//------------------------------// // Chapter II // Story: Nightmares heir // by zet22x //------------------------------// Chapter II Niiight... Sssky... Finally, Trixie breached the forest and Ponyville was in sight. It was the dawn of a new day, and the sun was now creeping over the horizon. Trixie hoped that she could get to the hospital before all of Ponyville was awake. Levitating Night's unconscious body close to her she sucked in large breath and exhaled. Trixie took off in a full out gallop ,running as fast as she could. After 10 minutes at maximum speed she arrived at the hospital. She laid Night down and walked up to the nurses desk. "Excuse me, Trixie would like to admit a patient." Trixie said. "Ok what is the patients condition?" The nurse asked. "Um, Trixie would say it's bad." Trixie said. The nurse leaned over the desk and looked at Trixie with a raised eye brow, Trixie pointed her hoof over to the bleeding stallion on the chairs. She quickly moved around the desk over to the stallion and yelled for a stretcher. After hearing the call other nurses moved quickly and got a stretcher, then helped lift Night onto the stretcher and into a room for treatment. Trixie thought about just leaving, after all she must be hated in this little village now. The nurse from behind the desk exited the room and walked over to Trixie. "I'm gonna need his name and any other information to be filled out on this sheet." She said hoofing Trixie a clip board and quill. Trixie filled out the form quickly; it was made easier because she only knew his name. The medical staff only had to stitch a few of the cuts shut - luckily most could just be cleaned and dressed to heal on their own. After some time, Trixie entered Nights room and laid down on the couch in the room and quickly slipped off to sleep. The day came and went as the sun began to set over Ponyville bringing the night followed by Luna's moon. Niiight...Sssky.. As Night lay there his dreams whisked him off to a dark room alight with stars all around. Night sky "What do you want?" Night asked the voice. My gifts to you wait at your awakening chamber. "...My gifts?" Yes. awaken my foal... The voice echoed growing quieter. "Wait! Who are you!" Awaken!! Night's eyes shot open glowing bright teal for a moment, then returning to their original color. He sat up from his bed and looked around the room. There was a window and a few chairs and Trixie was sleeping soundly on the couch. Quietly night got to his hoofs and walked to the door; he opened it just a little bit to see the lobby, a few nurses stood there talking away about something, He shut the door slowly so as to not make any noise and turned to the window on the far side of the room. "That’s my exit." Night thought to himself. Applejack was on her way home from Sugarcube Corner when she noticed some ponies flank sticking out the window of the hospital dropping to the ground. She got low and crept over by the pony staying hidden. "What’s he up to?" She asked herself. Night Sky hit the ground softly barely making a sound. He couldn't remember much of his life but it felt like he knew what he was doing. He then got low and surveyed the area, luckily most ponies were in bed or heading to bed. Confident no one would spot him he made for the forest. He wasn't sure but the voice in his dream told him to go back to the complex and get his gifts. Whatever those were. "What the hay is he up ta’" AJ whispered. She followed him, staying back so as to not be spotted . After a long trek though the forest Night arrived at the complex and stopped. Applejack waited farther back watching his every move. "I don't like the looks of this place." AJ thought. Night entered the complex waking back to his "awakening chamber" his memory was fuzzy but he could have swore there was something here. He began to check every inch of the chamber until he came across a hairline crack at the base of right wall. Night stepped back and focused magic on the crack. The wall seemed to recognize his magic and began to slide back then to the side opening a whole new area almost the size of the awaking chamber. Inside the room Night could see three items. A memory orb, a pair of silver metal bracelets with a sapphire in each one, and a pair of crescent metal wings. First, Night moved to the memory orb, he lowered his horn to the orb and it reacted glowing the same blue color as his magic. As soon as his horn touched the orb everything faded to white. __________ Night Sky's eye adjusted to the new scenery; it was a grand hall of some sort, he noticed he was standing on a red carpet but something was off he was short really short. Confused He turned and saw a tall mirror, he walked over to the mirror to see his reflection, what greeted him was a foal. "I'm... a foal?" "Come here my foal." a voice called from behind Night Night turned to see Nightmare Moon. "Come along now." She called as she made her way to the castle doors. Night ran as fast as he could, but the surroundings faded to white once more. His vision came into focus, he was standing outside now. Looking around Night saw the sun was out, beside him a small lake. He ran over and peered into his reflection, a young colt maybe ten years old was looking back at him then he heard a loud clap of thunder and turned around; suddenly it was night and bodies littered the field he stood in. Another clap of thunder -- Night looked up to