//------------------------------// // File.4 A Nightmare // Story: Follow the Heart // by Shadow CN Night //------------------------------// June 17th, showery A dream. A nightmare. She had a nightmare. She used to walk normally in Ponyville. Ponies worked, shopped, played and talked as usual. So what? Suddenly they disappeared, just before her eyes. The town had become an empty city. Uh, empty town. No pony, no voice, no horseshoe sound. Where was Rainbow’s “Awesome”? Where was Rarity's “Darling”? Where was the sound of Pinkie's cannon? No! Nothing here! She was afraid and puzzled. She didn’t understand what had happened. Rainbow or Pinkie's prank? A monster from Everfree Forest? Discord’s prank? Nightmare Moon? Oh, Nightmare Moon! Mmm… She ran forward in confusion. She hoped she could see a pony. Even only one. Whoever! The pink mare, Pinkie Pie, isn't she very magical? She really hoped that Pinkie could appear somewhere in front of her. However, nothing happened. She ran to a familiar place, Octavia and Vinyl’s house , where she first appeared in this town. Amnesia? Oh, Why did she lose her memory? Who was she before? Why did she come to Ponyville? What happened to her? She is not yet of age. She is so young that she suffers from amnesia. Too young! Will the author really not violate The Law of the Protection of Juveniles? She can always recall some fragments of the past sometimes. She even thinks that one day she would naturally recover all the memories. But how long is that? She had no clue. She looked around vacantly at the empty town. Even if it was shaded with trees and dazzled with flowers, it seemed very… Weird. “Click!” She fell over her hooves suddenly, and she began screaming and falling. The landscape of Ponyville was shattered like glass，and getting farther and farther away from her who felled into darkness. She was pedaling her legs madly and screaming. If only she were a pegasus! She couldn't stick to the free falling movement for two or three hours. “Thump!” Thank to Princess Celestia. She landed. Strangely enough, she thought she had fallen from such a high place and plunged herself to the ground. She couldn't go so far as to die. She would be fractured at least. But she wasn't hurt! Was there the moon? Oh, the moon! She shook her head, rubbed the temple, and stood up. When she looked up to the front, she saw her. She was a tall unicorn mare, black all over. Oh, her eyebrows and eyelashes were purple. In her buttocks, her cutie mark seemed to be the same as hers, but the color was just different. Hers were a lavender curved moon and two yellow stars, which looked bright. The mare’s were a light blue moon and two lavender stars, which added a touch of gloom. Oh, her mane, with the same special effects as the princesses, was a pale yellow and light blue mixture, almost as if she had been upgraded. The mare looked straight at her, and came near slowly. Oh, the author had no ability to describe her fear at this moment. Her legs trembled; she moved backward with fear. The mare grew nearer and nearer. She was almost as tall as Princess Celestia but never as affable as Princess! She was like a queen of night. Ha, The queens in fairy tales were all villains! She was in danger… Sure enough, a lot of strange black gas came out around the mare and rushed toward her. The gas poured into her nostrils, her ears, her eyes and her horn. She wanted to scream, but she could not even shout! Those things could not even pass her mouth. She had a feeling of suffocation! She seemed to see that mare approaching, looking at her in pain with a blank face and whispering, "Good night. “ In the next second, all black gas poured into her body. At last she could shout. Then she was black. Then Me woke up. A cold sweat, a dry mouth, a big breath. Me can't make a sound in my throat as if a tape often got jammed in it. The sun rose gradually outside the window. Princess Luna… Why couldn't Me see you? Aren't you dealing with nightmares? Oh… Me don't wanna a dream like this anymore. But happily, it's just a dream and didn't really happen—it's just a little too real. Oh, there's always somepony said the nightmares were too real. For Vinyl, what happened today was just her nightmare. Me had nothing to do today, so Me went with Vinyl to her remix studio. Me saw her friend there, whom Me had seen at me welcome party. Oh, remixes looked so hard to make! Me attention shifted quickly from them to the CDs beside her. Me found a dish of an electric song made in the last two days. Interesting! Me immediately played it and listened—after the permission of Vinyl. But Me didn't tell her which song Me played. And then... Uh… Vinyl, Me know you preferred electric songs. But... "No Cello"... You sang such candid lyrics directly. Did you really think Octavia couldn't be angry? Vinyl was tremble all over when she heard the song. She quickly explained that she had just done it for her friend. So what was the cold sweat on your face, Vinyl? Then, just like some comic situations, Octavia happened to come into the studio when she said, "Vinyl? Are you there? I need some help… " The scene is very embarrassing, eh! Oh, damn, Me shouldn't have turned the music so loud! Uh... Octavia backed away and left the studio with a smile. "I'm not what you think," cried Vinyl. She ran after Octavia and wanted to catch her. She was so hasty that she didn't even take her sunglasses. Oh, Celestia! Vinyl, Me really hoped you could live to see tomorrow's sun. Amen… Well, it's not so serious actually. Vinyl just needed to explain clearly. As for whether Octavia accepted the explanation... Princess Celestia blessed you. It seemed that Vinyl and her friend's work today must have been wasted. Me looked at her friend. And he shrugged and said something similar had happened before. But Vinyl was able to play the cello,too! It shocked me. This couple had different styles. For all that, a little contradiction would not destroy their love. Me took her glasses and said to her friend goodbye. Tomorrow, Me could go to the place Octavia work. In the evening, Me returned the glasses to Vinyl. They should have reconciled. But Vinyl, where did you get the bruises? Well… Oh, it's time to go to bed again! Me hope there will be no nightmares tonight—of course, if Princess Luna will show up... More than a few are just as well! In short, as usual. Good night, dear diary. Good night, beloved moon.