The Obelisk

-Chapter 81-

Forest reared back with a roar as Rust suddenly leapt up from the ground.

Spark wasn’t as quick though, and the young Deinonychus crashed into her, knocking them both over.

Spark laughed, pulling her head up to look at Rust, who still looked half hypnotized. “You OK?” She asked him, still giggling.

“WOW,” he gasped, lifting himself up.

“You liked that?” Spark asked with a smile. “To be honest, I kinda liked mine too. I love revenge.”

Forest smoothed back his feathers, spotting Crimsons faint smile. Rust said something to Spark and she laughed again, getting up. Nyx joined in, asking Rust and Spark what their Dream Walks were like.

“Alright! That leaves Nyx,” Cyan exclaimed from behind Forest, interrupting all conversation. “You ready, darling?”

“Wait, what?” Nyx backed up a step, almost bumping into Rust. “No, I can’t go! I’m not ready yet! I’m not old enough!”

“But you—” The Elder tried, but Nyx talking over her, her words spilling out from her mouth and over everyone else’s voices as they tried to talk to her. Forest tried and failed at asking her to listen. He sat down again in defeat.

“I have to be six to do the Dream Walk, and that’s two years from now,” Nyx was stuttering, pulling herself back into a defensive crouch. “I—I don’t want to. I don’t want to! I—”

“Nyx!” Moonbeam roared, slamming her paw down on the smaller Shadowmanes. Nyx stopped abruptly, her wide eyes lined with tears. Moonbeam stared her down. “You are one of the Five, Nyx. I know you don’t want to be ready for this, but you’re going to have to be.”

Her voice quiet and shaky, Nyx obliged. Forest watched her as she went up to Cyan with Moonbeam, their tails brushing against each other. Moonbeam made a gesture with her muzzle, stepping back, and Cyan inclined her head to Nyx slowly. They touched noses, and Nyx softly fell to the floor.