happy to visit her at least once a month.

But once their visits were over, Twilight returned to her studies with an almost manic devotion, reading and practicing spells non-stop until she felt she had made up for the wasted time.

Twilight Sparkle was determined to be the wisest unicorn in history, and one of the greatest magic users in Equestria as well. And she would do anything to achieve her goal to reach the highest level of knowledge.

The chimera statue was almost comical by how mismatched it was. Twilight, however, knew quite well this was not a simple statue. She had read about this creature a few days before: Discord, the spirit of chaos.

“Twilight, why are we here?” Spike the dragon asked, not liking one bit the way his mistress kept staring at the scary chimera statue. “Is this about you not being able to stop that volcano? C’mon, it’s not a big deal, the princesses were with you and they fixed it.”

“I appreciate your concern, Spike,” The unicorn acknowledged, not removing her eyes from the statue. “But I should have been able to stop that volcano from erupting, my magic is supposed to be strong enough to do that and I failed! Can you imagine what would have happened if Princess Celestia hadn’t used her magic to protect Equinopolis from the lava while Princess Luna stopped the volcano? Countless ponies would have died and all would have been my fault!”

“It all turned well in the end, don’t blame yourself for that…”

“I knew I should have studied those high level ice spells more!” the unicorn pony continued, ignoring Spike’s attempt at placating her for you see, Twilight Sparkle couldn't handle academic failure really well, and she saw the event at Equinopolis as a test her teachers had chosen for her; a test she had failed. And thinking she had failed that test was truly driving her over the edge. “If I had learned them properly before, I could have practiced them until I had them mastered! But no, I had to go and spend a FULL day with Applejack and Rainbow Dash!”

“But…”

“And didn’t you see the looks BOTH princesses were giving me?” the unicorn kept going, her eyelids twitching a little. “They were disappointed in me! I am their star pupil and I failed them! I’m sure I made them look bad in front of everypony in Equinopolis!”

“And… why is that related with us being here?” Spike tried, the dragon wouldn’t dare voice it, but the way Twilight was shaking or her neck had stiffened was making him really nervous.

“When I was trying to find a way to increase my magical abilities faster, you know, just in case the princesses asked me to do something that important again, I stumbled upon the tale of Discord,” Twilight explained. “He was trapped by Luna and Celestia, but here’s the catch! Discord’s magic was so strong he could match the power of the two princesses; the only way they could stop him was by using the Elements of Harmony on him! Don’t you see Spike? This statue is a fountain of magic power I can use to increase mine!”

“Wait… wouldn’t that release this guy?” the little dragon observed.

“Hah! Of course not, my loyal assistant! I have planned for that already!” the unicorn assured at the same time she used her magic to lift the statue several meters into the air and then letting it fall. The statue broke into a hundred pieces.

For a second, Spike expected to see a furious chimera rise from the rubble, but apparently nothing was going to happen.

“Done, Discord is gone for good!” a grinning Twilight stated while rubbing her hooves together. “Now give me the book I told you to bring with you, quick, before Discord’s magic power dissipates!”

Spike hurried and did what his mistress requested, but deep inside he knew this was a big mistake. Still, he couldn’t bring himself to disobey Twilight; he cared too much for her to do that.

“But isn’t that guy’s magic evil?” Spike asked worriedly, concern was evident in his voice as he tried to discourage his friend from doing what she intended.

“Magic is nothing but energy, Spike. It is the user’s intention what makes this energy good or evil,” the unicorn explained. “And I will use this magic for good. It will be alright!”

Saying that, the purple pony forgot about Spike and recited the incantation from the ancient book of magic manipulation and slowly, all of the magical energies that once had empowered Discord gathered into a glowing orb of light floating above her. With no hesitation, Twilight completed the spell and the magic energies entered her, melting with her own in a quick, but surprisingly painful, process.

