Seven audible gasps were heard after he took off his hood. He kept his eyes on the floor for a full minute before anypony spoke up "You're horn….. can it…. can it…..?" Twilight asked awkwardly

"I don't know, I haven't tried. I don't actually know how to do magic, you know, no memories" he said tapping his hoof against the side of his head

"So, when you said "technically a unicorn" you meant….." Twilight said in realization

"Yes" Star confirmed

"Unicorn horns are made of impossibly strong stuff, how could that have possibly happened?" Twilight asked gaining courage

"I don't know, but when I do, you will be the first to find out" Star answered

"You know, it's funny" Pinkie started "We all talked about what we thought you looked like, but none of us guessed that you had a white coat. We all talked as if you were in some horrible accident but this isn't as bad as we all imagined it to be."

"I thought it would be much, much worse" Fluttershy agreed

"Is that really bad enough to make you not want to be seen?" Rainbow asked

"Imagine losing your wings" Star answered

"I take back my question" Rainbow said immediately

Star turned to Rarity then Applejack then Spike "You all have been quite, anything to say?"

"I love the color of your eyes, but there is something about your face that distracts me" Rarity said subtly meaning his scar

"You can just say that my scar is huge, I already know it" Star said

"That would be rude" Rarity said simply

"Ah think that the scar makes ya look tough" Applejack commented

"It isn't that bad dude, I can understand about the horn but the scar makes you look like some kind of hero" Spike admitted

"I doubt I am some kind of hero, I bet I got the scar because I was doing something dumb, like tripping down some stairs or something" Star said killing the complement

They were all silent for about another minute before Star spoke up "Well at least I don't look as bad as all of you imagined me to be, that makes me feel better" Star said flatly none of them knew if he was being sarcastic or serious "Now that you know" he said putting his hood on "I have to get going, I am going to get some sleep, I suggest you do the same"

He left before anypony else could say anything and went straight back to his home where he lay down and thought about his day. On the up side he found out his actual name was Star, so at least he got that right, also he stopped his friends from worrying about him all the time by showing them how he looked and a good explanation. On the down side he caused his friends to get hurt by a Manticore, none of them will look at him the same ever again, and he might have scarred his friends mentally for life by his horrible appearance.

Star sighed, "Every day keeps getting more and more complicated, why can't I just have a normal life or at least know who I am?"

He decided that he was just done for the day and closed his eyes to sleep.

Instead of his usual perfectly fine sleep where he couldn't remember his dream afterwards, this time it was different, he felt like he did when he had a flashback, except nothing triggered this one, it was just sort of happening as he slept.

Star found himself looking at himself, he wasn't wearing a hood over his head, just a cloak as he usually wore and somepony he didn't recognize who was wearing a cloak "I think it's about time I gave you this" the cloaked pony said to Star as he levitated Star a blue box

"What is it?" Star asked

"It is an amulet, this isn't just a normal amulet, you can store power in it to be used later, or you can use it as a magic outlet when your horn fails you" the other pony explained

"This is cool!" Star exclaimed

"Try it on" the other pony prompted

Star watched himself slide the amulet onto his neck, the same amulet that Star currently had around his neck "I love it" Star said gratefully

"You have earned it, besides think of it as a consolation prize for not being able to spend the day with your mother" the other pony condoned

"I haven't seen her for more than an hour at a time in twelve years. I am not surprised that I couldn't spend the day with her" Star said simply

"Well at least you get to spend the day with your dad, so come on let's get going" the other pony said who he now recognized as an older version of his father that he had seen in his childhood flashback

They both walked away and Stars vision started to get hazy before it suddenly shifted to a scene of himself and a pony who was wearing a large pointed hat with bells on it and a cape both of which had a star design, he immediately recognized the pony as Starswirl the bearded without even seeing his face "What do you think of the idea" Starswirl asked Star, the real Star recognized this voice from somewhere but he couldn't put his hoof on it

"I think that it is insane and if you go through with it you will most likely be killed" Star answered somberly

"I would have to disagree, I believe that it would work" Starswirl countered

"How would that possibly work? Even with your level of magic it would be insane!" Star exclaimed

"If you are so against it, then I won't go through with it" Starswirl conceded

"Good, or I would have had to tell Celestia" Star explained

"Ooooooh, I am so scared" Starswirl mocked

"So, what is this new spell you are working on?" Star asked changing subject

"The spell I am working on is going to be an aura transfer spell, or a magic transfer spell. What it does is one unicorn or magic creature can transfer their magic to another magic creature or unicorn" Starswirl explained

