The night was starting to fade, the moon and stars began to quietly dissapear to leave space to celestia`s sun; bright and powerful sign of life, you could see it`s rays making their way trough the equestrian landscape, bathing the meadows and gardens,  passing through the leaves of the trees, inviting flowers to bloom and show their beauty to the world, until they started to filtrate into the houses of the inhabitants of Ponyville, wich was the moment you could see a pony named Sunrise getting her rest interrupted by it`s influence.

“Umm... Five more minutes mom” she said out of habit, while no one was there to listen.

The door of her room opened, a lavender mare maked her way in.

“Excuse me” said the lavender unicorn, Sunrise knew her... she was Twilight Sparkle, one of the ponies she had met yesterday... or was it two days ago already? She truly felt lost at that moment.

“Hi Twilight” she said before yawning.

“Good day Sunrise, it`s nice to see you`re doing fine today!” she replied

“Thanks Twilight... and the rest of your friends?” asked Sunrise

“Don`t you mean OUR friends? Hehe, the majority might be sleeping now, except Applejack, but she must be working in the acres as of now” replied Twilight, she looked really fresh, it was easy to notice she was used to be awake early.

“The others will be really happy to know you`re doing fine, we all bringed you home together so you could rest, remember anything?” added Twilight with a little question on top.

“Barely” replied Sunrise.

“Sorry about all the problems i caused you” she then added, feeling ashamed for ruining the sleep-over.

“Problems?, not at all! We had a ton of fun!, that was just a little mishappen” said Twilight with her eyes closed and a little smile adorning her face.

“Thanks again Twilight!, i do feel a lot better now!” said Sunrise,

“Sorry about asking Sunrise, but what exactly happened with that pearl yesterday?” asked Twilight.

They both looked at the necklace lying in the stand, that black pearl was beautiful, yet so mysterious.

“Sunrise?” asked Twilight, Sunrise was there just looking at the pearl, when suddenly she decided to put it on, just to remain quiet for a couple of seconds.

“Sunri-“

“I saw an alicorn...” interrupted Sunrise.

“She looked glorious Twilight... she gave me my cutiemark, and said something about it being a contradiction, but also a choice... it was really confusing and still is” she added.

“Another alicorn? did she said anything else?” Asked Twilight.

“She talked about the universe having a perfect balance or something... she said i`m only one side of the balance... i don`t know what she means.” said Sunrise looking down at the floor.

“I really wish my talent was passing out just like Pinkie said” She added wanting to change the subject for now..

They both looked at each other before giggling at the memory.

“Oh Pinkie!” said Twilight smiling.

“She`s quite the unique pony isn`t she?” retorically asked Sunrise.

“More than unique! I remember i thought she was kinda annoying at times, but you can`t help but appreciate having her around to make you smile” stated Twilight, Sunrise could sense in her words and see in her eyes how Twilight appreciated her friend, it was beautiful for her to see that, but it also maked her so jelous.

“You know Twilight, ever since Black Pearl left i haven`t really had a “real” friend, at least not like her” said Sunrise.

“Sure i managed to get some, but i always felt left out... it felt like i was with them because i was afraid of being alone” she added, the same sad look was painted in her face, just like the one from the night at Sugarcube Corner.

“What do you mean Sunrise?” asked Twilight.

“By looking at you and your friends, it`s just... i don`t even miss my old friends, i was just there, i barely talked i just smiled and nodded, they talked to me... but it never was a truly meaningful conversation for me or them, it was just... meaningless chatter. And that look... that look on your face when you talk about your friend, that was the one i used to have when i was with Black Pearl” said Sunrise

“We can be your friends now Sunrise, we can listen and talk to you, we can actually BE THERE for you, not just be around you” stated Twilight, still smiling at Sunrise.

“Really?, why? You don`t know me at all” asked Sunrise

“but i want to, you are a really nice and interesting pony Sunrise” said Twilight.

“T-thank you...” Sunrise managed to let out.

“Would you mind telling me about her Sunrise, about Black Pearl? She sounds like a really nice pony as well” asked Twilight.

“okay” replied Sunrise, a melancolic smile adorning her face..

“How about i tell you a little about how we became friends?” she asked.

“Sounds good to me!” replied Twilight.

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It was a cold night of winter, with stars scattered around the darkened sky, some of them making patterns and shapes. The beauty of Princess Luna arrangedment; a truly breathtaking piece of art putted together by the magical power of a sole pony, using astral entities as her traces and magic as her pencil.

A lonely filly could be seen admiring them with tears coming down her cheeks, earlier that day, on the school grounds where that filly was student, you could see her troting happily towards a young colt, she received a letter that told her said colt had feelings for her and wanted to see her at the end of the school day. It said he wanted her to find him at the school gate, the sun was already hiding over the horizon, painting the whole landscape with an strong orange tone, perfect for a romantic meeting. The filly saw the one that wrote the letter troting slowly towards the school gate.

“Hey!” exclamed the filly, caughting the colt attention.

