New Friend?
(Zephyrine Breeze's pov.)
I was grounded. Of course, that's what one would expect from bursting out at their own mother like that. The only difference, however, was that it was my maid, Pristine, who broke the news. I couldn't tell whether she was for or against this. I sighed, wishing that, for once, I could have a mother who actually loved me, and not just her reputation. I guessed that was just wishful thinking.
"Oh, Celestia," I glanced out of the window dreamily. "I hope that someday, I can get out of this mess."
I stepped over to my closet and opened the door, looking longingly at my barely unfinished creations. All it would take was one flip of a switch, one battery, one electrolyte solution... and my life would change forever. I knew that engineering is my calling. I knew that my cutie mark would finally show up. Until I got out of the house, though, I couldn't let that happen. And what if that's never?
In my anxiety, I started to sweat. Heart pounding, I sat down and took a few deep breaths. In and out... my yoga instructor once said. In... out...
"I can't take this!" I yelled to nobody in particular. The anxiety was returning. "Oh no..." I walked back up to the window shakily and, with weak hooves, unlocked and opened the window. I stuck my head outside, taking in the fresh air, my light mane blowing in the breeze. After a minute or two, I felt better. Somewhat better, at least. Taking one more gulp of air, I climbed back inside, stepping back over to my bed. I climbed atop of the white comforter and used my magic to grab my hairbrush, fixing my mane. Despite everything, I liked to make it look nice. I then got lost in the tresses flowing from my forelock and crest. Braiding, twisting, hair accessories... it might've been five minutes, it might've been an hour. It didn't matter to me.
I climbed off the bed and looked into my vanity mirror, examining my mane from many angles. Pleased with the work, I took hold on my fair pink Polaroid and got a picture of what I'd done, so I could keep it with the others. Before Mother, Pristine, or anyone else could come in and chide me, I took out the hair ties (Ponytail holders) and shook my hair out, leaving a partially curly and wavy mane. It looked a bit funny in comparision to my relatively straight tail, but I decided it was fine, for now. "Maybe I could be a hairdresser?" I suggested to myself, musing about all the things I could do. "Or engineer... with manes!"
Realization dawned on me instantly, however. There was no way that I could ever do anything like that. I was not allowed to. I looked out the window again, depressingly, and laid on my bed. I was going to have to get over it eventually... I tucked my forelock behind my horn and stared at the ponies walking outside. "I wish some Superpony could rescue me, like in the movies..."
"Wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" A young sounding voice started yelling, oddly getting louder.
My gaze immediately traveled up startled by the sudden noise. Right away, I saw a figure in the distance becoming rapidly larger. "What the...!?"
"HI!" a dark purple unicorn with a three shade blue mane, not so dissimilar to a darkened sky, was somehow flying straight at my window... on the third floor.
"Look out!" I called looking out frantically. To put things bluntly, I had no idea what was going on, nor did I realize what was going to happen.
With a resounding crash the filly broke through my window and flew into the room, she landed and slid across the floor coming to a stop just in front of me. "Hello!" she said with a huge grin on her face. "Somepony was crying?"
"Wuah!" I just about shriek. "What are... what did... who are you?" I was dumbstruck. I obviously was not used to random ponies fly into my window like that. Actually, thinking of that point, how in Equestria did she even get up here? A unicorn filly, of all ponies! I gave her my most confused look, shaking my head quickly to make sure I was not hallucinating.
She giggled a little at my confusion. "I am Aurora it is nice to meet you!"
"Aurora...? That name sounds vaguely familiar..." I cleared my throat and took a step closer to the filly. "I'm Zephyrine..." I introduced myself uncomfortably. Just as mother would say, don't forget your manners! "Nice to be of your acquaintance, as well."
She stuck out her tongue at that. "Blame the news, most nobles just learned about my adoption." she then looked me in the eyes with her periwinkle ones. "So why where you crying?" she asked innocently.
"O-oh, so you're a princess!" I bow slightly, used to showing respect to upperclass. Regardless, it felt a bit strange. I didn't know whether it was because of her age, or her personality so far. I still tried to keep my formalities, though. "Uh, I'm sorry if I bothered you! I was just getting lost in thought. It's nothing for one of you to worry about."
