Dinky's Bucket List

by Br0nyb0y123

Chapter 5: Fears and Nightmares

Dinky has woken up from a dream much more cheerful than her previous one, in this dream, she dreamed that she was an Alicorn flying over Equestria, with the wind beneath her wings and her mane feeling lighter than it was when she was grounded, she had a very good sleep and a very good dream, something Dinky wishes for to come over the next following nights. Dinky hopped out of bed feeling very optimistic about today, first it was the doctor's appointment and then it was off to the Cutie Mark Clubhouse, which Dinky still couldn't remember where. She skipped down the stairs, quick as a flash and then into the kitchen where Derpy was frying eggs for breakfast, DInky smelled it and it smelt fine, so she sat down in her seat and greeted her mother by saying,

"Morning Mom"

"Morning Dinky" Derpy greeted back.

"The doctor's appointment is today, right?" Dinky asked.

"Yep, in two and a half hours" Derpy replied as she came to the table with a plate of eggs for DInky.

Dinky looked over at the clock above the entrance that led from the living room to the kitchen to see that the time right now is 6:30am, the appointment is at 8, then after the appointment, it's off to do some crusading. Dinky was curious about when the appointment would end, but she didn't decide not to ask Derpy that until they were actually at the hospital. Dinky had a taste of her slightly crispy fried eggs, they were delicious and it was a good way to start off her day, Derpy also had some slightly crispy fried eggs and she enjoyed her eggs as well, while she was eating, she asked Dinky,

"How was your sleep?"

"It was good, how was yours?" Dinky replied.

"Mine was good, did you have a good dream?" Derpy asked back.

"Yeah, I dreamed that I was an Alicorn flying across Equestria, it was great" Dinky expressed.

"That seems great, how are the eggs?" Derpy asked another question.

"Delicious, thanks for them Mom" Dinky thanked.

"You're welcome, sweetie" Derpy smiled, "Listen, once you finished your eggs, you should have a shower, OK?"

"Sure thing" Dinky said, "Don't worry"

"OK make sure you do it before 7:30, I know the appointment is at 8 but, best to get ready early" Derpy explained.

"Sure thing Mom, I'll have a shower once I finish my eggs" Dinky replied.

"OK, you do that hon" Derpy said.

The mother and daughter continued to eat their breakfast, they enjoyed it very much and Dinky was thirsty so she got off of her seat to get some juice, she opened the fridge to see that there was a bottle of wine, clearly for Derpy, some pork, some butter, milk, cheese, orange juice and fish. Dinky took the orange juice after making a choice between that or milk. She got a glass from the cupboard beside the fridge and got a glass from there, she carefully poured some OJ into the glass and quickly downed the drink as if it were a shot of whisky, she then put the glass into the sink and went upstairs to have her shower, and Derpy sat down and had her morning coffee

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Dinky just finished her shower and was drying her mane with the towel and was going to get ready for her appointment, she didn't know how long she was in the shower for, but she didn't think it was that long, she was also, in a way excited for the appointment she was going to have, she didn't know the reason why, but she did, maybe because she was going out with the crusaders after it and it made her excited even more. After she dried herself off she went downstairs to see Derpy sitting on the sofa leaning a pencil against a piece of paper on the coffee table in front of the sofa, and Dinky was curious what she was writing so she asked her mom,

"What's that you're writing Mom?"

"A letter" Derpy paused for a second and took a deep breath, "To your Dad" she continued.

"Oh, OK" Dinky replied,feeling down while thinking of her dad.

"You OK Dinks?" Derpy was concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine, when are you going to send it?" Dinky asked.

"When I go back to work on Monday" Derpy replied.

"K then" Dinky said.

"It's 7:10 Dinky, you can do what you want until 7:50, that will give us enough time to get to the hospital before 8, OK?" Derpy explained.

"Sure thing, Mom" Dinky replied.

Dinky went upstairs to do what she wants for 40 minutes, she went into her room and sat on her bed, she sighed of boredom and laid on her bed, and when she's bored and wants to think of something to do, she closes her eyes and thinks more, however, she closed her eyes and relaxed too much, and then she fell into the depths of her dreams, now waiting for her mom to wake her up when the time is needed.

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Dinky was in a room, a room which was lit up enough so she could see what was going on, and surrounding her and the room was complete darkness, Dinky was scared of what was going to happen, she turned around to look at every corner of the room and a quick look into the darkness and looked back into the middle of the room, only to see herself. An artificial version of herself and an artificial version of her father, she saw them two hugging each other and sharing a moment and her father saying,

"I love Dinky, but I have to leave" Greyson's voice echoed.

"No, please don't leave" the artificial Dinky echoed and sobbed.

"I'm sorry, Dinky, I'm leaving" Greyson replied, "No matter people say about you, always be yourself"

"But will you come back?" She asked.

