Twilight stared at the little slip of paper on the ground. Could it be? For a moment, all she could do was stare. Then slowly, painstakingly she raised the note to eye-level. Even her magic felt shaky with anticipation. Heart racing, Twilight cleared her throat and began reading.
"To whomever this note may find:
My name is Starswirl. I am a unicorn, 30 years of age, skilled in the field of magic. Like any unicorn, I use my magic to help with my special talent. Except one small difference. My talent is magic." Twilight broke off momentarily. She had known that Starswirl was a unicorn with similar qualities to herself, but she hadn't realized how oddly alike they were. A cold realization hit her. What if she possessed magic as powerful as THE Starswirl the Breaded? Pushing the thought out of her head, Twilight forced her eyes back to the paper.
"Throughout my studies I have encounter more than your average pony. It is true that I have battled with mythical beasts like the Hydra, trekked further than Equestria itself, observed the working forces of the universe. However, no spell I have encountered is able to consistently bring one object to another point in time in the future of the starting point. But, I wondered one day, what of one was in the future, and could simply transport the object forward in the time stream? Theories like that are ones that could land ponies in jail. So I write this note today in the hopes that one day, in a brighter future, a unicorn may speak the incantation below and introduce me to the future I helped create. Good luck, and hope to see you soon.
-Starswirl
Twilight gaped. Starswirl the bearded? Wanted her to cast his top-secret hidden spell? He wanted to meet her? In person? It was almost too much to handle.
"Can you believe this, Spike?" Twilight's voice was barely more than a whisper.
"do you think it's really true?" Spike's eyes were like huge green orbs, filled with wonder and confusion.
"Of course it is!" She assured him. "I hope."
"What does he mean, theories could land a pony in jail?" Spike asked, feeling very confused.
"Back in Classical Equestrian Era, ponies were ruled by the Pre-Celestian monarchy. If a pony would disagree with or speak against a royal belief, they could face crueal punishment like imprisonment or even banishment. Thats why a lot of Starswirl's theories never made it to the public until after his death in the Modern Era." Twilight paced anxiously across the cavernous library. " Can you believe we're going to meet him, for real?" Spike dashing to keep up with her, was still confused. "So, how did Starswirl help create the modern era if his ideas weren't spread until the modern era already started?"
" what kind of question is that, Spike?"
"A valid one!". The baby dragon defended.
"Well, during the Classic Era, ponies didn't believe in harmony. Their society was based off of strong, negative emotions like hatred, cruelty and greed. Earth ponies were forced to labor for the others, unicorns had to raise the sun with their ,magic and the Pegasi worked all day creating the weather for the ponies with more money. What Starswirl did was hold secret meetings of ponies and try spread positive ideas, and positive emotions. "
"So they all gathered up and overthrew the monarchy?"
"Actually, no. The kingdom grew so weak and unstable that the element of chaos overtook its citizens. They were eventually invaded by a Draconiqus. You may have heard of him." Twilight said in an ironis tone.
"Discord?"
"The very same. Anyways, that's when Celestia and Luna come in and lead the way to the Modern Era."
Twilight ran into a wall. She had forgotten she was pacing.
"So, are you going to do it?" Spike asked.
"Do what?"
"Starswirl's spell!"
"Oh, that. Of course I am. How could I pass up an opportunity like this?"
"Then what are you waiting for?" Twilight and Spike met each others eyes. Then Twilight summoned the note, cleared her throat once again and began to recite the incantation.