> Rebuilding the Dark BrotherHood
>  by mineturtal247
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> The Letter
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A nice sunset fell over Fluttershy cottage. Fluttershy left her front door open to let in the cool breeze of the soon to be night in Equestria.

Fluttershy was in her home sitting on her couch reading a book on how to fix a broken eagles wings when she felt something tapping against her back hooves.

She moved her head away from the book to see who was trying to get her attention.

There was a little black rabbit that was as dark as night staring back at her with a piece of rolled up paper in its mouth. Fluttershy reach out with her right front hoof and grabbed the rolled up paper from the little rabbit. Fluttershy said her thanks and gave it a small pat on the head".

With the paper gone, the little rabbit bounce of the couch ran out the front door out into the wilds from where it came.

Fluttershy got up from her comfy couch she walk up to a flight of stairs that lead her to her bed room. She then proceeded to walk over to her bookshelf. She placed a hoof on one of the books and pulled the book out. The book shelf slid outward, then slid to the left witch reveled a secret passage to a hidden room.

Fluttershy walk into the secret room, lighting a torch with a box of matches that were place on a small table on the right side of the hidden passage.  She continued to walk until she reach a wooden door that look like it was starting to rot away from the years it had been there. Fluttershy opened the door with a loud "creak" coming from it. When she opened the door, she started to walk into a to a large, open room. "Sanctuary" she thought to herself.

The sanctuary was very large. At least a small group of ponies will be able to walk around freely without bumping into each other. There were a few tables in the far corner of the room, a red carpet laid across the middle, and torches on the support pillars lighting the sanctuary up.

From what she could see, there were three large doors one on the left next to a bookshelf, one on the right side that had a sign hanging above it that side "armory", and then the one door that where the red carpet ended at. The door showed age that it had not been disturbed for years. A sign hung from the door that read "barracks". "It's been a long time since any pony been in that room" thought Fluttershy as she turn right to enter the armory room.

Fluttershy opened the door to the armory. The armory was a small room no bigger than her bedroom in her house. The armory had four crossbows on racks on the left side of the wall. Under the racks were arrows for the crossbows.

On the right side there were six manikin's in full armor. The armor was black with red on each sleeve.  The hood was black with a red mask that covers the pony face from being recognize by any pony.

Fluttershy took the letter she been holding and opened it and started reading. It was hard to make out due to the fact that the writing was done by a rabbit's paws not the best, but it was still readable.

The black sacrament has been preformed. Go to sweet apple acres, talk to granny smith.

Fluttershy sighed. "This was not going to be easy," she thought to herself.

"Granny Smith would remember my voice," Fluttershy said out loud to her self. She then began to think on how she was going to hide her voice from Granny Smith. She sighed, thinking of nothing. She was just going to have to do the boring nod and shake your head in response to the old mare.

She took one last look at the letter before placing it on a table.

She then walked to a manikin and took the armor from it, and put it on.

She grab a crossbow and quiver of arrows from the rack. Next she went to a display case that was next to the manikin that she took the armor from. She opened up the case she grab to daggers.

The daggers were curved with a sharpen point at the end, the handle was short; no longer then the palm of her hoof. She then place them in holsters that the suit of armor had on them and walked out of the armory door.

She turn to a wall that looked a little out of place. It was nicer looking than all of the other walls in the sanctuary. She placed a hoof in the middle of the wall pushing it inward to reveal a ladder going up. She then climbed the ladder up. When she reach the top, she place her left hoof on a symbol of horse shoe with a circle around it.

She pushed the object to her left, moving it. She poke her head out from where she was at. She stared to climb out and looked around to see if anypony notice her. When she was sure that nopony seen her, she climbed out of the hole she was in. It was dark out, but the stars and moon were out as well, letting her know that many of her animals were asleep, as would be the town she will heading to in order to meet her contractor. She then move the fake rock that was use to hide the hidden passage back into place. She could see her cottage. It was not that far away but that was the idea in case. If she had to make a quick getaway, or needed to get home faster, she would just use the hidden passage's between her cottage and the small lake that was nearby along many well hidden area in the Everfree Forest.

She started walking on the trail to sweet apple acres she knows that she would have to go by Ponyville to get there, but by now every pony was asleep in the peaceful town.

"The contract of Sweet Apple acres is about to begin," Fluttershy thought to herself as she continued to walk down the path to Ponyville, soon to arrive at Sweet Apple Acres.

> contract of sweet Apple acres 
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Granny Smith sat on her porch, rocking in her chair. She was staring at the full moon that hung over Sweet Apple Acres.She was in deep thought of what she had done today.
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Just fourteen hours before, she went to the old graveyard in Ponyville and dug up an old grave for the bones she needed for the ritual to summon a child of the night and death. She then went into Everfree Forest to look for a small animal to trap for the origins for the skeleton. She spotted a small raccoon wandering the woods and decided he would do. She set a trap with old apple cores to lure the small critter. When the raccoon fell for the trap it tried to fight back by hissing, scratching, trying to bite her every chance it could get. She had had about enough attitude from the little critter and crushed his skull with her right front hoof.

She blocked out the memory of what she had done to the poor thing in the woods with a knife. His organs were needed for a better purpose than digesting food from a trashcan.

Just before dusk, she went into the barn and closed the door, making sure no pony would see her preforming the ritual. She took out a small black book from her purse.

Granny Smith opened up the book to the page she had marked down and began the chant to summon the assassin.

"Sweet mother, sweet mother, send your child onto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized by blood and fear." She said it a few more times, hoping a child of the night would come to her. When nothing continued to happen, she gave up.

She put the small black book away and gathered the bones and roses she had used for the ritual. She trotted off to an area where there was a big hole in the ground. "It's a good thing Big Mac pulled that dead apple tree out today," she thought to herself as she set the objects in the hole. She walk back to the barn grabbed a shovel stared to cover the hole up.

When she was finished, she patted down the dirt to make it blend in with the rest of the environment. She placed a hoof on her forehead to remove the sweat. "I'm too old to be doing this sorta thing," she thought to herself.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something move. she looked to see what it was. It was just a little black rabbit with something in it's mouth. It dash out of Sweet Apple Acres before she could take what ever the little rabbit had in its mouth.

Granny just shook her head thinking "What's a rabbit like that was doing here?" she brush it off and started walking back to her house to have a nice nap in her chair.

Granny smith awoke from her nap when she heard a disturbance near her. The disturbance sound like somepony clearing their throat right behind her. She turn to see a mare in a black and red armor with a hooded mask, a crossbow and a quiver of arrows on her back, and finally, two daggers on her chest.

"Don't go sneaking up on an old mare like me ya hear!" Granny said with a bite of fright in her voice.

The mare nodded in response.

This gave granny a chill down her spine. "We'll I guess ya here cause I... summoned ya right"? Granny said, remembering what she had done hours ago.

The mare just nodded.

"You don't talk much,do ya?" granny ask. The mare just nodded in response.

"Well then yongan,I don't know why you do this for a living and I don't care. I just don't see anypony doing this sorta thing!" Granny said. The mare just shrugged in response to Granny's question.

"We'll then I guess I... I don't know how to say this at all, but I want you to take care off two stallions called Flim and Flam, I want them gone forever ya hear?!"

The mare nodded.  Granny gave a sigh of relief. "Look, just get rid of them will ya! They have a workshop near the Everfree forest south of Ponyville. That's all I know."

The mare just nodded and started walking out of Sweet Apple Acres, heading south of Ponyville toward the Everfree forest to take out Flim and Flam.
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"Well, brother of mine, what do you think of these ideas for our new invention?" Flim asked Flam as they where looking at a blueprint of their new cider machine. "Well Flim, I have to say, it's a great idea! Better than the Cyder-6000!" Flam said with a great big smile on his face.

"Right, brother! First thing tomorrow we'll get the parts we need. We'll scrap Cyder-6000, like the hose, the headlights and the wheels", Flim said with joy in his voice.

"Yes, we will discuss more later and have our revenge of destroying the Apple family market once and for all!" Flam said with an evil grin on his face.

Both brothers wanted to get revenge on the Apple family for running them out of town and destroying Cyder-6000, even though it had actually been their fault, but they considered the apple family to be at fault for their misfortune. If the Apple family had just accepted their offer before, none of this would have happen and they would be swimming in bits. They would not be out here in this run down workshop living off lettuce and berries for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day of the week for the last two months. They had heard that some of the berries that grew here made ponies sick. Flam did not trust the berries, so he never ate them, but Flim always puts the berries on his plate.

"One day he's going to get sick from them" Flam thought to himself. His thoughts were cut short by a grumbling noise from his stomach. The thought of food made him hungry.

"Hungry, brother?" ask Flim.

"As a matter of fact Flim, I am. Let's go to the shop and get our dinner ready."

With that, the brothers walked to their workshop. The shop itself was not that big. It was as big as the barn in Sweet Apple Acres, but not as wide. There was a pile of wood in a corner next to a trash can with a rolled up paper of old plans. They had failed horribly. In the middle of the floor were two sleeping bags that they would use to sleep in for the shop. They didn't have a proper bed and they could not afford one.

Flim sat down while Flam grabbed two cups of cider from a window next to their table.  He gave one to Flim. He then sat down in his seat began eating his lettuce and berries. He and flam started a conversation about their plan for their new invention.

Flim took a sip of his cider. Once in a while he nodded his head while listing to his brother, but suddenly when he felt something hitting him hard in the gut, making him groan in pain. He then shot up and yelled "OH BUCK"! at the top of his lungs and ran to an outhouse outside of the shop.  He closed the door and locked it.

Flam was worried at first, but then he stared laughing when his brother bolted for the outhouse, knowing what has happen when he stared eating the berries. Flam started to walk out of the shop. Tears were coming down from his eyes by how hard he was laughing.

"Well brother, I hope you have learned your lesson about those berries. Did I not say they will give you the trots if you stared eating them? It was only a matter of time before they finally got you."

Flam was about to say more when an arrow pierce his throat, cutting his jugular. He try to scream and warn his brother, but he was losing focus as well as blood. He fell to his knees. He tried to call for help from his brother, but he only fell to his side. His vision started fade. The last thing he saw was a mare in black and red armor walk up to him. "Sleep my child. Go, be with Sithis in the void." His vision finally darkened and his last thoughts were of the mare and her voice. It seemed so familiar. There was darkness after that.

(An hour before the death of Flam)

Fluttershy picked up her pace. She wanted to get this contract done soon. She hated being out at night, but that was what she had been trained to do. She was a child of the darkness. A smile crept on her face. "Love the night. It's your only friend. It will protect you, keep you alive. It is your only true friend, your true family." These were the words that her mentor had spoken to her.

She remembered the pain she had went through, the spirit breaking punishment of her teachers calling her names. "Not worthy of being called a child of Sithis, too soft, you'll be dead by tomorrow, you little filth."

But each time they insulted her, she would proved them wrong by completing their task, doing what she was told, never stopping for anything. She press on until she broke down crying, unable to move. But thanks to her mentor's harsh punishments, training and insulting vocabulary, she prove them wrong. At the end of the day, when she had finished training, they would tell her she did a great job today. She would come home and go to bed tired, worn out, and still hurt from all the yelling and training that they forced upon her at such a young age.

Her thoughts were interrupted by talking. She stop running and crouched behind a tree to listen to the voices. They were stallion voices. "This must be them," Fluttershy decided to move into a better spot behind a bush. She looked over the bush to see Flim and Flam taking to each other.

They were discussing a plan of their new invention that they were going to build. They started talking about how they were going to ruin the Apple family business for good, getting their revenge once and for all.

Fluttershy was a bit upset at this. They were going to ruin Applejack and her family, and this was something Fluttershy would not stand for. She followed the brothers till she came to a bush with berries on it. She hid there for a bite when she noticed a window with two ciders in it. She looked at the berries, then back to the window. An idea came to her. She grab a few berries and snuck up to the window. She smashed the berries together, letting their juices fall into one of the cider cups.

She crouched down and moved away from the window, listening as the brothers came into their shop. They were talking about their plan and how they were sure that, this time, it was going to work. one of them grabbed the cups and went to go sit down for his meal. Twenty minutes later, she heard groaning of pain, then a loud "OH BUCK", and finally, running and a slamming of a door, as well as laughter that continued to come from the workshop.

Fluttershy pushed herself against the wall and slowly moved to the right side of the shop. She could still hear laughter from one of the brothers, but he was starting to catch his breath and speak. "Well brother, I hope you have learned your lesson about those berries. Did I not say they will give you the trots if you stared eating them? It was only a matter of time before they finally got you."

Fluttershy took out her crossbow and placed an arrow inside it. She took aim at the brother's neck, then fired.

The arrow met its target, piercing his neck. He let out a "gurgle" as he try to get help from his brother, but to no avail.

"His jugular was cut. He's bleeding out. By now, there is now hope for him." Fluttershy thought to her self. She walk up to the dying Flam. He look at her with fear and strained to ask "why?"  Fluttershy looked into his eyes, then knelt down, putting her muzzle near his ear. She started giving him his last rights. "Sleep my child. Go, be with Sithis in the void. Your brother will be there soon to greet you." This was all she said before dragging his corpse to a bush for the next phase of her plan.
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"Well brother, I guess you were right about those berries. They are a pretty nasty bunch. No more for me, I can tell you that much." said Flim.

Flim was walking out of the outhouse and feeling much better then before.

When he did not get a response from his brother, Flim stared to head back to the shop to see if his brother had went to sleep when he heard a rustling noise from a bush that was nearby. He turn to the sound and started speaking. "Flam, is that you? You know I hate being scared, so come out and stop being silly!" There was no response.

Flim started walking toward the bush, getting more nervous by the second. His heart started pumping quicker as he walked up to the bush.

He look over its hedges and his heart stopped.

Flam was staring at his brother's corpse. There was an arrow sticking out of his neck, and a pool of his blood surrounding his head.

Flam's mind was racing, trying to accept that his brother was dead while his brain was screaming "RUN! GET THE HAY OUT OF HERE!" Flim turned to run, but was stop when he felt something hit his chest. He look down to see a dagger sticking out of his chest. He looked to see who it was that had done such an act and saw a mare in black and red armor with a red mask covering her face.

Suddenly a sharp pain came from his neck. He put a hoof up to feel it. It was warm and wet. He looked and discovered that it was his own blood.  He tried to scream, but only a "gurgle" came out and more blood came gushing from his wound.

He fell to his knees, then to his side. The mare spoke to him. "Sleep my child. Go, be with Sithis in the void. You will meet your brother there." She said this calmly and with a soothing voice that should not belong to such a being that had just killed him and his brother, and yet he felt that he knew the voice from somewhere, as though they had met before, but he couldn't put his hoof on it. His eyes grew heavier and heavier till they closed, now and forever. There was only darkness after that.

Fluttershy took the dagger out of Flam's chest and cleaned it off on her armor. She then placed it back in its holster. She grabbed Flam's body and started moving it deeper into the woods, where she found a good spot to dump the body. She went back for Flim's corpse and started dragging it to his brother's side, where she left them.

"Timber wolves will catch the scent of the bodies and destroy the evidence when they feast on them," she thought.

Fluttershy started walking away when she stopped. "Silly me, I forgot the arrow." She went back to Flam's corpse and pulled the arrow out of his throat and cleaned it. She placed it back in the quiver and started her journey back to Sweet Apple Acres.

Fluttershy started walking to Sweet apple when something caught her eye.

She stopped as she came upon the blueprints that Flim and Flam had made for their new machine. It looked like their old one, but with a bigger tank to hold more cider. There was nothing new except for that one change and the fact they where going to call it the "Super Cider Squishier-9000". Fluttershy rolled the blueprint up and walked into the shop. There was a candle burning on the table where brothers had been eating at. She placed one part of the blueprint in the candle flame and watched as the bottom went up in flames. She walked outside and placed it on the ground and watched the blueprint burn to ash. She then blew on the ash pile, scattering the pieces into the night.

Granny Smith was sleeping in her rocking chair outside with a blanket over her to protect her from the cold of the night. She refused to go inside. She wanted to wait for the assassin that she had hired, eagerly waiting to hear if the horrible deed had been done.

She was tapped on the shoulder a few times and woke up. "Wha, who's there what do you... OH, it's you!" Granny said with a bit of confusion as she tried to remember why an armored mare would wake her up. "I take it that the deed is done?" she ask the armored mare.

The mare nod in approval.

"Well I guess I have ta pay ya now, Hmmm." Granny Smith reached into her purse and pulled out a large bag of bits.

"There's about two-hundred bit's in there. I hope it's enough," Granny said as she handed the bits to Fluttershy. Fluttershy nodded in approval, then turned around and started walking home.

Granny couldn't put a hoof on it, but the mare seemed familiar somehow, as though she knew her. "Oh well, back to bed." She lifted herself off of her chair and made her way into the house where she would soon sleep a dreamless sleep.

Fluttershy had made it back home. She pushed the fake rock out of place and climbed down the ladder, but not before pulling the fake rock back into place.

She closed the fake wall that lead to the ladder to the sanctuary. She then went to the armory room and took off her armor. She placed the crossbow and arrows back into the racks. She went to a grind stone to sharpen the daggers, and when she was satisfied that the daggers were sharp enough, she put the daggers back into the display case and closed the lid. Finally, she walked out of the armory door and went back to her room.

Once she was in her room, she closed the bookcase, hearing a satisfying locking sound. She crawled into her bed and placed her head on the soft pillow and went to sleep, dreaming of small bunnies and other fluffy animals.
> Recruiting
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(Two months have pass sense the contract of sweet apple acres.)

Fluttershy was at home and siting on her couch, looking over a news article on her latest contract. The article was based on the death of a corrupted royal guard captain in Canterlot.

The contract was placed on him for aiding a small socialist group known as "the red hoof movement". They wanted to dethrone both princesses and establish a communist government in Equestria, but they lacked the numbers, the arms, and support to even be a problem for the royal guard. With the support of the corrupted captain they had the means to arm themselves, a source of names of prisoners that would be useful to their cause, as well as locations of prisoner transport wagons that were not heavily guarded. Their numbers would reach a high enough amount to start a small rebellion in Stalingrad, where their headquarters was located.

Fluttershy knew that she had been getting a bit sloppy lately, and this last contract showed proof. The contract was to kill the target when he was arriving for a meeting with arms for the group. Fluttershy had received her directions from the pony who had given her the contract as well as a map to find the hideout in Canterlot.

Her mission was to make sure that evidence of his involvement got out and that he ended up dead. All was going well. The target was arriving at the meeting with a letter from the group, which detailed where to meet them and deliver the goods.

When she was spotted by a patrol of royal guards who had witnessed her placing an arrow through the captain's head, the guards gave chase. Before they could catch her, Fluttershy made sure that the guard patrol could find the letter of the captain's involvement by dropping the letter that he had been carrying. She ran as fast as she could, taking a glance back to see if a guard found the letter. She was satisfied when one of the guards pick it up.

She was glad that at least one of them had found the letter, but now it was the time to get out of there. She gave them the slip in an alleyway by moving into the shadows and hiding behind a dumpster that the guards never bothered to look towards. When news got out that the murderer had gotten away by hiding in the shadows of an alleyway, the locals in Canterlot took to calling her the "shadow mare". "Such a cute name," she thought.

Later on, the press printed about the "shadow mare". Her armor had had a part in giving her the name, as most of her it was black, as well as the fact that she carried out her contracts in the dead of night.

Fluttershy was glad that she was not caught in Canterlot. She had come too close to being caught too many times during these last few contracts.

She rubbed her tired eyes, thinking to herself that it had been a long time since she had had any sleep.  About two days of sleep had been lost due to the contracts that had been coming in from all over Equestria. She had to turn down helping her friends with projects that they need her for, all because of the contracts.

Her friends had begun to worry about her. They were started to ask questions like "Why cant you help out? Have you got any sleep lately? You look you have not slept in days. You promise to help me get rid of the vermin on the farm?" or "Why can't you watch me do some super sweet moves, Fluttershy?"

She always told them that it was because she needed to help her animal friends that were out of town or that she was trying to find a new place to migrate to, or even saying that she needed to make a trip to pick up supplies that Ponyville did not have for certain animals that seem to work quite a lot. She also had to come up with a story about an eagle and a falcon fighting over territory and that it had dragged on all night until she came up with a way to have both animals reach an agreement on who owns which tree and hunting grounds and that they did not need to cross the other's path or go into their territory.

Fluttershy had become lost in her train of thought when she felt something "taping" on her right back hoof. She looked to see the black rabbit with three new contracts in his mouth.

It placed them down next to her hooves and dashed off into the woods to continue to do what ever it did when it was not delivering contracts to her.

She let out a sigh of frustration as she picked up the contracts and read them over. One contract was about a slave trading diamond dog, another one was a griffin mercenary, and the last one was a pony who was a con artist that cause a lot of trouble in Manhattan over the years.

Fluttershy placed her front hooves on her face and sighed in frustration. "AAAAAH! I CAN'T DO THIS ANY MORE,THERE'S JUST TOO MANY CONTRACTS!" I'm just one mare I can only do so many contracts at a time!"

She felt angry. There was just so much to do and no time to do it all. "I can't do all of this right now without drawing attention to my self. I need help," she thought to herself. For a long time. she just wished that this had never come into her life. She wished that when she had been a filly that she had had a regular life like the rest of the fillies in flight school. Just a regular family with no secrets in their lives and no making up stories to explain to her friends why she could not come over or go play after school.

That's when a idea hit her. "Fillies! That's it!" she said excitedly. She got up from her couch and trotted to her room. She went up to the bookshelf and started looking for a particular book on "indoctrination and brain washing". When she found it, she started flipping through pages until she found the page on fillies. How to indoctrinate a filly part one: Fillies more easily accept indoctrination with the right push and have a weaker mental breaking point. The young mind is more susceptible to any form of indoctrination as long as you are aware of their certain psychological breaking point, and then use that knowledge to your advantage.

She continued to read until she found the information that she wanted. She closed the book and placed it back in place. She then went back down stairs. She walked up to the three contracts that were laying on the table, looked over them again and smiled.

Fluttershy had a plan a perfect plan. She would capture the three targets and bring them back to her sanctuary to use them for future indoctrination purposes. She was in deep thought when she heard a knock on her door, taking her out of her thoughts. She trotted up the door opened it to see Derpy standing on the other side.

"Hi Derpy," said Fluttershy.

"Hey Fluttershy,how are you this mourning?" ask Derpy.

"I'm well. Is there something I can help you with?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, not really. I was delivering your mail when I... broke your chicken coop. I'm so sorry Fluttershy."

"Huh?" Fluttershy was confused. She took a step out side to see her chicken coop had been completely destroyed.

"I'm so sorry Fluttershy, I will fix it, I promises I-" she was cut off by Fluttershy telling her "It's alright, I have been meaning to fix it anyways."

Derpy was confused at Fluttershy. She had broke something that belonged to Fluttershy and she was fine with it? "Well, at least she's not mad at me," Derpy thought to herself.

"Are you sure?" Derpy asked.

"It's alright Derpy, I can fix it. I needed something do. I have had nothing to do at all today," Fluttershy said, lying to the other mare.

"Well, okay," Derpy said while scratching the back of her neck. "I better get going then, I have a lot of mail to delver today. I'm really sorry about your coop though, Fluttershy"

"Ok" is shorthand.  The full word is spelled "okay", so that is what you should use for your stories.  "Tho" is also shorthand.  You should use "though" (not to be confused with "through").

"It's alright Derpy, go deliver your mail. I will fix this."

As Fluttershy watched Derpy fly away, another idea came to her head. "This will work just fine, just fine indeed." She smiled at the idea that was forming in her head. but then something came up, something that she had overlooked. Who was she going to indoctrinate?

She started to wonder if she could use Scootaloo, but her friends would want to come and help her. She thought about the other fillies, but they didn't really know her, and that would draw a lot of unnecessary attention.

"Who can I take for a day back to my place to help me fix this chicken coop? It has to be someone I know, someone close friend's with and won't ask questions, but who?

"What if... what if it was not a pony, but someone else like... like a baby dragon."  "SPIKE!" The name shot through her mind.

"Yes spike will do, he's a child, male, able to withstand more training and punishment, he will do just fine." Fluttershy had a wicked smile on her face, as her plan was coming together quite nicely .

"This is good very good indeed" she thought to herself as she went back into her house. She went up her stairs, heading to the book shelf that lead to the Sanctuary. She opened the secret door and headed inside, thinking of how to foalnap her contracts for her plan. The bookshelf closed behind her, hiding her away with her thoughts of having a recruit to help her with the contracts.

"This is going to be great!" she thought to herself as she was opening the door to the armory room.
> a bad day 
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Spike was having a good morning. He had woken up, got out of bed and headed to the kitchen to make some breakfast. That was, until he stubbed his little toe on the edge of his bedroom door. Whining about the pain, he started hopping on one foot, holding the damaged toe with both hands.

He was too busy dealing with the pain to notice a book that was left out by the staircase until it was too late. He slipped on the book, falling backwards down the stairs and tumbled to the bottom.

When he reached the bottom, Spike was in a daze from the fall. The room was spinning, making him feel uneasy. With a groan of pain, he picked himself up and placed a hand on his head to help stop the spinning, and placed his other hand on a bookshelf for support.

A sudden "creak" came from the bookshelf. Spike forget about the pain when he noticed the bookshelf starting to fall back words.

Spike reached out to try to grab ahold of the bookshelf, but it was too late. The bookshelf fell backwards into another one, and then that one fell on to the next one behind that. This resulted in a domino effect, knocking over every bookshelf in the library.

When the last of the bookshelf finally fell, Spike could only stare at the destruction of the library. It was just painful to look at. Spike started to panic. He needed to get all of this fixed before Twilight got up. She would never have to know about this. It would probably work. She was a heavy sleeper and she could still be asleep. Maybe she did not hear a thing.

"I did not do this! At least not on purpose, it was an accident, I swear, I stubbed my toe and-" Spike tried to explain, but was cut off.

"I don't want to hear it Spike, you're going to clean this up right now!" Twilight said. "I'll have to close the library 'til this mess gets cleaned up!"

"But... But Twilight I-"

"No buts, Spike! Clean this up, will you? I have to go get the 'We are close for to the day' sign!" With that, Twilight headed toward her closet to get the sign.

Spike sighed in frustration, knowing arguing would solve nothing. He started to clean up the library by picking up books and placing them in sorted piles of fiction, non-fiction, horror, mystery, romance, adventure, and so forth. He spent about nine hours cleaning the library, putting the bookshelves back up and arranging books in alphabetical order from each genre.

Finally, the library had been restored to normal. He was glad that it was over. He felt tired and hungry from all the hard work he had done. He had gone into to the kitchen to make something to eat when a knock came from the front door. Sighing in annoyance, he walk up to the door and opened it to find Fluttershy standing on the other side.

"Hi Spike, is Twilight here?" She asked in her usual kind, soft tone.

"Yeah, she is in her room studying," Spike said with a bit of anger.

"Um... Okay. Can I come in? I need to talk to her."

Spike stepped aside, allowing Fluttershy in the library. She thanked him and made her way upstairs to Twilight's room. Spike just stood there for a second before returning to the kitchen.

Ten minutes later, Twilight and Fluttershy came down the stairs and walked into the kitchen, where Spike was eating a bowl of crystals. When he noticed them, he said "Hi," and continued eating.

"Spike," Twilight said to the young dragon with a smile.

"Yes, Twilight?"

"You did a nice job cleaning up the library today. I'm proud of you for doing it without much of an argument from you." She continued smiling at the young dragon.

Spike smiled upon hearing this. "Thank you, Twilight."

"But since you had the library closed most of the day, I am going to add one more chore for you to do. I'm sending you to Fluttershy's place to help her rebuild a chicken coop."

Spike's smile instantly faded away. "What?" he yelled.

"Now now, I know it's not fair but-"

Twilight was cut off by Spike.  "Not fair, it's unbelievable! That you want to continue punishing me for something that was an accident! Have I not done enough for today?" Spike protested.

"Now Spike, I know that you have done enough for today, but Fluttershy really needs your help. I would help out too, but I'm quite busy studying this spell and I need full concentration for it," Twilight half lied.

Spike was having a hard time believing what he was hearing. He had spent nine hours cleaning the library for something that was not his fault, and now Twilight was giving him more work to do by asking him to go to Fluttershy's place and rebuild a chicken coop. That would probably take another three or more hours to do. All Spike wanted to do was to take nap from his hard work, but no, he had to go and do this now. "I cant get a break today," Spike thought to himself.

With a sigh, Spike got up from his chair at the table and started walking to Fluttershy. He sighed again. "Let's go, Fluttershy," Spike said, clearly annoyed.

He walked out of the back door and started heading to Fluttershy's cottage.

"Thank you, Twilight, for having Spike help me out with this. It means a lot, not just to me, but to the chickens as well."

"It's good, Fluttershy. I'm glad I can help, at least in a way. I wish that I could come over and help for myself, but I really need to study, and having Spike gone would help out. Spike did do a lot today, and I may have gone bit overboard with the punishment, but I'll make it up to him by letting him have a few days off. That should make him feel better."

With a nod, Fluttershy walked out the back door with a smile. Her plan was coming together nicely. Now she just needed to go home and fix the chicken coop.

"Thank you Spike, for coming over to help me fix the chicken coop. I really needed the help," Fluttershy said to young dragon next to her.

"You're welcome Fluttersy" spike side with a bit of tiredness in his voice. He was clearly annoyed by this.

"I know you're tired, Spike, but after you help me, I'll make you some tea and cookies. How does that sound for a reward?" Fluttershy smiled.

"That sounds great," Spike said with a smile, a bit more glad that he would be getting a treat for his hard work.

When they arrived at Fluttershy's cottage, they started work on the chicken coop. Only a few hours went by, and it seemed to pass fairly quickly. It had only started to get dark when they finally finished rebuilding the chicken coop.

"Well Spike, we're done! The chicken coop is finish. Now the chickens can go back to living in their new home." Fluttershy smiled.

"Yeah... great," Spike said while wiping sweat from his head.

They make their way into Fluttershy's cottage. Spike took a seat at the couch and make himself comfortable while Fluttershy went into the kitchen to make tea and cookies for her guest.

Thirty minutes later, Fluttershy came out with a tray of cookies and two cups of tea. She placed one cup in front of Spike. He helped himself to the cup of tea and a cookie and took a bite from it. It felt good to finally have something to eat after all that hard work.

"I want to thank you, Spike, for helping me with the chicken coop. You have helped me in more ways than one. Did you realize?" Fluttershy said in her usual tone of voice.

"Well, you're welcome Fluttershy, I'm just glad that it's over. Today has been one very bad day." Spike took a sip from his tea, washing down the cookie that he had bit into.

Fluttershy also took a sip from her tea.

Suddenly, Spike felt very tired. The room started spinning around slightly. Although he was siting, he felt off balance.

"Hey, Fluttershy, I feel tired. I'm just going to take a nap if that's..." Spike passed out, dropping the tea cup on the floor, shattering it into pieces.

"Hmm, the knock out potion took effect a lot quicker than I thought it would," Fluttershy said to herself.

"No matter, it worked. Now time for phase two." With a wicked grin, she placed her tea cup down and walked up to Spike and lifting him over her back. She made her way upstairs to her room and approached the bookshelf. She opened the secret door and made her way to the sanctuary. She put Spike down on the floor and walked into the armory room.

She put on her armor and grabbed both of her daggers. She walked back to where Spike was laying down and pulled up a chair and simply sat there, waiting for him to wake up. She heard a voice over to her right. She turned to the sound. She saw three figures that were tied up and bound to chairs.

The one that had made the noise was a griffin.

"What was that?" asked Fluttershy.

"I said please let me go! I did nothing wrong. Why are you doing this?" he said with a plea, his voice muffled slightly by the bag over his head.

More voices called out similar things, asking to be let go, begging, pleading with their capturer to let them free.

Another of the two remaining captives was a female diamond dog. She was wearing a leather jacket and her fur was dark blue. If Fluttershy had not put a bag over her head, she would have remembered the eyes the dog had.

Finally, there was an earth pony in a business suit. His coat was a light silver color, and a bag had been placed over his head too.

The griffin was the only one of the captives who had armor on. It was light chainmail armor with one large steel plate on his left front shoulder. He also wore a necklace around his neck with a small coin pouch tied to it. It was a good thing that his head was covered by the bag, as, by the sound of his voice, he was crying.

Fluttershy felt a little sorry for the griffin, but she couldn't let her emotions interfere with a contract, even if it was a bit sad to see a warrior cry and beg for mercy, even though he knew that she would most likely not relent.

It was then that Fluttershy heard another noise, a soft groan from her special guest. She turned her head to see Spike getting up. She looked back at he three captives and spoke.

"Shh, all of you. Our guest has awoken. Please be silent 'til I'm done speaking with him," she said as a smile crept onto her face, but no one could see it because of the mask.

Spike awoke slowly.  His head hurt, but he put that aside when he found himself looking up at a cobblestone ceiling. He shot up, looking around at his surroundings. There were pillars with candles and torches on them, a table in one corner of the room, and a book shelf next that. There were also three doors with signs over them, but he could not make out what they said. He then turn his head and saw something that made him freeze in place.

Spike was looking at a mare in black and red armor with a red mask over her muzzle. She had two weapons on her. They look like daggers, and they where sinister looking. They were curved with a sharpen point at the end.

"Whe... where am I?" spike asked with a quivering voice. He was scared out of his mind.

"You don't have to be afraid, little dragon, I'm not going to hurt you... maybe," the mare said.

