I smile as Princess Celestia lays my breakfast in front of me. I look down at the plate and I feel the saliva begin to build up within my mouth. There are four pancakes stacked on top of each other with the top pancake decorated to look like a pony’s face; blueberries for the eyes, the raspberries for the smile, and whip cream for the horn. Surrounding the four pancakes are a variety of 3 fruits; strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.
‘Wow, these have to be the best plate of pancakes I’ve ever seen so far,’ I think to myself. ‘From the looks of it, Celestia knows how to make some pretty delicious-looking pancakes.’
I swallow the saliva building in my mouth, take my attention away from the pancakes and turn it to Celestia, who is giving me a warm smile. I smile in return.
“Thank you for making breakfast for us, Celestia,” I say. “You didn’t have to go through the trouble to do that.”
In all honesty, it was really nice of her to make breakfast for me, herself, and Twilight. I guess she wanted to do something nice for all of us instead of having the maids or anypony that works for her make breakfast for us. In a way, I can understand that. It’s nice to have something done by yourself instead of somepony else.
Maybe Celestia made breakfast for us so she can leave a good impression on me before we left for Ponyville. I mentally scoff at that. To me, that just sounds completely ludicrous and unnecessary. If anything, I might as well try to not even think about that.
I snap out of my thoughts when I hear Celestia chuckle lightly.
“It’s no trouble at all,” Celestia says, smiling. “It’s something I enjoy doing.”
Twilight, who is sitting on the right side of the table, turns her head to face me. A smile spreads across her face. Once again, I can’t help but find the smile to be cute as I feel the familiar warmth in my chest. I shake this out of my head and smile back.
“She does this all the time,” Twilight says as she takes a bite out of her pancakes.
“It’s a small way to say I care,” Celestia adds before giving me a slight smirk. “If I recall correctly, you didn’t want to join me and Twilight for breakfast and yet, here you are.”
I reply by giving her a small smirk. I remember that since it happened not too long ago. Although she doesn’t know the full reasons why I rejected the invite, it will be better to keep it from both her and Twilight. They might think that it’s to just purposefully avoid Luna, which they would be fifty-percent right on. Her antagonistic and hostile behavior towards me makes it uncomfortable and unpleasant to be in the same room as her.
I shake this out of my head, not wanting to think mainly about the dreadful Moon Princess.
“Touché,” I reply. Celestia chuckles lightly again before composing herself and walking over to the other end of the table. She sits down on the chair and begins eating her own plate of pancakes.
I stare down at the plate of pancakes, not sure on what to do. I obviously can’t just pick them up with my hooves and I don’t think I will be able to get a good grip on the silverware with my hooves. I look to both Twilight and Celestia to see their horns lit up and their forks levitating to their mouths as they stuff a piece of their pancakes into their gaping mouths. I have no idea how they’re doing this, but I wonder if I will ever be taught how to do that.
‘Are they using magic?’ I think to myself. ‘If so, does it mean that ponies with horns have the ability to use magic? Crazy as it sounds, it really does sound logical. There is no other explanation.’
Something clicks in my head and remember that I have a horn as well, which means one thing; I can perform the same feat both Twilight and Celestia are pulling off right now. That means I can use magic too if that’s what it’s even called. With magic, I can do things that would normally be difficult to pull off with just my hooves alone. Not only that, but I can also use it to protect myself when the situation calls for it.
There is only one problem; I don’t know how to use or activate my powers. What am I supposed to do? How does it even work? How do I awaken and activate it? Do I have to search deep inside me and bend it to my will so I can use it properly without messing it up entirely? So many questions, yet no answers whatsoever.
‘I wonder if Twilight or even Celestia can teach me,’ I think to myself. ‘It might come in handy when I need it most.’
*SLAM*
The sound of the dining hall doors slamming open snaps me out of my thoughts and I turn my head in response. I resist the urge to groan as the last pony I wanted to avoid enters the dining hall and proceeds over to the table we are sitting at. Welp, there goes any chance of having a good day.
