Twilight have a difficult test: a duel against Celestia herself. In order to pass the test, Twilight open a door to other dimension looking for a powerful master who can teach her everything she need to defeat her mentor
In two months, Twilight have a difficult test: a magical duel against her teacher, Princess Celestia. Desperate, but with her friend's support, she open a gate to another world looking for a powerful master who can help her with her task.
The group arrives to Mahora Campus, where Professor Negi Springfield offers his help teaching not only Twilight, but her friends as well. And in the meantime, Celestia have to deal with six of Negi's students:
Asuna Kagurazaka, Kaede Nagase, Ku-Fei, Makie Sazaki, Yue Ayase (known as the Baka Rangers, the worst students of the 4-A) and the trustable Nodoka Miyazaki. Is the experiment going to success or it will be a miserable failure?
It was a typical day in Ponyville: the sun brightening, the birds chirping happily, the villagers working with a smile on their faces… and Twilight Sparkle having another of her world-famous panic attacks. Like always, the reason of this was a letter of Princess Celestia; but this time, she wasn’t alone. Her number one assistant Spike joined her making their library a total mess.
“Okay, what’s the matter with the two of you?” asked Rainbow Dash walking into the library with the rest of their closest friends.
“This is bad! Really bad!” Keep saying Twilight while walking in circles.
Rarity sighed and pulled Spike’s arm. “Spikey-Wikey, do you mind to explain what’s going on?”
Spike just showed them the letter. Rarity and Pinkie Pie read it and gasped.
“And how bad is it?” asked Applejack.
Rarity and Pinkie gulped.
“She have another exam… this time she have to fight Princess Celestia!
Silence. Then…
“WHAT?!”
“I KNOW” shouted Twilight. “What I suppose to do, girls? There’s no way I can defeat her… not a single way. There’s not a single kind of pony magic she didn’t know perfectly well and… and… THIS TIME I AM GOING TO FAIL NO MATTER WHAT I DO!!”
“But do you really have to fight?” asked Fluttershy worried for her friend.
Twilight nodded. “It’s all on the letter. She gave me two months to prepare myself such as unlimited access to Canterlot Archives; but even if I spend all the time in the Archives, there’s no way I can beat her. She’s a very strict teacher and I know she’ll never lower her level only to give me some advantage. I’m doomed!
Pinkie started to think bouncing on the same spot over and over again.
“I know!” she said happily. “What if you go learn magic somewhere else? When we were looking time spells I found something to travel through other dimensions. What if we use it and…?
Twilight froze for a little but then she gave Pinkie a massive hug.
“PINKIE, YOU’RE A GENIOUS! I mean it, it’s just brilliant. If Equestrian magic can’t beat her, another dimension’s magic will do the trick! SPIKE, WE’RE LEAVING TO CANTERLOT IMMEDIATELY”
“Adventure, wiii” said Pinkie very happy.
And just like that, the seven friends went to Canterlot to find the spell Pinkie mentioned. Once they presented the document signed by the Princess herself, the Archive Guards let them enter and the search started. Twilight was still hysteric but their friends offered to find the spell giving her time to recover. And after just thirty seconds, Pinkie gave her the scroll she was looking for.
“Here you go Twilight”
She smiled thankfully and started to read.
“Thank you so much girls. Really, sometimes I wonder what I will do without you. Thank you a lot for your help, but I think I can manage this from now on. Are you coming Spike?”
Applejack grinned.
“Do ya’ really think we just gonna let you go to an unknown place just by yourself? Wrong friends Twi, we’re going with ya”
“WHAT?” asked Twilight.
Rainbow Dash flew to her sternly. “Seriously, you can be really stupid sometimes even if you’re a genius”
“I’m coming with you darling” said Rarity calmly. “And there’s nothing you can do to stop me”
Fluttershy just stranded firmly and Pinkie was with her. At the end, Twilight let escape a sigh of defeat.
“I should see this coming. Very well, fine, you can go with me; but stay together. This spell is relatively easy but the most ponies you transport, it gets harder”
They obeyed while Twilight put her magic to work concentrating with all her capability. The whole building of Canterlot Archives trembled violently while the power of the spell made the six ponies and dragon disappear. Hide in a corner, the Princess raised an eyebrow.
“Well, I never saw that one coming. You just get this much more interesting Twilight Sparkle”
Japan; Campus of Mahora all girls Academy; class 4-A:
An eleven year old boy entered to the classroom ready to start his lessons. His students, all girls between sixteen and seventeen years old, greeted him with joy. Negi Springfield was a gifted child, who graduated with all honors from the prestigious Magic Academy from Gales and he was one of the most powerful mages of all times. A truly Magister Magi. And he was only eleven years old!
“Good morning” said Negi happily.
“Good morning Negi-sensei” said the entire 4-A class.
On Negi’s desk was a cup of coffee and homemade cupcakes waiting for him.
“I baked you this, sensei” said in seductive tone the class president, Ayaka Yukihiro.
A girl with orange her and red and blue eyes called Asuna Kagurazaka rolled her strange eyes.
“As always, your pathetic attempts to get the boy doesn’t know shame” provoked Asuna to Ayaka.
“My feelings for Negi-Sensei can’t be understand by an unevolved monkey such as you, Asuna-san” answered Ayaka.
“WHAT” shouted Asuna attacking Ayaka, who received her ready to start one of their typical fights.
The whole class started the same old rutine: to cheer them and gamble who they though was going to win. Negi ran to stop them, but as always, an unwanted punch sent him to the other side of the classroom. Nodoka Miyazaki, a girl with dark purple hair quickly helped Negi to stand. The boy was to try to separate the girls again but a thunder on the middle of the classroom interrupted the fight.
“Negi-sensei, if you use magic is cheating” complained a pink haired girl called Fumika Narutaki.
But it wasn’t Negi. A twister made of magic appeared in the middle of the classroom and slowly took the form of six young girls with strange hair and strange colored skin (imagine Equestria Girls desings). Twilight almost fainted because of the effort but Applejack held her gently.
“Twilight, resist. Look! Your spell worked, we traveled to another plane of existence!”
“I’m okay” said Twilight weakly. “I’m just exhausted, but don’t worry for me. We’re all here and that’s what is important. I’ll recover, I just need some time”
A girl with cyan skin and multicolored hair was staring at herself with surprise.
“For the love of Celestia, what are we?” screamed Rarity.
Rainbow was more annoyed than scared. “Damn it, I can’t fly in this form. What on Equestria happened to me?”
Pinkie laughed happily as usual. “I like it, we look funny”
And in the meantime, the girls from class 4-A were approaching slowly. Negi was just worried for the girl with purple skin and purple hair, he felt how she used a lot of magical energy. Then one of the girls screamed when she saw the small purple dragon who was with the strangers (dragons exist in the world of Negima so Spike will remain in his normal form).
“Who are you?” asked Ayaka after notice the strangers weren’t a menace. “Why are you in our classroom?”
Twilight recovered a little and stand with the help of Fluttershy. “Sorry for the interruption. We’re from Equestria, the Magical land of Ponies and… I used an ancient dimensional travel spell looking for a master. My name is Twilight Sparkle and I study magic, I have a very important test in two months but in order to pass it, I need to improve my magic. Right now I’m looking for a powerful sorcerer who can teach me some magic unknown on my land”
Said that, Twilight fall asleep. A girl with orange skin and a cowboy hat just smiled and confronted the class.
“As Twilight said, we’re looking for a master for her. Ma’ name is Applejack and these are ma’ friends Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Twilight and Spike. And when Twi told us about her plan, we had to join her in case she gets into trouble”
“So you’re all ponies? KAWAI!” said Fuuka Narutaki with excitement. “Can we go to visit? Can we? Can we?
Before the ponies could react, the whole class started with their questions followed by the typical craziness of the class; such as a circus performance from Zazie Rainyday; a martial arts demonstration from Ku-Fei and Kaede; and much more.
“So we’re in the world full of Pinkie Pies” said Rainbow. “Unbelievable”
And effectively, soon Pinkie Pie joined to the madness making it even more loudly when Ayaka Yukihiro called to the order.
“Minna-san! Please show a little dignity! Today we have important visitors from another world, try to calm down for god’s sake!”
And the scandal calmed, but just a little. Ayaka was about to scream to shut them, when Nodoka Miyazaki came closer to the visitors along with her best friend Yue Ayase.
“So you’re here to learn some magic? Just her or all of you?” asked Nodoka shyly.
“Only Twilight have magic abilities” said Fluttershy gently.
“That’s not true” said Yue. “Nodoka and I also were interested in learn magic and Negi-sensei prepared us very well; even if at the beginning we didn’t know nothing” and like showing her point, she took a magic wand and make a few sparks.
Haruna Satome, another friend of Nodoka and Yue winked an eye. “See? Negi-sensei can do everything! After all he is a Magister Magi”
The girls from Equestria exchanged excited looks.
“So you’re saying that Negi-sensei can teach us magic too if we want?” asked Applejack.
“Yey” said Fluttershy softly.
“Cool! I’ll be a unicorn; or maybe not but I’ll have my own magic! I can barely wait” said Pinkie.
“Magic? Why not? Sounds awesome!”
“And is my opportunity to improve” mumbled Rarity.
Twilight woke up and after her friends explained the new plan, she nodded excited.
“Okay, now get me to that Negi-sensei”
Haruna, Yue and Nodoka turned to the boy, who seemed as excited as the visitors. His students were about to say something when he suddenly rushed to the main door.
“I have to speak with the director, I’ll be right back” he said before he disappeared.
And after a few minutes, the boy returned with a giant simile.
“I have spoken with the director and proposed him an idea: an exchange student program”
The classroom muttered because of the excitement but Twilight shook her head with a tiny smile.
“Sorry but I’m not attending any school. I’m Princess Celestia’s personal student. Your idea sounds good boy, but still I don’t think is possible. Unless… I think she will love the idea but I need time to recover before we can go ask her personally”
Satsuki Yotsuba, the class’ cook offered Twilight a warm bun. Twilight accepted the treat and she recovered in a matter of seconds. Incredibly the cook power of Satsuki was stronger than ever.
“Incredible” mumbled Twilight feeling her full strength back. “You should have your own restaurant”
“I have it, the Chao-Bao-Z”
Twilight smiled and then concentrated her power… and the she remembered she didn’t have a horn to canalize her magic. Like guessing what her problem was, the boy offered her one of his wands. At first Twilight just stared to the magic artifact but decided to give it a try. One more time the magic twister appeared taking in it the seven visitors along with Negi. They disappeared… And reappeared in Canterlot Castle just in front of the Princess. She was reading the friendship reports calmly when she felt the well-known magical energy of her student. Twilight and the rest of the Bearers of the Elements materialized with a young green unicorn colt. Twilight looked at her mentor.
“Eh, hi Princess Celestia. Sorry for interrupting you but I was studying for your test and one thing let to another and now we have a small project to propose you”
The Princess raised an eyebrow. “Is that so? What is it my faithful student?”
Twilight just pushed Negi to the Princess who smiled calmly at the boy. How old was he? Ten? Eleven? It didn’t matter, if he had something to propose she shall listen.
“Is a pleasure to meet you, Celestia-No-Hime-Sama. During our English class at Mahora Campus, your student materialized in the middle of my classroom asking for a powerful master who teach her advanced magic. The thing is, in order to give her what she wants, we need her to stay at the Campus so I spoke with the director and we agreed to start a dimensional exchange student program. This six girls will study with the rest of the 4-A and in exchange, we shall send you six of our best students”
Celestia gasped in surprise. She liked the idea, very mucho but she certainly will never thought about it by herself.
“So you’re saying you and other five classmates will be studying with me? I love the way you think my boy”
Negi seemed a little confused.
“Hime-Sama, I think there’s a mistake. I can’t study with you”
Celestica chuckled, what a shy and charming little boy.
“There’s no mistake little one. You were the one who thought about the exchange student program so is just fear you be one of the lucky colts or fillies that will study with me”
Negi was about to say something but then he remembered he had to discuss who’ll come with the rest of his class. He turned to one of the walls and concentrated his power on his inseparable magic staff.
“Rastel Rascir Magister, HUIC OSTIARIUS APERIT DOMI AD!”
The power of Negi’s magic turned the wall into the magical portal between Equestria and Mahora. Negi walked back to his classroom taking again his human form. Then he turned to the astonished ponies and smiled warmly.
“I haven’t introduce myself properly yet. My name is Negi Springfield. English teacher of Mahora Campus and I own the title of Magister Magi. Twilight-san, Rarity-san, Rainbow-san, Applejack-san, Fluttershy-san and Pinkie-san; from now on I’ll be you teacher so I hope we become good friends”
The ponies just dropped their jaws. The boy was the famous Negi-sensei? How was that even possible? Celestia couldn’t hide her frustration. She felt the great power of the young one now than she concentrated… and she had to admit he was stronger than she when she was eleven, much more stronger. Still the boy was smiling excited to his class.
“Twilight-san’s teacher is alright with this!” He announced proudly. “For the next two months this six ponies and dragon will be studying with us. Let’s make them feel welcome and comfortable during this time. Now, I think is just fear we decide together who will be the lucky girls who study with Celestia-No-Hime-Sama during the exchange student program. If you…”
The class started another of their famous scandals deciding the important matter. Negi sighed and turned to Celestia.
“They’re a little noisy, but good girls. I promise…”
“Are you sure is a good idea?” mumbled Rainbow to Twilight.
Celestia had to laugh. During all her years, she never witnessed such joy in a place as tiny as that one. One more time Ayaka Yukihiro called to the order.
“I propose myself. We all know I’m one of the most capable students of all Mahora. Polite, a true lady and excellent notes. I’m the obvious choice”
“I agree” said Asuna. “Imagine two months without Iincho: paradise”
Ayaka’s face turned red and yelled to Asuna.
“WHAT DID YOU SAY MONKEY? Well, I’ll be more than happy to get rid of you for the next two months. Imagine how nice and quiet will be our class without you and the rest of the Baka-Rangers”
Then the blond girl stopped her shouting and grinned evilly.
“That’s it” she said and then turned to Celestia. “Tell me, are you a firm and strict teacher?
“Well, I am” said Celestia knowing where that was going. “Just ask Twilight Sparkle”
Ayakas’s grin got bigger. “And do you think you can turn the dumbest an laziest students who spend their time playing silly games into straight A students?”
Celestia nodded then Ayaka laughed evilly.
“That’s it minna-san! I propose the Baka-Rangers”
Makie Sazaki and Asuna tried to complain but Ku-Fei, Yue Ayase and Kaede Nagase just sighed.
“Okay, we have five, need someone else” mentioned Negi. “I know! Miyazaki-san, can you go with them? I think someone like you will love the whole experience?”
“What?” cried Asuna. “You’re okay with HER Negi-Bouzu?”
Negi nodded. “I know is difficult Asuna-san, but I think you all need to improve in your studies and this is the perfect way to do it. Besides, you’re very powerful and if something happen, you can protect Equestria. Don’t you think?”
Asuna started to protest with her friend Makie but they were grabbed by Ku-Fei and Kaede, the martial arts monsters of Mahora and made them walk to the portal. Six Equestrians and six Mahora students stared each other for a while and then crossed the portal.
“We’re on your hands, professor Negi Springfield” said Twilight with confidence. She was astonished how a young boy was more powerful than her. The prove was he kept the portal open for a very long time without any sing of being tired.
Negi invited them with a gesture and then the two groups crossed the magic portal.
Celestia was staring at the boy completely astonished. A young boy who just opened a portal between Equestria and his own world like it was nothing; and he kept it so easily while his students were discussing who’ll be the lucky girls to send to Equestria. So young and so powerful? If Twilight learn a thing or two from this kid, the upcoming duel was going to be really interesting.
