A small filly sat alone in the window of a cottage. It with midnight, her favorite time of the day. She peered at the moon, as it's light beams lit up her beautiful brown coat. Her blue eyes shimmered and showed all the emotions that the little filly had. Her messy, tomboyish red mane laid limply on her head. Even her cutie mark was dim and lifeless, a beautiful butterfly that was lifeless. This was Midday Wish, more known as Midi.
She was thinking gently, as she sung a rather sad lullaby in a dim, sad tone. Suddenly, a shrill cry rippled through the air. It was Lavender, one of the two other ponies living in the cottage. A voice followed the shrill crying tone in the same loud, fright ridden tone. ''Midi! Midi! Midi! Midi! Midi!''
Midi gently sighed but rushed from her window ledge and over to the filly's bed. The tiny, 3 year old had risen from her sleep from a nightmare and wanted Midi to calm her down, it was something that happened frequently to the young filly. Midi sadly smiled as she got onto the bed and wrapped her hooves around the filly. ''It's alright, Lavender. Nopony's gonna hurt you, not while I'm around anyway.''
''B-but...in my....dream, you...l-lost....your....head.....'' cried Lavender, stumbling on her words at various points. Her raspberry eyes leaking harshly.
''Shh, nopony's gonna decapitate my anytime soon. Not before I meet my sister again.'' said Midi, gently as she took hold of a pendant that formed half of a heart, her sister had the other half.
Lavender calmed at the sound of the word 'sister'. ''Midi. One thing......you never told me what happened to separate you and your sister.''
Midi sadly smiled as a tear ran across her cheek and off her muzzle. ''Well, you remember that stormy night from about a month ago. Well, me and my sister, Midnight, was out in it....''
Flashback, Midi's pov
Me and Midnight ran through the thick rain, coats and hooves soaked to the bone. I sneezed, mucus flying everywhere. Micnight wasn't much better off, she sneezed more heavily than myself and she was still in a heavy depression since our mom's death so her emotions were all over the place affecting her stamina. I continued when a voice drove my attention.
''M...Midday....stop....'' cried Night, I turned around and saw her panting, laying in a dirty water that laid the streets of Ponyville. Most ponies would have just left the injured pegasus to her doom, but not me. She's my sister, and despite my mother's treatment of her, I wasn't going to let her die anytime soon.
''We have to continue, Midnight. Laying down, waiting for death, isn't the answer.'' I cried, trying to help her to her hooves. I succeeded only to have a gust of wind blind me and send me off course.
Next minute, I opened my eyes to find myself still in the thick storm but with Midnight nowhere in sight. I cried desperately, my sister was missing and I wanted to find her. Without me, she probably would have committed suicide for being the 'cause' of mother's death despite mother's treatment of her and the fact it was in self defence.
''Midnight! Midnight!'' I cried out, into the rain, but my vision blurred. I could hardly see with the rain anyway, but the fact I was becoming sick didn't help me much. Yet, despite my voices restraints, I kept crying out. ''MIDNIGHT! Midnight!!!!!!!! Where are you!!!''
Nopony ever heard my cry, and I broke down sobbing. Laying in the dirt was unpleasant but at that time, I couldn't care less. I wanted my sister, I just wanted her back! I kept on calling out, and eventually the force of the constant cries and sobs, my voice cracked and shifted into nothingness.
As my tears blurred my sight, I finally heard hooves coming towards me. I looked up, hoping it with Midnight, but my dreams were crushed as a cloaked figure stopped before me. As what look to be golden eyes peered at me, I heard a rhyming voice ''Well, what do we have here? Why, what are you doing, laying down there.''
I couldn't answer, worrying the pony a little. As the pony bent down to me, the hood fell off. I was shocked to know that the pony was a zebra mare, I knew what zebras were thanks to mom's tutoring but it was still a shock to discover one living in Ponyville. ''Why are you out here, little filly? Isn't it a little silly?''
I opened my mouth and finally found my dry voice. ''I-I...I'm...a orphan....but my sister's gone....missing....''. The flood dams broke once more and tears out of my already much abused eyes.
The zebra mare sadly smiled and wiped my tears. ''Do not fear,little filly. For your sister isn't silly. She'll find home. You much follow, come to my home, come.''
''I...I don't even.....know your name....Miss....''
''Zecora, my dear. Now come along, come here.'' said the mare, now known as Zecora.
I wobbly got to my hooves, almost losing my balance in the process and slowly followed her. I didn't expect to be leaving Ponyville as I followed her, we walked towards a dark forest filled with unnatural trees, I had heard of such of forest before; the Everfree Forest. Mother had told various tales revolving around the forest and how it was so dangerous that nopony had returned yet this mare seemed to live within the forest.
I was scared at first, I won't lie. But as I followed Zecora through the green overgrowth, my fears eased and was erased from existence. I was no longer scared, in fact I was perfectly calm and the zebra seemed to note it. ''You're awfully calm for walking through this dangerous overgrowth, you like a peaceful moth.''
''This place isn't scary....I've seen much worse.'' I uttered gently, Zecora looked confused but nodded all the same. ''Um....Miss Zecora....why do you always speak in rhyme?''
''It's the speech of zebras, little filly. Surely you're not that silly.'' said Zecora, giggling a little to show that she wasn't being mean with that statement.
As we ventured through the overgrowth, we came to a cottage. A rather scary looking cottage, with various masks and potions hanging around. As we drew near, I realized that it was Zecora's home. We made it to the front door, and a sweet, singing voice was heard. I was confused, Zecora didn't live alone.
''Lavender, I'm home.'' called out Zecora. ''I have a guest who will be staying some.''
''Welcome back, mommy.'' said a voice, which originated from a white and black filly unicorn zebra with a mane of three-tones, purple, white and black. And as a pair of bold raspberry eyes spotted me, I got bombarded with a million questions. ''What's your name? Age? Where did you come from? Any siblings? Where's your parents?!'' And they were the ones that I catched.
''...Um....My name is Midday Wish....I'm 9 years old, I come from Canterlot. Yes, I have a twin sister. And my parents are dead.''
''Your name's Midday Wish, too hard. How about Midi? It's cute and short. Mi from Mid and Di from Day, Midi!''
''Alright.'' I replied, smiling.
End of flashback, no pov
''And you know the rest....'' said Midi, gently.
''Wow, that's so touching. I hope you reunited with your sister again.'' replied Lavender, with a smile as she leaned on Midi. ''*Yawn* Goodnight...'' And with that said, the small filly zebra hybrid was fast asleep. Midi simply smiled and stroked Lavender's mane as she looked towards the moon before settling down and falling to sleep.