Twilight Sparkle gets kicked out of college and is forced to stay with and work for her aunt.
Twilight Sparkle, a goody goody bookworm and high school graduate is ecstatic to attend Ponyville University. Until a freak accident that wasn't her fault gets her kicked out of college and she is forced to live with her aunt and two cousins until the accident gets cleared up, which could take a very long time. But here's the catch: she has to get a summer job to earn her stay. At the cafe she works at, she finds friends, love, and opportunity.
Twilight Sparkle took one look in the mailbox and screamed.
"Ah! It's here! It's here it's here it's here!!" She held her hands, balled into loose fists, up to her chin and jumped up and down with excitement. Just then, out came her mother, whose graying lavender hair was still rolled up in curlers, and her father, who was already in his suit and carrying a briefcase.
"What is it, sweetie?" Twilight Velvet asked. She took off her fleece robe due to the early June heat, revealing a gray tank top dawning three purple stars, and purple pajama pants.
"It's my college application, mom." She smiled widely at her parents.
"Oh, is this the day we get to know if you made it in to Ponyville University or not?" Her father, Nightly, asked as he smoothed back his dark blue hair. Twilight regained her composure, smoothed down her skirt, cleared her throat and said in a rather business-like way,
"Why, yes, it is. But I'm not opening this letter until AFTER school. So don't ask until I get home, OK?" Her parents chuckled and looked at each other. "OK, Miss Sparkle" Her dad joked. Twilight rolled her eyes and walked inside, smiling.
"So, Twiley," Twilight's older brother, Shining Armor began as he he poured cereal into a bowl. "You excited for your last day of high school? It's a pretty big day." Twilight nodded and smiled. Shining Armor had just finished his third year of college and was visiting Canterlot for the Summer.
Twilight Sparkle took a good look at her brother, which she hadn't been able to do for a while. His dark blue/light blue hair was messy, which meant he hadn't showered or brushed his hair this morning. She smiled. Shining Armor saw her staring at him and said,
"What?" He put up his hands defensively. Twilight laughed as she ate the last slice of her orange--her usual breakfast.
"You didn't shower, did you?" She stared straight into his blue eyes and asked. He sighed.
"How do you ALWAYS know?" She rolled her eyes.
"Puh-lease. You're a grown man, your hair is obviously very greasy." Now Shining Armor rolled his eyes. Along with being a total bookworm, goody goody, perfectionist, and downright genius, she was also a bit of a mother hen. But, he could look past all that. It wasn't always that way, though.
When Shining was younger, he used to be so jealous of his younger sisters smarts. But he's grown out of that now, because he was, in fact, a "mature adult". Watching his sister, he realized he was going to miss her even more now that he knew that when he came to visit, she wouldn't always be there.
Twilight opened the door to her house, feeling older already.
"I'm home!" She exclaimed to anyone and everyone. She didn't actually expect anyone to be home, since her parents were still working and her brother was probably... somewhere. But, she was wrong. Suddenly out of nowhere, her parents and brother came out.
"Surprise!" They all shouted. Just then, Twilight noticed a card table with a polka-dot tablecloth, and her family members were all wearing party hats.
"We wanted to throw you a "Good Job For Getting Into Ponyville University" party!" Shining Armor announced. Twilight looked at the banner hanging up over the door. "Happy Birthday, Charlotte!" it read. She looked skeptical.
"Well, Bill's Banners don't do custom orders anymore, and this was the only banner left." Twilight Velvet confessed. Her father brushed back a lock of blue hair and said,
"I hope you aren't upset about the banner, sweetie." She smiled.
"Nope. It's fine. I'm just glad you threw a party for me!" Twilight said. And she was being honest.
Suddenly, the front door burst open, and in rushed a blur of purple and green. The little boy came to a screeching halt in front of his family, nearly knocking over Twilight Velvet.
"Spike!" She exclaimed. Spike, who was ten and still growing up, threw off his favorite purple jacket complete with floppy green spikes running from the hood down to the bottom of the jacket, and asked, out of breath, "Did ya get in, sis? Did ya?" He hopped from one foot to another, smiling and out of breath.
"I haven't opened it yet! And I thought you were going to sleepover at Snips' house." Twilight said. Their mother replied for him,
"I bet Spikey just wanted to be here to support his big sister." She practically swooned. Twilight Velvet smoothed down Spike's sweaty green hair, smiling. He beamed up at her, while Twilight and Shining Armor rolled their eyes. Their little brother caught sight of them and crossed his arms. Stomping his foot, he asked, all business,
"Will you just open the letter already?"
"Ok! Ok! I'm opening it guys! Alright. I'm opening the letter... I'm unfolding the paper..."
"Would you cut it with the play-by-play? Did you get accepted or not!?" Spike asked eagerly.
"Um... dear miss Twilight Sparkle, we are pleased to inform you that- oh my gosh! Guys I got in!"
"What? AAAAHHHH!!!" Everyone screamed excitedly. Twilight grabbed her little brothers' hands and they jumped up and down, grinning.
This, Twilight thought. Is the perfect ending to a perfect day.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
One morning three months later, Twilight awoke with a grin. Today is the day! She thought.
Twilight got out of bed and got dressed. She put on a white button-up blouse, purple vest and skirt, and black Mary Janes. She brushed her hair and grabbed the handle on her rolling suitcase, going downstairs.
"Morning, sweetie." Twilight's father said, taking a sip from his coffee mug. Twilight grinned.
"What's got you so smiley?" His father teased.
"Daaaaaaaaaad." Twilight groaned. "I'm too old for that kind of stuff."
"Oh, yeah. I forgot. You're an adult now." Her dad smacked his head. Just then, Twilight's mother came downstairs.
"Oh, Twiley!" She said, enveloping her daughter in a hug. Twilight was confused.
"Uh, mom? Only Shining Armour ever calls me that." Twilight stated. Her mother just smiled. Ah, whatever.
One bagel and about a hundred hugs later, Twilight was in her brother's car, on her way to college. College! I can't believe I'm only an hour away from being totally, absolutely, independent.
