Now that the group had found the missing pillars and gotten them back to their proper locations, the group met up with the Guardian again.
"You know, we didn't see hide nor hair of the Tantabus." Twilight said.
"But it had to be the culprit right?" Raiden asked.
"Agreed. It's the only thing that would have that kind of cordination and power to manipulate all those monsters." The Guardian said.
"Your forgetting me." A male voice said. the group suddenly spotted a strange charcol based being with horns on it's head.
"It...can't be..." Score said. "I thought The Guardian defeated you."
"He did. And he trapped me in the realm of Subnotica at that." The charcol creature said.
"Who are you?" Twilight asked.
"He's got the Tantalbus!" Luna pointed at what was in one of the creatures...hands? Were they hands? They looked like goat hooves.
In an instant, the charcol creature crushed the Tantabus in front of all their eyes. "Yes, snatching this thing and using the monsters to buy me the time required to absorb it's power so I may cross back into the real world was a great plan." The creature said. "You can call me Astrotal Mandoli. I am the demon of hate."
"How dare you do that to Princess Luna's creation? I don't care if it was used to punish her, you do not get to do something like that and get away with it!" Rainbow Dash said.
"I just did. You get to enjoy your victory for now Ponies. But I'll in your neighborhood sooner rather then later. And once I am, I'm going to show you just how fragile your so called 'friendship' truely is. And once I'm done, you'll let your true natures out; the hateful, spiteful, greedy, sinful, and betraying kinds!" Astrotle said and as a black portal began to teleport him away, the demon laughed. And even after he left, his laugh continued to echo.
The group soon woke up from the induced sleep they were given. "Oh good. Your awake finally." Shallor said, suddenly passing out some food. "Thought I'd get you something to eat since you all slept for an entire day."
"...Does not feel like we were knocked out for a whole day." Sunset said.
"Time can be fleeting like that." Shallor said.
Sunset took notice of the amount of plates and drink glasses. "...Aren't you going to eat or drink anything?" Sunset asked.
"Nah. I don't really need to eat anything. Don't really need to drink anything either." Shallor said.
"But everything living needs sleep, food, and hydration." Sunset said.
"What's your point?" Shallor asked.
"My point, is that your not amongst the living." Sunset said. "At least not anymore."
Shallor was silent for a time. "...Wow, not even three days of knowing me, and you already put the pieces together. Rob was right: You are good." Shallor said.
"Wait...how are you here then?" Rainbow Dash asked. "If your supposed to be dead, how are you here physically? Are you another ghost like with Cole?"
"...Huh. I didn't even realize that hamster was even dead. But no, I'm not a ghost." Shallor said. "More of a spirit. What your seeing is just the form I took when I was alive."
"...Okay. So then, how are you allowed in the land of the living?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Because it's special privilages that come with being the one in charge of the Fire Pits." Shallor said. "It's where those who are just pure evil and demons go when they are either killed or cleansed."
"...Huh. Speaking of Demons, we just met one." Sunset said.
"Please tell me it's not Haywire. Creator help you if it's Haywire." Shallor said.
"Whose Haywire?" Twilight asked. "...Wait, no, stay on topic here: We met Astrotle Mondoli."
"...YOU DID WHAT?!" Shallor said.
"...Why do I feel like he would've done a spit take just then?" Sunset asked.
"Because he most likely would've." Pinkie Pie said.
One explanation later
"Oh great. Just great. As if Haywire still being on the loose wasn't bad enough. Astrotle Mondoil is planning another attempt at making mortals seem like they only have hate in their bodies." Shallor said.
"He's done this before?" Twilight asked.
"At least seventy thousand other times to my knowledge. Maybe more." Shallor said.
"...I'm sorry, but I swear you just said seventy thousand. I misheard you though, right?" Twilight asked.
"Nope. You did not mishear me." Shallor said.
"...Twilight.mlp will stop working now..." Twilight said before fainting.
"...Was it something I said?" Shallor asked.