Masks Lie and Nightmares Never Die

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The Nightmare Realm a place where nightmares of varying types roam because of this many beings fear this realm. The realm itself is said to be only accessible through sleep, but there is other means in reaching this realm…

Out in the wastelands of the nightmare realm a lone figure is seen running across the blacken terrain. This being is on a mission to expose a crime The Lord of Nightmare’s has committed against the creator. The being continued to run for another four miles before coming to a complete stop. It sensed something in the air and immediately hid itself behind a dead tree. Once it did a portal slowly opened up in the wasteland the being narrowed his eyes and pulled out a camera. Did the moment finally come already? A few moments later gave the being its answer. Five ponies jumped out of the portal one larger than the others and the large one seems to be giving off a power similar to the high council. However, before it could dwell on any further the being felt another presence right next to it.

“Are you seeing what I’m seeing Hopper?” asked a voice.

“I’m seeing it and I still can’t believe it!” added another voice.

“Yes, I do Lucain and Kiki, they’re definitely from the same world as that one Alicorn Lord Nightmare has taken with him.”

“They must be trying to rescue her,” Lucain said.

“That’s not surprising; I mean who takes a kidnapping lying down? Not me that’s for sure,” Kiki added.

“Well even though we may share a similar goal with these ponies, we must avoid contact with them for now. Our mission is a stealthy one and that means the less people who are aware of us the better,” Hopper stated.

“Well can’t argue with that logic,” Lucain said.

“But if we share the same enemies why shouldn’t we work together? I feel like we can accomplish more by working together,” Kiki said.

“Er…right but anyway we have mission to do, so we can’t stand on here all day. If we accidently run into them again then I suppose an alliance would be unavoidable,” Hopper said.

“I suppose it’s better that way, I mean there is no need to get them involved until we actually meet right?” added Lucain.

“Yay! Alliance!”

After their conversation was over they all left the tree as quietly as possible leaving the new arrivals by themselves.

/

When they finally exited the portal everypony felt slightly disoriented save for Luna who was used to going through portals. Everypony took a moment to steady themselves, once they finally got their bearings Applejack was the first to speak.

“Well we’re finally here, but where is here exactly?” she asked.

“This should be the Nightmare World, but unlike the one in our world this one seems to be quite expansive,” responded Luna.

“It sure is,” added Rarity as she looked around them.

“And empty!” Pinkie also added with her usual enthusiasm.

“This must be a wasteland, if I had to guess this empty landscape only makes up one-twelfth of this realm,” Luna said while scanning the landscape.

“Only that much?! But it looks like it goes on forever!” Applejack exclaimed in surprise.

“I have to agree with Applejack, I mean where do we go from here? How are we going to save Twilight if we don’t even know which direction to go?” Rarity questioned.

Luna brought her hoof to her chin while thinking of an idea, “I’m not sure yet Rarity, but if we can find a stray nightmare we could ask it where the nightmare brothers live.”

“Uhh…no offense Princess, but I only see one problem with that idea,” Applejack said while rubbing the back of her head with her hoof.

“Hmm..? And what would that be Applejack?” Luna said with a raised brow.

“It’s that… we are kinda of in the middle of nowhere, and I don’t see anypony else for miles” Applejack said nervously.

However, before Luna could answer Applejack. Pinkie shouted, “Hey! Is that a nightmare over there?” she asked while pointing. Everypony looked to where Pinkie was pointing to only to see a lone figure in the distance slowly trudging along the wasteland.

“Good work Pinkie Pie, not only you found a nightmare, but it’s also low ranked fear so it shouldn’t pose much of a threat to us,” Luna said gratefully, “You were saying Applejack?”

“I stand corrected.”

/

It took a while for them to close the distance between them and the nightmare, but when they finally caught up to it they were caught off guard on what the nightmare actually looked liked. To be frank the creature is humanoid in structure, but that was the only part that was human about it. Its skin is sickly pale white as dry blood stained both its torn clothes and rotten face. Adding to its look was exposed flesh, bones, and an open hole in its stomach which revealed some internal organs. The creature’s dead eyes noticed the ponies presence and turned to face them.

“Ew…what is that thing?” Rarity said as she took steps back from the nightmare.

“Ruaaah…” moaned the nightmare.

“Rarity, I’m just as clueless as you are,” Applejack said with a confused look.