And in the meantime, Kaede Nagase was dragging a very uncooperative Kagurazaka Asuna while her friend Ku-Fei was doing the same with Sasaki Makie. Yue Ayase and her other friend, Nodoka Miyazaki, just walked and politely bowed to Celestia. Finally the whole Baka Ranger group plus one reached the limit between the worlds such as Twilight Sparkle and her friends. The two groups were looking each other curiously.
Then, both teachers walked to the portal and stand with their respective students.
“Well… please take good care of them, Celestia-No-Hime-Sama” asked Negi with a nervous smile. “Like I said before, they’re a little noisy and some of them need a push to study but at the end of the day, they’re all good girls”
“Don’t talk about us as idiots, Negi-bouzu!” complained Asuna.
Celestia chuckled, but after shook her head smiled to the small professor.
“Same to you, Negi Springfield. I trust you this girls’ education. They’re very special not just for me, but to all Equestria; so make sure nothing happen to them Negi”
Both teachers bowed to each other in sing of mutual respect and the groups crossed the portal. Immediately the six ponies took the form of that strange human version of them; as the six human girls took the form of ponies.
“We’re on your hands” said four of the exchange students. The other two, Makie and Asuna, just whined in discomfort.
“And we’re on your hands, professor Negi Springfield” said Twilight bowing to Negi.
“I’m going to the store to grab uniforms for them” informed Konoka Konoe running to the main door.
With an easy move, Negi closed the portal and smiled warmly to his new 6 students.
“Okay, like I said before, I hope we become friends. Now we have some regular lessons and then we’ll start our magic lessons. Understood?”
The Mane 6 nodded and went to their seats. The exchange student program has just started.
Equestria:
The Baka Ranger plus one looked fascinated their new bodies.
Nodoka turned into a light purple unicorn, but she kept her hair (now her mane) and eyes. And now, some kind of tattoo appeared on her flank, a tattoo that represented her magical mind-reading notebook, the Diarius Ejus. Yue turned into a unicorn too: a black unicorn, still with her hair and eyes. And just as Nodoka, a mark appeared on her flank: this time representing her “magical encyclopedia” the Orbis Sensualium Pictus. Makie took a look of her new form: a pink pegasus; still she kept her magenta hair and a tattoo that represented her magical ribbon, the Liberum Lemniscus. Kaede was an earth pony with blue fur, black hair and a Cutie Mark that represented her magical cloak: the Tengu no Kakuremino. Ku-Fei was an earth pony too, with yellow fur and her green eyes and blonde hair; and a Cutie Mark of her magical bo called the Shinchenetsu Jizakon.
The whole bunch was mumbling and examining their new strange colorful poni forms when Celestia called their attention happily.
“Welcome to Equestria young ones” she said warmly. “Well, like I said to your teacher, I wasn’t expecting this but again, I loved the initiative to create this exchange student program. I hope we get along well and from what I saw, I suppose this is school time, right?”
The Baka Ranger plus one nodded.
“Very well, follow me, my little ponies. Let’s start with your lessons”
Makie and Asuna whined again making Celestia chuckle a little. It was going to be fun teaching this lazy girls. Still, Baka Pink and Baka Red didn’t seemed like they were going to move. Kaede shook her head and playfully petted Asuna’s head.
“Come on, isn’t that bad Asuna-Dono. Think about this as a new opportunity to have fun. And look: our furs match our Baka Ranger colors! Nin-Nin!
“Whoa! It’s true!” said Makie extending her wings.
“This world is getting better and better, aru!” Added Ku-Fei with a great smile.
Asuna grumped but then she noticed Kaede was staring at her.
“What?” she asked.
The young ninja smiled and winked an eye to her friend. “Just look at you Asuna-Dono! Baka-Leader and Honya have horns; Makie-Dono have wings; Ku-Fei and I have nothing… but you got the whole package! Nin-Nin!”
Asuna (now a red alicorn with a tattoo of her Ensis Exorcizans) examined her body extending her wings and touching her new horn.
“Sugoi… does it mean something?” she asked to no one in particular.
Celestia nodded.
“If you transformed into an alicorn that means you’re a Princess, a pony with lots of responsibilities along with a great power. Tell me young one, are you a Princess back in your home?
Asuna grumped exasperated.
“Yeah, Princess of the magical world; nothing especial, really”
“I’m afraid I have to disagree young lady” said Celestia with a smile. “You’re all here to study with me as my personal protégées, but I have to ask much more from you than your partners since you have the greatest power and the greatest responsibilities. Now, if the introductions are finally over, follow me to the library”
Yue and Nodoka followed Celestia very excited since they loved books; while Kaede and Ku-Fei again had to drag Makie and Asuna.
“I don’t know when or how, BUT YOU’RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS NEGI-BOUZU!”
Mahora Campus:
Twilight and the girls took a seat and soon Konoka came with the uniforms she asked to her grandfather such as notebooks, pencils and pens for each one of the new students.
“Here you go. Also, Oji-chan want me to inform you: each one of you will sleep in the dorms where our other classmates used to live. You can make the arrangements afterschool”
“That seems pretty nice but I don’t have any time to waste in formalities!” said Twilight panicking again. “I have a magical duel against Princess Celestia and I need a really intense magical training. Besides…”
“This sudden project means hours and hours of paperwork to the boy” said Evangeline Mc.Dowell looking at Twilight coldly. “Besides, this whole class of idiots are already preparing your welcome party so you don’t really have any choices. Live with it”
“But I…”
Applejack placed her hand on Twilight’s shoulder to calm her, but glared at Evangeline. How she dared to talk to her friends in that tone? Still, she focused on her friend.
“Twilight, A’m afraid she’s damn right. We’re gonna live here for two months, the best we can do is take our time to know better our new classmates and make friends. What ya’ say?”
Pinkie cheered Twilight as well:
“Yup! And I never miss the opportunity to have fun at a party; even if I wasn’t the one who organized it!”
“THAT’S THE 4-A SPIRIT!” Cheered happily the Narutaki twins.
And that started a chain reaction spreading the welcome party spirit all over the classroom; turning into one of the world-famous 4-A scandals. The joy was too powerful that the weak attempts to call to the order from Negi and Ayaka were completely ignored. At the end the boy sighed in defeat, after all he already had one year to get used to it.
“I have to ask again: do we ended at a dimension full of Pinkies?” asked Rainbow Dash refuging under her desk.
“Come on! Give them a chance, they’re very nice and seem to be always happy” said Fluttershy with her usual warm smile. “Besides look at that corner, they seem to be pretty relaxed, not like the rest of the class”
Fluttershy pointed where Chachamaru Karakur (a green haired robot), Evageline Mc.Dowel and Chisame Hasegawa were sitting. Like always they didn’t took part of the celebration thanks to their low patience.
“And I thought we’ll have some peace and tranquility without those five” grumped the young hacker Chisame.
“Peace and tranquility here? Yeah, right. When pigs fly” shrugged Evangeline exasperated.
They kept silence for a while when Evangeline walked to Twilight, who was still in a middle of a panic attack. Evangeline touched her shoulder calling her attention.
“Calm down” said the vampire. “You can use my Resort. Is a kind of altered reality where ten minutes become a full day. Think how much your due date will extend”
Twilight looked at Evangeline.
“You’ll do that for me?” asked Twilight.
Evangeline nodded.
“The boy surely is going to ask me no matter what. Besides our magic is very different from yours and you need tons of time to absorb all he can teach you. Are you sure you can handle it?”
Twilight nodded firmly. “That’s why I came here”
“And you have our entire support, darling” said Rarity hugging her friend.
Evangeline smiled creepily and left.
“Ah’ didn’t like that smile” said Applejack still glaring at Evangeline.
Evangeline turned to Applejack and smiled even more making the cowgirl shiver.
“I’m just imagining the scene when she selects her Ministra Magi. I wouldn’t miss it for anything…. hahahahahahahah”
The ponies were about to ask Evangeline what she meant but they were suddenly intercepted by a smiling girl with a camera and a notebook. Asakura Kasumi; also known as Paparazzi Asakura.
“So it’s decided. The Negima-club will making a post-welcome-party at Eva’s resort!” Shouted the girl winking an eye to the new classmates and taking pictures from all the angles she could imagine.
At the end the day passed without any other incidents, giving the ponies time to adapt to the noisy 4-A; except from Pinkie, she adapted immediately and befriended the Narutaki sisters and received an invitation to join the cheerleaders club of Mahora. When the classes finished, the girl decided in which dorm they should stay for the next two months. Pinkie was placed at Kaede’s old dorm with the Narutaki sisters. Haruna Satome, roommate of Nodoka and Yue, went to her dorm along with Twilight and Rarity. Applejack was placed with Mana Tatsumiya, a tall girl with dark skin and long black hair. Rainbow Dash was going to stay with Ako Izumi, Akira Okochi and Natsuki Murakami, where Makie used to live. And at last Fluttershy was placed where Asuna lived: with Negi and Konoka. Everything was fine and it was going to be an exciting experience.
Equestria:
After a couple of hours of introduction to Equestrian History, Princess Celestia apologized to their new students leaving them for a while to take care of her Royal Duties; but let them a text book to read a couple of chapters in the meantime. And not even two minutes after she left has passed when Makie decided it was time to have some fun.
“Boring” she complained. “What if we take a small recess? I’m sure Celestia-No-Hime-Sama won’t care”
Kaede chuckled and took a ball she hid somewhere.
“Agree, de-gozaru. We have being studying by two periods, so what you say?”
Yue nodded. “I hate studying”
“Are you sure this is okay?” asked nervously Nodoka. “This is a library and…”
“Hoyna is right” said Asuna. “Let’s play at the hallway”
…and they moved to the hallway to play a little. Nodoka wanted to keep studying but Yue convinced her to join them. And they started. The game prolonged a little too much (as usual happen with the Baka Rangers) and none of them seemed to be tired or remember they had some homework to do. And also they didn’t notice Luna and Celestia approaching while chatting.
“You’re telling us an eleven year old created a multiverse portal and kept if for five entire minutes as nothing? Unbelievable” said Luna. “And besides powerful, is he trustable sister?”
Celestia nodded.
“He has a lot of trouble to control his students, but that’s only normal considering the age difference. But he seems to be really dedicated to his students and teaching. That’s what matters, don’t you think?”
Luna nodded. “And what about the students you brought here? How are they?”
Celestia rolled her eyes. “I really can’t complain. They’re just lazy teenagers, but if an eleven year old can teach them, why not me?”
And then the Princesses walked closer where the Baka Rangers plus one were playing. Luna reacted on time dodging the missing ball… but her elder sister didn’t have that luck and received the impact fully on the head. A very powerful impact that make her fall.
“Ouch…”
Immediately the Baka Rangers plus one pointed to Asuna.
“Now it’s my fault?” Grumped Asuna. “It was because…”
They started to discuss between them while the Royal Guard helped Celestia to get up. Luna was too busy laughing loudly to Celestia’s irritation.
“I don’t know sister. They seem to be a big headache for you” she said when she calmed a little but still chuckling.
Celestia sighed and walked to the group hoping that gesture calm them a little, but they were too busy discussing to pay attention to their teacher. Celestia stepped on the ground with force but again, they didn’t paid attention. Luna felt sorry for her sister and used her Canterlot Voice:
“SILENCE!”
This time, it worked. Asuna was going to apologize but Celestia cut her with a quick gesture.
“Tomorrow morning I want all of you to bring me the principal ideas of those chapters you supposed to be reading. No less than two scrolls. Understood? And… let me introduce you to my younger sister, Luna. She’ll taking care of you while I’m going to put some ice on my head. Your strength is really impressive Asunana Kaurazaka. Luna, on your hooves”
Luna chuckled again and nodded. Celestia groaned annoyed and walked to the infirmary. Luna just rolled her eyes still laughing softly and guided the Baka Rangers plus one through the castle. After a couple of minutes she showed the happy group a balcony. It was beautiful and from there anypony could see a small stage in one of the gardens.
“This is the most prestigious stage in all over Canterlot and Equestria” explained Luna. “Artists and performers from all over Equestria always try their best to get here. Is so famous than is commonly heard you “jump directly to fame” from here. Of course, there’s always an idiot who think it literally and thought jump to fame meant jump from here and land on the stage”
The girls nodded.
“I think we can do it easily. What about you, Ku-Fei-Dono?” Asked Kaede.
“Let’s try Aru-Ne!” Said Baka Yellow ready to jump.
Luna thought they were joking but both of them already jumped from the balcony to the stage with great ability and grace. They landed perfectly without hurting themselves making Luna raise an eyebrow.
“The Baka-Ranger aren’t the brightest or the bests students, but most of us are great athletes and the most powerful defense of Mahora Campus” explained Yue.
Luna was about to ask something but she was interrupted by Makie.
“It seems like fun. Wanna try, Asuna?” asked the gymnastic girl.
“Are you crazy? We’re not the martial arts monsters like those two” said Asuna.
“You forget we can fly now?” asked Makie flapping her wings.
Asuna’s concern turned into excitement and jumped with her friend extending her wings while Luna looked at the scene with a smile. She really liked this girls, always happy and playing just like that. Unfortunately for Baka Pink and Baka Red they were pegasi now but never took flying lessons and they were going directly to the ground. Luna prepared her horn to rescue them but Makie reacted faster:
“ADEAT”
Between the pink pony’s hooves appeared a gymnastic ribbon that quickly wrapped against the balcony and stopped its owner fall. Once she was safe, Makie balanced to catch Asuna on time, who only sighed in relieve. Luna shook her head and used her magic to pull back the two girls.
“Definitely my sister is going to have lots of trouble with you too” she said with a sweat drop on her head. “But still, how you did that? I didn’t know pegasi could do magic”
Makie was too busy recovering to answer so Yue did:
“Magic works differently where we come from. All of us can do a little magic since we’re Ministra Magi or magical assistants. A mage, in our case our teacher Negi Springfield, make something called Pactio sharing part of his power with us. During a battle he can summon us and increase our natural abilities and we protect him from the enemies; and of course, with the Pactio we gain a magic artifact like Makie’s ribbon”
Luna nodded thinking. Twilight Sparkle could use that technic called Pactio against Celestia? If that was the case, her chances will only increase so Luna made a decition:
“Alright: I fully support Twilight Sparkle so I want you to promise me something. No matter what, you’ll never reveal my sister the true about the Pactio and your magical artifacts. Understood?”
The girls nodded in agreement and Luna smiled. That duel was going to be really interesting when the time come. She only hoped Twilight could learn very powerful attacks from that Negi Springfield, the eleven year old.
Mahora Campus; Evangeline A.K. Mc.Dowel’s resort:
A large group were joining to see the beginning of Twilight’s real lessons; they were known as the Negima Club, each one of them had a Pactio with Negi and were his partners when he have to deal with a threat at Mahora. Twilight and her friends were astonished examining the enormous place that looked like a five-star hotel. But the surprising thing was it was an small orb inside Evangeline’s house.
“We’re here” announced the girl looking at the nervous Twilight. “As I already explained to you, ten minutes outside will turn into a day inside here. Now, I understand you’re already advanced in magic studies so he’ll start with the advanced. Are you okay with this?”
Twilight nodded furiously.
“Yes! I’ll do my best!”
Negi was about to say something but Evangeline silenced him with a glare. “Now listen well: as a mage, you’ll need two basic things: your activation words. These special words allow you to access to your internal power. Once you recite the words, you can recite the rest of the spell”
“Recite? But Equestrian magic is not-verbal. If I start to recite spells Celestia will knock me down in no time”
Again, Evangeline grinned evilly making Twilight shiver.
