Chapter 1: A journal entry
Chapter 1: A journal entry.
Ten years later.
Jun/19
"Hello diary, my name, is Shadow ‘Spectrum’ EdgeTails. Or at least, that's my pony name my real name is, my real name is. Well, I don't even know. Isn't that strange, I try time and time again to remember myself in my past life, and I can't remember anything past when I opened that package, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start from the beginning now, shall we?"
"When I was reborn into this world, after being flung out of my past life's old one, the only few things I can remember, is my entire body, my mind, and my very soul, being ripped apart and painfully put back together, over and over again during my entire trip through the dark void. It hurt so much, that I was understandably crying when my parents had me born. Course it was that crying that also had me to be hidden for ten years. It turns out that the reason my entire, well, me, was hurting was because I had apparently got my past life's wish, a wish to one day gain the powers and abilities of everything he had ever watched, seen, and/or read, and use them to become a true hero. He, I, had made that wish in a past life, and I had gotten many powers, many items, millions of tons of knowledge all crammed into my new selfs body as a result. For example, marvel Blackbolts energy wave attack."
I paused in my writing to remember the photographic memory I still held in my head, and couldn't help but laugh at the irony, after all some baby's have been known for having a loud set of pipes even at birth, but mine really took the sky rattling cake.
"Yah, the nurse, and doctors were not happy when I had accidentally destroyed a good chunk Canterlot general as well as a few of the buildings around the whole block, and you'd probably think my unicorn noble parents had given me up due to me causing so much trouble. But you'd be wrong, they didn't care what others thought, or said, they kept me safe, and for the past five years, they with some of their most trusted house staff, had kept me in a secret powerfully enchanted room so as to prevent me and by extension my powers from accidentally hurting someone. For the past five years, I was busy training, focusing, and meditating, and as it turns out if I concentrated hard enough, I could actually turn many of my much more dangerous powers off or on as if you would for a light switch, like Cyclops laser eyes, or Blackbolts sonic blast, and of course my many versions of super strength. Yah not even the room could hide that one, talk about one heck of a shake, rattle, and role of an afternoon for Canterlot. For the past five years. I remained hidden in the shadows. But all that changed when I found my talent. Something happened then. Or rather someone. As in some jerk broke in and kidnaped my mother. When that happened I broke out of the room to go try and find her, using various tracking powers to do so, such as Prototypes hunting pulse, and the Witchers tracking powers. By the time I found her, that rotten monster of a pony was rapping her along with the rest of his friends."
I paused again, this time to calm myself down from my anger before I lost control again.
"When I saw that, I lost all reason, and by the time I was done, It was when my father and a few guards found me now covered from head to hoof in blood and gore, and was crying into my mothers arms. My powers once again running wild. But even that wouldn't stop my mother giving me a shoulder to use. Now I know what you're thinking, and yes, I was crying because I had killed, but if you let me explain then you'd understand the reason why. Because as I looked around, I could see nothing but terrified faces on the guys I had killed literally in cold blood, they were scared of death, they were scared of me, I had shown no mercy, and I could feel that somewhere deep down, I was, happy, happy that I had made sure that they would never hurt anyone ever again. So yeah, I cried, I cried and cried, for the past month, and for the past year I remained silent, just doing nothing but eating and then just staring off into a wall, all hope of living a normal life lost to me. Until one day, one day something amazing happened. Two princesses came knocking. As in princess Celestia and princess Miamorai Cadenza. I was scared out of my brain at first, gotta understand that not only were these two princesses, but I had also recently killed many. But did that stop them from talking to me, no, in fact they came to comfort me, me, of all ponies, and to also show me a great truth. Turns out that this, isn't what I really look like. I'm not a bleached white unicorn with a sharp blade shaped horn, plasma blue eyes, blood red hair and sword shaped rainbow colored marks all along his back. As it turns out. I am actually a rarity. I'm a creature of fiery power. I am, a dragon, well, half dragon anyway. From an ancient legend, born from two ponies with powers yet unknown, the young dragon shall have access to many worlds that lay beyond this world, and will use them at a young age, and it is when that youngling commits a necessary evil in order to save another and that a memory from that young dragons past life surfaces on his tenth birthday that it's true dragon form shall awaken, to where the dragon will fight a mighty foe and bring about a new era of peace. Celestia had said that my true form would arrive soon and that she and princess Cadenza will help my family to prepare for it and of course, to help the world be ready for when the time comes to reveal myself. That was over four years ago, and though my past life's memory has finally surfaced. My true form has yet to arrive. But when it eventually does and everything changes. I will not let that stop me from-"
I once again stopped. This time from a female voice coming from downstairs.
"Spectrum, come along now my petit angel, it is time for us to go visit your cousins for the summer sun celebration in Ponyville."
"I'm coming mother. Attends une minute while I finish my journal." I shouted downstairs.
"Very well. Se dépêcher." Shouted my mother.
I then turned back my journal.