“Well, it looks corpsey and should be buried in the dirt so…nope I got nothing,” Pinkie said as she attempted to figure out the nightmare’s identity.

“All I know is I don’t like the looks of it…” Shining said as he got his magic ready.

“Ruahh?…” The nightmare said in confusion. However, nopony caught the fact the creature itself is confused by the colorful ponies.

Thankfully, Luna noticed the creature’s confusion and explained the situation to it, “Forgive us for popping up unexpectedly, but let me explain. We aren’t from your world we came from a different world to your world through the use of a portal, and the reason we did so is to find our friend who has been foalnapped by The Nightmare Brothers. Which leads into my question do you know where they are?”

The creature jumped back a bit when Luna mentioned about The Nightmare Brothers, but when it also heard they were trying to rescue their friend it nodded its head in agreement, “RuahRuah.”

“You’ll tell us where they took her?” Luna exclaimed happily.

However, before the creature could respond Applejack added her thoughts into the conversation, “Wait a darn minute. Luna you can understand all that moaning?”

“Indeed, how can you understand that horrid looking beast speech,” added Rarity, but realizing what she said the mare then looked at the nightmare with a nervous expression on her face, “…Uh no offense.”

“RuahRuahh,” the nightmare said, not looking offended at all.

Luna sighed before turning towards the group, “I can talk to this nightmare because of my affinity with the night which in turn allows me to enter anyponies dream and interact with said dream; even the creatures the ponies dreamed up. This may not be the dreamscape I’m used to, but I can still communicate with the beings in this realm no matter how distorted their speech pattern may be,” When Luna finished her explanation everypony became silent deciding not to question the Princess any more. Luna then turned back to the nightmare and continued the conversation, “So you know where they took her?”

“Ruaah Ruaaahaaah.”

“What do you mean not exactly?”

“Ruuuah Ruah Ruaahaa Ruah Ruaah Ruah Ruaah RuaaahRuah RuaahRuaaah.”

“They took her to Lord Nightmare’s Mansion?” Luna translated causing everypony around her to make sudden anime styled face plant into the ground while Luna sweatdropped.

As they recovered from their fall Applejack was the first to respond, “Yeah, we shoulda seen that coming. Of course those nightmare fellas would’ve brought Twilight to their Lord.”

“That is not new information to us. We already know that Lord Nightmare wants Twilight, but the only question we have now is why?” Rarity added.

“Princess Luna, It’s nice to know that we need to look out for a mansion, but we need to know which direction the mansion is from here,” Shining said as he rubbed his head.

Luna chuckled slightly before responding, “Right….I was just about to ask that,” After a moment of embarrassing silence Luna then again turned back to the nightmare, “Umm…thanks for telling us that, but do you know which direction we should take to get to Lord Nightmare’s Mansion?”

The creature shook his head, “Ruah…Ruaaah.”

“Oh…you don’t?” Luna said slightly disheartened.

“Ruaaaah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruaahha Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah.”

Luna looked at the nightmare in surprise, “But you know somebody in your village that could help lead us to the mansion? Where is your village?”

“Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruaaahh Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruahhaa Ruah.”

“So in order to find your village we need to follow you?”

The nightmare nodded its head, “Ruah”

Luna turned to the group, “Anypony okay with following this nightmare to his village?” she asked.

Everypony looked at each other with unsure looks. After a brief moment Shining responded “Uh, are you sure we can trust this nightmare?”

“Do not worry this creature has no reason to deceive us, besides even if it did betray us I have more enough power to deal with it and it’s kind.”

“Well… I just hope this thing doesn’t waste our time.”

/

Meanwhile back in the mansion, Twilight didn’t know what to do. She originally thought of escaping the mansion when she first realized she was in the mansion, but immediately threw that plan out the window for two reasons. One, she didn’t know the current layout of the mansion, furthermore, even if she did tried to escape where would she go? This world is completely new to her just like when she first entered the human world through the mirror. Finally, her second and final reason would be Fredrick himself. She still wasn’t sure if she could trust him, but so far he treated her kindly and was willing to answer most of her questions which was something she didn’t expect from him. Also he told her that he was dying mentally, but even though a part of her thought he may be lying. Another part of her still thought, “What if he isn’t lying? If I left him the way he is and he does goes insane. Then it would be the same as leaving somepony to die.”