“The second thing you need to have are your Ministra Magi. All you need to do is select one of your friends and make what we call a Pactio. Once you do this, your friend’s natural abilities will increase thanks to your magic and they’ll protect you from your opponent allowing you to recite your spells and attack. Besides, your friend will gain a magic artifact they can call every time they want by saying the word ADEAT”
Twilight looked at her friends who seemed to be excieted.
“You know you can count on me, darling” said Rarity smiling.
Pinkie Pie bounced happily expecting Twilight’s decision. Applejack just winked an eye:
“You have me and ma’ rope ready to help ya’ Twi”
Rainbow Dash pushed her rudely and smiled.
“Of course not, she have me: the greatest flyer of all Equestria”
Fluttershy blushed and smiled.
“I’ll do everything I can to help you, if that’s okay with you; of course!” Said the shy pegasus softly.
Twilight started to think. It was a very big decision and she have to think it well.
“Negi-sensei made a Pactio with all of us, so you can try it too” suggested Asakura Kasumi preparing her camera; she wasn’t going to miss that.
Twilight looked at her friends with a smile.
“What do you think?”
“Of course. Let’s do this together as good friends we are” said Applejack.
“Celestia doesn’t have any chance if we fight as a team” said Rainbow ready for everything.
Rarity smiled.
“I already thought in a magnificent outfit for team Twilight”
It was decided, they all were going to make a Pactio. But Negi interrupted a little nervous.
“Twilight-san, I don’t like to be a party pooper but there’s a little problem” mumbled the small professor. “The Pactio only works if its sealed with a kiss. A deep kiss on the lips”
The small group’s happiness suddenly transported into an uncomfortable silence and all the ponies were blushing. Kamo, a small talking ermine who was Negi’s assistant, jumped from the boy’s shoulder and made a magic symbol on the floor.
“Who’ll be the first to claim Twilight anee-san’s lips?”
“A kiss on the lips?” asked Twilight turning from lavender to red because of the shame.
“And a deep one?” mumbled Dash also turning red.
The rest of them didn’t say anything but the embarrassment was clear on their faces. Negi gulped and tried to calm them with a forced smile.
“Don’t worry Twilight-san. We can think in other options; what about an enchanted doll? We can ask Hakase-san to build a robot for you. You didn’t have to kiss Evangeline, right Chachamaru-san?”
The vampire rolled her eyes annoyed.
“Of course not, Negi-sensei” said the robot blushing a little.
“So that’s it, Chachamaru will have a little sister” said happily the ghost Aisaka Sayo (who almost make Fluttershy faint when she introduced herself as part of the 4-A)
Chachamaru bowed apologizing.
“I’m terribly sorry but that’s not possible. If its true most of my components were made by Hakase, my power source is a mixture of magic and science created by Chao and without her, we can’t create another like me. Again, I’m terribly sorry”
“Ehem… just a question” said Fluttershy lowly. “Who is Chao?”
The wandering soul (or Jibakurei) smiled,
“An old classmate… who was really a time traveler, descendant of Negi-sensei and she was capable to combine magic and advanced technology. Back when we faced her, she was one of the most powerful opponents Negi-sensei defeated”
The ponies raised an eyebrow. Seriously, in what kind of world they ended? Anyway, that wasn’t the time to worry about it, they had something much more important to discuss: the kiss. Applejack was about to say something when Twilight erased the magical circle Kamo the ermine draw.
“Twilight-san?” asked Negi.
“Right now the priority is concentrate in the spells you can teach me” said Twilight confidently. “Then we’ll think in that Pactio stuff but right now all I want to do is learn the basis to defeat my mentor”
Negi nodded with a bright smile and gave some Latin books to Twilight.
“Very well, first things first. Before I can teach you any spell, I need you to learn this language called Latin. Most of the spell books and manuals I use are written in this ancient language. Thank to Evangeline-san’s magic in this place, we have a lot more time to learn so first let’s concentrate in this”
Twilight nodded excitedly and started with the beginners book. Negi smiled; with that enthusiasm, the girl was going to learn really fast and the Princess was going to have a lot of trouble fighting her. Then, he turned to the other five friends.
“In the meantime, I’ll give you a small training wand to start with the basis of magic. You only need to concentrate all your energy in the wand and do great things”
And that’s how the lessons started, with lots of enthusiasm and ancient languages. Rarity was the first one to create a spark of light with the wand, but the rest of the girls had a little more trouble not being unicorns themselves; but keep trying happily. Twilight was doing the best she could to learn that language as quickly as possible; trying to ignore the scandal around her. Adapt to a world full of Pinkies was going to be hard but it was okay. At least she found what she was looking for at the first attempt. The only thing that worried her was the Ministra Magi stuff. Negi assured her there were other alternatives but unknown by the small professor. What to do now, Twilight? Which friend should I kiss? Twilight blushed when she realized she was really considering kiss one of her friends; but no. Negi promised he’ll find another way and she trusted her new teacher.
………………………………
A new day started in Canterlot and after rise the sun, Princess Celestia walked to her new student’s room to start a new day of teaching. She felt a little tired but she was ready to find a new resource to help her teach those five. Luckily for the Princess, they were lazy but none of them caused any problem.
“Anyway, there’s nothing to worry about. If an eleven year old can do it, is going to be really easy for somepony like me”
She was walking on the hall, when suddenly a girl crashed with her at full speed. The force of the impact made the two of them land on their bottoms really hard.
“Ittei….” Complained the red alicorn. “My head…”
“Okay, why you were running Asuna Kagurazaka? Where’s the fire?”
Asuna took her saddlebag.
“I’m late for work. I distribute newspapers and I have to be ready at four a.m. and…” she realized she wasn’t on Mahora anymore. “Oh right, I’m in an alternate dimension. I wonder how is Negi-Bouzu doing?”
“You worry about him, Asuna?” asked Celestia gently.
“He’s probably a gifted child, but still only a child” said Asuna sighing. “Also he’s a total disaster; I mean, if it wasn’t for me he wouldn’t take baths because as a child he doesn’t like them. Anyway, Negi-Bouzu is kind and he always work hard for the sake of his students”
Celestia smiled warmly. “I see. But if you truly appreciate that boy that much; at least try to learn everything he have to teach you. And try to be a little more careful in the future, this is the second time you hit me”
Asuna bowed a little ashamed.
“Gomen Nassai!”
“It’s okay Asuna Kagurazaka, it wasn’t on purpose. Now let’s go for your classmates; we have very little time to teach you the secrets of Equestrian magic”
Asuna obeyed and ran back to her bedroom calling her friends. It was a whole new routine to get used to but at least she could sleep a little more now than she doesn’t have to work on the mornings.
…………………………………
In Mahora, the girls were doing just great. After a lot of failures, the girls finally started to master the basic-level spells; and Twilight was progressing in Latin and according to Negi and Evangeline, in a few days she was going to be ready to use the major spells. Thanks to Evangeline’s magical Resort, they almost have all the time in the world so they weren’t that hurry. But there still was a big problem: the Ministra Magi issue. Even if Negi spent countless hours in Mahora library, he still had nothing to replace the kiss. They had to do something and do it as soon as possible or Twilight was going to be a very easy target to Celestia during their fight.
At the end the girls decided to take care of it in their own hooves… or lips. One day when all of them ended their club activities, Applejack reunited her four friends.
“So, why you called us here Applejack, darling?” asked Rarity. “I have an important appointment with Chisame to make the most marvelous cosplays this world has ever seeing for her character Chiu and…”
Applejack sighed with patience. The computer genius (and secretly the internet celebrity known as Chiu) Chisame Hasegawa and Rarity became really close friends since Rarity found her making her weird clothes “cosplays”. After that day, they designed and posed together in Chisame’s home page.
“Al right ya’ll” said Applejack. “We’re here to discuss the Pactio thing. A’ know is embarrassing and all but ya’ll know how Twilight react when she’s about to fail a test or something. That’s why A’ being thinking and A’ think we better make the Pactio and help Twilight fight the Princess”
“So you’re saying we must kiss Twilight” mumbled Rainbow Dash with a sweat drop on her forehead. “Seriously, don’t you think you have being on the sun a little bit too much, Applejack? There’s no way I kiss Twilight”
“Well, there is a problem” said Rarity thinking. “Is embarrassing and all, but the main issue is knowing Twilight, she won’t kiss any of us voluntarily. The poor girl is too shy for her own sake”
“You have to be kidding me” said Rainbow.
Fluttershy blushed and looked to the ground. “Ahem... I know Twilight is cute and all but I don’t think she would like the idea neither since we’re all girls”
“THANKS FLUTTERSHY” said Dash. “Finally, somepony with common sense”
“Don’t misunderstand me Rainbow” said Fluttershy lowly. “If that’s the only way to help Twilight, I’ll kiss her even if its embarrassing. And she’s really cute”
“I’ll join to the kiss party” said Pinkie happily. “I can’t wait to see what flavor is Twilight, is going to be really fun”
“Girls, come on!” complained Rainbow Dash. “Twilight will never agree to this. What about help Negi find the books he needs, eh?”
“Don’t give up without trying Dashie, that doesn’t sound like you” said Pinkie. “But you’re right, Twilight will never agree to this so we have to make a plan to kiss her. A brilliant, brilliant plan. A brilliant and fun plan!”
“That’s the spirit Pinkie” congratulated Applejack. “Ah’ don’t like the idea of kissing my friend just like that but Ah’ want to help her. And Ah’ really like the idea of use magic and become stronger. Don’t tell me you aren’t interested Dash”
The former pegasus grumped and walked away from the group to play soccer with her new friends. Applejack sighed but then she looked at Pinkie.
“So Pinkie, you’re the one of the odd plans. Any suggestions to steal a kiss form Twilight?”
Pinkie thought about it for a very long time, but at the end she shrugged happily.
“I have no idea”
—BLAM— Anime fall.
“Pinkie, my dear, you have to think about something” said Rarity. “Come on, you don’t really have any ideas?”
“I think I have the solution for you guys” said an energetic voice behind them.
They all turned. Kazumi Asakura arrived and she had a big smile that made everypony nervous.
“Okay, how do ya’ found us?” Asked Applejack annoyed.
“Sayo told me” she said while her ghost friend appeared from nowhere making Fluttershy scream in fear. “But back to your problem, the last year, during our school trip to Kyoto, we made a small contest between the 4-A to see which one of us could claim Negi-sensei’s lips. We just have to repeat our brilliant plan but here in the school. After Neg-sensei go to sleep, we make our move. Luckily he’s just a boy and he always sleep early. Anyway, do you want our help?”
“Would you do that for us?” asked Pinkie hugging Asakura.
The girl winked an eye to her.
“Of course. You have being our classmates since two days ago, this is something we have to do!”
Canterlot:
It was very late in the evening and Celestia sighed exasperated while four of the five Baka-Ranger were still “fighting” with the easy pop quiz she made them about the stars they supposed to watch on the telescope a few minutes ago. She told them that they could leave after having a score of at least six of ten. But they were still repeating the exam over and over again. They started when Luna raised the moon but there they were, still battling with the damn exam and it was almost time for Celestia to raise the sun. And as a bonus, Makie and Asuna fell sleep on their desks.
“Unbelievable. I just hope Twilight Sparkle have it easier than me. What’s your secret with them, Negi Springfield?”
Back to Mahora:
Twilight and Spike stared to the old school building ready for their task.
“So what’s our mission exactly?” asked Twilight in pajama with a flashlight on one hand and in her pocket, some matches, a candle and a ribbon.
Asakura, also on pajama, as the rest of the 4-A, just smiled and winked an eye to her.
“It’s simple: this is what we call a bravery test. You enter to the building and walk through darkness until you find the biology classroom. Then you enter; put the candle on a desk, tie the ribbon to the plastic skeleton and you come back. Easy, right?”
“Just that? Okay, let’s go Spike”
The small dragon yawned and followed her friend. “Whatever, this is less scary than the Everfree forest or something like that”
Twilight chuckled agreeing with her friend and entered to the school. After five minutes, Asakura took her video camera, her mic and started:
“Welcome to the second edition of one of 4-A’s famous events! The night of the kisses! I’m your host, Kazumi Asakura!”
“And I’m Konoe Konoka”
“Tonight’s objective is simple: to steal a kiss from Twi-chan in the darkness of the empty building to obtain a Pactio with her. Our old friend Kamo the ermine already draw the magic circle around the school, so every kiss you got from Twi-chan will be an instant Pactio becoming her Ministra Magi. And who knows? Probably the five of you obtain the prize. So let’s meet our contestants, everyone of them exchange students from Equestria, the magical land of ponies. I introduce you to Pinkie Pie!”
“Good evening Asakura. Is a pleasure to be here!”
“Applejack!”
“Do we really have to record this?” asked Applejack half annoyed.
“Fluttershy!”
“Ehem… yeah, Twilight is really cute but also a great friend; and I’ll do anything to help her with this test she have in two months…”
“Rarity!”
“I insist when this ends, I’ll make beautiful t-shirts for the Team Twilight”
“And Rainbow Dash!”
The girl grumped and walked back to the dorms.
“Forget it, I’ll not participate in this stupidity. See you!”
“Okay, it doesn’t matter” shrugged Konoka. “Anyway, as we already told you, this trick worked perfectly with Negi-sensei to get him a Pactio with Honya-chan, but the idea was to get many. I hope this time all of you get what you want”
“You heard her” said Asakura with a confident simile. “Now, the rules are simple: each one of you will enter in different door and will try to intercept Twi-chan to kiss her. If you cross each other, well, you can attack but the only weapons allowed are pillows. Do you understand the rules?”
The girls nodded.
“Okay, good luck and… START!”
The four girls entered one by one ready to intercept Twilight. The battle started again. And in the meantime, Negi was sleeping peacefully not knowing the fate of his new student. Twilight was wandering by the building calmly.
“Damn it, I think I’m lost” mumbled Twilight.
“No big deal Twilight, you’re not used to this building” said Spike happily. “But I recognize this area, isn’t that door the building’s library?”
“Spike, you’re right” cheered Twilight. “Good thing I brought my number one assistant with me”
The dragon blushed proudly and keep walking with her friend, even if he was half sleep. A noise called the attention of the both of them.
“What was that?” asked Twilight.
“Do you think is there any ghost in here, right?” asked Spike carefully.
“Spike, of course not!” saidTwilight. “You know ghosts aren’t real”
“I don’t know Twilight, what about Sayo-chan?”
He did have a point there but Twilight decided to keep going. After all there was nothing to worry about. In the rooftop, Rainbow Dash landed just on the window and after check there was no one behind her, she entered. What kind of loyal friend she would be if she didn’t warn Twilight about that stupid plan? After check where she was, on the infirmary, Rainbow ran to the hallways looking for Twilight.
“Twilight! Twilight!” she called.
Spike stopped nervously.
“Twi, that voice seem to be calling you” he warned looking to everywhere.
“I know, it sound like Rainbow Dash. Come on Spike, it can be important!” said the girl running where she heard that voice with Spike behind her.
In another hallway Fluttershy and Rarity were staring each other with her pillows ready to fight. Or kind of…
“Ey Rarity, do we really have to do this?” asked Fluttershy looking to her right side shyly. “I mean… where all here for the same reason and I don’t see why we can’t cooperate”
Rarity lowered her “weapon” sighing relieved.
“Oh, thank Celestia you have some common sense Fluttershy, dear. You’re right, let’s not fight and concentrate in find Twilight”
“That’s what ah’ think” said Applejack coming from another hallway. “So come on everypony, we have a friend in need to help!”
Fluttershy smiled and followed her friends.
Twilight and Spike were running where they heard Rainbow’s voice calling her unicorn friend, when suddenly a door opened and Pinkie attacked with her lips ready to kiss Twilight, who instinctively jumped backwards without knowing how to react. Then, Rainbow Dash came from a corner and with great ability and strength, punched Pinkie on the head rally hard.
