To Kill A Young One

by JusSonic

Chapter 3: Assault on Theme Park

In his bedroom, Boris groaned painfully as he took a large sip of his Apple Cider. The villain moaned in irritation and upset. Boris has been upset ever since Trixie accused him of attacking foals! Why?

Boris moaned angrily, had his hooves held on his head tightly as his own past returns...

Years ago, thousands of Royal Guard Unicorns budged into the houses of Ponies: Pegasus, Unicorns and Earth Ponies. They dragged the Earth Ponies and even the young ones out of their homes. The rogue guards held their swords up high, and slammed them to cut their own heads off their heads off. Boris, a very young colt, gasped in fear, looking at the death scene of Earth Ponies: adults and young. He quickly galloped towards his father who is judging a pony.

Young Boris stood with his father, a purple male zebracorn with dark purple stripes, green eyes, a bright purple mane and matching tail. He wore a dark purple outfit that looked similar to the Wonderbolts', but it also had a matching vest and long cape. The horn on his head was really sharp and pointy, which makes it another reason why he is intimidating. The two stood before a brown Unicorn, who held a black Earth Pony tight to him. Judge Fordyn's Royal Guards held their swords and spears aiming at them. The unicorn is accused by the judge for harboring a fugitive and he will pay with his life.

"Please, Judge Fordyn! He's just the boy! A little one," The brown unicorn exclaims to the judge.

Judge Fordyn snaps sternly, "No! You had harbored the Earth Pony among our breeds. Therefore, for the sake of Unicorns, he must be punished and killed! Execute the Earth Pony now!"

The Royal Guard held and thrust his sword at Black Earth Pony, preparing to finish him up.

"Nooooooo," The Brown Unicorn screams. He punched a few Royal Guards for a few times. He turned to the Black Earth Pony and cries out, "Arno, run! Now!"

Arno gasped in shock, turned and headed to the alley. He ran as fast as he can. Hidden in the alley, Arno looked out at the battles, watching his father fighting with the Royal Guards. Three of them jumped and slammed him to the ground hard. They held the Brown Unicorn up high. It doesn't look good.

Judge Fordyn glared at Arno's father, saying, "The sentence for you is death; for high treason against the Unicorns and harboring Earth Pony filth among you. Do you have any last words?"

Arno's father glared at Judge Fordyn, snarling, "#*% You, False Judge."

Judge Fordyn waved his hoof. Three Royal Guards thrust and pierced their spears on the chest of Arno's father. He slammed onto the ground hard. Arno gasped in fear from the dark of the alley. The judge had done this behind the princess's back for some time now and always kept the truth hidden from Celestia. All she needs to know is that only the criminals are punished, not the 'innocent'.

Boris gasped in fear. Judge Fordyn turned and noticed the fear and worried face on the colt's face. What the villain did next was horrible: he slapped his son's face hard.

Judge Fordyn snaps to Boris sternly, "Lesson One. In this cruel world, there is no innocents, even the foals. They broke the rules, they are the enemies."

Boris sniffed in upset and looking frightened and scared. As long as he listens to his father, Judge Fordyn will not harm him more so than usual.

Boris screamed in anger, throwing the Apple Cider cup to the walls. He panted lightly.

"I won't... I'll never become like you, father. You're a more disgusted and filthy judge that Equestria ever had." Boris said, sweating a bit. He is relieved when his father was kicked out of his job as judge once Celestia finally found out what he did. "Killing Adult Earth Ponies... Not a problem; Young ones. Go #@$* yourself, dad."

"You mean buck yourself, right?" A familiar voice taunts. Boris saw T. Moon in his room.

"T. Moon...what the hay did you do to me? For some reason, Trix and my boys claimed that I tried to kill some foals earlier. I don't remember that! But you must've done something..."

"I didn't do something...you did. You and your Lava Stallions tried to kill a couple of foals...even some Earth Ponies...all in broad day light."

"No ...I couldn't have!" Boris exclaims, getting nervous. "Stop it! You're lying!"

"No...I'm afraid not." T. Moon said as she smirks sinisterly. "Twilight would be ashamed! But then again, she would've even if she wasn't with Benjamin Mare! Then again, neither had yet to know of my involvement that made you attack those foals."

"Wait, what are you talking about?!"

"Well, you wouldn't cooperate with us, you just have to be stubborn, so let's say that I made you take out a little foal that hadn't made the headlines yet."

"You...you made me do what?!" Boris gasps to T. Moon in shock and horror. He exactly kill a foal...and doesn't even remember doing so?!

"A necessary step, I assure you." T. Moon remarks to Boris slyly. "It's true. To make sure that I had full control of you, I had you kill a little Mystic Earth Pony we had in captivity."

"But-that young one had a life!"

"As does Benjamin and the Filly you so despise...but then again, that never stopped you," T. Moon comments as she leaves.

Boris is left shaking. He almost killed off some foals...and before that, the villain actually killed a young Mystic Pony that is an Earth Pony?! No, T. Moon must be lying! The villain would never go to the level of his wicked father!

And yet, Boris can swore that, in his mind, he can hear Judge Fordyn laughing at him...

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When Andrew Thief arrived back to the castle, he noticed Flare Tiger, who sat and listen to other ponies' talking. The Rogue Mystic smiled when he's about to use his speed to steal something from Flare Tiger, however, he didn't noticed that's other ponies bowing and leaving. Andrew also didn't see Flare Tiger's grinning in evil as he launched himself toward her. To his surprise, Flare Tiger did disappear but not used magic as he stop and look back. Flare Tiger land on few feet away from him.

Andrew gasped, "...How...?"

Flare Tiger smiled as she spoke, "Ah... Mystic Andrew Thief, it's being honor to meet ya!"

Andrew shocked spoke, "Huh; How you know my name?!?"

Flare Tiger grinned as she explains, "Well, Ah know bit everything about this, however.... let's greet for a while, Ah'm Flare Tiger, and Ah'm working here as a cover for Twilight Sparkle."

Andrew nodded as he said, "I see... So what's up?"

Flare Tiger giggled, "Well, everything is wonderful; however, Ah had something from ya!"

Flare Tiger held up a picture of Andrew's family as Andrew Thief notice it with a shocked look. How did she get it off of him?!

Andrew baffled asks, "How.... I thought you didn't guard!"

Flare Tiger sighed, "Rule of being a Thief, Never let your guard down, Ah was able understand their view, however, Ah noticed ya' eyes... Is there matter involve ya with ya' family?"

Andrew sighed as they head back to the table. Once the Rouge Mystic told his tales to Flare Tiger, she nodded until sound of ponies' voices come in then Flare Tiger sighed with a smile.

Flare Tiger smiled as she spoke, "Word of advice, Sometime thievery is bad, but also good, if you want choose what's right for ya' family, choose carefully. Also, ya need make them to listen to the reasons why ya' thief thing is a hobby, however ya need tell them the truth."

Flare Tiger walked away as Andrew Thief wonder deeply as her words echo into his ears and into in his mind. Andrew Thief smiled when he head back to group.

Ben took Andrew on the way to his bedroom on the southern hallway since none of his family agreed to sleep with Andrew. Twilight and her family had their stuffs locked up including their most treasured items and journal. They want to be safe than sorry especially around this thief.

Arriving at the end of the hallway, they turned and saw the room in front of them. Andrew turned to Ben, saying, "Benjamin, thank you for guiding this Mystic Pony to his own room, and especially for saving me from those trouble-making Dark Mystic Ponies"

"You're welcome. But I really don't get it." Ben said in concern. He got to know. "Why would your family be upset and angry with you? I know you had thieving problems, but did they help you to see a doctor?"

