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// 4. Getting Out of Hoof 
// Story: Twilight Time Adaption 
// by Shadow Master 
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Chapter 4: Getting out of Hoof


At the Everfree Forest, both Azure Phoenix and Twilight Sparkle were having training and battles. They both blasted their Unicorn Bursts at each other. Their magic clashed t each other. 

Spike, Strikespell, Musa, Bullhound, Axen the light Earth Pony who wore the white turban, white and blue armor and his Cutie Mark is White Turban and giant axe; and Snaptrap the purple Pegasus with black mustache of Arabian, wore the purple turban and Arabian's advisor robe and his Cutie Mark is claw trap, watching the event. 20 Mystic Soldiers watched the event as well as guarding them.

His black horn glowed in light black aura, Azure Phoenix narrowed his eyes with his crimson pupils with navy mists, at Twilight, who remained in firm.

Azure Phoenix smirked, "Black Blazing Phoenix!"

Azure Phoenix blasted his black laser out. The black laser formed the giant phoenix. It flew right at Twilight Sparkle, who gasped. She quickly jumped and rolled over to her right. She gathered her energy together. Her horn glowed in light black as well. Twilight opened her eyes, revealing the purple pupils of white eyeballs, with lavender mists.

Twilight smiled, "Twilight Dark Blast!"

Twilight launched the black laser-like at Azure Phoenix, whose horn glowed in navy aura. He blasted it in front of him: Force Field, the form of sphere. He blocked the attack off.

Azure Phoenix smiled, blasting his Dark Unicorn Blast at Twilight Sparkle. She quickly dodged and charged at him, gathering energy through her horn. She blasted her Dark Unicorn Blast at him. He moved to his left. The Emperor blasted his Dark Unicorn Blasts at the princess. She dodged the attack to left, then to her right, before the middle. She then charged at him. 

Twilight Sparkle created the form of giant lavender sword. She slammed it on Azure Phoenix, who immediately moved back calmly and gently before he got slammed. He took his Phoenix Flame Sword out. He swung his sword around on his head. He slammed it down and fired his Dark Blazing Phoenix out. Twilight blasted her Dark Twilight Star Shower at Dark Blazing Phoenix. They both clashed and created the explosion hard.

Everyone awed in surprise and shock of watching the event.

"Wow..." Spike said in amazement, "It's so strange that Twilight Sparkle keep using the Dark Magic against Azure Phoenix. And that includes the Emperor."

Strikespell smiled, "Father knows how to use his Dark Magic well. After all, there were very rare unicorns in using Dark Magic."

Musa nodded her head, "Besides, Lord Azure is the perfect mentor in teaching Twilight Sparkle, in the means of how to use Dark Magic."

Axen, Bullhound and Snaptrap nodded their head in agreement.

Azure Phoenix and Twilight Sparkle had their swords clashed. They both departed from their clashing. He swung his sword on her head. She dodged down quickly. From below, she thrust her sword right at him. He moved to his left before he swung his sword on the ground. She blocked the attack on her left. For the moment later, Twilight pushed her sword against Azure's sword out, continued swinging their swords hard and quick. 

Both sweated out from their faces, feeling energetic, determined and enduring the tiredness and pain. Azure Phoenix and Twilight Sparkled unleashed their last attacks: Dark Unicorn Blasts, in front of them. They both clashed and created the large explosion in front of them.

Azure Phoenix and Twilight Sparkle panted in tiredness and exhaustion, never had felt in battling against the powerful being.

Azure Phoenix smiled, approaching to Twilight Sparkle, "Well done, Twilight. Throughout the week, you had improve your skill well. You'll be ready to face King Sombra sooner or later."

Twilight smiled while bowing, "Thank you, my lord." 

Twilight shown her concern and worry look, she asked: "Though I'm very much of concern and worry, is it okay for me to use Dark Magic?"

"What do you mean?"

