Star Dust
By: Starlight_Song567
[Author's Note: These events happen after the first encounter with Starlight Glimmer but before the season 5 finale]
Chapter 1
As Star Dust exited the Friendship Express, she took a deep breath. 'This is your new life now' she thought, 'You're safe'. The navy blue unicorn swiftly crossed the station, she noted all the ponies bustling around, talking and checking their bags. Star Dust looked at the Ponyville brochure in the train station office. Her mouth watered as she looked over all the wonderful restaurants. She finally decided on a place called Sugar Cube Corner. Star Dust soon began her trek to the bakery.
Her golden and brown mane swished in the wind, for the pegasi of the town were making a storm to water the plants of the small town of Ponyville. A big gust of wind, however, knocked Star Dust of her feet! Her bag (and everything in it) spilled out on the ground. Star Dust used her magic to gather most of her belongings except her favorite Starswirl the Bearded scroll, which swished out of her grasp.
"Oh no!" she cried as the scroll blew across the busy street. As Star watched with dismay, the scroll blew across the street and straight on a young filly's face.
"Hey!" the small Pegasus yelped in shock as she tore off the paper and threw it on the street.
"Wait!" Star Dust tried to shout but was drowned out by the sound of rushing hooves on the paved street. Star ran across the street dodging busy shoppers and closing vendors alike. She came to the young filly, only to see her beloved scroll stomped on by a big red stallion with short orange hair.
Star Dust collapsed to her haunches, tears welling in her eyes.
"Uh Oh," a voice said behind her, "was that your scroll Miss?"
Star Dust looked behind her. The filly she had watched across the street was now looking at her with concern. The young Pegasus was a burnt shade of orange and she possessed short magenta hair.
Star Dust sniffed and simply replied "Yeah"
"Oh, well then I'm really sorry about that-"
"Scootaloo!"
Both Star and the orange filly turned toward the high-pitched country accented voice. Two more fillies were coming toward them. Now that they were closer Star Dust saw that one was a unicorn and the other an earth pony. She also noticed that the earth pony was wearing a giant bow. Star was surprised at the two walking together. After all in her native home of Canterlot no unicorn would be seen with those "smelly and uncivilized" earth ponies. But, with Star sighing at the thought, it's been a long time since she's been in Canterlot.
"Scootaloo! Where have you been?!" angrily shouted the earth pony at the now presumed Scootaloo,"Sweetie Belle and I have been waiting for you at the clubhouse for hours!"
"Well, needed me to finish some work that I never did and I got stopped on the way by a flying scroll." Replied Scootaloo hotly.
"Umm guys… who is that?" asked the unicorn, gesturing to Star Dust. She had a pearl white coat, and a purple and pink mane.
"Don't be rude Sweetie Belle," said Scootaloo, "this is the pony who owned the scroll before I accidentally wrecked it."
"Hmm…," the bright yellow, red maned earth pony began searching Star with suspicion," I haven't seen you around before"
"Applebloom! It's not her fault I threw her scroll into the street!" said a guilty Scootaloo. Suddenly, struck with an idea she began whispering to Sweetie Belle and Applebloom. Star Dust began using a levitating spell to pick up her stuff.
"First of all, I'm really sorry about your scroll." began Scootaloo when she finally finished speaking with her friends," Second, to pay you back, we're going to stop by Twilight's place to see if there's anything she can do."
"Are you sure?" Star asked, unsure these fillies' parents would be ok with their daughters walking around with a stranger.
"Of course we are, we go to Twilight's place all the time." Bragged Scootaloo, even puffing her small chest a little bit..
"Oh yeah, what's your name anyway?" asked Sweetie Belle as they started their trek to this so called "Twilight's place".
"Star Dust" she said, "but you can call me Star."