The Students Part 1 (re-edited)

The Lunar Students

Chapter 1

The students

It was a quiet morning under Princess Celestia’s sun. The birds was singing, the plants growing beautiful, and everyone was enjoying the peace and quiet of the morning. The employed men and women going to work for another day. While many kids were enjoying their summer vacation with each of their little friends, while making bonds and memories with new and old friends together. Flower shops were opening for the business of selling all shades of roses, irises, and even lotus to the couples that were walking the streets, or the unlucky man that forgot his special someone’s birthday. Old and new friends everywhere were coming together to remember past memories and make even more new ones. Yes, we can all say that today, everything is going to be a great day in Equestria.......

That was what I was going to say until a certain navy blue princess got some unidentifiable news from her older sister.... there goes this beautiful morning.

“ What is the meaning of this !” Was heard all over Canterlot, and every conversation came to a rapid end. This came from the very goddess that rose and lowered the moon every night and every dawn. She had on her usual outfit; a long and flowy dress that every women in Equestria would kill to wear. The goddess was a fair beauty. Her navy blue celestial hair, her well read mind, that even being gone for a thousand years didn’t affect. Her usually calm and cool attitude to everything and everyone around  her charmed men and women alike. . . that was the case until this morning that is. . .

“Dear sister, I know I’m a little late in telling you of this but you know as well as I do that this  must happen.” said the older of the two goddess; Princess Celestia.

“Yes sister, I know that this must be done but, I do not see why it must be me.” the younger sister said, still trying to understand her situation.

“It must be you for the reason that you are more fitted for this task at hand,” The solar goddess said with a warm motherly smile that could melt hearts made of nightmares.

Taken in a deep breath of air so not to further the migraine of the morning. Luna, the goddess of the, moon looked at her sister sighed a few moments more passed before she replied, “ Fine, I’ll do it, so who is to be my Lunar Student?” The last words were spoken with a snarl.

Celestia was happy to see her sister hear her out for once in one thousand-years, and it only took five hours! That has to be a record! “Yes,” The older princess breathed, “I’m really happy to hear that Lulu, now your students do not live in Equestria, I’m sure that you remember the Islands called The Oceno Islands. You should start packing your bags because. . .”

“Wait my students do not live in Equestria? And what do you mean by students,” Luna paused,  “How many are there?” She said instead.

“There are three of them and. . . sister you. . . you . . .  don’t  remember?” Celestia started to say, but then trailed off at the end.

“Remember?’” Luna asked. It was not like her to forget something this important. She always had a good memory , especially about anything that was important, and getting not one, but three new students sounded very important. “Why did Celestia trail off at the end there? What am I forgetting?” Luna thought.

“Remember what Tia?” Luna asked again.

Celestia wasn’t sure if it would be the best thing to tell her sister about that moment in the past. So the sun goddess did something that she hates to doing. . . she lied to her sister, even worse, she altered a memory of her’s.

“Remember the bet we made right before I gave Twilight that test, remember sister?” Celestia in a matter of fact tone as her magic ruins on her hands started to glow as she held them behind her back as she started  a memory spell to alter the night of Twilight’s coronation.

“ Hmmm... no… I... I don’t seem to remember any bets on that day... hmmm,” The Night Goddess paused then was hit with a memory, “Oh wait are you  talking about that if Twilight passed and became a goddess that I had to take in students?” Luna asked, still not sure if that even happened... it could have happen when they went out to celebrate. That night Luna promised to not do jello shots ever again.

“Yes, that one. Now start packing your things the Oceno Islands are a three day trip and the Elements of Harmony will be accompanying you there. You’ll meet them at the train station, then go to Baltimare and board the SeaHorse. I’ll have more information for you then, in the meantime get ready.” Celestia finished the lecture then quickly stood up and   to started to leave her sister’s room, but when she got to the door she stopped.

“Oh and Luna?”

“Yes?” Luna answered as she looked at her older sister that was at the doorway of her room.

“The Oceno Islands have changed from the last time you or I was there, so try to keep the Elements of Harmony and yourself out of trouble.” The sun goddess finished in a know-it-all older sister tone while exited out of Luna’s room with a smirk but was stop when her sister started to ask a question….

“Celestia wait why do my student don’t live in Equestria, and why are they already chosen?” Luna ask her sister. Luna still was going along with it she just need to know why she did not chose them.

