Prologue *Worth Reading*
We begin our story eighteen years ago, when things were peaceful and serene and nothing could have gone wrong.
It was one of those rainy nights, when the moon seems to disappear, and no-pony should be outside. Despite this, we find a small cyan pegasus colt with a drooping minty mane making his way towards the oldest library in Ponyville, The Prequel's Sequel.
As he manages to push open the door, and a little bell is heard, the scene takes a turn for the warm and cosy, sitting behind a desk is the owner, Citrusa Summerset, who is quite surprised by the arrival of such a young patron especially on such a night like it was. "Can I help you?" she called, startling the young colt who had not noticed the mare. "uhm, yes I'm looking for a book on Princess Luna" the mare smiled, "anything in particular, a storybook or maybe a nice rendition of rhymes?" The young colt frowned in a way that struck the mare as being more of annoyance than disappointment, "No, I would like a history book, and one with facts not opinions" for the second time that night the mare was taken by surprise. "You will find those in the back under Equestria Histories!" she replied and just like that the colt was on his way. Citrusa watched him go before resuming her work, chuckling as she did.
Soon enough the back of the library had towers of books arranged in a circle and in the middle of it a scholarly looking pegasus.
Not far away a filly by the name of tangerine had exited a row of books on constellations, she was as one might expect a pale orange with an unsuspecting yellow blue mix mane. When she saw the towers of books curiosity took the best of her, making her way to the circle she was surprised to find a patron she had never seen before. Tangie had been working here with her mom for as long as she could remember, and the few regulars that came in were among the only ponies that ever did, most everypony else made their way to the golden oaks.
Luna, was the esteemed leader in helping combat the legions of changeling that attacked the Northern Equestria in the years leading up to its demise
Read the colt as a faint shadow rested on the pages, prompting the colt to look up, "Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to disturb you" the filly apologized "Nah, it's okay," he replied "It's just I rarely see any pony new come here, you're the first new patron for as long as I can remember" she giggled. The colt smiled, "I prefer older books, the smell and the content is much better, besides most newer libraries are way too crowded" "Won't have to worry about that here" tangie laughed prompting the colt to join in"
"Tangie, Tangie Summerset" she anounced extending her hoof,
"StarJax, Starjax Majoran" The colt replied taking hers into his.
After that day, Starjax went to that library everyday, to read and visit tangie. Many years passed, and a friendship had began to blossom between the two, it wasn't until Starjax moved to Canterlot for school that he lost contact with his first real friend. and gained two more.
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"AWWW YEAAAH!!! WE DID IT GUYS WOO!"
"Yes we did vinyl calm down a little wont you!?"
"I'm afraid octy's right, you're kinda making a scene"
"seriously starjax, 'octy'?"
"ahahahaahha told'ja it fit you!"
three voices echoed out, having just graduated from Luna's Academy for the Arts it was no doubt that they were excited, to get out and make their talent known. Far above in the highest tower of the academy, looking down at them was a regal and mysterious mare, by a name known very well, "Princess Luna!?" came the voice of the academy's overseer, "I'm so sorry i had no idea you were coming today I would have prepared better!" "It is fine Draft Wall, We are not staying long, but do tell us, who is that" The princess pointed out the window. making his way to the window the overseer seen three ponies with a cyan stallion in the middle. "that, I believe is Starjax, one of our recent graduates!" the princess frowned, "does he have a second name?"
The overseer looked puzzled... "well yes, but he said he never uses it, 'Majoran' was what he told me, like the constellation"
a look of absolute surprise took over the princess for a mere second before reverting to deep thought "we must be on our way overseer, we trust you to send over the file of the one known as starjax!" the overseer watched her go, "forgive me for questioning you, your highness, but is their any reason why?" the princess hallway out the door stopped and said nothing but "curiosity" before leaving.
"So, where are we going to be living exactly" came the voice of octavia in the midst of the eager discussions taking place on the train ride to ponyville.
"my uncle used to live in place on the outskirts, he left it to my dad, who left it to me." starjax replied as he wrestled vinyl for his notebook, which he was rarely seen without. "this place is big enough for all three of us?" octavia asked smacking vinyl.
"its actually really big, he was an inventor, like me, just a bit more successful, till you guys have a place you can crash with me" Sj replied as he yanked the notebook from vinyl "SWEET, is it like a mansion or something!?" Vinyl piped up.
"I doubt its that big, scratch..." Starjax replied with a chuckle.
Little did our friend starjax know, at that time, that his uncle was much more than the stallion his family made him to be!
