Sisters
It is always darkest just before the dawn
-Old proverb
~MC~MC~MC~
It was a sight their enemies would have loved to see: Three alicorns rendered mute.
Of course they weren't really mute. They could each speak at any time. They just didn't know what to say. Or they did, but they couldn't bring themselves to vocalize the words. To say them was to make the situation real. They knew they had to talk at some point but each waited for the other to say the first word. It would be better to hear the words than to be the one to whisper them.
And as it was in all aspects of life...the youngest proved to have the least patience.
"It's not your fault," Cadence said softly. Of the many that had been brought to the hospital that day she was the healthiest. Shining Armor had been bespelled and bruised. Twilight was fighting for her life against the corruptive aspects of black magic. Many of Celestia’s guards had suffered broken bones attempting to stop the lavender unicorn’s assault. But Cadence was ok. She was the lucky one.
Perhaps it was because Chrysalis feared making Cadence angry and thus injecting a poisonous emotion into the caverns or wanted to toy with the love goddess...but Cadence had been fed during her capture and thus had much of her regular strength. All she really suffered from physically was a dirty mane and coat.
Mental issues were an entirely different problem but there was little the doctors could do about that. They had warned her that she could appear fine for days, only to be left trembling and shaking weeks later when the full memory of her capture was allowed to come to the forefront. Dr. Stitch had arranged for Cadence to begin meeting with a psychologist, to help minimize the damage.
“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,” one of the doctors had told them. Cadence could very well suffer from that for the rest of her life…and as a goddess, what a long life that would be.
‘All because of my stupidity.’
"Yes it was," Celestia murmured, standing next to Cadence's bed. She barely had the strength to lift her head up.
"Aunt Celestia, please-"
Luna shook her head. "Cadence, don't."
The younger alicorn stared at her other aunt. "You honestly aren't going to blame her for all of this, are you?" She tried to rise up but found herself being gently pressed back against the mattress.
"Not entirely," Luna stated. Now that she had calmed down after her outburst in the lobby, Luna had been able to focus and not slip into the archaic dialect that so befuddled her subjects. "But her actions did play a role in today's events...as did our own." The moon goddess let out a sigh, cursing the fact that her natural shyness had kept her from the wedding preparations. Perhaps if she had been there she could have-
'No... it is no use to think about that," Luna grumbled to herself. 'What is done is done.'
"Sister...you are kind," Celestia said. There was no insult or jest in her words; Celestia meant it. "But your kindness is misplaced."
"We think not," Luna said. "To take on the full blame for these events is to walk a dark path...the same path Twilight Sparkle now fights to leave. Would you join her in the shadows?"
Celestia cringed at the comment, not wanting to think about her faithful student struggling for her life. "I should have listened to her..."
Cadence smiled softly, reaching out and placing her hoof upon her aunt's foreleg. "No one blames you for that. Twilight...Twilight overreacts. She has had meltdowns before over the smallest things. With a history like her's-"
"No," Celestia said firmly, a glimmer of her old self shining through. "No. Not like this. Twilight has taken situations and blown them out of proportion...but not like this. Since I sent her to Ponyville Twilight has always kept her heart open. You haven't read her letters, Cadence...when ponies looked at others with only hatred she always erred on the side of trust." Celestia thought of all those that had given Twilight every reason to hate them...such as Zecora, the zebra. Or Gilda, Rainbow Dash's griffon friend...yes, it hadn't worked out well there but Twilight had reserved judgment till the very end. Even Luna herself, who had given Twilight no reason to trust her, had been shown only kindness by the unicorn when she came for Nightmare Night. "To believe that she would attack...you..." Celestia grimaced at the awkwardness of that statement, "...merely because of jealousy is so out of character for her...that should have been my second clue."
"Second?" Cadence questioned. "What was your first?"
"You...or the changeling. She did a poor job of acting like you...and I allowed myself to believe that it was merely pre-wedding jitters."
Cadence smiled slightly. "Her performance is my fault. When I realized what she was doing I threw a royal fit and acted as I imagined my dear cousin Blueblood would...I had hoped to throw her off and clue others-"
Celestia bowed her head and wept.
"Please!" Cadence exclaimed, pulling the older alicorn into a hug. "It is not your fault!"
