//------------------------------// // Before we meet // Story: When our stars align // by AcrylicDawn //------------------------------// Author's note: for readers of Warriors (or not) this is either before the book The Last Hope or it can also be stated as my own idea of how the book turns out, though i have not gotten a chance yet to read it, i hope that the book comes out well when i do. Please enjoy. ~~~~ The sun was setting in a beautiful ark, casting hues of orange and pink, birds chattered, squirrels scampered and twolegs chased towards home. But up above, where the stars aligned to form feline shapes and figures, words hushed down as four figures came forward to the highest rock of the silver night sky. “Cats of the clans!” stated a blue-pelted she-cat; her blue eyes pierced the crowd of fallen warriors. “The stars have realigned tonight, out of most reasons… The full moon is upon us and we shall not fear!” The cats below and beside her mumbled and muttered, “Bluestar, but- the stars, they are changing, forming… We are unknown of the result-,” Bluestar hushed the tortoiseshell she-cat beside her with a flick of her tail she whispered with a small hint of fear in her voice, “Spottedleaf, we can’t show our fear, if we do-.” A yowl interrupted her; her eyes flickered to the backs of many cats; past the youngest of the fallen warriors. She was still faithful her own apprentice, now known as Firestar was not in the ranks; otherwise, the peace below the silver-pelted sky would cease. “You think so Bluestar? Even The Dark Forest is feared of this- thing you speak of?” Cats swarmed, defending their space, their tails bristled and teeth bared, heck, even little Badgerpaw who was almost completely transparent thanks to apprentices everywhere who remembered his bravery in the battle Brokenstar thrust him into countless seasons ago. “Tigerstar,” Bluestar hissed, having three cats flank her almost immediately. “Bluestar, Tigerstar, sheathe your claws,” a familiar tabby soothed, his crooked jaw and fading body proved his wisdom, A ginger tabby and white tom nodded their heads in agreement. “Fine.” “Fine.” The two ageless enemies hissed their tails curling in anger. Two cats rose from the invisible marker that separated the two parts of Silver-pelt; Spottedleaf and Hawkfrost. “Now if we may wrap this up, can we get to the point, Tigerstar?” growled the son of the leader, having betrayed his own clan and barely murdering his half-brother Brambleclaw, he still would do anything to gain the respect his father had for being the brute-evil cat every warrior knew. “Yes, I- I think it’s about you told everybody, Bluestar, you can’t keep it from everybody.” stuttered Spottedleaf, her tail curling a bit from the sudden silence. Bluestar glared at the medicine cat, scowling a bit at the she-cats’ impatience, Bluestar leaped back up towards the highrock, looking down upon the cats with a fierce yet worried glance just like she had so many seasons before, when she was alive and had a true-beating heart and led her Clan, ThunderClan with a strong leadership, when she had been foolish and had Fireheart (Firestar now) hold her back and show her the truth, she sighed. “StarClan, I have gotten a single and terrifying new prophecy from our ancestors, ancestors of The Tribe too.” She looked once more, she had their full attention. “The bright colors of day, night and Twoleg; a wind’s path will blow memories away.” Cats gasped below as the tall slender shadow with several claws rose from behind her, towering their shadow over them all. It was a regular day like any other in Ponyville; Market was open, ponies looked evidently through different carts, a particular stallion made sure he didn’t run into the huffy little filly at the Apple farm’s stand again. “Just be glad they’re not pears…” he mumbled to himself as he trotted past. Twilight Sparkle, a lavender unicorn, element of magic, egghead-err, uhh- bookworm, protégé of princess Celestia and town Librarian. At the moment, she’s a bit into her little Eon Hunter book there, the one about the- oh you’ll see later. See that bouncy earth pony over there? By the green-coated Pegasus that has pink hair? Yes, that’s her, Pinkie Pie; element of laughter, best party planner and possibly best known around Ponyville. She’s bit into that conversation about chimicherries and cherrychongas, so we best leave her to that. Ooh, that rainbow-maned Pegasus up there? the name’s Rainbow Dash, hard to beat her at the job of clearing the skies, she’s learned to beat her own