Twilight Gets a Puppy
Season 4
By TDR
Lobster of Faith,
Prologue
[East bound train to Gallopagos, Sunday, two days before the Breezies moved through Ponyville]
Twilight sat on the bench staring out the window as the train ran along the track. The night on the train had been uneventful, though they still wouldn't make it to the port before midday. Due to the path the Breezies were taking, the train had to go the long way around to get to Wilmingtrot, before the ship they got on would have to take the long way around to get to Gallopagos and Lionheart the main island, but at least that would only take maybe an hour longer, unlike this train ride.
The others along this trip were in their own seats or in the other cars, while the train wasn't that big, it also was an express soly for this little group. Spike and the crusaders were off some where . Granny was napping, Sunset was reading on the other side of the car Twilight was in and Sombra was at the far end of the train from her. She wasn't sure where Applejack was though she did spend a good bit of time on the balcony of the caboose watching the landscape go by. The farm mare still blamed herself for being tricked by the sirens.
“Hey Twilight, you got a min?”
Twilight looked up noting a rather apprehensive Sunset standing there.
“Yeah sure, we have another few hours of a ride.” She gestured to the bench across from her at the window.
Sunset took a seat an spared a glance around the rest of the car before she let out a long breath.” It's about the Familiar spell we've been working on.....”
“I really need to get back to that..” Twilight grumbled,” But, well... with the games, and the Breezies and the sirens and everything else...”
“Yeah well. I think I'm going to stop trying to help you with that.” Sunset muttered.
“What!? Why?”
“Cause I haven't been helping you to start. Not really.” Sunset admitted running a hoof up through her mane.
“What?” Twilight blinked.” But you're the only blood mage I know and your insight into a number of things has given me all new avenues of study.”
“Yeah, well you should find one who's not actively sabotaging your efforts.” Sunset blurted out.
“Sabotage, what do you mean? Why?” Twilight blinked, too surprised to go right into mad.
“Okay not exactly sabotage, I'm just stunting the efforts. All those insights are pretty much set up to be massive red herring trails that I know will take you days if not weeks to research fully, but I already know will go no where. The data is sometimes put down wrong when I'm filling it out...” Sunset offered. “...And I'm not exactly telling you everything about how Blood Magic works or what it's limits are.”
“To be fair I expected the last. Not many mages want to talk about all they know to any one other than a peer or an apprentice, and given I'm neither I expected some information was being with held.” Twilight explained. “The question is why?”
“Evidently the answer is to prove I'm related to Celestia.” Sunset sighed. ”I had a long term plan to delay this until anyone who is after Rahs but me would be too old to be of interest to him. Or in the case of AJ if that worked out, swoop in after she had passed.“ Sunset muttered. ”Of course I didn't think of what would come after or the reactions if this came out.”
“You also ruled out Saturnia and we really have no idea how long Applejack will live. According to Luna Moon Dogs live as long as the pony or creature they are bonded with. Witch Wolves didn't have that, but they always died to violence so how old they can get was never known.” Twilight pointed out. ”Not to mention the fact that this spell is being worked on because of Shining Armor and Big Mac primarily.”
“And likely Applebloom, and depending on how it turns out Rarity as well.” Sunset added. “Which is in part, pretty much one of the main reasons why I'm stepping out of this.”
“Hmmm. No. You're going to keep helping me.” Twilight said after a moment of thought.
“What?” Sunset questioned.
“Well for starters I still need a blood mage. Secondly you know what you already messed up and you know which of the things you've sent me to look over are false leads. This means you still know things I don't.” Twilight offered. “So no I'm not letting you bow out of this.”
“Well, I suppose, though I thought you would be rather mad.” Sunset blinked in surprise.
“Oh, I am. But that you came out on what you've been doing rather than me finding out later on my own is keeping me from being too pissed off.” Twilight offered. “You did start off as a thief who stole my crown after all so my trust only went so far anyway. Also, I mean it wasn't like I haven't called your common sense into question a few times because you're interested in my brother.”
“There is nothing wrong with Rahs.” Sunset grumbled.
“There is plenty wrong with him, you just have a odd fetish.” Twilight explained.
“Don't kink shame me.” Sunset huffed.
“Right, well, all that said. Do it again and I will shove your own hooves so far up your ass that you will be able to taste where you've been walking.” Twilight stated with no hint of emotion.
“Noted, though I don't think that's physically possible.” Sunset swallowed hard.
“It is. I did it to Chrysalis once when she tried to steal the last of the zap apple jam I had. Even Rahs knows not to go after that.” Twilight stated.
“Has any one told you, that you are absolutely terrifying?” Sunset commented.
“Once or twice.” Twilight nodded with a small smirk.