Hearing that made Spike start to cry a little. "What do y-you mean?" His tears started to run down his face.

"I mean, I may or may not hurt you. It depends on the choices you make today," the mare said with a small chuckle.

"Can I just go please?" The tears were pouring down his face.

This was making Fluttershy a bit sad, but she stayed in character, knowing that she wouldn't actually harm Spike, only break his mind, which would make it easier to indoctrinate him.

"No. Like I said, it depends on what you do today. It will determine if you live or not," she said a bit of a harsh tone.

Spike's eyes went wide with fear. His life was at risk. Where was Fluttershy? Why was she not helping him? Did this mare do something to her?

"Where is Flutteshy?" Spike asked with anger in his voice. "What did you do to her?"

"The mare is fine, she is merely napping," the mare said while holding one of the daggers, just in case the little dragon tried something.

Spike looked over his left shoulder and looked at the three individuals tied up and bound to the chairs.

"Who are they?" Spike asked with fear in his voice.

"They are contracts. They are what will decide if you walk out of here or not."

"What do you mean?" spike asked.

"You must choose who lives and who dies, little dragon."

"I... I don't want to kill anypony," Spike side, beginning to cry again.

"Stop crying, little dragon! You must decide who lives and who dies this day!" With that she tossed one of the daggers to Spike.

Spike caught the dagger and, amazingly, did not cut him self, as he had caught it by the handle.

"Impressive that you caught it by the handle. You have good reflexes," the mare complimented.

Spike said nothing. He was just holding the dagger and looking at it as though he was under some sort of spell.

"Now little dragon, you must choose one of the contracts over there and make your choice. And know that if you try something to harm me, I will kill you without a second thought," the mare said coldly.

Spike looked at the mare and then back at the dagger. He knew she that was telling the truth. He stared making his way toward one of the contracts. "What a day this has been," Spike thought to himself. "I stub my toe on a door, fall down the stairs, knock all the books in the library to the ground, spent hours cleaning it all up, and help Fluttershy build a chicken coop. And now I'm here with this crazy mare who wants me to do the unthinkable act of killing somepony! What a bad day this has been." He walked toward the griffin in chainmail armor and the coin purse around his neck.

Spike could feel his heart beat even faster. His mind screamed at him to run away. He wanted to, but something kept him going, making him stop in front of the contract. He wanted to know why they where here, and why this mare wanted him to kill one of them.

"Who are you, and why are you here?" Spike asked the griffin.

"I am Blade Beak, and I don't know why A am here!" the griffin said fearfully.

"Blade Beak? I've heard of you," the pony in the suit spoke.

"You're the one who put a whole town in a small church! Mares, stallions and foals! It was in Konja, south east of the griffin kingdoms. And then you burned the whole building down, along with the town!"

"That was a long time ago! I was different then! I'm a changed griffin! I have not pick up my sword in ages!" the griffin said.

"Then why are you wearing your armor then?" Spike asked the griffin, anger in his voice.

"I wear it because... because I was celebrating the day I got out of the griffin army!" he lied.

The griffin was lying and Spike hated him for it. Lying about what he had done made him further into a monster. He should not be alive.

"Wait, what am I thinking? I can't think like that," Spike thought to him self.  "No matter what he did, I should not be thinking this sorta thing."

He walked up to the diamond dog. She was wearing a leather jacket and had a few scars showed on her hands, indicating that she had been in a number of fights.

"Who are you?" Spike asked the diamond dog.

"I am Iron Paw, I am nobody," she said in a soft, kind voice.

For a little while, Spike felt bad the she was here. She looked like she been though so much and had no life left in her. It was like she wanted to die.

"You are Iron Paw? If you're here, then we are all going to die," the griffin said, sadness in his voice.

"Why?" Spike asked.

"She is the most wanted diamond dog slave trader in all of Equestria! I'm surprised that you did not know!" said the earth pony in the suit. "She sold foals, mothers, fathers away, and took buffalo tribes to work in the mines for them, and even has gone as far as to execute an entire family just to make an example!"

"And you are?" Spike asked with more rage building inside him, now that he felt bad for a diamond dog slave trader.

"Money Banks Mcloud" he said, Spike noticing his Manhattan accent.

"And what do you think you're here for?" Spike asked.

"Well, my mother did not raise me to be a lair like a diamond dog or a griffin, so I will tell you. I am a scammer! I scam bits from ponies, and make great money out of it. And I have started my own bank, thus the my name of Money Banks, get it?"

"Why would you do something like that?" Spike asked, rage boiling inside him.

"Because I make a killing doing it!" he said, clearly proud of it.

"But you ruin pony's lives by giving them false products! What if you sold medical supplies to hospitals and-"

"The only question there is is which hospital has not bought medical supplies from me," the pony chuckled.

"What?" Spike yelled, angry. Venom now seeping from his mouth from pure rage.

"Yeah, idiots will believe anything. I sold my supplies to many hospitals, even a medicine that made out that it could cure any cold. All it was was water with sugar and a bit of bleach in it!"

If Spike could see the face of the this pony, all Spike would see would be a smile on his face as he thought about how much he had made from the hospitals.

Spike could not believe this. Here was a pony who sold false products to the public and to hospitals that would just cause more harm to ponies who needed the product for medical reasons. Why was he never caught by the royal guards?

"Little dragon, you must decide who it's going to be. It's your only way out of here!" the mare said.

Spike was now walking back and forth in front of the contracts. He did not want to hurt any of them, yet his mind was telling him "End them all, all of them! They don't deserve to live for what they have done, none of them!"

Spike tried to block out what his mind and feelings were telling him to do. But he could not do so because of his anger with the contracts.

Spike continued to pace back and forth with rapid speed. The contracts were telling him to untie them, and the shouting at him to do so was making him more unstable. Rage was building up to it's breaking point. He finally snapped.

"SHUT UP!" Spike yelled, swiping the dagger into one of the contracts. Spike looked in horror at what he had done. He stepped back, muttering to himself.

"No no no this can't be, I...I did not mean to I... I..." he fell down crying as he beheld the result of his deed.

"Wha... What have I done?" Spike said to himself between his sobs.

The body of the griffin had the dagger lodged in the side of its neck, and blood was flowing down on to the ground. The griffin tried to breathe for air, but only got a sick "gurgle" sound escaped his beak.

The last thing the griffin saw was Spike crying in the fetal position, rocking back and forth. There was only darkness after that.
> just a nightmare?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fluttershy watched as Spike swung the dagger into the griffin's neck. She watched Spike back away in horror from what he done, mumbling to himself and falling down on the ground. She felt bad for Spike, she really did, having him witness and commit such things at a young age.

"It is a necessity," she thought to herself.

Fluttershy arose from her chair and made her way to the griffin's corpse. She took a look at Spike, who was still crying and rocking back and forth, trying to find a better place than where he was. She look at the griffin's corpse and noticed that it had a coin purse around its neck, along with the dagger. A little pool of blood had begun to form around the griffin. She placed a hoof on the dagger's handle and pulled it out.

She held the dagger in her right hoof and turned to diamond dog. She moved closer to her contract and Placed the dagger's blade up to the dogs neck. With one quick slash to the right, the blade cut through the neck and jugular of the diamond dog.

She moved on to the last contract and readied herself to end the earth pony's life when he spoke.

"Before you finish me off, I want to ask you something. I would like you to go ki-" His words were cut short as Fluttershy shoved the dagger in his stomach.

"They paid me extra to make sure you suffered a little," Fluttershy said with a playful tone. Her tone quickly changed one full of hatred and venom. "You deserve every second of this pain." She removed the dagger from the pony's stomach and watched him bleed out before walking away.

Fluttershy walked into the armory and grabbed a cloth rag, which she used to wiped the blood from the blade. She made sure that it was clean, then placed both of the daggers in the display case.

She turned to face a table with three large bags on it. She grabbed one of the bags and opened it up look to look inside. There were at least a hundred bits in the bag and another ten in the small coin bag that she had retrieved from the griffon.

Fluttershy opened the small bag, letting the bits fall into the lager bag, which she then closed.

She walked out of the armory and made a left turn to one of the corners of the sanctuary where there was a bottle and cloth rag on a table.

Fluttershy opened the bottle and grabbed the rag. She put some of the unknown liquid on the rag and closed the bottle before placing it back on the table, then started to return to Spike.

Spike was still crying on ground, head tuck between his legs.  He was rocking back and forth and trying hard to forget where he was at, and to forget what he had done, and that crazy mare that had given him that dagger.

Fluttershy knelt down by Spike and placed one hoof on his shoulder. He flinched at her touch and started to cry a little harder. Suddenly, she placed her other hoof over his head and pulled him closer for a hug. At first, Spike did not want it, but he slowly started relaxing welcoming the comfort.

"It is all right, little dragon, no need to be sad. I am here for you," Fluttershy said in a mothering tone.

Spike was still crying, but he had calmed down enough to talk.

"Why are you doing this?" Spike asked, confused.

"To see if you were ready," Fluttershy said with a smile behind her mask.

"Ready for what?" Spike asked, still confused.

"For your new life as a member of the Dark Brotherhood," Fluttershy said happily.

"The what?" Spike ask, sniffing.

"The Dark Brotherhood. I'll tell you more in time, but for now, here is your pay." Fluttershy placed the bag of bits into Spike's left hand.

Spike had a confused look on his face. "What are you paying me for?" he asked, looking at the bag of bits. "I did not do anything."

"Oh, but you did. You completed a contract. You took out the griffin. He was my contract"

"But you told me if I did not choose, you would kill me!"

"I did not mean it. I just wanted to see if you would. Besides, you're not a contract, so your life was safe the whole time. You made the choice to kill."

"I did not mean to, it just happen! I... I don't know why i did it!" Spike started to cry again.

"Oh but you do! You wanted to end them, or a least one of them. To take them away from this world, where their evil would never harm anypony again."

Finding no words to argue with her, Spike remained silent, until he remembered the bag of bits that he was holding in his hand.

"I don't want this. I don't want to kill for money. It's not right." Spike protested.

"Are you sure, little dragon? One can buy many things with one hundred and ten bits," Fluttershy said trying to pressure him.

Hearing this made Spike think "A hundred-ten bits. I could buy all kinds of jewels for Rarity. I could do so much with this."

"No, this is wrong! I killed for this! It's blood money!" Spike thought. He placed the bag of bits on the ground. "I don't want this" Spike said to the mare.

"Suit yourself, little dragon. but you'll be back, I know it. And if you choose to come back..." Fluttershy placed the rag over spike mouth. He gave a small yelp before he began to feel tired. His eyes were getting heavy. The last thing he heard before he passed out was the mare giving directions.

"Head north of Ponyville, and then to the east to the Everfree. Go inside the forest. There will be a hidden path. Head north again 'til you come to a cave. Head inside and you will find a door. It will ask "What is the ultimate illusion?" The answer is 'Innocence, my brother.' "

As the mare spoke her last words, Spike could no longer keep his eyes open. He fell asleep.

Fluttershy placed Spike down on the ground.

"This went a bit better than I had suspected," Fluttershy thought to herself as she made her way to the armory room. She Removed her armor and placed it back on one of the manikins.

She left the armory and trotted up to Spike. She picked him up and placed him on her back, then made her way out of the sanctuary and back into her room, where she closed the bookshelf. She went down the stairs and back to the couch where Spike had first fallen asleep that evening and placed Spike back onto the couch. While she waited for Spike to awaken, Fluttershy started to clean up the broken tea cup that Spike had dropped when he had passed out from the knock out potion that she had she slipped into his tea.

While she was cleaning up the mess, she noticed Spike squirming on the couch.

"He's about to wake up," she realized.

"Spike. Spike wake up. You're having a nightmare!" She spoke softly and kindly as she gently shook him awake.

Spike woke up screaming, scaring Fluttershy and causing her to "Eep!" and back away from him.

Spike stop screaming.

He started to look around and saw that he was back in Fluttershy's house. He felt a wave of relief as he placed a hand on his head and wiped the sweat from his brow.

"It was all just a nightmare," Spike said out loud.

"What was a nightmare?" Fluttershy asked, concerned for her friend.

Spike look to see Fluttershy hiding behind her chair, still scared from when he had woke up screaming.

"Fluttershy! I'm so happy to see you! What are you hiding behind the chair for?" asked the little dragon, confused.

"You woke up screaming and it scared me," she said, coming out from behind the chair.

"Sorry. I did not mean to scare you, it was just... a very bad dream, that's all." He shuddered at the memory.

"It is all right, I don't like bad dream either. They're so scary. But Pinkie showed me a way to get rid of them. I'll go make you some warm milk." With that, she went into her kitchen and stared to warm some milk for Spike.

Spike was glad that it had just been a nightmare, but he was still bothered by something. "It just felt too real!" he thought. "Dreams can be scary. They may be fake, but they're so real at the same time! But this felt like I was really there!" he thought.

Flutteshy came out with a glass of warm milk. She handed it to Spike.

Spike took the glass from Fluttershy and said "Thank you," before taking a large drink from it. It felt so nice that he drank the whole cup in one go.

"It must have been a horrible dream if you drank all of the warm milk in one go Spike," Fluttershy said.

"It was the worst nightmare I have ever had in my whole life!"

"Well, I guess I should take you home, Spike. It is getting late out, after all."

"Yeah, let's go. And thanks for the milk, Fluttershy," Spike said, placing the empty cup on the table.

"You're welcome, Spike."

They left through the front door and into the night, heading toward Twilight's house.

Twilight was in siting on her couch reading a spell book when she heard the door open.

"Hello?" she asked.

"It's just me and Fluttershy," spike said, walking into the library.

"Welcome home, Spike! What took you so long to get back home?" Twilight asked.

"He fell asleep on my couch from all the hard work he done today," Fluttershy said, entering the house.

"Oh. Well, good job Spike! I'm proud of you."

"Thank you, Twilight. I'm going to go to bed. I'm still tired from all the work from today." Spike made his way up stairs and to his bed.

"So, was he any trouble Fluttershy?" Twilight asked, looking Fluttershy in the eyes.

"No, he was fine. He had a nightmare though, when he fell asleep."

"Poor thing," Twilight said.

"Yes. Well, I had better get going home. I'm feeling tired myself."

"Well, okay, good night Fluttershy. See you in the morning."

"Bye Twilight," Fluttershy replied.

Fluttershy went out of the front door of library and closed the door behind her.

Fluttershy did not make her way to the back to her home just yet. She waited for two hours behind the library before she lock-picked the back door open. Making sure Twilight was not still up, she slowly made her way into the library.

She took her time, making sure that she was not making any noise to wake up anypony, and headed upstairs. When she came to Spike's door, she slowly opened it, making sure that she did not wake him up. When she reached his crib, she took out the bag of bits that had given to Spike in the sanctuary and slowly placed it under his pillow, being careful not waking the young dragon.

After she had finished this, she made her way out of the room, slowly closing the door behind her.

"Goodnight, little dragon. Your time to serve the dread father is soon to come." With that said, she made her way to the back door of the library and started heading home.
> The trip to canterlot 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was a wonder full day in Ponyville. The sun was shinning, the birds where chirping, and there was not a cloud in the sky.

Spike woke up happy that he was not plagued by any more nightmares from the previous night.

He sat up in his crib and stretched his arms out, feeling great that all of that horrible things he saw were just part of a nightmare.

He laid back down putting his head back on his pillow, but something felt wrong. There was something hard under his pillow. He reached under his pillow to see what was under it.

What he pulled out made him almost scream as his blood ran ice cold. There was the bag of bits with the black hoof symbol on it from last night's nightmare.

Spike stared at the large bag of bits, fear clearly showing in his eyes. His hands stared shaking. His usual purple self was almost as white as Rarity's coat.

"Spike!" Twilight yelled right behind him causing him to jump into the air. When he landed back down, Spike quickly hid the bag of bits under his pillow.

"Don't sneak up on me like that!" he cried as he placed a hand over his chest where his heart would be. "You almost gave me a heart attack!" he said with a nervous voice.

"Sorry Spike, I did not mean to scare you, but we have more important matters to discuss!"

"Like what?" Spike asked, calming down from his little scare.

"Princess Celestia requires our assistance. For what, I do not know, but she sent her guards to gather the other girls, so this must be something BIG!" she said with excitement.

"So am I going to be here all alone then?" asked Spike looking around nervously.

"No, you're coming with me on this one, Spike. Nopony can watch you this time, so pack your things. You're going to Canterlot with us."

Spike was glad that he was going to Canterlot with Twilight and her friends. He felt safe going with them and knew that the crazy mare could not foalnap him as long as he was with his friends.

Spike got up from his crib and started to pack. He only packed a few things.

Toothbrush. Check.

A few gems to snack on. Check.

Quill and ink. Check.

A few books to read. Check.

"Is there any thing else that I am forgetting?" Spike thought to himself.

"I guess not." He began to walk out of the door of his room when stopped. He remembered the bits under his pillow.

"A hundred and ten bits. I could buy some new books for Twilight, gems for Rarity and still have enough to left over to do what ever I want."

"Come on, Spike, the others are waiting for us, let's go!" Twilight yelled from down stairs.

"Coming!" Spike yelled back. He look at his crib one last time before leaving the room.

He Headed downstairs and made his way to Twilight. There were there where two royal guards waiting for them.

"Are you ready Miss Sparkle?" one of the guards asked.

"Yes, we are. Please take us to your friends and to Canterlot."

With a nod, the guard lead the way to a carriage. Spike was right behind Twilight as they made there way through town, and they soon made their way to the carriage where everyone else was waiting for them.

"Hey there Twilight, how ya doing?" ask Applejack.

"I'm doing well, Applejack. Hello everypony," Twilight side to her friends .

"OhmygoshTwilightheprincesswantstomeetusallatoncethismustbeveryimportantimsoexcitedshemightwantustothrowaparty!" Pinky said in one breath. The guards just looked confused.

"Breathe Pinkie, breathe. I know you're excited to go to Canterlot, but I don't think the princess wants us to throw a party for anypony," Twilight said, pushing pinkie away from her to give her space.

"Well darling, what does the princess want?" asked Rarity.

"I don't know. She did not send me a message or anything, the guards just showed up and said that the princess needs to speak with the element bearers and that's all."

"Not to be rude, but we need to go Miss Sparkle. We can't keep the Princess waiting any longer,"  said one of the guards, opening the carriage door.

"It's no problem. Come on girls, we can't keep the princess waiting," said Twilight before heading into the carriage.

"Right, lets go... I mean if you're ready, everypony," said Fluttershy, taking a seat inside.

Soon, everypony was inside the carriage and heading to Canterlot to see the princess, ready to do whatever she needed of them that was so important that she sent the royal guard to their door steps and to pick them up instead of sending a letter to Twilight.

Five hours later.

The guards had been at full galloping down the road to the Canterlot for five hours, stopping every hour to catch their breath and get a drink from their canteens.

"The princess must really want to see us if the royal guard are running all the way to Canterlot," remarked Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, this must be very important," Twilight thought to herself.

"Miss Sparkle, we will be arriving at the capital in just few moments," one of the guards yelled from the front of the carriage.

"Thank you for the information," Twilight replied to the guard.

"So does any pony know why we're going to Canterlot?" ask Fluttershy.

"I don't," said Rainbow Dash.

"Ne neither," said Pinkie.

"Sorry hun," said Rarity.

"Can't help ya there," said Applejack.

"Like I said, I don't know either, but it must be important" said Twilight.

"Maybe it's a surprise party!" Pinkie said, delighted.

"A party, Pinkie? I don't think the Princess has the time to set us up for such a thing," said Spike.

"Maybe something bad has happened, like the griffin kingdoms are invading," said Rainbow Dash.

Everyone stared at Rainbow Dash and started to laugh.

"I don't think that will ever happen, Rainbow Dash" said Twilight.

"Yeah, what would make you think that's going to happen?" ask Spike.

"Have you guys not heard?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Heard what?" ask Twilight

"There was a high ranking royal guard captain assassinated a week ago. Some say it was a griffin assassin who killed him!"

"No Rainbow Dash, the guard the captain was working with a separatist group. If the griffins were after high ranking members of the military, they would have went after Shinning Armor." There was a short pause.  "Sorry Twilight, but it is the truth. But in the paper, it said it was the shadow mare who did it," said Fluttershy. It sounded like she was annoyed.

Everyone just stared at Fluttershy for a moment.

"And how do you know this dear?" asked Rarity.

"Yeah, I expected something like that to come from Rainbow Dash" ask Twilight.

"Well, um, you see, um... I read the news paper every day to see what weather were going to have. It was on the first page. It was very sad," Fluttershy said.

"We're here, Miss Sparkle," said one the guards, opening the carriage door.

"Thank you. Come on girls, and you too Spike, the princess is waiting," said Twilight as she was leaving the carriage.

Everyone got out the carriage and made their way inside the castle, heading strait into the throne room to meet the princess.

"Welcome, my little ponies," said Celestia.

"Your Majesty," everyone said at once, kneeling down to their queen.

"Rise, my subjects, for there is much to discuss," said Celestia.

"Like what, Princess?" asked Twilight.

"There is a darkness that neither Luna or myself can explain," Celestia said to elements.

"What do you mean? Do you mean something evil?" asked Spike.

"It is more evil than King Sombra and Nightmare Moon combined, little dragon," Celestia answered.

"That's pretty evil, princess. Are you sure that it's for real?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"I don't know. I feel it, and so does Luna." said Celestia.

"Where is Princess Luna anyway?" ask Twilight.

"She is in the royal library researching this matter. Come, I will show you." With that, they stared heading to the royal library.

Spike was fallowing them to the library when a voice popped into his head. It was female and it sounded raspy and took breaths when she spoke.

"Look... for the black book... in the far right of the... library... make sure no one sees you..."

"Wha? Who's there?" Spike asked, turning to see if anypony was fallowing behind him. No one was there.

"Must be my imagination," Spike thought to himself as he walked into the royal library.

There siting at the table was Princess Luna, looking over a book on evil manifestations and strange voices from the dark when she noticed her sister and her companions walking into the library.

"Hello sister, what are thou doing here?"  

"We have come to see if you found anything on the strange feeling that you and I have been sensing lately."

"Nay, dear sister, I fear I found nothing other than that we are either paranoid or haunted by ghosts."

"As I feared, we will have to look further into this matter."

Spike was listening to the princess talk when he decided to go to far right of the library. For some reason, he felt like he had to go there.

"Man, I must be going crazy. First nightmares that are real, then voice in my head. Pull yourself together Spike, there's nothing wrong at all," Spike thought.

"This way, little dragon."

"Who's there? If I find out that somepony is playing a trick, I'm going to be mad." Spike said, heading to the area where the voice came from.

He made his way down a row of books that where labeled "Guilds of Equestria".

"That strange voice came from here, but there's nopony here?"

"Turn around... dragon."

Hearing the voice from behind him made Spike jump back, knocking a few books onto the ground when he bump into them.

"Oh man," spike thought to himself.

He started to pick them up when one book caught his eye.

Spike picked the book up and read the cover. "The Night Mother and her Children, the Dark Brotherhood".

Reading the name of the book sent chills down Spike's back. He had heard the name from that mare who foalnapped him and made him kill that griffin.

Spike froze when he heard the voice come from behind him once more. Fear was apparent on his face when it spoke.

"Read, my child... you will learn about your... new family and life... in the Dark BrotherHood."

On the other side of the library, Fluttershy was smiling. She felt her mother's presence in the room. She knew who her mother was talking too.

"So, Spike, you met mother and heard her voice. I made a wise choice by choosing you, brother... We will meet soon." Fluttershy thought to herself, turning her attention back to her friends and their conversation.

"We shall meet very soon."
> The black book
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Spike stared at the book fear was clearly shown on his face, this is the book that the voice told him to go find when he was walking into the library.

"but why and what does it mean by new family?" Spike thought to him self 

"Read little dragon" the voice said.

spike heard the voice again looking around to see if any pony was there finding none he went back to staring at the book getting ready to open it to see why the voice wants him to read it so much when he heard his name being called across the room.

"SPIKE!,where are you?"  yelled twilight.

Quickly putting the book away he called out to twilight letting her know where he was at.

"Im over here" Spike yelled back,making his way back to the group at the table.

"What where you doing over there?" ask twilight 

"Just looking around while you guys talk about what ever it is your talking about?" spike side with a fake smile.

"We were discussing that we may have a possible a new evil coming to this world one worse then King Sombra" side twilight.

"There can't be any thing worse then King Sombra right?" ask Rarity.

"Ya he was pure evil" side Pinkie.

"And scary" side Fluttershy.

"Enough we all know about King Sombra but we are not talking about him were discussing on what me and Luna feel at this moment, a evil that we don't really understand at all we feel it but we don't know how to approach it" said Celestia.

I feel it like i feel nightmare moon. said Luna. 

Spike was listing to the princess's talk about the new evil that they feel, when he felt tired like all his energy was taken from him in one single motion.

"Yawn" hey twilight im feel tired im going to go take a nap"  said Spike.

"Spike you cant go to sleep we are having a discussion with the Princess's on a possibly new threat to Equestria!" saidTwilight.

"It is all right Twilight, Spike can go to the room you will be staying in for the night to nap he is not really needed for this just the Elements barriers,ill have one of my guards take you too your room Spike." said Celestia

"GUARD!" yelled Celestia.

A royal guard came into the room sprinting up the the princess, have gave a salute and spoke. 

"Yes princess?" the guard ask.

"Please take Spike here too his room where Twilight will be staying at tonight" said Celestia.

"Yes princess" the guard side with a bow, "come little dragon i will take you to your room." the guard said in a well mannered voice.

With a nod spike fallowed the guard out of the Royal Library. 

They made there way through the halls of the castle until they reach the guest room's area of the castle where ambassadors or high ranking officials like the elements or other royal being form different nations can stay at.

Here you go little dragon enjoy your stay.

Spike nodded to the guard, who shut the door shortly after, Spike made his way to a bed at the end of the room.

The room was not that big but it was decent, it had two bed's a door that lead to the balcony that look out over the garden of the castle giving a breath taking view of the sun setting over the mountains in the distance.

Spike took out the black book from his bag setting it on the bed.

He stared at it for a while before taking a deep breath he open the book and began to read what was on the first page. 


CHAPTER 1: The DarkBrotherHood 


The Dark BrotherHood is a guild of assassins that came to Equestria in 427BC (Before celestia) they where a small group at the time lead by a unknown being called Sithis in his guild all in his members usually call them self family.

"His family?" Spike thought to him self.

Any stallion or mare can join the Dark Brotherhood. Initiates must display the ability to kill mercilessly, without regret or sorrow.

"Well then why did the mare foulnap me i cried and felt sorrow when i killed that griffin by mistake." Spike thought to him self trying to block the memory from his mind on what he did on that day.

Shaking the memory from his mine he continue to read.

But if a member of the BrotherHood believes that a being is worth having in the guild they would usually foulnap them and make them comment a murder to prove that they are worthy to join the BrotherHood.

"Well that explains it." Spike rolled his eyes.


CHAPTER 2: The Night Mother.


The night mother is the mother of all the Dark BrotherHood member's.
She is the voice of the BrotherHood and only the Listener can hear her voice.

"The Listener but i heard her voice does that mean..I'm the Listener then is that the reason the mare choice me because i heard this voice?." Spike continue to read.

The Night Mother came into power from the BrotheHood  when Sithis  told her to kill her five young foals in his name. After the deed was done Sithis gave her the honor of being his wife and being the head of the Dark Brotherhood. 

Spike could not believe what he was reading a mother killing her own foals in the name of a crazy mad stallion.

"Why would she do that i mean its...its not right at all." 

"YOU HAVE A LOT... TO LEARN LITTLE DRAGON... DO NOT SAY SUCH... BLASPHEMY ABOUT SITHIS!" 

Spike heard the voice yell at him witch scared him cause him to drop the book on the ground.

"Sorry Sorry" Spike side in a panic voice, looking around to fine no one there he pick up the book and continue to read. 


CHAPTER 3: The Five Testaments of The Dark BrotherHood.



Tenet 1: Never dishonor the Night Mother. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 2: Never betray the Dark Brotherhood or its secrets. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 3: Never disobey or refuse to carry out an order from a Dark Brotherhood superior. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 4: Never steal the possessions of a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

Tenet 5: Never kill a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis. 

"That's pretty simple to remember" spike side while scratching the back of his head.


CHAPTER 5: Summoning The Dark BrotherHood.


For prospective clients to contact the Dark Brotherhood, they would carry out a ritual called The Black Sacrament. This ritual would inform the Night Mother of their intentions.

As documented in the rare and taboo work "A Kiss, Sweet Mother," the Black Sacrament involves an effigy of the intended victim -- created from actual body parts, including a heart, skull, bones and flesh -- within a circle of candles.

To proceed with the ritual, one must stab the effigy repeatedly with a dagger rubbed with the petals of a Nightshade plant, while whispering the plea, "Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear." 

As gruesome as this ritual may be, even more frightening is its intention -- the summoning of a mysterious assassin (who some witnesses claim is always clad in a black hooded robe) who will then receive money to kill an innocent victim. No remorse. No regret. It is, as the merchant's say, simply business.

Reading that sent chills down Spiks spine.

Suddenly the door to the room open Spike quickly pulled the cover over him self hiding the book under the sheets with him he fake falling asleep.

Twilight entered the room looking at Spike sleeping she smiled at her number one helper before making her way into her bed on the opposite side of Spike's, "I guess we are all pretty tired to day spike" Twilight thought to her self.

With a yawn twilight pulled the sheet's of her blanket over her head before falling asleep having a tiring day, trying to figure out about what Luna and Celestia where feeling finding no answer and having most of her friends leave to go to bed she could not help but feel the same way. 

"Good night spike hope you don't have any nightmare's this night",with that side twilight gave one more yawn before falling asleep.

Spike waited for a hour to make sure that twilight was really asleep before he got up and walk out to the balcony.

The night was bright out because of the full moon that was hanging in the night sky Spike set the book on the table that was out on the balcony and flip it open.


CHAPTER 6: The Black Door 



The black door is the main door to all Dark BrotherHood sanctuary's. 
It speaks in a riddle that the members of the Brother Hood would only now when they are given to them by the leader of the sanctuary. 

The door would normally ask any question to new members of the family of the sanctuary once the member says the password the door seems too remember every one that it has ask the question too and will open with out having to ask the question again.

"That pretty cool actually" spike thought to him self.

But if the member does not know the password the door will simply say "You are not worthy" and it wont open you can ask it again till you get it but that's most likely impossible.


Final CHAPTER 7: Sithis 


Sithis is neither an God nor a Devil. 
In fact, according to ancient texts, Sithis predates the creation of both groups and played a part in their creation with his older "brother" Anu (god of order and light). 
When their blood was spilled in combat, it mixed and gave birth to the Gods, but Sithis's lone blood ended up giving birth to the Devils. This leads some to refer to Sithis as "The True God"; the one who existed before everything else and whose chaotic nature caused the reaction that gave life to the current gods.

"That explains why Luna and Celestia can feel evil where they don't know where it is coming from they have some small amount blood of sithis in them!" Spike side out loud.

Sithis is described as the embodiment of everything evil, but at the same time, he is described as being nothing at all: a void. He is appeased through death (although he himself is not a god of death) and other acts of suffering and strife. 

Sometime during the 514BC Sithis visited a mare. 

She then gave birth to five Fouls of Sithis. The mare then claimed to hear the voice of Sithis in her head, telling her to send their children to him.

However this could not be achieved easily, so she sacrificed her five Fouls, thus sending them to the Void to reunite with their father. Following this, many angry citizens killed the mare for her actions and burnt down her house. 

It is said that this action created The Night Mother. At least 30 years after this, a male Griffin heard voices in his head, much like the Night Mother heard Sithis. 

He followed the voices to her tomb and it was there the first listener of the Dark Brotherhood was created. 

Following this and the establishment of the Dark Brotherhood that worships Sithis, he became much more publicly worshiped throughout all of Equestria. 

According to The Brothers of Darkness, he is "married" to The Night Mother, and the Dark Brotherhood are their metaphorical children.

Spike still could not believe that the mare did that to her own fouls and she did what Siths side to do.

"Now you know are history my child... come to the sanctuary... where one of your sisters... gave you the direction too."

Spike thought for a moment before heading back to his bed putting the book back in his bag he got up on his bed pulled the covers over himself and fell asleep thinking if he should go to the sanctuary or not?.

Mean while in another room in the castle,Fluttershy look out her window staring at the full moon.

"Soon spike you will come to me and i will show you the way of the Dark BrotherHood, where your training on how to be a assassin,you will have your vary first contract soon." With that side Fluttershy made her way to her bed and went too sleep for the night.







 







  

 

 

 


 





> Returning Home
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It was a beautiful morning in Canterlot the sun was rising over the city the birds where singing greeting such a wonder full morning, the trees just stared to turn brown and gold on the leafs it was such a nice morning that many residents of Canterlot woke early to enjoy such a beautiful morning all but one.

Spike was sleeping in his bed dreaming of Gems,Rarity and a Gingerbread house.

"Oh Spike it so beautiful and thank you for the Gems there so lovely and that house it so beautiful" side Rarity.

"Well any thing for you Rarity" spike said with a smile.

"You know Spike there something i been meaning to tell you!" Rarity said

"yes Rarity?" spike ask his heart pounding like drum.

"I want you to know that its time to wake up."

"What?" spike said raising an eye brow.

"Its time to wake up Spike, wake up wake up."

"SPIKE WAKE UP!" Yelled Twilight.

Spike woke up nearly jumping out of his bed from twilight yelling at him.

"Spike the princess has invited us to breakfast along with every one else come on let go!"

