Dash’s Story

"Bluesky!"

The small filly's ears were blocked out to hear her mentor yelling out her name. A large smile was on the blue filly's face. Bluesky jumped up, trying to catch a small puff of cloud that was high above her. "Come on...stupid cloud I will get you-"

"BLUESKY!"

"Okay, okay! Coming! Gosh.." The filly retorted, getting up and running right on over towards the large gray pegasus stallion ahead of her, Storm Sky. "I'm here now."

His blue gaze started sternly at hers, making the young filly slightly lose her grin. Was he mad at her? He then sighed, before giving out stern instructions. "Now, since this is your second day of learning how to fly. I want you to spread your wings, make sure they are in the perfect angle."

Bluesky went ahead and did what she was told, angling her wings in the perfect direction, making sure they weren't out of placed or such. Storm Sky studied the angle of her wings, before giving a small nod, his eyes softening a little. "Good, now try to fly with them."

She softly flapped her wings, making her slowly lift off the ground, her body shaking as her body was slightly lifted from the ground. She flapped them a little harder, making her fly. Slowly, the filly started to make progress as her wings gave out tiny flaps, her back starting to ache from flapping her wings so much.

"Come on, you need to flap harder than that! You're not going to be able to fly at this rate if you continue to flap your wings like that!"

The filly gave him a look, her eyes slightly narrowed. She wanted to spit out some sour words at her mentor but she forced herself not to, it would just make her get in trouble. A sudden loud swoosh sound ran through her ears, making her look up. Was that..Rainbow Dash racing against one of her bullies? Interesting!

Suddenly, she didn't see where she was going, bumping right into a pole and immediately falling down, landing softly on the cloud floor. She easily heard the rude laughter of the other pegasi foals, making her get up with embarrassment and walk off. She just made herself look like a fool!

The loud sound of her mentor's exasperated sigh overheard her. Making her look up at his stern gaze. She gave him a small childlike grin. He just looked down at her like she was stupid, a harsh look forming on his face. "What were you THINKING?! You possibly could of hit you're head against that pole and make yourself pass out!"

She flinched from his words, making her curl up and look up with pure fear. Was she really stupid? Was she really an idiot? Looking around with some shakiness, she noticed some adult pegasi looking at them with some concern or confusion.

"May you tell me why you acted so foolish and ran into that pole?!"

Bluesky jumped a little, her blue gaze locking nervously into the stallion's other blue gaze. "I...I-I d-"

"STOP STUTTERING!" he screeched, raising one of his wings. Unexpectedly, he smacked her in the face, making the young filly shriek and jump back.

"W-what?! What was that f-for?!" She squeaked, blood trickling down from her eye, making small puddles on the ground. She had her right eye tightly shut, her left eye looking up at him.

Sudden guilt traced Storm Sky's face, but he looked away, giving out rotten words. "Go. Get out of my sight. I don't wanna see a pitiful youth in my face at all."

The filly just gave out a small cry, getting up and running off. She ignored the sudden foals laughing at her, more tears just forming as she heard their stinging words.

"Oh look, it's Tiny!"

"Oh my, her eye! I guess she is One Eye now!"

She could hear their laughing becoming more and more serene..her spirit felt like it was getting crushed to it's very core. She made her way back towards home, forcing herself to go inside and hide herself from the cruelty of the world.

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"That's what happened mom, Storm Sky was being a meanie and gave me these!" She squeaked, some more tears flowing from her eyes as Windy was carefully washing the blood off her eye. The older mare sighed, what was she gonna do about this?

"Look, Bluesky...he possibly didn't mean to do it."

Bluesky's ears went flat against her head, her own mother didn't even believe her! "But, don't you believe me mom!?" Windy just gave her a side glance with her magenta eyes.

"Look, Storm Sky wouldn't ever do that to a foal, heck never even mine! Just..please sweetie go up to your room.."

A sudden pinch of betrayal hit the filly like a lightning bolt, making her go upstairs and go into her room. Her room was just as normal as any other room could be..except with some pictures of her family on the walls and such. She also kept her great-grandpa's notebook, reading through the pages multiple times usually.

She was always super interested in that notebook, there are multiple times where her great-grandpa had stated times where he had fought in many wars, and protected his home. She wanted to grow up and be just like him!

She went over towards the window, watching out through it. It was already starting to turn night, so she had decided to stay awake though since it was a weekend night. Soon, the sky looked like it's beautiful night-time self, making the filly smile wider. It was always so pretty to look out and watch the stars.

Suddenly, she heard a voice..it sounded like..a ghost or something..

"Your life lays a path ahead of you.."

Suddenly, a small path formed on the ground outside, she watched as it was leading towards a trail. The glowy trail made her tilt her head, once again she heard the strange voice.

"If you say, "Come come, gold path, show me what lies ahead. It will come..goodbye Bluesky."

"Wait! How do you know my name!?" She squeaked, looking around, trying to find the voice. Nothing replied..it seemed that she was gonna have to find out for herself what this path is in the morning.