adventure A Light in the Black

[D.J. 6]

--- Note: This is one of my stories that I am working on and am currently trying to continue. This is the first chapter and I hope to get some good feedback on it. If I do, I will add more chapters and hopefully present the entire story here. Any feedback is appreciated. Again, I will only be sharing the first chapter of this story. I hope you guys will enjoy. ---

 

It was a cold night in Equestria. The night sky was filled with sparkling stars, gently shining with the moon. The clouds moved slowly across the open skies and a gentle breeze whispered across the area. Everypony was sound asleep tonight. Not a sound was made in the air. Only the silent whispers of the soft midnight breeze.

 

But not every pony was asleep. There were a few who were awake. In the dark forest, a little pony was laying on the ground. It was just a tiny little unicorn. His coat was black and his body was very fragile and weak. The little colt began to lift open his eyes. He just stared for a few minutes, registering his state of mind. His head lifted from the ground and  he slowly sat up. It was so cold out here. He quickly began to shiver as the cold air surrounded him. The trees stood high above him and many sounds echoed across the dark atmosphere. He was quickly getting scared. The little pony tried to hide, but his legs were barely able to lift him up. He began to tear up in his eyes as he continued to hear new and frightening noises. He attempted to drag himself towards a tree to hide underneath. He pulled his body over to the tree and dug his way under a root, hiding from the cold and hoping he would be safe.

 

The little pony stayed awake for several hours, too afraid to even blink. His beady yellow eyes looked around slowly and kept an eye out for anything that might be dangerous. Nothing so far... Maybe it was safe? He cautiously crawled into the open and was eventually able to lift his body from the ground. He looked down to his hooves and watched his legs shake a bit until they could hold him up properly. He took a step forward but suddenly tumbled to the ground again. A small and tiny thud was barely visible to the ear. He lifted himself up again and tried to take another step. A little shaky, but he did it. He took another, but because of his legs still growing, he wasn't able to hold himself up with just a hind leg and two front legs. He fell to a sitting position and then quickly stood back to his hooves. He watched as he took one step after another until he was fully capable of walking.

 

He trotted for a few minutes, going in circles to get used to his legs. His eyes also changed colors. Instead of being yellow for cowardice, they were a light red, symbolizing activeness and will. He was a bit excited to be walking. He looked back and looked at his hoof-prints. He stomped the ground, losing some balance and wobbled in the progress. He lifted his hoof and discovered the same print was there. Today was just a school day for the little colt. He was learning so much. He learned how to walk in just a few minutes, he learned what his tracks looked like. He was actually having fun.

 

As much fun he was having, he felt like something was wrong, maybe even missing. He looked around himself and began to think. He never really explored beyond this little area he found himself in. He curiously looked in the distance. He cautiously traveled out of his little home and began to explore this strange place. His eyes, now a light indigo, which was helping him from being scared and to keep exploring, looked all over himself, viewing everything he could spot. Up ahead, he saw something new. It was on the ground and looked like it was in the air as well. He cautiously approached the thing and circled around it. The floor was very different now, compared to the rest of the area. He moved up, just an inch away from touching this new and strange thing. He looked it up and down, examining it with great curiosity. He could see through it as well. This only made him curiouser.

 

"What is this? It looks so strange..." He thought to himself. He sat down and raised his hoof up. A bit hesitant, he slowly moved his hoof forward, placing it in the thing. His hoof felt... Different. It felt a bit strange. A good strange. He placed his other hoof forward, bringing both hooves into the thing. His balance shifted as he used both of his front hooves into the thing. He fell forward, his balance been off as he only sat on his hind legs, and fell forward and letting his front half rest inside the strange something. Nothing happened. He sat up in the center and looked around. Everything just seemed so strange. This one little spot on the ground felt so much different to what he's been hiding in. His eyes looked down towards his body. It changed too. It was... Warm. He felt warm. He looked to the treetops and up where the thing was coming from. It made his eyes squint. He looked away from it and then walked out of the strange thing. He loved this thing... whatever it was.

