Chapter 5
Ms.Pleasant’s dull voice comes over the class again bringing the noise back down as she trots behind the podium, "Can anypony tell me what today is?"
The class is silent as she looks around their faces, but it's silence doesn't stay long as she spots a tan coated colt waving his hoof in the air, "Oh oh I know..."
"Yes?" The mare nods her head to the colt as he stutters out an answer through his young voice, "Today is allnight candy night right?"
The mare shakes her head as she squints her eyes, "Um no..." But her voice is dwarfed by the foals around the calls that give a slight laugh to the comment.
Violet doesn't follow suit in there laugh as she tries to listen to the older mare talking, "...No, tonight is Nightmare night...does anypony know what that is?"
The same colt again waves his hoof in the air as he talks, "Oh oh I do, its candy night! That what my-my brother told me!"
Ms.Pleasant shakes her head as she pushes her glasses up a little more on her nose, "Well Nightmare night as we know it now is a special time of year when young and old ponies get to celebrate Princess Luna."
She stops her voice as she cocks her head back to the class, "Does anypony know Princess Luna? Or have you ever meet Princess Luna?"
The foals around the class fidget a little in their seats but none of them speak up, but at the name Violet gets a smile and copies the motion the colt did as she waves her left hoof in the air.
Ms.Pleasant nods her head to the light purple filly as she talks, "Well at least somepony knows who Princess Luna is. Have you meet her?" Her voice is slightly jokey towards the end of her sentence as she talks.
Violet thinks for a moment before she shakes her head, but as she does this the pale pink filly in the front of the classroom who turned around like everypony else speaks up, "Thats a lie, shes a fibber."
The noise in the class slightly rolls as most of the fillies and colts smile and roll a word, "Ooooohh.."
Violet's ears pick up to their slight laughing as she looks to them a little confused.
Ms.Pleasant takes back her class as she gives Pearl a look, but her voice comes back as she turns back to the class and talks, "Well, Nightmare Night wasn't always about celebration, it actually started back when-..." She stops her voice as she notices the tan coated colt starts to talk again, "Is it lunch time?"
The mare gives a slight sigh as she shakes her head, "No Futty Strokes, lunch is after a lecture."
Another hoof goes up as a filly Violet can't see starts to speak up, "What's a lets-her?"
Ms.Pleasant smiles a little as her dull voice chimes back to her, "Its when I talk more about-..."
The class lets out a slight groan that cuts her voice off, the mare blinks a little confused as she taps her hoof to her mouth, "Big fillies and colts that I teach don't complain about lectures."
Violet blinks to the comment as she tries to straighten her posture in the seat, but as she does this she gets a few werid looks from the other foals around her. Her blue eyes meet theirs as she gives them a friendly smile, but none of the other foals return the smile as they look away and start to whisper and talk to each other.
Violet stops her smile as she turns her head back to the mare in front of the classroom as she tries to listen.
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You continue to nod your head as you listen to the two fillies in front of you, but as you listen to another one of Sweetie Belle's slight voice squeaks you start to drift yourself into thoughts mainly trying to figure out how Violet's first day is.
When you arrived at Rarity's boutique things went like you thought they would, you started talking with Rarity about a tux, making sure to keep your ideas away from the tux in the dream you had. But after you were done with that you didn't really expect Rarity to kick you down stairs just because of Twilight wanting to try on the dress for minor adjustments.
Its not that you're mad or anything...but the two fillies that you continue to mindlessly nod to are starting to wear you down with questions as Scootaloo continues to slightly argue with Sweetie.
"...Nun-huh Sweetie, there's no such thing as a foal phoenix."
You finally drift back to a real thought as Sweetie's hoof points to you, "Yep, he told me and so did Spike."
The light orange pegasus shakes her head to you as she nods to Sweetie, "You believe this little filly?"
You've had no idea how to handle the situation as you again just nod your head from your seat.
Sweetie cocks her head to you as she talks, "Wait, did you agree with her?"
You don't have to answer as Scootaloo blows to the comment, "Duh he agrees, i'm right."
Sweetie again shakes her head as she talks, "That doesn't make it true, he's just nodding to everything." She holds her hoof out to you as you again mindlessly nod your head.
But you stop your nod as you shake your head and try to give a shifty laugh, "What? No-no...you're both right."
Scootaloo flaps her wings out as she pokes her hoof to Sweetie belle's face, "Ha, i'm half right!"
The white filly taps her hoof to her mouth as she talks, "But then how do the baby ponies get into the egg if the phoenix doesn't put them there."
"Pff, that's easy...uh..." Scootaloo taps her hoof to her mouth as she stops, "Uh..."
They both turn there heads to you for an answer as you look between them a little wide eyed, oh crap...better use the save me now cheat code, "So uh...hows cutie mark searching going?" You hold a shifty smile to your words as you wait for one of them to talk.