‘Oh no,’ I mentally groan to myself. ‘This is going to go so downhill very fast, I can already feel it.’
Luna stands beside Twilight’s right and I notice something off about her. I don’t know why but something seems different about her. I look more closely at her and see what’s different; her face. She has a tired look planted on her face and there are bags under her eyes, like she just pulled off an all-nighter.
Despite how badly she treated me last night, I can’t help feeling concerned for Luna. She looks absolutely terrible and judging by the intense emotions in her eyes, I can tell she had a very bad night. I feel really bad for Luna and I feel the need to comfort her. Although I know that will not end well for me, that still won’t stop me from trying to offer her both pity and some comfort.
“Good morning, sister,” Celestia says cheerfully with a warm smile. “I made you some pancakes. Care to join us?”
Luna turns her head to face her sister as Celestia presents a plate full of pancakes. She stares at Celestia for a moment before turning her attention onto me. I watch as that familiar glare forms on her face. She glares at me for a moment before returning her attention back to Celestia, who still has that warm smile on her face.
Luna sighs and the glare slightly weakens. I don’t know why but something tells me that Luna’s going to refuse all because of me being here. I wouldn’t be surprised if she does.
“No thank you, sister,” Luna replies as her horn lights up and a pineapple levitates into the air. “Too tired.”
The smile on Celestia’s face weakens a little bit. I knew that Luna would refuse and she’s only doing that because she doesn’t want to eat breakfast with me here in the dining hall. To me, that seems kind of stupid and very childish.
“Busy night?” Celestia asks. Luna stares at her for a moment before slowly nodding her head.
“Yes, very busy,” Luna replies coldly and sarcastically. “My apologies, sister, but I prefer to not talk about it here.” She quickly whips her head in my direction and her glare intensifies. “Especially with her here.”
I resist the urge to roll my eyes in annoyance. I don’t know why but I have the feeling that the reason why Luna’s night was ‘very busy’ is because it probably has something to do with me. If that’s the case, then what was she even trying to do? I have the gut feeling that whatever it is that Luna was trying to do last night isn’t anything good.
Celestia turns her focus on me and her smile vanishes. She begins to stare at me for a moment, probably thinking the same thing I am, but I can be very wrong here. She then returns her focus back to Luna, who’s still glaring at me.
“If I may ask, does it have anything to do with young Selina here?” Celestia asks curiously. The glare instantly leaves her face, being quickly replaced with a look of angered bewilderment.
Luna whips her head back and forth for a second before once again glaring at me. I am really starting to become fed with her constantly glaring at me all the time. It’s a good thing I didn’t go through with comforting her as that might’ve not gone so well for me.
“Is that your new name, Nightmare?” she asks coldly and aggressively. “All because you can’t stand the sound of your own name?”
I proceed to glare at Luna, unamused that she’s continuing to use the name that happens to not be my real name. Any pity I had for Luna when she came in here looking all exhausted is all gone, replaced with both annoyance and anger.
“Yes, my new name is Selina Lunar,” I reply rudely. “And in case you are wondering, Twilight is the one who gave me my new name. And yes, it’s because I can’t stand the name that fits more appropriately to a monster instead of a pony who acts nothing like one.”
“Which you are,” Luna growls viciously. “And whatever it is that you’re hiding inside that head of yours is proof that you don’t want ponies to know or see the monster you really are.”
I feel anger bubble in my chest, though I try my best to keep it at bay. I know that she’s trying to make me lash out in anger, possibly to get me to attack her. If that’s the case, I won’t give her what she wants just so she can use it as an excuse to turn me to stone.
“You know, I don’t like how you have been treating me,” I say apathetically. “Just because I have the body of Nightmare Moon doesn’t generally mean that I’m her in mind and soul. And as for what I’m hiding inside of my head, I’m not hiding anything and I don’t see what’s going on in my head really any of your concern.”
