星海之辉（Starry light）

Chapters

Lonely night
The path I chose
Past events

Lonely night

"I think today is the best day in the world..."

The easy music danced merrily in his ears like a naughty pony, while he lay dead on his bed like a deflated balloon, motionless, eyes numbed ahead.

He felt like a leaf on the sea, and the currents from all directions gently pulled his hoof, as if telling him, "Come and take you to a better world."

But who knows whether there are dark clouds or clear skies ahead?

Sometimes, he feels that only with headphones, curled up in a small bed, the world is his. He did not drink or smoke, and the only way to regulate his mood was to lock himself in a room alone, with music as his barrier, blocking out all the harm in the world and placing his mind on a soft bed.

The room was not big, but it had everything he needed to live. The ground was strewn with bits and pieces, like toys discarded after being played with by a pony, or like his life, either turned into a good part and integrated into the society, or left to rust slowly on the ground in a dark, damp corner.

His name is Dusty Eye, a talented Pegasus who just graduated from Friendship University. Appreciated by the star-studded headmaster, he was recommended to work for a warwear design company on the Moon colony.

All the ponies around him said to him, "Why are you so sad? You have things that many ponies don't have."

Yes, a high degree, a good job, these things like the stars in this young pegasus shining. But between the bright stars, the almost endless darkness was what really existed in his heart.

He tried to see a psychiatrist, but the high cost of treatment put him off. He is like a battered ship, sailing in a sea called "society", this ship is very tall, in the eyes of other ponies he must be able to break through the waves, out of his own world.

But only as a captain, he knew that under the bright exterior, the ship had broken several holes.

He rolled over in bed, the music like soft waves constantly beating him, and he himself like a stone sculpture, or a rock, quietly staring at the distant horizon, he had seen the sunset, the golden sun with the sun ungrudgingly set a gold clothes for him. He had seen clouds gathering, waves crashing on the shore, thunder and lightning.

Sometimes, he feels like he just needs to sit by the window, listen to a piece of music he likes, look out the window, and feel like he instantly owns the world.

"I think today is the best day of my life ………… I always don't want to think about the uncontrollable future, if I live a lonely life, lonely life, it doesn't matter."

What a beautiful scene outside the window, deep space, like a huge black cloth, hidden inside the infinite possibilities, in this starry age, every pony is shining like a star in the sky. The endless lunar soil is busy with all kinds of ponies, they are the fuel of this era, pushing the rocket of this era.

That distant planet shines like a blue jewel in the night sky, the blue ocean, the green forest, little Mary, where they carry their childhood, youth, beauty, joy, pain, sadness.

He still remembered that at the age of 18, he stepped into the threshold of Friendship University, which had been established for a long time, he still remembered the Starlight president's speech at the opening ceremony, at that time he was obsessed with academics, crazy learning about all the knowledge of the war uniform, like a hungry pony found a piece of bread and gulped down.

He did not think so much at that time, he believed that as long as his knowledge was in place, he would be able to mix in the society.

Dusty Eye went to the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror-a gray pony, whose skin was white in the pale light, and whose eyes were brighter than those of the poorest tramp in all of Little Mary.

He took a deep breath, finished a simple wash, carefully walked through the pile of parts on the floor, lay down on the bed, and took off his headphones like a pony puts down its toys.

Go to sleep, let the hazy sleepiness like gauze wrap themselves, let the sleep shield everything, immersed in their own fantasy village.

Will life make you dream dreams, or nightmares?
..................... In a dream ………………

"It's a beautiful day today, just like my graduation project."

Dust eyes happily brought their graduation design ———— a set of space battle suit, performance is very good, high temperature, cold resistance, but also especially resistant to pressure, which is the crystallization of science and technology and magic.

He is in his senior year and is now preparing to take his graduation project to an interview for an internship at a company on a lunar colony.

In this era of advanced technology, Little Mary has undergone tremendous changes, Pony Valley from the beginning of a small village into a metropolis, Canterot is becoming the most prosperous and beautiful city built by the ponies. In addition, the ponies have built one of the largest projects in pony history ———— space elevator.

The space elevator was originally proposed by Princess Twilight Sparkle, and it has taken more than ten years to build a space elevator from Canterot to the interstellar space station, and it only takes half an hour to return.