“Rainbow Dash, what’s going on in here?” asked Twilight looking at the ground where Pinkie lied.
“Or this idiots have a very wrong idea about friendships or the dimensional travel messed with their brains” grumped Rainbow. “This fake bravery proof was really a stupid, stupid plan to kiss you and obtain Pactios with you. There’s a magic circle around the building and if you kiss somepony, the Pactio will be instantly done”
“WHAT?” yelled Twilight.
“I know, why do you think I’m here, Twi?” grumped Rainbow. “They want to help you but this isn’t the way”
Twilight hugged Rainbow.
“Thank you Rainbow, thank you. Now we have to find our friends and have a serious talk with them”
Rainbow nodded and took Twilight’s hand to guide her out of the trap when something retained her. Rainbow turned to Twilight, who was retained by Pinkie. Rainbow grumped and pulled Twilight to her to free the girl from Pinkie; but Pinkie was stronger than she thought. Rainbow pulled harder and unfortunately, that was Pinkie was expecting. She released Twilight form her hold making her fall directly to Rainbow. And as Pinkie expected, their lips met on the ground. A golden light surrounded the astonished Twilight and Rainbow Dash taking the form of a small card with a drawing of Rainbow Dash in her pony form holding a strange device. The card had the following message:
“PINKIE!!” yelled the both of them red of the anger.
“Ehehehe… you see Twi? Is not that bad, just a little kiss to obtain unlimited help according to Negi-sensei. Isn’t that great?”
“NOOO!!” they yelled again.
Pinkie shrugged and hugged Twilight with both arms and before she could react, kissed her deeply. Twilight tried to escape but it was too late. A second card appeared before them, with a drawing of Pinkie Pie holding a strange version of her Party-cannon:
PARS ANIMALIS PINKIE PIE (Party animal Pinkie Pie)
Attracted by the golden light, the other three came running but they stopped suddenly when they noticed Twilight crying in anger. Looking directly to Pinkie she yelled:
“DON’T DARE YOU TO SPEAK TO ME AGAIN PINKIE PIE!!! AND YOU THREE: DON’T GET ANY CLOSER!! YOU’RE ALL DEAD TO ME!!”
The girls walked backwards taken by surprise. Not because of the fury; no, they noticed her friend was crying because of the humiliation. She ran out of the building cursing and grumping. The rest of the 4-A who came to see the show just moved hoping not to anger Twilight even more. Asakura gulped
“I think I maybe screw up this” mumbled the paparazzi.
It was late on the evening in Canterlot when a scandal coming from the empty rooms called Princess Celestia’s attention. An intruder entered the castle? If it was the case, why the guard hasn’t react yet? Or it was some kind of accident? Now than she think about it; why the lack of reaction by both the servants and the soldiers? She came closer to the main source of that noise and opened the door ready for everything… and a pillow launched with a lot of strength landed directly on her head. The servants, guards and the guests lowered their pillows and gulped nervously. Celestia sighed reuniting all her patience and raised an eyebrow. Everypony pointed to Asuna who just smiled shyly to the monarch. If it wasn’t that she was red already, her face would turn that color.
“You know? I’m starting to think you have something against me, Kagurazaka Asuna” said Celestia sighing once she calmed. Then she turned to the guards. “And you, what are you doing here?”
The captain Master Sword lowered his head and chuckled silly.
“Ehem… you know, nothing happens in here or in other places of Equestria and well, we heard an scandal and they… convinced us to play with them. It was fun and we were winning and…”
Celestia used her magic sending a pillow against the captain and other six to Asuna while she laughed happily. If you can’t beat them, join them. The whole group took a deep breath relieved that she wasn’t mad and restarted their game: the Royal Guard with the Princess herself vs. the six visitors with other two servants. Luckily for all of them, there was lots of space on the room so even the flying ponies had space to move freely.
“There are too many of them!” cried Makie doing her best to dodge the attacks in the air along with Asuna. (It was a pain to teach both girls using books but they learned to fly and any other physical skill in almost no time).
“We can fix that easily, de-gozaru” said Kaede jumping in the air creating six shadow clones in the process.
Guards, servants and Princess froze for a moment when they saw it; moment that the Baka-Ranger used to change the things to their favor forcing their rivals to move backwards. Proud of themselves, the Baka-Ranger keep fighting with bravery.
“Wait!” Asked Celestia stopping the game.
“Hái?”
“Let’s stablish some rules, okay? The ponies with horns can’t use your hooves; only your magic to levitate the pillows and threw them to your opponents. And the ones with wings have forbidden touching the ground. Understood?”
They nodded and resumed their game one more time. Most of the guards were unicorns so it wasn’t a problem for them. Asuna, Yue and Nodoka did the same, a big triumph for Celestia since after three days of teaching them; none of the girls could use magic to levitate object perfectly yet. The game continued like that for a few minutes when Ku-Fei and Kaede asked to stop.
“Just a moment, de-gozaru!” said Kaede. “Ku-Fei-Dono and I’ll have a little disadvantage too!”
Then, the two martial artists jumped to the walls and hanging from there, they continued the fight. All of the ponies gasped shocked but Makie just giggled at this.
“We Baka-Rangers are very bad students but no one can beat us as athlets!” said the pink pegasus happily. Several projectiles coming from Celestia were her answer.
With her great agility, Makie easily dodged all the attacks and threw several to Celestia who wasn’t that lucky. She dodged Makie’s attacks but not Kaede’s that sent her directly to the ground. But that doesn’t bother her at all. For the first time she was having a little progress with the exchange students. They’re all grown up girls but in the bottom of their hearts they’re still just children since playing is the way to make them learn something. Well, you have it a little difficult Negi Springfield. The game continued several hours but at the end, everypony wanted to go to sleep.
“Listen well everypony: tomorrow we’ll have a little expedition to the Statues Garden, just after breakfast” announced Celestia. “So rest all you can tonight because I’m very strict, especially with outdoors tests”
Baka red grumped a little but Luna (who came just in the best part of the game) winked an eye to her.
“Don’t worry, I’ll add a couple of hours to the night to recover some time, okay? I’m sure my sister won’t mind”
The girls smiled to her thankfully and everypony went to sleep.
At the delayed next morning, Celestia guided her exchange students through the garden when suddenly, she disappeared.
“I’m right here!” they heard the Princess calling form a corner.
“Let’s go, but we better be careful” said Kaede. “This sounds like a trap”
“Okay, Nodoka, activate you Diarium Ejust, just as a precaution” commanded Yue.
The girl nodded and called:
“ADEAT!”
Before her appeared a small notebook with several drawing that she took carefully. The rest of the group exchange a small look and walked faster where they heard that voice. It was just in the center of the maze-like garden. There a mysterious unicorn was waiting for them. He had black coat, a dark blue mane and a Cutie Mark shaped as a skull with red eyes.
“Just as I thought, you’re a bunch of idiots. That name you have perfectly fit you” said the unicorn. “My name is Death Ride and I’ll have the great pleasure of get rid of you once and forever. You see, my love for my country is big and imagine who disappointed I felt when I heard our beloved Princess accepted you as her apprentices. Is an insult to the Kingdom and the Princess I love!”
“Sorry for being an idiot” cried Makie.
“Oh, I’ll forgive you… just after I destroy you!” Yelled Death Ride sending a powerful beam against the Baka-Ranger, making them disperse the best they could.
Ku-Fei and Kaede jumped back using their martial arts abilities; Makie and Asuna used their wings… and Nodoka and Yue made a small energy field together.
“Okay, at least some of you learned something. Still I’ll destroy you” grumped Death Ride staring to the two unicorns.
Nodoka walked forward and pointed him with her hoof.
“You: what’s your name?”
“Are you deaf or something? I told you, I’m Death Ride”
“Okay Shining Armor-san, what do you plan to do to us?” Interrupted Nodoka to Death Ride’s surprise (or must I say Shining Armor?) reading her notebook.
“What are you doing?” asked the black unicorn.
“I see” said Nodoka still reading her Diarium Ejust and turning to her friends smiling a little more calmed. “Daijobu. He is a soldier of Celestia-No-Hime-Sama. He’s the captain of the Crystal Guard and is here only to test our natural abilities as Celestia-No-Hime-Sama’s command. Oh, and he just realized I’m a mind-reader” she said jumping to dodge an attack from Shining.
The unicorn turned from black to white and sighed.
“Whatever, the camouflage spell takes too much energy so is a relieve” he grumped looking to the sky, where Celetia was watching the whole thing. “Now what, Princess? Thanks to that girl this is ruined”
“If you wanted us to fight with all we have you just had to ask” said Ku-Fei happily positioning herself in a combat pose. “This is gonna be fun-Aru!”
Celestia shrugged.
“You heard her Shining. Do everything you need to test this girls”
The unicorn smiled and started to send magical attacks to the girls; and they started to dodge with grace and ability except for Nodoka and Yue who stayed back not being athletes themselves. Kaede created nine clones, making for of them positioning to protect the other girls.
“Baka Leader, Nodoka-Dono; you know what to do. Ku-Fei-Dono, Makie-Dono, Asuna-Dono and I will taking care of this, just tell us what to do”
Yue wasted no time and called her Orbis Sensualim Pictus yelling ADEAT and started to look for a chapter about unicorns. Shining Armor also used his time wisely and with his magic created a small tremor making a portion of the ground rise; giving him an advantage position over the battlefield. He restarted his magical attack that the girls tried to return. Then he changed his strategy and enchanted a close bush to grow its branch as huge tentacles that tried to catch the girls.
“Makie-san, use your Pactio or you’ll be trapped by that things” warned Nodoka still protected by Kaede’s clones.
Makie obeyed making appear the gymnastic ribbon called Liberim Leminscus at the time one of the branches caught her by the leg, but she used the ribbon to attach to a close statue and resist. The plant still tried to pull the girl to it but Ku-Fei called her Artifact, a bo called Shinchinetsu Jizakion and destroyed the branch before it could do any damage to her friend. By her way Asuna floated thinking what she could do to defeat Shining Armor. She just learnt the last day to send magical attacks (after hours and hours of effort and a headache from Celestia) so she started to use it against Shinig Armor. Nodoka and Yue could do it too but being an alicorn, Asuna’s magic was stronger. She charged her attack and sent it against Shining, who created a shield to protect himself. The knight smiled confidently; his opponent could be an alicorn but there was no way she could destroy his shield being an expert in protection magic. But the attack wasn’t stopped by the shield and almost beat Shining. Asuna blinked surprised it worked but then she remembered: magic canceller.
“I get it!” announced Yue looking to her magical encyclopedia. “Here says to defeat a unicorn you have to incapacitate it from use magic. There it is, Asuna use your magic cancellation”
“HER WHAT?” asked Celestia and Shining astonished.
Asuna nodded to Baka-Leader and landed with violence over Shining Armor. He jumped trying to avoid her attack but it was too late and he didn’t notice he was being attack from three sides: one from Asuna and the other two by Kaede and Ku-Fei. The girls sent him directly to the ground and once he falled, Makie immobilized him with her magical ribbon. The girls have won.
“And well, Celestia-No-Hime-Sama?” asked Yue smiling to the monarch.
She landed majestically and smiled very excited.
“An excellent demonstration of what you’re really capable of but I have several questions about the nature of some of your powers. Kaede Nagase, how are you capable of multiply yourself like that?”
Kaede shrugged.
“Nin-nin! Is just the result of studding more than two hundred years of ninjutsu techniques. All you need is a lot of physical ability de-gozaru. Is really hard to learn and much more difficult to master it”
“I like it” said Celestia. “And what about the strange things you summoned during your fight? Like the ribbon, the strange cane and things like that? I never heard of an earth pony or pegasus capable to do magic”
Remembering the promise they made to Luna, Makie quickly lied:
“Those are magical artifacts. We purchased it in the magical world with Negi-sensei”
The rest of them better keep silence. After all it was half of the truth.
“I see, the magic is in the objects, not in you” said Celestia.
Shining Armor, once he was free from the ribbon, looked at the Princess.
“Okay, now than we understand the strange objects, what are the test results, Princess?”
Celestia smiled.
“Thanks to this little experiment, now I know what to do with them”
The Baka-Ranger plus one looked expectantly to the Princess.
“Nodoka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase will stay here with me and Luna so we could help them to master perfectly equestrian magic”
Yue and Nodoka smiled excited. Then Celestia turned to Kaede and Ku-Fei:
“Your physical abilities are beyond basic equestrian skills so I have serious problems with you, but I think I got the solution. One of you will stay here with Nodoka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase but instead of train your magic; you’ll train your physical strength with my guard”
“I’ll stay, Aru!” announced Ku-Fei.
“Then Kaede Nagase will join Asuna Kagurazaka in the Crystal Empire, where Shining Armor and Candace will help you with your studies”
“I’m staying where?” asked Asuna.
Celestia just nodded gently.
“You heard me, Asuna Kagurazaka. You’re a Princess in your own world so you have to protect your kingdom. I could teach you hundreds of spells but looking at you I see your learning style is more oriented to fights, so Shining Armor is the best teacher for you”
“What?” asked Shining not believing what he just heard.
Celestia just looked at him making the stallion sigh.
“Okay, I’ll write my wife announcing we’ll have visitors. We’ll leaving at the next train”
Asuna blinked confused but nodded and followed Shining to the Castle and then to the train station. Now only Makie remained.
“What about me, Princess?”
“Your athletic abilities have no rival, Sazaki Makie. I’ve being thinking and perhaps the Wonderbolt Academy is the place for you. Spit Fire will be tutoring you personally, a great honor for every pegasus. But you and all your classmates will combine the special training I thought for you with basic school as well. I have to demonstrate Negi Springfield I’m as good teacher as him”
Makie chuckled.
“Are you jealous of Negi-kun, Celestia-No-Hime-Sama?”
Celestia blinked by the question but she had to admit it was the truth.
“Not even I, with all my power, had perfect control of my skill until I was an adult. And suddenly I see a young boy capable to control his magic so easily just like that. Yes, I think I may be a little jealous”
The pink pegasus laughed happily and flew back to the Castle along with her unicorn friends. Celestia watched them go and then she flew too. It was when an object came out of nowhere and hit her directly on her head. She stood grumping in pain and looked a small Frisbee laying at her side. Then, she saw Shining, Kaede and Asuna approaching; and of course the girl had the guilt in her eyes.
“I’m so sorry Hime-Sama, Kaede and I were playing while Shining-Sensei was making the letter for his wife and…”
“I’ll ask again, Kagurazaka Asuna: do you have something against me?”
