At the royal palace, their majesties were pacing back and forth while Lightning’s team and the friendship ponies, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, Castor, Leilani, Sapphire and Mykan watched.

“What if somebody takes them?” Grand Ruler asked.

“I have my dragons to keep an eye out for any danger." Sapphire said.

“What if they run into a Manticore?” Celestia asked.

“Or what if they get pulled into New Tartarus?” Grand Ruler asked.

“Seriously, your majesties?” Mykan replied with a straight face. Their majesties sighed. “We just don’t want anything to happen to them.” Grand Ruler explained.

“Aunt Celestia, Uncle, Don’t worry, Mykan and Sapphire will keep them safe.” Cadence spoke up. Their majesties looked at them, who had a confident smile on their faces. “Sigh... Alright. They can go.” Celesto said.

Castor and Leilani cheered. “I’ll go get my costume!” they both said as they rushed to their room. The ponies chuckled at their enthusiasm. Who could blame them? It was Nightmare Night after all. The day of the year where kids dress up in costumes and run around and trick or treat around New Ponyville. Castor and Leilani came back.

Castor was dress as a knight with yellow armor and a small silver sword and Leilani was dressed as a princess with a blue grown and a small tiara and small boots. Their majesties smiled at their children. “You both have a good time and listen to Sapphire and Mykan, okay?” Celestia asked.

“We will Mom.” Castor and Leilani said at the same time. Mykan and Sapphire laughed. “Come on you two.” Castor and Leilani followed the two out of the palace and they were soon on the train to New Ponyville.

“They’ll be fine, sister and brother-in-law.” Luna stated.

“We know... we just... can’t help but worry.” Celestia stated.

“They have Mykan and Sapphire with them. They'll keep them safe.” Starla added. Their majesties nodded. “Now how about we start the party?” Artie asked. Pinkie cried happily and dashed into the throne room. The ponies laughed.

---

Meanwhile, Mykan and Sapphrie took the royal twins to three house in New Ponyville so far. The twins had their own bags filled with some candy. “This is so fun!” Castor said.

“Yeah.” Leilani added. Suddenly they heard screaming and saw a few children running away screaming, “ITS GOING TO EAT US! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!”

The children passed the trio. “Huh? Weird?” Mykan said. “What was that about?” Sapphire asked.

That’s when Zecora came up to them. She had on a ghostly outfit but you can still see her face and body. "Hey, Zecora, what was with the children screaming?" Sapphire asked.

“You do not know,
At this time of year the ghost of Everfree Cave is here to show.” she said.

“The ghost of Everfree Cave?” Mykan repeated. “What’s that?”

“They say it’s a ghost is not known to be seen,
But it only comes out on Nightmare Night,
You will stay away if you know right,
For the ghost is a scary, and not to be seen.” Zecora stated. Then she walked away.

“A ghost in the New Everfree Forest.” Castor said. “Cool!”

Leliani turned to Mykan and Sapphire “Can we go see it?” The two humans were extremely hesitant. Going into the New Everfree on the scariest night of the year? “I... I don’t know you two.” Sapphire said.

”Please” the royal twins pleaded while giving them the puppy dog eyes. Mykan and Sapphire sighed and complied, much to the children’s excitement.

So the three headed off to the New Everfree Forest. Unaware that Snowflake had been watching them and had heard everything. she rushed to New Canterlot Palace.

---

The four friends walked through New Everfree Forest. "Are you sure we should be in here?" Mykan asked. The children nodded excitedly. "Yeah, this will be our first ghost sighting! Yeah!" Mykan and Sapphire sighed. Children.

They continued walking until they came to a large, rocket clearing with a small mountain with a tunnel in it. “Everfree Cave.” Sapphire said.

Castor and Leilani looked at each other and giggled. “Let’s go sis.” The twins began climbing the small, steep mountain. “Hey! Wait!” Sapphire called as she and Mykan climbed after the two twins. The four of them immediately began feeling strong winds around them with leaves swirling in the winds. Sapphire turned around and saw ghostly image of a wolf head looking at them. “Who are you?” she whispered.

The spirit didn’t reply but Sapphire and Mykan had to keep following the twins.

They reached the mouth of the cave and saw nothing except two light green lights. “Hello... is anybody in there?” Castor called.

“Please...” the voice replied, sounding like a female. “Just leave me alone.”

“It’s okay... we don’t want to hurt you.” Leilani added.

“Yeah. We promise.” Castor added. After a moment of silence, the voice said. “...Okay.”

The figure began to move into the moonlight revealing an peach colored alicorn with peach wings and horn. Her mane was orange. She was wearing what looked to be a white grown. The thing that stood out the most to the four friends was that her eyes were green but they were milky white too.

She was blind.