Luna proceeds to give me the most hateful expression imaginable before she begins walking over to me. I watch the Moon Princess intently as she slowly gets closer and closer to me. Judging by how slow she’s walking, I can tell that she’s deliberately trying to intimidate me. Well, Luna’s not doing a very good job at it.
Luna stops beside my right side while keeping that glare plastered on her face. I wish I can just wipe that look from her face. She bares her teeth at me as she leans her head closer to me.
“It is my concern when it involves keeping Equestria safe from you,” Luna growls through her teeth. I feel the urge to scoff in her face, but I decide against it.
“Maybe I should make this very clear to you; I’m… not… interested… in… taking… over… Equestria…” I say, deliberately saying each word slowly. Luna hardens her hateful expression as she presses her face against mine.
“I know you are,” Luna hisses with venom. “You’re keeping it all locked up in that head of yours. I don’t know what it is that is keeping me out, but when I find out how to get in there, I will expose you for the monster you are.”
Confusion hits me like a ton of bricks. What the heck does she mean by me keeping her out of my head? Is she saying that I’m purposefully keeping her out of my head using some method that is unfamiliar to me? Something tells me that Luna is being cryptic on purpose, basically trying to get me to confess, but what is the question.
“What do you mean by ‘keeping you out’?” I ask, genuinely curious. “I don’t understand what you mean by that.”
Luna growls aggressively in my face before slamming her right hoof onto the table, making it shake violently. I hear Twilight let out a loud squeak, though I hardly pay any attention to it.
“You know exactly what I mean, Nightmare,” Luna growls through her teeth. “You used some spell to protect your mind from being looked into. Soon, I will break through that spell that is protecting your head and find out all of your little secrets.”
I feel my confusion strengthen, as well as a rush of utter annoyance flow all throughout my body. Is Luna being serious right now? Does she seriously not notice how stupid that sounds? To be honest, the way she’s throwing all of these accusations makes them laughable.
First of all, I know nothing about spells so how would I even be able to ‘protect’ my mind when I possess no knowledge about spells or the types of spells that can be performed? The chances of me using a spell will be pretty impossible as I have a feeling that it can only be achieved by using magic, something that I don’t even know how to do or perform.
Second of all, I’m not hiding any dirty secrets that makes Luna think it’s acceptable to try getting into my head so she can find out what they might even be. Honestly, I see it as her wasting her time since she can be focusing on something else that might be important but it seems that Luna’s so bent on trying to get into my head that she sees it as her main priority.
I snap out of my thoughts and proceed to give Luna an annoyed glare.
“Are you hearing yourself right now?” I ask in disgust. “First off, I don’t know how to cast a spell since I don’t know how to use magic, and secondly, I’m only going to say this for the last time; I’m NOT hiding or planning anything.”
Luna pushes her face harder against mine as she continues baring her teeth at me. I’m forced to lean my neck back because of how hard she’s pushing.
“Don’t play coy with me, Nightmare,” she growls through her teeth. “I know you cast some spell on your head so nopony knows what you’re planning. When I do, I will expose you, just like I promised.”
I feel my right eye beginning to twitch. This… this is getting ridiculous! If anything, Luna is being completely ridiculous right now! I so badly want to slap some sense into her so the message can go through that thick skull of hers! I feel my right foreleg begin twitching and the urge to slap her intensify. In fact, everything in my body is telling me to slap her in the face, but something is holding me back.
I push back against Luna’s face and she leans her neck slightly.
“Do I have to speak in a different language so I can get the message through that thick skull of yours?” I growl. “Because if so, I will gladly do so as it’s clear that me speaking English isn’t good enough for you, but I’ll try again one last time.” I push my face harder against hers and say each word slowly, like how somepony would if they’re talking to somepony who’s having a hard time understanding. “I’m… not… planning… or… hiding… anything… and… I… don’t… know… how… to… cast… a… spell!!”
An expression of unbridle rage spreads across Luna’s face and she pushes her face back with immense force, forcing me to lean my neck back. A sharp pain shoots up my neck and I try my best to not have the pain I’m feeling show on my face.