“What should I do?...” Twilight muttered to herself as she paced around her room, “Should I help him? Or should I refuse? Grah! Why is this so difficult! I mean he did order the foalnappings of Applebloom, Spike, and Fluttershy which also caused the hospitalization of countless royal guards. I can’t think of any good reasons to help him, but…he did it because he knew I can save him from a fate far more terrible than death. I guess if I was placed in his shoes and everpony in the world feared me I probably would have made the same mistakes as well,” Twilight continued to pace around her room until she heard three knocks from her door.

*Knock, Knock, Knock*

“Who’s there?” she asked.

“It’s me my dear…um can I come in?” answered a familiar voice.

“Fredrick?!?” Twilight exclaimed in shock as she was not expecting the Lord of Nightmares to meet her again so soon.

“Yes, my dear Twilight that is my name…can I come in?” Fredrick asked again in a polite tone, confusing Twilight further.

“Uh…why are you asking? Couldn’t you just come in anyway?”

“I could do that, but that would be impolite especially, for beautiful mare such as yourself.”

Twilight felt her face go red from the compliment, “Uh…thanks I guess?”

“Your very welcome my dear, so do I have your permission to enter or do I have to come at a different time?”

Twilight took a moment to think before coming to a decision, “Uh…sure, you can come in.”

As soon as she said that Fredrick phase through her door, “Thank you my dear,” he said with a bow.

However, Twilight noticed something off about him despite the calm and gentleman-like composure he is showing to her, she saw that he was shaking slightly especially when he was holding his hat in his hands, “Are you okay? You’re shaking,” she asked with concern.

Fredrick upon hearing this immediately responded, “Oh you noticed that huh? Well…after I asked Paranoia to send you back to your room I thought about the last question you asked right before you went through the portal, but as I was pondering the thought, one of the nightmares trapped in my body came to surface and started talking to me. While she means no harm, the side effect of her talking to me is painful headaches and the worsening of my condition. Right now I can hear a few voices in my head whispering things I rather not repeat,” he explained.

“Did all of that really happen after you sent me to my room?” she asked disbelievingly.

“I’m being honest my dear I’m not lying, although, considering the grief I caused you I don’t blame you if you don’t trust me, but I’m not here to talk about trust.”

“Then why are you here?”

“I’m here to talk about Sir Desmond.”

Twilight’s eyes widen a bit. She tried to ask Fredrick about him before being taken back to her room, but thought he didn’t want to talk about him. However, now here she is about to answers about who this Desmond is and if there is a connection between him and Fredrick, “What do you know about him?” she asked.

“Hold on my dear before I answer your question there is one I wish to ask myself. Where have you heard of that name? Last time I checked no other being from my world crossed to your world other then the Nightmare Brothers.”

“I didn’t hear that name from anywhere. I found the name on the back cover of a journal I stumbled upon when I checking through my library. As I read the journal I learned that Sir Desmond was an imaginary friend that was apparently created by a young girl named…”

“Jocelyn,” Fredrick finished.

Twilight was surprised again, “That was her name, how did you know that?”

“Because I heard of stories about the two.”

“You heard stories?”

“Yeah from my mentor, apparently he met them before; they helped him during the Nightmare Civil War when the Dream Fairies ignored his pleas for help. From what he told me they were inseparable; wherever she goes he follows,” Fredrick explained.

“Like a parental bond.”

“Exactly.”

“But whatever happened to them after the war?”

“That I don’t know, my mentor didn’t tell what happened afterwards. He simply told me he never saw them again, but there is a memorial to them in the garden.”

“Wow, they impacted the Nightmare society that much?”

“More then you know.”

“But there is still one mystery left unsolved.”

“Which is what?”

“The blank pages in the journal.”

“Blank pages? Explain.”

“Well when I was reading the journal with my friends we discovered that the entries ended when Desmond and his mother were entering the ranks of the Dream Fairies.”

“Interesting, I assume you have an idea why it’s that way?”

“Actually it’s more of a theory, but my friends and I think the rest of the entries are written in lemon juice or invisible ink, and the only way to reveal those entries is using a certain type of light.”

“You mean a black light?”

“Yes, Exactly! Do you have anything that could make that kind of light?”

“I can create such light through magic, but I have one question. Why do you wish to read the hidden entries?”

