“You three have fun! We’ll be back from Town Hall after we discuss the Ponyville Days stuff with Mayor Mare by the end of the day,” said Cadance as she and Twilight walked out the door. “And don’t try any of the dangerous spells! Oh! And definitely no time spells! At all!” said Twilight, narrowing her eyes and looking sternly at the three ponies.
Starlight huffed and rolled her eyes. “I know Twilight,” she said, exasperated. “Yeesh. Who do you take me for? Of course there’s no way I’m gonna mess with time again.” Beside her, Sunburst and Flurry chuckled, both very familier with Starlight’s past… exploits.
Twilight smiled, finally satisfied, and after she and Cadance said their last goodbyes, they finally left the castle, leaving the three alone.
Turning to Flurry Heart, Starlight said, “So Flurry, wanna head to the library now? I’m sure we can find a book with just the right spells for you.” Flurry Heart nodded quickly, then zoomed off to the direction of the library, leaving Sunburst and Starlight behind.
Sunburst and Starlight chuckled. “She sure is eager to learn,” observed Starlight. “Yep,” Sunburst agreed. “Cadance told me that Flurry reminded her of Twilight when she was a filly. I can kinda see why.”
A mental image of a filly Twilight trying to cast advanced spells from a book filled Starlight’s mind, causing her to chortle. “So can I,” she said. “Now come on. Let’s go find Flurry. Won’t be good to keep her waiting.” The unicorn took Sunburst’s hoof and ran, pulling the stallion along. Her tinkling laughter echoed through the hallways. She never noticed how Sunburst had started to blush when her hoof touched his.
In the library, Starlight and Sunburst were going through books, hunting for spells that Flurry could try. Flurry Heart was flitting from shelf to shelf, going through all the spell books that Twilight had. Over the years, the bookworm had certainly accumulated quite a collection.
A brown book with a heart on the spine caught Flurry’s attention. She took it off the shelf and put it on the floor, flipping through the pages, until she stopped at a particular page about a potion that intrigued her. There was a picture of a stallion and a mare looking at each other lovingly.
Hmm… It’s a love potion? Hey! maybe I can use this! thought Flurry. A smile appeared on her face. She found the perfect way to make Starlight and Sunburst confess their love! Now I’ll just need to make it! The potion seems easy enough to make. The ingredients don’t seem hard to find. But I should ask Auntie Starlight whether or not this is safe. Auntie Twily says that I should double check everything.
“Auntie Starlight, what’s this?” she asked. Starlight paused her search for suitable spells for Flurry, looking up from the book she was reading. Once she caught sight of the page Flurry was looking at however, her eyes widened in alarm.
“That’s a dangerous potion Flurry,” she answered. “It makes ponies fall in love uncontrollably. The victims will only be able to think about love and they won’t be able to do anything else. Your Auntie Twily told me about it once. Apparently the Cutie Mark Crusaders have experience with it.”
Flurry pouted. So she can’t use the potion after all. She should ask the CMCs what exactly their “experience” with the potion was. It sounded like a nice story. But that aside, she’ll have to think of some other plan now.
Starlight noticed Flurry’s pout. “Oh cheer up Flurry,” she comforted. “Just because you can’t brew that potion, doesn’t mean that we can’t do other types of magic. I found some spells for you to try. Come on! Time for Auntie Starlight to show you some cool magic, instead of the boring spells Sunburst probably makes you do.”
Sunburst snorted and put down his book. “I teach her plenty of ‘cool’ spells Starlight,” he retorted. “But fine. Let’s see how well you can teach.”
Starlight rose an eyebrow. “I’ll have you know I am a very good teacher. Who do you think covers for Twilight and the gang’s lessons at the School of Friendship?” the mare asked, glaring playfully at him. “I’ve had plenty of teaching experience. But if that’s how you want to play, then challenge accepted. Ready to learn some of the best spells you’ll ever learn Flurry?”
The alicorn cheered, momentarily forgetting about her quest to play matchmaker.
The hours flew by. Starlight taught Flurry spell after spell. Flurry learnt super quickly. They stayed away from the dangerous spells per Twilight’s request. Sunburst watched Starlight teach from his spot on couch.
She really is a wonderful teacher, he thought, staring at Starlight with a forlorn look. She’d make a wonderful mother someday. There’s no way I’ll ever be able to be the father though. Starlight’s one of the most talented ponies I know, not to mention Twilight’s former pupil and a guidance counselor at the School of Friendship. I’m just a school drop out and a Crystaller… Maybe someday…
Flurry’s laugh pulled Sunburst out of his thoughts. He glanced at the clock on the wall, a bit surprised. They’ve been casting spells for almost four hours now. Flurry should be hungry by now.
Sunburst cleared his throat. Starlight and Flurry halted their spell casting and looked at him. “Hate to break this up girls,” he said, giving his glasses a push. “But it’s lunch time right now, and I think somepony should be getting hungry right now. Why don’t we head out for some food?”
Right on cue, Flurry’s stomach grumbled, which made Starlight and Sunburst laugh. “All right all right,” agreed Starlight. “Let’s head out for lunch. Then maybe we can head to Sugarcube Corner for some dessert.”
A wide grin appeared on Flurry’s face. “Yes please Auntie Starlight!” she said. “And we can see Auntie Pinkie Pie while we’re there!” Maybe I can even ask Auntie Pinkie Pie whether or not she has any tips for matchmaking later! This is gonna be so fun!