My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Starlight, Starbright

Chapter 7

Journey to the Past

Twilight woke up with a bad taste in her mouth. She felt like crap and she looked like crap. She didn’t want to believe that last night happened at all; Starlight snapped and attacked Halo and Twilight hit her across the face. She still felt horrible for what she did. She had hoped Starlight would’ve come into her room to talk but she didn’t. she even fell asleep before she knew if Starlight did come.

She sighed and laid there for a moment before getting out of bed. She had to talk to Starlight about last night. Now that they both calmed down, it seemed like a good time. As soon as she planted her hooves on the floor, her other daughter came running in.

“Mom! Get out of bed. Quick!” Goldie said with a rushed tone.

“Goldie, mommy just woke up.” Twilight yawned.

“Well, here’s something that will wake you up.” Goldie said. That got Twi’s attention.

Twilight’s extended family, who had arrived a half-hour earlier to talk to Twilight and Starlight, gathered in front of a TV. Goldie ran down with Twilight not far behind.

“What’s going on?” Twilight asked.

“Look.” Applejack said. She moved aside to show Twilight the TV.

“Goldie, go get your sister.” Twilight asked. Goldie didn’t argue, she went.

Scootaloo, with her hair style moved back with a pin, stood on the screen, in front of a pile of rubble. “behind me is what once remained of the Canterlot Museum of Equestrian History. Just a few hours ago, a unknown assailant attacked the museum, taking some artifacts and destroying the place. There’s no full assessment of what the assailant took, though surviving guards saw him take a staff that was said to be used by the ancient gods. Guards also describe the assailant as a powerful pony but that’s all they were able to provide before going into shock.”

Zilver shut off the TV and whistled. “wow. Destroy a museum?”

“what could he have wanted?” Celestia wondered.

“Or she.” Cosmos said.

“right, or-or she. This is quite a predicament.”

“MOOOM!!!” Goldie yelled. She ran down the stairs to her concerned mother. “Starlight’s Gone!!!”

Twilight’s heart sank a bit. “What?”

The door to Starlight’s room burst open as Twilight ran in. the entire room was deserted; books and winter clothing was strewn all over the floor. Her window was open, allowing a gentle breeze to float though. Her closet was open and her saddlebags are missing.

Twilight’s heart sank even further as she fell to her knees. “…oh, no…” she gasped. A piece of paper fluttered though the breeze and stopped in front of her. She picked it up and read it over.

Her heart reached a all-time low when she finished. “Oh, Starlight…” she said, choked up.

Twilight slowly descended the steps with a heavy heart. She just can’t believe it. She doesn’t want to believe it.

Her family noticed her and her big brother walked over to her. “Twili…”

She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. She took a shaking breath and sighed. “she… she’s gone…”

“Gone? What do you mean, gone?” Twilight handed him the note. He took it and walked over to the others so they can read it as well.

‘Mom… I swear, this isn’t how I wanted things to go.

I never meant to attack Da… attack Halo like that. I was just… so furious that you lied to me all these years. And I still am. Why did you lie to me all my life? Why? I know you won’t tell me face-to-face; you and your friends are likely to lie to me regardless, and I can’t talk to you, not after what happened. I’m sorry… but I’m leaving.

“please, ignore the tear marks. Writing this was… was hard. I just… I have to know; who is my real father? Why was I born with a Cutie Mark? Why do I have powers over time? Why am I a Alicorn? Why… why am I alive? I just have to know.

“don’t bother trying to find me. I left in the middle of the night and is long gone by the time you read this letter.

“I’m so sorry for leaving like this. But I have to know.

“Mom… if you are my real mom… I’m sorry. Tell my friends I’m sorry. Tell everyone I’m sorry.

“I’m sorry… I was ever born…

“Goodbye… Forever…”

Nobody could believe what they had just read. Armor dropped the letter and shook his head in disbalief.

“This is all my fault.” a emotionally distant Twilight said. “If I just told her sooner… maybe this could’ve been avoided.”

“Twili…”

Twilight broke into tears. “why did she leave? Why… why did she do this?”

Nobody knew what to say to her. This never happened to either to them before. And even if they were to go and try to find her, she was already long gone. This was pretty much a hopeless situation now.

Glade, however, had other thoughts. “Wait… Starlight left in the middle of the night, right?”

