Apparently when Sunny was born. So were a lot of other fillies and colts.
A new generation of little ponies were growing up in maretime bay. And as a result the public’s safety for their children intensified.
This was made even more so when everyone’s favorite karen-leaf animal.
Phyllis Cloverleaf had a son of her own. And almost a year after he was born. She became the new mayor of maretime bay.
Phyllis was not exactly the best to fill that role as her emotional manipulation to protect the young came across as more radical than previous mayors.
And in doing so Canterlogic discontinued their old Pegasi and Unicorn traps. And started development on new terrifying ones. Going so far as outright weaponry.
In no time at all. Canterlogic was transformed into a war complex.
And this fear obviously sent shockwaves of fear down the spines of Argyle and Shining.
Things were not looking good.
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One day. Argyle fell down the stairway while trying to start up the lighthouse beacon suffering an injury in his right hind leg.
He was in bed for two months trying to heal it up. This ultimately meant Shining had to make the shopping trips.
This made both of them incredibly uncomfortable. Everypony around them was already on edge. But this wasn’t new right?
Argyle would spend hours being a nervous wreck waiting for his wife to get home. Caring for little Sunny however he could to keep him comfort.
As he rocked her crib again. He tried rocking it with his injured hoof for a while. And it was fine. A good sign that his foot might be getting better.
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Shining was making another grocery trip. Her hat on head kept her horn hidden as it had for years.
So far so good.
She checked her items out and stepped outside attempting to make her way back to the lighthouse.
But the wind had a way of stirring things up. It looked overcast all day. And it looked like a pretty violent storm was about to crash down.
What made things worse. Several ponies were around her.
Shining started running to beat it. But the wind started pushing harder against the grocery bags and she tripped and fell.
“Oh no miss, are you ok?” Asked one pony helping her up.
“Yes. And thank you.” Said Shining as she stood up.
When suddenly the pony dropped her hoof and looked absolutely terrified.
“What?” Asked Shining.
The pony in front of her fell back and pushed away.
“UNICORN ATTACK!” Shouted one pony.
No… her hat came off.
“UNICORN!” Screamed one pony.
“Get the children out of here!” Screamed another.
Ponies panicked and ran around. Shining was terrified she didn’t see any clear path through the chaos.
Suddenly Lightning struck the waters below with thunder that sounded like a cannon.
Just when she heard a voice.
“UNICORN INBOUND!” It was the sheriff.
Shining tried to run.
“HELP! IT’S CHASING ME!” Screamed a pony.
Suddenly the sheriff showed up from behind and grabbed her. He pinned her down, immobilizing her completely. Shining was crying in fear.
“You are under arrest!” He shouted. Placing a ring on her horn.
“Somepony please help me…” she shuddered.
The sheriff binded her hooves and knocked her out against the station door.
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Argyle was getting worried. Shining had taken longer than usual to get back. He feared the worst as he held Sunny.
When suddenly the TV erupted with a blare of sirens.
“We interrupt this program with a state of emergency. Phyllis.
Thank you miss. A unicorn has been officially sighted in maretime bay. Armed and dangerous. It’s our worst fears come true.
Thankfully our brave sheriff has neutralized the threat but she is said to have fried the brains of at least two ponies already.
And tried hurting after many others.
She is currently locked up the sheriffs office. Where ponies have clearly shown their resolve towards her.”
Fried brains? Tried to hurt? Lies. Obvious lies.
It was sick.
But much to Argyle’s dismay she was in a jail cell. Bruised up, muzzled and had a ring on her horn.
Ponies were just outside the cage throwing…
Slime balls?
As the sheriff desperately but hopelessly tried to get the reporters and ponies out of the station.
“The unicorn was supposedly working with Argyle starshine in his lighthouse.
We have sent a task force over there now to see if he is unharmed.
And now to the victims of the attack.”
…victims. They had no injuries they were as traumatized as possible. But what could she have possibly done to them?
Argyle was enraged. And he had to move now.
He immediately got a harness and strapped Sunny onto his chest.
“Come on Sunny. Let’s save mommy!” Shouted Argyle. He immediately tried standing on his hurt hoof and he started limping.
But he had to keep going. He took the backdoor out of the lighthouse.
He stepped outside seeing the task force enter into the house.
He kept limping until he tripped and started rolling down the hill. While holding onto little Sunny for dear life keeping her as protected from the tumble as possible.
…
Argyle passed out. But when he woke up he heard Sunny crying and grabbing his muzzle. And he felt rain dropping against his face.
He looked up to thankfully see that she was perfectly ok. “Oh… thank goodness…” he said. He was still holding his hooves around Sunny and when he finally let go he saw that he had lost his leg bandage.
So he tried standing up. Sure enough he was in maretime bay proper. And thankfully he felt no pain this time.
And the station wasn’t that far now. Now with his healed limb he ran right towards the station. Which was perfectly clear of crowds now.
And was able to see inside the blinds. He saw the sheriff. But Shining wasn’t there.
This wasn’t good. He ran around different alley ways. And corners of the bay town all while ran and wind stormed throughout.
He eventually saw her. She was in a cage right in front of canterlogic. “They must’ve moved her so they would stop getting into the station.
But how am I going to get past security like this?” Argyle wondered. There were indeed security cameras. He kept thinking until he thought of something that might work. He had to try though.
Argyle got just before the path to canterlogic. And waved his hooves in the air. “Shining it’s me! Can you move the cage?” He shouted.
Instantly Shining’s ears perked up and she saw him. “Mmm! Mmm!” Shining muffled through the muzzle.
Argyle then motioned his hooves to make it look like he was shaking the cage.
And she got the idea. Maybe it could work.
She busted and banged against the cage. And was able to tip it forward.
And she flipped it again. And again. Until it fell down the entrance road.
Argyle immediately heard sirens and he needed to act fast. Shining’s cage kept spinning until it was right in front of him. He immediately grabbed it and hid in an alley just before security arrived.
“Where’s the cage?” Asked a guard.
Suddenly a bolt of lightning shot again. This time right on the road. And then a horrific sound of thunder erupted again. Making Sunny cry.
“What’s that? I hear something.” Said another guard.
Argyle immediately moved the cage as fast as he could. And he never stopped until he made it back to the lighthouse.
…
When he got back he saw the task force still there. He left Sunny by Shining’s cage in a hidden spot behind the mountain base.
And he stepped up to the ponies in front.
“Woah Argyle! You’re ok.” Asked one pony.
“Yeah. I was just jogging.” He said.
“Argyle did the unicorn ever hurt you?” Asked one of them.
“No. She must’ve escaped from here long ago… now please leave me alone. I’ve had a rough day.” Argyle said sadly.
“Ok sir.” The pony got a walkie talkie. “False alarm. Back to base.” All the ponies surrounding the lighthouse left.
And Argyle got both Sunny & Shining safely inside again.