The Tales of Solar Eclipse

The Tales of Solar Eclipse chapter 2- Solar and the Mares.

Hello there everyone. StormFox here to tell you that this chapter was not meant to be a two parter. and the next chapter I made is probably gonna be split into three parts. anyway. enjoy the story XD

-Solar pov-

I watched as Spike pulled out a parchment from Celestia he re-read it to Twilight because of her apparent crabby mood. He cleared his throat as he began to read it while listening to mine and the guard’s wing beats.

I listened to him read how Twilight was Celestia’s most faithful student. Then how she had to stop reading old books. I laughed.

“You like to study up on things too huh?” I asked as I saw Ponyville on the horizon. Twilight looked at me and nodded with a look of curiosity and shock.

“Do you study magic as well?” I smiled.

“Well not strictly magic, I kind of make my own spells when it comes to that. But I also study things like stars and-“ Twilight had a smile of wonder on her face as she looked at me her eyes shining a little.

“Wow, you make your own spells! What are they for?” I snickered at her childlike enthusiasm before I spoke.

“Well, the main reason I make them is to help in fights but they also have a lot of other tactical possibilities.” I watched as she looked at me with wonder.

“How many have you made?” I looked like I was in thought as I counted them up in my head.

“I think aboooouuuut thirty two.” I saw as the Pegasus driving the cart began to decline toward town and smiled before looking back to Twilight.

“I’ll tell ya more later, right now we’ve got a town to check out!” And with that we landed.

Once I helped Twilight out of the cart ‘thank you chivalry.’ Along with spike using me as a slide to the ground I smiled as I looked at Twilight.

“I think we started off on the wrong hoof back in Canterlot didn’t we?” I asked as Twilight grew scarlet from embarrassment.

“I guess we did didn’t we?” I cleared my throat and tipped my hat in greeting.

“Th’ name’s Solar Eclipse, though everyone either calls me Solar or Sol for short.” I said as I held out a hoof as Twilight grabbed it and gave it a small shake.

“I’m Twilight Sparkle, but I thought you would know since you were sent to watch over me?” I smiled.

“Oh I knew your name, I’m just a stickler for introductions and first impressions!” I had a small laugh as I looked at the baby dragon and offered him a hoof which he shook.

“I’m Spike.” I smiled.

“Great name kiddo.”  He looked a little annoyed.

“The name’s Spike.” My smile became a little more sadistic.

“Don’t know who you’re repeatin’ it for kid.” I had another chuckle as Spike looked a little aggravated before he looked like he was gonna barf. Then he hurled flame on my face scorching my nose and lighting my shoulder on fire with the green flame. I coughed and blinked from behind a layer of black ash before I looked at my shoulder and freaked out as I tapped it out.

“SPIKE!” He smiled innocently as Twilight shouted at him for flaming me only for the flames to form into a scroll. Twilight looked at it with hope.

“YES, maybe the Princess finally changed her mind and wants me to help prepare immediately!” She opened the scroll and grew scarlet after she began to read it and then slipped it away into her saddle-bag which was still in the cart. I wiped off the ash during the entire thing so I didn’t get a peak at the scroll but was met with a blushing Twilight who for some reason couldn’t meet me eye to eye.

I looked at her a little worried.

“Twilight are you alright?” She just looked away and nodded her head before her blush faded a little and she looked mostly normal. She looked at me and smiled a small smile.

“I’m fine Solar it’s just that the Princess wrote me something personal.” I raised an eyebrow.

“Alright just making sure.” I looked over to Spike and smiled.

“Sorry fer screwin wit’cha Spike!” He smiled smugly and crossed his arms.

“Well, well, well, is somepony afraid they’ll get burnt?” I snickered.

“The day you can actually burn me is the day I die Spike.” Twilight’s eyes widened.

“Why is that?” I laughed a small wicked laugh, like the one Blackburn would do whenever he got his way or had a ‘target’ in his sights.

“I have bad luck with fire. So if you actually do breathe fire on me to the point where it would cause me harm, I would probably come close to, or I will die.” Twilight looked puzzled.

