The Shadow Stallion

by Ephraim Blue

Chapter 3 - Trespasser

Chapter 3 - Trespasser

Ponyville Library June 21st 7:35 PM

"Your house?" Pitch asked the unicorn. "This is a library. Nopony lives here."

"Now somepony does," the purple unicorn responded.

"Well, yes, but that is only temporary."

"It was."

"Was?"

"Yes. I was the pony temporarily staying here. Now, I have been arranged to stay here for as long as I wish."

"That explains it."

"Explains what?"

"Who was staying here. I was told two days ago that there would be a temporary guest staying here at the library. I thought it was you, but I couldn't be certain."

"Why were you told about me staying here?"

"Because I am the caretaker for this old place."

"Since when?"

"Since the mayor hired me."

"Okay," she said. "But that doesn't explain why you were upstairs in my bedroom when you weren't there a second ago."

"And how would you know that?"

"Because I was just up there. I finished coming down when you tumbled down the stairs."

"Ah."

"Now, how did you get up there?"

"I've been up there since this morning."

"That's impossible."

"Not for me?"

"Why is that?"

"You wouldn't believe me."

"Try me."

Pitch sighed before replying. "What happened to Nightmare Moon?"

"That doesn't answer my question," the unicorn replied.

"True, but the sun rose this morning when Nightmare Moon made night eternal. What happened to her?"

"Me and my friends turned her back into Princess Luna."

"And the sun rose after that?"

"Correct."

"Then that is why I was upstairs."

"That makes no sense."

"To you."

"Then explain it to me," she demanded.

"Why?" Pitch asked.

"Because you were in my room."

"No."

"No?"

"That's right."

"No what?"

"No, I wont tell you why I was upstairs."

"Why not?"

"Because I already told you."

"No you didn't."

"Yes I did. I said that because you turned Nightmare Moon back into Princess Luna, I was upstairs in your room."

"How?"

"What?"

"How were you in my room since this morning?"

"Now that is the correct question."

"Why's that?"

"Because it explains everything."

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"You never asked."

"I'm asking now," she said.

"True," he replied.

"Well what are you waiting for? Tell me."

Pitch sat on the stairs behind him. "Have you ever had a secret that you kept hidden from everypony just because they wouldn't understand what you're talking about?"

"Yes, but I don't see how that relates to our previous topic."

"It has everything to do with it, because its my secret that tells you why I was in your room."

"Well what is your secret?"

"Its also my special talent."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Take a gander," he said as he lifted his cape.

The unicorn took a look at his cutie mark. "How does a cloudy day relate to being in my room?"

"It does not mean I'm good at cloudy days."

"Well, what does it mean?"

"A power of mine."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean what I say. A power of mine."

"What is this power?"

He waited a bit before saying: "I can't exist in sunlight."

The unicorn stared at him blankly. "That isn't possible."

"Then how am I able to do it?"

"You can't. You're just saying that to give a reasonable excuse to get out of what I might do."

"But I can do it."

"Than prove it."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Its not daytime, is it?"

"True, but you're going to stay here until it is."

"Just so that you can prove I can't not exist in sunlight?" he asked her.

"Correct," she replied.

"All right then."

"Really? You'll be willing to cooperate just like that?"

"Sure. There isn't anything else I have to do at this time."

"True," she said.

"By the way. I never got your name."

"Twilight Sparkle. What's yours?"

"Pitch Black."

Ponyville Library June 22nd 4:30 AM

The hours through the night dragged on. Pitch mostly sat reading a book while Twilight spent most of it cleaning all the party supplies. Eventually, the hour arrived.

"All right," Twilight said. "Its time."

"Yes," Pitch replied. "It is indeed time."

"Hey Pitch," Twilight began.

"Yes Twilight?"

"If you can't exist in sunlight..."

"Actually, I just disappear as soon as sunlight hits me."

"Same thing. Anyway, what happens to you once you disappear?"

"You know, I'm not really sure. All I know is that I don't reappear till the sun has set."

"Really?" she asked.

"Really," he replied.

Pitch walked upstairs to the now closed window with Twilight. "Are you ready for what I'm about to do?" he asked her.

"Yes. Show me."

He nodded and opened the curtain up slightly, just enough to let a tiny bit of light in. He reached his hoof out toward the light. Touching it, he disappeared into thin air once again.

Ponyville Library June 22nd 7:30 PM

Pitch once again appeared inside the library. He took a look at his surroundings to see that the only difference was Twilight. she wasn't in the room anymore.

He walked down the stairs to see her talking to a small purple dragon.

"And he just disappeared!" Twilight said to the dragon. "I can't believe that he just disappeared!"

"Umm, Twilight?" the dragon said.

"What?" she asked, only to get a finger point in Pitch's direction. She turned to see that he had returned.

"Hi," Pitch said. "If you don't mind, I would like to go home to rest now."

Comments

[Lady Lightning Strike]

wow twilights funny here
she is surprised when he disappeared
he did tell her

"I can't exist in sunlight."
The unicorn stared at him blankly. "That isn't possible."
"Then how am I able to do it?"
"You can't. You're just saying that to give a reasonable excuse to get out of what I might do."
"But I can do it."
"Than prove it."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Its not daytime, is it?"
"True, but you're going to stay here until it is."
"Just so that you can prove I can't not exist in sunlight?" he asked her.
"Correct," she replied.
"All right then."
"Really? You'll be willing to cooperate just like that?"
"Sure. There isn't anything else I have to do at this time."
"True,"

common sense twilight

[EndlessHarmony]

4170274 oh,okay