A Silver Lining (Concluded)

[Dark Star]

As the train approached Ponyville, Dark Star slowly began to stir. She had been asleep all the while from her return from Canterlot and wanted to get back to her house soon, but she was surprised by how unusually soft something felt against the back of her head. She turned her head around and found Silver Glow looking back at her. She was startled lightly and the sight of him; she had completely forgotten ever meeting him in Canterlot, and what's more, she was surprised that she had fallen asleep against his side. She felt a slight flush in her face as she stretched her legs out and stood up. "W-well, that was certainly an excellent nap, wasn't it?" she asked, trying to look him in the eyes. 

The PA came on and told all the passengers to depart immediately while they prepared for their next departure, giving Dark Star and Silver all the time they needed to do just that. She levitated her saddlebags down to her back and started walking towards the door. 'Okay, so hopefully, we won't have to deal with her as we exit the train. But even then, what are we supposed to do afterwards?' she thought to herself as the two departed. She knew right away of the dangers that were presented at just about every corner. First, there was Slipstream; an incredibly teasing little sister in her life that she knew she would have to bend over backwards just to keep her from telling any pony about it. Then there any of the other ponies who knew of her relationship with Crimson Tale; she would have her work cut out for her in that case. 

That when it suddenly hit her; what if the first pony she saw as she walked out was Crimson Tale. She had no idea how it is that she'd explain any of this to him. It would just become so troublesome so fast and she became so worried about she walked directly into the door. She shook off the pain and walked through the doorway leading out to the platform. As she walked, she looked around carefully. Her eyes darted back and forth as she was scouting out the area. Silver asked her if she was looking for something, which she solemnly responded "Not something, someone". She took a few steps forward, looked out towards the horizon and saw nothing that seemed out of the ordinary. 'I doubt she'd still be waiting for my to return after this long had already passed. I bet she's sitting at home right now completely indulging in something else' she thought as she turned back to Silver. "Well, everything is alright now so-" she started saying before hearing her name get called out from behind her. 

"Oh no..." she said as she slowly turned around to meet the source of it; a cyan-blue pegasus with green eyes and a mint-green mane, worn in three different tails-two over her shoulders and one held back behind her-shooting her a smug, toothy grin. Slipstream took a few steps closer and wrapped an arm around the dark unicorn's shoulders. "Ya kept me waitin for ya all day, what took ya so..." she trailed off as she started looking Silver. Her grin became wider as she gave the older mare an even more smug grin. "Oooohh, who's your friend here?" the cyan pony asked. Dark Star was officially panicking now; the worst possible pony they could've met upon their return and it had to be Slipstream. Her eyes lit up and she started to shake, nervously mulling over how she could possibly bribe Slipstream to keep this whole meeting a secret. She looked over at Silver and smiled coyly, her eyes still glowing. "S-Silver, this is Slipstream. Slipstream, this is Silver Glow-a friend I made in Canterlot today" she explained nervously. 

"Silver Glow, huh? sounds like a nice guy" Slipstream said as she trotted over to the aforementioned stallion. She looked him straight in the eye and asked "So, I take it ya must really like my girl to follow her all the way back home, huh?". Dark Star's face was now glowing a mild red tint. She knew right away that there was nothing she could do to dig her way out of this problematic situation she had gotten herself into, not after Slipstream goes and says something like that. She desperately hoped that Silver would be able to understand things without much more need to explain, but worried if he started to ask questions.  

[Toast]

Silver couldn't wipe the little smile off his face at both himself and Dark collect their things to exit the train. That was defiantly going down as one of his more enjoyable ride home. Although he still didn't know really where this put him in his relationship with Dark, or where to go from here. So Silver guessed it would be best to carry on as is and see what happens. Still, it didn't mean he couldn't be a little happy over it, right? As far as he couldn't tell Dark wasn't showing any signs of being unhappy over their current state of affairs.

"Or is she?" Silver thinks as he notices Dark constantly looking around the platform. She looks a bit frazzled as she does so too, leading Silver to only wonder more. "Something in particular you're looking for?" He asks

"Not something, someone".

Silver wasn't to sure what to make of that. Was there somepony waiting for her or someone she as trying to avoid. The latter option raised more questions in his mind.

"Oh no..."

