//------------------------------// // Little Luna // Story: Night Wing // by Gravity012 //------------------------------// The filly looked around the clearing. Not seeing anything, her eyes teared up. She sniffled and sat on the ground looking totally lost. But…. Am I before the show? Before everything? I watched as she began to cry. Oh that’s awful. Don’t cryyyy. She started to sob in front of me. Uuuuuh. What do I do!? I was on an alien planet with a child crying in front of me. Never expected that. I awkwardly walked over and stood beside her. I cocked my head and stared, wondering what I should do. Coming to a decision, I returned my feathers to normal and gently set a wing over her back. “Tia!?” She asked in a high voice as she looked up. Seeing a giant hawk didn’t sit well with her. “Aaaah! Tia, save me!!” She yelled into the forest as she cowered on the ground. I looked around expecting another pony to jump out and start attacking me. When none came I got confused. Was she alone? “Chirp?” I chirped as I lay my wing across her as gently as I could. She slowly uncurled when I did that. “Your not going to eat me?” I shook my head slowly. “Can you help me find my sister?” I cocked my head to the side, once again confused. “I wandered off. And got lost.” She said, embarrassed. “I’m gunna be in so much trouble.” “Chirp!” I looked around then took to the skies, eager to help the poor filly find her sister. I had just lost my brother after all. And my family. The thought nearly sent me to the ground, but I punched it aside and climbed higher. Once I was pretty high in the sky I started circling. Not once did I question my sudden ability to fly. Nope. Not once. After circling for about 10 minutes, periodically checking on Luna every once in awhile, I spotted two ponies going through the forest not far away. They appeared to be searching frantically. One was unmistakably a young Celestia. The other I wasn’t sure about. He had a beard and pointy hat on. “KEEEEEEEAR” I shrieked as I dove back down to Luna. Once I landed she looked excitedly at me. “Did you find them!?” I nodded rapidly. Then I looked in the direction I saw them, trying to decide how to go about getting her back to them. I came to the conclusion that carrying her would be the fastest way. Hovering over to her, I slowly lined my self up to pick her up. She looked with a mystified expression. Until I picked her up. Then she giggled. “Haha! That tickles!” I smiled to myself as I took off through the trees. Weaving through the forest and between branches with agility I never knew I had. Trees flew by as little Luna giggled in my claws. Wind blew past us as we raced towards her family. After a few minutes I started hearing voices through the trees. “Luna!!” “LULU!!! Where are you!!” I raced towards the voices, quickly a rriving behind the ponies. “Chirp” I set Luna down as the ponies spun around. Luna ran to hug Celestia while the bearded pony lit his horn up. And shot at me!! “KEEEEEAR” I shrieked at him as I dodged the glowing blue energy beam. “Wait!” Luna yelled. “He helped me!!” “What!? Luna it’s a...hawk?” The bearded pony started, seeming to notice how I looked for the first time. “What is it Starswirl?” Asked Celestia. I nearly hit the ground. STARSWIRL!? “I’m not sure Tia. Some kind of magical creature that I have never seen before.” He stared at me intently before approaching. I nervously landed, not wanting another beam hurled at me. I liked living. “It appears to be remarkably intelligent for an avian.” Swirl noted. Yeah, Starswirl is too long. I’m going to call him Swirl. “How did you find him Luna?” “I didn’t. He found me. I’m not sure where he came from. One minute I was alone. And then he just popped up beside me.” Luna answered. Right, I had been disguised when she came out. The bushes nearby rustled and I flinched and turned tree like again. “Amazing!” Swirl exclaimed as a squirrel ran out of the bushes. “Incredible! Each feather is capable of an advanced illusion spell!!” He excitedly danced around me, lifting my wings and feet. “It seems the only parts not effected are his talons, beak, and eyes.” I blinked, feeling quite uncomfortable. “No, it seems even the eyelid has feathers on it. This is incredible, I have never seen a species like this before!!” “Caaaaw!” I exclaimed as he got a little to close to my face. “Starswirl, as much as I love your lectures, we really should continue towards Skytown.” Celestia stated. “We’ve already lost enough time as it is.” “You're right Tia. As much as I would love to study this creature we must be on our way. Fare thee well.” He said to me before he and Tia turns away and started walking into the forest. Luna stared at me for a bit with sad eyes before Swirl called her. “Come along Luna, Skytown won’t stay this close for long.” With that she turned and ran into the woods away from me. I sat there for awhile wondering what I was supposed to do now. I didn’t know how to get home. And I didnt really have anything I had to do. Was wandering around really the answer? Most likely not. I decided to do the most reasonable thing. I quickly took off and pushed myself above the trees. Once high enough, I turned in the direction the ponies went. Realizing I would be seen easily at this height, I focused on the sky and turned my feathers sky blue. A few of them even had wispy clouds moving across them. Soon enough I caught up to the ponies and stopped flapping my wings. I watched them from above as I glided through the sky, only flapping my wings occasionally. I didn’t know what this ‘Skytown’ was. But my best bet to get home was to stick with the pony wizard.