Read Between the Lines

by TayLu

Before

The clock ticked and tocked as if nothing had changed, after all, it was just a Monday afternoon. It was the quiet life for Twilight Sparkle, and she liked it this way, so peaceful. So rarely did she ever have to do anything dangerous, like fight a corrupted princess. Or a dragon, or a swarm of invasive bugs, or a chaotic Draconequus, or a terrible disease, or a evil queen with a enormous army of minions, or maybe a evil king. Okay maybe she did, but always with friends!

All that aside, Twilight went back to her reading. It was one her favorite novels, she could always seem to relate. The mare was an introvert, and a few close friends. She was a unicorn, but specialized in greetings. You know, like the one's in cards. It was often humerus as the mare tried to be serious with her friends with friends and just fail. Twilight let out a chuckle.

That would be her last laugh.

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Twilight jumped out of bed with a spring in her step. Her eyes were wide with excitement.That little thing of a urge to sing crawled up her throat and sprung in to the air. It came out of no where, with often rhyming words. "Morning in Ponyville shimmers! Morning in Ponyville shiiiIIIIIIiinnes! And I know for absolute certain, that everythng is perfectly fiiiiiiiiiine!" Her voice carried throughout Ponyville and that little urge was caught on everyponies' tongue and songs filled the small town.

Twilight felt beams of light hit her from all sides. It kind of tickled. The light engulfed her, she couldn't see. She felt herself become lighter, rise from the ground. A sound filled her ears before the shouts of her friends panicking. She wanted to struggle, but didn't. She closed her eyes and let herself go. And then, she was free. She felt different as if she had learned something incredible, she just didn't know what.

Twilight opened her eyes. pain shot through her eyelids. All she could do was open them in to a little slit. Pushing herself of the ground, Twilight looked around. At first she thought she was dreaming, all the blue swirls with green patterns did little to bring her to reality. The pain, of course, did. After such a long day, all Twilight wanted was to get some rest. She was sure that wasn't happening anytime soon.

Her eyes could now open more. Twilight took hold of the chance before it got away, should anything happen. Bolting upright, her senses sharpened to listen to the familiar clippty-clop of hooves. These steps sounded heavier than the average pony.

Even with her hazy eyes, Twilight could make out tall, slender, white mare with a long horn and a flowing mane. She had a bump on each side of her, which Twilight guessed to be wings. Princess Celestia! A flicker of hope sparked to life inside her. Celestia would help her! Get out of this place, and explain that this wasn't her going crazy.

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Princess Celestia finished her song. Twilight was scared. All the thought of progressing in life was not a subject she like to dwell on. She was still a kid! But Celestia seemed to have other plans...

Twilight's thoughts were coming and going faster than RainbowDash in a race! What is Celestia taking about? Does she want me to become a teacher at her school? I'm to young and unqualified! Is she going to make me part of the government or royal family or something? I have no knowledge in that area other then the most common protocols of the princess, advisers, sentient, and what to do in the case of disagreement between members of the royal families! I'm already her pupil, what more could there be? Does she want me to be her spy? Or the new mayor of Ponyville?! I not fit for leadership!

All these thoughts froze as Twilight was lifted into the air. A new unpleasant sensation reached out to all her limbs. Light swirled around her. Her purple coat was now illuminated with a azure blue. The light encased her in a brilliant shell. Before any new worries could even arise, the sensation strengthened. Once again pain and agony stood dominant over her. It felt like she was being held up by her heart. Her body felt cold.

Something in her blood was changing. Twilight forced her eyes to look down. A horrifying sight was stuck to her brain. Her vain was bulging to an unnatural size. Instead of red or blue, her vain was green. Twilight tried to look away, put her strength was depleted. Just moving her eyes took far to much energy.

Twilight felt a little queasy. It became the lest of worries as two jabbing pains stabbed her right below her shoulders. She felt something growing, and growing fast. The pain was to much and Twilight just wanted to give up and faint, but her body wouldn't let her. She wanted to scream, yet no breath filled her lungs. Her ears were filled with the strange, gore-ish, sounds that came from her back could still hear that to no air flowed in or out through her nose or mouth. Twilight could feel her empty lungs, but it was as if her body forgot how to breathe.

Finally it ended. It was only a few seconds, but felt like hours...

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