Light Runner

"Light? He's moving!"

I slowly open my eyes. I hearing a voice, but can't really recognize who is talking. "Where the hay did you hide so long?"

"Hide?" I realize slowly, who is talking to me. Twilight Sparkle.

"You hide nearly two weeks, Light! You have a lot to explain." I groan, my head hurting. "What day is today?"

"Wednesday. But we found you already on sunday, in the middle of Ponyville." Wait, the last time I was knocked out, was for a whole week. Now not even a half one? I'm still wond-

"Equestria too Light, do you even listen?" I look to her. "Wha-? Yeah, I listen."

"Alright ... are you responsible for the death of Lightning Thunder?" Thunder, that ...

"Light!" I wince. "Mayby, mayby! I punched him a lot in his dirty face, but I don't think he was dead, before I disappeared."

"Disappeared?" I rub my head, only nodding to her. "Really strange thing. I woke up one week later ... in a complete different world."

"Really? That would explain, why nopony has found you." I nod again. "Yep! But now I'm back. What happened in the time, when I was gone?"

"A lot. First thursday. The first day, you where gone." I see her horn glowing in purple magic aura before a newspaper hits my face hard. "Read."

I take the paper from my face and start reading the main article.

"Tragedy in Fillydelphia. Around midnight something happened. A transporter train was on his way to Canterlot, when the train reached the train station of Fillydelphia. *It was already pretty dark, even with the lights in front of the train. I saw it to late, that there where 3 ponies on the railway track*, explains the train driver Hot Ash(40). He told, he saw them on the railway track, before one of them just disappeared. *So far I saw it, it was an earth pony who disappeared*. Even now, it is still unclear, where the earth pony disappeared. Afterall earth ponies can't just teleport away, so mayby another pony helping him? Asking around Equestria, we might find a clue who this particular pony could be. Ponyville has an earth pony, a mail pony by the name of Light Runner(25), who seemed to took a train to Fillydelphia, but never returned since then. From what the ponies told, Light Runner and Lightning Thunder(32) had there share of problems, not long before the incident. The reason was a mare they both seemed to love, Sky Love(23). Every fan from the Wonderbolt Lightning Thunder knows, that she is his special somepony. However, it seems like, Light has feelings for the mare too. But why he just disappeared ... that doesn't know anypony. To ask any of the 3 is too late. Light Runner is missing and Lightning Thunder, also Sky Love, where killed by the train ... wait, Sky is ...?" I feel my body shiver hard, tears running down my face. "Yes, Light. The train killed her ..."

Now I realize it. Thunder did carried her on his back, when I smashed him on the railway track ... with Sky.

"I'm sorry, Light. I nearly ... uhm, I mean, I lost my special somepony too few days ago." He looks up to her in surprise. "Huh? Since when did you had a special somepony?"

"Last week. The week, where you wasn't here. You know him, the stallion who also is a mailstallion. His name was Sweetfull Dream. There where some trouble, especially on the weekend. Well, anything ended well, except that he died by saving me, the author Rising Shine and Equestria ..." He frowns, but noticing her look. "Wow ... you don't look that sad about it."

"I'm ... uhm, I'm proud of him. Thanks to him, I'm back alive. And on the same day, just later, we found you here." First what happened to me and now to him while I was gone ... what the buck is going on recently?

"It's okay." She then looks straight into my eyes. "So it was you on the railway track?"

"Yes, but I can't really explain, why I disappeared." And that's not even a lie.

"Mayby I find something." He nods, before remembering what happened in Fillydelphia. "Wait, Twilight! Some ponies trying to use me. I don't know why or for what! Thunder used Sky only to buck her! Her parents are dead, Lightning wrote the letters! That mare, who captured me ... Fillydelphia ... Saddlebag Road 11!"

"Really?! We will check that directly ... Light, I think, you should visit your love on the graveyard ..." I feel again tears running. "Yeah, good idea ... I will pay her ..."

"You will nothing. Be thankful, that you don't have serious problems right now, Light. Afterall you killed Lightning nearly two times already." He sighs. "Fine, I don't interupt into that until I get ponynapped again ..."

"I have to go, write a letter to Princess Celestia. If what I heard from you is true, then this could get into problems soon. And then still planning for the ceremony for the memory of Sweet for friday. I hope, Fluttershy will sing my song I wrote for him. She can do that really good. See you, when I got new informations." I see Twilight leaving the room. My bedroom. And then Trotting Mail and Derpy Hooves walking in. "Hey, finally back? We had a lot to do, especially that week, since Sweet is dead. I hope you feel good enough to help tomorrow."

"I'm really sorry. Of course I help tomorrow and friday." They smile to me. "Good. And good that you feel better."

"Can I take a muffin?!" Wondering, what Derpy said, I see food next to my bed. "Yeah, sure. I know you like muffins, you can have all of them for you and your daughter."

"Light, thank you!" She hugs me tight. "No problem, Derpy."

I smile back to her, before both leaving the room. I start to think again ... she is gone ... forever ... never see Sky again ...

