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Ch. 6 - In the Past: Part 5
After living in the forest for 5 months, Black's body looked better from eating the berries and flowers that grew in the forest. He looked cleaner, as well, but his body did have bruise from going into town. Even as he was getting hit by rocks, he got a book about magic. It was blue, and the front cover of it had a star. The title said 'Magic for Beginners'. With his new book, he went back to the forest. When he opened the book, he could not understand the words as nopony had taught him to read, but looking at the diagrams, he soon learned how to use spells. Once he learned how to use his magic, it was easier to get food.
Maybe I can use illusion to hide what I am, and then maybe I can make a friend, he thought with joy. The girls could still hear his thoughts.
He focused on the spell. His horn start to glow black and, soon, his body started to glow, and when the spell finished, he opened his eyes. He saw a small, black pony with bug-like wings which looked like they belonged to a dragonfly. It had a unicorn horn with small holes in it and holes in its body. On its back was sapphire-colored armor-like plating that wrapped around its stomach. It had a messy green mane and tail. At first, he was confused about what this creature in front of him was and how it got there, but as it looked at him, he could see that it was more frightened and confused than he was.
"Hey, there's no need to be afraid of me. It's okay. I won't hurt you," Black said in a kind and happy tone.
"Who are you? Who am I?" the pony asked in a feminine voice.
"I'm Black Crescent," he said in a kind tone. It looks I accidently summoned this creature, and now she has amnesia, he thought with confusion.
"Oh. Okay, then. Who am I, Mr. Black?" she asked, looking at Black with her light green, cat-like eyes. He rubbed his chin, thinking about it. He looked at the pony.
"I don't know who you are, but how about I give you a name?" he asked her kindly.
"Sure," she said with happiness as she waited to hear what kind of name Black could think of.
"All right. How about Nightshade?" he asked with a hopeful smile. Soon, the pony hugged him. At first, he was surprised, but he slowly returned the hug, tears starting to fall.
"Thank you for my name, Mr. Black. I love it," she spoke with happiness as she let go of Black, seeing that he was crying. "What's wrong, Mr. Black?" she asked worriedly.
"It's nothing. It's just that nopony has ever hugged me before. Hey, would you like to be friends?" he asked happily.
"Sure, Mr. Black. We can be friends," she said with joy. Over the next couple of days, they enjoyed their time, playing hide and seek and simply having fun. Soon, Nightshade tried her magic. Her horn glowed green. Green flames covered her body and she transformed into a red filly with a green mane and tail. She had no cutie mark. Both she and Black looked shocked about it.
"How did this happen, Black?" Nightshade asked with confusion.
"Well, before you came, I was trying to hide the fact that I was different, but it looks like you can easily change with your magic," Black said, still confused as he tried to piece his thoughts together.
"Okay! Cool!" she said with excitement. "Hey, I know. Why don't I go into the town and get something new to eat?" she asked.
"Well, I don't know, but if you make sure that nopony sees that you're different, you should be fine," he said worriedly.
"I know that. You already told me that, since I look different, ponies will treat me differently, but with this power, I can sneak in, right under their noses, so don't worry," she said confidently, trying to convince her friend to let her do this.
"Fine. Just be careful, please," he said worriedly.
"Thank you," she said. She gave Black a hug before walking away. Please come back safely, he thought hopefully.
The sun was setting. Black was walking around, panicking. It had been hours since Nightshade had left. When she walked back, she was bleeding and there where bruises. Black ran to her. "What happened?" he asked worriedly.
"Well, my spell broke and the ponies screamed and started to attack me with rocks. It hurts, but I'll be okay," she said, looking pained. Looking at his friend, anger took over and he started to walk towards the town. This draws the line. They can do this to me, but when they do it to somepony that I know, they will answer for it, he thought with anger.
Until next time. Please review or PM. Also, thank you, Snowfrost, for your OC, Nightshade.