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// Chapter VI: The Many Equestrian Splendors (Edited by author) 
// Story: The Great Powers Within 
// by PanzerAsp RD 
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     We boarded the train back to Ponyville, I sat with Rainbow Dash once again, but this time, Applejack sat on my other side, Pinkie in front of me, sitting backwards on her seat facing me, Fluttershy next to her. Twilight sat next to Rainbow and read a book. Rarity was next to Fluttershy.

“Do you feel the awesomeness of being a citizen of Equestria?” asked Rainbow Dash. I smiled at her.

“Yeah, I feel awesome beyond expression!” I said playfully. She laughed, and so did the rest of the ponies, except Twilight, who was enveloped in her book. The title was “Mysterious and Marvelous Monsters”. It must have been pretty good, because she read it the whole way back to Ponyville.

“She’s just an egghead.” Rainbow whispered to me. “She actually likes to read.” I smiled at Dash.

“Reading isn’t that bad, I like to read too.” I said grinning at her. 

“Then that means you’re an egghead too!” She declared playfully. Everyone laughed, and for the first time since I’d arrived in Equestria, I felt happy, truly at home. I smiled as the train stopped and I gathered the luggage. We walked back to Twilight’s library and I gave everyone their belongings. Rarity insisted someone help her carry them back to her house. I volunteered, but Spike took them before I had the chance and left with her.

“Spike has a crush on Rarity, its pretty funny.” said Twilight. We walked inside the library and I sat against the wall next to the door. Twilight told me she was going to head to bed, since it was getting late already.

After a while Spike opened the door and walked in, he glared at me and went back to his room. I was confused at this, but didn’t say anything. I leaned my head against the wall, an image flashed in my mind, the Changeling I’d killed while training. I saw his body leaking green blood, I remembered the feeling of Chrysalis’ disapproval. 

Why am I remembering this now? Is it part of my power everyone says I have? I thought about my arrival here, how could I ever believe a pony with a Rainbow mane could be so deadly, how could I think any of these ponies could be dangerous? I felt so stupid. 

One day, I decided, I’d make Chrysalis pay for her deception. I’ve already almost killed her once, I could certainly do it again. She will regret her decision to manipulate me. I’ll make sure of it, even if I have to kill every Changeling in her castle to do so. I heard Twilight walk into the room and I left my thoughts. She didn’t seem to notice me, she must’ve thought I was asleep. She grabbed a scroll and wrote something down with her magic.

“What’s that for?” I asked Twilight, she looked up in surprise. 

“Ah, you're awake, Novy. Well, I periodically send messages to Princess Celestia.” She explained. 

“The Princess really seems to trust you.” I said. She put the quill down and stood up, she walked over to me and sat in front of me.

“Yeah, she does. I’m her student, everything I learned about magic was from her.” She told me. 

“That's great, you must get to see her all the time.” I said.

“Yes, I do. She calls on me for certain tasks, like when Discord attacked, she asked me…” I cut her off. 

“I know, I read about it in one of your books in here.” She smiled at this.

“Do you like to read?” She asked.

“I do.” I responded. Her face lit up with glee.

“You have plenty to read here! I’ve read all the books in here at least 3 times.” My mouth dropped. I looked at the massive shelves of books. She read all this? She looked proud of herself.

“That's amazing!” I said.

“Not everypony thinks so, some ponies think I’m weird because I read so much.” She said.

“Not me, i think its an awesome thing to have!” I said. She looked overly pleased and she stood up. 

“I’m gonna go to bed...I’m glad you’re a citizen of Equestria now, I’d hate it if I never got to see you again…” She left and went back to her bed. I sat against the wall, staring at the shelves. I stood up and decided to grab a book off the shelf. 

I read book after book, stacking them in piles I marked in my head. Before I knew it, the stack of books I’d read grew taller than me. The first shelf was empty except for three more books, I finished the one I’d been reading and added it to the pile of those I’d read. 

Spike walked out of the room stretching and yawning, not noticing the piles of books, I continued reading the books. Twilight walked out shortly after Spike. She saw me reading and her face went to that of shock. 

“Novy, how long have you been up?” She asked. 

“I never slept, I was reading all night.” I said as I added another book to the pile of those read. 

“Don’t worry, I’ll put them all back.” I said quickly. 

“No...no, it isn’t that...Its just that...nopony else reads as much as me! I finally have somepony to read with!” She said happily, practically bouncing with joy. 

“Calm down, Twilight, you’re starting to sound like Pinkie when she gets overly happy!” I joked. She laughed, and smiled a warm smile. Its official Loyalty is nothing compared to Magic...The Element of Magic is...amazing...Maybe...was I getting...feelings for the mare..? No, certainly not, she’s just a friendly face...I started putting books back in order from A-Z, and Twilight walked over, smiled at me, and helped me put them back. I noticed Spike trying to help, but Twilight slid him away with her back hoof, still smiling at me. I felt a warmth inside me, and smiled along with her. We finished organizing the books, and I looked at her excitedly. 

“Wanna help me read the second shelf?” I said happily. She just smiled and went to the next shelf. I followed her. This was going to be a lot of fun, I could already tell.