Bella's Misfortune

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Bella was really young when she learned to use her magic. She had learned how to teleport and lift things at less than 1 year old. Her parents didn't like the idea of her being able to do this at such a young age, but they were proud at the same time.

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"Mommy, Papa!" Bella called into her parents' room, when she didn't receive an answer, her horn lit up and slowly she pushed her way through the door. She didn't see anyone, so she walked in further, "Mommy, Papa?" She began to whisper. A huge bang sounded behind her and she chased the noise which led to the kitchen.

Shuffling inside the room she noticed two figures stood there, she whispered again, "Mommy, Papa, is that you?" She focused on lighting her horn, once the room was drenched in starlight, she prodded the figure in the side. It's face turned down and attempted to grasp Bella's neck, but she teleported outside. Shivering in the frosty air, she took a deep breath and let it out. She turned and started trudging up the hill in their backyard.

She heard another bang and looked back, the figures were beginning to chase her. Bella picked up speed and lit up her horn once again, it was easier suddenly. Taking one last look backwards, she flung herself into the air and she was flying. A unicorn, flying? Bella had her ways.

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"Bella, come downstairs. It's time for school!" Bella's foster mother called. Her mother's name was Anissa, she was super kind and loved to bake, they owned a bakery down the road and Bella was going to begin to work there during the upcoming summer, which was in a few days.

Bella slowly hopped off of her bed and filled her bookbag with her textbooks, pencils, and paper. Stumbling out the door she shut it quietly. Stalking towards the stairs she dropped her bookbag and papers flew everywhere, pencils scattered across the floor, her textbooks upside down half on and half off the staircase.

Anissa stared up at Bella with worried eyes and she set down freshly baked muffins on the table, her horn lit up and she used her magic to put everything back in Bella's bookbag, "Are you alright dear?" Anissa whispered.

Bella nodded, she felt dizzy and didn't feel very well. Stardust flew into the air as she lifted a muffin and trudged towards the stairs, "I-I'm not feeling very well, I'll be in bed.." She groaned as she headed up the stairs.

Anissa nodded and turned around setting Bella's bookbag near the doorway before sitting down at the kitchen table and biting into a muffin.

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Ever since Bella had the accident, her magic was out of control. She went to school the next day and was working on a test when her horn lit up and she lifted the clipboard with the test answers on them, she was sent to detention. She couldn't control it. While she was in detention, she teleported to the hallway where two bullies were standing. They began to pester her about how she's a cheater and how she looked.

"Leave me alone why don't ya!" She hollered and her horn lit up and a huge fireball appeared in the air. The boys stepped back with horrified eyes and ran back down to class. But Bella's magic had refused, it pushed her until she was galloping, right behind the bullies and she sent the fireball flying towards them. Squeezing her eyes tightly shut, she heard a boom and slightly opened her eyes.

Gasping, she began to steadily walk over, but once again her magic refused. It went around her like a cocoon and she was sent into the air, like she was flying. It pulled her back and she bumped into Anissa, who had been called to the school. She saw the fire and sadly looked at Bella. It's like she understood what was happening to Bella.

She heard coughing and let out a sigh of relief as the two bullies pushed their way out of the smoke. Everyone was already outside and Bella trotted over to the boys, looking them up and down and she realized they weren't hurt. "Are you okay? I'm so s-" The first one cut her off, "We could've died because of you! Leave us alone and we'll leave you alone. Come on Darion." He limped away, Darion looked back with sympathetic eyes but looked away once he heard Darion call for him again, "Coming Kai!"

Bella's ears and tail drooped. She dropped to the floor crying, she never wanted any of this to happen. Hearing sirens in the distance blocked out Anissa trying to soothe her. Bella jumped up and tried to look at Anissa but her magic did the flying thing again, she was sent up into the air. Bella screamed in rage, which caused the cocoon-like thing to pop. She was sent plummeting to the ground when something else closed around her, it was Anissa's magic.

Bella wiped tears away and looked around as everyone was crowding around Kai and Darion as they were put into an ambulance. She sighed, and Anissa looked down at her, "This is all normal." Bella's sadness turned into anger, "Normal!? Burning down your school is normal!? No one else has burned down this school!" Without waiting for reply she turned and raced from the schoolyard towards the bakery.

She tripped on something, more like someone. It was her best friend Aspen, "What's wrong Bella? Are you okay? I've never seen you run like that!" She questioned. Bella looked up, "My magic created a fireball! It literally burned down half of our school. It's all my fault Darion and Kai could be seriously hu-" Bella stopped when Aspen began laughing. Aspen is a pegasus with purple hair, she got her cutiemark from working in the bakery when school started.

"This isn't funny Aspen!" Bella exclaimed when Aspen laughed even harder. "Who cares about Kai and Darion, they are total jerks." Aspen stated seriously, "I think life'd be better without them-" Bella gasped, "Aspen! How could you say such a thing! That is so rude and horrible. Not even funny. They just happened to be jerks, and I just happened to appear in front of them. This is serious, they could be in danger!" She screamed.

Aspen looked up confusedly, "Why are you sticking up for them? Darion's better than Kai, but still, they're jerks." Bella quickly looked away and walked towards the bakery, "I'll be in the bakery." She flattened her ears when she heard Aspen scream behind her as she was laughing, "You like them!"

