Screw magical limitations

"do you have everything you need?"

"Yes, mother".

Smiling Crystal watched as her mother nods her head before turning her attention elsewhere. More so specifically a stallion nearby.

"Good, make sure you follow everything the teacher tells you".

The tone of the mare's voice was that of dismissal. Upon hearing this Crystal took that as her cue to leave. However, in doing so she always made sure to bid her mother farewell. That of course was the polite thing to do as her mother taught her.

"Hey, stud! Let me talk to you for a second!"

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"How many toys do you have?"

In response to her question the colt shrugged. Too focused on the objects in front of him to give the filly any type of verbal response.

Crystal frowned.

Mother always told her that it was nice to share. If the colt refused to do so that meant he was a mean pony. Munch like those who visited her house to go see mother. They were always mean, smelly, and had a look to them that the filly never liked, but they were mother's friends and mother did teach her to be nice to ponies.

However, the colt had toys and she wanted to play with one. She never had the chance to play with toys at home. Mainly because mother always told her that toys were expensive, and mother never liked expensive things.

"Gimme one".

The filly gasped before covering her mouth. She didn't mean to sound rude. She just wanted the chance to play like the colt. Mother taught her better.

In response, however, the colt merely snorted. Not giving so much as a glance in Crystal's direction.

The filly narrowed her eyes.

She wanted to play.

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Humming to herself Crystal played with the toy cars in her red-stained hooves. The place she was hiding in wasn't great. It was small, stuffy, and had a lot of clothing that sometimes got In her way.

Regardless she was happy.

Crystal didn't mean to take more than one, but after getting one she needed another. It was strange but the filly paid it no mind. Unfortunately, she knew that her mother will not be happy with her. The realization alone made her a little sad, but that's okay because she has her toys now and that made her happy.

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"I'm hungry"

The stranger frowned.

"You just ate honey".

"Yes, but Im still hungry".

In response, the stallion told her that she will wait until lunch. Frowning Crystal nods before choosing to sit on the couch.

This place was strange it wasn't like her old home. It looked cleaner and smelled nicer too. Plus no mean ponies came to visit for something or the other. The only downside is mother wasn't with her. That made Crystal sad, but every time she asked about it the ponies who lived with her told her that mother needs to figure stuff out.

Crystal was always confused by that. Mainly because mother was a smart pony and if she's a smart pony that means it shouldn't take
her long to figure out anything. Unless it was a really hard math problem.

Now that Crystal wholeheartedly understood.

Sighing the filly decided to look out the window. As she did she saw an ice cream truck on the other side of the road. Crystal wasn't much of a fan of ice cream.

With that said she was hungry.

Maybe the ice cream man had snacks?

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As of right now Crystal hated sitting.

Mainly because ponies would come up to her and ask questions she wouldn't understand. She also had a hard time figuring out where they were, but wherever it was, it was big.

All types of ponies were there too. There were ponies dressed in suits, ponies who looked to be doctors, and ponies who wore blue uniforms.

The uniform ones looked funny. Especially with their hats and pointy things that they carried on their waists.

Crystal didn't like the ponies in suits though. Mainly because they kept asking her if she remembered this or remembered that. They even showed her the ice cream truck she saw a few days ago.

Though the pony inside it didn't look so good.

Regardless mother was here! Hopefully, that meant that the filly could go home. She was so excited at the prospect that she kept waving over at the mare. Though mother's face look to be wet and she didn't look so excited to see her. That's okay mother always taught her that patience was key.

Besides the pony in front of her was making some really funny faces. Or was she sick? Her face looked red, and she also looked somewhat similar to the ice cream pony.

Oh well, mother was here and that's all that matters.

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Fire.

There was so much fire.

Crystal watched as her old house burned. The memories inside burning along with it. The sight was somewhat soothing. It especially helped soothed the anger in her heart. Unfortunately, that anger morphed into fresh hot tears.

Why was she crying?

Mother always told her that crying solves nothing then again mother was crying a few months ago, but that was different. It took a while and crystal had to spend some time staying at a strange place. A place where ponies acted beyond weird, but in the end, she was finally allowed to come home. When she did mother was more than happy to see her. Weirdly she kept on apologizing over and over again for the things she's done. That alone was more than a little odd. Mother was perfect after all she didn't need to apologize for anything.

"Looks beautiful doesn't it?"

Sobbing Crystal nods. Her face was drenched in tears.

The colt beside her was strange. She only saw him twice before. One time in school, and another time in the strange pony place. She doesn't know who he is or who he came from, but what she does know is that the colt ended up saving her life.

"I didn't mean to".

"I know, and it's okay because I'll be the only pony that will ever know".

Wiping her tears away Crystal tilted her head. More than a little confused.

"What does that mean?"

In response, the colt merely smiled. His reflection was dimly lidded by the fire that consumed Crystal's house.

"You'll see".

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Crystal gasped sitting up, Only to relax upon realizing that it was just a nightmare.

Nightmare?

The mare paused. Having realized that the memory of the said nightmare was no longer present.

Strange.

"Aye time to get up!"

Sighing Crystal looked over at the one who spoke to her. She was a gruff-looking fellow. Then again she was a griffin so maybe that the fact alone was more natural than anything else.

Can a griffin who looked so short be intimidating?

In short, the answer wasn't that hard to decipher.

"Yer needed up on top with the rest of em".

"Let me guess, they planning another raid aren't they?"

By the gleam in the griffin's eyes, the mare got her answer.

Crystal sighed.

Pirates.

It just had to be pirates.