A week has passed since the beginning of the exchange student program and if it wasn’t for the fight between the six friends, you could say everything was just perfect. The club activities were obligatory for every student on Mahora; so each one of the ponies had something to do after the regular classes:
Rarity joined to the Tea Ceremony club along with Evangeline and Chachamaru; the elegance of the ritual and the beauty of the kimonos fascinated the fashionista. And once she finished the activities, Rarity spent the rest of the day creating and modeling cosplays for the internet with her new best friend Chisame Hasegawa. She would love to keep the magic lessons but of course, neither Twilight nor Rainbow Dash speak to her anymore. By other way, Rainbow Dash joined the soccer team, proving to be an excellent player; almost compensate being unable to fly, almost. But then, she joined Twilight in Evangeline’s resort to practice with her new Pactio Artifact: the Telum Crepitum Iris (Rainbow Explosion Weapon). She had to admit Negi was an excellent teacher and she was almost sure they had a chance against Celestia. Applejack joined to the Rodeo Club, demonstrating she was the best of the bests. In fact, if it wasn’t that she was only an exchange student; the girls didn’t offer her the charge of club president. Also her grades were great but she was feeling awful because of the thing with Rainbow and Twilight. But she knew perfectly it was all her fault, they had a perfectly understandable reason for not talk to her anymore. Fluttershy was also feeling bad. Yes, she knew that her friend’s anger was very well deserved, but that didn’t stop her to feel terrible. Still, she tried to forget her problems participating actively in class and her club, the Walk Club with the Narutaki twins. But the one feeling worst was Pinkie Pie. Even if she joined the Pastry club, everything in her mind was to make up with her friends. Only one day Rainbow and Twilight spoke to Pinkie, but it was to insult her after she tried to cheer them with her Pactio Artifact: the Perfecta Pars Canon (perfect Party Canon). And last but not least, Twilight. She didn’t like to be mad with her best friends, but the four idiots didn’t give her an option; especially Pinkie when she made her kiss Rainbow Dash. Still, she tried to focus in her magic lessons with Negi and participating in the Library Exploration Club with Haruna Satome. The Mahora Campus had the greatest library in its world and it was an amazing place, filled with all kind of interesting books. Some books were even so special than the library was protected with all kind of death traps to prevent to anyone touch that ancient knowledge.
But again, the important thing was to learn everything Negi Springfield had to teach her. The boy was skillful and an excellent teacher. And, as every good master, Negi was worried about the situation with the exchange students. He tried to comment his worries with Evangeline but as always, the vampire didn’t care.
“Look boy, I understand your position as their professor but you just need to let them solve their own problems” was the vampire’s answer.
“I know Evangeline-san! But this is affecting Twilight-san’s magical achievement and she’s charging all her attacks with her rage, so she’s getting tired really early on our duel practices. And if she fights like that against Celestia-No-Hime-Sama…”
“Right, she won’t last not even a minute” smiled the vampire. “Okay, I’ll help you but only because I wanna have some fun; not because I care about that colorful horses. Take the day, today she’ll be under my tutoring”
Evangeline laughed creepily but Negi knew she already thought in something so she decided to trust her. He had some paperwork to do so it was perfect for him; in the meantime Evangeline just thought in all the fun she’ll have with the ponies. She prepared everything for the right time. And as always, Rainbow Dash and Twilight arrived to her resort after the club activities ready to their magic lessons.
“Negi-sensei!! We’re here!!” called Twilight.
Instead of Negi, Evangeline arrived wearing a short purple dress with a large black cloak. As always, followed by the loyal Chachamaru Karakuri.
“Sorry but the boy isn’t here. Now you’re in my hands Twilight Sparkle. I hope you’re ready for me” she said smiling evilly.
“Right… sure, no problem Eva-chan. What are you planning for us today?” asked Twilight confidently.
The vampire’s creepy smile turned even more unnerving than always. She raised in the air a little helped by her magical cloak.
“All this nonsense started because you have a magical duel, right?” asked Evangeline in the air looking directly to Twilight.
The girl nodded nervously.
“You have a decent ability, I give you that, Twilight Sparkle” said Evangeline. “You and your Ministra Magi already master the basis of western magic. But still you have a lot to do if you want to challenge the most experimented magicians so you have to practice your ability in duels”
After considering it for a minute or two, Twilight nodded.
“Yeah, I think you’re right Eva-chan”
“Good you think that” said Evangeline. “Lic-lac Lac-lac Lilac SIMULACRUM MEUM ET ADVERSARUM!”
“Ey, we’re not ready yet” protested Rainbow Dash, but she couldn’t say more as their own shadows attacked them merciless.
The ponies started to dodge the shadow’s attack making Rainbow get angry. Once she had enough, she yelled ADEAT calling her Telum Crepitum Iris and started to shoot against the shadows. It seemed to work and everything was perfect until some laser beams called Rainbow’s attention. Chachamaru transformed her arm into a small canon (she was a robot for something) and was attacking her opponents making their situation even worst. Still in the air, Evangeline laughed cruelly and prepared her next attack:
“Lic-lac Lac-lac Lilac…”
“Calliginem Sacrarum LUCEM TURBEN!” screamed Twilight, this time prepared to prevent another attack from Evangeline.
A twister made of pure light came from Twilight’s fingers and started to destroy Evangeline’s enchanted shadow, an small victory but not for long. That movement made Chachamaru concentrate her fire against Twilight. Rainbow Dash, seeing her mage in danger, charged to the robot, but Chachamaru’s missiles stopped to attack her. This took Rainbow unprepared and she was about to be hit by the missiles but Twilight detected on time and screamed:
Rainbow suddenly felt her strength and power unlimitedly increase thanks to Twilight’s magic and now she was fast enough to block Chachamaru’s missiles with her Telum Crepitum Iris. Still in the air, Evangeline smiled using small spells to deflect some of Twilight’s attacks.
“You’re doing great, Twilight Sparkle. What about a small bet to make this more interesting?”
“What you mean?” asked Twilight.
“Like I said, a bet. If you win, I’ll give you one of my personal objects; something you could use to defeat that Princess of yours. But if you lose, what about do exactly as I say, eh? I’ll ask you for one thing; just one thing but that thing is something really bad for you… and really fun for me. what do you say?”
Twilight nodded excitedly.
“Okay Eva-chan, I’ll take the bet. But you better give a nice object to my collection”
Evangeline relished delighted by the pony’s silliness and laughed. The most arrogant they are, harder they fall; but whatever. Raising a couple of meters more, she prepared her next spell against Twilight:
“Lic-lac Lac-lac Lilac QUINQUE TENEBRAS!”
Again, the shadows raised under Evangeline’s control; but this time didn’t attacked directly to Twilight or Rainbow, no. The shadows turned into Evangeline’s duplicates, a total of five clones. But this so called duplicates were completely black.
“If you wanted to confuse us, this wasn’t the way” said Twilight; but Evangeline interrupted her with her laugh.
“I don’t have to use that stupid tactics, colorful horse. After all I’m the most powerfull dark mage of all times, VAMPIRE EVANGELINE. Now you’ll feel all my power. LIC-LAC LAC-LAC LILAC IGNE VASTARE!”
Each one of Evangeline’s copies shot a fire beam against the two friends, who instinctively hugged each other at the time Twilight created the Equestrian invisible energy field. That of course took Evangeline by surprise and gave Twilight an idea. She prepared the most basic magic of all the western mages, according to Negi.
“Calliginem Sacrearum DUCENTIS SAGITTA MAGICA!” She shouted extending her palm shooting two hundred light arrows to Evangeline. Negi told her that was the way to use the Sagitta Magica: send lots of attacks to one same point, taking the opponents opportunity to run. Unfortunately she was fighting Evangeline, so the vampire already prepared her next trick.
But in Twilight’s vision, her attack was effective. The detonations destroyed the copies leaving one of the Evangelines, the real one. So Twilight used her next move and shot Evangelint a powerful beam made of pure Equestrian magic, giving her no time to react since that attack didn’t need to make a verbal spell. The last detonation finished Evangeline; or at least that was what Twilight thought. Anyway, the former unicorn fell exhausted.
“Are you okay, Twi?” asked Rainbow Dash walking to her friend.
“Yeah, is just… well, I used too much energy fighting Eva-chan. This kind of exercises let me very tired, but are the ones I need to defeat Princess Celestia”
Rainbow Dash nodded but suddenly she stood alert. “Speaking of the devil, where’s Evangeline?”
Seriously, where was the vampire? Chachamaru didn’t seem worried, and that was a bad signal being her Evaneline’s magical assistant. And as Rainbow thought, not a minute passed when the already hated laugh of the vampire sounded all over the place.
“Lic-lac Lac-lac Lilac”
Twilight’s shadow separated from its owner and slowly stood taking the form of the dark magician extended her hand to the unicorn.
“Et Consumetur Caleo!”
The powerful attack sent Rainbow Dash and Twilight ten meters away, unable to make any other move. Rainbow tried to stood but Chachamaru finished her with a low powered ray from her arm-canon. It was the end, Evangeline had win.
“A bet is a bet, Twilight Sparkle” said the vampire.
Twilight nodded. “I know Eva-chan. What do you want me to do?”
Without saying a word, Evangeline made her follow her along with Rainbow to a private salon on her resort. A salon where Twilight’s friends were already waiting for her.
“What are they doing here?” asked Twilight angered.
Evangeline pushed her and Rainbow Dash to the salon and before she could do something, the vampire created a crystal wall preventing the two girls to escape.
“I know you have your reasons to be pissed with them but seriously, we’re all tired of your stupid fight so you six are going to make things up. Chachamaru, I want to prevent anyone (or should I say anypony?) to escape until they become friends again.
The loyal robot bowed to her master.
“As you wish, master”
“And before you say something, Sparkle, here ten minutes become a whole day so we have all the time in the world. If you need something form water to food or a shower, you can ask Chachazero”
Said that, Evangeline walked away ignoring Twilight’s screams and Rainbow’s threats. And a small doll appeared to the ponies ready to have her orders. In the small room, the girls were staring each other in an uncomfortable silence.
“Well, A’ll start” said Applejack approaching to Twilight.
“Don’t bother” grumped Twilight. “I don’t care what think Evangeline, when I recover from the fight, I’ll terminate Chachamaru and walk back to my room, that unfortunately I have to share with Rarity; but still”
“Please, darling” said Rarity. “You just said that, we have to share a room during our time in Mahora and the less thing we need is keep fighting between us. I understand we did something horrible to you and let me be the first to say I’m sorry and I’ll never do something like that again but please, let’s end this once for all. Try to understand we only wanted to help you”
“Yeah Twilight” said Fluttershy. “We thought all that kissing stuff wasn’t the big deal and we acted without considering your feelings. Sorry, please. We feel terrible and all we want now is to be friends again!”
“Please Twilight and Rainbow: forgive us” plead Pinkie on her knees to Twilight’s and Rainbow Dash’s irritation. “We tried to force you to accept our help and that didn’t end up well. Please, let us make it up for you”
Twilight had enough. She took a deep breath and look straight to Pinkie.
“Maybe I can forget the others, but what you did Pinkie is something I can’t forget. I’ll never forget. WHAT YOU DID IS SOMETHING SO AWFUL THAT I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I’M DOING TALKING TO YOU! YOU HEARD THAT?”
“But Twilight!” Cried Pinkie. “All I did was kiss you in that trap we prepared. Why are you so mad with me? Please tell me!!”
“YOU MADE ME KISS WITH RAINBOW DASH, PINKIE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HUMILLATING THAT WAS?”
Twilight had to take air after said that and stayed grumping in a corner while the others were looking at her surprised by her reaction. Pinkie was about to say something when she noticed Twilight was crying in anger.
“Twilight, I had no idea”
“You had no idea of what, Pinkie?” said Twilight coldly but still crying. “You had no idea I like mares? No, I like one mare; I like Rainbow Dash. You had no idea because I was afraid to tell you to not ruin our friendship but it doesn’t matter now. You made me to accidentally kiss the mare I like and that is something I can’t forgive. YOU HEARD THAT? YOU RUINED MY MENTAL SANITY AT THE MOMENT YOU MADE ME KISS RAINBOW DASH!”
Nopony said nothing for a while since they didn’t know what to say. Even Rainbow Dash.
“So, you like me?” asked Rainbow when she finally recovered.
Twilight turned to her and nodded with her eyes filled with tears.
“Yes. I know it isn’t normal but I can’t help that. I’m terribly sorry Rainbow, but it was all Pinkie’s fault. I planned to admire you in secret for the rest of my life and never mention it to you but now it doesn’t matter anymore. Sorry”
Rainbow smiled to her and then, she kissed Twilight happily.
“Twi, my friend, I stopped talk Pinkie by very similar reasons. Why do you think I opposed to that stupid plan on the first place? Because I can’t stand the idea of watching you being kissing by anypony else”
The two friends stared each other in joy for a moment but sadly, Applejack had to interrupt them.
“Again girls, we’re sorry. We took like nothing this kiss stuff because we thought you didn’t have your special somepony yet. If we had known, we would act differently. Please accept our apologies. We swear by Celestia than we’ll never do something like this again”
“Yeah, we knew you would get mad but never imagined you’ll be affected that much. Please Twilight, we promise to never interfere between you or anypony else”
“Girls, please!! I’ll hate to lose any friend by a misunderstanding like this” mumbled Pinkie hugging her two friends’ legs. “Please forgive us”
After look each other for a moment, both Twilight and Rainbow laughed happily.
“It’s okay girls. We forgive you” said Twilight.
“But you have to do something for us first” said Rainbow Dash serious.
“Whatever to recover a friend!” Exclaimed Pinkie Pie.
Rainbow exchanged a look with the confused Twilight and then she stared to the rest of the girls.
“First of all, let me be clear: I don’t like this but still, you’re right. This is something we need to do if we want to Twilight defeat Celestia. Rarity Applejack and Fluttershy, is time to do the Pactio”
“ARE YOU MAD?” Screamed Twilight. “I thought you liked me Rainbow and you didn’t want to see me being kiss by anypony other than you”
Rainbow turned to her new marefriend.
“Like I said, I don’t like this Twilight, but we both know we won’t last if we’re just three magic fighters against Celestia. We have to use all our power as the bearers of the Elements of Harmony; and for every kiss you receive from any of them, I’ll give you two to make sure you’re all mine. And if any of them kiss you for more than a second, I swear you’ll know my rage”
The girls nodded without understand what the hay was going on but still obeyed. And during the Pactios formation, Evangeline and Chachamaru were chatting in other part of the Resort. One of them was reading and the other was making tea.
“I swear, those idiots remind me Konoe and Sakurazaki. Anyway, remember me that the boy owes me a big one”
“Come on, you’re almost there” smiled Candace to Asuna, who was still focusing on the trunk she was supposed to teleport five meters away.
“You made it yesterday” said Shining Armor, yawning. In fact, the poor captain was exhausted after a friendly sparring match with Kaede Nagse; damn it, the ninja techniques were more than a match for the magical fighter. 18 clones with the same density than the original; how was he supposed to fight with something like that? Those were the questions that the Captain of the Crystal Guard had on his mind.
Asuna Kagurazaka was still struggling with her magic to make the trunk disappear and then reappear in the other part of the room. It was a difficult task for an easily distractible girl like her. Of course, she did it yesterday, but the object she had to teleport then was a silver tray, not at all as big and heavy as the giant trunk.
“You can do it, Asuna-dono!!” cheered Kaede. “I’ve seeg you teleport yourself from one side of the city to another; this can’t be that hard, de-gozaru. You even were able to teleport with a partner, nin-nin.”
Asuna’s horn started to generate blue and green sparks, spreading it all over the place. Knowing what was about to happen, Candace ran to stop her before it was too late.
“Asuna, wait! You’re going to magically overload…”
A blue and green explosion sent all the ponies in the room flying two meters away; when the dust dissipated, they all saw that the trunk has disappeared. The only problem was that it wasn't on the spot it supposed to be teleported to.
“The good news: you teleported the trunk” said Candace, accommodating her crown. “The bad news is, we don’t know where you sent it.”
“Just pray it doesn't hurt anypony” grumped Shining Armor, as he recovered from the explosion. “Anyway, is anypony else hungry? Let’s eat something and rest for an hour; what do you think? Asuna definitely could use a break; no offense, girl, your offensive magic is incredible but you just need a little help with the more basic spells.”
Asuna sighed and followed her new teachers with her tail between her hooves. The bright side was that nopony was hurt; or at least, that was what she hoped.
