The Piebald diaries

The lives we live or sometimes so short. I have to admit that, in the time we fought in the war, so many things happened to change how we live. From the day I met my wife that Night Mare Night all those years ago, to the day I helped to end the war. I had no idea events would transpire as they had after Princess Luna arrived wounded in Ponyville. I guess I should probably be more specific, so I'll start from the beginning of my journal. This is the diary of the earthpony, Noble Spirit, and these are the piebald dairies.

It is my birthday today! I turned nine years old! And all I got was a dumb diary. My dad told me that us colts call it a journal, but it's still a diary. I probably won't write in it that much, but Mom and Dad told me that I should at least try once in a while. They say it will make me feel better when something bad happens. I'm not sure I believe that, but I'll still try to write in it at least once in a while. Everypony thinks I'm so small, but I'm gonna show them! I'm gonna go to Sweet Apple Acres tomorrow help Big Macintosh in the orchard. I'm gonna grow up to be big and strong just like him!

I broke my leg today while helping Big Mac in the orchard. I'd been helping him for the past few months. I've already grown three inches since then. I was in a tree picking apples when a limb snapped and I fell. He rushed me to the hospital as fast as he could, which was really fast. I told my parents that it was all my fault, but Big Mac tried to take the blame instead. We went back and forth on that for a few minutes, even though he almost only said "eeyup" and "nnope". Mom and dad said that they didn't care who's fault that it was ad that I wasn't allowed back on their farm. I begged them to change their mind, and they did. I don't know why, but they did. So I'm writing here. Big Mac has been coming to visit me almost everyday since I broke my leg. I still hope it heals soon though.

It's harvest time at Sweet Apple Acres, so I'm gonna be going there a lot more. Applejack says she appreciates the extra help, and she's even gonna pay me! I couldn't really help last harvest because my leg was broken, but nothings gonna stop me this year! Night Mare Night is in a few weeks. I hope Princess Luna shows up like she has the past few years. It's always so much fun when she shows up and scares everyone. After we finish harvesting the apples, we're going to use some of them for cider. Big Mac even said that if we make as much as we did that one season the Flim-Flam brothers showed up, we might even have a cider festival! Or at least sell a whole bunch at the Night Mare Night Macabre celebration. I can't wait!

I can't believe how much money I had saved up from harvest time! I must have made at least 200 bits! My mom says hat I should put it all away for a "rainy day", but I wanna spend it sooo bad! I guess I could always go to the arcade during the winter, but I made so much money I'm not sure what else I could do with it. Big Mac said that I could go home early today. He told me that he had something important going on this evening and that he was meeting somepony. But I didn't listen, so I stayed behind and watched for the first few minutes. The somepony turned out to be one of Applejacks friends, Fluttershy. I didn't know that she had anything to do with growing apples, so I left. On the way back home, I ran into Apple Bloom, Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo. It looked like they were headed to where I was just leaving. When I asked they were doing out here, they asked me the same thing. I told them that Big Mac was talking to Fluttershy about apples, and then they got all excited. I don't really know why. Girls are weird.

It's finally here! Night Mare Night is finally here! This is going to be so awesome! I've spent hardly any of the money from working in the orchard and now? Now I'm going to have the time of my life! First? First I'm going to do the rock climbing and then I'm going to do all the racing events! I can't wait to see Princess Luna. She always makes Night Mare Night so much fun!

Night Mare Night was amazing! I won almost every contest, including all of the "young runners" competitions! I even got my cutie mark! It was a dust cloud, because that's all I left behind for the racers, in the dust! I even saw Princess Luna. She turned all of our candy into small monsters and made all of us think it would it us. It was funny. I saw Big Mac and Fluttershy watching the full moon. I'm starting to get the feeling that he's interested in more than what she knows about to apples. I also saw the cutie mark crusaders watching them. I wonder why they're so interested in them. Then I saw Scootaloo start to look at me. She did it for a few seconds. Not really sure what that means.

