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Night. My favourite time. The way the world's so silent. And how the moon gives a glowing aura to the land around. I could sit on this roof forever. But I won't, I'm not here to sit. I'm here to stand. To stand against the evil of equestria.
I take flight. Silently. Ponyville, although nice in the day, can't compete with the night. How every roof glows with calming light. I fly above this peaceful town. Wondering if I'd get another quiet night. Stuff didn't happen every night, it's not a city after all. I alight upon another roof, careful to keep to the shadows. Whoever says the night is dangerous isn't looking properly. The beauty is there for all to see. As it is in the day. Only no one's awake to see it. It's a shame really. Then again, the silence is part of it as well.
I continue to fly over ponyville. Watching, usually I'm an impatient pony. But at night, I could just fly like this forever. This was the reason I could live in solitude for so long.
As I felt the eddies under my wing feathers, preferring to glide rather than fly I heard a scream. Flying towards the noise I saw rarity, holding a basket full of jewels and five ponies, cornered against a rock whimpering. It was very good for an act. This was obviously the test. I was slightly disappointed they hadn't come up with something more imaginative.
I decided I'd see what the 'crooks' would do when they reached her. It'd be funny if they just stood there. Or maybe they'd restart? They did look menacing. I wonder how much she was giving them for this, as they edged towards her, taking their time. The first one spoke gruffly "that's a nice lot of gemstones you've got there. Some pretty valuable ones as well..." Rarity was cowering now she was acting perfectly. But now the thieves had reached the rock... I waited for the inevitable awkward moment as he reached for the floating basket. He tugged at it.
Something was wrong... Why hadn't I seen it sooner! These were actually thieves. An icy chill descended over me as the lead pony. Punched rarity. It felt like a dagger into my heart. My own stupidity had led to me abandoning my friend. I dived knocking the lead pony out cold. Before the other robbers could react I had already somersaulted over the second pony. Using my momentum and the anger of my blunder to pull him with me and send him on his back. Knocking him out as well. By now the other ponies had surrounded me. One earth pony and two unicorns. I doubted the unicorns could conjure a single attack spell. But I would be careful nevertheless. They attacked at once the unicorns had their heads pointed down and the earth pony intended to buck me. Perfect. I silently lifted into the air as the earth pony turned round. Because he wasn't looking he continued the manoeuvre and bucked one of his colleagues in the head. Luckily it wasn't enough to kill him. I land as the earth pony yells triumphantly. Before seeing his unconscious friend.
I would've laughed at his face before remembering how somepony needed me. He faced me, rage in his face as the other unicorn came towards me. As the earth pony charged me I used his momentum against him. I lifted above him with one flap, before diving. My hoof connected quickly with his front hoof. Because of his momentum he went flying. Over the huddled form of rarity and into the rock. The unicorn left tried to flea. I flew over him before diving, hitting the pressure point on his neck. He fainted mid trot.
Returning to rarity worry filled me. Would she forgive my mistake. "Rarity... I thought.-" she glared before shouting. "You let them assault me! I knew you couldn't be trusted!" She stands up. I feel terrible as she moves slowly towards the boutique. I didn't do anything. I just stood there. And for what reason? To get a bit of a laugh. I'd never felt this ashamed in my life. Turning towards the distant cloud house I flew away. As the sun crested the hills. My favourite time time of day ended. As well as my happiness.
When I got back I took a shower. I would've noticed how nice it felt to have warm water. Had it not been for my mood. While I soaked. Trying not to remember the look of hatred on rarity's face. I heard a sound at the door. RD stood there, with a weird look on her face. Something like shock but with something else mixed in she had that red glow on her cheeks. Her wings were spread as well. I smiled "morning rainbow" she was creeping me out now as she stared. What was she looking at? Was it me was I different in any way? "What's with the wings?" This seems to bring her back to reality. The red glow on her cheeks looks hot enough to cook eggs on. "Oh ha! Yeah I'm. Errrm... stretching them!" She chuckles nervously. I'm so confused right now...
"Well. Did you want something. I say as I grab a cloud towel. Drying my hair. "What? Oh yeah I wanted to ask if you had any more moves to show me!" Forgetting the odd events of the last five minutes. I thought of the moves I knew and the ones worth telling her.
