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// Nightmare 
// Story: The New Filly 
// by Itssnippy 
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It was a happy peaceful day in Ponyville. The sun was shining and everypony was having the time of their lives. It was a perfect day in the eyes of everypony, especially to Sparkle Cloud. Her and her parents are out in the market getting more food for the birthday party that they are going to throw tomorrow. It seemed that everything was right in the world.
“Can I also have a chocolate ice cream cake for my birthday?” Sparkle Cloud asks her parents with delight.
“Of course you can my little sparkle, anything for you.” Flutter Dust says as her eyes begin to tear up, “I just can’t believe my little filly is getting another year older.”
“Come now Flutter, don’t be like that, especially in front of Sparkle Cloud.” Lightning Storm says as he tries to comfort his wife, “She’s only turning seven.”
“Daddy’s right mommy, it’s nothing for you to be upset about.”
And then, suddenly, lightning struck. Sparkle Cloud looked around only to see that her parents, along with everypony else at the market, were gone. The sky turn black as smoke covered the ground. Sparkle was scared, alone she didn’t know what to do. Then, suddenly, she hears laughter coming from the smoke.
“Oh, whats wrong Sparkle, are you scared?”
“Muahahaha, I don’t see how she can be, she’s not even a REAL pony.”
“Oh that’s right, she’s one of THEM.”
“What, What are you talking about?” Sparkle Cloud asked in fear.
“Why your secret of corse.”
“And how you’re one of THEM.”
“What?” Sparkle says quietly as she starts to realize what they’re talking about.
“Oh yes, you heard us right.”
“What, Did you actually think that you could keep this a secret?”
“Please, it was soooo obvious what you are.”
“No that, that can’t be.” Sparkle said in disbelief, could someone actually find out about her family secret.
“But it is.”
“There is no need of hiding it any more Sparkle Cloud.”
“Yeah, everypony knows.”
“No!” Sparkle screams as she starts to cry.
“You’re a -”
“Sparkle Cloud!” screams two voices, “Sparkle Cloud where are you?”
Sparkle Cloud realized those voices to be her parents, “Mommy, Daddy? Where are you?”
“We’re right here our little sparkle.” says Flutter Dust as Thunder Storm and her appear a few feet away from Sparkle.
Sparkle ran to her parents with a smile on her face. As she got closer she realizes the expression on her parents faces, instead of joy it was of anger. She stopped running, “Mommy, daddy, what’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong, WHAT’S WRONG!!!” Thunder Storm yells, “We told you to do one thing, don’t let our secret get out, and YOU BROKE IT!!!”
“We are very, VERY, disappointed in you Sparkle Cloud.” Flutter Dust said with an angry glare.
“But, but I didn’t, I swear.” Sparkle Cloud cries, “Why don’t you believe me. I thought you loved me.”
“Loved you, how can we love a monster like you.” Flutter said as her and her husband turn around and disappear into the smoke. Leaving Sparkle Cloud alone, in the middle of the dark, crying.



“NOOOOO!” screamed Sparkle Cloud as tears streamed down her face. She looks around and realizes that she’s in her room, “It, it was all a dream?” She got out of her bed and walks towards the mirror in her room and looks at herself as she moves her mane out of her right eye, revealing a sparkling bright blue eye, “They must never know.” Then her room busts open.
“Sparkle Cloud, we heard yelling.” Thunder Storm said.
“Is everything okay?” Flutter Dust says holding her little filly close to her.
“Yeah, just a bad dream, go back to bed I’m fine.”
“Sparkle, are you sure everything is alright.” Flutter asks
“Yes,it’s just -, mommy, daddy, do you two love me?”
“What kind of question is that? Of course we love you, you’re our little sparkle.” Flutter Dust says
“We’ve loved you since the moment you were brought into this world and we still do, and nothing will ever stop that.” Thunder Storm said as he embraces his wife and filly.
“Good, that’s all I wanted to hear.” Sparkle Cloud said with a smile on her face, happy to know that her nightmare wasn’t true and that her parents did love her and that her secret was safe.