Chapter 38 - To Twist
Thursday, December 15, 2016 Cont'd
By the time school ended, Sunset’s mood had become sullen and irritable. She’d snapped at a couple people through the day and wasn’t very talkative while we drove up to Applejack’s place for her birthday I had no idea where this anger had come from but every time I tried to ask she just grumbled about her headache. She managed to plaster a forced smile on her face when we arrived at Applejacks and that expression was plastered on her face all evening.
The kitchen table in the Apple Family house had always felt large but now it was almost too small. In addition to me, Sunset and the other five girls, we had Applejacks brother and grandmother, the three crusaders and even the three Dazzlings. Granny Smith seemed absolutely thrilled to have such a large gathering though she had given the Dazzlings a sharp stare when they arrived. She had been enchanted by the Dazzlings while she worked in the cafeteria before the Battle of the Bands. Finally she just asked the three girls if they liked apple pie. When all three of them answered yes, she invited them in without another thought.
After dinner, the ten of us took over the living room while the Crusaders went upstairs. Granny Smith and Macintosh stayed in the kitchen.
“So, what happens now?” Sonata asked cheerfully.
“Well at most birthdays there’d be gifts,” Applejack said, smiling. “We decided a long time ago that was just silly since we spend so much time together and do so many favors for each other. Ah’ don’t see any reason to change that.”
“Yupperonni!” Pinkie exclaimed. “Presents are for Christmas! We take care of each other all year round.”
I cleared my throat nervously. “Ummm, that would be a decision you and your friends made long before the Fall Formal, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Why do ya . . . Oh. Oh no, you didn’t,” Applejack muttered.
“Sorry AJ, but you’re getting a couple presents today,” I chuckled, handing over the bag I had placed the presents from both myself and Twilight.
Applejack dug into the bag and pulled out the envelope first. She quickly opened it and read the silly little card I had gotten her. The real present from was the paper inside and when she read what was on it she stared at me, speechless.
“From what Granny said, you hate asking for favors from friends,” I said. “That paper there is good for 24 working hours of custom metalwork by yours truly. New parts, tool repairs, welding, you know; really whatever you might need around the farm.”
“Ah don’t know what to say. Thank you. Now, what is this?”
She pulled out the small box and held it in the light. The paper was unique; lacking the waxy factory appearance we were accustomed to seeing. It was a light parchment paper with a beautiful photo of an apple tree that looked like the Equestrian Sweet Apple Acres. The ribbon was actually crocheted with a loose weave of dark green thread surrounding a chain of rosy red apples.”
“Woweee!” Pinkie exclaimed. “That looks amazing! Oh, be careful opening it!”
“That’s from Twilight,” I said. “She sends her regrets but hopes to attend the Christmas event.”
Applejack carefully untied the ribbon and pulled the tape off the box. It was surprisingly easy to open. When she opened the box, she let out a gasp of surprise. She gingerly lifted out a pendant that was about the size of her palm. The sight left us all speechless. There was a faceted orange gem set into it shaped like an apple and an emerald green pair of leaves at the top. The whole thing was set into a gold setting with a loop at the top for a necklace chain.
Dear Applejack
Happy Birthday from all of us in Equestria. I'm sorry I couldn’t come join the festivities today so I hope this finds you well. Now, if you’re anything like the mare I know, you’re probably not hugely taken with jewelry. This item has special significance given our history together in both worlds. This is a replica of the Element of Honesty that your counterpart once held and that you also bonded with during the Fall Formal.
While the physical artifacts are gone now, the friendship that ties us all together will always remain. This token is merely a physical representation of that bond. Thank you again for being a friend to me and I hope to see you again soon.
Twilight Sparkle
“Oh . . . my . . . goodness!” Rarity gasped. “Those are real gemstones! I’ve never seen anything like that in my life.”