"This is the journey from Canterot to Space Station 1. Please wear protective clothing and put your luggage in the baggage compartment. The departure time is five minutes.

Dusty Eyes was sitting near the window, his heart excited, as if it had been filled with cupcakes.

When he finally started, he heard a loud noise. It was the engine roaring. He could even see the fire and the air dancing beneath him. He soon felt a huge push, and his whole pony was pinned down to the seat, although protected by protective clothing, but the strong pressure was still uncomfortable, but only for a while, once in the stratosphere, it will be much better.

He turned his head with difficulty and looked out of the window.

"Wow, is that City in the clouds?" The Pegasus used technology and magic to build a new, glorious city in the clouds on the soft clouds, which from a distance looked like a castle in the sky, or a cake, the white clouds were the cream of the cake, and the colorful lights were like sprinkles sprinkled on it.

If only I could hear it now...

After the lift had risen for a while, the speed finally dropped, and the ponies were able to take off their protective suits, and Dusty Eyes felt a sense of relief, from which they could see the whole of Little Mary, from Canterot to the Crystal Empire, to Griffon Island, and Acstan.

This is a good time, this is a time that every pony yearns for, we finally run to the sea of stars.

Suddenly, the whole elevator jerked, and at that moment, all the ponies, including Dust eyes, felt their souls shaken out of the elevator.

An unprecedented panic gripped every pony in the room, and Dugeye hurried to his feet, but the elevator clerk pushed him back.

"Don't panic, ponies, we'll find out as soon as we can..."

But as soon as the words stopped, the whole elevator suddenly jerked again, as if there had been an earthquake.

Dust eyes now have 10,000 ponies running in the heart, the passengers around are not reserved to scream, the air is filled with a breath of death, the entire elevator interior is like a newborn baby delivery room, crying, screaming, interwoven, can be heard.

Some of the ponies fidgeted, beads of sweat on their foreheads made him look as if he had just gotten out of a bath. The ponies began to move uneasily in the elevator. Some of the ponies were ready to open the luggage compartment and take their luggage, though Dusty Eye didn't know why they were doing it.

"Yes, my suit!“

Dust eyes got up, against the upward pressure of the elevator, a little hard to come to the luggage compartment, and finally found his customized space suit. This suit is a little heavy and will take some time to put on.

Suddenly, the pressure of the elevator rising disappeared like a thin air, and the elevator interior was quiet for a moment, just like a heavy rain suddenly stopped, and all the ponies' hearts tightened, and dust eyes immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly wanted to put on the suit.

But it was too late.

The whole elevator began to descend rapidly, and all the ponies were pressed against the ceiling by the sudden drop of anti-gravity, and made a loud thunking noise, as if death had rung the bell, and this time they could not scream even if they wanted to.

"Oh no..." Dust-eye is pinned to the ceiling of the baggage compartment, but fortunately his limbs and hooves are already dressed in battle suits, and now he just needs to get dressed in war suits and get out of there before the elevator turns them all into patties.

'Come on!” Although the pressure when the elevator is falling is even greater than when the elevator is rising, but the dust eye knows that he is in a race with death, every minute and every second is the time of life and death, he is still young, just graduated from the Friendship University, he still has great ambitions and ideals, there are countless wonderful things waiting for him to experience, there are countless beautiful scenery waiting for him to enjoy, he is still young, He didn't want to die.

Under the adrenaline, under the tremendous pressure, he spent the rest of his life trying to put on his suit. Now he could finally stand up.

He looked around, went to the nearest window, and knocked hard on it.

The glass lines are unmoved, like steel plates.

"Please! Don't make fun of me!"

Dust-eye's heart was about to explode, and after hitting the glass several times without success, he quickly ran to the distance, aimed at the glass, and activated the propeller that came with the suit, ready to smash the glass.

"Princess Selasdia bless me! “In the strong shaking of the elevator, dust Eye is ready to die.

The engine starts, the dust eye is like a cannon ball in general, severely smashed the tempered glass on the elevator, to be honest, even the dust eye himself did not expect his suit can actually smash aerospace materials, it seems that his previous knowledge saved himself.

He flits around the troposphere like a doll tossed around by a foal.

