Moondust ground her teeth. Why did nopony believe her?! She really had gone to the moon! Her eyes filled with hot tears as ponies shouted insults at her.
"Just-just wait until Nightmare Moon comes back! Sh-she knows!" Moondust cried out to the pegasi annoyed by her rambling. A mare ushered her daughter along faster, saying something about a "crazy pony".
"Laugh now, but just you wait..."
Thunk!
Moondust fell off of the cloud she was standing on, her wing bleeding from where it was been hit with a rock. The dusty silver mare barely stood up before more rocks flew at her.
"Get the buck out of our town, we don't need bucktards like you around!"
Thunthunthunthunthun!
Moondust cowered as she was showered with rocks.
Smack!
The mare stood up so fast a pony in front of her fell. A small filly, blood on her front hoof. Moondust's blood. She touched her own mouth. A tooth was cracked, and the metallic taste of blood mixed with her spit. She was shivering, her dull blue eyes filled with rage. The color seemed to sharpen as she flew at the filly, smacking every part of her she could. The filly screamed in pain.
"TEACH YOU TO KICK OTHER PONIES! RIGHT, YOU LITTLE BI-"
Somepony grabbed her neck, hooves digging into her throat. She bucked whoever touched her, and flew upwards. Police pegasi were running towards the bloodied filly before one noticed her.
"Shit,"
Moondust sped off as fast as her sliced wings could carry her. Her heart was about to burst. She flapped faster and faster. She looked back. The police weren't fast enough to catch her.
"Fat bucks," She snarled as she urged herself faster. She'd be charged for assault on a minor. She didn't know how hard a crime like that was punished in Equestria, but she wasn't in Equestria, and she would probably be dead tomorrow morning here at her home.
No, not home. Hell. Her personal hell she lived in for goddess knows why. She'd rather be back on the moon, but noooo, she had to live in bucking Pega-something-she-didn't-bother-to-remember.
Suddenly, Moondust was on autopilot. She didn't even notice when she broke the sound barrier.
***
Moondust didn't want to open her eyes. She was probably caught. She was probably going to die. She was p-
Moondust flinched as somepony touched her shoulder.
"Piss off."
"So, you cuss while you're awake, too, eh?"
This voice wasn't like in her old town. She opened her eyes ever-so-slowly and saw a yellow-orange pegasus mare beside her.
"Who the hell are you, and where the buck am I? I'm not dying, right?"
"Cussy-cussy little pony." The orange mare giggled. "I'm Orbit. You are in Cloudsdale Hospital, and as far as the docs are concerned, no, you are not dying."
Orbit flicked Moondust's nose with her watery blue tail. "My turn for questions! Who are you, and how did you do a sonic rainboom?"
Moondust looked surprised. "I'm Moondust, and what is a sonic rainboom?" She looked around. "I'm in Equestria, right?"
"A sonic rainboom is this totally awesome BOOM! when a pegasus breaks the sound barrier. It's only happened four or five times. By a Wonderbolt, Rainbow Dash, and by you!" Orbit took a breath. "Eeyup! Equestria the one and only! Why you wanna know?"
Moondust had a split second to think of an excuse. "T-to try to be a Wonderbolt, of-of course." The mare giggled nervously.
"OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH! The Wonderbolts are holding tryouts in a couple weeks! You're cuts should be healed by then, so let's do it together!" Orbit gasped, her orange hooves in her mouth.
"T-totally," Moondust said, her heart beating.
Orbit hugged her. "Great, friend!"
The silver mare nearly cried. That was the first time anypony had called her a friend. Even Luna hadn't! Moondust hugged back, hoping her new friend wouldn't learn of her past.
***
Moondust burned today's newspaper, the article still burned fresh in her mind.
Filly in Neighboring Country Killed
Most Equestrians probably feel lucky there are never murders in Equestria, however, many might grieve for a Pegasopolian filly who died yesterday. Sweet Skies, aged 12, was beaten almost to death Thurday, March 9 at 3:31 pm in the town square of Skyscraper, Pegasopolis. She was allegedly beaten by a silver pegasus mare, name and age unknown, after she kicked her. Sweet Skies suffered several broken bones and bruised organs. She died last night at 11:17 pm.
Three officials went after the silver mare, aged probably in her twenties, but were injured during flight. They arrived at the Cloudsdale Hospital and died at 5:37 pm. (Continue on page A-13)
Moondust was crying. She had killed four ponies. Four. One was only a foal. She cried until Orbit touched her shoulder.
"Hey, it's alright. Equestria isn't as bad as that place." Orbit smiled. Moondust returned it sadly. Moondust had moved into Orbit's apartment a week ago, and the two loved it. The warm apartment seemed to liven up since Moondust came. Orbit instantly took her shopping, much to Moondust's dismay, and bought her furniture. The mares were perfect roommates, except Orbit noticed Moondust's fear and depression, but she didn't know why, and wanted to know why.
"Moony, why are you always sad?" Orbit finally murmured one evening.
"It's... about something that happened..." Moondust answered, her heart slamming against her ribs.
"Oh... would you talk about it?"
"Not yet. I'm not ready yet."
"Oh... okay..." Orbit hugged her silver friend.
***
Moondust's cuts had faded to scars, barely visible against her pale fur. Her cream mane was usually brushed back, but slightly windswept. Orbit loved playing with her roommate's mane, and more than once Moondust woke up to her mane being groomed by a certain orange mare. Moondust loved it, and loved Orbit's company. She did learn she had a nasty habit of swearing in her sleep. Orbit sometimes woke her up by whispering to her.
"Cussy-cussy pony."
"What the buck, Orbit?"
"Cussy-cussy pony."
"Shut the buck up and go back to sleep."
"Cussy-cussy..."
"PISS OFF!"
"Cussy."
