~Dreams Of Hell~
~What the-?~
The light orange pegasi looked around him, to see that he was in a forest.
*Why the hell am I in a forest? Shouldn't I be in the Crystal Empire?* Than he heard somepony trotting near him. He looked to the right to see a light blue pegasus, with a dark blue main, with strokes of white.
"You lied to me," He quickly stated.Flash then realized who this strange Pegasus was.
"River Blaze? What am I doing here?" He asked his older brother, who scoffed.
"I could ask you the same. Where were you?" Flash raised an eyebrow,then realized what was going on.
"I.."Flash hesitated.
*If I tell him the truth, he will die.*
"I was where I was supposed to be." River Scowled.
"Your lying. Now either you will tell me the truth, or so help me, I will get our father!" Flash bit his lip.
"I.." River clenched his teeth.
"If your not gonna tell me the truth, Ill just leave." River stormed off onto the cliff that had came out of no where. Then, the ground shook.
"No!" Flash yelled,but it was to late.
"NO!" He woke up with a gasp, then started breathing heavily.He shook his head, and sighed.
*Another nightmare. Great.*Flash thought to himself. He sat on the edge of his bed, looking out of his window, that gleamed the moonlight in his room. He had just awoken from another nightmare.He had been having nightmares for a week now, that showed his past, but in the most cruelest way. He didn't know why this was happening, but he wanted it to end. He didn't want to see his dark past, or talk about it, with anypony. He just wanted some peace, for once in a lifetime.
The light orange pegasi shook his head at the memories. Those were the scars that he has covered from his fellow guard mates, but one of them was an exception, the pony that was his foe.His name, was Thistle Spear.Both him and Thistle hated each other, since kindergarten,ever since Flash's mother died. The two had apparently wanted the same job, in being a royal guard. Ever so often, the two would be in the same area, which meant trouble.
"Maybe one day I will finally be in peace" Flash whispered to himself.With that, he tucked himself into bed, and went back to sleep.He didn't have high hopes about having peace, because the darkness in his past, never left him. The scars of his past never vanished, they just were hidden,from any and everypony, a secret he vow to long keep into his soul until the very day he died.
Somewhere in Ponyville
"What the-?" The velvet alicorn looked around her, to see only black. There was no notice, or sign of any other living thing besides her.
"Hello?" Twilight asked, but there was no answer.
"Hello? Anypony there?" No answer.
*Odd...* She thought to herself. That's when there was a flash of blue light,and everything turned white. Next thing she knew, she was falling, falling into the ocean. Her eyes widened, but then she remembered, she was an alicorn.
*Thats right! I can just use my-*She looked at where her wings used to be, but they weren't there anymore.
*What!?* That's when she realized, she had fallen into the water. She tried to move, but she was petrified. If she didn't get out of the water soon, she would drown. Was this the end for her? What would happen next? What about her friends? What about Ponyville? All these questions stuck in her head. She woke up with a scream, eyes widened. She then looked around her to see that she was in her room, In her castle.
Gasping for air, she got out of bed and looked out the window. The sun peeked through the mountains,making it day. Ponies strolled throughout Ponyville, talking to one another.
"Normal, but..."Then, she looked at her baby dragon, who lay in his bed, sucking his thumb. She sighed.
"Everything is normal. Thank Celestia." She then turned back around and kneeled down on the floor. She looked under her bed, horn sparked with light, until she found it. She pulled it out with a spark of her horn, and placed it in her hooves.'It', was an old book, that was a grayish blue color, almost making it look like mold. The books cover was almost completely torn up, and the picture was almost faded. It was a picture of a blue moon, and a red one, colliding in the middle, making a white color. The title was to faded for anyone-Pony, to see.
She opened the book to the last page she was reading. Page 145. There was a picture to the left that showed a black pony, casting a shadow, eyes red. The title of the chapter read,'Blood Shedders'. Twilight immediately raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Blood Shedders?What are those? Princess Celestia never told me about those....odd of her.Its like, she wanted to hide it, from anypony, which would mean, she not as truthful as every pony thought which means-"Twilight smacked herself with her right hoof."Dont be ridiculous! She would never hide anything from anypony, especially not me!" She heard a groan behind her, which made her turn her head to see Spike, stretching. Once he was done, he rubbed his eyes, and looked at Twilight.
"Are you talking to yourself again?" With that, she clenched her teeth.
*Shit! Curse me and me talkIng to myself, as always!*
"W-what do you mean, Spike?" She said, forcefully making a toothy smile.
"I heard you talking about something called, Flood Readers, or something like that, then Celestia, then-"
"Good! SomeDragon knows how to easedrop while he sleeps! How about if you go downstairs, and go make yourself some waffles!" Twilight Interrupted.Spike raised an eyebrow.
"Are you alright, Twilight, you sound a little-"
"Sleepy? Oh I should go to bed then!"She secretly slide the book back under the bed with her hoof, and jumped on the bed, and pretended to snore.She had not told any pony about the book, not even her friends, or Celestia. She decided to keep it a secret, but didn't know why.Spike yawned.
"Typical Twilight Sparkle!" Spike grabbed the blanket on Twilights bed, and tucked her in.
"Good night Twilight. I mean, Good, morning!" He chuckled. He then left the room with his Rarity Plush toy, and went downstairs. Twilight opened one eye to see if he was gone, and smiled. Her horn lit up with a magenta aurora, and the book from under her bed flew up in the air, and into her hooves. She then tucked herself in, making herself covered by the blanket, and began to read.
Little do Flash and Twilight know, all secrets, must be revealed. One way or another.