Preeminent Pisces

The alicorn huffed as the other ponies tried to stop it. "Pathetis, you foals! Taste some of your own medicine!" It screamed as black flames lept towards its attackers. then, it felt it. A powerful spell was beginning. It identified the source as Splinter and lunched into a punce. Just as it reached him, it entered a Time as Ice dimension alongside most of the other ponies. It wished it could scowl. That would totally add to its evil personality. It was a bit new at being awfully evil, but it was starting to get the hang of it. Quinky Bolts, a pegasus stallion, felt the Time as Ice coming. He created a shield against the magic with the electrons floating in the air around him. An electric forcefield defelected the magic and allowed himn to enter Time Space with the caster, whoever it was. He fluttered into the air, surrounded by his electrical protection. He flew right up and perched right on the nose of the enormous alicorn that he had been trying to avoid. He felt the aura for a moment before recognizing it. "Oh, Splash. Not again. Why does this seem to happen?" he said to the frozen alicorn. He felt along the base of the skull before finding the nerve that led directly to the brain. He sent a twist of his own arua down the nerve. "Now you have a fighting chance. But while your frozen like this, I would like to read some of your future," he said to himself. He pressed a hoof firmly against the alicorn's skin above the nerve and pulled up some future history. The images floated around him. "Getting out of this....saving Celestia...with friends? That's different...abduction directly afterwords...hmmmmm...by changelings? Well, we can't have that now. I should intervene. Changelings harnessing the power...destroying Equestria....I don't think I like that," he said to himself as he examined the images. He pushed them back into the alicorn and turned to scan his surroundings. He saw another one of Splash's dark signatures. And the caster. He fluttered down next to him. Another pony stood behind him. "Interesting. You've been Marked. You should learn how to use that. I'm Quinky. Quinky Bolts. I specialize in magical disorders and special cases. You've recieved a touch of black magic. Seems like there's a ton of power lingering in the air. FYI, try stopping that alicorn by yourself and you're doomed. You've gotta stop that with the magic within yourself. I trust you'll find a way. Ah, I see a couple of old friends. Hello Chaser. Hello Ash. Don't try to hit the alicorn with any element. Use its opposite, light. And try to include this young stallion here!" he hollered to the ponies without the room.

"You sing? Do you sing well?" Splash perked up. She loved hearing stallions sing. Their alto voices normally enchanted her, but she hadn't met any good singers since Joy Splatter. But she was over him. He was a jerk. She would never need him again. Joy was probably off with some other pony.

Celestia posed majestically. "These four ponies will embark on a quest to retrieve the long lost CRYSTAL OF BALANCE. The Crystal is constantly moving, but it has been sighted multiple times in the East Changeling Territory. Please retrieve it as quickly as possible. As my seer has predicted, you will encounter two more ponies along the road. Please give the first pony these copper and tin bits. The second is more tricky. It is supposed to be a changeling who will save you from somewhere. Please give it this jewel. I wish all you ponies a safe and fast journey, for the fate of Equestria might depend on your speed. Pack lightly but don't forget Quinky's toothbrush. Or toothpaste. Thank you, everypony, and good night!" Celestia handed ((or hoofed )) Splash the bits and small red jewel. She pranced haughtily offstage and Luna followed her. Splash moaned a protest but stuffed the gifts in a secret pocket she had sewn on her dress. Everypony began to leave. Few came and congratulated her but most shot her a pitiful look. Her brother congratulated her a bit too much before bidding her farewell. She turned to the other ponies and huffed. "Well, good night ya'll. We can proceed with the formal greetings tomorrow when we 'embark on a perilous journey,'" Splash said sarcastically. She turned from the bunch and headed down the hallway that led to her quarters. She let out a sigh. She really didn't want to go. Celestia had decided that she needed to make friends just as she had to Twilight. Maybe she planned to party when she left. Splash hung her dress in her closet and put the gifts in a saddle bag. She'd pack tomorrow. She crawled into bed and sobbed herself to sleep.

