//------------------------------// // 7- Dream of betrayal // Story: Something worth fighting for // by Mr Andrews Pupil //------------------------------// //////////////////////////////////// Less than an hour ago Twilight was mopping up the meltwater of an air conditioning attempt gone wrong. She thought at the time that that was the worst possible thing ( As a certain fashionista would say ). Now she was standing less than 6 feet from the most mentaly unstable being she had ever encountered back with no intentions of taking prisoners.That made a flooded library look like a splinter compared to a telephone pole. "I see you found the remains of my portal" Discord noticed. "Were you trying to hide it" Celestia said with a smirk. "No. After all its not like you'll find her" The smirk was instantly wiped off her muzzle. "What do you mean?" "Do you know where she is?" Discord asked . "No. And you better tell me" The princess responed adopting a much darker tone. "Easy now" Discord said raising his mismatched forelimbs. "I'll tell you" "Really now" Celestia said half expecting him to lying. "Yes, she's on earth" "Well that much we already know" She replied. "And thats all you're going to get" At that Discord turned his back. Celestia had little idea of where he was going but at that point all she wanted was to make sure he didn't leave. An aura of magic suddenly enveloped the draconequus and he immediately froze in place. "You don't get it do you?" "I have a fairly broad idea" Twilight up to this moment had remained at her brothers side, afraid to move. But the fear was now overwhelmed by anger. Anger at Discord and only Discord. She left Shining armours side and went up beside Celestia. "Enough is enough, how do we get her back?" Twilight barked. Discord was momentarily taken aback by this new side of the purple mare. But his cockyness returned within seconds. "Well well well, I was expecting a "hello" or something more polite" he said sarcasticly. "Not from me. Where is she?" Twilight repeated. "To be honest, I don't know much more than i've already said" He said with a surprising amount of truth in his voice. Twilight noticed this and became suspicious. "How so" she said cautiously. "I only directed the portals exit to be as accurate as the planet. After that it's anypony's guess" "So she could be anywhere?" Shining armour said accompanying Twilight beside the princess. Discord nodded. "Don't worry though, she won't be alive long enough for you to find her" That statement drew three horrified gasps from his audience. The only one to reply was Princess Celestia. "W- what do you meanby that?" She stuttered. "The dominant species of that planet is... curious" Discord stated vaugely. "What will they do?" "Nothing much. Once they find her, and don't worry they will, they will most likely want to study this strange new creature" "By means of...." A sense of dread closed in on the trio of ponies. They held their breath collectivly. "Disection" The princess collapsed the moment Discord finished the sentence. Twilight went to her side, trying to ignore Discord laughing as he faded away once more. He vanished with one parting line. "I have things to do in the meantime. I'll be back soon Tia" Twilight paid no mind to his departure. Her princess was unconcious from shock and thats all that was important. Her brother joined her. "Princess please, we need you back here" Twilight said trying to avoid having a mental breakdownafter hearing of Luna's possible demise. "C'mon princess" Shining encouraged. "Wake up" "Mmmmmmm......where's Discord?" Celestia said groggily. Shining had a hunch. A glance upwards confirmed his fears. "Gone" "We have to get him" She replied. "We will. For now we need to figure out how to get to luna" "I can't loose her forever...... We have to save her" Celestia said with tears forming one more in her eyes. Twilight and shining looked at each other. "We will" Twilight ensured. "I'll send my most capable stallions after him" Shining added. "We won't rest till we get him" Shining then helped the Princess back on to her hooves. "Discord's done playing games" Twilight said facing the Blue planet viewable inside the portal. The other's joined her and stared at the planet of untold danger. Twilight donned a determined look. "But so are we" //////////////////////////////////////////////// Earth 4:54 A.M. Luna awoke to the humming of a flourescent light which was suspended over the cage. She was jolted awake by the sound of the door slamming shut. She attempted to stand but discovered the cage was quite small. The culprit to her confinement was still a mystery as was many other things. Luna looked towards the now locked door (trying to solve at least one) and gasped at the sight. There stood Alec and another human. The other appeared to be a scientist of some sort juding from the lab coat. "Alec what's going on?" Luna asked timidly. "CAN IT" He shouted slamming his fist on the top of the cage. Luna responded by scrambling to a corner. Alec turned back to the scientist. What was this? Why was Alec suddenly so diffrent? "1 million was it?" "Yep. She is after all quite the find" "You can have her...but.....make sure she suffers" The scientist kneeled down to the cage where Luna was cowering in. "She will know suffering beyond her darkest fears" Luna went wide eyed aand forced herself harder against the bars. "I have plans for you Luna" ////////////////////////////////////// Luna awoke in a cold sweat with her chest heaving. The sounds of crickets helped her convince herself it was over. "Just a dream....no.....a nightmare" This was odd. Luna ironicaly hardly ever had nightmares. She tried to roll over and fall asleep again, but her thirst said no. *Thirsty* she thought. *Of all the times* She slid out ofthe bed and went into the hall. Alec's snoring came from the other room. Luna tried to walk toward's the kitchen, but Instead she crept towards Alec's room. She was driven by something more powerfull than thirst. She was driven by curiosity. The mark on his chest. She had to see it again. Luna found the door opened a crack. She tip-hooved inside and up to Alec. The sleeping human was facing her on his side. Luna remembered where the mark had appeared and began to pull at the still oil stained tee. She kept glancing at his face, fearing what would happen if she was caught. Soon the mark came into view. It sood out despite that dark on his less than tanned skin. It looked like a tattoo to be honest. The image of a broadsword was plainly recognizableand looked to be normal. That was until she touched it. It was ice cold. Despite the warmth from Alec's body this one part remained as cold as the Equestrian north. Then Luna realized. That mark located at that particular spot. She had never seen it and yet it was as if she had known of its existance for centuires. But why? Why that mark and why did it appear on Alec just now. Luna's thought proess was shattered as he broke the silence, almost sending Luna through the roof. "It's impolite to spy on people you know" he said smugly. Luna looked up to see Alec resing his head on his arm. "Oh my I don't know what i was thinking. Im so sorry Alec" Luna said hiding her face in her hooves. Alec chuckled. "I know it's weird and all but it can wait till tomorrow" "It's ok. How about you? are you ok?" Luna almost told him about the nightmare, but decided that a dream about him betraying her to a psyco would probably be best discussed at the breakfast table....Maybe not even then. "Yes, i was just curious" She said blushing. "No worries" He replied. "Ok. Goodnight" Luna whispered returning to her room. Alec turned over and closed eyes once more shortly after.