Chapter 7 : The Light atop the Hill
Well I didn't really expect to write a chapter like this when I began but I'm so glad that I did cause I loved doing it
I just hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it
The library's walls had been stripped dry of books that had been spread out over the floor with all the ponies looking through them and spike sleeping against Applejack "ahhhhh why must we do this, I hate books" Raimbow Dash loudly moaned
Twilight rolled her eyes at the pegasi "we know Dash this is the tenth time you've said that" she told the rainbow pony "but it's sooo boring" she replied with annoyance
Applejack turned to the alicorn "I'm with Dash on this one Twi we've been at this for too long and we've found nothing" she said with a sigh
Rarity looked at them with a bored look in her eyes "how long do you suppose we have left darlings" she said looking towards the others
Discord popes his head out of a book on the floor "we've been at this for six hours so we have at least two left" he said looking at the sundial on his wrist
Fluttershy looked to her husband "and we have to find Light within the last hour or he could lose more than his body" she said with a sad look
Sunset looked down with a thinking face "ok so we have an hour to go until we have to find light" she pointed out
"that's if he hasn't changed already" Rainbow said without hesitation
Fluttershy's face dropped at the thought that her brother may already be gone "Rainbow!" Applejack said hitting the cyan pony
"What!?" she replied with a confused look on her face until Applejack looked over at Fluttershy and she noticed her sad face
"oh crud I'm sorry Fluttershy, I didn't mean anything by it I was just thinking out loud is all" she said hating herself for what she had said
Discord looked at his sad wife "ok that's enough speculation we've got time left too look for both a solution and Light but I think it'd be easier if we knew where Light was before that last hour arrives because he'll be in more danger at that time than any other" he said to the ponies
Twilight sighed "you know I hate saying his but Discords right we need someponies to go find Light as soon as possible" she said sternly
"well Pinkie saw him last so let's send her" Sunset pointed out "Dash and Applejack you know Ponyvile the best and will be able to get around faster than most of us" she said gesturing to the other orange and cyan pony
Screwball who had her eyes glued to a book perked up "but what if..."
Pinkie interrupted the fillies small voice "okie dokie lokie were on it" she said with another smile
Rainbow yawned "ah finally I can have some fun" she said with excitement
The magenta filly tried to speak up again "hey what if..." but once again she wasn't heard
Applejack picked up her hat "ok girls let's do this" she said placing her hat over her hair
The two earth ponies and the overly excited pegasus left the library in a hurry without looking back as Screwball watched them leave "oh come on" she said with a groan
Discord looked on in sadness "ah lucky" he said with a groan as Fluttershy looked over to him "it's ok honey they won't be long... I hope" she said with a worrying tone
He looked at his wife "but they got out of this boring book stuff" he said with annoyance
Twilight looked at the dragoneques in shock "hey it's not that boring. Is it?" She queried
Everypony left in the room looked at her with blank faces but what nopony noticed was the little filly had disappeared from the library to search for her uncle
Deep in the Everfree forest Light was back at the old cave he and the others used when they were free form Dusk's control he was practicing his staff skills and trying to calmly think of a way out of Dusk's control when rain begins falling from the sky "Oh Come On Seriously does it really have to rain now of all ti... Wait a minute that's not water" he noticed
The liquid that continued to fall was not clear in colour it was instead brown in colour Light looked at it in shock and stuck his tongue out and he realised the rain was in fact sweet, he couldn't quite place the taste but he knew this wasn't normal and then he looked up to see this sweet brown rain spawning from a giant pink cloud" well that's chaotic... Oh How I Wonder Who Could've Done This" he said with a distinctive sarcastic tone
A small rustle was heard coming from a bush close by at which Light rolled his eyes "out you come Screwball I know it's you" he called out for the filly
Suddenly the small purple pony appeared close by with a small smirk on her face and her swirled eyes looking up as if to say 'hi it nice to meet you uncle'
Light looked at the little fillies face "well are you just gonna stand there or are u gonna come over here and talk" he asked with a smiling face
Light sat down on the hill and Screwball walked over and sat beside him "I'm guessing the others wanted to find me before the final hour" he asked
Screwball nodded at his question "yes" she said quietly
The cloaked pony looked down at the filly "and you figured that you could find me here since you told me this is where you said 'dark beings' live right" he said with a caring smile
Screwball looked up with tears in her eyes "I'm so sorry about that I didn't mean to call you a dark being uncle light I didn't even know you were my uncle then or that you were.." Light stopped her there and patted her head
Light smiled at his niece "don't worry little one I understand why you said that you were protecting your mother and I am glad that you could do that with so much bravery even knowing there was a dark being in front of her" he snickered
The filly looked up at her uncle trying not to cry "but your not a dark being uncle light your well a light one" she paused for a moment and snickered
Light laughed along with the filly "you definitely get your sense of humour from your farther don't you little one" he said with a large smile
The filly smiled back at the hooded pony "yeah that's what all my friends say as well" she said
Light looked at her smirking away "but I bet you have quite a bit of power you don't wish to use am I right" he said rhetorically
Screwball was surprised at his knowledge "but how did you?" she wondered
