//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 // Story: The Adventures of Selina Lunar // by Mike728 //------------------------------// I sit in front of a large mirror that Twilight placed in front of the closet as the purple pony herself is doing my mane. My eyes are red and bloodshot from all of the crying from when Twilight was tending to my bite mark, which is slowly beginning to heal, so that’s a good thing. I am wearing my necklace so I no longer look like Nightmare Moon. Instead, I look like the familiar white-coated and black mane and tail Unicorn mare from yesterday. Starlight Glimmer is sitting to my right, patting my back softly. I sniffle as mucus leaks out from both of my nostrils. My eyes are still watery with tears, but only slightly. I am trembling from all the pain that I had to go through just moments prior. I don’t know why, but I’m very angry with Twilight for putting me through all of that pain. However, I know that she only did it to keep my bite mark from getting infected from the bacteria and prevent me from getting sick. Still, I can’t stop the anger from swelling within me. ‘Be grateful that she did you a favor,’ something said in the back of my mind. I really want to feel grateful, but I don’t. If anything, I find it impossible. “Okay Selina, I’m all done,” Twilight says softly, snapping me out of my thoughts. I look in the mirror and I feel the ever-growing anger dissipate slightly. I have three braids draping down my back and they look absolutely gorgeous. In all honesty, I look really beautiful with this mane style and I have to say one thing; Twilight did a really decent job on my mane. “Well, what do you think?” Twilight asks with a hopeful tone. I allow a small smile to form on my face, despite the unrighteous anger I feel towards her. “I like it,” I reply softly. In the reflection of the mirror, I see Twilight and Starlight giving me a small smile. “If I didn’t know any better, I might have believed that you were trying to make me look pretty.” Her smile turns sheepish as her face turns red. “T-that wasn’t my intention at all!!” Twilight squeaks. I chuckle lightly at this, feeling my anger finally fade away. My thoughts suddenly shift to both the blush and smile on Twilight’s face. I feel that warmth in my heart, finding them both to be cute. I mentally shake this out of my thoughts, but the feeling still remains. It is stronger than ever before. ‘Why can’t this warm feeling just stop and go away?’ I think to myself in confusion and desperation. I push this aside as I keep my eyes on Twilight, who still has that blush and smile on her face. “Twilight, calm down, I’m only teasing,” I say, and Twilight responds by playfully sticking her tongue out at me. I chuckle at this. I feel a hoof rest on my left shoulder. I snap out of my thoughts and look to see Starlight’s hoof resting on her my shoulder. I look to see her giving me a warm smile. I find her smile to be cute but I don’t find it as cute as Twilight’s. “You look great,” she says. I can’t help but blush at this compliment. “Thank you,” I say sheepishly. “Are you ready for this, Selina?” Twilight asks. I feel my heart pounding rapidly in my chest and the feeling of nervousness strikes me like a ton of bricks. “I’m nervous,” I admit with a slightly shaky tone as I look down at the floor. Twilight softly chuckles and pats me on the back. “Selina, everything will be okay,” Twilight says reassuringly. “You have nothing to fear. I will be right beside you. Nothing bad is going to happen, I promise.” I want to believe and trust her on that, in all honesty. However, we have no idea how her friends will react to me. Something in the back of my mind is telling me that they may have knowledge on what happened yesterday and if that’s the case, things will become awkward very quickly. They may think that I am crazy and that something has to be done about that. I really hope that what happened yesterday didn’t mark me as ‘The Crazy Mare’. ‘I will never know if I just stay here like a coward,’ I think to myself. I put on a brave and determined look on my face and then look Twilight in the eyes. “Lead the way,” I say. I walk alongside Twilight’s left as we walk through Ponyville to go meet her best friends. I ignore the stares the ponies are giving me. I refuse to let this ruin my day, not by a longshot. The best part is that they are not whispering amongst each other like they did the previous day, which is a good thing in my book. As we walk down the path, I notice a pink pony mare coming our way. Both of her eyes are closed and she has a big smile on her face. Just from seeing this, I can tell that this pony is the kind that is always happy and see a pony smile. She has this energetic vibe to her and this alone tells me that she is very active and does a lot of activities all around Ponyville. The sight of her appearance feels familiar. “Twilight, who is that?” I ask her, pointing out to the pink pony. Twilight turns her attention to the pony