Chapters Once in Equestria, there was a revolt, against the ruler Celestia, by a group of ponies of which had, like nightmare moon, been taken over by shadow forces and their own bad intentions. A long with some dragon assistants they attempted to destroy Celestia. They failed and were banished to the Dark realm. The leader of the ponies, Dark Storm, promised that she will be back, with an even bigger army than before and a whole new race of ponies.
“Urrgh” moaned the bewildered pony, Star Thorn. “Where am I?” she said.
“Ah, you’re awake, I’m Rainbow Dash. Welcome to my house in Ponyville “Another voice said. “What’s your name?”.
Star thorn looked past her black and purple mane, and down her slim black body at her cutie mark, A small star with what looked like spikes around it. She replied “Star Thorn, I think”.
“You think” said Rainbow Dash. “Have you lost some of your memory?”
“Well I certainly can’t remember much, I could only think of my name, based on my cutie mark” Star Thorn replied.
“Yeh, your cutie mark doesn’t represent any talent I’ve seen, and Buy the way love the wings, though it’s a bit unusual for bat wings to be scaly” Rainbow Dash said.
Star Thorn stretched her wings far out and watch the scales shine, then she said “I don’t think they’re bat wings, I think they are dragon wings”.
“What, really?” said Rainbow Dash in a shocked voice.
“MMMM, I think so; I seem to be able to remember general information still, just not personal stuff” Star Thorn replied.
“I’ll go get some of my friends to come meet you, stay right here” said Rainbow Dash
“Ok then, but I don’t think I should move just yet” replied Star Thorn
“I won’t be long” said Rainbow Dash. She flew out the door as fast as she could and left Star Thorn alone.
“Where is Rainbow Dash, she said she had something to tell us?” said a bored Rarity to the others.
“I don’t know” answered Twilight “but she said she would meet us here at the cafe”.
“Hey, Guys!” shouted Rainbow Dash as she was running along to them “I’ve got some news, whilst I was flying over the forest I found another pony stranded there, I took her back to mine and stayed with her until she gained consciousness” she continued.
“Well is she okay?” said Fluttershy in a quiet and concerned voice.
“Yeh, she’s okay. A bit weak, but okay” replied Rainbow Dash “I just wanted you guys to meet her, that’s all”.
“Alright then, let’s go meet her then” said Apple Jack keenly.
“Yeah, lets” said Pinkie Pie excitedly.
So they all agreed to go back to Rainbow Dash’s house to meet Star Thorn.
When they arrived at the house Star Thorn was still left lying down with her long purple and black mane draped across her face and her horn just sticking out. “Star Thorn” said Rainbow Dash “I’ve brought my friends with me to see you”.
“Hello there” Star Thorn said as she lifted her head and stretched her wings. She tried to stand up, but was still too weak to do so.
“This this Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity and Apple Jack” Rainbow Dash said, as she gestured to each one in turn.
The others stared in awe at her big dragon wings, until Fluttershy said “are you okay, are you in need of anymore help?”.
“Rainbow Dash has helped me all she could; I’m just feeling too weak to move at this moment in time” Star Thorn replied.
“I know a spell that might make you a bit stronger, if you would like me to use that” said Twilight
“If you’re sure it will work, then yes please” replied Star Thorn.
“Okay then” said Twilight, and then she shot a purple ball of mist at Star Thorn. The mist completely enshrouded Star Thorn so that she could not be seen at all. The mist then slowly dissipated into the air.
Star Thorn slowly stood up, so she was standing upright and strong. “Wow!” said Star Thorn “I feel great now, thank you Twilight”.
Twilight leaned over to Apple Jack a whispered into her ear “She’s hiding something”.
“Now, what makes you think that Twilight?” Apple Jack replied, also in a whisper.
“I cast a fake spell, that ball of mist, was just a ball of mist, nothing more” Twilight replied
“I’m going to give Star Thorn a tour of Ponyville, we’ll see you later” said Rainbow Dash. She and Star Thorn flew out of the door at blinding speeds to go see the rest of Ponyville.
The other ponies left the house and wondered off back to the cafe.
