//------------------------------// // Moving In // Story: Love is Magic // by Lux //------------------------------// Chapter 5 – Moving In It was near evening when Twilight and Mystic reached her home. For a moment the unicorn stallion stood there, gazing at the massive tree. “Mystic, are you ok,” Twilight said with concern as she noticed he wasn’t following her into the house. “Oh sorry, I just never saw a house that was a tree. It’s really neat.” “You have the same look on your face that I did when I first came here,” she said with a chuckle motioning him into the house. When he entered the house, his shock was doubled. He was amazed at the size of the place and how many books there were. “Wow! Look at all these books! How many are here?” “I think there are over ten thousand here, not including my personal books.” “Have you read them all, Twilight?” “No Mystic,” she said with a giggle, “I didn’t read all of them yet. Actually I only read about half of them so far.” It was a little daunting looking at all those books and knowing that Mystic was going to help Twilight organize them all. But then again, he was a unicorn and could use his telekinesis, so he wasn’t worried. “Oh, almost forgot, I want to introduce you to Spike.” She then turned towards the stairs that led to the second floor and shouted, “SPPIIIIKKKEEE!” “I’m coming. I’m coming. You don’t have to shout,” the unicorn heard a voice say followed by the sound of footsteps on the floor above. Finally Spike descended the stairs and then stared at him with his green eyes. “Who’s the stallion,” he asked. “Ah, that’s what I why I called you. Spike this is Mystic. Mystic, this is Spike.” “Number One Assistant Spike you mean,” he said offering a clawed hand to me. “Nice to meet you Spike” “Mystic is going to be staying here for a little bit,” Twilight said. “What are you dating him or something, Twilight?” With that Mystic’s face immediately went flush. He wondered how Spike could assume we were. Maybe Twilight didn’t have many or any stallion friends. Still, Mystic wondered why he was getting so embarrassed about it. The unicorn looked over at Twilight whose face had gone from purple to crimson. Then realizing that they were staring at each other, the two immediately turned away and back to the baby dragon. “Spike,” Twilight said looking at him strangely, “I’m not dating Mystic. He’s Princess Luna’s student, here to study the Elements of Harmony. He just needs a place to stay.” “Oh, so you’re the Mystic that Princess Luna mentioned in the letter,” Spike said. “Letter,” Twilight said confused, “I didn’t get a letter.” “Oh yeah,” Spike said, “That’s what I was trying to tell you about a few days ago, but you said you were busy with that spell you were doing.” Twilight looked a mixture of being both uncomfortable and mad when Spike mentioned the spell and the fact that he had a letter that she didn’t read. Mystic wanted to know what that spell was as any magic peaked his interest. Yet if it was something personal that Twilight was doing, he didn’t want to intrude. “Spike, you should have told me about the letter. Do you still have it?” “Um… sure,” Spike said, “I set it over here. With that the dragon retrieved the letter from a shelf and handed it to Twilight. The unicorn mare opened it and read out loud. “Twilight Sparkle, You have helped me immensely in understanding friendship, and my sister had held you in such high regard with your magical abilities, studies, and character. That is why I am enlisting your help. I have recently decided to become a mentor to a very gifted student in my sister’s school. His name is Mystic Study, and he shares an eagerness and aptitude for studying and magic just as you possess. I feel that he and you would both benefit by getting to know each other. I also wish to know more about the Elements of Harmony in their current state, namely in the form of yourself and your five friends. Unfortunately, my royal duties are preventing me from visiting Ponyville at this time. It is for these reasons that I am sending Mystic in my stead. He will be staying with you for two weeks, learning about the Elements of Harmony, and reporting back to me. I would ask you to please keep an open mind and welcome him to your home. I would hope that the two of you become good friends as from my observations and my sister’s conversations, you two seem to be comparable. Sincerely, Princess Luna” “So Mystic here is going to live here and study the Elements,” Spike said to Twilight. “That’s the plan,” the unicorn said as she set aside the scroll. “So, what kind of studying are you to doing together,” Spike said, still stuck on the idea of her and Mystic dating. For a young dragon, he sure knew about some borderline adult things like dating. “Spike, for the last time, we’re not dating,” Twilight said, punctuating the last three words. “Fine,” Spike said with a yawn, “I guess he could stay. Anyway, I have to go to bed. Have fun being Twilight’s new study partner there, Mystic.” With a laugh he walked back up the stairs. Twilight rolled