“Ah can’t accept this!” Applejack gasped, her hand shaking. “She might be a princess but ah’ can’t
“Expense is relative,” Sunset snorted. “Gold is common in Equestria and gems like that are easy to find with the right spell. It might be worth a fortune here but back home that’s not particularly special.”
I shot Sunset a worried glance. While she was technically right, her attitude was way off. She just rolled her eyes at me before walking out of the room. We watched her go for a moment before Adagio chimed in.
“While she could have been more tactful, Shimmer is right,” Adagio said. “The basic currency unit back in the day was gold coins and some Earth ponies could literally grow gemstones the way you humans grow wheat and diseases. She didn’t send you the crown jewels by any stretch of the imagination not by Equestrian standards anyhow so relax.”
Applejack nodded and then smile at me. “Ah’ll have to thank her when she visits. This is amazing.”
“Not to be a downer or anything but is Sunset ok?” Rainbow Dash interjected. “She’s been acting weird all day.”
“I don’t know,” I replied. “I’ll go and check on her.”
I walked out of the living room and checked around the ground floor. First I found Granny in the kitchen puttering away at tidying up. The air was filled with the sweet scent of something baking in the oven. I took a deep breath and smiled at her.
“Hi Granny, that smells amazing. What are you making?”
“Apple Cinnamon Buns!” She replied. “But yer’ lookin’ for Sunset, ain'tcha? She’s upstairs fixin’ those bandages on her hand.”
I thanked her and headed upstairs. The girls were sharing a joke in the living room and I could even hear Aria and Sonata joining in the laughter which put a smile on my face. When I got to the top of the stairs I could hear the three crusaders talking in their room. Then I heard a growl of frustration from the bathroom. I walked over and knocked on the door. It swung open at my touch so I stood to one side before peeking inside.
“Sunset? You in here?”
“Yes, I'm here Silver,” Sunset snapped. “I’m just- OH COME ON you stupid- GAH!”
I looked into the washroom. Sunset's face was contorted with a mixture of anger and pain while she struggling to unwrap the bandage on her hand. There was a first aid kit open on the counter. I walked over and took her hand in mine.
“Here, let me help.”
“No, I can get this! I just need to-”
“It's no problem,” I interrupted gently. “Changing bandages with only one hand is frustrating. Believe me, I speak from experience.”
I unwrapped the bandages and carefully lifted the covering off the wound. It had healed up quite nicely, it just needs some cleaning. I selected some antiseptic wipes and began cleaning the wound. As the original cut was revealed, I couldn't hold my tongue.
“Sunset? Didn't you say this was caused by a rock?”
She didn't look at me and paused a moment before responding. “I said that, yes.”
I waited for a moment, but Sunset didn't speak. “It's just, this looks so clean and straight. Rocks usually tear the skin more. This looks more like-”
“What happened to trusting me?!” She snarled abruptly, turning a vicious glare at me. “I suppose you are an expert on cuts but that doesn't make mine any of your business!”
My heart stopped at her vicious words and at the sight of the sudden rage in those eyes. I hadn't seen anger like that on her face since the Fall Formal. It brought back all the anxiety and pain from the first day she spoke to me and it left me at a loss for words.
“I- I- I just- It's just . . . I- I didn't mean- . . . I'll just- . . .”
My stuttering drifted off when I realized I had no idea what to say. I resisted the brief urge to run until things made sense and just returned to what I was doing. Sunset didn't say anything either, she just sat there with a scowl on her face. I carefully finished cleaning her hand without another word. Once I finished putting gauze and bandage back on her hand, I stepped out of the bathroom. At the door, I paused and glanced at her but she didn't look at me.
“I'm sorry,” I whispered before hurrying down the stairs to the front door. I was fighting to keep the tears inside.
Pinkie poked her head around the corner and found me putting my boots on. “Everything ok there Silvy?” She asked.
“Yeah,” I lied, not looking at her. “I just need a bit of fresh air so I'm going for a little walk. Just . . . just keep the fun going for AJ. I'll be back in a while.”