Andrew sighed as he shakes his head, "If only that was easy." Ben looked shocked and concerned. "When my brother and I were young, we don't have moneys or bits to pay anything. Those two were so lucky to have great ambition, mine is nothing but trouble and to survive."

"I see... Sorry to hear it."

"Yes... But for you, you're different. Why did you treat me good and not hated a thief like me? After all, royalties and ministers hate thieves."

Ben shrugged as he explains, "Well... I guess you could say that you're not the first thief we met. Romeo was a thief but he did it for a good reason: helping poor ponies. I just thought maybe you did it for a good reason."

"Not really. I just wanted to earn the money so badly to become rich." Andrew explains to Ben in a bit of shame. "After all, it was a stupid dream for every thief."

"I don't think so. Whatever the reason why Tao and his family hate you, I believe you had a reason for doing this."

Andrew looked shocked and surprise. He chuckled lightly, "I can't remember of how much you are reminding me of someone."

"Really," Ben asks Andrew. The Earth Pony ponders whom he reminds Dragon Kick's dad of.

"Yes... He understands me, my hardships, my choice and my caring because he and I want to protect someone we care and love. He does look so much like you. Maybe you're the one he was talking about."

"Who was it?! Are you talking about my father?"

"I spoke too much. But thank you for chatting, Ben. Good night." Andrew said as he cuts the conversion short, much to Ben's disappointment. The son of Celestia wants to at least find out more about his late father.

"Good night, I guess." Ben said with a sigh as he leaves.

Andrew watch Ben goes as he shakes his head in sadness. The Mystic Pony wanted to tell the Earth Pony about his father...but now is not a good time to do so....

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Pinkamena was preparing to head to head out on another mission. Something is about to go down and the mare is determined to put a stop to it.

"We can leave Gold Wing with Golden Moon but I think Boris is not acting like himself." Pinkamena said seriously. "I need to do something. Goldie, Omega and Jack Zen, keep things in check while I get ready to make another illusion switch."

They nod as Pinkamena heads off as the rest be ready.

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Boris took a newspaper out. He was about to read it. If there's proof of what the villain did without remembering a thing, it should be in here, the villain just got to know what truly happened.

"Enjoying your past?" A familiar voice taunts, making Boris jump as he turns to see the Superior standing nearby, smirking underneath his hood. "I like your father's work since he and I were the best Demon Knights."

"Go to hell, Superior! I'm not in mood." Boris hisses furiously to the Superior.

"Oh... Don't tell me you're still worry and scared of hurting innocent lives of little Earth Ponies."

"#@$^* you! I told you I am not interesting in this stupid and nonsense killing little ones!"

"Am I? Would you like to look at the newspaper?" The Superior ask Boris slyly as if challenging him to counter his own claim.

Boris turned and looked at the newspaper. His eyes widen in horror as he saw a headline on the front page: 'BORIS WENT WILD DEMON! KILLER EARTH PONY HUNTS YOUNGS!' No it can't be! And yet, there he is, on a photo on the front page itself. This cannot be!

Boris gasped, "No... You impersonate me!" The villain doesn't want to believe that he is actually becoming his own father! Boris doesn't want to believe that he would actually go after foals for once!

"Don't you mean you did it?" The Superior taunts Boris some more.

Boris groaned angrily, "What the hell did you do to me?!"

"Nothing; just need some 'convincing'."

"I'm gonna -!"

But before he could lunge at the Superior, with every intention on ripping the villain apart, Boris stopped, with his eyes wide opened in fear and concern. His eyes went black. And it was replaced by the cerulean eyes with dragon irises. Boris is trapped in the same Blessing trance once more.

"Good boy..." The Superior said with a smirk. T. Moon came out and bowed before him. "Has Shredkiller had his plans ready?"

"Awaiting a word, master," T. Moon said to the Superior. Shredkiller was ready for some time now.

"It's a go."

As the Superior leaves to get to some important business, T. Moon smiled as she chuckles, "So far... so good... The Dark Element of Dark Magic is perfect and wondrous I ever felt. So much raw power... So much hate... So much anger... So this is what it feels like to be powerful magic user... My powers over Boris are stronger than before." Indeed, it made the Blessing from her mentor the original Nightmare Moon more powerful than ever.

A familiar Demon appears, Tso Lan agrees with a chuckle, "Indeed. But we are no close in achieving our objective."

"Do not worry, Tso Lan. We will get it. Should we do it again?"

Tso Lan chuckled cruelly as he answers, "Be my guest. Boris is the perfect experiment for us to perform the power of the Dark Element of Dark Magic. But one thing I mostly concern... Who is this Andrew?"

"Yes... It is strange but who is he and why is he here with Tao's family?" T. Moon ask a bit puzzled as her Demon possessor is. "And more importantly, why has Demon General said that he would play an important part of the game?"

"I do not understand. Who is this Demon General we are working with?"

"I'm sure you know me well, Tso Lan." A new voice said. T. Moon turned and encountered a silver armored Earth Pony with his two hooves of sharp two claws, and his Cutie Mark is Foot Symbol (TMNT 2003 Foot Clan Symbol). "The plans had gone exactly as I had hoped for."

Tso Lan, now seeing whom they are working for, smirks as he bows, saying, "Ah... Shredkiller. I didn't expect to see you here. So, what an honor can we do for you?"

"Yes, General. What is your true intention since the Superior spoke of your assistance?" T. Moon asks, curious as to what the Shredkiller is planning.

"I will tell you. And only you can pull this trick off. Andrew would be the perfect candidate to play a part of my plan. And so will the son of Celestia." Shredkiller explains sinisterly to T. Moon. If things go according to plan, Ben will be the Dark Mystic Ponies in no time.

Unknown to the trio, two familiar ponies are outside Boris's window, looking worried as they listen. Bocolix and Dumbledore came to try to speak to their boss and find out why he was lying to them and Trix about harming foals. And now...they finally figure out why.

"Not good. Our boss is being used for a pawn by our pals." Bocolix whispers to Dumbledore in worry.

"Right; you think we should tell Trixie?" Dumbledore asks Bocolix in a whisper.

"We got to."

Without being seen, the two clumsy Alicorns head off to inform Trixie of her father and T. Moon's plan of using Boris, along with the Shredkiller being involved.

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Sombra and Autumn are having a snack as Havis is sitting. Then Pinkamena comes in and was getting her things.

Havis asked his friend, "Something wrong?"

"Let's just say some foals were almost killed by Boris but I think he is not himself." Pinkamena explained seriously. Autumn gasped and covered her mouth. Sombra gave a low growl of anger on such a curling deed and Havis looked upset but she said, "Do not worry, Goldie, Jack and Omega will handle things with the illusion switch and all is ok."

"But where're you going?" Autumn asked Pinkamena in worry.

Pinkamena had her armor on as a blue visor goes over her eyes. As the group watch, she put on her cloak and moved the hood to cover her face. The pink pony said, "I am just going to pay a visit to the one pulling the strings."

She then galloped off. They watched as Sombra said, "I may know Boris from what she told me and I know for a fact that even as a Demon, he'd never harm fouls."

"Then why is he now?" Autumn asked her love in concern.

"Maybe like the mistress said, Boris might be being controlled." Havis suggested. "We must wait and hope things go well."

They nod as the scene goes dark so we can get back to what's going on.

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"And now, it is my honor to present to you ponies, Rainbow Dash's Flightsplace Equestria!" Discord exclaims to a crowd of ponies the next day. They all cheer as Rainbow zips through a ribbon in front of the newly made park. "All right, ponies! Have fun!"

"I'll give Rainbow 'fun' when this is over, since she talked me into doing this horsecrap." Twilight grumbled darkly as she glared at the blue mare in question.