"It is!" Celestia shouted, startling the other princesses. "Three times now I failed to see the warning signs! I did not notice you, dear sister, falling into bitterness and it cost us a thousand years. And you, Cadence...if I had only noticed sooner the queen's poor performance none of this would have happened. And now Twilight..."
"You can't blame yourself for that," Cadence repeated.
Luna, however, could not hold her tongue. "Yes, she can." Cadence glared at the older alicorn but the moon goddess' tongue would not be stilled. "You said it yourself that Twilight had a habit of overreacting. I ask you this: what does a teacher do when they see a bad habit in a student? They correct it."
"But-"
Luna's glare silenced her. "I do not say these things because they bring me joy. I say them because I feel now that we are need of the truth. It appears that for too long we have allowed ourselves and our kingdom to get by on white lies and honey-coated fibs. We all, myself included, chose to focus on the good and sweep the bad away or craft convenient lies to spare the feelings of others. Many of the problems that face us could have been averted if we had only allowed the cold hard truth to shine upon the shadows that are deceit and ignorance."
"The truth can hurt," Cadence said.
"More than this?" Luna inquired, winning the battle with that statement. "Again...we do not say these things out of joy but need. If we are to aid Twilight Sparkle we must be honest now and not fall back onto old patterns that, ages ago, gave rise to Nightmare Moon and Discord."
Celestia nodded her head in agreement. "My sister is correct. Her methods are a bit...harsh...but her words are true." The solar princess turned her gaze on Cadence. "After Twilight is through her operation, I want you to perform your spells upon her. The most powerful that you have."
Cadence gulped. Her strongest spells were designed for those caught in the most bitter grip of hate and rage. To suggest that Twilight, the little filly who had always looked upon the world with such wide, innocent eyes, needed that...the idea almost did what the changelings could not: Break her.
"A wise decision," Luna said in agreement. "We face a great battle...perhaps the hardest any of us have faced. But defeat is not something we can afford..." she turned, looking out the window. She would have to raise the moon soon but for once the thought of night descending filled her with the same dread all other ponies felt when thrown into darkness. "Things have grown black...Twilight Sparkle has always been a candle against the night. But now that flame has been twisted and we must purge it if we are to hold back what is coming."
"You have had a vision?" Celestia whispered. Luna, being the goddess of dreams as well as the moon and the night, was prone to visions of what might be.
"Yes...and what I have seen..."
Twilight stood upon a great hill, watching as fires burned across the land. She was larger, rivaling Celestia in stature and seemed to grow even every moment, drawing power from the turmoil around her. Her coat had grown darker and her cutie mark harsher...it was as if one could be cut just by looking at the jagged edges of the star upon her flank. Her mane was now stripped with black and her eyes glowed as she looked upon Equestria. The sounds of revolt rose up, deafening the world...and then there came a shadow...no, a stallion with wings of broken glass...matching this dark queen in size and power. Twilight favored him with a brief look of tender care before rearing up, the two charging across the fields as they made towards Canterlot, rebellion upon their heels...
"Whatever your visions are...we will not let them come to pass," Celestia said firmly. Cadence marveled at her aunt's transformation, as the noble alicorn rose up from the pits of despair recharged. Luna had been right; truth was needed now. "We cannot change the past...it is over and done. What we can do is learn from it and not allow the mistakes of the past to be repeated." Celestia looked upon her little sister and smiled. "Your fall will serve a greater purpose, Luna...for I will use it to strengthen my resolve to prevent such a fate from coming upon us again. I will not let my feelings cloud my judgment as they did with the changeling that took you, Cadence. I will do all I can to save Twilight...even if she hates me for it...and we will build upon the rubble that is this day a stronger foundation of love and friendship."
Luna smiled. "That...is what we prayed to hear."
"We are with you, Aunt Celestia," Cadence said boldly.
Celestia eyes shone with hope. 'Do not worry, Twilight...we will fix you...we will save you.'
~MC~MC~MC~
"Hello boys," Twilight purred as tendrils of black energy burst from her horn. Each twisted and turned like the head of a hydra, striking lab equipment and monitors. Nurses and doctors ran, only to be caught by the shadow tentacles and thrown across the room, knocked out cold. Several of the shadow snakes found the jars of white magic and Twilight let out a hiss of pain. Her horn flashed and she forced the tendrils to wrap around the jars, working through the agony as she tainted the magic.
The unicorn slowly rose to her feet, moaning in delight as one tentacle brought a jar to her. She stared at the now blackened magic before she smashed it against the floor, savoring the power as it drifted into her body.
