Duskfall
By: Pretzhog
Chapter 1: Leaving the Nest
"Mother, why can't you come with me?" It was a common question that was never fully answered.
"I'm sorry Duskfall," Mother called my name with a soft nuzzle on my cheek, wiping away the tear that escaped my eye, "mommy is very busy," was the common response.
But how could somepony be so busy on the moon? Of course, when I was able to visit her every full moon, we were inseparable. What she did when I was away was beyond me. But even then, it was so barren and lifeless on the moon, how could one pony be so busy in a place so empty?
"You're not busy now... Just until next full moon, pleaaase?" I begged, trying to hold back the tears.
"Mommy will return with you soon, and we'll live together where nopony will banish us," she nudged my head up with her snout.
"Wheeen?" I stomped my hoof on the dusty surface, desperate to know.
"Soon, Duskfall, be patient," mother had planted a warm kiss on my cheek.
"Mother..." I dug at the rocky exterior with a hoof, avoiding eye contact.
"Hurry now, before the full moon leaves!" Mother nudged me over towards the blue planet. I bit down on my lip and closed my eyes, leaving mother was always the hardest part about visiting her. Extending my wings to their full extent I felt a dramatic shift in gravity.
Opening my eyes, I was back on earth, miles away from mother. I broke down sobbing in the middle of the forest. Glancing back up with eyes full of tears, I kept my eyes on the moon, wishing that I was still there.