The Night She Fled

This was bad... This was very VERY bad! Who was this pony looking at herself in the mirror? It sure wasn't Starlight that was certain. There was something in the eyes... She couldn't pinpoint what it was... They glowed a certain way. It wasn't actual light... but something about them just was really powerful. Starlight dropped the mirror onto the floor. She couldn't be this mare... Or could she? Maybe someone else would know who this mare was. Maybe they could tell her.

She slowly peered outside to see if anyone was there. As she looked she spotted a mare in a hood walking into town. Perfect. Starlight bounded out to talk to the mare but jumped as she realized who it was.

"Princess Luna?!" Starlight practically screamed out.

"Princess? Thou must have me mistaken... I am no princess." Luna replied.

"But... You... And... Do you know who I am?" Starlight jumped straight to the question.

"Actually no... Apologies. Might thou have met me?"

"I have... Once..." Starlight sighed once more at the discontent. If Luna wasn't princess... Who was? The thought hit her. "Who rules these lands?"

"We have no ruler... Are you ill?"

"I might think so..." Starlight mumbled. "Where is the nearest library?" Surely some history would help get some answers.

"Library? Books have been banned for many a century. Come with me. Let's see a doctor..." Luna helped the young Starlight to the nearest hospital. Once inside she saw that there was no documentation... Sure enough Luna was right. No written words. No papers. No anything! Starlight really was confused now, but freaking out wasn't an option. Maybe the doctor could help explain things. But the doctor wasn't one she recognized.

"May I ask your name Miss?" The doctor inquired.

"I was hoping you might know..." She despondently answered. She was now really saddened. Maybe no one knows who she is.

"Well we'd like to have a look to make sure you're okay. Would you be okay with staying the night?"

Starlight sighed in response. She had no other choice. "Alright, I suppose." And with that the doctor led her into the hall to the right. It was a long hallway leading into many others that each had many corridors. The doctor finally stopped at one, and showed her in. It had a bed of course. One in the center of the room. Other than that it had no other equipment. Strange... What would they use to help, even if she did have a problem? Magic? The doctor wasn't even a unicorn or zebra. Now she suddenly began to feel dizzy... This was wrong. This wasn't a hospital she knew of. This felt more like a prison.

"Umm, actually I'd like to go home." Starlight spoke to the doctor. The doctor merely looked her over.

"Are you sure Miss? We might be able to send someone with you just in case..."

"They'll be alright. I'll be fine. No need." Starlight insisted.

"Maybe I could be of assistance?" Luna interjected. "I could walk this one home."

"That will be fine Luna. You've helped enough as is."

"Nonsense, I'm sure she could help you Miss. Especially her being a unicorn." Unicorn? Wait Luna... Luna was an Alicorn right? I'm so confused... Starlight couldn't do anything about it. She needed help from someone. Maybe Luna really could help her. Again they stepped into the night. As the streets were barren and cold, so where the ponies that walked them. What was so wrong with everything? What was really happening? Could she have gone to another time? What if...

But she was cut off by Luna. "Where is thine house?"

"What do you mean? I walked out it to..." Where is her house... Tell me this can't be happening.

"I am just as confused... It was here earlier." It was. But it's gone. "Should we just go to my house Miss?"

"I guess I really have no other choice..." Starlight replied somberly. Everything was just going wrong. So the duo walked on in the direction out of town.