"Yes...yes..." she murmured, feeling the fires burn bright once more. She savored the delicious energy like a dying man did his last meal.
After several long moments Twilight lowered her head and looked about at the carnage she had wrought. The nurses and doctors would live...they had only been following orders and she could not find it in herself to hate them. They had wanted to save her and had been misguided in their attempts. Why would she want white magic when shadows and darkness were so...yummy? It was like comparing a plain vanilla ice cream cone to a banana split.
"Hmmm...bored now," Twilight said with a giggle. Her horn flashed and all the broken equipment was repaired. The doctors and nurses were gently placed together to rest and Twilight favored them with a slight smile before turning to the doors, throwing them open with a spark of magic....
...revealing the stunned features of Spike.
"T-Twilight?"
The mare, for the briefest of moments, considered blasting him right then and there. But it was the tears in his eyes that stopped her short.
"I'm...I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you Twilight!" He ran to her, stopping just a foot away from her. He nervously played with his tail and a slight smile graced the unicorn's lips; Spike had always done that, even when he was a newborn. "Twilight?"
'He's lost too,' the little voice in her head whispered. 'He's been bullied and put down as well. He's never used me...I used him. I've treated him just like my 'friends' and 'family' treated me.' Twilight closed her eyes, physically pained by that thought. 'But I'm not like them...not any more.'
"Spike," Twilight whispered, using her magic to lift him up close. The baby dragon cringed, expecting to receive the same abuse the changeling queen had, but instead found himself wrapped in Twilight's forelegs. "Spike...I get it...you were just going along with what the others said...you were afraid to stand up for me."
"Twilight...I'm so sorry," Spike murmured.
"It's ok, Spike," Twilight whispered. "I forgive you." She set the baby dragon on the ground, blocking his view before he could see what had happened to the doctors and nurses. "Come on...I want to have some fun."
"Should we wait, let the princesses-"
Twilight sneered. "Yeah...not interested in dealing with them at the moment. I can get chewed out at any time." She brightened up so much that Spike questioned if he had seen the mask of hate that had flashed upon her features just a moment ago. "I want to go have some fun and not worry about anything else. I think I've earned that!"
"We...aren't going to the library, are we?" Spike asked nervously.
Twilight laughed, using her magic to place him on her back. "Nah...you know how you were always begging me to check out one of Canterlot's nightclubs? After the day I had, I think I need to cut loose. Let my mane down, get my freak on…"
Spike wanted to protest, but he remembered the promise he had made to Shining and quickly nodded his head. Besides…this is what he had wanted for so long: Twilight to stop being tense and just have fun. "Sure Twilight...sounds great!"
"Good!" Twilight said, enveloping them in a bubble of dark magic.
With a flash they were gone.
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First off, my thanks to Akmentop for serving as a pre-reader.
For those that haven't guessed, I love exploring the inner workings of the alicorns and immortals. I created an elaborate family tree for them in 'How Do You Shoot A Gun With Hooves?', and here I wanted to examine how the three interact and deal with the issues that now surround them. I wanted them to have a serious, frank talk, one that was painful but also filled with hope.
And then I had Twilight beat up some doctors.
People keep calling this an evil Twilight fic. I don't see Twilight as evil here. I see her as mad, angry, cutting loose...but not evil. And her interaction with Spike in this chapter and in chapters to come will show that. If you had to define her, i would say Twilight is an anti-hero with a screwed up moral compass. She is allowing her frustration to influence her and when normally she would feel bad about that she merely shrugs it off and stops pressing the issue.
Oh, and Luna's vision? Very important.
At some point, Luna was written as Luan. Might wanna fix that...
great chapter, though.
Ooh snap!
Loving this so far.
I actually don't consider this to be an evil Twilight fanfic and more of a...reharmonizing.
Keep in mind: Harmony isn't good or evil. It's balance. Homeostasis. And since Twilight has been so consumed with 'good' and 'right', she needs to reharmonize herself. Neither black nor white but...gray.
After all, that is what her name means. Balance. Light and Dark in eternal war but negating the other.
In a sense, she could be considered a personification of Equestria.
More, please!
And it's funny...so many consider chaos to be bad. But life is chaos. Order is death.
Cheers
GM
1342852 Sooo... No throat-slitting?
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He also wrote "tale" instead of "tail"(among other things). So what? Typos happen to the best of us.
