How do the Stars twinkle?

Dusk was falling, she knew that feeling a lightheaded feeling that left her giggling her head off. Luna smiling at her antics, a gentle wing nudging her wings to show her how to glide faster. But Luna wasn't here and neither was her godmothers, her head hurt she wanted to feel for a bump like Luna did when she crash landed.

But the g-force had her spread eagle desperately trying to unfold her wings to give her a chance at survival, Dusk couldn't even keep her eyes open in the brutal wind much less unfold her wings.  She didn't even know how she ended up falling, just that she heard the wind and felt her head become light. Her oatmeal was crawling up her throat leaving a bad taste in her mouth.

She tried to levitate herself her horn sparked, and wave of cold and burning pain washed over her body a single tear escaped her eyelids. Just her luck, the side effects of being a magic created alicorn kicked in as she lost feeling in her limbs starting to creep up her body. NO,NO,NO not now please Celestia not now she begged, the numbness creeped along her spine numbing her neck and the she couldn't feel at all. Not even the icy water that slowly clutched her heart and filled her lungs.

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"YOU LOST DUSK?!" Twilight roared her face turning a deep purple, Rainbow tried to hide behind Fluttershy who was almost white as Rarity. Rarity could have been mistaken for Big Mac with her apple red face, even Pinkie looked at Rainbow disappointed. The tension in the air was so thick you could lick it, as four mares waited for the other to explode first.

"you lost her" Fluttershy whispered her face was calm but her eyes caught everypony's attention, "you lost a precious little star" she continued her eyes narrowed piercing Rainbows soul, "How could you LOSE A FILLIY THAT WAS ON YOUR BACK" she bellowed sending everypony into a state of shock. “Fluttershy dear, what has gotten into you?” Rarity asked horrified.

“That filly was in tears when she had to go with us! She thought she was being abandoned by her own mother! And she was trusting us to keep her safe, and you lose her as she was ON YOUR BACK, THE SAFIST PLACE A FILLY COULD EVER BE!” Fluttershy roared stomping her hoof on the ground, “Easy sugarcube, don’t hurt your voice with all that shoutn’ ” Applejack said wrapping a hoof around Fluttershy’s neck. Fluttershy took several deep breaths leaning against Applejack, Rainbow covered her face with her hooves.

“Oh no” Twilight gasped levitating several books over flipping through the pages, “What’s it Twily?” Pinkie asked leaning closer to the books. “She’s a magic created pony! She won’t survive extreme g-force without going completely numb, or into a vegetative state! But that might just keep her alive on impact!” Fluttershy gasped her eyes becoming pinpricks, slipping out of Applejack’s hug she flew to the door at speeds that rivaled Rainbow’s.

“F-Fluttershy?” Rainbow asked flying after her, Fluttershy’s eyes burned with unshed tears as she sped out the front doors. She stopped her wings beating stronger than normal, “are you happy Rainbowdash?” she asked softly “I’m going to need to say a hello to my Mother, so we might be able to fix your mistake” Leaving a pink and yellow streak behind her, Fluttershy sped off, leaving a stunned Mane 5 behind. “Did anypony else know she could do that?” Pinkie asked licking the streak left behind by Fluttershy, “My question is who’s her mother? She’s never really told me” Rarity said trying to figure out how she was going to explain to Sweetiebell, that her surrogate sister is possibly dead.

“Twilight, don’t ya have a book er somethin’ that would tell us?” Applejack asked tipping her hat back to see how far the streak went, “That’s right! Come on girls let’s see who Fluttershy’s mom is!” Twilight said running back into the castle. Levitating a heavy book off the shelf she opened it, skimming it quickly her eyes narrowed as she read the small print above Fluttershy’s name. “Girls…” she said trailing off as she finished reading, being crowded around as they all read the small print. “Sweet Celestia…” Rainbow said smiling softly, “That’s why you never talked about her”

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Dusk coughed weakly, her lungs hurt and she was cold as wind whistled past. “Hold on kiddo we’re almost there” a soft voice said, Dusk shivered and tried to burrow herself deeper in the fur, a long soft tail wrapped around her like a blanket. Dusk coughed and tasted salt trying to enjoy the soft fur, “Orion, Scorpio, Leo, Taurus, Ares, Cancer, Hydra” she mumbled, the soft voice chuckled. “What are those” she asked, Dusk smiled a little bit “Constellations, my Mama told me about them” She said coughing, the tip of the soft tail rubbed her forehead.

“Hush, young one we are here try to rest while I get help” Mère said softly landing in front of the Griffenstone hospital, running through the emergency door she went in to Fils’ office. Fils looked up as his mother burst into the room, her snow leopard tail curled up on her back “Mom? What are you doing here?” He asked standing up, his white tiger tail nocking pens off “Fils look, I found her in the ocean. She had to be in the water for more than ten minutes, I’m surprised she’s alive” Mère said her eagle face full of worry about the poor filly.

Fils looked the small pony over, “Mom…” he said “this is an alicorn” examining Dusk’s wings and horn. “Is she okay?” Mère asked running her tail down Dusk’s spine, “Yes she is fine, just a cold, no brain damage, or water in her lungs. Like you said this is baffling, if she was in the water for more than two minutes she would have died. But it’s as if her systems shut down completely, there are signs that her lungs were at one point filled with water. But then it was drained within the minute, it peculiar but if she’s an alicorn, I’m not going to question it.” Fils said plucking a pen off the ground with his tail, he wrote a prescription for her fever and cough.

“Oh thank you Fils, you’ll be home tonight right? I’m making salmon” Mère said wrapping her tail around the filly again, Fils smiled and shooed his mother out so he could continue his paperwork. Mère smiled and flew to her nest ready to show her find to Gilda her new friend.

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Fluttershy landed softly at the front door of her mother’s house, taking a deep breath she knocked on the door. The door opened “Hello welco- Fluttershy?” She asked dropping her pin on the floor, “Hello Mom” Fluttershy said her face tinged a light pink after her flying. “Oh Fluttershy come in, it’s been forever” She cried pulling her daughter into the house, using her wing to shut the door she sat Fluttershy on the couch.

“Earl or Chamomile?” She asked from the kitchen nudging the kettle of the hot stove, “Chamomile” Fluttershy said fiddling with her mother’s trophy, the gold pony mocking her. “Tell me Fluttershy, why have you come home on such short notice?” She asked balancing the teacups on her yellow wings, Fluttershy took the cup and a careful sip. “I have a favor to ask Mom” Fluttershy said “Well you know I would do anything for you, so what do you need?” She asked.

“I need you to get the WonderBolts to search Shark Ocean, and Griffenstone for a filly. Her name is Dusk and she fell of a cloud above the ocean.” Fluttershy said turning away to hide her tears, “Fluttershy you know I will, but I need a physical description” Fluttershy smiled “she’s an alicorn, and has three stars, and a crescent moon for a cutie mark” she said softly.

Her mother paled her wings spread reflexively “We have a missing princess?” she asked stumbling around trying to get her suit on, “yes we do” Fluttershy said zipping up her mother’s suit. “Hey Fluttershy, want to race to the base? You always beat me” Fluttershy smiled “sure mom”

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