My Little Amnesia, Friendship Is Horrorby Dramatic Stories
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Windy Castle
My Little Amnesia
Chapter 1
"Don't forget, some things mustn't be forgotten…the shadow hunting me…I must hurry. My name is Twilight, I live in Ponyville, at…at… the library. What have I done? This is crazy…don't forget…DON'T FORGET…I MUST stop him! Focus Twilight!" I said in my head, as I slowly walked through the hallways of castle hoofenberg.
"My name is…is…I am, Twilight Sparkle."I said again. I suddenly blacked out, and heard the sound of glass crashing against the ground. I fell over, and my hearing faded out.
Awoke with blurred, irritated vision, as I looked up at a hole in the castle ceiling, where rain poured in from above. Thunder rumbled and rolled over the land, causing me to gain more focus.
Slowly, I got up, and stood on all four hooves. I noticed pink, and red liquid on the carpet, and saw that it was a trail of liquid, coming from behind me. Behind me, lead into another room, in front, was a hallway blocked off my caved in rocks. To my left, was a wooden door.
I chose to check on the other side of the door first. Slowly, I opened the door, and peaked through. All that stood in there, was a chair and a desk. I walked in, closing the door behind me, and approaching the table, where a lit candle and a little tinderbox sat. I picked up the tinderbox, and placed it in my pouch, where I found a note.
Follow the liquid trail, and find its source. It read. I walked back into the hallway, where I begun to follow the trail of pink liquid. I walked into the other large room, where to my right, were two statues of knights stood. I looked at them both, and grew dizzy, and almost fell over once more.
On the other end of the room, were two enormous doors stood. I regained balance, and walked over to them. I tried pushing them open, but instead, a loud howl blew through the castle, making my vision blur, and causing me to loose balance, and fall over.
I got back up quickly, and backed away slowly, and went into a hallway that branched off to the left. In the hallway, was another door, but smaller then the other. It suddenly blew open, as I felt a gust of wind blow my mane. Again, I begun trembling, and nearly fell over.
"Come on Twilight, stay focused!"I said in my head. I shook my head wildly, and took a peak in the room. Nothing was in there, except for a fireplace with a fire burning, another candle, and tinderbox. I approached the table, and picked up the tinderbox, where an empty wine bottle laid.
I walked back out into the hallway, and continued down it, reaching a staircase, which I climbed. At the top, was yet another statue. The statues were nearly twice my size, and made me bitterly uncomfortable. I slowly walked past, and continued through the hallway. I took a left turn, walked forward some ten yards, and turned left again.
The hallway winded back to the right, where my head suddenly begun to pound, and another howl of wind filled the castle, shrieking with terror, and sounded as if it were yelling at me, "Heeeelll…heeeeeelll."I grew frightened, but continued. The hallway took a right turn, and led to another room, where it was fully lit up.
I walked in, and heard a creaking noise as I was staring at the ceiling. On the other side of the room, I saw a door half open, leading to anther room. "That door did not just open itself…"I said out loud. There was another room closer to me, where the door had been knocked down.
In the darkness, I saw a figure standing in the corner. I could barely make out what it was, but as first sight, I panicked, and ran out. I looked back, and saw the figure standing still, and I realized with relief it was another statue.
I sighed with relief, and continued on. In the other room, it was completely empty, except for a few paintings and lit candles. Slowly, I walked in, checking the corners for any sign of movement. As if it were on queue, a gust of wind burst through, blowing out all the candles.
I panicked again, and ran out, closing the door behind me. I looked around, to make sure I wasn't being watched, and continued to follow the liquid trail, down a flight of stairs, and behind another door.
On the other side, I wandered through another hallway, and found the trail led into a room, where a note, and a lantern was left on the desk. I picked up the lantern, and begun reading.
"Twilights' note to self.
19th of August, 1839
I wish I could ask you how much you remember. I don't think they'll be anything left after I consume this drink I've brewed.
Don't Be afraid Twilight. I can't tell exactly why, but know this. I choose to forget. Try to find comfort and strength in that fact. There is a purpose however, and you are my final effort into putting things right.
Celestia willing, the name Alexander of Hoofenburg still provokes bitter anger in you. If not, then this will sound horrible. Go to the inner sanctum, find Alexander, and kill him. His body is old and weak, and yours, young and strong. He should be no match for you.
One last thing. A shadow is following you. It's a living nightmare, breaking down reality. I have tried everything, but there is no way to fight back against it. You need to escape it as long as you can.
