//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 The Mare with no face. // Story: The Arrival // by Infinty Blade Brony //------------------------------// Seven years later "Now I avenge my fathers death!" said a light purple unicorn mare. She was still a blank flank, but she has one unconventional talent, and it feared it. In her head she could hear "You will soon join him! No pony is powerful enough to stop me! Slendermare!" The other mare grinned at her white furred, tux wearing, faceless demon. She lit her horn, and produced eight pages. If Slendermare could look scared she did. "No! How did you get those?" yelled the Slenderpony into the mares thoughts. "You could call it a birthday present." the mares eyes lit up in a yellow light, and six gems came out of her bags next "And some death wishes." She placed them in her armor, and casted a spell just like her dad! She formed a sword around her horn. Seven years earlier "What are these?" asked Dinky I simply replied with. "Safety." she looked at me quizzically then shrugged placing the binder down besides her. "Now let's eat some cake!" said an ever so peppy Doctor. "Yes let's!" said Lyra we all got up, and I served the cake. Soon after every pony left I got an eerie feeling as if I was being watched. I shrugged it off, and went to bed. The Next Morning I woke up in my bedroom, and yawned as I looked around I noticed something was off. Unable to pinpoint the cause I shrugged it off, and went downstairs. School was closed today it did snow pretty hard last night so I wasn't supprised. I walked over to Dinky she was playing with some of her toys she got on her birthday yesterday. "Morning." I told her. "Good morning Dad." said Dinky. "Oh morning Sabre." said Ditzy walking down the stairs. "Morning." I said giving her a kiss on the cheek. I still felt that presence not sure what it was I turned to Dinky, and smiled. Of course when ever something good happens something worse happens each time. Anyway a armored stallion walked in. He was strange looking he had a horn (if you could call it that looked like a spearhead to me), and bat wings. His fur was black, his eyes red, and a peach tail. His armor was an assortment of different hides, and cloths. When he opened his mouthe, and revealed a set of sharp teeth (you know like wolves have) Dinky was starting to cry, but Ditzy comforted her as I approached the stallion. "Who are you, and you've frightened my daughter so what do you need?" I asked him. He replied with a voice that sounded like a mix of crazy and angry. "The mare with no face has been spotted by the guards it killed three of them, but the forth got away." he said. "This can't be happening. Alright I'll get some help, and get rid of it. By the way I didn't catch your name." I said. "Names Midnight Black got it." said Midnight Black. "Okay I'll be right out. Dinky, Ditzy a dangerous creature was seen near the edge of the forest got to go. Oh and Dinky keep that binder on you at all times! Daddy loves you." I said leaving home for the last time. Town "Okay you've all been briefed now you know that this "slenderpony" has been killing our people that I will not stand for! Now I know I should bring more ponies, but I trust you four the most!" I said to my group it consisted of Twilight (who was now an alicorn), Rairity, Fluttershy (she's just coming if we run into any animals), and Midnight Black because he's being forced to help." I said he gave me a glare, but I kept talking until we got geared up, and headed into the forest. The Forest thirty minutes in "Okay I think were hear." I whispered to my group as we advanced into the ruined castle. When we got inside we looked for evidence of the Slendermare. Just then we had our first casualty. A black tentacle sprung out of a hallway, and impaled Rairity then slamming her into a wall leaving a bloody splat on the surrounding area. The nex one slammed into me it didn't even puncture me, but I was sent sprawling onto the stone. Next it grabbed Fluttershy, and squeezed until she stopped moving. Twilight and Midnight rushed the hall when the pony showed her self. It was around Celestias height with a bald head, it was also wearing a suit. Two more tentacles came from it's back one breaking through Twilights skull, the other slamming Midnight into a spike on the wall. I arose, and took a stance when it walked forewords. "Now you've done it!" I yelled powering myself with my element. "Now I kill YOU!" I charged it dodging tentacles left, and right slicing at a few only to see my blade pass harmlessly through them. "No I kill you." I heard in my head was "it" talking to me. It lifted me up, and pulled me up to his faceless face. In my last moments I lit my horn picking the elements from my armor, and my friends jewelry, and teleporting them away. "You'll still die, but not by my hooves. But Di..." I was cut off by a tentacle snapping my neck. It dropped me, and just vanished. The Cottage "I'm afraid to inform you Miss. Doo, but I'm afraid Sabre has died." said a guard that had came to deliver the news. Ditzy just sat there tears welling up in her eyes. "Mommy is it true?" asked Dinky. Ditzy just started sobbing running off to her room. "No daddy no!" cried Dinky at the thought of her father dead. Still crying the stallion dropped a package in front of Dinky. "You're father told me to give this to you if he didn't come back. Sorry for your loss." he said trotting off. Dinky stopped crying for a second to examine the box it was way to big for her to carry on her own, but she managed with some magic. She opened it finding a sack of bits, a large ornate box, and guard armor with six slots, three on each side built for a mare. "What the hay." she said opening the box seeing the Elements of Harmony along with a note. "Dear Dinky if you are reading this I was killed by the Slendermare. I've left you a few thousand bits, some custom armor, and the elements. Wait till you're fourteen then don the suit, place all the elements in there respective places, and avenge me. I've also left a book of combat spells in the box. Please don't moarn me just train, and study, and most importantly never loose those pages. Love Daddy" Tears running down her face Dinky muttered "Yes father."