“Yes… you… ARE!!” Luna growls loudly through her teeth as she stares deeply into my eyes. “You just don’t want to admit it by continuing to lie and are getting away with it by keeping it locked away inside that little head of yours!”
I can feel my annoyance turn into rage as the urge to slap Luna in the face transform into the need to attack her. I try my best to fight it, but deep down, I’m aware of one thing; I’m losing.
“I’m not… lying,” I growl as my vision begins to turn red. “And you saying things about my head like that are starting to get on my nerves. I have done nothing to my head and I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Yes, you do,” Luna growls back aggressively.
I begin trembling violently as the rage within me begins to grow and spread at a frightening rate. With as much restraint as possible, I raise my right hoof to Luna’s face and push it away from mine.
“I’m going to say this for the last time, Luna,” I begin to say in a low tone. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. And more importantly, why’re you treating me like a piece of garbage?”
Luna responds by slapping my hoof away and keeping that angry glare on her face. Even through my anger, I can sense that this is starting to get very heated and it’s only going to get worse.
“Because I want to keep Equestria safe from monsters like you,” Luna replies with venom in her tone. I return my attention back to her. “And you are a monster that deserves to be locked up.”
‘Don’t lose it, Selina,’ I think to myself as I feel my restraint crumbling away. ‘Don’t… lose… it…’
“Sister, that’s enough,” came the stern tone of Celestia. Luna turns her attention away from me and angrily glares at Celestia.
“And why should I?!” Luna shouts angrily and aggressively. “Can’t you see what she’s trying to do?! She’s trying to have us turn against each other so she can have the chance to strike!! She’s too dangerous to be having her roam freely!!”
I feel something snap within me as an overwhelming rush of rage flows all throughout my body. I can’t take it… I absolutely CAN’T TAKE ANYMORE OF THIS! I’VE HAD IT!! I KNEW SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!! WHY DIDN’T I REFUSE WHEN CELESTIA SUGGESTED WE GET A BITE TO EAT BEFORE HEADING FOR THE TRAIN STATION?!
“Sister, that is-”
With one swift motion of my left foreleg, my plate of pancakes goes flying off the table and falls onto the floor. The plate shatters into pieces which catches the attention of Celestia, Twilight, and Luna. They all turn their attention to the broken plate before focusing their attention to me, their eyes wide with shock.
I glare at them as I begin breathing heavy and rapidly. I can feel saliva dripping from my mouth, but I don’t care.
“I knew this would happen,” I growl viciously, venom clear and present in my tone. I focus my glare at Luna and I swear I see the Moon Princess shiver slightly. “If it makes you feel any better, I will be taking my leave now. Clearly, my presence is becoming the bane of your existence and that you’re wishing for me to disappear. Well, you will be getting your wish.”
I focus my attention to Celestia, who has a slightly pitiful expression on her face. I don’t need her pity right now. It’s uncalled for right now.
“Thank you so much for breakfast,” I say as politely as possible. “I’ll be leaving now.”
With that, I turn and hop out of my chair and storm out of the dining hall, wanting to be away from them as far as possible.
I storm down the hallway, my rage still boiling in my veins. I really don’t have any course on where I want to. Right now, I just want to be left alone and have some time to cool down. I have no idea what happened after I stormed out of the dining hall, but in all honesty, it’s none of my business.
I feel the fur on the back of my neck stand up, along with the feeling of being watched. I turn my head to look behind to see several of those mares wearing those unfamiliar black-and-white clothing and stallions staring at me, whispering amongst each other. I spot a few of them with horns looking at me with slightly concentrated expressions plastered on their face.
‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’ I think to myself in annoyance. The second they notice that I’m staring at them, they all stop and look away, pretending to not notice me.
I feel my rage boil more and feel the urge to scream. Something deep down tells me not to and that it won’t be right to take my anger out on any of them. I hate to admit it, but it’s right. Aside from screaming and running down the hallway in terror, they have no fault for what happened just moments earlier. It wouldn’t be right to take it out on them.
