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// Enter Twilight and CMCs [edited] 
// Story: My Little Yoshi 
// by Blazing_Mane01 
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     "Well, girls," the newly-coronated Alicorn princess Twilight Sparkle invited the Cutie Mark Crusaders into her room with a wave of her hoof, "come on in! You said you wanted me to read to you again? Stories that can only be found in Canterlot Castle?"

All of the CMC's jaws were agape, struggling to pop an air bubble keeping them from speaking. The shock of being in Canterlot Castle, let alone in a Royal Chamber, had them thoroughly excited, and the room itself lived up to its reputation: There were silk curtains dyed in deep purple draping neatly from a glass door that led out to a small balcony looking out over the whole city. There were multiple bookshelves stacked upon one another along the very corners of the room, each varying in size, thickness, and quantity of books. Brightly-colored gems hang suspended from the ceiling, reflecting the light off the gold-lined fireplace, filling the room with wavy streaks of colors; as if fireflies were weaving a blanket of light.

Finally, Scootaloo swallowed and bounded into the air. "This place is AWESOME!! I'll bet it have some crazy stories!" The young pegasus flapped her wings eagerly.

Twilight couldn't help but smile. "Indeed, it does, Scootaloo. Now, everypony settle down," she continued as the three fillies entered her royal room. "I've picked out a 'crazy story' I think you will all love!"

Sweetie Belle's ears perked up. "Really!? What is it!?"

The purple princess waved her forehoof. "Let's get settled down first, Sweetie, and I'll show you." she promised, watching as each filly pulled an imaginary zipper across their lips and sat back on the floor. She then flared her horn, reaching for the light-green book she had set out. "Now, then..." Twilight said, levitating a light-green book out from a rather empty bookshelf, flipped it over, and read off the summary on the back, "this is a legend dating back to Celestia's and Luna's birth, how dinosaurs named Yos--"

"DINOSAURS!?" Twilight's brief explanation was cut off by an exclamation from Apple Bloom. "Sweet! Ah heard rumors about them creatures. Fierce things back in the day, weren't they?"

Twilight cleared her throat, mentally excusing the interruption. "Yes, well, nearly all dinosaurs were mean or vicious... Some were even carnivores, meat-eaters." Twilight couldn't help but shudder at the thought of some giant dinosaur, hungry for blood, clamping its massive jaws down unto some helpless soul... Or a pony, for that matter. She decided to quickly dismiss these thoughts with a shake of her head before she started to have nightmares or something. "But apparently, not all dinosaurs were hostile."

This opened Apple Bloom's ears. "Really? Nopony I talked to knew of any dinosaurs that weren't either big or nasty. Applejack, Granny Smith, Ms. Cheerilee..."

Twilight winked. "Stories only in Canterlot, remember?" 

"So, dinosaurs HELPED Princess Celestia and Luna!?" Scootaloo suddenly blared. "That is so super AWESOME!!"

"Quiet, you two!" Princess Twilight admonished the fillies. "I'm getting there!"

All of their smiles went to the brinks of their cheeks, leaving the purple alicorn in a mild state of curiousity as to how they could hold such a painful-looking face. "Now, not all dinosaurs were mean and nasty. In fact, there was this one species of dinosaurs that was actually very friendly! So much so that they could be domesticated, if ponies wanted to!"

The CMCs looked up to the ceiling in wonder of how cool having a pet dinosaur would be. Seeing their obvious sensation, Twilight almost had no choice but to follow their lead. Even if she already DID technically have a pet or two - it slightly hurt at her to call Spike that, but at least Owlowliscious was an actual domesticated animal and not a baby dragon she's had all her life - the thought of another 'assistant', despite having royal 'service' as it is, was tempting. 

Twilight snapped back to reality. She cleared her throat one more time, "But if you don't let me read it, you won't get to learn about it," she shrugged almost sorrowfully, and gave the trio a smug look. And nor will I, actually... Though I'm sure many opportunities would've arised in the future.

Sealing their lips for a second time, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom sat back on their haunches and waited patiently - well, almost patiently - for Twilight to continue reading. Smiling, the princess obliged, and brought her book back up so she could continue reading the cover. "As I was saying, this story is about the very early days of Princess Celestia and Luna, when they were still foals. Back then, Discord ruled this country. When Celestia and Luna were coming to Equestria, Discord attacked their transport, and the sisters were separated. Luna was taken by Discord, and Celestia fell into the territory of the peaceful dinosaur tribes, known as Yoshis.
"The Yoshis found her -- well, no, actually; Celestia landed on one of them. But anyway, Celestia somehow knew, even at her young age, she needed to reunite with her sister. Since she was so young, the Yoshis decided to escort her to where she wanted to go..."






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My Little Yoshi


By Blazing_Mane01