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// The Devil can surely explain... 
// Story: When you're Evi L. 
// by Optimistic Pessimist 
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	Bon Bon fell face first onto a rock floor. She got slowly and looked about the dark area.

It was a cave, and it was a dark cave at that. Ghostly blue flames hung occasionally from time to time, giving just enough light. Bon Bon looked from side to side. There was enough light to see that the cave stretched for potentially miles.

Bon Bon looked behind her and jumped. Ghostly apparitions with all sorts of disfigured bodies and faces looked at her. The earth pony shivered with fear and cold. She jumped again at a booming voice coming from the cave.

"Hurry up, mortal. I don't have forever." Bon Bon looked around. All of the ghost remained on one side of the cave. As if they were in a line. Bon Bon got up and started walking towards the voice.

"All of you dead don't even belong here! Back to the surface!" Bon Bon flinched at a horrible cry and a large explosion. Half of her wanted to walk the other way.

"MORTAL! HURRY UP."

Bon Bon looked to a desk with a small little man sitting in the chair. His skin was red and a pair of horns grew from his bald head. A red trident leaned against the side of the desk.

"Finally. You're here. Let's get down to business." He folded his hands. "I'm the devil. I say who goes where. No questions. Ask what you will. You won't get it. I'm tired of all these mortals asking for their loved ones back. 'He was too young' this and 'he's all I've got' that. You won't get it."

Bon Bon stared with a surprised expression. "I was just wondering what an Evil was."

The devil raised an eyebrow. "An Evil? Huh. haven't heard of those in a while. I'm busy. Let me call something up." He pulled out a microphone from under his desk. "HEY DEADY! SOMEONE NEEDS YOUR HELP." He put down the microphone. "You've got five minutes. Then I gotta send you back."

Suddenly, something struck the ground with an incredible force. Dust blew up around it. Bon Bon coughed as she struggled to look through the cloud of dust. What she saw amazed her.

"A teddy bear?" She heard an audible growl. "I'm NOT A TEDDY BEAR! I'm DEADY! Greatest EVIL EVER! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?"

It was a black teddy bear. It had red skull patch stitched over its' right eye. On its' stomach was a skull. It had a broken heart over one of the skulls eyes. It sighed. "Oh boy. Everytime. Sometimes I wish I could get a different body to have." He held out his adorable bear hand. "Hello. I'm Deady Vile. Evil of the entire dimensions." Bon Bon hesitantly held out her hoof.

Suddenly three crazy sickle shaped claws lashed out from his paw. "Gotcha!" He gently ran one claw under her chin. "Tell me, pony. What do you want?" Bon Bon started to sweat. Deady smiled. "Aw, come on. Don't be shy! I won't hurt you!" Deady twisted his claw. A drop of blood fell. "Or would I?"

Bon Bon looked at the crazy teddy bear. "Y-you're an Evil right?" Deady chuckled. "Oh yes. I'm an Evil. What tipped you off? The name?  Dead-y-Vile?" Bon Bon gulped. "Can you explain to me what exactly an Evil is?"

Deady rubbed his chin. "You know, you're too friendly. It's not gonna get you anywhere." He shrugged. "A friend of mine wrote a song about Evils. It really quite interesting."

"When the devil is too busy..."

Bon Bons' eyes shot wide open. "That's the same song that Evi sang!" Deady looked up in surprise. "Evi?" He thought for a little. "OH! Evi! She sent you here didn't she?" Bon Bon nodded. "Well, let me skip to the explanation."

"While there's children to make sad,
While there's candy to be had.
While there's pockets left to pick,
While there's grannies left to trip down the stairs,
I'll be there. I'll be waiting 'round the corner.
It's a game, I'm glad I'm in it;
Cause there's one born every minute."

"And there you have it! An Evil explained in less then thirty seconds!" Bon Bon just stared. Deady dropped his hands. "Yes, there's more."

"An Evil must be attached to another being. It's usually with the first being they come in contact with. When they're gone, they simply wander until they find another." Bon Bon nodded. "And how do I..."

"ALRIGHT MORTAL! TIMES UP!" Bon Bon was suddenly swept off her hooves and was brought in front of the devil. "Tell me where you're from." Bon Bon sweated and her eyes darted from side to side. "I come from Ponyville, Equestria." The devil raised his eyebrow. "Funny. You look kind of cheery to be from around Tartarus. Anyway, goodbye."

Bon Bon suddenly was dropped onto a floating rock platform. She was dashed away towards Tartarus.

Bon Bon screamed the whole way.