the fall of Nyal/the dreamgate
YEAR:2313
"DATE:5th of January
1.5 years after the Dreamgate was opened...
1 year after THEY appeared ....
8 months since the first attack....
At first they seemed peaceful, harmless even. After all, what could a formless pseudo-thought-form do?
Nothing it seemed,until one somehow fed off of a retired solder's nightmare. Then it all went to hell.
The solder went insane, killed half his hometown in under an hour.
300 people in 113 different houses in 43 minuets all in complete silence.
He was found the next day dead of fear.
Then the war began."
"...... Any questions? ......"
"WAKE UPPP!!!!!!!!!!"
"Come on Twilight you need to wake up we're here."
Twilight woke up with a start, eyes scanning her surroundings. Nothing was out of place in the train car. Twilight sighed, relieved that all was well."Thank you Spike". She said.
"So why do you think the Princesses want to see you this time Twilight ?" Spike asked with a tone that is 25% boredom, 25% irritation, and 50% wonder. "I don't know Spike, but I think it may have to do with the last letter I had you send".
"You mean the one you didn't let me read? what was that about anyway?"
"I'll tell you later Spike". Twilight responded,double-checking her saddle bags as they step off the train into Canterlot station."For now lets hurry, we can't keep the Princesses waiting".
On Nyal safe house
"Warning....Warning... safe-house breached ...Warning" the alarm calmly blared.
"So ... they finally found us, computer engage self destruct run beta" A tall enshrouded entity said.
"thoughtpulse fusion and teraport engaged" the computer vocalized.
" How long before the inner sanctum is breached?"
"estimated 7 minuets until the sanctum is breached" the AI replied as calm as before.
"7 minuets? Dam, they are sure taking there time aren't they?" The Wraith asked sarcastically."You know seeing as we have the time open recfile The summons of the Shadow".
"File opened"
Reaver-man and Reaver-man's Wife
Who to your back holds the knife?/and twists to have you take another's life?
Or did you?
Did anyone ever ask why you are the way you are
Can they see through your eyes?/or are you just a misfit to be despised.
Feared and despised, come to my fire
The Wraith enters the core of the inner sanctum, cybernetic eye scanning for two certain lifeforms.
Know that it marks not your funeral pyre.
Monsters and horrors and outcasts all here are welcome
His eyes widen as he sees not two lifeforms but three. This, he realizes is why the invaders were taking their time.
They had a insider all along.
Chaos-given order
As he realized this he took action. Diving he knocked his charges, that is the life forms he was to take care of, into the first of the two pods and sent it off into the dream-world.
Large and small ,near and far
next with a surge of speed born of the combined drives to kill the monster before him and protect his young charges from all harm: he jumped onto the thing's back, stomped on its' air intake valve, then used it as a springboard to dive into his own master pod and launched it into the dream-gate.
Canterlot
As Twilight and Spike approach the throne room they are surprised to see twice the normal number of guards
"Twilight" Spike asked" why do you think there are so many more guards than usual"
"I don't know Spike "Twilight said "we'll have to ask the princesses". Both felt a tingle of magic passed over them as they entered the throne room "What's that about". Spike wondered to himself. As the doors as to the throne room shut behind them they are astounded. The room was filled to the brim with cats of all types. As Twilight and Spike approached the thrones dais this they heard the shimmering of Magic and the voice of Princess Luna saying" nope nope not this one either" Luna said irritably " Tiaaaa, all of these cats are just that, cats... Tia? Where are you?"
Within the dream-gate
The Wraith collapsed into the stasis pod that was held in the cockpit of his craft.
come to me
Come to me
to the Bazaar
NOW HEAR THIS ALL AND HEAR THIS ONE
THE SHADOW’S FREAKSHOW HAS BEGUN!
"Fear.
Fear attracts the fearful.
The strong.
The weak.
The innocent.
The corrupt.
Fear.
Fear is my ally."
