The​ ​Journal​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Fallen​ ​Star

by dedragon13

First published

Take a peak into the past, as you read the diary of Starlight Glimmer. As reviewed by Broken Quill

“Have​ ​you​ ​ever​ ​wondered​ ​what​ ​leads​ ​people​ ​down​ ​their​ ​dark​ ​paths,​ ​how​ ​their​ ​mind​ ​fell.​ ​Well
let​ ​me​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​a​ ​tale,​ ​of​ ​how​ ​a​ ​young​ ​star​ ​fell​ ​into​ ​darkness​ ​because​ ​of​ ​a​ ​friends​ ​foolishness,
taken​ ​from​ ​the​ ​diary​ ​of​ ​Starlight​ ​Glimmer”
​ ​​An​ ​excerpt​ ​from​ ​Broken​ ​Quills​ ​award​ ​winning​ ​book​ ​​“From​ ​The​ ​Mouth​ ​of​ ​Villains”.
(First chapters mistakes are deliberate)
Starlights​ ​birthday:​ ​980​ ​PDE

983​ ​PDE​ ​(Post​ ​Discordian​ ​Era)

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June​ ​12
Dear​ ​Diary
today​ ​i​ ​met​ ​a​ ​neu​ ​freind​ ​named​ ​sunburst,​ ​he​ ​was​ ​niec​ ​and​ ​freindy,​ ​and​ ​has​ ​ben​ ​helping​ ​me majkic.​ ​it​ ​was​ ​fun,​ ​and​ ​i​ ​hop​ ​to​ ​do​ ​it​ ​gain.
starlite​ ​glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“​ ​From​ ​what​ ​I​ ​could​ ​infer,​ ​it​ ​seems​ ​that​ ​this​ ​is​ ​when​ ​it​ ​all​ ​started,​ ​Starlight​ ​first
meets​ ​the​ ​aggressor​ ​here,​ ​leading​ ​to​ ​further​ ​moments​ ​and​ ​pain.”]
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July​ ​13
Dear​ ​Diary

me​ ​and​ ​sunny​ ​just​ ​learned​ ​how​ ​to​ ​spin​ ​pnsel,​ ​it​ ​waas​ ​fun​ ​but​ ​i​ ​kep​ ​poking​ ​my​ ​self​ ​it​ ​hurt,​ ​i
wantd​ ​to​ ​​ ​prove​ ​i​ ​new​ ​majkic​ ​to​ ​sunny,​ ​but​ ​i​ ​then​ ​bleu​ ​up​ ​da​ ​pencel,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​sad.
starlite​ ​glim



[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“As​ ​you​ ​can​ ​see,​ ​it​ ​seems​ ​Starlight​ ​always​ ​was​ ​a​ ​powerhouse,​ ​as​ ​she​ ​blew​ ​up
the​ ​pencil​ ​in​ ​the​ ​spinning​ ​exercise,​ ​something​ ​almost​ ​unheard​ ​of,​ ​the​ ​only​ ​other​ ​pony​ ​I​ ​heard
of​ ​doing​ ​this​ ​was​ ​Sunset,​ ​wonder​ ​what​ ​happened​ ​to​ ​her”]

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July​ ​23
Dear​ ​Diary
momi​ ​didn​ ​fel​ ​wel​ ​today,​ ​so​ ​dad​ ​is​ ​makng​ ​her​ ​some​ ​brekfest,​ ​i​ ​hop​ ​momi​ ​is​ ​happi,​ ​and​ ​hungi,
dad​ ​made​ ​lots
starlite​ ​glim
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July​ ​25
Dear​ ​Diary
momis​ ​still​ ​not​ ​feeling​ ​wel,​ ​hop​ ​she​ ​get​ ​beter​ ​soon,​ ​i​ ​relly​ ​wan​ ​to​ ​play​ ​wih​ ​sunny,​ ​i​ ​mis​ ​him
starlite​ ​glim
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August​ ​3
Dear​ ​Diary