"Awww, don't knock it, mom." Nyx chirps as she saw Andrew nearby with his family...who are doing their best not to pay any attention to him. "If this works, Andrew can reconnect with his family."

"Right, I mean, if you got problems with your family, you would want help in getting back with them." Ben explained in agreement.

Once the gates are opened, the ponies cheer as they head in, beginning to participate in the rides and games. Rainbow smiled as she rejoined her friends.

"Well, I must say, this theme park is...well, kinda different than what you say in your e-mails." Rarity commented, noting some chocolate rain falling a bit, courtesy of Discord.

"Yep; and free food," Pinkie giggled, eating some cotton candy.

"But the rides are still here!" Rainbow exclaimed with a smirk as she glances at a roller coaster which is circular and spins around without stopping. The arcade game music for Metal Iron the Invincible is heard playing in the background. Derpy is on it, laughing. "Oh yeah, the Bowels of Metal Iron the Invincible!"

Derpy rode it, laughing as she caught fire. Luckily, storm clouds rained on her, putting the pony out.

"Cool!" Jade giggled eagerly. "I want to ride."

"No!" Tao snapped sternly. "I am not going to explain as to how you caught on fire."

"She's right, why not ride that?" Dragon Kick asked, pointing to the Amazing Harmony Elements ride, which consists of little kiddie rides.

"I ain't a little foal, Dragon Kick!" Jade snapped to Dragon Kick in irritation.

"What you are is in denial." Twilight snapped coldly as she walked by Jade without even looking at her.

"Geez and I thought things got tough in my family since Andrew arrived." Techno complained.

"Look at the goofy ponies in the costumes!" Funlaugh chuckled at the mascots, Stoppy the Sign, Blowy the Tire and General Pony Tso's Food.

"Yeah, well, I couldn't get Fluttershy and Pinkie to do this...mostly because they are with us." Rainbow said with a smile as she motions to her mentioned pals. "But I got two other ponies and Noteworthy!"

"In this weather," Scootaloo asked Rainbow curiously. "Won't those costumes make them start itching like mad?"

"Nah, we normally gives them break." Rainbow commented as she flew up and quickly kicked a cloud, causing it to rain on the mascots. "Hey guys; Break's over!"

"Yes, madam," The mascots exclaimed, rushing off to continue greeting the guests and signing autographs.

"Haven't seen this much action since the meet and greet at Universal Studios!" Pinkie exclaims happily.

"Is that so?!" Twilight shouted angrily as she suddenly glared at Pinkie while touching her nose-to-nose, making her yelp, "Well, I'll bring some action to not only Rainbow Dash, but YOU, TOO, also for talking me into this unnecessary idea!!" This made Pinkie sweat nervously from the princess' threat.

"Twilight, what the hay is wrong with you?!" Ben asked Twilight in concern. "You're scaring Nyx!"

"I'm sorry, Ben, I just don't like how Rainbow talked me into this, or anypony who agrees with her." Twilight sighed, "Which means for my training, I'm not only gonna take my frustration out on Rainbow Dash, but Rarity and Pinkie, too, especially since Pinkie drove me crazy one time with that Pinkie Sense, back when...... you know. And also when she RUINED EVERYTHING from that war in Appleloosa with that stupid song of hers! Not to mention treating me like a product at the Rainbow Falls Traders Exchange!"

"Well, please, calm down and have fun." Ben said to Twilight gently. "Relax; don't worry about what Rainbow Dash and some of the others did."

"Right, mommy, I mean, you are the Princess of Friendship, right?" Nyx asked Twilight with a nod. "At least be the princess that you are meant to be."

"Okay, I'll keep my cool." Twilight said with a sigh. She secretly glared at Pinkie, Rainbow and Rarity as she said in her thoughts, 'But I am still keeping my word on what I'll do to them later.'

Pinkie pops up, saying, "You know, the readers can read your thoughts! You know that?"

Twilight growled in irritation and annoyance as she suddenly turned to her fiery rage form, shocking Ben, Nyx, Spike and the rest of the Mane 6.

"GET OUTTA HERE," Twilight shouted like mad as she punched Pinkie with shockingly inhuman strength, sending her flying into Rainbow and Rarity before the three landed right into a big cushion.

Twilight yelped as Tao hit her on the head with a stick, causing her to go out of flame mode, landing. The Mystic Pony scolded, "Pony! Do you wish to scare subjects?!"

"Sorry." Twilight mumbled a bit as she got up. "Where's Andrew?"

"Playing 'de new game," Applejack said as she points to Andrew trying to throw rings around the bottle, succeeding.

"No, no, put the rings INTO the bottle, not around it!" The proprietor insisted. Andrew secretly gave a bag of bits making him shrug and give a Rainbow like doll to the Mystic Pony. "But, what do I know?"

"There, whatcha think?" Andrew asked as he came over, giving the doll to Nyx. "Am I good or what?"

"And where did you get that bag?" Hard ask Andrew suspiciously.

"Hey, it was with me when I came to Ponyville. Does it matter where I got it from?" Andrew asked his brother innocently.

"So you didn't steal it from an innocent pony?" Tao asked Andrew, suspicious as well.

"Come on, let's not fight!" Pinkie exclaimed, appearing as if not harmed by what Twilight did as well.

"Come on! Let's get some cotton candy!" Button Mash exclaimed eagerly. Tao's family nods but most of them scoff as they head off.

"Not very trusting, are they?" Dinky Doo asked, making Ben sighs a bit.

"So far, they just ignore Andrew." Ben groaned in despair. "It's like Tough Apple all over again!"

"Yeah, minus the bad temper." Fluttershy said in worry.

"And now, time for the big show everyone!" Discord exclaimed on a stage, juggling a lot of stuff making the ponies cheers. "Watch how I juggle and endanger myself...and maybe you ponies if I miss."

"Yeah! Awesome," The CMC cheered on wildly.

Discord quickly makes the stuff disappear, speaking, "And now, for my next act, I will make something appear out of thin air!"

Suddenly, an explosion appeared, making Discord yelp. A familiar foe appeared, glaring with his Lava Stallions on standby. Rainbow exclaimed, "Whoa! Discord actually did it!"

"Rainbow, I don't think this is part of the show!" Twilight exclaimed in worry. Something tells her that this is serious.

"Kill them all...including foals." Boris said in a daze then fire fireballs at the ponies, making them yelp. This is no show, this is for real!

"It's Boris the Animal again!" Sweetie cried.

"IT'S JUST BORIS!!!!" Boris roared as he jumped at Sweetie, only for Ben to quickly block him, knocking the villain back.

"Folks, we will be handling this problem. You all run off!" Ben orders. Most of the guests didn't need a second invite as they quickly run off.

"All right, who's ready for some flank kicking," Rainbow exclaims as she got her Magical Nunchucks out, firing on the enemy.

"No one ruins my free day around here!" Pinkie exclaims angrily as she opens fire on the Lava Stallion, sending them packing and without their luggage to boot.

"I know, it's very annoying," Rarity remarks in agreement.

Elsewhere in the theme park, a group of familiar ponies from Great Coltain, who weren't panicking from the attack, noticed the guests running away and screaming in terror.

"Hey, what's going on here?" Pete Pan asked in alarm.

"Why's everypony running?" Crystelle asked.

Rosebud looked where the ponies were running from before she gasped as she shouted while pointing, "Over there!" The rest of the group turned to see the cause of the panic in the theme park.

"Boris! Lava Stallions," Jadeite cried in shock as she sees them attacking.

"And Princess Twilight and her friends are fighting them off!" Spring Nectar exclaimed.

"Then we're gonna have 'ta help them against those varmints!" Sandy said in determination.

