Prolouge: The Strange Notebook
Star Core Chronicles
Star Core levitated the quill from her saddlebag. She also took out her notebook. With a sigh, she started to write.
Majara had finally settled down after her last fight with Gemette. They have been fighting for a while now, forgetting their friendship in the past. Kala was getting in their way again. It was because of her they fought.
There was a call from downstairs, breaking Star's train of thought. She let out another sigh before proceeding downstairs.
"What is it?"
Star opened the door. There was a mailmare with a package in her hooves.
"Uh, are you Ms. Star Core?" The mailmare asked.
"Yes."
"This is for you." The mailmare handed her the box. She also took out a pen and a clipboard. "Just sign here." Star rolled her eyes but signed it anyway. "Thank you!" the mailmare said. Annoyed, Star gave a small smile then slammed the door on the mailmare's face. The mailmare scoffed behind the door and walked away. "What a meany pants...."
"Finally, that's over." Star was relieved. However, she also wanted to see what was in the box. She raced upstairs, holding the box with her magic. After she settled the box onto a table, she began to read who it was from. The card said:
Hello, Star Core!
I hope you like my little present for you. I found it in my attic and thought it was for your own benefit. Use it well!
From, Gramma
She felt tears sting her eyes. "Oh, Gramma...... I miss you so much." Her grandmother lived in Manehattan while she lived in Canterlot. Her grandmother is her only living relative, apart from her sister, Brush, but they have been separated for six years. Star wiped the tears away and concentrated on the box. She got a cutter from the table (Why is it just lying there?) and started to cut away the masking tape that held it in place. Inside lay a small notebook. About the size of her notebook, at least. And purple. The notebook had a rather purplish hue to it. She picked it up and studied it carefully. Its pages were blank except for lines to write on. Star picked up her quill, took a deep breath and started to write.
Far Better Memories
Scarlet Silver is a new colt at school. He is very attractive, according to the fillies, and awesome, according to the colts.
One day, Scarlet was walking home from school. Suddenly, a filly named Majara called out to him. “Hey! You're the one they kept talking about at school, right?” She examined him closely then put a hoof on her chin. “I don't see why.” Scarlet remained silent. He actually likes this filly. “Hey! I'm talking to you.” Majara nudges him playfully. Scarlet sighs deeply before nodding. Majara then notices his cheeks become red. “O-oh…w-well, see ya!” she said before running off.
The doorbell rang again. Now who?, Star thought as she went down to open it. Her sister came bursting through the door, knocking Star down. Star shot her a glare while Brush put on the most innocent face she could think of. “Wouldn't you want to say something?”
“Oh, right. Afternoon, missy.” Brush said in a Western accent. Star raised her eyebrow at this. “So? What'd ya think? Was it good?”
“A bit. What did you do at school and came home talking like that?”
“Miss Feather-what's-her-name told us we were going to have a Western Accent Day, where everypony should talk in a western accent, duh. So, I thought it would be good if I practiced now.”
Star nodded her head in understanding. “Now, what would ya like for dinner?” she played along.
“How 'bout chicken legs with some oats?” Brush giggled.
“Nice! C'mon, let's head to The Rusty Barnyard. Feels like a good place to speak like this.” Star said, still not dropping the accent. Brush nodded but suddenly held up her hoof.
"I still need to leave my saddlebags here, ya know." Brush motioned to her bags.
"Okay, okay. I'm gonna get more bits, just in case." Star said, following Brush. "When you're done, just wait for me outside."
A few minutes later, Brush was eating some Hay Fries while Star was just waiting for her meal.
"So, what happened at school today?" Star asked eagerly.
Brush blushed slightly. "Uh, remember the new colt I told you about?" she leaned in. "Well, I think he likes me."
"Whaaaa....?!" That was exactly like her story. Star almost fainted.
***
After dinner, Star and Brush went back to the house, though Star was almost practically running. Brush used teleportation spells just to catch up.
When they arrived, Brush was sweating like crazy, not only because of trying to catch up with her sister, but also because of the several attempts to use a teleportation spell. Some were successful, others were... not. Anyways, Star Core did not mind that she was also sweating and ran upstairs. She got the notebook from her desk and cast an Examination Spell on it. The spell spoke in her mind.
"Product: Magic Notebook. Location: Canterlot. Does: makes anything wrote in it real at least relative to who or what wrote it. Legit."
Star Core smiled. She wished for so long to make her stories real. It was a dream come true.
"Hey, Star. Why were you running like crazy? It was a good thing, though. I got to practice my teleportation spells." Brush walked into her sister's room.
Star facehoofed. She completely forgot about her sister.
"It was nothing, sis! I was just worried I didn't lock the door. You can go do your homework now." It wasn't actually lying. She did worry.
Brush just gave a shrug and left. It was probably a new story her sister was eager to finish.
"You know, you should get some sunlight. You're just staying here inside, like a vampony." Star heard the door slam shut after her sister said those fifteen words or sixty-something letters.
"Time to write something that could benefit me." Star Core ripped te first page to shreds then she levitated her quill again, let out her signature sigh, and started to write.
