//------------------------------// // Brief encounter // Story: Midnight's wish // by Sugarcube66 //------------------------------// About a week passed by, Midnight and Nyx were out in the Ponyville Market to get some food for Twilight. Nyx was holding a list whilst Night was carrying a basket with her mouth. The fillies were walking calmly through the market, Night was in front bouncing gently as she carried her basket whilst Nyx was walking slowly as she scanned the list before her. ''Okay, Night. First, apples.'' ''Apples!'' repeated Night, gleefully. She had cheered up when Twilight had agreed to help her reunite with her sister and was now a lot more energetic. She bounced to the apple stand where Applejack was on work. She stopped dead in front of Applejack, almost falling over causing Nyx to giggle a little. The mare smiled as she said ''Hey there, little fillies. Ah take it, Yer mom askin' ya to get some apples?'' ''Yea, Applejack.'' said Nyx, showing her mother's friend the list. ''Ah see. Well, yer gotta lot on yer hooves there, Nyx.'' said Applejack, as she got some apples for the fillies. ''Here ya go.'' As the apples landed in the basket that Night was holding, Nyx smiled and gave some bits. ''Here, see you later, Applejack. Me and Night have to get the rest of our stuff then we must go home, Night has her tutoring session.'' ''Oh, I see. Well, I won't hold you much longer. Plus, this little filly wants me.'' said Applejack, before she turned to a unicorn filly at the front of the line. Nyx nodded and move out of the way, joining Night who was standing as still as a pine tree. Nyx looked worried when you noticed the shocked expression on her little sister's face. The black alicorn walked closer and waved a hoof in front of the filly as she spoke. ''Night, what's wrong. Your scaring me a little, you know.'' The pegasus blinked and looked at Nyx without a word. She looked away with tears filling her eyes. Nyx looked worried, but wasn't able to get a word in due to a few words leaving the younger filly's lips. ''.....Sorry....i-it's.....just..........'' The filly paused, catching her breath before trying again. ''....Look....'' Nyx looked the way the smaller filly pointed and was confused. All she saw was a brown and red unicorn filly next to a filly who clearly was Zecora's little filly, who Nyx believed was named Lavender. She was confused, what was she meant to be looking at, so she asked. ''Um, what am I meant to be looking at, Midnight?'' ''....M-M-Midday.....'' murmured Night, as she stared solidly at the unicorn filly buying apples. ''Oh, your sister who mom told me about?'' asked Nyx, looking at the brown and red filly. ''I guessing the brown and red one is Midday because I recognize the younger one as Zecora's daughter, and you told mom what your sister looks like.'' ''Zecora?'' ''Oh, you wouldn't know. Zecora is a zebra, who lives in the Everfree Forest and only comes to Ponyville to shop. That unicorn striped filly is Zecora's daughter, who I believe is called Lavender though I haven't seen her in about a year, she barely ever adventures out of the home. But one second, if she's with Zecora's daughter, wouldn't she be living with Zecora?'' ''.....Your right...'' mumbled Night, thinking about it. But as she continued to stare at Midday, tears flowed and she spoke once more. ''But....I wanna met her now....'' With that said, Night tried to run over to her twin but a crowd separated the pair of them. Seconds later when the crowd had vanished, Midday was no longer there. Tears formed in the small filly's eyes. ''Don't worry about it, little sis. We'll tell mom when we get back and she can go and find Midday for you.'' said Nyx, putting a hoof on Night's shoulder. ''Now come on, mom will be worried if we don't get this done and get home soon.'' Night didn't answer, instead she just nodded. She really did want to reunite with Midday. Their separation had come very suddenly for her during the cold, stormy night. Her memories flew back to that night as she followed Nyx through the market, head bent down. Her memories caused tears to from in the foal's eyes. About a month prior, Midnight's pov. Shortly after the separation. I wandered the wet streets of Ponyville, Midday had just vanished from my sight. Tears threatened to pain my eyes yet I could not let them fall, it wasn't fair. I stumbled and winced, the pain in my side ever-present. My thoughts were running wild too 'I'm so stupid, I let a gust of wind separate me and my only friend....'. Rain hammered my side and wind blinded me. This totally wasn't fair. Mom should have liked me, then maybe non of this would have happened. My tummy rumbled, I was hungry but then again, what can you expect when you be traveling for many days and nights like I have. I formerly lived in Cantorlot, you see but after my parents left me and Midday, we began traveling but now I been separated from her too, it just isn't fair. Despite the weather blinding my vision, I saw a house, no wait, a castle in the distance and there was light emitting from it. Maybe, whoever lived there would let me stay for the night. I stumbled, my bristle hair blow in front of me blinding even more of my vision yet I continued forth. I just had to find shelter and food for at least a night. I came to the castle, it was crystallized and massive. I had never seen something so big, not even the manor that I lived in prior to this was as big as this castle. I stood in front of the door and began banging at the door with what little strength I could find. I wished for somepony to, I desperately needed somewhere to stay. I was prepared to give up, mud falling off my mane when suddenly the door opened. My prayers had been answered it seemed and I turned to see a lavender unicorn with wings, I did know what an alicorn was but at that moment in time I didn't really care so I referred to her as such until I realized. As for the mare's expression, it was shell-shocked as if she had never seen a malnourished, muddy filly before. As for that, you know the rest. Present time, nopony's pov Night continued to look down, trying to hold back her flowing tears as she thought hard about that night. To her, it was her fault that Midday and herself had been separated. Because she was so weird and stupid, Midday had been separated from her. Her thoughts went wild, like that had that night. 'Maybe it would have been better had I not been born. Midday could have had a normal life. She could have become a ballerina like her dream and cutie mark suggested but now...she can't because of me!