//------------------------------// // Page 1 // Story: Luna's Bloody Nightmare // by Miss Vixen //------------------------------// Late one night Twilight Sparkle was working on her studies of a new subject that had landed in her hooves earlier that night. Outside of the library, not a sound could be heard. A deathly silence covered Pony Ville and a wind that touch none of the leaves began to stir. Inside of the library was a different story, with Twilight sitting at a desk, illuminated by candle light, working onward with curiosity and the air was being clouded only by the steam floating up from her cup of tea she held within her hoof. A gentle rasping pierced the night. Twilight lifted herself from the work laid out before her and listened for the sound to come again. Indeed the sound came but not from the door of the library, but from the balcony of her room. Twilight started to ascend the stairs, when the gentle rasping came again and twilight called back in reply “I’m coming.” When Twilight finally reach the balcony window and opened it she was meet by the sight of Princess Luna. “Princess Luna, I was expecting to see a raven.” “Huh, oh, I was in the area and I apologize if I woke you or your assistant.” “No, no, it’s fine. I was working late and spike is over at Rarities Boutique.” Twilight said shaking her head. “Luna, why don’t you come down stairs and I’ll poor you some tea.” Luna followed Twilight, but her mind was else were. Twilight used her magic to poor Luna a cup of tea as she sat down in front of the desk that twilight had her studies on. “I see you’ve been practicing your casual voice.” Twilight said trying to break the ice. “Huh, oh yes, thank you.” Luna half replied as she bit her lip and looked down into her cup. “Luna, you came here for a reason, so tell me what’s on your mind.” “It’s just this young one in Canterlot. He’s only been seen at night and he’s been leaving artwork on the side of buildings. One night I decided to confront him.” Luna tried to think back to that night. ~~~~ The night was mostly silent except throughout Canterlot for the sound of compressed air being released, from a metal container, in an ally deep within Canterlot. Luna had spotted what she had thought to be a mare, wearing a cloak with her mane flowing out the sides of the hood, finishing a picture behind a bakery. As the young one rose to leave, Luna Stated “Halt citizen.” As she landed. The youth only took off down the alley, ignoring Luna. She followed closely behind but this one was fast, very fast. Her speed may even beat that of the Wonderbolts. However Luna was able to grab her cloak as they turned into a dead end. Luna exclaimed “Nowhere to run now little one” her breath coming in heavy beats. She thought she had the young one but a veil of smoke surrounded the youth and out of it came a swarm of insects, flying off into the night and leaving no trace of the youth. ~~~~ Luna looked up from her tea “Twilight, I noticed two unusual things, after I removed the cloak from this youth. The first is that he was a colt and not a mare like I had originally thought and the second would be the fact that he is an alicorn.” “WHAT!?” Twilight shouted almost choking on her tea. Regaining her composer “Sorry for the outburst Luna, but in order to become an alicorn, a form of magic must be mastered. For example Cadence has mastered love and I have mastered friendship.” “I know Twilight and I can’t even begin to imagine what form of magic he has mastered.” Looking down at her studies on her desk, with a heavy mind. “Luna, can you at least describe him for me?” “I think so twilight. Though he is a colt he has many physical features similar to that of a mare and I remember his body was that of a smoky gray. His long mane however was an onyx black with a bright red streak running from the top of his head down through the entire length of the mane. I didn't get a good look at his cutie mark though and when he used his magic to escape, instead of an aura, only smoke came from his horn.” Twilight just sat their dumbfounded as she handed Luna a picture that had been sitting on her desk. Luna was taken aback as she saw within the picture the alicorn she had just described. “Where in Equestria did you find this?” “It was within this book that was left on the library’s doorstep earlier in the night.” “Do you know who left it?” “Not really and I shouldn’t say left on the doorstep. It was more like shoved at me through the door.” “I don’t seem to understand what you mean by that Twilight” “Well, as the sun was setting a knock came to the door. When I tried to answer it, whoever was on the other side held it firmly closed so that only a hoof could get through.” “And I’m to assume that a hoof was stuck through the door.” Shivers ran though Twilight’s spine “No Luna, what was stuck through was a skeletal hand similar to that of the humans in their world and the only thing, whoever it was, said and I quote ‘Do not lose this’ before fleeing into the growing night. A confused look grew on Luna’s face. “Is there any information on the young one like a name or anything?” “I’m sorry Luna, but even though it is set to a similar fashion to that of a journal, all I can make of it is that he is the physical embodiment of something called the four horse men.” “The four horse men, Twilight in all the vast knowledge that I possess, I have not heard of such a thing.” “Same here Luna. I’m just sorry I couldn’t tell you more.” “It’s alright twilight you’re doing what you can.” Luna replied as she set her cup of tea down and started heading for the door. “I think I will return to my nightly duties.” “Luna if you are that concerned for him, then you should find him and talk to him. I will see what else I can learn around here. Then in a few days I will meet you in Canterlot with spike and the other girls to see what we can dig up there, Okay.” “Thank you Twilight. I’ll see you then.” Luna then flew off into the night. Twilight was left to her thoughts in the now silent library. She went back to work doing what she did best in the candle lit room on the dark silent night.