Tasavir's Little Ponies

by Mike the Red

Twilight Makes New Friends

Twilight met with a number of the evolved ponies, many of them marveling at her appearance, some even bowing to her in reverence as she had become a legend to these ponies. The lavender unicorn was initially surprised by their reaction, but began to take it in stride, accepting it as normal behavior from them. She had to receive a translation spell from one of them before she was able to converse freely with them, though amazingly enough, she met up with Mellifluous Harmony first.

"And who might you be?" Twilight asked her multi-colored descendant, giving her an almost quizzical look. "Hmm. Your coloration seems to indicate you might be a distant relative of mine."

"I am Mellifluous Harmony, and I am so honored to meet you, Twilight! Yes, you are correct in your assessment -- my family legends include being related to you, Beatrix Lulamoon, and Princess Luna! There was a great deal of intermixing after your initial foals were born. I never thought I'd actually meet you in the flesh! I thought you were mere legend from long ago!" she chirped. A look of wonderment marked her features as she continued to gaze at the unicorn.

"I'm curious to know how much magic you possess -- I am trying to gather a number of ponies to help me with a certain matter. I must admit that I am from another universe and that I am not the original Twilight Sparkle -- where I come from, I am the sixty-fourth descendant of the one who carried my name. My origin is shrouded in mystery, but the one named Tasavir told me that I was initially his creation!" she stated with some exasperation, an admission which caused Mellifluous Harmony to gasp in shock.

"He visited me some time back, though I thought he was legend as well! How could he have created you?" she asked as she tried to regain some composure.

"He never told me how, though he informed me that he created not only me, but the other Element Bearers out of frustration with his boredom. He told us that he had been working on perfecting us over the past several centuries, though his first attempts were quite crude. I am still somewhat amazed he was able to accomplish what he did, but what he did to me recently has me much more upset -- he banished me from his city and I would like to return to his side. He has had Nightmare Moon as his lover for the past ten years," the unicorn complained bitterly.

"Why would you want to go back to him? He clearly doesn't want you any more," the mare mused. "Even if he did, you've been away from him for so long..."

"That doesn't matter! I want what we had before that black Alicorn showed up! I need your help!" Twilight pleaded.

She chuckled softly and said, smiling pensively, "You know, Twilight, I've been looking to do something interesting for quite some time, and what you desire strikes me as an opportunity for an adventure. I have some friends of mine I'd like to introduce to you, ponies I think you'll find can help you with your mission."

The lavender mare clopped her hooves together almost excitedly. "Oh, that sounds great! I can't wait to meet them!"

"Follow me, Twilight, I'll take you to them!" the mare chirped happily before flying off towards a higher section of the big building.

"Mellifluous Harmony! I can't fly!" she called after the mare, who turned around and lifted the unicorn, carrying her off to meet the ponies who would become new friends. When they arrived at their destination, Twilight was floored to see quite a few more ponies than she had expected -- there were about fifteen ponies having a party, the festive streamers strewn about the room almost haphazardly. A predominantly pink pony flew over to meet the two.

"You must be a descendant of Pinkie Pie," Twilight mused as the pink pony flew a bit closer, then gave the unicorn a quick hug. She nodded her head rapidly in response to the observation.

"That's right! Twilight, I can't believe this! I have heard legends about you! I never thought I'd meet you! This is so great! You can join us in our party!"

"Um, Pinkie, I don't think a party is appropriate right now," Twilight stated matter-of-factly. The pinkish mare seemed a little crestfallen. "I don't mean to disappoint you, but I have a mission, and I need your help."

"Surely your mission can wait until after our party? I'll make you the guest of honor!" the party pony chirped, flapping her wings excitedly as she buzzed up and down, grinning ear to ear. Her pinkish horn glowed with a bright pinkish aura.

"Well, okay, I guess," the lavender unicorn sighed. She was introduced to distant descendants of the other Element Bearers, the resemblances quite striking, the differences somewhat jarring. To see Fluttershy's descendant with blue streaks in her coat, mane and tail, not to mention a yellow and blue swirled horn threw her off, even if the yellow-blue mare seemed nearly as timid as her forebear. Rarity's descendant had an almost prismatic white coat, her wings radiating muted rainbow tones, her mane and tail a paler mix of purple, gold, and red. Rainbow Dash's descendant was the most colorful, her coat, mane and tail having a vibrant polychromatic scheme which outdid Rarity's. Twilight took to calling them by their ancestors' names, something each of them found quite endearing.

The party lasted well into the night, but just before everypony was to leave, they received a special visitor. Princess Celestia had tracked Twilight's magic signature and found she had succeeded in meeting the ponies the Alicorn had intended for her student's counterpart to encounter.

"Ah, Twilight. I see you managed to find some new friends!" the Solar Princess said warmly and smiled.

