> Twilight's paranormal encounter > by Speedy > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Twilight's paranormal encounter chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by Dark/Speedy Twilight's paranormal encounter It was an nice and sunny day, the sun was brighter then usual. This was an rare day when the sun is so beautiful it lit up the whole area with warmth. But as usual Twilight Sparkle the princess' faithful student was into her studies, in fact before she came to Ponyville and met her friends, she never really been active outside. And even after she met her friends and was active outside, she still likes to stay into her books. But today even though she was unaware of it, was about to be taken outside and, far away. It was around three PM on the dot, or maybe an few minutes faster or behind depending on the clock, when Twilight heard Spike calling for her. "Twilight mail for you!" Spike called out. Twilight who was reading her favorite book on magic, looked up and said she'll be down in an minute. She put her book on an small table and went downstairs, there she saw Spike looking through some mail. "You said there was mail for me Spike?" Twilight asked. Spike looked at her and nodded, he took out one envelope and handed it to Twilight. Twilight used her magic and levitated it to her. She began to unseal it and took out an letter, she began reading it. "Hm...Dear Twilight..." She started, as she read on she saw it was from her relatives that lived not too far away. "Hm it's from my relatives just outside Ponyville, they..." Twilight stopped as she read an line that struck her. "What is it Twilight?" Spike asked. Twilight broke out of her thoughts and stared at him, she looked back at the letter then at him. "Well it's more of an will then letter, my grandparents on my uncle's side passed away last week, and...and they left their mansion in my name." Spike's eyes widen. "Wow that's incredib...I-I mean sad that your grandparnets passed away, but an whole mansion!" Spike said not knowing if he should be happy that Twilight was left an mansion, or sad for her that her grandparnets passed away. Twilight looked at him, knowing and shading his confused feelings. But, she doesn't like an mansion, well she does but never really wanted to live in one. "Well a mansion is cool, but I don't know, I like living here." Twilight stated. "You don't have to move, but shouldn't you at least check it out? Or wonder why your grandparnets left you of all ponies it?" Spike asked giving his smart look. Twilight knew he was right, she should at least be kind enough to check it out, she did wonder why they left it to her. They haven't talked in quite an while. The next day Twilight had set off to see the masnion her grandparnets had left her, Spike came along as he too wanted to see the masnion. They been walking for an few hours but around five PM they arrived to it. They, were surpise to see it was in an feild with no other buildings in site, and, on the outside of Ponyville. Twilight remembered her grandparents usually liked to keep to theirselves, which was one reason why she wondered she was left this place. As she and Spike walked up to the door Spike noticed an letter under it, Twilight used her magic to pick it up, it looked very old. "Hm, this letter looks like it's been here for an while." Twilight stated, she quickly pick it in the saddlebag she was carring. As she did so the front door threw open scaring Twilight to jump and Causing Spike to fall. "Oops sorry Spike..." Twilight apologized. Twilight looked back at the door to see an young mare with, an unnervly smile on her face. "Why hello there! I taken you must be Twilight the new owner." She spoke. "Well I don't know about that, I'm just here to check it out, who are you if I may ask?" Twilight kindly asked. "I'm the care taker, or at least until you take the house, I have family and old friends to meet back at my old home town, but can't leave until some pony takes the house." The mare replied. "Oh, OK. How old is this place?" Twilight asked looking up at the building, seeing how tall and, lonely it looks. "More then about, hm...three to five hundred years old." The mare replied with an big smile. "Wow this place is old." Spike replies. "This land is even older, now if you follow me I'll show you around." The mare smiled. Twilight nodded and she and Spike followed her in, the size of the inside took their breaths as they walked into the main hall. As they walked on they saw for an old house, it was well kept and clean. Guess Twilight's grandparnets cared for this house enough to keep it in such an good shape. As they continued down an hallway Twilight in the corner of her eye, saw an old painting, of her grandparnets. But, as she looked she could tell something was out of place, but she couldn't quite put her hoove on it. Not thinking much of it she continued walking, soon they came to the bedrooms on the second floor. Again it was in an good shape, almost, like someone had just cleaned it up an few seconds ago. "Wow, this place is better then I thought, and I thought Rarity cared about neatness but wow." Twilight said still amazed at how well and neat the mansion looked. "That's because they had too, this mansion is very very important." The mare replied with an smiled. "Important how?" Spike asked curious. "Sorry I don't really know, only the owner's knew, I'm sure they left something to make sure the future owner knows." The mare replies. Twilight just then remembered the note she found under the door, maybe it's to tell her more about this place. "Well that's enough chatting we still got an whole house to see!