//------------------------------// // Chapter Twenty Six // Story: Mare In The Everfree Forest // by MoonLily //------------------------------// “I’m not a pony” my head slowly turned to them as I felt tears running down my muzzle. I could see them staring at me in shock. “I’m not a pony” I spoke the phrase over again as I started to laugh. I could feel my coat turn to flames as I kept laughing. I kept going till I doubled over in pain letting out a loud scream. I heard items being dropped as the orbs must have disappeared. I slammed my hooves on the floor as I felt my magic going wild as I sat there crying. I took a few deep breaths as I turned to stare at the group. They were gone causing my ears to go up. I used my magic to open the ceiling and unlock the entrance. my heart was pounding as I ran out of the study.  “Grandmother?” “Did you see a group of ponies with the princesses run past you?” “No” I bolted from the yard panting heavily. I ran through the streets of Canterlot till I came to the castle. I could see Solis standing at the door trying to stay awake. I ran past him as he started to scream at me. I came to a halt in the main part of the castle looking around. I was breathing heavily as I could see the maids staring. “Grandmother what's wrong?” “I lost the princesses and the elements along with Jr” I was shaking as I looked at him. I started to freak out as I looked around. “Discord!” “Discord!” “Order!” I shouted looking around hoping the creature could hear me. I saw him pop in wearing a tropical shirt with a coconut in his claw. “Weird you calling me here” “Ilosttheprincessesandtheelemetnsalongwithmysonafterfindingoutmygrandfatherwastheonewhokilledmyvillageandiamastar” I was rambling not taking a breath. I heard the coconut drop to the ground with a thud as his claws pressed my cheeks together. “Slow down you sound like you're on a sugar high” “They took a crystal from the village. we read it with a crystal reader the empress gave me. I lost the princesses and the elements along with my son because I lost control of my magic, all because I found out my grandfather killed my village and that I am a star and not a real pony” I started to cry again as I felt my coat change. I fell to the ground crying before I felt myself being picked up. “Solis closed the castle!” I noticed his voice had changed causing me to look up. I could hear my tears hitting the floor making me tilt my head down. my tears were little orbs that had little musical tones to them. I felt ponies whispering as I heard magic being used. “My chaos side wants to say good look and take pictures” I heard him chuckle “But this side of me says no later making a painting we need to worry about our niece” I felt myself shaking as I glanced around. I caught sight of the group wet and covered in seaweed. “What happened to you to Jr?” “We got transported suddenly to the Baltimare harbor” he coughed up a clam. I backed up in his claw trying to keep myself small as I watched the princesses walking toward me. I hid my face in his fur. “I don’t think right now is the right time to be angry” “Order were not angry we are concerned” I peeked over at them noticing they were staring with concern in their eyes. I closed my eyes as I felt a hoof on my head. “Silver” I opened them to see Luna leaning her head in as she picked me up from my spot. She wrapped me up in her arms while nuzzling me. I started to cry again as I tilted my head up at him. “How can you like me? I am nothing but a creature and not even a pony” I looked down as I felt her pull me in closer. “You are to a pony Silver. A creature is something that ransacks a village killing with no remorse. A creature acts without thinking, you are none of those. You are a pony who has a mind and a heart.” I could hear her words as I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. my body started to grow heavy. my hooves were shaking as I leaned into her falling into the darkness. I found myself sitting in a creator looking up at the other stars. I blinked a few times as I heard fighting and shouting coming from above. getting to my hooves I pulled myself out noticing my grandfather. his fur was black around the hooves and his muzzle. his wings looked as if they were falling apart. He was standing over Selene. “Keep away from my SILVER” he shouted causing me to release from the side causing me to slide down. I climbed back up looking over as I could see his eyes staring at me. I blinked and turned my head. I could hear him laughing as he shook his head. “Your pathetic as a moon. I thought you and the Sun or Solis didn’t keep the tainted stars around you feed them to the black holes” I heard him growl as I felt myself being picked up and tossed. I kept my muzzle shut as I got up shaking my head. I ran and jumped into another creator. I got back up as I could see him picking up a table and breaking it. “Leave my children alone! I don’t care if my husband hates the tainted they are my children as well” I heard her growl. “I will if you stay away from my granddaughter!” “She is not yours! you Stole her!” I stayed quiet as I watched him tossing the wood to the side. He huffed before disappearing from the surface. I felt my ears fell against my head as I kept hidden counting to ten slowly. Once I was done I pulled myself up walking over to the mess. I sat behind the others as they were looking up at Selene. “Mother why?” “I told you all before I will always let your sister come here. She deserves to know her family since she was stolen from us by that demon!” I heard her growl. “Well, yes we understand but why must you let a patchy tainted live on the moon?” they turned to look at me as I looked away feeling ashamed. “I think it a star turning” “You know don’t you Silvc” my head lifted as I looked at her. “I just found out on my own. we took apart a crystal from my home and it showed everything” I walked closer as I felt her wing touching my cheek. “I never wanted you to find out on your own. Your father and I wanted to wait till you were safe to tell you. The spell around your heart is breaking so your real fur color will appear but you will still be tainted. your eyes will show it.” I turned and looked at her tea set up and the broken table “Don’t worry about this. I can always fix it with ease” “But this happened because of me” “Darling he just wanted to put the fear in me. He may think that I am weak and Solis is the strong one but your dear mother can still kick ass” she had a smile sitting on her face “I am also stubborn” I nodded as I felt myself being tackled to the ground. I was buried under a pile of stars giggling. “Mother can she stay till she returns to normal!” “My darlings she will still be tainted. Her heart can never live up here anymore as it's not used to the magic or the air. She can breathe right now since it's for short periods. When she ends, her star will turn to dust.” “You always have more stars to teach” I popped my head out of the pile. “You were the last star me and Solis ever made” “You don’t have to have a dry spell because of me” “Says the one who had a thousand-year dry spell” I heard them giggle. “Really you all watch!” “You are their younger sibling and they do worry for you. I will talk to Solis to see if we might make a younger sibling for you all in the future” she still had a chuckle in her voice. I could feel more stars adding to the pile causing it to tap the ground. “They have missed you but little ones I do need to send her back. She causes the ones on Equestria to worry since she won’t wake up” “So the stars can sing?” “Yes the stars can sing my dear” “It’s about time I got an answer to that question. And here I thought only crystals on Equestria could sing” “We can talk and sing and!” I felt more stars pile on causing me to fall into darkness.