Night of the Blue Sun

by Key Strix

The Darkest Dusk

My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic

Night of the Blue Sun
By Key Strix

~This is a non-profit fan made story. All characters of MLP: FiM belong to Hasbro.~

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A constant sound of rumbling filled the air.

Twilight Sparkle fumbled blindly, too dizzy and numbed minded to take a stand upon all fours. She shook her head and blinked rapidly, doing her best to clear her vision, but the darkness that engulfed her vision was slow to fade. Before she could even see straight, a sharp pain from a vicious bite struck her fore-right leg seconds before a hoof connected with her chin. The force of the strike pushed her several sloppy footed paces back before tumbling over. Within a few short moments of laying on her back, her vision had finally cleared, letting her gaze upon the patches of black that cluttered the daytime sky of Canterlot.

That dull sound of rumbling quickly cleared into buzzing.

Her eyes widened as she heard the sounds of terrified screams that were mixed into the buzzing. Whatever cog that was knocked loose within her noggin started to turn again. This black mass that nearly covered Canterlot was an invasion with countless pairs of eyes, wings, and sharp teeth. The swarm had returned and a fight for the kingdom had begun once more. Or so she had thought for that brief moment. Her gaze traveled downward to realize that the situation was even worse. A trickle of blood trailed right between her eyes and down her snout as she looked upon an oncoming wave of changelings that she couldn’t number. She then realized it wasn't just a fight for Canterlot as it was also a fight for her very life. How she got into such a situation was just a blurred haze, likely brought by battle fatigue.

No, no, no! This is all wrong! Why are there so many of them!? How… how did this even happen!? Where is everypony!?

Twilight’s mind ran a mile a second to nowhere as she stumbled to stand against the swarm that slowly closed a full circle around her.

Focus, focus, focus!

She squinted at the devious smiles, trying to gather all the power she could muster into her horn for a spell to fend them off. Several harmless sparks popped from the tip but nothing else followed. The unicorn was fully spent but she didn’t stop trying. The sense loomed that if she did, this was going to be a fight that she would quickly lose. All the while she couldn’t help but close her eyes for focus while chanting, “this isn’t real! This isn’t happening! This… this-!”

“TWILIGHT!”

Her eyes shot open just in time to watch a small mass of the changelings explode, scattering them apart after Rainbow Dash smashed right through them. Her blazing speed hardly slowed as she swooped Twilight up into her arms to carry her from danger.

The tired unicorn rubbed the blood from her eyes and snout as she looked to Dash, who was injured in several areas, but ignored her pains as she fought to keep her flight straight and Twilight safe in her arms.

“As soon as I stop, take the bag!” Rainbow Dash shouted as she jutted into a hard turn to avoid another mass of changelings. Surprised by such a commanding tone, Twilight’s eyes trailed down Dash’s ruffled blue body, spotting the brown bag with its single strap slung around her shoulders.

“You take the bag and you run!” Dash further commanded, “use the tunnels to get out of here!”

“But-“

“No! There’s just too many of these things! You need to get yourself and the elements of harmony to safety! I’ll go find the others and we’ll meet up soon!”

Before Twilight could object, she was interrupted by Dash skidding to a stop on her hind legs. More of the swarm quickly closed in from behind. The pegasus threw the tower door open and dropped Twilight and the bag just beyond the other side, taking just a small moment to pause and look Twilight right in the eye. Dash was focused, alert, and clearly panicking. Eyes wild, breaths fast and sharp, Dash looked as if wanted to say something but was disrupted.

A familiar scream erupted clearly above the rest from the streets below.

“Rarity!” Dash’s ears perked as she snapped her sharp eyes from Twilight to outside the doorway. Without looking back, “I got this! Just lock the door and GO!” Were the last words aimed to Twi before the door was suddenly slammed shut, blocking off any view of Dash and the changelings that swooped in like birds of prey.

Against every thought that told her otherwise, Twilight swallowed deep and followed Dash’s instructions with a dive to the door. She heard the muffled sound of Dash calling something out before the lock clicked and the door was struck by a violent force. As rapid breaths passed her lips, she hoped repeatedly that Dash was safe, that she had escaped the clash that kept bashing at the locked door. Could even picture the teal mare swooping in to save Rarity about now… but the door was continuously thrashed with every strike hitting harder than the last. Snatching the bag and throwing it around herself, she hoofed it as fast as she could down the nearby spiral staircase with Dash’s plan still running through her mind.

Dash’s plan?

