The Life of a Superhero

by Silver_Mane

ch.1

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There was never a normal life for Shade because he lived with his father for his hole life he never really had a lot of time with his mother  because she died when he was at a young  age nopony realy accepted them because  of that. It was wierd for  a pony to die in Equetria so they could never settle down in a town let alone a big city like Canterlot they tried almost everywhere the only place left would be ponyville, if that did not work then they would need to leave equstria and live in oje of those frozen wasteland. no one realy spent enough time aroud them to know why they cant stay in a town for more than year. Tto be friends with anypony who is linked with someone's death other than old age you would be as much as an outsider as them. It was a cruel fate to live in Equestria without a parent. although thing were always different for Shade and his father they never quite fit in even with Shade's mother there was always somthing different about him. After his mother died they struggle to keep aflot with Shade's father being an earth pony he had so little choice in jobs and with almost no one giving him a job he had a hard time getting enough bits to get through the week.

Shade saw Ponyville like another temporary place for him to hang low while his father finds another place to live he was so use to this life that its the only thing he knows best, running and hiding. he never really had enough time with his mother, his father called it a crime that his son only had three years with her the last day he had with her was his third birthday he wasn't old enough to understand why she left him his father told him for years that she left for a job and tbat she would come back one day. on his 10th birthday his father finally told him what really happened to his mother he ran from his house for five day's his father did not blame him when he came back it was already time to leave for Ponyville.

Once in Ponyville they got the same reaction that they got in every town, insulted and shunt. they moved into there house without a hitch and without a welcome. It was wierd, a place full of love for only pony that are normal but if you are not you will have a hard time fitting in.

after a month of being homeschooled Shade was bored and wanted to get some fresb air but there was a storm scheduled for this day and his father went to his job, he was working at the sweetapple accers the Apple family was nice enoughvto give a job to him because Applejack and Bigmac eere just like shade their parents died when they were born the only reason theyvwere accepted was because Applejack was one of the elements of harmony so she was treated like royalty. it was a seemingly normal day for Shade's father, wake up eat work come home taught Shade sleep repeat. but today he decided to stop by the market he got the reaction he was use to. he got some food some cloth and strangly enough he stoped at Roseluck's table to buy some flowers she thaugh that he was going to eat them but she found herself asking im why he was geting them she remembers him saying "aren't you a courageous pony or do you not know the implication of talkjg to me." she remembers his holow broken tone hidden behind his voice she felt sad for him he didn't seem different he did not choose this fate all he needs is a friend, perhaps more so she say'd she knew the implication but she did not care for this rule. he was always suprised whn someone would talk to him but this was the first time that  somepony would continue the conversation he felt pity for her so he asked if she would come over she was glad that she could see what all the hipe was about so she accepted to come over.

Shade's dad was happy but reluctant at the same time because this has happened before somepony fake's being nice to get close to them and Shade was hurt by that pony he never really trusted strangers after that so he decided t keep it a secret from Shade util the best time would come up. He would almost never let anypony into there house but there was something different about Roseluck  like she needed this as much as they did. It was getting incrisingly hard for him to hide this from Shade because he was cleaning up from the house as much as he could before she would arive.

It felt like ages for im waiting for her to come over, he nearly had a heart attack when the doorbell rang. it was not uncommon for ponys to show up in Ponyville after all it was the city that housed the six elements of harmony so they could hide in the shadow but every now amd then ponys would show up asking for directions so Shade was not at all phase by the doorbell that rang.

That day was a monumental day for Shade because that was the day that changed hs life it was the start of his new life even if he did not know it at tbe time he still remembers that day like it was yesterday the rain jus started to fall and it was pretty bad outside, so much that Shade's father was affraid that she would not show up and the person who rang the doorbell was just a pony looking for refuge but he was always optmistic sometimes so much that he installed falls hope in Shade shade was not so optimistic but as soon a Shade's father opened the door he felt very happy Shade remembers that firmiliar broken voice call up " hey Shade come down i have a suprise for you." he did not know why but he was more sad when it was a very stormy night.

"Is it more homework? because i'll be so glad to do that," he remembered his sarcastic tone echo through the old hollow house. He did not know why but his father seemed more strict in this moment he always let Shade be distant, it was his way of protecting himself from getting hurt again.

"Stop being a smart mouth and come down here, I think you'll be pleasantly suprised."

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