“And I think we should try searching the Everfree. Jay might have built a whole underground lair!” Flutterwing yelled at Acorn.
“I say we head towards the Badlands.” Acorn argued.
It had been another long set of hours since Luna had been with Authora and the sisters just started arguing again. They moved back to Ponyville as to get more comfortable, that and it would be more peaceful to travel when Flutterwing and Acorn didn’t argue.
“The Everfree is closer first of all, it’s basically the place where everything evil lives! We barely survived a night in that place!” Flutterwing yelled.
Twilight remembered what Luna had told her before the left Canterlot.
“So how was the Christmas Party of ‘07 girls?” Both girls silenced again.
They were also beginning to suspect nopony actually knew what happened that night.
Authora was mad. Not just your basic sibling arguing mad. Not you didn’t get the car for the day like you were promised mad. She was ‘you’re about to hurt what is left of my loved ones after killing my parents’ mad.
She has discovered this to be highest level of anger. It was very close to the ‘You Cheated on me with my Twin Sister, Niece, Mother and Aunt’ level. They were only a hair’s length apart on the anger scale.
Jay had left an hour ago, something about going to tell her sisters about their mother’s death and how Authora knew all about it and didn’t tell them. He told all of his followers that Authora wasn’t allowed to leave her room and if he heard anypony even thought of harming her they would help him test his most painful spells.
She couldn’t risk her sister’s finding out. She just couldn’t let them find out that way.
Authora stood up from her cot and used what strength she had to open the door.
“Stop!” Called a stallion. Authora paid him no mind. She kept on walking. They wouldn’t hurt her without facing Jay’s wrath. “I said stop!”
“Dude either shut up or leave me be.” Authora told him using some more magic.
The green stallion debated whether or not he felt healthy enough to test the spells Jay was creating.
He made a bad decision.
The last thing Authora saw before the stallion tackled her was a picture of Dandelion flashing across her mind’s eye.
“I’m so sorry.”
Authora felt light headed, she remembered seeing a stallion jump at her then... nothing. It was all a blur after that. She stood on her feet...
Not this again
Authora was Abigail again.
“Tada.” Abigail tested. Her voice worked here too. “Great, why can I only talk as a human in my dreams? That’s just annoying. Is there anyone in this place that can help me?” Abigail yelled into the all white room she was apparently standing in.
“I can help with that.” Came a smooth sultry voice behind Abigail.
Turning around Abigail saw a basic human Celestia.
Her skin was glowing white, literally it was basically light, with eyes the color of the night sky, it even had little lights inside it like stars. Her white hair flowed down to nonexistence, leaving sparkly lights in their place.
“Hi,” Abigail told her.
“Hello yourself Abigail. I knew your name because I granted your wish ten days ago.” The girl who looked about Abigail’s age.
Abigail’s eye widened.
“You’re the...the...th-”
“The Heart Desire’s Star. I have decided to take this form simple because it is my favorite. I came to help you.” The woman walked towards Abigail, who was frozen to the floor.
“With what?” Abigail asked. “I can’t think of anything that I need help with, oh right, the demon about to kill my family!” The Star laughed.
“You are quite the spitfire Abigail. I have been watching you as well as my other Grants. I believe you have earned it.”
“Earned what?” Abigail asked.
“You have heard of my legend but you haven’t heard what happens once someone has earned my trust.”
Abigail stared at the star warily
“When someone makes a heartfelt wish on my star form, it is granted so long as it is a selfless wish. If the person continues to make selfless decisions I give back what was taken. You, Young Abigail, have gone thru so much in your young life and since your arrival in Equestria all of your decisions were based on the lives of your sisters and daughter. Even your attempt to escape the compound, hidden within the Everfree, was to protect them from Jay as well as your friends.”
“So...does this mean that?” Abigail asked, praying that the star would say what Abigail hoped she would say.
“Yes Abigail. When you awake you will not only be outside the compound but you will have your voice back. Also, when all is said and done all of the ponies trapped by Jay should be released on their own.”
Then, in a very Little Mermaid esc way, Abigail felt her non-dream voice return.
“You should hurry. You have little time to get to Ponyville before Jay can fulfill his plan.”
Abigail felt the dream fade away, happy to know she would talk once back home.
Sunlight, it was too bright to be existence. Too bright to even be considered nice.
Authora rubbed her raspberry colored hoof over her eyes to try and get the last effects of sleep out of her.
Her dream’s memory filled her mind. Jay. Heart’s Desire Star. Sisters. Voice.
Her Voice
“I can talk. I can talk.” Authora tested.
She was giddy. She almost jumped around like Twilight during that dance with Cadence. The reminder that she probably had minutes before Jay ruined her family for good.
She ran til her hooves burned.
Authora twisted and turned until she ended up in the alley right in the middle of the fight.
“...Well then I guess I should tell what happened to Mrs. Stream.” Jay began.
“HEY!” Authora yelled as she ran out of the shadows and jumped in front of her sisters. “LEAVE THEM ALONE!"