//------------------------------// // A strange awakening // Story: Phoenix blood // by Mikoyose //------------------------------// (Edited) I felt myself slowly regain consciousness, with my body aching all over. Pain, the serum didn't work. I opened my eyes and raised an arm to block the sunlight, before noticing my arm was thicker, and covered in tan fur. What the fuck? I also couldn't feel my fingers. I looked down my arm and saw that my fingers were gone, replaced by a hoof. I lift up my other arm, tan fur with a hoof. Wait... Fur, hooves, and a muzzle? Either I've been drugged or I'm a horse. I turn my head and look at my body. Seeing the pair of wings on my back Correction I'm a Pegasus... This has to be a dream. I need to find a reflective surface. I lift myself up and push my arms-forelegs against the ground to stand on my hind legs, wobbling for a second before falling down. I guess I'm going to have to get used to walking on all fours. I rolled off my back and lifted myself up, moving one hoof after the others. Several failed attempts and an embarrassing face plant later, I finally got the hang of walking. I took the time to search my surroundings, I was surrounded by leafy walls with several openings. Okay, I'm in a maze or this is the weirdest house in the world. I walk to the opening on my right. It led to more leafy walls and a passage to the left and right, Yeah I'm in a maze. What was the trick again? Stay to the left wall or the right one? I decided to stick to the right wall. I followed the right wall, entering every opening that appeared, After several minutes of walking my stomach began growling, I ignored it and kept walking. My stomach kept growling and by the time I reached the exit I smelled something. Sense of smell has gotten better, is that donuts? Where am I? I look around, searching for landmarks or anything that would help tell me my location. My stomach growled again, I need to eat something. Let's check out those donuts. I followed the smell, passing a castle in the process, until I reached a gate that had two guards, one on either side, I walked between them. I felt their eyes following me, but I didn't mind them due to my ever growing hunger. I followed my nose until I came upon the source: A donut shop. "Well then- I can talk!? Same voice but horse body." My stomach growls once again and I enter the shop. The inside was nothing special there were several tables with cushions on the floors around each table. "So there are no chairs here?" I asked myself as another than horse, a shade darker than mine, with a brown mane, wearing a white hat, that was just behind his horn spoke from behind a counter. "Hey buddy, you just gonna stand there?" I raised an eyebrow, Wait a horn? Is he a unicorn? This is weird. I walked up to the counter. "Hello sir, I'm starving and I'd like a box of donuts." the tan unicorn smiled. "Sure, the name's Pony Joe by the way." he said while his horn glowed and several donuts floated out of a cabinet and into a box, "Here you go, what's your name?" he asked as the box floated down in front of me, I would've been shocked but I had seen people kill each other just to get to me. "My name is." I stopped myself as I heard the doors open behind me. It may be a 'vampire'. "My name is..." I said again as I thought it over. "What's wrong? Can't you remember your own name?" He asked as hoof steps approached. "Yes I have a small bit of amnesia." I quickly came up with the lie. "Really? What happened?" a voice belonging to the one who just arrived asked. I turned to see another unicorn, this one white with a blue mane and tail, he was wearing purple armor. "I don't know. I just woke up a few minutes ago, I was hungry so I'm guessing I was out for a while." I said putting some truth to the lie. He gave me a questioning look. "Well some guards said that a Pegasus had left the castle, when they didn't see him enter." I kept my calm and reached for the box with a hoof, only managing to push it off the counter Damn it! Curse these hooves. I looked at Pony Joe, "I'm sorry can you hand me my donuts?" I asked, his horn glowed and the box flew over to me this time with a string tied to it. I was about to reach for it again but remembered I didn't have fingers. I sighed and bit the string then I turned and started walking off. "Hey! You gotta pay for that!" Pony Joe said but I kept walking. "Put it on my tab." I responded, as I reached the door it was enveloped in a blue aura before it slammed shut. "You have to pay for those, unless you want to go to jail." the white unicorn said. I looked at him and put the box down. "I don't know who you are, nor do I care. But I can't pay this off." I said and picked the donuts back up. "I am Shining Armor, captain of the royal guard. And if you didn't have money then why'd you come here then?" the white unicorn said. I rolled my eyes. "Well you can't stop me." I tried pushing the door open to no avail. "I locked the doors, you have to give those donuts back before I allow you to leave." Shining said while glaring at me. I sighed and took a few steps away from the door before turning around and ramming my body into the glass, shattering it. I hit the