Up in Flames 2: In the Ashes

Golden Flames POV

“Hey Twi.”

“Hello.” She said nervously.

“What’s wrong?”

“It-it’s nothing. Don’t worry.”

“Hmm.” I wasn’t entirely satisfied but I accepted it anyway. We were at Sugarcube Corner eating daisy sandwiches and hay fries. We were at Sugarcube Corner for lunch because I thought it would be a good idea just for the two of us to have lunch together. The sky was a majestic blue and there wasn’t a cloud in sight. I was admiring the sky and the fact that Rainbow Dash got up early for once to clear the sky, when I felt something odd. It was just- I shuddered.

“You okay?” She asked me. I nodded.

“Am I okay? The question is are you okay? You haven’t taken a bite out of your daisy sandwich.” It was true. She hasn’t.

“I’ve just been thinking about something.”

“About what?”

“Your brother.” I was hoping she wouldn’t bring it up.

“What about him?”

“Well, you know how he’s a human and all, who’s to say you’re not a human?” I was shocked she would even think that, although, something was gnawing at me at the back of my mind, something else. But I shrugged the thought away.

“How could you even suggest that?”

“It was just a thought.” She leaned back and started eating. I pushed my plate of food away and walked off. If my own cousin thinks I’m a human then what about my other friends? What would Jamie think? No, I can’t think about that. I walked through town and eventually stopped in front of my house. I didn’t even notice where my hoofs were taking me. I looked inside and Jamie wasn’t in. That was good. I stepped into the living room. I walked over to the couch, laid down and had a nap.

Lonely Shadow’s POV

I couldn’t bear to think about what would have happened if I went to the party. I didn’t go because I hated parties. I was in my small cottage beside the Everfree forest. I went back to there. I got my parents bodies and moved towards my house. I then buried them in the backyard so that I wouldn’t have to go to church. That’s where I was going now. I walked outside and looked at my parents graves. I had erected crude tombstones on top of where they lay.

“Hello? Is anyone there?” It was Jamie. I went to the front door and opened it.

“What are you doing here? If I had known you were coming I would have cleaned the place up a bit.” My house was a mess. There were bits of hay everywhere and I even had some of my clothes thrown around the room.

“I’m here because I wanted to ask you something.”

“Sure. Anything.”

“Can you please tell me how you knew about Starcover’s secret?”

“Uhhh.” I didn’t know how to respond to that.

“It’s, uh, my talent, you see.” That’s it; I’m back to my normal scared self.

“Okay.” He went back the way he had come.

Golden Flames POV

I woke up and looked around. It looked like my living room but something was off. It must be nothing. I walked to the kitchen and made myself a daisy sandwich. As I was munching on it, Jamie walked in.

“Hey, what’s up?”

“G’Day love. I’m good I just went outside for a bit.” I watched him walk upstairs and before he went out of sight I used the sliver flames spell on him. I don’t know why I was overreacting.

In my mind’s eye I saw Jamie walk up to a cottage. Lonely Shadow opened the door. They talked about something but then he left. I broke the spell. It seems like nothing suspicious is going on. Except for that incessant feeling I have about something being odd, must be getting paranoid. I shrugged it off and went outside for a walk. I walked towards Twilight’s library. I knocked on the door and Spike answered.

“Here to see Twilight?”

“Yeah, is she here?”

“No sorry. She’s at Applejack’s.”

“Okay, thanks.” I left the library and headed to Sweet Apple Acres.