Erys was afraid of where her cousin was going with this. “yeah…”

“And the museum was attacked in the middle of the night…”

Twilight got where he was going at and didn’t believe it. “What, you think she attacked the museum?”

“the evidence fits.”

“That’s not true!” Twilight cried. “Starlight would never hurt a fly, much less destroy a building.”

“but she harmed Halo last night because you lied to her. And, she’s a Alicorn and everyone knows Alicorns are god-like.”

Twilight didn’t want to believe it. There was no way that Starlight could do this, just no conceivable way.

“Glade, how can you suggest such a thing?” Cadence asked.

“I hate it too, Mom, but the facts are pointing to Starlight destroying the museum.”

Celestia sighed. “I see it as well.”

“Celestia!” Cadence and Twilight exclaimed.

“Twilight, I’m sorry, but Glade is right. Starlight likely attacked the museum because of her anger of you and Halo lying to her. But… the question is why.”

“We’ll ask her when we find her.” Glade said. “As things stand, she is a criminal on the run for destroying private property.”

“plus, she’s a Alicorn…” Celestia interrupted. “…a very powerful and very rare breed, and she has power over time. If someone evil like Nightmare Moon finds out, there’s no telling what damage will be done to the world.”

Twilight didn’t want to hear anymore. She doesn’t want to believe this was happening. This couldn’t be happening. She just can’t. Goldie heard enough as well and ran out to find her friends. Erys saw that and went after her.

“She ran away!?” everyone blurted out. Goldie and Erys found them all at Sugarcube Corner and explained the situation to them all.

“yeah. In the middle of the night so she could be anywhere by now.” Erys said.

Nobody could believe this. Starlight seemed like the last pony they would expect to run away, or destroy a building. A depressed Goldie sat in a corner with Peppy and Fire Ruby trying to comfort her. “Well, do you have any clues to where she may have disappeared too?” Sym asked.

Erys shook her head. “not a one.”

“doesn’t anyone else think this is a bit of a over-reaction?” Season asked. “so her mom lied about Halo being her father; doesn’t seem like something to freak over.”

“She wasn’t emotionally stable, Season.” Peppy said. “it would’ve taken a big event like this but she was going to snap sooner or later.”

“Peppy!” Goldie exclaimed.

“it’s true. You lived with her; you saw that she wasn’t stable.”

Goldie was going to argue but didn’t. Starlight wasn’t exactly a collected pony.

“but why would Glade think that Starlight destroyed the museum?” Marian asked.

“Thinks that because she ran away at the same time the museum went Ka-blooey, she was the one who destroyed it. Plus, it would’ve taken a powerful blast to destroy it and Starlight is a Alicorn, one of the most powerful species on the planet.”

“But Starlight isn’t that powerful.” Cotton said. “she can barely light a candle, let alone destroy a building.”

Soarin’ and Pound looked at each other. “well…”

“well what?”

“well…” Pound scratched his neck. “Starlight didn’t want us to tell anyone this but she’s gone now… so…”

“Starlight was practicing her magic in secret.” Soarin’ said. “Me and Pound saw her practicing in the Everfree Forest a couple years ago and she pleaded for us to keep silent.”

This was news to them, and to Woona and Erys. “What kind of magic?” they both asked.

The two stallions looked at each other then up at the nearest clock. “What else?”

In just a couple of hours, a alert has been put out to all towns in Equestria to keep an eye out for Starlight Sparkle, a fugitive on the run for destroying a museum and injuring the security guards. As she may be making a run to another country, the alert was sent to the other realms on the planet.

Celestia has sent Glade to investigate the city of Baltimare, not only to see if Starlight fled that way, but also to investigate the police forces corruption.

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UhgjncjOTc

Oleg Petrovsky - Mass Effect 3: Omega OST

With the Staff of Jeria in his hands, the pony felt positively giddy. His plan was coming together faster then he had suspected. He thought it would take him longer to get Starlight to leave but, turns out just let Twilight Sparkle raise her and she’ll grow up to be naïve and powerful.

Deep within the bowels of his castle, far enough below where nobody can hear it, laid a massive Steampunk-ish machine capable of doing deadly damage to the world. The machine is a massive see-though sphere resting on top of a Tesla Coil. Other coils covered the walls, each pointing at the sphere.

The Black Pony walked into it’s chamber with the staff in his hooves. “it’s almost time. “It’s almost time.” he said as he strode on past it. “almost time for this worlds true destiny to become reality.”