"That sounds pretty useful" Star admitted

"Yes it will be, it will be better than last week's attempts at creating a teleportation spell that can be shot" Starswirl said in a mocking voice

"You are just mad because I teleported your sandwich to parts unknown before you could eat it" Star pointed out

"Sure, sure, whatever you say Star" Starswirl said

Suddenly there was a knock at the door and Starswirl went to answer it, he heard Starswirl say "It's your mother" before his vision collapsed and he went crashing back to reality

Star woke with a jolt as he looked around to see what caused him to wake up. Eventually his eyes dropped onto a certain purple unicorn "I couldn't wait until you woke up and I am curious, what did you find when you went into the castle?"

Groaning Star complied "I found a note that I wrote to my mother and I signed it "Star" So that is my actual name, though I doubt it is my full one" Star explained

"Besides that, I was sent here to get you, we are all getting together at Sugarcube corner again to talk about last night" Twilight said gesturing for him to get up

"*sigh* do we really have to talk about my appearance?" Star complained

"Not only that, but what we think might be in the castle, what happened to us during the manticore incident, anything important you have learned besides what you learned at the castle and stuff like that" Twilight explained

"That's right, I still haven't told any of you about most of my flashbacks, I guess we should just get that out of the way" Star admitted

When they walked outside Star saw that it was still early in the morning. It didn't take long before they got to Sugarcube Corner and walked in to see the other five ponies sitting at a table near the end of the room.

They walked over to their friends and took places around the table they were sitting at "Hello everyone" Star said trying not to sound awkward

They each in turn replied to his greeting. After that they all sat in awkwardness, until Twilight decided to talk "Alright, I am going to say it if nopony else is, Star, you are stupid"

"I agree" Star said with no argument

"You are- wait, what?" Twilight looked taken aback

"I agree, I am stupid" Star said simply

"Do you know why I said you are stupid?" Twilight questioned

"No, but there are so many things to choose from, let's see, I got you all hurt by taking too long at the castle, I went to the castle alone, I showed you all what I look like and now everything is awkward, that is just the tip of the iceberg" Star listed

"That isn't why" Twilight stated

"Then why?" Star questioned

"Because you thought we would think you were a monster or something because of your horn and scar" Twilight explained

"I had no idea how any of you would react to it, we may be friends, but I don't know you all very well. I just felt awkward without my hood and I know that people would point and stare at my scar and horn" Star stated

"I guess I can see why you wouldn't want to show us your face, seeing as none of us really know you all too well either" Twilight admitted "but we should change that, if we are going to keep being friends, then we have to get to know each other better"

"We will work on that" Star agreed "Now that that's out of the way, tell me, how did the whole manticore thing happen?"

"Well, after you left I decided to go ask if any of the girls wanted to go with me when I followed you, Applejack and Pinkie couldn't because Applejack was babysitting the crusaders and Pinkie couldn't leave in the middle of her shift. We walked through the path leading to the castle but along the way we thought that we saw a shadow moving in the forest, it looked about the same size as you did so we followed it. Turns out it was a baby manticore and the parents weren't too happy, the mother hit Fluttershy into a tree and Rainbow to the ground. Then when Rarity tried to move those two out of the way it hit her down to the ground by them. I was being approached by both of them so I panicked and used the multiple teleportation spell you taught me and brought us to the hospital" Twilight explained

"Good thing you teleported them out before any lasting damage was done" Star said happily

"Now that we answered your question, what have you learned from your flashbacks?" Twilight asked

"So far, I have learned that I loved astronomy, I had a father who I spent most of my childhood with and a mother who was never around because she had to attend to a lot of important business, I was trying to stop Starswirl from doing something stupid and as I was about to see what it was I was woke by Pinkie the day that you figured out Starswirl's signature and of the party" Pinkie gave everyone a sheepish look "I learned where the cave was and how to open the entrance to the door, I learned that the amulet is used as an outlet for my magic, so I don't have to use my horn, or it can store magic for later use, I was about to see who my mother was before Twilight woke me up" this time it was Twilight who gave a sheepish look

"And how long have ya known all of this?" Applejack asked

"Over the course of how long I have been here" Star explained

"Why haven't you told us about it darling?" Rarity asked

Star shrugged "It didn't seem relevant"

"Is anything relevant to you?" Rainbow countered

"You've got me there" he admitted

"Does your scar still hurt?" Fluttershy asked shyly

"Nope, I never noticed it until I saw it in a mirror" Star explained

"The horn is an extension of a unicorn, it is a big part of who they are, does it still feel like it's there?" Rarity asked

"I don't know what it felt like to have a horn, this feels normal to me" Star answered

Just then a group of mares walked into the store and it raised a question in Stars mind "I would like to know something, where are all of the colts in town? I see a few here and there, but colts only make up about an eighth or a tenth of the towns population, where are they all?"

