"Well hello Gavier. Nice to see you again."
She spoke with a growl.
"Leena, why are you here?!"
"I'm here so I can bring you back to the queen, so she can show you what happens when a Toxicon betrays her and her laws!"
Her voice was now raspy, like these words actually hurt her. Did Leena actually care about him? He didn't know, but if she did, it was her problem.
"I'm not going anywhere. At least, not unless Twilight kicks me out."
Just before Leena could respond, the door flung open and Twilight stood there, her horn glowing. Midnight was beside her, her horn was also glowing.
"I knew he would bring trouble! Let's get rid of them both!"
Midnight responded, fighting for Gavier's right to stay there. He was envious of her. Being able to stand up to someone as seemingly powerful as Twilight. Midnight shot a beam of pale orange light at Leena, and she disappeared into thin air with a shriek. Gavier scrambled to his hooves, dipping his head respectfully.
"I'm so very sorry that one of my old friends had barged in like that. I hope no other Toxicons will do that."
Midnight responded quickly.
"Why was she here anyways?"
Gavier gulped. Could he tell her the real reason Leena was there?
"She was here to... Beg me to come back! She got a little carried away though..."
He just stared at the ground.
"Alright... well I'm going to hit the hay Midnight, come on Spike!"
"Coming Twilight!"
Twilight and Spike ascended the stairs to Twilight's room and were out of sight.
"Gavier, right? You can't keep doing stupid things, or Twilight WILL kick you out, got it?"
He nodded.
"Okay, let's go."
She quickly trotted towards the door, opening it and continued inside. Gavier walked over to a wide window, gazing out at the star-filled sky.
"It's nice."
Midnight turned and faced him, a almost sad look in her eyes.
"You probably haven't seen the light of day, or the stars of night, have you?"
He lowered his gaze to the ground.
"No," He choked out. "I never got the chance to see the sunrise, or sunset, the sun for that matter. The stars, the moon. All... distant memories..."
Gavier's eyes clouded with a sudden grief, and Midnight shut her own eyes, taking herself into his past.
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Midnight was flung backwards into darkness, swallowing her whole. She shivered as any icy chill trickled down her back, and she heard many voices, all raspy and quite deep, like Gavier's. She opened her eyes, and looked around. She gasped as she saw many, many other toxicons. Midnight looked down at her hooves, and to her surprise, saw they were a smoky gray-black colour. As she looked around, more in depth, she saw that beside her, on her right, was a muscular, bulky toxicon. She quickly turned her head to the left, and saw Leena gazing at him with her amber orange eyes.
"It feels great being here! I'm so glad we left those wretched ponies behind!"
Leena's eyes gleamed. How terrible was her life before that she should hate ponies? Midnight just gaped at her, unable to find words to say.
"Don't look at me like that Gavier!"
She glared at Midnight with an intense stare, and Midnight recoiled, her eyes wide.
"Whatever..." Leena said mindlessly. "I don't care, our queen is announcing all of our duties, I'm so excited, aren't you? We finally have a purpose!"
Midnight tilted her head slightly, then turned her attention to a tall, very slender toxicon. Her ribs showed, and her wing feathers were ragged and, in some places, ripped off. Her fiery gaze held the crowd in a suspense that was thick in the air.
"Females," Her voice was hypnotic. "You will be responsible for hunting for all of us."
The female toxicons all murmured something to each other, but in turn, each of them nodded. Leena gazed at the 'queen' with a hungry look in her eyes, as if she wanted more.
"Males," She continued. "You will hunt, AND guard all of us."
Some voices were raised in protest, but most were approving.
"Soon, the spell on us will be broken, and Equestria will be ours! It's not long my children..."
The toxicons burst into cheers of ecstasy, clearly overjoyed that one day they would be able to once again see the real world. But... How could they do that? What will happen to us ponies?
Leena shoved her over towards a group of males that were gathering, preparing a hunting plan.
"Come on Gavier, we need to join in, can't let ourselves be forgotten again!"
Her voice was desperate, but strong all the same. As Midnight joined in the bustle of all of the gathering toxicons, she was thrown into the darkness again, wind rushed around her as she fell into nothingness.
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Midnight opened her eyes, her vision blurred as she took a step forward. She stared at her hooves, which were now a pale yellow colour. She gazed upward, and gasped as she realized she was outside, not in Ponyville, but somewhere else. She looked to her right, and saw a beautiful bright blue pegasus, with a deep blue mane. She reflected a pony she had seen before, but Midnight couldn't put her hoof on it. Then, it came to her. Leena? Isn't that the Toxicon who Gavier was talking to before...? Leena gazed at her with large, fire like eyes. But, they didn't seem as rage-filled as they had been. The intensity of her anger had no trace now, and was replaced with an utter look of... Love
"Isn't it beautiful Gavier?"
Midnight blinked, then realized she had been talking to her. Am I... Gavier? Again?
"Y-yeah..."
All she could do was stutter the words out, while the thought finally sunk in that she was in another one of Gavier's memories, as Gavier. She blinked at Leena, Or, who she thought was Leena. Her skinny, boney frame, with her black, slimey skin, paled in comparison to her now bright blue feathers. Midnight turned her head around and looked at her, or, Gavier's back, and simply stared. 'Gavier' had pale yellow feathers, a orange mane, with hints of red in it. Was this what Gavier truly was?
"I, I just want to be cared about Gavier," She sighed, gazing up at the stars. "I just want to be accepted for once."
"What do you mean?"
As Midnight spoke, she realized it was the wrong thing to say altogether.
"What do I mean?! I mean I'm hated! I feel like an outcast! I can't fit in like I used to..."
Midnight gazed at Leena, sorrow was twisted with a sudden pang of hatred in her heart. This is why Leena became a Toxicon, she felt like an outcast, never to fit in... their queen must have taken advantage of that.
"I.... I miss the times, when we were cared about. When our parents cared, when our friends cared, All of it's gone now. I... I just want it all back."
Leena looked at Midnight, her amber orange eyes clouding.
"You're the only one who understands..."
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The words echoed as the world became black. Midnight opened her eyes again, and looked down at her hooves, to see they were the normal lightish blue they always had been. She blinked at Gavier in surprise, she had just seen a side of him she never thought she would see. The real him, Underneath all the change, there was a pony. Gavier had laid down, and was fast asleep.
"Is it possible... For the real you to return?"
She pondered the idea of it for a moment, if there was, she would help him. His past clearly meant a lot to him, and she would help him retrieve the missing fragments of it.
"Don't worry Gavier," She whispered. "I'm here to help you, whenever you need it."