SubPrologue: First Days of Days
My first days of school was the craziest experience I've ever part taken in.
Since I was Princess Celestia's personal student, I've advanced to the mastery class courses. Everypony, especially the great and powerful Trixie, knew about it. Also... it was the first time I met all my friends.
It was a bright and warm summer's day and I was heading towards my assigned dorm.
Dorm 69... I have to find dorm 69.
After searching around the school I walk up to find a tall refined building with a banner spelling out LIBRARY: Dorm 69.
At first I was confused so I walked up towards the door and with a knock-knock a pink pony answered the door.
"OHH HELLOOO! HUUH IT'S YOU TWILIGHT!", squealing to herself "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO COME TO THE PARTY!"
"The party...? No Pinkie I'm here because they told me this was going to be my dorm...", but before I could finish Pinkie pulled me inside. Dragging me across the floor exclaiming,
"OHH YOU MUST BE MY NEW ROOMMATE! HERE LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO EVERYPONY!"
Before I could argue I was in an open room filled with four other ponies. One pony was wearing a ten gallon hat eating an apple. Another pony with an extraordinary rainbow mane stopped exercising to stare towards me. Far across the room was a beautiful dressed pony fixing her mane and behind a couch hid a pretty pony with pink smooth silky hair.
"HEY GUYs-GUYS! THIS IS OUR NEW ROOMMATE!"
Everypony in the room stopped and turned their heads to glance towards me. Awkward about the whole ordeal, I glanced away and explained,
"My name is Twilight Sparkle, I'm going to be living here."
The pony with the rainbow mane replied,
"Huh... are you the same Twilight Sparkle who passed all the classes to mastery?"
"Umm.. yeah... I'm Princess Celestia's student."
"Well I'll be", responded the country filly "You can call me AppleJack."
"You can call me Rainbow Dash. I'm the extremest pony here!", exclaims the rainbow mane Pony.
Across the room the Fancily dressed pony elegantly explains,
"Ahh darling~, you can call me Rarity."
Rainbowdash pulls the pony from behind the couch, dragging her to the middle of the room. Her expression was innocent and shy. She glance away towards Twilight then quietly says,
"Um.. My name is... Fluttershy."
"Well since you are our new roommate I reckon we should show you your bedroom with Pinkie", explains Applejack as she walks down the hall with me following. Inside the room was painted a very vivid pink. The beds were made of marble and had gold trimming. The bed's blinds were decorated in a delicate fade of white.Furniture and other necessities were near by.
I walked inside with Applejack leading. Pinkie was hopping behind us shouting,
"DO YOU LIKE IT? DO-YOU LIKE IT? I decorated it myself!"
"Well.. Pinkie. It doesn't look boring", giving an unsure answer.
"Well Twilight I reckon you better unpack quickly. Class is about to begin", as the AJ left the room.
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My first class in this school was quite interesting. I walking down the hall were I finally reached my class, R-34. I gave a knock and the teacher greeted me.
"Ahh Twilight good to see you could make it", Princess Celestia says inviting me inside.
I walked towards the front of the class. I knew in my mind every elite pony was here. I look towards the back were I saw Trixie. She stared back towards me with an annoying look and glances away. Celestia trots over to were I am standing and explains, "Class, this is our new student, Twilight Sparkle. She will be joining us today."
Shyly, I sat close to the front. During the lesson, a pony to my right was staring towards me. He was an average pony, a grey coat and a white mane with essence of teal. He wore long leather gloves and steel boots stretching from his hoof towards his knees. He glances back and forth from the board giving off a curious expression. After a couple of hours later Princess Celestia ended the lesson.
"Okay class, I'll give you time to review today lessons. Now... partner up in pairs of two."
Everypony in the class started shuffling around. I sat in my seat nervously, as the pony staring towards me walks up towards me with an enthusiastic expression.
"Excuse me", he said in a gentle tone "May I be your partner?"
"Um... Ye-es of course... My name is Twilight."
"Ahh my name in Dimitri Takegami. Nice to meet you."
"Ahh its nice to meet you too Dimitri."
Dimitri scoots the desks in a position were Twilight and him are face to face.
"So Twilight what is your mastery technique?"
"My mastery what?", I asked looking awkwardly stupid.
"Your mastery technique. You know, it's the reason your in this class. Everypony in this class has a special technique they advanced with."
I broke my stare towards Dimitri to scan everypony in the class and back towards him.
"Well.. I don't know what I can say. I'm assuming magic."
"Magic huh? That's pretty broad don't you say?", as he chuckles to himself.
"Well what is your mastery technique then?"
