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Today was a big day, today Solstice is going to spend the day with her favourite cousin, Crescent.
"Is she here?!" ask Solstice while she jump up and down in excitement
"Soon but you need to calm down" said Emerald as she smiled at her
"But I'm tired of waiting!" complied Solstice
"Emerald!" Solstice impatiently look ahead and saw her aunt Lily and cousin Crescent
"Crescent!" shouted Solstice as she ran towards her
"Hey there little cuz!" smiled Crescent as she hug her with her hoof
"I can't wait to spend the day with you" said Solstice
"Me too" said Crescent
"Come on!" shouted Solstice as she pulled on her hoof
"Solstice aren't you forgetting something?" ask Emerald
"Oh!" Solstice ran back towards her mother, Solstice nuzzled her mother's hoof "Bye mom"
"Have fun sweetheart" smiled Emerald
Solstice and Crescent ran off and started their day
"So what do you want to do?" ask Crescent as she look around Ponyville
"I don't know?" smiled Solstice
"Hey Crescent!" shouted a mysterious voice, Crescent glance behind her and saw somepony. she didn't want to see.
"What is it?" ask Solstice as she look back as well
"I'll take care of this" said Crescent as she took a deep breath
A light gray coated, earth pony came towards them, he had a light purple mane and green eyes.
"What now Silver?!" demanded Crescent
"Terrorized any innocent ponies lately?" ask Silver as he smirk at her
"Drop it!" said Crescent with a very annoyed tone "Leave me alone"
"Crescent Quill's granddaughter, you want to be associated with such a pony?" ask Silver
"She did mistakes but she fix them, not like you're mother" said Crescent has it was her turn to smirk "Golden Spoon? Doesn't your grandmother, Silver Spoon disown her? Because she got her entire family kick out of the Canterlot elites? Everypony in the Canterlot elites, they all known how your mother got the royals angry!"
"Shut up Crescent!" shouted Silver
"Don't talk about my family's mistakes, when your family did has much has mine" said Crescent as she tap her hoof on his chest
"Who she?!" demanded Silver while he stared at her
"She my cousin" said Crescent
"Cousin? Ah! You mean your uncle got a mare knock up?" ask Silver as he started to chuckle
"He's captain of the guard, he got MARRIED and had Solstice!" shouted Crescent as she pushed him "You don't even know, who's you're father"
"Solstice uh? Is your family a disease to ponykind too?" ask Silver has he continued with the torment
"No! My parents are in the military" said Solstice as she proudly stood up for her parents
"Military? Your father is captain of the guard, so what does it make about your mother?" ask Silver as he slowly walk towards her "A rookie?"
"She captain of the elites!" shouted Solstice
"The elites? I find that hard to believe coming from a family like yours" said Silver as he pushed her
"Hey! Back off!" shouted Crescent as she pushed him back "Leave Silver!"
"Humph!" Silver just smirk and finally left them alone
"That pony is such a...!" Crescent look down at Solstice
"A what?" ask Solstice
"Nothing" said Crescent as she smiled at her "Come on! That idiot isn't going to ruin our day!"
Besides that set back, Solstice still had fun with her cousin Crescent. The day was coming to an end and the sun was about to set for the night, Solstice and Crescent were walking home when Silver came towards them.
"What now Silver?!" ask Crescent with a very annoyed tone
"There here!" shouted Silver as he motion at something
"Good" said a mysterious voice
"What are you doing?" ask Crescent
"Somepony wanted to see you" smiled Silver as he stared at a dark street. Solstice and Crescent followed his gaze and saw a pegasus, or what seemed to be a pegasus, wearing a hood over their head.
"Is it them?" ask the hooded pony
"Yes" said Silver as he smiled at them
"Good! I no longer need your services" said the hooded pony as they turned to Silver
"What?" Silver look at the hooded pony when he was suddenly pushed against the wall
"What do you want with us?!" ask Crescent as she slowly back away
"YOU!" the hooded pony tried to grab Crescent and Solstice but wasn't able to catch them
"SOLSTICE RUN!" shouted Crescent as she pushed her
"Solstice? Ah your that wrenched Serene's foal" said the hooded pony, Solstice notice a smile hidden in the shadow's of his hood
"RUN!" shouted Crescent, Solstice didn't ask any questions and just ran
"And Emerald's!" shouted the hooded pony has they ran right after her
The hooded pony easily caught up to Solstice and grabs her into his mouth
"There so much I can do with you" mumbled the hooded pony
"SOLSTICE HOLD ON!" shouted Crescent as she ran towards her
The hooded pony opened their wings, he was about to take flight when he was suddenly across the head. Forcing him to drop Solstice onto the ground, Solstice ran towards Crescent.
"Where are you?!" shouted the hooded pony
No answer, the hooded pony look around and made sure nopony was there. He walk towards Crescent, Solstice and Silver when he was forcefully pushed away from them. The hooded pony fell onto the ground, he stood up and was able to see, the pony that ramp into him.
"Get away from them!" shouted Emerald
"It's so nice to see you" said the hooded pony
"You're dead!" shouted Emerald as she firmly stood in front of Solstice, Crescent and Silver
"Emerald of the elites!" said the hooded pony
"You must be a follower of Cursed" said Emerald as she tried to see under the hood
"You killed my master!" shouted the hooded pony
"Emerald of the elites!" thought Silver, Silver stared at Emerald and couldn't believe that a mare, a mother, was the captain of the elites.
"How dare you! How dare you threaten my daughter and niece!" shouted Emerald
"How dare YOU! For taking the life of my master!" shouted the hooded pony, Emerald just smiled at him "What's so funny?!"
"I believe that you're well aware of the elite's reputation?" ask Emerald as she slowly walk towards him "Our brutality to our enemies, how lack of mercy, our cold hearts and strong loyalty? Well the loyalty part doesn't matter to you, you should be more worried about the first ones"
"You can do anything to me without an order!" said the hooded pony, Emerald just smiled as she saw sweat falling from his face
"Usually yes but an enemy of the kingdom! There no need for orders when we face an enemy" said Emerald as she took out a hidden blade
"Wait! Stop!" shouted the hooded pony as he hit against the wall
"What a coward! And you called yourself a supporter of Cursed" said Emerald
"Mom!" shouted Solstice, Emerald glance back at Solstice
"Captain Emerald!" Emerald looks on her right and saw two guardsmen running towards them
"Attack my family again! And I'll show you how the elites deal with your kind" said Emerald as she threw the blade near his hooves.
"Captain! Are you alright?!" ask one of the guardsmen
"Just take him!" demanded Emerald as she walk towards her daughter and niece
"Solstice!" Emerald nuzzled Solstice "Thank Celestia you're safe"
Solstice didn't answer her mother, she was still in shock from before. She had never seen her mother like this, her mother is always loving, kind, funny and caring. But what Solstice saw just a moment ago, it was the complete opposite, it was another pony.
"Aunt Emerald! I'm so happy to see you" said Crescent as she hug her
"Crescent?" thought Solstice, Solstice was very surprise to see that Crescent wasn't affect "Who was that ponT
"A pony from our past" explain Emerald while she watch the guardsmen carrying him away
"Mom you were completely different" said Solstice with a slight fear in her tone
"I'm sorry if I scared you" said Emerald as she kissed her on the head "Mommy gets like because I want to protect the ponies I love"
"Please don't do it again" Solstice hug her mother's hoof, Emerald could clearly see that Solstice hated what she just saw.
"I promise" Emerald wrap her wings around Solstice "I always keep my promises"
(Btw Crescent and Solstice are five years apart, just in case you were wondering)
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