"Yeah I got a few. I need to sleep but I'll show you it for an hour or so."
"Awesome! Race yah to the field!" She flies of I follow at a slower pace. My mind back on rarity.
I find her waiting for me. Before she has time to gloat I start on the move I've decided to show her. "Ok. This one's called the cloud bomb. Watch." I take to the skies. Climbing until rainbow dash is a speck. Gathering three clouds together I begin to spin. Much like with the spin top, you close the circle. Although this time you have to go In a figure of eight shape. This causes the cloud to compress into a small space. Once this is done, you dive. The wind whistles around me as I plummet towards the ground. You have to time this perfectly. Too late... ouch. Just before the right altitude I shoot into the cloud and perform a spin. Causing the cloud to spin and giving it my vapour colours. The now red and black bomb plummets after a final kick. Perfect. The cloud hits with such force and due to its condensed nature a red and black mushroom cloud forms. You wouldn't want to be under one of those for certain.
Rainbow Dash flies over excitedly." That. Was.-"
"Awesome. I know." She looks at me curiously " what's wrong Si?" I sigh. I had to tell her. She was rarity's friend. And mine I admitted grudgingly. So I recounted the discussion I overheard about the plan to test me. And my stupidity... when I finish I see her face. She looks torn.
"That's. Pretty bad Si". I sighed. It hurt, the rejection. I had actually hoped for a future where people cared about me. I turned to leave. Wondering where I'd go.
"Where are you going Si?" I had to fight back tears as I turned back "well... I have to leave now don't I?" She looks sincerely at me. "I will never leave a friend in need. Or abandon them. We'll sort this out Si. I'll go and see her. I can explain why you did what you did. Besides, it's not like you left her. You just made a mistake."
I had to turn around to hide the tears pouring down my face "thanks rainbow Dash... noponys ever done something like this for me." I feel hooves around my neck. And a strange feeling accompanying them. "I know you can look scary. But to me... you'll always be awesome." If she kept going I think I'd break down right now. But the hooves relinquish their comforting hold and I hear her flying towards ponyville.
It dawned on me that ponies had probably seen the cloud bomb. But all I could do was think about Rarity. And how I'd felt when rainbow dash hugged me. Was that how contact was supposed to feel like? It felt like more...
I hear her return. I look up to see RD with her jaw set. She looks angry. "Rarity won't see reason" a canterlot pony through and through. "What's more she's trying to get an appointment with mayor mare. I sigh. If she did that it would either lead to society knowing me or exile. And society for me tends to lead to the latter anyway. This time though. I have a reason to stay. And no stuck up arrogant mare is going to stop me. I look up at RD "then we get an appointment first." She shakes her head."I checked all appointment times are full. Rarity's got one tomorrow and-"
"I didn't Say it would be an official meeting." She smirks as she realise what I have in mind." Ohh your good." I smile cunningly " yes. I most certainly am."
Facing the town hall I do a final reconnaissance. Rainbow Dash sits to my left. Fidgeting. "How are you so still!" She hisses. I don't turn my head. "I don't think the town guards quite heard you there." She was only here because she'd pointed out that if I turned up in her private office, it'd look like an assassination attempt. As the patrol passes below. It's time to move. "Come on" I fly across the gap. Automatically finding the shadows. I wince every time RD flaps her wings.
When we land on the balcony of her private chambers at the very top of the building. I try the handle. Locked. Maybe I should learn to lock pick. I'm not a thief though.
I buck the door. The noise startled the mare inside. Before she can yell. I'm covering her muzzle. Trying not to look sinister. Judging by her expression of horror, I fail miserably. RD flew into view and manages to calm her down.
"What do you want Rainbow Dash? And what are you doing with...him." She looks fleetingly towards me. I step forward. She cowars slightly. "Rarity has an appointment with you over certain... dealings." The mare stood straighter " she said you attacked her." I seath. That decietful, cowardly, no good whorse!
Trying to remain calm I say " I thought it would only be fair for me to account my part of the story. And why you shouldn't chose hastily" she seems taken aback. As though she expected me to assault her there and then.
