Episode 14 - Nightmare (Part 3)

By Ma252

“Ugh, what happened.” Twilight asked as she rubbed the back of her head with a hoof.

“I dont know what happened, but alls i know is that i can't see a darn thing.” Applejack said out of the darkness.

“This darkness is dreadful, can someone find a lightswitch?” Rarity inquired.

“Hey, who turned out the lights?” Pinkie asked while giggling.

“I think i found the lightswitch.” Rainbow said before a light turned on, briefly stunning each of them.

“Woah..” Rainbowdash said before the rest of the girls’ eyes adjusted.

What they saw before them, was what looked to be the work of an insane painter.

They were in a hexagonal room, each wall was painted with different colors. On each wall held the 12 medium sized paintings, each looking more blurry than the last, making swirls and zigzags that would make van gogh jealous. But thats not what was putting Rainbow Dash in such an awestruck state.

“What do you think they mean?” Fluttershy questioned. Twilight thought, but then the narrator took hold of the situation, because he obviously had a better handle on the situation at hand than the six ponies currently in the mysterious room.

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To the narrator’s slightly warped perspective

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Finally, i thought that episode 13 was the only dialogue i would actually have. Well, lets just be glad that the Author is giving me a character, and move on to what i'm supposed to be doing while the girls down there stare awe struck at Max’s really bad memory. You see, thats all what they’re looking at is, its just Max’s mediocre memory. I mean no-one really anticipated Max’s madness to blur all of his memories, but it did anyway. I really don't understand why he went mad in the first place.

But, i digress.

Ah, it seems our adventurers are progressing while i just sit here and jabber on about the details of the story i'm narrating. A real shit job if i dont say myself, but lets see what the mane six are up to.

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Back to the other Six ponies.

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As the six mares traversed into what seemed like an endless labyrinth of hallways, each with doors in them that had numbers engraved into them. Most involving the number 73, why the number 73 kept coming up baffled Twilight. As far as she understood there was nothing special about the number.

“Girls, what do you know about the number 73?” Twilight asked, making sure her limited knowledge wasn't what stopped her from finding out the significance of the number.

“Nuthin.” Applejack said as she continued walking through the endless corridors.

“I don’t know Twi, but it does seem to be a recurring subject in Max’s mind.” Rarity chimed in.

“I have some information!” Pinkie said, suddenly popping in front of Twilight, successfully startling her.

“What do you know about it Pinkie?” Twilight questioned, recuperating from the small scare Pinkie gave her.

Pinkie looked up and tilted her head to the left, as Max had taught her to.

“Well, if i remember it was Max’s cutie mark. And Max kept bringing it up, saying it was following him for some reason or another. He could never really tell what it wanted from him, he just kept saying that it was the number that was inscribed in the code of the universe.” She stopped and thought a little more. “OH, and he said it was in his bus number, which really didn't make sense until he explained what a bus was.” She then looked at Twilight with a cocked head.

“Why did you wanna know Twilight?” Pinkie asks, keeping her head tilted. The metaphorical gears in Twilight's head were turning as she thought about what the pink mare said.

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Pinkie’s Perspective finally.

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You are Pinkie, and you are still walking through these weird corridors with your friends. Also, you're inside Max’s head, which is exiting because you always wanted to get to know Max better. Well, maybe not fighting his inner demons personally better, more like what's his favorite ice cream flavor better, i mean you were his marefriend and you barely knew anything about him personally.

You made a note in your head to get to know him better after this whole thing was over, also you made a note in your head not to delete the previous note, because sometimes that happens.

You and your friends make a sudden left turn and are back in the hallway you started in. “Wow, it looks like we're back in this hallway, why don't we try another door?” You chime in as you approach a door called “Desires”.

“This seems like a good one, and HEY.” You say observing the door, which seemed to be clean from the corruption.

“This one is clean too, i mean wouldn't it be okay just to take a peek at what my Maxie desires?” You say with a large smile.

“No Pinkie, were just here to clean the corruption, and i think i have an idea that will make this a lot safer and way shorter.” Twilight says with a frown.

After that she walks up the the door labeled “73” and starts to do magic. “And what idea is that Twilight?” Rarity asks with a frown.

Twilight closes her eyes in focus before a distinct click comes from each of the locks on the doors. As the locks fall apart, so do the chains on the door.

“That, was easy.” Twilight said as she grasped the door knob with her magic. You feel a great uneasiness before she opens the door, which reveals a pure white room, with a black path going into the distance.

“Woah.” you say before slowly walking onto the black path. you feel strange, like a feeling that you yourself are complete. Like you have found the meaning of life as you walk down the path of absolution.

“Pinkie where are you going, it could be dangerous in here.” Twilight warns you.

But you don't stop, in fact you keep walking down this path as numbers start appearing around you, which happen to be a series of ones and zeros.

as you walk down this path you feel like you have found your purpose in life, like you are....

"Complete?" A soft voice says behind you.

You turn around quickly to see Max behind you.

"Max?" You ask cauciously.

"I go by many names. Some call me god, some call me satan, some even call me 73." He said looking you in the eyes.

"Why are you in Max's brain?" You ask.

He looks around and then to you.

"This does not look like a brain" he says with a smirk.

You look at him incredulously.

"Why are you in Max's mind?" You ask him.

He walks over to you then kneels.

"I should be asking you the same question, pink one."he says as he looks at you with worried eyes.

"Me and my friends came here to clean out the bad stuff from Max's brain."

You tell him.

He stands them starts to hover off of the ground.

The room turns blue for a few seconds, then he gets back to you. "Yes, it seems my vessel has been infected by a vile form of magic." He turns around and spreads his arms, a blue substance seems to rush from out of his palms and into the walls of the room.

"Luckily, this can be easily fixed with a little omnipotence." You hear a small smile in his voice as he speaks.

As the blue liquid stops flowing from his hands and he turns around to face you.

"Thank you, pink one for notifying me of this nuisance in my vessel." A frown then grows upon his face.

"But your presence has awakened me, and now i am forced to spend eternity in my vessel's mind." He says.

He looks at you, his white eyes peering into your soul.

"I see you have a strong amount of love magic flowing from you right now." He says, looking surprised.

"Are you...infatuated with my vessel?" He asks making you blush heavily.

"Y-y-yes?" You say, making something between a question and answer. Now he is smiling. "Allow me to give you a gift."

He says,as his smile grows larger.

"Long ago, i met a god created by the human race known as kamadeva, or the God of Love and Desire." He says, putting a hand behind his back.

"We spoke, and i told him that i had created those who created him. He asked me how it is possible the Humans created a god such as himself. I told him, that the humans have a special gift, one that goes beyond any other race. He grew curious, and asked me what the gift was, so i told him. The humans have the ability to believe in something enough to make it real, he told me that it was...unnecessary, for me to give them this gift, but then again, he would not exist if i did not give him the gift. So to repay me, he gave me this." The man now held a small amulet in his hands.

"He told me, that as long as i wore it, the bond between the one i love and myself could only grow."

A frown grew on his face.

"Unluckily, i do not have the capability to feel....love." He said, making you gasp.

"But you pink one, you are special." He said putting the amulet around your neck.

"Now, i will wake you and your friends, i will clean the rest of this "Nightmare" out.." he says as he waves a hand.

And then, everything went black.