~" The mare said happily and breaking Twilight's train of thought. Twilight nodded and followed the mare to the 3Th floor. After an haft hour or so Twilight, Spike, and the mare walked outside as they had finish walking around the huge masion. "Well this tour was fun but we really should be getting back, by the way after all this time we didn't get your name?" Twilight felt kinda dumb for noticing that, how could you speant an haft an hour with someone and never asked their name? "My name is Flower but every pony calls me Sparkle, part of your name isn't it?" Sparkle asked. "Why yes, weird but OK, well we better get back home." Twilight said yawning. "Well won't this be your home? It's been in your family for, hundred of years after all." Sparkle stated. "Well I already have an home, I don't need two." Twilight replied. "Well tell that to the other guests." Sparkle giggled. "Guests? What other guests?" Spike asked. "Why, ghosts of course." Sparkle said in an creepy voice. "Oh please ghosts are made belief, there's no proof and even if it was, ghosts are just things ponies makes up when they can't explain things." Twilight replies. "Hm, an disbeliever huh? That's fine, but ghosts are very real as you and I. Just because there's no proof, doesn't mean it's not true, does it?" Sparkle asked. "Well, yes but..." Twilight started. "Well I better get going, I'll expect your answer whether to keep this mansion in your family or not tomorrow, bye!~" Sparkle then ran off. Twilight face hooved herself, ghosts? Twilight doesn't really belive in the paranormal, she always thinks there's an logical explanation for everything, even after Pinkie's Pinkie sinces. Twilight gave an gasp from knowing Sparkle will talk more about ghosts and the mansion tomorrow, she decided to head home, regretting the trip back. She looked at Spike who had already fallen asleep, Twilight wasn't surpirsed, it was past his bed time after all. She started to walk on the road back, after she passed the gates to the mansion she looked back too see it one last time, as she looked over it her eyes were drawn to an window near the upper right of the mansion, there she saw an outline of an pony. She tried to looked closer then rubbed her eyes, when she looked back the figure she saw was gone. She thought it was weird, but quickly dismissed it as her being tired. As she turned around her head shot back to where it was at movement in another window, this time she saw an shadow going by it, again thinking it was because of her being tired she dismissed it. She turned around and walked away from the mansion, about an few minutes later it dong on her why not just teleport back? She knows where it is, she would've teleported here but as she haven't been here for years she couldn't, without ending in an totally different place, because to teleport you have to know where your teleporting too. One wrong thought and you could end up in an wall or something. She lit her horn up ready to teleport, right as she was about to teleport an strong wind caught her off gaurd breaking the spell, as it ended she looked around to see what could've caused it, an strong wind like that when it's been soft all day? She thought it was weird, but dismissed it, she lit her horn up again but was cut off again by Spike. She quickly turned her head to see him, but saw he was gone. She turned in every direction panicing, until she heard Spike again. When she turned to where his voice came from she saw Spike on the ground rubbing his head. "Oh Spike you scared me...What happen?" Twilight asked relied he was OK. "I don't know...the strong wind knocked me off your back, what caused it-AH!" Spike yelled as he shot backwards at an incredible speed through the forest behind him. "SPIKE?!" Twilight yelled giving chase. Twilight wasn't normally an fast runner, but in fear for Spike's safety she ran faster then normal. She could barely see Spike through the trees, but thanks to her horn lighting the way she kept up at an good pace. But she needed to go faster, what was causing Spike to go so fast Twilight thought. "Twili-light!" Spike called out as he kept going through trees, thankfully the leafs and not the trees themseft. "I'm coming Spike!" Twilight called back jumping over fallen trees and around trees she couldn't pass. The more Twilight caught up to Spike the more the wind blew, and the more she saw something around Spike. Like, the wind itseft was carrying him. An spell perhaps? Twilight wasn't aware of an spell to control wind, mainly because she was too concentrated at rescuing Spike to think. After an full three minutes that felt like hours Twilight came to an opening in the forest and, lost sight of Spike. "Spike? Spike!" Twilight called out looking around everywhere she could. After an few seconds she was scared she lost him, until, her eyes were drawn upward. There she saw Spike flaoting in midnight. Before she could call him noises came out of nowhere and hurted her ears. She almost fell to her knees they were so loud and painfull. She looked up and saw Spike spining around like something was playing with him, then dropped him. With an gasp Twilight shot off at