"Then let's do it, guys!" Bushwhack shouted, "CHAARRGE!!" With that said, the Splendorous Seven, Crystelle, Bushwhack and the Flutter Buds charge towards the area where Boris was fighting Twilight and her friends. Along the way, they fought off some more Lava Stallions.

Somewhere unseen by anyone’s eyes, a familiar hooded cloak member by the name Ms. Moon was looking at her crystal ball in showing her the projection of Boris’ actions thus far. The guy was her puppet and he was not going to fight against her will. It was all falling into place here, nothing could go wrong.

“Hmph-hmph, how amusing it is for using Boris as a puppet to kill fillies.” Ms. Moon smiled off to say behind her hood in watching this. “So far, no one even knows that I’m the puppet master controlling the puppet. Even if they do find out that Boris was mind controlled, it will be too late for the fillies he targets will be long gone.” She had everything well prepared, even if Boris were to be free, the deed would be carried out.

Just then, there was a noise that came from behind Ms. Moon. Sensing something, she fired a magic blast shot at the place she heard, and then something leaped out. Upon landing, it was agony in cloak; further looking shows that it was a pink fur mare; was it…

“Psycho Pie what are you doing here, you had a mission from the Superior, did you not?” Ms. Moon raised her voice in feeling suspicious of seeing her ally.

The pony that was supposed to be Psycho Pie does not respond as she slowly walks closer to Ms. Moon.

“Why aren’t you responding to the question? Ugh, never mind, I’ll have your inner Demon Lord tell me.” Ms. Moon questioned the pony’s actions, something seem strange to her; even stranger than the usual Psycho Pie action.

Ms. Moon studied and used a demonic aura sense on Psycho Pie, and her eyes narrow when she realized what she felt; there was no Demon Lord present for the vessel.

“Tchang Zu is not present, then that means…” Ms. Moon spoke off in realizing what this meant; this pony was….not a fellow member.

Just before Ms. Moon could react, the cloak pony that was pretending to be Psycho Pie rams a collar on the other’s neck. Ms. Moon felt her magic was cut off as long as that collar remains which she’ll have to remove, but first…. She turns to give a quick kick of her back hooves at full force, but the stranger Psycho Pie impersonator blocked and counters it. Ms. Moon did not worry as she saw this other cloak pony before she spin and toss her right into a rock.

“Tso Lan, come to my aid. Unleash your Demon Power that is your own that won’t be restrained!” Ms. Moon chanted forth in preparing some outside force that isn’t her connected sealed magic…but of another that exist in her to be as a vessel.

Soon as the mysterious cloak foe charges, Ms. Moon had called out Tso Lan to appear as a spiritual presence outside Ms. Moon’s body, as the Moon Demon took like a ghostly body form of a tail end connected to his vessel. Then as the opponent saw this, Tso Lan used his Gravity powers that unleashed a strong force that sent the enemy across that crash into something while making the target lose the cloak. Soon coming out of the smoke cloud, as a pink pony that look like Pinkie Pie & Psycho Pie, but wearing some armor with some blue visor over the eyes to keep them hidden from determining who she is.

“How very curious, there aren’t many strong average ponies that would stand up after that attack. Whatever you maybe, you are still no match….for us.” Tso Lan declared off in seeing this action that seems to interest him, but knows this character won’t last long.

Tso Lan charges his attack and launches a dark magic wave beam at the pony in armor to which she’ll fall victim to his gravity. But as the attack hits, it instead bounces off the foe’s armor and is sent right back at the demon Lord. As Tso Lan narrow his eyes at this trickery, he blocks it as his magic won’t harm him. The Pink armored pony brings out something, two chain blades before throwing them at the spirit.

“No mere normal weapon can harm a spirit.” Tso Lan issued this off that such a foolish act can’t hope to harm him as he is not in his own body when he so easily dodged the thrown attacks.

“Well these are not normal blades, Demon. And that collar she has on her neck, not even Demons can touch it.” The mysterious armored pony spoke with a familiar mare voice sounding like Pinkie Pie.

As the armored pony slashes one more time which at that moment, she manages to land a blow on the spirit, thus making Tso Lan roar in pain and returns back into Ms. Moon. Ms. Moon opens forth her wings under her cloak to fly upwards, but the chains from the enemy’s weapon moved like a living serpent, binding around her wings, as she slammed down hard on the ground. Then the Armored pony slowly walks over as Ms. Moon could not remove what has her wings tied up.

“What are you? I demand to know, how did you come to this place?” Ms. Moon snaps off in demanding to know who this intruder was, how did she come to know this place when none outside those she knows would know about it?

The pink armored pony was only a few feet away from Ms. Moon, as they were both gazing at the other, like they were in a showdown.

“You aren’t exactly in the case to be telling me what to do here. But somepony folks have addressed to calling me: the Bird of Prey.” The mysterious pink armored pony stats her identity of who she is here.

The pink armored pony then spins counter wise as the chains follow her movement and they slam Ms. Moon into a tree. The chains around the wings wrap around the tree, binding Ms. Moon as she struggles that even with open hooves, her wings are tied up. Next up, the armored pony’s tail seems to wrap around to hold a sword and moves it to a battle point position to strike a caught & bonded adversary that can’t move or dodge.

“In fact…I should kill you now, and get rid of one less enemy!” Bird of Prey issued off her sentence in what she should do here; finish off Ms. Moon to help out in the coming battles.

The armored pony slowly approaches Ms. Moon to prepare to finish her off. But as Bird of Prey was near eye length, Ms. Moon showed her eyes that were blanket with evil that was once sense and felt by the original evil force that was Nightmare Moon. The armored pony sense it, this pony had something in which was like the same evil Nyx had and eradicated, but…this was not the same and certainly not Tso Lan’s handy work. What was it?

“What’s wrong, you look like you saw something that surprised you.” Ms. Moon made a strange hidden dark smile in having something that surprised her opponent even in her caught state.

“I am surprised…surprise that the darkness that corrupted Luna we all thought was gone seems to linger about.” Bird Of Prey slowly spoke with a stern tone in registering a magic power she thought was long cease cleanse by the heroes of Equestria; apparently, there was something amissed.

“You may think you have an upper hand, but my plan won’t be easy to stop just cause you have me bonded here?” Ms. Moon stated to explain that just cause she was held down against her will, it won’t stop Boris’s actions.

“They will know that he was being used by somepony soon. I already know you are the one pulling the strings on Boris’ actions.” Bird of Prey pointed out in making this stated claim here.

“Humph, it still will not matter. By the time they realize he isn’t acting of his own free will, many little fillies will be dead. And by then, we will still win; both the battle and the war.” Ms. Moon huffed off the remark of hearing this foe say such things, she was not worried, not worried at all.

“Oh really; Are you so sure of yourself, the fillies killed by Boris….were ‘really’ killed at all?” Bird of Prey asked off in giving this puzzling riddle for this smart pony to figure out.

Twilight Moon is puzzled by that, what was the armored pony stating at unless…something wasn’t right when those that were killed should be dead. Just as the armored pony was about to land a strike, she sensed something move across her chains and had touched Ms. Moon’s collar…before seeing it was a neon-light black goop that formed claws and broke the collar in two; and made Ms. Moon teleport out in time to avoid a fatal thrust blow.

“It seems like you thought I was here alone, hardly. I’ve also been working on a little work on mine…to better build a world of Eternal Night, an image by Nightmare Moon. He’s still in the development, but trust me…Genesis will be a foe that can’t be beaten.” Ms. Moon comments.

Bird of Prey has her chains recalled back to her as she puts her swords away while appearing seemingly calm when she now has one opponent behind her and another that’s a goop but also has the presence…of that same dark aura that belong to Nightmare Moon.

