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Chapter Two- Memories better forgotten
Silver Verve sat at her father, Snow Storm's, hooves. He gently nuzzled her. "Daddy…?" She whispered softly. "Why don't I have a mummy?"
"You do sweetie…" Snow Storm comforted "She's just a very bad pony. We shouldn't know her…"
"Dad!" Silver Verve shouted, dashing into the house, her wings fluttering. Snow Storm didn't reply.
Slowly decreasing her pace, Silver Verve began searching in all the rooms. "Dad…?" she whimpered. "WHERE ARE YOU!"
Silver Verve gulped as she edged towards the last room to check. As she peaked into the room, tears began streaming down her cheeks. "DADDY!" She screamed, as she ran over to the limp, lifeless body of the stallion.
"Your father is dead child." A cruel, yet somewhat feminine voice dully said.
"NO!" Silver Verve cried, burying herself in the dead stallion's chest. She didn't want to believe it. She didn't… She turned her head to the mare. "YOU KILLED HIM!" She shouted, pointing an accusing hoof at the mare.
"That I may have…" she smirked. "But shouldn't you be glad…? You can be with your mother now…"
Silver Verve's eyes widened. "He was right…" Silver Verve whined. "You are a bad pony…"
"Come child…" The mare ordered. "I will raise you."
Crying, the filly stumbled over to her mother, and was taken under her wing.
In a crack of light, Silver Verve realised something. They had arrived in a totally different place… And… Her mother was an Alicorn.
"Are you ready my child?" The alicorn asked. Silver Verve nodded. "Will you do it?" She nodded again. "SAY SOMETHING!"
Wincing, Silver Verve whispered. "I'll do it…" She slowly stood up, and allowed her wings to unfurl, then, she zipped towards the Everfree forest, where she was ordered to-
Silver Verve woke up with a jolt, almost falling off her cloud. "Tsk…" she whispered, an icy sweat falling from her nose. "More nightmares…" She touched her hoof to her cheek, only to find she had been crying. "Damn… Same every time…"
She lithely leapt off the cloud, only to land on top of a yellow and pink pegasi.
"O…Oh my…" She whispered, meekly. "I'm so sorry…"
"What do you have to be sorry for?" Silver Verve replied, in an annoyed tone. "It is me at fault. Sorry to waste your time." Silver Verve stood up, and shook herself off, then began to trot towards the town centre.
"Wait!" the pegasi quietly shouted. When she was replied with a glare, she shied backwards. "I…I'm Fluttershy… Who are you?" She cocked her head to the side. "I haven't seen you around before."
"I'm Silver Verve…" She whispered in reply, as this Fluttershy reminded her of her childhood friend, who acted similarly to the yellow pegasi. "Now, if you'll excuse me…" Silver Verve began trotting forward once more.
"But… Do you have a place to stay?" Fluttershy asked, flying in front of Silver Verve, and blocking her path.
She shook her head. "I'm a wanderer…" Silver Verve replied. "It's not a problem for me."
"But look at your hooves!" Fluttershy replied, lifting the soft blue hoof off the ground. "They're all beaten up! I was just on the way to the spa to meet my friend Rarity. Why don't you join us?"
Silver Verve stared at Fluttershy for a while, then allowing a soft smile to appear on her face. "I'd like that…" She finally smiled.
"Yay!" Fluttershy quietly celebrated. She trotted ahead, Silver Verve slowly following behind. "So, where are you from?"
"The outskirts of Manehatten." Silver verve sighed. "My father raised me but…" She trailed off, and lowered her head.
"It's okay." Fluttershy comforted, placing a hoof on her shoulder. "You don't have to say anything!"
"Thanks… I guess…" Silver Verve whispered, giving the slightest smile towards to kind Pegasus.
"We're almost there." Fluttershy smiled, taking Silver Verve's hoof. The gentle and harmless touch of another pony reminded her of Snow Storm.
"Fluttershy, dear. You're a little late… Who's this?" A white unicorn, with a neat purple main whispered, a soft smile appearing on her face.
"I'm Silver Verve… Fluttershy invited me…" the pegasi answered, lowering her head so she didn't have to meet the unicorn's judging gaze.
"Well it would be my honour to have you join us!" She smiled, trotting over to Silver Verve. "I'm Rarity, dear! But oh my… That mane could use some work… And those hooves! We must get it tended to straight away!"
"Uh…?" Silver Verve stammered, turning to Fluttershy for help.
"Just let her." She smiled in reply.
Silver Verve was practically dragged into the spa by Rarity. "Now, Aloe and Lotus will take care of us for a while, then, when we're done, I'll take you to my boutique, and we'll do something with that hair."
"You don't have to…" Silver Verve whispered. "I'm a wanderer… I spend my life travelling and getting dirty."
"But wouldn't it be nice to be pretty while you can…?" Rarity smiled, allowing Silver Verve to jump into the large spa first. She was then followed by Rarity and Fluttershy, who climbed in much less violently.
"I… guess…" Silver verve admitted. She relaxed herself into the spa, until only her body above her nose was even above the warm water.
The spa door's suddenly slammed open, and a purple unicorn came galloping in. "RARITY!" She roared. "GET AWAY FROM THAT PEGASUS!"
"Calm down, Twilight Dear…." Rarity scolded. "There isn't anything wrong with Silver!"
"YES THERE IS!" Twilight screamed, transforming herself into her infamous rage-mode. He fur became a crisp white, and her mane and tail a giant fireball. "SHE ATTACKED ME LAST NIGHT! SHE'S EVIL!"
"Wh…What are you talking about!" Silver Verve cried, sinking further into the spa. "I don't even know you!"
"Ha! Playing the innocent are we?" Twilight snapped. Pointing her horn at Silver Verve, she wrapped a levitation spell around the pegasi, and dropped her on the floor in front of her. As Twilight glared at Silver Verve, she pointed to the pegasi's flank. "NOW TELL ME THIS IS NATURAL!"
"Twilight!" Rarity snapped. "There is nothing wrong with this girl's cutie mark! She's as normal as any pony!"
"C…Cutie mark…?" Twilight stammered, getting a proper look at the pegasi. On her flank, was a small black cutie mark, of a wilted flower. "You didn't have it last night…"
"I never saw you last night!" Silver Verve yelled, jumping to her feet, and cornering the unicorn. "I. DON'T. KNOW. YOU! SO IF YOU HATE ME THAT MUCH AS TO FALSLY ACCUSE ME OF ASSULT, THEN I'LL GLADLY LEAVE!"
Bowing her head, Silver Verve spread her wings, and quickly fled the spa. Spending at least an hour, flying towards her home, she collapsed to the ground, exhausted. She had only made it to the outskirts of the Everfree forest.
"Damn…" She winced. "I think I'm getting weaker." She stumbled to her feet, and looked sadly at her cutie mark.
Snow Storm picked up his child, and gently nuzzled her into his cheeks. Their tears of joy shone in the gentle sunshine. "I'm so glad…" Silver Verve grinned. "I finally got my cutie mark! But… What does it mean Daddy?"
"I think… It means that… Well… I don't know myself… I guess that will come in time!"
"Foalish child." Her mother scolded."To be proud of such a cutie mark… All it means is you are a curse to pony-kind."
"Well… WELL THAT'S BETTER THAN YOU!... You BLANK FLANK!" Silver Verve screamed in argument. Flapping her wings, almost as quickly as a humming bird, she hovered into the small garden. Hiding herself in a bush, she began crying, and-
Silver Verve woke up again. "Darn it… Must have dozed off…" She got back onto her feet, and began trotting forwards a little more. It was time for her to get some answers from a certain Alicorn.