Starfire left his room and walked downstairs. When he walked
into the livingroom he saw Rosebud setting a plat in the dinning
room.
"Good morning, I got your breakfast here at the table,"
Rosebud told him, then she turned and went to the kitchen.
Starfire sat at the table eating listening to how quiet the house
was. He remembered Stardust orders to find out about the strange
winter wind.
"How am I going to find out about that?" Starfire thought,
"I wonder if anyone else has noticed the winter wind?"
When Starfire was done, he picked up his plat and went to the
kitchen, "Where's Luna?" he sat the plate on the counter
and turned towards Rosebud.
"Lunarstar?" Rosebud asked, "She went to school
earlier."
"School? That's were little ponies goes to learn things?"
Starfire asked.
"Yes," Rosebud turned and looked at him surprisingly,
"Didn't you know?"
"Sort of, Stardust talked about it some and Luna...I mean
Lunarstar. Little ponies in my world, learns at home."
"Oh, home schooling," Rosebud exclaimed, "I home
schooled Lunarstar for a number of years till she could learn
to hold her form. Lunarstar should be out of school any minute."
"Maybe I'll go and check out the school," Starfire
told her and left the livingroom.
"The school is near the park. You can't miss it!" Rosebud
yelled.
Starfire went upstairs to his room, took his cloak from the chair
nearby and went back downstairs putting on the cloak in the process.
He folded his wings under the cloak and left the house.
Starfire had not seen a school before so he was curious as
to what it looked like. He went through the park and roamed around
till he found a medium size building. He stood be a tree near
the play groung and watched the little ponies through a window.
He could see they were all working on their school work, some
sat and looked up at the clock. Suddenly, the bell rang and the
ponies hurried out of the rooms and outside. Starfire stood watching
with fascination.
"We could definitely use a school in Ponyland. Maybe I'll
talk to Stardust about it sometime," Starfire thought. He
noticed ponies walking by carrying their school bag and talking
to each other, some stared at Starfire as they walked by.
"Even in this world, I get stared at," Starfire grumbled.
There was so many ponies leaving the school he wasn't sure which
one was Luna. He was curtain he had missed her.
"Oh well. I'll see her later," Starfire muttered, then
he turned and began walking.
Raspberry was walking with Blueberry when she spotted Starfire.
"Look!" Raspberry pointed past a tree off the sidewalk,
"It's him, he's back."
"Who is back?" Blueberry asked.
"That black pony, remember?" Raspberry asked.
"Oh, well, so what?" Blueberry exclaimed.
"So what?" Raspberry asked surprisingly, then she took
off her bag and handed it to him, "Take my bag home, I'm
going to follow him." She ran off before Blueberry could
say anything to her.
Just then Luna had walked up to him after seeing what Raspberry
did.
"Um...Hi," Luna said, not sure what else to say.
Blueberry turned and smiled, "Hi, Lunarstar."
"What's Raspberry doing? I mean, I saw her give her bag
to you and run off."
Blueberry sign, "She's off to get in trouble. I may have
to search for her today."
"Mind if I go with you?" Luna asked.
"Not at all. I'd love the company," Blueberry replied.
"Ok, just let me drop off my school bag at home," Luna
told him.
"Meet me here then," Blueberry told her then he watched
as she ran off.
Raspberry ran after Starfire and had temporarily lost sight of
him. She ran across the clearing towards the bushes. when suddenly
she tripped over a pony. When she got to her feet she saw it
was Blizzard.
"What are you doing here?" Raspberry asked.
"Non of your business," Blizzard replied.
Raspberry looked over the bush and saw Starfire drinking out
of the water fountain.
"Your following him too," Raspberry exclaimed.
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are. I want to know why," Raspberry yelled.
"That is non of your business," Blizzard paused, "What
do you mean too? Your following him?"
"I have my reasons!"
"You have no idea who your following so go home where you
belong!" Blizzard cried.
"You don't either!" Raspberry yelled.
From the yelling and arguing those two were doing, Starfire heard
it and was curious as to who it was. He left the water fountain
and walked over to the bushes. He stood and watched.
Raspberry suddenly became quiet and gasped.
"What are you two doing?" Starfire asked.
"He was..." Raspberry started to say till Blizzard
put his hoof over her mouth to shut her up.
