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// Chapter 2 - Showing Off 
// Story: Glint Stones: Visit 
// by Middle Ground 
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	Pinkie Pie had returned back to Ponyville with her new friends, the Spellbind Brothers, introduced them to her friends, and they all had a party. After the party however, the Spellbind Brothers got more attention than they wanted.
"Go away...! Get out of my face!"
"Sorry ladies, but I'm taken...."
"Pinkie, help...!"
"WHAT IS WITH ALL THESE CRAZY MARES?!!!" The Spellbind Brothers were being surrounded by many single mares who found them attractive. The brothers had no idea how to deal with this so suddenly.
"Hey there, handsome. Are you new? Do you want a tour of Ponyville?" The many mares were smothering the Spellbind Brothers in all the attention.
"Hey...! They're my guests!" Pinkie was annoyed. She couldn't get anywhere near the brothers. The other members of the Mane 6 left early, so they weren't there to help.
"I didn't expect this to happen...." Twilight was surprised. Spike gave a jealous grunt.
"Twilight...! Help them!" Pinkie tried to pull the mares away, but to no avail.
"Chill, can I shock them?!" Sparx was starting to lose his patience.
"Sparx, no...!"
"What do we do, bros?!"
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!" Things were going out of control.
"Hold on. I got this." Starlight then stepped forward and a light shined from her horn. As the light faded, Sparx was amazed by Starlight's power.
"Wha-what's going on?! I can't move!"
"Starlight, what did you do...?" Twilight was worried.
"I only froze them in place with my magic. It's temporary. Let's go while we can." Starlight then began leaving Sugar Cube Corner. The Spellbind Brothers finally got out of that mess and followed Twilight, Spike, Pinkie, and Starlight to the castle that was located on the outside of town. It was tall and made of stone and crystal.
"Geez...who owns this ugly place?" Sparx wasn't too thrilled at what he was looking at.
"I do...." Twilight was annoyed.
"Don't mind him, miss. He's just dumb...."
"What did you call me?!"
"I think it's pretty."
"IT'S HUGE!!!" They went inside to see the well-decorated entrance leading to the living room. And in the living room, there was a round table with some chairs surrounding it. And above it all was a beautiful chandelier made of tree roots.
"Ok, this is pretty cool...." Sparx quickly changed his tune after seeing it.
"We have extra rooms or all of you while you're visiting. Just...no fighting."
"OK...!"
"No problem...." Afterwards, Spike gave them a tour of the castle. Strangely, the inside seemed a lot bigger than the outside. After that, Twilight and Starlight had the brothers meet them in the library for a magic demonstration.
"Alright guys, I want to see this power Pinkie said you have. Just a little bit." Twilight and Starlight had two magic barriers up in case things got explosive. Spike and Pinkie stood just outside the library, peeking through the door.
'Will they be alright...? What if what you said was right?" Spike was worried things could go wrong.
"Don't worry! They know what they're doing!" Pinkie was very confident in the brothers.
"I'LL GO FIRST!" Ashes quickly stepped up to demonstrate.
"Remember Ash, something small. We don't want anything being burned to the ground." Chilly was a little worried.
"I KNOW...!" Ashes then breathed in just slightly, then he shot a small stream of fire from his mouth. Exactly like a Dragon.
"Wow...!" This surprised Spike the most.
"Impossible...! I've never even heard of an Earth Pony using magic! Much less breathe fire! How did you do that?! Are you part Dragon?! Is this natural?! Or are you using some kind of artefact?!" Twilight pulled out a notepad in a hurry.
"Guess it's my turn next...." Chilly was the second to step up and ice suddenly formed around him like a hut. The room became 20% colder when that happened.
"Incredib-b-ble...! He d-did it with-th-thout any problem...!" Starlight and the others were getting a chill because of the ice.
"Sorry about the cold shoulder." Chilly then magically caused the ice to quickly melt and fade. They all hated his pun.
"To use ice magic so fluently! And without any incantation! Who taught you?! I must know...!" Twilight could hardly keep her excitement contained.
"Uh...can't remember. I've always been able to do that." Chilly couldn't recall. He then dis-spelled the ice. Twilight was disappointed.
"Yeah! Chilly made it snow back home! It was fun!" Pinkie was amazed by the display.
"So Chilly can even manipulate the weather? Interesting." Starlight took note of this.
"My turn...! Whee!" Gust then stretched his abnormally large wings out and began flapping them. Suddenly, some of the books in the library began fluttering about in multiple circular pathways.
"Wow...! That looks like fun! Let's go, Spike!" Pinkie then grabbed Spike and dove into the wind.
"Pinkie, wai-AAGH!" The two began fluttering around with the books.
"Whee...! So much fun!"
"Pinkie?! Spike?!" Twilight and Starlight were not expecting his to happen.
"Gust, cut the wind...!" Chilly then began to focus his magic to gather Pinkie and Spike from the wind.
"Oops...! Sorry!" Gust then folded his wings and the wind stopped, causing all the fluttering books to fall. Chilly was able to safely place Pinkie and Spike back on he ground.
Spike sighed, "Thank Celestia that's over...." He was happy to be back on the ground again.
"Aww...! No fair!" Pinkie was disappointed. Twilight and Starlight were very surprised at what just happened.
"I know Pegasi can make wind, but not like that."