Silver froze in place and his ears perk up a bit as the cause of Darks words of distress turn out be the appearance of a blue and green coloured Pegasus. The usual observations ran through Silvers mind. She was about his height, but younger, even a bit younger then Dark Star if he could venture a guess, probably more that of a teenager. Something about this pony caused Silver to label her as a bit eccentric too, but it was apparent that Dark was probably a pony of importance to her. However, Silver didn't have much time to continue to mull over his observations before the Pegasus quickly pulled him into the scene.

"Oooohh, who's your friend here?"

Silver was about to answer that question for himself until Dark Star beat him to the punch.

S-Silver, this is Slipstream. Slipstream, this is Silver Glow-a friend I made in Canterlot today"

"Charmed." Silver says somewhat Dryly. There was something about the way Dark introduced him that felt off. It was the way she said it, and the way she looked at him while she did. His eyes shifted to her. She was still nervous, like the same way she was on the train, but this time it was less embarrassment and more worry. Almost as though she didn't want anypony to know about him. But if that was true, that left the very uncomfortable question of why.

"Silver Glow, huh? sounds like a nice guy"

At that moment the blue pony approached Silver and met his eyes in a locking stare, causing Silver to involuntarily lean his head back slightly.

"So, I take it ya must really like my girl to follow her all the way back home, huh?"

Well this pony was extremely forward wasn't she. Silver felt like he didn't have time to look over at Dark to see her reaction to Slipstreams question, but out of the corner of his eye he could once again see the look of worry. Going off his previous observation, something did indeed feel off beat here, so he decides to choose his words carefully. "Actually, I happen to reside here in Ponyville myself as well. I had just ran into your friend here at Canterlot university and was curious about some of the more finer points of her research.  Constellations and star clusters are something of high importance to the University." Silver says, speaking professional manner in order to make it seem as though him and Dark were simply colleagues that were perhaps just networking with each other. Sure it was kinda a lie, but not entirely, in fact that had been the reason Silver wanted to talk to Dark in the first place. It was more just like a lie of omission. However Silver choose these words for a reason as he looks back over at Dark to see her reaction. He figures that if Dark did indeed want Slipstream to think that he was nothing more than a casual acquaintance, then she would go along with what he said. And that that would confirm his suspicions that Dark didn't want Slipstream knowing about the day they spent together, or how they spent the train ride home. Which would most probably mean she was hiding something.

It was fun being conniving.

[Dark Star]

Dark Star felt a large sigh of relief pass her lips as Silver started to explain himself to be one of her colleagues from the university. She wasn't entirely certain if Slipstream would believe something like that, but hoped that Silver's acting skills would coerce her otherwise. "Great, another college mind" Slipstream commented sarcastically. "Ah well, if it's what you wanna do, then what can I do ta stop ya?" she asked rhetorically. "Just know I support both o' ya all the way" she added with a smile. Slipstream could see through this new stallion even from her usual vantage point on the roof. There was something telling her he was joking around in order to save her innocence. She turned and trotted over to Dark Star once again, still wearing a smug grin. 

She flapped her right wing in the special coded fashion the two discussed forming. "You_sure_picked_up_a_looker_this_time" Slipstream coded to the dark unicorn. Dark Star flinched slightly and then flared up her horn, then spelling different patterns and shapes to respond. "He_is_just_a_colleague_nothing_more" she coded back. She knew right away that the younger mare was going to keep this up for a while, so she broke away and turned to Silver, whom she knew was likely confused at this. "It's just a little Morse code we use when discussing private matters" she quickly explained. 'Great, now he thinks we're keeping secrets from him' she thought. 

Slipstream was definitely intrigued now. Based on the reaction and reply Dark Star gave her, she could tell Silver was a special pony to her, especially because of how nervous she was acting. 'It's so cute when they're shy' she wonders as she trots forward. She nuzzles up against Dark Star's side and looks up at, wiggling her eyebrows smugly. Dark Star was initially confused by this action. Normally, Slipstream only nuzzled against her side in case she was plotting something. She looked back at Silver and smiled awkwardly. "She's...very affectionate" she explained to the silver stallion. She knew he must've had a multitude of other questions, but had to focus on her roommate first. "What are you planning?" she whispered. "Nothing special, just introducing myself" Slipstream responded as she continued to nuzzle gently against the older mare's side.

[Toast]

Although Silvers expression showed nothing more than a tiny smile. His internal feeling reflected that of suspicion towards dark. She looked relieved that he played off their encounter as a strictly professional engagement, and this put him at odds. Still there was no reason to assume much yet. Perhaps Slipsteam was just an annoying type of pony to let in on things, and Dark Star was just trying to save herself any future annoyances.

