The truth about my darkness

"We have not been fed..." A dark whisper sounded through the forest, making leaves fly around in the wind. Fluttershy had now woken up from her light slumber and Rarity was wide awake. The four ponies at the camping site looked into the shadows of the forest. Twilight looked around the camping site and noticed that something was off. And she knew exactly what that was.

"Where's Rainbow and Pinkie Pie?" She asked terrifyed as a loud giggle echoed through the forest, giving the ponies chills going up their spines. Twilight thought for a second. She realized...

"Show yourselfs!" Twilight shouted out all too knowing into the forest. Just as the previous giggle and the whisper, a shout echoed through the forest.

"What fun would that be now Dear Twilight?"

Everypony knew that voice. It belonged to someone they knew all too well. Someone who had destroyed it all. Almost. Just as Twilight were about to shoutn out the name, a loud roar echoed from the shadows.

Fluttershy had dug a hole and was burying herself, Rarity whore a expression that could not be explained. It was some kind of mix between Anger, Terror and... something.. Applejack stood and looked out in the forest, Searching for any movements that would accour. Twilight, Stood in the middle of the camping site. She watched the trees and shadows carefully, almost waiting for them to move.

"I know you're in there!" She shouted out. Quiet.

"Show yourself, entity!" She shouted out a second time. No answer.

Less then a second before she shouted out again, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Discord came out of the forest, laughing.

"Priceless!" Rainbow said while hoof-bumping Discord. Pinkie fell over on the bare cold dirt ground and started to laugh like only Pinkie can.

"You should have seen the looks on your faces! Its was hillarious!" Discord said while falling into another pit of laughter.

"Thanks Discord! Cya later?" Rainbow said while turning to Discord. Discord looked at her and hit sighed a little bit.

"Yes Rainbow, catch ya when ya get back!" Discord sweeped some tears from his eyes and cleared his throath. With a snap of his fingers, He teleported himself away. Rainbow slowly started to giggle again before she fell on her back and laughed for another minute. When she finally could open her eyes again, Pinkie were still laying on the ground, laughing. But Twilight on the other hand did not look very happy.

"Ehehh.." Rainbow laughed nervously. She watched Twilight's face soften up and soon enough, she was also rolling around in laughter. Rainbow caught up to the laughter quickly. Shortly after, Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy joined too.  The friends laughed as the moon climbed the sky slowly, creates on the surface, as it reached the top of the sky.

Rainbow Dash woke up in her sleeping bed, sweatty. She'd had another one of those.

After having them every night since her mothers death, she'd gotten used to waking up in this state but something... just didn't feel right. Her head was spinning as usual after waking up...

Her pulse was high as always...

And she had... Blood in her mouth?

Rainbow started to panic. The iron taste in her mouth and the red liquid who was dripping down on her chest was definently blood.

Rainbow sat up and looked around the tent only to see Twilight still fast asleep in her orange sleeping bag. Rainbow opened her mouth but quickly regretted it as blood ran out of it as fast as she opened it. Her fur on her chest became purple like when the blood ran down, but as more and more blood ran ourt it became red. As blood ran out of her mouth she became dizzy, and everything became blue. Just before she fell uncounsious, she could her Twilight calling her name.

"Is she going to be okay?"

"What in the name of Celestia's sun happend to her fur!"

"Twi, Do y'all have any idea of what happend to the gal'?"

"I... I think she's waking up!"

Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and saw her 5 friends standing over her. It was still night, so she couldn't have been out for so long. She tried to sit up but fell down into the ground again.

"Rainbow, Relax. Don't move." Twilight said, looking at the blue pegasus. Rainbow nodded weakly and laid back against ground. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, But even that was exhausting to do. Every breath she took was exhausting. It was like All her energy had been sucked out of her body. As she layed there, she tried to remember what had happened, but even thinking was too hard for her to do.

"Rainbow."

Rainbow opened her eyes slowly and looked at Twilight.

"Do you know what happened?" Twilight asked softly. Rainbow tried to speak up but couldn't. She laid there for over a minute before Twilight spoke up.

"I take that as a No then..." she sighed.

Rainbow laid there in silence before she finally found the energy to speak.

"T.. T-Twilight?" she whispered.

"Yes Rainbow?" Twilight answered. She looked at Rainbow who had her eyes closed.

"H-How did y-you know?"

"Know what?" Twilight asked in confusion.

"K-... K... K-Know that I-I was in... That kind of state?" Rainbow pressed out in between her lips.

Twilight smiled warmly.

"It's easy to notice when you get woken up by somepony falling hard into the floor while preatty much choaking." she answered to Rainbows quiestion. Rainbow opened her eyes and looked at Twilight.

"D-Do you know what h-happened to me?" Rainbow asked.

"No Rainbow, I don't. But you should get some sleep. You've lost alot of blood, and I think you will feel better after some hours of sleep. It is 2 in the morning after all." Twilight walked over to her sleeping bag and layed down on top of it.

"I will keep an eye on you, so don't worry. Nothing bad will happen while I'm here." Twilight said while dragging her blanket over her.

"Goodnight Rainbow, We will find out what happened tomorrow." Twilight said finally. But Rainbow didn't hear that since she had already fallen asleep and walked into the land of dreams once more.