The Wolf Mare

Starlight Glimmer, who was a unicorn mare with a light purple coat and a dark purple mane wearing a nice travel dress which consisted of long leggings and a white inner shirt while the outer shirt was a dark brown and her cutie mark was that of a purple and white star. As she approaches her old family castle. Many happy memories of her and her family time her came back to her as she similes and walks up to the door and knocks on it. No pony came out so she knocks on it again this time she hears what sounded like the door being unlocked and as the the door opens a unicorn stallion with a whit coat and blue mane, wearing glasses. He was also wearing a tuxedo with a black suit and a white shirt all connected to a black tie and his cutie mark was that of two small crowns with purple gems in the center of them. The stallion stand there for a moment before he smiles and wraps the young mare in a hug and the young mare then hugged him back and said

"Oh father I've miss you."

"I have miss you to my dear." Fancypants said "Come lets gets you inside and all settled for the trip in to town."

"Okay." Starlight said as she smiled and then used her magic to lift her bags and brought them into the castle.

"Hasn't changed much, has it?" she asked

"Not in 300 years, except for a few modern conveniences." her father said

"Father I.." but before she could finish her father interrupted her and said

"I'm sorry about Sassy Saddles. Your sister's death was a blow to all of us."

"Sit down, won't you?" she motion towards the couch

As she and her father was seated at the couch her father continued

"You know, Starlight, there's developed what amounts to a tradition about the Glimmers sisters. The elder, next in line of succession and so forth, is considered in everything. The younger frequently resents the position in which she's found and leaves home, just as you did." he said

"Yes, but, Father, I'm here now." She said as she placed her hoof in her father's hoof

"Fortunately. But isn't it a sad commentary on our relationship that it took a hunting accident and your sister's death to bring you home?" he stated

"It really isn't as bad as it sounds." she said to him

"I've watched every bit of news about you. I was mighty proud when you won the Belden Prize for research."

"Really?" she asked surprised at this

"Yes, and I must say I am extremely impressed." he said

"But, I still feel guilty about leaving the family business to pursued my own interests." she told him

"The whole business is probably my fault. See, the tradition also insists that the Glimmers be the stiff-necked, undemonstrative type. Frequently, this has been carried to very unhappy extremes." he said to her

"Don't I know that." She said in an annoyed voice

"Starlight..." he started then got cut off by his daughter

"Let's decide, you and I, that between us there shall be no more such reserve. I'll do everything that I can, sir." Starlight told her father

"Well, that should be considerable. You know, the 18 years you've been away should have qualified you to be of immeasurable benefit to the estate, since, in a great many ways, we are a backward ponies, but don't quote me." he told her cracking a little smile

Then she looked at a near by table and saw a wired machine piece. Looking at it she got off of the couch and picked up the piece and took a look at it

"What have we got there?" she said observing the part

"It's from the Crystal Empire. I think it's the new part for that old telescope I have."

"Oh of course, the old family telescope I almost forgot about it." She said smiling remembering sleepless night just stargazing though the night

"Come along, dear. Come on. Up to the attic." he said leading her up a set of stairs to the attic

As the got to the top of the stairs Starlight was amazed at all of the scientific equpments taking up space in the attic."

"Impressive isn't it. I have decided to full up all of the empty space up here, it's an observatory now." he told her

Starlight then saw an old telescope and was able to match the part she was holding with an empty slot in the telescope and inserted it into the slot so the telescope works properly now.

"That was excellent! Where'd you learn such precision work?" he asked her amazed at the small detail she was able to point out

"Optical company in Canterlot." she said "We did quite a job on that Mount Wilson Observatory."

"Are you interested in astronomy?" He asked her

"Not especially." she told him "I'm all right with tools. In fact, I've done quite a little work with astronomical instruments, but when it comes to theory, I'm pretty much of an amateur."

"All astronomers are amateurs." he said reassuring his daughter

"When it comes to the heavens, there's only one professional." she told her father with a smile on her face

"Fine." is all he said to her

"Well, I've got some things to do before lunch." she told him "I've got to pick up a few things at the market, I'll see yopu later father."

"I'll leave you to it." he said smiling at his daughter

She then kissed her father on the check and headed downstairs and out the doors