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// Chapter 37: The Blue Lady 
// Story: The Lost Shimmering Sun 
// by Pinkie Pie Sweets 
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At one night, it's over a week before halloween, Sun is walking around at night hoping to clear her head from the bad dreams she's been having lately. This time, she remember to tell her dad about her dreams and going on her walk, but her dad tell her not to be out too late at night.

As Sun walks, she says to herself, "It feel so nice to talk around, but I didn't realized how late it is. It's just about midnight."

She walks back a strange old mansion on her way back home. She never seen anyone living in that mansion, but can tell that no one has lived there for a very long time. As Sun start to walk pass the house, she starts to hear a strange sound, almost like someone is humming a tune.

Sun looks a round as she says, "Hello?"

But so far no one answers. Sun looks to where the old mansion and notice a strange glow in a form of a woman dresses in blue, comes on the balcony of the old mansion from one of the room. Sun can't tell for sure who that person is, but can tell that this is a young woman and think she might have lived here.

Sun calls out, "Hello."

But the young woman doesn't answer. Instead, she looks down on Sun and shows a very sad look while shedding tears. Sun can see that this woman looks sad and wants to know what's wrong so she can help, but before she can go to her, the woman disappears into thin air.

Sun starts to get confused as to who the woman is and why she is living in the old mansion.

Sun questionably asks, "Who was that?"

At that point, Sun decides to go home and make sure she is able to get there before she has to go to school. She's still very curious about the strange blue woman at the house and wish there is a way to ask her for help.

After two days since that night, Sun is getting some of her books and supplies she's going to need for her class. As Sun closed her locker, she notices her friends, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash, walk towards her with their stuff for class.

Sun smiles and says, "Morning girls,"

"Morning Sun," Rainbow Dash replies.

"Hey there Sugarcube," Applejack says.

Then Rainbow Dash asks, "So are you excited that it's almost halloween?"

Sun smiles and says "I'm kind of excited that I get to go around, though I think my dad and sister are more interesting on doing halloween pranks,"

"Trust me Sun, we know what you're talking about," Applejack replies with a straight look.

Then Applejack says with a serious look on her face, "Last halloween they manage to paint all my apples different colors and it was all in one night."

"One time, they put toilet paper all over my house to make it look my house has been haunted by ghost," Rarity replies looking annoyed.

Sun giggles a bit and says, "Sounds like those two love to pull pranks on halloween.."

"They sure do," Rainbow Dash says while rolling her eyes.

Just then Sun remember that she wanted to tell her friends about even though they might not believe her.

Sun says, "Hey guys you're not going to believe what I saw two nights ago."

"What is it, darling?" Rarity asks.

Sun explains."While I walking home in the middle of the night, I was walking by this old mansion and when it was exactly midnight on my watch and mysterious woman dressed in blue on the balcony."

When Sun mentions her story, her friends start to make a shock and scared look on their faces. Sun starts to get confused and wonder if something she says might have scared them.

"Did you say… dressed in blue?" Rarity shockley asks.

"Yes?" Sun questionably answers at her friends reaction.

Sun look at her friends with a confused look and asks, "What's wrong?"

At first, Applejack and the other haven't said anything to Sun and are not sure out to tell her.

Applejack scaredly says, "It can't be."

"What can't be?" Sun asks.

Rainbow Dash turns to Sun and scaredly answers, "The Blue Lady,"

Sun starts to get really confused and questionably says, "The Blue Lady?"

"It a Canterlot City legend. It supposed to be the ghost of a beautiful woman who always dressed in blue," Applejack explains.

Then Rarity sadly adds, "Yes, but the story is very sad story."

"How so?" Sun asks.

Applejack somes up to Sun and says, "You might need to talk to Storyteller about it during lunch. He knows everything about the legends, stories, and tales in Canterlot City."

Sun nods her head and answers, "Sure. I'll go do that, but I need to get to class."

"Okay. We'll bring Fluttershy and Pinkie to meet us there and tell them what happened."

"Okay. I'll see you guys there." Sun says.

With that, Sun leaves so she can go to her class. Applejack and the others leave so they can get to their class before they are late. During the time, Sun is making sure she is focus on her studies, but can't get the blue lady out of her mind. She is wonder what kind of story will she hear.

After some classes and gathering their lunches from the cafeteria, Sun and her friends are sitting at the table at the far corner only to encounter a strange boy. The boys has black hair that covers one of his eyes and the one that is seen is green. The boy also has light red skin and he seems to be dressed in red. Sun is picking up a strange vib from the boy like he isn't very normal. But one thing she does know, he knows about the woman she seen at the house.

The boy calls Storyteller and says, "So you saw The Blue Lady?"

Sun nods her head and says, "Yes, and I saw her shedding tears and was on the balcony, like she was… waiting for something or someone."

"The Blue Lady is waiting for her butterflies to return?" Storyteller explains calmly.