But then his thoughts were turned around once again as Slipstream and Dark star began to communicate with unusual mannerisms. For a moment Silver was unsure of exactly what was happening and had to ask. "Hey, what are you two doing there? Am I going crazy?" He said jokingly but not really.

"It's just a little Morse code we use when discussing private matters"

"...Ah." Silver said hesitantly, still a bid befuddled. Dark had told him what the two ponies where doing but not what they said to each other. All this did was reaffirm that he wasn't being let in on something here. But this also caused him to put Slipsteam on a different level, seeing as it was her that started their talk in code first. "This one might be more clever than I thought." Silver thinks. Slipstream continued to send Silver for a loop when she began nuzzling Dark.

"She's...very affectionate"

"yes, I can see that." Silver said with one eye raised. Once again the two ponies spoke in a way Silver couldn't understand, although this time it was just in mutters he couldn't hear. Ok, something was definitely up here, and Slipteam was the key. Silvers eyes widened slightly. That was it, he needed Slipstream. Silver carefully worked out the logic in his head. What he needed was for Sliptream to know that he knew that there was something she didn't know, that way she would know that he knew that Dark had something she didn't want him to know and then she could let him know what she knew.

Simple? Right?

Well not really but what it all meant was easy enough. Just get on Slipstreams side, then everything might make a bit more sense.
"So Slipstream." Silver starts."I take it you and Dark are good friends?" He said specifically addressing Slipstream. His tone was friendly enough, but the look on his face said more in the lines of. "I'm on your side, just help me out here."

[Dark Star]

Silver was definitely suspicious of the two mares behavior now. Dark Star could see the mental gears in Silver's head turning as he processed the information coming in. She was unsuspecting anything coming up, especially when he was addressing Slipstream. Dark Star braced herself while Slipstream grinned smugly. "Yes, we're really close friends. We met during a group trip from Cloudsdale to Ponyville. I noticed her and left my group for a little while. I saw her walking to the forest one night and followed behind her. We hit it off so well, I moved into her house the next day" she explained as she placed a hoof underneath Dark Star's chin. She rubbed her nose against the others while Dark Star could only blush in response. 

Dark Star felt even worse now. "Um...Slipstream, you don't really need to do this, you know this only-" she tried to explain before Slipstream placed a hoof over her mouth. "Shush, I'm talking now" she told the dark mare. Slipstream then took a few steps away, implying she wanted the two ponies to follow behind her. They did so and Slipstream started speaking with her head turned to face them. "So, that's enough about me, I wanna hear more about you two? When d'ya meet today, what d'ya discuss, the works. Just tell me everything" she said with a slight bit more charm in her voice at the end. Dark Star sighed and accepted her fate. She looked up at Silver with a slight glow in her eyes and hoped he would help her in this time of need.

[Toast]

Silvers expression fades to a dull stare while Slipstream answered his question. perhaps he had given this pony a bit too much credit. Her response didn't give him very much detail of anything he needed to know. And Slipstream seemed to miss is subtle intentions. "Moved in the next day? how impulsive." Silver thinks. As the Blue pony turns around and motions for then to follow Silver wonders where exactly they might be going. The sunlight was now really beginning to fade, meaning the shine in his coat almost completely unnoticeable. But he knew that once Celestia decided to put that sun below the horizon his coat would start to glow profusely, and he wasn't sure if that was something Dark wanted Slipstream to find out about.

So, that's enough about me, I wanna hear more about you two? When d'ya meet today, what d'ya discuss, the works. Just tell me everything"

A few answers run through Silvers mind.

"Sure of course, we spent the whole day together. First I showed her around the neighbourhood where I grew up, then we went to a cafe and got to know each other. She also showed me her crazy light up potion, and on the ride home I asked her to cuddle against me while she blushed in my face."

Silver ponders that particular response for a moment and figures that it would probably be the best chance he would ever get to see if a pony could actually die from embarrassment. But when he looks over at Dark Star to see the look of pleading for him not to reveal anything personal he felt obliged to help her out. Maybe his initial thought was the right one, that Slipstream was just a hyper, gossipy pony that would make a big deal out of any little thing that happened in Darks life, and that he shouldn't give her any fuel to fire with. It didn't really matter to him either way, he would stay on Dark Stars side for now.

