Bright as a Star

Silence. No sound at all.

Twilight was still on the ground, waiting for something to happen. She didn't know how long she lay there, but felt it was right about time she opened her eyes. "Come on Twilight, maybe it was just your imagination," Twilight mumbled. She opened her eyes. Nothing. She turned every direction, but nothing. Nothing but darkness, no light in sight. "See, there's no big red glowing orb coming to smash me".  She got up on all four hooves and thought, "But then again I'm down here, and the thing I saw was..." she looked up at the hill, "That thing might still be up there."

Twilight thought maybe she could send a message to Princess Celestia, but then maybe, like she said earlier, it might have been her imagination. Twilight then decided it was time to go and investigate, to see what this glowing orb really is. She got up on all four and started walking up the hill.

Twilight was both curious and terrified. Curious about this strange glowing orb coming from the sky and terrified to find out what it is or what it could be. Once on top, she started to look around. Everything seemed to be the same. Her telescope, books, lunch, blanket...everything was in it's place. Except... at the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a hole in the ground. She didn't recall seeing a hole nearby. She walked towards the hole and noticed something strange about it. Even though she was two hooves away, she could see a red light coming from inside the hole. But that wasn't the only thing she noticed. "It looks like it's...burnt?", she said as she tilted her head in confusion.

Now closer, she was able to get a better look from below.

Twilight froze, "Something did come..."

"T-this can't be possible!"

There, at the bottom of the hole, was a little filly; a little earth pony. As strange as it sounds, this little filly looked like Twilight! The only difference is: it's a filly, she had a soft peachy coat (instead of lavender), has a long red mane with yellow and white highlights (instead of a dark blue mane and purple and pink highlights), and was glowing red..."It's glowing!" Twilight gasped.

This was too much. This filly not only looks like her (sort of), but it can glow!

Twilight had to think about this, this made no sense! "Wait," Twilight thought. "a giant red light that seems to have fallen from the sky, came crashing down, and now there is a small burnt hole in the ground that wasn't there before. Hm. Can it be...is it possible!? This filly is...

Twilight's thoughts were interrupted by a cry. A fillies cry. She shook her head and looked down the small burnt hole where the cry came from.

The red glow the filly once had, disappeared.

Twilight couldn't just stand there and do nothing, but what can she do. She's never taken care of a filly before, but she can't just leave this poor filly alone. The more the filly cried, the more heartbroken Twilight gets. She finally then used her magic and carefully carried the little filly out of the hole and slowly placing her onto Twilight's red-white blanket.

While using magic to carry the filly onto the fabric, not only did the filly stop crying, but the burnt hole in the ground was replaced with fresh grass. It was, as if it never happened. Twilight looked back at the filly and noticed this filly was not only sitting up right but was also starring at her with those dark blue eyes. Twilight finally got to see her eyes. When the filly stared at her, she didn't stare at her with a scared or strange stare, but with a curious "I want to know you stranger".

Twilight was then remembering the stories her parents told her when she was just a little filly. Twilight too did the same reaction when she first saw her parents. She was just curious.

Later, what felt like three minutes, the little filly finally spoke, "Me!" or in this case, tried to. The filly was trying to say something, but all Twilight could hear was "me". Twilight thought it was cute, a little filly trying to speak, but all you can hear is a cute little squeak or at least half of the word.

Twilight didn't know who's filly it was or how it got here, but thought it would be best to take her to the library and find her parents in the morning. Or in this case, when the sun rises.

She grabbed her saddle bag and placed all her materials inside while carrying the little filly on her back. Before she left she realized something was shaking on her back. She turned her head and noticed the poor filly was shaking. She took out her red-white blanket and covered the filly, keeping her nice and warm.

Twilight then headed back home with a sleepy filly on her back.

Twilight finally made it back home. It took awhile but what could she do, teleport?  She was too exhausted to use her magic. She was up almost all night and had a shocking experience earlier. Twilight couldn't wait to go to bed. Before going inside the "Golden Oaks Library", Twilight turned and faced the moon. The moon was slowly setting. The sun will be coming up soon.

Owliscious was on his perch plucking his feathers, when suddenly he hears the door creek open. Twilight quietly entered the library and was soon greeted with a little "hoot" from her owl Owliscious. "Why hello there Owliscious," Twilight whispered as she closed the door behind her and placed her saddle bag down, "hope I didn't scare you." Owliscious flew off his perch and circled around Twilight. "You're curious aren't you?" "Hoot." "Well, you won't believe what I found," using magic, she levitated the little blanket from her back to the ground. As she placed the blanket down, it then slowly uncovered a little filly.

"Hoot?" "It was so strange?" Twilight replied. "I was looking through my telescope when all of a sudden, a big red ball of light came from nowhere!" Twilight paused when she heard herself talk loudly. "Maybe it's best if I tell you in the morning. Right now *yawn* I want a good night sleep, or in this case, a *yawn* good morning nap." she whispered as she picked up the filly with her magic and carefully walked up the stairs, with the filly, to her bedroom. Owliscious then flew back to his perch and continued his night watch.

Once in her bedroom, she gently placed the filly on her bed and covered her with a small, soft blue blanket. She turned to her right and saw Spike fast asleep. "Good, he's still asleep. I was afraid I woke him up." Twilight then got in bed. She was so tired that once she got in bed she fell fast asleep. Though for only a few seconds.

Twilight felt something warm cuddled up her chest. She opened her eyes to see what it was, and there she saw the little filly, cuddled up with her. Twilight was surprised, they barely know each other as it is. As Twilight looked at the filly, the more her heart broke. In her opinion, the filly looked cute. "Just for now, until I can find out who you belong to." Twilight then fell fast asleep.