Twilight kills herself a lot
Not a nightmare
Previous ChapterNext ChapterMy friends were wandering around with horrible injuries. I was holding my own head. I'd dropped it a few times. Luna was staring at me. Then she shivered.
"This, really isn't a nightmare."
"So? I mean yea it's creepy, but whatever, no big deal."
"Yes, no big deal. So thou report for the night is that despite dying twice today things are good? We understand learning of your own lack of mortality can be somewhat joyous but…"
I nearly dropped my head then laughed. "You know, this is really the first I've thought of it. I can't really die. That's like wow, you know?"
"As few others do. Your reasoning is shaky at best, you realize that, correct?"
"Not really. You didn't hear Twilight. I know I'm right. We're right. Everypony else agrees this is what's best for Twi. Also she's going to do it anyway eventually."
"We are not sure that is true. There have been extenuating circumstances and the true horror of death, even without pain…"
"Is negative. Which means right now Twi can't tell anything is wrong for more than like a minute or so. If we're lucky. By the end of us making plans she was getting confused about why there should be any objections at all to killing AJ."
"When you say any."
"I mean like any moral junk at all. I think she really didn't see why killing Fluttershy was wrong at all, just that it upset us."
"That is worrying."
"Yea, I mean I'm not sure or nothing, it's really hard to tell if she's getting worse since she's so bad, and this situation isn't normal but…"
"We understand. Try to be careful, and for our part we shall forward instructions to the mayor to have Ponyville citizens be wary."
I blinked. "Huh, why? I told you Twi can't use her magic on AJ so…"
"We are aware of some creative uses of magic that are not direct. There are countless ways we see things going very badly for anypony near AJ when you make an attempt."
"Eh, the first one will probably work. Pinkie didn't explain what it was, but she seemed really sure. That means it will probably work, even if it shouldn’t."
"Are you basing this on her record with pranks?"
"Well, yea, mostly, but doesn't mean I'm wrong. Also Twilight is being really careful about collateral damage, just like her suicides, and there aren't many ponies out at the acres anyway."
Luna sighed. "Very well, we have trusted your judgement this far, and see no reason to stop now. We will discuss this with our sister and see if we can reach any new insights."
"What do you mean by that? I mean I know you pass this all along to Celestia but the way you said that sounds wrong. Like I screwed up again and…"
"It is not that Rainbow Dash. It is the matter that this is a very big change. I do question your reaction to all this, and that of your friends, but mostly it is merely a matter of a great deal of questions I do not have answers for."
"Like what?"
"What to do about 5 additional ponies who aren't alicorns, but are immortal? Whether it is truly moral to test mortality. Whether hoarding resurrection scrolls is still a crime if you make them yourself."
"Wait, what?"
"There are currently laws about purchasing resurrection scrolls, mostly so that the small number of groups that can create them cannot be simply outbid by one or two paranoid rich fools who are unlikely to ever need more than one if that."
"Where we could totally have used them a whole bunch of times with all the danger we get in." I flipped my head entirely upside down. "You look weird."
"As one would expect. We think you get the idea, and if not we can elaborate later. Let us see if we can get you a more pleasant dream and least."
"What do you mean? I mean as I said, it's creepy, but they're all here and everything's fine. Twi is even normal and junk. Well you know, other than the ax."
"Yes, still…"
Then she left and as she did the dream changed. Everypony looked normal now, and right side up. The ax that split Twi's head and neck all the way in half was gone just like all the other creepy stuff on everypony else. We also seemed to be on a beach. It was much nicer than the room with the black paint and bone furniture and much better lighting even if it was night.
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