Starmix is a gorgeous unicorn mare. Her gold mane shone in the light and her pink coat seemed to glow. Her appearance attracts most of the stallions in Ponyville. For example, her foalhood friend, Lightning Highlight. They used to tease each other about who's the ugliest, and Lightning always won. As they were growing up, with Starmix getting more beautiful each day, made Lightning feel nervous and awkward around her. The citizens of Ponyville always nag her to join beauty contests, but she never accepted. It wasn't that she's mean or anything, it's just that she doesn't really understand why ponies had to have a contest for showing off their beauty and elegance. She finds it very silly to compete.
Starmix went to the market to buy some food for her and her sister.
Brush suddenly knocked on her door.
"Uh, hey, sis. Somepony's here to see you. It's Higlight Choice and for some reason he has a bouquet of flowers. I don't know for who, though."
Star looked up from her work. It was working! She just needed to write a few lines more.
"Sure! I'll be right down in a minute."
A stallion approached her. Recognizing this stallion, Starmix approached him also.
"Good morning, Light! It's so nice to see you again. I haven't seen you for the past-"
"I-I need to talk to you. In private." Lightning cut her off. "Just come with me." He pointed at an alley.
"O-okay." Lightning pulled her into the alley. "So, what's this all about?" He suddenly pulled her into a kiss. Starmix became shocked for a while then decided to just go with the flow. A few seconds after the sudden event, Star heard the sound of a bouquet crashing. She pulled away and saw Seawinds, another stallion that has been courting her. "S-seawinds! It's not what you think it is!"
"No. I understand perfectly what's happening." Then he ran away, leaving a stunned Starmix behind.
"That should be enough things that should happen to me today." Star closed the notebook, got some bits, and went down the stairs. She saw Brush and Highlight Choice chatting on the couch with a plate of cookies and a glass of water on the table.
"Hey, guys! Good morning, Light! It's so nice to see you again. I haven't seen you for the past-" Star said, recalling what Starmix said in her story.
"Finally! C'mon. I need you to help me with something." Star squeed inside of her. He did Lightning's cut in the story, even though it wasn't the same thing he said. Highlight suddenly pulled her hoof while also holding the bouquet with his magic. Star was disappointed when she saw that they didn't go into an alley but instead arrived at the house of her other foalhood friend, Jewel Deluxe.
"What are we doing here exactly?" Star raised an eyebrow. This wasn't going as well as she hoped.
"You're going to help me kiss her, alright?" He started to back up into a bush. "Try and lead her to the marketplace. If you do, I'll owe you a lot."
"You know other stallions are trying to win her love, too, right? If somepony else catches you two, especially a stallion, you'd be in big trouble." Star said as deadpan as she could.
"Of course I know that. That's why you're here to help." Half of his body is now in the bush.
"But what's the point if she's just going to get taken? And what's in it for me?" Lightning didn't respond. His whole body was just in the bush. This is the same as her story, but it was happening to somepony else. She just groaned then knocked on Jewel's door. Star now understood why it was happening to her. Jewel just dyed her mane gold and her coat is pink from birth. Her mane shone in the light and her pink coat seemed to glow. Like Starmix'.
"You aren't just going to stand there, are you, Star? C'mon in." Jewel led her inside and let her sit on the couch.
"Woah. What happened to you? You're just so cute now."
"Are you saying I wasn't cute before?" Star was taken aback, mouth gaping. Jewel giggled and sat beside her. "I'm kidding. Don't worry about it. So, what brings you here?"
"Uh, I was wondering if you could accompany me to the market. Could you?" Star followed Highlight's plan, although she doesn't really know how she agreed to this.
"Sure. I don't have anything meaningful to do anyway. And I was getting short of food. Let me just grab some bits." Jewel headed up the stairs. "Just wait for me."
Star explored around the living room. On the fireplace, she saw a framed picture of the three of them. She remembered what fun they had. There were tickle fights, hide and seek, teases and so on. Jewel peeked over her shoulder.
"Miss those times, huh? Me too. I just want to reverse back time and be back when we used to play games and have fun everyday. Remember that time when we were waiting for Light to finish pooping after we drank some soda?"
"Yeah. He farted, burped and released the poop at the same time."
There was a few minutes of silence between them before they burst into fits of laughter.
"I missed that part of our foalhood. Let's go to the market now. The best choices get taken first!" Star ran outside with Jewel following her.
Star Core searched around the market. Darn, I forgot to ask Light where we would meet, Star facehoofed.
"Aren't you going to buy something?" Jewel asked, surveying the sales.
"Uh, yeah, sure."
"Seriously though, you dragged me here and you're not going to buy anyth- woah!" Star heard Jewel get pulled into the crowd.
Star lookel in looked for Jewel in every alley until she found Faint Crash staring at an alley. She quickly ran over there and saw Highlight Choice kissing Jewel, and Jewel didn't seem to struggle. Faint suddenly let go of the bouquet he was holding. Jewel looked up from her kiss with Light.
"F-faint! It's not what you think it is!" Jewel said in a desperate tone.
"No. I perfectly understand." Faint ran away, leaving drops of tears in his wake. Highlight let go of his hold on Jewel, then Jewel ran away, too. Star just stared.
Darn it!, Star picked up a rock and threw it to the ground.
"Now look at what you've done. You made Jewel lose one of her suitors and you made her cry. What's wrong with you?"
"I didn't even know Faint Crash was going to be here. So don't blame me." Highlight ran away, too, leaving Star Core alone in the alley. She shrugged then went back home. Now desperate to get something good to happen to her, she picked up her quill and started to write once again.