“How bad is your luck with fire?” I sighed.

“When I was ten I tried to light a candle and burnt a HUGE hole in my shirt and scorched my front left hoof!” Twilight giggled at my past pain and evil curse while Spike just laughed. I felt my pride take a blow as my ears folded down in embarrassment. Twilight walked over and smiled.

“I’m sorry but it just sounds funny!” I tried to look depressed but my frown turned into a smile against my will. I looked down at Twilight realizing for the first time in a long time just how much taller than everypony else I really was.

“Yeah, I guess it is funny, now don’t you have more friends that you need to make besides me?” She looked a little shocked at that.

“You mean, I-I’m your friend?” I smiled and rubbed my hoof on the top of her head messing up her mane a little.

“Of course Twilight, I can’t think of anything you could be!” She gave an annoyed noise as she fixed her mane and gave me daggers. I just snickered as I pointed to the town square.

“Come on let’s go see what’s up in this place.” She nodded and followed along with Spike. I looked toward her as we walked and asked a question which had been bugging me since Twilight had turned Scarlet.

“Sooooo, what did the Princess tell ya?” I saw Twilight turn Scarlet as she looked down speaking in a small voice.

“Nothing that involves you.” I smiled.

“So I guess you blushing and not looking at me is just an act to get my attention every time I bring the letter up then?” She looked a brighter shade before I watched as she slowly regained her composure as we reached the town square.

Spike looked over to Twilight and spoke.

“Twilight, the Princess said you need to make some friends not just one!” Twilight looked as though she were trying to carry herself with more pride.

“Spike the princess asked me to check on the preparations for the celebration. I am her student, and I’ll do my royal duty, but the fate of Equestria does not rest on me making friends!” Spike motioned toward a couple of ponies around as I noticed a pink pony who looked like a walking piece of cotton candy.

“Maybe the ponies in Ponyville have interesting things to talk about!” The  Pink pony got closer and I noticed she had blue eyes and her cutie mark was a couple balloons.

“Come on Twilight, just try!” She looked a little nervous and then smiled before speaking.

“Um, hello.” The pink pony gasped and ran off right through me making me spin in a red and black tornado. I stopped spinning in time to hear Twilight speak.

“Well that was interesting alright!” I stopped my eyes from spinning in their sockets before smiling.

“I’ve got the feeling that’s not the last time we see her.” Twilight looked to me.

“What makes you say that?” I grinned and spoke in a fake spook voice.

“MY E.S.P says soooo.” She laughed alongside Spike while I had a small snicker before we all left toward Sweet Apple Acres. I read my book on the way there and got up to chapter five and appeared angry, mostly because I was angry. You see as it turns out Kitsune also had cutie marks! BUT, they didn’t receive them until they were eighteen. And it usually involved one of four things. The first was your primary element. The second was something which was a lot like a soul bond in a sense which involved you receiving a cutie mark which showed that you wanted to protect a certain Kitsune or other species, ponies included. The third was more of a fighters mark meaning that all that Kitsune would ever do in life is want to find another battle to fight. Though those were incredibly rare and practically nonexistent.

And the last one involved love. I mean things like matchmaking and finding your soulmate type of deal not ‘Hey some hot tail just walked by I’m gonna try and get laid!’ No it was literally a live the rest of your life with that Kitsune or pony kind of thing.

I sighed as I put the book back in my saddlebag. Twilight watched as I put it away and looked a little worried.

“What’s the matter, is there something depressing in that book?” I shook my head and smiled.

“ Naw, it’s just that I wish I knew way back then what I do now. It really would’ve helped if I’d known it.

Twilight was about to ask me what I meant but was cut off by Spike.

“Summer Sun Celebration, official overseer’s checklist! Number one, banquet preparations, Sweet Apple Acres!” I looked up and realized we were at the gate to an apple orchard and smiled before I heard somepony shout.

“YEEHAW!” I looked over to see an orange mare with blonde hair tied into ponytails running toward a tree before bucking it and getting all the apples to fall into buckets perfectly. The mare did a little pose before Twilight sighed.