It's spring time in Ponyville, and that means that soon I'll have to get back to working in the orchards. Nothing really important happened since I last wrote except for one or two things. Big Mac finally told me what exactly was going on between him and Fluttershy. It's weird how quiet he is except around me. I thought it was weird, but he told me that when I'm older, I'll get it. There was one other thing: On hearts and hooves day, Scootaloo took me behind the school house and kissed me. I was really surprised and didn't know what to say. I didn't really have time though, because then she took off again on her scooter. Girls are still weird.

I finally found you, journal! I lost you over three years ago and now I've found you again! Wow, there is so much to write. I swore that I wouldn't write in another journal until after I found you again, and I've finally found you! First things first, though. Just over a year after I last wrote, Big Mac proposed to Fluttershy. He asked for Rarities help on what to do. She designed the dress and the ring and then he proposed to her while they were having a picnic while the orchards were in full blossom. I'm a colt and even I thought that was romantic. I was Big Macs best man, since I was the closest thing he had to a brother. Rainbow Dash was Fluttershys maid-of-honor. She had been offered a spot with the wonder bolts, but then decided against it, realizing that she would have to leave her friends behind, so she started a flight school for small young pegasi. Scootaloo was her first student, since she never had been able to fly very long distances. She became her most devoted student and graduated with honors. And how do I know this? Because me and Scootaloo started dating soon after Big Macs wedding. She got her cutie mark only a little while after I lost you. It was a scooter, go figure. She might have had issues flying early on, but one thing was for sure: she could practically soar on her scooter. Twilight Sparkle became an aunt from what I heard. I saw what they looked like when we all went to Fluttershys birthday. They were beautiful. They were twins, one boy and one girl, one white alicorn and one pink. Pinkie Pie told us about when she used to babysit the cakes twins. One unicorn and one pegasus seemed like enough fun, but both at the same time and in the same package? No thanks! I don't get to see Big Mac nearly as often as I used, and that makes me kinda sad, but at least I have Scootaloo to keep me company. Someponies think it's weird because she's a couple years older than me, but I don't let what other ponies say bug me. I never have, even when they made fun of me for being little. Fluttershy is pregnant, by the way, and Big Mac has gotten really, REALLY protective of her. I guess this means that I'm gonna see less and less of him AND I'll have to put more hours in on the farm. I have gotten to be pretty strong, though, thanks to Big Mac.

Today is my 15th birthday! And it was so much fun, too! All of my friends were there. Scootaloo, Rain Flash, Sweetie Bell, Apple Bloom and Spike, among others. Big Mac couldn't be there, 'cuz of Fluttershy being super-pregnant. He lives in her house now. I only get to see him at work now, and even then he hardly ever shows up. I miss him a lot, too. The running of the leaves is in a week or so, and Applejack said she would help train me for it so I can win, so I won't be able to write in you for a little bit, between work and practice. I also hear that Rainbow Dash will be training Scootaloo for it. I guess the rivalry between Applejack and Rainbow Dash still stands.

I did it! I won the running of the leaves! It was super hard trying to get past Scootaloo, but I did it. Scootaloo wasn't happy in the least, being the super competitive pony that she is. I'm super tired though, so I'm gonna end this entry kind soon. I'm still looking forward to Night Mare Night, but I think I'm gonna spend less money than I did the past few years. I also hear rumors that Twilight Sparkle hs been eyeing another pony. Not sure what his name is, but he has an hour-glass cutie mark on his flank along and his hair is kinda... messy. I think he's doctor or something. He seems smart, though, if not a little bit crazy.

Today, something terrible happened. I guess I should start with the very beginning. Princess Luna arrived in Ponyville a few days before the Night Mare Night. She was brought here by her scary bat-wing guards, but I learned a long time ago that there not really bad ponies. She looked really hurt, so Twilight took her in to help heal her. She hadn't aged a day in all the years that she had been coming here to Ponyville. I tried to ask what was going on with the princess, but I was stopped by her guards. They let Miss Zecura in, so this had to have been pretty bad. Scootaloo wondered why I was so concerned and I answered because she is a princess of equestria. I have a feeling that something real bad is going to happen real soon.