//------------------------------// // The Second Confession // Story: Pegasus Feathers // by Vanilla Mocha //------------------------------// "W-w-hat do you mean, we aren't friends anymore?!" Diamond asked. "Why are you asking me- you should know." Loviatar replied, sneering. "What are you talking about?" "We popular ponies only use other popular ponies to lift ourselves up higher, don't we?" Silver Spoon interrupted. Loviatar grinned wider. "I'm glad somepony learned. Oh, wait, isn't that what happened to you... you were ditched by Diamond, weren't you? Weren't you an outcast- a total wimp after you left us? Oh well... life's good for me, and that's all I care about." Diamond gulped and glanced over at Silver, but didn't bother to make eye contact. She felt guilty and embarrassed. "What are you planning to do with the Sorcerer's Field?!" Sweetie Belle yelled, still waiting for an answer. Loviatar sighed, then replied to her by saying, "What do you think, Beetie Swelle? I'm gonna make it my kingdom- my land for my subjects- I'm going to overthrow Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Twilight Sparkle- you stupid ponies might not know anything about me, or Ryon, or Irothrust, but I know a lot about you- about your princesses, about your nation's past, and about its future!" Loviatar yelled. Her wings flapped faster and it created heavy winds. Ryon- I almost forgot, Scootaloo thought. She crept out of the forest and ran into Ponyville to go find him. Luckily for her, getting out of the gates were easier than getting inside them. "Now, you four will be my first subjects! That coward Scootiepoo or whatever her name has just ran off, probably out of fear. No wonder everypony calls her a chicken! Ha!" Loviatar laughed. Her eyes closed, and when they opened, everypony was shocked. The white in her eyes had turned to pitch black, and her iris became blood red, unlike the blue that it was only five seconds ago. A faint red glow outlined her eyes. Everypony gasped. "What?! Are you ponies afraid of me as well? Have no fear of your new ruler, my little ponies! For tonight will be your last free night before I take the throne!" Loviatar broke into evil laughter. "RYON!" Scootaloo yelled, running towards him. "Scootaloo!" He replied, standing up. The pegasus halted for a stop, and after catching her breath, spoke. "Loviatar... evil... Sorcerer... Field... help..." "What are you talking abou- wait, how do you know about the Sorcerer's Field...?" "Loviatar... was... there... she... t-turned... evil... help..." Scootaloo still tried to catch her breathe. "No..." Ryon mumbled in disbelief, "no... this can't be happening..." "But... it is." Ryon rose to his full height, and looked towards the Everfree Forest. Seconds later he sprinted into the woods with Scootaloo behind him. "You are such a monster!" Sweetie Belle yelled. She stood about five feet away from where Loviatar was hovering above them. Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon each sat against one of the many rotting tree trunks in the mystical place. Diamond stood only a few feet away from Silver, but her back remained turned towards her. From nearby the ponies heard faint singing. It was Ryon, and he was outside of the Sunset Gates. With Scootaloo by his side, he used his voice as a key to get inside the field. "Like six pointed stars sparkling in the sky, these are the flakes of snow. Water freezes in the chilly breezes, the ice I control." The gates opened, and the two ponies walked inside. Scootaloo couldn't help it, but she thought that Ryon's singing voice was really, really good. Too good. Ryon's jaw dropped when he saw his sister. "Hello, my brother! Come, and behold my masterpiece in the making!" Loviatar's voice bellowed. "What have you done to my home... our home?" Ryon asked. "It only seems fair that everypony gets a turn to be the leader, don't you think?" Loviatar asked, a smile growing on her face. "What do you mean? And where is Irothrust?!" Ryon screamed. Loviatar had been so busy, she had forgotten about her cousin. Looking around for the caped pony, she shrugged. "I don't know, and I don't care." "But she's the leader!" "No! NO! I AM THE LEADER NOW!" Loviatar broke out into a psychotically evil laugh. Her eyes closed, and her wings spread. At once, the red glow her eyes became brighter, and her mane and tail started to become black. Her eyes opened, and like before, the white had been turned to black, and her irises were red. Her teeth seemed sharper now, and her ears were also turned back and pointed. During that, Ryon's chest had turned a light blue color. His eyes shot open, and whatever he tried, they wouldn't close. He gasped from surprise. His pupils shrunk to the size of pinpricks. His eyes had gone from blue to bright red. He hung his head in shame. Tears began to form in the sides of his eyes, and he failed to hold them in. A small light purple glow was barely visible surrounded him. The tears rolled down his cheeks, and like Irothrust's, evaporated quickly into steam. When the process was over, he stumbled, but soon regained his balance. Then, as quick as it had occurred, he went back to normal. "Ryon! What was that?" Scootaloo asked, running over to him. "I- I don't know..." He mumbled, feeling his chest with his hooves, "nothing like that has ever happened to me before..." "Well, you'd better get used to it! For as long as you live, I will continue to use you!" Loviatar said, landing on the dead grass in front of her brother. "What did you do to me?!" He demanded. "The same thing that they did to me." Loviatar mumbled.