I am Twilight Sparkle

I am Twilight Sparkle

Day 7

Day 7

early morning

written by Seetie Belle

Every one is on edge, since they expect an attack at any time. I was lucky I suppose. They didn't break of my horn, like they did with many others. I got only dampend.

Twilight, I am worried. Your fever is higher then before, and your breathing is short and labored. Some of the other Unicorns have come to take a look at you, and somepony named Red Script, has said that you suffer from curse exposure and foreign magic in your magical circuit. He said that, even so he had been a Doctor back in Hoofington, he can't do anything for you. The only reason you are still alive, is that your own Alicorn magic fights the forgein influence. It may be enough to overpower it, but that is to be seen, he said.

Rainbow took command of the prisoners, and is currently outside, giving everyone orders. She is quite determined to make the Pegasi pay, for what they did to us. I know Rainbow is too proud to talk about it, but I can imagine what must have happend to make her this angry. She wrote about her unwanted foal... I can only guess that she was impregnated against her will....

In terms of defense, I have no task yet, even so I asked Rainbow to let me help. She just shook her head and stroke my mane. She said that I am to keep you safe, if the battle gets out of hand. I guess she is right... You are still out, and can't defend yourself. But... there are eleven ponies, that claim to be former royal guards. They also have taken up positions around our little hut, and refuse to take orders from Rainbow, which infuriates her a great deal. The only Pony to give them orders, they say, would be you or one of the other princesses, if they are still alive.

Day 7

morning

written by Sweetie Belle

It has begun. The sun has risen just five minutes ago, and shortly after the sounds of fighting outside started. The guards outside told me to stay inside, and stay on guard. six of them, all of them Unicorns with broken horns, have joined the battle. The other five, three Pegasi and two Earthponies, stand watch over us. One of the Earthponies, a mare named Goldshield, told me that the Pegasi did not join the fight, so they could bring you to safety, should the tides of battle turn against us.

Day 7

afternoon

written by Sweetie Belle

The sounds of fighting have finally gone silent, and I have explored what is left of our camp an hour ago. Rainbow Dash and several others got heavily injured, while many of the Earthponies or Unicorns that were unable to use magic, have died. All of the guards that went into battle, have not made it. But.... I know I should not be happy to see dead Ponies, but I am regardless. I saw many more dead Pegasi, then members of other races. It was pretty easy to tell them apart from the imprisoned Pegasi, since those did not wear any kind of barding. The formerly brown ground of the camp, is now completly red. Some of the buildings have been set on fire, but none of them is out of control.

Rainbow Dash, even so having suffered deep cuts all over her body, organized fire control teams, and still refuses to get treated. I am worried about her, since she is bleeding all over and even I can see that she is unsteady on her hooves. I tried to get her to rest, but she got all angry. She told me, that our enemies would not rest either. She told me, that they would not stop, until either we, or them are all dead.

As I thought that over in my mind, I can't help but think that it might be better to abandon the camp, and try to settle somewhere else. Rainbow however, won't have any of it. Those who she permitted to rest, have almost fainted from exhaustion, when they hit their beds. I think most of them were out before they even ever made contact with their pillow....

Day 7

late afternoon

written by Rainbow Dash (splotches of blood can be seen all over the page)

We won. But it was at a great cost. We may have not lost as many ponies as Stormtalons guards, but I don't know how many of them he has still left. Right now, we are too exhausted and have too many wounded to withstand a simliar attack. I can only hope that he threw most of his stallions against us in this first strike. From my last time up in Cloudsdale, I know that it atleast should have been all of them. We have lost eight hundred ponies.... While having slain over three thousand of his guards. Last time I was up there, right before I was stuck here, there were barely three thousand five hundred guards. But he is a verry agressive pony, so I guess he could have doubled the number. But even then, he would have to recruit each and every Pegasus in Cloudsdale, whichs population barely exeeded nine thousand at the best of times. Many of then foals or elderly.... I just hope that I am right. Lucky for us, he never was a great planner.

Day 7

evening

written by Sweetie Belle

Earlier we could observe a massive exodus from Cloudsdale. Hundres of Pegasi have fled the city in all directions. Thunderblast, a Pegasus stallion that was also imprisoned here, volunteered to check it out. Instead of taking a look into the city however, he actually tackled one of the fleeing Pegasi, and took her prisoner. It was a civilian, and the story she told us, is almost too good to be true. A guard captain, who was against the attack on the prisioner camp, had an argument with Stormtalon, which got out of hand after almost all of his stallions were killed by our group. That guard captian killed Stormtalon as revenge for his fallen comrades, and announced that Cloudsdale was not protected nor supplied anymore. The city guard got disbanned and so most of the civilian population fled the city. After this, Rainbow Dash, who has finally gotten her wounds treated by Red Script, flew up and investigated. Sh confirmed what the captured civilian told us. Cloudsdale is, according to her, almost like a ghost town now. Only a few houses and appartments are still inhabited. The corpse of the pure black Stormtalon, is hanging from the weather factories highest tower, according to what she told me. Rainbow looked verry sad, when she told me that.

I can only imagine how she must feel right now.... Red Script put a sleeping spell on her, so she can get some rest. I believe that Dash was more then shocked that her own father was the pony that killed princess Cadence, and threw her down here.... But what somepony else told me, it was also Stormtalon who impregnated Rainbow Dash, while she was held down by several other stallions. It's insane.... I knew Rainbow never got along with her father verry well, but hearing this makes me understand why. If I remember everything about Rainbow Dash that I know, which is not verry much, I can only think of one reason why her mother divorced her father, and she didn't really fancy any contact with him. I won't ask her if my suspicion is right, but I can see her in a different light now. All her bragging and all her false braveness..... Even that she never would let anypony down... I think I can understand Rainbow Dash much better now.....

Day 7

late night

Ouch... My whole body aches like I was run over by a stampeede of buffalos. I woke up just minutes ago, and it's hard to think straight. It's as if I am struggeling with a will, that is not my own.... My Alicorn magic seems to supress it, but I feel weak... I will go back to.... sleep I think.