Redeem us both Twilight. Descend into darkness, where Alexander awaits and murder him.
Your former self
Twilight Sparkle."
I finished reading, and put the note in my pouch. With that, I picked up a jar of oil, put it in the lantern, lit the lantern, and continued into the dark hallways
Rose Petals
My Little Amnesia
Chapter 2
I continued through the dark hallways, and into the next room, where a lever laid on the wall. Using my remaining knowledge of magic, I moved it down, and nothing happened. I moved back up, and the ground heaved, as a heard the sound of wood moving across a surface.
I turned my head, and saw an empty bookshelf, and the wall moving, revealing a hidden door. Slowly, I went through, unsure of where I was going. On the other side, was a large room, with pillars that had been knocked down, and yet again had a hole in the ceiling.
In the darkness, I heard a flapping noise, and saw birds flying out of the hole. My head suddenly begun pouring, and my vision brightened, before slightly darkening and blurring. In my head, I could here voices of what sounded like my past self.
"Alexander is it inside the castle?"I asked.
"In a manner of speaking. Come, and bring your lamp. You've been to the refinery, have you not?"Alexander asked.
"I don't believe I have. Is it connected to the…what did you call it?"I asked.
"The Inner Sanctum. My most precious chamber Twilight. And it lies well beyond the Refinery. In fact, it lies beneath the very stone of Hoofenburg."...
My vision lightened back to normal, and cleared. The voices stopped, and I noticed another substance on the floor. I picked it up, realizing they were rose petals. Again, it made a trail down a flight of stairs, which led to another door.
However, I chose to look around the room for any more clues or recourses. In the search, I found another door, which had a sign next to it, saying, "Laboratory".
I entered, and found another large room on the other side. I realized I was on the second level of the room, and walked down a small staircase to the ground floor. Behind me, was yet another hallway, which led into a smaller room, where I went to investigate.
Using the tinderboxes I had collected, I lit a torch on the wall. To the left of me, on the floor, was a trap door looking device, which I could see through. At the bottom, I could see water, and inferred it was the sewer. I begun to look away, when splashes in the water startled me. I could here snarling coming from below, and I jumped back in fear.
Nearby, a few crates laid neatly in the corner. One by one, I covered the trapdoor with the crates, and told myself to forget about it. I turned around, and again saw another note on a desk. With that, my vision brightened, darkened, and grew blurry once more, as the voices returned to my head.
"hmm…there should be more cuprite…and one part, aqua fortis."Alexander said
I guessed it was Alexander once more, and begun reading the note.
"Early Alchemy Experiment
This is my third attempt to produce artificial vitae. The former compounds lacked the potency I need, but I sense I am close. Calamine and Orpiment are given, and the cuprite binds them well. This time I will try Aqua Regia, instead of Aqua Fortis, in hope it will produce a more even solution.
The experiment was unsuccessful. The resulting solution turned out to be highly acidic, but proves impractical to put to any use, except for detergent."
I continued reading, and once I was done, looked around to room for any more resources that might become useful.
All I found, was one tinderbox, and another note. This note marked where Alexander had last placed his ingredients for the substance he was attempting to make. After searching the room clean, I went back up, and back to the entrance hall, where the rose petals still lay scattered all over the floor. I went up a flight of stairs, and entered a part of the castle called, "The Archives".
In there, I felt cold, and dark. It was oddly quiet in there, and was the first part of the castle where it was actually in good condition. I just had a gut wrenching feeling, that something wasn't right..
First Encounter
My Little Amnesia
Chapter 3
The Archives were cold, and seemed much darker than anywhere I had been before. In the light of the lamp, I saw that this part of the castle was surprisingly in grade-A condition, and was like it was built yesterday.
Just ahead, were to doors. One on the left, the other on the right. The door on the left, was locked, so I proceeded into the other room, where the door had fallen off its hinges. Again, there was a note on the table.
It read "Twilights Diary" on the top. It only had a small passage of my past self, about where, and what I was doing before I came to Hoofenburg. After placing the passage with the rest, I continued down the hallway, into a larger room, where large windows let light shine into the room.
I walked from one side of the room to the other, and before I walked through a doorway on the other side, I suddenly heard a death defying, un-pony like whimper. It only lasted for a brief moment, and I looked behind, and in front of me, ensuring I wasn't being watched.
I continued into the next room. Windows lit up one part of the room, where a jar of lamp oil laid on the table. In relief, I picked up the oil, and immediately put it in my lantern, as it was nearly out of oil, and would have burnt out.
