Daniel Book Four- Zebrica

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Ditzy gazed at the sleeping human on their shared bed in their new bedroom. According to CC, it was the one best suited for a three person herd, and had a large kitchen and three bathrooms. Gilda had chosen to sleep on the couch instead of sharing a bed with the two. A crash of thunder outside startled her slightly as the rain began to pour. She began to think. What's with the entities? Bane? Tenebrae? Who was Tenebrae anyways? Daniel seemed to know him, but how? And also, Tenebrae had said that Daniel was angry with her.

"Hey," Gilda's voice brought her out of her thinking. Ditzy turned and found said griffin gazing at her with a serious expression. It was odd to find her with any expression when Daniel wasn't around or awake.

"Hey," Ditzy said cautiously.

"Can I talk to you about him," Gilda asked. Ditzy raised an eyebrow.

"I suppose."

"Was he this powerful when you met him?" Gilda asked.

"I met him a day before you met him, so you should already know," came the response.

"That's not what I'm asking though."

Ditzy sighed and shrugged slightly. "I don't know anymore. When I first met him, he was this dinky kid that had about as much knowledge about what was going on as the three fillies who found him. I thought he was, well never mind," Ditzy said, faltering at the last moment.

"What?" Gilda pushed.

"I thought he was a Newborn at first okay. I had no trust for him, and he didn't seem to like me very much either, save for my mane."

"Your mane?"

"He liked the smell of it," Ditzy said awkwardly, still not sure why Gilda was talking to her. She normally kept to herself when Daniel wasn't around and conscious.

"Alright, why did you think he was a Newborn?"

"He had hatred in his heart. He still does, more hatred than any one pony can have. But he also has many other emotions tied in with that. He contains so many, more than any of us could ever possibly hope to feel at once. Sometimes I wonder how he doesn't explode," Ditzy said, turning back towards him. "You know it's funny, when he's asleep, he looks so, innocent. Like he hasn't been through anything life changing. Sometimes I wonder if it would have been better if he never would have come here to Equestria. He really doesn't fit, and as much as I love him, I still wonder if he ever misses his old universe. When he's awake, it's a different story. His eyes when he first came here were so full of awe and wonder, but one day, he went into a temple room with another, you were there, you saw him leave. When he did he was alone, and that wonder in his eyes was gone. In its place was something else. Something darker. He never spoke of it again, but I know that he killed Trick Coin in that room, it broke him. He is still Daniel, the same person, but I think that was when he stopped being that dinky little kid for good." As if in response, Daniel shifted over and a light smile graced his lips as he dreamed of someplace happy. Both girls were quiet for a time. The rain began to pour even harder against the window, and Ditzy grew her horn and cast an unbreakable spell on it, only to find that there was already one there.

"What you said, that happened slightly before those events, although, I don't think it exactly took the child out of him. It matured him nevertheless though. It was when we were in the Everfree Forest way back when. He went deeper in with you, and when he did come back, he had a unicorn horn. He was different after that. What happened?" Gilda asked. Ditzy's face darkened.

"He nearly died, I won't go any further on the subject there. If you wish to know about it, ask him yourself," came the response. It wasn't angry, nor happy, nor sad, it was simply neutral, and stated much like a fact. Gilda shrugged it off as a groan came from the bed.

"My head hurts, jee friggin wiz, did I bump my head on a branch?" Daniel asked nobody in particular. His memories came back in shortly after as he sat up strait quite suddenly. He looked around with a worried expression, and found hi gaze met with that of the other two.

"How long was I out?"

"A few hours, you feeling okay?" Ditzy asked cheerfully.

"Well, sort of. I have something to tell you, it's about what Other Me said."

"Other Me?" Ditzy said confused.

"I meant Tenebrae. Look, he knew I was angry with you, and I suppose you know it too. There's something I have been meaning to tell you for a while. The thing is, I'm not angry at you, but more or less, the secret you kept from me. Ditzy, I know your pregnant."