When Care has faded

It was a tiring night after the talent show. The Cutie Mark Crusaders got the medals and Drake was very tired from it. Especially when he had a few bruises from the props falling. It hurt only a bit but it was over now. He was comfortable in his sleep. He only wished it would have gone better then he expected, and he was sure the girls felt the same as well.

Drake felt a different atmosphere in the room. He opened his eyes to see he was back on the stage with the Girls. They were sad and embarrassed. The whole crowd was laughing at them evilly like they were laughing at them in humiliation. Drake stared in wide-eyes.

Drake knew Fluttershy brought him back to the cottage. He had to be asleep. He just had too! Sweat came drenching down as the Cutie Mark Crusaders got a medal of worst composers in Equestria.

Drake had tears in his eyes and so did the girls. He thought he heard Fluttershy's voice off trail somewhere. Drake cried, and cried out for Fluttershy. "HELP ME! FLUTTERSHY! PLEASE HELP!" Drake cried in horrible suffering. He just wanted this nightmare to end. But it just kept going on and on.

Even Fluttershy and her friends her laughing at them. "Please stop! What did I do to deserve this?! Fluttershy stop laughing at me! Please!!" Then Tomatoes were being thrown. The Girls and Drake were being covered in a red mush.They tried to run into the back stage but as if it were being protected by a invisible force field. Drake tried using his power to burn it but all came out was just grey smoke. Drake wasn't able to use his power to burn this force field barricading the door. The crowd then had red eyes. Like demon red eyes. Nightmare moon was torturing him, making him suffer this horrible dream, Drake just wanted out so he could cry in real life. He couldn't take no more of this. He tried pinching himself HARD. It didn't work at all.

Drake tried closing his eyes and counting to three. Nothing at all. Drake felt all hope was lost until he felt warm to the touch. He knew that warm touch from anywhere. It was Fluttershy's. He tried once more to call out to here. "FLUTTERSHY! PLEASE GET ME OUT OF HERE! I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE OF THIS! HELP MEEEEE!" Drake could feel more warmth to the touch. It was clear Fluttershy was on the outside world. He heard Fluttershy speak to him. It was sweet and soft as always. "Drake. It's ok... I'm here. Wake up!" Drake once again closed his eyes hard and counted to ten.

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Once he opened his eyes, he was back in his room, Fluttershy holding him tight in her arms. Her Pink hair still straight and pretty like always. Drake exhaled very deep. Fluttershy had a tone of worry now. "Drake? Are you ok? You were mumbling loud and thrashing around. I got worried. I kept trying to wake you up, but you wouldn't wake up. Are you hurt?" Drake shook his head. He was scared, that was for sure. Drake put his head in her chest and cried. He was so scared that he just had to let it out. Fluttershy rubbed his soft head in a calm way. "Shhhhhhh. It's ok. I'm here Drake. Shhhhhh. It's ok. It's ok. It must've been so horrible to be in that dream. Don't worry. I'm here now." Fluttershy got up and put Drake on her back. They exited his room and trotted down the hall. Fluttershy climbed the stairs to her room. Once Fluttershy got to her room, she put Drake down next to her. She got in bed and Rubbed his tear streaked face. She sang to him a soft lullaby to help him sleep. Fluttershy put her wing over him and pulled him over closer. Drake felt safer and slept. Her warm touch was also calming him down. He could never mistake that warm touch. Even when he lived with her for the past three weeks. The nightmare was over and Drake was sleeping with Fluttershy knowing he would be safe with her. It was not soundly. But just pure Bliss.