Title: Thunder Strike's Worst Fear

Premise: MLP: FIM. Thunder Strike has a bad dream.

Date Posted: 12/26/12

Personal Comments: An idea that rose when I thought about Twilight and Spike looking at the door of worst fears in The Crystal Empire. If Thunder Strike looked into the door, this is what he would see.

Thunder was in the guard barracks. It was completely deserted until suddenly, Celestia, Luna, and Shining Armor burst in through the door. They all looked furious.

A large platoon of guards also burst into the room and surrounded Thunder.

"Guards," Shining Armor ordered. "Arrest Sergeant Thunder Strike for Treason!"

"What?" Thunder exclaimed.

The guards pointed their spears at him. Thunder charged up his horn. Before he could perform any spell though, Celestia blasted him. He suddenly felt all energy leave him. It was the magic draining spell that he had read about. Apparently Celestia knew about it as well.

As he could barely find the energy to stand, a few guards suddenly enclosed on him, and locked tight, cold shackles around his legs.

"Princess Celestia," Thunder demanded. "What is the meaning of this?"

"Do not take me for a fool, Thunder Strike!" Celestia replied sternly. "I know what you've been up to. I know you've been plotting against me."

A wave of horror shot through Thunder as though he were electrocuted. He had been discovered. He tried to stay composed though.

"What? Your majesty, that's ridiculous!" He smiled. "I would never do such a thing!" He bowed before her. "What would give you such an idea."

"Oh, stop pretending, Thunder," Said another voice Thunder knew all too well. "The jig is up. We told her everything."

From behind Celestia, into the room marched Ink Blot, followed by Metal Jacket and Bullet Nose.

Thunder could not believe what he was seeing. His three closest friends.

"What?" He asked, staring back at their emotionless faces in disbelief. "Blot? Jacket? You sold me out?"

"We refuse to be part of this evil any longer, Thunder," Jacket replied. "You know just as much as the rest of us how wrong your scheming is."

Tears nearly came to Thunder's eyes. He had been betrayed by his three closest friends, his partners, the stallions he planned to rule alongside of, to share his glory with. He was determined to hide his sorrow under anger; blind fury. He lashed out at the three, but he was restrained by the guards.

"I'll kill you!" He snarled. "I'll kill ALL of you!"

"You won't be harming anyone," Celestia said sternly. "For your treachery, you are to be executed tomorrow at sunrise. You will die as the miserable, powerless whelp you were born as. You. Are. NOTHING!"

Nothing... nothing... nothing... nothing...

The word echoed in Thunder's mind, each time cutting deeper than the last.

Until he realized it was not an echo. Celestia had gotten into his ear and whispered the word over and over again.

He turned to her and growled.

"Okay, I get it. Will you stop doing that please?"

"No," She replied, smiling sadistically and continued to whisper 'nothing' into his ear.

At last, Thunder could take it no more, and woke up with a yelp. He found himself in his bed, Trixie sleeping soundly at his side. He was panting heavily.