“Hmmm, looks like your fate to perish won’t be today. However…that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.” Bird of Prey slowly spoke off in addressing the situation that Ms. Moon won’t die this day.

“What’s this about now?” Ms. Moon raised her curious mind in hearing such a statement, it sounds like she’s expected to fall.

“You’re lucky that your fate is with another that will be the one to truly stop you and your little creation.” Bird of Prey spoke off in stating that this enemy won’t die by her, it will be by another. “Also, I know who your lover is, it’s no secret to my spy stealth skills, so you and him better watch what you’re doing.” She spoke some hidden threat messages to Ms. Moon about knowing something about the enemy.

Then the armored pony walks a bit, not bothered that her two opponents could attack her with her back turn. Course, this strange pink character just bends down to pick up her cloak she dropped and begins to put it back on her.

“Do you truly think you can just come in here, attack me and then just walk out of here like it never happened?” Ms. Moon narrow her eyes in seeing this intruder think she can leave without expecting a hard struggle.

“That’s exactly what I aim to do. You can forget I was here and keep doing your little scheme here, because it won’t make a difference in the end.” Bird of Prey spoke off remotely that in the end, what this enemy was doing won’t achieve much. “It might be better that your members don’t know, they may begin to doubt your quality in almost losing to me.” She stated another interesting fact to be heard at this moment.

Ms. Moon heard this to take into consideration; true if word of her, the smart pony of her order got ambushed, it would not look good for her. Plus it would worry Shadow Dragon a bit, so it looks like she’s stuck in accepting this.

“I also am saying this, because if they did knew, and if they do something that harms my friends in response. Then I promise you this…” Bird of Prey spoke in about to making a more serious threat here by her tone. “That you & the one you love will feel my wrath. And either you or he will breathe your last breath.” She declared this much out that if her friends get caught in the crossfire and are hurt or worse, then the armored pony will make Ms. Moon and her lover pay for the deed.

Before the goop that was Genesis could attack, Bird of Prey throws down a smoke bomb that exploded that covered her view. When it was cleared, Ms. Moon saw that her attacker was long gone; escaped during the confusion.

“Where did she go?” Ms. Moon asked off in seeing the enemy has fled from sight, “Dusk! Assemble!” She shouted off in wanting the group’s large number of soldiers to come before her.

Soon the Nobody Ponies called Dusk appeared by Corridors of Darkness as they saluted and hovered in awaiting orders.

“Scatter the area, find that pink armored pony, I don’t care how or why, but find her before she reveals my location!” Ms. Moon was giving the order in wanting that pink pony in armored found, she might not have gotten too far from that little smoke distraction.

The Dusk responded with a strange noisy voice before vanished afterwards. As Ms. Moon calms down to sit down, she begins to have thoughts.

“Either this pony is asking for death or she meant what she said. But what was her gain to tell me such things and then leave the next?” Ms. Moon spoke in being troubled by such riddled statements her foe spoke of. “She may have been trying to make me lose focus, but it won’t work. However, she seems to know about a connection with me and Shadow Dragon.” She thought about how someone outside their evil group even knows about her connection to Shadow Dragon. “Perhaps after this assignment is over with, I’ll have to inform Shadow Dragon. Besides, she said not to inform my fellow members, she never said for just him to keep this secret between us.” She knew she could use this to her advantage to which neither will get in trouble, etc.

As Ms Moon was moving, Genesis was moving up to the cloak pony mistress in a creepy way while she bends down to pet it.

“You done well Genesis, thank you for the assistance, now rest now. Your time will come when it’s finally time to go all out against Equestria.” Ms. Moon smiled in giving compliments to her little creation, and very soon, they shall shine more when the big battle arrives.

The scene goes dark here with Ms. Moon still trying to keep Boris to do her evil bidding as her puppet. But questions remain if what was said about Boris failing and the victims not being dead being true….that remains to be seen.

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Meanwhile, the Bird of Prey managed to give the Dusk the slip while returning to Pinkamena’s secret dungeon. As she took off her hood and helmet, it was seen that she was Pinkamena, wearing the Horsefeather armor.

“Hugh. Didn’t expect to see more relative siblings of Nightmare Moon’s dark magic in one place, Whatever we’ll be facing, the only pony that can match that foe….is her.” Pinkamena sighs with some relief before contemplating the issue of what’s happening here; that there will be one opponent to truly defeat Ms. Moon, “Till then, keep getting stronger, Twilight Sparkle. Cause you’ll need it.” She issued this off in imagining Twilight Sparkle’s face above; that will be the pony to defeat such an enemy.

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Twilight quickly fights alongside Rainbow, remarking, "Can't we go through one day without creeps trying to crash the party?!"

"I know, it's very annoying," Rarity remarks in agreement.

Ben swung his Master Sword against the enemies for a few rounds. Suddenly a familiar voice screamed in fear, much to the Earth Pony's shock and worry.

Ben gasped, "Andrew!"

Ben headed to the cornered of a funfair wheel. He found a golden locket dropped down, grabbing and hold it. Ben looked around of his surroundings to find a certain pony still missing.

"Andrew! ANDREW! ANDREW!!" Ben yells out frantically.

"Okay! I hate trespassers so you all must go!" Discord exclaimed in disapproval as he quickly snapped his fingers. Suddenly, an icy wind appeared, freezing the remaining Lava Stallions literally in their tracks. "Oooh, I just love my work!"

"Good work, Discord." Fluttershy said to her friend with a smile.

"Thank you, Fluttershy." Discord said in satisfaction.

Ben returned to his friends, and reported to them about Andrew's kidnapping. Most of the heroes look worried. Dragon Kick's father must've been grabbed during the fighting!

"It gotta be those Dark Mystic Ponies! They saw him coming here and took advantage of it." Ben explains to everyone. "And they caught him!"

"Okay, everyone, attention," Rainbow exclaims to any guests still around sheepishly. "Err; the theme park gotta be closed due to some technical problems and well..."

Rainbow cringes as the Metal Iron ride broke down, collapsing to the ground. Amazingly enough, Derpy, still riding it, survived laughing happily.

"...okay, as well as everyone else." Rainbow said sheepishly. "Okay, Twilight. I owe you an apology. It was a dumb idea to do this right now. No hard feelings, right?"

"Took you long enough to realize it!" Twilight snapped with a frown, "I tried to warn you that this is unnecessary, but no, no, no, you wouldn't listen; Typical ignorant jock pony!"

"Twilight," Ben exclaimed to Twilight with a frown. "She was only trying to help. Come on, she's your friend. Must you act like this?"

Twilight paused then sighed, "Yeah, you're right. I was wrong. I was upset and shouldn't take it out on my friends. I'm sorry."

"No problem. I would be angry at myself." Rainbow said with a chuckle.

"Come on, ponies! I want to see some smiles!" Pinkie exclaimed as she hugs both Twilight and Rainbow in hopes for them to kiss and make up, minus the kissing part of course.

"Let's not right now!" Apple Bloom exclaimed to the ponies in worry. "We gotta git Andrew back!"

"Right, those nasty Dark Mystic Ponies might be hurting him!" Sweetie exclaimed in agreement.

"Come on, let's track those jerks down!" Scootaloo cheered on wildly. Most of the ponies agree with her...well, and I mean 'MOST'.

"No." Tao said with a frown on his face, shaking his head. "Ben, did you actually see Dark Mystic Pony?"

Ben shook his head as he said, "But I heard Andrew's crying and screaming for help, and-!"

Tao interrupted Ben while snapping, "There is no proof that he was kidnapped. That idiot is making fool of himself."

"Hey, he IS kidnapped!" Applejack said, glaring at Tao for his paranoid statement about Andrew and this serious situation.