 

He soon heard something, turning his head towards it as it rang softly into his small perked up ears. With an ever growing curiosity,the colt went off to discover what made that strange new sound. Upon his presence, he found something new. He examined the area and saw that the thing he found earlier was here as well. It was now moving around on the floor... The floor was moving as well. This was strange. He cautiously moved closer, but his hoof fell into something. He looked down, startled by the sudden happenings, and looked down at his hoof. It wasn't on the ground... It was in it. This part of the ground was different too. His hoof next to him was sitting on soft and fertile ground as his other hoof was in a cold and strange acting ground. It remained the same even with his hoof in it. It moved more than it did before, but it mostly stayed the same. He lifted up his hoof , taking it out of the chilling embrace of the alien-like thing and watched it act strange again. His hoof still had some of the thing on him. It was very cold, colder than it was before he moved it from the something. It was... Wet? Yes, wet! His hoof was wet. He could see something as well. It was in the... Water? That's right. Water. Something was in the water. He leaned in closely, hoping to get a better look at what was down there. He saw himself.  His ears, his glowing eyes, his coat and nose. He saw himself for the very first time. It was kinda cool.

 

The colt started to feel as if he knew these things from somewhere. He felt like he had learned these things before. That thing he found before. It began to nag at him, making the little pony want to remember if it was possible. It was… something called. Light... It made him warm... Warm light... Cold water... He remembered those things. What else did he know? He traveled around the area some more, curiouser and curiouser about everything he saw. He was just fascinated. He wasn't so scared anymore. In fact, one could most likely say he was fearless now. He always hid under that one tree, frightened to see what might be out there, scared to go far beyond the safety from under its roots. But now he was brave and venturing further and further from the comfort of his home. He was also pretty happy. He walked on and explored some newer areas, discovering even newer thing with each step. He never thought he would be in such a big place. It was so huge. But he was so tiny. He didn't even mind that. He just wanted to explore this wonderland he woke up in.

 

After a long and exciting voyage the colt grew tired, slowly starting to yawn as his body gradually drained itself out over the past few hours he explored and discovered. He gave another silent yawn and turned back to try and return to his tree. He then had a chilling thought... Which way did he come from? Where was he? He didn't remember where he came from... He started to worry... He didn't know where he was. He was lost. How could he sleep? Where could he sleep? Who would be there to keep him safe? Where was his tree? The fact he couldn’t find the way back to his tree scared him. He was… lost. Hopelessly lost. He tried to go back, but he wasn't sure if that was the right way. Which way can he go? He was so scared now. He tried to follow his tracks, but it was so dark and he could barely see where his hoof-prints were. Maybe the light could help him. But where was it? He wasn’t able to go back. He can’t go back. He felt so lonely. His eyes changed to a light blue. The blue of isolation. He was afraid now. There wasn't anything to keep him warm. Nothing to protect him. He shivered and looked around... Wait, what's that? Is that light? It looked different. It wasn't shiny like last time, but it was some sort of light either way. He walked over and looked at it, seeing that the ground was not a bright as it should have been made. He looked up and could see more. He was able to look into the sky, spotting a huge white thing up there... He moved into the light and looked around himself. This light... It didn't make him warm. He stayed the same. Cold. He looked at the white thing some more. It was lovely. It shined nicely around him, lighting up some of the ground he stood on, similar to the other brighter light from a while ago. Maybe it could look after him as well? He slowly laid himself down and relaxed, laying in the gentle light. His eyes slowly closed and he went to sleep.

 

The night went by smoothly for the tiny colt. He easily woke in warm light with a tired sigh. He slowly sat himself up and shook off his tiredness with a good yawn and shake. He noticed the warm light was back and smiled. He loved that warm feeling it gave him when he moved into it.

 

"Where did the cold light go?" He thought to himself. Maybe he could find it. He decided to go out and look for it. He traveled all around, traveling far and wide for almost an entire hour in hopes of finding it. Sadly, it was not to be seen. He couldn't find it. Just the warm light. He didn't mind the warm light, but he was curious as to where the other light went.

