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// Chapter 4 
// Story: Midnight Green 
// by Voyd211 
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Chapter 4

Midnight stretched in the pile of dulled splinters that served him as a bed. “Good morning to all the world! Now then, where's that portrait...” After finding what he was looking for, he walked out of his shack and a package promptly landed on his head. “Ow! Friggin–! What is it with this town and hitting my head? Sigh... Alright, presuming this is for me, who is this from?” He turned it over and saw the return address.
“Oh... oh dear gods.”

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“Has anypony here seen a pony that looks like this?” Twilight tried to figure out just who Zebra Mask could have been. However, it seemed that she and her friends were the only ones who had seen Zebra Mask the previous night; he had only appeared to them and only seemed interested in them. She still didn't know where Midnight Green could be, as he had left his shack and was presumably lost somewhere else in Ponyville. 
“HIDE ME HIDE ME HIDE ME HIDE ME HIDE ME HIDE ME” Midnight charging past her screaming snapped Twilight out of her reverie. “Okay I have two questions first question where is Pinkie Pie second question do you know anyplace I can hide please help me I need to stay undercover!”
Twilight had to take a moment to process what Midnight said. “Um, Pinkie Pie's at Sugarcube Corner, right over there. And why do you need to hide?” Twilight took a moment to catch his breath, and then yelled out his answer; his voice was powerful and deafening.
“MY FAMILY IS COMING TO PONYVILLE!”
Twilight grinned a bit. Well, at least Midnight wasn't totally alone... She spoke after recovering her hearing. “Why is that a bad thing? It's your family after all...” Midnight took a moment; he was still fairly loud and fast, but no longer with a gale-force voice. “Well, you know how I can get lost easily? My mother is even worse at that. She'll have started on a straight path from Canterlot to Ponyville; more than likely she'll enter on the other side of town. My sister is sweet and innocent, but she's so young that trouble is a given. And my little brother....” He seemed to lose the ability to speak for a moment; he was obviously distressed at this in particular. “I need someplace to hide, right freaking NOW.”
Twilight pondered this for a moment before responding. “Well, we could try to make them welcome and help you deal with them. In the meantime, Sugarcube Corner is right there, so hopefully you won't get lost.”
Midnight grinned. “Don't count on it, I could get lost in a walk-in closet.” He walked across the street, however, comically enough, he turned away right at the door of Sugarcube Corner. Had Pinkie Pie not opened the door to let him in, he probably would have wandered to Appleoosa and back trying to find the place.
Right as he walked into the building, Twilight felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and found herself facing a short, purple unicorn mare with glasses and a grin that looked like it would never leave.
“Hi there! My name's Horizon. Have you seen my son Midnight Green?”