momis​ ​ben​ ​sik,​ ​is​ ​she​ ​going​ ​to​ ​be​ ​ok,​ ​dad​ ​say​ ​so,​ ​but​ ​i​ ​don​ ​no,​ ​she​ ​didn​ ​get​ ​up,​ ​will​ ​she​ ​ever.
im​ ​worried​ ​but​ ​sunny​ ​helps​ ​me.
starlite​ ​glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“Shortly​ ​after​ ​this​ ​log​ ​her​ ​mother,​ ​Radiant​ ​Gleam,​ ​died​ ​of​ ​Magus​ ​Mortem.​ ​This
was​ ​the​ ​start​ ​to​ ​her​ ​decent,​ ​but​ ​not​ ​quite​ ​the​ ​lynch​ ​pin,​ ​as​ ​the​ ​believed​ ​aggressor​ ​was
Sunburst.”]
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September​ ​4
Dear​ ​Diary

sunny​ ​visited​ ​tday,​ ​i​ ​cried,​ ​it​ ​hurt,​ ​i​ ​wish​ ​mom​ ​was​ ​here,​ ​wher​ ​she​ ​go,​ ​cant​ ​she​ ​return.​ ​i​ ​need​ ​my
momi.
starlite​ ​glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“You​ ​can​ ​almost​ ​feel​ ​her​ ​hurt​ ​and​ ​sorrow,​ ​as​ ​though​ ​her​ ​heart​ ​broke​ ​into​ ​a
million​ ​pieces.​ ​But​ ​from​ ​what​ ​I​ ​know,​ ​this​ ​was​ ​not​ ​the​ ​worse​ ​she​ ​suffered,​ ​that​ ​was​ ​still​ ​to
come.]
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September​ ​25
Dear​ ​Diary

dad​ ​isn​ ​hapi​ ​anymor,​ ​he​ ​wont​ ​play​ ​with​ ​me,​ ​is​ ​he​ ​sik,​ ​wil​ ​he​ ​go​ ​away​ ​lik​ ​momi,​ ​i​ ​hop​ ​no,​ ​it​ ​mak
me​ ​sad.
starlite​ ​glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“Her​ ​father,​ ​Dark​ ​Star,​ ​starts​ ​to​ ​become​ ​more​ ​disconnected​ ​with​ ​everyone,
refusing​ ​help​ ​from​ ​people​ ​he​ ​once​ ​called​ ​friend.]
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October​ ​12
Dear​ ​Diary

dad​ ​refused​ ​to​ ​carv​ ​a​ ​pumkin​ ​with​ ​me,​ ​y​ ​did​ ​he​ ​not​ ​wan​ ​to​ ​carv,​ ​he​ ​loves​ ​pumkins,​ ​he​ ​nevr​ ​didn
carv,​ ​is​ ​he​ ​okay
starlite​ ​glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“Dark​ ​Star​ ​was​ ​an​ ​artist​ ​who​ ​specialized​ ​in​ ​carving,​ ​so​ ​him​ ​not​ ​carving​ ​was​ ​a
big​ ​warning​ ​sign.”]
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October​ ​31
Dear​ ​Diary
tday​ ​is​ ​nitemare​ ​nite,​ ​momi​ ​didn​ ​com​ ​bak,​ ​an​ ​dad​ ​is​ ​not​ ​leving​ ​his​ ​room,​ ​im​ ​going​ ​with​ ​sunny
as​ ​a​ ​ghost.​ ​hop​ ​dad​ ​gets​ ​beter.
starlite​ ​glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“It​ ​was​ ​discovered​ ​later​ ​that​ ​Dark​ ​Star​ ​had​ ​attempted​ ​to​ ​end​ ​his​ ​own​ ​life,​ ​to
minimal​ ​success.”]
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November​ ​8
Dear​ ​Diary
dad​ ​went​ ​to​ ​the​ ​docter,​ ​is​ ​he​ ​ok,​ ​is​ ​he​ ​sik,​ ​i​ ​don​ ​no,​ ​i​ ​hop​ ​it​ ​not​ ​lik​ ​momi,​ ​also​ ​me​ ​an​ ​sunny​ ​wer
lerning​ ​how​ ​to​ ​clen​ ​spel,​ ​i​ ​did​ ​wel,​ ​but​ ​dad​ ​wasn​ ​ther
starlite​ ​glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“Another​ ​suicide​ ​attempt,​ ​this​ ​time​ ​leading​ ​to​ ​Dark​ ​Star​ ​to​ ​the​ ​hospital,​ ​the​ ​pain
seemed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​too​ ​much​ ​for​ ​him.”]
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November​ ​27
Dear​ ​Diary
i​ ​asked​ ​dad​ ​wer​ ​he​ ​got​ ​his​ ​cuty​ ​mark,​ ​he​ ​startd​ ​crying,​ ​and​ ​told​ ​me​ ​to​ ​shut​ ​up,​ ​whats​ ​wrong
with​ ​dad.