Fortunately, his physical quality is excellent, after jumping a dazzling ballet in the air, dust eyes finally stabilized his body, he looked down, the space elevator is like an asteroid, its shell has been friction by the atmosphere and fire, it looks like it will explode at any time, the passengers inside are estimated to have been scorched.

Dust-eye's heart thumped, he felt a jolt of dizziness, and then he fell slowly ………………

.......................................... Wake up from a dream ……………………

Dust eyes woke up from sleep, his body has been scared out of a cold sweat, the sheets are wet, he is the only survivor of that terrible event, the space elevator began to fall from the stratosphere, the elevator pony is not spared, on the ground, all the buildings around the elevator basically did not escape the fate of destruction, Death's sickle ruthlessly took the lives of hundreds of innocent ponies.

It was also because of that incident that my suit passed the graduation assessment in a special way, and I was also recommended by the star-studded principal to work as an intern in this large company.

Dust eyes gasped a breath, this thing has been half a year, but he still did not overcome the shadow of taking the space elevator, his next return to little Mary is still relying on their own made of combat clothing.

He brought the headphones, brought them on, and curled up, quietly feeling the music, like a baby with a pacifier …………

The path I chose

Lying on the bed, the heart of the dust eye is as if buried in the sand, countless memories of the past like a zombie crawling out of the grave, gnawing at his own long scarred heart.

He resigned.

This is a big choice, if you let your parents know this thing, it would be to pull off a layer of their own skin and roast it.

He took off his headphones, took a box of instant noodles from the fridge, added some sauce packets, and soaked them in boiling water.

He's hungry, and today he just opened his business and made his first fortune.

With his excellent knowledge reserve and excellent skills, he set up his own business to become a combat armor maintenance master, and just repaired a rehabilitation machine for a community hospital today.

In the view of many small horses, it is obviously a cerebral thrombosis to dismiss from such a good company, he gave up many of the pony's dream job opportunities, and chose to struggle on his own.

Is it his fault?

Dust eyes big mouth wordy face, the aroma of instant noodles constantly tease their taste buds, this is a cheap delicious, it is not like other traditional food pay attention to what meticulous practices, also not so tall style, it is just some food additives and flavor composition of small snacks, but this small snacks for countless ponies to solve the problem of food and clothing.

Although he was told by his parents as a child to eat less junk food, his financial ability can only support him to eat this.

A solitary, unwilling to communicate with the soul, perhaps like this bowl of instant noodles, ordinary packaging, but does contain a different delicious.

After a long meal, Dust Eyes gulped down a few mouthfuls of soup, and then poured the rest down the toilet and flushed it away.

He picked up his toothbrush and brushed his teeth in front of the mirror.

He numbingly felt the stimulating taste of toothpaste, looking at himself in the mirror, his heart inexplicably flooded with a very uncomfortable taste, like the toilet has just been flushed out of the soup and regurgitated back.

yue… Don't think about it.

After a simple wash, as usual, he put on his favorite headphones and listened to his song over and over again.

"Am I really not included in this society?"

Dusty eyes rose and looked out at the world, at little Mary outside the window.

"I've tried very hard to reconnect with the world, to connect my soul with time."

Dust eyes took a deep breath, but the lungs were as if they were bound by emotions, and they could not settle their hearts.

He thought about putting all his pain behind him, about not paying attention to the things that disgusted him, but everything around him struck him like a whip.

Maybe it's time to go back and have a look.

He took off his headphones, put them by his bed and fell asleep.

The next day, he helped several customers repair machinery and made a small profit, and he decided to take this money back to Little Mary and treat his parents to a good meal.

After the accident, he didn't have the courage to take the space elevator back to Little Mary. The impact of that incident was so profound that many ponies did not have the courage to continue to use the space elevator, and more ponies began to seek a new way to travel, such as space ships, but the technology is still being studied.

So he took a wild path.

He went home and pulled out a heavy armor from his temporary rented warehouse.

This suit was specially designed by him in order to be able to travel to and from the Moon and Little Mary without relying on space elevators.

This is an extremely crazy plan, you know, no armor has been able to travel back and forth between the two planets, the process is extremely dangerous, the armor can be damaged at any time, and the pony inside the armor can be killed in space at any time.

