The next morning I browsed the bookshelf in the living room where I kept most of my spells. This would be Trixie’s first time with this magic, so she would need to start at the beginning. Over the course of my studies I found that numerous mechanics had crossovered from the ‘game world’ to the ‘real world’.
The magic of Fire Emblem was divided into numerous ranks, each one obtainable through practice and exposure. They follow as such: E, D, C, B, A, and S. With each new rank came new spells to be learned, more powerful than its predecessor.
So, I would need to get the starting tomes of each aspect: Fire, Wind, Thunder and Flux. I was still hesitant to teach Trixie any Dark magic. It was arguably the most powerful of the affinities and the advanced spells had the potential to cause some serious damage.
However, I would be here to walk her through the correct methods of using this magic. Should she ever run into any trouble I would do my best to aid her. I wouldn’t be a very good master if I failed in that regard.
I suddenly felt my token give off a signal, indicating a received message. I grimaced as I took it out and opened it. Much to my displeasure, it was another message from Pecila.
Well, for one, my name is Pecila. Two. I totally knew knew that, I mean your voice did say something along those lines. Three, I have totally good Ethics. I’m trying to be a hero after all. Four, It was a reference to Bohemian Rhapsody! Everyone’s heard of Queen! Five, I hate killing. I have killed one pony but I have regretted it ever since then and it’s been over a thousand fucking years! Six, I pity your lost sense of humor.
-Pecila
I scowled at the page, my anger starting to rise. I could almost imagine her irritating voice, mocking me with every ridiculous point she made. I levitated a quill to me and wrote out a reply.
From your responses I can clearly tell you are an individual with less than stellar intellect. In this regard I take everything you write to me with a grain of salt. I have never heard of Bohemian Rhapsody and assuming everyone knows of it is a foolish prospect in of itself. Before you write to me again carefully consider the words you decide upon.
With a huff I closed the tome and returned it to my robe. I wouldn’t allow a distraction such as this to ruin the rest of my day. And besides, today was about Trixie, not me. Today was her next step of becoming a mage.
I stepped out of my home, a small bag slung over my shoulder. I made my way to the side of the building, Trixie following close behind me. She had a wide grin on her face of which I found rather infectious. I stopped a few yards away from a few makeshift training dummies I had spent some time making last night. While the craftsmanship wouldn’t pass any inspection, I was rather proud of my work with a needle.
I dropped the bag and turned towards Trixie. “So, ready for the next step in your training?”
Trixie raised her head proudly and placed a hoof upon her chest. “Trixie was born ready for this moment!”
I pinched the bridge of my nose in agitation. She may be a bit more humble than she was in the past, but she had retained her obnoxious speech. I’ve put up with it for this long, but not any more.
“Trixie,” I began, “You need to drop the theatrics and the third person speech.”
She looked at me in surprise. “The Great and Powerful Trixie always speaks like this!”
“Well, that's going to stop!”
“Trixie will not-!”
“ROBIN THE TACTICIAN WILL NOT HAVE ANYONE SPEAKING IN THE THIRD PERSON IN HIS HOUSE!”
Her ears flattened against the back of her head as I lost my temper. I forced myself to calm down before I continued, "Trixie, how much longer are you going to dwell on the past? You need to make a decision. Are you going to become a powerful mage or are you going to remain a show mare?"
She stared at the floor as she considered my words. Her decision came soon after as she raised her head and stared back at me with new light in her eyes. "Trix - I want to become a mage."
I smiled at her and rested my hand upon her shoulder. "Good answer. Now, let's get started."
I levitated four tomes from my bag and hovered them in front of Trixie. "Here we have Fire, Wind, Thunder and Flux. My magic branches into four different fields, aptly named Fire, Wind, Thunder and Dark. I plan on having you understand the concepts of all fields of magic before I release you from my apprenticeship."
Trixie looked at me in surprise and asked, "Isn't dark magic illegal to practice?"
I chuckled at her expense. It's not surprising that Celestia would ban dark magic. It’s evil, unpredictable and powerful. “The Dark magic you know is banned, yes. However, this brand is a little different. For one, it won’t corrupt the user since the spell is mainly coming from the tome itself and not from within you. Secondly, I’ve set up mental blocks in order to maintain my own sanity, just as a precaution. That’s something we’re going to work on later. Right now I want you to choose a tree of magic. While you’ll be able to eventually master every magic, it’s best to have a tree you’re comfortable with.”
Trixie examined each of the tomes, her gaze lingering a tad longer on the Dark tome. Much to my surprise, however, she pointed a hoof at the yellow book.
“Tr-I want to focus on thunder magic.”
“Thunder magic, huh? This tree has quite a few powerful spells. For now though, you’ll start with Thunder, the lowest ranked magic which is…” I trailed off.