"Not only do those wings give him flight for his large size, but they also give him complete control over wind." Twilight and Starlight were taking notes.
"My turn." Sparx was next, and he was radiating with power and confidence.
"Sparx...not too much." Chilly was even more worried about Sparx showing off than with Ashes. Suddenly, all their manes and tails began standing up on end. The entire room began to glow with electricity.
"Oh no...." Chilly knew this wasn't going to end well.
"WOAH...! WIERD!"
"Bro, calm down...!"
"Uh...Twilight, I think something is wrong with the barriers." Starlight noticed the two barriers starting to shift back and forth.
"Sparx's magic must be causing the barriers to malfunction...!"
"Hey Chill...." Sparx then got up to Chill with an evil look on his face as he stuck his right hoof out.
"Over here, Spike!" Pinkie then grabbed Spike and darted out of the library.
"What's going on?!" Spike was both worried and scared.
"Sparx, wai-" Just before he could finished his sentence, Sparx had touched Chilly just slightly on his left shoulder and the room flashed as the static electricity dispersed from within the library. Afterwards, Pinkie and Spike peeked inside to see if they were all alright. They were all safe, but their manes and tails were ruined.
"Uh...Twilight? Starlight? Are you two alright?" Spike kept his distance with Pinkie. Twilight and Starlight just stood in place without saying anything.
"So...are you impre-" Sparx was then punched by an angry Chilly, Gust, and Ashes.
"THAT HURT, YOU JERK!!!" Ashes burned with anger.
"You did that on purpose...!" Gust lashed his wings about.
"You're dead...." Chilly brought out multiple frozen hammers. The punishment was brutal, but necessary. Pinkie and Spike checked up on Twilight and Starlight to see if they were alright.
"Twilight...? Hello? Say something...!" Spike shook Twilight back to her senses.
"Ah...! What happened? Is everything alright?" Twilight seemed completely fine. Except for her mane and tail.
"Twilight, these four are too dangerous and I think they are insane...." Starlight wrote that down in her burnt notes. This worried Pinkie.
"Uh...they're just excited to see new things after being stuck in a rock for so long!" Pinkie tried to convince them, despite the fact that part of the castle nearly got destroyed.
"Don't worry about Sparx, ladies...." Chilly, Gust, and Ashes were finished punishing Sparx for his reckless behavior.
"Pinkie, do you seriously expect ponies to want to be anywhere near these four? Elemental Magic is forbidden for a reason. And we just saw it." Twilight began fixing her mane and tail.
"And the fact that Ashes and Gust can use magic, even though Earth Ponies and Pegasi can't use magic at all. It's impossible." Starlight was very skeptical about the Spellbind Brothers and their abilities.
"But...they're not bad ponies! They're just...different!" Pinkie was persistent in trying to convince her friends. Twilight and Starlight felt guilty for judging them too harshly, but not without good reason.
"Hey Pinkie, it's cool.... At least you tried. We'll just have to try something else. Let's go, bros."
"Bye...!"
"We're sorry for the trouble...." The Spellbind Brothers began heading out of the castle. Gust dragged the pounded Sparx with his wings.
"Guys, wait a minute...!" Pinkie chased after them.
"Uh...I'll go show them out." Spike left to do so. Twilight and Starlight were the only ones left in the library. They then began placing the books back in their exact places.
"Hey Twilight, don't you think we should give them another chance? They really don't seem so bad...." Starlight had just finished her side of the library.
"Well, maybe.... But how do we do that? You saw what happened. We nearly died just now." Twilight also finished her side of the library. They could still see some leftover static electricity stuck to the crystal wall. They were able to dis-spell the magical static easily. They could then hear screaming from the front of the castle. They rushed over to see Pinkie, Spike, and the Spellbind Brothers keeping the door from opening.
"Pinkie, what are you all doing?! Where is all the screaming coming from?!"
"Twilight, it's those mares again! They're trying to get inside the castle!" They could hear the sound of the crazy mares trying to get inside the castle.
"What did you four do to those mares anywhere?!" Starlight was becoming annoyed.
"We didn't do anything...!" Sparx was back on his hooves helping them keep the mares at bay.
"I got this...!" Chilly then froze the doors shut with his ice. The mares were not getting inside so easily.
"I think we're stuck here until we get used to living with other ponies." It was starting to look like Gust was right.
Twilight sighed, "Alright, we'll let you stay for a little while. But you three will have to learn how to behave yourselves and *stay* behaved." She was quite serious.
"Yes, uh...uh....I had something to say, but I lost it." Sparx was drawing a blank.
"Um...what do you mean?" Spike was confused.
"Oh yeah, they sometimes forget about what they're saying or when they're about to say something. That's why I need your help, Twilight! You too, Starlight! You're the only ones who might help them!" Twilight and Starlight both understood Pinkie's plea, though she couldn't help but still feel uneasy.
"C'mon, Twilight...! I'm sure you and Starlight can do it!" Spike agreed with Pinkie. Twilight and Starlight were still reluctant, but they were convinced.
"We promise to stay out of trouble...!"
"YEAH!"
"We'll behave. Right, Sparx...?" Chilly had a hammer ready.
Sparx gave an annoyed groan, "Yeah, yeah.... Whatever." Now the Spellbind Brothers have been made honorary guests of the Mane 6 and the Princess of Friendship. This will be a visit they will never forget.