//------------------------------// // Deserted // Story: Night Wing // by Gravity012 //------------------------------// Third Person Sapphire quickly ran around her room, grabbing things from her shelves as tears fell from her face. She didn’t notice Celestia standing in the doorway, watching her. The stuff she was carrying fell to the the ground with a crash as Celestia cleared her throat. “What are you doing Sapphire?” Celestia asked, already knowing the answer. “I’m leaving.” Sapphire began picking up the things she dropped. “I can’t stay here. Not after....” She choked up, not able to continue. “Where will you go?” “East.” She slipped some books into the bag laying on the bed. “Maybe visit my relatives in the Griffin Empire. Someone needs to inform them of what has happened.” She seemed to think for a moment as she continued to empty shelves. “Then...I don’t know. I guess we’ll see where life takes me.” The latch on the bag closed with a click and she slid it onto her back. “I’ve already taken what I want from my mom’s room. You can keep the rest.” With that, she shoved past Celestia and disappeared down the hall. Celestia didn’t move for a long time, simply staring at the now empty room. Then she fell to her knees and sobs filled the quiet halls. Night Wing An Icy trail led from the forest to the shattered remains of Starswirl’s tower. I was at the end of the trail, simply sitting and staring up at the tainted moon. Craters now marred it’s surface, ruining the clean whiteness it once had. I felt no emotion at the moment. The guards had already collected Moon’s body, the other guards involved were in the hospital along with Celestia, and Sapphire was gone. And I....I was alone. Alone among the shattered remains of my old life. Countless magical artifacts surrounded me, most broken but some preserved, however they provided no distraction. And then, I felt angry. I knew who was responsible for this. My claws dug into the dirt and ice started spreading even further along the ground. And I know how to deal with the person responsible. I stood quickly and started slowly walking through the rubble of the tower. I levitated the Elements from where Celestia dropped them on the ground, having passed out after the fight, and drug them through the air beside me. I heard the soft sound of leathery wings beside me and the sound of hooves hitting the dirt. My head snapped around with a glare to see Silver stopped just behind me. “Night....” She stopped and looked away from my gaze, down to the ground. “What do we do?” I saw so many emotions in her eyes as she looked back up to me. ‘I don’t know.’ With that I turned around and resumed my walk away from the castle. “Sir!” Silver Wing called out to me. “You are the leader of the Lunar Guards! What should we do?” Then she went silent, waiting for my answer. ‘Not anymore.’ I looked over my shoulder just enough to see her in my peripheral. ‘You will have to find a new leader. I am no longer a Captain of the Guard.’ I faced forward once more, expecting her to leave. What I didn’t expect was the sound of her wing blades being opened. I turned to face her fully, One of her wings pointed to the side and the other toward me, while she stared at me with a mixture of anger, sadness, and exhaustion. “Please. Don’t do this Night.” Tears started forming in her eyes as her wings wavered. “Don’t make me lose another friend tonight.” Then her wings dropped and she just stared at me hopelessly. ‘I can’t Silver.’ I turned to once more try and walk away, only for the sound of blades in dirt to stop me. Once more I turned around. Only this time Silver had her front legs bent and her chest to the ground. Her wings were so low, the blades were cutting into the ground. “I, Silver Wing, Hearby declare-“ ‘What are you doing Silver?’ I asked, confused. Not that she could see my writing. “-That I, as well as all my descendants, will forever be in servitude to the one know as Night Wing, former captain of the Lunar Guard.” With that she rose us again, tears falling from her face. A small smile worked its way into her face. “There. Now you have to stay with me.” I just stared at her blankly. ‘Go pack your things.’ She saluted with a small smile and took off to the castle. I huffed and finally continued my walk to a large cavern not far from the castle. My rage steadily grew as I got closer, but I fought to keep it contained. Dirt fell over the edge as I left claw marks in the small trail down into the cavern. The snaps and pops of heating ice were all around me as the earth started to freeze. A soft glow filled the cavern as I reached the bottom, almost creating a comforting atmosphere. The glow came from a crystal tree peacefully sitting among the rocks. I calmly approached the tree and sat beside it, thinking about what I was about to do. An eye for an eye. With that thought I reached out and gently touched the surface. Instantly I was pulled into my mind, where the all too familiar Harmony greeted me. She had a sad look on her face, as if she felt sorrow for the events the happened just hours ago. ‘You can stop pretending Harmony. I know you meant for all this to happen.’ “That doesn’t mean I don’t feel bad about it Night. And you know you can talk like normal here.” She took a step toward me which her hand outstretched, but I took a step away. She frowned more but didn’t come any closer. ‘I don’t want to use my voice for you. It would be a waste.’ I glared at her. ‘You think you can do whatever you want to create the perfect world don’t you? You even erased my memories so I couldn’t help her.’ “I did what I had to. Luna wi-“ ‘Don’t say her name. You don’t deserve to say it.’ Harmony just glared at me in response. “She will be back in one thousand years. You know this. You can live forever, it’s not as if you won’t ever see her again.” ‘Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? Just how far are you willing to go for your vision of perfection!?’ “I don’t want to make a perfect world Night. I want to make a safe world. And I will go however far it takes.” ‘Well did you ever consider what would happen if you went too far with the wrong person?’ Ice was starting to spread across the nonexistent floor in my mind. “What would happen Night? Would someone come after me? I’m the protector of this world, wha-“ Suddenly her voice cut off. She felt her throat for a moment, a look of surprise on her throat. “Wha-“ Her voice stopped again. She turned a panic filled gaze to me. She mouthed words at me, but no words came out. ‘I suppose you’ll find out what happens now. But don’t worry, it’s only one thousand years.’ A cruel smile over took my face. Harmony struggled as the ice spreading across the ground reached her feet. It slowly crawled up her legs, then higher, enveloping her until she was completely incased. Then I was yanked back to reality. I looked down to see my claw imbedded in the now frozen crystal. I yanked my claws out of the crystal with disgust then made my way to the exit, dropping the Elements on the ground in front of the tree.