"Ok,ok just give me a sec."

Getting out of bed Spike remember the Black Book was siting in his bag.

"Go on Twilight I'll be there i just gotta stretch first" Spike said stretching his arms out with a yawn.

"Ok Spike ill see you there but don't be late!." said Twilight

"Right"

Twilight left the room heading down the hall way to the Royal kitchen.

When Spike thought twilight was a good distance away he went back into his back to his bag to look for the black book to see if there was any thing more to the Dark BrotherHood, he search through his bag looking for the book but could not find it.

"That's strange i set in the bag and place it under the bed but it's not there?" Spike thought to him self.

"What if Twilight took it.. But she had nothing on her when she walk out so that means it just disappeared like it was never here in the fist place?"

"Spike ain't ya coming to have some breakfast with the princess?" Ask Applejack who was standing outside the door to the room.

"Ya i was just looking for something that was all" Spike said with a smile.

"Well come on what ever ya looking for it can wait, the princess is waiting for ever pony to come to the table and that includes you as well sugercube." Applejack started heading down the hall to the Royal kitchen not waiting on Spike.

Taking one last look at the bag Spike made his way out the bed room door closing it shut he made his way to the Royal kitchen to dine with the rest of his friends.

When he arrived every one was standing by a seat waiting for the Princess to show up for her morning breakfast. 

Twilight was talking to Luna who was all ready siting down in her seat, Spike could not hear what they were talking about.

But if he had to bet on it he would bet it was about what Luna and Celestia have felt the evil presence that they can't explain he wanted tot tell them what he knew but something was holding him back from doing so.

Then the room got quiet Spike turn around to see Celestia entering the room making her way to her seat next to Luna she sat down cleared her throat she spoke.

"Every pony please take a seat" said Celestia.

Every one took a seat, waiters came out of the kitchen handing them pancakes, french toast, and Gems for Spike, each waiter poured a glass of milk for the Princess's and her guest they continue to bring out food till the table was full of breakfast delights.

"I hope that every pony is enjoying their breakfast this morning" said Celestia.

"We are princess and thank you for inviting us to dine with you this morning" said Twilight.

"I'm glad too here that" said Celestia.

" we have something to tell you every pony" said Luna.

"What might that be princess Luna" ask Rainbow Dash.

"We fear that we need more time to study this feeling that me and Celestia are having it might take longer to study" said Celestia.

Every one look at one another until Applejack spoke up.

"How much time do ya need and how long?" ask Applejack.

"About a week of study"said Celestia

"I hope im not being rude princess, but i have to return to my store i have a large order to fill in for many clients and i have no to watch Sweetie Belle for that long" said Rarity.

"My apologize princess but... i am so sorry but i...have to return to take care of my animals" said Fluttershy.

I'm sorry too Princess ya know i'll help you and Luna and time of the day but i do have to return to SweetApple acres, Them apples wont buck them self's and i'm sure my big brother can't do all the bucking by him self" said Applejack.

"If this get's me out of doing work i'll gladly help you Princess but i don't know how much help ill be tho"said Rainbow Dash.

"I'll help you princess find out whats going on" said Twilight.

"I'm super-duper sorry princess but he cakes want me back for the largest order of cupcakes and muffins like EVER!" said pinkiepie.

Luna and Celestia look at each other for a few seconds before speaking.

We understand if you need to go back to Ponyville for any reason that's for business or taking care of other living creatures we understand. said Celestia.

"Well where glade to help you any time princess" said Twilight with a smile on her face.

"Umm twilight are you forgetting that the mayor of ponyville needs that large order of books and maps, she paid a great deal for them." said Spike.

Hearing this made Twilight eye's go wide when she realized she forgot to give the mayor her books and maps for her next speech about opening an iron mine near ponyville.

"How could i forget about that!,Spike i need you to go back to Ponyvile and make sure that the mayor gets those maps and books." said Twilight.

"Ok Twilight ill be sure to give the mayor her package" said spike.

With that every pony Continue to have breakfast when it was over every one side there good byes to Twilight Rainbow Dash and the Princess, they made their way to the train-station.

They all aboard the train heading to Ponyville pinkie was jumping up and down unable to control her self talking about how much fun it is going to be to make all of that sugary goodness,Applejack was taking a nap,Rarity was drawing on a piece of paper, and Fluttershy was siting down in her seat staring out the widow watching the landscape go by, Spike was reading a book on how to bake Gems in a cake.

When they reach ponyville they side there good-byes and parted ways they stared to head home.

Spike walk into the library he made his way to the back of the library, he stared garbing the books and maps for the major when he heard the voice speak to him again.

"Go to the location where... your sister... told you to go little Dragon."   

"I can't the mayor is showing up and she needs these maps and books and..."

"DO NOT DISOBEY MY ORDER!"

Spike covering his ear's from how loud the voice yelled at him he was scared now more scared than he has ever been in his whole life.

"Ok ok I'll go but if i don't give this to the mayor and she tells Twilight that she never got her books and maps it wold be very suspicious now would it?"

Hearing no reply Spike grab all the maps and books when he heard the door being knock on he place them on a table and went to go see who was at the door.

"Hello?"  Spike said.

"Hello Spike im here for my books and maps" said mayor mare.

"Oh ok there in the back ill go get them right now!"

With a nod the mare waited by the door as Spike went to go get the package that the mayor ordered.

When he came back he had a large bag, he handed to the mayor she said thank you and went on her way back to the town hall.

"Now DRAGON go to where your sister told you to go" 

Spike did not want to go but he knew who was talking to him now and he did not want to disobey the Night Mother or anger her any more than what he all ready did, he grab the we are close sign went out the front door placing the sign on the door handle he started heading North of Ponyville till he came upon a well hidden path he would have miss it if it weren't for the Night Mothers kindness leading him to the hidden path.

He stated heading east of the Everfree still on the hidden path that he was told to go on, he continued to walk till the path split into two parts one heading north the other west,Spike thought for a moment and remembered that he is to go north till he sees a cave.

He took a deep breath and continue to head north.

He continue to walk not seeing a cave he thought that he made the wrong choice till he spotted what he was looking for.
It was a small cave look to be pony made instead of natural made he walk inside he taking a few steps in he notice a door that had a skull carved in the door with the horseshoe symbol carved in the middle the skull, he also notice a Mare with a dagger in her moth holding a foul in one hoof looking down on a group of mix beings of pony's griffins zebras all bowing down to the mare like they where worshiping her.

Spike continue to study the door till he heard a male voice come from the door, he look around to see if any pony was there when he did not see any one he ask who was there he heard the voice again it came from the door like it did before but he heard what it ask.

"What is life's greatest illusion?" it ask.

Spike remembered that the mare side something like this before he pass out he thought hard to remember the word she side that open the door when it hit him like a bolt of lighting he gave the answer to the door.

"Innocence...my brother" Spike said to the door.

"Welcome home" the door said in a whisper then open up for Spike.

Stepping inside Spike made his way through a short hall way before coming to another door this one was made out of wood and looked to be rotting away, he grab the handle of the door and pulled towards him opening the door to review the sanctuary he was in just a few days ago.

He made his way further into the sanctuary till he came to the spot where he murdered the griffin by accident he stop in his tracts staring at the floor where the body would have been.

"Man what am I doing here I should not be here!" Spike thought to him self.

He was about to turn around leave when he spotted a letter sitting in a chair.

He made his way to the chair, he pick up the letter it had his name on it and it was for him, he open it up took out the note that was inside it and read it.

I will be with you shortly Spike that's all the letter said.

Spike did not know what the letter met until he heard what sounded like a door opening up, he turn around to hear hoof steps coming down a flight of stairs and some one talking to him.

"I knew you'll be back Spike it was only a matter of time before you came back home to your family" said the mare.

Spike knows that voice he heard it before but not when he was foalnap by her it was a voice he knew all too well.

"Fluttershy?" Spike said surprised.

stepping on the last step on the stairs Fluttershy was standing there, she was not in her armor ,she wanted Spike to see her with out it on,to review big shocking secret she has kept from all of her friends.

"Hello brother welcome home" Fluttershy side with a smile on her face but it was more of a dark smile not one of her normal happy smiles.

"But why" ask Spike confused.

"Why what brother?" ask Fluttershy a bit confused at his question.

"Why are you a assassin of the Dark BrotherHood and how did you become one surly you of all pony's would never be or join such a thing?" ask spike.

Fluttershy pulled up a chair and sat down.

"Sit down spike and pull up a chair im going to answer that question"  said Fluttershy with a grin.

Spike pulled up a chair and sat down waiting for Fluttershy to begin to answer his question.

"It was a long tome ago I don't know where to begin,Ah I know lets start from the very beginning".










 











 









 











> Fluttershys past
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To start lets go all the way back to the beginning on the day i was born.

My parents where like most in Cloudsdale my father was a tailor a 3rd generation of tailor's who made such wonder full suits he had so many design so many wonderful suits that noble pony's from canterlot place orders on them by the hundreds, my mother she was the nicest pony you ever met kind well spoken and all ways friendly to every one she met.

But they where different then from the other family's in cloudsdale, they belong to a group of assassins know as the Dark BrotherHood just like there parents before them they where members of the BrotherHood high ranking in the order and well respected by many in the cloudsdale sanctuary the last known sanctuary of the BrotherHood.

The sanctuary at the time was in a old run down cloud building with boarded up windows but in the basement of the building there was one of those Black doors that lead into the coludsdale sanctuary the design of it was eerie but felt like a home away from home welcoming,but also threatening at the same time.

I was young about 6 years old when i first entered the sanctuary it was creepy with its stone pillars special wooden planks made for clouds to be a decorative look for buildings, they where place on the floor other parts of the floor where cobblestone or cloud, a few torches and candles mounted to the walls they where made from the same special wood, the ceiling was just made from cobblestone.

there where many Pegasus and griffins in the sanctuary they all greeted me with love and affection in there own way of course they greeted me with smiles and nods some even saying that you are a wonderful filly or the best one i remember was from a griffin i did not know his name probability was killed doing a contract any way he said i bet your going to have many contracts under your name little filly, he had no idea.

Training took place in the sanctuary or at home i trained for hours doing push, ups wing up, running or going through obstacle course's that where set up in the training room, sparring with wooden weapons was another that all recruits where train on to know how to wild a dagger or sword like it was part of your own hoof took time and practice with a lot of concentration.

I still had a normal life i went to flight school with some the other recruits but we never really had the same classes together or talk probably was for the best that we where not together in a public place other then the sanctuary.

I was shy to every one teacher students i did not speak to any one other then Rainbow Dash who stood up for me many times against bully's, did you know i got my cutie because of her.

No well then ill tell you it stared out on a regular day at flight school i was trying to fly but having weak wings for a Pegasus i was having trouble so a idea came to me if i jump to the nearest cloud and land on it and jump from that one to another it would help my wings get stronger so i started hoping to cloud to cloud flying higher with each hop till i landed on one cloud and slip off falling down onto another cloud it sent me sliding down on it till it sent me flaying off into a red flag, when i got the flag off me i was laying down on my stomach, two colts came up to me and stared to insult me about my flying skills calling me "Klutzershy." 

I was going to start crying till i seen a blue blur shoot by, landing next to me was Rainbow Dash telling the bully's that they should leave me alone or they will feel her wreath, it was nice for some pony to stick up for me i knew we where going to be good friends, she challenged them to a race, i was to wave the checker flag to single the start and the finish of the race but when i waved the flag the racers flew right past me spinning me around, i lost my balance and fell of the cloud sending me straight down.

I have never been so afraid in my entire life falling down and gaining speed at every second i thought i was done for till a large colony of butterfly's stop me from falling to my death i was vary grateful that they have saved me, but they where also vary beautiful, i stared to look around the area i was in was also beautiful seeing the tree's and grass,flowers for the first time really open my eyes.

The butterfly's set me on the ground for the first time it was vary strange at first but i grew to like it, then i notice the animals the bunny's the squirrel,frogs and birds they where just amazing to look at,till a sound of a loud explosion off in the distance scared them away i look up to see what look like a rainbow flying over me heading in all directions it was truly amazing.

When it was over i went around gathering all the animals letting them know it was safe to come out i was surprise when they started to come out of there hiding place's, from that moment foreword i knew what i was meant to do i was meant to do for the for the rest of my life taking care of animals.

When i got back home thanks to some teachers who saw me fall and where glade i was all right i showed my mom and dad that i got my cutie mark there reactions was something i was not expecting i thought they would be happy glad that i finally found my special talent i was wrong, my mother was happy for me that i found what i would be doing but my father he was upset he could not believe that my special talent was taking care of animals, he was disappointed he wanted me to be like him a tailor.

He was so upset so infuriated with me at this he grab me by my mane dragged me to the nearest closet and lock me up in it for hours, i could her my mother yelling at him for what he did he was yelling at back at her saying "no daughters of mine is going to be a care taker of animals!" that's the reason why i im afraid of the dark and in close spaces in fact the reason im scared of most things now is because of my father, he all ways tortured me because of my cutie mark was nothing like his a needle and yarn, doing anything to make my life horrible always yelling telling me that a monster will come to eat me in the middle of the night monster's live the shadows every thing wants to make you suffer.

He also made me start doing more training then the other recruits with push up running more obstacle course's every thing he could do to make me feel bad he did telling me i was nothing useless going to get killed on my first contract he was just...A monster because i failed to have been something like him.

When i was 16 i was given my first contract the contract was place on a griffin in cloudsdale he went by the name of Swift Wing he was a merchant who payed guards to close up competition's in the city making him the top merchant in cloudsdale.

He was a easy target locking him self in his room a open window next to his desk it was in perfect crossbow distance but i had a better idea then that i would wait till he left his room, i then flew into his room hiding in one of the corners that where vary dark behind his desk and waited for him to come back in.

When he did i waited for him to take a seat in his chair before i snuck up behind him, unsheathing my dagger i slowly edged it closer to his throat till the cold steel touch his neck and with one quick solid motion i sliced his throat.

Blood poring down on his desk and paper work like a fountain he try to scream but nothing came out other then a gurgle and more blood, he fell on his desk eyes wide with fear mouth open from trying to scream, the deed was done.

I stood there for a while processing what i have done i took a life for the first time i felt sad and sick but that was not the worst of it, i turn around to go back out the window that i came from when i heard a sound of glass be broken beneath my right-front hoof, looking down to see a broken picture frame of a family of griffins a mom the contract and a daughter.

I knelt down to pick up the picture frame looking at it closely the daughter was a griffin her eyes where golden the top part of her fathered hair was to one side of her head she seem happy to be with her family,  i felt even more sad then i did before i just took a father away from his only hatch-ling, i was beginning to tear when i heard voice's out side his office door.

Quickly making my way out the window i flew off to the nearest building no saw me because they where too busy trying to get to places in a rush that they did not bother to look up too see a armored Pegasus fly over there heads, i landed on the roof of the nearest build getting ready to take off when i heard a scream from the building i was just in, i turn around to see a teenage griffin with another older griffin standing around the corps of my contract the younger one was stunned just looking at the corps of her father unable to do any thing the older one called for the guard that's the last time i seen those griffins i took off flying back to the sanctuary to report my success.


About 2 years pass bey after my first contract, i have done so many contracts with in the last 2 years i took out guard captains and officers,business owners,chefs, common pony's that had a regular life's and family's. 

I've done so many that i was given the 3rd best assassins in the sanctuary next to Cloud-Strike are sanctuary leader she offered me a special contract, a captain of the royal guard was to be taken out and she personally gave me this contract, how could i refuse are leader was giving me a contract personally so i accept.

The contract was here in Cloudsdale he was staying at a fancy hotel on the 4th floor of the building the V.I.P. area where all special governors mayors or even lords stayed at when they visited Cloudsdale.

It was a simple job i went under the cover of night making my way to the 4th floor of the hotel where the Target would be staying at.

Instead of just lock-picking the hotel door that was guarded by an army of guards i flew up to his balcony window witch was just so happen to be open, i crept into his room he was sleeping in the bed. 

I unsheathe my dagger from its holster slowly making my way to his bed when i was right next ho him i lifted my hoof up and brought that dagger down.

I was expecting the dagger to go into his soft skin but in stead the dagger stop at the tip when it hit him like it hit something made from hard wood, i pulled the covers off the bed to review a mannequin in his bed.

"Well did you think it was going to be that easy to kill me assassin?"

"Oh don't look so surprise my dear did you really think i would put my own life at risk even tho i ordered the hit on myself." 

"But i want to thank you for showing us where you and your little friends hide out is at."

"We've been watching you guys for a long time about 2 months of planing went into this now i shell have my revenge, you bastards killed my son now im going to butcher your little cult, GET HER!"

With that two guards burst into the room weapons ready to kill.

Fluttershy wasted no time she ran to the window where she came from and dived out flying away with the two guards behind her giving chasing.

She quickly dove into a alleyway trying to give the guards the slip but they where right behind her closing in on her every second, she look strait ahead see another alleyway to her left she quickly made a sharp turn she look up to see a open window she quickly flew up to it and went inside the building watching the guards fly bye she let out a sigh of relief.

"um can i help you?" 

Fluttershy turn to see a family of griffins having dinner at the table.

shaking her head in response, she made her way out the window heading back to the sanctuary as fast as her wings could go she had to get home to help her family.

When she was getting close to her home she saw smoke in the sky fearing for the worse she made started going faster but she was loosing speed from exhaustion but she was not going to stop she had to get home even if it killed her she had to help save her family.

Getting closer she could see the flames now, two guards where heading her way she quickly duct behind a trash bin she waited till the guards ran bye.

When they ran pass her she came out of hiding and ran the rest of the way to the sanctuary, when she finally arrived she let out a gasp of horror as she watch her secant home burn seeing that there where just too may guards she hide in a alleyway waiting for them to leave,she stared crying watching her home burn her friends and family where stuck in that place with no way out she watch the house burn to the ground.

It was night time by the time the fire was stop the house was a smoldering ruins.

Making her way down the stairs to the sanctuary the door was block with wood and furniture to barricade every one inside.

Fluttershy removed the the barricade piece by piece till she was able to open the door, she walk inside to see burnt corps of pony's and griffins that she once knew, book shelf's chairs tables where all burnt the wooden floor carpets and banners of the BrotherHood where all destroyed it was the most awful sight Fluttershy had ever laid eyes on.

But that was not the worst she was looking around when she spotted two corps laying next to each other too badly burn to recognize but only one thing stood out to let her know that this was her parents corps's.

A necklace she made for both of them when she was about 8 years old, the necklace's was made from gold that her father gave her for a birthday gift. 

The gold was all ready a necklace but it did not have two small blue and green Gems on them, Fluttershy added those two Gems because blue was her fathers favorite color and green was her mothers she work hard to get the bits for those two Gems helping pony's in there gardens, delivering news papers, and taking care of animals for there owners when they where away, it took her 8months to save up the bits so she could buy them, but the smile on her family's faces when she showed it to them was priceless.

Crying now she grab the two necklace's from the corps's she look at them for a while before she stared crying harder.

"Who's...there?" a weak voice came from some collapse ceiling rumble.

Fluttershy quickly dash to the sound of the voice removing the rumble from where the voice came from when she could see who it was she merely fainted from what she saw.

Fluttershy found what was once use to be Cloud-Strike, her body body burn that you could see muscle tissue she was black as coal her blood was leaking from her eyes her mane was gone every thing was burnt.

"Fluttershy?, i...i knew you survived." 

"Please don't talk save your strength" tears where pouring down Fluttershy face now.

"It is...to late for me child."

"No its not i can...i can find some one who know healing magic i can.." Fluttershy was cut off.

"Therese nothing you can do...or any pony can do... i am gone but you live."

"Please don't go" tears where running gown Fluttershy's cheeks.

"Fluttershy as long as...you live the Brotherhood...lives in my room...there's a bag with a key...take it...it goes to the ponyville sanctuary." 

"we have a sanctuary in ponyville?" tears still poring down she ask between gasps of breath.

"Yes it is by the everfree... forest take it as your new... home live so that the... BrotherHood may live rebuild us." those where Cloud-Strike last words before she let go of her last breath.

I must have stayed there for a long lime crying over my friend and leader i made my way to her room pushing any debris out off he way i entered her room to see the bag she was talking about it was not badly burn like most of the things in the sanctuary but it still had scorch marks on it, i found the key and walk out of the sanctuary.  

When i arrived in ponyville it was in the middle of the night it took me a while to find the cottage but when i found it i was amazed at how wonderful it look but that all went away when i remember why im here.

I started to head towards the front door when two little black rabbits ran by me hiding be hind me, fear was in there eyes something was hunting them i look where they came from there stood a fox mouth open saliva dripping from its mouth eying the two little bunny's.

Making its way closer i told it to stop but it gave me the look of what are you going to do about it so i gave him the stare and he ran off with his tail between his legs.

The two bunny's look at me before giving me a small bunny hug to thank me for saving there life's i told them it was nothing but that fox is probably hanging around some where so i took the little bunny's in the cottage where i help give them a safe place to live in return they will help me find contracts, i taught them how to write it was not easy but with in a few months of moving into ponyville i taught them and now they write me contracts when they find one.

"Now you know Spike" said Fluttershy with a smile.

"I feel so sorry for you Fluttershy" Spike side wiping a tear away from his eye's

"Did you ever get that guard Captain?" he ask with a bit of anger in his voice. 

"Yes i did." Fluttershy said still smiling.

He was in Baltimare shipping yard doing what ever he was doing when i confronted him, he took one look at me and stared screaming in rage taking out his sword he charged.

I dogged the first swing,i brought one of my dagger's to his side he let out a cry of pain before i took the secant one to his throat stabbing it into his jugular the look on his face was... rewording fear more fear was in his eyes then a fillys around a camp fire hearing ghost story's, it was the also the only time i swore at some one.

"what did you tell him?" Spike said really wanting to know what bad word Fluttershy said.

"go to Tartarus you Bastard." she said with a wicked grin growing on her face. 

"That's what i told him."

"WOW" that was all Spike could say.

"So now you know my past Spike but enough about that." said the yellow mare.

"Now it's about you Spike your future as a member of the Dark BrotherHood." Fluttershy said handing Spike a brotherhood uniform.

"It is also time for your first real contract"

"But i did not train or anything, you just cant send me on the field not knowing how do things with out training." Spike said with concern.

"Ha Boris would laugh his beak right off if he heard that, he had a saying there is no better way of training then on the filed where your life is on the line, you learn quicker that way." Fluttershy smiled a little remembering an old friend.

"Seance this is your first contract i so happen have three more you choose the one that seems the easy for you to start out on." Fluttershy side pulling out three contract letters with a name, location and favorite place to go to.

Spike took the three contracts and read them.

Contract #1
Name: Dr.whooves
Location: ponyville 
Favorit place: none
Race:pony

Contract #2
Name: Flash
Location:Ponyville
Favorite place: Ponyville race track
Race:Pony

Contract #3
Name: Mr.conductor 
Location:Ponyville train station 
Favorite place:Train station
Race: pony

"Now spike witch one seems easy to you? i'll help but it has to be you who fulfills the contract"

Spike look at the contracts one last time before giving a answer.





  
> The contract of Ponyvilles train station
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spike look over his options one more time before giving answer to Fluttershy.

"I choose the contract on Mr.Conductor" said Spike.

"Vary well Spike Mr.Conductor will meet Sithis in the void this night"  said Fluttershy.

"Right but how are we going to do it?" ask Spike

"Well that is up to you Spike this is your contract after all you decide on how to do it" said Fluttershy

Spike thought for a bit before coming up with a idea, he will head to ponyvilles train station look at the scheduled too see when Mr.conductor is working a night shift Spike would use the cover of the night to take out his target.

But there might be witness there he'll have to find away to lure him out of sight from them.

"Have you came up with a idea yet Spike" ask Fluttershy.

"No we better go to the train station to see if Mr.Conductor is working a night shift that will make my job a bit more easy." said Spike

"There might be witness Spike what are you going to do about them?" asked Fluttershy

"I'll think of something when we go to the train station there might be something there we can use to lure him with." said Spike

"All right lets go then" Said Fluttershy

Spike fallowed Fluttershy out of the sanctuary through her secret door in her room.

"So you have a secret door in your room that leads to the sanctuary?" asked Spike.

"Yes it was all ready build in when i first arrived in ponyville, you can use it when ever you want just be sure to shut the door" said Fluttershy.

Angel ran up the stairs to Fluttershy holding a cook book in his mouth with a picture of a fancy salad.

"Hello Angel we where just about to leave what is it that you want?" ask Fluttershy

Pointing to the fancy salad he showed that he was hungry and wanted a fancy salad for his dinner.

"I'll make you a salad Angel but we have to go when i get back ill make you a salad how does that sound."said Fluttershy

Shaking his head in disapproval he pointed at the fancy salad again showing that he wanted a fancy salad for dinner and nothing more.

"Angel right now the carrots are not ready to be taking out of the ground yet and we don't have tomatoes along with most of the ingredients on that salad im sorry." said Fluttershy.

"Hold on a second i think i know how to get Mr.Conductor out site from every one else" said Spike.

"Really how?" ask Fluttershy a bit surprised. 

"Well how about we use Angel to lure Mr.Conductor on the other side of the train by the train carts where no pony can see me take him out" said Spike.

"Not a bad idea but i dont think Angle will help in any way tho" said Fluttershy.

"Well how about we make a deal with him" said Spike looking at Angel who at first look not interested but seeing this is how he is going to get his fancy salad he stared listing.

"If you help me out with this contract Angel i will buy the ingredients for your fancy salad what do you say?" ask Spike.

Angel thought for a second before nodding in agreement.

"That settles it then we have a plan but we still have to see if the Conductor is working a night shift tonight." said Spike.

Spike and Fluttershy headed down stairs and out the front door they are heading to the Ponyville train station to look over the schedule for his target,the train station has bulletin bored that tells when the next train departs if there is one leaveing to night he will be there if not Spike is going have to wait, the bulletin bored is next to the front desk where you buy the tickets The bored will tell what time the train departs the conductor name and what time he is working.

They arrived at the Ponyville train station it was crowded with pony's, Spike and Fluttershy made there way to the front desk to check the if there was a train leaving to night.

"Did you find it yet Spike?" asked fluttershy.

"No not yet ah wait here it is, there is a train leaving to night at 12:00pm and Mr.Conductor will be here" said Spike.

"Good this is really good by the way is his name really Mr.Conductor?" asked Fluttershy.

"I guess that what it says in the bored Mr.Conductor will depart the 12 o'clock train"  said Spike.

"well...ok then" said Fluttershy.

"See any idea on how you are going to lure him with Angel Spike?" asked Fluttershy.

Spike look around seeing if there is any thing that could be use to help him out with his contract when he spotted a cargo cart attached to the train, thinking if Angel got under that cart Spike would hide in side out sight from the conductor he would wait till the conductor had to go around the train to get Angel out and that is when he will strike.

"Yes...yes i do how do you feel if Angel went under that train cart there(he pointed to the cargo cart) making the conductor go all the way around the train to get Angel out when i will be waiting inside that cart to strike." said Spike.

"Not a bad idea now come we must get ready for tonight then." said Fluttershy.

They stared to head back to Fluttershys house to get arm and ready for tonight contract.


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The time was 11:00pm Spike was placing on his uniform it was a regular BrotherHood suit with a few modification it was made for a creature that walk on two legs in stead of four along with a piece for Spiks tail being the only dragon in town if some one seen his color of his tail he would be found out and along with the BrotherHood.

"Spike are you ready?" asked Fluttershy.

"Yes i am just trying to get the my tail inside the stupid thing" said Spike.

"OK when your done come here i have something for you" said Fluttershy.

"OK come on you...there we go."

Spike finally got his tail in the suit and into the added part where his tail goes into, he made his way out of the armory heading for Fluttershy, Spike walk up to Fluttershy who was sitting at a table she was not wereing her armor for her part does not require her too there was something on the table it was a dagger it look like the one he used to kill the griffin but the design was much more different, it had a curved blade with brown cloth warp on the handle of the dagger the crossguards on the dagger where pointing down, giving it a look of two fangs biting down on the hand.  

"You said you had something for me?" ask Spike.

"yes i do here this is yours" Fluttershy handed him the dagger.

"Thank you Fluttershy this is most kind of you" said Spike.

"Your welcome Spike any thing for family" said Fluttershy.

Spike and Fluttershy made there way out the sanctuary picking up Angel on there way out they made there way too the Ponyville train station where the conductor was going over last minuet inspection's on the train.

"Ok Spike how are we going to do this?"  asked Fluttershy.

"This is whats going to happen Angel your going to run under that train cart there(Spike pointed to the cargo cart) try to get the conductor to go to the other side of the train to get you Fluttershy chase after Angel yelling his name so you can get the conductors attention have him go get Angel i will be waiting in side the cargo cart, when he trying to get you out Angle i will finish him off." said Spike.

"Ok lets get ready then" said Fluttershy.

every one headed to their locations Spike was inside the cargo cart waiting for Fluttershy to let Angel go, Fluttershy went behind a few tall box's letting Angel go he made a dash for the cart he was told to go. 

"ANGEL ANGELGET BACK HERE!" yelled Fluttershy giving chase to her pet rabbit.

Mr.Conductor saw these making his way too Fluttershy quickly before she went under the train to get Angel.

"Miss please stop right there whats wrong?" ask the Conductor. 

"My pet Bunny Angel went under your train i have to get him out before he is hurt" Fluttershy said worrying for her pet. 

"No mam it's too dangerous ill go get your pet for you" 

"Oh thank you so much please careful"  said Fluttershy in a worried voice

The Conductor made his way to where Angel was at but he could not reach him he had to go around the train to go get the little rabbit.

The Conductor dash to where Angle was on the other said of the train finally reaching where the little rabbit was at he knelt down trying to grab Angle, the little guy was further back so he stared to crawling to the little whit rabbit.

He was all most close to getting Angel when a sharp pain shot through his back he let a cry of pain as more pain shot through him it felt like he was being stabbed repeatedly, he tried to get out but with the pain in his back he could not move he heard some one yell "all aboard" then came the sound of the engine starting up.

With terror running through him now he tried to yell for help but no one could her him over the engine the little white rabbit ran away from the conductor like nothing was wrong then he heard the squeaking sound of the wheels moving, to his horror they where slowly but picking up speed quickly right toward him.

The last thing that went through his mind was his family his waif and two filly's making a prayer to celestia begging to make it quick.

The sound of bone being broken and a body being drag with the train was cut off by the trains whistle,the only trace left of the conductor was his hat and a long trail of blood and gore heading to Canterlot train station.

Spike POV

Spike dash to the train cart hoping that the conductor did not spot him,he made jump into the cargo cart where he will be waiting for his target.

"All right all i have to do is wait for Fluttershy to release Angel then wait till he comes this way" Spike thought to him self.

"Angel Angel get back here!"Fluttershy yelled

"That's the sign all right here we go" Spike said.

Spike listen to the Conductor telling Fluttershy she cant go get Angel its too dangerous for some one like her and that he will go get her pet, music to Spikes ears.

Spike waited behind the wall of the open cargo box staying out of sight from any pony who might walk by he hide in the shadows his armor making him blend in with the dark he waited till he spotted his target right in front of him.

Making sure to be absolutely quiet so the target wont see him Spike waited for the right moment to strike, luckily the target knelt down giving Spike a chance to sneak up a little bit when he saw his target lying on his stomach half way under the train trying to get Angel, Spike made his move he jump off the cargo cart landing behind the Conductor, unsheathing his dagger from his side, turning the dagger upside down he raised his arm high then brought the dagger down on the conductors back.

The Conductor let out a painful scream as Spike continued to stab the Conductor.

Thinking the Conductor might be dead he jump back into the cargo cart and went out the other side, he stop and place his hands up to his mouth and yelled "all aboard" seconds later the train engine stared up as the engineer started putting coal into the furnace.

Spike watch as the train sped up and began moving faster with every second, he watch as the train went to its destination a blood trail fallowed behind the train remembering he left the Conductor's body still half way under the train before it took off.

Fluttershy walk up next to him and began congratulating him.  

"Nice job Spike a bit messy but nice job you earn the 110 bits today" Fluttershy said with a proud smile.

"Thanks i thought i would never get him if he did not kneel down to grab Angel" said Spike smiling back at his teacher.

Angel pop up right next to Fluttershy letting her know that its time to go home and make some dinner that he earn from this.

"All right Angel where going home to make your fancy salad, thanks Spike for buying the ingredients for his salad" said Fluttershy, by the way Spike you got red on you."

Spike look at his arms chest and legs he had a few bloodstains on him.

"Thanks for telling me and your welcome i need to go home and get this thing clean up" 

"Do you have a place to hide it from Twilight?"

Yes i do there's a hidden department in one of the book shelf that has a horse shoe symbol we found a book there it's empty now so i can place it in there she'll never look there for a BrotherHood suit." 

"That's good spike i'll see you tomorrow we still have two more contracts to do remember" said Fluttershy

"I did not forget, were going after Flash next right?" ask spike.

"That's right and i have just the idea for him"

"All righty then good bye Fluttershy" Spike said heading home to clean the bloodstains of his suit.

"Good bye Spike" said Fluttershy heading home to make Angle a salad for doing such a good job.


2 days after Flash and Dr. Hooves contracts are complete

Rarity was look over what she had done she could not believe what she did, dropping the scissors on the floor small drops of blood coming from the blades.

"wha...what have i done!" Heading into a fetal position.

"What have i done" she started crying.

















 
> The contract of Ponyvilles race track 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was a quiet day in Ponyville, many of the residents were shocked to find out that an accident occurred last night, at the Ponyville train station.