I take a deep breath to help quell some of my anger and continue down the hallway. As I walk down hallway, the feeling of being watched washes over me again. I try my best to ignore it, but the feeling continues to grow. I clench my teeth aggressively as I try to fight the rage that is now boiling out of control.
‘Don’t give in,’ I think to myself. ‘Don’t… give… in…’
The feeling of being watched becomes unbearable and at this point, I can’t take it anymore. I feel my restraints snap and I give into my anger. I snap my head at them and bare my teeth at them.
“WHAT ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT?!?!” I scream angrily at the top of my lungs. All at once, they let out a loud, terrified scream and run down the hallway as fast as they can. I stay where I stand, watching all of those ponies run down hallway and wait till I can no longer hear their screams.
I snort before resuming on my walk down the hallway. Serves those stupid ponies right. Maybe that will teach them to not stare at others like that. All I want is to have some peace and if I have to scream at them to scare them and make them go away, then so be it.
“Selina!” calls out the familiar voice of Twilight, the rapid sound of her hoofsteps coming close behind me. I growl in annoyance as I stop dead in my tracks.
I whip my body 180* and see Twilight standing about a few inches away from me. A nervous and slightly worried expression is plastered on her face and I feel my anger weaken slightly.
“What do you want, Twilight?” I growl aggressively. Twilight gulps harshly before looking me in the eyes.
“Look, I know this isn’t a good time, but I want to talk to you,” Twilight replies. I proceed to glare at her, my anger beginning to boil in my veins once again.
“Talk to me?” I scoff. “I don’t want to talk to you or you talking to me. I especially don’t want to hear anything you have to say, Twilight. What I want right now is to be left alone.”
I turn around and begin walking down the hallway. Talking with Twilight is the last thing I want to do right now. I don’t know why, but I feel the need to protect her from myself and my anger. The very thought of lashing out at her both hurts and terrifies me for some reason.
‘Why am I feeling this way?’ I think to myself. ‘This isn’t normal-’
I stop dead in my tracks when I feel a tug at the base of my tailbone. I instinctively turn my head around to see Twilight looking at me with a stern expression, my tail held firmly in her hooves.
“Twilight, what are you doing?” I demand in a low tone. She doesn’t reply so I look away and try to move.
I yelp in pain as I feel my tail being pulled. I turn my head and proceed to glare threateningly at Twilight. The purple pony proceeds to glare back at me, only hers was more stern than threatening. I try to move again, only for Twilight to pull my tail again.
“Let go of my tail, Twilight,” I growl aggressively.
“Not until we talk things through,” Twilight replies sternly. I feel my patience beginning to grow thin.
‘She’s stubborn,’ I think to myself begrudgingly. ‘I’ll give her that. But her stubbornness is only going to make things worse if she doesn’t stop.’
“Twilight, I don’t want to talk,” I say harshly.
“Well, I do,” Twilight retorts sternly. “You trying to avoid and walk away from this isn’t going to make things better. You’re only hurting and making things harder for yourself.”
I can feel my anger reaching its boiling point. Why can’t she get that I don’t want to talk?! Am I not speaking clear English because I’m very certain that I am!
“Twilight, I’m going to say this one last time; let… go… of… my… tail,” I growl as threateningly as possible as an attempt to scare her. Twilight only replies by firmly shaking her head. I intensify my glare at her. “Twilight, why can’t you just let go?”
“And can’t you stop acting immature?” Twilight retorts. My right eye begins twitching as my anger flows all throughout my body.
“I AM NOT ACTING IMMATURE!!” I scream at her. Twilight doesn’t flinch. She hardens the stern expression on her face.
“Yes, you are, Selina,” Twilight replies in a low tone. “You’d just screamed at me like a filly demanding candy from her parents. I’m going to make this very clear to you; I’m not going to let go of your tail until you calm down and start acting like a grown mare.”
