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// Alicorns - Prime Goddess 
// Story: The Alicorn Book 
// by Nova Star Sparkle 
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* Chapter Three - Part 7 *





The young lavender mare jerked up her head, apparently not expecting to be addressed at once.

She instantly caught herself however and so Twilight responded to the question in the affirmative as she looked expectantly to Luna, assuming that she would continue the speech.

„So yeah, you might know what the term 'alicorn of something' indicates, or am I wrong?"

Twilight shook her head at first, as she scratched her chin briefly with her hoof and looked up, her mind wandering. Luna waited patiently, maybe Twilight would remember something after all. The mare was as well highly intelligent and by far the most well-read pony in all of Equestria.

Luna was right, not five seconds later Twilight piped up.

"Mmm, I had heard that 2-3 times in school, as the whole thing was mentioned as a theory in advanced thaumic lessons about some skills said alicorns possess, using you two and Cadance as an example. Until now however, I didn't pay much attention to it as there was no scientific evidence for it. My teacher Prof. Neigh warned us that unfortunately this is still a purely theoretical process. Even though studies have already been conducted. But now that you're asking me about this very thing, I'm going to assume that it wasn't a theory, but reality?", concluded Twilight with a somewhat questioning and also requesting look for explanation towards the two elders.

"Correct! Both Celestia and I, several years ago, provided Professor Whyn Cann, whom I'm sure your familiar with. Us and all the information we had ourselves. However, it was not possible for him to formulate scientific proofs. Because - well, it simply couldn't and still can't be proven, that we have this ability from a scientific point of view - but nethertheless it is a simple, but true fact. Despite this, the theories were published, and, as you said, are treated in advanced thaumic lessons. The professor trusts us completely and even if he cannot prove it scientifically, nevertheless he has documented the theories accurately according to our experience and knowledge and presented them to us for verification. We are still grateful to him for this, because after all he is an ambitious but faithful scientist. Who doesn't simply summarize and publish something without evidence. "

"Either way, we would initially be interested in what you know so far. And then we can add what else we know."

Celestia supplemented further to Luna's statement.

"About these theories I had read something only recently in one of my new books, that I received last week, with one of my regular deliveries. I assume that you had arranged for these special books to be shipped to me? In addition to the standard books, I would have gotten."

Luna just gave a nod, but didn't say anything otherwise, so Twilight proceeded without missing a beat.

"Mmmm, as I suggested and you just confirmed to me, in general this seems to be an extremely rare topic. There is literally very little to none knowledge that could be drawn upon. Except that one chapter, there really wasn't much in the book that was informative or helpful. However, I assume there is more about it in the private section of the library of Canterlot that you talked about before", Twilight questioned with a tilted head and pricked up ears.

Snickering, Luna acknowledged the statement.

"As I was saying, we'll hand you the parchment scroll with the spell later, so you can internalize it and cast the spell. But for now, let's continue in context."

"OK! So, if I'm not mistaken about everything I've read, we are the strongest with the additional best capabilities in this particular area, as well as have also the ultimate control over the aspect - there is and can't be someone more capable than we. Like you two over light and shadow, Cadance regarding love/emotions and I regarding magic and well also friendship as it´s magic in the end", Twilight juckled. Nevertheless, she added more spiritless right after that statement. "However as great as that may be, unlike you two, who can guide the moon and sun, true celestial bodies, it is of course naught. I must genuinely confess unfortunately, that I´m a little bit envious. Oh, how I would love to have a celestial body of my own, that I could control and have access to its powers."

Twilight admitted, her ears now almost perked back and her gaze lowered slightly in shame.

Celestia could only chuckle softly at this Statement. [Oh Twilight, how can someone stay so humble like you - if you only knew. You still underestimate yourself by far, probably because your still fairly young for an alicorn, but that isn't yours or anyone’s else fault. From a purely technical ability point of view, no alicorn lacks leadership power, that's more a matter of one's own confidence. But we'll get that sorted out for sure, or my name isn't Celestia any longer./i] The eldest alicorn composed herself and motherly gazed to their youngest fellow. Time for a bit of 'wise mother curious daughter talk', Celestia joked in her mind.

"Says the mare, who can direct and shape all kinds of magic just like she wishes. Moreover, every evening puts millions of stars, each of them its own sun, in the sky. Furthermore, possesses a mutual, indestructible bond with her friends, which by far increase and strengthen her abilities. And ultimately has already taken over the day/night cycle of Equestria for us once for 2 days - and in doing so, for never getting a briefing on the task, didn't do a bad job."