What kind of crazy person makes a decision like that?

Of course it's me.

A huge protective shield was built on the lunar colony to help protect the ponies from radiation from outer space and the heat of direct sunlight.

Beyond this shield are space elevators and other moon projects under construction.

The space elevator is connected to the moon's underground, which can be well protected against solar wind and radiation.

So, how do we get out?

At 12:08 Moon time, Dusty Eye dragged his heavy armor to the platform, by which time the ponies were asleep and only a handful of space elevators were still running.

When the space elevator is about to reach the moon, there will be a special platform to receive the space elevator, during which the shield will be opened for a short time to allow the space elevator to enter.

But even this is not enough, because the elevator platform is divided into two Spaces, the first space is the shield protected area, this area will be directly exposed to the lunar surface when the shield is opened, when the shield is reopened, there will be a ventilation system to transport air inside.

Another space is the waiting area outside the platform, separated by a thick wall, until the air pressure outside the platform area becomes normal, and the shield is normally opened, passengers can enter.

He looked up into the distance and saw that a space elevator had slowly landed from space, but now the platform door could not be opened.

"Ha, ha, I'm sure all the ponies will think I'm crazy." Dust eyes slowly put on the armor, the inner excitement is like a bomb ready to explode.

Finally, Dust Eyes can enter the platform.

Since it was night and all the ponies were off duty, the platform was managed by an intelligent ai.

This kind of ai is relatively low level, they will only manage in order on the schedule, and leave on time when they arrive.

I saw the shield slowly open, and the dust eye felt a stream of air around it, which was the air escaping into space.

Right now!

He opened the engine, and the armor instantly soared into space like a rocket, because the moon's gravity is very small, so the speed of the armor is ten times faster, and the dust eye looked down and looked down, and he had instantly lifted off about 800m.

It's more exciting than riding roller coasters when I was a kid!

Escaping the moon was easy, and after a while, he was already in space, where he could turn off his engine and enjoy his time in space.

"The stars are so bright..."

Dust eyes look around, as if they were in a dream, their all sides are very bright stars, like a river sprinkled with all kinds of gems, they are like a leaf boat slowly moving forward in this river.

"Sometimes it's not such a bad thing to feel like a star."

That kind of dreamlike feeling in the dust eye's mind for a long time did not want to leave, like his own hallucination in general, he felt that his nerves had never been so relaxed, like the deep space around him to help him do a massage. The combination of weightlessness and dreaminess is like a hallucinogen.

I felt as if I had embraced the whole world.

"I wish I could live here. I wish I could build a small house of my own, with a complete eco-system and some equipment to keep in touch with the outside world."

Yes, in a society where you are not accepted, turning into a star and hanging in the sky is also a good choice.

................................................

As the sphere came closer and closer, the dust eye was finally pulled out of the dream.

I don't know how long it took, so long that I almost fell asleep, and I finally arrived at my destination.

Equestria, my home.

Dust-eye clearly felt that his armor had begun to rub against the atmosphere, and he tried his best to find Pony Valley with his naked eyes at a height of tens of thousands of meters.

After being exposed to the atmosphere for more than ten minutes, the armor began to gradually turn on the engine, slowly slowing down the speed of descent, with the previous experience, this slow descent appears to be very safe.

The equestria in the night is still so beautiful, the bright lights for the little Mary at night made a gorgeous dress, the world is quiet under the shelter of the goddess of the moon, everything is thriving.

Home, I'm coming.

Past events

Walking along the Ponyville , Dusty Eye talked a lot with his father.

Dust eyes since the friendship University graduation has not much contact with the home, now time has passed so long, until he exhausted to think of this called "home" harbor.

The armor was at home, and the shell was mostly charred.

At that time, his father's expression was like seeing a pig fly, and his son became a meteor falling from the sky and hitting his own door, which is indeed a thing that can only happen in a dream, but it did happen.

"Your mother would absolutely scold you if she found out, something so dangerous." "Said his father.

"He's my son. He's crazy like me."

Father and son went out for a walk together.

"How is mother these days?"

"Fine, she's gone to visit her relatives in the Crystal Empire, and it may take another ten days and a half months to return."

"Wait, this place..." Dusty Eye's footsteps stopped.

