Cold drafts of air seeped through the cracks and blew around the chamber. Water that had seeped through the ground and deep beneath the Crystal Castle dripped onto the floor, quietly echoing throughout the damp, dim room. The cold air made me shiver. The droplets of water are my sole company. It’s so boring down here.

Curses seem to be a part of the family business. First dad, now my sister. If it wasn't for the fact we were magically locked down here, I’m positive the Crystal Empire and the rest of Equestria would be destroyed, well, maybe. I don’t know where it all went wrong. We were a happy family one day, the next, it was like our worst nightmares had come true. Poor mother, I don’t think she made it up there on her own, even though she was a very capable mare. I hate my father, it’s really all his fault for letting this all happen. Then again, I don’t even know what happened, so how could I hate or blame him?

Being locked below a city in the dark leaves me with plenty of time to think about anything comes to mind. The bad thing about it is I’m stuck behind a wall, knowing the evil that lurks down here is waiting and watching for the perfect moment to escape, and I can’t do a thing to stop or prevent it. Maybe that’s why I hate my dad, for locking me down here with my sister. I wish dad would’ve disabled our magic completely instead of making it to where we just couldn’t use magic to leave, especially since sis has dad’s curse. I say it’s a curse because I don’t know what it is. It could be a spell, or maybe it really is a curse, or perhaps a sentient being of some sort.

But I know one thing. I’m safe where dad locked me up. Our dad put my sister and I in different chambers deep beneath the castle. Even though we’re in different chambers, I can still hear everything going on in hers, and I don’t like what I hear. I wonder if she even remembers me, or that I’m down here. I half of me hopes she doesn’t, but yet the other half of me hopes she does. If she doesn’t, that means I’m still safe where I’m at, but at the same time, if she does remember me, maybe it’ll snap some sense into her or something, I don’t really know.

Every day it’s something different yet always the same, if that makes sense. I hear her planning and the speeches she gives to who knows what. I don’t really know if that matters now. Some kind of event must be happening above, I hear lots of talking and music. I have this bad feeling deep in my gut. Maybe it’s nothing and I’m just paranoid. Being isolated for so long could very well do that to my brain.

Laughter echoed around the room. Sis must know something’s happening above. I think the bad feeling I had earlier might not be paranoia after all. Something’s rumbling, what is it? Is the wall breaking? Something black and gooey-looking is seeping through. No no no, she’s escaping, isn’t she? This can’t be happening. This can’t be...

Author's Note

The prologue and the first couple of chapters may feel a bit rushed, they probably are, but don't worry, everything about the story will become smoother and better polished as it goes along.

Also, for future references, The "∞" sign symbolizes the story is transitioning to a different plot or character(s), and the "*" sign symbolizes a time leap is occurring, meaning the story is going further ahead or backwards.