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// Revelations of the Past (Part 1) 
// Story: A Trail to the Stars 
// by JimmyHook19 
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Upon seeing Sky vanish into the crowd, Vapor set off after him, speeding through the streets as swiftly as she could. The ground was a bit wet, all of a sudden, and she slipped a few times before slamming into a cart.

"Hey, watch it, princess!" the driver shouted.

"Sorry!" Vapor replied, before the cart set off again. It sped through a muddy pool, splashing her in muddy coloured water and leaving her previously blue gown stained a vague earthy brown color. This did not deter her, and she sped off further into town, as quickly as she could, not able to fly thanks to the weight of her garments and their lack of aerodynamicity. But, after a few minutes of searching, she found Sky, who looked a mess. There was gigantic bags under his eyes, his eyeballs were looking and darting about erratically, and he was babbling incoherently about some nonsense.

"Sky?" she asked. "What's going on?"

Sky Stinger looked over to her, seemingly broken from his trance, but his eyes did little to mask his anger and frustration. "Great," he replied, "So nopony but me knows I'm a freak. Absolutely bucking fantastic."

Horrified that Sky was speaking about himself in such a way, Vapor reached her hoof forward to touch him gently. ""You're not a freak," she started to say, before Sky's hoof batted hers away.

He then launched off into an angry rant, which left Vapor stunned. "Don't you get it? I'm not even from here! I'm human! I'm not even an American, for Faust's sake! Buck this! I was British! It was that Damned package that did this and dumped me here-"

Knowing Sky's symptoms very well, Vapor reached for his muzzle and straightened his face, gazing deep into his eyes. "Sky!" she exclaimed, which at least shut him up. "Calm down!" This seemed to work, as Sky started to take deep breaths for a few minutes, allowing him to have a vaguely normal conversation.

"Sky, can you explain what you mean? I won't judge you."

Sky looked baffled. ""Really?"

Vapor smiled briefly, in an effort to cheer her coltfriend up. "What kind of marefriend would I be if I did?" she asked him.

Sky nodded gently. "All right. I'll tell you everything. But this may take a while." As Vapor set herself down, Sky began to tell his story. "I'm not from this world. I'm not even Sky Stinger. I was a thing called a human, called Tom, going to Manteo to visit my friend there. I stopped by his home, as he was out in town, and encountered a strange box in his living room, before touching the box, which was totally empty. It chucked some sort of energy into my body, and voila. I became Sky Stinger and got most of my memories deleted. However, some remained. That's what the flashes were, Echoes of my old life."





Vapor suddenly gasped as the pieces for her began to click into place. "I kind of have a confession to make too..."