Author's Notes:
Thanks to Deadinlight for beta-reading and helping me edit
Chapter Four: Learning The Truth
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Well that went well, I’m glad he took that invitation, I was worried he wouldn’t… But that doesn’t matter because he did take it. Though now we had to reschedule our actual date for tomorrow…
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Shadow Eyes groaned as she attempted to climb out of bed, but was unable to move, when she heard a moan and felt herself get pulled closer to this warm body in her bed. Rather quickly her memories from the night before came rushing back, and she grinned mischievously and channelling enough magic so that she could see she turned around and nibbled on his neck making the stallion grumble in his sleep before groggily opening his eyes and blushing furiously at the actions of the mare in his hooves as she started going lower and lower…
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“I-I’ll see you tonight?” asked Rich as he had a hard time looking Shadow Eyes in the eye, the things she did to him before letting him leave the bedroom…
“Of course” giggled Shadow Eyes before nuzzling the stallion, “Sorry that I derailed the plans last night, I… Um…“
“It’s alright Blinding Sunrise. I could have chosen to wait while you got ready, so we both are at fault” at the reminder of her alias her smile fell slightly even as her stallion nuzzled her back. Clearing his throat he pulled away. “Anyway I have to get to work, I’ll see you after I get back, and maybe this time we can make it to the restaurant without being sidetracked by, admittedly a very attractive flank” said Rich Quick and Shadow Eyes blushed a bit. “Please do me a favor, stay out of the city today?“
“Why?“
“Just call it a feeling, I don’t want you to get hurt“
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Shadow Eyes jumped back as the sidewalk in front of her exploded into tiny bits the building beside her collapsed into rubble and Shadow Eyes was in shock. He knew!
“About time Shadow Eyes” said Rich as he, in his normal attire Shadow Eyes was about to attack him when she saw him trying to pull ponies out of the rubble. “Are you just going to stand there? I need to get these ponies to safety, this isn’t the only bomb that is going to go off!” scolded Rich, although as far as Shadow Eyes knew it was just another unicorn, the same unicorn she had been chasing, but still…
“What buildings are in danger?” asked Shadow Eyes as she charged her horn.
“I don't know! All I know is that some ponies were planning to bomb the shit out of Manehattan, not something I took a lot of time thinking about” and there was another explosion as Shadow Eyes’ face was pointed towards Rich Quick.
“I’m trying to decide what’s stupider, that reasoning, or me helping you with that reasoning” there were cries for help coming from the recently collapsed building which made the decision for her as she started running for the collapsed building as started pulling ponies out of it. Guardsponies were far too busy doing the same to attempt to apprehend two criminals that weren’t looting or hurting anypony. As fire ponies attempted to put out the blaze, Rich Quick and Shadow Eyes were pulling ponies out faster than the buildings could collapse as more bombs went off, meanwhile in the sky, past where Shadow Eyes could see with her magic field, the moon carried itself in front of the sun causing a mass panic amongst those that hazarded a glance to the sky.
“NIGHTMARE MOON IS BACK!” shouted a panicking pony as he ran past Shadow Eyes, who was far too absorbed into her work to pay attention to the panicking stallion until he attempted to jump into the flames to avoid the apparent reasoning behind the madness currently gripping Manehatten.
“Whoa! Get a hold over yourself!” said Shadow Eyes as she caught him in her telekinetic spell.
“It's Nightmare Moon! She's back!” said the struggling stallion as he attempted to break free of the spell. Shadow Eyes froze for a moment in her attempt to put the stallion back on the sidewalk.
“There... There is no way that she has returned! Get that through your head, you foal!” shouted Shadow Eyes as she threw the stallion back and cast a spell keeping him from jumping into fires by casting an illusion over him.
Rich Quick was pulling ponies out of the ruins of yet another building, this one used to be the Manehatten sperm bank, using his magic he managed to pull a rather tall and slender mare out of the wreckage, the mare was a light brown and an even lighter brown mane and tail, and amber eyes and a few freckles…
Surprisingly they managed to get ahead of the bombs, what remained of the city block was a single building, and both Rich Quick and Shadow Eyes were working together to evacuate the building, when there was a fresh explosion near Rich Quick, his quick thinking saved him from being especially hurt, but it tore his mask, not that he noticed until he saw Shadow Eyes freeze and a tear roll down her cheek, and mouthing wordlessly, bringing his hoof up to his face he froze realizing his mask was showing what he looked like.
“Shit… Listen don't tell anypony, please!” begged Rich Quick and Shadow Eyes snarled before grabbing him by the neck with her magic and teleported them out just as the building collapsed, reappearing in a familiar room as she suddenly slammed him against a wall.
“You think you can play with a mare’s emotions like that? I may be easy to get into bed but I don’t let ponies into my bed all that easily!” shouted Shadow Eyes tears now flowing down her cheeks.
“What on Equis are you talking about! I’ve never slept with you! You’ve lost your mind!“
“Have I? Maybe this will refresh your memory-?” said Shadow Eyes angrily as she cast her spell to put back on her illusion, her fur, mane, and tail all darkened, and he cutie-mark changed to a sun and the stallion back up in shock, the mare he had, with the exception of today, had been trying to kill was the same mare who he had asked out on a date, the same mare that invited him into her bed. “Do you think you can play with a mare’s emotions? Especially a mare that was almost raped in this very room, and then slept with you not all that long after?!” shouted Shadow Eyes and Rich Quick attempted to teleport out only for his spell to fizzle out before he could gather enough magic to do so all of his spells seemed to fizzle out while Shadow Eyes stalked towards him. Fearful he threw the table with his hooves only for her to catch it with her magic, and place it back down gently a look of pained fury on her face. “I went to Celestia’s School For Gifted Unicorns, fool! Did you think casting an anti-magic ward in my own house would be out of my limits!“
“Look! I’m sorry! I—“
“I don’t want your apologies, dammit! I—“
“Then tell me what you want! Please! Anything! Just don’t kill me!” shouted Rich Quick and Shadow Eyes snorted.
“Just like all criminals that know they are outmatched, they always grovel!” said Shadow Eyes as she grabbed Rich Quick by the throat with her magic and started to squeeze. “I want you to beg for your worthless life! You stole from and killed ponies for your money! Now I want you to beg, and then I will kill you, but the longer you beg the longer you live” snarled Shadow Eyes as her horn started to glow purple and green as she started to channel dark magic.