The Night She Fled

Starlight woke with a startle.

"What is going on out there?!" She said aloud to no one in particular. She pondered the feeling she got when first waking up. Curious as it was, she couldn't remembered the dream. It was a hard one to think about. She wasn't sure she wanted to remember it. But even as it was, she needed to think ahead to the day.

With a sigh she stumbled out of bed and let her hooves hit the ground softly with a patter. In the lonely house it echoed terribly. The light from the sun shone brilliantly through the window, but she cursed it. Why can't it be night all the time? Oh well. It'll have to do. She slowly peered through her eyes at her surrounding room. A bookshelf lay in the farthest side next to the door out. The window lay on the side of the bed. It was a simple modest home, but it was home to her. Outside the door chirped many birds. They graced the day with their singing, but oh did it annoy Starlight. She could think of terrible things to do to those birds. And the kids. They always played so noisily outside her house. One even had the audacity to bring out a horn and start playing it!

Such annoyances wouldn't do.

"Quiet out there!" Starlight yelled out, but to no avail. She slowed her eye movement as something caught her attention...

Was she being watched?! Ugh! Why can't she be left alone... They always disliked her in this town. They never talked and got to understand her. Not like she wanted them to talk to her anyways. They were always so prude and snide. Not like back home... She missed it. She missed it dearly. The trees would bloom and show brilliant colors and she would love watching everything as it turned to night. Night always caused a different world altogether to come out. She even got her name from that thought. Her parents understood her. Her home understood her. She wondered why she ever left. Scientific research could've been done back home. I just had to come here didn't I? Again another thing she wanted to make different. But oh well. Starlight glanced over her collection of books, Starswirl's Theories, The Constellations, Physics of Space, nothing grabbed her attention. It was another place. But she didn't wanted to go. She decided a visit to the library would be in order. Perhaps something there could catch her eye. Besides, Twilight always seemed at least tolerable if you got past the bookworm side of her. Can that be helped? Hmm...

"Maybe I should pay her a visit..." Starlight thought with a grin. Oh today just might be fun after all. She'd just have to show up to the library. All the entertainment always happened there anyways. Besides Spike and the other supposed 'Elements', Twilight was just a unicorn. She wasn't anything special. Even with wings, it failed to show her anything special. Just a mare. Now if only that were true...

Starlight reminded herself that everyday. That no matter what, nobody was special. It was not okay to stand out. That's why she regarded her lack of a cutie mark as a blessing. She knew what she wanted to do. Nothing had to tell her that. No one had to tell her that. She was fine just as she was, after breakfast of course... Man she sure was hungry. A detour to the bakery wouldn't hurt... Well maybe if Pinkie was there then it might hurt a lot. She was just so obnoxious! But the issue couldn't be helped, she was hungry. Time to leave.

Finally at Sugarcube Corner, Starlight went for what she liked most, lemon bars. Man they were good when in season. Pinkie could be quite annoying, but it was worth the lemon bars. And thank goodness she wasn't there. That made the food that much more delightful.

"Heh... I remember when I first walked into town. Couldn't walk in two paces without Pinkie wondering everything about you."

Starlight actually smiled. The thought may not have been a good one but it was actually meant well. No matter the annoyance that pink pony caused, she always tried her best to make you welcome. Sigh This is so weird... Where is she? Starlight may not have cared, but she did wonder. It wasn't like Pinkie to not be at the bakery this early in the morning. Maybe she was at Twilight's? Well I'll bump into her eventually. A voice broke her train of thought.

"You going to the Town Hall today?" Mr. Cake asked politely. He was a well enough stallion. Had a great shop, wonderful family, close friends. Everything he needed one would think. The orange earth pony stood as she was drawn back from her thoughts.

"Town Hall? What for?" She curiously wondered.

"Why the meeting of course. Everyone's going to see the Princesses!"

"They're in town?!" Oh great...

"Yep! You wouldn't happen to be going would ya?"

"Well I did have plans." Why did he care?

"I'm sure Pinkie would be there. You two did seem to make friends last I saw." Starlight bit her tongue at coming back with a retort. Guess it's to the Town Hall then. I'm sure that the library, better yet all the stores, are closed later to go. Maybe she'll run into someone worth it anyways. With a nod she left Mr. Cake to close shop.