Charlie smiled when he saw his cousin and his friends watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and his dad falling asleep on the couch. Then he turned to Princess Skystar and he noticed she was sadly looking out the window. Charlie walked up to her.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Skystar? Are you alright?
Princess Skystar looked at Charlie.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Charlie, can I talk to you outside?
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Of course. Whatever makes you feel comfortable.
Charlie and Princess Skystar were walking in the forest.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
I didn't want to tell anyone about this. I wanted to share it with you first.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
What is it you want to share with me? Is it about your mum?
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Yes. It all started back at Mount Aris. My mum and I were arguing about the humacorn I saw.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
My grandfather.
Princess Skystar nodded.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
My mum believes it was just a myth.
(Flashback Sequence)
(Sub-Text): A thousand years ago
Location: Mount Aris
Area: Hippogriffia/Princess Skystar's Bedroom
Princess Skystar and her mother, Queen Novo were arguing.
QUEEN NOVO:
Skystar, for the thousand times, the humacorn isn't real!
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
But Mum, he is real. I saw him fly pass our home when I was little, and again today. His wings are so beautiful.
Queen Novo looked fed up.
QUEEN NOVO:
I don't believe this. I thought you gave that up when Princess Twilight and her friends came to our kingdom. And you are back on that?
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
My Dad used to tell me stories about the humacorn after he met him and I believe in him.
Queen Novo sighed.
QUEEN NOVO:
Honey, I know you missed your father, but you need to move on. That's what he wanted you to do.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
You don't understand me like Dad did. The humacorn banished the Storm King, separated three crystals that will help everypony to believe that friendship is magic and look around you, Mum. All of this happened. And if it wasn't for that humacorn, we wouldn't be here right now.
QUEEN NOVO:
So, you choose to believe this nonsense?
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
If you mean this heroism, then yes, I do.
Queen Novo took a deep breath and exhaled.
QUEEN NOVO:
Then you left me no choice.
Princess Skystar looked confused.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
What?
Queen Novo took her daughter's necklace away from her. Princess Skystar looked shocked.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Mum, give me back my necklace!
QUEEN NOVO:
For now, on, you will remain as a hippogriff, and you won't get this back until you learn to grow up. I'm choosing a prince for you, so you'll get married tomorrow morning. You are destined to become the next queen of Mount Aris and this will make you forget about this humacorn nonsense.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
But Mum, I'm being....
QUEEN NOVO:
You're being a child!
Princess Skystar looked sad at her mother.
QUEEN NOVO:
And I don't want that anymore.
Queen Novo closed the door after she left the room, while Princess Skystar started to cry.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR (Crying):
I'm not a child!
Princess Skystar jumped on her bed and cried in her pillow. After she stopped crying, Princess Skystar dried her tears with her claws.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
I know I've seen a humacorn. I'll find him and show him to my mum. So, she'll have to let me be myself.
Princess Skystar got out of her bed, opened her window and checked outside for guards.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
There's no guards. Now's my chance.
Princess Skystar looked her shell friends, Shelly and Sheldon, and talked to them.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Oh, Shelly. Sheldon. I'm sorry. But I can't stay here while my mum is controlling my life.
Princess Skystar hugged Shelly and Sheldon.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
I'm gonna miss you guys. Goodbye.
Princess Skystar flew out of the window, until she was caught and trapped in a cage, and she was dragged up to the airship. Princess Skystar saw the Storm Queen's symbol on the airship. She got scared and called her mum for help.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Mum, help me! The storm creatures kidnapped me! (Shouting): HHHEEELLLPPP!!! MUUUMMMM!!!
(Present-Day Sequence)
Location: Bridlewood
Charlie and Princess Skystar were at the forest.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
The storm creatures took me to their queen's realm and I met the Storm Queen. That's was the day Darklight turned me into stone.
Charlie looked a little surprised.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
So, that was the day the Storm Queen invaded Ancient Equestria. And you don't want to go home because your mum is forcing you to get married.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
But I don't wanna get married. I wanna have fun and be with my friend Pinkie Pie. My mum never understood me when my dad was alive. And I thought she did when I met Twilight and her friends but she didn't.
Charlie interrupted Princess Skystar.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Whoa, whoa. Wait a minute. I think I know what's going on. Your mum is only forcing you to get married because she believes your behaviour is crazy. No offence. But from your point of view, you were only trying to help her believe you saw my grandfather and help her accept for who you are and what you want to do in your life.
Princess Skystar looked happily surprised.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
That's right! She doesn't see it, but I was trying to help her. Were you trying to help your mum, Charlie?
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Yes, but I didn't know until now. My mum's always busy running the island because she's the mayor. She never supported me. She never had time with me when I became a teenager. She believes my behaviour is rude and crazy, which is true. That's why she wanted to put me in a care home before Celestia and Luna took me in their care. But all I was trying to do is help her understand that my dreams are very important to me and help her accept that my autism is what makes me who I am and who I want to be. My dad knows that, but he never told me.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
So, we are both trying to help our mums see and understand our childhood. Our dads did, but... Well, at least you still have a dad.