Paying her respects, with a slight tilt of her head, to cheer Twilight up a bit, Celestia went on facing the young alicorn mare.

"Honest truth, I for myself didn't manage to raise the sun above the horizon in my first 3 attempts. You are truly gifted in magic - but every one of us already knew that. We both may be the alicorns of the sun and moon. But you definitely have more than enough worth to mention in your possession as well."

Twilight blushed so red at that statement, even a tomato would have been envy about the color scheme and it would most likely have been unhealthy for any other pony.

"Yes, I did. But you had provided me with some of your magic for that purpose. That's the only reason I was able to move the celestial bodies at all," the younger alicorn quickly interjected, trying to deflect the statement as usual. But Luna had none of it, she cared deeply for the young lavender alicorn mare, but sometimes you required a bit of harder talk. And if one was friendly in enlightening, none got hurt either.

"And there, my dear Twilight, you are sadly completely mistaken," Luna countered mischievously.

"WHAT?", was all Twilight could respond. She was simply at a loss for words. As she hadn't expected Luna's voicing.

"The ability to move the sun or the moon across the sky is not a task tied only to our powers. Any pony that could muster enough raw magic would technically be able to move the sun or moon across the sky. However, of course, only if we allow it, after all, the heavenly bodies still remain bound to us. For we retain supreme control in any case. Why technically you might wonder - the amount needed to move the moon and the sun is so high that no one except an alicorn can provide it. A magic strengthening on very high scale of an alicorn might be able to let a unicorn move the bodies - but alone? Not a chance."

Twilight had found her voice again. "Wait... wait, so that means I could theoretically influence and direct the course of the sun and moon at any time, as long as you give the go-ahead and don't prevent the action?" inquired Twilight, heavenly incredulous.

"Exactly. For that, all you need is a high enough amount of magic and the knowledge of knowing how the long-distance telekinesis spell works. The first, you have by far, no doubt. The second, for example like last time when you did it, was more of an instinctive process caused by our magic, rather than your 'own skill'. But I would more than love to teach you the spell. So, you can take over for me and my sister for a bit, and we can have some time off. Doing things we like - after all it was more than a few years ago, that we could be doing this. Hey Twilight! Have you ever been to ´Sassy Mare´? I heard it's one of the best places to have fun in Canterlot," Luna more than cheekily interjected. Both Twilight and Celestia went at least two shades darker after that, silently cursing the third mare that was in the room with them.

At this point, Celestia took the lead in speaking, after a last sinister look to her younger sister.

"Aaaanyway - your abilities that you acquire from your status as the alicorn of magic had helped you by far in performing your duties so extraordinary well. I had every confidence that you would succeed in lowering the moon and setting the sun. But I really didn't think that you would be successful on the first try - apart from the wobble, it was perfect. My respect for that, honestly!"

"In retrospect, though, if you look at it that way, it really shouldn't have been a surprise that you mastered the task so easily. After all, magic listens to your word and your literally are the mare of magical arts. Every single magic-related task is far easier for you than for anyone else."

Celestia thereupon paused for a moment.

"According to what we had tested so infinitely long ago at your request, even before the universe was created - how could it be otherwise, after all, you were the most academically interested of us even then", Celestia giggled briefly. "Your consumption of magical energies should also be about 40% less than that of any other alicorn. What´s so special about that? Well, an alicorn has a very specific ability in regard of magic. We alone already require only ⅕ of what any other unicorn consumes when casting the same spell. Even though there are some unicorns who have perfected the art of casting spells, making them almost twice as efficient. We still remain far more efficient, topped to our incredible high amount of stored magic."

"So, summa-summarum, it can be concluded that despite the fact that you are considerably younger than us. You already have more potent magical abilities than we will likely ever have. But as I said, that was to be expected from the alicorn of magic. No living being can hold a candle to you when it comes to magic - not even another alicorn, although we are almost omnipotent with our magic."

Luna briefly recapped for all to better understand. As expected, shortly afterwards, the two sisters got a loud exclamation from dear Twilight.

"WHAT!?!, but I'm only 21 and a half! No way my magic could be any more powerful than yours! You're more than fifteen and a half thousand years old, surely you're just bluffing to please me?", Twilight attempted to deny the fact rather incredulously, as expected. Didn't sound 100% sure herself though, which she tried to hide.

