MLP Chapter 24

The Meeting of the Unique

By: ARTgazer12

Oracle was accompanied by Color Burst and Misty Fog. They gallop towards Midnight's home, in which Oracle was leading them. They arrived there, and saw that the house seemed empty. Oracle gently and slowly walked up close to the door. Faint sobs were heard coming from the other side. Oracle knocked on the door, "Mid-"

"GO AWAY!"

Oracle was taken back, she has never been yelled at by Midnight before. Color Burst walked up to the door and placed his horn near the lock. Instead of one color, Color Burst's magic was multicolored. The door unlocked and began to slowly open without a single sound. Color Burst's horn still glowed, he was preparing for the worse. "Midnight…"

"I said GO AWAY!" Midnight turned and shot a black beam of energy from his spike. Color Burst formed a multicolored shield around himself that absorbed the attack.

"Midnight, what's wrong with you?!" shouted Color Burst. "You yelled at your girlfriend and almost blasted your only brother! What would mom and dad say?!" Midnight's ears drooped, the magic stopped immediately, and Midnight burst into tears once more. Color Burst lowered his shield and walked straight to Midnight. "What…what's wrong?" he asked once more.

Midnight suddenly tackled his brother and pinned him to the ground. "THEY'RE DEAD!" he shouted. "MOM AND DAD ARE DEAD! WHILE YOU WERE LIVING YOUR LIFE TO YOUR HEART'S DESIRE, MOM AND DAD WERE KILLED! I WAS TORMENTED, ATTACKED, AND CONSTANTLY BULLIED WHEN I WAS ALONE! YOU SEE THESE?!" Midnight pointed to the scars on his right eye. "These scars, these scars were an attempt to kill me. TO KILL ME! And after all the years of torment and misery, I found out that I had a brother, WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED ALL OF MY MISERABLE YEARS! So brother, now ask me, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!"

Through that entire outburst, Midnight was in tears. Oracle was shocked to see such violence occur from Midnight. Misty was just relieved that Color Burst wasn't hurt and that she never brought Easel with her. Color Burst was still trying to comprehend that his parents were dead. "Midnight…I…I had no idea…"

"Yeah, you didn't." Midnight calmed down slightly, tears still in his eyes but he stepped off of Color Burst. Color managed to get up and brush himself off. "So why are you here…brother…?

"Well, I am here for many reasons" he replied. "But none of that is important right now. Midnight…I'm just glad I found you. I received a letter that you left the village, so I had no idea where you were. I tried to search for you, but you did not show up anywhere I looked. If there is anything you want to know, just ask me…"

A moment of silence passed through the home. "I still do not trust you…but…I want to know about…our…parents…"

"Our father was an Earth pony named Hot Wax and our mother was an Alicorn named Sunrise." Midnight paid attention to his mother's species, "That is right Midnight, our mother was an Alicorn; a pony with the features of a unicorn and Pegasus. Anyway, I know what pain you went through. Not the torment part, but the bullying part. As you can see, I'm not exactly the most normal looking pony. But, that's not the reason I left. Our family wasn't doing well, mom and dad were struggling to survive. And when I heard the news of your birth, I knew I had to do something. I stayed just to see you. I must admit, you surprised me. But, you were an even greater reason to leave. I left to get money to help care for you and our parents. I even sent a large amount of money to the village…"

Midnight gasped as a memory struck him. A certain pony in town was throwing a celebration with the rather large amount of money he suddenly received. Midnight felt badly for him since he killed him, but now all of his pity was now lost. However, Midnight felt a hoof on his back. He turned to see Color Burst, now with tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry Midnight; I never knew what pain you would go through. I…I should have stayed behind. Could you…could you ever forgive your failure of a brother…?"

Midnight was astonished. His feelings suddenly changed about this pony, no, his brother. Color Burst was his brother. Midnight hugged his brother in tears. "I'm just glad to see I have some form of family…"

Misty Fog and Oracle entered as well. Color Burst and Midnight separated to join them. "Midnight," said Color Burst, "I believe you have already met my wife Misty Fog."
Midnight was shocked to hear the word "wife." His friends would never stop talking about this. "Oh, and this is Oracle, my…"

"I know Midnight; she's your girlfriend…"

Midnight blushed viciously as well as Oracle. They said nothing as the couple laughed.

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The next day was at least somewhat quiet. There was still a commotion for Misty Fog's arrival, Rarity constantly asking if anypony has seen her. Midnight stopped by the Carousel Boutique to pick up Oracle before they went out on a walk. Oracle had no idea why Rarity wanted her tail feather design, but there was no way she was going to allow somepony going to pull one of her tail feathers. Oracle stopped while they were walking when she noticed something. Attached to the side of a building, a flyer was posted.

"What's wrong Oracle?" asked Midnight as he walked up.

Midnight turned and read the flyer. It said: "Attention all Ponies. Are you unique or different and afraid of being out in public? Well you shouldn't. We are holding a small gathering in the Library to all ponies that have more than average powers of appearances. You are not alone."

Twilight walked beside Midnight, "It was Mayor's idea." Midnight and Oracle turned to Twilight. "The Mayor saw how much attention you two were getting, and how a lot of ponies quickly adapted. She thought there are more ponies out there like you. So, she set up this up so that Ponyville can learn to not judge a pony by their looks."

"That is very nice of her" said Oracle.

"Oh, and she asked if you two would join us at the Library as well."

Midnight nodded and Oracle stayed close to him. Midnight blushed and Oracle giggled. Inside the Library the center was cleared out and there was enough room for many ponies. However, Twilight wasn't sure of who would show or not. "The meeting is going to start soon, so be prepared for anything" said Twilight.

