Dark Horses: Daughter of the Night

Stars.

When she woke up, she was staring up at the stars. Or was she moving through them? She couldn't tell. Her head was already spinning without trying to tell if she was moving. Her entire body ached all over. Even just lifting an arm felt impossible. She cautiously moved her head to look around, wincing at the pain of even that task. It was then that she notice that she seemed to be floating on air.

"What is your name?"

Surprise took her as she had not expected to hear anyone. She began to look around, but seeing no one there she began to think she was alone. Just her and the stars slowly moving by.

"Please tell me your name."

There it was again! She knew she haden't made it up. The voice was a female's, both powerful and yet sad at the same time.

"Where am I?" She asked still looking around.

There was no reply. She couldn't see who was talking to her but she was determined to find out where she was before answering any questions this voice had to ask.

"Where am I?" she repeated.

"The Void."

"The Void... what is that?" Now she was curious. Out of all her lessons with her mentor she had never heard of this place. The Void. Had she died? Was this where she was to remain forever? Fear began to creep into the back of her mind. She was only 21!

"The best way to describe it is to say that it is like bridge. A place between what you were and what you will be."

"What do you mean?" Her head was now swelling with more questions. This voice was leaving her far more confused than when she woke up.

"You will find out later. For now, tell me, what is your name?"

"I don't have a real name. My mentor always referred to me as the lost child. When I lived on the streets, I was called the little thief. Other than that, I have no name."

The voice was quiet for a few moments as if it was thinking over what it had just heard.

"For where you are going, I think it would be best if we give you a name. Maybe you would like the name of my old mentor. I used to tease him about how girly of a name he had but he was a great friend before I became that nightmare... How does Starswirl sound?"

"Starswirl..." It was a strange name. But then again her life was anything but normal. The more she taught about it, the more she liked it. A small smile slowly began to form  on her lips. For the first time in her life, she had a name. It felt weird. "I guess it will do. What do you mean by 'Where you are going?'"

"I am not quite sure actually... I didn't cast the spell that sent you here, so I honestly don't know where in Equestria you will end up."

Equestria. Another strange name to another strange place she had never heard of. Suddenly a sickening thought hit her. The voice wasn't talking about a place on Earth.

"Calm down." The voice seem to have noticed the fear she was feeling. "I understand you are confused on what is going on but trust me, panicing will get you nowhere real quick. Right now we need to focus on what is going to happen when you get here. That is why you needed the name. So I can find you. No one has use that name in forever so it shouldn't be to hard to locate you. Once we meet up, we can come up with a plan for what to do."

Starswirl took a deep breath. Following what the voice said, she tried to relax as best one could while floating around. It was hard, but eventually she was relaxed. In fact she was almost relaxed enough that she felt her eyes start to close. All the stress had really worn her out without realizing it. She had one last question she needed answered before she drifted to sleep.

"What is your name?"

"Luna."

With that, everything went black.