“Let’s get this over with.” We all walked up to the mare and Twilight introduced herself first.

“Good afternoon, my name is Twilight Sparkle.” I watched as the orange mare who I had now noticed had green eyes and a cowpony hat as well only it was the color of a normal one, not a midnight blue one like mine. Now where was I, oh yeah I was at the part where she was practically mutilating Twilights hoof just from shaking it.

“Well howdy do Ms. Twilight, a pleasure makin yer acquaintance! I’m Applejack, we here at Sweet Apple Acres sure do like makin new friends!” Twilight didn’t seem too pleased with the friend subject as she spoke in a shaky voice due to the fact she and Applejack were still shaking hooves.

“Fr-ri-ie-e-nd-ds-s, a-acy-u-u-a-al-l-y-y-y I-I uh!” Applejack stopped shaking her hoof but it kept going.

“So, what can I do ya for?” Applejack asked as she winked at Twilight. Spike reached up and held in a chuckle, I did to. I mean it was pretty funny.

Twilight cleared her throat and looked at Applejack.

“Well I am in fact here to supervise preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, and you’re in charge of the food?” Applejack smiled.

“We sure as sugar are! Would ya care to sample some?” Twilight looked pleased.

“Well as long as it doesn’t take too long.” Applejack ran off toward an old dinner triangle and rang it before shouting.

“SOOUUPSS ON EVERYPONY!” I watched as a large family came out of nowhere and ran all of us over taking us to a picnic table. I waited for my eyes to stop rolling around in their sockets. Applejack came out from hat I assume was under the table and motioned toward the entire group of ponies.

“Now, why don’t Ah introduce ya’ll to the Apple family!” I stopped and my eyes bugged for a second as I realized that I had actually met a member of the apple family before. What was her name again? Apple pie, Golden Delicious, ugh, too many apple dishes too remember! I sat there and listened as she introduced all the apples to us. I couldn’t believe how many of them there were, though I did figure out which Apple I knew. It was Apple Fritter. She and her father ran the apple orchard in Colthio, I’d even worked there for a bit before something happened. That something was the same thing that happened with me, Ditzy, and Sky. Now I’ll just say this. Sky was my friend and he walked in on us not believing me until I proved my point. But when you’re a father and you see your daughter and another colt in that position, well what would you do? It took apple fritter’s constant saying that we were just friends and that nothing had happened to convince him to not chop me in two or worse… I shivered as I remembered that threat and had become slightly pale. Twilight looked at me.

“Are you alright Solar?” I shook the thoughts from my head and looked at Twilight.

“Yeah I’m fine… Just some bad memories is all.”

Applejack walked over with an old green Pony as she finished the introduction.

“Soups on, I’m comin!” I snickered at the old mare that was, well she was just old. Applejack shoved a green apple in Twilights mouth and smiled.

“Why I’d say you’re already part of the family!” Twilight immediately spit out the apple and laughed nervously.

“uhehe, well I see that the food situation is handled so we’ll be on our way!” I heard Applebloom speak in a small childish voice.

“Aren’t yah gonna stay fer brunch?” I looked down and let me just say this. I hate to see Anypony sad. Now add in a mother who literally turned you into an incredibly chivalrous pony ever since you were a foal. Now imagine a little filly who was already as cute as could be with an incredibly sad face just looking up at you. Now I have no idea what you’re reaction might have been but mine was this. (fourth wall break intended)

HOLY SHIT THE CUTENESS LEVEL IS OVER 9 FUCKING THOUSAND!!! Followed by an inward ‘DAAAAAAWWWWWW!!!’ I almost had a mini heart attack while Twilight looked down sadly apparently also noticing that Applebloom was just too darn cute!

“Sorry, we have an awful lot to do.” Everypony around hung their heads and all gave a simultaneous aw. I smiled, no way Twilight could resist that. As if to prove my point she looked a little aggravated and spoke in an annoyed tone.

