I walked slowly into the enormous building, knowing why I was there. My mother had left me here when I was born, since she couldn't take care of me. The note left with me said she was sick, not deathly, and was pregnant with another foal. I had known my family was poor from the moment I started talking. I asked why my blanket was so ratty, and the headmaster of the academy told me it was because my mother was poor, and didn't have money for a nice one. Oddly enough, a young colt, a week younger than me, was dumped the same night I was. His family had been rich before they had him, and they quickly lost their riches. He had shown up with a beautiful card and a silky green blanket. We became close friends, both of us being pegasi.

The young colt was named Buzz, and he was a sweet tan colt with slightly golden wings. His mane was always kept short when he was younger, and it was black striped with yellow. Somehow our families had been friends, and we were almost brother and sister. That was the block of our relationship. As we got older, my family eventually came back to me, saying they had money to take me back into their home. I was overjoyed.

I met my new twin brothers, who were three years old at the time. My father got a promotion in the job he had, and - with heavy hearts - they had to take me with them to Ponyville. He was going to work with Princess Twilight as her new chef. I was allowed to go and meet the rest of the elements of harmony, and met with a young mare that really connected with me - Ms. Fluttershy, with her daughter, Cloudy Dreams.

I helped Fluttershy when Cloudy Dreams was in school, and one day, I wandered into the Everfree Forest while Fluttershy was feeding her indoor birds. I wandered for a long time, and eventually got lost. I got extremely scared, and once I heard a bush rattling quickly, I began to scream. What came out of the bush was nothing I expected.

Out of the bush came a tiny creature made of wood. "Oh my gosh! Are you alright little one?" I asked the puppy-sized creature. "I must have terrified you, but when you were in the bush, you terrified me!" The creature whimpered lightly, and I picked it up, planning on taking him with me to Fluttershy's house.

Once I got there, Fluttershy grabbed me up in a huge hug and said, "Night Fury! You had me worried sick! I didn't tell your parents so they wouldn't start freaking out and get mad at me for loosing you. Where were you?"

I replied, "I walked into that forest. And look! I found a new friend!" I showed Fluttershy the tiny creature, and she screamed.

"That's a T-T-T-T-T-T-TIMBERWOLF! GET AWAY FROM IT IT'S DANGEROUS!!!" I jumped as she batted the timberwolf puppy off of my back with her wing, and picked me up to protect me.

"Fluttershy, wait!" I exclaimed, frightened, "I saved him! He was lost and I-" Suddenly a loud howl filled the air around us. Fluttershy began to tremble, and a huge timberwolf stalked out of the Everfree Forest. It howled again, louder and louder. The puppy raced to the full grown timberwolf, and barked at it, seeming to communicate. The older timberwolf barked back, but left the puppy and walked back into the Everfree.

"H... how did that happen?" Fluttershy said quietly, dumbstruck. I couldn't believe it myself. FLuttershy set me down and the puppy raced to me, licking my face with a leaf tongue. I giggled as he jumped over me, licking my face and front hooves.

"I'm gonna call you Twig!" I said to the puppy, and he yipped excitedly, seeming to like the name.

"W-well, then, Twig is a-a new part of-of the fa-family," Fluttershy stammered, still frightened. I helped her into her hut, not realizing I had earned my cutie mark until she pointed it out a few minutes later.

I lived in Ponyville for 11 years, watching my younger brothers, Hammer and Screw, grow and head to school. I was too nice for them to have any quarrel with me, but they argued quite a bit amongst themselves. As they got older Hammer and Screw began to dislike our parents, just like any teenage pony does. I couldn't stand it after the 11th year, and asked my parents if I could move back to the Cassedy Academy. She decided I was old enough to move back for my last two years. I gathered my stuff, and secretly hid my sword in my wing.

I had never told my family or even Fluttershy, but everyday I went to a stallions house and he taught me how to fight melee. He had a sword made custom for me, the same shade of my coat and in the shape of a feather. That way I could hide it in my wing and use it when I needed to, only for self defense.

