Voices outside the nightmares
"It's time, it's time my daughter" the dark voice yelled from the darkness.
Applejack woke from the grave dark laughter the voice gave out before everything had faded. She looked toward her window, the sun was just about to go up. "another nightmare.... when will this stop?" she asked, in months she had been having nightmares about the same familiar voice she knew but couldn't recognize.
Stepping out of her bed, Applejack walked over to her bedroom mirror. As she looked at her reflection she saw something not everypony would see. She saw darkness, her eyes had purple trails after them, and the whiteness in her eyes was glowing in a bright green. But unlike the other times, Applejack wasn't surprised. She had at last grown used to it, after many months with nightmares and this reflection nothing seem to scare her that much. Not even the timberwolves scared her anymore, she knew how to destroy them and every weak point they had.
After staring at herself for a good five minutes, Applejack walked over to her bed again and took the hat of her nightstand and placed it proudly on her head. Taking a deep breath, Applejack walked back to the mirror, this time the darkness was gone. she walked out of her room and down the stairs. Smiling at her family as she walked by them, they where sitting at the table ready for breakfast.
"AJ! come on, breakfast is almost ready!" Apple Bloom said waving her hood happily to her big sister.
"ah'm not hungry, go on ahead an eat up. ah'm gonna go for a walk..." she said low as she went for the door. But thanks to her big brother, she didn't make it.
"Nope" he said, as he bit down on her tail and dragging her into the dinning room with the rest of the family.
"fine..." Applejack groaned when Big Mac placed her in the seat next to him and Apple Bloom.
"so wanna tell us about yer nightmare, hun?" Granny asked when the family had began to eat. Big Mac and Apple Bloom digging in on pancakes and hay bacon, while Applejack was just staring at her food.
Applejack snapped up as Granny called her out. "how did ya know?!" She almost yelled in surprise.
"ah have mah ways" She said wisely with a sly grin.
"well, it was this dark rustic voice calling me daughter and it's time. That's all ah remember." Applejack answered tapping her chin and thinking.
Granny looked at Big Mac in worry, Big Mac gave his Grandmother the same glare. "Applejack, we need to tell you something." she said after a few seconds of silence.
"hmm? what is it?" she asked muffled as her mouth was filled with food.
"This may be a long story, but..." Granny started. "yer not of Apple blood. When ya was just an infant Princess Celestia gave ya to us and asked us to protect ya and don't let ya grow in darkness. We took ya in as a member, but ya have the right to know." Granny finished looking deep into Applejack's eyes.
"w-what?" She tried to say as her eyes began to water. "ah ain't blood?" she muttered, in due panic she ran out the door with tears running down her eyes.
"let her go, she'll be fine" Granny said before Big Mac was about to rise and chase after his "sister" In respond he only sighed. Apple Bloom who had stayed silence the hole time began to cry as well, she couldn't believe Applejack wasn't her sister.
Applejack ran, she ran and ran as fast as her hooves could carry her. It had begun to rain and it was splashing down on her. She stopped to look where she was going, the everfree forest was just infront of her. Without thinking she ran inside, she ran deeper and deeper. In the end, she ran off road. branches, rocks and darkness surrounding her many of the branches even scraped up her body leaving huge scars.
As she began to slow down she began to notice her scars, she began to feel the pain in her sides, legs and face. "ow" she said smiling at her scars for some reason she liked the pain. It made her feel alive.
"what the?" She asked, when she couldn't feel the pain anymore.
What's wrong dear? A voice asked. Applejack yelped and jumped around to face... Nothing.
"who's there?" She screamed.
Your true blood
Applejack panicked and ran, she ran deeper into the forest. She didn't know where she was going or when to stop, but she had one goal in mind, escape the voice.
Princess Celestia sat infront of a mirror with a picture of a pony in it. She stared at the pony, she was running.
"poor Applejack." she sighed, she turned her head and called "Luna"
Princess Luna came into the room not long after Celestia had called. "yes, Tia?"
"Did Applejack have a nightmare last night?" she asked.
"I don't think so, there is something that blocks her from my dream void, I don't know what it is. But I haven't seen her dreams in a long time." Luna said "why?"
"I think he has returned and is after his daughter." Celestia said, she gasped when she realised she had said too much.
"He? Somba? But he didn't have any kids." Luna said.
"He did, I found her as a little baby in the castle before he vanished, you were passed out for a second. He found me interacting with her and protected her. He screamed at me to stay away from his daughter. After he vanished, I went back and looked for his daughter. I knew that he would return and try to find her. So I gave her to someone who I knew would protect her and keep her away from the dark." Celestia finished.
"Applejack?"
"yes, I have kept an on her to make sure she don't turn the same path as her father. But today, I think she is slowly breaking down. He is making contact with her."
