The Tainted: A Story of Those Under Evil's Curse

CHAPTER 9: Bon Bon: Panic Attack!

I tense feeling pain spreading through out my body and in that instance it ends without a reason just like it's coming.

I start to look around and everything feels so peaceful; Dr. Whooves and Vinyl Scratch are sharing a beer while Octavia is asleep on the couch, it brings a smile to my lips at how this feels like old times.

I hear running water behind me and then when I look I see Crimson Verse timidly standing under the shower head, I'm just here to make sure that she doesn't get hurt again or anything else like that.

It all shattered as a scream filled the air around us.

A scream that could only be born from pure terror or death.

Suddenly Dr. Whooves and Vinyl Scratch were besides Octavia worry obvious in their body language, I quickly joined them unsure what was going on; all I know is that Octavia is screaming.

My body goes stock still as her mouth stops moving but the screams wont stop; it feels as if the room is spinning.

That scream... there's always something about a scream, few ponies ever scream if they want to and then most can't scream in their sleep.

We are all trying to bring her back to reality but nothing is working so I find myself wiping sweat from my eyes and that's when I nearly joined in on the screaming.

I'm bleeding again, I can't tell from where but at least the few cuts I had patched up after waking from my sleep weren't bleeding; suddenly I felt my mind come to life, she must be having a nightmare.

I rubbed my forehead and I could still feel the sweat but it wasn't as important as my terrified friend.

I wish I knew how to sooth her mind... wait maybe Vinyl Scratch nows something that could work "Vinyl?" -she looked to me- "was there ever anything that she enjoyed to do when relaxing? anything at all?" her brow furrowed at the question, she seemed to have an idea forming.

"Well she likes when I play the piano... I had one at home but we're in Manehattan right now..."

Dr. Whooves went to a bed room and started pulling out various things "I believe their's one in here somewhere" after a bit he pulled a keyboard out from the closet "I mean it's electric but it still works" with that he sat it down on the ground which shortly after lead to Vinyl Scratch walking over to the piano.

I had never known that she had such talent on the piano, it feels as if I know that song and I find myself starting to sing along "come little child of mine, even when the world around you feels like it's going to end" -everypony is looking at me now- in the end you find a beginning no matter how dark, no mater how you may think things will never work out. Come child of mine, walk into the sun, run through the fields of flowers like you used to, laugh and smile like you did" -Crimson Verse joined in suddenly; she must have finished her shower- "come on little child, your brother would love to see you" -Octavia was starting to calm down- "we just want to dance around in the flowers -Octavia was starting to smile softly; oh thank Celestia- "as you start to fall I find you in solitude, but I search on for the soul of my lost children" -I feel a calm start to settle over myself- "the soul that she tainted in her hopes of being as good as those she loves, we love you little ones of the night, those that have been hunted for how they have changed through the times, those have become hunters of blood and those that have become guardians of the heavens and the places beyond" -how is it that Crimson Verse knows the lyrics to this song? how do I know the lyrics?- "in this little town you will forever be our child. Let your mistakes only teach you as you continue on into the future.

The piano slowly faded out as Vinyl Scratch was finishing up, I looked around and everyone was looking at me and Crimson Verse and shortly after they all focused on her.

"How long have those lyrics been in existence Verse? oh and by the way they fit nicely to the song" Crimson Verse looked extremely uncomfortable but eventually brought herself to speak.

"Um my mom sung this to me when I was ten years old..." thinking about it I don't have a clue as to how old Crimson Verse is.

"When was that Verse?" I was afraid of the answer to that one at the same time as I was curious.

"I can't remember exactly anymore but I was born during the Gothic era and reached maturity at the height of it" everypony was dumbfounded.

"That's like forever ago Verse" -she blushed as Vinyl's mouth kept running a mile a minute- "I mean Octavia just matured last year" -in this moment I understand exactly what Octavia has to deal with on a daily basis- "and I'm about-" I hit her side hard "omph! what was that for Bonnie?" I smacked her once more for good measure.

"One only Lyra is allowed to call me that and second you're embarrassing poor Crimson Verse" before anypony else could say something I led Crimson Verse outside "are you okay Verse?" with that she embraced me in a tight hug.

"I'm ooooold!" she's started to sob... "I'm centuries old, well millenniums old technically... I've learned so much that it feels like my brain is going to explode..." -all I can do is listen and softly pat her back- "and to make it worse you and your friends are barely adults, and I'm old enough that I could have owned a castle when Startswirl the Bearded was just born!" I was silent and let her rant on even after the words weren't making sense to either of us.

Though the rant I did learn that she had been royalty of some kind and I could tell that it was bothering her.

I heard some hoofsteps behind us and we both turned to the source and I felt Crimson Verse brighten up slightly, behind us was a pegasus with beautiful red eyes that were almost the same shade as his coat.

"Is that you Dark Tone?" at the question this pegasus smiled softly.

"Small world seeing you here Verse" Crimson Verse broke from my grip softly before she walked over to him.

I quickly disappeared inside to Dr. Whooves apartment; it was a lot more relaxed then it had been when I had left.

I joined them and found myself drifting off on the chair right by Octavia's make shift bed.

Everything turned to dream.