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// Chapter 1 
// Story: Reunion: the Story of Storm Flare 
// by Storm Flare 
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"Hey what's taking so long, Storm? I thought you were the fastest pegasus in Cloudsdale!" shouted Thunder Dancer. Thunder Dancer is a bright yellow pegasus mare with a blue mane and tail. She also has a grayish cumulus cloud as a cutie mark. "And I thought you were the quietest mare in Equestria." Storm Flare jokingly said back. Storm flare is a maroon pegasus colt with both dark and light red mane and tail. His cutie mark is a meteor because of a surprising skill he learned as a filly. Thunder just rolled her eyes and Storm caught up with her. 

“Where are we going exactly?” Storm asked. 

“I told you, there is something at Ponyville I saw the other day and I want you to see it too.” Thunder answered.

“Alright.” Storm muttered and followed Thunder to Ponyville.

It was dusk when they got to Ponyville and all the ponies were either at home or in town. Although most of the ponies were at home. At the edge of Ponyville, Thunder planted her hooves on the ground. Thunder looked at Storm as he was landing as well.”Follow me, Storm. I bet you’re gonna like what I wanted to show you.”

“We’ll see about that.” Storm said with disbelief.

After 20 minutes of walking, Storm and Thunder finally got to a river canal. There was a blanket on the ground, a picnic basket on the blanket and a birthday cake. “Surprise!” Thunder said with glee.

Storms face glowed. “What is this?”

“Well,” started Thunder, “Since it is your birthday I thought it be nice to throw you a surprise party. Just the two of us.” she blushed as she said those words.

“This is so nice of you, but why? Nopony has ever done something like this to me.” Storm stated.

“Well...It’s because I...because...” Thunder hesitated to talk until she said, “its because we’re great friends.”

“Is that so? Well thank you then.” Storm said cheerfully approaching the picnic, Thunder following. As they sat down across from each other, Storm took a glass of punch, rose it in the air and said “To our friendship. May it last a lifetime.”

Thunder copied, “To our friendship.”

The following day in Cloudsdale, Storm wasn’t feeling like his usual self. He felt sick but wasn’t. Perhaps it was that picnic with Thunder he had, he thought to himself. Just then, his friends Shaker, a dark green pegasus colt with an orange mane and tail, and Runner, a silver pegasus colt with black and white hair and tail color arrive at his door-step.

“Hey Storm, where have you been? Haven’t seen you at all last night.” asked Runner.

“Yeah, you’re usually all over Cloudsdale at night.” Shaker added.

“Well, Thunder invited me to go to Ponyville and have a picnic there and...” Runner interrupts Storm.

“Oh, I see, you were on a date.” Runner said.

“No, she’s just a friend.” Storm defended

“Whatever, we know how you two like each other.”

“What?” At this point, Storm was confused. Did Thunder really like him? He never noticed anything. Than again, its been hard for him to notice things like that since the disappearance of his mother. ‘Where is she?’ he thought to himself. The thought of it almost put a tear in his eye until one of the pegasi said something.

“Hey Storm, you ok?” asked Shaker.

“Huh? Oh, yeah... I'm fine.” He said. “Can you guys excuse me?”

“Oh, sure. Ok.” Runner said. “Let’s go, Striker.”

“Alright, R.” And at that the two pegasi flew off into Cloudsdale town square. Storm head back inside his house and into his bedroom. He looked at a picture near his bed. It was of him as a young foal and his mother.
“Where are you, mom. Where are you?” he sobbingly said.