"Ohh I'm an alchemist. I can't process magic well so I practiced Alchemy."
"Wow that's amazing, I only seen a few alchemists in Equestria."
He blushes to say, "Well yeah... It was something I preferred then magic. Hey, if you need help with your magic my friend can help you."
"Okay thanks, but who's your friend?", I asked taking a pencil and paper out.
"Ohh his name is Harry Potter, but now that I think about it you might be smart enough to teach him!", as he laughs to himself and finishing with a big grin on his face.
Before I knew what happened next, Trixie was standing above me giving me a cold glare. I stared back at her and felt frightened. "Did I do something to make her mad?", I thought.
"Umm... Is there something I can help you with Trixie."
"Yes. Yes there is Twilight. I heard your conversation across the room and I came over here to congratulate you."
"... uh for what?",
"For being an ass." Everyone in the run started gasping and looked towards us.
"I mean really? Mastery technique for just magic? That's just plain ridiculous! If anyone here is the mastery technique of magic it is me, Trixie the great Beatrix!", she says as she lifts both of her hooves in the air.
"Oh come on Trixie", Dimitri staring towards the boastful pony "Twilight just enrolled her she doesn't know her mastery technique yet. May I remind everyone how you recieve your mastery technique...assistant?"
Trixie looks flustered and retorts, "Oh shutup! You Magic ZERO! You couldn't even perform the magic spell of a young foal!"
"You ass! You should be grateful your in this class, not boastful about it!", Dimitri shouts as he stands up.
" I don't understand Dimitri. Why are you protecting this worthless pony?", Trixie exclaims glaring deeply into Dimitri "It is because of Celestia's special treatment she gave you? For having almost no magi...", but she was cut off as Dimitri slaps her with his glove.
Shocked, Trixie bitterly says, "So it's a duel you want? So be it", as she storms off outside class.
I sat frozen in my seat... Dimitri had challenged Trixie into a duel because of me. I didn't think I looked solemn, but Dimitri gave a sad expression. He puts back on his glove and sits back down facing towards me.
"I'm sorry you had to see that. I mean... it's not your fault. We been fighting for quite some time."
"I'm sorry to here Dimitri... Is there anything I could do?"
"Well nothing much, I guess just show up to the duel after class."
Dimitri pulled his desk back to his spot as Princess Celestia walked back inside class.
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"Okay you Magic Zero let's see what you got!", exclaimed Trixie.
The dueling court that the school provided was very impressive. It was a large arena ring that had two rows of seats lined around the whole arena. Trixie stood at one end while Dimitri stood at the other. Trixie was giving off a big grin as she was fixing her Magician's hat. Dimitri had put on a satchel and he replaced his right glove with a metal gauntlet. Almost everyone in the school came to watch. I was sitting in the crowd with my roommates by me.
"So darling, he is fighting for you right? That is charming~", Rarity says as she sits gracefully.
I didn't answer, my eyes were clued towards the arena.
"I'm ready when you are Trixie!", as Dimitri makes a fighting stance.
"Your move Zero."
Dimitri's right gauntlet glows as a metallic ball of sparks began to form from Dimitri's hoof. He runs and throws it straight towards Trixie. Trixie ducks and dodges the flying lighting bolt as it zips past her body. Trixie then concentrates her magic into her horn. It began to glow rapidly and a plasma shape began to form. Reacting quickly, Dimitri places a ritual circle into the ground. Trixie's horn explodes as a magic shot that almost looked like a shoot star was sent flying across the arena. Dimitri activates the circlet and a rock wall erupts from the ground. The star missile explosions against the wall, sending debris everywhere.
"Nice move Dimitri, but your going have to do better than that."
"My pleasure!", retorts Dimitri as he leans forwards activating a circle on the bottom of his hooves. An explosion of rocks and debris sent Dimitri flying across the arena. His hoof began to glow as he activate a second seal allowing his right gauntlet to grow into a giant fist. Trixie uses her magic to extend her cape and mirror reflect the oncoming fist, propelling both of them in the opposite directions.
"Too bad you have no magic Dimitri. Maybe you would of learned repent. It prove useful again unrelenting force."
Speaking of which... Dimitri swallows his breathe and shouts, "FUS-RO-DAH!"
A cosmic force flew across the arena towards Trixie. Instantly, Trixie throws her hat with magical energy. The forces collide repelling each other as the hat returns to its owner.
"Huh Dimitri, I didn't think you be smart enough to even know what is the dragon language."
"Heh I learned some from Steven Magnet", as he prepares another circlet.
"Hehe.. FEIM-ZII-GRON!", shouts Trixie as her body is in engulfed in a blue aura.