"I should buy some beautiful flowers for her ..." I stand up from my bed, take 3 bits from me and walk out of my house. I walk to the florist Sparkling Flower, a yellow mare with golden eyes and light blue main and tail with a yellow flower as her cutie mark. "Oh, hello there. Can I help you?"

I look around in the shop and find a beautiful bouquet. "This one there."

She points with her hoof on them. "Those?"

"Exactly." She smiles, taking them. "3 bits then."

I give her my 3 bits and leaving the shop. "Bye!"

I make my way to Ponyvilles graveyard. It was a bit outside, away from Ponyville. I don't have the feel to run, so I just walking like normal to it.

About 10 minutes later I finally reach the entrance. I open the gate and start to search for her grave. Dying isn't a common thing in Equestria. So there aren't that many graves around here. And then, finally, I found her grave. It looks beautiful, like she deserved it. Flowers all around, beautiful and colorful. And a photo from her ... she look so cute on it ... finally I can see her face again.

I feel tears coming up on my eyes again, rolling down my cheeks. I can't help myself anymore, I fall on my flank, covering my eyes with my hooves, when I start to cry. I want to be strong, but I can't. You was such a good friend to me for a long time and then we loved ... all destroyed by that flankhole Lightning Thunder!

"Sky Love. Born 27th September 1990. Died 5th March 2014. Pegasi. Friendly. Good friend. You will always be in our memories. You can finally have peace forever, Sky ... yes, you really can have peace ..."

I put the boutique on her grave, before I start again to cry loud. Why did only I disappeared, while not her ... or only her.

"Hey, you are the pony I met on the train station. From what I know now, youre name is Light Runner, right?" Surprised, I turn around too see the cyan blue stallion again, who gave me money for the train ticket to Fillydelphia. And a mare, black fur, mane and tail. But blue eyes. "You are Rising, I remember. Who is that mare with you? Youre special somepony?"

I see them both blushing. "No, we are just ... very good friends. Without Twilight and Sweet, she would probably still be evil and probably overtaken Equestria by now. I'm glad, she is back to herself now."

"I feel terrible for what I've done ..." Rising pulls one hoof around her. I smile a little "You don't need to ... uhm ..."

"Black Star." I nod. "You don't need to feel bad, Star. From what he just told, you wasn't really yourself. I'm just wondering, why a cute mare like you could be so evil."

Wait, did I say that right now?!

I look to her again, she blushes more then before. "Well, I guess, thanks?"

I start to blush too. "Y-Youre welcome, Star. So why are you two here?"

"Visiting Sweet's grave." I sigh. "Yeah, I heard about that ... Sorry for you."

"He was a nice stallion. I just knew him since last week ... you know, he saved my life, when I cutted me in accident with a knife. He and Twilight brought me fast to the hospital. Without them, I wouldn't be standing here right now." I nod in agreement. "I saw him sometimes on my work. He was a mailstallion. He is really nice, even when we didn't meeted that often."

"Okay. Well, mayby we see us again? I live in Ponyville, she has no place yet, so she is sleeping in my house." I sigh. "Sure, we can meet everytime. I need anything that ... helps me, about ..."

"I know. Come, whenever you want, Light." I see them both walking away. Suddenly Black Star turns around, still blushing and winking to me. Then she continues walking with Rising Shine.

I stayed the rest of the day alone here, just looking at her grave. What does she think now? Want she that I take revenge for her? That I make a new life, with a new mare? That I die or stay alive? It's slowly getting dark ...

"Night, Sky Love. Be my nightmoon, who watch over me." I start to walk back to my home, now realizing, that I'm really hungry. The food besides the muffins, was still there, so I take some from it and start eating. Then I hear somepony knocking on the housedoor. "Door is open!"

Nothing. "Hello?!"

Still nothing. I slowly walk to the door, ready to fight. If it is that mare that ponynapped me with Lightning, I will rip her head from her body.

I open the door fast, but there was nopony around. "Hello?"

Suddenly, I see a pink pony jumping far away, screaming. "HELLO LIIIIIGHTTT!!!"

Pinkie Pie, definitly.

"Hey Pinkie! Did you see somepony else here?!" She shakes her head in the distance. "NOOOO!!!"

She laughs and jumps away. "Strange mare ... in a good wa-huh?"

I see a letter on the ground, in front of me. I put up the letter, locking the house door and walking back to my bed. I take the letter and start reading it.

"Tomorrow. 8 PM. On the lake. Okay? - BS ... who writes me a letter like that? Is that a heart next to *BS*? Heck, is that pony, who wrote that, loving me?"

Mayby it's her ... that mare that ponynapped me. My chance to get her ... tomorrow.

"Sure, why not? I dunno, who you are and I guess, you love me. See ya tomorrow evening on the lake, unknown BS. - LR." I write down my response on the letter with a pen and putting it back on the outside of my front door. I hope, whoever that is, comes back and get the mail.

I walk back to my bed, letting out a loud yawn. I decided to sleep now, my last thoughts on Sky Love, before I fall asleep ...