Harry Osborn: Rebirth

Heavy snowflakes fell on ground, brightened by the moon's gaze. There was no wind, just silent cries. We stood in front of the dark emerald coffin. It didn't lie on ground. It levitated slightly over the ground, standing. Celestia stood to my left, her eyes wide open, empty on the inside. Tears ran down her cheeks, but she didn't try to stop them. She wasn't present here, at least not her soul. Usually tall, full of pride and glory princess seemed shrunk and destroyed. The colors of her mane now faded and stopped their flow.

Midnight Blossom stood to my right. She didn't talk to me. Instead she just sobbed, smiled glazing at the stars, but when her look returned to the coffin, the smile faded bringing a new wave of tears and sobs.

There were some other ponies which I didn't recognize, but I didn't care about them. My heart and soul bled. Ziggy didn't reply. I felt his pain. It was my pain also...

"…savior... friend… son… father. Good bye, my friend. I will guard your dreams." Luna finished her distant speech. She didn't cry. Not on the outside at least.

Her horn gleamed slightly and a second after, the coffin changed its color to piercing white glow. Slowly, the coffin started to rotate, gradually increasing its speed. Midnight cried out, falling on her hooves is agony. The coffin span faster and faster, until at some moment, it flew straight into the night sky. It flew up and up, taking its place in between the stars.

"Goodbye, Agenali. May the stars be kind to you." Ziggy spoke quietly, his voice shaking.

A tear ran down my eye, when I saw the coffin burst into thousands of little sparkles… the most beautiful fireworks any world has ever seen.

Slowly Celestia rose the sun. She didn't make a single move.

"Can I?" Asked Ziggy...

"Yes you do." I replied, giving him control.

I felt magic pulsate through me. More and more, energy concentrated in me, mixed with pain. When I could hold no longer, he let it go. A huge ray of energy beamed from my horn, as I let my tears roll down the cheeks.

Celestia looked at me and did the same. Then Luna… Then Midnight… Then everypony let their magic flow into the twilight sky. With the energy, pain and agony faded, leaving only memories of my friend… Cloud Skipper. Or what his soul's name was, Agenali.

Celestia's beam was the brightest. She let her emotions flow into it, as it flew high into the space. Midnight had no horn, but magic erupted from her eyes, evaporating all the tears.

When I felt empty of negative emotions, I stopped. Almost everypony was already finished and were leaving. Midnight, Luna and Celestia were still letting their feelings out. The air vibrated, filling with heat not just the air, but also our hearts.

The moon goddess finished. Then Midnight let her beam fade. But Celestia stood and stood. Tears ran down her face, but she didn't stop. Finally, she collapsed, tearing the beam apart.

"Goodbye, my boy." She murmured, and passed out, with a smile on her face and tear rolling down her cheek.

I waited impatiently outside of the office room. It's been several hours since we led Cloud Skipper into his last journey. I felt exhausted and I went straight into the garden where I could have a rest. Also apart from the old gardener no one seemed to be there, so I could have some peace at last.

I set under the tree and let my mind flow. Sun's last light was giving away its last autumn warm, but it shone brightly. I didn't feel cold. I didn't care about it. I just fell asleep under the lone tree.

A warm stinky smell woke me up. I opened my eyes, but I wish I hadn't. Two burning hot red eyes were staring at me. When all the dream was gone I looked at the creature in front of me. It was horse's skeleton with tight skin around it. A horror paralyzed me. I couldn't move. The cold spread from my chest, slowly reaching towards the head.

"Harry! Don't move. Remain calm." Ziggy told me.

"If I won't do anything, that heck is going to turn me into its ice cream!" I replied. The cold took over my neck. I was freezing! I tried to use my laser eyes, but I needed some warmth for that.

"Ugh…" I breathed out last remains of warm that I had remained.

"Suns…" I tried to talk, but the monster seemed to have been blocking the signal.

It frowned and hissed, getting closer.

"Yeeeaaahhhh!" Some pony screamed, jumping onto the monster and pushing it away. My savior had bright red hair and brownish body. She looked very similar to the…

"C'mon ya lazy bones! Stand up!" She screamed with a slight Mexican accent. I didn't believe what I saw, but she had Skipper's scythe in her hooves!

"Where did you…?" I was about to ask her, but she pulled me from a freezing cold beam shot by the monster.

"It found me! Later!" She frowned, blocking the sharp pieces of  ice with a scythe. She looked like she had it all her life!

Slowly, I felt cold leave me. I breathed in deeply and exhaled. Now I was ready!

The pony was fighting well against the spirit, however the spirit had an advantage in the ranged attacks. Or I thought so. When monster jumped away from the relentless pulse of attacks, instead of chasing after it, she transformed her scythe into the carrying form. Or almost carrying form. When I looked closer, it was a rifle. The line of bullets chose after the monster. He didn't expect that and started fleeing.

"Let him go." Ziggy said. "It's just a spirit. You won't kill it. It doesn't even bleed."

"I thought it was fleeing because it was afraid of death…" I replied.

The fighting pony put her scythe behind her back and smiling came to me.

"Well that was fun! I wish they didn't flee as fast!" She grinned and a part of her positive pushed onto me.

"It was you who was fighting, so yeah. Thanks. You really saved my life!" I said, smilingly.

