You are hunched over a glowing scroll, your hooves trembling. Shadows seem to crawl on the walls. Suddenly, a sharp clank of hooves sounds from the darkness.
Unknown pony:Working late? Or just looking for a place to hide?
You jump, nearly knocking over a lamp. You scramble to hide the scroll and begin to gallop toward the exit but a blur of white and pink streaks past. Zipp Storm lands in your path as she is a Pegasus,her expression grim.
Zipp:You’re fast. But you can't outrun a storm.
Zipp stalks forward through the library aisles. She doesn't run. She galloped with a heavy,rhythmic gait as she sang.
Verse 1:
Zipp:Think they don’t know who they’re dealin’ with? Think I’ll stand down, just forget all this? The spark in me is critical. No antidote. It’s electrical.
She snaps her wings open briefly, emitting a small static spark. She flares her wings and hovers just off the ground, circling you.
Pre-Chorus:
Zipp:Still got a flight to make. My duty’s incomplete. Only a coward would be talkin’ ’bout “let’s keep the peace”. The crown’s gonna answer for what they did back then! For the skies they caged in!
She flares her wings and hovers just off the ground, circling you. She slams a hoof against a bookshelf, causing books to rattle.
Chorus:
Zipp:The storm is coming! I can read the clouds! No rule is gonna save you now! And cold rain’s gonna crash down like Gravity! Like Gravity! Rule for a rule says you’re in my debt!Truth wants truth haven’t settled yet! The surge is risin’! You can count on tragedy! Like Gravity!
Zipp suddenly drops from the air to the floor, landing in a low, powerful crouch right in front of you. She paces around you, her eyes narrowed. She uses her wing to tilt your chin up to face her.
Verse 2:
Zipp:You play the hero of Zephyr Heights. Will you still when the lightning’s with me? Take what you love. Make you feel it fall. Will it break you knowin’ you lost it all? Wish you had been there when it mattered most. For the one who always had you close. Maybe then you’d feel the pressure grow. And understand why I can’t let go.
Pre-Chorus:
Zipp:Still got a flight to make. My duty’s incomplete. Only a coward would be talkin’ ’bout “let’s keep the peace”. The crown’s gonna answer for what they did back then! For the skies they caged in!
Zipp uses her wings to block the exits,her "electrical" energy lighting up the dark corners of the library.
Chorus:
Zipp:The storm is coming! I can read the clouds! No cover’s gonna shield you now! And cold rain’s gonna crash down like Gravity! Like Gravity! Rule for a rule says you’re owe me a debt! Truth wants truth haven’t settled yet! The surge is risin’! You can count on tragedy! Like Gravity!
The music drops to a heavy, pulsing bass. Zipp’s voice becomes a low, dangerous whisper as she corners you against a restricted archive shelf.
Bridge:
Zipp:You think silence is a shield? But secrets are the weight that makes you yield. I see the shadow behind your eyes... A nightmare wearing a clever disguise. DON’T YOU DARE LOOK AWAY! The debt is due today!
Zipp builded her voice to a shout,telling you that she's not backing down till your truth spill out. The music explodes into a rock-heavy finale with flashing blue lightning effects from her magic.
Final Chorus:
Zipp:The storm is HERE! I’ve read the clouds! No secret’s gonna save you now! And the TRUTH is gonna crash down Iike Gravity! Like Gravity! Rule for a rule,I’ve collected the debt! The storm is rising! You haven't seen nothing yet! The surge is peaking! This is your destiny! LIKE GRAVITY!
Zipp pins you between two massive bookshelves. The "nightmare" you've been hiding manifests as a dark, misty aura around you. Zipp doesn't flinch. She reaches into the darkness.