Pinkie stared at me silently for a moment before nodding. “Okie Dokie! Take care Silver!”
I quickly pulled my coat over my shoulders and stepped out into the snow before anyone else thought to try and catch me. The snow crunched under my feet as I walked off into the vast orchard of Sweet Apple Acres. Over six inches of icy snow was on the ground now and it had decorated the orchard as white as Applejack's half-finished dream the previous night.
You know running away isn't going to fix this, right?
Oh for the love of – no, I'm not running away!
What do you call this then Silver?
Going for a walk before I say something we'll regret Spark.
I suppose it could have gone worse.
True, she could have broken up with us right there.
Well that didn't happen at least.
Might have been less painful than what she said.
That's defeatist talk Silver. We can fix this.
I shouldn't have implied she was lying.
Yeah, but you were right. There is no way a rock could do that.
One perfectly straight slash on the hand. What could have caused it?
I'm more worried about why she wouldn't tell us.
There's not much more we can do. I haven't felt this awful in months Spark.
I know Silver. I know.
I kicked the snow and continued walking while I tried to calm my hurting heart. Maybe I had been too pushy, maybe Sunset was just upset that I didn't believe her. Either way, Spark and I just let our minds drift, doing our best to not think about anything in particular. Snowflakes were drifting out of the sky, muffling the sounds of the world. Everything was eerily calm the way it only could be during winter. We wandered through the orchards, just passing the time to calm my emotions. I was just starting to feel somewhat normal when Spark suddenly spoke up.
We need to pony up!
What?
NOW!
My heart began to race as I summoned Spark's image forth. For that brief moment, I saw the face of my Thestral brother, twisted with fear as he reached his hoof out to me. He vanished in a flash as our magic fully emerged. The darkening orchard brightened up and my ears twitched on top of my head. The muffled silence broke, clearly revealing what Spark could hardly hear with our human ears. The sound of an approaching ambulance made my ear twitch but it was the voices that made my heart stop.
“SILVER! WHERE ARE YA?”
“SILVER! GET BACK HERE YOU MORON!
PLEASE HURRY! THEY'LL BE HERE SOON!
Panic erased all thought from my mind. All I knew was something was wrong and my friends needed me. The magic flowed in around me and with one burst of my wings I shot off the ground. I barely registered the cone of weather magic that began pushing the snow away from my face. I just accelerated over the snow-covered trees towards the voices. I could clearly see the flashing lights of the ambulance in the distance.
My attention was drawn to the three figures in Applejack's backyard who were shouting at me. I aimed at the ground, not even bothering to slow down. At the last moment with a whip-like crack of my wings, I flipped over and landed on my feet. I slid to a stop just beside the house followed by a blast of snow from my disruption of the air as I flew. Aria, Applejack and Rainbow Dash run up to me, covered from head to toe in snow I had dragged in behind me. The panic on their faces set me on high alert and they didn't even acknowledge the snow I dumped on them.
“It’s about bloody time,” Aria snarled. “What kind of stunt are you trying to pull, leaving your phone here?”
I smacked my pocket and then groaned. “I left it to charge earlier! What's going on?!”
“It's Sunset!” Applejack exclaimed, running past me. “Hurry!”
I followed her into the house, not bothering to take off my boots or coat. Everyone was in the living room, their faces colored by the flashing lights of the Ambulance pulling into the driveway. Sunset was lying on her side on the floor with Fluttershy and Adagio kneeling next to her. I was speechless as I dropped to my knees and put my hand on her forehead. I winced, discovering she was almost painfully hot to the touch.
“Put those wings away, quickly you idiot!” Adagio hissed.
I let go of my magic and the wings vanished off my back just as the paramedics hurried in. I stood up and backed away while the paramedics spoke with Fluttershy. I watched as they checked her over and began to prepare to transfer her to a stretcher. All my worries about Sunset's behavior had evaporated, replaced by pure fear. Applejack put a hand on my shoulder.