"Thank you, Princess! Is there any way we can obtain the Elements of Harmony?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Twilight, but those artifacts were destroyed many centuries ago."

"How are we supposed to banish Nightmare Moon without them?" the lavender unicorn asked, her exasperation starting to become evident.

"Tasavir asked the same question ten years ago, Twilight -- and I suggested he find another way to deal with her. I apologize for the repercussions that answer has precipitated, though I had no other answer for him. If there were some way of recreating those artifacts, perhaps we might succeed where he has failed," the Alicorn offered.

"Who was it who created them in the first place?"

"None other than Starswirl himself -- his notes are stored in the Royal Archives, though those old tomes and scrolls are in serious need of restoration, Twilight."

"How would we go about doing that?"

"Twilight, you ask so many questions!" the Alicorn giggled. "Please, follow me. I shall show you to the Royal Archives, where you may see for yourself what has become of the old collections. Some were lost when the capitol was moved to New Manehattan after the Great War of Canterlot, some seven centuries ago. The painful reminders of that conflict still resonate -- my sister was claimed in that terrible war."

"I'm so sorry, Princess," the mare replied glumly.

"Not your fault, Twilight. Your visit has brought some happiness to me, and I would beg you to stay here in New Manehattan with me, if you would, please," she offered softly.

"Tasavir was all I knew from the time I was a little filly, Princess! The past ten years have been hard on me -- I desire to return to him if I could, and teach that black Alicorn a lesson or two!"

"Perhaps if we succeed in banishing her, my sister's counterpart could be persuaded to return to my realm and take the place of my fallen sister," the Alicorn mused pensively. "Very well then, Twilight, I shall assist you as much as I can, but I believe your new friends will be of greater assistance to you." The lavender unicorn clopped her hooves together in appreciation at this.

"Thank you so much, Princess! With your help and theirs, I think we will succeed in this!" she chirped happily.

The Solar Princess wrapped her left wing around her ersatz student and teleported her away just after she bid them a short farewell, letting them know she'd be back to see them soon. The two arrived in what appeared to be a throne room considerably much larger than the one Tasavir called his own, though he would consider such a large throne room to be unnecessarily large. Twilight commented on this and was informed that since there were so many more ponies in New Manehattan, the throne room had to be accordingly sized to accommodate the throngs -- at least, it was that way about three centuries ago. These days, visitors to the throne room were few and far between.

"About three hundred years ago, I created a group of ponies whose job it was to mediate the affairs of others who had conflicts with each other. In order to resolve their differences, the mediators would take the role I would normally occupy as the monarch of Equestria. Thus freed from my most onerous of duties, I was allowed to take time for myself once again I observed the mediators, and satisfied with their admirable performance, allowed my little ponies to believe me a legend as I allowed myself to grieve the loss of my sister fully. It was only when Tasavir returned that I realized I left them too much latitude in performing their duties, as their descendants appropriated more power to themselves, becoming oligarchical in their nature. In a way, I must thank Tasavir for his visit ten years ago," the Alicorn mused as the lavender unicorn trailed her, having to canter to keep pace.

"That's quite fascinating, Princess," Twilight mused. "That explains why things have become as they are here -- I must admit, I am amazed to see how much things have changed from what I was taught under Tasavir -- he sought to recreate something of a mix between Ponyville and Canterlot with his city. His Royal Archive consists of certain books taken from human libraries -- they have been very well preserved, but he told me they hold little importance, given what happened to humanity about seven centuries ago," she offered.

"Tasavir told me some stories about how humanity died off -- very unfortunate, even though he tried to save them from themselves. I would like to return to his realm and converse with him some more," Celestia mused.

Comments

[Minecraftpony123]

Can someone tell me the orders these stories go in?
All i know so far is
Twilight For A Day-->What does it mean to be a prince?-->Tasavirs little ponies
Please tell me if tehre are more sequels and PLEASE put them in order to not cause confusion. thnak you.

[Mike the Red]

5126595 Twilight For a Day is the first story -- What Does it Mean to Be a Prince is the direct sequel, but Free to Good Home is a spin-off, as is Fashionista's Dilemma. The timeline can be a little confusing, especially with my later stories (Waking Up with Twilight; Human, Fashionista and Milkmare; Burnt Orange Juice).

Thanks for reading, favoriting, and commenting!

[Minecraftpony123]

5127311 Thx :) Will there be more after this? I Really like these stories,even though i havent read this one yet. i might even read the spinoffs. plus im kinda new to Fimficiton,because i made my account 3 days ago :)

[Mike the Red]

5127570 I don't think there'll be a sequel to this story -- I'm still working on a few other projects.

[Minecraftpony123]

5128516 Thats cool :)

[Admiral Q Ponyform]

I do have one Question. What in the heck happened 700 years ago in Equestria that cost Celestia her sister?