//------------------------------// // Chapter 12 // Story: The Number 22 // by Blazing Shadows //------------------------------// Author's Note: I will not be posting my announcement/story online like I said I would. Instead, I'm going to try and start out my idea and see how it goes from there....Maybe. Just wait and see what happens! Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic or The Number 23, the cool movie this story is based on. THE NUMBER 22 Chapter 12 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 I knew where I was headed: to Dr. Lori's office. I had to tell her about my visions. They were just like Hoofling's. But, I didn't want to go crazy like her and have thoughts of killing Orlando....Not Orlando. We had just started reconnecting and I wasn't gonna let the curse mess that up. I had to get the Doc's help before it was too late. 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 "Come on, Rarity! We've got to find Twilight!" "Rainbow Dash, stop! This is crazy! Do you honestly think that Twilight will know anything about these visions of yours?!" "She has to! Maybe she's having the same type of visions I am! Maybe the curse has given her some kind of psychic connection with me!" "But, even if that was true, she's got her own problems to deal with right now!" "Rarity, I don't think her date with Orlando is more important than this! I mean, understanding these visions might even help defeat the curse!" "....Yeah...I guess you've got a point there." "Come on, then!" 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 I kept running, not daring to look around at anypony. I knew they were looking at me, wondering what I was doing running in a dress this late at night, but I didn't care. As long as I knew where I was headed, that was all that mattered. "Okay. Now, I just have to get to Dr. Lori's without running into any difficulties...." I turned around the street corner and saw something that stopped me dead in my tracks. I saw Orlando leaning against a brick wall with Dr. Lori, embracing her. They didn't dare hide their kissing scene. They were out where everyone could see them. Most ponies just stared at them adoringly. Me....I was staring with a mixture of anger and heartbreak.....But,....mostly heartbreak. "....Orlando,.....why?..." BAM! Someone plowed into me from behind. I was knocked forward on the sidewalk. I was afraid that I had made too much of a scene and that it would attract attention from Orlando and Lori. And, if we met eyes, I knew one of us would have to kill the other. I got up and pulled both myself and the mysterious attacker behind the corner. I then turned to face them. "Listen, buddy, who the hell do you think you are?!!" It was then that I saw that the pony I was holding was Rainbow Dash. It seemed I had scared her a little bit, as she was trembling under my hoof. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, Rainbow! I didn't know who you were." "That's okay, Twilight. I'm sorry for plowing into you. It's just that....there's something I need to talk to you about...." "Okay, sure Dash. What do you want to talk about?" "Not here, Twilight," said a familiar voice. I looked up to see Rarity walking towards us. She had a look of worry and concern on her face, illuminated clearly by the moonlight. "What do you mean, "Not here", Rarity?" "Rainbow wants to talk to you somewhere private." I looked back down at Rainbow to see a look of fear and worry in her eyes. She was still trembling under my hoof. That told me that I hadn't scared her with my yellling....Something else was bothering her.....Something she feared. 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 Later, at the Carousel Botique, me and Rainbow were sitting by each other on the couch while Rarity had taken herself a seat in the recliner. I didn't want to tell them about what I had seen. Seeing how Dash was shaken up, I didn't want to cause any more excitement.....But I knew that, when I had a chance, I was gonna beat the hell out of Orlando. He had only said all those things about me to get another girl to love on. He was a lier, a cheater, and, most of all, a jerk.....And, Dr. Lori! How could my personal doctor do this to me?!...But, then again, Hoofling went through the same situation. It was as though we shared lives.....But, because of the curse, I guess we had to. "Alright, Dash, what do you want to talk about?" She was still shaken up, but she eventually managed to speak. ".....Well, lately, I've been having these.....visions...about....um....." "About what? It's okay, Dash. You can tell me." "....They've been about me falling,...or rather jumping, off a balcony." This hit me like a rock in the face. A sudden thought flashed through my mind. The Italian Blonde jumping off the balcony, landing right in front of Hoofling....Another victim of the curse. But this made no sense. Why would Rainbow be having these visions? "And....there's something else..." "What? What else?!" "Every time I have them,.....you're in them too...." Me? Why would I be in them?! This made absolutely no sense! Was the book trying to give me some kind of hidden message or was it just trying to mess with my mind some more? "Rainbow....I...." I couldn't think of what to say, so I just said the first thing that came to my mind. ".....I've never seen you shaken up like this....In fact, I've scarcely seen you shaken up period." "I said the same thing when she came to me," spoke Rarity, "It's just eating me up with worry....I do hope you'll be alright, Rainbow Dash." "I hope so too.....Twilight?" "Yes?" "Could these visions mean something? I mean, could they be some kind of clue in helping to stop the curse?" "That's what I'm going to find out....tonight." "Oh no, Twilight!" yelled Rarity, "You're not going to stay up all night studying this.....Not without us." "No! You two aren't getting involved in this. I couldn't live with myself if either of you got hurt." "But, Twilight," interrupted Rainbow Dash, "If these visions can help you get rid of this curse, don't you think you'll need the one who's actually having them?" "Well....I guess you're right....But, you're not the type of pony who stays up studying." "Maybe not...But, I'm willing to do anything to help my friends!" "....Thanks, Rainbow." "And what about me?" asked Rarity. "We'll be fine, Rarity." "Okay, Twilight....But, if you need anything, and I mean anything, don't hesitate to call me!" "I won't. Good night, Rarity." "Good night, Twilight...and Rainbow Dash." "Night." After she left, me and Dash started searching the library, looking for a book on visions and how to handle them. I figured I could use it to start a hypothesis....But the book called me to read another chapter. "Dash,....do you mind if I-" "Go ahead." Chapter 12 Taking a Few Steps Back My anger was slowly consuming me as I continued to think about Orlando and his deceptiveness. "I'm right there with ya, sister." "What was that, Twilight?" "Oh, nothing." My other sides were giving me major headaches as they desperately tried to break out and take over. "How can you just let him come in every night and sleep peacefully?! You know he's guilty....and yet you still cook for him!!" "Shut up, shut up!!" I feared that I was teetering on the verge of losing myself completely. If that happened, I would no longer be able to control what my body did. I would be forced to watch as my other self killed Orlando. The thought of it lingered in my mind every day. It even drove me to thinking about suicide. "I mean, if I wasn't around anymore, I wouldn't have to worry about the curse taking me over.....or getting any new victims." But, of course, there was always an opposite thought from my other side. "But, on the other hand, maybe the curse would be just what somepony else needs. I've had to live with it and others should too. Once they do, they'll know just how cruel the world can really be.....I hope Orlando gets it before anypony else." I finally decided to sit down with Orlando and discuss what I knew,....and hopefully find out a solution to solve the problem....besides doing what my other side suggested. "Listen, Orlando.....I know you've been cheating on me....." "Oh,....do you?..." "Yes...." "Well, it's about damn time! I've been waiting on you to figure it out!" "....Wh-What?!" "You've become completely obsessed with that number and it's cut into our love life!" That's when I finally snapped. "IT'S NOT MY LOVE LIFE!! This whole relationship was built off of you getting sex off me! That's no way to abuse a girlfriend!" "You were my girlfriend! But, now, I'm just using you as a place to live." "....GET...OUT!!!" "Okay, fine! I mean, who would want to live with a mare who breaks everything she has that's made of glass and just leaves it on the floor?!" And, just like that,....he was gone. End of Chapter 12! Author's Note: This won't end well....What's coming up soon will shock even the toughest brony........Have a nice day! 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222