Inside an unassuming home in the countryside of Canterlot, lived an unassuming family. This family was that of Twilight Sparkle, child prodigy and future student of Celestia.
Well, in a few years she will be. Once she grows a little.
The young filly sat in her room, playing with some blocks. Her fur and mane were shiny and soft as cotton, her little horn no more than a knub. But behind those innocent little eyes laid
something else. Something far older and wiser than a baby should be. Luckily no one noticed.
The filly looked towards the doorway to see neither of her parents peeking in. She sighed mentally.
"...Looks like I'm all alone..." she thought. Twilight stood up and crawled with skill that a three-year-old wouldn't normally have. She crawled behind a large beanbag chair and did one final check.
"Status," she thought. Some time ago, she had found a way to access her menus. Before her appeared a light purple, almost pink screen with a much darker shade for the border and text.
Twilight Sparkle, The Gamer Lv. 2
HP: 50/50
MP: 375/375
(0/500 EXP)
STR: 4
DEX: 2
END: 2
INT: 15
WIS: 15
CHA: 1 (+5)
LUK: 1
Buffs: Everyone Likes Babies!
Twilight looked over her stats and sighed again. Nothing had changed. But she did perk up at the buff, as she didn't notice it before. She brought a small hoof up and clumsily tapped it.
(Buff) Everyone Likes Babies!
+5 to Charisma. Buff wears off once the character reaches age 5.
Ah, that made sense. Twilight also took notice of her intelligence and wisdom. They were abnormally high for her age. Last time she checked, toddlers weren't normally smart as the average adult. But she simply chalked that up to her retaining her past memories.
"Cancel," she thought, and sighed as the textbox disappeared. Why couldn't she have been placed at an older age? An age where she can actually do something. Out of the three years she spent, she's only 'leveled up' once. And that was when she was born. Once she was, she had received a textbox saying that she received five 'points' that she could spend on her stats. She decided to place one point each into dexterity for walking and endurance so as to not tire easily. The rest she tossed into strength, as she'd figured she might find some quests on the sports teams once she gets into school, so why not bulk up now?
"Quest Log." A new screen appeared, which had four tabs, each one labeled. She pressed (Story) first. All there was a single quest that was faded grey, signifying it had been completed. Still, she pressed it.
(Story Mission) Birth was Completed!
Your mother spent almost 37 hours in labor, you better have the decency to call her once in a while when you move out.
Objectives:
- Be Born.
Success: Being born, 250 EXP.
Failure: Miscarriage, Player must start a new game.
She tapped (Side Quest), (Character), and even (Repeatable). Nothing appeared.
"Cancel." Twilight thought, annoyed. She laid back on the beanbag chair in defeat. She might as well resign for now. No doubt she was just going to be a normal filly for a few years.
"Oh Twilight sweetie~!" Her mother's voice spoke up.
The filly turned onto her belly to see her mother trot into the room, then bend down to Twilight’s eye level.
"Sweetie, a friend of mine says she has a little filly just your age! Would you like to have a playdate with her?" She asked.
POP!
Twilight snapped her eyes to the side to see a textbox.
(Side Quest) Playdate (1)
Your mother wants to schedule a playdate! You know, they say social interaction is key to a child's mental growth.
Objectives:
- Play with Moon Dancer for half an Hour.
Success: Increased reputation with Moon Dancer, 250 EXP
Failure: Reduced Reputation with Moon Dancer, 50 EXP
[Accept][Decline]
Twilight looked back at her mother with beaming eyes. "Yes!" She answered in a squeal.
"Good! I'll have her here tomorrow!" Her mother turned and left. Twilight quickly pressed
[Accept].
"I can't believe it! I'm getting half of the EXP needed for my next level just from one quest! And I even get to see Moondancer again..." Twilight thought as she returned to her blocks, and started to build a crude replica of her library back in ponyville.
"Hm..." She stopped building, sighing as she started to think to herself. "Everything from before is gone... but that means our relationship is also basically nonexistent...!" Twilight remembered the time she declined attending Moon’s birthday party before departing to Ponyville, leading to Moon’s life as a social recluse. Something stirred in her, and she once again felt all the guilt she had when she found out about it the first time.