ground on the other side with a few shards of glass sticking out around my body from breaking through glass. I looked back and smirked, painfully, at the shocked unicorns before sprinting away as fast as I could. When I began running I heard Shining say, "Stop in the name of Celestia!" I didn't look back, I just kept running. I took as many turns as I could, somehow he stayed behind me until I broke down a door and jumped out the next window. I jump into a bush panting. "That took longer than expected." my stomach growls and I open up the box of donuts. It turned out most of them had been crushed, I didn't mind as I began scarfing down the donuts. When I finished the box I listened for the clopping of hooves, there were none. I took the time to pull the shards of glass, that I could reach, out before I picked up the box and threw it in the nearest trash bin. The sun began to set, I need to find a place to sleep and I don't think I have a safe house here. I look at my wings, "How do I work these things?" I began trying to make them flap, open, or even twitch but got nothing. "Forget it, I'll figure it out later. Wait when'd I get that?" I said looking at my flank, there was a tattoo of a drop of blood. I slowly shook my head sighing when I heard not one but two sets of hoof steps trotting towards me. I looked in the direction they were coming from expecting Shining or maybe guards but instead there came a couple, two unicorns. One of them was light blue with a darker shade of blue for the mane, and the other was grey coated, with a purple and white striped mane. I trotted up to them, "Excuse me, but could you show me where the nearest hotel or inn is?" I asked them and the grey one answered. "It's right over there." She said pointing to a large building to my left with the sign 'Canterlot Inn'. "Oh, thank you." "Um, are you just visiting?" the blue one asked, A man, or stallion in this case. I nod. "I'm only here for today." I smile and begin walking towards it, when they stop me. "Well if it's only for today you could stay the night at our home. It's not that far away." The mare said. "Do you think it's a good idea letting someone/pony you/we don't know stay with you/us?" the stallion and I said before exchanging glances. "Your..." I stop, not sure whether they were together or not. "Husband." they said the word in unison. "Your husband is right, you shouldn't let someone you don't know enter your home. I'll be fine in the Inn." I said continuing to walk towards the inn. I looked over my shoulder just in time to see them shrug and trot off. I sighed, The inn-keepers going to be mad in the morning. I thought as I entered the inn to see two Pegasi in golden armor talking to the inn-keeper. I was close enough to hear their conversation, "So you haven't seen a tan pegasus with a drop of blood for a cutie mark?" One guard asked. The inn-keeper shook his head. "I'm sorry but I haven't. I'll tell you if I do though." "Thank you for your time." the other guard said before they turn towards me, and upon seeing my tattoo-cutie mark-they get into defensive positions. "Halt you! You are under arrest for destroying public property, stealing, and running." I look them over before speaking. "I have done no such thing. I was with my friends the whole day." I lied. "Our captain is not a liar. Come quietly or else." They didn't believe the lie. So Shining is after me? "Or else what?" I asked not caring but curious. "Or else we'll have to take you there by force." the second guard says taking a step towards me, I scoff They wouldn't hurt me, they can't I thought to myself before saying. "I'd like to see you try." I tilted my head which popped my neck. That somehow startled the guards while the inn-keeper ducked behind his counter. "I'm warning you." the first guard said not moving from his spot. I waved a hoof towards myself. "Bring it then." on this the second guard flew at me with outstretched hooves. I waited until he was a few feet away before ducking and raising my hoof hitting him in the solar plexus. His wings went slack and he fell on the floor gasping for air. The other guard looked at his fallen comrade before flying at me the same way. I knew he'd be expecting me to do the same thing, but instead I stood up on my hind legs-the best I could- pulled my right hoof back and punched the guard, breaking his nose and sending him spinning away, before I lost my balance and fell. I stood back up and saw the other guard starting to breathe easier. I left him alone and walked out the door. Damn I miss my hands. I began running away so the guards couldn't catch up, and stopped when I thought I had gone far enough. I looked around to see that I was surrounded by homes. "I guess I could stay in one of these homes." Against my better judgement I walked up to the nearest home and knocked. The door opened and I was met with the blue stallion from before. "Hello again, can I help you?" he asked eyeing me warily. "I hate to ask but can I stay here? It's just for the night, I'll leave as soon as I wake up." I said rubbing the back of my head. He sighed, and moved aside, "Okay but don't try anything." he said as I entered. "I won't, I promise. Now