The Legacy of Starbuck

In the early 90’s in the town of Fillydelphia, Equestria, there was a pair of unicorns who wear deeply in love with each other. The male was a tall, bulky colt with a dark cerulean coat, piercing royal purple eyes, with flowing mane and tail that was pitch black and sizable horn that went by the name Astral Gazer. His significant other was a medium sized mare with a pitch black coat, lovely pink eyes that could melt your soul. Her horn was of average size and her mane and tail were whiter than the snow that fell upon the city in the winter season that went by the name Skylight. The two were together for almost two years before they finally decided to get married. A short while after they were wed, they were graced by the presence of a new young colt. They decided to name their baby boy Starbuck. He had the piercing purple eyes that his father had, the pitch black coat of his mother and soon to be as tall as his father and very bulky.

Starbuck was somewhat of a sheltered child, he was given many things as a child from toys to video games. He preferred the video games to the normal toys. He also loved gazing at the stars with his parents for they would help him spot out all the constellations in the sky, but the drawback was because he lived in the city there were very few starry nights for him to do so. Every morning he prayed to Luna that she may bring more stars for the night ahead. Very seldom his pleas were heard.

There were many things that Starbuck had taken from his parents. There were traits both physical and mental, habits, and even styles and things of that sort. His father had always wore his mane and tail spiked back, when Starbuck was old enough to do things like that on his own he started wearing his mane and tail the very same way. Also his father had always wore a watch everywhere he went and Starbuck had taken up the same habit. He also required glasses from a very young age which was not something he willingly did, he always sat too close to the tv when playing games so his eyesight deteriorated because of it.

As Starbuck grew up, he grew wiser, learning many different types of spells and magic. His favorite spells were the ones that helped him at video games. He could levitate the controller using his magic and play the games in that manner. He was very good and using both his magic and his hooves to play. He would often play against himself because his parents couldn’t play the games for they didn’t have the same skills as he did.

He also didn’t have many friends because of his games. He was a very shy colt because he hadn’t had many social interactions to gain any social skills. He also lived in a neighborhood that had few people his age, and the people who were his age were cruel towards him. And because of this he was extremely lonely.

Being lonely was only a minor problem for what would happen to Starbuck in the future. For his mother, Skylight was in bad condition. Starbuck was far too young to fully understand what was happening but around his middle year in starter school, his mother had died. Starbuck was crushed at this. He didn’t know how to cope with this loss and everypony knew it. He had started an emotional eating habit and planted his face into his games even more so. He still practiced his magical skills and stayed active in his studies, but everypony knew he wasn’t the same colt he was.

He also still watched the stars at night. This is partially the reason he earned his cutie mark. He had learned a spell that allowed him to move the stars. This spell was on his list of favorites. He had practiced it so much that he had been able to find a way to create temporary stars! So he would soon find his talent with video games and the stars in the sky.

Starbuck was now in his final year in middle school. He had many misconceived notions about how friends should act. He had many “friends” at that school but only a few that were true. It was a normal Christmas like any other at his home. The Christmas tree was light up with lights; the house had smelled of gingerbread and eggnog. His father Astral Gazer was in pretty bad shape as well. He was unsure as to whether or not his father would be alive to see him graduate middle school. He was aware that his father required sleeping pills to help him fall asleep and stay in such a state. He was also aware that his father was put on a different sleep medication so when his uncle and aunt came for their annual visit he thought nothing of it when his father wouldn’t awaken.

It was Christmas morning and Starbuck was very excited to open his presents. That is until he woke up and saw that his father was in the exact same position as when Starbuck had gone to sleep not six hours beforehand. With a mess of vomit on the ground near where his head lay. It was at this time Starbuck had alerted the paramedics and saw that his father was in trouble. He had opened up his presents as soon as the paramedics had left and was astonished to find that his father had gotten him the exact model of the gaming system he wanted. This made the impact all the harder for his father had died one week later and had never woken up once while in the infirmary.

Starbuck was now in high school and had learned what true happiness was. He had made friends, had found new things that had brought him happiness which included programming. He had many struggles throughout this time at school but had made it through with flying colors.

The young colt with many burdens was now all grown up. He had dreams of going to Canterlot and becoming an actual someone. So he packed up his things and headed out for Canterlot. It was a long journey but after about a week of walking he had made his way to Canterlot. He trotted up to the royal palace and had requested an audience with Princess Celestia. He was finally granted an audience after about a week. He had showed her his special talents with the stars. Celestia was incredibly impressed. She had granted him the title of “Star Mover” for a small town called Ponyville. He was ecstatic about this outcome.

After learning where he would be placed he was off to the small town of Ponyville. It took him about a day to get from Canterlot to Ponyville. Once he arrived e was greeted by a hopping earth pony with a bright pink coat and pink mane.

“Hi there! I’m Pinkie Pie! What’s your name?!” the pink earth pony exclaimed

“Uh hello there. I’m Starbuck. I was deemed the official ‘star mover’ for Ponyville”

“Wowie! That’s super-duper cool!” she had replied.

“Yea it is. It was nice meeting you Pinkie Pie”

“Alright Starbuck I’ll see you later then! Come around to Sugarcube Corner whenever you want!”

“Thanks I’ll keep that in mind.”

Pinkie Pie had departed from Starbuck and he was off to find a place to eat. After a short while he had found a nice little diner and decided to stop for dinner. While he was eating though, something happened to him that would forever change him. He had seen a lovely Pegasus pony with a lovely pale amber yellow coat, pink mane, and dark cyan eyes that would pierce you like an arrow walking a family of ducks to the nearby pond. He was in love and he very well knew it. The only problem was that he was very shy when it came to mares and he was very hesitant to approach her.

