It was day like any other. The sun was rising as the moon was setting. During this time ponies and other creature began to wake up. But a Batpony in particular began to wake up, his name was Nightwing.
*yawwwwwwn* Nightwing stretched as he began to wake up. He rubbed his eyes with his hoof to cease the irritation he felt from them. He removed his covers revealing his full body, his fur was dark grey, his mane and tail were a lighter shade of blue, and his eyes were blood red along with his pupils being split and dragon like instead of round.
Nightwing walked over to the bathroom to begin his morning routine. Ten minutes later Nightwing came out of the bathroom with a bathrobe around his body. He walked up to his window and looked outside to the shining sun. As he saw it, he recalled the memory to why Nightwing was in Ponyville in the first place.
In the chambers of Princess Luna was a black bodied mare Alicorn with a light blue starry mane and tail, and matching blue eyes. Across from her stood our main character, Nightwing, with his mouth agape and a confused look on his face.
"I'm sorry Teach, I think I may have misheard you. What did you say?" Nightwing asked.
"Thou heard us correctly thy student." Luna said with an old equestrian voice. "Thou are to resume thy study's in the town known as Ponyville."
"Okay, why am I supposed to resume my studies in Ponyville?"
"Because thy Teacher wishes you to learn your studies with your friends."
"I know that Comet tail lives in Ponyville, but last time I checked Flash lives in the Crystal empire."
"That's why thy teacher has assigned sir Flash sentry to be thou's personal guard."
"Well I know that I just made a certain Alicorn Princess mad." Nightwing mumbled.
"Come again?"
"Nothing, but even though I'm being moved to Ponyville where am I supposed to live?"
"We have assigned thou a house for you."
"What will I learn while I'm there?"
"The same things we taught thou, only in a different place."
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"Your just doing this because Celestia did it to Twilight aren't you?" Nightwing flatted his brow.
"Um,uh, oh looks like thou has spent to much time talking." Luna said as she used her magic to lift Nightwing off the ground and out the door. "Thou must be off now, best if you get a early start on your journey. Bye." Luna said as she slammed the door shut.
"I wonder if she's doing this to get rid of me or trying to beat her sister?" Nightwing questioned. "Oh well, be best if I don't ask." Nightwing said as he walked down the hall.
When Nightwing was chosen as Luna's student he thought that it was because of two reasons. The first was that he thought Luna saw some potential in him and took him under her wing for him to study the ways of magic using his crystal that he had given him. The second, and the one that Nightwing thought was the most likely of the two, was to spite her older sister Celestia.
Nightwing's house wasn't as fancy or as large as a mansion but it wasn't as small or as poor as a shack. In fact the house was pretty much in between the two. It was a two story house with three bedrooms, two master bathrooms, one kitchen with a fridge along with a freezer, oven, and stove. Along with a kitchen counter that separated it from the dining room and the living room. The living room had five large shelves that were filled with books along with a couch and two chairs to read in. When Nightwing had been sent to Ponyville, he was given the choice to have a custom house built just for him. Only catch was it had to be in Ponyville. So it was, or rather it was technically built in ponyville's jurisdiction, just built about two miles away from the town. The house had no backyard because it was built right back against a cliff.
"Well enough thinking about the past, I better go wake up Flash." Nightwing said out-loud as he walked away from the window and down the stairs. Once Nightwing was down the stairs he looked over to the dining room to see that the Royal Guard he was going to wake up was already up, and had set the table with breakfast.
"Oh, I see your already up." Nightwing said Flash.
"Nice to see your up too Nightwing." Flash said as he turned to face Nightwing. Flash sentry had an orange fur coat, a blue spiked mane and tail, and matching blue eyes.
Nightwing pulled up a chair and sat down. Then he lifted up his hoof and a magical blue aura surrounded two plates as one was levitated to be set down in front of Nightwing and the other in front of Flash. Then a blue aura surrounded a spoonful of eggs, two pancakes, and a biscuit with jelly as they all were levitated to be set on the his plate.
"I will never get used to how you can do that." Flash said as he dug into his eggs.
"Well I've already told you it's because of this." Nightwing said as he lifted up a piece of a crystal shard that was attached to his right hoof. "This crystal allows me to preform almost all forms of unicorn type magic. For the fifth time."
"Sorry, it's just that I was a bit surprised when I first saw you use that."
"Yeah I know."
After the two were done with their breakfast Nightwing used his magic to put the food away and put the dishes into the sink. Then Nightwing had hung up his bathrobe while Flash began to put on his golden armor. Once done the two were out the door.
"So what are you doing today Nightwing, magic training with Comet tail, a daring study on the Everfree Forest, perhaps a nice walk through Ponyville?" Flash asked.
"We're going to the Library so I can study." Nightwing said bluntly.
"Well that doesn't sound fun at all."
"It's not supposed to be, but it has to be done."
"Come on, I know Princess Luna sent you here to continue your study's but you've got have some time for fun, I mean think about it maybe Princess Luna sent you here to have fun with friends?"
