Princess luna flew through room after torched room trying to find where Stagemaster is within this nightmarish dream.
"MASTER OF THE STAGES!! WHERE ART THOU!!" Luna shouted using her royal Canterlot voice blowing out some fires, only for them to reignite seconds later.
As luna flew throughout the building, the more she realised what kind of building she was in as she saw several items throughout it; a name book, several beds, children's toys, reception desk, adoption papers, it was with the last item she found that she knew with one hundred percent certainty, she was in an orphanage.
But it didn't make sense to the lunar princess, she had so many questions like; Why would that child burn down an orphanage? Why can't she change the dream? Why is there nothing outside the orphanage? Why was there a figure outside the orphanage in that void? Why was the orphanage in a void?
..... Wait.... Figure in the void? That had to be Stagemaster!
Stagemasters POV
It had been a few minutes now that I have been placed here, and I am quickly reaching a panic attack, why did it have to be here? Why did I have to-"MASTER OF THE STAGES!! WHERE ART THOU!!" Princess Luna? How is she- oh no, she's going to see everything?! I...i-i can't let her see that!? I-i have to g-get her out here! But how?! I can't even move?! WHAT CAN I-
CRACK!!
What was that? I thought as I looked towards the sound and saw...princess luna flying out of a window? What?
It took about fifteen seconds for luna to reach me.... Why do I feel so calm around her? She feels almost like...mom.....
"...princess luna?" Why.....why does she have to remind me of her so much...
"Stagemas-" "John....call me John, it's my...birth name.." I interupted luna by telling her my true name.
"O...K?" She asked with a confused tone.
"I....I don't want to be called Stagemaster right now....this is a memory of my past... So I will be referred to by my old name..." Why am I telling her this? And....why do I want to tell her more?
"Of course... John." Luna spoke gently before gaining a serious gaze.
"John, doth thou know what is going on within thy nightmare?" Luna asked, should I tell her? 'sigh' why not, not like I can do anything else.
"It's.... not a nightmare..." I spoke bearly above a whisper hoping she wouldn't hear me.
"Hm? What doth thou mean sir John?" Luna asked in confusion, 'sigh' right, ponies have great hearing.
".... It's a memory.." I sighed as I began to explain my past.
'sigh' "if you are going to understand this memory, you are going to need to understand my past." I spoke gaining more of Luna's attention.
"What doth thou mean?" Luna asked, I can't believe I'm telling her this... I hope he doesn't come back.
'sigh' "I'll, I'll start at the beginning, at a young age of three, my parents were killed, I don't know much about them but, I can distinctly remember the feeling of anger towards them." I started my explanation strong with the mention of my so called parents death, seeing Luna's shocked expression, I continued.
"After they were killed, I was sent to several corrupt orphanages, they would often burn me, electrocute me, break my bones, starve me, and a whole lot more, quite frankly it's a miracle I'm even alive today." I spoke as I looked at my hands, they were shaking slightly with a familiar rage, a rage I didn't like, I continued my explanation.
"There was only one who cared for me, she would often treat my wounds and feed me when they would try to starve me to death, I endured that torture for about six years, on my ninth birthday, that was when I finally snapped." I seethed as tears began to form... I miss you..mum...I.. I should continue.
"On....on that dammed day, they killed her, they killed the only person who ever cared about me, so I snapped, I locked down the orphanage and burnt it to the ground, I was ready to die that day, but I survived, I had little to no sanity at the time, but then I found a curtain show-moving pictures to tell a story-, that show gave me hope, it gave me an anchor to regain my sanity, well most of it anyways." I finished my explanation now fully crying as I waved my hand towards the burning orphanage Infront of me.
"I...-" "so sentimental, aren't we, brother." no... it can't be....
"Null?!" H-how?! I...he's supposed to be gone!?
"that's right John, or should I say, Stagemaster?" I spoke to my lesser half hey! I'm narrati- shut up already!
"But...how...?" I asked my darker half.
"What is this sir John?" Luna asked...shit, she has to get out of here!
"brother, as you know, you are locked in a sleep, unable to wake up, by now sombra is most likely to break through into the empire, you may not be able to break through his locks, but I am in affected by them, you know what to do." what does he?..wait.... oh.. oh no.
"You would be a fool if you think I'm going to let you out Null!" I shouted at my dark reflection.
"we don't have a choice brother, it's either, you let me out temporarily, or sombra wins, and you know why we can't have that, don't you?".... I hate it when he's right...
"Fine, but you better protect the ponies, you here me...brother." I spoke getting a surprised look from Null when I called him my brother, I reached out my hand to let him free.
"indeed, nopony shall be harmed, Afterall, how can we be the villains if there are no heroes left? It wouldn't be any fun." Null laughed as he shook my hand and took temporary control over our body... I hope I didn't just make a huge mistake right now...