Splash's magic giggled playfully as it finally grasped control of the form it had for so long fought to obtain. Now, it had been granted such and it enjoyed it. It coated its new form in a glossy armor. It levitated itself and began hurling energy in all directions. It'd do anything for its master. It had given it what it wanted. It threw lightning towards columns which collapsed into dust. It wanted to show its power and have its master realize its full potential. It also wanted revenge on the pony who had held it in for so long. It needed to destroy everything she had loved. It began a Transformation. It kneaded the body it possessed into a lot more powerful and intimidating creature. A dragon would not suffice; it held no magical potential. It twisted into many forms before finally settling for a dark red alicorn with a fiery mane and fiery hooves. Even fire lit its horn. It screamed in pleasure and grew to massive heights. Then, it identified its targets: Target #1. That obnoxious stallion Splinter whom Splash had felt attraction to. Definately primary target. Target #2. The tiny but seemingly powerful pony that had just Transformed itself that threatened its master. Target #3. Everypony else that her master hated. The magic Transformed its massive coat so that it changed constantly from dark color to dark color so that it'd match its surroundings. It became practically invisible. It cast a Hold and Still curse on Splinter which froze him in whichever position he was in and slowly tortured him by showing him false and disturbing realities that were actually possible but unlikely. It threw a Nehtihng spell at the intimidating pony that held her fast to the ground. Nightmare Moon, the only pony that could see the enormous alicorn, smiled happily up at it. It felt so joyful to have pleased its master so much. It cast more Nehtihng spells at Splash's comerades before turning to take care of the rest of the world. It stepped outside the castle and set one of its gargantuan hooves on the earth. It repeated that action again with its other hooves. The transaction was slow because it was not used to the size of its new body. It gathered a tiny amount of itself and began charging a powerful beam of dark energy inside its mouth. It opened its mouth and obliterated a nearby village ((not ponyville)) with the laser. It cackled again and began to repeat. ((note: its hard for the magic to move and it has the tendency to repeat itself. USE THAT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE!))

Splash woke up and saw three things: number one: the sun had come up. number two: the ponies that she had met earlier were nowhere to be found. number three: she was surrounded by small versions of changelings...sorta. They had strange mandables like ants that protruded from their cheeks like ants over top of their mouths. They also had antanae and they didn't have holes. Their eyes had pupils and they were actually quite adorable. Whenever they spoke, their mandables click-clacked against eachother. "Pony?" they asked. They spoke pronouncing every other syllable with a strange accent. "Y-yes?" Splash answered. "What....name?" "Splash. Splash Paint." "Miss Paint! Need help! Queen sick! Very sick! Need help! Save hive! Please?" "S-sure! I'll try..." The strange creatures swarmed Splash and paicked her up. They were the size of baby dragons but very strong despite their size. They carried her down a hole in the ground that had been hidden by jagged rocks. They carried her down twisting tunnels until the came to a lage chamber. It was filled with treasures and in the corner was a odd blue unicorn. She looked very ill but like a normal pony. The creatures set Splash down and nudged her towards the pony. She trotted up to the unicorn. "Are you okay?" she asked. The pony peeked open an eye. "TAKE THE MEDALION!" She whispered urgently. Splash took note of the bright jewel adorning the pony's neck. She pulled it off. The creatures gasped collectively behind her. "PUT IT ON! THANKS!" The pony smiled. Splash slid the necklace on. It shone briefly then settled in place around her neck. The unicorn jumped up and ran off. The creatures just stared at Splash. "All hail QUEEN SPLASH!" the bellowed. Splash sighed. This had happened with another species to her sister. She should've known better. "What are my duties as the queen?" she asked. "Increase population!" the yelled. Splash gulped nervously. "Use spell!" the said. Splash blew out in relief. The small things brought her a torn page with a spell inscribed. She quickly cast it and three flowers grew up next to her. The blossumed and bloomed and three minute creatues slid out. The smiled adorabley up at her.

