//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: Refuge // by Fuzzee //------------------------------// "I'm gunna get there first!" A southern voice said. "No, I am!" A raspy voice followed. "Honestly darlings, can either of you go five minutes without competing with each other?" A posh voice complained. Twilight's door flung open, revealing Twilight reading, and a pink mare with baby blue eyes, looking for a book. "Hey Twilight!" That same raspy voice greeted her. "Uh, who's that?" "Hi Rainbow Dash, this is Pinkie Pie." Twilight paused. "Pinkie Pie, this is Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy!" Pinkie gave an awkward smile and waved. "So Pinkie Pie, where ya from?" Applejack asked. Pinkie looked up at Applejack and back at the bookshelf, not wanting to make eye contact. "A farm. Where it is, i don't know, and i have no intention to know." They all just stared in confusion. "Have you eaten? Y'know, i love taking care of animals, and i can tell if they're hungry or not." Fluttershy walked up to Pinkie Pie. "No. I don't really get 'hungry' like i used to." Pinkie Pie replied in monotone. More confusion. "So Pinkie, where'd you get those sick scars?" Rainbow Dash didn't know if she was being insensitive or not, unless someone pointed it out. ---------------------❄-------------------- She stared at herself in her bathroom mirror, bleeding across her face. She sighed. She pulled out some gauze, as well as bandages and a hoof cast. While she was being pressured into doing chores faster, he broke her hind hoof. She chuckled to herself, not in a fun giddy way, but in a mentally insane way. She snapped out of it. "Girl! what are you doing? You're supposed to be working." He stared at her, angrily. She sighed once more. "I'll get right on it da-" she stopped herself. "What did you just call me?" He growled. "I'm sorry I-" she was cut off. He hit her side with so much impact that her head hit the mirror beside her, breaking it and causing the shards to fly everywhere. One cut her side, resulting in a 4 inch cut, that wasn't very deep, but hurt just the same. One also cut her neck, making a deep cut, that would probably never heal the whole way. "I don't care if you can't walk, or breathe, but you are going to work, regardless." ---------------------❄-------------------- "Helloo?" Rainbow Dash waved her hoof in Pinkie's face. "Anypony home?" "Rainbow dash." Applejack looked at Rainbow with a disapproving look. "Heh, sorry." Pinkie shook her head. "What was the question?" "Where'd you get those scars from?" Rainbow reminded Pinkie. "I.. Don't really wanna talk about it." "I'll see you later girls, I think she needs a bit of a break." Twilight opened the door, leading them out. "You didn't have to do that." Pinkie reassured Twilight. "It's fine, they'll come back soon anyway." Twilight thought for a second. Think, how can i cheer her up? Twilight ran from the main space, to the kitchen and came back with some coffee. "You said you hadn't eaten, so i assume you haven't drank anything either." Twilight handed Pinkie the coffee. Pinkie took a sip, and her hair inflated, like multiple pink, fluffy balloons. Pinkie remembered this feeling before. The same thing happened when she got her cutie mark. Pinkie wrapped Twilight in a hug. "Thank you." "Anytime Pinkie!" Pinkie thought for a second. "Does.. This mean we're friends now?" "I guess so!" "So what're something friends do?" Twilight giggled. "Just one friend is never enough!" Twilight paused. "How about we go make some more friends? That way you won't have to be stuck with me and my boring books all the time." Pinkie gasped. "Your books aren't boring! Your books are so fun! Back on the farm, i never got a chance to just sit down and read!" Twilight rolled her eyes and laughed. "Come on, let's go talk to my friends and see if they're willing to be your friends!"