"Oh, they were talking about ways to break you, and take control of your body. Not like it could lead to the destruction of an entire planet or anything. Oh...wait." Red just looked into the fire. Well, is he telling the truth? "O-of course not. He's just trying to mess with your head." "Yeah, he's 100% honest." "W-what!? Why would you tell him that!? What is wrong with you!?" "Because, he can tell when I'm lying. I've been here a lot longer than you, and he can read me like a book..." "And why didn't you tell me this sooner!?" "I forgot."

Red was furious. They had talked about finding a way to take control of his body. Then, Red realized Broken had tried this more times than he could count. And suddenly, he wasn't as mad as he was before. He was disappointed in both of them. Especially Broken. He just couldn't learn. Nightmare had just moved into his head, so it was understandable. I am greatly disappointed in both of you, especially you, Broken. "Eh, can't blame a guy for trying, can you?" As Red turned to look at the pony, he saw that he had disappeared. Shrugging, Red got up, and walked to one of the doors that was on either side of the fireplace.

When he opened the door, he saw that it was a bedroom. He saw that on the wall facing the door, was the insignia of a moon. Hm, I'm guessing that this was Luna's room... "Wait, how do you know it can't be my room?" Just a lucky guess... Red turned and saw someone he wasn't expecting to see. Princess Luna. (What a fucking shocker...) "Uh, I can explain." Red said. "Oh really? Then explain." Luna ordered. "Um... I can't explain." Red admitted. "That's what I thought..." Luna said. "If you would accompany me on the way out of the forest, I would like to know why you were here in the first place."

Once they were out of the castle, Red finally said, "I just had to get away." "Away from what?" Luna asked. "Not what, who," Red told her. "I had to get away from Fluttershy." "What?" Luna asked, "Why?" Red didn't answer. Luna stopped, "Red, I'm going to ask you only one more time. Why?" "Because, I just couldn't figure out why she would still let me live with her. I just needed to think for a while." "Red, how long would 'a while' be?" "As long as it would take..." Luna began walking again, "Red, earlier, when you came out of the forest, you said that when you first came to the castle, you heard a voice. Would you care to tell me who the voice belonged to?" "Someone by the name of Nightmare Moon, why?" Red asked. Luna stopped again, "What?" "She said her name was Nightmare Moon, is there something about her I should be concerned about?" "Wait, you mean, you still hear her?" "Yeah, she kinda hitched a ride out of the castle, and the forest." Red admitted.

"Is there something I should know about her?" Red asked. Luna only answered with, "You have to see Celestia right away." And with that, she teleported them back into the hall that he was first in when he was in the castle for the first time. Red felt himself being lifted off the ground. Again. "Hey! Why is it every time I come here, it's against my will?" Red protested. Luna ignored him.

As Red floated beside Luna, he noticed that Luna took a different path then the last time he was floating in the hallways. As Luna drew near a set of double doors with guards posted outside, and an insignia above the doors, Red immediately realized that this was be Celestia's room. Once they were outside, Red heard Luna tell him, "Just let me do the talking, okay?" "Not like I have a choice..." Red muttered.

Luna opened the door with her magic, stepped inside, and closed the door. Celestia was already sleeping. "Sister! Sister! I have something that requires your attention." "Five more minutes..." Celestia mumbled, and shifted. Luna rolled her eyes and said, louder this time, "Sister! A situation has arisen that requires your attention!" Celestia seemed to have woken up. She sat up, rubbed her eyes, and asked "Luna? What is it?" "Him! It seems that he has the voice of Nightmare Moon in his head!" Red was pushed towards Celestia with Luna's magic, until he was only a few inches from her face.

"Uh..." was all that Red could say. "Sister, are you sure about this?" Celestia asked. "Yes! He told me so himself." Luna answered. "Well then, I'll just take a look inside his mind..." Celestia said. Red's eyes widened, "Uh, Princess? I would strongly advise against doing so," He told her. "I have to make sure, sorry." Celestia said. She closed her eyes, and her horn lit up with her magic. Red tried to move away, despite still being held by Luna's magic. As Celestia move her horn to his forehead, he shut his eyes. As he felt Celestia's horn touch his forehead, Red felt her enter his mind. Almost immediately after that, Red passed out.

When Red woke up, he saw that he was in a room that was obviously in the castle. He sat up in the bed he had been place, and looked around. Looking to his left, he saw that, near the bed, the sword that he obtained was leaning against the wall. Looking ahead, he saw a pair of double doors, and just as he laid back down, he heard the doors open. He sat up again, and saw that Celestia had entered. "Celestia, whatever you saw..." Red began, but Celestia held up a hoof to silence him.

"Red, from what I saw... To say that you've had a disturbing past would be putting it mildly." Red looked away. "But, to say that you've tried harder than you needed to, to try and fix your mistakes would be like saying that a mountain was larger than a pebble." Red looked back to Celestia. "What you've gone through, none of it is your fault. You just happened to be born into the wrong family." And with that, Celestia gave him a warm smile, and turned to leave. "Princess.." Red called. "Yes, Red?" "Exactly.. How much did you see?" Red asked. Celestia looked back at him and smiled again. "Enough to know what you've been through." And with that, she left the room. Next Chapter: New Faces Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 48 Minutes