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// Core of Darkness 
// Story: Child of the Dragon 
// by lori180 
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Someone made you diffrent...


My stomach is geting full of cupcakes. But, they are soo good! Mrs Cupcake is the best cook ever.
Apparently I found out where was Pinkie when I first met Rainbow Dash and Rarity. She is really CRAZY. If she could she would throw parties all day long. When I followed Rarity to Mrs Cupcake's bakery and apparently Pinkie appeared screaming something about another party. She gave us lots of cakes and cupcakes. Rarity was telling Pinkie that she shouldn't be in such a rush to make me her friend and that she should give me a break and Rainbow Dash was.. Yes... She was just floating over our heads or she was lying on a cloud but I felt her eyes digging into my back. She is still mad. But that's not my fault! I think... But... Never mind. Okey,now they want to take me to some place where I will meet someone who I wanted to long ago. I wonder what she meant...



It's evening. I don't know should I write or should I just leave the information of what happend for myself. After all I found out why I am so diffrent! My mind is overflowing... Okey, then i will tell you what happend.

I walked in with Rarity into a weird place. Immediatly I realized that won't be a place I would like to be.She didn't seemed to happy to came here, but she said we need to go. From the outside that place seemed like a giant tree which had grown in a place of Town Hall. Pieces of roof were scatered on it's stalks without leaves. The walls looked like they were bursted out of their place from the inside. The tree itself was as black as night. It had little dots which seemed to be stars. Crows were siting on it and they were looking at us with their bloody eyes. That place seemed bad from the start. The only way to came in was to came through giant iron doors, there was no windows or any other holes which were big enought to fit in. The inside was empty. Actually it had just stairs which led to top floor. I heared some noises from there. Some hooves and some familiar voices. My first thought was: "Get out of here!" but no. Then when I looked up, I saw Rarity, she was already 20 steps ahead of me. I walked forward right after her. As I started to reach the top, Princess Luna started to appear. She was sad. You could even feel it around. Her mane wasn't blown by magical, invisble wind anymore. It was just laid straight, covering half of her body. Stars on it were blured and the colour of it which was always as beautiful as night blured too. I'm sure I sure I saw tear roling down from her eyes once or twice. Then I saw Princess Twilight and then... Egh.. I don't know how to say it.. It was something more horrible. It was something that nopony would like to see. In the middle of the room a big black bed was laid. It was filled with soft, fluffy pillows and on them.. Princess Celestia. She was half-dead. Her fur turned grey, and colours of her mane blackened. It seemed like all light was sucked out of her. Her horn was glowing with black light, I felt something really evil coming from it. The thing was, that evil energy in it was surrounded by good magic flowing from everywhere.Than it struck me. All unicorns seemed like that from that unfortuante day. So it all wasn't because off me. I was relived but still I felt awful. Than I looked at Rarity which now stood in the corner mumbling something to herself. Then again. The source of that madness was coming from Princess Celestia! I looked at Princess Twilight to see how she is using her magic to bring Rarity back to her senses. Than I just said:
"Why?" I whispered, I wanted to say more but my voice just stuck in my throat.
"Not here DrakeFire" Her voice sounded like melody. A soothing melody which makes you feel safe and warm.
"Take her out Twilight, please" Princess Luna said quietly "My sister needs to rest"
We walked out, with Princess at the front, me in the middle and ending on Rarity. When I stood outside of that creepy building I felt relived. Than princesses voice put me back into being nervouse.
"I know you want to ask me a lot but I won't have time to answer them  now" she said
"Why?" I asked
"You see... That's just something I need to do" She looked away, trying to don't look embaresed.
"I understand..."
"By the way, if I recall right, you're never looking into someponys eyes when you are talking. Can you please do it for me and look up?" She looked  back at  me
"But princess I can't..." I had no idea what to answer.
"Oh please. It's doesn't feels right to talk to somepony without seeing it's eyes." She seemed really determined
"Okey, princess. I will do it" I said it but I still I wasn't sure why
"Okey, go on. Don't be shy." She said like it was perfectly normal thing to do
I couldn't disrespect a princess so I did it. I looked up to meet her violet, intrigued eyes. Then... She just smiled. She didn't even moved from the place she was. It looked like she never saw them. This yellow, beast eyes piercing throught somepony's soul. 
"Better" her smile made me feel me awkward
"Uh...Princess..." more and more I was sure it's just false smile
"Yes?" I couldn't stand it. She was just too happy
"Don't you see... something... scary or... strange?"
"Not at all!" She was first pony which wasn't scared of me. I started to understand why she became a princess known of her friendship.
"Can we came back to the topic? I want to came back home and relax" Rarity joined in
"Okey, sorry Rarity. Then what do you want to know Drake?" Princess said
"Oh! I have a lot of questions! Startingb with: How did... Princess Celestia... Why..." I waan't able to say any word.
My brain was again overflown with thousends of questions. It hurt so much. I staggered on my hooves. My head felt heavy. Feeling of disiness came in. Mist started to sneak in at the corners of my eyes. Throught the mist I saw Princess running to me. Her horn started to glow. It actually seemed she didn't learned yet, magic of low level won't work on me.
"No! It's not working again!" I heard her hooves and her terrified voice.
Then something grabed me from my back. I realized that was a  pony
"Applejack!" Princess shouted with voice full of relief
"Ya know it, Twi!" The pony behind me answered
My head hurt more and more. I heard some more talking but I wasn't able to concentrate on them.Then everything turned into darkness.

I woke up around five minutes ago. My head still hurts but less then before. Again I'm still in the same room I woke up before. Nopony is here. I'm alone. It seems to be somewhere around evening but I'm not sure because of the bubble barrier. I hear someone coming...