//------------------------------// // Welcome to Manehatten // Story: Legacy // by Mike White //------------------------------// Dear Diary, My sister Rarity got me this diary so I decided to use it. She has been acting strange ever since the incident with our home. Something is up and it is up to me and the rest of The Cutie Mark Crusaders to find out. I just hope Rarity is feeling better though. Dear Diary, Button Mash joined with us in The Cutie Mark Crusaders, he doesn't really care his mom just says he has to make more friends and go outside more. Dear Diary, Today I saw Rarity yell at a mare today. I'm beginning to become afraid of her. Dear Diary, I'm scared. Rarity told me I had five minutes to pack my stuff and leave Ponyvillie. I am hearing a lot of screaming outside. I hadn't had much time to write this so I wrote quickly. I looked out the window and saw more houses on fire, it made me cry. All those ponies. I don't want to find out what's going on, but I think I am about to find out. I actually feel sorry for Rarity though. She left me with Twilight and I brought a whole bunch of stuff. All Rarity has left is her glasses. I'm worried she is getting sick. Dear Diary, Rarity has been getting cold, today she yelled at me which made me cry again. It's like she is mad at every pony. We left Ponyvillie along with others. I just don't get it, every other pony is sad, but Rarity seems frustrated. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ One week earlier "Sweetie Belle you must hurry up, the train will leave In one hour." Said Rarity to her little sister. Still no response. Sweetie Belle has been up in her room for almost two hours. Yet it took her this long to pack her bags. Finally Sweetie Belle came down the stairs with 3 bags, and a stuffed doll Rarity made for her a few months ago. It was nothing but a bear, but if you told that to Sweetie Belle she would say something like, "No it's a trophy," or,"it's a gift from a very great mare." Sure she went over board when somepony made fun of it, but it is just another souvenir to show how much she appreciates her sister. Rarity sighed in relief that she was finally ready. "Well you took your time. Why did it take you so long to pack?" She said as her and Sweetie Belle walked out the door. "I couldn't figure out what to bring. So I just looked for some of my favorite toys." She replied while looking at her big sister. Rarity stared back and said,"Your toothbrush?" "Got it!" She replied again. Rarity was walkingas if she was on ice. She tried to keep her stance, which was the only thing keeping Sweetie Belle from noticing. Since the incendent last week it has been harder for Rarity to get around. Everypony in Ponyvillie knew what happened except for Sweetie Belle. She asked them all for if they where talking about it, stop talking about so Sweetie Belle doesn't know. That didn't matter right now though. She had to focused on getting to Twilight's house who promised to watch over Sweetie Belle while Rarity goes on a vacation. Left hoof right hoof left Hoof right hoof. Come on Rarity, keep good posture, don't slouch, walk straight, keep from falling. Quiet being so dizzy. She thought. Finally she wasn't so dizzy anymore and could walk normal again. The library was in sight, all she had to do was make it there with hope she doesn't get dizzy again. Few more steps, few more steps... There! They had finally arrived. Rarity knocked on the door with her hoof and heard a quick rustle. A few seconds later Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia's student, the Element of Magic, the new princess opened the door. She smiled at the sight of seeing the purple mare once again. She never got tired of seeing all her friends faces. Pinkie Pie was a big party animal that will throw a party now matter what you do. Once Applejack ate three buckets of apples during a bet with Rainbow dash, to celebrate her victory she threw a party. Rainbow Dash just seemed more of a jock than a mare. Applejack was a hardworker who would never quit at her job no matter what she did. Fluttershy was basically always scarder than a mouse is. Every little noise would make her jump. Twilight was a book worm that became Princess Celestia's student when she was a filly, and Rarity well, she liked fashion. Twilight than said,"Hello you two, Sweetie Belle you ready?" Sweetie Belle than nodded at the purple mare that would be taking care of her for the week. She went inside and set her stuff down than sat down in a chair. Twilight than turned to Rarity and spoke,"You sure you can get around, you know since the "incident" last week?" Rarity smiled as she replied,"Relax darling, I will just be in Manehattan for no more than a week, but I'm concerned for you. Sweetie Belle can be a bit of a trouble maker sometimes. You sure you can handle her?" "I'm sure I can handle her," she answered,"Infact I decided to let her friends stay the night too so I'm sure she isn't too upset that you are leaving." Rarity gasped than whispered," Do they know?" Twilight rolled her