“Originally, I wondered if Desmond has a connection to your subordinates the Nightmare Brothers, but by the looks of it he doesn’t have a connection with them or you. Rather he has a connection with your mentor.”

“That’s a good way to summarize it.”

“So the best person to probe for information would be your mentor, do you know where he is?’

“As a matter of fact I do, he lives here on the mansion and has taken residence at the gardens.”

“Can you take me to him?”

“For you my dear I’m happy to oblige, but do you even have the journal with you?”

Twilight was about to answer a confident yes, but quickly she realized she doesn’t have it, “I just remembered… I left it back in my world!”

“Where did you last leave it?”

“Ummm…Oh! In the Ponyville Hospital; I left it in lobby in my bag.”

“Good to know. I’ll have Paranoia pick it up as we walk to the garden.”

“Wait, why the garden?”

“Because it’s nice place to walk around in,” Fredrick explained simply, although, this Twilight furrowed her brow in annoyance at his response, “And during this time of night he should be maintaining the garden and the memorial.”

“Then what are we waiting here for? Let’s go!” Twilight said as she opened her door and attempted to run out into the hall, but before she could do so she felt a tight grip on her right wrist. She immediately stopped in her tracks and looked at Fredrick who was holding her wrist with his right hand, “What are you doing?!” she exclaimed as she broke out of his grip.

Fredrick sighed “Umm…my dear? Didn’t Paranoia tell you? You can easily get lost in my mansion without an escort.”

Twilight face immediately turned red in embarrassment, “Oh…right… I forgot,” she said sheepishly.

“It’s alright my dear we all forget something every-once-in-while, some more often than others. Now would you kindly stay close I don’t want to lose this mansion’s very first out-of-world guest,” Fredrick said as he stepped out the door with Twilight following.

However, as she stepped out into the hall Twilight remembered that Fredrick and the Nightmare Brothers can teleport, “Hey can’t you teleport?”

“Yes, yes I can my dear. What of it?”

“Wouldn’t it be easier and a lot less time consuming just to teleport to garden instead of walking?”

“It would be easier, but then I wouldn’t have you all to myself,” Fredrick retorted with an unseen smile.

“Uh…what do you mean by that?” Twilight asked, already feeling like she walked straight into a trap.

“What I mean my dear is we can talk more as we walk to garden, for I wish know more about this stunning mare who graces my mansion with her presence.”

Twilight once again blushed at the compliment, “Uh thanks, but honestly Rarity is the one usually get’s that compliment.”

“Oh don’t sell yourself short; beauty comes in all matter of form and shape. It just takes a fine eye to notice it.”

“Um…right.”

“By the way, you still haven’t answered my question.”

“Which is what?”

“Why do you wish to uncover the hidden entries in the journal? Since all of your old reasons are now obsolete”

“Oh, well by this point it’s just plain curiosity.”

“Ah…the thrill of solving a mystery has taken a hold of you eh?”

Twilight giggled a bit, “I guess a little bit,” she said with a sheepish smile.

“Heh, I knew it…that is so like you”

“Hey! What that’s supposed to mean!”

Fredrick laughed, “Ah ha ha ha, I love pushing your buttons sometimes, but enough dilly dally let’s get going shall we?”

“Sometimes I don’t get you,” Twilight said while rolling her eyes. After their conversation Fredrick started to walk down the hall with Twilight following. As they were walking down the hall Fredrick pull out his right hand and used his left hand to press certain parts of his finger as if dialing a number on a phone. Each time he press a part of his finger it made a ‘beep’ sound, after a short while he stopped pressing his fingers and turned his right hand into a phone-like gesture and pulled it towards his ear with odd ringing noise coming from his hand. Twilight has seen this gesture before with Panic or to be more exact his illusion and for some reason it worked.

The ringing noise eventually stopped, and once it did Fredrick begins to speak, “Hey, Paranoia. I need you pick something up for me…It’s a bag Twilight left behind…What’s in the bag? Oh there is a certain journal in that bag that I’m going to need later…Why I need the journal? I helping our very important guest solve a mystery…Where’s the bag? It’s in the hospital’s lobby you know the hospital I ordered you to break into in order to get our very important guest?...Good just checking if you still remember…Great! When you get it meet me and Twilight at the garden…Thanks just don’t draw any attention to yourself okay?...Alright, bye,” Once the call was over Fredrick pressed one segment on his finger which made an longer beep noise which ended abruptly, “Okay Paranoia should be on his way to your world to pick up your bag. He’ll meet us at the garden when he picks it up.”