"Right, how could you even doubt that?" Button Mash asked Tao in shock that he refused to believe that his own brother has been kidnapped by Dark Mystic Ponies.

Even Hard waves a hoof in dismissal by the claims as he explained, "Probably a con and a trick, as always; Once he captured something, he will make his escape at once. There is no doubt of what he's really after now."

"But-" Ben began to protest. He can't believe that Andrew's family isn't concerned and/or even trying to make plans to get their family member back. Sure he's a thief but at least Andrew's still family!

Dragon Kick interrupted as he shook his head, "My uncles are right. My father caused enough damage and troubles for one day. In fact, I really wish that thief's gone for good. No one and certainly not any of my family or our godchildren are allowed to go and save my father. He's not worth anything."

"DRAGON KICK," Ben exclaimed, upset.

"That is enough. Return home now!" Tao said sternly as he and his family leaves to return to their home at once.

"I can't believe this." Twilight said in shock and disbelief. Most of Tao's family is practically leaving Andrew to his fate, all because of a stupid grudge.

"NEANDERTHALS," Sweetie yelled towards Tao and his family angrily. She couldn't believe how they were acting about Andrew one little bit, even after he just got kidnapped and they're not helping.

"BLOCKHEADS," Apple Bloom shouted towards the family also.

"JERKS," Scootaloo added angrily.

"NUMBSKULLS," Nyx roared in rage with the Royal Canterlot voice.

"Hmph! And I thought I got it bad when some of you ponies didn't trust me." Discord said in disapproval making an award that said "World's Worst Family' on it, "They win an award for this."

"Oh dear, what would we do now?" Fluttershy asked in worry. If Andrew's family won't help him, how will they get the Mystic Pony back.

"I should write to the princess, tell her what's going on." Twilight said seriously. "But I'm still shocked that Boris would try to kill foals again!"

"Luckily for us, no foals were hurt during this madness. If any were hurt, it was illusions." Spike commented, relieved that Boris still didn't kill any foals.

Ben sighed in upset. He realized something and held the golden locket out in front of him. Ben looked up and glanced at Tao and his family. Ben got to figure out what happened that made them disowned Andrew.

"Man, what a bunch of numbskulls." Pete Pan remarked about Mystic Tao and his family as he and the rest of his group from Great Coltain remarked as they walked up to Twilight and her friends.

"Please tell that you saw what I suspect." Ben pleaded to the gang from Great Coltain in worry.

"Now you mention it, I did see some Dark Mystic Ponies carrying somepony away, tied up and gagged." Crystelle said thoughtfully. "It must be Andrew but they got away before we could go after them."

"Nevertheless, we all believe you." Bushwhack said comfortingly as he puts his hoof on Ben's shoulder.

"Thanks, I'm glad I got some support." Ben said with a sigh. He still got to speak to Tao, Hard and Dragon Kick about why they are angry with Andrew and why they won't go after him.

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Bocolix and Dumbledore located Trix just as she came back from a business. They wasted no time in telling the mare as to what they saw and heard, especially involving their boss. Needless to say, Trix is not happy.

"My father... HE USED BORIS FOR HIS WORK! DAMN HIM!" Trix exclaims furiously as she hits a wall with one hoof angrily. So Boris was telling the truth. He wasn't out to kill foalsl the villain had no choice in the matter!

"What should we do? If we go out there now, Twilight and her friends are gonna kill us!" Bocolix ask Trix frantically. The right thing to do is to tell Twilight and her friends the truth but they are still consider to be enemies in their eyes...and if they show up in their Alicorn forms, it may end up in suspicon.

"Boxco's right! If we tell them about this, they're gonna kill us at once!" Dumbledore exclaims frantically. The two colts don't want to lose the trust that their maybe friends had gained in them.

"But not me... Twilight give me a chance." Trix said, recalling how Twilight allowed her to escape easily and had no idea of her Trix form. "Then, she'll listen to me a reason. I hope..."

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At Tao's Rare Finds, Dragon Kick was sitting on his accounting desk, looking at the painting portraits of his father and him. Tao and Hard sighed lightly, understanding their nephew's pain and confusion.

Ben cleared his throat. Dragon Kick, Tao and Hard looked up and glanced at him entering the place. Ben approached them, the stallion is determined on finding out the truth and get these stubborn Mystic Ponies to listen..

"What do you want, Ben?" Dragon Kick asks Ben in an annoyed tone of voice.

"I think your dad was really kidnapped." Ben said. He passed the golden locket to Dragon Kick. "If he's faking it, he wouldn't have left it behind."

Dragon Kick sighed, shaking his head as he speaks, "Trust me, Ben, this is a fake, a trick and a scam. You don't know him, like we do."

"But what if you're wrong? I mean he's your dad. You should go after him." Ben said, pleading with Dragon Kick.

Dragon Kick groaned angrily while slapping both hooves onto the counter, "No! I won't save him! Not after everything he has done to me! And I'm sure that my alternative version of me and especially Ben 10 would have felt that way too involving anyone they know."

Tao sighed in concern, "Ben... you need to understand why we're not going after him..."

As Ben listened, Tao began to tell a story of Andrew.

Tao is heard narrating as the story began, "4,000 years ago, after our parents had 'died', Hard, me and Andrew had great difficulties in surviving on our own. Finding foods, a home, jobs and getting more moneys for our survival."

At an old and broken version of Mystic Realm's town, young Tao, Hard and Andrew held their small bowls up high, begging for moneys and foods. The ponies gave them little but it's all that the brothers could get. Tao and his brothers continued their journey in searching for a home, getting foods and moneys, and jobs that the trio could take..

Hard narrate as well, "Even though we didn't get much moneys and supplies, we took some lessons from the poor school for our means to gain jobs. We work so hard to understand and finding or our own purpose. But Andrew... he has no interest of anything, except for the martial arts since we are together."

Hard, Tao and Andrew took attendance at a school for learning lessons and subjects for their future uses. Hard and Tao worked so hard to understand the studies. Andrew slept on the desk, obviously not listening.

Hard, Tao and Andrew trained and worked very hard in perfecting their martial arts from Master Kung Fu.

Hard looked at the dojo where Mystic Ninja Ponies trained themselves in stealth, fighting, tricks and abilities. He wants to train his own students someday...

Tao smiled, reading books of history, magic, potions and politics. He even asked his teachers about the politics, much to their delight and interest.

But while the two brothers were doing well and doing the right thing, their last brother was different. Andrew met with a group of bandit ponies, working for them as a thief in stealing and taking bits, moneys and artifacts for themselves. Not a good way for one to live.

Tao narrates once again, "As we grow up, we had our differences to take but we retain our honor and legacy of our parents' name. Hard became a Sensei of Mystic Ninjas. I became a Minister of Light before becoming the Mystic Councilpony of Light. But Andrew... he went too far in becoming a thief."

The three brothers had their own paths, only the first two are right. For Mystic Hard, he became a teacher and trained some students about being ninjas.

For Mystic Tao, he became a minister in working, studying and helping his citizens of Light.

Andrew, on the other hoof, stole lots of bits and foods for himself. He held a golden statue of Iron Brave for who knows what. Mystic Soldiers searched and looked around of their surroundings in finding Andrew, who quickly escaped through the portal and disappeared. No one ever caught him.

Hard narrates, sighing, "Yes... Andrew stole the Golden Statue of Iron Brave, and the last we heard of him... He disappeared."

Dragon Kick entered the story at this point in a sad matter, "Until I came... My father married my mortal mother, and gave birth to me. She was upset with his obsession of stealing before she passed away when he stole the Princess Ponies' priceless orb. When I was three years-old, my father and I traveled around Equestria for the ancient talisman."