"What do mean by… return?" Sun asks looking confused.

"That is what I'll tell you right now," Storyteller says.

Sun nods her head and says, "Okay."

Storyteller adjust himself and is ready to tell them the story of 'The Blue Lady.

Storyteller says, "This is the sad and heart breaking story of the Blue Lady."

Then Storyteller tells the story to the girls and says and says, "The Blue Lady is a ghost of Madam Lapis Lazuli, who lived two hundred years ago. She was very beautiful and any man who knew her beauty had been trying to win her hand in marriage, but she always refused. Instead, she kept herself locked away and only paid attention to her five rare blue morpho butterflies. There was one wealthy man who wouldn't take no for an answer. After being denied by Lapis, he became resentful. One night, the man snuck into Lapis' room and at a stroke of midnight released her butterflies and they all fly away in the full moon night. When Lapis awoke, she discovered that her precious butterflies were gone and saw them fly way into the night. Soon she had fallen ill and died of a broken heart. Legend has it, at the stroke of midnight, when her butterflies were set free, the Blue Lady wonders the mansion she lived in waiting for her butterflies to return."

After Storyteller tells Sun and her friends the story, Sun and the others eyes are watery and look like they are about ready to cry. Sun understands why she seen the Blue Lady sheds tears that night, the butterflies means everything to her and now they're gone from her live forever.

Sun sadly says, "That was a very sad story."

"Yes it was, hopefully once her butterflies returned she will finally be able to rest in peace," Storyteller says in a calm tone.

"I sure hope so," Sun says in a quiet voice.

With that Sun and her friend decide to go outside for a little bit and hopefully to calm themselves before class starts. But before that, Storyteller steps in front of Sun while her friend walk away hoping to dry their eyes.

Storyteller makes an evil grin on his face and says, "I almost forgot, the Blue Lady can't be seen by anyone except for those who have deep sadness in their hearts. Since you saw her, it can only meant that you still have some sadness within your heart."

Sun feels like her she has been in knots and her stomach twisted like a pretzel that she can't seem to move at all. She looks down on the floor and wonder if what Storyteller says it's true, she might be carrying some sadness in her heart. When she look forward again she can see that the boy is gone. Sun is starting to feel a bit of fear and sadness that the ghost can be seen by those who are still carrying sadness.

After the day she has at school, Sun is at home helping her father prepare dinner for the night. Sun can't stop thinking about the tale Storyteller explains to her. She feels so distracted by the story that she hasn't noticed that her her dad is calling her name.

Discord is able to get her attention, by tapping her on the head. Sun feels it and turns to head to see her dad is behind her.

Discord says," Are you feeling okay Sun, you haven't said a word since you got home."

"Yeah. I'm fine… just feeling a bit… distracted today," Sun answers looking very distant.

Discord sighs and says, "Well in any case, the others told me and your sister that you saw a ghost."

Sun answers in a distant tone, "Yeah."

She then turns to her father and asks, "Dad do you think the legend is true?"

Discord starts to think about the legend as he answers, "I don't know, whether or not it is true I kind of believe in The Blue Lady,"

"Really?" Unquestionably replies.

"Yeah. I remember seeing her when I was your age," Discord adds.

Sun is surprised that he actually seen the Blue Lady in his youth.

Sun surprisingly asks, "You did?"

"I though I did, but then again, there's no telling what's really in that house," Discord answers.

Sun is shocked to hear that her father thought he has seen the ghost before. Sun realized that when he's young, he must have sadness within his own heart.

Sun sadly asks, "Dad, does this mean when you were young… did you have sadness in your heart."

After hearing that question, Discord become unsure and wonder if she's ready to know about his secret. At that moment, Discord think it might not be the right time to tell Sun about his troubling past.

Discord sighs sadly and answers, "Well Sun, like I told you I didn't have a good past. So there were some problem I have face so it left me scared."

Sun starts to feel worried about her father right now. She remembers her dad telling her about him being in a gang and stuff, but since there's something else going on in his past. After dinner, Sun has been deep in thought about the ghost of the Blue Lady and how her father is feeling. She is able to get to sleep after a while, but hopefully her father feels better in the morning.

The Next day on a Thursday after school, Sun, Tree Hugger and Fluttershy are at the animal shelter taking care of the animals there. Fluttershy and Tree Hugger are busy taking care of the animal while Sun is at the front desk helping with the paperwork, still deep in thought about the ghost.

Fluttershy walks outside the room with Tree Hugger and says, "Sun, we're done cleaning the animals cages, are you finished with the papers."

"Almost. I just need to put these away and then I'll be done," Sun answers in a quiet tone.

Fluttershy notice that Sun has been rather quiet today and thinks it has something to do with the Blue Lady.

Fluttershy walks towards her and asks, "Sun, are you feeling alright."