The pony laughed for a moment "because your quite like your mother when she was your age, she would always hide behind me whenever other ponies would come to talk to her but I knew deep down she had the strength and courage to talk to any living thing out there she just didn't know how to use it" he said looking up to the pink clouded sky
The filly looked to her uncle with excitement "mommy was like that, but she's so mature and scary"
The grey stallion let out a small chuckle "yeah that's what growing up can do to you Screwball, hey I I just realised I need to figure out a nickname for you" he said smiling at her
Her eyebrow raised at him "well everyone calls me Screwie" she pointed out
Light pondered for a moment "Screwie huh... Not bad but No it doesn't feel right if everyone calls you it hmmm how about lil screw" he wondered
Screwball face turned blank "um no I'm not that little" she pointed out
The pony kept thinking placing his hoof to his chin "hmm I guess that's true let's see there's Flutters Jr, Discord Jr, mini Shy, Screw, Baller, Lollipop, Swirls..." he would've continued but was stopped by Screwball "wait what, go back a bit" she asked
Light looked at her in surprise "what you like one of those" he said with a smile
Screwball face once again became blank but this time with the hint of a smile "just go back" she asked
The cloaked pony retraces his words "ok Screw, Baller, Lollipop, Swirls" he recalled
The small filly looked at him with glee "Swirls huh, that one sounds good uncle Light" she said with a smile
Light smile grew "then Swirls it is, now then how about you come up with a nickname for me other than uncle Light, it makes me sound really old" he said with a slight annoyance in his voice
She tilted her head at him "like what?" she wondered at the hooded pony
He looked at the filly "why don't you think of something maybe the nicknaming trick had been passed down to you now" he snickered with a smirk
This time it was Screwball who put her hoof to her chin "well your full names Light Glider so how about uncle Glide, Glidey, Lighty" she asked
Light thought about those names "hmm not bad, not bad" and paused "but how about you call me..." before he could think anymore the filly interrupted "Bright eyes!" she shouted at him
Once the ringing in his ears stopped he replied "that's a pretty good one but I'm pretty sure I've heard that somewhere before" he said sadly
Screwball was sad for a moment then she suddenly perked up "ok then plan B: uncle Wolfie" she said with glee
Light was surprised at her suddenly change "Wolfie!?" he asked with a raised eyebrow
"yeah" she said with a smile "your eyes remind me of a timber wolfs eyes, I see them quite often around here" she mentioned as she looked around the forest
Light looked at her with confusion "really well my eyes have always been yellow" he noted "but I've never had them be called timber wolf eyes, maybe it's the chaotic magic" he said with a shrug
The small filly shrugged back "maybe it can be quite unpredictable"
Light laughed "yeah I've noticed" he said as Screwball laughed along with him "anyway didn't you come here to take me to the others" he recalled as he stopped laughing
Screwball's eyes widened "oh yeah I was having so much fun I lost track of time" she said sticking her tongue out with a smile "I do that often with..." she paused for a moment "Um never mind" she said with a blush
Light took notice of her embarrassment "ohh do you already have a special somepony" he said nudging her shoulder
Screwball's blushing increased and she bag an to stutter "n.n..n...no I don't he's just a friend that's all" she said looking away from Light
He smirked at the filly "Mothball huh" he said shocking Screwball "nice name, it matches yours quite well" he snickered
The filly shook herself out of shock "wa... wait how did you know his name" she said with an open mouth
The cloaked pony looked down at her with confusion in his glowing eyes "didn't you just tell me" he asked
Screwball shook her head in denial "no, no I didn't" she stated
Light blinked a few times "well then how Did I know his name" he said trying to comprehend it
Screwball face seemed even more confused "I'm not sure it's not any type of chaotic magic I've seen" she said trying to think back
Light just shrugged it of "well the mysteries just keep on coming now don't they" he suddenly paused for a moment "and another's just been added to the list" he said with a annoyed face
The filly raised an eyebrow "what?" she wondered as she looked towards her uncle's covered face
He smirked at his niece "the mystery of how you met a changeling prince and befriended him so quickly" he said with a knowledgable look on his face
Screwball's mouth dropped to the floor "how did you know he was a..." she paused raised her jaw and took a deep breath "You know what never mind" she said calmly
The hooded pony chuckled for a moment "well I won't pry into your friendships or relationships... any further" he looked at the filly straight into her swirling eyes "just remember this if he's good enough for you he's good enough for me" he said with a endearing smile "now let's get to wherever were going to go... Where is that exactly?" he asked the filly as he stood up
The filly looked at him with a smile "the library it's this big hollowed out tree that auntie Twilight used to live in... Before she moved to Cantelot" she said standing up like her uncle
Light paused a moment "huh books inside a tree now isn't that ironic" he chuckled and Screwball soon joined in "I know right" as they laughed they soon snapped back remembering they had to go quickly
"well we've kept them waiting long enough don't you think" he said with a smirk
Screwball looked up at his glowing eyes "yeah let's go uncle Wolfie" Light chuckled at his new nickname "ok Swirls you lead the way" and then both of them disappeared in a flash heading straight for the library to meet with the elements of harmony plus Discord and Spike
Now I know I may have rushed the whole 'meet and greet' thing but I didn't want this to be that long otherwise it'd be way to mushy and cute, although I would love for that to be the centre of this story in afraid it's not
Also I did not plan for the 'dark and light' pun it just happened in sorry
Anyway as always I hope you enjoyed and I'll see ya next chapter
