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Chapter 16 – What he knows when he knows it

The two young ponies trot through town has been filled with mostly with lighthearted comments and giggles from the slightly more excited crystal mare. However, as the library comes into view the mare starts to drift from the conversation as she brings her trot up a little faster, "Oh good, let's get out of this cold."

Sparky gives a friendly chuckle to the comment as he tries to pick his speed up to the door, but Starlight's horn has already opened the door as for her faster paced trot. Sparky follows in behind her as the two ponies start to look around the inside of the library.

"Ah, there's Violet." The crystal mare's trot continues to hold it's speed as her eyes like the light orange pegasus beside her lock to the light purple mare sitting at one of the tables in the far back of the study area.

However, Sparky's eyes slowly drift to the tan coated stallion across the open book cluttered table. There pace quickly brings them to the table as Starlight's voice turns Violet and Asher's heads, "Hello you two."

Violet gives a friendly smile to the two approaching ponies as the stallion across from her quickly runs his hoof to his mane while his slightly nervous tone shakes the smooth southern drawl, "Don't tell me it's that late already? I haven't even gotten to the history stuff."

Starlight brings her voice up as she waves her hoof to the comment, "No I do believe it's still relatively still after noon."

The comment turn's Violet's head as she brings her hooves up to her friend, Sparky blinks to the motion as he nods, "Actually I think Streak won't be needing my help anymore, he really got good with the spell."

A slightly happy smile comes to the mare's face as she nods.

"Oh Violet." Starlight wiggles her hoof between the two sitting unicorns as she sheepishly continues, "Could you perhaps tell me how you started your report? I seem to have a little trouble with the...Topic.""

Violet cocks her head to the question as she sparks her hooves up.

Starlight puts her hoof down to the ground as she squints to the comment, "You have not started?"

The light purple mare again shakes her head as Sparky speaks up, "Wait, you needed help with something?" Sparky shifts a little as he continues, "Well... Why didn't you ask me?"

Violet shrugs to the comment as she quickly sparks her hooves up, but the comment brings a fast response from Sparky as he shakes his head with a slight laugh, "Oh come on Violet you know my thing was only in the day, it's just a magic generation report right? Can't you just write about the spell you've been helping me with?"

Before Violet can bring her hooves up Starlight speaks up, "Well it's a little bit more than that, we're supposed to go on a date or other kind of social gathering and then write about how it affects magic."

Sparky blinks to the word as the stallion tries to think over what to say.

Starlight turns her head back to Violet as she gives a slightly embarrassed laugh, "I would understand if you change your mind and would rather go with Violet, after all you two are friends."

Violet's ear flicks to the comment as she turns and takes her head up with a quickly hooved out answer.

However Starlight blinks to the answer as she squints her eyes, "I'm sorry what?" Sparky picks up on his friend's expression as the light orange stallion repeats the comment, "What do you mean have fun? I can still help right?"

Violet rolls her hoof to the comment as she casually just looks back to one of the open books on the table.

"Violet I-.."

"I can help."

Sparky's comment comes to a stand still and the three ponies now look to the tan stallion that's slowly putting away some of the books from the table. To the sight of everypony staring at him Asher shrugs, "Heck, if all we got to do is go on a fake date for class then i'll help out." A slight laugh rolls from the stallion as he continues, "If first year was that easy I would be top of my class."

He turns his head to Violet as he nods his head, "What'cha say angle of Ponyville, care to go on a date? After all without you I probably would be failing."

The comment pauses Violet for a moment as she just blinks to the calmly waiting stallion, but Violet perks her head up as she nods yes.

"Wonderful." Asher stands from his seat as he starts to move the brown and tan colored satchel around himself, "If you want we could all just eat at Fantaisie Gras's restaurant. That way we could all just double date and you two could start on your reports right after dinner if ya'll wanted."

Violet happily nods her head as she starts to stand up, Starlight seconds the nod as she taps her hoof to her mouth with a sheepish voice, "Do you want to do that Sparky?"

The light orange stallion swallows hard as he nods and slightly stammers out an answer, "Ya sounds fun."

Violet gives a little smile to the stallions comment as she quickly trots past him without a second look.

