The Belle of a Nightmare
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Chapter 3
“Goodnight Sweetie!” Rarity says as I snuggle up into my bed.
“Goodnight rarity.” I say as Rarity turns off the lights. It had been a long couple of days. After our little argument at the clubhouse, we went schoolyard first, and while there weren't any ponies with cutie mark problem, we got to hang out with some of our other friends and checked in on how are they doing. We then headed out to central ponyville. We also had no luck there finding ponies with cutie mark problems. But the next day, I headed to the farm to help Applebloom with some chores. I had a little too much fun cleaning the animals. It was more fun when we pretend help the pigs get their ‘cutie mud marks’. Then the day, we helped Aquamarine understand her cutie mark a bit better, Later on, I went to see twilight for our magic lessons but she was busying doing something about princess luna. That reminds me, I haven’t seen her in awhile, maybe I’ll get to see her in my dreams tonight. Especial talk about that weird voice. I hear it now and then but it’s so weird. I mean, it’s not bad, it actually helps at times but still…. Anyways I'm tired, I yawn then snuggle up in my bed and close my eyes.
In the Dreamscape…….
Princess Luna floats down the pathway of stars as each door pasts her. She looks at each one with care and pride knowing that her ponies are safely sound asleep. However a fear still lingers at the back of her mind. Seeing that vision, Seeing THOSE eyes, it was all too familiar to her. Luna stops in her tracks. Even though time has past since then, she can’t get rid of the thought in her head.
“I…. I must not think of it. I must protect my ponies!” She tells herself that. Part of her doubts that the shadows of her past might return. But in her heart, she knows that if it does, she WILL be ready to protect her ponies. She continues forward until something catches her eye. There is a door that is covered in dark mist. Something feels off about this door, yet familiar. Luna feels like knows this pony, she just knows it. She tries to open the door to the dream but it won’t budge. Luna fires her magic at the door but it just backfires. How is this possible? Soon dark thoughts came back into luna's mind.
“I must find this pony at once!” Luna says to herself as she quickly flies off.
In Sweetie Belle’s dream…..
I look around me to see the stars above and all around me. However the usual bright space like sky was dark and gray.
“Hello?...... Princess Luna?” I call out but there is only silence. What’s going on? This place is really weird then again it is the dreamscape, anything can happen. Wait, maybe I can create something liven up this place! I concentrate really hard about bunnies around me…… but nothing happens. I sigh. This place is really boring.
~ It doesn't have to be boring my dear. ~
“Gah!” I jump. It’s that voice again! This is a bit creepy. I look around but I see nothing but greyness and stars.
“Um…… then can you change things?” I ask nervously.
~ Of course my dear, what would you like? ~
“Um….. make the room pink?” I ask.
~ Pink it is. ~
The gray room suddenly shifts into a bright pink.
“Hehe……. Now can you do it in a purple?” I ask, being a bit more relaxed.
~ Purple it shall be. ~
The room then turns Purple. I giggle, purple is my favorite color, and pink too! Mostly because those two colors are in my mane. But back about that voice…..
“So um…… Who are you exactly?” I ask.
~ Some may call me, a shadow, Some may call me, a lost soul, but for you my dear, You may call me…. ~
Suddenly a shadow appears in front of me. The Shadow pulls itself up from the ground and starts to turn into that of an alicorn. The dark shadow alicorn gets a long flowing mane almost like Princess luna’s but with colors of black, purple, dark and darker blue plus with no stars in that mane, and as well as the tail. She has purple eye’s then smoke flows into the colors of the mane. Her cutie is made out of dark stars and smaller one’s.
“You may call me….. The Night mare.” she says, even though she doesn’t have a mouth.
“Ok so…… Why are you here? And how come I heard you, like, when I was awake?” I ask. I have so many questions running through my head.
“Im am here because you called to me, Sweetie belle, I am here, to help you that others can not do.” she says. Im even more confused.
“What do you mean?” I ask. However she just stares at me. Well, this is a bit awkward.
“Tell me, Sweetie….. Are you happy with your life?” She asks. That’s a weird question.
“W-well….. Yes, Why wouldn’t I be?” I say. I mean, I Love my life, I have a great sister, great friends, and I have a great cutie mark.
“So You're happy….. Even though there are the horrible lies in your happy life?” She asks.
“W-what? What lies?” I ask nervously. Now, I REALLY don’t understand. What in the world does she mean? Suddenly things get darker, and She disappears. Then everything is black
~ You shall see my dear Sweetie Belle. ~
I open up my eye’s to see me back in my room. I yawn as I get up from my bed. I open up my blinds to let the sunshine in. Gosh, that was one weird dream. I look over at the table beside me and pick up Nightmare moon’s armor. Night mare’s words are stuck in my head. Yet…. All of this stuff started to happen after I found this armor. I think I better tell twilight about this. Or rarity. I put the necklace. Well time to face a new day. I trot out of the door.
In the waking world…..
Rarity looks up stairs. Tapping the ground with her hoof. It wasn’t like Sweetie to oversleep like this. And right now, her breakfast has gotten cold.
“Sweetie Belle! Come on down Sweetie!” Rarity yells up stairs. Yet there was no response.
“Ugh. Sweetie…. I have a very tight schedule today, I have a deadline for some new dresses…” Rarity says to herself as she trots up the stairs.
“Sweetie?” Rarity knocks on the door. Still nothing. Rarity opens the door and turn the lights on. She Looks to see Sweetie belle covered up in blankets. Rarity huffs.
“Now Sweetie, this very unlike of you, but you must get up, A young filly like you needs some sunshine!” Rarity says. Still there is no response. Rarity get worried and uses her magic to pull the blankets off of Sweetie, only something not to her liking.
“Sweetie belle?!” Rarity yells.
At Twilight’s Castle….
“Well Luna, everything's been fine here…” Twilight says as she trots with Princess Luna to the throne room. Ever since their last meeting, Twilight has been double checking around the town to make sure everything is ok.
“Are you sure, Twilight sparkle? Maybe I should look around Ponyville…” Princess Luna says. Twilight grunts as they trot into the throne room. Twilight opens up the map.
“Look, Princess Luna, I know you're worried, but everything is fine. It’s been a couple of days, and nothing has happen. I’ve even been checking the map, to make sure that maybe it’s a friendship problem or something, but there are no signs of that either!” Twilight points to the map. Luna tries to say something but Twilight interrupts.
“Again, I know you're worried, But maybe, whatever you saw, might not even happen. And if it does, you can count on my friends and I to take care of it.” Twilight puts a hoof on luna. Luna sighs.
“You may be right Twilight, for now I shall return to Canterlot.” Luna says as she trots to the door. Twilight trots with her.
“Great, Just remember everything is under control--” Twilight says but is interrupted with the door flying wide open and Rarity rushes in with something on her back
. “TWILIGHT!!!” She yells.
“R-Rarity? what’s wrong?” Twilight asks nervously, hoping just to be a fashion problem.
“T-There’s something wrong with Sweetie belle!!!” Rarity says as she turns and shows Sweetie Belle, A sleep , but covered on a dark aura, and dark smoke coming from her closed eyes. Twilight gasps as Princess Luna looks a upon with fear.