see a white alicorn fighting with Nightmare Moon and she was losing. Night felt helpless...his vision blurred around the edges and it felt like he was moving, Looking to his left he saw himself on a surgery table with several ponies working on his sides, they were putting in his wing implants. He could feel the pain. Then he was being yelled at by a pegasus - she was putting him through drills teaching him how to fly. Then to his right he heard more shouting - looking he saw a unicorn teaching him new spells, as he watched himself perform the spells he began to remember them all - ranging from simple shielding spells to the deadly elemental spells. Moving forward again he grow more now about fifteen years old. The yelling turned to screams of pain as he watch himself burn a earth pony clad in gold armor to death with a look of satisfaction on his face. Even though he was just watching it happen he couldn't help but just take a bit of joy in his past work, then he saw Nightmare holding him in a tight hug telling him something. *Crack* "Sh wa~t Ysh ~~ knew thsh no matshh what ~ shve sou." He couldn't make out what she was saying but she released him and placing two silver metal bracelet in his hoofs. Something was off about Nightmare's eyes. Something about them seemed... different. The scene faded behind him as he progressed through his memories. Finally coming to a stop he was looking at Nightmare as she pour a great deal of magic into him, a large crystal formed around him as his vision started to fade once more... *Crack* __________ After twenty minutes Apple Jack decide she was gonna go have a look inside the complex. She slowly and cautiously entered the complex, looking around she saw crumbling gray walls, on the left side of the room she saw a chamber and another open wall on the right side of the chamber. Apple Jack got low to the ground and crept into the chamber and saw Night standing there, his horn was touching some kind of orb. She crept closer and noticed a blank look on his face, then the orb burst into a fine powder but Night simply stood there, not even flinching. Weirded out, she slid back into the outer room of the complex. Night blinked then shook his head coming out of the trance, he then looked to the wings and walked over to them. Using his magic he pulled out the seal from the inside of the cylinders, as soon as they were out he could feel the old air touching the meat inside the cylinders he then levitated one of the wings into the air matched it to the proper side then cringing rammed it into the newly open socket. "AHhhrrrrraa!!..." Lifting the next wing Night took a deep breath and rammed the other wing into place. "AHrra!.." Night dropped to his knees sweating and panting. Night turned his head to the wings as he started to feel every inch of the wing all the way to the tips, once he could feel the whole wing like they were apart of his body the metal feathers started to change into real feathers. AJ reared up, freaked out, and bolted out the door. "I'm getting the hay outta here." Hearing the noise Night rose to his hoofs and levitated the two bracelets over to himself and put them on his front legs right away he felt stronger, like he had more magic and stamina.. AJ got ten meters into the forest before she was stopped by a manticore. The beast licked its lips and hungrily stalked towards the pony. Applejack backpedaled as fast as she could untll she rammed something. Startled by the new obstacle AJ turned around and met the gaze of Night Sky, quickly jumping back to put space between them she heard the manticore roar and start to charge the two. AJ just cringed and shut her eye's tight. Night chuckling a bit -- it was the same manticore as before. Flapping his new wings, Night rose from the ground, swung forward and latched onto Applejack with his legs then climbed higher into the air out of the reach of the manticore. The beast liked it's game when it tried to runaway, flapping it's own wings the manticore got two meters off the ground then jerked to a stop. Looking down, it's leg was ensnared by thick vines, looking back up it saw a fading glow from Night's horn as the two flow away. As soon as the whatever-it-was grabbed her, AJ felt like she was being lifted into the air. She opened her eyes and looked down at the canopy of the Everfree then up to see the weird new pony. "Ah.. Thank ya kindly for savin’ me." AJ said. "You are quite welcome milady." Night said "Could ah ask ya ta set ma down just outside th’ forest?" AJ asked. "Of course milady." Night respond After the short conversion the two were now just outside the forest so Night glided down and let go of AJ, then landed beside her. "Hi. Ah’m Applejack." AJ said extending a hoof. "I am Night Sky, It is a pleasure to meet you... ah more formally Lady Applejack.” Night said as he shook her hoof. "Aw shoot ya'll don't have ta go on talking like that. But, ah, ya'll’re welcome to come by ma farm if ya want." AJ said. As the two talked the sun began to peer over the horizon, noticing this they stopped talking and just watched the sun as it rose, coloring everything in a red hue. Night turned to Applejack and said. "Most beautiful." AJ just blushed. "Ah... heh ah gotta get back ta the farm, gonna start bucking them apples." AJ said turning to leave. After Applejack was out of sight, Night turned his head to admire his new wing that it hit him. "Lady Trixie!"