Back In The Present

"Why didn't I say anything to him?" I asked out loud.

I sat alone on my bed. It was late into the night. Nothing much changed since Discord came to "talk" to me. The nightmares had gotten worse. A lot worse. I would wake up screaming almost every night. Also, I could hear voices all through the night. No matter what I tried I could get them to stop. It was getting harder and harder to hide what was happening to me.

I had spent the last few days avoiding Celestia. I didn't know what Discord told her but she was all over me, trying find out what was going on between us. Celestia was still mad at Discord for attacking me. I couldn't be mad at him. I was more scared. Whatever happen to him that made him act like that must have been terrible.

She still thought that he was behind all of this. I couldn't believe that Celestia actual thought that Discord had something to do with my wing. I knew how Discord could get sometime but this was cruel. Even for him. I wanted to tell Celestia the truth. But how could I? She wouldn't believe me. She never have before. It wouldn't have made anything better.

Even I had troubles believing what was happening to us. Discord knew something, I just didn't know what. He lied to Celestia about what happened and he seem scared when he came to talk to me. He wanted to know what happened to me that night. But why? Was Fluttershy right? Did Discord see something? I really wanted to talk to him but I couldn't get a hold of him. It seem nopony knew where he was. I guessed I blew my chances of getting help from someone who really knew what was going on. Of course, even if I could talk to him, what would I say to him? That some dead pony was the one who broke my wing and now was tormented me. I barely believed it. So what now? What was I going to do?

I knew that I needed to stop this. I needed to see what this griffin was doing to us and why. What did she want? I turned my head and looked out the window. Only one thought came to mind. The only idea I had left.

I needed to talk to Dusty.

I doubted it would work but I had no ideas left. I got off my bed and headed towards my door. I knew I couldn't fly there. Not with my wing broken. And I was too weak to use my magic. I was at the point that I barely had any strength at all. I was always tired but I didn't want to fall asleep, not knowing what was waiting for me. I guessed I was going have to walk there. I knew how unwise that sounded but I was going to get there one way or another.

I was soon back on the streets of Canterlot. It wasn't as busy as it was during the day. But I did see some groups heading towards the bars and the nightclubs. Other than that, not as many ponies were on the streets. I kept trotting. Was I really doing this? Was I really going to go all the way to the cemetery? It took Discord hours to get back. A part of me wanted to turn back and go back to my room. But I couldn't. I needed to do this. I needed to talk to her. I needed to know what was going on and she was the only one who knew.

I was scare, though. I had no idea what she would do to me. She done so much I wasn't for sure how she would react. As long if I didn't make her mad or upset in any way, maybe it would be fine. I just had to be careful. I needed to keep my temper and be nice and maybe it will work. Just maybe.

"Princess Luna?"

I stopped trotting and quickly turned around. "Who said that?!"

"Me?"

I looked and saw a familiar face. I stepped back a little. It was the griffin from the other day, Misty. I was a little surprise to see her out this late at night.

"You?" I asked shocked. "What are you doing out here?"

"I was going to ask you that," she said.

"Well, I asked you first," I said rudely.

"That house right there," she pointed to as I turned to see where she was pointing at," That's my house. I live there. Now what's your reason?"

I scoffed."I don't need to tell anything to you."

"Well, that's some way to talk to someone," she said sarcastically. "I thought you would be a little nice."

"You thought wrong."

She went close up to me."I guess I did. But I get it. I don't like you and you don't like me. You're a princess after all. Why should you be nice to anyone? You're clearly are better than anyone else. Nothing bad ever happens to you. So why care what happens to anyone?" She turned and started to walk away.

I was a little stunned at what she said to me and the way she talked to me. It was like she didn't know who I was or didn't care. That did kinda make me mad. She should have given me a little respect. But a part of me did feel bad. I was being rude to her first and it wasn't her fault why I was mad. She had nothing to do with what was happening to me or to Discord. I was taking my anger out on someone else. I shouldn't have been acting like that. Especially after what happened days before.

"Wait," I spoke up.

"What?" she asked.

"Look, I'm sorry. For everything. I'm just been through a lot and I'm taking it out on you. I know it's not right. I'm really sorry," I said.

She took a deep breath. "You're fine. I had worse happen to me."

"Also, you're wrong," I added.

"About what?" she snapped.

"Bad things has happen to me. Some a lot worse then others," I said. I was mainly thinking about the situation I was in. The whole reason why I went to her store in the first place.

