School was out and the teachers let the ponies out of their classrooms. Lunarstar was the last to leave the room. As she walked down the hall towards the exit, she noticed it was really quiet, but the only sound that could be heard faintly was the chirping of birds outside and the janitor sweeping the floor. Trash was scattered across the hall and sunlight bounced off the glass windows on the doors. The News & Events bulletin board caught her attention. Neon yellow in color, a sign-up sheet for the Track Team caught her eye. Six names had already been listed for try outs. Lunarstar wavered, wondering if she should sign up as well. Her parents had never let her join in any of the events at school. But her favorite was running, so maybe her parents would amke an exception. Lunarstar was so busy thinking about the Track Team that she hadn't noticed someone standing behind her. "Are you interested in signing-up?"
The voice surprised her, and the last thing she expected was to hear was a voice. She turned to face the tall, yellow pony. Orange and green hair fell in waves from a headband secured around her forehead. A bright red duffel bag was slung from her shoulder.
"Sorry if I scared you. I couldn't help but notice you looking at the sign up sheet. I'm the Coach for the Track Team and we could use a few more members. Are you interested in joining the team?"
"I don't know. My Parents never let me.."
The Coach looked into her bag and took out a piece of paper, "Take this, just in case they change their minds. Have your parents fill it out, then meet me at the Track & Field after School."
Lunarstar took the paper and put it in her School bag.
"By the way, what's your name?"
"Lunarstar."
"Well, I hope you can join us, Lunarstar." she said thoughtfully.
Lunarstar thanked the Coach and left the building, running home as fast as she can so she could tell her parents about the Track Team.
When she finally got home, she went to the kitchen to ask her mother, but the kitchen was empty. She then she trotted outside and found her mother planting seeds on the side of the house in her flower bed.
"Hello dear."
"Mom, I like...," Lunarstar wasn't sure how to ask, "I want to join the track Team."
Her mother paused. "Track Team?..Oh, I don't know about that.."
Lunarstar showed her the paper, "Here's the Forum for it."
"Lets talk about it to your father."
"Where is he?"
"He should be out back in the shed."
Lunarstar and her Mother walked to the shed which had wooden boards stacked in a humungous pile next to it. The yard was large, with flower pots sitting on the porch. As they got closer to the shed, they could hear things being moved around inside. Lunarstar peaked in and saw wooden boards stacked along the wall with tools adjacent on the other wall.
Her mother walked in and said, "I think we need to talk."
"About what?" her father asked while still staking the board into the wall.
"It's about the Track Team that she wants to join."
Her father stopped, took the paper and looked at it.
"Can I?" Lunarstar asked while walking inside.
Her father looked up at her and said, "I don't think so."
Lunarstar wasn't surprised but was disappointed. She was hoping they might change their minds for once. Her face expressed disappointment. Her mother nuzzled her trying to make her feel better, "Please understand."
"You never let me join any team, ever since my friend saw me change forms" Lunarstar complained.
"She got scared and we don't want that to happen again," said the Father.
"But I have better control of my powers than I did then. I can handle being on the Track & Field Team."
Her parents didn't say anything but it was clear on their faces that they weren't going to change their minds. Lunarstar lowered her head and added, "I'll be in my room," then suddenly she disappeared in a swirl of falling stars.
"Maybe it's time that we trust her," the Mother suggested.
"I think you're right."
Ten minutes later, Lunarstar's parents walked into her room and saw Lunarstar on her bed, staring out her window. she had changed form and was as white as she always had been but she had white hair instead of purple. A horn glistened on her forehead and white wings sprouted from her back. She was so deep in her thoughts that she hadn't heard her parents come in.
"Lunarstar."
Lunarstar looked at the door and saw her parents stand in the doorway
"Promise me one thing...You'll be careful," said the Father as he showed her the signed Forum. Lunarstar jumped off the bed and grabbed the Forum. To her surprise it was filled out and signed.
"Does this mean I can-?"
"Yes, you can go." said the Mother.
Lunarstar hugged her Parents with excitement; she was finally able to go.
The next day after school, Lunarstar was about to head out the back door when Starlight stopped her, "Where are you going?" Starlight had left the classroom after having a private talk with Miss Hackney and saw Lunarstar going the wrong way.
"I'm going to the track field."
"You joined the Track Team?"
"Yes, I did."
"That's great! Patch is on the Soccer team in the field next to where you will be. Well, I should be going, see you later!"
"Bye."
Lunarstar left and walked over to the Track & Field behind the school. Nine Ponies stood waiting for the Coach to show up. Lunarstar felt uneasy at first but she gathered her courage and joined the group. One of the Ponies greeted her, a few welcomed her.
"I thought there were only 6 that had signed-up" said Lunarstar.
