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// I Don't Feel Like Myself... Or Yourself 
// Story: Dawn of Discord 
// by BubblesOnMyButt 
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	Dusk aligned his aim and Evening pondered the comments of Dusk. 'What are you doing Dusk? You aren't like this." Dusk couldn't think, his thoughts weren't even intelligible, just a constant droning that fed his thoughts ideas. 'Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, DO IT!!!' These thoughts were unknown to Evening, but Dusk was feeling their effects all too much. 'I'm sorry about this Dusk...', Evening couldn't let Dusk continue with his offense, it didn't seem as though Dusk was in complete control and he was about to severely harm the last pony with the compressed magic he was priming. The armor wrapped around Dusk's forelegs suddenly jerked backwards just as Evening willed them to do.
Dusk's aim was forced down to the ground between the charging ruffian and himself. The concussive force tore up the earth and threw back Dusk and his opposite. The droning in Dusk's head buzzed on, but now it was getting louder. The other pony's name finally came to Dusk in the middle of the hazy static of the voice, 'Bulk... You remember Bulk don't you? He was rude to you, made fun of you, called you a blank flank. He tried to beat you up remember?' The truth was Dusk didn't remember what had actually happened the day he met Bulk but the voice was making more sense than anything else.
Bulk and Dusk shuffled to their hooves and faced each other. All of Dusk's remaining magic had been blown in that last blast so now things would become difficult. "Why did you do that Evening? Are you trying to get me killed? ('Yes Dusk, that must be it, he is trying to kill you. He he he he.')" Evening swallowed his pride and focused his attention on why Dusk would be acting up. 'Dusk, calm down. I think Discord's wavelengths are getting to you, it's just like back when Dawn was in...' Bulk charged Dusk again and Evening's attention was ripped away, instead of trying to ram Dusk this time he resorted to swinging his monstrous hooves toward Dusk. Evening noticed that Dusk had filled up a miniscule portion of his wellspring and decided now was the time to end the fight.
Evening mixed some of his purifying essence with the magic and commanded Dusk to fire. Dusk complied happily, though the haze fogging his thoughts failed to allow his to realize what would happen should he fire a concussive blast at point blank, Evening had however. The magic hit hard then seemed to dissolve in the air, as Bulk flew back his color returned as did the others. Dusk flew back as well but he was able to maintain consciousness thanks to the armor, the droning died off slowly and clarity returned. "Ow, wh- what happened?" Dusk tried to stand up but his balance was torn to shreds and the ringing in his ears was ongoing. The armor around Dusk melted away and began to pool up as a sphere of dust and light, a voice penetrated Dusk's thoughts, 'Dusk, what is wrong with you? You were going to kill him!"
Dusk shook his head, "No I wasn't, I was aiming at the ground. What is wrong with you?" The droning voice was no longer in Dusk's head and the ringing in his ears was starting to die down.
'I was there Dusk, you were one second away from killing him and you were mumbling all sorts of odd things. Are you sure you are feeling alright?' Dusk had to think a long time about that question, was he ok?, he couldn't tell anymore. "Sure. Ya, I am ok..."
"So what happened after I blacked out? What is with Ponyville?" Evening compressed a ghost of his form into a more pony like appearance and stood across Dusk. 'I see, you really have no clue, do you?' Dusk shook his head, he had forgotten mostly everything or had simply been unconscious during the ordeal. 'It's not just Ponyville Dusk, most of the world has been touched by Discord's tainted claw.' Evening took a moment to let Dusk reflect on this unveiling before moving on; Dusk seemed to be taking it fairly hard. 'When that light blinded everypony awhile back before Discord came out, he cast away the shell that you called Dawn. Once that limiter was removed he could use your magic to mold himself into any form, so he chose his natural form, it provides the least amount of stress on his body.' Dusk worked his way into understanding his explanation, "And what about my memory?"
'Calm down, I was getting to that. Your wellspring is comprised of your knowledge is it not? You can compare it to a library really: your memories are books and your magic is the contents, when he left he emptied all of the contents in the library.' This made sense to Dusk though one question bugged him, "Then why didn't I lose any of my memories when you tapped into my wellspring?" Evening continued, 'Because I didn't leave you, I was only able to grab your most recent memories though.'

After a short rest Dusk decided they best be on their way if they were to save anypony. 'Dusk... What are you going to do...'
"What are you talking about?"
'We are still apart of Discord's game... Everypony's lives are on the line, even those who you just defeated. If you don't make a choice soon then you may never save anypony.' Dusk's heart sank, what Evening was saying was true but he refused to accept his fate.

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"I'm going to save everypony, Evening. I refuse to let a single one die."

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'I hope you're right.'