Tears of Rain

Chapter 3

“A shadow of guilt.”

Prince Sun Dancer and Sunset trotted through the rain. The ground was black with ash and the town was small a few scant broken cottages. In the middle was a small podium and further down was a ruined manor.

Prince  Sun Dancer then said, “Let’s check the cottages together.”

Sunset nods then they trot to the first cottage on the left they opened it and they saw a broken room the chair was destroyed then he saw two skeletons on the ground one was a unicorn the other a pegasus. Then Sun Dancer trotted over then went down the small hall he saw two rooms he opened the left there was a skeleton of a small unicorn inside.Sun Dancer turned away then he trotted in the other room and then he found that the place was vacant the bed was rotten and destroyed. He then looks over a desk drawer then he used his horn to open the drawer then he found a diary he looked it over then he took it up and opens it and began Sun Dancer on the floor reading a diary.

Sunset then said, “I checked this place before. I tried to open that drawer and I couldn’t.”

Prince Sun Dancer then said “This diary it explains a lot on what happened here.”

Sunset then said, “Well explain.”

Sun Dancer replied “Give me an hour or two.”

Sunset sighed“I’ll take these skeletons and bury them together."

Sun Dancer then said “The mother was the unicorn named Rosemary the father was a Pegasus named Rain cloud and the filly was a little mare named Rosebud. "

Sunset then said “I’ll make sure to mark their graves.”

The day goes by and Sunset brings some wild berries and placed them next to Sun Dancer.

He then said “Thank you.”

Sunset then said “The whole family murdered and for what?”

Prince Sun Dancer then said “Over nothing. She placed this diary in here hoping to tell any pony about what happened.”

He threw it across the room with his magic.

Sunset asked “So what happened?”

PrinceSun Dancer had a tear fall down his cheek then he held himself, “It started with a few ponies moving west here when the founding six finished building Canterlot. They wanted to settle here and make this land their own. They found princess Esmerelda and her husband prince Mercury, they were hiding out here since the great cataclysm. They let the ponies stay and they lived peacefully for years. Then that all changed when Abyss arrived, since he arrived ponies began disappearing Rosemary suspected it was him, he would leave town for hours with princess Esmerelda for no reason. Then a unicorn named fire flash killed her husband and abyss then executed him blamed the disappearances on him as well. Then as expected the disappearances did stop and everything seemed to be fine. Rosemary and Rosebud here in this house raised her for three good years. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere  the unicorn named abyss killed every pony in this village. Rosemary saw him blast every pony in the town square without blinking an eye and went house to house slaughtering them she said she could hears the screams and the cries for mercy. She tried to hide her daughter and she placed the diary in the desk. We both saw none of them made it."

Sunset sat down then said “Abyss.”

Prince Sun Dancer then said, “That’s what he called himself.”

Sunset then said “You heard of him before?”

Prince  Sun Dancer nods and said “My mother she told me about him. He was a pawn used by Omega an evil Alicorn to try to take control of Equestia. He was a monster born from his own hatred for the Alicorn race and his blind loyalty to the evil Omega. He did this Sunset killed every pony in this village without cause, without hesitation. Even the fillies.”

He bows his head and then Sunset said “He’s dead though? I mean this happened over a hundred years ago.”

Prince Sun Dancer then said “He’s dead. My father killed him.”

Sunset then said “Your father. I heard about prince North Star but never I don’t know what’s the truth and what are the lies.”

Prince Sun Dancer then said “I remember the day my mom finally told me about him. I was seventeen. We met in her bedroom she closed the door I sat on her bed she sat by me stroked my mane and she started where she met him in an old barn way up in the crystal mountains. He yelled at her told her it was her fault for king Sombra’s war. After she defeated him he went with Luna to find something even further north. He was almost burned alive she came back almost dying from his wounds. He healed up and fought even more then Discord attacked helped her and Luna fight him then abyss fillynapped Luna took her deep into the everfree forest my father with my mother fought through that forest and returned her back to canterlot. Then he left east to find a power to defeat Abyss. He does and when he returns, Luna betrayed my mother to join Abyss’s and Omega’s plan. My father killed Abyss that day but, it was all a ruse for Omega’s soul transferred to a new body and he was going to use Luna to take the moon and control the entire pony race. My mother and father fought their way through chaos ponies and evil Alicorns to stop him and along the way my mother sealed away Luna to the moon and they both fought Omega together.”