Splash blushed. Quirk rolled her eyes. "If I were Nightmare Moon, I'd keep it with me at all times. That way, it'd be harder to lose. I'm hungry," Quick declared. Now it was Splash's turn to roll her eyes. She pulled a package of m&ms out of her saddle bag that she'd previously bought at the market. She offerd some to Quick first and then the other ponies. She munched a couple herself and thought about her current situation. Suddenly, she spewed m&ms everywhere. "Hold the phone, did ya'll say....Nightmare Moon? Um, are we looking for her? 'Cause I can find her anywhere...it's all in the black magic," she said. She tenderly removed the alicorn amulet (the other ponies gulped nervously) and fired up her magic. The second it started, a blue wisp whipped around the corner and stole the amulet. "Hey! I need that!" she shouted at it. She took off and chased it down many long hallways, leaving her friends behind. She twisted around many turns before running square into a dark room. By then, her magic had shut itself off due to lack of use. The door slammed behind her and a black alicorn stepped out of the shadows. "Hello, deary. Long time no see," Nightmare Moon smirked. Splash gulped. A tendril of Nightmare's hair slid towards her and lashed her across the face. Splash fell into a corner but scrambled up quickly. Her eyes slowly changed to black, giving her a no-iris look to her eyes. Her eyes narrowed as her will became Nightmare's. "What may I do to serve you, your Majesty?" Dark Splash asked. Nightmare Moon laughed. "Get rid of those foals you were traveling with."

Splash began singing loud and clear. Her voice rose and Milly joined her. Their voices harmonized exceedingly well as the lyrics slid gently but strongly out of their throats. They smiled with pleasure as the song continued into a beautiful duet.

"Maybe we should scout around and see if we can find some answers. It doesn't look like the sun's coming up anytime soon. I think this place might've been hexed or cursed. It could've been the Time Suspension Curse! There was some evil unicorn threatening to use it some time back...I don't know if he did or not. If he did, time will be suspended until the curse is broken. That includes movement of the sun, moon and stars. Only a chosen few will be able to move, and I'll bet that's us. It might be that curse or another. I'm not entirely sure. Either way, we still need to find a way to correct this. I'm a bit scared and it's really dark. I'm going to try to use a counter spell, but it will only work within a certain range. Everypony stand back," Splash stood up and backed out of the way. She raised her horn to the sky and lit up her horn. She could feel some form of magic resisting her own. Definitely some form of curse, she thought. As her magic glowed brightly, something pulled against her hair. She stopped to inspect, but did not find anything.

Splash stiffled a giggle. "Any blue bandanas in there? Might as well need a banana and a bonanza and a couple other similar things in words while your at it," she said. She grabbed a horn saber and strapped it to her horn. It felt odd and heavy but added a sense of power to her stance. She smiled when she found some black paint. She wiped two streaks on each of her cheeks. She stumbled over a strange box which turned out to contain black ninja-like outfits. She quickly pulled one on. It fit perfectly, considering that it was one-size-fits-all. "Hey, ya'll! Check these out! Now I look like Chaser and Ash! Being a ninja must be cool!" Splash giggled playfully. "We should all get suited up in case of attack. We don't know who either of these ponies are that we're supposed to meet. What if it's a trap?" Quick rolled her eyes and grabbed a small dagger and belt (complete with a sheath), a small bow and quiver of arrow, and a blue marker. She strapped all them on and hopped up onto Splash's back. Splash put on a couple more weapons and some intimidating decorations. "All set!" she said.

((I guess anypony else can take multiple slots then, seeing how this isn't moving forwards very quickly...)) "Quinky Bolts! Please come to the stage as the second companion to Splash Paint." Celestia boomed. Quinky's jaw dropped. His best bud nudged him and he snapped out of it. He slunk slowly onstage and looked pitifully up at Celestia. "Quinky, you have been chosen as the next participant. Please be wary that lightning magic is easy to be spotted by an enemy even at a far range. I give you this gift," she paused long enough to summon a small silver chain. "for it will come in handy along the journey ahead of you. And remember: Never chew on anything that is purple or dark blue. It's probably really nasty. Oh, and also, don't forget to pack your tooth brush." Quinky made a face. As his aunt, Celestia knew every one of his deepest, darkest secrets. Even if he wasn't an alicorn, she still treated him as though he were. He nodded and accepted Celestia's gift. He set the chain around his neck. It fit perfectly and wasn't all that girly looking. "The next pony is..."

