Truths of a prophecy

by Cookiedash

A random song about faith-by the CMC

The Cutie mark crusaders were sitting in a dark cell. They didn't know how long they had been down here, as there were no windows or any light. A guard sat outside the cell door. He hadn't been there when they first woke up, but apparently, somepony escaped so Nightmare moon had ordered somepony to guard the rest of the prisoners. The three fillies were chained to the walls and they were hungry. They hadn't had any food since they left to search the forest. A while ago, they had each been given a bowl of water, but that had been it. The three fillies were bored and they longed to talk to each other, but whenever they talked, the guard would shush them. Scootaloo had been watching the guard very carefully. Every so often a new guard would come in and take the place of the previous guard. The next guard would be coming in any second...Now. As if on cue, another guard walked in and the old guard left. This new guard was a young stallion and obviously had little experience with the matter. He stood with his back to the fillies and Scootaloo noticed that he wore a different armor to the ones that had chased them down the corridors. Instead of being completely covered in armor, the armor only went as far as the stomach. So Scootaloo could see his cutie mark. It was a picture of a cloud, and hiding behind the cloud was a crescent moon.

"Hey! Mr guard?" She called

"Uhh, Quiet!." He shouted back

"Well, I was just wondering-"

"You are not permitted to talk!"

"-If you could tell me what your special talent is?"

"Prisoners are not- what?"

"What's your special talent?"

"Uhh, I cannot give you that information! Now, Prisoners are not allowed to talk."

"But I wanna know! At least tell me how you got it, I don't have mine yet."

"Well" The guard blushed slightly, but then shook his head "No, I am forbidden to give that information."

"Why? What does it matter?"

"My leader forbids it."

"Well, why do you follow her then?"

"Because it's part of my talent."

"How so?" Applebloom asked, joining in

"Well, the crescent moon is the same as Nightmare moons."

"So?"

"It means that I must follow her, as she is the leader of the night."

"What does the rest of your cutie mark mean?"

"The cloud refers to dreams, sleeping."

"So, your talent is?"

"Dream walking. I can see other ponies dreams. Just like Nightmare moon can, so I must follow her."

"What? Why? just 'cause the moon on ya flank 's th' same 's Nightmare moon's..."

"Yes! If your cutie mark had Celestia's sun on it, you would follow her, wouldn't you?"

"Yeh, of course, but that's different."

"It's not!"

"Yes it is. Celestia is the leader of Equestria, Nightmare moon has only just come. Why should we follow her?"

"Because she is the rightful heir to the throne."

"Why do ya think that?"

"Because the moon on my flank is the same as hers."

"But, she only came a few weeks ago, what did you think before then?"

"Oh, I uhh, wasn't around before now. I came back with her."

"..."

"Nightmare moon, a few ponies and I, were all sealed within the moon together."

"...Ok. Why?"

"Celestia trapped Nightmare moon in the moon and us, as her followers, were trapped too."

"But, why do you follow her?" Sweetie Belle asked

"And don't say because your cutie mark says so." Scootaloo added before the guard could speak

"...Well, Before I got my cutie mark, she ruled with Celestia, so it didn't make a difference."

"Then why does it make a difference now? Nightmare moon ruled with Celestia, so your cutie mark couldn't have meant to follow only her, otherwise you'd be like, psychic, or something."

"My talent is walking in dreams, it may not be that surprising, especially since, at the time, Princess Luna was already being consumed by her own hatred."

"Wait, Princess Luna?"

"Nightmare moon before she was consumed by hate."

"Oh."

"But, do you agree with what she does?" Sweetie Belle asked

"Does it matter? If my cutie mark says that she is my leader, then I must follow her."

"Course it does. Since when do Cutie marks tell ya who ta follow? They only tell ya, ya special talent." Applebloom said

"And my special talent is Following Nightmare moon."

"What did you want to be when you were a colt?" Scootaloo asked

"Well, I don't know really, a stargazer? I was always interested in the night. Another reason why I should follow Nightmare moon."

"Ughh. Before you got your cutie mark, what did you want to be when you grew up? What was your dream?"

"...I always wanted to know how dreams worked. I did lots of research on it and tried my hardest to pay attention to my dreams, but that's kinda hard when you don't have any magic." he responded, pointing to his hornless head.

"Well, how'dya git yer cutie mark?"