do I get the couch or a room?" I asked him. He thought about it shortly. "Unless you want to sleep in Twilight's room, you can have the couch." I thanked him and laid down on the couch. The last thing I heard before I went to sleep was his wife. "You let him in? I thought you said..." I couldn't hear the rest of the conversation as I drifted off to sleep. I woke up from a kick to the stomach, I grabbed it on impulse and looked at my attacker. It was Shining, without his armor on. He was staring daggers at me, "First you steal, then you assault my guards, and now you enter my home!?" Home? Fuck, I knew this was a bad choice. he pulled me off the couch and I saw his horn glow before I felt my wings flatten against my back. I looked at them and saw the same pink aura that was radiating off his horn. So this is his doing? Maybe if I knock him out this'll go away. I thought as I neared him. He stood his ground until he saw me turn around to buck him. I had to hold the pose for a second to make sure I had a firm hold, I waited a bit too long. His horn glowed brighter and I was enveloped in the aura before being hurled out the door, I rolled across the ground before I stood up. He was walking out of the house, his horn still glowing. I spat a little blood on the ground next to me, it burnt out before it hit the ground. I watched him approach and got ready to run before two more, unicorn, guards literally flashed in behind me. Can't go forward can't go back, only two routes to go. I said as two pegasi flew in and hovered to my right, then the same two I had fought came in on the left. I looked around, No escape routes now. Either fight or let them take me. as I thought this Shining armor stepped forward and said with a smirk, "Nowhere to run, why don't you make this easier for yourself?" I went over several instances in my head, none of them ending without getting a broken something and a few dead horses, but my gut was telling me not to kill these equines. I trusted it, and sighed. "Fine. Go ahead and throw me in jail." Shining armor smiled smugly. "Smart choice, but for all your offenses I have to take you to Princess Celestia." I raised an eyebrow, "All right then, lead the way." I said, his reaction was interesting, his eyes widened in surprise for an instant before changing to a professional look all the other guards had. --------------------------------Canterlot castle------------------------------- They had returned me to the castle I had passed the day before. I noticed as I walked down the streets that every horse was wearing fancy clothes and walked with their noses in the air, looking at me as if I was on death row. I had kept my poker face on the entire way there. The guards then ushered me into a large throne room, and on the throne was another horse, this one with a horn and wings and a flowing mane, even though there wasn't a breeze. I also noticed two other guards on either side of her throne, she towered over them both. So she's a horse and the rest are ponies? I thought to myself as a guard behind me shoved me forward, I barely kept my balance and glared at him, the one I had given a broken nose. I turned back to the one on the throne and approached. When I had gotten within 5 yards of the throne the guards at the sides stopped me, "That's far enough." they said together. I looked up at the one on the throne, this Princess Celestia. My paranoia kicked in when I saw the friendly gaze he was giving me. As the 'captain' walked up ahead of me and said, "Damage to public property, stealing a dozen boxes from the owner, running from a royal guard, breaking and entering, destroying another pony's property, and assaulting two guards." as he said each offense I had caused, I noticed the princess's gaze looking me over. When he finished she finally spoke. "I don't think I've seen you before. Who are you?" her voice was calming yet my own paranoia gave it an edge of irritation. "I'm not absolutely sure about that, I have some amnesia." I could tell she didn't believe me as her gaze, seemed, to intensify. "These charges have very strict consequences. Care to explain yourself?" I knew she could tell I was lying even though I had fooled plenty before. "Yes, on the charge of breaking public property, this man-stallion here closed and locked the door leaving me stuck inside so I had to break through to get out, the stealing was because I had no money and I was starving." "The running was after I broke down the door, breaking and entering was while he was chasing me. And assaulting the guards, was self defense, they attacked me first so I fought back to protect myself." I finished still keeping my face void of any emotion as I stared into her friendly gaze, mistaking it as a fierce one. "Shining take this pony to the dungeon." I expected her to say, her gaze never left mine. Shining armor nodded his head, and approached me his horn beginning to glow. I had a plan, knock out the captain and hightail it out of there. I didn't move as he closed the distance. When he was close enough I head-butted him as hard as I could, feeling his horn cut the skin on my forehead. I wasted no time and turned to my right and ran straight for the