Year 1 Day 1

Hi! I'm Sky Note and I'm making this journal to relay my time as the personal protege of Princess Twilight! She said that this was a good idea so I could remember all my adventures and stuff like Princess Twilight had under the apprenticeship of Queen Celestia. Oh! I should probably put a date here! It is year 2390 QCA(Queen Celestian Age). If you don't know your history, QCA went into effect after we lost Princess Lunae(known in her time as only Princess Luna) in the Griffianic Wars(the first of what I think to be many wars with the griffins). After her sister's death, Celestia appointed herself as the Solar Queen, the one true ruler of the Equestrian Empire, and Twilight took over the moon(but she can't really control it). Since then, Queen Celestia and Princess Twilight have been looking for Lunae's replacement in order to restore order to the Empire. That's why I'm here

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"Sky! How many times must I tell you to concentrate?!", shouted a very tired, very snippy sounding Twilight.

"It's not MY fault! YOU won't let me play my music or take a bucking break!", Sky Note shouted back, malice rising in her voice.

Her blue fading to orange mane fell across her face, unkempt and dark in the dimly lit room. The moon's light filtered slowly into the room's small window and shone across Sky's equally unkempt and fading blue to orange pelt.

Twilight looked worse, her mane and tail in wild curls and pelt in a huge mess. She hadn't slept for days and Queen Celestia seemed to ignore her more and more lately. She looked neglected and tired but Sky only felt a sense of dread in their upcoming fight for the night.

"That music is LOUD and VERY annoying. You and your mother both! I mean, you came HERE to ME to learn, if you want music, go back to you mother, the DJ, that can barely afford the meager fees we require for you to stay here! And NEVER, EVER use that language with ME again!"

That got Sky and she felt a pang of guilt and sorrow,"I-I."

"I would like to think that Vinyl would raise a better child. We'll try again tomorrow. DISMISSED!"

Sky looked at Twilight, stunned. Twilight gave her a murderous look and Sky quickly ran out of the room and nearly knocked over a guard as she bolted for her own room. She was on the verge of tears and didn't want any palace folk see her cry. She burst through the giant, crescent moon doors. It was about 3 in the morning and Sky was tired but her heart hurt to much to sleep. It had been like this for years. Twilight shouting to her like that. She wouldn't be ready for guard training at 6, but she had things to do. She plopped onto her magical bed that reflected the night sky above her, although she couldn't see it through her ceiling that reflected the moon's surface. Everything was moon themed in this room. Always hinting at the possible goal, right? Over 2000 years since Lunae's death and still nopony to take over the moon.

"Twilight was just pressuing me to do better, she really thinks I'm the one. So does Shining and everyone else...", Sky mumbled, hot tears running down her face, dapening her pelt and covers.

She levitated over her star shaped pillow and took out her journal and quill. She began to write:

Year 5 Day 165

Twilight REALLY needs to sleep. Just because she's immortal, doesn't mean she's immune to sleep deprivation! I'm not bitter but she sure is. She's so snippy and rude lately. She tried to get me to raise the goddamn moon tonight! That's the bucking final exam, not some "assessment"! I could have done it though. I just needed some time and my music. Mom would be happy with me then. She likes that I have taken to music though. Well, I guess I should sleep. Good night...

Sky Note put away the journal away and looked up at her ceiling. She felt a fresh wave of tears come and curled to the side. She heard the door creak open but didn't move. Memories of her mom and dad rose fresh in her mind. Bringing back Twilight's insult to her mother more pain in her sinking heart.

"Sky? Did Twilight hurt your feelings again?", called Shining Armor from the door.

Sky grunted and shuddered slightly. Shining sighed. He sat on her bed and looked at the little unicorn.

"I'm sure she didn't mean it..."

"Do you see her in here?"

Shining sighed," I see you point."

Sky grunted and Shining chuckled.

Sky turned to face him, her eyes reflecting her mane's colors like a dawning morning,"Why are you laughing?"

Shining looked into her eyes and smiled which made Sky relax a little," I just remember when our parents used to punish Twilight and she'd always pin it on me. Now she's a princess and I'm the captain of the Royal Guard. We all grow up Sky. You just need to learn to face life with a smile and a kick in your trot."

Sky smiled a little and Shining smiled right back down. Ever since her father died while she was in her third year of training there, Shining took up the fatherly role and it was great. He treated her with a warriors respect and a father's love. Not that Sky ever knew her father. He abandoned her and her mom before she was born. Sky never knew what a father truly was until Shining. She also never knew her mother's love. Seeing that Vinyl gave her up as soon as she turned 6.

She lay back down and Shining levitated the covers up to her. He then sat down and they looked up at the moon's surface together for a while.

"One day, I'm gonna see that in real life. And I'm gonna raise it and let it fall. Mom will be happy and so will Twilight and everypony else", said Sky as she fell asleep. Shining kissed her forehead and left the room, shutting the door silently behind her.

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"If you plan to beat her records, you should really get to training on time more often", commented Shining Armor as Sky slipped through the door to the outdoor training yard.

Sky only grunted with sleep still slowing her as she grabbed her training sword and headed to the running line. She waited among the other guard, accustomed to her presence as she strapped on her sword's sheath. Shining snorted and trotted over to them. He soon blew a whistle and they all took off, headed to the outer wall of the castle. Shining came up next to her, staring. She looked straight ahead, but acknowledge his presence.

"Her records and yours are getting close. You might beat her one day."

"Today, Shining. Today I will beat her and her records", Sky cut off.

Shining looked ahead as Sky sped forward, soldiers parting for her as she ran forward. Shining didn't follow and was quite impressed as she took out her sword as soon as they left the city gates, her horn glowing a brilliant shade of blue, like the sky above her. Shining gazed as he took the lead of the pack and she sped ahead, sword in mouth. Then he saw it, that one rouge dragon, waiting to attack the city as it had done for years on end. Sky jumped forward and disappeared just as the dragon saw her. The other guard all stood frozen as the dragon looked at where she just was. She suddenly reappeared on the dragons muzzle and slashed it's eye. It roared in pain and swiped at her but she was already gone. She reappeared on the base of the dragons neck, their one true weak spot and the one they guarded most with their small arms. She plunged the sword into its neck, its metal gleaming in the sunlight. The dragon reared back and spread its wings but she was gone again. She appeared on its back where she sliced off both wings in a single swipe. The dragon fell and she teleported upwards. She fell, sword in perfect position over the beast's head. She teleported, leaving the sword to plunge through the dragon as she landed safely on the ground. She fell over, some blood pooling around her from scrapes and wounds nonfatal-looking but still enough, seeing as they were done with dragon's claws, which were tipped with poison in certain cases. Her magic was shot. She could barely move from exhaustion. Shining bolted to her and examined her wounds.

"Why did you attack?!"

Sky looked up at him and gave a bloody grimace and spoke in a horace (no pun intended) tone," I saw into it's heart. It killed for fun, not food or disturbance, he loved the sickening crack and final breaths of pony's bones breaking and their lives ending. I killed him because it was right."

Shining looked her, surprised that she not only saved ponies lives and took down a dragon, but saw into the hearts of creatures. Something only a true leader could do, or a powerful unicorn...

"You're getting a new job. Starting tomorrow."

Author's Note

Sorry about my old story guys. I didn't want to cancel it but I've lost interest and took the story too fast. I might pick it back up but it'll be a while. Now, I thought of this story on vacation and wanted to make it. Here is my new story! Hope you enjoy it!!!!
I'm gonna need a cover art for this and I'm dreadful at art so if you're interested in it, PM me.