eyes playfully,"relax, I made them promise not to say anything. Now go you are going to miss the train." Twilight said before shooing Rarity and closing the door. Rarity got a watch out of her saddle bag with her magic and flipped it open. She was right, ten minutes till the train leaves. She immeditally made a dash for it while at the same time muttering in her head,"Late late late I'm late. That was before she realized she was going the wrong way. Lucky she only wasted a minute. She than turned around and ran the other direction, the right direction. It took five minutes to get there with only four minutes to spare. She didn't heisitat, she bought a ticket and jumped on the train. Why she didn't have bags full of stuff was actually one of the reasons why she was here. To relax. That's all she wanted to do is relax. She found a seat next to a gray stallion reading a newspaper. He had long white hair tied back in a ponytail. He also had yellow brownish eyes. She couldn't see his cutie mark though cause of his long mane. "Hello sir," she said,"mine if I sit here?" He didn't say anything. He just snarled and scooted a little so she could sit. She turned to him and said,"Why thank you darling, so would you mine telling me why you are here?" The stallion sighed and muttered,"Family reunion." Rarity jumped in on that,"I am going to go see an art show tomorrow. Than I will spend the rest of the week do basically anything." The stallion put down the newspaper, got up, and left to a different cart. Rarity sighed and lyed down on the now empty seat. The art show she was going to was actaully an inventation to the grand opening of The Manehatten national museum art exhibit. The only problem was that Prince Blue blood would be hosting it. As long as Rarity kept her distances from him though, everything would be alright, and after what happened at The Grand Galloping Gala he was for sure going to keep his distance too. The train stopped in Manehatten an hour before dark. She boarded off and went in the direction of the motel she would be staying in. She would of gone to a hotel, but she wanted to try new things. New things where always on her mind. Before she could think of anything else she noticed a store that seemed to catch her interest. A book store. She did promise to get Sweetie Belle something during her stay here. Why not a diary. The only diary she has ever written in is the one that Twilight found in the castle Princess Celestia use to live in. That wasn't even a private diary. Rarity walked in the book store and heard the bell ring when she opened the door. Ding ding. The same noise she heard whenever so pony came in to buy a dress. Rarity started to look around and only saw books Twilight might want. Maybe she was In the wrong place? As she turned back to walk outside the door, there! She saw it. A book with a locket on it. It was rusted but it will have to do. She picked the book up with her magic and flipped it open. As expected all the pages where blank. She walked to the counter and placed the book on it. An elder stallion walked up to it and said,"Ah, that was our only one in stock. You where lucky that nopony else got it before you did. Hang on let me get the key." He left the counter and went in back. A few seconds later he came back with a rusted old key to match the rusted old lock. "Twenty bits," he said. Rarity threw in a little extra per tips and said a quick thank you before taking the booking and leaving. Before she could though he said one more thing."Ma'am. That book you got there could be the book of your life. Use words wisely for they are limited." Rarity didn't get but jsit said am ok and left to the motel. It took thirty minutes to get there. Yet it felt like she wasn't wasting any time. She walked in and spoke to a mare at a desk. "Yes, I made a reservation, I am Rarity." The mare looked up but didn't say anything. Instead she just got a pair of keys and hoofed them to Rarity. She walked past the mare while still starring at her, than walked quickly. She looked at the number on the key which was room 14. It didn't take her that long to find it. She immediatlly spotted it and walked. She gasp in surprise when she turned the corner though. There standing in front of the room next too hers was the same stallion she saw on the train. She didn't hesitant. She called him and waved. The stallion groaned at the sight of her. Rarity walked up to him and said,"Hello darling do you remember me?" The stallion just stood there looking at her. All he said was "yes" than went in his room. Rarity sighed again. There she was trying to make a new friend when all she has to do is relax. She unlocked her door with the keys the mare at the counter gave her and it opened. For a small motel her room was quit beautiful. She sat two bags against the wall. It was all she brought. Ever since "that day" everything has been hard for her. She lyed down on the bed in the room as she remembered what the elder stallion had told her back at the bookstore. "Use words wisly, for they are limited."