"Like I said, I ran into Dark at the university just before she was about to leave for Ponyville. I was about to leave myself so we discussed her research for awhile and chatted about it some more on way back." He pauses for a moment as though thinking. "...And, that's pretty much all that happened." There, he made it sound as boring as possible, nothing but business. Although this time it pretty much was a straight up lie. Silver looks over to Dark Star with an expression that said. "That's what you wanted right?"

[Dark Star]

Dark Star smiled as Silver lied about their day for her. She was glad he did that, even more-so that he didn't say anything about the truth of the day's progression. Slipstream sighed and gained a slightly stressed expression. "Oh come on, do I really look that stupid?" she asked as she turned to face the two unicorns. "Seriously, a handsome fella like this and you two talk about collage work? Who in the right mind'd fall for that?" she asked the two rhetorically. Dark Star's eyes gained a glow as she faced the blue pegasus. "Now, you're gonna tell me the truth right, right now" she demanded. Dark Star sighed and trotted forward, ready to accept her now-sealed fate.

"Alright, fine, you win. Silver and I met in the town square and talked for a short while. We went to a pastry shop and hung out there for a bit, exchanged some facts about each other and even slept on the train back home together. I-I mean, we both fell asleep on the train and happened to be next to each other when we woke up" she explained. She flinched, expecting the worst, then was surprised to hear the sound of laughter. She opened her eyes and stared in shock of the blue mare simply laughing herself to death, right in front of her. After a minute of it, she stood up, smiling, then placed a hoof on the dark unicorn's shoulder. 

"There, now was that so hard?" she asked. Dark Star simply stared into her eyes silently. "I just wanted to know what you were up to all day, ya had me worried. What you do behind my back doesn't matter, I'll still love you no matter what" she explained as she embraced Dark Star. The latter could feel a lot of things from that hug; acceptance, love, loyalty, even a small amount of deceit. She could tell the younger mare was plotting something, even now, but there was nothing she could do to stop her. So, she merely played along with her. "I do so much, but I could never lie to you, Slipstream" she said in a serious tone. 

[Toast]

"Oh come on, do I really look that stupid? "Seriously, a handsome fella like this and you two talk about collage work? Who in the right mind'd fall for that?


As Slipstream turns to face them Silver gives a her a look of irritated look. He would hate to admit it but he as a bit of a sore loser when it came to mind games, and the fact that Slipstream easily saw through his lie bugged him. However she did call him handsome, which made him smirk a bit on the inside.

"Now, you're gonna tell me the truth right, right now"

Silver wanted to respond with. "I don't know what you're talking about." In order to attempt to continue the little game out of frustration. But luckily Dark saved him from sinking them any further, which was probably for the best.

"Alright, fine, you win. Silver and I met in the town square and talked for a short while. We went to a pastry shop and hung out there for a bit, exchanged some facts about each other and even slept on the train back home together.

Silvers eyes quickly darted quickly towards dark over her phrasing.

I-I mean, we both fell asleep on the train and happened to be next to each other when we woke up"

that was better. At that moment the blue pony began to laugh herself silly. Silvers expression changed from irritated to apathy while she did. He sighed Quietly. Although it wasn't the reaction he was expecting it somehow felt a bit belittling.

"There, now was that so hard?"

"Ya, why was it?" Silver thinks, despite being somewhat annoying Slipstream took the news in a rather positive way, so why had Dark been so dead set on not letting her in? If Dark had been honest right away it probably would have saved both of them some embarrassment. Was there still something going on here? Silver felt like he was beginning to lack the energy to care. Still standing there Silver just watches as the two ponies make up, although Dark still seemed concerned over something but it was hard to tell.
"I guess I should apologize too." He says a bit reluctantly. "I assure you Slipstream I only had Darks feelings in mind."

[Dark Star]

As the two mares broke apart from their embrace, Dark Star felt a great wave of relief wash over her. Not only did Slipstream not care about the events going on, she also seemed to lose interest in meddling with her. The pegasus turned and faced Silver when he apologized to her. "Don't sweat it, Silver, I knew all along you on Bright Eyes' side the whole time" she explained with a smile. Dark Star turned as well and smiled over at Silver. She hoped he would understand the situation better than anypony else, but also felt as though she needed to apologize for everything that happened since they got off the train. "Sorry about all all of this, Silver. I know this has been odd, but please understand; all of this happened for a reason, which I will tell you later on" the dark mare explained. 