Celestia turn around at Luna’s doorway and looked into her eyes. She hated to lie to her only sister but it must be done….she’ll learn the truth sooner or later. “An old friend of my that lives in the Oceno Islands wants three of his students to learn to better control their dark magic or “night magic” as they call it.” Without waiting for Luna’s respon she was out of the room.

She could not believe her sister, to remind her of that hangover but also telling her now of all times just when she was about to go and get the new survival game that was to come out today. Oh well she has to start packing, knowing Twilight she would be having Spike checking everything off a list, or something unessarsey like that.

“Come on Luna, let’s get this over with,” Luna sighed to herself as she got off her bed and started to pack all of the things she would need for the trip. Though one question still troubled her mind; why would Celestia trailing off with her sentences, she never done that before when talking to her. In the end she decided to leave that alone for now, and went back to packing. She could tell that the next few days is going to be an. . . experience.

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Two Hours Later

“Come on Spike! Use some of that dragon blood in you!”

“Oh geez, let’s see you carry all of  Rarity’s stuff and Rainbow’s and lets see how you do!” Spike, the dragon-blooded teen breathed out tiredly.

“Whatever, you shouldn’t ask to help if all you were going to do was complain,”  The rainbow haired sky-bond girl named Rainbow Dash said beated her sky-blue wings as she hovered in the air.

“Oh come on Rainbow Dash, that isn’t very nice; Spike is 5 years younger than we are!”  another girl that was of the magic-bond sighed as she carried all of her stuff in a glowing magenta field of magic .

“Yeah Rainbow, Ya'll did say that you would help old Spike over there  if he was able to carry it half way.” A third girl of the earth-bond said in a thick country accent.

“Fine. Ok I’ll help, geez, you know Rarity we only go to be gone for about a week so why  do you have all of this stuff anyway?” Rainbow asked the magic-bond girl how had a sapphire colored diamond magic ruin on her hands was the one responsible for the overly stuff bags as she moved to help out the struggling dragon-blood teen.

“I only pack the near importance. A lady must always be prepared,” The magic-bond girl sighed with a high class voice.

“Um... Rarity but the...um letter from the princess said that we would  be best to only pack what was needed.” The shy sky-bond girl of the group said as her butter-yellow wing slightly moved behind her.

“ But this is what needed dear.” Rarity said in defence

“Oh yeah what in that thing anyway it’s as big as a house!” Rainbow was not exaggerating, Rarity’s bags were big enough to be compared to a small house!  It was a pure luck that it did not destroy anything on their way to the train station.

“Come on guys; Princess Luna should be expecting us to be on time.” Twilight struggled to say the last words, as she looked back to see that Rainbow and Spike having trouble moving Rarity’s many bags. Twilight took in a deep breath and sighed, if she had a bit for every time Rarity’s over packing has made them late for something she would have enough to fix Ponyville’s School system.

Twilight, looking at the massive bag, thought on how to make it easier to move. Soon she had an idea “I think I’ve have a spell that would make the work easier...” Shutting  her eyes she focused her magic on the multiple bags and thought about one word: small. As Twilight started the spell her six point purple star ruin started to glow in a light-purple as a magical field surrounded the bags. Spike and Rainbow moved away, not wanting to get caught in whatever spell their friend was doing. The house size bags started to get smaller and smaller until...

“Done,” Twilight spoke as the magical energy started to fade away she felt a sense of pride as she used the spell with more success than last time, no one still could find Spike’s now dust sized magazines.

Just then a girl that was an earth-bond with pink hair bounced around the  mini-bags and picked it up like it was nothing at all, “Wow Twilight! You’ve gotten really good at that spell,” she rushed through her sentences, “Think you can use it the next time the Cakes have to deliver a wedding cake?”

“Sure Pinkie I’ll see what I can do. Now let’s get to the train station. I’m sure the princess Luna is waiting on us.”

The Element of Hamoy got to the train station only to see that princess Luna was, in fact, waiting. After everyone said their goodbyes to Spike and as the girls board the train Twilight stop to  remind him to do all of his chores and work and help Big Mac on the apple farm and to check everything off the checklist and then.....

“Okay Twilight I get it already do everything that I normally do when you girls go off on an adventure, just get going before you get left behind already,” Spike stated with his usual sarcasm.

And with that the girls board the train and was off to Baltimare on what seem to be a long trip ahead good thing that Pinkie brought the party game for the train ride the long 13 hour train ride...fun times right?