"I was just...talking to her. Now if you don't mind?"
Blizzard exclaimed.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Starfire turned and left, "Something
about those two is a bit odd."
Blizzard let go and shoved her out of the way, "Stay out
of my way or else!" Then he walked through the bushes following
Starfire.
Starfire wondered around the park for awhile. He eventually
found his way out and roamed outside of town. He walked for sometime
thinking about the winter wind and that someone was there at
the gate watching his brothers. He walked till he smelled the
ocean. He walked through the forest not knowing he had Raspberry
and Blizzard following him. He walked till he came to a cliff.
Below him were sand and rocks. He stood and stared out to the
ocean and feeling the breeze. He remembered when he was on Drakon
Island playing with Luna on the beach. He remembered when he
and Star Cluster played on the beach. Starfire sighed sadly at
the thought of Star Cluster.
Just then he heard a noise. Starfire turned and saw something
behind a tree.
"Who's there?" Starfire yelled, "Come out!"
But they didn't come out. Starfire walked towards the tree and
saw someone running. Starfire ran after the pony. He had to use
his wings to catch her quickly before she reached the sidewalk.
Once he knocked her down, he quickly hid his wings under his
cloak. Then he looked down angrily at the blue pony.
"Who are you and why are you following me?" Starfire
asked.
When Raspberry turned her head and looked up at him, Starfire
suddenly recognized her as the one in the park behind the bushes.
"I-I...I was ummm....I'm not the only one. That pony over
there is following you too," Raspberry pointed but when
she and Starfire looked across the small clearing Blizzard had
disappeared.
"I swear he was there!" Raspberry cried.
"That doesn't explain why your following me!" Starfire
exclaimed.
"I umm was....taking a walk," Raspberry lied.
Starfire looked at her seriously as if he didn't believe her,
"taking a walk? on the cliff? I seriously doubt that. Just
why are you following me?"
Raspberry laid on her back feeling scared. Blizzard watched from
another spot in the forest with interest, he remember when Teriney
towered over him like Starfire ready to fry him. Blizzard shook
the thought out of his mind.
"I was...wondering why are you here?" Raspberry asked.
"Excuse me?" Starfire asked.
"Don't you remember me? and just what did you do with your
horn?" Raspberry asked.
"Skyview," Thought Starfire surprisingly, "She
must think I'm Skyview." Then he looked at her seriously,
"I don't have a horn. I never did. Besides everyone know
there is no such thing as a unicorn. Now get lost!"
Raspberry stood up and ran.
Starfire stood watching her till she was out of sight. He
turned and followed the cliff to the beach then he continued
into the forest again.
"I wonder if who ever it was that night left foot prints?"
Starfire thought.
He continued walking through the forest till he heard birds chirping
loudly. Starfire had heard birds make noises before but not like
that. He turned and walked back to see what was going on. He
walked to a large rock and looked behind it, to his surprise
it was Raspberry trying to chase the birds way that was attacking
her. Starfire noticed a nest inside a hollow tree right next
to her.
"I thought I told her to get lost!" Starfire yelled
angrily.
Raspberry gasped and than ran. Starfire ran after her. When she
came to a clearing he used his wings and flew in front of her.
Raspberry gasped shockingly and stopped suddenly. Starfire landed
not caring she had seen his wings.
Blizzard was surprised that Starfire would even show his wings
to her.
"Y-you have...w-wings!" Raspberry stuttered. She began
to walk backwards as Starfire walk towards her angrily. Suddenly
she tripped over a rock and fell to the ground.
"I do not have a horn. That would be my brother you had
seen before," Starfire told her.
Raspberry glanced around, "Is..is he near by?"
Starfire didn't answer he was thinking about what he should do
with her.
"I'm not the only one following you," Raspberry looked
around and saw Blizzard peaking behind the bushes, "There!"
Starfire looked at the bushes but didn't see anyone, "There
is no one there."
"He was there. I swear it!" Raspberry cried.
Starfire looked at her, suddenly he remembered her in the field
behind the school when he and his brothers had caught her, "Well,
well, I remember you. Me and my two brothers had caught you before
and was going to get rid of you."
"Please!" Raspberry begged, "I-I didn't do anything!"
"My brothers said you were..what was it they said?....nothing
but trouble to them and they were right. If you tell a soul about
me or that you even saw my wings, I'll call them back."