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One, I'm only going to say this because you're trying to do somethin serious and, I thought, distance yourself from The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo. So, if that's true, you should avoid doing things like making obvious references to Spider-Man 2
Two, I think what you're going for is "chaotic-good", but you seem more "chaoti-neutral" in that Twilight has a very, "Fuck everyone else(except Spike)" attitude. Not nessecarily a bad thing.
Three, people may be viewing this as en "evil twilight" fic because there are some sadistic people in this fandom, but that's not helped by Twilight wallowing in dark, corrosive, corrupting magic and coropting other things that are supposed to be good.
Four...I totally understand your reasoning and it's very logical but using Cadance to calm Twilight down so they can talk rationally about everything sounds to me like a very bad idea. I assume you realize that and did that intentionally to set up further blow ups but...yeah. just commenting on that.
Five...cool story bro.
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You are very wise. That explanation was just beautiful.
Woah. I swear, each chapter is just as good as the one before it. I like the scene where it showed Celestia weeping. We usually only see the happy side of the Sun Princess, but this showed us a side that we never see from her...sadness and despair. Another thing, Twilight in the state she's in, cutting loose?!
That can't be good for Equestria. Eagerly awaiting the next chapter, and I'll see ya later when it comes out.
- Super-Brony12
1342980 For blood to flow, there must be flesh to contain it. For life to flourish, there must be death to keep it in check. The stars can only be seen in the dark.
Most people forget that harmony doesn't mean good. It just means balance.
If you actually consider it, being so close to the princess could actually cause this as the opposite would manifest within her, as it did within Luna.
...you're turning Twilight into NMM's spiritual successor, aren't you?
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I...?
I am but a mere reader.
Whatever do you mean?
1342993 - It definitely seems that way, from the 'voice' in her head, to the black smoky magic and all that. Yet... the author says it's not an 'Evil' Twilight fic. Not sure how he will resolve that later. Currently I can understand her simply having a mental break, the black magic probably doesn't help that, but I can see her going off and doing her own thing for awhile. That said, she's far more aggressive than she needs to be, vs innocent ponies too, which doesn't really fit well.
DAMMIT SPIKE!
1343079 You're missing one vital thing.
Dark doesn't mean evil. Perhaps Equestria needs a new darkness. Not one of chaos but perhaps one of order so some chaos can grow. Not bad chaos but...life-chaos.
Ahem,
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Very interesting chapter again, for an original and refreshing approach. I like the psychological-centered side of this storyI can't wait for the next part.
Also, there are plenty of other fics in which there is an evil Twilight and bloody/gory events. While some are well written, it's good to see one story who won't devolve into that.
At the end of the day.... TWILIGHT'S HEAD WILL EXPLODE!
1342993 Unless you consider balance to be good...?
Very good, as usual. I'm a sucker for a happy ending, though, so I hope she turns back into her old self at some point. It hurts to see her like this...poor Twi...
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Darkness does not mean evil. I posted a while ago the creed of the Gray Jedi, who, in the Star Wars Universe, believe that the Dark Side isn't evil...just used by evil people. Its like blaming a gun for a murder...the gun didn't choose to kill, the wielder did.
The same holds true for Twilight here...how she uses this dark magic will define her as evil or good, not the presence of it. The doctors and all the rest are making another mistake, trying to dictate what they believe is best.
More troubling would be the fact that, until Spike showed up, Twilight didn't have love in her heart anymore. But as we saw here, there is potential for her to feel it again.
This just gets better and better :3
- chaotic-neutral / lawful-evil twilight is awesome
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I feel as though Spike would be her last connection to the remaining "good" in her, and I predict that somewhere , in some chapter
Spike will have the decision of being with her, or against her (I prefer the first option)
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Kinda like how Riku (In the Kingdom Hearts series) uses Darkness to fight against evil (and he proves that darkness is not evil... just most users of it are)
i wonder what spikes reaction will be when twilight attacks some one else, seeing as this is a perfect set up for some pony to set twilght off
OH god, I LOVE these kinds of stories, I'm just having a hrad time find any hatred Twilight / Evil Twilight fics... But at the same time, those I find ARE AMAZING! Which in itself means that I am now in love with this fic
Damn, the three goddesses really had a very serioius talk and I just noticed now that Candence married a mortal pony....so in a hundard years or so he will be dead? Sucks for both of them
and also for some reason I was expecting Spike with wings to be the stallion but then I noticed that you said she looked at him vwith tender care and I was like "Twilight and Spike nare brother and sister in this fic...so no roamnce...awww" anyway, I image that the stallion will be a new villian or in Twilight's and Spike's case, ally...however one looks at it.