I proceed to harden my glare even more as I look her dead in the eyes. This is so stupid! How does she expect me to calm down if she can’t simply do me one favor and that is to let go of my tail?! Her refusing to let go is only fueling my anger.
‘Maybe if I kick her in the mouth, she might get the message,’ I think to myself angrily. As with the flick of a switch, all the anger washes away as I realize what I had just contemplated.
Did… did I seriously contemplate hurting Twilight? A wave of great horror washes over me at this realization. Twilight’s right; I am acting immature. I let my anger get the best of me and acted like a ‘little filly’, even go as far as to scream at Twilight and all of those mares and stallions. I do need to act like a grown mare instead of a little pony.
I let out a sigh before looking Twilight in the eyes. The stern expression on her face softens, her grip on my tail loosening.
“What is it that you want to talk about?” I ask calmly. Twilight breaths out what I believe is a sigh of relief before finally letting go of my tail.
“I want to talk to you about what happened back there with Luna,” Twilight replies carefully. “Selina, I’m really sorry for her behavior. I’ve never seen her behave like this before and it really worries both me and Celestia, especially with all the things she’s been saying to and about you. Not only that, but it’s like she’s changed into a different pony ever since we found you in the Castle of the Two Sisters yesterday morning.
“I can’t explain what led to me, Celestia, and Luna finding you inside the castle, but I can tell you fully what happened after we found you. When we found you in the old throne room of the castle, Luna freaked. I have never seen her fly into such a rage before. I mean yeah, I have seen her get angry before, but not to the extreme I saw. Luna was so ready to take you out that Celestia had to restrain her with magic. When Luna calmed down a little bit, we came to the agreement to keep you in the dungeons and wait for you to wake up. As we back to the castle, Luna kept muttering how she couldn’t see into your head. That was when it all started.
“After we showed you to your room, we ventured to the throne room where we discussed on what we should do with you. Luna, of course, suggested that we turn you to stone. Like earlier, she kept talking about your head, saying how you somehow casted a spell on your head, even your thoughts, so that it couldn’t be read and all of that. Celestia disagreed and she suggested that since you have amnesia, you would be moved to Ponyville and live with me so I can teach you the magic of friendship and have a chance to live as a pony, like everypony else.
“I thought it over and voiced my agreement on the idea. Luna didn’t like the idea and voiced it very clearly. She was saying how it was too much of a great risk if something bad were to happen. It took us a while but we did manage to convince her to give it a go. All she did was give us a begrudged nod before storming out of the throne room. Even seeing that nod, me and Celestia were both able to tell that there’s nothing we could say to convince her otherwise, so we just let it go.
“And finally, there is last night. After dinner and the guard escorted you out of the dining hall, she wouldn’t stop talking about you, saying all kinds of things on how she’s going find out what it is that you’re hiding inside your head. From how she was talking, it’s like she’s become so very obsessed on trying to figure out what’s going on inside that head of yours. We tried to tell her to just let it go, but she refused to listen and she angrily stormed out of the dining hall.”
I stare at her with wide eyes as everything she said sinks in. Is my head really that big of a deal that it has now become a huge obsession for her? Judging from everything Twilight told me, it seems that way. Something tells me that all this will lead down is anything but a good path. If anything, it will end up having her go down a bad path.
I snap out of it and look Twilight in the eyes.
“That’s crazy,” I whisper. “Not only does she have an unhealthy obsession, but she also hates me, like a lot. You and Celestia really thought that I deserved a chance like that?”
Twilight nods her head and gives me a soft smile.
“We felt like you deserve a chance so that’s why Celestia and I agreed to have you move into Ponyville to live with me and teach you the magic of friendship so that you have the chance to live like everypony else,” Twilight says softly. “If you’re thinking that you are in this alone, just know that you’re not. If you ever need any help, you can always come to me or any of my friends and we will do our best to help you.”
Her mentioning her friends instantly catches my attention and I give her a curious look. I don’t know why, but I feel my interest pique and feel the desire to know more.
