//------------------------------// // The gift // Story: As a Necromorph // by Crystal Jewelheart //------------------------------// It's an normal snowy evening in Ponyville. Windy Breeze had just returned from the Wonderbolts Academy. As she open the door of her house, she heard someone calling her. Turning around, it was Shadow Trail, a retired Shadowbolt, and a friend of hers. “Hey, Shadow Trail, what's up?” she said. Shadow approached her, panting “Hey” she said in between breaths “I wanna give you something” Windy smiled “Thank but I had enough gifts received from you and everypony this Hearth's warming” she turn to and opened her house but before she could enter, Shadow interrupted her. “But this one is more precious than the Shadowbolt uniform i gave you!” Windy turned around. Shadow reached out her mane and pulled something out. It was a necklace with a red glowing stone serving as a pendant. It look as if it was a double spiral stairs and if she squint, there are several small unknown symbols written. Windy's gaze went up to Shadow, who was smiling at her. “Do you like it? Moonlight help me find this kind of pendant!” Shadow asked cheerily. “I like it?” she quickly snatch the necklace from the former Shadowbolt and beamed “I LOVE IT!” she put the necklace on her neck “It even fits me!” Shadow didn't said a word, she was looking at the pendant with great concentration which caused her eyes to go so small. Then, she uttered three words that her friend doesn't understand. “” Windy raised an eyebrow. “What did you said?” Shadow blinked, looking confused. “Huh? What-? Oh, the pendant's glowing” she pointed at the pendant. “Huh, it is” Windy looked down at the pendant, then at her friend “Is this normal?” “I-I don't know but as soon as it glowed, i feel a little uncomfortable” she noticed the black pegasus visibly shivering and took a step back windy reach out a hoof. A snowflake landed o.nher hoof. “It's probably because of the snow” she said. Her friend nod in agreement, attempting to give her a smile. “Yeah, it sure is” she said “have a nice day, Shadow” “Yeah, have a nice say, Windy” Windy went inside her house. Shutting the door behind. She heard her stomach grumble. “I'm hungry” she went to kitchen and open the fridge. She brought out a small plate, cabbage, tomato, cheese, a cooked eggplant, and two pairs of sandwich and place them on the table. She then went to get a spoon. As she was about to get a fork from theini cabinet where she put all her small kitchen utensils, her gaze move to the drawer which contain knives, she thought of getting one and 'slice' something, she doubted and went back to making her own sandwich. Windy began to hum the Winter Wrap Up song as she start making her sandwich. It took her a few seconds before she completed and immediately consumed the delicious food. “Mmm, so delicious” She moaned. She went up to her bedroom and undressed herself, putting her Wonderbolt uniform in the cabinet. She gaze at her new necklace now on her hooves, staring at it. The strange stone pendant glowed. Her concentration was mostly on the pendant when someone knocked on her door, surprising her completely and letting out a gasp. “Hey, Windy, aren't you gonna answer the door?” “Coming, coming!” Windy grumbled as she went down the stairs. She went and open the door, revealing Writer Rhyme. “What are doing here at this time?” she asked. “Um.. I.. I just want to say... I...” Writer stuttered, fidgeting on his hooves. Sighing, Windy pulled him closer to her, making him blush “Let me guess. You want to stay at my place, am I right?” Writer lowered his head and nodded “Fine, just don't go around scattering my collections this time, okay?” “Yes” Windy let him enter the house. Windy noticed he brought his saddlebag with him. “Why are you bringing a saddlebag? your house is just a few blocks away” “Well, my house is under construction, found a large hole in the living room” he explained. “Oh my Celestia, what happened, Writer” she asked with concern. “Well, there was a... grotesque creature burst out of the floor” he said, avoiding eye contact with her “i don't know what to make out of it but it looks like a large... headless bat with a sharp wicked proboscis” “I haven't heard of this... large headless bat before” she mused “Can you describe me more of the creature?” At this time, Writer was reluctant but decided to say so since they're friends “Well, it looks like as if it was born from a flap of skin” he cringed however, Windy didn't seem to be affected by the gruesome description “and well... I don't want to remember the things under it, it looks like... ugh” he turn and and start coughing and wheezing. “Are you okay?” Windy immediately went up to him “I'm very sorry. Just go to sleep now, okay and forget the creature” she escorted her friend to her bedroom and put him on her own bed. “But where are you going to sleep?” Writer asked as he lay on his stomach, watching Windy remove his saddlebag. “On the couch at the living room” she said as she put his saddlebag beside the door “Call me if you want something or if you need help, okay?” “... Sure..” Writer moaned. “Good night” Windy said as she exits the room. Writer moaned something unintelligible but she knew he was also saying good night to her. She closed the door behind her and went to the living room to get some sleep. Unknown to the two occupants of the house, there is a chanting of alien voices within the house. “Make. us. whole In the midst of the night, one of the two ponies open their eyes, their eye glowed blood red. Writer Rhyme woke up early in the morning, having fully energized because of his, he sat on his hunches as he stretch his forelegs and yawned. “Good morning Equestria” he moaned. Once he open his eyes, he saw a pony standing by the door, and she didn't look happy. And there was a knife on her mouth's grip.