The Life Of Blitz

I sat down on my solid bed. The material of it felt like paper, not having a bounce to it, or any comfort or warmth to it either. I sighed and looked at all of the paintings on the wall. It made me a little happier to see all of Shadow's passion, displayed on the walls around my room. A small smile escaped from my locked up mind, as a tear fell down my cheek. The thought of all of my decisions descended upon me in an instant. I blinked and then looked out the window.

Ponies were moving about, enjoying themselves and showing love and affection to others. I turned to look at my door slowly opening and could see a familiar looking pony enter my room. This was no pony though, this was my mother, Shadow! She looked… not right. Those were the only words I could use to describe her now. Copper was dead, so her emotions were dead too. Just the thought of her getting torn apart from him, hurt me a little. Actually, it hurt me a lot!

Shadow looked at me and then the window. She sighed and then walked towards me. She sat on my bed and looked at me with scared eyes. I walked up to her and kissed her on the head and then sat down next to her. Shadow rested her head against mine and then closed her eyes. I looked at her as she did this and then saw as a single tear made an appearance on her face. I used my hoof to wipe it off of her.

Shadow was a broken changeling. She only had me left. That was it! I was grown up, so I wasn't her little colt anymore, but that didn't make me any different from being her son. I was there to protect her and keep her sane. I was sure that she was happy to have me still here. She had never been the same since Copper died. Once she found out he did, something inside her broke.

A knock came from the door of my room. I looked over and saw Emination stood there, looking a little worried. Emination was a unicorn mare that loved to be a kind soul. She didn't see eye to eye with me all the time, but when we did, it made us both smile. Her dark grey fur didn't add any vibrancy to the already dull room, but her mane did. It was the purest of whites. It made me a little confused that a mare could have a mane as bright and white as Emination's. The look of worry was still portrayed on her face, as she just looked.

Emination and I, we went back a little while. When I found out that Lavender had slept with somepony else, during the time I was dancing with Shadow, I was mentally depressed. Nothing could snap me out of my trance, until Emination met me and showed me that I shouldn't put myself down. She took me in under her hoof and treated me like a true friend. She told me her entire backstory and it surprised me that she was originally married, then got divorced, due to not getting on with the stallion. Overall, she was a sweet mare, although she didn't make the best choices.

Shadow got up off my bed and I followed her lead. Emination, or Emi as we all called her, moved to the side, allowing Shadow to pass. I sighed as I walked up to Emi. I hugged her and then watched as she walked after Shadow. She was such a caring friend. She did what she thought was right and stuck to it. I admired her for that. She was a role model of what all ponies should be at least. Yeah she might have told me a fair few lies, but doesn't everypony? I didn't like to, but originally, I had to survive.

I followed both Emi and Shadow down to the kitchen. I stumbled on the final step and fell flat onto my face. Emi turned to laugh, but Shadow turned and rushed up to me. She helped me up and looked at Emi with angry eyes. She was probably too much of a protective parent. I held Shadow back and turned her face to mine.

"Stop it! You're way too protective. I'm not a colt no more Shadow." I stated with a scowl. Shadow sighed and then turned to look at Emi with a saddened look. She looked at her for a second or two, before letting her head fall to the floor, a look of disappointment on her face. I had to admit, I felt a little bad that Shadow was like this. It was probably the thing I hated the most.

"Sorry Emination! I was a fool, an idiot, and a little bit to protective of Blitz. I'm truly sorry!" Shadow announced to her, looking back up at Emi, with pleading eyes, hoping that Emi would accept the apology. Emi didn't say anything, instead, she hugged Shadow and smiled while doing it. I smiled from that and that action made Emi that little bit more likeable and trustworthy.

I passed them both and walked into the kitchen and grabbed a snack. Before I was able to open a cupboard, I got pounced on by another friend. I fell on the floor, as a sapphire blue pegasus jumped onto me, nuzzling into my skin. I winced slightly and then opened my eyes to see Azure perched atop of me.

"Hello again Azure! It would have been nice to not pounce on me. Maybe you could have given me a hug or something?" I said to him. He blushed a little and hopped off me and tried to pull me up. It didn't work! I flew up and landed on all hooves. I just looked at him for a fair few seconds before I went back to the cupboard and got out some snacks. I used my magic to bring a chair to me and sat on it as I looked at them all.