"Well... that seems fair enough. You must be desperate to have to break in here. "
I smile. "Ponyville is a place I don't want to leave." I let the unspoken "willingly" lie in the air before continuing. "I will recount the events as I saw them. I will tell you sincerely. I am not lying."
RD who'd remained silent for the most part added "I can testify that. Si Is a friend who I'd trust with my life." Trying to keep the warm and weird feeling I got from that statement Down I continued. "Anyway, we understand your a busy mare, so we'll hurry up. Firstly, I've been in ponyville for a while. I've been defending it from ponies and threats. Ask questions at the end." I said as she opened her mouth. "I was doing my usual patrol of ponyville, after a party with some new friends who'd discovered of my existence. I saw two of them discussing how they didn't trust me. I got this from other towns as well. I still believed they could become my friend as they didn't openly hate me. These two were Rarity and Applejack. What intrigued me about their discussion though. Was their plan to test my combat skills and trustworthiness. I decided when they did spring this test I would prank them a bit for trying to manipulate me. A night after this discussion I find Rarity surrounded by five thieves. Foalishly I believe this to be her test. So I wait. It was my stupidity that lead to her being assaulted. I dispatch the ponies. But afterwards Rarity runs off. I understand her distrust of me and her refusal of forgiveness. I should have known it was genuine. But what I don't and won't tolerate. Is her. Lying about these events and attempting to oust me from ponyville." Such manipulative nature. Then again, she's a canterlot pony. It's in her nature.
The mayor sits behind her desk. Pondering the predicament. She finally says." I will not pass judgment yet. I will hear Rarity's account first. However, her overexageration of things leads me to think you are telling the truth. However I have to consider you right to even be In ponyville. "What do you do at night?".
"Well. I protect those who can't themselves. You don't need my motives. Only that I have done a lot for your town. I'm sure you've seen the statistics." She nods In confirmation. "I'd like to assess your ability if I deem you innocent of assault." I sigh. It sounds like I'm off this one. "But I don't want you hiding anymore. If you want to stay in ponyville. You'll have to be accepted." I blanch at this. But accept it. Friendship isn't so bad. I just hope that rarity hasn't gotten to all of my other friends. It's the first place she'd target.
It's a shame I'm thinking of her as an enemy. But until she sees sense, that's what she is. Leaving the town hall from the balcony rainbow and I fly towards her cloudhouse unspeaking just thinking what tomorrow will bring. For once, I need another's company. I need to feel that not all my friends will betray me. "Rainbow. I wouldn't ask this any other time. But could I... join you tonight." She nearly falls out of the sky. From here it looks like her wings locked upright for a second.
"Yea-yeah Si, of course. I understand why you need a friend for once. RD's room is bigger than mine. With a large bed. I settle in my side. Making sure not to stray over to hers. Her breathing is soothing. As I drift off her hoof wraps around my neck. She's very close.
I drift to sleep. My last thought being that rainbow dash was still awake when she embraced me. Her breathing was strong.
I woke up. Finding the other side of the bed empty. She must have been quiet. I wonder why she went to the effort? As I left the bedroom I headed into the kitchen. I was still unused to preparing meals. But a dandelion sandwich wasn't hard. As I ate I heard RD return from where she'd been. I look up as she enters. She looks nervous. "Hey Si. I was told not to tell you... but I think this is bad. The girls are coming together in twilights house. I think rarity's convinced them your bad." A mixture of emotions flood me. Hate, anger, sadness. I simply nod and get up. Leaving my unfinished breakfast. I wasn't hungry anymore.
RD left after me. I decided I would listen to them first. I was hoping twilight would see reason. But then again. Her logical mind could swing either way.
I flew through alleyways and ran over rooftops. Sticking to the shadows. It was day. Nights nemesis. But you needed light for shadows. They relied on each other. I finally land on a branch above the library. I looked for a way in. Knowing twilight. The Windows would be locked now and every entrance. Except one. Waiting for rainbow dash to arrive. I looked over ponyville. Bustling for such a small town. Then again, it's not like I'm experienced in crowd sizes. Threes a crowd, as they say. I'm terrified of having to meet them all. When RD arrived I followed after a second, just brushing the closing door and flying onto a bookshelf in the corner. I hoped everyone had looked away after RD had entered. Seems like they had because no one raised an alarm.
