Radiant Tear Prologue Pt 1

“Run Radiant Star! We have to hurry to the pods!”

“Dad, it’s so far…I don’t have enough energy.”

“Radiant Tear! We are almost there…I can see it!”

Death is so close to us. For 3 hours they’ve been running in this forest, searching for this space pod that can launch us out of this universe that is ending. At first, Radiant Tear thought they were chasing a fairytale because there was never any news about some pod. But now, as he sees it with his own eyes, he realized they could survive the cold death that the universe is going through. As they go up the stairs leading to the platform, excitement runs through his body. They could survive this apocalypse!

“Okay, now to type the code…” his father exclaimed, typing down the code to open the pod.

“T…W…I…L…I…G…H…T…processing……” A click was heard on the pod. “Correct…opening…”

“Oh my god…honey we can get off this planet! We can live! C’mon Tear, get on!” her mother cheered, pushing her son in the pod.

“Stop! In the name of Dictator Manemare!” a voice shouted behind them. Radiant heard and started to shake badly.

“Hurry mother! Father, get in and lock the door…” Radiant whispered. His mother made a subtle sign, telling him to hide. Seeing the situation they’re in, he had to. So he went behind one of the container like beds with a sign above them saying ‘Cryopod 3’. As soon as he hid, he heard the conversation.

“You are currently trespassing government territory. We ask that you leave this-“

“And see us die? No way! We will not die while you government blank flanks live!” his father said as he hoof-kicked the authorities. “Get in there love! I’ll hold them-“there were screams of pain and flashes coming from his body, making the lights dance around the pod.

“Honey!” his mother said before being tasered too. Radiant wanted to scream, but he knew that if that happened, he would be caught. So he shut his mouth. The dictator’s black mane slowly showed through the door of the pod. Radiant quickly ducked, hoping to luck that he wasn’t caught. Manemare’s hooves clopped against the metal platform, walking away from the pod.

“Lock up the pod. Make sure this doesn’t happen again.” Manemare ordered the authorities. In unison, they stomped on the ground, showing recognition of their orders. They pulled my parents away from the pod while locking the pod. But something buzzed after it closed. He heard a bit of commotion outside the doors.

“Huh? What the…it malfunctioned!”

Radiant Tear gasped, having shocked eyes. His parents were out there and now the door glitched up, staying shut. The authorities tried everything they could for half an hour, from finding a way through a computer and trying kicking it down, but to no avail.

“Manemare won’t be too happy about this! We have to find a way to open it!”

“It’s stuck dude! We can’t open it, maybe if we get a unicorn quick enough-“a kick was heard.

“Never mention unicorn again! Ugh, I hate unicorns. Good thing society is-“

“Sir! I’m checking surveillance! There’s an alicorn filly in there!” one of the soldiers said. Well, he got caught, but on the bright side, he's trapped behind a malfunctioned door. No way they can ever get him!

Then, the universe made a noise that sounded like a roar. In fear, he ran up to the door, banging my hooves on it. He pleaded for his mother and father, wanting to be in the comfort of their arms. But seeing how much they were struggling to open the door, he realized he would never be in their arms. The dictator happens to see the conflict happening and sees him. Everyone expected a great backlash of insults from him, but he gently smiled and helped his parents up. They both knew that their time was up.

“Young colt, I know that deep in your heart, you are scared. You want to be with your parents, be in their arms and love. But we all have a path to go down to alone…and that time is now. Say goodbye to your parents and I’ll begin the launch sequence myself.” Manemare softly said. Everyone gasped at his sudden kindness. He walked toward the controls of the pod, letting Radiant Tear’s parents walk up to the pod, face to face with their son.

“Mommy! Daddy! Please, don’t give up! We can find a way! We can be together…please don’t give up…” Radiant Tear cried, hanging his head low. His parents placed their hooves flat on the glass screen, matching it with their son’s.

“Son, I know how hard it was trying to raise you seeing that you’re a mix breed. But don’t cry anymore, you’ll be happy. Truly happy once you reach a planet full of intelligent life forms. Please son…live on for us…” they both said to him. He cried harder, knowing that he’ll have to go without them, leaving them to their deaths. An alarm blared through the speakers and Radiant looked around, scared by the sudden noise.

“The sequence is set. Everything is in preparation. Son…you are the one of the last best hope of ponykind. Please don’t let us down. Don’t let our knowledge die…” he pressed a button and Manemare, his parents and the soldiers ran down the stairs of the platform and the sequence counted down.

“10…9…8…7…”

“No…please no…let this be a dream!”

“6…5…4…3…”

“Please let me wake up!”

“2…1…0…”

“MOMMY!”