They didn't give me the same expression. Shadow wore a noble and also scared look. Emi wore a not really bothered look, mixed with a look that I couldn't recognize, maybe sadness, maybe confusion?
Azure was happy, bright and also just a little bit doubtful. That gave him a little bit of a cute look to him. I didn't really wear an expression, as I looked at the mirror, I wore probably the most blank expression that anypony could have worn. It was like that rock loving mare that I saw. She didn't really smile, well, she didn't smile at all.

My life was not perfect, but it was going places. I had my motivation on a small job. It was capturing some images of the surroundings. I was paid a little bit for my work, but the bits that I did got, went towards helping Shadow with payments for the house and for getting us food. It wasn't really necessary, because we had money from Copper's will and that was pretty much it. The house and some money. My job helped out at least.

The time was coming closer to making us all depart for our jobs. Shadow was now a General and that gave her a lot of power and authority over other ponies or guards. Emination was a content creator, as was Azure, but Emination had a bigger following of ponies that enjoyed her content. Azure was happy to help lend a hand whenever needed, as well as doing his job. They were all motivated ponies.

Shadow left without a word, as she did normally. She just vanished out of thin air, without a trace. She obviously left for work, but she couldn't say bye to me, not after that being her last word to Copper. We were both older and wiser, but that didn't stop us from missing him. He was my dad after all, so I was bound to miss him. Emination left, but told me that she was here for me whenever I needed her, which helped me relax a little.

As for Azure, he wasn't one to leave me. He enjoyed my company so much, that he would happily stand next to me. Unless it was urgent, or I told him to go, he wouldn't. He was one of the most loyal friends that I could ask for. I wouldn't trade our friendship for any amount of bits or fame or… anything. He was an amazing friend and I trusted him the most.

"Azure, you gotta get to work bud." I announced, smiling at him. He nodded. He gave me a hug and flew off, stopping by the door and looking back at me. I smiled and waved him off. He then turned and them flew out the door and closed it behind him, before flying into the sky and disappearing. I smiled that he was so trustworthy. I loved him for that.

After everypony left, I was able to think about myself. I slowly finished munching on my snack and walked up to the window in the living room, bringing my snacks with my magic. I peered out the window and spotted some fillies and colts playing outside. It was heartwarming to see all of the ponies playing together, making friends and enjoying life in general. I wish that was my childhood, but it wasn't. I had to accept that.

I walked to the door and opened it, standing to the side of the door and just watching them. There was something so special and nice about watching somepony else having fun, or maybe it was just due to the fact that I enjoyed helping others. I got so much affection and praise for all of it, but I didn't want that. I just didn't want to see them down or sad. I pondered this for a second and sighed. I realized that I treated others better than I did myself. I laughed at that thought, before brushing it aside and making room in my mind for my project I had coming up.

I was crazy about photography! It was my thing! Although I couldn't get a cutie mark, that didn't stop me from doing what I loved. I finished my snack and grabbed my camera with my telekinesis and closed the door behind me, locking it shut as I strolled outside. It was a nice day. It wasn't too cold for me and it wasn't too hot for the others. I couldn't feel the heat because I was a changeling. I was cold blooded.

I pranced down the path, a smile on my face, as I looked around for anything that stood out today. Shadows passed by me as I looked around for something that was special, out of place, or even odd. I was happy during this time, nothing to bother me, nothing to distract me, nothing to ruin the peaceful bliss that I was experiencing. I took flight, in search of something that could be amazing.

I flew up into the clouds and soared through them. It felt fresh as I flew face first into them. It was like getting slapped in the face, with air! This made me pause and think about something. Copper! I pondered the thought of it. The thought that Copper was somewhere up here was ridiculous. That was the reason that I didn't believe in a life after death. My belief on it was that when we died, we died, just to fill up the void of invisible air around us, with no connection to anypony else, only Celestia and Luna to talk to. It was a touchy subject to break down in my head, so I didn't press on forwards with thinking about it.