He reached the powered box and opened it. He placed the tip of the staff on it and powered it up.

The machine powered up and the coils sparked with electricity and raw unbridled power that has not been seen since the worlds creation.

The Black Pony walked back up into his throne room and chuckled. “Just need one more component.” he stopped and looked back to a glass casing. A lone Pocket Watch hovered within it.

He had considered using that to power his machine; the dark knight Tsylatac said he got it off some Time Lord, but he doubts it’s viability. Besides, he had another power source in mind, one that is currently on her way to his castle, whether she knows it or not.

“run, run, run as fast as you can, Starlight. I’ve waited 17 years.” he sat down on his throne and the screens appeared, show casing her flying form. “I can wait a few more weeks.”

End Song.

Starlight flew up and landed on a outcropping. She looked back at Ponyville and sighed. She may have written that letter and ran away 12 hours ago, but she spent half of that crying in a cave and sleeping. After 8 hours, she woke up and headed north. She bypassed Canterlot completely, using her magic to deliver a letter to her grandparents house, explaining what she‘s doing. After that, she flew to a mountain not far from Canterlot, where we are now coming in.

“Mom… Goldie… I’m sorry…” she said with a hoarse voice. “but… I just have to know why I am who I am. And who my father is.” she looked at her Cutie Mark and sighed. “I need answers to my questions.” looking back on it, she shouldn’t have put that ‘forever’ line in her letter, but she was overcome with emotion and wasn’t thinking clearly. “and… if you turn out to not be my real family… know that I still love you… and I‘m sorry for harming Ha… for harming Dad.”

She raised her head and looked out at the country side. She had the entire world to cover and this search might take her her whole life. But, something inside her is telling her to head north. “only city in that direction is Baltimare and a couple of ports. Maybe he lives there. If not, I can still get clues.”

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bCKBHvpNSg&list=HL1357970032&feature=mh_lolz

Journey to the Past - Anastasia OST

A breeze flew by her, carrying the scent of lilacs on it. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “someone somewhere must know the answers I need. And no matter what, I will find them.” she softly said to herself. She looked up at the sun, feeling empowered.

Starlight:
♪Heart don't fail me now,
Courage don't desert me,
Don't turn back now that we're here.♪

Starlight closed her eyes and let the breeze flow though her hair.
♪People always say
Life is full of choices,
No one ever mentions fear.♪

She looked back to Ponyville and Canterlot, certain that this was the right decision.
♪Or how the world can seem so vast,
On a Journey--to the past.♪

Starlight used her magic to pull out a winter coat and covered her wings. At least, people will think she’s a overgrown Unicorn. Hopefully.

She took a hesitant step and started down the mountain.

Starlight:
♪Somewhere down this road,
I know someone's waiting.
Years of dreams just can't be wrong!♪

Starlight crossed across a fallen log over a raging river, and later again across a ravine. She almost lost her balance on the ravine log but kept going.
♪Arms will open wide,
I'll be safe and wanted,
Fin'lly home where I belong.♪

Starlight ran up a hill with the wind behind her. She looked down to see a river with a port.
♪Well, starting now, I'm learning fast,
On this journey--to the past.♪

Starlight closed her eyes and thought about her friends and family. She left them behind for her own selfish desire. Hopefully, they know that she didn’t leave them carelessly. She just needs answers to questions that she‘s been asking herself since she was born.

Starlight:
♪Home, love, family.
There was once a time, I must have had them too.♪

She opened her eyes.
♪Home, love, family.
I will never be complete
Until I find you...♪

With determination and sorrow, she headed down.

Starlight:
♪One step at a time,
One hope, then another.
Who nows where this road may go--♪

A ship broke water as it sailed over the water. It’s passengers, including one overly-big Unicorn, watched the water that moved aside.
♪Back to who I was,
On to find my future,
Things my heart still needs to know.♪

Starlight ran up to the bow of the ship and ran up to the foresail.
♪Yes, let this be a sign!
Let this road be mine,
Let it lead me to my past,♪

She held her heart as the sun began to set in front of them.
♪And bring me home...
At last!♪

The ship sailed into the sunset, both it and it’s passenger unaware that this journey to find answers will lead to a battle to save the world.

With Starlight caught in the middle.

End Song.

Author's Notes:

time for a new journey. hopefully this one won't be as long.