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// Beautiful Now 
// Story: True Colors 
// by AmpUpHeart 
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Clarity and Raven gazed out of a window in Clarity's room. The rain was pouring down and tree branches were flying through the air. 

"How do I get them to trust me?" Raven asked.

"What do you mean?" Clarity replied.

"Don't play me for a fool, Clarity," Raven said, "I know what they all think of me."

Clarity sighed. "Just try not to think about it," she said.

"Easier said than done," Raven said.

Then, a knock sounded at the door. Clarity opened it to see Push Play.

"Hey, Play!" She said, "It's good to see you again!"

"Hi, Push Play," Raven said, "What brings you here?"

"My boss wants more hoofage of this place," Play replied.

"Figures," Clarity said, before turning around and looking out the window, suddenly looking worried.

"Are you okay?" Play asked.

"I'm fine," Clarity said, "But do you hear that?"

The two unicorns went to the window on either side of Clarity, and sure enough, they heard what sounded like a young colt crying for help.

"I'm investigating," Raven said, his horn lighting up.

"Raven, wait!" Clarity said before Raven teleported out of the room. A flash of light shined through the window, and Clarity could make out the figure of her brother outside.

"It's not safe out there," she said to Play, "I'm going after him." She, too, teleported out.

"Wait for me!" Play said too late. He saw the siblings talking outside. 

'I don't have much of a choice,' he thought. He concentrated, and he was with them.
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The next thing he knew, his head was reeling. He stumbled and fell into a puddle, causing him to scramble to his hooves. He nearly fell again, but Clarity caught him.

"Thanks, Clarity," Play said. He quickly regained his balance.

"I can hear the cries!" Raven called from up ahead, "This way!" 

The trio made their way down a street, and saw an orange crystal pony colt holding on to the trunk of a slim tree.

Play, out of instinct, hit the "record" button on his camera, and rushed to help the royal siblings who were tending to the colt.

"He's freezing," Raven said, "We have to get him out of here!"

"Not to mention the guards are going to panic when they find us gone!" Clarity added.

"Then let's get out of here!" Play said.

A flash emitted from Raven's horn, and a second later, Play was back in Clarity's room. Clarity was levitating the young pony, who was still shivering and was unresponsive. Clarity put her hoof on the colt's chest, and gave a sigh of relief.

Raven, on the other hoof, was just staring at the colt with tears streaming down his face.

"Raven," Play said, "Are you okay?"

"I can't help but feel responsible for this," the prince replied.

"But you're not," Play said, "I know that you still feel guilty about all that you've done, but I could tell from the minute I saw you as yourself that you're not the evil stallion everyone thinks you are. You have a heart as true as Clarity's. Now come on. Let's see what we can do for this colt." The two ponies walked up to Clarity, who was tucking the young pony into her bed.