“What the buck happened?” I asked in a weak voice as the others gathered nearby.
“She was right ornery when she came downstairs after you left,” Applejack said. “She calmed down for a bit so we started a game of truth or dare but then Sunset got weird.”
Rainbow Dash snorted. “We hadn't even gotten to her turn when she started yelling nonsense about us treating her like a charity case and not trusting her. Then her eyes just rolled into the back of her head and she was out.”
I watched as the paramedics wheeled her out. They had strapped an oxygen mask to her face and were preparing to take her out to the ambulance while we chatted quietly.
“Is she gonna be ok Rarity,” I heard Sweetie Belle ask in a worried voice.
“I might have set her off,” I admitted while Rarity tried to reassure Sweetie. “I was asking her whether that cut on her hand was really from a rock but she snarled at me. I guess I triggered some insecurities or something. Sorry for wrecking your birthday AJ.”
Applejack put her hand on my shoulder and shook her head. “Ah don’t want you thinkin’ that way Silver. This ain’t yer fault.”
“I must agree with Applejack,” Rarity admonished turning away from Sweetie Belle. “Had Sunset simply lost her temper I might have agreed but she is unconscious. Something is seriously wrong.”
“Yeah!” Sonata interjected. “I haven’t seen a human go off the deep end so quickly without a serious push from our siren song.”
Adagio pinched her nose and groaned when we all stared at her. “Before any of you get the wrong idea from Sonata’s idiotic statement, no we don’t have our magic back.”
“I think I understand what she was trying to say,” I replied. “I wonder if it’s the flu or food poisoning that’s causing her fever.”
Fluttershy shook her head. “Silver, her temperature was normal. It was one of the first things I checked.”
I blinked and then hurried over to the paramedics just as they were heading out the door. “Excuse me, sir, can I just check something? She’s my girlfriend.”
“She’s not unstable so just don’t get in our way,” he grunted.
I reached out and brushed my hand over her forehead again. Her skin felt a bit cool but not far from normal. That brought about more questions than answers.
“Don't be afraid Sunset, you're in good hands” I whispered to her.
I stepped back and we watched the paramedics leave and load Sunset into the ambulance. I debated whether I was losing my mind but quickly concluded hiding this wasn't helpful to anyone.
“Something is very wrong here,” I said. “She was burning up when I touched her just a few minutes ago but now her temperature is normal.”
Adagio chuckled. “Well, the answer is obvious when you think about it.”
Dash stomped up and glared at Adagio. “Cut out that cryptic crap! Sunset could be in danger and you’re being all mysterious!”
“Don’t you have any idea what your friend here is capable of?” Aria asked curiously, gesturing at me. “Do you even know Silver?”
“I don’t even know what you’re talking about,” I snapped. “What am I capable of Aria? Adagio? Just because I can sprout wings at will doesn't make me an expert on this insanity. Come on, if you know something about what’s going on with Sunset, I’d really like to know.”
Aria put her hands up defensively. “I know you’re worried but you’ve really never been taught what Thestrals can do? You use those wings like you were born with them.”
“I’ve met more Seaponies than I have Thestrals,” I shot back. “It's three-nothing as far as that score is concerned. Seriously, I haven’t even spoken with another Thestral. Please, could you just tell me?”
“Figures, they fared just as well as well as our tribe,” Adagio snorted. “The always were a secretive bunch but when it came to the war, they were second to none. Their skills with sensing and resisting magic were the best counter we had to the abilities of the Unicorn Battlemages.”
“I don’t get it,” Rainbow Dash said. “What does this have to do with Sunset’s body temperature changing?”
“I'd think it was obvious Rainbow Dash,” Aria replied. “She was feverish when he had is pony bits but she was fine when he wasn't. I don’t remember a lot from the war but the Thestral soldiers were always clear that somebody's magic running hot was a bad sign.”
Sonata nodded with the most serious expression “Like, potentially terribad. Fatal bad even.”
