Author's Note

What is this!? A chapter that is not posted on the weekend!? Why, yes it is! I hope ya all enjoy!

Nightmares

A young six-year-old colt hid under his bed using a very thin raggedy blanket to keep himself warm. The young colts room was dark and had worn-out walls the paint was peeling off as they we’re covered in a dark crusted-on substance. The room he was in was dark as insects crawled in and from the holes that we’re in the floor. The only sound in the room was the quiet sobbing from the colt, suddenly though a voice quieted the boy.

“Wintergreen! Wintergreen!” A muffled deep voice called out, the young colt that was Wintergreen gasped a put a hoof to his mouth. Tears poured from Wintergreen’s eyes as the sound of tears softly hitting the wooden floor was the only thing that could now be heard in the room.

“WINTERGREEN!” The deep voice called out again, Wintergreen whimpered as he pushed himself further under his bed. Suddenly though there was loud banging on the colts room door. Wintergreen was now shaking uncontrollably as he stuffed some of his blanket into his mouth to muffle any sort of sounds his body could produce. The banging grew louder and Wintergreen made himself smaller as the door began to creek and splinter from the force exerted on it. The colt bit his hoof as his heart was now drumming as loud as the knocking on his door.

But suddenly the banging stopped and Wintergreen was left in silence he stared at the door in fear. Maybe he had given up…..maybe he had left. But those dreams we’re soon broken to nothing but splinters, just like Wintergreen’s room door thanks to the fire of a magical spell. Wintergreen yelped as a tall bulky figure walked into the room, the figure was a unicorn as it’s horn was lit it’s magic an indigo purple.

“Wintergreen! I told you never to lock the door! Now, I’m gonna have to get curtains for this trash pile you call a room.” The figure said, Wintergreen allowed his tears to soak his blanket as he tried his hardest to stay quiet. The floor creaked as the unicorn walked around the room.

“Wintergreen, where are you? You know we have to get started on your training.” The figure said, as it searched the room turning over any object Wintergreen could be hiding. The colt began to hyperventilate as he used his blanket to muffle his breathes. Wintergreen prayed he wouldn’t find him but unfortulently for the colt the figure had looked everywhere and that only left the bed.

“I know you under there.” The figure said as it slowly approached the bed, Wintergreen shook even more as he began to sweat. The colt waited tensely for something….anything to happen! But….nothing did….Wintergreen waited for what felt like hours (which was really ten minutes) and still nothing happened….even the room was quiet. Wintergreen hesitantly scooted himself to the edge of the bottom of his bed. And as he popped his head out he saw nothing….Wintergreen smiled and got from under his hiding spot.

But that joy was short-lived as Wintergreen was tackled to the floor. And before the colt could get up or scream the wind was knocked right out if him as a hoof slammed hard into his chest. Wintergreen then looked straight ahead at a unicorn horn aimed at his forehead.

“Ple—Please…..father….no.” Wintergreen pleaded as tears flooded his eyes, but the unicorn didn’t hesitate as he activated his magic spell.

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Wintergreen’s eyes shot open as he was hyperventilating from pure fear.

“Wintergreen! Are you okay!?” A voice said, and the stallion looked up to see Love Goddess. Wintergreen took a few deep breathes before composing himself.

“Y-Yes, I am fine.” The stallion said inwardly cringing at his stammering,

“You don’t look like your fine.” Love said as she walked over to Wintergreen. The stallion resisted the urge to pull his ears back in shame, he knew he wasn’t fooling anypony. He just didn’t want to talk about his….nightmare nor his childhood. But as Wintergreen avoided Love’s concerned gaze he realized he was in a room. The bed had a white mattress with honey yellow covers and pillow covers.

The room itself was fairly large having cinnamon brown walls with a honey yellow rug on the floor and curtains halfway shut over the large glass doors that led to a nearby balcony. Wintergreen was able to see that on the balcony itself there we’re five flower pots. And it was then the stallion pieced together where he was,

“…..How did you get me to the castle?” Wintergreen asked trying his best to turn the conversation as subtly as possible.

“Oh! Well, I’ve been here my entire life so I used a whole bunch of secret passageways through the town and the castle to get ya here after you took a slight nap! It was actually really easy! You’ve only been out for an hour!” Love said with a giggle, and it was then Wintergreen sat up as he remembered what had happened and his cheeks went scarlet. Well at least that explained his dream,

“Oh…..I’m…..so sorry I shouldn’t gave gotten so….hung up. It isn’t proper of a stallion to bawl like a foal.” Wintergreen said mumbling his last sentence. Love smiled sweetly before bringing the stallion into a hug.

“It’s fine, besides it’s good to sleep after an emotional meltdown.” The mare said, Wintergreen raised an eyebrow. Love blushed and cleared her throat,

“Just trust me on this one, I’d know.” The alicorn said and Wintergreen simply chuckled.

“Ho-How ironic! The mare is making the stallion feel better! Shouldn’t it be the other way around?” Wintergreen said as chuckles threatened to interrupt his speech,

“You should know me by now, I’m not one to leave somepony when their down. And who cares who makes who feel better? Besides, your more of a stallion then any stallion in Equestria.” Love said as she wrapped her wings around the young stallion. Wintergreen blushed feverishly as he felt a warm fuzzy feeling in his chest. Suddenly though Love pulled her wings back and let Wintergreen free from the hug. She then got up from the bed and opened the door for Wintergreen.

“Come on! Dinner will be ready soon! Let’s get our grub-on!” Love said, and Wintergreen numbly nodded as he got up from bed. And as Love wrapped a wing around him and Wintergreen’s room door shut only one thing rang through his head.

‘Your more of a stallion then any stallion in Equestria.’