and smiles. “That’s Pinkie Pie,” Twilight replies. “She is a baker who lives in a well-known bakery here in Ponyville. She is really fun and tends to be random at times. I told you about her, remember?” I slam my right hoof onto my face, feeling stupid. She did tell me about Pinkie Pie back at the train and I somehow forgot about it. How I managed to forget that is beyond me. I lower my hoof back down on the ground and face the purple pony. “I’m sorry,” I say. “It’s okay,” Twilight says. “This will be a wonderful opportunity to start your first lesson.” The pink pony, now I know is named Pinkie Pie, stops about a foot away from me and Twilight and smiles at both of us. “Give it a try,” Twilight says with a smile. I gulp and look the pink pony in the eyes. “Um… hello,” I say softly. Just then, her eyes widen and, by defying all laws of gravity, leaps and stays airborne in the air, lets out the biggest gasp I have ever heard, and then darts away so fast that a dust impression of her is left behind. I look over to Twilight with a confused expression. “What just happened?” I ask. “She always acts like that when she sees a new pony,” Twilight says. “Come on, let’s go meet Rarity.” I nod my head and we continue down the road. I don’t know why, but I can’t help but get the feeling that Pinkie Pie has something planned for me. For some reason, I don’t want to find out what that can be. “Okay, we’re here,” I hear Twilight say. I look ahead to see that we have arrived at some fancy looking building I have never seen before. The best way I can describe the place is that it’s a largely cylindrical building with decorative pillars and many pony sculptures lining the lower and upper exterior and looks to be about 2 to 3 stories tall. For some very odd reason, the place gives off this strange aura that suggests that it was supposed to be something very different than what I am seeing with my own 2 eyes. “Twilight, what is this place?” I ask, turning my attention to the purple pony. “This is Carousel Boutique,” Twilight says. “This is where one of friends, Rarity, lives and makes her dresses. I told you about this before back in the train, remember?” I slam my right hoof onto my face, feeling stupid again because again, she did tell me about this back in the train and I somehow forgot it. I rest my hoof back onto the ground and I look back to the building with uncertainty. “Looks a little fancy for a boutique,” I reply. “If anything, I don’t think this place was meant to be a boutique in the first place.” “It always has been,” Twilight replies. “Originally, this was originally going to be called ‘Carousel Couture’. It was originally going to have an actual working carousel with carousel horses that were supposed to serve as mannequins for Rarity’s designs for the dresses, but for whatever reason, it never worked out.” I instantly turn my head to face her, shock hitting me like a ton of bricks. Now, that was something Twilight never told me back on the train. A boutique with an actual carousel with actual carousel horses sounds really cool. I would love to see that be a reality one day. “Get out of here!! Are you serious?!” I ask, shock clearly present in my tone. Twilight chuckles before looking me in the eyes. “I am serious, all right,” Twilight says amusingly. “Let’s head inside so I can introduce you to her.” I nod and we step closer to the boutique. A dinging sound echoes throughout the boutique as Twilight pushes the door open. I look up at the doorframe to see a small gold bell hanging above our heads, obviously the thing responsible for the dinging sound. I look away from the bell and we step inside. The door closes behind us and immediately survey the place. I am awestruck by the amazing dresses that catches my eye. All the dresses covered these wooden ponies, which I assume to be what Twilight called the ‘mannequins’. Just from seeing them, I can tell that these dresses have been made by this ‘Rarity’ pony, a pony who loves beauty and fashion and expresses that tremendously these pieces of fabric. Putting a lot of dedication into something like this? That alone is something to respect and admire. ‘Would look much cooler if there was an actual carousel in here,’ I think to myself in amazement. “Rarity, are you home?” Twilight calls out, snapping me out of my trance and turning my attention away from the dresses. “Just a moment, darling~” came a beautiful feminine voice from somewhere within the boutique. Just then, a door on the other side of the room opens and a pony steps out. It is a Unicorn mare with a marshmallow white fur coat, possesses both a moderate indigo curly mane and tail, and moderate azure eyes. My eyes widen at this. I can tell that by just appearance alone, this mare possesses great beauty, and looks like the type that is never afraid to show it. She’s very beautiful without a shadow of a doubt. A smile spreads across her face and she walks over to Twilight, who also has a smile on her face. Just by the smiles on