Applejack fell limp in a cave. She had been running for the hole day crying and she needed a long break. She could feel her heart beat against her chest and her breath fight to get in and out of her lungs, she hadn't been running like that since the last years running of the leaves with Rainbow Dash, but still. It was a long good run.
The cave was defiantly old and had probably been used too mining. She could tell by the rails and wooden pillars that stood to hold the cave up. Applejack slowly rises again as this cave made her wonder. How long have this cave been out? She wanted to take a step forward but fell as her legs couldn't hold her.
"get up..." She whispered, as a small slice hate filled her. But she quickly gave up when she was forced to lay down and relax. She almost fell asleep as she was laying there. But at last she had calmed herself and was able to stand.
She got up, ready to find out more about this cave that looked abandon. She started walking inward where she could actually see a small piece of light.
"Sister! He has returned!" Luna yelled as she ran into Celestia's bed room.
Celestia turned and faced Luna, she had been reading a new letter from Twilight, saying one of her friends had gone missing for the entire day. "What?! How?" Celestia asked, almost yelled. When either a guard or Luna or anyone in general came screaming that something had returned, and it was almost always bad news.
"King Sombra..." Luna answered lowering her head a little as she panted as if she had been running.
"What?! Send a letter to the crystal empire, I will send a letter to Twilight." Celestia commanded as she got ready to write the second letter to Twilight about the dark king.
"He isn't attacking the empire this time, he is coming after... Her..." Luna said stopping her sister in her tracks as she hurried to write the letter.
Celestia looked at the wall. Her? had it really been so many years since she couldn't remember who exactly how her was. Instead Celestia send her sister a look of confusion.
Luna sighed in frustration and answered she sister unspoken question. "His daughter!"
Celestia's mind quickly flashed the child they had found in his dark crystal castle, a small flashback flashed before her eyes.
Celestia wandered into a random room in the dark castle. She and Luna had lost Sombra somewhere in the castle, so they separated to find him. As Celestia entered the room she saw a huge difference from the rest of the castle. This room had the old blue crystals, it was way more happily, joyful. "why would he have just one joyful room?" She thought out loud. But then she noticed the furniture as well. They were rather childish, it was toys on the floor and.... a crib.
Just as she was going to look in this crib, she heard Luna's voice in her mind, sending her a mental message. Sister! where are you? I think I know where he is, I hear someone talking right next to me. Celestia quickly replied.
I do not know where I am, but I found something strange. Teleport yourself to me. She finished. Seconds later Luna appeared right next to her.
"What is it sister?" Luna asked, before she trailed off as she looked around the room. "What kind of room is this?" she asked, she looked at Celestia for answer, but when she saw that her sister wasn't paying attention and instead was looking at this one furniture.
Celestia stepped forward toward the crib, slowly she glanced down at whatever that could be there. To her surprise, a sleeping foal.
"What is it?" Luna asked, standing behind Celestia still. Instead of answering with words, Celestia lifted the foal with her magic. "A... A... a child!" Luna stammered.
Celestai looked at the foal and took in her features. A bright orange coat with a golden sun coloured mane. "What is she doing here?" she asked, right before a dark shadow moved and took the foal out of her magic. The shadow landed in the roof corner, two shadow arms moved the foal down to the crib again, then it turned back to them and threw itself at them.
"I can't remember much of her, all I remember is her colours." Celestia said low with her hoof at her mouth. She felt a little ashamed that she didn't know more, but they didn't get to know her before they were attacked.
"But that is all we need" Luna finished. Giving Celestia a comforting, nice and knowing smile. "Celestia! send a letter!" she said with a grin on her face.
"Don't say that" Celestia said with an annoyed smile before she went to write a new letter to the princess of friendship, requesting her and her friends assistant. Especially the former element of honesty.
Applejack kept walking into this strange cave. She felt like Daring Do that Rainbow Dash always talked about. But finally she was meet by a wall. She sighed, also thinking it was a tiny adventure. Instead Applejack began to walk back toward the exit. But as she walk she felt like something was watching her or at least following her. She turned her head slightly just to see if anything was following her, but nothing.
"huh..." she sighed, before she walked back.
When she came back to the entrance she noticed it had become night-time, and already knowing about what could happen at night in a forest, she decided to stay for the night. "welp, ah ain't going anywhere until morning." she sighed before going into one of the corners of the cave, even on the cold stone floor she fell asleep.
The last thing she heard before she drifted off to dreamland, was the same voice she had been hearing for a while. But this time, it was so more kinder in the tone. Good night, my dear daughter....
Author's Note
I finally got off my a** and got this up!
I realised that: I hate it when other doesn't update when I want, but then I was like... Shit....