“Fine,” everypony around cheered as we all sat down to eat. I actually spoke to Apple Fritter and had a quick laugh as she told me how her dad was still over protective. Afterward I went to sit down and noticed something that made me facehoof. I’d never introduced myself. I looked over to Twilight who was shoveling a pie as she sat next to Applejack.

I walked over with a smile on my face and picked up an apple fritter having a small laugh at the morbid joke in my head. I looked down after I swallowed my food and smiled.

“I believe I haven’t introduced myself yet.” I offered a hoof to shake towards Applejack smiling still.

“I’m Solar Eclipse, but most ponies call me Solar or Sol.” Applejack smiled after she took a bite of an apple.

“A’m Applejack, nice to meet ya sugarcube!” I smiled as she tried to do to my hoof what she did to Twilights only to be surprised that I held it back enough to just make it a simple hoofshake. I smiled as I let go.

“You’ll have to try harder than that if you want to see who’s stronger.” She just gave me a challenging smile only for Twilight to get up and start walking only to yell back at me.

“HURRY UP SOLAR WE STILL HAVE OTHER PLACES TO CHECK!” I frowned in disappointment before I went back to smiling.

“I guess I’ll catch ya later Applejack.” I walked off calmly following behind Twilight who seemed a little sluggish. I snickered as I saw that her stomach was slightly larger than normal and came to the obvious conclusion. She had eaten too much pie and was going to later regret it.

I got into my saddlebag and pulled my book back out as I began to read again. The next chapter was of course focused on something called the chain of FATE. Seriously that’s how it’s written in the book, Fate in all caps. I read it and learned that all Kitsune had a chain of fate that went from their neck to their wrist. A collar on your neck for those who were going to be incredibly important in your life, someone who would be you’re, and I quote. ‘Lover’ and very rarely a best friend whom would more than likely always be there. Now if the chain was attached to the cuff at your wrist that meant that this Kitsune or Pony or whatever the hell it was, was going to be like your nemesis. I can’t find the plural for nemesis so I’m just going to say multiple nemeses. Then finally it said that each and every one of the souls connected to that chain had their own look and feel. Some would be chain links shaped in weird ways while the others were just different colored strings. I sighed and went on to the next chapter after that one was done. I would have read it but there was a sticky note on the page reading. ‘FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SON,PLEASE SKIP TO THE NEXT CHAPTER! I SHALL EXPLAIN THIS PART PERSONALLY!” I sighed and turned to the next chapter heeding my father’s warning. I was about to read then I heard Twilight whine.

“I ate too much pie.” I snickered and so did Spike before he looked at the sky.

“There’s supposed to be a Pegasus pony named Rainbow Dash clearing the clouds.” I racked my brain trying to remember where I’d heard that name from before. I had a look of realization on my face when I remembered that Ditzy had told me that Rainbow Dash was her really fast friend. I felt somewhat accomplished for remembering and watched Twilight look at the sky.

“Well she’s not doing a very good job is she?” Twilight asked sarcastically only for her and I to be tackled by a Rainbow blur into a mud puddle which shouldn’t have existed considering it’s been sunny ever since we got here.

I of course was on the bottom of the pile with a face-full of mud. I looked up and saw a mare with a cyan coat, a rainbow mane, and dark violet eyes look down at us.

“Ehehe, um, scuse me.” She gave a giggle again as Twilight groaned.

“Here let me help you!” She giggled and flew off grabbing a cloud as Twilight got off of me and I sat up.

“This mud puddle doesn’t make sense. It hasn’t rained all day.” I said in a dry voice as The rainbow haired Pegasus came back with a cloud storm cloud and jumped on top as she began to bounce on top of it. I tried to yell that she was going to overdo it but was cut off by a downpour of rain. I was soaking wet my bangs covering my eyes alongside Twilight. Rainbow looked down at us from the cloud and giggled again.

“Oops, I-I guess I overdid it, um, uh, how about this?” She began to fly around us at high speeds creating a rainbow colored tornado.