“Hi there... I’m Princess Sapphire Shimmer and this is my boyfriend, Mykan Steven and this is Castor and Leilani.... what’s your name?” Jewel asked.

“My name is Twinkle Spark.”

The four couldn't understand why she was concealing herself in this cave. "Why are hiding in this cave, Twinkle?" Mykan asked.

“Are you hiding from something?” Castor asked.

“Yes because... um.”

“A pony who can’t see isn’t considered useful to some ponies?” Leilani answered.

“Yes.” Twinkle replied. “I’ve been hiding here my whole life.”

“Really!” Castor asked in shock. Twinkle nodded. “But... why?” Sapphire asked. Twinkle thought back to her foalhood.

---

Twinkle’s mother was walking though town with two foals behind her and foal Twinkle was looking behind her and wandered to a log.

The townspeople looked at her mother with judgement looks. “She can’t possible raise future offspring.” said one pony. “Especially since one is a-“ he was cut of when Twinkle bumped into the log, she tried to jump over.

She fell to the ground unharmed. The pony demeanor changed to sinister as he walked towards Twinkle with his horn ready to fire. He fired, Twinkle braced for impact but her mother leaped in at the last second and snatched her up and ran away from the town.

“It is the way of our world.” He said as he chased after her. Twinkle’s mother looked back at her husband who nodded. The two other foals were with him, watching. She kept running with foal Twinkle in her arms.

It was nightfall and when she finally stopped running she stopped behind a bush and looked at her little foal. “Don’t worry, my little spark. You’ll be safe there.” Her horn glowed and she teleported the baby to a clearing in the New Everfree.

A small porcupine came out of the brush. Foal Twinkle stood up and looked at the porcupine. “Psst.. come on I know where you’ll be safe.” He said. Following his paw prints she followed him all the way to the Everfree Cave, where she lived for the past seventeen years.

---

“I just want to hear her voice again.... just once.” Twinkle said as she finished her backstory. The three ponies felt bad for her. “Well... we know some ponies who would love to help you track down your mother.” Castor said.

“Really?” Twinkle asked.

“Yeah. Our mommy and daddy would love to help you.” Leilani added. Twinkle was hesitant and so was her porcupine friend. Name: Dust.

“Twinkle, are you kidding their foals!” Dust said.

”We’re not foals!” Castor and Leilani stated. Twinkle smiled while Dust looked at them with a raised eyebrow.

“Anyway... Let’s get a move on shall we?” Sapphire asked. Everybody agreed and they all slowly climbed down the small mountain and began trekking back through the forest. ”I hope their majesties don’t worry too much” Sapphire and Mykan thought, not wanting to think about the punishment they would get if they found out about this.

---

Back at the palace...

“WHAT?!” Their majesties cried. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY WENT OT THE NEW EVERFREE FOREST!” Luna, Cadence and Shining Armor were trying and failing to keep the two from hyperventilating.

“Why in the hotel-bills would they do that? Those two won’t allow that!” Applejack said.

Snowflake growled

"Snwoflake said that Zecora told them of a ghost that lives in New Everfree Cave and the kids wanted to go but Mykan and Sapphire tried to say no, but the children pulled the puppy dog eyes on them and gave in.” Fluttershy translated.

“Ooooh, that’s the one thing that always gets her.” Lightning winced.

“You got all that from one growl?” Rainbow asked. Fluttershy nodded.

“We have to get them back!” Celesto cried.

“Indeed. Let’s go!” Celestia added. The ponies immediately rushed out of the palace and to the New Everfree.

---

Meanwhile, the gang of five made it to Zecora’s hut, where she was about to walk into her house when she’s noticed the five.

“Ahh, What do we have here?
A new pony-“ Zecora looked closer at her eyes.
“And a blind one as it appears to be.”

“Hi Zecora. This is Twinkle Spark. She’s been living in the haunted New Everfree Cave.”

“We’re bringing her to our parents so she’ll have a family.” Leilani said. Zecora asked why and the twins explained Twinkle’s backstory.

“Oh my,
Such a tale makes me want to cry.” Zecora said.

“However, while I was on my walk,
I found two other ponies who wanted to talk,
They were asking for you Twinkle Spark,
Don’t worry, they don’t bite or bark.”

Zecora called for the two ponies and they came out from inside her hut. One was white with a yellow with an orange mane and the other was smaller and she was orange with a red mane and tail.

“Hello. You must be Twinkle Star.” The female pony said.

“W-Who are you?” Twinkle asked.

“I’m your sister, Starlight Spark.” the female said.

“And I’m your father, “Moonlight Sparkle.” Seeing her father and sister alive and well. Twinkle walked over and gave them a big hug. Jewel and the children and Zecora were happy for Twinkle. “Where’s mom?” Twinkle asked as she and her family broke the hug. Moonlight and Starlight looked at each other with sadness.

