After a while, I woke up feeling Zack nowhere near me. I shot upright, looking around in the darkness, unable to see anything. Once my eyes adjusted, panic set in as I realized I was back in my dorm room. My breath quickened, and I could feel my heart thumping in my chest. “No, no, no, no, no! This can’t be happening! I can’t still be here!” I cried out, tears starting to roll down my cheeks,

everything that happened... was it just a dream, i thought to myself still crying when i suddenly hear some pony shout loudly "NEON!!" i jumped hearing the voice but i didn't recognize the voice but it sounded familiar, when i turn my head i saw a dark figure standing at the door frame looking like there entire body body was made of shadow,

“What in Celesta's name are you doing awake?” the figure said in a harsh tone.

“S-sorry, Ḿ̴̶̸̶̶̷̷̷̷̶̷̵̵̵̵̷̴̸̸̸̴̶̸̴̶̴̴̖͎͝ī̸̷̶̷̶̴̷̸̵̴̶̶̸̵̸̴̸̷̵̸̶̵̷̵̵̷̵̼͔͊s̶̴̸̸̷̵̶̸̷̷̷̵̸̶̶̵̸̴̴̸̴̴̶̵̷̶̵̟̬̎́s̸̴̵̶̴̵̵̵̷̴̶̶̷̴̸̴̵̴̴̵̴̷̷̶̸̵̶̹̜̆́ ̵̷̴̶̶̷̷̸̵̶̶͚̩̀͐H̶̶̸̷̷̸̷̸̷̶̶̪͇͂̕e̶̸̵̶̶̶̸̸̵̸̶̘̦͑̽á̷̵̸̶̵̴̶̶̶̸̸͕̰͆r̶̴̶̵̸̶̷̵̷̸̴̝̘͌̔t̴̵̸̶̷̴̷̷̷̵̴͖̮́͑l̵̵̴̶̷̸̵̶̵̶̶̜̬͛͝e̸̷̴̴̶̴̷̴̷̶̸̱̩̊̌s̴̴̵̵̵̷̸̴̶̷̸̱̼̄̈́s̶̷̷̴̷̶̷̵̶̶̵̙̦̋͠” I staid panicking getting scared seeing the figure . “I’ll go back to sleep, I promise!”

The shadowy figure laughed darkly. “You sound just like your sister. No, I think it’s time for me to teach you another lesson.”

With a wave of its hand, it used magic to pull my hind hooves, yanking me off my top bunk. My eyes widened in terror as I scrambled to climb back up, but it was no use. The figure pulled me down hard, and I hit the back of my head against the floor. i winced in pain before looking to the dark figure with tear's in my eyes

as it raised a medal pipe "n-no! no not again please, I'm sorry just don't hurt me I'll go back to bed I promise" I said with panic in my voice as the figure replied

if you were really sorry, you wouldn't have done this in the first place, it said as the medal pipe came down smacking me across the face.

I jolted awake after getting smacked across my face, screaming at the top of my lungs as I struggled to break free from Zack's grip. He woke up, his voice calm and concerned. “Neon,” he said, but I didn’t hear him; I kept fighting against his hold. “Neon, hey! It’s me, Zack. I’m here,” he insisted, turning me to face him.

Relief washed over me when I finally saw him. I threw my arms around him, sobbing into his embrace. Zack looked a bit surprised but held me tightly, murmuring, “Shh, it’s okay, Nova. I’m here.” I wanted to believe him, but the tears kept flowing as I felt the pain radiating from the back of my head and across my left cheek.

After a bit of crying, I spoke, “I—I had a nightmare... that somepony was hurting me.” Hearing this, Zack immediately tightened his hug, pulling me closer to his chest.

“I’m sorry to hear that,” he said, a hint of pity in his voice. “Do you remember who hurt you? Were you able to see their face?”

I shook my head, tears still flowing but feeling a bit lighter than before. “I couldn’t see his face; it was too dark. I couldn’t see anything.”

Zack nodded, giving me a comforting smile before kissing me gently on the forehead. “It’s okay, Neon. It was just a nightmare. I won’t let anything hurt you,” he reassured me.

I asked, “You promise?”

“I promise,” he replied, settling me down. Just then, a voice came from outside our suite. “Is everything okay? I heard screaming.”

Zack nodded toward the door, though I couldn’t see the pony. “Yes, everything is fine my duagther just had a nightmare,” the pony nodded before leaving making sure to close the door behind him,

After that, I closed my eyes, trying to drift back to sleep while Zack hummed a calming song in my ear. The gentle melody wrapped around me like a warm blanket, easing my mind.

As I fell deeper into slumber, I found myself in a beautiful meadow, sunlight streaming through the trees and colorful flowers blooming all around. I felt light and carefree, running through the grass with Zack by my side, laughter filling the air. It was a perfect day, and I could almost forget the nightmare.

Author's Note

this chapter is a bit small but it is still one of the best chapter's in my opinion