"I will not let that stop me. From living my life to the fullest. Goodbye for now diary, today's the day that my family goes to visit my cousins in Ponyville for a few weeks to attend the summer sun celebration, while also my father sets up a new part of his company. He's hoping that I'll be able to make friends my age while I'm their. Right like that'll ever happen. Write to you soon. Signed, Shadow ‘Spectrum’ EdgeTails." I finished.
I then closed my journal and placed it in my backpack along with the rest of my stuff. After I finally finished packing I then speeded and flew down the stairs and landed down next to two unicorns. One was a tall female with long pink hair and a mark that was of her own namesake. The other was a tall male with blue hair, a monocle, a fancy suit and a pair of polka-doted trunks as his mark. They were my parents, Fluer De Lis and Fancy Pants.
"Are you excited Spectrum?" Father said.
"Let's just go and get this over with." I said.
"Oh none of that now, I know your afraid that others won't except you because of your powers, but that doesn't mean you can't at least try. Does it?" Father told me.
"Sigh, no, But it's not that thought that worries me bout this trip. Something, something about this just doesn't feel right." I said.
"Oh come now, from what I've heard Ponyville though not as big as the other cities surrounding Canterlot mountain, is quite the little vacation spot for when one wants some peace and quite, and I get the feeling we could use it. Besides, whatever this feeling is, I am sure is just most likely paranoia and nothing more.” Father said to me. But that didn't succeed in lightening up my mood.
“You may be right, still.” That was when mother stepped in.
“Oh come on now you two, if we spend all day worrying about everything, we will miss our carriage. Speaking of, your sister should be done by now. Daylight, come on Daylight, we are going to be late.” Called my mother back up the stairs.
From which soon came out another white unicorn. She was around my age, albeit a little smaller than I was, her hair was a fiery yellow and red, her hooves were of the same fiery pattern as her hair, all the way up to her knees, and her eyes were a soft sky blue, and finally her cutie mark was that of a transparent crystal with rainbow colors coming from the edges as a bright sun shined through from directly behind it. This was the beauty that was Daylight Firestorm. My talented twin sister, who was considered to be the beauty of Canterlot, next to my mother of course. Course despite her appearance she was also considered to be shyest member of the family. Which made it quite easy to spot on just how scarred she was of the trip as she descended the stairs.
“A-Are you sure I can't just stay here while you guys all go on your trip, I mean I'm. I’m. T-The staff can all keep an, an eye on me until you all get back.” Said the soft voice of my sister. But my mother quickly stepped in to lift my sister of her worries.
“Now now, relax my little Comet, I'm sure you'll come to love ponyville, it's a really quite town where you can run and play and make all kinds of friends, and if that's doesn't convince you. I hear Spike will be going as well.” Said my mother with a somewhat devious smirk. Which proceed to make my sister become flustered and her face to become a deep red.
“Wha, I-I have no idea what your talking about. You really mean it? Spike’s going to be their?” Said my sister, her attitude taking an immediate one-eighty degree spin.
“Of course. Now come along everypony. The pegasus chariot, awaits.” Said my mother. Which without another word we all left the house, and on the way out I made sure to leave a few alarm runes I invented around the doors and windows, making sure that no one other than the staff and my family could get in and out without tripping something. Extreme as it was, one could never be to careful, especially after what happened with my mother five years ago. Now knowing the house was perfectly safe. We all then proceeded to make our way towards the pegasus chariot platform. From which was also where we ran into a set of familiar faces. One being a tall white alicorn, the other a pink one.
“Auntie Celestia, big sister Cadence.” I said as me and my sister both quickly ran up them in excitement. From which we were both embraced by Cadence midway.
“Awe. How are my favorite little brother and sister duo doing? Still getting into mischief?” Cadence said with a smirk. Which I simply retaliated with my own.
“Oh like you did during that time you kept an eye on us while mother and father were away, and you decided to cook us something. Your fun and all, but you can't even make a sandwich without someone else keeping the mayo from exploding.” I said. From which only made Cadence snort a little at the fun memory.
“Okay, you got me their. I mean seriously. I don't even know where the chickens came from.” Cadence said.
“I told you, when a mommy chicken and a daddy chicken love each other very much-oof.” I said before Cadence gave me a light jab to the shoulder. We all then laughed off the memory and simply embraced each other one last time before turning to Celestia.
“Me and Cadence both thought it would be a good idea to come to the platform and bid you all farewell, and wish you have splendid luck during your stay in Ponyville.” Celestia said with her trade mark smile.
“Oh. Well, thank you, uh, auntie Celestia.” Daylight said.
“You're welcome, now then, I shall be arriving in Ponyville when it is time for the sunrise, and I would appreciate it if you four would see me backstage before then.” Celestia said.
“Of course, princess. We will see you their soon.” Father said as we all got on the chariot.
Then after a small nod from Celestia, we were off to the town of Ponyville, and while my family was more than excited about the trip. I still couldn’t shake the feeling that somehow, in some way, that something big was gonna happen. I may not know what it is, or when it’s gonna happen, but I do know that what ever malice it has in store. I’m not gonna let it happen. Not by a long shot.