~Darth Maul
The Wraith shifted in his stasis pod, unconscious, however he knew that something was wrong as unknown to him , part of his DNA was slowly being rewritten by the combined effects of traveling through the dream world and the claw that had gotten stuck in his boot heel during a earlier battle.
In the other transport shuttle the same was happening to the Wraiths' charges: A three year old boy, and his only cot with his only connection to his family, a three month old kitten. However it was not with a nightmare that they were fused with but each-other.
Canterlot throne room
After Clestia was found(she was trapped under 300 cats) the four sat at a nearby table that Luna transmutated from the thrones.
"Umm, Princess , why are there so many cats here?" Twilight asked.
"All in good time my dear student" Celestia responded."however there is a more important matter at hoof".
"Indeed sister"exclaimed Luna with great enthusiasm " My domain the world of dreams , has been infiltrated!"
Somewhere in the distance a seamstress dropped a pin.
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"WHAT?!? how,when who,why?" Twilight babbled mind spinning with worst case senareos before Princess Celestia
stepped in to calm her buy pulling her into a hug.
"Who ,how, and why we do not know. As for when, Lulu told me 3 years ago."Celestia said.
" the only reason it is being told to thee" Luna interjects" is due to an alarming new occurrence, that has occurred;
there are two transports of some kind baring lifeforms traveling to Equis." Twilight fainted.
3 hours later
Twilight wakes up after a nightmare involving:spacecraft, monstrous looking lifeforms that seemed part mechanical
knives, and oddly cupcakes. as she looks around the room she woke in she sees a odd book with this written on the cover
Reaver-man and Reaver-man's Wife
Who to your back holds the knife?/and twists to have you take another's life?
Or did you?
Did anyone ever ask why you are the way you are
Can they see through your eyes?/or are you just a misfit to be despised.
Feared and despised, come to my fire
Know that it marks not your funeral pyre.
Monsters and horrors and outcasts all here are welcome
Chaos-given order
Large and small ,near and far
come to me
Come to me
to the Bazaar
NOW HEAR THIS ALL AND HEAR THIS ONE
THE SHADOW’S FREAKSHOW HAS BEGUN!
as she reads it she feels a shiver flow down her spine.
After a hot shower to get rid of the chills she got from the book, Twilight realized that she was in her old Canterlot rooms. Or rather her conscience mind did as she had been on auto-pilot since she read the books' back cover so it is understandable that she jumped when she heard an unexpected voice say " I hope you enjoyed your unexpected nap, Miss Twi".
Taking a moment to gather her thoughts Twilight replied " I do not believe we have met before" in a slightly cold tone.
"Forgive me, I am one of the newer guards. Wind Weaver at you service" the pegasus stallion responded with a bow. "the Princesses wanted to see you as soon as you woke up. Oh bring that book with you as well something tells me it is importunate." he adds as an afterthought. " now lets get going".
In his pod, the Wraith screams silently in pain as he is recreated by the dream-world into something that he was not ever meant to become .
In the other pod his charges were also changing, in both mind and body as an unseen presence guides the twin pods to a safe and easily blockaded section of the Dream world .
enter throne room
Twilight ,Weaver ,Celestia, and Luna are all staring at the book Twilight had brought from her room
"What do you mean you haven't seen this book before,Tia?" Luna quarried with confusion " We were under the impression that thou hath knowledge of all things under the sun?"
"that is exactly it, Lulu ths book has never seen the sun's light before." Celestia stated with worry.
"whats it say on the cover Twilight?" Luna quarried .
Lets see ,Des biblyo Abysma? What dose that mean?" Twilight asked.
"The Book of Void" Celestia whispered, fear, confusion, and wonder all clear in her voice.
"wat?"the other three yelled.
"It is an old Draconian legend" Celestia explains" a book that is older then the world itself, that only appears when the world is about to fall into turmoil and change."
"If it has appeared before" Wind Weaver starts."Only at night". Celestia interjects."Now Twilight ,my Faithful Student please return to Ponyvile and gather your friends. And when that is done teleport back with them. We have much to do."