//------------------------------// // 27 - Flashback: Young Love // Story: Change // by tom117z //------------------------------// Broad Sword thought quietly to himself. He was still chained up in that Celestia-forsaken cave, and he was starting to think he would never see the sun again. He thought over his life, as ponies do when they think they are about to die. He thought of happy and sad times, of victories and mistakes he had made. Canterlot, Many Years Prior To Broad Sword's Imprisonment It was a bright day outside Canterlot High School, several teenage colts and fillies moved to and fro, a general excitement about as thoughts turned to the nearing prom. A far younger Broad Sword sat just outside the school, a rose coloured mare standing next to him. “So… what do you intend to do after prom, when we graduate?” Sunny Aura asked Broad Sword. “Well, I actually sent in an application for the academy.” “A Solar Guard huh? You hoping to get close to the Princess?” Sunny teased. Broad Sword puffed his cheeks in annoyance. “No! I just want to be able to protect ponies, that’s all.” “Well, I think that is very noble of you!” Broad Sword blushed. “It’s… erm- well I’ve seen you helping plenty of ponies around school! You’re practically considered a heroine around here! You do all that volunteer work, you help your classmates, you’re pretty…” “Oh, I wouldn’t describe myself as a heroine, I’m not anything really.” “You know your problem, you’re too humble!” Sunny giggled. “If you say so!” “So, what do you plan on doing Sunny?” “Me? Oh I’ve got an aunt working in the castle and she apparently knows the Princess, she promised to talk to her and get me an apprenticeship there.” “Well look at you, knowing ponies in high places!” Broad Sword laughed. “Though this does mean, should I become a guard, we may see each other quite often around the castle!” “Yeah! I would like that! Oh, that reminds me! Have you got a date to the prom yet?” “Um… no, I haven’t.” “Well? I haven’t either…” “Um…” Broad Sword wanted to ask her out so badly, to take her to the prom. But at that moment his brain broke down and he panicked. “SorryI’vegottogoseeyoulater!” Without any other explanation Broad Sword took off into the air and rushed away. Sunny Aura took that as a rejection, and was left with tears in her eyes. Broad Sword sighed, he had never asked to the prom, in fact he never even showed up. Neither did Sunny herself as far as he knew. Ever since then they had grown apart, he barely saw her anymore. New resolve entered his heart, Sunny was still single as far as he knew, he knew that if he ever got out of this he would ask her out, fix the mistakes of the past. That was when Serpens entered the cavern. “Greetings Broad Sword,” Serpens said cheerfully as he shifted back to his true self. The imprisoned Pegasus opened his eyes a little, and managed to look up at his captor. “What do you want? You’ve already taken just about every ounce of information and memories I possess, what more could you possibly need me for?” Serpens began circling the restrained pony, ready to shatter his world.