10 - Reflection
The sun peered in through the east facing window and caused Blue Shield's eyes to flick wide open. Without moving his head, he rotated his eyes in his sockets and gathered the information he needed about his surroundings. _I'm in a bed._ _We're in...
09 - Tumble Weeds
The heat of the volcanic craters lessened as they plodded wearily through the night, and the darkness was too thick for any of the dragons to find them. No ponies spoke as they cantered uneasily through the dusty oblivion of the Badlands. The stone...
08 - Mask of Courage
"Is that him?" Blue Shield asked as he laid flat on his stomach upon the too warm stone. "Oh yeah," Green River whispered softly, "that's him." "How can you tell?" Tick asked. "Looks a lot like the other red dragons," Tock echoed. "It's him,"...
07 - Between Heaven and Equestria
The world was on fire. The stone burned like a forest and but instead of ashes and dust it went molten and spread along the ground. Lava pooled in craters only to boil over and rush down the mountains toward a village of uncaring ponies. The grass...
06 - Observations
The train out of Canterlot chugged quickly through the starlit night with a different type of cargo than typical. A dozen sleepy pony soldiers sat in silence in various stages of unrest, some snoozing, some staring out the window, and all were...
“The Tale of Willy-The-Wisp” As told to me by my Great Grandfather.
**"The Tale of Willy-The-Wisp"** **_As told to me by my Great Grandfather._** Long ago there was a poor blacksmith by the name of Willem O'Hare. Willem, better known to his friends as Willy The Hammer, for he was always hard at work in his forge...
Epilog 3 - Lady Amalia
**Epilog - Lady Amalia** Five erect Gothic towers pointed darkly toward the swirling vortex that passed for a sky in the netherworld. At the center of the gargoyle covered structures dwelt a castle keep and within these walls were the children...
The House on Rainbow Road - 19 - Michelle
**Michelle** The sound of skin and bone striking meat sent an empathetic rush of pain and anger through Michelle as Rachel flew through the air and crashed into a collection of plants on a different side of the room. The girl did not move as a...
The House on Rainbow Road - 17 - Michelle
**Michelle** Michelle rushed through the halls with Rachel in tow. She practically had to drag the normally independent girl whose mind seemed to have shattered into a thousand pieces, but there was little she could do outside of keep moving....
The House on Rainbow Road - 16 - Mary
**Mary** "Mary... Mary..." the dark angel called as it moved toward her with fully extended black feathered wings. Massive shadows were cast upon the floor, and Mary felt as if all the warmth in the room fled those darkened spaces. As all the...
The House on Rainbow Road - 13 - Tara
**Tara** Tara and her sister dashed through the halls of the old manor as every statue and painting suddenly sprang to life. Imps fluttered through the air as hell-hounds chased black-cats and large demonic statues came to life and began flexing...
The House on Rainbow Road - 11 - Stephanie
**Stephanie** It had been a rough night already, and Stephanie felt her body beginning to get tired. A passing clock showed the hour hand half-past eleven, with the minute hand running quickly past the six. It was a strange thing to be feeling...