 

Just then, the colt felt a pain... His body didn't feel good. He was hungry... He had to eat. What was he able to eat? The little black colt looked around for a bit... He remembered that he could drink water... But there wasn't any nearby. His stomach howled again and he whimpered a little. He searched a little more and soon spotted some small flowers and pondered. Was he allowed to eat flowers? It seemed right... He went over to the flowers, examining their beautiful colors and sniffing the magnificent smells. He slowly took a pedal and nibbled on it, testing its flavor. He  found it, to a surprise, very pleasing. He finished the petal before going to the other flowers and eating them as well. He finished in a few minutes and felt that he was still pretty hungry. What else was there to eat? He looked around and searched for something, even a few more flowers. There wasn't a single piece of food around.

 

"There must be something I can have... But where can I find something to eat?" He wondered as he continued to travel. But wait... Up ahead... There was light... A lot of light. He moved out towards the light and found himself awestruck at what he was looking at. It's someplace new. What is this place? The light was almost everywhere. Some places didn't have light. But still, look at all of the light! He cautiously left the darkness of the forest and came out into the open. The little colt instantly felt the warmth of the light. It felt good... But that thought was quickly replaced with hunger. He had to eat something... Maybe there was something here he could find? He began to move further out and look for food. Just close by he spotted a tree. It was very big. It had these red things hanging from high above. There were some yellow and red and green ones as well. They looked like food... Maybe it was food. He approached the tree and tried to reach up. He was too small, his tiny hooves barely lifting him to his hind legs. He couldn't reach the food. He kept trying either way. He found a stick nearby and started to throw it at the tree.. No, that didn't do anything. He was only able to find a stick with some leaves on it... Sadly, he decided that was going to have to work. He took back his stick and started to try and bite into it... No, that wasn't working either. He looked at the leaf on the stick and went to eating that instead. He laid beside the tree and worked on the single leaf he was able to find. It wasn't the best tasting thing, nor was it the most filling, but at least he ate something... And because he was small, he was able to keep going for a little longer.

 

The wind gave a small gust and caused an apple to fall from the tree. The apple fell close by the young pony. He flinched and quickly stood up, ready to flee... Wait… a red thing fell down. He calmed down as he saw what it was. It was the food from the tree. Seeing nothing else around, he took the apple by the stem with his teeth and slowly dragged the huge apple into the shade  the tree gave and relaxed ash started to eat.

 

He finished the huge red apple and went on to explore some more. "That feels much better." He sighed happily.  The black colt looked all around himself as well as over his head. This place had a bigger sky... It was much higher and brighter. It looked really pretty too. He watched as white things moved high above him. Those were... clouds. Puffy fluffy clouds. He remembered those too. He sat down and watched the sky, finding it to be very relaxing. He let his eyes drift and eventually close.
 

Edited March 13, 2014 by D.J.

[D.J. 6]

I forgot to mention this, but you are free to comment and tell me what you think about the story. I don't know if that's allowed or not, but if it is, I would love to hear your comments and thoughts about the story.

[D.J. 6]

(Here is chapter two to my story... I hope you guys like it.)

 

Chapter 2

The small black pony napped under the big tree, laying on his side. The wind softly whispered in his ears and made a leaf to fall off of the tree he slept under and fluttered over his nose. Feeling the slight discomfort of the leaf resting on his nose the colt stirred from his nap and sat up, yawning after letting the apple settle in his stomach. After a few moments of stretching, he began to hear something. The colt perked his ears up and listened, now looking towards the new sounds. As the sounds rang softly into his ears, he noticed it sounded familiar... Talking... that's it, talking. Wait, who was talking? The very question made the colt curiously sneak around the corner of a big red thing and looked around.

He spotted two creatures close by and moved his head back into the corner. He watched closely and waited. He was afraid to come out. He doesn't know what they are... Wait... Those legs... He looked at his own legs and saw that they were kinda the same. Was he like them? Was he one of them? He looked around some more. There were only those beings here. Maybe he could go up to them? He cautiously began to step out into the open. The light gently beamed against his body. This also started to change his eyes to a red of heat. He liked this feeling. He liked being warm.

