Split Fates

Cloudsdale, Equestria

Chapter 4: Storm Made of Swords

*2 weeks after Chapter 3*

Candy opened the door and lead Dromeda inside his house, the duo had just returned from a doctor who was familiar with a scratch from a timberwolve and treated him as best as he could. Dromeda was informed that it would take a couple of hours to heal up and was advised to stay in bed till then. As much as he wanted to get back on his hooves Candy wasn't having it and helped him to his bed knowing full well he wouldn't want to lay down, she admired how much of a fighter he was and even more so worried because he is a fighter. From her personal experience its not always a good thing being a fighter...there're just some wars you cant win...but Dromeda didn't know that or maybe he didn't believe it. Nonetheless she wasn't having it and would even glare a Dromeda when he said "I'm fine or I'm ok". She proceeded to plop him down on his as he sighed in annoyance but didn't say anything knowing it would do no good.

"Ok doc said it might make you sleepy, he also said to drink alot of water Dromeda" He nodded adjusting himself on the bed.

"Got it Candy, so glad I'm gonna be able to get on my hooves felt like its been years" Candy covered him with his gray blanket and formed a smile on her face,Dromeda began to feel dizzy and noticed him dozing off and she smirked confident he will recover soon and was excited to show him all she learned and remembered in equestria.

"Get better Dromeda, ill be back to check up on you" Dromeda only heard the last part and tried to speak

"Why...where...where you going?" Dromeda asked drooling on his blanket, she turned around staring at the drool slowly descending down his mouth.

"I have to help peps fix his water pip, son of a gun broke again and Dromeda...that's nasty" She laughed but Dromeda was confused.

"Ok..i will...will be here if the water pip breaks again" Candy smiled and hugged Dromeda ignoring the drool slithering down her back.

"We will byee" He waved as she left his room and as she did the sensation and thought of sleeping overtook him, he knocked out almost instantly his left leg hanging off the bed and his mind only focusing on getting back in shape after a long departure.

He awoke to a dark place, he couldn't see but knew it wasn't his room as he didn't feel his bed beneath him or his blanket...all he felt was fear as if this place was just full of it. He got up surprised he was able to stand on all fours and observed his surroundings. He noticed the shape of trees in the ever-growing darkness of where he was but determined to find his way out moved along the trees using them as guidance. Turning the corner he noticed a dim light coming from the ground in front of a tree that also gave off a dim light. Curious he approached it and observed the light, as came closer he noticed a carriage that held a roll of something...what? he didn't know. He heard faint mumbles and breathing those familiar to a baby, he looked on shocked but more so confused;'how did a baby get here...and where are the parents'. He went over and observed the baby, he realized it was a girl and first noticed her bright blue eyes and her gleaming smile. The baby looked around and began to whimper as if she was scared of her surroundings which Dromeda wouldn't blame her.

"Hey...its ok" He smiled and rubbed the baby's tummy as he looked for a name tag. He spotted one at the bottom of the carriage.

"Hi! My name is...Snowflake..." He looked at the baby who was gnawing at his hove.

"Snowflake huh" He smiled. The baby pushed off the blanket revealing her greenish skin tone and the galaxy birth mark on her rear, he looked confused but ignored it and mounted the carriage on his back.

"Alright snowflake lets find or way outta here" He began galloping across the woods hoping to reach some sort of civilization, he was cautious as to not jump or go to fast as the carriage might fall off. He came across a forest...or what was left off one. Everything was flattened out and destroyed...nothing survived. He saw dead pony bodies everywhere, with a horrified look on his face he checked on them for signs of life. Until he came across...peppermint who had a huge gash on his head and blooding seeping through it like a river. Seeing this made his heart drop and tears began welling up in his eyes...this to him was no longer just a dream.

"Peppermint!...peppermint wake up!...the hell is going on!" Snowflake began to cry.

"Shh shh shh its ok I'm right here nothing is gonna happen to you" He looked back at peppermint...motionless and...dead. He didn't want to admit it and keep saying to himself it was dream and that it would return back to normal. He looked forward and saw a familiar symbol on a body, intrigued he went ahead and investigated it. He approached it and saw it was a symbol of a crescent on a rear. He looked up on the pony's body and saw he had gray skin and wore the same attire as him, Dromeda shocked looked up and saw...it was him...dead."...No...i.." He was taken back and stunned, he moved backwards trying to process what he just saw unintentionally stepping on more dead ponies on the ground. He ran the other way and kept going not wanting to look at those bodies any longer, a lightning bolt flash across the sky brightening up his surroundings to which Dromeda was able to see where he was...Everfree forest. He stopped in front of his meeting area where Dromeda and Peppermint used to meet after there race, he saw a figure of a pony and noticed her instantly.

"Candy!?" She turned around but he noticed she looked dead like she'd been through hell meanwhile she glared at him and moved closer to him

"Why...why did you leave?" Dromeda confused took down the carriage and put snowflake on the ground in front of him, candy looked at her in awe but again glared at Dromeda.

"Candy what are talking about I'm right here!"

"I loved you Dromeda...you were all i had and you left...for WHAT!" Snowflake began crying and she bent down and kissed her calming her down.

"Candy i...I'm SO confused right now" She looked up and him not noticing snowflake looking around and whimpering again.

"You were right...a storm did come...and you weren't there to us...to save me" Dromeda looked around finally able to see his surroundings and noticed a huge storm behind candy.

"It didn't stop growing, getting stronger, learning" Dromeda was petrified by the sight of the storm, it stunned him in place for what seemed like hours.

"Equestria died...no one could stop it...it...it will kill us all" Candy said before turning around heading towards the storm.

"Candy!" He watched as candy was engulfed by the storm disappearing but with her final words

"I love you Dromeda" Her voice echoed in his head it was all he could hear, not the howling of the wind or the crying of snowflake...just her voice again and again. He picked up his head inches from death by the storm, feeling he'd lost everything he took a step into it... and like that darkness took over...he stared at the darkness being the only thing he could see.

"Is...this what death...feels like" Dromeda whispered emotionless, heartbroken, dead. All he heard before closing his eyes were a few faint words in the distance that sounded familiar to his voice.

"The Storm Made of Swords" Echoed throughout his head...slowly driving him to madness. What was reality. What did he just witness...a dream a vision...or was it something else...a message.

Dromeda woke up with a splitting headache clearly a side effect of the medicine he received for his scar. He looked at his leg and was amazed by how it looked and felt. It was better than new, would've never guess there was a scar on his leg. He moved it and got up looking at his surroundings remembering he was in his room...where candy had helped him into. He remembered what he had saw, heard...and felt. Dromeda knew whatever that was he had grown curious about this 'Storm Made of Swords' and he knew where to look first. He headed down stairs and spotted Candy laying on his couch fast asleep, he studied her breathing patterns and guessed she went to bad after hanging out with Peppermint. He headed to the door quietly as to not draw attention to himself, wanting to deal with this dream by himself as to not alert her or Peppermint. He closed the door and looked up at the sky and sighed.

"Off to Everfree it is" He said in tired tone as he walked off to learn about this...storm.

Thanks for reading and hoped you all enjoyed

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