Prelude and Encore: A Tale of Friendship, Betrayal, and Forgiveness

by WritingDragonfly


Dream 1: Rain

Chrysalis found herself in a cold thick fog. "H...hello?" she said, shivering.

Her voice echoed about the space she was in, with no response.

"This... seems... somewhat familiar..." she muttered to herself, looking around.

As if to responding to her statement, the fog began to clear, unveiling a scene before her.

Chrysalis gasped. "W...wait... not this..."

She had seen this many times before. As the fog cleared, it would reveal an earth mare sitting on a bench in the rain, alone. She seemed sad, but beyond that, Chrysalis couldn't identify any details about her. Not even her mane or coat color...

A few moments later, a stallion appeared from the fog surrounding the scene.

Chrysalis suddenly grew very uneasy. The stallion seemed kind, but something bothered her about him.

The stallion and the mare exchanged some words, but they were inaudible to Chrysalis. Then the mare looked up and smiled.

Suddenly, Chrysalis began to panic. "W... wait!" She tried to run into the scene, but she found herself locked in place.

The mare stood up, a cheery smile still on her face. The stallion began to walk out of the scene.

"No! Don't follow him, please!" She tried to yell out to her, but she couldn't even make noise anymore.

The mare started to follow him out.

"No! NO, NO, NO!" It didn't matter how loud she screamed in her head, no words came out. "If you follow him, he'll...

The mare took the final step out of the scene.

Chrysalis suddenly bolted up from her bed. "He'll..." her voice was a hushed whisper. She looked around the room she had been staying in since she arrived at Ponyville. "A dream..." She collapsed back into her bed. "The same dream..." She closed her eyes.

"Why can't I remember what he was going to do?"