//------------------------------// // Chapter One: The Sparkle Family // Story: Selena and the Scar // by Mike728 //------------------------------// It has been five years since that day; five years since Princess Celestia and Princess Luna came to the Golden Oaks Library and gave Twilight legal custody of the 6-month-old filly, and five years since the arrest of Malice Lamar. For such a five-year gap, one would think that the small town of Ponyville might’ve change significantly or in some way. As a matter of fact, it didn’t. The town has remained the same, even after five years have passed. The many ponies of Ponyville had no idea that the Royal Pony Sisters had come to the small town at the dawn of April 30th of 2014 for they were still in the world of dreams at the time. If anything, they were all living their lives normally as if nothing big had happened. While Ponyville hadn’t changed, the lives of the residents of the Golden Oaks Library certainly did… *SEPTEMBER 2ND 2019: GOLDEN OAKS LIBRARY* *RIIIINNNNGGGG* The sound of a loud, and slightly annoying, alarm clock going off woke a young filly up from her slumber, ending her adventure in the dream world. She rolled onto her left side, reached out for the still ringing contraption that stood to the left side of the basket on the floor with her left hoof and a distinctive click echoed throughout the room. The hoof retreated back into the basket and the filly slowly sat up in the basket, her mane sticking up and messy from lying in bed. She rubbed and then opened her emerald, green eyes as she let out a loud yawn and stretched to get her blood flowing. The filly removed the blanket from her body, the warmth immediately being replaced with the chills, and the filly felt the urge to get back under the covers, but she ignored it. She hopped out of the basket that was her bed and walked over to a small wooden dresser with a small mirror, which stood to the right side of the basket. She then hopped onto the small chair and began checking herself in the mirror. The filly had dark gray fur, a small horn and a pair of wings, a long, rich messy and ragged blue mane and tail and had numerous visible, but faint, scars on her body. The filly had another scar and that was happened to be on her forehead and above her right eye. The scar above her right eye was in the shape of a lightning bolt; a rare and unique shape for a scar. Now, this young filly had a name; this young, little filly went by the name of Selena Sparkle. Selena Sparkle was a 5-year-old alicorn filly with a personality that was rich as milk chocolate; loving, sweet and caring. She was the kind of pony that always put the needs of other ponies first and absolutely loved to give a helping hoof to those who needed it. Whether the problem was big or small, silly or serious, Selena was there and she always did her best to help. In every sense, Selena Sparkle was a pony that genuinely loved life and dreamed of making a big difference. “Selena, are you awake?” called out the voice of her mother, Twilight Sparkle. Selena jumped slightly in the chair, slightly startled from the call, before she composed herself to call back. “Yeah Mom, I’m awake.” “What are you doing?” Twilight called out. “Just checking to see if my mane is all good,” Selena responded back. “Well, come down and eat breakfast, you’re going to be late for your first day of school.” Then, it went silent. How could Selena forget? Today was the first day of school and yesterday, she learned that she was going to be learning at the same school that her older sister, Nyx, will be going to for her last year. Learning this was a very exciting and happiest moment of the young filly’s life. Selena always wanted to go to school because she loved the idea of learning, as well as the idea of making friends with other fillies and colts. Selena looked to the top right drawer of the dresser and smiled before she pulled open the drawer halfway with her magic. Selena then levitated a small piece of jewelry from the drawer, one that was incredibly special to the little filly. The piece of jewelry was a Princess necklace that had a 20 inch shiny silver chain with a small green pendant adorning it. This very necklace was a birthday present given to her by her aunt, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, or better known as Princess Cadance, on her 3rd birthday. The filly would never forget the feeling of joy she felt when she opened the present, gave her aunt a teary smile, and gave her the biggest hug she could muster. The smile on her face grew even more at the memories. Selena opened the clip on the necklace and fashioned the chain around her neck. She closed the clip and then shut her eyes as the magical effects from the spell on her necklace activated. She involuntarily shivered as she felt a chill run down her spine from the flow of magic that was coursing all throughout her body. Selena’s wings receded into her back as her fur changed from dark gray to pure white. Just as quickly as the changes began, they’ve stopped. Selena opened her eyes and saw the reflection on the mirror. Instead of the familiar gray-furred filly, there was a snow-white filly and light gray mane and tail, possessed the same and familiar emerald green eyes. The spell casted on the necklace was an illusion spell casted by Twilight herself to make Selena appear as an ordinary pony. It was done in order to keep Selena’s status as an alicorn secret. “Selena, what are you doing up there?” called out the voice of Twilight. “I am getting myself ready,” Selena called back. “Well, come on, your breakfast is getting cold.” Selena checked herself in the mirror one more time before she hopped off the chair and walked out of the bedroom. *********************** Selena entered the kitchen and she was struck by the overwhelming smell of breakfast. Sitting at the table eating breakfast was Twilight, Nyx and Spike and they were eating their breakfast. The smile on Selena’s face grew even more at the sight. Nyx Sparkle was an alicorn filly who was five years older than Selena with regal black fur, possessed a small pair of wings with a small horn on the top her head. She had a rich, purple mane and tail and turquoise eyes with her pupils being dagger-shaped instead of being round-shaped. Out of all the members of the family, Nyx was the one Selena interacted the most and had the best and personal connection with. The five-year-old filly always looked up to her sister and dreamed of being just like her. In fact, when Selena was only 8 months old, her first word happened to be Nyx’s name, but the way Selena said it was ‘Nyxie’. For the past five years, Nyx has tried to get her to say her