The night wind howled through the town of Ponyville as the rage of hearths warming eve ended leaving the town experiencing something rare......silence.
This silence was maddening to some but calming to others.......and for one lone figure it was the best thing possible as It made it's way towards the post office.
For a few minutes the figure walked up to the post office until it passes a lantern and was revealed.....the figure was a unicorn mare who proceded to blow out the lantern then lit her horn with an illumination spell.
When the mare reached the post office she slid a letter into the slot so it would be posted then walked away with an evil smile.
"He will be brought to justice....even if I have to do it myself......let's hope it does not come to that." She said to herself quietly.
___________*the next day 11:38 am.....Dash's cloud home.*_______
Scootaloo awoke to Celestia's sun blaring in her face........she slowly opened her eyes after turning her head away from the window and then groaned.........when Scootaloo opened her eyes entirely she saw a note sitting on her desk.
"Ugg......food first.....letter later." She said to herself while rubbing her eyes. Scootaloo walked towards the door when she saw another letter on the door saying......."Scoots I'll be home in an hour I need to talk with Twilight about something....Ps. I'll bring breakfast when I get back."
Scootaloo sighed and decided to read the other letter on her desk and walked over to it then picked it up......it said. "Scoot I've gone away on some........important business I'll be gone a few days but I swear we'll talk after I get back.....ps..don't try to follow me cause I know how to cover my tracks.....Pps...tell Lyra I'll have her fourteen bits when I get back.......sincerely......Storm." It said.
Scootaloo sighed. "Ok so Storm ran off Dash is talking with Twilight and my friends are probably away doing something." She thought.
Since she was alone she decided to look for things to do....so she went downstairs.
______*downstairs*______
Scootaloo walked into the kitchen and towards the fridge where she saw a piece of paper on it....she them read it. "Scoot....if you and Storm get bored I have some stuff you can do." It read up top.
She then looked under it. "Trash out....cleaning up the living room table or finding that weather schedule I lost somewhere in the house.
Scootaloo decided to get the simple ones out of the way and started with trash.
As Scootaloo picked up the trash can she began to wonder. "what was so important that Storm had to leave?......come to think of it I don't remember seeing him after he left Sound and Rose's house........it's probably nothing." She thought.
______*ten minutes later*______
Scootaloo walked up to the fridge and put a check in the checkbox marking that all three tasks were done. "Hmm......now what?" She said to herself.
Unable to think of anything Scootaloo walked into the living room and sat down trying to think of something to do.
"Hmm.....I can't crusade I cleaned my room and i got all three tasks done.....hmm." She said to herself.
Suddenly a thought came to Scootaloo's mind as she came up with something to do. "I could go into Storm's room....I mean he did it to me....why can't i?" She thought while smirking.
Scootaloo stood up and ran up the stairs and then walked up to Storm's room before stopping. "What if i get caught........well.....here goes nothing." She said quietly opening the door then walking inside.
_______*Storm's room*______
Scootaloo walked inside and saw something's......strange....the area in front of the bed had a small cloud wall and what looked like ritual circles inside in the shape of a hexagon.......the walls were more normal as it was just plain bare exept two portraits....Scootaloo walked towards them to get a better look.
The first one was one of Storm and five others.......two Pegasi and three earth pony's and they were all wearing some form of armor.....it was black and looked like leather with back guards and chest guards with some leather straps going down their legs and ending beneath their hooves Also they all had goggles but only two had diferent looking goggles......Storm himself and one of the other Pegasi.
Storm had brown goggles with what looks like half a dagger sewn on the left side saying Storm lov...........and the other one had gray goggles with a half dagger on the right side saying.......ev's Sift on it.
Scootaloo looked at the label that looked like it was iron welded into the portrait saying......"the ritual team......Artic secret ops Stalliongrad division......members are Storm Blitz.......Sift Wave.....Jagged Edge.......Quartz Ember......Partial Dark......Warp Arka......and the leader.......Crack Shot." It read.
Scootaloo looked closer at the photo and finally noticed that Storm and the pegasus she assumed was Sift's goggles connected to each other's.
"So Storm had a relationship....at his age?......ok that's odd what about the other photo." She said to herself.
