//------------------------------// // The past // Story: Spike's sister // by Musicnotes //------------------------------// The next morning, Spike was standing on a ladder by one of the book shelves. He was getting a book for Twilight while she was gone. She had gone out to figure out why more mysterious crystal pillars had started to pop up all over Ponyville. She told Spike before she left to look for a book that might help them. He glanced at a book he got down, seeing that it wasn't the right one he put it back. As he grabbed another one he saw that Sarah had woken up. "Hey Sis. Did you sleep well?" Sarah was still wearing the cloak she wore yesterday and she nods. "Yes I did Spike. Did you sleep alright? I hope so, what are you doing?" She walked over to the ladder. He put the book back and nods. "I slept pretty well. I dreamed of my lady Rarity, the most beautiful mare in the world. As for what I'm doing, I'm looking for a book for Twilight." He picks out a small one with a worn out cover and flips through the pages. Sarah chuckles when she hears the comment about Rarity. She thought it was cute that he had a crush on her. When she met Rarity last night, she found that she was very nice. "What does Twilight need a book for?" Spike sighs, finding that the book he had wasn't going to help Twilight. He puts it back and looks at Sarah. "Well it seems that strange crystal pillars are popping up all over. First it was at Sweet Apple Acres by AppleJack's trees and barn and now it is by the Everfree forest. It's so strange don't you think." She nods slowly when she hears the words crystal pillars. She glances at the single black crystal on her necklace. A chill went down her spine thinking about it. "Crystal pillars? Boy that does sound strange. I wonder what the cause of it is." She tried to sound surprised when she talked. Spike nods as he got down from the ladder, he figured he would continue to look for the book later. At this time he wanted to spend it with his newly found sister. They had a lot to catch up on and he had a lot of questions. He looked at her. "Hey Sarah, I know you told Twilight and I briefly about what happened to me when I was an egg but I want to know more. May you please tell me." Sarah sighs thinking for a minute or so. She had to choose her words carefully. "Yes I will. If you want you can go get your friends and we can chat at the colorful gingerbread looking building." She smiled thinking that if she got them all together she would have a less likely change of changing details of the story. Spike nods as he headed for the door. "Oh you mean Sugarcube Corner. I'll make sure to get everypony there. " He headed out the door. She put on a fake smile as he left, once the door closed she looked at the ground. She tried to think carefully about what she was doing. She sighed and headed out the door remembering that she must accomplish her mission from her master. As Spike was rounding up his friends Sarah made her way toward Sugarcube Corner. As she was walking three fillies on a scooter flew over head. When they landed, one of them made the scooter skid to a stop. The yellow filly with the red mane and bow pointed a hoof at her. "Hey aren't you Spike's sister that we heard about? Howdy to ya." Sarah smiled. "Hello. Yes I am, my names Sarah. Who are you three." The orange filly with the moderate cerise mane got off the scooter. "I'm Scootaloo, this is Applebloom and Sweetie Belle." She pointed to the yellow filly with the red mane and bow and the white filly with a pink and purple mane. They all smiled at Sarah. They exchanged words for a few minutes. Sweetie Belle told Sarah that Rarity was her sister and that they both made a new cloak for her. It was a pretty pink color with a small diamond on it. Applebloom said that her sister was AppleJack and Sarah kind of figured that since they both had a southern accent and thought that they seemed alike. Scootaloo basically told her how much she wanted to be like Rainbow dash and how Rainbow dash was the greatest pony ever. Sarah smiled as Scootaloo spoke thinking that it was nice that Rainbow dash had a fan. They finished talking and they went off on their way. Applebloom mentioned something about them trying to get their firefighter cutie marks. When Sarah got to Sugarcube Corner everypony was sitting down enjoying some juice and cupcakes. Rarity saw her first. "Hello darling, we are over here." Sarah nods and comes over to them, taking her seat next to Spike as he ate a sapphire. "Its great to know that you all came." Rarity smiled. "Well we all would like to know about our little Spikey-Wikey." Her horn glowed blue as she pulled up the cloak that Sweetie Belle had told her about. "I just couldn't stand the thought of you having to go one more day with that cloak on so I made you this. Isn't it fabulous." Fluttershy nods. "It does look nice. " She said that in her usual quite tone. Sarah smiles, thinking that she doesn't desire it because of what she was hiding from them all. "Thank you Rarity." She takes the cloak figuring she would put it on later. Applejack smiles. "Well now that we are all here how about you tell us the story sugarcube?" Twilight looks at Sarah thinking about the brief story she told her and Spike. She thought it was kind of strange that this dragon who is claiming to be Spike's sister the same time strange crystal pillars are popping up. "Yes Sarah please tell us in complete detail." Sarah nods. She took a deep breath and remembered what her master told her about Twilight. She knew she would have to be careful around this one. She seemed kind of hesitant to start but did. "As my mother...I mean our mother told me, it all started years ago. It was a nice day and she laid in her cave, watching over her two eggs. Both of them were light purple with dark purple spots. I hatched first and our mother was making sure I was alright when the wind blew and the egg fell." Pinkie pie gasps. "Oh no!" Applejack looked at her as a way of saying to keep quite. Sarah continues. "It landed in a wagon and somepony took it away. Our mother tried to search for it but she couldn't find it. She later found out it was taken to Canterlot to be used in a magic test. When I got old enough our mother told me this story so I went to Canterlot and asked around. I found out about the incident where you Twilight made him grow huge and it lead me here to Ponyville. " Twilight nods remembering that day. "Yeah, I remember that day so that's your story." Sarah nods. "Yes..it is." Her black crystal dimly glowed as it spoke in her mind. Good stick to the story I gave you Fluttershy smiles. "I'm glad you found each other." Rainbow dash sighed. "It was good but not as good as Daring Do, add some action and it would be way better." Spike gave Sarah a hug. "Thank you for telling me. I'm so glad to know about my family." Sarah smiles. "I'm glad as well." She gives him a hug, she felt kind of sad knowing that she was hiding the truth from him.