The Dark Side of Equestria

"Ah!". Princess Lynx screamed once again, waking up from yet another nightmare of the same painful memory. Little did Lynx know that these repetitive nightmares, that kept on getting worse and worse, were slowly breaking her sanity.

    Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. She got up from her bed and opened the door a crack to see who it was. It was her coltfriend, Prince Keith. She invited him in.

"Lynx, are you okay?". Keith asked with his face full of concern.

"Yeah," Lynx answered with a kind smile. "It was just another nightmare.".

"Lynx, I'm starting to worry about this.".

"They're just nightmares. It's not a big deal.".

"I think you're not telling me something. That's what's worrying me.".

"I'm not hiding anything. They're just stupid nightmares," Lynx argued looking down at her hooves.

"Lynx," Keith began, while putting a hoof on her cheek. "Everyday, I've seen you look more terrified as each day goes by. Something is really bugging you and, whatever it is, you need to tell me what.".

Lynx sighed. "Alright, I'll tell you.".

    Lynx escorted Keith over to her red couch in the corner. She sat down and he sat down beside her.

"Well, do you still remember when Brax kidnapped me then you, Princess Birdie, and Princess Mary had to rescue me?" Lynx asked.

"Yeah," Keith answered. "How could I forget?".

"Well, when Brax kidnapped me, he tried to make me his queen and join the evil side. He said that if I did that he would let me live but everyone else would die. I didn't hesitate when I declined but he ragged and began to physically hurt me and torture me. I've never experienced more pain.".

Lynx sighed and paused for a moment.

"Now, those memories are haunting me and they have a more terrible ending than the actual memory in my nightmares.".

"That's awful, how come you never told me what happened?".

"I was just scared.".

"Why? You can tell me anything.".

"I know, I was afraid that if I told you what happened you'd think I was crazy.".

"You're already crazy, though.".

"The other type of crazy.".

"Oh...".

There was a small silence after that final word.

"I'm sorry," Keith said finally breaking the silence.

"What?" Lynx asked.

"I said 'I'm sorry.".

"I know I just wanted to hear you say it again.".

They both chuckled.

"Will you be able to go back to sleep?" Keith asked.

"Yeah, I think so," Lynx answered.

"Good, because I'm exhausted.".

Lynx smiled and walked Keith to the door.

"Good night," Keith said.

"Night," waved Lynx.

    Lynx closed the door behind Keith. Keith then began to walk back to his room. He  face-hoofed and groaned.

"Dang it!" Keith thought. "I forgot to ask her, again!"

-------------------------------------Next day-----------------------------------------

     Back at the castle, everyone was getting up and going to the dining room for breakfast.

"Hey, everyone!" Princess Diamond exclaimed, cheerful as always.

"Why are you so happy?" Princess Lynx asked groggily.

"Why wouldn't I be?".

"Oh, I don't know, maybe because it's eight a.m.!".

"Don't be so frowny! When I was-".

"Don't sing!" Everyone commanded.

"Well, then!" Diamond said dramatically.

    Everyone continued to eat their breakfast, chattering about unimportant and random things.

"So has anyone heard from Princess Luna lately?" Princess Birdie finally asked.

"Actually, no," Prince Keith said.

"Isn't Princess Luna, like, your sister, Lynx?" Princess Diamond asked.

"Oh no! I just realized I have some... uh... royal stuff to do, I'll just go." Lynx walked away from the table, without another word.

"Was it something I said?" Diamond asked.

"I'll go get her," Princess Mary said, getting up from the table and followed Princess Lynx.

    When Mary found Lynx, she was in her room, sitting on her bed. Mary was pretty sure what happened back there, but she still had to ask her.

"Hey, Lynx, what happened back there?" Mary asked, eyes full of concern.

Lynx sighed and then began.

"Well, when I was nine or ten, I was told I was adopted. So, I went out to find my birth parents. When I was looking for them, I was taken in by Luna. Princess Celestia was kind of hesitant about it, but went along with it. After a few months, I was then told who my birth parents are, the original royals, Luna and Celestia's parents.".

Lynx paused for a moment, then continued.

"I was thrilled, I couldn't believe that the pony that was like a sister to me was actually my real sister. But, on that one faithful day, when Luna turned into Nightmare Moon, I was then told my adopted parents were killed by one of Nightmare Moon's followers. One thousand years pass and Twilight Sparkle and her friends turned her back to Luna.".

Princess Lynx shed a tear, sighed, then she continued.

"When she came back to the castle, she tried to hug me, but all I could do is look at her in horror, for I only saw the monster that killed my adopted parents. I still haven't got over it if you can't tell," Princess Lynx concluded.

Mary's thoughts were confirmed.

"But, you were in my school when we were little," Mary argued.

"Yes, I lived in the castle, but I still went to school as much as I could.".

"Oh, well you said you were there when Luna turned into Nightmare Moon and turned back, how old are you?" Mary asked.

"Well, this is hard to explain, but I'll try to explain. When Luna turned into that monster, when I went out to go see if my adopted parents were really dead, she struck me with a spell that reversed my age back to an infant and paused my age for about nine hundred fifty years. After those years, my age started to go by every three years. So, technically I am over a thousand years old, but I am twenty-one since that age spell hit me.".

"Oh my gosh! Did you tell Keith?".

"Not yet, I'm planning on it.".

"You need to tell him, what if someone is eavesdropping and hears us?".

    Meanwhile, Prince Keith was going to check on Mary and Lynx, but right before he knocked he heard "Did you tell Keith?" He paused and put his ear to the door.

"Not yet, I'm planning on it," Princess Lynx said.

What is she talking about?

"You need to tell him, what if someone is eavesdropping and hears us?" Princess Mary asked.

Apparently, they don't know how to close a door.

"Just hope they don't tell him before I do," Lynx concluded.

    Prince Keith took his ear away from the door and began to walk away. Until he heard Mary's hoof beats hitting the marble floors. Keith picked up the pace and galloped to the library.

"Tasuku! Tasuku! Are you here?" Prince Keith called.

"Yes, yes, you don't have to yell," the elder raven whined.

"Well, it's an emergency!".

"What kind of emergency, a scientific discovery, a new place to add to the map, a new species?".

"No, no nothing of that sort.".

"Then what is it?".

"I want you to get The Book of Pony History.".

"How is this an emergency?".

"It can look any individual pony in Equestria, correct?".

"Yes sir.".

"Well, I need to look up Princess Lynx, I overheard her talking to Princess Mary and it didn't sound promising.".

"Isn't that invading privacy?".

"Are refusing an order?".

    The dark bird thought for a moment to gather his thoughts. If he did say yes, he could be severely punished or banished. The decision was obvious.

"No sir, right away, sir," Tasuku answered, flying to shelves to retrieve the book.

    Tasuku hated when Keith got like this because Tasuku feels that he's invading someone else's privacy. Then again, the book shows them their life, not their secrets. If something is clarified as a secret, then the book won't show it, that's how the book worked.

    After a few moments, Tasuku finally found The Book of Pony History. Tasuku grabbed the book with his left claw, set it on a table, and flipped the pages to find Princess Lynx.

"Good, you found it!" Keith cheered.

Tasuku nodded, then flew to his perch in the middle of the library.

"Okay, Lynx, what is wrong with you?" Keith asked himself.