25th New Dream [Should have been locked to SN!Celestia, but not]

[ponycure_dream]

Dear Princess Celestia,

I know the past week has been rough for us with the snow and the Windingos and all of them, but I feel that this week's taught me a lesson or two, especially with what I want to do.

I think the biggest thing I've learned is that standing up for your beliefs is a rough and painful thing to accomplish and that, ultimately, it may come out on top in the end. When Coco became influenced by the creatures, I confronted her, but I refused to fight her. I didn't want to. I don't like fighting teammates nor friends. It's easy to try to pummel someone, but it's much more rewarding to have the higher ground. Sure, I got beat up -- and I got this really neat scar over my right eye! Makes me look unique! -- but, I hope someone saw what I did and hope that it gave them a better idea of what we can do than just try to hurt someone.

I'm not good at writing letters, so I hope this comes clear to you!

-- The other-worlder Pretty Cure, Nozomi Yumehara.

Comments

[discorderly]

So YOUR idea of what to do other than trying to hurt someone...is to get beaten up and collapse bleeding into the snow.

[ponycure_dream]

I'm not going to run away and I'm going to try to talk them out of it! There are other ways!

[discorderly]

I'm sure there are a THOUSAND ways to accomplish nothing, but it's still nothing.

[ponycure_dream]

We're better than this, Discord, I know we are! We... we can't just keep giving Hoovesweek or whatever they're calling themselves today more fuel for their fire!

[discorderly]

Why does everyone care so much what HOOVESWEEK thinks? It's only a newspaper.

[ponycure_dream]

And ponies read it! Coco was right about one thing - they'll keep trying to turn everyone here against us! But, if we don't do something about it that isn't trying to hurt everyone, we'll never fix it!

[discorderly]

So what? Most EVERYONE has been against ME for millenia, and I'm doing fine~!

[this is not someone who cares about public opinion nozomi]

They're not going to come after you, the lot of you are simply much too strong for average ponies to deal with.

[ponycure_dream]

Most everyone has been against you because you can do anything! Just because we have powers doesn't mean we don't have feelings!

[discorderly]

And just because I have MORE powers means I don't?

[shyformerassistant]

[Really Nozomi...? Now you're making her feel bad.]

I-I'm sorry... I didn't mean to give you a scar.

[ponycure_dream]

D-Don't feel like that, Coco! It's okay! Really!

[shyformerassistant]

You sure? You can see out of that eye fine, right?

[She was slowly trying to get past her guilt, but stuff like this was making it very difficult.]

[ponycure_dream]

I'm fine! Really! I can see perfectly! Just got everything around my eye.

If anything... it makes me feel like someone different.

[shyformerassistant]

I...guess. There is make-up you can use to cover it up though.

[ponycure_dream]

[And Nozomi shakes her head.]

If it bothers others, I will.

[twotailedgenius]

Your belief is noble, Nozomi, and sometimes people can get talked out of things... And I don't like fighting my friends either. But sometimes you don't get much of a choice. I learned that the hard way this past week.

[ponycure_dream]

I know, but...

I'm tired. I'm tired of looking at those magazines and having us made out to be bullies and monsters and all of that!

[twotailedgenius]

I know. And fighting isn't always the answer. But if Ako hadn't stepped in and fought and changed her back, more ponies would have been hurt. Sometimes we have to do what is best, even if it isn't easy.

[ponycure_dream]

But... there has to be another way! There has to be! We can't just keep fighting each other! We can't keep turning ourselves against the ponies we also try to protect!

[twotailedgenius]

I learned while stalling her that when she was corrupted it wasn't her - whatever had corrupted her was keeping her hostage with that dark form. That's why I finally gave in and tried to help free her. Because then it became a mission to rescue Coco from the corruption. There was no listening to reason. Stalling could only work for so long. In this situation there was literally no other choice but to fight to free her.

Believe me, I never fight like that unless I have to. I want there to always be another way. I tried reasoning with her. I tried tricking her into releasing the dark form. I tried everything I could think of. I don't ever want to fight my friends either. In the end, I had to do what I didn't want to do. And even then, I failed.