Chapter 1: Enter the Unicorn. Welcome to Maretime Bay

After a few days passed, North and Desna were almost at Maretime Bay, ready to meet Argyle.

Desna: You really think Argyle can help.

North Star: My dad seemed to trust him enough. So he probably can

Desna: I guess that counts.

North Star: I can feel it Des. The time that friendship returns and regain our magic.

North ran up ahead as music started playing.

North Star: Good morning sun. No time to chat. I gotta run, cause I got places to be…

North runs through the woods jumping off the trees as Desna follows.

North Star: So much to do. Excited, yes, and nervous, too. A change is starting with me!

North slingshots from a tree branch and uses his wings to glide down.

North Star: I never worry 'bout upsetting carts, hardened hearts

Or wonder, "Will I belong?"

North uses his frost breath and forms an ice slide as he safely lands in a flower meadow.

North Star: I've heard it enough! I'm calling their bluff! I'll never get lost in the gray! There's something inside, Burns bigger than pride! Shines out of me Lighting the way!

Desna uses his tail to throw North into the air, who does a flip and lands safely onto the ground as both run forward.

North Star: Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my day!

(Desna: Be my day!)

North Star: Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my day!

(Desna: Oh-oh, oh-oh!)

North Star: Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my day!

(Desna: Gonna be my day!)

North Star jumps out of the forest and finds a path.

North Star: Hey there, hello! The friends I make, the friends I know! Today you answer my call!

North breathes his frost breath as it freezes over the ground as both he and Desna skate over the ice.

North Star: Instead of hide, instead of staying stuck inside! Instead of building your wall!

North and Desna slide across the ice and make a snow earth pony, snow unicorn, and snow pegasus.

North Star: Come on and party with me, Join the band, understand! We'll all be singing this song! I've heard it enough, I'm calling their bluff, I'll never get lost in the gray! Go big or go home, Get real or get known, Get ready and raring to say! Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my day!

(Desna: Be My Day!)

North Star: Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my day!

(Desna: Oh-oh, oh-oh!)

North Star: Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my day!

(Desna: Gonna be my day!)

North Star: Gonna be my day!

(Desna: Ooh-ooh!)

North Star and Desna stop skating as they launch themselves upwards and land back onto the path.

North Star: Everyone's afraid, Always judging, never budging. Ain't it time we made The team, the dream? Oooooooh! Let's cross a new aisle, Let's flash a new smile, and finally be able to say! Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my day!

(Desna: Gonna be my day!)

North Star: Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be my-

While North was still singing, he bumped into somepony where he was on top of them.

?: Oh, hello. Can I help you?

North regained his focus where Desna saw he bumped into a unicorn mare with lilac fur and a cerulean blue mane and tail.

North Star: Sorry!

North got off her and helped her up.

North Star: I wasn't focusing! My bad! I'm North Star. North for short.

Desna: And I'm Desna Maverick. Friends call me Des.

Izzy: Well then North and Des, I'm Izzy Moonbow.

North Star: Again, I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Though I'm blind yet I can read emotions and have super strong senses. I even have echolocation.

Izzy: Well you two are unique ponies. You got a weird tail Des.

Desna: I'm actually part pony, part kirin.

Izzy: Oooooh. I don't know what a kirin is.

Desna was a little offended.

North Star: I'm part dragon and part pony.

Izzy: Now dragons I know. Can you breathe fire?

North Star: Actually I breathe ice.

Izzy: Wow. You two seem interesting.

North Star: You're…not afraid of us?

Izzy: Nope! I can read both of your sparkles. Des, yours is a sky blue, it means you're cool and know how to go with the flow. North…huh?

North Star: What is it?

Izzy: Your sparkle…it's many colors. Like a rainbow. I never saw a sparkle like it.

Desna: Well his dad did say he was destined for greatness and is a born prodigy.

North Star: Except I did nothing that shows being a prodigy.

Desna: Oh and having senses so strong they make up for your eyes. You can sense and read emotions. And you have echolocation. Plus your own ancestor was a hero of ancient Equestria. I can't think of any other creature like that in Equestria.

North Star: I guess…

Izzy: Woah. Your own ancestor was a hero?

North Star: Yes. He helped defend Equestria from all sorts of problems. And all the worlds I heard, though I don't know what that means.

Izzy: Wow. So, where are you boys heading?

North Star: Maritime Bay. We're on our way to meet a stallion by the name of Argyle.

Izzy: Really? Me too! I got this message!

Izzy pulls out a folded drawing with a message and shows it to the boys.

Izzy: It says I have friends there!

North then formed a big smile.

North Star: You hear that Des! Friendship still exists!

Desna: Now hold on, we aren't one hundred percent sure yet.

North Star: Who cares, my dad's dream is going to be a reality.

Izzy: Well follow me!

Izzy ran ahead of the duo as they followed her to Maretime Bay.

North Star: The sooner we meet Argyle, the sooner we'll restore friendship and bring back magic.

Desna: Whatever you say amigo.

