//------------------------------// // Nightmares and Night Mares // Story: Hidden by Shadows // by Authora97 //------------------------------// "Jay just stop. Your brilliant plans to get my voice back have failed terribly. My throat feels like I swallowed fire rocks. The Great and Powerful Trixie isn't helping." Authora explained to the two ponies with her spell. "Trixie is trying her best! Maybe it is just that you aren't being supportive." Trixie told the sunken pink form lying on the small cot. In the now ten hours of captivity, Authora's throat had gone thru the wringer. Every spell Jay and Trixie worked for at most four seconds. Some of Trixie's made you able to see Authora's projected words. Jay's gave her either a technological voice or a male voice. It go to the point where while they were performing the spell Authora had to be held down so she didn’t squirm on account of the pain to her throat. “I think Trixie needs to learn that she’s failing and no matter what she does it won’t work!” Authora told only Trixie. “Has Trixie not been trying to help you? Have you been trying any spells that would bring your voice back?” Trixie yelled. “No because unlike somepony I don’t like hearing the sound of my own voice!” “Stop.” Jay said. Stopping Trixie from continuing the fight. “Wow. I have actually stooped to Megan’s level. Never in my life did I see that happening.” Authora thought. “We don’t have time for you two to be fighting. Trixie go join the others in the main hall.” Jay ordered. Trixie stared her now midnight blue eyes at Authora, then exited the room. Now that Trixie was gone, Jay could give Authora his two cents. “It would be good to have some help Abby.” He told her. “To help you get your voice back after you lost after you tried to escape.” “I was saving my family.” “They would’ve been safe with my coven.” “I remember when I first got Dandelion, The Dark Ones tried to take her from me as to destroy half the town! My sisters would probably be used as leverage to keep me with you.” Authora argued. “Which would never happen because I wouldn’t lay a finger on your sisters.” “You don’t have fingers and Dandelion isn’t my sister.” “Aw, there’s the Abby that I remember.” Jay taunted. “That Abby never would have left if her best friend didn’t kill her parents.” There it was. The sentence that Jay dreaded to hear. After many hours of testing, he was beginning to grow a conscience. He, in a way, killed Abigail’s parent right in front of her. The last time he saw Human Abigail he was coated in her mother’s blood. And if that wasn’t enough, Jay told her she could do whatever she wanted now that her parents were gone. Authora turned away from Jay, using what energy she had left, so as to get some rest. She just hoped that a certain blue alicorn would come in her dream to help. The Bearers of Harmony, two dragonlings, two Alicorns and two rivaling sisters were walking in the Throne Room. All of them trying to come up with a location of Authora and what to do when they got there. After the discovery of Authora running away, Celestia called them all to Canterlot. Dandelion was taking it the hardest, she was in the same room as her mother when Authora left. Why didn’t she wake up? How come her mother left when she knew that the Bad Guy was after her? Would her Aunties stop fighting long enough for them to find Authora? Probably not, but she might as well hope. Their fighting did stop when Luna ran out of the room, to raise the moon and check the dreams of ponies. One of them was Authora’s “HELP!” A very human Abigail screamed as she ran in the darkness. “SOMEBODY HELP ME!” She was running in a forest very similar to one where she first escaped to Equestria from. Even though it was too dark for her to see, Abigail could sense something chasing after her. “Abigail?” Came a voice. Rushing to stop, Abigail turned and found the moving body of her father. He looked almost the same as when she last saw him. Dead. “Daddy?” She asked him. “Why?” He asked as he limped towards her. “Why did you let him into our lives?” “I didn’t. I didn’t mean to Daddy. I really didn’t.” Abigail said while trying to back away. Until she bumped into something Somebody. “Why did you leave me there Gail?” Turning around, Abigail’s tear filled eyes landed on her mother. Her entire chest was missing along with a single eyeball. Abigail tried running away from both her dead parents but they had her cornered. “You told me to run Mom. I was trying to protect Meg, Sky and Little Dandelion.” Abigail explained. “You still left me there to die.” Her mother said flatly. Abigail crouched down on the floor in a ball, wanting