As he approached, the two ponies spotted him after hearing a small twig snap under the colt’s hooves. He stopped as they spotted and backed up a little, getting a bit scared. They watched him and suddenly spotted his eyes. They panicked and bolted away in a rush and shouting in fear. The young colt was a bit spooked as they moved so suddenly and darted away as soon as they did, too scared to do anything else. He hid in the shade once again, his eyes still a bit red, showing his warmth. He remained in the shadows and shivered in fear. He didn't want to do that again.

"Are they gone?" He wondered and looked out again. He was alone again. He cautiously came out and looked for the ponies... "Okay... They left... I'm safe." He thought. His eyes scanned everywhere as he came back into the light.. They continued to glow light red due to the warm sun beaming against his dark coat. He walked slowly, following a path that left the place with food and trees. It lead him towards an even larger place. It was more colorful, showing more shades of countless new colors than he has ever seen so far.

"What is this place?" He asked himself and looked up and down at everything he could spot with his fascinated and glowing eye. He even saw a few more ponies and froze. He was suddenly scared, recalling the panic that happened not too long ago. They saw him and also hurried away after noticing his eyes. He backed away as he saw them stare and flee, saddened as everyone else that spotted him fled the area, abandoning him and gone into hiding.

"Why are they leaving me?" He asked himself and frowned. He walked out a little more. And suddenly there was an entire street of ponies, all of them hearing about this small colt and quickly running away at first glance. He watched as the streets were fastly deserted, leaving him the only one outside in the sunlight. Windows closed and doors slammed shut. He was once again all alone. His eyes began to turn a bit lighter red as he was beginning to think about something other than warmth. He slowly walked down the street and saw the there wasn't a single pony out here. He was just left alone.

Across the town, a pony was walking peacefully in the quiet afternoon. She had a pink mane and tail, light green eyes, a cutie mark of butterflies, and had a yellow coat with wings. She walked and listened to the birds sing their songs as she carried a few things to her house. On her way however, she saw that the town was completely empty. She has never seen this happen in a while... Maybe something happened? The pegasi, named Fluttershy, walked further into town and began to investigate.

After a minute, the young colt sat down with upset eyes. He closed them and just remained still. He felt so alone... So sad... So blue...

Around the corner, Fluttershy walked by and then looked over to find the young pony by himself. He was the only one out here... Maybe he was scared? Lost? Fluttershy cautiously began to walk up and get close to him. She looked over him and saw he was just looking down at the ground. She wondered why he was out here alone.

"Are you okay?" She asked with her soft voice. The little colt was startled and panicked. He quickly began to run to the shadows, tripping over himself a few times and cowering in the dark. He hid in the closest shadow he could find and shivered in fear.

Fluttershy felt bad that she spooked him and watched him try to hide. She cautiously followed him after he went behind a bush. "It's okay, little guy... Don't be scared..." She said to him. His little tail shook as he tried to keep calm and quiet so he wouldn't be noticed. When he heard her voice again, he flinched and tried to go further into the bush. He listened to her voice and felt somewhat calmer... But he was still too scared to realize. He slowly turned around as he tried to stay hidden in the shadows the bush had to offer. His eyes were a light yellow, once again showing his cowardice. He looked at her and tried to keep quiet, as if she was still looking for him and didn't know where he was. His eyes were fixated on her.

"Please don't be afraid... It's okay to come out." She assured. She backed away slowly so he had some room to breathe. As she moved away a little, he started to calm down, sensing she really didn't mean any threat. He shyly crawled out just enough so that she could see his yellow eyes, but he remained inside the bush.

"Come on out, it's okay. My name is Fluttershy." She said and waited for him to come out.

"Fluttershy...." He repeated in his head. He kinda liked that name. He slowly poked his head out of the bush and looked around... he and Fluttershy were the only ones that were out here. He cautiously brought out his front hoofs and slowly left the bush. He remained right in front of it as a way to hide in case something spooked him again. He sat down and looked into her eyes curiously.