Scootaloo walked over to the other photo and saw that it was Storm with Sift who were both smiling And Sift was holding something.....a foal?
Had they really got a foal that young?.......Scoot looked at the photo again and noticed something diferent.....which she could not believe she missed before......Storms coat was gray and his mane was white on one end but got darker as it went on eventually reaching black......but the thing that confused her the most was that Storm's eyes....they were purple but instead of the round pupil it was more like a oval slit with purple outlining.....in fact the only reason she could tell it was Storm was his cutie mark.....mark in Storm's words.
She got a look at Sift and saw she had a light blue mane and tail with a blue streak.......gray coat......cyan eyes and a swirling wave cutie mark......Scootaloo saw that Sift did not share the same eyes as Storm and was relieved.....then she got a look at the foal.
Scootaloo could tell just by looking it was a pegasus filly.......she had a red coat a pure brown mane and tail and bright green eyes.....and then Scootaloo looked at the label witch was welded as well which read.
"Me Sift and Spark........two weeks after delivery." It read making Scootaloo's eyes widen. "So.....he did have a relationship.....and a foal.......but how........at his age.......what happens to pony's over there?" She asked herself.
Scootaloo turned around and saw an open journal with quill and ink on a desk.......curious she walked over to it ands at down then turned to the first page and read it.
"My life of strife.....by Storm Blitz." Said the front. Scootaloo turned to the first story page and saw the tale of his old life in Cloudsdale.....she skimmed over it and saw nothing diferent from the tale Storm told her yesterday.
She turned the page and noticed that the next chapter was torn out but there was a piece of paper stapled in its place.
"I'm sorry but I accidentally tore this chapter out.....to sum it up I lived with my friend and her parents for a time then I left." It said.
Sighing Scootaloo turned the page again to see an interesting chapter.
________*Storm's journal chapter 3 the orphanage*________
Storm sat down on the bed in his room at the orphanage......A few days ago he left his friend Dash's house so he would not burden her parents and one day afterwards he woke up in the orphanage and one of the employees had explained what happened......but he did not care nopony ever came to the orphanage anyway so it would not matter.
As Storm sat there in silence he began to let some tears out......but the door soon opened causing him to wipe them away and recollect himself.
There standing at the door was one of the employees who gently nudged a fellow orphan into the room before leaving.
Storm looked at his....supposed new roommate....considering it had enough room for two........it was a pegasus filly......and that was enough for Storm on that front.....but the true test was on what she was like.
Soon enough Storm got off his bed and stood up then walked over to the filly. "Hi." He said plainly. The filly jumped in response and ended up on the roof.
"Oh.....uh...hi." She replied shyly. Storm smiled. "So she is like I used to be." He thought. "It's okay you can come down......what are you doing up there anyway?" Storm asked.
In reply the filly glided back down and folded her wings. "My name is uh.....my name is Sift......what's yours?" She asked meekly.
Storm lifted his hoof up. "My name is Storm.....nice to meet you." He replied. Sift smiled and bumped Storm's hoof.
______*end of chapter*______
Scootaloo wondered in disbelief...."that's it?....that can't be it." She said franticly looking for a continuation but found none.
In disappointment Scootaloo sighed then got up off the chair then looked around the room and found only one last thing of interest....a small wooden chest lying in the corner.
Scootaloo walked over to it then opened it letting out some dust making Scootaloo cough before she looked at the contents.
There was not a lot inside the chest....just the same dagger that he favors and a photo.....she also noticed there was a small hole at the bottom and decided to look at the photo first.
It was a simple photo of Sift smiling making Scootaloo smile.....she then put the photo down then pulled up on the hole in the chest.
Inside was the same goggles that Storm and Sift were wearing but there was writing on the back of Sift's.
"Rest in peace Sift.....may the cold winds bare you to a better place." The writing said. Scootaloo gasped as she realized what it ment.....Storm's friend....was dead.
"oh........poor Storm.......I hope you're ok......hold on what happened to Spark?" She pondered putting everything back where it should be.
Just as Scootaloo put everything away the sound of somepony clearing their throat was enough to make her sweat......so she turned to face who it was and gasped at what it was and then screamed.