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// Chapter 6: Sharing secrets 
// Story: A Hero in need 
// by DrakeFang 
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Chapter 6: Sharing secrets


"Drake? What're y'all doin' outside?" Drake looked at the mare and answered her: "I do this every evening. Come on, have a seat." As he said that, he patted the ground next to him so she could sit down. Moon sat down, a little close to Drake already. But, then again, he didn't mind at all. "What do you think of when you hear the word 'stars', Moon?" Moon quirked an eyebrow. "Uhm, ah s'pose ah think of lil' lights fillin' up the sky at night." Drake chuckled. "Is that how you see it?" "Then how do y'all see 'em?" "Me? I see them as the souls passed away, looking down on us. My mother told me that once. And you know? I think she was right."

She quirked an eyebrow. "Wut do ya mean, she was right?" Drake chuckled again. "Again, I do this every evening. Mother told me if one's bond with these 'stars' is strong enough, it's said their spirits can hear you." Her eyes widened a little. "An' how's that?" Drake lifted his head, but glanced at Moon. "Just watch." His eyes turned upward as well now, looking at the starry night sky. "Spectrum? Say hi to Moonshine, a friend." As he said this, one star began shining even brighter, as if responding to Drake's comment. Moonshine slightly giggled to this. "It really IS true, huh?", she asked. Drake nodded. "I loved my wife very much. I was...devastated when I found out she had passed without me being able to save her." Moon slowly covered her mouth with a hoof. 

"Is that why you saved me back there? Because you were able to?" "Perhaps so, Moon. I didn't want your family to lose you." Moon shrugged to this. "Mah family? Mah mum's dead, and mah father beats me. She opened up her wings. Several feathers were either very ruffled or even missing. The wings bent in such a way it was clear they were broken. Moon even winced at this for a moment, leaving a shocked expression on Drake's face. Ah'm basically a slave in the bar. HIS slave." Again, Drake nodded. "I see. Which is why you ran away." "Yeah. Ah couldn't take it anymore... Ah don't wanna go back, Drake, but ah don't have a choice... No way do ah wanna be part o' that family again." Drake rested a hoof on hers. "Then don't go back. Find yourself a new family. A new, better life." They stared into each other's eyes for a moment, the light of the moon seemingly reflecting in them. Moon began leaning closer to him slowly, fully realizing this. Drake did the same...

...But stopped, turned his head again and walked away just like that. Moonshine watched him walk away and sighed. As she walked back inside, Pinkie was smirking at her, leaving a confused look upon Moon's face. "Don't worry, Moon. He just needs some time to think things over." Her grin grew slightly wider. "And a nice little chat~" Moon's face had looked even more confused, if possible at all.

Meanwhile, Drake had walked to a small waterfall. The flowing water always had been calming Drake's mind. And man, did it need some calming down, with all those thought running through it, all those emotions. He sat down right under the flowing water and began meditating. He would do this to not only calm his mind, but to keep his powers under control as well, strengthening his mind.

He sensed a presence, though...