Meanwhile in a dojo in the Oceno Island capital

A lone figure was sitting at a desk in a room lit by one lone candle. The figure was reading a letter that has appeared on his desk not too long ago as the candle fire was the only thing that was a lit in the room the  lone figure sat at that desk reading the letter with focus that put Twilight to shame. The figure finish reading the letter and moved closer the the lit candle reviling him to be an old looking man somewhere in his late 80’s but that was not his turn age in fact none know just how old this man is none except two goddesses.

“So it’s almost time hmmm?” the old man said in a rough voice,

The old man put the letter down and sat back in his chair to think about what he just have readed he know that this day was coming but he didn’t know it will be so soon. Just as the old man was about to look at the letter one more time a knock came at his door.  Not wanting to get up the old man just use raised his hand and the magic ruin that went all the way to his shoulder glow an off golden light as he used some of his magic to unlock the door.

“You may come in now.” the old man said in his rough voice .

The door opened to show a woman that most guys had to do a second look . She was fairly tall compared to other females with a long curly hair with those adorable glasses on. She was wearing what to look like a short loose fitting dress that only came down to mid-way showing of her well toned abdomen with a pair of pants that when about to her knees.

“Ummm.....Master Mamoru are you alright you voice sounds a little rough and dry. Do you need a glass of water?” The woman asked with concern.

The old man named Mamoru almost forgot to use his other voice. “Whoops ….I had almost forgot I’ve better play along”  he thought to himself. “Oh yes dear would you be so kind and get me some” Mamoru said in a little less rough voice.

“Yes sir, be right back with your water.” The woman said in an upbeat voice that could match Pinkie Pie’s.

A few moments later she was back with a glass of water in hand. She walk over to Mamoru’s desk where he was still seated she hand over the glass of water to him as he drank some of it down. To be honest he really did need that glass of water. “Thank you, Yuuna.” Mamoru said as he drank the rest of the glass.

Yuuna nodded as she notices the letter on Mamoru’s desk “Hmmm....Master what is this?” She said as she pick up the letter and readed some of it  only to notice that..... “Huh I can’t read any of this hmmm....” Yuuna said as she put the piece of paper back down on the desk.

“Well I wouldn’t think you could it’s written in Equestrian so there's no way you could read it.” Mamoru said as he sat the glass down on his desk .

Yuuna looked at master Mamoru in a bit of confusion and asked, “Then how can you read it master? And also can you teach it to me master?”

Mamoru look at his personal student with a little bit of pride she was always one to want to learn more it was a wonder of the world that she is called an airhead by some of his other students and a bookworm by the rest. “I have a friend the live in Equestria and I learn it from her, and yes I’ll be very happy to teach you Equestrian my student.” Master Mamoru said with a warm slime on his face.

“Yes!” Yuuna careered she always enjoyed learning something new. But now there was another question on her mind…. ”Master if you don’t mind me asking but what does the letter say?”

“Humm...oh nothing too important it just a letter telling me how she doing and saying that her younger sister is coming for a visit with some friends. So I want you to clean the living areas to prepare for our guests. Okay Yuuna?” Mamoru mostly told the truth

Yuuna sighed and nodded yes and went to work. The old man now left in his study sat in his chair and thought to himself while his student was hard at work. “Well now Celestia you have a lot to explain don’t you.” He said in his rough voice from before. Mamoru got up from his chair he used his magic to blew out the still lit candle and walk slowly out the room and closed the door behind him as he thought to himself ‘The next few days are going to be very very.....’ Mamoru thoughts was interrupted by something falling....loudly.

“Whoops that my fault” Yuuna said from down the hallway. Mamoru took in a deep breath and sighed ‘maybe airhead is a thing to call her sometimes’  Mamoru thought as he walked to the hallway where his student was at. By the time Mamoru got to the hallway there was nothing there not a single piece of anything that look like it could make that loud sound. ‘Hmmm....maybe just maybe I wrong huh’ Mamoru thought as he walk outside for some fresh air. He look up at the moon and thought back to what that  letter said. “The darkness of the world is awakening....hmmmm? Well Tia I guess it is time for us old timers to step out of the way and the youth of time step in .” Mamoru said as he heard another loud noise coming for the living area following with another “Whoops” with it . Mamoru looked back to the moon and sighed “I just hope that from us stepping out of the way be a bad thing.” Mamoru said as he walked back in the house.