Chapter 5 - Might be a...
The inside of the cave are a little colder then you remember and the cave is much darker on account of it being night. The burst of energy that you ran in with has abandoned you, which has interned let your fears of earlier catch up with you...you have to walk slow as to avoid any drops in the cave and to hopefully not alter anything that may be lurking in the black. Your ears are especially on high alert from this thinking, but the only sound that has so far hit your eardrums is the hard breathing through your bloody nostrils.
Each step you take further into this black backdrop causes your mind's already swirling bad thoughts to push past your barriers that you mentally made to hold them back....Your mind is now playing the maddening thoughts in your head as the silence of the dark damp cave gives them the environment to thrive....You listen to your thoughts unable to hold them back, 'the only two things I have left in this world are somewhere in this hellish nightmare...and it’s all my fault for not keeping them safe...
You shiver at the cold reminder in the back of your head, how could I be so stupid. You swallow back your emotion as you listen attentively to the sounds of the silent cave just begging the stone and stalagmite walls to give you a whisper from one of them.
You hold your head on a swivel as you widen your eyes in the dark just hoping to see somepony. You want to call out so badly but Twilight would not have stayed in here on her own will.
"Leave her alone...."
You pause as your ears stand higher than they ever have, thank you. You burst into a full gallop on the slick rock of the cave, heart pumping ears red mind focus on the direction of the sound. The sound was distinct but you know that was Twilight.
As you round a corner you have to blink your eyes into focus as a glimmer of green light is showing through the dusty old cave.
You can no longer hold your emotions back as the light that is just around the corner pops into full view in front of you, "I'm here!!!"
You turn the corner full gallop, your hurt leg buckles a little and you slid into the wall but your still one hundred percent ready for anything.
...you stop breathless at what your eyes give you..."Twilight?"
The hollowed out rock grain, brightly lit green and orange-fire lit room...in the middle of the room from the threshold you're peering through is the lavender colored mare...her coat dust filled and back turned to you for a moment...as your words echo into the room her ears shoot up and she turns with a shocked expression.
...but the hellish nightmare is never over...it never is...as you look at her blue shaded eyes and other soft purple. As she turns you get a glimpse of the large flat almost table like rock that she stands in front of...and you see Violet...her face is riddled with wet fur and her eyes are watery as her mouth hangs open in a silent sob.
You hear your name called from your right, the voice is a rushed almost scream. The cave around you is almost spinning as you break into a full sprint into the room at Twilight's voice not coming from the obviously fake Twilight near Violet. But your heroic entrance is only a second as the ground beneath you no longer becomes solid.
With a chiming pop you have been teleported somewhere in the room, you a little dazed from the quick shake of positions and you stare blankly at the green wall in front of you. You see the Twilight in front of Violet who still sits on the stone table, but you now see two small unicorn changelings with glowing green horns smiling and laughing at you.
Your surveillance and dizziness comes to an end as you feel a warm embrace around you.
"They have Violet..."
Your heart skips a beat as you realize the mare’s voice that has her face into your coat.
You return the embrace as you nuzzle your head into hers, "Twilight!"
Her sobbing keeps her from talking further as she buries her face into you.
"Aw, now that’s touching..." Over Twilight sobbing and your own running mind you look up to the changeling-Twilight who is talking, its voice is a raspy voice similar to Twilight's but still not the same, "...About time you got here, we were starting to think you weren't coming."
The two other changelings in the room give a nasally laugh as their horns hold the green wall in place that has you and Twilight trapped up against the cave wall.
Your furry and over emotional body is brought to a boil as you bring your eyes down to Twilight’s horn which is in encased in a green magical bond. You move yourself from Twilight's embrace as you charge the magical force field in front of you, but you're sent back to the cave wall with a jolt, you let out a pained yelp as you slide down to the ground where you rest.
"Are you ok?" Twilight places her hoof on you.
You burst her hoof off as you bring your eyes to her red puffy eyes, "I'm so sorry..."
She shakes her head as she turns back to the creatures outside of the wall in a loud in charge voice, "Why are you doing this!"
The changelings all give a annoying laugh as they don't answer.
Twilight again calls out as she slams her hoof to the wall, but its throw back and she is moved with a jolt.
The changeling that is still disguised itself as Twilight begins to speak in a clam Twilight voice, "Oh don't worry...you'll see." The changeling Twilight turns her head to the little purple filly who still has crying eyes, "Shhh, don't cry...momma's here to make it all better."
Violet still gives her wheezing whimpers as she sits in her dirt covered diaper on the stone table.
The Changeling-Twilight smiles as she brushes the little filly, "Oh, shh shhh."
