From the Stars

Chapter 1

Smile little Pony

Consciousness came slowly to him. Struggling to open his eyes, he found that he couldn't open them just yet. Reaching to his face, he pulled off numerous branches that had landed on him and were blocking his vision. As light returned to his vision, he carefully extracted himself from the trench that his body had just finished digging.

Inspecting his landing area, chuckling slightly at what he had done. The trench he had just dug was 6 meters wide and only 3 meters at the deepest. Its length however was astonishing 275 meters long. He felt that he had made a respectable touchdown on the planet. Promptly turning around, he began to wander his immediate surroundings. Checking for any signs of sentient life. After a quick loop satisfied the nopony was in the within his landing area.

Checking himself over quickly, he was not surprised by what he found. Most of the armor that was once his pride and joy had been sacrificed in saving the planet. It had taken the brunt of the force from uncontrolled planetary entry. His body underneath the armor however was not harmed in the slightest. Only a few scorch marks at the open sections of his armor could be seen.

What he found next though was most unexpected. Most, if not all of his magical energies had been drained in the act of containing the magical burst. Yet he had managed to contain it within himself. Feeling it strain against the bonds that held it inside of his soul. After a tenuous examination of this new energy source within him he was left with disappointment. It was raw and wild, and not fit for casting spells.

Even before finishing his examination of himself, he heard a scream not far from where he was. Turning towards the cry for help. Flexing powerful legs he took off running, leaving a new crater where he once stood. Weaving thru the trees at tremendous speeds, quickly closing on the softening cry. Running into a clearing surrounding a swamp that was at the base of a mountain. Noticing only two details, he spotted what he had come to protect. A small pony, with an orange coat and with a magenta colored mane and tail, sat near the water’s edge staring straight up. The cry it had once given dwindled to only a small whimper. Towering over the scene was a slimy, scaly creature with five head protruding on impossibly long necks, from a bulbous body.

Whatever this reptile was. He could tell that its main goal was to consume the innocent pony in front of him. Lashing out, he hit the beast square in the chest. Sending it sliding back until it smashed into the cliff underneath the mountain. The rocks from above tumbling down creating a wall. Sealing it on the other side, away from them. The force he had used on it had dislodged the rest of his armor. Disintegrating completely, it fell from him in a fine dust, only to be blown away by the wind. Landing on the wind only to be carried into the upper atmosphere where it stayed.

He stood there holding his pose, red lines pulsed outward from the center of his chest, illuminating his midnight blue skin. With an air of finality he released his combat stance.

Looking back to the pony he had just saved, and what he saw, he did not like. The small filly was still sitting there, her eyes staring at nothing. Her small body began to shake as she was entering into a state of severe shock. Hurrying over to her, he hugged her and pulled the small filly close to his chest, speaking on this planet for the first time

"Hush now little one. You are safe with me here. Nothing will harm you anymore."

His words soft, comforting words were heard by the filly. As the shock of the situation left her the terror crept in and she began to cry. Tears rolled down her face as she pushed into him. Seeking the warmth of his body. Continuing to cradle her, he sat down began to sing.

Come stop your crying

It will be alright

Just take my hoof

Hold it tight

I will protect you

From all around you

I will be here

Don't you cry

For one so small,

You seem so strong

My arms will hold you,

Keep you safe and warm

This bond between us

Can't be broken

I will be here

Don't you cry

'Cause you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

From this day on

Now and forever more

You'll be in my heart

No matter what they say

You'll be here in my heart, always

Why can't they understand the way we feel?

They just don't trust what they can't explain

I know we're different but deep inside us

We're not that different at all

And you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

From this day on

Now and forever more

Don't listen to them

'Cause what do they know?

We need each other

To have, to hold.

They'll see in time

I know

When destiny calls you

You must be strong

I may not be with you

But you've got to hold on

They'll see in time

I know

We'll show them together

'Cause you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

I'll be there from this day on,

Now and forever more

Oh, you'll be in my heart

No matter what they say

You'll be here in my heart

Always

Always

I'll be with you

I'll be there for you always

Always and always

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

I'll be there always.

Listening to the song the small filly eventually had stopped crying. She sniffled once, and wiped her tears from her eyes with her hoof.

"Thank you mister, that was very brave of you to save me from the hydra. Not just anypony would do that for me."

She didn't look up, not because she didn’t want to know her savior.  She didn't want this kind pony who had just saved her, to see that she still had a few tears left in her eyes.

Listening closely he identified the changes in speech that she had from his own. Copying her he knew that he would have to change several words in his vocabulary. Knowing that if he didn’t play it careful he could very well upset her again.

"It is alright little one, I did what anypony would have done. Can you tell me thou why you are out here all alone?"

"Both of my friends were spending today with their families. But I don't have family like them, so I came out here to be alone when that nasty hydra attacked!" her voice becoming quieter as she went on. "But you came and saved me mister. I wish I had a brother like you!" she sounded very happy and hopeful with that last statement.

He hugged her tightly again, emotion coming over him. "Yes little one, I, Tenebris Sol will be your older brother"

That is when the light broke loose. Bursting from the confines that held it, but instead of zooming of it came back and begun to spin around Tenebris Sol. Within this light he changed, exchanging hands and feet for hoofs. His body became rounded, more equine. From his forehead a horn grew, and from his back wings. He had become an Alicorn. One of the rarest types of ponies of all Equis, even rarer still was that he was male. The only one to ever exist on Equis.

The color of his coat had stayed the same as his skin from before, midnight blue. From his chest red lines pulsed in intricate patterns that went all over his body.  His mane and tail looked to be made of black fire.

She pulled away looked at him and gasped. She hadn't yet seen the stallion who had so easily accepted to be her brother.  The first thing she noticed was when she had stared into his eyes. She saw what was to be the talk everywhere. His left eye was a brilliant purple. However his right eye was pitch black and it looked to contain the entire galaxy. Where his pupil and iris should have been there was a swirling mass of dots that resembled stars, trillions upon billions of stars.

"SCOOTALOO!"

Out of the nearby bushes six mares came out, like bat ponies out of Tartarus. All of them looked at they thought was a fillynapping in progress. Each mare began to try to strike out at Tenebris Sol when, before any of the mares could finish reacting Scootaloo jumped out of his arms and screamed

"NO DON'T! DON'T HURT MY BROTHER!"

Everypony froze except the brother, who calmly ignored the mares who had just tried to attack him. Walking forward and grabbing his sister only to put her on his back. Trotted past the mares who were still frozen in ridiculous combat poses.

Twilight who recovered the fastest, tilted her head to the side and asked the question the everypony left in the clearing was wondering.

"Scootaloo has a brother?"

Unbeknownst to the rest of the ponies the hydra had trundled of in search of easier prey. Whatever manner of creature that it had hit it, had made it feel pain. A feeling it hadn't felt in a long a time.

Having no luck finding anything the hydra tried to go back to his home. On the way there, the smallest of the heads looked at the wound, curiously it saw no external damage. Touching the spot where it had taken the hit. A wet rending noise shook the air and the beast collapsed blood drooling from every head.