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“Dark​ ​Star’s​ ​break​ ​down​ ​was​ ​getting​ ​worse,​ ​and​ ​it​ ​was​ ​affecting​ ​her.​ ​It​ ​hurts​ ​to
read​ ​this​ ​sometimes.”]
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December​ ​1
Dear​ ​Diary
dad​ ​left​ ​tday,​ ​he​ ​said​ ​goodbye,​ ​he​ ​seem​ ​beter,​ ​i​ ​hop​ ​he​ ​beter,​ ​maybe​ ​he​ ​will​ ​play​ ​tday,​ ​yay

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“Dark​ ​Star​ ​went​ ​missing​ ​that​ ​day,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​believed​ ​he​ ​ran​ ​from​ ​his​ ​daughter,
abandoning​ ​her​ ​alone.]
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December​ ​31
Dear​ ​Diary
dad​ ​didn​ ​come​ ​back,​ ​y​ ​didn​ ​he​ ​com​ ​bak,​ ​did​ ​i​ ​do​ ​wrong,​ ​did​ ​i​ ​hurt​ ​dad,​ ​was​ ​it​ ​all​ ​mi​ ​fault​ ​….
was​ ​i​ ​wrong….
starlite glim

[Broken​ ​Quill​ ​-​ ​“That​ ​stallion,​ ​Dark​ ​Star,​ ​doesn’t​ ​deserve​ ​the​ ​title​ ​of​ ​father,​ ​he​ ​hurt​ ​her​ ​deeper
than​ ​anyone​ ​else,​ ​sticking​ ​a​ ​proverbial​ ​dagger​ ​through​ ​the​ ​one​ ​who​ ​trusted​ ​him​ ​most.”]

An Interview with Twilight

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“Twilight,​ ​when​ ​you​ ​first​ ​met​ ​Starlight,​ ​did​ ​you​ ​ever​ ​think​ ​that​ ​one​ ​day​ ​you​ ​would​ ​be friends”,​ ​asked​ ​the​ ​off​ ​gray​ ​pegasus​ ​stallion​ ​with​ ​a​ ​black​ ​mane,​ ​Broken​ ​Quill.​ ​Today​ ​was something​ ​he​ ​had​ ​been​ ​looking​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​for​ ​awhile,​ ​he​ ​finally​ ​had​ ​a​ ​meeting​ ​with​ ​the princess​ ​of​ ​friendship.​ ​This​ ​interview​ ​would​ ​be​ ​an​ ​amazing​ ​way​ ​to​ ​gain​ ​information​ ​on Starlight,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​closer​ ​look​ ​into​ ​how​ ​people​ ​saw​ ​her.

“No​ ​I​ ​didn’t,​ ​I​ ​don't​ ​think​ ​anyone​ ​thinks​ ​that​ ​their​ ​enemy​ ​would​ ​be​ ​their​ ​friend,​ ​it​ ​just seems​ ​impossible,”​ ​answered​ ​Twilight,​ ​“after​ ​all​ ​life​ ​is​ ​hard​ ​to​ ​predict,​ ​we​ ​never​ ​know​ ​where we​ ​are​ ​going.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​asked​ ​me​ ​3​ ​years​ ​ago​ ​if​ ​I​ ​would​ ​be​ ​a​ ​princess​ ​in​ ​3​ ​years,​ ​I​ ​would​ ​tell​ ​you you​ ​were​ ​crazy.​ ​Life​ ​throws​ ​me​ ​these​ ​type​ ​of​ ​curve​ ​balls​ ​all​ ​the​ ​time,​ ​like​ ​when​ ​I​ ​found​ ​out​ ​that I​ ​was​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​elements​ ​of​ ​harmony,​ ​I​ ​mean​ ​…”

“While​ ​your​ ​an​ ​interesting​ ​topic,Twilight,​ ​you're​ ​going​ ​off​ ​topic,​ ​we’re​ ​talking​ ​about Starlight,​ ​not​ ​you,”​ ​laughed​ ​Broken​ ​Quill,​ ​“Now,​ ​do​ ​you​ ​fear​ ​that​ ​Starlight​ ​might​ ​relapse,​ ​after​ ​all she​ ​nearly​ ​ended​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​world.”

