Mind games

by Cero


Chapter 3. He's right there

Twilight's mind drifted between thoughts and plans as she still sat on her bed. She did not know what to do part of her wanted to run to the princes for help but something inside of her told her it would not be necessary and it was just a bad dream. She snapped out of her ideas as she heard spike calling her.

"Twilight breakfast is ready." 

Twilight hopped off her bed and made he way downs the stairs as she reached the bottom the looked over to her desk. She could see the letter she was writhing  still layer open where she left it. 

"Twilight is everything alright?" Spike asked as he finished plating the table. 

"No just thinking about stuff." her voice was hesitant on her last words as if she was trying to fool herself.

"Right.... Speaking of stuff what was with all the racket last night?" 

Spikes words caught twilight by surprise. "Wait that really happened!" she rushed to his side placing her hoofs on his shoulders shaking him frantically trying to get some answers from him. 

"Spike tell me what happened last night! Did you see him?!"

Spike stared blankly at her trying to understand her questions. "what do you mean what happens last night? You stayed up late writhing you letter to your princes as far as I know. And did I see who I was woken up by a blinding light." 

Twilight frantically trying to peace together what really happened last night. "so you didn't see anypony no creepy eyes or anything? What about after I went upstairs did I do anything?" she sounded desperate asking any question that came to her mind trying to get any answer to help her. 

"Again no. When I came downstairs all I saw was you. And once you went to bed I don't know I must have bin asleep when you came upstairs." 
 
Twilight released her grip on him letting out a sigh of relief. "so I was all my imagination." A small smile began to show on her face. 

"So you want to explain what you where getting all worked up about?" spike asked as he sat at the table. 

"it was nothing sorry my imagination just got the better of me is all." she said with a smile on her face as she sat on one side of the table. 

"Right... so what about last night what where you dreaming about? You where screaming and kicking like if you where being attacked by a tinder wolf or something." 

Twilight let out a soft giggle. "No nothing like that. Though I think I would have preferred that dream over the one I had." 

"Really if you prefer that I'll make sure to give you that dream tonight." Discord's voice sounded as if it echoed trough the entire room. 

Twilight's eyes opened wide looking around the room to locate where his voice came from. But the room was empty only spike was in the room with her. 

Spike stared at her as she looked around the room. "Um... Twilight you looking for something?" 

"Did you hear him?" she ask frantically searching where the voice came from.

"Did I hear who?" she asked as he took a bite from his breakfast.

 "That voice! Discord's voice!" she barked.

Spike choked on his food when he heard discord's name. "Wait I thought you defeated him how could he here? Besides I didn't hear anyone."

Twilight sat there confused. "How did you not hear him his voice was clear as!" she was cut of from her last word form the sound of fingers snapping. And there sat discord on the others side of the table. Leaning on his arm with his hand on his chin. 

"Hello twilight did you miss me." his voice was sarcastic with a devilish grin painted on his face.

Twilight jumped from her seat yelling at the other side of the table pointing a hoof at discord. "How are you here! You should still be in stone!" 

Spike looked over to where Twilight hoof pointed. "Um Twilight who are you talking to?" 

"what do you mean who am I talking to it's Discord he's right there! And I won't let him get away." twilight's horn began to  glow as she prepared a spell to attack discord.

Discord stood stood up and a snap of his fingers he made target appear giving twilight a better target. 

Twilight glared at the discord her horn glowed brighter with each passing second until a beam of light shot from it at discord. Spike at the time jumped under the table for some protection. 

Discord only stood there as the beam got closer to him then it hit him. But the beam went trough him and hitting the wall behind him leaving a large smoke cloud engulfing most of the room. When the smoke settled it revealed a new hole in the wall with a black charred wring around it. 

Spike peaked his head from under the table as the smoke settled to see the new hole in the wall. "Twilight what has gotten into you? First you start yelling nothing and now you blasting holes in the wall!" 

Twilight strained her eyes trying to see if she hard hit discord. But there was no sine of him he had vanished.
"Where is he I know I didn't miss him." 

Spike screaming out twilight's name to get her attention. "what are you talking about there was nothing there! Are you sure your alright your starting to worry me." 

"No I'm fine I just missed him." She said before feeling her body getting heaver. She looked over to see Discord leaning on her back.

"You now what Twilight I think your on to something this room did need another window."

Twilight didn't hear what spike said she was to preoccupied with Discord. She jumped back causing discord to loose his balance and fall to the ground. Twilight Took the opportunity to pin Discord on the ground. "Your not going any where discord." She looked over to spike seeing him sending a letter to the princess. "Good job spike We need to warn the princess that Discord has escaped."

"Actually I warned her that your having one of you episodes again. I still remember when you over reacted then you didn't wright you weekly letter to the princes."

Discord began to laugh uncontrollably under Twilight. "Wow he is actually more afraid of you than he is of me being free. I wish I could have seen what he was talking about."

"Spike! I'm not having an episodes he is really here!"