In an Equestria that predates the return of the princess of the night, in a time when princess Mi Amore Cadenza has just got her cutie mark, and subsequently her alicornhood. In an era so close to our time, yet so far in the past. An earth pony not native to Equestria stood in front the princess of the sun. His scars are many, standing proud as testament to the fierce battles he fought. However, if there was any pride in his past, he was not showing it. Instead he was bowing, begging for asylum. And his reasons were none too clearer, a filly in his shadow and a foal on his back.
That was the start of the legend known as the colt of the castle. After many years since that day, it became custom to find a young earth pony colt moseying around the castle with no watcher over him. He would stroll about aimlessly among the greatest and the brightest of Equestria, be they guards or scholars, always listening, always learning, and forever sharing whatever knowledge came across his pass.
However that leisure lifestyle of his will soon be shattered when a certain filly moves into the castle as Celestia’s protégé after hatching a dragon egg then turning the hatchling into an adult with a blink of an eye, a filly under the name of Twilight Sparkle.
Some clarifications before you start:
If it wasn't clear enough in the description, yes, this story takes place before the event of the series and will end before the beginning of its events. Because of that it did not warrant an AU tag in my opinion.
I was struggling between adventure and slice of life, but chose adventure because of the nature of the events are too over the top for slice of life.
I am still unsure if a tragedy tag is needed or not.
What inspired this story was the thought: "what would make a child to reject all forms of friendship in a world such as mlp?" Season 1 episode 1 Twilight was adamant that she did not need friends after all, what made her reach that conclusion, but still accept other friends quite readily?
Finally, I'd implore you dear readers if you dislike my story, I'd be very grateful if you told me why as well
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Earth pony magic seems to always be a unusual subject for fans to discuss. Where exactly do you plan to go with this?
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To where the title reads.
I think the answer would be clearer once I post more chapters.
My Little Earthpony: Breakdancing is Magic.
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You'd be surprised, I was actually inspired by the avatar to make this fic, so breakdancing might be closer to the truth than you think.
Okay, this is a good fic, and I can't wait for more.
~Crystalline Electrostatic~
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Thanks
How old is Sun at this point?
Old enough to take over fatherhood duties for Spike? Or is he just "old enough" to own a pet dragon?
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I placed him two to three years older than Twilight at that time.
So that means around 10-11 years old.
Though I didn't meant it to be a fatherhood figure, more like a babysitter/brother figure.
I shouldn't really harp on the least important character, but... yeah, Spike is treated like a pet, then, huh? Treated like it's okay his primary caretakers are children, left alone when it's inconvenient, even Sun is "training" him to be useful rather than raising him. Pretty much like you'd treat a pet.
At least Sun and Twilight are making up, though.
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Unfortunately I am trying to make the interactions as closely related to the show as possible, to give it the continuity of it predating the show. And in the show, Spike (my favorite character by the way) is almost always thrown under the rug especially in season 1 where he was treated less like a character more like the bottom of a joke.
I do plan some good things for the little guy in the future, though, I am unsure when they'll fit.
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That is unfortunate... it's going to have to be something rather serious based on how much it seems like Spike is being treated like a pet, so far. Usually it's not really defined, so it's easy to assume that something else happened with Spike when he was being raised, rather than Twilight raising Spike alone (or, I suppose, Twilight raising Spike with Sun's intermittent assistance) to be her pet/servant.
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I doubt I am going to change how Spike is being handled in this particular story because Spike will be able to talk at the end of the story and that single event will change how Sun Light handles him.
But you did give me an idea which I can use as a focusing point for future plot points, and for that I thank you.
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I love this tail and can not whate till more is added it is amasing
well done and I am hooked
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I'm glad you enjoy it
Oh wow it's updated! Forgot when it was last updated...
I have always like the idea of earth ponies being able to use magic almost the same way as the other races. And all that was stopping an earth pony was trying to and figure out the how to do it as a earth pony. Very interesting and we'll written so far.
let see where it goes. 
Aw, that was heart warming.
I love your writing of the characters in this. They are so relatable.
Nice job with having Sunrise learning teleport and heavenly steps. 
I really like the interaction between Twilight and Sunrise. I know you are trying to keep close to the show but I really like how you have Sunrise and Twilight interact and would like to see it continue. 
Very enjoyable read and I am looking forward to the next chapter.
Finally got around to read this story, so far it is good and I am looking forward to see more of this story. I would be pretty envious of Sun Light having such ease I learning so quickly such complex subjects. Still I wander what is supposed to be the difference in the way Earth Ponies and Unicorns channel magic and why Sun Light seem to be one of the Earth Pony that know how to use magic in a similar way as as unicorns and what make his training changes things for him.
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You know me, all will be revealed in due time. As in I will touch this particular subject this very next chapter.
Was this Evening surpressing a sneer at Spike, or Sun Light?
A wild Thing appears?
It's not that surprising Sun Light can't figure out how to levitate... it's not very well known how he does it at all.
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To answer your question, he is sneering at Sun Light... I'll go and add this now.
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You know... I had actually meant "was it Sun Light sneering."
But reading your explanation think I get who was sneering at who.
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Name of Story: Quest for Earth Pony Magic: the Disciple
Grammar score out of 10: 8 ( minor issues with punctuation and occupational problems with capitalization)
Pros:
* OCs are very well developed from the get go without being contrived or overly cliched
* having someone other then an ali/uni-corn pony being able to use magic which which is not a topic explored too often. Speaking of that....
