Late in the evening before sunset, Lunarstar was at the lake in the park with her friends. They were walking round the lake talking as the wind continued to blow.
         "It's starting to get colder now," Melody remarked.
         "I hope it doesn't get to cold tonight. Teddy and Ace are out camping tonight," said Sweetheart, worriedly.
         Lunarstar stopped and looked at the Sun, it was starting to set. She could see the full moon on the other end of the sky, "The sun is starting to set. I should go home."
         "See you tomorrow!" yelled Starlight as Lunarstar galloped away.
         Meanwhile Buster and Charades were also in a hurry to get home. They walked through the park which was a short cut to their home.
         "Charades, are we returning home tonight?"
         "We can't. Remember we promised to help Lunarstar's father with the orders," Charades fell silent, something was troubling him, "Besides, we still have to keep searching for her."
         "We looked all over town and she's not here," Buster shook his head.
         "I...feel she's here and very close by," said Charades.
         Buster sigh lowering his head, "Ok then, where should we look?" Buster asked.
         "We'll try the forest tonight," said Cahrades.
         Lunarstar ran by surprising Buster and Charades. They stopped and turned.
         "Lunarstar! What's the hurry?" Charades asked.
         "I have to get home before sunset or my parents will be mad at me."
         "You better hurry then," Buster Suggested and then they continued walking.
         Charades stopped and turned around, wanted to ask her a question, "Lunar-?" His eyes went wide and he paused, Lunarstar was gone. Charades looked as far as he could see in all direction but she was no where to be seen, "She's gone?"
         Buster helped look but no sign of Lunarstar, "Maybe she took my suggestion and hurried home?"
         "Maybe she did," Charades felt confused. She was just a normal earth pony, how could she run out of sight that fast?
         Lunarstar appeared at the door of her house in her Winged Unicorn form. She could see her coat starting to shine brighter. Nightfall was minutes away and she'll have to either leave the house or stay in her room. Lunarstar went to the kitchen, took out a glass from the cubers and poured her a glass of milk from the refrigerator. Once she had filled her glass, she put the milk away and took her glass to her room.
         Lunarstar sat on the bed with her milk on the dresser and read a book. She didn't need to turn the lights, her glowing coat was bright enough to see the book and anything else that was next to her. As it got darker outside, she glowed brighter. She had drank all of her milk by the time her mother came into the room, "Lunarstar, are you going outside or are you staying here?"
         Lunarstar wasn't sure, she looked out her window and remembered the Black stallion who chased her the other day. She had seen him in that part of the forest but maybe she could explore the other part of the forest. Her chances of running into him would be very slime.
         "I guess I'll go outside."
         "Don't forget, tomorrow is a weekend so you can stay out a little longer than you usually do," said Rosebud.
         "Thanks mom," Lunarstar smiled.
         "Be careful," added Rosebud.
         "I will," Lunarstar's horn glowed then she disappeared leaving sparkling in her place. She reappeared at the edge of the forest that she had previously explored. Lunarstar walked quietly through the grass hoping the Black stallion won't hear her. The light of the moon gave her some light but the glow from her coat helped the most. She continued to walk away from the town, heading deeper into the forest. After awhile she began to feel more relaxed. She was certain the Black stallion wouldn't come in this part of the forest.

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         Buster and Charades walked through the forest as they looked around. The wind continued to blow through their mane and tail. The forest was dark but the light from their coats made it easy to watch where their walking.
         Every now and then, they would stop and listen hoping to hear someone walking through the grass or on the leaves but all they heard was the wind. They continued walking to a small clearing towards a hill. After a while they realized the hill was going higher and they were no longer walking on grass but on cobble stones that seem to make a trail uphill.
         "I think we're walking on some kind of trail," whispered Buster.
         "Lets see were it leads to," Charades whispered back.
         Once they had reached the top, Charades pulled Buster back with his hoof.
         "What?" Buster hissed.
         "Be quiet," Charades ducked down into the grass, just barley making himself seen, "Look who showed up."
         Buster looked across the meadow. He gasped when he saw the Black pony walking across the grassy meadow.
         "Starfire? But when did he get here?" whispered Buster.
         "If he's here then we don't have a lot of time to find her," Whispered Charades.
         Starfire walked into the thick forest and out of sight. Buster and Charades waited for several minutes till they were sure Starfire was gone. They stood watching the forest and quietly followed the trail.

