Lighted Darkness's Point of View.
Last night we were told that the Changeling Alliance is congregating in the Everfree Forest and I am to command a brigade of ten soldiers into battle. I'm nervous and can't understand why the princess chose me, but I will do my best. I walked down the hall to find that somepony was following me. I quickly turned around and saw Rainbow Dash behind me. I imagined a pony unique to my thoughts and took what was my pony form. I looked her in the eye.
"Darkness I hope you come back tomorrow."
"I will Rainbow. Don't worry. I will have the Equestrian army at my back."
"I wish I could go with you."
"I couldn't forgive myself if anything happened to the pony I care about most." tears formed in her eyes.
"Darkness! Hurry up. Celestia wants us in the throne room." Abyss yelled from down the hall. I turned and walked in his direction.
"Good luck Darkness." Rainbow said from behind.
I went to the throne room. When I entered I saw Celestia, Red Dawn, Starlight Shadow, Abyss, and Princess Luna all standing close together. I walked over and joined them we were all wearing specific armor. Celestia and Luna were wearing royal battle armor. Starlight was wearing a set of armor that he had been creating lately. Red Dawn and Abyss were wearing their very own armors from the coliseum. I was dawning a set of Valancity Changeling Armor. We gathered near Celestia who teleported us to the edge of the Everfree Forest.
Mystery Pony's Point of View.
I sat there in the Changeling camp in the Everfree Forest. I felt a presence I haven't felt in six years. Starlight and Dawn are nearby. I turned to Chyralis.
"They are here, but their Links are not."
"That is bad. How do we expect to kill them if there not even here?"
"I can fix that. Don't worry" I said to her as I walked away.
Starlight Shadow's Point of View.
When we arrived at the forest there was many soldiers waiting for us. They had already been attacked once. There was less than fifty left all together.
"Why didn't you send for backup?"
"We did princess, but our messages must have been intercepted somehow." a wounded soldier said.
"Well, than are we still going through with our plan." Darkness asked eyeballing me.
"I say we do. They have killed many soldiers and they should pay." my hooves became ablaze. I stamped them out. I was getting awkward looks all around especially from Red Dawn. He smiled.
"Nice to have the old you back, Starlight. I'll fight with you anytime."
"I follow Dawn into battle." Abyss stepped forward.
"Loyalty to you and you alone." Darkness rallied in.
"Then I guess its settled. Okay princess?" she nodded in agreement.
"Prepare for battle."
Princess Luna's Point of View.
They stood there talking and rallying like fools. They trust the one thing that I truly despise. The Shadow ponies might have been my creation, but they will all die. I suddenly saw something shine near the forest. It popped in and out of the trees. I walked over and suddenly lost consciousness. When I woke I found myself unable to move. I was greeted by a pony with a very dark coat and a deep forest green mane. His cutie mark was three large gashes in his rump. He had a suave voice.
"Hello, my mother." he eyeballed me
"Shadow pony scum. Release me so I can kill you."
"That's not very nice. You don't even know my name. I am Shaded Claw."
"Shaded Claw. I swear I know that name."
"Of coarse you do. I helped Nightmare assassinate the Shadow rebel, Violet Hoof.
"You and all Shadow ponies will die."
"Even Starlight Shadow?" he asked rising his eyebrow.
"Yes! Release me!" I yelled as I struggled to get free.
"As you wish, Mother. Good-bye." he turned around and headed deep into the forest. After a moment I could move again. I thought about what he had said and turned to return to the camp. When I arrived at the camp I found that Starlight, Dawn, Darkness, and Abyss were already gone.
Starlight Shadow's Point of View.
We moved through the forest quickly but quietly. We found a small cliff overlooking the Changeling camp.
"Okay, Abyss you and Dawn loop around to the other side. When you are in position than we will attack. While they are focused on us you will enter their armory, light it on fire, and leave to assist us in the escape. Understand?"
"Yes, Starlight." they both said in unison.
"Okay, we'll stay here until you get into position."
I waited for a long time till he saw a shine in the distance.
"Now we attack." We all charged down the hill. When we reached the makeshift gate Darkness kicked it in taking his original form. We were angry to find that Dawn and Abyss had already been captured. We were surrounded and knew we could not fight against all of them. We calmed and stood there as a dark, hooded pony approached. He removed his hood and my heart suddenly soared. I approached quickly and he reared back. I stopped. Shaded Claw spoke.
"Starlight. You have grown so large. How are you?"
"What!? I'm horrible considering I was just captured."
"What? Who said you were captured? You always have a choice. So what do you say. Will you come back to your master?" I thought for a second before answering him.
"No."
"Not even if I said that someone you care for can be seen."
"Who!?"
"Well, Moon Mist has been wanting to see you." My heart skipped a beat.
"What!?" an odd voice answered me.
"Yes and Shaded Claw hasn't let me see you." Moon Mist landed in front of me and I froze.
"Moon Mist. Is that really you?"
"Yes. I'm sorry that me and Dawn kept that secret for so very long time, but I went undercover and you could have jeopardized my cover."
"Undercover where?"
"In the Canterlot School of Magic to learn more about Nightmare Moon and her return, but my efforts were for nothing when Twilight Sparkle and her friends destroyed her." Mist said in discussed.
