Locked doors.
I had to be dreaming. How I knew that? Because my dream was always full of locked doors, I didn't know why it was like that or if I could change it but I would like it if it would be different just once. I feel trapped in this place with doors that wouldn't budge if I tried to open them and also….. It felt lonely. The first times I had this dream I tried to open them and screamed for help, but there never happened anything.
I gave up trying.
After awhile there was a tugging feeling at my brain and I looked up. My ears started twitching, like they would try to hear something but I knew there was no one, so I simply ignored it…. What use was there in trying to hear something or scream for help when you’re all alone anyway?
So I sat there on my own and just looked at the black ground under me, waiting for my body to wake up or to die, I didn’t care…. No one would care anyway…. right?
“-kid?”
My ears perked up again. Was my mind playing tricks on me now? Was I losing my sanity?
“-wake up?”
There it was again. There was a voice! Where was it coming from? I got up and started to look around.
“-she doesn’t have any.”
It got louder! So I went on faster, my legs started to burn and ache. Breathing got harder with every step I took.
“Why is she shaking?”
Who’s shaking? No, that didn’t matter now. I started to hear another voice but much quieter, it sounded like that and the louder voice were talking with each other. The louder voice started to sound familiar as I got closer and closer but I didn't understand what the other voice said.
Then I stopped.
There….. was….. a light!
The first time there was a light! I felt tears forming in my eyes as I started to run again. It got brighter and the voices got louder the nearer I got. I started to see everything blurry and had to squint my eyes because of the light.
Eventually the light got so bright that I had to close my eyes fully and kept running on blindly.
But then I couldn’t feel any ground under me anymore, I felt like flying…. I opened my eyes and looked under my feet.
No, I wasn’t flying….. I was falling. As I looked down, I saw something like an open door in that bright light…. I had no time questioning it though, because my eyes closed again because the lights brightness started to hurt them.
So I decided to just let myself fall through that door, without thinking about the consequences….
…………
A ceiling.
There was a ceiling above me. Strange, I don’t remember a ceiling. I felt covers over me and a pillow under my head. One thought I had was “Was I still alive or am I dead already?”, but my thoughts were answered when I heard the loud voice again and turned my head in its direction.
…..There was the strange creature again…… It saved me……. But why?
I stared at him, till he felt that someone was watching him. He turned towards me. His features went from disbelieve to… relief maybe? I couldn’t put that expression.
He exclaimed happily “HEY KID! You’re finally awake again!”
He started to rant and tell me all what happened but he talked to fast for me. I wasn’t able to catch everything he said. So I simply said
“Hello to you too, mister strange creature guy.”
He stopped his rant and said looking offended “Mister. Strange. Creature. Guy?”
“Well I don’t know what to call you and you’re a mismatch of many creatures…. very strange-“
“Oh so you think I am a strange and unnatural creature?” he cut in, his tone getting kinda angry.
I looked at him and decided to finish my sentence first.
“-but also very interesting.” He stared back at me his face features getting into disbelieve again.
We stared at each other for awhile, till we heard a small cough and looked at its source.
There stand another pony with us in the room and I didn't notice?
I took in his image to memorize him. He had a short strawberry-blond mane and gray fur. He wore a white cloak and had something strange around his neck; I didn't know what it was. He had blue eyes and a nice face, but he looked a
little distressed….
“Uhmm, Lord Discord… do you still need me here?” he said rather scared.
It was that quiet voice I heard in my dream! I wanted to ask him some questions too, but as I was about to open my mouth to talk, Discord cut in again.
“No, you can leave. You should already have!” Discord said angered. But he got a mischievous grin afterwards and snapped his fingers. Suddenly the bag the other pony carried with him got bigger and swallowed him. Then a giant boot?, appeared and kicked the pony in the bag out of the door. I heard the colt squeak as he was thrown out and then Discord broke out into a big fit of laughter.
“WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!! That’s a classic! Did you hear his girlish squeak? Hehe, I love messing with him!”
First I felt bad for that colt, but I knew it was just a prank and it was kinda funny. So I softly giggled along with his hollering laugh.
His laugher then slowly subsided. He then looked at me again.
“So you’re called Discord?” I asked.
“How do you know-“he started but I cut in.
“I overheard that colt, I thought he had to be talking to you…. anyway I’d like to know what actually happened with me?”
Discord seemed to be thinking before he spoke up again.
“Well you know how I awesomely scared you right?” he started.
I gave him a disbelieving look.
“-uh. Anyway… after that we talked for awhile and you started to shake and wobble and then you broke down. I brought you to my castle and let you get checked by the Doc. He said you broke down because of exhaustion. Sooo…. to make it short. I saved you. Am I not kind?” Discord finished with a sarcastic tone at the end. He also had put his hands over his heart and stood there in a dramatic pose.
I looked into his red eyes again and answered sincere.
“Yes you are. Thank you.”
Discord looked rather shocked as I said this.
“Do you really mean that?” he asked not buying it completely.
“Yes I do. You had no reason to help, you could have left me behind, like many others already did… it’s not the first time I broke down or got beaten you know…. Maybe the others were scared that I’d be dead and let me lie where I was when I broke down from exhaustion …. I don’t blame them, I would have done the same…..”
I looked away from him as I said that, I didn't want him to see my heartless face.
“Well of course you wouldn’t have helped, you’re just a kid.” Discord stated matter of factly. I turned back to him, trying to read his feelings from his face. He looked away stubbornly from me, only glancing once in a while at me. But that glance was enough for me to see that he meant to say more to me than he did.
Maybe others treated him badly too, when he needed help, but I didn’t want to push him to tell me.
So I said instead
“You’re right, I’m just a kid, even if I don’t know what a kid is.” I giggled softly there “Well but still thank you for helping me, it means a lot to me….. but now that I am awake again, I probably should go…. I don’t want to bother you any more than I already did.”
I got up slowly and went out of the bed. My feet were still shaky as I tried to walk forward again. I didn’t look back as I went on. But suddenly I was lifted off the ground and flipped around so I was facing Discord again.
“Well excuse me, but did your great ruler Discord allow you to go?” I stared at him speechlessly as he kept on talking.
“I don’t think so. You’re staying here as long as I say, is that clear?” he didn’t look amused.
“Why?” was all I could say back.
“Because I am the ruler of this land and my word is absolute.” he answered.
Why did he change like that so suddenly, even the way he talked suddenly was different? Didn’t he want me to leave? Was he worried over me or did he plan from the start to keep me here? What should I do?
“Have you gone mute? I asked you a question before and I’d like an answer. NOW.”
“Okay….” I didn’t know why I said this but something told me to say it, but did I really want to let myself be kept here?
“Okay, what?!” Discord snapped at me.
“I’ll stay here.” Yes I did, I didn’t know why but maybe I’ll find out sooner or later if I stay with him.
Discord let out a sigh…. of relief maybe?
“Good girl. Now how about we go and grab something to eat? And then I’ll show you the great castle of Discord?” he said with a mischievous grin.
I looked him in the eyes and answered with a simple
“Okay.”
And off we went.