Charlie noticed Princess Skystar looked sad and he placed his right hand on her right cheek.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
No, no. Don't think about that again. We've been living in a vicious circle because our mums don't understand us. Even when they said they do. But we broke free because we found each other. Now it's our turn to help them get out from their vicious circles. Then they'll see what's important for us.
Princess Skystar smiled at Charlie and they both sang Childhood (Theme from Free Willy 2) by Michael Jackson.
(Musical Sequence)
Area: Izzy Moonbow's House
The next morning, Charlie and Princess Skystar were sleeping peacefully together on the carpet. Princess Skystar woke up and yawned softly. When she looked at Charlie, she was surprised when she saw him in his human form.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Uh, Charlie? Charlie, wake up.
Charlie woke up and smiled at Princess Skystar.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Morning, Skystar.
Charlie noticed that Princess Skystar looked surprised.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
What's wrong?
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Charlie, you look... like you were before.
Charlie looked confused.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
What are you talking about?
Charlie walked up to the mirror and saw his reflection. He looked shocked when he saw he was human again and screamed.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN (Screaming):
AAARRGGGHHH!!!!
Malcolm, Sunny Starscout and her friends woke up by Charlie's screaming. Tempest Shadow forced the front door open.
TEMPEST SHADOW:
What's going on?
Tempest Shadow, Grubber and Princess Luna saw Charlie in his human form.
TEMPEST SHADOW:
Charlie, what happened to you?
GRUBBER:
Where are your wings? Your horn? And your pony ears?
Charlie started to panic.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
I don't know. I just went to sleep with Skystar last night, and I woke up like this! Are my powers gone? Did they just disappear?
Princess Luna walked up to Charlie and calmed him down.
PRINCESS LUNA:
Charlie! It's okay. It's just your last power of the humacorn.
Charlie looked confused.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Wait. My last what?
Princess Luna explained to Charlie.
PRINCESS LUNA:
You've just witnessed your power of the Transformation Harmony. It allows you to change into any creature. Human, humacorn, alicorn, anything.
Charlie looked calm.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Okay. Let's see I if can change back into a humacorn. How do I do that?
PRINCESS LUNA:
You just need to clear your mind and think humacorn.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Okay. I'll try.
Charlie closed his eyes, cleared his mind and magically changed back into a humacorn. Charlie opened his eyes, looked at his Pegasus wings, touched his horn and his pony ears. Charlie felt relieved.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Phew! Thank goodness. So, Luna. If I wanted to be human, I have to think human, right?
PRINCESS LUNA:
That's right.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Well, at least I know what to do.
Princess Skystar hugged Charlie, happily.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Oh, Charlie!
Malcolm looked impressed.
MALCOLM EQUESTRIAN:
So, my son is a shapeshifter.
Sunny Starscout was thinking.
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
This does look familiar.
Hitch Trailblazer stood next to Sunny Starscout.
HITCH TRAILBLAZER:
Sunny, didn't that happen to you before?
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
What do you mean?
IZZY MOONBOW:
You know. You changed into an alicorn, then an earth pony and an alicorn again. Like all the time.
Sunny Starscout looked surprised.
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
You're right, Izzy. I did. All the adventures we had; I must've forgot that I choose to stay as an alicorn. Wait. If Luna said I have awakened all of my powers of the humacorn, let's see what else this transformation can do to me.
Sunny Starscout closed her eyes and magically transformed into a human. Everyone gasped in amazement, while Sunny Starscout opened her eyes and saw her human hands and legs. She looked happy.
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
I'm human! I've changed into a human!
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Is this your first time?
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
Yes! I have human hands, human legs and a human face! This is amazing!
Sunny Starscout magically transformed into a humacorn. She sees her Pegasus wings and felt her horn and pony ears.
SUNNY STARSCOUT (Excited):
Now, I'm a humacorn! This is better than amazing! It's awesome!
PRINCESS LUNA:
That's your true form, Sunny. Being a humacorn will be hard at first, but soon you will adjust and learn how to use it to help everypony who needs you.
Princess Luna smiled.
PRINCESS LUNA:
But I'm sure you already knew that.
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
I did.
HITCH TRAILBLAZER:
Sunny, don't you think you should change back into an alicorn?
Sunny Starscout looked confused.
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
Why?
IZZY MOONBOW:
Because if Pipp and Zipp sees you like this, they won't believe it's you.
Sunny Starscout realized what Hitch Trailblazer and Izzy Moonbow meant.
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
Oh! Yeah, you're right.
Sunny Starscout magically changed back into an alicorn.
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
There. That's better.
Tempest Shadow smiled.
TEMPEST SHADOW:
At least you'll surprise them when we get to Zephyr Heights.
MALCOLM EQUESTRIAN:
Oh, speaking of surprises.
Malcolm took out a hat from his rucksack and showed it to Charlie.
MALCOLM EQUESTRIAN:
Charlie boy. Happy Birthday.
Charlie looked surprised when he saw the hat his dad gave him.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Is that Michael Jackson's hat from Smooth Criminal?
