Chapter 1 New Pony in Town

My head hurt like crazy, like a rock had been smashed against my skull. Who am I? I have no idea where or who I am. All I know is I woke up and now I remember nothing, my mind completely blank. Was I flying and hit my head? Did that cause me to have some sort of amnesia? No, It wasn't that kind of pain. It was a pain that existed deep within my being, not some surface pain. The pain could be caused by a concussion I guess but-

Oh... My... It hurts so fricken bad!

I struggled to open my eyes, but I immediately wished I hadn't. The area around me is dark because of the shadows; however, the sun is radiating ever so slightly through the trees. I can hear the wind; it has a ghastly howl to it. The coldness to the air feels like it is going to rip the breath right out of my lungs. What is this place?

I look around, it doesn't take me a second to notice that there is a pink pony standing in front of me. What is a pony doing in a freaky place like this.

"Hello, I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie, but my friends all call me Pinkie Pie." the pink mare said, "What's your name?"

That's a good question. If only I knew. Instead I simply said the first thing that popped into my mind. "Bright Night," I said. It sounded right, though I don't know why. Perhaps It was because it was dark as night even though it was the middle of the afternoon.

"Really? Well I've never met you and I know everypony in Ponyville," The pink pony said,"That must mean you're not from around here?! You know what this calls for?"

Oh gosh, I'm afraid to ask. This pony is obviously crazy. I mean just look at her mane. It looks like cotton candy. It freaking screams crazy! And her face. She's glaring at me like she's getting electrocuted! Just the fact that she is in a place like this, standing over me like she is about to eat me is enough to send chills down my spine. "What?" I finally asked with caution in my voice. I dreaded the answer fearing it may pose some hazard to my life.

"A party!" She exclaimed excitedly, "I planned the party when I first found you, but you where sleeping and it's rude to wake a sleeping pony and it's not a party without the guest of honor. But now you're awake, so I don't have to wake you, and now you can meet all my friends and- Hey! You don't have your Cutiemark and-"

"My what?" I asked confused.

"Your Cutiemark. It's what repres- oh nevermind. It's not important right now. What is important is you meeting my friends. Follow Me!" Pinkie said as she ran off.

Oh great. I hope her friends aren't as crazy as she is.

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"We're here!" she said.

Finally! Pinkie Pie did not stop talking the entire way here. I'm not sure she even took the time to breathe. I may not know much, but I do know one thing... Ponies need to breathe. Maybe now that there are other ponies here, she will leave me alone. She did explain what a cutiemark was however, which I was glad, since she left me wondering on the way here.

We arrived at this place apparently called the Sugercube Corner. She opened the door and we walked in. This was obviously the main room. It was a spacious room decorated with bright colors and party decorations galore. It was clearly a bakery as there were desert racks all across the front filled with all kinds of deserts that made my mouth water. Inside were eight other ponies and a young dragonling. Five of the ponies were near full grown mares like Pinkie, and the other three were still little fillies.

"Hi everypony. This is my new friend Bright Night, I met him on the outskirts of the Everfree Forest. Don't ask me what he was doing there, cause I have no idea why he was there. Seems kinda weird, doesn't it?"

This Pony cannot seem to keep her mind on track.

"Oh yeah!" She said as she remembered what she was doing, "Brighty, this is Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack, and her sister Apple Bloom. Also we have Rarity, her sister Sweetie Bell, Rainbow Dash, and finally Scootaloo. Oh, and this is Spike," Pinkie said the last name pointing a hoof at the young dragon.

Just then the yellow pony with a pink mane, who I think Pinkie said was Fluttershy came over to talk to me.

"Umm, I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind, but... Umm... I happened to notice you are an alicorn, and well, I thought only princesses like Twilight, Celestia, and Luna were alicorns," she said.

"Alicorn?" I asked, "What the heck is an alicorn? And who the heck are Celestia and Luna?"

Their Jaws dropped when I asked this. I don't know if it was because I didn't know what an alicorn was or because I didn't know who Celestia and Luna were.

"Look I know far less than you do," I said, "I woke up quite literally remembering nothing. All I know are the basic skills of a pony my age. Heck, I don't even remember my age!"

"So yer' tellin' us ya don't remember anything?" Applejack asked, obviously trying to process everything. She

"Nope," I answered, "Nothing."

They all looked at me, mouths wide open in awe, while I was being sent into information overload. After a long and awkward pause, Pinkie broke the silence.

"So you lied!" She accused, her hair fell straight, and she looked PISSED! "Your names not Bright Night?!"

"I didn't lie. I don't know what my name is so I said the first thing that came to my head. For all I know, my name really could be Bright Night."

I felt like running for my life. Pinkie Pie looked like someone who you would expect to see holding a knife ready to cut off your head. Pinkie eyed me suspiciously for a second, but then her hair went all poofy again as she replied with a high pitched, "Okie dokie lokie!"

What is with that pony? One minute she is a big, pink, bundle of joy and happiness, the next she seems like she should be in a hospital for the mentally insane. And although she terrifies me to no end, there is something about her that is strangely enjoyable.

"And I suppose you would like us to help you find your memories?" Twilight asked.

To be honest up until this point I hadn't really considered searching for my memories. I was too stressed by what was going on to really care.

"I hadn't really thought about it. But I guess it wouldn't hurt, infact it might do some good, knowing who I am and where I come from and all that. That is if you don't mind."

Rainbow Dash was pissed at that idea understandably, "Of course we mind! Why would we help somepony we just met, go on a wild goose chase to find his memories that may not even truly be missing?!"

"Now Dashie dear, how would you feel if you woke up one day and could not remember anything? This pony needs our help. Of course we would be happy to help you, right girls?" asked Rarity sympathetic towards me and my situation.

"Of course we would sugarcube. The question is where to start?" Applejack replied.

"I would say at the library," Twilight suggested, "I'm sure I have a book somewhere that at least mentions something like this."

"Good idea, Twi," Applejack replied.

"Sis, can we help? This would be the perfect opportunity to get our cutiemarks as private eyes!?" Apple Bloom asked in anticipation.

"Of course you and yer’ friends can lend a hoof," She replied, "The more the mareier"

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Author's Note

To all of you who read any part of The Bright Night Series, I know it was crap. My goal is to make this one better. You will probably be glad to know that I have no intention of putting the mane character in any form of a serious relationship. Furthermore, this will be an actual story with a plot.

All in all, I hope you enjoy Lost Memories.