“E rank,” She immediately replied.
“Right. Since you’re just starting out, the only magic accessible to you are any and all tomes that fall under the E rank. Know that each tree is separate from one another and the only way to advance in a field is through training.”
Trixie raised a hoof and I had to stop myself rolling my eyes. I gave her permission to speak.
“How long does it take to reach the next rank?”
“That honestly depends on how long and how often you’re willing to train with the magic. If you trained everyday for six hours it might take you… roughly three to five weeks.”
Trixie’s eyes widened in surprise. I told her the learning process would be tedious, but never really put a time to it. Guess I should take it a step further and break the news to her. “That’s also just for the first rank. It usually takes slightly longer to achieve the next rank and so forth. To reach to final rank can take anywhere from six to eight months and to fully master it can take up to a year.”
With each milestone I threw at her she appeared to grow more and more tired. A pity considering we haven’t even started training yet.
“O-One year!?” She stuttered, “but, to master all the fields, it could take up to four years or more!”
I had to hold back a sarcastic reply about her being able to do basic math. “It does take a long time to learn and master this magic. However, it is also one of the most powerful available to you. As cliche as it may sound, with power comes responsibility. Between the time from start to finish you will learn the proper ways of handling this magic.”
Trixie sighed and lowered her head. “Yes Sir.”
I lifted her chin with a finger, forcing her to look into my eyes. I gave her a gentle smile. “I’m not forcing you to learn all the magic I have to offer you. Chances are you’ll only be under my wing for a year at most. My job as your teacher is to ensure that you know what you’re doing. After that, you can find your own way.”
She held my gaze for a few moments longer before breaking out into a small smile. I took that as her acceptance and offered her the tome which she took in her magic.
“Now, before you start throwing around bolts of lightning, I’m going to discuss the proper use of this magic. Be sure to memorize everything as it could be the difference between life and death.”
Trixie grimaced at the mention of death, but maintained posture otherwise. These ponies are too skittish for their own good.
“Some of this you already know, but I will go over it again so that the information is ingrained into your mind. If you have any questions at all don’t be afraid to ask.”
Trixie nodded in understanding. And so, I began my lecture.
“The magic now available to you is very different from Unicorn magic. It is impossible to cast a specific spell unless you have the correct tome. This is because you are not taking magic from yourself, but from the tome. The magic within the tome reacts with the Ancient Language allowing the use of spells.”
Trixie raised her hoof and I nodded at her. “If you’re only using magic from within the tome, then where does that magic come from?” she asked.
“Good question. The magic actually comes from yourself, but it’s a two step progress. Before using the book, you need to push your own magic into the book where it will dwell until needed. If the magic within the tome is drained, you’ll be unable to cast any spells. Think of the tome itself as a catalyst while the language is a program which activates it. Because of this, only those who understand the language may cast a spell.”
“Now, for as powerful as this magic is, it does come with some handicaps. For starters, as I’ve said before, you can only use this magic so long as you have the correct tome. In addition to that, you need to read it in order to bind yourself to the book.”
“You are not required to read the entire book in order to bind yourself to it. All it takes is a few sentences, maybe less. You’ll know when you’ve established a connection, as you’ll feel it. Beyond that, I can’t explain it any further. As you become more and more familiar with the language the required reading is lessened. For example, it only takes me a few words before I feel the connection. It should also be noted that you are not required to read the text every time you wish to cast magic, just once is enough.”
I found myself starting to pace back and forth in front of Trixie. Coughing softly, I forced myself to remain still.
“The connection between you and a tome is strong, but fragile. Should a tome be wrenched from your grasp and tossed aside, you’ll find yourself unable to cast the spell. Always be sure to keep the tome secure by your side so as to not lose or accidentally drop it. The second way the bond can be broken is by your own doing. Only one tome can be used at a time and therefore only one spell at a time. If you want to switch spells, you must read the text of the new tome, and create a new bond. This in turn will sever the previous bond you had.”
I suddenly clapped my hands together, startling Trixie. “And that’s all you need to know at the moment. There is more, of course, but I will withhold such information until I think you’re ready for it. For the next few days I’ll be supervising your training at all times. Until then, I don’t want you practicing this magic outside my knowledge.”
Trixie straitened up and responded curtly, “Yes Sir.”
I tittered inwardly at her consistent formality. It seems I had truly embraced the path of the teacher.
I gestured to the yellow tome beside Trixie, “Try binding yourself with the tome.”
Trixie brought the tome before her and opened it, silently reading the words to herself. After roughly 20 seconds she closed the book, looking at it curiously. “I-I think it worked. I felt a tug of some sort…”
“Well, there’s only one way to find out,” I said, pointing at one of the training dummies, “try to cast the spell and aim for the dummy. Remember, don’t use the magic inside yourself, but the magic within the tome.”
