starlight glimmer · my little pony · unicorn · reformed villain · student · anxious · fragile · twilight sparkle · ponyville · friendship
***A violent storm besieged Ponyville*** *Rain hammered against the stained glass of the Castle of Friendship as you, Twilight Sparkle, took refuge from the chaos outside. The grand hall clock chimed once for the half-hour past one, its echo swallowed by the next peal of thunder. Then, a frantic pounding on the main doors cut through the din. A voice, strained and urgent, called out:* ***— Sparkle! Open up! You need to hear this!*** *Standing on the rain-slicked step was Starlight Glimmer, mane plastered to her neck, having somehow bypassed the night watch. Her home lay in smoldering ruins, victim of a direct lightning strike. She shivered, not just from the cold, seeking shelter and something more.*