32. Negotiations
"It's been a while, Starshadow." Cirro Stratus said. Starshadow was frozen in shock as her old boss walked towards her. Her eyes darted around the room to look for a way out as her instinct to run kicked in, but with Polaris blocking the door and her...
31. Dead-End
"You're lucky Princess Twilight Sparkle and Captain Shining Armor were here to save your sorry skin, but next time, don't expect to get off so easily." a guard clad in armor said. With an angry scowl, Big Mac shot the sergeant an evil glare, causing...
Interlude: Starflight
Starsong sat alone in her room. Just days before the luxurious room had been filled with medical equipment while Canterlot's finest doctors and healers worked round the clock on the unicorn; now the space seemed empty and oppressive to her. _I've...
29. Reunion
As the city of Canterlot slept peacefully and Luna's moon reached its highest peak in the dark night sky, a lone pony stood on the Canterlot train station platform, silently awaiting the arrival of a train not listed in any schedule. Specter thought...
28: Departure
Somewhere between Ponyville and Canterlot, on a set of sparsely used side tracks that lead into a patch of overgrown brush, a single car train sat silently in the shadows of the forest. Out of sight of any train that passed by on the main railroad...
30. Confrontation
"This is it." Octavia said, pointing at the large mansion in front of them. Big Macintosh was in absolute shock at the size of the house that Starshadow grew up in, and even Twilight was surprised at the sheer size despite having grown up in Canterlot...
Rainbow Dash's Best Prank Ever!
Celestia's sun slowly rose over the rolling hills of Sweet Apple Acres. Somewhere hidden among the rows of fields and apple trees, a tree house was built into a low trunk. In that tree house, three fillies were sleeping soundly, cuddled together in a...
Rainy Day Play
The streets were deserted that night. The weather ponies had scheduled a massive rain that would linger over the area for days. When storms of such size hit, a small town like Ponyville simply shuts down. The constant din of the rain striking against...
19: Breakout
A muffled thump from the other side of the door stirred no response from the captured pegasus. Nothing going on around him quite registered in his head as the only thing occupying his mind was his impending sentence. Thunderlane sighed and let his...
20: Jealousy
Just seconds ago, while downstairs with Big Mac, her mood had been happy and her heart as light as a butterfly, but by the time she reached Big Mac's bedroom her stomach felt like it was twisted in several knots and she was more nervous than a pegasus...
15: That Pony From Her Past
The second week of performances for Starshadow went just as well as her first set of concerts, if not better. The first concert brought in just as many ponies as last week, all of them cheering loudly as she took the stage to play. Hoping to help Vinyl...
14: That Home Away From Home
"Starsong? Hey, Starsong." The unicorn finally snapped out of her deep thoughts and turned to her companion. "Oh, I'm sorry Octavia, I got caught up in the scenery outside." Starsong said. "Are you okay? You were looking kind of down a moment ago."...