"It was the right thing to do. It was you who saved me after all. My name is Rose Wind, by the way." She gave me a hoof and I gladly shoke it. It was rather warm despite the weather was getting colder and colder.

Rose Wind deserved her name for the red and black hair. She had long tail, but not to long to get under her hooves. She had brownish body color. She was pegasi. The wings of hers were brownish with red feathers. Energy radiated from her.

"My name is Harry. I'm sort of new over here." I replied shaking the hoof one more time before letting it go.

Slowly, we went inside. On the way there Rose Wind told me her story.

"When I was small, I lived with my mother in a small house in the mountains. Life was not easy, but I guess it could have been much harder. My father came to us sometimes, but not very often. My mother loved him and he loved her. She told me he was a warrior and I believed her. My dad has shown me his scythe and even taught me the basics! But then they came… in time of one happy family dinners, we were attacked. My father gave us time to go, fighting the monster. I remember crying as my father just stood there... Well, we ran a lot to the safe house, where we agreed to meet with my father. He never came. Instead, that monster crouched to us. My mother made me go. She sent a letter by magic to someone and after, she opposed the monster, giving me time for escape. I was horrified. I knew I will never see her again. "Fly like a wind." She told me. And I did! For my age I was very fast! So I flew, leaving her to fight. When I finally ran out of energy, I fell on ground and cried. The monster chose after me. I could feel it. I stood in front of it, huge terrifying monster. But before it laid a scratch on me, a princess appeared and saved me. It was Luna. She turned the monster fleeing and took me into the clan of hers. There were similar weapons to this scythe and there I learned to fight and be the warrior I am today. When I thought in ready, I left the clan and went to take my revenge on the monster. You saw the result." She sighed taking a deep breath. "I'm not even sure if I will ever be able to defeat it. It's just to powerful!" I saw tears appear on her eyes.

"Seek for revenge, huh? If you will stop calling it revenge, I might help you with that quest of yours." I smiled to her.

"Guess you got a deal there!" She replied, her face brighten and a weird fire appearing in her eyes.

Warm air hit us as we walked into the castle. To my surprise, Sunset was waiting for me.

"Harry! The pony you saved is mis… ah, never mind. Guess you found her." She skeptically smiled and in mind added "If you will try to cheat on me, I will rip your balls off and no regeneration will help you." On the outside she just made a cute smile that only she could make.

"Wouldn't even think of it! I'd hate to make you feel even a little down! Also cheating on you… I would never  forgive myself such a deed."

Sunset blushed a little and turned away.

"Follow me. We have a lot to discuss." And with these words we went into some office.

Rose Wind threw questioning looks on me and Sunset, then shrugged her shoulders slightly and followed us.

"Thanks to your operation on which Luna sent you, we were able to get the possible position of their battle camp." Spoke Sunset, telepathically putting and opening a big map on the working desk.

"But we didn't find it! We were ambushed." I replied, earning a serious look from Shimmer.

"That is the reason why the Skipper is … was the best at his specialty. When you forgot to accomplish your mission, he used a tracking spell from a bugger to the Quinn and we found the camp." She spoke with a voice of a general. Well… I always was a soldier, after all.  "No offense." She added mentally.

"None taken." I shrugged. All the offense I could possibly have faded away in seconds when I looked into her eyes.

"And… what do you want from us?" Rose Wind asked.

"We need to organize some sort of protection to the closest to the camp areas. This also includes Poniville." Explained love of my heart, giving me a nod.

Poniville… Peter and his family lives there! I can't let anything happen to that place!

"But it didn't seem like we could hold defenses in Canterlot! How can we guarantee safety in all of these areas?" I asked.

"We are working on it. But we will need a small operative group, powerful enough to fight off a village." She gave me an affirmative look.

"So let me guess… I am the team leader." I said, smiling.

"Nice try, honey. But you are not the team leader..." She laughed as my smile faded away. "Oh... Don't be so grim! I might give you a chance to be the leader from time to time." Sunset smiled to me with a smile only she could make.

"Guys… look. I feel that you two are a sweet pair, but let's get to the business. I can foresee your question of me joining this group of yours. Am I right?" Rose Wind took initiative and gave us a serious look.

I shrugged, knowing that she was right. Sunset replied for me.

"Yes you are. But if it is your will to leave we won't hold you. It's your choice to help us save the Equestria, or not." Shimmer's voice was slow, quiet but firm. Firm enough to make me shiver.

Rose Wind didn't reply. She just smiled.

"Harry. Don't fall asleep in the gardens anymore. It's dangerous for your health. Good luck with that Equestria business of your's. I don't want to be a part of it. Risking my life for a dictatorship… sorry, no way." She saluted and was on her way to exit the door, but froze. Shiver ran through her. She stood about to exit for about half a minute. She breathed heavily. I could tell that something wasn't right. Suddenly, she spoke, broken and almost crying.

"Okay, mother. I will." Red Wind slowly turned around. I saw something in her eyes… something strange. Her irises changed their shape into starlike and her eyes seemed to gleam. She blinked at it was gone. "Looks like I have no choice, but to join you. But I would like to make a condition."

Me and Sunset were surprised with the change, but we both nodded at the same time.

"I want to see my father, Cloud Skipper."