Scarlet Mane's Diary, Entry 1: The Curse of Scarlet Mane

by Madame Minty


Epilogue

Moonbeam's eyelids were apparently made of lead. She focused all her strength and opened them at last. She was lying in her own bed, surrounded by her friends, Melody and Blasting Boom having wings now.

"What happened to you girls," she managed.

"To us? Ha, you've almost rammed your horn inside your head running after Chewie and you worry about us?" said Cinnamon Cream, picking Chewer the crocodile up. He let out a happy hum.

"But... if that was a dream, why you all..." she tried to say, but a sudden thunder followed by knocking on the door made her cover herself with the blanket. Chewer spat out a piece of red glittery cloth. Jelly Joy walked to the door and opened it.

"Hello!" she greeted cheerily the cloaked pony as Moon peeked from under the cover.

"Um... hello. I—I was looking for... something. I can't... remember what. I'm lost. Can I—" meekly said the stranger.

"Don't stand in the rain silly! Come on in!" said Joy as she dragged the visitor inside. A charcoal black wolf slipped in and shook itself dry. She closed the door, took the guest's cloak and hanged it, all seemingly at the same time.

"Hi," almost inaudibly whispered the rose white unicorn with a beautiful scarlet mane.

"Aaah! The Scarlet Mane!" Moonbeam shrieked in terror and hid under the blanket again.

"Do... do we know each other? I've never been here, I think," replied the guest, blushing.

"Now, now, Moonbeam is just wore out," calmed her Cream.

That made Scarlet Mane smile.

"Moonbeam? I've found a package addressed to Moonbeam, just lying on the road. I thought it'd be proper to get it to someone so it won't get lost."

"No, no, no! Don't open!" shrieked the recipient from under the cover and now a pillow as well.

"Relax!" said Joy, taking the package from Scarlet and tearing it apart. "Oooh! Shiny!" she added while looking at the two Sagacity Stones.

Melody and Blasting Boom got closer.

"I think those are parts for one of your machines. Too bad they're all in pieces, cracked and all," remarked Boom. Melody reached inside the box and took out a piece of paper. "Oh, there's a note here," said Boom again and quickly took it from Melody.

"Gah! Gimme!" shouted Moonbeam, finally sticking her head out. Melody took it back from uncompliant Boom and wordlessly gave it to Moon.

The note read:

At last, I've made the right thing.