window, I heard the princess yell for me to stop but I ignored her and jumped through the glass. I better learn to use these wings and quickly. I thought as I landed and ran, I put all my thoughts on trying to make my wings work. I soon heard clopping close behind followed by flapping. I kept running trying to open my wings, but they wouldn't obey. I heard flapping intensifying and jumped to the side-barely avoiding a tackle from one of the pegasi. As we ran through the streets ponies everywhere were running off the streets and hiding indoors, I payed attention to my surroundings and saw a safety rail ahead. I smirked and increased my speed. I heard a loud crack and a yellow beam flew past me. They're shooting at me! I looked back, expecting them to be holding guns, but instead the unicorn's heads were down horns were glowing. I dodged a few more pegasi tackles and blasts from the unicorns before I reached the rail. I hopped onto it and jumped off, and saw that the ground was several hundred miles below me. I tried once again using my wings by moving every muscle I had. I finally found the right muscle and my wings unfurled, I smiled at my success before I heard voices over the rushing wind, "Stop! You'll hurt yourself!" I looked back to see three more pegasi, these in blue tights wearing goggles and had what looked like storm clouds following them. I ignored them and went into a nosedive thinking: This should work like the jet fighters. As the ground neared I kept ignoring their pleas to make me stop. When the floor was within 40 feet I opened my wings and slowly leaned my body to a horizontal position; that was when I saw the forest just ahead. I looked back and saw the same blue tights wearing pegasi catching up, when I turned back around there was a tree in my way. I barely avoided it and kept on barrel rolling to avoid hitting a tree at what I guessed was around 900 mph. I stole a quick glance behind me to see the others had stopped following me and my wing hit a tree, I felt the bone snap in several places and I spun around uncontrollably before hitting a second tree, breaking a rib or two, and hitting the ground with enough force to break my other wing. I lay on the floor fighting the urge to yell in pain as my bones snap back into place and my blood fixes the cracks. Several pain filled minutes later I stand up and look around at the trees. "I'm in a forest. This brings back memories." I shudder slightly and look back. "Okay I came from there. Best to avoid that place." I turn away and begin walking deeper into the forest. --------------------------------------Meanwhile--------------------------------------- I had just jumped out the window when the blood that I had left on Shining armor's horn began to bubble and burn his horn. This pain woke him up instantly and he yelled until the blood evaporated. The princess had flown over to her Captain. and watched the blood evaporate. "His blood. It's strange." she said in shock at watching the pain blood had caused Shining armor. He stood up and looked at his princess before averting his eyes as he lowered his head. "I'm sorry he escaped your Highness. But I'll send my best guards after him." Celestia walked back to her throne and said. "You leave that pony to the guards, you did say you were going to visit Twilight today didn't you?" she asked him. His jaw dropped. "Oh no I nearly forgot about that. But are you sure they won't need my help?" Celestia giggled, "I think the rest of the guard can handle one pony." Shining armor smiled and saluted. "Yes your highness." before leaving the throne room. When the door closed behind him he turned to one of the pegasi guards nearby, "Tell the Wonderbolts to help us capture the pegasus who just escaped."He said before the guard flew off with a "yes captain." Shining armor meanwhile walked towards Canterlot and his home to prepare for the train ride to Ponyville. Shining went over what had just happened: I brought in a pegasus for a few crimes, he was sentenced to pay the damages off, he head-butts me then escapes, then his blood burns my horn. Who is he? ----------------------------------------Everfree forest-------------------------------------------- I was running again, this time from a Manticore, I thought these guys were myths?! I though as he was gaining on me, even with all the twists and turns I had made to throw him. I looked around as I ran for a way to slow him down, that's when it came to me. I kept running until I reached a large tree, I turned around to face the Manticore and watched him slow down and lick his lips. "I'm not going to be your snack, not if I can help it." I said as I lowered myself to the ground waiting for him to pounce. He circled me a few times before finally pouncing, I dove underneath him and past him as he crashed into the tree. I didn't savor my victory, but instead bucked his head, hearing a loud whack before continuing running. After I thought I had run far enough I slowed down to catch my breath, and heard rustling nearby. I turned towards it ready to fight, until I saw a zebra walk through the bushes. She had a very large striped mo-hawk that matched her tail, she also wore gold bands on