He sat his meal down and proceeded towards her.

“Um hello there. My name is Starbuck and I’m new to town. What’s your name?” he asked in a timid tone.

“Oh uh hello there... my name is Flutter...” her voice trailed off as she finished

“I’m sorry but I didn’t quite hear you near the end”

“I’m Fluttershy” again her voice trailed off but this time Starbuck could hear her.

“That’s a very pretty name and fits perfectly with you”

“why is that?” she asked puzzled

“Because you’re a very pretty Pegasus” Starbucks face turned bright red visible even through his pitch black coat. He tried his hardest to conceal it but had failed and by failing made Fluttershy smile.

“Oh well thank you so much. That’s a very nice thing to say. I think that you’re quite handsome as well.” she had replied with a grin on her face

“Well thank you. If you’re not busy sometime soon would you like to go out with me?” Starbuck asked. Fluttershy could tell that he was very nervous by his tone of voice.

“That sounds nice. I would love to” she replied while smiling ear to ear.

“Great! How about we meet out in the field tonight?” he asked more excited than ever

“Oh that sounds fine. How about around 8 ‘o clock?”

“That’s just fine.”

As Fluttershy left to continue helping the ducks Starbuck was trying his hardest to contain his excitement. He had only just met her and he was in love. The thing that surprised him the most was that he actually got up the nerve to ask her out and that she said yes! This was surprising to him because he has always had low self-esteem and thought of himself as unattractive to the opposite gender. He already had some plans as to what he was going to do with Fluttershy tonight. So he was off to get ready for the evening.

He had trotted up to the field where they planned to meet and waited for her with a picnic basket he had prepared. He did not have to wait long for she was already trotting up almost right after him.

“Hello Fluttershy”

“Hi there Starbuck”

“Well I had set us up a little picnic so we could get to know each other more.”

“Oh that’s lovely.” she had said as she was sitting down on the blanket that he had set for them.

It was at this time that Starbuck had set himself down and using his magic started levitating some of the items out of the basket. There were Daisy sandwiches, Hay fries, and even some bottles of water and milk.

“So tell me about yourself Starbuck.” She asked as she was picking up a daisy sandwich.

“Well I grew up in Fillydelphia with my mother Skylight and my father Astral Gazer. Soon after I turned 3 we had moved in with my grandparents, then when I was in primary school my mother had passed away..”

“Oh my Gosh! That’s awful! I’m so sorry for bringing that up!”

“No it’s quite alright. I don’t mind talking about the death of my parents anymore. I actually like to talk about them. I feel deep inside that if I don’t talk about them, I might forget about them.”

“Oh well ok. That’s a nice way of looking at something as bad as that I suppose so please by all means, continue with your story.”

“Alright then, well after my mother had passed away I had buried myself in my studies and my video games. I had soon gotten over that little burden. But my father took much more time to heal from it. By Christmas time in my final year of middle school my father had fallen the same fate as my mother so it was just me, my grandmother and my grandfather. When I was studying I had come across a spell that allowed me to move the stars and with practice even create them!”

“Oh my! that does sound interesting”

“Yes and by the time I was out of high school I had gotten a lot more experienced at using it. I had a couple of friends who thought that I would make it in Canterlot alongside the Princesses. So I packed up my things and headed towards Canterlot. I finally was able to get an audience with the princess and she was impressed with my skill. And that’s why I’m here in Ponyville now.”

“Well I can say that you are very interesting Starbuck. If it would be okay with you I would like to see that trick of yours with the stars...” she asked nervously

“Sure I would love to show you” and so he did. He created a marvelous lightshow in the sky using the stars. Needless to say Fluttershy was very impressed with his skill as well. And to put the icing on the cake and in a feeble act to express his true feelings for her, Starbuck had made a giant sign in the sky in the shape of a heart with “STARBUCK <3 FLUTTERSHY” written in it.

“Oh my...” she had said in her usual soft voice with a streak of red running across her face, trying as hard as she could to conceal it Starbuck saw anyway.

It was getting late into the night and Fluttershy had said, “Well Starbuck I had a wonderful time with you tonight and would love to go out again sometime...” she said blushing.

“Awesome! I had a great time too! When do you want to go out again?”

“Oh how about tomorrow night?”

“Sounds perfect” Starbuck said almost hopping out of his horseshoes from excitement.

After that they had fallen in love. With every new date Starbuck tried his hardest to find a new way to impress his love, and every attempt worked. Sometimes he would have enough bits to go over to Sugurcube Corner and by a special treat for him and Fluttershy. They continued dating for about a year until Starbuck had gathered up the nerve to propose to her. He did so by stopping by Sugarcube Corner one august day and asking Pinkie Pie to make him a very special cake. As soon as it was ready Starbuck had invited Fluttershy to the field where they had their first date and proposed.

“OH YES!! YES YES YES!” she exclaimed as soon as Starbuck had asked.

Then they were to be wed. After about a year of wonderful marriage they had their own little filly. And they chose on the name her Star Charmer. Afterwards they had all lived happily ever after in Fluttershy’s cottage.

*Author’s notes: Almost all the events that have happened to Starbuck, up to finishing high school and learning magic spells, have happened to me in real life. Places and names of people were changed of course to make the story flow more like the My Little Pony universe. My mother actually died when i was eight, my father when i was 14. Starbuck is of course just the pony version of me. I am very shy and timid when i first meet people and am not at all good with women and i am a gamer.