Shadow was unhappy enough that Copper was gone, I didn't want to be like her. Yes, I did grow up with Copper as my real father, but I was closer with Shadow. I missed him a hell of a lot, but that didn't make me stop worrying about Shadow. She had gotten really depressed when he left the world and I was the only one there to help. I wish I met Azure and Emination earlier, because at least then I would have been able to have help through the struggle. Sadly, that wasn't my reality. My reality was that I was alone helping Shadow through her darkest times.

I shook my head and flew back down through the clouds and saw a little hill. It was not that big, but big enough to stand out. I was surprised that I hadn't seen it before. It overlooked Canterlot, only by a little bit. It was barely above the rooftops of the houses, but it gave me a big enough view so that I could experiment with it. I dropped my saddlebag lightly onto the floor and then proceeded to open it. Inside was my trusty camera. It had seen better days, but it was such a beautifully good camera, that I really didn't care about getting a new one. Sure it was a little worn out, but it had experience to it. Years of experience and use to be exact.

I looked around at the surroundings and took photo after photo. I tried to keep ponies out of the photos, to avoid consent form, which I didn't really have. I got multiple images that were breathtaking, such as the sun casting shadows over the city of Canterlot, details from the building that lead everypony's eyes to the exact same location and a couple of the wildlife around, ranging from cute bunnies, to viscous looking birds. It worked I guessed.

I packed up my stuff, being here for multiple hours taking photos, and made sure that it was all locked in a metal case, within my saddlebag. I made sure to keep my possessions safe, so I made it look easily stealable from the outside, but super tough on the inside, just like me and Shadow. I picked up the saddlebag and placed it lightly onto my back. I looked around and saw a certain somepony walking towards me. Shadow walked slowly towards me, carrying a coffee in her telekinetic grip. I smiled at the sight and turned to face her.

"Hey mom!" I shouted, smiling brightly at her. She smiled back, which surprised me. She walked up to me and wrapped a hoof around me, embracing me as much as she could. She pulled back from what I thought was a hug and passed me the coffee.

"I saw you up here and thought that you might like something while I'm around." Shadow explained, being happy to see me. I grabbed the coffee with both my hooves and balanced on my hindlegs. I took a sip of it and was invited to take another, due to the delectable taste of the coffee beans. I gave her a happy smile and moved closer.

"I've finished up here. I was about to be heading home, but since you are here, I could hang on for a little while longer." I stated truthfully.

"I've actually got to get going. I'm on guard duty, patrolling Canterlot." Shadow explained to me. I nodded and then uses my magic to hold my drink, as I hugged her. She hugged back happily! She then kissed me on the head, before trotting off back down the hill. I too was about to walk down the hill, but I just wanted to sit there and enjoy the view, while having something to keep me occupied.

It was a solid fifteen minutes that I sat there. I got up and placed the coffee cup I'm my bag. I then began to trot down the hill, taking the usual path home that I normally did. I tried to make it to the areas I wanted to, to avoid certain ponies from coming into contact with me. The bad kind of ponies. I darted through several alleyways and dark areas and sadly, stumbled across some of those ponies. I kept looking back as I passed some other ponies, acting like I wasn't scared of them. One of the stallions stood in my way.

I didn't really have time for that, so I jumped over him, using my wings to launch myself over them all. They watched as I stopped after my jump and turned to look back at them. They all turned and started to slowly walk towards me. Yeah sure, they might have had weapons, but I had training, from a General. I slowly walked back and turned and trotted softly into the open, for every pony to see me. I could notice a guard across the way, so I didn't worry at all.

The guard looked at me as a couple of the stallions walked up to me, weapons in their magic. I looked at the guard and raised my hoof up to him, making him know that I had it under control. He still kept a sharp eye on us all though. Ponies turned to look at the scene and the stallions looked around, seeing all of the ponies looking at them.

"Come on then! If you want to fight me, don't be scared to do it in front of a crowd of ponies." I stated, making me their focus again. One of them lashed out at me, blade in their magical grasp. I lit up my horn and used a spell that Shadow had taught me. A disarming spell! I flashed the area in front of me and pulled their weapons from their magic, like a magnet. When they regained sight, I lashed out and used an electromagnetic pulse to cancel their magic from working.

They were left surprised. I had been taught so much from her. She was my inspiration. Before I could act, the guard came up with some other guards. They all looked at the stallions that held the weapons originally and scowled. The stallions tried to run, but they were cornered. The backup guards took them away in an instant and I was left with the guard that watched it all.