personal record of less than 10 seconds, best not try to show off; she is the element of loyalty, but she can be a pain in the flank with competitions. You really don’t wanna wake her up from her daily nap or you’ll get the mouthing of a lifetime! Oh, that Pegasus over there? Fluttershy, hard getting the name outta her. It’s a- bit awkward when you try to get to know her at first, but trust me, she’s a bit of a cutie, her big eyes and all. She’s the element of kindness, and from what I heard, she has a secret way of winning over animals, I think it’s called ‘the stare’. Oh yeah, and she’s real good with animals too, bit sheepish when you meet her. Those two ponies? The ones rambling about cleanliness? Oh, Applejack and Rarity, elements of Honesty and Generosity, Applejack has the farm that’s not too far out of town with her two siblings and grandmother; Rarity owns that boutique not too far from here, she’s a bit of a gossip if-you-know-what-I’m-saying .Best not get between those two, bit o’ rough fighters, learned that the hard way. Oh? My name? Oh, you can call me anything really; just don’t call me rambler ‘because though I do- hey look, some cute fillies- oh, look at the little orange one- oh. I was rambling, sorry, my mom called me Chatty, though it’s not my legal permanent birth name, doesn’t mean I can be called whatever. You can call me Narrator, yeah- it does go along with the story, but on first hand, I haven’t even told you what’s going on through the ponies’ or the Cats’ sides for a while have I? Well here’s the thing, my mind goes blank and I forget to use my spell to actually sift through their minds and train of thought, which gives me a title as the third person- or what in this case be pony- narrator or the single important person themselves. And now look what you made me do?! I rambled on again. Fine. I’ll get to my spell, geez you little- @#^%&( KAZAM Twilight read deeper into her book, the character (and by all-time already, her favorite character) Rusty, a ginger cat, also an orange kitty if I can’t be so smart at felinities for you. He’d gone into a forest, made a new best friend, but in the most particularly strange way, in a fight, but not a back-talk word fight, a tussle-and-scratch-bite-almost-kill fight. The two right now, were being scolded by- “Oof!” Twilight grunted as a buttery-yellow Pegasus blocked her from reading further. “Oh, oh I’m so sorry Twilight, I-,” Fluttershy started, her eyes getting big. “Oh it’s quite alright Fluttershy, I should’ve been watching where I was going,” she levitated her book into her saddlebag, have to read that later, she mind-noted, she was liking the story so far, two of the characters out of particular reminded her of Celestia and herself. “Oh, I’m so glad Twilight- what was that you were reading? I thought I saw a kitty on the cover,” Fluttershy had seen the book somewhere at the library sometime from her earlier visits to Twilight, but never had the courage to take a peek at it’s unknown contents. “Oh, this old thing?” Twilight pulled the book back out so Fluttershy could take a peek at it, “It’s a book called, ‘Into The Wild,’ by Eon Hunter, it’s the first book in the series, but I’ll doubt you’ll like it, the animals are a bit reckless in the prologue and second chapter,” Fluttershy looked at the back to glimpse the summary, Twilight continued, “But there are also some pretty wise ones too, now that one really reminds me of Celestia,” she chuckled, the Princess could get along well with that one character. “Oh, it’s sounds well, and if it’s a fantasy- also meaning fiction- it means no animals were really harmed. Do you think I could borrow it sometime? Oh please say yes, Twilight!” Fluttershy put out the big guns, her eyes glowed, brighter almost every second, her smile radiating as the sun. Twilight laughed, “If you really want to Fluttershy, sure! What’re friends for?” Fluttershy grinned, picking up her bearings and trotting off in the direction of Rainbow Dash, a bit of bounce in her step. Twilight smiled, a possible letter could be taken out of- no, a lesson couldn’t have… Suddenly a blinding light and deafening noise made her curl up; things around her slowed down, the Cutie Mark Crusaders… Applejack and Rarity stopped arguing and started (or continued?) hugging each other as their screams drowned out by the unbearable noise… Pinkie Pie…?... Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy jolting up in fear and surprise and their eyes turning to pinpricks. What has just happened to us? … To Be Continued