"What's your name?" She asked him with a warm smile. He thought for a moment... What was his name?... Name... Name... He didn't have one! He frowned and his little ears folded down. Fluttershy looked at him curiously. "Do you... Do you have a name?" She asked. The colt only frowned again and shook his head. "Oh, you poor thing." She said and began to move closer. The pony saw the sudden motion and startled him, making him back away into the bush.

"Don't be afraid, I'm a friend." She said, trying to help him calm down. He came back out shyly and even began to come closer towards her as she remained where she stood. He felt comfortable around her... He wasn't too scared of her. His eyes changed back to a light red, showing he had a sense of safety near Fluttershy.

Fluttershy noticed this change and was slightly startled. She assumed it was natural and meant he was happy, based on how he was acting now. As he moved beside her legs, she watched him and felt good. She got him to feel less scared around her. She could easily tell he wasn't scared anymore. She looked around again... There still wasn't a single pony out here except for her and the colt. What happened to everypony?

"Why don't we get you somewhere safe?" Fluttershy suggested. The little pony stood up and simply stayed next to her, following her and keeping up as best as he could. His eyes slowly changed to a calm blue as he kept by her side.

They walked together and eventually made it to a big tree. Fluttershy walked over and walked inside. The colt curiously went in with her and looked around, seeing some new things.

"Twilight? Are you here?" Fluttershy called out. After a minute there were steps coming from above. The colt heard this and grew worried, moving to hide behind Fluttershy and cover himself by sitting under her long pink tail. After a moment, a purple unicorn started coming down and welcomed Fluttershy.

"Hi Fluttershy. What brings you here?" The mare asked. She looked over and noticed the black colt and looked back at Fluttershy and, now feeling very uneasy. "Who is that behind you?"

"Oh, I found him all by himself out there. Everypony in Ponyville is gone. But I found him all alone." Fluttershy said and moved aside to let Twilight see him. The colt saw this and quickly moved back behind her. "The poor little guy must be so scared..."

"The only one out there?" Twilight repeated and looked out the window. Fluttershy was right. The whole town was empty... Everypony was hiding inside their houses. "Maybe everypony is inside?"

"Maybe... But why was he all alone out there?" Fluttershy wondered and looked back at the colt. She helped him to relax like before and slowly helped him approach Twilight. "I don't think he can speak either..."

Twilight turned to look at the small black pony. "Wait... Did his eyes just change? Weren't they just blue a second ago?" She asked and looked at him closely. He became nervous as Twilight stared at him closely and backed away next to Fluttershy.

"Oh, I noticed that too. I think he's controlling that... Do you think it's his magic?"

As Fluttershy asked the question, the word magic sounded familiar to the tiny colt. He thought for a moment and tried to think about that word... He couldn't remember anything.

"Maybe... I might have something in one of my books." Twilight said and started to search her wall of books. She looked through one book after another and eventually found something. "Oh, I think this is it." Twilight said, clearing her throat and began to read out loud.

"Chapter 14: Spectrum Ponies," Twilight began, "These are a very unique type of unicorn. They have the power to change their eyes into different colors, each color symbolizing an emotion..." Twilight read some more and found some examples. "This book even has the list of colors and what each one means... Let's see..." She began to turn the page and looked at his current eye color... yellow.

"Let's see..." Twilight said and began to read. "It says that yellow can represent cowardice."

"When I found him, he got scared and tried to hide in some bushes. Maybe his eyes were yellow for cowardice?" Fluttershy suggested.

"That could be it... There's also red... We might want to be sure he doesn't scare Ponyville into hiding.... Or did that already happen?" Twilight looked back out the window. A black colt with red eyes... Yep, that made sense... "It says red stands for warmth... So maybe he got out in the sun and felt warm?" Twilight suggested. The colt listened and nodded. That's exactly what he did. "Well, that explains why Ponyville looks deserted... He must have scared some ponies and then the whole town was told about it..."

"You mean he's why everypony is not coming outside?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, you found him alone in the streets, right? That has to be the only reason he'd be by himself... He scared everyone into hiding."

