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// Chapter 1 
// Story: The Impossible Filly 
// by Cobalt the Kitsune 
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`A unicorn filly lay close to a fire that warmed a cauldron cooking a herb and water broth. As she woke up She coughed up a little water
“Oh little filly, you’re awake! I was so scared I had begun to shake!” Zecora said she was stirring the mixture inside the cauldron.
The panicked and wet filly looked at her surroundings. The Zeberician art, masks, and herbs, that hung on the walls confused the filly.
“Where am I?” She asked “Why am I here?”
Zecora took a ladle to serve the broth into a wooden bowl and set it in front of the filly. 
“Recover your health and drink this broth, while I tell you how I pulled you from the river, which you faut.” She said 
The dark blue filly went and sipped the broth. She and this stranger shared one striking characteristic, The black stripes that adorned their bodies.
“Flooding from the storm must have swept you away.” She said. Happy about the peculiar fillies healthy appetite. “Because when I found you, you were in a watery frey” That certainly explained to the filly why she was soaking wet. But still the filly was confused and a little scared.
“But that is unimportant, tell me your name, so we can find out from where you came” Zecora said        
Suddenly confront with the question from the strange pony the filly became a little more nervous.
“S-Shadow is my name ,Miss. B-but I’ve must have be carried far away from home because I never seen a pony like you in my life.”
Zecora was surprised at this. “But, with your appearance, I assumed your breeding had some zebra interference.”
Shadow cocked her head at this statement. “What’s a zebra?”
Now zecora was confused. An obviously half-zebra filly not knowing what a zebra was? How did that make sense? “My dear, a zebra is what I am.” She started “And a zebra must have contributed to how you began.”
This couplet only managed to confuse the filly more.
Zecora’s expression became more frustrated as she tried to think of a way to communicate the message she wanted to get across. “Your or father a zebra must have been.” sh This is what I mean when I say ‘how you began’”
“O...k....” Shadow said still confused. “Do zebras live close to Equestria?”
Zecora smiled and replied. “Dearest foal, Equestria is where you are! So to.”
 get you back home you won’t have to go far.”
Shadow was encouraged by this. “So I’ll get to see my mother soon!?” She said.
“Yes, soon you will be from whence you came. But it would help if I knew your mothers name.” Zecora said. A smile grew on her face as she saw the foal excitement
Shadows eyes widened with delight. Knowing that she would feel the embrace of her mother soon. “Her name is Nightmare Moon!” She said not wanting to waste any time.
This made Zecora’s eye’s widen for a different reason. “Nightmare Moon? are your sure?” Shadow nodded the affirmative. “I can definitely say I’ve heard her name before
“So you’ll take me to her?!” Shadow asked expectantly.
“I’m sorry dear child.” Zecora said. “But it appears you imagination has run wild.”
Shadow’s expression turned from one of excitement to one of hurt and confusion. Like a clown had made her the best balloon animal ever, just to pop it with a pin before giving it to her.
“W-what do you mean?” She asked trying to hold back tears “Y-you won’t help me?”
“It is impossible for Nightmare Moon to be your mother.”
Suddenly the know distraught shadow interrupted. “NO, SHE IS MY MOTHER! YOU WON’T TAKE ME TO HER BECAUSE YOU DON’T LIKE ME! YOU’RE PROBABLY A SERVANT OF THAT NASTY CELESTIA” Shadow hid herself under a table in a corner pouting a bit. 
Seeing that she upset the foal Zecora sighed and went over to Shadow “But I will believe you if you say they're can be no other.”
Shadow, feeling angry and betrayed, turned her back to Zecora and her rhythmic voice.
Zecora hung her head and said. “I see I have broken your trust. If I help you find your mother will that restore relations between us?
Shadow sniffled a little. “I guess...”
Zercora smiled sadly and gently led shadow onto a bed.
 “I have a friend that could help us in town,
but, now you must lie down.” She then pulled the covers over the filly
She sniffled once more and said. “I’m sorry for getting upset. You’ve been so kind to me and I don’t even know who you are.”
Zecora smiled and used her hooves to tuck the blankets in. “My name is Zecora, But now go to sleep. Lie your head on the pillow, that is as soft as a sheep.”
Shadow nodded and got comfortable within her bedding, and slowly her eyes began to be heavy and drooped into sleep.

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Princess Luna was looking at some artifacts from the time her evil alter ego terrorised the land. Underneath the old and brittle war documents and the torn and moth eaten banders was a pristine golden chain with a heart shaped locket.
In sober silence, she lifted up the necklace from its thousand years rest. Carefully, she used her magic to open the delicate piece of jewelry. An old ,yet remembered, lullaby was played by the small music box contained within. It hit a few sour notes but it was still recognizible. But what really moved luna to tears was the picture held inside.
It was of a dark blue (although the picture was black and white)  filly with zebra stripes. Her main and tail were done into braids.
“Luna where are you!?” Celestia called out. Startled at her sister’s sudden appearance Luna shut the locket and realed around. “Its time to... raise...” Celestia’s eyes wandered to the piece of gold Luna held. “I honestly hoped you wouldn’t find that old thing.”
Tears still fresh on Luna’s checks dropped to the floor.
“Do you miss her?” Celestia asked. “Your daughter, I mean.”
Luna nodded to saddened to speak
Seeing her sister in need of comfort Celestia opened her wings to embrace the younger alicorn. Luna gladly accepted the invitation, tears now flowing in great streams down her cheeks.
Celestia then took the locket in her magic and draped it around her sisters neck. And feeling the chain rest on her, Luna looked up into her sisters face. Celestia gave her a sad sympathetic smile in return, to her sisters tear washed eyes. Luna now unable to hold back her tears buried her face in Celestia’s chest once and let her tears soak into the solar alicorns pure white fur.
Oh how Luna longed for her little Shadow. oh how she missed her, how she missed her.....