//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: Reunion // Story: Equestria Wars: The Magic Unleashed // by sonicdash123 //------------------------------// Charming Thunder continued to walk through the halls of the school when he came across a door. He opened it and the room he entered is a library. He then began to look around to see a ton of books on shelves. "It seems that this school has more books than Twilight's library," he thought to himself. He then heard a voice coming from the back of the room and began to investigate. He hid behind the shelf and peeped his head to see a girl with purple skin and the same hair color as Twilight's. Sitting next to her was a little purple puppy with green ears and hair on its head. "So, how did your research go?" the dog said. "I didn't know it can talk. He sounded like...Spike?" "I found this book," Twilight said. "It's called a yearbook. It seems to be something they use to keep a record of things that have happened at the school." She then opened the yearbook and noticed something familiar in it. "Look. That's Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, and I'm gonna bet the girl on the far right is Rarity." Spike grabbed the book out of the book from the girls hands and said, "There's a Rarity here!? Uh, I mean, uh... interesting photo." "It's interesting because they look like they're friends." "They do look like our friends. But I thought we'd figured that out already." "No, I mean... they look like they're friends with each other. But it doesn't seem like they're friends now." "Not so much." "Gee. I wonder why," Charming Thunder thought to himself. "I just can't help but get the feeling that Sunset Shimmer had something to do with it." "Sunset Shimmer? Where have I heard that name before?" "I wouldn't put it past her. But she wanted your crown 'cause she's planning on doing something even worse! If you're gonna stop her, you have to focus on making friends here. Can't worry about why these girls aren't friends anymore. Even if they do remind you of your Ponyville friends." Spike yawned and laid down next to Twilight. "You're right, Spike. Eye on the prize." Spike opened his eyes for a moment and noticed someone behind the bookshelf peeping his head out. Charming Thunder then hid his head and hopes that he didn't get caught. "Charming Thunder?" Twilight gasped and looked around. "Are you trying to put a prank on me?" she asked. "No. I actually saw him. I'm going to go look for him." Spike then ran off. "Spike, wait." Twilight sighed. "Always on the move." She then got up and followed him. Charming Thunder ran in the room and hid behind a different shelf. "Charming, where are you?" He peeped his head behind the shelf he was hiding and hid his head as Twilight entered the scene. "Spike, this isn't funny," she said as she walked behind a random shelf. Spike came out of a bookshelf as Charming Thunder tiptoed behind him to get to the other side. Spike then turned fast and noticed him. "Ah ha. I know I was not crazy." Charming Thunder then yelped and started to run behind the shelf he was trying to get to. Spike followed him and jumped on his back. Charming Thunder exited his hiding spot and ran to another shelf. Twilight exited a row of shelves and heard a yell and walked to the area to investigate. Charming Thunder with Spike on his back ran to the other a row of shelves below. Twilight and Charming Thunder peeped their heads behind the shelves they were at and looked around. They both then noticed each other and hid behind the shelves. Charming Thunder ran out of the shelf as he said, "Why does this remind me of a cartoon?" Twilight jumped out of hiding in front of him as Spike stood behind him. "Well. I'm done for." "Is it really you?" Twilight asked as she touched Charming Thunder's face and felt his hair. Charming Thunder drooped his head as he said, "Yes." He then felt a really tight hug from Twilight and hugged her back. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the boutique taking care of Sweetie Belle?" "Its a long story." --------------------- "You reunited with one of the Jedi spirits that helped you?" Twilight asked. Charming Thunder, Spike and Twilight were back at the home made bed made of books as Charming Thunder explained what happened. "Exactly," he replied. "I feel like that this is some sort of test to prove myself worthy to Anakin. I did overhear something about Sunset Shimmer. What's going on here?" "She stole my crown and me and Spike came here to get it back. We only have three days before I have to renter the portal back to our world. I...also ran into some of my friends as I was here." "I see. So how do you plan to get the crown back? It is an Element of Harmony after all." "Twilight signed up to win the crown at the Fall Formal," Spike said. "And I am guessing that Sunset Shimmer is trying to win it as well. Who knows what could happen when the crown ends up in the wrong hands." "How do you know Sunset Shimmer by the way?" "She and I were good friends ever since I was young." Charming Thunder yawned and noticed that Spike was asleep. "I should tell you more later. In the meantime, we should get some sleep." "Agreed." Twilight laid down on the book bed next to Spike as Charming Thunder took off his jacket and laid down on the floor next to the bed.