"Not bad." Scootaloo shrugs as you breath a sigh of relief as they change their tones.
"OH!" Sweetie holds a smile to you as she talks, "I know, we could foal sit Violet!"
Before you can speak up Scootaloo chimes in as she holds the same smile to you, "Hey ya! We could get our cutie marks in foal care just like Mrs.Cheerilee."
You shift your eyes between the two fillies smiles as you think, nice try...but Violet's smile is cuter. But you don't get to answer as Rarity's voice comes into the room.
"Sweetie Belle, I do hope you didn't bother him too much."
The two fillies turn to her voice as Rarity trots over towards you, Sweetie shakes her head as she talks, "No, and I took an order for you."
Rarity cocks her head as she laughs a little nervously, "Oh you did ha ha-..who was it?"
Sweetie loses a little bit of her confidence as she talks, "Um...I think her name was Berry Punch?"
"Berry Punch? Oh she said she would stop by around two, its not even noon yet?" Rarity shakes her head as she taps her hoof to her head, but her regular voice comes back to her as she holds her hoof out to you, "Anyways, I believe you will find the dress Twilight picked out just fabulous."
She lets out a slight giggle as she brings her hoof to her chest, "But you know my rules don't look till the day."
You squint to the comment as you nod your head and think, ok? So I can't see it on or off.
You break your thoughts as you watch Twilight and Spike coming in from the other room, Twilight has a large dark purple dress bag floating next to her.
You chuckle to the dark bag as you think, yep Rarity really believes in bad luck.
Sweetie and Scootaloo quickly gallop in front of Twilight as Scootaloo speaks up, "When can we foal sit?"
Twilight gives a little giggle as she talks, "What?"
Scootaloo continues as she points her hoof to you, "He said we could."
Twilight gives you a slight smile as you shake your head, ya I want them to foal sit Violet...ten minutes they will be lost in a forest most likely in a cave.
But before you can speak up Sweetie cocks her head to Twilight, "Did it hurt when you laid Violet's egg?"
Twilight losses her smile as she cocks her head in confusion, "Huh?"
Sweetie nods her head as she points towards you now, "He told us how little foals are born."
Rarity turns her gaze to you as you shoot back an innocent smile, "Uh..."
"What?" Scootaloo gives a little laugh as she talks, "Thats not what he meant, he meant-..." Rarity moves Scootaloo aside as she gives a little laugh, "Ha ha, ok Scootaloo I have your NightMare Night costume all fixed up stairs ok."
The orange pegasus nods her head as Sweetie follows her into the other room with Rarity shelling out one more comment, "And don't touch the fabric please."
Rarity shakes her head as she trots next to Twilight again, "Honestly I don't know why my parents insist on me foal sitting so often, really i'm not going to have a foal anytime soon it would completely ruin my work-...." She stops her voice as she looks between you and Twilight she gives a shaky laugh as she tries to talk.
Twilight stops her as she gives a slight giggle, "Thank you for your help Rarity." She floats the dress bag to the other side of her as she gives her friend a hug, "But I think we need to get back, I don't want Violet worried if we're not there thirty minutes early."
You squint to the comment as you give a light chuckle, and I thought I was worried.
Rarity jumps in front of the door as her eyes get wide, "Wait, you're going to walk home?!"
Twilight cocks her head as she talks, "Um...yes?"
"Oh no no no!" Rarity holds her hoof to the floating bag as she talk, "You could get dirt on the dess."
Twilight gives a little giggle as she tries to trot forward, but again her friend stops her, "Rarity it's not that long of a walk."
Rarity shakes her head as she talks, "No, I simply cannot let you walk all the way there though..." She rolls her hoof as she tries to get the word.
Twilight sighs as she talks, "Dirt?"
"Yes! Now if you won't teleport yourself I will." Her horn glows a faint blue as she straightens her posture a little.
"Rarity, we both know you don't practice teleportation to much."
"Yes, precisely why you should do it." Rarity holds her horn's glow but its a little duller than Twilight's and even Violet's.
Twilight sighs as she trots over towards you, "Fine, we'll teleport, come on Spike." She turns her head to the little dragon as he walks forwards. But before he comes to where you and Twilight stand Scootaloo comes back into the room, "Rarity could you like burn the fur a little more on the custome?"
You blink to the words as you listen to Rarity, "Burn it? Why would you want perfectly made fur burnt?"
Scootaloo rolls her hoof as she talks, "I know it looks cool, but I think a werepony would look a little bit more...you know not so perfect."
Rarity taps her hoof to her mouth as she talks, "I don't even have a way to burn it."
Before you can speak up from your stupid smiling stance Spike jumps in as he cracks his claws, "I think I can handle this Rarity." He turns to Twilight as he talks, "I'll catch up."
