They arrived at the throne room where the girls, the princesses, Spike, and Discord were waiting for them. "This castle is kinda dusty, it's effecting my sinuses. Ah, ah, choo!" Jack sneezed. Rarity was disgusted so she levitated a tissue from her bag and made it hovered right in front of Jack's face. "Uh, I don't know how to use my magic, could you just, um, I don't want to say wipe for me, but I need to."
"Oh, of course," she said before wiping his nose.
"Thank you."
"Okay everyone, let's get to Zecora's before night fall. Trust me, you do not want to be in this forest after dark," Spike said as he walked to the main door.
"Forest? This is a castle, right? Shouldn't it be in the capital of your country," Dojo asked while scratching his head.
“This was the first castle to be ever built in Equestria, over 2,500 years ago, it was originally built for the founders to look over the land but when Luna and I became princesses they allowed us to live here with them. After a series of events that were out of our hooves, we decided to build another castle in the capital of the kingdom, Canterlot,” Celestia said while explaining.
Chase rose his eye brow. “Wouldn’t that mean that you and Luna are over 2,000 years old, but that impossible,” he said in disbelief.
“Says the man who looks like he’s in his early 20’s, but is actually over 1,500 years old,” Kimiko whispered to herself.
“Well, alicorns live much longer than most other species with the exceptions of the draconequus species, gargoyles, changelings, centaurs, and several others,” Twilight listed.
“Cool, so what’s mythical in our world are real in this world, I would love to study these species,” jack said in excitement.
“So, what so dangerous about the forest?” Shadow asked.
“It has a bunch of dangerous animals; manticores, cockatrices, timber wolves, ursa majors, their babies are ursa minors, and a ton of other ones,” Rainbow Dash listed.
“Good thing that we got Flutter Shy,” A.J. said as walked next to Flutter Shy. “Since she can talk to the animals and all that.”
“You can speak to animals?” Ping-Pong asked. Flutter Shy nodded in responds.
“Quite a useful skill when it comes to taming the untamable,” Wuya said to her. “If given to me, I could rule this world,” she whispered to herself and let out an evil chuckle.
“Let’s get to Zecora’s before nightfall, and speaking of which, shouldn’t the sun be setting by now?” asked Cadence.
“Oh right, thank you for remaining us, Cadence. Luna, ready?” Celestia said to her sister. Luna nodded at her and their horns started to glow gold and cobalt blue and the sky started to dim to a sunset orange. The visitor ponies watch though the window and watched in awe.
“A magical power to control the orbit of the sun and the moon, I must say that a similar power that a certain enchanted talisman called the ‘Lunar Locket’,” Oim explained. “It controls the orbit and the phases of the moon.”
“So, your realm has magical talismans as well?” Twilight asked.
They all nodded. “We can tell you about them later, but I really think we should get to your friend’s home before those creatures come out,” Kimiko said.
They went outside and got to the new bridge that Applejack built. “Okay Ya’ll, this bridge can only hold and fit two at a time, so we’ll have to go in pairs,” she explained. She and Clay went first. “So, Clay, what do you like to do?”
“Well, I like to help out my friends and my family and I like to farm when I’m not protecting the earth with my friends. I’m one of the strongest of my pals. I can break a three ton of boulder with my legs. What about you?” he said and asked her.
“I live on an apple farm with my grandma, my big brother, and my little sister. My whole family spreads all over Equestria and we all have apple farms, that’s why we named ‘the Apple Family’, I’m also one the strongest members of my friends and considered one of the most honest ponies in Equestria.”
The next to go was Rarity and Kimiko with Zippy Lou on her shoulder. “So, Kimiko, why doesn’t Zippy talk like Dojo and Spike?” Rarity asked her.
“Well, she’s just a baby dragon, but she, like Dojo, she can turn into a 45 feet long dragon, it’s totally awesome,” Kimiko said explained.
“That sounds extraordinary, and I just love your outfit. Trust me I know a lot about fashion, I’m one of the most well-known designers in Equestria. I even have three shops,” Rarity said, trying not to sound to boastful.
“Wow, that impressive. I love fashion too. These are just my monk robes. Whenever me and my friends are on a mission, I wear something unique but stylish. I never tried to design my own clothes.”
“I could make something that you would like and make fire proof just in case of dragon related accident.”
“Thanks, that’s really thoughtful of you Rarity.”
The next pair to go were Jack and Twilight. “So, Twilight, I’m guessing you earned your wings and crowned through some amazing and noble feat that made you like this, am I right?” he asked her.
Twilight looked at him in astonishment and said, “Yeah, actually you are 100% correct. I was bestowed this form after completing a spell that Luna and Celestia’s old mentor never finished before he disappeared.”
“It must be amazing to be able use magic and fly. Maybe you can teach me some spells?”
“Well, I’ve been pretty busy lately with my school, but I could lend you some book on using some basic unicorn magic,” she said.
Jack looked over at her with bamboozlement. “You have a school? What do you teach? Do only teach ponies or are other creatures welcome?”
“In order; yes, many subjects mainly lessons on friendship, and all creatures who want learn about friendship are welcome, maybe you and your friends can sit in some classes if you want.”
“Well, me and my allies aren’t really big on friendship and I think that we should just learn the basics of magic and flying and whatever the non-magic and non-winged ponies can do,” Jack said.
“Okay, and they’re called ‘Earth Ponies’ just so you know.”
The next to go were Pinkie and Ping-Pong. “So, Miss Pie, what do you like to do for fun?” he asked her in polite manner.
“I love to make my friends smile and laugh, I love spending time with my sisters, and throwing parties for everyone I know,” Pinkie Pie answered.
“I like making my friends happy too and working on my fighting skills techniques,” he said to her.
“Fighting, what for?”
“I am part of an ancient order of warriors that have elemental powers and use them to protect our world. We are called ‘Xiaolin Warriors’ and I’m one of them. Xiaolin Shoku Warrior of Wood,” he explained.
Rainboe Dash, Raimondo, and Oim went next. RD was flying while Raimondo and Oim were walking. “Rainbow, what is it that you do?” Oim asked.
“I’m part of a team of elite of flyers called the “Wonderbolts” and I help keep the weather normal in my town Ponyville.”
Oim and Raimondo looked at each other in confusion. “What do you mean you keep the weather normal?” Raimondo asked her.
“Well, pegasi can walk on clouds and move them to certain areas and then we buck them to start the rain or thunder and lightning or snow if it’s winter.”
“Cool, maybe you teach me how to fly or at least teach me how to fold my wings because I’m guessing it’s really hard to sleep with your wings poking out all night,” Raimondo said.
“Yeah, I can teach you some stuff, but warning I’m a pretty tough teacher,” she told him.
“I wouldn’t have way less.”