//------------------------------// // Starswirl's Library // Story: A Box and A Ball // by Jake Witt //------------------------------// Starswirl the Bearded. My adventures are nothing compared to his (because he actually defeated Tirek, discovered or made new magic, and is a mysterious dude) and he's a great mentor. I never told Jake/Lego or Celestia about Starswirl, all they know is that he disappeared when Discord first terrorized the land. Celestia assumed I read up on him because I was so fond of him. Question: How dumb is your princess when she thinks you read books about him, but there are no books with the things I know? Wait. I'm getting ahead of myself. My name is Box and I was a temporary apprentice to the great Starswirl the Bearded, slayer of dragons, the wooer of the finest mares, and master of magic, veteran of "the Griffon-Changling Land War" as a support soldier. He helped found the Griffon Kingdom and gave Saddlearabia water. "PJ! Open the portal to ape land!" said a floating head. I held giant Windago-like creatures, that were once my brother's music students, in a magical grip. Jake was knocked out cold while this was going on, I can't stomach killing him- even though he can return good as new a few hooves away. The voice's power was weak from neutralizing most of the Siren's power and boosting mine. Out of all the spells this voice has taught me, this is the one true unicorn magic I was capable of with slight ease- teleportation. If I can picture this dimention once again, I could cast them away into the void. Our once trusted friends and almost sisters were about to be banished to a dark world with no magic. A world with a ton of stupidity and iPhones with taco cats on them. "But what about you?!!!" I called out. "I shalt always be with you. Just keep my teachings to mind and thy memories to heart!" "Goodbye Master Starswirl!!!" "STARSWIRL?!" "WHAT?!" "For realsies? Where?!" I walked up to the Starswirl section of the library, I grabbed a scroll from nearby. I don't care what I learn, its my mentor's teachings I'm reading. I sat next to a brown stallion with an hourglass mark he too was reading a Starswirl scroll. "These ponies and their crude time travel... Wish I can keep it, but Twilight will need it..." "Don't mind me, just reading in a quiet library." "hm? Oh, sorry about that squire... is it squire?" he said without lowering his scroll. "Whatever... sorry. I'm just out of it since living in the area. ... Have I met you somewhere?" I asked. He stopped and looked my hooves then gasped. "You're the box hooves pony! I guess rumor here is true, well some." "Yeah word travels faster than time around here." I said, pointing at his mark. Puns are hard to make to be honest, they take time.