It All Begins With a Spark

CHAPTER 3

It was the middle of the night when Sky-blue Waters heard a sound coming from downstairs. He looked over his shoulder and found his wife was still asleep, which meant she wasn't giving Creative Spark, who was also asleep in his crib next to the bed, one of his late-night feedings. He got out of bed, careful not to wake his wife, and went downstairs to investigate the sound he had just heard. He reached the bottom of stairs and saw something move quickly across the living room.

"Who's there?!" he called out to whatever, or whoever, he had seen.

Whoever it was certainly knew how to stay quietly hidden, but that would only help them for so long. Sky-blue Waters squinted into the darkness trying to make out any shapes or movement. Suddenly he saw something, it looked like a pony, but the silhouette lacked the shape of a mane. Sky-blue Waters flew towards it.

"I've got you." Sky-blue said as he hit and grabbed whatever it was.

Thing let out an oof as Sky-blue tackled it to the ground.The thing struggled to free itself, but Sky-blue had it pinned.

"Who are you, why are you here?!" Sky-blue demanded

"That's none of you business!" The thing, Sky-blue knew it was a pony now but it was wearing a mask, replied in a male's voice.

"I think it is my business, considering that you broke into my home." Sky-blue stated.

The pony stopped struggling, "Look, I didn't want this job once I knew what it meant doing, but if I tell you they might kill me." he said.

"Who?" Sky-blue asked.

"The Organization." the pony replied before landing his knee into Sky-blue's stomach, allowing him to get free.

***

Sky-blue Waters laid on the floor clutching his gut. Sunrise Sky had heard all of the commotion and gone down to her husband.

"Are you alright, what happened?" Sunrise asked.

Sky-blue Waters sat up with some effort, "I'll be fine, but we need to leave. Gather everything we'll need to stay in hiding for awhile." he said.

"What, why?" Sunrise asked worriedly.

"Remember the job offer I got, well apparently they're not too keen on taking no for an answer." Sky-blue said.

Sunrise nodded, "Alright, I'll get everything ready. You go get Creative Spark from his crib." Sunrise said.

"Right." Sky-blue said before flying upstairs to get his son.

Sky-blue picked up Creative Spark and frowned as he looked at him, "I never wanted this for you kiddo, I'm sorry." he said to his sleeping son, and then he went to the room where his wife was preparing for their departure.

***

Three Months Later

After months of being in hiding, Sky-blue Waters and Sunrise Sky, along with Creative Spark, found a log cabin in the woods near the town of Tall Tale. They had looked for the owners, but found nopony. It had most certainly been abandoned for quite some time, but it would have to serve as their lodging for the time being.

"Well, I wouldn't call this place five star, but I guess it will do." Sunrise said sarcastically.

"It's the best we've had in a while." Sky-blue Waters replied.

"I suppose, but it could definitely do with a good cleaning." Sunrise said as she walked through the entrance.

It was about eight o'clock at night when the family had finished making the house comfortable for them.

As the had done for every night since they left their home in Baltimare, Sunrise Sky and Sky-blue Waters  took Creative Spark out to look at the stars, They had found that their son liked looking at the stars and so they made it an occasion each night.

"Look at those ones Sparky." Sunrise Sky said pointing at a group of stars to direct the attention of Creative Spark over in that direction.

"He sure loves the stars, doesn't he?" Sky-blue said ruffling his son's hair causing Creative Spark to giggle.

At that moment five ponies wearing black clothes and masks, jumped out of the bushes near the house forming a line. Sky-blue Waters moved in front of his wife to protect her.

"Surrender, or we will be forced to harm you." the pony to the immediate left from the center said to them.

"Yeah, that's not gonna happen." Sky-blue said getting into a fighting crouch, ready to defend his family.

The masked pony at the center of the group stepped forward, "Mister Waters, you have evaded us for long enough, kindly come with us." he said.

Sky-blue narrowed his eyes, he knew e voice of the stallion in front of him, it was yet again the pony from the hospital. "You again, huh, don't your employers have anyone better to send?" Sky-blue asked taunting him.

The pony snarled, apparently he had a short temper under his business-like personality. "Get them!" he called to his underlings.

The two ponies on the far right and left burst forward. Sky-blue flew towards the closest one and landed a punch to his face, the pony fell, unconscious, to the ground. The second pony tackled Sky-blue to the ground.

"Get out of here, go as fast as you can, and get out of here!" Sky-blue yelled to his wife as he struggled with the pony on top of him.

Sunrise did as her husband said and flew off with Creative Spark.

The lead pony shook his head, "You two, go after her." he ordered to the remaining ponies at his side.

They did as they were ordered and went in pursuit of Sunrise.

"NO!" Sky-blue Waters exclaimed before headbutting the pony on top of him, throwing him off and kicking him in the side of the head. The pony fell to the ground, blood coming out of his head. Once that was done, Sky-blue raced off in the direction of his wife, but he was  knocked off course, and into the ground by the lead pony.

'How did he get to me that fast?' Sky-blue thought to himself. when he looked over to the pony he saw that his enemy now had wings, he was shocked by this, he swore that the other pony had been an earth pony.

"You look surprised, mister Waters, haven't you ever seen a changeling change it's body structure before?" the pony asked before laughing. he then rushed over to Sky-blue and knocked him unconscious.

***

Sunrise Sky flew as fast as she could, carrying her son Creative Spark, away from the masked ponies that had attacked them. She knew that some had followed her, but she was faster than them, she was a mother and there was nothing more dangerous, or determined, than when you threaten a mother's child. Sunrise looked in every direction for a place to hide, but she  couldn't find a place big enough for both her and her baby. Sunrise sighed as she made the realization that she would have to abandon her baby.

Sunrise found a hollowed tree stump that was big enough to cover Creative Spark, she placed him there quickly, "Stay here, Sparky, I'll be back, I promise. Mommy loves you." she said, and as she finished her statement a tear rolled down her cheek. Sunrise then flew at top speed away from her son's hiding place drawing her pursuers away from her baby with a heavy heart, knowing that might not be able to keep her promise to come back for him.

Sunrise flew as fast as could but she was eventually caught, the pony who had her in his grasp was the right hand colt of the group who had attacked her and her husband, he lowered his mouth to her ear, "I'm so sorry." he whispered in a solemn tone, it was the same voice of the colt that broke into their home three months ago. she stopped struggling in his grip and went along with her captors, at least she had kept her baby safe.

***

Creative Spark sat in the place that his mother had put him, even though he was still a young foal he knew to listen to his mother and father, he was going to wait in that exact spot and wait for his mother to return. An hour passed, then two, Creative Spark fell asleep thinking that his mother was just taking her time, she had told him that she would come back and she always did. She never left him alone for too long. As Creative Spark slept the night passed into the early morning but his mother hadn't returned, but somepony else just happened to be passing by and noticed him.