her right foreleg, and neck. She also had large gold earrings. She hadn't noticed me yet, as a precaution, I cautiously walked away from her and towards the direction she had come from. My stomach began to growl again and I saw several blue flowers sticking out of the ground. I was so hungry I didn't care and lowered my head to take a bite of them when a strange voice said, "Beware, you pegasus those flowers are not for us." I raise my head and turn around to see the zebra from before. "What do you mean?" I ask, she walks over and points to the flower. "This is poison joke and it's not for pony folk." she replies, I looked at her. "So this is poisonous?" I asked. "It's leaves of blue will play foul tricks on you." she answers. What's with the rhyming? I thought as my stomach growled again, I sigh. The zebra grins, "No need to be ashamed, now will you tell me your name?" she asked. I thought it over before sticking with my story. "I'm not sure, I have a slight amnesia." I answer. "I may have a remedy, you just have to follow me." she said and started walking away, I followed. We soon reached a small hut covered in wooden masks. On the walk I learned her name was Zecora, but seeing her hut sent off alarms in my head. She walked inside and I stood there staring. She stuck her head out the door and said, "There is no need to fear, you can come near." I nervously look over the hut. "I'm fine thank you, can you direct me to the nearest settlement?" I asked, she walks out of the hut and points along a path. "If you don't want to be near my abode, Ponyville is just down this road." I thank her and walk down it, once I'm out of earshot I mutter. "Ponyville? What's with the pun?" My stomach was growling louder by the time I reached the exit, and saw the town in the distance. "Fuck this is going to be a long walk-wait I have wings." I smirk and unfurl my wings before running and flapping my feathered appendages to gain altitude. This would've been helpful when I was being chased. I was remembering every time I was running from the 'vampires' when I was blindsided by a rainbow colored blur. We fell and I hit my head on the floor, blacking out. I regain consciousness a few seconds before what hit me, I was lying on my back. I felt a weight on my chest and looked down to see a cyan blue pegasus with a rainbow mane on top of me. I was about to push her off when she woke up, "Huh? What happened? Why am I on a cushion?" she lifted herself up before looking down at me. "Finally it was getting hard to breathe." I said before I rolled over, she blushed lightly before glaring at me. "You ruined my stunt!" I brushed myself off, and returned her glare. "Well you should watch where you're flying! You could've broken something. Not that it would last." I muttered the last part before flapping my wings to get the dust out. "You should watch where you're flying! You could've broken my wings!" I roll my eyes. "You crashed into me-" I started before she cut me off. "It was your fault! You should know that I practice my stunts after my afternoon nap." I sighed again. "Well if you haven't guessed I'm new here, now leave me alone." I said before walking towards Ponyville only to be stopped by the colored mare landing in front of me. "How about we settle this with a race?" she said, I stared at her and my stomach growls. "Fine but loser buys the winner lunch." she smirks and nods. "Alright, get ready to pay for the most expensive lunch in Equestria! You're dealing with the fastest flyer in all of Equestria." she boasted, Where's Equestria? I've never heard of it. I thought as the magenta eyed mare positions herself for immediate take off, I mirror her and ask. "So where's the finish line?" she thinks for half a second before answering. "We're going to race to Sugarcube corner. Ready. Set. G-" I cut her off. "I have no idea where that is remember? I'm new here." I said before she face... hoofed? "It's the big gingerbread house." I uncertainly nodded and she resumed her position. "Go!" she shot off, a few seconds before I did. ---------------------------------Canterlot--------------------------------- Shining armor was given the report by Spitfire herself that the pegasus had lost them by entering the everfree forest. Shining armor then reported this to Celestia, before he had gone to his parent's home and said goodbye to his parents before returning to the castle to say farewell to his newly acquired wife Princess Mi amore Cadenza or Cadence as she preferred. Together Shining and Cadence walked to the train-station and shared a kiss goodbye before Shining boarded the train for Ponyville. Being with his sister he knew he would forget about the pegasus and his troubles while he was visiting. --------------------------------Ponyville---------------------------------- I had seen the gingerbread house she had said, and it was very large. She was also ahead of me, and I was going at full speed slowly catching up. I had caught up when she increased her speed and broke the sound barrier right next to me, the initial boom sent me nearly crashing into a building. I watched as she was being followed by a rainbow, she reached the gingerbread house almost a minute