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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 5, 2012 23:28:31 GMT -5
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When Twilight awoke, the first thing she noticed was that she was dead tired. It confused her a great deal that she could have slept for... Well... WHO KNOWS how long, and still be drop-dead, bone-deep, to the floor, agonizingly exhausted. She felt like she had missed a great amount of sleep, not gotten it... She decided to blame the nightmares she had on Exdeath. They were all about that demon anyways.
The next thing she noted was she was back at their home away from home in the woods, laying on a bed in the middle of a sparsely decorated bedroom. A relief given the last thing she remembered, she was staring down Exdeath in his spiritual form. She took a moment to push herself up on her front hooves as the blanket fell down. When it did, she took notice of the bandages wrapped around her form, a cool feeling helping whatever was ailing her. Likely burn ointments...
The last thing she noticed, she noticed with a panic.
She was alone in the room she woke up in. "H-Huh?! S-Shining! Spike?!" She had to know. What had happened?! Where was Exdeath?? What happened to that man?! Where was the book?! Where was Spike??
AND WHERE WAS SHINING?!
She was quick to push herself up onto her hooves. Immediately her flank disagreed with the movement, but it was a pain she could easily ignore. It wasn't a serious injury. None of the injuries on her were serious. "Hello?! Hello?!?"
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Aug 5, 2012 23:37:22 GMT -5
Twilight would see a young-looking lady with short blond hair and a pretty blue dress enter the room with a hot cup of tea. Alice had been keeping an eye on the recovering folks while Michael and Marisa rested off their injuries. "Miss Sparkle; it's good to see you awake." The Seven-Colored Puppeteer was followed by Shanghai as always as she sat down in a chair next to Twilight's bed. "You've been out for quite a few hours. Please don't strain yourself. Don't worry, you're all quite alright." She gently laid Twilight back down on her back, leaving her head upright, offering the unicorn the cup.
The two humans were resting in their respective bedrooms (Well, sort of. Michael was in his 'guest/spare' bedroom), as both had sustained injury during the fight as well. Twilight's older brother was currently in a large bed, Michael's to be specific, as the human wanted the stallion to rest comfortably. The nightmare suppressant spell Gantz had given him was just barely still working, but he was firmly in the land of sleep, his body battered from the attacks and his mind quite frayed from all that had happened; his breath was somewhat uneven.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Aug 5, 2012 23:43:52 GMT -5
Spike had been placed in a cozy, blanket-filled basket at the foot of Shining's bed; the young dragon still out like a light. He laid there snoring peacefully, still completely oblivious to the large role he played in disposing of Exdeath.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 6, 2012 0:16:53 GMT -5
Twilight wasn't so easily swayed into the direction of laying back down. "Wh-What happened? And-and where is everypony? I want to-" However, Alice settled her back down on the bed before she could say anything else. "B-But-" She was offered the tea quickly. "But I'm fine. I wasn't even th-that badly hurt. I-I wanna see Shining and Spike! Where are they?"
She was more then willing to trust Alice and Shanghai, truely she was. But the experience back at the mall had rattled her... And more then that...
My god the memory of what her brother did to Exdeath still haunted her. "How... How are they? What happened after I passed out?"
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Aug 6, 2012 0:23:29 GMT -5
"Well, dear, I wasn't there, but from what Mike told me, that little dragon of yours saved all of you. He... created a Spellcard on his own; I believe it was called "Dragon Sign: Emerald Dragonfire" or something like that. He blasted that Exdeath with it which gave that mage helping you the chance to take him down. He and your brother are both resting in Michael's room just across the hallway."
She seemed a little concerned, an expression not altogether common on the magician youkai's face. "Please drink this tea; it's a relaxant and will help you calm down. Your brother... is going to take a while to recover, I feel. Physically, definitely; his body is rather battered and bruised. Mentally, well... I could feel a nightmare suppressant spell on him and from what Michael told me, that's a very good thing. He's quite powerful... and I can tell that it runs in your family."
The little doll held the cup up to Twilight's lips. "I'm sure you're worried about him, but please at least take a few sips of the tea first."
Meanwhile, across the hall, the suppressant spell began to wear off. The white-coated stallion's breathing became even more irregular as he began to fall into a nightmare, a cold sweat forming on his brow.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 6, 2012 2:34:04 GMT -5
In many ways Twilight didn't want to cooperate. She wanted to see her BBBFF and Spike, see for herself they were alright... Still, she supposed a cup of tea would help calm her down a bit more.
Sighing, she took a few sips of the tea...
Immediately she felt her body slacken a little, as she went at ease. Huh, this girl was pretty good at making tea. For a brief moment, she wondered what kind it was... "Th-thank you... yo-you know, for the tea." She was blushing quite a bit at the compliment. "... But... Honestly... I don't feel that powerful... Nothing I did was enough to even match that monster... It was Shining and that mage that did most of the work... Hoof! Even Spike managed to help a lot by the sounds of it! I... I pretty much just let everypony down..."
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Aug 6, 2012 11:04:39 GMT -5
Alice gave a small smile. "It's quite alright, Miss Sparkle. Believe me when I say that everyone has an off-day. From what I've heard of that monster, he seems like something that not many would wish to face."
Her smile faded a bit when she heard something from across the hall. "Hm?"
