This is the start of longer chapters and if you didn't know, this story does somewhat follow the plot line of the show, but takes place in a different location. Also this is Part 1 of "Friendship is Magic: Part 2" and Chapter 5 is going to be the other half, because this chapter was starting to get pretty long so I had to break it in half. Also, if you haven't noticed yet, I like to leave every chapter at a cliffhanger so you end up having to guess what happens next till I update the story.
...After seeing my sister, I raced out of the building, only to see her flying away. I started to turn to go back inside and was knocked into the bushes by the purple unicorn, as she and her companions galloped out of the building. As I struggled to get out of the bushes, the white unicorn from earlier came running out of the building followed by a sky blue pegasus with a rainbow mane, a yellow pegasus with a pale pink mane, a pink earth pony with a messy pink mane, and an orange earth pony with yellow hair and a brown Stetson hat. The unicorn and yellow pegasus came to a stop when they saw me in the bushes.
"Why darling! Whatever are you doing in those bushes?" asked the white unicorn with a puzzled look on her face.
"Uh… Sight-seeing?" I answered sarcastically, my cheeks red with embarrassment. The yellow pegasus had just finished helping me free my wings so I could fly out of the bushes. "Thank you," I said kindly.
"Oh, it's my pleasure," she said in a very soft voice before flying to catch up with the other ponies.
"You should really come with me to my boutique so we can get you cleaned up," the unicorn insisted.
"While I'd love to, I have something really important to do," I said kindly, but the unicorn still frowned, "But thanks for the offer miss…"
"Rarity," she replied.
"Well, I'd better get going," I said before turning around to take off after Nightshade.
It was still dark by the time I reached a small inn outside of Manehattan (which makes sense because of Nightmare's return and all of that). I walked inside and rented a room. As I reached the door to my room, I heard angry voices coming from the room next door. I walked over and gently knocked on the door, the voices stopped. A few seconds later, a yellow pegasus with a blue mane opened the door.
"Yes?" she said in a polite and cheery voice.
"Hi, I'm Dawnfrost. I just rented the room next door and heard you shouting, so I cme to see if everything's alright," I said in a worried tone.
"Oh, we're fine, Snowglider was just making a fuss," she said. Then there was a loud crash followed by the muffled voice of a pony.
"Hey Sunbeam, can I get a little help?" it said.
Hold on, I'm coming!" shouted Sunbeam.
"Could I help?" I asked.
"Sure!" she replied gratefully.
I entered the room and looked around. On the left side of the room there was a couch with a couple of dressers on either side of it. On the right side, there was a small kitchen and two doors to the left of it. One was a bedroom, and the other was the bathroom. On the wall directly across from the front door, there was two more doors that both lead to more bedrooms. In the middle of the main room, there was a huge pile of boxes of all shapes and sizes. Together, me and Sunbeam managed to get all of the boxes off of a pegasus, she was a cherry red mare with a black mane.
"Thanks for helping me," she said gratefully, I could tell her cheeks were red with embarrassment, even though I couldn't see any difference in her normal cherry red color.
"No problem, I'm Dawnfrost," I replied, extending a wing in greeting.
"Snowgider," she replied, shaking my wing with one of her own, "But most ponies call me Snowy."
"Nice to meet you Snowy," I said.
After the introductions, we started talking about places we've been. I was surprised to find out that Snowglider and Sunbeam had traveled almost everywhere in Equestria, except Canterlot and Ponyville. After talking for hours, I soon found myself fast asleep and dreaming. I was in a small house that was bare of anything save a picture of me and Nightshade as young fillies.
How odd, I thought to myself, what is that doing here. Then there was a knock on the front door.
"I'll get it!" shouted a familiar voice before my mom came down the staircase.
"Mom! I shout in pure happiness, but she just passed right through me, showing no sign that she knew I was there. She walked over to the door and opened it with her magic.
"Hello, how can I-," she started before being cut off as she was hit with a blast of magic. She sailed across the room and hit the wall with a thud before falling onto the floor in a heap.
"Mom!" I cried trying to run over to her, but I found that I couldn't move.
"Lily? Is everything alright in…" my dad started as he came down the stairs before seeing Mom on the floor and trailing off. "Lily!" he shouted as he ran over to her. Just then, a cloaked figure walked in through the open door.
"Who are you and what have you done to my Lily!" Dad demanded with a look of anger. The cloaked figure just laughed before throwing off the cloak to reveal…
"Nightshade? What have you done?" Dad said, his rage replaced with a look of horror. Nightshade just smiled as she charged her horn for another blast. Dad tried to fly away, but he wasn't fast enough and Nightshade hit him, sending him to the ground. I screamed.
Suddenly, I found myself being shaken awake by Sunbeam. I thought I heard somepony screaming before I realized it was me and shut my mouth.
"What time is it?" I asked, my voice shaky.
"It's noon, I tried to wake you up sooner, but you were sleeping to deeply. Then about five minutes ago you started screaming," she replied annoyed.
"Sorry," I said before realizing that I was still in their rooms, "How long have I been here?"
"Since last night, err… Make that this night. Anyway you fell asleep as we were talking and neither Snowy nor I wanted to disturb you."
"Oh. Where is Snowy anyway?" I asked.
She went to get something to make for breakfast, so she won't be back for some time," she answered.
"Ah, I see. Sunny, could I tell you a secret?" I asked.
"Are you going to tell Snowglider?"
"When she gets back," I replied.
"Then sure," she said in a calm and excited tone.
"Ok, but you're going to have to promise not to tell anypony else," I said. After she nodded I sighed and used my magic to remove my beach hat. Sunbeam gasped and her eyes widened.
"You're an alicorn!" she shouted in surprise.
Yes, I am," I replied. Just then, the door opened and Snowglider flew inside. The second she noticed the horn, she froze and fell to the floor before bolting upright, her cheeks were red with embarrassment (or at least I think they were, you could never really tell).
"Dawn, since when have you had a horn?" she asked skeptically.
"All of my life, but you have to promise me not to tell anypony else."
"Alright. So if you're an alicorn then doesn't that mean you're a princess?" she asked.
"Well, technically, yes." I answered.
"Well then Princess Dawnfrost…" She trailed off.
"Flitter," I stated.
"How would you like to help me make some pancakes?"
"I'd love to!" I shouted.
After breakfast, we sat down on the couch and started talking. Then out of the blue, Snowglider looked at me curiously.
"If you're a princess, then what are you the princess of?" she asked.
"I don't really know," I said, feeling puzzled.
Just then I felt a strong magical surge before everything went black…
That's all for this chapter.
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