name properly, but Selena always called her ‘Nyxie’. At some point, Nyx gave up trying to get her to say her name properly and accepted the nickname, sometimes taking it with amusement. Spike was a baby dragon with light mulberry scales and light spring blueish gray underbelly, light lime green ear fronds, had moderate harlequin spikes on the top of his head and going down his back, and had moderate pistachio eyes. Being the oldest out of the 3, Selena always went to him for guidance and knowledge, always thinking him to be the wisest. Unbeknownst to Spike, Selena always thought of her brother as a green pufferfish. This was due to his round head and the spikes on his head. Believe it or not, Selena’s second word happened to be Spike’s name. It happened about a month after Selena learned to say Nyx’s name. One day when Twilight went out to do errands and Nyx went out to play with her friends, Spike was tasked to keep an eye on Selena and to organize the books in the library. While he did this, he saw the little filly point at him with her left hoof and say ‘Pikey’. It took Spike about 3 years to get Selena to say his name properly, but every once in a while, Selena would call him ‘Pikey’, mainly just for fun. Twilight Sparkle was a Unicorn Pony who taught Selena how to use magic at a very young age. Of course, being a young alicorn and not having control of her magic, it ended up with humorous results. When Selena turned 1 years old, Twilight had tried to teach Selena on how to levitate a book with her magic. Instead of levitating the book, Selena somehow managed to bring the book to life and it started chasing after Twilight with paper–like teeth that was razor sharp to the touch. At the time this happened, Spike was out helping Rarity collect gems that she needed for her new dresses from a bat–filled gem cave while Nyx was out playing with her friends, the Cutie Mark Crusaders. When Nyx and Spike both returned home, they found Twilight desperately trying to pry the book that managed to bite her on the flank. It took some time, but they were able to pry the book from Twilight’s flank and return it to normal. After Twilight told them the whole story, Nyx and Spike spent the next 20 minutes laughing, while Twilight watched with no amusement. It was one of these moments that they would playfully tease Twilight, to which they would all laugh about. It was one of those memories where you all would just laugh at. Twilight’s name was Selena third word and it happened about 2 weeks after Selena learned to say Spike’s name. The way Selena said Twilight’s name was ‘Ti-Ti’, saying it like how one would say ‘tie’. It took Twilight about two years to get Selena to say her name properly, but the filly would call her ‘Ti-Ti’ every once in a while. Twilight, Spike, and Nyx turned their heads to see Selena standing in the doorway of the kitchen. “Good morning, Selena,” they all greeted her at the same time. “Good morning, Twilight. Good morning, Nyxie. Good morning, Spike,” Selena greeted back. She walked over to her favorite spot at the table, which was a chair to Nyx’s right, hopped onto the chair and then sat down. “You excited for your first day of school, Selena?” Nyx asked her little sister, who nodded her head excitedly. “You bet I am, Nyxie!!” she said excitedly. ‘Even at the age of 5, she still continues to call me ‘Nyxie’,’ Nyx thought to herself in amusement. After a while, Nyx snapped out of her thoughts and resumed eating. The rest of the family did the same. ***************** After eating breakfast, Selena and Nyx stood on the ‘welcome’ mat and waited as Twilight levitated two saddlebags onto their backs with one being green, that one belonging to Selena, and the other being purple, that one belonging to Nyx. Once placing the saddlebags onto their backs, Twilight proceeded to give both Selena and Nyx a hug, the fillies hugging their mother back. “I hope you girls have a great day at school,” Twilight said and the three ended their hug. “We will,” Nyx said. “I will come pick you girls up after school so Selena, stay close to your sister,” Twilight said. “Okay Momma,” Selena said and the two fillies turned to face the door. Nyx lit up her horn and opened the door. The two began walking out of the library before they turned to Twilight, who was standing in the doorway, and they began waving at her. “Bye, Twilight!!” the sisters called out as they continued walking in the direction of the Ponyville Schoolhouse. Twilight waved back at her daughters and stood in the doorway for a few moments, watching them head in the direction of the schoolhouse. After a few moments, they were out of sight. Twilight stood there as a small smile grew on her face. The Unicorn thought it was crazy how time can fly by so quick. One second, the Princesses gave her legal custody of Selena when she was a foal and then the next, Selena was now 5 years old and going to school for the first time. Time can be cruel, but it does have its memorable times and there were many of them when both Selena and Nyx came into her life. The smile on Twilight’s face slowly weakened. Of course, there was some bad memories that came with them. She would never forget the time that Nyx was taken from her, turning into Nightmare Moon, defeating both of the Princesses and how she almost lost her when she had defended Ponyville from the monsters that live in the Everfree Forest. Selena was no different, but what happened with her was every parent’s #1 worst nightmare. She would never forget the day when she came home and found that Selena was nowhere to be found, only to discover that she had ran away. She, Nyx, Spike, her best friends, and the Royal Pony Sisters spent the past month and a half looking for her. When they had finally found her completely unharmed was the best day of their lives. She would never forget the relief and utter joy she felt when they found her and how she gave her youngest the biggest hug she ever gave her in her entire life. Selena was only 3 years old when she ran away from home. When they returned home, Twilight obviously grounded Selena for running away and wasn’t allowed to go outside for a whole month. When her punishment finally came to an end, the young filly ran out of the library so fast that she left a cloudy version of herself behind. After that day, the mental scars of the traumatic event remained. Selena refused to talk about what happened to her the past month and a half and it has remained a mystery to this day. Despite that, Selena was still the same loving and carefree filly that they all knew and loved. ‘They grow up so fast,’ Twilight thought to herself. She stepped backward into the library and closed the door.