On The Wings of Wind

by Chazonic

Bonus Chapter 1 - Dispelling the Nightmares

Darkness once again surrounded me, offering no way out. Instead of isolation, the feeling of absolute failure hung in the air.

Rainbow Dash suddenly appeared before me, eyes glowing red, grinning savagely at me.

"Hah, not only are you a freak, you are also weak! All that smack talk, and the only thing you've proven is your worthlessness!"

"No, I'm not worthless. I'm-- AAAAHHH" The ground gave way and I found myself landing in Sweet Apple Acres. The crowd of ponies were still there, but instead of cheering on Rainbow Dash, they were looking at me, all eyes glowing red.

They all started chanting in demonic voices.

"Freak, freak, you're weak, freak, freak, you're weak!"

From all sides... no place to run... no place to hide... nopony to turn to.

Rainbow Dash's figure was there again, a mocking smile on her face. One by one, all her friends started materializing beside her, giving the same snide grin.

"Ooh, I bet he will be an 'interesting' test subject."

"If ya can't even buck a few apples out of a tree, then yer worthless!"

"Let's face it, you are all bark and no bite. You can't even win a simple race."

"Such a foul being. You aren't Harpsong's son, you're just a nopony."

"Oh, I'm sure I can find a use for you... as food for my animals!"

"I could throw a 'you are totally worthless' party, but I don't feel it's worth it!"

I had curled into a ball, trying to become as small as possible. But their torturous voices egged me on.

"Please... stop... please."

"BEGONE!" A brilliant flash of blue light engulfed the area, all the ponies dissipating. I looked around wildly, seeing nothing but the empty land of Sweet Apple Acres.

When I looked up and saw a pony silhouette on the moon, I made a connection as it flew down. "Princess... Luna?"

"Zephyr Earthwing." Despite it being a dream, I still managed to bow to her. "Thy nightmares hast gotten worse as of late?"

I was off-put by her wording, but I answered, "Yes, your highness, though I do not understand why. Everything repeated, over and over..."

"Raise thy head." I look up to see her standing before me. Her midnight blue coat was practically glistening and her flowing mane was reminiscent of a clear night sky. She, however, wore a very somber look on her face. "I came to ask thou, and many others, for forgiveness..."

"Why is that, you highness? You have done nothing wrong."

She sighed. "While I was recovering from mine transformation, I hast let nightmares fall unchecked upon mine subjects. Thou, in particular, hast been suffering while I did nothing."

I nervously pawed the air. I had met prominent ponies before, but I never met either of the princesses. In the end, I simply said, "Your highness, I forgive you, and I'm certain everypony else will as well. Please don't feel like this is entirely your fault, as I'm certain there were things beyond your control. All you can do is move forward."

Princess Luna sighed before straightening out, albeit with a small smile. "Thank thou for thy kind words. As for the source of thy nightmares, thou hold onto a fear thou refuse to let go. I won't prod any deeper, as 'tis a secret thou hold dearly, but thou will hast to face thy fears one day."

When I gave her a scared look, she simply said, "belief, or disbelief, rests with thou. We will meet again, someday." With that, she started flying away. The dream started shattering as the waking world beckoned me.

Author's Note:

Figured I would throw in a bonus chapter starring our favorite dream watcher, Luna. I'll be honest, I kind of cheated with her dialog by using the English to Shakespearean translator here.

And would little bonus chapters like this be good? If not, I'll change the title and have this the only one.

Comments

[Neutral Boy]

Obviously the nightmare must of hit Zephyr a lot hard.

[Nonsense]

"I could throw a 'you are totally worthless' party, but I don't feel it's worth it!"

Holy shit I felt that burn from here