The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars
Trixie could hear a voice echoing in her head. It called to her,
"Trixie... TRIXIE! You have to wake up, dear!"
Trixie opened her eyes to see Constello standing over her. Still half asleep, she lazily asked,
"Dad? What's going on?"
"The ponies of this town are in grave danger, and so are you." Constello's tone was more panicked than usual.
"What's going on?!" Trixie realized that whatever was going on was serious.
"There's an enraged Ursa Major nearby. It's not safe here. I need you to head down the street to a store called, Pastries and Plenty, I have told the store owner to let you in and keep you safe in their kitchen.
"Are you coming with me?" Trixie asked.
"No, I have to take care of this. I've been told that Princess Celestia is on her way to take care of it, but I don't think that there'd be enough time. The Ursa Major is too close."
"So what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to stop the Ursa Major."
"No! Dad, you don't have to be a hero! You may be the best, but you don't have to prove it to everypony at every chance you get!"
"Trixie, don't argue with me! This is not the time!" Constello's tone went from panic to strict. Trixie was taken aback for this was the first time Constello has ever raised his voice with her.
"I... I..." Trixie was at a loss of words.
"I'm sorry, but this isn't for me. It's for everyone in this town, especially you. A rampaging Ursa Major, if unchecked, will destroy everything until it's rage subsides. This town is too small to let that happen. If I lost you because I just waited around hoping someone will do the job, I'd never forgive myself. Please, go to the store where you'll be safe."
"W-w-will you promise to be safe?" Trixie reached out and hugged her father tightly.
"I promise. Now go!" Trixie quickly climbed out of the bed and galloped down the street looking for a sign that said, Pastries and Plenty. She looked back to see her father walk off in the other direction. It wasn't long before she found the store. She knocked on the door and an elderly mare answered.
"Hello? My father told me to-"
"Oh, you must be Constello's daughter," the elderly pony interrupted, "come in, quickly now." Trixie quickly darted into the building and the door quickly shut behind her.
"Thank you."
"Oh, you're quite welcome, dearie. Say, I don't believe I got your name."
"My name is Trixie, Trixie Lulamoon."
"Trixie? What a pretty name. Now lets go to the kitchen, we'll be much safer there."
"Okay." Trixie nodded. The two headed for the kitchen towards the back of the room. Upon entering, Trixie noticed some other ponies have also sought shelter too. There was a couple, probably married, and a filly, most likely their daughter, she couldn't have been more than eight years old.
"Honey, I-I'm scared."
"Daddy? We're safe in here right?"
"Don't worry, it's going to be all right, we're safe in here." Right as he finished his sentence, a loud roar was heard in the distance. The whole earth shook beneath them. Trixie closed her eyes very tightly, waiting for it to end. She was so scared, everything in the room seemed to disappear. It felt like she was the only one there. She had lost track of time, of course, probably everypony had. They all sat quietly in fear and constantly asked the same question. Will Constello be able to defeat the Ursa Major? After about what seemed like an eternity, a stallion decided to look outside to see if it was safe.
"Thank Celestia! He's back! He did it!" Upon hearing those words Trixie rushed out the door to see Constello standing in the middle of the street, no more than one hundred feet away. She galloped to her father as fast as her legs could carry her. As she got closer, her expression changed from that of pure happiness, to pure horror.
"Everypony! I, Constello Lulamoon, have quelled the rage of the Ursa Major! It is safe now!" With that said, he collapsed, hitting the ground with a sickening thud. Trixie rushed to her father to notice a trail of blood coming from the forest and ending at the unicorn that lay on the street. She reached out to touch his cloak, it was wet and smelled of iron.
"Father! Wh-wh-what happened?! You said you defeated the Ursa Major!" She said, looking at her bloody hoof.
"I... I... did..." Constello began breathing very heavily, "although, it did get a lucky hit, and it hit me good."
"A-a-are you going to be all right?" Tears began to well in Trixie's eyes.
"No... I'm afraid I wont." Constello shook his head. Trixie began bawling.
"Y-y-you p-promised me that you'd b-be o-o-okay!" Trixie choked.
"I... did... but I'm sorry... I guess that's one promise I cannot keep." Constello coughed and spat out blood, staining his sky blue coat sanguine.
"No... no no no no no! You can't die! You can't!"
"Trixie, I need you to be strong, for me. I want you to be the best. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I understand that you haven't had much in life until we met, so I want you to promise me that you will never give up. I need you to be strong and keep your head up, don't let anyone put you down."
"I will..." Trixie said, desperately trying to hold back her tears. There must have been hundreds of ponies surrounding them in the streets, but Trixie's world had shrunk and everyone except for Constello had faded from her mind.
"Trixie... in my cloak pocket... there's something... I want you to have... to... remember me by." Constello closed his eyes and he began breathing very softly. Trixie reached into his pocket and found a small diamond statuette in the shape of a unicorn. It was the same one that he had made when they first met five years ago.
"Father? Father!? Please... come on, you can't fall asleep at a time like this!" Trixie nudged his lifeless body, realizing that her worst fear had come to be, she buried her face into him and cried even harder. Her crying drained the energy from the unicorn and she slowly began losing consciousness. Her vision started turning grey.