They had now reached Pinkie's former candy house, but it was now nothing but ruins, surrounded by iron railings.

"So what's going on here? Didn't Pony Hollow preserve it as a relic?"

"Haven't you seen the news? Son, there was an explosion here the other day."

Dusty Eye's jaw almost crashed through the floor.

"Dad, are you kidding me? Who would have thought of blowing up Pinkie's candy house?! What's in it for him? You know, Pinkie is now the head of the propaganda department."

"Maybe it's not a pony? Ha ha, it is a pity that the murderer has not been caught, and the residents around are talking about it."

"What a pity." Looking around, the former Ponyvile has now become a bustling city, it is not as tall as Mahadon , Ponyvile current mayor Tiara issued a law limiting the height of buildings, Pony Valley can not build more than 50 meters high buildings, this bill has been unanimously agreed by Ponyvlie residents, after all, not all pony like steel forest, Pony Hollow now has quite a resort style.

"Son, how are you doing at work?"

"Very well, all the ponies like me."

"That's great, my boy. It's very important to know that you have a harmonious relationship with your colleagues."

Dusty Eyes forced himself to smile.

They left the ruins of the candy house and continued to wander around Pony Hollow.

Blowing the wind from my hometown, the thoughts of dust eyes could not help but return to more than ten years ago, when the Ponyvlie was far from so prosperous, and the town construction had just begun.

At that time, I was studying hard under Miss Cherry, who had been a teacher for many years, maybe 20 years, and now she was retired?

In the opera house, the Dance of the Moon is being performed by the famous musician Lyra, and the huge theater is packed to the brim, which is an old style theater that used to be the mayor's office of Ponyvlie.

"I remember summer celebrations here when I was a kid."

My father looked at the theatre in the distance and could not help feeling.

"Dad, I want to go to Friendship University."

"Sure, let's go..." But just then, my father's phone rang.

"Wait, what did you say? You want me to go over there now? All right." My father's tone was tense and serious, his furrowed brow knitted.

The father hung up the phone, and then reluctantly hugged his beloved son.

"I'm sorry, son, but Dad has something to do at work. If you'll excuse me, it's really important. I hope you understand."

Dusty Eyes stood still, only slowly listening to the beautiful music coming from the opera house.

"I understand. It's okay, Dad.."

"Son, I..."

"Go ahead."

Father and son stayed where they were, as if petrified.

"That... I'll go first." My father tried to say something, but the words came to his lips and he swallowed them back.

"I know you're busy. I've understood you since I was a kid."

Dusty Eyes turned and walked briskly away, as if they had a hoof pulling at them.

The father froze in place, wanting to speak, his expression froze on his face.

Dust eyes took a deep breath, called a taxi, and sat on it.

In the rearview mirror, he saw his old father still standing in place, staring at him.

He looked up slightly, blew his nose and blinked.

After all, if you weren't busy, I wouldn't have a chance to go to college.

Friendship University has been the scholarly home of equstria ever since it was founded by Her Twilight Sparkle.

Under the leadership of the Starlight Glimmer President, Friendship University has established new campuses in Kanter Camel and Mahatton.

"That sounds familiar."

Dust eyes looked at this paved stone road on the river, no matter how developed the science and technology outside, Friendship College is still the way it started. Pegasus and griffins soar in the air together, and Yak and ponies play happily in the playground.

Dust eyes still remember when they first came to this school, everything was so beautiful, new students, new environment, new knowledge.

He longed to start his whole new life here.

He walked through these corridors, countless memories condensed in the air, and he once walked through these corridors with the same spirit as these students, holding books.

Why recall the past, everything will become the past.

Dusty Eyes came to the principal's office.

"The Starlight Glimmer principal?"

"Come in, please."

Dusty eyes opened the door and saw the familiar figure.

A middle-aged purple-pink unicorn sat in a chair, examining various rolls.

"Dust eyes?" Her eyes lit up and she put down her quill.

"Yes, Headmaster, I've come back to see you."

"But shouldn't you be in the office right now? It's not time for vacation yet, is it?" Starlight said and poured a cup of hot cocoa into Dusty Eye.

"Thank you, headmaster, I am no longer working in the company, I am a maintenance master now."

After listening to the stars, the whole pony was petrified there.