"I know. I was just saying random bullshit," she admitted to me.

I gave a small laughed. "I see."

"So what are you doing out this late?" she asked again.

"Oh. I was just going out for a walk. That's all," I lied.

She smirked. "You know I consider it a talent when I can tell when someone is lying to me. And you are."

I looked at her shocked. "What?"

"You don't have to lie."

"I'm not," I said.

She looked at me for a moment."You're going to see her, aren't you?"

How did she know? How would she know?

I stared trotting away from her. "Why am I talking to you about this?"

I didn't see why she wanted to know so badly. It wasn't her business what I did or what I was doing. It wasn't her problem or her concern. It's not like she cared or anything. She was just being curious and very nosy. I told her I was "sorry". I didn't know what more I needed to do with her. I barely knew her. It wasn't like we were friends or anything. I didn't need to tell my problems to someone I barely knew.

She followed from behind me. "Hey, don't feel bad. It's just question."

"Look, I don't want to talk about it," I said, trying to be calm.

"I know what you're doing. You don't need to hide it."

"Please, just leave me be," I said.

"I know why you're not talking," she said.

I gave her a mad glare."You don't know nothing about me."

"Yes, I do. You're scared that I'm going to think that you're crazy. But you need answers about something. That's why you came by to the store. You needed answers. You seen my grandmother and now she doing something to you. But you fear that no one will believe you including Princess Celestia. Which I'm betting you didn't say anything to her."

I stopped and looked at her, speechless. She sum up everything in just a few sentences. How did she guess this? How did she know all of this? I started to wondered that maybe I could trust her. I started wondering if this was all real. I already knew who I dealing with and yet I still couldn't say it our loud. I was lying to myself. all believe of what I feared. Because of what had happened to me before. Maybe she had a point.

"Well, guess what princess?" she continued."I feared that too. When I learned what I was, I was scared that everyone would think I was crazy or just out for attention. But denying what I was was hurting me rather than helping me. I seen a lot in my life. So what you tell me won't be that hard to believe."

I looked at her with doubt. "Would you believe me if I told you I was taken to a place that might as well been Hell?"

"Yes," she answered without hesitating.

"You trust ponies way too easily," I said.

"No, I don't. I just know know what's out there," she said. "You're not the first."

I looked at her confused."What do you mean?"

"There have been others that have seen her. "

I looked at her."Really?"

"Yeah. She doesn't hide from the world. I think she wants something but I don't know what. Maybe help."

I scoffed."She has an interest way of asking for it."

"Did you ask her what she wanted?" she asked.

"Yes, but she won't tell me," I answered.

"So now you're going to talk to her?" she asked.

I didn't know if I could trust her. I felt like I could but I wasn't sure. She was telling me all these things about her. But why? Was she trying to tell me something? Maybe I could tell her about what was going on with me. Not everything of course...but some. A little couldn't hurt, right? I could use the help. Plus, it she was related to Dusty. I could use a small help. Just until I could find discord and tell him what was going on and get him to help me.

"Yes. I'm going to talk to her. I'm going to try to reason with her and get her to tell me what's going on," I said.

Misty looked at me with concerned. "What has she done to you?"

"More than enough," I said, harshly.

She said nothing to that statement. I guessed she wasn't sure on what to say. So she asked me a different question.

"Are you actual going to walk there this late at night?"

"I have no choice?" I replied.

"It will take awhile to walk there," she pointed out to me.

"I know that. But I must get there. I can't fly there because of my wing and I don't have a lot of strength to use my magic."

She looked at me, surprise."She must have done a lot to you. I'm really sorry."

I signed."It's not your fault. It's her."

"Let me take you there."

"What?" I asked.

"I don't want you to walk there alone. I have a wagon with a steam engine. It will take less time to get there," she offered me.

I smiled at her."I appreciated it but you don't have to help me."

"Yes, I do. She's my grandmother and I don't like her hurting others pony. Including you. It isn't right what's she doing."

"You don't know what she been doing to me," I said.

"I know it ain't good. Plus, I want to help. I am related to her. Maybe she will listen to me. Maybe I can convince her to stop," she said. I never even thought of that. Maybe she could get Dusty to stop. Maybe this griffin could help me end all of this and get things back to normal.

"Fine. I guess I could use some help," I said.

I followed Misty back to her house. I couldn't believe I was doing this. Not only I was going back to the cemetery that started this, I was going to face the one who caused this with someone who was related to them. Never thought that would happen to me. Out of everything that could have happened, this was it. I was going to talk to a ghost. That was a new one for me. I wondered what Discord would have thought of this. It was crazy as it sounded.