Trixie closed her eyes and remained silent. I watched as she twitched slightly, grimacing in pain. I guided her, “Don’t force the magic out. Let it flow easily through your body.”
She gave a small nod before inhaling deeply and steadying her breathing. I watched in satisfaction as a thin bolt of yellow lightning shot out from her horn, hitting the dummy directly in the chest. The bolt did little then shake the mannequin, but it was a start.
Trixie’s eyes were wide in astonishment and I watched in amusement as her grin grew wider and wider with every passing second.
Things were about to pick up around here.
So SHORT but at least it's a good one Waiting for more
Nice chapter. I like how Robin explained the concepts of magic to Trixie.
Wooo!
Fortunately for Robin, Pecila will be too sleepy to reply so someone sane will respond in her stead.
Humming the fable theme the entire chapter. Can't wait for that crossover~
You wouldn't believe how happy I was when I noticed this update. I was starting to lose hope. Great to see this continue and though the chapter was rather short, it had some very important character development. Till next time.
6055517 6055604 I think roughly 2500 is a decent word count for a fimfiction chapter. Also, I've been working behind the scenes on the crossover. It's ridiculously long and a very good excuse as to why chapter uploads are slow. You think this is short? Just wait until I start drowning you with words!
6055526 That might happen frequently in this story. Robin's a teacher of sorts and is no stranger to lectures. these kind of chapters may be common in the future.
6055540 Oh dear.
6055569 Well let's get to it!
6055652 Why are you scared, it's only Luke.
Upside, chapter! Downside, short chapter. I actually forgot I had this tracked.
Whoohoo! This is great! I agree with Robin. Things're definitely looking up!
Yes! The chapter has been made! It's great and as it gives me the right to say this in Fire Emblem: Awakening format.
*Fire Emblem Get Item Tune*
Keep it up with this story, I am literally on the edge of my seat!
I still don´t know why he dislikes Trixies speech so much, and i hope he doesn´t change the whole Trixie, but i had read a part of a previous chaper again, and i rembered why i like this story so much.
I hope we get more soon, i just noticed that i haven´t followed you till now, so i don´t know what you maybe said to everyone else about you update rate.
I am not sure if something is wrong with his personality, he seems to be angry, or bugged by very little things. I can´t be to sure for the rest of the story, but don´t think he had much nicer thoughts. Even if he acts like her teacher now, he could maybe be a bit nicer from time to time, not just for four minutes.
Like i said, i don´t remember every moment, but i don´t remember him much nicer, he still seems to be frustrated.
I forgot what i wanted to add to this, but it is not like i would think that he would be only bad no, i like him too, it was just something i noticed right now.
Now i finished that chapter, and i have to say that Robin as a teacher i pretty nice, but i still hope that they can be some sort of friends later in the story, i think you said that there will be no romance right?
6056221 Robin has a lot of reasons to be frustrated in general. Most of which won't be revealed until the end of the story (or close to it).
I'm indifferent to romance. There might be romantic moments, but if so, they're going to most likely turn out as jokes. If I ever decide to take something serious, I'll add a romance tag to the story.
Wow, what a dick.
I'm tempted to make one of these Displaced stories just so I can have a character that would make all the others look stupid without being a prick about it. No, seriously, where do I sign up?
YAY! YOU USED MY JOKE!
Trixies class changed!
Showmare lvl 10 -> Mage lvl 1!
HP +3!, Mag +1!, Skl +1!, Res +1, Mov +1!
Can now use [Thunder]!
6056294 okay thanks, that is enough to know for the moment.
The beginning of the sentence is written big.
Thank you! Only having one magic skill was one of the things that annoyed me most about awakening.
Interesting chapter. Nice seeing a chapter with just Robin and Trixie.
It would seem you are missing a book. I remember this book. Now who's hooves could that precious book have fallen into?
6056369 It was too good not to use!
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6056443 Damn it GDoc! I have enough grammar to worry about, it should at least fix this stuff for me!
6056558 In a 'real world' environment it doesn't make sense to group it all together as a single skill. Believe me, I gave it a lot of thought. Have about five pages of instructions for myself on how it all works!
6056680 Bonding together through the magic of... magic.
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6056952 Magic...there's nothing quite like magic...
Fun Update!
6062111 He did watch the show prior to arriving in Equestria. However, he does not remember everything that occurred. In the first chapter I label him as not a 'die hard brony'. There are things he forgets. Think of it like this: you watch a series once, and then you're given a test on it. you won't remember everything. Robin remembers the major plot points of the story as well as most of the major characters. With that in mind does his knowledge still seem meta? Regardless, I'll be sure to tone it down in future chapters.
