Beyond My Grave: Night Terrors

by AnnEldest


The Dream Team

Spike had the floor lined with candles. Each candle having an uncanny bright light. They didn't seem to be in any pattern just randomly spread out.

Discord watched as Spike read a book as he whispered to himself. Spike walked back and forwards moving things and making certain areas on the floor.

Spike looked up at Discord." Ok, we're going to need five phoenix feathers, two hydra eggs, and six dragon scales", Spike said as he held out seven of his scales in his claws.

"Spike, what exactly are we doing"? Discord crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows." You do know what you're doing right"?

"Discord, you're gonna doubt me? I didn't let you down before."

"Yes, that's true but this seems like it's gonna involve messing with dreams, and that didn't turn out the best with the last creature who attempted that ."

Spike looked up at him with a sarcastic look. "You care to try this spell out yourself?" Spike asked as he lifted the book to Discords arms. Discord looked at the book with what looked like scribbles to him. "Then don't doubt my knowledge of the supernatural. I'm an expert".

Discord rolled his eyes, hearing the enormous amount of pride in the young dragons voice.

"So, about those items I needed"? Spike held out his claws.

Discord snapped his fingers and a mailbox with wings flew into the room. It flew over Spike and started coughing. It seemed to be coughing on something. After a few moments and a lot of coughing later, it puked up the items that Spike had requested onto Spike's face. He was now all wet and stank wasn't so pleasant.

"Oops, sorry Spike he recently picked up a terrible cold and can't seem to shake it". Discord said handing the mailbox a box of tissues.

"Oh yes, I feel really bad for him,'' Spike said wiping his face. His flat sarcastic voice made Discord chuckled.

They laid out all the items on the floor. Each item was carefully set on one of the markers Spike previously put on the ground. He drew a circle in the middle of the room.

"Alright, I think we are all set," Spike said gazing at the scene." Now, all we……," Spike was cut off but the sound of his bedroom door opening.

Twilight stood in the doorway shocked at what lay in front of her. The candles, the feathers, the scales, it was all a bit of a shock.

"Spike, what is all this"? Twilight said as she walked forward.

"Hmm it's…," Spike quickly searched for a lame excuse. "It's for…umm..."

"A research paper."

"Ogres and Ogliets"! Discord said as at the same time as Spike.

They both looked at each with the realization of their mistake.

"A research paper for Ogres and Ogliets!" They said in unison.

Twilight blink in awe at the situation. She always was kinda weird about what would happen with the guys and that game. She was just gonna do the same thing she always did when she found herself in that situation.

"Well ok then, I'll just leave you two with whatever this is then." She quickly shut the door followed by the sound of hooves trotting away.

"Well, that was close. We gotta do this fast before she comes back," Spike said looking over the book again.

Discord laid down on the circle as Spike directed him. Spike moved the items around him in an order that the book presented.

Discord watched in curiosity at Spike's moments. He had to admit, Spike looked like he knew what he was doing. Now he still wasn't happy at where he was sure the situation was heading to.

Discord looked up at Spike as he stood right above him." So, what's gonna happen here exactly?"

"Well, I'm gonna try to force you to have the dream again but this time it'll be far more in detail and I'll be able to see it".

"Yup, kinda figured it was something like that." Discord's voice was less than stellar at what he knew was gonna be another joy ride for him." Well, here goes nothing I guess. Let's do this".

Discord was laying in the middle of all the candles and items. His eyes were closed as spike sat beside him. He looked through the book, skimming through the basic instructions. He then lit all the candles and made a small cut on his hand.

The blood mixed with the candle to make a familiar blue flame. He used the flame to make a symbol on Discords head. It kinda looked like two fireballs colliding. He then put the same symbol on his head, and on the floor in front of him.

"Okay, Discord I need you to remember your dream", Spike said putting the blue flame on the floor.

"Right cause I could forget a dream….. nightmare…..night terror like that," Discord made sure the sarcasm was strong in his voice.

"You will be surprised how much one can forget in a dream."

"Like what?"

"For starter, nopony really remembers the beginning of one."

"And how do you know I will remember more?"

"Just do it. I need you to remember every detail you can."

Discord began playing back his dream in his head. He remembered every horrifying part of it which made it easy for him to playback.

"Ok, just keep doing that over and over. You feel yourself getting sleepy. You don't know if you're awake or asleep anymore." Spikes voice began to enter Discords mind. "You remember what it felt like, what the air smelled like, what you could hear. It all came together so it felt so real for you. Now I need you to hold on to that, and……… wake up!"

Discord woke up to the sound of Spike clapping, but he wasn't in the castle anymore.

He looked around and saw a crib. There were toys all over the floor. He noticed the crystal walls and crystal decorations.

"This is Flurry Heart's room." A familiar voice emerged. Discord Jumped back to see Spike standing right behind him." Well, what do you think Discord? Am I good or am I good?"

Discord calmed himself down. "Ok, didn't expect to see you here. I'm usually alone on these things."

Spike smiled. "Ya, I decided to tag along with this one." Spike started looking around.