“My very own patented rain-blow dry! No, no, don’t thank me, you’re quite welcome!” I looked at Twilight and held in a laugh when I looked at her hair. I took a quick look at mine to, it was all windswept toward the right still covering my right eye, only now it was all to the right spiked. Spike and the mare though were on the ground laughing to their hearts content. Twilight on the other hoof didn’t look to pleased.

“Let me guess, you’re Rainbow Dash?” the Pegasus stood up carrying herself with pride.

“The one and only!” She flew into Twilight’s face.

“Why, ya heard of me?” I tried to say yes I had but Twilight spoke first.

“I heard you’re supposed to be keeping the sky clear!”

Twilight sighed and looked a little annoyed before putting on a smile.

“I’m Twilight Sparkle and this is my friend Solar Eclipse. The Princess sent us here to check on the weather.” Rainbow flew up and layed on a cloud.

“Yeah, yeah, that’ll be a snap I’ll do it in a jiffy! Just as soon as I’m  done practicing!” I flew up above Rainbow and the cloud with a questioning look and smirk.

“Practicing for what?” She seemed to become ecstatic and pointed at a poster.

“The Wonderbolts!” I looked at the poster trying to remember why that name was so familiar. I was brought out of my thoughts as Rainbow spoke again.

“They’re gonna perform at the Celebration tomorrow!” She did a quick flip around me and onto another cloud.

“And I’m gonna show em my stuff!” She said holding her head up with pride as I landed next to Twilight who had gained a smug smirk only for it to vanish.

“The Wonderbolts?” Rainbow lied on the cloud again.

“Yup,” Twilight raised an eyebrow.

“The most talented flyers in all of Equestria?” She asked as if she couldn’t believe it. I actually scoffed. I mean to me you weren’t the best unless you had proved it against the best, henceforth I never did say I was the best, just that I’m pretty damn fast. I shook my head clear and listened to the rest of Rainbow and Twilight’s banter.

“That’s them.” Twilight looked a little smug now.

“pfft, please, they’d never accept a Pegasus who can’t even keep the sky clear for one measly day! Rainbow looked down a little peeved.

“HEY, I could clear this sky in ten seconds flat!” Twilight narrowed her eyes in a challenging way.

“Prove it.” Okay now if Rainbow was peeved earlier she was clearly full on PISSED now! She took off and I actually smiled as she cleared the sky watching how she did it with ease so quickly. It was almost like how Firehawk did his best to make his flame trail be as harmless yet dangerous as possible. I counted down the seconds and said the last of it aloud.

“3…2…1…0” Rainbow landed on the bridge looking pleased.

“See, what’d I tell ya? Ten. Seconds. Flat! I’d never leave Ponyville hangin!” I looked over to see that Twilight and Spike were still looking at the sky with their jaws on the ground, I laughed and gave Rainbow Dash a hoof.

“Bravo, I haven’t seen Anypony fly that fast since my uncle, cousin, or myself had done so!” She looked at me with a challenging smile.

“Oh really, and just who are you?” I deadpanned, she’d already forgotten my name even after Twilight introduced me. I looked up with a smile and held out a hoof.

“Th name’s Solar Eclipse. Though my friends call me Solar or Sol!” Rainbow smiled and shook my hoof with a small smile.

“The name’s Rainbow Dash. Wadda ya say you put your bits where your mouth is and we’ll race to see who’s faster?” I smiled and scratched the back of my head realizing my hair was still styled to the right . I gave it and my tail a quick shake getting them to go mostly back to normal, though it still looked like I’d taken a blow-dryer to them.

“Sorry but my friend seems to be on a tight schedule today, and it’s my job to watch her so I’m still on the clock.” Rainbow looked a little downcast but smiled again.

“Fine,” she put a hoof to my chest for a couple seconds and I blushed at the lack of personal space she was providing me as she leaned in.

“But I still wanna have a race so I’ll wait till you aren’t working!” She took her hoof off of my chest and I sighed in relief thankful I had my bubble back. She flew over to Twilight laughing at her still looking up at the sky.

