//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: I am NOT a Pony // by Synthetic Soul //------------------------------// 13 years ago "Ahhhh," cried Luna. Her cries of anguish filled her hospital room. She squeezed her sisters hoof, and breathed heavily and rhythmically. "You're doing great princess," said Doctor WarmHeart. "Alright, now on three, I want you to push. Alright, one...two...three!" "Aghhh!" cried Luna as she pushed. The doctor reached down and grabbed the baby's head, and began to pull. Luna's anguish finally ended as the infant was fully pulled out of the womb. Doctor WarmHeart held the baby by the legs, and carefully patted the foal on the back, clearing its lungs, causing the baby to cry. The Doctor swaddled the colt, and then handed him to his mother. "Congratulations Princess, you've given birth to a healthy young colt," said the doctor, as he handed the infant to his mother. Luna cradled her child in her arms, rocking and cooing him until his crying died down. "He's beautiful," said Celestia, as she stood next to her sister. "He looks like his father." As Luna said this, she began to tear up. "I wish he was here." "I'm sure he would be proud," said Celestia. "What are you going to name him?" "Midnight," replied Luna. "My Little Midnight." Luna gazed lovingly at her child, and placed a kiss on his forehead. "I will love him always." Present Day I burst out the front door, and stared at the scene around me. Ponies, everywhere I looked there were ponies. I'd never seen so many ponies in one place. For some reason, they were all looking at the sky. 'Weird,' I thought. I then noticed the environment. It kind of looked like France, fancy buildings everywhere. I saw a couple sitting at a table, eating lunch. "Hey you, stop right there!" Well, looks like I don't have time to take in the rest of the scenery. I looked behind me to see the two ponies in golden armor, running towards me. "Oh S**t!" I cried, knowing I had to get out of there fast. I ran towards the crowd of ponies. I had to navigate through the crowd. "God, look where you're going you prissy bastards!" I yelled at all these fancy ponies. Who do they think they are! Thinking there better than me! I heard one of them say something like; 'Why I never!' I looked back and saw the guards were having trouble getting through the crowd. I guess my size is working to my favor, but I knew I needed to find a place to hide. I rounded a corner, and found what I was looking for. Meanwhile in the Canterlot thrown room Luna lied, sobbing on the floor, hooves covering her eyes. The ponies around her were doing their best to comfort her.'' "It'll be ok Luna," said Twilight. "I-I *sniff* should have n-never brought him back here!" cried Luna. "I-it was a mistake to bring him here!" Fluttershy walked up to Luna and patted her on the back. "Don't feel bad Princess. I mean, well uh, you see, we all saw how hurt you were when Midnight was taken away. It broke your heart, and I know Discord feels really bad about what he did." "Where is Discord," asked Rarity. "I don't know," replied Fluttershy. "Maybe he can help our situation with Midnight," said Twilight. "How could he possibly help?" asked Applejack. "Maybe he can help find him," suggested Twilight. "Guard," called Celestia. "Yes your highness," replied the guard. "Go to Discords room and bring him here." The guard saluted, then left the room. Back with Tristan I managed to get out of the guards line of sight, and was now hiding in a wagon, that was hauling a bunch of stuff in boxes. I heard the clopping sound of hoof steps approaching. I peered past the boxes and saw two soldiers talking with the pony who was hauling the cart I was in. "Excuse me sir, but have you seen an Alicorn colt anywhere? He has grey fur, and a black mane," said the one guard. "An ALICORN colt? No, can't say that I have," said the Pony. He had light blue fur, and a green mane and tail. Boy did those colors clash. "Alright well if you do see him, please let us know," replied the other guard. "Will do." The guards left, and soon after, the cart began to move. I snuck a peak and saw that the cart was heading towards the city gate. I don't know where this cart is going, but as long as it's far away from here, I don't care. ________________________________________________________ It was a long time before the cart stopped, but when it did, I found myself in some town called 'Ponyville'. God, what a name. I slipped out of the cart and ran into an alleyway behind this awesome smelling building that looked like it was made of candy. It looked like no one could see me back there, so I took the time to think about what I was going to do next. I needed to find a way home. Wait, now I remember what that Luna Lady said. She used magic to erase my parents minds. Well, I'm one of those Alicorn things too, maybe I can use magic to undo everything Luna did. I could restore my parents memory, and transport myself back home. I know they said it took four Alicorns to perform the transport spell, but maybe...hm. Maybe I could find a way to boost my power. But first things first, I need to find out how to perform these spells. Maybe there's a spell book I could find. But to do that I need to find some sort of bookstore or a library. And for that, I need to go out and about in town. I need to find some way to hide either my wings or my horn. _____________________________________________________ "So that's the situation. Can you help us?" asked Twilight. In front of her, Discord stroked his beard. "So, midnights back in town ehy?" asked Discord. "Well, I could find him. But what fun would there be in that?" Luna, who stood behind Twilight, suddenly took on a look of anger. "Listen you, It's your fault all of this happened in the first place! You took Midnight from me, and now you're going to bring him back! If you don't, I'll kick your sorry flank so hard, you'll cough up horseshoes!" yelled Luna. "Whoa, easy there Lulu. I already said I was sorry, what more do you want from me?" "I already told you, I want you to bring him back here!" "Alright, alright, I'll see what I can do. It might take me a while to lock on to his energy signature. Give me a little while, and I should be able to find him." "Just hurry. The longer we wait, the more chance there is that my son will be hurt," said Luna. ____________________________________________ It took me a while of going through the garbage, but I finally found something to hide my horn; a black top hat, just like the one that Slash wears. I popped it on, and covered my horn just right. I was ready to find those books. I left the alley, and started wandering around town. I saw a lot of houses, but they all looked the same. I walked past a couple of those houses, when something caught my eye. A large tree, right in the center of town. It took a closer look, and saw a sigh that said 'Golden Oaks Library'. YES! I found it! With that, I set off towards the Library, in the hopes of finding those spell books.