My Little Pony - Jar of The Eyes

chapter 5 - Back to ground zero

Twilight felt her head, she felt a pain in it, realizing she was at the bottom of the stairs.

Twilight coughed.

Spike saw the letter and picked it up.

Twilight tried to protest but Spike just held his hand in front of Twilight's face.

Spike looked at Twilight with an unreadable expression.

Twilight looked at Spike with a fearful and desperate expression.

"SPIKE!" she screamed.

Everyone else went over, "What's going on?" Rarity asks.

Spike looked back to Twilight and the others over and over again.

"Spike," Twilight begs, voice cracking.

Twilight looked at the door that led to the basement.

Everypony was talking over each other.

She got up, bolted to the door, opened it, and slammed it shut.

There were 3 fillies inside.

"W-who are you?" The yellow filly asked frightened.

Twilight heaved.

"I-" She looked around and was desperate to find something.

Tears clogged her vision.

"I-I"

Twilight's head and ears started ringing.

She became dizzy and lost balance.

She toppled to the ground.

"Please, Please, Please" Twilight repeatedly begged.

She wept as tears blurred her vision.

The fillies looked frightened at the new mare's antics.

Applejack opened the door quickly.

"Applebloom! Are you okay?!" She asked hurriedly.

The others walked through the basement door.

"Spike, give me the letter,"

"I can't," He said.

"I gave it to Discord," he finished.

Twilight breathed higher and higher pitch.

"Mission, Mission, Mission," Twilight's head and brain rang and shouted at her.

Her chest started to beat painfully in her chest.

The yellow earth pony filly now known as Applebloom walked up to Twilight.

Twilight backed up.

The filly brought her hoof to Twilight's leg.

Twilight flinched.

Twilight tried to calm herself.

Applejack looked at Applebloom reluctant and unsteady.

"Did Celestia send you here too?" She asked.

Twilight's heart dropped.

"What?" She looked, not wanting to comprehend the implications.

Applebloom looked down sadly at the ground.

Everypony looked at the ground.

Twilight stayed still heaving unsteady but quieter breaths than before.

"Celestia must have had a good reason to send you here," She said trying to convince herself.

Twilight with this new idea looked at Applebloom with disgust.

Applebloom looked offended and backed up.

"You all did something to warrant this from Celestia," She said.

"What about me?" Discord said.

"I-" Twilight stopped.

"We were friends Twilight, I know you know that I shouldn't have done anything to" He stopped.

Twilight looked away.

She then took a closer look at the fillies.

Applebloom had her red mane flowing freely on her neck, she looked fairly clean considering where they were living, but still had a couple of scratches and muddy areas at the bottom of her hooves.

The white unicorn looked worse, her body covered in scratches and bruises. She looked hurt, and scratched up, but looked with a determined glare.

The orange pegasus had a purple mane with an eyepatch covering her left eye, she looked to be in a similar predicament as Applebloom.

"I-" Twilight choked.

Twilight's head couldn't comprehend what she was seeing.

"Celestia," She said.

"Ah think she's broken Discord, we need ta-" Applejack started.

"No," Discord galred at Applejack.

Applejack lowered her hat.

"Ah'm just sayin' this is fuckin' stupid," Applejack said.

Rainbow Dash butted in "what are we even going to do here AJ?! It's not like we're going anywhere!"

Applejack scowled.

Discord then motioned all the ponies out of the room.

Discord walked up to Twilight.

"Twilight..." Discord stopped for a moment and then continued.

"I know we didn't leave on the best of terms-"

"I thought you died," Twilight said flatly.

Discord internally winced.

"I. I..... I can't find the words," Discord huffed.

Twilight stared lifelessly at the ground.

"Twilight, trust me. Celestia's not worth it, join me and you can leave your past behind you," He said.

Twilight lowered her shoulders.

"You can keep stressing that Celestia sent you here for some other reason, or you can spend time with us. I know it might not seem like there is much to do here, but trust me, there is," Discord said, trying to persuade.

"Discord?" Twilight shook.

"Yes?"

"I-" Twilight choked out a sob.

"I'm sorry for what I did," she said.

Discord looked sadly and knowingly.

"I know,"

"How can you forgive me after that?" Twilight asked.

"It was a long time ago Twilight,"

"I know, it's just,"

Twilight wiped her hoof over her eyes.

"I-" Twilight bolted towards Discord and hugged him.

"I missed you too Twilight, I missed you too,"

Twilight sobbed into his shoulder for a long time before Discord finally broke the hug.

"So? What do you think,"

Twilight smiled sadly, "I chose here," Twilight decided.

Twilight felt little to no worry, like those years of wasted time didn't mean anything now, all she had was the future, and she wasn't going to waste it.

"Discowd, that's not fair!" Twilight yelped.

"What's the fun in being fair?" He asked in a mocking tone.

a unicorn filly and the last living draconequus, who was also a child.

"Give me back my horn!" Twilight begged.

Discord with the snap of his claw brought her horn back.

"Celestia requires you two in her chambers," A guard said fiercely.

Twilight gulped and Discord could a defensive stance in front of her.

Twilight awkwardly nodded and smiled at him as they both left.