Hi! Here is chapter 11 from Vortex's point of view. Thanks for all the follows, favs, etc.! :)
Chapter 11: Vortex
Life was over. Well… it seemed that way. Not literally though. Life wasn't literally over. I was now trapped in this pink room that was full of sunshine. I preferred the dark, I hid better in it. I didn't actually know if I was trapped. I haven't checked the doors to see if they were unlocked yet. That pony Cinder got in easily though. Even if the doors were unlocked, I wouldn't get far, not in broad daylight. Somepony would see me. I didn't really "disappear into a crowd". I stood up and looked into the small mirror near the bed. My mane dipped down and curled at the end near ground. I sighed; I stood out a lot. There wasn't much in the room. Just a bed, dresser, mirror, and a small table beside the bed. On the table was a bowl full of oats. I decided not to eat it. Who knows what was in it? Poison? I didn't know and I didn't want to take my chances. I trotted over to the door and tried the handle. It was unlocked so I took a few steps outside. I was in a long hallway. I turned right and started walking. At least I could try to escape. I passed a tall door. It had a small sign that read Starshine. I frowned; she was here too? I wondered if she was in there. Or had she escaped already? I shook those thoughts out of my head. I shouldn't care. I had to worry about myself first, but that was selfish. Or was it? Something was wrong with me. I couldn't think straight. Nothing made sense. I continued down the hallway. I would worry about that later. I passed a few more doors, until a dark haired pony walked out of a door beside me. His eyes widened.
"You're… a changeling…," he stuttered. He couldn't turn me in. He couldn't. I had to get away from here. Away from these people.
"Please…I won't hurt you. I just need to get out of here!" I said, almost begging. Suddenly, there was a shout from down the hall, towards the room I came from. "The changeling's gone!" The voice shouted, "Find it!" I looked back a the pony, he was still staring at me.
"Please…" I whispered. The pony seemed to snap out of a trance. He took a small step towards me.
"Follow me," he said, as he turned around and opened the door to what must have been his room. I had no other choice. Get caught and sent back to that room or follow the pony? I stumbled after him. He closed the door after me and locked it. The room looked the same as mine, except the walls were dark blue (and his door had a lock).
"Will that keep them out?" I asked. He looked over at me.
"No. They have a key, but it will slow them down. IF they look in my room." There was no where to hide in here. Why did I follow him?
"Quickly," he said as he trotted over to his bed and pulled it away from the wall. Then he tore a rug off the ground revealing a dark hole.
"Go down there," he looked over at me.
"What!? No!" I nearly shouted. I wasn't going into a dark hole. He probably was going to trap me down there and go get the ponies that run this evil place. He looked almost angry.
"They don't know it's there, I swear. Just hide there until they're gone. I promise the wont find you there." He whispered.
"Fine." I said and jumped down the hole.
"There's a lantern in the corner," he said as I fell. I didn't fall very far. I hit the ground hard, landing on my wing. I winced, ouch. I found the lantern easily and turned it on. The pony above put the rug back over the hole. And I heard a deep rumble as he pushed the bed back into place. I looked around my surroundings. It looked like a hollowed out cave. It wasn't very big and the walls were made of dirt. For furniture, all there was a few books, a beanbag chair, the lantern, and an old dusty photo. I looked more closely at the photo. It showed the pony that had helped me (but much younger) and two older ponies. They must have been his parents. The pony that helped me had deep blue hair, almost black and a pale blue coat. He didn't have his cutie mark in the photo, but I had caught a glimpse of it before I jumped down the hole. It was a dark cloud with tiny sparks of lightning in it. I noticed something else, hidden behind a pile of books. It was a rolled up poster. I slowly unrolled it, not wanting to ruin it. I recognized it. It was a Wonderbolts poster. He didn't seem like the kind of pony who would like that sort of thing. I stopped as I heard voices up ahead.
"Hello. What do you want?" I heard the pony from the photo say flatly.
"Now, Darkcloud. No need to be rude," a voice said. Darkcloud. That must be his name.
"We were just looking for one of the new ponies." a different voice said.
"A changeling to be exact," Voice 1 said. Oh no. They were looking for me. I shut off the lantern- just in case. I could see just fine in the dark.
"What in Equastria is a changeling doing here?! And I haven't seen one. Haven't seen one in my entire life to be exact." Darkcloud said casually. Ok, so he wasn't evil trying to trap me and stuff. Hopefully the other ponies fell for it and left.
"Just let us check your room anyways," Voice 2 said. Oh great, now they were going to find me. There was some shuffling around and then Voice 1 said, "All clear. If you see anything Darkcloud, report to us immediately."
"Will do," Darkcloud replied and there was a click as the door was shut and locked. A few minutes later, Darkcloud flew down the hole and landed near me.
"Why'd you shut off the light?" he asked. I didn't answer. He didn't need to know that I was scared out of my mind and was doing as many things as I could, so I wasn't caught.
"I don't care if you're scared." he said flatly. I stared at him in bewilderment.
"Did you… you just…" I stuttered.
"Read your mind? Yes." he replied. I stared at him. He looked like a normal Pegasus, but I guess not.
"I.." I began, but was overcome with dizziness. "I.." I tried to say again, but darkness swarmed in my eyes. My knees buckled and my head crashed into the hard ground.
(end chapter 11)