She stuck out her tongue again. "I am not a princess yet, so please don't be formal." her eyes flashed to purple for a second. "And you haven't answered my question."
"If you say so," I let out a breath of relief. "To tell you the truth... I just am not happy here, but there's nothing I can do..." I sighed, and looked into her amethyst colored eyes, smiling weakly. "Again, you should worry about it."
"Of course I should." Her eyes flickered to the closet before she grinned, her eyes going back to the periwinkle color. "Oho! what do I see in there!" She bolted towards towards it.
"What?! Nothing!" I shouted, scrambling over to the messy room. "I have no skeletons in my closet, I promise!" There was no pun intended there, but I couldn't help but laugh at my own unintentional joke. When I saw Aurora near the room, panicked.
She giggled. "Nope, but you do have a lot of mechanical oddities!" she ran straight to it, her eyes glowing a little.
I sighed. "Okay, you found my secret," I conceded, my ear twitching. "You won't tell my Mother about this, will you?"
She tilted her head to one side. "Aren't mothers supposed to support their children?" the way she spoke made it sound like she was unused to the concept herself.
"Mine doesn't." I replied bitterly, thinking back to the numerous punishments I've had just for being passionate about something other than societal stature. "She just wants me to be fancy and marry well."
I could swear by Celestia that for a moment her eyes where completely black, but that could have been a trick of her lighting the candle in the closet. "Well, stupid nobles will be stupid nobles. Who are they to fight against destiny?"
"For real!" I agreed, glad to finally have someone, even if I hardly knew them, on my side. "I just know it's what I'm meant to do, and yet, I'm not even allowed to. I feel like a caged bird..."
Aurora had a sad smile on her face, and suddenly her eyes turned blue. "... in the end destiny always wins, it especially holds true for cutie marks." she looks at me with those old blue eyes, wait old?
"You're eyes!" I gasped. "They're blue! Or is that... just the light?" I shook my head and blushed a very soft pinkish grey. "Sorry, I think I'm going crazy, hehe."
She giggled, but something was off about it, like it should come from an older mare, not a filly. "Nope, you aren't seeing things." she turned to look at all of my hard work. "..So what would your mom say if you got a job at the castle?"
At first, I took this as small talk. "I'm not sure, actually. She'd probably love that I actually got out and did something for the family and myself." I chuckled, before a realization dawned over me. "Are-Are you hinting at something?"
She smiled at me. "It depends, do you want to turn these on?"
"Of course I want to!" I say indignantly. "I just... can't."
"And what is holding you back from doing so?" Her eyes where warm, calming even. I couldn't help but get lost in them for a second.
I collected myself, "my family is against it. They want me to get a cutie mark in something... prestigious."
"So... what does your father think?" she asked gently.
"I'm not sure," I admitted, "I haven't seen him in a while." And it's true, he's always travelling, working, or giving Mother her craved attention. Even if he did have time on his hands, he didn't care about me a all. At least, no more than the fact that I have a wealthy lifestyle, like the rest of the family.
Her horned glowed softly, as it did all of my projects started to glow as well. "What would you give up to chase your dreams?" her voice held a weird vibe, it was if three ponies where talking at the same time.
"H-Huh?" I breathed. "What... what's going on?" I started to wonder if I was passing out. I felt normal, though.
"What would you give to live free?" She repeats in the same weird tone, her eyes glowing now with a strange blue light.
"Anything... everything!" my heart started to pound inside my chest and I wondered, 'What is she?'
She smiled and turned to the window waving at a white pegasus guard. "Hey Sapphy, tell her parents that she has been summoned to the castle?" she said in her normal tone. She looked at me and winked, and with that all of my experiments vanished.
"What are you saying?" my soul leapt and butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I wondered for a few short minutes what this meant. Was I really going to get a job? But as what?
"Oh just that both moms want me to have a 'lady in waiting'." She said with a grin, she was also charging up another spell as the guard pony flew down to the first floor.
