"Spike!? Spiiiiiiiiike! Where are you?" Twilight called walking down the staircase of the hollowed out tree.
"I'm down here Twilight." Spike called out from the basement.
"What are you doing down here Spike?" Twilight said as she walked down into the basement searching for her # 1 assistant.
"Searching for a book on dark magic, I'm curious about how it works. When we were searching for the Crystal Heart, you used dark magic to open up the underground room. After we defeated King Sombra I wanted to ask you about it, but i kept forgetting. Then just this morning I was eating a gem that was almost in the shape a heart, and that's when I remembered about my question for you!" Spike said searching to a piles of old dusty books.
Twilight looking puzzled asked: "Well, then why didn't you come ask me about it? Instead of going through mountains of old books that clearly need to be dusted. in a matter-of-fact this entire basement could be dusted and cleaned out, Spike after your done with finding your book. Would you kindly start on that please? "
"Sure thing Twi, but first what do you know about dark magic?" Spike said (still searching climbing on top of piles of books and various mechanical devices the Twilight never uses.)
"Well Spike not much, but i learned from Princess Celestia that it is very powerful and that it corrupts the user over time. Also, that many ponies have gone down a dark path and have lost everything they have ever loved. King Sombra used this power to take over Crystal Empire and corrupt the happiness of the crystal ponies." Twilight said as she searched the far corners of her brain for the information.
"Wow, Twilight that sounds very dangerous. I hope I never meet anypony who has traveled on that path." Spike said upon hearing the tragic news.
"Don't worry Spike, you won't. Also I want you to take a note." She said as she spots Spike climbing to the top of the large tower of books. As Twilight says this, a book more towards the base of the pile comes out from the tower and sends the little dragon falling to the earth with a loud *THUD*.
"Ouch!! Maybe I should stand on something sturdier," the purple dragon says getting up from the ground and dusting himself off, "Great, another mess to clean up." As he looks at the mess he has to clean up he notices a button that was behind the mountains of books. he walks up to it and analyzes it and calls Twilight (which has picked up one of the old books and has begun to read its contents) over to come and inspect it.
"Twilight! Come look at what I found!" Spike yelled loud enough to shake the entire planet up just to get her attention. She finally looks over and spike with and irritated look plastered on her face, "What is it spike? I'm trying to read the fantastic book here."
He walked over to twilight and starts to pull on her hoof to get her to go over to look at the button. She reluctantly but the book down and got up and started toward the wall where the button was located.
She stared at it, contemplating the outcomes that would unfold if she pressed the little dot on the wall. She decided to push it and see what happens, but not without preparing for the outcome good or bad.
"Well, here goes nothing Spike." Said Twilight as her hoof moved toward the tiny mystery.
She presses the button, bracing herself for the events to unfold........only to find that there is a pedestal with an enclosed book rising from beneath the earth. Spike and she are wide-eyed and amazed that something like this has been hidden inside their home library. Twilight starts walking towards it, spike sitting on her back lost in wonder of what the contents of the book were. As was Twilight, but more along the lines of smashing that glass case with her magic kind of way. Which she would have done if spike didn't jump off Twilight's back and dash over the case smashing it with his claws.
"Spike! Why did you do that?! I was going to carefully open the case to retrieve the book." Twilight said with a pouting look on her face.
"Ha-ha yeah right Twi, knowing you, you would probably smash the case to read this book." Spike said with a giant smirk on his face. Twilight just gave him a stare with daggers that would rival Fluttershy's. She walked over to spike (who was already nose-deep in the book) and started reading alongside him. The name of the book was called "Magic: Dark, Shadow, and Chaos
Vol.I-12" "Wow Spike, that's a pretty big book! Oh how I do love big books!" Twilight Squealed in delight.
The first thing she noticed was the strong dark aura around the book and felt a strange and uneasy presence in the basement. Spike however didn't, he was too busy trying to figure out the secrets to dark magic and its consequences if taken down this dark and destructive path. Twilight was beginning to read some of the contents of the book along next to spike, she found it fascinating that dark magic had a lot of same spells that she knew, but dark magic was more powerful.
"Spike, Take a letter please." Twilight said as she looked at the spells
"Awe, Twilight really? i just started to get to the good part!" spike responded
Yes, Spike, Don't worry we will have plenty of time to read this book." She said forming an idea in her head.
"The Princess needs to hear about this! And I also have an idea for a experiment, but I might need her approval." Twilight told her assistant who eagerly ready to take a note. "Ready Spike?"
"Ready, Twilight."
"Dear Princess Celestia,
Spike and I have stumbled Upon A Book of Dark Magic.
We Were Reading Its Contents When I Came Up With An
Excellent Idea For An Experement. Before you ask, yes
it Contains The Use of Dark Magic,But with a limit. I
Know What Happens When You Use It To Much.
Hope To Hear Your Answer Soon."
Your Faithful Student,
Twilight Sparkle
"Alright Spike Send the letter please." Twilight told the little dragon.
"Okay Twilight" Spike said before he set the letter on fire with his green dragon fire.
"What now Twilight?" asked Spike.
"Now We Wait" Said the proud Twilight Sparkle.