"You see. When you and Princess Celestia used the Dark Magic, I noticed something different between you and her. You didn't seem to have greenish eyes or having purple mists. But instead, your eyes are still white, but with navy mists. Mine is lavender mists. What could this mean? I'd always thought that using Dark Magic is to have greenish eyes with purple mists. It represent pure evil."

Azure Phoenix smiled, explaining, "As you can see, Twilight, there is more to Dark Magic than meets the eye. In ever world and especially living things, there's a light and dark. Light cannot exist without the dark. Same goes to the dark. Dark Magic can be used for good if the user must use it carefully... and wisely... Or he shall be corrupted and turned into evil... forever..."

Twilight gulped in concern, "Like King Sombra?"

"Yes..."

"Then, what about Princess Celestia? What about me?"

"Princess Celestia is safe in using her Dark Magic. But she chose not to continue since that sweat princess is still afraid of the dark. But you, you are safe as well. Your curiosity often find something interesting and intriguing. You remind of me so much. And of course, you are not afraid of the dark, unlike Princess Celestia. How funny is that."

Azure Phoenix chuckled and Twilight giggled at his joke. 

"Yeah. She is." She smiled gently, "By the way, my lord, may I ask you something?"

"Of course," Azure Phoenix smiled.

"Do you.... love Princess Celestia so much?"

Hearing of what Twilight had asked, Azure Phoenix gave the surprise look, "Why do you ask such of question?"

Twilight smiled in embarrassment, "If you are, I just wonder... are you Ben's father?"

Azure Phoenix gave his surprise and shock look. He shook his head. He sighed, "No."

"Why?"

"While Princess Celestia and I may have been a couple before, but she and I... don't always agree on the term of ruling the kingdom. Thus, we... remained friends. Ben is not my son. If he is, then I would have shown my love and caring of him. I would have lived with Princess Celestia."

"Sorry. I thought that... Princess Celestia may have hide something from me, Ben or any of my friends. I guess she never lied."

"Princess Celestia never hide something from any of her own friends, and especially her own son. Besides, I do have a rival in winning her heart, but we had to put our differences aside to help the world, despite my taste. I was told that he died. Before he died, Ben's father asked someone to deliver him to safety. So, that pony took Ben to safety home."

"Princess Celestia?"

"Yes."

Twilight nodded her head, "I understand. And I'm sorry as well."

"I do not accept your forgiveness," said Azure Phoenix, firmly.

Twilight sighed, "I understand."

"No, you don't understand," said Azure Phoenix said, causing Twilight Sparkle to look confused and worried. "Besides, you have nothing to apologize, dear Twilight because you do not know of my past with Princess Celestia. And of course, both she and me do not have great love because of the duty. Do not worry."

Twilight nodded her head, "Do you think... I can overcome Seed of Darkness? I'd always thought that Superior is the one did it. But instead... it was King Sombra. He was hoping for me to give in and become like him. That feeling I had with him... is very disturbing... I don't know if I can do it."

Azure Phoenix smiled gently, "I'm sure you will. After all, Princess Celestia did have faith in you. Thus, you saved many lives of innocents from danger at all cost. I believe you can do it, and so as your friends and family."

Twilight sniffed, she could not help but to smile. Twilight jumped and hugged Azure Phoenix, causing everyone look shock and surprise. Azure Phoenix looked surprise and shock. He could not help but to smile in happiness and proud, hugged her back gently like she was his real daughter.

Feeling surprise and shocking in his heart, Spike turned to Mystic Ponies, asked: "Is she allow to do that?"

Mystic Ponies shrugged in surprise.

"Besides, our lord can be in nice way sometimes," Bullhound explained.

Axen smiled, "Indeed. But my lord is not very heartless and ruthless, he's just alone because of having troubles between duty and love."

"Yeah," Spike nodded his head in understanding, "I guess he's not like Princess Celestia."

Snaptrap chuckled, "Nope, he's not."

Both the Emperor and Princess departed from hugging as both showed their smiles at each other.

"We should return to Golden Oak Library," Azure Phoenix said, "We should not make your student to wait for long."

"Yes," Twilight smiled in agreement.

