//------------------------------// // The beginning // Story: Night // by fluttershy217 //------------------------------// Did you come to hear my story? Fine but it is not a happy one. Mine is a tale of loss and pain so you should leave now and go listen to someone else... your still here? Ok but I warned you. First thing first my name is Night I am an alicorn and my mother is well anyone with common sense can put two and two together on that one. Now that introductions are out of the way we can begin. It all began guess when, yeah that’s right, one thousand years ago just like everything else me and my sister were playing with the others in the garden. We were bored of staying in the garden all the time so I convinced her to come with me and explore. "Hey Sis how about we sneak out and go explore the royal castle?" I asked. If I had known what would happen next I would never had asked but then again that is what we all say isn’t it? “That sounds great I was getting bored always staying in the garden anyways” she answered We flew there it took about a half an hour to reach the castle but it was far more active tonight than usual. We saw mother and Celestia fighting I still don’t understand why exactly, but we watched for a while and then celestia cheated she used the elements of harmony and banished our mother to the moon. This angered both of us but it angered sis more so than me because she flew out there screaming and shooting. Before we continue a story you have to give me a minute to explain what happens next don’t judge me and don’t say I deserved it because I already know I deserve whatever happens to me. I’m no hero. I’m probably the biggest coward in all of Equestria. Any ways on with the story. While sis was fighting celestia and all those guards I ran. I know I should have helped but I didn’t I ran far away. I ran until I couldn’t run any more then I kept running. I ran until I passed out. I woke up no those aren’t the right words, a better way to say it would be I faded into consciousness, I think yeah that’s right anyways. I faded back into consciousness and I saw a guard when he noticed I was awake he was afraid I could see it on his face. I got up and he hit me with the back end of his spear. “WHY DID YOU DO THAT? It hurt” I screamed “Because the princess wants you dead.” He replied “but I can’t do it I just can’t kill someone as young as you.” “Why does she want me dead? Her sister is my mother.” I told him “That’s exactly why she wants you dead you saw what happened, and she doesn’t want you to start a revolution” he explained to me. “Why are you telling me?” I asked “Because when the other guards get back they’re going to kill you.” He replied Sure enough when the guards got back ten minutes later one of them grabbed the spear and stabbed me. I was bleeding out and that guard the nice one, if you could say nice, mouthed the words I’m sorry, but before I passed out I saw the tall one, slender mane. A few hours later I woke up somewhere else, in the ever free forest perhaps. The tall one was staring at me. I was really scared I had heard horrible stories about the faceless stallion. ‘All of which are false’ I heard a voice that interrupted my thoughts. “I’m sorry your right. You did save my life.” I apologized “But why?” ‘Because you needed my help and I need a favor’ he answered “What kind of favor do you need from a coward like me?” ‘Go to cloudsdale and find your mothers former apprentice Snowdrop offer her a chance of survival. The guards will be after her. She was the closest to your mother making her the most dangerous’ “I can’t do that.” ‘Why is that?’ “Because I just can’t. I’m going back to the garden.” ‘Why would you go back to a place that has nothing left for you?’ “What does that mean? I still have my sister she’s probably waiting for me.” ‘The dead do not wait.’ He said as I was walking away. “What does that mean?” I asked him ‘I thought it was obvious, you ran away leaving your sister to fight Celestia and her entire army’ he replied ‘and then you expect her to be waiting for you in your mother’s garden’ A sudden realization hit me I had left her alone to fight Celestia and her entire army. There was just no way she could have survived that. I fell to the ground and started to cry “WHY? WHY WOULD I DO THAT? I SHOULD HAVE STAYED TO HELP.” I screamed crying ‘You should have, yes but you didn’t and that’s all there is to it’ he told me ‘That is why I’m giving you this chance. A chance to redeem yourself’ My sadness was overcome with anger I didn’t care what it took I was going to get my revenge. “I’m sorry sis.” I whispered “I WILL KILL CELESTIA FOR WHAT SHE DID.” ‘So does that mean you will do it?’ “Do not start putting words in my mouth. All I said is that I was going to kill Celestia nothing else.” ‘You are not strong enough to defeat a guard, let alone Celestia, but if you can complete these tasks I give you then I will train you so that you might stand a chance.’ “Fine, but know this I’m only doing this so I can defeat Celestia. I don’t care about anything else” ‘Understood.’ “Before I do anything though I have to go tell the others at the garden what has happened” So I flew back to the garden so I could deliver the bad news.