open Children of the Night -- version 2.0

[Sekel 694]

"I know the feeling. I'm afraid to sleep at night because of the nightmares I have." Glisten Dew said. She didn't want to reveal the torturing but Flower will ask about he nightmares sooner or later. "You want the nightmare to go away huh? Is that why you're waiting for Princess Luna? What's your nightmare about anyway?" Glisten asked her. She seems like a good pony to trust.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"Yeah that's one reason I want to talk to Luna because she can go into ponies dreams, I've herd about that before" Flower said waiting a little bit before she started to tell her nightmare. "In my nightmare it starts out with me running away from these ponies trying to torturing or make fun of me, then this chestnut colored colt showed up (he was my friend) and helped me out the dissapeard never to be seen again" Flower finished a little sad.

[Sekel 694]

Glisten wincded when she heard the torture part but other than that she stayed silent. "So this colt disappeared when you were older? Hmmm. Sounds like somepony back in Celestia's realm. Hmmm." Glisten trailed off as she thought about the nightmare. "Maybe if you heard mine your one won't sound so bad?" Glisten asked hopefully. She knows that she's ready to talk about some of the torturing now.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"It might help, but I don't know, I do know how and why the colt left, but that part in a secret I have to keep" Flower said hoping that she wasn't trying to take the spotlight and if so it's an accident. "So what about your nightmare how does it go" Flower asked.

 

(the colt is the Doctor if you couldn't tell)

[Sekel 694]

Glisten Dew breathed in and out. "For the past five years, my life has been a nightmare. The reason why is because Princess Celestia tortured me. That's also part of the reason I want to talk to the Princess. And everytime I sleep, I remember the pain of being tortured." Glisten said sadly. She didn't want to relive the torture any more than she had to.

[LunaFlower226 38]

Flower moved closer to Glisten and gave her a big hug and not knowing if Glisten like hugs or not she let go of Glisten. "Sorry about that, but if it was me after all those years I would want the embrace of another pony to know that everything will be fine" Flower said felling sorry for Glisten.

[Sekel 694]

Glisten returned the hug and then stood back. "If it was you after all those years then you'll be just like me." Glisten said coldly. She winced as she felt a ghost of pains from where they tortured her. "Just don't make me relieve it any more than I have to." Glisten told her.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"Maybe not just like you but in a way yes, and if you need some kind of help you can come to me, and if I need help I'll go to you, if that's ok with you" Flower said thinking that they might be able to help each other in a way. "So what do you say, will that work for you" Flower asked.

[Sekel 694]

Glisten looked at the mare in front of her. "That sounds good to me." Glisten said after a long while of thinking. She gave flower a small smile. "How old are you?" Glisten asked her. She was curious about the mare's age. "If you want to know mine then I'm fourteen."

[LunaFlower226 38]

"Your 14 wow, I'm 20,I didn't excpact you to be that young" Flower said a little surprised. "I think most of the ponies here might be older then you but I don't know I only meet Shadow Heart and you" Flower said her yellow eyes studying Glisten closely.

 

(I changed her age so it would be more in the time zone if she was born there or something, but she is really 16 1/2 in other roleplays)

[Sekel 694]

Glisten Dew looked at her. "Yeah I'm fourteen. What of it? Anyway the only other pony I met here was Shadow Heart too. I think he's some sort of one-pony guard or something." Glisten said absently. She walked around the tree trunk and looked up into the leaves. "Damn. There aren't any birds in the tree."

Edited April 17, 2014 by XANA

[LunaFlower226 38]

"I know that there are some squirrels around here somewhere, it would be nice to meet other ponies, well when they wake up that is" Flower said changing the subject a few times. "Oh I almost forgot, I put my sword beside the tree before I fell asleep" Flower said finding and picking up her sword.

 

(I completely forgot she had a sword with her)

[Sekel 694]

Glisten Dew stiffened when she heard the word 'sword'. She turned her head to look at the object and slowly backed away from it. "Don't point that thing anywhere near me. Please." Glisten pleaded to Flower. She had tears in her eyes and, out of habit, she touched a scar where one of her torturers had cut her with a sword.

 

(Guess what. I forgot too.)

[LunaFlower226 38]

Flower quickly dropped the sword seeing the way Glisten reacted and gave her a hug. "It's ok I won't hurt you, I only have the sword for protection and nothing else, and I promise I won't even think of hurting you after what you been through" Flower said still hugging Glisten.

[Sekel 694]

Glisten Dew hugged her back and tried not to cry. The last time she cried was when they applied burning iron to her legs. The fur's grown back but the burn will remain on the  skin underneath. "Are you positive you won't hurt me? Being tortured tends to have some trust issues along with it." Glisten said sadly. She stopped hugging Flower and sat down on the grass, making sure to keep as far away from the sword as possible.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"I promise that I won't hurt you, and nothing in the world can change my mind" Flower said sitting down next to her. "I promise that I'll protect you from danger so as long as I'm here you'll be safe" Flower said then moved the sword farther away from Glisten.

[Sekel 694]

"I'm sorry about your sword. I can't handle sharp objects right now. The torture is still fresh in my mind and I can't seem to shake it off. I really hope you mean what you said Flower." Glisten said to her. She held up the bottom of her right fore hoof. It appeared to be bleeding slightly. "This is a cut made by one of the torturers. I've hid the pain well but now it's starting to sting." Glisten grimaced at the pain she now felt in her hoof.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"There's an infirmary here, we can go there if you want and they can help make you feel better if you want to go there" Flower said thinking that this might help her out a little bit. "It's really up to you if we go are not, even though I would prefer to go" Flower said.

[Sekel 694]

Glisten Dew swallowed her fear and hesitantly nodded. "... I'd rather not go but this really needs to be checked out. Do you know where it is?" Glisten asked her. She stood up and placed the hoof on the ground. She winced when her hoof met the ground but she was used to that.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"Yes I know where to go, so shall we start going now" Flower said slowly leading the direction to the infirmary, leaving here sword behind, thinking another pony will return it to her because it has her name written on it. "And if your scared you should tell me and I'll see what I can do" Flower said.

[Sekel 694]

Glisten followed her. She looked at the ground sadly. "The birds stopped chirping." She explained. She liked listening to the song of the birds. It helped calm her down and forget about the past for a while. She whistled slightly and found that her whistle somewhat imitated the call of a songbird. "I've never whistled before. Mainly because I never had the chance to try." Glisten told Flower.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"Well it good for ponies to whistle and sing every now and then sometimes it starts to become a habit, but it depends on the pony" Flower said still leading the way to the infirmary, put picked up the pace a little bit. "So why do you like birds so much" Flower asked.

[Sekel 694]

"I like birds because I never got to hear them. Hearing them makes me feel happy and I just like the way they sing. All their different calls and colours and types it just makes me excited. That and it helps me forget, even if it's for a little while." Glisten explained and quickened her pace to match Flower's.

[LunaFlower226 38]

"Well there's all kinds of music I'm the world, and I know that because my cutie mark is a music note, and the fact that I love music is another reason for my cutie mark" Flower said slowing down a little to see if Glisten is catching hint of the game they started playing.

[Sekel 694]

Glisten glanced at Flower's flank as she slowed down to match Flower's pace. 'I wish I had a cutie mark.' Glisten thought to herself. She turned her gaze back to the front. "There's other types of music other than birds singing?" Glisten said with some disbelief in her voice. She has no idea that they were playing a game.