The ponies sat down at the table they were sat at before Rainbow Dash arrived and Twilight said “I don’t trust that pony, she’s hiding something”.
“Why do you say that Twilight?” said Pinkie Pie in her regular excited voice.
“Well as I have already explained to Apple Jack, I cast a fake spell” Twilight replied “The ball of mist you saw, it was just a ball of mist”.
“But why would she fake having memory loss and fatigue, and why wait for Rainbow Dash in specific to come along?” said Fluttershy in her calm voice.
“I don’t know why she’s made her way here using Rainbow Dash, but I do have suspicions of why she is here” said Twilight.
“And what would that be exactly?” asked Rarity.
“Well” responded Twilight “I have recently read a history book that was about an uprising of ponies against Princess Celestia, and that when the ponies were banished, the leader stated that she would return with an even bigger army than before and a new race of ponies”.
“Really Twilight” said Apple Jack “A whole new race of ponies”.
“Well, have you seen a pony with dragon wings before?” Twilight responded.
“Well, no, but...” said Apple Jack as she was trying to finish her sentence.
“Exactly!” interrupted Twilight “we can’t trust her”.
“Well, Twilight certainly has a point” said Rarity.
Suddenly, from a distance came a yell, “Hey guy’s”, it was Rainbow Dash with Star Thorn close behind her. “I’ve finished showing Star Thorn around Ponyville so we are going to go back to my place, we’ll see you guy’s later”, then they flew off again.
“I’m going to warn Celestia” said Twilight “Hopefully it’s not too late”. So Twilight ran off back to her house to write a letter to Celestia.
A black carriage pulled by bat ponies arrived the next day. Twilight and the other ponies, except for Rainbow Dash and Star Thorn, ran over to it to greet Princess Luna as she got out of the carriage. “Good Morning Princess Luna” said Twilight.
“Good Morning, Twilight, how are you?” she replied.
“I’m fine, and you?” Twilight said politely in response.
“I’m fine, thank you Twilight. My sister told me that I should spend my weak her with you, is that okay with you?” asked Princess Luna.
“Yes, I have already prepared your bed for you” Said Twilight.
“Shall we go then?” said Princess Luna.
“Ah, yes, right this way please” Twilight said and they both walked off back to Twilights house.
The two ponies entered Twilights house and Princess Luna said “Well, when shall we meet the others, I particularly want to meet this new pony that you have come to loathe so soon?”.
“Well, we can do that in a minute, though I don’t really want you to meet Star Thorn, unless you’re planning on doing something about her” Twilight replied.
“Twilight” said Princess Luna “just trust the pony, if she has received memory loss, then she isn’t a threat”.
“Yes, but my point is that she is probably faking it” Twilight replied “you must have read the letter that I sent to Celestia, or at least heard about her”.
“Yes, I have, and I think the same as Celestia, give her a chance” Princess Luna said “Now shall we go meet the others?”.
“Yes, we’re going to meet up with them at the cafe, come on this way” Twilight said, and the two ponies walked back out of the house.
The two ponies sat down with the others, apart from Star Thorn and Rainbow Dash. Princess Luna said “Where’s Rainbow Dash and the new pony?” .
“I don’t know, they should be along in a minute, hopefully” replied Fluttershy.
“Hey, guy’s” shouted Rainbow Dash as she made a ruff landing near the table with Star Thorn landing neatly beside her. “Sorry we’re late, we were having a cloud braking competition and got carried away, oh and hello Princess Luna, how are you today?”.
“I’m fine, thank you Rainbow Dash” she replied “and hello there, what’s your name” she said now addressing Star Thorn.
“My name’s Star Thorn, your highness” Star Thorn replied.
“Nice to meet you Star Thorn” said Princess Luna “Can I have a quick talk with you in private, please?”.
“Okay” Star Thorn replied with a confused tone in her voice.
The two ponies went off to the side, out of the hearing range of the other ponies, and princess Luna said “One of the reasons why I came here was to welcome you here, because Twilight doesn’t seem to want to give you an official welcome”.
“What do you mean?” asked Star Thorn.