As for Pinkie's comment, it was based solely around the fact that his name is the same as a bird. It was used simply for comedy on my part. As far as 'running with the wind', did I say running? I honestly don't quite remember. I thought I had her say that he would use it to fly, which relates to the previous joke mentioned. Robin also visibly showed his power to her when he swept his arm and created a gust of wind.
And, last but not least, Pinkie's meta-knowledge. You have to keep in mind that Pinkie is a fourth-wall breaker; She has that type of power. While she doesn't know everything, this gives writers leeway to have her make assumptions ridiculously close to what's actually known. That's how I see it anyway.
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Nudge nudge, wink wink~
Yay more chaps!!!!!!!!! I wub this story please continue!!!!!!!!!! (PS: remember me Mountainmadman?)
I like this chapter. This is a nice chapter.
Uhhh... Can... I get Robin's token in one of my universes?
6074613 Thanks, it feels like a mandatory segment considering Robin's credentials.
You can, but that might be all. I enjoy doing crossovers, but at a certain point I have to say "enough". I already have two done and two to three more planned.
6074641 May I PM you with details for what I was thinking?
6074647 Of course.
Wow, a comment per chapter! I noticed you doing this earlier and guessed it would continue, so I decided to wait until you finnished reading before I responded to your comments.
6093002 Celestia told her (roughly) 21 year old student to gather her friends and take on a dragon... that's canon. Either she doesn't care any more, she's senile, or she doesn't think about things. I'm going with number three here. Although, a story revolving around an old senile Celestia would be hilarious. Hmm... that actually gives me an idea for a one shot.
6093045 He's stern, blunt, and cares little for those who aren't open minded. He's not mean... but he ain't a saint.
6093064 It's part of the displaced universe. it opens up for some unique crossovers, which will be happening in this story.
6093083 If there's one thing I noticed ponies doing... it's repeating mistakes. They also like to scream and run around a lot.
6093108 I dislike Trixie as well, but only her character. You will see this change over time as Robin's influence rubs off on her.
6093130 Robin knows why Trixie hates Twilight. He knows the main plot points of the show. I label him as a 'not die-hard brony'. He knows some stuff, but not everything.
6093168 The way this works will be explained in a future chapter, so stick around and you'll find out!
6093218 He did, I just didn't feel the need to mention them in detail too much. They wear them in plain sight as jewelry, kinda hard to miss. Also, the so called 'super-weapon' has a charge-up time of several seconds. Unless Robin wanted to get hit, he would be able to easily dodge the beam.
6093240 He has seen up to season four and knows about Equestria Girls. What he doesn't know is every little detail.
6093660 Hmm, I wonder why I didn't comment on the last chapter... Maybe I just couldn't think of anything to say about it. Sorry about that. You didn't respond to chapter 8's comment though.
Oh well, my thanks for responding to my comments, you're the first one that's done that for me.
6136218 Not much to say about that comment :P
I try to respond to most comments that bring up points or questions regarding the story. Half of the 592 comments are probably mine from trying to respond to people!
You do know that Robin can also be a girl, right!?
6140623 I know, but I myself am a guy so I felt more comfortable writing Robin as male. Even then, like most young(ish) Japanese characters in video games, Robin has a feminine appearance to him. I personally find it rather amusing.
What a dick. He is too harsh to her in my opinion.
I honestly can't understand why seemingly everyone wants Trixie or Luna to talk normal. Normal is boring! Why take traits from them, which make them special? I mean, you could also take Rainbows ego, or her wish to be a Wonderbolt, or her flying abilities. I don't see a problem with interesting and unique speech patterns.
Yup, I hate you Robin.
I have played Fire Emblem games and i could have sworn there was also Light Magic. Anima (Fire, Thunder, Wind), Dark, and Light (Lightning i think). Am i wrong about this? It has been awhile since i played any of the games. I remember it most in Fire Emblem, and Fire Emblem: Seven Stones
6673478 no ur correct but it's in a diffrent fire emeblem game think of Marth and lady lyn that's where light and dark started but was lessend too what is now dragon dark fire wind and thunder tomes ( dragon tome is called Nagas voice ) in the game of awakening so yea it was exempt in the now FE game also in radiant dawn it had meteor tome it was a diffrent tome from other tomes in radiant dawn and path of radiance
6546817 actully have u ever spoken in third person in front of ur friends or family befor cause I have and they siad its very annoying too speck in third person although yelling at the person in that case is rather heartless (hehe kingdom hearts) if you take it into account
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Still, personality quirk is personality quirk. It's something unique and a part of her personality. I don't think she should just drop it. Besides imagine Pinkie Pie with normal people. I don't think everyone would appreciate her nature.
And as another example, I for instance wear yellow every single day of my life and will continue to do so, no matter how many others may think that the color is too garish.