Forgotten Fire: The First Spark

The long trip from Ponyville back to their home in the Everfree Forrest was one filled with great joy. Faolan and Serenity had just become the parents of their third child. Serenity carried the basket which held the small orange filly with a fiery colored mane. They were approaching their nice little hut where their other two fillies were happily awaiting their return. The pure joy Faolan felt was evident as he briskly trotted to the door, but Serenity was a bit more content. There was something about this new baby that she couldn't quite place. Her worry was replaced, however, when she saw the glee-filled faces of her children.

"MOMMY! DADDY!"

"Trixie, Soarin, we're back, and we brought a surprise."

The two fillies crowded around the basket that Serenity had just placed on the floor in the living room. They both basked in awe at the little filly, stirring in her sleep. Trixie's face lit up when she saw her sweet little sister. Soarin looked lovingly, but not specifically impressed, having seen Trixie being brought home not two years ago. Either way, they were both ecstatic to have a new sister. Serenity glanced over at Faolan, pride beaming in his eyes, and she couldn't help but smile. The wonderful feelings of her family pushed any uncertainty out of Serenity's mind.

They laid the new filly down in her crib, turned off the lights, and went to tuck their other children into bed. After the nightly routine had been finished, Faolan headed to bed.

"I'll join you in a bit. I'll just be up a little while longer" Serenity said.

"Alright," Faolan replied, "please don't be too long."

Serenity stared out of the window at the moon. The dark, wooden land that surrounded the house was basked in the pale light of the moons glow. A shutter shot through her spine when her eyes set on the dark shadow caste upon it. "The Mare on the Moon," she thought to herself, "that's what they've been calling her." She turned her head and wandered into the middle of the room, her movement slow and smooth. She sunk her head down in though about her new child. She just couldn't get over her feelings about her. Something was wrong, but she had no idea what it could be. Serenity pushed the thoughts from her mind, determined to not let them effect how she felt, and went into her bedroom where Faolan was already asleep. Sleep came very difficult due to the 1,000 different thoughts swarming around in Serenity's mind. She was thinking about her new filly Ember, her whole life living in the Everfree Forrest, and things she hadn't thought about in a long, long time. Eventually sleep found her, but it did not bring peace. She gave up, and spent the rest of the night re-living memories she had desperately tried to forget.