Chapter 3: A Brightly Colored Town
	Skar woke up in a bed in the Ponyville hospital. The right side of his face and wound on his flank was covered in bandages. His hair now covered his right eye, but his left eye wasn't. Skar looked around the room. First thing he noticed was Serenity laying against the bed asleep. He didn't want to wake her. He looked at that side table beside the bed. There was a get well card. He grabbed it and read.
	I don't know what happen to you, but you were pretty banged up! Lost your right eye... dang what happen out there? Hope you wake up soon.
	-Lazy Lullaby (Placeholder name)
	He put the card back on the table.
	"Skar! You're awake!!" Serenity declared shaken up.  Skar looked at her. She was leaning over at him with her hooves pressing down on the edge of the bed. There were tears running down her face and her eyes were big and twinkling. "I was so worried when I saw you here in the hospital. I was afraid you would never wake up.  I'm so happy you did!" Serenity kept crying, wiping the new tears away, but only be replaced by more. "Why couldn't have you been more careful! I don't know what I would have done if you..." She wiped more tears away and sniffed. Skar looked down at his covers.
	"Sorry Serenity. I got lost in the Everfree Forest and was attacked by some kind of shadow pony." Skar answered.
	"A shadow pony?" Serenity asked confused. She wiped the last of the tears away. Skar looked up at her.
	"Yes. It's eyes glowed red and it's hooves were steel blades." Skar answered.
	"So is that what did this to you?" A deep smooth voice said. Skar and Serenity looked to where the voice came from. There in the door stood a dark-red pony with a black mane and tail with a red stripe running through them. His eyes were a bright red and his pupils were black and reptile like. His wings were that of a dragon's.
	"Who are you?" Skar asked.
	"Oh, this is Red Lightning." Serenity answered.
	"Yeah, I'm the one that saved your flank." Red answered. "Never heard of this shadow pony before."
	"Actually I have heard of them before. I don't know much, but they existed a long time ago and were called Scorn's Shadows, though they just called them Shadows for short." Serenity replied.
	"Scorn? I came across a statue of a pony named Scorn right before fighting the Shadow." Skar declared.
	"Really? I've heard of powerful threats to Equestrian peace being sealed away in stone prisons. They look like statues. You may have found his imprisonment!" Serenity declared. Skar rolled out of bed landing on his hooves. He grunted because pain surged through the wound above his cutie mark.
	"Skar! You still need rest!" Serenity exclaimed.
	"Argh, I'm fine Serenity. I need to know more about this Scorn and his shadows." Skar declared. Serenity rushed to Skar, getting in front of him to block his path.
	"But Skar..." Serenity began to say but was interrupted.
	"Please Serenity just get out of the way. I don't need to be here anymore, I'm fine!"
	"Fine, but I'm sticking to you like glue all day long." Serenity assured. Skar remembered Red Lightning, looking to where he was standing.
	"So Red Ligh..." Skar said but realized he had already left. "Hm, I wonder where he went." Skar made his way out of the room and made his way down the hall. Serenity followed behind him. He then got to the front desk. An earth pony with light pink skin and a white mane was behind the desk. Her eyes were a light blue.
	"You need soemthing sir?" The light pink pony asked.
	"Yeah, I'd like to check out of the hospital now. Name's Skar." Skar replied.
	"Ah yes, Mr. Skar." She marked something out on a piece of paper on her side of the desk. "You're clear to go, but we recommend you don't do any very physical activities or you might end up here again. Please do be careful!"
	"Thanks." Skar headed for the double doors in the front and exited the building, with Serenity following behind him.

	Skar and Serenity were now outside. The brightly colored town of Ponyville surrounded them. The sounds of many conversations filled their ears. Ponies trotted back in forth. Some were buying things from food stands, others were just having conversations, and some seemed to be in a hurry to be somewhere.
	"Hm, where should we start looking for information about Scorn?" Skar asked Serenity, turning to her.
	"I suppose we should start at the Library." Serenity answered.
	"Good idea, let's go." Skar declared. Him and Serenity then turned left and began trotting. "How long was I out anyway?" Skar asked.
	"About a week." Serenity replied.
	"A week?! And you were beside me the whole time?" Skar asked.
	"Yeah. I just... care about you." Serenity replied. She blushed.
	"Well... thanks. Atleast someone cares about me." Skar declared.
	"Huh? What's wrong?" Serenity wondered.
	"Oh, it's just mother passed away not to long ago. I got in a fight with my father. It ended with me running away into the Everfree forest.  And well, you know the rest." Skar replied.
	"Oh, I'm sorry about your mom. She was a good mare." Serenity declared.
	"Yeah I know. I'm okay now though." Skar declared. The two arrived at the Library.  It was a giant tree with windows and a door. A wax candle hung on the door and a balcony was high up on the right side of the tree. Skar knocked on the door. The door opened and a purple baby dragon with green spikes greeted them.
	"Hi. My name's Spike. Do you need some..." Spike said but was interrupted when he began to glow pink and was forced out of the way. Then a light purple unicorn with dark purple mane and tail with pink streaks greeted them. Her eyes were a light purple.
	"So sorry about that. My name is Twilight Sparkle. Do you need something?"  Twilight asked.
	"Oh, um, yeah. We need some information on something." Skar replied.
	"Well I might have a book on it. Come inside and tell me more." Twilight declared. Skar and Serenity trotted inside. The door glowed pink and shut behind them.