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// reflect 
// Story: Light of my life 
// by Sushi4477 
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Heart Felt was walking down the empty and dark street of Canterlot. Why was he doing such foolish thing? Specially with two serial killers on the lose and after curfew. He wasn't even sure what he was looking for. Network had given the idea to split up, which Palette had argued against. Now, Heart Felt thought she was absolutely right. 

The alley before him seemed deserted, all he needed was a quiet place to rest and contact somepony with magic. He was convinced the four of them where screwed unless a guard or figure of authority came and helped them. The only reason he had truthfully agreed to join them was because he still had a thing for Palette, which of course he wasn't about to admit. Right before he entered the alley he heard something.

Heart Felt snapped his head towards the source of the noise. 'Its only a rat...' he thought to himself. 'just a rat...'. then he heard it again. Heart Felt looked around the alley, down the road and through the trash cans. Yet he couldn't find the one responsible for it. "Hello?" he asked, masking his fear. "Who's there?" 

An unsettling silence answered back, leading the prince to stand straight. "I'm warning you, this is prince Heart Felt, heir of the crystal throne and son of the captain of the royal guard, nephew of princess Celestia herself. Show yourself!" he began to form an energy ray in his horn, and beamed ahead. When he saw there was nothing there, he lowered the power and sighed.
"I guess it was just a sewer rat." he muttered to himself.

Heart Felt suddenly felt a sharp pain on his neck and instinctively bucked his legs behind him. Somepony kicked him to the ground, but whatever had been injected in him had weakened him, causing him to not be able to stand up. He furiously fluttered his wings. His attacker stepped up from behind him and snapped a hoof down to the rebellious wing. Heart Felt cringed at the pain, but was unable to scream as the darkness consumed him.

"Who would have guessed it took two shots to bring down an alicorn." the voice said. "and no, I'm not a sewer rat."





Network and Light walked ahead through the street. Palette was supposed to have met them ten minutes ago in Candy Cane Lane,  and she hadn't arrived, neither had Heart Felt. Network held an oil lamp with his mouth and walked behind Light. 

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Light?" The stallion asked. "Maybe they went back."

Light sighed. "No, Palette wouldn't have done that, and Heart Felt is a prince, we have to find them Net."  the stallion nodded and followed. It was dark, the time was around twelve or one in the morning. Light was used to sleeping late, as she had a mild case of insomnia. On the other hand, Network had been raised in a farm and was used to going to sleep early and waking up early. The stallion kept yawning, telling Light it would be best to find them soon. 

After a few minutes, Light finally felt bad for letting him up so late. "Network, you can head back and go to sleep, I'll find them if you want." 

Network shook his head. "No, I'm not leaving you here alone and besides dad would kill me if he found out I left Palette." He stopped to yawn.

Light sighed. "Look, please just go? I can take care of myself Network. Just tell them we are still in the station, they'll buy it." Light gave him a sympathetic look that melted his heart.

"Alright. Are you sure you're going to be alright?" he asked her doubtfully. 

She rolled her eyes. "Puh-lease, I've spent three hours helping Sapphire with hair, I think I can stand a bit of time in the dark." 

Network narrowed his eyes. "Alright,just be safe okay?"

Light smiled "Okie Dokie Loki!" she said with a little jump. Immediately she straightened and frowned. "Where in tartarus did that come from?"

Network laughed, then turned to walk away. "Be careful Light! Bye!" he walked softly across the side walk, and could hear the hoof steps of Light also walking away. He sighed and continued his pace, trying hard not to fall asleep right then and there. The young stallion felt a chill crawl up his back when a breeze blew near. He shook his golden mane in protest and refused to show fear.

He tried to remember a song he had just heard in the radio not so long ago, it was a classic but he loved it nonetheless. He began to sing it to himself as a resource to calm him down, 'Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, tomorrow I'll miss you, Remember I'll always be true.' he hurried his pace when he heard hoof steps behind him. 'And then while I'm away, I'll write home everyday, and I'll send all my loving to you.' 

He turned his head to see if anypony was behind him, but only the faint mist that had collected for the lack of pegasi in the sky was there. He continued humming to himself. 'I'll pretend that I'm kissing, the lips I am missing, And hope that my dreams will come true.' there was the noise again, he gulped and began to trot instead of walk. 'and then while I'm away, I'll write home everyday and I'll send all my loving to you.'

'All my loving, I will send to you. All my loving, darling I'll be true.' he trotted faster as the noises increased. He turned around as he kept trotting and at the sight of no one chasing him slowed down. He then turned his entire body and stopped, maybe it was in his imagination.

He was tackled, somepony was holding a sheet to his mouth making him have to breathe through it. He felt dizzy, slowly the lights faded and everything turned dark. Network dropped to the ground, his attacker standing before him and panting. As he picked up Network's body he kept whistling the end of the tune, and disappeared into the darkness at the end of the ballad.





Light feared what lay ahead in the dark alley. She was left alone by Network, and now had to find her friends on her own. She kept her pace as she kept walking ahead. There was no sound, but at some point she could have sworn she heard somepony whistling to the tune of "All my loving.", but she must have been hearing things. 

Light sighed and stopped to look around. "Thats what I get for not reading the map before coming here..." she said. "Now I'm talking to myself, thats a sign of insanity." she huffed and kept walking. 

"Its alright, everything is fine. Everything is perfect, Light.." she tried to reassure herself. "You'll find them and we can all go home to have apple fritters." 

Light hoped Palette would be there. She had a way of making everyone laugh at the darkest times, it was actually a really great talent. She suddenly lifted her head. No, she wouldn't be leaving her friends here. 

She kept walking, and as her spirits began to go down, Light was frightened by the sound of a rat coming out of a trash can. She winced and let out a squeak, stepping backwards and lowering her ears at the sudden sound.

"stupid rats..." she said as she managed to take a deep breath.

"You seemed to get surprised easily." 

Light's ears shot straight. That voice was unmistakably familiar. It was calm, controlling and almost relaxing, if she hadn't known who the owner of that voice was. Light felt her legs shake and her heart begin to beat rapidly, still she tried to sound as controlled as possible when she turned around. She saw the familiar straight, pink mane and the dull, pink coat.

"Hello Light." she said to her with a calm expression.

Light took a deep breath before responding. 
"Hello Pinkamena."