“That’s good to hear, but I have one question.”

“You ask I will answer my dear.”

“How did you communicate Paranoia only using your hands? Because I remember seeing Panic’s illusion doing something like that before.”

Fredrick took a deep breath, “It’s a tad complicated to say my dear, for you see I’m not one-hundred percent sure myself how it works. What I do know magic is involved and the Nightmare Brothers themselves taught me how to use it, but that is all.”

Twilight furrowed her brow “How did they teach how to use it?”

“They told me just to think your hand as a phone and the segment’s of your fingers as buttons.”

“That’s it?”

“Unfortunately, that’s all I know. I’m just as curious as you are my dear, but when I asked Paranoia further about the subject he told me he could explain it all to me but he also said the explanation will get to a point where it sounds so complicated it will not just put me to sleep but him as well.”

“It’s that complicated?”

“Apparently, but Panic gave me a saying that I’ll use for everything that is complicated as it.”

“Which is?”

“A wizard did it.”

/

Forty-one minutes have passed since our equestrian group started following the nightmare to his village, and so far the landscape seemed unchanged to them.

“Are we there yet?” Groaned Pinkie.

“RuahRuah,” Replied the nightmare.

“He said we’re almost there,” Translated Luna.

“Good! I was getting tired of this wasteland,” said Applejack.

“I second that opinion,” added Rarity.

The nightmare then started to wave his arms wildly, “Ruah!Ruah!” he yelled in excitement.

“Whoa there partner what’s with the weird gestures?” Applejack questioned with a raised brow.

Luna laughed before translating, “He’s saying the village is just over that hill.”

“That’s great to hear. Now we can finally figure out where to go in this empty wasteland,” Shining said with relief.

“Then what are we standing here for? Let’s get going already!” Pinkie shouted impatiently. The group continue to walk over the hill save for Pinkie Pie who immediately ran straight up and down the hill, out of everybody’s line of sight.

“Hey, Pinkie wait for us!” Applejack shouted hoping that it will reach her hyperactive friend.

“Don’t waste your breath Applejack I don’t think she heard you,” Rarity said with a small smile.

“Heh, I didn’t think it would, but it was worth a try,” Applejack responded while rubbing the back of her head.

“Ruahhhh Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruah Ruaahh.”

“Uh…Luna what did he say?”

Luna giggled, “He said wow your friend sure has a lot of energy.”

“Well that’s Pinkie Pie for yah she never seems to be short of energy and enthusiasm.”

Once the group got to the top of the hill the village the nightmare told them about was in sight. The village itself wasn’t very large only having a total of fifteen houses; however, two of the houses seem to bigger than the rest. The big house in the middle of the village seems to be heavily decorated which reveals it importance. However, to everybody’s surprise except for Applejack, and Rarity it seems that a celebration is currently being held in the village.

“Ruah? Ruah Ruahh Ruah Ruah Ruaahh Ruah?”

“I didn’t know your people were holding a celebration. May I ask for whom?” Luna asked.

“Ruah Ruaah Ruahh Ruaahh Ruah Ruahh.”

“Really? Then I can only guess this is the work of your friend Pinkie Pie,” Luna said as she turned to Applejack and Rarity.

“Yep, this is Pinkie’s work alright,” Applejack confirmed while adjusting her hat.

“Wow, Twilight told me that she can make party out of nothing fast, but I didn’t think it would be that fast. I mean she was ahead of us for just a few seconds!” Shining said in surprise.

“I know, this is a new personal best for her,” Rarity added.

Before they knew it Pinkie called out to them, “HI GUYS!!! I’m throwing our first Visit to Another World Party! Come on in and join the fun! These nightmare’s guys are friendly people even though some of them are missing skin in certain parts of their body.”

The nightmare that was with the group immediately took off running with the intention of joining the party, “Ruaahh! Ruaahh!”

Once the nightmare left the rest of the group looked at each other, “Well…I reckon we might run into the guy we’re looking in the party, so I guess a little partying wouldn’t hurt,” Applejack said.

“The backdrop for this party might not be ideal for mare such as myself, but looking at the drab worn out clothes these creatures are wearing just gave ideas. Ooo…I knew should have brought my notebook,” Rarity added.

