//------------------------------// // From then to now // Story: The song // by MagicalEntaty //------------------------------// Time is a funny thing as is life but is it just trying to mess with you five years later Warm sunlight broke through the trees and fell on Twilight warming her as she looked up to enjoy the little rays of happiness, she felt even more joy at the thought that she didn't need little spots of light, or hope, a big smile burst onto Twilight's face and she kept moving. The soft soil under hoof she felt as tough she could dance with joy or even sing, though she kept to humming a tune she heard on the road and swaying, jumping on small rocks keeping herself steady before jumping off, her life was good. Twilight heard some water near by and decided to get a drink, of course she made sere that it was clean first, it was a small bubbling stream that lead through a small clearing, she scooped some up, cheeked it and drank happily, she felt like there wasn't a care in the world. Sitting there looking at the dazzling blue sky she thought back on her life the past few years and it was hands down the best even in the rough spots it was still better, with this her thought's wondered. She remembered when she first left the hospital she felt as though her real life was about to begin and to start off this Twilight went to a book store. There she got some survival book's, book's about plaint life, animal's, and anything she may need in order to survive on her own. She was able to pay with the little money she had and a good friend with that she was off to her new life. Twilight traveled from town to town making friends with many pony's there together they smiled and had a good time, she would work odd jobs here and there to get money of food and supply's but most of the time her friends would give her stuff to help her on her travels with out being asked. Twilight started to study magic more in depth then here parent's would let resulting in her cutie mark, a six pointed star with five smaller ones, she was now into the more high up stuff now, making Princess Celestia's student Sunset Shimmer look like Trixie a show of that could do noting more then fake explosions, but her show boating couse dtwo to try to prove that she was telling the truth and tried to bring a Ursa Mager to town. Turned out that it was a Ursa Miner that was cranky which Twilight was able to take care of quickly, she became a hero. Now that she thought of it Twilight became a hero almost everywhere she go's and her name was spread Equestria wide, she was known as "The Twilight Knight" but that just made her laughed every time she is called that which made people realize that she did not actually wan't this, but every time she helps the town any way and they would give her something, food, money, or a rear magic book so she could further her study's on the subject. Three years after she left she was out with some friends she made in the town she was visiting, Applepaluza, and a servant of her father's came to her, he said that her father was here and would like to talk to her. "well this'll be interesting." Twilight mumbled to herself. Twilight found her family's traveling cart on the outskirts of town it was pretty much a mansion on wheels, Twilight's former father came out, he had a dark blue coat and an even darker blue tail and hair which seamed lighter sense the last time twilight saw it. He had on a tuxedo on and made Twilight feel under dressed seeing how what she had on was a plain dark purple skirt and a light purple shirt with magenta sparkles that matched her eyes and looked like star's at Twilight. "Hello Twily" his look was ice down her spine. "Night Light." Twilight sneered at him "Aw what, where's the daddy?" his attempts at love turned Twilight's gut's "you lost that a long time ago," she took a step back prepared to take of "so what do you want?" "Well I know that you want to apologize.." Twilight was about to yell and snap his neck but before anything he continued "so I'm here ready to welcome you back to are family but you have to make up for what you did." Twilight was at her breaking point when her father called to some one in the cart. Out stepped a Stallion he had sliced back blond hair and tail his coat was wight and he too wore a tuxedo and a compass pointer cutey mark on his hand, it was "prince" BlueBlood. Twilight glared at her former father. "Wow dad, just wow. I thought that maybe just maybe you would want to talk to me, to accept me for how I am. Hey I got my cutey mark." her mark was just above her knee and off to the side and he showed them "it meant magic," her father flinched and she dropped the skirt back to were it was before. "Yep the vary thing you hated for me to learn, but it's me." Twilight's voice was like the calm before a storm. "And here I am happy and foolishly wanting a father back in her life, the father that abandoned her and before that ignored her." that was a when the storm exploded through her body, her coat turned wight and her tail and mane became fire "I'M HAPPY AND I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE SO LEAVE ME ALOWN!!!!! I give you a a second chance and you want to marry me out! Ant to him no less!" Twilight turned bact to normal but she was pissed off she turned to leave when a strange pony came out of the cart and grabbed her arm. "I'm sorry but because you have no family you are going to have to come with me." this pony was from an orphanage. Twilight tried to get out of her grip but it was like iron "NO! You can't do this I am 15 now let me GO!" a strong wind blow through the field carrying the song of her past, then shadows exploded everywhere grabbing Night Light, Blue Blood, and the mare freeing Twilight from it's grasp and she ran. As she did she silently thanked her protector as she ran back to the farm she was living on with a friend BraeBurn. When she got there she told him everything and said that she had to go so she grabbed her bag which she always kept packed, she pulled out a sweater and put it on it was rose pink. She was about to leave when BraeBurn stopped her, he gave her a letter and said that if she meat's anypony from the Apple family to give them this. Twilight used her magic and slipped it into a side pocket of her bag, BraeBurn looked at her "there's two more things," he gave Twilight a wrapped gift and told her not to open it tell latter and he kissed her. Twilight's face became so red not even fur could hide it and he said "sorry I couldn't hold it in anymore," Twilight looked into his green eye's and said. "feel the same," hearing something behind her she knew she was running out of time "you know that this isn't forever, I know will meat again. I think i have a way we can still talk." She found a old lantern and put green fire in it " now when ever you have a letter of me just burn it in here and it will come to me magically and vis-versa." with one final kiss she left it was twilight now and before she could stop herself she turned around to see him, his golden orange coat and light brown mane seamed to glow his jeans an wight tops were always derty and his vest and his cowboy hat was on like everyday and of course his cowboy boots, with one more smile she left the one she loved. Twilight felt her magic pooling at the base of her horn pulled her to the present as a wight flash and a letter was was now mid air in front of her, it was from BranBurn, they swap letters at least once a week maybe more he would tell her how things are going and how much he missed her, she would tell him the same and tell him about her advancer's and about everywhere she go's, Twilight wrought back wit ha smile every time. getting up she brushed off her jean shorts that covered her cutey mark, she also had on a wight t-shirt that was covered in grass and mud stains, and with it all she had on the jean jacket that her love gave her before she left, not a day went by with out her wearing it. Twilight made her way back to the path and continued on un-tell she was at the end and through the tree's she saw a town there was a sign that said "Welcome to Ponyville." wit ha smile she went ready for a new day, but little did she now of the darkness that fallowed her. ****** From the shadows she watched as Twilight went into another new town she was excited for six day's from now she will turn 18 she will be of age, and in 12 days there Queen will return. Night Wing was shaking with joy at the though of her return, after she sang the song five years ago showing her return she was tasked with her protection. Where ever Twilight went she did and if she got hurt if Night wing lost Twilight she would suffer. Pain jolted through her at remembering when Twilight fell of a small cliff and broke the arm she landed on, Night Wing also got an injured arm. But now she was almost ready to move, the wise ones words echoed through her "Six days before we prepare the day of we obtain her and five days from then we shall have our Queen again!" All who heard this rejoiced at the thought as they now begin to move, Night Wing was at the ready to take there princess an have her become there Queen all she had to do was wait six days and her order. In the Shadows she watched with her dragon like yellow eyes waiting for the order that will come in six days.