"You got some bravery boy, as well as some skills to boot. Where did you get those spells, if I may ask?" He asked, as he cocked his brow, looking surprised that I knew such spells. I shook my saddlebag and smiled.

"General Shadow Nova taught me. She is my mother after all." I stated loudly, with a stern face. He laughed a little and then placed a note in my saddlebag, with his magic.

"Must run in the family then. If you feel like you want to join the guard, we are recruiting for positions that are listed on the form." He chuckled before saluting at me and vanishing, teleporting away. I smiled and turned to walk home. I pondered the idea of it on the walk back home. It was an option that was available to me, so I had that to think about.

I got to the door after a grueling walk back home. I unlocked it with the key I had and stumbled inside. I closed the door with my magic and then proceeded to place my saddlebag on the table. I wanted to have a break from all of the ponies around me and the world in general. I turned on the TV and lied down on the couch. It was relaxing, being able to relax like this. Before I could truly relax though, a knock came from the door, followed by somepony entering.

I turned to look as Azure came into the room. He looked like he had a bad day. That made me feel a little worse about my day, but I enjoyed him being with me at least. I tapped the couch seat next to me, making him notice that I wanted him next to me. He gingerly walked over and flopped down onto the couch, resting next to me. That wasn't good enough, so I tapped on myself while looking at him. He knew what I was getting at, but felt a little embarrassed about doing something like that.

"Relax Azure. You're home!" I stated softly, reassuring him that I meant him no harm. He slowly scooted himself over so that he was next to me. I didn't care as I lifted him up slightly and gently placed him on top of me. He was warm, very warm, but he was still sad. I had to change that.

"What's wrong bud?" I asked, doubt at the end of each word. He looked at me and smiled softly, placing his hoof on my muzzle.

"I'm fine Blitz, just tired. Really, really tired." He stated honestly, making me relax a little. He got up and stretched, before laying back down and spreading himself across me. He was really warm! I wrapped my hoof around him and cuddled him a little. We just watched TV together, as he laid next to me. His head pressed against my neck, making me super comfy. I kept using my magic to rub his side, stroking him softly and making sure to rub across his wings. He cooed at the motion, making me smile as I watched the TV with him.

About an hour and a bit after Azure got back, Emination and Shadow walked in together, making no noise as they entered, trying to scare us. I looked back and saw both of them, coffee in both of their magical aura and them both smiling. I laughed a little and got a different reaction from both of them. Emi chuckled a lot, looking at Shadow. Shadow… Shadow just went to the floor with a chuckle, nearly spilling her coffee on the floor.

"For fuck sake Blitz! Can you not have good hearing, just for once?" Shadow chuckled, regaining her ability to stand, walking into the living room. I chuckled lightly, still stroking Azure with a hoof and my magic.

"Well, my mother did tell me to use my ears more, so you going against what you said?" I asked with a sly smile. Shadow laughed a little at that and walked into the kitchen. She shook her head and winked at me. I winked back, not allowing Azure to see it, or Emi.

"Actually Blitz, can I speak to you quick?" Shadow asked, still smiling but going back to a serious manner. I lightly lifted up Azure and kept him in the air as I walked over to Shadow, still looking back at him, just to make sure that I didn't drop him on the floor.

"What's on your mind Shadow?" I asked as I lowered Azure onto the couch. I turned to see her smiling brightly. She gave me a hug and blushed a little.

"Somepony told me that they saw you disarming a group of ponies of their weapons. That was a Lieutenant of the guard! He talked to me about it, back at the barracks and told me that he was proud of me. He recommended that you joined the guard, but I said that it was entirely your choice." She explained, making it clear to me.

"Let me think about it. I'll get back to you about it later, alright?" I asked. She nodded and I turned to walk into the other room, but before I did, I received a hug from behind and got whispered something in my ear.

"I'm proud of you son!" She whispered. I turned back with a blush on my face and smiled brightly. I turned back to Azure, who had let Emi sit down on the couch too. I walked past them and walked up the stairs, then went into my bedroom.

I was probably going to end up taking the job, but I wanted to keep my photography as a side project. I was happy and proud of myself. Life was good again!