"By the way, I've noticed something strange. Your students... have been... odd lately. Is there something wrong?" Azure Phoenix asked in concern.

Twilight sighed, "I don't know. I just hope they're okay, especially Nyx."

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The scissor, in front of the long red ribbon, cut into two. Nyx, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Dinky Doo, Twist and Pipsqueak, as well as Ronald, held the big golden scissor, smiled in front of the scene and behind of the lemonade stall. Many foals cried and cheered for them happily and wildly while holding their lemonades up high.

A week later,

Across the park, many foals chatted and drank their drinks together. Both Snips and Snails, had their lemonades on trays of their backs, approached to Sweetie Belle and Dinky Doo, who are siting on the pillows, wearing the shades, with the barrel closed to them.

Snips cleared his throat, "More lemonade?"

Sweetie Belle smiled, "Don't mind if I do!"

Dinky Doo smiled, "Thank you, Snips and Snails. Your lemonade is great."

Snails blushed, "Gee... thanks."

Sweetie Belle bite on the glass in taking it up while Dinky Doo levitated the glass towards her. Both Snips and Snails headed for the next customers.

The brown Afro of white Earth Pony with his Cutie Mark: roller skating is cleaning and wiping off of both Scootaloo and Twist, who sat on the pillows. 

"Done shining your hooves!" Classmate Pony 2 said and smiled proudly, "It's an honor to do you the favor!"

Scootaloo took a glance on her hoof. It shown her reflection with sparkling and shining, "Whoa, so bright I can see myself!"

Twist nodded her head gently, "Yeah. This is cool. Lucky that my glasses is shining and sparkling as my hoof."

Apple Bloom appeared behind of Scootaloo. The Earth Pony took glance on her wingless Pegasus's hoof that shown her reflection as she showed her pinkish ribbon with couple of diamonds. 

"This is great!" Apple Bloom commented. She turned to pink Earth Pony with lightish green mane with cyan and green mixed and had three diamonds Cutie Mark, Apple Bloom smiled, "Nice job bedazzlin' my bow! What do I owe you?"

Classmate Pony 3 smiled before she bowed, "Your gratitude is thanks enough."

"Well, if you need anything, we can return the favor." Pipsqueak smiled. He looked at his red bow. "I like what you did to this bow tie. It makes me great. Hopefully, I could take Nyx out, one day."

Apple Bloom giggled, "Looks like somepony is in love."

"Hey! She and I are friends. That's all." Pipsqueak protested.

"Whatever you said."

Nyx smiled, upon looking at her friends smiled in both proud and happy. She turned to Ronald as she said, "Ronald, thanks for giving this idea. It's the best."

"I'm glad to be the service." said Ronald, proudly while bowing.

Nyx smiled as she turned and saw the angry eyes of Jade Adventure, Shui, Ryan, Kasai and Texas.

"I can't believe that you're actually going through of this?!" Jade asked angrily, "Did you even listen to what I had said?!"

Nyx sighed of frustration, "Come on. Don't tell me, you're still mad at me about this."

"Let me think..." Jade said gently. Her gentle voice turned into anger and disappointed, "Of course, I am! How could you do something stupid like this?! Do you have any idea of what you had done?! And what is going to happen next?!"

Feeling concern, Nyx hesitantly said, "Well... I..."

"Don't! I don't want to listen to it, anymore. If you had listen to me, bad things could have avoided."

"What bad things?!"

"You'll soon find out. So good luck with your fame," said Jade, angrily. "Come on, guys. Let's go."

Jade, Shui, Ryan, Kasai and Texas disappeared in the puff of smoke.

Ronald rolled his eyes,said calmly,  "I'm sure they'll get over, trust me."

Nyx sighed in concern. Nyx noticed both Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon approaching both of her and her friends. The bullies showed their smiles.

Diamond Tiara smiled, "You Cutie Mark Crusaders must come to my pool party. It'll be much cooler than this."

Both Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon turned and walked away. Seven Cutie Mark Crusaders gathered up together, along with Ronald the Squire.