“Haha, you should see the look on your face! You’re a laugh Twilight Sparkle, I can’t wait to hang out some more!” She looked at me and waved before she zoomed off, I smiled. Another friend made. A friend who invades my personal space, but a friend none the less! Spike and Twilight came out of their stupor and Spike pointed to where Rainbow had taken off.

“She’s amazing!” I smiled, if Spike liked that he’d love to watch one of Firehawk’s stunts! He looked at Twilight’s poofy hair and started to play with it only succeeding in making her look peeved as she walked away.

“WAIT, it’s kinda pretty once you get used to it!” I just snickered as I followed to the next destination forgetting about my book this time.

The walk to the town hall was a short one considering we were only a couple tail shakes away. I remembered the times I’d been by Blackburn every time he’d been called into the town hall for his ‘cough cough’ less than admirable acts. Don’t get me wrong, he was a good colt… He just thought with his dick more than his head. I of course had always been the one who watched over ‘im and when I wasn’t there to make sure he didn’t do what I’m assuming whatever you would think he’s doing… well he’d do it. From causing little spouts of mayhem for me to clean up alongside him chasing tail and not knowing when to quit unless I’m there to stop him then yeah he was Colthio’s little menace. But we still had to like the little shit, we’d been friends too long for me to just bail on him now. I sighed as we walked in and Spike read off the list.

“Decorations,” I looked around at the décor and smiled before I heard Spike speak again.

“Beautiful,” He said dreamily and I looked down at the little dragon and heard Twilight speak.

“Yes, the décor is coming along nicely! This aughta be quick, I’ll be at the library in no time! Beautiful indeed!” I followed Spike’s line of site and smirked at the little guy before tapping Twilight on the shoulder.

“I don’t think Romeo meant the décor.” I said as I pointed to a unicorn mare with a pure white coat and a royal blue mane along with deep blue eyes who was currently using the levitation spell on a bunch of different ribbons.

“No, no, no, oh goodness no!” I looked at Spike who had miniature hearts in his eyes like in cartoons… wait, my life isn’t some cartoon. Then again Sky did explain the whole ‘multi-verse’ thing and said that some lives were actually spectacles for others while to the spectacle it was just everyday life. Ugh I don’t know who could POSSIBLY stand to keep track of all that shit but whoever it is they’re  one crazy sumbitch! (No I’m not going to have Solar and Eclipse meet. Think of this fic as another multi-verse apart from that multi-verse. Wait… now I’m confused, damn logic!)

I listened to Spike as he fussed over his spines.

“How are my spines, are they straight?!” I just rolled my eyes as the mare was, in Blackburn’s words ‘out of his league.’ Twilight also rolled her eyes before walking up to the other unicorn.

“Good afternoon,” The unicorn cut Twilight off.

“Just a moment, I’m in the zone as it were.” She finally picked out a ribbon which had sparklies all over it.

“Ah yes, sparkle always does the trick does it not? Why Rarity you are a talent!” She turned to look at Twilight and me.

“Now um, how can I help youaaAAAAAGGGGHHH!” I jumped back thinking a fire had somehow miraculously broken out and began to look around, only to find that there was no fire… well I feel stupid.

“OH MY STARS DARLINGS! Whatever happened to your coiffure?” I facehoofed realizing that Rarity was freaking over our manes and not something that could cause incredible damage. Twilight looked confused for a moment as well before she looked at her mane.

“Oh you mean my mane? Well it’s a long story!” I raised a hoof.

“Not really, A Pegasus crashed into us and we landed in a mud puddle. Then we were put into a tornado which made our hair puff.” I took a second to breathe since I had explained all of that in one breath. I could’ve sworn I saw Rarity’s eye twitch before Twilight spoke again.

“I’m just here to check on the decorations and then I’ll be out of your hair!” Rarity looked appalled.

“Out of my hair, what about your hair?” I felt myself and Twilight being dragged off to what we would come to know as Rarity’s boutique.

“Wait, where are we going, HELP!” I just tried to grab onto the door frame as we left, but by some mysterious force Rarity was stronger than me and I was forced to let go.