"Alright, then I guess we'll see each other tonight. Bye you two." Asher gives a friendly smile as he starts to trot towards the door.

To the now absent two ponies Starlight starts to sit down as she gives a sweet smile to the stallion still standing, "If you want, I could help with your math."

Sparky snaps from his thoughts as he gives a friendly smile and starts to move to the seat across from her, "Ya I guess."

(Across Equestria)

It's been about a few hours since you and Twilight arrived at the city, and so far you two have done almost nothing productive at all. No pony has come to give Twilight the surveys she wanted and no pony has come to tell you and Twilight to do anything.

In fact, the only thing you and Twilight have done is reshelve the few bookshelves in the room. It may not have done much for one of the ponies you were supposed to be picking from, but it has helped you and Twilight push the idea of staying out of your minds.

A faint giggle comes up from Twilight as she hoovers a book to where you sit, "...Oh Celestia, look at this."

You look over the book as one final thought runs through your mind, reshelving the books may not have been the funnest thing to do, but knowing that the changeling queen or whatever she was picked the books kind of helps you understand her a little better. You squint to the title that's wrapped in a purple glow as you try to read it out loud.

However, Twilight's voice cuts through as she helps you out, "The pony and the throne."

"Ok?" You shrug to the name as you just continue to enjoy the soft and large chair you're still some how sinking into.

"That's the tenth book that is about a group of ponies or kingdom that takes over another..." Twilight stares to the book as she shakes her head, "I should inform Celestia about this..."

You give a slight smile as you tap to one of the piles of books you two have yet to put away, "So war books and romantic stuff. I'm not really sure how it's hard to believe a changeling would have all this."

Twilight wiggles her hoof to your comment as she continues, "The books somepony keeps in their room says a lot about them." Her know it all voice rings through the large room as her magic places the book neatly in the alphabetical order she's created in the last shelve.

You give a little chuckle as you lean forward, "And what books have you been hiding under the bed?"

Your comment flicks the mare's ear as she rolls her eyes and gives you a grin, "And how do you know I have books under the bed?"

The smile you had widens as you nod, "Touché‎ Mrs.Sparkles."

Another giggle rings from the lavender mare as she speaks up, "Is that all the books Mr.Sparkle?" Her hoof extends to the last pile next to you as you sit up a little more, you start your magic up as one of the books floats up towards her, "I'm never going to get use to Mr.Sparkle."

Twilight glances over the book as she speaks up with another little laugh, "I think it sounds nice with your name."

You cock a little smile to the comment as you think it over, ya, if you're an immigrant to Equestria you lose your last name when married... You float up another book as you just look over the lavender mare in front with a warm smile.

However before you bring your voice up a hoof to the door takes you and Twilight's attentions, "Come in."

Twilight turns herself to the door as the familiar dark blue stallion comes in with a glowing horn followed by a long cloak like thing trailing behind him in his magical hold, "Sorry to bother you to, but I thought you might want to know everypony in the city has started to write down their concerns and that every pony would be ruler that is here has been told of your dinner party."

Twilight nods her head as she speaks up, "Thank you."

StoneGem nods as he continues, "The last guest has not arrived yet, but they did send a gift." His horn sparks up a little brighter as a bottle of dark red liquid floats from the lavish blue and gold cloak, "I believe it's a bottle of some kind of special wine or something."

Twilight's magic comes over the bottle as she just blinks to it, "O-oh... Well we will have to thank them." She floats it next to her as StoneGem turns his eyes to you, "One last thing. Vanhoover tradition says that the reigning lord has to wear a cloak at any social event... Even if it's not public."

The cloak comes to float towards you as you just blink to it.

"...It's made from some kind of magic stuff I'm not really sure, but the castle's tailor said it would bind to fit you." StoneGem gives a little nod as he turns back to the door and trots out.

As the door closes you and Twilight just stare to each other as you feel your hooves to the soft cloak. But the stare is brought to an end as you shake your head and drape the cloak behind the chair, they're trying to make me an uppity pony.

You hold the comment as you look over the bookshelves, "Hey Twilight there wasn't a hidden compartment behind the books was there?"

A little giggle comes up from the mare as she holds her hoof out, "Book please."

End of chapter 16