fast as she could and jumped just in time to catch him. As she crashed on the ground she hold Spike tight in her hooves. As she leaned upward she heard an voice but, she couldn't make it out. Before whatever it was attacked them Twilight teleported back home. After she teleported she looked around and saw she was in her house, relied she let out an sigh as she fell on the floor passed out, Spike still in shock at what he just went through passed out too. Early the next morning Twilight was having an nightmare of the event last night, but this time around it was worse. In her nightmare she saw Spike being carrying away, all the way back to the very moment she caught him when whatever had him, let go. She heard the voices again as they were before but, they were clearer. Not clear enough to really understand, but she could make out at least one one, Dawn. As she was teleporting away she heard another voice, but this voice was familiar, and was calling her name. It kept saying her like someone was trying to wake her up, then it stopped. It was silent, no sound at all almost she went deafed. Then out of nowhere it came back louder then ever scaring Twilight awake. She jumped up and bumped nose to nose with Pinkie pie, after realizing she was awake she leaned backwards an little, still scared from her nightmare she stood up. "You had me worried Twilight, I came over to see if you were back but you were passed out and I couldn't get you to wake up." Pinkie explained, not realizing how scared Twilight looked. "P-Pinkie, I...I'm sorry I worried you, I was...I was having an nightmare." Twilight replied, seeing Spike was still asleep. "An nightmare? Of what?" Pinkie asked. Twilight didn't want to share her nightmare, but, she needed to tell some pony about what happen last night. And the nightmare seemed like an good thing to start with. So slowing she told Pinkie about her nightmare, every once in an while she stopped as she had trouble talking out of still being scared. After she ws done Pinkie stared at her like she was haft surpised, and haft like she heard it before. "Gosh that is an nightmare, any idea what caused it? Your trip to your late grandparnets' mansoin?" Pinkie asked, she was unusually smart, at times. "Maybe...I'm suppose to go back to say if I'm taking ownership of it today, but..." Twilight stopped and looked at Spike, not wanting him to go through that event again she wouldn't take him this time. "Think I'll go alone, after all I still need to decide, but I think I'll say no." Twilight said knowing she would say no. "Okie dokie, becareful." Pinkie said then hopping away. Twilight took Spike upstairs and layed him in his bed, he's sleeping very well and Twilight was happy he wasn't having an nightmare like she did. Twilight went down stairs and remembered the letter she found, she decided now would be the best time to read it. She lit up her horn and took the letter out of her saddlebag which was laying on the floor. Twilight used her magic to open the letter, and began reading. It read. "Dear Twilight, if your reading this then it means we are surely dead. You may have met Sparkle already right? She may seem an little weird at times, but she's an good soul that helped us throughout our years here in the mansion. We can't say much as it's wouldn't be right, to understand why we kept the mansion is an reason that can't be spoken. But maybe you'll see it if you stay long enough, we can make you keep it but we do ask that you at least give it an try. Stay there for at least an week, then do what you wish with it. We love you dear Twilight, and we hope you'll take good care of the mansion for as long as you wish. Your loving grandparents." Twilight wasn't sure what to make of this letter, she didn't want to go back because of the event last night. But, she should repect her grandparnets' request of her to stay there for at least an week. But if she did, she wouldn't take Spike, he won't go through that thing again. Twilight really didn't want to go back, she just felt like she shouldn't for an odd reason. But, her grandparnets wanted her too. She will for the week, then give the mansion away. She wondered what they meant by 'an reason that can't be spoken', was the mansion really that important to them? Well she thought if it did, it would explain why they never sold it when they were offered an lot of bits, in the thousands even. Maybe she'll find out why they left her all of this and not her parnets while she's there. As Twilight was thinking about what she'll do, she had an thought. By the letter it was clean her grandparnets knew they were going to die by the line 'then it means we are surely dead'. But, if they did why not stop it? Why not tell any pony? Why? Twilight was confused by this thought, death is the one thing everything fears the most, at least most are. So, why did her grandparnets accepted it? Twilight thought about it but then decided not to worry about it, she shouldn't really worry if they weren't, but...she will at least looked into how they died, just in case there's something that sticks out. But first she had to ready to go back to the mansion, maybe Sparkle would know something, after all she was friends with her grandparnets. Almost about two to three hours later Twilight had packed everything she thought she would need for her week day at her grandparnets' mansion. She thought about taking Spike but were