The first thing Sweetie noticed when she woke up was that she was in a cabin. Specifically, an extremely dirty cabin.
The second thing was that she was turning grey. Her fur, mane, tail, and even her eyes where turning grey."So, she caught you, I assume?" Sweetie jumped and turned around to see a pony that looked exactly like her, only it was a pegasus, and was almost completly grey, except for her eyes, which were grey with a tinge of pink. Her eyes were full of pain and suffering, and she had a lot of scars all over her body. Sweetie shivered at the thought of what might have hurt her so badly.Maybe a song....
Hush Now, Quiet now
It's time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, Quiet now,
It's time to go to bed
Ther filly lifted her ears in surprise, and her color started to return. It's working!
Drifting off to sleep,
An exciting day behind you
Drifting off to sleep,
Who knows what tomorrow will find you?
Hush Now, Quiet now
It's time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, Quiet now,
It's time to go to bed
"That really cheered me up, thank you." The filly said. She was smiling now, and though she was mostly grey, Sweetie could tell that she was a light blue pegasus with a brown and pink mane and tail that looked like hers.
"What's your name?"
"Cloudy Skies, but just call me Sky."
"Sweetie Belle, but just call me Sweetie."
Sky smiled.
Sweetie said, "Why am I turning grey?"
Sky's smile faded. "There's this spell here, where the ponies working here slowly lose hope. As they lose hope, they turn grey. They also lose their cutie marks." She added. "When I came here, my cutie mark went missing."
"What was your talent?"
"Singing."
Sweetie nodded. "Who do you think the master is?"
Sky looked at her. "I've been trying ever since I came here to find that out.
Sweetie said, "Why are we here?"
Sky said, "The Mistress is turning us into slaves."
Slaves?