"I always wondered that but I never asked" Twilight threw in "Where are all of the colts in town?"

"Ponyville is a small, peaceful town. Most colts don't like that and a lot of them move to Manehatten, Fillydelphia, or join the Royal guard" Rarity explained "Those who do stay have a life of their own or enjoy the peacefulness of the town"

"I guess that would make sense that the majority of the only colts in town are children or parents" Star admitted "The only other colts in town that I have met that aren't married or children are Macintosh and Caramel"

"There is only a hoof full more" Rarity pointed out

"Any other questions for me?" Star asked nopony in particular

"What did that letter that I gave you from Luna say?" Twilight asked

Star thought for a moment "I haven't opened it yet" he reached into his saddle bag and found the dark blue letter from the Princess of the Night, he opened it and read it out loud

"Dear Midnight Star

We are writing this using an automatic quill so please forgive any mistakes. We, I mean I, would just like to invite you to Canterlot for a day or more to see if we can figure out anything about your past. We, I mean I, would invite you to stay right now, but w- I have important business to attend to with ou- my sister. Please respond to this letter sometime next week or after that and w- I will send a carriage to bring you here. I would love to help you in any way so do not hesitate to ask us, I mean me, for help.

Your Princess, no that sounds too official, Your Friend, yes that sounds quite nice, Your Friend

Princess Luna"

"As much as I appreciate the offer, I don't think I will until I find out about the whole "Discord" situation, lest they throw me in the dungeon" Star half joked

"She seemed as though she knew who you were before all of this, why don't you just ask her?" Twilight pointed out

"Because, I still don't know if knowing me was a good thing, or a bad one" he pointed out "anypony have any ideas as to what to do now to try and find out my memories? We don't have any more leads"

"Have you figured out any leads towards opening the door?" Fluttershy asked Twilight and Star

"Nope" Twilight admitted

"I haven't really thought about it" Star admitted

The other ponies continued to speak but Star stopped paying attention "How can we get that door open? We tried magic, brute force, and not so brute force, what else is there?" he thought about it for a moment "I used the amulet to open the entrance, why didn't I try it on the door?" Star facehoofed so hard the sound bounced off the walls "I. Never. Once. Thought to try the amulet on the door" Star started to bang his head against the table

"What are you doing?" Twilight asked in concern

"I *thud* am *thud* stupid *thud*" Star said in between his rhythmic head beating

"Why are you stupid now?" Rainbow asked

"I *thud* realized how *thud* to open *thud* the door *thud* to the *thud* library" Star answered

"Will you stop hitting your head against the table before one of them breaks?" Pinkie asked

Star stopped hitting his head against the table "… I never thought to use the amulet to open the door" he said simply and in disappointment

They all in turn facehoofed much the same as he had "and from your reaction I am guessing that you didn't either?" he guessed

They all nodded in response "I guess it's settled then, I am going to go and try to open the door with the amulet, I will see you all when I get back" he announced getting up to leave

"We are coming with you" Twilight demanded

"No" Star said flatly "I don't know what is in there and I don't want to put you girls in any more danger than I already have"

"It will be less dangerous with us there" Twilight insisted

"Fine, let's go" Star conceded before rushing out the door before any of them could even stand

He hurried along his path as fast as he could with only Pinkie, Applejack and Rainbow keeping up with him. They soon arrived at the cave which was as untouched as it was the last time they had been there, the door was still uncovered

He waited until the others finally caught up before taking out the amulet "Alright let's see" he said to himself "Open you stupid door!" he mentally shouted

In response the door slowly slid open a crack "It worked!" Twilight cheered

Star walked up to the door and looked inside before he was knocked unconscious by another flashback

Star found himself in a familiar setting and he once again saw his self-pounding on the door shouting "You can't do this! It is insane! You will get yourself killed!" and just as before the door slid open a crack and he looked inside.