their faces, I can tell that they are very happy to see each other and I can’t blame them. These mares have been friends for a long time and I would be smiling the same way if I ever decide to go see them. “Twilight, it’s so good to see you, darling,” she says happily. “It’s good to see you too, Rarity,” says Twilight. The two mares proceed to give each other a hug. I smile at this friendly interaction. I can tell that these two really love and care about each other. That alone is wonderful in its own right. To have friends that love and care about you is something to hold dear and treasure in your heart. I feel something bubble inside of my chest and it feels very… negative. I shake and push the feeling away. ‘I shouldn’t feel that way,’ I think to myself sternly. ‘As long as Twilight is happy, I’m happy. That’s all that matters to me.’ The two mares end their hug and Rarity immediately turns her attention to me. The second she sees me and makes eye contact with me, interest sparks in both her eyes and on her face. “Oh, who is this?” she asks curiously. “This is Selina Lunar,” Twilight says, pointing her left hoof at me. “She is new in Ponyville and will be staying with me in the Castle for the time being.” Rarity walks over to me and smiles. “It’s nice to meet you, Selina,” Rarity says. “I’m Rarity.” “It’s nice to meet you too, Rarity,” I say with a smile. “How long have you been in Ponyville?” she asks. “I arrived in Ponyville yesterday so, not for very long,” I reply. Rarity looks at me with surprise. “Really?” Rarity asks. I reply with a nod. “So you must be the new pony that everypony has been talking about yesterday.” I am caught off-guard by this bit of information. Every pony in Ponyville has been talking about me? I feel my heart drop to the pit of my stomach at this realization. If that is the case, then that means that all of Twilight’s friends must have knowledge about what happened when Twilight was leading me to the Castle of Friendship. Now, I'm definitely going to be seen as 'The Crazy Mare'. I know it. “Really?” I ask, trying my best to hide my uneasiness. Rarity replies with a nod of her head. “What have you heard?” “That they saw somepony that matches your appearance saying weird things before screaming at the top of their lungs and losing consciousness,” Rarity says. I feel the urge to throw up at this response, but I resist. “Some of the rumors say that you might be crazy and something should be done, which I find it barbaric. Twilight said-” Rarity gasps and instantly covers her mouth with her hooves. I give her a curious look. What does Twilight have to do with this? Yeah, she was with me when it happened, but what did Twilight say about it? Did she do something that she wasn't supposed to? Something tells me that the mare is hiding something and whatever it is, it has something to do with what Twilight had said. “What did Twilight say?” I ask curiously. “N-nothing, darling!!” Rarity says quickly. “Nothing important!!” She gives me a nervous smile and I arch my right eye. Rarity is definitely hiding something and something in my mind is telling me to press her on for details. I can try to interrogate her to get her to talk, but something deep down tells me to not do that. It tells me that even if I try to get her to say anything, she won't no matter how much I try. As much as I want to get some answers, I decide that I can try to get the answers from her later in the future. ‘I will let this slide, for now,’ I think to myself and look the Unicorn in the eyes, giving her an expression to let her know that I am aware that she is hiding something. “If you say so,” I reply with a low tone. I can see beads of sweat form on both Rarity and Twilight’s foreheads and loosen the expression on my face. “So, I hear that you make the best dresses in all of Equestria. Am I right on that?” The expression on their faces relaxes and smiles return on their faces. I am aware that they feel relieved that I’m letting it go for now. They are not off the hook, not by a long shot. I will find out what it is that both she and Twilight are hiding from me. I don’t care if it takes till the day I die, I will find out what they’re hiding from me. “It’s something I’ve been doing since I was a little filly,” says Rarity with a smile. Wow!! Since she was little!! That explains why she is so good at what she’s doing!! “Speaking of which, I was wondering if you would like to try out my latest fashion line? The combination of your mane and coat are just so very unique, I believe you will be perfect for it.” I stare at her with wide eyes, taking in with what she just said. Does she really want me to try out her different dresses for this new fashion line she has come up with? A feeling of uneasiness swells within my chest and I can’t help but feel uncomfortable about doing something like this. I don’t know why this feels unnatural to me and that alone confuses and frightens me a bit. Rarity stills has that smile on her face and I can tell