Why didcha run? (Patreon)

Note. This is a recent moment from my Equestria dreamscape. This is years after the current ongoing dream/storyline. Link  However I wanted to get it down on paper before I forgot some detail.

     And yes my muse Petina is not keen with Applebloom's newest trick.

     Dirty Deal galloped frantically down one of the numerous back alleys  that twist and turn around various boroughs of Canterlot. For the last  30 minutes the unicorn had been in headlong gallop to escape her  pursuer.

     As she dashed  into  another dimly lit alley she felt something whip out of the darkness and  wrapped around her left hind leg sending her splashing down in a large  puddle and sliding across the rain slick cobblestones.

     Struggling to get back to her hooves the mare found that something had  become wrapped around her leg. Tugging several times failed to free her.  Cursing Dirty Deal made her horn flare and a little globule of light   appeared giving her a chance to see what was hindering her movement.

     The mare found a mass of thin, glistening black strands holding her  fast. In spite of her effort's she found herself stuck. In growing  frustration she fired an energy blast at it. The strand severed, but to  her horror more strands erupted out the shadows and wrapped around both  the same leg but also her horn.

     With  her heart now racing the mare gave a mighty yank which only resulted in  her losing her footing and once again she went crashing down on the  cobblestones. She screamed as more black strands came lashing out of the  various shadows grabbing her legs and leaving her immobilized in the  alley.

     Then from one of the largest  shadows there oozed out a great puddle of utter darkness that suddenly swelled and rose to form a gigantic glistening black spider. The great  beast started to advance on the entangled mare. As it did a strange,  shimmering yellow-green field burst from it and formed a shimmering  bubble around the alley.  Then spider began convulsed and twist.  Emerging from its glistening black form was the body of a pony. An earth  pony filly/young mare. The same pony that had been pursuing her for the  last 30 minutes. Slowly and gracefully she detached her body from  spider's and then laid down atop the creature's great abdomen. For  several seconds she just stared at the bound mare; then she spoke  softly.

    "Tssk, tssk! Now Dirty Deal. Why didcha run? Did ya think it would do ya any good?"

     The act of the filly speaking resulted in Dirty Deal letting loose a  mighty scream. Much to her horror she watched as the shimmering field  muffled her cry. Her pursuer just shook her hear.

     "Now, now! Can't have ya waking the neighbors. They have ta go ta work  in the morning. Now, I don't if ya know how I am. After all ya took off  like shot from a gun when I first met ya, so let me correct that. Name  is Applebloom. And I'm with the Night Court of Princess Luna!"

     The filly glanced back at her cutie mark. A black apple with a crescent  moon on it and two crossed scythes behind.  She resumed speaking. "Now.  I've been instructed ta take ya inta custody and bring ya back ta Royal  Palace for a whole heap of questioning! Ya got quite list of charges  against ya. So I hope ya had no plans fer tomorrow because I reckon yer  gonna be busy fer awhile!"

     In one  smooth motion Applebloom slid off the spider and started walking toward  the mare. The giant spider followed a couple steps behind.  Dirty Deal  tried to shoot an energy beam at the filly but not only did the strands  around her horn keeping from getting an aim, but she felt the pulse of  her magic just seem to flow into the strands. The filly shook her slowly  and came to a stop into front her. For the first time the unicorn  noticed that both the filly's eyes and her red bow were emitting a  softer version of the same yellow-green field. In a soft but cold voice  she spoke.

     "Dirty Deal. By the powers  entrusted ta me by the Kingdom of Equestria and the Night Court of  Princess Luna. I hereby take ya inta custody and will now take ya back  ta Royal Palace where ya will be formally charged. Now let's get ya ready  fer travel!"

    As Applebloom said this  giant spider seemed to fall apart and turn into thousands of tiny,  glistening version of the larger spider. Then they scurried toward Dirty  Deal.