//------------------------------// // Sabrina Down // Story: Power of the Song // by Authora97 //------------------------------// Sabrina After changing into something more suitable for fighting and not a nightgown I thought it would be good to get rest, that and I fell ontop of the cot soon after changing. My dream world was cool. Most of it was me singing on a stage. “Hey boy got me on my tiptoes! Don’t stop! Kiss me and away we’ll go Woah, oh, woah, oh Can’t shake it too elevated Take me any way the winds blows Don’t stop! Love the way you make me float Right up off my tiptoes!” “Twas a marvelous performance.” Came a voice behind me, making me stop. Suddenly the dreamscape changed. Making it just space, lots and lots of space. “Artemis? What are you doing here?” I asked him while trying to move towards him in this space. I also remembered the episode where Scootaloo was having bad nightmares and Luna showed up. “Nevermind.” The black alicorn laughed. “Good to see being a captive hasn’t changed thou’s demeanor.” Artemis joked. “Please, no bug is gonna change this.” I gestured to all of me. “Into anything else.” Artemis nodded. I remembered another alicorn. “Dusk. Is he alright? Is he making some big plan to rescue me?” I asked, worry in my voice. I saw the Canterlot episode and they got creamed by the Changelings. If they just ran in here guns blazing he could get hurt. I mean they, they could get hurt. “He is. In fact he is already on his way.” Crap. “I don’t think that’s a good idea. Morphosis has something planned and I have this terrible feeling that it involves Dusk. If he rushes in here with the Elements Morphosis could just trap them in the same thing he used to trap Solaris during the wedding. I’m pretty sure Sparkling and whatever the hell Cadence is called here won’t be able to stop them in time.” I explained. “You hath given this deep thought.” Artemis said, eyeing my funny. “Being dragged across the Everfree and into a cell made out of carapace gives a girl time to think.” I joked. “You need to explain to the others that-” The interruption was caused by somebug shaking me. “Crap, Artemis I’m about to wake up!” I yelled as the world began to fade and consciousness tried to get at me. “I shall tell the others you are alright.” Artemis said. Then my dreamworld became black “The King demands your presence.” I slowly got up, making sure to kick a changeling as I did. “Oops, sorry. Didn’t see you there.” I lied. The bugs seemed to notice my change of clothes. The small vine did a lot once I used magic on it. I stretched it out to create a nice tank top with spaghetti straps holding it up. Hollowed parts of it out so as to make some forest green capris that spread to my knees. The tank had sleeves that stretched out towards my wrists with little flower petals going out like ruffles. All in all it was pretty good. For something not actually made out of cloth. "The King says you shall move now." The bug demanded. "If you say so." I said, not totally caring about. My hands were left without the cuffs, because I couldn't escape any other way. The five changelings guided me back the same path I was on the day before. My mind wandered towards Marija Gemheart. Wondering if she ever made it to Dusk. If she escaped without a changeling catching her. If they're safe inside the Everfree. I've seen just about every episode of MLP, every time they went into the Everfree it ended badly. Before long I found myself being pushed to the floor. In front of King Morphosis. "Hello Keeper." Morphosis greeted. Grinning his sharp and pointy teeth at me. "What about no don't you get? So go and tell your friends I'm not really interested." I sang. "Very clever." Morphosis grinned. "In case you couldn't tell my answer is still no. There is no way in hell that I'm helping you take over Equestria." I told him. This was the third time he had asked me. "I was going to say nice outfit." I rolled my eyes. "Maybe, but after you were going to ask me to help. My answer is no." I repeated. Morphosis gazed his weird blue-green snake eyes at me. Sent a chill up my spine. I hate getting chills up my spine. "Well, if you won't say yes... maybe I could lend a hoof." My head felt funny. Like it was being placed behind some cloak or a blanket. I think something like this happened before but to the bridesmaids My mind wasn't mine anymore but it made one last act before turning into a mindcontrolled zombie. Dusk Shine We had finally gotten with reach of the Hive when Artemis alerted us about Sabrina. She was fine, a little shaken but fine. Sabrina told Artemis that she had seen what happened at the wedding (female version of course) and said to run. Artemis also wanted to tell me something in private. He looked deep inside her dreams, plus the look in her eyes, and found she cared deeply for me. Sabrina had figured I wouldn't make it out a whole. I explained to Artemis I would get Sabrina out no matter what. Artemis only smilied. We had gotten four trots closer when we heard something. "Come little children, I'll take thee away Into a land of enchantment Come little children the times come to play Here in my garden of shadows…" When I tried to figure out what it was, I saw each of my friends had clouded eyes, even Prince Artemis. "Guys are you okay?" I asked them. They began walking towards the Hive. What was even weirder was that no changeling guards attacked. "Follow sweet children, I'll show thee the way Thru all the pain and the sorrows Weep not poor children, for life is this way Murderering beauty and passions..." Staying close behind, I made sure none of them got hurt. The music was guiding them like a moth to a flame. Sabrina. They finally arrived in what looked like a throne room. I watched from a window up high. Changelings stood on the opposite side of the room. One caught my attention. Morphosis. "Welcome to the Hive ponies!" He yelled. "It seems we are missing a few Alicorns." "All of them should've heard it. Unless Dusk Shine and Prince D’amore Temporus weren't within range." Sabrina? What was she doing? It looked like the others were slowly coming out of whatever spell them were under. "What happened?" Applejack asked. "We must have been ambushed." Artemis explained. "More like brainwashed." Sabrina. "Sabrina, we need to run!" Rainbow Blitz said. He flew up in the air but fell just as fast.. Sabrina had hit him with lightning. "My spring powers have control over lightning. Delightful isn't it?" "What are you doing?!" Butterscotch yelled. "Oh that's the best part! She doesn't know do you Sabrina?" Morphosis asked. Then I noticed her eyes. They looked liked the groomstallion's eyes in the caverns below Canterlot. "Of course I don't King Morphosis." Sabrina answered almost automatically. "Sabrina?" Berry asked her. Not even believing it. "Take them to the dungeons. Sabrina you go find Dusk and keep him and that pink alicorn from ruining my plans." Morphosis ordered as changelings dragged my friends off. "Ponies, try escaping and I'll take it out on Sabrina here." No! Not Sabrina! She was a fighter! She had to get out of this! I flew down to the ground, broken hearted that Morphosis had hurt Sabrina. He would pay for this.