that the mare truly does want me to try it out. I push the uneasiness and confusion aside and give her a slightly determined look. “I’ll do it.” “What do you think?” “It’s alright.” “How about this one?” “Decent.” “How does this dress look.” “Fantastic.” “Do you like this dress?” “It’s okay.” I stand in front of a trifold vanity mirror as Rarity helps me try on the different dresses. To be honest, I am very impressed with Rarity’s enthusiasm at the dresses, as well as the dresses themselves. Many of the dresses had a perfect combo with my white coat and my black mane and tail. She really did have a good taste when it comes to fashion. Despite this, I can feel my patience beginning to become thin. While I am happy to help Rarity with her fashion line, the fact that she keeps asking for my opinion about the dresses is what has been getting on my nerves. Not only that, but there is also the fact that I have been standing in front of this mirror for goodness knows how long. I do like the dresses but I feel the need to keep my opinions about them to myself. Aside from that, I try my best to express her enthusiasm and not hurt the mare’s feelings. The last thing I want is to start some bad chemistry with one of Twilight’s friends. That is something I don’t want to happen. “We’re done, Selina,” Rarity says and she helps me out of the dress that I was trying on and put it back on the rack. “I really appreciate you helping me with this, darling.” I feel my face become slightly hot at the compliment. “You're very welcome, Rarity. It was an honor to help you.” “You look really beautiful with those dresses on, Selina,” Twilight says. I go wide-eye and I feel my entire face become hot. I slowly turn my head to face Twilight, who is standing about 2 feet away from me and Rarity with that cute smile plastered on her face. I feel that familiar warmth in my heart and stomach. Oh, why did she have to make a compliment about me in those dresses? I wish she just kept it to herself, but I can't help but feel pride at this. “Um, t-thank you, T-twilight,” I say stammering a lot. The cute smile on her face grows and I feel my face become even hotter. “Twilight, can you give me and Selina a moment, please?” I hear Rarity say. Twilight and I give her a curious look for a moment before I see Twilight nod her head in the corner of my eye. “Okay,” she says and she leave the room. Once Twilight leaves the room, I look Rarity in the eyes and see that she is giving me a big grin that shows all of teeth. “Rarity, why are you looking at me like that?” I ask nervously. Rarity lets out a giggle before straightening her posture and giving me a smile. “Darling, I want to ask you a question,” she says. “Okay, what is it?” I ask, allowing myself to relax a little bit. “How do you feel about Twilight?” she asks. I am taken aback by the question and I feel my face become hot again. “Well… I… um…” I try my best to come up with a response, but I come up with nothing. I see her smile grow slightly. “Okay, let me ask it like this; just how long have you felt this way for Twilight?” she asks. I hesitate as I think over what is happening. Why am I having this conversation with this mare? It is none of her business, but again, I don’t want to start any bad chemistry with any of her friends. ‘Besides, didn’t I have Spike tell that I’m terrible at lying?’ I think to myself. ‘Might as well tell her.’ I take a deep breath and look Rarity in the eyes. “Well, for the past two days,” I reply. “It started happening back in the bathroom when I suddenly thought about her smile. Every time she smiles at me, it keeps resurfacing. It has been growing much stronger over time.” Rarity stares at me for a moment before she lets out a gasp. I look at her with an uneasy expression. For some odd reason, I don't like the sound of that gasp. It doesn't help my case when I see a big smile spread across her face, stars sparkling in her eyes. “Darling, do you know what this means?” she asks excitedly. I shake my head in response to the question. “It’s simple; you have a crush on her.” I stare at Rarity with wide eyes, trying to take in with what she said to me. A crush? What the heck does that mean? And what the heck is a crush? Confusion hits me like a ton of bricks. I have never heard of such a thing. I give her a curious and also confused expression. “What is a ‘crush’?” I ask. “I don’t understand what you mean.” “It means that you have romantic feelings for somepony, which in this case, you have fallen for my friend,” Rarity says. “To put it simple darling; you may be falling in love with Twilight.” Falling… in… love... with Twilight? No... No!! That can’t be true! This can’t be happening to me!! I begin feeling sick and dizzy that it now becomes very difficult to stay still. “You… you can’t be serious,” I say with slight accusation. “You’re trying to trick me with this nonsense.” “I’m not trying to trick you,” Rarity says. “I know that you are confused and scared, and that’s okay. It’s normal to