As she explained, she noticed the way that Silver's coat wasn't shimmering or even glowing. She looked up at the sunset and began to think about it. That's when everything suddenly made sense; during the twilight hours, there isn't enough light for his coat to twinkle, yet there is too much light for it to glow. She thought it might be odd, but figured it would be best not to mention anything about it. Slipstream saw that Dark Star was looking at him in a peculiar way, she she chuckled and whispered "I know he's a real looker, but you can stop staring at him now" into her ear. Dark Star blushed and turned to her, then whispered back. "That's not the reason I'm staring at him, but you'll find out soon enough what the real reason is" she explained. Slipstream raised a brow to this, but figured she'd take the mare's word for it.

[Toast]

"Don't sweat it, Silver, I knew all along you on Bright Eyes' side the whole time"


Silver made a small huff when Slipstream said that, not enjoying the fact of how easily he was beaten. Deciding to let it go and not worry about it any more Silver looks at Dark as she explains to him that there was a reason behind her madness. He responds with a simple nod since he was unsure what it could possibly be that she would let him in on later, and it left him eager to know. For the time being their little introduction game had all wrapped up, and it was now time for them to move on. But Silver felt a familiar sensation as he looks at one of his hooves then quickly over to the sun, which had by now all but disappeared, and the remaining light coming out from over the horizon was fading quickly.


"So, perhaps we should get a move on. What's the plan then?" He says with some urgency in his voice. It was a futile effort, everypony knew that once Celestia got that sun moving that fast it would only be a matter of moments before the darkness of the night would be upon them and Luna would begin to rise her moon.


At first nothing happened, Silver just looked like his normal self. But after only a few moments the evidence of his physiological changes were much more visible. At first it was just a light glow, similar to what it was in the ally back in Canterlot, but soon it grew stronger, illuminating a large area around him, like a child's nightlight plugged into the wall. Still, unlike the daytime his body itself didn't have the game glint or shine that made it difficult to look at him. In fact the only thing on his body that was brighter than before was his cutie mark, which now stood out against the rest of his body. Silver looks at the two ponies staring at him with a casual glance, he couldn't do anything stop what was happening to him, and it wasn't as though he hadn't been in this situation before either. "Told you it got weirder at night." He says specifically to Dark star, referencing what he had said earlier that day when they first met.

[Dark Star]

With the little back-and-forth between the two mares finished, Silver glanced at himself, then back at the sun. He seemed to want them to hurry on to a different location, and with quite a lot of worry in his voice to further emphasize it. "Keep your vest on, it's not like you're gonna explode after sunset or something" Slipstream said carelessly. Before Dark Star could scold her, the sun had completely set and Silver's entire body glowed brilliantly. Dark Star flinched when the light-show started, but then started to relax as her eyes adjusted, glowing in their own luminescent way when her mental state rose to a certain point. "Now I see why his name is Silver Glow" commented Slipstream. "I certainly do see" responded Dark Star after Silver commented about it himself. 

Slipstream snickered lightly, then stretched her wings out. "Lovin the glow, it's brightening up the whole place" Slipstream commented. "Too bad you're a unicorn though, if you were a pegasus you could pull off a wicked prank a friend of ours told us about" she added. "I'm not entirely certain that would be in the best taste" Dark Star brought up, sounding a bit concerned. Slipstream just turned and laughed "Yeah, but it's an idea". "Silver, as much as I'd love to stand around, would you like to accompany us to our home?" Dark Star asked. "Ooooh, already bringin' him home, eh?" Slipstream teased. Dark Star merely rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to Silver, hoping that he would take them up on her offer.  

[Toast]

With his glow now in full form, Silver had nothing else to do but listen to the comments of the two other ponies. Quietly he lets them say their piece as Slipstream mentions something about a pulling off pranks if he were a pegasus. Silver smiles at her as he finds the thought amusing, and wonders what people would call a glowing pony flying through the sky. "Probably 'firefly' or something."

Silver looks at Slipstream as she continues to tease Dark about inviting him over but other than that pays her no attention. Switching his gaze to Dark he takes a few steps forward, his glow follows him of course, but it creates a bit of a trippy effect as for those that had never seen him glow before, like the light was dancing around him. Staring at Dark Silver notices still that her eyes were glowing again, it intrigued him how they did that, so he made a mental note to remember to ask her about it at some point in the night. "I'd be delighted." He finally says to her with a small smile. His voice had a subtle joy to it, as though he was excited to get to spend some more time with her.To be honest Silver would have loved to spend an evening with Dark star, especially alone, the thought sent a shot of shivers through his body. But he knew that Slipstream probably wouldn't be going anywhere, so the evening would be just that, some time with two friends, one of who was much more annoying than the other. Although he didn't put it underneath the blue pony to do something that might put him in a awkward position. In fact the more he thought about it, the more he realized that Slipstreams entire presence seemed to serve no other purpose then to tease Dark Star and make things uncomfortable. Silver wondered how it ever was that these two were not just friends but also room-mates. Maybe they were different when it was just the two of them, or maybe the old saying of opposites attract still held true, either way it didn't really matter, it just felt odd.