Sweetie Belle smiled, "Look who's inviting who to her fancy house!"

Apple Bloom nodded her head, with a smile, "I believe we have arrived, Cutie Mark Crusaders."

Nyx smiled, "Yes. Come on, Cutie Mark Crusaders, let's enjoy our best day ever."

Cutie Mark Crusaders gave hooves up as they cried together, "Yeah!"

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At Diamond Tiara's home, Both Dinky Doo and Scootaloo jumped and dived into the pool. Apple Bloom and Twist sat on the floating ducks, enjoyed their views. Ronald swam across the pool. Nyx, Sweetie Belle and Pipsqueak sat on the beach chairs besides both Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.

Feeling proud, joy and happiness, Cutie Mark Crusaders continued their life of celebrities and famous as much as they want.

Sweetie Belle smiled as she commented, "Wow, this is nice," 

Pipsqueak nodded his head before showing his concern, "But there's no one else here."

Nyx looked concern, looking around in her surroundings, "Why is this party cooler, exactly?"

Diamond Tiara smiled, turned to Nyx as the filly explained, "Because of all the ponies we're keeping out."

Diamond Tiara pointed at the gate. Cutie Mark Crusaders turned and gasped in shock and concern, and even Ronald. Their classmates were outside, looking both upset and sad in seeing that they were outside, than inside of Diamond Tiara's house.

Nyx gulped in concern, looked at both Sweetie Belle and her friends, who nodded their heads. She nodded as well. 

Nyx turned to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. She explained, "This has been great, but we have to go." 

Nyx, Sweetie Belle and Pipsqueak got off from their chairs. Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Dinky Doo, Twist and Ronald got out from the pool, and met up with their friends.

"It's Twilight Time." Sweetie Belle answered nervously.

Cutie Mark Crusaders walked away immediately while showing nervous and concern look. Knowing this had gone too much, Cutie Mark Crusaders need to escape before anything could have happen. As they were about to escape, Diamond Tiara stood up from her chair.

Diamond Tiara asked gently, "So, we're coming too, right?"

Sweetie Belle gulped in concern. She looked at Nyx and her friends who shook their heads. Sweetie Belle sighed. She turned to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. She said, "Um... A-actually, no. We didn't have a chance to ask Twilight, so-"

Angered and upset by Sweetie Belle's words, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon approached to Nyx and her friends. She demanded angrily, "Really? After all the favors we did for you? After all the favors they did for you?"

Diamond Tiara pointed at the gate where the foals who looked very angry, upset, disappointed and rage, upon hearing of what Cutie Mark Crusaders had discussed with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. 

The foals started banging on the gate hard and cried out in anger and disappointed, "Twilight Time! Twilight Time! Twilight Time! Twilight Time! Twilight Time! Twilight Time! Twilight Time!"

Nyx gulped in concern, "Okay, what's next, guys?"

"Okay, I know exactly how to handle this." Sweetie Belle smiled gently. Cutie Mark Crusaders turned to Sweetie Belle. Her voice slowly sounded frightened and fear, shouted: "Run!"

Sweetie Belle headed off. Cutie Mark Crusaders shouted in fear, quickly escaped.

Foals continued bang on the gate while crying in anger, "Twilight Time! Twilight Time! Twilight Time! Twilight Time!"

Cutie Mark Crusaders climbed over the large bushes. Upon reaching to the top, they jumped and dropped to the ground. Feeling great tension and frightened, they could not help but to feel how guilty and stupid of them for continuing abusing Twilight's and Azure's popularity and fame in getting the foals to do a favor for them. But too much to bear, the foals became angry and demanded for Twilight Time.

"We'd really blow it," Twist nodded in the agreement.

"This is bad. Really bad day." Dinky Doo said in concern.

Scootaloo looked concern and worry. She looked at her friends, "We gotta beat them to Twilight's so we can explain!"

Nyx nodded her head in agreement, "Jade was right. And we ignore her advice. And now it's completely mess."

