It had only been two days, but Twilight had gotten her acceptance letter in the mail which prompted Twilight to go to Sunset right away.
"That's great Twilight. Still, there's some time between now and when your testing starts which will be in two weeks' time." Sunset asked.
"Just two weeks? But doesn't the new semester start in four weeks?" Twilight asked.
"It does, but there are tests in place the two weeks prior and students who get accepted either get the earlier test, or the later test. And trust me, there's a huge difference between being an early test or a late test." Sunset said. "I myself am one of the ones who got an early test." She added as Ray slept against her.
"Really? What's the later test?" Twilight asked.
"A more written exam. My brother said he wishes he got the earlier test instead of the written one though as he believed he was way too far behind the rest of his class as he just barely passed the written exam and really wished he got the earlier test which is more about a demonstration of one's own magic." Sunset asked.
"Wow. The one time I agree with such a statement. The school is about showing off what your capable of magic wise right? Then I wish the early test was the only test." Twilight said.
"Actually Twilight, those later tests are more so for those that sign up late. But even though you signed up late, seems the Princess has her eyes on you for some reason." Sunset said, though she was lying at the end; not that Twilight would know. For good reason though: Sunset didn't want Twilight to find out that Sunset had used her position as Princess Celestia's own protégé to ensure Twilight got the early test treatment.
"I have my own magic to demonstrate. I think I'll be fine." Twilight said.
"Wouldn't hurt you though for me to give you some pointers and maybe even train you a bit. Think of this less about an upper classman tutoring you, and more of a big sister thing~" Sunset said with a wink at the end.
"You got it, BSBFF!" Twilight said.
Throughout the next two weeks, Sunset trained Twilight in magic, hoping to tap into some hidden potential. There seemed to be quite the buildup of magic in Twilight's body for some reason, but Sunset ignored it for the most part, helping Twilight reign it in.
Then the day of the test came, and three foals ahead of Twilight; two of whom were the bullies from earlier; tried the test and were allowed in the school admittedly, and when it was Twilight's Turn, she too was presented with the test: Hatching a dragon egg.
Well this is it, Twilight; hope you can pull this off. Sunset thought to herself. While Twilight looked nervous; even as she tried with all her might to hatch the egg; Sunset was more nervous. And after some time with no results, Sunset began to look worried. I don't understand...she should have a lot more magic in her then this. Is she really going to just give up here? She thought to herself.
Out of nowhere, a mysterious rainbow explosion caused Twilight's magic to run haywhere. Twilgiht hatched the egg sure, but it soon started to effect the judges and Twilight's parents. Even Sunset herself was almost effected before she acted quickly and encased herself with Twilight's Parents in a magic bubble. Soon the dragon that was hatched from the dragon egg grew to massive size as the judges were turned into objects. Princess Celestia soon arrived on the scene and reigned in Twilight's magic. "Twilight, are you alright?!" Sunset exclaimed as Celestia undid the effects of Twilight's magic outside of hatching the dragon egg.
"I...I have a really bad headache now..." Twilight said.
"That's understandable Twilight. You did just expunge a bunch of magical energy all at once. A filly with that much magic in them has not been around since the dawn of equestria itself." Celestia said.
"P-princess I--" Twilight said.
"Now now Twilight. You did hatch the egg. And for now, I've placed a seal on your magic. I believe I can help you as can Sunset in controlling the massive amounts of magic you hold. That's why I believe you would do best as my second student." Celestia said.
"Second student?" Twilight asked.
"The first one would be me of course. Didn't want you to feel like you had to walk on eggshells around me. I get so tired of other ponies doing that, I decided to keep that little fact to myself so you could actually get to know me." Sunset said.
"Fair enough BSBFF." Twilight said.
"Also..." Sunset motioned to Twilight's flanks.
Twilight was in glee. "My cutie mark! I got my cutie mark!" Twilight said.
Later that night after working things out, Twilight was heading home from the castle when suddenly, the two bullies from before got the drop on her.
"Little cheat. You cheated." The first bully said.
"Yeah. No unicorn can hatch a dragon egg. So you cheated." The second bully said.
"Won't matter if your Celestia's new personal student. Not only is Sunset not here to bail you out, but your one hundred percent alone. And ain't no one around for miles." The first bully said.
"We're gonna beat you up so bad, you'll drop out of school right away!" The second bully said.
Suddenly, both bullies were hit by a mysterious slash attack. "WHAT THE HELL?!" The first bully exclaimed.
"Who did that?" The second bully aside. As the skies above cleared away for the moon to shine and light up the street, yellow rings glowed to further illuminate Twilight's rescuer, revealing an odd shape.
"I did." The creature said. "Prince Throsten of Starview Fields." The creature added.