A Thousand Little Words

Journal Entry no. 2

Wake up...

Work...

Sleep...

The cycle continues as each day goes by, ponies growing up then earning their cutie marks...

then doing what their talents tell them to do for the rest of their lives.

Each birthday I have is meaningless, it just reminds me of how much closer I am to dying a lonely death.

Each day makes me weaker and that's why my mother gave me this journal,

"the medication that we could afford" I call it.

I don't see any other reason for this, I'll just keep taking the pills, just a few more and I would be ready to take on what awaits me in the
afterlife, if there even is one, just another mystery in the world we live in.

We do all of the hard work and half of what we earn turns to dust, thanks to the non stopping revolving of our world called time.

But other than that I am being forced to do this, like I said.

At this point I'm just rambling to myself while listening to what I call music while trying to fall asleep, but until tomorrow I will keep record what happens.

Nightly Malevolence

End of Entry no. 2

Night looked to his work, then out the window, sighing deeply he rose to his hooves and adjusted his glasses. Noticing the storm clouds that blocked Luna's moon he slowly went to his bed and fell onto it, face planting straight onto the pillow.

A knock from his door made him sigh and rise once again.

"Come in." He said dully, the door opening and his brother came inside.

"Dinner is ready"

His brother then took his leave from Nightly's domain, his sanctuary, a place of inner peace and relieving stress.

But none of that would matter, based on the fact that he lived in lower class Manehattan. He went to school but it was nothing special, a place where the budget was cut so everything was either broken, stolen, vandalized, or just worn out.

Cutting the thought from his mind he began walking downstairs to his kitchen where he found his father, and three brothers dining without him. He looked into the pot to see barely a tablespoon of soup that would be left for him. It wasn't much so he just left it for one of the others.

He didn't care who, just as long as they could keep moving than it was all that matters.

Although he didn't care much for himself, Nightly is a very selfless pony. Putting other before himself, especially when it comes down to food and money for his family and "home".

His home was a small 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home where he had to share with at least 6 other ponies, none had jobs. Nopony said anything about it, not even his brothers. They all knew they were just taking advantage of their father for...specific reasons. Nightly didn't care at this point, he knew that their father was too laid back and easy going just like him to do anything about it. Like father like son huh?

Nightly went back into his room and lay back down onto his twin sized cot, which he had to share with his brother, it would even get to the point where he would have to lay on the ground with nothing but his bed sheet and coat to keep him warm.

He eventually passed out, darkness over taking his mind he then took a deep breath and passed into the night.

Nightly stood in a field of dying grass and looked around himself only to see a tree, a dying one in fact. Roots in the ground dying from exhaustion, but there was a small hint of color which took his attention. One green leaf, he slowly trotted towards the tree in confusion but everything went beyond that for what he heard next.

"Child...why do your feelings hurt us?" Nightly jumped at the sight and turned around to see darkness engulf the landscape, so he did what his did best.

Ran, he ran until he was far away, not from this dream but from everything, his fears, problems, and everything to go with it.

He didn't understand what was going on until he tripped and the fears caught up with him. Engulfing him along with the rest of this nightmare. Until...he felt something, a light brush on his mane and head. He was trembling to the point where he buried his head in his hooves then a soothing voice called out to him, "Nightly Malevolence...why are you in so much pain?"

His eyes opened and he rose his head slowly but cautiously, to make sure that he wasn't just hearing things. But he saw a shade of blue, and then a mare, Princess Luna.

Nightly slowly backed away, he knew the tales of Nightmare Moon and how she would bring everlasting darkness to Equestria, as well as visit young stallions and colts in their dreams so they could die of fear. But this was different...there was no flesh tearing teeth or eyes that glow.

Just a beautiful princess who was here, for him astoundingly. But why has she come to him? He looked up towards the Princess and examined her, she was nothing of the tales that everypony would rumor about. His lips trembled as he tried to speak but she could only make out confused mumbling. She was the one to break the silence.

"Young colt, why are you trembling at the sight of us?"

"I...I didn't...p-please..."

She lightly set her hoof upon his lips.

"Shh...don't be afraid, that would the last thing that we would want..."

Nightly looked around them both, but nothing was near them.

'Who's "we"?' he thought to himself. He lost his thoughts until the Princess spoke up again.

"We know you are confused, that is why we are here to explain...this is your Dreamscape..."

"D-Dreamscape?"

Luna nodded, "The place of your inner thoughts, fears and feelings. Everpony's dream who I have visited has one, each have various feelings that we have felt before. Happiness, sorrow, and several others. But you... have felt things that nopony your age should feel..."

Night looked down and held his tears in.

The princess took pity on the young colt and sat beside him, wrapping a wing around him just before continuing.

"We are here to tell you things are only going to get worse."

Night closed his eyes, his eyes were practically fountains at this point, but he made no sounds. The wind rustling in the grass and blowing the poisoned tree were the only things he heard, other than the princess's voice.

He knew it wasn't going to get any better, he was afraid, Luna was afraid for him.

He then felt cold, he looked to find no princess, but he knew that she was still with him. He felt her presence and heard her voice.

"That last leaf is all you have left, it is up to you to keep it alive, and make it whole once again as it has in the past. I cannot intervene, nor anypony else. It is your burden to keep. Just know that I will be with you here, so you are never alone dear child..."

Then silence....