"What did you do exactly?" Discord asked.

"I put you back into your dream. Well, it's more like you're exploring your dream cause it's not gonna repeat it just let us look around it." Spike thought to himself wondering if that explanation made sense.

"How'd you know how to do that?"

"Umm well I kinda might have used it before," Spike chuckled.

"Wait you've gone into some ponies dream before?"

"Umm…..that's not important right now Discord. What's important is that we find out what your dream meant."

Discord rolled his eyes as he could only imagen what story could be told. "Fear not to Spike your secrets is safe with me."

They made their way out to the hallway. They looked down both hallways trying to decide which way to take. Spike looked at Discord.

"Well, what do you think?" Spike asked.

"I don't know."

"Well you're the expert on this kinda thing," Spike said with a hit of sarcasm.

"I'm not an expert. I've just done this before. More than I would have liked."

"Well then do the same thing you did before."

"I can't," Discord snapped back

"Why not?" Spike asked

"Cause before there was a clue or a hint".

"Like wh…"

Before Spike could finish they both heard someone humming. They turned to see the purple-haired mare disappear around the corner at the end of the hallway.

Discord leaned down closer to Spike." Like that," he whispered.

"I...don't remember this..."

"Come on," Spike said.

They both took off running to the end of the hallway. When they arrived they were met by an old broken down wooden door. It looks as if it had been rotting for many years

Discord turned the handle and slowly opened the door. A loud slow creak followed the door till it was fully opened. They looked at each other, neither wanting to go in.

The room was not of the Crystal Empire, but somewhere that Discord nor Spike had not seen before. The room had metal shelves full of old run-down junk toys. There were spinning tops, balls, board games, card games, and wagons. Above all, there was nothing more prevalent than dolls.

The dolls were old wet and creepy. Some were clowns others were ballerinas. No matter what they were, they were all old raggedy creepy dolls. It was even more creepy that most of them didn't have eyes or limbs were missing. Empty eye sockets stared back at Discord and Spike.

They kept walking slowly as the scene made a shiver run down their spine. They hated the room and even a small gust of wind was enough to make both of them jump.

They eventually came to a halt as they came to a wall. The wall had small holes in it. When they looked threw one of the bigger holes, close to the floor, they saw the purple-haired mare.

She was still humming the same tune as before. She was in a nursery holding something in her arms. It was hard to make it out but it was easy to guess that it was a baby. She sat it down inside a wooden crib she continued to hum as she held up a doll to the baby.

The doll appeared to be special to the baby as it laughed and grabbed it. It held it tightly in its arms as it quickly fell asleep. The mare, which was the baby's mother, smiled as she watched her baby sleep.

Before Spike or Discord could commit on anything, they heard a loud crash come from inside the room they were is. They both jumped back as they grabbed onto each other. They looked around but saw no disturbance of any kind. They quickly jump back off each other.

The sound of a mare crying could be heard. They look back at the hole to investigate. The mother mare was now laying on the floor balling her eyes out. She held onto the doll as she screamed out. Tears flooded the floor.

"What's wrong with her? What happened?" Spike asked.

"Look," Discord said as he moved Spike's head in another direction.

The site was horrible. The baby was now pinned against the ceiling by its hooves and its guts hung down almost to the floor. Blood rained down as the baby started to whimper.

Spike gasped as he grabbed his mouth. "Sweat Celestia" was all he could whisper.

"That's about as far from her as you can get actually," Discord whispered.

They looked back down to the mother mare who continued to cry. She kept crying out " My ba-baby, my sweet-eeet baby. She's my baby, my baby my baby my baaaaaaby." Her words were slurred as she stuttered.

Spike started to cry as he backed up. Discord was soon to follow. They looked at each other in total shock.

"What happened here?" Spike cried.

"I'm not really for sure but it's beyond horrible," Discord said rubbing his head.

"What are you doing?!" A voice yelled from behind the wall.

They both looked threw the hole to see the mare staring right at them. She had blood flowing down her eyes as she stuck up in all directions. She didn't let them respond as she lunged at them breaking through the wall. Spike and Discord fell back as they screamed.

"She can't have her, that crystal heart pony, she's my baby. My Baby!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs making an uncanny echo.

They both scream as her hair wrapped up Discord and lifted him into the air. Spike got up to run only to trip on a sign. He groaned in pain as he moved the sign out of his way, but he stopped when he saw what it said on it.

Discord couldn't scream as her hair choked him. He gagged as he tried to escape. She brought him face to face with her. She screamed in his face. Discord closed his eyes readying himself for the outcome.

"Discord wake up!" Spike yelled.

Discord opened his eyes back in Spike's room. The candles were all burned out and the items all but ash. Discord grabbed his chest as the fear was still all present. Spike fell back on the floor breathing heavily. They looked at each other in horror.

Discord looked into the mirror that appeared with C.Ds face in it phone still in his paw.

"I just got off the phone with the mortician. I told him we needed an extra-large coffin and apparently, we'll be needing an extra small one as well."