I am Twilight Sparkle

Day 5

Day 5

noon

written by Sweetie Belle

Your condition does seem to get worse, Twilight. I just don't know what to do. Your fever is going down, but I can feel something wrong with your magic. When I found you, I couldn't feel you at all. Right now you seem to practicly burn with magic. It is as if you draw on more and more magic, even so I can't see you doing so. Whatever has happend to you, you must have used up all your magic. I am worried that, whatever happend to you, might happen to me aswell. I am afraid that, if you were just barely able to escape as your condition indicates, then I would be crushed in an instant. Twilight, please wake up soon, or I will have no chance of survival if whatever caused this, comes here. Also I fear that your magic will draw the cursed ones here. I checked earlier, and there are several on their way here, from the direction of Ponyville. I could clearly see them from my vantage point, near the caved in entrance to the cave.

I couldn't get any food in you this morning, and all you consume is water. I have brought you close to the hole in the wall, where you drew water the other day. Atleast you seem to be able to drink by yourself. Leaving the hole open a bit, a small trickle of water runs close to your muzzle, on which you suck occausionaly. Also I have covered you with with some moss and a little treasure from Ragnoks hord. The reason I did that is, because somepony saw me today... When I used the latrine, I came close to the hole in the ceiling, that I used as chimney for my fires. In passing I saw somepony stick their head in, and look at me. The look in his eyes, promised me nothing good. I can't put my hoof on it yet, but the look he gave me, made me feel uncomfortable. He didn't speak a single world, and didn't try to squeeze himself through the hole, but I think it is better if he does not see you. I can only imagine, that he is part of those Pegasi I hear from time to time. I'm positive he didn't see you, since I was between you and him, but better safe then sorry.

Had I not heeded this motto from the start, I wouldn't be alive today. Since I saw him this morning, I hear the flapping of wings outside almost constantly. I can't help myself, but I think they are looking for a way in. From now on I better don't go outside, until you are awake, or I have to show myself to them. Even if they don't really mean me any good, maybe they would still have some respect for you, as a princess of Equestria? I hope they do...

Day 5

afternoon

written by Sweetie Belle

I can hear the sounds of fighting outside. The Pegasi are obviously fending off the undead that are drawn to your magic. They must really want to get their hooves on me, if they are willing to get into a fight with a horde of them. But why would they do that? I just can't make sense of that. Is it because I am a Unicorn, or maybe because I'm.... No I better not persue that thought. If they want me so badly because I am a mare, then this could end pretty bad for me. Sure I can defend myself in a pinch but if they have a dampener on hoof.... I just hope it doesn't come to that, and that you wake up soon Twilight. From what I was able to listen into, they actually are Pegasi from Cloudsdale. I didn't know that Cloudsdale was still safe, if I had, I might have asked Ragnok to bring me there.... But on the other hoof, I can't walk on clouds like Ranibow Dash or Fluttershy, so I guess it wouldn't be any good.

I wonder what happend to all of them.... You just shook your head when I asked you, and didn't say anything. At first I thought you meant they were all dead, but I am not to sure anymore. Could it mean you don't know yourself? How could you not know the fate of your bestest buddies, your chums of chums?

Day 5 evening

wrtten by Sweetie Belle

I head some sounds from the back of the cave. It sounds like stones falling to the ground. I will go investigate now.

Day 5

night

My head hurts, and I feel weak. I can vaguely remember impressions from earlier, but it is all hazy. I woke up, since I almost drowned. Reading that you wrote in this journal Sweetie, I now know that I have to thank you for that. But I can't deny that it was a good idea. I don't know how much time has passed since your last entry, so I will continue to wait here for your return, until I have finished my own entry. From what you have written down, I guess I owe you quite an appology and a few explanations... You don't know what happend in Canterlot a year ago, but you have a right to know. I remember that Rarity came to me more then once. She wanted permission to leave the barrier and look for you, and I would more then have liked to oblidge to that. But I wouldn't have let her go alone. I would have gone with her, but at the time we all thought that there were no survivors from Ponyville, so I denied each and every one of her requests. In retrospect... I was heartless.... You have read about the events, but you can't possibly imagine the horror and stress I was going through at the time. It felt pretty much the same as I feel now. What happend at the facility, I will record later, since I feel weaker by the second writing this down. You are still not back, so I wil go and investigate, which could take a while, since even crawling to my journal was tirering for me.

Day 5

late night

Sweetie Belle is gone! The hole in the ceiling under which I found her, is now much larger, and I felt lingering traces of magic use in the air. There is also blood splattered on one wall and I found a dead Pegasus further back in the cave. His body is full of holes, and his head is practicly split in half. Whatever he wanted here, it is obvious to me that Sweetie defended herself, using the same spell she used against me. Now I see what it could have done, had I not worn my Dragonscales. If she defended herself in a way even half as determined against them, as she did against me, then I can't imagine why there is only one corpse! Non magical Ponies should be unable to withstand such raw and rage induced power. The amount of blood however indicates that the fight was not over quickly. From the traces of magic and the evidence I found, the fight started with Sweetie Belle arriving just after they had broken through. She then seems to have tried to pull them away from the main chamber, or in other words, away from me. I can only imagine why they took her. If she had gone with them voluntarily, to get somepony to help me, then not only would they be back by now, but there wouldn't have been a fight. Cloudsdale... It looks like my trip to Canterlot will have to wait. I will rest tonight and eat something, to restore my magical power. I will write all down later, but that is all due to what happend at the lab. It drained my magic, which made me ill... But enough of that. My wing has not healed yet, but I will use a spell to make it completly stiff. That way I will be able to fly, if not verry gracefully or fast, and it will most likely hurt badly, but I just have to do this. Hold out Sweetie, I'm coming for you. There is no way that, now that I found you, I will let you be taken away from me that easily.

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