Starfire paused and smiled as he remembered when the girls told
him her name, "Raspberry."
Raspberry gasped, looking frightened, "Y-you know m-my name?"
"Yes. I know where you live too. Just remember, me and my
brothers will come and get you if you tell a soul about me."
Raspberry shook her head, "No, I-I won't tell anyone. I
promise."
"Good, now get lost! I don't ever want to catch you following
me again!" Starfire yelled.
Raspberry jumped to her feet and ran as fast as she could. Starfire
smiled as she watched her disappeared in the distance, then he
laughed, "Maybe I over did it a bit." He turned and
walked up the hill, "I suppose I could ask Luna where she
lives just in case."
He walked deep into the forest and continued till he came
to the gate. Blizzard quietly followed him.
"Raspberry almost ruined everything!" Blizzard thought,
"If she interrupts again, I'll have to take care of her.
The last thing I need is her in the way."
He followed Starfire to the gate and watched him walk into the
forest to the ditch.
"That's were I was hiding," Blizzard thought, "They
know I'm here then. I'll have to be extra careful."
When Starfire couldn't find anything he left, leaving the gate
behind. Blizzard followed him from a safe distance out of the
forest and headed to the park.
Blizzard followed him into the park who just roamed around.
He noticed Starfire stopping at the water fountain again.
"Well, well, if it isn't the little spy!" Raspberry
exclaimed.
Blizzard turned and looked at her angrily.
"Get lost. You are nothing but trouble!" Blizzard cried.
Raspberry got mad, "Shut up!" he looked up at Starfire
and watched, "Why are you..." When she realized Blizzard
was gone she looked around but didn't see him. Blizzard had turned
into a cluster of snowflakes and moved away from Raspberry where
he could still watch Starfire. Blizzard hid behind some bushes
and trees then he returned to his pony form.
"Why doesn't he just go to the Princess?" Blizzard
thought.
Just then he noticed Raspberry sneaking out of the bushes and
heading toward Starfire.
"She'll ruin everything!" Blizzard thought feeling
angry. He turned into a cluster of snowflakes and flew out of
the bushes towards Raspberry. He flew around her, moving her
towards the lake. Suddenly, she fell in making a large splash.
When Starfire saw Raspberry, he turned and ran out of sight.
"That little pony. I'll defiantly ask Luna where she lives
to be on the safe side. I guess it'll be best if I don't roam
around freely anymore," Starfire thought.
Blizzard looked but he had lost sight of Starfire. As he watched
Raspberry climb out of the lake he got angry at her knowing she
had ruined his plan. Raspberry stood on the grass dripping wet
when suddenly a cold chilling wind blew around her. Her fur quickly
turned to icicles. Snow fell on her back and face.
Raspberry gasped shockingly, "This can't be possible!"
Suddenly she noticed her feet felt very cold, she looked down
and to her great surprise her legs turned to ice. The winter
wind left her and flew high into the air over the park leaving
Raspberry frozen to the ground.
Later that night at the dinner table. Starfire told Luna and
her family of the things he did and how Raspberry kept following
him.
"Starfire, you mean she knows you're a pegasus?" Rosebud
asked surprisingly.
"Yes but I scared her pretty bad so I'm sure she wouldn't
dare tell a soul about me," Starfire replied, "Luna,
where does she live?"
"I'll have to show you sometime," Luna replied.
"Do you really think someone else was following you?"
Buster asked.
"I don't know. I saw no one else but her all day long,"
Starfire replied.
"It may be best if you didn't go walking around, just in
case Raspberry follows you here," Charades suggested.
"I thought of that, I don't plan to go out much," Starfire
replied.
"Oh, that reminds me. You wouldn't believe what happened
to Raspberry in the park!" Luna exclaimed.
"I know she fell in the lake," Starfire replied.
"Well after that," Luna told him, "She said a
cold wind turned her feet to ice."
Starfire and everyone looked at her surprisingly.
"Are you sure?" Starfire asked her, surprisingly.
"I was there and her feet were frozen to the ground. The
ice on her fur had melted by the time me and Blueberry found
her," Luna replied.
Starfire kept silent as he thought about it. What was the winter
wind doing at the park? Was it possible someone has the power
of winter? As he thought about it, he realized something about
the whole thing felt familiar. |