//------------------------------// // PART 2 CHAPTER 3 // Story: Secrets // by SpeedStarArtist //------------------------------// Yuki's Story Yuki was a young bubbly dark and purple pegasi. However, she had a large problem on her hooves she was the shyest pony any pony had even met. She would take a little word, such as “stupid” very, very far. She was bored had no pony to hang around with so she decided to go visit Ponyville for something new. She stretched her wings and launched herself off the fluffy clouds that were flying everywhere. She took a deep sigh as she watched other ponies start to stare at her as she landed in Ponyvilles town square. “Everything will be fine, just act normal…” Yuki said to herself. Suddenly a pink unicorn with blue mane near the flower shop spoke a comment Yuki wished she didn’t hear, something she wished she could erase from her brain. “Is that Pegasus talking to herself? What a weirdo!" Yuki stood, still those words were ringing through her ears. She hung her head and started to walk again. When she heard another unicorn agree, small tears formed in her eyes and Yuki ran off down the road, crying, and was running towards the Everfree forest. One of the earth ponies watching gasped as she saw the dark purple pegasi dash into the Everfree forest. “What on earth does she think she is doing!?” She said in shock. IN THE EVERFREE FOREST ABOUT 5 MINTUES LATER… Yuki had finally calmed herself down. She took a deep breath and wiped her tears. Then she noticed she was surrounded by darkness. This didn’t bother her since she was nocturnal. Well thats what she liked to think, she did still come out in the day. She slowly looked around “what have I done, I-I’m in the Everfree forest!” Yuki shreiked in fear. She looked around wondering if it was safe or not. Suddenly she heard laughter. Yuki stood up and took a step forward. “Hello, is any pony there?” She asked nervously. Suddenly a grey pegasi in a dark purple, grey and dark yellow uniform came from out of the misty shadows. He was wearing goggles the same shade of purple as the colour on his uniform. “Are y-you here to laugh at me too?” Yuki asked uncertain if she was to be talking to a stranger in the Everfree forest. “Why would you think that? I saw your wings they look mighty strong…” The dark pegasi said raising his head towards Yuki’s wings. Yuki looked at her wings “I think your mistaken they are just plain old feather wings, just like me, plain old Yuki” Yuki said with a nervous laugh. The dark pegasi looked at Yuki in disbelief “or are they just plain old wings?” He asked her. Yuki stood there staring at her wings. “Well I never thought of it that way…” She said with a sigh. “You know what, I’ll prove my point jump off that cliff keep falling until your close to the bottom the pull yourself up and fly as far as you can and then we will see” The Pegasi smiled. Yuki was nervous “but what i-if” the dark pegasi interrupted Yuki “are you chicken or pegasus?!” He snapped. Something suddenly snapped in Yuki, she got angry. She licked her lips and jumped of the cliff that the pegasus had pointed out to her. She held her wings tightly shut even though she wanted to open them up when suddenly her wings opened too soon, her left bent the wrong way and was forced upwards. There was a loud crack and after that a following bood curdling scream of pain from Yuki. Tears were flowing out from her eyes, she was going to die she knew it was the end. Suddenly Yuki thought of all the ponies that laughed at her, the ponies who made her run to this dark and twisted forest in the first place. She focused only on her right wing. Putting all strength she had into it, she got so close to the bottom of the cliff, Yuki could see the ground now, she hat to atleast try. She had pulled herself up just in time. She dared to open her eyes, but when she did she was shocked to find herself flying upwards. She flew as high as she could and then she landed as perfectly as she could. She put her head down and prepared for laughing and teasing but instead all she heard was the sound if hooves stomping on the ground in delight. “That was the most suspenseful thing I have ever seen!” The dark pegasi said. Yuki smiled she was really proud of herself even though her wings still hurt. The dark pegasi pondered for a while and the finally he walked up to Yuki with pride “Yuki was it?” Yuki nodded with joy. The dark pegasi smirked and pulled out a uniform the same as the one he was wearing and a pair of purple goggles. “Yuki, would you like to join the shadowbolts?” He asked in a strong voice. Yuki’s eye widened the shadowbolts were hated greatly and they are rivalled by the wonderbolts. She shook her head “No, I’m not evil and let alone you wouldn’t want some as sensitive as me…” Yuki sighed. The dark pegasi frowned “but that’s why we train Yuki, life is full of challenges but we just got to get over them, plus you could get revenge on all those who have laughed and looked over you…” These words rushed through her head. “I know you have a bad side Yuki, you’re the one who was a thief when you were a filly!” The dark pegasi answered in a booming voice. Suddenly Yuki smiled, she loved those days when she was stealing. “Count me in!” She said with a grin. The Dark pegasi handed her the uniform and goggles. “My name is Hex by the way, and welcome aboard!” The two flew off together into the shadows.