Twilight was baffled at such a thought along with many others that raced within her mind, faster than she could sprint down the steps. At least Dash had one as where Twilight… could hardly think at all as her thoughts had kept branching from focusing. The very idea of being without a plan of her own pushed down a deeper sense of fear that was already buried in confusion of the chaotic moment. But that fear was soon rivaled by the sight of more changelings flooding up the steps below her. Her path was blocked and she was in no condition to fight past them. The tunnels were no longer an option. Having skid into her stop, Twilight nearly slid the rest of the way down the steps into the dark clutter but managed her footing and turned tail to charge her way back up the steps.

She did her best to ignore her many bodily pains and the stabbing thoughts that she was being eased into a trap by the screeching mass that stayed hot on her trail. Something about their shrills alone felt more violent than ever before, planting terrifying images in her mind that kept her running at full speed. Eyes ahead with no intention of looking back, Twilight begrudgingly realized that she was nearly out of stairs to climb and once she reached the very top she came to a dead stop. She looked up with eyes full of fear as her blood ran cold.

A dark gangling creature towered over her. Its surface black as tar and its limbs riddled with holes. Its shiny bug like wings stretched as did its fang equipped smile, proudly displaying a sickeningly dark grin.

“Chr-Chrysalis!” Twilight choked out.

There was a pause of silence between the two. Twilight didn’t even need to look back to know that the chasing swarm had halted at the sight of their ruler and even quieted down.

“Queen… Chrysalis.” She corrected the pony with that chilling echoing voice as she stepped forward, placing herself only a foot away, with her head held high above the terrified Twilight. “But you and the rest of the world will soon learn that well enough.” Her black hoof slowly lifted from the ground and was placed to unicorn’s cheek, slowly easing over it in a severely unsettling manner that chilled Twilight to the bone.

She couldn’t move. Was it from the exhausting amount of running? The injuries that littered her from head to tail? Or was she stunned by the massive weight of fear that cluttered her anxiety stricken mind? Whatever it was, it allowed Chrysalis to trace her cheek with a gentle hoof all while Twi locked her wide-eyed stare into those green eyes, trying to see what sick thoughts were behind them.

“Oh my. Is this all too much for you to take?” Chrysalis briefly faked sympathy with a smile as she taunted, “the very feeling in the air of what’s to come this day?” A mocking tilt of her head was added. “It is, isn’t it? It's because deep down, I think you know that thrones, like the one here in Canterlot, are meant for queens. Not weak pretty princesses.” That grin slipped back in as she relished in her own slowly spoken words, “can even see it in those eyes that you know it’s true. I bet you can already imagine the future I have planned... once I take what’s mine. A future that, this time, you cannot stop. However…” there was yet another long pause as she kept caressing Twilight’s cheek with that tender hoof, “if you want to actually witness any future at all,” Twilight took a good shot of the swarm queen’s raw breath as she had leaned in nose to nose with the small pony and stated as clearly as she could, “give... me... the bag.”

The very idea hurt Twilight. Not just of handing the elements over, but the fact that, for a brief moment, she actually thought it over. It turned her stomach and at the pit of it, the small unicorn found the will to swallow her petrified terror and quickly wrapped her limbs around the bag, pulling it as close as possible “No.” She stated with a deep tone that came to a near growl.

“Heh. Very well then. We’ll do this the fun way.”

Before Twilight could register the idea to actually move away and give chase yet again, she was stopped cold by the hoof that touched her cheek. It ruptured with a powerful force that was followed by the feeling of being stung by an invisible wasp. Twilight’s side connected with the cold, pearl white tiled floor. She tried to plant a front hoof to the floor and push herself back up, but soon found the ground to be out of reach.

Chrysalis bared her fangs once again with a proud grin as she watched the defenseless unicorn being lifted by a dark aura generated by her own twisted black horn. She just watched the purple mane mare struggle, its own horn poorly spouting shots of magic that quickly withered away. “Too tired to even defend yourself from a simple levitation spell? In that case, you might want to put that look of fear back on your face.” She chuckled, “besides, it makes you look much tastier.”

Twilight wanted to make a verbal counter, but the wind was stolen from her lungs by a loud yelp of pain as she was slammed back first into a thick white stone wall. Even from the shock of being thrashed so harshly, Twilight still held the bag with all her might. Eyes slowly opened to focus upon Chrysalis, Twilight took notice that the changelings had started to swarm the room to watch the show.

“It's a good thing your friend brought you straight here. Feeling rather famished from just watching such a glorious battle." She batted an eye to an open door that led to a small balcony "Think I could really use a snack before the main course finds its way to me. Dine on her most loyal subject before the princess herself. I don't think it possible for there to be a better appetizer.” Another wall was harshly slammed upon as Chrysalis continued, “and this time? No more shields to cut me off.”