He sighed then he looked up then said, “The thing is the power my father found it took a toll and he used all of it to destroy Omega. In the end he died.”

Sunset then said, “I’m so sorry.”

Prince Sun Dancer looked at Sunset then said, “Ever since I could remember before my mom told me about my dad. I wondered what prince North Star was really like. I talked to some of his old friends Lance, Obsidian, even my nanny and foster dad sugar cube.”

He smirked then said, “They were always careful to never say too much. However, the thing is I also hated him I felt like he abandoned me, left me. Then when my mother told me all of that her entire story, I cried. I cried for hours I was so angry at myself for even thinking of hating him. He would have been there for me, cared for me, but because of ponies like Abyss and Alicorns like Omega he had to defeat them and die to save the world.”

He looked down then sighed again then Sunset said, “I don’t know much and I’m not saying this for flattery. But from what you told me your father was a hero and you you’re a hero too.”

Prince Sun Dancer chuckles then said “Thanks.”

Sunset then said, “So we know what happened but we still need to know where these monsters are coming from?”

Prince Sun Dancer replied“I know in the diary it said princess Esmerelda and Abyss were working together let’s check out the manor.”

Sunset then said, “Let’s do it tomorrow morning. Let’s just soak all of this in.”

Prince Sun Dancer replied, “I may be older but I feel younger right now like I’m having a nightmare and I want to wake up and end it.”

Sunset then said, “We will.”

Prince Sun dancer nods again then said, “We will”

He then lifted some of the berries and popped them in his mouth then he chewed the slowly then Sunset then said “Want to keep a watch?”

Prince Sun Dancer nods then said ,“I’ll take first shift.”

Sunset then laid down on the ground then Sun Dancer looked over his shoulder then said “Thank you.”

Sunset nods then Prince Sun Dancer goes outside and catch some rain in his mouth then he stays outside and allows the rain to fall over him.

Prince Sun Dancer woke to a star filled night. He was twenty-three and he was looking at the moon in the middle of the palace gardens.

Ocean Breeze came by he then said, “I heard you got engaged.”

She nods then said, “I’m sorry but we were never going to work out.”

Prince Sun Dancer muttered “I know that, we haven’t seen each other for three years I kind of got the message. You only showed up for the party.”

Ocean breeze then said “Don’t you dare make me look bad.”

Sun Dancer then said, “I know you left because of your destiny. But I can’t stand the fact that you left me knowing how much I care..”

Ocean Breeze then said, “Sun Dancer you were an amazing friend but I never actual had feelings for you. I’m sorry.”

Prince Sun dancer then said, “Don’t be. But can you at least tell me why?”

Ocean breeze then said, “I thought about it and the thing is I don’t think you would handle my death.”

Sun Dancer then said, “What are you talking about?”

She then said, “Your over emotional I’m scarred if we got married and when I die you would never recover.”

Prince Sun Dancer laughed then said, “Are you serious? You’re only twenty-four we would have at least eighty years.”

Ocean Breeze “I’m thinking of the long term. On top of that I am telling the truth iv’e only seen you as a friend.”

Prince Sun Dancer nods then said, “So you love him right? Hail Storm?”

She then said, “I do and we’re getting married in the spring.”

Prince Sun Dancer nods then pauses for a few minutes then said, “I’ll think about coming to your wedding.”

Ocean breeze sighed “Thank you Sun Dancer for being understanding about all of this and… happy birthday.”

She then few off then when she was nothing more than a speck in the sky Sun Dancer slammed his hooves on the ground then sighs and trots back into the palace.

Prince Sun Dancer woke on the floor to Sunset calling his name. Prince Sun Dancer then looks up.

Sunset said “Sorry to wake you but the rain subsided a little I thought it best if we headed out.”

Prince Sun Dancer nods then said “Yeah sorry, another damn flashback.”

Sunset then said, “You think this place is the reason?”

Prince Sun Dancer got up then yells, “I don’t know!”

Sunset steps back then Prince Sun Dancer looked up then said, “sorry I didn’t mean to yell.”

Sunset then said, “It’s okay I know your under a lot of stress.”

Prince Sun Dancer got up and straighten himself out then he said, “No I apologize that was wrong of me. Let’s just find whatever is causing the storm and get the hell out of here.”

Sunset nods then they leave the cottage.