"We've gotta move now!" Pipsqueak exclaimed.

"Hopefully, my grandfather is not there," Ronald said in concern, "Otherwise, he's gonna be hard to understand our reason."

Sweetie Belle nodded her head, "This way! I know a shortcut!"

Hearing of the loud chatting, the foals turned and found their target as they continued cried in anger while marching at Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Apple Bloom gasped, "Then we run, like the wind!"

Cutie Mark Crusaders galloped and ran away from the angry mob as far as they can, hopefully, they can reach to Twilight's home in time.

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Their minds, their hearts and their expression, feel with great tension, concern, fear and worry, the Cutie Mark Crusaders ran as fast as they can. They hoped to reach Twilight's home, Golden Oak Library in time before their classmates get them.

Seeing the familiar tree home-like, Cutie Mark Crusaders ran as fast as they can, with great determination yet exhausted and tension. Feeling their hearts beat very hard and fast, having their minds filled with great concern and fear, they looked and panted in tired and exhausted, gasping.

Sweetie Belle panted, struggled to move and walk toward in tiredness and exhausted, "We... made... it... Quick! Knock on-!"

Two Earth Ponies, riding on the scooters, rushed right in front of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, gave the stern looks at them.

Cutie Marks Crusaders became scared and worried. They heard the stomping and walking on the ground heard on the little ponies' ears in both hard and loud. They turned and gasped in fear. Their classmates marching right in front of them. Giving both angry and upset, the foals step asides. They made the path for both Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, who showed angry, upset and disappointed eyes and looks.

Diamond Tiara turned to two Earth Pony Riders. She gave a nod. The white Earth Pony knocked the door, both gently and loud, twice.

The door opened, by the familiar main cast, Twilight Sparkle, came out from her library. She breathed in and out, the princess gave the smile to her students. Upon looking on the outside, she gasped in shock and surprise. Twilight saw many foals were outside, surrounding Cutie Mark Crusaders in center.

Cutie Mark Crusaders became scared and worried, afraid of what happen next if they don't tell Twilight Sparkle the truth.

Looked scared and feared, Twist said, "This isn't what you think!"

Sweetie Belle gave the concern look, "Twilight, we can explain."

Apple Bloom nodded her head in concern, explained, "We know you said we should just keep Twilight Time to us!"

Dinky nodded her head frantically, exclaimed, "We tried! Honest! We really did!"

Pipsqueak gulped in concern and feared, "The foals followed us! We didn't know it!"

Scootaloo nodded her head, "But we didn't mean for so many other ponies to be here! Honest!"

Remained concern and worry, Twilight continued looking at her students and foals, remained still and calm.

Nyx gulped with her eyes shown in great concern and scared, "Please, mommy. We're sorry."

Twilight remained look surprise and calm,continued looking at her students and the foals for the moment. Cutie Mark Crusaders gave the concern and worry looks, looking at their princess's eyes and looks.

"Oh, don't be silly. I only meant that for your benefit so you could get the most out of our time together," explained Twilight, with a smile, "But if you want to share your time with others, that's fine. Together, we can prove Lord Azure Phoenix that Ponyville has lots of talented and curious foals, wanting to learn and develop their skills."

Cutie Mark Crusaders gasped in surprise and shock, upon hearing of what Twilight Sparkle had said.

Looking concern yet surprise, Scootaloo asked, "So you're not mad?"

Twilight Sparkle smiled, "Of course not!" Twilight greeted and led the foals into her house, "Come on in, everypony! Lord Azure Phoenix, his son and officers are here. Spike made nachos!"

The foals smiled while chatted exciting and happily as they all entered into Twilight's home. They all gasped in excitement and happy as the foals saw Azure Phoenix talking with both Strikespell and Musa, Bullhound ate the nachos while Axen and Snaptrap chatted.

Spike came from the kitchen, holding the tray of bowl of nachos and sauce, smiling.

Twilight giggled as she said, "Turns out we'll need some more than that."