too worried, so she asked Fluttershy to watch him while she's gone. Which Spike agreed to stay with Fluttershy as because of his event the night before made him scared to go back. Not wanting to waste time Twilight gave Spike an hug before teleporting to her grandparnets' mansion's front gate. Shortly after she arrived Sparkle appeared out of nowhere making Twilight jump. "Hiya! Back already huh? By the bags I take your staying?" Sparkle asked in an happy tune. Twilight still recovering after her little shocked, calmly replied. "Well my grandparnets asked that I at least stay here for an week, which I'll respect and do so." "GOODIE!" Sparkle yelled in joy as she hopped in place. "You'll love it here! Trust me after you stay here you'll never look at this place the same again!" Sparkle said happily. "Why is that?" Twilight asked surprised Sparkle used those words the way she did. "Oh sorry I can't say, I don't wanna spoiler it. Trust me you'll see why by the first night." Sparkle replied with an big smile, which Twilight thought only Pinkie could smile that big. "O-Oh OK then, and you?" Twilight asked. "Me? Sadly I gotta leave today, family and all. But I'll be back by the time you'll leave." Sparkle replied with an happy smile. "The gates and front door are open, make yourself at home. OH! BEFORE I forget! When it's close to midnight, an pony should visit you. He does for every pony that needs to know about...OOPS almost spoilered it!" Sparkle laughed. Twilight almost felt uneasy by how happy Sparkle acted, and she's friends with Pnkie pie who is the element of laughter. "OK Twilight bye-bye! Take GOOD care of the mansion!" Sparkle gave Twilight an big hugged then ran off. Twilight watched as she ran off into the distance, after she had went out of sight Twilight opened the front gates and walked towards the mansion. Looking at the windows as she stepped closer and closer, as she stepped closer the wind started to blow through her mane, she thought nothing of it. As she stepped right at the front door the wind stopped as Twilight open the door, as she stepped inside she could feel how cold the mansion felt inside. Which was weird as the day before it was warm inside, Twilight thought nothing of it as was normal for places to go from warm to cold depending on the weather. But, it just felt weird for some reason. Twilight looked around the main hall she was in, seeing how empty it was when she's alone inside. Twilight thought maybe she should have brought one of her friends to stay with her, but decided she should try it on her own, as grown ups should. About an hour after she had arrived Twilight had already picked out an room she'll sleep in, and unpacked all of her stuff in it. She was thinking of what to do, an week is an long time to stay at someplace, depending on what you do and how you spend your time. Twilight lucky brought some of her books she read over and over to pass the time an little. Time flies by when your having fun though, and Twilight always have fun reading no matter what the book is. She was already on the tenth out of twenty five books when she looked at an clock hanging from the wall and seeing it was getting late. She yawned as she closed her book and sitting on an neaby table. She got up and walked to her bed and layed down, it didn't take long for her eyes to fall sleepy. But before she drifted off to sleep, an small noise caused her to open her eyes. She listened but it was quiet, with no sign of what made that noise she shut her eyes again, but immediately shot them back open at an loud crash. "What was that?!" Twilight asked, in an little shock by how loud the noise was. Twilight jumped out of her bed and walked very slowly towards the door, she moved slowly incase something was outside her door. When she was close up to the door she open her as slow as she could, looking out as it open. In her view was an vase that had fallen, she could feel an cold wing so she thought the wind knocked it over. But, was there an window close enough to do that? Gulping Twilight walked out of her room towards the broken vase. She looked but saw no sign of an window close enough for the wind to knock the vase over. When she bend down towards the vase she screamed as an rat ran by her out from under the vase. As it ran away Twilight sighed an sign of relief, as she got over her little shock she used her magic to pick up the broken pieces of the vase and moved them ontop of where they once stood and repaired it with an spell. Twilight yawned from being tired, so after she repaired the vase she turned around to go back to bed. As she did she heard the clocks in the mansion ding as it was now midnight, the sound of the clocks echoed through the mansion. Twilight looked at an grand father clock and saw the time, she really needed to go bed. As she turn her head back to go to bed she notice an note that wasn't there before on her door, Twilight took it down and started reading it. "Dear Twilight, please forgive me for not letting you know I was here. I didn't want to disturb you, so I left this note. I want you to understand something, but to understand you need to learn. That shouldn't be an problem for some pony like yourself, at any rate you have an week to stay here yes? Whether you keep this mansion or sell it doesn't matter, you have an errand to do my dear. I'll return sometime later but in the mean time look around, this