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Years had passed and the bakery had been so much to keep up with, Anissa had orders to fill in a different country so Aspen and Bella were left alone working there. Darion and Kai had recovered and became friends with Bella.

"Hi Bella!" Bella turned as she heard Kai's familiar voice, she would get nervous if they'd suddenly turn on her and she couldn't get over that. "Hi Kai, Darion." She said back in a cool tone, "Anything specific you'd like?"

Kai looked at the menu while Darion had been watching the small TV at the other side of the bakery. Bella took the orders and went to go whip up a fresh batch of muffins when she realized there wasn't any supplies left. She looked at Kai and Darion and said, "One moment."

Opening the basement door, she stepped onto the first stair, which creaked and it echoed in the pitch black room below. Her horn lit up and it formed a light bubble around her. Behind her, she heard the door slam and she was used to it so she didn't turn around.

Stepping onto the basement floor, she realized another pony was standing in front of her in a mirror, she enlarged the light bubble and noticed it was Aspen, staring in horror with tears flooding out of her eyes as she saw her bloody and chained up reflection in the broken mirror. Bella gasped and trotted back to the stairs and ran up as quickly as she could.

She tugged at the door and when it opened, Kai and Darion were right there with worried looks as they saw Bella quickly emerge from the basement. She ignored their questions and ran to the telephone hanging off the wall. She first dialed Anissa who hadn't answered. She then dialed the police and told the incident over the phone and Darion and Kai listened with confused glances at eachother.

Just as she hung up the phone, an earsplitting screech sounded from the basement. Bella's eyes filled with tears, "Kai, Darion. Could you please.. wait outside until the police come?" They nodded and began to head out the door and took a look back with concerned eyes. Bella took a deep breath and focused on her breathing as it slowed. Her horn lit up and she was immediately in the basement, right at the last step. She had turned her shaking body slowly toward the mirror and saw Aspen lying at it's side.

"Oh my Celestia!" Bella screamed, she was about to trot over to Aspen before she realized she had chains on a collar around her neck, which seemed to have choked her. Blood had been spilled everywhere, her best friend was laying in her own blood. She took one step forward before noticing someone in the shadows, she lit up her horn and concentrated on teleporting back to the bakery entrance.

Bella ended up teleporting outside and landed on Darion and Kai, who had noticed tears streaming out of her eyes and blood on her hooves. Darion helped her up before exclaiming, "What happened to Aspen! What was that noise, and why is there blood on your hooves?" He slowed down as Bella began sobbing, "Is Aspen okay..?" Kai rested his wing on Darion's flank, "Let's get somebody."

Darion shook his head and told Kai to go. He turned towards Bella with sympathy in his eyes, "I'm so sorry.." He whispered as sirens sounded in the distance. Bella took one last look around her at Darion and the police pulling in, and she shut her eyes and fell into blackness.

***

Bella gasped. Anissa stood at the side of the hospital bed with tears running down the side of her face, "Bella are you okay?" Anissa asked gently. Bella groaned and turned her head, "Ye-" Her eyes widened and she sat bolt upright, "Where's Aspen? Is she here?"

Kai and Darion walked in and looked at her with sorrow in their eyes, "She.." Kai started, but stopped and let out a sigh. Bella knew what that meant. She sniffed and tears began to pour out of her eyes, "Was there a funeral? Did I miss it? How long was I sleeping? Where is she!" She began to scream. Anissa rushed to her side and Bella saw a tear drop from Darion's eye before him and Kai were told to leave.

"Aspen isn't here anymore Bella. The officers went into the basement and saw her chained up, they tried to get her but something was blocking them. They couldn't get to her. There was no funeral and no body. She's still down there, beng held hostage by that ragged monster who had chained her up. The bakery was closed down as well. You have been in a coma for 4 months, it's great to see you awake." Anissa explained everything as nurses hooked something up to her.

She felt dizzy and tired. Taking one last look at everyone, Bella closed her eyes and fell into sleep. A sleep she wouldn't awake from. Not because of loss of oxygen or blood, but because she couldn't believe what she was about to see.

She woke, in the dream-like world, not the waking one. Bella stepped forward and fell onto a hard floor. A floor which her hooves recognized and felt cold. The bakery's basement floor. The same dead, lifeless, horrifying floor of the area below the store which she grew up in. She looked towards where the mirror usually stood, it was there, but brand new. Gold lining, a shiny surface and a reflection in it.

Bella attempted to light up her horn, but it was impossible in this world. She stepped towards the mirror, and the dark, scary area where the shadowy figure had stood. Bella closed her eyes before looking up at the mirror and gasping in total shock. There she stood, hair matted with blood, a collar around her neck, and chains covering her mouth. Blood was dripping from her eyes and fell onto the dead, silent floor.

It echoed. Why did it echo? So the shadow knew it's next victim was there. Bella closed her eyes and took a deep breath before smiling a tiny bit and letting out a soft giggle before the shadow swooped in from above and grabbed her. She flew into the darkness without a fight, it's all because her magic had failed her. It always worked when she needed it and didn't. But this once, when her life depended on it, it had failed her.
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