"Yeah. You're vibe is starting to feel down like you lost your good aura," Tree Hugger adds looking concern.

"Oh, it's nothing. I'm just feeling a bit off edge lately," Sun answers feeling more down and concern.

Fluttershy has an idea to why she feels that way and asks, "Does the Blue Lady have anything to do with it?"

Sun sighs and says, "You can say that and… about what Storyteller told me yesterday."

Fluttershy and Tiger Lily are looking a bit concern that Sun is feeling so down in the dumps. Fluttershy remember Sun telling her and the others about what Storyteller says to her about the Blue Lady can only be seen by those with sadness in their hearts.

Fluttershy put her hand on Sun's shoulder and says, "Sun, I understand you feel a bit skeptic about the story, but I'm sure you have nothing to worry about."

Suns starts to feel a bit better about her situation and says, "If you say so."

After the day at the shelter, Sun has gone home and start to do her homework. After she is finished, she start to read a book she has from the library. After the day she has today, she just falls asleep.

Sun then wakes up to see that she is in front of the mansion now. Sun looks to see that this might be her chance to help the blue lady at anyway she can to reunite her with her butterfly friends.

Sun says in her thought, "Maybe if I help this ghost, then she'll be able to find peace and live happily again."

With that, Sun walks into the old mansion to find the Blue Lady and help her. When Sun walks into the house, she can see that the whole place is covered in dust. Sun walks inside and even though she is scared, she still has a ghost to find. Sun walks into the house and can see a blue glow coming from the upper floor.

Sun thinks to herself, "Is that the Blue Lady?"

Sun decides to walk upstairs to see if it is her or not. When she walks up to the second floor she can't see the glow anymore. Sun continue to walk down the hallways in hoping to find her. Sun walks for some time, but she is unable to see the blue glow anymore. Just then, Sun notice the blue glow starts to glow through the door at the end of the hall.

Sun says to herself, "The Blue Lady might be in here."

Sun reach the door and skeptic about opening it, but knows that the Blue Lady is in here. With a bit of courage, Sun opens the door to see a room that hasn't been touched for a long time. Sun look to see that there a large bed with a canopy on the ceiling, a large mirror, a closet door, and something that that catches her eyes. There is a window that has a cage sitting on the still and the cage is left open, and next to it is the balcony she have seen a few days ago.

Sun realize where she is and says in her thought. "This is it. This must be the Blue Lady's room. And this… this must be the cage where her butterflies were at before they were released."

Sun looks around to see that no one is even here. For some reason, Sun feels like she isn't alone in the room. Sun looks around, but not a sign of life anywhere. Just then, Sun starts to feel a warm and gentle touch, but has no idea who it is.

"Who is it? Do I know this feeling before?" Sun asks in her thoughts.

Just then, Sun notice five glowing blue balls outside of the balcony. Sun opens it door to see five blue glowing morpho butterflies. Sun thinks it might be the butterflies the ghost has been searching for. She then hears the clock has strike midnight and see that it's time for the Blue Lady to appear. Just then, Sun turns to see the ghost of the Blue Lady, who real name is Lapis Lazuli is on the bed with tears of joy. Sun starts to smile knowing that she has helped reunite the ghost and her butterflies. Just then the ghost turns into a butterfly herself and flies away to be with her friends. Sun feels so tired for a while that she start to lie down on the bed and falls fast asleep.

After the night, Sun wakes up to find that she isn't in the mansion anymore. She is back in her room and in her pajamas.

Sun says in her thought, "It… It was all just a dream."

Sun walks down stairs to see her dad and sister having breakfast. She remember that today is a saturday and they are planning on going to the park.

Screwball turns to see Sun and says, "Well, looks like the Sun is finally up."

Sun giggles at Screwball's joke and says, "Yes. yes. I'm up."

Then Screwball asks, "What happened? You have been asleep for hours."

"Sorry, I have this strange dream last night." Sun explains still feeling tired.

Discord turns to Sun and asks, "What was it about?"

"It about the blue lady. I dreamed that I helped her reunite her with her butterflies and she turns into a butterfly and fly away with her." Sun explains.

Discord and Screwball kind of understand why she has a dream about her. She's been so deep in thought about what she have seen that it's hard for her to forget.

Discord comes up to Sun and says, "I have a feeling this would happen. Listen Sun, no one is sure that her ghost is real, but her story is. And even if she is real there no reason for you to feel concern about it."

Sun looks at her dad with a sad look and says, "I guess I have been concern about the story lately. I promise not to let these kind of stories bother me like that. Doing so caused my friends to be worried about me."

Discord smile and says, "That's what we want to hear. Now, let's have breakfast and enjoy our day.

Sun sits down on the table so she can enjoy her breakfast with her father and sister. Sun learns that you shouldn't worry about stories that might not be true or how it might affect you and that she should talk to her friends about. After having breakfast, Sun and her family go to the park so they can enjoy their day.