//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Back Home Again // Story: The Perfect Pair // by CarolineCheney //------------------------------// 1987: Foxy's Point Of View... It was just another day at the pizzeria. Though, me head was feelin' a bit funny today since I woke up. No matter! Caroline's comin' today, so it shouldn't be all that bad! I can see her through the curtains right now! Wait, she's going to the restroom. Oh well, I can wait for her during or after the show! Speaking of, it's startin' right now! Wait, I'm startin' to see black in me vision. and it's gettin' worse. That can't be good... A Few Minutes Later... "Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! What have I done?!" I'm panickin' right now. I blacked out for a couple minutes, but when I came to, everyone was running away screaming. And I was covered in blood. There's a child at me feet with a serious injury in the head and unmoving. I see Caroline's mother carry her out the door. Poor lass is confused as to what's goin' on. I doubt I'd see her again. I go back behind the curtains to think about what had just happened. And then the others come storming in, furious at me. I'm scared of what they'll do to me for this. Present Day: My Point Of View... I get to the castle doors and silently walk in as to not disturb any pony. As soon as I shut the door, I was face-to-face with Twilight. Uh oh. "Where have you been?" Twilight said sternly. Oh boy, here we go. "Sorry, Twilight! I was studying with my friends and lost track of time. I'll try not to let that happen again." I say. Twilight relaxed a bit. "If you were studying, then you're off the hook. But you still came home late. So I advise you to finish up in your room, okay? I'm guessing you got most of it done?" "Yes, actually. We did get most of it done. I'll be heading to my room now!" I say, trotting past her. She smiles, and trots back to the library. After trotting through the crystal hallways, I make it to my room. The walls are covered in my drawings, both old and recent, my bed is in the far corner of the room next to the window, my desk is on the opposite side of the room complete with a lamp, stack of paper, quills and markers, glue, and scissors. My bookshelf is next to my desk on the left, and my dresser is in front of my bed, and the nightstand next to the bed. I put my saddlebags down and take my books out to continue studying. I put the books on my desk, turn on my lamp, and open one of them to start where I left off. When I finish studying, I look at the clock to see what time it is. 9:58 p.m. Wow, a lot of time went by during studying. Oh well. Time for bed. I thought as I shut my book, turned off my lamp, and went to bed. It was a peaceful night, no doubt. I think I will have a peaceful slumber tonight. I climbed into bed, and shut my eyes. There was a room full of creatures of some sort. They all look like monkeys, but without tails or much hair. And they were all wearing clothes, which is odd. I look down at myself and realize that I was one of them too. I look around the room and it seemed to be a restaurant of some sort. There were posters of a purple rabbit with a red bowtie and a guitar, a yellow duck? With a bib that says "Let's Eat!" and a cupcake with eyes and teeth, and a brown bear with a black top hat, black bowtie, and a microphone lining the walls. On one side of the room, there was a huge stage with a purple starred curtain, and on that stage were the same rabbit, bear, and duck. Across the room, there was a door way with a sign above it reading "Welcome to Pirate's Cove!" Out of curiosity, I walk towards the door to see what's inside. In the room, the floor was covered in sand. The walls were painted sky blue with clouds and white gulls to give off a beach vibe. Across the room, there was a smaller stage than the one in the other room, with the same purple starred curtains. And then, the curtains opened to reveal a new character. It was a fox with brown pants, blue jacket, captain's hat, a hook on the right paw, and an eyepatch on the right eye. This character seemed oddly familiar to me, but I don't know how. The character started speaking in a gruff, male voice. "YAAARR, me mateys! The name be Foxy! And welcome to the Pirate's Cove!" Oh, so this character is male. And his name is Foxy? Why does that sound so familiar? I continue watching the performance. Not long he started singing a shantey. But a few minutes into the shantey, I could see him acting, off. And his eyes were changing color. His white cornea and orange iris turned black and his slit pupil turned white. He started glitching a lot too. And the song came to a sudden stop. That was when I noticed one of the creatures that were my hight got on the stage and was standing right in front of Foxy. That can't be good. Before any one could react, Foxy's jaws clamped onto the poor creature's head, and the creature fell limp. Everyone around me started screaming and running away, but I stayed put. And then Foxy jumped off the stage and ran towards me, ready to slash his hook on me. I jolted awake soaked in my own sweat. It was just a dream. But it felt so real. And why was this Foxy so familiar to me? I shook my head to clear it. Maybe I'll think about it more tomorrow after the test.