Mahora Campus:
The six friends entered Evangeline’s resort ready to continue their lessons with Negi. Unfortunately instead of the joyous little teacher, the one waiting for them was the vampire who greeted them with one of her creepy smiles. This time, though, there was something different about her: she was wearing a yukata and she had several cups of tea waiting for the girls. Twilight frowned; it wasn’t that Evangeline was a bad teacher, not at all. She just felt unnerved around her for some reason. The other girls just grumped; every time Twilight had lessons with Evangeline, they had to sit apart and just watch. She wasn’t like Negi, who always tried to make them reach Twilight’s level using their Pactios.
“Okay Twi, if you need us we’ll be at the games room. See ya!” said Rainbow Dash as she started to leave. Chachamaru stopped her gently but firmly with a hand on her shoulder.
“Sumimasen, but Master insists you all stay and listen what she has to say. I even prepared the tea service for all of you, so please have a seat.”
The girls shrugged and sat where Chachamaru and her “little sister” Chachazero indicated. Evangeline took a sip of her tea and sighed.
“I’ll make myself clear, Sparkle; I’m only doing this because the boy offered me an extra dose of his blood. We have to talk about your strategy against this so-called great mage.”
“Strategy?” Asked Twilight.
“Yes, strategy” nodded Evangeline. “Negi Springfield asked me to explain you the basics now that you have five Magister Magi.”
Twilight made an understanding “ah!” so Evangeline took an old book and showed the purple girl an illustration of two western mages. One of them wielding a great sword and the other bearing only a magic staff like Negi’s.
“As you can see, there are two kinds of magic fighting styles: magic swordsman style and wizard style.”
“What’s the difference?” asked Rarity softly.
“The magic swordsman is on the front line in all the battles, fighting side by side with all his Ministra Magi since he is also trained in physical combat. If you want to use this style, you'd better start training. I can suggest you ask for help from Sakurazaki or Tatsumiya.”
Twilight nodded and Evangeline took another sip of her tea before continuing.
“However, I think the style that best fits you is the Wizard one. You study magic completely, focusing on long-range offensive spells as well as defensive spells to protect not only you but your whole group.”
Twilight considered it for several minutes and then sighed.
“I don’t want to bother my friends during this duel but… I don’t have what it’s needed to engage in physical combat so I’ll study the Wizard Style”
Applejack gently placed her hand on Twilight’s shoulder.
“It’s alright, Sugahcube; you c'n always count on us. There’s no better athletes in Equestria than Rainbow and maself, so consider yourself covered.”
Rainbow nodded energetically.
“If anypony touches my new cute little marefriend, they’ll have to deal with me. I don’t care if is Princess Celestia, I’ll keep her away from you and give you all the time you need with my Telum Crepitum Iris”
Pinkie couldn’t resist and also joined to the declaration of war.
“And I, Pinkie Pie, Solemnly swear that I’ll protect you with all the power of my Perfecta Pars Cannon.”
“And that brings me to my next point” said Evangeline, smirking to the girls. “The weirdo’s Artifact is obviously a distraction device; one detonation and your Princess will not know where she is or what she’s doing, while Dash’s Artifact is an offensive one. What about the others?”
Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy smiled to each other and in unison said:
“ADEAT!”
Equestria, Wonderbolt Academy:
Spitfire always thought she was a good teacher, always getting great results from her students. Now, she had to admit that her talents were limited to coaching athletics. She didn’t understand why the Princess made her the official tutor for a young lady who was not only an excellent athlete, but also one of the dumbest ponies she had ever met.
“For the seventh time, Sazaki!” cried Spitfire as she felt herself about to lose control. “Answer just one thing correctly and we’re done.
Thanks to you I had to delay the flying training for half an hour. Come on, don’t you love to fly? Let’s fly, but please finish this correctly!”
Makie stared to the piece of paper, a “quick” math test for eleventh gradestudents. After several minutes she finally answered the two final problems and gave it to Spitfire, who took the exam and sighed relieved.
“You did it! Perfect, now let’s fly!”
If the girl wasn’t so enthusiastic and a great flyer, Spitfire would have given up hope long ago. Makie was a gymnast back in Mahora Campus and a great one; she wasn't called the 'Pink Albatross' for nothing.
***
When they arrived at the Wonderbolt Training Academy, the rest of the recruits were already there. Makie’s escort was a young Pegasus called Lighting Dust who apparently had previously attended the academy but was expelled for some reason. Still, Spitfire gave her a second chance and now Makie was very satisfied with her new partner and friend.
Spitfire walked to the recruits wearing her drill sergeant-like uniform.
“Okay fillies and colts, today’s exercise is very simple. With your partners you’ll test your flying and mental skills to the limit. Soarin, come here!
The other Wonderbolt smiles and walked over, ready for action.
“This guy here is an expert in escape and distraction maneuvers. Your assignment for today is to see who catches him first. Use our remaining three hours to do it. Soarin, go!"
The other Pegasus smirked at the recruits and flew away from them. As a group the recruits flew after him, starting the exercise. Spitfire smiled, satisfied.
“Now, what surprise do you have for us tonight, Makie?”
***
When Soarin turned and saw the ten couples chasing him, he increased his speed and vanished. The couples split; the game was only beginning.
On the cliffs, Makie indicated Lighting Dust to hide with her behind a rock. The escort didn’t understand what was she doing but still obeyed; this was her second chance and it was better if she maintained a low profile. Makie stayed silent for very long twenty minutes. In the meantime, they heard voices from the other recruits chasing the Wonderbolt.
After about five minutes, Lighting had to ask “Okay, so what are we waiting for?”
“Not for what, silly, for who. Sooner or later, Soarin have to show himself around here. Just wait and relax.”
Lighting Dust had to repress her desire to punch Makie. Instead of that, she just face-hoofed and getting her irritation under control she asked again.
“Fine, but how are you planning to attract him directly to this point, eh?”
“That’s easy; I have a backup plan.” said Makie taking a lollipop. “Ey Soarin! I have a special treat for you! Come here if you want it!”
Lighting grabbed Makie from the shoulders and started to shake her violently.
“ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WHAT?”
“Why? It's lemon flavored and delicious…” said Makie.
“It surely is.” said a voice behind the girls.
They turned to see Soarin enjoying Makie’s lollipop. He winked at both of them and flew away with all the power of his wings. Makie smirked and kept up with Soarin using her great agility. Soarin had to admit Makie had skills, but he still had much more to show. He spun in the air trying to get Makie dizzy, but unfortunately for him Makie was used to that things due to her gymnastics tumbling routines. Soarin grinned; this was turning out to be very interesting.
***
Soon, the rest of the recruits gathered to watch the show and started to talk among themselves about Makie’s skills. She was the greatest on Mahora Campus and now she was pushing Soarin to his limit. Spitfire smiled proudly. For all the headaches trying to teach Makie, it was moments like that that made it worth the aggravation. Soaring kept trying to shake the pink pony off, but everything he tried failed. Tired and angry, he started kicking clouds at the girl; the unexpected maneuver startled the girl-turned-pegasus who lost her advantage due to her surprise. Soarin laughed in delight but it Makie decide that it was time to finish the match.
“Very well, that was fun. Now: Armatura Quinquiplex, Sazaki Makie ready for action!! ADEAT!!"
The pink ribbon appeared on her hooves and with all the extra power she had as Negi’s Ministra Magi, she accelerated much faster than any normal Pegasus. Soaring gulped and tried to use his distance from her as an advantage but it was negated by her sudden and unexpected acceleration. When they were close enough, Makie used her Liberum Lemniscus (her magic ribbon) and caught Soarin. Soarin didn’t know what to do, so Makie took her chance and pulled the wonderbolt to her with ease, since the Pactio increased not only her agility but her strength. The poor Pegasus was defeated by the young pegasus, who started to sing as she celebrated her victory. Nopony could believe it; well, nopony except Spitfire who already knew about that “Pactio stuff”.
“Spitfire-sensei, you saw it? It worked, but I had to use all my power as Ministra Magi.” The mare nodded.
“Well done Makie. You’re a great flyer and recruit. It’s a shame you’ll be with us only for another month.” Soarin raised an eyebrow.
“So we have to help this one? I don’t know; she doesn’t seem like the type who needs much help.”
Spitfire glared at him, annoyed by his outburst.
“Fine; next time you’ll be the one teaching math to this one.”
Equestria, Canterlot Castle:
Nodoka, Yue and Ku-Fei arrived ready for their daily “regular” lesson but instead of Celestia, they were received by Princess Luna. She just smiled to them in good spirits.
“Luna-No-Hime-Sama, what happened with Celestia-sensei?” asked Nodoka.
Luna shrugged, still confused by the event.
“Believe me girl, I have no idea. A gigantic trunk came out of nowhere and landed directly on her head. She’s okay but she’ll have to stay the night in the hospital. I’m replacing her as your teacher in your daily lessons, so let’s go."
The two months were finished. After very very long days teaching the Baka Ranger plus one to be good students (and supporting several headaches from Asuna Kagurazaka) it was time; the humans would return to their home world, but more important: the duel between Celestia and Twilight Sparkle will happen. The Princess knew her faithful student had being very busy with all the hard training one of the most powerful mages in his world was giving her; and it was going to be a very interesting fight. But before the main event, she prepared a great welcome party for her beloved student and her friends, after all, Celestia really missed Twilight and couldn’t wait to see her again. And especially for that great event, she reunited all the ponies who participated in that strange but very funny multidimensional exchange student program: Spit Fire (who was half relieved half sad; for one side, she won’t help anypony with math, science or history anymore, and for the other, she grew close to Makie); Candace and Shining who were really satisfied with Asuna and Kaede, even if Celestia still had a few bruises Asuna accidentally made her; and last but not least, Luna and Celestia who successfully took care of Nodoka’s and Yue’s magic training, and Ku-Fei’s martial arts. All they had to do for the moment was wait for Twilight and company.
And after two or three minutes, Twilight materialized in the hall completely alone.
“So great to see you Twilight Sparkle!” greeted Celestia. “But what happened to your friends? Do they have to stay more time with Negi Springfield?”
Twilight respectfully bowed to her mentor.
“I’m really sorry Princess Celestia, but I don’t have any time to lose in this moments, I have something very important to do. Is urgent, so can you wait for a little more, please?”
Candace and Shining walked to the purple unicorn.
“Is something wrong, Twilight?” asked Shining. “Did you six argued or something?”
“Yeah, Twilight tell us what happened” politely asked Candace. “You know you can count on us for everything you need”
Twilight shook her head impatiently and checked a small watch she had.
“Oh no, I’m almost out of time! Listen: I’m glad to see all of you but seriously I have something to do and I need to be coordinated with Negi and Evangeline, so if you excuse me…”
Twilight turned to a wall and raised her hoof:
“CALLIGINEM SACRARUM…”
A circle with strange characters appeared below the purple unicorn, whose hoof was abnormally glowing with all her power. All the guests blinked stunned for what they were seeing. Only Celestia remained calm, raising an eyebrow. Apparently Twilight learnt some kind of magic of unknown nature for her. The duel was going to be very interesting. But then, two other voices resounded all over the hall:
“RASTEL RASCIR MAGISTER…”
“LIC-LAC LAC-LAC LILAC”
Twilight and the two unknown voices spoke at the same time reciting together the last part:
“QUI NOVIS AT NOVI MUNDI”
A powerful white light appeared on the wall and slowly turned into several ponies of all kind of colors. At the beginning the newcomers seemed astonished but half of second after, they started to cheer with all the joy of their young hearts:
“Twi-chan! You made it Twi-chan!!”
“TWI-CHAN, WIN!! IN THE NAME OF THE 4-A, YOU HAVE TO WIN THIS MATCH!
“We’re counting on you Twi-chan!!”
“TWI-CHAN!! TWI-CHAN!! TWI-CHAN!!”
All the guests moved backwards intimidated by that explosion of pure joy. Seriously, who gave an extra dose of sugar to that bunch of crazy young mares? Princess Celestia looked down at her student and her friends, who just joined.
“Would you mind to explain what’s going on, please my faithful student?”
Twilight smiled happily.
“I hope you don’t mind Princess Celestia, but my friends of Mahora Campus insisted to come and cheer me during our duel. Combining my powers with Evangeline and Negi-sensei, we managed to bring them all here directly from Japan without too much effort”
Shining Armor chuckled and petted his sister’s head.
“I have to say, Twily, you got an interesting group of friends in that place called Japan. Tell me, have you learnt enough? Ready to offer us a great show?”
Twilight nodded proud of herself. She was going to say something, when Asakura Kazumi appeared in front of Shining with her recorder and started to interview Shining Armor with enthusiasm. (By the way, she was a red Pegasus with pink/orange mane and a camera as Cutie Mark)
“So tell me, what’s your name pal?”
“Shining Armor” said the stallion without understand.
“And what you do for living?”
“Crystal Empire Prince and Captain of the Royal Crystal guard”
“And your relationship with Twilight Sparkle is…”
Candace had enough and faced Asakura.
“And what are you supposed to be? A paparazzi?” asked angered to Asakura.
“I prefer member of the press” replied Asakura like nothing. “Now tell me something interesting about you. What’s your name? What you do for living? Are you related to Twilight Sparkle? Do you think she have any chances against Celestia or she need to train more? Tell me, tell me, tell me!!”
Confusion made Candace froze, so that was how facing a paparazzi felt like. Asakura looked at a small doll she had on her back.
“This is work for two, Sayo. Do you see anyone else you can interview?”
Yue walked to her classmate and pointed to Spit Fire.
“What about her? I understand she was Makie-chan’s personal tutor. You can record her personal impressions”
Asakura nodded approving Yue’s advice and at her sign, ghost Aisaka Sayo came out of the doll almost making Candace and Shining Armor faint of the impression. And of course, being interviewed by a ghost was something Spit Fire never prepared for. When the girl finished with the Crystal Kings, it was turn of Luna and Celestia.
“And tell me, Celestia-No-Hime-Sama, how can you describe teaching the Baka-Rangers?”
“In three words: headache after headache” grumped Celestia staring at Asuna, who smiled shyly. “Anyway, I would love to talk with Negi Springfield. Where is him?”
The 4-A studenst slowly moved letting pass their young professor. Candace, Shining and Luna gasped looking at the boy. What was that little one doing between the teenaged girls?
“A genius boy perhaps?” suggested Luna.
The others nod. Yeah, that was it… But then the boy walked directly to Celestia and bowed respectfully. Celestia smiled gently and bowed too.
“Welcome to my Kingdom again, Negi Springfield. Last time we saw I trusted you the preparation for my most dedicated and faithful student and her friends; and in return, you trusted me the education of five problematic but powerful and kind-hearted girls. Is an honor to meet you again. Now I have to ask: is Twilight Sparkle ready for my test?”
Negi nodded kindly.
“She’s ready, Celestia-No-Hime-Sama. Twilight-san’s devotion has no limits. Thanks to her tenacity, dedication and will; she successfully learnt the most powerful spells and combinations I know. Even her friends dominated almost all the basic spells of my world and they’ll do anything to help Twilight to improve. I hope you don’t mind but I gave them some wands so they can still canalize their magic here in your world; those without a horn I mean.
Celestia smiled.
“That was unexpected but alright Negi Springfield. Regular ponies and pegasi using magic? I never heard something like that before but you just made my life much more interesting”
Negi smiled shyly. But then, Shining had to interrupt the small dialogue.
“Let me see if I got it right: this colt is the famous Negi Springfield Magister Magi?”
Celestia nodded.
“I was surprised myself for the first time, Shining Armor, but yes. During the few minutes we discussed about this project I felt a great power inside him. One power only comparable with the greater unicorns in Equestrian History. And apparently he is even more powerful than many adults in his world”
Negi blushed but still he shyly nodded. Luna was very surprised as well. How somepony that young could kiss all his students to gave them the so called Pactios? He looked like a child but he was much more experienced in some areas than many stallions. That was definitely out of her understanding. But formalities aside, Negi looked at Celestia:
“Hime-Sama, is alright my students and I stay to presence the duel? All of them are very excited to see this and we’re really close, like a big family and want to show our support to Twilight-san”
Princess Celestia smiled gently looking at the students and the teacher. The girls organized a new scandal from nowhere, celebrating the happy return of their beloved classmates, the Baka-Ranger. Even Ayaka Yukihiro joined to the joy even if she denied to death.