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         Lunarstar had walked a very long way from where she started. She looked around before braking into a run. The wind blew through her hair and soon she forgot about her worries. She jumped over fallen branches and rocks, ran across streams and through bushes. At first it felt like she was running up hill but then the land flattened out.
         She was begining to feel tired from running and figured it would be best to save her strength for the journey home. She slowed down to a walk and tried to catch her breath. As she walked, she thought about how lonely she sometimes felt and wished she had someone to share her secret with. Her parents knew her secret but she didn't dare tell them everything, they would worry even more, they may not let her out at night anymore. She couldn't bare the thought of not being able to go out at night.
         Lunarstar looked up at the stars, since most of the trees had lost their leaves it was easy to see the stars. Looking at the stars sometimes made her wonder where she came from. Why was she left behind? Who were her parents? She had so many questions to ask her real parents but most of all, she wondered if she would ever find the answers to her questions.
         Lunarstar stopped, it was faint voices ahead of her. The two voice sounded familiar but she just couldn't place them. Lunarstar carefully followed the voices till she was on top of them. Ahead of her was a light coming from over the cliff. She quietly walked to the cliff and discovered it wasn't as high as she thought. Three ponies sat around a camp fire talking, behind them were three tents. Lunarstar recognized the two small ponies, Teddy and Ace. The third pony had to be Teddy's father who looked a lot like Teddy, he was dark blue with yellow and orange hair.
         They were so busy talking that they didn't realize Lunarstar was above them, listening.

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         Buster and Charades had discovered the Ruins and were quite surprised. They walked around the broken stones and walls, taking in the sight. They paused to discover a large Archway beyond the broken walls.
         "Is this what I think it is?" Buster asked.
         "I think it is." Charades answered.
         They approched the Large Archway, Charades noticed the shield carved in stone with dragon on it, "This is defiantly the gate," he looked on the ground and noticed the broken vines scattered all over, "It looks like someone else was here."
         Buster looked down on the ground, he too noticed the broken vines, "maybe it was Starfire?"
         "I don't think so. He looked like he was just passing through and could care less the ruins was here," Charades turned around and began walking back to the trail, "Lets look at it tomorrow, we'll have better light then."

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         Lunarstar decided to leave before they noticed her on the cliff. She walked to a tall grassy meadow and stood on a hill overlooking the town filled with lights. She knew Ponyland was big but it looked so small from on the hill top. Ponyland was surrounded by a large amount of forest and a few mountains. The town sat in a low valley and the houses scattered just beyond the town. Lunarstar laid down, folding her feet under her and continued to look over Ponyland. The sky had become pitch black with the moon outshining the stars. The clouds slowly moved as they changed shapes.
         Once again, she thought about where she came from. Were there other ponies like her? Did her real parents not love her and maybe that's why they left her on the porch?
         Not to far from where she laid, stood Starfire. He stood quietly for a few minutes watching her, astonished at how bright she glowed.
         Lunarstar felt eyes watching her every move. She looked towards the forest that Teddy and Ace were camping but saw no one. She heard a twig snap from the other direction and turned her head. She gasped and her eye widen, the Black stallion had found her.
         He smirked and held his head high, he was in deed happy to see her.
         Lunarstar jumped to her feet and ran as fast as she could. She felt her heart pound hard and breathed heavly. She had never felt so scared in her life. Starfire was on top of her, she could feel him breathing on her. She disappeared and reappeared a few yards ahead of him which caught Starfire by surprise.
         She continued to run while glancing back every now and then. With every step she took, he was getting closer.
         Lunarstar was to worried, glancing behind her that she almost didn't see the cliff ahead. She stopped, skidding to the edge of the cliff. She looked over the cliff, it was a long way down and she hadn't learned how to fly yet.
         "What's the mater? Can't you fly?" Starfire asked.
         Lunarstar spun around to face him. Something in his voice gave her the chills and his blue eyes looked at her coldly. He was so close, she could see his wings more clearly, they were like her's except his was black and large. And to top it off, his coat was glowing except not as bright as her's.
         Lunarstar knew she couldn't fly down, and even if she could fly the black pony would fly after her.
         "Who are you?" Lunarstar asked.
         "My name is Starfire." He took a step forward and Lunarstar disappeared. He looked around but there was no sign of her, "She could be harder to catch than I thought."
         Lunarstar appeared on the hill in the meadow and ran towards the forest. She continued to run until she got to a stream. She stood for a few minutes catching her breath and bent down to drink the water when a bucket came floating towards her. She grabbed the bucket with her mouth, wondering where it came from. Just then she heard some voices heading towards her. The voices sounded like Teddy and Ace.
         "You should have let me do it," Ace hissed.
         "Dad let me do it," yelled Teddy.
         "At lest I wouldn't have dropped the bucket," Aced yelled back.
         The two boys froze when they saw Lunarstar standing by the stream with their bucket in her mouth.
         They stood for quite a while before Lunarstar made a move. She put the bucket down and ran into the forest.
         "It was the ghost!" cried Ace.
         "I don't believe it. She really is real," said Teddy excitedly.
         Lunarstar ran towards town, once she was close to town she disappeared and reappeared in her room. She jumped on her bed and covered herself in blankets.          "That's the last time I go in that part of the forest," Lunarstar muttered.