"But he's just a little colt." Fluttershy said and looked back at him, watching him look around and look at the tall shelves filled with books. His eyes scanned all over the place, seeming less nervous around Twilight as well. Both mares smiled at him and thought about how cute he looked.

"Well, this book has a lot of information about him... I'll let you keep it so you can find out some more information, maybe even add some things that you might learn." Twilight said and used her magic to put the book in Fluttershy's bag.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. The three ponies looked at the door. The colt was a bit surprised to hear the loud knock and moved over to Fluttershy again.

As Twilight opened the door, a white unicorn trotted in. Her mane was purple and delicately curled. Something about this mare just emanated elegance. “Twilight, darling! Thank Celestia I found you! I heard there was a little black colt around here and I came here to warn you!” she cried.

"Black colt?" Twilight repeated. "Oh, you mean this little guy here?" She pointed behind Fluttershy, revealing the hiding pony with his eyes looking at the new unicorn nervously behind Fluttershy's tail.

The white unicorn widened her eyes and let out a frightened squeak. “Aaahh! There it is!”

The small colt was frightened by the squeak and started to run away. In his attempt, he ran into the wall of books and caused a few books to fall over him, hiding him from the mares. He poked his head out and tried running away again, squeezing his way under a nearby desk.

“Twilight, you know how dangerous black ponies can be!” The white unicorn whimpered, just as scared at the little colt. “You know what they’re capable of!” She cried, backing away.

"I know, Rarity, but this one isn't quite what you think he is..." Twilight said and grabbed the book she just gave to Fluttershy. She opened it to the same pages as before and let Rarity read it with her. Meanwhile Fluttershy went over to where the colt fled and tried to calm him down and come out into the open.

“A Spectrum pony? That’s new...” Rarity said. “But I’m still not sure. I remember the stories they told me about how... chaotic  and dangerous they can be.” She said, cautiously glancing back at the colt.

Fluttershy slowly helped him out from under the desk and walked with him towards Rarity, his eyes lit with a familiar yellow glow.

"Well, maybe he's not like those ponies in those stories..." Fluttershy said and looked down at him. He kept his eyes from meeting Rarity's, still a bit scared from her sudden and loud squeak, shaking like a leaf. "Can you give him a chance? I'm sure he'll open up to you too, Rarity."

"I think Fluttershy has a point, Rarity." Twilight added. "He's only seen me for about five minutes and already he seems pretty calm and okay around me..."

"Please, Rarity?" Fluttershy asked. "Just say hello to him? That might make him less scared."

The little black pony nervously looked up at the white unicorn, still a bit scared that she might do something scary again. His small yellow eyes looked into her own and wondered what she might do. Still frightened by Rarity, the small colt looked away.

“H-hello.” Rarity said, shaking slightly.

The tiny colt looked up at her and gave a tiny smile. He cautiously stood up and even more cautiously began to take baby steps towards her. Her shaking made him a bit worried, but he dared himself to keep going and try to be nice.

Both Fluttershy and Twilight watched as the little colt tried to be brave and moved closer... But what about Rarity?

Before anything else could happen, the front door burst open and a sudden noise went off. The colt was in a quick panic and hid by the closest thing he could reach, which happened to be Rarity. He jumped in horror and clung to her leg, holding on for dear life.

From the looks of it, Rarity had a nervous expression on her own face. The black colt was extremely close to her, and she wasn’t sure what to expect. The little pony seemed more afraid of the door suddenly opening than he was of Rarity. But she kept calm and collected, and looked up at the door to see who barged in.

"Oh oh oh oh oh, did you hear the news?!" A new voice shouted with joy. "There's a new pony in town! Let's welcome him with a PARTY!!!" The pony jumped playfully and excitedly, shooting around some confetti and balloons. The poor colt was terrified, just clinging to Rarity and unable to even move anymore. He just stared in terror.

"Whereishewhereishewhereishe?" She asked. Fluttershy acted fast and tried to quiet the new pony, but to no avail.