There you go. Slowly this is starting to come along dearest. Just a little more confidence and you've got it, Celestia reflected, whereupon she reassured the youngest Alicorn once more.

"No, no! We are far past that point to never deny or falsify anything in front of you anymore - even though we never should have in the first place. Apologies again for that."

"What we say, we mean. And honestly, I'm sure you know that, and are merely unwilling to admit to yourself what your true abilities are."

Responded both Celestia and Luna equally.

Twilight just blushed and admitted silently, that yes, the two of them were more than right.

For the next minute, no one said anything until Twilight perked her ears forward and looked interestedly this time at Luna.

"Please wait a moment, I got a question for the both of you. Do you really have that much faith in me, that I alone can set the sun or the moon in the sky and across it? What if there are complications and I'm hindered? Or even worse, just imagine for example, I move the sun in the wrong direction?", Twilight once again looked a bit uncertain and disturbed. Because even if she trusted her own abilities almost exclusively by now - after all, both Celestia and Luna had had extremely good arguments. As both were successful in assuring her, that she could rely on herself. Still, the moon or even the sun? Not exactly small and unimportant bodies, which could become extremely fast quite uncomfortable if something went critical wrong. Here she wasn't so sure herself yet. The one-time Tirek had attacked, there was no other way and she had to make it work. But now? Now she had a choice and when she thought about it, she would rather back out for now and first learn properly from diagrams; books; whatever, how to control the two celestial bodies. Before she ventured into real practice.

However, she had done the math without Celestia, who was really getting less and less patient about Twilight not trusting herself; her abilities and skills. The young alicorn mare was more than capable, she just had to believe it herself - Celestia damn it.

"Twilight."

"But--" 

"Twilight!"

"But--"

"TWILIGHT!!!", startled, Twilight jerked her ears completely to her skull, wings and fur fluffed up in shock at that. An innate protective spell firing from her enlightened horn and surrounding her body in the blink of an eye. She definitely hadn't expected Celestia to jump up from her white pillow to shout her name in regal Canterlot voice coupled with an energetic thud of her left front hoof.

"Y-yes?", was all she said in response. The snow-white alicorn had always been so calm, composed and collected towards her. It was rare that Celestia raised her voice. It took a lot to get the experienced mare, with the knowledge of countless court sessions, to do so.

Much calmer now that she had Twilight's attention, Celestia could continue. If cautiously bringing up the subject didn't help, then I guess the blunt truth would have to do. Luna as well looked to her older sister and came to the same conclusion. While it was honestly noble that Twilight was so modest and happy to put herself aside for the well-being of others, she was just as much an alicorn as her three older comrades. And she had to realize that she had a special status among the ponies, gryphons, dragons, any other species of Equus or even the rest of the universe. And could, how should she say it...demand things. Yeah, that about summed it up, Luna couldn't think of anything better right now either.

"I'm sorry, but I just couldn't help it. Please don't take this as an accusation, but you've asked us many times today if we trust you; if things are possible for you or if it's possible in general. And as mentioned so many times before. 'Yes, we do; yes, you can and yes, it is possible'. Let me say it once more. YOU ARE the alicorn of magic, HIGHEST ENTITY in the field of mystical forces. Anything that has to do with magic, in whatever remote sense, is a cinch for you. Even if I cannot prove it to you with hundred percent certainty. I am nevertheless convinced that even now, not yet fully matured, it is impossible for you to make any mistake when performing magic. Alicorn magic is the purest form of divine power, which is why it reacts uninfluenced and infallibly when used - the desired effect is always precisely achieved. With your full powers, I am fully assured that there truly can't be no more unexpected effects or results with your magic, no matter the conditions."

Celestia was completely back to her normal self - calm and collected, as was expected of a millennium old regent. And after she was so far through with her explanation, she started grinning very wide across her muzzle. "And even if something goes seriously wrong, we'll survive it no matter what, and at least our ponies will have had one last, beautiful summer day."

Yes, both Luna's and Twilight's looks said it all. Celestia hadn't really said that now, had she? - oh yes, she had! However, realizing within a split second that the eldest of the alicorns had definitely meant it as a joke, the facial features of both of them relaxed vastly. As they started laughing at the same time, Celestia also joined in.

