I am lost. I am cold. I am scared. Someone help me please.
That is how I start, not the story but how I start. I wasn’t born, I was just… there, in a dark damp forest. It seemed like it had rained a while ago, though I have been there for days. Not sure how I am not dead from lack of hunger and water. I probably should have died a few days ago. I don’t know anything that could hint where I am from, but I do know cold, warmth, wet, dry, many things. I just don’t ever remember feeling them… ever, but I have dreamed of something. I was something, a creature with two legs little fur except my head had lots. But I can’t sense anything but sight. When I wake up I see myself as a, dark blue almost black horse with a horn and wings. I can fly and use magic, which is cool I guess. Anyways, after a long journey this the dangerous forest I came across a town. And that, is where our story begins.
Daniel peered through the bushes out to the excited villages. Ponies of all colors and personalities wandered the streets… or flew over the roofs, what ever style of travel they have they seemed happy. Something he has not yet experienced, but knows of. He saw a particular filly with dagger pupils much like his own, except they have… light blue irises surrounding them. Even the whites of her eyes was tinted a lighter blue. Daniel has green dark green irises with a very light green on the whites of his eyes. He stared the black filly with interest, and… something else he has not yet discovered. He does not know what the feeling was. If he does he doesn’t know that the feeling he is feeling belongs to that feeling (have I said “feeling” enough). He began to step out into the light. He felt something wet splash across his coat. He glared down at the rippling puddle that had soaked his fur, then a look of surprise crossed his face as he saw his eye pupils turned round like all the other pony’s eyes. He stepped into the shade and they changed back. “Interesting,” he thought. He began to walk towards the active town.
He noticed that quite a few ponies would glare at the small black filly. Was it because she had wings and a horn? To avoid being the center of attention he slipped into the backyard of a house and grabbed a blue jump suit. It covered his wings nicely. He started following the black filly admiring her features.
Daniel is falling backwards. Three no four fillies ran right through him to the black filly. “Hey Nyx,” they had shouted. “We are having a sleepover at the cutie mark crusader clubhouse!”
“Want to come join us?”
“Yes! I just need to check with Twilight to see if she will let me.” He resumed following her too a big oak tree.
He watched as she talked to a purple unicorn inside of what looks like a library. The library door opened and he ducked his head into the bushes. The black filly happily trot out the door. He poked his head out of the bushes and watched her go down the road.
He was about to start following her but when he attempted to step out of the bushes he tripped on one of the branches and face planted onto the welcome mat. “Oomph,” he groaned as he turned his head to the side to see if anyone had noticed. The black filly was staring at him with curiosity. Daniel quickly shot up and whistled as he walked around to the back of the tree. His eyes were looking back as his head was facing forward.
“Why are you following me?” Daniel yelped when he noticed the black filly right in front of him. He quickly recovered from his startled phase.
“Wa-what are you talking about,” he lied quickly.
“Uh huh, where are you from?” Daniel began to sweat. A wagon pulled by with words reading “Diamond Crest.”
“I am from… Diamond Crest! Yeah that’s it.”
“Never heard of that place.”
“Yeah well it’s very far from here.” She raised her eyebrow, he could see sparkling turquoise eyes reflecting the sunlight… STOP THAT!
“What is your name?”
“My name? It’s Daniel.”
“Pleasure to make your acquaintance Daniel, my name is Nyx, Nyx Sparkle.”
“Pleasure to make yours as well ‘Nyx, Nyx Sparkle’,”
“Ha Ha very funny.” She then noticed his flank was blank. “Hey you should join the Cutie Mark Crusaders.”
“The cutie what now?”
“Cutie Mark Crusaders. They are a group of small ponies trying to find out what their special talent is so that can get their cutie-mark.” Nyx showed her’s for an example.
“Is that where your sleepover is?”
“So you were following me!” Daniel face hoofed. “Why?” she asked.
“I don’t know really. I kind of had this uncontrollable feeling making me want to follow, protect you I guess.”