“Well, that tears it. I’m going to check on her then. I'll be back in a few minutes.”
I sat down on the couch and after a brief moment of meditation Spark's image appeared before me. He pushed the doorway open and I began the rapid collapse into sleep.
“Wait, why the heck is he going to sleep!” Scootaloo demanded. “How can he help her from there!?”
As soon as we were on the astral plane I hurried over to check Sunset's doorway. What I found chilled me to the bone. The door still looked like the Equestrian side of the portal but that was where the similarities ended. The mirror surface of the door was tarnished and cracked in several places. Something black seemed to be almost oozing out of the gaps in the glass.
“This is bad, isn't it Spark?”
“Yeah. Let’s just confirm.”
When I pushed Sunset’s door open, the sight didn’t fill me with confidence. It was like looking into an Escher painting built out of Canterlot High corridors and stairways. A cacophony of voices echoed through the halls, like a thousand whispered conversations. I couldn’t make out individual voices but it was clear that the conversations were filled with anger and sorrow.
“Sweet Luna, what is this insanity?!”
“I don’t know Spark,” I replied. “This is so far beyond anything I’ve seen.”
I pushed the door closed and hurried over to Twilight's door. She was asleep but the shield was still in place. I punched and kicked the shield a few times but it didn’t budge. I let out a frustrated snarl and walked back to Sunset's door. The black substance seemed to be drifting out like smoke now.
“Where have we seen that before?” I muttered.
“Seems to be associated with most nightmare beasts,” Spark commented. “Didn't the Sakitan curse kind of look like that as well?”
“Oh shit, you’re right! We need to wake up!”
I opened my eyes and bounced out of the chair as soon as my wits were about me. There were several gasps of surprise at my sudden return to the world of consciousness. I knelt down and began to try to open Sunset's backpack. My hands were shaking and I had trouble gripping the zipper.
“Holy moly,” Dash exclaimed. “You look like you've seen a ghost. What did you find in there?!”
“I can't stay awake long,” I said in a shaky voice. “This very bad. Very bad. Does anybody here know how Sunset got that gash on her hand? I mean something different than cutting her hand on a rock.”
There was a chorus of negative responses and I sighed. Finally, I got a hold of the zipper and pulled it open. Sunset’s book was sitting right there on top, ready and waiting.
“Ok. The bad news is, the cut on her hand looks like it came from a knife. That's what we argued about earlier but that isn't important now.”
“Why on earth would she lie about where that cut came from?” Fluttershy asked fearfully.
“She'd lie to protect us,” Pinkie said.
I nodded. “She also might feel compelled to lie if she was under the influence of a particularly vicious curse that feeds off magic. A curse inflicted by a specific blade.”
“Oh my!” Rarity gasped, immediately realizing what I was thinking. “What do we do?”
I didn't immediately reply. Instead I opened the book to a new page. I quickly scribbled down a message to Twilight while everyone else watched.
Twilight! This is potentially an emergency and Sunset might not have much time. She's either under the Sakitan curse or a really nasty nightmare has caught her. She's in the hospital in a coma already and I don't think I can save her without Princess Luna. I don't know enough about the astral realm yet but I'm going to do everything in my power to buy her more time! Please respond as soon as you can! Someone will be waiting at the school for you and Luna with this journal to drive you if you need to go anywhere.
Silver
I slammed the book shut and put it on the coffee table. Next, I pulled my backpack over to me and began digging through it. It was taking all my strength to not panic. Panic wouldn’t help Sunset right now. While I searched my bag, I explained my thoughts to the girls.
“Ok, in case someone in town has that dagger I don't want any of you going out alone,” I said. “This is what I think needs to be done: someone needs to take the journal and be ready to help Twilight and Luna when they arrive. Some of you should go to the hospital and make sure Sunset is cared for. Tell them to do whatever it takes to keep her alive, the bills will be handled. Lastly, I need someone to stay here and keep an eye on me.”