"OK, all kidding aside, nothing the like will happen Twilight, you have enough control over your own magic to prevent or not trigger something like this. And in the worst case, you still have Luna or me as backup. But you won't need our help," Celestia finished her little mood-speech to Twilight. The latter let her lavender wings rustle in amusement. It had definitely helped her to boost her own confidence. Besides, they were both right - even though Luna hadn't said anything, she could see the affection in her dark-furred friend's eyes all too well. She just had to think of herself sometimes, it sounded stupid but it was a simple fact. Otherwise, eventually no one would ever listen to her.

Twilight thankfully tilted her head in the direction of the two older alicorns. "Thank you both, the unsweetened truth was necessary willy-nilly. I will definitely take this to heart and reconsider. In any case, though, you guys have helped me out a lot."

Luna and Celestia similarly copied Twilight's thanks. Whereupon the three fell silent for a short time. It was Luna who spoke up the next. Twilight listened expectantly as before, and even Celestia pricked up her ears. She, too, had learned many things today that she had not yet known like this.

"I'd like to get back to our physical aging, though, if that's okay with you?!"

Renewed with a nod, Twilight would gladly love to learn more about the aging of an alicorn. After all, it was a secret about which practically nothing was known. The only thing that was known was the fact that alicorns clearly lived way longer and aged slower - or not at all, than a pony normally did. After all, the current rulers of the land had been in power for more than fifteen millennia and had guided and protected many generations of ponies. Something Twilight hoped to be able to say about herself in the distant future. Though she was confident about that.

“Where do we start?”, was all Luna got verbally from the lavender mare with a grinning expression.

"All right. As I'm sure you've already discovered, you've didn't just change on the inside in like abilities and the like. You also changed as well a lot on the outside, in contrast to your former unicorn self. Well, how could you not have noticed such changes. Your size has increased drastically; your physique is much stronger and more defined, your muscles can provide immense strength and stability as well as endure; your mane is considerably longer, waves and looks mystic with sparks of galaxies in it. Your reinforced spine bears enormous, powerful wings that signify more than just a status symbol. Your horn is much longer and sharper as well. At last, as I mentioned before, we change physically until the age of 25 by which we have reached our physical peak - I could go on listing much longer, but I would only be telling you things you already know."

"However, what you still don't know, or at least don't have an answer for. Is the fact that for an alicorn, prior to said age, are two very important moments in his life. The first, your ascension to alicorn-hood, you have gone through already. The second important moment will follow exactly 4 years after you have become an alicorn. For as strong as we are, our bodies are not ready to adapt to all of our abilities immediately after birth."

"That's the reason why it took 17 years before you could use your own magic to grant yourself wings and it takes only 4 more for the seconds stage. As that, was the key point in becoming a full developed Alicorn. After now, everything will be much easier and faster for you. Because as I said, 4 years later there follows the second, much more significant boost of our abilities. In this one, our powers will increase to our maximum for the time being, and you will receive all the abilities undiscovered by you until then - If you want, I can also show and hand you some books about that specific topic, sometime later", Luna ended with her work done, as she turned to her sister challengingly.

A look, Celestia knew all too well by now. So, she cleared her throat briefly and turned to the energetic, young alicorn next to her with a friendly smile. Once again, the young mare rustled her wings in anticipation, as she had not expected Luna to stop talking all of a sudden.

But she visibly relaxed when she saw, that Celestia and Luna were only sharing the explanation once again. Heh, should have expected that.

"Now that my sister has explained the basics to you, I have a small question for you - a very simple and straightforward estimate. Please, just answer what you think is right, without pondering much. In contrast to your former unicorn-self, exactly how much higher, do you believe is your currently stored magic - your raw mana, in your magic core? But please, keep in mind that we perform daily activities that require significantly more magic than would be the case for any other pony."

Scratching her chin briefly with her hoof as her eyes wandered in deep thoughts, Twilight happily gave her response a few seconds later.

"Hmm, since I nuked my cup the next day, after my ascent - while making a simple, strong coffee. I would be betting on a 3-digit result for sure, in the 100-200 range currently. And maybe 500-600 times later. After I'm fully grown as an alicorn."

But before either of the older two could interject, Twilight held them back with a hoof gesture, spreading her wings and using them to hint as well. 

"However, there is a point that made me stumble considering it once. And now, after thinking about it all over again, I've noticed one thing. For, even though virtually nothing is known about an alicorn's true strengths and power levels either from books, documents, or other sources. So, I'm a mare who can't help investigating and paying attention to even the minor things."

