Comet's Tale

"Is it just me or is the sky prettier than usual?" Asked Twilight while strolling through the town with Spike and Comet.

Her childhood friend raised his head to see better. "Hmm, perhaps Soarin has gotten up early for once and cleared all the clouds away?"

"Maybe but where is everypony?" Asked Spike. "We haven't seen a single soul since we left the library."

"Good question, maybe today's some local celebration?" Proposed Twilight.

"Even if the majority of the town was celebrating, it still doesn't explain why there's nopony in sight." Countered Comet.

It wasn't until they were near the Sugar Cube Corner that they heard something.

"Psst! Comet, Twilight..."

They turned to the direction of the sound to see Pinkie Pie whispering to them from the window.

"Come quickly! Before she gets you three!"

They went inside as the pink mare asked them to.

"May I ask what are you doing here alone in the dark?" Asked Comet.

"Oh, I'm not alone here!" Pinkie said.

At that moment Twilight and Comet noticed that the room was filled with the rest of the mane six plus Rumble and Applebloom. Almost all of their muzzles betrayed fright, save for Time Turner and the two foals.

"Okay then, what are you all doing here, hiding?" Twilight inquired.

"We're hidin' from her!" Said Braeburn, while pointing at something.

All of them walked to the window. There was a pony-like hooded figure, digging something in the ground with her hoof. Suddenly she pulled off her hood and looked at the ponies gathered at the window. She was a zebra with blue eyes a mohawk and rings around her neck.

All but Comet Tail, Twilight and Time Turner, backed down.

"Will you cut that out?" Comet asked a little annoyed by their behaviour.

Apple Bloom walked closer to the lavender mare. "Did you see her Twilight? Did you see... Zecora?"

Before anyone else could say anything Braeburn furrowed his brows.

"Apple Bloom! I told you to don't say her name!" He said.

"As though, this matters in any way." Time Turner said skeptically.

"Well, I saw her glance that way-" Said Twilight.

"You mean evilly glance this way." Interrupted Cheese Sandwich

"...And then the bunch of you flip out for no good reason." She finished.

"No good reason? You call protectin' yer kin no good reason?" Asked Braeburn somewhat angrily. He took Applebloom under his arm.

"Why, as soon as my cus saw Zecora ridin' into town, she started shakin' in her lil' horseshoes." He added.

"Did not!" The filly protested.

"So I swept her up and brought her here, for safe keepin.'" Braeburn finished.

"Ah walked here myself!" Apple Bloom said angrily. "You and Applejack should get it through your heads, I'm not a baby anymore!"

"Tell me about it." Said Rumble unamused.

Thunderlane sighed. "Don't start this today. I'm after a shift and tired as all Tartarus."

The colt rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

"Good thing you have a brother as protective as Thunderlane, kid." Said Soarin. "You don't know what to expect around that creep."