“You don’t even know me.”
“Exactly. I don’t know why I just… was.”
“Any ways do you want to come join us.”
“I don’t know, I really new here.”
“Perfect!” Nyx grabbed his hoof which made Daniel get this warm feeling. She lead him over to the Cutie Mark Crusaders clubhouse. It sat atop an apple tree will a rope ladder dangling of the side. “Wait here.” Nyx climbed up the ladder and went inside, several minutes later he saw five heads look over the railing of the clubhouse balcony. Then they went back inside. A few minutes later they climbed down the ladder and walked over to me.
“How would like to become a Crusader?”
“Yes, I guess?”
“You will have to overcome some tests firsts. They will start tomorrow at school.”
“But you can join our slumber party.” Daniel smiled.
“Thank you.”
Daniel went inside the Clubhouse. It was very nice looking. Nyx came in as well making everything even more beautiful. WHY AM I THINKING THAT!? Daniel shook his head from those unknown thoughts. Nyx motioned Daniel inside the clubhouse. “What should we play first?”
“Truth or dare,” said the orange pegasus filly named Scootaloo.
“How do you play that?” asked Daniel.
“It is a game where one pony asks another pony if they want to do a truth or a dare. If they chose dare they have to whatever dare the pony says to do. If they chose truth, the other pony will ask a question and they have to tell the truth, or in some cases, show them the truth.”
“I will go first!” shouted a pure white mare with a purple and pink mane. Her name was Sweetie Belle. “Daniel, Truth or Dare!”
“Dare… maybe.”
“I dare you to… what the heck!” They all looked at her in confusion. “Your eyes are just like Nyx’s except green.” Nyx’s eyes widened. She walked over to Daniel.
“I swore you had normal eyes like all the other ponies.”
“I found out that when in the light my eyes are round and in the dark they are slits.”
“That’s so cool.”
“Thanks.” Daniel smiled proudly.
“Run around the clubhouse.”
“Why?”
“Because I dared you to.” Daniel shrugged and did it. Then he flew back to the clubhouse.
“What was the point?”
“I couldn’t think of a good one.”
“Truth or dare?” Daniel asked Nyx
“Truth.”
“Where are you from?”
“I am actually from the Everfree Forest.”
“Everfree? Like the forest over there?”
“Yeah I was born from a spell.” Daniel’s eyes widened just a bit. Was he born the same way, no he has dreams of another home.
“My turn, truth or dare Daniel?”
“Truth,” Daniel replied.
“Where are you really from?” Daniel gulp. She knew that he wasn’t really from that place (that never existed).
“I was from… I can’t remember. I found myself in the Everfree Forest but I don’t think I was born there. I have something else I have to show you.” He slipped off his vest to reveal two feathered wings.
“Y-you are an a… an alicorn!?”
“So that is what they are called.” Nyx looked and Daniel. She was, well shocked at most. Surprised, astounded, whatever you want to call it. Daniel figured an alicorn is quite a rare thing to come across.
“I bet you are the first male to be an alicorn. Pretty much every princess is an alicorn. I was one but was not a good one at all.”
“Oh. What happened?”
“I made the sun stay down for about a week and scared ponies out of their minds.” Daniel was a little taken back.
“Oh, huh.” At that an orange earth pony came up into the tree-house.
"Alright y'all it is time to get some shut eye."
"All right Applejack." Applejack left the tree-house. All the little fillies climbed into their sleeping bags. Daniel then realized he didn't have something to sleep in.
"Psst Nyx. I don't have anything to sleep in."
"I think I have *yawns* another one in here somewhere." Nyx dug in her saddle bag. "I can't seem to find it. I'm sorry."
"That's okay. I've slept on many hard surfaces. I am used to it," Daniel said sincerely.
"We can share mine if you want. Twilight had an extra big one just in case I got scared while camping." Daniel blushed. Thank you Nyx, you have been very kind to me."(Stop smiling you dirty people).