//------------------------------// // Chapter 2. Am I awake // Story: Mind games // by Cero //------------------------------// Chapter2. Am I awake? The night was long for Twilight she would find herself drifting onto a deep sleep only to be abruptly awaken by the eyes from the previous night. Twilight crawled out her bed her eyes where a tint of red from the lack if sleep. She walked down her stares to the kitchen to see Spike was making himself breakfast. "Good morning spike did you sleep well?" her words came out sluggish and slurred. "Not bad really given the-" he told her as he jumped seeing her for the first time that morning.  "Wow looks like you had a ruff night." he  said trying to held back his laughter.  Twilights hair was in one giant knot one side of her hair was sticking straight up as the other side was all frizzy as if some pony had bin rubbing a ballon in her hair* all night. "Thats putting it lightly. Spike can a you make a daffodil sandwich please."  Twilight's voice still sounding sluggish as if she was still half asleep  Spike couldn't stop himself from laughing as he nodded to her. "Y-ya haha no problem." He turned still laughing as he quickly made the sandwich and placing on a plate in front of her. "thanks Spike." Twilight smiled at him as she used her magic to lift the sandwich off the plate and slowly eating it.  "thanks agin spike I really needed that." She told him as he was finishing his own sandwich made out of mostly of small gems diamonds.  "No problem twilight." Taking the last few bites of his sandwich.  She made her way back up the stares to fix herself up for the day. Her horn lid up as she grabbed the bush to fix her hair thinking to herself.  "I must be thinking to much of him is all. But still... Better make sure just in case." she reassured herself as she finished brushing her hair. She walked back down the stares calling to spike giving him his daly chores.  "spike I just need you put up a few books back in there place today." She told spike as she reached the bottoms of the stairs.  "Hey Twilight is it ok of I go to Rarity's once I'm finished  with the chores?" he ask with a smile."  Twilight smiled and nodded "just make sure not to bother her to much casanova."  His smile got bigger as a eyes widen with anticipation.  As she left her library she could stop herself but to look around. The town was alive like usual the stores where open selling there goods. Ponies walked around as if Discord never really escaped and never made pony vill fall into chaos. Just before leaving ponyvill her mind began to race.   "Wait what am I thinking i know I'm one if the elements of harmony but i cant take discord by myself. Maybe i should get the girls... But what if I'm wrong and it really is all in my head."  she stopped in her stacks looking back at pony vill. "I-Im sure it's all I my head." now pacing back in forth trying to think if an answer. She took a deep breath trying to clear her mind. "No no no I-I'll be fine I'm sure I'm just over reacting."  Twilight continued to make her way to the garden as she reached the garden's gates she could already make out the figure of several statues. She walked a small path ever few paces was greeted by a different statue. As she reached an opening she could see the statue that she wanted to see. There stood Discord still incarcerate in his stone prison. But there was somepony else there a purple pony she stared at the statue with eyes filled with tears.  Twilight was confused. "who would be crying for discord in that matter." She walked closer calling to the purple pony. "Excuse me." that's she could say before the purple pony turned to her. The pony let out a gasp before running passed twilight. Twilight could only watch as the pony ran out her sight. "Who was that?" She ask herself before turning back to Discord's statue. Still standing in that defeated pose with his mouth still wide open. Twilight couldn't help but laugh at his expression.  "I knew he wasn't strong enuf to brake such a powerful spell already." She said with almost a mocking voice. Her mind felt at ease for once seeing that discord was still trapped and it was all in her head.  With her head held high she turned to return home. But her celebration was cut short from a powerful snapping noise. The skies began to darken as a large pink clouds began to blocked she sun.  "No this impossible." She violently turned back to discord's statue only to see Discord in the same pose the previous night in her library. His body still seemed to be trapped in stone but his eyes where normal coolers. Even is his stone form he moved freely slowly walking over to twilight.  "Whats wrong Twilight you look like you've seen a ghost."  Twilight froze all her senses betrayed her. Her mind screamed that this was all a hallucination, her eyes could not be fooled they saw what was truly there, her body felt numb, her  legs felt as somepony had nailed them to the ground. She could only gaze into discord's eyes before he slammed and pinned her to the ground  with his lion paw. Taking the wind from her she gasped for air. Her chest expanded less with every breath she tried to take. "this is the end for you and the elements of harmony! But first you need to wake up." his voice began to change completely his voice became familiar to twilight. She still saw discord but she heard spikes voice instead of his.  "come on Twilight wake up." Spike voice coming out of discord's mouth. She blinked once and it was over she awoke drenched in sweat her heart was pounding at her chest. She was back in her home still in bed  the sun was beginning to rise to begin the day. "are you ok twilight? It looked like you where having a nightmare." Spike asked her standing by the side of her bed. She was at a lost for words. All she could do is turn and hug spike. "it was but it's over now thanks spike." A moment passed before she let go of spike.  "you look like you could a good meal I'll go get breakfast started." spike said to her as he walked down the stairs. Twilight sat in her bed making sure this was not another dream. She felt normal except she could still fell as if something had bin pushing down on her with great force.