Lonely Stalion Saga: from Everfree

The sun rose that morning, at the exact same hour that it raised every morning, and like every morning, its beams filtered through the cracks in the stone walls, shining directly on his eyes.

“One of these days” Groaned Nightstar, promising himself that he would stuff the cracks, just to leave that work aside every day, Nighstar’s old castle main room wasn’t exactly well made, it was after all the very first room that he built back when he was just a foal, back when he just reached ponyville. He was still scared of the other ponies and found hard to trust them, so he chose one isolated corner, almost inside the eveerfree forest but not quite there to put his new home, and carried boulders during 2 days of no sleep just so he could be sure that he would safe, he was still scared about what happened back home, and wouldn’t be able to sleep other way. At the very beginning it was nothing more than a room that looked like it could collapse anytime, with a roof made of hay, but he though it could resist anything. Soon he discovered that maybe it could stop a manticore, but not the cold wind of the night, but as long as he stuffed the many cracks with hay, it would warm up quickly.

During years he kept building his home, little by little he became better at it, every room, with less cracks and sturdier looking. He eventually fixed very one of the cracks, but the ones of the bad built first room didn’t stay like that for many time, so he just gave up about it. By when he reached adulthood, he had built what could only be considered a castle, although a small one, but it wasn’t pretty looking, not at all, he never had a very good hand for making things pretty, he just made them work; that and the fact that it was kind of secluded were the reasons why not many ponies knew or care about “ponyville castle”, and even those who knew didn’t want to get close, mainly because of its grumpy owner.

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Nightstar started that morning in the same bad mood that he started every morning, after all, for someone different like him, everyday was kind of bothersome. He cleaned his teeth, had breakfast, put on his cape, and made sure that his small crown (that kind of looked like a tiara) looked good on him; many ponies thought that his crown looked pretentious and even kind of stupid, but he had a good reason for using it even while sleeping, it was the thing that he most valued in the world.  After getting ready, he walked out of the door and started to make his way to ponyville.

Nightstar was a young colt; he had, after all, reached adulthood very recently. His Fur was a very dark grey, with a dark blue mane; it was hard to see that it was not black unless it was a very sunny day, and he didn’t like to hang out outside on very sunny days, so it was very hard to tell.

As Nighstar walked across the streets of ponyville a he saw a fast moving pink blob that before he could even make what it was, was already inside his personal space.

“hiya star!” said pinkie pie with a really wide smile “hadn’t see you in the whole week”

“Well, I didn’t have a reason to come here in the whole week. By the way, any news that I should know?” answered the slightly Nightstar.

“Umm… nope, nothing new, except rarity’s new collection! Oh, and I just invented a new kind of cupcake! Spicy banana cupcake! Want to try it?”

“n-no thanks, I don’t like spicy things”

“Okay then!, want any other kind  then?”

“Not right now, see you later”

“Okay dokie lokie!” said pinkie pie before going away bouncing.

“Always full of energy, uh?” murmured Nightstar, with a little smile.

Pinkie pie presumed to be friends with everypony on ponyville, which of course included the solitary stallion. Nightstar on the other hand, had a very short list of three ponies that he considered “friends”, but pinkie had against all chances forced her way in there. Maybe it was all that happiness that she overflowed, to the point of being contagious, or the fact that she wasn’t your everyday pony; but even Nightstar became prey to her friendship charm, but that wasn’t enough to break the shell around Nightstar’s hearth.

Nightstar went on with the things he had to do: returning some books to the library, buying some food, and a last stop in sugar cube corner for supplying sugary needs, after waving goodbye to pinkie pie, Nightstar started his way home, but on the way he saw something that picked up his attention.

“Blank flank! Blank flank! No talent, just blank flank!” singed annoyingly two little fillies while picking on another and jumping around her.

“Oh would ya just drop it already!”  Yelled an annoyed Applebloom, but the other 2 fillies just wouldn’t stop their singing.

“So, why is so funny being a blank flank?”

The 2 fillies were startled by the last voice that they expected to hear.

“Well, obviously because it means that you have no talent, you re’ a good for nothing!” answered tiara after recovering.

“I see you got a tiara as cutie mark, care to explain what amazing talent that could be?”

“It means, of course, that my special talent is looking good with jewelry” said proudly tiara.

“…

That’s the single most stupid thing that I have ever heard” was Nightstar unsympathetic answer.

Diamond tiara looked back with indignation and Silver spoon was very surprised by Nightstar’s answer.

“Now go away before I get angry” said Nightstar, and while diamond tiara prepared for a response, Nightstar gave them a menacing look that quickly send her and silver spoon running away.

Applebloom saw happily the two scared fillies run away, but was quickly startled when Nighstar turned his head to her, Aplebloom froze; she had found scary that look that Nightstar gave to diamond tiara too, and was still a little scared. Nightstar noted her reaction, and just looked away and continued his way without saying another word. Aplebloom quickly recovered and ran in Nightstar’s direction.

“Thanks” said Aplebloom.

Nighstar stopped a moment and looked back… but said nothing and continued walking. Aplebloom hurried to his side.

“Umm, I think I don’t know you, what is your name”

“Nightstar” answered him without even looking at her.

“Nighstar, uh? Are you new in here?”

“I have been living here before you were even born, kid”

“Then why I haven’t seen you before?”

“I don’t know… do you also know everypony in here or what?”

“Umm… no but I think that I would remember if I had see you before”

“Well, that’s none of my business, now go back to do whatever you were doing before those fillies came”

“What is your special talent?”

Nightstar suddenly stopped and his expression became darker.

“That’s… none of your business” said Nightstar before walking away.

“His Talent Must be something worth of being kept secret… I must know what it is!”  Though to herself Aplebloom, while she saw Nightstar walking away.

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“So… why did you call us?” Said an impatient Scootaloo.

“Because I know what to try next”

“C’mon, tell us!”

“Today we will be… Cutie Mark Crusaders Spies! Yay!”

“AWESOME!”