"What are you?" I asked.

"What?" she asked.

"You said you found out what you are. What does that mean?"

"Oh. That. I'm a psychic," she said.

My eyes widened. Was she really telling me this? Was she being serious to me about this?

"You can see ghosts?" I questioned.

"No, I can't see ghosts. But I can feel them," she corrected me.

"What does that mean?" I asked, confused.

"I can tell if a ghost or demon is nearby and know how they are feeling. I also can see small glimpse of the past," she said.

"Really?" I asked. "I never hear of anyone who had such a power."

She noticed the look on my face."Hey, don't believe me. I could easily show you."

"No. No. You're fine," I said. I was debating in my head if she was telling me the truth. Of course, with everything that have happen to me the last few weeks, I guessed it shouldn't have been that hard. Everything was happening way too fast for me to wrap my head around it.

She smiled but I could see doubt on her face. "Alright. Anyways, before we go. Are you really sure you want to do this?"

I blushed a little."To be honest, not really but I know I need to try something."

"Okay. That's all I needed to hear, princess."

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We looked at the entrance to the cemetery. Misty stood right next to me. I was shaking really badly. The last time I was here something tried to killed me. I was even more scared now than before. I didn't know what to except. I didn't know what was going to happen to me. I was kinda glad that I had someone with me. It made it easier to not change my mind about this. But at the same time it made it worse. Now I had to worry about her and me. I was hoping that Misty could convince Dusty to stop.

"It been so long since I been here," Misty said.

"I don't want to go inside," I said.

"We can leave, you know?" Misty reminded me.

"I know." I signed. "But I can't."

She nodded. "Alright, here goes nothing," she said as she started to walk inside.

I waited a few second before I followed her. We slowly looked around at all of the graves. I already knew which one I was looking for. I tried to remember where Dusty's grave was. I trotted pass each one, trying to find hers. I went by the cliff where Discord fell the night this started. I looked down as if I was still waiting for him. In a way, I was. A part of me really wished that I told Discord the truth. I was staring to wonder if he would believe me. If he did see something then he would have no choice but to believe me. Maybe he would. Maybe. I took one last look down the cliff before trotting away. I passed a few more graves before I came upon the one I was looking for.

"I found it," I said. Misty came up to me and looked at it.

It been a long time since I seen it," she said. I said nothing and kept staring down at the grave.

"Princess, can I ask you something?"

I turned and looked at her."What?"

"Do you believe in ghosts?"

I signed."I don't know what to believe in anymore."

"Okay. Dose Princess Celestia believe in them?"

I laughed."No she doesn't."

"So that's why you try not to believe in them. Because Celestia doesn't believe," Misty said.

"What no?!" I said, shocked."I made that choice on my own!"

"That's what you keep telling yourself, princess," A voice said from behind.

I quickly turned around as soon as I heard it. I already knew who it was. After all this time, it was me who came to her and not the other way around. I could feel myself start shaking. It was the same feeling I had that same night that this all had started. I tried not to show fear and stay calm and still. I needed to get Dusty to tell me more than what she had been. I needed her to help me understand what was going on and why she was doing this.

"Dusty," I said.

She smiled. "Oh, now you say who I am? I'm impress. I guess this is working. Slowly but surely."

Misty looked at me very confused."Wait, is she here? Do you see her?"

"I thought you can feel them?" I questioned.

"I can. But doesn't mean I can tell who they are," she defended herself.

Dusty looked at her."Why is she here?" she said with anger.

"It's a long story," I said.

"What's a long story?" Misty asked.

"I'm talking to her." It as at this moment I remembered that she couldn't see Dusty. I knew where this would lead.

"Okay, why are you here?" Dusty asked.

"I came to talk to you," I answered.

She laughed."There's nothing to talk about. I already told you what you needed to do."

"No, you didn't!" I yelled.

Misty looked at me."She didn't what?"

"Yes, I did. Tell him. Tell your friend," Dusty said, cheerfully. "I mean he's going through some shit too."

I gave her a cold glare."I know he is. Because of you."

That was what I hated the most about this. The point that Discord was affected by this. It was bad enough that I was stuck in this. But her messing with Discord made it worse. She should have left him alone and done nothing to him. I wondered what she been doing to him and why she was. My only guess was so he would believe me since he would have seen something. But I wasn't sure of it. Discord did want to know what happened that night. She must have done something bad to him. She should have just left him out of it. She was mad at me. She just should had just left it between us.