Spike looked at the nachos before he turned to the foals. He sighed and complained, "If it not for the fat pony eating up, there would have been more nachos."

Bullhound groaned, "I heard that!"

Spike headed to the kitchen. The foals filled the library's empty, chatted and looked at their surroundings, with both excitement and curiosity. Azure Phoenix looked surprise as he approached to Twilight Sparkle, with his suspicious and serious look. Twilight smiled uneasily.

"What's the meaning of this?" Azure Phoenix demanded in serious, annoyance yet not amused, "First, there were two observers. Then, the foals came to the restaurant for picture and autograph. And finally, this? What is going on?!"

Twilight giggled uneasily, "Cutie Mark Crusaders brought the foals for watching their skills and learning. And besides, this is the proof of having curiosity and learning to develop their skills. So, I assure you that this will be good."

"Better be." Azure Phoenix said dryly as if he had some suspicious on Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Twilight Sparkle headed to the table that has the wood horse's head statue. She jumped and stood up on it, making an announcement, "Before we start, we should maybe get a bit more organized? Ponies interested in magic in this corner. Ponies who want to learn potions over here. Bookworm ponies over there."

Twilight Sparkle instructed the foals stick on their positions of interests. She pointed to the west of her home for magic, then to the east for potions and south for books. The foals followed the instruction and stick to their group.

Cutie Mark Crusaders looked surprise in seeing of how Twilight handled the situation.

"Did you guys see that?" Twist asked in surprise.

Dinky Doo nodded her head, "Yeah. This is amazing. I didn't know she actually can handle this kind of situation."

Apple Bloom said in impressed as she commented, "Incredible. Looks like everything's workin' out just fine."

Scootaloo nodded her head, "And I was so afraid Twilight would be disappointed in us."

Pipsqueak nodded his head gently, "Tell me about it. This could have been worst."

Sweetie Belle smiled, "At least, the worst is over." 

"Told you I knew exactly how to handle all this! Isn't that what you want to say?" Ronald joked.

Nyx sighed, "I can only hope that both mommy and Lord Azure won't lose their temper at us, as long as we don't tell them of what we did for a week."

Cutie Mark Crusaders nodded their heads in agreement.

Twilight Sparkle smiled, "Thanks to all of you for taking time out to come learn new things."

Foals cheered and commented happily. Azure Phoenix rolled his eyes in annoyance. Twilight Sparkle smiled, said happily while pointed at Cutie Mark Crusaders, "Okay, okay, let's settle down. If you want to thank anypony, thank the Cutie Mark Crusaders for so generously sharing this time."

Sweetie Belle smiled, said proudly, "It was nothing, really. We just felt it was the right thing to do."

Diamond Tiara huffed in unimpressed, commented: "Hmph! What a laugh."

Twilight Sparkle smiled, approaching to both Snips and Snails, "Let's begin over here. And what would you like to learn, little ones?"

Snips smiled, "We want to learn how to become a Cutie Mark Crusader!"

Twilight Sparkle giggled gently, "And why do you want to become a Cutie Mark Crusader so badly, hm?"

Snails smiled, explained, "So we could get all my classmates to do us favors and stuff because we're friends with a famous princess!"

Twilight gasped, in hearing of what Snips and Snails had said. She was in surprised, yet shocked and concerned. Azure Phoenix heard of it as well, shown his anger and disappointed look. Their position have been used by Cutie Mark Crusaders. Both Princess and Emperor turned and looked at the young colts and fillies.

Both the Emperor and Princess approached to the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who became both scared and worried.

Sweetie Belle gulped, "Oh, boy."

"What is the meaning of this?" Azure Phoenix demanded angrily yet softly.

Twilight Sparkle nodded her head. She asked in upset yet gently, "Is this true?"

Feeling pressured, feared, scared and worried, Cutie Mark Crusaders shivered in fear and concern upon looking at both the Emperor and Princess.

"Princess! This is not what you think!" Twist explained frantically.

"It's true! We didn't mean for this!" Dinky Doo yelped in fear.

