//------------------------------// // Lessons // Story: Alicorn Day // by DarkLunaMoon99 //------------------------------// When Rainbow and Applejack reached the field behind Twilight's Castle, Dash told AJ to spread out her wings and flap them.. "Okay, slowly flap you're wings until you find a speed that you're comfortable with, okay?" Dash told the newly sprouted Alicorn. "Oh, alright.... Here goes..." AJ slowly unfurled her wings to full length, and began flapping them slowly, before fining a comfortable speed. "Uh, Dash this speed is fine, right?" AJ asked nervously. "Yup!" Dash answered, lifting off the ground as she flapped her wings. "Okay, now.... Follow me?" Rainbow asked, flying over to a medium sized hill. "Stand at the very top of this hill, okay?" Rainbow said, pointing her hoof to where AJ would stand. AppleJack slowly made her way to the top of the hill. "Now what?". AJ asked, looking over to Dash. "This might be tricky, for a first time flyer, anyways.... Flap your wings until you feel yourself lifting above the ground, and then land." Rainbow said, landing on the ground. Applejack unfurled her feathery wings once more, and flapped them....... After a couple of seconds, AJ felt air underneath her, as she slowly gained a little lift.. "Dash, what now?..." AJ asked, trying to land, but falling on her face. ""Ouch..." Dash helped her friend up before getting back to work. "Try and gain lift again, and try to maneuver yourself towards me, okay?" Rainbow instructed. AJ gained lift once again, and tried desperately to turn around in the air, before falling on her butt. "Try again, you'll get it." "Oh... Alright, AJ said, flying above the ground again, this time.... Turning around... "You did it!" Great........now-!" "Thanks Dash, but I've had plenty of practice for today, thanks." AJ said, hurrying to the Castle, and walking inside. "Oh, hey AJ." How'd it go with Rainbow?" Twilight asked, smiling, the rest of her friends there beside her. "Honestly, it went well...." Applejack answered, wanting to just go and rest... "That's good to hear, darling, Rarity said, putting a hoof of AJ's back, causing her to flinch. "Thanks y'all, but I just wanna-." "Hey, AJ!" Want me to teach you Magic!!!??" Twilight asked eagerly. "Well, uh-" Perfect!' Twilight said, dragging AJ over to the centre of the Living Room. "Let's go, we need to give AJ some space?" Fluttershy said, walking out of the room, her friends following behind. "Uh Twi, I-". Okay, first, we need to teach you how to levitate stuff, okay?" By now, AJ had given up on saying no, she'd just have to deal with it. "Alright, what'd we do first?" AJ asked, impatiently. "Ooh, just warning you, for a first time using Magic, it's pretty difficult, but okay, you need to put all you're concentration into one item, and imagine where you want to move to..." Okay?" Twilight said, doing the same with her Magical abilities. "Alright?...." AJ, looked around the room for something small.... And spotted a small paperback book on the table...... Focusing all her attention into that once item, a light blue aura sparked around it, then suddenly dissipated into thin air. "Aww, pony feathers...." AJ said. "Great job!" Even I couldn't get it to spark the first time I used Magic!" Wow!" Twilight said, happy to see AJ slowly progressing. "Oh, and before you try again, there's a little bad thing about Magic, that when you are using any sort of Magic, it puts a lot of stress on your body. So if your not concentrating, don't use Magic..." "Yes yes, okay..." AJ said, focusing her concentration onto the book again, this time.. The Magical Aura covering the item completely.... Making it slowly lift off the ground, before carefully being set down on the table. "Alright, Practice done, how about we go see what everypony else is up to?" Twilight asked, taking the book and putting it back into its rightful place on the bookshelf... And leaving the room with Applejack..