A quiet, peaceful morning? WRONG! There's nothing peaceful about trying to squeeze some answers out of a mythical creature.
The pegasus let out a quiet snort and unfolded his unusually large wings, which stretched all the across the room, one wing in the living room, the other in the kitchen. I was right, he did look like he was a pegasus from ancient Greece.
I picked up my hand and traced it through my thick, dirty hair (after all, I didn't take a shower that morning). "Um...Sorry about overreacting. I just don't know what's going on here, it's really confusing me." I felt like a child, apologizing to something that shouldn't even exist. In fact, i had a feeling he didn't even belong here. Heck, I shouldn't exist. My life keeps getting more miserable every day.
The pegasus turned his head towards me, letting his long mane fall over his eyes, making him look even more dramatic than ever. "I am a messenger...From the princess herself". This answer didn't seem to shock me.. After all, I have been through A LOT of crazy stuff in my life. Not as crazy as this, though.
"By the look on your face, you don't seem to be pleased with my answer. All right. You want the truth? Here's the truth. I'm not a messenger from princess Celestia, at least I'm not anymore. I was banished here. Ever heard of Hell? Well, earth is much like hell to us. All the killing, all the suffering, the lying...So much hate...So much abuse"
Okay. This DID shock me...A lot...Hell? Earth was isn't like hell! Even through all the pain and misery, there are only two thing left. Love and hope. After all those years of caring for Dashie, I realized something. The only thing that kept me alive was love, Her love towards me. She reminded me of my parents, how they cared for me... How they loved me... The only thing that kept me from blowing my own head off was hope. Hope for something, something big. I always hoped that the world would never end in hatred. I always hoped that everyone could experience what I had gone through. Maybe they would understand...
I could plainly see the tears building up in the corners of the poor Horse's eyes. "It can't be that bad...After all, you guys have a way back...right?" Said I, trying to calm the pegasus down. My anger was already long gone, replaced with sorrowfulness . Being angry never gets you anywhere (trust me).
"No...Most of them aren't even in their right mind anymore. Our kind has grown stupid here...Mindless. In a way, I am happy that they aren't conscious. These so called "humans" made them work hard. All this hard work drove the sanity right out of them. They treated us like some kind of vehicles, machines..." He let another tear roll down his face. I didn't know horses (or flying horses) could cry...
I guess that explains the myths about unicorns and pegasi.. I still couldn't grasp the picture: Horses are creatures from another dimension? Sounds about right...Actually, it doesn't. It sounds insane..
The pegasus started violently stomping on the hard wood floor with his front hoof. I kept trying to calm him down, but to no avail.
"S-so...How do you still have your wings?" I whispered, half hoping that the pegasus wouldn't hear me.
He neatly folded his wings into his side, and slowly made his way towards the carpet in front of my couch (after all, I still was lying on the couch).
After he sat down, he started his story: "I am not like the others. You see, the princess didn't just dump our people here. She sent me to look out for them (actually she banished me, but that's not important). After all the thousands of years of watching over my people, I have seen nothing but constant abuse. The princess...she still has a heart... I know it. Even after everything, after all the pain and suffering, I am always ready to forgive her for what she has done to me, to all of us.
"Her most faithful student, Twilight Sparkle, has the ability to send other ponies to different dimensions. I know, it sounds crazy. But after that freak-thunderstorm they had, she found out she could do it. Why else would princess Celestia call Twilight her most faithful student? Twilight has incredible abilities!"
"That still doesn't explain why Spike was spying on my daughter, or how that picture got into my album..." I said quietly.
The Pegasus looked up at me. "You really think you were alone? You really think no one was looking after you and Rainbow Dash? Twilight Sparkle was (and still is) very careful about your world, and wanted to be absolutely sure that Rainbow Dash was here. I mean, you wouldn't like to go to hell and back again for nothing...No one would do that without being 100% sure...For the picture, I do not know..."
"But why didn't rainbow dash turn into a normal "real world" pony? Why did she get younger?" Said I, a bit louder.
"That, I cannot explain. Magic works in mysterious ways. All I know is that she was lucky to be alive." With this, the pegasus got up. "I really should get going." he mumbled as he trotted to the front door.
I couldn't believe it! He was going to leave me! No way, not without telling me how to see my daughter again! I got up off the couch and ran to the door, screaming: "WAIT!!! WAIT!!!"
"What is it?" he said, like absolutely nothing had happened.
"How do I do it?" I gasped, clutching my knees. "How do I see her again...? My daughter."
"Didn't I give you a clue a few months ago? Don't you understand anything? I can't even be here right now! Do you know what the princess would do if she caught me?" He said, half yelling and half neighing.
"Yeah..Thanks for that. Thanks for everything you have done for me. You must understand how I feel" I said, still out of breath
"As a matter of fact, I do. I have lost many loved ones in my life, and I know how it feels like. Now it is my turn to help YOU." After he finished talking, he kicked the front door off his hinges and went outside onto the front lawn. I dashed after him (not giving a damn about my front door), hoping that he wouldn't disappear into forest again. He didn't.
"It is starting. It is time." he said, looking up at the sky.
What's starting?
I felt cold pierce through my entire body. Large shadows crept over the hills and the forests.
The solar eclipse...It's starting...