“Well…I guess if there’s no way around it,” Luna said awkwardly.

“Just remember we’re here for directions we can’t waste time, so once we find the guy we’ll head out again,” Shining said, however, to Shining Armor’s surprise Luna, Applejack, and Rarity already left to join the party leaving him alone on top of the hill, “And they left me behind great…” he said annoyed as he walked down the hill towards the village.

/

The hospital since incident remained on high alert until further notice by Princess Celestia. Business went along as normal for the doctors and nurse who worked there, just with more security than normal. However, for a certain nightmare it’s rather aggravating, “How annoying…since my last visit to this establishment security is tighter than ever. Looks like I actually have to put some effort into staying concealed, now where did Fredrick say where the bag is? The lobby? I guess I should start there.”

Paranoia then melted into the nearest shadow he could find doing his best to concealed his presence from the remaining royal guards patrolling the halls. Jumping from shadow to shadow Paranoia eventually reached the lobby of the hospital only to find out the bag is gone, “Hmm…the staff must’ve taken it, but where? I wonder if there is a lost ‘n’ found in this hospital,” he inquired. Paranoia looked around the lobby from the shadows and eventually found what he was looking for, “Ah…a directory. Let’s see…heh what do you know they do have a lost ’n’ found and it’s on the 2nd floor. I better get moving.”

With this information in mind Paranoia continued to jump from shadow to shadow whether it belongs to pony or an object in order to reach his destination. Once he found the lost ‘n’ found he slipped underneath the door and looked around the room, “Hmm…guess the pony that works here is on break…this just made my job easier,” he commented. Paranoia slowly formed out of the shadow he was hiding in and begun looking around, “If I was a bag that belong to a lavender alicorn where would I be?” After searching a bit further he found a brown bag with Twilight’s cutie mark on it, “Of course.”

He picked up the bag and opened it up to check its contents, “This mare sure loves her books she even has notes in here as well; a very studious individual indeed,” Paranoia closed the bag as he created a small portal made of shadow, and dropped the bag into it, “And into the storage it goes. …hmm…I wonder how milady Fluttershy is doing? I can still feel her presence in this hospital…she should have checked out yesterday, did I put too much power into the sleep spell?” with this said Paranoia once again melted into the shadows.

/

Paranoia after more shadow jumping eventually reached the room where Fluttershy and a few others were staying in. He slowly formed himself as he made his way to Fluttershy’s bedside, when he got close to her he saw that she was still sleeping, “Still asleep? This isn’t right, he should have woken them up by now,” he said to himself in a low voice. Not long after he said that a crow cawed in the room and landed on Paranoia’s shoulder, “Umbra, you should have woken them up a long time ago what was the delay?” Paranoia said to the crow with a slight threatening tone.

The crow recoiled from Paranoia’s tone *Cawww..?* It said in a sorry tone.

“Sorry doesn’t really cut it my son…now return home I’ll wake them up myself,” The crow nodded its head in acknowledgement and left Paranoia’s shoulder into a small portal leaving Paranoia by himself.

“I’m do apologize everyone, for my son’s negligence but hey…it’s tough being a single parent there is only so much I can teach that boy,” He said to the sleeping forms of everypony in the room, “But I digress…from the shadows I place within your dreams I recall them to me so that these beings may rise once again” he chanted causing dark shadows to come out of the sleeping bodies of Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Nurse RedHeart, Applebloom, and Spike. The shadows once outside the bodies immediately flew towards Paranoia and quickly absorbed by him, “And it is done.”

Paranoia then created portal that led back to his world, but before he left he turned back to the sleeping Fluttershy and created a small portal which dropped out a bouquet of strange colored flowers, “These are for you my dear Fluttershy,” He then left the bouquet near her bedside and then shortly left through the portal.

Once he left, Fluttershy’s eyes began to open slowly and the first thing she saw was the bouquet Paranoia left behind and more importantly a small message left along with it.

For the mare who caught my eye,

I’m terribly sorry for what ordeal I had to put you through, and I know you may never forgive me for what I done. But I let me say this you are truly a mare that radiates innocence, and honestly, that is one of the reasons you have drawn me to you. However, the distance between us may be too great and fate may not want us to be together, but for you my dear I’m willing to defy fate just like my brother.

With love,

Your secret admirer.

/