"I can't be sure of it" Greyson replied with a tear running from his eye.

The real Dinky stood and just watched as they hugged each other, she saw the both of them crying and a tear slid down from her eye and something dark and horrifying happened, as the two were sharing their moment together, behind the both of them came dark arms from the darkness and pulled away the two artificial ponies away from each other. Dinky was scared and wasn't sure if she should run away into the darkness or stay there and let these strange arms take her away, as she stood there, she heard the two fake ponies scream out for their names and the both of them got pulled into the darkness, but that was only the beginning of Dinky's surreal dream. Afterwards, the room she was in set aflame and crumbled into ash, the light that was keeping the room lit, gotten smaller, and looked as if it was a light bulb floating over Dinky. Dinky was terrified and alone, at least she thought she was alone, the mood in the dark, empty, unsettling place went quiet, too quiet, if the light went off above her, that would make it worse, she wouldn't be able to tell if she was speaking out loud or thinking to herself, it would feel like being in solitary confinement. Dinky was quiet until she heard the sound of clopping, and a laugh, which sounded very familiar. Dinky thinks she knows who the voice belongs to,

"Dinky Hooves" The voice boomed from the darkness.

"Y-yes?" Dinky questioned the loud, commanding voice.

"DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE?" The voice loudly echoed and asked.

"N-n-n...." Dinky stuttered with fear.

"ANSWER!" The voice blasted at Dinky.

"No" Dinky said shyly, "I'm not sure"

"You may remember us as Nightmare Moon" The voice told Dinky.

Nightmare Moon. It was now clearly obvious to Dinky, that it was Princess Luna, with the third person speaking and referring herself as "us" or "we", almost gave it away completely, but one thing was not certain for her, she didn't know if Luna was actually in her dream or if she's an artificial version of Luna, because Scootaloo once told her of Luna coming to her in a nightmare, Dinky, who was still scared, calmed down a little because she knew Luna wasn't Nightmare Moon anymore and wasn't going to harm her, so Dinky decided to ask her,

"Princess Luna? Is this the real you or are you just a figment of my imagination?" Dinky asked.

"YOU DARE QUESTION ME, DINKY HOOVES" She replied as she appeared behind Dinky, giving her a fright and making her jump.

"I'm sorry, y-your h-h-highness" She quietly said as she shakily bowed to the princess.

"I'm only kidding, Dinky. And yes it's the real me" Luna smiled.

"Um, O-OK" Dinky shyly replied.

"Since I'm the princess of the night, I can go into everyone's dreams and nightmares, much like your friend, Scootaloo" Luna said.

"Why did you come into my dream, it's not even night" Dinky mentioned.

"I know, but I have been in your previous dreams, and the one where you don't complete all of the things on your bucket list made me want to help you overcome your fear" Luna explained.

"I don't have any fears your highness" Dinky proclaimed.

"You do, you fear that your father won't come back and since you're dying, you fear he'll never come back" Luna explained.

"I'm not....." Dinky was interrupted.

"You do, just let it out" Luna relaxed Dinky.

Dinky felt sad, she just wanted to cry, she lied to Luna, she was scared that her dad would never come back and it always made her sad, and since she found out she has cancer, she feels as if she'll never see him ever again, due to her limited time, she thought about more and her emotion completely dropped, she was devastated, she cried on the ground at Luna's hooves, Luna crouched down and comforted Dinky,

"Ssh, now Dinky" The Princess comforted.

"I'm sorry" Dinky apologised.

"It's OK, I understand" Luna said.

"Princess?" Dinky asked.

"Yes?" Princess Luna replied.

"One of my objectives in my bucket list is to meet the Royal Family, and since you're here, I just want to ask if I can meet you in Canterlot?" Dinky asked.

"Of course" Luna smiled.

"Thanks, Princess Luna" Dinky thanked.

"It's all OK, just make sure with your mom and Twilight Sparkle" Luna replied, "And another thing, stop fearing that you'll never see your father again, because I know, you'll see him before you die Dinky"

"Really? When?" Dinky questioned.

"I can't tell you, but you will see him in the future" Luna replied, "And I think you should wake up now, it's 7:45 now"

"Really? It feels like only 5 minutes" Dinky was confused.

"Time goes quicker while sleeping" Luna explained.

"Oh yeah" Dinky realized.

"I'll see you in Canterlot, Dinky Hooves" Luna said.

"Princess, thanks again, for everything" Dinky thanked once again.

"Your welcome, Dinky" Luna smiled again, "Bye"

"Bye" Dinky said.

Dinky saw Princess Luna fade away into the darkness, she left, now Dinky has to wake up from her dream and get ready for her appointment, in 15 minutes, she hopes it is worth going in on a beautiful day like this.

Comments

[FancySlime]

Please don't kill Dinky.
SHE'S INNOCENT I TELL YOU, INNOCENT!!!!!!!!!!