before me, I landed while she finished a victory lap around the house. "Hah! I won!." she was saying while rubbing her chest, I was frowning when a thought came to mind. "No, I won." She stopped rubbing her chest and glared at me. "No you didn't. I got here first." she replied, I shook my head. "No when I got here you were still flying around this house." I said tapping the wall hearing the sound of wood. A wooden gingerbread house, ugh I'm still hungry. I was getting a strange sense of deja-vu as I fought with this mare. We kept fighting until she finally yelled, "Pinkie!" I was about to ask why she yelled that when the window behind me opened and a Pink pony hopped out of the bushes nearby. "Huh?" was all I could say when I saw this happen Was she hiding in there? If so then why? She was hopping as she spoke. "What is it Dashie?" before 'Dashie' could say anything I asked. "Your name's Dashie?" Dashie turned to me and opened her mouth to be interrupted yet again by the Pink pony. "No, silly, her name is Rainbow dash, Dashie is just the nickname I gave her." she said then gasped and spoke again, "I've never seen you before! That means you're new here! Oh I have to show you around, and throw you a welcome to Ponyville party, and mmmf mmmf mmm!" her rambling was stopped by Rainbow dash putting a hoof in her mouth. "Pinkie Pie. I need to know did you see our race?" she asked before taking her hoof away, Pinkie Pie? What the fuck is with all these puns? Pinkie pie nodded her head, making a rattling noise, confusing me further. "Yessiree I watched you two fly here and you flying around Sugarcube corner." 'Pinkie' said making Rainbow dash smile confidently. "Okay then tell us who won?" Rainbow asked. Pinkie pointed at me, "He did." Both our jaws dropped but Rainbow was the one to ask. "What!? How? I got here way before him!" Pinkie giggled with a snort and kept bouncing. "Yeah but you flew around Sugarcube corner before landing, you said the first one to get here wins. It was still cool though!" she said as a tall orange stallion stuck his head out the window. "Um Pinkie we need your help in here." Pinkie spun around in mid-jump, "Okay Mr. Cake." She said before bouncing inside through the front door. `"Is she always so..." I trailed off when I saw Rainbow dash glaring at me. "Random? Yes always. I guess I have to buy you lunch now." she said and I just realized she reminded me of Isaac. She's exactly like Isaac! Why!? No she's copying him, just a copy cat. She snapped me out of my thoughts when she waved a hoof in my face, "Hey why do you look so shocked?" I shook my head to clear my thoughts and stared daggers at her. "I don't need you to buy me a meal." I said coldly before starting to walk away being blocked by her again. "Hold up, why are you so angry? I should be the one who's angry! I mean I lost!" she was reminding me more and more of those I failed, it was aggravating me. "Shut up and just leave me alone." I said and tried walking around her but she stopped me with by holding a hoof out, "What's your deal? I haven't done anything to-" I slapped her hoof away and kept walking. She flew in front of me again, "Hey! I'm talk-" I cut her off in mid-sentence. "Leave me alone or I'll break your wings off." I said following up the threat with a look that could freeze the sun. She stared at me her large eyes wide, she opened her mouth but nothing came out. I pushed past her and kept walking, getting uneasy and angry looks from every pony that heard me threaten her. Pinkie had seen and heard what happened and was already beginning to plan a party for me to lift up my spirits. I had walked into a market and saw an apple stand not too far away so I approached it, my stomach growling the entire time. It was being manned by an orange pony with a blonde mane, wearing a stetson hat, "Howdy." she greeted me when I came close, she had a southern drawl like they would have in wild west movies. "Hello." I said before looking at all the apples she had my stomach growled, and she waved a hoof at her apples. "It's just three bits per apple." I sighed, "I don't have any money." I muttered under my breath and began walking off before she put a hoof on my shoulder. I turned back to her and she held out two apples. "Ah reckon ah kin give yah two fer free." I smiled and took them. "Thank you very much Miss." I said before eating one of the apples in a single bite. "Mah name's Applejack by the way." she said, I nodded and finished off the second apple before walking away towards a large tree. When I had left Rainbow arrived and told her friend Applejack what happened, and she told her where I went. She flew in the direction I was while Applejack had to wait for the market to end so she could help her rainbow maned friend. Meanwhile the train had just arrived and Shining armor was at the Ponyville train-station where she met up with his sister Twilight Sparkle. "BBBFF!" the lavender mare said as she hugged her older brother. "Hi Twily, how have you been?" he said already beginning to forget the events from earlier. "Let's go back to the library so we can talk." Twilight said and together they walked into town towards the large tree in the distance.