“Twinkle... mom.... she never made it back.” Starlight said, much to Twinkle’s sadness. Sapphire, Mykan and the royal twins as well as Zecora felt bad for her. “But I want you to know she loved you. She vowed to protect all of us.”

“I needed to hear that.” Twinkle replied. Starlight and Moonlight hugged Twinkle. “The rules of our world are still the same.” Starlight added. “But we can still visit you and your new family someday.” Moonlight added. Twinkle smiled. "I would like that."

Suddenly...

“HEY!” Everybody turned around and saw a burly, brown pony with slight brown mane and tail. Name: Claws. He had two other ponies by his side.

One pony was gray with a black mane and the other was beige with a light purple mane. Names: Slash and Scratch.

Twinkle gasped in fear and her father and sister stood in front of her protectively. “Whose that?” Castor asked.

“H-He’s the one who tried to kill me when I was young!” Twinkle cried.

“I’ve finally found you after all these years.” Claws said in a sinister voice.

“Stay away from my daughter!” Moonlight bellowed. Claws laughed as he approached the ponies and zebra. “Twinkle, we have to get you out of here!” Starlight stated.

“No!” Twinkle said firmly. “I’m tired of hiding.” Twinkle stepped in front of the whole gang. “What did you do with my mother?” she asked.

Slash and Scratch charged the ponies.. suddenly Lightning and Starla rammed into the ponies ending them to the ground. “Lightning! Starla!”” Sapphire cried.

“And they’re not alone.” The gang turned around and saw Lightning’s friends, the friendship ponies, Snowflake and the royal ponies.

Claws growled as he saw his hench ponies easily overpowered by Lightning and Starla. She began to approach Twinkle, Sapphire, Mykan, Castor and Leilani. “She’s gone Twinkle Spark and she’s paid the highest prices for hiding you.”

Castor and Leilani looked deep into the forest, where they saw the wolf spirit head looking at them. “Twinkle Spark we have to get you into the forest.” Castor said. “You’ll be protected there follow us.” Leilani added. The children rushed passed Claws with Twinkle and Sapphire right behind them. Claws followed them.

Their majesties and Snowflake saw this and pursued Claws. "Hey, wait for me!" Mykan cried as he followed them as well.

“Listen for our footsteps okay?” Castor stayed. As he and his sister lead Twinkle Star to a clearing. They gotten ahead of her and stopped. Looking back they saw Claws dangerously close to Twinkle. They looked at the trees and said. “Twinkle’s in trouble!”

The wolf spirit head appeared and floated behind them. “Twinkle, jump!” Twinkle leaped out of Claws range and he fell on the ground. He got up and chased her again but when Twinkle reached the royal twins and Sapphire, the spirit floated in front of him and roared. Claws was terrified.

The royal ponies, Snowflake, Mykan and Dust came into the scene but hey saw nothing except Claws screaming and the spirit swirling around him making him vanish into thin air.

“Okay, that was unexpected.” Dust commented.

“We’re okay, Twinkle, we’re okay.” Castor said. Twinkle looked at the three ponies. “Thank you.” The children looked at the spirit, which lost it's tense appearance and smile at the two of them and Sapphire.

---

Everybody went back to the palace including Twinkle’s family. “Thank you for looking out for my daughter.” Moonlight said to Castor, Leilani, Sapphire and Mykan.

“Your welcome.” Sapphire replied.

“Now we must get back to our planet.” Starlight said. Moonlight and Starlight didn't feel right, leaving their blind daughter again after they just found her after seventeen years. “Don’t worry, we’ll take good care of her.” Celestia stated, looking at the worried relatives. Starlight and Moonlight smiled. They turned back to a Twinkle and hugged her. “Well come back and visit you soon.” Moonlight said.

“Okay, dad.”

The ponies shed some tears at the family's goodbye. They separated. “Farewell everybody!” Starlight called. Everybody said goodbye and Starlight and Moonlight teleported away, back to their planet.

“And as for you four.” Grand Ruler said, turning his attention to Castor, Leilani, Mykan and Sapphire, who smiled nervously.

“Since you helped a pony in need. We’ve decided to overlook any scolding and punishments.” Celestia added. The four sighed in relief.

“Now Twinkle, you will be staying with Our niece Pricness Cadence and her husband, Shining Armor.” Luna stated. Twinkle smiled and nodded.

“Master, do you think the Professor can make something to help Twinkle... at least... see a little better?” Lightning asked. Grand Ruler thought about this. “I believe he can make something for Twinkle Spark.” he replied.

Twinkle smiled. “Now come on let’s get you home.” Cadence said. "You're gonna love New Crystsal Empire, Twinkle." Shining Armor added. “Okay.” Twinkle, listening to her footsteps, followed Cadence out of the palace and to her new home.

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