her dead parents to just leave her alone. “I didn’t mean to bring him into our lives! I didn’t know he was evil I swear!” Gail yelled at her parents. “BEGON YOU VILE CREATURES!” Boomed a voice far above Abigail. With the sounds of shuffling, Abigail carefully looked up at was met with a pair of dark green eyes. “Luna thank God.” Abigail said as she hugged the Alicorn. “Thou are not a pony as We have heard.” Luna told her. Abigail refused to let go of Luna, the sight of her dead parents reminding her of all the pain she’s gone thru. “I was just trying to protect what was left of my family. I didn’t know Jay was going to kill my parents.” Abigail cried. “Those were your parents?” Luna asked shocked. “Jay killed them back at our old home. Skylar and Megan don’t know Mom is dead, Dandelion doesn’t either.” Abigail explained as she slowly backed away from the alicorn. Luna gazed at Abigail as a human. Her cheeks shined with the tears she cried over her parents. Her tear blue eyes were filled with such sorrow, grief and fear. “Why don’t they know Authora?” Luna asked. “Because I’m already responsible for killing our Dad and our peaceful lives. I didn’t want them to know I was responsible for Mom’s death too.” Abigail had fresh tears spilling down her cheeks. “How are you, when you art awake?” Luna asked, resting a blue hoof on Abigail’s shoulder. “Black Jay has been using spells on me. He has imprisoned a lot of ponies and given them dark blue eyes. I know because one annoying showpony has been blasting my throat for the past twelve hours trying to get my voice back.” Abigail cried. “Dost thou know where you are?” Luna asked. “No. I was wrapped in a black aura while being dragged away. It was too dark to see and it was the middle of the night so even if I could see past it I wouldn’t be able to. All I know is that it’s underground.” Abigail explained as the tears slowly faded. “Please, please Luna don’t tell Skylar and Megan about Mom. Skylar was so close I’d rather her not know.” “We have been told this Black Jay supposedly is keeping your mother captive. What of when the sisters find out otherwise?” “That’s Future Abigail’s problem. Present Abigail is trying to get the images of her dead mom and dad out of her head.” Abigail said, mentally laughing at a reference to How I Met Your Mother. It helped lighten her mood. Not the dead parents part, just the part of Future Abigail’s problems that she knew would later become Present Abigail’s problem. Luna eyed the girl, not entirely sure if she should keep something like that a secret. How would she have felt if Celestia kept their mother’s dearth a secret? Luna thought about it some more, what if Celestia felt responsible for their mother’s death? How long would Celestia have kept that secret to protect her little sister and herself from facing the horrid truth. “I won’t tell them so long as you agree to do it.” Luna told her. “We are sorry for the pain this stallion has caused your family.” “Just make sure my sister’s don’t let my sisters do something stupid. And also if they keep fighting like I know they are then just say ‘Authora told me about the Christmas Party of ‘07.’ It’ll shut um up faster than lightning.” Abigail said. She gave a fearful look back. “He’s trying to wake me up, tell Dandelion it wasn’t her fault. Poor thing must be...” Abigail slowly faded away, taking the rest of her sentence with her. Luna walked back into the Throne Room. “What happened Luna? You were gone much longer than we expected.” Celestia said. “It was nothing Tia. I was checking to see if Authora was dreaming so as to see her.” Luna said, she would’ve said more but Flutterwing and Acorn’s fighting distracted her. She wanted to see what was so bad about the Christmas Party of ‘07. “Flutterwing, Acorn. Authora told me about the Christmas Party of ‘07.” Their pupils shrunk in fear. “Sorry Acorn. We should really be trying to find Authora.” Flutterwing said quickly. “Good idea Big Sis. Hehe, let’s get started.” Acorn said as the two ran off separate directions. Leaving two confused alicorns. “What happened at the Christmas Party of ‘07?” Celestia asked her sister. “I do not know. Authora explained only that it would stop those two from bickering.” Luna explained. If the two Princess knew what really happened that night, they would be both filled with laughter and fear. The story involved a pineapple, three rolls of duct tape and a single match. Long story short, Skylar managed to put out the fire, Megan eventually paid back the workers at Home Depot for the damage caused to their story and their Christmas Presents were found the next morning three towns over.