Spike was in the library, reading over the the news article on his contract from the previous night.

An accident, is what they called it, to his credit, it did look like one.

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The accident of Ponyville train station.

Today, the body of Mr.Conductor was found in the Canterlot train station. The victim was dragged all the way from Ponyville to Canterlot under the train.

The family of the victim, has nothing to say. But they are suing the Ponyville train station, for the death of a beloved father and husband.

Many of the residents of Ponyville, are paying for a funeral to be held at the Canterlot museum, in the conductors hall of fame where it is side to be his favorite place. And also where he got his cutie mark.

The princess has allowed his name to be placed in the hall of fame, and are currently working with the other train stations in Equestria, to find a safer working condition for all conductors and engineers. To prevent this sorts of accident, to happen again.

The Ponyville press hearts, goes out to the conductor's family.

Written by Ink-Wing of the Ponyville press.  

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There was a knock on the library door, putting down the news paper, he got up from his chair and walked to the door to see who it was.

He opened the door, too see Fluttershy standing there with a news paper in her mouth. "Have you read the paper today Spike?" asked Fluttershy

"Ya, they say it was an accident" Spike said with a smile.

Spitting the paper out of her mouth. "That's what we want them to think Spike, we want them to think it was some kind of accident that took place there last night. Good idea by the way, keeping the body under the train, I did not even think of making it look like an accident." said Futtershy.

"Well I did not plan on it, it just kinda happened, especially the part I yelled out *all aboard*. It just came to me at that moment" said the little dragon.

"Well then good job Spike, but now come along, we have to go to Zecora's hut for our next contract." said Fluttershy

"Zecora's? But why? She's not part of the BrotherHood, is she?" asked Spike

"Oh no, she does business with me now, ever since we found out that she makes potions, I went to her hut for poison"the yellow mare replied.

"Oh, well should we go put on our armors then? If were going to Zecora's?" asked Spike.

"No she already knows, I did business with her before without my armor." The pegasus said. "She does not really care, as long as we pay her a great amount of bits. And it's like she never seen us."

"So what are we waiting for? Lets go then." said Spike, excited by the new contract.

With that, they made their trip to Zecora's. On there way there, they discussed on how they where going to complete this contract.

"Were going to poison him, simple huh?" said Fluttershy as she looked the little dragon walking by her side.

"Just poison him? That's all were going to do? It seems to simple... There has too be more to it?" asked Spike,returning is gaze to to the pegasus,with one eyebrow raised.

The mare chuckled at his questioning."That's simple Spike, nothing more, nothing less."

"Well... I just thought that there will be more to it, like the last one. This one just seems to be so... Easy." said the little dragon, clearly upset.

"Not every contract will be like the Ponyville train station one, this is a really simple easy contract. Plus there will be more ponies in there, this will make it look like he had an heart attack...well until he starts spilling foam and blood out of his mouth" Said  Fluttershy with a little evil style laugh.

"You've done this before have you?" asked Spike with questioning look.

"Oh, 3-4 times" said Fluttershy, like it was no big deal

"Oh." said the baby dragon, still shocked by the fact that a cute little pegasus, who loves taking care of little animals, who his *supposedly* afraid of her own shadow and still can be an highly trained assassin that has no fear to kill.

"maybe she was acting all that time with her friends" thought Spike while looking at the yellow pegasus.

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They soon finally arrived at Zecora's hut and Fluttershy walked too the door and knocked.

A few minutes passed and the door opened with Zecora standing there with a smile on her face.

"Greeting Pony friend how do you do?" asked Zecora, clearly happy to see her favorite customer.

"I am great Zecora how are you?" asked Fluttershy, and like Zecora, she was happy to see her favorite poison dealer.

"I am well and who is this that i see with you?" asked the zebra, trying to take a look at the one who was standing behind the pegasus.

"This is Spike, do you remember him when he was hiding from you?" asked Fluttershy.

"Hi Zecora" said Spike with a smile, happy to see another friendly face.

"Greeting Spike I bid you well" said Zecora.

"Zecora, I've come to purchase some of your top poisons" said Fluttershy with a smile.

Zecora looked at Fluttershy but kept her eyes on Spike not saying a word.

"Don't worry Zecora, Spike is part of the BrotherHood now, you don't have to act like you don't sell poisons"  

"How long?" asked the zebra who was perplex.

"How long what?" asked the dragon, clearly confused

"How many moons, have you been with the family of death" asked Zecora, still not sure if she could sell her poisons will having Spike's presence.

"Since yesterday, when I completed my first contract, at the train station here in Ponyville" said Spike.

"Ah, then I will return with what you seek" said Zecora as she close the door, satisfied by the response. She wanted to make sure that Spike wasn't a cop or something.

"She seems not to surprised by this?" asked the little dragon with a confused tone.

"I think it's because, when I came here the first time without my armor, I surprised her to the point she can't be surprised anymore" said Fluttershy, feeling a little bad that Zecora won't be surprised by anything anymore.

The door opened again,revealing the zebra holding a tiny glass vial of poison.

"This should do my pony friend" said Zecora handing the little bottle to Spike.

"Thank you Zecora, this should cover it" said the mare while handing to Zecora a large bag of bits.

"Goodbye my pony friend, perhaps we will meet again?" asked the zebra, standing in front of the door.

"We shall, goodbye Zecora and thank you." said Fluttershy, slowly preparing to make their way back.

"Goodbye my pony friend, and goodbye my dragon friend for we shall meet again" said Zecora before she closed her door.

"Come on Spike, we are going to have a little race at the tracks" said the yellow pegasus.

With that Spike and Fluttershy started to head to the Ponyvilles race track.

"Fluttershy?" asked the dragon.

"Yes Spike?" the mare replied.

"Should we go get our armors for this contract?" said Spike, who somehow, desperately wanted his armor.

"Not for this one Spike, for this one we just have to go there, poison the target and get out." Fluttershy replied.

"I thought most of the time, the BrotherHood did contracts with their armor?" said Spike, who wasn't understanding why they shouldn't.

"We dont want to invoke suspicions, for contracts like this, it's simple. We go in, kill the target and get out." ended the pegasus

"Pretty simple.." ended Spike.

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As they arrived at the race track, they saw a few ponies already running the race.

"Hey Fluttershy, what does the target looks like anyway?" asked Spike, totally confused by the number of racers.

"The contract letter says that we can find him by his cutie mark" said Fluttershy,while looking at the flank of a few stallions.

"What is it? What is his cutie mark looks like?" asked Spike, turning is gaze to Fluttershy, who was searching the cutie mark in question.

"It's two hooves that looks like they're galloping."

"Ok so where looking for a cutie mark of two galloping hooves?" Spike asked, raising an eyebrow.

"That right." replied Fluttershy. still searching for the cutie mark

They looked around, seeing if they can spot a stallion with the cutie mark. Finding nothing there, they went to the nearest bench,took a seat as they continue to look around for their target, but to no avail.

they stood there most of the day, thinking that their target won't be there today. They got up, and they were about to leave when someone yelled out "HEY FLASH HOW YOU DOING!" Stopping dead in their track, they turned around to see a red coated stallion with a black mane, and very green eyes ,his cutie mark was totally what it looked like on the description. The stallion was walking onto the track from the other entrance.

"So that's our target" asked the dragon turning is head to look at Fluttershy

"You got it" said the Pegasus, who was still looking at her prey.

"How are we going to do this?"

"Simple, you see that water dispenser over there(she pointed to the dispenser on the other side of the track) I will put the poison in his cup while you go run" said Fluttershy with a smile on her face.

"OK. I will go and...wait did you say I have to run?" asked Spike, totally confused by the sudden revelation.

"yes." the mare simply replied.

"why don't you go running instead?" asked the dragon.

"Im too shy too" lied the yellow mare.

Spike placed a claw on his face and let a sigh. "fine I'll do it"

"I'll be over there, just run till he gets thirsty"

Spike stood up, and made his way to the target.

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Flash was getting ready for a run, he started stretching, jogging in place, when a baby dragon walked right by him and started to do the same.

"Who are you?" asked the runner.

"Im Spike and you are?"

"I'm Flash-Lighting"

"Nice too meet you, do you come here often?" the dragon asked

"All the time, I train for marathons all over Equestria, and you?" asked Flash, still stretching his muscles.

"I am here to... umm" Spike thought for a while.

"For what?" asked the stallion with an eyebrow raised.

umm...umm" then an idea hit him.

"Im here too impress a mare here in Ponyville"Spike said with a fake smile.

"Ah, I see, well then I hope that works out for you, who is this mare by the way? I might know here?" Flash asked, with curiosity.

"Her name is Rarity"

"Never heard of her"

"Oh that's ok" Spike said with a smile.

With a nod, Flash took off, running down the track galloping at full sprint. He was all ready half way down the track when Spike started running.

What seems like forever to Spike, he made his 6th lap around the track seeing that Flash is still going, Spike drag himself to Fluttershy demanding water.

"Your doing such a great job Spike, you're on your sixth lap, and Flash is on his 20th. How do you feel?"

"I...want... him(taking a drink from his water cup) i want him...to stop running"Spike was breathing heavily and it looked like he was about to throw up.

"You don't look so good there Spike, you might want to take a break and drink your water slowly." said Fluttershy,trying to calm him down.

"Did you run six laps in a row without stopping!? This track is like 2 miles long!!!"

"It's about a mile Spike"

"How do you know that?" Spike snapped.

Fluttershy pointed her hoof to a sign that read Ponyville race track about 1 mile around the track.

Spike looked at the sign for a while before putting a claw on his face "How did I miss that."

Flash walked to Spike who was now lying down on the ground.

"Hey there Spike you seem tired." Flash side with a grin on his face.

"You have...no idea" said Spike, totally exhausted.

"And who is this? Is this the Miss Rarity you were talking about?" Flash asked while looking at Fluttershy.

"That not Rarity, that's Fluttershy" Spike said, still lying on the solid ground

"Well hello Fluttershy I'm Flash-Lighting"

Fluttershy said nothing and look away with her mane covering her face.(putting her shy mode)

"Why are you trying to hide behind your mane your not shy are you?" asked Flash.

"She is shy, her name says it" said Spike, in an annoyed tone.

"Well it was nice meeting you miss Fluttershy, maybe you would like to go to a marathon with me one day?" asked Flash, clearly trying to seduce her.

"I would like that"Fluttershy quietly said, before her cheeks got red.

"I did not hear you, what was that miss" Flash said, while putting his right ear in front.

"I would like that" said Fluttershy, in a more clear tone

"I knew you would" said Flash with a bit of joy.

"Hey before you go Flash, you should take a drink, you look thirsty your self." said Spike who was still lying down.

"I guess your right Spike, I am quite thirsty" the runner said, turning to get a cup from the bench when Fluttershy spoke.

"I..i made you a glass all ready" she said handing Flash, a cup of water.

"Thank you Fluttershy, did anypony tell you that that's a nice name" then Flash drank the whole cup of water in one go. Feeling better, he said his goodbye to Spike and Fluttershy and continued to run.

"Now what" Spike asked.

"We leave" the yellow mare said with a grin.

"But what if the poison doesn't work how will we know?" the dragon asked.

"I poured enough poison that he should be feeling the effects right now" Fluttershy said as picked Spike up and started making their way to the exit.

Spike looked at the target, he stopped running, placed a hoof to his stomach and started coughing. Placing a hoof on his mouth, he looked at his hoof to see small drops of blood.

Then, his stomach felt like it was about to explode, he can feel his heart beating, it was going crazy. He began to sweat alot, his coughs was getting worse. Then,pain shot his chest, his heart stop beating. He could not breath, trying to call for help, he fell to his knees before his eye's rolled to the back of his head. He fell flat on his stomach, foam started pouring out of his mouth as well as blood

"He's dead before he hits the ground Spike, Zecora's poisons are the most deadly, and there's no cure for it. Once you take even a sip from it, you die." said Fluttershy.

"That's pretty strong" Spike said while looking in awe.

"You have no idea."  replied Fluttershy with here usual assassin grin face.

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Fluttershy droped Spike back at the library, saying their goodbyes, Spike went to his room crawled in his crib and went to sleep dreaming of ginger bread houses, Gems and Rarity.

The day after Dr.whooves contract was complete.

Rarity dragged the body to her basement, looking for a place to hid it from Sweetie Bell.Hopefully she founded an empty chest that was big enough to hid the corp. Quickly after placing the body in the chest, she found the lock for it.

She locked up the chest and began talking to her self.

"Stupid, stupid fool! Why did you have to say such things!! Look what you made me do!! You even got some blood, in my hair!!!" Rarity started crying,she made her way back up stairs closing the door to her basement.

"Stupid fool..." And she slamed the door, letting pure darkness.


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> The contract of Dr.Whooves 
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It was a fogy night in ponyville only just eight hours ago Spike and Fluttershy completed there contract on Flash-Lighting.

Spike was sleeping in his crib dreaming of Gems,gingerbread house, and Rarity.

He was in such deep sleep from all the running he did at the tracks he did not hear the door being open from the back of the house.

"Oh Spike this is such a lovely place the house is beautiful house and the Gems there just so lovely"  said Rarity.

"Thank you i build this place just for you Rarity" said Spike clearly love struck.

"And what about these Gems?" ask Rarity holding a pair with her magic.

"Gathered them myself" Spike said with a proud smile.

"Spike" Rarity said. 

"Yes Rarity?" Spike ask his hear pounding in his chest.

"I thank it's time we wake up!" Rarity said with the biggest smile she ever had.

"What?" Spike said confused,raising a eyebrow.

"Wake up,Spike wake up it time too get up" Rarity said in a Fluttershy voice 

Spike woke up to find him self staring at Fluttershy in her BrotherHood armor staring at him still shaking him to wake up.

"Aw man come on Fluttershy i was having a great dream there where Gems,Gingerbread house's and Rarit...i mean rare treasure from pirates." lied Spike.

"I heard you say Rarity name a few time's before i woke you up, im sorry for ruining a good dream Spike." Fluttershy said hanging her head down in sorrow.

"Its ok but why are you at the library and what time is it?" ask Spike rubbing his eyes.

it's 12:00pm Spike and im here to wake you for our last contract. said Fluttershy with a bit of joy.

"Ah ok so it Whooves is are last contract of the day?" ask Spike.

"yes" said the mare.

"Do you know where he is?" ask Spike.

"Most likely at home that's were going to take him out" said Fluttershy.

"All right let me get my armor then" Spike said.

getting out of bed Spike walk down stairs to the library going to one of the bookshelf's he knelt down moving a few books out of the way he found the symbol of the horse shoe that him and Twilight found the book to get rid of all the PinkyPie clones, pressing the button the hidden panel opened showing Spikes armor neatly folded with his dagger on top of the clothing.

Grabbing his armor he started putting on first the chest piece,the boots,gloves,next came the mask then pulled up his hood,taking his dagger he tied the holster to his side making sure it tight and secured around his waste.

"Are you ready Spike?" ask Fluttershy.

"Ya im just making sure that every things fitting properly"  Spike said putting the dagger in the holster after he made sure that it was sharp.

"All right meet me out side when you are done" said Fluttershy.

"Got it" said Spike.

Making sure every thing is tight and secured he went out the back door with Fluttershy, they made there way to Dr.Whooves house.

"So whats the plan here Fluttershy" ask Spike.

"where going to break into his house." said Fluttershy.

"Ok...why did you bring your crossbow?" ask Spike.

"Just in case we have to take him out from a distance if there is no way to get him with are daggers" said Fluttershy.

"But wont it be easier to just do that instead of breaking into his house and stabbing him?" ask Spike 

"Yes but im sending you into his house" said Fluttershy looking at the small dragon

"Wait your sending me into a targets house alone are you feeling ok Fluttershy?" ask Spike thinking that Fluttershy may have lost her mind.

"Yes i am feeling ok Spike it just i want you to have the experience of sneaking into some pony's home alone i will be out side with the crossbow in case there's any trouble" said Fluttershy.

"So you all ready came up with a plan then i take it?" ask Spike.

"Yes your going into whooves house i will pick the lock for you if he did not just leave it unlock i will take a position out side aim the crossbow at the window i can get a shot on him" said Fluttershy.

"Fine but at least when this over show me how to pick a lock so when i get lock out of the library again like last time i wont be stuck out side in the rain" Spike said remembering the time he got lock out of the library during a storm.

"It's a deal" said Fluttershy with a smile.

They arrived at Dr.Whooves house.

The house was a one story house with a hay roof it had only four windows and was smaller then most of the other houses in Ponyville.

Spike and Fluttershy sneak up to the closes window and took a look inside Whooves was siting at his dinner table eat a daisy sandwich the fire place was lite showing the room to have a lot of barrels with objects in them, most were wires and
Metal parts for something.

"Ok Spike here's the plan you will go in from the back and i will be over by that bush taking aim at the Doctor you will sneak in and take him out giving you the contract" said Fluttershy.

"All right let go then" said Spike.

They made there way to back of the house Fluttershy pick the lock for Spike she headed to the bush where she will be waiting with her crossbow.

Spike slowly crept into the house trying not to make any noise his heart was pounding adrenaline was pumping threw his veins he slowly got closer to the Doctor unsheathing his dagger spike was ready to bring the dagger to the doctors throat the blade edging closer every second.

Right when Spike was about to plunge the dagger into the Doctor, the Doctor turned around and gave Spike a solid punch to the stomach knocking all the wind from him.

"You think i did not know you where coming assassin i know when my life is being threatened i know..."  Whooves saw something move in the window in front of him he's reaction to it was to late a arrow crash threw the window heading strait for him. 
He barley dogged the arrow from hitting him in the heart but he was not quick enough the arrow struck his shoulder above the left leg.

Crying out in pain he quickly pulled the arrow out when he heard some one jump threw the window where the arrow came from, he quickly garbed the fire stick poker next to his fire place the poker was made from iron with a pointed tip, facing his second assassin he put the fire stick between his teeth to hold it.

Looking dead in the assassins eyes he knew that this was going to be a fight to the death for her and him only one of them is walking out of here alive and that's going to be him.

"So some pony hired a assassin to kill me this is not my first time you know!" whooves said with pried with the fire stick poker between his teeth.

Fluttershy stared at him a while before pulling out one of her dagger she spoke with clench teeth holding the dagger.


"You ok there brother" ask Fluttershy concern for her friend.

"Ya.." Spike said holding his stomach as he was getting up slowly.

"Come then assassins lets end this" said the Doctor ready for battle.

Fluttershy charged at her target swinging her head left and right cutting the Doctor on his chest, letting out small grunt of pain the Doctor parried her on going attacks dogging a few attacks, he saw a opening and took it. 

He duck as Fluttershy swung the dagger at his throat giving her a solid punch to the stomach making her daze he was about to hit her with the fire stick when a dagger parried his attack,Spike was back on his feet murder was clearly showing in his eye's the doctor stared to swing the fire stick at Spike who was dogging and parring the attacks till the Doctor took a step to the side he got behind Spike when Spike went to go stab at his chest, the doctor hit Spike with all his strength in the back of the young dragon with the fire stick,Spike let out a cry of pain tears forming in his eyes from the pain in his back he fell down with a hard thud.

Hearing Spike cry in pain enraged Fluttershy getting back on her hoof's she pulled out her other dagger in her left hoof quickly switching the other dagger to her right hoof she stood up on her back hoof's and got into a fight stance.

Dr.Whooves was vary impress that his assassin can stand on her back hoof's and take a fighting stance with out falling or showing a sign of struggle of keeping her balance.

"Vary impressive assassin"  hooves said with a smile.

"Its too bad that wont help" taking a fighiting stance him self Whoov's was ready for any thing his assassin had in stored for him.

Fluttershy attack swinging her daggers at Whoov's she got a few deep cut's on him she took a step back to get her self rebalanced she got ready for any attack Whoov's came at her with.

"Your good" said Whoov's in between breaths he was getting tired and his cuts where starting to sting, but no matter what he is not going to die today.

"What did they train to be?"ask Whoov's who was a bit impress with his assassin. 

"The best" Fluttershy said with venom in her voice, He hurt her friend Whoov's is going to pay with his life for that, she thought to her self.

Charging again to only have her attacks be block or dodge by Whoov's she was getting tired as well, plus standing on her back hoof's was not helping she had to find a way to end this now seeing no opening she continue to slash and stab at him trying to find a weak spot in Woov's defense.

She was too busy looking for a opening to see Whoov's duck under her one more time giving her a punch to the stomach but not as strong as the first time but enough to throw her off.

quickly truing around Whoov's  gave a solid buck to Fluttershy in the head sending crashing into some barrels she was on her back dazed by Whoov's attack.

Whoov's look at his fire stick to see that it was badly bent he spit it out of his mouth.

Whoov's wasted no time to continu his attack on the mare,he got on top of her and stared delivering punches to her head.

Fluttershy blocking a few but not all of them she was getting pelted with punches, Whoov's continue his attack for a few seconds before stopping but held one hoof in the air ready to attack at any given moment.  

"Did the pony who hired you tell you that you cant kill a ti...GAK"  Whooves was about to finish his sentence when the front of the fire stick poker came threw the back of his neck with the point almost hitting Fluttershy .

Pushing Whoov's off her Fluttershy got up and watch as Whoov's was kneeling down placing his right hoof to the front of his throat with the pointy part of the fire stick showing threw the front of his neck,he tried to breath blood was seeping out of his throat every time he tried to speak.

"OH FOR BUCK'S SAKE JUST DIE ALREADY" Spike yelled in raged grabbing his dagger from the ground,he dash up to Whoov's and began stabbing him repeatedly.

Spike continue to stab into the Doctor long after he was dead Fluttershy had to pull Spike away from the Dr.body, when she did Spike stared crying.

Holding him closer to her she began to comfort Spike.

"There there Spike its over it over shhh it ok" she said fighting back tears of her own from the pain.

"My back..It hurts Fluttershy" said Spike crying into her chest.

"I know Spike i know" Fluttershy started humming a tune to Spike witch seem to help calm him more,he Finlay stop crying after Fluttershy was done humming the tune to him.

"Let's go Spike i will take you to zecora's ill have her make you a potion to help stop the pain" said Fluttershy.

"Thank you" said Spike wiping a tear away from his eye's they left Dr.Whoov's house and Spike now remembered why he hated doctor's in the first place.

"They bring nothing but pain to you" Spike thought to him self.



The morning after Dr.Whoov's contract

Rarity was cleaning up the pool of blood of her floor prying that Sweetie Bella wont show up.

"Stupid fool why did you have to be so barbaric with your words stupid fool if you would just listen to me this would never would have happen"  Rarity was talking to her self, she started remembering how such a nice morning changed into something so horrible with a murder of a foreclosure Agent.
  



 


   












 
> A horribal morning
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It was a normal day at the Carousel Boutique,Rarity was looking over her log book writing down shipment address to Fillydelphia,Manehattan,and a few smaller town's like ponyville.

Her business has been doing not so good for the last five month's it's been slow not a single soul walk threw her shop other then a mare who came to the store three months ago who ordered two creates full of Rarity's finest clothing to only cancel her order,as Rarity was getting ready to ship it to Las Pegasus for the mare.

Lately Rarity was behind on some bills and recently took a loan from the bank to pay for her water bill and grocery's,things where not going so well for her at the moment but these latest orders should be enough to pay a few things off and pay back some of the loan.

She continue to write down address for her shipments when she heard he front door being open.

"A customer!" Rarity said with excitement and delight.

She sprinted to her front door to greet her new customer.

"Welcome to Carousel Boutique, where everything is..." Rarity was cut of by a stallion who was a unicorn,he was in a suit with a clipboard hovering in front of him.

"Ya,ya are you the owner of this establishment?" he had a Fillydelphia accent clearly annoyed by Rarity.

Rarity was shock at how rude the stallion was "yes i am i Rarity and you are?" she ask with one eyebrow raised.

"My name is not important miss Rarity, you do now you are behind on a few of your bills and the bank still wants there loan re-payed that you took out two month ago" he said looking threw his clipboard writing things down.

"I know that i just got a few orders from some major city's that should pay off most of the bills and the loan i took from the bank" Rarity said with a worried voice.

"That's not good enough Miss for what it says here you are to be shut down and foreclosed the Carousel Boutique to the bank" he said writing down a few more thing's before pulling out a roll of yellow type that said Foreclosed on it.

"You cant do that this is my home i payed the house payment every month" Rarity pleaded tears started forming in her eye's. 

"According to this you have not for the last few month" he said while putting the type on the front door.

Rarity was getting vary upset by the stallion and her tone showed it " do you know who I am?" Rarity said to the stallion almost yelling at him in a frustrated voice.

"I do know who you are Miss.Rarity element of generosity" the stallion said with a smirk.

"My be you should have chosen a better career then tailoring,and stop being so generous maybe you would have not run your business to the ground."he said with a small laugh,Turing around having his back to her he continued to write on his clipboard.

Rarity was now enraged by how the stallion was talking to her she grabbed a pair scissors in a fit of rage she raised her weapon up high,the stallion had no idea what was going to happen he had his back turn writing down on his clipboard when he heard Rarity from behind him.

"How dare you,you barbarian brute i wont allow you to do this!" Rarity brought the scissors down as hard as she could with her magic,the stallion had no time to react he turn around in time to see the scissors come right at him aiming for his throat.

Rarity realized what she was about too do and tried to stop her self but it was too late the scissors pierced his neck sending blood onto Rarity she scream out of fear and shock, she watch the stallion walk around for a bit before falling to his side.

He was not moving or breathing any more he was dead,Rarity could not believe what she done she stared crying.

"Wha..what have i done" she said between sobs "what have i done" she went into a fetal position crying.

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It took her awhile too recover she started to think she had to hide the body and clean up this mess, "oh Rarity what to do?" she thought for a bit before coming up with a idea.

"The basement there has too be a box or a chest big enough to hid his body inside of" Rarity thought to her self thinking that it was a good idea for now till she figured out what do next.

She use her magic to drag the body to the basement door,she open the door and made her way down dragging the body with her.

When she reach the bottom she look around trying to find some thing to put the body in when she spotted a chest large enough to put him in.
"Stupid,stupid fool why did you have say such barbaric things you even got blood in my hair" Rarity whined,placing the body next to the chest.

unlocking the the chest she used her magic to place his corps inside the large chest,closing it up and putting the lock back she made her way up stairs.

"Stupid fool" she said before slamming the basement door shut.
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Going to her storage closet she grab a mop and bucket, making her way to he kitchen filling the bucket with water.

She walk back to where she stabbed the stallion,and started cleaning up the blood prying that Sweetie Belle wont come home for a while.

"Stupid fool, oh Rarity what are you going to do now?" she thought to her self.

Cleaning up all the blood and pulling the foreclose type off her door she went into her kitchen, dumping all the water from the bucket in the sink,Watching it go down the drain she look up to see her reflectional in the glass window above her sink seeing some red dots in her mane and on her coat, she sprinted to her bathroom to take a shower.

Rarity shut her bathroom door quickly she made her way to her shower, turning the handle to her shower on stepping inside she started washing her self using about every shampoo bottle in the bathroom to wash the bloodstains out of her hair thanking that it was not enough to get the stains out she started crying.

She continue to cry till she heard a knock on her bathroom door.

"Rarity are you in there?" Sweetie Belle ask.

"Yes i am dear what wrong?"  Rarity ask trying to get control of her self.

"I thought i heard you crying is every thing ok?" Sweetie Belle ask a bit concern.

"Oh, yes it just i...i just i got some shampoo in my eye that is all" Rarity lied trying to sound normal.

"Oh ok then im sorry if i disturbed you" Sweetie Belle said a bit more cheerful.

"I'm going to be at SweetApple acres with AppleBloom and Scootaloo if that is ok?." ask Sweetie Belle.

"That's fine dear go have fun" Rarity said trying to sound more cheerful to her sister.

"Ok and thank you Rarity" with that sweetie Belle left to go play with her friends.

Getting out of the shower Rarity dried her self off, she look into the bathroom room mirror she saw that all the bloodstains that where in her hair where gone.

sighing with relief she walk out of her bathroom heading back to her counter she began to think of a plan to get rid of the body down stairs finding the only salutation to go out into the everfree and bury the body in the middle of the night.

"All right Rarity you have a plan just got to wait for the night fall and well take the body to the everfree and dispose of it no one will have to know..no one" she said feeling a bit better now that she has a plan.

She did not know but she was being watch by a little black rabbit who was writing down what he had witness,when he was done he grab the paper with his mouth and dash as fast as he could to Fluttershy's cottage.

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Fluttershy was pouring some tea for Spike and her,placing the tea kettle down she took a sip.

"How are you feeling Spike" the yellow mare ask with concern for her friend.

"Im fine it just my head and back hurts that all,but with the help of Zecora's potion i will feel much better" Spike said holding a icepack to his head with a empty flask next to him.

"We took quit a beating from Whoov's didn't we.Fluttershy said with wince from the pain coming from her head she grabbed her flask with Zecora's potion inside she drank the potion in one go.

"Ya how is your head you took a lot hits to it" Spike ask with concern for his friend.

"It's fine as long as i keep this bag of ice on my head and drink some worm tea i will be fine" Fluttershy said taking a sip from her tea getting rid of the taste of the potion she just took.

"Hey Fluttershy?" ask Spike.

"Yes Spike?" said the yellow mare.

"For now on we just shoot the guy with a crossbow when he is in sight" Spike said with a small laugh.

"Agreed" Fluttershy said taking another sip from her tea.

Fluttershy heard something run up right next to her she look to see what it was when a piece of paper landed right next to her.

She look to see where the piece of paper came from staring at her was a little black rabbit that look glad to see her.

"Hello there little guy what did you bring me" Fluttershy said picking up the piece of paper.

She read the latter and only one word came from her mouth "Oh!" the yellow mare sounded shock to what she just read

"Oh what?" ask Spike razing a eyebrow.

"It seems that Rarity murdered a foreclose agent and is planing to bury him in the everfree later to night" said Fluttershy a bit shock at what she was reading.

"Rarity killed some pony?...does that mean were going to recruit her?" Spike ask with excitement.

"Yes Spike it about time Rarity join us" Fluttershy said with a smile.

"YES!" Spike yelled with excitement.

"Tonight Rarity will join us there will be three members to are family we are slowly growing back" Fluttershy thought to her self.

"I wonder if we can get the others to join in as well?" Fluttershy smiled at the thought of her friends being members of the Dark BrotherHood,she took another sip of her tea a small grin showed on her face.










 



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It was 9pm in Ponyville most of all the residents where fast asleep from a hard day's work all but one lone unicorn.

Rarity was at the top of her stairs that lead to the basement, she was dragging the chest that had the body of the foreclose agent inside it. The box was very heavy even using her magic she had trouble lifting it to the top of the stairs.

With one final effort Rarity lifted the chest up the stairs, and with a loud thud, the chest was at the top of the stairs. Panting heavily Rarity took a quick brake, Glad that the chest had reached its designation.

"Rarity are you down there?"  Sweetie Belle asked worried that some pony might have broken into the store.

"Yes dear it's me I’m just...” Rarity thought for a bit not sure what to say next.

"Just what Rarity?" Sweetie Belle asked curiously.

"Just um doing some late night work you know shipping that involves math lots of and lots of math," Rarity responded quickly hoping that Sweetie Belle would lose interest of what she was doing.

"Oh" Sweetie Belle had lost interest, exactly what Rarity wanted.

"Go on back to bed Dear I’ll be going to sleep soon" Rarity slipped another lie Sweetie’s way.

"All right Rarity," Sweetie Belle said with a yawned "Good night." Sweetie Belle soon left heading back to her room.

That was a close one. I must get rid of this dreadful thing. Rarity thought to herself. Using her magic she lifted the chest off the ground taking small steps at a time she made her way to the front door opening it with her magic she slowly made her way out of her home. Quietly closing her front door she look to at the chest and the Everfree forest out in the distance. Going to the back of her house to her shed, Rarity, grabbed a shovel. Then she made her way back to the chest.

Rarity let out a sigh of disappointment before lifting the chest with her magic, she started her journey to the Everfree forest wishing that she never had done what she did "Well Rarity there's no going back now"  she thought to herself, making her way to the Everfree forest. Little did she know she was being watch from a distance two looming figures, which in turn, began following her into the Everfree forest.

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Rarity was scared out of her mind not only was she in the Everfree carrying a chest with a dead body in it but she believed that she was being followed by something and too make things worse the mosquitoes where out and they were hungry. Not too long later, Rarity found a spot to buried the corpse, it was by a small river next to some thick bushes she was deep in the Everfree forest and the sound of timber wolfs echoed in the distance.

She started digging, hearing howls from timber wolfs that seem very close to her. Rarity dug faster hoping that the wolf had not pick up the scent of the body. When he finish digging the hole, she guessed it would have to be six inches deep. She climbed out using whatever strength she had left. Then with her magic she trudged the chest into the hole. With a sigh of relief, she picked up the shovel with her magic and started filling in the hole.

Patting the dirt to make it look like it was never disturbed. She let out a sigh of exhaustion then placed one of her front hooves to her head to wipe the sweat from her brow, she was glad that it was over now, she could return and forget all about the chest.

But then, the incriminating noise of the snapping of a twig echoed from behind her. Instantly, she spun around, shovel ready to defend herself from whatever was behind her "Come on out you barbarians!"   Rarity yelled at the darkness. Paranoia and nervousness taking full control of her mind.

Not hearing anything Rarity took a few seconds to scan the area. She was caught off guard when something attacked her from behind, her covering her mouth with a rag. Rarity tried to scream but only a muffled noise came from her as her eyes started to get heavy and all of the sudden she fell asleep.