"I know you may be disappointed in me, but this is my choice."

"I don't understand why you would pass up such a good opportunity. Dust eyes, what is it? A lot of ponies would love that! You have a great future ahead of you."

"Maybe it's my own problem."

"Dust-eye, I know you don't like to sociate with other ponies, but we have to fit into this world eventually. Maybe there are a lot of things in the world that you can't accept, but you have to learn to adapt."

"I understand all that, Headmaster, but..."

Just then a soft voice came from behind Dusty Eyes.

"The stars are shining, is the list of the next batch of interns ready... Oh, wait."

At this moment, standing in front of the dust eye is Fluttershy , the minister of the small Mary Medical Department.

'I know you! You must be dust eyes! Starlight told me about you, you were her proud student, with your own armor to become the only survivor of space elevator sophistication!"

"Yeah, I..." Dust eyes want to say something, but helpless he is not good at chatting.

Starlight handed Fluttershy a scroll.

"This is the list of this year's medical graduates who are going to practice at Ponyvlie Hospital tomorrow."

"Yes, thank you." Fluttershy took the reel.

"What company does Dust-eye work for now? I remember Starlight recommended a good company for you. A talented pony like you really comes along once in a hundred years."

"I'm not in the company anymore. I'm working on my own."

Dusty eyes said sheepishly, then took a sip of hot cocoa.

"Ah..." also has a Starlight expression.

But she quickly changed her style and made a sincere invitation to Dust-eye.

"I don't know why you chose to go it alone, but." The Fluttershy looked expectant.

"Could you do me a favor?"

"What kind of favor?" Dusty eyes nervous hooves sweat, immediately drink coke cup of hot cocoa.

"A special patient has come to the hospital in Canterot, and I think he is in great need of the medical equipment you have made... I remember you make medical related devices, right?"

"Are you kidding? He knows everything about armor design." Said the Starlight with a smile.

"Me? Really?" Dust eye is like winning a lottery ticket.

"Yes." The Fluttershy nodded.

"Yeah, I... Happy to help!" Dusty Eyes smiled awkwardly and then gulped down the hot cocoa.

"That's great! Dusty Eyes, you can actually come and work at my hospital if you want, designing AIDS specifically for those ponies who need help, it would be a great help!"

Dusty Eyes put down the cup, and he saw the Starlight twinkling toward him.

"Fool, this is a great opportunity."

Dust eyes understood and agreed to Fluttershy's invitation.

After catching up with the star-studded principal, Dust eyes lingered in his Alma mater for the last time, and he looked at the classroom he once had, the playground he once ran, and the canteen he once teased.

He and Fluttershy minister took a special bus to Canterot.

"So, is that patient important? Need me to design the recovery exoskeleton myself?"

"Yes, at present Princess Luna is very much looking forward to the pony getting better."

"Princess Luna? This can't be royalty!"

"Well, that's half."

Dust eyes did not continue to ask, he chose to bury himself in the brush mobile phone.

At Canterot, they came to the hospital.

It's a huge hospital with all kinds of cutting-edge technology inside.

Taking the elevator, they reached the floor.

As soon as I opened the elevator door, Dust Eyes saw a group of medical personnel busy in and out.

Looking at the thick medical warehouse, Dust-eye asked, "Is that special patient in there?"

"Yes, none of the rehab exoskeletons we make in this hospital can handle this. We need this patient to get better as soon as possible. It's a good thing I met you, Dust-eye."

The dust looked at the closed cabin and felt a stir in his heart.

"I need a studio and maybe two or three days."

Dusty Eyes answered confidently. He hadn't felt this way in a long time since finishing his graduation project, and he wanted to do it now.

"It's ready." Fluttershy walked on with dusty eyes.

"Minister Applejack has set up a workshop here to build a robotic skeleton that can save Roland's life as soon as possible."

Dust eye and small butterfly came to a huge door, Fluttershy open the door, the eye is a variety of exquisite instruments, there are a variety of materials.

This is heaven!

"Ha ha ha! Yes, Minister Fluttershy."

"Is there a problem?"

"And I need a big bag of coffee."

Author's Note

Fixing the errors caused by these translators is really troublesome
And I may not have corrected some things at all :fluttercry: