The day soared though the city of Drocsid. Even came faster than Rainbow Dash flying a Sonic Boom. Surprise gave Twilight a tour of the place; every building looked the same as in Ponyville only with more contrasted color. Surprise leads Twilight towards a small building near the center part of the city.
"Here ya go, Twilight!" said Surprise. "This is where you'll be staying!" Surprise opens the door and Twilight entered, to see a large glorious library nestled inside. Twilight looks on in amazement.
"I get to live here!?" asked Twilight.
"Isn't it wonderfully fantastical!?" asked Surprise.
"It's everything I…," Twilight gave a yawn, "Could've dreamed of."
"Sounds to me like you're getting sleepy! Here, I'll show you to your room." The white Pegasus leads Twilight to a small bedroom, adorned with more bookshelves and a glass window overseeing all of Drocsid at the end of it. Twilight quickly makes her way into bed and jumps right on it.
"Sleep well, friend," said Surprise, in a creepy tone. "Wait til' you see what we have planned for tomorrow!"
Twilight closes her eyes, not hearing Surprise's words and drifts off into a deep slumber. Snuggling in her bed and breathing peacefully, Twilight begins to snore. Then she starts to groan, increasing in volume with each one.
Twilight suddenly opens her eyes if she had a nightmare and finds herself back in Canterlot Castle. Twilight looks around, confused and frightened. For one minute, she was in a nice gorgeous bed only to wake at Canterlot Castle.
"H-hello?" echoed Twilight's voice. "Is anyone there?"
Suddenly, Twilight sees a few pebbles fall from the ceiling. The whole castle begins to shake. Twilight's attention is turned over towards her front. The entire ground begins to collapse in, revealing a dark sea of pony skeletons.
She screams with frightened noises, escalating in urgency.
Twilight tries running away from the collapsing ground but is pulled down, holding on for dear life. Flames erupt from the sea below, emitting giant streams of fire.
Twilight tries with all her might to pull herself back up but continues slipping. From out of the sea rises a horrific apparition of Celestia, made completely of fire and electricity. Twilight turns to see this terrifying creature as it roars ferociously.
She gives a terrified gasp followed by a scream.
The apparition roars once more as Twilight tries to scramble up out of the hole.
She was terrified, screaming; "NO! NO!"
The apparition shoots a great beam of electricity from its horn, destroying the remaining piece of rubble Twilight was holding onto, causing her to fall into the sea below.
"NO!"
Twilight falls into the sea before she is suddenly thrusted out of a nightmare. Her eyes closed for a second and opened them wide. She was back into in her bedroom, breathing heavily but slowing down as she calms herself as she sits herself up and tries to crawl out of bed. As she reaches the floor however, Twilight falls.
She gave a quick yelp. Twilight looks to see how she fell and soon sees that both of her hind legs have turned to wood. She gasped at the sight of her legs.
From Canterlot Castle, Discord eyes Twilight through his crystal ball. "Oh, Twilight, don't look so glum. At least you don't have strings to hold you down… yet," he chuckled.
Discord makes a few smalls motions with his talons, circling around the crystal ball.
From the darkness in Twilight's room, dark figures walked right in. The ponies lined in a creepy way.
Twilight confines to move her legs, worried. "Can you help me?"
The ponies walked closer, each of them silent and ominous. Twilight looks at them frightened. The ponies circle around Twilight, surrounding her.
"What's wrong, Twilight?" Posey asked.
"The poor dear has lost her footing," stated Sparkler.
"I- I can't walk," Twilight announced. "What's happening to me?"
"Don't try to fight it, Twilight," suggested Surprise. "It's much easier to just give in."
"I don't understand," said Twilight.
"There is something troubling you," said Sparkler.
"Something awful," Firefly agreed.
Suddenly the pones being to feed of Twilight's emotions, making her feel weak. As they continue to eat away at Twilight's emotions, the room around them begins to gradually change into something darker and worn out.
"Stop it!" Twilight yelled. "Leave me alone."
"But why would you want us to leave Twilight?" asked Twilight. "We're your friends."
"No," Twilight argued. "My friends left me."
"Did they leave you Twilight?" asked Firefly. "Or did you leave them?"
Suddenly, before Twilight's eyes, all of the ponies suddenly morph from their original state into Twilight's real friends. Twilight's eyes widen with fear as they suddenly begin turning into marionettes. Twilight closes her eyes, wishing everything could just stop.
"Pitiful foal," said Discord's voice. "Thinking you could run from the truth."
"Please! Make this stop! Make it stop!" Twilight was up to her wits now. Having caused the trouble back home is making her feel unbalance and unstable.
"This is not my doing, Twilight," continued Discord's voice. "It's yours. What you see is a reflection of your heart's greatest fear. I'm afraid it can't be stopped."
Twilight opens her eyes in the darkness. "But I can't stop it on my own! The only way I could ever forget about the terrible things I've caused is if I just couldn't think or feel anything anymore."
"Is that really what you want?" Discord asked.
Twilight beings crying. "I… I don't know. All I ever wanted was to help. I tried as hard as I could to be perfect for the princess. But look what's become of her! Please… I just want the pain to stop."
"Then it shall be done," said Discord.
Twilight lifts her hoof up in front of her face and begins to see it change to wood just like her legs.
Discord laughs greatly as Twilight undergoes this horrific transformation. The only light source in the room is suddenly put out, covering everything in darkness.