Another, smaller, figure came out of the bush where Rarity heard the sound of the snapping twig come from. Catching the mare, the figure helped lift Rarity’s unconscious body onto the pony accomplice and the two figures started walking out of the Everfree heading to their secret location.

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Rarity woke up with a headache that could kill a moose. Rarity moaned loudly in pain. She slowly put a hoof to her head and started to take in her surroundings, she was in a room made out of cobblestone with cobblestone support beams in the middle of the room. 

"Where...Where am I?" Rarity ask confusingly.

"Why look who is awake" came a familiar voice from behind Rarity. Rarity quickly turned around to see a mare in Black and red armor with a red mask, black gloves and boots on her hoof's.

"Finally I thought she would never awake!" added a little lizard with green eyes with the same armor on.

"Who are you? Wh-where am I?” Rarity, fearing for her very life, backed up against the wall “Please don’t h-hurt me! I beg of you!”

"Hurt you? Hah! Why we would never think of such things! We merely want-" the mare was cut off by Rarity.

"You want money? I have money! I’ll give it to you!" Rarity searched frantically for her pocket book before finding it was gone.

"We don’t want your money…" snarled the little lizard.

"Then what do you want? Clothes? I can make you the best cloths in all of Equestria! Yeah!  Or gems I have gems! Thousands of them. Please don’t hurt me!"  Rarity began crying, hoping her foulnappers would spare her.

"WHERE NOT GOING TO HURT YOU!" the mare yelled making Rarity stop whining "I’m sorry but we have something else in mind." the mare grew a devilish smirk under her mask.

"W-what do you have in mind?" Rarity asked nervously.

"We know what you did in your shop and the reason behind it" smiled the little lizard.

"You know of that?” Rarity was shock on how they knew what she did “…But how?”

"Oh… we have our ways." The mare had a small evil chuckle.

“But more importantly, you murdered a pony in cold blood and got away with it. Nor did the guard's find out. You’re pretty impressive" the little lizard complimented.

“There are rewards for such skill of yours, you'll make enough Bits to pay off your bill's and repay the bank," said the mare taking a step closer to Rarity “that is… if you accept our agreement.”

Rarity thought for a minute "And if I refuse?" she asked, considering the offer.

"Nothing will happen. You have our word but your business will be shut down and you will be homeless. Eventually the guards will find the body as well." the mare explained taking another step closer to Rarity.

Rarity thought hard real hard before giving an answer. She really did not want to join their devilish little businesses. However she was mortified at the thought of being homeless.

"Ok… I’ll join you." Rarity agreed, with much disappointment.

"Why do you seem so disappointed then?" asked the small lizard.

"Well if my friends find out what I did they would never trust me, I’ll be ridiculed. Not to mention I would be locked up in some prison.” Rarity began to tear up again.

"Well… I don’t think all of them will…" the mare smirked under her mask.

"Whatever do you mean?" Rarity asked in a very confused tone.

"Well… let us show you…" the little lizard grabbed his mask, pulling it down. The same thing was being done by the mare. When they removed their mask’s and hood's Rarity was in shock at what she was staring at.

“S-spike?! Fl-fluttershy?!” Rarity nearly fainted.

"Hi Rarity" Spike was partially struggling to hide his blush.

"Hello Rarity, and welcome,” Fluttershy paused for dramatic effect “To the Dark Brotherhood!" Fluttershy exclaimed with a welcoming smile on her face “Don’t worry, you’ll fit in great, I’m sure.”









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It has been a long tiring week for Rarity finding out one of her best friends is a highly train assassin along finding out Spike was one too, is just too much to think about and how they knew about what she did to the foreclosure agent still shocks her.

But she is glad that she did join this so-called Dark BrotherHood they ask her on how much money did she need to pay off the bank and some bills she told them the right amount of bits she needed to pay off the bank and a few bills, they each gave her any spare bits they had to her they had a lot of spare bits to give her Spike gave her most of his money while Fluttershy gave her a large bag of bits most of it was from their latest contract and earlier ones.

Poor Dr.Whoovs he was a nice pony a bit strange but he help the town out when he could he will be miss, especially by Derpy she seem to like the Doctor? she was the most heart-broken when she found out he was murdered.

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Twilight returned to Ponyville a few day after Rarity join the Dark BrotherHood she was surprised to come home finding that there had been two murders along with the train accident she had to help the Princess's with,loosing valuable research time to help the Princess understand why they where feeling a dark presence in Equestria one worse than king Sombra in the Crystal Empire.

Due to the resent murders Twilight had Spike lock the door's at night and if they had to go some where they would go together closing the library till they return.

More guards were sent to the town because of the murders that have taken place they're about eight more guards have been sent too Ponyville to protect it residents from this murderer.

The recent murders did not stop Twilight and her friend's getting to gather the girls went to the sugar cube corner where Pinkie was working at they decided to visit their friend and talk about what happen over the week.

The girls walk into the Sugar Cube Corner and were greeted my a familiar pink mare.

"Hi girls!" Pinkie yelled with excitement seeing her friends come into the store.

"Hi pinkie"  the girls said at the same time.

"Take a seat at a table i will be right with you" Pinkie was glad to see her friend's.

They took a seat a the nearest table waiting for there Pink friend,when Pinkie came over to them she ask how they where doing they all told her they where doing great.

Pinkie looked at her friends she ask if they would like any thing to eat while they where here.

"The same thing like all the time!" Rainbow Dash told Pinkie in annoyed tone of voice.

The other look at her with confusion to why she seem so upset.

What wrong Dash? why do you sound so annoyed?" Twilight asked wanting to know why Dash snap at her friend.

"It because my boss is a jerk and he says if i come late to work one more time I'm fired" Dash raised her two front hoofs in the air then slamming them down on the table.

"Why would you be late for work for you usually on time dear?" Rarity asked a bit surprise to hear Dash was late for work.

"It because of the resent murders i lost sleep because of it,i woken up late twice already!" Dash put her front Hoofs on the table placing her head on them.

"Dash why in all of Equestria would you lose sleep?, you aren't sacred are you? " Applejack asked raising an eyebrow.

"No im not!" Dash responded defensively " im just..just" Dash thought for a moment trying to come up with something.

"I'm just worried that all" she lied.

"Look i know that these latest murders have put every pony on edged but we must not worry too much, im sure the Royal Guards will find the pony who did it and bring them to justest." Twilight said trying to calm her friends before they stared panicking.

Rarity look over to Fluttershy who was just listing to her friends talk about the murders that she and Spike have committed, her eyes showed fear and she was shaking but why was she shaking was she scared that being in the same place with her friends that they some how would find out that she caused them?

"Girls stop it your scaring Fluttershy!" yelled Twilight pointing a hoof at the yellow mare.

every one look at Fluttershy for a bit before saying there sorry for scarring her.

"I..it...It's all right i want the guards to find the" Fluttershy had a hard time saying the word "killer too!" she finally said in a scared voice.

She look at Rarity giving her a quick wink.

"PINKIE we need you to go get the sweets out of the oven!" yelled Mrs.Cake from behind the counter.

"Okidokie"  Pinkie made her to the kitchen after she said goodbye to her friends.

Pinkie entered the kitchen humming a tune to her self she hop all the way to one of the ovens placing a glove's on her front hoofs she open the oven door she grab a try of cookies placing them on top of the oven to let them cool off,she started making her way to the next oven when she heard an old female voice from behind her.

"pinkie" the voice said to her.

"huh? who's there?" Pinkie turn around with a happy smile on her looking for the pony who said her name.

seeing no one she continue her work till she heard the voice again.

"Pinkiepie" the voice called.

"Is this a prank cause if it is it a good one" Pinkie said with excitement in her voice.

"Pinkie fallow..." the voice was cut off by Pinkiepie.

"it that you Rainbow Dash?" Pinkie asked walking over to the kitchen door, looking out she saw her friends and Rainbow Dash siting at the table talking.

"How is she doing that?" Pinkie thought to her self.

"PINKIEPIE!" the voice yelled.

"I don't know how you are doing that Rainbow Dash but it's really awesome! you'll have to show me how you are doing it." Pinkie said amazed at how her friend is talking to her from the dining area.

the voice was quite.

Pinkie not hearing the voice no more she thought nothing of it and continue her work in the kitchen.

she was pulling out the last batch of cookies when the voice came back.

"PINKIEPIE...listen to me...fallow Spike tonight when he leaves..don't let him see you!" the voice said with anger in her tone.

"Okiedokly" Pinkie said smiling, thinking her friends where still playing a prank on her, she place the cookies on a tray letting them cool she took a few placing them on a plate she carried them to her friends who were waiting at the table.

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Later that night Pinkie was in her room looking out the window she could not sleep something was keeping her awake she look out her window watching pony's making their way home from a long day's work.

She continue to stare out her window till she saw something that caught her eye.

She watch Spike walking around he was head straight to Fluttershy cottage from the direction he was heading in.

She remembered that a voice said fallow Spike and for some reason she did she walk out of her room and stared following Spike to Fluttershy place.

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The C.M.C. Where having a great time at Rarity's house Sweetie Belle managed to convince Rarity to let her friends a stay the night and they where having a blast,playing hide and go seek telling ghost story's all sort of fun stuff till Rarity came in telling them that it was Time for bed.

They did not want to go to bed they wanted to stay up more and play but Rarity was a sleep over bummer she did not give up till the young filly's gave up and started going to their sleep over blankets to go to sleep,so Rarity thought.

After the C.M.C went to bed faking that they where going to sleep they waited for Rarity to leave the room to continue their awesome sleep over.

Rarity left room and when she did the C.M.C. Went back to playing there games.

This went on for about an hour.

"You'll never find me treasure Yarrrrrr!" Said Applebloom who was hiding behind a make shift fort of blankets and pillows.

"Yes we will you dreadful pirate!" Yelled Sweetie Belle to her enemy.

"Captain we have a problem" Scootaloo had a worried look on her.

"What is it?" Asked Sweetie Belle .

"Captain Belle the pirate Apple-Boom has more ammo then we do!".

"Yarrrrrr ya be right about that Yarrrrrr" Applebloom yelled out throwing a pillow at her friends.

Scootaloo did not duck fast enough the pillow hit in the head sending her falling to ground from the impact.

Hoof steps could be heard coming up stairs the C.M.C wasted no time getting pillows and blankets putting them back in the right spot on the floor, quickly getting into a fake sleeping position they acted like they where sleeping.  

Rarity open the door she took a look into the room she was pleased to what she saw, her younger sister and her friends are asleep and not up making noise at all she smiled then closed the door going back down stairs.

"That was a close one" Sweetie Belle said to her friends.

"Ya it was we need to be more careful when Rarity is still up" Applebloom added.

They heard the front door open then closed.

"What was that" asked Scootaloo.

"It sounded like some pony went out the front door" Sweetie Belle answering.

"Hey look its Rarity"  Applebloom called out she was pointing out the window.

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle came rushing over staring out the window they did see Rarity walking into town heading to what look like Fluttershys place.

"where is Rarity going?" Sweetie Belle said to her self.

"What do we do?" Applebloom asked.

"Fallow her" a voice said right by Scootaloo.

"That's a great idea Scootaloo!" Sweetie Belle said.

"Let's go then!" Applebloom said excitement.

Scootaloo look at her friends as they made there out of the room heading down stairs.

"I did not say any thing" she thought to her self.

"Hey girls I did not say any thing!" Scootaloo called out to her friends.

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Pinkiepie was following Spike to Fluttershys house the young dragon had no idea that he was being followed by her.

When ever he turn around to see if any Pony was following him Pinkie would hide behind a tree or in a bush that was close by, she followed the young dragon till she heard a voice calling for Spike behind her.

Quickly hiding in a nearby bush she watch as Rarity came down the road where she was not to long ago.

"Hi Rarity" Spike was glad to see his friend and crush.

"Hello Spike do you know why Fluttershy asked us to come to her place in the middle of the night?" Rarity asked swatting a few bugs away.

"Not really but it must be something important" Spike was trying to hide his blush from Rarity.

Rarity just smiled at Spike and started walking to Fluttershy with Spike right behind her.

"i wonder what they're talking about" Pinkie thought to her self.

"They better not be throwing a secrete party with out me!"

Just then she heard voices from behind her turning around she saw the C.M.C trying to sneak right by her with out her noticing.

"What are you three doing?" Pinkie ask smiling also curiously to why three fillys where going the same way she was.

The C.M.C stop dead in their tracks looking at Pinkiepie "how did you know we where right be hind you?" ask Sweetie Belle amazed at how Pinkie was able to hear them sneaking by.

" You where being loud enough that i could her you silly" she was still Smiling to the three filly's.

"Well...what are you doing hear are you following Rarity to" Sweetie Belle ask.

"Nope i was following Spike then Rarity came down that road and i hid in this bush"

"Wait Spike is here too" asked AppleBloom.

"Yep there both where talking about going to Fluttershy's house for some reason?" Pinkie said getting back on the road she stared following Spike and Rarity with the C.M.C. right behind her.

They continue to fallow Spike and Rarity till the two walk up to a tall rock Spike was telling Rarity something but Pinkiepie and the C.M.C. where too far away to hear him.

He press on the rock pushing it back at first they thought Spike was moving the rock out of the way to show off to Rarity but instead he made a gesture to Rarity to go first, she did she climbed down the hole that the rock was covering Spike following right behind her closing the rock shut.

"A secret passage"  Scootaloo said amazed.

"Do we fallow them?" asked Applebloom.

Pinkie said nothing she got out from her hiding spot and stared walking to the rock that Spike and Rarity went down in she push the rock out of the way it was very light and easily moveable, she push it out of the way reviling a small passage way going down with a wooden latter going down into the hole.

The C.M.C. where right behind her looking down into the hole it was not very deep they could see the bottom in the moon light,Pinkie stared climbing down the ladder for some reason she was being pulled to go down and fallow Spike and Rarity to where ever they where going.

The C.M.C. where right behind her one by one they took turns going down the ladder they followed Pinkiepie who now was coming up on a wooden door, she stop putting an ear up to the door she listen if she could hear Spike or Rarity.

Hearing nothing she slowly open the door with a creek coming from the hinges of the old rusted metal on the door she open the door all the way till she was staring into a cobblestone room with cobblestone support beams in the middle of the room, taking a step inside she look around she notice there where tables and book shelf's in every corner of the room then she notice a sign in over a two large wooden doors that said Armory on it.

Confused to why there was an Armory in this place she stared walking towards it with the C.M.C. right behind her looking around the cobblestone room  they also notice the Armory sign.

Looking confused to why there was such a thing the C.M.C. followed Pinkepie to the two large doors right when Pinkiepie was about to open it the doors open to the Armory to reveal Spike and Rarity in black and red armor on them they had the look of surprise on them seeing their friend and the C.M.C. right behind her.

"PINKIEPIE!" Spike yelled surprised.

"Sweetie Belle!" Rarity jump back surprise and shock seeing her little sister here in the sanctuary with her friends.

"Rarity,Spike what is going on here?"  Pinkie asked shock to see Spike and Rarity in armor with weapons on them?

Spike was about to replay to the question when a voice spoke behind Pinkiepie and the C.M.C.

"They are children of the night mother Pinkie" said A all too familiar voice.

Pinkie and the C.M.C. turn around to see Fluttershy standing behind them with a grin on her face.

"Fluttershy?" Pinkie was confused to what was going on.

"Hello there Sweetie Belle,Applebloom, and Scootaloo" Fluttershy was smiling at her friend younger siblings in one of her most friendly smiles.

The C.M.C. said nothing they where to surprised to see Fluttershy in a place like this.

Fluttershy look at Pinkiepie with a serious look "now Pinkie how did you find this place?" Fluttershy asked wanting to know how her friend found her way into her sanctuary.

"Well it started later this morning when you and every one else showed up at the Sugar Cube Corner, when i was asked by Mrs.cake to take out the cookies in the oven i heard an old female voice spoke to me" Pinkie said a bit nervous " I thought it was Rainbow Dash playing a prank" Pinkie was a little scared.

"And what did the voice say Pinkie?" Fluttershy was on sure about Pinkies answer.

"It just said fallow Spike when he leaves the library i did not think nothing of it really till i could not go to sleep which was wired because i was tired all day today and when i finally had the chance to go to sleep i felt like i slept for more than eight hours, then i saw Spike walking around Ponyville and i remembered what the voice said and for some reason i followed him." Pinkie had  worried smile on her now.

"I heard a voice too" Scootaloo said.

" what do you mean?" asked Applebloom and Sweetie Belle" who were looking at her friend all wired like.

"Remember when we where in your room and we saw Rarity leave the house and you said i had a good idea to fallow her"

"Ya?"  said Sweetie Belle raising an eyebrow.

"Well i did not say any thing i heard a voice that sounded old and it was female that said fallow." Scootaloo looking at her friends and Rarity hopping that they did not think she was crazy.

"Did it sound like it had a dry voice that took deep breaths when it spoke?" Spike ask.

"y,ya?" Scootaloo answered.

"So then you heard the Night Mother then?" Spike said with excitement.

"Who?" ask Pinkie.

"The Night mother Pinkie she is the mother of all Dark BrotherHood members." Fluttershy told her in a soft gentle tone.

"But wait if they heard her does that mean they are listener too" Spike said with a bit of disappointment.

"Probably but most likely the Night Mother wanted them to come here to be part of our Family."  Fluttershy smiled.

"I don't want Sweetie Belle to be part of such things" Rarity was hopping Sweetie Belle did not have to become an Assassin for the Dark BrotherHood.

"She has no choice you are a member of the Dark BrotherHood there for your family is part of the BrotherHood." Fluttershy explained to her still with a smile on her.

"Don't worry Rarity she still too young to do the contracts she will train but the others here must decide to join" Spike added.

"Join the Dark BrotherHood?" the C.M.C. said all at once.

"yes and who knows you might even get your cutie mark from this" Fluttershy was hoping they would join with the hopes of them getting their cutie marks.

Hearing this made the C.M.C. huddle together in a circle to discuss the options they had.

They finally came up with an agreement with one look into Fluttershy's eyes they said "yes we will join"

Fluttersy was pleased by this answer she look at Pinkie and spoke.

"Well Pinkie would you like to join im sure you will like it" Fluttershy was trying to convince her friend to join.

"What will i be doing if i do join?" the pink mare ask.

"You will be getting rid of pony's griffins and other races that have done harm to others" Spike said smiling wickedly remembering the Griffin he killed.

Pinkie thought real hard for a long time the hardest she had ever thought in her life a part of her did not want to join the Dark BrotherHood but another part of her did.

"Well Pinkie what is it going to be?" Fluttershy was anxious to hear an answer from her friend.

Pinkie look at every one in the room than back to Fluttershy her mind was made up she only said one word.

"Yes"  Pinkie said a bit ashamed at her choice but she felt that she had to.

"Good" said Fluttershy pleased by her friends answer.

"We will make you a suit tomorrow and give you the basics on what you will be doing" Spike said to Pinkiepie and the C.M.C.

"Oh and one more thing" Rarity said to her sister and her friends.

"Welcome to the Dark BrotherHood your new family" Fluttershy,Spike and Rarity said with a welcoming smile on all of them.

Scootaloo look at her Rarity and Fluttershy a happy feeling took over when Fluttershy,Spikie and Rarity said she was welcome to the family " I have a family now" Scootaloo thought to her self, a smile was began to creep on her as she thought how she is going to love it here with her new family.

 



  
  






 
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It was a fine morning in Ponyville the sun was up, there where not that many clouds in the sky, most of all Ponyvilles residents where working or buying grocery's for tonight's meal or just going to one of the local restaurants in town with friends.

The Ponyville Library was pretty busy this morning there where a few new book that came in the night before news spread quickly in this small town and every pony wants one of the new books especially the new Daring Do book. Daring Do and the lost temple of the Sun and the Moon.

Many Pony' where eager to get their hoofs on this book especially Rainbow Dash who waited anxiously by the library door.

Dash was existed but tired She got up extremely early for this book and where one of the few Ponys to star a line outside the library. She was waiting near the front door of the library the excitement in her was building she wanted to kick down this door take the book and go, she would have done such a thing if the owner was not one of her best friends and the student of the princess.

To Rainbow Dash luck the door finally be open.

Spike was opening the library door when the whole town came rushing into the Library trampling Spike as they ran into the establishment.

Twilight saw this running up to her assistant she asked if he was all right?

"Ya I'm all right" the young Dragon replied wincing in pain.

Helping Spike up Twilight made her way back to the check out counter where she was at before waiting for the horde of  Pony's to check out there book's.

Spike grabbed a near by stool placing it by Twilight he too waited for the mass group of Pony's to come check out there books.

Rainbow Dash fought her way to the new Daring Do book's she could see them being pick off the shelf's at an alarming speed.

She began to panic as one whole shelf of Daring Do was gone turning to other shelf right next to it she saw with horror that the copy's on that shelf where all gone as well.

"NOOOOOO!" Rainbow Dash scream.

Rainbow Dash kept looking through the Library hoping that some Pony might have miss one or at least drop one on the ground. Not finding anything she felt defeated.

That's when she heard  Spike yell for her coming to Spike with her head down in defeat she slowly walk to the check out center where Twilight was busy dealing with the horde of Pony's while Spike did nothing but wait for Rainbow Dash.

"Hi Spike" Rainbow Dash side in a disappointed tone.

"Looking for this?" Spike asked bringing a copy of the new Daring Do book.

Rainbow Dash lifted her head to see what Spike was holding her eye's widen with delight.

"Yes!"

"Well then" Spike took the a stamper opening the book he press the stamper down with the due date on the left side of the book" her you go" he said with a smile handing her the book.

Rainbow Dash let out a fan girl squeal of excitement looking back at Spike she told him he did not see or her that at all.

"Got it Dash" Spike gave her a thumps up and a wink.

Rainbow Dash left the Library glad to have a wonderful prize in her hoof's.

Spike was glad that he help Rainbow Dash seeing her depress like that is kinda sad "i can help who's next!" he yells out to the crowed of Pony's.

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At the Sugar Cubed Corner Piknkiepie was writing down customer orders and delivering them to the Cakes. It was a lunch rush hour Pony's where poring in to the store buying about almost every thing in the store including derby who was buying muffins by the hundreds.

"Pinkie we need you to go get the muffins and cupcakes from the ovens pronto!" Mrs. Cake yells from across the store.

"Okie dokie" Pinkie goes to the kitchen area where Mr.Cake was making a fresh batch of cookies.

"Hello Pinkie"

"Hello Mr.cake is the cupcakes and the muffins ready?" Pinkie asked.

"yes they should be ready Pinkie" Mr.cake answered.


"Thank you"

She put on oven mitts for both her front hoofs pulling down the oven door she reach in and grab a tray full of cupcakes,placing them on top of the oven she went and grab the tray full of muffins she place them next to the tray of cupcakes.

"Pinkiepie could you finish this batch of cookies for me I will take care of the muffins and cupcakes for you" Mr.cake said.

"Okie dokie" Pinkie moved to the table where there where two tray of cookies one was regular chocolate chip and the other dark chocolate.

Pinkie's mind just stop when she saw the dark chocolate chip cookies she began to think of the Dark BrotherHood.

She can't believe that Fluttershy,Rarity and Spike where members of this Family of Assassins and now she can't believe she is a member as well.

PinkiePie continue to think about this for quit some time she was deep in thought about it.

"Pinkie!" Mr.cake yelled.

"Huh" Pinkie snap out of her thoughts

"Did you not hear me i said can you please go help Derpy clean up all the muffins she drop on the floor" Mr.Cake said to the Pink mare.

"Sure" Pinkie smiled.

Mr.Cake nodded he went to his wife with a tray of new muffins in his mouth for Derpy.

Pinkie began walking to the kitchen door"i wonder what Rarity thinks about this now that Sweetie Belle has join the Dark BrotherHood?" Pinkie thought to her self as she left the kitchen.

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At the Carousel Boutique Rarity was giving orders to a team shippers who were here to take the clothing that Rarity has been working on for over the last few weeks the one that are being sent to Fillydelphia,Manehattan and the smaller towns near them.

"Miss.Rarity sign her for Fillydelphia,Manehattan and those other towns" one of the shippers who was an earth Pony with a dark green coat with brown eyes and a long mane like Twilight's, the mare was holding a clipboard between her teeth with a yellow piece of paper that had a huge signature line at the bottom of the paper.

Rarity used her magic to write her name down on the yellow paper with her special quill she only used to sign her name with.

"There that should do it!" Rarity said to the mare.

"Thank you All right boys lets pack this stuff up and put in the cart!" the mare yelled to the other workers.

"Rarity is there any way i can help?" Sweetie Belle asked wanting to help her big sister out.

Rarity was about to say no but Sweetie Belle made such a sad face that said please let me help you big sis Rarity could not refuse.

"Ok dear you can help by...umm" Rarity looked around trying to find something that Sweetie Belle could do to help her with "ah ha" Rarity walk over to her desk where there was a stamper that had the Carousel Boutiquename as the ink stamp.

Giving Sweetie Belle the stamp she told her to go to the cart and stamp any part of the crate's as long as the shippers can see it.

"Thank you Rarity!" the filly ran off to the crate stamping about every crate in there that look like it belong to Rarity.

Rarity could not help but smile at her little sister she was proud of her for wanting to help her with her business.

Rarity smile began to fade as she remembered that Sweetie Belle and her friends join her along with Pinkiepie in the Dark BrotherHood.

She did not want Sweetie Belle to be apart of the BrotherHood she did not want her little sister be exposed to such things that the BrotherHood dealt in.

Rarity could only think what Applejack would say and react if she found out that AppleBloom was member as well.

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AppleBloom was helping Applejack and Big mac in the Apple orchard she was placing down baskets next to the trees that the apples where ready for picking.

Placing one of the baskets down AppleBloom look to where her big brother and sister where at.

She smiled at them they where working very hard today and they seem to be in a rush to get all this apples pick, usually they would take their time to admire the hard work they put into the orchard and all its Apples but not this time.

The last time AppleBloom could recall that they work this fast and hard for was when last years crops failed do to some bugs that infected the Apples the darn bugs nearly destroyed their entire crop field's.

AppleBloom's mind then drift to the Dark BrotherHood she wanted to tell her big sister and brother that she and her friends along with Pinkiepie,Rarity,Fluttersht and Spike are members of this group.

She also wanted to tell them that they could make more Bits working for the Dark BrotherHood,she remembered that Spike told her that he made one-hundred and ten Bits for a job he did with Fluttershy that's way more than what the farm makes in one season.

"AppleBloom stop day dreaming and star putting down them baskets ya hear!"  Applejack halurd.

"Wha? Oh ya sorry Applejack" AppleBloom halerd back.

She continue to go down the the orchard placing baskets at the right tree's " I wondering what Scootaloo is doing?" She thought to her self.

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At the Ponyville orphanage Scootaloo was having a pretty normal day she got up made her bed she did her chores for the day and was allowed free time to do what ever she wanted.

She spent most of her free time drawing pictures of her and her friends along with Rarity,Fluttershy,Pinkepie,and Spike standing to gather holding hands with big words that said Family with a big pink heart around the them.

She was to focus on the final details of her drawing when a Filly and a colt walk up to her snatching the piece of paper away from her.

"What is this?" the pink filly asked raising the picture up with her magic.

"Daww she thanks that her and her friends are family" the young dark blue colt mock.

Scootaloo look to see two of the orphanages most powerful bullies standing in front of her mock her drawing and her hopes.

"Darries,Zara give me back my picture" Scootaloo pleaded reaching out with her hoof to grab her Picture away from the Bullies.

"Nope" Darries said.

"Ya try to get it you chicken!" Zara mock.

Scootaloo hated Darries and Zara with a burning passion.

Zara was a unicorn her coat was a light pink and her main was sunny yellow her eye's where an ocean blue color. She was the meanest Pony Scootaloo had ever met she bullied the other fouls around but she mostly pick on her because for what ever reason she though that Scootaloo was a over sized chicken. She played the meanest prank's on her all the time getting her in trouble by the staff when ever she got the chance.

Her friend Darries was an earth Pony he had a dark blue coat with long black mane and a very light green eyes,he was Zara partner in crime what ever Zara did he did what ever Pony Zara did not like he did not like. He is one of the most tough's Colts in the orphanage and one of the most biggest one's too he was about four more inches taller than Scootaloo and Zara and he always had a mean look to him no matter where he was or who he was talking too.

Zara laugh at her friends hurtful joke to Scootaloo.

"Ya i bet she even thinks they will adopt her" Zara laugh at her own joke.

Darries could not help but laugh with her too.

Scootaloo began to tear up.

"Aww look the chicken is going to cry!" Zara was holding her sides laughing even harder now.

" SHUT THE BUCK UP!" Scootaloo yelled at the bullies with all her anger.

"Scootaloo! Go to your bunk and stay there the rest of the day!" Miss,Vail one of the care takers at the orphanage yelled.

Scootaloo knew arguing with miss.Vail would be useless that old mare was stubborn and would not listen to reason even it came up to her and buck her right in the face.

Scootaloo was siting on her bunk small tears began to form in her eyes she hated this place and wish to leave but no Pony has come to adopt to this place in ages.

"I hate it here!" Scootaloo said to her self. "I wish i could just run away and never come back"

Run away that's a great idea but where would i go? Scootaloo pounderd for a while.

"I got it the place under Fluttershy's house, i could live there!" Scootaloo said excited by the very idea.

She began to pack her stuff in a Pillow case to night "I will leave and go live in that basement that Fluttershy has, i wounder what Fluttershy is doing right now?" the young Filly thought looking out the window from her bed she could see the path way to Fluttershy place.

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Fluttershy was attending her animals giving them food,fresh water and replacing any old news paper's with new one's for her animal friends. Working as a care taker for this animals is hard work and expensive one too.

Fluttershy was cleaning out a squirrels home she was having trouble cleaning the den out there was so much stuff in here that the squirrel used to make a nest it had tons of old news papers a whole corner was filled with nuts for storing over the last winter and there seem to be old gum raper's in there as well.

Fluttershy was too preoccupied to notes a spider slowly making its descent down the tree towards Fluttershy,the spider landed on Fluttershys right front hoof.

Fluttershy felt something crawling on her right front hoof she look too see what it was when she saw the spider she nearly jump out of her skin making an ear shattering shriek from fear.

she swipe the spider from her hoof and ran to her house hiding behind her couch. Shaking with fear from the scary spider Fluttershy look over her couch to see if it fallowed her inside seeing there was no spider in her house or on her she slowly came out from behind the couch looking around for the vicious deadly daddy long leg spider.

Fluttershy felt something tapping her back legs "Eeeep" Fluttershy jump turning around to see what was touching her she look at a little black Rabbit with a piece of paper in its mouth.

You startled me please don't sneak up on me like that again" she said a soft kind voice that still had a bit of fright in it.

Taking the paper from the rabbit she read it over till she heard the sound of what sounded like wings from a bird coming in from her window that was wide open.

She was right there was a pigeon with a blue ribbon tided around its left leg holding a small message in its talons.

Fluttershy put out a hoof the pigeon drop the message in her hoof she read what was on the message and a smile came to her face. 

"Well it looks like i found a contract for Rarity and Pinkie after all!" Fluttershy said to her self.

Fluttershy told the two animals to wait she went to her room she moved to the desk near her bed and pulled open one of the drawers open reviling a quill,ink and paper.

She took all three things from the drawer dipping the quill in the ink she began to write three letters saying: Come to the sanctuary to night i have something special for you.

Going back down she handed one to the black rabbit the other to the pigeon. Fluttershy called for angel the little white rabbit showed up right next to her.

"Angle can you get one of the night hares for me please?" Fluttershy smiled.

Angle rolled his eye's but complied he dash off to one of the many holes in Fluttreshy'a house.

A few minuets later he came back with a black rabbit like the one standing in the room but his one had a long scare on it side.

"Can you take this to PinkiePie please she is the pink mare with a curly mane and tail" Fluttershy instructed.The night rabbit nodded and took off to Ponyville.

And can you go get Spike mr.pigeon the little purple dragon at the Ponyville library" The pigeon took off before Fluttershy could say more.

"And you can you take this to Rarity at her shop in Ponyville as well" she said still smiling.

The small night rabbit took the note than dash out threw one of the holes that lead to Ponyville.

"Pinkie is going to want to throw a party when she completes her first contract" Fluttershy thought to her self. "Oh well it should be fun sense it is at a party" a small smile formed on the yellow mare face.
> The Contracts at Summer Rest Manor 
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(This was edited by me so it may have a fewer grammar errors in it then usual I tried finding a editor but to my dismise i could find none willing to help. You have been worn!)


It was a chilly night in Ponyville;all the residents where fast asleep after a long day of hard work all,but one pinke mare.

Pinkiepie slowly walked out of SugarCubed Corner as quietly and as stealthy as possible. Closing the front door Pinkie started heading down the dirt path towards Fluttershy cottage when she heard some one moving behind her,She turned to see Spike walking up right next to her.

"Hi Spike are you going to Fluttershys too?" Pinkiepie asked the young dragon who was walking next to her.

"Yep she sent one of her animal friends to me with a note saying come to the sanctuary. Did she do the same thing for you?" Spike asked the pink mare.

"Yep she did I was making some donuts for the cakes for tomorrow and a little night colored rabbit came into the store with a small piece of paper in its mouth. And i was like what do you have in your mouth and i took it from the little rabbit, I was going to give him something to eat but it ran off i thought that I was wired but then i read the letter and now i'm here" Pinkie said all that in one breath.