The door opened, causing everypony to turn. Four ponies entered the room, the Mayor, Sparkplug, Color Burst, and Easel walked in.

"Color Burst…? Easel…?" asked Midnight, "What are you doing here?"

"Well this meeting is for unique ponies' right?" he replied. "Well, as you can see, my son and I are not exactly normal then."

Midnight had to agree, most ponies were lucky to achieve three colors. Color Burst and Easel had at least one of every color. Mayor walked in and approached Midnight, "On behalf of Ponyville I would like to apologize for our behavior towards both you and Oracle" she said.

"Let's hope that the others feel that way as well" replied Oracle.

"Hey, did everypony forget about me?" asked Sparkplug.

"We all know you Sparkplug" said Twilight.

The door opened with a small gust of wind. The wind had a few sparkles floating around in it. Everypony turned to see a Pegasus pony. But, instead of feathery wings, her wings were like a butterfly's. The pony's coat was yellow with pink covering her hooves. Her mane had similar colors and had a white flower tucked behind her ear. Her wings were a brilliant yellow and pink with white spots. Her cutie mark was an outline of a sun with a single butterfly in it. Everypony was stunned, and the pony that entered was surprised.

"Why is everypony so…so stunned?" she asked. She took a look at Midnight, and her eyes went wide, "Oh…my…gosh…what happened to you?!"

Twilight stepped forward, "Uh, getting back to your wings, I know a spell that gives temporary wings."

The pony was offended, "I am sorry to disappoint you, but these wings are real. I was born with these. My parents do not even know why my wings are like this. But, I'm unique."

"Is that your name or are you just describing yourself?" Sparkplug joked.

Everypony sighed, "My name is Sunmist. It is a pleasure to meet all of you."

The door opened again, making everypony turn. This pony seemed the most normal one yet. His coat was pure white and his mane and tail was red. His cutie mark was colored in a similar red and it was a shark. His eyes had the same color as his mane, tail, and cutie mark. He had these slits on his neck but they were barely noticeable from anypony. For some reason, he kept his mouth closed and did not speak.

"Welcome unique pony!" said Mayor. "And what is your name?" The pony looked at the others around him, looking concerned. "Do not worry" assured Mayor, "No pony here will judge you."

As the pony opened his mouth, he revealed what he was trying to hide. The pony had a large set of pearly white teeth, like that of a shark. "Hello" he said, his teeth flashing as he talked. "My name is Gameshark. And as you can see…I'm…well…part shark…"

"Gee…we haven't noticed…" said Sparkplug. "If I may ask, how much damage can that jaw of yours do?"

Gameshark looked around and saw a simple wooden table. He walked slowly over to it, opened his mouth, and chomped down. About one fifth of the table was still there. He spat out the wood and smiled his toothy smile, "Does that answer your question?"

Sparkplug nervously nodded his head. Gameshark walked into the center with the others. He didn't look scared as he saw Midnight. The door opened and a familiar beating of insect wings. Midnight and Oracle turned to see Shia. Some of the other ponies needed to be explained to in order for Shia to stay. Oracle approached her and gently nuzzled each other.

"It's nice to see you Shia!" Oracle exclaimed.

"It's nice to be accepted" she replied. "Oh, and Oracle, I found a certain somepony…"

Midnight overheard her tone and became worried. Did Oracle have a boyfriend that she never mentioned? The pony that entered surprised him. To Midnight's relief, it was a male pony. The female pony that just walked through was as unique as Oracle. Her coat was brown while the tips of her legs were blue. Her tail had so many colors; they seemed prettier than Oracle's. Of course, they only appeared to be greater. Midnight still believed Oracle's tail was better. The pony's tail was as colorful as her mane. Oracle's eyes widened with disbelief as she ran forward.

"Ritani!" shouted Oracle as she nuzzled her, "It has been a long time!"

"Oracle, you look great!" Ritani replied. "So…" She looked past Oracle and looked at Midnight, "I heard you found a certain special somepony…"

Oracle looked in the direction of Midnight. Midnight saw this and turned his body and darted his eyes away from them. They shared a giggle as Oracle turned back around. "Midnight is nice…but I need to know if his feelings are true…" she said.

"Don't look now but he is looking at you again" said Shia.

Oracle turned, only to see Midnight's eyes dart away once again. The door opened once more, making everypony's attention fall on the one who entered. This one wasn't exactly strange looking in general; it was the things he is wearing. The pony that entered had a white coat with brown stripes. The stripes were not as much as Zecora's, but they were similar. His mane and tail was brown while his eyes were green. One thing about this colt was that he had both wings and a horn. His wings had this brown armor on its edges. His legs had one silver band around each leg. On his chest was a red colored form of armor.

"Salutations to you all" he said with the upmost honor and pride while taking a gentlemen bow. "My name is Wavez, and I have come here to not only reveal myself, but to also see what other ponies we have out there." Wavez opened his eyes and stepped back, "Oh dear…what a strange bunch indeed."

"I do not need more ponies already telling me what I do not have" said a voice. Everypony turned to see Fire Star in the doorway. He walked in and greeted most ponies. A clopping was heard and everypony silenced down. The Mayor was about to speak.

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Outside the window was a set of pure blue eyes. They all observed each pony in the room. But, the pair of eyes widened when they landed on Midnight. "Him…" a hissy voice said, "He issssss perfect…once he leavessssss for the foresssssst…I will put my sssssspell to work…" The being chuckled before the pair of eyes disappeared. "That pony sssssshall be mine…and mine alone…!"