feel this way when you have somepony tell you things like this. If your feelings for Twilight continues to grow, that means you have fallen for her but for now, you just have a simple crush on her. I said you may have fallen in love, but that doesn’t mean you really have fallen for her. Just wait and see if your feelings for her gets stronger and see what happens.” I try my best to calm down and control myself. Maybe Rarity is right; all I have to do is wait and see if what I am feeling for her continues on growing and turns into love. If I have fallen in love with her, then what’ll happen then? Is Twilight even into mares and if she is, will she ever feel the same way for me? Something in the back of my mind tells me that she never will. I feel my heart drop at this thought. There is no way that Twilight will fall for somepony like me. I represent something that she wants to forget and might only be doing this because the Princesses have assigned her to this. If that is really the case, I wonder what her thought process was like when they assigned her to help me learn the magic of friendship. "I'm not sure, Rarity," I say doubtfully. Rarity walks over to me and rests her left hoof on my right shoulder. “Just think about it, okay?” Rarity asks. I eye her a bit before responding with a nod. “We are done, Twilight. You can come back.” Twilight walks back into the room with the familiar smile on her face. Once again, I feel that warmth in my chest and it feels much stronger than ever before. I am beginning to fear that my apparent crush on Twilight is really beginning to turn into love. “You ready to go, Selina?” Twilight asks. I push this feeling aside and allow myself to smile. “Yes, I’m ready,” I reply. Twilight nods and we walk over to the door. We both turn to face Rarity, who is giving us both a smile. “It was nice meeting you, Rarity,” I say as politely as possible. “It was nice meeting you too, Selina,” Rarity says. “See you later.” I allow my smile to grow a little bit before Twilight pulls the door open and we walk out of the boutique. As walk down the road, Rarity’s words echo in my head. I can’t help but feel like Rarity may be right. It does explain why I have this strange feeling resurface every time Twilight looks at me with a smile, but at the same time, I dread having feelings for Twilight. The thought of being rejected rears its ugly head. The thought of never being able to be friends with Twilight if she learns anything about my feelings makes me want to cry. ‘I hope it never comes to that,’ I think to myself, trying my best to fight the tears that threaten to come out. We walk for the next few minutes and arrive at some place I have never seen before. The place is filled to the brim with nothing but trees filled with numerous apples. A feeling of fascination flows throughout my body and I go wide-eyed at the sight. For some reason, I feel like I have heard of some place like this before. “Twilight, what is this place?” I asked mesmerized. “This is Sweet Apple Acres, home of my friend, Applejack,” Twilight replies. “I told you about this back in the train, remember?” I slam my right hoof onto my face, feeling stupid yet again. I am starting to hate my amnesia because I know it has something to do with me forgetting it a lot. I think Twilight can sense how I am feeling because I feel a hoof rest on my shoulder. I turn to see her giving me a comforting smile. “Selina, it’s okay if you are having trouble remembering any of the stuff that I told you in the train,” Twilight says softly. “This is a result of your amnesia and like what Celestia said, I will help you with this.” I can’t help but smile at this and feel that warmth grow stronger. I don’t care if my feelings for Twilight are growing stronger. I am only glad that she is helping me, despite the past thought of her only doing this because the Princesses might have assigned her to this. “Thanks Twilight,” I say. “You’re welcome, Selina,” Twilight says, her smile growing a little bit. “Come on, let’s go see Applejack.” I nod and were about to proceed to enter the farm when we see an Earth pony mare standing about a foot away from me and Twilight. She has a brilliant orange fur coat, possessing both a light blonde mane and tail, had moderate sap green eyes, and is wearing a strange light brown hat on her head. From her appearance and her style of living, I can tell that she is the country pony type and likely prefers it that way. A friendly smile forms on her face and walks over to Twilight. “Howdy there, Twilight,” the mare, who I know is named Applejack, says with a strange accent and turns her attention to me. “Who’s this?” “Applejack, this is Selina Lunar,” Twilight begins to say. “She is new here in Ponyville and is currently living with me in the meantime.” I suddenly remember what Twilight had told me about the Apple Family back on the train. I resist the urge to go wide-eye when I realize that I’m face-to-face with a direct descendant of the original founders of Ponyville. I feel a powerful wave of excitement flow throughout my body. I try my best to keep my excitement under control as I stick out my right hoof for a hoofshake. “Hi,” I reply. With quick succession, she slightly stands on her hindlegs, takes hold of my right hoof with both of her hooves and begins shaking it with great speed. “Well, howdy-do, Miss. Selina, it’s a pleasure making your acquaintance,” Applejack says. “It’s always a pleasure making new friends.” ‘Goodness, she trusts me right off the bat,’ I think to myself as the pony continues shaking my hoof. ‘Is that really the smart thing to do?’ “It’s a pleasure to meet you too,” I reply with the best smile I can muster. She stops shaking my hoof and lets go, getting back on all fours. “So, ya’ll must be the new pony that everypony’s talkin’ about, right?” Applejack asks. I feel dread form in my chest at her mentioning this. ‘She must have heard about what happened yesterday,’ I think to myself. I look Applejack in the eyes and nod. “Yes, I am,” I reply, trying to hide my dread as best as possible. “Ah had a feeling you are,” says Applejack. “I was around Ponyville when I heard them ponies talking about a strange pony with white fur and a black mane and tail walking around Ponyville before suddenly screaming and passing out on the ground.” She lets out a snort. “I couldn’t believe the things Ah heard from them ponies. The rumors they were spreading were rotten as a few month old rotten apple.” She looks me in the eyes and smiles. “Here in Sweet Apple Acres, all types of ponies are accepted.” I stare at her with wide eyes, taking in with what she said. From what she said, that means that she has no problem with how different I am from all of these ponies. I look her in the eyes and see nothing but true honesty in them. “So, you don’t care that I can different from the others?” I ask Applejack with uncertainty. The farm pony shakes her head. “Gosh darn, Ah don’t see any issues with ya,” she replies with honesty in her tone. I feel a smile spread across my face and I see the smile on her face do the same. “Ya want some apple pie?” I nod happily. Something tells me that if there is anypony that I can trust if I ever want to tell something personal and be honest with me, Applejack will be the one. ‘Maybe I can trust them after all,’ I think to myself happily. But again, they have to earn it, not expect me to give it to them immediately off the bat. “Wow Selina, I’m surprised you managed to eat all of those apple treats like they were nothing,” Twilight says with a surprised tone as I walk by her left, my stomach feeling like it’s going to pop. “I haven’t eaten anything in almost two full days, so don’t act surprised that I ate pretty much everything Applejack and her family had offered me,” I reply before letting out a loud burp. “Excuse me.” “You’re excuse,” Twilight says. We both let out a brief laugh. It has been 10 minutes since me and Twilight left Sweet Apple Acres and I will say this; the food that those ponies make is delicious!! Due to all of the food I ate, my belly looks bloated to where it is about 2 inches away from the ground. Applejack herself was surprised that I was able to eat all of that food like they were nothing but chocolate chip cookies. I guess this is what happens when all you had to eat was nothing but a daffodil sandwich a few nights prior and had nothing to eat after that. “So, who are you going to introduce me to next, Twilight?” I ask. “The next is a Pegasus pony named Rainbow Dash,” Twilight replies. “You do remember what I told you about her on the train, right?” Memories of what Twilight told me about Rainbow Dash hits me like a ton of bricks. From what I can remember, Rainbow Dash is a Pegasus pony, like what Twilight said, with a distinct rainbow-colored mane and tail. From all of the stories Twilight recounted to me on the train, I can tell that Rainbow Dash is cocky, tomboyish, prideful, and brash. Something deep down tells me that she is one that will be very hard to get along with. However, I do remember that Twilight mentioned that Rainbow is undyingly loyal to her friends, refusing to abandon them for her own heart’s desires. Although she doesn’t sound like the type or kind of pony I want as friends, the countless stories of her undying loyalty is one that makes up for them. To be honest, Rainbow sounded like the type of pony that I can trust with having my back when I need it. “Selina?” I snap out of my thoughts and make eye contact with Twilight. “Thankfully, I do,” I reply with a smile, which Twilight responds with a smile of her own. “Do you see her anywhere?” “No, I don’t,” Twilight replies. “I won’t be surprised if we find her up in a cloud taking a nap.” I let out a giggle. Back on the train, Twilight mentioned that Rainbow Dash loved taking naps during the day and would usually be doing that on a nearby cloud. Honestly, I don’t see any problem with taking a nap during the day, especially after a hard busy day. “LOOK