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// Almost by Magicman7997 
// Story: Magic of Love: A Twidance Prompt Collab 
// by ArguingPizza 
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by Magicman7997
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Part of Magicman's 'Lavender and Love' continuity




“Focus Shining, you’ve almost got it!” cheered Twilight Sparkle. The young white alicorn colt clenched his tongue between his lips and focused his casting through his small horn. Slowly, the shielding spell began to spring to life. “You’re doing it son, that’s it! Just a little more!”

“I…(huff)...can...do this! I can do this!” Shining Shield exclaimed. Slowly, a light blue aura surrounded his horn and began to cascade down his body. The shielding spell began to take hold and after a few tense moments, the young alicorn’s body was enveloped in the protective barrier. When Shining opened his eyes, he was met with the hazy field of his own magic.

"I DID IT! I DID IT!" The young colt bounced up and down, “Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes!”

From the sidelines, a very proud Cadance and Twilight Sunshine clopped their hooves and whistled. The two mare cheering section rose to their hooves and walked towards their other family members. “I’m so proud of you son! You remind me of your uncle so very much,” Cady said wistfully. Gently she nuzzled the colt as his sister took to his other side.

“Not bad, for a colt,” teased Sunshine. “Too bad I could do it better! And I’d use less energy too!”

Shining glared daggers at his sister. “Oh, I don’t think so sis. Just because you share Momma’s name doesn’t mean you’re as strong as she is. I’m twice the alicorn you are!”

“Are not!”

“Are too!”

“Are not!”

”ARE TOO!”

The two youngsters stood muzzle to muzzle trying to intimidate one another. Just as it seemed that a new family war was going to erupt, the elder Twilight stepped between the two.

“Well now, it would seem that you two need to burn off a little energy. What do you guys say to a little magic duel? It will give you guys a chance to stretch your horns a bit, and your Momma and I haven’t had a good laugh in a day or two.”

The young ponies turned to their parents and then grinned at each other. The unspoken bond between the two shone through as they exchanged glances. Slowly, they paced themselves apart and took up positions to challenge each other.

“Casters at the ready!” called Twilight Sparkle. “And, BEGIN!”

As soon as she spoke, the two mischievous young ones turned and fired a harmless feather tickle spell at their mother. A quick gasp of surprise escaped from Cadance’s lips as the elder Twilight was taken in the spell. A sly grin slowly spread across the lavender alicorn’s face as the spell wrapped around her and then ebbed away like water. The twins were stunned. It was as if they didn’t even cast any magic at their mother at all.

“Tsk tsk, you two almost surprised me there,” said Twilight as she charged her own horn. “Almost…”