Sweetie Belle nodded her head, "We wanted our time together just as a way to be with you and learn new things. Really and truly!"

Feeling sad, guilty and feared, Nyx sobbed softly in front of her own mother, "Please, mom, you know we're not lying. Believe us."

Heard how the Cutie Mark Crusaders said and behave, Twilight Sparkle knew they were hiding something from her.  She can tell by looking at her daughter's unhappy and worried look. To get them to tell the truth, she knew one trick to make them.

"Prove it," said Twilight, firmly and calmly. Cutie Mark Crusaders gasped in shock an scared of what she had said. She explained, "If it's true, then I'm sure you've all been practicing your skills over the past week. Show me how much better you got. If you do that, I'm sure Lord Azure will approve of that too."

Cutie Mark Crusaders looked very worry and scared. They had realized of what they had or had not done: they haven't practice their works over a week, because they had spent too much time in using their celebrities to get their classmates' attention.

Ronald turned to both of his father and grandfather. He showed his concern and feared look,  explained frantically, "Father. Grandfather. We're not lying. Honest. I've seen their strengths and abilities. They are great!"

Like Twilight Sparkle, Azure Phoenix wasn't convinced. He decided to use the same tactic. He said, "If you are right, then prove it to me."

Know what his father's on to, Strikespell knew his son's lying. He nodded his head and said, "Show us why you are the grandson of Azure Phoenix, and son of mine. Starting to show us what you had learn from them. I hope you won't bring disappointment to us."

Ronald gulped in concern. Pipsqueak turned to Ronald, and said, "This is very bad."

Apple Bloom gulped, "Uh, well, uh... we... can't."

Scootaloo nodded her head in concern, "We kinda rushed over and forgot to bring our stuff."

"Hm, I see," said Twilight in disappointment and upset. She thought she could trust her daughter and friends to tell the truth than lying. Twilight Sparkle turned away from Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Feeling both pressured and feared of what happen, Nyx groaned in defeat. She shouted out, "No, wait!" 

Twilight Sparkle stopped, turned to Nyx and her friends. 

Nyx came to the front, making an announcement, "Hey, everypony, you're in luck! You came to learn, but instead you're getting dinner and a show! Get ready, 'cause we, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, are about to lay on you the amazing skills we learned in Twilight Time!"

Intrigued by Nyx's announcement, the foals chatted happily and excitedly. They listened to what she had said. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon looked surprise, looked at each other before turned to Cutie Mark Crusaders. They thought that they would be in big trouble.

Nyx turned to her friends, nodded her head. Her friends went in different ways to handle their talents and abilities to deal with.

Twist brought the books in front of her. Dinky Doo stood in front of them. Pipsqueak headed outside of Golden Oak Library, he started to dig on the ground.

"Twist will be demonstrating her knowledge of who or what history Equestria had or not. Pipsqueak will be going out to find the special item from outside. Dinky will summoned the dragon," Nyx continued before she giggled uneasily, "Unfortunately, since we don't have Scootaloo's unicycle parts, she'll take apart and put back together one of the scooters from outside. Apple Bloom doesn't have her apple seed with her, so she'll just grab an apple from the kitchen. And Sweetie Belle will begin by using her magic to lift this broom! And for me, I will put gravity spell on this tree."

Scootaloo brought the greenish scooter, taking them out a parts. Apple Bloom brought her apple, along with her equipments. Sweetie Bell placed the broom in front of her. Nyx smiled.

Hearing of what Nyx had said, Twilight Sparkle gasped in shock. She didn't expect her daughter to do such a difficult task at her young age. Azure Phoenix smiled in intrigue and impress. Both the Princess and Emperor watched on how the Cutie Mark Crusaders handled the situation.

Scootaloo put one parts and another in building the form of scooter. Apple Bloom mixed the potions one-by-one. Dinky Doo sighed, focusing her energy to summoned a dragon. Twist read the books as quickly as she can. Pipsqueak quickly dug deep of the ground, in seeking of the items. Sweetie Belle focused on the broom, her horn sparkled a bit and slowly glowed in green. The broom glowed in green. Nyx sighed, her horn glowed in navy. The whole tree glowed in navy, shaken hard.