Spike just nodded and smiled at Pinky.Clearly confused to what she said he only understand a few thing she said but enough to know that Fluttershy sent her a letter probably saying the same thing on it like his letter.

Spike snapped out of his thoughts when he heard a certain familiar mare voice from behind him.

"Spike did you here me at all?" the voice said.

Spike turned around to see Rarity walking up next to him "Wha, oh hi Rarity i did not here you im sorry" Spike apologized.

"It is quit all right dear.Did Fluttershy send you a letter too?" Rarity asked.

"Ya she sent me and Pinkie one and im guessing you too?"

Rarity nodded.

"Do you know why she sent us letters Spike?" Pinkie asked the young dragon as they where walking to Fluttershy's cottage.

"Well she did send us the letters from her animals and from what i know so far about that is either she has a contract for us or she wants to have a meeting" Spike answered.

"Then we best not keep her waiting then" Rarity said walking along the path to Fluttershy cottage with her friends right behind her.

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Down in the armory in the sanctuary Fluttershy was looking over a blue print of a building name The Summer Rest manor.

Fluttershy had never been to Summer Rest manner before she has heard so much about tho from other Pony's who have stayed there when she was in Canterlot during the galloping Galla.

It is said that Summer Rest Manor is the most wonderful most beautiful Manor in all of Marehatten. When she was younger she dreamed of going to Summer Rest Manor and now she is going too see it for the first time.

Fluttershy continue her thoughts on Summer Rest Manor till she was interrupted by the the sound of hoofs steps and voices coming from the main room of the sanctuary.

"Fluttershy! Dear are you down here?" Rairty asked as she step into the main room with Spike and Pinkiepie behind her.

"I'm in the armory. Come here please we have much to discus for our next contracts" Fluttershy answered.

Rarity,Spike and Pinkie made their way to the armory. Upon entering they noticed Fluttershy was sitting at a round table with what looked like blueprints and building layouts on the table.

"Hello every pony please take a seat we have much to discuss and plan for our next contract's" Fluttershy motion her friends to take a seat at the table.

They each took a seat across from Fluttershy looking down at the blueprints and designs of Summer Rest Manor.

"Fluttershy why do you have blue prints and the design of Summer Rest Manor?" Rarity asked as she was looking over the drawings of the building.

Fluttershy smiled "do you guys like parties?"

"Oh I love parties! Is there a party we are going too? *Gasp* is their party at Summer Rest Manor?. Tell me,tell me, tell me" Pinkie was now jumping up in down unable to control her excitement.

"We are. And yes it is at Summer Rest Manor" Fluttershy answered hoping that this will come Pinkie down a bit.

Pinkie eyes grew wide she leap into the air with excitement."Yeaaa! where going to a party" she shouted.

"So Fluttershy is that it? where just going to a party? no contracts what so ever?" Spike asked with a bit of disappointment in his voice.

"Oh no,no Spike every Pony in the Manor is a target about five in total including a Noble's son. He goes by the name of Antonius Dran" Fluttershy said to Spike.

"In fact he has two contracts on him some Pony put one contract on on him and another did the same" Fluttershy explained.

"Two contracts on the same stallion? he must have done something pretty bad to have two other Pony's put a contract on him" Rarity said looking at the others with surprise looks on on them.

"All right we have a contract on a bunch of guest at Summer Rest manner and a Pony with two contracts on him. What are we waiting for lets go!" Spike was getting up from his chair when Fluttershy told him the planing has not even began.

"Fine lets here this plan" Spike said a bit annoyed. He sat back down with his arms crossed.

"All right then he is the plan. Rarity where going to need three party dress' for this and a waiter suit for Spike" Flutterhshy was interrupted by Spike.

"A waiter suit? why do i have to where a waiter suit?" Spike asked.

"Because there are only supposed to be eight guest and a waiter at the Manor. you're going to be a waiter who will take out a target in any way you please. But you will have to fake your death tho and..."she was interrupted my Spike.

"Fake my death! what are you talking about Fluttershy?" Spike said a bit surprised to what he was hearing.

"You are going to deal with one of the contracts then to prevent any suspicion you are going to fake your death. with sleeping pills and a stage prop knife. Zecora will supply us with the sleeping pills but the prop knife we will have to look for" Fluttershy explain to the young dragon.

"I have a prop knife" Pinkie said. Every one looked at her.

"What? remember a few night mare nights ago we had that party and i was a spooky zombie Pony" Pinkie explain.

"Ya i remember that. you scared AppleBloom and her friends at the party" Spike said to Pinkie with a chuckle.

"Well it's a prop knife that came with the costume"

"That will do nicely for Spikes part. As for the rest of us we must keep the gust guessing on how the murder is. When there alone we will take them out" Fluttershy said to her friend.

"Now as i was saying

"How much are we getting paid Dear for these contracts?" Rarity asked.

" five-hundred Bits for all the party guest including Antonius Dran. but with the other contract on him it brings up the price to six-hundred Bits all together"

Spike whistled" that's a lot of Bits!" a wicked grin began to grow on his face.

"Can i please go on with the plan?please."

"Sure thing dear. sorry that Spike interrupted you so rudely! he wont do that again right Spike?" Rarity gave Spike a stern look.

"um,ya sorry that i interrupted you Fluttershy" Spike apologized.

"It's all right. Now for the rest of the plan"

"Pinkie,Rarity and I will go and talk to all the guest pose as there friend find there strengths and weakness's.Also we will have to try to figure out how we could get are targets to separate or to distrust one another, to the point where they will attack each other on sight. Once Spike has taken out his target we will start to taking out every single gust in the Manor slowly. then we will plant evidence that one of the guest may be a murder" Fluttershy explained to her friends.

Every Pony nodded in agreement to the plan.

"Quick question dear. If one of us takes out Antonius Dran will we get a bonus?" Rarity asked.

"Ya will we?" Spike asked with excitement.

"Hmm..Ok! who ever gets Antonius Dran after all the guest have been dealt with will receive a bones"Fluttershy watch a smiles spread across her friends face's. All but Pinkie.

"When do we leave?" Spike asked a bit anxious to go.

"four days from now this will give us time to plan some more and get the requirements ready for when we leave"Fluttershy answered"

"All rightly then I'll see you guys in four day's then. If you excuse me i have to get back to the Library i really need some sleep and if i fall asleep helping Twilight with any thing she'll freak out on me" Spike got up from his chair and waved good-by to his friend's.

Spike was making his way to the door that he came from with Pinkiepie and Rarity when suddenly it swung open hitting Spike right in the face.knocking the dragon in his back.

Scootaloo walked in the sanctuary"Oops sorry Spike i did not see you there" she apologized.

"Scootaloo what are you doing here" Spiked asked rubbing is sore noise.

"I ran away from the orphanage.. I don't want to live there any more!" .

"you ran away from the orphanage why?" Fluttershy asked as she and Rarity along with Pinkie walking out of the armory.

"That place is horrible every one picks on me, the adults hate me, and I'm constantly bullied! I don't want to live there any more can i please live here please" tears started flowing down her cheek's.

Every one looked at one another unsure what to do.

"You may live here Scootaloo please..stop crying"Fluttershy walk up to Scootaloo wiping the tear from her eye. Fluttershy lead Scootaloo to the recruit Barracks.

"You are the first Pony to ever stay in this room seance the sanctuary was built. If i had a spare room i would let stay there but this is the only place with bed's and a fireplace to keep worm" Fluttershy explain.

"Thank you,thank you so much Fluttershy i promise I'll help clean this place up and help in any way i can" Scootaloo hugged Fluttershy.

"It is all right im glad to help you Scootaloo"Fluttershy hugged her back. "After all where family now." She whispered in Scootaloos ear.

Soon after every one said there goodbye's they left the Sanctuary leaving Scootaloo in the Sanctuary alone.She crawled into one of the nearest bed's in the barracks,she took out her favorite blanket from the orphanage out of a pillow case she brought with her She got comfortable in the old bed placing the blanket over her she began to fall asleep.
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(Four day's later)

The carriage bounced on the cobblestone rode with each step the carriage pullers took.Fluttershy Spike along with the other members if of the BrotherHood sat inside the carriage discussing over there plan for the last time before arriving to Manehatten.

"Shell we go over the plan one more time before we arrived at manehatten?" Fluttershy asked.

"Do we have too Fluttershy? we all ready gone over the plan from the last three day's!" Spike complain.

"If you know the plan so well then why not tell us Dear!" Rarity said to the young dragon with a bit annoyed.

"I do know because we been going over this for four days now!"Spike snap back.

"Then tell us the whole plan then Spike!" Rarity said a bit annoyed by Spike.

Spike rolled his eyes and sighed.

"When we arrive at SummerRest Manor where going to be greeted by the door Pony who works for the contractor who wanted every party guest dead;he will tell us about the Pony's inside. Once he's done talking to us he will let us in where we will greet the other guest with and use our fake names we came up with.Once we got every one trust I will single out a target and poison him or her. After the posion has taken out my target I will go to the cellar to get more drinks. The other house guest will come looking for me in the cellar but to only find me dead," Spike explained giving quotes with his claws. after which you guys will take out each guest out till only Antonius Dran is left to be dealt with and who ever gets him gets a bonus" Spike look to Fluttershy to see if he got it all right with the plan.

Fluttershy nodded to Spike " I guess we don't have to go over the plan now that Spike just explain it to us"Fluttershy said kindly.

"By the way dear how did you convince Twilight to let you come with us?"Rarity asked puzzled that Twilight would let Spike come with them to Manehatten.

"Zecoras sleeping pills are great I should use them more often" Spike replied,with a large smile.

Every one laugh.

Many hours pass but soon Spike and the rest of the Dark BrotherHood arrived at Manehatten. They entered the city even at night the city was amazing to look at. The tall buildings that nearly touch the very sky,the smell of bread and sweets could be smelled from the bakery stores they pass by,thee beautiful professional made dresses that displayed in many fashion shops windows, in all the city was an amazing to look at and had a store for pretty much any thing you can think of.

The carriage finally stops. One of the carriage pullers opens the door" all right were here. Welcome to Summer Rest Manor" the puller moves out of the way to let the Ponys inside out.

One by one the members of the Dark BrotherHood get out of the carriage they look in awe at the sight of the Manor the building was huge about two story's high,it had its very own lawn unlike most building in the city. The building was made out cobblestone,it had a well decorated flower garden's and a small pond to right of the flower gardens.

"Wow this place looks amazing" Pinkie said looking at the wonderful building.

"It is amazing" Fluttershy agreed.

The gates to the manner open. A stallion who had brown fur with a suit on came walking out.he was an earth pony he had welcoming smile on him.

"Hello you must be Miss.Ferlincia?" The brown Stallion asked.looking at Fluttershy.

Fluttershy blush a little "Y..yes that..that would be me" she said.Hiding behind her mane.

"And this must be your friends" he wink to the others.

"Um yes these are my friends" she pointed a hoof to each member."this is miss.Emerald" she pointed to Rarity."that's Slithers our little dragon friend,and miss.Cupcake" she pointed to Pinkie who had a large smile on her.

"Nice to meet all of you I'm glad you could make it I sure your stay here will be rememberable" the stallion said.

He continue to talk till the carriage pulled away from the manner.

"Finally I thought they would never leave" the stallion let out a sigh of relief.

Fluttershy let out a sigh as well."are all of them here?" Fluttershy asked a dark tone in her voice.

The stallion nodded"yes all of them are"

A wicked grin crossed Fluttershy's face"good"

"A few things you need to know about. the guest think there looking for a chest full of bits that is hidden in the house some where" he chuckles.

"Fools" Fluttershy thought.

The Stallion gave the group a serous look. 

"Be worn there is a unicorn who is a retired Royal Guard captain here that goes by the name shield heart.He too is looking for the chest of bits. Along with that griffin that goes by the name Yellow beak. I'll watch out for him if I where you he drinks a lot and he has seen his fair share of combat. Then there's a unicorn named Sirena Chivia she really friendly and loves to talk. Then there's an old earth Pony mare and her name is Meadow Plain. Last but not least Antonius Dran the rich Stallion who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth" the stallion finished.

"Our bonus" Spike whispered to him self.

"Thank you for the information" Flutterhsy said.

He chuckles"your welcome now I think it is about time you go meet the other guest" a smile slowly crept on his face.

Fluttershy nodded to the stallion."let's get going we don't want to miss out on a party do we?" She gave A small chuckle.

"Well you're going to need this then when it all over" he handed Fluttershy a key "Key to the manner when you done your job feel free to leave at any time. i will deal with the body's of the targets once all of you have left the manor"

"Thank you" Flutterhsy put the key in one of her dress pockets.

The members of the BrotherHood started making their way to the front door of the house.

Upon opening The door to Summer Rest Manor the members where in awestruck at the sheer beauty of the building. The floor was made from high quality wood that can only be found deep in the Everfree forest. The second floor of the manor had a large balcony built in side the over looking the first floor. 

The Dark BrotherHood members took one step inside the manor,and were greeted by an old mare,that seem to jump out of no where in front of them.

"The four other guest have finally arrived! it's about time too! it's feels like its been ages" the old mare said in a rather annoyed tone.

"Where sorry it took so long. We had some trouble with the carriage on the way here" Fluttershy lied.

"It's all right. Who ever invited us here must know us. But who would be so kind to do so?"

"Oh where are my manors. I am Meadow Plain" the mare bowed.

Fluttershy and the rest of the BrotherHood bowed "It's nice to meet you Meadow Plain i am  Miss.Ferlincia. And this here is  miss.Embruled,Slithers our little dragon, and this is miss.Cupcake" Fluttershy pointed to each member.

"Hello every Pony and dragon welcome to the party! please go have fun talk to the other guest im glad we could have this small chat" Meadow Plain said. She walk of to go get a drink.

"All right every one you know what to do" Fluttershy said to her friends.

Spike grind wickedly" Time to go to work" he thought.

Each member went to key locations.

Spike went to bar counter while Pinkiepie went to talk to more of the gust. Fluttershy took a seat next Sirena Chivia and Rarity started talking to Antonius Dran.

"Antonius Dran it is an honor to meet you" Rarity said.

"Hm at least there some one here who knows greet royalty. Ah where are my manors i am Antonius Dran but you all ready know that. and you are my fair lady?" Antonius took Rarity's hoof giving it a kiss.

Rarity blush a little "I'm Miss.Emerald. But you can call me lady Emerald if you want?"

"Nice too meet you.So do you know who invited us here?"

"No but who ever did must at least knows us. That what Meadow Plain said when she greeted us at the door"

"Ya she said the same thing to me too when i walk threw the door. She was the first Pony here then came the griffin and rest showed up shortly after that you and your friends came"

Rarity notices he was staring behind her. Turning around she notes he was staring at a unicorn.

"Who is that?" Rarity asked.

"The most beautiful mare in all of Equestria! Sirena Chivia." Antonius Dran said in bewilderment.

"Excuses me" Antonius got up from his seat.

Rarity watch him head to the bar counter where Spike was serving a griffin a drink.

"This could be quit useful" Rarity thought "I should inform Fluttershy on this" Rarity got up from her seat making her way to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy was watching each guest closely. She was listing on conversations picking small details to who they think invited them and what there going to do when they find the chest of bits.

That's when she then noticed Antonius Dran walking away from Rarity. Fluttershy chuckles  "I think you scared him away Rarity" another small chuckle escapes her.

Rarity walk to where Fluttershy was siting. "I have something interesting you should know" Rarity whispered in Fluttershys ear.

"Oh! and what will that be?" She whispered back.

"Antonius Dran has his eyes on Sirena Chivia!" a wicked grin form on Rarity's face.

"Good we can use this to lure Sirena Chivia away from the rest of the guest."

"When?" Rarity asked.

"As soon as Spike does his job. The poison will take some time to take effect giving us time to lure Sirena away from the guest. maybe she has the same feeling for Antonius? we have to find out!"

Fluttershy got up from her chair. She started walking to Sirena who was standing next to the fire-place, taking small sips from her wine she noticed Fluttershy walking toward her.

"Hello!Your name is Miss.Ferlincia right?" Sirena asked Fluttershy,

"Yes it is and you must be Sirena Chivia. It is a honor to make your acquaintance" Fluttershy bowed.

"The honor is all mine. Can i help you with something?"

Fluttershy look to where Antonius Dran was at "Have you notice that Antonius has been looking at you all day? every time i seen him he always has his eyes on you."Fluttershy stated.

"Really!?" Sirena look to where Antonius was at.

Antonius noticed Sirena was staring at him. He stared back for a few moments before walking away from her sight.

"I think he like you" Fluttershy said to Sirena.

"Y..You think so? do you really think he likes me?" Sirena said with excitement.

"Yes i really think he likes you!"Fluttershy lied.

"What should i do?"

"I know what you can do! you need to go to his room and wait for him to enter.From there you can work your magic on him.He'll be yours in no time." Fluttershy explained.

"Really is that a bit straight to foreword? actually i like the idea i'll go to his room right now!" Sirena  made her way to Antonius room on the secant floor of the building.

"This is coming to gather quit nicely" Fluttershy thought."I'll go pay her a visit in just a little bit. It's to bad that it has to end like this, they would make such a great couple." Fluttershy thought,with a dark smile.

Mean while at the bar counter Spike has been serving drinks to the guest most notably a griffin. Spike looked over the Griffin who has been siting at the end of the counter with a hard apple cider bottle in from of him.

"He has had three bottles of those things! He really must like it it's the only thing I been serving him for the last hour." Spike thought.

"Bar tender *hic* another one *hic*" the griffin yelled.

Spike rolled his eye's. Grabbing another hard apple cider Spike placed it in front of the griffin.

"Thanks *hic* leave the bottle"

"You sure love this stuff!" Spike said handing a glass of wine to The griffin.

"It *hic* reminds me of *hic* home"

The griffin sounded a bit depress but it was none of Spikes businesses. He must choose a target to take soon or this is going nowhere.

"And i think i know who it is going to be" he thought,a wicked grin spread across the young dragons face.

Grabbing another hard apple cider bottle Spike pulled out a small vial with pink liquid inside it. He open the vile and poured the liquid inside the cider bottle.

Putting the vile back in his pocket he shook the cider bottle for a few second's before letting the liquid inside settle before placing it in front of the griffin.

"You all ready finished that last bottle?" Spike was surprised by how fast the griffin swash down the drink.

" *Hic* yes *hic* now bring *hick* me another would you! *hic*" the griffin said before placing his head down of the bar counter.

"Here! This should do ya" Spike brought the poison drink next to the griffins head.

"Thanks *hic*" taking the bottle from the counter he pop off the cork he took a large swig from the bottle.

"Oh would you look at that! where out of drinks i better go get some more from the cellar." Spike said out loud for every one to hear.

Spike made his way down to the cellar,which was not that far from the bar."Time to set the plan into motion" Spike smiled as he closed the cellar door.

Fluttershy watch Spike leave the bar counter "He must have chosen a target most likely the griffin. Not a bad choice though i would have chosen the guard captain to be the target but this will do." Fluttershy thought to her self.

Spike closed the door to the cellar. Proceeding down stairs he walk to where wine and apple cider was located,he reach into his coat pocket. Pulling out the prop dagger he place it between his teeth,taking his coat he turned it around and with his free claw he made a small hole big enough for the dagger to fit nice and neat.

He reach back into the his coat pocket,pulling out two packets of catchup.

Tearing the packets on he put the catchup on the dagger. Spreading the sauce on the daggers blade he made it look real as possible that this was his blood on the dagger.

Putting back on the coat he slip the dagger into the hole he made.

"A perfect fit" He thought.

Reaching into a pocket in his coat he pulled out a small bag. Opening the bag Spike pulled out a small white pill no bigger than peanut. Placing the pill on his fork like tong he swallowed it.

Putting the bag back in his pocket,Spike walked over to a wine rack.He grabbed one of the wine bottles from the rack and through it onto the ground shattering the bottle into thousands of small pieces.

Holding the dagger into place in his back he fell to the floor on his stomach. "Now we wait" Spike whispered to him self.soon his eye grew heavy. His breathing became light the pills where taking effect. Spike soon fell asleep.
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"WHAT IS HAPPENING!" Meadow Plain yelled.Staring at the spazzing griffin on the ground.

"I don't know he just fell to the ground and started spazzing out of control" Pinkie explained. With wide eyes from fear.

"He's been poison.Look" Antonius Dran pointed to the griffin that had foam pouring out of his beak.

"POISON! but how"Meadow Plain asked with fear building inside her every second.

"It must have been that young dragon I knew letting that fire breather in here was a mistake" Antonius said with venomous hate.

"He went into the basement let's get him!" Meadow Plain shouted with anger in her voice.

Every one dash to the basement eager to avenge their friend death.

"Do you think this is going to work?"Pinkie asked Rarity.

"I don't know dear but let's hope it does for Spikes sake"

Pinkie noticed Fluttershy was not in the room,nor did she see her go with the mob to the basement.

"Where is Fluttershy?" Pinkie asked Rarity.

"I saw her go up stairs just before the Griffin started spazzing out. She was following Sirena."Rarity exsplaine.

"Oh"that all Pinkie could say.

"Come dear let us go to the basement with the others.We don't want to raise any suspicion now do we?"Rarity said before making her way down to the cellar,with Pinkie following right behind her.
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Sirena layed on Antonis bed in a seductive pose.She has been waiting for the stallion of her dreams to enter his room for a few minutes to see the gift she has layed out for him.

Sirena looked her self over in a mirror that was not that far from the bed. She could see her self in her light green night-gown with a golden trim at the bottom of her gown.The smell of roses filled the room from her perfume she used,she wants this to be perfect for her and him for this will be her first time with a stallion.

She was nerves. The most nerves she has ever been in her life. Many questions ran through her mind,many that scared her and made her more nerves.

"What if he does not love and was staring at some other pony the whole time?"Sirena thought to her self.

"What if this is too strait forward and it scares him away?"

"What if he loves someone else?"

"What if he thinks I'm a whore!"She nearly fainted as more and more of these thoughts came pounding into her skull like a brick hiding concrete.

Suddenly,the door knob to the room jiggled.Sirena felt her heart stop than beat again but at a rapid pace then before.

The door to the room open revealing a yellow coated pink hair mane mare staring at Sirena  with wide eyes of shock and embarrassment.

"I thought this was my room."Fluttershy said in a embarrasses quit tone of voice.

Sirena  let out a sigh of relief and disappointment.

"I thought you where Antonius miss.Ferlincia." Sirina said with a little embarrassment.

"No,no I'm not...I'll just be going then."Fluttershy said placing a hoof on the door Handel.

"NO WAIT!"Sirina shouted to the yellow Pegasus.

Fluttershy stop in her tracks. She turn to look at the nerves unicorn.

" Do you think I look good in this? I mean I want to look my best for him after all."She asked the yellow Pegasus in a worried tone.

Fluttershy entered the bed room,closing the door behind her she put on the best smile she could for the nerves unicorn.

"I think you look lovely in that color."Fluttershy answered with a large friendly smile.

"Thank you it means a lot. I just want this to be perfect that is all."Sirina said. She stared to fidget with her front hooves nervously.

"Your going to be fine. In fact you're going be more than fine,your going to be fernamunal."Flutterhshy said. Hoping the comments she was giving her would calm down the mares nerves.

"You really think so?"Sirina asked the yellow Pegasus.

Fluttershy sat down next to the nerves mare. "Yes I do think so. Your going to make this night very special for him I assure you."Fluttershy placed a friendly hoof on the unicorns shoulder.

Sirena wrap her front hoofs around Fluttershy. Giving her the biggest hug she has ever given a pony in her I tire life.

"Thank you" Sirena whispered into Fluttershys ear.

Fluttershy was a little taken back by this she was not expecting this to happen. So she did the one thing she could do. Return the hug with another hug.

Fluttershy slowly moved her two front hoofs around the back of Sirena neck. Pressing the unicorn tighter into her hug.

"I have something to tell you Sirena ."Fluttershy said in a mellow tone of voice.pressing the unicorn neck tighter.

Sirina tried to move her head out of Fluttershys hug when she felt it getting tighter. But as soon as she moved Fluttershy tighten her grip around the young unicorns neck nearly suffocating her.

"You won't be seeing Antonies again."Fluttershy whispered into the unicorns ear.

Sirina tried pushing her self away from the crazy Pegasus but to her surprise Fluttershy was keeping a tight grip on her.

"I'm sorry."Fluttershy whispered. In a quick solid motion a sound of a twig being snap came from the neck of the dark unicorn. Sirina body went limp.

Letting the body fall on the bed Fluttershy got up and made her way out of the room. Closing the bedroom door behind her Fluttershy left the lifeless body of Sirena on Antonies bed.
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Rarity,Pinkie along with the rest of the house guest stared at the lifeless body of Spike in the cellar.

Shield heart had a hoof place on the young drakes neck looking for a pulse but found none.

Shield heart said nothing as he began to walk away from the lifeless body of the Spike.

No one made a sound,no one breathed. Once fueled by fear and anger towards the young dragon for a crime they thought he comment where now gone. Every one in the large cellar room felt pity and guilt it could be felt like a breeze in a windless day. One by one the party guest left the cellar no words wore spoken to each other as they slowly made their way out of the cellar.

When all of the house guest where out of the cellar shield heart closed the cellar door.

"This has gone too far!" He spoke loud and clear enough for everyone to hear.

"What are we going to do?" Rarity asked with concern.

"Where going to find who ever did this and bring him or her to justice!" Shield heart said. Anger began to grow inside him.

"How?" Fluttershy asked,who seem to come out of no where.

Rarity and Pinkie looked at Fluttershy then back to each other,both mares were amazed how Fluttershy just pop out of no where an acted like she was with them the whole time.

"First where going to do a head count to see who is all here." Shield heart explained. Counting each pony in the room.

"Hey where is Sirina?"Antonies asked worriedly. He looked around but found no trace of the dark coated unicorn any where.

Every one looked around but could find no trace of the dark unicorn any where.

"She must be the killer! She's probably hiding somewhere waiting for one of us to separate from the rest of the group." Meadow plane said with panic in her voice.

"Then we must find her!" Shield heart demanded.

"No! she can't be the killer there just no way she could!" Antonies shouted at the group of pony's.

"Listen you spoiled brat! one pony and one dragon are dead and the only pony hear that is missing is Lady Sirena." Shield heart spoke with venom in his voice.

"I thank i know where she is!"Fluttershy said softly.

"Where?" Shield heart asked in low dangerous voice.

"Up stairs."

"Then let's go get us a killer than." shield heart said. Making his way to the stairs to the secant floor.

Every one followed the old guard Captain up stairs.With each step they took the stairs creek,potently giving them away to the killer that they where coming.

Shied heart made it to the door that lead to the guest rooms.Reaching a hoof out he grabbed hold of the door knob.Slowly twisting the door bronze door knob he push on the door in which the door gave a soft creek.

The door open reviling a small hallway and rows of doors.

Shield heart slowly walked into the thine hallway.

"What are we going to do know?" Meadow plain asked in a fearful tone of voice.

"We check each room for the Sirena. If you see her you let me know immediately."Shield heart explained. As he was opening a guest room door. His horn glowing with magic ready for any sorts of danger that may be lurking inside the guest room.

The other party guest did the same. Each guest open a room to only find nothing inside them.

Fluttershy was checking one of the guest room when a high pitch scream came from the room next to her. Running out of the room she could see Rarity clenching her chest.

Shield heart came bolting down the hall way from the room he was in his horn glowed with magic ready for use to defend the white coated mare from any danger.

"WHATS WRONG? DID YOU FIND SIRENA?" Shield heart asked as he gently push Rarity away from the door putting him self in front of the door.

"No but i found whats left of her." Rarity said with dread. Holding a hoof to her chest she could feel her heart beating like a drum.

The rest of the house guest peaked inside the room where they found staring back at them the lifeless body of Sirena.

Antoines push the other party guest away from the door giving him room to enter.

"Sirena?" Antoine's whispered.

No one said anything as Antoine's knelt down next to the mare of his dreams. A single tear fell from the noble pony splatirng on impact from the floor.

"I'm going to find the bastard who did this... And kill him!" Antoine's spoke in a low therating tone of voice.

"We'll find who ever did this and bring him or her to justice." Shield heart assured.

Antonies said nothing his full attestation went back to Sirinas lifeless body.

"Rest in peace Sirena Chivia. My love." Antoine's whispered. Placing a kiss on Sirinas head.

Antoines felt a hoof on his shoulder,he looked up to see Fluttershy staring at him with sorrowful eyes.

"Come on let's go" Fluttershy said in a soft gentle tone.

Taking one last look at Sirena Antoines got up on his hoofs and followed the yellow mare out of the room with the rest of the party guest following right behind him.

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Pinkie was the first one out of the door to the guest rooms. Her normal colorful pink self was now a darkish grey pink color. Her normal puffy mane was straight along with her tail.

She felt sick to her stomic. Seeing two real dead bodies and knowing there are more to come made her feel uneasy,She felt very dizzy and disoriented.

"I need to sit down." Pinkie mumbled.

Walking over to the nearest chair Pinkie sat down.

"This is not who I am. I'm not like Spike and Fluttershy who cans do this sorta thing for a living and be glad about it,I'm not made to do this,no pony is."

"Oh but you are Pinkamena Diane Pie!" A voice spoke in the back of her head. "Or have you forgotten about me."

"Who are you and what are you doing in my head?"

The voice laugh,a laugh that sent a shiver down Pinkie spine.

"So you have forgotten about me! I'm a little surprise that you have." The voiced chuckled.

Pinkie was about asked the voice something when she got distracted by the hoof steps and voices coming from the door that lead to the guest rooms.

Fluttershy,rarity along with the remaining party guest came through the door that lead to the guest rooms.

"It seems well have some company." The voice spoke in a dark tone with a hint of excitement in it.

"All right no pony goes anywhere without any one knowing Understand!"Shield heart ordered.

A faint murmur of agreement came from the party guest.

"Lets all just stay up here,there is only one way out of here and that's down those steps." Shield heart explained.

He then made his way to a table that was the closest to the stair way. Taking a seat he watch every single party guest intensely looking for a sign that might indicate who is the killer.

"I want two to a table.You miss.Embrealed, your going to sit with me. While Miss.Meadow Plain sits with Miss.Cupcakes;Miss.Ferlincea and Sir Antonies Drane will sit next to each other. No one moves till we find away out of here understand?"

Each house guest took a seat at the nearest tables next to them no one said anything as they sat down.

Once again silence filled the manor. For what seem like hours no one has spoken a single word. The atmosphere was heavy and thick with tension,it was so thick it could be cut with a knife.

"Miss.Cupcake."Meadow Plain whispers to the pink mare next to her.

"Yes?" Pinkie said in a depressing tone of voice.

"It's...its nothing I'm just over reacting." Meadow plain said sheepishly.

This made Pinkie curios "What do mean? Please tell me." A small smile manage to sneak its way on to Pinkies sad-looking face.

"Well," Meadow Plain glance back to Shield heart and Rarity who seemed to be talking to one another but Shield heart kept his focus on all the party guest. "This is just a thought but what if the Unicorns are working to gather to claim the prize their own and killing off all the house guest."

Pinkie just stared at the old mare for some time with a confused look.

"I know this sounds silly but think about it,there over there chit cheating well where being pick off. They must be working together they all ready killed a Griffin and thank Celestia they did, who knows what would happen if that over sized chicken was still here."

Pinkie gasp with shock. She has never heard any Pony or any other being say such things. She did not even think about saying that to Gilda when She was being mean to Fluttershy or any of her friends.

"I know right! But to even think they killed one of their own Unicorns to cover up their trail is even more disturbing. Tho it serves Madam Sirena right for trying to take my little Antonius away; to even think an earth pony and a Unicorn together is just,just revolting don't you agree?"

Pinkie was lost with words,she could not think of any thing to say, what could she say?

"See now Pinkiepie not every one shares love and kindness. Pony's like this make me sick. Don't you agree?" The voice said.

"Shocking just thinking about it makes me sick." Meadow plain made a gagging noise.

"We should probity do something,something to get rid of this nuisance once and for all." The voice spoke darkly.

"I'm glade we share the same opinion miss.Cupcake," Meadow Plain smiled. "Now if we can get those Unicorns to kill that yellow whore Pegasus over there..." Medow plain was cut off by Pinkie.

"What!"Pinkie said in threatening voice.

"Did you here what she called our friend." The voice spoke with hate.

"What do you mean what?" Meadow Plain said confused.

"What did you mean my that yellow Pegasus whore." Pinkie tone grew darker,and more sinister every second she looked at the insulting old mare.

"Come now my dear friend what possibility does a Pegasuses have a chance in such high social standers. She must have laid on her back a quit a lot to get to where she is to day."

"Release me!" The voice nearly screamed with excitement.

"Miss cupcake are you ok?" Meadow Plain asked in a worried voice.

"Release me now!" The voice demanded.

"Miss.Cupcake please don't tell me you considering defending that yellow freak." Meadow Plain pointed a hoof at Fluttershy.

That was the last straw. The sound of a twig snapping echoed in Pinkies head followed by the voice crying out with glee. "YYYEEEESSSSS AT LAAASSST IIIIMMMM FREEE!"

Meadow Plain had no time to react as Pinkie flew from her seat,grabbing her by the throughout and began strangling her.

"You want to call our friends such rude names! You want to see them hurt! Well guess what you old racist hag! Your going to wish you where a Pegasus because I'm going make you fly off this damn balcony!"

Pinkie lifted Meadow Plain over the second floor balcony and threw her head first down as hard as she could. Meadow plain did not even have time to scream,she hit the first floor within seconds. The sound of a twig snapping came from her neck as it snap on impact from hitting the hard wooden floor killing the old mare instantly.

