Chapter 4 Corrupted in Time

I’m My Own Master
Chapter 4:
Corrupted in Time

1 month... 1 month since he awoke, 1 month since the fight, 1 month since he met Applejack... and now he was sitting at a table on the hottest day of the year as the 6 mares in front of him talked away and he just sat there and listened but eventually it got to him.

Twilight along with the others sat around a large table as the sun beamed down on them and their only protection from the life-threatening heat was the cover of an umbrella, they were all talking amongst themselves and Nightshade looked... frustrated then he spoke as he got up.

“Ok, Look as much as I like spending time with friends I'm not one to listen to girls gossiping so I’m going to take my leave” and with that Nightshade left as he headed back to Sweet Apple Acres but Applejack watched as he left and when she turned around Rarity had a face Applejack knew all too well.

“That adorable” she responded

“What is?” Applejack asked nervously

“You love Nightshade, you two would look so cute together” she continued as Applejack’s face turned from orange to red as she failed at trying to form words

“I-I- don-don’t... I don’t have a clue in what you’re implying!” Applejack said but she was loosing

“I may not be Cadence but even I could tell” she responded, this only made her glow brighter, thankfully she kept this low so the rest couldn’t hear “oh please you have to tell me when you started to like him?”

“Well that can wait and even so what if he regains his memory and I turns out he already has a special somepony?” Said Applejack with a frown

“Look trust me Applejack if I know anything besides fashion it’s when 2 ponies like each other and trust me he doesn’t look like he would have been in a relationship” Rarity was lying of course but it seemed to work as Applejack smiled

“Thanks for that Rarity”

“Oh it’s no problem darling” Rarity responded as she waved a hoof dismissively “Just come by my place and I’ll help you out some more”

Somewhere in Ponyville Nightshade was walking and for some reason he got a massive wave of chills crawling up his spine “Ok I have a bad feeling someone is talking about me or someone is messing with reality.......meh” he shrugged and continued to walk”

Later that Night...

Nightshade completely fell onto his bed after the heat from the day tired him out more than ever when working and in only seconds he was out cold and was cast into the dreamscape

Twilight had Luna sitting beside her as they waited for Nightshade to fall asleep for Twilight asked if she could help her enter his dreams to find out anything about her mysterious friend.

“He’s asleep shall we enter?” she asked as Twilight nodded then she felt her eyes getting heavy as she drifted off then found herself in a black void as Luna stood beside her “I knew I mustn’t have been a fluke this was his dreamscape”

“Wait you were here before?” Asked Twilight and she nodded

“Yes I sensed a weird dream I had not seen before and so I investigated and came across him... but this one feels worse than the last” Luna then gasped “Were not alone” she then pointed at a pony sitting as he held his head in pain and then Twilight recognized it as Nightshade

"Night I really hope I'm not right about this" Twilight thought

“Nightshad-“she was cut off as Luna pointed at the others standing around him, they stood like statues as they whispered, each was a different color but they seemed to give off an aura of pain as if the figures were begin forced against their will.

Join us... We miss you...

Join us...

Join us... Join us... We miss you...

Join us...

Join us...

We miss you...

Join us... Come with us...

We miss you... come with us...
We miss you...

Join us... Come with us...

We miss you... come with us...

JOIN US...

Nightshade sat there as he yelled in fear as they kept going “Leave me alone, I don’t want to, Go away, SHUT UP!!!”

Luna and Twilight watched for what felt like an eternity until Luna walked forward to banish the creatures but something else was there and it looked worse as the beings backed off.

The shadow’s only real appearance was its tail and tendrils as the waved around, its black scythe-like wings flapped lightly and it purple eyes and wide, white grin as it spoke in a chilling voice.

“Oh how you suffer is just beautiful... you all may continue I don’t care for this thing” said the begin with a wide smile “And you two better leave before I do something more... drastic” it said as it faced them

“Wait Luna what is that?” Twilight asked as she hid behind Luna

“I do not know” she said as she watched it move slowly towards them

“Come now I just want to see what horrific things you all fear, from losing your friends to the guilt of becoming a monster” the thing said as it smiled even more and then it was only inches from their faces “Boo!”

Nightshade’s dream then began to distort and the figure sighed in disappointment

“Well then see you on the flip side Twilight and Luna” he said before they were sent back into reality and soon Twilight was writing a letter as fast as she could but instead of sending it to Celestia she branded it with a symbol of a wolf's head. The message read.

It's him, they were all their asking him to join them and also your *Assistant was there*

Your Friend
Twilight Sparkle

As soon as she rolled the scroll up it was gone and in a matter of seconds another Scroll appeared and the words were big and rushed and read.

I'll be there ASAP

Nightshade awoke in a heap of sweat as he felt the voices disappear; he then curled up into a ball as he shook with fear

“I-I can’t keep this up... they're getting stronger”

“I just want them to stop” he whispered then felt something touch him making him jump then he saw it was Applejack standing there with a worried expression and at this point Nightshade didn’t care he wrapped his hooves around her as he began to break down and for that time Applejack stayed with him and let him have someone to comfort him.

The voices were breaking him piece by piece and he didn’t know how much longer he could last before he snapped. But for now he just needed to let his pain out before it broke him. How much longer would it take before he snapped? Before he let them in?

“Hey it’s alright, you’re fine, trust me” she said trying to comfort him and slowly he did as she could just about hear him whisper

“They won’t stop”

“They won’t harm you got it, I don’t know who they are but they can’t get you now” Applejack said softly as he looked up with a small smile on his face

“Thanks... I must seem like an idiot right now” he said with a tiny laugh

“No, everyone just needs someone to help them, just never be afraid to ask” She said as her and nightshade sat there as they fell asleep and for once Nightshade's dreams were no longer nightmares as he finally had someone to protect him from them.

The Next Day...

Applejack awoke in an unfamiliar seen and then slowly memories of last night came back and she blushed slightly but smiled. Then she noticed that Nightshade was gone, when she looked out the window she saw him sitting by a tree on a hill as he stared at the sun rising over the hills.

Applejack then proceeded to walk outside and walked over to him as he turned and smiled

“You know I have been wondering about what you said and after running it through my head like a broken record and... i see that if I let this continue I might go completely insane” he then paused as he thought about what to say next “So I guess what I’m trying to say is that I'm not going to let these things rule my mind and whilst on that note I thought about that promise you made”

“Yea what about it, I'm still sticking to it” Applejack said proudly

“I know but i was thinking I should make my own” at this he rubbed the back of his neck “I guess I promise to make sure nothing happens to you” then Applejack bloomed a little

“Well no one said you had to but I appreciate the promise” she said as he did a Pinkie Promise and then got up

“So what's for breakfast cause I've been sitting here for about an hour and my stomach is starting to hate me” as he said this his stomach growled and they both laughed lightly “Well I think that answers that”

“Yea I guess so now come on or else no breaks for wasting work time” Applejack said strictly

“Oh come on I've been staring into space and thinking, give me a break?” he whined

“Nope now move it!” she ordered as he saluted

“Yes ma’am!”

"I wonder" Applejack thought as she continued to stare at him...

Author's Note

Who is this person and his assistant and who is really in control?

also here's the symbol and if you didn't catch on its the same as Nightshade's cutie mark.

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