OUT BELOW!!!!” came an unfamiliar voice. I look up to see a multi-colored blur coming, and it was coming fast. I don’t even have enough time to react when the blur crash into Twilight. “TWILIGHT!!!” I cry out her name in panic and worry. I don’t know why but seeing Twilight dazed and on the ground with a Pegasus pony with light blue fur and a multi-colored mane lying on her back made me worry that she might possibly be hurt. “TWILIGHT, ARE YOU OKAY?!?!” “I’m okay, Selina,” Twilight replies with a reassuring tone. “No worries.” “No worries?! NO WORRIES?!?!” I repeat in a frantic tone. “Twilight, you just had a pony crash into you and you have the nerve to tell me ‘no worries’ like this is something that happens normally?!?!” “Selina, seriously, I’m fine,” Twilight says in that same reassuring tone. “I appreciate that you’re concerned for me but believe me when I tell you that I’m okay.” I watch with anticipation as both she and the Pegasus recover and she gets back on her hooves while the Pegasus beginnings hovering about a couple feet in the air, the sounds of her wings flapping in the air. I instantly walk over to Twilight and begin checking her body out for any signs of injuries, patting my hooves around her body. I don’t know why I feel obligated to do this, but something is driving my body to do this. “Selina, seriously, I’m fine,” Twilight says a bit sternly, pushing both of my hooves away. I snap out of it and look at Twilight sheepishly. “I’m sorry, Twilight,” I say. “I don’t know what came over me. I just felt this obligation to make sure you didn’t have any injuries.” Twilight gives me a soft smile and pats my right shoulder. “I really appreciate what you were trying to do, but if I tell you that I am fine, you don’t have to worry,” she says softly. I respond by giving her a slow nod of my head. “Hey, aren’t you the new pony everypony’s been talking about?” asked the unfamiliar voice. I turn to see the Pegasus pony giving me a very suspicious glare. I feel sick to my stomach by catching sight of that glare. It reminds me of the same glare that Luna gave me back at Canterlot Castle. I absolutely hate that glare. Makes me feel like a criminal. “I’m not surprised that you know about that,” I reply as politely as I can. “It seems that word spreads quickly throughout a small place like this. But yes, I am the new pony that you have heard about. And speaking of which, I’m assuming that your name is Rainbow Dash.” The Pegasus pony, who I know is named Rainbow Dash, glares at me much more intensely than ever before. Okay, I don’t know what her deal is, but I don’t like it one bit. Something tells me that I am not going to get along with this pony, not by a long shot. “It’s nice to meet you,” I continue to say with the same polite tone. The Pegasus pony continues to glare at me as she flies a bit closer to me. “I’ve got my eye on you, new pony,” she says with threatening tone. “You try anything funny, I will buck you all the way to Manehatten.” I feel something snap within me from this threat. Okay, if Rainbow wants to act like that and give me a hard time, I will gladly do the same for her. “Okay, I don’t know what you’re problem is or why you’re acting this way, but if you want a problem, I will gladly give you one because I’m not going to have you threaten me or treat me like a criminal,” I growl aggressively, baring my teeth at her. Just before anything else can transpire, Twilight pops up in front of us and gives us a stern look. “That is enough,” she says sternly. “There’s no need for things to get very intense. Let’s go, Selina.” I snort and I hear Rainbow doing the same. “It was nice meeting you, Rainbow Dash,” I say rudely before me and Twilight head off, my gut telling me that the Pegasus is still giving me that intense glare. “What’s her problem?” I ask once we are out of Ponyville and heading down a pathway leading to goodness knows where with nothing but woods to my left. “Rainbow was acting like Princess Luna; that glare and aggression. And what does that pony even mean by ‘trying anything funny’? It’s not like I’m going to try something bad.” I turn to face Twilight and see a nervous expression form on her face. She shows a moment of hesitation before looking me in the eyes. “I… I don’t know,” she says. Something in my gut is telling me that Twilight is hiding something from me and that it might have something to do with what happened back at Rarity’s. If that’s the case, then that means that Rainbow Dash knows something about me that I don’t want her to know. “Are you sure?” I ask, giving her a suspicious look. “Twilight, I think you’re hiding something from me. Whatever it is, I have the right to know.” Twilight suddenly goes stiff and seeing this confirms my suspicions. I give her an intense look, making sure that she is keeping her eyes on me. I don't want to do this, but she has left me with no other choice. “Twilight, is there something you want to tell me?” I ask her sternly. She begins acting nervous