Pinkie laugh like a mad mare."oh how I miss this,it brings back so many memory's of our filly hood does it not?"Pinkie or what ever possess Pinkie giggled with glee.

"STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM!" Shield heart shouted. Drawing a small dagger from under his suit. "By law I'm supposed to bring you in,but you murdered too many innocent.So your going to pay with your blood!" Shield heart threaten placing the dagger in his teeth taking a fighting stance.

Pinkie giggled."I don't think soo!" She sang in amusement to the old guard captain.

The old guard captain had a confused look on him.

"What do you mean you don't...GAK!" Shield Heart never got the chance to finish his sentence. Stabling back words a few paces he fell to his said to only see Rarity horn glowing with magic.

"You where starting to get on my nerves a little darling." Rarity spoke as she was using her magic to pull a small table knife out of the guards neck.

"Antonies we have to get out of..." A sold punch from Antonies stop Fluttershy from what she was about to say.

"ASSASINES! ALL OF YOU! You won't get me with out a fight!" Antonies put him self a few inches away from his attackers he stop right at the railing of the second floor balcony.

"That..really..hurt!" Fluttershy said in a painful tone of voice. "You'll pay for that!"

"You'll have to catch me first." Antonies jump from the balcony,he landed on the first floor with ease.

Antonies glance around before making a mad dash to the wine cellar.

Fluttershy cursed under her breath. "Pinkie what in tartarus where you thinking that was not part of the plain!" Fluttershy said angrily.

A confused look came upon Pinkie."Pinkie? Who that? Ooooh you mean the kind one." Pinkie giggled.

Rarity and Fluttershy looked at each other worriedly."What do you mean the kind one!" Rairty asked. Taking a step back she wanted a little space from her crazy friend.

Pinkie or what ever this thing is,giggled."let me introduce myself I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie at your serves." Pinkamena bowed.

"Still does not explain what you are?" Fluttershy said.

"Who cares what or who I am,we got a rich colt to kill." Pinkamena laugh as she leap from the balcony landing next to the corps of Meadow Plain.

Pinkamena looked up at the worried faces of Fluttershy and Rarity. "Well are you coming? Don't me so down lets turn that frown upside down,and replace it with a smile." Pinkamena laugh histarucly.

"Fluttershy what are going to do? Pinkie went mad." Rarity side worriedly.

"I don't know well think of something come on Spike may be In danger more than what he should be."Fluttershy bottled for the stairs with Rarity following right behind her.

Pinkamena slowly open the door the cellar. "One,two Pinkamena is coming for you," she sang,slowly taking a step on the stairs."three,four,better lock your door. Five,six grab a crucifix. Seven eight going to stay up late," Pinkamia made it to the bottom of the stars."nine,ten never sleep again. Ready or not here I come." Pinkamena smiled darkly.

Antonies had taken cover behind a few wine barrels. He could hear the crazed mare coming down the steps singing her song. Sweat slowly drip from his four head.

"It's a good thing I grabbed this dagger from the body of that dragon." Antonies thought to him self.

"Oh where is my Antonies oh where,oh where can he be!"Pinkamena sang. " I search high and low yet I could not see my dear Antonies. Oh how I miss him so.Him and I meant to be but yet he hides OOOoooh! Woe is me," Pinkamena started crying "I just want to see him one last time before I stick him in the eye with my knife." She started laughing madly.Slowly shuffling her way to a group of wine barrels she continue to sob till she was only inches away from them.

Antonies held his breath in he did not want to make a sound. He can hear the sobbing and shuffling hoofs of the mad mare getting closer to him. Then it just stop.

He waited till the crazed mare did something but a few minutes of dead silence passed by and nothing happen.

Slowly letting the air out it felt good to breath again.He waited a few more seconds before slowly raising his head over the barrels to only see nothing standing there but pure darkness.

"Where did she go?" Antonies whispered scanning the room.

"BOO!" Pinkamena pop out in front of Antonines"looking for me?" A wicked grin spread across her face.

Antonines jump back with shock as the mad mare was only inches away from his nose.

"Now,now my sweet we don't have time to play hide and go seek."

Antoninesd grip the dagger in his teeth ready to strike at the mad mare I front of him.

"Stay back I'm warning you!" Antonines said swing the blade a few times to show he is serious.

"How cute," Pinkamena said mockingly. "I had fun but now it is your time to die!" Pinkamena moved closer to Antonines.

"I'm telling you stay the buck back!" Antonines shouted. Pointing the dagger at Pinkamena.

"Such language even from royalty. We should fix that tone of yours young colt." Pinkamena giggled.

"Pinkiepie stop!" Rairty shouted.

Pinkamena turn around a confused expression on was in her face.

"Why? We're he to kill him aren't we?" Pinkamena asked.

"Well yes but..."

"Then what's the problem?" Pinkamena asked in an angered tone of voice.

"The problem this is something Pinkiepie would never do!" Rarity shouted back.

Pinkeamena remand silent for a while. A heavy silence fell upon the room.

"She really never told you about her past had she?" Pinkamena said sadly.

This shock both Fluttershy and Rarity.

"She can tell you when you see her in tartarus!" Antonius shouted. Barging the dagger down on Pinkamenas back.

Rarity and Fluttershy gasped with fright.

Pinkamena turned around staring at Antonies with a cock-eyebrow.

"How...how are you not dead?" Antonies said with shock. He was not expecting this he was expecting the crazed mare to go down screaming bloody murder but this,this was not what he thought was going to happen.

"Oh,ya he grabbed the prop-knife from Spike!"Pinkamena said out loud.

Pulling a knife from out of no where Pikamena stabbed Antonies in the chest.

The royal Stallion looked down to see the blade half way through his chest. He open his mouth to say something but blood splat out onto Pinkamena staining her pink coat.

She pulled the dagger out and stabbed him again in the same spot. She did this a few more times before letting the lifeless body of Antonies fall to the hard cobblestone floor.

"Contract complete and I get the bonus." Pinkamena sang we glee.

"What do we do know?" Rarity whispered to Fluttershy.

"I don't know." Fluttershy responded in a disopinted tone.

Pinkamena dance around the cellar like a ballerina would. She continue to do this till she stop dead in her tracks.

Pinkamena for the first time looked at her self in a mirror. She was covered in blood,her eyes dilated to small dots than can be hardly seen.

Upon seeing this something happen. Pinkamena started shaking heavily,tears started to form in her eyes,her mane started curling back to its normal self. Soon  once was Pinkamena retracted back to what ever darkest part of Pinkies mind it came from and left a friendly pink mare curled in a ball crying heavily for her friends.

Rarity and Fluttershy dashed to their friends aid.

"Pinkie are all right."Fluttershy asked worriedly.

Pinkie continue to cry till Spike got up from his unconscious state.

"Why is Pinkie crying what happen?" Spiked asked worriedly. He knelt down by Pinkie trying his best to comfort her.

"We don't know Spike she completely changed during the mission. She was not Pinkie any more she acted like a crazed mad mare that just broke out from Equestrias criminally insane mental ward."

An idea came to Spike. He still had some pills from Zecora he took to knock him self out.

Spike dashed up stars. Not hearing Rarity asked where he was going he made his way to the bar counter.

"Water,water,water where is it I saw it when I was AH! Here it is." Spike pulled out a galls bottle of water.

Pulling the cork out he pulled out one of the pills from his pocket and placed it in the glass bottle. He let the pill dissolve in the water before heading back down to Pinkiepie where she was still crying even harder than before.

"Here Pinkie drink some water it might help you a bit." Spike said calmly to Pinkie bringing the water closer to her.

He help place the water in her mouth letting the cold liquid fall down her through.

After a few minutes Pinkie started calming down and before she knew it she fell asleep.

"Spike what did you do to make her fall asleep so fast?" Rarity asked.

"I have her one of Zecoras sleeping pills. I thought that it might help her to relax till we got  back to Ponyville." Spike answered.

"Well done Spike," Fluttershy congregated."help me put her on my back."

With the help of Rairty and Spike they help lift Pinkie on Fluttershys back and up the stairs.

When all the members of the Brotherhood walked out the door the Stallion they met before who told them about the guest shut the door for them. He then whistled and soon after a carriage pulled up.

"I hope you and your friends had fun at the manor." The Stallion said with a smile.

"Oh it was."Rarity said with joy.

"Good to here. I will send word to my boss and he will send the bits to you and your crew at any drop off where you want the bits to be." The Stallion informed.

"Good. There is a hollowed tree with the BrotherHoods symbol on it in the everfree forest next to a small creek that runs into a nearby lake not far from Ponyville. Drop the payment there by tomorrow night." Fluttershy instructed to the Stallion.

"Will do. You have a safe journey back to your homes." The Stallion waved good bey.

The members of the BrotherHood bowed and boarded the carriage. When all of the embers where on bored the carriage started making its way out of the city and back to Ponyville.

"Summer Rest Manor; there where nine on the night of last and then there where none...save four." Fluttershy thought to her self.

Looking over to Pinkie who was on next to her sleeping she could not help but think what Pinkamena said before. About how she missed killing and how Pinkie never mention her before.

"Quit strange it is. She'll have to ask Pinkie what exactly happen to her when she wakes up.

Luna's moon hung high over the night. But to the Brotherhood and the Royal sisters and every other citizen in Equestria they did not see the stars form a skull with two glowing red dots that resembled eyes shining in the night sky.










 

 





  












 



















 
































 





































































> the orgian of Pinkamina Diane Pie
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Pinkie slowly open her eyes. The first thing Pinkie noticed was there was bright light that nearly made her go blind,and if that wasn't bad enough she had a pounding headache,and she was seeing double.

With a grunt of pain Pinkie went to place a hoof on her head to help the room stop spinning,but found out in her horror she could not move at all.

"W~why can't I move my hoofs?" Pinkie slurred. She felt sick to her stomach.

Pinkie slowly moved her head to see why she could not move. If she did not have a pounding headache she would have gasp,and screamed with fright.

She was bind down with rope on all of her hooves. She was laying on a bed that was not very comfortable. There where other beds in the room as well,they look like they have not been slept on in years.

Pinkie began to panic. Where was she,and where were her friends? She need them to come save her from this horrible place.

"Fluttershy,Rarity,Spike!"Pinkie tried calling for her friends but only a raspy whisper came out from her dry throat. "Somepony please help!"

"Pinkie!" A familiar soft gentle voice spoke."your awake how do you feel?" Fluttershy asked her friend with a motherly tone.

"F~Fluttershy? Why am I tied down for?" Pinkie asked still having trouble speaking her words.

"Shhh pinkie drink some this. It will help you feel better." Flutterhsy lifted her friends head and help the worm liquid down Pinkie's throat.

Pinkie drank the warm liquid greedily. The taste of  herbs and sugar was strong in the drink. Never the less it felt good for Pinkies dry throat.

"Thank you Fluttershy but,but where am I?"  Pinkie coughed.

"You're in the sanctuary." Fluttershy smiled. "And your tied down for mine and your safety."

"Safety?,From what?" Pinkie asked worriedly.

"From you." Fluttershy said in a serious tone.

Pinkie was shocked to hear she was tied down for her,and her friends safety.

"From me?,But why?" She nearly shouted making her headache hurt even more than before.

Flutterhsy pulled up a nearby chair.

Taking a seat she looked into her friends eyes and spoke.

"Pinkie," the yellow mare spoke her town becoming serious and strict. "What happen back there?"

"What do you mean?" Pinkie asked unsure to what Fluttershy was talking about.

"Back at the manor you,"Fluttershy paused thinking what she could say next. "You...change back there. At the manor. You where not you." She explained.

Pinkie was even more confused. "What do you mean by that?" Pinkie asked worriedly she did not like the way that Fluttershy was staring at her. It made her feel uncomfortable and a little afraid.

"You started calling your self Pinkamena. Your real name."

A shiver ran down Pinkie spine. "Did it get out,what did it do!" Pinkie pondered to her self.

Pinkie began to panic even more she started pulling on the ropes trying desperately to break free from them.

Fluttershy rush to Pinkie Pie trying to get her to calm down. "Pinkie please calm down every thing is all right." Fluttershy assured her.

"Calm down! calm down! Fluttershy you have no idea what Pinkamina truly is? If she got out your life and all of your friends lives are at risk." Pinkie snap back. She continued to pull on the ropes violently all most cutting into her skin.

Fluttershy was shock that Pinkie snap at her. But she was more shock to how Pinkie was acting. "That is why you are tied down for yours and my safety."

Pinkie stop squirming.She started laugh like a mad mare. She turned her head meeting the shy Pegasus Light blue eyes. "Ropes won't bind her. Nothing can stop her. Not even the power of a princess's can stop her." Pinkie said in a transit tone with a hint of fear.

"Pinkie! tell me what is Pinkamina then." Fluttershy shouted with annoyance.

Pinkie stated stared at her for some time. She had the look of wanting to tell Fluttershy but not really.

"If I tell you will you still be my friend?" Pinkie asked in a sadden tone. A few tears ran down her cheek.

Fluttershy was shock. "W~what do you mean? of course I will be your friend still. Your family now remember?"

"You Pinkie promise?"

"Cross my heart and hope to fly. Stick a cupcake in my eye."

"It all started when I was a young filly. I can remember it like it was yesterday."
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Pinkies past.
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I lived on a rock farm with my sisters. My mother,and my father. Things where not the best seeing how we lived on a rock farm and little to do every day then move rocks to new fields every morning to only place them back where they where at from the start.

It gets rather boring really fast when your only entertainment is our imagination. A pony can only play find the rock that looks like me so many times before she Finlay goes insane with boredom.

Things progressively got worse however. Me and my sisters always fought. Mom and dad would yell at one another for some time about what ever they could find to argue with one another. They probably did it to pass the time. I guess.

Then one day me and my sisters got into a huge fight that Mud started but Mom and Dad took Mud side because she was special or something. I ran out of the house with my father yell and screaming at me. Demanding me to come back and take a punishment for something I did not start.

I was so angry,so frustrated with how my life was I pick up the largest rock I could find and threw it as hard as I could in the distance behind some large boulders.

The rock bounced off one of the large builders.I was expecting to hear a hard thud sound when the rock hit the ground but instead i heard a squeak of pain from an animal instead.

I ran over to the boulders to find a white rabbit with its head cut open from the impact of my rock hitting it.

I felt really bad for what i have done. I started crying. Just seeing the poor little thing hurt made me sick.

I could not stand seeing the poor thing hurting any longer so i did the right thing and put the little guy out of its misery. I grabbed a larger rock and place it over his head and dropped it from a high enough altitude that it creaked the skull in leaving nothing more than a bloody mess on the dirt surface.

It felt so wrong but I knew it was better than having the poor thing suffer any more than what it all ready had.

I was expecting to feel sick for what I did but i felt nothing in fact;I felt relived. I looked around me and saw only gray only suffering nothing was happy and bright. The world was a sick and wounded place. And every pony was suffering like the poor rabbit did.

So from that day forth I made an oath. I would rid every-pony of there suffering I will make every thing right by relieving them from this burden of life.
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Sanctuary
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Fluttershy was shocked beyond disbelief. She should be use to these kinds of things sence she murders for a living but she could not help but feel a little disgusted by Pinkies actions.

"Pinkie I'm...I don't know what to say really." Fluttershy said flabbergasted.

"I knew you would hate me for being a monster."Pinkie started crying uncontrollably.

"Hate you? I wish I knew about this a long time ago."

"What?" asked. Confused by Fluttershy response.

"If I would have had my rabbits go that far off in Equestria the Dark BrotherHood would have recruited you a long time ago."

"So...You don't think I'm a monster then?" Pinkie asked.

"Of course not Pinkie. If you where killing Pony's that young,you would have been a great member of the Dark BrotherHood."

Pinkie turned her head way from her friends gaze. "I did not kill any pony's yet."

"What do you mean by that?"Fluttershy asked. Unsure what Pinkie was talking about.
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Pinkies past
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It started out with small animals. Such as rabbits,squirrels,raccoons and mice. I hunted them down like a timber wolf would.

It felt great having to relief my self of the pain of bordem by helping the animals go to a better place then being trapped here,on this boring world.

I got better tho. At hunting. I started hunting Timber wolf's,they where really fun to stalk.

Eventually things with my family got worse again. Father started yelling at me and my sisters,and my mother just did nothing other than stand there and scream at him for most of the day.

So I divested a plan to relieve them of their burden that night.

But on that same day something else happen. when I was moving the rocks from the left filed to the right a distance sound like thunder caught my attention. The sky erupted into a mushroom clod of rainbows and bright colors;Rainbow Dash's sonic Rainboom blasted me,and my family;and for the first time I felt different. I felt joy in life for once.

I could her something in the back of my mind screeching with pain as it slowly hid away deep into my repress memory's to never be heard from or seen again. That's what i though. On some nights I can still hear the voice. A voice of a mad pony speaking to me telling me to do horrible things.

But I never did for I knew from that day forth i will bring joy and laughter too all in Equestria.

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Sanctuary
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Fluttershy stared in disbelief at her Pink curly mane friend.

"Pinkie...I really don't know what to say. I know I said that a while back but I really don't know what to say about this."

"I would be lost for words too Fluttershy If I was in your hoofs."

"Ya its just..I can't believe I miss so many opportunity back then to hire you into the family. But I am glad I have you within our ranks now."

"So you're not mad at me? I'm I still your friend?" Pinkie asked in a sad but hopeful tone.

"As I have said before Pinkie I shall forever be your friend." Fluttershy assured Pinkie. Fluttershy pulled out a small dagger to cut the ropes that where binding the Pink mare down.

Pinkie rubbed her hoofs together to bring back the feeling in her sore hoofs.

"Thank you Fluttershy I was begging to lose feeling in my hoofs."

"Your welcome Pinkie. You better get going home the cakes have asked for you." Fluttershy instructed.

"Thank you Fluttershy. You know for still being my friend and all."Pinkie said. She extended her hoofs out to in-brace Fluttershy in a Pinkie hug.

Fluttershy excepted her friends hug. "Your welcome Pinkie." Fluttershy smiled.

Pinkie smiled but it was not her usual smile it was something far more sinister. "Friends for ever Fluttershy." Pinkie continued to smile with glee but in her head a voice of evil laugh with joy.

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Later that day.
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"Thank you for coming over for tea miss.Vinyl scratch." Fluttershy said in her usual gentle tone of voice.


"Thanks for letting come over Fluttershy it's been a long time sence we last seen each other.When was the last time we last met any way I can't remember." A white coat mare with Moderate cobalt blue with brilliant cyan stripes in her mane spoke.

"I believe we last met was at the wedding between Shining armor and Princess Cadance."Fluttershy recalled.

The mare nod her head in agreement. "That long huh? I could have sworn it was longer than that." Vinyl pondered.

Fluttershy took a sip from her tea before placing it back onto the table. "I do believe you came here for something more than just to chat my friend."Fluttershy spoke in a serious tone.

Vinyl placed her tea-cup down on the table next to Fluttershys. "I have. I need a problem taken care of by the end of this week."

Fluttershy smiled darkly. "Taking care of some composition huh? what is its name." Fluttershy asked with curiosity.

"The problem is not one of my rival DJ's,"Vinyl took off her glasses reveling her red eyes. "It's some pony who trying to ruin my friend's life by taking all of her gigs." Vinyl  frowned.

"Please do tell."

"Well she came back home in tears and I asked her what was wrong,she said that some Stallion took her place at a gig she been trying to get into for the longest time. Not only that all the other places that booked her for a gig canceled her,and asked this Fair strings fella to play at their places instead."

Vinyl reach into her saddle bag she brought with her. She pulled out a large back of bits three times the size then what most ponys would pay for a contact.

"This should cover it. If not I can go get more."Vinyl push the large bag of bits to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy stared at the large bag for some time. "No thank you." Fluttershy pushed the bag away from her.

Vinyl had a look of disappointment and disbelief on her. "Wha..Why?" Vinyl grind her teeth in rage.

"I will not accept your money because I will do this for free." Fluttershy stated.

"Huh? but why?" Vinyl asked still in disbelief.

"You have help the Dark BrotherHood in more than one occasion in your past. So as a jester of good will I will do this for you for free."

Vinyl smiled with joy. "Thank you Fluttershy I can not express my graduated."

"No need too. Let us continue with our tea and end the talk for business for the day." Fluttershy picked up her tea-cup and began to sip it gracefully.

Vinyl nodded in agreement.

For the rest of the day the two old friends enjoyed each others company with talk and jokes.

When Luna's moon hung high above the sky Vinyl said her goodbyes and left. After waving goodbye Fluttershy shut her cottage door. Turing off all the lights in her house she made her way to the sanctuary from the hidden passage in her room.

She will not sleep tonight,for tonight she has much work,and planing to do for her next contract.
 




> Death of a Maestro 
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Next day
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The market in Ponyville was well alive with hundred of busy ponies buying tonight's diner,along with other accessory for the day of hard work ahead of them. 

"Excuse me,sorry dear,a hundred apologies sir." A white coat mare apologized as she ran through the busy market at full gallop.

"Rarity what the rush?"one of the stall owners called out. Hopping to get an answer from the white coat mare.

"Can't talk now have to get to Twilight's." Rarity shouted back to the stall owner as she ran past her.

The ponies at the market watch in confusion to why Rarity of all ponies was running trough the market as tho discord was chasing after her. After awhile the ponies of the market shrugged it off,and continue doing what they where doing before. 

Except one unicorn filly with mint green coat,yellow mane,a blue horn and red eye's continue to watch the white coat mare run to the library of town. Thinking that the mare was just insane the young filly continue to look through the market place,forgetting about the crazed white coat mare.

Twilight was not having the best day of her life. Her head felt like a rock fell on her,and there was a band of drummers playing inside her skull.

Twilight moan in pain.

"Are you sure you are feeling all right Twilight,"Spike asked worried. "You been like this seance yesterday,and it seems to be getting worse by the minuet." Spike pored a cup of hot tea,and handed it to Twilight.

Twilight flinch as she used her magic to levitate the warm tea to her lip's.

"Thank you Spike,but this should help out." taking a sip from the tea she felt a tiny bit better.

"Your welcome Twilight." Spike place the tea pot on a silver plate next to a cup of sugar cubes.

"Note to self only use Zecoras sleeping pills in case of emergency's." Spike thought to him self.

The door to the library swing open with enough force to shatter the glass on the door.

Twilight clench her teeth in pain as the pounding in her head just got a lot worse.

"Twilight!" Rarity nearly screamed with excitement in her voice.

"What!"Asked with clench teeth.Her anger beginning to build up inside her. 

"Well you don't have to be rude darling." 

Twilight grunted in pain.

"Now darling bear with me here. But what if I told you i won seven! free tickets to Fair Strings the master Maestro to his show tomorrow night at thee Musique de l'âme!" Rarity jump in the air with delight squeal of delight.

Twilight flinch as more pain shot through her head,"Rarity please for the love of Celestia please calm down. my head hurts.". 

"Sorry dear I'll try to keep my self calm,but it so existing!" Rarity squealed like a school filly.

"I can tell." Twilight side in an annoyed tone.

Rarity used her magic to levitate two tickets out of her saddle bag. "Here you go Twilight here's your ticket," Rarity place the ticket in front of Twilight. "And here is your ticket Spike." Rarity levitated the ticket into Spike claw.

"Thank you Rarity." Spike spoke in his love struck tone.

"Your welcome,now Twilight I have prepared your dress for the show tomorrow. Come to my place to pick it up at no later then five o'clock."Rarity instructed to her friend before making her way out the front door of library.

"My dress?" Twilight said confusingly.

Rarity stop at the door a confused look on the white mares face could be seen clear as day,"Yes your dress dear. The one i made you for the fashion show last summer,and the galloping gala?"

"Oh...Well then I'll see you at five then," Twilight smiled sheepishly,"Wait! what about the rest of the girls?"

"They will be there at the same time getting there dresses ready for the show. Now if you excuse me Twilight I have too get back to home to fill in a large shipment of fine clothing to Canterlot." Opening the door Rarirty said her goodbyes,and left. Closing the door behind her. 

Twilight sighed with frustration, "Spike if you need me I'll be in bed." Twilight spoke in a low tone as she made her way up the stares to her room. 

"Ok,Twilight hope you feel better tomorrow."

"Me too." Twilight mumbled to her self.

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The next day
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Ponyville was well more then alive the next day. Hundreds of Ponies,Griffins,Zebras,and other beings not native to Equestira gathered around the famous Musique de l'âme. To the residents of Ponyville this is where many famous musicians got there first start at. Weather it be classical music,opera,and even where some DJ's have started there long successful careers at. It is place well respected by the town,and the music community all over the world.

Twilight,Applejack,Pinkie,Spike,and Rainbow Dash waited in line to enter the Musique de l'âme. Being the barrier of the Elements of harmony they gain a lot of attestation from the crowd,and the media. Dozens of Ponies simultaneously talk,and shouted asking questions to why the elements are here.

Twilight cover her eye's from the Blinding light from the photographers cameras,"Miss.Sparkle,Miss.Sparkle!" A pony in the crowed shouted trying to get her attestation,"Why are thee element barriers coming to see the master Maestro? Do you know him personally out side of his work?"

Twilight looked from where the voice was coming from but in every direction she looked she saw nothing but blinding light of flashes from the cameras. "No I don't know him I've only heard of him yesterday from Rarity."

"Where is the element of kindness,and generosity?" the same voice shouted amongst the crowed. 

"Rarity went to go get her from her cottage."

The reporters continue there assault on Twilight,and her friends,"Look here come the element of generosity!" Some one from the crowed shouted.

Like a swarm of hungry sharks the reporters started bombing rarity with question mush similar too the ones they where asking Twilight.

Pushing her way through the crowed Rarity was able to get close enough to her friends. She started pushing Twilight,and the others to the front door where one of the bouncer gladly open it up for them.

When Rarity got her friends inside safely she turned to the bouncer with unapproved look. "Next time you see the elements being harassed by the media don't just stand there like a dope,instead do your job,and keep these vaulters away."

The bouncer looked down at his hoof in shame. 'Yes mam I'm sorry."

"Don't let it happen again!" Rarity said sternly before heading back in to regroup with her friends.

"Thanks for the help Rarity." Twilight thanked.

"Don't mention it dear leave the media too me for I know how to deal with them."

"Hey Rarity where is Fluttershy? I thought you said you where going to go get her." Rainbow Dash chimed in.

"Oh,she said some of her animal friends where giving her some trouble so she might be late for the first few song's on the beginning." Rarity sheepishly smiled.

Twilight was going to ask more when a crow of ponies,and non-ponies alike came pouring into the building rushing to find there seats for the show of there lives.

"We better get to our seat before some pony takes them." Spike chimed in.

Nodding in agreement Rarity started heading towards the theater with Spike,and the rest of the girls following right behind her.

upon entering the theater the elements including Spike gasp in awe at the sight before them.

The theater room was huge about two story's tall while the seemingly endless ocean of chairs expended for forty-feet just on the lower floor alone. The well polished wood shined off the wall reflecting thee entire room,and the pony's there.  

Twilight looked to the stage with interest. She notice the well designed red curtness with golden trim. She then looked to the stage itself;the wood on the stage was the same polished wood used on the wall of the theater. Twilight started doing measurements on the stage itself trying to figure out just how big it truly is. To her knowledge from many book's she has read on theaters in her library on bored night's she made a rough guess that the stage was about 43 feet in width, 27 feet in depth and was raised about 5 feet off the ground for the seat in the front part of the theater.

Twilight felt some one pulling her her dress she turned to see Spike pulling her towards a row of chairs in the center of the theater where all her friends are waiting for her.

"Come on Twilight we found our seat's over there." Spike pointed to the row of chairs.Twilight followed Spike to there seats witch where marked with signs saying Reserved for ticket winners.

Using her magic to remove the sign from the seat Twilight sat down waiting for the show to start.

A few minutes went by and more ponies started to show up. The theater was filled to the brim in just a matter of few moments all the seats in the house where taken leaving some ponies to seat them self's on the ground.

"I'm so existed!" Pinkie spoke with a mouth full of popcorn she randomly pulled out of nowhere.

"Me too Pinkie,"Twilight added in,"The show should be starting soon."

Just as Twilight finished her sentence the lights in the theater began to dime,Spotlight turned on above the catwalks. The large circle's of light emolument the stage with bright light.

A stallions voice echoed through out the theater. "Now introducing the one Stallion you all have been waiting for so give a round of applause to Fair Strings the master Maestro!" 

Slowly the curtains open up. When the curtains where fully pulled back a spot light turned on in the center of the stage reviling a snow white unicorn with ocean blue eye's,a golden colored mane. The stallion was wearing a black suit with a white business shirt underneath the suit with a black bow-tie.

The stallion smiled as he surveyed the crowed before him. Lifting a large black wooden case in the shape of a Large Cello next to him he started unlocking the lock's with his magic.

When all the lock's where unlock the stallion open the wooden case. He pulled out a well polished wooden Cello with two golden initial carved into the music interment saying F.S.M.M.

The crowed was quit as a grave. They waited patiently for the grand Master Maestro to start playing.

Giving one last glance at the crowed the Maestro picked up his bow with his magic and began playing. 

The crowed was in awe at the sound the Cello was making,it sounded like the heavens sent this skilled Stallion to bring joy and Happiness to the world. By making music only what god's should here in there halls at feasts in there name's.

This went on for five minuets before the final note was played ending the song. The crowed applauded with enough force that it shook the curtness like a breeze had entered the large room from an open window.

The Maestro stood up,and bowed to the crowed of pony's.

"He is so amazing." Rarity sighed dreamily.

"He's pretty amazing I admit." Twilight whispered back.

after the crowed was done applauding the Maestro ready him self for another one of his songs.

The bow pulled back on the first note. The crowed went silent.

"I'm glade we could do this girls. This is really fun and.."Twilight was cut off by a mare screaming.

Turning around Twilight looked in horror as the Maestro had an arrow sticking out of his chest. 

The Maestro looked down in horror. He tried calling for help but another arrow pierced his throat,a gurgle and a spat of blood seep out of his mouth on to the stage.

The crowed looked in horror as the Maestro fell to his knees before falling to his side dead with a pool of his own blood beginning to form onto the well polished stage floor.  

The crowed began panicking making mad dashes to the exits. The theater was in chaos. Pony's,griffins,zebra alike trampled each other to get out.

"SPIKE,SPIKE! WHERE ARE YOU." Twilight shouted among the madness looking for her number one assistant.

Twilight continue to look for her assistant amounts the crowed. Panic started setting in,she feared the worse when she could not find him or hear his calls for help amongst the screaming crowed. 

Twilight felt a large force knock her down onto the floor. She tried getting up but pushed back down by some pony.

"Twilight,stay down!' A town-boyish voice ordered. 

recognizing the voice at Rainbow Dash,Twilight shouted in her friends ear,"Rainbow Dash where is Spike! I lost him when the crowed started stampeding this way!" 

"I don't know I'll look for him,"Rainbow lifted her head up for a quick peek trying to find her friends dragon. Rainbow noticed something purple dart behind a row of chairs on the opposite side of where there where.

"I think I see him on the other side of us over there!" Rainbow pointed her hoof in the directions where she believed Spike would be at. 

Twilight looked to where Rainbow Dash was pointing at. Her hopes of finding Spike skyrocketed.

"HOLD ON SPIKE I'M COMING!" Twilight shouted pushed Rainbow Dash off her. With a burst of adrenaline Twilight pushed her way trough the stampeding horde of Ponies,using her magic to shove a few away from her she continue to push trough the crowed. Pushing the last pony out of the way Twilight ran down the rows of seats looking for Spike. She continue to look in every direction till she came to the end of the row too see Spike crouch behind one of the seats.

"Spike!" Twilight shouted with joy at seeing her number one assistant unharmed.

"Twilight?" Spike looked up with a surprised look on his face. 

"Thank,Celestia you are ok." Twilight warp her hooves around Spike in a motherly hug happy to see her number one assistant is not hurt,she felt like a tone of wight was lifted off of her chest.

Twilight open her mouth to say more when she heard Applejack shouting from the distance. Twilight looked where Applejack's voice was coming from and notice her pointing to the catwalks where she was yelling at some pony.

Twilight looked up to the catwalks,and noticed a Pegasuses dressed in a all black outfit with a mask covering its face. 

"Spike go and get the guards!" Twilight ordered.

"But Twilight.."Spike tried protesting but was cut off.

Twilight knelt down to Spikes level,looking him dead in the eye's, she spoke in her most serious tone she had,"Do not argue with me just go now!" Twilight shouted slightly pushing Spike in the distraction of the exit.

Spike knew better then to argue with Twilight at this point he made his way to the exit with the last remaining ponies that where stampeding out of the theater.

"HEY GET BACK HERE!" Rainbow Dash boomed throwout the theater. 

Twilight watch as the armored figure ran on catwalks at a full gallop with Rainbow Dash right be hind the assassin.

The armored figure leap from the catwalk,using it's wings the figure glided down before pushing it self up with it wings back into the air flying towards the stage. 

Twilight dash to the stage with Applejack,Rarity,and Pinkie Pie right behind her while dash flew over head trying to catch up with the assassin.

The assassin landed on the stage,stopping only for a second to look in both directions the assassin made a sprint out of one of the back stage door's leaving the elements only a few inches behind.

Rainbow dash tried braking in mid flight but to only fly through the wooden door dazing her for a few seconds. Shaking her head to get her seance's back Rainbow Dash continue to chase after the assassin. Twilight and the rest of the elements followed shortly behind there Pegasuses friend.