Malcolm nodded his head.
MALCOLM EQUESTRIAN:
It was hard to find, but I managed to save it for you.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Thanks, Dad. But I don't think it will fit if my unicorn horn is in the way.
Charlie had an idea and magically changed back into a human. Then he put his hat on his head and posed like Michael Jackson. Everyone looked amazed.
HITCH TRAILBLAZER:
Wow, Charlie! That hat does look cool on you.
IZZY MOONBOW:
Yeah! You're Michael Jackson's new moonwalker!
GRUBBER:
What about the Equestrian Moonwalker.
Charlie liked Grubber's idea.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
That's a great idea, Grubber. I, Charlie Carvette Equestrian is not just the new humacorn, but Michael Jackson's living legacy. The Equestrian Moonwalker!
Princess Skystar was blushing.
PRINCESS SKYSTAR:
Oh, Charlie. That title does suit you.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Thank you, Skystar. But I think I should stay in my human form for a while and I'll use the humacorn form for emergencies.
Everyone agreed with Charlie, while Tempest Shadow walked up to her friends.
TEMPEST SHADOW:
Well, since everypony and human are up. If we leave now, we should get to Zephyr Heights by lunchtime.
Everyone agreed with Tempest Shadow. In the forest, Charlie, his family and friends were about to leave Bridlewood, except Princess Luna.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
So, you're going to stay in Bridlewood.
PRINCESS LUNA:
Yes, everypony here needs me.
Izzy Moonbow looked worried.
IZZY MOONBOW:
But, when we get the Zephyr Heights, who's gonna make a giant pink bubble to protect it?
PRINCESS LUNA:
Do not worry, Izzy. A third alicorn full of love will be waiting for you there. Once you see her, she'll protect Zephyr Heights.
Everyone except Charlie looked confused.
HITCH TRAILBLAZER:
A third alicorn?
SUNNY STARSCOUT:
Full of love? Charlie, who's she talking about?
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
It's all right, Sunny. We'll find out when we get there.
Princess Luna walked up to Charlie.
PRINCESS LUNA:
Charlie, you are a very brave human. But remember, the spirit of the humacorn will always flow within you. It will guide you and help the ones you love, including your friends and family.
Charlie smiled.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Luna, you and Celestia became my friends when I first met you. But now, you've become a part of my family and I will always have it wherever I go. I will never forget it.
Princess Luna smiled in tears.
PRINCESS LUNA:
Oh, Charlie.
Charlie and Princess Luna embraced each other.
PRINCESS LUNA:
I'll see you in your dreams.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
I believe you. Goodbye, Luna.
PRINCESS LUNA:
Goodbye, Charlie. And happy birthday.
CHARLIE CARVETTE EQUESTRIAN:
Thanks.
Charlie let go of Princess Luna, then he and his friends and family went through the bubble shield. Princess Luna smiled as she saw Charlie and her friends leave Bridlewood.
PRINCESS LUNA:
Farewell.
Location: Zephyr Heights
Area: The Royal Palace
Queen Haven was walking in the hall with her daughters, Pipp Petals and Zipp Storm. Pipp Petals looked surprised, while she was watching a video of Charlie singing and dancing in Maretime Bay from her smartphone.
PIPP PETALS:
Wow! This mysterious creature sings and dance like an angel. He's so... (Singalong): Handsome!!!!
Zipp Storm watched the video as well.
ZIPP STORM:
I never seen a creature walk backwards like that before. It's like he's walking on the moon.
PIPP PETALS:
Mum, somepony in Maretime Bay filmed this creature and this video has lots of viewers, likes and good comments.
Queen Haven didn't look too happy.
QUEEN HAVEN:
That's nice honey. But mum's is a bit busy right now.
Zipp Storm looked worried.
ZIPP STORM:
Are you alright, Mum? You sound so weird.
QUEEN HAVEN:
And why would you ask me that?
ZIPP STORM:
I'm just saying that you look a little tired.
Queen Haven pretended to yawn.
QUEEN HAVEN (Yawning):
You're right, Zippy. Mum is a bit tired. I need to get some rest. Now leave me be and never disturb me.
After Queen Haven went to her room and closed the door, Pipp Petals and Zipp Storm looked confused.
PIPP PETALS:
Zippy? Mum never calls you that.
Zipp Storm was thinking.
ZIPP STORM:
Yeah. Something's really off.
Area: Queen Haven's Bedroom
Queen Haven looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, evilly.
QUEEN HAVEN:
Now, that the real queen is out of the way.
Queen Haven magically revealed herself to be Queen Chrysalis.
QUEEN CHRYSALIS:
I'm the new ruler of Zephyr Heights. My life was perfect when Twilight and her friends are gone, until the Storm Queen reported me that the humacorn's grandson is here in Equestria! But with my new magic that she gave me, I'm better than I was before. When I take Charlie's love, he won't just feel weak, he will be destroyed! And all the powers of the humacorn will be mine! (Evil laughter): HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!!!
(Sub-Text): To Be Continued...
(End of Volume One)
(Coming Soon: Volume Two)