"But..."
"No need to speak come with us. You know you want to." she surprised me. I stared at the ground and I looked up.
"Okay." I said with a frown on my face. My eyes teared up. Shaded Claw smiled.
"But Starlight. Why!?" Darkness started to cry.
"You can come Darkness."
"I can, but I'm not a traitor. Screw you." he spit in my direction. A glowing came from Red Dawns leg that had been marked with the mark of Hounor Rotar. It disappeared.
"I'm free."
"Than I guess your going to come with us?" I asked. He stared me in the eye shaking his head.
"I'm nothing like you Starlight. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am not a traitor."
"Forget them their weak. Lets leave." Moon Mist said turning to leave.
"I will come with you under one condition. You release them."
"Compassion that's not like you." Shaded Claw said not understanding why I ordered this. I approached Darkness.
"I understand that you won't talk to me now, but when you return to Pinkie Pie please tell her I love her. Not for me. For her. Good bye."
"I will for her." with this Darkness, Red Dawn, and Abyss left the camp.
Lighted Darkness's Point of View.
I can't believe my lifelong friend has betrayed us for her. No. Screw him. We will win this war without him, but I will tell Pinkie. I entered the camp and ignored Celestia when I walked by. I walked all the way to Ponyville. I entered the library to find all six of the ponies of the Elements of Harmony except for Rainbow Dash. I approached Pinkie.
"Starlight has betrayed us, but I am bound by honor to tell you he loves you. Where is Rainbow?"
"What!?"
"Where is Rainbow."
"She has gone undercover into the Changeling Alliance."
Starlight Shadow's Point of View.
Shaded Claw and Moon Mist led me into the Castle of Chyralis. As we approached the throne I saw Rainbow standing there with her element and she was wearing Changeling battle armor.
"Hello your Highness. We have brought Starlight."
"Good. Leave us." Shade and Mist left the room.
"Hello Starlight. It is an honor to finally meet the Prince of Dileria. Your mother has been worried about you."
"She's not my mother and I'm not the prince anymore."
"Well you could be more than a prince."
"I'd rather just be a soldier."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Now, why is Rainbow Dash here?"
"She betrayed them like you did." I looked over to her. She smiled large. "She will show you to your room. Go Rainbow." I followed Rainbow through a dark castle. When we reached my room she closed the door behind us.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I have been undercover for nearly four days now. What are you doing here?"
"I'll act like I didn't hear that. I actually betrayed them. I'm mad at myself."
"What? Starlight you didn't really. Did you?"
"I did and you have till tomorrow morning to leave. Then I tell Chyralis about you."
"What? You can't be serious." She said with her face twisted.
"I am. I'm going to sleep now and if your still here in the morning Chyralis will most likely kill you. Good night." She turned and quickly stormed out of the room. I lied down and went to sleep. I awoke the next morning to find Rainbow had headed my warning. I entered the dark and danky throne room. It was crawling with Changelings and Chyralis' face lighted up when I entered the room.
"Good morning Starlight. How did you sleep?"
"Fine. Maybe a couple nightmares."
"Well, can't ask Nightmare to watch over you anymore can you?"
"No. So what now."
"You are being brought to the Changeling lab to help in our studies on how to create a perfect pony. Where is Rainbow Dash?"
"She was a spy and must have escaped last night."
"Too bad. I thought she could be trusted. No matter. Moon Mist and Shaded Claw are out at the moment so my Honor Guard Captain, Blue Dusk, will show you to the lab."
"Blue Dusk?"
"Yes Blue Dusk is Red Dawn's cousin. She has been part of my Honor Guard for nearly eight years. Oh here she is now." I turned to see a dark colored mare with a bright blue mane with lavender highlights enter the room. She was wearing high ranking Changeling Honor Guard armor which made it to where I could not see her cutie mark. She had both wings and a horn so she was a Chaos Alicorn.
"Hello, I hear you have history with my traitor of a cousin. Well you are going to the lab. Follow me." I followed her close and she was quick. When we reached the lab she looked at me.
"I can't tell why Chyralis trusted you so quickly, but after you are done here you are supposed to report to the barracks for your initiation into the Honor Guard."
"What!?"
"Yes I know. Chyralis may trust you, but I don't."
"Your smart. Any misplaced trust could be the end of somepony." she smiled at this.
"I'll be seeing you." she turned and left. I entered the lab and was greeted by some ponies that seemed to know who I was. When I had finished there I left and headed to the barracks. When I entered the barracks I was saluted by eight Changelings and Blue Dusk approached me.
"Take this." she handed me an amulet. "This is to signify that you are an Honor Guard."
"Now on this table there is a glass. Chyralis does not understand what the Honor Guard is. You will drink from the cup. Only one out of ten ponies survive the drink, but those who do have increased magical abilities, strength, speed, and awareness. Go ahead and drink." I drank from the glass.
"Now repeat after me. By the rite of Honour Rotar I give my soul and being to the Guards. With every part of my soul I give my body to the Darkness." I repeated this as my stomach began to hurt. I groaned and swayed back and forth. An Honour Rotar symbol appeared on my right front hoof.
"I-I..." I fell over and my heart stopped.
End of Chapter 5.