Just as I landed on the bookshelf, still as a statue twilight started "girls, as you know. We're here here to discuss silent night and how we should deal with him."
"I want him gone!" Said rarity dramatically swooning. I had to use all my self control to not fly down and give her the one two.
RD came to my defence "he isn't a bad pony. I think we should see what he has to say on the ordeal of assaulting rarity." We'd decided that she should pretend not to know my side of the story. "Are you calling me a liar" rarity squealed angrily " just overexagerating. It must've been scary. Maybe you didn't see what you thought you saw."
"I saw him as his hoof collided with my cheek!" I was griping the bookshelf tightly. Oblivious to splinters.
"Well girls. I think we should ask him for his account. It's only fair. But he's a dangerous pony. We should do it in a controlled environment." I took this as my Que. "Why not now?" They all turned round. Startled. RD pretending anyway.
AJ charged me quickly pivoting around to buck me. Before she cold draw the power I spun low, knocking her feet from under her. Twilight fired a spell. I used my wing to deflect it. Wings didn't take direct blows. But they did have magic of their own and at an angle they could deflect magic. Before anypony does anything I shout "stop!" Everypony freezes. I'm not much of a shouter. But when I do. It has a profound effect. I continue calmly "I would like to give my account of events."
"We know what happened already." Rarity says scornfuly. I glare at her until she whimpers and retreats into a corner.
"As I was saying. I think you've heard overexagerated and untruthful events. Let me tell what I saw and then you can decide what to 'do' with me. Twilight says thoughtfully "AJ, your good at seeing Deceit. Could you try and see if he's being truthful. I would use magic but we've already seen he has a few tricks." AJ steps forward. I take this as a signal to begin. "The night of the party. I overheard applejack and Rarity talking about me. I didn't blame them. Most ponies are distrustful and they were being more open minded then most. Anyway, they talked about a test. Something to judge my character and my fighting ability. On the night of Raritys ordeal. I was patrolling ponyville as usual. I saw Rarity, surrounded by ponies with a basket of jewels. I know it sounds ridiculous and I've seen these situations countless times but in my foalishness I mistook this as the test they had divissed and so in my selfishness I waited for the event to take place. Only when the lead pony struck you. Did I realise my mistake. I dispatched the other ponies and went to see if rarity was ok. Naturally she was angry. I understand that." I turned to her with barely consieled fury "what I don't understand. Is the lies, and you trying to turn my only friends against me."
"I'm. S-sorry. I admit it. I-it was c-cowardly of m-me!" She cried. That was enough for me. I wished other ponies would admit their mistakes quicker. I smiled " and I'm sorry I didn't help you when I should have known you were in danger. Can you forgive me?" I hold out my hoof. She takes it and shakes.
"Wooohooo!" Pinkie pie bounces a good 10 feet into the air... I don't even know... the rest of my friends are smiling at pinkie's antics. I straighten. "Well. I need my sleep. I'll see you girls later. Leaving the building I quickly fly into the leaves of the house. Nopony saw me. I make my way back to RD's cloudhouse we decided that if I was to stay I'd help her with her flying and teach her a few moves. I settled down in my bed. Missing her company.
When I wake to the sound of the bell. I see her crouching at the door. She huffs when she sees she woke me up. "This isn't possible." I smile. "It is I can assure you."
She glours "prove it"
I move to the door taking the bell off its post and attaching it to her door. "I'll wake you up in the morning" as she settles in her bed to sleep. She grins "you can't do it. The bell rings whenever you open the door." I smile "we'll see. Goodnight Rainbow Dash."
As I land on the roof of town hall I appreciate the way the moon glows off my silver grey coat. How the am going to socialize when most ponies consider me as dangerous.
