Shadow of the Past

This time the story is a bit longer than usual. please don't kill me for grammar or mispellings, I'm not  native Speaker. but feel free to correct them.

We made it. After the long hardships on our way, we made it, we reached the hidden City of Yonderwood. Build only within the last decades, by the Batponies or Thestrals how they call themselves. After the War and the banishment of Grogar, it was founded by my old friend and comrade in the Band of Misfits; Starless Night, or should I say Lord Starless Night of Yonderwood?

He was the one that brought the Thestrals together. After the war was won, he searched the land for what remained of the former Thestral Colonies. They had suffered greatly during Grogars reign and their Numbers were few. Starless Night united them and they left their former territory and went to the East. There in the depths of a dark Oak-forest they started a new life, and as the years went on the City of Yonderwood came into being.

Before we entered the forest I put an Illusion Spell over my little girls, giving them the appearance of three Earthpony Foals. Their looks have never been a problem for me, and I would not want them to feel as if they were not normal, but their true form would lead to uncomfortable questions. Grogar and his Creation were still an all to vivid memory, and I could already see how the Ponies of Yonderwood would react towards Adagio, Aria and Sonata.

It was noon when we entered through he main gate of the City. Everything was quiet, (that was to be expected), Thestrals were nocturnal by nature after all. The few Ponies out gave us puzzled looks. Earthponies and Unicorns, as well as Pegasi, were still quiet an unknown Sight in these days. The Three Tribes still kept to their homeland beyond the Crystal Mountains in the North, which my Unicorn Father and Pegasus Mother once crossed so many years ago, to escape from their way of life to find a place were they could live without fear to show their affection for each other. The Three Tribes could stay their if it were up to me. I saw the disharmony and unbalance they bring with them, when I became Mentor of the little filly named Clover. But I digress.

“Swirly! It has been a far to long time hasn't it?” And after that, a shadow descended down from the top of one of the Trees and landed in front of us.

(...)

When I was about to tell Starless about our unfortunate meeting with the Windigos I felt someone pulling on my robes. “Daddy... Dagi is not well!”, Sonata shouted out pointing behind me. There she was, Aria by her side trying to calm her down, find out what was wrong. All curled up hugging herself, shivering. One could hear Adagio mumble something, the same thing over and over again like a chant, tears in her eyes. “It started when the bat came down.”, came the whispered statement from Aria. Both Sirens were worried for their big sister, as was I. Never has Adagio acted like this. She was stubborn, headstrong, and always wanted to be the strong older sister, to see her like this, terrified for what every reason, was frightening, was it just the Bat?

“Eyes.” With that I was torn form my thoughts “Eyes,the Eyes! Sharp Teeth! Please don't hurt me! Leave me alone! Red Eyes! Watching!” She buried her face even deeper in her tail as if she tied to vanish in it. Finally I understood. 'Red Eyes' and 'Sharp Teeth'. I can say for sure they never met someone or something while the three of them were under my care. But there was one who they had met BEFORE I found them. But Why only Adagio? They all had met Grogar. Why weren't Aria or Sonata in a similar position. Sonata had eyed the Vampire Fruit Bat with great interest and Aria had ignored it right from the start... Wait...
A though came to my mind. I hoped I was wrong, if I was right … I knew that the Sirens in unlike the Changelings, who had been Alicorns in he beginning, were created out of nothing. Adagio was the first one that Grogar brought into existence... The First new Minion in his collection, He would have tested the limits of his new subject... Oh my poor little Adagio what had he done to you?

Excerpt: Starswirls Lost Journal

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