The chase went out the back of the theater and into the back ally's of Ponyville where Rainbow Dash continue to fly the tight corners of the ally sometimes hitting the wall's of buildings to only recover shortly to continue her chase on the assassin. To any Pony seeing Rainbow Dash repeatedly bounce off buildings it would look like she was playing a game of pinball but only using her self as the ball to hit every thing. 

The elements continue there chase down the alleyways gaining distance with the assassin with each step they took. It seem that they where going to catch the killer soon. 
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Mean while at the golden oak library. 
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Spike ravage through a secret compartment under his bed looking for something that could help him out with the problem at hand.

"Where is it! I know I place it here after aaah! here it is." Spike snatch a small glass bottle with a few rag's tied to it. Making a mad dash down the stairs Spike looked to the sky to see if he could see the armored figure or Rainbow Dash. To his luck he spotted Rainbow Dash above one of the building giving chase to the armored figure behind one of the town's houses. 

Spike quicken his pace to a full dash to the ally where he would more then likely would find Twilight and the others chasing the figure through the darken ally ways of ponyville.

He could only hope he could get there in time if they do manage to catch up with the armored figure.
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The chase Continue trough the ally's with Rainbow Dash,and the elements never giving up the chase on the black armored figure who they have caught up too after it tried losing them through the tight corners of the ally's by making sharp ninety-degree turns in very tight corners. By doing this it only slowed the armored figure down by a hair but enough to get Rainbow Dash just enough time to catch up with it by mere inches.

Rainbow Dash pushed her self harder,and faster she increased her speed by a few seconds but that's all she needed if this thing had a tail she could snatch it,and pull the assassin down to ground but too her surprise it did not have a tail at all. 

"It must be in the armor," Rainbow ponder to her self. "No matter I can still catch it." Pushing her self foreword with an out reach hoof Rainbow could just barley touch one of the legs of the assassin. 

"Just a little more,"Rainbow whispered,"Come on,come on," she got even closer. with one final push Rainbow snagged the leg of the assassin pulling it towards collided with the assassin in mid air.

the Two Pegasuses tumbled in the air each one fighting to gain dominance over one another. The assassin manage to kick Rainbow Dash off with a well place kick to the head,sending the rainbow Pegasuses to fall to the ground.

The armored figure looked back,a small smile formed under the mask at the victory of fighting off its pursuer. How ever the victory was short lived as the the assassin smashed into a brick wall when it was not paying attestation.

The assassin fell back into a pile of trash cans knocking the wind out it for good.

Rainbow Dash wasted no time getting up,and seeing the assassin on the ground gave her the opportunity to pin it to the ground.

Rainbow Dash stood over the assassin with both front hooves on the wings,"You move I'll brake your bucking wings!" Rainbow spoke in an ice cold tone.

The assassin manage to make what sounded like a laugh but only more sounded like a huff then a laugh.

Twilight along with the renaming elements stop in there tracks at the down assassin before them. Taking in a few deep breaths Twilight had so many question to ask it to why it did what it did or who hired the hit,but what she really wanted to know was who was this assassin.

Using her horn Twilight focused on the hood of the assassin,"Let's see who you are under that hood and mask." Twilight focuses all her magic into removing the hood,and the mask. 

The elements gasp in sheer shock,horror,and disbelief.

"Hello,girls sorry I could not make it to the show." a kind gentle voice of Fluttershy spoke.

"Flu~Flutershy?" Rainbow step back in disbelief.

none of the elements notice Spike slowly creeping up with a rag in one claw and a small glass vile in another. Tapping Rarity on the back he waited for her to turn around. 

"Spi..." Rarity was about say his name when the baby dragon place a finger to his lips signaling her to be quit.

"Take this rag,and go to Twilight then place it around her nose so she can breath it in. It will knock her out I'll get AJ,and Pinkie will get Rainbow Dash." Spike whispered handing Rarity one of the small rag's.

Rarity nodded.

Spike slowly made his way to Pinkie giving her instructions on what to do with the rag. Pinkie took the rag and nodded her mane some how unsparing it self before Spikes eye's giving her a perfect straight mane.

Pinkie made her way to Rainbow Dash who was still in shock to what she was looking at.

"You girls seem quit surprised by this?" Fluttershy stalled as she noticed Spike creeping up on AJ with a rag in one of his claws.

"Fluttershy...Why?"Twilight asked still in shock.

Fluttershy smiled darkly at Twilight,"Because Twilight it's my real special talent,"The dark smile grew more,"Right my Sisters,and brother?"

Twilight,AJ,and Rainbow Dash had no time to react as Rarity,Pinkie,and Spike place the clothes around there friends muzzles making them gasp in surprise in haling the chemicals on the rags.For a few seconds the elements stood still before falling to the ground fast asleep.   

"Great work brother,and Sisters now help me get them out of this ally way,and back into the sanctuary." Fluttershy ordered.

Spike and the members of the Brotherhood wasted no time getting the knock out elements onto each others back's. Skillfully and quietly the Dark BorhterHood members used the cover of the shadows of the ally to get near the Everfree where one of the secret entrances to the sanctuary could be used to get the knock out elements to the sanctuary unnoticed by any guards or ponies alike.

The entrance was a hollowed out tree with the BrotherHoods symbol carved into it. Spike pulled on one of the branches of the tree pulling the bass of the tree open. Spike waited for Pinkie,Fluttershy,and Rarity to enter the tree before closing it shut behind him letting the chaos that took place in Ponyville to solve it self out.

> Nothing but darkness 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Canterlot
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In one of the tallest towers in Canterlot a single figure stood out on the balcony over looking the capital at night. Small flames illuminated the streets from candelas inside houses and taverns alike signaling the residents of the homes,and businesses have not turn in for the night's sleep. 

The figure watch as a small group of ponies went through the streets lighting the street lamps,giving light for those who still wonder the streets at night,weather returning home from a hard days work or making there way to the local taverns to drink there problems away for the night. A sound from behind the figure manage to make it turn it's head slowly to where the noise was came from.

Another figure in a darken hood appeared not far behind the one that was looking over the city. A small toothily-grin could be seen on the new creatures face.

"It is done my lord,"The figure spoke in a deep mischievous tone with a serpent like hiss at the end of each word it spoke. "The problems wont be bothering you again my lord."

The figure on the balcony smiled,"Good,I was a little worried our assassin's could not manage the job." The figure on the balcony spoke with well mannered tone of nobleman.

"What now my lord?" the hooded figure asked.

"Nothing right now my loyal servant for now we wait,and plot our next move.

A small hiss came from the figure in the hood,"What of the assassins lord do I need to take care of them?"

The figure on the balcony turned to face the hooded figure,"Not yet,for they have some use to me left."

"Yes my lord," The hooded figure bowed,"Will that be all?"

The figure on the balcony nodded,"That will be all." 

The hooded creature bowed once more before going back to the shadows from where it came.

The figure on the balcony turn his attention back onto the city. A small smile formed on his face where he looked over it one last time before going back inside the tower.

"Soon." The figure whispered to him self before closing the balcony doors.
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Darkness,pure darkness that is all Twilight could see. She been travailing in the darkness for some time now. Twilight could not renumber how she got here in the first place. 

All she remembers before arriving to this place was the horror of finding out Fluttershy killed somepony after that there was blackness.

Twilight continued to walk through the darkness looking for any sign of life in this abyss of pure darkness.

"Hello! any Pony here?" Twilight called out,"I don't know where I am or how I got here." Twilight waited for a response but to her disappointment she did not here any thing. Not even an echo.

Twilight was about to call out to the darkness again when she heard something from behind her. Turning around Twilight heart leap with joy. Standing in front of her was Applejack,Rainbow Dash,Pinkie,Spike,and Rarity all staring at her.

"Girls,Spike! how did we get here and why did you not respond when I was shouting." Twilight waited for a response but nether of her friends answered,or even blink,"Girls come on! quit messing around please answer me where are we!" Once again her friends did not respond.

Twilight noticed something moving behind her friends. In fact she could see a lot movement behind her friends.

Dark shadows began to form behind her friends in shapes of other ponies along with griffin's,zebras and much more. Twilight could not make out what they look like other then just shadows that stared back at her.

Twilight watch as more,and more of these shadows started forming behind her friends,"Girls I think we should go there things starting to form all around us." Twilight looked around noticing the shadows beginning to swarm her.

"Twilight?" A familiar soft gentle voice spoke from behind Twilight.

Whipping around Twilight was looking at the one pony she did not want to be with at the moment, "Fluttershy!" Twilight ready her horn to protect her self and her friends.

Fluttershy just stared at her with her fear was clearly seen on the yellow Pegasuses face,"Twilight where are we?" the soft voice spoke with fear.

"Stand back! Fluttershy"

"Twilight please it me Fluttershy,Twilight I'm scared help me." Fluttershy began to move closer.

"Stop right there," Twilight commanded pointing her horn towards Fluttershy who seem to ignore it.

"Twilight please calm down your scaring me." The soft Pegasuses spoke in a scared voice. A small tear fell from her face.

"I'm warning you don't come any closer!" Fluttershy took another step.

"Twilight please let me help you I'm your friend remember...please calm down I just want to help." 

"Please don't make me use this."Twilight beg to her former friend.

"Twilight,please...Stop scaring me I..I though we where friends." Fluttershy took another step closer towards Twilight.

"Fluttershy...Just stop moving I beg you." 

Fluttershy stop just an inch in front of her friend. Reaching behind her Fluttershy was grabbing something. 

Twilight's horn erupted and purple beam shot from her horn.

Fluttershy fell to her knees a steady stream of tears fell down onto the darkness floor. 

Twilight looked in horror to what she had done. Fluttershy chest had a small smoking hole in the center where her heart would be,blood began flowing out of the wound onto the floor. Twilight rushed over to Fluttershy grabbing her just as she fell to her side. 

Tears began to form in Twilight eye as she held onto Fluttershy with both her front hooves. "Twilight,"Fluttershy cough with a mouth full of blood,"I..I just...Thissss." a book fell from her hooves onto the darkness floor.

Twilight started crying uncontrollably,"I'm sorry Fluttershy,I'm so sorry please forgive me."Twilight continued to cry into her friends mane holding her closer to her chest.

Twilight reach over to the book Fluttershy dropped. Picking it up Twilight noticed it was a black book that looked older then Celestia or Luna combined. Used her magic to flip the book over to where the title would be but to her surprise it was not there.

Twilight was confused to why the there was no title for the book. Opening the book Twilight read the first line she saw out load.


Chapter 1: The Dark BrotherHood.


Twilight looked back down to Fluttershy but to her surprise she was not there.Twilight looked around the darkness to see where her friend could have gone with out her noticing at all,"Fl-Fluttershy?" fear began to build up. 

Another noise came from behind her. Turing around Twilight could see Fluttershy standing in front of her with the small wound still on her chest. But what was more shocking was that Spike,Rarity,and Pinkie where standing behind her with the armor she wore when they where back in Ponyville.

"Welcome home." Fluttershy Spoke in a raspy dry voice,"We have been waiting for you." Fluttershy along with ever one else spoke in the same voice.

Twilight's friends faded before her very eye's,and in there place stood a open coffin with a decayed mare with her two front hooves crossed over her chest warp in a long sheet of cloth around her lower waste.

"Welcome...my sweet child...Twilight Sparkle's." The mare in the coffin spoke with the voice that came from Fluttershy and her friends,"Welcome home..To the Dark...BrotherHood."



  

> The rise of the Dark Brother Hood
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Twilight, awoke with a gasp. Her heart pounded against her chest, and sweat fell from her brow. She sucked in air greedily, as her lungs burn for the thing they craved more than life itself.

When she regain composer, and her senses Twilight, looked around her surroundings. She was in a most familiar room of Fluttershys, room, but that can't be right for they were in an alley or the back of the building they we're attending an event of some sort.

"Why can't i remember." Twilight, thought long and hard, but her mind to be seem clouded.

Hoof steps could be heard coming from the stairs. Twilight, turn focus to the stairs. 

The familiar face of yellow coated Pegasus appeared at the top of the stairs. 

"Your awake that such good news we beginning to worry." The soft voice spoke.

Twilight felt a shiver run through her spine. Like a flash of light she saw her friend in the black, and red armor with a smile of death on her in the alley.

"You." Was all Twilight said. She poured her magic into her horn. A neon purple field of magic surround Fluttershy. 

Fluttershy, open her mouth to speak but was unable to as she was thrown down the stairs by Twilight, and her magic.

The crash echoed throughout the house, and the cry's of panic and worried voices filled the house.

Springing from the bed she made her way to the the stairs.

"What the buck happen?" The voice Rainbow Dash could be heard from the bottom of the stairs.

"I don't know she just came flying down like she was pushed." The voice of Spike could also be heard.

Twilight started making her way down the stairs, "everypony get back, Somepony go get the guards quick."

"The guards?" Rarity said questions, "Twilight what we need a doctor not a guard." She pointed to the yellow Pegasus.

Fluttershy head was bleeding from a large gash, her back left leg was twisted in an potion that no Ponies leg should be. Tears along with small sobs could be heard from the shy Pegasus. A crack in the wall formed behind her head with a small blood splat staining the wood.

Twilight channeled her magic into her horn. Pointing at Fluttershy she ready herself for anything that the killer of Fair Strings. 

Spike noticed the spell Twilight had ready and leapt in front of Fluttershy shielding her with his whole body.

"Spike, what are you doing get away from her." Twilight commanded.

Spike stood his ground, "no, I will not let you harm our friend."

"She a murderer!" Twilight shouted, pouring even more magic into her horn.

Pinke seemed to appear out of nowhere; her long curly mane now straight. She stood In front of Twilight with the look of pure rage at the velvet unicorn. 

"A murderer! Twilight, this Fluttershy." Pinke stamp her front hoof on the ground with enough force to crack the wood.

"She killed fair strings remember. In the alley where we chased her into." Twilight, stood firm her horn even glowed more brighter with magic.

Twilight, was staring down Pinkie, when a strong force of pain came from her jaw. One moment she was standing up the next she was on the floor.

Applejack, stood towering over Twilight. A fire unlike any other burn in the farm Ponies eyes.

"Get out." Applejack said in venoms tone. 

Twilight felt the force of those two words; looked at her orange coated friend with shock and disbelief. In fact she looked at all her friends and saw nothing more hatred and anger towards her. Even from Spike.

Twilight tried to speak but nothing came out. The looks from her friends and from Spike are cutting into her like a knife. He heart felt heavy with guilt to what she done. There before with her back against the wall was Fluttershy. 

Fluttershy softly cried. Her mouth moved but no words came out just like Twilight, But Unlike Twilight, Fluttershy was trying to say one word, and Twilight could read it.

“Why?” was all the yellow coated mare mouthed. 

Tears poured down from Twilight like a fountain she pushed herself up, and bolted for the door. 
“I’M SORRY!” was Twilight said as she ran down the dirt path, back to Ponyville.

Applejack, Rainbow dash, Rarity watch as the velvet unicorn run away. 

“I can't believe she did this.” Applejack said with venom still seeping from her voice.

“Neither could I but she did.” Rainbow Dash said.

“Girls, Fluttershy is hurt bad she needs a doctor.” Pinkie Pie said.

“Applejack, Rainbow Dash go get a doctor we will wait here for your return, hurry!” Rarity ordered.

Applejack, and Rainbow Dash wasted no time. They bolted for the door as fast as their wings, and legs could carry them. 

Fluttershy continue to weep. 

“Are they gone.” She said between sobs.

“Yes dear they are going to go get a doctor.” 

Fluttershy stop crying, “Good that will give us time to talk.” Fluttershy spoke as tho she was never in pain in the first place.

“wait, you don’t sound hurt.” Spike said with a confused tone.

“It hurts a lot, But it nothing to what my father did to make me tolerant to pain.”

“What did your father do?” Rarity asked with shock.

“Nothing of importantes but i do need to talk to all of you.” 

“What is it Fluttershy?” Spike asked.

“I felt our mothers percents here, especially near Twilight.” 

Spike, Rarity, and Pinke looked to one another. No words were spoken.

“This means Twilight is the next to join.” Fluttershy said.

“What about Applejack and Rainbow Dash.” Asked Spike.

“Thire time will come but Twilight is the most important, a strong connection between her and the Night Mother.” 

Sound of small running feet ran into the room. One of Fluttershy small black rabbit carrying a large letter in its mouth. 

It drop the letter from shock of seeing it caretaker hurt. 

“Don’t be shocked little bunny, you know I been through worse old friend.” 

The little rabbit pick up the letter it drop and placed by Spike. It looked back at it’s caretaker one last time before leaving the house.

Spike picked up the letter, “wow thats a lot of new recruits.” Spike handed the letter to Fluttershy.

She took it from Spike and read the letter over. A small wicked smile spread across her muzzle. 

“It seems we will have to wait for Twilight and the rest of the girls to join our family for we have many, many new members joining us.”

“What are we going to do then.” Pinkie asked.

Fluttershy thought for a moment then an idea hit her, “I will send my rabbits to find these new recruits with a letter for them to give. Then we will lead them here to Ponyville.”

“Great idea Fluttershy!” said with excitement. 

“Good, we will do this when I my wounds of heald.”

“COME ON DOC HURRY UP!” Rainbow Dash voice could be heard from the dirt path.

“Hide the letter Spike.” Fluttershy ordered.

Spike hide the letter just Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and a doctor with nurse Red Heart entered the small cottage.

“My goodness Twilight did this!” Red Heart said with a shock.

“Told you, she did this.”

“Nurse, and Rainbow Dash help me get her to her room where I can begin my work.” The doctor instructed. 

“Come on Fluttershy were here to help you.” Nurse Red Heart spoke with a soft voice. She and Rainbow Dash help Fluttershy up the stairs to her room.

“What are going to do now.” Rarity whispered to her friends.

“We wait.” was Spike said before heading upstairs to check on Fluttershy with his friends right behind him.
> Welcome to the family
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

A year and Three months later. 

The wind softly blew in the warm cloudless evening. Leafs lifted off the ground and softly grazed the top of the luchies grass. The smell of autumn filled the air and the sound of crunching leaves under hoofs seem to echo on the dirt road. 

A adolescent filly walked on the dirt road alone. Each step she made she crushed a leaf under her hoofs. 

Her black trench coat move slightly when ever a breeze past by her. The coat moved like it had a mind of it’s own, swaying left and right.

Her real coat was grey, and her mane was blue and black with a partial spike like mohawk. Her green eyes, glistened off the sunlight making them shine like flawless gem, and in her mouth was an unlit cigar. 

Her cutie mark was a strange one for instead of a symbol that represents what a pony does for a living her cutie mark was a skull with butterfly wings. 

She continued her way down the dirt path where her destinations is unknown. The sound of something scattering near by made her stop in her tracks and listen. 

The sound of leaves being crunched underfoot came from her right. She turned her focus to the sound. What she saw was a little black rabbit springing to nearby tree. 

“It’s the same rabbit,” the filly thought to herself, “It has been following me for over two weeks now.” 

She watch the little rabbit dart from tree to tree. It stop darting when it realized she wasn't  moving. It was waiting for her.

“Why does it wait for me? Is it leading me somewhere important?” She pounded the question she asked herself so much.

“Hey, you alright?” a voice from above her asked.

Looking up she was looking into green eyes similar to hers but of a griffon. 

“I side are you alright?” The Griffin asked, “You been staring off in the distance for sometime now.”

“Ya, i’m fine why do you care.” the pony replied rather rudely. 

The griffin swoop down to the young filly inspecting her closely. 

The filly got a good look at the Griffin as he was sizing her up. His coat is brown and his head feathers are dark grey. His eye’s are green and nemours scares could be seen. The most noticeable is a scar under his chin of three long claw marks going down all the way to his neck. 

“Hmm, you seem alright but smoking at such a young age is not good for you,” The griffin rip the Cigar from the fillies mouth, “There, that should help you grow and not give you lung cancer at an early age.” 

“Hey give that back! it was unlit.” The filly shouted. 

“I can see that but I can't let such a young filly start smoking on my watch.”

“I’m not a filly I can have a damn cigar if want.” the pony shot back, giving the griffin a glare of hate.

The griffin smiled to the young filly, “Well if you think you're old enough to smoke then you can tell me your name like an adult, and not scream at me I might give you the cigar back.”

The filly gave the meanest death glare she could give to another living creature. But not wanting to waste time she gave the foolish Griffin her name, “My name is Shadow Chaser.” 

“Shadow Chaser? strange name.” He handed the cigar to the unicorn filly with a friendly smile, “My name is Eagle Eye.” The griffin extended a claw to the filly.

Shadow took the cigar from the Griffin and place it back in her mouth, “So what brings you here?” She spoke with the cigar resting on her mouth.

“Me? Oh, you won't believe me if i told you.”

“why is that?” Shadow asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Well, you see I been following a rabbit from all over Equestria lately and-” Eagle Eye was interrupted by shadow.

“Wait a rabbit, is it black as night and it eyes red like blood.” Shadow question.

“Y-ya,”Eagle Eye stammered, “How did you know?” 

“I have been following the same rabbit for sometime now as well.”

They both turn to the road where the rabbit was sitting and waiting for them. But to their surprise there were two black rabbits waiting for them.

“It seems our paths were met to cross Shadow.” 

“It seems that way.” 

They began moving up the road to the rabbits. Each step they took they grew closer to the rabbits to only have them run away further down the road. This went on for hours till the sun was coming reaching dusk. 

The two continued their journey down the road with the small rabbits ahead of them. They did not talk for too much was on there minds. 

A sign on the road came into view. Egale using his mighty vision he was able to read the sign:

Ponyville 1 mile ahead, 1 hour.

“Strange a town is all the way out here in the middle of nowhere.” Eagle eye said. 

“I live close around this area.” Shadow simply said.

Eagle turn his head to his companion an eyebrow raised, “In the town.”

“No outside its borders in the everfree forest.” Shadow looked at Eagle eye who seem a little taken aback.

“Living in the EverFree is a dangerous place for such a young filly.”

“I’m more than capable of taking care of myself,” Shadow said defensively. “I've been doing it my whole life.”

Eagle said nothing. He started walking down the road with his companion right behind him. It was an hour and night has set. Lunas moon hung high in the night sky.

They entered Ponyville in the quiet night of the town. Nopony was around, for all had turn in for the night. 

The two companions walked through the dead streets of Ponyville. They have no idea to why they came to the town other than following the rabbits to it who seem to have vanished from the earth. 

Shadow spotted something darting into a building. She looked at the building. 

Ponyville tavern & hotel.

“Something went into the tavern over there.”  She pointed to the building. 

“A tavern  huh? Could use a drink after a long walk.” Eagle chuckled. 

They made their way to the tavern. Shadow open the door which gave a small creek. A bell in the corner of the door ring as the door fully open letting every in the bar know (who cared.) that somepony was entering.

Shadow and Eagle entered the small bar & hotel. Shadow looked around, scanning each and every corner of the small tavern for the little hare that might be hiding somewhere. 

The tavern main room was about as big as most local taverns. A strong smell of burning tobacco filled the air along with the scent of sweat mix with alcohol. A crowd of ponies in a circular booth laugh rather anxiously at some poor joke one of their friends must have made. 

there were at least twelve round tables in the center of the tavern, and four circular booths in each corner of tavern. A bar stand was to the right of the door. A single bartender stood behind the counter making a drink for some drunk who would not stop talking. Six bar stools stood in front of the counter only four were occupied by somepony. 

The drunk was brown coated stallion with a Zebra like Mohawk with eagle feathers place in his mane.  Another pony who was mare had her head laying on the counter pass out. A single stallion in a suit slowly sip his drink before paying the bartender, and made his way to the front door. 

“Pardon me.” He said in a polite tone, as he passed Shadow and Eagle.  

Shadow along with Eagle moved out of the way for the Stallion. They found an empty table to sit at that was not occupied by some drunk. 

“Have you spotted any of the hares.” Shadow asked. 

Eagle shook his head in response.

“What can I get for you two.” A male voice spoke behind them.

Turning around Eagle and Shadow found themselves looking at a Griffin. He had dark green eyes, his coat was grey with black tips on his head. A unique design not rarely seen in griffins. His fur was dark brown along with his wings. In his hands he held a quill and paper, A apron wrap around his waist with P.T.&.H stitched in golden yarn in the apron. 
“What can I get for you two?” He repeated again.

“Water and some Hay Fries.” Shadow replied. 

“And for you sir.” He asked Eagle as he finished writing down the order.

“Mead, with a side of lamb.” Eagle replied with a smile. 

After writing down the orders the Griffin made his way to two large doors and entered them, “One side of Hay Fries, and a side of lamb for table thirteen.” the griffin shouted to the cooks.

“Keep a lookout,” Shadow whispered, “It might still be here.”

Eagle nod in response to his companion. It was strange that a small animal of the forest could evade capture so easily. 

Fifteen minutes pass and the sam griffin came out of the kitchen with trays in claw. He made his way to the table with Shadow and Eagle were sitting, placed their orders on the table. 

“Here you go, one order of Hayfries with a water and one side of lamb with a mug of mead. Will that be all?” The griffin asked in a nice tone.

“Yes that will be all, Thank you.” Both Eagle and Shadow answered. 

The griffin bowed and headed back for the kitchen. 

The Tavern seem to grow quit over the time that passed. More Ponies began to leave as the hour grew late into the night. Shadow observed the Tavern in silence. 

The calm of the tavern made her feel uneasy. She could feel a few of the patrons that remained in the tavern staring at her.

Taking note of all the drunks left in the small tavern she could see many notable griffins and ponies in the bar still remained. 

“Yo, Melody can we get some refills here.” A male bat pony shouted from across the tavern. 

Cheers from the bat ponies friends filled the tavern with their drunken response for more alcohol.

“By Celestia Crimson if you say my last name before my first name one more time I swear I’ll turn you into a special kind of brew for only bat ponies, and I’ll call it the Crimson Dream. Name right after you, and it will taste just like you.” The bartender shouted back.

“I bet i’ll taste great then, seeing how I only on a Ale diet.” The bat pony laughed. 

The bartender shook his head in disapproval “Nope it will taste like false dreams and dead hope for a future.” The bartender smirked at his response. 

The bat pony stop laughing, “That’s not funny.” The bat pony looked hurt by the bartenders words.

“Pucker up buttercup it’s a harsh world out there you of all ponies should know this.”

“Ya, I guess you’re right Melody now be a good mare and get me more to drink.” The bat pony smirked at the bartenders facial expression changed to that of pure anger.

Shadow watch intensely as the bartender and the bat pony lock eyes with each other. Fearing for a fight she slowly reach down to her thigh were a dagger was hidden away by her trench coat.

Eagle continue to eat his food and sip his mead. He listened carefully for any sudden changes of movement or a squeak of a chair moving. 

The Tavern fell silent as a grave. 

“You are such a flankhole Melody.” The Bat pony chuckled. 

The bartender just shook his head, “Every night I deal with this carp.” The Bartender grabbed a jug full of ale. Making his way to the table he filled the cups and made his way back to the bar counter.

The Tavern fell silent once more. This time how ever it was more unsettling as all eyes were on Shadow. 

She could feel all the patrons eyes on her. Sizing her up like a prize for them to win. Shadow kept her cool, taking a drink from her water she listened and waited for a change in the sound of the Tavern. Resting her free hoof on the dagger to her side she tensed as the same Griffin who served her and Eagle their dinner came back. 

He smiled, “Was everything satisfying for you two?” The Griffin asked. 

“It was the best I have had in such a long time.” Replied Eagle.

Shadow nod her head in agreement. 

“That’s great to hear, I'll be back with your bill and…” The Griffin was cut off by the Tavern front door bell ringing. 

Shadow jaw drop at the sight of a titan walking through the door. Having to pretty much crouch under the door a Dark emerald dragon made his way through. Standing over all the patrons in the Tavern.   

The dragon's scales were Dark emerald while some were black around his head and muzzle area. His eyes were dark green with black scales surrounding his eyes making it look like they glow within the dark. 

Shadow noticed that this dragon had no wings but a pair of gills instead. His muscular body surely made mares and females of the same spices blush. From what Shadow could see his muscles have muscles and eight pack that had to be harder than steel. 

“Why is that one still awake?” The dragon pointed to Shadow, He spoke in such a deep and powerful voice.

“We were just about to do something about that Korsy,” The bat pony said in worried tone, “The Drugs must not have any affect on her.”

The Dragon looked back to Shadow, “The Mistress want to meet her tonight.”

Shadow jump out her chair with the dagger in her right hoof, “Eagle get my back!” Shadow took a fighting stance with the dagger close to her. 

A sharp pain shot through her neck as something entered it. Turning to face Eagle who held a empty syringe in his claw. 

Shadow strike at Eagle, slicing his claw that was holding the sayring. Her former friend screamed in pain.

“You little bitch I'll skin you alive and feast on you while you roast over a fire alive!” Eagle shouted, holding his wounded claw.

Eagles entire personality changed right in front of shadow. Going from the friendly griffin she met on the road to a heartless killer. 

Shadow slashed at him again but this time Eagle caught her hoof in mid strike. Shadow managed to head butt Eagle but received a knee to her stomach which knocked the wind out of her.

Eagle grabbed her by the neck and lifted her above his head with one claw and slammed her down on the table. 

The table broke from the impact which sent the cups and plates falling on top of Shadow.
Still holding her down Eagle began choking her. Panicking she grabbed a nearby plate and smashed it across Eagles head, the plate smashed into pieces causing Eagle to moan in pain. 

Taking this opportunity she kneed Eagle in his malehood causing him to let go of her. 

Coughing up a lung Shadow pushed herself up off the ground. Turning around she was just able to bring a back leg up in time to kick a charging bat pony. A sound of something being shattered could be heard from the head area of the bat pony. A well hoof print impeded itself next to a dollar sign on the pony's forehead. 

Shadow began to feel sick and dizzy, the room began to spin for her as the drugs started working. 

“Gotta get out.” Shadow slurred. She tried taking a step but only fell to the floor unconscious. The last thing she saw was the bat pony getting up with a wicked bloody smile on his muzzle. 
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Shadow slowly regain consciousness. Two Blurs of a figure standing if front her and one next to her. One looked like a Hippogriff and the other was a pony with yellow fur and a pink mane, The other looked like the dragon from the Tavern. 

“Leif how long will she be out?” The Mare asked in a kind gentle voice.

The Hippogriff shrug, “Could be a few hours.” 

“Mistress she is awake.” the dragon from the Tavern spoke. 

Both figures turn to Shadow.

“Hello there Shadow, It is nice to finally meet you.” The pink mane mare spoke with a smile.

“W-who are you?” Shadow asked as best she could. Shadow managed to push herself up with the help from the mare.

“Poor thing, you are probably still under the effect of the drugs,” the mare reach over next to her and grabbed a bowl, “Drink this is should help you.” Carefully lifting the bowl to shadow the mare did her best to not spill it. 

Shadow drank the liquid in the bowl without a second thought. There something about this mare that made Shadow feel safe and protected. The mare had a strong motherly presences around her. 

The liquid was tasted like herbs mixed with large amounts of honey. It was sweet to the taste and it did make Shadow feel a lot better, her vision began to clear up with each blink. 

Shadow jaw this time did hit the floor as she was staring at Fluttershy in black and red armor with a hoof shoe symbol on her chest. Two sets of daggers remain sheath at each side.

“What is this?” Shadow asked confused. 

“A choice Shadow.” Fluttershy replied with a smile. 

Now Shadow was really confused to what was happening. Just yesterday she was home when in the Everfree following a black rabbit, and she was here with an element of harmony in what looks like professional grad assassin armor; with the dragon from the Tavern who must have been working with Eagle.

Now she was here, in this dungeon with cobblestone floors and wall. Torches light up the dark place in which banners of the same symbol could be seen sewed into them.   

“A choice of what?” 

Fluttershy turned to the Hippogriff and the Dragon, she nod and both of them went to a room and grabbed something. It was a muffled cry as they brought a Zebra out from the room with a gag in his mouth. The Zebra was black and white with a red mohawk with black strips. The Zebra was wearing tons of golden necklaces, he is wearing a brown vest with a whip stitched into the front of the vest.

“To join my family.” Fluttershy handed her a dagger, a dark smile spread across her muzzle. 

Shadow took the dagger from Fluttershy. She made her to the Zebra who began to panic more with each step. The look of terror was clearly seen. He tried to speak but the gag prevented him for even getting a word out. 

Shadow stop when she was only an inch away from him. She placed the dagger between the gag and cut it. It fell off and the Zebra began begging.

“Please don’t do it these monster kidnap me from my home, from my family and brought me here.” 

Shadow switched the dagger to her left hoof. She brought the dagger's blade to her right hoof and plunge the dagger into her right hoof. She used the dagger to cut a complete circle around her hoof. Removing the blade from her hoof she placed the dagger between her mouth and pulled her hoof off.

The Zebra screamed a unstallion scream as he stared at a black shadow that formed from the lost limb of Shadow. 

The shadow moved like a serpent it seem to have a life of it’s own. It grabbed the dagger from Shadows mouth. 

“If I am killing anyone here today it's with my real hoof.” Shadow said darkly. A dark ora formed around her as if a devil of hell has taken hold of her. 

The dagger plunged itself deep into the Zebras heart. A shock looked came over the Zebra as his life slowly slip away.

Shadow twisted the blade and push it deeper.

The Zebra fell dead to the cold floor with a wet thud.

Shadow turned to Fluttershy who was smiling.

“Shadow of the Shadow unicorn Tribe, Welcome to my family. Welcome to the Dark Brotherhood.”