When it all ended and Twilight had absorbed all of Discord’s power, she fell, completely spent, to the ground. Spike rushed to her side and helped her up once she had regained her breath.

“Are you going to be alright Twilight?” The purple dragon asked, honestly worried for his friend.

She answered with a satisfied laugh. “My dear assistant, I will be better than alright! With this power I can do anything the princess requests of me, anything! Now all I have to do is go and do more research, I can finally read the most advanced books of magic and try those spells! The gates to infinite knowledge are finally open, Spike!”

Twilight Sparkle stood on one of the many balconies of Canterlot’s royal palace. She had gone there after both princesses rejected her advice and asked her to leave them alone while they discussed the lunar calendar and the duration of the seasons for next year. The unicorn couldn’t understand why they refused her advice! She was obviously more capable than BOTH princesses and could no doubt design a better flow of the seasons than the two of them combined.

And this was not the first time. Ever since she acquired Discord’s power, Luna and Celestia had started avoiding her. Twilight had refused any involvement in the destruction of the Spirit of Chaos’ statue, and the princesses had not suspected her, but deep down, the unicorn knew the princesses of the sun and the moon blamed her. She had always known. And something was telling her they feared her knowledge. After all, Twilight had read all the books in the royal library already and had mastered spells that those two… pompous alicorns could not perform individually.

Twilight Sparkle was even absolutely certain she was actually more powerful and wise than Celestia and Luna were. Perhaps they knew it too and that was why they were ignoring her and refusing her help? Typical, the ignorant always feared those who had the knowledge, and since knowledge was power, it was logical to presume that the princesses feared her might.

And the ignorant always tried to destroy, vanish or turn to stone that which they could not understand. Perhaps, then, Luna and Celestia were secretly crafting her doom.

She could not allow that.

“Twilight, are you alright?” Spike asked, he had been looking for Twilight for a while but now that he had found her, the little dragon was not so sure about being happy to see her; his mistress was literally surrounded by a very threatening aura. This wasn’t the first time he saw her like this, either. Ever since she had absorbed that cursed evil magic, Twilight had started to change little by little, isolating herself from her friends and researching more and more complex and rather… unethical spells. Her views had shifted bit by bit as well, and she was now so despotic towards those she considered ignorant that Princess Celestia had banned her from participating in her gatherings with the other royal advisors to prevent Twilight Sparkle from saying something that would create unrest in the court or a lamentable diplomatic incident.

“Yes, Spike. I am,” Twilight answered, her cold voice sending chills down the dragon’s spine. “I finally understand what is wrong with the princesses; I should have noticed it sooner.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Heh, ignorant as usual, my loyal assistant, allow me to enlighten you, then,” the unicorn sneered. “I have surpassed Celestia and Luna, Spike. And I did it in less than two years! The result of my progress is simple, they fear me! They fear my power and wisdom.”

“Twilight, I don’t think that’s the case, in fact you should really…”

“Don’t you dare turn against me too, Spike!” Twilight snapped at the dragon.

“Don’t worry, I’m on your side, ok?” Spike gasped, backing up a step in fear.

“Hmm… I'm tempted to think you aren't, my dear assistant; but it doesn't matter, you will be permanently loyal to me soon,” the unicorn said with a sinister smirk. “Do you trust me, Spike?”

Spike gulped, he would have loved to run away and hide from the scary looking Twilight, but he couldn't leave her alone in this state without trying to make her change the way she thought about the princesses. "S-sure Twilight, I-I trust you."

“Then come with me, I need your help to... get better.”

Celestia and Luna couldn’t move; a powerful spell kept them firmly in place, right in the balcony surveying the city of Canterlot, a city that was currently being ravaged by a large grey dragon. In front of the princesses stood a purple unicorn whose horn glowed faintly, that being the only indication of the spell that was keeping the two alicorns motionless and unable to access their magic.

“Twilight Sparkle, stop this madness at once!” Celestia ordered.

