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// Getting my Bearings 
// Story: Clarity 
// by AmpUpHeart 
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The alicorn had such raw fear in her eyes, Play didn't know what to make of it.

"Raven, please," she said, "Why are you doing this?" Her voice was growing louder and more fearful. 

'Do Raven and I really look that much alike?' Play thought.

"Ummm," he said.

The alicorn's frantic breaths slowed.
"Please Raven," she whispered, "I'm your sister."

"Listen, I'm not Raven. You don't need to be afraid of me," Play said, breaking the ice.

The alicorn looked up at him with teary eyes.
"You look so much like him," she said.

"How long have you been here?" Play asked.

"I don't know. From what I felt, I was simply asleep, but," she said, in tears, "How's the Empire?"

"Safe," Play said. He then hesitated. Should he tell her about Sombra? From what he knew, Sombra killed Raven, but from what he was just told, Sombra and Raven were one in the same. He decided against telling her. Instead, he said, "Safe. A thousand years have passed, but it is safe. A new princess rules the empire. I'm sorry if you lost the throne."

Instead of being upset, the alicorn looked relieved.
"I feared the throne," she said, "I felt that I was never cut out to run it. I wanted to be a gemsmith forever. I felt bad for not caring about the throne, but I'm not fit for the leader of such a large region."

She began to cry again.
"What about Raven?"

Play hesitated.
"Maybe I should get you out of here and take you to princess Celestia. She'll know what to do more than I do."

He then had a thought.
"You know, I should probably just teleport us there. You've been gone for a thousand years. Everyone in Equestria, save for the Crystal Ponies and probably the princesses, has forgotten about you. If they see an unfamiliar alicorn around, they may crowd around."

"Have they really forgotten about me?" The alicorn asked, wiping away her tears.

"I literally just learned about you today from a Crystal Pony librarian. Your name is Clarity, right?"

"Yes."

"Okay. My name is Push Play."

"So, Push Play," Clarity asked, "Do you know how to teleport?"

"Honestly, no."

"I've done the spell before," Clarity said. She started to focus, and a pale violet aura surrounded her horn.

"Wait!" Play suddenly exclaimed, "There's something I need to get!"

He rushed to get his camera.

"What's that?" Clarity asked.

"It's a camera. I guess you've never seen one before. I'll explain how it works once we get to the castle. You know how to get there, right?"

"Yes. I've been there a few times when I accompanied my mother to accept the annexation of the Crystal Empire into Equestria. It will be nice to see Celestia and Luna again." 
Clarity's horn turned brighter, a flash, and Push Play felt dizzy.