//------------------------------// // The Descent // Story: Of Loss And Sorrow // by BrightFireWinds //------------------------------// Twilight Sparkle was an over-achiever.When she wanted something done,she didn't stop trying until it was finished.She excelled at magic,having near master skills with every form of it,including teleportation,levitation,and so on.That is why she was quite confident that when she finished this potion,she would be remembered for generations. "A little bit of this.."She murmured to herself,levitating a glass vial of boiling purple liquid.She carefully tipped it over,slowly pouring it into another vial of bright green fizzy liquid.Setting the now empty vial on a workbench,she picked up a small brown pot.Dumping a portion of it into the green vial,it starts to boil,flashing random shades of blue and red before settling on a dirty yellow-white substance."That should do it!"She cried out,happy to have finished her work.She got the lid half on the pot before she heard a giant boom! from upstairs. "What in Celestia's name-?"She yelled out surprisingly loudly,dropping the pot and spilling its contents into the now dark gray vial.Groaning to herself,she galloped up the stairs,swinging the door open.She had expected the entire library to have been blown apart by the sound it made,instead finding a slightly dazed looking Rainbow Dash standing amongst a pile of books and glass."Rainbow!?"She screamed."WHY DO YOU KEEP BREAKING MY WINDOWS!?" "Whoa,Twi. Calm down." Rainbow Dash said defensively."I'm sorry,alright? A triple flip barrel roll while making a sonic rainboom is a little hard to do.Why can't you have Spike clean it up?It's not like he has other plans" Rainbow said.She flexed her wings,gearing to take off and return to her stunt flying. "Oh no you don't.You aren't getting off that easily,Dash."Twilight said,grabbing hold of Dash in a magical field."You are going to clean up this mess." "Twilight,I really need to get back to-" "No." "But I-" "NO." Dash groaned."Fine. Celestia,Twilight! Why are you so cranky all of a sudden?" Twilight huffed in annoyance."I'll have you know,I'm VERY busy with an important deadline and I can't afford to be- DASH!" She yelled,snapping the daydreaming pegasus back to reality. "Wha-" She glanced arround before seeing Twilight's angry stare."Did you say something Twi?" Twilight face-hoofed."Nevermind. Just clean this place up or three hours dungeon.THREE.HOURS.DUNGEON." Dash scoffed,and began to pick up the scattered books and returning them to there rightful spots. The crisis averted,Twilight went back down to her lab to discover that while she was gone,Spike had managed to accidently tip over her potion while dusting things.He had spilled it all over the floor and himself,and Twilight watched with horrified eyes as he sniffed the liquid,before dipping his claw in it and licking it off."SPIKE!"She cried,rushing down to him and knocking his claw away,but it was to late."I don't know how it affects non magic using creatures,Spike!"She groaned to herself,seperating spike from the potion covering him,and mopping up the potion in a vial before trashing it. Spike looked surprised and a little scared."I-I'm sorry Twilight..I didn't know.."He stuttered,tears brimming his eyes. Twilight instantly regretted yelling at him."No,It's fine Spike.Just be more careful sometimes.noticing that Spike had managed to sweep up all of the dust that had littered the table before hand,she gave him a big hug."Thanks.That's why your my Number One Assistant!"She said affectionately.She left her studies there,Just wanting to sleep after the long day.Rainbow Dash had finished cleaning up the glass and books,and she was nowhere in sight.Twilight shook her head.When Dash got determined,she didn't quit until she had done what she had came for.Trotting up the stairs,she went into her bedroom,allowing Spike in behind her before shutting the door.Crawling into the bed,she covered up and was enveloped in a wave of warmth."Goodnight Spike,"She said sleepily."I love you,Number One Assistant." Spike smiled."Night Twilight.We'll see if we can't get that cleaned up tomorrow.The potion that he had drank was making his stomach feel tingly,but he passed it off as a result of a magical potion.After all,who knew what was in those things?He curled up in his bed,Closing his eyes and feeling the warmth of the comforting blanket around him."Goodnight.." He said quietly,before dozing off alongside Twilight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight woke to sunlight filtering through the curtains in her room,It promising to be a beautiful day.She got out of bed slowly,popping her joints and letting out a sigh as her back popped."Wake up,Spike." She cooed,drawing back the curtains."It's going to be a good day today. Life has a way of shitting on your dreams sometimes. Twilight trotted over to Spike's covered form in the bed."Come on,sleepy head." She said a little more forcefully,grabbing the covers in her mouth.She pulled hard,tearing the blanket back and off,it fluttering to the ground beside her,revealing the sight under the covers.Spike lay curled in a ball,a sick pale color.There was a small pool of blood that had pooled in his mouth and had dripped,staining the pillow he slept on with a small pool of blood.He had a slight smile on his face,but Twilight knew he wasn't having a good dream,and she skittered backwards,hitting her bed and bruising her leg.She looked at the small form of her Number One Assistant,curled up in his bed,smiling.Dead.