Horror. Pain. The past and your dreams can help you or hurt you. Depending on who you ask. Ask one pony, they say that dreams can help you achieve whatever you want. Ask another pony, they say that dreams are nightmares in disguise. They should never be trusted, because even when a dream seems pleasant, they always end up ending in dark, empty, lifeless tears.
No one knows what happened, no one knows how it started. But the war has been scarring lives ever since. Everyone has been suffering from not nightmares, but night TERRORS. Yes, you heard right. NIGHT TERRORS! They typically affect ponies that have had very traumatic experiences...
Our beloved Rainbow Dash was, unfortunately, one of those ponies.
She always had the feeling that she was never safe...Something was always watching from the shadows.
And she'd be right about that.
Rainbow Dash's dream
I was running as fast as my hooves could take me. I knew why I was running, but I didn't know what was happening. Dead bodies. Blood everywhere. 'What has Equestria come to?' I had thought.
I hadn't felt...comfortable. Staying in one place really scared me. I started running again, but not as fast...
That turned out to be a huge mistake.
Something was watching me..I was so sure of it. I turned around and something or SOMEPONY was watching me from the dark. when I blinked, it was gone...
'What the heck...'
An eerie voice came from the dark, whispering to me. 'You will not survive....NONE Of YOU WILL. I'll destroy the others as well...'
Others? What others? Wait... NONONONONONNONONONO!!!!
Please....No.
The creature came up to me, like it had pity on me.
'Okay.'
'Wait what?'
'Okay. I will spare your friends lives...On one condition.'
'Anything!'
'Give me your own.'
At that point, it seemed like I had no control over my own dream. As the world went black, I had to wonder I'd made the right choice from the beginning.
I woke up in a cold sweat. Was that....all just a dream? Probably not a dream. More like a night terror.
I started crying and I heard a knock on my door. I already knew exactly who it was. Soarin'. He's been in my room comforting me every day since the attack on Equestria.
"Rainbow! Are you okay?" I heard Soarin' say through the door.
"You can come in..." I said, in a very raspy voice. Well, my voice is always raspy, but it was raspier than usual, okay?
"We really need to move into the same room" Soarin said, while stroking my mane softly.
"I already told you, I'm not ready."
Then, Soarin placed me on his stomach and kissed my forehead. I squirmed, giggled, and sighed with contentment. I was enjoying the moment because any sort of PDA is banned in the army. Which also means no dating. Me and Soarin have already broken that rule. I'm sorry, but we can't help it. General Firefly is my mother and she's never really loved me like my brother (Rainbow Blitz) and my father (Bow Hothoof) have. I've only ever told my closest friends about our relationship. They also support it, considering some of them have already lost their coltfriends. They seem fine on the outside, but on the inside, they're always hurting. Applejack, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie. Honestly, I think that Pinkie took it the hardest. She loved Cheese Sandwich with all her heart. She was absolutely devastated to hear that he died.
*Flashback*
"PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T TRUE! I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!!! I WON'T BELIEVE YOU!!!!" Pinkie yelled with all the breath she had.
"I'm very sorry, Miss Pinkie Pie. But there was nothing else we could do. The curse was starting to take over his body. He told us to kill him. Just so he would never be a danger to anyone ever again. He did tell us to tell you that he still loves you." It seemed like Pinkie was never gonna be happy again. She had already lost her son, Lil' Cheese to the war. She lost her husband, she lost everything. That was already too much pressure to put on one pony.
"I also do regret to inform you..." the messenger pony started, but Pinkie cut him off.
"JUST FORGET IT!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed, as she ran back to her room.
*End of flashback*
Yeah. It was horrible. I would never forgive myself if something happened to Soarin. Or my friends. These thoughts brought a question to Rainbow's mind, and it would be very important to her causes later on...
Was it a dream or a vision?
Rainbow shuddered at the thought of that dream being a vision.
"Rainbow, are you okay?"
"Huh?...Oh yeah Soarin, I'm fine."
'Something isn't right...' Rainbow thought to herself.
Something is watching...waiting...ready to strike!
(825 words)
Hey ponies! Hope you liked this intro as much as I loved writing it! The dream Rainbow had, is, in fact, a vision. Yes, sadly she will have to make this tough choice at somepoint in the story. Well, that's all for now! See ya whenever I decide to update next!
Peace, love, and PONIES!
-Cinnamoroll
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