I see a small form on the roof of the school building. My curiosity piqued I fly towards the school house. The foal on the building looks like they're going to jump. I notice the small wings. I realise what's going to happen I've heard of this occurring. Young pegasi, desperate to fly will try to glide from buildings. The main outcome are broken bones. Just as I decide to intervene the foal jumps. I dive, streaking across the sky. I catch her just as she's about to hit the ground. I can see now she's a filly. She looks shaken as I let go of her. Her eyes widen, most fillies are terrified of me. I match some old mares tales about evil ponies. Kind of ironic as most of them do roam at night. However, rather than fear this filly was showing adoration.
"Are you silent night?"She asked. I wasn't expecting that. recovering quickly I asked "and who told you of me?" She beams "oh that was Rainbow Dash. She was talking about you,How your so stealthy and-" cutting her short with the complements and making a mental note to talk to RD about privacy. I returned to the topic at hand. "Anyway, you can't be jumping off buildings. You need to start on the ground. The only thing a buildings going to give you are broken hooves" she looks down. "Yeah I know. It's just... never mind." I can see something's troubling her. I've seen this when I was a foal, I can guess it's somepony getting to her. Well if she tells me who I'm going to make their lives a misery. I know what it's like to be bullied. "What's your name?"
"Scootaloo." She answers forlornly. "Well Scootaloo. How about I tell you that I was bullied to." I wanted to confirm this was the problem indirectly. "You? Bullied!" She looks up at me before realising she's confirmed my suspicions. "Well. You could fly. And you got your cutie mark." I smile "firstly. I'm sure you'll fly in your own time. So long as you practice, your wings will develop. Secondly, if you give me the name of the pony giving you problems I can. Pay them a visit." She looks up excitedly at that " you would?"
"Of course. Any coward to insecure with themselves. Bullying other ponies. I'll deal with." She smiles before describing diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. They sound like nasty fillies. Defiantly in need of a lesson. I nod when Scootaloo' s finished describing them. Before I leave Scootaloo asks "erm. Mister shadow?" I'd never been called mister. I didn't like it. "Si will do Scootaloo."
"how good are you at stealth?" I smile I'm always willing to show my talent.
I step into the shadows before flitting between the bushes surrounding the school. In a matter of seconds I'm behind her. I swoop from my cover and alight behind her. "Pretty good I'd say." She gasps and spins around her shock evident before clearing into desire " teach me!" I ponder this. "I could. But it would have to be in the evening." She bounces up and down excitedly. I'm curious to know if any other pony other than fluttershy can stay silent for more than two minutes. "Ok then meet me here at 8:00 I'll understand if your parents won't let you. She grumbles something about parents before turning and grabbing a scooter from the schoolhouse sets off into ponyville.
After hours of uneventful waiting. Dawn peaks above the hills. I set off towards RD's cloud house. Before I take a shower I remember my promise to Rainbow Dash. Approaching her door I slowly pull the door. I feel the string tighten when it's taught I stop. And then push further. The mistake rainbow dash makes is that opening the door doesn't set off the bell. The bell rings when the cloud string breaks. This means that you can open it wide enough to grab the string and untie it. This makes the bell useless. Opening the now silent door I proceed towards her bed. I fly above her and slowly lean in so my eye is directly above hers before nudging her awake. When she opens her eyes she screams like Rarity. I nearly die laughing from the sound RD looks flustered. "Shut up! you scared me." I gain my composure. "Morning Rainbow Dash." She looks pissed. "How did you open the door." I grin like the troll I am and say " that's for me to know and for you to find out" the glare she gave me could've frozen a lake. I turn serious then though. "And why does a young filly by the name of Scootaloo know me. RD smiles. "When did you meet her. Cool isn't she?"
" She was trying to jump off the schoolhouse learning to fly." RD looks worried " don't worry. I caught her." She relaxes. "But still. Why are you telling other ponies about me!"
"I haven't told anyone else. Besides, she's trustworthy." I guess I should learn to trust more ponies. I'm still mad though.
I take a shower ( without interruption this time) and head off to my room.
It'd been an eventful night. And I'd made another friend. I don't think it will be to long before everypony knows me. And with rarity my friend and the mayor dropping the case. I am fully content as I fall asleep. Or I would be if the image of RD asleep didn't invade my mind.
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