I love stargazing.
Many ponies like to stargaze. But I doubt they see what I do.
Many ponies like to lie on their backs, looking up at the stars lazily
Others like to look through telescopes, seeing the stars in greater detail.
I am not them.
I like to cruise just over the speed of sound while I look at them.
Crazy, you say.
Not really. You see, I am completely blind in both eyes.
Then how do I see the stars?
I see through magic.
Why the speed of sound, you say?
Because that's when things get interesting.
That is when the stars are the most beautiful.
It was the winter solstice, and although the sun should have been up by now, Celestia allowed Luna to have one extra-long night. Stargazers all over were looking at the night sky today, for there was a whole new set today. You see, these were the stars that only appeared during the daytime, and none of them had been seen since the return of Nightmare Moon.
Legend said that long ago, when large groups of unicorns still moved the sun and moon, the stars were created, and each unicorn made one star to call their own out of their own magic. The full tale was quite heartwarming. The stars were not necessary for survival, but a thing of beauty for all. Most thought it was just a legend.
But I knew better.
My magical sight was stronger and clearer when I was past the sound barrier.
I could see Luna's magic controlling the stars anytime. But it was only now that I could see the mark of each unicorn on each star. They were all unique, and they all had their own story.
That is why I needed to gaze at such high speed.
But I also found something a lot more unexpected.
There was an anomaly. One star, just one, had no magical signature. No unicorn had created it. Luna did not even attempt to control it. I only saw power.
No life magic. No pony magic. No chaos magic. No dark magic. No alicorn magic.
Just power.
What could it be? No magic? The only objects I knew that were completely devoid of magic were metal and stone. Maybe that new material, plastic. But a celestial body always had magic. That was certain.
So what was this?
Was Celestia hiding something?
I searched the sky more closely. What else was hiding up there?
Then I did see something. Just one other thing.
It was barely even magic. It was so far away.
It was so faint I barely noticed it.
It was emotion
It was Jealousy.
It was Anger.
It was Rage.
It was the Nightmare.