"If you’re wondering what I’m referring to, I will gladly tell you on instant - so, if you would listen. I figured out that considering the mass of the Sun, that's 1.487 × 10^30 kg; the fact that an alicorn needs only 1/5 of the magic to work any spell; an average needed amount of 0.32 magic units for objects heavier than the planet Equus itself, all that due to the inertia of the mass. One would need unimaginable amounts of Magic to move the sun. BUT, the sun is located in space, a place known for zero gravity - well at least none that would be big enough to be of any importance here", Twilight hastily added to her statement. "So you would actually need just a tiny tiny fraction of said power to move an object there, in space. And on top of all that the sun isn't a solid object, so one would only need to overpower the attraction of the core and would therefore be able to move the indicated one. And well, lastly the fact that you have been moving the sun over the horizon every day for more than 15,500 years. You, as an alicorn, must have had at least 130,000 times the power of a unicorn with decades of experience to be able to move an object as heavy as the sun. Even all that time before, Celestia must have had this level of power. Otherwise, she would never have been able to achieve moving our sun in the first place."

"But here´s the twist. That all is in stark contrast, to my earlier guess that the amount of mana available to an alicorn increases by a factor of merely 5-6 hundred times. It would simply and plainly not be possible for you to get the sun even close to a state of moving, with only that level of mana. No matter how hard you tried it."

"Therefore, my assumption has to have a flaw, as you having only such a small increase of magic. Even though it´s several hundred times more magic than advanced unicorns possess. And the fact that my guess was already much more than one would normally think possible."

"So, if we assume that Celestia has at least 130.000 times the magic at her display and every alicorn has an around equal increase and amount of magic. We still would have a critical problem. Namely the fact that, even if magic has no tangible volume in a pony's magic core - at least that´s what covered in school so far. That these quantities can´t be stored at all, even considering our probably massive bigger alicorn-core. With such a high concentration of magic, one far exceeds the 'critical mass' of magic per cubic millimeter. Whereupon the magic core would essentially have to collapse in on itself, due to its energy content, which would result in the direct, unavoidable death of the pony. Whether an alicorn could survive that, I don't know, but it would be a generally very agonizing experience, if I may say so myself. After all, according to my calculations, such a high concentration, on such a small volume equals to about three times the energy that prevails in the core of Equus."

Patting herself on the chest with her gilded hoof, Twilight proceeded, while giggling.

"Although, I’m currently not feeling like I’m about to implode myself. So, I'm betting that as an alicorn, we must have a much different functioning magic core. Which will allow us to complete the task properly.

Twilight fell silent and Luna thought the young mare was finished with her summation, but not five seconds later, the young lavender alicorn raised her voice anew. " Oh, and Celestia. You mentioned to me yourself a few weeks after my ascension that I should be ready for the full development of my powers when the time comes. For that boost would far surpass anything I've experienced before in terms of magical overload," Twilight quickly added at the end. Ere she forgot.

Afterwards, Twilight amusedly raised her muzzle in the air with a cheeky grin and a glint in her eye, affirmed by her own statement afterwards. The mocking joy perfectly visible in her expressions.

Luna and Celestia were both more than amazed. Neither of them quite expected that Twilight would be able to draw such concrete and logical conclusions from so little available information. However, it seemed that they had once again underestimated the young, lavender-coated alicorn. Bravo to Twilight.

"My sincere respect young Twilight. I believe I can speak for the both of us when I say that neither of us expected you to come this close to solving it. And yes, you are entirely correct. With an increase, only by a factor of several hundred times, it would be far from possible for an alicorn to move the sun. Just as little as the moon, even if the latter has a much smaller mass." Was confirmed this time from Luna, to the realization of Twilight. Whereupon Twilight seemed even more proud of herself. But she couldn't be faulted for that yet, either. Her Statement was pretty impressive after all.

"Still, even your high guess is far lower than the real factor. For the true answer is 500,000. Yes, I know, quiet crazy, am I right?", chuckled the deep blue alicorn mare.

Luna made a dramatic pause and was curious about Twilight's reaction. For sure, the latter would immediately loudly announce that such a thing wouldn´t be possible and the two must be mistaken.

But Luna was wrong for the second time in less than three minutes.

