Last time, on An Oceanic Adventure, Twilight was accepted by a mysterious pirate, and had begone her training. Her training was brutal, but it showed results, and she impressed her teacher. Will she continue to impress him?

"My name is... Captain Graybeard. You will refer to me, from now on, as either Graybeard-Sensei, or Sir. Am I understood?" Graybeard barked. Twilight nodded.

"Crystal, sir." Graybeard smiled, showing off several yellow and decaying teeth.

"Wonderful. Now take a shower and rest. Your training continues in the morning." Twilight nodded and walked to the shelf, putting her weapon back before heading to shower room. She stripped down and stepped into the stall, turning the water on and relaxing under the powerful spray. As she stood under the shower, she contemplated her friends. She wondered if Applejack and Pinkie were training, and where Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity were. She shook her head and started washing herself. After a while, she turned the water off and walked to a full-sized mirror to look herself over.

She noticed that her breasts weren't that big, but figured it was a result of her body changing to match the age she would be had she lived here all her life, but she noticed her nipples were a lighter velvet and erect. She looked further south and saw that she had a flat stomach. Further down still, there was a patch of dark purple hair to hide her most sensitive spot. She turned around and tried to look over her shoulder into the mirror, but she found it impossible without turning her body. She noticed she had rather large cheeks, figuring her fat went to her breasts and butt. She dried off before heading to where her change of clothes were. She quickly changed into them, having a bit of trouble with the underwear.

After getting dressed, she left the washroom and headed for her bedroom, not looking forward to tomorrow. As she climbed into bed, her thoughts once again went to her friends, but she also wondered about Link, and was hoping he was increasing his skills, too. With that thought, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The next morning, Twilight awoke early and headed to the eating area, getting herself some breakfast. After eating her breakfast of eggs and toast with orange juice (they didn't have apple juice), she headed to her room to change. She emerged from her room in her gi, ready for the day and walked to her sensei.

"From now on, you'll be using a real, but dull, sword. Grab the short sword from the shelf, and we'll get started." Graybeard said gruffly. Twilight nodded and walked to the shelf, taking the short sword from the shelf and hitching it to her side before walking back. Your first lesson today is drawing your sword. First, grasp the sheath with your non-dominant hand." Graybeard shows Twilight, who mimics. "Second, grab the handle with your dominant hand firmly." Again, he shows and Twilight mimics. "Third, draw the sword. You can do this any way you want, but I'd recommend using your non-dominant thumb to help in freeing the sword." Graybeard demonstrates, and Twilight mimics. "Excellent. You're a natural. If you're wearing the sword on your back, just do the same thing, except without using your non-dominant hand. The same is true if you're doing two-sword style, except you're also using your non-dominant hand to draw a sword."

Twilight nods. "I understand, Sensei. I'm ready for the next lesson." Graybeard nodded.

"First, get a feel for your sword by giving it a few swings. The sword is dull, so don't worry about hurting yourself or me." Twilight nodded and got into a stance that was comfortable for her and started swinging. She swung in different directions with careful precision, and then Graybeard started the next lessons. They went through the horizontal and vertical swings, which Twilight got down easily. They then moved to the stab and the jump attack, which Twilight also got easily. Graybeard had Twilight continue practicing those techniques for several days.

"You're coming along wonderfully, and I can tell the extra weight of a real sword isn't burdening you. You have mastered all of the basic techniques, and it's not time to move into the intermediate techniques: The Spin Attack, the Parry, and the Sword Beam. We'll start with the Spin Attack. Point the sword behind you and focus your energy into it. When you think you've focused enough, spin with your arm outstretched and unleash the energy. This should create a ring of destructive energy around you."

Twilight got into the stance, pointing her sword behind her and closed her eyes. She could feel her energy flowing into her sword, and when she thought there was enough, she stopped focusing, and spun, unleashing the energy from her sword, which trailed behind her, forming a ring of destructive energy.

"Well done, Twilight! You seem to have mastered it. So now we move on to the next in the Intermediate skills: The Parry. This one is more difficult in that you need to open your senses and feel when your opponent will attack. Come, I will demonstrate." Graybeard got into a loose stance, sword at the ready. Twilight ran at the pirate, sword ready to hit him, when he suddenly blocked her strike before spinning around her and placing his sword against her neck. "That.. is the parry." He released her and backed away. Twilight turned and got into her preferred stance. Graybeard ran quickly toward her, ready to impale her when she suddenly used her sword to block his before spinning around him and placing her sword against his throat. graybeard chuckled.

"Very excellently performed. You really are a natural. Now it's time for the final in the techniques I will teach you: The Sword Beam. This is a technique unlike any other you have performed, and I will be surprised if you get it down on your first try. You see, the Sword Beam is an energy attack that forms when you swing your sword. By swinging your sword, you unleash an arc of cutting energy that can cut through nearly anything. The only thing it can't cut through is rock and metal stronger than your sword. This technique is dangerous, because if you don't have sufficient energy to perform it, you could very easily die.

"The way you perform it is by focusing your energy into your sword and then swinging your sword as if you were striking an invisible enemy. This will send the arc of energy out. I will demonstrate. Due to the destructive nature of this attack, we will go to the outside training area." Graybeard lead Twilight to the area and got into a stance, his sword extended to his side. It started to glow blue with energy, and when he swung, an arc of energy shot out, striking the metal that training dummies are attached to and dispersing, not leaving a mark. "Now you." Graybeard stood aside as Twilight walked up, taking a similar stance and focused her energy. When it glowed a steady purple, and when she swung, she unleashed a larger, purple arc at the same metal bracer. Like Graybeard's arc, it dispersed when it hit the bracer.

"I am very impressed. You have completed the last lesson I will teach you, so go wash up and I'll give you a real, sharpened sword to use." Twilight cheered, jumping up and down in excitement. This caused her gi to open and expose her breasts, causing Graybeard to have an explosive nosebleed and collapse. After Twilight made herself decent and awoke Graybeard, she showered and they went through the ceremony, with Twilight receiving her own short sword to use.

"Now, you must understand that this sword is not a toy. I have trained you in the art of swordsmanship, and I hope you will not follow in my footsteps and become a pirate. I have gone down that road, and it's not worth it." Twilight smiled and hugged Graybeard.

"Thank you so much, Sensei! I promise, I won't let you down." Twilight left after that to reunite with her friends, eager to start her journey.

Author's Note

This chapter has been edited.