"It won't be like that this time, I swear." She thought. "I'm not going to neglect ANY of my friends...!" Twilight felt a surge of determination in her as raised a a shaking hoof. After a moment, she returned to play with her blocks. She had forgotten how relaxing it can be just to do pointless, fun things.
******
"Okay sweetie, here she is!" Twilight watched as her mother guided the young Moondancer into her room. She looked just like her present self had. Her short mane was held up in a bundle above her head with a tiny scrunchie and she wore a black fillies sweater. She looked adorable, even by Twilight’s standards.
"Hello..." The pale filly shyly said, picking at the floor with her hoof.
Twilight eagerly approached her with a wide smile. "Hi! I'm Twilight!” She introduced herself. "Wanna be friends? I have some neat dolls we can play with!" She said in her nearly flawless child-like act.
The young Moondancer looked at Twilight, surprised, then her shyness seemed to completely melt away. "Sure!" She eagerly answered.
The two fillies ran to the toy chest as their mothers watched from the doorway.
The two ponies giggled as they played house, and after a moment the parents went to chat in the living room.
Twilight felt her heart swell with happiness. She couldn't help but smile at Moon.
POP!
She looked to see a textbox appear above her head.
Moon Dancer, Lv. 1
Twilight blinked.
POP!
Another window appeared.
You have just learned (Observe Lv. 1)!
(Observe Lv. 1) - Got a magnifying glass?
-See a character’s Name & Level that is less than or equal to 5 levels higher than yours.
"Do I have something on my face...?"
Twilight snapped back to reality and looked at Moon Dancer, who seemed equally confused.
"Huh?" She asked.
"You were looking at me weird, is something wrong?" Moon said.
"N-no, I was just... thinking is all. Don't worry about it." She quickly said.
"Okay!" Moon brushed it off rather quickly and went back to playing. Twilight did so as well.
*******
"Okay Velvet, We'll see you later!" Moon’s mother called.
"You too!" Twilight’s mother answered, closing the door. She looked at her daughter, who was sitting on the couch.
"Well, Twily? How was it?" She asked.
The filly jumped on the couch. "It was great! Can she come back again?"
"Sure! We can have them come a few times a month in fact!" Her mother answered.
"Yay!" Twilight watched as her mother went into the kitchen, likely to start making dinner. As she walked away, a thought crept into her mind. She squinted.
Twilight Velvet, Lv. ?
The filly raised a brow. "...Hm, she must be a far higher level. Makes sense, I am just a level two infant.”
Twilight sat back down on the couch. "Status." She whispered.
Twilight Sparkle, The Gamer Lv. 2
HP: 30/30
MP: 0/0
(250/500 EXP)
STR: 4
DEX: 2
END: 2
INT: 15
WIS: 15
CHA: 1 (+5)
LUK: 1
"Yep, I’m halfway there. Cancel." She said to herself. Twilight hopped off the couch and crept to her parents’ room. She saw her father reading a book in their bad. Going unnoticed, she squinted again.
Night Light, Lv. ?
"Of course, he's a higher level too. I wonder what Shining's at." Twilight turned and went back to her room.
She went over to her little book case and pulled out one of her advanced reading books. They actually weren't challenging for her, her parents simply thought they were.
After rereading the book, she tossed it aside and went back to being bored. With a few moments, she thought for a moment. Looking at the tossed aside book, Twilight squinted.
Quantum Physics for Toddlers- An easy to understand book for young oness to learn the inner workings of the universe that can't be explained by magic.
Twilight smiled. She started to dart her head all around, observing all the things in her room.
POP!
She stopped to look at the window.
(Observe Lv. 1) is now Lv. 2! 10 EXP earned.
(Observe Lv.2)- Got a magnifying glass?
- See a characters' name, level, & Description that is less than or equal to 6 levels higher than yours.
Twilight held back a giddy laugh as she nearly jumped with joy. She had learned some new power and it gained a level! All in one day! Even some EXP too!
"Twily! Dinners ready!" Her mother called.
The filly hopped off her beanbag and trotted off to the kitchen.