//------------------------------// // 3 weeks since disappearance // Story: The Backrooms // by ARandomLonelyDude //------------------------------// It had been three week since Raven disappeared and there were no traces of her anywhere. The search for her eventually stopped and life went on as normal. Except for princess Celestia. Her work was about 5 time harder but that didn't bother her. What bothered her was the fact that her friend had disappeared, possibly abducted, and she couldn't do anything about it. She had hoped that Raven would be found eventually but that hope had died out at this point. She would never know what happened to one of her closest friends. Right now she had finished raising the sun and was walking to the dining hall for breakfast. She was too lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice her sister join her. "Sister, are you thinking about Raven?" "Yes." "You should stop. All of our attempts at finding her have failed. We can only hope that she is fine where she is." "I know but I ca-", she was cut off as a tidal wave of magic passed over them. "That came from the gardens!", Luna shouted as they teleported to their location. They reappeared in the garden and quickly made their way to the location of the disturbance. They weren't very happy about what they saw. 3 royal guards who looked sick were inspecting a fallen wardrobe that had a puddle of blood under it. The side with the doors were facing the sky as if it was a coffin. A royal guard noticed them and quickly saluted and said, "Princess, we have found your assistant." Celestia figured it out quickly and her eyes started getting wet. She walked to the wardrobe and prepared herself for what she was going to see. She pulled open the door and looked inside. Her face turned a visible shade of green. Inside the wardrobe was Raven. Her glasses were gone along with the left half of her face, exposing the skull underneath. Her stomach had been cut open and her insides were gone. Her left hindleg had been ripped off and her right hindleg had a bone coming through the skin. It was a sad sight. Celestia noticed that Raven was clutching something in her hooves. he slowly picked it up with her magic and brought it close to her face for inspection. It was a note stained with blood. She read it and cried. Note: "I am Raven Inkwell and I'm going to die. I had appeared in this place a few hours ago by unknown means and decided to search for an exit. I didn't find an exit but I found another note from somepony who came before me. I was warned about being too loud but it was too late. It heard me and chased me. I managed to scare it off but it came back with more numbers. As I wait for them to break through the wardrobe, I think of all the regrets I have in my life. There is nothing I can do about my situation. Nopony is here to help me, none of my friends know where I am and might never know what happened to me. What did I do to deserve this? Will I just be forgotten by the world? Will anypony ever find me? At this point I cant be sure. I just hope that nopony else ever stumbles into the backrooms ever." -END-