Dark Room

by aliphoenix

Rating: everyone
Tags: Tragedy, Slice of Life, Dark, Alternate Universe, Sad
Length: 378

Darkness doesn't simply disappear...

Twilight's life is perfect. After helping the ponies of Our Town regain their cutie marks, everything has been going good.

She wakes up in a dark room, and her magic is severely limited. Will she ever get out?

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Princess Celestia is mourning for the ponies who have mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Soon, she is forced to make a choice…

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-08-15 19:51:31 UTC

All Alone

My head is throbbing, and the waves of pain drift over my forehead as I try to open my eyes, which seemed to turn into lead weights.  Argh.  This is what I get for sleeping on the floor.  With a final push, I open my eyes.

Everything is dark.  Huh?  Ugh, one of the covers must've fallen onto my face, but I don't feel any pressure on my muzzle.

I try to push the covers away, but my magic isn't working.  My horn!  Oh no, what happenedwhere'sSpikemygoshmyfriendsmustbeindanger!Ohno-

Calm down!  If something bad happened, I would've woken up!  This must be a bad dream.  Yes, this is a bad dream...

2 hours later...

I wish my dream would end now!  It's awfully stuffy in here. Why isn't Princess Luna here yet?  I must have overslept a bunch already!  My schedule would've been completely thrown off by now.  What am I going to do?

A single gravelly voice echoes about the room, hurting my ears.  "This isn't a dream, Twilight Sparkle."

That-that isn't possible!  Bellehoof's Law of Multiple Teleportation, it's impossible to teleport an unconscious pony!

"You have never learned this type of magic yet, pony."

What type of magic?  I've learned about every type of magic!  Combat magic, light magic, dark magic, time magic, elemental magic, everything!  ....but chaos magic!  Discord is behind this!  "Show yourself, Discord!"

"Oh, I am not Discord, young specimen...his power is only a mere fraction of mine.  And you do not want to see me...you do not!"

Discord would never talk down about himself....but who was this pony?

"Me?  I am darkness itself..."

I ...how is this possible?  Darkness is a type of energy...energy doesn't have capability to be sapient!

"Let me tell you something....

"There are three types of emotions: light, neutral and dark.  Light feeling include happiness, love, ecstasy, admiration...

"Neutral emotions include fear and annoyance, loneliness...and finally," the voice continued, but growing higher, as if it was more comfortable to talk about that subject, "dark emotions - greed, jealousy, envy, hatred....

"But as you may have noticed, dark emotions fade away.  Have you ever wondered where they go..?  They go to ME!"

That was impossible!  How...I failed them!  I've failed every pony!  I'm supposed to be a princess, but I can't do anything.  I've failed them.  I've failed them.

"Yes, Twilight.  You failed them. *You pathetic creature.  You would do EVERYPONY a favor if you just died!*** "

No!  I tried my best....right?