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// INTERLUDE: Amante and Deva 
// Story: Fall Of Equestria 
// by Pinkamena666 
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1,512 Years Ago...

Two mares ran through the city and then dove behind a stack of crates. Three guards ran passed them. They clapped hooves together and laughed. One was dark green with light green hair. The other was green with white hair.



"That was awesome, Kiwi." said the green mare with white hair.
"Thanks, Minty." said Kiwi.
"Let's get back home before the find us." said Minty.



The two mares arrived back home, giving each other another high-five. Just then the door opened. Their mom stood in the doorway, looking angry.
"What hath thou done this time?" she asked.
"Twas only a joke." said Kiwi.
"A joke?" asked their mother. "Does thou call that a joke?!" she asked, pointing out the window.
A couple blocks away was a pillar of smoke.
"Yes, mother." said Kiwi. "And quite the funny one, as well."
"Thou behavior is unacceptable."
Kiwi let out a groan and sat down at the table. "No sense of humor."
"You two best change thine attitude or you may find thyself in lots of trouble."
Kiwi let out a laugh. "Oh, ye thinks this was bad?" She laughed again. "Thou hasn't seen anything yet."
The mother glared at her.



The next day found the two sisters in the marketplace. They trotted passed a cloaked unicorn mare selling old trinkets. When she wasn't looking, Kiwi snatched a necklace and showed it to Minty.
"Check this out." she said.
"Oh, sis. Thou art a sneaky one."
"You two." said the cloaked mare. "Give back what thine hath taken."
"Taken?" asked Kiwi. "What is thou talking about?"
"Give back what thou stole... or I will punish thee... severely."
Kiwi and Minty burst out laughing.
"Oh, thou is a riot!" laughed Minty as they trotted off.
The cloaked mare glared at them as they walked away laughing.


Later That Night...

Kiwi and Minty were asleep in their beds. Suddenly a noise awoke Kiwi.
"Wh-Who's there?" she groaned, rubbing her eyes. "Mother?"
"Nay." said a familiar voice.
Kiwi's eyes shot open and found herself looking up at the cloaked mare.
"You?!" asked Kiwi, sitting up.
The cloaked mare held a hoof on Kiwi's chest.
"Justice is served." she said.
"What is th..." Kiwi started when she was suddenly sucked into a blue portal.
She let out a scream which woke up Minty.
"Sis?!" she yelled. "You?! What has thou done with my sister?!"
"Give back what thou took from the marketplace. Lest your sister vanish without a trace."
"What?" asked Minty, confused and angry and upset.
The cloaked mare trotted towards the window and climbed out. Minty got out of bed and ran over to it, looking out. The mare was gone.
"Sis..." said Minty. She thought for a second. "The necklace!"


5 a.m., The Next Day...

Minty ran through the marketplace until she found the cloaked mare at her antique stand.
"Ah, look who it is." she said. 
"There." said Minty, slamming the necklace down on the table. "Now, give me back thy sister!"
The mare took the necklace. "So... Thou would like to be taken to your sister?"
"Yes!" yelled Minty. "Take me to her!"
The cloaked mare grinned. "As thee wishes..." she said.
Minty suddenly found herself sucked into a blue portal.



Minty slowly opened her eyes. "Where am I?" she groaned.
"Sister?" asked a familiar voice.
Minty stood up and found herself face-to-face with her sister.
"Kiwi?" asked Minty.
Kiwi was no longer all green. She was now gray with black hair and red eyes.



"What hath happened to thee?" asked Minty.
"Don't you mean to us?" asked  Kiwi.
"What?" asked Minty, looking at her forelegs and mane. She was taller and skinnier. She was also gray and black. "What is this?"



"Look around you."
Minty did as her sister said. Fire everywhere. Black ponies trotting about.
"Where did that mare send us, sister?"
"The Netherworld... so I'm told."
"Sister... Why is thou speaking differently?"
Kiwi smiled. "It's been 500 years since I saw you last. A lot has changed."
"500 years?"
Kiwi nodded. "And I'm not Kiwi anymore. I'm now Deva."
"Deva?" asked Minty.
Deva nodded. "And you have a new name, too... according to Kyra."
"Kyra?"
"She runs the place. Anyways... when I told her about you and that you might find a way to get to me, she came up with a name."
"Well... What is it?"
"Amante Alipin May-Ari. Long, I know."
"Well..." said Minty. "What about Amante?"
"Just Amante?" asked Deva. "That'll work."
Amante looked around. "Guess this is our home now."
Deva smiled. "Walk with me, sis. There's a few things you should know about Demons."