"OMYGOSHWHATJUSTHAPPENED?" Silver stuttered. "That pony was definately not a real one. Why did he approach us?" Coffee asked herself. "What. Just. HAPPENED?!?!" Silver yelled. Coffee gave Silver a sidelong glance. "He wasn't a real pony. He had a snake tongue and weird eyes. He was freaking me out!" Coffee replied. "We don't just go around KILLING ponies that don't look normal? Wha-" Silver began. Bristol's corpse began to convulse. It repaired itself before sitting up and rubbing its head. Its body flickered and faded into a strange black pony (very bug-like) with odd wings and a twisted horn. It had holes on its translucent wings and thin legs. "We meant no harrrrrrrrm," it wheezed. "We wassssss trying to make friendsssss jusssst as Missssss Princessssssss Pony inssssstructed us to. Why did you hurt ussss ssssso?" Silver seemed to zone out in shock. ((Sorry if I refer to Silver as Splash every now and then. Splash is my other character in other rps. Sorry about forgetting to refer to Olivia as Coffee. I keep forgetting.))

"Um, heeeeeello? Does anypony have any idea of what's going on? Why is it so dark here? And where is here?" Splash asked. She shivered, but saw a couple of unfimiliar ponies make themselves at home around the fire. Splash cast an invisibility spell so that she could find out more/ if it was safe before she introduced herself. She listened in to the ponies conversation as they warmed themselves up. Splash decided that it was safe and she countered her invisibility spell to make herself visible again. To the other ponies, it seemed as though a unicorn had appeared out of thin air. "Excuse me for the intrusion, but my name is Splash Paint. You may call me Splash, um, if you want to...because that's what everypony else calls me...anywho, do either of you two ponies know wher-GAH!" Splash yelped. She realized that one of the ponies was an alicorn. That must've meant she was a princess! But why hadn't Splash heard of her. "Y-Y-Your majesty! I'm sorry I didn't recognize your royalty! Please forgive my disruption! I meant no harm!" Splash spluttered as she bowed.

"I know that song! My little sister asks me to sing it for her every now and then!" Splash said. "But does everypony else know it? I don't want everypony's attention stolen....I prefer to do a song that everypony knows...if you'd like...I know most of Pinkamena's songs."

Yeah, thanks! My scanner is a bit sad, but it would've looked 20% cooler if it had worked out. I have other pictures of her, like in a dress, but they can't be scanned on currently. Question: If green isn't Flutter's colors, then why are all her dresses green?

Splash gasped. "What the heck is going on? Can anypony explain this please? And where did we pick up Flaming Ash? And what's with Nightmare moon?" Splash asked. Quirk cleared her throat. "What is going on is that you were knocked out by your magical spell and missed a whole bunch of stuff!" Quirk yelled. "Well, while I wasout, I happened to be visited by the two conflicting forces inside of me! I shouldn't have many more issues with my magic now. And I also recieved a brief history of alicorn darkness," Splash smirked. Quirk's face twisted into a grimace. She suddenly belched a small note addressed to Splash. Splash collected it with a glare at Quirk. Splash and gang, My name is Bristol. I am an ally. I, too, have been informed of the recent catastrophy as well as learned a lot about magic. I think I can help you. My brother, Chalice, would like to help as well. Please meet us in the throne room. -C&B The note was signed with a royal blue and silver flower. "Um, guys? I think you should take a look at this..." Splash mumbled.

I know, I tried to make it one of those oddly drawn art where everypony's off proportion. It does look pretty cool, does it not? I like it...

Thank you! It's hard because I almost NEVER have time to do something cool! Many of my brony pals voted that I try my new style of art on Fluttershy, so I did. One change is her hair. It's twisted around in a ponytail ( ) but some of it is left loose.

This is a hand-drawn pic of Fluttershy with a gun. She's a bit afraid, but she's protecting her friends. I hope ya'll like it! The rest of the pic was a fail so I cut it out.

"Um, I'm afraid I don't know that song. Could you teach me? I'd love to know it! It sounds good. Um, is there supposed to be a teacher or somepony to supervise this music class?" Splash asked. She had noticed that there were many ponies here but she had failed to recognize a member of the faculty or staff.