Dark Skies

“GAAAHHH!!!!” I scream, waking up to a short ceiling and slamming my head on the floor.

“Silver! Silver! Calm down!!” A voice yelled over but I kept on screaming. *SMACK!* I feel a sharp soreness on my cheek. I finally open my eyes to see a blue pony, mane frazzled and bags under his eyes.

“Ch-Chase?” I weakly ask.

“What the fuck dude?!” He questioned, obviously pissed off that I woke him up.

“Oh my Celestia-Chase!!” I yell, hugging him tightly.

“What are you babbling about this time?” he retorted.

“But you were-the bright light- the ruins-and Luna- and…” I stop mid-sentence, Chase was looking at me with a skeptical eye.

“Was it all…a dream?”

“Ugh…damn it Silver, I keep having wake up to your chronic nightmares. I swear its giving me migraines.” Chase complained. At that moment he looked forward and his eyeballs shot out like cannon balls, which stuck themselves into the wall.

“Uh…Chase? Are you…ok?” I began to ask, shaking at the recent horror. Chase did not make a sound, but his sockets then began to make to waterfalls of blood, bones and body parts. I began to feel nauseous, unable to handle what I was witnessing. *BOOM!!!* The room exploded outward and I saw I giant mushroom cloud on the horizon. I take one last look at chase as he was ripped to shreds, blood splattering on me, staining my fur and covering my glasses in a crimson haze. I wipe of the blood and replace my glasses, only to now find myself in a barren wasteland, practically flat and unforgiving. I tried walking in one direction, but no matter which way I went, I felt like I wasn't moving at all. Night fell almost instantly and I was shrouded in darkness. I was beginning to panic, frantically putting my hoofs on my head to make sure they where there considering I couldn't even see my own snout. Out of the corner of my eye I see a small light, quite a ways away but incredibly visible. I sprinted towards it, hoping that it was a way out of this hellhole. Eventually I reached it, glowing an orange tint as it slowly floated down. When the light was within hoof's reach I touched it; bad idea. The explosion erupted again, this time in my face, and threw me a far long ways; the shockwave was strong enough put me in a coma when I landed...hard. When I stirred, I was in a dark void, nothing could be seen, I couldn't even tell if I was standing on anything or if I was floating in air. But this place seemed different...it was cold, like chilling my core cold…and I felt a pit form in my chest.

“Silver~…Silver~…” A voice spoke out from the darkness.

“W-who’s there? Show yourself?!” I holler.
I then felt something cold touch my face and disappear just as quickly, something flowed from under my eye and to my chin. I touch a hoof and inspect the fluid…blood. I look back up to see a blue pegasus with his back towards me, he turned his head to look me in the eye; a red edged blade held in his mouth.

“C-C-Chase?!” I stutter, unsure of what was happening.

“Hello…Silver. Long time so see…heh heh heh.” He chuckled. Chase lunged at me, blade in mouth, aiming for my neck. I was able to dodge this time, but just barely as he grazed my back leg.

“Chase! Why are you doing this?! I thought we were friends?!” I scream out, hoping to get an explanation.
I felt a small breeze next to my ear, “Why you ask?” Chase whispered. I turn around, but nothing was there.

“Because…I have always hated you.” Chase whispered again.

“Hated me? Why? When?!”
Chase broke from the darkness, confronting me face to face.

“You…success was always in your favor. You got everything you wanted; anything you did was regarded as genius, amazing…even worthy of recognition by the most well-known ponies in Equestria. And what about me, huh? I was always in your shadow, always far behind you in life. All I was met with was scorn, mockery and prejudice.”
I look at Chase with sorrowful eyes. How could I not have known this? Had I found out…I probably could have stopped it. Next thing I know, I stopped breathing. I try to speak, scream even, but no words would form; and I see the bottom of my own hooves. A pool of blood formed under my head, blocking out one eye, I look up in confusion to see Chase with that blade again; blood dripping from the tip. He leaned down to look me in the eye.

"With you out of the way, I will finally get the recognition I deserve. Maybe now I will be successful!
He then turned my head on its back and steadied the blade over my left eye.

“Now…you will be no more.” He states, and thrust the blade downward.

*THUMP!* I open my eyes, staring at a ceiling. I slowly turn my head and see a panel of moonlight on the floor. I let out a deep sigh…it was just a dream.

“Is something wrong?” A voice questions. I look up to see Luna in the doorway, a night-blind resting on her forehead.

“Yeah…yeah, just had a bad dream that’s all.” I said, I had no confidence in what I was saying.

“You saw your friend…didn’t you?” Luna asked.

“……Yes.”

“And you saw him kill you.”

“Yea-wait, how did you know that?” I ask, raising a brow.

“I’m not only the bringer of night, but I also monitor dreams.”
Note to self, be careful about what you dream. Luna then comes over and sits on the bed.

"Are you troubled by this dream?" She asked.

"No...I'm fine."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not particularly."
I get back into bed, pull the covers back up to my chin and turn away.

“I’m fine. Really I am.” I plead.

“If you say so.” Luna states and she clopped back to her own room. This is going to be a long night, but I can’t believe that Chase would go and do something like that…would he?