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// Loop 64 
// Story: The Time Thief 
// by Reading4HalfMyLife 
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Canterlot was a lot less busier than Manehatten, thank the Gods. 

Which meant that Astral could trot up to her brothers house and knock on the door completely uninterrupted. 

Alchemy threw the door open, looking worried and annoyed. When his eyes fell on his little sister, his face contorted ito one of shock and rage, before he dragged her into his house, almost flinging her at a wall in the process.

Astral took a couple of small steps  back to steady herself even as her brother advanced on her, eyes spitting fire.

"Where have you been? Moms have been worried sick!"

Oh, yeah, she forgot to give her mom's a reasonable excuse this time around.

Whoops.





After a letter home to their parents, and a lot of yelling, Astral was being dragged through the streets towards the train station. She had long since given up trying to struggle free, her built up strength not even denting her brothers Earth Pony Magic.

"But I came all this way just to see you!" She whined.

He glared down at her, shutting her up. "And you didn't tell mom?"

"I-It just didn't occur to me!"

He spun on her. "Would you do it again?" He demanded, stamping a hoof.

"Of course not-"

"Don't lie to me, Astral." Astral stopped, staring at the solemn stallion.

"I-I don't-"

"Don't."

"Yes!" Astral shouted, stamping her hoof as her horn flared. "Okay? Yes I would! It's not like any of this actually matters anyways!"

Al leaned down, forcing Astral onto her hindquarters as he shoved his muzzle into her own. "Did it matter to mom? How do you think she feels, waking up to find her daughter missing?"

"I . . " Astral swallowed. "It won't matter."

Alchemy leaned away from her, muzzle wrinkled in distate, in disgust. "The last time you were here, you started crying because you had no change for a homeless mare." He paused, staring down at her sadly. "Your empathy was what made you so special to me, but now, now you're no better than them" he gestured towards the Canterlot Elite, who were all laughing loudly at something. "-just a heartless bitch."

Without another word, Alchemy turned and walked away, leaving Astral sitting in the street, shocked.