“Whatever the reason why you’re doing this, it must stop this instant!” Luna seconded.

“Why should I stop?” Twilight smiled evilly as she turned to see the alicorns. “You were about to get rid of me, something that I find unacceptable, so I decided to get rid of you and your pathetic kingdom instead, it was the only logical solution!”

“Not true!” Luna argued. “Celestia and I are very fond of you!”

“Oh, spare me the sentimentalities,” the unicorn interrupted, flaring her power as she did so. “You are not fond of me! If you were you would have listened to my advice and followed it! No, the truth is that you fear me because I am now stronger and wiser than you both!”

“Your magic signature is different,” Celestia observed then. “How could we not notice it before? It feels like…”

“Discord’s,” Luna completed. “You absorbed Discord’s evil power, didn’t you?”

“Absorbed it, yes,” Twilight admitted. “But evil? I don’t think so.”

“Twilight, release this power, it has corrupted you!” Celestia pleaded. “We can help you, if you just listen to us…”

“Enough!” The scorned unicorn screamed. “I only brought you to the balcony so you could see how my dear Spike destroys your kingdom so I can rebuild it into a much more advanced society. Oh, why so surprised? I used my magic to age Spike into an adult dragon and, of course, I also used it to make him as loyal to me as possible... a shame the blind loyalty spell turned him grey in color, but it's a small side-effect I'm willing to overlook.”

“Using Discord’s evil magic has driven you mad!” Luna accused.

“It’s not too late my dear student, please…” Celestia started.

“Oh, I completely disagree, Celestia! It is too late, but not for me… for you!” Stating this, Twilight’s horn glowed brighter and slowly, much to their horror, both alicorns started to petrify.

The last thing Luna and Celestia did before their bodies turned completely into stone was to look at each other in silent understanding and knowing how much they cherished each other allowed them to enter the sleep of stone with a smile of hope for the future.

Unfortunately for the princesses, Twilight Sparkle smashed them both to bits once they had turned to stone, and she wasted no time absorbing their energy just as she had done with Discord's, for the unicorn knew that doing this would grant her not only the sisters’ power and their nigh immortality; it was also the key that would allow her to rise above the limits of her weak unicorn body.

A majestic, elegant and glorious purple alicorn with multicolored mane entered Ponyville followed by a massive and incredibly ferocious looking grey dragon. The alicorn stopped at the town’s square and waited for a few minutes while her draconian servant herded every pony around her.

It didn’t take Spike long to convince Ponyville’s population to attend the calling of his mistress.

“Good day, my subjects,” the purple alicorn greeted. “I have chosen this little town to be the first stop in my victory road as I allow everypony in Equestria the privilege of learning who their new ruler is.”

“Hey! You look like somepony I know!” A pink pony interrupted, “I just can’t believe you are the pony I'm thinking about... What's your name?”

“Your inquiry is reasonable, for this is the first time you all have seen me in my new, most deserved form which I granted to myself with the endless power I posses; therefore, I shall gladly provide you with my identity,” the alicorn said and immediately added while spreading her wings wide. “I am the one who is between light and dark, the bridge between day and night! I am the one who can control both the sun and the moon with a thought! I am Twilight Sparkle, the new ruler of Equestria! And you, lowly plebeians, shall have the honor to address me as Empress Twilight!”

The mighty roar that Spike the dragon let out after his mistress finished her introduction convinced every pony around that it would be best for them if they simply obeyed and didn’t argue.

Having no other choice, each and every pony in Ponyville, terrified not only by the dragon, but by the ungodly power emanating from the new alicorn, lowered their head in reverence, hoping that nothing bad would happen to them or to their town.

Twilight Sparkle smiled, pleased at how docile these ponies were. She was also glad that no opposition had arisen, for that would make spreading knowledge among these ignorant masses much, much easier.

She really looked forward to lead an empire full of highly educated ponies such as herself.

Next: Rainbow Dash.