Painted JackStars …There are billions of them, and sometimes they just hit you in the face!“Ow …”Applejack was still catching up on events. As far as she was aware, she was currently trotting down Chestnut Lane with her sister, Apple Bloom. The young filly was telling her about her day at school and all the things she was looking forward to. The apple trees were in full bloom by the side of the road, and they were not the only things blossoming, if the young filly's enthusiastic and frequent mentions of the new colt in school were any hint. In other words, a perfect spring day where the whole world felt light as a breeze &
II.20 - Thief of HarmonyIt was impossible to tell whether it was night or day from where she was. The room had no windows, and since Eden's disappearance the unnatural light that seemed to permeate the place had gone as well. She could only just make out her hoof in front of her nose, and that of the changeling currently holding her. She wouldn't be able to move, not without having to push him off of her …She closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep again.Just as she was about to doze off, a light tapping of hooves outside the door woke her up. Rainbow ignored the sound and tugged herself a little bit further into her lover's embrace.A light knock on th
II.19 - Love StoryA lonely bird chirped somewhere among the brickwork of the ancient castle. Dash walked up to the edge of the balcony and sat down, gazing up at the sky and the towering peaks of the castle. The door to Princess Luna's room was open and a light breeze made the curtains move slightly, but the room beyond was shrouded in darkness. As far as Dash could tell from the past few days in Gloaming, the princess always slept with the door of her balcony open.Two guards were stationed there, just like on Dash and Twilight's own balcony. Dash had learned not to pay the guards any attention. They were everywhere now and they never moved or said anything
II.18 - Taking ChargeThe door was shut. Rainbow leaned her shoulder against it and pushed with all her strength, but the door remained defiant. Stepping back, she grit her teeth and turned around, scraping the ground to get a solid footing before bucking it as hard as she could. The force of the kick hit the door and shot right back down her legs, making her cry out. And the door stayed shut. Rainbow fell back on her haunches and sat in front of the door, glaring at it as if willing it to open or fall to pieces before her.“Are you me or what?”The muscles of her legs and shoulders tensed. She pressed her hoof hard against the stone floor, as if to
EscargotCoal smoldered merrily under rows of sizzling, slowly rotating ponies as the sun crawled to bed behind the mountains. Smoke and little flames from the dripping fat licked and caressed their lean, roast bodies, spreading a sweet, heavenly scent among the chatting dragons. Laughs and fragments of conversation drifted around Spike like eddies as he wandered through the crowd, carrying his plate and grinning at every dragon he knew."Lookin' real good, Crackle!""Ruargh!""You got it!""Yo, Spike mah dragon!""Hey, long time no see, Bruta! Good luck in the ring tonight.""Hah, don't need no luck, Spiky!""Damn straight—Heya Tiny! How's you