//------------------------------// // Day 15 (3 posts) // Story: Birthday Wish // by Midnight Spawn //------------------------------// Guys, we have a problem! Okay, a few things first: Twilight doesn't have wings yet, which I guess makes sense. She didn't get those until after discovering her destiny. Also, I've been thinking that her cutie mark didn't appear because of her magic--she knew what she was meant to do when Celestia took her under her wing to be her student. Her destiny was to study and research under Her Highness ALONG with having more potential in magic than even Starswirl the Bearded. Ugh, I don't even know! What exactly is her talent that's going to cause her cutie mark? If you guys know, please help! So, she was reluctant to believe anything at first when Flutters and Pinkie were explaining where she came from (not telling her everything, just what she needed to know), but she started believing the story once I came out of the closet. She was... pretty startled. She started using science to explain why I shouldn't exist. So I used science to explain how a talking unicorn shouldn't exist. We came to an agreement, and I told her she would feel more relaxed if she read a book. I showed her my very small collection, and she picked out "The Hobbit" (although she is currently rooting for the dragon). That's where the problem comes in-- When she tried to use her magic to pull the book off the shelf (a habit so familiar not even memory loss could make her forget), nothing happened. For some reason, magic doesn't work in this world! At least, not unicorn magic. Fluttershy didn't lose her wings, so Twilight shouldn't have lost her magic, right?! And if Twilight can't use her magic... how is she going to discover her destiny?? And if she doesn't discover her destiny, how will she ever get her cutie mark?! Without her cutie mark, she can't be who she was meant to be, and that means she can't use the Elements of Harmony! But without her, nopony can use the elements, and Equestria is doomed! I'm trying to stay calm so I can think about this logically, but I really don't know what to do. It looks like magic doesn't work in this world, so I'm stuck. We're still trying to practice using it, but nothing's happening. We're really in a pickle this time, guys. kinda after the afternoon but not quite evening yet post Wow, lots of comments while I was at work! I'll answer them in a sec. So I got back from work about an hour ago and saw Fluttershy trying to teach Twilight Sparkle how to sing. I'm a little embarrassed to say, but at first I tried to break it up because I had this crazy idea go through my head that she might get a cutie mark for singing, then everything would be messed up. Once I realized how ridiculous that was, I apologized and let them continue. I guess I'm just tired, I didn't sleep much last night. One thing I did do, though, is go by the library and look for a book where Twilight could root for the dragon while still rooting for the good team. I found the "Dragon Keeper" series (one of my favorites when I was a kid! Surprised that they were still carrying them), and it's perfect because the main characters use magic all the time. I showed it to her, but she hasn't had time to read any yet. I'm a little more calm now than I was when I posted last time, so I won't panic this time. All right, comments, prepare to be replied-ified! Um... If she doesn't ever get her magic back, she could still study science and stuff, right?Maybe since you're homeschooled, she could do each lesson along wiht you. Or even teach you, if that works. That's a really good idea, but right now I'm doing trig/precalculus, Economics, Spanish, and reading the book "Animal Farm". What she really needs is for someone to teach her about the stars and history of the world and such... OR! Like you said, she could teach me! All I have to do is find a book about astronomy and have her read it and maybe write a report. It... might--maybe--help towards getting her cutie mark. Could it possibly be that Twilight has suffered "magical burnout" in the journey to our world? Without another unicorn with you, it will be hard to tell if that is indeed the case. Maybe ask Luna about it? Is that possible? I mean, it was magic that brought her here, but it wasn't HER magic... Maybe she, like, absorbed some of the magic used to bring her here and overloaded from it. I don't know, I'm just spouting nonsense. But asking Luna about it, that's a good idea. I can definitively do that. Maybe she needs to relearn her magical skills. Oh No! We don't have a way to teach her magic other what she already knows! We need to think of something. I'll be pondering this problem. If I only I could use magic... sadly no matter how often I tried to use the force as a child, it rarely worked (although I got very good at opening the doors at Walmart). You just jumped on here a few days ago, right? I'm happy for a fresh mind. Let me know if you have a sudden brainstorm. >> StageQuill Good idea! She might even come up with an explanation herself, knowing how smart she is I think that's the real key here: she has to discover magic herself. It'll never work if someone else forces it on her. And you're right--she's smart; she'll figure it out. And we're smart, too, so I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. The only thing against us right now is time. Ooh! Maybe you could even turn your computer's internet off briefly and have her fool around and look at it (Supervised). She's more of a paper-and-pen kind of pony, I think. Besides, her cutie mark doesn't really involve computers considering there aren't any in Equestria that I know of. Wait, maybe she's just like she was when she was a filly, when she couldn't do magic. So you just have to get a sonic rainboom, or some other event. Maybe just a rainbow? Hey, I just thought of something! Can Fluttershy control the weather? She is a Pegasus, after all. Hmm... technically she should be able to, but I've never seen her do it. Plus, she's afraid of stormclouds. But you're right, she couldn't use magic when she was a filly so maybe we just need some kind of "jumpstart" for her... Maybe she didn't use enough magic? Or maybe you have to jumpstart her magic? Hey, I just said that! Well you know what they say about great minds: They're named Primeoetgrunn. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do that... it couldn't be that hard. Just gotta give her a good startle. No, wait! Then she might explode like she did in that episode! I do NOT want her having a magic surge inside my house! Then the rest basically are saying I should ask Luna, so that's what I'll do tonight! In the meantime, my dad is home, so I can't train inside. I suppose I'll be heading to that field again, where there's plenty of space. Later than I should post I made a huge request of Luna tonight. I asked if--instead of her visiting tonight--tomorrow morning Princess Celestia could come visit. She's going to try her hardest to make it, but "he" likes to keep her closer than anypony else. If she can, though, I think she may be exactly what Twilight needs. From now on, I've appointed a name to "him"--not his real name, of course! If anyone were to say his name, he would know where they were, so let's not use his real name. I'm going to call him Stormcloud, I think. On account that a dark cloud covers him constantly, firing lightning at things as he passes them. Fun fact: only a handful of ponies know whether he's a pony or a monster or a demon thing because very few ponies have seen him through his surrounding fog. One thing they all agree on, though: he doesn't walk. His movement is too smooth, like he isn't moving at all, but he still moves forward. It's like Slenderman--you never see him move, but you know he does. He glides foreward without bending his legs and all you can see through the mist is his glowing red eyes, and-- Sorry, I got excited. Luna has told me a lot about him, and it just gives me goosebumps! My presentation isn't as good as hers, but that's okay because I don't want to scare you. Just hope you never have to meet him/it. I sure do. So tomorrow, hopefully Celestia finds a time to come here and talk to Twilight.