"Pinkie, stop!" Twilight acted quickly and placed her hoof over the pink mare's lips. The room went quiet again and everyone looked to see the terrified black colt still holding on for his life...

“Pinkie, that was just plain rude. Not only that, but we have a colt in our midst. Try to show some control.” Rarity said, half-shielding the little colt with her other hoof. The poor thing was shaking like a leaf. If she looked closely, she could see him hiding his face in her coat as he began to cry a bit.

Fluttershy moved over to the colt and tried to calm him down once more, but he wouldn't let go of Rarity. He kept himself there and was just overwhelmed by the sudden attack of sounds and fast motions. "Don't be scared. It's okay." She spoke calmly, doing her best to have him calm down, but it didn't quite work.

Pinkie noticed that the pony was black and was about to panic. Twilight tried to keep her quiet as Rarity and Fluttershy worked on actually calming down the poor colt. "Before you say anything, Pinkie, he's not what you think..." Twilight said and explained everything just as she did to Fluttershy and Rarity. After a few more minutes the tiny colt was finally able to calm down and carefully started to let go of Rarity,  but still very frightened by Pinkie. As he let go, his legs lost their hold and he flopped to the ground, softly landing on his back. He stood back up and kept under Rarity.

Fluttershy gently spoke to the colt, calming him down at last as he stayed close to Rarity still, hoping she would offer him protection. He shivered behind her leg, hiding from Pinkie with his eyes still yellow. They both looked at each other, but the colt kept himself hidden beside Rarity.

"Don't be afraid little buddy." Fluttershy whispered and lowered to his eye level. He looked at Fluttershy and cautiously moved by her side, looking at the mares as they all watched him. "That's just Pinkie Pie. She won't hurt you. Go say hello to her." Fluttershy gently nudged the colt closer towards Pinkie and watched as he then very slowly approached the mare, still shaking wildly. He was still scared by the loud noises she made.

"He looks so terrified..." Twilight said and frowned, feeling bad for him. She watched as the colt began to slow down half way and came to a stop, slowly beginning to back away. He shivered some more and made eye contact with Pinkie. "Why don't you try to get closer, Pinkie?" Twilight suggested. "Just move slowly so he doesn't freak out... This must be so new and overwhelming for him..."

Pinkie Pie slowly moved closer, smiling warmly at the small colt. He watched her approach and began to hesitantly back away even more. Pinkie watched and also backed away. She sat down and decided to let him come to her again, hoping he would try. He calmed down some and tried to encourage himself.

"Just go and say hello." He thought to himself. "Just go up and say hello... Fluttershy wants me to do this..." He slowly began to walk closer, being as brave as he could. His hooves slowly brought them closer, almost two feet apart. Pinkie smiled at him again and even laid her head down, hinting that she meant no harm either. The colt watched her do this and understood. He walked a bit faster and was soon by her side and cautiously laid down next to her. He was still a bit shaky, but the mares could easily see that he was calmer than when Pinkie first showed up. They awed at how cute he looked as they settled down. His eyes slowly became a calming blue again and he became fully relaxed.

Pinkie watched his eyes change as he looked up at her and she oohed. She looked back at the book and looked back to blue. What a nice way of explaining it. Pinkie looked at the other colors and chuckled when she saw pink listed as one of the colors. The little colt lifted himself up and went over to Twilight, feeling like he hasn't given her much attention as the others. He moved next to her hooves and looked up in her eyes. She smiled at him and heard someone outside. She slowly walked to the door and saw another pony.

"I'll take care of this." Twilight said and grabbed her book and carefully left the house, leaving the mares alone with their new friend. The colt watched her leave and tried to follow her. She left without him and left him a bit confused. He looked at the door and wondered where Twilight went. He lifted himself up and tried to open the door, but sat down in failure. He looked over to the others and wondered what to do next.

Pinkie moved up to him and smiled. "What's your name?" She asked and sat down beside him.

"Oh... Uh, Pinkie, he... Doesn't have one..." Fluttershy said and sat up. She looked over at him and frowned. "Should we give him one?"