Twist closed the book and faced to the front, explained, "Einstein is the founder and the one who discovered the power of gravitational because of his encountered on the apple. Newton is the one who discovered the space and astronomy because of the sky he had encountered and saw from the very night last century ago."

"Dragon! I summoned you!" Dinky ordered while struggled, her horn glowed in purplish aura yet weakened quickly.

Pipsqueak entered the library, brought the dirt of strange wooden statue. "Look what I had found? It's the mystic wood statue!"

Scootaloo drove her scooter out in front of Twilight Sparkle and the classmates, exclaimed, "Ta-da!"

Apple Bloom gulped in concern, held the pinkish chemical of a flask. She poured on the apple, said, "Become a tree!"

Waving the broom in levitated up, Sweetie Belle exclaimed, "Rise!"

"Lift! Gravity Moon Drive!" Nyx exclaimed loudly as her horn glowed in navy.

The Golden Oak Library lifted up slowly like pulling the roots out. Nyx groaned, struggled very hard in trying to levitated the tree hard and harder. For the moment, she gave the last breathe out. Feeling tiredness and exhaustion, her horn's glowing dispersed. She gulped in concern. The Golden Oak Library fell to the ground, causing everyone in the library, jumped up and fell to the ground hard. They screamed in shock and scared.

The vibration of the Golden Oak Library shaken Sweetie Belle's focus on lifting the broom up. Dropping it down, and her horn that glowed in green dispersed.

Scootaloo jumped up as well as the scooter. It shaken and fell its parts out. Scootaloo and her scooter fell to the ground hard. 

Dinky Doo yelped, blasted her magic in front of her. 

Pop!

The dark purple smoke puffed in front of her. It dispersed, revealing... SNAKE!

Twilight Sparkle yelped in fear, "Snake?! SNAKE!!! Get away from me!"

Twilight screamed in fear, quickly ran away from the snake. Azure Phoenix approached and blasted his navy magic at the snake. 

Pop! 

The snake disappeared. 

Twilight sighed of relief and concern. She looked up and saw Azure Phoenix, who showed his unamused look at her. She giggled uneasily. Azure Phoenix turned to Twist who shivered her body in both fear and concern, answered, "Einstein is the one who discovered the astronomy while Newton discovered the gravity. You overlook the books."

Twist gulped in concern, realizing and noticing that she had overlook the books in wrong direction. 

Pipsqueak wiped the dirt off from the statue he found from the outside. Pipsqueak gasped, he saw what he did not expected of what he thought of: a puppet. The apple that Apple Bloom poured on enlarged, and larger then before. The apple continued to grow bigger and bigger than before. Everyone in the room looked concern and worry as they gasped in front of the growing big apple.

Feeling big pressure within, the apple's skin cracked on top, followed by the middle and then by the bottom.

BOOM!

It cracked into piece and exploded the juices out from within, in front of everyone, as well as breaking the glasses into pieces. Seeing everyone covered by the apple's pieces and juices, Cutie Mark Crusaders looked very worry and concern. They had blown their chances big time.

Sweetie Belle gulped in concern, "That didn't turn out quite how I had hoped."

Nyx giggled uneasily as she explained, "It looks like we had overestimate our abilities. Gee..... How did it happen?"

Feeling guilty, scared, feared and worried, Cutie Mark Crusaders gave up on lying and tricking as they know that they had not been practicing their skills over the week due to their interest on becoming the famous.

Twilight Sparkle sighed in upset, "Looks like Twilight Time is over."

"Not only that, your students... had disappointed not only you, but me as well." agreed Azure Phoenix, in disappointed yet gently. Twilight gulped in concern, looking at the Emperor. "I would have expected more of this. And especially my grandson. I'm very and truly disappointed."

Twilight gave both worry and concern look as she feared of what Azure Phoenix will do next if there is a failure.

To be Continued...