Game over
Those words rang through my consciousness wait what? My consciousness? How am I still alive?! I open my eyes tentatively and look around the room I am still in the barren room where I first heard of Pestilences little ‘game’ oh my gosh the game! I hope Storm is ok, suddenly somepony laughs behind me.
“Oh my dear Autumn did you really think I was going to kill you?” Pestilence trots into my field of vision “the answer to that question is no you are too much fun to play with to kill” at this he cackles and continues pacing around me he looks troubled. “The same can’t be said for your friend however” at this statement my anger bubbles up to the surface if he says one more thing about my Storm I am sure I will erupt. “You see Autumn he is not as willing to co-operate as you are, he doesn’t see the fun in my games so unfortunately for him he will have to be killed. We can’t have party poopers can we?”
“DON’T YOU DARE HARM STORM OR I SWEAR I’LL…I’LL”
“You will do what? Go on my dear I am listening” that malicious grin of his only succeeds in fuelling my anger further. However I am too angry for words so I just shoot him a look that communicates my anger no! My hatred for him. “I thought as much now on with business I am a villain you are a hero now go on say something heroic” at this statement he looks straight into my face with those…pits he calls eyes. What am I going to do he has me in his hooves right where I can’t do anything oh what would storm do in a situation like this? THAT’S IT! Storm! I flash him a smile which seems to unnerve him slightly.
“Who little old me a hero?! What are you talking about? Pestilence I am just little old Autumn Breeze from Ponyville I am no hero but I will tell you who is a hero do you want to know?” I look at Pestilence the smile widens slightly as I see he is taken back by my statement.
“I would like to know”
“Storm” he recoils a little bit at the name but composes himself.
“You fool! Storm is no more a hero than I! I mean what kind of hero destroys their home town?!” he restarts his pacing but it is quicker as his rant continues it seems I have struck a nerve now I am free from his little mind games I can think of a way out of here…
I awake and look around the room same room that I was in before the ‘game’ as Autumn called it but wait how am I still alive? No matter now to find out where Autumn is and get out of here right let’s think about this no windows no doors just those mirrors how did we break them before? I am just pondering this when I hear a voice wafting through the room “DON’T YOU DARE HARM STORM OR I SWEAR I’LL…I’LL.” Was that Autumn and why did she sound so angry? I can’t help but feel some happiness at her outburst… sigh if only she knew how I feel about her but she only sees me as a friend nothing more… anyway back to finding a way out of here I am still figuring out how to break the mirrors when I hear another voice “You fool! Storm is no more a hero than I! I mean what kind of hero destroys their home town?!” upon hearing those words anger rises inside me and I can feel the magic building on my horn “I’ll show you how much of a hero I can be Pestilence” at that a beam of light shoots out of my horn and engulfs the mirror…
Come on Autumn think how do I get out of here there are no doors or windows just those mirrors. I could try and ram it again but I as I try to move my legs I realise I can’t move I am stuck by some weird magic. I am still trying to figure out how to escape and Pestilence is still ranting however as he passes the mirror it explodes inwards and knocks him into the far wall. As the dust settles I see a silhouette in the wall their head is lowered as a blue light is receding from their horn “there that’s how much of a hero I can be Pestilence” The dust fully settles as Storm raises his head he looks at me and smiles “Hello Autumn did I miss anything?” He trots over to me I go to move to him and realise the magic holding me in place has disappeared; Pestilence must have been controlling it.
“Storm I thought you were dead” tears are welling up again no not now I must remain strong.
“Must you say that every time we meet?” we reach each other and he hugs me “truth be told I thought you were dead as well” I can’t bear the thought of losing him again so I do the only thing I think right in the moment I lean forwards and kiss him. In time I will look back on this moment and wonder what possessed me to kiss him but right now I couldn’t care less. I look at him and almost giggle at his expression his ears are flattened onto his head and his cheeks have gone a shade of red not normally found in nature. He breaks the kiss “Autumn I…I…I don’t know what to say”
“you don’t have to say anything” a haze enters my mind as I lean in again to kiss him but he pushes me away with his hoof.
“maybe we should focus on getting out of here then we can talk feelings ok?” I nod the haze leaving my brain why did I kiss him? I will figure this out later. “Now then let’s go get the princess” the princess I forgot about her.
“Can you remember the spell you used to break the mirror?” I look back at Pestilence who is still lying on his side maybe Storm killed him.
“I think so let’s give it a try” we trot to the mirror in the room that Storm had been in, Storm lowers his head a blue aura engulfing his horn suddenly it thickens and shoots out at the mirror which is then engulfed in the light. Suddenly there is a massive flash of light and the mirror explodes into the room. We walk in as the dust settles our gaze centres on the floor because on the floor is Princess Celestia lying as if sleeping.
“Is she dead?” I ask Storm who is trotting over to Celestia.
“I hope not then we would have to explain to Equestria how their Princess died because of us". Princess Celestia lifts her head and looks at us.
“Princess Celestia are you ok?” I ask her anxiously
“I am fine I am just tired that alicorn Pestilence was his name was it not?” we nod “he knocked me out with magic and threw me in here.
“I am confused you were chained up in a room and we had to save you but it was a trap was that not you?” Storm asks with a puzzled look on his face.
“No that was not me that was a changeling under Pestilences’ command for he commands a lot of changelings it took on the form of me and took my place in Pestilences’ twisted game”. I knew there was something wrong with the princess why her coat was slightly darker than it should be.
“Not to sound rude princess but we’ve talked too long let’s get out of here before Pestilence wakes up” That’s Storm always on edge we turn to leave but before Celestia can teleport us out of here a voice sounds behind us.
“Too late I have already woken up.” This won’t end well…