"Ooh, I wanna give him a name!" Pinkie bounced excitedly. The colt watched her move up and down. He moved aside both nervously and also tried not to get in her way. He moved back beside Fluttershy and gave her a smile. He felt so safe by her side... After a minute of silence, the front door opened and Twilight walked in with two other mares. One of them was a bit familiar. The colt looked at the orange pony and folded his ears down nervously. That was one of the first ponies he was seen by.

"Ya sure he's safe to be 'round, Twi?" The orange one asked, looking at him and saw how he looked back.

"He's completely harmless, Applejack." Twilight said and watched the other mare come in. Her mane was full of colors... She also had wings, just like Fluttershy. He didn't even think about it and started to hurry over to the new pegasi, very curious about her as well. "Maybe she's like Fluttershy?" He thought as he hurried towards the cyan pony excitedly.

"Whoa, whoa why is he coming after me?" The pegasi panicked and jumped away and stayed in the air. The colt stopped as she flew in the air and watched her just stay up there. He looked over to the orange mare and tilted his head. "Is she nice too?" He wondered.

"Perhaps he has a thing for pegasus?" Rarity guessed. They looked at him as he walked up to Applejack, who nervously backed away slowly as he moved closer. He stopped as she backed up, not wanting to get her upset. He saw something by her tail and looked over. She had those foods on her leg? He slowly moved closer, hoping she wasn't too nervous.

"Why is he starin' at me like that?" Applejack asked and watched him move by her and look at her cutie mark. He examined and wondered why she was wearing food... Applejack moved away and watched him curiously. "Where'd he even come from?"

"Fluttershy said she just found him outside all alone..." Twilight said. "And we think he's why everypony is hiding... His eyes must have changed red when he was out there."

"Well... Ah did see him at the barn... His eyes were redder than the barn itself..." Applejack said. "I warned everypony that he was here... So ah guess it's mostly mah fault..."

The colt moved back in front of her and looked into her eyes, his own slowly changed into orange. Applejack saw this and glanced at him. "Is he tryin' to be like me or somethin'? His eyes are goin' orange..." Pinkie Pie looked back at the book and was curious about orange. Pinkie began to read what she found.

"It says that orange is a color of forgiveness..." Pinkie said after reading.

"Is he using orange for forgiveness?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, Applejack did warn Ponyville about him being an evil little colt..." Rarity said and moved over to his side. "I could hear her shouting it down the street..."

"Sorry little guy..." Applejack said and frowned. The colt moved closer and leaned against Applejack with glowing orange eyes.

"It looks like he forgives you,  Applejack." Twilight smiled. Applejack smiled at the colt and placed her hoof over his head, giving a small hug. "What about you Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked and looked up to the pegasi.

"He seems kinda cool... I guess..." The cyan pony replied. She slowly came down to the ground and moved up to the colt. She extended her hoof to the black pony and smiled kindly. "The name's Rainbow Dash."

The colt looked at her hoof and looked at his own. Curious, he placed his tiny hoof up against Rainbow Dash's hoof, but wasn't sure what to do next. They both just touched hooves and stood in an awkward silence.

"What should we name him?" Pinkie asked, breaking the silence. Everyone thought for a moment before they started to list some names.

"Maybe Midnight?" Rainbow Dash suggested.

"That doesn't sound very good..." Twilight answered. "How about Ash?"

"Or maybe Charcoal?" Pinkie added.

"What about Shadow?" Applejack said.

"I think he should be named Lucifer." Rarity suggested.

"Or Charcoal!" Pinkie repeated. The group started to negotiate and list as many names as they could come up with. The colt looked over and noticed Fluttershy was by herself. He moved away from the others and hurried to her side, not wanting her to feel lonely.

"I wonder what names I can think of..." Fluttershy said and watched him sit down next to her. She thought for a moment before saying the first thing that came up. "Buddy?"

The colt thought about that name... "I like Buddy." He thought. He smiled at her and nodded yes. Fluttershy smiled as he agreed. They both stood up and tried to speak to the other ponies. They continued to talk amongst themselves, unaware of the two ponies.