Ross' Nightmare (preview for Golden Drive)

Fire...

Ross could see fire around Canterlot High. The smell of sulfur and ash got too much to him as he coughed. As he closed his eyes, a voice rang in his head. A man’s voice. He felt like he heard it before, but the voice was in a tone so desperate, he felt like it was a whole new voice altogether.

“Please, you have to stop her!”

Ross’ eyes opened up as he saw a woman on fire. As he glazed forward, he could recognize the girl on fire.

“S-sunset?” He could see her blazing hair and fire coming from her eyes. She merely grinned and held up her hand, a ball of fire forming from the palm.

“She doesn't stand a chance!”

The desperate sounding voice rang out in Ross’ ears as he could see a flash of gold. He could see Kelly walk up to Sunset, now as Gold Drive. Her body jerked around for a few moments before it stopped. Ross could hear the maniacal laugh of Banno as he took over Kelly’s body and held up the Steering Sword. He walked towards Sunset, almost robotically.

“Don't worry about me! Please, you have to save-”

Ross couldn’t take it anymore. With a scream, Ross wrapped his cape around and flew to Banno, scythe in hand as he slashed in two, then four. As the pieces fell, the blood red light in Banno’s compound eyes faded out. Ross panted for a moment.

“Please…”

Ross’ body shivered as he could see the armor of Gold Drive disappear. In its place was a girl with lifeless eyes. Ross couldn’t bare to see Kelly’s split-apart body and turned around, only to see the blazing Sunset Shimmer standing before a battered and beaten Twilight Sparkle, bits of clothing torn from her as blood seeped from her mouth. Ross stood still, unable to stop what happened next. Another voice, one female, then flooded Ross’ mind.

“Do you believe in destiny?”

Sunset flung the fireball towards Twilight. As the fireball hit her, for a split second he could once again imagine the arrow piercing someone’s heart, though now in a grander detail as he could see two people, murderer and victim, taking the place of Sunset and Twilight respectively. However, as the arrow pierced the victim’s heart…

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Ross flung open and woke up.