her eyes at how the baby dragon acted. “Sorry about that. Spike gets some strange ideas in his head.” “I can see that.” “Oh, by the way I forgot to ask you this earlier,” Twilight said, “What type of magic can you do?” “Well, I have the ability to magically gather information. This allows me to quickly study things and store memory.” “Wow,” Twilight said, taking an interest in what I said, “That’s a really unique talent. Can you show me?” “Sure,” the unicorn stallion said as he grabbed a random book from a nearby shelf and then began to magically focuson it. He knew how to do this spell. It was his primary talent, and he had practiced it often both a lone and with Princess Luna’s guidance. Yet for some reason he was having trouble. He tried putting more effort and energy into the spell, yet nothing was happening. Twilight looked a little worried at the fact that he wasn’t able to use his primary magic. “Umm… can you try your telekinesis for me?” Mystic stretched and strained and gritted his teeth as I tried to get the book to float in the air. He felt like he was a colt again, just learning the basics of magic. He kept trying, but could not even get the book to levitate an inch off the desk. Finally panting and with a splitting headache, he gave up. Mystic felt so frustrated, like a singer who couldn’t remember their lines. He felt like a fool, like he was letting down himself, his teacher, and somehow Twilight. “Oh Lore,” Twilight said as she placed a reassuring hoof on me, “I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have forced you to do magic, especially after your accident.” “Why I can’t cast spells,” he said confused and scared. “Well, I’m not a doctor, but I know that some ponies after a head trauma like you did may get Magical Amnesia.” “Magical Amnesia,” he said looking at her confused, “what’s that?” “Magical Amnesia is like regular Amnesia. The difference is that regular Amnesia affects your entire memory while Magical Amnesia just affects the part of your brain that allows you to remember and cast spells, including your key magical ability.” “So, how long do you think it’ll take to help me remember my magic?” “There really is no way to tell. It may come back in a day, or it may take weeks, even months. Some ponies have to relearn their magic.” Mystic crumpled into a little ball when he heard that it might take awhile for him to regain his magical strength. Then an idea formed in his mind. “Twilight, can you do me a favor?” “Yes, Mystic?” “You know a lot about magic, right?” “Well, yes.” Twilight said, “I guess I have to be since I’m the Element of Magic.” “Wait,” Mystic said, “You’re that element?” “Yeah. Didn’t Princess Luna tell you that?” “Well she said you were special. Maybe I forgot that she mentioned that to me. Anyway, I don’t know if you can do this, but it would be a really big help.Can you teach me magic? I’m not looking to relearn everything, just the basics.” “Well, I never really taught any pony. I’m still a student myself.” “Please,” he said, trying to give my best pleading pony eyes that he could make, “I want to stay and learn about the Elements of Harmony, but I can’t without my magic. Can you help me?” Twilight looked at the poor stallion and her heart melted. She knew it must be hard being a unicorn without magic. She wondered what her life would be like without it. Then it seemed a light went on in her brain. “You know, this could work. I always wanted to teach a pony magic to see how tough it would be. So, yes, Mystic, I will teach you magic. But, you need to listen to everything I teach you, ok?” “Sure,” he said, “thanks for helping me.” “You’re welcome,” she said with a smile, “now, you must be hungry. Let me get you something to eat.” That evening the two ate and talked. Mystic was slowly starting to see her not as total strangers but as friends. With dinner over, Twilight gave him a tour of the library home. He was amazed when she showed him her laboratory basement, the second floor with even more books, and the observatory. Mystic then entered a bedroom which he thought was the guest room. “Um… Mystic, this is my room. Yours is the next room over,” Twilight said with a look of embarrassment. He wondered if she was that insecure that she got embarrassed at the fact that a stallion was in her room. “Oh, sorry Twilight,” I said sheepishly. “Err…that’s ok,” Twilight said, trying to shake off her embarrassment. “Well, I’m going to go to bed then. It’s been a long day,” Mystic said. “Ok then,” Twilght said, “I think I’m going to stay up a little to read. So, I’ll see you in the morning then.” That night as Mystic lay in the guest bed, he had a dream. He was walking along the empty streets of Ponyville, under a moonlit sky. He then saw Twilight standing near a fountain. As she heard him approach, she turned and faced him. Everything about her seemed to glow in the moonlight: her pelt, her mane, her tail, everything. Even her purple eyes were shimmering. She was enchanting beautiful as he looked at him with a friendly smile that warmed his heart.