"Me?!" I said incredulously. "But, why? You hardly know me. I could be a changling or something! Not that I am, I just mean..." I was rambling. Thoughts were flying through my head. This felt too good to be true, and I hoped there wasn't a catch.
She giggled, "You are a nice pony, and I can easily tell you aren't a changling." She walked over and hugged me, giving me these overwhelmingly cute pouting look. "You don't trust me?"
"Huh, how did you?" I looked around. "No, I trust you, it's just... I've never heard anything like that, ever. A getaway? Much needed!"
She just smiled. "Grab what you want."
"Wha-? Are we going now?" I was standing on the tips of my hooves.
She looked around. "What is stopping us?"
"Nothing, well, this is just so sudden! I feel like I'm dreaming, and yet," I rubbed at my hide. "I'm not." I laughed quietly. "Thank you, to the sun, the moon, and back!"
She snickers and points a hoof at me. "I am telling my moms you said that!" her voice was full of joy. "So what else do you want to take with you?"
Using my faint pink magic, I collected my hairbrush, hair ties, clothes, stuffed toy, and other necessities into a small suitcase. "This is all the baggage I need. And, hehe, it is ironic that is what came to mind..."
She giggled as she walked over and picked up the stuffed toy. "Really?"
"Hey, I like that kind of thing!" I pouted my lips and then chuckled. "I'm just about to explode right now. With what, I don't know, but prepare for an explosion."
She smiled at me, her eyes holding a hint of mischief in them. "Ready?"
I took a breath. "I think so." I stopped. "Wait, ready for..."
With a flash of amethyst light everything except for the stuffed animal vanished from the room. "To go." She trotted over to the broken window, the stuffed rabbit bouncing on her back.
"I'm not sure... if that's safe..." I feared aloud, shuffling. I noticed that she was completely unscathed, despite the glass remnants scattered.
She giggled. "But where is the fun in safety?" she reached out a hoof to me and started to sing.
TheFatRat - Fly Away feat. Anjulie
Come and fly away with me
Come and fly away with me...
Come and fly away with me
Co-co-come and fly away with me...
I got lost in her voice, and, for whatever reason, felt like I was approaching a Siren. One with no bad intentions.
Come and fly away with me
Come and fly away with me...
Come and fly away with me
Co-co-come and fly away with me...
Don't you be afraid
Everything will change
You and I
Jumping off the edge
They say dreamers never die
So, come and fly
Come and fly
Come and fly away with me
We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views
I could almost feel the winds and the sky in her voice as she beckoned me closer, she even made it seem like the stuffed animal was singing.
We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views
Somewhere by the end we'll see
Where the moon and water meet
Somewhere close to harmony
When the world is sound asleep
Sighing, I shakily got near enough to her, my inches over her feeling so meaningless in the moment. She felt so big and powerful, something I'd never have expected. I extended my hoof and set it on top of hers, saying softly, "I'm ready." And as soon as I do she pulls me out the window, but instead of falling, we were walking on the air! She pulled me into a dance, shadows covering us, yet not hindering my sight. I felt incredible, in wonder, and at perfect ease, all at the same time. I was never much to dance, but it felt so natural. I was dancing in the clouds, living in the skies, being consumed by nefelibata.
Something's gonna bring a change
Journeys we are meant to take
Something at the edge of space
Calling us to fly away
Don't you be afraid
Everything will change
You and I
Jumping off the edge
They say dreamers never die
So, come and fly
Come and fly
Come and fly away with me
We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views
We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views
Come and fly away
Come and
Come and fly away
Come and fly away with me
Come and fly away
Come and
Come and fly away
Come and fly away with me
Something's gonna bring a change
Journeys we are meant to take
Something at the edge of space
Calling us to fly away
"Welcome to your freedom, Breezy!" she said with a giggle and a smile, her eyes pure white. I smiled. For once in my life, I felt like I was somewhere I really belonged.
Hey look, Breezy is back!
Also do you count this as foalnapping? (Kidnapping for you people/ponies/exterterestial/divine/demonic/ect. beings out there)