I wish I could say my life was picture perfect, and the world that I lived in was perfect and had very little conflict, but it will suffice to say I had that idea all turned on its head and tossed across the room in one day.
I suppose I should probably start with who I am and what I look like so why not? Sup, My name is Dark Skies, I am a male pony (stallion) am about 3'6" to the top of my back, I am a light gray color with a blue mane (the color of the fanfiction blue banner) I have electric blue eyes. My cutie mark is a starry indigo oval with a white five pointed star in the middle. It represented my ability to navigate by the stars and it makes me an excellent guide to ponies who need to travel through the day and night giving me a much needed job and adds excitement to my life. Now, lets get to the whole reason you're reading this, the day my life got turned on its head.
It was pretty normal for me as I had a pretty simple life, it might seem weird to some that each day I wake up in a tent wherever I dropped all my stuff last night but I find it pretty fun to wake up in the morning and to look outside and find out where I am. The only solid shop I have is in ponyville it is relatively simple it is a one room area with my desk in one area, a couple of filing cabinets in a corner and a small safe for the funds, outside there is a couple of windows looking in, above it all is a simple sign that says "Dark Skies, Travel Guide." It was pretty simple and it wasn't a huge business but it pulled in enough bits to pay the bills and have quite a bit left over.
But then again, the day everything went wrong, it all started with the mare bursting in. It was about 6 at night and Celestia was about to lower the sun, when she burst in. Her name was Fluttershy she was a very light yellow with a pink mane and so my tale of tragedy and surprise begins.
I was startled by the bell ringing, as it was almost time to close. It wasn't so much the bell ringing that disturbed as the fact that she was already in my face by the time the bell had rang, and the even more surprising thing was that she wasn't out of breath even though it was obvious that she had ran here from wherever she was, as she had leaves sticking out of her mane and it was messy and tousled.
"Can I help you?" I said surprised by her sudden arrival and the fact it was so close to closing time to boot. "Yes, I need help finding one of my animal friends." She suddenly remembered she was demanding this of me, and seemed to shrink down a little and said, "If you want to help…" I was in a little bit of shock from the sudden turn from such a controlling personality to this shy being, but I recovered quickly. "Of course what do you need me to do?" I said she gave a thankful smile and said, " I need a guide into the Everfree Forest." My eyebrows rose in surprise "The Everfree!? Hmm that will be a test of my skills for sure!" I say and she droops thinking I will turn her down, "Its alright if you don't want to hel-" I cut her off "Of course I will help just let me get ready."
She beams at me and says "Meet me at my cottage I will be ready to go when you arrive." And with that she rushes off to prep. After she leaves I let out a sigh and look at the setting sun, hopefully we find the animal before the sun goes down, no adventurer has come out of the forest alive after the sun sets. And with that I grab my gear and set off towards her cottage with a sense of dark foreboding.