The Beginnings

The next morning me and Psychro got ready to go to Canterlot. She had enrolled in Celestia's school for gifted unicorns over a year ago but we just got word of her getting a chance to prove her worthiness about a week ago. Me and her are the only ones going, Mrs doesn’t want to miss it but she can’t leave the others. And I’m lucky that I even get to go, Mrs originally said no but Psychro refused to go alone and without me. So she let me go because he sees Psychro having a big future and she wants her to learn how to control her magic outbursts and the fact that she freezes everything. One of the older orphan mares did our hair to make us both look presentable. I squirmed and complained as usual, while Psychro just sat there perfectly still. After that Mrs and most of the orphans walked us to the hot air balloon. We got on and waved goodbye. The whole time on the way there Psychro just sat in the basket calmly. While I couldn’t stop looking down over the edge of the basket, looking at the world beneath us. This is awful, but I can’t stop looking. This is why I don’t want to learn how to really fly. I shivered as I remember the first time mom took us up in one of these. Psychro was just a baby and I was just getting into school. I held on tight to my dads leg, and he had told me that we would be on the ground soon. I don’t remember why we went up in that thing in the first place. We arrived in Canterlot and the nice mare that brought us here took us to the place where the test is held. There was three judges and as I looked around the room there was scorch marks from the test that happened before and a giant cooked egg. I watched some of the teachers remove the egg, talking about the test before but I got distracted by the a unicorn pure white with a colorful, flowing mane that moved as if there was wind but then I soon realized she had wings. Everypony started to bow as she sauntered to the judge’s table she was stepping in for one of the judges whose mane caught on fire. The instructor walked up in the middle of the room, she was a white, slender mare with a pale pink mane, and introduce herself as Pink Gem. I saw Psychro tense up as Pink Gem called her up to the stand she walked slowly, ‘‘Ms. Psychro do you know what you’ll be doing today,’’ Pink Gem said.

Psychro just shook her head and said, “N-no ma’am.”

Pink Gem smiled softly and said, ‘‘Theres no reason to be afraid. There are three easy tasks you must complete to get in. From there will step it up to see your limits.” Psychro smiles shyly and nods her head in understanding. “The first test is an elemental spell. Shoot an element, the one you are best at using, at the target,” Pink Gem said and pointed a hoof at a target across the room.

At least she doesn’t have to do a particular element spell, she can just use her freezing one. Psychro looked at me and I smiled at her, she smiled back and turned to face the target. Her horn started glowing a bright light blue and she lowered her head so that her horn was aimed directly at the target. It glowed even brighter, I backed up knowing that she was putting too much effort into it, knowing that it didn’t take much for her to freeze things. Psychro staggered back as a beam of light blue light hit the target. It shattered into a bunch of ice crystals, I took cover behind a table near by just incase. I peeked up as the room went quiet. Psychro was sitting on the ground and staring wide eyed at where the target used to be. I looked at the judges, Pink Gem had the same expression on her face as Psychro. Princess Celestia was giggling, but it was obvious she was trying to hide it. And the third judge, a blue stallion with a dark green main, was jotting down results like a mad man. I ran from behind the table and went to Psychro, “Are you okay?” I whispered,

She nodded her head and said, “Did I do that?” She turned her head to look at me, it looked like she was on the verge of tears. I smiled and shook my head yes.

“Shall we continue? You passed the first test,” we both looked up at Celestia. She smiled and continued talking, “The next test is blindfolded telekinesis, we will show you the object, then blindfold you. You must pick up the object within a minute.” Celestia levitated a crystal and set it on the table in front of Psychro, she also levitated a bandanna up toward Psychro. “Look at this crystal, and keep the image of it in your head. The test starts now,” the Princes said as she quickly blindfolded my sister. She then proceeded to move the crystal to the table beside me, she winked at me and I just looked at her confused. Psychro bowed her head and concentrated, her horn started to glow and then the crystal started to levitate even though she wasn’t facing it or even knew that it had been moved. She lifted it higher and then placed it back down gently.