“Hi Sunrise!” greeted the young colt.

“Hi!, I-I received your letter! And... i feel the same way about you! I love you too! I always did!” she said hastily, her face was crimson red and her breathing was rather heavier than before, she really needed to say those words, and it felt so good, well, that was until she detected the young colt body language and expression.

“Um... I- i never sent you a letter Sunrise...” stated the young colt, Sunrise`s heart got stabbed by his words.

“I... i don`t think i feel the same way about you, sorry. I`m here because i`m signing up for an extra class” he stated before slowly troting inside the school.

What did just happened?! she thought.

Suddenly, you could saw two young fillies slowly getting out of some bushes and troting towards her, they seemed to be holding their laughter. Sunrise recognized these two ponies, they were her classmates but also the ones that bullied her and maked fun of her because she didn`t have a cutiemark, Sunrise didn`t said a word.

“Too bad Sunny!” said one of them.

“but you gotta look at the bright side! Now we`re getting closer to get your cutiemark!” she stated.

“Scribble!” she called at the filly behind her, she was an unicorn and was manipulating a quill and a piece of paper with her magic.

“Yes Gloomy Day?” asked said filly.

“Could you please erase “Being loved” from the list of Sunrise possible talents?” she asked while wearing a devilish grin on her face.

“Yes Ma`am!” she happily replied before doing so.

Sunrise wanted to scream, she wanted to kick them, but she couldn`t do any, her heart ached to much to think of words to use and her tears maked her unable to look ahead, but she did started to run forward, no particular destination in mind, she just did, she wanted to escape, it wasn`t the first time they did something like this to her, but this one probed to be too much for her  to bear with.

The two fillies started to laugh out loud remembering the scene that just took place thanks to them.

“Oh Celestia Scribble!, that was the master of all pranks!” said gloomy days.

“Yeah!, too bad there wasn`t anypony else to witness that!” stated Scribble.

Suddenly, they saw another filly getting near them.

“Oh, but you`re wrong!, there`s a witness right here, and she`s not too happy about it” stated the filly, she had a dark blue straight mane and tail, a deep purple coat and a couple of sky blue eyes, she didn`t have a cutiemark as well.

“Who are you?” asked Gloomy Days.

“I think she`s in our class Gloomy” said Scribble.

“Oh! Know i know! That filly nopony talks too because she`s weird as hay!” realized Gloomy Days.

“What do you plan on doing filly? Tell a teacher? We have our ways of getting away either way!” she added.

“No... i have something better for you two-” said the dark filly.

“You think you can take us? HA! I don`t-” she got interrupted by the dark filly jumping on top of her and wrapping her legs with a rope.

“Gloom-!” tried to say Scribble before suffering the same fate as her friend.

“What the hay are you doing filly?!” exclaimed Gloomy.

“The name`s Black Pearl for you! And now, look at that river right there-” She pointed with a hoof, there was a stream of water just at the side of the road that leaded to the school, right after a cliff.

“-If you don`t promise me you`re never messing with that filly again,, i`m gonna push both of you to the river tied up” calmly stated Black Pearl.

“WHAT?!” Exclaimed Scribble.

“Oh PLEASEE! You aren`t capable of-” Gloomy got interrupted by Black Pearl pushing her slowly towards the edge of the cliff river with her head.

“WAIT!, you can`t kill us only because of that?!, Scribble! Use your magic! UNWRAP US!!”

“I can`t Gloomy! My magic is not strong enough!!” replied Scribble.

“You`re sadly mistaken Gloomy, i CAN do it, it`s just that i SHOULDN`T!, but hey! You SHOULDN`T do that to that filly as well! But you do because you CAN! So, why would i act any different?” replied Black Pearl staring right into gloomy`s eyes before she kept pushing her, until she was at the edge of the hill, she hold grip of the rope with her teeth only.

“You won`t do it“ Said Gloomy, this time you could sense she was scared in her voice.

“Test me“ said Black Pearl, giving her the most serious stare she could.

“I-I promise i will never mess with Sunrise again!! Please! Let me go!” said Gloomy Days.

“Let you go?, okay!” replied Black Pearl before releasing her and letting her roll down towards the river.

“NOOO!! PLEASEE!!” shouted Gloomy Days

“OH MY CELESTIA! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!” shouted Scribble as well.

“now is your turn-” She said before pushing Scribble as well.

“WOAAHHH!!!” She rolled down as well, but her screams were rapidly muted when she reached the water, it wasn`t a really deep stream, her eyes widened.

“GLOOMY! We have been fooled!.. gloomy?” She notices gloomy days wasn`t even moving, she passed out while she was rolling down the cliff.

“Now, THAT was the master of all pranks! And i don`t need witnesses, i already feel to good about it!” Said Black Pearl while wearing a huge smile on her face.

“Well, i should be going now! Enjoy crying for help girls! Oh right... Gloomy can`t!” She added before starting to trot off while laughing.

