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// Flora's invition 
// Story: The Adventures End? 
// by Dragon Shimmer 
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Coral is just collecting the testimony of the mercenaries who have just been captured by the orange dragon. They said White Rich hired them to do this. Asking further, she knows that White Rich wants to open the dragon collection to collect the dragons that he hunts successfully. 

Coral feels bad for White Rich. The first target he chooses is an unusual dragon who can cast spells and stuff. She sighs in relief, because the orange dragon doesn't know where he lives, and if she knows, she will burn his house. Coral folds down the paper as the door opens. Swift Blue goes inside the door and stands beside his captain.

Swift Blue announces, "Captain, Princess Celestia agrees to let you investigate his house. Tell me when we will prepare to go to his home."

"Right now." Coral Blade stands up, "I bet that he is getting away with his money." She takes her polearms, "Tell every soldier to prepare themselves, we must leave as soon as we can." 

"Yes, madam." Swift Blue goes out of the room to announce to her soldier. Coral spins her polearms and feels annoyed because that orange dragon makes her guards useless. This can't be accepted.





Sunset is reading the book after taking the mercenaries to the station. Now, she just lies down and reads the book to wait for the purple duo to come back. The door opens and the purple duo comes inside. Sunset sees Twilight have some bruises.

Sunset feels weird about that, "Did she fight with someone or something?"

Spike explains, "Well, we just escaped from the Hydra." Then he leads Twilight to go upstairs, "Be right back, I and Twilight will write a letter for Princess Celestia."

Sunset stands up and she starts cooking lunch. She sighs in relief as the purple duo can form a thing, and now she wants to teach them a new lesson but Twilight is injured, which makes her hesitate to teach her. Sighing, she starts putting the dishes on the table as the purple duo comes downstairs because of hunger. Twilight and Spike sit down and enjoy lunch.

Spike starts to ask her, "So, what will we do today? Just sitting on the sofa and studying or something?"

"Well, a new lesson is for you though." Sunset answers, "Today, we will learn about buff and curse spells." 

Twilight's face from tired changes into enjoyment and rushes to her, "Yes, finally I am waiting for your new lesson, I am tired of being teased because of the ice book."

"Sorry, but we still tease you until you finally shape a good thing." Spike notices her, makes Twilight grunt, "Come on, you don't have to shape only the book." 

"I will shape a thing better than you," Twilight puts her hoof on her eyes, then points at the purple dragon, "Watch out. I will be better than you."

Spike rolls his eyes as the trio continues to their lunch. When they finish, they start to walk to the main room and sits on the floor. Sunset takes the board and writes two pony sticks on the board with an arrow up and an arrow down. 

"All right," The orange dragon sits on the sofa, "This is how buff and curse spells work. You transfer your mana to a target and decide to boost your target's strength," Sunset points at the arrow up, " or decrease your target's strength." Sunset points at the arrow down. "That is how it works."

"That's it?" Twilight tilts her head, "It's not sound like 'curse' words because I saw some of the curses can lead many ponies into death."

"That the curse works." Sunset points at the purple unicorn, "You can decrease your target's strength and that 'strength' word including many things like life, muscle or anything on your body, and of course it can lead the target into death." Sunset pokes at Twilight's hoof and feels it soft, "Oh wait, your hoof is soft like the pillow so it didn't need to decrease more."

Twilight glares at the dragon, "That's because I don't go to the gym. Let me see your claw," Twilight pokes at Sunset's arm and feels it tough, very tough, that makes her surprised when she doesn't see the orange dragon seems buff. Twilight comments, "Wow, it's very tough. It is maybe tougher than my big brother."

"Big brother?" Sunset tilts her head, "You got a brother?"

"Yes," Spike answers, "His name is Shining Armor, captain of the Cancerlot's soldiers. I heard that he is the best at defense spell."

"... Weird." Sunset rubs her chin, "Only defense can't make their opponent down. But anyway, have you got it yet?" the purple duo nod, "So any question?"

Twilight raises her hoof, "I want to know more about changeling's shapeshifting spell." Sunset nods as Twilight starts to ask, "So you mention that the shapeshifting spell is very good for spying due to the fact that they can disguise anyone but is it good for ... battling."

"I thought you hate battling," Sunset comments, "But anyway, it is not so useful in the battling unless you are a master of shapeshifting. Like, you can change another creature in one second. Or else, you can only change a big creature to scare opponents or change into a small one to escape," Twilight nods in understanding as Sunset adds, "Another disadvantage of this spell is if you change into a creature too long, you may forget what you are." 

Spike grasp, "That's dangerous. If I learn this spell, I have to be careful with it." 

Sunset waves her claw, "Anyway, your homework is just buffing each other, that's all." Sunset stands up and goes upstairs while the purple duo looks at each other and grins. Twilight wears her horn a ring and they start 'buffing' each other.


After two hours of writing a book about her research of magic, Sunset stretches her body and decides to go downstairs. When she just goes downstairs, she sees Spike is stuck on the bookshelf while Twilight is stuck on the floor. Spike cast a spell to make Twilight feel dizzy while Twilight cast a spell, making Spike become a wood dragon. The duo grins at each other.

"What are you doing?" Sunset asks, making the purple duo look at her, "Really, you like to be colored?" 

