Time Stops For No Dragon
Chapter 8-Lost Memories
Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were in the Throne room, watching the events unfolding outside.
"Should we have tried to stop him?" Luna asked, knowing the dangers of traveling through time.
Celestia shook her head as an answer. "No. I wish to see what happens. Everything has unfolded the way it was supposed to. After his defeat of Discord, the future changed slightly, but still wasn't fixed. The final decision he has to make will determine whether we avoid the horrible future or not. I have taken precautions to guard our memories from time manipulation, and we have the means to fix everything, if need be."
"All right, dear Sister, I trust that thou know what thou art doing."
Twilight ran into the room at that moment, out of breath. "Where is Spike? I woke up, and he was gone! I don't know where he could be." She explained, in full-blown panic mode.
Luna looked confused, as Celestia leaned over and whispered into her ear. "Remember, Luna, the effects of time manipulation. As soon as Spike stepped into the time stream, her memories were altered, to make her forget about the events involving his stealing of the journal, as if he wasn't just here."
Luna nodded in understanding.
Celestia frowned at Twilight, who hadn't noticed their secret exchange of words. "My faithful student, don't you remember? Spike went on a vacation to Saddle Arabia, for a few weeks." Celestia winked at Luna, hoping that she would go along with it.
"Art thou truly so forgetful, Twilight Sparkle?"
Twilight seemed to be thinking about it for a moment, but she eventually shrugged. "I don't really remember, but that makes sense. Well, sorry for bothering you." The unicorn turned to walk away. "I need to get to my class."
Celestia stopped her. "Er, Twilight, It's a Saturday, so you don't have to teach class."
Twilight blinked in surprise at this news. "Wow, I'm being really forgetful today!" She said, as she walked out.
Celestia and Luna laughed after the mare was gone, having played a joke on her.
"I wonder when she'll realize that she DOES have a class to teach, and it's not the weekend?" Celestia wondered. "It should be about…"
"Oh my gosh, I'm late!" A shout sounded outside the room, causing the two to laugh even harder.
It had been quite a while, since either of them had any fun.
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Fluttershy's cottage was shielded by shadows that were at her command. All of the animals had long since left the cottage, in fear of the mare that owned it. Once a sweet and gentle pegasus, now, she was a victim to the powers of the dark. What one couldn't see by looking at her outward appearance, was that inside, was a terrified mare. The old Fluttershy was forced to hide in the deepest depths of her mind, to escape the darkness that now controlled her body.
She could only watch, as Spike was kicked out, and cry in her corner. She figured that he would never like her again, after what she had done. The worst part, was that she couldn't even stop it from happening. Fluttershy hated herself for being so weak and helpless. What the mare didn't know, was that her lover was working tirelessly to save her at this very moment, and didn't blame her for anything. She tried her hardest to fight back, so that maybe, she could warn her friends.
In that moment, the darkness receded, taking her place in the deepest part of her mind. She smiled for the first time in a while, having something to be happy about. The pegasus forced herself to focus, since she knew it was only a matter of time, until the darkness took hold once more.
Fluttershy ran out of the cottage, as the darkness around it dissipated, heading to warn her friends about her current condition.