//------------------------------// // Prologue: The Start // Story: Startrix: The Ship They Never Saw Coming // by GhostCoffeeIDK //------------------------------// One day in Ponyville, the sun shone brightly on the horizon as Starlight woke up in Twilight's Kingdom. She walked downstairs and opened the door to the library and saw Twilight and Spike, checking off a new checklist. "Do we have everything Spike?" Asked Twilight as she looked at Spike with the checklist. "Check!" Spike said, checking off the whole checklist as Twilight gave a grin. Starlight walked into the center of the room and walked to Twilight. "What are you working on now Twilight?" Questioned Starlight as Twilight was pleased to tell her. "Spike and I are going to see the Princesses and we wanted to be ready." Twilight explained as she lifted her saddlebag with her pink aura. Spike bundled the checklist into his bag and walked with Twilight to the door. Twilight spun around and gave Starlight a checklist of things to do while she was gone. Starlight looked through the checklist and smiled at Twilight and waved a goodbye. "Bye Twilight!" Waved Starlight as she saw Twilight and Spike trot out the door. Starlight wondered why she couldn't go or if she could but she didn't ask. Starlight ignored that and looked at the first thing on the checklist, which was to clean the kitchen and she trotted over to the kitchen and started to follow the list. There was a bang on the door and Starlight walked over and saw a white coated pony with a perfect purple mane as she waited silently for an answer. Starlight opened the huge castle door soundly. Rarity grinned as she opened the door. "Finally! I have been waiting there forever!" "It was more like 4 minutes, Rarity." "Well to me it was forever!" Rarity walked in and sat on her throne as she took a deep breath. Rarity glanced at Starlight and gave the hugest grin ever. "I was working on my new clothing line and I needed a model for it and nopony will do it for me! Will you model my dresses for me Starlight?" Rarity questioned as she gave sad puppy dog eyes. "Of course Rarity, but can you help me with some of the chores that Twilight wanted me to do?" Starlight said, Rarity rolling her light diamond blue eyes and nodding a "yes". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The bright burning sun was about to set as Starlight wiped her forehead as she finished every chore on the checklist with Rarity's help. Rarity was grooming her coat as there was a knock on the huge door. Starlight answered the door and saw Twilight and Spike back from there meet with the Princesses as Twilight walked in. "Hey Twilight! How was the meeting with the Princesses?" Asked Starlight, hugging Twilight as she put down her saddlebag. "It was good and the Princesses said that you can start coming on Friendship Problems with us when you finish being my pupil." Announced Twilight proudly and she saw that Rarity was there. "Oh! Sorry darling, Starlight asked me to help her with some of the things on your checklist Twilight!" Explained Rarity as she walked over to her. Twilight understood everything as Rarity took Starlight over to the boutique to try on her new line. Twilight yawned as she read a book and Spike sat in his small throne and read a comic book. Spike looked at Twilight as she yawned and struggled to keep her eyes open as she feel into a deep, soothing slumber. Spike wrapped her up in a blanket and turned off the lights and went to bed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next bright and sunny morning, Twilight was organizing her books for book season, Twilight's made up season. Some very dusty books fell on top of Spike as he woke up coughing and throwing the books off of him. Spike looked up at Twilight, hovering over her bookshelves and getting them ready for organizing. "Is it already Book Season?" Spike asked, rubbing his huge green eyes and looking over at her. "Yes it is Spike!" Twilight answered, grinning happily as she knocked over every book on the shelf with her magic. Spike rolled his eyes and helped Twilight. Knock, knock. Twilight heard that and opened the door and saw a light cream pony with a flowing pink mane. She looked at Twilight timidly as Twilight let her in. "Hey Fluttershy, what brings you here this early?" Questioned Twilight, dusting one of her beloved books off. "Well, I wanted to tell you that. . . I'm moving pretty soon." Fluttershy explained as she hide her face in her hooves. Twilight and Spike stared at Fluttershy with a gasp and soon smiled in happiness. "I thought that you two would be sad, right?" Said Fluttershy as she looked at her friends. Twilight hugged Fluttershy and so did Spike as they both cried. Fluttershy never wanted to see her friends this sad before and she looked at them with a smile as a tear shed from her aqua blue-green eye. "I will miss you all so much!" She cried hugging them back tightly. Twilight let go and sniffed and gave Fluttershy the biggest smile and wiped her eyes. "We are so happy for you Fluttershy!" Spike nodded in agreement as he hugged Fluttershy. "Where are you moving to Flutters?" "Las Pegasus, I am staying with my parents until I actually find a place there." Explained Fluttershy as she smiled at her two best friends. "That's great Flutters! Moving to the big city, of Cloudsdale." Twilight said as she hugged her again for the last time. "I will see you both soon." Flutters said as she walked out the door and turned around. "And also, I saw Trixie making her way over here." Twilight and Spike gasped as they heard a knock on their door.