Silence.
Nothing but silence swept over the tall hill that evening.
Swoosh.
Until now.
"WOOHOOOO!!!! TWILIGHT THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!" A yellow alien yelled piercing the silent night.
The violet Alicorn turned and landed swiftly on the high ground. "Let's stop here, Kululu. Whoah." The amphibian gazed over the scenery with his mouth agape. "Twi, this is just...beautiful...you can see all of Equestria from here."
"Yeah...I know..."
"..."
"..."
"Twilight?"
"Hm?"
"How did you get your cutie mark, exactly?"
"Well...prepare yourself, the story is a little long...As a young filly in Canterlot, I always wanted to go to the Summer Sun Celebration, where Princess Celestia raises the sun. And I saw the most amazing, most wonderful thing I've ever seen. I poured myself into learning everything I could about magic. My parents decided to enroll me in Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. It was a dream come true! Except for one thing... I had to pass an entrance exam. A pony rolled in a cart with an egg, and there was an illustration explaining I had to hatch the egg with my magic. So I tried. But it didn't work! The judges were getting impatient! I knew this was the most important day of my life, that my entire future would be affected by the outcome of this day and I was about to blow it! But I couldn't do it. I apologized for wasting their time. Then it happened! There was a loud explosion, and magic flowed from my horn! And I did it! I hatched the egg, and Spike was born! But the magic engulfed me, and I lost all control! I turned my parents into plants, and made Spike grow massively! Then I felt a hoof on my shoulder. It was the Princess! The magic stopped, and everything reversed. I tried to apologize to celestia, but she said I had a very special gift and she had never come across a unicorn of my abilities! Though I needed to control them with study. She wanted to make me her own personal protégé at the school! I said 'YES!!!!' Then she pointed to my flank! My cutie mark! Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes...YEEEES!" Kululu blinked.
"Oh Twi, I'm so happy for you!" he exclaimed, then shivered slightly. "It's...c-cold..." Twilight wrapped her wing around him carefully.
"Better?"
"Oh yeah. Hey, look at all the stars."
"Don't forget the constellations!"
"You know any of them?"
"Of course! I can show you. There's Hercules, Orion, Pegasus, and the Big and Little Dipper right over there."
"And that one's Leo, right?"
"Yeah! And Canis Major! Um, Kululu, do you want to tell me your backstory, too?"
"I...I..."
"You know you can tell me anything, right?"
"Y-yeah. It's just...painful to revisit, but I'll tell you."
*Flashback*
A very young Kululu sat at a field to take samples from a rain puddle. A little girl walked up.
"Hi! I'm Parara! I want to be your friend!"
He gazed up at her. "I'm Kululu. I'd like that."
She giggled. "Friends forever?"
He looked into her eyes.
"Friends forever."
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Parara skipped down to Kululu's house to play. When he answered the door, she looked shocked.
"Kululu, you're yellow!"
He tapped a foot."Yeah, I know.My friends did it." Parara tilted her head.
"You're still the same Kululu to me!"
_______
Kululu left his new platoon to find Parara.
"I missed you!" she squealed, embracing him tight. "This is my new platoon! Chinunu's our leader."
"He looks smarter than mine." he remarked.
"Uh...thanks?" Chinunu replied. Parara giggled.
"I'll catcha on the flipside, kay?"
He smiled.
"Of course."
_______
Parara sat in her base.
"Love of my life, my soulmate
You're my best friend
Part of me like breathing
Now half of me is left..."
Kululu walked in to her singing.
"I don't know anything at all
Who am I to say you love me
I don't know anything at all
And who am I to say you need me..."
She jumped at his voice.
"You know that song?"
"Sort of.By the way, you have a beautiful singing voice."
"Thanks.
________
Kululu ran quickly, holding Parara's hand tightly. He'd never leave her behind.
"Quick, Para-chan! They'll catch us!"
She panted as she stayed with her friend. She was very scared. A Viper ran after them.
"I'll get you both!" he shouted menacingly. The duo stopped at a wall.
"We're trapped!" Parara screamed, clutching Kululu around the middle. The Viper approached them.
"Come with me, and I will not hurt you." Kululu looked into the villan's eyes.
"Never."
Viper took out a knife. "Wrong answer." He drew his arm back and threw.
"KULULUI!!!!!!" Parara wailed, pushing him out of the way. She went wide eyed as the knife hit her.
"PARARA!!!!!!" Kululu cried as she fell to the ground. She looked up at him.
"I-I'm so sorry, Kululu. it's too late for me." she whispered.
"No! You can't die!"
Parara coughed. ]"I...I always loved you...like they say..'till death do us part...'" She slowly closed her eyes, a smile on her face.
"NO!!!!" he screamed, tears streaming down his face."I won't let you die!" She opened her eyes.
"Goodbye...Senpai..." she said as she went to sleep for the last time.
"NOO!!!" Kululu spun around to face his enemy.
"YOU KILLED HER!!!!" He had a look of fury in his eyes.
"Uh, with that, I'm gone..." he replied as he took off. Kululu stared down at Parara.
"I...loved you too," he replied, placing a kiss on her cheek. A tear fell as he put her on his hovercraft and flew off.
______
Kululu stared at her gravestone. It read:
Parara-Chan
Excellent Friend and Lover
Very Brave
R.I.P.
He lay a rose on the ground.
"I'll never forget you..."
He started to sing.
"A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same
But all the miles that separate
Disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me, yeah
The miles just keep rollin'
As the people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated
But I hope that it gets better as we go, oh yeah yeah
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it's only you and me
Everything I know and anywhere I go
It gets hard but it won't take away my love
And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done
It gets hard but it won't take away my love, whoa
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it's only you and me, yeah oh yeah oh..."
*Flashback end*
"Oh Kululu, I'm so sorry, I didn't know!"
"It's okay. I couldn't do anything about it."
"I'm sure she knew that. I'm still sorry." They sat quiet for a while.
"So your talent is magic?"
"Yep! Always was and always will be!"
"I think I sense some now."
"Really? Where? How?"
"Between us."
"Aaw, I love you, Little Duck."
"I love you too, Twily."
