Author's Note: I am disappoint. No one even tried to guess where the last scene was from. It's from 'The Boondocks'. But anyway, this chapter is going to be a little differnt. Instead of it revolving around Blue, this one is going to revolve around Dark. Expect more chapters like this in the future... probably. Now, on with the story.
"Blue Breeze, it is obvious you're being here is making this more difficult than need be. I think it would be best if you leave." Celestia sayss to me. I mumble a bit and stomp out of the library. "Now, back to business. Twilight, will you let Dark Lightning live here wuth you and Spike? It would be most appreciated."
Twilight looks down and puts hoof to her before looking back at the princess. "Yes. Yes, I'll take on this duty for you princess."
"Wait a minute!" Dark says. "What if I refuse to live here?"
"You'll be captured by my guards and be locked away in a rubber cell with zero chance of ever getting out."
"Hmm, is that all?"
"No, you'll also be visited by the elderly to read for them."
His eyes widen. "Okay, I'll stay here!"
"Good to hear. Now, I must be going. And, Twilight?"
"Yes, princess?"
"Let me know if Dark causes you any trouble."
"Of course, princess."
"Well, I must be off now." Celestia's horn begins to glow as another bright light flashes throughout the room. The light fades and the princess is no longer around.
"Well, this is just great. Just make sure to stay out of my way. Got that?" Dark tells Twilight and Spike. He then trots off to be alone.
"Are you sure this is such a good idea, Twilight?" Spike asks.
"If the princess thinks so, then I trust in her judgement. Besides, Blue and the others are sure to be around to help us with him. It'll be fine, Spike."
"If you say so, but I still don't trust him." Spike then walks off to attend to his many daily chores around the library.
Twilight looks over to Dark, resting on a couch. "There must be some way to get through to him, and I'm gonna figure it out."
Twilight walks over to Dark, getting his attention and an angry glare. "What do you want? I thought I told you to leave me alone."
"I just thought since you'd be living here that we should get to know each other a bit more."
"I'll pass."
"Come on, please?" she starts giving him a girl's most powerful weapon against a guy: The puppy dog pout.
"That doesn't work on me. Beat it." she continues to put at him pleadingly. "I said cut it out." his glare starts to break. "Fine! I'll tell you anything! Just stop!"
"Yay! Goodie!" Twilight says in celebration.
"Yeah, yeah. So, what do you wanna know?"
"The princess said you've been a fugitive for over fifteen years. I'm curious to know why that is."
"*sigh* I had a pretty bucked up life. Even back when I was just a few days old."
Flashback time(WARNING! Another dark(no pun intended) backstory. This time with added child abuse. Fully written by Dark Lightning, just with some scenes I put in for dramatic effect)
A pony in a hood wanders around the streets in the middle of a dark and rainy night. The pony stops infront of a house and sets something down at it's door before knocking. The pony quickly gallops away before the door opens.
"Hello? Who's there?" the mare at the door says. She looks down and she something lsying there. "What in the world?" she lifts a flap up to reveal a crying baby foal. "Oh my Celestia! A baby!" she picks the foal up and takes it inside.
Back in the present
"So you're parents abandoned you as a baby?" Twilight asks with a sad look on her face.
"Yeah, but just because a family had taken me in doesn't mean I had a good life."
Flashback again
A five year old Dark Lightning is playing in the house's living room. As he plays, he accidentally knocks over and breaks a vase.
Dark's adoptive father approaches him with an angry look. "Dark! How many times do I have to tell you not to play in the bucking house?!" he takes his hoof and hits Dark across the face.
Dark gets up. "I'm starting to get tired of getting beaten!" he shouts.
"May I remind you that we took you in! Without us, be dead on the streets! You're nothing without us!"
Before he can strike Dark again, Dark yells and points what is now an electrically chsrged hoof. A bolt of electricity shoots off and zaps Dark's adoptive father to death.
Just then, Dark's adoptive mother walks into the room and gasps. "What did you do to him?!"
"I-I didn't mean-"
"You little monster! I'm getting the Royal Guard!"
Dark begins to panic and rushes out of the house. He just keeps running and running, just trying to get away. After a while, he eventually stops inside the Everfree Forest. He brings a hoof up to his face and sees sparks coming off of it, With one fick of his hoof, a bolt of lightning shoots out. To add to Dark's amazement, he notices a cutie mark of a yellow, red, and black lightning bolt appear on his flank.
In the present again
"After that, I spent up until now living in the forest, learning what I could really do with my powers."
Twilight looks at him with tears in her eyes. "Dark, I am so sorry."
"Don't be. Now that I can control these powers, my next goal is to get back at my real parents for leaving me."
"Dark, I'm sure they didn't want to give you up, but they had no choice."
He glares at her. "You weren't there! You have no idea what they wanted!"
Twilight's eyes slit at this. "And neither do you! Dark, sometimes you need to give ponies the benefit of the doubt. You shouldn't just assume they didn't want you."
Dark stops glaring and looks down. "I just... I've had such a miserable life. I thought getting revenge could fix it all."
Twilight embraces him in a hug. "I know, Dark. But you have friends now. You can put that life behind you."
"Friends? What friends?"
She breaks the hug and looks at him. "You have me."
He looks at her for a moment before hugging her back.
Maybe there's hope for him after all.