The Joker said to the Thief

by Spell Bound

Chapter 2

By late afternoon Spell had booked into his hotel and set up the room to a way which was pleasing to him. This involved pouring magical energy into the few plants in the room to make them grow more and blossom. After that he taped several notes onto the walls of the room so he could look at them easier. To the untrained eye most of them would be random squiggles, but they would be recognised as magical algorithms and diagrams of spells and ancient artefacts.

Looking at the time he figured he’d have plenty of time to quickly make his way over the castle. It had been a while since he stepped foot inside the library, and he wanted to see what textbooks they had so he could advise his new students to check them out for his courses. Plus it was a chance to say hello to old friends within the castle.

Making sure that he had the key to the room, he locked the door behind him, and then cast a spell on the door adding a magical lock on to it. He was trusting of his fellow ponies, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t careful. Some of his notes were not meant for others eyes. Satisfied his room was secure; he made his way to the castle. Along the way, he heard a slight gaggle of voices. Normally he’d ignore it, but a wave of emotions hit him that forced him to stop and look. These emotions were different to most of the ponies in the city. Most were excited and happy emotions, as if they had been told great news, but one was full of anger. It was the anger that had made him stop, it smelled and tasted familiar.

Looking to find its source, he smiled to see a certain purple Unicorn in the group. He went to raise a hoof to wave, but stopped when he caught a glimpse of her eyes. They were full of anger, which sent shivers down his spine. Spell decided it was best to leave her alone for now, and try to catch up later. He waited for the group to pass him by, before continuing on. He wasn’t too surprised to see Twilight was heading towards the castle. It was to be expected as she was Celestia’s personal student, and her brother was captain of the royal guard.

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“Right every pony. You have your orders. Go to them.” Shining Armour said to his men. He gestured to his right first, receiving a salute from the two grey and one white unicorn guard there. As they moved off he gestured to his left and received salutes from the two white and one grey pegasi guard before they moved out as well. His face was stoic, but the back of his mind was racing, torn in two. The first part was really excited about the fact he was getting married to his teenage crush, and the other half really concerned about the threat to Canterlot and his person. His mind was snapped out of this as he saw his little sister coming across the field to him.

“I’ve got something to say to you mister!” Immediately in response the guards at the wall pointed their spears at Twilight, not recognising who she was to begin with. “Twily!” Shining said happily, taking off his helmet. At this, the guards stood down to let their captain deal with the matter. He ran down the stairs with a smile upon his face. “Ah I missed you kid! How was the train ride? I-” he went to pull Twilight into a hug but she ducked underneath him and began to tell him off.

“How dare you not tell me in person that you are getting married?! I’m your sister for ponies sake!” She frowned and looked behind her as not to look at her brother. A saddened look came over his face at his sisters words. “It’s not my fault. Princess Celestia has requested a major increase in security. Didn’t you see all the guards at the train station?”

“Yeah! There’s a big wedding coming up. Maybe you heard about it?!” Twilight moved away from her brother in an angry walk to stare into the small pond. Shining moved over to her while talking, highly confused at his sisters actions. “It has nothing to do with the wedding. A threat has been made against Canterlot.” That seemed to cut through to Twilight, who looked up at him, her eyes softer than they were a minute ago. They reminded Shining of when she was a filly and was sad about not being able to get another cookie.

“We don’t know who’s responsible for it but Princess Celestia ask I help provide additional protection.” Turning back to face his sister, he lifted his hoof up to under her chin, and bring her face back up to face his. “This, you need to see.” He backed away a little bit and stood straight, channelling magic through his horn. He sent a blast of purple energy up to reenergise the magical shield. As soon as the spell was done, he felt the headache return. He rubbed his head slightly and it quickly subsided, for the time being.

“The burden of keeping Canterlot safe and secure lays squarely on my shoulders. Staying focused on the task at hand is in my top priority.” He explained to Twilight as they walked back up the stairs onto the castle parapets. Twilight frowned, feeling ashamed with herself as she followed behind her brother. “Ok, ok I get it. You have a really important job protecting all of Canterlot with a force field only you can conjure up. But still, how can you not tell me something as big as your wedding? Am I not that important to you anymore?”

Shining laid a comforting hoof on her shoulder. “Hey, you’re my little sister. Of course you’re important to me.” He looked forward slightly with a sly grin. Buut I’d understand if you didn’t want to be my best mare now.” Twilights features instantly brightened. “You want me to be your best mare?!”

“Well, yeah.”

“I’d be honoured!” The two quickly hugged, before Twilight pushed him away slightly. “But I’m still pretty ticked you’re marrying somepony I don’t even know! When did you even meet this Princess Mia Morea Cadenza?” Shining smiled and chuckled slightly. “Twily, Princess Mia Morea Cadenza is Cadence.”

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Spell quickly ducked into the castle Library as soon as he arrived. He wasn’t too keen on the increase of guards in the city, and he didn’t like the flood of emotions he could sense within the main hall. Everypony seemed to be preparing for some big event, but he’d be damned if he knew what it was. He decided just to get to the sanctuary of books as soon as possible. It only took him a few minutes to navigate himself around the castle and find the Library. He walked the path so many times he could do it in his sleep.

As soon as he entered the Castle he breathed in deeply, smelling the library air. It was comforting to him, and reminded him of a time past where he spent several hours in the library studying up on his courses. He took a little time to wander the several shelves, looking at both new and old additions to the library. Some titles he recognised, having read them several times over and could probably tell you word for word what the first few chapters said. Others were new books that he didn’t recognise, and a few were titles he only had heard of in passing, as they were thought to have been lost to time.

When he finally came across the nature magic section, he was slightly disappointed in the lack of choice they had. There were several copies of the same book, which would be good for a class to check out, but there were so few advanced books. However, much to his surprise, he found a couple of books he had written on the subject. The last thing he would of expected was for his writings to ever make it into the Canterlot Library. “Well, when I heard you had written books, I couldn’t help but get them and see if they were actually worth the money.” A voice behind him said, almost as if it had been reading his mind.

Turning around, Spell came face to face with the old Librarian. He wasn’t necessarily an old pony, but you could tell he was no longer young. Spell smiled widely at seeing his old friend. “Silver Scroll! How have you been!” He was greeted with a smack on the head with a scroll and a shh for being loud, before Silver Scroll returned the smile and embraced the young stallion.

“I’ve been fine. And what of you eh? Published author? Regular expert on Nature Magic? When I heard they were bringing you in as a teacher I couldn’t believe it.” Spell kept up his wide goofy smile while they talked. They reminisced about times past when Spell was a student, as well as their most recent adventures. They kept on talking for several hours before they realized night would soon be upon them. Spell excused himself, and with another hug, had set off once more for his hotel.

He stopped briefly on his way to stare up at the night sky, admiring the beauty that Luna created, before going into the hotel and up to his room. After a day of travel, he went straight to bed and was asleep quickly. He had much to do the following day, he had an introductory lecture to give in the afternoon.

Comments

[Spell Bound]

I'll be glad when I move out of the canon episode, so I don't have to rewatch the same clip over and over so I make sure I get all the dialgue right and got the key movements and emotions. -_-;; it's tiring.

[Crystal Static]

What did the Joker say to the Thief?

'There must be some kind of way out of here'

Now get your damn references under control, also, not a bad start.

~Crystalline Electrostatic~

[Spell Bound]

5016175 But I must make all the refrences D:

[Crystal Static]

5017306 But there's too much confusion, and I can't get any relief.

~Crystalline Electrostatic~