//------------------------------// // Nightmares and a Castle // Story: The alicorn of time // by Mrchibivampire //------------------------------// As I walk across the charred remains of Equestria I see nothing but death there is no life to be seen. This world have fallen into everlasting darkness and I wander the lands alone it fells somewhat nostalgic. I'm just as alone as I was when time came into existence and I was born, all my precious threads are gone and I can't sense anything, divine nor mortal. Could this perhaps be the end of time? Will my duty finally come to an end? What will become of me? What is the next step for this world? Will everything be broken down to the very base of existence? I have so many questions yet there is no one here to answer them. As I ponder my own thoughts, a being with a presence worthy of something far greater than gods stands before me. The being is shapeless due to my own inability to comprehend it. It starts to talk but I can't understand it. The mere words coming from this deity are powerful enough to shatter the very fabric of this universe. I leave my fragile infant form behind me and ascend to my true godhood and form. The divine deity takes on my shape the only difference is that it's coat and mane looks like a mockery of my own. Before me stands an alicorn with a dark coat and a mane/tail that looks like its made out of fog but it dances with the essence of the living I can sense the essence of everything that have ever existed in this world. It's eyes are white and bottomless I fear that if I stare into them I will fall and never return. “You have questions I assume” the being says in a voice that is beyond anything I have ever heard, it fells like I'm talking directly to the base of existence. I can't say anything although I have so many questions but I can't shape the words reacquired to ask my questions. As I'm finally about to ask this deity a question I start felling massive pain all over my body. I can sense my own life-force fading and I'm getting dragged into a pit of everlasting darkness by the very thread of time that I have spent my entire existence caring for. “IS THIS THE END OF TIME!” I cry in desperation as my very existence is snuffed out and there is nothing but darkness left. I awake in the chariot hyperventilating and sweating beads of ice all over my body. (What do these nightmares mean? Why do they torture me?) Once again I got so many questions and no one who can answer them. Celestia looks over me with a worried expression and ask “are you alright? You were squirming a lot and I tried to wake you but it was impossible” “I'm fine it was only a nightmare and now I'm fine.” “Well alright then if you say so” Celestia says as she nuzzle the back of my head. (I really wish she would stop with all the physical contact it's starting to get on my nerves. But I would lie if I said that I did not enjoy it, whenever she does it a shiver goes through my entire body and it fells good in some strange way.) “Oh that's right I got something for you,” Celestia says with a smile. “Well that was....” before I can finish my sentence I'm enveloped in a yellow aura and I'm bathed in a flash of light. “You look absolutely adorable” Celestia said with the hint of squee in her voice. I don't know what she did to me but I fell a lot fussier that usual and also a lot warmer. I link myself with Celestias eyes in order to get a look at the new adorable me. It seems that I'm wearing a light blue bodysuit decorated with smiling flowers and something I think are supposed to be bumblebees. “Do you like it?” Celestia ask. I levitate myself back up on the seat next to Celestia and lay down. Every time I move around I fell a soft sensation it's like I'm being stroked with a pegasus feather every time I move. It fells amassing the softness of this suit is beyond anything I have ever felt before. “It's very pleasant and I like the color, what Is this?” “It's a hoffie-pajamas. It's very popular right now and I thought you might enjoy one.” “Give me five!” I say while raising one of my hooves. Celestia looks very confused but she gently tapes her hoof against mine. After a few moments of silence Celestia says. “So what was that about?" “What? Is that not the common way to thank somepony when they do something for you?” I say while tilting my head to the side. “Well I can't say for sure but a simple thank you would have sufficed.” (I need to get with the times.) giggles. “Princess we are going in for the landing!” one of the pegasus guards shouts. (Well stupid jokes aside It seems we have reach our destination.) The landing is smooth as butter If I did not know better I could easily believe that we were still flying. A earthpony guard opens the door and Celestia levitates me onto her back and we exit the chariot. A unicorn with an eye-patch bows his head as Celestia makes her way towards Canterlot castle. (Wow I have seen Canterlot through the eyes of others more times than I can count. Ok that was a bit of an exaggeration I have seen Canterlot through the eyes of others approximately 85000000000 times during my existence but seeing it with my own blue eyes is simply breathtaking. There is so much going on and all the smells are mind-blowing it fells like I might break something inside my brain due to overloading my senses. But to put it simply Canterlot is beyond anything I could ever imagine.) I continue to look at everything around me like a madpony, my head is more or less a blur as I turn it constantly as I try to look at all the ponies doing different things. “It seems like somepony is enjoying himself” Celestia say with a smile on her lips. I snap out of what I'm doing and I almost manage to fall of Celestias back. Almost being that I fell of but when I was a few centimeters above the ground I reversed time back to the moment just before Celestia had startled me. “It seems like somepony is enjoying himself” “Why yes I do, coming to here with you really was a good idea I fell more alive than I ever have” “Well that is wonderful just you wait until we get to the castle I will make sure you have a wonderful time here” Celestia say with a happy tone to her voice. (WOW so this is Canterlot Castle. It is a lot bigger from my current perspective.) “Well here we are, let's go to your chamber then shall we?”