Andrew and young Dragon Kick journeyed across villages by villages in selling the ancient talismans to the villagers. Andrew held and put the talisman onto a sickly and wounded Dragon Kick's neck. For a moment the talisman was placed, Dragon Kick gasped happily. The miracle had worked!

The villagers gave the moneys and bits to Andrew, eager to try this 'miracle' out for themselves;. But for those who had seen this before, it is too good to be true!

Ben's voice asked curiously and in surprise, "Really?"

Dragon Kick's voice snapped angrily, "No! Of course not! They were fakes because my father and I make counterfeit talismans."

Andrew and Dragon Kick created, worked and painted the wooden talismans. No one at first caught wise to the fact that these talismans were not real at all, just part of a scam.

Dragon Kick's voice adds, "Once we sold them, we had to run away at once."

Andrew and Dragon Kick sold all of the talisman; they quickly galloped and headed off before they got themselves blame. The two knew that it won't be long before every pony that they fooled would figure out the deceit and come after them both.

Dragon Kick continued on, "When I was 12, my father sat me down in front of my uncle Tao's Rare Finds, and told me that he'd be back in 10 minutes..."

Andrew settled Dragon Kick near Tao's Rare Finds. He turned and headed off, promising his son that he won't be gone long.

From morning turned to night, Dragon Kick continued waiting for his father. He was saddened and upset in waiting for him. Why hasn't Andrew come back yet?

The door behind him was opened. Tao came out and spotted Dragon Kick outside. He approached Dragon Kick, and held onto his shoulder gently.

Dragon Kick looked up at Tao's smiling, before he looked down and wore the mask of sadness...

Ben looks speechless. That explains why Andrew is not popular with all of his family, not even Dragon Kick. Still, the Earth Pony ask, "Did he came back?"

Dragon Kick frowns as he answers, "Oh yes, he did! About 1,000 years later. Do you remember the event where that stupid Chris place the most dangerous and powerful sword that is nearly related to Sword of Heaven's Light and Sword of Underworld's Darkness?"

Ben nodded his head as he responds, "Yeah. Who wouldn't; It was during the time in one point of the game when the remaining players gathered around for some showdown about the sword. And man! Chris really blew that up; The Jade Emperor's Majestic Sword."

Tao nodded his head while saying, not liking that memory very well, "Indeed. Chris nearly destroy the lives of millions across both Equestria and Mystic Realm. Be glad that Mystic Council used the public beatings, instead of execution. It had made me angry and be losing my Mystic Phoenix Temper, right in front of the crowds." The Mystic Pony cleared his throat, getting back to the focus at hoof here. "The point is, Ben, my younger brother tried to trick the Emperor that he's the Princess Celestia's Highest Councilpony of all Equestria, and begging to test the Majestic Sword."

"Wait a minute. There's no such thing as Highest Councilpony of all Equestria. My mother hasn't been made as the Princess after she and Aunt Luna defeated Discord and the rest of dark enemies. She hasn't even set the government up during that time!"

Tao, Hard and Dragon Kick all exclaim at once, "Exactly!" It's obvious that Andrew as lying to the Emperor in another one of his cons.

"But the Emperor saw through his ruse and gave him a false sword." Tao said, explaining what had occurred to Dragon Kick. The Jade Emperor was not so gullible apparently. "He exiled him for 1,000 years in Equestria until he learned to stop using that stupidest trick of his."

"Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. Whenever Andrew shows up, it's always a trick," Hard said with a frown. He was hoping that being exiled would teach his brother a lesson. Apparently, all it did was encouraged Andrew to lie, cheat and steal some more! He would even put the Film-Flam brothers to shame!

Dragon Kick huffed as he scowls, "And this time, he's not gonna make fool of me!" After all, if his father never changed in the past, why should he now?

Ben sighed, "I can't pretend to understand you or Andrew's thinking. But I can think of this, he really cares for you."

Dragon Kick groaned angrily at Ben's insistence to believe that Andrew actually cares for his son. The Mystic Pony snaps, "You still don't get it. From your foalhood till now, you still learn nothing. One of these days, your stupid naivety is going to get you into nothing but trouble! I will tell you again, my father never cares about me. He only cares for himself."

"But come on, Kicker. He loves you! Every father loves his son so much as Twilight's friends' family for them! And especially Rainbow's both adoptive and real fathers."

"That has nothing to do with my father, Ben! What do you know of my father when you don't even have one from beginning?! You're just a lonely kid!"

"Dragon Kick, stop," Tao exclaims, sensing that Dragon Kick is pushing too far.

Needless to say, Ben was a bit ticked off. He snaps to Dragon Kick furiously, "What I know of a father?! I don't have to know it, because I believe in it!"

"Believe in it?! I once too believe in it until he betray and left me behind when I was a little colt! And I'm damn sure you felt the same!" Dragon Kick exclaims to Ben furiously. The pain and hurt of Andrew abandoning Dragon Kick many years ago is still in the son's mind and he'd never forgave his father for it and never will.

"You're wrong! I don't know my dad because he was killed. But my mother and Azure Phoenix knew him as a brave pony. And I believe in it!"

"Face reality, Maregillian! If your father was really a brave pony, why left you at Princess Celestia's palace in the first place?! Do you think he really care for you?! You'd think he loved you?! You think everyone had a happy ending?! I don't! He's a coward like my father!"

"Don't you dare compare my father to yours! You don't even know my father!" Ben shouts out furiously, getting more anger and hurt by Dragon Kick's accusations that his real father had betrayed his son like Andrew did to his own son. "You don't even know the rest of other fathers because you only blame Andrew and believed that all fathers are the same as him when you don't even know one!"

"SHUT UP!" The Mystic exclaims furiously. Ben's last words had really hit home. Dragon Kick's body burnt into his flaming form of Mystic Phoenix Temper while glaring at Ben himself. "WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF MY FATHER?! WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF MY HAPPINESS?! WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF EVERYTHING?! EVERYTHING I HAD BEEN THROUGH WAS NOTHING BUT LONELINESS AND SADNESS. AND YOU EXPECT ME TO BE FORGIVING AND FORGETTING THE BAD TIMES! GO TO HELL, BEN! GROW UP NOW, AND STOP BELIEVING IN SOME FAIRY TALES! I BELIEVE IN HIM NO MORE!"

Ben sobbed in anger, "You're an idiot! And you're jerk! If your father really is a thief, he could have gone somewhere than just coming here! BECAUSE HE'D REALLY CARES FOR YOU; you stupid Mystic Pony!"

Ben turned and galloped off. Dragon Kick's Mystic Phoenix Temper blown off. The pony is still upset about what Ben said.

"Dragon Kick; what were you thinking?!" Tao yells furiously to Dragon Kick, making him gasped, "Why must you must compare your father to anyone else’s?! Ben's father was not like Andrew because he did what he had to protect his son. After all, we were involved of this. Ben doesn't know of it."

Dragon Kick sighed, "I... I... I just want Ben to realize about my pain."

"Indeed, you did. You hurt his feelings and heart."

Dragon Kick felt terrible. Perhaps he went too far in what he said and blowing up to his good friend like that. After all, if Ben had only known the truth...Dragon Kick turned away and place the golden locket onto the table. Hard took it and opened the locket in two. He gasped in surprise upon seeing what's inside: Andrew and Dragon Kick in the good old days. Why would the thief keep this if he never cared for his son>

"Maybe Ben's right." Mystic Hard said as he passed the locket to Dragon Kick. "Andrew did care for you."

Dragon Kick looked at the painting portrait of his younger self. He gasped in happiness, "It's... it's me! My father... He really does..." The colt stopped as he mumbles, "Sucker."

