Chapter 10: Octavia's Nightmare

            It was six a clock in the morning in Manehatten. Of course like many ponies Octavia and Vinyl were still sleeping. However Octavia had to get up at seven thirty in the morning, were Vinyl on the other hoof wasn't going to be awake for quite a while, she probably wouldn't wake up until her little date with Octavia. Vinyl knew it wasn't a date. But she kinda wished it was, but thought better of it knowing that her 'friend' Octavia probably wasn't into mares. Is that all they'll ever be....just friends. Celestia knows Vinyl wanted to be more than 'just friends' with Octavia but she would never admit it, at least not out loud. She also knew that if she didn't make a move with Octavia she would be friend zoned. But for now Vinyl wasn't worried about that right now she was happily dreaming Octavia on the other hoof was having a nightmare.

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"Hello!" Octavia called unaware that she was dreaming."HELLO!" She called again louder.

"*sniff,sniff*."

Octavia looked around only to see a small grey filly crying. "Hello." She called. The little filly then looked at Octavia and ran away.

"Wait! Come back!" She called chasing after the filly, who kept running. "I just want to talk!" She yelled.

"NO! Your just going to make me cry again, like you always do!" The filly yelled in frustration. After the little filly said that they both came across a wall. Octavia had finally cornered the filly.

"Please let me help you, where are your parents a little filly like you shouldn't be out here all by you're lonesome." Octavia asked in concern. The little filly completely ignored her as if she couldn't hear her anymore.

"Please mum, I am so very sorry please don't lock me in my room by myself!." The filly begged on the verge of tears again.

"What are you talking abo..." Octavia stopped talking. She finally got a look at the grey fillies face ,and in shock took a few steps back. The little filly was none other than her. "This can't be...I-I-I...." She was cut off by an all too familiar, and yet terrifying voice.

"That! My daughter is exactly what I am going to do! How dare you try to run off like that! When I say come here you listen! Do you know how bad you just made me look in front of the princess!!!" Octavia's mother yelled.

"I'm sorry mother I-I...." The filly Octavia stammered before  her mother cut her off.

"This is the last time I take you anywhere do you hear me young lady, in fact you are not to leave your room until your father gets home!" She yelled at the poor defenseless filly.

"But he won't be home for weeks, and I hate being alone, please mother." She begged.

"That is plenty of time for you to think about what you've done." She replied. Watching this ordeal happen was none other than Octavia she was watching the day she had tried to runaway, but failed.

"LEAVE HER ALONE!!!" Octavia yelled tears running down her face. Octavia's mothers head snapped towards her.

"You." She hissed. "You're  no better." She said bitterly. "After all this is you only 12 years ago!" She spat. "You were always weak, and you still are."

"NO! I-I....." Before she could finish she was cut off by her mother.

"See you still stammer like a little filly too, you always needed me you could never make it on your own." She teased Octavia.

"Your wrong!" Octavia yelled.

"Am I? Then tell me this. Why is it every time you need bits I send you a check? Hmmm?" She asked.

"I-I..." Octavia tried to control her stuttering." I never asked you to!" Octavia yelled back. "And I don't need you to....."

"If you don't need me to then how come every time you get them you cash them? Hmmm you could always rip them up."

"I-I-I Don't know I..."

"Face it!" Octavia's mother was now walking towards Octavia forcing her to back up into a corner. "If it weren't for me you would be on the streets!!! You will never be a winner in my eyes you'll always be a failure, I will never love you!!!" She yelled in a more monstrous tone.

"No! Stop leave me alone!" Octavia begged now crying uncontrollably.  

"And to top it all off your a fillyfooler!" She yelled again.

"Please mother, STOP!" Octavia begged.

"WHAT'S WRONG OCTAVIA!!!!" She yelled now in the form of some monstrous shadow." DO YOU WANT YOUR MOMMY!!!" It yelled now charging towards Octavia at full speed. "I'M RIGHT HERE!!!!"

"Nooooooooo!!!!" Octavia jammed her eyes shut waiting for death to arrive. Fortunately death was taking an awful long time Octavia slowly and reluctantly opened her eyes only to see Princess Luna standing in front of the monstrous shadow. Using her magic to fight it off and causing it to retreat.

"Are you okay Octavia?" Luna asked helping Octavia stand back up.

"Princess Luna what are you doing here? Am I dead?" Octavia asked her fear in her voice. Luna giggled.

"No Octavia you are dreaming, but I think most ponies would agree with me when I say this was a nightmare." Luna replied.

"Oh, so your not real, none of this is real, oh thank goodness." Octavia sighed.

"Aaaahh, But I am very much real Octavia, as Princess of the night it is my duty to protect my citizens not just in reality but in there dreams as well." Luna explained.

"Oh....great."Octavia muttered.

"Why are you so afraid of your mother?" Luna asked in a sincere tone.

"I am not afraid of my mother!." Octavia shouted.

"Oh....I think your dream, or nightmare would prove otherwise." Luna replied.

"I-I....just want my parents to love me."Octavia said on the verge of tears.  

"Your parents do love you, well your father at least." Luna said. Octavia looked away.

"Well....he didn't really play the whole father figure role, he never yelled at me but he never showed me any affection either." Octavia said in a sad tone.

"Tell me do you care what your father thinks of you?" Luna asked.

"Not really no. He's never really judged me on anything. When I got my cutie mark he smiled, and was happy for me, it was the only time I ever saw that spark in his eyes as if he actually was proud of me." Octavia Replied smiling a little.

"And your mother?" Luna asked again. Octavia's smile disappeared and turned into a frown.

"Her reaction was different." She said avoiding eye contact with Luna.

"How?"

"Well....unlike my father she frowned, and told me how useless my talent was and that I would never amount to much, and not to get my hopes up." Octavia replied showing no emotion. "She always criticized me on...well...everything!"  

"Octavia, even though you don't know it you are going to be a very successful pony." Luna assured.

"Ha, try telling that to my mother." She said half heartedly.

"Octavia, if you don't care about what your mother thinks then why won't you let yourself be happy."Luna asked.

"What? You mean making friends? Well you are in my head you should know why I don't really expand my circle when it comes to friends." Octavia replied.

"Yes, I do. But I also know that you have two very loving friends." Luna stated.

"Yeah, well thier different." Octavia said.

"You do know not all ponies are bad, there are good ponies." Luna said

"How do you know?" Octavia asked.

"I don't you simply just have to look at a pony and most of the time you can tell whether there bad or not." Luna answered. Octavia sighed. "Oh and Octavia don't worry about being a fillyfooler." Luna assured.

"I am not a fillyfooler!" Octavia said defensively.

"Well whatever the circumstances, don't change yourself into somepony you're not just to be loved." Luna said.

"What about you would you change yourself to be loved. "Octavia asked. Luna spread her wings preparing to take off. Luna then looked at Octavia and smiled.

"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I'm not." With that Luna flew away and disappeared into the black space around them, and within a few seconds, Octavia woke to the sound of her alarm clock.

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