For suddenly, Twilight began to giggle softly after a few seconds, and within 5 seconds fell into a guffawing, almost crazy laughter, dropping onto her left side and with the fore hoof held to her breast. The sight at the same time cute and odd. Because the lavender mares wings trembled considerably from laughter, especially the tips. Still, very unusual, as no one would expect such a reaction. In addition to the by now characteristic, but still mysterious sparks of magic exceeding from the lavender alicorns wings. Which somehow still no one seemed to notice, even though they flowed from Twilight's wings brightly and in great numbers. 

Dumbfounded, wordless and utterly confused, Luna dropped hard onto her rear end and looked pleadingly with wide opened snout to her sister Celestia. Hopefully, that she would know what the hell was going on.

However, Celestia seemed to have just as little idea why the youngest alicorn was lying on the ground laughing and no longer capable of making any reasonable sound.

Therefore, Luna rose, trotted over to Celestia and sat down next to her. Following which they both waited patiently for the trembling bundle of lavender feathers, fur and waving mane to stop making indefinable noises. It would have been easier to just sit there and wait patiently if the sight wasn't as crazy and unpredictable - and well hearth crushing adorable as it was. Who would have thought that being told how powerful one really was would lead to an uncontrollable fit of laughter.

Several minutes went by until Twilight had stopped laughing and was now lying sideways with her eyes closed. Her flanks continued to flinch at irregular intervals, with aftermaths of laughter.

Celestia and Luna looked skeptically at each other, trying to exchange glances between them as to which of them should ask Twilight the obvious question.

In the end, both decided to just wait and see.

Another two minutes passed, until the two older alicorns got their hoped-for answer.

"I- I'm really sorry. But I just couldn't help it. That was just too much for the moment. 500,000? Really? As said, I was expecting maybe 150. Possibly 200, but 500? No, that was beyond my wildest imaginations."

Sitting up in order to have a better visual position to the other two fellow alicorns. Twilight shook herself in a fashion like a dog and pushed some feathers back into position with her muzzle, her mane slightly disheveled, but still fluttering in an ethereal wind that kept the attachment in an almost self-grooming state, now in front of the left side of her face - much to the annoyance of the lavender mare.

Energetically removing said mane from her face with her leading left hoof, she commenced her declaration - as well as her distress.

"Arrr, stupid thing! At times more annoying and disruptive than cool and practical - But regardless, I really wasn't expecting this type of answer." Chuckling Twilight proceeded. "Neither did you probably expect my reaction. Am I right?" Twilight tilted her head and looked at the two of them.

Celestia shook her head, Luna stayed quiet for the time being.

"Nope, we really didn't. To be honest, we rather expected you wouldn't buy it from us. But clearly, we were faulted about that. Still, I can partially understand your reaction, after all mine wasn't much different, even if I didn't have a laughing fit", Celestia confessed. "It´s kind of funny and illogical, as we're talking about factors so high that they can't be put in any real relation to any other pony in strength, abilities or otherwise.

"This is slightly exaggerated of course as the true strength of an alicorn is quite immeasurable by normal terms, and can only really be done against another alicorn, if someone should really need a comparison. But let's put that off until later, shall we?", Luna further added to her sister's statement. Whereupon Twilight thoughtfully nodded in understanding. No, I definitive wasn't caught a little bit by Luna, but who am I to be blamed for my incredible interest in new wisdom? 

"As stated, in the near future, we can very much try and test that out in your interests. But currently, we should refer to you processing all the stuff first. So, I suggest we take another little break. So, you can sort out your thoughts. Don't be too shy to ask questions if you feel the need to do so. As I said, we'll be happy to help."

Acknowledging, Twilight meandered more comfortably onto her pillow and began to process the information she had received over the past one and a half hour. It would certainly take time, whether you had an incredible intellect or were as dumb as 10 meters of dirt road. Such life changing information just took their time to sink in. She didn't want to imagine how it would be when she did tell all this to her friends. Hopefully they didn't all faint from their chairs immediately. She wouldn't have any problem to catch all of them, at the same time, after all, this was a task that even a moderately trained unicorn could master. Still, shock-induced fainting was not particularly helpful for physical health. 

"So - some more tea?", kindly came from Celestia as the mare had the friendly intention of providing the youngest alicorn something soothing and warm, ripping Twilight out of her thoughts and back to reality in the process.

Thankfully, Twilight raised her cup in characteristic magic and brought it near the steaming teapot Celestia held in her bright magic, accepting the offer at once.




~~~ End of Chapter Three - Part 7 ~~~