//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: The Darkness of our Hearts // Story: Regrets of the Past // by Brightfireprior //------------------------------// Years before Equestria was formed. There were many tribes. The Dragons, The Earth Ponies, The Pegasi, The Unicorns, The Wolves, and The Alicorns. They all fought one another out of the hatred within their hearts. Back then there was no harmony. Everyone lied. They were cruel and unhappy. They betrayed one another. They never shared needed supplies. There fore there was no magic or peace between the tribes. The dragons and alicorns were the only ones that understood the magic in us. And they tried to bring all the tribes together, it worked and light started to spread across this land of shadows. But with all good, comes an evil within too. A young dragon princess fell deeply in love with the alicorn prince. And they had to keep it a secret for the safety of each other. Yes, the tribes came together in peace. But there were still rebels amongst the tribes. Ones who grew to hate the light of love and friendship. And they would stop at nothing to destroy the magic. Anyways one day the alicorn prince (prince Eliot) could no longer contain his love for the dragon princess (princess Ellalias) and Eliot did something no other creature would even dare to even attempt. He called for a great banquet among the tribes and at the end at the full high of the full silver moon. He asked Princess Ellalias to be his wife. The tribes broke out in outrage. Even though they lived in peace for so long, they would never except a mix between the dragon and alicorn tribe. And the chief of dragons blamed it on the alicorns for poisoning his daighter's mind. Ellalias tried to reason with him but her father wouldn't listen. He then burned the prince and the alicorn royal family to ash. Ellalias cried and cried for months after. She ate less and less until she only accepted a few crumbs. She never slept causing her to see things. Last of all, she one day attacked her father out of depression and managed to claw out his right eye. Luckily she was fast enough to escape the guards and other dragons and ran off to the rebel leader and commanded that she join them. She learned later that the leader was actually a very cold hearted, merciless nightmare. The leader took he in and "turned her soul", making her just like him. And she led the army of rebels to he dragon tribe's home. Directly to the chief. To end his fate. But the dragon chief had a plan in mind as well. As the rebels came straight to the dragon tribe's home, they were all ambushed by all of the tribes. All mind controlled by the Dragon chief. The explanation of this such power? They say that the Dragon chief roared a mighty roar and blew plumes of smoke and fire. And before the dragon princess appeared the weakened, starstruck alicorn. Prince Eliot. No pony knows for sure what happened after that. Many folks say that the dragon chief became the dragon king and burned the mental princess to ash and only the prince escaped. Others sat that the wolves seperated into two groups. The greedy ones became timber wolves and occupied most of the Aroure forest. The other group was never seen again and mysteriously disappeared. The dragons hated the ponies after all of that as they do today, and the alicorn prince formed equestria promising a brighter future. But deep down he was dying from grief for his true love. Many also say that all of the darkness of the hearts didn't just disappear, it was merely absorbed by the alicorn prince and passed down into the generations until the pure light of the new eras wore it down and killed it. But I don't believe that it's gone. I believe that it's still lives within us, it poisons our souls with dark desires like to kill, and steal. That darkness is the darkness of our hearts now and forever until some pony destroys it. For good. And judging on all the completely insane and random things that have been happening to me. I can just feel that I'm going to have something to do with it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I awake to the thunderous beeping of the heart monitor. Wait, HEART MONITOR!?! I lurch up in the small but well prepared hospital bed. I struggle to breathe and a nurse walks in just in time to catch me before I fell out of the narrow bed. My hearing soon clears up and my vision returns to normal. The once thunder like heart monitor now is a quiet beeping. The nurse lays me back down gently. I resist her. "Shh Shh sweetie," she kindly hushes me. "just relax." I look to the nearest window. It's very dark out and it's a half moon I see shining its silver rays through the window. The nurse hurries over to the wall near the door and flips the light switch. I cringe at the stinging bright light until my eyes adjust. I then notice the tube connecting to my chest. My lungs feel like there is water in them slowly being drained out. Oh so that's what it's for. I struggle to remember what happened last night. Just trying to think about it gives me a major migraine. "My head..." I groan. "I know hon, let me get you some medicine for that." She rushes out of the room. About three minutes later she comes back in with a familiar red pony behind her. Dreya with a bouquet of flowers. The nurse pours some water into a green glass and drops two pills into the glass. She helps me sit up in a comfortable and gulp down the glass. "The pills should take effect soon," the nurse explains and leaves Dreya and I in the small hospital room. "Uh hey Brightfire," He greets in a hushed voice. "Dreya," he looks up to meet my eyes. His eyes are filled with hurt and sadness. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry, about our arguement." "It's fine Brighty," Dreya assures me. He sets the flowers on the nightstand next to me. "Now I better go or I will be late for setting up the banquet." "Thanks, and Dreya?" I call. "Yeah?" "It's Thursday, right?" "yes, it's almost midnight though." I glance at the brown watch on his hoof. "nice watch." He smiles. "You feeling' ok?" "yeah I am now that one of my best friends are here!" He frowns a little. "you should get some sleep." "I'll see you at the banquet then!" I wink at him. He only shakes his head. "You can't come Brighty," I feel a weight drop in my chest. "Wh-" I choke back tears. "oh, you must be just kidding." I chuckle thinking of how I could have fallen for something like that. His sad expression doesn't change to show even one bit of amusement. "P-please tell me that your just joking!" "Brighty," he says in a hushed voice. I can't hold back my tears and I'm crying out of control. "D-Dreya!" "Brightfire!" He half growls and half yells. I'm to shocked by his outburst and by him saying my full name. "You are in no healthy condition to be going to my banquet! I care about you! Don't be selfish and cause me to hate myself by you risking yourself because of me!" He doesn't cry even though his face is filled with pain. And heartbreak. He abruptly turns and stomps out of the room. "Dreya!" I scream after him. Two nurses Rush in and are trying to calm me down. "No, Dreya! I thought that friends are supposed to be there for each other. I have to be at the banquet. I have to be there for you!" The nurses are now holding me down. "Get the King and Queen!" one Nurse shouts to the doctor who came running in. "NOOOOOO!" I'm kicking and screaming and fighting as hard as I can against the nurses. I feel a spark light from within me and an explosion of a huge magic blast just erupts from within me. Sending to poor nurses flying backwards. I pull the plastic tube from my chest, and remorse the other wires connected to me. I dash out of my now huge hospital room. I blindly run down the long narrow hall screaming out Dreya's name. He is probably near the entrance by now. I quickly glance behind me to see a whole herd of doctors, guards, and nurses running after me. I look forward and skid to a stop fast enough to avoid crashing into the wall. Shoot! It's a dead end. I remove the little pins on my wings and grab anything moveable in this hall way with my magic and build a huge barrier of chairs, stretchers, tables, and I.V.s. I throw open the windows gigantic panels and I jump onto the slim ledge. "Brightfire!" I stop short. It's my mother's and father's voice. I turn around the see my completely disassembled barrier and in its place stands my parents and like half of the hospital staring at me like I'm godzilla or something. My fathers eyes are filled with pure horror. They aren't his devilish red color that they have been lately they are instead, normal. As if he has been possesed and has been set free. Oh so maybe that's what they were arguing about after he transferred his power to me. "Brightfire please come down from there." My father steps forward as if he's prepared to bolt forward and grab me. A sudden static sound roars and I see a dark shadowy figure pause through the crowd and stand behind my mother. "Mother watch out!" I shout but as she turns to face the figure it strikes her and knocks her out cold. A puddle of blood grows under her head. The shadow knocks my father out of the way and lurches at me. "No!" My father shouts. The shadow stops. And jumps up and when it makes contact to the white tile floor the whole crowd falls to the ground. Only my father, the shadow, and I still stand. "I shall avenge our rule!" It hisses at father. I'm starting to get dizzy again. "all dragons and enemies of equestria shall be eliminated. Starting with the queen, her spawns," the shadow faces me. "and you!" It tackles me and before we hit the ground I wake up again in the same hospital bed in the same hospital room. The same exact nurse walks in and hushes me gently laying me back down. I get the same exact headache by trying to remember what happened. And the calander that I never noticed says that it's Thursday. I glance out the window, it's dark out. Like in the dream, it's a half moon. "Nurse," I strain to read her nametag. "Lauren?" "Hmm?" she turns. Her burgundy short mane and tail seems to glow faintly enough to miss that detail. She is a tall white unicorn and has a calm face. Same as in the dream. "can I get something for my headache?" I inquire. She nods ad walks to the door. Before she touches the lightswitch nearly jump out the bed and exclaim "No!" "please leave the light off," She smiles. "and please tell Dreya to go home, he needs the rest for the big day tomorrow." I lie. "Okay," she replies not quite believing me. a few minutes she comes in with the medicine and a boquet of flowers, alone. I gulp down the pills and gaze at the flowers once more before I turn onto my other side and stare out the window. It was almost the end of autumn and frost was already gathering on the panes. I close my eyes. Something wants my mother, sisters and I dead. I think remembering the dream. "Well not yet!" I whisper to myself. Because I've got a banquet to got to tomorrow. I play with the little plastic tube piece in my chest once more before I drift off into a peaceful sleep. Or so I thought.