-At the boutique-

“No, no, no, no, uh uh.” I sighed in defeat and tuned out Rarity as she put Twilight through a bunch of costume changes. I watched each one as I was literally having my hair re-styled. She was putting Twilight through multiple little outfits, talking, trying to do something to my head, which by the way was an easy way to die. If It were a guy, but when it’s a girl I just end up being incredibly fussy. I heard the dreaded cling of metal and gave Rarity an evil glare. She looked at me and actually froze for a second before remembering that she was using magic to hold me down.

“Put. The scissors, down.” I said in my deepest most evil voice possible. Twilight’s and Rarity’s eye’s actually widened for a second before I sighed and gave in.

“Fine cut it, but please don’t make it short.” Rarity smiled.

“Of course darling.” I felt the scissors begin to go to work and I involuntarily shivered. Damn scissors and their cold touch. I listened as Rarity went back to giving Twilight most of her attention. I sighed and used magic on my book to bring it over to me and opened it to read. I’d read through three chapters before my hair was finally finished being cut. I took a look at it and actually smiled. I could tell it had been layered, my bangs were just above my eyes going to the right a bit. Now the back of my head was still a little past my shoulders but it just looked layered. Of course now my hair just stuck out straight and down still giving off a shaggy appearance. I’d turned around and had my jaw drop for a second thankful neither unicorn had noticed. Rarity gasped at the outfit as well.

“Now go on my dear, you were telling me where you’re both from.” Rarity pulled a string on the saddle tightening it to painful degrees.

I watched as Rarity was practically strangling Twilight and tried to voice myself only for Twilight to speak.

“I’ve-ugh-been sent-gasp-from Canterlot to-“ ‘SNAP’ Rarity had let go of the string on Twilights dress sending her into me to catch her.

“CANTERLOT!” Rarity got in Twilights face.

“Oh I am so envious! The glamour, the sophistication, I’ve always dreamed of living there! I can’t wait to hear all about it! We are gonna be the best of friends you and I!” I snickered as I pulled out twenty bits to pay Rarity for the haircut… better make it thirty for the trouble she went through. I was about to hand them over then she spoke.

“EMERALD, what was I thinking? Let me get you some rubies!” She dashed off to grab some rubies as Twilight dropped the dress and dragged me out of the boutique. I tossed the bag of bits on the chair hoping Rarity would at least find it when she realized we had gone missing. I smiled to myself as we got out the door and Twilight took a second to catch her breath. Spike came down shortly after and looked like he was off in neverland. I looked at Twilight and wondered why she had been in such a rush all day.

“Twilight, you’ve been rushing around all day today, what’s up?” She looked at me nervously and smiled.

“Up, nothing’s up, what do you mean something’s up?” I sighed and pointed a hoof at her.

“You’re trying to get to the library as quick as possible as if there’s some kind of answer to some problem there.” She tried to talk back  but stopped looking defeated. I felt sentiment and put a hoof on her shoulder and spoke in a worried but caring voice.

“Just tell me what’s bothering you Twilight.” She shook her head and tried to back away only for it to fail.

“Y-you won’t believe me.” I snickered making her look up.

“Twilight, I’ve had some crazy shit happen in my life. If Anypony would believe something unbelievable it’s me.” I saw Twilight look a more hopeful but there was something still holding her back and I sighed.

“If it makes you feel better, I’ll tell you why I’ve been so interested in that book I’ve been reading all day.” She seemed to perk up at that and looked at me smiling before she looked serious.

“Alright,” And with that Twilight told me about how this mare called Nightmare Moon was going to come back after a thousand years and bringing with her eternal night. I sighed and looked at her seriously.

“I guess we better find a way to stop her then shouldn’t we?” She looked up at me surprised.

“You mean, you believe me?” I smiled and looked down at her.

“Well I’m a skeptic so I have to look at things from all sides and take every possible threat seriously. It’s what I was trained to do.” She looked at me questioningly and I noticed that Spike had been surprisingly quiet. I took a quick look too see he was still lovestruck and snickered.

to be continued in part 2 XD fuckin unintentional cliffhanger