//------------------------------// // chapter 4: the battle for ponyvill // Story: darkness is magic // by The watchful pony //------------------------------// Chapter 4: The Battle for Ponyville All of the main six, Trixie, and the darkling were in Twilight’s house, gathered around a map of Ponyville. "Come on, let’s strike while they don’t suspect a thing" said the now easily agitated raging fury said. "Yea, what’s the hold up, let’s just kill those ponies already" said lord Typhoon. "We cannot strike while the sun is still out, we will be too weak to stand up to any opposition, for now I want all of you to rest up and ready yourselves for a epic fight to take our first foothold" "Yes sir" all of the commanders said. They all left the tree except Trixie and the darkling. "Darkling, tell the army to be ready by sundown. "Yes sir". The darkling went through the void to hell. "Well, were finally alone, and it is our wedding night, are you thinking what Trixie is thinking?" Twilight got closer to Trixie. "I serenely hope so" she closed the gap and kissed Trixie on the lips. She led her by the hoof to the bedroom. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ It was near sunset in Ponyville, and all of the main six were getting ready to take the town in the name of the Darkness. All the ponies in town were staring at the six. "Hay sis, that’s a mighty fine outfit you have..." she was promptly knocked to the side by Applejack. They reached city hall "Lord Typhoon, captain Blood Apple, inside. Everyone else, stay here and guard the entrance". The three ponies entered city hall and were confronted by the mayor. "Hello girls, how can I help you?" "We’re here to discuss the takeover of your town." Meanwhile, outside the building, the rest of the darkspawn were keeping guard while negotiations were undergoing. "There you are Pinkie, you didn't show up for work this morning and you left work yesterday without telling me or Mrs. Cake". Ash just stood there and did not say a word. "Uh.. Pinkie, are you ok?" All of a sudden, there were some noise inside and the mayor was thrown outside of the building. "Screw negotiations, everypony, attack." The darkling came up from the ground and started capturing or killing all of the ponies while the darkspawn did the same. One by one every pony was either captured or ripped to shreds. After several hours, Ponyville was nothing but a smoldering crater of its former self. The dead ponies were either fed to the darklings, put in a fire pit, or turned into instruments of intimidation like heads being put on pikes or turned into ammo for catapults that conflict was creating. The ponies that were alive were converted into dark soldiers or kept as collateral. A large red cloud spread over the town covering up the sun and destroying all light for miles. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ It was very peaceful in Canterlot. Celestia and Luna were sitting around a table sipping tea. The peacefulness was broken when a certain gray pony came barging in. "Princess Celestia, something terrible has happened" "Derpy, what’s wrong" "Ponyville has been taken over by something very evil, it calls itself the Darkness." one of the royal guards came in covered in blood. "Princess, Bloodfang Hallow. Lost Hages, and Cloudsdale has fallen to the Darkness, it's heading here and will reach us by tomorrow evening." "What should we do sister?" Celestia looked out of the balcony. "I...I don't know" when all of a sudden, a bright light filled the room and in its wake, came a person dressed in all black. "Don't move" "Wait, I know how to stop it." "What's your name, strange creature?" "The name’s Jackie. Jackie Estacado".