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// Chapter 2: Hummingbird 
// Story: Lost 
// by MLPTMNTPegasister 
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Pegasi could see a bright, golden, polished carriage fly through the sky, depending on the flight of a griffon and a dragon. Sundown remembered his mother was the reason different creatures worked for Solana and Lunar. 
"Royal Decree #2461: Princess Solana and Prince Lunar of Canterlot decree that the bright purple Alicorn colt, Sundown Sparkle, be sent to his mother's old home, PonyVille, to accomplish the task his mother had saved Equestria with, making friends. Sundown will stay no longer if he makes life-long friends that he will cherish for eternity." Ruby finished reading the scroll Solana had sent him with. 
"Why make friends when you could be studying Equestria's history?" Sundown was baffled. "Making friends is just a waste of time." 
"Your mother thought the same thing," Ruby said as the carriage landed. "And when she made friends she ended up saving the world." 
Sundown thought about this for a moment, then nodded. "If friends and family were good enough for my parents," Sundown concluded, walking north of PonyVille. "Then they're good enough for me, too." 
The dragon and Alicorn strutted through the village. Sundown had read that Alicorns were the most respected ponies in Equestria, but it didn't surprise him that ponies treated him regularly. As the Alicorn population grew enormously, Alicorns became as common as regular Earth Ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi. It was just the change of the century. 
As they entered the historic castle of Princess Twilight Sparkle and Prince Leonardo, Ruby tapped Sundown so hard her claws felt like coconuts dropping on his head. 
"Ow! Stop it, Ruby! What's up?" Sundown asked annoyingly. 
"Look at that colt!" Ruby pointed to a yellow-furred colt with magenta hair in a distant meadow. The colt was facing away from the duo, looking at something. "He reminds me of somepony. This is the perfect chance for you to make a friend!"   
"No, Ruby. There are plenty of colts here and we have all the time in the world. I want to go to the Castle early and unpack."
Ruby pulled Sundown's blue and violet mane and thrusted it in the direction of the Pegasus. 
"Ow," Sundown said. "Okay, have it your way. I'll make a friend." 
Satisfied, Ruby kept pulling and pushing, leading her brother into a bush. 
"He's facing something. Let's go meet him." Ruby said. 
"OK. You can do this, Sundown." The Alicorn walked up to the colt and greeted, "Hello there." 
The colt screamed and jumped up into a tree. When he fell down, his face was red with anger and he yelled, "DON'T YOU KNOW NOT TO SNEAK UP ON PONIES?!" he yelled. 
"Oh, er, sorry." Sundown apologized, surprised over the colt's tone. "I was just saying hello. My name is Sundown Sparkle. What's yours?"
"Oh, did I scream again?" the colt asked, now whispering very low. Sundown nodded.  "Sorry, I'm known to have a temper, like my dad. My mom says that when he was young, he was very hot. Um..my name is Hummingbird, nice to meet you. Oh, you have a dragon with you, nice."
"Hummingbird! It's time to prepare for our weekly tea party with Discord!" called a distant mare. 
"Coming, Mom! Sundown, would you like to meet my mom and dad?" Hummingbird asked. 
"Of course," Sundown followed Hummingbird to the end of the meadow, in front of two Pegasi. 
"Mom, Dad, this is my new friend, Sundown Sparkle." Hummingbird introduced. 	
"Sundown Sparkle.." the mare almost fainted. 
"Ruby, I know these Pegasi!" Sundown exclaimed. 
"You do?" 
"Of course! This is my dad's little brother, Raphael. And this is the mare he married, Fluttershy! See? Family history does come in handy." 
"OH MY GOODNESS. Mom, Dad, is this one of my cousins?" Hummingbird asked. 
"Well, yes." Fluttershy answered, flipping her hair. "This colt must be Uncle Leo and Aunt Twily's son." 
Hummingbird thought for a second. "Mom, Dad, tell Discord I couldn't make it this week. I'm going to show Sundown here to the family!" 
"OK," Raphael called as Sundown, Hummingbird, and Ruby ran off. "We'll save you some!" 
"They're off." Fluttershy said. "Oh, it's a shame. Discord has always enjoyed Hum's company."