Woe it didn’t even freeze over like everything else, is she learning to control her magic? Or was it just because its a crystal. A golden glow wrapped around the bandanna as it was removed from Psychro.

“Congratulations you have passed the second test,” Pink Gem chimed in before Celestia could.

Psychro looked in front of her and was shocked when she didn’t see the crystal, “Did I blow it up like the target?!” She said in a panic looking all over the room.

“No dear, its over there,” Celestia said looking and moving her head in my direction. I picked up the crystal in my mouth and brought it to Psychro. She levitated it out of my mouth and stared at it, astonished at fact that it wasn’t freezing over like everything else she touched with her magic. She smiled brightly and gave it back to Celestia, the Princess smiled at her and said, “Shall we continue Mrs. Gem?”

Pink Gem nodded and said, “Psychro for your last test you must cast a special spell of your own, something that goes with your unique talent. If you pass this then you will proceed to the extra test. Are you ready to do this or do you need a minute to rest?”

Psychro looked to me and smiled, “I think I’m ready to do this,” she said with such enthusiasm and confidence. Pink Gem and Celestia smiled and watched as Psychro performed her trick. I wasn’t to sure what she was going to do, i've never seen her do a spell like this. I watched as Psychros horn glowed that familiar light blue, It glowed brighter and it started to snow in the room. The room temperature dropped instantly and the snow started to build up. Her horn stopped glowing and the snow stopped falling but it was still extremely cold and the snow wasn’t disappearing. I’d only seen her do this one other time but it was in her sleep and she could barely walk. Pink Gem was about to say something but stopped when Psychro’s horn started to glow again. The snow started to form into a snowman, well the three sections of making one that is. She grabbed the bandanna Celestia had and wrapped it around where a scarf would go, then she took the crystal and used it as the nose. She then formed the small ice balls with her magic and put them where the eyes go, she did something similar to make arms. After building it she then paused and took a deep breath. Her horn started glowing brightly, then a layer of over glow appeared making it brighter as sparks started flying off of it.

And then it stopped making her collapse in the snow, I rushed over to her, “Psychro are you okay?” I said panicked, she just sat up and smiled. She looked exhausted but she was smiling like her spell actually worked. I heard a gasp from behind me, I turned around to see the snowman moving. It wasn’t going fast, it actually moved sluggishly like it was struggling to just blink, but it managed and I was impressed. Celestia was impressed as well, Pink Gem and the other judge were flabbergasted as they watched the snowman slowly move toward Psychro. Psychro stood up and lowered her head, her horn glowed once more as she got rid of the snow and snowman. I caught her as she nearly collapsed onto the floor again.

Pink Gem smiled brightly and said, “Congratulations I am very impressed with your skills and you will advance onto the next test.”

Psychro jumped up in joy but then winced in pain, she rubbed her horn and sat down. “You okay?” I asked looking at her horn.

“I’ll be fine, it just hurts,” she said as she half smiled.

“I would like you two stay in the castle so that Psychro can rest and we can finish this tomorrow. I will have a guard escort you to the castle and where you will be sleeping. I must stay here for a couple more applicants. If you would like to see my personal doctor I will have you taken there immediately.” Celestia said as she stood up and walked toward us.

Psychro stood up and said, “I think I’ll be okay, just need some rest. I appreciate it though, thank you Princess Celestia,” Psychro bowed to her and I did as well.

“No need to thank me,” she said smiling, “Oh and congrats on getting your cutie mark.” Psychro whipped her head around to her flank, there was a broken light blue crystal with a few fragments where it was broken in half. She smiled really big and we both started at it. Celestia walked away and told a white Pegasi with a blue mane, wearing gold armor, to take us to the castle and show us our room. She whispered something that I couldn’t quite hear but I made out the word nurse, so I figure she told him to send for a nurse when we got to the room.