"Just be careful around her." He thinks. "She feels...Unpredictable."

[Dark Star]

Dark Star was happy to know that Silver would be joining her for the evening. She was just a little upset that Slipstream was going to join them as well. She knew that there was nothing she could say or do to coerce the younger mare to leave them alone, but that didn't stop her from thinking about it regardless. 'Perhaps I can send her off to Midnight for a while...?' she wondered. Midnight being her cousin, she would be able to understand the situation and be able to handle the young mare. She then stopped and looked down at her hooves. She was suddenly treating Slipstream like a foal, something she promised to stop treating her like. She looked back up and found Slipstream staring at her quizzically.

"What'cha thinkin about, Bright Eyes?" she asked. Dark Star tried to avoid making eye contact. She didn't want to say what she had been thinking, so she merely trotted ahead faster. Slipstream walked next to Silver, looking at how things were developing. "Was she like this all day, really flaky?" she asked the glowing stallion. This behavior of Dark Star's was definitely unusual to her; it seemed as if she was trying to avoid her, something she really hated when it happened to her. The blue mare trotted in complete silence as she followed behind with Silver. After a few minutes, they made it to the house. It was relatively average in sides and each of the windows had been blacked out. Dark Star turned and faced the two following ponies with a smile.

[Toast]

As they all stared off to Darks and Slipstreams home Silver once again noticed the two mares in conversation. Slipstream had asked dark something but he didn't quite catch what it was. All he noticed was that Dark didn't answer and instead just move a bit farther ahead. Prompting Slipstream to drift back, now keeping pace with him instead.

Was she like this all day, really flaky?"

When Slipstream asks him about Darks attitude Silver contemplated about what he wanted to say for a moment before deciding just to be honest with her. She had figured him out easily enough the first time so he felt like being honest might save him any future grief. Besides being friendly with her would probably be the best idea right now. It was pretty apparent that she was most likely Darks best friend, so getting on her good side would be important. "not for the most part." He says somewhat quietly, so only Slipstream could hear. "But every now and then, she'd get a bit quiet when something embarrassed her." Probably wasn't the best idea to give this pony any fuel to keep teasing Dark. But he felt obligated to say something truthful to Slipsteam after lying to her.

When they all reached the house Silver gave it a quick look over. It wasn't overly big but it was still a lot larger than his place. But all the windows looked covered up, which was normally the type of place he'd avoid if they sun was still out. But for now it would be fine, and the little smile Dark looked at him with made him feel at ease, prompted him to give the same smile back.

[Dark Star]

Slipstream listened to Silver's answer and pondered it for a bit. Normally, she wasn't the type to think things over for so long, especially since it would only "harsh her mellow" as she would put it. Yet the way Dark Star was acting this evening had brought up her more curious side, which wasn't easy to get rid of after bringing up. She wondered what to say or do to put her at ease when they arrived at their house. The blue pegasus felt slightly relieved to see Dark Star turn and smile to the two of them. "There ya go, ya look so much cuter when ya smile" Slipstream complimented. 

"Thank you, Slipstream" Dark Star said in response. She looked over at Silver and then flared up her horn, opening up the door into the dark inside. "Welcome to our humble abode, Silver" she said warmly. The three ponies walked inside and headed into the living room. Silver's body still illuminated the entire room, giving the room a mildly unsettling tone. "I suppose we won't be needing to light the candles this time" Dark Star said in what sounded like a joking voice. Slipstream just gave her a pity chuckle and sat down on the couch. "Ahh, how could I be so negligent?" Dark Star asked before walking out of the room and into the kitchen. She set a pot of tea on top of the stove and headed back to the living room, her eyes glowing with the same general brightness as Silver's coat. She walked over and hopped up on the comfortable-arm chair in the corner. 

"So, Silver, what d'ya think of the place?" Slipstream asked bluntly. "Bright Eyes doesn't normally turn on the lights, she usually just keeps the place dark and lights up the corners with a couple candles" she explained. "It's just like my home back in the valley, just the way I like it" Dark Star commented with a smile.