"I was staying with my best friend at the hospital over night, because he was sick. The doctors didn't know what was wrong with him, he was suffering mentally. I stayed by his side all night, trying to think what could be wrong with him. When I finally drifted off to sleep, my dream was real. As if it wasn't my own. I found I could maneuver through it but not take part in it. My friend was there, and he was stuck in some horrible place, he kept screaming for help but there was nothing I could do. Then somepony came in, it was his mom. I remember she started to hurt him and torture him. His dad came in and did the same. I couldn't do anything to stop it, unlike what Nightmare moon can. I wanted to escape the place, and eventually found a door, but it was locked, I couldn't get out, so I started to shout and scream. I was woken up, then, by a doctor. He told me that I was screaming for help in my sleep. I looked to my friend, who seemed to be sleeping very peacefully. But, I knew that he didn't move in his sleep, whether he was having a nightmare or not. And I saw the signs of a nightmare. His hooves were clutching the bed covers tightly and he was sweating slightly. The doctor had left by now, so I woke him up. I asked him what he was dreaming about, at first, he didn't say anything, but when he did, it was the same dream that I had had, except, he was the one being tortured. He didn't give me any details, other than he was in a cellar being hurt by somepony. A usual nightmare that ponies get. But it seemed to similar to my dream to be a coincidence. That's when he saw my flank and told me that I had a cutie mark. Since then I have been able to walk through others dreams, even if I can't control them."

"What happened to your friend?" Sweetie Belle asked

"I told the doctors about his nightmare, then they started to treat him for that. I'm not sure exactly what happened t make him have those dreams, but they were lucid, sometimes he couldn't tell what was real and what was fake."

"He got better right?"

"Of course."

"Well, that doesn't point to you having to follow Nightmare moon."

"I am a night pony, so therefore I must follow the princess of the night."

"But do you agree with what she does?"

"Not really, I preferred it when she was Princess Luna."

"Well, there ya go then. Ya do whut ya want. Not cause yer cutie mark says ya have ta."

"But my cutie mark is my special talent."

"Yeh, but if ya don't like whut ya special talent is, is it really ya special talent?"

"Yeh, your special talent represents what your good at and what you enjoy." Scootaloo added

"What are you good at?" The stallion asked

"Well, we don't have our cutie marks, so we don't really know." Scootaloo admitted

"Then what do you know about helping me?"

"We know that you have to follow your heart."

"Don't say sappy stuff like that Sweetie Belle!"

"But she's right." Applebloom countered

"Yeh whatever. But, the point is, do what you think is right because you want to do it, not becasue your cutie mark looks like Nightmare moons!"

"Why should I trust you, your just a bunch of fillies stuck in a cell, hoping to get out."

"Oh! I know! We could a song!" Sweetie Belle suggested, then, without waiting for a response, she started to sing,

Sweetie Belle-"You gotta have hope and courage,

You gotta have courage and hope,

Come on, let's take this cha~a~a~a~ance,

Come on, let's take this cha~a~a~a~ance,"

Scootaloo-"You gotta take a leap of fai~aith,

You gotta put your tru~ust in me,

Come on now lets jump the jump,

You gotta have fai~aith in me,"

All three-"Nothing will ever stop us,

We're unstoppable,

We have trust in each other,

We can make it through anything,"

Sweetie Belle-"You gotta have hope and courage,

You gotta have courage and hope,

Come on, let's take this cha~a~a~a~ance,

Come on, let's take this cha~a~a~a~ance,"

~~Music interval~~

All three-"Three of us together,

side by side,

we represent,

Hope, chance and courage,

Us three alone,

we create faith,

and faith alone,

can banish all doubt!"

~~Music interval~~

Sweetie Belle-"You gotta have hope and courage,

You gotta have courage and hope,

You gotta take a cha~a~a-ance

come on, let's take this cha~a~a-a~ance,"

Applebloom-"When th' sun rises again,

Th' moon will foll~ow soon,

when th' clouds cover the sky,

Ya smile and smile that day,"

Sweetie Belle-"When a cloud hides the sun,

A darkness falls over you,

When the cloud passes through,

The darkness turns to light,

The storm keeps going,

And never seems to end,

but if you believe in us,

the storm will pass through,

Just have faith in me,

and we'll all be free,

you just gotta trust us three,

And it'll leave you be."

Author's Note:

Ok, the song's a bit pointless, but my sister wrote it especially. So, yeh, I put it in.