Rainbow Dash stepped backwards, but the voice was in her head, she had no way of running.
"H-how? How is that possible?"
"It just is, but you have to repay me, with a day of your mind..."
Rainbow paused, she was confused, but it seemed legit, but not at the same time. She shook her head. "How can I trust you?!?! Give me proof that you can bring me to my friends, and that you will only use one day!"
The voice laughed again, "Simple..."
Instantly, the room around seemed to wisp away like fog. She found herself out far into an apple orchard. A familiar sound of hooves against the trunk of a tree echoed around. She broke into a run. Applejack! It was Applejack!
She turned a corner, to see the orange earth pony.
"Applejack!" she squealed, and ran up to her. She didn't feel pain, and noticed that her wings weren't wrapped up anymore, nor were there cuts on her body.
When she reached about a foot from her, she ran into an invisible wall. Like glass, she bounced off of it, landing on her plot.
"W-what?" her voice quivered. It was hard to believe how much she missed that mare.
The voice called again.
"You can't talk to her yet, she doesn't even know your here. But I guarantee that you will be able to after you pay me."
Just the sight of AJ made her want to immediately accept the offer, but she kept away from it.
"Any more proof? If this is all you can give me, to prove that you will take me to my friends, then go, leave, I don't want to listen to you!"
The voice gently replied, "Oh, I can give you more if that is what you want!"
Instantly, she found herself into the parlor of Sugarcube corner, to spot the pink party pony selling some cupcakes.
Within a blink, she found herself in Rarity's boutique, watching the white mare sew at some fancy new dress.
Shaking her head, she was now outside of Fluttershy's cottage.
Fluttershy.
She cursed the name.
But the yellow pegasus was not crazed, but softly speaking to her animals, and feeding them.
She backed away. The dreams came to her quickly, well, whatever they were, dreams or not, they were all to real.
A few seconds later, she was now in Twilight's library, watching her read a book.
She sighed with relief only to be pulled away into another part of this, this, whatever this was.
The six mares were together, hugging.
She was watching HERSELF, this was part of her past. The ponies were laughing and smiling.
Rainbow Dash stared blankly, afraid that if she blinked, it would all go away.
But with no avail, more and more pictures came to her.
Sleeping in Applejack's tree, the first time she met her.
Having a surprise party thrown by Pinkie, the first time she saw that mare.
Being dragged away towards the spa by Rarity for a makeover, the first time she had spent with the fashionista unicorn.
Crashing into Twilight, knocking her into mud on the first day Twilight arrived in Ponyville.
And the time she stood up for Fluttershy the first time at flight school.
They all came and went so quickly, it made her head hurt. She screamed, tears now poured out, she couldn't hold it back anymore.
She found herself now curled up on the floor of Twilight's room, the voice calling to her.
"What is your decision?"
"I-I...n-n, yes..." She lowered her head, she had to give in, she couldn't take it any longer, she wanted to be with her friends, she wanted to get away, she just wanted to leave her mind's helpless thoughts for a while.
The voice laughed menacingly, it echoed so loudly in her head, it made her scream. She heard hooves clopping up stairs.
Twilight was coming - again.
She felt like something seeped into her. She felt a chill run through her spine to her neck, almost like ice in her veins. She felt her eyes shrink to small beads.
She stopped screaming, and sat still. She wasn't crying any more. She felt a grin slowly creep onto her face.
She tried to fight it, but it was almost like shackles blocked her own self from fighting against her mind. The voice quietly spoke to her.
"Silly foal, a day is all I needed yes, only a day to overtake you. But don't worry, you will get to see your friends. You will die with them!" It laughed for a long while, that crazed laugh pierced her like daggers.
She could see everything, she just couldn't do anything to stop it.
Twilight ran into the room, gasping obviously by the deep pants for breath.
Rainbow was turned towards the wall. She could see nothing but the dark shadows of the night, accept for silvery beams of light shining through the small window.
A voice spoke, the REAL Rainbow Dash could tell it wasn't in her mind. She tried to fight back, she knew what was coming.
"Rest well, sleep well, you will never wake again!"