"I really think we should talk more," Nightwolf called after the others. None of them liked the way he used Twilight as a shield. He didn't have much choice, though. She wasn't going to give up. She never would have. "Come on. You can't stay angry at me forever!"
"We should after that dreadful thing you did!" Rarity retorted. He was a lot closer to the group than he thought. "When you learn some proper manners, I will think about socializing with you."
"That wasn't cool," his sister added. "Never hide behind an innocent. You may be my brother by blood, but you aren't my brother in my mind. You're just another fool."
"Yeah!" Pinkie Pie continued. "You're not going to get that spy party now. A fool party is what you get. Only fools can understand what a fool party is, and that's a party for a fool."
What? Nightwolf thought. That doesn't even make sense. "Look, I said I'm sorry."
"Sorry doesn't fix what you did," Fluttershy told him. "I thought you would be better than that, Mr. Nightwolf, but you are just another mean pony."
Everypony's mouth hung open after hearing that from Fluttershy. It must have been rare for her to speak up like that. "Fine," Nightwolf said. "If you need me, I'll be on the other end of town."
It was a quick flight there. He was one of the fastest next to his sister. No, he thought. I shouldn't think about her. Or any of this for that matter. I came here for a reason. As he made his way toward the far edge of town, he couldn't help remembering that Twilight hadn't said anything. But he didn't know any of them as well as he should. He had to make the link.
A mental link is a gateway into somepony's mind. It lets you see what they see and hear what they hear. It letsyou look into their past and see what they want for their future. And most importantly, it lets them do the same to you. The link would also allow for some simple communication. If Nightwolf did the ritual right, thenhe would finally get to talk to his sister without her being able to completely ignore him. However, this spell only lasts for 10 minutes. He would have plenty of time to do it again, but one should never go looking into another's thoughts too much.
As he neared his little hut that was given to him, he started to pull out a few things that he would need to preform the spell. Chalk, candles, matches, white robe and book of simple magic. Once he entered his little hut, he began the ritual.
After getting the circle and pentagram drawn, he placed each candle between the points of the star and lit them, he sat in the middle where he began reading from the book. "Yes steghtsel ays hghumy yen depi Rainbow gts’yel. YA svyazyvayu sebya s vami. YA svyazyvayu sebya s vami. YA svyazyvayu sebya s vami. Yes steghtsel ays hghumy yen depi Rainbow gts’yel. Chuĭ me , kakto az vi chu-"
Suddenly, there was a knock at his door, startling the pegasus. With his concentration lost, the power faded. He put out the candles and tossed his robe on top of the book and went to see who it was.
"Twilight?" he said. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to talk to you about earlier," the purple mare explained.
"Look, I'm sorry I used you as a shield."
"Not that. It's they way you pulled back at the same time. Why didn't you just hold me up as a shield like anypony else would have?"
"I don't know, actually," Nightwolf replied. He didn't even mean to pull back. "Must've been reflex."
"If you say so," Twilight said, not sounding convinced. "But there is one other thing that I came to talk to you about."
"And what would that be?" Nightwolf said, beginning to erase the chalk on the floor.
"How did you do that?"
"Do what?"
"The thing where you pulled me in. That didn't sound like any magic I had ever heard."
"That would be because of the type of magic. It is much weaker than any unicorn magic and is much more limited. It can only be wielded by pegasi and earth ponies. But it does take concentration and energy, just like with all magic."
"Would you mind showing an example that doesn't involve a fight?" Twilight asked, hope in her voice.
"fo̱s," Nightwolf said, pointing at one of the candles nearby. It lit within a second of him saying the word.
"Wow! Where did you learn all this? What's the most complex spell you know? What kind of potions can you make? How much can you do at once?-"Twilight started rambling off questions.
"Stop!" Nightwolf said, cutting off the mare. "Why don't you just come by tomorrow and I could explain a few things, OK?"
"Fine," Twilight said. "But you're lending me the book that taught you this. I never knew this was possible."
"I will," Nightwolf said as she got to the door. "See you tomorrow."
"Bye," Twilight said as she left for the town.
Finally, Nightwolf thought. Maybe now I could make that link.
"Chuĭ me , kakto az vi chuvam." he finished. It took a while to set back up, but he was finally connected to his sister, however brief. "Hey, sis."
"AH!" Rainbow Dash screamed, not expecting to hear his voice in her head. "Where are you, coward?"
She was in the middle of her house, a perfect environment for this conversation. Nopony was around to start accusing insanity. "I'm in your head. Close your eyes. You'll be able to see me."
"I'm not talking to you!" shae said defiantly. "You used my friend as a tool!"
"You didn't give me much choice now did you?" he replied. If he could hold her off from finding out what he was doing, then he would be able to much more efficiently do his job.
"Choice? I gave you the choice toback down. You should have known what I could do."
"I thought I did. But you continue to surprise me."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean that you're better at hiding things than I remember. You used to be so bland. Now look at you." Found it. Now it's time to talk. "Why don't you look at me? We can't do anything to eachother while in here."
"Why should I look at you?" Rainbow replied. "You're a disgrace. You don't deserve to see me. And I'm too awesome to see you."
"You should look at me because I'm your brother," Nightwolf tried to explain. "We need to talk about this and I don't have much more time in here."
"We can talk just as is."
"Alright," Nightwolf said. it was the best he was going to get right now. "You should know that I didn't just come here to see you and your friends."
"That was pretty obvious when you grabbed my friend for a shield," Rainbow retorted.
"I came here on a mission. Celestia sent me to look over you guys. She never said why, but I think something bad is about to happen. We need to be able to defend on a moments notice."
"What could possibly want to attack Ponyville?" Rainbow asked. "Or are you just making things up so you can talk to me?"
"I don't know what would want to attack this small town and I'm not making this up. I could explain more, but I'm running out of time. Be careful. Don't let anything unusual get past you."
"What do you mean? What are you up to? What are you planning-" Rainbow was cut off by the connection being severed.
"Well that was nice," Nightwolf said to himself. "Now you have to go to the forest on the other end of town. This should be quick."
Less than 5 minutes later Nightwolf arrived in the forest. The herbs he needed for his potion should be in there. He checked his saddlebags to make sure everything was still with him that he might need.
With everything checked off, he went into the forest in search of different ingredients that may not even be in there, prepared for everything.