I took a huge breath, and walked into Mr. Fog's room for the first time in 11 years. He heard the door open and looked at me, gasping. Buzz glanced at the door and immediately looked away, then did a double-take. He must have thought I was another pony. Jumping out of his chair, I noticed how toned his body had grown. His desk clattered to the floor, and he raced to me. He grabbed me in a huge hug, and I suddenly heard hooves beating the stone floor in the hallway. Buzz let go of me and turned to look at the white unicorn mare. I said, "Oh, hello there! My name is Night Fury."

She stood there gaping at me, seeming surprised. "You're Night Fury?!"

"Y-Yeah, why?"

Lily Pad, a young mare that had a gorgeous transformation over time, said, "Buzz has absolutely HATED Shotsworth when she showed up. She sat in your seat and he gave her the death glare."

"You should have seen him," Mr. Fog said, recalling a day I hadn't been here, "When Ms. Shotsworth made her first bulls-eye when she wasn't paying attention! He went BALLISTIC when he realized, not only a mare, but a mare younger than him could shoot an arrow better than him."

"She can?" I asked since the best archer I had ever known had been Buzz. "May I see her in action?"

The mare, Blaze Shotsworth, said gleefully, though her disposition was obviously a deep, hateful one, "No need. Mr. Fog kept the target I got a bulls-eye with. Just look at it!" Her soft red magic levitated a wooden board off of a backwards facing stand. Still jutting out of the board was an old arrow, the feathers having rotted away after 11 years. Not only was the dull stone arrow deep in the wood center of the board but a sharp crack spit the center of the board. "He also took several pictures to keep as mementos, since I have been his best student. This one is the one I'm most proud of!"

She pulled a small square photo off of a tack board and showed it to me. Buzz was gaping at the picture. I assumed he was never told and had been absent that day. "You... BROKE a target in two, and... and somehow got that dull arrow... dull STONE arrow into the solid stone wall?!"

Mr. Fog replied as Blaze was to giddy as she looked over her old pictures that were yellowing at the edges, "Ms. Shotsworth has done that tons of times. Now, my darling stepdaughter, what have you achieved with your time in Ponyville?"

I smiled and began to recall everything that happened in Ponyville. "Oh, and I won't be arching with this class anymore. I'm going into the melee classes now. I will still train with you guys though." Buzz gasped, then glared at Blaze.

"It must be your fault she won't be in this class!" He shouted in rage at Blaze Shotsworth, and my gaze became more and more confused and angry.

"BUZZ!" I shouted at him, "Stop it! It's not Blaze's fault! I couldn't practice archery at Ponyville, so I took the next best thing - sword fighting. I have it with me if you need proof."

Buzz replied angrily, "Then show me the sword you're using." I reached into my wing slowly, and Buzz got angrier, saying, "I said show me, not 'Preen'!" I hurried to grab the sword, being careful not to slice up any of my feathers.

"Whoa," Lily Pad said, her murky blue eyes wide in astonishment as I pulled out the deep violet sword from my wing. "That's a neat place to hide a sword!" I smiled, and Buzz muttered to Mr. Fog something that sounded like "I'm going to the restroom..." Mr. Fog grabbed Buzz's tail with his magic.

"Oh no you're not! I know why you always go there, and it's to sulk about Night Fury changing and growing up."

"No it's not!" Buzz shouted, surprising Mr. Fog enough for him to release his magical hold on his tail and run off.

Blaze stared at the door, and said, "Well, it's not like he hasn't acted that way before."

Author's Note

Dear Readers,
PeniHearts here, co-owner of P and J discoveries. Thanks for hanging around till the second chapter of 'Blazing Night'! Soon we will get further into the feelings Buzz and Night Fury share, and how Night Fury and Blaze Shotsworth become friends. This may be a very long story, with lots of backstory and explanation stuff. Please stick around though, you may like it!
-P and J