Chapter 1: That First Day by mechafone, literature
Literature
Chapter 1: That First Day
This is what I mean by 'updating' a chapter, once every day. So what say you? Go and vote on whether or not you'd like to see a chapter of my work updated once a day until we're up to the current chapter in Expanding Horizons!
For my new readers, this is a rewrite of a story I started back in June thanks to inspiration from a friend, firewolf27.
Cherry Joy crept into her son's dark room at six in the morning, Light spilled in through the open door, catching the tiny pegasi's attention. He immediately turned to face the opposite wall as he knew what was coming next. "Spark Storm, sweetie." Spark's mother prodded him gently in the back. "Spar
Chapter 2: Cruelty And Grace by mechafone, literature
Literature
Chapter 2: Cruelty And Grace
Spark Storm smiled as he bounced out the door. He'd made so many new friends today! He wasn't completely sure what he'd expected when he'd walked into that classroom, but finding a room full of the nicest ponies wasn't it. Well...mostly nice ponies.
Three of the ponies that introduced themselves that day bugged him. Trixie was too loud, Mint was too dumb, and River was too snobby. Even his eyes were better than you,and they'd waste no time in telling you that with just a glance.
Waving goodbye to Ditzy when her parents came to get her, he hopped to the middle classroom to wait for his sister to get out of class. He had just been waiting for
Chapter 3: The Consequence Of Love by mechafone, literature
Literature
Chapter 3: The Consequence Of Love
Cheerilee approached the two as quietly as she could. Spark's angel (as Cheerilee would forever remember her as) was carefully stroking Spark's mane. Upon close examination, they saw that the troubled Pegasus had fallen asleep in the other Pegasi's embrace.
Cheerilee sat down beside her. She couldn't help but bear a pained expression on her face. That little rat she chased off had managed to do what few ponies ever even wanted to do: broken a child's dreams. But perhaps it wasn't too late. If it hadn't been for the beautiful Pegasus filly, who knows what might've happened with Spark Storm.
"Thank you..." Cheerilee finally said. She managed
Righteous River let out a big, exaggerated sigh as he pulled himself out of bed to get ready for school. He walked over to his dresser and started combing his hair, which had barely settled out of place in his sleep. He set down the turtle shell comb and went to brush his teeth. Every morning, he did this in the bathroom that could've housed a pool party.
After he left his room, the servants got to work. They cooked his breakfast, preened and primped his figure, got his papers ready for class. It was like this every morning. His father, Silver Bits, was almost never home, and his mother, Diamond Iris, spent most of her time either in the gar
Chapter 5: Battle Scars And Cooties by mechafone, literature
Literature
Chapter 5: Battle Scars And Cooties
Spark Storm and Cheerilee walked through Ponyville together in the evening cool. Once Rarity had returned, she instructed the whole class (minus Mint and River) on how to get to Sapphire's home. After walking silently for the first five minutes, Cheerilee nudged Spark in the side to get his attention. He looked at her sideways, intent on keeping his black eye hidden from her for as long as possible.
"You don't have to hide that, you know," she said with a large, lop-sided grin. "Mom's gonna let you have it for fighting, but...you did a good thing." Spark looked at her in surprise, temporarily forgetting to hide his shiner. Cheerilee nodded t
Chapter 6: The Dashing Summer pt 1 by mechafone, literature
Literature
Chapter 6: The Dashing Summer pt 1
The week went by quickly for Spark Storm. River and Mint mostly avoided him, mostly because they were under close watch by Cheerilee and Angelica. Almost everyday, he, Ditzy, Lyra and Bon Bon, Lemon Hearts and sometimes Rarity would get together with Allie Way at one of her parents' entertainment stores to play. They played games like soccer and tennis, even though one of the high school students, Ace, often monopolized the courts.
Allie proved herself to be great at bowling. Sometime in the next few years, she would get her cutie mark from bowling, and she was very proud of it.
Finally, the day came that Sapphire Snow returned to class. Sh
"No. Absolutely not." Spark Storm glared angrily up at his mother. He didn't need to speak to convey the anger he felt. "No!" She reitterated. "I don't care if your teacher agrees to let you go, I'm still saying no!" Spark took off down the hall and out the door faster than Cherry Joy had ever seen him move, his wings propelling him along the floor. He'd been getting better about using his wings when he ran.
Spark Storm walked aimlessly through Ponyville. His mother was denying him permission to go up to Cloudsdale with Rainbow Dash to find his biological parents. He wanted to know what they were like, what they looked like, what they did fo
Chapter 8: Flights, Fights And Family by mechafone, literature
Literature
Chapter 8: Flights, Fights And Family
"Uh...g-guys?" Sapphire glanced at Spark Storm sweetly. "Yeeees?" Spark Storm gulped loudly, barely overheard by the rushing wind. "I-I'm not sure sure about this..." Rainbow Dash frowned at him. That kind of behaviour coming from a fellow Pegasus was totally uncool. "Get over it, dude! You're a Pegasus! You totally belong in the air, bent wings or not, you are what you are!" "What I AM is afraid of heights!" Spark shouted as the wind picked up and sent the quad squad of winged ponies swaying off course. Spark Storm let out an undignified shriek.
The three Pegasi closest to Spark Storm, Sapphire Snow, Ditzy Doo, and Rainbow Dash were towing
Spark stared at Rainbow Dash. Had he heard correctly? Rainbow Dash had spent all this time with him, had heard his story about his parents. She had given him information on a Pegasus that looked just like him, where to find him, only to tell him, AT THE FRONT DOOR no less, 'Oh hey, that's my uncle.'
This meant that he and Rainbow Dash were cousins. Biological family. He didn't know whether to hit her upside the head or hug her. His mind fought for control of his body, but that wasn't happening right now. Nope. Not today. He shut down, and promptly fell over onto his side in a dead faint. Too much info.
When he woke up, he was in a room outf
Chapter 10: Sapphire's Sorrow by mechafone, literature
Literature
Chapter 10: Sapphire's Sorrow
Spark Storm woke up with a start. Today was his fifth birthday, but he didn't feel like celebrating. He hadn't seen Sapphire Snow for almost two weeks now, not since that night they'd slept side by side.
Once he'd found out that Sapphire and her family was moving to Canterlot at the end of the summer, she had refused to see him. She had refused to see anypony. She stayed locked up in her room, all the time. Her mother had never seen her so depressed.
Today was the day, he told himself. Today was the day he would see her, whether she wanted to see him or not. He got out of bed, and went through the motions. He bathed himself, combed his hair