“Of course you all can stay, Negi Springfield. I see the friendship bonds in your group is very powerful and my little ponies are part of them forever. I’ll be happy to let you presence the duel”
It was when Asakura and Hakase appeared.
“Forgive my curiosity, but where are you going to have your little match? Is there any Jumbotron or giant screen to appreciate all the details of the fight?”
Luna pointed to the Canterlot Stadium, that can be seeing from where they were.
“We don’t know what a Jumbotron is but you can appreciate the stadium from here, the most beautiful and luxurious of all Equestria. This isn’t a public event but is the only place that can support a duel like this”
Asakura frowned.
“Do you mind if we install an especial equipment to appreciate more the show? You know, a little consideration for your public”
Celestia raised an eyebrow but nodded.
“Go ahead”
Asakura smiled proud of herself and looked at Hakase who already prepared her emergency tools. She was he crazy scientist of Mahora after all.
“I’m ready Asakura-san. Is time to make this stadium as great as the Nippon Budokan”
Then, the crazy inventor called her robot Chachamaru, who looked very strange in her pony form: green furless body, a laser Cutie Mark and everypony could appreciate her articulated robotic parts. And while Luna guided the three girls to Canterlot Stadium so they could modified the place, Celestia turned to Twilight.
“So do you think you’re ready or do you need a night of good rest to recover after transport here this interesting group of ponies?”
Twilight shook her head.
“Don’t worry Princess Celestia, thanks to Negi and Evangeline it was a peace of cake. But I’ll appreciate something to eat. Is okay?”
“Of course is alright. Tea service for all of us, please!”
On the inside, Celestia was very excited for several things, what kind of changes will have the stadium? And more important, was Twilight prepared enough to defeat her with the help of Negi’s magic? Yeah, the greatest duel in history was about to start.
It was time, finally. After two months of hard preparation it was time for mentor and student to confront in the ultimate test. Twilight and Celestia stared to each other and finally, they bowed showing their mutual respect, according to the traditions in magical duels. Celestia was impressed, the girls called Asakura Kazumi, Satomi Hakase, Chisame Hasegawa and Chachamaru Karakuri did a really great job installing the so called Jumbotron, allowing to the public have a general look at the battle. In the tribunes the scandal was big, much more louder than any other event before thanks to Twilight’s new friends. But still the Princess was enjoying herself, and also the few guests.
“Twilight Sparkle, my most faithful student, I hope you’re ready for the test we will be performing today” said the Princess with her calm voice of always. “In all my years I have only guided five pupils; but not even one of the four before you got close to the level you are. And I hope you know I’ll not make it easy for you; I have plenty of trust in you natural skill so you better do your best”
Twilight bowed again.
“I know Princess Celestia, that’s why I put so many effort training with professor Negi Springfield. Even if he’s only a child, his powers are beyond imagination; and today I’m determined to prove I’m a worthy student, not only your student but Negi’s as well”
“The true porpoise of this test was to evaluate your skills under a high pressure situation, not only to see if you can match me… and there was no way that could be possible; or that’s what I thought until you traveled to Mahora Campus. Now I really don’t know, but that’s why I’m so excited about this fight. Let’s see if you have what it needs to defeat me”
Nopony say nothing after that, they were only waiting to the signal. And they heard it: GONG!
Princess Celestia raised in the air and shot a powerful light beam against Twilight, who teleported away; and almost didn’t made it. The Princess chuckled and send a fire tornado against Twilight, forcing her to create a wall of water to protect herself. Still giggling, Celestia transformed the floor into water, making Twilight submerge immediately. Twilight was smart and knew her teacher for long enough to prevent the next move; so she conjured an energy field. And just as Twilight thought, Celestia blew freezing the water in a matter of seconds. At the end the white alicorn landed on the ice proudly. But the floor started to shake and Twilight emerged in the middle of a great geyser created by herself. It was now or never; so the unicorn attacked with powerful energy beams trying to knock down Celestia. It was useless, she tiredly deflected the attacks moving only one hoof.
“Is that it?” teased the white alicorn. “I came here and invited those ponies to watch your true power, not that shameful demonstration, Twilight Sparkle. Are you sure you learnt something from Negi Sprinfield?”
Twilight closed her eyes concentrating, and sent a giant vines attack to Celestia. Again, the Princess tiredly created two gardener scissors to destroy the weak attack. And once neutralized, the remaining plants attacked their creator. That took Twilight by surprise and Celestia took her chance to send a new beam against the poor Twilight, who couldn’t dodge it that time. On the tribunes, the silence remained. Nopony understood why she didn’t use any of Negi’s tricks yet. From Mahora, only Evangeline and Negi were calmed, waiting for the real show to begin; so as Luna who heard enough stories about the adventures of Negi and she knew Twilight was only warming up. “After all, Celestia loves to talk and that’s the weak spot Twilight shall use on her favor”
On the arena, Twilight was immobilized and weakened by Celestia’s attack but still ready to fight. Celestia just approached looking very disappointed.
“An excellent demonstration of Equestrian Magic, Twilight Sparkle, but if you only use that one, there’s no reason to continue this match; I won. Do you have something to say about it?” Said Celestia sadly.
Twilight just grinned.
“Holy light of the twilight”
“And what’s that supposed to mean?” asked Celestia curious.
“Nothing, just my activation words; but they work better if I recite them in latin: CALLIGINEM SACRARUM…”
A purple circle with strange characters appeared below Twilight.
“AERIS MURUM!”
A great current of air pushed Celestia away from Twilight and becoming a giant wall of pure air; it was going to be very difficult to reach Twilight now. Twilight didn’t have time to waste, she knew Celestia was going to destroy her protection in one minute or two so she had to act fast. At the astonished Princess, Twilight materialized five cards with her friends’ pictures on it: CELERITAS DAEMONIUM RAINBOW DASH;PARS ANIMA PINKIE PIE; DIVINA ARTIFEX RARITY; FORTIS COWGIRL APPLEJACK;MIRABILIS CURANTIS FLUTTERSHY”
“Okay, that’s new” mumbled the Princess.
Behind the wall, Twilight made the next move:
“Invocate!”
Immediately, the five cards started to glow, transporting Twilight’s five friends to the arena surprising the Princess even more. Twilight smiled proud of herself, defying her mentor with her eyes through the wall. Now it was time for the real battle.
“Last chance girls, if anypony is having second thoughts, this is the time to retire. Do you really want to help me with this duel? Remember we’re fighting Celestia”
“We owe you this Twi, do what you need to do” assured Applejack.
Twilight nodded and made her horn glow.
“MINISTRA MAGI: RAINBOW DASH, APPLEJACK, RARITY, PINKIE PIE AND FLUTTERSHY! ACTIVATE CONTRACT, FIVE MINUTES!
The five friends glowed getting stronger thanks to Twilight’s magic; now they were qualified to fight. On the tribunes, the 4-A’s scandal escalated to levels unknown by the ponykind; so as the surprise for the other guests. Negi and Evangeline made a small nod, Twilight was one of the best’s students they ever had.
“It’s time!” announced Twilight. “I need you to activate your Pactio Artifacts. NOW!”
“ADEAT!” shouted the three of them; invocating the powerful instruments.
“I’m going to retire our protection in three, two, one… LIBERATIO”
The air shield retired just in time for Pinkie and Dash attack to the still astonished Princess with their respective weapons. The Perfecta Pars Canon made Celestia get dizzy with the serpentines, confetti, cake, party music, balloons and candy created by the shot. And before she could recover, Rainbow charged with an attack from her Telum Crepitum Iris; making Celestia crashing violently to the walls. The whole stadium trembled because of the force of the impact. Confused and in pain, Celestia didn’t had the chance to react when Applejack tied her with her Maximum Rodeo Loop; a powerful laze that immobilized the ruler of all Equestria easily. The Princess fought to get free but she realized that magic Artifact was one of the most powerful she ever saw. The tables have turned, now she was at Twilight’s mercy, and the purple unicorn was going to attack with all she had:
Twilight’s hoof glowed with all her power, sending the three hundred and twenty five light arrows. Princess even reacted creating a weak magic shield against the arrows; unfortunately she underestimated the power of the Sagitta Magica and the shield was broken by the first hundred by the infantile but monstrous attack. The other two hundred twenty five, only one hundred and fifty impacted fully on Celestia. Twilight frowned but she had to remember what Negi explained to her: the reason why the Sagitta Magica Attack was used in large number was because it was very imprecise and the only way to make sure to hit the target was to send that numbers. Anyway, there was no time to think in about it; she had to made her next move.
Too late, Princess Celestia made her horn glow and attacked with all she had. The wave of power sent the six of them against the wall. Celestia extended her wing majestically and attacked Twilight with Applejack’s loop; tying the unicorn.
“Congratulations, Twilight Sparkle. This is the first time sompony who isn’t Luna or Chrysalis or Discord can hurt me. And you did it badly”
Twilight grinned and sent a look to Applejack. The cowgirl whistled freeing Twilight at one. Then the unicorn shouted again:
“CALLIGINEM SACRARUM…”
“Oh, don’t even think about it, Twilight Sparkle” mumbled Celestia attacking first. Unfortunately other attack from the Telum Crepitum Iris frustrated her attempt to neutralize Twilight; and the unicorn finished the spell.
“SEXAGINTA LUCIS SPIRITIS!”
As a flash of light, one by one some kind of copies of Twilight and friends appeared all over the arena. The only difference was that the copies didn’t had Cutie Marks.
“Rarity” commanded one of Twilight’s copies.
The white unicorn smiled.
“On it darling, ADEAT!”
A needle appeared on Rarity’s hooves, a magical needle called Factio Deorum. Helped by the power of the Artifact, Rarity started to create large capes for all the copies and themselves; specially designed to hide their Cutie Marks. Ready for action, Pinkie started to shoot with the Perfecta Pars Canon; helped by her copies who also copied the Artifact, spreading the pink madness and joy for all over the arena. Celestia couldn’t detect her objectives, it was a nightmare; and to make things better, she heard again Twilight’s voice:
“Calliginem Sacrarum…”
Celestia attacked that Twilight when another finished the spell:
“Convexo Vitri!”
Now Princess Celestia was trapped in a glass orb. Good but not impressive, so she easily counterattacked with her horn, breaking the orb into pieces that she shot against the multiple objectives. The light spirits were destroyed immediately by a self-destruct spell creating a chain-reaction turning small explosions into a devastating attack. Princess Celestia was reached by it but she wasn’t as hurt as she was with the Sagitta Magica attack. At the end Celestia sent a wave of power destroying the last copies and increasing the power of the explosion neutralizing the real opponents. But again, Princess self-confidence was shattered she notice Twilight’s evil grin. Looking up as Twilight was doing, she noticed the pegasi of her team were safe in the air; and once noticed by the monarch, they made their move. Rainbow shooting another attack of the Telum Crepitum Iris and Fluttershy screaming:
“ADEAT!”
Fluttershy’s Artifact was named Qui Frecit Coelum et Manibut, a healing device she immediately used to restore her friends’ strength and heal their wounds. Once they recovered, restored their strategy. First move was Rarity’s: create a curtain and put it on Celestia’s face. Second move was Applejack’s who tried to use again her Maximum Rodeo Loop against Celestia; but the Princess was ready this time and got rid of Applejack with a simple attack.
The fight was tight, so Celestia thought in something to end that as soon as possible. She started to fly in circles at great speed sending light beams to the arena. Rainbow disappeared without a trace and suddenly, an rainbow explosion sent Celestia straight to the ground where Rainbow was already waiting for her with another attack of the Telum Crepitum Iris. Changing her strategy, Celestia teleported to an unknown position.
“Shall we move to phase three, dear?” asked Rarity.
Twilight shook her head and jumped creating a magical force field for all her friends; just in time for not get hurt by a new attack from the deeps of the ground. Celestia raised covered in light and charged a powerful attack; one of the ultimate resources she only used once. The attack consisted in several lightings of great power that would cover the arena completely; there was no way to avoid being hit by at least one of those. Luckily for the girls, the Princess needed time to make the attack but still Twilight couldn’t believe she just forced Celestia to use that.
“I know this is too much to ask you but I need you to cover me, I need to reserve all my magic to do my emergency combination; is time for the final move. CALLIGINEM SACRARUM”
Celestia looked down to Twilight, as always reciting those strange words before any attack. So to do Negi’s magic you need to recite the spells, not just use them. That’s why you need the support of Ministra Magic, Twilight? Anyway, she’ll have the time to investigate further once they finish the match. I never thought Twilight would force to do this but still I’m so proud of her; this is one of my final attacks and I haven’t used it on a real fight until now. Good Twilight, good.
At the arena, Twilight’s friends started to run all over the place in strange patterns, ready for the next attack. In the tribunes, all the public could heard Evangeline’s creepy laughs.
“What’s wrong with you?” asked Shining Armor.
The vampire smiled evilly.
“All this time, the kid was using children spells, a simple game teasing her opponent with very simple but very well executed basic attacks. But now she’s ready to use a real high class ; created by me long time ago. Still, she’s definitely a student of Negi Springfield. The same strategies and almost the same amount of power”
The whole tribune remained in silence, watching the fight. Now Celestia fully charged her attack and was about to send it and finish all that for once. Rarity gulped and concentrated all her magic in create a force field; helped by the others who used the wands Negi gave them to help their friend. Twilight was still concentrating, sweating and silently praying for the success of the attack.
And then Celestia sent the attack to the girls.
“Exipio Fulgura” said Twilight finishing the spell at the same time Celestia’s lightings impacted all over the arena with a huge explosion.
Rarity fainted when her attempt of magic force field was destroyed by Celestia’s monstrous power. The rest of them didn’t faint but they were really hurt by the attack. Still they were waiting for the next attack but suddenly they were all weakened.
“Time is over” mumbled Twilight. “The five minutes more difficult of my life”
“And now what?” asked Fluttershy weakly.
Twilight smiled to her friends.
“Thank you for all you have done for me during the fight, but is time for me to finish this alone. If you excuse me, I’ll sent you back to the tribunes”
Said that, she teleported her friends back where they could appreciate the fight leaving them alone. Teacher versus student, the final test.
“Congratulations Twilight, modest apart, I never thought you could resist five entire minutes. Again, go to Mahora Campus was an excellent move; unexpected and efficient”
Twilight smiled and created several of her copies; Equestrian Illusion magic, nothing complicate. Celestia yawned and eliminated the illusions by just moving her wings. But Twilight was only warming up.
“Calliginem Sacrarum”
This time Princess Celestia decided to give her that one for free; after all she demonstrated great skill resisting the lightning attack.
“FAC ME UNUN FULMINE”
Black clouds appeared and sent a great lightning against Celestia; she just made a magic mirror to deflect the attack to Twilight, who received it like nothing. The whole stadium muttered. Why did she let the attack to touch her without even defend herself? Something was not right. But Negi’s students already knew that spell and started to cheer happily. When the smoke created by the detonation dispel, Twilight has change. Her whole body seemed to be pure light; her mane and tail looked like the storm itself. Smiling, she ran charging at Celestia. Princess, by pure instinct elevated to not to be hit; waiting for Twilight’s next attack; now that she was one with the lighting anything could happen. But the attack never came. The unicorn still running in strange patterns without anypony understanding what she was really trying. Guided by a strange thought, Celestia elevated even more for a better appreciation of the arena. Twilight wasn’t running randomly, she was tracing a strange drawing in the floor, a Magic Symbol.