So Spike is now an anti-hero huh? or at least for now he's the only 'good' that Twilight has left....hoping that will change and he will embrace the darkness that his sister has....love anti-heroes but I wish for this fic to be changed slowly into a dark fic...this is going to be fun in ways one like my self would never thought of.....love it!
And why do I have a feeling thatCandence will be fighting Twilight in a few chapters? Mortal dark or natural pony verses the goddess of love....hmmmm......who will win?
Now all I need to see is Spike and Twilight smoking a cigar or something and my life for this story shall be complete.
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Whatever you do, hope you stick it to the others and have them reflect heavily on what they have done to their friend
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Well sure, she's not evil yet.
But if that vision comes true... that's pretty evil.
Wow, so Celestia now want to do everythink in her power to get rid of dark magic from Twilight, even if it mean doing stuff what would make Twilight hate her ( even more than she hate her at the moment ), but Twilight is happy to be new Twilight and will fight again everythink what will try to turn her back, so basicaly the harder they will try to help her, the harder they will hurt her and increase her hate, not a good move Celestia.
From what I see Twilight is happy to be Unicorn of darkness and all she want is to get some revange and be accepted as new Twilight, a Twilight what will kick back at those who want to use her, I think the best move would be to accept Twilight new form and try to get on her good side ( Spike is best example ), by fighting again darkness inside her, they will just increase it.
This looks like loss to loss scenario but new Twilight does not seems to be all that bad.
I m afraid that Celestia idea to take action will bite her back, she should just start from beging Twilight for forgiveness.
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Twilight getting her freak on
hmmm heros that are a bit chaotic but not truely evil ... I LIke
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You'd think that...but it depends on your side of the conflict. I mean, if you look at it from the side of Discord, Celestia and Luna were rebels trying to destroy everything he had created and set up a joyless world where everything was bland, boring and standard.
Rebellion can be a very good thing...from a certain point of view. You will find many of your beliefs easily become changed when viewed from different angles. When your father fell to the dark-
-oops, sorry, i began to channel Obi Wan there.
Spike you do realize that Twilight is not the pony she used to be right, just watch I guarantee that Twilight can't go 10 seconds without lashing out a pony she thinks hurt her or wants to push her around.
Also Twilight's dialogue reminds me of Melvin a.k.a Yami Marik from Yu-gi-oh Abridged, too bad there's probably not going to be a Twilight vs Locked Door scene cause that would be hilarious.
Twilight: I'm heading over to the dark side! (points over to the side of the hall absent of any light)
Celestia: Why would I bother lighting the whole palace?
Damn. The night club. I hope Twilight doesn't get hammered off her ass and decide to fuck somepony just for the experience. I've seen that happen before in fanfics with dark Twilight.
She might be twisted and very nearly evil, but getting piss drunk at the night club and screwing the first stallion she sees still seems out of character to me.
I can't help but hate Cadence's brand of magic, I just don't like the thought of forcing love on someone.
I hope it doesn't take.
AWWWWW SHIT. THINGS GUN GET BAD.
Seriously, no good can come from this.
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Good catch. I got those lyrics from a cover of The Talking Heads song and for some reason got them mixed up. Thank you
Great chapter who was that stallion in Luna's vision? What happen to the changelings? Will Discord play a part in this story? Looking forward to reading more and finding out everthing i want to know.
Oh Cadence, you really shouldn't hold back all of your resentment like that - we're already seeing what happens when you bottle too much of it up and the dam finally breaks
Black stripes?
Please Twilight, don't go emo!
On the other hoof, darkbubble teleport looks really cool in my imagination
Uh, great chapter, just like the last... all of them?
1343662 The sounds of revolt rose up, deafening the world...and then there came a shadow...no, a stallion with wings of broken glass...matching this dark queen in size and power. Twilight favored him with a brief look of tender care
The vision doesn't show evil. Unless the stallion with wings of broken glass Is an evil manifestation of the black magic. All it shows is a Revolt, doesn't say against who, or why, or where, or when. She is stronger, more darker and rough, but doesn't mean she can't be the hero. She could be the dark hero, taking things to the extreme and doing things that make the world a better place, even if her methods are down right sadistic and cruel. Like murdering teens that do drugs.