Coach showed up and overheard what Lunarstar had said, "They joined this morning, like you did."
The Coach had her headband on and put her bag on the bench. The track was large with bleachers around it. The track looked fresh, it was painted red with a set of lines going down.
"Welcome everyone. I'm happy to see you all here. I'm your Coach, so just call me Coach. We won't be doing much today, only some running. I want to see how fast you all can run; then we'll work up from there. Snow Cone, you go first. Run around the track one time."
Snow Cone was a tan pony with pink and white hair. Once the Coach yelled go, Snow Cone ran as fast as she could around the track. She was pretty fast but got very tired after she crossed the finish line. Lunarstar could hear one of the ponies whisper, "I can run faster than her and that hair, it's something else."
The other pony whispered back, "You look way prettier than she does."
Snow Cone sat down on the bench resting, while the Coach called for another pony.
"Raspberry, it's your turn."
Raspberry was a light blue pony with red hair. "Just watch me. I bet no one can beat me" she smirked.
The other ponies didn't like her much and from what Lunarstar had heard, she could see why. Once the Coach said go, Raspberry took off running in a contstant speed around the track but sped up near the finish line. Raspberry was happy and showed it thinking she was the fastest pony in the group.
"Lunarstar it's your turn," said the Coach.
Lunarstar was nervous, but was anxious to run. The coach yelled go and Lunarstar ran. She felt as if flying and she was enjoying it. Her hair blew in the wind, shining like silver. Once she crossed the finish line, Lunarstar noticed the look on the Coach's face, who was trying hard not to show her surprised look. It was clear Raspberry was jealous, but she didn't say anything, only her stern look was good enough for Lunarstar to see how she felt. After track meet was over, Raspberry gathered a few other ponies who hadn't already left together and asked, "I'd like you all to join us tonight."
"Where?" "Why?" Ponies asked, curious to know.
"I heard the old Field is haunted by a ghost pony. Every night she runs around the track, daring for someone to challenge her."
"A ghost?" Lunarstar asked. She didn't believe in ghosts and wasn't going to waste her time chasing one either.
"Yes and we're going to catch her, so, who's coming?"
"Not me!" said Snow Cone.
None of the ponies said anything, which made Raspberry mad. "Are you scared?" she asked maliciously.
Slowly a few of them muttered something about 'yes', but the rest had other things to do and won't be able to sneak or get out of the house.
"Lunarstar what about you?"
"Not me. I'm busy tonight. I could if it wasn't tonight."
As Lunarstar turned to leave, Raspberry cooed, "Just admit it, you're scared."
Lunarstar turned to face her and said, "Tonight is a full moon so I'd be careful if I were you. You might even meet a real ghost."
Lunarstar left the Track Field to find her friends at the Ice Cream Shop. She was feeling excited. For the first time in a long time she looked forward to going out tonight.

"Real ghost?" a pony asked.
"What did she mean by that?" asked another.
Raspberry had to think of something before the others found out she's lying about the haunted field.
"Like she said, it's a full moon tonight and a perfect time for the ghost to show. Meet me at the gate entrance tonight, at ten o'clock sharp."
After everyone left, two of Raspberry's friends said, "There's no ghost there.."
"I know that, but they don't. I'll have my brother pretend he's the ghost and scare the girls...I'll be the bravest one there."
Lunarstar walked into the Ice-Cream Shop and saw her friends sitting on a stools at the bar. They were talking about homework and events that happened during class. Sweetheart noticed Lunarstar walk in "Hi, Lunarstar."
"I heard you joined the Track Team today," said Bright Eyes.
"Yes, I did."
"I saw you run. You're quite fast," said Patch.
"I heard Raspberry is on the team," said Melody.
"Who's Raspberry?" Patch asked
"A snobby little pony who will do anything to get attention." Melody answered.
"Sounds like her.." said Lunarstar.
"What do you mean?" Bon Bon asked through a mouthful of whipped cream from her banana split.
"She invited a few of the ponies from the team to find a ghost at the old Field."
"Ghost?" Clover asked as she began to imagine a ghost chasing the girls.
"There's no such thing as a ghost, Clover," said Starlight.
"It's an abandoned track field. I heard they're going to tear it down and build a brand new one by the end of this year," said Bright Eyes.
"Raspberry sounds like a real Spoiled Brat," said Patch.
"She is. She only does that sort of thing to ponies who don't know her very well. She tried it on me once but it didn't work. She has her Brother helping her, and if I know her, she will have her brother be the Ghost." said Melody.
"Why don't we go any scare her?" Patch suggested.
"I can't go. My Parents will ground me for life if they find out," said Bon Bon.
"I can't go either," said Clover.