Shining Armor!?

Twilight’s eyes went wide as her ravaged thoughts tried to collect on whatever info she could remember on where he had went. Nothing. The window only a foot away rattled loudly as she was struck the wall again with rib shattering force. Her cry of pain could easily be heard from beyond the thick stone.

“Ohhhh…” Chrysalis raised her chin high and shuddered, clearly savoring the sound and emotional energy that pulsed around her. “Now that was delightful!” She slowly pulled the broken Pony her way, taking notice of the tight grip that was still around the bag.

Twilight was hanging onto her last hope. Her thoughts may have been hazy, but she could still remember every face of every pony and dragon that she would be letting down if she had let go. It gave her strength, but her arms started to weaken against her strong will. More changelings pushed their way into the room. Nearly all of them swirling within it like a black hurricane.

“Just let it go. It’s that simple,” Chrysalis urged with a rather soft tone as Twilight helplessly drifted closer and closer. “Do so and I just might let your friends live.”

Hearing those words, Twilight couldn’t help but freeze up as if her heart stopped and time came to a near standstill. She looked into Chrysalis’s sharp eyes, noticing the corners on her lips spreading once more into a sick smile. “Then again, you have such a nice blood curling scream for a pretty girl.” Twilight felt like gravity rubber banded from all around her body right before she was flung away from the tall grinning changeling. In that very brief moment, as she soared away, sight was caught of a bright flash that coated the room.

Before Chrysalis could fully turn her attention to the source, Twilight witnessed a familiar beam of magic blast the Queen across the room. But it was too late to stop Twilight who was in full motion and due to the disruption of the Queen's levitation spell, the unicorn was misdirected from striking a wall. She instead, smashed through the stained glass window. Various cuts dug in but were ignored by the excitement of catching but a glimpse of a white wing, a white horn, and long mane of multicolored hair. The rest was blocked out by the frame and broken shards of the window.

Celestia…

Twilight wanted to smile but couldn't as the rest of the image was quickly blocked out by the swirling swarm. Gravity then took its full effect and pulled Twilight downward with raining shards of multicolored glass following in her path. Wild winds whipped around her body and blood once again trickled down her brow to the side of her muzzle as she plummeted. She didn't need to look to know that it was a long way down.

Help me…

She wanted to scream her plea with all her might, but all she could do was watch her flowing tears and broken shards of glass that trail behind as they shimmered in the sunlight. Once an audible blast shook the tower, the feeling further sank in that the princess was being stalled. That this was it, the last stop, and Celestia wasn't coming to her aid. Eyes closed. Memories flooded. Throat swelled. Chest tightened. She was struck down.

However, her landing was softer than expected. Grass? was her first thought. But the surface was too sleek and warm. Able to feel such past her pain numbed body, the thought slowly emerged that she wasn't dead just yet, but her energy was gone. Struggling with the heavy weighted of her eyelids, she gazed around long enough to see through her tear and blood blurred vision, desperately wanting to know who had saved her. Rainbow Dash? No. The fur coat and wings were too dark. Once the name came to her, she felt as if she could let her eyes rest with only a single thought of comfort. The words even passed her lips before sleep overtook her weary mind. “Luna…”

The sound of buzzing faded. The tower violently rumbled once more.

Author's Note:

-This is actually a slightly better edited version of the first chapter. No other chapters have been touched, so be very wary when proceeding onward.

-The ending here is actually a based on the youtube video 'Friendship Was Magic' which is a tribute to Cowboy Bebop, one of my other favorite animated shows.

Comments

[Regidar]

Oh my feels.

[Key Strix]

Coming across a problem right now. No matter how many times I try to save, the story isn't showing up in the chapter. At least not for me. I don't know if anyone else can see it.

*EDIT*

All is fixed it seems!

[Blaze Spectrum]

1774206 I want to read it but the technical difficulties won't allow.

Well, I won't edit until it's fixed. Judging by the complaints of it on Knighty's comment's I'm sure it'll be soon.

Automatic thumb up and favourite.

[Key Strix]

1774674
Eeeyup! Editing is a bit of a trap right now! But when it's done... I swear by Odin's Celestia's beard that I will have earned that star and thumb!

[Blaze Spectrum]

1774795

YES!

THE EDITING IS BACK.

YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: I tried editing and it failed. It stated the bug is still on the loose.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[Lightning Cloud]

this is intresting i think i want more