Adventures of Diamond Dancer (Mission Logs)

by RarityEQM


Big Brother Bardigan

It was a brilliant and gorgeous day in Ponyville. The sun was bright wand warm; splashing everything in view with glittering rays of sunlight, and left and right ponies were out enjoying the healthy spring day- which meant Bardigan was fast asleep in bed. As a pony of the night, Bardigan found himself mostly awake during the evening hours, and sleeping during the time most ponies were up and awake. Much like right now, and much the way the rest of the day would have gone, had it not been for the dreadful, terrible scream that rattled his ears.

The first scream- that first, terrible, helpless shriek of horror- is what woke Bardigan from a fitful slumber. But it was the second scream that had him up and running from bed, spilling over sheets and scrolls, quills and ink, just to get to it's source: Diamond. In the few short seconds it took for Bardigan to spirit down the halls of his house towards his little sister's room, a billion things had already run through his mind. Diamond was a pony of odd origin and even odder....everything. Her skin was like diamonds, and her body was quite possibly the most hardest thing on the planet- aside from her head. Whatever made her scream like that was enough to send him barreling into her room, ready and willing to lay down his life for whatever was distressing his little sister so, but when he burst into her room nothing was there.

Oh, nothing was there to combat, or to struggle with, no no. Diamond was sitting up in bed; her sheets twisted around her legs, and tears racing down her eyes. She'd had a nightmare, again. One of many, but the truly horrid ones where the ones where she woke herself up screaming- and Bardigan found himself sitting in the exactly same position he was in now. With the sunlight peeking through the shut blinds, silhouetting the terrified filly in bed, Bardigan slowly approached and rested a hoof on the end of her bed.

"Little Gem?" He asked softly, waiting till she recognized him to move in closer. Some of Diamond's nightmares, he discovered, were so terrible that sometimes, she lashed out at the first thing in her room. He'd been on the receiving end of that more times than he'd care to admit. To his surprise, however, she shied away from him when he approached.

"Little Gem?" He asked again, biting at his lower lip. Painfully, she let her gaze fall over him, and shook her head, messy mane splattering all over her head with the movement.

"I dun wanna leave." She sniffled. He nodded his head, slowly, as if he understood, and took another cautious step forward.

"You don't have to go anywhere, Diamond." He whispered as comfortingly as he could. Diamond shook her head again, sniffling back more tears that threatened her face.

"Was ...was da ponies wif da hats. Dey came ta git me. Dey said I wasn't allowed ta be you'se sistah no more. Deys, dey said I was a bad sistah, cause I let you'se get shot. "Diamond sobbed quietly, pounding her hooves into the bed in front of her while Bardigan quietly crept closer. Oh, he was listening, he just wanted to do so with his arms wrapped around his sister's shuddering frame.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Bardy! Dey said I had ta go back to da orphanage! I wasn't allowed ta stay no more. I don't wanna go back! I didn't like it dare!" Diamond trembled, regardless of Bardigan's arms wrapping around her, and hoisting her up onto his back. He didn't say anything, only proceeded to trot downstairs, where he started making a warm cup of coco for her, and set her down on the couch.

"Diamond." He said pointedly, sitting down next to her. "No pony is going to come and take you away. I promise. I won't let them, and it's not something you ever, EVER have to worry about. " He explained, but Diamond shook her head.

"B, but dey said dat I wasn't-" She started, but Bardigan shook his head.

"Don't care. I don't care what they told you, or what anypony has told you. You're my little sister, forever. And I won't let any pony take you away from me, understand? You are the most wonderful, lovely, perfect little sister in the world, and there isn't anything you can do to change that. There isn't anything ANYPONY can do to change that. I promise, Diamond." Bardigan whispered, pulling the little filly against his side, squeezing around her shoulders.

"You are my sister. I am your brother. We, are siblings and we are a family. No one can break us apart, and I won't let them. And if someone wants to try, I'm pretty sure they've got to go through you- right? And YOU, Diamond, are the Miracle Mare, right? The phenomenal filly!" He exclaimed. Diamond blushed, and shook her head.

"D, dats da 'Fantastic Filly." She corrected. Bardigan grinned and rolled his eyes playfully.

"Oooooh, 'Da Fantastic Filly.' Right, right. Well I'd call you fantastic, phenomenal, and amazing, how about that?" He giggled, watching his sister blush bashfully.

"You'se ain't nevah gonna let me go back...you'se promise?" Diamond quipped softly, resting her head against his chest. He wrapped an arm around her neck and held her quietly, nodding solemnly.

"Promise." He whispered quietly, cuddling her close. "It isn't your fault I got shot. At all. I jumped in front of the blast, Featherfang pulled the trigger, and you didn't have a THING to do with it. It isn't your fault at all, Little Gem. No pony is going to come and get you, and tomorrow, I am going to the records office and make a copy of your adoption certificate, that way no ponies can ever claim you. Hats or not. "He explained quietly, calmed by the look of relief that washed over her face.

"Awww Bardy...y, you'se is da best bruddah *yawn* any filly could evah have..." She stammered quietly, struggling against the weight of sleep that suddenly pressed against her eyes. Bardigan smiled quietly and nodded his head.

"You'll be here when I wake up...right?" Diamond asked quietly, only to receive a reassuring squeeze.

"Right here." Bardigan whispered, watching his sister slowly trickle from consciousness to slumber. He cuddled her tightly, giving her one last reassuring squeeze before joining her.