Chapters Ch3
The newspaper
Starlight woke up with a splitting headache and Nancy hovering over her.
"Holy crap"Starlight yelled,freake out by the closeness of her flatmate
"Could you please reframe from swearing"Nancy said while levitating over a cup of tea
"We'll don't get that close to my face"Starlight retorted
"Shouldn't you be at work"Nancy commented while sipping a bit of her tea
"Wait-what time is it?"Starlight asked
"Seven fifty three"Nancy informed
"Ive got..six minutes to get there, I’ll see you later Nancy “Starlight ran out the room and grabbed her saddlebags in a blind rush
She galloped as fast as she could towards her new work place, which was a rather large but rundown building. The newspaper was called ponyville express, it was very popular paper in ponyville. The issues mainly consisted of gossip, action and events in the town. Starlight wished that this would be a stepping stone to her career as a serious journalist that would take her all over equestria.Starlight entered the building with her mane tangled and breathless.
“I-Im here to s-see Mr Print”Starlight managed through heavy breathing
“Oh yes Miss storm..your just on time”The secretary said checking her list
“Where do I need to-?“Starlight asked
“-Oh down the hall and to the left dear”The secretary instructed
Starlight did as the secretary insutrcted,she felt nervous and her stomach was churning extremely.With a tremabling hoof starlight waited for Mr print to present himself,that he did.
“Follow me Miss storm”Mr Print replied
Mr print was a tall brown coated stallion with glasses and a greying mane,Starlight was well under Mr Prints height and felt very intimdated.
"So what am I on?"Starlight asked
"You will be on the advice column-"Mr print said
"The advice column?!"Starlight shocked
"Problem?"Mr Print asked
"We'll I thought I would be on travel"Starlight assumed
"It's better than being on coffee like checklist"Mr Print joked
"Ha ha"Starlight laughed unconvincly
"Great to have you on board"Mr Print thanked
"Thank you for the opportunity"Starlight repiled
The two shook hoofs and Mr Print went back to his office.
Ch4-The proposal
Checklist then came out of nowhere,his minty green hoof placing a cup of tea in front of her,starlight lifted her head up “Thank you”
“What?-what did you just say?”His expression very shocked as if no-one had ever thanked him
“Thank you.. for the tea I mean”Starlight raised an eyebrow
“That's ok”His smile genuine as he then looked at her “Are you ok?”
“Uh..not really what I was expecting?”Starlight looked at the countless scrolls "I don’t really give the best advice”
Checklist picked one of the scrolls up reading it rather quickly,turning towards her “That's easy they just need to sit down with her and talk it out”
Starlights ears going back as her eyes got bigger “Wow,you're actually really good at this..you should be set this task"
"You really think so?"
"I know so.."
"Prints would never let me,I'm too,I can't.."
"I understand but I can help you.."Starlight looked at him her ears going up in excitement "We can help each other...I`m Starlight by the way"
"Checklist.."He replied
"Well come on then"Starlight grabbed his hoof,she wasn't very aware of some ponies like of personal space.Not noticing Checklists slight discomfort as she dragged him towards Mr Prints office
Next thing checklist knew Starlight was dragging him into Mr Prints office,to which Mr prints was not happy about this.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"Mr prints I have a proposal for you!"
"The audacity"
"It will benefit the paper I promise"Starlight begged of him"Please hear me out.."
"Ok, you have two minutes"
Starlight continued to explain her plan,demonstrating Checklists skills "I will check the grammar and make sure that everything is correct before it goes out to print please Mr Print.."
"I suppose I could give you a chance"
"But if you let me down your off the paper both of you.."
"But-"
"We won't let you down"
"Alright now get out"
Both of them sore that it was time to leave,Checklist practically galloped out.Starlight followed soon after.
"Why did you do that?"
"You needed to be recognised you give amazing advice.."
"I could lose my job.."
"You won't-"
"How can you know that?"
"I know your scared but I promise you won't lose your job"
"How can you make promises like that we only just met"
"Because I know sometimes you have to be bold"Starlight looked at him "I`m sorry I just wanted to help"
"Im not sure"
"Please give me a chance.."