“Well” said Princess Luna “she wrote a letter to my sister telling us about your arrival, but she said she didn’t trust you, purely because she read an old history book about an old uprising against my sister, Princess Celestia. So, I just wanted to make sure that you felt okay, and if twilight says anything offensive, just don’t take it personally.”
“Okay then, thank you for the advice, I’ll bare that in mind” replied Star Thorn.
“Good” said Princess Luna “now lets go join the others”. The two ponies walked back to the others.
“What was that about?” said Twilight.
“Well, it isn’t really any of your business Twilight” replied Luna.
“Fine” said Twilight, giving a loud huff afterward.
“Twilight, you shouldn’t be so rude” said Fluttershy.
“What!?” shouted Twilight “rude!”. “I have given you the evidence that she is trouble, we should not keep her here” she said, now decreasing her volume to a whisper.
“Twilight, she has lost her memory and don’t you think that if she was going to cause trouble, she would have done so by now” Replied Fluttershy.
“I don’t believe this” Twilight said “It is all a trick”. Now speaking louder she said to everyone “I’m going back to the house, I have suddenly got a bit of a headache”.
“Okay then Twilight, we will see you later” said Princess Luna.
Twilight walked off back to her house to be alone.
Later that day Princess Luna returned back to Twilights house. “Twilight, I understand that you may be a bit cautious of Star Thorn, but you’ve got to be friendly, she isn’t necessarily a bad pony and you need to give her a chance” She said.
“Why?” Twilight asked “The evidence clearly states that she is one of the ponies that Dark Storm said would come”.
“Her kind could have been around for a while without mine or Celestia’s knowledge, and we don’t know what she meant by a new race of ponies” replied Princess Luna.
“Fine” said Twilight “I’ll give her a chance”.
“Know, It’s starting to get late, you should rest” said Princess Luna.
“Okay then” said Twilight.
“Right, I’ll stay up and if you want, I’ll make sure that Star Thorn doesn’t do anything”
“Okay, good night then” said Twilight as she walked off to bed.
Twilight woke up in the morning and went downstairs to say good morning to Princess Luna, but she was nowhere to be seen. “Princess Luna” Twilight shouted “Where are you?”. She left the house to search Ponyville for Princess Luna, but she couldn’t be seen anywhere.
Twilight arrived back home and instantly got her quill and paper out. Spike came along and asked “What’s the rush Twilight?”.
“I have to write a warning letter to Princess Celestia” she replied.
“About what?” Spike asked
“There is a new pony with dragon wings who I believe could be a threat” she replied. Twilight used her magic to pick up her quill and wrote on the piece of paper;
Dear Princess Celestia
I am writing to inform you that a new pony has arrived in Ponyville. Rainbow Dash found her in the forest and brought her back to her house. She claims that she has lost her memory, but I don’t trust her. I cast a fake spell on her, and told her it would make her stronger, because she claimed to be barely able to stand, and she stood up straight after; there is something fishy about her. As well as this, she also has dragon wings; I think that she could be part of the new race of ponies that the leader of the up risers had promised would come. I need your help and advice,
Yours sincerely,
Twilight Sparkle.
“Right, there we go” said Twilight “Spike I would like you to send this to Princess Celestia”
“Okay then” he replied, and he took the paper off of Twilight and Blew green flames on it to send it off to Princess Celestia.
A short while later Twilight received a letter back reading;
To my dearest Twilight,
I don’t necessarily think that she’s going to turn on you, especially if she’s suffered memory loss. Don’t worry, just try to make friends with her, everything will be okay.
Also, Princess Luna is going to stay in Ponyville for a few days so I said that she should stay at your place, and maybe you could get her to meet this new pony.
Yours sincerely,
Princess Celestia
“WHAT!” shouted Twilight after finishing reading the letter “She is going to completely ignore this, despite the fact that I told her she was faking, oh please”.
“Look on the bright side Twilight” said Spike “We’re going to have a visitor”.
“Oh, yes, we’ve got to set up somewhere for Princess Luna to stay” said Twilight in response. So she quickly ran off to set up a bed for Princess Luna.