Darkness….that’s all I can see. What happened? Where am I? It’s cold...and uncomfortable...I don’t like it. I want to leave. Is this a dream? Why? I remember something now...I was attacked by that demon thing and then….
Twilight hummed to herself, lifting up some books with her magic and placing them on the shelves. Turning to her left, she saw Spike walk in with another pile of books in his arms.
“Hey Twilight, a quick question for you, do you really need to reshelve again? I mean, this is the second time this month…” he placed the books down near her and sighed, rubbing his head with a claw. Twilight huffed, turning to face him.
“Spike, do I really need to repeat myself?” she asked, some books floating in front of her. Spike stood there for a minute before bursting out laughing.
“Alright, alright, I get it. Reshelving calms you, I know…” he crossed his arms and gave her a smile. Twilight grinned back, trotting forward and placing the books accordingly. She heard the door open and heard two ponies walk in. She turned to see Starlight Glimmer and Nyx walk in, both with books. They placed them down and looked up and Twilight.
“Here ya go, all the books from both our rooms,” Starlight smiled walking forward and beginning to help Twilight. Nyx yawned loudly, stretching out her wings and blinking sleepily.
“Hey mom, if this is all you need can I go to bed?” she asked, walking up and nuzzling her side. Twilight chuckled softly and nuzzled her cheek affectionately.
“Yes sweetie, you can go to bed now. Have a good night,” she kissed her cheek and gave Nyx a nudge to the door with her wing. Nyx smiled, wishing Starlight and Spike a goodnight before walking away. Spike gave a lopsided grin and turned to the window in the library. At that moment, the sky seemed to explode into a green hue. What seemed to be a solid green sonic rainboom raced across the night sky, and a small green ball of light was sailing for the ground.
“TWILIGHT!!” Spike screamed, pointing up. Starlight, Twilight, and Nyx all raced for the window, watching the small green star fall. It raced straight for the Everfree Forest, leaving behind a sparkling trail of what seemed to be magic. What seemed to be hours passing, was only a few seconds before the star crashed into the woods.
*BOOM*
A large explosion erupted from the depths of the forest, a large cloud of smoke began to rise, and a wave of air cut across the sky.
“DUCK!” Twilight cried, grabbing them all and pinning them to the ground. The wave ripped across Ponyville, shattering all the windows. Twilight felt the glass fall on her back and wings, Spike under her, and both Starlight and Nyx under either wing. A horrid screeching sound filled her ears, like a demon’s cry filled the night sky. They waited.
The sound of fire began to crack, and ponies cries. Twilight slowly lifted herself up, letting the glass slowly roll of her. She gave her wings a gentle shake to remove the glass stuck in between her feathers. She looked out the shattering window to see a gentle, green glow emitting from the side. She dusted to glass from the floor to open a path to the window. Peering out, she looked to her left and saw the smoke rising from the forest. The green glow seemed to be somewhat near the border of the forest, yet still far enough away not to harm anything near.
“What was that…” she whispered to herself, staring out. She saw ponies begin to gather out in front of the castle, looking for answers. She turned to the three others in the room, all looking at her worriedly.
“Spike, Nyx, go and contact our friends, mine and Nyx’s. I’ll go out and calm the crowd, and Starlight, can you go out to the forest and see what crashed?” she asked. Spike and Nyx nodded, running out of the room. Starlight smiled, giving a curt nod before racing out and disappearing. Twilight flew out the window, slowly making her way down to the ground.
Ponies began rushing around her, asking question after question.
“Princess Twilight, what was that?”
“Are we safe?”
“Was it a meteor?”
“Will that fire spread!?”
“Everypony quiet down!” Twilight spread out her wings and yelled. The crowd silenced immediately.
“We are currently investigating the forest to find what crashed. I must ask you all return to your homes in a calmly manner. If any further danger is detected, we will warn you immediately. So please, remain calm,” she pointed back to the town, directing all the ponies away. They shuffled away nervously, chittering about what it could be. Twilight sighed, turning to see her friends racing towards her.
“Twilight, Spike sent us letters, what happened up there!?” Rainbow Dash yelled as she hovered down. Twilight’s face fell as she turned to the forest.
“I don’t know, I have Starlight out there looking to see what it was, all we can do is wait,” she answered, her tail twitching nervously. Twilight saw a few smaller fillies around her friends. Applejack and Rarity’s little sisters, Scootaloo, Diamond Tiara and Silverspoon, Nyx’s friends.
“Princess? What’s gonna happen?” Silverspoon asked, walking up to her timidly. Twilight gave a soft smile.
“I’m not sure yet, but we’re working on it,” she responded. Nyx walked out of the castle, watching her friends race over to her.
“Fluttershy, how is your cottage?” Twilight asked, approaching her pegasus friend. Fluttershy smiled.
“It’s fine, I got the animals out of the place and took them to the safe house I had before coming here,” she fluffed her wings. They all cocked heads in confusion.
“You have a safe house?” Rainbow asked, landing next to her. Fluttershy nodded.
“Of course, I built one in case I needed a place to evacuate the animals if any danger was too close,” she stated like it obvious. Rarity smiled.
“That’s a good plan to have darling, wonderful thinking,” she praised. Fluttershy blushed, slightly hiding behind her long, pink locks. Twilight turned to the forest and sighed, staring up and the smoke.
“Please be careful Starlight…”
Starlight moved through the bushes and twigs, wincing when something jabbed or scratched her.
“Jeez, why does this forest have to be so thick…” she complained to herself. Looking forward, she continued to follow the light that glowed through the thick trees. After a few minutes of fighting with the woods, she stumbled out into the clearing. Or, the new clearing. Gasping, she stared scaredly into the giant crater that was there. Green flames surrounded the crater, burning trees or bushes. She sucked in a breath and slid down the crater, peering down at the small glowing object in its center.
As she reached the bottom of the hole, she slowly approached it, trying to make her steps as quiet as possible. Once near it, she brushed off the small, green shards around it, the glow slowly fading.
She held back a scream. She had seen one of these before, in a book lent to her by a new friend, Lyra Heartstrings. They did exist.
Starlight Glimmer felt her knees get weak as she peered down at the small, fetal creature. The human, that had entered their world.