The ponies made it to the border to Maretime Bay as they saw the sign.

Desna: "Welcome To Maretime Bay". Seems welcoming. Though they should clean the sign.

North Star: Well then, let's get going.

North marched forward but since he was blind, he ended up walking straight into the sign.

Desna: And that's one of the reasons why I came with you.

Desna used his tail to grab one of North's front legs and pulled him as Izzy followed.

The three ponies made their way into town where Desna let go of North who walked ahead.

North Star smelled the air where he could smell the ocean nearby as his ears motioned around hearing the tides and the birds and-

?: Monster!

North Star: Huh?

Desna: Who said that?!

?: Unicorns!

Izzy and Des looked around and saw Earth ponies panicking and started running away where a stallion saw North.

Stallion: Monster!

North Star: Monster…me? I'm not a monster though. If they get a chance to get to know me…

Desna put his hoof on his best friend's shoulder.

Desna: Ignore them. They're just a bunch of idiots for believing in such superstitions and appearances alone.

Izzy: Des is right North. Your sparkle is a rainbow. Nopony is that special.

North Star: Wow. Thanks Izzy.

Izzy rubbed North's mane as she smiled at him where she trotted off.

Izzy: Now let's find my new friend and the stallion you two are looking for!

Desna brought out the journal North gave him and saw a picture of Argyle with North's father Astral. Argyle was light blue with a dark blue mane and had glasses.

Desna: Good thing your father had a picture or else we would be stump.

North Star: Does it show where to find him?

Des looked at the picture and saw a lighthouse behind the two stallions.

Desna: There's a lighthouse…and there it is right there.

Desna pointed out where he saw the lighthouse which was isolated from town.

North Star: Well then, lead the way.

Desna was about to tie his tail around North so he could guide him only for the draconic alicorn hearing to pick something.

North heard the sound of a siren bell going off where he heard Izzy's voice.

North Star: Izzy!

North ran off where Desna had his tail wrapped around his leg as he was pulled along the ground.

Desna: North-ow! Ow! Ow!

North stopped where Desna stumbled across the ground where he got up.

Desna: Never do that again!

North Star: Sorry Des!

Izzy: Oh hey guys!

North Star: Izzy what's going on? Why do I hear a bell going off? (And this fear…)

North looked around where his echolocation picked up the noise and formed the image in his head where all Earth Ponies are seen running away from Izzy where they saw him and Des and panicked even more.

North Star: I don't understand, we did nothing. Just like earlier…

?: Monster!

North turned his attention to the voice who called him that. There was a stallion with light amber fur and an aqua green mane where there was a red stallion with a blonde mane.

Red stallion: Ah monster!

North just looked around. He could sense all the fear emitting from the ponies. While the fear was because of the earth ponies being scared of Des and Izzy, most of it was because of his own appearance.

Izzy: North, you okay?

North Star: Last time I was this sad…was when my father passed away.

As North was collecting his thoughts, a mare with apricot orange fur and magenta purple mane which was braided walked up to him.

North senses no fear. He sensed…curiosity.

Mare: I never seen a pony like you. What kind of pony are you?

North: Um…

The mare was close to North when then…

Amber stallion: Sunny! Back away from the monster!

North Star: So…your name is Sunny I presume?

Sunny: Yes.

Izzy: Oh! Well in that case I'm-

Izzy stepped onto a trap where a metal box formed from the ground and trapped her.

Desna: Izzy!

Desna tried to get to Izzy only to get trapped next.

North Star: Des!

Red stallion: We did it Hitch!

Hitch: Yes. Sprout. We….

North: (Okay. Focus…)

North started to smell the air as his ears motioned around where he saw the area around.

North moved around the area where all the earth ponies watched him.

He made his way to Des first where he took his front hooves and punched through the metal box and ripped it off.

The earth ponies started to back away where North motioned towards Izzy and freed her the same way he did for Des.

Sunny: Woah…

Desna: Show off.

Izzy: Wow. You're strong.

Sprout: EVERY PONY FOR THEMSELF!

The earth ponies panicked as they started to get caught in their own traps along with Sprout.

Sunny: Follow me!

Des used his tail to grab North to guide him as they along with Izzy followed Sunny.

Out of nowhere, a slimeball was flung towards them but missed.

Desna: What the?

North Star: Lookout!

North pulled Des' tail where a slimeball missed him where North used his echolocation and saw their attackers.

He saw three earth ponies, two mares and one stallion where there were two catapults launching slimeballs at them.

North pulled out of Des' tail where he pulled out his boomerang blade.

North Star: (Gotta make it count.)

North moved around dodging the slime balls where he jumped into the air as he threw his boomerang which cut through one of the catapults.

North Star: (Come on)

The boomerang circled back around and cut down the other catapult where North catched his boomerang and put it back in his satchel and landed.

North Star: Boom.

North landed and stuck his tongue out where Des took his tail and wrapped it around North's tail and pulled him away as he dragged North while following Sunny and Izzy towards the Lighthouse.