and I can see sweat beginning to form on her forehead. I begin to grow annoyed and growl a bit aggressively, stepping in front of the purple pony. If I have to intimidate her to get the answer out of her, so be it. “Answer me, Twilight,” I growl aggressively. “Does Rarity and Rainbow know something that I don’t? Come to think of it, if they don’t know anything at all about me, Rarity wouldn’t blurt out about you saying something and Dash wouldn’t be acting like that towards me. It’s like they-” My eyes go wide as something clicks in my head. No, Twilight wouldn’t just lie to me like that. Would she? But she said… No… I feel something hot and intense anger bubble up inside of me as I come to the conclusion of what is going on with her friends. “Twilight… did you tell them everything about me and what is going on?” I ask her in a low and threatening tone, giving her an aggressive glare. The purple pony’s eyes go wide and that is the answer I need. “You… you lied to me?” “Selina, I can explain-” Twilight begins to say before I cut her off. “YOU LIED TO ME!!!!” I shout angrily. “YOU SAID BACK ON THE TRAIN THAT THEY DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON OR ABOUT ME!! NO WONDER YOU ACTED FUNNY BACK ON THE TRAIN WHEN I ASKED YOU IF THEY KNOW ANYTHING!! WHY?! WHY WOULD YOU LIE TO ME, TWILIGHT?!?!” Twilight begins shaking and has a hard time keeping her eyes on me. “I-I figured that i-if you knew that I told t-them about y-you, you wouldn’t want t-to g-go meet them,” Twilight says, her trembling a little bit. That statement just only fueled my anger more. “AND DID YOU REALLY THINK LYING TO ME ABOUT IT WOULD MAKE THINGS BETTER, TWILIGHT?!” I shout at the top of my lungs in fury. “Selina, please calm down,” she begs, but that fuels my anger even more than it already was. “YOU THINK I’M GOING TO CALM DOWN AFTER ALL THE TIMES THAT I HAVE TOLD YOU NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, YOU WENT AHEAD AND TOLD ME THE BIGGEST LIE I’VE EVER HEARD?!?!” I continue to shout. “YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO TRUST YOU, EVEN START A FRIENDSHIP WITH YOU!! BUT THIS…” I feel my eyes beginning to water. “This is what I was talking about… You betrayed the trust that I had for you… How could you do that…” “Selina, please… let me explain…” I hear Twilight say before feeling her hoof rest on my left shoulder. “DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH ME, YOU DIRTY BUCKING LIAR!!” I scream before jerking my shoulder away and sprinting into the woods. “SELINA, WAIT!!” I hear Twilight shout from behind me, but I ignore her as I run. I feel my heart ache as the tears begin flowing down my face. I have only known her for 2 days and somehow, finding out that she lied to me hurt me more than anything. In fact, this hurts me more than finding out that I have amnesia, the thought of never recovering all my memories, and remembering that my former father took my life over something petty. Is this my somewhat ‘love’ for Twilight that Rarity mentioned to me some time ago? Is that why this hurts me more than anything? I shake my head as I stop in the middle of a small clearing. I don’t care how far, how deep I am or where I am; I just want to get away and have some personal space to think. I begin gasping for air, my lungs feeling like they are on fire. I feel the ache in my heart become stronger and I clamp my left hoof on my chest, the tears streaming down my face a bit more violently. ‘Twilight lied to me…’ I think to myself. ‘After me being honest with her, she does this…’ The ache came back, much more stronger than ever before, and I shut my eyes tightly. I feel my face become more soaked from my tears as my body begins trembling. I pick up the sound of the birds chirping in the distance, and as beautiful as they sound, they do nothing to help ease the pain that I’m feeling. ‘Twilight… why…’ I continue thinking in my head. ‘How could you…’ I feel the ache in my heart hit me yet again, and I break. I can’t take it anymore!! Here I thought this would be the start of something great and new, but no, Twilight just HAD to tell all her friends everything and then lie to me about it!! Why does this hurt me so much?! Why do I feel so strongly about her lying to me and breaking the bit of trust I held for her?! Is this connected to my supposed ‘crush’ that Rarity mentioned?! This can’t be true! I… can’t… “OH, WHO AM I KIDDING?!” I cry out loud as I fall onto my stomach and onto the dirt, letting my tears fall freely from my eyes. “I HAVE A CRUSH ON TWILIGHT SPARKLE!!” I cry loudly onto my forelegs, not caring on what could be out there lurking in the woods. I don’t even care if my fur is becoming dirty from the dirt. I am too broken to even care if there is something out there strong enough to kill me or the fact that I am staining my fur coat. If anything, nothing matters to me now. As I feel myself losing consciousness, I swear that I hear the sound of hoofsteps coming up towards me from my right.