"Alrighty, is there anything here that could help me out? Hmm... what’s this?"
Looking through an old store window, Dry Stone sees what is known as a whitewatch. The whitewatch is a fairly new brand of watch that tells air quality, environment quality, time, and acts as an interface that will stream to another watch. By default, it is worn on the non-dominant forehoof, right above the knee.
"Okay, dstone@composers... okgottago. Okay. There we go. Streaming... does Queen Shell have one of these?"
Pressing the stream icon in the whitewatch, Dry Stone is greeted by, "Who do you want to contact?" followed by a sound effect that indicates voice activation is on.
"Shell."
"Okay, we have two results. No. 1: Shelter... and... No. 2: Shell," the whitewatch announces.
"Number two."
"Shell is a changeling that has recently become queen of Changico. She has no right hoof mare as of now and strives to 'act before unreasonably speaking'."
"Whitewatch Address," Dry Stone requests.
"shell@politicians"
"Call."
"Calling," the whitewatch says. Time passes on while Dry Stone waits for any answer from Queen Shell. Twenty seconds of this and a response does ensue.
"Yes, Dry Stone?" Queen Shell asks.
"So, what’s your first stop going to be in your next visit?"
"My first stop will be in Canterlot. And this worries you how?"
"Well, it’s just that 'it’s been awhile since you were here' where I am. So, I’m the first to see you?"
Queen Shell nods. "Indeed. I shall see you at the abandoned 'current' sisters’ castle."
"Okay. I’ll be there."
"It will take about a little less than half of an hour to get there."
"Consider it settled. See you in almost half an hour."
Queen Shell interrupts Dry Stone in time for her to stop. "Wait, before you turn that whitewatch of yours off, I wanted to tell you that I saw you and your friends’ videos. Each had little requests and thank yous that were well deserved. But, because of your previous status as an earth pony, I would not worry about it if I were you."
"Okay. I’ll see you soon. Bye." Dry Stone turns off the video stream to think. "Wait, what did I say in that video, that I wanted Aura Draft to teach me magic and Air Wiff to teach me flight?"
In Appleoosa, Aura Draft has looked around town to see something useful. "Hmm... a whitewatch. Better pick it up. I’m the last pony in Appleoosa so, bottoms up." She turns her head left to see a lone box. "Or shall I say, 'Colas up?' Okay, adraft@magicians... unchanging..."
Aura Draft takes off the cap of the soda bottle and sips the drink. However, something causes her to spit out the drink. "Dah! Of all things royal! Nopony told me I was in for drinking U.R.N!" she yells, groaning afterwards. "I’m such an idiot. I should’ve known that Peace-a Cola was gonna be flat as hell."
Suddenly, a ringtone from the whitewatch commences. "What the...? Queen Shell?!?" Aura Draft picks turns on the video stream. "Hello?"
"Aura Draft?"
"Yeah?"
"You should come to Canterlot as soon as you can. I’ll be staying there awhile."
"But why?"
"I watched your and your friends’ videos that are meant to be for each other."
"You what?!? You intercepted our messages?!?"
"Yes. Now, while I’m at it, I’ll send Air Wiff to Canterlot as well. She and Dry Stone had requested you teach them magic."
"If that’s what they want, I’m more than happy to do so."
"That is good. See you in Canterlot."
"Bye." Aura Draft turns off the video stream.
"Okay. Let’s see here. Aha! Just what I- oh, it’s flat. Well that was useless. Oh, a whitewatch! Now that will be useful! Okay, awiff@theorists..." Air Wiff hums her password inaudibly. As soon as she's logged onto the whitewatch, a ringtone blares around her before picking it up. "Talk to me."
"Air Wiff, I need you to come to Canterlot."
"What is it? You do know that if I come to Canterlot, my progress of cleaning Cloudsdale is halted? It’s full of stained clouds."
"No buts. Come anyway. It’s about the messages you and your friends sent."
"I'll be there."
"I got here as fast as I could! Nice to see you once more."
"Come in, Aura Draft. Dry Stone’s inside already."
Air Wiff rushes behind Aura Draft. "I’m here! I’m here."
"Please enter you two."
"Alright."
In the room Dry Stone waits in, Shell, Air Wiff and Aura Draft all meet with her.
"I have noticed in your messages that, especially Dry Stone and Aura Draft, you’ve sent requests to mentor each other."
Air Wiff nods. "Mhm..."
"I have noticed in your messages that, especially Dry Stone and Aura Draft, you’ve sent requests to mentor each other."
"Will do."
"Uh, why am I losing control of my blinking?!?" Aura Draft frantically asks.
"I think I might know what that is."
"I’ll give you all a sum of four months before I see for myself your final progress."
"And four months why?" Air Wiff is somewhat confused.
"Pegasus and unicorn magic are rather easy to master, as opposed to earth pony magic, unless you’re ready for a wasteland disaster. So, one month each for unicorn and pegasus magic while I will give two months for earth pony magic."
Air Wiff nods. "Okay. We accept."
"Now I must part; Wrench is waiting for me." Queen Shell teleports out, leaving Dry Stone, Aura Draft and Air Wiff with each other to exit the abandoned sisters' Canterlot Castle.
"So, who's first?"