Nightmares by Daylight

"I-I have t-to find them... M-Maybe they a-are somewhere close..." He told himself as he trots carefully through the cold, dark forest. He continues forward cautiously until he hears a sound behind him suddenly, which added onto the sound of the blowing wind and rustling leaves...

SNAP!

He jumped up and looked behind him, only to see nothing except a small twig which he had probably stepped on as he was moving forward, and it was snapped in two. He shook it off as if it were nothing, and kept moving forward.

Until he began to hear the sound of hoofsteps behind him, slowly making their way to his location, stomping loudly against the ground as they moved along.

He turned around and saw some sort of pony, or creature, 6 feet tall, bulky, running straight for him. He quickly took off, going deeper into the forest, running as fast as his young legs could carry him. His eyes were wide and he was breathing quickly. He just prayed that it was his imagination, that whatever this was, it wasn't real, and it would be gone when he looked back. He turns around, to see if it was still following, and it was still in hot pursuit of Daylight, confirming that of course, this is very much real.

Suddenly, Daylight sees something ahead of him...

It appeared to be some kind of building, just one floor and not too big. It made no sense. Why would this be in the middle of the Everfree Forest? Whatever. He just wanted to get away from his pursuer. It looked abandoned. Luckily the door was open, just a crack. He swung it open, threw himself inside, and slammed it shut. Something was banging against the door. Would it hold?

BANG! BANG! BANG!

After a while, the noises finally ceased. Daylight sighed shakily and turned around to attempt to push the door open, to check and see if the creature was gone so he could leave and continue searching for his friends in the vast forest.

The door wouldn't budge at all.

Daylight kept pushing the door over and over, desperately trying to get it open, and leave the building. "Come on come on! Pl-Please open! Th-This can't be happening!" Daylight yelled as he kept pushing. Soon he gave up and leaned against it, getting a good look at the creepy interior of the building.

There were chairs all around, looking like they have been forgotten for years, the cushions that used to give it a soft, comfortable padding were ripped open, the wool inside it spilling out onto the hard floor. The wood use to make the armrests seemed to be decaying, some of it was gone completely. The chairs were scattered and on their sides. There was a desk as well at the end of the room, still standing upright. Two doors on each side. The walls looked cracked, and there was dust all around. The desk was in a similar condition to the chairs, it appeared old and rotten.

Daylight looked around the dark room, now curled into a little ball on the floor as his breathing became heavy. He stared at the abandoned look of the room, before closing his. He was stuck in here all alone, with no one to come to his aid. He forced himself to stand up on his trembling hooves, and took a long, deep breath before exhaling.

"M-Maybe they are in here. M-Maybe they are w-waiting for me... Or in trouble. I-I have to find them." He though to himself. "I-I have to face my fears... I-I have to get out of here as soon as possible."

And with that, He slowly stepped forward into the cold, dark room... And began his journey through the building, Not knowing what to expect from it...