Shade Shadow trotted down main street, a worried look having intruded on his normally calm expression. This just doesn't make sense. Not only doesn't Blue snap like that, all that magic insanity couldn't have been normal. He seemed fine, but I should do some research, just in case. Not even I’ve heard of this one. The library was in sight, and the large earth pony quickened his pace. Twilight is out of town on royal business, but I should be able to get something. As he approached the building, however, he noticed the 'Closed' sign on the door. After knocking a few times, Shade turned away. Sighing deeply, he began the long walk back to where he was staying. Luckily, he knew an alley that cut several minutes out of travel time. As he entered it, however, a bright red flash blinded him, and he felt a searing pain in his head. He fell with a thud in the dirt, and had just enough time to register a red pegasus on a storm cloud before another bolt of lightning forced him into unconsciousness.
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“Well, well... not so powerful when you're not expecting a fight, eh, Shadow?” Red Thunder cackled as he descended from his cloud-top perch to the smoldering stallion below. The cloud dissipated quickly, as summoned clouds usually do, and Red channeled another into existence just above Shade. “I'd have loved to draw out your suffering, to torment our mutual friend... But you're too powerful, and this area's too populated. Best to end you quickly." With that, the crimson pegasus bucked one hoof into the cloud, and a jagged bolt of red lightning burst forth. Red concentrated, and managed to sustain the bolt for thirty seconds, as it bored into Shadow. He ceased as the ash disappeared into a black mist that retreated into nothingness. “That should keep you down for quite some time, pal. Now, on to the others...”