“Why?” Applebloom exclaimed from the corner. “What are you going to be doing?”
Her eyes were wide with fear and confusion that broke my heart. The fun-filled evening had been thrown off the rails by a frightening illness and it was only going to get worse. The expression on everyone’s faces was frightened but determined. I finally found what I was looking for and pulled out the Lunar Iron Bracers the portal had gifted to me. They were as much a part of me as Spark so I strapped them over my wrists while I answered her question.
“Because what I'm about to do could be dangerous for an Alicorn. I'm just an average guy with a bit of magic and I don't know what I'm going to be facing in her mind. If it’s truly the Sakitan curse, I need to buy Sunset time because she may only have hours left to . . . well yeah. Anyhow, I'd feel safer if someone was keeping an eye on me given the circumstances. If you stay, just- . . . just please don't try to wake me up, no matter what happens.”
“Don’t worry Silvy!” Pinkie exclaimed, kneeling down to give me a big hug. “We’ll take care of things in the real world. You go help Sunset.”
“Thank you Pinkie,” I murmured in her ear while returning the hug. I looked up at the group. “Look, we’ve been through a crazy few months and we’ll get through this crisis as well. I trust you can figure out the best way to coordinate this without me, just take care of each other."
Everyone nodded and turned to begin planning their departure. I laid my head down on the carpet and took a deep breath. All I could do was trust that my friends had everything else in hand. I had a labyrinth to solve and a girlfriend to help.
Spark and I walked into Sunset’s distorted dreamscape and picked a corridor almost at random. We needed to find out what was going on. More importantly, we needed to find Sunset herself. Usually, I could enter the dream quite close to the dreamer but this time it was like the whole place was structured to keep me away from her. Spark and I walked down the halls of Canterlot High looking for our girlfriend. His hooves sounded odd on the hard floor.
When the two of us rounded the corner back to the atrium, I saw Sunset and our friends standing in the hall. It looked like a fairly normal situation at first so I walked towards them to see what was going on. The Diamond Dogs walked past the group and snickered loudly at the five. It was then I realized that our friends looked furious. Applejack had just handed Sunset her phone.
“WHAT!?” Sunset exclaimed in horror. “How did she get our pictures?”
“They’re not our pictures Sunset,” Applejack said in a frighteningly cold voice.
“They’re yours,” Dash snapped.
“All those pictures were taken by you.”
Sunset’s expression was becoming frightened. “Wait, but I’ve had my phone all this time. How did she-”
Applejack snatched her phone out of Sunset’s hand. “Yeah, how DID she?” she suddenly snarled. “How did she know about mah nickname? How did she get the pictures from YOUR PHONE?”
Applejack’s voice suddenly turned deadly quiet. “It was you all along! You’re Anon-A-Miss!”
Spark and I exchanged a worried glance. “What the buck is an Anon-a-miss?”
“Heck if I know,” I shrugged.
We continued walking towards the scene. I didn’t want to rush in since this was useful information but I would put a stop to this in a moment. The expressions of anger on Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie's faces were almost alien. There was something twisted about their behavior and posture that made the hair on my neck stand on end. Right now the accusations were flying fast, and I could see Sunset wilting under the attack.
“No wait you guys!” She cried. “I didn't do this! I could never hurt any of you!”
“But you did!” Pinkie exclaimed, pointing an accusatory finger at her. “You must've just been pretending to be our friend when all along you were just after our secrets! You- You SECRET STEALER!”
“NO!” Sunset's voice broke. “No. I don't know how she got this stuff but it- it wasn't me! I'm not this person.”
“No you're NOT!” Fluttershy hissed. “You're not the person we thought you were. You're not our friend.”
Sunset opened her mouth to protest but Applejack just cut her off.
“This is it Sunset. You're not going to take advantage of us anymore. I'm sorry but you did this to us. Tell whatever secrets you want but we don't have to listen.”