Misty got closer to me."Who's he? What are you two talking about?"

"No. Not because of me. I didn't want to deal with him but something else did. I have nothing to do with him," Dusty laughed.

"And why would I believe this?" I asked.

"Why would I why lie? I have no reason to," she said.

"Then why don't you stop it?" I asked.

"Stop what?" Misty asked.

"What can I do? Even if I could it's not my problem. It's his," Dusty simply said. "Besides, somepony just wants his help. I ain't going to stop that."

I groaned madly."This is pointless."

"Okay. Will you please tell me what's going on here? I'm so confused," Misty cried.

Dusty looked at me madly. "You shouldn't have brought her into this."

I looked at Misty."Your grandmother isn't the easiest one to talk too."

Dusty stood there impatiently. "Are you even listening to me?"

Misty nodded. "So she's really here?"

"Yes." I pointed to where Dusty was standing."Right there."

"Really?"

"Yes."

She looked at where I was pointing at.

"Okay. Never thought I would do this but here goes nothing." She took a deep breath. "I know we never met and I can't see you or anything, but I know you want something. So why don't you tell her what you want and then we can move on from this?"

Dusty looked at Misty then to me."Is this for real? Is she for real?"

"Yes, this is for real?" I snapped. "I'm talking to a someone who is dead with someone who can't even see you. But yet, I can and I'm talking to you. Thrust me, this is real even when it shouldn't be."

Dusty didn't say anything for moment. She just looked at us. I knew how she was feeling. This all was seem unreal but it was. This was really happening. Not of this should be real. None of this should have been happening but it was. I felt really dumb for even trying to talk to her. I felt dumb for bringing Misty along. I felt dumb for talking to someone who wasn't even alive and believing that I was. And yet I couldn't admit to myself what she was.

Dusty signed and spoke calmly."Okay. I don't want to give answers. But I will say this. This is all happening for a reason. You may not understand that now and will hate me for a long time. Rightfully so. But in the future, you will thank me."

"Thank you?!" I yelled. "For what?"

"For getting you to stop lying to yourself. All its been doing is hurting you. You don't even see it. I'm trying to help you. That's all I want. The truth." She smiled as she walked up to me. She put a talon on my cheek. "Plus, he can help you. And don't worry. He will believe you."

"How do you know?" I asked.

She shrugged. "I just do and you do too." Then she slowly faded away until she was completely gone.

I stood there, not really sure how to react to this. I did get something out of her but I wasn't clear of what. I wasn't sure what she meant by what she said. She said this was happening for a reason. What reason could it possible be? And if she wasn't doing anything to Discord then what was going with him? I now knew that I needed to talk to him. Something needed to be done and now I was thinking that Discord might just be the key.

"Soooo? Mind filling me in with what the hell just happened?" Misty asked.

"Sure thing. Where do I start?" I joked.

"From the beginning."

I was about to speak what I heard a voice call my name. "Luna?"

I was hoping it was somepony alive. We both looked up to see who it was and it was someone I didn't except. Discord stood in front of us but he wasn't alone. Spike was right beside him, holding what looked like a camcorder. To be honest, it was no shocker to see Discord. I guessed it was only a matter of time before Discord would come here for answers. I wasn't so surprise that Discord was here but Spike. He had nothing to do with this. So what reason could he have to came to this place? Unless, Discord told him what happened and now Spike was helping him.

"Who the hell are you two?" Misty said.

Discord and Spike looked at Misty with unfriendly faces.

"Rude much?" Spike asked, annoyed.

"Discord? Spike?! What are you two doing here?"

"Wait, you know these two?" Misty asked.

"Yes, I do," I answered.

"And it looks like we got a lot to talk about," Discord said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

Spike and Discord looked at each other with concerned before looking back at me. I started getting worry. Did they see something bad? Did something harm them? What were they going to say to me? What did they know? I said nothing as I waited from one of them to speak.

"Well, let's say a lot had happen to all of us. We know that," Spike said. "We need each others help. Now I think it's time to tell each other what we know."

Discord then spoke up,"I think we should start with you, Luna ,telling us who you were just talking too."

Author's Notes:

Yeah!!! Group is all together, but Discord's story is not done just yet! What is happening to him? What will happen to the group now? How will this end? Find out soon!!!

Till Next Time!!!!