//------------------------------// // The Family And The Thief // Story: After The Happily Ever After // by Whiskey Drops //------------------------------// ~~~~The Family And The Thief~~~~ Ditzy and Flower were cantering along in the market place shopping for somethings on their list, there were some foals nearby playing the filly asked her mother if she could go and play as her mother nodded and Flower ran off to play as Ditzy smiled and continued the shopping. Ditzy was talking with Applejack as she was selling her apples at the stand, while in the distance the hooded mare was watching her. “ I'm so excited for the wedding! Its about next month right?”Ditzy said as she smiled at Applejack. “That's about right sugercube! Ah'm glad you and yer little family could come!” Applejack said as she gave the bagged apples to Ditzy as she placed them in her saddlebags Ditzy went along the market place till the hooded mare approached Ditzy. “You mare....your with Click? Am I correct?” The hooded mare asked. “Yes, he is my husband. Why?” Ditzy asked as she tilted her head some. “So he really did get married..and is having a normal life.” The mare said as she smiled “What?....well our lives...aren't exactly normal..but who are you?” Ditzy asked as she stared at the mare. The mare took off her hood showing that she was a light green mare pegasus with a long brown mane that was in a ponytail, her cutie mark was a pair of brown eyes over a diamond, her eyes were brown. “I'm.....his mother, Fading Glisten.”Fading said as she looked at Ditzy who was staring at her eyes widened. “Wha....your...but he doesn't have a mother...does he?”Ditzy said as she placed her hoof on her chin. “As far ….as he knows...I...I'll tell him when is he going back home?” Fading asked as Ditzy looked at her. “S-soon, he works with the weather patrol for Ponyville.. When will you b-be around?” Ditzy asked still not believing that her husband has a mother. “I'll come by when all three of you are at home....please don't mention me to Click...I wish to explain my reasons why...I wasn't there for him..” Fading said as she sighed before cantering away. Ditzy just blinked before Flower cantered up and looked at her mother. “Mommy? Are you okay?” Flower asked before Ditzy shook her head and smiled at the filly. “I-I'm fine my little Flower, come on lets get home and get started on dinner!”Ditzy said as she and the filly cantered off towards their home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` Click was sitting on a cloud glaring at the dark raincloud he was sitting on, having to take the day for Rainbow Dash since she said she had something planned. He has been working on this rather large rain cloud for an hour, he crossed his forelegs as he thought a bit. “Pony feathers!...This cloud is the most stubborn cloud, maybe its from the Everfree forest.....that forest has it out for me.” Click said as he sighed as he flew up rather high. “I've seen Rainbow Dash do this like a hundred times!” Click said to himself as he darted down at the cloud. Click shot though the cloud as it broke apart and faded away, but he couldn't stop in time as he crashed into a tree. He flew into the tree breaking a few limbs and hung upside down as his tail was caught and his mane was now a mess, but unharmed to the very least. “P-pony....feathers.....I... got that cloud...at least....ow.” Click said to himself as he wiggled some trying to get his tail untangled. “First that Manticore with the Cutie Mark Crusaders, then there was the Whisper, and finally the Nightmare Forest...Nightmare...” Click talked to himself as he kept at trying to get himself untangled. “Any pony?? I need some help?..”Click called out as he looked around. He started to flail his hooves around some and flapping his wings some, Pony feathers I'm really stuck! Click thought as he just hung there. Five minutes later Unwanted was cantering along pulling the small cart as he spotted Click. “Click...how in the hay did you get stuck up there?” Unwanted asked as he looked up at him as he smiled. “Y-yea....I'm a little stuck....can you get me down?” Click asked as he smiled a bit blushing. “Fine, think this is a bit stupid you getting stuck” Unwanted said as he undid him self from the cart and cantered to the tree. He turned and angled him self some as he then bucked the tree, with a solid thunk Click came loose and fell out of the tree and landed on his back. “Now mind explaining why you were in that tree?”Unwanted asked as he stood over Click who tapped his hooves together. I-I pulled something Rainbow Dash would have done....since that cloud from the Everfree forest wouldn't go away!” Click answered as he slowly got up. “Your.....I just don't know...that was stupid!” Unwanted said with a grin as Click nodded. “I'm late enough as it is..though at least I covered for Rainbow Dash.” Click said with a smile as Unwanted rolled his eyes muttering to himself. “What ever, I'm late with meeting Inkstroke in the fields.”Unwanted said before he started cantering off with Click waving at him. “I better get going too.”Click said to himself as he started canter home. Click slowly made his way home as he slowly opened the door before calling out. “Ditzy? Flower? I'm home!”Click said as he came in and closed the door behind him. “We are in here Muffin!”Ditzy called out from the living room as she and Flower were sitting on the couch with the mare with her hood over her head. “H-hey its you! That mare I saw the other day!” Click said as he pointed his hoof at the mare. The mare turned towards Click with a soft smile as he stepped forward looking at her, she slowly lifted her hood off revealing herself to him as the took a step back. “W-why do I feel like...I know you?”Click asked as he looked at the mare. “You did....long ago Click....I'm your mother.”Fading said as she watched Click. “W......what did you say?” Click said a bit stunned as he watched the mare. “I'm your mother....It is the truth.”Fading said as she looked down some. “B-but..where have you been?”Click asked as he stared at her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Fading explained her side of the story how she was wanted by the royal guard for thieving, and why she left Click at the doorstep of the orphanage. The clouds covered the night sky while a pegasus mare was galloping along the empty streets of Cloudsdale with a something bundle infront of her as she held the ends with her mouth. The only sounds were a foal crying and the soft beating of hoofs on the clouds, she couldn't think of anything else but to leave the foal. Better life than him being on the run from the royal guards. “Have a good life....my sweet Click.” Fading said softly as she nuzzled the giggling foal before she knocked and galloped off with the guards giving chase. The mare faded off to a distance to never be heard from or seen again, since she did pull of the biggest heist of jewels from a Canterlot higher up store. She couldn't bring the foal into it she thought this would be the best action for Click, it seemed to work out the best way even though it was hard for her to leave the poor foal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was a small amount of silence between the group till Click spoke up. “I......I..don't know what to say...” Click said to himself as he sat down on his flank just staring at the mare. “I'm truly sorry for not being there for you, I wanted to.....I-” Fading was stopped by a sudden hug from Click. “I forgive you......mother.” Click softly said before the mare tightly hugged him. “You do not care if....I'm a thief?” Fading whispered as she looked down to her son. “All I see right now......is my mother.....” Click said as he smiled a bit. “Wait, where is the father?” Ditzy asked as Fading simply hung her head. “I don't know where he is at, he just left us one day.”Fading said as she sighed. “W-we should catch up.....mom.” Click said as he smiled a bit. The group all traded stories as Flower cantered up to her grandmare, somethings seem clear when a bit of the past is brushed and revealed.