"Nor can I. I have a ton of homework to do. In fact I should be doing it now." said Bright Eyes, leaving with bon Bon and Sweetheart behind her.
"Sorry Patch, I have three sisters to babysit tonight." said Sweetheart.
"I guess it wasn't such a good idea. I should be going, I've homework to do." said Patch, she left with Clover behind her. Lunarstar left with the rest of them and went home.

Later that night Lunarstar left her room and went downstairs, changing forms as she went. The room lit up from her glow. It didn't matter what form she took, she would still glow. Her parents was in the living room watching TV when the room started to light up.
"Lunarstar-" her father began.
"I know. It's either in my room or outside. I came down to say that I'm going outside."
Lunarstar's mother got up and gave her a hug, "Be careful."
"I will."
Lunarstar disappeared and reappeared in the forest not far from home. She smiled and said, "This should be fun."
Meanwhile The 6 girls meet at the gate which was old, mossy and chained. The road was cobbled with a few stems of grass peeking through the cracks. The Field had dilapidated bleachers and the track had grass growing along the cracks which covered the entire track. Raspberry opened the gate a little with enough room to squeeze through, "Now that we're all here, lets go". The girls followed Raspberry onto the field. They couldn't see anything. Then Raspberry took out flashlights from her school bag and handed them to the Girls and leaving one for herself.
"I don't see the ghost," said one of the girls as she looked around.
"Maybe the ghost is inside that building," said Raspberry pointing to the building between the bleachers.
"What would a ghost be doing in there?" another pony asked.
"I'm not a ghost so I wouldn't know. But if the ghost is in there then we should go look for it."
The girls follow Raspberry along the old grass track as they flashed their flashlights along the Bleachers expecting something to jump out and scare them, but all they saw were vines growing along the bleachers and fences that surrounded it. Frosting was walking on her hind legs, keeping a carful eye on the bleachers across the field.
"What is it, Frosting?" a pony asked, noticing that she wasn't taking her eyes off of something.
"I just..thought..." Frosting trail off in her words, too scared to finish what she was going to say. The other pony looked in her direction and said, "I don't see anything." Behind them was Snow Cone who was so busy watching something behind the bleachers that she hadn't noticed the girls slowing down.
"L-Loo-Look!" whispered Snow Cone, but the girls didn't hear her; and suddenly bumping into them, scaring everyone half to death.
"Snow Cone!" screeched Raspberry. But she didn't hear Frosting, she had her eyes fixed on the white light behind the bleachers. The back of the bleachers was boarded up and all you could see was the white light moving along the bottom of the boards. The girls looked at what she was pointing at.
"What's that?" another pony asked in fear.
Raspberry looked and couldn't figure out what that light was. She doesn't remember telling her brother to follow them with a light. "Lets go see.." she whispered, beckoning them forward.
Raspberry and the girls slowly walked around the bleachers, ready to turn and run at the sight of the ghost but to their surprise, the light disappeared and there was nothing there.
"What was it?" Frosting asked.
"It disappeared before we got there." said Raspberry.
What they didn't know was that Lunarstar was standing on the bleachers above them, watching their every move. She had been following them since they left the gate. Once the girls left, Lunarstar went back to following them behind the bleachers but at a safe distance. The girls kept following the track to another gate; on the left were old abandoned concession stands which were boarded up and on the right was a two story building that was boarded up. Lunarstar stood next to the bleachers watching them from around the corner. "I want to get close but not to close that they might see me."
She scanned the area and found a place to hide and watch, with a thought, she disappeared and reappeared behind a concession stand across from the building.
"What in the world are they doing?" thought Lunarstar as she watched them walking around the building.
The girls couldn't find a place to get in from the front so they tried on the other side of the building. They searched everywhere until one of them found a way in. A window had been broken and a board had a large crack, as if someone already had been in through this way.
"Raspberry, I found a way in!"
One by one they all climbed through the window while sliding the board a side. Lunarstar disappeared from the concession stand and reappeared at the window, peaking through a crack. The girls split up into groups and left the room, Lunarstar's horn began to glow then suddenly the door slammed, scaring the girls as they ran in all direction throughout the halls of the building.
Lunarstar couldn't help but snicker. Then, disappearing and reappearing in the room. The glow from her body was bright enough to light up the whole room. The room had broken tables laying on their sides, dust on every corner of a flat surface and a chair leaned against one wall. Lunarstar left the room, deciding which way to go. She remembered Raspberry going right while the rest either went left or right. She was more interested in Raspberry and her brother than the other girls. Lunarstar walked quietly down the hall and came to an end and trotted down another hallway. As she continued to walk until she began to hear voices and they got louder as she walked. One of the voices belonged to Raspberry and the other was unmistakably her brother. Lunarstar hid in the room next door and listened closely.