Twilight lowers her horn to the wall but as a few sparks of purple magic build up under the green coat that encases her horn she is brought to her flank as she cries out once more, "SS-SToP! Please!"
You bring yourself up from the ground and try to bring focus on any spell to get you out of the current cage you're in...but Twilight's sobbing, the other two changelings nasally laughs and the sight of Violet is too much to ignore and you can't calm your mind enough to think. And this eats away at you as you continue to try and push yourself, WHY... why can't I do anything! I always had some magical fuck up when I’m angry before... but as you open your eyes from your straining you know why you can't do anything...you're too filled with regret, blame and sadness to truly do anything.
You watch completely helpless as the changeling-Twilight talks sweet and low to the little filly, "You're going to be strong for mommy...ok?" The changeling-Twilight smiles devilishly as her horn glows a bright green.
Violets eyes turn take on a green glow and her mouth hangs open in a silent dropped position.
Your mind clears as you watch this action, your legs are shaking and your mind is racing but you are at least able to bring yourself to a spell....you feel your body start to shiver as you watch the changeling-Twilight hovers something over to Violet, the necklace from the box is placed around the little fillies neck...it’s at this point you realize that every changeling in the room all have the same silver necklace on, but unlike Violets there’s glow a bright purple.
Your body is brought to a few last shakes and the back of your head where you were kicked is starting to throb again, but you ignore it.
The changeling-Twilight's horn glows a dark purple color that you have never seen before as she mutters another word, "...Don't worry, this will only hurt a for a seco...-"
You burst out in a yell as you send yourself into a gallop towards the wall again, You slam against the wall and are brought down in front of it. But the wall now fades with a loud chiming sound, the two unicorn changelings that held it in place are sent flying across the room and are thrown into the rock walls.
Twilight's horn prison vanishes and she sends a large bolt of purple magic to the still shape shifted changeling.
But just before the bolt hit it the changeling nods its horn to Violet, the changeling is sent across the room in the same fashion as the other two right as its horn makes contact.
You lay on the ground facing Violets still green glowing eyes as you try to regain your strength....a feeling of mind numbing satisfaction comes over you as you watch Twilight run over to the filly and embrace her in a hug.
You close your eyes for a moment as you listen to your breathing and Twilight's loudly sobbing voice.
"Violet, honey...oh please look at me."
You bring your tired and sore body from the ground as you painfully walk over to Twilight, "what's wrong?"
Twilight wraps her hooves around Violet in a hug as she stares at you with her wet eyes, "They used magic on her...I-I Don't know what that means."
You stare at the light purple filly as you try to understand what that means, "W-what does that mean."
Your eyes drift to the necklace around her neck as you quickly speak, "That, get that off of her."
Twilight unfastens the necklace and tosses it aside, a few seconds after the necklace hits the ground the little fillies eyes go back to their normal blue tent and she squirms in Twilight’s hug with a wheezing cry, her eyes focus onto you as she fails her legs at you not wanting to be held by Twilight.
You give a tear filling chuckle as you wrap your sore hooves around the little filly...you can't hold yourself from crying as you rock her in your grasp, "Shhhh, it's ok...it's ok..." You close your eyes as you hold the warm filly close to you.
But Twilight tugs on you as she lets out a big gasp.
You bring your eyes open as you look down at the fillies bright glowing green horn, "What what is she ok?"
Twilight eases the filly on to the stone table as she rubs her mane, "I think she is trying to expel the magic."
You can't stop your emotions as you look at the little filly desperately wiggling her tiny legs to you with her sad expression, your voice is loud and riddled with confusion as you talk, "Is she going to be ok? Twilight!?"
Twilight rubs the fillies head as she talks in a low voice, "Calm down Violet, ca...-"
Twilight's voice is cut off as Violets horn glows brighter, the little filly closes her eyes tightly as the color of her tiny horn grows darker and darker.
"We have to let her expel it on her own, don't use any magic!" Twilight pushes against you to bring you back, you give a reluctant movement as you give to her.
You stare at the pony with completely drenched eyes, I-I can't even hold her...You try to stop yourself from letting your emotions get a hold of you, Twilight stares at the little filly's still glowing horn with the same red eyes as yours.
The tiny unicorn's horn starts to create a ball of light in front her, you stare at the growing ball of light completely speechless as you grind your teeth just hoping this fucked up night can be over.
With a bright light and a puffing sound the room fills with a blinding green light, you close your eyes as you look away. After a second you quickly snap your head back to the filly.
Only... your night has just gotten a whole lot worse.
Chapter 5 end