Dragon Kick of course decides that it's time to find Andrew: make things right with his father as well as with Ben once and for all...

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Ben sobbed in pain and upset, talking with Chase about his argument. The disguised Shadow Dragon listens thoughtfully yet concerned. His fellow Dark Mystic Ponies' kidnapping of Andrew is very suspicious as well as the fact that Boris is attacking foals from out of nowhere; Very suspicious.

Chase sighed, patting Ben on the back gently as he said, "I'm sorry to hear that, Ben."

Ben sobbed, "I can't believe it. I refuse to believe it, that my dad did such a thing. It's gotta be a reason why he left me behind. Why," The Earth Pony sighed, feeling hopeless. "Maybe Dragon Kick's right. Maybe he doesn't care for me."

Chase huffed in dismissal, "That was stupid."

"Why?!"

"Haven't you realized? Based on your story of how Dragon Kick's reaction on his father, he wants to vent anger out."

Ben pauses to think about it, then groans a bit, knowing that Chase has a point, "Well, he doesn't had to shout and lose his Mystic Phoenix Temper at me."

"Ben, there were lots of ponies who can't find happiness because of their foalhood and family. I'm sure you felt that before..." Chase said, pointing out a fact. Not even pony can find happiness due to their bad childhood as well as problems with their own family.

Ben thought for the moment before he sighed, "I guess you're right."

"Besides, whatever you father's reason of abandoning you or safeguarding you, it was to protect you until he find someone he can trust to look after you."

"Really?"

"If your father truly hates you, he would have thrown you off on the sea and gave you to some slave traders." Chase said to Ben with a light chuckle. What he said to the hero made sense. And to think, Twilight was suspicious of him.

"But instead... He left me to hooves of Princess Celestia for learning and looking after. My father... he really does care for me... for my protection and welfare." Ben said thoughtfully. His father left him in the care of the greatest pony in Equestria who cares for him and loves the colt like a mother.

"Exactly, Ben."

Ben sighed, "Now, I know what I need to do."

"What would that be?" Chase asks, wondering what Ben has in mind.

"I'm gonna get Andrew back. I'm sure he didn't abandon Dragon Kick for Tao to look after because of his cruelty and greedy."

"And your friends?"

Ben sighed, "They wouldn't understand it. Thanks again, Chase." The stallion can't afford to bring Twilight or anyone else into this. Ben must fix this by himself.

Chase sighed, seeing Ben galloped off. He entered his home before transforming into Shadow Dragon. He lay on the bed, took the portrait painting of him and...Tao?

"I wonder if he thinks of me the same. Yours were just lucky, Ben." Shadow Dragon mumbles a bit. Despite being an enemy to Tao and the Mystic Ponies over the years, the traitor still misses his adopted father...

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The Dark Warriors Trio, Black Tiger and Tech brought Andrew, who had his hooves caught in iron cuffs, straight to the abandoned building. The Demon Assassin was there, waiting impatiently for them to arrive.

Demon Assassin huffed impatiently, "What took you long, boys?"

DJ groaned in irritation, "Lucky for you, we got him at last."

"It wasn't easy for us to capture this thief." Clumsy remarks to the Demon Assassin in irritation.

T. Moon and the Shredkiller came out of hiding, the former glances at Andrew in amusement, commenting, "So, this is the infamous Mystic Thief." Not so infamous now, is he?

"The name's Andrew." Andrew said dryly to T. Moon as if not liking the lack of respect, if any, towards him.

Shredkiller chuckled lightly, "You haven't change a bit, Andrew. Unchain him."

The Dark Mystic Ponies, Tech and Black Tiger looked dumbfounded and shock. Tech was the first to protest the order, "Seriously?! Do you have any idea of -?!"

"UNCHAIN HIM!"

"Yes sir!"

The minions didn't give any more second thoughts as they quickly unchain Andrew. As they do so, the villain spoke to Andrew in a different matter, "Did our plan go well?"

Andrew nodded his head, gently rubbed his hooves as he spoke, "Yes. Ben is too easy to capture, as I had promise."

As it turns out, everything that happened was part of an evil plan by the Shredkiller, especially Boris's forced involvement. The Dark Mystic Pony is pleased with the results. So far, no pony expects a thing. Even Twilight, Ben and their friends think that Andrew should be given a second chance. How foolish!

"Good. Shadow Dragon is taking too much time of getting him to our side." Shredkiller remains in hidden disgust. The villain grew tiresome of Shadow Dragon trying to get Ben over to the dark side and thus it's time for him to take matters into his own hooves. "I will get him by myself. And in fact, that will save our strength and time. And this will be better than the bits you owe me."

Andrew breathed lightly, "Yes... And you promise me something."

"Oh, don't worry. I have no intention in harming your family if you had your bargain to the end."

Andrew thought in upset, 'Sorry, Jack. I had to protect my family.'

Andrew deep down owe money to Shredkiller with the villain threatening to harm his family...but Shredkiller agrees to an alternate way of payment in the form of Ben's capture.

T. Moon smiled in amusement as she spoke, "So, this was your plan. And your minions and Boris were nothing but distraction and tool to make sure that Ben and his friends trust him."

Shredkiller chuckles, "Exactly. Equestria Ponies are easy to fool with, especially Ben. And I will capture him. Demon Assassin, assemble your Assassins and Ninjas. It is time to fulfill our mission. It is time they face the Demon General of Dark Mystic Ponies!"

Demon Assassin said as he bows to the Shredkiller, "Yes my lord."

Now there's only one more thing left to deal with...

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Boris fell in front of the Shredkiller, out of the trance once more back in the former Brotherhood's HQ. The villain now knows that he was being put under by T. Moon and the former hero of Equestria doesn't like it one bit, especially since he was forced to harm foals! Boris was lucky that none were still not killed...not like the foal whose death still remains a mystery!

Boris groaned angrily, "For crying out loud! Would you stop using me a guinea pig?! I swear if you don't stop now, I'm gonna -!"

Shredkiller grabbed Boris's head and slammed it onto the ground hard. The Dark Mystic Pony said sinisterly, "Be silent, mortal! Be wary of whom you speak! You will do as I command! Starting with slaughtering the very race you and your Demon Knight father had hated the most!"

Boris groaned angrily, "*%#$ OFF! I don't kill little ones..."

Shredkiller grabbed and squeezed Boris's head tight, tighter and tighter than before. Boris panted and gasped for air. Shredkiller let go of his hoof from the traitor's head as if believing that he has made his point clear.

"You and I... share the similarities. We despise so much of our races. Don't you agree?" Shredkiller ask Boris darkly.

Boris panted, "You... and I... are not..."

"Really; we lust for someone we wanted, and we've been thrown off by our enemies. And we wanted them out!"

"Okay, maybe that part's right."

Shredkiller, pleased to hear that, continues on, "You should not worry about killing Earth Pony little ones..."

"Go to hell!" Boris snaps, spitting right at the Shredkiller. If the Dark Mystic Pony was pissed over that, he sure didn't show it.

"Then, so be it; you worthless and weakling Alicorn. You should live among the Earth Pony."

"Why you-?!"

But before Boris could attack, T. Moon appears and put him under the Blessing once more, instructing, "Down..." The villain blinks a bit then fell to the floor, not moving a bit or even thinking of attacking Shredkiller...for a while.

"Good timing, Mrs. Shadow Dragon." Shredkiller said to T. Moon with a pleased look.

"You know... You should be nice with him."

"I'd never care for nice. After all, be prepared for the next assignment. And this time, Andrew better be sure that Ben is coming, with or without his friends. For no one can defeat Shredkiller, not even the wielders of Elements of Harmony."