Midnight Shine

As Midnight and Luna got something to eat from the kitchen they talked a great deal about many things; about the bullies he had fought; about the orphanage he had lived in for a few months before the event that caused him to run away, and they even talked about what it was like living on his own all those years. Pretty soon though it got late enough that they had to sleep so they left for Luna's chambers. Luna insisted that Midnight sleep in the bed with her, but concerned that the nightmares that always plagued his sleep would cause him to kick or hit her he politely refused and made a small bed on the floor. Soon the peaceful breathing of his companion had him drifting off to sleep little did he know his dreams were being watched.

As Midnight slipped into his dreams he landed in his parents old apartment. Great, it just had to be this dream. He sighed and started to watch as the events that changed his life unfolded before his eyes 10 years after their happening. First a knock came at the door he saw but didn't hear his father's warning to his mother. his mother then took him in her arms and hid in a closet in the hall. Then they heard a bang as Midnight's innocence in life was torn from him. The man who had just shot his father came in the room and hearing his mother crying shot through the door of the closet. The man then opened the door to see a child only 5 maybe 6 years old and his mother dead at his feet. The man lowered his gun to shoot the last person in the world who could stop him when the man heard the child say, "Die, just drop dead you BASTARD!!!!". Then suddenly the young rage filled child was on top of him hands blazing with light and power."JUST DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The young child screamed as he proceeded to destroy the evil that had killed his parents, hoping beyond hope that he would wake up and find his parents alive and well.

Suddenly a voice in the darkness spoke. "Midnighit?"

The voice snapped Midnight out of his dark past. "What Luna, how are you here?" asked a distraught Midnight.

"I am here because I watch all dreams." Luna answered as her body took form in the dream. "Why do you dream of this sad event?" asked the curious mare.

"I dream this because this is the night it happened, this was the night my parents died."said Midnight.

"But how do you know that this is what happened here?" asked Luna still not making the connection.

"The child, look at his eyes then look at mine."said the young human child.

"I don't see what your eyes have  to....do...with" Luna was going to say this but had started to make the connection. The two children had the same eyes exactly the same eyes save for one had a sadness the other only was just feeling. "You're the child." The shock of this revelation evident on her face as the mare tried to comprehend the truth of this revelation. As Midnight braced himself against the onslaught of "YOU MONSTER!" that he was sure was to come something happened he was NOT expecting. Luna rushed to his side and pulled him in a tight embrace. "You poor thing and you were only 5 years old. It's okay I'll take care of you from now on you don't have to go back to that horrible place if you don't want to I'll take care of you. I-i-if-if you want me to that is." Said the young mare suddenly subconscious.

"Yes, of course I'd like that very much." Said Midnight not daring to hope that this was real.

"We will talk more about this when you wake up okay, you just stay right here."said Luna "Momma's going to take care of you." Whispered Luna as she left her new son behind.