//------------------------------// // Chapter Three // Story: The Forgotten Ones: Twilight's Comet // by Rainbow_Dash_4_real //------------------------------// Twilight smiled as she started to pack her bag for her and Asteroid's stargazing date tonight. "So did you meet anyone new?" A voice asked Twilight from behind. Twilight turned to see the princess smiling at her. "Oh yes, I've met a friend named Asteroid which I'm headed to meet right now, I have a date with a colt named Fancypants and I've made four new enemies with four rude fillies." Twilight smiled as she folded up her telescope and placed it in her saddle bag. "I am very proud of you my little pony. Just remember some friendships turn into something much more." Celestia said with a smirk as she headed towards the door, "And tell your friend to start off steady." Twilight gasped and started to blush uncontrollably, "You saw what happened?" The princess nodded, "Well, I had to make sure you weren't just out reading. Goodbye." The princess said before she left Twilight's suite. "Here's the book you wanted Princ-. Hey, where's the princess go?" Spike said throwing a large book into the air. "Spike! What have I told you about throwing books!" Twilight scolded as she caught the book in her magic grasp and pulled it towards her. "Why would the Princess need my books? They're all just copies of her's." Twilight mumbled before she read the title. 'All Things Astronomy'. Twilight rolled her eyes as she put the book in her saddlebag. "Spike! What does the time look like?" Twilight asked. Spike looked at the clock, "It looks like 9:15." Twilight smiled to herself from the thought of being alone with Asteroid possibly all night. "Well I got to go but don't wait for me I might be out all night." Twilight said before leaving Spike in the suite. L As Twilight walked towards the end of town she past a local bakery which was selling star shaped cookies. Twilight entered the bakery with a grin plastered on her face. She trotted up to the counter, "A dozen of those delicious looking star cookies please!" The clerk nodded as she grabbed thirteen of the star cookies and put them in a box, "A baker's dozen for ya. Five bits please. " The clerk said with a smile. Twilight gave the clerk five bits and put the box of cookies in her saddlebag. "Thank you." Twilight chimed before she left the store. It was exactly 9:59 when Twilight arrived in the field at the edge of Canterlot. She pulled out her picnic blanket and laid it out on the grass. She sat there in silence wondering why Asteroid had consumed all her thoughts and why she thought she had consumed all of his thoughts. Soon she heard hoof steps headed towards her. Twilight turned her head to see Asteroid galloping towards her with a saddlebag of his own. Twilight's broke into a smile as she looked at her stopwatch,"You're 30 seconds late Asteroid." Twilight joked as the stallion laid next to her. "Well I just wanted to reread my 'All Things Astronomy' book just in case I didn't know as much as you." The colt said as he pulled out the same exact book Twilight had. "Well I didn't reread mine." Twilight said as she pulled out her book and placed it next to his. The two laughed for a bit and then they both pulled out their telescopes. "Oh, and I brought cookies." Twilight beamed as she pulled the box of cookies out of her bag. "They're star shaped so I thought they would be festive enough." Asteroid smiled, "Well how thoughtful of you. I might be just as thoughtful because I brought Out of This World brand soda pop. Which is just as festive." The two laughed as they started to share their snacks with each other."So tell me about yourself Twilight." Asteroid said with a mouth full of cookies. "Well I already told you about my father, my mother, which I'm named after, is a stay at home mom, my brother is a royal guard I think he'll make a good captain, and Princess Celestia is my personal mentor." Asteroids eyes grew wide, "That's amazing Twilight! I always wanted to go to Princess Celestia's school for gifted unicorns but my parents can't afford it." The blue colts face drooped. "It doesn't cost a thing! You just have to past the test and I can tell you can." Asteroid smiled at what Twilight said. "That reminds me. I was wondering if you could help me with a school project that we have to do over the summer." Twilight almost burst with excitement, "Sure what is it." Asteroid said this awkwardly, "Well you see. It's an home economics project and we have to raise a foal over the summer. I know it sounds odd but we also have to stay in the same house and everything." Asteroid said as he pulled a rubric from his bag for Twilight to read over. The lavender unicorn felt a surge of pride that Asteroid had picked her for the assignment. "I'll do it after this we can head back to my place after you graph your things and inform your parents. But where will we get a foal from? Is it a doll?" Twilight asked. Asteroid shook his head no as he pulled out a sheet of paper and a plastic tube. "What we do is we both spit into this tube and we perform a magic spell together." He explained before he opened the tube's lid and spit into it. Twilight looked at the tube in disgust but spat into anyways. Then the two held the tube in their magic grasp. "Now we chant the words: Fikisa us a ithole. Three times." Twilight nodded. "Fkisa us a ithole, fikisa us a ithole, fikisa us a ithole!" The two chanted. The tube then started to glow and change form. Then it started to make a crying noise and out popped a blue unicorn foal which Asteroid caught. "It's a colt. What should we name him?" Asteroid asked Twilight. "Comet. He'll be our Comet." Twilight felt pride take over her as she said that. Comet looked so much like Asteroid besides the streaks Blur Motif in his mane and tail. "He's beautiful." Twilight whispered as she got a better look at the newborn foal. In another flash or two there was a stroller and a bag full of baby supplies in the field with them. Twilight placed Comet into the stroller gently. She looked at Asteroid who was already done packing the astronomy supplies. "Let me go tell my parents and we can go to your place." Asteroid said and Twilight agreed.