“No,​ ​not​ ​at​ ​all,”​ ​said​ ​Twilight,​ ​happy​ ​to​ ​answer,​ ​“She​ ​has​ ​done​ ​so​ ​much​ ​to​ ​make​ ​up​ ​for her​ ​mistake,​ ​I​ ​know​ ​she​ ​wouldn’t​ ​risk​ ​hurting​ ​the​ ​ones​ ​she​ ​cares​ ​about.​ ​She​ ​fears​ ​to​ ​be abandoned,​ ​to​ ​lose​ ​us.​ ​She​ ​wouldn’t​ ​go​ ​back​ ​to​ ​her​ ​old​ ​life,​ ​I​ ​know​ ​it,​ ​I​ ​trust​ ​her.”

He​ ​was​ ​surprised,​ ​he​ ​expected​ ​her​ ​to​ ​at​ ​least​ ​have​ ​a​ ​suspicion,​ ​but​ ​this​ ​amount​ ​of trust,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​interesting.​ ​He​ ​couldn’t​ ​of​ ​hoped​ ​for​ ​more,​ ​but​ ​he​ ​still​ ​had​ ​questions,​ ​after​ ​all​ ​this was​ ​an​ ​interview.​ ​“So​ ​has​ ​Starlight​ ​told​ ​you​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​about​ ​her​ ​past,​ ​or​ ​has​ ​she​ ​kept​ ​it​ ​from​ ​you.​ ​I imagine​ ​she​ ​would​ ​have​ ​told​ ​you​ ​things​ ​that​ ​even​ ​her​ ​diary​ ​doesn’t​ ​tell​ ​me,​ ​so​ ​it​ ​would​ ​be interesting​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​them​ ​from​ ​you,​ ​so​ ​how​ ​about​ ​it.”

Twilight​ ​was​ ​taken​ ​aback,​ ​no​ ​Starlight​ ​hadn’t​ ​told​ ​her​ ​much​ ​at​ ​all,​ ​but​ ​she​ ​was​ ​sure​ ​she would​ ​tell​ ​her,​ ​right?​ ​“Not​ ​really,​ ​no,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​trust​ ​her​ ​to​ ​tell​ ​me,​ ​I​ ​know​ ​she​ ​will,”​ ​Twilight​ ​said​ ​a little​ ​too​ ​fast​ ​for​ ​true​ ​honesty.

“Really,​ ​and​ ​you​ ​trust​ ​her?​ ​You​ ​must​ ​be​ ​a​ ​great​ ​judge​ ​of​ ​character,​ ​I​ ​mean​ ​how​ ​do​ ​you trust​ ​someone​ ​you​ ​know​ ​nothing​ ​about.”​ ​‘Yes,​ ​much​ ​better​ ​then​ ​I​ ​could've​ ​ever​ ​hoped,” thought​ ​Broken​ ​Quill,​ ​‘but​ ​let's​ ​give​ ​her​ ​one​ ​more​ ​test,​ ​one​ ​more​ ​question.’​ ​“Have​ ​any​ ​of​ ​your friends​ ​told​ ​you​ ​about​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​about​ ​their​ ​past.”


“No,”​ ​Twilight​ ​said,​ ​feeling​ ​drained.​ ​Could​ ​she​ ​really​ ​trust​ ​her​ ​other​ ​elements,​ ​she​ ​didn’t know​ ​what​ ​they​ ​had​ ​done​ ​before,​ ​if​ ​they​ ​were​ ​criminals​ ​or​ ​liars​ ​,​ ​if​ ​they​ ​were​ ​just​ ​playing​ ​her. She​ ​left​ ​for​ ​her​ ​library,​ ​to​ ​think​ ​over​ ​all​ ​that​ ​she​ ​had​ ​learned​ ​today.

(G)