-Fortieth Sunrise-
-Vanhoover-
Our flight is a long one, even with the help of the so-called ‘best fliers in Equestria’ pulling us. I flew on and off throughout the trip in order to stretch as well as ease the slight guilt from having them pull us while we sit back doing nothing.
“Hey little filly, you're pretty good for your age. Do you know any tricks?” Fleetfoot asks me. She's not helping pull, but rather scouting and clearing a path when the weather is less than perfect. Mainly she was just showing off and acting high and mighty. I mentally scoff at her so many times, but manage to keep from insulting a famous pony. I keep in mind what Fluttershy said about Rainbow Dash, and how after I let that go I managed to actually spend some time with her pleasantly.
I shake my head at the Wonderbolt. She scoffs and does a loop while flying backwards. “Seriously? A filly like you doesn't know any tricks? Get out here, I'll teach you.” She says, trying to pull me out of the carriage. While I haconsciousness.e her multiple times during the trip, the idea of doing anything that could lead to me spinning out of control or getting too tired at this height is not appealing.
“I'd rather not. I could get hurt and if you haven't noticed we aren't exactly near the ground.” I reply nervously. Fleetfoot sighs and pesters me, trying to get me to do tricks.
We finally near our destination and begin to descend. Apparently Celestia came here in her search for me, as the Princesses split up to cover most the map. I don't understand why anyone would think I'd be here though. Cadence quickly find a guard and we scour the city only to find no Celestia.
“Maybe she found some information and followed it to another city.” Cadence suggests nervously. Worry is written all over her face.
“Where did Twilight decide to look?” I ask. She seems to scour her thoughts.
“Twilight sent a letter to every library and university asking for them to look for any information on those mares. I think she set up at the Princess's old castle.
“Where is that?” I ask. A look of annoyance crosses her face.
“Back the way we came.” We both sigh. She buys a pair of tickets to Ponyville and we wait for our train to leave.
“I hope this is more successful than our search for Celestia.” I say with a sigh. Cadence looks out the window.
“Me too.” She says softly.
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We finally arrive in Ponyville and trek through the horrid forest, luckily without any problems, and make it to the horrid ruin of a castle. Cadence walks in and starts calling out for Twilight.
I hear something and follow the sound. Cadence notices as well and follows me. We move through many winding halls. Suddenly a piece of floor sinks and I jump forward in surprise, only to fall into a pit with Cadance right next to me. We look at each other and she lights up the room with her magic.
“Well that was an interesting trap. I'll just open the top with my magic real quick and we'll get out of here.” Cadence says confidently. Her horn glows for a few seconds and then the light disappears. She gasps. “What, how?” She exclaims.
“Sorry Dearie's, but we need the little one's heart!” A voice says, echoing through the room. “Oh and we have those other Princesses too!” The voice continues. I feel a shiver run down my spine and I lean against Cadence. Suddenly a bubble appears around me, pushing her away, and I teleport.
I shake my head to clear spots from my vision and find myself in the exact situation from my nightmare. My eyes go wide with terror. No. Oh please no.
“Sisters, help me now.” I plead. Tears well up in my eyes and blur my vision. The knife nears and I feel its coolness against my chest. I hold my breath and wait for the pain.I hear a loud bang and the knife suddenly sinks in. The pain erupts in my chest and I scream. I scream until my throat's raw and my ears are sore and then I scream some more. The knife stays there, I can feel it, and doesn't move. My chest is quickly covered in the sticky feeling of blood. My head starts to swim and my breathing gets rapid as I gasp for air. I know I've lost a lot of blood. This is the end, it has to be. Why? Cruel world, cruel sisters above, why is this how it ends?
I take another ragged breath as I lose consciousness