((Let's do this!))
Doors opened, and another pony came into the room. He looked old and worn, and like he had seen lots of things. Tyrannus looked pleased. "Hello Nova," he said, his voice almost sounding sarcastic. The old pony did not reply, just watched Tyrannus. Storm and Clover exchanged small glances, not exactly sure what was happening.
"You know what to do," Tyrannus said, his tone pleased. The pony, Nova, shut his eyes tight, as if concentrating hard, and a blinding flash of light erupted from him, and wrapped itself around Tyrannus. Storm had to avert her eyes from the light, and waited a few painstaking seconds until the light eased.
When Storm turned back around, Tyrannus looked no different, but judging by his smirk something had obviously happened. As if there was a cue, the doors opened again to bring in yet another pony, this time a mare.
Tyrannus smiled wickedly at the mare, and again without another word, his eyes flashed and a bolt of red shot from him onto the mare. The mare screamed in pain, and again Storm turned away, not wanting to watch.
This went on for what seemed like forever, and when it finally stopped Storm was hesitant to look back. When she did, the mare was lying on the ground, tortured but still alive.
Tyrannus looked pleased with his work, and abruptly said, "Take them back to the dungeons,". He looked like he wanted to do something else. And so Storm, Clover, and the mare were escorted back to the dungeon. Storm and Clover were itching to say something to the mare, who was breathing heavily, but decided to wait until everyone else was gone.
When the door shut, Storm and Clover rushed over to the mare. "Are you okay?" Storm asked, not exactly sure what to do. The mare looked up at Storm with an almost irritated look that said she was clearly not okay. "Just, um, keep breathing and all of that," Storm said awkwardly, and with that comment she got an elbow from Clover, who proceeded to take care of the mare.
They learned that her name was Shiri, and that she had obviously been brainwashed to Tyrannus's side.
Storm and Clover knew that they had to convince Shiri otherwise. "This isn't your mind," Clover said patiently. "You've been brainwashed, you're on our side!" Shiri shook her head passionately. "Seriously!" Storm said, feeling an intense need to make her learn the truth. "Tyrannus is lying. We're telling the truth!"
Nothing they said would work, and Storm and Clover eventually drifted into silence.
((Sorry for the wait! And OOH LONG POST!))