Regular POV
10 figures in black robes crowded around the girl, who had been bound and gagged. Her semi-unconscious form was placed about a concrete bed. Flowers of all shapes and colors were placed there as well as varying spices.
The room was octagonal. Plain wax candles were placed to shape of a pentagram around the stone bed, barely showing the blood red walls. Black curtains hung in each corner of the room.
“Cape hoc puella cum potestatem super tempora et carmen
Ut collocet ubi illi sunt pertinent”
The chanting grew louder and louder with each second. The girl began to stir but all she could see was the blindfold placed over her eyes. Her fear began to grow.
“Luminaribus eam in regnum
Erunt enim postulo eam mox.”
On the other side of the room, a midnight blue portal appeared. The girl could hear it as it slowly moved towards her.
Her powers weren’t working. She couldn’t feel anything around her that she could use against these attackers. Almost like that was what they wanted. The candles were too far away and the cloth over her eyes was man-made.
No Nature.
She knew she always kept a spare leaf hidden deep in her pockets for such events, but it was either missing or dead. The portal she was mostly about to be thrown into would no doubt kill her unless she did something fast.
‘Help...me’ the girl thought. Hoping maybe a plant hidden outside the stone walls would hear and come to her aid. After a second of more chanting, she began to pray for something to save her.
Her prays were answered. When the portal was only a foot from her body, vines shot through the solid stone and wrapped themselves around her wrists and ankles.
The robed men continued chanting. This had to be done or all would be lost. All of their work for nothing and four little vines wouldn’t save her at this point.
The girl used her powers on the vines to wrap them around her body. Creating a cocoon. She would not die tonight. She had too much to live for. She would not end up some sacrifice for whatever crackpots were doing.
‘No self-respecting witch does this to a Sister Witch. Why are they doing this to me?’ She asked herself.
Her eyes were still covered by the black cloth, so one of the vines quickly took it off, letting the girl get one good look at her attackers. All she saw was the black of their robes.
Just before the girl disappeared forever, the cocoon covered her completely, protecting her for her journey through the portal.
The chanting stopped as the green shell disappeared into the portal. One could hear the flames dancing on the candles. The ten figures, after another 5 minutes of staring, removed their hoods.
Half of them were males with black and brown hair. The other half was females, all of them blond except for the one standing near where the girl’s head was.
Her skin was white. It was the only color to describe it. She had eyes greener and darker than a forest. One would become lost in them and her darker than night hair stood out against the skin, almost making it glow. Her eyes were stained lightly with tears.
She had just sent her daughter into the portal, with only a little regret.“High Priestess,” Asked the middle blonde teenager. “did we do the right thing?” She had been close with the girl, they were almost sisters.
“Yes. Sabrina knows this place well. I am sure she shall be safe. There was no other way Felicia.” The girl known as Felicia looked down, already missing her best friend.
“It is too late anyhow Priestess, she can only come back on her own will.” Said the fourth man.
With a few goodbyes, the ten figures left the basement. Knowing they had betrayed Sabrina’s trust.
All for the greater good.
Dusk Shine’s POV
I had just finished writing my letter to Prince Solaris. We had another Berry Bubble Bash last night, for the Hearth’s Warming Eve, and I explained to Solaris our thanks for the parts in the play we were given.
“Spines!” I yelled. “I need to send a letter to the Prince.” Spines, my dragon assistant, was the kindest dragon I’ve ever met. She enjoyed Ponyville and I did too. She was also my only way of immediately sending letters to the Prince.
“Coming Dusk!” I heard small crunching and guessed she was finishing some gems for dinner. I laughed slightly as I heard her scampering up the stairs. “What’cha need?” Spines asked.
She was about three feet tall. Her light purples scales covered most of her body as well as a few bright green scales. Her ears, as I have been told they are, drooped down her head while grass green eyes stared at me. Spines’ shining white teeth smiling at me.
Spines had an almost foal-like voice. It was almost hard to believe she was a 10 year old female dragon.
“Here it is.” I grabbed the letter with my magic and handed it to her.
She breathed in, preparing to blow green flames when we heard a crash on the roof.
“You heard that right?” Spines asked, she sounded scared.
“Yeah, should we go check it out?” I asked. My fear grew as the many possibilities as to what could happen tonight came to me. Spines looked towards the library and her eyes got wide.
“I don’t think we need to leave the library to do that.” Spines squeaked out.
“Why not?” I asked her.
“Because it’s about to crash THROUGH THE ROOF!” She screamed.
The front door suddenly swung open.
“TWITCHYA TWITCHYA!” Came my friend Berry Bubble. His Berry Sense really got on my nerve sometimes.
“Berry what are you doing here?” I yelled.
“My tail starting twitching and that means something’s gonna, DUSK LOOK OUT!” Berry jumped out at me just as something crash out the floor. “SEE! It fell from your roof which means I saved your life! What is that thing?” Berry asked.
I pushed him off and walked over to the object that would’ve killed me.
Looking over the object, it was almost six feet long, two feet wide. It was as green as the Everfree Forest. Using my magic I tried to find any signs of life.
Save her. Somebody save her. The voice was soft, almost feminine, and scared. I tried to open it but when I did something pushed me away. “She’s hurt, save her, somebody save her.”
“Berry, go get the others. We’re gonna need their help. SPINES COME OUT!” As soon as Berry shut the door Spines walked into my line of sight.
“What is it?” She asked.
“I don’t know. It says somepony is hurt and I couldn’t open it.” Looking over this, weird thing lying in my house I gave Spines another command. “I need to re-write my letter to Prince Solaris.”