A Ruby Rose

by Nordenfelt

Rating: teen
Tags: Random, Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark
Length: 1101

Words appearing in the sky and some thing singing a lullaby, how could this night get any better?

A mysterious entity starts to sing around the library, needless to say but Twilight is terrified

Published 2013-08-13 19:00:02 UTC
Last updated 2013-08-13 19:00:02 UTC

Alone with candles

"Spike? Spike?" I yelled into the darkness of my library, in my Aura, I held a candle stand with three lit candles. I waved the stand around in the dark, trying to catch a glimpse of my assistant. "Spike?! Spike?!" I yelled again, the library's lights had all burned to blinding levels then just died as if they killed themselves.

"Spike?" I replied to a creak in the wooden floor boards, I thrashed the flames around again; taking note not to burn the books. "Spike?! Come on!"

When I moved the flames again, I saw words appearing out of thin air, in a light purple. It read;

Twilight?

"What in the- Hello?!" I said, wiping away the words with the golden stand. "Spike?"

The purple words appeared again;

Twilight? Where are you? I thought you said you would be in the library!

"This is just creepy." I muttered to myself, I lifted the flames slightly higher, trying to force the night darkness to move out of my library.

Then more words appeared, this time in red;

What in the- What is this?

I gulped, ducking under the words and walking around the library. I was like the dark made the library to infinite proportions, I nervously chuckled at my own joke.

As I waved the flames across the books to see if anything was stolen, I chortled slightly thinking any burglar would be this smart but it calmed my nerves that I pretended that.

Then more purple words appeared;

What the hell is this?

What's with two sentences saying the same thing? I thought to myself, it was odd but not like a pony made of wood or a living piece of marble, those would be odder then life itself. It could be trick of the wind, flames, moonlight or dust, it isn't like it's supernatural I thought to myself, walking further into the infinite abyss.

More red words;

Why? Why?! WHY?!

I struck them with my candles but as soon as they were destroyed by the flames, purple ones appeared;

How could this happen?! How?! HOW?!

"Okay;" I said after swiping through another sentence. "This is just weird!" I muttered to myself in both anger and confusion.

"Stars and moons and air balloons." A mare's voice, muffled and distant, sung happily but still sounded depressed.

"Wow, wow, wow!" I shouted, jumping back and jumping out of my skin.

"Fluffy clouds to the horizon." The voice continued to sing, it was less distant but still as muffled.

"This is not happening! It must of been something, the lights! They must of released something!" I shouted at the singing voice, hoping that my logical shouts will make the insanity stop.

"I'll wrap you in rainbows." she continued to sing, though not seen, I could tell she was smiling though she still sounded depressed.

"It's still happening! How is this possible?!" I slashed the flames in the direction of the singing, hoping it was closing then I was thinking but nothing; unless the air had vocal cords and could perfectly form words.

"and rock you to sleep again." The voice sung happily, like it was from Broadway.

"Stop! Singing!" I screamed.

"..." The silence replied to my screams.

"Thank god, I thought that-"

Then more purple words;

I'm sorry I couldn't be here, I'm sorry they did this, Twi.

As I slashed through the words, turning them into white dust which floated away, the red words appeared;

Twilight, I'm so sorry. If only I was faster, I could of saved you.

I gulped. This is impossible! I thought to myself, having hope the universe would agree with my thoughts but it didn't.

"and rock you to sleep again." The voice wasn't distant at all, it sounded as if it was only behind the wall.

I lifted the candle stand, the flames moving with it's sways. "Stop this! Stop it!"

"Teddy bears of pink." The voice sang, not from the door, but from the roof as if an entire mare could run up a tree in a sentence but on this night, a lot was possible.

"Please! Stop this!" I flailed my stand at the ceiling in a blind moment of fear.

"Don't you cry dear, I'm here now." The voice had gone from a confusing mix of happy and depressed to just insane levels of just happy.

"I'll make you cry with candles in your eyes!" I tried to threaten the mare or thing but it sounded more like I was trying to threaten someone to buy an orange.

"I'll be your nightlight." It continued to sing, with a slight giggle in it's voice; it was laughing at me, my sorrow, my confusion, my anger.

"I'll make you one by sticking candles down your throat and into your stomach!" I tried to slur out a threat but it still sounded like I was selling popcorn and it was my last hour.

"Stars and moons and air balloons." It crept around the roof, though none of she or it I could see. I had a eerie feeling It could see me.

"Shut up, shut up!" I screamed, putting my hooves in my ears and shutting my eyes whilst I flailed the stand around.

"..." The voice replied.

But I continued to scream. "Shut up! Shut up!" until I noticed she had stopped, I got up, opened my eyes and unplugged my ears. "Thank you, thank you." I prayed to the sky, praying past the abomination that was on my roof and praying to the princesses.

But then the words came back, first the purple;

I'll.... I'll go tell the others...

It sizzled under the flames and flied away as dust. Then the red;

Why?! WHY?! Pinkie, get the others! PLEASE!

I swiped at that one out of anger but as it sizzled away, the lights flickered back on. I grinned but then that grin turned to a frown.

In the middle of the library was a lump of dirt and a tombstone, when I walked closer, I saw flowers but in the middle wasn't a flower, it was the fire ruby cut to look like a rose. The name above the flowers read 'Spike, a loyal friend, a perfect assistant and we shall remember him'.

I was stunned but saddened at the same time. What?! I would of struck my hoof against this or something... I then noticed some words covered up by the flowers and the ruby rose, when I moved them out of the way; I was shocked at the words that where engraved;

"Long Time, No See."