"No," Spike retorts, "This is our buff to hide from the enemy,"

"Uh-huh," Sunset looks at him, "Who put a wood color when you are sticking at the blue bookshelf?" Spike and Twilight smile nervously as Sunset continues, "And you two want to learn debuff spells to play each other right?" 

Spike drops on the ground while Twilight stands up and the purple duo sits at each other. When Sunset is going to explain to them, a knock on the door interrupts her as Spike goes to open the door. Spike feels stunned when he sees Flora is standing there. Twilight sees Flora, then she is stunned like Spike. Flora goes inside the library and giggles.

"What are you doing here?" The orange dragon is taking a book from the bookshelf, "I thought you are mastered in acting."

"Come on, Sunset," Flora waves her hoof, "You don't have to say that."

Twilight asks, "You... you are Flora, the actor of many plays?" Flora nods, as Twilight glees, "Oh... I thought I would never meet you like this in real life."

"Wait, is she that famous?" Sunset asks and looks at her, "I don't know if she is famous or not, I thought she is just a normal actress."

"That's right." Flora cheers, "I always put my heart into the play. So I don't mind if I am still an amateur actress."

"Uh-huh," Sunset points at Spike and Twilight, "What kind of amateur is so famous? Scandal?" 

"Geez, don't be like that." Flora waves her hoof, "Tomorrow is the flying competition of Cloudale. So I just came here to invite you three go there tomorrow."

Twilight and Spike grasp while Sunset just rolls her eyes, "Okay, we will come there. Don't worry." 

Flora stands up and goes outside the door. Twilight and Spike are being in stone while Sunset sighs and just goes upstairs to sleep. When the purple duo shakes their head, they feel amazed when Sunset can actually know an actress. Looking at the clock, they see it is time to go to bed so they go upstairs to sleep.





Morning comes to the trio as Sunset wakes up to prepare herself for Cloudale. Twilight and Spike do it so. When the trio's preparation is done, they go to the main room and have breakfast. A knock on the door interrupts them as Twilight opens it, they see all of her friends are coming here. 

"Good morning Twilight," Pinkie Pie bounces around the purple unicorn, "Dashie is going to join the fly competition." 

"Oh," Twilight taps her chin, "Well, I got invited by Flora."

"Flora?" Rarity stampers, "You mean Flora, the famous actress in many plays and movies?" 

"Well, yes," Twilight nods, "I can't believe my eyes that I can meet her in real life. All thanks to Sunset," 

The others grasp as Sunset just comes out of the kitchen and goes upstairs to grab her sniper rifle but Rarity stops her as the white unicorn's eyes are shining bright, Sunset feels nervous, "What now?"

"Please tell me that you can visit her anytime you want." Rarity says with glee, "Please."

"Yeah, I have her address," Sunset answers, "She is living here by the way."

"What?" Rarity grasps, "She is living here?" Sunset nods, as Rarity lies on the sofa and faints. Sunset rolls her eyes and she goes upstairs.

"Right."  Spike turns to the groups, "So do we have anything to enjoy the competition?" 

"Caps, check. Flags, check. Money, check." Twilight takes the list as Rainbow rolls her eyes, "We got everything."

Rarity wakes up, dashes to Twilight, and says, "The problem is... we can't walk in the clouds like Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash." Rarity points at them, "Unless we have wings like them."

"I have a spell to create wings for you," Twilight sighs, "But I need time to cast. Hold on" 

Twilight's horn starts glowing as the purple unicorn starts forming butterfly wings to Rarity. The horn shining brightly into the white one as Sunset just walks downstairs with a bag on her back. Sunset sees the light out and Rarity now has butterfly wings and antenna. Sunset sees that and starts laughing out loud, then she receives an ice book to her face. 

Twilight huffs and breathes heavily, "This spell cost a lot of mana than I thought. I don't know if I can cast it all of you."

Spike suggests, "Why don't you find another spell that is simpler? That will cost less mana than this... butterfly." The purple dragon points at the white unicorn as Rarity is enjoying her new wings. Sunset puts the ice book down and goes downstairs with a bag. Spike asks, "What is that bag for?"

"Flying competition right?" Sunset asks as Spike nods, "So I need a special scope to watch the flying." Then she looks at the yellow pegasus as she is still hiding behind Rainbow Dash. "I will take the flight there. Sorry for not coming with you because Fluttershy still scares me." 

"That's okay. After all of the threats that you made to her, even me can scare you though." Rainbow Dash comments, "You can take a fly from here, I will show you my Sonic Rainboom."

"Oh... " Sunset tilts her head, '' Does that mean you can pass the wall of sound?"

"Yes," Rainbow puts her hoof on the chest, "This is my promise and I will do it."

"I will see." Sunset nods, "See you there and show me your Rainboom."

Sunset flies away to Cloudale with a map as she doesn't know the way to get there. Spike looks at Twilight and takes a book and finds a simple spell. After a while, she finds it and cast it to all of her friends, then she smiles, "There you go, I cast 'cloud walking' spell to all of you so we can go there." All of them 'yay' as Twilight walks out of the door, "Come on, I have a balloon to carry you all." Twilight leads the others to go to her balloon to go to Cloudale. The competition is beginning..