Checklist looked at her "Okay"
"Thank you"
The music note cutie mark
Prologue
“Starlight storm-what a beautiful name! “The new foal’s grandmother commented, whilst cuddling the dark brown Pegasus in her hooves
“It was as if she was sent from the star down to us”Starlights mother cooed over her child
“I believe she’s is destine for greatness-“Starlight’s father added
“Greatness, the only thing your destine for is lying “Amber gem (The school bully) laughed at starlight’s outlandish story.
Starlight loved to “Jazz “up her life by making events a little bit more exciting than they were. She really couldn’t help it, it was as if a burning passion had been installed in her at birth.
“That just shows that I can make up stories meaning I have twice the amount of creativity you have”
Amber gem snapped most of Starlight’s bones that day and caused many bruises all over her body, Starlight was not defeated because that was the day that Starlight’s cutie mark appeared. Which was a minim with an orange feather quill finishing it off, it showed not only her passion for creating stories but her musical heritage. Her father was a musician and her mother a songwriter so the music note was not a surprise. For Starlight a day that had started bad turned out to be one of the most significant of her entire life.
Ch1
The train station
"Were gonna miss you so much"Starlights mother annouched tearfully,greating embrassing Starlight
"Mum-mum Ive got to go"Starlight said distracted by something
"Hold it little missy"Starlights father warned
"Sorry I just-"Starlight said distracted
"We know but he might not make it star"Starlight father doubtly said
"He will-he always does"Starlight hoped
Suddenly someones hooves came over Starlights eyes
"Guess who?"Silver steps said
"Princess celestia"Star replied
"No..try again"Silver answered,taking his hooves off Starlight's eyes
"Oh..sil I should have known it would be you"Star laughed"I thought you were in canterlot?"
"I couldn't miss my best friend moving,now could I?"Silver questioned
The two embraced in a hug
"And I`m so glad you did, I've missed you so much"Star said
Silver steps was a tall stallion with a silver coat and two tone grey and silver mane.He had been friends with starlight since they were small fouls at school in fillydelphia.Growing up together they shared everything together and they could not be separated.Untill he moved to canterlot to follow his dream of becoming a royal guard,starlight wasn't angry though as he came to visit a lot.She thought he wouldn't make it as he had a particularly long training.
"All aboard"The train conductor yelled
"Call us everyday and visit every two weeks"Starlights mother cried while hugging star
"Ok mum I will, I promise"Star replied
"See you soon sport"Starlights father sportingly reassured her
"I`ll come visit don't worry"Silver reassured
"I never had any doubt that you wouldn't"Star said
Star waved goodbye as she boarded the train,leading to her new life.She was anxious,She was nervous and she didn't know what was gonna happen?
Ch2
The flatmate
The train arrived at ponyville station late at night,princess Luna had clearly taken over the sky.Starlight looked in wonder at the thousand fireflies flying past the window.This was shaping up to be an ok experience if the rest of the day was like this not that much day was actually left.Starlight grabbed her saddlebags and made her way off the train.Starlight looked up at the sky it always helped her calmed down,it allowed her to think back to the long nights she spent with silver just talking,talking about everything and anything.Starlight followed her piece of paper indicating to where she lived the best she could considering the lack of light.
"Right building twenty four"Starlight pondered out loud
This went on for a long while until starlight came to a large building with a small twenty four painted beside it.Starlight knocked the door.
"Hello"
The mare that answered the door had a long red mare and a Snow White coat and a stare that sent shivers down starlights spine.
"Come on then I will show you round"The mare said in her monotone voice
"Right ok-what's your name?"starlight tried making small talk
"Nancy"Nancy repiled in a monotone accent
"We'll I'm Starlight but I prefer star"Starlight answered,having a one sided conversation while following Nancy
"That lamp don't work,you have to whack the water tank for it start,don't touch my schedules on the fridge and if you have male visitors keep down cause I have to get up early for work"Nancy answered
"Fine"Starlight allowed Nancy's comments about "male visitors" to go over her head.
Nancy then went to her room leaving Starlight alone in a dark sitting room to full asleep on the sofa.
