More In Common Than We Thought

by Swift Gale


Just Another Day... Well, Was

Bucking finally!!! I'm able to update!!!!! Thank Celestia!! This is why I hate school! I never get time to update my story! Lets get this chapter started! (Typed on my android)


"Dinky!" Dr. Whooves called, looking up at a tree. "Get down from their!"

"I can't!" Dinky cried from the top of the tree. "I don't know how! I got up here!"

"Oh dear," Dr. Whooves groaned, worriedly look up at Dinky.

"Is Dinky stuck in the tree again?" Derpy asked.

"Yes, for the third time this week," Dr. Whooves answered.

"Hang on Dinky, I'll get you down!" Derpy called up to her filly, while unfurling her wings.

It didn't take her very long to fly up to the very top of the tree and carry Dinky down.

"Thank you mommy!" Dinky exclaimed, hugging her mother.

"Try not to do it again," Derpy giggled.

This usually happened about four times a week, so Derpy was not really surprised since it was a weekly thing for her. Dinky was having trouble controlling her magic, as most fillies that were unicorns had trouble controlling their magic when they first try to use it. However, Dinky was different. When her magic goes out of control, she usually accidently casts a teleportation spell, but she can accidently cast a spell on a more higher level. Whenever she is startled or angry and sad, this ends up happening to her. Derpy and Dr. Whooves has been searching for a tutor for Dinky, but none of them are in their price range.

"Okay, I'm going to work now," Derpy said to her filly and Dr. Whooves. "Behave yourself and listen to Dr. Whooves, okay? I love you both! Bye!"

Derpy then took off, flying towards the post office as steady as she could.

"Hey doc!" Swift greeted, landing next to Dr. Whooves. "How's my favorite neice?"

"Uncle Swift!" Dinky cheered, hugging the blue pegasus.

"Hello Swift," Dr. Whooves greeted. "What brings you here? You're usually with Rainbow Dash."

"I just thought I'd drop by and say hello," Swift answered. "So, how's everything going?"

"Well, everything's been great besides the fact that Dinky's magic keep going out of control," Dr. Whooves answered.

"Her magic has been going out of control?" Swift asked.

"Yes, and we're trying to find somepony to teach Dinky, but all of them are way over our price range," Dr. Whooves explained.

Swift put a hoof to his chin, trying to think up of an idea.

"I've got it!" Swift exclaimed with a smirk. "Doc, do you remember Twilight Sparkle?"

Dr. Whooves nodded.

"And you remember that she's taught by Princess Celestia, right?" Swift continued.

"Yes, but does that have to do with- oh!" Dr. Whooves exclaimed, just realizing what Swift was getting at.

"That's the idea and I'm sure she'll do it for free," Swift finished.

"That's great!" Dr. Whooves exclaimed. "So when can she come over and teach Dinky?"

"I can go talk to her about it today, if you like," Swift answered.

"Thank you so much, Swift!" Dr. Whooves once again exclaimed. "Ditzy will be happy to hear about this!"

"Speaking of her, where is Ditzy?" Swift asked, looking around.

"She when to work as soon as you got here," Dr. Whooves answered. "Today is usually one of her days off, but she's been working extra so she can get extra bits to pay for a tutor."

"Really?" Swift asked with a surprised look. "She sure is dedicated to Dinky... but then again, why wouldn't she be? I mean Dinky is Ditzy's filly. Anyways, I'll go talk to Twilight about tutoring Dinky. See you later!"

And with that, Swift flew off in the direction of Twilight's library.

Meanwhile in Canterlot, the two princesses were being unusually alert. They sensed that evil was coming around the corner, but they couldn't tell if it was Discord, a reminent of Nightmare Moon, or the Changling Queen. Whoever it was had a similar evil to all three of them, but it was extremely powerful.

"Sister, what should we do?" Luna asked quietly, turning to her older sister, whom had her eyes closed in deep thought.

"Looks like we have no choice," Celestia said, opening her eyes. "Get a letter ready to send to Twilight and Dr. Whooves. I'm afraid we might need more than the Elements of Harmony to stop this threat."

Luna nodded and went to go prepare the letter. Celestia followed shortly after.

"Hey, Twilight!" Swift called from outside Twilight's library.

"Oh, hi Swift," she greeted opening the front door. "Come on in."

Swift landed in front of her doorstep and walked inside.

"So, what brings you around here?" Twilight asked, knowing that he's usually with Rainbow Dash.

"I need to ask you a favor," Swift responded. "It's about my neice, Dinky."

"What about her?" Twilight asked.

"She's having a hard time controlling her magic," Swift answered.

"Well, all young fillies have problems controlling their magic," Twilight said, levatating a few books back on the shelf.

"I know that, but she doesn't lose control of it while trying to cast a spell," Swift said. "She loses control of it randomly and half of the time she accidently teleports herself to the top of a tree or on top of her house."

"She's doing the teleportation spell on accident?" Twilight asked, looking at Swift with a confused expression.

"Yeah and she doesn't know why she keeps doing it," Swift answered.

Twilight put a hoof to her chin for a second.

"So, I was wondering if you could tutor her," Swift continued.

"Really?" Twilight said, slightly surprised. "You want me to teach her?"

"Yeah, Dr. Whooves and Derpy was going to find a tutor, but every tutor they found was either not very reliable or not in their price range," Swift answered.

Before Twilight could give her answer, a loud burp came from her bedroom, which was followed by a green light.

"Twilight!" Spike yelled, running down the stairs with two letters in his claws.

"What is it Spike?" Twilight asked.

"Celestia just sent two letters," Spike answered. "One to you and one to... Dr. Whooves?"

"Let me see that!" Swift exclaimed, using the wind to levatate the letter out of Spike's claw and in front of him.

Twilight read her letter out loud.

"Dear Twilight,

I don't have long to explain, but please bring the bearers of the Elements of Harmony and Dr. Whooves. When you do, get to Canterlot as fast as you can. Please, hurry!

From,
Princess Celestia"

"Woah, this must be serious!" Spike exclaimed.

"I'm going to give this letter to the Doctor," Swift said, walking out of the library. "Twilight and Spike, you go find the bearers."

The two nodded. Swift flew off, flying towards Dr. Whooves house.

Thirty minutes later everypony had arrive, along with three extra passengers that were obviously Swift, Dark, and Chrome. They weren't going to be left behind. Everypony got on the train to Canterlot.

"How much longer?" Swift asked, bored as ever.

"It's still another hour, Swift," Dr. Whooves answered. "Just be patient."

Swift sighed in frustration. However, after five minutes passed, a large blast shook the train. The train went to a complete stop.

"What the- why did we stop?!" Dark asked.

"Let's check it out," Chrome said, jumping out of a window.

Swift, Dark, Dr. Whooves, and the Mane 6 followed shortly after. They were shocked at what they saw. The train's engine wasn't destroyed, but it was dismantled. But, that was just the tip of the iceberg. The track had been dismantled as well. Surprisingly, nothing was destroyed, but it would still take them quite a while to rebuild the track and train engine.

"Well, that's just super... WHOA!" Swift exclaimed, just ducking under a beam. "What was that?!"

Swift and the others shortly saw the perpatrator. A black, metalic pony with a visor over its eyes.

"Daleks, of course it would be those hunks of junk," Dark said.

"Me, Swift, and Dark will take care of this," Chrome said, pulling his electric bass off of his back.