• Published 2nd Jan 2019
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CYCLED - The REAL Mister Pkmn



All the events of the seasons of FiM have happened before. Maestro Spectrum knows all of the events from the start, and crafted an artificial 7th Element of Harmony to try and stop it. However, he is tired of failing ... Something needs to change.

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Rthö Bjæ- Conflict of Interest

A week had passed, and Twilight thought that she had come to to terms with her silly crush and tossed it aside. It had been nothing more than her appreciating how good the suit made him look, nothing more. At least, that's what she tried to tell herself. But Twilight was conflicted when she saw Maestro that day. A knot twisted inside when she saw him talking with Trixie. A sick feeling that she could only presume was simple jealousy. He was talking with her as a friend, yet Twilight couldn’t help but see something else. The knot twisted harder as sharp pain was wrought upon her heart. She was conflicted. Part of her wanted to leave them be, because Maestro was clearly a good match for Trixie. But another part of her wanted him for herself. She didn’t know what to do. She tried to push it away, to ignore this feeling… yet it refused to go away. She decided to go get some fresh air within the forest, and hopefully that would help.

She travelled along the path for a good while, trying to sort things out. Was this more than she initially thought it to be? Why of all ponies did it have to be Maestro? She’d never really had interest in somepony else before, at least not quite like this. She tried rationalizing again, trying to convince herself that it was nothing more than a silly crush, that it would fade with time. It just had to be, for if it wasn’t… she didn’t know what to think. She had been so consumed in her thoughts that she had lost her way in the forest. She looked around, but she didn’t recognize this area of the forest. Everything around her looked very similar, and that only added to her confusion. She had forgot to bring a compass- something she chided herself over. With no certain way back to town, she weighed her options. She could shoot off a ball of magic, and hope somepony would see it. She could shout, and hope somepony was in earshot. She could teleport, of course- but that would likely drain quite a bit of her magic. But before she could make a decision, she saw a familiar figure. She called out to him. “Sapphiron! I am glad to see you!”

Turning to her, Sapphiron had a puzzled look on his face. “Twilight? Gone and gotten yourself lost in the forest, it seems. Would you like me to guide you back to town? I know this forest like the back of my hoof!”

She nodded enthusiastically. “Yes, thank you! Lead the way!” She fell in step behind him, and he took her out of the clearing. Sure, she still was uncertain about Sapphiron, but she felt she should give him a chance. So, she decided to break the ice as they walked. “So you and Maestro are friends, right? Might I ask how you two met?”

For a minute, Sapphiron considered the question. “Well, it was a long time ago. He and I go way back- we grew up close to each other. We’ve always had one another’s backs, no matter what.” His face suddenly fell. “We were there for each other during the hardest part of our past- we had nobody else to turn to. I’d rather not talk about that story right now though. It still hurts sometimes, even to this day…”

Twilight saw that Sapphiron had issues of his own, on top of all the rumors spread about his family. Speaking of… “You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to, but… what was your family like?”

Sapphiron stopped in his tracks, just shy of the path back to town where Twilight could see Applejack’s farm. He turned to her, tears running down his muzzle. “They were… good ponies. It still… hurts thinking about what they were like on a personal level sometimes so… please forgive me for not elaborating.” He dried his eyes, and stood up. He gestured to the path. “There you go. You can make your way back from here, I trust.” He started to walk off, but then paused and turned back. “Farewell for now, Twilight.” And with nary another word, he disappeared into the forest.

His disappearing act was so sudden that she hardly had a chance to thank him. Yet some part of her suspected that he’d know somehow. She went back into town, feeling slightly better. The little exchange with Sapphiron had taken her mind off of her troubles, and for once she was grateful that Maestro had already left. Seeing him at this point would only make things harder. Though, Trixie was still there, and she approached Twilight, a bit of a strange look on her face. “Hey. It’s been a while hasn’t it, Sparkle.” She rubbed a foreleg on her other, looking a bit nervous. “Say, you wouldn’t happen to… be interested in Maestro too, would you?”

Twilight was caught off guard. She hardly wanted to think on this right now. She was trying to move past that stage, not get dragged back! Tough, she couldn’t lie to Trixie. “Well… I mean, it’s probably nothing more than a crush. It’ll go away on its own.” She looked Trixie in the eye, knowingly. “If you want to go for him, be my guest. I’m probably not even his type.”

Surprise played on Trixie’s face for a moment, but then she shook her head. “W-well I could, but… He’s terribly busy, and I’m due for a few shows soon. The schedules just won’t work out.”

Part of Twilight felt elated, but another felt sorry for Trixie. Twilight knew she might regret this, but… Trixie just seemed perfect for Maestro. “If you ask him, you’d probably be surprised with the flexibility of his schedule. I say: Go for it.”

Trixie thanked Twilight, and went on her way. However, that inevitable regret came over Twilight as Trixie left. Some part of Twilight hoped that it wouldn’t work out, but she knew that it probably would. Despite what Maestro’d said, It was time that he considered things like this again; after all, if this was to be the last cycle, he deserved happiness, too. Yet, as Twilight got ready for bed that night, she couldn’t help but cry herself to sleep, longing for what she would likely never have.

Author's Note:

Now things are getting interesting... But next chapter will take a break form this development to get back to other things.

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