Secrets Stolen

Takes place in The Smiling AU 
Starring: Rose (TSAU) and Princess Owl
When The Smiler had asked her to work the graveyard shift of The Sanctuary, Rose was more than willing to accept the task.
However she had a personal reason to accept the task. Rose knew she'd finally be able to figure out why The Smiler forbade anyone from going to the basement.
The ear splitting laughs and shrieks from the Basement were hard to ignore. They only got louder as Rose got nearer. She used her leafspeak to grow a vine to pick the lock to the basement. As the door creaked open, she peered her head inside the loud basement. She walked into the basement, shutting the door behind her.
She silently slinked around the poorly lit basement, approaching the noise. And then... Rose found... her.
The Princess
"Oh my god...." she said under her breath
She could hardly hear her own voice over the screeches of the Princess.
"Y-your majesty? Princess Owl? What..... what the h*ll happened to you..." she asked in horror, not expecting an answer.
And she didn't receive one. The Princess seemingly couldn't hear her. Her eyes bloodshot, her scales sickly, her face in agony. Truly a dreadful sight to behold.
After the initial shock, she felt a stabbing pain in her heart.
The Smiler had done this.
He had lied and covered it up. He had left this poor dragon all alone and helpless and a prisoner in her own mind. He promised that the method had been perfected 2 years ago.
That's when she realized, that there must be others. But she didn't have it in her to see more innocent dragons suffering one of the worst fates she could imagine.
Part of her wanted to blame herself. For trusting him, for helping him, for not being suspicious sooner. But it wasn't her fault. Smiles had everyone fooled, not just her.
"Im sorry, i can't save you.."
She turned to leave, she couldn't leave any trace of her. So she silently reopened the door, locked it and went back to the security room.
She couldn't stay here anymore. After what she had seen, she didn't know if she had the courage to face The Smiler. He'd probably kill her if he found out.
No, she needed to leave right now.
The dragon she thought she had known, that she had trusted... was a liar and torturer.
All those nine years of companionship collapsed.
== Trivia ==
* This is the second piece of writing with Rose as the main character.
* This piece of writing is apart of The Smiling AU by ScrollreaderTheTribrid 
* The title is a reference to Cyndi Lauper's hit "Time after Time"
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