"Hahaha!" Nightwing laughed. "Are you kidding of course that's why she sent me here."
"Wait, what?"
"Listen, ever since I became Teach's student I always thought it was because she was jealous of how her Sister had a student, so she decided to pick me just to spite her."
"Well then what does that have to do with sending you here?"
"Because Celstia sent Twilight here to learn about friendship, but I already have friends. You and Comet tail."
"But then why aren't you following her wishes?"
"To spite her." Nightwing said causing him and Flash to chuckle.
As soon as Nightwing and Flash walked up to the Library door Nightwing opened only for him to immediately close it.
"Why'd you do that?" Flash asked raising an eyebrow.
"You know what Flash, I think I'll take your advice for once and just relax today." Nightwing said hastily.
"What?" Flash asked suprised.
"Let's go see Comet tail and, ah, let's fly there so we don't waste time. Sound good? Great, lets go." Night said quickly as he flew off.
"Hey, wait up!" Flash shouted as he flew after Nightwing.
Twenty seconds ago.
As Nightwing opened the doors to the library, he saw a certain Pony he did not wish to see. Sitting across from Nightwing sat Princess Tailight Sparkle. And he was Not in the mood to see her. You see when Nightwing was made Luna's student it kinda ticked Twilight off. The reason why was because when she was made Celestias student she had to work really hard to get where she got, whereas Nightwing was just picked like he was drawn out of a top hat.
Another reason was because Miss princess over there had a crush on the guard Flash sentry, and when she heard that he was selected as personal guard for Nightwing, it made her mad, no really mad. And that's why Twilight...disliked Nightwing.
So Nightwing did the most logical thing to do in his situation. Slam the door and run away like a screaming chicken. Ingenious.
Nightwing and Flash landed at Comet tails house. Comet tails house was a double layered wooden house with two windows next to the door. The house wasn't very big, it only had a bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, and a dinning room.
"Okay spill, why did you run from the library like that?" Flash asked.
"Oh, well I decided that I should maybe listen to your advice for once and just relax." Nightwing answered with a fake smile.
"I don't believe you." Flash said."
"Yes you do." Nightwing said as he knocked on Comet tails door.
"Hold on I'm coming." A voice came from inside the house. A few moments later the door opened up revealing a pale yellow bodied Unicorn with a light/dark blue mane and tail, and matching eyes.
"Nightwing? What are you doing here?" Comet tail asked.
"I've come here for another training day." Nightwing said.
"Why? Wouldn't you rather be reading a book in the library?"
"Yes, but I decided to have a change in heart now let's go train."
With that Nightwing, and Flash and Comet tail following right behind him, trotted right behind the house. And behind the house was Comet tails patio, behind that was the backyard, behind that lied the Everfree Forest. Once everypony was in the backyard Nightwing asked, no, ordered Flash to guard the area while his magic training was going on.
"So, what spell do you want to learn today?" Comet tail asked.
"Hmmm, I'm thinking something...illusive." Nightwing said.
Comet tail used his magic to levitate a book, that was in a cabinet on the patio, in front of him. He opened it up and began flipping through pages to find a spell that might interest Nightwing.
"Ah, here we go." Comet tail said as he stopped at a page. He the showed Nightwing the spell he had in mind.
"Afterimage?" Nightwing asked.
"Yes Afterimage." Comet tail said. "This spell allows its user to create a copy of itself that has a mind of it's own. However the copy is like a ghost, anything it wants to come in contact with will only pass through it. Allow me to do an explanation."
Comet tails horn began to light up as he casted the spell. Then a cloud of smoke along with a *poof* came from his right. When the smoke cleared next to him stood a clone of the Comet tail.
"Alright...uh, me, let's give Nightwing a show." Comet tail said.
"Right." The other Comet tail said as the two charged at Nightwing.
"This is to easy I already know which one of you is the clone and which one of you is the real one." Nightwing said as he flew behind the Comet tail on the left and threw a punch at him.
Only for it go straight through him."
"What?!" Nightwing said in shock.
Seeing an opportunity the Comet tail to his right charged his horn up and fired a beam at Nightwing, sending him flying backwards. Nightwing landed with a thud as the Comet tail he tried to hit vanished. Nightwing got up to face a Comet tail with a smug on his face.
"How did you do that?" Nightwing asked. "What other spell did you use?"
"I only used the Afterimage spell, you see the Afterimage spell created a copy of me where I once stood, whereas I teleported to the cloud of smoke, thus confusing you."
"I see, can you create multiple clones or just one?"
"Depends on the magic user."
"Okay then, my turn to try." Nightwing said as his Crystal began to glow.
Time passed on as Nightwing tried and tried again to get the spell down, but had no luck. Soon the sun had began to set and it was time to leave.
"So, did you have some fun?" Flash asked as he and Nightwing walked home.
"I have to admit that I did have a little fun, although I would have preferred the library." Nightwing said.
"Then why didn't you?"
"I already told you, because I decided to take your advice."
"I still don't believe that."
"I knew you wouldn't."
The two kept walking away, unaware of the fact they were about to meet a new vistor.