The Gift Of Luna

The snow crunched beneath my feet as I headed home from work late that night.

It was three days before Christmas, and I had been working like a dog all day. It was one of the busiest times of the year at our grocery store, and it certainly was crazy busy today. Gotta love those people who wait until the last minute to get their holiday meal goods.

"I should have brought a warmer jacket." I said aloud to myself with a shiver.

I was about two blocks from my apartment building. As I walked along the empty streets and passed a few deserted warehouse buildings, a near by alley way caught my eye. I decided to take a short cut through it.

As I walked down the dark and eerie looking alley, I suddenly got this strange feeling that I was being watched by someone or something close by. The thought of somebody jumping out from the shadows and attacking me sent a chill down my spine.

"Get a hold of yourself" I whispered to myself. "There's no one here except you. Your mind is just playing tricks on you."

I began to pick up the pace of my walking. I wanted to get out of this creepy alley way as fast as possible.

"Help me."

I stopped dead in my tracks. Did I just hear a voice, and did it ask for my help?

"Whose there?" I called out bravely. I looked all around me, but I didn't see anyone.

"Please help me" the voice said again. "We are s-s-so c-c-cold."

"Where are you at?" I called out to the voice again. "I don't see you."

There was a moment of silence before the voice spoke again.

"Behind the d-d-dumpster."

I looked at the big rusty green dumpster a few feet away from me. I took a deep breath and began walking over.

As I peered around the corner to see who was hiding behind it, my mouth nearly dropped to the ground as I gazed upon who it was.

There curled up in a little ball was the dark blue alicorn, Princess Luna.