Evil? Well, I guess it all depends on your definition of evil. Anyone call someone else evil be it that they don't agree with their ideas or doing something they don't like. However, if Twilight goes down this path she truly will be alone as she thinks.
I am excited to see where this unrepressed Twilight fic goes. It's a twist that I've been looking for quite some time.
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anti-hero,sooooo....deadpool? but without the awesome crazyness
@ defender2222 : very nice story. more please. You're the writer, not me, but I would just love to toss out an idea. Perhaps at some point, twilight realizes that her anger and hatred wasn't wrong, but she shouldn't let it consume her either? Perhaps she can come to a point where she is able to recognize that there is no need to do anything bad to the ones who doubted her, but there's no need to do anything nice for them either. Twilight seems to be smart enough to know, that you never burn bridges, even if wrong has been done unto you. You don't cast stones at your enemies, but you don't bake them a pie either, you do your best to avoid future confrontation, because you never know if you might one day need to join forces with an old enemy, or may need something that only your enemy can offer. (even bitter enemies can still engage in trade, ex: twilight to celestia "celestia, you don't trust me, and I dont value you anymore, but I need your help with ....... and I can offer you ......" and response "while I hate that things are this way between us, I accept your offer")
@ giftedmonster : THIS! SO MUCH THIS! I completely agree with you, bro. I too align myself to the ideas of balance, and, in balance, no side is more or less valid than another. Order and chaos are both necessary. similar to how I believe that the best life, is a life on earth. a life in heaven is a utopia. Because you have no negativity to provide perspective on the positivity, I believe this utopia to be a dystopia in reality. Hell is a dystopia. Only a life on earth, where both good and evil co-exist, is a true utopia. My favorite phrase is "Achieve Balance!", to quote the void knights of a game known as runescape.
Erm, I tried to make my whole post size 10 (to make up for the fact that I rambled and wrote too much, but its only making the first bit size 10)
Hello. I am new to the site and about five months into the show itself. I seen every episode and eagerly await the new season. That being said. I love this story. It is so awesome and well thought out imho. I hear the character's voices as well as see how Twilight can go off the deep end. Well not off the deep end but lose some control. I honestly hope Spike stays with her as he is a good aid. Thank you again so very much.
I somehow managed to miss this chapter... Weird.
Twilight's dark magic reminds me a bit of the Darkness, which is awesome. And I love your reason for Chrysalis to act like a spoiled brat at the wedding preperations.
playing with his tale? shouldnt it be tail?
anyway this is actually good i thought it would just be a meh evil twilight killing stuff but damn this is good
How Do You Shoot A Gun With Hooves?' like this
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1363966 LOL!
Has anyone written a fanfic like that of Cadance and Shining in a military force?
Anyway, I'm curious about Luna's vision though I'm glad that Twilight still has her friendship with Spike.
1363966 true
man das deep i really enjoy this story. its going on my features list
Twilight here seriously reminds me of Black Lady from Sailor Moon.
Especially in her interactions with Spike. Luna-P=Spike
I am enjoying this much more than I thought I would~
Hmmm. *looks at clock* Meh. *grabs next chapter*
im glad that twilight didn´t Start goring everypony in sight, just said "screw them" and got the hell out of there...
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Now, I'll just get the Elements of Harmony out of the vault in case they try to use them on me. 
What's this? They changed it to a keypad? IMPOSSIBLE!
Wait, it's totally possible, what am I talking about.
NOOO! Curse you door! oh my gosh, what's happening to my face!
Twilight:
Much later...
Twilight: 9999
Accepted!
Twilight: YES!
please enter secondary password
Twilight:
but Cadence had been fed during her capture and thus had much of her regular strength.
Are you making this slightly AU, then? Cause in canon, she has a clearly starving appearance -- just a short trip away from 'emaciated'. That takes time to develop. Not hours.. Days.
"Hmmm...bored now," Twilight said with a giggle.
Twilight cast as Willow? I can almost.. almost believe that.
Let my mane down, get my freak on…"
.. As Faith? Not so much. Faith seems to me like someone who was born with nothing in life and came to believe that was what she deserved. Willow's a much better comparison. Scarily so, actually.