* very fascinating head cannon on how magic works
Cons:
* grammar issues(minor as they are)
* I'm debating whether the prorogue was all that necessary as it has yet to play any real role in the main story... yet...
* Candence.... I'm not too thrilled with her characterization.
Notes Section: Sometimes I hate the must have 3 cons rule as when I run into a great story like this I end up nitpicking the nitpicking. This is a very well constructed story at every turn (minus the minor grammar issues) there is a reason you have a 20:0 U/D ratio. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I hope you can continue writing it and not take another 9 month break...
Enjoy your review!
... How old is Sun Light? When he goes to the doctor he acts like an adult and highly self-aware.
Later he acts more like a kid but...
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Some one or two years older than Twilight at that time. However, I was trying to strike a balance between who he is, a genius that is fully aware of his surrounding, and what he is, a child who allows his emotions to control him.
Do you think the switch between the two was jarring and could have been done any better?
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Hm. Rereading the first scene it wasn't as bad as I had remembered. He picks up on what the doctor is saying and asserts based on his feelings but doesn't seem to pursue the topics on his own and be aware of his emotional state, which is what I thought was "too self-aware."
My bad, it's actually alright.
But... rereading it seems like there are... a lot of issues with the scenes, and the descriptions. It needs editing rather badly, both from a proofreading and a "this is described in a hard to parse manner" way.
One issue that's very consistent is using commas wrong before dialogue. You only use a comma if the word is a speaking word, like "said"
An example of correct usage:
Quipping is a manner of speaking.
(Although unless you're gunning for broken english, the word in context is "relaxed")
Incorrect:
In this case, "took an initiative" isn't a speaking verb, even if it's indicating speaking is coming later.
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Thank you for pointing these things out, I'll give it another round of proofreading tomorrow whe. I'm more awake and not half asleep.
Ouch that's really sad... At least he still loves her.
It was a good chapter. pore Sun Light he wont see his fur grow anytime soon because of the stress. I was also wandering what is up between Blueblood and Sun Light that made it so that they aren't friends any more; Was it because BB made unwanted advances to him?
Great to see an you again IMN, and even more to see an other chapter of this great story. I think you did a great job with this chapter and I wander how the four of them will reconcile with each other again.
Great to see this awesome fic update.
love the character dynamic you have going here. I am very interested in seeing how this pans out. 
also I ship Twilight and Sun light when older. 
I love the small part with Shining meeting big sis. 
i like this. keep up the good work.
God damnit, sir; I envy your story telling skills. Solid beginning, the characters are likable, and I constantly look forward to clicking that next chapter button. Very well done so far.
I am very curious as to what this heavenly steps technique is. I tried doing a quick search, but didn't find anything that stood out. Can you point me in a direction where I can learn a bit more about this 'heavenly steps'?
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There are none, I made it entirely up.
Though, if I am to describe it, it would be something like ice-skating, you push from one point and skid through the floor to the next.
Was it not clear enough?
This was an interesting chapter, Sun Beam certainly seems to hold a grudge against Blueblood really hard. Still, it seems that Twilight is finally starting to be able to assert herself with him now, which I would imagine that will do wanders to her self-esteem and in taking command of a situation. I hope to see the next one soon.
Wait, so I thought that his sister was prevented from sending stuff because of the bullying, and Sun was angry at Blueblood, but this chapter makes it sound like she is complicit in the bullying.
Also you used telepathy instead of telekinesis when you first talked about him borrowing books.
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First, thank you for pointing out that mistake, I don't know how I missed it.
Second, she kind of is, but more on that in the next chapter.
well, this was a heart warming moment between father and son with intense drives, generally blunt and insensitive that do not tolerate weakness from others and especially themselves, and view there own emotions as weakness to the point of denying to the own emotional needs or don't realize how much their own behavior are actually par a a deep seeded tangled feelings. It was an a very good chapter I hope your will be able to continue writing with such quality.
That is a very nice chapter.
I like how you wrapped up everything to do with Sun light and his father. 
I am also looking foward to see what is exactly going on with Shining Armor and Sun light's sister. 
Of course the other great part about this story is earth ponies using magic and how. 
Dang, Sun Light really ripped into little Twi there, savage as hell...
Nothing like a good binge-reading to pass the night. I'm really enjoying these characters and trying to think about how the next chapters will play out. If you get the time, go check out my story which has a similar base concept. Looking forward to the next chapter!
From what I've seen, he has only pegged her slightly wrong, in that he believes it's a broad classism thing, when it's a narrow selfishness thing.
And it's that for some of the classist people, too, including the person who is apparently spearheading it. Just to try to get him to give up because she wants Cadance for herself, just like that other guy does.
The only difference is she isn't actively bullying him... except for this chapter, where she's doing a "bully good cop" thing.
And she probably isn't first and foremost because she's realized that Cadance would hate her if (when. I can cross my fingers and hope for when) she figures it out.
The whole situation is maddening, though.
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I couldn't have put it in more elegant words.
Tense is all over the place, switching mid sentence and being generally inconsistent, and there are occasional words that appear to have been eaten by a grue.
Can't even finish second chapter, it hurts my brain.
oh, this wont end well.
But i love
long chapters
great to see an other chapter again. I hope to see how things with develop between Moon and Shining Armor. Personally I think my preferred out come would be her father threating to disown her for doing the nobles dirty work, and publicly chew her out in front of her fellow students.