"I am Trixie the Beatrix... Lets see what you got Dimitri."
"I'll will win!", as Dimitri activates the circlet on his back sprouting wings from parts of his satchel.
They both shout, "WULD-NAH-KEST!" as they zip towards the metal causing a wind to up roar the arena as both of them stalled in the middle. Trixie was blocking Dimitri's fist with her horn as Dimitri was struggling to go through.
"Why don't you give up Dimitri, you know I'm the stronger magician here."
"Mare fucker!", as Dimitri's elbow explodes from a ritual circle and sends Trixie straight into the ground, but was in vain as she lifts her head from the dragon shout from earlier.
"You think you can defeat me Dimitri? You are sadly mistaken!", as her horn cause an sonic boom disorienting reality a bit. I lost my stare towards the arena and when I glanced back a new person was in the arena. Trixie had transformed into an alicorn with stripe stocking and a joker's cap. In her mouth was a double sided scythe pointing in opposite directions.
"Now shall we began Dimitri?"
People in the crowd were cheering, but I worried about Dimitri... what is this new form Trixie had? After thinking to myself carefully I looked back to see smoke, debris, and explosions coming from the ring. Dimitri and Trixie were moving so fast I couldn't keep my eye on the both of them. Then suddenly there was a gigantic eruption in the ground. After the smoke cleared, I starred in horror as Dimitri was almost lifeless in the ground. Trixie placed her hoof on his throat, choking him.
"HEY WAIT isn't that going too far!?", I yelled towards the arena.
"Darling don't you know the rules of a duel, it's a fight to the death."
"TO THE DEATH?", I exclaimed. I ran towards the stands into the arena.
"Ohhh? What's this? you really think you can beat me? That's rich!", laughs Trixie as Dimitri is choking on her foot.
"Enough Trixie your going to far!"
"Ohhh I'm soo scared~ Whos going to stop me!?!"
"REPENT!", I shouted as a ball of light strikes squarely into Trixie's face igniting her head. Trixie cries in agony and relinquishes the fire.
"You will pay for that you worthless ass!", as Trixie threw her scythe spinning towards Twilight.
I concentrated all my energy into my horn and slowed the spinning tornado into a halt. I started feeling a surge of power and pushed the Scythe back towards Trixie, but she jumps over the projectile and watches it in midair throwing it a second time with a trail of shooting stars. I stood in place preparing to block the oncoming weapon, but then suddenly behind me Trixie dropped kicked me onto the floor.
"Ohh? What's the matter? Am I too clever?", as she stomps onto my body.
"Ohh did that hurt? Maybe I should stomp HARDER!"
I was losing my mind, I was close to the breaking point like during the entrance exam...but I don't want to berserk in front of all my new friends.... I have to think of something and my wish came true. Dimitri was standing behind Trixie with a holographic circlet in his hoof. There I saw a spinning vortex of air forming in his hooves.
"HA-DOU-", shouts Dimitri as Trixie starts turning her head to around to see him. "-KEN!!!!!!"
Dimitri unleashes the air vortex and hits Trixie straight into the the stomach. She gave out a cry of agony as she is hurled into the wall erupting an explosion of debris and litters of stones falling across the arena. A couple of seconds later, the smoke from the creator cleared and there laid Trixie unconscious. I stagger to the floor saying, "This fight is over", as I get knock out in the middle of the arena
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"Yo Twilight, Twilight...I guess she aint waking yet. I reckon yall we try later."
"I don't know maybe some extreme procedure will wake her up."
"Darling does every solution you have always have to do something with extreme?"
"Maybe.... telling her a bedtime... story could help", squeaked Fluttershy.
"HEY HEY HEY QUIET-QUIET SHE'S WAKING UP!"
I open my eyes and I see my Roommates huddled around my bed inside the dorm.
I croaked lisping, "How l-long w-was I knocked out?"
"I don't know sugar, for about 2-3 days tops. After the fight you been knocked out cold."
"W-here's Dimitri?"
"I don't know darling why don't you ask him yourself", as the rest of the ponies giggle trotting out the room. There stood Dimitri, he had bandages all over his body and neck cast.
"So Twilight how are you doing?"
"Not so well. It doesn't look like your doing very much either."
Dimitri gave out a hearty laugh and says,
"Well as for Trixie, if your wondering, shes still alive in her room as well."
I let out a groan, but I was relieved that Dimitri didn't kill anypony."
"Twilight I like to thank you for helping me in the fight."
"Thank me? It was mostly you. I should be thanking you Dimitri."
"Heh... well Twilight I'll see you around, class is going to start soon."
"Yeah lets get going!"
This school year was going to be a blast!