mansion has more then it appears. Look closely and listen, listen to whispers that echo throughout the night. There, well you'll see my dear. If you need anything at all, you know how to summon me." Twilight was confused, what did he meant? He really didn't tell her anything, just to look and listen. Listen to what? Ghost? Twilight laughed at that thought, maybe this pony is like Sparkle. But being tired she pushed it side, as she open her door and stepped in her hoof hit something, an tap recorder was laying just behind the door with another note. Twilight yawned and picked it up and began reading. "Use this tap recorder to listen what you can't hear with your normal ears." Twilight sighed, she almost was tired of this ghost business. She just wanted to go to sleep, but just to get it out of the way she started the recorder. "Hello my name is Twilight Sparkle, and there is no such things as ghosts. I don't know why ponies beleives in such things, everything can be explained, now to listen to this recording and prove there's nothing here." Twilight spoke into the recorder. Right before Twilight went to turn it off, she had an idea. She thought for an seconds then decided to just do it. "If there is any 'ghosts' or anything here, say something with in five seconds, go." Twilight stopped talking for an few seconds then stopped the recorder. "Now let's see if anything answered." Twilight rewinded the recorder and replayed it. As she listened she giggled at hearing what she said an few moments ago. Soon the recording got to where Twilight asked if anything was here then to say something. She waited and listened. "If there is any ghosts or anything here, say something with in five seconds, go. .................Twi............" Twilight dropped the recorder as she heard her name being said, she couldn't beleive it. The recorder had picked up something she didn't hear, but...Twilight stopped herself and calmed down. "OK OK Twilight, this means nothing maybe it was...um...well I don't know." Twilight thought for an few moments trying to think up an logical reason why the recorder picked up her name when everything was silent. "Maybe it was the wind? An recording error? Think what could've caused it?" Twilight asked. She stared at the recorder having an idea, maybe it was just the recorder. She picked it up and started recording again. "OK I don't believe that an ghost just said my name. It couldn't have ghosts 'aren't' real. If their is an ghost here say something like...like...Say something to prove it." Twilight couldn't believe that she was asking for an answer if an ghost was behind her name being said. She hoofpalmed and waited about ten seconds then stopped and rewinded the recorder. She listened carefully and closely to the background noise. "Like...like...Say something to prove it. .................Me..yu..or... St...ar.....Dawn...." Twilight dropped the recorder again as she was in shock, what was saying this? The words were barely hearable through the statitc, but she could made them out. Ma, your, Star, and Dawn. Was Dawn the same name she heard in her dream last night? If so then what does the other words means? Whether she believed in ghosts or not, this was interesting. Maybe whatever was on the tap recorder was what Sparkle was talking about. Twilight wanted to look into the history of this place, maybe she'll find... "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH................." An voice screamed loudly causing Twilight to jump almost hitting the ceiling. "What in Equestria!?" Twilight asked completely in shock. She ran out of her room bustering the door open and ran to where she thought the scream came from. She looked and looked but saw no sign of any pony being in the mansion. She ran outside thinking the scream came from outside, as she got close to the door she heard another scream. This one came from upstairs, she quickly turned around and headed up the stairs. Again no sign of where it came from, Twilight and even used an see through wall spell but saw nothing. "Where in Equestria did those screams come from?" Twilight asked. As she was using her spell something caught her eye under an shelve. She used an spell that made her hoof go through the wooden shelve and picked up what looked like an envelope. She took it from under the shelve and looked over it. It looked brand new, why would some pony hide an envelope? Twilight used her horn to open it and took out an letter which read. "Dear Twilight, if your reading this then it means we are surely dead. We knew you would find this as your very smart. That and the screams you surely heard caused you to look around. Every night around this time of year those screams echo throughout the mansion. Our dear there are envelopes like this hidden over the mansion. All but this one can not be seen by magic, as their too important for any pony but our family to see. Look for them, and there you'll find the answers to your questions and as why we kept to oursefts, but be warned once you start you can not go back. We hope you'll be careful and be brave, and fix what is broken." Twilight was now more confused then ever, just what is going on? Her grandparnets died and they left her this mansion, which is said to have ghosts, and the strange noises on the tap recorder, the screams and now this? Twilight facehooved and groaned. "What did I get myself into?" Twilight asked herself.