Twilight nods her head as her horn sparks up in bright purple, you say good bye to Rarity as you feel Twilight's magic start to creep over your body. After a few seconds the room around you is blinked purple and a low chime fills your ears, but the second only last just that a seconds as you find yourself in the library.
Twilight gives a slight sigh as she trots over towards the stairs, "We could have just walked."
You follow after her as you talk, "How long do we have until we pick up Violet?"
She pause her ascending of the stairs as she thinks, "About an hour."
You smile to her as you talk, "Then lets go out and eat something."
Twilight turns back to you as she cocks her head, "Like a date?"
You can't help but laugh as you listen to the tone she said it in, you shake your head to her as you talk, "Yes Twilight, just you and me."
She gives a sheepish smile as she nods her head, "I'd like that." Her trot up the stairs is brought back as she talks, "Just let me put this up."
You stand at the bottom of the staircase as you watch her trot up stairs, but your happy stare is cut off as you hear a knock at the door.
You trot over to it as you open it and stare to an unfamiliar unicorn stallion wearing a blue vest.
The stallion squints his eyes to you as he talks, "Twilight Sparkle?"
You shake your head as you talk, "She's upstairs."
"OH, thats fine." His horn glows a faint purple as he looks to something outside. At the unfamiliar stallion's moment you start to feel your own magic swirling just under your coat as you talk, "...What did you need?"
"Oh, I just deliver the packages, I don't ask questions." He moves a wooden box with the sides of it being held together with a gold like metal.
You watch the stallion float the box in and place it down next to the inside as you talk, "What's this?" Your voice goes unanswered as he floats a large envelope to you.
"Sorry buddy, I have to go I have other things to deliver."
You nod your head as you take the envelope from him with your hoof and close the door.
Twilight's voice comes back to the room as she starts down the stairs, "Are you ready to..." She stops as her eyes move to the box next to the door, her voice is almost rushed as she just about gallops down the stairs, "Why did Celestia send the Elements of Harmony back to me?! She should have asked me to get them."
"What?"
Twilight floats the wooden box to the table as she frantically opens it, but she gives a sigh as both you and her look to the gold crown and necklace in the box. She closes the box again as she talks, "Thats a relief."
Her eyes move to the envelope in your hoof as she talks, "What's that?"
You hold it out to her as her purple grasp comes over it, "I don't know."
She tears open the large tan envelope as she pulls out an old looking book and a piece of paper. Her eyes study the page for a second as she reads out loud, "Dear my most faithful student, the book you now have is Starswirl the bearded’s personal journal-..." Twilight moves her eyes back to the old book as she stares at it in almost amazement.
But her stare is brought back to the letter as she continues, "...The very last page contains a spell Star Swirl was never able to complete before he died." Her voice picks up a little as she continues, "...I believe you are the only pony who can understand it and finish the spell-..."
You shake your head as you think over Twilight's last few words, last task? You stop her as you talk, "Twilight put the letter down, you're not doing this now."
She stops her searching of the letter as she looks between you and the book, "But...Celestia wouldn't have sent me something if it wasn't important..."
You shake your head as you take the book from her hold and place it on the table next to the box, "Twilight, Celestia said we had as much time as we needed for this wedding, she didn't mean for you to get this now."
She blinks at your words for a seconds as she swings her gaze between you and the letter, "...But it has to be important if Celestia would send it now?"
"What? No, Twilight we still have stuff we need to do right?"
Twilight closes her mouth as she looks over your face, but she doesn't stay silent for long as she floats the letter to the table, "You're right...you're right...Celestia said we had as much time as we needed."
You nod your head as you talk, "Thank you."
She doesn't stop as she puffs her chest out, "But I still have to at least start on this, just simple research things, that way I can show her i'm still her faithful student, right?"
You give a little sigh as you roll your eyes, anything simple with Twilight is never simple, "Twilight?"
She holds her straightened stance as she talks, "Celestia wouldn't have sent something if it wasn't important..." She loses a little bit of her sure stance as she lowers her voice, "...Right?"
Her voice continues as she bites a little to her lip, "Its not like this a test to see if i'm still a worthy student right?" Twilight's voice has changed to slightly panicked voice and you know she's most likely exaggerating her comments.
But her eyes stop on you for an answer, even though you don't really feel like you can be the one to give her the answer she needs...You know that whatever Celestia wants her to do has to be important, but at the same time you're a little mad that she would send something after she said Twilight could have a break.
You give another sigh as you talk, "Ok, a few things."
Twilight nods her head as she gets her usual sure self back, "Yep, a few things." She gives a little giggle as she trots towards the main part of the library, "I mean come on, it's not like I would focus on this very old and very interesting spell and journal of Star Swirl the bearded all day right?"
You rub your hoof over your face as you lie, "Of course not." You follow after her to help anyway you can as you realize a lunch to relax is no longer in question.
End of chapter 5