I continued to my left, where two doors led to two bedroom sized rooms. As I walked toward them, I felt a faint shake under my hooves...it grew and grew, becoming more violent by the second. Suddenly, I heard a massive crash, as the ground heaved. I looked behind me, and saw the roof caving in.
I quickly rushed into the nearest room, escaping the mass collapse of the ceiling. The rumbling quickly ceased, and the massive movements of the floor grew faint, until I could feel nothing.
I peaked out the door, and saw the hallway from which I came, had completely been destroyed, blocking off the exit. I quickly swiveled my head around, looking to see if there was another way out of here.
To my right, was a damaged section of the wall, that showed the bricks which supported it. A few bricks were broken, and had fallen out, allowing me to see through. I decided to return to the room, where I encountered another vision.
"Much of the castle is old and hasn't been tended to for centuries."I heard, "When the shadow arrives, it won't take long before things start falling apart."
"We're just buying time anyway...let's do what we can."
"There isn't much to be done about the wards...we should reinforce weak structures. The ground will tremble and there is a risk everything will cave in on us...especially downstairs. Here, here and there. Let's get the servants working on it."
The vision ended, and I regained focus of the setting. On the opposite side of the room, lied a small chest, which luckily, was unlocked. I opened it, and found a tinderbox, and more oil.
I swiftly proceeded out, not wanting to waist any time. I looked through the gaps in the damaged wall, and saw a library on the other side. Using my magic, I forced my way through the wall, tearing down just enough of the wall for me to climb through.
As I entered the library, another vision clouded my mind, as I begun to hear voices yet again.
"You have to be swift..."I begun to hear a clicking sound, as if gears were grinding and moving in a system. "When you activate the first one..."The clicking ceased. "You hear that? If it stops,you'll have to start over."
"Isn't this all a bit...excessive?"
"You can never be too careful Twilight."I suddenly heard a massive creak, but felt nothing.
My mind returned back into it's normal state, as I looked at the shelves of books. I found a bright green book, which stood out among the rest. It seemed to be easier to spot, while keeping the resemblance of a book.
I pulled the book out, wanting to see what information it held, but was stopped by the book being held from the other side. I begun to hear the clicking noise again, and realized what the vision had taught me. The clicking ceased, and I looked around for more books that looked similar to the first.
After finding four, I pulled out the first one, and rushed to the rest pulling them out as I went by. As I pulled the fourth one out, the rumbling noise occurred, and I saw the bookshelf move to the left, revealing another room.
I entered cautiously, and saw a desk on the opposite side of the room. On the desk, lied a slightly rusted old key. I picked it up, and inspected it, looking for any clue to which this might go to.
"What does this go to?"I asked myself. I managed to make out the text of the handle of the key, which read, 'Wine Cellar'.
As if on key, a massive crash occurred, as I heard the sounds of splintering wood and stone. I put away my lantern quickly, and ran into the dark corner. As I sat there huddled up, expecting something to stumble into the room.
I felt my mind clench, and pulse as I sat in the darkness, as my vision begun to obscure. The noise ceases quickly, and I slowly got up on to all four hooves. I peeked around the doorway, seeing the door that once stood there, now on the floor, with pieces of the hinges lying around it.
I slowly crept out of the room, back into another hallway, lighting my lantern. Left, straight or right? The right hallway was nothing but a dead end, and left lead to the large room from which I came. I continued straight, and went into a room on my left.
I felt my head begin to pound again, as I opened up a chest containing more oil and tinderboxes. In the light of my lantern, I could hear the tune of a piano being played nearby. It was a dark, and yet cheerful tune with a moderate tempo, and exquisite melody.
I begun to feel myself walk toward the music unsure of why I was. The music drew me closer and closer toward the large room, where I slowly crept into. I looked to my right...and there IT was.
To my right, was a viscous looking creature, growling and mumbling. I regained focus, and quickly begun to inch back into the hallway. I felt my fear rise, and my sanity drop, unsure of what I was seeing.
I felt a tear drop down from my eye, as I peeked around the corner...he...or it was gone. I looked to my left, and saw nothing. Slowly, I walked out, trembling and shaking from the sight of the creature.
As I made my way back from where I came from, I constantly heard wheezing, as if some pony were having a hard time breathing. As I went back through the door to the entrance hall, I heard the piano being played yet again.
I was reliefed to have left the archives, and made my way to the door which read, 'Wine Cellar'. As I approached it, I weld the key I had retrieved, and inserted it into the lock. I quickly unlocked it, and entered the Wine Cellar.