//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: A Day's Start // Story: Personality Pandemonium // by xStellar_Bubbles //------------------------------// A dawn of a new summer morning had started in Equestria. The song of the chirping birds had begun at the start of the sunrise. At the Golden Oaks library, Princess Twilight awoke from her peaceful sleep. She slowly rose with her bed-mane, rubbed her eyes, and got out of bed and yawned in the process. In the order of her morning routine, Twilight trotted over to her dresser and looked into the mirror. The purple princess let her eyes widen, which she had a little struggle with since she was still a little sleepy, and chuckled. "Wow, now this is just terrible," said the purple alicorn as she started to brush her mane with her magic, "I haven't had a messy mane like that in quite a while." After Twilight was done fixing up for the day, she noticed that Spike was still sleeping in his bed. Hmm, I think it's about time that I let him sleep for a few more minutes. I think I'll go get us some breakfast, After a quick fly, Princess Twilight returned with eggs and a side of oats for herself, along with one of Spike's favorite breakfasts. She went into her library and placed both of the dishes on the table. As soon as Twilight did, she heard footsteps coming from the stairs. Right at the corner was Spike, looking famished at the sight of his breakfast. "Is that.... ?" "Yes, Spike. A plate of sugar-coated emeralds, a specialty from The Haysider! I bought it just for you," said the purple princess as she winked and went back to eating her eggs and oats. "Oh yeah!" said the baby dragon as he hungrily delved into his food, "Sweet... sugary... goodness. Thanks Twilight!" "No problem!" She replied back along with a small smile and a light chuckle. That's Spike, alright. Never changes, she thought. A few minutes after Twilight finished her breakfast, she made a checklist appear out of thin air with her magic and reviewed it, seeing what chores or activities Twilight Sparkle had to do for the rest of the day. Checklist: [X] Wake up [X] Eat Breakfast Seeing the massive blank on her checklist, Princess Twilight became utterly confused. How could this be? I have absolutely nothing to do? she thought. For a moment, she opened the door and flew above Ponyville to get a bird's eye view. She saw that there wasn't a slight hint of disaster and chaos upon her hometown. It also appeared that there wasn't a letter that came from the princesses. If there was, Twilight thought, I should have gotten one by now. A lot of the news I have been receiving comes at noon. Twilight Sparkle contemplated to see what the explanation might be. While doing that, she made a quick glance at her calendar. Of course! It's a Saturday! I guess I can have some me-time! But, what will I do? she asked, I could read, do some magic, or read about ponies doing magic,. Making a quick decision, Twilight looked under "M" and grabbed one of her old books she had as a filly, back when she just enrolled in magic kindergarten. In her early days, Twilight Sparkle's mother made a photo album of her daughter's days at her new school, recording Twilight learning her first spells and some major events. Learning how to teleport, levitate objects- and even hatching Spike at her entrance exam! Princess Twilight then lay down on her stomach and cracked open the book. She swiftly flipped through all the pages the book had to offer and wondered in awe how she started off as a little filly who couldn't flip pages of a book with magic and then became a powerful alicorn princess of friendship. Wait a minute, Twilight Sparkle thought. She expanded her wings and made a puzzled look. Princess Twilight then looked around her library in search of Spike, who was lying on the floor after eating possibly one of the best gems he ever tasted. "Uh, Spike?" The baby dragon had no response, since he was daydreaming about the wonders of his breakfast, thus making Twilight shout. "Spike!" The volume of the purple pony's voice was just enough to make Spike jump and snap out of his daydream. His head spun in many different directions. "Huh?! Wh-what?! Where?!" Twilight Sparkle put her hoof on Spike's head and made it face it towards her. The nervous dragon let out a few uneasy laughs. "Oh, Spike," said the purple princess as she pulled Spike towards her side, "How was that emerald? Was it good?" "Good? Good?! That was beyond good! That was great! No no, better than that. It was awesome!" said the ecstatic dragon as he spread his scaly arms out in excitement. "I'm glad you like it," Twilight said with a warm smile. "Speaking of the emerald, I think that I'm going to relax a bit. For a breakfast, that made me really full!" "Isn't that unhealthy for your stomach?" "Not if I feel like my stomach is heavier than my head.... " "Well, you kind of make a point there. I'll let you go, but don't lie down for too long!" "Alright, Twi. I'll be heading to my bed now." "Okay. Have a good rest!" Twilight made an assuring smile at Spike while he was climbing up the stairs. For a split second, Twilight Sparkle made a quick glance at her foalhood book. Oh right! she thought. "Spike! Come here for a second!" Twilight shouted. In reply to her response, Spike instantly peeked out from behind the corner of the stairs. "Yes, Twilight?" "Well, I have something to ask you," "Make it quick, please. My stomach is still heavy." "Ever since I became a princess, do you think that there is really a difference between regular unicorn magic and alicorn magic?" Spike then began to stroke his chin. "Hmm, to be honest, couldn't it be more obvious? Both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna defeated a bunch of villains by themselves!' "But they were always using the Elements of Harmony. Spike, we both don't know if they were using their raw alicorn magic!" "Oh, you do have a point there," Stroking (or rubbing in this case for Twilight) her chin along with Spike, Princess Twilight made a final statement about this situation. "How about this, I can go do a little researching while you can relax?" "But, I can still help you with your problem, if you want!" "No, it's fine. After all, we were both busy with our second reshelving day yesterday, so I think it's important that you get to relax," Spike nodded reluctantly and went up to bed and followed the princess's order. After he did, Twilight Sparkle went right to work by rummaging through all the books she could find in her library. She picked them all with her magic and quickly scanned through all of them, searching in every page and memorizing every fact kept. Twilight even made a list of facts she reviewed that could've reached Sweet Apple Acres! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Taking up most of the afternoon, Twilight Sparkle didn't find a single book about advanced alicorn magic. She searched high and low all over the library, checking, re-checking, and checking again. On her last check, Princess Twilight started to feel doubt and moaned. "Oh, what am I going to do?! There has to be an answer in one of my books!" Suddenly, Twilight remembered what Spike had said, "Both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna defeated a bunch of villains by themselves!". "Oh! Of course!" she said out loud to herself. Twilight Sparkle then went out of the door and flew over to the Castle of the Two Sisters. If Spike and I don't have an answer, then maybe they will, she thought to herself. After a few minutes, the princess arrived at the ancient ruins of what was once a castle. She went through the door, found the entrance to the library, and began continuing the search. Twilight Sparkle started to hunt through the shelves and looked for anything that could give her an answer. But, it didn't take quite as long as her seeking did earlier, for Princess Twilight found a particular novel that might just give a response to her questions. She grabbed the book from the dusty shelf. It appeared to have at least three-hundred pages or more. Twilight Sparkle's eyes both glimmered and opened in shock. Hmm, "Journal of the Two Sisters: A Magical Journey. This might be it, she thought as she cracked the book open and started reading the adventures that were held in there. "This is going to take a while.... "