“Now what?”
When Twilight finished, she just looked up like inviting the Princess to make a move. Having no answer to her provocation, the unicorn dedicated the best of her smiles to her mentor and traced the final line of the symbol. The symbol glowed with all intensity and Princess Celestia felt how powerful invisible chains pulled her to the ground and immobilized her completely. Unable to move, the Princess smiled and concentrated her power on her horn; at this rate she will destroy the symbol on the next thirty seconds but Twilight was still smiling.
Celestia could appreciate the madness on her eyes, again Twilight was possessed by the desire of triumph; and everypony knew how dangerous she could be in that circumstances. Especially for herself.
“Impressive magic Twilight, you passed the test with honors. But it’s time to end this now. Even with that magic at your side, there’s no way you can defeat me”
“The duel isn’t over my beloved mentor”
“It’s over, you reached your limit and keeping that form of lightning is draining you magic reserves faster than anything else. I can feel it, you are exhausted so is better for all of us if we stop this and go celebrate you reached a new level in your studies”
Twilight nodded and turned back to normal, but her power was still draining for something that wasn’t the transformation.
“I know my power isn’t enough to defeat you, Princess Celestia, but listening to the adventures of my other teacher, I heard something that could help me to win this”
Princess Celestia frowned, she still felt how Twilight’s magic reserves were almost empty; and is she continue like that, insisting in using magic, the magic would start to feed from her life force.
“Twilight stop this before you hurt yourself. That’s an order”
Twilight didn’t listen. She continued with her explanation.
“Your lighting attack, do you know why I preferred to receive instead of try to defend myself without getting hurt? Well, I just made that little spell: Exipio Fulgura; that means lightning capture”
Twilight pointed to the skies; higher than anything else, so high that Celestia didn’t notice on time, she saw three of her own lightings immobilized by Twilight’s purple magic aura. That was why her energy was draining, that was why she was so weak now but still smiling like crazy.
“Tell me Princess Celestia, have you ever got hit by YOUR OWN POWER?” Screamed Twilight “LIBERATIO”
Once free from Twilight’s magic, the lighting impacted as they supposed to do; specifically where Celestia was captured. She closed her eyes, that was going to hurt as hell. The explosion was devastating, creating a cloud of pure dust. The only thing the audience could hear in the middle of the dust, was Twilight’s crazy laughs.
“I WON!! I WON!! I WON!! HAVE YOU HEARD IT, BIG BROTHER? HAVE YOU HEARD IT CANDACE? WHAT ABOUT YOU PRINCESS LUNA? I WON, I WON, I WON!! I HIT HER WITH HER OWN MAGIC, WHO CAN SUPPORT SOMETHING LIKE THAT? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
She keep laughing like crazy for several minutes.
“I DID IT NEGI-SENSEI!! I DEFEATED CELESTIA, I DEFEATED CELESTIA, I DEFEATED HER!!”
“Twilight Sparkle, if I were you I wouldn’t celebrate until make sure before”
Twilight got paled immediately.
“No… it can’t be… IT CAN’T BE…
Princess Celestia walked to her; the royal body was covered with burns and bruises; besides she couldn’t walk properly… but still tall powerful.
“That was a good one; still hurts. But I’m still good. Even so, you managed to reach my level at one battle; but you aren’t powerful enough to defeat me; yet”
Twilight gulped but suddenly started to laugh as crazy.
Twilight opened her eyes slowly. She felt dizzy and disoriented; she didn’t even remember what happened. But slowly the memories started to come back to her. When she recovered partially, noticed she was in the hospital.
“What happened?” asked the girl starting to scare.
“So you’re finally up Twilight Sparkle” said Princess Celestia, who seemed to be very angry.
Twilight looked at her mentor without understand anything. Checking, Twilight noticed the bandages all over her body and how also she was hobble. Now remembering everything, Twilight gasped and shrunk in a corner of her bed.
“Princess! I’m terribly sorry. I wasn’t thinking, I wanted to win not to hurt you that bad but I got a little excited with the test and…
Celestia hugged her crying.
“Princess?”
Still crying, Celestia slapped her student.
“Do you realize you went too far, Twilight Sparkle?” Asked Celestia furious.
“I know I shouldn’t hurt you that bad, that’s why I was apologizing” mumbled Twilight surprised by her teacher’s attitude. “I just wanted to win and you know… you said you wouldn’t help me to pass my test so I thought on one of Negi’s most powerful combos and well… sorry if I hurt you so much but you won and that’s all that matters”
Celestia slapped her again.
“I was apologizing. I’m terribly sorry Princess Celestia”
“I’m not mad because of that!!” Shouted Celestia. “I’m mad because you almost die!! You fainted because your life force started to be drained; and why? Because you insisted to keep fighting and using your magic to send mine against me! I told you, you passed your test with honors, that your reached your limit; but no, the powerful Twilight had to win no matter what. STUDIES ARE IMPORTANT BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS YOUR LIFE!! NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR LIFE!!”
Twilight froze scared by the situation. She really almost died? She didn’t know; all she could remember was the weakness increasing every second she retained Celestias’s magic. It was her life force leaving her? Then Celestia hugged her again and killed on the forehead.
“You’re the closest thing I have for a daughter, Twilight Sparkle. Promise me you won’t scare me like that again and definitely you’ll do great on the next level on your students. Alright?”
Twilight smiled weakly and hugged Celestia with a thankful smile.
“You promise?”
“I promise, Princess Celestia”
Princess’ shadow got larger suddenly and raised; finally it turned into a wine colored unicorn with blonde mane and green eyes. Evangeline A.K. Mc.Dowell smiled evilly to the scared ponies.
“Come on marshmallow, I wouldn’t worry if I were you. She played with my Magia Erebea so if she die, she’ll turn into an undead like Negi Springfield or me”
“Evangeline, I already told you: don’t teleport on my shadow. It was an order” complained Celestia.
Evangeline shrugged.
“And I already told you: I’m not subject of yours, I’m the most powerful dark mage of all times, vampire Evangeline. There’s no way to make me docile, just ask the principal of Mahora Campus. Anyway I came because those idiots keep annoying me to ask for the fool’s health. You have them very worried Sparkle; luckily Konoka and Fluttershy are very skilled healers. If they wouldn’t use their Artifacts on time, well, I already told you what would happen”
Twilight lowered her head.
“How much I was unconscious?”
“Twenty four hours” said Celestia a little more calmed. “After your friend’s intervention, you only needed to sleep for a little”
Twilight smiled relieved. She was still surprised to know she was about to die for obsessing for an exam, but tried not to think too much about it. Then the door opened letting enter all the girls from the 4-A; leaded by four of her friends, who immediately ran to her bed.
“Twilight” cried Rarity. “So good to see you’re okay! When we touched you, you were so cold and I thought we were going to lose you and…
She couldn’t continue, just cried louder. Twilight noticed Pinkie then, she was strange for her, spreading some kind of sad aura; and the worst part was her mane, straight. Luckily the sadness go away when she saw Twilight was alright and even improvised a song with the help of the 4-A’s cheerleader club. Twilight chuckled and once they finished, Applejack and Fluttershy hugged her relieved. Everything seemed good. And then, a zoom called everypony’s attention. Fast as herself only, Rainbow Dash flew to her and ignoring Princess Celestia, started to shake her violently.
“You!! Have you realized how much you scared us?! How much you scared me?!
Twilight gulped without knowing what to say, besides she was to weak to think in something. Then, to Celestia’s surprise, Rainbow kissed her gently. Twilight accepted the kiss and returned it a little blushed.
“Rainbow Dash…”
“We just started dating and you already want to leave me” mumbled Rainbow with a small smile. “Anyway, I’m glad you’re alive”
Twilight kissed her marefriend, relieved she wasn’t too angry and good. Then Satsuki Yotsuba, 4-A’s chef, came with a bento box of onigiris and manju buns.
“Eat, it’ll help you to recover your strength faster”
Twilight accepted and started to eat really excited. After the first bite, she realized how hungry she really was and devoured the entire bento box in less than five minutes. Princess Celestia let her eat and once Twilight finished, she just looked at Rainbow Dash with a devious smile.
“What I want to know is if something special happened on Mahora Campus… you know, like starting a relationship”
Rainbow tried to stay cool and shrugged, but her face was hot and red.
“You know, the usual. We had to seal the Pactios with some requisite; nothing too special and we… we realized how much we liked each other and stuff like that”
Celestia chuckled amused and turned to the Baka-Ranger plus one:
“And speaking of Pactios, why did you lie to me girls? I supposed to be your teacher and I couldn’t teach you properly without knowing all the details about your abilities. So why you hide something that important to me?”
Luna bowed smiling.
“That was my fault, dear sister. I wanted to give Twilight Sparkle a bigger chance to defeat you so I convinced them to keep that secret for you in order to allow Twilight take you by surprise at the time she invocate the Ministra Magi of her team. And judging for what I saw, mission accomplished”
Candace and Shining Armor walked to Twilight’s bed.
“Ey Twily, are you okay now?” asked Shining.
“You have no idea how much you scared us little filly” scolded Candace. “But at least you group have very skilled healers. Thanks to Fluttershy and Konoka we could move you to the hospital without any problems”
“Thank you an sorry for worrying you. But I’m much better now”
Shining smiled to his little sister.
“I think from time to time you’re too dedicated for your own good, little sis; but still, you’re very good. And that kid is amazing, with his magic you could fight one on one with Princess Celestia; and according to Evangeline that was a truly high-level spell”
Twilight nodded happy but then she yawned tiredly.
“Very well. That was enough for today” said Celestia calmly. “Let the girl sleep for a little; we all know she’s okay now. Rainbow Dash, you can stay but the rest of us follow me, let’s give them some time alone”
They nodded and started to walk but Twilight stopped somepony:
“Negi-sensei”
“Yeah, Twilight-san?”
“Thank you very much; for everything”
Negi fixed his glasses and smiled warmly.
“No problem Twilight-san. Help those who are in need is the mission for all the Magister Magi. Take some rest now, Twilight-san, and before you realize, you’ll be better than ever”
Twilight nodded and Negi left the room. At the end she just took Rainbow’s hoof and closed her eyes slowly. It was all over, they could rest now.
Mahora Campus:
A boy in a blue suit, blue eyes and white hair wandered at the empty 4-A class with a lost expression. He was like… bored? It was when an unnatural glow invaded the room letting pass a Chinese girl in a black and white jump suit with amber eyes and an oriental-styled hair. The girl grinned.
“I’m back, Ne!”
Fate Averruncus just shrugged, he doesn’t really care.
“If you’re looking for Negi Springfield you’re wasting your time. He left to some place, and he won’t come back soon; I guess”
The girl smiled like nothing and took Fate’s hands.
“I really came to see you, Fate Averruncus. Ne! you see: I’m a genius, martial arts expert and a master Chinese chef. But my true identity is… a Martian, Ne!”
“So you live in the Magical World. Exactly what are you doing here? The bridge that bonds the two worlds isn’t over yet”
The strange girl took some strange machine from her pocket. It looked a lot like a watch; except it wasn’t.
“Ne! I’m not only an intergalactic being; I’m also a time traveler; descendant of Negi Springfield. My name is Chao Ling Seng”
“Again, what are you doing here, Chao Ling Seng?”
Chao winked an eye to him and sighed a little sad.
“Between you and me, Negi-bouzu is smart, powerful and a worthy rival; but he’s only a child after all. All of us fight to protect those around us no matter what; but the boy still doesn’t understand sometime you have to make sacrifices in order to have a victory. He’ll always try to save them all; and if we have to left someone behind, he prefers to be him. Noble and all but still the ideal of a child”
“Those foolish thoughts were what motivated him to stop us to create a perfect world: our Cosmo Entelechia” said Fate.
“Your idea is the best; you know it, I know it, but Negi still don’t want to admit it. That’s why I came to support you; because the future I came from is bad, not too bad but still bad. If we want to create an utopia we have to attach to the idea of the Cosmo Entelechia”
Fate evaluated Chao with his deep blue eyes. At the end he smirked.
“And what do you suggest?”
Chao showed him again her time machine, the Casiopea.
“Magic is amazing, so as technology; but when you put it together, the results are beyond imagination. That’s how I created Karakuri Chachamaru with Hakase’s help… and this little one, my greater pride. With some minor modifications, it can be used not only to travel through time but also between worlds, specifically one full of baby horses who look like they fall in a bucket of paint, Ne!”
Fate raised an eyebrow, she lost him with the mention of the colorful horses. Still, he rolled his eyes and recovered as nothing.
“Negi Springfield will do anything to stop us and you know it since he already did it once. And I still don’t understand the other world thing with this, what’s the big deal about it?”
“Because your Cosmo Entelechia is good but not perfect yet, Ne! But if we add some Equestrian magic, all the bugs will be corrected in no-time. Still, is the most powerful magic from that world the one we need so we better work together to get it. Believe it or not, Equestria’s defenders are mucho more powerful that they seem”
Fate seemed to consider the whole thing.
“Okay, Negi Springfield is our major priority, in order to succeed we have to get him away. But he already defeated us and became much more powerful so we need another strategy, something or someone he doesn’t know yet”
Chao agreed.
“I already thought about it, after entire month of pure observation I think I found a new ally to our cause. She is a complete idiot who’ll do anything in exchange to learn new magic tricks in order to defeat her one-sided rival, Twilight Sparkle”
“I hate guessing games. What’s the stupid plan?”
“We find Trixie, we train her to make her a perfect Magister Magi and the she help us to fight Negi. Then, we return her to Equestria and let her fight with Sparkle. Nothing too complicated”
Said that, Chao walked away calmly. Fate sat for a while considering the whole thing and he finally shrugged.
“Why not?”
Equestria:
The girls of the 4-A were ready to leave. Shining and Candace ran to hug Asuna and Kaede.
“It was so good to have you with us, you two” said Candace. “The palace will be much more quieter now than you’re leaving”
“Promise us you’ll pay us a visit” smiled Shining winking an eye to them.
The two girls hugged their hosts with a mixture of joy and sadness. Celestia was hugging Yue, Ku-Fei and Nodoka when she heard Shining’s invitations. “Well, if they come to visit I better buy a helmet”
Spit Fire playfully punched Makie’s shoulder.
“You born to be an athlete, but I feel sorry for your regular teacher. Promise me you’ll study as you suppose too”
“Ehehehe… I’m an idiot Spit-sensei”
The Pegasus grumped but still hugged her student. Incidents aside, she really cared about the energetic girl.
Princesses Luna and Celestia didn’t say much, only advised Yue to study harder, but that was it. Everything was calm now; the exchange student program finished successfully and nothing bad happened.
The Mane 6 looked at Negi, who smiled at them.
“Okay, I think is time to say good bye, but I hope to see you again girls. It was a truly great pleasure to be your master”
“Yeah! You promise us you’ll joining us at Mahora Festival” said Konoka with a playful smile. “Is the greatest party of all Japan”
The girls smiled and hugged their classmates one by one. Now they were all part of their circle of friends. The magic of friendship proved to be more powerful than dimensional frontiers. At the end, Negi and Evangeline made the spell to get back home. The other girls just keep saying good bye.
“It was the most interesting experience I ever had” smiled Celestia. “Well Twilight Sparkle, from now on I’ll give you more responsibilities as my student; but before of that, take a rest. Have some fun with your friends and marefriend treasuring every moment, alrright? When the time comes, I’ll call you; but now enjoy yourself”
Twilight nodded taking Rainbow’s hoof. Since she was about to die to push herself too hard, it was good to have some time for herself. Everything was perfect, too perfect.
