The Weak Become Strong

by AuRons Clutch


Experiments, spitting and a plan

“Twilight you need to wake up.”

“Go away mom, five more minutes,” Twilights brain was always hotwired to wake up at seven o’clock every morning, but today was a Sunday meaning she got to sleep in. Spike trying to wake her up on a day like today was equal to murder.

“Twilight I know todays Sunday but that Arcana person downstairs is waiting for you,” huh who? Oh wait. The great weight of realisation struck Twilight forcing her out of the bed. “Twilight when you’re ready there are pancakes in the kitchen and Arc will see you in the basement. Why the basement, ugh I’ll find out soon enough.

Twilight looked at the clock, sure enough she slept in to 10 o’clock. The mirror didn’t offer any good news either, her mane was a mess. It took a few minutes before she looked presentable and headed to breakfast. Let’s just say that while pancakes are good, Spike’s pancakes were on a completely different food category. They didn’t last long with Twilight present. Now that Twilight had been groomed and fed she could get to business.

“Spike I need to send a letter to the Princess can you find a quill and ink,” Twilight called out.

“Come downstairs Twilight Arc wants to see you before you send it,” Spike yelled back. Twilight made her way to the basement where she did most of her scientific experiments and where her personal books were kept. What she saw seated in one of the corners stumped her. Spike was playing chess with Arcana however she had at least ten books floating around her.

“Are you reading all of those?” Twilight asked.

“Ah yes actually and I’ve also beating your friend here 35 to nil –"

“And she still manages to keep a casual conversation going, it really is kinda cool,” Spike interjected.

“Uh huh, was it you that left that stack of books up stairs?” Twilight just dismissed the fact that what she was seeing was impossible.

‘Oh uh yeah that would be me, I forgot how you had shelved them when I had finished the two subjects of text,” Arcana scratched the back of her neck. “Sorry.”

“But how. What. Did you? How did you read that? That’s over two hundred books!” Twilight exclaimed.

“Well I lose again,” Spike sighed. “Twilight did you want to write that letter now?”

“Um yeah sure, now’s good,” Twilight let it go, there’s no point in arguing with an otherworldly person

“Can you leave room for me to make a word in to,” Arcana asked.

Dear Princess Celestia

I have found the cause of the crater at Sweet Apple Acres in the form of this (“What’s the name of your species Arc?”
“Human.”) human named Arcana Rasha. She is a bipedal creature with a body structure similar to Diamond Dogs but with much more minimal fur. She is requesting an audience with you as soon as possible. She seems magically adept but I don’t know how yet, I saw her reading about ten books this morning and she said she had read around 200 books through the night so we won’t need to teach her anything about history or this world’s magic. When we get your message back we will teleport over to avoid any confrontation with the public. The next words will be written by Arcana.
What Twilight sees and what I actually write will be different and anyone apart from her will be able to see the true words. Now that that’s said I can begin to apologise for coming here, I have not come from a peaceful world as your history would seem and I’ve brought an item with me I rather wish had stayed at home. I will not be accepting you not being able to have a talk with me; I would suggest that a dinner would be the best course of action. There will only be me, you, Twilight and a few other people of importance, do not bring along Spike. I will not have anyone related to public issues attending either. This audience is important as it endangers your country.

P.S Expect a long night.

Yours sincerely

Arcana Rasha

Twilight Sparkle

“Now Spike you can send it,” Twilight handed Spike the scroll who sent it through the window with a breath of fire.

“Hmm, let me guess a teleportation fire? On second thought, you don’t need to answer that,” Arcana said. “Now can I interest you in a game of chess?”

“Uh no thanks I can see that you would beat me already, besides I’ve nearly reached a break through with my new potion,” Twilight eyed the chemistry table that had all manner of ingredients laid around it.

“Oh that, I saw that. You’re trying to make an antidote potion for any natural poison aren’t you?” Arcana asked.

“Uh how did you know that?”

“I looked at it duh, I recognised the ingredients and you’re at the stage that everyone on my world was stuck on,” Arcana walked over to the table and started levitating various liquids and poured them into a beaker. Through the process she cast different spells into the beaker and as a result the beaker had a grey mixture of a normal looking fluid. Then the result began to slowly evaporate away until there was no sign that the experiment was even done. “That there is what you’re confused about isn’t it.”

