The Only Truth

Chapter 2: The Discovery

Twilight left me on my own to unpack, and I began to look around the room. I looked at a few books that littered the ground, some opened, some just tossed with no organization. I levitated one over to me. The title was 'The Secrets of Magic'. I placed the book on my bed and filed it in my head under read later.

I heard some angry yelling coming from downstairs, and another voice replying normally to the yells. I walked out of the room I shared with Twilight and saw a rainbow- colored pegasus talking to a very angry Twilight. Next to the pegasus was a pony I remembered so well, an old friend. It was Zoom, just standing there, watching the entire thing happen.

She cast a glance my way, but she didn't give any special recognition to me.

'Oh, no' I thought. 'She doesn't recognize me.'

Zoom had been adopted shortly after her eleventh birthday, and I had no idea who adopted her. The fact that she was here was the best coincedence ever. Twilight yelled angrily. I then noticed the large mess of books in her library.

"Will you just stop crashing into my house?!" Twilight yelled. "You never seem to be able to fly straight, ever! Fly straight for once, for Celestia's sake!"

"Alright," the rainbow pegasus said. "I'll do better a job trying to fly next time."

"No," Twilight said. "Not a better job, you will not crash!"

Twilight turned her head and saw me standing there, watching her yell at somepony.

"Oh," she said, embarrassed. "Well, Zoom and Rainbow Dash, this is the unicorn I adopted. Introduce yourselves."

"Rainbow Dash," the rainbow pegasus said with extreme pride.

"Zoom," Zoom said (Ha, Zoom, Zoom said).

This was it. The moment where I learned if she remembered me or not.

"Cherish," I said.

I was immediately tackled by a giant hug from Zoom.

"Is it really you?!" she yelled excitedly.

"Yes, it's really me," I replied.

"You've changed," she said.

"It's a phase," I said.

"Well, it sucks," she said jokingly. "You really need a mane-cut and a shower, though."

"Only for you," I said.

A Few Hours Later...

I stumbled out of the spa, dazed. I had showered, then we had begun walking to the barbers to get my mane-cut. Sudddenly, Zoom had pushed me into the spa, and the pampering comenced.

My back ached from the massage, I smelled like soap and mud, and I was covered in make-up. I gagged at my own smell, and noticed that Rainbow Dash stayed well away from me. I returned to the library with Twilight and I went to my bed and began to read the book I had taken off the floor earlier.

Two Years Later...

Best. Night. Ever. Tonight had been my first birthday party, and it was amazing. I had skipped it until this year because I didn't like attention, but I had figured there was a first for everything. I had finally turned eighteen, and was finally legally a full grown mare, and I was going to find a job soon.

So, you might ask, what did I do first with my careless nature? Of course, I got drunk. Even Twilight managed to drink some! Now, I was lying in bed, my head pounding from the drinks. I looked over in the corner of the room I still shared with Twilight, and saw something I had never seen before.

A chest sat in the corner, a purple magic lock glowing feebly in the dark. Why had I never noticed that that? I quietly walked over to it and cast a spell that showed me where other spells were. The chest began to shine as my spell revealed tons of charms and spells.

I cast the coresponding spells to break them and opened the chest. In the chest, a piece of paper reading 'Birth Certificate' sat on top of a pile of photos and other papers. I levitated the birth certificate out and looked at it. It said 'Cherish Sparkle'. I let the paper flutter to the floor.

'No,' I thought. 'Not possible.'

I looked over at Twilight's sleeping form, where the drinks had knocked her out. I rummaged further into the chest and found the photos were of me as a little filly, being held in purple hooves. I quickly put everything up and restored all the charms and spells that I could remember were on the chest.

I got back in bed and thought about waking Twilight up to unleash fury on her. She had left me at that orphanage for sixteen years! I decided to wait until the morning to unleash my anger. The anger compressed inside for so long was about to explode, and it was not going to be good for Twilight.