What she had heard was Shining Armor hyperventilating, stuck deep in a nightmare; the stallion's body thrashed about in the bed. "N-No... no..."
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Aug 6, 2012 14:54:14 GMT -5
Shining's thrashing around and moaning proved just enough disruption to to interrupt the young dragon's sleep. With a snort, he poked his head lazily out of the basket.
"Mmwhat...? I'm up," he mumbled, still half asleep.
It was only then that he registered where the sounds were coming from. Cautiously, he stood up on his impromptu bed to peer over the larger one at its inhabitant.
"Sh-Sh-Shining...?" he stammered, shrinking down so that only his eyes peered over the foot of the bed. Twilight's older brother was a complete wreck! What happened...?
With some effort, the memories of past events came pouring back in. The library...meeting up with Michael...encountering that wizard...the demon Exdeath...that book the human nerd said was so powerful...
Personally, he was amazed they made it out of there was fine as they appeared to be! Unfortunately, it looked like Shining wasn't doing too well inside after all of that.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 6, 2012 17:34:39 GMT -5
"What? What's the-?"
A few seconds after, she heard it too. It was a sound she could more then recognize. Immediately, Twilight's mind traveled back to what she remembered that wizard saying. 'He will be fine... But something tells me Twilight... That he's going to need you with him more then ever after this. This is a tough situation... But one that can be cured with a little love, compassion, and kindness.'
..... Slowly, her eyes widened, realization crossing. "Oh... Oh sweet Celestia. Sh-Shining!"
Immediately she twirled herelf around and picked herself up to her hooves. "P-please... Let me go and see Shining..." Her burns was prickling but she didn't care. Her BBBFF needed her, and she wasn't about to lay back down and let him suffer.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Aug 6, 2012 23:00:41 GMT -5
"Very well. I can imagine that you're very worried for your brother." Alice snapped her fingers and a small regiment of dolls came to help the violet unicorn to her hooves and support her.
Shining began thrashing about more, cold sweat covering his body.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Aug 7, 2012 17:10:34 GMT -5
Spike had eventually crawled out of bed and walked over, standing at the side of Shining's. He felt horrible seeing the stallion this way, especially knowing what horrific events resulted in this condition. He honestly didn't know if he should try waking him up or if he was just supposed to let the nightmare die down.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 7, 2012 23:37:33 GMT -5
Twilight was, for a few moments, surprised by the dolls appearing, however when they helped her to her hooves and supported her, she quickly figured out that they were there to help. "Th-thanks..." she nodded to Alice and carefully hopped down from the bed. "Show me to where Shining is."
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When they did this, Twilight felt her eyes widen when she saw her brother thrashing about on the bed, his sleep the most disturbed Twilight had ever seen. She was absolutely horrified seeing it. "Sh-Shining!!"
She was quick to rush over, the dolls almost tripping over themselves as she did, as she magicked a nearby chair to move up to the bed so she could climb onto it. "Shining! But... I thought you said he had Nightmare Supress-" Panicking, she scanned Shining with a small burst of magic. There was a hint of the past Nightmare Suppressers, but they were quickly ebbing away. "Oh Celestia..." She teared up seeing her brother in such pitiful shape.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Aug 7, 2012 23:56:18 GMT -5
Alice watched from the doorway, the dolls still floating around, keeping an eye on Twilight. She briefly noted the young dragon was awake as well and seemed to be doing quite well; she'd have to speak with him soon.
Shining Armor's nightmare was not kind to him; he saw the monster being blown up by his own magic... then returning as a horrific demon (not like he actually did, but more like his true Neo-Exdeath form from FF5), complete with a giant sword. Michael was petrified, Marisa blown to bits, Gantz turned into a zombie... and he was paralyzed. He could only watch as the monster turned towards his little sister, lifting his sword high into the air... and bringing it down with a sickening noise.
He screamed a bone-chilling scream, launching awake, dripping cold sweat and tears streaming down his face. He looked around, and upon seeing his sister whole and alive, pulled her against him, hugging her tightly, his tears streaming down his face and the stallion, the Captain of the Equestria Royal Guards, was sobbing. Hard. "T...Twiley... I...I'm... s-so glad you're... alright..." He broke down into another round of sobbing; it was clear that the stallion was shaken to his core.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Aug 8, 2012 0:17:09 GMT -5
Spike grimaced as a pit formed in his stomach and a chill down his spine. He was used to seeing Shining Armor a strong and brave stallion. But now, he was a complete wreck. He looked to Twilight to see what she would say.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Aug 8, 2012 0:28:01 GMT -5
Twilight was surprised clean out of her ponyhide when Shining suddenly jumped awake, SCREAMING. She had NEVER IN HER LIFE seen that before from her BBBFF... And now that she had, she wished she had never seen it at all.
He was practically SOBBING as he pulled Twilight into the tightest hug she had ever been pulled into... She didn't pull away. Instead, she worked a moment and put her forelegs around her older brother squeezing him tightly right back. "Of-of course I'm alright. We're all alright... Shhhh... It's okay Shining... It's okay... Just..." She was now close to crying herself... Oh Hoof, she basically WAS crying. "It's okay...... I'm okay... *Sniff!* Just... Just let it all out... It'll be okay..."
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