"Was that you?" Raspberry asked, angry and frightened.
"No. I was here waiting for you. like we planned."
"Then what caused the door to slam?" she snapped.
"I don't know. Maybe it was the wind."
"But there's no wind tonight."
"Whatever. let just go and get this over with. "
Raspberry and her Brother left, wearing sheets of white over them and headed for the girls.
"You have got to be kidding me," thought Lunarstar, laughing inside. She couldn't believe they were going to scare the girls wearing couple of sheets. Lunarstar's horn began to glow, and suddenly the doors in the hall slammed shut. The other ponies in the building heard the noise but weren't sure what it was. Raspberry and her brother were startled. Raspberry and her Brother looked a each other, automatically knowing what the other was going to do. They grabbed the doorknobs on each side of the hall and braced themselves for what waited behind the doors. When they opened the doors, nothing appeared.
"Nothing" whispered Raspberry.
"Same here.'
"Lets go find the girls."
Once they had turned down another hallway, Lunarstar came out and followed them. Raspberry and her brother heard foot steps behind them besides their own. Too scared to look back, they sped forward with the running footsteps right on their tails. And abruptly, they stopped. Raspberry looked back, after the sound had stopped and said, "I don't hear it."
Her brother stopped to listen, "You're right.."
Lunarstar had stopped running. Turning the corner, her horn began to glow and the doors in the next hall began to shake and slam themselves shut. Raspberry and her brother were terrified. They ran down the hall with doors slamming shut behind them. Suddenly it became quiet. They bumped into the girls, knocking everyone down. The sheets were hanging half off their shivering bodies. The girls got up and stared, shocked.
"You..." growled a pony.
"You planned on scaring us didn't you?" accused another pony.
"Yes, but...there's a real ghost here.." cried Raspberry.
"Didn't you hear the doors?" her brother asked.
"It was just you two, trying to scare us." replied Snow Cone dryly.
"I wasted my time coming. I'm going home," said Frosting as she walked pasted them nose held high in the air, the rest followed. Two of Raspberry's friends followed them, feeling too embarrassed to admit they knew about the plan all along.
"Now what?" Raspberry whimpered.
"I think they're right, I'm going home too."
As they stood up, they heard the foot steps again. With each step it got louder and a white light got brighter. Raspberry and her brother didn't stick around to find out what the light was, so they ran and tried to catch up with the girls. While they ran around the building, they didn't notice Lunarstar on the building, watching.
"Wait!" cried Raspberry.
"What for, so you can tell us another story?" Frosting yelled back.
Her friends realized they had been tricked and left Raspberry and her brother in the field.
"I can see this will be the gossip of the day tomorrow.." said her brother, sighing.
"It's your fault! You should have been inside preparing to scare them off, instead of following us in here!"
"My fault? This wasn't my stupid idea and besides, I wasn't following you!"
"Yes, you were!"
"I was not, I was inside the building!"
Lunarstar disappeared and reappeared in a little ally next to the bleachers, she could hear them yelling at each other.
"One more time," whispered Lunarstar.
As Raspberry and her brother argued, they began to hear running footsteps behind them. Slowly they turned around and began to scream. They started running as fast as they could with the glowing ghost behind them. Raspberry and her brother were so close to the gate, all they had to do it cross the tracks. They looked back and saw the ghost still running towards them with her horn pointing at them. Suddenly, Raspberry tripped, bringing her brother down with her. They braced themselves as they watched the ghost get closer.
Lunarstar waited till the last minute before taking a leep over them. Raspberry and her brother watched as she disappeared above their heads, leaving a trail of sparkling stars. Raspberry was so frightened that she began to cry, her brother got up and ran for the gate with Raspberry dragging behind him. As they squeezed through the gate and fell on top of each other, a voice said, "Well, look who I found.."
Raspberry and her brother looked up in surprise. The last thing they expected to see was their coach standing above them, leering.
"Coach, I-I didn't expect to see you here.." said Raspberry.
"Neither did I but I ran into some girls who told me what you two were doing."
"But Coach, there's a real ghost in there!" cried Raspberry.
"There's no such thing as ghosts."
"But we saw one! She was pure white, with a horn and.. wings" said her brother.
"And she was glowing" added Raspberry.
"I think you two have seen too many movies. Go home and get into bed. Raspberry, I want you to do five laps around the track tomorrow and as for your brother, I'll be telling the principle about this."
As they started to leave her brother stopped and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I come here every night for a few hours, practicing my strides. I used to be an athlete."
Lunarstar stood on top of a hill not far from the track, watching them. When Raspberry and her brother left, Lunarstar ran back into the forest feeling most happy.