“Wait, how in Tartarus did you know how to do that?” Twilight nearly shouted.

“Wow you do ask a lot of pointless questions, but just for the sake of it I’ll tell you. That potion is one of the most useful things created for an adventurer to use. It took about ten years of research by people all over the world before someone found out how to stop the evaporation effect,” Arcana chuckled lightly before explaining. “The missed ingredient was found by a village doctor, I think her name was Margra, anyway when she tried to mixing the potion her grandson spat into it for a joke. Turns out that small joke saved countless people across every nation, even me a couple of times.” After the small story Arcana looked over to Twilight and started bursting into laughter. Twilight held a notebook and quill in magic and her jaw had nearly literally hit the floor in disbelief.

“Uhh, uhh, what. How did. Why?” Twilight managed to say.

“I wouldn’t ask, we never did figure out why it worked so we all just gave up. Oh and you didn’t hear this from me, you just did a lot of experimenting.”

“Ok I think I can do that, so when during the process do you err, spit in it?” Twilight asked getting ready to write down the notes.

“It’s just after casting the third spell that you do it, make sure you don’t do it before or after else it blows up in your face,” Arcana recalled an old memory. “I remember during a chemistry practical there were alot of synchronised explosions from the same mistake.”

Spike who was laughing immediately changed reaction and looked like he was going to vomit.

“Um Twilight is he ok?” Arcana commented.

“Yeah he’s fine it’s just how we get mail from the Princess.”

“Hmm I don’t think that’s a very pleasant way to do that, hmm maybe I –“but Arcana was cut off when Spike let loose a green fire. The fire then materialised into a letter, Twilight grabbed said letter with her magic and unfurled it. Twilight then began to read.

Dear Twilight

I will accept Arcana’s proposal and we will have a talk over dinner tonight. Me and Luna will be attending and I want you to bring the Elements of Harmony with you as well as the ponies they belong to. I need Spike to go the Crystal Empire during and bring Cadance along with Shining Armor and bring them to Canterlot so they can meet this human as well, they will likely be back by tomorrow. You will need to transport yourselves to Twilight’s old residence at the castle. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. and I will ask Luna to bring you to the location from your room. I ask that if Arcana are able to perform magic then if she can be invisible till we meet to avoid any notice from guards or any other of the public visiting the castle. Until tonight.

Yours Sincerely

Princess Celestia

“Seriously? She doubts I can use magic, thats kinda funny considering I’m probably the most powerful person on this world.” Arcana said after Twilight had read the letter.

“Yeah well I doubt that, Celestia and Luna are the two extremely powerful Princesses,” Twilight replied.

“Ok then tell me their most powerful moments then,” Arcana shot back.

“Hmm let’s see, they both bring day and night, Celestia had to banish Luna to, wait a minute, you read the whole history section of the libary didn’t you. You should know this,” Twilight asked confused.

“Ah yes I did and I wasn’t impressed, especially when some relics you and your friends found that don’t even predate the two Alicorns are more powerful.” Arcana stated matter of factually.

“Ugh, not going to argue, not going to argue, not going to argue, LUNCH!” Twilight tried to stop herself and for once succeeded.

“Oh good lunch I’m starving, I’ll go make some waffles,” with lunch on his mind Spike raced up stairs.

“Does he even realise he’s got to go to the Crystal Empire?”


A few minutes later and the trio were sitting at a table with lunch in front of them.

Another minute later and the trio were sitting at a table with nothing in front of them.

“Well I haven’t had anything that good since my last visit Kingsport,” Arcana complimented.

“I do have to say that Spike does make good food, often better than chefs twice his age. But now we need a plan of action,” Twilight brought up the subject that her and Spike were dreading, her friends. “Spike I need you to go out and find each of our friends and bring them here, but we will each introduce them to Arcana one at a time. Think you can do that Spike?”

“Sure thing Twi, who we bringing first?” Spike asked.

“I want Applejack to come first seeing as though she has already seen you once.”

“When was that?” Arcana become concerned.

“Oh she helped me bring you here she won’t tell anyone though, next I want Fluttershy to come because if she’s here then the rest of them won’t be as quick to act,” everyone nodded.

“After that we’ll bring Rarity, then Rainbow and lastly Pinkie.”

Arcana didn’t know why she shuddered at the last name.