Sunset fell to her knees, sobbing while the other girls walked towards me. My heart broke but I needed more information. What was this dream doing to Sunset.
“Oh it's you,” Applejack said mockingly tossing her phone to me. “Ah' know she's your girlfriend but you should keep your distance.”
I looked at the screen of the phone as the five girls walked off. There was an unfamiliar social media page on the screen with the background in red and gold. The username was Anon-a-Miss and it even had a silhouette that looked exactly like Sunset in the corner. The page had a whole bunch of the photos of everyone dressed up in Rarity's rejects and was captioned 'OMG, what a bunch of dorks!'
“My Stable?” Spark snorted, trotting over to Sunset. “Seriously Sunset? Isn't Facebook already a terrible enough name for a social media site? You had to invent your own?”
She continued sobbing quietly for a moment then stopped like someone flipped a switch. Her voice became flat and cold within seconds.
“I invent many things but you are not part of them.
I tensed at her words. “It's ok, we're here to help Sunset.”
“Sunset doesn't need any help,” she said in a cold voice. “She'll be taken care of soon enough.”
With those words, Sunset and the other students in the corridor dissolved into black clouds of dust. The corridors seemed to distort and in a blink of an eye, we were standing in the Escher-esque atrium where we had entered the dreams. I could still hear Sunset crying, the sound of her despair echoing from several different directions. Her sorrow was mixed with the vicious mocking laughter of the other students crafted by the dream.
“How the buck are we going to handle this?”
“We have to find the real Sunset in this mess,” Spark grumbled.
“HOW!?”
“I have no idea.”
“This is going to be a long night isn't it?”
I listened to the ticking clock that was sitting in the real world for a moment and focused on it. Time was mutable in this realm and I needed way more time. Sunset needed us to succeed, her life actually depended on my limited skills. We had an impossibly massive realm to search and I needed more of it. After a few minutes of concentration, the time between ticks began to lengthen until the pauses felt like they were closer to a minute than a second. The effort was making me feel light headed but I fought to keep my focus steady.
“The longest night of our life if I have any say in the matter,” I said through gritted teeth. “So, pick a corridor, any corridor.”
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oh dear...
Gotta admit that is an original twist on Anon-a-miss that I did not see coming so props for not just rehashing the same tired old story like so many others do.
8451257 - Eeyup!
8451349 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the twist. It was a bit risky but I think it'll work out nicely.
Oh...I didn't see that one coming. Things are about to get real aren't they?
8460230 - A little bit, yeah.
I blame Gilda. I hope she gets killed by Silver.
9127410 - That's probably a bit further than Silver would be willing to go, to be honest. Doubt any of his friends would approve either. Gilda will be dealt with though.
9129835
I know he wouldn’t actually do it, no matter how much he probably wanted to. That was mostly me speaking my mind, for I have been in a similar situation before (don’t ask). Still, a bully resorting to hiring your parents’ murderers just to “cleanse” the school of the abnormal people? That’s either sadistic, petty, or just plain pathetic.
9129847 - Very true and you're right that a part of him certainly wants to do something drastic. Given her extreme decision, it would be fair to say that something is very not right with the Gilda in this universe.
9129875
That is a profound understatement. I know she has a severe ego, superiority complex, and temper to boot, but what she almost succeeded in doing is very OOC for her. Same can be said for Lightning Dust.
9129882 - For the Pony/Griffon versions of those characters from Equestria, what happened is extremely OOC. However, we've never seen the human versions of Gilda or Lightning. As such, I made a choice about how they would fit into this particular world and how they would react to certain experiences. Even though there are parallels in personality and appearance, the EQG humans are not the same individuals as the ponies. Someday, the reason why the human versions of Gilda and Lightning Dust went to such extremes will come up but that particular chapter only exists as notes right now.
Thanks for your thoughts by the way; I do appreciate your comments and feedback!
9129981
No problem. I look forward to what you have in store for us.