“WAIT! Untie us! You can`t leave us here! wait!” Scribble`s voice started to fade as Black Pearl got farther and farther away, until the point she couldn`t be heard by her anymore.

Black Pearl found herself walking down the path towards her home, while admiring the greatness of the night, that was until she saw that filly, that filly those two jerks were messing with before, she walked towards Sunrise and sitted on her haunches right next to her.

“How are you?” Asked Black Pearl normally. Sunrise didn`t react at all, she just kept glaring at the night sky, it seemed to her that she might be making a wish to the stars. Suddenly, Sunrise broke the silence.

“Aren`t you another filly from my class?, what do you want? You want to make fun of me too?” Said Sunrise without turning her head at any moment, her voice was full of anger, but also a deep sadness.

“I`m Black Pearl, and don`t worry, you won`t have to worry about them again” Replied Black Pearl, Wich was the moment

Sunrise turned her head rapidly to face her.

“What do you mean?” She asked.

“Let`s say i teached them to not mess with other ponies, not even blankflanks!” Replied Black Pearl while smiling at Sunrise, she looked at Black Pearl`s flank and her eyes widen when she saw nothing there, a blankflank like her standing up for her?.

“You-you defended me, sorry about saying that just now... my name is Golden Sunrise, but you can call me Sunrise” Said Sunrise at the same moment she was clearing her tears.

“No problem, i really couldn`t stand those two, and seeing what they did to you was to much for anypony to bear with. Also, you can just call me Pearl in any case.” Black Pearl smiled at Sunrise, a tender smile accompained with a beautiful pair of sky blue eyes, Sunrise felt really safe now for some reason, but she also felt really warm.

“Thank you Pearl” She said while looking at the glorious sky.

“Don`t you love how the night looks Pearl?” asked Sunrise.

“Yeah... i could stay looking at it forever” Replied Black Pearl.

“You know, sometimes i used to wish i could be a star... i used to think they couldn`t feel lonely, always having more of them around-” she explained, both fillies kept looking directly at the nightsky for a couple of seconds, until Sunrise continued.

“But i realized i am like a star, i`m always surrounded by other ponies, but that isn`t a good thing”

“What do you mean Sunrise?” Asked Black Pearl with genuine curiosity in her eyes.

“If one of those stars in the sky dissapeared, would you even notice?, there`s a thousand more! Why would you care!, that`s how i am, just another simple star adorning the sky” stated Sunrise.

“Then you should become a constellation!” Replied Black Pearl.

“That way you would be remembered forever! And everypony would have to look at the stars to found you!” She added, Sunrise`s eyes got wider at her words, and she looked at Black Pearl with a smile.

“You`re right!” she added before the two of them started giggling.

“So, are we friends now?” asked Sunrise.

“I believe we are” replied Black Pearl.

“Thanks Pearl” Said Sunrise

“Do we need to thank when we get friends?” asked Black Pearl.

"Umm... i don`t know” Replied Sunrise, both fillies looked at each other before they started to laugh.

As the night went on, both friends stayed hours sharing stories and memories, trying to form their own constellations and admiring the night, all between laughter and smiles. Sunrise always loved looking at the stars, but it was all the better doing it with company and the ability to share.

It was already too late for them to stay outside, they decided to part ways and go home, but they knew that from that night onwards, they would be sharing and laughing just like that wonderful night.

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“And that`s about it” finished Sunrise.

“That was a really beautiful story!” replied Twilight!

“Yeah, i treasure that memory with all my heart, and i still hope that one day, i will be able to see my friend again, and this time, you guys would get to know her too!” said Sunrise happily.

“That would be great, and who knows, if there`s something i learned about friendship, it`s that the greatest of friends share strong connections that resist anything. What i`m saying is, i`m sure your paths will meet again!” said Twilight, sounding like an expert on the subject of friendship, Sunrise was able to find comfort on her words.

“Thank you Twilight, you`re a great friend as well” said Sunrise while smiling at Twilight.

“No need to thank me!, hey, what do you say if we go take a walk around town? You could tell me more stories about you two! Me and my friends already drowned you with our own stories!” offered Twilight.

“Sounds great!” replied Sunrise.

Both ponies maked their way outside, Sunrise opened the door and the sunlight penetrated inside, it was a beautiful morning, the first one she could apreciate form her new home, ponyville. Sunrise stepped out first, she remained there for a few seconds, she looked at the bright sky, but then she looked at her necklace and her cutiemark, both of them so dark.

what could they mean? she thought before Twilight passed her.

“Let`s go then!” She said as she trotted forward

“Oh, okay!” replied Sunrise before catching up with her.

Sunrise was eager to start the day with one of her new friends, she walked besides Twilight while starting to tell her another story of her greatest friend.

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Not so far away, in th entrance to ponyville, a mysterious mare wearing a cloak and a mask maked her way into town, she stopped at the town square and looked at the sky and it`s powerful pillar of light, the sun.

“Beautiful” She said to herself, before continuing her way into town