Chapter 1

The Element of Mischief

Chapter 1

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By

Red Mare

"Hello Ponyville. I'm so glad to be home!" I shouted, in the middle of town. In front of me, ponies began to look at me differently and they were all so confused. Did I make a fool out of my self again for the thirteenth time just by shouting out loud to a crowd of by standards? Maybe. Okay yes I did, but with a very good reason. The reason is I'm currently back from my previous battle, which I got to say was easy as a apple pie being baked. Those timber wolves never knew what was coming to them.

But that's not really important, what is  really important is that, everypony just stared at me like they didn't know me at all. I wonder why. Usually everypony remembers me and they would like to chat with me. What was wrong with them? I asked myself as I looked at the crowd again. This time in the crowd, I saw a  beautiful yellow pegasus, with a long pink mane and tail, and she had a cutie mark with three butterflies on her flank. Don't ask how I know how to notice a pony and their cutie mark from a far distance.

I just simply can tell from afar. That and well I was kind of hovering at the stall next to her. I flew down towards the ground, and just as I was about to walk towards the pony with the three butterfly cutie mark. Some ponies backed away from me, like they were afraid that I might do something dangerous, while some other ones were brave enough to get in front of  the pony, protecting and shielding my view of her. "What's going on?" I mumbled under my breath, not realizing that I said it out loud for everypony to hear. Nopony answered me, they all just gave me a strange confused glare.

Everypony then began to walk away, and the pony with the three butterfly cutie mark had disappeared. I was walking down the market street trying to talk to ponies, but they keep avoiding and ignoring me. I think it might be the scars. Yup that must be the explanation. Either that or I stink really bad and need to get myself cleaned up. I sniffed myself and I din't smell to bad. Was it the cologne I spray myself with every morning  didn't have a good smell for ponies but rather homeless cats. Note to self, never ever buy cologne again, unless if dating somepony, noted. As I kept walking down the streets, I noticed some pegasi flying in the sky. That's cool, wait are they coming towards me? And at a fast pace. Crap, I got to get out of here before they crash into me and cause an accident.

I ran so fast, all that was left was a dust cloud shaped as me. I love doing shenanigans like that to foll other ponies. I mean it is what I do. But that will be explained later in due time. As of right now, I ran into an alley way, looking back out at the streets. I saw three pegasi were wearing something golden, and it was shining. So shining, I want something like in the future, the future, FUTURE! I walked out of the alley way and walked towards them. I hope I could get some answers and ask what is the gold thing they are wearing.

As I approached them, they looked at my direction and one of them shouted, "There he is! Get him!" That was my cue to get out of there. I took to the skies, as I flew away from them.  What is going on? I wondered to myself as I flew away from Ponyville and looked for someplace to hide. I got away or so I thought, I looked behind me and the pegasi wearing those golden plates on their bodies were chasing me through the sky.

"Oh come on. Give me a break already." I said out loud. I flew downwards and entered a forest type area. I looked behind me again and I lost the three pegasi. Not focusing ahead of me, I hit a tree branch and fell downward, and I landed on something soft. My vision became blurry, so I couldn't describe what or who saved me, but I did see a pair of yellow hooves walking towards me. That is when I groaned and I finally lost consciousnesses.

Why did everypony acted strange? What happened when I was gone?

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Canterlot Castle

I am sitting on the throne of Canterlot, levitating a quill and signing off of some papers for important documents. Everything was going good today, that is until the doors to the throne room were opened and a pony clad in golden armor, came running in. What could one of my guards want at a time like this? As he approached the me, he bowed down before me, and I could tell he had something to tell me.

"News from Ponyville. Your Highness." The royal guard asked, removing his helmet in front of the only alicorn in the room, which is me.

"Yes." I said calmly, wondering what the news could be. My amethyst eyes shined in the sunlight, my white coat could brighten any dark room, my mane and tail consist of four colors, light cerulean, light turquoise, light cobalt blue, and pale heliotrope, my cutie mark, a sun, and my name is Celestia, Co-ruler of Equestria. I'm very curious about the news what my guard is going to tell me. I looked at his expression and I could tell this isn't going to be what I want to hear at  all.

"I'm simply to tell you that. He has returned and he is alive." The soldier said, looking at me directly in the eyes. I was shocked at the news, and I gasped. I realized that it is has begun to come true. I began looking at the soldiers protecting me from my sides. "Go. Find the pony and bring him here immediately." I ordered a guard near me.

"Yes your highness." A guard said, running out of the throne room with three other guards. As they were out of my sight, I got up from the throne and walked towards a window. I sighed as I looked at it, it had a picture of a certain dark blue pegasus, flying above all the ponies, with an evil smile formed on it's face. "Why did you come back?" I asked, to no pony in particular, as I kept looking at the window, and then I looked down at the ground.

Maybe I should write a letter to my faithful student. No, I don't want her involved with something this big. I got to put him away before this begins.