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// Nightmares - The Princess Rarity 
// Story: The Twinkie Group Collab! 
// by Drizzle Quill 
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Author: The Princess Rarity


Prompt: Nightmares





It was a usual night at Canterlot Castle. The stars up above in the sky shined bright like little diamonds, the guards paraded around in various areas doing their job and the Princesses were completely content.

...well, for the most part.

A light scream in the night was heard, near the backroom, and it didn't startle anypony far off.

But nonetheless, it still awoke a few souls. Twilight shot up in her bed, breathing heavily, and glancing all around. She was safe. She wasn't alone, but her company was alright. The visions that had been dancing around her mind were long gone and were apparently nothing but a dream.

A soft nudge alerted Twilight out of her current daze, and she looked over to see Pinkie, who was slightly tired but trying not to show it, as she glanced to her marefriend in concern.

It seemed that no words were needed as the Princess lightly shook, screwing her eyes shut.

"I hate spending the night here," she sighed, falling back on the mattress and staring up at the canopy of the four-poster bed.

Pinkie raised an eyebrow, and hovered over Twilight - looking at her thoughtfully. For once in her life, the pink party pony wasn't yammering on and on about rubbish or asking countless questions one after the next to make her manner of speech and talking unable to keep up with.

"Any Castle, actually," Twilight admitted. "It reminds me of ... well, that night. The time I had to go to that strange new world. I... I don't like being reminded of it."

With a small halfhearted smile, Pinkie snuggled her marefriend, who laughed softly and kissed the hyperactive mare's cheek. The soft, warm, loving embrace, secure blue eyes and sparkling smile was Twilight needed to chase away the demons in her dreams - no giggling at the ghosties required.