“Your friends?” I ask curiously.
“I have friends at Ponyville that I’ve met a few years back and they are the greatest friends any pony could ever ask for,” Twilight says, her smile growing a bit.
“What are their names?” I ask. Obviously, if I ever encounter them at some point, the best thing to know is their names.
“It’s Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash,” Twilight replies. I respond by giving her a curious look.
I find the names ‘Pinkie Pie’, ‘Rainbow Dash’, and ‘Fluttershy’ to be kinda silly. Do their names have connections to what they do or their personalities maybe? And if so, I guess that will make a little sense. Maybe Fluttershy is the kind of pony that is nervous and shy around other ponies, hence the last part of her name; ‘shy’. Maybe Rainbow Dash is a rainbow-colored pony, hence why she has the word ‘rainbow’ in her name. As for Pinkie Pie, I have no clue on what that would mean.
“Do they know anything about what’s going on?” I ask. I see a nervous look form on her face once the question leaves my mouth.
“Um, no, they don’t,” Twilight replies a little bit quickly. I arch my left eye, giving her a suspicious expression. “But I do plan on telling them once I have you settled into Ponyville and we arrive at the castle.”
Wait a minute… did she just say ‘castle’? Her mentioning a castle instantly catches my attention. Does Twilight have a castle of her own in Ponyville? If she does, does that mean she is a princess just like Celestia and Luna? The thought of that sounds both crazy and amazing to me.
“Wait, there’s a castle in Ponyville?” I ask.
“Yep, there sure is,” Twilight replies happily. “We call it the ‘Castle of Friendship’ and it happens to be where I, Spike and Starlight Glimmer live.”
‘Spike’… and ‘Starlight Glimmer’? Who the heck are they supposed to be and more importantly, who has a name like ‘Starlight Glimmer’? I don’t know why, but a name like that sounds a bit goofy and silly to me. Regardless, I feel a bit uneasy knowing that there will be two random ponies that I don’t know being there.
“Twilight, who is Spike and Starlight Glimmer?” I ask nervously.
“Spike is a baby dragon who happens to be my number one assistant,” Twilight begins to say, “and as for Starlight Glimmer, she is a Unicorn pony who was once a student of mine that I taught the magic of friendship to.”
Okay, so Spike isn’t a pony, but rather a baby dragon, and Starlight Glimmer is a Unicorn that Twilight taught the magic of friendship? That’s something so far. Only one question remained.
“Can I trust them, Twilight?” I ask. Twilight proceeds to give me a funny look and stares at me for a moment.
“Why ask such a question?” she asks.
“Twilight, you may know and trust them well, but I don’t if I can,” I begin to say. “I don’t know if they are the kind that will turn their backs and betray me if they know the truth about me. You said it yourself yesterday; I am not the most popular or well-liked pony in Equestria so goodness only knows that there are so many ways where this can go wrong. I know nothing about this Nightmare Moon pony and something tells me that they might do something rash or even worse. How do I know that they won’t do that?”
Twilight stares at me with this slightly wide-eyed expression on her face, sitting there still as a statue. I can’t tell if the purple pony is taking in and processing what I said or what, but I think she is. I also hope that she understands where I’m going with this. I don’t know much about friendship but if there is something I do know about it, it’s that it builds around a few virtues; honesty, loyalty, generosity, reliability, and respect.
Twilight snaps out of her state and looks me in the eyes.
“You can trust them, Selina,” Twilight says. “I have known them for years and they are not the kind that will ever try to take full advantage of you or try to do anything to betray you or your trust.”
“Well, I’ll have to see it to believe it,” I reply a little bit too harshly. I see Twilight’s smile slowly weaken and I frown. “Well, if it helps, I’ll like to know a little bit about your friends once we get on the train. Does that sound okay?”
The smile returns slightly and I smile in return.
“Yeah, it does,” she replies. “Let’s get ready to go.”
I nod and we both begin walking down the hallway, ready to begin the first chapter of my new life here in Equestria.