The ponies made it to the lighthouse where Sunny slammed the door shut and closed all the curtains and blinds to the windows.

Sunny: That was crazy.

Desna: Oh you think. North, what was that?

North Star: Hey I'm trying to not get slimed. Let alone be trapped in a metal box.

Sunny: So…you overheard my name but a proper introduction is better. I'm Sunny Starscout.

North Star: I'm North Star. North for short.

Desna: Desna Maverick but you can call me Des.

Izzy: Izzy Moonbow.

Sunny: I have two unicorns and…what are you North?

North Star: I'm what you call an alicorn. But, I'm also part ice dragon.

Sunny got up close and looked at North where she was looking into his eyes.

Sunny: Your eyes…they're blank.

North Star: Yeah. I'm blind.

Sunny: But it looked like you could see.

North Star: That's because my other senses are so strong they make up for my eyesight. I also have echolocation and this bizarre ability to read emotions.

Sunny: Woah.

Sunny examined North where she looked at his wings and saw his twisted horn.

Sunny then looked at Des and saw his tail.

Sunny: Des, what's up with your tail?

Desna: Easy. I'm part unicorn, and part kirin.

Sunny: A kirin…

North Star: Not to interrupt your curiosity, which is adorable, but do you know a stallion named Argyle Starshine?

Sunny: Yeah. He's my dad.

North Star: Oh sweet. Is he home?

Sunny's ears folded back.

Sunny: He's…no longer here.

North, Izzy, and Des knew what she meant.

North Star: Oh. I'm sorry Sunny. I also lost my dad.

Des pulled out the photo and gave it to North who showed it to Sunny.

North Star: My dad and your dad were friends.

Sunny saw the picture of her dad and North's dad where she remembered something.

Sunny: It's you.

North Star: What?

Sunny: My dad. Before he died he mentioned a friend who lived far away in an isolated village.

North Star: His name was Astral Haze. He died four years ago, so I'm going to continue his work by reuniting all pony kind.

Sunny: My dad wanted the same.

Izzy: Wow. Sounds like both your dads are amazing.

Desna: But sadly, they both passed on before seeing their dreams fulfilled.

North Star: But we're going to pick up where they left off.

Izzy: Sounds fun! I'm in! What about you Sunny!

Izzy pointed her horn at Sunny who backed away.

Sunny: Woah, careful. I don't want to be zapped or have my mind read or anything.

North Star: Huh?

Sunny: Oh wait!

Sunny ran into the kitchen where she pulled out a book.

Sunny: I actually have some questions! What is your favorite pizza topping? What's your favorite color? What is your hobby?

North Star: Woah okay Sunny, slow down we-

Sunny: Oh you three can do magic right? Show me some magic!

Sunny knocked over a can of beans towards them which rolled over the floor.

Izzy: Well I can do this.

Izzy tossed the can into the air and bounced it on her horn where she opened the can which fell on the floor making the beans spill out.

Izzy: Ta-Daaaa!

Sunny: You can't do magic? You can't either?

North Star: You see Sunny-

?: Sunny Starscout, we know you're in there! Come out with the unicorns and the monster!

Sunny peaked out the window and saw the two ponies from before.

Desna: Who are those two?

Sunny: The sheriff is Hitch, and that's the deputy Sprout. Hitch is my childhood friend.

North Star: Not much of a childhood friend by being against you. Heck, he trapped Des and Izzy.

Desna: No way we can trust him.

Sunny put her book back into her bag.

Sunny: How good are you three at being sneaky?

Izzy: So-so.

Desna: I'm good but North can't be sneaky unless I'm with him.

North got an idea.

North Star: Leave it to me.

North walked out of the house where Sprout panicked.

Sprout: AAAH! The monster!

Sprout ran off as Hitch saw him leave.

Hitch: Where are you going?

Sprout: Getting reinforcements!

Hitch: We have reinforcements?

While his back was turned, North, Des, Sunny, and Izzy snuck off where by the time Hitch turned around, they were gone.

The ponies ran out of Maretime Bay as Sunny still had questions where she stopped.

Sunny: So wait, none of you can do magic?

The ponies stopped and faced Sunny.

Izzy: Oh well if it makes you feel better, we used to have it. It just poof disappeared.

North Star:: My dad believed it was because the ponies split and cut all ties to one another. Not even he knows what happened.

Desna: Not even why Equestria is now divided.

Sunny started to think where she got an idea.

Sunny: I know where to start.

Sunny brought out her book as she laid it down on the ground to show a map.

Sunny: We're going to Zephyr Heights.

Desna: Isn't that the home to the pegasi?

Izzy: Why there? I heard the pegasi are mean.

North Star: BUT, there could be a clue to what happened to the magic. Right?

Sunny: Exactly. They have their own magic so maybe we can get some answers.

North Star: Not to give your hopes up Sunny but not even I can fly. So I wouldn't count on seeing any flying pegasi.

Sunny: Still wouldn't hurt to check it out.

North Star: Well then, let's get going! Next stop, Zephyr Heights!